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It's Only A Paper Moon

from Seven Up Seven Down by Secondhand Street Band

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You say its only a paper moon
Hanging over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Say, it's only a canvas sky
Sailing over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Without your love
It's a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Ablut as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

You say its only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
You say it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Without your love
It's a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played on a penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
About as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me

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from Seven Up Seven Down, released June 1, 2022
music by Harold Arlen
lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose
sung by Adam Lessnau

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Secondhand Street Band New Orleans, Louisiana

We are a group of musicians who love street performance, and who have been fortunate enough to find a home in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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