JUST SQUEEZE ME (BUT PLEASE DON'T TEASE ME)
(Music: Duke Ellington / Lyrics: Lee Gaines - 1941)
Paul Weston & His Orch. (vocal: Matt Dennis) - 1946
The Four Aces - 1952
Chris Connor - 1956
Ella Fitzgerald - 1957
Jo Stafford - 1960
Peggy Lee - 1960
The 3 Sounds - 1960
Joanie Sommers - 1960
Joni James - 1961
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - 1961
Sarah Vaughan - 1962
Lena Horne - 1994
Roberta Gambarini - 2005
Teraesa Vinson - 2007
Pamela Joy - 2007
Pattie Cossentino - 2007
John Pizzarelli - 2010
Maria Jacobs - 2011
Also recorded by:
Oscar Peterson; Carmen Cavallaro; Humphrey Lyttelton;
Dutch Swing College; Charlie Byrd; Marian McPartland;
Dave Brubeck; Miles Davis; Woody Herman; Paul Desmond;
Jane Monheit; Shelly Manne; Clark Terry; Warren Vaché;
John Coltrane; Red Garland; Earl Hines; Kenny Burrell;
Lou Rawls; Johnny Hodges; Chris Barber; Barney Kessel;
...........and many others.
As recorded by Ella Fitzgerald (with Stuff Smith, Paul Smith,
Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Joe Mondragon and Alvin Stoller), September 1956,
Los Angeles:
Squeeze me,
But please don't tease me!
Come on and squeeze me,
But please don't tease me!
Want you to know
I go for your squeezin'!
Want you to know
It really is pleasin'!
Want you to know
I ain't for no teasin'!
(scat).
Treat me sweet and gentle
When you say goodnight,
Just squeeze me,
But please don't tease me!
I get sentimental
When you hold me tight,
Just squeeze me,
But please don't tease me!
Missing you since you went away,
Singing the blues away each day,
Counting the nights and waiting for you!
I'm in the mood to let you know
I never knew I loved you so,
Please say you love me too!
When I get this feelin'
I'm in ecstasy!
So squeeze me,
But please don't tease me!
Missing you since you went away,
Singing the blues away each day,
Counting the nights and waiting for you!
I'm in the mood to let you know
I never knew I loved you so,
Please say you love me too!
When I get this feelin'
I'm in ecstasy!
So squeeze me,
But please don't tease me!
Come on and squeeze me,
But please don't tease me!
Hear me honey, talkin',
Squeeze me,
But please don't tease me!
(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2012)
