ORANGE-COLOURED SKY 
(Milton DeLugg / William Stein)



Nat "King" Cole Trio (with Stan Kenton & His Orch.) - 1950
Betty Hutton - 1950
Jerry Lester - 1950
Doris Day - 1950
Janet Brace - 1950
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 1958
Natalia - 1992
Wendee Glick - 2005
Michael Bublé - 2007
Lady Gaga - 2011

Also recorded by:
Rory Partin; Tom Gilchrist; Birthe Kjaer; Ruth Croson; Joe Bourne; 
Julie Muladey; New York Voices, Peter Nero ....... and many others.





As recorded by the NAT "KING" COLE TRIO
with Stan Kenton & His Orch., August 16th 1950:


I was walkin' along, mindin' my business
When out of an orange-coloured sky
(Flash! Bam! Alakazam!)
Wonderful you came by

I was hummin' a tune, drinkin' in sunshine 
When out of that orange-coloured view
(Flash! Bam! Alakazam!)
I got a look at you

One look and I yelled "Timber"
"Watch out for flying glass"
'Cause the ceiling fell and the bottom fell out
I went into a spin and I started to shout
"I've been hit! (This is it! This is it! I-T-It!)"

I was walkin' along mindin' my business
When love came and hit me in the eye
(Flash! Bam! Alakazam!)
Out of an orange-coloured sky

(Instrumental Break)

One look and I yelled "Timber"
"Watch out for flying glass"
'Cause the ceiling fell and the bottom fell out
I went into a spin and I started to shout
"I've been hit! (This is it! This is it! I-T-It!)"

I was walkin' along mindin' my business
When love came and hit me in the eye
(Flash! Bam! Alakazam!)
Out of an orange-coloured, purple striped
Pretty green polka-dot sky
(Flash! Bam!) Alakazam and goodbye


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As recorded by DORIS DAY
with The Page Cavanaugh Trio, August 21st 1950:


I was walkin' along, mindin' my business
When out of an orange-coloured sky
Flash! Bam! Alakazam!
Wonderful you came by

I was hummin' a tune, drinkin' in sunshine 
When out of that orange-coloured view
Flash! Bam! Alakazam!
I got a look at you

One look and I yelled "Timber"
"Watch out for flyin' glass"
'Cause the ceiling fell in and the bottom fell out
I went into a spin and I started to shout
"I've been hit! This is it! This is it!"

I was walkin' along, mindin' my business
When love came and hit me in the eye
Flash! Bam! Alakazam!
Out of an orange-coloured sky

I've been hit
(Dood-doo-yoo, dood-dood-duh-doo-yoo, dood-dood-doo-yoo)
I've been hit
(Dood-doo-yoo, dood-dood-duh-doo-yoo, doo-doo-yoo)

(She was walkin' along, mindin' her business)
(When out of an orange-coloured sky)
Flash! Bam! Alakazam!
Wonderful you came by (Dood-doo-yoo-dood)

I was hummin' a tune, drinkin' in sunshine 
When out of that orange-coloured view
Flash! Bam! Alakazam!
I got a look at you

One look and I yelled "Timber"
"Watch out for flyin' glass"
'Cause the ceiling fell in and the bottom fell out
I went into a spin and I started to shout
"I've been hit! (This is it!) This is it! (I-T-It!)"

I was walkin' along, mindin' my business
When love came and hit me in the eye
Flash! Bam! Alakazam!
Out of an orange-coloured (Purple-striped)
A pretty green polka-dotted sky
Flash! Bam! Alakazam and goodbye


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2015)