CONFESSION
(Arthur Schwartz (m) Howard Dietz (l))

as recorded by Blossom Dearie
with orchestra conducted Russell Garcia
April 1960


I never kissed a man before,
Oh, isn't that a shame!
I never kissed a man before,
Before I knew his name!

I never had a taste for wine,
Oh, isn't that a sin!
I never had a taste for wine,
For wine can't compare with gin!

It's nice as nice can be,
My faith is at last restored;
To find that vice can be
Its own reward!

I always go to bed at ten,
Oh, isn't that a bore!
I always go to bed at ten,
But I go home at four!

I never kissed a man before,
Before I knew his name!

I never had a taste for wine,
For wine can't compare with gin!

It's nice as nice can be,
My faith is at last restored;
To find that vice can be
Its own reward!

I always go to bed at ten,
Oh, isn't that a bore!
I always go to bed at ten,
But I go home at four!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2017)