From the film “Kismet”, 1955.
Adapted from themes by Alexander Borodin.
Words and music by Robert Wright and George Forrest.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Afternoons dull, mornings duller
Duller the nights before
Suddenly you, suddenly color, I suddenly see
Monotony for me will be no more
Refrain
Bored by the night and the day was I
Seldom gay was I before now
In a world without you was I
And I was bored, so bored
Then came your eyes compelling me
Telling me something wild
On your lips lay adventure
And lightning flashed when you smiled
So smile now, wake the fires that sleep in me
Make them leap in me with your kiss
And, whatever it is I’ll be
I won’t be bored, not bored
Bedeviled, yes; bedazzled, yes
Bewildered and breathless, yes
But not bored
How could I ever be bored?
Not with your lips on mine
Your magical lips pressed on mine
Not bored, I will never again be bored