THESE ARE THE THINGS I LOVE
(Harold Barlow / Lewis Harris)

recorded by -
The Delta Rhythm Boys 1941
Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra (vocal - Bob Eberly) 1941
Tommy Dorsey & his Orch (vocal - Frank Sinatra) 1941 (radio) 1941
Harry James & his Orch (vocal - Dick Haymes) 1941
Teddy Powell & his Orch (vocal - Ruth Gaylor) 1941
Jan Savitt & his Top Hatters 1941
Barry Wood 1941
Della Reese 1961
Jane Peerce 1960's
Linda Scott 1960's
Robert Goulet
Adelaide Hall
Turner Layton
Jimmy Scott
Jeri Southern
Caterina Valente



as recorded by Dick Haymes with Harry James

The glow of sunset in the summer sky,
The golden flicker of the firefly,
The gleam of lovelight in your lovely eye,
These are the things I love!

A silver moonbeam peepin' through the trees,
A bed of tulips noddin' in the breeze,
The look you gave in answer to my pleas,
These are the things I love!

Oh, once I thought that life was just a winter thing,
My heart was cold,
And then you came to me,
And like a breath of Spring,
You turned the silver snow to gold!

The robin's serenade when day is through,
The babbling brook beside our rendezvous,
Your sweet voice whispering "Darling I love you!",
These are the things I love.

A robin's serenade when day is through,
The babbling brook beside our rendezvous,
Your sweet voice whispering "Darling I love you!",
These are the things I love.




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2017)