ALWAYS TRUE TO YOU IN MY FASHION
(Cole Porter)


From the Broadway musical "Kiss Me Kate" (1948)
view the entire score here 



Lisa Kirk (Broadway Production) - 1949
Dinah Shore - 1949
Jo Stafford - 1949
Julie Wilson (London Production) - 1951
Ann Miller (Film Soundtrack) - 1953
Ella Fitzgerald - 1956
Eydie Gorme - 1958
Laurie Cornell - 1958
Julie Wilson (TV Production) - 1958
Peggy Lee & George Shearing - 1959
Gogi Grant - 1959
Lisa Kirk - 1959
Della Reese - 1961
Julie London - 1961
Mary Mayo - 1962
Keely Smith - 1964
Stella Tanner - 1967
Jessica Walter (TV Production) - 1968
Fiona Hendley (London Production) - 1987
Kim Criswell - 1990
Diane Langton - 1994
Jackie Jefferson - 1996
Amy Spanger (Broadway Production) - 1999
Nancy Anderson (London Production) - 1999

Also recorded by: Blossom Dearie; Angela Richards;
K.T. Sullivan; Susan Johnson; Jimmy Dorsey & Orch.


Oh, Bill
Why can't you behave 
Why can't you behave?
How in hell can you be jealous
When you know, baby, I'm your slave?
I'm just mad for you
And I'll always be
But naturally..... 

If a custom-tailored vet
Asks me out for something wet
When the vet begins to pet, I cry "hooray!"
But I'm always true to you, darlin', in my fashion
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin', in my way

I enjoy a tender pass
By the boss of Boston, Mass
Though his pass is middle-class and not Backa Bay
But I'm always true to you, darlin', in my fashion 
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin' in my way

There's a madman known as Mack
Who is planning to attack
If his mad attack means a Cadillac, okay!
But I'm always true to to you, darlin', in my fashion 
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin' in my way

I've been asked to have a meal
By a big tycoon in steel
If the meal includes a deal, accept I may
But I'm always true to you, darlin', in my fashion
Yes, I'm always true to you, Darlin' in my way

I could never curl my lip 
To a dazzlin' diamond clip 
Though the clip meant "Let 'er rip", I'd not say "Nay!"
But I'm always true to to you, darlin, in my fashion 
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin' in my way

There's an oil man known as "Tex"
Who is keen to give me checks
And his checks, I fear, mean that sex is here to stay!
But I'm always true to you, darlin', in my fashion
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin' in my way

There's a wealthy Hindu priest
Who's a wolf, to say the least
When the priest goes too far East, I also stray
But I'm always true to to you, darlin', in my fashion 
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin'in my way

There's a lush from Portland, Ore
Who is rich but such a bore
When the bore falls on the floor, I let him lay
But I'm always true to to you, darlin', in my fashion
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin',in my way

Mister Harris, plutocrat
Wants to give my cheek a pat
If the Harris pat means a Paris hat, B�b�,  Oo-la-la! 
Mais je suis toujours fidele, darlin', in my fashion 
Oui, je suis toujours fidele, darlin', in my way

From Ohio, Mister Thorne
Calls me up from night 'til morn
Mister Thorne once corner'd corn and that ain't hay 
But I'm always true to to you, darlin', in my fashion 
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin', in my way

From Milwaukee, Mister Fritz
Often moves me to the Ritz
Mister Fritz is full of Schlitz and full of play
But I'm always true to to you, darlin', in my fashion 
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin', in my way

Mister Gable, I mean Clark
Wants me on his boat to park
If the Gable boat means a sable coat, anchors aweigh!
But I'm always true to to you, darlin', in my fashion 
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin', in my way


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Alternate verse, sometimes sung in place 
of "From Milwaukee, Mister Fritz......."


There is also Mister Blotch
He's a whiskey king topnotch
Mister Blotch is full of Scotch and full of play
But I'm always true to to you, darlin', in my fashion 
Yes, I'm always true to you, darlin', in my way


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