PAUL ANKA - DIANA

Diana

PAUL ANKA

SONGWRITERS: JOE SHERMAN & PAUL ANKA

COUNTRY: CANADA

ALBUM: DIANA/LP

LABEL: ABC

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1957

"Diana" is a song written and made famous by Paul Anka in 1957, recorded in May 1957 at Don Costa studio in New York. Reportedly inspired by a high school friend of Anka's named Diana Ayoub, in an interview with NPR's Terry Gross in 2005, Anka stated that it was inspired by a girl at his church whom he hardly knew. session musicians on the record included Bucky Pizzarelli on Guitar, Irving Wexler on piano, Jerry Bruno on bass, and Panama Francis on drums. recorded in May 1957 at RCA studios.

The original Paul Anka 1957 recording reached number one on the Billboard "Best Sellers In Stores" chart (although it climbed no higher than number 2 on Billboard′s composite "Top 100" chart) and has reportedly sold over nine million copies. "Diana" also hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers list chart. It also reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and sold 1.25 million copies in the UK.

I'm so young and you're so old

This, my darling, I've been told

I don't care just what they say

'Cause forever I will pray

You and I will be as free

As the birds up in the trees

Oh, please stay by me, Diana

Thrills I get when you hold me close

Oh, my darling, you're the most

I love you but do you love me

Oh, Diana, can't you see

I love you with all my heart

And I hope we will never part

Oh, please stay with me, Diana

Oh, my darlin', oh, my lover

Tell me that there is no other

I love you with my heart

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Only you can take my heart

Only you can tear it apart

When you hold me in your loving arms

I can feel you giving all your charms

Hold me, darling, ho-ho hold me tight

Squeeze me baby with-a all your might

Oh, please stay by me, Diana

Oh, please, Diana

Oh, please, Diana

Oh, please, Diana

Tom:C

         C                Am
       1. I'm so young and you're so old;
         F                 G
         this, my darling, I've been told.
         C                 Am
         I don't care just what they say
          F             G
         cause forever I will pray
          C             Am
          You and I will be as free
          F               G
          as the birds up in the trees.
          C  Am      F       G     C    Am   F    G
          Oh please stay by me, Diana.
          C                      Am
       2. Thrills I get when you hold me close,
          F              G
          oh my darling, you're the most.
          C                 Am
          I love you but do you love me?
          F         G
          Oh Diana, can't you see?
          C               Am
          I love you with all my heart
          F                  G
          and I hope we will never part.
          C  Am      F         G     C   Am   F    G
          Oh please stay with me, Diana.
          F           Fm
   Inter: Oh my darling, oh my lover,
         C                  
          tell me that there is no other,
           F          Fm 
         I love you with my heart,
         G               
          Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh.
          C               Am
       3. Only you can you take my heart,
          F             G
          only you can tear it apart,
                   C                Am
          When you hold me in your loving arms,
          F                     G
          I can feel you giving all your charms,
          C                      Am
          Hold me darling, oh-oh, hold me tight,
          F                     G
          squeeze me baby, with all your might,
          C  Am      F       G    C    Am
          Oh please, stay by me, Diana.
          F      G   C      Am
          Oh please, Diana.
          F      G   C     Am  F  C
          Oh please, Diana.