The Quintessential-Volume 4

Billie Holiday The Quintessential-Volume 4 Lyrics
1.Carelessly

Charles f. kenney / nick kenney / n. ellis

How carelessly
You gave me your heart
And carelessly i broke it, sweetheart
I took each tender kiss you gave to me
Every kiss made you a slave to me

Then carelessly
I told you good-bye
But now at night i wake up and cry
I wish i knew a way to find the love
I threw away so carelessly


2.How Could You?

Al dubin / harry warren

Just when romance got a start
You decided it was time to part
How could you?
How could you?

It was on a night like this
You left me and didn't leave a kiss
How could you?
How could you?

You know that love is just like apple pie
It's either sweet or tart
You could be the apple of my eye
But you, you, you upset the apple cart

I was looking forward to
All those little things you didn't do
How'could you,
Could you break my heart?


3.Moanin' Low

Ralph rainger / howard dietz

Moanin' low, my sweet man, i love him so
Though he's mean as can be
He's the kind of man needs the kind
Of a woman like me

Gonna die if my sweet man should pass me by
If i die where'ii he be
He's the kind of a man needs the kind
Of a woman like me

Don't know any reason why
He treats me so poorly
What have i gone and done
Makes me troubles double with his worries
When surely i ain't deserving of none

Moanin' low
My sweet man is gonna go
When he goes, oh lordy
He's the kind of a man needs the kind
Of a woman like memoanin' low, my sweet man, i love him so
Though he's mean as can be
He's the kind of man needs the kind
Of a woman like me

Gonna die if my sweet man should pass me by
If i die where'ii he be
He's the kind of a man needs the kind
Of a woman like me

Don't know any reason why
He treats me so poorly
What have i gone and done
Makes me troubles double with his worries
When surely i ain't deserving of none

Moanin' low
My sweet man is gonna go
When he goes, oh lordy
He's the kind of a man needs the kind
Of a woman like me


4.Where Is The Sun?

John (?) redmond / lee david

Oh clouds above me
Where are the birds that used to sing?
Everything's wrong
Oh where is their song of love?

Where is the one
Who said he loved me
Far, like those clouds he used to bring
Can it be true there's somebody new to love?
Listen my heart
Don't feel so bad
Think of the kisses we knew
You know my heart
The moments we had
Maybe he's missing them too
Where is the sun?

Oh clouds above me
Don't lake the dreams to which i cling
Where is the sun?
Oh where is the one i love?


5.Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

George and ira gershwin

You say either
And i say either
You say neither
And i say neither
Either, either, neither, neither
Let's call the whole thing off

You like potatoes
And i like potatoes
You like tomatoes
And i like tomatoes
Potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes
Let's call the whole thing off

But oh, if we call the whole thing off
Then we must part
And oh, if we ever part
Then that might break my heart

So it you like pajarnas and i like pajamas
I'll wear pajamas and give up pajamas
For we know we need each other
So we'd better call the calling off, off
Let's call the whole thing off

So if you go for oysters
And i go for oysters
I'll order oysters and cancel the oysters
For we know we need each other
So we'd better call the calling off, off
Let's call the whole thing off


6.They Can't Take That Away From Me

George and ira gershwin

The way you wear your hat
The way you sip your tea
The memory of all that
No, no they can't take that away from me

The way your smile just beams
The way you sing off key
The way you haunt my dreams
No, no they can't take that away from me
We may never, never meet again
On the bumpy road to love
Still i'll always, always keep the memory of
The way you hold your knife
The way we danced till three
The way you changed my life
No, no they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away from me

We may never, never meet again
On that bumpy road to love
Still i'll always, always keep the memory of
The way you hold your knife
The way we danced till three
The way you change my life
No, no they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away from


7.I Don't Know If I'm Coming Or Going

Lee wainer / lupin fien

You've got me on the road
Runnin' to and fro
Lookin' high and low
I don't know if i'm coming or going
Since i fell for you

I run up across the town
Chasing up and down
Having you around
I don't know if i'm coming or going
Since i fell for you


8.Sun Showers

Arthur freed / nacio herb brown

Sun showers
Never mind the rain
The sun will shine again
Through sun showers

In a little while
They sky above will srnile
Like luster that follows your kiss

Dark clouds of sorrow
Will soon be a sunny tomorrow

While sun flowers
Raise their happy eyes
Up to the flaming skies
Then sun showers
Leave us as they follow
Rainbows in our hearts

The gray skies soon will clear
My dear
While sun showers are here


9.Yours And Mine

Arthur freed / nacio herb brown

The stars that shine
Are yours and mine
The rainbows in the sky
Are yours and mine
The song of springtime
The lullaby of fall
The sunshine of summertime
Belong to us all

The moon above
Is yours and mine
The right to fall in love
Is yours and mine
The hope of finding the dream
Our hearts desire
All this is
Yours and mine


10.I'll Get By

Roy turk / fred e. ahlert

I'll get by
As long as i have you
Oh there'be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll live with you
Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care i
I'll get by
As long as i have you

*alternatively (i don't know....., ecduzit)
I'll get by as long as i have you
Though there'll be rain and darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh, it's true

Ah, but tears may come to me
That's true
But what care i, say
I'll get by, as long as i have you


11.Mean To Me

Roy turk / fred e. ahlert

You're mean to me
Why must you be mean to me?
Gee, honey, it seems to me
You love to see me cryin'
I don't know why
I stay home each night
When you say you phone
You don't and i'm left alone.
Sing the blues and sighin'
You treat me coldly each day in the year
You always scold me
Whenever somebody is near, dear
I must be great fun to be mean to me
You shouldn't, for can't you see
What you mean to me


12.Foolin' Myself

Peter tinturin / jack lawrence

I try to keep you out of my heart
But somehow i find
Trying to keep you out of my heart
I'm out of my mind
I tell myself 'i'm through with you
And i'll having nothing more to do with you'
I stay away, but every day
I'm just foolin myself

Tell my friends that i don't care
I shrug my shoulders at the whole affair
But all know it is't so
I'm just foolin myself

And ev'ry time i pass
And see my face in a looking glass
I tip my hat and say
'how do you do, you fool
You're trowing your life away'
I'm acting gay
I'm acting proud
And every time i see you in a crowd
I may pretend
But in the end
I'm just foolin myself


13.Easy Living

Leo robin / ralph rainger

Living for you is easy living
It's easy to live when you're in love
And i'm so in love
There is nothing in life but you

I never regret the years that i'm giving
They're easy to give when you're in love
I'm happy to do whatever i do for you

For you maybe i'm a fool
But it's fun
People say you rule me with one wave of your hand
Darling, it's grand
They just don't understand

Living for you is easy living
It's easy to live when you're in love
And i'm so in love
There's nothing in life but you


14.I'll Never Be The Same

Matty malneck / frank signorelli / gus kahn

I'll never be the same
Guys have lost their meaning for me
I'll never be the same
Nothin's what it once used to be
And when the song birds that sing
Tell me it's spring
I can't believe their song
Once love was king
But kings can be wrong

I'll never be the same
There is such an ache in my heart
I'll never be the same
Since we're apart
But there's a lot that a smile can hide
And i know deep down inside
I'll never be the same
Never be the same again


15.Me, Myself And I(Are All In Love With You)

Irving gordon / allan roberts / alvin s. kaufman

Me, myself and i
Are all in love with you
We all think you're wonderful
We do

Me, myself and i
Have just one point of view
We're convinced
There's no one else like you
It can't be denied dear
You brought the sun to us
We'd be satisfied dear
If you, you'd belong to one of us

So if you pass me by
Three hearts will break in two
Cause me, myself and i
Are all in love with you

Me, myself and i
Are all in love with you
We all think you're wonderful
We do

Me, myself and i
Have just one point of view
We're convinced
There's no one else like you

It can't be denied dear
You brought the sun to us
We'd be satisfied dear
If you'd belong to one of us

So if you pass me by
Three hearts will break in two
Cause me, myself and i
Are all in love with you


16.A Sailboat In The Moonlight

Carmen lombardo / john jacob loeb

A sailboat in the moonlight
And you
Wouldn't that be heaven
A heaven just for two
A soft breeze on a june night and you
What a perfect setting
For letting dreams come true

A chance to sail away
To sweetheart bay
Beneath the stars that shine
A chance to drift
For you to lift
Your tender lips to mine
Some things dear
That i long for are few
Just give me a sailboat in the moonlight and you

A chance to sail away
To sweetheart bay
Beneath the stars that shine
A chance to drift
For you to lift
Your tender lips to mine
Some things dear
That i long for are few
Just give me a sailboat in the moonlight and you