Once upon a timetony bennettwords by lee adams and music by charles strousedid not chart, although it was recorded by such artists as frank sinatra, robert goulet, al martino, jim reeves, diahann carroll, vic damone, and bobby darinsung in the broadway musical "all american" by ray bolger and eileen herlieonce upon a time a girl with moonlight in her eyesput her hand in mine and said she loved me sobut that was once upon a time, very long agoonce upon a time we sat beneath a willow treecounting all the stars and waiting for the dawnbut that was once upon a time, now the tree is gone how the breeze ruffled up her hair how we always laughed as though tomorrow wasn't there we were young and didn't have a care where did it go?once upon a time the world was sweeter than we kneweverything was ours, how happy we were thenbut somehow once upon a time never comes again