I LEFT MY HEART AT THE STAGE DOOR CANTEEN
From the Broadway Musical "This Is The Army" (1942)
(Irving Berlin)

Corporal Earl Oxford - 1942
Sammy Kaye & Orch. (vocal: Don Cornell) - 1942
Charlie Spivak & Orch. (vocal: Garry Stevens) - 1942
Bob Crosby & Orch. - 1942
Glenn Miller & Orch. - 1942
Eric Winstone & Orch. - 1943
Ambrose & Orch. (vocal: Rex Eaton) - 1943
Also recorded by: Jo Stafford; Kenny Baker.


Old Mister Absent-Minded, that's me
Just as forgetful as I can be
I've got the strangest sort of mind
I'm always leaving something behind.....

I left my heart at the stage door canteen
I left it there with a girl named Eileen
I kept her serving doughnuts, 'til all she had were gone
I kept her serving doughnuts, 'til she caught on

I must go back to the Army routine
And every doughboy knows what that will mean
A soldier boy without a heart
Has two strikes on him from the start
And my heart's at the stagedoor canteen

I left my heart at the stage door canteen
I left it there with a girl named Eileen
I kept her serving doughnuts, 'til all she had were gone
I kept her serving doughnuts, 'til she caught on



(Contributed by Mel - July 2004)