Its Only a Paper Moon

<br>(harold arlen, billy rose, e. y. harburg)<br><br><br><br><br><br>Said it is only a paper moon<br><br>Sailing over a cardboard sea,<br><br>But it wouldnt be make believe<br><br>If you believed in me.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Say it is only a canvas sky<br><br>Hanging over a muslin tree,<br><br>But it wouldnt be make believe<br><br>If you believed in me.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Without your love,<br><br>Its a honky-tonk parade.<br><br>Without your love,<br><br>Its a melody played in a penny arcade.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Its a barnum and bailey world,<br><br>Just as phony as it can be,<br><br>But it wouldnt be make believe<br><br>If you believed in me.<br><br><br><br><br><br>~interlude~<br><br><br><br><br><br>Without your love,<br><br>Its a honky-tonk parade.<br><br>Without your love,<br><br>Its a melody played in a penny arcade.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Its a barnum and bailey world<br><br>Just as phony as it can be,<br><br>But it wouldnt be make believe<br><br>If you believed in me.