I Hear Music

I Hear Music
music by Burton Lane (left)
lyric by Frank Loesser (right)

Not that I'm a Punchinello, just an optimistic fellow with a lot of very mellow music in my soul.
Not that I'm a Pollyanna, shoutin' out a loud Hosanna---
It's my singing heart I can't control...

I hear music, mighty fine music.
The murmur of a morning breeze up there,
The rattle of the milkman on the stair---

Sure that's music, mighty fine music.
The singing of a sparrow in the sky, the perking of the coffee right nearby.

There's my fav'rite melody, you, my angel, phoning me.

I hear music, mighty fine music, and any time I think my world is wrong,
I get me out of bed and sing this song...

I hear music, mighty fine music.
A symphony of lovely, lovely tones, the creaking of my lazy, lazy bones.
Sure that's music, operatic music.
Once I sang to Carmen, oh, so sweet; I'm the guy who knocked her off her feet.

Laughing children down the street.
Where is there a tune so sweet?

I hear music.
Magnifique music.
The crackling of the bacon in the pan.
There isn't any bacon, my good man.

Laughing children, running down the street.
Where, oh where is there a tune so sweet?

I hear music, sweet romantic music,
A song of love to someone you adore---
If you like my song I'll sing you more.

Laughing children down the street---where is there a tune so sweet?

I hear music, mighty fine music.
And any time I think the world is wrong,
I get me out of bed and sing this song...