The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #73372   Message #1299906
Posted By: kbraun
18-Oct-04 - 02:18 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Java Jive (and other coffee & tea songs)
Subject: Lyr Add: YOU'RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE
From: http://www.cherylspelts.com/ruthetting/songs/youre_the_cream_in_my_coffee.htm

YOU'RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE
Lyrics and Music by B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
Originally published in 1923.
Recorded by the Ben Selvin Orchestra, and singer Ruth Etting in 1929.
From the films Hold Everything and The Cockeyed World.

You're the cream in my coffee,
You're the salt in my stew
You will always be my necessity,
I'd be lost without you.

You're the starch in my collar,
You're the lace in my shoe
You will always be my necessity,
I'd be lost without you.

Most men tell love tales,
And each phrase dovetails
You've heard each known way,
This way is my own way:

You're the sail in my loveboat,
You're the captain and crew,
You will always be my necessity
I'd be lost without you.

You're the cream in my coffee,
You're the salt in my stew
You will always be my necessity,
I'd be lost without you.

You're the starch in my collar,
You're the lace in my shoe
You will always be my necessity,
I'd be lost without you.

You give life savor,
Bring out its flavor,
So this is clear, dear,
You're my worcestershire, dear!

You're the sail in my loveboat,
You're the captain and crew,
You will always be my necessity,
I'd be lost without you.

You will always be my necessity
I'd be lost without you.