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Bill (From the Musical ''Show Boat'')
Helen Morgan
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I used to dream that I would discover
The perfect lover someday
I knew I'd recognize him if ever
He came 'round my way
I always used to fancy then
He'd be one of the godlike kind of men
With a giant brain and a noble head
Like the heroes bold in the books I've read
But along came Bill, who's not the type at all
You meet him on the street and never notice him
His form and face is manly great
He's not the kind that you would find in a statue
Oh, I can't explain, it's surely not his brain
That makes me thrill
I love him because he's wonderful
Because he's just my Bill
He can't play golf or tennis or polo
Or sing a solo or row
He isn't half as handsome
As dozens of men that I know
He isn't tall or straight or slim
And he dresses far worse than Ted or Jim
Oh, I can't explain why he should be
Just the one, one man in the world for me
He's just my Bill, an ordinary man
He hasn't got a thing that I can brag about
And yet to him, how fine is me
So comfy and roomy, seems natural to me
Oh, I can't explain, it's surely not his brain
That makes me thrill
I love him because he's, I don't know
Because he's just my Bill