EVERY LITTLE MOMENT (McHugh / Fields)
(Jimmy McHugh (m) Dorothy Fields (l) )

as recorded by The Boswell Sisters
May 21st 1935 New York

Every little moment, mmm-mm,
When I walk, when I talk, when I dream,
You're the song, you're the words, you're the theme,
Every little moment I'm dreamin' of you!

Though I love a garden, mm-mm,
I could still get a thrill and it's true,
Anywhere, I don't care, give me you
Every little moment!

If there were forty hours a day,
I would want forty two!
Time flies by in the craziest way,
Darlin' when I'm lookin' for you!

Every little moment, mmm-mm,
Just as long as my heart has a beat,
You're the one that I need to complete
Every little moment!

When I read I never concentrate,
Darlin', what am I to do?
Watchin' a clock is all I do of late,
Till the time when I'm with you.

When I walk, When I talk,
I'm dreamin' about you all the day.
I'm always thinkin' about you
Every moment, every way!

I love a garden in the Spring,
I love the birdies too,
But what would the garden and the birdies be
Any little moment without you?

If there were forty hours a day,
I would want forty two!
Time flies by in the craziest way,
Funny when I'm standin' right lookin' at you!

Every little moment, yes indeed,
You're all that I need every little moment!
Not just a day, not just a year,
Baby don't you know I need you every little moment?

(Transcribed by Peter Akers - April 2015)