SO HELP ME (Van Heusen / De Lange)
(Jimmy Van Heusen (m) Eddie De Lange (l) )

as recorded by Kay Starr
with orchestra conducted by Dave Cavanaugh 
September 11th 1947 Los Angeles


So help me,
May I never see the moon on high,
May I never see the stars close by,
So help me if I don't love you!

So help me,
May I never know a breath of spring,
May I never hear the birds that sing,
So help me if I don't love you!

And if I lie, the rain should fall from heaven
And blight each day with its teeming.
Night should never bring sleep
With its dreamimg, sweet dreaming!

So help me,
May I never see the sight of you,
And without you, what am I to do?
So help me if you don't love me!

So help me,
May I never see the moon on high,
May I never see the stars close by,
So help me if I don't love you!

So help me,
May I never know a breath of spring,
May I never hear the birds that sing,
So help me if I don't love you!

And if I lie, the rain should fall from heaven
And blight each day with its teeming.
Night should never bring sleep
With its dreaming, sweet dreaming!

So help me,
May I never see the sight of you,
And without you, what am I to do?
So help me,
I'm lonesome and blue,
I'm needin' you too!
I love you, you know that I do!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - June 2017)