From the 1946 musical “Annie Get Your Gun”.
Words and music by Irving Berlin.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Rumours fly and you can’t tell where they start,
Specially when it concerns a person’s heart,
I’ve heard tales that could set my heart aglow,
wish I knew if the things I hear are so.
They say that falling in love is wonderful,
it’s wonderful so they say.
And with a moon up above,
it’s wonderful, it’s wonderful
so they tell me.
I can’t recall who said it,
I know I never read it.
I only know they tell me that love is grand
and the thing that’s known
as romance is wonderful, wonderful
in ev’ry way so they say.
2. Rumours fly and they often leave a doubt,
but you’ve come to the right place to find out,
ev’rything that you’ve heard is really so,
I’ve been there once or twice and I should know.
You’ll find that falling in love is wonderful
it’s wonderful so you say.
and with a moon up above,
it’s wonderful, it’s wonderful
so you tell me.
To leave your house some morning,
and without any warning,
you’re stopping people shouting
that love is grand
and to hold a man in your arms
is wonderful, wonderful
in ev’ry way so you say.