ONCE UPON A TIME
From the Broadway Musical "All American" (1962)
(Lee Adams / Charles Strouse)
Ray Bolger & Eileen Herlie (Broadway Production) - 1962
Vic Damone - 1962
Tony Bennett - 1962
Perry Como - 1962
Ketty Lester - 1962
George Chakiris - 1962
The Lettermen - 1962
John Gary - 1963
Brook Benton - 1963
Andy Williams - 1964
Robert Goulet - 1964
The Paris Sisters - 1964
Frank Sinatra - 1965
Bobby Darin - 1966
Al Martino - 1967
Jack Jones - 1967
The Four Tops - 1968
Kenn Dodd - 1971
Val Doonican - 1973
Howard Keel - 1985
Lorrie Morgan - 1998
Kevin Spacey (feat. in the film "Beyond The Sea") - 2004
Also recorded by:
Leslie Uggams; Charles Boyer; Diahann Carroll; Maureen McGovern;
Stacy Sullivan; Duke Ellington; Mantovani; Bob Dylan; Eddie Fisher;
Percy Faith; Ahmad Jamal; Stan Kenton; Lester Lanin; Gary LeMel;
Marjorie McCoy; Rita Pavone; Mabel Mercer ...... and many others.
Once upon a time, a girl with moonlight in her eyes
Put her hand in mine and said she loved me so
But that was once upon a time, very long ago
Once upon a hill, we sat beneath a willow tree
Counting all the stars and waiting for the dawn
But that was once upon a time, now the tree is gone
How the breeze ruffled through her hair
How we always laughed as though tomorrow wasn’t there
We were young and didn’t have a care
Where did it go
Once upon a time, the world was sweeter than we knew
Everything was ours, how happy we were then
But, somehow, once upon a time never comes again
Once upon a time, it seemed the world was painted gold
And there was a man and, oh, I loved him so
The world was beautiful to see, very long ago
On a night like this, we saw the rising of the Moon
All the silver stars, like necklaces were strung
We spoke of such important things, we were very young
Open hearts, nothing to conceal
Every little thought was so exciting to reveal
All our dreams we knew would soon be real
Where did they go
Once upon a time, the world was sweeter than we knew
Everything was ours, how happy we were then
But, somehow, once upon a time never comes again
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2017)
