I Could Write a Book

Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

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I never learned to spell
At least not well.

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I never learned to count
A great amount.

But my busy mind is burning
To use what learning I've got.

I won't waste any time,
I'll strike while the iron is hot.

If they asked me, I could write a book
About the way you walk and whisper and look.

I could write a preface on how we met
So the world would never forget.

And the simple secret of the plot
Is just to tell them that I love you a lot.

Then the world discovers as my book ends
How to make two lovers a friend.

Use to hate to go to school
I never cracked a book;
I played the hook.

Never answered any mail;
To write I used to think was wasting ink.

It was never my endeavor
To be too clever and smart.

Now I suddenly feel
A longing to write in my heart.

If they asked me, I could write a book
About the way you walk and whisper and look.

I could write a preface on how we met
So the world would never forget.

And the simple secret of the plot
Is just to tell them that I love you a lot.

Then the world discovers as my book ends
How to make two lovers a friend.

Wissenswertes über das Lied I Could Write a Book von Count Basie

Wann wurde das Lied “I Could Write a Book” von Count Basie veröffentlicht?
Das Lied I Could Write a Book wurde im Jahr 1992, auf dem Album “1963 Live Guard Sessions Plus The Count Basie Sextext Live in 1956” veröffentlicht.
Wer hat das Lied “I Could Write a Book” von Count Basie komponiert?
Das Lied “I Could Write a Book” von Count Basie wurde von Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers komponiert.

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