Old Pal (Dear Old Pal Of Mine)
music by gitz rice / lyrics by harold a. robe
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DEAR OLD PAL OF MINE
OLD PAL (SONG CAR-TUNES) 1926
OLD PAL (SONG CAR-TUNES) 1926
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Dear Old Pal Of Mine is a WWI song written in 1916 by entertainer and Canadian Lieutenant Gitz Rice with lyricist Harold A. Robe. Ritz was known for writing popular WWI era songs, and he collaborated on many songs with Robe as lyricist. In 1920, Dear Old Friend Of Mine soared from #20 to #10 on the charts. In 1926, the song was used for an installment of Fleischer's Song Car-Tunes series.
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1918
JOHN McCORMACK (ACOUSTIC VERSION) |
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1920
CHARLES HARRISON |
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1920
CHARLES HACKETT |
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1928
JOHN McCORMACK (ELECTRIC VERSION) |
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19??
TOMMY TUCKER AND HIS ORCHESTRA |
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1942
BING CROSBY |
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PIANO ROLL |
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DEAR OLD PAL OF MINE
All my life is empty since I went away.
Skies don't seem to be so clear.
May some angel sentry guard you while I stray,
And fate be kind to join us some sweet day.
Oh, how I want you, dear old pal of mine!
Each night and day I pray you're always mine!
Sweetheart, may God bless you--angel hands caress you
While sweet dreams rest you, dear old pal of mine.
Dearie, I'm so lonely--how I miss your smile
And your tender loving way.
I just want you only, want you all the while.
May God decree I have you back some day.
All my life is empty since I went away.
Skies don't seem to be so clear.
May some angel sentry guard you while I stray,
And fate be kind to join us some sweet day.
Oh, how I want you, dear old pal of mine!
Each night and day I pray you're always mine!
Sweetheart, may God bless you--angel hands caress you
While sweet dreams rest you, dear old pal of mine.
Dearie, I'm so lonely--how I miss your smile
And your tender loving way.
I just want you only, want you all the while.
May God decree I have you back some day.
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