THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU
(Ray Noble)
Recorded by:
Ray Anthony; Chet Baker; Count Basie; BBC Big Band;
Tony Bennett; Earl Bostic; Al Bowlly; Charlie Byrd;
Benny Carter; Carmen Cavallaro; Nat King Cole;
Perry Como; Harry Connick Jr.; Ray Conniff;
Elvis Costello; Bing Crosby; Doris Day; Billy Eckstine;
Nelson Eddy; Robert Farnon Orchestra; Michael Feinstein;
Ella Fitzgerald; The Four Freshmen; Connie Francis;
Erroll Garner; Dizzy Gillespie; Stephane Grappelli;
Dick Haymes; Lee Hazelwood; Ted Heath; Woody Herman;
The Hi-Los; Al Hibbler; Billie Holiday; Englebert Humperdinck;
Etta James; Greta Keller; Stan Kenton; Gene Krupa;
Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians; Don McLean;
Carmen McRae; Glenn Miller; The Mills Brothers;
Vaughn Monroe; Chris Montez; Rick Nelson; Red Nicholls;
Ray Noble & his Orchestra; Anita O'Day; Norrie Paramour;
Charlie Parker; Pasadena Roof Orch.; Louis Prima;
Neil Sedaka; Zoot Sims; Frank Sinatra; Lisa Stansfield;
Kay Starr; Rod Stewart; Maxine Sullivan; Art Tatum;
Tony Tennille; Sarah Vaughan; Andy Williams; Nancy Wilson;
Mark Wynter; ..... and many others.
The very thought of you and I forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I'm living in a kind of daydream
I'm happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that's everything
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
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as rec by AL Bowlly w Monia Liter (piano) April 9th 1934 london
I don't need your photograph to keep by my bed,
Your picture is always in my head!
I don't need your portrait, dear, to call you to mind,
For sleeping or waking, dear, I find;
The very thought of you,
And I forget to do
The little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do ;
I'm living in a kind of daydream,
I'm happy as a king,
And, foolish though it may seem,
Why, to me that's everything.
The mere idea of you,
The longing here for you,
You'll never know how slow
The moments go
Till I'm near to you.
I see your face in every flower,
Your eyes in stars above;
It's just the thought of you,
The very thought of you,
My love.
(whistling)
The mere idea of you,
The longing here for you,
You'll never know how slow
The moments go
Till I'm near to you.
I see your face in every flower,
Your eyes in stars above;
It's just the thought of you,
The very thought of you,
My love.
(Transcribed by Peter Akers - April 2011)
