Lyrics:

:artist: nat king cole

-from his 'the greatest of nat king cole' lp-capitol slb-6803

-peak billboard position # 1 for 8 weeks in 1948

-competing versions charted by frank sinatra (#7), sara vaughn (#8), and

-dick haymes (#11).

-words and music by eden ahbez



There was a boy

A very strange enchanted boy

They say he wandered very far, very far

Over land and sea

A little shy and sad of eye

But very wise was he


And then one day

A magic day he passed my way

And while we spoke of many things

Fools and kings

This he said to me

'the greatest thing you'll ever learn

Is just to love and be loved in return'


instrumental interlude


'the greatest thing you'll ever learn

Is just to love and be loved in return'