From the recording As Long As I'm Singin'
"A Foggy Day" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress. It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to the pollution-induced pea soup fogs that were common in London during that period, and is often still referred to by the full title.
The commercial recording by Astaire for Brunswick was very popular in 1937, It has been recorded by many of the greats over the years, including Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Michael Buble.
Lyrics
A foggy day in London Town
Had me low had me down
I viewed the morning with such alarm
The British Museum had lost its charm
How long, I wondered, could this thing last?
But the age of miracles hadn't passed,
For, suddenly, I saw you there
And through foggy London Town
The sun was shining everywhere.
A foggy day in London Town
Had me low had me down
I viewed the morning with such alarm
Your British Museum had lost its charm
How long, I wondered, could this thing last?
But the age of miracles hadn't passed,
For, suddenly, I saw you there
And in a foggy London Town
The sun was shining everywhere