They Didn't Believe Me
Words & Music by Herbert Reynolds & Jerome Kern, 1914Recorded by Julie London, 1960
[Verse]
- Got the cutest little way,
- Like to watch you all the day.
- And it certainly seems fine,
- Just to think that you'll be mine.
- When I see your pretty smile,
- Makes the living worth the while,
- So I've got to run around,
- Telling people what I've found.
[Refrain]
- And when I told them how beautiful you are,
- They didn't believe me!
- They didn't believe me!
- You lips, your eyes, your cheeks, your hair
- Are in a class beyond compare,
- You're the lovliest girl that one could see!
- And when I tell them,
- And I certn'ly am goin' to tell them,[1]
- That I'm the man whose wife one day you'll be,
- They'll never believe me,
- They'll never believe me,
- That from this great big world you've chosen me!
[Verse]
- Don't know how it happen'd quite,
- May have been the summer night,
- May have been, well, who can say!
- Things just happen any way.
- All I know is I said "Yes!"
- Hesitating more or less,
- And you kissed me where I stood,
- Just like any fellow would.
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And when I told them how beautiful you are,
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They didn't believe me, they didn't believe me.
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Your lips, your eyes, your cheeks, your hair,
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Are in a class beyond compare;
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You're the loveliest girl that one could see.
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And when I tell them,
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And I'm certainly going to tell them,
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That I'm the man whose wife you'll one day be,
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They'll never believe me, they'll never believe me,
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That from this great big world you've cho - sen me,
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That from this great big world you've cho - sen me.
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Got the cutest little way Like to watch you all the day
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And it certainly seems fine Just to think that you'll be mine
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When I see your pretty smile Makes the living worth the while
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So I've got to run around Telling people what I've found
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And when I told them how beautiful you are
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They didn't believe me, they didn't believe me
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Your lips, your eyes, your cheeks, your hair
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Are in a class beyond compare
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And when I tell them And I certainly am goin' to tell them
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That I'm the man whose wife one day you'll be
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They'll never believe me, they'll never believe me
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That from this great big world you've chosen me
