50s - It's All In The Game (Tommy Edward)

It's All In The Game

The lyrics of "It's All in the Game" was composed by Carl Sigman in 1951 to a wordless 1911 composition entitled "Melody in A Major" written by Charles Dawes (who later became the Vice President of the USA under Calvin Coolidge).

(It is therefore considered the only #1 pop single to have been co-written by a U.S. Vice President!)

In 1951, Tommy Edwards did a mono version of this song and could only manage a minor success. In 1958, Tommy decided to cut a stereo version of the song and it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks from mid-September to October 1958 and hit the #1 spot in the UK charts for 3 weeks in November the same year.

Notable versions of the songs were recorded by Andy Williams, Cliff Richard (#2 in UK 1963), The Four Tops, Merle Haggard and Engelbert Humperdinck.

Lyrics:

Many a tear has to fall
But it's all in the game
All in the wonderful game
That we know as love
You have words with him
And your future's looking dim
But these things
Your hearts can rise above

Once in a while he won't call
But it's all in the game
Soon he'll be there at your side
With a sweet bouquet
And he'll kiss your lips
And caress your waiting fingertips
And your hearts will fly away

Soon he'll be there at your side
With a sweet bouquet
Then he'll kiss your lips
And caress your waiting fingertips
And your hearts will fly away