Is That All There Is - Peggy Lee

Is That All There Is
Written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Comments: The song was inspired by the 1896 story Disillusionment (Enttäuschung) by Thomas Mann.


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Lyrics:
I remember when I was a little girl
Our house caught on fire.
Never forget the look on my father's face
As he gathered me up in his arms and
Raced through the burning building out to the pavement.
I stood there shivering in my pajamas and
Watched the whole world go up in flames.
And when it was all over I said to myself,
"Is that all there is to a fire?"

Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that's all there is my friends
Then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is

And when I was 12 years old, my daddy took me to a circus.
"The Greatest Show On Earth."
There were clowns and elephants and dancing bears.
And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads.

And as I sat there watching, I had the feeling that something was missing.
I don't know what, but when it was over,
I said to myself,
"Is that all there is to a circus?"

And then I fell in love, with the most wonderful boy in the world.
We would take long walks down by the river
Or just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes.
We were so very much in love.
Then one day, he went away and I thought I'd die.
But I didn't.
And when I didn't I said to myself,
"Is that all there is to love?"

Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep-

I know what you must be saying to yourselves.
"If that's the way she feels about it why doesn't she just end it all?"
Oh, no, not me.
I'm not ready for that final disappointment.
'Cause I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you,
That when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my last breath
I'll be saying to myself-

Singers:
1. Georgia Brown May 13, 1967 (performance date) 2. Dan Daniels February 1968 (First recording) 3. Leslie Uggams August 1968 (First release) 4. Peggy Lee (billboard adult contemporary) August 1969 5. Tony Bennett December 22, 1969 6. Guy Lombardo 1969 7. Jim Bailey 1972 8. Dorothy Squires 1977 9. Morris & Bolcom 1978 10. Cristina 1980 11. Giant Sand 1988 12. Walt Weiskopf June 1990 13. Tommy Körberg 1990 14. Eric Miller & His Orchestra 1991 15. The Bobs 1994 16. John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey September 23, 1996 17. Murray Head 1996 18. Tim Fischer 1997 19. Sandra Bernhard February 1999 20. Connie Evingson March 15, 1999 21. Swing Set June 22, 1999 22. Kate Dimbleby & The Geoff Eales Trio July 10, 2000 23. Ann Hampton Callaway February 12, 2002 24. Johann Sebastian Bork May 13, 2003 25. Firewater January 20, 2004 26. Heather Bishop February 3, 2004 27. Chaka Khan featuring The London Symphony Orchestra October 5, 2004 28. Bette Midler October 25, 2005 29. Bette Midler and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra November 22, 2005 30. Camille 2005 31. Lezlie Anders and Buddy Greco with The UNLV Jazz Ensemble 2005 32. Amanda Lear 2006 33. The New Standards December 9, 2008 34. Jann Arden November 1, 2011 35. Universal Daughters 2013 36. The Ed Palermo Big Band February 12, 2016

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