(R. Rodgers, L. Hart)
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[Recorded Febrary 18, 1963, Los Angeles]
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[Version 1]
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[Frank and chorus] (chorus only)
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[Frank speaks]
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When most us saddle up for the old trail for our last ride, we leave little
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enough behind to show that once we have camped here. Some leave more than
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others, some a memory and some a fortune, some a song. And a song can be as
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fine a memorial to a man as anything that can be left behind, 'cause you see
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it's gold, and it's gold that all can share. We have a great song to
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remember Lorenz Hart by, that wonderful melody that he and Dick Rodgers
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wrote for the Connecticut Yankee, of course you know, My Heart Stood Still
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[sings]
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I took one look at you, that's all I meant to do
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And then my heart stood still,
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My feet could step and walk, my lips could move and talk
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And yet my heart stood still.
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Though not a single word was spoken, I could tell you knew
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That unfelt clasp of hands told me so well you knew
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I never lived at all until the thrill of that moment
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When my heart stood still.
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(That unfelt clasp of hands told me how well you knew, hmmmm)
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I laughed at sweethearts I met at schools
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All indiscreet hearts seemed romantic fools
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(A house in Iceland was my heart's domain)
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(I saw your eyes, now castles rise in Spain!)
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[a brief interlude through the first verse]
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Though not a single word was spoken, I could tell you knew
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That unfelt clasp of hands told me so well that you knew
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I never lived at all [until the thrill of that moment]
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[When my heart stood still.]
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[Version 2]
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I took one look at you,
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That's all I meant to do
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And then my heart stood still
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My feet could step and walk
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My lips could move and talk
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And yet my heart stood still
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Though not a single word was spoken, I could tell you knew
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That unfelt clasp of hands told me so well you knew
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I never lived at all until the thrill of that moment when
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My heart stood still
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Though not a single word was spoken, I could tell you knew
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That unfelt clasp of hands told me very well you knew
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I never lived at all until the thrill of that moment when
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My heart stood still
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My Heart Stood Still
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Frank Sinatra |