Let It Be Me is a popular song originally published in French in 1955 as “Je t’appartiens” interpreted by Gilbert Bécaud. It became popular worldwide with an English version by the Everly Brothers.
I bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you
Let it be me
They’re either too young, or too old
They’re either too gray or too grassy green
The pickings are poor and the crop is lean
What’s good is in the army
What’s left will never harm me
[Verse]
Dozens of girls would storm up
I had to lock my door
Somehow I couldn’t warm up
To one before
Weren’t you on the bill with me
In Dallas?
Or was it the Palace?
Or was it the Strand?
Old Folks at Home/Swanee River has been performed in:
The Dreamer is a song about a farm girl waiting for her soldier boyfriend to return home after World War II. In Thank Your Lucky Stars, it is firstsung by Dinah Shore. Later, it’s comically reprised by Olivia de Havilland, George Tobias, and Ida Lupino.
The Dreamer [song lyrics]
Give My Regards to Broadway is a song written by George M. Cohan for his musical play Little Johnny Jones which debuted in 1904 in New York.
Cohan, playing the title character, sings this song as his friend is about to sail to America, looking for evidence aboard the ship that will clear his name for allegedly throwing the English Derby. He is sure he’ll become a star at Broadway, therefore signing off with: Give my regards to Broadway.
Give My Regards to Broadway [song lyrics]
