IF YOU CAN'T SMILE AND SAY YES
Louis Jordan / Timmie Rogers

as rec by The Nat "King" Cole Trio  
Nov 30th 1943 Hollywood


also rec by-
Louis Jordan
King Crimson




Knock me a kiss,
You never miss
when I'm ready to go,
But if you can't smile and say yes,
Please don't cry and say no!


Squeeze me a squoze
In these fine clothes;
Mmm, I love you so!
But if you can't smile and say yes,
Please don't cry and say no!


When I ask for a date, the answer is no;
You don't know what you're sayin'!
Don't yopu know the war is on, everything is rationed?
How 'bout that jive!
Keep me alive!


Baby, let bygones be bygones,
'Cause men are as scarce as nylons!
And if you can't smile and say yes,
Please don't cry and say no!


Baby, let bygones be bygones,
'Cause men are as scarce as nylons!
And if you can't smile and say yes,
Please don't cry and say no, no baby,
Please don't cry and say no!












(Contributed by Peter Akers - January 2011)