By George & Ira Gershwin1928
Originally written for the unpublished operetta East Is West, this song sat on the shelf for two years, until the Gershwins inserted it into their smash hit 1930 Broadway production, Girl Crazy. The musical, and the song, helped make a star out of Ginger Rogers, who performed it in a number choreographed by Fred Astaire.
Lyrics:
Dozens of girls would storm up--
I had to lock my door.
Somehow i couldn't warm up
To one before.
What was it that controlled me?
What kept my love life lean?
My intuition told me
You'd come on the scene.
Lady, listen to the rhythm of my heartbeat,
And you'll get just what I mean.
Embrace me,
My sweet embraceable you.
Embrace me,
You irreplaceable you.
Just one look at you,
My heart grew tipsy in me.
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in me.
I love all
The many charms about you.
Above all,
I want my arms about you.
Don't be a naughty baby,
Come to papa, come to papa, do.
My sweet embraceable you.
Recorded By:
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Andy Bey
Judy Garland
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