Mona Lisa
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In 1949 songwriters
Livingston and Evans were asked by Paramount to write a
song for Captain Carey of the U.S.A.,an Alan
Ladd film about the O.S.S. in Italy
during World War ¢º¡Đa warning song.Every
time the Nazis were in the neighborhood,
a strolling accordionist was to play this
melody."Mona Lisa" was the song,
and it was given the Academy Award.
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Words and Music by:Jay Livingston
and Ray Evans
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Mona Lisa,Mona Lisa men have
named you,
You're so like the lady with
the mystic smile.
Is it only 'cause you're lonely
they have blamed you,
for that Mona Lisa strangeness
in your smile?
Do you smile to tempt a lover,Mona
Lisa,
Or is this your way to hide
a broken heart?
Many dreams have been brought
to your doorstep.
They just lie there,and they
die there.
Are you warm,are you real,Mona
Lisa,
Or just a cold and lonely,lovely
work of art?
Mona Lisa,Mona Lisa.