ANY TIME
(Herbert Happy Lawson)

Emmett Miller & The Georgia Crackers - 1936
Eddy Arnold - 1948
Eddie Fisher (with Hugo Winterhalter & His Orch.) - 1951
Helen O'Connell (with Cliffie Stone's Music) - 1952
Margaret Whiting (with Billy Vaughn & His Orch.) - 1958
Franck Pourcel & His Orch. - 1959
Dickson Hall & The Country All-Stars - 1959
Connie Francis - 1960
The Applejacks - 1960
Rusty Draper - 1960
Sam "The Man" Taylor - 1960
Patsy Cline - 1962
Slim Whitman - 1962
Dean Martin - 1962
Ray Adams - 1962
Hank Crawford (with Marty Paich Orch.) - 1963
Frank Ifield - 1963
Don Bowman - 1964
Jimmy Dean - 1965
Red Foley - 1965
Hank Locklin - 1965
Leroy Van Dyke - 1965
Kenny Roberts - 1966
Red Sovine - 1967
The Po' Boys - 1967
Norman Vaughan - 1968
Dottie West - 1969
Bryn Phillips - 1971
Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass - 1972
Mandy Barnett - 1995
Anne Murray - 2002

Also recorded by:
Don Angle; Bill Black; Pat Boone; Rosemary Clooney;
Ace Cannon; Duane Eddy; Buddy Emmons; Arlo Guthrie;
Roger Whittaker; Boots Randolph; Riders In The Sky;
Brian Carrick & His Algiers Stompers; Johnny Duncan;
Bill Haley; Dick Haymes; Sonny James; Helen Merrill;
King Curtis; Moms & Dads; Leon Redbone; Nancy Wilson;
Charlie Rich; Dorothy Squires ...... and many others.





As recorded by EMMETT MILLER and THE GEORGIA CRACKERS,
9th January 1936, New York City:

SPOKEN:
(Who's the letter from, Emmett?)
Tha-tha-that's a paragraph from my gal
(Your gal?)
Umm-hmm
(Well, don't be so stingy. Why don't you read it)
Well, I'm a man wanna read it right to ya
(Do that!)
Says, "My darlin' hot-shot sweet-stuff sugar daddy"
(Ain't that somethin')
Yeah, "I can do without chocolates and bon-bons
And you know how well I like sweets"
(What a gal)
"I can do without chicken and porterhouse steaks
And all them good things to eat"
(Makes me hungry)
I can do without silks and satins
Fur coats and diamond rings, too
So, if I can do without all of those things
I'm sure I can do without you
(You know it's so)

Now, I'm so sad and blue 'bout nobody but you
Why you don't seem the same to me
I told you that I love you right from the start
You told me the very same thing
And now you've gotta break my little heart
If you don't want me why don't you come and tell me so
I love you and I'll say just before I go

Now, any time that you are lonely
Any time that you are blue, oh Lord
Now, any time you're feelin' downhearted
That will prove to you my love is true

Now, any time you're thinking of me
That's the time I'll think of you, oh Lord
Now any time you want me back again
That's the time I'll come back to you

(Instrumental Break)

Now, any time that you are lonely
Any time that you are blue, oh Lord
Now, any time you're feelin' downhearted
That will prove to you my love is true

Now, any time you're thinking of me
That's the time I'll think of you, oh Lord
Now any time you want me back again
That's the time I'll come back to you, o Lord


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2012)


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As recorded by HELEN O'CONNELL
(with Cliffie Stone & His Orch.):

Any time you're feelin' lonely,
Any time you're feelin' blue,
Any time you feel downhearted,
That will prove your love for me is true.

Any time you're thinkin' `bout me,
That's the time I'll think of you.
Any time you say you want me back again,
That's the time I'll come back home to you!

Any time your world is lonely
And you find two friends are few,
Any time you see a rainbow,
That will be a sign the storm is through.

Any time will be the right time,
Any time at all will do!
So any time you're sure you want me back again,
That's the time I'll come back home to you!


(Contributed by Bill Huntley - January 2005
- Updated by Peter Akers - December 2012)