Gershwin - The Greatest Songs Part 1.pdf

Contents ALL THE I-IVELONG DAY (And The Long, Long Night), 141 THE BACK BAY POLKA, 119 BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN, 9 (I've Got) BEGINNER'S LUCK, 66 BY STRAUSS, 131 A FOGGY DAY, 87 FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR EVERMORE, 123 I CAN'T BE BOTHERED NOW, 91 I GOT PLENTY 0' NUTTIN', 17 I LOVE TO RHYME, 103 I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT, 107

IT AIIV'T NECESSARILY SO, 23 THE JOLLY TAR AND THE MILK MAID, 95 JUST ANOTHER RHUMBA, 53 LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF, 70 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY, 111 LOVE WALKED IN, 115 MY MAN'S GONE NOW, 29 NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, 99 OH BESS, OH WHERE'S MY BESS, 35 PROMENADE (Piano Solo), 74 THE REAL AMERICAN FOLK SONG (Is A Rag), 4 SHALL WE DANCE, 78 SLAP THAT BASS, 61 SOPHIA, 136 SUMMERTIME, 40 THERE'S A BOAT DAT'S LEAVIN' SOON FOR NEW YORK, 44 THEY ALL LAUGHED, 82 THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME, 127 A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING, 48 For all works contained herein: International Copyright Secured ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Printed in U.S.A. Unauthorized copying, arranging, adapting, recording or public performance is an infringement of copyright. Infringers are liable under the law.

THE REAL AMERICAN FOLK SONG (Is A Ras)* Lyrics by IRA GERSHWN

1"

I

Near You

Bar may

- ce - io - na t h e dis - like, or

Fm6

A

Span - ish for - eign

Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Deas 'may

you

- int a

-

cioons The dore, The

Cmaj7

C

tunes; The Ne - a shore; They may be

I

Copyright @ 1959 by Gershwin Publishing Corporation Assigned to Chappell & Co., Inc.

- pol - i songs that

old na

Am7

-

tan you

Street can't

-

tra - di - tion - a1 t i r e songs from a

C dim

Song sighs, for - get,

-

You They

I Written for "Ladies First" (1918) The first George and I n Gershwin collaboration used in a Broadway show

a - tive vein 0 - rig - i - na;t - ing a cer- tain snap, The tern - po tick- lish that

0th-ers gay, In their own pe- cu - liar leave the rest to a g - i - tate And a

feel, time

way. fate.

Have a much Sends me a

-.

L A

na - tive strain, With folk songs plain-tive and makes you tap; The in - vi - t a - tion to

Refrain-Tempodi Fox Trot

G7

C7

A A

i - can f o l k songs, I r a g - g y r e - f r a i ~ a n -y -

- mer -

-

strong er mes - sage su

-

feal."-ime.-

A

men

-- tal

I 1-

ton - ic for

changed their

the

chron- ic

tune

and they

like

crit - ics

The

blues.

it

some

-

how.

called,

it

a

F

1- -

For

it's

in

-

I

A

-

mer

-

i

real

Cmaj7

oc - u - lat

- can

folk

-

Cdim

ed with

song

Dm7

a

svn

is

-

like

A7

co

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a

sort

Foun - tain

T

of

of

h

D9

C dim

1"

Youth;

1-

then

I

-

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folk

son&

You

I

in

-

vig

C dim

G7

taste,

and

it

- or - ates-

you. The

A mas - tkr

The

is

stroke song,

rag.

-

e

real

a

,

Gdim

-

lates-

A

rag.

Cm6

you,

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i

And

- can

BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN Lyrics by DuSOSE HEYWARD Moderato, poco allaraando

Piano

Copyright @ 1935 by Gershwin Publishing Corporation Copyright Renewed, assigned to Chappell & Co., Inc.


*

be -

how,

11

cause

''

-pi-ness is jes'

be - gun.

de sor - row

of

t h e past is

all

done,

1"

now !

yours for - ev

- er.

hlbrn - in' time an' kv - kin' time an9

gy,

now,

I

-

is,-

1

is!

An'

I&

yo'

wo -man1

I a i n' nev - e r go - in' no -where

I

min' duse wo - men, You got yo' Por - gy,

I"

Por

-

you loves jo, Por - gy,

1's

swing

yop

-

wo-man

m'

I

now!

knows

you

F#

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\

I A

Hum

IA 1

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N

TI

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/

- 'nin'

(They embrace)

dm

Bmaj I 7 I

-

time an'

dim I I

I

I

k-

-

ter

time.

F# I I I

I

I

I

I

I

I

1

Oh, my Por - gy,

I

Por

r

I

I

-

,

gy,-

I

I

I

1's yo'

1

I

'

wo

-

man

now.

I GOT PLENTY 0' NUTTIN' I

Lyrics by IRA GERSHW N 8


DuBOSE HEYWA.RD

Moderato

Potgu:

Oh

I got plen-ty o9 nut-tin', -

An' nut-tin's plen - ty fo'

i I

me.

I

got no "car,

got no male,


I

got

no 'inis- er

-

y.

folks wid plenty

door, -

I

'Fraid some :bod-).k

more.

door, (dat'i no way

What

a

o'

-

for?

go .in'

t o rob 'ern while de$

out a - &ak- in'

I got no lock on de

Oh,

I,

I

. No use corn-plain-in)!

h

got plen-ty o' nut-tin,*-

~ o my t

gal,

An' nut -tin'splen- ty fo'

got my

me. 1

Lawd,

I got plen - t y ov nut -tin), 1

I

got the"sun;

I-

folks wid plen - ty

got the'moon,

o9

.

-

An) nut-tigs plen ty fo'

Got the "deep blue

- ty

sea.

Got to /

me.

I

De

pray-all

de

day. -

I

~eemswidilen-tyyou sure got

I

a

Bm

-

to ;&or-ry how to

way.

keep the "deb-ble

1 aint a-fret-tin'bout

Em7sus4

Em7sus4

ev- er wor-

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a

-

way,

he

Em

ev - er one

i

g o t p l e n - t y o9 nut-tin',-

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I

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A

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me. I

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got

.

I

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my

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Got

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A

my

IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

I

SPORTING LIFE

Moderato scherzoso

Gm

2. Da - vid

SO,


-

my ! --

/bb

C

was snlall, but

De

He

Gm

oh

f i n g s dat yo' fought big Go


lily!

C

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lip - ble To - li - ath Who

Gm

C

Da.- vid was small but oh

de Bi - ble, i t read in lay down an' di - eth! Li'l

(repeat!)

, Allegro giocoso ~b ~ b 7

Wbz.

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11 L 11 A I1

Zim

bam bod-dle -

00,

zim

bam

da,

Scat-ty

~b7

bS. I

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I-

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ALL

Like a savage outburst

I\

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I

bod - dle -

00,

HOO-

dle

a,h da

I

Hoo-dlc a h da. wa

wah.-

S c a t - ty

wah.-

Yeah!

wa

da,

Y' 3. Oh,

I

Jo - nah, he lived in Mo - ses was found in

I

de a

whale, stream,

Oh, Li'l

-

Jo ;ah, he lived Mo- ses was found in

de a

,

D7 SP.L.

B dim

ALL

Zim

barn

bod

-

dle

-

oo,

tell all you chi1 - lun De

deb- ble's a

-

-

vil lun, But 'taint ne ces - sa - ri

-

ly

SO.

To

clean! Don'have

get

no fault.

in

-

Oh,

I

to

Heb - ben don'

I

snap for

a

seb - ben! Live,

I takes dat gos-pel When - ev - & it's post ble, But

-

1"

wid

a grain of

salt.

M e - thus'-lahlivednine hun-dred

years,

Me -

I

I

aidt nes

- sa., ain't nes - sa,

poco a poco cresc. I

1"

.

so.

I

a$t nes

I

- sa, ain't nes - sa,

I

ain't ne

I

-

ces - sa

- ri - ly

MY MAN'S GONE NOW lyrics by DusOSE HEYWARD

Music by GEORGE GEUSHWIN

Allegretto ben ritmato

A

I II

-

ZERENA (with utmost esyressiotiJ

My

man's

mp sempre ritmalo

For his

tired-

gone

now,

I

aid

no

use

a

I

foot - steps

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climb-ing up-

-

lis - t e n 3

I

de

stairs.

Ole

Man

Sor

-

row's

come to

keep

say-

me

my prayers.-

Ain)dat I

min'

'

f ticcreasing itc v o i c e )

a tempo e poco cresc.

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dre &ay

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rz

I

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wid

I

I

me'

I

Tell - in, me

I

ole

now

Since I

lose-

my

CHORUS

I-

Since she l o z -

CHORUS

or

-

row-

her

man.

Since

I

lose-my

man.

SERHNA (freelv)

OH BESS,

OH WHERES ' MY BESS Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN,

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

Andantino con molto calore mp (with much expression)

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J

se

I-

ain' care

what

she

say,

I

ain' care

what

she

'done,

won't

Wid

-

out

de

days

dat

I

1 I-

gone

till

I

home -

to

I-

I

I

some -bod

-

want

her

y

tell

me where's

I

my

SO,

Bess,

Gawd,

Bess?

where

in

YO'

big

Heav'n

is

she -

Oh

please

show

me where

show

me

I-

Tell

me

lU

Bess!

de

de

I

mus'

go,

Oh give me

de strength,

way!

truth,

where

i s she, where

is

gal,

where

is

my

SUMMERTIME Lyrics by DuBOSE HEYWARD


an'

'Copyright @ 1935 by Gershwin Publishing Corporation Copyright Renewed, assigned to Chappell & Co., Inc.

the

liv

-

in

is

~maj'7

D#dim

So

E

hush, lit

B7'

- tle

E

ba

-

hy,

do n-'

YO'

I

-

One of

Fmaj7

these morn - in's

D#dim

E

You goin'

to

rise-

UP

With

Dad

-

F

D I

I

I L

by. -

am I

dy

-

I I

I

5im. am

-

~b

F9 I

I

I

,.-

E7(6)

m

I

/

THERES ' A BOAT DATS ' LEAVIN' SOON FOR NEW YORK Lyrics by IRA GERSHWN


M u c by GEORGE GERSH WIN

I

dress yc)u

in silks and

-sat - ins

In

-

de lat - est Pa ris

come

a

styles.

-

All de

pten.. ten.. a terhpo I1

I1

r l

a

I . I 1

V

I"

I

I \ I 1

V

~ h & e ' s&

-

I m I I I I I

.

7

r

I

I \ I1

r ,

boat dat's

a. 1

I

II

I

leavin'

soon-

sis - ter, -

I

long.

I 1

r

I

fir New '

dat's where we be A

> I

A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Lyricsby DuBOSE HEYWARD

I

Lis -

in',

sen to

yo' dad - dy

9

warn- you,

WO-man may born-


'

Fore you s k r t

you,

a - t r a v - el

love you, an' mourn- you,

-

1"

r

I-

I"

a

But

Yes,

name you,

a

An' she'll

wo

-

man

iie you io her a

is

-

pron

&o -man 1s

some

a

1

.

s t r m g ,

a

some -time.

-

time

Then she'll

IU

I

-

I-

r

r

s h k e you and

&dl1 blame you till

yo'

wo - man comes to

r

'

a - wo-man is

%*use

thing,,

ciaim

Yes,

a

wo

-

man

is

a

some

-

time

thing.

a

you,

some -time

grieve-

I"

you

a,

,

um - man is -

a some - time

thing.,

Yes,,

a

Guitar

n

I-

wo - man

1s -

8

some

-

time-

thing,-

Yes,

a

JUST ANOTHER RHUMBA Music by GEORGE GERSHWI!

lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN Moderato f ~ h u m d arhythm)

I-

A

I

It

.

Em

, West

happened to me-

G

A9

--

In - die-

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I'm

j i t - t e r - y,

On

G dim

D7

1 h

twit-ter - y ,

a trip

to the

D7+

I guess 1'm

A

I

.a

Em

Am7

It

do.-

Refrain

I

It's

Just

is

Khum

n't

l o v e , It

G

~9

A n - 0th - er

-

- ba,

D7

G maj 7

is

- n't

Cmaj7

nion - ky trou -ble-

~7

~ u ~t t

1

W h y did I

have to

plan a

V a - c a - t i o n in H a - da-,=a?

Why did I take that trip

I

I

That made me

lose my grip?

Oh!

There it goes

That piece

a - gain! Just

of

An - 0th - er

mu - sic

Rhum - ba!

laid

nic

I

V

dum - bah%

Why did

G6

I"

1

I

I I

w n

I

Y .

rhu - m

Trio

A I,

C1

I I

-

'

-- -

bah?

r

I-

I

/

I irI I

I have to

suc -

cum - bah

1 I I I. I I -

to

I

\

I

L

m

I I

,

L> >r > T

that

W

I

w

gave

up swing and

I

I

I

Ah!

stein - ah!

hot

- cha,

At first

Ah,

it was di - vine - ah, But

Ah,

It's got me by the throat- ah.

ah!

it turned out a

Cu-ban Frank- en -

ah!

Oh what's the an- t i - dote- ah?

Ah,

ah.,

lw

ah!

I

>

~t brought me woe and strife - ah,

-

It's -

the

rhum - b

a

that

blight

-

It made me lose my wife - ah, where's a gun or knife--aahP

IOh

ed -

my

life.

There

it

goes

a - gain!

1

I

I

thum - bah,

S o much

V

durn - bah?-

Why did

I

have to

suc

-

so-

cum - bah

that

I can't eat

to

or

that

SLAP THAT Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN

I-

Zoom - zoom!

zoom-zoom!

cb6

A dim

I"

pol

- i - tics

and tax -es

he

And


world is

in

a

~ b m

peo-ple grind- ing ax - e s ,

mess!

$17

With

F7

There's no hap - pi

-

A dim

\I

f molt0

1"

Slap that -

I

marc.

-

bass,

Keep the rhy-thmbus-y!

I

slap it

till

it's diz

Zoodzoom! zoom!

I

- zy,- Slap

that

II

bass,

Use

I"

-

it like

a ton - ic!

Dic

Fm6

-

Ddim

ta

Keep your Phil - har -mon -ic!

Slap

that bass,

-

tors w k l d be - Get - tkr off - If

r

they

E

I

I

I

I

-

I"

1"

1

- that the hap - pi - est

In which case

Slap

If

a - way your trou - ble!

bass! -

All

men

you want

to bub-ble,

Learn to

Slap

zoom, zoom,

bass!

got

that

zoom!

rhy - thm!

bass,

Slap

that

(I've Got)

BEGINNER'S LUCK

Lyrics by IRA GERSHW/N

I"

At

I"

Re - no,

Music by GEORGE GERSUWIN

a - ny gamb - ling Ca -

They tell you that-

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si - no

k

be

-

I

From

gin - ner

Mon - te

Comes

out

Czr -

lo to

a

Be

- gin - ner

fish

- ing for

I

I"

@n-nerk luck. There nw-er was such a s&-

Or

such eyes of

blue!

LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF Lyrics by IRA GEUSHWIN

I


Music by GEORGE GEUSHWIN

off! off!

I"

I

You like po-ta-to and You like va-nil-la and

I

I like po-tkh-to, I like va-nel-la,

'

I like t o - mah- to; PO - ta - to, I sds' - pa - re1 - la; Va - nil - la,

~ e t ;all k tke whole thing off!

But

Po - tah-to, va - nel - la,

oh!

You Like to - ma-to You, sa's'- pa - r i l - la

and and

To - ma - to, To - mah-to! - Choc'-late, - straw-b'ry!

1f

W :

cIll the whole thing

I-

that might break my

I-

I'll wear pa - ja - mas I or - der oyst - e r s

So, if heart!

SO, if

and and

give up can- cel

you Like pa - ja-mas And I like pa- *-mas, you go for oyst-ers ~ n dI go for erst-ers

pa - jkh - mas. the erst - ers.

For we

know we

PROMENADE (Pidno Solo) GEORGE G E MWIN

r

Allegretto moderato

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