It's De-lovelyJohnny MathisWritten by Cole PorterThis version did not chart butIn 1936 Leo Reisman put it at # 7 andIn 1937, 3 versions charted: Eddy Duchin (#1), Shep Fields (#9), and Will Osborne (#14)Sung in the 1936 musical "Red, Hot, and Blue" by Ethel Merman and Bob HopeThe 1936 movie "Anything Goes" did NOT include this song but it was sung in the 1956 re-make by Mitzi Gaynor and Donald O'Connor. Bing Crosby starred in both films but did not sing this one!!INTRO:I feel a sudden urge to sing the kind of ditty that invokes the SpringSo, control your desire to curse while I crucify the verseThis verse I've started seems to me the "Tin Pan-tithesis" of melodySo to spare you all the pain, I'll skip the darn thing and sing the refrainThe night is young and the skies are clearAnd if you want to go walkin', dearIt's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovelyI understand the reason whyYou're sentimental, well so am IIt's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely You can tell at a glance what a swell night this is for romance You can hear Mother Nature murmuring low "Let yourself go"So please be sweet, my chickadeeAnd when I kiss ya, say to me"It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delectable, it's delirious,It's dilemma, it's de limit, it's deluxe, it's de-lovely"It's delightful, it's de-lovelyIt's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely You can tell at a glance what a swell night this is for romance You can hear dear Mother Nature murmuring low "Let yourself go"So please be sweet, my chickadeeAnd when I kiss ya, just say to me"It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delectable, it's delirious,It's dilemma, it's de limit, it's deluxe, it's de-lovely"
