You Were Never Lovelier 1939 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 24 Jan 2010
2010

I was never able
To recite a fable
That would make the party bright,
Sitting at the table
I was never able
To become the host's delight;
But now you've given me
my after dinner story,
I'll just describe you
as you are in all your glory.

You were never lovelier,
You were never so fair;
Dreams were never lovelier,
Pardon me if I stare.
Down the sky the moonbeams fly
to light your face;
I can only say
they chase the proper place.
You were never lovelier,
And to coin a new phrase;
I was never luckier
In my palmiest days.
Make a note,
and you can quote me, honor bright,
You were never lovelier
than you are tonight.

You were never lovelier,
You were never so fair;
Dreams were never lovelier,
Pardon me if I stare.
Down the sky the moonbeams fly
to light your face;
I can only say
they chase the proper place.
You were never lovelier,
And to coin a new phrase;
I was never luckier
In my palmiest days.
Make a note,
and you can quote me, honor bright,
You were never lovelier
than you are tonight.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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You Were Never Lovelier 1939 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
© 1939 by Universal-Polygram Int.Pub.Inc.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, london UK
on Sunday 24 January 2010 at 23.06
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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