When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love
Burton Lane * Track #2 On Finian’s Rainbow
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When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love by Burton Lane
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This song was composed for the 1947 Broadway musical Finian’s Rainbow, in which the leprechaun Og is slowly turned human by the theft of his gold. He realizes that he’s attracted to two human women at the same time and ponders the upside of his new humanity.
When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love Lyrics
(Spoken intro)
Is this what it's like to be mortal? Is every girl the only girl? I'm beginnin' to like it!
(Chorus)
Oh, my heart is beating wildly
And it's all because you're here
When I'm not near the girl I love
I love the girl I'm near
Every femme that flutters by me
Is a flame that must be fanned
When I can't fondle the hand I'm fond of
I fondle the hand at hand
My heart's in a pickle
It's constantly fickle
And not too particul'
I fear
When I'm not near the girl I love
I love the girl I'm near
(Verse)
What if they're tall and tender?
What if they're small and slender?
Long as they've got that gender
I surrender!
Always I can't refuse 'em
Always my feet pursue them
Long as they've got a bosom
I woos 'em
(Dance break)
(Chorus 2)
I'm confessing a confession
And I hope I'm not verbose
When I'm not close to the kiss I cling to
I cling to the kiss that's close
As I'm more and more a mortal
I am more and more a case
When I'm not facing the face that I fancy
I fancy the face I face
For Sharon, I'm carin'
But Susan I'm choosin'
I'm faithful to those who are here
When I'm not near the girl I love
I love the girl I'm near
When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love Q&A
Who wrote When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love's ?
When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love was written by E. Y. Harburg & Burton Lane.
When did Burton Lane release When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love?
Burton Lane released When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love on Fri Jan 10 1947.