Oscar Peterson - It's De-Lovely

The night is young, the skies are clearSo if you want to go walking, dear,It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely.I understand the reason whyYou're sentimental, 'cause so am I,It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely.You can tell at a glanceWhat a swell night this is for romance,You can hear dear Mother NatureMurmuring low,"Let yourself go!"So please be sweet, my chickadee,And when I kiss you, just say to me,"It's delightful, it's delicious,It's delectable, it's delirious,It's dilemma, it's delimit, it's deluxe,It's de-lovely".I feel a sudden urge to singThe kind of ditty that invokes the spring.I'll control my desire to curseWhile you crucify the verse.This verse I started seems to meThe Tin-Pantithesis of a melodySo spare us all the pain,Just skip the darn thing and sing the refrainMi, mi, mi, mi,Re, re, re, re,Do, sol, mi, do, la, si.The night is young, the skies are clearSo if you want to go walking, dear,It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely.I understand the reason whyYou're sentimental, 'cause so am I,It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely.You can tell at a glanceWhat a swell night this is for romance,You can hear dear Mother NatureMurmuring low,"Let yourself go!"So please be sweet, my chickadee,And when I kiss you, just say to me,"It's delightful, it's delicious,It's, it's de-lovely".