From the 1909 musical “The Man Who Owns Broadway”
Words and music by George M. Cohan
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Tho’ I’ve never heard or read a lot about astronomy
Astronomy
There’s a certain star a shining bright has won my sympathy
Sympathy
O so bright and fine, yes brighter than the big full moon
All night long he’ll shine and sometimes in the afternoon
I never saw a star shine thro’ the day
Well you would if you went to the Matinee
Chorus:
I’m in love with one of the stars
One of the stars that shine
Tho’ he’s not a heavenly star
None of those stars for mine
He’s twinkling brighter far than other stars are
Jupiter or Mars
Shining brightly, shining nightly
One of the Broadway stars
2. Clouds don’t count
He twinkles just the same in either rain or shine
Rain or shine
Thro’ my opra glasses
There I sit and see this star of mine
Bright and fine
Tho’ my star of stars is here upon the earth with me
Still those heav’nly stars much nearer to me seem to be
Tell us what an earthly star is pray
He’s the star of a play and he’s on Broadway