Let's Call A Heart A Heart 1936 'Pennies From Heaven'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 22 Sep 2002

I don't know the art of elocution.
I'm no good at thinking on my feet.
I make no poetic contribution,
even when you offer me a seat.
I've thrown away expressions one by one;
I'm at a loss and something to be done.

When we're in a friendly situation,
my conversation may not be smart,
but if we're to have a perfect understanding,
let's call a heart a heart.
There are words
that should be whispered gently,
that's evidently the way to start;
if I tell you what my dreams
have been demanding,
let's call a heart a heart.
Can I prove how I yearn
just by the turn of a phrase?
Can I keep my control
when all my soul is ablaze?
Maybe you would call a true confession
an indiscretion on someone's part,
but if I'm to say how madly I adore you,
let's call a heart a heart.

When we're in a friendly situation,
my conversation may not be smart,
but if we're to have a perfect understanding,
let's call a heart a heart.
There are words
that should be whispered gently,
that's evidently the way to start;
if I tell you what my dreams
have been demanding,
let's call a heart a heart.
Can I prove how I yearn
just by the turn of a phrase?
Can I keep my control
when all my soul is ablaze?
Maybe you would call a true confession
an indiscretion on someone's part,
but if I'm to say how madly I adore you,
let's call a heart a heart.

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Let's Call A Heart A Heart 1936
Music by Arthur Johnston
Lyrics by John Burke
copyright MCMXXXVI by Select Music Publications Inc. New York
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Sunday 22 September 2002 at 20.11
in association with Doug Grierson
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from The Columbia Picture
'Pennies From Heaven'
starring Bing Crosby
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