GOTTA BE THIS OR THAT
(Sunny Skylar)
Benny Goodman & His Orch. (vocal: Benny Goodman) - 1945
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orch. (vocal: "Fats" Daniels) - 1945
Swing & Sway With Sammy Kaye (vocal: Nancy Norman) - 1945
Joe Loss & His Band (vocal: Elizabeth Batey) - 1945
Dick Haymes (with Gordon Jenkins & His Orch.) - 1945
Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers - 1945
Woody Herman & His Orch. - 1945
Emil Coleman & His Orch. (vocal: June Barton) - 1945
Joe Marsala's All-Timers - 1945
Jacques Metehen & His Orch. (vocal: Jeannette Armand) - 1947
The Ames Brothers (with Hugo Winterhalter & His Orch.) - 1955
Ella Fitxgerald (with Marty Paich & His Orch.) - 1959
Anita O'Day (with Benny Goodman & His Orch.) - 1959
Teresa Brewer - 1983
Tom Postillo - 1993
Al Martino - 2000
Lannie Garrett - 2000
Dianne Reeves - 2005
Also recorded by:
The Andrews Sisters; The Millers; Ladislav Habart & His Orch.;
Carole Carr with Geraldo & His Orch.; Artie Shaw & His Orch.;
Victor Silvester & His Orch.; Dinah Shore; The Squadronaires;
Count Basie & His Orch.; Jim Caruso; Ingrid Lutz; Mel Tormé;
The Dreamers with Hazy Osterwald & His Orch.; Sal Andolina;
Jane Harvey; Rick Reuther; Bobby Dukoff ....... and others.
As recorded by BENNY GOODMAN:
If you ain't wrong, you're right
If it ain't day, it's night
If you ain't sure, you might
Gotta be this or that
If it ain't dry, it's wet
If you ain't got, you get
If it ain't gross, it's net
Gotta be this or that
If it ain't sis, you can't miss
It's got to be your brother
Can't you see it's gotta be
One way or the other
If it ain't full, it's blank
If you don't spend, you bank
If it ain't Dee, it's Frank
Gotta be this or that
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As recorded by "FATS" DANIELS
with The Casa Loma Orch.:
If it ain't fast, it's slow
If it ain't yes, it's no
If you ain't high, you're low
It's gotta be this or that
If it ain't black, it's white
If it ain't dull, it's bright
If it ain't day, it's night
It's gotta be this or that
Who can it be if it ain't me
I know it's not your brother
Can't you see it's gotta be
One way or the other
Tell me what I must know
If you don't like, I'll go
If it ain't yes, it's no
It's gotta be this or that
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As recorded by ELIZABETH BATEY
with the Joe Loss Band:
If it ain't wrong, it's right
If it ain't dark, it's light
If you ain't sure, you might
Gotta be this or that
If it ain't full, it's blank
If you don't spend, you bank
If it ain't Bing, it's Frank
Gotta be this or that
Who can it be if it ain't me
I know it's not your mother
Can't you see it's gotta be
One way or the other
Tell me what I must know
If you don't like, I'll go
If it ain't yes, it's no
Gotta be this or that
Who can it be
If it ain't me
Can't you see
It's gotta be one way or the other
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As recorded by JEANETTE ARMAND
with the Jacques Metehen Orch.:
If you ain't wrong, you're right
If it ain't dark, it's light
If you ain't sure, you might
Gotta be this or that
If it ain't sea, it's land
If you ain't praised your panned
If it ain't fresh, it's canned
Gotta be this or that
Who can it be if this ain't me
I know it's not your brother
Can't you see it's gotta be
One way or the other
Tell me what I must know
If you don't like, I'll go
If it ain't yes, it's no
Gotta be this or that
If it ain't old, it's new
If it ain't me, it's you
If it ain't much, it's few
Gotta be this or that
If it ain't full, it's blank
If you don't spend, you bank
If it ain't Bing, it's Frank
Gotta be this or that
Now, who can it be if this ain't me
I know it's not your brother
Can't you see it's gotta be
One way or the other
Tell me what I must know
If you don't like, I'll go
If it ain't yes, umm, it's no
Gotta be this or that
Gotta be this, gotta be that
(Gotta be what!)
Gotta be this or that
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(Contributed by Bill Huntley - April 2005)
(Updated by Mel Priddle - June 2013)
