Jerome Kern is often considered a master of the seamless melody. Stephan Sondheim referred to him as America's Schubert. The song was written in 1933 but in the 1950's , The Platters, a pop vocal group had a hit with the song although Kern would not have appreciated that version. He did not like any changes from the way it has written. Lyricist Otto Harbach used some arcane expressions such as " chaffed" "forsooth" " sequestered days ." These are not terms that are part of normal discourse but they were accepted at the time.
This version is sung by Connee Boswell who sang with her sisters in the 1930's. Ella Fitzgerald said that her singing was influenced by listening to Connee Boswell and her natural, un forced vocal style.https://youtu.be/7_m1b8BYmhA
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