HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES
(Sonny Burke / Paul Francis Webster)

Connie Haines - 1949
Kay Starr - 1949
Bing Crosby & Evelyn Knight (with Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires) - 1949
Joy Nichols - 1949
Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby (Radio Transcription) - 1949
Doris Day - 1952
Ronnie Draper & The Four-Do-Matics - 1962

Also recorded by: Dean Martin; Big Maybelle; Johnny Janis.




As recorded by CONNIE HAINES:

I've got a fellah that's big and strong
I've got a hunch that he's doin' me wrong
Know he's doin' me wrong

If you think candy's sweet
There's a guy you oughta meet
Sugar drips from his lips when he sighs
But the lovelight that lies
Within my baby's eyes
How it lies, how it lies, how it lies

He has style, he has charms
And a pair of lovin' arms
That I'm dyin' to try on for size
But the lovelight that lies
Within my baby's eyes
How it lies, how it lies, how it lies

His name tops the list of every florist
His girls are standin' ten deep in line
With all of the trees in the forest
Why should I be the only clingin' vine

Oh, there's heartbreak in store
When the one that you adore
Is a devil in angel's disguise
For the lovelight that lies
Is the lovelight that dies
When it lies, when it lies, when it lies

(If you think candy's sweet) Uh-huh!
(There's a gal you oughta meet) Who me?
(Sugar drips from her lips when she sighs) Aah, fellahs!
(But the lovelight that lies)
(Within my baby's eyes)
(How it lies) Uh-uh, (How it lies) Oh no, (How it lies)
Well, listen to my side of the story

He has style, he has charms
And a pair of lovin' arms
That I'm dyin' to try on for size (For exercise!)
But the lovelight that lies
Within my baby's eyes
How it lies, how it lies, how it lies

(Her name tops the list of every florist) About those orchids!
(Her beaus are standing ten deep in line) Uh, which way did they go?
With all of the trees in the forest
Why should I be that clingin' vine

Oh there's heartbreak in store
When the one that you adore
Is a devil in angel's disguise
For the lovelight that lies
Is the lovelight that dies
When it lies (When it lies)
When it lies (When it lies)
How it lies


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2009)



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Male version as recorded by DEAN MARTIN:

If you think candy's sweet
There's a girl you oughta meet
Sugar drips from her lips when she sighs
But the lovelight that lies
Within my baby's eyes
How it lies, how it lies, how it lies

She has style, she has charms
And a pair of lovin' arms
That I'm dyin' to try on for size
But the lovelight that lies
Within my baby's eyes
How it lies, how it lies, how it lies

Oh her name tops the list of every florist
Her beaux stand ten deep in line
With all of the trees in the forest
Why should I be the only clingin' vine

Oh there's heartbreak in store
Where the one that you adore
Is a devil in the angel disguise
But the lovelight that lies
Is the lovelight that dies
How it lies, how it lies, how it lies


(Contributed/Transcribed by Bill Huntley - September 2005)


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