It's only a paper moon
Billy Rose / E.Y. Yip Harburg / Harold Arlen
Say, it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believed in me
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believed in me
Without your love
It's a honky tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just a phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believed in me