Isn't it a pity? lyrics

Why did I wander,

Here and there and yonder,

Hasting precious time

With no reason, no rhyme.

Isn't it a pity, isn't it a crime?

My journey's ended,

Everything is splendid.

Meeting you today

Has given me a wonderful idea: here I'll stay!

It's a funny thing: I look at you

And get a thrill I never knew.

Isn't it a pity that we never met before?

Here we are at last, it's like a dream,

The two of us, a perfect team.

Isn't it a pity that we never met before?

Imagine all the lonely years we've wasted,

Fishing for salmon,

Losing at backgammon.

What joys untasted!

My nights were sour,

Spent with Schopenhauer.

Let's forget the past, let's both agree:

It's me for you and you for me.

It's an awful pity we never,

We never ever met before.