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Johnny Mercer Biography

John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer. He was also a record label executive, who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessman Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs.

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When my life is throughAnd the angels ask me to recallThe thrill of them allThen I shall tell themI remember you

Angel, Recallthe, Remember You, Remembers You, Themi, Thrill

When the sweet talkin's done, a man is a two face, a worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night.

Man, Men, Night, Sing, Sweet, Worrisome

Come rain or come shine.

Come, Rain, Shine, Shining, Weather

I remember too, a distant bell. . . and stars that fell. . . like the rainout of the blue.

Bell, Bells, Blue, Distant, Remember, Stars

The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at playThrough the meadow land toward a closing doorA door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before

Children, Days, Land, Playthrough, Running, Wine

You must write for the waste basket.

Basket, Baskets, Waste, Write, Writing

There's a long goodbye,and it happens every day,when a passerbyinvites your eyeto come away. Even as you smile a quick helloyou let her go,you let the moment fly. . . Too late you turn your head,you know you've saidthe Long Goodbye.

Fly, Goodbye, Let, Long, Too Late

Fools rush in, where wise men never go, But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?

Fall, Love, Rush, Wise

Too marvelous for words.

Marvelous, Words

The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold. . . . I see your lips, the summer kisses The sunburned hands, I used to hold Since you went away, the days grow long And soon I'll hear ol' winter's song. But I miss you most of all my darling, When autumn leaves start to fall.

Away, Fall, Grow, Song, Summer, Window

She's nobody's fool so I'm playing it cool as can be. I'll give it a whirl but I ain't for no girl catching me.

Fool, Girl, Giving, Music, Playing

Arthur Murray taught me dancing in a hurry.

Arthur, Dancer, Dancing, Taught

Skylark,Have you seen a valley green with SpringWhere my heart can go a-journeying,Over the shadows in the rainTo a blossom covered lane?And in your lonely flight,Haven't you heard the music in the night,Wonderful music,Faint as a will-o-the-wisp,Crazy as a loon,Sad as a gypsy serenading the moon.

Blossom, Covered, Crazy, Heart, Lonely, Music

You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positiveE-lim-i-nate the negativeAnd latch on to the affirmative. Don't mess with mister inbetween.

Cents, Inbetween, Latch, Latches, Mess, Mister

Things never are as bad as they seem.

Bad, Consolation, Seems, Things

So you met someone who set you back on your heels - goody, goodyYou met someone and now you know how it feels - goody, goody

Feels, Heels, Know, Know How, Mets

I know all the songs that the cowboys know'bout the big corral where the doggies go,'Cause I learned them all on the radio. Yippie yi yo kayah

Cowboy, Doggies, Radio, Song, Songs

Hooray for Hollywood.

Hollywood, Hooray

It takes more talent to write music, but it takes more courage to write lyrics.

Courage, Music, Talent, Write, Writing

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