Artist: Frank Sinatra
From the album: Swingin’ Session and More
Year: 1960
Arranger: George Siravo
Lyrics by: Billy Rose, E. Yip Harburg
Music by: Harold Arlen
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,
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 phoney as it can be,
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 phoney as it can be,
But it wouldn’t be make believe,
if you believed in me.