"It's Only A Paper Moon" lyrics

"It's Only A Paper Moon"

Say, it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sky
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

It's a honky-tonk parade
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


Writer(s): Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen
album: "A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night" (1973)
Harry Nilsson - A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night album cover
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