I Wished on the Moon
Today I play and sing a song from 1935 that was recorded by Bing Crosby, Red Allen, and Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday that same year. It’s by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by the American poet Dorothy Parker (1893–1967).
I give you the lyrics here:
I wished on the moon
For something I never knew
Wished on the moon
For more than I ever knew
A sweeter rose a softer sky
An April day
That would not dance away
I begged of a star
To throw me a beam or two
I wished of a star
And asked for a dream or two
I looked for every loveliness it all came true
I wished on the moon
For you