HERE'S THE KEY TO MY HEART
(Richard A. Whiting (m) / Sidney Clare (l) 1934)
As released by Alice Faye < Alice Faye in Hollywood 1934 - 1937 >
Ms. Faye also sung this lyric with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra.
It may be moonlight madness
But now that we're alone
I gotta say that no one else can make me fall.
You may forget my address
You may forget my phone
But don't forget the most important thing of all, dear...
Here's the key to my heart
But don't lose it, use it
Come on up and drink a loving cup
But don't abuse it.
Step right into my heart
It's so roomy, gloomy
Come and bring a little song of Spring
And sing it to me.
There's a million hugs and kisses
Wasting away on the shelf
What an opportunity this is
Come on Mister, and help yourself, oh
Here's the key to my heart
But don't lose it, use it
Turn the lock, you'll never have to knock
If you've got the key.
(conversation with sailors)
Here's the key to my heart
But don't lose it, use it
Come on up and take a loving cup
But don't abuse it.
Step right into my heart
It's so roomy, gloomy
Come and bring a little song of Spring
And sing it to me.
There's a million hugs and kisses
Wasting away on the shelf
What an opportunity this is
Come on Mister, and help yourself, oh...
Here's the key to my heart
But don't lose it, use it
Turn the lock, you'll never have to knock
If you've got the key.
Got the key...
Here's the key to my heart.
Notes:
Alice Faye, an American from New York City, was an actress and sung a
sweet contralto. She eventually joined Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut
Yankees in 1932 as a vocalist. She also made a number of films. Her
physical appearance was strikingly not unlike that of Jean Harlow.
This lyric < HERE'S THE KEY TO MY HEART > was sung in the 1934 film <
She Learned About Sailors > (accompanied by Rudy Vallée & His
Connecticut Yankees.)
Director: George Marshall
Leads: Lew Ayres / Alice Faye / Frank Mitchell / Jack Durant
Although she was extremely popular throughout the world, her popularity
in England far exceeded that of any other country.
(Transcribed by David Story- April 2014)
