The complete lyrics of Cole Porter / edited by and with an introduction by Robert Kimball ; with a foreword by John Updike.

Author/creator Porter, Cole
Other author Kimball, Robert, editor.
Other author Updike, John, writer of foreword.
Format Book
EditionFirst American edition.
Publication InfoNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.
Descriptionxxv, 354 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleSongs. Texts
Contents When the summer moon comes' long -- Bridget McGuire -- Moon, moon -- Since Dolly's come to town -- Mory's Bingo Eli Yale -- Hail to Yale -- Eli bull dog -- The motor car -- A football King -- If I were only a football man -- I want to be a Yale boy -- I want to be a Prom girl -- It pays to advertise -- When I'm eating around with you -- Yellow melodrama -- Antoinette Birby -- Poker -- Concentration -- Saturday night -- Hello, l miss chapel street -- Cora, the fair chlorine -- My hometown girl -- Goodbye, boys -- The old rat mort -- Ninette -- far, far away -- Rosebud -- Rolling -- Rolling -- We are the chorus of the show -- Strolling -- The lovely heroine -- I'm the villain -- Twilight -- Llewellyn -- That zip Cornwall cooch -- Charity -- Queens of Terpsichore -- Leaders of society -- Submarine Barcelona -- Maid -- Silver moon -- Dear doctor -- Anytime -- come to bohemia -- Dancing -- Fare thee well -- When we're wed -- At the Rainbow -- Bellboys -- Longing for dear old Broadway -- When I used to lead the ballet -- My houseboat on the Thames -- She was a young mermaid -- What's this awful hullaballoo? -- What a charming afternoon -- Since we've met -- Exercise -- We are is now -- My salvation Army Queen -- It's awfully hard when mother's not along -- I want to be married (to a delta kappa epsilon man). ha ha, They must sail for Siberia. I love you so -- Loie and Chlodo -- So let us hail -- At the dawn tea -- We are prom girls -- chaperons -- In the land where my heart was born -- Meet me beside the river -- Beware of the Sophomore -- Rick-Chick-a-chick -- Goodbye, my true love -- On my yacht -- We're a group of Nonentities -- Flower maidens -- Absinthe -- Absinthe drip -- maid of Santiago -- As I love you -- Duodecimalogue -- Oh, what a pretty pair of lovers -- A member of the yale Elizabethan bluv -- Moon man -- my Georgia gal -- paranoia -- Funny little tracks -- In the snow -- Innocent, Innocent maids -- Oh, What a lonely princess -- Won't you come crusading with me? -- I want to row on the Crew -- What Love is -- Down in the dungeon deep -- Slow sinks the sun -- The prep school Widow -- Idyll -- I've a shooting box in Scotland -- Down Lovers' lane -- The language of flowers -- Dresden China soldiers -- Naughty, naughty -- Hail to Cyril -- Badmen -- Younger sons of peers -- Greetings -- Gentlemen -- To follow every fancy -- See America first -- Well, it's good to be here again -- Hold up -- Ensemble -- Entrance of Indian Maidens -- If in spite of our attempts -- The social coach of all the fashionable future debutants -- Something's got to be done. Pity me please -- I've got an awful lot to learn -- Dinner hail, ye Indian maidens -- Fascinating females -- Beautiful, primitive Indian girls -- The lady I?ve vowed to wed -- Finale, Act 1 -- Mirror, mirror -- Oh, bright, fair, dream -- Ever and ever yours -- Lady fair -- lady fair -- Love came and crowned me -- Lima -- When a body's in love -- Revelation ensemble -- Step we grandly -- Buy her a box at the Opera -- Sweet Simplicity -- Je vous Comprehends -- When Black Sallie sings Pagliacci -- I introduced -- Hitchy's garden of roses -- When I had a uniform on -- I've got somebody waiting -- Peter Piper -- The sea is calling -- My cozy little corner in the Ritz -- Old fashioned -- Garden -- Bring me back my butterfly -- Another sentimental song -- That black and white baby of mine -- You and me -- Since ma got the Craze Espagnole -- Oh so soon -- Since little baby brother became a movie star -- China doll -- tired of living Alone -- War song -- Katie of the Y.M.C.A. -- It puzzles me so -- Cleveland -- Alone with you -- I never realized -- Washington Square -- Widow's Cruise -- Venus of Milo -- You make up -- A table for two -- Oh, honey -- Maryland Scene -- Oh, Mary -- Ah fong lo -- My Spanish Shawl -- In Hitchy's Bouquet -- When my caravan comes home -- The American Punch -- Play me a tune -- Love letter Words -- The bandit band -- The Sponge -- The Harbor deep down in my heart -- The old- Fashioned Waltz -- Pitter- patter -- Twin sisters -- Jungle Rose -- Curio song -- Brittany -- Two little babes in the wood -- Broadcast a Jazz -- Wait for the moon -- My long ago girl -- Make every day a Holiday -- I'm in love again -- Keep moving -- I'm in love again -- Keep moving -- The lost liberty blues -- Omnibus -- Do you want to see Paris? -- Pilot me -- In a Moorish -- garden -- Almiro -- You and me -- Fish -- Military maids -- blue hours -- Alpine Rose -- Gershwin specialty -- Boulevard break -- Hans -- Baby, let's dance -- An old-fashioned girl -- An old- fashioned boy -- Fountain of youth -- Don't look at me that way -- Let's do it, Let's fall in love -- Vivienne -- The heaven hop -- Quelque-chose -- Let's misbehave -- Which? -- Which is the right life? -- Dizzy baby -- bad girl in Paree -- When I found you -- Wake up and dream -- I've got a crush on you -- I loved him, but he didn't love me -- Looking at you -- The Banjo that man joe plays -- Entrance of Emigrants -- What is this thing called love? -- Wait until it's bedtime -- Operatic pills -- After all, I'm only a schoolgirl -- I dream of a girl in a shawl night club opening -- I'm a gigolo -- I want to be raided by you -- The extra man -- My Louisa -- A toast to Volstead -- you do something to me -- The American Express -- You've got that thing -- Find me a primitive man -- Where would you get your coat? -- At longchamps today -- Yankee doodle -- The happy heaven of Harlem -- Why shouldn't I have you? -- Somebody's going to throw a big party -- It isn't done -- I'm in love -- The tale of the Oyster -- Paree, what did you do to me? -- You don't know Paree -- I'm unlucky at gambling -- I worship you -- Please don't make me be good -- The queen of Terre Haute -- Watching the world go by -- Down with everybody but us -- Why don't we try staying home? -- That's why I love you -- The heaven of Harlem -- My Harlem wench -- Let's step out -- The boy friend back home -- Love 'em and leave 'em -- Italian street singers -- Poor young millionaire -- Don't tell me who you are -- The Scampi -- I'm dining with Elsa -- That little old bar in the Ritz -- Sex Appeal -- Hot-house rose -- Weren't we fools? -- The laziest gal in town -- Go into your Dance -- Where have you been? -- Ay it with Gin -- Venice -- - I'm getting myself ready for you -- Love for sale -- The great indoors -- Sing sing for sing sing -- Take me back to Manhattan -- Let's fly away -- I happen to like New York -- just one of those things -- The poor Rich -- We've been spending the summer with our families -- Where can one powder one's nose? It only happens in dreams -- After you, who? -- Why marry them -- Salt Air -- I still love the Red, White and blue -- Night and day -- How's your romance? -- What will become of our England? -- I've got you on my mind -- Mister and Missus Fitch -- You're in love -- Fate -- A weekend affair -- I love only you -- Experiment -- It's bad for me -- Neaville-sur -- Mer -- The cocotte -- How could we be wrong? -- They're always entertaining -- Georgia Sand -- Cazanova -- Nymph Errant -- Ruins -- The physician -- Solomon -- Back to nature with you -- Plumbing -- Si vous Aimez les Piotrines -- You're too fare away -- Sweet nudity -- French colonial exposition scene -- I get a kick out of you -- Bon voyage/ There's no cure like travel -- All through the Night -- There'll always be a lady fair -- Where are the men? -- You're the top -- Anything goes -- Public enemy number one -- Blow, Gabriel, blow -- Be like the bluebird -- Buddie, beware -- The Gypsy in me -- Waltz down the aisle -- What a joy to be young -- Kate the great -- Adios, Argentina -- The Chiripah -- Don't fence me in -- If you could love me -- The side car -- Singing in the saddle -- Our crown -- We're off to feathermore -- Why shouldn't I? Entrance of Eric -- The Kling-kling bird on the Divi -Divi tree -- When love comes your way -- What a nice municipal park -- When me, Mowgli, love -- Gather ye Autographs while ye may -- My loulou -- Begin the beguine -- Good morning, miss standing -- My most intimate friend -- A picture of me without you -- Ev'rybod -ee -- Who's anybod-ee -- Aphrodite's dance -- Swing that swing -- Sunday morning breakfast time -- Mr. and Mrs. smith -- Gay little wives -- To get away -- Me and Marie -- Just one of those things -- There's nothing like swimming -- yours -- Sing "jubilee" -- Rolling home -- Rap tap on wood -- Hey, babe, hey -- Entrance of Lucy James -- Love me, love my Pekinese -- Easy to love -- I've got you under my skin -- Swingin/ the Jinx away -- Goodbye, little dream, goodbye -- At ye olde coffee shoppe in Cheyenne -- It's a great life -- Perennial Debutantes -- Ours -- Down in the depths -- Carry on -- You've got something -- It's de- lovely -- A little skipper from heaven above -- five hundred million -- Ridin' high -- We're about to start big rehearsin' -- Hymn to Hymen -- What a great pair we'll be -- You're a bad influence on me -- The Ozarks are callin' me home -- Red, hot and blue -- When your troubles have started -- Bertie and Gertie -- Who but you? -- That's the news I'm waiting to hear -- Where? -- Lonely Star -- Who knows? -- I've a strange new rhythm in my heart -- Rosalie -- Why should i care? Spring love is in the air -- Close -- In the still of the night -- It's all over but the shouting -- To love or not to love -- Opening, Romanza Sequence -- Entrance of Prince Paul -- I know it's not meant for me -- A fool there was -- I am Gaston -- Au Revor, Cher Baron -Maria -- You never know -- What is that tune? -- For no rhyme or reason -- From alpha to omega -- Don't let it get you down -- What shall I do? -- At long last love -- Yes, yes, yes -- Good evening, Princess -- I'll black his eyes -- I'm yours -- What a priceless pleasure -- Just one step ahead of love -- Ha, Ha, ha -- By candlelight -- I'm back in circulation -- I'm going in for love -- It's no laughing matter -- How do you spell ambassador?
Abstract Contains the words to 800 of Cole Porter's songs, more than 400 of them never before published.
General noteIncludes index.
Genre/formPopular music lyrics.
LCCN 83048101
ISBN0394532147
ISBN9780394532141