THAT SUNDAY THAT SUMMER
(Joe Sherman / George David Weiss)
Recorded by: Nat King Cole,
Also recorded by:
Beegie Adair, Ernestine Anderson, Roger Cairns,
Betty Carter, Natalie Cole, Kathie Lee Gifford, Bill Henderson,
Johnny Mathis, Bob McHugh, Dan McIntyre, Jimmy Rowles,
Bobby Scott, George Shearing, Robert Stewart, Sweet N’ Jazzy,
Dinah Washinton, Jack Wilson, Danny Wright.
(If I had to choose just one day)
If I had to choose just one day
To last my whole life through
It would surely be that Sunday
The day that I met you
Newborn whippoorwills were calling from the hills
Summer was a-coming in but fast
Lots of daffodils were showing off their skills
Nodding all together, I could almost hear them whisper
"Go on, kiss her, go on and kiss her"
If I had to choose one moment
To live within my heart
It would be that tender moment
Recalling how we started
Darling, it would be when you smiled at me
That way, that Sunday, that summer
(Newborn whippoorwills were calling from the hills)
(Summer was a-comin' in but fast)
(Lots of daffodils were showin' off their skills)
(Nodding all together, I could almost hear them whisper)
("Go on, kiss her, go on and kiss her")
If I had to choose one moment
To live within my heart
It would be that tender moment
Recalling how we started
Darling, it would be when you smiled at me
That way, that Sunday, that summer