American composer & lyricist (1888-1989)
Great big houses with great big rooms
Were not fashioned for brides and grooms
A little place is where we should be
Great big troubles and great big cares
Come from houses with marble stairs
A little place for you and for me
IRVING BERLIN
"The Little Things in Life"
To have, to hold, to love and caress
Is all we can ask from above
For the road that leads to happiness
Is the road that leads to love
IRVING BERLIN
"The Road that Leads to Love"
May the finger of Fate point the crimson way
And guide her to happiness soon
May it open the gate to a perfect day
That ends with a honeymoon
IRVING BERLIN
"Eyes of Youth"
My ambition is to reach the heart of the average American, not the highbrow nor the lowbrow but that vast intermediate crew which is the real soul of the country.
IRVING BERLIN
The Improbable Life of Irving Berlin
For the longest while
I'd forget to smile,
Then I met you.
IRVING BERLIN
"Always"
This is the army, Mr. Jones,
No private baths or telephones.
IRVING BERLIN
This Is the Army
When I wrote "God Bless America," they said it was too corny, but it's still around.
IRVING BERLIN
Los Angeles Times, March 27, 1988
A little bungalow an hour or so from anywhere
A little cozy nest, the kind that's best for two
Among the shady trees, with birds and bees, and lots of air
And just enough o' ground to fool around with you
IRVING BERLIN
"A Little Bungalow"
My uncle out in Texas
Can't even write his name
He signs his checks with X's
But they cash 'em just the same
IRVING BERLIN
"Doin' What Comes Naturally"
I'd wish for a night in June
A silv'ry moon real soon
A moon that makes you want to spoon
And softly croon love's tune
Then a tree that I could trust
A bench that holds just two
Then I'd wish for Cupid's loving dish
And then I'd wish for you
IRVING BERLIN
"Wishing"
It's the lyrics that makes a song a hit, although the tune, of course, is what makes it last.
IRVING BERLIN
Irving Berlin: A Life in Song
He keeps me dancing morning, noon and night
Dancing fills 'im with delight
I am black and blue from the dance I do
But outside of that ev'ry little thing's all right
IRVING BERLIN
"Harem Life"
You don't have to know how to read or write
When you're out with a feller in the pale moonlight
You don't have to look in a book to find
What he thinks of the moon or what is on his mind
IRVING BERLIN
"Doin' What Comes Naturally"