LOSE THAT LONG FACE
(Harold Arlen (m) Ira Gershwin (l) )

as recorded by Judy Garland
with orchestra conducted by Ray Heindorf
1954


If, as and when you've got a long face,
Rearrange it!
Don't be contented with the wrong face,
There's a way to change it!
Does the day look painful,
The future glum?
Does the sky look rain full?
Hey there,
Say there,
Are you in a vacu-um?
All this stuff and nonsense you can overcome!
A long face gets you nowhere,
You'll lose that month of May!
Like Peter Pan, the sweeter pan wins the day!

Go lose that long face, that long face,
Go along and get that long face lost!
The blues black out when they can see
A smile that says "Move on, no vacancy!".

This panacea idea
I'm handing you without any cause.
There isn't any tax on it,
So just relax on it
If you want trouble double cross!
Don't give in to a frown,
Turn that frown upside down
And get yourself that long face lost!

This panacea idea
I'm handing you without any cause.
There isn't any tax on it,
So just relax on it
If you want trouble double cross!
Don't give in to a frown,
Turn that frown upside down
And go and get your long face,
Get your long face,
Go go go, and get your long face lost!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2014)