On Jul 6, 10:40 pm, MaryLyon <MaryL...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> I'm working on some Gershwin music at the moment, and have been
> surprised at how very short many of the songs are. I guess some of the
> songs had a dance or instrumental breaks originally, and then the
> first lyrics are just reprised after the break. However, it seems to
> me that there must be a second set of lyrics for many of these songs,
> but I just can't seem to find them. Can anyone enlighten me as to
> whether there are second verses or alternate lyrics for the following
> songs:
>
> I Want to be a War Bride
> I Got Rhythm
Verse:
Days can be sunny with never a sigh
Don't need what money can buy,
Birds in the tree sing their dayful of song
Why shouldn't we sing along?
I'm chipper all the day, happy with my lot.
How do I get that way? Look at what I've got:
(Just one refrain. Ethel varied it vocally)
> Slap That Bass
> Fascinating Rhythm
> Embraceable You (seems I've heard something about "silk and laceable
> you" somewhere...)
Both verses and both refrains are in Lyrics for Several Occasions.
"laceable you" was inserted during a slow repeat of the music by the
boy:
"You sweet embraceable ... satin and laceable ... you sweet
embraceable you"
at the conclusion (after dance break).
> Love Walked In
> Nice Work if You Can Get It
>
> Ideas as to where I might find the alternate lyrics would be most
> appreciated! (Ira's "Lyrics on Several Occasions" has been of minimal
> help, though there is the occasional gem uncovered in there...)
>
> Cheers!
> Amy :)
Ira includes almost ALL the lyrics he wrote for any of these songs in
that book.
Alternates were usually written by other people.
Jean Coeur de Lapin
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