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But Not For Me
Ketty Lester
Words by Ira Gershwin and Music by George Gershwin
Peaked at # 41 in 1962
Previously a # 12 hit for Harry James in 1942
Sung in the 1930 musical `Girl Crazy` by Ginger Rogers and reprised by Willie Howard
Sung
in the 1943 film `Girl Crazy` by Judy Garland
They`re writing songs of love, but not for me
A lucky star`s above, but not for me
With love to lead the way
I found more clouds are gray
Than any rainy day, could guarantee
I was a fool to fall, and get that way
I should have known the price, I`d have to pay
Although I can`t dismiss
The memory of his kiss
I guess he`s not, -------------, for me
From: `Robert Ross`
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Another Version:
But Not For Me
George and Ira Gershwin
- From sheet music.
They`re writing songs of love, but not for me.
A lucky star`s above, but not for me.
With love to lead the way, I`ve seen more clouds of gray
Than any Russian play could guarantee.
I was a fool to fall and get that way.
Heigh ho, alas, and also lackaday.
Although I can`t dismiss, the memory of her kiss.
I guess she`s not for me.
She`s knocking on the door, but not for me.
She`ll plan a two by four, but not for me.
I know that love`s a game, I`m puzzled just the same.
Was I the moth or flame, I`m all at sea.
It all began so well, but what an end.
This is the time a feller needs a friend.
When every happy plot ends with the marriage knot
And there`s no knot for me.