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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Frank Sinatra
Lead Vocals
Billy May
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George Gershwin
Composer
Ira Gershwin
Lyrics
Billy May
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sonny Burke
Producer
Ed Greene
Engineer
Lee Herschberg
Engineer
Lyrics
They're writing songs of love
But not for me
A lucky star's above
But not for me
With love to lead the way
I've found more clouds of gray
Than any Russian play can guarantee
I was a fool to fall
And get this way
Hi ho, alas and also lackaday
Although I can't dismiss
The memory of her kiss
I guess she's not, she's not for me
Old man sunshine, listen you
Never tell me dreams come true
Just try it, and I'll start a riot
Beatrice Fairfax, don't you dare
Ever tell me she will care
I'm certain, it's the final curtain
I never want to hear from any cheerful Polly-Anna's
Who tell you "Fate supplies a mate"
It's all bananas
It all began so well
But what an end
This is the time
A fella needs a friend
When every happy plot
Ends with a marriage knot
And there's no knot
No, not for me
Written by: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin