Frank Sinatra: I Didn't Know What Time It was

Re-posted by Nicholas Stix

I Didn't Know What Time It was
Music by Richard Rodgers
Words by Lorenz Hart

I didn't know what time it was,
Then I met you,
Oh, what a lovely time it was,
How sublime it was too!

I didn't know what day it was,
You held my hand,
Warm like the month of May, it was,
And I'll say it was grand.

Grand to be alive, to be young,
To be mad, to be yours alone!
Grand to see your face, feel your touch,
Hear your voice say I'm all your own.

I didn't know what year it was,
Life was no prize,
I wanted love, and here it was,
Shining out of your eyes.

I'm wise,
And I know what time it is,
Yes, I'm wise,
And I know what time it is now.
 


 

"I Didn't Know What Time It Was," written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1939 musical Too Many Girls, was recorded by Frank Sinatra on September 25, 1957, and included on the soundtrack of the 1957 film, Pal Joey, on the Capitol label. The track was arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. In 2008 Blue Moon released the album on CD.
 

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