I WANNA BE AROUND
(Sadie Vimmerstedt / Johnny Mercer)

Tony Bennett - 1963
Patti Page - 1963
Joni James - 1963
Dinah Washington - 1963
Sammy Davis Jr. - 1964
Frank Sinatra & Count Basie - 1964
Brenda Lee - 1964
Kate Smith - 1964
Jimmy Witherspoon - 1964
Bobby Darin - 1965
The Impressions - 1965
Ray Price - 1969
Johnny Mercer - 1971
Terri Gibbs - 1981

Also recorded by: Peggy Lee; Lena Horne; Della Reese;
Julie London; Paul Anka; Eydie Gorme; Big Joe Turner;
Bobby Hackett; Buddy Greco; James Brown; The Senders;
Jackie Wilson; T. G. Sheppard: .......... and others.


I wanna be around to pick up the pieces
When somebody breaks your heart
Some somebody twice as smart as I

A somebody who will swear to be true
As you used to do with me
Who'll leave you to learn
That mis'ry loves company, wait and see

I mean, I wanna be around to see how he does it
When he breaks your heart to bits
Let's see if the puzzle fits so fine

And that's when I'll discover that revenge is sweet
As I sit there applaudin' from a front-row seat
When somebody breaks your heart
Like you, like you broke mine