Mmmm (scat) I've got the "You don't know the half of it, dearie" blues Oh how I wish you'd drop that anger, and end your cruise You're just a duffer
I was a stranger in the city Out of town were the people I knew I had that feeling of self-pity What to do, what to do, what to do The outlook was decidedly
A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes
Come on and hear (2x), Alexander's Ragtime Band, Come on and hear (2x), it's the best band in the land! They can play a bugle call like you never heard
I love the look(s) of you, (and) the lure of you The sweet of you, and the pure of you The eyes, the arms, and the (that) mouth of you The east, west,
Sad times, may follow your tracks Bad times, may bar you from Sak's At times, when Satan in slacks Breaks down your self control Maybe, as often it goes
{this intro is not used in the Ella version; it's included here for completeness} Intro: Everything went wrong, And the whole day long I'd feel so blue
All too soon We had to part The moment you had touched my heart And with you went my dream All too soon All too sweet Was our affair And you put all
Times have changed, And we've ofter rewound the clock Since the Puritans got a shock When they landed on Plymouth Rock If today any shock they might
Gather 'round me, everybody Gather 'round me, while I preach some Feel a sermon coming on here The topic will be sin And that's what I'm agin' If you
All my life I've been waiting for you My wonderful one I've begun Living all my life All my love Has been waiting for you My life is
A-tisket, A-tasket A-tisket, a-tasket A brown-and-yellow basket I sent a letter to my momma On the way I dropped it I dropped it, I dropped it Yes,
Oh, it really wasn't my intention To disregard convention It was just an impulse That had to be obeyed. Though it seems convention we've been scorning
Yes, Lovers that bless the dark On the benches in Central Park Greet autumn in New York It's good to live it again [trumpet solo] [Ella] Autumn in
Maybe I can't live to love you as long as I want to. Life isn't long enough baby, but I can love you as long as I live. Maybe I can't give you diamonds
The day is my enemy, the night my friend, For I'm always so alone Till the day draws to an end. But when the sun goes down And the moon comes through,
Drifting, dreaming In an azure mood Stardust gleaming Through my solitude Here in my seclusion You're a blue illusion While I'm in this azure interlude
I try to think that love's not around But it's uncomfortably near My old heart ain't gaining no ground Because my angel eyes ain't here Angel eyes, that
