Nature Boy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There was a boy
A very strange, enchanted boy
They say he wandered very far
Very far, over land and sea
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he
[Verse 2]
And then one day
A magic day he passed my way
And while we spoke of many things
Fools and kings
This he said to me:
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return"
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Outro]
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return"
There was a boy
A very strange, enchanted boy
They say he wandered very far
Very far, over land and sea
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he
[Verse 2]
And then one day
A magic day he passed my way
And while we spoke of many things
Fools and kings
This he said to me:
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return"
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Outro]
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return"
About
Genius Annotation
Nat King Cole’s first solo hit – in 1948, where it reached the top of the chart and stayed there for 8 weeks.
The song writer – eden ahbez (he insisted that his name will not be capitalized),
a Brooklyn born, homeless by choice in California mystic and spiritual eccentric – was partially Jewish.
The tune was apparently an older Eastern European Jewish tune – Shvayg mayn harts (In Yidish – Be Still, My Heart) by Herman Yablokuff, who sued ahbez and won $25,000 in a one time settlement.
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Credits
Producer
Writer
Recorded At
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Release Date
March 29, 1948
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