Harvey Schmidt

My Cup Runneth Over (Ed Ames)

Film / TV / Show/Broadway • Lyricist: Tom Jones

For voice and piano (or guitar)

Printable sheet music file, 1 copy • 4 pages, ID: SM-000091634

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My Cup Runneth Over (Ed Ames): For voice and piano (or guitar) by Harvey Schmidt

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Instrumentation	Piano, Voice, Classical guitar

Recorded in 1967, “My Cup Runneth Over” is a song by the American pop singer and actor known as Ed Ames. Ed was a 60’s pop star and a member of the group the “Ames Brothers”. “My Cup Runneth Over” is one of his most popular hits of the time, along with “When the Snow is in the Roses” and “Who Will Answer”. The title of the song comes from the Hebrew Bible, it’s a quotation from Psalm 23:5 and according to one of the interpretations means “I have more than enough for my needs”. Besides Ed Ames, this phrase has been extensively used in music by other artists like Harvey Schmidt, Musical Island Boys, Bob Marley, Eminem and many others. Ed Ames’ version became US No. 8 pop hit.