They who meet on an April night are forever lost in love, if there's moonlight all about and there's no moon above.
Yip HarburgMy whole family has been having trouble with immigrants ever since we came to this country.
Yip HarburgWhen the idle poor, Become the idle rich, You'll never know, Just who is who, Or who is which.
Yip HarburgNo matter how much I prove and prod, I cannot quite believe in God; But oh, I hope to God that He, Unswervingly believes in me.
Yip HarburgThe greatest romance in the life of a lyricist is when the right word meets the right note; often, however, a Park Avenue phrase elopes with a Bleecker Street chord, resulting in a shotgun wedding and a quickie divorce.
Yip HarburgThis we learn from Watergate that almost any creep'll be glad to help the Government overthrow the people.
Yip HarburgWhen the melody touches your heart emotionally and the words hit your brain intellectually, more than likely you'll find you'll have an excellent song to sing.
Yip HarburgFor what we are about to receive, Oh Lord 'tis Thee we thank,' said the cannibal as he cut a slice off the missionary's shank.
Yip HarburgOh, innocent victims of Cupid, remember this terse little verse: To let a fool kiss you is stupid. To let a kiss fool you is worse.
Yip HarburgIra [Gershwin] was the shyest, most diffident boy we had ever known. In a class of lower east side rapscallions, his soft-spoken gentleness and low-keyed personality made him a lovable incongruity. He spoke in murmurs, hiding behind a pair of steel-rimmed glasses..Ira had a kid brother who wore high stiff collars, shirts with cuffs and went out with girls.
Yip Harburg