HOW MANY TIMES?
(Irving Berlin)

Benny Krueger & His Orch. - 1926
Ernest Hare & Billy Jones - 1926
Nick Lucas - 1926
Ben Selvin's Radiolites - 1926
The Savoy Orpheans (vocal: Ramon Newton & Jim Cassidy) - 1926
Orrin Tucker & His Orch. (vocal: Orrin Tucker) - 1939
Lee Wiley - 1952

Also recorded by:
Dorothy Collins with Raymond Scott's Orch; Louie Bellson.




As recorded by SAVOY ORPHEANS, Dir. Ramon Newton,
vocal by Ramon Newton & Jim Cassidy, 13th October 1926:

How many times have you said I love you
How many times have you said I'll be true
How many wonderful sweeties have you told that to
How many times has a certain feeling
Troubled you so that you hit the ceiling
How many hands have you held all alone
How many lips have you pressed to your own
I'd hate to think that you kissed too many
But I'd feel worse if you hadn't kissed any
Please tell me how many times

(Transcribed from John Wright's 78 RPM
Record Collection by Bill Huntley - July 2013)


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As recorded by NICK LUCAS:

A fellow with his lady friend walking and talking of love
A Moon that has a silvery lining is shining above
The girlie says you certainly do like to coo like a dove
A nervous youth, a jealous miss who wants the truth, is asking this

How many times have you said, "I love you"
How many times have you said, "I'll be true"
How many wonderful sweeties have you told that to
How many times has a certain feeling
Troubled you so that you hit the ceiling
How many hands have you held all alone
How many lips have you pressed to your own
I'd hate to think that you kissed too many
But I'd feel worse if you hadn't kissed any
Please tell me how many times

A certain thing has puzzled me greatly, just lately, my dear
Why does a fellah always get stupid when Cupid is near
Although I was the smartest at college, that knowledge, I fear
Could never bring a Romeo the only thing he wants to know

How many times have you said, "I love you"
How many times have you said, "I'll be true"
How many wonderful sweeties have you told that to
How many times has a certain feeling
Troubled you so that you hit the ceiling
How many hands have you held all alone
How many lips have you pressed to your own
I'd hate to think that you kissed too many
But I'd feel worse if you hadn't kissed any
Please tell me how many times

They call you up on the phone by dozens
I know that all of them aren't your cousins
Please tell me how many times


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2013)