BABY, PLEASE STOP AND THINK ABOUT ME
(Duke Ellington (m) Irving Gordon (l) 1943)

as recorded by Nellie Lutcher (vocal & piano)
with John Collins (guitar)
Benny Booker (bass)
& Earl Hyde (drums)
April 27th 1949 Los Angeles

also recorded by -
Duke Ellington & his Orchestra '43
Harry Roy & his Band (vocal - Marjorie Kingsley)


If someone else turns the lights down low,
And all you hear is your heart beating so,
And you're afraid that you can't say no,
Baby, please stop and think about me!

If someone else finds thoughts that thrill,
You want to run but you haven't the will,
If every kiss makes your feet stand still,
Baby, please stop and think about me!

Just keep an eye on your love,
Don't let it go to waste!
Love is like a bottle of wine,
The longer you'll save it the better it'll taste!

If someone else finds a xxxx?,
Takes you up to the dizziest heights,
You know it's wrong but it seems so right,
Baby, please stop and think about me!

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Just keep an eye on your love,
Don't let it go to waste!
Love is like a bottle of wine,
The longer you'll save it the better it'll taste!

If someone else has a hold of your tie,
Takes you up to the dizziest heights,
You know it's wrong but it seems right,
Oh baby, baby, please stop and think about me!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2013)