EVERY NOW AND THEN
(Abner Silver / Al Sherman / Al Lewis)

Ramona (with Paul Whiteman & His Orch.) - 1935
Wingy Manone & His Orch. - 1935
Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orch. (vocal: Dan Donovan) - 1935
Red McKenzie & The Mound City Blue Blowers - 1935
Carrie Smith - 1993

Also recorded by:
Keith Ingham Manhattan Swingtet; Jack Teagarden; Teddy Wilson;
Helen Humes with The Bill Doggett Octet .....….. and others.




As recorded by HENRY HALL & THE BBC DANCE ORCH.;
with vocal by DAN DONOVAN, 23rd September 1935:

Every now and then there's a longing in my heart
Every now and then ever since we've been apart
Don't you know how much I miss you
And how I long to kiss you
Every now and then

Every now and then I keep wondering how you are
Asking everyone if you're happy where you are
What's the good of my denying
I find myself a-crying
Every now and then

Every now and then I kiss your photograph
That you autographed, "I love you dearly"
Time and time again I read each tender note
In which your fingers wrote, "I love you sincerely"

Every now and then in my lonely reverie
While I think of you, do you ever think of me
Is the spark of love still burning
Do you long for my returning
Every now and then


(Transcribed from John Wright's 78 RPM
Record Collection by Bill Huntley - July 2013)


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As recorded by RAMONA with Paul Whiteman's Orch.:


My life's without a destination
Somehow I'm drifting aimlessly
Without your love for inspiration
I wonder what my fate will be

Every now and then there's a longing in my heart
Every now and then ever since we've been apart
You don't you know how much I miss you
And how I long to kiss you
Every now and then

Every now and then I keep wondering how you are
Asking everyone if you're happy where you are
What's the good of my denying
I find myself crying
Every now and then

Every now and then I kiss your photograph
That you autographed, "I love you dearly"
Time and time again I kiss each tender note
In which your fingers wrote, "I love you sincerely"

Every now and then in my lonely reverie
While I think of you, do you ever think of me
Is the spark of love still burning
Do you long for my returning
Every now and then

(Orchestral Interlude)

Every now and then in my lonely reverie
While I think of you, do you ever think of me
Is the spark of love still burning
Do you long for my returning
Every now and then
Every now and then


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2013)