The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues 1924 'Lady Be Good'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 11 Apr 2005

[He:] Each time you trill a song with Bill,
or look at Will, I get a chill;
I'm gloomy.
I won't recall the names
of all the men who fall,
it's all appalling to me.
Of course I really cannot blame them a bit,
for you're a hit, where'er you flit.
I know it's so, but dearie,
oh, you'll never know the blues
that go right through me.

I've got the "You don't know
the half of it, dearie," blues!
The trouble is you have
so many from whom to choose.
If you should marry Tom, Dick or Harry,
life would be the bunk,
I'd become a monk.
I've got the "You don't know
the half of it, dearie," blues!

I've got the "You don't know
the half of it, dearie," blues!
Oh, how I wish you'd drop
an anchor and end your cruise.
You're just a duffer who makes me suffer;
all the younger set says
your heart's to let.
I've got the "You don't know
the half of it, dearie," blues!

[She:] You dare assert that you were hurt
each time I'd flirt with Bill or Bert.
You brute, you!
Well, I'm repaid; I felt betrayed
when any maid whom you surveyed would suit you.
Compared to you, I've been as good as could be.
Yet here you are, lecturing me!
You're just a guy who makes me cry,
yet though I try to "cut" you,
I salute you.

I've got the "You don't know
the half of it, dearie," blues!
The trouble is you have
so many from whom to choose.
If you should marry Tom, Dick or Harry,
life would be the bunk,
I'd become a monk.
I've got the "You don't know
the half of it, dearie," blues!

I've got the "You don't know
the half of it, dearie," blues!
Oh, how I wish you'd drop
an anchor and end your cruise.
You're just a duffer who makes me suffer;
all the younger set says
your heart's to let.
I've got the "You don't know
the half of it, dearie," blues!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues 1924 Gershwin
from "Lady Be Good"
Music & Lyrics by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
© 1924 by WB Corps. (renewed)
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 11 April 2005 at 14.18
in association with Doug Grierson
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