ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD)
From the film "The Sky's The Limit" (1943)
(Music: Harold Arlen / Lyrics: Johnny Mercer)
Fred Astaire (Film Soundtrack) - 1943
Lena Horne - 1945
Frank Sinatra - 1947
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (vocal: Billy Leach) - 1954
Frankie Laine - 1951
Fran Warren - 1951
Frank Sinatra (feat. in the film "Young At Heart") - 1954
Billy Eckstine - 1954
Perry Como - 1955
Jo Stafford - 1957
Tony Bennett - 1957
Gary Crosby - 1957
Genie Pace - 1957
Della Reese - 1957
Georgie Shaw - 1957
Billie Holiday - 1958
Frank Sinatra - 1958 (re-recording)
Harry Belafonte - 1958
Fred Astaire - 1959
Julie London - 1959
Stubby Kaye - 1959
Oscar Peterson - 1959
Sylvie Mora - 1959
Earl Grant - 1960
Paul Anka - 1960
Etta James - 1961
Dion - 1961
Wes Montgomery - 1961
Ella Fitzgerald - 1961
Frank Sinatra - 1962 (re-recording)
Johnny nash - 1964
Frank Sinatra with Count Basie & His Orch. - 1966
Sammy Davis Jr. - 1967
Lou Rawls - 1968
Joe Williams - 1968
Al Saxon - 1972
Johnny Mathis - 1974
Bobby Short - 1974
Susannah McCorkle - 1977
Rosemary Clooney - 1983
Frank Sinatra & Kenny G - 1993
Carol Sloane - 1996
Jack Jones - 1998
Neil Diamond - 1998
Robbie Williams - 2001
Danny Aiello - 2004
Andrea Marcovicci - 2005
Dianne Reeves - 2005
Mina - 2005
Sylvia Brooks - 2009
Tony Bennett & John Mayer - 2011
Pat Martino & Bobby Ross - 2012
Hugh laurie - 2013
Also recorded by:
Cab Calloway; Billy Eckstine; Marvin Gaye; John Rich; Nancy Sinatra;
Ray Anthony; Richard Rodney Bennett; George Shearing; Buddy Rich;
Eydie Gormé; Betty Grable; Buddy Greco; Earl Hines; Johnny Mercer;
Etta James; Harry James; Henry Mancini; Bette Midler; Willie Nelson;
Keely Smith; Stan Wilson; Marlene Dietrich; Iggy Pop; Laverne Butler;
Stan Wilson; Mel Torme; Margaret Whiting; Chuck Berry; Stacey Kent;
Ida Sand; Molly Cheshire; Jamie Callum ........... and many others.
As performed by FRED ASTAIRE
in the 1943 film "The Sky's The Limit":
It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place except you and me
So, set 'em up, Joe, I've got a little story you ought to know
We're drinking, my friend, to the end of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road
I got the routine, so drop another nickel in the machine
I'm feeling so bad, I wish you'd make the music dreamy and sad
Could tell you a lot, but that's not in a gentleman's code
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road
You'd never know it, but buddy, I'm a kind of poet
And I got a lot of things to say
And when I'm gloomy, you simply gotta listen to me
Until it's talked away
Well that's how it goes and Joe, I know your getting anxious to close
So, thanks for the beer, I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear
Don't let it be said little Freddie can't carry his load
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road
That long, long road
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As recorded by FRANK SINATRA, June 26th 1958:
It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place 'cept you and me
So, set 'em up, Joe, I got a little story I think you should know
We're drinkin', my friend, to the end of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road
I got the routine, put another nickel in the machine
Feelin' so bad, can't you make the music easy and sad
I could tell you a lot, but you've gotta be true to your code
Just make it one for my baby and one more for the road
You'd never know it, but buddy, I'm a kind of poet
And I got a lot of things I'd like to say
And when I'm gloomy, won't you listen to me
Till it's talked away
Well, that's how it goes and Joe, I know your gettin' anxious to close
And thanks for the cheer, I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear
But this torch that I found, it's gotta be drowned or it soon might explode
So, make it one for my baby and one more for the road
The long, it's so long, the long, very long road
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2015)
