I'M UP A TREE
Chick Webb / Al Stillman / Cooke  1939

Ella Fitzgerald w Chick Webb & his Orch   
rec March 2nd 1939 New York


Am I your love or not?
Please make it clear,
Why don't you tell me what I long to hear?
Goodness me,
Can't you see
I'm up a tree?

You've got me guessin' and I hate to guess,
When will I understand true happiness?
Honestly,
Can't you see
I'm up a tree?

What a chance I'm takin',
'Cause how that tree is shakin',
And I'm hangin' out on a limb;
Looks like my chances are slim,
Got no way of knowin'
How the wind is blowin'!

You put me in suspense
And keep me there,
I'm losin' confidence
In this affair!
Pity me,
Can't you see
I'm up a tree?

What a chance I'm takin',
'Cause how that tree is shakin',
And I'm hangin' out on a limb;
Looks like my chances are slim,
Got no way of knowin'
How the wind is blowin'!

You put me in suspense
And keep me there,
I'm losin' confidence
In this affair!
Pity me,
Can't you see
I'm up a tree?

I'm just a fool to love you so,
What is your answer, yes or no?
You put me in suspense
And keep me there,
I'm losin' confidence
In this affair!
Pity me,
Can't you see
I'm up a tree?





(Contributed by Peter Akers - July 2009)