THE GREATEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE
(James Netson)
Sam Browne with Ambrose & his Orchestra


Also recorded by:


Jimmie Davis, Chick Henderson, Leslie (Hutch) Hutchinson,
London Piano-Accordion Band, Joe Loss & his Band,
Jimmy Mesene, Midge Williams.




The greatest mistake of my life
Was saying goodbye to you
I’m alone and blue and believe it’s true
I pray you may forgive someday
I’m sorry I want you to know
But if there’s a debt I owe
I feel that I have paid and know that I have made
The greatest mistake of my life.


(Contributed by Bill Huntley - November 2008)

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as rec by Gracie Fields  1938


The greatest mistake of my life
Was saying goodbye to you!
I'm alone and blue
And believe it's true,
I pray you may
Forgive some day!

I'm sorry, I want you to know,
But if there's a debt I owe,
I feel that I have paid,
And know that I have made
The greatest mistake of my life!

Where is the sun?
Where is the moon?
Darkness is all I can see!
There'll be no sun,
There'll be no moon,
Until you come back to me!

The greatest mistake of my life
Was saying goodbye to you!
I'm alone and blue
And believe it's true,
I pray you may
Forgive some day!

I'm sorry, I want you to know,
But if there's a debt I owe,
I feel that I have paid,
And know that I have made
The greatest mistake of my life!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2011)