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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards and His Hot Combination
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards and His Hot Combination
Performer
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards
Performer
Dick McDonough
Dick McDonough
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harburg
Harburg
Lyrics
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
Composer
Billy Rose
Billy Rose
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards
Producer

Lyrics

I never feel a thing is real
When I'm away from you
Out of your embrace
The world's a temporary parking place
Mmm, mm, mm, mm
A bubble for a minute
Mmm, mm, mm, mm
You smile, the bubble has a rainbow in it
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
Written by: Billy Rose, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen

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