Book - George Gershwin - The Greatest Songs of George Gershwin

Contents ALL THE I-IVELONG DAY (And The Long, Long Night), 141 THE BACK BAY POLKA, 119 BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN, 9 (I've Got) BEGINNER'S LUCK, 66 BY STRAUSS, 131 A FOGGY DAY, 87 FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR EVERMORE, 123 I CAN'T BE BOTHERED NOW, 91 I GOT PLENTY 0' NUTTIN', 17 I LOVE TO RHYME, 103 I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT, 107

IT AIIV'T NECESSARILY SO, 23 THE JOLLY TAR AND THE MILK MAID, 95 JUST ANOTHER RHUMBA, 53 LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF, 70 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY, 111 LOVE WALKED IN, 115 MY MAN'S GONE NOW, 29 NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, 99 OH BESS, OH WHERE'S MY BESS, 35 PROMENADE (Piano Solo), 74 THE REAL AMERICAN FOLK SONG (Is A Rag), 4 SHALL WE DANCE, 78 SLAP THAT BASS, 61 SOPHIA, 136 SUMMERTIME, 40 THERE'S A BOAT DAT'S LEAVIN' SOON FOR NEW YORK, 44 THEY ALL LAUGHED, 82 THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME, 127 A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING, 48 For all works contained herein: International Copyright Secured ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Printed in U.S.A. Unauthorized copying, arranging, adapting, recording or public performance is an infringement of copyright. Infringers are liable under the law.

THE REAL AMERICAN FOLK SONG (Is A Ras)* Lyrics by IRA GERSHWN

1"

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Near You

Bar may

- ce - io - na t h e dis - like, or

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A

Span - ish for - eign

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Deas 'may

you

- int a

-

cioons The dore, The

Cmaj7

C

tunes; The Ne - a shore; They may be

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- pol - i songs that

old na

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-

tan you

Street can't

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tra - di - tion - a1 t i r e songs from a

C dim

Song sighs, for - get,

-

You They

I Written for "Ladies First" (1918) The first George and I n Gershwin collaboration used in a Broadway show

a - tive vein 0 - rig - i - na;t - ing a cer- tain snap, The tern - po tick- lish that

0th-ers gay, In their own pe- cu - liar leave the rest to a g - i - tate And a

feel, time

way. fate.

Have a much Sends me a

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na - tive strain, With folk songs plain-tive and makes you tap; The in - vi - t a - tion to

Refrain-Tempodi Fox Trot

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i - can f o l k songs, I r a g - g y r e - f r a i ~ a n -y -

- mer -

-

strong er mes - sage su

-

feal."-ime.-

A

men

-- tal

I 1-

ton - ic for

changed their

the

chron- ic

tune

and they

like

crit - ics

The

blues.

it

some

-

how.

called,

it

a

F

1- -

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it's

in

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i

real

Cmaj7

oc - u - lat

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folk

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song

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a

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is

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like

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co

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a

sort

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of

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then

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folk

son&

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taste,

and

it

- or - ates-

you. The

A mas - tkr

The

is

stroke song,

rag.

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real

a

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lates-

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rag.

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BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN Lyrics by DuSOSE HEYWARD Moderato, poco allaraando

Piano

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Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

*

be -

how,

11

cause

''

-pi-ness is jes'

be - gun.

de sor - row

of

t h e past is

all

done,

1"

now !

yours for - ev

- er.

hlbrn - in' time an' kv - kin' time an9

gy,

now,

I

-

is,-

1

is!

An'

I&

yo'

wo -man1

I a i n' nev - e r go - in' no -where

I

min' duse wo - men, You got yo' Por - gy,

I"

Por

-

you loves jo, Por - gy,

1's

swing

yop

-

wo-man

m'

I

now!

knows

you

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(They embrace)

dm

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time an'

dim I I

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k-

-

ter

time.

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Oh, my Por - gy,

I

Por

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,

gy,-

I

I

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1's yo'

1

I

'

wo

-

man

now.

I GOT PLENTY 0' NUTTIN' I

Lyrics by IRA GERSHW N 8

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

DuBOSE HEYWA.RD

Moderato

Potgu:

Oh

I got plen-ty o9 nut-tin', -

An' nut-tin's plen - ty fo'

i I

me.

I

got no "car,

got no male,

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I

got

no 'inis- er

-

y.

folks wid plen- ty

door, -

I

'Fraid some :bod-).k

more.

door, (dat'i no way

What

a

o'

-

for?

go .in'

t o rob 'ern while de$

out a - &ak- in'

I got no lock on de

Oh,

I,

I

. No use corn-plain-in)!

h

got plen-ty o' nut-tin,*-

~ o my t

gal,

An' nut -tin'splen- ty fo'

got my

me. 1

Lawd,

I got plen - t y ov nut -tin), 1

I

got the"sun;

I-

folks wid plen - ty

got the'moon,

o9

.

-

An) nut-tigs plen ty fo'

Got the "deep blue

- ty

sea.

Got to /

me.

I

De

pray-all

de

day. -

I

~eemswidilen-tyyou sure got

I

a

Bm

-

to ;&or-ry how to

way.

keep the "deb-ble

1 aint a-fret-tin'bout

Em7sus4

Em7sus4

ev- er wor-

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a

-

way,

he

Em

ev - er one

i

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IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

I

SPORTING LIFE

Moderato scherzoso

Gm

2. Da - vid

SO,

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

-

my ! --

/bb

C

was snlall, but

De

He

Gm

oh

f i n g s dat yo' fought big Go

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lily!

C

- Li'l

lip - ble To - li - ath Who

Gm

C

Da.- vid was small but oh

de Bi - ble, i t read in lay down an' di - eth! Li'l

(repeat!)

, Allegro giocoso ~b ~ b 7

Wbz.

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Zim

bam bod-dle -

00,

zim

bam

da,

Scat-ty

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ALL

Like a savage outburst

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bod - dle -

00,

HOO-

dle

a,h da

I

Hoo-dlc a h da. wa

wah.-

S c a t - ty

wah.-

Yeah!

wa

da,

Y' 3. Oh,

I

Jo - nah, he lived in Mo - ses was found in

I

de a

whale, stream,

Oh, Li'l

-

Jo ;ah, he lived Mo- ses was found in

de a

,

D7 SP.L.

B dim

ALL

Zim

barn

bod

-

dle

-

oo,

tell all you chi1 - lun De

deb- ble's a

-

-

vil lun, But 'taint ne ces - sa - ri

-

ly

SO.

To

clean! Don'have

get

no fault.

in

-

Oh,

I

to

Heb - ben don'

I

snap for

a

seb - ben! Live,

I takes dat gos-pel When - ev - & it's post ble, But

-

1"

wid

a grain of

salt.

M e - thus'-lahlivednine hun-dred

years,

Me -

I

I

aidt nes

- sa., ain't nes - sa,

poco a poco cresc. I

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so.

I

a$t nes

I

- sa, ain't nes - sa,

I

ain't ne

I

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ces - sa

- ri - ly

MY MAN'S GONE NOW lyrics by DusOSE HEYWARD

Music by GEORGE GEUSHWIN

Allegretto ben ritmato

A

I II

-

ZERENA (with utmost esyressiotiJ

My

man's

mp sempre ritmalo

For his

tired-

gone

now,

I

aid

no

use

a

I

foot - steps

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climb-ing up-

-

lis - t e n 3

I

de

stairs.

Ole

Man

Sor

-

row's

come to

keep

say-

me

my prayers.-

Ain)dat I

min'

'

f ticcreasing itc v o i c e )

a tempo e poco cresc.

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dre &ay

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rz

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wid

I

I

me'

I

Tell - in, me

I

ole

now

Since I

lose-

my

CHORUS

I-

Since she l o z -

CHORUS

or

-

row-

her

man.

Since

I

lose-my

man.

SERHNA (freelv)

OH BESS,

OH WHERES ' MY BESS Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN,

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

Andantino con molto calore mp (with much expression)

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J

se

I-

ain' care

what

she

say,

I

ain' care

what

she

'done,

won't

Wid

-

out

de

days

dat

I

1 I-

gone

till

I

home -

to

I-

I

I

some -bod

-

want

her

y

tell

me where's

I

my

SO,

Bess,

Gawd,

Bess?

where

in

YO'

big

Heav'n

is

she -

Oh

please

show

me where

show

me

I-

Tell

me

lU

Bess!

de

de

I

mus'

go,

Oh give me

de strength,

way!

truth,

where

i s she, where

is

gal,

where

is

my

SUMMERTIME Lyrics by DuBOSE HEYWARD

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

an'

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the

liv

-

in

is

~maj'7

D#dim

So

E

hush, lit

B7'

- tle

E

ba

-

hy,

do n-'

YO'

I

-

One of

Fmaj7

these morn - in's

D#dim

E

You goin'

to

rise-

UP

With

Dad

-

F

D I

I

I L

by. -

am I

dy

-

I I

I

5im. am

-

~b

F9 I

I

I

,.-

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m

I

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THERES ' A BOAT DATS ' LEAVIN' SOON FOR NEW YORK Lyrics by IRA GERSHWN

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M u c by GEORGE GERSH WIN

I

dress yc)u

in silks and

-sat - ins

In

-

de lat - est Pa ris

come

a

styles.

-

All de

pten.. ten.. a terhpo I1

I1

r l

a

I . I 1

V

I"

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V

~ h & e ' s&

-

I m I I I I I

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7

r

I

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r ,

boat dat's

a. 1

I

II

I

leav- in'

soon-

sis - ter, -

I

long.

I 1

r

I

fir New '

dat's where we be A

> I

A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Lyricsby DuBOSE HEYWARD

I

Lis -

in',

sen to

yo' dad - dy

9

warn- you,

WO-man may born-

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'

Fore you s k r t

you,

a - t r a v - el

love you, an' mourn- you,

-

1"

r

I-

I"

a

But

Yes,

name you,

a

An' she'll

wo

-

man

iie you io her a

is

-

pron

&o -man 1s

some

a

1

.

s t r m g ,

a

some -time.

-

time

Then she'll

IU

I

-

I-

r

r

s h k e you and

&dl1 blame you till

yo'

wo - man comes to

r

'

a - wo-man is

%*use

thing,,

ciaim

Yes,

a

wo

-

man

is

a

some

-

time

thing.

a

you,

some -time

grieve-

I"

you

a,

,

um - man is -

a some - time

thing.,

Yes,,

a

Guitar

n

I-

wo - man

1s -

8

some

-

time-

thing,-

Yes,

a

JUST ANOTHER RHUMBA Music by GEORGE GERSHWI!

lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN Moderato f ~ h u m d arhythm)

I-

A

I

It

.

Em

, West

happened to me-

G

A9

--

In - die-

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I'm

j i t - t e r - y,

On

G dim

D7

1 h

twit-ter - y ,

a trip

to the

D7+

I guess 1'm

A

I

.a

Em

Am7

It

do.-

Refrain

I

It's

Just

is

Khum

n't

l o v e , It

G

~9

A n - 0th - er

-

- ba,

D7

G maj 7

is

- n't

Cmaj7

nion - ky trou -ble-

~7

~ u ~t t

1

W h y did I

have to

plan a

V a - c a - t i o n in H a - da-,=a?

Why did I take that trip

I

I

That made me

lose my grip?

Oh!

There it goes

That piece

a - gain! Just

of

An - 0th - er

mu - sic

Rhum - ba!

laid

nic

I

V

dum - bah%

Why did

G6

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w n

I

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rhu - m

Trio

A I,

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bah?

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I have to

suc -

cum - bah

1 I I I. I I -

to

I

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m

I I

,

L> >r > T

that

W

I

w

gave

up swing and

I

I

I

Ah!

stein - ah!

hot

- cha,

At first

Ah,

it was di - vine - ah, But

Ah,

It's got me by the throat- ah.

ah!

it turned out a

Cu-ban Frank- en -

ah!

Oh what's the an- t i - dote- ah?

Ah,

ah.,

lw

ah!

I

>

~t brought me woe and strife - ah,

-

It's -

the

rhum - b

a

that

blight

-

It made me lose my wife - ah, where's a gun or knife--aahP

IOh

ed -

my

life.

There

it

goes

a - gain!

1

I

I

thum - bah,

S o much

V

durn - bah?-

Why did

I

have to

suc

-

so-

cum - bah

that

I can't eat

to

or

that

SLAP THAT Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN

I-

Zoom - zoom!

zoom-zoom!

cb6

A dim

I"

pol

- i - tics

and tax -es

he

And

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world is

in

a

~ b m

peo-ple grind- ing ax - e s ,

mess!

$17

With

F7

There's no hap - pi

-

A dim

\I

f molt0

1"

Slap that -

I

marc.

-

bass,

Keep the rhy-thmbus-y!

I

slap it

till

it's diz

Zoodzoom! zoom!

I

- zy,- Slap

that

II

bass,

Use

I"

-

it like

a ton - ic!

Dic

Fm6

-

Ddim

ta

Keep your Phil - har -mon -ic!

Slap

that bass,

-

tors w k l d be - Get - tkr off - If

r

they

E

I

I

I

I

-

I"

1"

1

- that the hap - pi - est

In which case

Slap

If

a - way your trou - ble!

bass! -

All

men

you want

to bub-ble,

Learn to

Slap

zoom, zoom,

bass!

got

that

zoom!

rhy - thm!

bass,

Slap

that

(I've Got)

BEGINNER'S LUCK

Lyrics by IRA GERSHW/N

I"

At

I"

Re - no,

Music by GEORGE GERSUWIN

a - ny gamb - ling Ca -

They tell you that-

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si - no

k

be

-

I

From

gin - ner

Mon - te

Comes

out

Czr -

lo to

a

Be

- gin - ner

fish

- ing for

I

I"

@n-nerk luck. There nw-er was such a s&-

Or

such eyes of

blue!

LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF Lyrics by IRA GEUSHWIN

I

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Music by GEORGE GEUSHWIN

off! off!

I"

I

You like po-ta-to and You like va-nil-la and

I

I like po-tkh-to, I like va-nel-la,

'

I like t o - mah- to; PO - ta - to, I sds' - pa - re1 - la; Va - nil - la,

~ e t ;all k tke whole thing off!

But

Po - tah-to, va - nel - la,

oh!

You Like to - ma-to You, sa's'- pa - r i l - la

and and

To - ma - to, To - mah-to! - Choc'-late, - straw-b'ry!

1f

W :

cIll the whole thing

I-

that might break my

I-

I'll wear pa - ja - mas I or - der oyst - e r s

So, if heart!

SO, if

and and

give up can- cel

you Like pa - ja-mas And I like pa- *-mas, you go for oyst-ers ~ n dI go for erst-ers

pa - jkh - mas. the erst - ers.

For we

know we

PROMENADE (Pidno Solo) GEORGE G E MWIN

r

Allegretto moderato

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SHALL WE DANCE Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

I-

Drop-

\

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L

I

I

rl

I\

A1

1

w

Why-

long

that

C6

A~ I

r

.

I

I

keep

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

face!,

F6

G I I I I

on,

G7

I

I I *

Come

L I\ 4 1

v

I I

I

Cmaj7 1

I I

e

nurs - ing , the

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have,

your

fling!

Dm

I

I

I I

I 1

I

I

8,

Blues?

C

Dm

I I

A

I

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I

I"

dancing shoes,

Refrain (brightly and rhy thmicaffy)

a

-

watch your spir its

E7

climb.

mop - ingZ

Shall, we

dance,

and walk on

E7

Don't-

1"

YOU)^

ran!

I"

Dance lit

I

can:

you

- tle

man!

an

be

bet - ter

dance,

lit - tle

Dance when - ev

-

a1 - so ,

la

-

dy,

er, y o u

THEYALL LAUGHED Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Moderato (gracefuccy) fl u

1

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1

me

UJ

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~ 7 ( b ~ )

p simply

1

I

I

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I

I I I

I

\

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I I

I

The

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For

from

Refrain ( h a p p i l y )

Am

D7

Am

They aJl laughed when They all laughed at

I

I I

Cm6

:

~d - son re - cord - ed Whit - ney and his cot - ton

.

I

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a

A*

V

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d

e

I

They all

F'ul

-

ton

and

his steam-boat,

Her

-

sh& and

I

I

I

G

sound.gin. -

I

I

I

laughed at

his chocP- late

I

They all said we They all said we'd

1

howl bow,

"

nev - Lr could nev - er get

But For,

Ho, Ho

Ho,

7'

I -

1. G

.

Bdim

B7

dim

y,

be hap - py, to - geth- er;

Ho! Ho!

Who's got Who's got

7

Bdim F'#dim D+

They laughed at us and D a r - ling, let'stake a

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Music by GEORGE GERWWIN

Moderato

I was a strang-er in the cit- y.

O u t of townwerethe

peo-ple I

D9

I had that feel-ing of self - p i - t

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y

,

What to

do?H'hat to do?H'hat to

do?

knew.

Guitar lncet

I

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blue.-

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walkedthroughthe fog- gy streetsa - lone, It

For,

I-

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- where.

And

through

sud

- den - ly,

fog - gy

Lon - don

I

town the

saw

sun was

YOU

there-

shin - ing

I CAN'T BE BOTHERED NOW Lyrics by IRA GERSUWIN Moderato con spicito

Sim~lv

1

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D7

Gmaj 7

Danc-ingmakes my trou-bles all seem

D7

Gmaj 7

G6

G6

ti - ny.

When I'm danc-ing

At

D7

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news,

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re - fuse

some

to

day

fret.

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and

1"

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shares

frown. - I'm

fall

down

- stairs,

throw-ing bff t'he

Who

bars that held me

-

I

down.

cause ;ou

the

see

~'m

danc - ing and

I

can't

pi - per

When

be both-ere&

THE JOLLY TAR ANDTHE MILK ~yricsby IRA GERSHWIN

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MAID'^

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

to

1"

bux

- om

-

shame

milk maid, mar ry me!"Wth a buc too!"With a

the

down down -

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NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT by IRA GERSHWlN

Music by GEORGE GERSHWlM

The man who on - ly lives for mak- ing mon- ey

I-

nec - e s - sa - r i - ly sun- ny.

Lives a

~'ike-wise the man

who

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time won't

works for

V

I

There's no g u a r - a n - t e e t h a t

life t h a t is - n't

e - r a s e his

name.

fame,

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all if you can

get i t .

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work- if you can get it,

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st

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im-ag - me

can

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get it,

some

one-

And you can get it

if you try. -

if you try. -

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loves you,

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I LOVE TO RHYME Lyrics by IRA GEUSHWlN

1"

There are men who,

I-

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I"

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are

-

mon.

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

in

their iei - sure,

0th - ers

who

en

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get

-

a1

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plea - sure

Gratlt

sal - mon;

fish for

When

loved

they

to

play

back -

smoke;

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to

I

thing I

much

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do

is

joke;

more

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fun.

corn - ics

love t o

pun, But the

r

love

to

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I

pick - le!

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I

rhyme.

I

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hey!

love

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ty,

love

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to

le, knuck

to

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say

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rhyme!

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er

would - dt

know such

it

be

fun?

sub -

love

lime

one

to

day

rhyme,

it

And

could

I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

'C'sed to lead a qui - et

Kept Old

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

ex - ist -ence,

Man Troub - le

~ l - w a y shad mypeace of

w

at

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a

dis

u

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mind.

I

b1y

days were sil - ver -

1"

lined.

Right

look at me now,-

on

top

of

don't know where I'm

I

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world

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sat,

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my sky,

Nev - er no - ticed the

rain

Till

you

came

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I suf

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the day;

just

sit

and won - der If

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love

right

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one

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big

blun

do-ing

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bet-ter

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now.

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now.

3,

than

ev

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you hold

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I

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LOVE IS HERE TO STAY Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

I-

I

The more

I

read the

world and all its

ca- pers

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

pa- pers

The

And .how it all

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less

will

I

end.

corn-pre - hend

The

Noth-ingseems to be

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a

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Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Moderato

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Refrain Eb

sfow&, with much expression

1"

day.

I

word

ma - gic mo -ment

One

was

poco rsit

spok- en.

got

the

I

I

gloom

of

look

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I

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I

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had

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corn

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I

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last.

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THE BACK BAY POLKA Lyrics

Music by GK)RGE GERSHWIN

by IRA GERSHWIN Moderato

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Refrain (with humotous emphasis)

Give Don't Some On

-

You're

It And You

up speak where Bos -

of may girls must

-

the the the ton

the go don't n't

fond nak fair beans

em ed er you

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h u - man in Du a l l wear un - der -

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race, luth specs mine

Pass up What's nak Has curves Then g o

dut But But The

that ed that to

in not in not in not town of

pret - t y face, un - couth. is are c o n - v e x , bed a t nine.

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ton.

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Think Keep One No

as up day song

your the it's ex

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neigh - bors cul - tured much too cept a

think, pose, hot, hymn,

Make lem - on Keep l o o k - i n g Then cold as And keep your

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ade your downyour you know l a n - guage

drink; nose, what. prim;

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You'll Keep In You

Paint Books At You're

be up all call

- ers that naw) of

the the the a

'H;ho are ral the

Miss - ing stat - us world t.here9s leg a

paint out his bour -

Link If yeu quos Or they not Weath- er limb Or they

the nude of key to - r y geoi - sie

don't wear spats keep you out an - y - where boot you out

We keep ke We quick - ly We are co And no one

-

in of like of

Bos Bos Bos Bos -

press - ing; bur - y. 10s - sal. both - ers,

ton. ton. ton. ton.

will is if

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York

the on ta big ju pre lim - i t -

or goes are when

shelf boo. diceded

Phil UP

all all

dic - tion - a - ry. stud - y the fos - sil. Pi1 - =rim Fa - thers.

In Mis - ter Web - ster's At first. hand we Does - n't date from the

find lib - e r - t y be - cause, you see, your fam - 'ly tree

You That Not

a the dis is

If No You You

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dilph' flue . missed. said,

you

mat sim find,

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wbuld ter ply un

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be what don't less

.

put is that is

your - self, do, you ex - ist you're dead,

YOU

one we're SO

But you

It If you You

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been get

a

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born head

in in

Bos

Bos

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ton. ton.

born

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in

Bos Bos

-

ton! ton!

FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR EVERMORE Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN Moderato

Eb A

I

I

I

smoothly

Par - a

pair!

- dise can - not

re

-

fuse

Ev - 'ry - bod

-

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-

us,

y must

Nev - er such

ex

-

cuse

a

hap - py

US

If

we walk

I

I

Luck - y

I

on

air.

All the shad-ows now will

lose

-

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stars are

ev

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'ry

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As

where.

poco rit

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us,

hap - py

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Fo r

F7

YOU,

for

me,

Fm7

for

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e v - er - more,

Fm7

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It's

ev - er - more. I

I

-

1'm

yours,

you're

mine,

and

in

o ~ rhearts-

-

The

What

world

of

love

hap

a

in

-

love- ly

PY

world

end

this

-

ing

world

starts.

will

be, With

a

THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME* Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN

Music by GEORGE GERSHWlN

Moderato ( l i a ~ i l ~ )

I

Our

-

ro - mance won't

end on a sor - row-ful

~bmaj7

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gone-

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song

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note,

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end - ed,

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but as the song-writ-er wrote,

The

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,

1

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The way you wearyour hat-

Ct

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The wayyou sip your tea,

Thewayyoui smile just beams,

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love,

riiv - ar, nev

Still I'll

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al - ways, al - ways

A e t a - gain dn the bump-y road

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keep t h e mem -'ry

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to

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--

The way you hold your knife,-

I-

me!

The way yon wear your hat

The way we danced till three,

me!

,

Lyrics by IRA GERSH WIN

Music by GEORGE GERSHWlN

T e m ~ odi Valse Viennoise

Be

off with your

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Gersh- win keeps

I

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pound - ing

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can

I

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I

I

be

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Refrain When

I want a

mel-o

-

dy

lilt - ing through the

house

SOPHIA Lyrics by IRA GERSUWIN Tempo di valse moderato

(

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Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

I-

What does it

I

ser - e

-

take to per - suade you?-

And how much

mbre must

;

nade you?

Refrain Dm7

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I

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an-y an-y

i -de-a i - de- a

G7

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you mean you mean

to to

me

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ALL THE LIVELONG DAY (And The Lons, Lons Night) Lyrics by IRA GEUSHWlN Moderato

Piano

You've r e a l - l y

g

1 -

done me

- at

last.

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Music by GEORGE GEUSHWIN

r

r

But who's re -

1 Refrain

(Leisurely)

D dim

D9

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D dim

D7

I'm l.Youlll find 2. No chance you're

II

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per tak

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you. on.

Am 7

G

ydu711 find love Be - lieve me

- fect - ing

cast chanc

- ing - es

ev - er - last when this man

- ing: says:

Sum - mer, spring and

fall - time,

A11

1"

night.

You're my

the

live - long

night.

one

day

and

a l l - time.

and t h e long,

long

,

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