If I Can't Have You 1927

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 7Feb2025
2025

I'm blue, so blue
And brokenhearted, because we parted
And since we parted,
the sun has lost its glory
I wish, I hope
That you'll forgive, dear,
that you'll forget, dear
I want you to listen to my story

If I can't have you, nobody but youoooo
I want to be lonesome, I want to be blue
Wherever I go, whatever I dooooo
I'm all by my ownsome,
just thinking of you
I'm missing that sweet embrace,
that feeling of bliss
Nobody can take your place
when I'm feeling like this
So, if I can't have you,
nobody but youoooo
I want to be lonesome,
I want to be blue

If I can't have you, nobody but youoooo
I want to be lonesome, I want to be blue
Wherever I go, whatever I dooooo
I'm all by my ownsome,
just thinking of you
I'm missing that sweet embrace,
that feeling of bliss
Nobody can take your place
when I'm feeling like this
So, if I can't have you,
nobody but youoooo
I want to be lonesome,
I want to be blue

Some day you may
Recall the night, dear,
we said goodnight, dear
That summer night, dear
The stars were in their glory
That kiss, that bliss
Just made me miss you
and long to kiss you
Remember, it's just
the same old story

If I can't have you, nobody but youoooo
I want to be lonesome, I want to be blue
Wherever I go, whatever I dooooo
I'm all by my ownsome,
just thinking of you
I'm missing that sweet embrace,
that feeling of bliss
Nobody can take your place
when I'm feeling like this
So, if I can't have you,
nobody but youoooo
I want to be lonesome,
I want to be blue

If I can't have you, nobody but youoooo
I want to be lonesome, I want to be blue
Wherever I go, whatever I dooooo
I'm all by my ownsome,
just thinking of you
I'm missing that sweet embrace,
that feeling of bliss
Nobody can take your place
when I'm feeling like this
So, if I can't have you,
nobody but youoooo
I want to be lonesome,
I want to be blue

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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If I Can’t Have You 1927
(I Want To Be Lonesome – I Want To Be Blue)
Lyrics & music by Walter Donaldson
© MCMXXVII by Leo Feist Inc.  New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 7 February 2025 at 08.58
in association with Fred Feild, The Sheet Music Singer
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James Pitt-Payne