I get along without you very well,
Of course I do,
Except when soft rains fall
And drip from leaves, then I recall
The thrill of being sheltered in your arms.
Of course, I do.
But I get along without you very well.
I've forgotten you just like I should,
Of course I have,
Except to hear your name,
Or someone's laugh that is the same,
But I've forgotten you just like I should.
What a guy, what a fool am I.
To think my breaking heart could kid the moon.
What's in store? Should I phone once more?
No, it's best that I stick to my tune.
I get along without you very well,
Of course I do.
Except perhaps in spring.
But I should never think of spring,
For that would surely break my heart in two.
"I Get Along Without You Very Well"
composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1939.
Lyrics based on a poem written by Jane Brown Thompson.
In 1939, Hoagy Carmichael composed a melody to a poem called I Get Along Without You Very Well. Several years before 1939 Hoagy Carmichael had been handed this poem by a student at Indiana University. It was signed only J.B. So the song was published with the note: Words inspired by a poem written by J.B.
Jane Brown Thompson's identity as the author of the poem was for many years unknown. Tragically, she died the night before the song was introduced on radio by Dick Powell.
Main melodic theme is based on the Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66, by Frédéric Chopin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gus4dnQuiGk
Red Norvo recording, 1939... best selling version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blda6O28_tw
Hoagy Carmichael and Jane Russell performed the song in the 1952 film, The Las Vegas Story.
Beautiful version of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08RotsdK1z8
Of course I do,
Except when soft rains fall
And drip from leaves, then I recall
The thrill of being sheltered in your arms.
Of course, I do.
But I get along without you very well.
I've forgotten you just like I should,
Of course I have,
Except to hear your name,
Or someone's laugh that is the same,
But I've forgotten you just like I should.
What a guy, what a fool am I.
To think my breaking heart could kid the moon.
What's in store? Should I phone once more?
No, it's best that I stick to my tune.
I get along without you very well,
Of course I do.
Except perhaps in spring.
But I should never think of spring,
For that would surely break my heart in two.
"I Get Along Without You Very Well"
composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1939.
Lyrics based on a poem written by Jane Brown Thompson.
In 1939, Hoagy Carmichael composed a melody to a poem called I Get Along Without You Very Well. Several years before 1939 Hoagy Carmichael had been handed this poem by a student at Indiana University. It was signed only J.B. So the song was published with the note: Words inspired by a poem written by J.B.
Jane Brown Thompson's identity as the author of the poem was for many years unknown. Tragically, she died the night before the song was introduced on radio by Dick Powell.
Main melodic theme is based on the Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66, by Frédéric Chopin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gus4dnQuiGk
Red Norvo recording, 1939... best selling version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blda6O28_tw
Hoagy Carmichael and Jane Russell performed the song in the 1952 film, The Las Vegas Story.
Beautiful version of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08RotsdK1z8