Looking At You 1929 Cole Porter 'Wake Up and Dream'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 06 Aug 2003

I've gone afar,
collecting objects d'art,
I know the whole game by heart...
Why, Joe Duven will tell you what I mean,
'twas I, who gave him his start.
But since I look, dear,
in your direction,
I've quite forgotten my art collection.
To be exact, you simply prove the fact;
that nature's greater than art.

Looking at you while troubles are fleeing,
I'm admiring the view
'cause it's you I'm seeing,
and the sweet honeydew of wellbeing
settles upon me.
What is this light
that shines when you enter
like a star in the night
and what's to prevent 'er
from destroying my sight,
if you center all of it on me?
Looking at you
I'm filled with the essence of
the quintessence of joy.
Looking at you,
I hear poets tellin'
of lovely Helen of Troy.
Darling, life seemed so grey,
I wanted to end it,
till that wonderful day
you started to mend it,
and if you'll only stay,
then I'll spend it looking at you.

Looking at you while troubles are fleeing,
I'm admiring the view
'cause it's you I'm seeing,
and the sweet honeydew of wellbeing
settles upon me.
What is this light
that shines when you enter
like a star in the night
and what's to prevent 'er
from destroying my sight,
if you center all of it on me?
Looking at you
I'm filled with the essence of
the quintessence of joy.
Looking at you,
I hear poets tellin'
of lovely Helen of Troy.
Darling, life seemed so grey,
I wanted to end it,
till that wonderful day
you started to mend it,
and if you'll only stay,
then I'll spend it looking at you.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Looking At You 1929 Cole Porter
from "Wake Up and Dream"
by Cole Porter
copyright 1929 Warner Bros. Inc.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 06 August 2003 at 12.36
in association with Doug Grierson
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