These Foolish Things2 1936

r. Pitt-Payne in London UK 01 Dec 2002

Oh! Will you never let me be?
Oh! will you never set me free?
The ties that bound us,
are still around us,
there's no escape that I can see.
And still those little things remain,
that bring me happiness or pain.
A cigarette that bears a lipstick's traces,
an airline ticket to romantic places,
and still my heart has wings,
these foolish things remind me of you.
A tinkling piano in the next apartment,
those stumbling words that told you
what my heart meant,
a fairground's painted swings,
these foolish things remind me of you.
You came, you saw, you conquered me;
when you did that to me,
I knew somehow this had to be.
The winds of March
that make my heart a dancer,
a telephone that rings but who's to answer?
Oh, how the ghost of you clings!
these foolish things remind me of you.
First daffodils and long excited cables,
and candle lights on little corner tables,
and still my heart has wings,
these foolish things remind me of you.
The park at evening
when the bell has sounded,
the "Ile de France"
with all the gulls around it,
the beauty that is Spring's,
these foolish things remind me of you.
How strange, how sweet,
to find you still;
these things are dear to me,
they seem to bring you near to me.
The sigh of midnight trains
in empty stations,
silk stockings thrown aside,
dance invitations,
Oh, how the ghost of you clings!
these foolish things remind me of you.
Gardenia perfume ling'ring on a pillow,
wild strawb'ries only seven francs a kilo,
and still my heart has wings,
these foolish things remind me of you.
The smile of Garbo and the scent of roses,
the waiters whistling
as the last bar closes,
The song that Crosby sings,
these foolish things remind me of you.
How strange, how sweet, to find you still;
these things are dear to me,
they seem to bring you near to me.
The scent of smould'ring leaves,
the wail of steamers,
two lovers on the street
who walk like dreamers,
Oh, how the ghost of you clings,
these foolish things remind me of you.

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There Foolish Things2 1936
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sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Sunday 01 December 2002 at 12.57
in association with Doug Grierson
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These Foolish Things
1936
by Marvell, Strachey, and Link
Copyright 1936 by Boosey and Co Ltd