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Ella Fitzgerald - It's Only A Paper Moon (Verve Records 1960)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Performer
Billy May and His Orchestra
Billy May and His Orchestra
Orchestra
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harburg
Harburg
Lyrics
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
Composer
Billy Rose
Billy Rose
Lyrics
Billy May
Billy May
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Norman Granz
Producer
Val Valentin
Val Valentin
Engineer

Lyrics

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 & 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 & Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
But it wouldn't be make-believe, believe
If you believed in me
Written by: Billy Rose, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen

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