WISH YOU WERE HERE
From the Broadway musical "Wish You Were Here" (1952)
(Harold Rome)

Jack Cassidy (Stage Production) - 1952
Eddie Fisher - 1952
Jane Froman - 1952
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (vocal: Kenny Gardner) - 1952
Bing Crosby - 1952
Harold Rome - 1956
Peggy Lee - 1960
Madeline Eastman - 1991
Michael Feinstein - 1993

Also recorded by: Judy Garland; Tommy Tune.


They're not making the skies as blue this year
Wish you were here
As blue as they used to when you were near
Wish you were here
And the mornings don't seem as new
Brand-new as they did with you
Wish you were here
Wish you were here
Wish you were here

Someone's painting the leaves all wrong this year
Wish you were here
And why did the birds change their song this year
Wish you were here
They're not shining the stars as bright
They've stolen the joy from the night
Wish you were here
Wish you were here
Wish you were here

[Orchestral Interlude]

Someone's painting the leaves all wrong this year
Wish you were here
Why did the birds change their song this year
Wish you were here
They're not shining the stars as bright
They've stolen the joy from the night
Wish you were here
Wish you were here
Wish you were here