SWEET LORRAINE (Nat "King" Cole)
Cliff Burwell (m) Mitchell Parish (l)  1928

as rec by The Nat "King" Cole Trio  
May 1940 Hollywood

also rec by-
Harry Reser & his Orch '28
Jimmie Noone & his Apex Club Orch '28
Rudy Vallee '28
Johnny Dodds & his Orch '28
Joe Venuti & his Blue Six '33
The Benny Goodman Trio '37
Red McKenzie & his Rhythm Kings '37
Jimmie Noone & his Orch '37
Teddy Wilson & his Orch '39
The Pied Pipers w Tommy Dorsey & his Orch '40
Art Tatum '40
The Nat "King" Cole Trio '43
The Dexter Gordon Quintet '43
Muggsy Spanier & his Ragtimers '44
The Glenn Miller AAF Band '44
Nat "King" Cole '45  '55  '56  '61
Bing Crosby w Jimmy Dorsey & his Orch '45
Frank Sinatra w The Metronome All Stars '46
Kay Starr '46
Cootie Williams '40's
Louis Armstrong w Oscar Peterson '57
Tony Bennett '65
Matt Monro '66
Frank Sinatra w Nelson Riddle & his Orch '77
Ella Fitzgerald w Count Basie & his Orch '79
Cassandra Wilson '88
Dave Brubeck 2006
Maurice Chevalier
George Melly w Mick Mulligan' Magnolia Jazz Band
Ben Webster
Paul Weston & his Orch


Just found joy,
I'm as happy as a baby boy, -by boy,
with another brand new choo-choo joy,
When I'm with my sweet Lorraine, Lorraine, Lorraine.

A pair of eyes
That are brighter than the Summer skies,
When you see them you realise
Why I love my sweet Lorraine.

Now when it's rainin' I don't miss the sun,
Because it's in my baby's smile, ho-ho,
And to think that I'm the lucky one
That will lead her down the aisle, ho-ho-ho-ho.

Each night I pray
That no-one will steal her heart away.
I can't wait until that lucky day
When I marry sweet Lorraine.

Now when it's rainin' I don't miss the sun,
Because it's in my baby's smile, ho-ho,
And to think that I'm the lucky one
That will lead her down the aisle, ho-ho-ho-ho.

Each night I pray
That no-one will steal her heart away (scat).
I can't wait until that lucky day
When I marry sweet Lorraine, (scat)






(Contributed by Peter Akers - June 2010)