IMAGINE (Rodgers / Hart)

from 1937 New York musical "Babes In Arms"
(Richard Rodgers (m) Lorenz Hart (l) 1937)

as recorded by Mardi Bayne
with orchestra conducted by Lehman Engel
1951


Imagine your bills are paid,
Imagine you've made the grade;
With no dishes in the sink,
All you do is drink
Claret lemonade!

Imagine you own a car,
A trailer that has a bar,
Your clothes fit you very well,
Telling you what a swell
You are!

Folks tell of what you did,
No wonder Mister Goldwyn made a bid!

Imagine you're out of debt,
And love brings you no regret.
If you can imagine this,
Then you must be nuts, my pet!

Imagine your bills are paid,
Imagine you've made the grade;
With no dishes in the sink,
All you do is drink
Claret lemonade!

Imagine you own a car,
A trailer that has a bar,
Your clothes fit you very well,
Telling you what a swell
You are!

Folks tell of what you did,
No wonder Mister Goldwyn made a bid!

Imagine you're out of debt,
And love brings you no regret.
If you can imagine this,
Then you must be nuts, my pet!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2014)