She slid on her dress   Under that melancholy moon   Somethin' to impress him   Hopin' he would be there soon      She gonna run away   He got a Chevrolet   She wanted Nat King Cole   He got a Jelly Roll   Whole lotta heart and soul      [Incomprehensible] a river rat   Are rappin' at her door   Take her to a picture show   She sure ain't seen before      She was a debutant   Give it just what she want   You tell her just where to go   Down to the drive in show   You be my riverboat      Movies is magic   Real life is tragic   Fundamental though it seems   When you're livin' in your dream   And you wake up it's over      Movies is magic   Real life is tragic   I regret I gotta say   It is time we get away   To the movies and magic      Cowboy dressed like Injun   Popped right off that silver screen   Scarlet up like a jukebox   For a dreamboat Delta Queen      Rain droppin' all around   Put up the top you clown   And turn on the Nat King Cole   Off with the rock and roll   To the movies and magic      Movies is magic   (Movies is magic)      Movies is magic   (Magic)   Real life is tragic   And as time goes by and by   You will often wonder why   To the day that you die      'Cause movies is magic   Movies is magic