History
is here to stay...in time, the Rockies
may tumble, Gibraltar may crumble,
they’re only made of clay, but our
love is here to stay.”
From “Who Cares”: “Who cares if
banks fail in Yonkers, long as you’ve
got a kiss that conquers...life is one
long jubilee, so long as I care for you
and you care for me.”
Larry Hart, from “There’s a Small
Hotel”: “There’s a small hotel, with
a wishing well, I wish that we were
there, together...we’ll thank that
small hotel, we’ll creep into our little
shell, and we will thank that small
hotel, together.”
From “Manhattan”: “We’ll have
Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten
Island too...we’ll turn Manhattan
into an isle of joy.”
Oscar Hammerstein II, from “People
Will Say We’re in Love”, with slightly
iff r nt yri
or ma an
ma
versions: “Don’t throw bouquets at
me, don’t please my folks too much,
don’t laugh at my jokes too much...
they’ll see, it’s all right with me,
people will say we’re in love.”
Cole Porter.
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George Gershwin. Image
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From “Some Enchanted Evening”,
suitable for either male or female:
“Some enchanted evening, you may
see a stranger, across the crowded
room o y to h r hi
i an
ma h r him yo r o n or a
through your life, you may dream
all alone.”
Irving Berlin, from “Always”: “I’ll
be loving you, always, with a love
that’s true, always...not for just
a year, but always.”
From “It’s A Lovely Day”: “Just as
you were going, leaving me all at sea,
the clouds broke, they broke, and
oh, what a break for me...it really
doesn’t matter if the sky turns grey,
long as I can be with you, it’s
a lovely day.”
Cole Porter, From “Begin the
Beguine”: “Oh, yes, let them begin
the beguine... let the stars that
were there before return above
you...and we’ll suddenly know what
heaven we’re in, when they begin
the beguine.”
From “It’s DeLovely”: “And if you
want to go waltzing, dear, it’s
delightful, it’s delicious, it’s
delovely...you can hear dear mother
nature murmuring low, let yourself
go...it’s deluxe, it’s delovely.”
Of course, many romantic lyrics
were created to be sung by a male
to a female or vice versa. Examples
of songs written for female
singers include:
Oscar Hammerstein II, from “I’m in
Love With A Wonderful Guy”: “I’m
as corny as Kansas in August, I’m
as normal as blueberry pie...If
you’ll excuse this expression I use,
I’m in love, I’m in love...with a
wonderful guy.”
Robert Mellin, from “My One and
ny o
o
my a r h art
with such desire, every kiss you
i
t my o on r
i
myself in sweet surrender, my
one and only love.”
Arthur Freed, from “This Heart of
Mine”: This heart of mine was doing
very well...and then, quite suddenly
I saw you and I dreamed of gay
amours...as long as life endures,
it’s yours, this heart of mine.”
Ira Gershwin, from “Someone to Watch
Over Me”: “I’d like to add his initials
to my monogram, tell me, where is the
shepherd for this lost lamb...although
he may not be the man some girls
think of as handsome, to my heart,
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