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I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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Benny Goodman
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Words by Lorenz Hart and music by Richard Rodgers.
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Introduced by Marcy Westcott and Richard Kollmar in the musical "Too Many
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Girls."
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Sung by Lucille Ball, Eddie Bracken, Hal LeRoy and Desi Arnaz in the 1940
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film version.
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Sung by Frank Sinatra in the 1957 film "Pal Joey."
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(Verse)
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Once I was young--
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Yesterday, perhaps--
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Danced with Jim and Paul
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And kissed some other chaps.
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Once I was young,
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But never was naive.
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I thought I had a trick or two
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Up my imaginary sleeve.
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And now I know I was naive.
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(Refrain)
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I didn't know what time it was,
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Then I met you.
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Oh, what a lovely time it was,
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How sublime it was too!
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I didn't know what time it was,
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You held my hand.
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Warm like the month of May it was,
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And I'll say it was grand.
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Grand to be alive, to be young,
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To be mad, to be yours alone!
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Grand to see your face, feel your touch,
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Hear your voice say I'm all your own.
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I didn't know what time it was,
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Life was no prize.
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I wanted love and here it was
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Shining out of your eyes.
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I'm wise,
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And I know what time it is now.
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(Verse)
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Once I was old--
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Twenty years or so--
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Rather well preserved,
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The wrinkles didn't show.
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Once I ws old,
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But not too old for fun.
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I used to hunt for little girls
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Up my imaginary gun.
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But now I aim for only one!
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(Repeat Refrain)
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Didnt Know What Time It Was
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| Benny Goodman |
