New York Medley Lyrics & Chords By Noël Coward

Let our affair be a gay thing
And when these hours have flown,
Then, without forgetting happiness that is past
There'll be no regretting fun that didn't quite last.
Let's look on love as a plaything,
All these sweet moments we've known
Mustn't be degraded
When the thrill of them has faded,
Let's say goodbye and leave it alone.

Teach me to dance
Like grandma used to dance,
I refuse to dance—
Blues,
Blackbottoms, Charlestons—what wind blew them in?
Monkeys do them in
Zoos.
Back in the past the dancing singified
Just a dignified
Glow.
They didn't have to be so strong,
Though they revolved the whole night long.
Teach me to dance like grandma used to dance
Sixty summers ago.

We were dancing,
And the gods must have found it entrancing,
For they smiled
On a moment undefiled
By the care and woe that mortals know—
We were dancing,
And the music and lights were enhancing our desire.
When the world caught on fire,
She and I were dancing.

Sigh no more, sigh no more,
Great clouds of sorrow fill the sky no more.
Joy is your troubador.
Sweet and beguiling ladies, sigh no more,
Sigh no more,
Sweet and beguiling ladies, sigh no more.

Play to me beneath the Summer moon,
Zigeuner,
Zigeuner,
Zigeuner!
Now you have me in your power,
Play to me for just an hour,
Zigeuner!

You were there,
Your eyes looked into mine and faltered.
Everywhere, the colour of the whole world altered,
False became true,
My universe tumbled in two,
The earth became heaven for you were there.

Nevermore. Nevermore,
Can life be quite the same.
The light and shadows change,
All the old familiar world is strange,
Evermore, evermore,
Our hearts are in the flame.
Others may regain their freedom,
But for you and me,
Never, never, more

Though our worlds may go awry,
Though the years my tears may dry,
I shall love you till I die,

Out in the midday,
Out in the midday,
Out in the midday,
Out in the midday,
Out in the midday,
Out in the midday,
Out in the midday sun!




Play to me beneath the Summer moon,
Zigeuner,
Zigeuner,
Zigeuner!

All I ask of life
Is just to listen to the songs that you sing,
My spirit like a bird on the wing,
Your melodies adoring,
Soaring!


Call to me with some barbaric tune,
Zigeuner,
Zigeuner,
Zigeuner!


Now you have me in your power,
Play to me for just an hour
Zigeuner




Let our affair be a gay thing
And when these hours have flown,
Then without forgetting happiness that is past
There'll be no regretting fun that didn't quite last
Let's look on love as a plaything
All these sweet moments we've known
Mustn't be degraded
When the thrill of them has faded
Let's say goodbye and leave it alone

Teach me to dance like grandma used to dance, I refuse to dance blues
Blackbottoms, Charlestons, what wind blew them in
Monkeys do them in zoos
Back in the past the dancing singified
Just a dignified glow
They didn't have to be so strong
Though they revolved the whole night long
Teach me to dance like grandma used to dance
Sixty summers ago

We were dancing
And the gods must have found it entrancing
For they smiled
On a moment undefiled
By the care and woe that mortals know
We were dancing
And the music and lights were enhancing our desire
When the world caught on fire
She and I were dancing

Sigh no more, sigh no more
Great clouds of sorrow fill the sky no more
Joy is your troubador
Sweet and beguiling ladies, sigh no more,
Sigh no more
Sweet and beguiling ladies, sigh no more

Play to me beneath the Summer moon,
Zigeuner,
Zigeuner,
Zigeuner!

Now you have me in your power,
Play to me for just an hour
Zigeuner

You were there
Your eyes looked into mine and faltered
Everywhere the colour of the whole world altered
False became true
My universe tumbled in two
The earth became heaven for you were there

Nevermore. Nevermore,
Can life be quite the same.
The light and shadows change,
All the old familiar world is strange,
Evermore, evermore,
Our hearts are in the flame.
Others may regain their freedom,
But for you and me,
Never, never, more

Though our worlds may go awry
Though the years my tears may dry
I shall love you till I die

Out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday
Out in the midday sun!