THAT'S MY WEAKNESS NOW
(Sammy H. Stept / Bud Green)

Helen Kane (with Nat Shilkret's Orch.) - 1928
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards - 1928
Russ Morgan & His Orch. - 1949
Bobby Short - 1959

Also recorded by: Vera Lynn.





As recorded by HELEN KANE with
Nat Shilkret & His Orch., July 16th 1928, New York:

Love, love, love, love,
Look what you've done to me!
The things I never missed
Are things I can't resist!

Oh love, love, love, love,
Isn't it plain to see
I just had a change of heart,
What can it be?

He's got eyes of blue,
I never cared for eyes of blue,
But he's got eyes of blue,
And that's my weakness now!

He's got curly hair,
I never cared for curly hair,
But he's got curly hair,
And that's my weakness now!

Oh my, oh me,
Oh, I should be good,
I would be good,
But gee!

He likes to bill and coo,
I never cared to bill and coo,
But he likes to bill and coo,
So that's my weakness now!

He likes saxophone,
I never cared for a saxophone,
But he likes a saxophone,
So that's my weakness now!

He likes those rainy days,
I never cared for a rainy day,
But he likes a rainy day,
So that's my weakness now!

Oh, let it rain, let it pour,
But I think he knows just what it's rainin' for!

He likes a long goodnight,
I never had a long goodnighty,
But he likes a long goodnight,
So that's my weakness now!

And he likes (scat),
And I never cared for (scat),
But he likes (scat),
So that's my weakness now!

What's more, what's more,
Oh, I think he knows what (scat) is for!

He likes (scat),
I never cared for (scat),
But he likes (scat),
So that's my weakness now!
Oh, that's my weakness now!


(Contributed by Peter Akers - September 2008)


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As recorded by CLIFF "UKULELE IKE" EDWARDS, July 3rd 1928:


Love, love, love, love,
What'id you do to me
The things I never missed
Are things I can't resist

Love, love, love, love
Isn't it plain to see
I just had a change of heart
What can it be

She's got eyes of blue
I never cared for eyes of blue
But she's got eyes of blue
And that's my weakness now

She's got dimpled cheeks
I never cared for dimpled cheeks
But she's got dimpled cheeks
And that's my weakness now

Oh my! Oh me!
Oh, I should be good
I would be good
But gee!

She likes to bill and coo
I never liked to bill and coo
But she likes to bill and coo
And that's my weakness now

She likes rainy days
I never cared for a rainy day
But she likes rainy days
And that's my weakness now

She likes a vestibule
I never stood in a vestibule
But she likes a vestibule
And that's my weakness now

Oh gee! Poor me
I can hear the clock striking one, two, three

She likes long goodnights
I never had a long goodnight
But she likes long goodnights
And that's my weakness now

(Scat singing)

She's got a Chevrolet
I never liked a Chevrolet
But she's got a Chevrolet
And that's my weakness now

She likes to drive in a certain way
I never drove in a certain way
But she likes to drive in a certain way
And that's my weakness now

Oh my! Oh me!
I should be good
I would be good
But gee!

She likes to park and play
I never liked to park and play
But I guess we'd better park and play
That's my weakness now


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2013)


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