Johnny Mercer

Met a gal in calico, down in Santa Fe; Used to be her Sunday beau ?til I rode away. Do I want her, do I want her love? Yes siree! Will I win her, Will I win her love? Wait and see! Workin' with a rodeo, go from town to town. See most every kind a gal, every k...

Gather 'round me, everybody Gather 'round me while I'm preachin' Feel a sermon comin' on me The topic will be sin and that's what I'm ag'in' If you want to hear my story The settle back and just sit tight While I start reviewin' The attitude of doin' right You...

[ Bobby Darin with Johnny Mercer ] This town is full of guys Who think they’re mighty wise Just because they know a thing or two You’ll meet them, night and day Strollin’ up and down Broadway Telling of the wonders they can do Oh, sing it, Bobby boy! I just...

The falling leaves drift by the window, The autumn leaves of red and gold. I see your lips, the summer kisses, The sunburned 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 darl...

Oh, Bernadine (sigh) Oh, oh, oh, Bernadine I can tell by the dimple on your chin You're in beautiful shape for the shape you're in An' I'm in shape for Bernadine Oh, Bernadine Oh, oh, oh, Bernadine When you wander inta my dreams at night Your remarkable form...

My mama done tol' me, When I was in knee pants, My mama done tol' me, Son! A woman'll sweet talk And she'll give you the big eye; But when the sweet talkin's done, A woman's a two face A worrisome thing Who'll leave ya t'sing The blues in the night Now the ra...

Just listen to the Bob White He never could sing right You should hip it to the latest sound And the talk that's goin' 'round Well, I was talking to the parakeet And he said, "Man, now about that beat" (How about that beat?) "Hey Bob White, ain't you gonna sw...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ 1’10 Button up your overcoat, When the wind is free, Take good care of yourself, You belong to me! Eat an apple every day, Get to bed by three, Take good care of yourself, You belong to me! Be careful crossing streets, Cut out sweets, Don’t e...

[PP] 'Candy' I call my sugar 'Candy' [JM] Because I'm sweet on 'Candy' And 'Candy' is sweet on me [PP] She understands me, My understanding 'Candy' [JM] And 'Candy''s always handy [PP] When I need sympathy [JM] I wish that there were four of her So I could l...

Little Miss Cecilia Green Little over sweet sixteen But the cutest flapper that you've ever seen When the fellows pass her by She will always wink her eye When she talks to them When she walks with them This is what they'll cry Does your mother know you're ou...

I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain or come shine. High as a mountain and deep as a river, Come rain or come shine. I guess when you met me It was just one of those things, But don't ever bet me, "Cause I'm gonna be true if you let me. You're...

Do you know what's groovy Have you seen the latest movie Should I try and tip ya May I hip ya, yes I know Do you know what's playin' Have you heard what folks are sayin' Should I try and sell ya May I tell ya, yes I know I can see, baby You're the kind of...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway I'll go my way; you'll go your way Crazy rhythm, from now on we're through. Here is where we have a showdown I'm too high and you're too low down Crazy rhythm, here's goodbye to you They say that when a highbrow...

Well, I came down there with my hat caved in Oh I'll go back home with my pocket full of tin oh doo-dah day Goin' to run all night, goin' to run all day I'll bet my money on the bobtail nag, somebody bet on the bay. Well, the Camptown ladies sing this song do...

Tell me that it's true, Tell me you agree, I was meant for you, You were meant for me. Dearly beloved, how clearly I see, Somewhere in Heaven you were fashioned for me, Angel eyes knew you, angel voices led me to you; Nothing could save me, fate gave me a sig...

This is the G. I. Jive Man alive It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille over your bed when you arrive Jack, that's the G. I. Jive Roodley-toot Jump in your suit Make a salute Boot!! After you wash and dress More or less You go get your breakfast in a bea...

Love makes me treat you the way that I do Gee, Baby ain't I good to you There's nothing in this world Too good for someone so true Gee, Baby ain't I good to you? I bought you a fur coat for Christmas A diamond ring A big big Cadillac car And everything...

Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer Lead us lest too far we wander Love's sweet voice is calling yonder Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer Hey, there don't get dimmer Light the path below, above And lead us o...

You told me that there wasn't a lesson in lovin' that you hadn't learned. Oh, yeah? Don’t say ? You told me that you keep playin' with fire without getting burned. Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah ? So you met someone who set you back on your heels? Goody goody! So you me...

I was born on a farm out in Iowa A flaming youth who was bound to fly away I packed my grip and I grabbed my saxophone Can't read notes, but I play anything by ear I made up tunes on the sounds that I used to hear When I'd start to play folks used to say 'Soun...

The time has come, let us begin With all our voices joining in To sing of love and brotherhood People doing what they should to Help there fellow man decree And fill this land with harmony The young and old, the rich, the poor Making sounds, never heard before...

I got a gal that's mighty sweet With big blue eyes and tiny feet Her name is Rosabelle Malone And she tips the scale at twenty stone. Oh, gee, but ain't it grand to have a girl so big and fat That when you go to hug her, you don't know where you're at You hav...

Sue wants a barbecue, Sam wants to boil a ham, Grace votes for Bouillabaisse stew. Jake wants a weeny bake, Steak and a layer cake, He'll get a tummy ache too. We'll rent a tent or tepee. Let the town crier cry. And if it's RSVP This is what I'll reply: In th...

[ Billy Butterfiled with Johnny Mercer ] It ain't necessarily so It ain't necessarily so De things dat yo' liable to read in de Bible It ain't necessarily so Li'l David was small but oh my Li'l David was small but oh my He fought big Goliath who lay down and...

I'll begin the story Out in West Virginia Is a little college (Rah, Rah, Rah) All the student body Only cared for football Never mind the knowledge (Rah, Rah, Rah) Never mind the sheepskin They preferred the pigskin Seemed to have it in their bones Yeah, the...

I love coffee, I love tea, I love the Java Jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the java and me, A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! I love java sweet and hot, Whoops, Mister Moto, I'm a coffee pot Shoot me the pot, and I'll pour me a shot, A cup, a...

[ Jack Teagarden and Johnny Mercer] I don't care what the weatherman says When the weatherman says it's raining You'll never hear me complaining I'm certain the sun will shine I don't care how the weather vane points When the weather vane points to gloomy It'...

You know the feeling of something half remembered Of something that never happened, yet you recall it well. You know the feeling of recognizing someone That you've never met as far as you could tell, well. Laura is the face in the misty light, Footsteps that...

Lazybones, sleepin' in the sun, how you spect to get your day's work done? You can't get your day's work done, sleepin' in the noon day sun Lazybones, layin' in the shade, how you gonna get your cornmeal made? You can't get no cornmeal made, sleepin' in that...

I know a friend of mine And his business is writing songs It's a kind of a gift and I get a big lift From his melodies and diphthongs We got to talk him once I was curious as could be To explain what to do, let him tell it to you Just the way it was told to m...

Love is just around the corner, Any cozy little corner, Love is just around the corner, When I'm around you. I'm a sentimental mourner, And I couldn't be forlorner, When you keep me on that corner, Just waiting for you. Venus de Milo was noted for her charms...

[ Johnny Mercer & Bing Crosby ] I'm out in the country But I don't know why Cause I'm stickly a city loving guy Just sitting there when a little bird flies my way hello bee I looks at him & he's lookin at me We're both satisfying our curiosity Who ca...

Moon River, wider than a mile: I'm crossin' you in style someday. Old dream maker, you heartbreaker, Wherever you're goin', I'm goin'your way. Two drifters, off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. We're after the same rainbow's end, Waitin' r...

Moon faced, starry eyed Peaches & cream with nuts on the side I never knew there was anyone living like you Moon faced, starry eyed I'm going to bust my vest with pride I never lived, baby, not at all 'til I met you At six o'clock I expect your call At s...

My sugar is so refined She's one o' them high-class kind She doesn't wear a hat, she wears a chapeau She goes to see a cinema, but never a show My sugar is so refined She's got a real high-class mind She never buys a dress, it's always a frock She always wind...

When we can make all mankind Look! Act! Think! Feel! Hope! Desire! Dream! By itself Inhale & exhale exactly alike Oh, happy day, when miracles take place And scientists control the human race, When we assume authority of human chromosomes, And assembly-li...

Do you hear that whistle down the line I figure that it's engine number forty-nine She's the only one that'll sound that way On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe See the old smoke risin' 'round the bend I reckon that she knows she's gonna meet a friend Fo...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ It'squarter to three, There's no one in the place except you and me So set'em up Joe, I’ve got a little story you oughta know We're drinking my friend, To the end of a brief episode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road I’ve got th...

When Madam Pompadour was on a ballroom floor Said all the gentlemen "Obviously," "The madam has the cutest personality" And think of all the books about do Barry's looks What was it made her the toast of Paree? She had a well-developed personality (What did...

Nothing to do, Nellie Darling Nothing to do you say Let's take a trip on memory's ship Back to the bygone days Sail to the old village school house Anchor outside the school door Look in and see, there's you and there's me A couple of kids once more S...

Mammy's little baby loves shortnin', shortnin' Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread Mammy's little baby loves shortnin', shortnin' Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread Put on the skillet Put on the lid Mamma's going to make some shortnin' bread That...

Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me where my love can be? Is there a meadow in the mist Where someone's waiting to be kissed? Skylark Have you seen a valley green with spring? Where my heart can go a journeying Over the shadows and the r...

Small fry, struttin by the pool room Small fry, should be in the school room My, my put down that cigarette You ain't grown up high and mighty yet Samll fry, dancin for a penny Small fry, countin up how many My, my just jlisten here to me You ain't the bigge...

When an irresistible force such as you Meets an old immovable object like me You can bet as sure as you live Something's gotta give, something's gotta give Something's gotta give When an irrepressible smile such as yours Warms an old implacable heart such as...

Oh, the barnyard is busy in a regular tizzy, And the obvious reason is because of the season Ma Nature's lyrical, with her yearly miracle Spring, Spring, Spring. All the hen-folk are hatchin' While their men-folk are scrathin' To ensure the survival of each b...

This is the strip polka I adore this? There's a burlesque theater where the gang loves to go To see queenie the cutie of the burlesque show And the thrill of the evening is when out queenie skips And the band plays the polka while she strips "Take it off, ta...

Just give me the ol' sugar blues Oh play me that low down melody Now you can have your St. Louis Your beboping too And you can have your hidey hoes But here's a tune that tickles my toes Oh! What a string Just listen to the pip & rhythm In that refrain Le...

The summer wind came blowin' in From across the sea It lingered there so warm and fair All summer long we sang a song And then we strolled on golden sand Two friends and the summer wind Like painted skies, those days and nights They went flying by The world w...

I had a surprise party for my baby Made everyone promise not to put my baby wise And now they're talkin' about the way it turned out What a complete surprise Some intimate friends came to greet my baby And I was as busy as a bee around a hive I took a look at...

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...

He stays away too long, leaves her by herself Treats her wrong, keeps her on the shelf He talks and talks about her And she loves the way he does it. He's got a lyin' smile, easy to believe And all the while laughin' up his sleeve He fibs and fibs about her A...

Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice, Warmer than the Summer night. The clouds were like an alabaster palace, Rising to a snowy height. Each star its own Aurora Borealis, Suddenly you held me tight, I could see the midnight sun. I can't explain the silv...

And when I told them how beautiful you are, They didn't believe me. They didn't believe me! Your lips, your eyes, your cheeks, your pretty hair, Are in a class beyond compare, You're the loviest girl that one could see! And when I tell them, And I cert'nly am...

I search for phrases To sing your praises But there aren't any magic adjectives To tell you all you are! You're just too marvelous Too marvelous for words Like glorious, glamorous And that old standby, amorous It's all too wonderful I'll never find the words...

You're so pretty, Oh! so pretty You're some pretty doll You've got the kind of eyes that seem to talk They make me get so nervous that I have to walk Oh! I love you, how I love you, More and more each day Yes you've got some smile & you're handsome too Ive...

I donâ??t know why I should Cry over you Sigh Over you. Even be blue I should have known that youâ??d leave me alone And break my heart in two Although you have left me alone to pine And all my love was a [big fat] waste of time Someday your heart will be bro...

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, We're happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland. Gone away is the bluebird, Here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song, As we go along, Walking in a win...

[ Johnny Mercer with Freddie Slack ] Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia Sayin', "Steve you're way behind time This is not Thirty-Eight but it is old Ninety-Seven you must put her into Spencer on time." He turned and said to his black greasy f...

Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay My, oh my, what a wonderful day Plenty of sunshine headed my way Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay Mister bluebird on my shoulder It's the truth, it's actual Everything is satisfactual Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay Wonderful f...