PICKING SWEETHEARTS
(Benjamin Edelman / Kay Edelman / Louis Metesky)

as recorded by
The McGuire Sisters
1953


I'm always picking sweethearts
For somebody else,
I'm just a fall guy
For somebody else!

When I fall in love,
Starting all anew,
Happy as can be,
Someone comes along,
They have tea for two,
The leaves are left for me!

I've always watched another
Walk off with the groom.
For me, wedding blossoms
Were never in bloom!

And I realise,
When I'm holding hands,
Every time I look into new eyes,
I'm picking sweethearts
For somebody else!

When I fall in love,
Starting all anew,
Happy as can be,
Someone comes along,
They have tea for two,
Only the leaves are left for me!

I've always watched another gal
Walk off with the groom!
For me, wedding blossoms
Were never in bloom!

And I realise,
When I'm holding hands,
Every time I look into new eyes,
I'm picking sweethearts
For somebody else!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2017)