CHARLEY, MY BOY
(Music: Ted Fio Rito / Lyrics: Gus Kahn)

Russo-FioRito Oriole Orch. - 1924
Puritan Novelty Orch. (vocal: Arthur Fields) - 1924
Eddie Cantor - 1924
International Novelty Orch. (vocal: Billy Murray) - 1924
Benny Krueger's Orch. (vocal: Billy Jones) - 1924
Bob Haring & His Orch. - 1924
The Carolinians - 1924
Jack Shilkret's Orch. (Instr.) - 1924
Fletcher Henderson & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1924
Golden Gate Orch. (Instr.) - 1924
The George Melodians (Instr.) - 1924
The Andrews Sisters - 1949
Jimmy Dorsey & His Original "Dorseyland" Jazz Band - 1949
Teddy Phillips & His Orch. - 1949
Somethin' Smith & The Redheads - 1955
Leslie Uggams - 1961
The Temperance Seven (Instr.) - 1961

Also recorded by:
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards; Lisa Kirk; Louis Prima; Valarie Pettiford;
Joe "Fingers" Carr & Pee Wee Hunt; Mackey's Mich. Boul. Gang.



As recorded by THE ANDREWS SISTERS:

Charley is an ordinary fellow
To most everyone but Flo, his Flo
She's convinced that Charley
Is a very extraordinary beau, some beau
And every evening in the dim light
She has a way of putting him right

Charley, my boy, oh Charley, my boy 
You thrill me, you chill me with shivers of joy
You've got that kind of, sort of, bit of a way 
That makes me, takes me, tell me what shall I say 

And when we dance I read in your glance 
Whole pages and ages of love and romance
They tell me Romeo was some lover too 
But boy he should have taken lessons from you 
You seem to start where others get through 
Oh Charley, my boy

Charley, my boy, oh Charley, my boy 
You thrill me, you chill me with shivers of joy
You've got that kind of, sort of, bit of a way 
That makes me, takes me, tell me what shall I say, ah Charley 

And when we dance I read in your glance 
Sweet notions and motions of love and romance
Your mother told me that you shouldn't be kissed
Ah, but then your coaxin' ways are hard to resist
My lips refuse, but your eyes insist
Oh Charley, my boy

Charley, my boy, oh Charley, my boy 
You thrill me, you chill me with shivers of joy
You've got that kind of, sort of, bit of a way 
That makes me, takes me, tell me what shall I say 

And when we dance I read in your glance 
Whole pages and ages of love and romance
They tell me Romeo was some lover too 
But boy he should have taken lessons from you 
You seem to start where others get through 
Oh Charley, my boy


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2018)