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Ira Gershwin6 quotes
It ain't necessarily so-
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible-
It ain't necessarily so. — Ira Gershwin · 1935In time the Rockies may crumble,
Gibraltar may tumble,
They're only made of clay,
But our love is here to stay. — Ira Gershwin · 1938They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said that man could fly;
They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony-
It's the same old cry! — Ira Gershwin · 1937Summer time and the livin' is easy,
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high.
Oh, yo' daddy's rich and yo' ma' is good-lookin',
So hush, little baby, don' yo' cry. — Ira Gershwin · 1935A foggy day in London Town
Had me low and had me down.
I viewed the morning with alarm.
The British Museum had lost its charm. — Ira Gershwin · 1937Holding hands at midnight
'Neath a starry sky,
Nice work if you can get it,
And you can get it if you try. — Ira Gershwin · 1937