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 Lionel Hampton

On which albums was the song “It's Only a Paper Moon” released by Lionel Hampton?
Lionel Hampton released the song on the albums “The Complete Lionel Hampton Quartets And Quintets With Oscar Peterson” in 2000, “Romance” in 2009, and “The High And The Mighty” in 2010.
Who composed the song “It's Only a Paper Moon” by Lionel Hampton?
The song “It's Only a Paper Moon” by Lionel Hampton was composed by Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen.

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