Something Very Strange - Noël Coward

This is not a day like any other day

This is something special and apart

Something to remember

When the coldness of December

Chills my heart

Something very strange is happening to me

Every face I see seems to be smiling

All the sounds I hear

The buses changing gear

Suddenly appear

To be beguiling

Nobody is melancholy, nobody is sad

Not a single shad-

Ow on the sea

Some magician’s spell has made this magic start

And I feel I want to hold each shining moment in my heart

Something strange and gay

On this enchanted day

Seems to be happening to me

Something very strange is happening to me

Every cat I see seems to be purring

I can clearly tell

In every clanging bell

Some forgotten mel-

Ody recurring

Tinker tailor soldier sailor beggarman or thief

Every single leaf

On every tree

Seems to be aware of something in the air

And if only I were younger I’d put ribbons in my hair

Something strange and gay

On this enchanted day

Seems to be happening to me