TELLING ME YES, TELLING ME NO
(Frank Barbaro / John M. Elliott / Larry Shayne)

Peggy Lee & Mel Tormé - 1951


BOTH:
Telling me yes, telling me no
Holding me tight, then letting me go
Telling me yes, telling me no
Breaking my heart, dear, for loving you so

PEGGY LEE:
I'm up in the clouds or pining away
I'm down on my knees or happy and gay
I change like the wind each hour of the day
And, dear, you're to blame, you've made me this way

BOTH:
Telling me yes, telling me no
Holding me tight, then letting me go
Telling me yes, telling me no
Breaking my heart, dear, for loving you so

MEL TORMÉ
When you are away I'm lonely and blue
I'm always afraid you'll find someone new
I know I should say good riddance to you
But when one's in love, it's so hard to do

BOTH:
Telling me yes, telling me no
Holding me tight, then letting me go
Telling me yes, telling me no
Breaking my heart, dear, for loving you so

PEGGY LEE:
Someday I may go and leave you behind
To never return, then, dear, would you mind
And maybe somewhere, sometime I will find
A love who'll be true, a love who'll be kind

BOTH:
Telling me yes, telling me no
Holding me tight, then letting me go
Telling me yes, telling me no
Breaking my heart, dear, for loving you so







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2011)