197. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (1930)
lyrics and music by Sidney Clare & Bee Palmer & Sam H. Stept
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1954 | LR | 131 | Perfect Complete Collection v.7 | 13 | 2’04” |
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
If you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all
That’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
And I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gonePlease don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
If you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all
That’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
And I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a little kiss
And I hope that kiss this brings
Lots of luck to youIt makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me
Don’t you talk about me
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
2nd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1955 | MT | 262 | Complete on Verve v.5 | 13 | 4’19” |
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And listen if you can’t say anything really nice
It’s better not to talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
And I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
Makes no difference how I carry on
Just don’t you talk about me when I’m gone(long bridge)
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And listen, if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all, that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
But here’s a little kiss
And I hope that kiss this brings
Lots of luck to youMakes no difference how I carry on
Just don’t talk
Please don’t talk
Don’t you talk about me when I’m gone
3rd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1956 | LR | 146 | Perfect Complete Collection v.8 | 15 | 1’48” |
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just not to talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
And I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t you talk about me when I’m gonePlease don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all, that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to youMakes no difference how I carry on
Don’t talk about me
Please don’t talk about me
Don’t you talk about me when I’m gone
4th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1956 | LR | 150 | Perfect Complete Collection v.9 | 11 | 1’57” |
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Although our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just not to talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
And I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t you talk about me when I’m gonePlease don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to youIt makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me
Don’t you talk about me
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
5th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1956 | LR | 151 | Perfect Complete Collection v.9 | 12 | 1’57” |
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
And I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gonePlease don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
And I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to youIt makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me
Don’t you talk about me
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone(applauses)
6th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1956 | LR | 156 | Perfect Complete Collection v.9 | 17 | 1’54” |
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gonePlease don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
And I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to youIt makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me
Don’t you talk about me
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
7th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1956 | LR | 169 | Complete on Verve v.8 | 11 | 1’43” |
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
Makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gonePlease don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
And I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to youIt makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me
Don’t you talk about me
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
8th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1959 | LR | 222 | Perfect Complete Collection v.12 | 13 | 2’24” |
Billie introduces the next song: “thank you, and now I’d like to do a little tune, title Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone”.
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gonePlease don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can’t say anything really nice
Just don’t talk at all that’s my adviceWe’re parting
You go your way
I’ll go mine
It’s best that we do
Here’s a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to youIt makes no difference how I carry on
Don’t you talk about me
Please don’t talk about me
Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone
Notes |
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