TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF BABY
(Gene Austin)

as recorded by Dinah Washington
1962


Let us fly away to the Rock Candy Mountains,
Just you and I,
Where the bluebirds sing
By the champagne springs
We'll kiss the blues goodbye!

Let us wander down to our rose petal pathway,
And if you feel inclined,
Take your shoes off, baby,
Take your shoes off, baby,
And quit runnin' through my mind!

And after we've reached the end of the world,
And stand at the edge of time.
We're gonna sail away on an ocean of love,
On the ripplin' thrills of that rhyme!

Let me guide my love through the strangest places,
Where love is blind.
Take your shoes off, baby,
Take your shoes off, baby,
And start runnin' through my mind!

And after we've reached the end of this orbit,
And we'll stand on the edge of time.
We'll sail away on an ocean of love,
On the ripplin' thrills of that rhyme!

Let me guide my love through the strangest places,
Where love is blind.
Come on, take your shoes off, baby,
Take your shoes off, baby,
Take your shoes off, baby,
Take your shoes off, baby,
And start runnin' through my mind!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2017)