TENDERLY 
(Jack Lawrence / Walter Gross)

Nat King Cole

Also recorded by:
Ray Anthony; Louis Armstrong; Chet Atkins; Chet Baker; Tex Beneke; 
Tony Bennett; George Benson; Stanley Black; Pat Boone; 
Les Brown & his Band of Renown; Benny Carter; Rosemary Clooney; 
Eddie Cochran; Vic Damone; Miles Davis; Buddy DeFranco;
Johnny Desmond; The Dorsey Brothers Orch.; Billy Eckstine; 
Duke Ellington; Percy Faith; Ella Fitzgerald; The Four Freshmen; 
Erroll Garner; Jackie Gleason; Stephane Grappelli; Lionel Hampton; 
Ted Heath; Jim Henson; Woody Herman; Al Hirt; Billie Holiday;
Etta James; Harry James; Bert Kaempfert & his Orch.; Stan Kenton; 
Gene Krupa; Cleo Laine; James Last; Henry Mancini; 
The Mantovani Orch.; Johnny Mathis; Billy May & his Orch.; 
The McGuire Sisters; Carmen McRae; Bette Midler; Vaughn Monroe; 
Willie Nelson; Red Nicholls; Red Norvo Trio; Anita O'Day; 
Oscar Peterson; Artie Shaw; George Shearing; Frank Sinatra; 
Art Tatum; Toni Tennille; Mel Tormé; Caterina Valente; 
Sarah Vaughan; Paul Weston & his Orch.; Roger Whittaker;
Jackie Wilson; ..... and many more.


The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly
The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly
Then you and I came wandering by
And lost in a sigh were we
The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly
I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly
Your arms opened wide and closed me inside
You took my lips, you took my love so tenderly