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   Love Me or Leave Me
  (1928) Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
   
  Love me or leave me and let me be lonely
You won't believe me but I love you only
I'd rather be lonley than happy with somebody else

You might find the night time the right time for kissing
Night time is my time for just reminiscing
Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else

There'll be no one unless that someone is you
I intended to be independently blue

I want you love, don't wanna borrow
Have it today to give back tomorrow
Your love is my love
There's no love for nobody else

Say, love me or leave me and let me be lonely
You won't believe me but I love you only
I'd rather be lonley than happy with somebody else

You might find the night time the right time for kissing
Night time is my time for just reminiscing
Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else

There'll be no one unless that someone is you
I intended to be independently blue

Say I want your love, don't wanna borrow
Have it today to give back tomorrow
Your love is my love
My love is your love
There's no love for nobody else
 
   
  Recording session unknown
    LP 1972 Sings Billie Holiday Stroud SLP 1005 [4:00]
    CD 1988 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Mercury 834 308-2 [4:05]
    CD 1988 My Baby Just Cares For Me Yesterday Gold CD YDG 74620 [3:20]
    CD 1990 The Entertainers The Entertainers CD 0266 [3:20]
    CD 1993 Nina Simone Koch Präsent CD399532B3 [3:20]
    CD 1994 Feeling Good Mercury 522 747-2
    CD 1998 My Baby Just Cares for Me Crimson CRIMCD53
   
  Recording studio session 1957, New York -- The very first Nina's recording session (LP Little Girl Blue)
    LP 0000 Finest Of Bethlehem [3:18]
    LP 0000 Original Bethlehem [3:18]
    EP 0000 I Loves You Porgy-Love Me or Leave Me-Don't Smoke Bethlehem 134
    SI 0000 Porgy-Love Me or Leave Me Bethlehem 11021
    LP 1958 Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club Bethlehem BCP 6028 [3:18]
    CD 1987 My Baby Just Cares For Me Green Line CDGLL 109
    CD 1990 51 Great Jazz Performances That's Jazz TJ401 [3:20]
    CD 1992 Little Girl Blue Bethlehem 30042 [3:20]
    CD 1993 Diamond Collection, The Very Best of Nina Simone Arcade 9902137 [0:22]
    CD 1993 The Great Goldies GLD 63134 [0:20]
    CD 1994 Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club Zyx [3:18]
   
  Recording live session 1960 Sep. 11, New York, Ed Sullivan Show
    CD 1995 Sullivan Years/Great Ladies of Jazz TVT [2:59]
   
  Recording studio session 1965 Sep. 30-Oct. 1, New York -- (LP Let It All Out)
    LP 1966 Let It All Out Philips (US) PHM 200-202 [0:05] Only on stereo album.
    CD 1990 Pastel Blues+ Let It All Out Mercury 846 663-2 [4:05]
  Extended version
    LP 1966 Let It All Out Philips (US) PHM 200-202 Only on mono album.
    CD 1993 Jazz Master 17 Verve 518 198-2 [3:05]
 
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