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Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue)

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"Sometimes I'm Happy" is a popular song. The music was written by Vincent Youmans, the lyrics by Irving Caesar. The song was originally published in 1923 under the title "Come On And Pet Me,"[1] with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and William Cary Duncan.[2] It was originally intended for the Broadway musical Mary Jane McKane, but was cut before the show opened.[3] The music was subsequently used, with new lyrics and title, in the short-lived 1925 musical A Night Out, and in the musical Hit the Deck, starring Stanley Holloway and opening in April 1927.

"Sometimes I'm Happy"
Song by Charles King & Louise Groody
Published1927
Composer(s)Vincent Youmans
Lyricist(s)Irving Caesar

The song was performed in Hit the Deck by Charles King and Louise Groody, who also made a recording for Victor Records, catalog number 20609.[4] The best-selling versions were by King and Groody and by Roger Wolfe Kahn (with vocal by Franklyn Baur), also issued by Victor (catalog number 20599).[4] Two other versions, a duet by Baur and Gladys Rice on Columbia Records (catalog number 998-D) and a vocal by Vaughn De Leath on Brunswick Records (catalog number 3608) also had a significant degree of popularity.[4]

A number of other recordings was made in 1927 (see below), and the tune has become a standard, recorded by many artists since that time. It appeared as the B-side of the landmark 1935 recording of "King Porter Stomp" by Benny Goodman and his orchestra (released July 31 as Victor 25090).

Lyrics (Come On And Pet Me version)

There's a girl friend that I know
Has a boy friend who is slow
When they're alone he is shy,
And she has to keep complaining:
Come on and pet me, why don't you pet me?
Why don't you get me to let you pet me?
You never ask me out for a spoon
For all I know, there ain't any moon!
I'd like to bask in your fond caressin'
You do the askin' I'll do the yessin'
Within your arms I'd stay for a year
Come on and pet me, dear, do dear![5]

Lyrics (Sometimes I'm Happy version)

Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes I'm blue
My disposition depends on you
I never mind the rain from the sky
If I can find the sun in your eyes
Sometimes I love you, sometimes I hate you
But when I hate you, it's 'cause I love you
That's how I am
So what can I do?
I'm happy when I'm with you
Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes I'm blue
My disposition depends on you
I never mind the rain from the sky
If I can find the sun in your eyes
Sometimes I love you, sometimes I hate you
But when I hate you, it's 'cause I love you
That's how I am
So what can I do?
I'm always happy
So very happy
Im always happy when I'm with you[6]

Recorded versions

References

  1. ^ https://www.kuvo.org/stories-of-standards-sometimes-im-happy/
  2. ^ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/497144119
  3. ^ Bloom, Ken (1996). American Song. New York, New York: Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-02-870484-3.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Gardner, Edward Foote (2000). Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900-1949. St. Paul, Minnesota: Paragon House. ISBN 1-55778-789-1.
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  6. ^ https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/3005412/Nat+King+Cole/Sometimes+I%27m+Happy
  7. ^ a b c Brunswick Records in the 3500 to 3999 series
  8. ^ a b c Vocalion Records in the 15500 to 15999 series
  9. ^ a b Decca Records in the 3500 to 3999 series
  10. ^ a b Decca Records in the 27500 to 27999 series
  11. ^ Capitol Records in the 10001 to 10210 series
  12. ^ a b Supertone Records in the 9500 to 9778 series
  13. ^ a b Champion Records in the 15001 to 15499 series
  14. ^ a b Champion Records in the 15501 to 15999 series
  15. ^ a b Gennett Records in the 6000 to 6499 series
  16. ^ a b Gennett Records in the 7000 to 7323 series
  17. ^ Silvertone Records in the 5000 to 5237 series
  18. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  19. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  20. ^ Columbia Records in the 38500 to 38999 series
  21. ^ Columbia Records in the 36500 to 36999 series
  22. ^ Decca Records in the 1000 to 1499 series
  23. ^ Capitol Records in the 2000 to 2499 series
  24. ^ a b Mercury Records in the 1001 to 1442 series
  25. ^ Victor Records in the 25000 to 25499 series
  26. ^ a b MGM Records in the 30001 to 30499 series
  27. ^ Musicraft Records in the 201 to 597 series
  28. ^ Capitol Records in the 2500 to 2999 series
  29. ^ MGM Records in the 10000 to 10499 series
  30. ^ Laurie Records listing
  31. ^ a b Victor Records in the 20500 to 20999 series
  32. ^ Vocalion Records in the 3500 to 3999 series
  33. ^ Harmony Records released in 1949
  34. ^ National Music Lovers Records listing
  35. ^ Signature Records listing
  36. ^ MGM Records in the 30500 to 30887 series
  37. ^ a b Columbia Records in the 500-D to 999-D series
  38. ^ a b Pathé Records in the 32001 to 32508 series
  39. ^ a b Perfect Records in the 12000 to 12499 series
  40. ^ Banner Records in the 6000 series
  41. ^ Pathé Records in the 36500 to 36999 series
  42. ^ Capitol Records in the 500 to 999 series
  43. ^ Capitol Records in the 20001 to 20156 series
  44. ^ Mercury Records in the 8001 to 8310 series
  45. ^ Discovery Records listing
  46. ^ a b Columbia Records in the 39500 to 39999 series
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