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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell
Performer
A. Farber
A. Farber
Tenor Saxophone
Alphonso Horn
Alphonso Horn
Trumpet
Dan Block
Dan Block
Alto Saxophone
John Allred
John Allred
Trombone
Jon-Erik Kellso
Jon-Erik Kellso
Trumpet
Mark Lopeman
Mark Lopeman
Baritone Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ray Noble
Ray Noble
Songwriter
A. Farber
A. Farber
Arranger

Lyrics

I don't need your photographs
To keep by my bed
Your picture is always
In my head
I don't need your portrait, dear
To call you divine
For sleeping or waking, dear
I find
The very thought of you
And I forget to do
The little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do
I'm living in a kind of daydream
I'm happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that's everything
The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You'll never know how slow
The moments go
Till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You'll never know how slow
The moments go
Till I'm near to you
You'll never know how slow
The moments go
Till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
Written by: Ray Noble

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