Paper Moon
- First recorded by Nat King Cole in 1944
- This version recorded by Natalie Cole in the
1991 album,
Unforgettable With Love
- Words by Billy Rose & E.Y. Harburg,
Music by Harold Arden
I never feel a thing is real,
When I'm away from you.
Out of your embrace,
The world's a temporary parking place.
Mmm, mm, mm, mm...
A bubble for a minute.
Mmm, mm, mm, mm...
You smile, the bubble has a rainbow in it.
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.
Oh... (Brief Trumpet Instrumental)
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.
Jazz Interlude
