“Let It Snow” Lyrics

Hmmmmm …

I could, and I’ll think about it … but I won’t make any promises. Here’s the way I’m thinking about it right at this moment.

Song lyrics, as written, are often ungrammatical. And I have no problem with that because that is an artistic choice.

Because I don’t own sheet music for these songs (and don’t have access to the original manuscripts), I checked between three and five sources for each song to ensure I could come as close as possible to the lyricist’s artistic choices. In some cases, their choice did not match what I thought I had been hearing for decades (and what I’ve been singing in the shower for many years). They also don’t match the artistic choices made by some artists who have recorded these songs.

So, are these quizzes about knowing the author’s lyrics, knowing the way somebody altered the lyrics when they recorded the song, or knowing what one individual assumed the lyrics were without ever having seen them written down?

My gut reaction is that I need to be true to the author’s artistic choices. But as promised, I’ll give it some more thought.