"My Funny Valentine" — Rodgers and Hart's love song to imperfection.
My funny Valentine, sweet comic Valentine,
you make me smile with my heart.
Your looks are laughable, unphotographable.
Yet, youre my favrite work of art.
Is your figure less than Greek ?
Is your mouth a little weak ?
When you open it to speak, are you smart ?
But dont change on hair for me, not if you care for me.
Stay little Valentine, sty ! Each day is Valentines day.
Is your figure less than Greek ? Is your mouth a little wek ?
When you open it to speak, are you smart ?
But please, dont change on hair for me, not if you care for me.
Stay little Valentine, stay ! Each day is Valentines day.
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- From Babes in Arms (1937). The catalogue of a beloved's flaws — weak chin, unphotogenic face — redeemed by the final declaration that they shouldn't change. Sinatra's live recording from the Sands in 1966 is definitive.