GETTING SOME FUN OUT OF LIFE
(Edgar Leslie / Joseph A. Burke)

Billie Holiday - 1937
Wingy Manone & His Orch. - 1937
Dick Robertson & His Orch. - 1937
Dave Frishberg - 1977
Joe Williams & Dave Pell's Prez Conference - 1979
Mr. Tram Associates (vocals: Barbara Lea & Daryl Sherman) - 1988
Carol Sloane - 1988
Jack Lemmon - 1990
Madeleine Peyroux - 1996
Mark Shane & Terry Blaine - 1998

Also recorded by:
Tommy Dorsey Orch; Teresa Trull; Maxine Sullivan.


My Baby's like me
Wants to do this, wants to do that
And so we do just as we please
We hate to be told
Not to go here, not to go there
Because our sentiments are these....

When we want to love, we love
When we want to kiss, we kiss
With a little petting, we're getting
Some fun out of life

When we want to work, we work
When we want to play, we play
In a happy setting, we're getting
Some fun out of life

Maybe we do the right thing
Maybe we do the wrong
Spending each day
Wending our way along

But when we want to sing, we sing
When we want to dance, we dance
You can do your betting, we're getting
Some fun out of life