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   I Get Along Without You Wery Well (Except Sometimes)
  (1952) Hoagy Carmichael
   
  I get along without you very well
Of course, I do
Except when soft rains fall
And drip from leaves then I recall
The thrill of being sheltered
In your arms
Of course, I do
But I get along without you very well

I've forgotten you
Just like I said I would
Of course, I have
Or maybe except when I hear your name
Someone's laugh that's just the same
I've forgotten you just like
I should

What a guy
What a fool am I
To think my aching hearth
Could keep the moon
What's in store
Should I phone once more
No, no, no, no, no
It's best that I stick to my tune

I said that I get along
Without you very well
Of course, I do
Except perhaps in spring
But then I should never
Ever think of spring
For that would
Surely break my heart in two
 
 
This song was performed by Jane Russell in the movie The Las Vegas Story (by Robert Stevenson, US 1952).
   
  Recording studio session 1968 Sep. 16-Oct. 1, New York, RCA Studio B -- (LP And Piano)
    LP 1969 And Piano! RCA LSP 4102 [4:45]
    CD 1994 And Piano! RCA BVCJ-7348 (74321-24804-2) [4:45]
    CD 1997 Saga of the Good Life and Hard Times RCA 07863 66997-2 [4:53] Remixed.
    CD 1998 Sugar in my Bowl 1967-1972 RCA [4:53] Remixed (same as Saga).
 
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