The very thought of you
And i forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream
I’m happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that’s everything
The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go
Till i’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you
My love
The very thought of you, and i forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream, i’m happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem, to me that’s everything!
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go ‘till i’m near to you
I see your face in every flower, your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you, the very thought of you, my love!
< instrumental break >
I see your face in every flower, your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you, the very thought of you, my love!
It’s just the thought of you,
The very thought of you,
My love!
-artist: nat king cole
-words and music by ray noble
-charted in 1934 by ray noble (#1) and bing crosby (#11)
-charted in 1944 by vaughn monroe (#19)
-sung by doris day in the 1950 film "man with a horn"
-charted in 1961 by little willie john (#61)
-charted in 1964 by rick nelson (#26)
The very thought of you and i forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream
I’m happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that’s everything
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till i’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
<instrumental interlude>
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till i’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
The very thought of you and I forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream
I’m happy as a king
And foolish as it may seem
To me that’s everything
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till I’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
The very thought of you and I forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream
I’m happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that’s everything
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till I’m near you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
The very thought of you and i forget to do
The ordinary things that everyone ought to do.
I’m living in a kind of daydream, i’m happy as a king,
Foolish though it may seem, to me that’s everything.
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you,
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till i’m near to you.
I see you face in every flower, your eyes in stars above,
It’s just the thought of you, the very thought of you, my love.
The very thought of you and i forget to do
The ordinary things that everyone ought to do.
I’m living in a kind of daydream, i’m happy as a king,
Foolish though it may seem, to me that’s everything.
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you,
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till i’m near to you.
I see you face in every flower, your eyes in stars above,
It’s just the thought of you, the very thought of you, my love.
The very thought of you
And i forget to do
The little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream
I’m happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem to me
That’s everything
The mere idea of you
The longing year for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go
Till i’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eye in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you
My love
The mere idea of you
The longing year for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go
Till i’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eye in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you
My love
The very thought of you and i forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream
I’m happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that’s everything
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till i’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
<instrumental interlude>
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till i’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
Ray noble
The very thought of you
I forget to do
Those little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do
I’m livin’ in a kind of a daydream
I’m happy as a queen
And foolish though it may seem
To me that’s everything
The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You’ll never know
How slow the moments go
Till i’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you,
The very thought of you, my love
The very thought of you
And I forget to do
The little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream
I’m happy as a king and foolish
Though it may seem to me
That’s everything
The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You’ll never know
How slow the moments go
Till I’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
You eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you my love
The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You’ll never know
How slow the moments go
Till I’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
You eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you my love
The very thought of you my love
The very thought of you my love
(l. stansfield/i. devaney/r. darbyshire)
The very thought of you
The very mention of your name
Babe i’m caught on you
I just wish you felt the same
‘cos baby i hope and i pray you’ll beg me to stay tonight
‘cos the very thought of you is keeping me alive
Chorus:
The very thought of you, it sees me through it keeps me going
Babe i’m caught on you, you’re all i see and all i know
Can’t you see just what you’re doing to me baby
The very thought of you’s enough to drive me crazy
And the very thought of you is keeping me alive
Every monday i see you
I can’t wait for you walking by
I’m obsessed and i need you
I’m going out of my mind
I can’t rest ‘till you’re near me
No i can’t wait ‘till i see that smile
I’m in a mess and i mean it
I’m going out of my mind
And babe i hope and i pray you’ll beg me to stay tonight
I won’t give up the fight ‘cos i need your loving
Chorus
We used to be lovers
Now all we are is the best of friends
It’s not enough just to talk to you
I wanna hold you again
And baby i hope and i pray you’ll beg me to stay tonight
I won’t give up the fight ‘cos i need your loving
Chorus
Can’t you see just what you’re doing to me baby
The very thought of you’s enough to drive me crazy
And the very thought of you is keeping me alive
Chorus
Fade
