IF I COULD BE WITH YOU - Lyrics - International Lyrics Playground

IF I COULD BE WITH YOU (ONE HOUR TONIGHT) (Henry Creamer / James P. Johnson) McKinney's Cotton Pickers (vocal: George Thomas) - 1930 Louis Armstrong - 1930 Mound City Blue Blowers - 1930 Gene Austin - 1930 Seger Ellis - 1930 Jack Teagarden & His Orch. - 1930 Wingy Manone & His Orch. (vocal: Kay Starr) - 1944 Helen Humes - 1949 Woody Herman & Erroll Garner - 1954 Bing Crosby - 1954 Big Maybelle - 1956 Julie London - 1957 Jimmy Rushing with Humphrey Lyttleton & His Band - 1957 Carmen McRae - 1959 Warren Barker Orch. - 1959 Rose Murphy - 1962 Nancy Harrow - 1986 Marty Grosz & The Hot Winds - 2010 Also recorded by: Woody Herman; Les Elgart; Ruth Etting; Nancy King; Nancy Harrow; Doris Day; Count Basie; Fats Waller; Rusty Draper; Stan Kenton; Bechet-Spanier Big Four; Benny Goodman; Ruby Braff; Earl Hines; Frank Sinatra; Tony Bennett; Terry Blaine; The Blue Room Boys; Ray Brown All Stars; Milt Buckner; Buffalo Bills; Larry Adler; Ella Fitzgerald; Doc Cheatham; Nat King Cole; Bix Beiderbecke; Eddie Condon; Bobby Hackett; Coleman Hawkins; Bill Henderson; Mezz Mezzrow; Rusty Draper; Nancy Harrow.....and many others. As recorded by McKINNEY'S COTTON PICKERS: I'm so blue, I don't know what to do All night long I seem to say to you I did wrong when I let you go away Now I dream about you night and day I'd be happy if I had you by my side I'd be happy if I knew you were my bride If I could be with you one hour tonight And free to do the things I might I want you to know that you couldn't go Until I showed you that I loved you so If I could be with you, I'd love you strong If I could be with you, I'd love you all night long I'm telling you true, you'd be anything but blue If I could be with you, for just one hour If I could be with you Be with you one hour tonight And free to do the things I might I want you to know that you couldn't go Bah-bee-dee-bah-dee-dee-dit If I could be with you, I'd love you strong If I could be with you, I'd love you all night long I'm telling you true, you'd be anything but blue If I could be with you, just for one hour If I could be with you (Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2012) ++++++++++ As recorded by JACK TEAGARDEN: I'm so blue, I don't know what to do All day through, I seem to say to you I did wrong when I let you go away 'Cause now I dream about you night and day I'm so unhappy and dissatisfied I'll be happy if I had you by my side If I could be with you one li'l hour tonight And free to do all those little things I might I want you to know you wouldn't go Until I told you that I loved you so If I could be with you I'd love you long If I could be with you I'd love you strong And I'm telling you for true, you'd be anything but blue If I could be with you (Contributed by Bill Huntley - February 2005)