LITTLE WHITE LIES
(Walter Donaldson)

Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians (vocals: Clare Hanlon & The 3 Girlfriends) - 1930
Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys (vocal: Elmer Feldkamp) - 1930
Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orch. - 1930
Annette Hanshaw & The Sizzling Syncopators - 1930
Jimmie Noone & His Apex Club Orch. - 1930
Layton & Johnstone - 1930
Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1937
Harry James & His Orch. - 1938
Ella Fitzgerald - 1939
Mel Tormé - 1947
Dick Haymes with Four Hits & A Miss - 1948
Dinah Shore - 1948
Tony Pastor & His Orch. - 1950
The Hi-Lo's - 1955
Betty Johnson 1957
Kay Starr - 1957
Pat Boone - 1958
Julie London - 1958
Chris Montez - 1966
Eartha Kitt - 1975

Also recorded by:
Helen Forrest; Count Basie; Benny Goodman; Frank Sinatra;
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers; Red Norvo; George Shearing;
Michael Feinstein; Robert Goulet: ............ and others.



The moon was all aglow
But heaven was in your eyes
The night that you told me
Those little white lies

The stars all seemed to know
You didn't mean all those sighs
The night that you told me
Those little white lies

I try, but there's no forgetting
When evenin' appears
I sigh but there's no regretting
In spite of my tears

Who wouldn't believe those lips
Who wouldn't believe those eyes
The night that you told me
Those little white lies

(Instrumental Break)

I try, but there's no forgetting
When evenin' appears
I sigh but there's no regretting
In spite of my tears

The Devil was in your heart
But Heaven was in your eyes
The night that you told me
Those little white lies
Those lies
Teeny-weeny little white lies



(Transcribed from the Dinah Shore
recording by Mel Priddle - May 2006)

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as rec by Annette Hanshaw & her Sizzling Syncopaters  
July 21st 1930 New York


For just a night like this,
Filled with bliss,
You led my heart astray!
For just a real sweet chance
To learn romance
In a perfect way,
It was the end of a perfect day, say;

The moon was all aglow
And heaven was in your eyes,
The night that you told me
Those little white lies.

The stars all seemed to know
You didn't mean all those sighs,
The night that you told me
Those little white lies

I try,
But there's no forgetting
When evening appears'
I sigh,
But there's no regretting,
In spite of my tears.

The devil was in your heart,
But Heaven was in your eyes,
The night that you told me
Those little white lies.

you may be having fun,
And maybe you'll think you're wise
To do what you're doing
With little white lies.

Someday you'll meet someone,
And you'll suddenly realise
You don't like telling
Those little white lies!

Someday, you will love that somebody
Who you think is true;
Someday, you will find the someone is
Feeding on you!

A smile will be on her lips,
The tears will be in your eyes;
Your heart will be broken
O'er little white lies!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - September 2011)