MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF YOU
Sam H Stept / Charles Tobias

as recorded by Billie Holiday 
with Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra  
December 16th 1937 
Hollywood

also recorded by Thomas "Fats" Waller & his Rhythm '37


My first impression of you
Was like the sight of flowers in Spring;
You were a glorious thing to see!
My first impression of you
Was somethin' indescribably new;
I stood there looking at you smiling at me.

If you had stepped right out of heaven,
It wouldn't surprise me more,
I thought you were an angel from heaven's door!
It may sound silly but true,
My heart just stopped when I caught your eye,
So overwhelming was my first impression of you!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - May 2013)