MY DARLING, MY DARLING
From the show "Where's Charley?" (1949)
(Frank Loesser)

Jo Stafford & Gordon McRae - 1949
Doris Day & Buddy Clark - 1949
Peter Lind Hayes - 1949
Eve Young & Jack Lathrop - 1949 


Both: 
Iīve wanted to call you my darling 
For many and many a day.

Gordon: 
My darling, my darling,

Both: 
Iīve fluttered and fled like a starling 
My courage just melted away.

Jo: 
Now all at once, you kissed me 
And thereīs not a thing Iīm sane enough to say

Gordon: 
Except my darling, my darling 

Jo: 
Get used to that name of my darling.

Both: 
Itīs here to stay. 

Starlighters:
You are my darling, my darling 
Iīve wanted to call you my darling 

Gordon: 
For many and many a day. 

Starlighters: 
And you know my darling, my darling 

Gordon: 
Iīve fluttered and fled like a starling 
My courage just melted away

Jo: 
Now all at once, you kissed me

Gordon: 
And thereīs not a thing Iīm sane enough to say

Starlighters: 
Except my darling, my darling 

Gordon: 
Get used to the name of my darling 
Itīs here

Both: 
Itīs here to stay 

Starlighters:
Donīt go away 
My darling, doo-do-do 

Both: 
My darlingīs here to stay.