Blossom Dearie

I don’t want you
But I`d hate to lose you
You’ve got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea

I forgive you
But I can’t forget you
You’ve got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea

I ought to cross you off my list
But when you come a-knocking at my door
Fate seems to give my heart a twist
And I come running back for more

I should hate you
But I guess I love you
You’ve got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea

I don’t want you
But I`d hate to lose you
You’ve got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea

I forgive you
But I can’t forget you
You’ve got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea

I ought to cross you off my list
But when you come a-knocking at my door
Fate seems to give my heart a twist
And I come running back for more

I should hate you
But I guess I love you
You’ve got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea

I got myself a hat with cherries

And a brand new yellow dress

It isn't very hard to guess

That the answer will be yes



I'm ridin' high

And I approve of the trend

Look what I've found me

I got myself a gentleman friend



The sunny sky

Seems like it never will end

When he's around me

I'm referrin' to my gentleman friend



His kind o' kissin' suits me to a T

What I was missin' in the use to be

I'm gettin' frequently



And so goodbye to cares that hound me

Is it any wonder I

Wanna laugh and sing and cry

Gonna love him 'til I die

My gentleman friend



(piano & guitar solos)





His kind o' kissin' suits me to a T

What I was missin' in the use to be

I'm gettin' frequently



And so goodbye to cares that hound me

Is it any wonder I

Wanna laugh and sing and cry

Gonna love him 'til I die

My gentleman friend

I got myself a hat with cherries

And a brand new yellow dress

It isn't very hard to guess

That the answer will be yes



I'm ridin' high

And I approve of the trend

Look what I've found me

I got myself a gentleman friend



The sunny sky

Seems like it never will end

When he's around me

I'm referrin' to my gentleman friend



His kind o' kissin' suits me to a T

What I was missin' in the use to be

I'm gettin' frequently



And so goodbye to cares that hound me

Is it any wonder I

Wanna laugh and sing and cry

Gonna love him 'til I die

My gentleman friend



(piano & guitar solos)





His kind o' kissin' suits me to a T

What I was missin' in the use to be

I'm gettin' frequently



And so goodbye to cares that hound me

Is it any wonder I

Wanna laugh and sing and cry

Gonna love him 'til I die

My gentleman friend

Say you're fond of fancy things

Diamond clips and emerald rings

And you want your man to come through

Give him the ooh-la-la



When your car is asked to stop

By a handsome traffic cop

'less you want a ticket or two

Give him the ooh-la-la



If Napoleon at Waterloo-la-la

had an army of debutantes

to give the British the well-known ooh-la-la

He'd have changed the history of France



When your favorite Romeo

Grabs his hat and starts to go

Don't reveal the fact that you're blue

Don't break down and start to boo hoo

There's just one thing for you, la la,

to, la la, do, la la

Like Tallula just give him the ooh-la-la



If Napoleon at Waterloo-la-la

had an army of debutantes

to give the British the well-known ooh-la-la

He'd have changed the history of France





When your favorite Romeo

Grabs his hat and starts to go

Don't reveal the fact that you're blue

Don't break down and start to boo hoo

There's just one thing for you, la la,

to, la la, do, la la

Like Tallula just give him the ooh-la-la



The ooh-la-la, The ooh-la-la

You'd better be like Tellula

Don't be a fool-a

Give him the ooh-la-la

Say you're fond of fancy things

Diamond clips and emerald rings

And you want your man to come through

Give him the ooh-la-la



When your car is asked to stop

By a handsome traffic cop

'less you want a ticket or two

Give him the ooh-la-la



If Napoleon at Waterloo-la-la

had an army of debutantes

to give the British the well-known ooh-la-la

He'd have changed the history of France



When your favorite Romeo

Grabs his hat and starts to go

Don't reveal the fact that you're blue

Don't break down and start to boo hoo

There's just one thing for you, la la,

to, la la, do, la la

Like Tallula just give him the ooh-la-la



If Napoleon at Waterloo-la-la

had an army of debutantes

to give the British the well-known ooh-la-la

He'd have changed the history of France





When your favorite Romeo

Grabs his hat and starts to go

Don't reveal the fact that you're blue

Don't break down and start to boo hoo

There's just one thing for you, la la,

to, la la, do, la la

Like Tallula just give him the ooh-la-la



The ooh-la-la, The ooh-la-la

You'd better be like Tellula

Don't be a fool-a

Give him the ooh-la-la

Hello love

Awfully glad you've found me

Hello love

Spread your glow around me



The door's been open

But where have you been?

I've been here hopin' you'd let yourself in

And grin and



Hello love

I can tell you're near me

Hello love

Now at last you hear me

I know someday you'll be returning up above

What's that, you say

You're here to stay

Hello, hello love



Hello love

I can tell you're near me

Hello love

Now at last you hear me

I know someday you'll be returning up above

What's that, you say

You're here to stay

Hello, hello love

Pretending that we'll meet
Each time I turn a corner
I walk a little faster

Pretending life is sweet
'Cause love is around the corner
I walk a little faster

Can't begin to see my future shine as yet
No sign as yet, you're mine as yet
Rushing toward a face I can't divine as yet
Keep bumping into walls and taking lots of falls

But even though I meet
At each and every corner
With nothing but disaster

I set my chin a little higher, hope a little longer
Build a little stronger castle in the air
And thinking you'll be there
I walk a little faster

Can't begin to see my future shine as yet
No sign as yet, you're mine as yet
Rushing toward a face I can't divine as yet
Keep bumping into walls and taking lots of falls

But even though I meet
At each and every corner
With nothing but disaster

I set my chin a little higher, hope a little longer
Build a little stronger castle in the air
And thinking you'll be there
I walk a little faster

Pretending that we'll meet
Each time I turn a corner
I walk a little faster

Pretending life is sweet
'Cause love is around the corner
I walk a little faster

Can't begin to see my future shine as yet
No sign as yet, you're mine as yet
Rushing toward a face I can't divine as yet
Keep bumping into walls and taking lots of falls

But even though I meet
At each and every corner
With nothing but disaster

I set my chin a little higher, hope a little longer
Build a little stronger castle in the air
And thinking you'll be there
I walk a little faster

Can't begin to see my future shine as yet
No sign as yet, you're mine as yet
Rushing toward a face I can't divine as yet
Keep bumping into walls and taking lots of falls

But even though I meet
At each and every corner
With nothing but disaster

I set my chin a little higher, hope a little longer
Build a little stronger castle in the air
And thinking you'll be there
I walk a little faster

I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing,
And then a kiss, but more than this,
I wish you love.
And in July, a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade;
I wish you health, and more than wealth,
I wish you love.

My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be,
So with my best, my very best,
I set you free.

I wish you shelter from the storm,
A cozy fire to keep you warm;
But most of all, when showflakes fall,
I wish you love.

I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing,
And then a kiss, but more than this,
I wish you love.
And in July, a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade;
I wish you health, and more than wealth,
I wish you love.

My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be,
So with my best, my very best,
I set you free.

I wish you shelter from the storm,
A cozy fire to keep you warm;
But most of all, when showflakes fall,
I wish you love.

Ask me how do I feel,
now that we're cozy and clinging
Well, sir, all I can say is
if I were a bell, I'd be ringing
From the moment we met tonight
that's the way I just gotta behave
Boy, if I were a lamp I'd light
and if I were a banner, I'd wave
Ask me how do I feel,
little me with my quiet upbringing
Well, sir, all I can say is
if I were a gate, I'd be swinging
And if I were a season, I'd surely be spring
And if I were a bell, I'd go
ding-dong-ding-dong-ding

My height, just average, my weight just average,
And my IQ is, like you'd estimate, just average
But evidently, he does not agree
Consequently, if I seem at scene

It amazes me
It simply amazes me
What he sees in me
dazzles me,
dazes me
That I've learned to clip my wings
and soften my ways
these are ordinary things,
unworthy of praise

Yet he praises me
just knowing I try for him
when so many would
if they could
die for him
i'm the one who's worldly wise
and nothing much fazes me
but to see me in his eyes
it just amazes me

It's I don't know

It's what you're called

It's words escape me

Oh, it's hang it all



It's the kiss that defies every dictionary

Tell ya this, though

Whatever it is it's very



So darling say

It's understood

That when you kiss this way

It's knock on wood



It's do it again

It's the heck with it anyhow

It's the cat's meow

And it's too good to talk about now



(guitar solo)



It's I don't know

It's what you're called

It's words escape me

Oh, it's hang it all



It's the kiss that defies every dictionary

Tell ya this, though

Whatever it is it's very



So darling say

It's understood

That when you kiss this way

It's knock on wood



It's do it again

It's the heck with it anyhow

It's the cat's meow

And it's too good to talk about

Wee it's wow

It's too good to talk about

Holy cow

Too good to talk about now



It's the cat's meow

And it's too good to talk about

It's wee, it's wow

It's too good to talk about

Holy cow

It's too good to talk about now

Let me love you

Let me say that I do

If you lend me your ear

I'll make it clear that I do



Let me whisper it

Let me sigh it

Let me sing it, my dear

or I will cry it



Let me love you

Let me show that I do

Let me do a million impossible things

so you'll know that I do



I'll buy you the dawn

if you let me love you today

And tomorrow I'll buy you

the first of May



Let me whisper it

Let me sigh it

Let me sing it, my dear

or I will cry it



Let me love you

Let me show that I do

Let me do a million impossible things

so you'll know that I do



I'll buy you the dawn

if you let me love you today

And tomorrow I'll send you

Tomorrow I'll send you

Yes, tomorrow I'll send you

merrily on your way



Let me love you

Life upon the wicked stage ain't ever what a girl supposes
Stage door Johny's outraging over you with gems and roses
When you let a-fella hold your hand which means an extra beer or sandwich
Everybody whispers, ?Ain't her life a world?

Though you're warned against the rule, way ruining your reputation
When you played around the one night trade around the great big nation
Wild old man who give you jewels and sables only live in Aesop's fables
Life upon the wicked stage is nothin' for a girl

I admit it's fun to smear my face with paint
Causing everyone to think I'm what I ain't
And I'd like to play a Demi Monday roll with soul

Ask the hero, does he liked the way I lure
When I play a Hasie or a Parramore
Yet when once the gut feels down my life is pure and how I dread it

Life upon the wicked stage ain't ever what a girl supposes
Stage door Johny's outraging over you with gems and roses
If some gentleman we talk with reason, I would cancel all next season
Life upon the wicked stage ain't nothin' for a girl

Love is the reason you were born
Love was the gleam in papa's eye

People suddenly meet
People suddenly fit
People suddenly hit
And brother, that's it

Personally
Love is a kick right in the pants
Love is the aspirin you buy

If you're flappin' your fins
If you're climbin' a wall
There must be a reason for it all
What is the reason for it all?
Love is the reason for it all

Love is the night you can't recall
Love is the extra drink you drank

Love's a shot in the arm
Love's a poke in the ribs
Buyin' bottles and bibs
And fillin' up cribs

Obviously
Love is an old established trap
Ten million suckers walk the plank

If you land on your tail
Every time that you fall
I can't see the reason for it
Who needs a reason for it?
Love is the reason for it all

All night the teasin' in the hall
Hallways are lovely for a call
Call it the season
I say, "Love is the reason for it all"