ME AND MY SHADOW
(Al Jolson / Dave Dreyer / Billy Rose)
Whispering Jack Smith - 1927
Nat Shilkret and His Orch. (vocal: Johnny Marvin) - 1927
Scrappy Lambert - 1927
Rose Murphy - 1948
Billy May & His Orch. (vocal: The Sportsmen) - 1950
Perry Como - 1951
Dave Brubeck Quartet (Instr.) - 1951
Ferlin Husky - 1957
The Mills Brothers - 1958
Linda Lawson - 1960
Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr. - 1962
Lou Rawls - 1965
Maurice Chevalier - 1968
Peggy Lee - 1969
James Caan (feat. in the film "Funny Lady") - 1975
Mandy Patinkin - 1989
Michele Hendricks - 1990
Stephanie Pope - 2001
Robbie Williams - 2001
Michael Ball & Antonio Banderas - 2003
Also recorded by: Linda Eder; Pearl Bailey; Lawrence Welk;
Judy Garland; Bert Kaempfert; Holly Cole Trio; Vic Damone;
Mantovani; Liberace; Cliff Adams Singers; Cyril Stapleton:
Elkie Brooks; Johnny Howard: ............ and many others.
Shades of night are falling and I'm lonely
Standing on the corner feeling blue
Sweethearts out for fun
Pass me by one by one
Guess I'll wind up like I always do
With only....
Me and my shadow
Strolling down the avenue
Oh, me and my shadow
Not a soul to tell our troubles to
And when it's twelve o'clock we climb the stairs
We never knock 'cause nobody's there
Just me and my shadow
All alone and feeling blue
When the sun sets on the far horizon,
And the parlour lamps begin to glow
Jim and Jack and John
Put their slippers on.
They're all set but we're still on the go
So lonely....
Me and my shadow
Strolling down the avenue
Oh, me and my shadow
Not a soul to tell our troubles to
And when it's twelve o'clock we climb the stairs
We never knock 'cause nobody's there
Just me and my shadow
All alone and feeling blue
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As recorded by Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr.:
SD: Like the wallpaper sticks to the wall
FS: Like the seashore clings to the sea
SD: Like you'll never get rid of your shadow
Frank, you'll never get rid of me
FS: Let all the others fight and fuss
BOTH: Whatever happens, we've got us
FS: Me
SD: We're closer than pages that stick in a book
FS: And my shadow
SD: We're closer than ripples that play in a brook
FS: Strolling down
SD: Wherever you find him, you'll find me, just look
FS: The avenue
SD: Closer than a miser or the bloodhounds to Liza
SD: Me
FS: We're closer than smog when it clings to L.A.
SD: And my shadow
FS: We're closer than Bobby is to J.F.K.
BOTH: Not a soul can bust this team in two
We stick together like glue
FS: And when it's sleeping time
SD: That's when we rise
FS: We start to swing
SD: Swing to the skies
FS: Our clocks don't chime
SD: What a surprise
BOTH: They ring-a-ding-ding! Happy New Year!
FS: Me
SD: And now to repeat what I said at the start
FS: And my shadow
SD: They'll need a large crowbar to break us apart
BOTH: We're alone but far from blue
Before we get finished, we'll make the town roar
We'll make all the late spots, and then a few more
FS: We'll wind up at Jilly's right after Toot's Shore
Life is gonna be wee-wow-wheee!
SD: Here comes the party!
BOTH: For my shadow and meeeeeeee-me-meeeeee!
SPOKEN:
SD: Say Frank?
FS: What is it, Sam?
SD: Do me a favour?
FS: What d'ya you want, now?
SD: Would you mind taking it just one more time?
FS: From the top?
SD: No! From the ending!
FS: Wonderful!
BOTH: And while we are swinging, to mention a few
We'll drop in at Danny's, The Little Club too
But wind up at Jilly's, whatever we do
SD: Yeah!
FS: Life is gonna be wee-wow-wheee!
SD: Wow!
BOTH: For my shadow and meeeee-eeeeee-eeee-eeeeee!
SPOKEN:
SD: Frank?
FS: Oh, forget it Sam
SD: Alright
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - October 2006)
