JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (incomplete lyrics)
Ralph Freed, 1950

1. I like my eggs over easy and my coffee black.
I like my steaks rare and juicy or my money back.
I like my tea poured directly from a samovar,
But I like you just the way you are.

2. I like my juice when I waken or I'm so upset.
I'm quite a fuss-budget for my favorite cigarette,
And I go mad when a picture's crooked on the wall,
But I like you any way at all.

BRIDGE: Friends know about my idiosyncrasies, peculiarities.
They grin and bear 'em.
I'm telling you all this confidentially because eventually
You'll have to share 'em.

3. I like the seams in my stockings to be smooth and straight.
I like my meat and potatoes on a separate plate.
About a million and one things I'm particular,
But I like you just the way you are.

4. I like my sheets and my covers to be tucked in tight.
I like your kid brother when you keep him out of sight.
I like my champagne especially with....


[Sung as a duet by Bing Crosby & Judy Garland on "When You're Smiling," Parrot CD 003, 1995; on "Bing Crosby with Ella Fitzgerald & Peggy Lee," Avid CD 624, 2000; "Bing Crosby and Friends, Vol. 1," Magic CD 3, 2001; "Bing Crosby with Judy Garland & Al Jolson," Avid CD 625, 1999.]