Harlem Butterfly (Album Version) - Susannah McCorkle

Harlem butterfly

The moon got in your eye

The night you were born

Harlem butterfly

You listened to the cry

Of some lonely horn

That combination

Left you a mark

That you'll never never lose

While you chase some will o' the wisp

In the dark

Your heart keeps singing the blues

Oh Harlem butterfly

The writing's in the sky

You'll come to no good

But I'm not blaming you

I'm certain I would do

The same if I could

But even though a candle

Burned at the ends

Can never last out the night

Harlem butterfly

It really gives a lovely light

Harlem butterfly

The writing's in the sky

You'll come to no good

But I'm not blaming you

I'm certain I would do

The same if I could

But even though a candle

Burned at the ends

Can never last out the night

Harlem butterfly

It really gives a lovely light