It's Only a Paper Moon
It's Only a Paper Moon

Benny Goodman - It's Only a Paper Moon Lyrics

Jazz
May 9, 1995
56
It's Only a Paper Moon Music Video

It's Only a Paper Moon Lyrics

Say, it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Without your love
It's a honky tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade

It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Say, it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

Without your love
It's a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade

It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

It's phony it's plain to see
How happy I would be
If you believed in me

Writer(s): BILLY ROSE, E.Y. HARBURG, HAROLD ARLEN
Copyright(s): Lyrics © S.A. MUSIC
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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