I Found You
Nat Star And His Orchestra Lyrics


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It was a lucky April shower
It was the most convenient door
I found a million dollar baby
In a five and ten cent store.
The rain continued for an hour.
I hung around for three or four.
Around a million dollar baby
In a five and ten cent store.

She was selling china
And when she made those eyes,
I kept buying china
Until the crowd got wise.

Incidentally
If you should run into a shower,
Just step inside my cottage door,
And meet the million-dollar baby
From the five and ten cent store.
Love comes along like a popular song
Any time or anywhere at all.

Rain or sunshine
Spring or fall.
Say, you'll never know when it may say hello
In a very unexpected place.
For example, take my case.
(Bing scats.)

She was selling china
And when she made those eyes
I kept buying china
Until the crowd got wise.

Incidentally
If you should run into a shower
Oh, step inside my cottage door




And meet my million-dollar baby
From the five and ten cent store.

Overall Meaning

The song "I Found You" by Nat Star and His Orchestra is a classic love song about the unexpected encounter with love in an unlikely place. The lyrics describe a chance meeting with a woman in a five and ten cent store who the singer describes as a "million dollar baby." He recounts the moment he saw her with the rain pouring down, and he spent hours hanging around the store just to be near her. The woman was selling china and caught the singer's eye with her mesmerizing gaze. The singer then invites anyone who finds themselves in a sudden shower to stop by his cottage door and meet his million-dollar baby.


The song's lyrics are a testament to the idea that love can happen at any time and in any place, and one should always be open to opportunities to find it. The singer is willing to take a chance on love, even if it means buying china just to be near the woman he desires. The line "Love comes along like a popular song" highlights the universal appeal of love, similar to how a catchy tune can become popular with everyone. The upbeat and jazzy melody of the song complements the lyrics' romantic and playful tone.


Line by Line Meaning

It was a lucky April shower
A fortuitous rain shower occurred in the month of April


It was the most convenient door
The singer happened upon the most convenient entryway


I found a million dollar baby
The singer discovered an extremely valuable individual


In a five and ten cent store.
Surprisingly, the singer met this valuable person in a store where items were quite inexpensive


The rain continued for an hour.
The rain shower continued nonstop for sixty minutes


I hung around for three or four.
The singer lingered in the area for a few hours


Around a million dollar baby
The singer spent this time around the valuable individual mentioned before


In a five and ten cent store.
The singer remained in the low-cost store where they first met


She was selling china
The valuable individual was employed as a retail worker, selling china


And when she made those eyes,
The singer became enamored with the valuable individual's gaze


I kept buying china
The singer bought several pieces of china from the store


Until the crowd got wise.
Eventually, others in the store realized what the singer was doing and why


Incidentally
As an aside


If you should run into a shower,
If you happen to encounter a rain shower


Just step inside my cottage door,
Feel free to enter the singer's home


And meet the million-dollar baby
The valuable individual mentioned earlier can be met in the singer's home


From the five and ten cent store.
Despite their worth, the valuable individual still originates from the inexpensive store


Love comes along like a popular song
Romantic relationships can appear at any time and be as ubiquitous as popular music


Any time or anywhere at all.
These types of relationships can occur at any time and place imaginable


Rain or sunshine
It doesn't matter the weather or the situation


Spring or fall.
It doesn't matter the season


Say, you'll never know when it may say hello
One never knows when such a relationship may begin


In a very unexpected place.
It can happen in the most unexpected of locations


For example, take my case.
This is an example based on the singer's personal experience


(Bing scats.)
The singer performs an ad-lib, nonsensical vocalization


She was selling china
Repeating an earlier line, the valuable individual was employed as a retail worker selling china


And when she made those eyes
Again, the singer was struck by the valuable person's gaze


I kept buying china
Just as before, the singer continued to purchase china


Until the crowd got wise.
And again, others in the store eventually became aware of the singer's actions


Incidentally
Once again, as an aside


If you should run into a shower
Repeating the same line, if you happen upon a rain shower


Oh, step inside my cottage door
A friendly invitation to enter the singer's home


And meet my million-dollar baby
A final reference to the valuable individual, who can be found in the singer's home


From the five and ten cent store.
Closing out the song with a reminder that despite being so special, the individual can still be found in an inexpensive store




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BILLY ROSE, HARRY WARREN, MORT DIXON

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@user-yp3oj5se1i

@@geroutathat You typed so much jibberish/propaganda there it's gas.

"cause white Irish slaves couldn't cut it. You would be sent away as a slave for many things, one would be feeding your family instead of paying rent on land you lived on for 5 thousand years,"????


Irish people advanced with their boats and started european cultures with no religious cult in control of them.
Irish Originated from both Irish islands before they advanced into places since called Spain, France, Germany, Italy etc
They all know who started them who their ancestors were.

Everybody knows the Irish culture was the dominant one in relation to how the Irish accent is used by carribean people and Irish words like Geansai = Ganzee =Jumper and An thuigeann tú =can you dig it and the south Ireland accent being heard from Carribeann people instead of an african accent means that the Irish were the dominant group/culture. Irish clans found south america before it was called that. The carribean people with Irish accents and Irish second names means Irish men did the 'breeding'. I stopped reading after the breeding shite you actually typed out for money. No anglo invasion happened or roman one as you'd know. It's still majority Irish dna on both Irish islands.

How much is your troll pay?



@cyrylthewolf

​@@harlequindove2374 So... Clannad - A MUSIC GROUP - is related to Enya? She's related to...A BAND?

NO. That's incorrect. And you're MISSING THE POINT.

Moya Brennan and Enya (Enya "Patricia Brennan") are SISTERS. (I don't know about the others.)

That doesn't mean that they have to be TIED AT THE HIP where their music is concerned. "Clannad" should not immediately imply "Enya". Clannad is not riding on her coattails.

Words have meaning. I used specific words. Put together they have a specific meaning. Looking back; I don't see how I was at all unclear in what I was conveying.



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@dittmarvonzweel2975

I studied to become a nurse, my dearest Mum got real sick in my last year. She was diagnosed with multiple cancers (colon, liver, lungs, brain)...she had previously always been healthy...it progressed fast, I went home to help...She held on till I got there...and then passed....My world shattered. I couldnt save her..It was always me and my Mum...now it was just me. Apart from the words, this song speaks of a greater cosmic truth about love, longing and connection...it soothes what can never heal.

Although Im alone, I know she stands with me.
Thank you for letting me share.

All the best from SouthAfrica.

@quietman6962

Your mum is in Heaven keeping her eyes on you so you are never alone ❤ greetings from Ireland 🤗

@christinecanavan7333

Oh....how true. My husband died 8 years ago. I know he will find me when I die. He will help me into eternity. Paul was my soulmate. I was his.

@hopedamon7116

Very well written/expressed-you are a writer and communicator for sure

@hopedamon7116

You are not alone

@patriciamanville4770

God bless you and your dear mumx

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@dawncharlonne3233

I am Mohawk/Abenaki and French and Irish and very proud of who my ancestors are..This song touches my heart and soul! It was mine and my husband's song and I had it played at his memorial service after losing him 2 years ago..I know that he will find me again..Always Gilson 💙

@tombrydson781

Dawn Charlonne what a memorial tribute god bless

@dawncharlonne3233

@@tombrydson781 Thank you...I miss him every day and I will always love him..I have his ashes and since I am to be buried my daughter promised me to put his ashes in my coffin so that he will be with me for eternity..He was my whole world..A love like ours will never die...

@tombrydson781

Dawn Charlonne Alison passed away last January and buried her ashes in my garden so she is a.ways



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