TELLING IT TO THE DAISIES
(Harry Warren / Joe Young)
Nick Lucas - 1930
Sam Browne - 1930
Annette Hanshaw - 1930
Telling it to the daisies
But it never gets back to you.
Why am I so bashful, so afraid to part
With a lot of love words locked up in my heart
For the want of courage foolishly I’ve tried
To conceal what I reveal by a countryside
Telling it to the daisies,
Hoping they’ll tell you too
Pouring my heart out to them
But it never gets back to you
What do I do on Sunday?
Under those lonely skies
Same as I do on Monday
But they never do put you wise
Oh, I’m so in love with you, and
Oh, I feel you’re never gonna know
Unless the birdies tell you so
I know I’m wasting a lot of love time
Time and again I’m blue
Telling it to the daisies
But it never gets back to you.
(Musical Break)
I know I’m wasting a lot of love time
Time and again I’m blue
Telling it to the daisies
But it never gets back to you.
(Contributed by Bill Huntley - March 2007)
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TELLING IT TO THE DAISIES (Annette Hanshaw)
as recorded by Annette Hanshaw
& her Sizzling Syncopaters
May 5th 1930
New York
Why am I so bashful,
So afraid to part,
With a lot of love words
Locked up in my heart?
For the want of courage,
Foolishly Ifve tried
To conceal what I reveal
By a countryside.
Telling'it to the daisies,
Hoping theyfll tell you.
Pouring my heart out to them,
But it never gets back to you!
Wha' do I do on Sunday
Under those lonely skies?
Same as I do on Monday,
But they never do put you wise!
Oh,
Ifm so in love with you,
And oh,
I feel youfre never gonna know,
Unless the birdies tell you so!
I know Ifm wastin' a lot of love time,
Time and again Ifm blue,
Tellin' it to the daisies,
But it never gets back to you!
I keep on tellin' the daisies
Of the way that I'm blue,
Oh so blue!
Pourin' my heart out to them,
But it never gets back to you!
I keep on tellin' the daisies
Underneath the sky,
Lonely sky,
Tellin' them how I miss you,
But they never do put you wise!
Oh,
I'm so in love with you,
It's easily seen that I'm shy!
Words just miss
When I'm feelin' like this,
My tongue is tied!
I Keep on wastin' my love time,
Just a-waitin' for you,
That's all I do!
Tellin' to the daisies,
But it never gets back to you!
That's all!
(Transcribed by Peter Akers - October 2012)
