Lyr Req: Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me - Ellington

Subject: lyric request
From:
Date: 24 Jun 01 - 11:12 PM

I reiterate,your assistance is earnestly solicited in finding me the lyrics to the Duke Ellington 1943 song entitled,"Do nothing til you hear from me".

Thank you and all the best,

Ray Chambers Virginia Beach VA.

Subject: ADD: Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 12:16 AM

DO NOTHIN' TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME
(words, Bob Russell; music, Duke Ellington)

Do nothin' till you hear from me
Pay no attention to what's said
Why people tear the seam of anyone's dream is over my head

Do nothin' till you hear from me
At least consider our romance
If you should take the word of others you've heard
I haven't a chance

True I've been seen with someone new
But does that mean that I'm untrue?
When we're apart the words in my heart reveal how I feel about you

Some kiss may cloud my memory
And other arms may hold a thrill
But please do nothin' till you hear it from me
And you never will
(1943) Source: Hal Leonard Ultimate Jazz Fakebook

(e-mail sent)
The Nina Simone version of this song can be found here (click), with additional verse.
For lyrics to this and lots of other Jazz classics, check the Official Diana Krall Website.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me - Ellington
From: John Hindsill
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 09:28 PM

Is it me? Or does anyone else notice a great similarity to the music for "Do Nothing" and "You've Come a Long Way From Missouri"?---John

Subject: Long Way from Missouri
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 11:03 PM

Hi, John - I don't think I know "You've Come a Long Way from Missouri," and my Internet service is so slow today I can't search. Got lyrics you can post?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me - Ellington
From: Sorcha
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 11:03 PM

Joe O, you cheated!! Your first post was just a refresh!! I saw it!! Now your first post is an Add.......

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me - Ellington
From: Jeri
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 11:11 PM

Sorcha, Joe and the Clones are allowed to delete refreshes after their purpose is served. There isn't much point in keeping them is there?

Subject: ADD: You Came a Long Way From St. Louis
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 11:20 PM

Hey, John, I'll bet you mean this one. Note that the lyricist is the same on both songs. And yes, there's a marked similarity. I think the tune is similar, too.

Actually, Sorcha, I think my first post was a blank message, which I posted by mistake. Max has decreed that Joe and the JoeClones are allowed to attempt to create the illusion of their own perfection, so they're allowed to correct mistakes...
Hey, we correct your mistakes, don't we?
-Joe Offer-

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You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
(Music by John Benson Brooks with lyrics by Bob Russell)

You came a long way from St. Louis,
You climbed the ladder of success . . .
I've seen the flashy foreign cars
That were parked out in front of
Your fancy address!

You came a long way from St. Louis,
You broke a lot of hearts between . . .
I've met a gang of gloomy guys
Who were doin' all right
'Till you came on the scene!

You blew in from the middle-west
And certainly impressed
The population here-abouts . . .
Well baby, I got news for you,
I'm from Missouri too,
So, naturally, I got my doubts!

You got 'em droppin' by the way-side,
A feelin' I ain't gonna know . . .
You came a long way from St. Louis,
But baby, you still got a long way to go!

[ instrumental break ]

My, how you come up!
Hmmm, you really come on!

[ instrumental break ]

Hey, I'll have your address!
St. Louis woman,
You're a St. Louis doll!

[ instrumental break ]

You blew in from the middle-west
And certainly impressed
The population here-abouts . . .
Well baby, I've got news for you,
I'm from Missouri too,
So, naturally, I got my doubts!

You got 'em droppin' by the way-side,
A feelin' I ain't gonna know . . .
You came a long way from St. Louis,
But baby, you still got a long way to go!

You left St. Louis far behind,
Keep this little thought in mind,
You still . . . got a long way to go!


Music by John Benson Brooks
with lyrics by Bob Russell , 1948

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me - Ellington
From: Sorcha
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 11:22 PM

(LOL!! Still cheating in my books!!--(*BG*)I get the point, though.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me - Ellington
From: Jeri
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 11:34 PM

Sorcha, Joe's making this stuff up as he goes. I said this before, but I suspect they made me a JoeClone because they were tired of fixing all my mistakes.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me - Ellington
From: John Hindsill
Date: 28 Jun 01 - 12:27 AM

Joe, I did really mean "St. Louie" and that was the song I was refering to...or to which I was refering.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me - Ellington
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Jun 01 - 12:32 AM

Uh Oh---this means Los Clones are right and I was wrong......grin. I think I have been wrong once before...Los Clones son Perfecto, no? (*sg*)