The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin Quotes

“The future of this nation, with the present generation, You must admit is nothing but a joke”
― Ira Gershwin, The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

“If you'll promise not to cry, Baby,
I will kiss you by-and-by—Maybe!
Though you're six feet three,
You will always be
Nothing but a Baby, dear, to me.”
― Ira Gershwin, The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

“If I'm a guy who doesn't seem so merry,
It's just because I'm so misunderstood.
When I was young I ate a dictionary,
And that did not do me a bit of good.
For I've absorbed so many words and phrases—
They drive me dizzy when I want to speak.
I start explaining but each person gazes
As if I spoke in Latin or in Greek.”
― Ira Gershwin, The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

“If you've ever wondered where the good songs go
After they've had their day,
You'll be glad to meet a man I know,
Wrinkled old and gray.
He collects the tunes that time has thrown aside—
Puts them under lock and key;
For a penny he is glad to set them free.”
― Ira Gershwin, The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

“But, tell me, is it worth the while To decorate this earth the while The men are so unworthy of our zeal? No more the days of heroes now—The men are only zeros now—A sex without the slightest sex appeal.”
― Ira Gershwin, The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin