TELL ME, DREAM FACE (WHAT AM I TO YOU?)
(aka TULIP OR TURNIP)
(Duke Ellington / Don George)

Doris Day - 1947
Duke Ellington & His Orch. (vocal: Ray Nance) - 1947
Charlie Barnet & His Orch. - 1947
Bill Berry & His L.A. Big Band (vocal: Jack Sheldon) - 1976
Carmen McRae - 1986
Dave Frishberg - 1991
Carol Sloane - 1994
Rebecca Kilgore - 1999
Janis Siegel - 1999
Daryl Sherman & Dave McKenna - 1999
Carla Cook - 2002
Linda Tate - 2002
Karen Oberlin - 2002
Amanda Carr - 2005
Bill Henderson - 2007

Also recorded by:
Helen Carr; Faith Winthrop; Dave Pell's All Star Band;
Richie Summa; Sheila Cooper; Tony Crombie & His Orch.;
Sterling Davis & His Orch; Kelley Johnson; Eric Felten.



Tulip or turnip, rosebud or rhubarb
Fillet or plain beef stew
Tell me, tell me, tell me, dream face
What am I to you?

Diamond or doorknob, sapphire or sawdust
Champagne or just home brew
Tell me, tell me, tell me, dream face
What am I to you?

Do I get the booby prize
Or will you be the hero?
Am I heading for blue skies
Or is my ceiling zero?

Tulip or turnip, moonbeam or mud pie
Bankroll or IOU
Tell me, tell me, tell me, dream face
What am I to you?

Diamond or doorknob, sapphire or sawdust
Champagne or just home brew
Tell me, tell me, tell me, dream face
What am I to you?

Do I get the booby prize
Or will you be the hero?
Am I heading for blue skies
Or is my ceiling zero?

Tulip or turnip, moonbeam or mud pie
Bankroll or IOU
Tell me, tell me, tell me, dream face
Am I diamond or sawdust, tulip or turnip
What am I to you?




(Contributed by Peter Akers - December 2010)