IDLE CONVERSATION
(Johnny Burke)

as recorded by Eydie Gorme
with orchestra conducted by Don Costa
1958


Was it only idle conversation,
All those tender things you had to say?
Now you're so distant and strange,
Were you talking to pass the time of day?

Was it only idle conversation,
Was it just that old familiar art?
If you were having fun it wasn't very smart,
'Cause idle conversation would break my heart!

If you were having fun it wasn't very smart,
'Cause idle conversation would break my heart!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2016)