It S De Lovely lyrics

Written by Cole Porter

This version did not chart but
In 1936 Leo Reisman put it at # 7 and
In 1937, 3 versions charted: Eddy Duchin (#1), Shep Fields (#9), and Will Osborne (#14)
Sung in the 1936 musical `Red, Hot, and Blue` by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope
The 1936 movie `Anything Goes` did NOT include this song but it was sung in the 1956 re-make
by Mitzi Gaynor and Donald O`Connor. Bing Crosby starred in both films but did not sing
this one!!


INTRO:
I feel a sudden urge to sing the kind of ditty that invokes the Spring
So, control your desire to curse while I crucify the verse
This verse I`ve started seems to me the `Tin Pan-tithesis` of melody
So to spare you all the pain, I`ll skip the darn thing and sing the refrain


The night is young and the skies are clear
And if you want to go walkin`, dear
It`s delightful, it`s delicious, it`s de-lovely

I understand the reason why
You`re sentimental, well so am I
It`s delightful, it`s delicious, it`s de-lovely

You can tell at a glance what a swell night this is for romance
You can hear Mother Nature murmuring low `Let yourself go`

So please be sweet, my chickadee
And when I kiss ya, say to me
`It`s delightful, it`s delicious, it`s delectable, it`s delirious,
It`s dilemma, it`s de limit, it`s deluxe, it`s de-lovely`


It`s delightful, it`s de-lovely


It`s delightful, it`s delicious, it`s de-lovely

You can tell at a glance what a swell night this is for romance
You can hear dear Mother Nature murmuring low `Let yourself go`

So please be sweet, my chickadee
And when I kiss ya, just say to me
`It`s delightful, it`s delicious, it`s delectable, it`s delirious,
It`s dilemma, it`s de limit, it`s deluxe, it`s de-lovely