I'VE TOLD EV'RY LITTLE STAR
From the Broadway Musical "Music In The Air" (1932)
(Music: Jerome Kern / Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II)
Walter Slezak & Katherine Carrington (Broadway Production) - 1932
Jack Denny & His Waldorf-Astoria Orch. (vocal: Paul Small) - 1932
Mary Ellis (London Production) - 1933
Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orch. (vocal: Les Allen) - 1933
James O'Brien & Betty Heistand (Film Production) - 1934
Jan Peerce - 1944
Bing Crosby - 1946
Jane Pickens (Broadway Revival) - 1951
Margaret Whiting - 1955
Marian McPartland - 1955
Mario Lanza - 1956
Annie Ross - 1956
Freddy Martin & His Orch. - 1956
Ray Conniff, His Orch. & Chorus - 1957
Percy Faith & His Orch. - 1960
Linda Scott - 1961
Pat Boone - 1961
Kim Davey - 1961
Peggy King - 1984
Jonathan Schwartz - 1985
Elisabeth Welch - 1989
Diana Panton Trio - 2006
Kathy Williams - 2008
Jessica Andersson - 2009
Also recorded by:
Marion Marlowe; Joan Morris; Kenny Drew; Fred Stride Orch.;
Cannonball Adderley; Jamey Aebersold; Hildegarde; Liberace;
Stanley Black & The Kingsway Promenade Orch.; Gitte Hænning;
Sonny Rollins; Eddy Duchin; Artie Shaw; Pasadena Roof Orch.;
London Philharmonic Orch.; Brainticket; Mike Sammes Singers;
Dorothy Kirsten; Irene Dunne; Lisa Wong; Mike Sammes Singers;
Fat Kid Wednesdays; Bill Haley & His Comets; Misha Mengelberg;
Dave McKenna; Ferrante & Teicher; Michael Ballam; David Allyn;
..............and many others.
As recorded by MARY ELLIS:
I make up things to say on my way to you
On my way to you I find things to say
I can write poems, too, when you're far away
When you're far away, I write poems, too
But when you are near, my throat goes dry
When you are near, I only sigh, oh dear
I've told ev'ry little star
Just how sweet I think you are
Why haven't I told you
I've told ripples in a brook
Made my heart an open book
Why haven't I told you
Friends ask me am I in love
I always answer "Yes"
Might as well confess
If I don't, they guess
Maybe you may know it, too
Oh, my darling, if you do
Why haven't you told me, dear
Why haven't you told me
But when you are near, my throat goes dry
When you are near, I only sigh, oh dear
I've told ev'ry little star
Just how sweet I think you are
Why haven't I told you
Why haven't, why haven't I told you
I've told ripples in a brook
Made my heart an open book
Why haven't I told you
Each time I hold you
Friends ask me if I'm in love
I always answer "Yes"
Might as well confess
For if I don't, they guess
Maybe you may know it too
But oh, my darling, if you do
Why haven't you told me
Ooooohhhhh-aaaaahhhhh
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ALTERNATE LYRICS:
In some recordings of the song, the line
"But when you are near, my throat goes dry" is
replaced with "But when you are near, my lips go dry"
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As recorded by LINDA SCOTT:
Dum-da-dum, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Dum-da-dum, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Dum-da-dum, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Why haven't I told you
Oh, baby, I've told ev'ry little star
Just how sweet I think you are
Why haven't I told you
Da-dum, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
I've told ripples in a brook
Made my heart an open book
Why haven't I told you
Friends ask me am I in love
I always answer "Yes"
Might as well confess
If the answer's yes
Maybe you may love me too
Oh, my darling, if you do
Why haven't you told me
Da-dum, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Dum-da-dum, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Friends ask me am I in love
I always answer "Yes"
Might as well confess
If the answer's yes
Maybe you may love me too
Oh, my darling, if you do
Why haven't you told me
Da-dum, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Dum-da-dum, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Dum-da-dum, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2012)
