A CUP OF COFFEE, A SANDWICH AND YOU
>From the Broadway Show "Charlot's Revue Of 1926"
(Music: Joseph Meyer / Lyrics: Billy Rose & Al Dubin)
Gertrude Lawrence & Jack Buchanan - 1925
Helen Clark & Franklyn Baur - 1925
Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1925
Leo Reisman & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1925
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Jack Hylton) - 1925
Percival Mackey's Band (vocal: Harry Fay) - 1925
Mike Speciale & His Hotel Carlton Terrace Orch. (Arthur Hall) - 1926
Continental Dance Orch. (vocal: Arthur Fields) - 1926
Helen Clarke & Franklin Baur - 1926
Nick Lucas - 1926
Vincent Lopez & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1926
Vera Guilaroff (vocal: Herbert S. Berliner) - 1926
Also recorded by:
John Cacavas; Matt Dennis; Keir Dullea; John Clegg & His Orch.;
Ron Mason's Savannah Orch.; Toulai German; Dorothy Provine;
The Buffalo Bills ......... and others.
As recorded by GERTRUDE LAWRENCE & JACK BUCHANAN:
JACK:
In the movie plays of nowadays
A romance always must begin in June
Tales in magazines have all their scenes
Of love laid in a garden 'neath the Moon
But I don't miss that kind of bliss
All I want is this.....
A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you
A cozy corner, a table for two
A half-an-hour to cuddle and coo
With lots of hugging and kissing in view
I don't need music, lobster and wine
Whenever your eyes gaze into mine
The things I long for are simple and few
Just a cup of coffee, a sandwich and you
GERTRUDE:
If it is because you can't afford more
Sandwiches and coffee we will share
But if it's to help you save and hoard more
I can plainly see how much you care
Now, if were you, flirting with me
My advance would be
I've got a thousand and nothing to do
I'd like to lend it or spend it on you
I know I'm reckless, but you want some girl
To choose that necklace, I'll buy every whirl
Oh, Mister Roubens, I'll take a chance
Perhaps for coffee, but not for romance
The things I long for are fewer than few
A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you
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As recorded by HELEN CLARK & FRANKLYN BAUR:
In the movie plays of nowadays
A romance always must begin in June
Tales in magazines have all their scenes
Of love laid in a garden 'neath the Moon
But I don't need that kind of bliss
What I want is this
A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you
A cozy corner, a table for two
A chance to whisper, and cuddle and coo
With lots of huggin' and kissin' in view
I don't need music, lobster or wine
Whenever your eyes look into mine
The things I long for are simple and few
A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you
If it is because you can't afford more
Sandwiches and coffee we will share
But if it's to help you save and hoard more
I can plainly see how much you care
If were you, talking to me
My approach would be
A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you
A cozy corner, a table for two
A chance to whisper, and cuddle and coo
With lots of huggin' and kissin' in view
I don't need music, lobster or wine
Whenever your eyes look into mine
The things I long for are simple and few
A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you
(Instrumental Break)
With lots of huggin' and kissin' in view
I don't need music, lobster or wine
Whenever your eyes look into mine
The things I long for are simple and few
A cup of coffee, a sandwich and you, you, you-oo-oo
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2015)
