Every Now and Then
I used to play and sing this song with a New Orleans Revival orchestra, and it was quite a success. I got inspiration from one of my 78 rpm records with Red McKenzie.
Here’s the lyrics:
Ev'ry now and then there's a long-ing in my heart,
Ev'ry now and then ever since we've been apart.
You don't know how much I miss you
And how I long to kiss you ev'ry now and then.
Ev'ry now and then I keep wond'ring how you are,
Asking ev'ry-one if you're happy where you are?
What's the good of my denyin'
I find myself a-cryin’ ev'ry now and then
Ev'ry now and then I kiss your photograph
that you autographed: "I love you dearly;"
Time and time again I read each tender note
In which your fingers wrote: "I love you sincerely."
Ev'ry now and then in my lonely reverie
While I think of you, do you ever think of me?
Is the spark of love still burning?
Do you long for my returning ev'ry now and then?