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The line "Play it again, Sam" never fails to conjure up the scene in Casablanca in
which Humphrey Bogart, drunk and despondent in his deserted cafe, listens as Dooley Wilson plays and croons the memory-evoking strains of
"As Time Goes By."
Though the film was released in 1942, the songs had actually been introduced 11 years earlier by Frances Williams in a long-forgotten Broadway musical,
"Everybody's Welcome." |
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Lyrics
You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss
A sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As Time Goes By
And when two lovers woo
They still say "I love you"
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings, As Time Goes By
Moonlight and love songs never out of date
Hearts full of passion, jealousy and hate
Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
That no one can deny.
It's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die
The world will always welcome lovers
As Time Goes By
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