Ella Fitzgerald

Song Lyrics

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I never learned to spell,

At least not well.

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I never learned to count,

A great amount.

But my busy mind is burning to use what learning I`ve got,

I won`t waste any time,

I`ll strike while the iron is hot.

If they asked me, I could write a book

About the way you walk, and whisper, and look.

I could write a preface

On how we met

So the world would never forget.

And the simple secret of the plot

Is just to tell them that I love you a lot.

And the world discovers

As my book ends,

How to make two lovers

Of friends.

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And the simple secret of the plot

Is just to tell them that I love you a lot.

And the world discovers

As my book ends,

How to make two lovers

Of friends.

Soundtrack Credits

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Alternative Versions

Release History

Disc	Track	Album	Year
1	19	Gold Compilation	2007
1	6	Gold: Greatest Hits Album
1	23	Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Album	1956
1	6	The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books Compilation	1993
1	2	Ella Sings "Pal Joey" Single	1958
1	39	Gold Compilation	2003
1	55	Sings Cole Porter & Rodgers And Hart Songbooks Compilation	2008
1	3	Lady Be Good! Compilation	2006
1	30	Greatest Hits Unofficial	2008
1	23	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook	1997
1	17	100 Hits Legends Studio Album	2009
1	11	Songbooks: Sings Cole Porter & Rogers and Hart Compilation	2009
1	15	Essential Ella Compilation	1996
1	20	Gold Compilation	2003
1	19	Blue Moon Compilation	1996
1	93	Ella Fitzgerald: The Voice Of Jazz	2013
1	35	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	2014
1	6	The Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Studio Album	1957
1	15	The World of Ella Fitzgerald Studio Album	1966

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Track	Song Title	Duration
1	Angel Eyes	3:30
1	I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	2:56
1	Manhattan	2:48
1	Summertime	4:58
1	What Is This Thing Called Love?	2:04
2	Change Partners	3:19
2	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	3:35
2	I've Got The World On A String	3:44
2	You Do Something To Me	2:20
2	You're The Top	3:45
3	A Fine Romance	3:39
3	Buzzard Song	2:58
3	I Wished On The Moon	3:08
3	The Tender Trap (Love Is)	3:02
3	This Can't Be Love	2:54
4	An Empty Ballroom	3:10
4	I've Got You Under My Skin	2:45
4	It Never Entered Ma Mind	4:07
4	Taking A Chance On Love	3:08
4	What You Want Wid Bess	1:59
5	Dream A Little Dream Of Me	3:08
5	I Love Paris	5:01
5	Solitude	2:04
5	Walking by the River	2:27
5	With A Song In My Heart	2:44
6	Happy Talk	2:27
6	Let Yourself Go	2:20
6	Mixed Emotions	3:17
6	My Funny Valentine	2:29
6	Nice Work If You Can Get It	2:19
7	Black Coffee	3:05
7	It Might As Well Be Spring	3:08
7	Let's Face The Music & Dance	2:56
7	Makin' Whoopee!	3:04
7	O Can't Give You Anything but Love	3:29
8	Lover	1:30
8	Moanin' Low	2:44
8	Night & Day	3:11
8	Soon	2:45
8	Thanks For The Memory	2:31
9	Looking For A Boy	3:04
9	On The Sunny Side Of The Street	3:06
9	Someone To Watch Over Me	3:17
9	Stardust	3:29
9	There's A Small Hotel	2:48
10	Heat Wave	2:23
10	How Hight the Moon	3:13
10	Isn't This A Lovely Day	3:29
10	Maybe	3:30
10	People Will Say We're In Love	3:11
11	It's All Right With Me	2:46
11	It's De-lovely	2:42
11	Puttin' On The Ritz	2:22
11	Until The Real Thing Comes Along	2:58
11	You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini) (If You Can't Sing It)	5:12
12	Crying	3:10
12	Let's Do It (let's Fall In Love)	8:51
12	No Strings	3:02
12	Please Be Kind	3:36
12	Tenderly	5:09
13	Always True To You In My Fashion	2:59
13	Imagination	3:03
13	Russian Lullaby	1:55
13	Smooth Sailing	3:09
13	The Lady Is A Tramp	3:21
14	Goody Goody	1:54
14	I Want to Stay Here (I Love You Porgy)	4:38
14	In The Still Of The Night	2:41
14	Lazy	2:40
14	My One And Only Love	3:19
15	Alexander's Ragtime Band	2:42
15	All Of You	1:46
15	From This Moment On	3:17
15	That Old Black Magic	4:08
15	Where Or When	2:46
16	Blue Moon	1:52
16	But Not For Me	3:13
16	I Used To Be Color Blind	2:33
16	Let's Call The Whole Thing Off	4:25
16	Lover Come Back To Me	2:07
17	Easy To Love	3:26
17	I Could Write A Book	3:38
17	Miss Otis Regrets	3:02
17	Old Devil Moon	3:00
17	Suppertime	3:19
18	Ace In The Hole	1:58
18	Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea	2:22
18	Blue Skies	3:45
18	I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket	3:01
18	They Cant't Take That Away From Me	4:40
19	All By Myself	2:29
19	Anything Goes	3:23
19	Body And Soul	4:11
19	The Song Is Ended	2:29
19	You'll Never Know	3:10
20	Begin The Beguine	3:39
20	I Can't Get Started	3:06
20	It's A Lovely Day Today	2:29
20	Oh Lady Be Good	4:03
20	Reaching For The Moon	2:17

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was ... View All »