It’s Only A Paper Moon

Song: Harold Arlen @ wiki, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, Billy Rose.

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 at 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.