I ONLY WANT A BUDDY NOT A SWEETHEART
(Eddy Jones 1934)

Riley Puckett 1934
Kay Starr 1960
Jerry Lee Lewis


as recorded by Kay Starr
with orchestra conducted by Van Alexander
June 1960 Los Angeles

I only want a buddy not a sweetheart,
Buddies never make you blue.
Sweethearts make vows that are broken,
Broken like their hearts are broken too!

Don't tell me that you love me, say you like me,
No lovers' quarrels, no loneliness for two.
I only want a buddy not a sweetheart,
'Cause sweethearts only make you cry!

I only wanna buddy not a sweetheart,
Buddies never make you blue.
Sweethearts make vows that are broken,
Broken like their hearts are broken too!

Don't tell me that you love me, say you like me,
No lovers' quarrels, no loneliness for two.
I only wanna buddy not a sweetheart,
'Cause sweethearts only make you cry!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2016)