ASK ME


As sung by Margaret Whiting 1954 (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)


Rereleased {Margaret Whiting My Ideal The Definitive Collection } November 2007


You want it, I know it

But you're too shy to show it

Why must I wait until you ask me.


You'd love it, I'm for it

You know we can't ignore it

Why must I wait until you ask me.


The slightest bit of encouragement

Is all that I would need

I'd waste no time in showing you

How wonderful it would be.


So come now, I ask you

What harm can one little kiss do

Why must I wait until you ask me.


(short bridge)


Why must I wait until you ask me.


(short bridge)


Why must I wait until you ask me.


The slightest bit of encouragement

Is all that I would need

I'd waste no time in showing you

How wonderful it would be.


So come now, I ask you

What harm can one little kiss do

Why must I wait until you ask me...

Until you ask me.


Notes:


Margaret Whiting, daughter of songwriter Richard Whiting, was a

1940s/50s/60s pop, jazz, C & W singer and TV personality. She was born

in Detroit USA. Her voice was wonderfully mellow, particularly in the

lower registers, and an attraction for many. She had a number of hit

recordings and continued to entertain until the 1990s. She was known by

her adoring fans as the voice of MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT, the work of

Blackburn/Suessdorf which her mentor, Johnny Mercer first suggested she

record. She first sang for Mercer when she was seven years old and he

eventually signed her as one of his first recording artists in the early

1940s. This song ultimately became a huge hit and over the years, a

picturesque all time standard. 


(Transcribed by David Story June 2014)