TOUCH OF THE BLUES, A
(Eddie Wilcox / Don George)

recorded by -
Rosemary & Betty Clooney 1954
Lee Wiley 1957
Rosemary Clooney 1959





as recorded by Lee Wiley
with Billy Butterfield & his Orchestra
July 1957 New York

IT'S late,
And I'm stuck with a heart
That is comin' apart
At the seams!
I hate
To be givin' the game up,
Oh but life is a frame-up
Of dreams!
I miss my baby so much,
Guess I've got a touch of the blues!

I find
That I'm sharin' a rut
With some gloom you could cut
With a knife!
My mind
Isn't walkin' in glory,
But such is the story
Of life!
I miss my baby so much,
Guess I've got a touch of the blues!

I'm tired of horoscopin',
Wish the door would open,
Bring me a wild surprise!
I wish the coast were clear now,
Wish that he were here now,
Lookin' up through half-close eyes!

It's strange
How a world goes contrary
With one temporary
Goodbye!
One change,
And I'm makin' up rhymes,
Wonderin' how many times
Can I die?
I miss my baby so much,
Guess I've got a touch of the blues!

It's late,
And I'm stuck with a heart
That is comin' apart
At the seams!
I hate
To be givin' the game up,
But life is a frame-up
Of dreams!
I miss my baby so much,
Guess I've got a touch o' the blues!
I got a touch,
Guess I've got a touch o' the blues!





(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2017)