Billie Holiday - How Deep Is The Ocean? (How High Is The Sky) Clef Records 1954

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"How Deep Is the Ocean?" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1932, and can be heard in the background of the 1933 film The Life of Jimmy Dolan. The song was introduced by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with vocals by Jack Fulton.
The song was written at a low point in Berlin's professional and personal life, and is among the select few of his numbers introduced on the radio rather than onstage or in film. The song is a series of questions posed in succession to one another, with the only exception being the second line, "I'll tell you no lie."

Billie's accompanied by Ray Brown (bass), Herb Ellis (guitar), Oscar Peterson (piano), and Charlie Shavers (trumpet). Recorded April 14, 1954. (Clef Records) MGC 161

How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie
How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?
How many times a day do I think of you?
How many roses are sprinkled with dew?

How far would I travel to be where you are?
How far is the journey from here to a star?
And if I ever lost you how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?

How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie
How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?
How many times a day do I think of you?
How many roses are sprinkled with dew?

How far would I travel to be where you are?
How far is the journey from here to a star?
And if I ever lost you how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean? How much will I cry?
How high is the sky?