AM I BLUE?
From the film "On With The Show" (1929)
(Music: Harry Akst / Lyrics: Grant Clarke)
Ethel Walters & The Harmony Four (Film Soundtrack) - 1929
Ethel Waters with Chick Webb & His Orch. - 1929
Libby Holman - 1929
Annette Hanshaw - 1929
Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orch. (vocal: Don Howard) - 1929
Ben Selvin & His Orch. (vocal: Smith Ballew) - 1929
Tom Gerun & His Orch. (vocal: Jimmy Davis)- 1929
Jimmy Noone's Apex Club Orch. (vocal: May Alix) - 1929
Vaughn DeLeath - 1929
Ziggy Elman & His Orch. - 1938
Billie Holiday & Her Orch. - 1941
Spade Cooley - 1945
Woody Herman's Second Herd (vocal: Woody Herman) - 1948
Dinah Washington - 1953
Monica Lewis - 1956
Ricky Nelson - 1957
Jeri Southern - 1957
Judy Holliday - 1958
Mose Allison - 1959
Gloria Lynne - 1959
Mary Ann McCall - 1959
Eddie Cochran - 1960
Fats Domino - 1961
Julie London - 1966
Brenda Lee - 1967
Connie Francis - 1968
Claudine Longet - 1968
Bette Midler - 1972
Judith Durham & The Hottest Band In Town - 1973
Barbra Streisand (feat. in the film "Funny Lady") - 1975
Willie Nelson - 1978
Teresa Brewer - 1982
Elkie Brooks - 1984
Linda Ronstadt - 1986
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter - 1987
Rita Coolidge - 1996
Terry Blaine - 2002
Also recorded by:
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen; Bunny Berigan & His Orch; Dave Brubeck;
Charlie Byrd; Hoagy Carmichael; Cher; Diahann Carroll; Ray Charles;
Freddy Cole; Kid Ory; Frances Langford; Anita O'Day; Jimmy Roselli;
Charlie Rich; Anona Winn; Jo Stafford; Vic Damone; Lee Hazelwood;
Earl Hines; George Shearing; Les Paul & Mary Ford; Ella Fitzgerald;
Nat King Cole ....and many others.
I'm just a woman, a lonely woman
Waitin' on the weary shore
I'm just a woman that's only human
One you should be sorry for
Got up this mornin' along about dawn
Without a warnin' I found he was gone
Why should he do it, how could he do it
He never done it before
Am I blue, am I blue
Aint these tears in these eyes tellin' you
Am I blue, you'd be too
If each plan with your man done fell through
Was a time I was his only one
But now I'm the sad and lonely one, Lawdy
Was I gay, 'til today
Now he's gone, and we're through, am I blue
It's aggravatin' to stand here waitin'
Waitin' for a triflin' man
It set me hatin' to stand here waitin'
Suicide's my only plan
I think it's awful, his treatment of me
It's most unlawful how mean he can be
I can't forget him, I'm bound to get him
I'll run him down if I can
Am I blue, am I blue
Aint these tears in these eyes tellin' you
Am I blue, you'd be too
If each plan with your man done fell through
Was a time I was his only one
But now I'm the sad and lonely one, Lawdy
Was I gay, 'til today
Now he's gone, and we're through, am I blue
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As recorded by RITA COOLIDGE:
Am I blue, am I blue
Ain't these tears in my eyes tellin' you
Am I blue, you'd be too
If each plan with your man done fell through
There was a time, I was the only one
But now I'm the sad and lonely one, ooh lawdy
Was I gay till today
Now he's gone and we're through, am I blue
(Instrumental Break)
There was a time I was the only one
But now I'm the sad and lonely one, ooh lawdy
Was I gay till today
Now he's gone and we're through
Now he's gone and we're through, am I blue
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - October 2007)
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As recorded by EDDIE COCHRAN:
Well am I blue, am I blue
Ain't these tears in my eyes tellin' you
Well am I blue, you'd be too
If your pal says your gal's done with you
There was a time, I was the only one
But now I'm the sad and lonely one, oh dear
Well was I gay, I should say
Now she's gone and we're through, am I blue
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As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW:
I'm just a woman, a lonely woman
Waitin' on a weary shore
I'm just a woman that's only human
One you should be sorry for
Got up this mornin' along about dawn
Without a warnin' I found he was gone
Why should he do it, how could he do it
He never done it before
Am I blue, am I blue
Aint these tears in these eyes tellin' you
Am I blue, you'd be too
If each plan with your man done fell through
Was a time I was his only one
But now I'm the sad and lonely one, Lawdy
Was I gay, till today
Now he's gone and we're through, am I blue
He's in Chicago, he's in Chicago
And I'm down here in Birmingham
Tryin' to get the money to get to see my honey
I am, indeed I am
With the blues in my heart
How my shoes want'a stop, but I'm in a jam
As blue as the sky of blue
All wonderin' why, to these tears in these eyes tellin' you
No one feels like I do, boo-hoo, boo-hoo-boo-hoo
Each plan with my man done fell through
Was a time I was his only, only, only one
But now I'm the sad and lonely one, Lawdy
Was I gay, oh Lord was I gay, till today, that man went away
Now he's gone and we're through, am I blue
That's all!
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2019)
