WHAT WOULDN'T I DO FOR THAT MAN?
(E.Y. Harburg / J. Gorney)


Annette Hanshaw - 1929
Ruth Etting - 1929





Love was blind to me, now it's kind to me
Love has opened my eyes
Since it came to me, life's a game to me
With the sweetest surprise
I never knew how good it was to be
A slave to one who means the world to me

I loved that man from the start
And way down deep in his heart
I know he loves me, Heaven knows why
And when he tells me he can't live without me
What wouldn't I do for that man?
 
He's not an angel or saint
And what's the odds that he ain't
With all his faults I know he'll get by
I'll be so true to him, he'll never doubt me
What wouldn't I do for that man?
 
Oh, when he lets me lean my weary head on his shoulder
I close my eyes right there and wish I never grow older
 
I'll never leave him alone
I'll make his troubles my own
I love that man as nobody can
I'm just no good when his arms are about me
What wouldn't I do for that man? 
Oh, what wouldn't I do for that man?

(Instrumental Break)
 
I'll never leave him alone
I'll make his troubles my own
I love that man better than I do myself
I'm just no good when his arms are about me
What wouldn't I do for that man? 
Oh, there's not a thing I wouldn't do for my man
 
That's all!
 





(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2011)