MY SUGAR IS SO REFINED
(Sidney Lippman / Sylvia Dee)
Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers - 1946
Tony Pastor & His Orch. - 1946
Nat King Cole Trio - 1946
Doris Day - 1947
The Hi-Lo's - 1957
Also recorded by: Peggy Lee; The Ravens.
My sugar is so refined
He's one o' them high-class kind
He doesn't wear a hat, he wears a chapeau
He goes to see a cinema, but never a show
My sugar is so refined
He's got a real high-class mind
He never buys a dress, it's always a frock
He always winds his timepiece up, but never his clock
He says "tomahto" instead of "tomayto"
He says "potahto" instead of "potayto"
Well, you should see how he holds a cup of tea
Just two fingers while he sticks out three
My sugar is so refined
He's one o' them high-class kind
He never shares a kiss, he lets our lips unite
But, oh, it feels like kissin' and each kiss is dynamite
I wonder what he thinks of each time I hold him tight
Oh, he's so refined
(Orchestral Break)
He says "banahna" instead of "bananna"
He says "piahno" instead of "pianna"
And you should see how he sits on his settee
With cake and coffee balanced on one knee
My sugar is so refined
He's one o' them high-class kind
He never shares a kiss, he lets our lips unite
But, oh, it feels like kissin' and each kiss is dynamite
I wonder what he thinks of each time I hold him tight
Oh, he's so refined
Oh, he's so refined
My sugar is so refined
(Transcribed from Doris Day's radio
recording by Mel Priddle - March 2005)
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ALTERNATE VERSES:
My sugar is so refined
He's one o' them high-class kind
He never says "goodbye", it's always "farewell"
He always says "magnificent", he never says "swell"
My sugar is so refined
He's got a real high-class mind
He never eats a meal, he dines or he sups
And dogs are little canine friends, they're never just pups
My sugar is so refined
He's one o' them high-class kind
He acts just like his name is Mister Van Der Loon
And though I love my sugar, and though we'll marry soon
I bet that he'll read Shakespeare the whole darn honeymoon
Oh, he's so refined
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