I HAD SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE I HAD YOU 
(AND I'LL HAVE SOMEONE AFTER YOU'VE GONE)
(Lyrics: Joe Darcy & Harry Harris / Music: Jack Stanley)


Ben Bernie & His Orch. - 1925
The Goofus Five - 1925
Benson Orchestra Of Chicago (vocal: Cloyd Griswold) - 1925
Milton Brown & The Musical Brownies - 1935
Light Crust Doughboys (vocal: Jim Boyd) - 1939
Dick Robertson & His Orch. - 1942
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 1947
Benny Goodman & His Orch. - 1949
Teresa Brewer - 1954
Easy Adams & The Texas Top Hands - 1954
Turk Murphy & His Orch. (vocal: Thad Vander) - 1961
Irene Reid - 1964
Jimmie Davis - 1964
Damita Jo - 1965
Judy Talbot - 1967
Joe Williams - 1983
The Cat's Whiskers - 1983
Alex Pangman - 2000
Pearls Mahone & The One Eyed Jacks - 2014
Asleep At The Wheel (vocal: Elizabeth Cook) - 2015

Also recorded by:
Bill Borcher's Oregon Jazz Band; Milton Brown & His Brownies; 
Art Gillham; Turk Murphy & His Orch.




As recorded by MILTON BROWN & His Brownies:


I had someone else before I had you
And I'll have someone after you're gone
Now sweethearts and streetcars don't worry me
There'll soon be another one along

You needn't stay, go any day
I've got a swingin' door right in my heart
And it swings either way
I had someone else before I had you
And I'll have someone after you're gone

(Instrumental Break)

If you don't like your bunk, pack all your junk
Won't take you long because you're standin' in the middle of your trunk
I had someone else before I had you
And I'll have someone after you're gone


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2011)


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As recorded by DAMITA JO:


You think I'd cry if you said goodbye
Well, just take this from me
Instead of wishing, why, I'll go fishing
'Cause there's plenty of fish in the sea

I had someone else before I had you
And I'll have someone after you've gone
'Cause streetcar or sweetheart never, never worried me
There'll soon be another along

Oh, you can stay, you can leave any day
'Cause I've got a swingin' door in my heart
And it can swing either way
'Cause I had someone else before I had you
And I'll have someone after you've gone

You can stay, get mad, pack up your bags and leave any old day
'Cause I have got a swingin' door in my heart
And you can bet it can swing, honey, any old way
Well I had someone else before I had you
And I'll have someone after you've gone
And I'll have someone after you've gone


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2018)