BETCHA NICKEL

Ella Fitzgerald  1939

Ella Fitzgerald & her Famous Orch   
rec June 29th 1939 New York


I betcha a nickel, I bet you I win,
I betcha a nickel that you will give in!
What's a matter honey, 'fraid you'll lose?
Do what you wanna and say what you choose!

I still betcha a nickel that you will be mine,
I betcha a nickel even raises a dime!
I always win my money, you can bet on that,
I always take a tip and keep it under my hat!

You got yourself to yourself,
Come on, get off that shelf!
You can fool some o' the people some o' the time,
But you can't fool all the people all o' the time!

That's why I betcha a nickel that you will be mine,
I betcha you sign on the dotted line!
I don't see no sense in wastin' all this time,
'Cause whatever you bet, your bet is gonna be mine!

You got yourself to yourself,
Come on, get off that shelf!
You can fool some o' the people some o' the time,
But you can't fool all the people all o' the time!

We betcha a a xxxx, we ain't got a dime!
Say, that ain't no money, you're wasting my time!
I don't see no sense in all this rhythm and rhyme,
'Cause whatever you bet, your bet is gonna be mine!





(Contributed by Peter Akers - June 2009)