When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love lyrics

"Is this what it's like to be mortal?

Is every girl the only girl?

I'm beginning to like it!"

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

Ev'ry 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

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 woo them!

I love the girl I'm near

When I'm not near the girl I love

I love the girl I'm near

I'm confessing a confession

And I hope I'm not verbose

When I'm not close to the kiss that 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!

• Artist:Tommy Steele
• Album:"Finian's Rainbow" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack