UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG
Saul Chaplin / Alberta Nichols / Sammy Cahn / L E Freeman / Mann Holiner   1936

Thomas "Fats" Waller & hus Rhythm   
rec Aug 1st 1936 New York

also-
Pha Terrel w Andy Kirk & his Clouds Of Joy '36
Billie Holiday w Teddy Wilson & his Orch '42
Mel Torme w Hal Mooney & his Orch '47
Ella Fitzgerald w Ellis Larkins '54
Kay Starr '55
June Christy '56
Nat "King" Cole '58
Dean Martin '60
Frank Sinatra '80  '84
Steve Tyrell 2000
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Sammy Cahn
Jan Garber & his Orch
The Inkspots
Leo Reisman & his Orch
Ethel Waters



Oh I'd work for you, I'd slave for you,
I'd be a beggar or a knave for you!  (what is a knave anyway?)
If that isn't love it'll have to do
Until the real thing comes along.

I'd gladly move the earth for you, (yeah I'm strong baby, plenty strong)
To prove my love and it's worth to you;
If that isn't love it'll have to do
Until the real thing comes along.

With all the words, dear, at my command,
I just can't make you understand;
I'll always love you darling, come what may,
My heart is yours, what more can I say? (what do you want me to do, rob a bank?)

(well listen, I tell ya)
I'd sigh for you, yeah, cry for you,
I'd tear the stars down from the sky for you!
If that isn't love, well skip it, it'll have to do,
Until the real thing comes along.

I'd sigh for you, die for you,
I'd tear the stars down from the sky for you!
If that isn't love, it'll have to do,
Until the real thing comes along.
9yeah, that's the real thing, so help me!)






(Contributed by Peter Akers - January 2009)