E.Y. Harburg - 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