“I GOT PLENTY OF NUTHIN’”
From Porgy and Bess (1935)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN & DEBOSE HEYWARD
(Music by George Gershwin)
1 Oh, I got (A) plenty (B) o' nuthin' (C)
2 An’ nuthin'(C)s plenty (B) for me. (B)
3 I got (A) no (D) car, got (A) no (D) mule. (E)
4 I got (A) no (D) misery. (B)
5 De folks (F) wid plenty (B) o' plenty (B)
6 Got (A) a lock (G) on dey door (H)
7 'Fraid somebody's a-goin' to rob 'em (I)
8 While dey's out a-makin' more. (H)
9 What for? (H)
10 I got no (D) lock (G) on de door. (H)
11 (Dat's no (D) way to be.) (B)
12 Dey kin steal de rug from de floor (H)
13 Dat's o.k. wid me (B)
14 'Cause de things dat I prize, (I)
15 Like de stars in de skies,(I) all are free. (B)
16 Oh, I got (A) plenty (B) o' nuthin' (C)
17 And nuthin's (C) plenty (B) fo’ me. (B)
18 I got my gal, (J) got my song (K)
19 Got Hebben (L) de whole day long.(K)
20 (No use complainin’!) (M)
21 Got my gal, (J) got my Lawd, (N) got my song. (K)
22 Oh, I got (A) plenty (B) o' nuthin' (C)
23 And nuthin'(C)s plenty (B) for me. (B)
24 Got de sun(O), got de moon (P),
25 Got (A) de deep blue sea. (B)
26 De folks (F) wid plenty (B) o' plenty (B)
27 Got (A) to pray (Q) all de day. (Q)
28 Seems wid plenty (B) you sure got to worry (B)
29 How to keep the debbel way (Q) a-way. (Q)
30 I ain’t a-frettin’ ‘bout Hell (R)
31 'Till de time arrive. (T)
32 Never worry long as I'm well, (R)
33 Never one to strive (T)
34 To be good, to be bad-- (U)
35 What the hell! (S) I is glad I's alive. (T)
36 Oh, I got (A) plenty (B) o’ nuthin’ (C)
37 And nuthin’(C)s plenty (B) fo’ me. (B)
38 I got (A) my gal, (J) got my song, (K)
39 Got (A)Hebben (L) de whole day (Q) long. (k)
40 (No use complainin’!) (M)
41 Got (A) my gal, (J) got (A) my Lawd, (N) got (A) my song! (K)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Gershwin - SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
“SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME”
From Oh, Kay (1926)
LYRIC BY IRA GERSHWIN
Music by George Gershwin
(Verse)
1 There’s a saying old, (A) says that love is blind. (B)
2 Still, we’re often told, (A) "seek (C) and ye shall find." (B)
3 So I’m going to seek (C) a certain lad I’ve had in mind. (B)
4 Looking everywhere, (D) haven’t found him yet. (E)
5 He’s the big affair (D) I cannot forget. (E).
6 Only man I ever think of with regret. (E)
7 I’d like to add his initial to my monogram (F)
8 Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb? (F)
(Refrain)
1 There’s a somebody I’m longin’ to see. (A)
2 I hope that he turns out to be (A)
3 Someone who’ll watch over me. (A)
4 I’m a little lamb who’s lost in the wood. (B)
5 I know I could, (B) always be good (B)
6 To one who’ll watch over me. (A)
7 Although he may not be (A)
8 The man some girls think of as handsome, (C)
9 To my heart he carries the key (A)
10 Won’t you tell him please to put on some speed (D)
11 Follow my lead, (D) oh, how I need (D)
12 Someone to watch over me. (A)
(Instrumental bridge and then return to latter part of Refrain to finish)
From Oh, Kay (1926)
LYRIC BY IRA GERSHWIN
Music by George Gershwin
(Verse)
1 There’s a saying old, (A) says that love is blind. (B)
2 Still, we’re often told, (A) "seek (C) and ye shall find." (B)
3 So I’m going to seek (C) a certain lad I’ve had in mind. (B)
4 Looking everywhere, (D) haven’t found him yet. (E)
5 He’s the big affair (D) I cannot forget. (E).
6 Only man I ever think of with regret. (E)
7 I’d like to add his initial to my monogram (F)
8 Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb? (F)
(Refrain)
1 There’s a somebody I’m longin’ to see. (A)
2 I hope that he turns out to be (A)
3 Someone who’ll watch over me. (A)
4 I’m a little lamb who’s lost in the wood. (B)
5 I know I could, (B) always be good (B)
6 To one who’ll watch over me. (A)
7 Although he may not be (A)
8 The man some girls think of as handsome, (C)
9 To my heart he carries the key (A)
10 Won’t you tell him please to put on some speed (D)
11 Follow my lead, (D) oh, how I need (D)
12 Someone to watch over me. (A)
(Instrumental bridge and then return to latter part of Refrain to finish)
Gershwin - I GOT RHYTHM
“I GOT RHYTHM”
from Girl Crazy (1930)
LYRIC BY IRA GERSHWIN
Music by George Gershwin
(Verse)
1 Days can be sunny (A) with never a sigh-- (B)
2 Don't need what money (A) can buy. (B)
3 Birds in the trees sing (C) their dayful of song (D)
4 Why shouldn't we sing (C) along? (D)
5 I'm chipper all the day-- (E)
6 Happy with my lot. (F)
7 How do I get that way? (E)
8 Look at what I've got: (F)
(Refrain)
1 I got (A) rhythm, I got (A) music, I got (A) my man-- (B)
2 Who could ask for anything more? (C)
3 I got (A) daisies in green pastures. (D)
4 I got (A) my man-- (B)
5 Who could ask for anything more? (C)
6 Old man trouble, I don't mind (E) him-- (F)
7 You won't find (E) him (F) 'round my door. (C)
8 I got (A) starlight. (G)
9 I got (A) sweet dreams. (H)
10 I got (A) my man-- (B)
11 Who could ask for anything more? (C)
(Then Jazz SCAT Singing)
(Then repeat of last phrases of Refrain)
(Then original and interesting cataloging of previous lines
but consistent with lyricist’s words and intent as the song ends).
from Girl Crazy (1930)
LYRIC BY IRA GERSHWIN
Music by George Gershwin
(Verse)
1 Days can be sunny (A) with never a sigh-- (B)
2 Don't need what money (A) can buy. (B)
3 Birds in the trees sing (C) their dayful of song (D)
4 Why shouldn't we sing (C) along? (D)
5 I'm chipper all the day-- (E)
6 Happy with my lot. (F)
7 How do I get that way? (E)
8 Look at what I've got: (F)
(Refrain)
1 I got (A) rhythm, I got (A) music, I got (A) my man-- (B)
2 Who could ask for anything more? (C)
3 I got (A) daisies in green pastures. (D)
4 I got (A) my man-- (B)
5 Who could ask for anything more? (C)
6 Old man trouble, I don't mind (E) him-- (F)
7 You won't find (E) him (F) 'round my door. (C)
8 I got (A) starlight. (G)
9 I got (A) sweet dreams. (H)
10 I got (A) my man-- (B)
11 Who could ask for anything more? (C)
(Then Jazz SCAT Singing)
(Then repeat of last phrases of Refrain)
(Then original and interesting cataloging of previous lines
but consistent with lyricist’s words and intent as the song ends).
Gershwin - IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
“IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO”
From Porgy and Bess (1935)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN
(Music by George Gershwin)
1 It ain't necessarily so. (A) It ain't necessarily so (A)
2 The t'ings dat yo' li'ble (B)
3 To read in de Bible, (B)
4 It ain't necessarily so. (A)
5 Li'l David was small, but oh my ! (C)
6 Li'l David was small, but oh my ! (C)
7 He fought Big Goliath (D)
8 Who lay down an' dieth ! (D)
9 Li'l David was small, but oh my ! (C)
10 Wadoo, (repeat phrase)
11 Zim bam boddle-oo, (repeat phrase)
12 Hoodle ah da wa da, (repeat phrase)
13 Scatty wah ! (repeat phrase) Oh yeah !...
14 Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale, (E)
15 Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale, (E)
16 Fo' he made his home in (F)
17 Dat fish's abdomen. (F)
18 Oh Jonah, he lived in de whale. (E)
19 Li'l Moses was found in a stream. (F)
20 Li'l Moses was found in a stream. (F)
21 He floated on water (G)
22 Till Ol' Pharaoh's daughter, (G)
23 She fished him, she said, from dat stream. (F)
24 Wadoo (repeat phrase)
25 Well, it ain't necessarily so (A)
26 Well, it ain't necessarily so (A)
27 Dey tells all you chillun (G)
28 De debble's a villun, (G)
29 But it ain't necessarily so! (A)
30 To get into Hebben (H)
31 Don' snap for a sebben ! (H)
32 Live clean ! Don' have no fault ! (I)
33 Oh, I takes dat gospel (J)
34 Whenever it's pos'ble, (J)
35 But wid a grain of salt. (I)
36 Methus'lah lived nine hundred years, (K)
37 Methus'lah lived nine hundred years, (K)
38 But who calls dat livin' (L)
39 When no gal will give in (L)
40 To no man what's nine hundred years ? (K)
41 I'm preachin' dis sermon to show, (A)
42 It ain't nessa (M) (repeat 3 times) ain't necessarily so ! (A)
From Porgy and Bess (1935)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN
(Music by George Gershwin)
1 It ain't necessarily so. (A) It ain't necessarily so (A)
2 The t'ings dat yo' li'ble (B)
3 To read in de Bible, (B)
4 It ain't necessarily so. (A)
5 Li'l David was small, but oh my ! (C)
6 Li'l David was small, but oh my ! (C)
7 He fought Big Goliath (D)
8 Who lay down an' dieth ! (D)
9 Li'l David was small, but oh my ! (C)
10 Wadoo, (repeat phrase)
11 Zim bam boddle-oo, (repeat phrase)
12 Hoodle ah da wa da, (repeat phrase)
13 Scatty wah ! (repeat phrase) Oh yeah !...
14 Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale, (E)
15 Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale, (E)
16 Fo' he made his home in (F)
17 Dat fish's abdomen. (F)
18 Oh Jonah, he lived in de whale. (E)
19 Li'l Moses was found in a stream. (F)
20 Li'l Moses was found in a stream. (F)
21 He floated on water (G)
22 Till Ol' Pharaoh's daughter, (G)
23 She fished him, she said, from dat stream. (F)
24 Wadoo (repeat phrase)
25 Well, it ain't necessarily so (A)
26 Well, it ain't necessarily so (A)
27 Dey tells all you chillun (G)
28 De debble's a villun, (G)
29 But it ain't necessarily so! (A)
30 To get into Hebben (H)
31 Don' snap for a sebben ! (H)
32 Live clean ! Don' have no fault ! (I)
33 Oh, I takes dat gospel (J)
34 Whenever it's pos'ble, (J)
35 But wid a grain of salt. (I)
36 Methus'lah lived nine hundred years, (K)
37 Methus'lah lived nine hundred years, (K)
38 But who calls dat livin' (L)
39 When no gal will give in (L)
40 To no man what's nine hundred years ? (K)
41 I'm preachin' dis sermon to show, (A)
42 It ain't nessa (M) (repeat 3 times) ain't necessarily so ! (A)
Gershwin - LOVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
“LOVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY”
From Of Thee I Sing (1931)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN
(Music by George Gershwin)
(Verse)
1 Why are people gay (A)
2 All the night and day, (A)
3 Feeling as they never felt before? (B)
4 What is the thing (C)
5 That makes them sing? (C)
6 Rich man, poor man, thief, (D)
7 Doctor, lawyer, chief (D)
8 Feel (E) a feel(E)ing that they can’t ignore; (B)
9 It plays a part (F)
10 In ev’ry heart, (F)
11 And ev’ry heart (F) is shouting “Encore.” (B)
(Refrain)
1 Love (A) is sweeping the country. (B)
2 Waves are hugging the shore. (C)
3 All the sexes (D) from Maine to Texas (D)
4 Have never known such love (A) before. (C)
5 See them billing and cooing (E)
6 Like the birdies above! (A)
7 Each girl and boy alike, (F)
8 Shouting joy alike, (F)
9 Feels that passion’ll (G)
10 Soon be national. (G)
11 Love (A) is sweeping the country-- (B)
12 There never has been so much love! (A)
(Patter)
1 Spring is in the air-- (A)
2 Each mortal loves his neighbor (B)
3 Who’s that loving pair? (A)
4 It’s Capital and Labor. (B) (Return to Refrain)
From Of Thee I Sing (1931)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN
(Music by George Gershwin)
(Verse)
1 Why are people gay (A)
2 All the night and day, (A)
3 Feeling as they never felt before? (B)
4 What is the thing (C)
5 That makes them sing? (C)
6 Rich man, poor man, thief, (D)
7 Doctor, lawyer, chief (D)
8 Feel (E) a feel(E)ing that they can’t ignore; (B)
9 It plays a part (F)
10 In ev’ry heart, (F)
11 And ev’ry heart (F) is shouting “Encore.” (B)
(Refrain)
1 Love (A) is sweeping the country. (B)
2 Waves are hugging the shore. (C)
3 All the sexes (D) from Maine to Texas (D)
4 Have never known such love (A) before. (C)
5 See them billing and cooing (E)
6 Like the birdies above! (A)
7 Each girl and boy alike, (F)
8 Shouting joy alike, (F)
9 Feels that passion’ll (G)
10 Soon be national. (G)
11 Love (A) is sweeping the country-- (B)
12 There never has been so much love! (A)
(Patter)
1 Spring is in the air-- (A)
2 Each mortal loves his neighbor (B)
3 Who’s that loving pair? (A)
4 It’s Capital and Labor. (B) (Return to Refrain)
Gershwin - OF THEE I SING
“OF THEE I SING”
From Of Thee I Sing (1931)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN
Music by George Gershwin
(Dialogue - John Wintergreen)
My friends, I beg you to bear with me for a moment
while I ask the girl of my dreams if she will become my heart’s delight.
Mary, if I’m elected President, will you marry me?
(Dialogue - Mary Turner)
If you’re elected President, I will!
(Dialogue - John Wintergreen)
Bring on the campaign song, Jack...
(Song)
1 Of thee I sing (A), baby! (B)
2 Summer, autumn, winter, spring (A), baby! (B)
3 You’re my silver lining! (C)
4 You’re my sky of blue! (D)
5 There’s a love-light shining (C)
6 Just because of you! (D)
7 Of thee I sing, (A) baby! (B)
8 You have got that certain thing, (A) baby! (B)
9 Shining star and inspiration (E)
10 Worthy of a might nation! (E)
11 Of thee I sing (A)!
From Of Thee I Sing (1931)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN
Music by George Gershwin
(Dialogue - John Wintergreen)
My friends, I beg you to bear with me for a moment
while I ask the girl of my dreams if she will become my heart’s delight.
Mary, if I’m elected President, will you marry me?
(Dialogue - Mary Turner)
If you’re elected President, I will!
(Dialogue - John Wintergreen)
Bring on the campaign song, Jack...
(Song)
1 Of thee I sing (A), baby! (B)
2 Summer, autumn, winter, spring (A), baby! (B)
3 You’re my silver lining! (C)
4 You’re my sky of blue! (D)
5 There’s a love-light shining (C)
6 Just because of you! (D)
7 Of thee I sing, (A) baby! (B)
8 You have got that certain thing, (A) baby! (B)
9 Shining star and inspiration (E)
10 Worthy of a might nation! (E)
11 Of thee I sing (A)!
Gershwin - WHO CARES?
“WHO CARES”
From Of Thee I Sing (1930)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN
Music by George Gershwin
(VERSE) (Reporters)
1 We don’t want to know (A)
2 About your foreign policy, (B)
3 Or the latest party smear, (C)
4 Or the budget innovations, (D)
5 Or the seventeen vacations (D)
6 You have had since you’ve been here. (C)
7 Here’s the one thing (E)
8 That the people of America (F)
9 Are beside themselves to know: (A)
10 They would like to know (A) what’s doing (G)
11 On the lady who is suing (G) you --
12 Diana Devereaux! (G)
(Wintergreen)
13 Here’s some information (H)
14 I would gladly give the nation: (H)
15 I am for the true love. (I)
16 Here’s the only girl I do love! (I)
(Mary)
17 I love him and he loves me (J)
18 And that’s how it will always be, (J)
19 So what care we (J) about Miss Devereaux? (A)
(Both)
20 Who cares what the public chatters? (K)
21 Love’s the only thing that matters! (K)
(REFRAIN)
1 Who cares (A)
2 If the sky cares (A) to fall in the sea? (B)
3 Who cares (A) how history rates (C) me (B)
4 Long as your kiss intoxicates (C) me? (B)
5 Why should I care? (D)
6 Life is one long jubilee, (B)
7 So long as I care for you (E)
8 And you care for me. (B)
(EPILOGUE) (Reporters)
1 Spread the news nationwide-- (A)
2 He stands by his bride! (A)
From Of Thee I Sing (1930)
LYRICS BY IRA GERSHWIN
Music by George Gershwin
(VERSE) (Reporters)
1 We don’t want to know (A)
2 About your foreign policy, (B)
3 Or the latest party smear, (C)
4 Or the budget innovations, (D)
5 Or the seventeen vacations (D)
6 You have had since you’ve been here. (C)
7 Here’s the one thing (E)
8 That the people of America (F)
9 Are beside themselves to know: (A)
10 They would like to know (A) what’s doing (G)
11 On the lady who is suing (G) you --
12 Diana Devereaux! (G)
(Wintergreen)
13 Here’s some information (H)
14 I would gladly give the nation: (H)
15 I am for the true love. (I)
16 Here’s the only girl I do love! (I)
(Mary)
17 I love him and he loves me (J)
18 And that’s how it will always be, (J)
19 So what care we (J) about Miss Devereaux? (A)
(Both)
20 Who cares what the public chatters? (K)
21 Love’s the only thing that matters! (K)
(REFRAIN)
1 Who cares (A)
2 If the sky cares (A) to fall in the sea? (B)
3 Who cares (A) how history rates (C) me (B)
4 Long as your kiss intoxicates (C) me? (B)
5 Why should I care? (D)
6 Life is one long jubilee, (B)
7 So long as I care for you (E)
8 And you care for me. (B)
(EPILOGUE) (Reporters)
1 Spread the news nationwide-- (A)
2 He stands by his bride! (A)
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