IMAGINE MY SURPRISE
(Hotchkiss / Fitch / Phillips)

as recorded by
Thomas "Fats" Waller & His Rhythm
October 13th 1938 New York


Imagine my surprise,
I had to rub my eyes,
From out of the blue
I discovered you;
Imagine my surprise!

Imagine my surprise,
I thought my heart told lies,
When the clouds broke through above, yes baby,
Found I had landed in love!

I set my cause in another direction,
But I had failed to give my heart a final inspection

Imagine my surprise-prise-prise,
When I first realised 
That my big mistake
Was my lucky break, yes,
Imagine my surprise!

Ah, imagine my surprise,
Ah, when I first realised
That my big mistake
Was my lucky break,
Imagine my surprise!
Yeah, imagine it!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2019)