55. Embraceable You (1930)
lyrics: Ira Gershwin
music: George Gershwin
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1944 | MT | 167 | Complete Commodore v.2 | 5 | 3’15” |
Embrace me
My sweet embraceable you
Embrace me
My irreplaceable you
Just to look at you
My heart grows tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in meI love all
The many charms about you
Above all
I want my arms about you
Don’t be a naughty baby
Come to me
Come to me doMy sweet embraceable you
I love all
The many charms about you
Above all
I want my arms about you
Don’t be a naughty baby
Come to mama
Come to mama doMy sweet embraceable you
2nd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1944 | AT | 167a | Complete Commodore v.2 | 4 | 3’13” |
Embrace me
My sweet embraceable you
Embrace me
My irreplaceable you
Just to look at you
My heart grows tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in meI love all
The many charms about you
Above all
I want my arms about you
Don’t be a naughty baby
Come to me
Come to me doMy sweet embraceable you
I love all
The many charms about you
Above all
I want my arms about you
Don’t be a naughty baby
Come to mama
Come to mama doMy sweet embraceable you
3rd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1944 | AT | 167b | Complete Commodore v.2 | 6 | 3’13” |
Embrace me
My sweet embraceable you
Embrace me
My irreplaceable you
Just to look at you
My heart grows tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in meI love all
The many charms about you
Above all
I want my arms about you
Don’t be a naughty baby
Come to me
Come to me doMy sweet embraceable you
I love all
The many charms about you
Above all
I want my arms around you
Don’t be a naughty baby
Come to mama
Come to mama doMy sweet embraceable you
4th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1957 | MT | 304 | Complete on Verve v.9 | 18 | 6’47” |
Embrace me
My sweet embraceable you
Embrace me
My irreplaceable you
Just to look at you
My heart grows tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in meI love all
The many charms about you
Above all
I want my arms about you
Don’t be a naughty baby
Come to me
Come to me doMy sweet embraceable you
(long bridge)
Embrace me
My sweet embraceable you
Embrace me
My irreplaceable you
Just to look at you
My heart grows tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in meI love all
The many charms about you
Above all
I want my arms around you
Don’t be a naughty baby
Come to mama
Come to mama doMy sweet embraceable you
Notes |
First appeared in the show Girl Crazy