BODY AND SOUL
Music: Johnny Green / Lyrics: Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman & Robert Sour)
Gertrude Lawrence - 1930
Ambrose & His Orch. (vocal: Sam Browne) - 1930
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Pat O'Malley) - 1930
Libby Holman (feat. in the Broadway musical "Three's A Crowd") - 1930
Paul Whiteman & His Orch. (vocal: Jack Fulton) - 1930
Ruth Etting - 1930
Annette Hanshaw - 1930
Helen Morgan - 1930
Elsie Carlisle - 1930
Gracie Fields - 1930
Ozzie Nelson & His Orch. - 1930
Leo Reisman & His Orch. (vocal: Frank Luther) - 1930
Leo Reisman & His Orch. (vocal: Frances Maddux) - 1930
Louis Armstrong & His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orch. - 1930
Spike Hughes & His Decca Dents (vocal: Val Rosing) - 1930
Benny Goodman & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1935
Henry Allen & His Orch. - 1937
Billie Holiday - 1940
Tony Martin - 1947
Frank Sinatra - 1947
Billy Eckstine - 1949
Sarah Vaughan - 1954
Morgana King - 1956
Ella Fitzgerald - 1962
Also recorded by:
Art Tatum; Carly Simon; Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse; Carmen McRae;
Chet Baker; Anita Baker; Nat King Cole Trio; Charlie Parker; Julie London;
Django Reinhardt; Coleman Hawkins; The Manhattan Transfer; Diana Krall;
........... and many, many others.
My heart is sad and lonely
For you I sigh, for you dear only
Why haven't you seen it
I'm all for you body and soul
I spend my days in longin'
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
I tell you I mean it
I'm all for you body and soul
I can't believe it
It's hard to conceive it
That you turn away romance
Are you pretending
It looks like the ending
Unless I could have one more chance to prove, dear
My life a wreck you're making
You know I'm yours for just the taking
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
My life a wreck you're making
You know I'm yours for just the taking
I would gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
(Contributed by Dave Johnson - March 2008)
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as rec by Morgana King January 1956 New York
I'm lost in the dark,
Where is the spark of my love?
I'm lost in the night,
Holding the light of my love.
The heavens opened, then cloud;
That's when I might have supposed
I'd lie and rest in the savannah,
So far removed from all that I had planned on!
My days have been so lonely,
For I have lost my one and only;
My pride has been humbled,
But I am his,
Body and soul!
I was a mere sensation,
My house of cards had no foundation;
Although it has tumbled,
I still am his,
Body and soul!
What lies before me?
The future looks stormy,
A Winter of grey alone.
Unless there's magic,
The end will be tragic,
And ech a tale that's been told so often.
My life revolves around him,
What earthly good am I without him?
My castles have crumbled,
but I am his,
Body and soul!
My castles have crumbled,
but I am his,
Body and soul!
(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2011)
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As recorded by Frank Sinatra in NYC on April 13, 1984;
My heart is sad and lonely
for you I sigh.....just for you only
why haven't you seen it?
I'm all for you.....body and soul.
I spend my days in longing
and wonder why
why it's me that you're wronging
I tell you that I mean it
I'm all for you.....body and soul.
I can't believe it.
It's hard to conceive it.
That you would turn away romance.
Are you pretending?
Because it looks like the ending.
Unless I could have one more chance
to prove, dear.....
My life a wreck you're making
you know I'm yours.....just for the taking
I would gladly surrender.
Surrender myself to you.....body and soul.
My life a wreck.
You're making...you know I'm yours.
I'm yours for just the taking.
I would gladly surrender
myself to you.....body and soul.....
(Transcribed by Richard W. Mills - May 2012)
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As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW:
I'm lost in the dark
Where is the spark for my love
I'm lost in the night
Holding the light of my love
The heavens opened and closed
As well I might have supposed
And now I'm left in this abandon
So far removed from all that I had planned on
My days have grown so lonely
For I have lost my one and only
My pride has been humbled
But I am his, body and soul
I was a mere sensation
My house of cards had no foundation
Although it has tumbled
I still am his, body and soul
What lies before me, the future looks stormy
A winter that's grey and old
Unless there's magic, the end will be tragic
And echo the tale that's been told so often
My life revolved about him
What earthly good am I without him
My castles have crumbled
But I am his, body and soul
(Instrumental Break)
My life revolved about him
Lord knows I'm just no good without him
My castles have crumbled
But I am his, body and soul
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2018)
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As recorded by ELSIE CARLISLE:
You're making me blue
All that you do seems unfair
You try not to hear
Turn a deaf ear to my prayer
It seems you don't want to see
What you are doing to me
My arms are longing to caress you
And to my heart they long to press you, sweetheart
My heart is sad and lonely
For you I cry, for you dear only
I tell you I mean it
I'm all for you, body and soul
I spend my days in longing
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
Why haven't you seen it
I'm all for you, body and soul
I can't believe it, it's hard to conceive it
That you turn away romance
Are you pretending, don't say it's the ending
I wish I could have one more chance to prove, dear
My life's a hell you're making
You know I'm yours for just the taking
I'd gladly surrender
Myself to you, body and soul
(Instrumental Break)
My life's a hell you're making
You know I'm yours for just the taking
I'd gladly surrender
Myself to you, body and soul
Myself to you, body and soul
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2018)
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As performed by LIBBY HOLMAN
in the 1930 Broadway production "Three's A Crowd":
Life's dreary for me
Days seem to be long as years
I look for the Sun
But I see none through my tears
Your heart must be like a stone
To leave me here all alone
When you could make my life worth living
By simply taking what I'm set on giving
My heart is sad and lonely
For you I cry, for you dear only
Why haven't you seen it
I'm all for you, body and soul
I spend my days in longing
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
I tell you I mean it
I'm all for you, body and soul
I can't believe it, it's hard to conceive it
That you turn away romance
No use pretending, it looks like the ending
Unless I could have one more chance to prove, dear
My life a hell you're making
You know I'm yours for just the taking
I'd gladly surrender
Myself to you, body and soul
I'd gladly surrender
Myself to you, body and soul
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2018)
