THAT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE END
(Alex Kramer / Joan Whitney)
Nat King Cole


Also recorded by:


Perry Como, Cass Daley, Benny Goodman & his Orchestra,
Leslie (Hutch) Hutchinson, Kay Kyser, Jimmy Roselli,
Lita Rosa, Elaine Stritch, Ann Thomas.




When she don't sweet talk anymore,
Her kiss ain't like it was before,
It's time you added up the score, my friend 
That's the beginning of the end.


She keeps you waiting for a date,
Makes no excuse for being late
Wake up and recognize your fate, my friend 
That's the beginning of the end.


What she's doing to you, she did to me;
But I was in love, so how could I see.
You'd better get wise, you'd better beware,
Or one of these days you'll turn around and she won't be there.
            
Don't say that you were never told,
I know that character of old,
When she starts straying from the fold, my friend,
That's the beginning of the end.


(Musical Break)


What she's doing to you, she did to me;
But I was in love, so how could I see.
You'd better get wise, you'd better beware,
Or one of these days you'll turn around and she won't be there.
            
Don't say that you were never told,
I know that character of old,
When she starts straying from the fold, my friend,
That's the beginning of the end.
That’s the beginning of the end.










(Contributed by Bill Huntley - April 2008)