Smoke gets in your eyes (and nose, throat and clothes)
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical Roberta. The song has these opening lyrics: Now, laughing friends deride, Tears I cannot hide. Oh-oh-oh-oh, so I smile and say, “When a lovely flame dies, Smoke gets in your eyes.” For […]