TRAV'LIN' LIGHT
James "Trummy" Young (m) Johnny Mercer (l)  1942

as rec by Billie Holiday w Tony Scott & his Orch  
June 6th 1956 New York

also rec by-
Billie Holiday as "Lady Day" w Paul Whiteman & his Orch '42
Ella Fitzgerald '58
Julie London '61
Anita O'Day '61
Ella fitzgerald w Nelson Riddle & his Orch '64
Peggy Lee '68
Tony Bennett '97
Chet Baker
Shirley Horn


I'm trav'lin' light because my man has gone,
So from now on I'm trav'lin' light.
He said goodbye and took my heart away,
So from today I'm trav'lin' light.

No-one to see,
I'm free as the breeze,
No-one but me
And my memories.
Some lucky night he may come back again,
So until then I'm trav'lin' light.

No-one to see,
I'm free as the breeze,
No-one but me
And my memories.
Some lucky night he may come back again,
Some lucky night he may come back again,
So until then I'm trav'lin' light.






(Contributed by Peter Akers - August 2010)