IT'S A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING  
From the 1945 movie, "State Fair"
(Richard Rodgers / Oscar Hammerstein II)

Sung by William Marshall as Marty, Dick Haymes as Wayne, 
Jeanne Crain as Margie (dubbed), Dana Andrews as Pat (Dubbed) and Chorus


Marty:
It's a grand night for singing,
The moon is flying high, 
And somewhere a bird 
Who is bound he'll be heard 
Is throwing his heart at the sky! 

It's a grand night for singing,
The stars are bright above.
The earth is a-glow
And to add to the show,
I think I am falling in love! 
Falling, falling in love. 

Chorus:
It's a grand night for singing,
The moon is flying high,
And somewhere a bird
Who is bound he’ll be heard,
Is throwing his heart at the sky!

Wayne:
Maybe it's more than the moon,
Maybe it's more than the birds,
Maybe it's more than sight of the night,
In a light too lovely for words. 

Maybe it's more than the earth
Shiny in silvery blue.
Maybe the reason I'm feeling this way
Has something to do with you! 

Chorus: 
It's a grand night for singing,
The moon is flying high,
And somewhere a bird 
Who is bound he'll be heard,
Is throwing his heart at the sky! 

It's a grand night for singing,
The stars are bright above.
The earth is a-glow
And, to add to the show
I think I am falling in love! 
Falling, falling in love! 

Margie and Pat:
It's a grand night for singing,
The moon is flying high,
And somewhere a bird 
Who is bound he'll be heard,
Is throwing his heart at the sky! 

Wayne and Chorus:
It's a grand night for singing,
The stars are bright above.
The earth is a-glow
And, to add to the show
I think I am falling in love! 
Falling, falling in love! 



(Transcribed by Carlene Bogle - November 2004,
from 1945 movie, with added source of Carlene's book, 
“The Songs of Oscar Hammerstein II”)