Duke Ellington's Sound of Love

I was young and carefree,
Not a sound had found my soul.
Lost in blues, jazz, and ragtime*,
No sound had got to my mood.
I was searching for my melody,
Love blues that gets me wooed.
All alone,
Sad clown with his circus closed down.
Lost on my merry-go-round came a melody
In my heart so yearning-
Taught me to hear music out of love
From the soul
For this life we all live infinite.
With the lover and beloved
As one Ellington sound of love.