NOBODY CARES IF I'M BLUE
(Harry Akst / Grant Clarke)


Annette Hanshaw - 1930
Ted Wallace & His Orch. - 1930
Leon Redbone - 1987
The Back Bay Ramblers - 1994
Barbara Rosene - 2003
Katie Cavera - 2008

Also recorded by: 
Lee Morse; Gene Austin; Alabama Brown & The Inside Outlaws.


As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW:



All the old gang that I once knew
Now have left me two by two
The old neighbourhood don't look so good
I'm so lonely by my only

Each and every one it seems
Meets the ideal of their dreams
I've searched everywhere for my ideal
Now I'm beginning to feel
 
Nobody knows, nobody cares if I'm lonesome
Nobody sighs, nobody cries if I'm blue
It seems that night after night 
I sit alone and twiddle my thumbs
But still I keep right on hoping, keep the door open
But nobody comes

Ain't it a crime, kisses of mine are just wasted
Since summer time, I'm thinkin' what'll I do, boo-hoo
Like a plaything on the shelf, guess I'll have to play by myself
'Cause nobody knows, nobody cares if I'm blue
 
Nobody knows, nobody cares if I'm lonesome
Nobody sighs, nobody cries if I'm blue
I sit at home constantly
My company is just the four walls
But still I keep right on hopin', keep the door open
But nobody calls
 
Ain't it a crime, lovin' like mine is just wasted
Since summer time, I'm thinkin' what'll I do
When it comes to happiness, I must be a step-child, I guess
'Cause nobody knows, nobody cares if I'm blue

That's all!






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2012)