Benny Goodman I Didnt Know What Time It Was Lyrics

I Didnt Know What Time It Was Lyrics

I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Benny Goodman
Words by Lorenz Hart and
music by Richard Rodgers.

Introduced by Marcy Westcott and Richard
Kollmar in the musical "Too Many
Girls."
Sung by Lucille Ball, Eddie
Bracken, Hal LeRoy and Desi Arnaz in the 1940
film version.
Sung by Frank
Sinatra in the 1957 film "Pal Joey."

(Verse)
Once I was
young--
Yesterday, perhaps--
Danced with Jim and Paul
And kissed some
other chaps.
Once I was young,
But never was naive.
I thought I had a
trick or two
Up my imaginary sleeve.
And now I know I was
naive.

(Refrain)
I didn't know what time it was,
Then I met
you.
Oh, what a lovely time it was,
How sublime it was too!
I didn't
know what time it was,
You held my hand.
Warm like the month of May it
was,
And I'll say it was grand.
Grand to be alive, to be young,
To be
mad, to be yours alone!
Grand to see your face, feel your touch,
Hear
your voice say I'm all your own.
I didn't know what time it was,
Life was
no prize.
I wanted love and here it was
Shining out of your eyes.
I'm
wise,
And I know what time it is now.

(Verse)
Once I was
old--
Twenty years or so--
Rather well preserved,
The wrinkles didn't
show.
Once I ws old,
But not too old for fun.
I used to hunt for
little girls
Up my imaginary gun.
But now I aim for only
one!

(Repeat Refrain)


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