Track Title: I Must Have That Man
Album Title: The Early Years - Part 2, disc 2
Prime Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Lyrics by: Dorothy Fields
Music by: Jimmy McHugh
Orchestra: Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra
From the Show: Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1928 (S)
Lyrics:
“I MUST HAVE THAT MAN” Lyrics. Dorothy Fields. Music by Jimmy Mc. Hugh. Copywright. 1928
VERSE; “ I’m so unhappy, left all alone ain’t got nobody to love now
The man I long for is not strong for me
He’s not an angel, but I don’t care, perhaps a change’ll come some day,
Whatever he is I want to be his way.
CHORUS; “ Don’t want my mammy, I don’t need a friend, my heart is broken, it won’t ever mend,
I ain’t much carin’ just where I will end, I must have that man !
I’m like an oven that’s cryin’ for heat, He treats me awful each time that we meet
It’s just unlawful how that boy can cheat, But I must have that man ! He’s hot as
Hades, a la-dy’s not safe in his arms when she’s kissed
But I’m afraid that he’s cooled off and maybe I’m ruled off his list, I’ll never be missed
I need that person much worse n’ just bad I’m half alive n’ he’s drivin’ me mad,
He’s only human, if he’s to be had – I must have that man !”
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