What wouldn’t I do for that man

August 4, 2009

My new favorite song is “What Wouldn’t I Do for That Man” by Annette Hanshaw, circa 1929. I love her voice - I can honestly call it angelic. Also, I like the vibe of flapper blues songs.

 

Here’s me singing it. I missed a lot of notes. I just learned the song yesterday and I’m too lazy to record again.

 

 

“What Wouldn’t I Do for That Man”
Jay Gorney & E.Y. Harburg
Sung by Annette Hanshaw
Velvet Tone, 1929

love was blind to me
now its kind to me
love has opened my eyes

since it came to me
life has came to me
with the sweetest surprise

i never knew how good it was to be
a slave to one who means the world to me

i love that man from the start

and way down deep in his heart
i know he loves me
heaven knows why
and when he tells me he cant live without me
what wouldnt i do for that man

hes not an angel or saint
and whats the odds that he aint
with all his faults i know hell get by

ill be so true to him, hell never doubt me
what wouldnt i do for that man

oh when he lets me lean my my weary head on his shoulder
i close my eyes right there and wish id never grow older
ill never leave him alone
ill make his troubles my own
i love that man as nobody can
im just no good when his arms are about me
what wouldnt i do for that man
oh what wouldnt i do for that man

ill never leave him alone
ill make his troubles my own
i love that man better than i do myself
im just no good when his arms are about me
what wouldnt i do for that man
oh theres not a thing i wouldnt do for that man