Last time it was a whole bunch of Beatles. Today, it’s a single song I love playing on the ukulele that has become a repertoire staple. Fly Me to the Moon, originally titled, In Other Words, was written by Bart Howard in 1954 and recorded that same year by Kaye Ballard. It has become a jazz standard. It is probably Frank Sinatra’s version, released in 1964, that is the best known.

A look at the lyrics:

Fly me to the moon
Let me dance among the stars
And let me see what spring is like on
Jupiter and Mars

In others words
Hold my hand
In other words
Baby, kiss me

Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore

In other words
Please be true
In other words
I love you

Fill my heart with song
Let me sing forever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore

In other words
Please be true
In other words
In other words
I
Love
You

It has been covered a lot over the last 70 years. My entry has a few flourishes here and there…and the set even has props:

That was fun! Hope you enjoyed it. I’m working on ideas for what I’ll do next this summer. Stay tuned!