Here's from a 1963 recording by Nancy Wilson.

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
(Words and Music by Ray Noble)

I don't need your photograph to keep by my bed
Your picture is always in my head.
I don't need your portrait, dear, to call you to mind
For sleeping or waking, dear, I find...

The very thought of you and I forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I'm living in a kind of daydream
I'm happy as a queen
And foolish though it may seem
To me that's everything

The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love

[instrumental interlude]

The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love


Nancy Wilson does a wonderful job of the song, by the way. It's also on the Natalie Cole "Unforgettable" album, but not with the introductory verse. I also checked it on Holly Near's "With a Song in my Heart," and on albums by Tony Bennett and Billie Holiday. Nancy Wilson is the only one with the introductory verse - and it's the recording I like best. Smooth, like good Scotch.
-Joe Offer-