It's Only A Paper Moon

by Ella Fitzgerald

From the album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book

Track 17 of 28 on Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book (1961).

Duration: 3:37

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Lyrics for It's Only A Paper Moon

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 But it wouldn't be make-believe, believe If you believed in me

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  2. Let's Fall In Love
  3. Stormy Weather
  4. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
  5. My Shining Hour
  6. Hooray For Love
  7. This Time The Dream's On Me
  8. That Old Black Magic
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  10. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block
  11. Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)
  12. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
  13. When The Sun Comes Out
  14. Come Rain Or Come Shine
  15. As Long As I Live
  16. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
  17. It's Only A Paper Moon
  18. The Man That Got Away
  19. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
  20. It Was Written In The Stars
  21. Get Happy
  22. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
  23. Out Of This World
  24. Over The Rainbow
  25. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
  26. Sing My Heart
  27. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block - Alternative Take
  28. Sing My Heart - Alternative Take