Perry Como Sings Just For You - 1958
 
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
Original RCA RecordingVinyl Version| Original Album Notes
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
Recorded at Manhattan Center,
New York City
Recorded February 1, 1951

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