IT TOOK A MILLION YEARS
(Clinton / Wolfe)

as recorded by
Artie Shaw & his Orchestra
(vocal - Helen Forrest)
December 19th 1938


IT took a million years to build this world,
With all that it contains,
But after all these years our love remains!

It took a million years to paint the sky,
With each and every star,
So we could sit and watch them from afar.

Love never can die
When you and I
Make it our own.
This heavenly bliss
Is what you miss
When you make it your own.

The world may change its course, the sun may dim,
But darling have no fears,
Because I'd wait another million years!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2016)