A HOPELESS LOVE AFFAIR
Words by Andy Razaf; music by Thomas "Fats" Waller.
As recorded by Fats Waller and His Rhythm, 1937.

Do you know what it is to have a hopeless love affair?
Do you know how it hurts to love someone who doesn't care? (Ah, mercy!)
Do you know how it feels to call and find your rival there, (Mm-hmm-mm.)
Getting the petting you care for,*
The bliss and the kisses you burn for?
Do you know what it means to have your castles fall on you?
Do you know what it does to dream sweet dreams that won't come true? (Ah, mercy!)
You've never seen shadows,
You've never seen rain, (Ah, baby, no!)
You've never been lonesome,
You've never had pain,
Till you've known what it is to have a hopeless love affair.


* Julian Faluth sang "yearn for" which rhymes better.
Words in parentheses are spoken by Waller, and probably improvised.