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 Ella Fitzgerald

On which albums was the song “It's Only a Paper Moon” released by Ella Fitzgerald?
Ella Fitzgerald released the song on the albums “Ella Fitzgerald Sings With Mills Brothers, Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Louis Armstrong, Delta Rhythm Boys” in 1948, “Ella And Her Fellas” in 1957, “The Quintessence : New York 1936-1948” in 1999, “Portrait” in 2002, “Saga Jazz : Ballads” in 2003, “The Best Of The Concert Years” in 2007, “Retrospective 1936-1956” in 2008, and “By Popular Demand: Ella Fitzgerald” in 2015.
Who composed the song “It's Only a Paper Moon” by Ella Fitzgerald?
The song “It's Only a Paper Moon” by Ella Fitzgerald was composed by Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen.

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