American lyricist, songwriter & musician (1913-1993)
Love and marriage, love and marriage
Go together like a horse and carriage
Dad was told by mother
You can't have one without the other
SAMMY CAHN
"Love and Marriage"
If the lady's naughty but proper
If the lady's chic-er than chic
If her escorts must wear a topper
And each man's the man of the week
If she rides around in a brand new foreign car
The chances are the lady's a star
SAMMY CAHN
"Star"
How lucky can one guy be? I kissed her and she kissed me
Like the fella once said, "Ain't that a kick in the head?"
SAMMY CAHN
"Ain't That A Kick In the Head?"
When no one cares
And the phone never rings
The nights are endless things
SAMMY CAHN
"When No One Cares"
When somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you all the way
SAMMY CAHN
"All the Way"
What is dancin' but makin' love set to music playin'?
SAMMY CAHN
"Come Dance With Me"
Just say hello to a brand new world, the world outside your door,
Say hello to a singing bird, like no bird you heard before,
It's all there, go and grab your share, life is a great big show,
So go and introduce yourself, say hello, say hello.
SAMMY CAHN
"Say Hello"
Make like a Mister Milquetoast and you'll get shut out,
Make like a Mister Meek and you'll get cut out,
Make like a little lamb, and wham, you're shorn,
I tell ya, chum, it's time to come blow your horn.
SAMMY CAHN
"Come Blow Your Horn"
Call me irresponsible--call me unreliable, throw in undependable too
Do my foolish alibis bore you, well I'm not too clever--I just adore you
SAMMY CAHN
"Call Me Irresponsible"
The songs I know only the lonely know
Each melody recalls a love that used to be
SAMMY CAHN
"Only the Lonely"
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
SAMMY CAHN
"Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!"
Fantastic things begin when I am in your arms
When we walk hand-in-hand, the world becomes a wonderland, it's magic
SAMMY CAHN
"It's Magic"
In a word, we spend our life just waiting to give our hearts away,
Searching all our lives for that special day,
And then one day you come upon a smile, unlike, unlike any smile.
In a word, the searching is done, you come upon the only one,
She stands there looking at you, simply says, how do you do,
And all the searching is through.
SAMMY CAHN
"Searching"
Day by day you're making all my dreams come true
So come what may, I want you to know
I'm yours alone, and I'm in love to stay
As we go through the years day by day
SAMMY CAHN
"Day by Day"
Today I may not have a thing at all except for just a dream or two
But I've got lots of plans for tomorrow and all my tomorrows belong to you
SAMMY CAHN
"All My Tomorrows"
I've often wandered her farthest reaches
Her deserts and her snow and, yes, her beaches
A land that paradise could well be jealous of
That's California
SAMMY CAHN
"California"
You've either got or you haven't got style.
(If you got it, you stand out a mile.)
A flower's not a flower if it's wilted,
(A hat's not a hat till it's tilted.)
SAMMY CAHN
"Style"
It's very nice to go trav'lin' to Paris, London, and Rome
It's oh, so nice to go trav'lin'
But it's so much nicer, yes, it's so much nicer to come home
SAMMY CAHN
"It's Nice to Go Trav'ling"
I'll always be near you wherever you are each night in every prayer.
If you call, I'll hear you, no matter how far.
Just close your eyes and I'll be there.
Please walk alone and send your love and your kisses to guide me
Till you're walking beside me, I'll walk alone.
SAMMY CAHN
"I'll Walk Alone"
Never leave your love unspoken.
SAMMY CAHN
"Look To Your Heart"