PARADISE
From the film "A Woman Commands" (1932)
(Music: Nacio Herb Brown / Lyrics: Gordon Clifford)

Pola Negri (Film Soundtrack) - 1932
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (vocal: Carmen Lombardo) - 1932
Leo Riseman & His Orch. (vocal: Frances Maddux) - 1932
Bing Crosby - 1932
Russ Columbo - 1932
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Pat O'Malley) - 1932
Frank Sinatra - 1945
Maureen O'Hara (feat. in the film "A Woman's Secret") - 1949
Kaye Lorraine (feat. in the film "A Woman's Secret") - 1949
Matt Kenney & His Orch. (vocal: Norma Locke) - 1949
Eddie Fisher - 1952
Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Orch. (Instr.) - 1957
Ray Conniff & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1958
Nat King Cole - 1958
Eddy Arnold - 1958
Sammy Turner - 1959
Sacha Distel - 1959
Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings (Instr.) - 1959
Toni Harper - 1960
Paul Bruno - 1960
Nini Tempo & April Stevens - 1962
The Hi-Lo's - 1962
Ann-Margret - 1963
Frank Ifield - 1965
Barbara Mullaney - 1973

Also recorded by:
Laurie Allyn; Stanley Black; Dorothy Lamour; Frances Langford; Gogi Grant; 
Lena Horne; Stéphane Grappelli; Spike Jones; Sam Donahue; Greta Keller;
Helen Forrest; Benny Goodman; Gordon Jenkins; Gene Krupa; Wayne King;
Harry "Sweets" Edison; Hal Kemp; Marie McDonald; Wylie & The Wild West;
Kealoha Kono;Les Elgart  ....... and many others.




As performed by POLA NEGRI in the film "A Woman Commands":


I am just a woman that loved a man
But our house of love was built on sand
While it lasted it was grand, my love

We lived and loved, our day is through
But each night in dreams it starts anew
He comes to me as he used to do, my love

And then he holds my hand
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm 
Then I understand
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm
Her eyes afire with one desire
Then a heavenly kiss, could I resist

And then he dims the light
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm
And then he hmm-mm-mm
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm
(Whistling)
He takes me to paradise

I am just a woman that's lost her man
I can't have him, so I do what I can
To get another, another man to love

He may not be just the same
He may be a beggar, he might be the king
He might be you, you, or you, I love him

If you will hold my hand
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm 
Then I will understand
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm
With eyes afire I will know your desire
And then a heavenly kiss, could I resist

Then he will dim the light
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm
Then you will hmm-mm-mm
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm
(Whistling)
I'll take you to paradise


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2018)


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As recorded by JACK HYLTON & HIS ORCH., 
with vocal by PAT O'MALLEY, May 2nd 1932:


If you will hold my hand
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm 
Then I will understand
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm
With eyes afire I'll know your desire
Then a heavenly kiss, I can't resist

Then you will dim the light
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm
And you will hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-mm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm-mm
Hmm-mm, lah-dah-dah-dah
Lah-dah-dah-dah, hmm-hm-hm-hm
I'll take you to Paradise


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2015)


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As recorded by BING CROSBY, 15th March 1932:


And then she holds my hand
Lah-dah-dah-dee-dah-dah-dah-dah
And then I understand
Lah-dee-dah-dah-dah-dah
Her eyes afire with one desire
Then a heavenly kiss, could I resist

And then she dims the light
Lah-dee-dee-dee-dah-dah-dah-dah
And then she holds me tight
Lah-dah-dee-dah-dah-dah-dah
Her kiss, each fond caress
They lead the way to happiness
She takes me to paradise

(Instrumental Break)

And then she dims the light
Lah-dee-dee-dee-dah-dah-dah-dah
And then she holds me tight
Lah-dah-dee-dee-dah-dah-dah-dah
Her kiss, each fond caress
They lead the way to happiness
She takes me to paradise


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2019)