Jessie Matthews — I Nearly Let Love Go Slipping Through My Fingers (from the film 'It's Love Again') lyrics

Lyrics

I’m foolish, I’m silly
I’m absolutely daft
As a sailor on a sea of love
I don’t know fore from aft
Admit it, I’ll have to
Almost without defense
And here’s the proof
I’m a silly goof
Without a grain of common sense
I nearly let love go slipping through my fingers
Oh yes, I did
I know I did
My happiness, too, was slipping through my fingers
Like golden sands
Right through my hands
But I woke in time
And I saved my prize
Yet though love is mine
I tremble when I realize
I nearly let love go slipping through my fingers
Oh yes, I did
Foolish me!
For without love, where in this world would I be?