IF IT AIN'T LOVE
Words and music by Don Redman, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Andy Razaf. ©1932.

I. As sung by The Boswell Sisters, 1932:

If it ain't love,
Why should I feel just like I do?
If it ain't love,
Why am I here longin' for you?
What can it be
That's makin' me
Dream of you night and day,
Keepin' me blue,
All the day through,
Whenever you're away?

If it ain't love,
Then it must be some magic art.
If it ain't love,
How did this song leap into my heart?
Oh, why
Do I sigh
To the moon high above?
Please answer me:
What can it be,
If it ain't love?

II. Ollie Shepard turned this into a blues song, 1937:

If it ain't love, why do I feel the way I do? (2x)
Why am I here, baby, longin' just for you?

I just dream of you ev'ry night and day. (2x)
I stay so blue whenever you're away.

What can it be that makes me dream of you? (2x)
If it ain't love, then why am I so blue?

Why do I sigh to the moon so high above? (2x)
What can it be, baby, if it ain't love?


There seems to be a missing verse that begins: "I'm one person you can safely bet on"
Other early recordings were made by:
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra, 1932.
Isham Jones Orchestra, 1932.
Chick Bullock's Levee Loungers, 1932.
Dick Robertson and His Orchestra, ca. 1932.
The Nitecaps/Rhythm Boys, 1932.
Chick Webb and His Orchestra, 1934.