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Isn’t It a Pity? Lyrics by Joan Morris, William Bolcom

Songs by Ira and George Gershwin

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[Intro]
Why did I wander
Here and there and yonder
Wasting precious time
For no reason or rhyme?
Isn't it a pity?
Isn't it a crime?
My journey's ended
Everything is splendid
Meeting you today
Has given me a
Wonderful idea
Here I stay!
[Verse 1]
It's a funny thing
I look at you
I get a thrill
I never knew
Isn't it a pity
We never met before?
[Verse 2]
Here we are at last
It's like a dream
The two of us
A perfect team
Isn't it a pity
We never met before?
[Bridge]
Imagine all the lonely years we've wasted
I with the neighbors
You at silly labors
What joys untasted
I reading Heine
You somewhere in China
[Verse 3]
Happiest of girls
I'm sure to be
If only you
Will say to me
"It's an awful pity
We never, never met before"
[Verse 1]
It's a funny thing
I look at you
I get a thrill
I never knew
Isn't it a pity
We never met before?
[Verse 2]
Here we are at last
It's like a dream
The two of us
A perfect team
Isn't it a pity
We never met before?
[Bridge]
Imagine all the lonely years you've wasted
Fishing for salmon
Losing at backgammon
What joys untasted
My nights were sour
Spent with Schopenhauer
[Verse 4]
Let's forget the past
Let's both agree
That I'm for you
And you're for me
And it's such a pity
We never, never met before
Credits
Joan Morris

Joan Morris

William Bolcom

William Bolcom

About “Isn’t It a Pity?” by Joan Morris

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