ONE SWEET LETTER FROM YOU
(Lew Brown / Sidney Clare / Harry Warren)
Ted Lewis & His Band (vocal: Ted Lewis) - 1927
Gene Austin - 1927
Red Nichol's Charleston Chasers (vocal: Kate Smith) - 1927
Annette Hanshaw - 1927
Sophie Tucker - 1927
Ethel Waters - 1927
Benny Goodman & His Orch. - 1939
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch. (vocal: Helen O'Connell) - 1939
Lionel Hampton & His Orch. - 1939
Cliff Bruner & His Texas Wanderers - 1939
Bing Crosby - 1944
Spade Cooley & Western Swing Dance Band (vocal: Tex Williams) - 1944
Bunk Johnson & His New Orleans Jazz Band - 1945
Merl Lindsay & His Oklahoma Night Riders - 1945
Humphrey Lyttelton's Jazz Band - 1955
Chris Barber's Jazz Band - 1956
Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen - 1956
Johnny Bond - 1958
Bill Haley & His Comets - 1958
Grand Dominion Jazz Band (feat. in the film "Pretty Woman") - 1990
Also recorded by:
Dizzy Gillespie; Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten; Coleman Hawkins;
Gota River Jazzmen; Louis Lince's Jelly Roll Kings; Leon Huff;
Norrie Cox; Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers: .......... and others.
I'm so blue, lonesome, too
And I wonder where you are tonight
Not one word have I heard
If you think of me, why don't you write?
Oh, dear, how I need one sweet letter from you
How I'd love to read one sweet letter from you
You know that you left me so worried and blue
I always keep singing, oh, what'll I do
Though it's not fair, and you don't care for me dearly
Drop me a line, if you just sign, 'Yours sincerely'
You know that I'm praying the night and day through
Just hoping I'll get one sweet letter from you
Mail for Missus Jones
Missus Jones don't need it
Missus Jones is happy all the day
Mail for Missus Brown
Missus Brown don't read it
Opens them and throws them right away
Mail man rings, then he sings
"Got some letters for you"
Here's what he brings
Mail for the baker
My dress maker
Word from the landlord, too
I get letters from ev'rybody
Not a single word from you
Here's what to do, even though you never crave me
And though you lie, say that you cry, it might save me
You know that I'm praying the night and day through
Just hoping I'll get one sweet letter from you
Since you're gone, I keep on
Feeling just as sorry as can be
I just wrote you a note
I'd be happy if you'd answer me
Oh, dear, how I need one sweet letter from you
How I'd love to read one sweet letter from you
You know that you left me so worried and blue
I always keep singing, oh, what'll I do
Though it's not fair, and you don't care for me dearly
Drop me a line, if you just sign, 'Yours sincerely'
You know that I'm praying the night and day through
Just hoping I'll get one sweet letter from you
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As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW:
I'm so blue, lonesome too
And I wonder where you are tonight
Not one word have I heard
If you think of me, why don't you write?
Oh dear, how I need one sweet letter from you
How I'd love to read one sweet letter from you
You know that you left me so worried and blue
I always keep singin', oh, what'll I do
Though it's not fair and you don't care for me dearly
Drop me a line if you've got time, 'Yours Sincerely'
You know that I'm prayin' the night and day through, through, through
Just hopin' I'll get one sweet letter from you
Since you've gone, I just keep on
Feelin' just as sorry as can be
I just wrote you a little note
I'd be happy if you'ld answer me
Oh dear, how I need one sweet letter from you
How I'd love to read one sweet letter from you
You know that you left me so worried and blue
I always keep singin' what, what'll I do
Though it's not fair and you don't care for me dearly
Drop me a line if you've got time, 'Yours Sincerely'
You know that I'm prayin' the night and day through
Just hopin' I'll get one sweet, sweet letter from you
That's all!
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As recorded by SOPHIE TUCKER:
I'm so blue, lonesome too
And I wonder where you are tonight
Not one word have I heard
If you think of me, why don't you write?
Oh dear, how I need one sweet letter from you
How I'd love to read one sweet letter from you
You know that you left me so worried and blue
I always keep singing what'll I do
Though it's not fair and you don't care for me dearly
Why don't you drop me a line, a little line, just sign it 'Yours Sincerely'
You know that I'm praying the night and day through
Hoping I'll get one sweet letter from you
There's mail for Missus Jones
Missus Jones don't need it
Missus Jones is happy all day
Mail for Missus Brown
Missus Brown don't read it
She opens them and throws them away
Mailman rings, then he sings
"I've got some letters for you"
Here's what he brings, mail from the baker
My dressmaker, mail from the landlord, too
I get letters from ev'rybody
But not a single word from you
And I keep praying the night and day through
Hoping I'll get one sweet letter from you
******
(Transcriptions by Mel Priddle - June 2009)
