JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS 
(Cole Porter)
Bing Crosby


It was just one of those things
Just one of those crazy flings
One of those bells that now and then rings
Just one of those things

It was just one of those nights
Just one of those fabulous flights
A trip to the moon on gossamer wings
Just one of those things

If we'd thought a bit before the end of it
When we started painting the town
We'd have been aware that our love affair
Was too hot not to cool down

So good-bye, dear, and amen
Here's hoping we meet now and then
It was great fun
But it was just one of those things

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JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
Cole Porter 1935

as rec by Ella Fitzgerald w Buddy Bregman & his Orch  
Feb 7th 1956 Hollywood


As Dorothy Parker once said
To her boyfriend, "Fare thee well!".
As Columbus announced
When he knew he was bounced,
"It was swell, Isabel, swell!".
As Abilard said to Eloise,
"Don't forget to drop a line to me, please!".
As Juliet cried into Romeo's ear,
"Romeo, why not face the fact my dear?";

It was just one of those things,
Just one of those crazy flings.
One of those bells that now and then ring,
Just one of those things.

It was just one of those nights,
Just one of those fabulous flights,
A trip to the moon on gossamer wings,
Just one of those things.

If we'd thought a bit
Of the end of it
When we started painting the town,
We'd have been aware
That our love affair,
It was too hot not to cool down.

So good-bye, dear, and amen,
Here's hoping we meet now and then,
It was great fun
But it was just one of those things.

If we'd thought a bit
Of the end of it
When we started paintin' the town,
We'd have been aware
That our love affair
Was too hot not to cool down.

So good-bye, dear, and amen,
Here's hoping we meet now and then,
It was great fun
But it was just one of those things,
Just one of those things.





(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2011)