It's Only a Paper Moon
It’s only a paper moon,
Sailin’ over a cardboard
sea,
But it wouldn’t be make
believe,
If you believed in me!
Yes, it’s only a canvas
sky,
Hangin’ 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 & Bailey world,
Just as phoney as it can
be,
But it wouldn’t be make
believe,
If you believed in me!
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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 & Bailey world,
Just as phoney as it can
be,
But it wouldn’t be make
believe,
If you believed in me!
from the 1933 Theatre play
"The Great Magoo"
Music by
Harold Arlen
with lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
and
Billy Rose , 1933
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