Once Upon A Time,
A Girl With Moonlight In Her Eyes,
Put Her Hand In Mine,
And Said She Loved Me So . . .
But That Was Once Upon A Time,
Very Long Ago!

Once Upon A Hill,
We Sat Beneath The Willow Tree,
Counting All The Stars,
And Waiting For The Dawn,
But That Was Once Upon A Time,
Now, The Tree Is Gone!

How The Breeze Ruffled Through Her Hair,
How We Always Laughed,
As Though Tomorrow Wasn't There . . .
We Were Young,
And Didn't Have A Care,
Where Did It Go?

Once Upon A Time,
The World Was Sweeter Than We Knew,
Everything Was Ours,
How Happy We Were Then . . .
But, Somehow, Once Upon A Time,
Never Comes Again!

~ From The 1962 Stage Musical "All American"
Music By Charles Strouse And Lyrics By Lee Adams