BE ANYTHING (BUT BE MINE)
(Irving Gordon)
Eddy Howard & His orch. - 1952
Peggy Lee - 1952
Champ Butler - 1952
Helen O'Connell - 1952
Wini Brown & Her Boyfriends - 1952
The Five Keys - 1952
Ruth Brown - 1952
Ella Fitzgerald (Radio Transcript) - 1952
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch. (Radio Transcript) - 1952
Sarah vaughan - 1958
The DeJohn Sisters - 1960
Dakota Staton - 1960
Petula Clark - 1962
Saverio Saridis - 1962
Gloria Lynne - 1964
Connie Francis - 1964
Timi Yuro - 1964
Connie Dee - 1964
Jerry Vale - 1965
Lou Donaldson (Instrumental) - 1965
Buddy Greco - 1966
Lou Rawls - 1980
Queen Latifah - 1998
Also recorded by:
Doris Day; Vera Lynn; Bill Doggett ............ and others.
As recorded by EDDY HOWARD, March 1952:
Be a beggar, be a thief
Be my sunshine or my grief
Be anything, but darling, be mine
(Be anything, but darling, be mine)
Be a wise one, be a fool
Treat me tender or be cruel
Be anything, but darling, be mine
Climb to the top of the ladder
Be princess of all you survey
Fail and it still doesn’t matter
If you love me, everything is okay
Be the angel of my prayers
Be the devil, who cares
Be anything, but darling, be mine
(So, climb to the top of the ladder)
(Be master of all you survey)
Or fail and it still doesn’t matter
If you love me, everything is okay
Be the angel of my prayers
Be the devil, who cares
Be anything, but darling, be mine
(Be anything, but darling, be mine)
Darling, be mine
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As recorded by PEGGY LEE, April 3rd 1952:
Be a beggar, be a thief
Be my sunshine or my grief
Be anything, but darling, be mine
Be a wise man, be a fool
Treat me tender or be cruel
Be anything, but darling, be mine
Climb to the top of the ladder
Be master of all you survey
Fail and it still doesn’t matter
If you love me, everything is okay
Be the angel of my prayers
Be the devil, who cares
Be anything, but darling, be mine
(Instrumental Break)
Be the angel of my prayers
Be the devil, who cares
Be anything, but darling, be mine
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2015)
