OF THEE I SING
From the Brodway Musical "Of Thee I Sing" (1931)
(George & Ira Gershwin)

William Gaxton & Lois Moran (Broadway Production) - 1931
Victor Arden-Phil Ohman & Their Orch. (vocal: Frank Luther) - 1932
Abe Lyman & His California Orch. (vocal: Dick Robertson) - 1932
Ben Selvin's Knickerbockers - 1932
Nat Shilkret & The Victor Salon Group (vocal: Sonny Schuyler) - 1938
Jack Carson (Broadway Revival) - 1952
Sarah Vaughan - 1957
The Hi'Lo's - 1958
Ella Fitzgerald - 1959
Enoch Light & His Orch. - 1961
Carroll O'Connor (TV Production) - 1972
Michael Feinstein - 1998

Also recorded by: The Andrews Sisters with George Gershwin.




As performed on stage by the characters
John P. Wintergreen, Mary Turner and Company:

WINTERGREEN:
From the Island of Manhattan to the Coast of Gold
From North to South, from East to West
You are the love I love the best
You're the dream girl of the sweetest story ever told
A dream I've sought both night and day
For years through all the U.S.A.
The star I've hitched my wagon to
Is very obviously you

Of thee I sing, baby
Summer, autumn, winter, spring, baby
You're my silver lining
You're my sky of blue
There's a love light shining
All because of you

Of thee I sing, baby
You have got that certain thing, baby
Shining star and inspiration
Worthy of a mighty nation
Of thee I sing!

MARY TURNER:
Of thee I sing, baby
Summer, autumn, winter, spring, baby
You're my silver lining
You're my sky of blue
There's a love light shining
Just because of you

ALL:
All because of you
Of thee I sing, baby
You have got that certain thing, baby

WINTERGREEN:
Shining star and inspiration
Worthy of a mighty nation
Of thee I sing!

ALL:
Of thee I sing, baby
Summer, autumn, winter, spring, baby
Shining star and inspiration
Worthy of a mighty nation
Of thee I sing!


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As recorded by ELLA FITZGERALD
with Nelson Riddle & His Orch., March 18th 1959, Hollywood:


From the island of Manhattan
To the coast of gold,
From north to south,
From east to west,
You are the love
I love the best!

You're the dreamboat
In the sweetest story ever told;
A dream I saw
Both night and day,
For years through all
The USA!
The star I'd hitched my wagon to
Is very obvious to you!

Of thee I sing, baby,
Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, baby!
You're my silver lining,
You're my sky of blue.
There's a love light shining,
Just because of you!

Of thee I sing, baby,
You have got that certain thing, baby!
Shining star and inspiration,
Worthy of a mighty nation,
Of thee I sing!

Of thee I sing, baby,
You have got that certain thing, baby!
Shining star and inspiration,
Worthy of a mighty nation,
Of thee I sing!


(Transcribed by Peter Akers - May 2012)