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   You Can Have Him (I Don't Want Him)
  (1951) Irving Berlin
   
  I don't want him you can have him
He's not worth fighting for
Besides there's plenty more where he came from
I don't want him you can have him
I'm giving him the sack
And he can go right back where he came from
I'm afraid I never loved him
Sweetie he'd be better off with you
I could never make him happy

All I ever wanted to do was
Run my fingers through his curly locks
Mend his underwear and darn his socks
Fetch his slippers and remove his shoes
Wipe his glasses when he's read the news
Rub his forehead with a gentle touch
Mornings after when he's had a little too much
Kiss him gently when he cuddles near
And give him babies one for every year

So you see that I don't want him you can have him
You can have him cos I don't want him
Because he's not the man for me
Then I'd close the window while he soundly slept
Then I'd raid the icebox where the food is kept
I'd fix the breakfast that would please him most
Eggs and coffee some apricot juice and some buttered toast
Oh oh then I'd go out and buy the papers
And when they've been read spend the balance of the day in bed

So you see that I don't want him you can have him
You can have him cos I don't want him because he's not my man
I don't want him you can have him
You can have him I don't want him
You can have him I don't want him
Cos he's not the man for me

--Thanks to Roger Nupie for the transcription of the lyrics
 
   
  Recording session unknown
    CD 1991 Nina Royal Collection RC 83138 [2:17]
    CD 1993 Gold Gold GOLD 042 [5:49]
    CD 1994 Fine and Mellow Broad Music BRCD 035
   
  Recording live session 1959 Sep. 12, New York, Town Hall -- (Nina's debut concert, LP At Town Hall and singles)
    LP 0000 Golden Hour Of Golden Hour [5:49]
    LP 1959 At Town Hall Colpix CP/SCP 409 [5:43]
    LP 1963 Nina's Choice Colpix CP/SCP 443
    CD 1988 At Town Hall Green Line CDGLL 114 [5:43]
    CD 1990 51 Great Jazz Performances That's Jazz TJ401 [5:50]
    CD 1992 The Best Of The Colpix Years Roulette CDP 7985842 [5:51]
    CD 1996 Anthology, The Colpix Years Rhino R2 72567
 
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