WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN
From the film "Be Yourself!" (1930)
(Music: Ralph Rainger / Lyrics: Billy Rose)

Fanny Brice (Film Soundtrack) - 1930
Annette Hanshaw - 1930
Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orch. (vocal: Libby Holman) - 1930







As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW, 27th Januaary 1930:

Mountains snap their fingers at time
Since this old world began
But they're molehills compared to the mountains she'll climb
When a gal cares for a man

Rivers have been flowing for years
Part of the mighty plan
But they're ripples compared to the river of tears
When a gal weeps for a man

Beggar or millionaire
Crooked or on the square
Mansion or furnished room, she doesn't care 
When a woman loves a man

Sharing each pain and ill
Both going through the mill
Just being miserable gives her a thrill
When a woman loves a man

He may be conceited
A weakling who cheated
But still one woman in town
Can't help but feel that someday he'll settle down

Pile up your seven seas
Mountains and rocks and trees
'Cause you're up against a thing stronger than these
When a woman loves a man

(Orchestral Interlude)

Yes, he's be conceited
He may have cheated
But, oh, one woman in town
Who can't help but feel that he's gonna settle down
Oh, yes he will

So, pile up your seven seas
Mountains and rocks and trees
'Cause you're up against a thing stronger than these
I'm a woman who loves her man
Oh, yes I do






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2013)