Isn’t It a Pity Songtext
von Shirley Horn

Why did I wander
Here and there and yonder
Wasting precious time
For no reason or rhyme

Isn′t it a pity
Isn't it a crime
My journeys ended
Everything is splendid

Meeting you today
Has given me a wonderful idea
Here I stay

It′s a funny thing
I look at you
I get a thrill
I never knew

Isn't it a pity
We never met before?


Here we are at last
It's like a dream
The two of us
A perfect team

Isn′t it a pity
We never met before?

Imagine all the lonely years you wasted
Fishing for salmon
Losing at backgammon

What joys un-tasted
My nights were sour
Spent with Schopenhauer

Let′s forget the past
Let's both agree
That I′m for you
And you're for me
And it′s such a pity
We never, never met before

It's an awful pity
We never, never met before