Let's Take the Long Way Home

Rosemary Clooney

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Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian (better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks), which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House", although she had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear w… more »


Year:
1983
3:31
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Let's take the long way home
Let's look for the long way home
And on the way let's pretend
That this wonderful night won't end

Through Asia would be much too soon
We?ll circle once around the moon
Our dream boat will carry us across the foam

We?ll take the long way
Make sure it?s the wrong way
Let's take the long way home

Through Asia would be much too soon
We?ll circle once around the moon
Our dream boat will carry us across the foam

We?ll take the long way
Make sure it?s the wrong way
Let's take the long way home

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Written by: HAROLD ARLEN, JOHNNY MERCER

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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