I BEGGED HER

Jule Styne (m) Sammy Cahn (l)   1944

frank Sinatra w Axel Stordahl & his Orch   
rec Dec 1st 1944 New York

also-
Len Camber w Geraldo & his Orch
Bill Shepherd's Orch & Chorus


I begged her,
I pleaded,
I told her, "Baby, come out o' your shell!",
I told her, "Maybe you'll find it swell!".

I argued,
I threatened,
I said, "You can't send me home, not like this!";
Then I finally got my kiss!

I begged her,
I pleaded,
I told her, "Baby, come out o' your shell!",
And I told her, "Maybe you'll find it swell!".

She argued,
Then I threatened,
I said, "You can't send me home, not like this!";
Then I finally got my kiss!





(Contributed by Peter Akers - February 2009)