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