June, 2007. This Ocean Grove image taken from inside the GA, was featured in Bell, Bell and DuFresne’s book on the Great Auditorium—–available in the Historical Society Museum. Photo by Paul Goldfinger ©
BOB DYLAN with “But Beautiful.” From his new album Triplicate.
“Love is funny, or it’s sad
Or it’s quiet, or it’s mad
It’s a good thing or it’s bad
But beautiful…
Beautiful to take a chance and if you fall you fall
And I’m thinking I wouldn’t mind at all…“
What a cute short poem. Very appropriate. Only in the Grove.
Editor’s note: Song lyrics are poetry. That “poem” is one verse from the words to the song “But Beautiful.” Johnny Burke wrote the words; Jimmy Van Heusen the music. It is from a movie called Road to Rio.(1947). Bing Crosby sang it in the film.
Here are the full lyrics:
“Love is funny, or it’s sad,
Or it’s quiet, or it’s mad.
It’s a good thing, or it’s bad,
But beautiful
“Beautiful to take a chance
And if you fall, you fall,
And I’m thinking,
I wouldn’t mind at all.
“Love is tearful, or it’s gay,
It’s a problem, or it’s play.
It’s a heartache either way,
But beautiful
‘And I’m thinking, if you were mine,
I’d never let you go.
And that would be but beautiful,
I know.
“And I’m thinking, if you were mine,
I’d never let you go.
And that would be but beautiful,
That would be but beautiful
I know.”
Songwriters: JOHNNY BURKE, JAMES VAN HEUSEN