The Man I Love 1928
Vocals: Layton & Johnstone
Songwriting: Gershwin / Gershwin
When the mellow moon begins to beam
Every night I dream a little dream
And of course Prince Charming is the theme
The “he” for me
Although I realize as well as you
It is seldom that a dream comes true
To me its clear
That he’ll appear
Someday he’ll come along
The man I love
And he’ll be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
I’ll do my best to make him stay
He’ll look at me and smile
I’ll understand
And in a little while
He’ll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won’t say a word
Maybe I shall meet him someday
Maybe Monday, maybe not
Still I’m sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day
He’ll build a little home
Just meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Who would, would you
And so, all else above
I’m waiting for the man I love
Someday he’ll come along
The man I love
And he’ll be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
I’ll do my best to make him stay
He’ll look at me and smile
I’ll understand
And in a little while
He’ll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won’t say a word
Maybe I shall meet him someday
Maybe Monday, maybe not
Still I’m sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day
He’ll build a little home
Just meant for two
From which I’ll never roam
Who would, would you
And so, all else above
I’m waiting for the man I love
Interestingly, even though many oopsie gaysie versions exist from the 1920s, in a later in life interview Ira Geshwin seemed to not like how the song sounded when sung as a purposefully gay tune by the San Francisco Gay Man’s Chorus.
https://www.npr.org/2015/06/05/411996252/gershwins-and-me-tells-the-stories-behind-12-songs