My Idea of Heaven

(Is to be in love with you)
A popular song from 1927
Words and music by Howard Johnson, Al Sherman and Charles Tobias


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. I have often heard them speak of Heaven
    Where all good people go, but still I’d like to know
    Is there such a place on earth as Heaven
    I really think it’s true since I found you

Chorus
Oh me, oh my, dear, my idea of Heaven
Heaven, Heaven
Is to be in love with you
Oh me, oh my, dear, my idea of Paradise
Is in your eyes
They’re like the skies of blue
I seem to listen to angels whenever you sing
If that isn’t Heaven, it’s just the next thing
Oh me, oh my, dear, my idea of Heaven
Heaven, Heaven
Is to be in love with you

  1. I had never had a glimpse of Heaven
    Until you came my way and since that very day
    All the world to me is like a Heaven
    Without you here with me ‘twould never be

Patter

  1. I’ve got a shoe, you’ve got a shoe
    All God’s “chillun” got a shoe
    But what good are my shoes to me
    Unless they walk me straight to you
    That’s Heaven, Heaven, Heaven, Heaven
  2. Now I’ve got some arms, you’ve got some arms
    All God’s “chillum” got some arms
    But what good are my arms to me
    Unless they hold your loving charms
    That’s Heaven, Heaven, Heaven, Heaven
  3. Now I’ve got some lips, you’ve got some lips
    Your lips surely are divine
    But what good are you lips to me
    Unless you press them close to mine
    That’s Heaven, Heaven, Heaven, Heaven
  4. Well, I’m living home, you’re living home
    All God’s “chillun” got a home
    But don’t you think it’s time for us
    To build a home that’s all our own
    That’s Heaven, Heaven
    And there’s one thing more, I seem to

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: