How High the Moon

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"How High the Moon" is a song, now a jazz standard, by Nancy Hamilton (lyrics), Morgan Lewis (music).

How High The Moon was the working title of the BBC World War II drama mini-series Seaforth, starring Linus Roach and Lia Williams.

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Lyrics

The song's lyrics follow:

"Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune

Somewhere there's heaven, how high the moon

There is no moon above and love is far away too

'Til it comes true

That you love me and I love you

"Somewhere there's music, how near how far

Somewhere there's heaven, that's where you are

The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon

Until you will, I'll still my heart, how high the moon

"Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune

Somewhere there's heaven, how high the moon

The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon

Until you will, I'll still my heart, how high the moon"

The best-known recording was by Les Paul and Mary Ford, made on January 4, 1951. The record was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1451, and spent 9 weeks at #1 on the Billboard chart. Another version was sung in various recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, becoming (with the Gershwin's 'Lady Be Good!') Ella's signiture tune. Ella's most celebrated recording of 'How High the Moon' is on her 1960 album Ella in Berlin.

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