IF I WERE A BELL
Frank Loesser  1950

as rec by Dinah Washington  1956

also rec by -
Bing Crosby & Patti Andrews w Vic Schoen & his Orch '50
Isabel Bigley '50
Jane Morgan '53
Jean Simmons '55
Ella Fitzgerald w The Marty Paich Dektette '58
Sarah Vaughan & Joe Williams w Count Basie & his Orch '50's
The Miles Davis Quintet '50's
Shirley Bassey w Geoff Love & his Orch '61
Ella Fitzgerald '64
The Andrews Sisters
Mark Murphy
Marty Paich
Dinah Shore


Ask me how do I feel,
Now that we're cosy and clinging;
Well sir, all I can say is
If I were a bell I'd be ringing!

>From the moment we kissed goodnight,
That's the way I just gotta behave,
And if I were a lamp I'd light,
Or if I were a banner I'd wave!

Ask me how do I feel,
Little me with my quiet upbringing;
Well sir, all I can say is
If I were a gate I'd be swinging!

And if I were a watch,
I'd start popping my spring,
Oh, and if I were a bell
I'd go "Ding dong ding dong ding!".

Ask me how do I feel
>From this chemistry lesson I'm learning;
Well sir, all I can say is
If I were a bridge I'd be burning!

Well, I knew my moral would crack
>From the wonderful way you looked;
Boy, if I were a duck I'd quack,
Or if I were a goose I'd be cooked!

Ask me how do I feel
Now that we're fondly caressing;
And if I were a salad,
I know I'd be splashing my dressing!

Or if I were a season,
I'd surely be Spring,
Yes, and if I were a bell,
Say, if I were a bell,
If I were a bell
I'd go "Ding dong ding dong ding!".





(Contributed by Peter Akers - October 2009)