When The World Was Young-Nat King Cole

[ti:When The World Was Young] [ar:Nat King Cole] [al:Where Did Everyone Go / Looking Back] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]When The World Was Young - Nat King Cole [00:21.14]It isn't by chance I happen to be [00:25.48]A boulevardier the toast of Paree [00:30.15]For over the noise the talk and the smoke [00:34.70]I'm good for a laugh a drink or a joke [00:41.81]I walk in a room a party of all [00:47.40]Come sit over here somebody will call [00:54.00]A drink for monsieur a drink for us all [01:00.68]But how many times I sat and recall [01:13.10]Are the apple trees [01:17.43]Blossoms in the breeze that we walk among [01:28.64]Lying in the hay games we used to play [01:37.72]While the rounds were sung [01:42.33]Only yesterday when the world was young [01:54.32] [01:56.36]Wherever I go they mention my name [02:00.91]And that in itself is some sort of fame [02:05.56]Come by for a drink we're having a game [02:10.45]Wherever I go I'm glad that I came [02:17.08]The talk is quite gay the company's fine [02:23.68]There's laughter and lights and glamour and wine [02:30.33]And beautiful girls and summer's been mine [02:38.69]But often my eyes see a different shine [02:50.08] [02:51.74]Are the apple trees sunlit memories [03:01.25] [03:01.81]Where the hammock swung [03:09.38]On our backs sweet lie looking at the sky [03:19.24] [03:20.00]Till the stars were strung [03:25.23] [03:25.77]Only last July when the world was young