Billie Holiday Discography   Lyrics

I Wished On The Moon (1935)

Lyrics and music by Dorothy Parker & Ralph Rainger

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1935 MT 3 Complete on Columbia v.1 3 3'05"

 

I wished on the moon

For something I never knew

Wished on the moon

For more than I ever knew

A sweeter rose, a softer sky

On April days that would not dance away

I begged on the stars

To throw me a beam or two

Wished on the stars

And asked for a dream or two

I looked for every loveliness

It all came true

I wished on the moon for you

 

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1955 MT 252 Complete on Verve v.3 14 6'48"

Every night was long and gloomy
Shadows gather in the air
No one ever listen to me
No one wonder did I care
None in all the world to love me
None to count the stars that hung
Then the moon came out above me
And I saw that it was young

I wished on the moon
For something I never knew
Wished on the moon
For more than I ever knew
A sweeter rose a softer sky
On April day
That would not dance away
I begged of a star
To throw me a beam or two
Wished on the stars
And asked for a dream or two
I looked for every loveliness
It all came true
I wished on the moon for you

(long bridge)

I wished on the moon
For something I never knew
Wished on the moon
For more than I ever knew
A sweeter rose a softer sky
On April day
That would not dance away
I begged of a star
To throw me a beam or two
Wished on the stars
And asked for a dream or two
I looked for every loveliness
It all came true
I wished on the moon,
Wished on the moon,
For you

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1957 MT 289 Complete on Verve v.8 19 3'25"

I wished on the moon
For something I never knew
I wished on the moon
For more than I ever knew
A sweeter rose a softer sky
On April day
That would not dance away
I wished on a star
To throw me a beam or two
I begged of a star
And asked for a dream or two
I looked for every loveliness
It all came true
I wished on the moon for you

(bridge)

I wished on the moon
For something I never knew
Wished on the moon
For more than I ever knew
A sweeter rose a softer sky
On April day
That would not dance away
I wished of a star
To throw me a beam or two
I begged of a star
And asked for a dream or two
I looked for every loveliness
It all came true
I wished on the moon,
Wished on the moon,
Wished on the moon,
For you

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1958 LR 205 Complete on Verve v.10 12 2'43"

I wished on the moon
For something I never knew
I wished on the moon
For more than I ever knew
A sweeter rose a softer sky
An April day
That would not dance away
I begged of a star
To throw me a beam or two
I wished on a star
And asked for a dream or two
I looked for every loveliness
It all came true
I wished on the moon for you

I wished on the moon
For something I never knew
I wished on the moon
For more than I ever knew
A sweeter rose a softer sky
An April day
That would not dance away
I begged of a star
To throw me a beam or two
I wished on a star
And asked for a dream or two
I looked for every loveliness
It all came true
I wished on the moon,
I wished on the moon,
I wished on the moon,
For you

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