It's Only A Paper Moon by Oscar Peterson
Time: 03:27
Track #17 of disk 2 from the album A Norman Granz Legacy: Songbooks Etcetera - Volumes 3 & 4.
Written by: KAMMERMEIER, ARNO / HAYO, PETER / MERZIGER, WALTER
Published by: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing, NEXT DECADE ENTERTAINMENT,INC., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics
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
It's phony it's plain to see
How happy I would be
If you believed in me
