IF I HAD A GIRL LIKE YOU
(Louis W. McDermott)
Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees - 1930
Hal Kemp & His Orch. (vocal: Skinnay Ennis) - 1930
Annette Hanshaw - 1930
Chester Gaylord - 1930
Anson Weeks & His Mark Hopkins Hotel Orch. - 1930
Atlanta Merrymakers - 1930
Also recorded by:
Guy Lombardo; Mel Tormé; The Andrews Sisters.
As recorded by RUDY VALLEE:
I'm lonesome and blue, but when I look at you
There's one thing I know is true
I wouldn't be lonesome, I wouldn't be blue
If I had a girl like you
I've waited a lifetime, I hated the night time
Those dark nights have made me blue
I wouldn't be waiting, I wouldn't be hating
If I had a girl like you
I don't know why I'm feeling the way I do
I hope that I've found someone who really can be true
Everything seems like one of my dreams
Wake me up and say it's true
I wouldn't be dreaming, I wouldn't be scheming
If I had a girl like you
(Contributed by Peter Akers - October 2009)
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As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW, June 16th 1930:
I've been looking for someone to love
Someone just like you
I've been asking the stars up above
To find someone like you
Now that I have found you, dear
I'll always wanta keep you near me
I'm lonesome and blue, but when I look at you
There's one thing that I know is true
I wouldn't be lonesome, I wouldn't be blue
If I had a boy like you
I've waited a lifetime, I've hated the night time
Those long nights have made me so blue
I wouldn't be waiting, I wouldn't be hating
If I had a boy like you
I don't know why I'm feeling the way that I do
I hope that I haven't made a mistake in you
Everything seems like one o' my dreams
Wake me up and say it's true
I wouldn't be dreaming, I wouldn't be scheming
If I had a boy like you
(Violin solo)
If I had a boy like you
(Trumpet solo)
If I had a boy like you
I don't know why I'm feeling the way that I do
I hope that I haven't made a big mistake in you
Everything seems like one o' my dreams
Wake me up and say that it's true
I wouldn't be dreaming, I wouldn't be scheming
If I had a boy like you
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2014)
