HIT AND RUN AFFAIR
(Don Roseland / Ray Cormier / Mel Van)


Perry Como (with Hugo Winterhalter's Orch.) - 1954
Ray Anthony & His Orch.(vocal: Tommy Mercer & Marcie Miller) - 1954
Ted Heath & His Band - 1954
Billie Anthony - 1954
Tennessee Ernie Ford & Helen Forrest - 1954


 
I really thought I knew it all concerning sweet romance
'Cause when it came to purty girls, I'd always take a chance
I felt that I could handle love with just a little luck
Then all at once you hit me like a ten ton diesel truck
 
Hit an' run, hit an' run, you left me cryin' there
Wasted love, a victim of a hit an' run affair
Had your fun, now you're done, my bleeding heart is bare
Couldn't see that it would be a hit an' run affair
 
(Instrumental Break)
 
The way that Grant took Richmond was the way you captured me
You roped me and ya tied me, I was helpless as can be
You told me purty stories and you said you'd never stray
Ya picked me up an' knocked me down, and then you ran away
 
Hit an' run, hit an' run, you left me cryin' there
Wasted love, a victim of a hit an' run affair
Had your fun, now you're done, my bleeding heart is bare
Couldn't see that it would be a hit an' run affair
 
(Instrumental Break)
 
Hit an' run, hit an' run, you left me cryin' there
Wasted love, a victim of a hit an' run affair
Had your fun, now you're done, my bleeding heart is bare
Couldn't see that it would be a hit an' run affair






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2012)