Ethel Merman

[He] I hear singing and there's no one there I smell blossoms and the trees are bare All day long I seem to walk on air I wonder why, I wonder why I keep tossing in my sleep at night And what's more I've lost my appetite Stars that used to twinkle in the skie...

Well, well, well, look who's here. I haven't seen you in many a year. If I knew you were comin' I'd 've baked a cake, baked a cake, baked a cake. If I knew you were comin' I'd 've baked a cake. How-ja do. How-ja do, How-ja do. Had you dropped me a letter I'd...

There are girls just ripe for some kissin' And I mean to kiss me a few! Oh, those girls don't know What they're missin' I've got a lot of livin' to do! And there's wine all ready for tastin' And there's cadillacs all shiny and new! Got to move, 'cause...

[She] A pretty girl is like a melody That haunts you night and day, Just like the strain of a haunting refrain, She'll start up on a marathon and run around your brain. You can't escape, she's in your memory by morning night and noon. She will leave you and th...

Now won't you listen honey, while I say, How could you tell me that you're goin' away? Don't say that we must part, Don't break your baby's heart You know I've loved you for these many years, Loved you night and day, Oh! honey baby, can't you see my tear...

Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band Come on and hear, come on and hear It's the best band in the land They can play a bugle call Like you never heard before So natural that you want to go to war That's just the bestest band what am,...

We'll have an old-fashioned wedding Blessed in the good old-fashioned way I'll vow to love you forever You'll vow to love and honor and obey Somewhere in some little chapel Someday when orange blossoms bloom We'll have an old-fashioned wedding A simple...

Times have changed And we've often rewound the clock Since the Puritans got a shock When they landed on Plymouth Rock. If today Any shock they should try to stem 'Stead of landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock would land on them. In olden days, a gl...

And now little lady, if you'll kindly step up to the parapet I'll give you a lesson in marksmanship You couldn't give me a lesson in long distance spittin' Anything you can do, I can do better I can do any thing better than you No, you can't, yes, I can No,...

The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sun-burned hands I used to hold Since you went away the days grow long And soon I'll hear old winter's song But I miss you most of all my darling W...

Anything you can do, I can do better than You can do, I can do, we can do, I can do, much much better than You. Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you. No you can't. Yes I can. No you can't. Yes I can. No you can't. Yes I can...

Blow Gabriel blow! Go on and blow, Gabriel, blow! I've been a sinner, I've been a scamp, But now I'm willin' to trim my lamp1 So blow, Gabriel, blow! I was low, Gabriel, low! Mighty low, Gabriel, low! But now, since I have seen the light, I'm good by day and...

I was blue, just as blue as I could be Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me Then good luck came a-knocking at my door Skies were gray but they're not gray anymore Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but blue...

Old man Sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true Just try it and I'll start a riot Beatrice Fairfax don't you dare Ever tell me he will care I'm certain - it's the final curtain I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyannas Who tell you fate supp...

Oh, my mother was frightened by a shotgun, they say That's why I'm such a wonderful shot. I'd be out in the cactus and I'd practice all day, And now tell me what have I got? I'm quick on the trigger with targets not much bigger than a pinpoint I'm number...

Dearie, do you remember when we Waltzed to the Sousa band My wasn't the music grand Chowder parties down by the seashore Every Fourth of July, test your memory My Dearie Do you recall when Henry Ford couldn't even fix The running board under a Chandler six...

After that sweet Summer afternoon When for the first time I saw you appear, Dreaming of you I composed a tune, So will you listen to it, dear? Do I love you, do I? Doesn't one and one make two? Do I love you, do I? Does July need a sky of blue? Would I miss y...

Manhattan, I'm up a tree The one I've most adored Is bored With me. Manhattan, I'm awfully nice, Nice people dine with me, And even twice. Yet the only one in the world I'm mad about Talks of somebody else And walks out. With a million neon rainbows burning...

Maud and Mabel, seated at a table Talking over bygone days Mabel sporty, fat and over forty Said, "Remember Edith Hayes" Eadie was a sucker for a bottle and glass But in spite of everything that gal had class Then one winter, she wed a Chinese printer Struck...

Embrace me, My sweet embraceable you. Embrace me, You irreplaceable you. Just one look at you, my heart grew tipsy in me. You and you alone bring out the gypsy in me. I love all The many charms about you; Above all, I want my arms about you. Don't be a naughty...

I had a dream, a dream about you, baby. It's gonna come true, baby. They think that we're through, but baby, You'll be swell! You'll be great! Gonna have the whole world on the plate! Starting here, starting now, honey, everything's coming up roses! C...

If you're ever in a jam, here I am If you're ever in a mess, S-O-S If you ever feel so happy, you land in jail, I'm your bail. It's friendship, friendship, just a perfect blendship. When other friendships have been forgot, Ours will still be hot. Lah-dle...

We're having a heat wave, A tropical heat wave, The temperature's rising, It isn't surprising, She certainly can can-can. She started a heat wave By letting her seat wave In such a way that The customers say that She certainly can can-can. Gee, her anatomy M...

When there's a sun above I always find Romantic thoughts of love Never enter my mind But when the day is done I find that instead I just love ev'ryone And as Elizabeth Barrett Browning once said Hey, good-lookin' Say, what's cookin'? Do you feel like bookin'...

How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How many times in a day Do I think of you? How many roses are Sprinkled with dew? How far would I travel Just to be where you are? How far is the journey From...

I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled revolutions in Spain And the North Pole I have charted Still I can't get started with you On the golf course, I'm under par Metro Goldwyn have asked me to star I've got a house, a showplace Still I ca...

My story is much too sad to be told But practically everything leaves me totally cold The only exception I know is the case When I'm out on a quiet spree Fighting vainly the old ennui And I suddenly turn and see Your fabulous face I get no kick from champagne...

Don't ask me just how it happened, I wish I knew. I can't believe that it's happened, And still it's true. I got lost in his arms and I had to stay It was dark in his arms and I lost my way From the dark came a voice And it seemed to say There you go There y...

Days can be sunny, with never a sigh Don't need what money can buy Birds in the trees sing their day full of song Why shouldn't we sing along? I'm chipper all the day, happy with my lot How do I get that way? Look at what I've got I got rhythm, I got music I...

Taking stock of what I have And what I haven't, what do I find? The things I've got will keep me satisfied Checking up on what I have And what I haven't, what do I find? A healthy balance on the credit side Got no diamond, got no pearl Still I think I'm a lu...

I got a right to sing the blues I got a right to feel low down I got a right to hang around Down around the river A certain man in this old town Keeps draggin' my poor heart around All I see for me Is misery I got a right to sing the blues I got a right to m...

My baby kissed me good-night, and I am glad to relate that by the time I got home, I was feeling great I climbed up the door and opened the stairs. I said my pajamas and put on my prayers. I turned off the bed and crawled into the light. and all because you k...

Like the Seminole, Navajo, Kickapoo Like those Indians I'm an Indian too A Sioux A Sioux Just like Battle Axe, Hatchet Face, Eagle Nose Like those Indians I'm an Indian too A Sioux A Sioux Some Indian summer's day Without a sound I may hide away W...

How glad the many millions of Annabelles and Lillians Would be to capture me But you had such persistence, you wore down my resistance I fell and it was swell I'm your big and brave and handsome Romeo How I won you I shall never, never know It's not that you'...

The night is young, the skies are clear So if you want to go walking, dear, It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely. I understand the reason why You're sentimental, 'cause so am I, It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely. You can tell at...

Just in time I found you just in time Before you came my time Was runnin' low. I was lost The losin' dice were tossed My bridges all were crossed Nowhere to go. Now you're here And now I know just where I'm goin' No more doubt or fear I've found my way. For...

It was just one of those things Just one of those crazy flings One of those bells that now and then rings Just one of those things It was just one of those nights Just one of those fabulous flights A trip to the moon on gossamer wings Just one of those things...

I get awful gloomy You mean, very gloomy Very gloomy, now and then, in this town 'Cause it's always so hard To find a real pard Who'll play in your yard When you're down But since the talk, you and me I mean, you and I have had I've got a good friend, I see We...

People are queer, they're always crowing, scrambling and rushing about Why don't they stop someday, address themselves this way? Why are we here? Where are we going? It's time that we found out We're not here to stay; we're on a short holiday Life is just a b...

Make it another old-fashioned, please Make it another, double old-fashioned, please Make it for one who's due to join the disillusion crew Make it for one of love's new refugees. Once high in my castle, I reigned supreme. And oh, what a castle, built on a hea...

I must try to make the man love me, Make the man love me now; Bye and bye I'll make the man happy, I know how! He must see how badly I want him, Want him just as he is; May I say that, should the man ask me, I'll be his! Can I tell the man just how dearly Bl...

I was strolling out one evening by the silvery moon I could hear somebody singing a familiar tune So I stopped a while to listen Not a word I wanted to miss It was just somebody serenading something like this [Chorus] Mandy There's a minister handy And it sur...

Summer journeys To Niagara And to other places Aggravate all our cares We'll save our fares I've a cozy little flat In what is known as old Manhattan We'll settle down Right here in town We'll have Manhattan The Bronx and Staten Island, too It's lovely going...

Ten generations of Constantins Lived very comf'table lives They were contented to live in style Supported by their wives Daughters of men who were wealthy Fitted them like a glove They all married for money I mean to marry for love It's an old-fashion...

Shades of night are falling and I'm lonely Standing on the corner feeling blue Sweethearts out for fun Pass me one by one Guess I'll wind up like I always do With only Me and my shadow Strolling down the avenue Me and my shadow Not a soul to tell our troubles...

Behind the hill There's a busy little still Where your Pappy's workin' in the moonlight Your lovin' paw Isn't quite within the law So he's hidin' there behind the hill Bye bye baby Stop your yawnin' Don't cry baby Day will be dawning And when it d...

Rose, this is Mr. Goldstone. Momma Rose Have an eggroll, Mr. Goldstone. Have a napkin, have a chopstick, have a chair. Have a spare rib, Mr. Goldstone. Any spare that I can spare I'll be glad to share! Have a dish, have a fork, have a fish, have a pork....

My funny Valentine Sweet comic Valentine You make me smile with my heart Your looks are laughable, Unphotographable Yet, you're my favorite work of art Is your figure less than Greek? Is your mouth a little weak? When you open it to speak, Are you smart? B...

Without my walking stick, I'd go insane I can't look my best I feel undressed without my cane. Must have my walking stick 'cause it may rain When it pours can't be outdoors without my cane. If I ever left my house without my walking stick Well it would be som...

Won't you play some simple melody Like my mother sang to me One with a good old-fashioned harmony Play some simple melody Musical demon, set your honey a-dreamin', Won't you play me some rag Just change that classical nag to some sweet beautiful drag If you w...

Life's great, life's grand, Future all planned, No more clouds in the sky, How'm I ridin'? I'm ridin' high! Someone I love, Mad for my love, So long, Jonah goodbye! How'm I ridin'? I'm ridin' high! Floating on a starlit ceiling, Doting on the cards I'm deali...

Rose Here she is, boys! Here she is, world! Here's Rose! Curtain up! Light the lights! Play it, boys! Ya either got it, or ya ain't. And, boys, I got it! Ya like it? Well, I got it! Some people got it and make it pay. Some people can't even give...

Oh, it's a long long while from May to December But the days grow short when you reach September When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame One hasn't got time for the waiting game Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few September, November And the...

Who's gonna kiss me Who's gonna thrill me Who's gonna hold me tight Tonight Why did I tell you I was goin' to Shanghai I want to be with you tonight Why did I holler I was goin' to Shanghai I want to be with you tonight It was just a little misunderst...

There's a saying old says that love is blind Still we're often told "seek and ye shall find" So I'm going to seek a certain girl I've had in mind Looking everywhere, haven't found her yet She's the big affair I cannot forget Only girl I ever think of will regr...

I'm always doing something, Something for the boys I'm always doing something For the lads if it adds to their joy So don't tell me it's a wrong thing If I'm out with 'em nightly till three 'Cos I'm always doing something for the boys Or they're doing somethin...

And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the meadows of my heart High up in the sky the little stars climb Always reminding me that we're apart You wander down the lane and far away Leaving me a song that will not die Love is now the stardust of...

Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play? I don't remember growing older, When did they? When did she get to be a beauty? When did he grow to be so tall? Wasn't it yesterday when they were small? Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset, Swif...

She just got here yesterday, Things are hot here now they say, There's a new gal in town. Gals are jealous, there's no doubt. All the guys just rave about Sweet, Sweet Georgia Brown. And ever since she came, the common folks all claim, say; No gal made has g...

Ten cents a dance That's what they pay me, Gosh, how they weigh me down! Ten cents a dance Pansies and rough guys Tough guys who tear my gown! Seven to midnight I hear drums. Loudly the saxophone blows. Trumpets are tearing my eardrums. The most customers crus...

I saw you last night and got that old feeling When you came in sight, I got that old feeling The moment that you danced by, I felt a thrill And when you caught my eye, my heart stood still Once again I seemed to feel that old yearning Then I knew the spa...

Please let me say from the start I don't pretend to be smart I just suggest what I think best Having your int'rest at heart I only want what's the best thing for you, And the best thing for you would be me. I've been convinced after thinking it through, That...

I was born on a thousand acres of Oklahoma land Nothing grew on the thousand acres for it was gravel and sand One day, father started digging in a field, hoping to find some soil He dug and he dug and, what do you think? Oil, oil, oil The money rolled in and I...

Have you heard about the toast of the town Dressed in the red velvet gown Whatever is her name Never has it been said They called her the lady in red Say, have you ever met the girl who's the toast of the town A work of art without a question Who gives...

The most beautiful girl in the world Picks my ties out, eats my candy, Drinks my brandy, The most beautiful girl in the world! The most beautiful girl in the world Isn't Garbo, isn't Dietrich, But the sweet trick Who can make me believe it's a beautiful world...

The party's over, it's time to call it a day They've burst your pretty balloon And taken the moon away It's time to wind up the masquerade Just make your mind up The piper must be paid The party's over, the candles flicker and dim You danced and dreamed throu...

There's no business like show business Like no business I know Everything about it is appealing Everything that traffic will allow Nowhere could you get that happy feeling When you are stealing that extra bow There's no people like show people They smile when...

They say that falling in love is wonderful It's wonderful, so they say. And with a moon up above it's wonderful It's wonderful, so they tell me. I can't recall who said it I know I never read it I only know that falling in love is grand And the thing tha...

Wherever we go, whatever we do, We're gonna go through it together. We may not go far, but sure as a star, Wherever we are, it's together. Wherever I go I know he goes. Wherever I go I know she goes. No fits, no fights, no feuds And no egos, Amigos, together!...

I saw the splendour of the moonlight On Honolulu Bay There's something tender in the moonlight On Honolulu Bay And all the beaches are filled with peaches Who bring their ukes along And in the glimmer of the moonlight They love to sing this song If you like...

Well, way down yonder in New Orleans in the land of the dreamy scenes There's a garden of Eden, ah-you know what I mean Yeah, Creole babies with flashin' eyes softly whisper with tender sighs And then you stop! Oh won't you give your lady fair a little smil...

When my sugar walks down the street All the little birdies go tweet, tweet, tweet. And in the evening when the sun goes down It's never dark when he's around He's so affectionate and I'll say this When he kisses me I sure stay kissed When my sugar walks down...

Whispering while you cuddle near me Whispering so no one can hear me Each little whisper seems to cheer me I know it's true.There's no one, dear, but you You're whispering why you'll never leave me Whispering why you'll never grieve me Whisper and say that yo...

You Can't Get A Man With A Gun Oh, my mother was frightened by a shotgun they say That's why I'm such a wonderful shot I'd be out in the cactus and I'd practice all day And now tell me what have I got I'm quick on the trigger With targets not much bigger...

When you want to You are able to make me feel that I'm Clark Gable Then next minute you make me feel I'm something from the zoo First you warm up, then you're distant Never knew a girl so inconsistent I'm a big-shot at half past one A so-and-so by two Heaven f...

You're an old smoothie I'm an old softie I'm just like putty In the hands of a girl like you You're an old meanie I'm a big boobie I just go nutty In the hands of a girl like you Poor me, you played me for a sap Poor you, you thought you'd laid a trap Well d...

At words poetic, I'm so pathetic That I always have found it best, Instead of getting 'em off my chest, To let 'em rest unexpressed, I hate parading my serenading As I'll probably miss a bar, But if this ditty is not so pretty At least it'll tell you H...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ [Ethel] At words poetic I'm so pathetic That I always have found it best Instead of getting it off my chest To let 'em rest unexpressed I hate parading my serenading As I'll probably miss a bar But if this ditty is not so pretty At least i...