WHAT'S THE REASON (I'M NOT PLEASIN' YOU)
(Jimmie Grier / Carl Hatch / Coy Poe / Pinky Tomlin)

Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (vocal: Carmen Lombardo) - 1935
The Mills Brothers - 1935
Fats Waller & His Rhythm - 1935
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (vocal: Kay Thompson) - 1935
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1936
Bill Coleman - 1936
The Six Swingers (vocal: Brian Lawrence) - 1936
Benny Goodman & His Orch. - 1939
Don Gibson - 1960

Also recorded by: Geoff Cole & His Hot Five;
Bob Crosby & His Orchestra; Frankie Avalon;
Fats Domino; Della Reese: ..... and others.


Everything I do, I do for no one else but you
And everything I get, I feel you ought to share it too
I want to be with you dear anywhere that you may go
But when I ask if you love me, you don't say yes or no

Why don't we get along
Everything I do is wrong
Tell me, what's the reason
I'm not pleasin' you

I may kiss you but then
You don't say Kiss me again
Tell me what's the reason
I'm not pleasin' you

If you must keep me in doubt
How will I know what to do
You can change me about
I'll be what you want me to

Though I try and I try
Still I never satisfy
Tell me what's the reason
I'm not pleasin' you.


(Contributed/Transcribed by Bill Huntley - September 2005)