Sailing over a cardboard sea,
 But it wouldn't be make believe,
 If you believed in me.

 Yes, it's only a canvas sky,
 Hanging over a muslin tree
 But it wouldn't be make believe,
 If you believed in me.

 Without your love it's a honky tonk parade,
 Without your love it's a melody played in a penny arcade.

 It's a Barnum and Bailey world
 just a phony as it can be,
 But it wouldn't be make believe
 If you believed in me