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Billie Holiday - The Very Thought Of You (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Vocals
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
Guitar
Jo Jones
Jo Jones
Drums
Margaret "Countess" Johnson
Margaret "Countess" Johnson
Piano
Lester Young
Lester Young
Tenor Saxophone
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
Trumpet
Dicky Wells
Dicky Wells
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ray Noble
Ray Noble
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Hammond
John Hammond
Producer

Lyrics

The very thought of you
I forget to do
Those little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do
I'm livin' in a kind of a daydream
I'm happy as a queen
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
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
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
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
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
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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