AIN'T SHE SWEET?
(Milton Ager / Jack Yellen)
Ben Bernie & His Orch.(vocal: Scrappy Lambert & Billy Hillpot) - 1927
Gene Austin - 1927
Johnny Marvin - 1927
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orch. - 1939
Buddy Berigan & His Orch. - 1940
Harry James & His Orch. - 1945
Mr. Goon Bones & Mr. Ford - 1949
Pearl Bailey - 1949
Gene Vincent - 1956
Ferlin Husky - 1959
Sammy Kaye - 1960
Frank Sinatra - 1962
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - 1966
Judy Carmichael - 1985
Also recorded by:
Tommy Dorsey; Eddie Cantor; Fabian; Hoosier Hot Shots;
The Beatles; Benny Carter; Erroll Garner; Ray Anthony;
Nat King Cole; Tiny Hill & The Hilltoppers; Billy May;
Moms & Dads; The Playboys; The Viscounts; Lawrence Welk;
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers: ........ and many others.
There she is! There she is!
There's what keeps me up at night
Oh, gee whiz! Oh, gee whiz!
There's why I can't eat a bite
Those flaming eyes! That flaming youth!
Oh, mister oh, sister, tell me the truth...
Ain't she sweet?
See her walking down the street
Now I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
Ain't she nice
Look her over once or twice
Now I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she nice?
Just cast an eye in her direction
Oh me, oh my, ain't that perfection
I repeat
Don't you think she's kind of sweet
Now I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
Tell me where, tell me where
Have you seen one just like that
I declare, I declare
That sure is worth looking at
Oh, boy, how sweet those lips must be
Gaze on it, doggonit! Now answer me
Ain't she sweet?
See her walking down the street
Now I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
Ain't she nice?
Look her over once or twice
Now I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she nice?
Just cast an eye in her direction
Oh me, oh my, ain't that perfection
I repeat
Don't you think she's kind of sweet
Now I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
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AIN'T SHE [HE] SWEET (Annette Hanshaw)
Milton Ager/Jack Yellen 1927
as rec by Annette Hanshaw w Irving Brodsky (piano)
Jan 28th 1927 New York
Look who's here,
Look who's here,
There's a boy I'm mad about!
Oh my dear,
When he's near,
I just feel like passin' out!
So big and strong,
So full of youth,
Oh momma, Oh poppa,
Tell me the truth!
Ain't he sweet!
See him comin' down the street,
Now I ask you very confidentially,
Ain't he sweet, huh?
Ain't he nice!
Look him over once or twice,
Now I ask you very confidentially,
Ain't he nice?
Just cast an eye in his direction,
Oh me oh my, ain't that perfection!
I repeat,
Don't you think he's kind of neat?
And I ask you very confidentially,
Ain't he sweet?
What a man, I'll say!
How he can, hey-hey!
Look him up, and down,
There's the handsomest man in town!
What a smile he's got,
Get that style, it's hot!
Me for him, no joke,
I could love him if he was broke!
Said ain't he sweet
When he passes down the street,
Everybody whispers confidentially,
"Ain't he sweet!".
Ain't he cute!
In his brand new chequered suit,
Now I ask you very confidentially,
Ain't he cute?
Oh can't you see
How I adore him?
If he wants me,
I'm right here for him, bo-doh-doh-de-oh!
When we meet,
Just knock me off my feet!
And I ask you very confidentially,
Ain't he sweet?
That's all!
(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2011)
