It's Only a Paper Moon

Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen

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

Trivia about the song It's Only a Paper Moon by Dick Hyman

On which albums was the song “It's Only a Paper Moon” released by Dick Hyman?
Dick Hyman released the song on the albums “Blues In The Night: Dick Hyman Plays Harold Arlen” in 1990 and “Dick Hyman's Century Of Jazz Piano” in 2009.
Who composed the song “It's Only a Paper Moon” by Dick Hyman?
The song “It's Only a Paper Moon” by Dick Hyman was composed by Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen.

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