BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH (Oscar Levant)

Oscar Levant (m) Eddie Heyman (l)  1934

as rec by Connie Francis

also rec by-
The Dorsey Bros Orch '34
Rosemary & Betty Clooney w Paul Weston & his Orch '54
Chris Connor w The Ralph Sharon Group '55
The Nat "King" Cole Trio '56
Frank Sinatra w The Hollywood String Quartet '56
Julie London '61
Frank Sinatra '62
Chris Connor '86
Jamie Cullum
Jan Garber & his Orch
Nancy Wilson w George Shearing


If I expected love when first we kissed,
Blame it on my youth.
If only for you I did exist,
Blame it on my youth.

I believed in everything,
Like a child of three;
You meant more than anything,
All the world to me!

If you were on my mind all night and day,
Blame it on my youth.
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray,
Blame it on my youth.

If I cried a little bit
When first I learned the truth,
Don't blame it on my heart,
Blame it on my youth.

If I cried a little bit
When first I learned the truth,
Don't blame it on my heart,
Blame it on my youth.






(Contributed by Peter Akers - July 2009)