Not the "Maybe" popularized by

Perry Como and the Ink Spots)



verse:

I am waiting for your answer,

Shall my true love be denied?

I am longing for the message

That will bring me to your side.

I would suffer all the sorrow

That this life can bring to me

If I thought that on the morrow

I could hear you say "May be."



chorus:

Maybe in the golden summer,

When the roses bloom again,

Love may steal into your heart, dear,

Maybe you will love me then;

Maybe in the dreary winter

When the storm sweeps land and sea,

Maybe in the gentle springtime,

Maybe you will say "May be!"

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Words by Frank Tannehill, Jr.

Music by George Rosey

Published in 1901, now in public domain.

Source: Harmony Heritage Songs #20