by Jerome Kern, What I'm Longing to Say (1917)
“ Why be afraid? I am not so alarming. So try, please, Don't be downhearted, It's not hard, once you have started. Look in my eyes! Make you mind up and try, And I'm sure you'll find plenty to say. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1928. The longest-living author of this work died in 1975, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 47 years or less. ”
