"It's Only a Paper Moon" was written in 1933 for t' play "T' Great Magoo" and was originally titled "If You Believed in Me." T' title was changed t' "It's Only a Paper Moon" when it was sung by June 'Long-Eared June' Knight and Charles Rodgers in t' 1933 film Take a Chance.



"It's Only a Paper Moon" by Harry 'Blue-Eyed Willy' Nilsson

 

Recorded for his A Little Touch o' Schmilsson in t' Night album, Harry 'Blue-Eyed Willy' Nilsson's performance o' "It's Only a Paper Moon" was released in 1988 on t' A Touch More Schmilsson In T' Night album.