BLOSSOM DEARIE
18. Lucky to Be Me (m: Bernstein; l: Comden–Green)
(aus dem Musical „On the Town“, 1944)
Blossom Dearie (voc, p), Ray Brown (b), Ed Thigpen (d)
Nola Recording Studio, New York, NY, 8. & 9. April 1959
von: Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (Verve, 1959; CD: Verve Master Edition, 2001)
auf dem Photo oben: Adolph Green und Betty Comden
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Lucky to Be Me (Betty Comden/Adolph Green)
What a day
Fortune smiled and came my way
Bringing love I never thought I’d see
I’m so lucky to be me
What a night
Suddenly you came in sight
Looking just the way I hoped you’d be
I’m so lucky to be me
I am simply thunderstruck
At this change in my luck
Knew at once I wanted you
Never dreamed you’d want me too
I’m so proud you chose me from all the crowd
There’s no other girl I’d rather be
I could laugh out loud
I’m so lucky to be me
I’m so proud you chose me from all the crowd
There’s no other girl I’d rather be
I could laugh out loud
I’m so lucky to be me
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