EARLY AMERICAN
Jimmy Van Heusen (m) Johnny Burke (l)

as rec by Nat "King" Cole  1951

also rec by -
Bing Crosby w John Scott Trotter & his Orch '45
Bing Crosby & The Jeff Alexander Chorus w Victor Young & his Orch '50
Frank Sinatra w Fred Waring's Pennsylvians '64


The dream I'm building is early American,
Something that won't go out of style.
It makes you feel that life's worth living,
The way they must have felt that first Thanksgiving.

You sure get sold on this early American,
After you've looked around awhile;
So I'm building a dream for someone who
Likes early American too.

You sure get sold on this early American,
After you've looked around awhile;
So I'm building a dream for someone who
Likes early American too.





(Contributed by Peter Akers - December 2009)