SINGER: Ricky Nelson

SONG:The Very Thought Of You

The very thought of you-artist: nat king cole-words and music by ray noble-charted in 1934 by ray noble (#1) and bing crosby (#11)-charted in 1944 by vaughn monroe (#19)-sung by doris day in the 1950 film "man with a horn"-charted in 1961 by little willie john (#61)-charted in 1964 by rick nelson (#26)the very thought of you and i forget to dothe little ordinary things that everyone ought to doi'm living in a kind of daydreami'm happy as a kingand foolish though it may seemto me that's everythingthe mere idea of you, the longing here for youyou'll never know how slow the moments go till i'm near to youi see your face in every floweryour eyes in stars aboveit's just the thought of youthe very thought of you, my love<instrumental interlude>the mere idea of you, the longing here for youyou'll never know how slow the moments go till i'm near to youi see your face in every floweryour eyes in stars aboveit's just the thought of youthe very thought of you, my lovetranscribed by robin hood