YOU'RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE 
From the show "Hold Everything" (1929)
(B.G. DeSylva / Lew Brown / Ray Henderson)

Ruth Etting - 1929
Ben Selvin & His Orch.(Vocal: Jack Palmer) - 1929 
Ted Weems & His Orch. (vocal: Parker Gibbs) - 1929
Also recorded by: Nat King Cole; Teresa Brewer; Mel Torme; Ray Conniff; Gordon MacRae; Marlene Dietrich; 
Thelonius Monk; Stephane Grappelli; Earl Hines.


You’re the cream in my coffee, 
You’re the salt in my stew; 
You will always be my necessity-- 
I’d be lost without you. 

You’re the starch in my collar, 
You’re the lace in my shoe; 
You will always be my necessity-- 
I’d be lost without you. 

Most men tell love tails, 
And each phrase dovetails. 
You’ve heard each known way, 
This way is my own way. 

You’re the sail of my love boat, 
You’re the captain and crew; 
You will always be my necessity-- 
I’d be lost without you. 

You give life savor, 
Bring out its flavor; 
So this is clear, dear, 
You’re my worcestershire, dear. 

You’re the sail of my love boat, 
You’re the captain and crew; 
You will always be my necessity-- 
I’d be lost without you.