Lyr Req: How Could You Believe Me When I Said I...

Subject: Origins: how can you say you love me
From: widowmaker
Date: 26 Feb 03 - 10:49 AM

I wonder if the catters can help with a song title or artist? The only bit of the song I have is"How can I believe you when you say you love me, When you know you've been a liar all your life.

Subject: RE: Origins: how can you say you love me
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 26 Feb 03 - 11:08 AM

Actual title: "How Could I Believe You When You Said You Loved Me When I Know You've Been a Liar All Your Life"

Recorded by Teresa Brewer , "Cavalcade of Stars"   (1952)

Murray

Subject: RE: Origins: how can you say you love me
From: widowmaker
Date: 26 Feb 03 - 01:51 PM

Thanks a lot Murray, I thiught you lot wouldn't let me down !!

Subject: Lyr Add: HOW COULD YOU BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAID I...
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 02 Mar 07 - 09:54 PM

The song I remember has the pronouns reversed.

Lyrics copied (and adjusted a bit) from Martin Lewis' blog at the Huffington Post:

HOW COULD YOU BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAID I LOVE YOU
WHEN YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN A LIAR ALL MY LIFE?
Words by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Burton Lane.
Sung by Fred Astaire and Jane Powell in the film "Royal Wedding," 1951.
Also recorded by Bing Crosby and Judy Garland.

ASTAIRE: How could you believe me when I said I loved you
When you know I've been a liar all my life?
POWELL: You've had that reputation since you were a youth.
ASTAIRE: You must've been insane to think I'd tell you the truth.
POWELL: How could I believe you when you said we'd marry?
ASTAIRE: Why, you know I'd rather hang than have a wife.
I know I said I'd make you mine.
POWELL: Now wouldn't you know that I would go for that old line?
ASTAIRE: How could you believe me when I said I loved you
When you know I've been a liar--
POWELL: You sure have been a liar.
ASTAIRE: A bald-faced liar--
POWELL: A double-crossin' liar--
ASTAIRE: All my doggone cheatin' life.

POWELL: You said that you'd love me long--
ASTAIRE: So what?
POWELL: And never would do me wrong--
ASTAIRE: Stop bending the suit!
POWELL: And faithful you'd always be.
ASTAIRE: Me?
Why, baby, you must
Be loony to trust
A lower-than-low two-timer like me.

POWELL: You said I'd have everything--
ASTAIRE: Get her!
POWELL: A beautiful diamond ring--
ASTAIRE: Ha-ha-ha!
POWELL: A bungalow by the sea.
ASTAIRE: A bungalow, yet!
You're really naive
To ever believe
A full-of-baloney phoney like me.

POWELL: Why, I sure must've lost my head!
ASTAIRE: You ain't lost nothin' you never had!

POWELL: What about the time you went to Indiana?
ASTAIRE: I was lyin'. I was down in Alabam.
POWELL: You said you had some business you had to complete.
ASTAIRE: What I was doing, I would be a cad to repeat.
POWELL: What about the evenings you were with your mother?
ASTAIRE: I was rompin' with another honey-lamb.
POWELL: To think you swore our love was real!
ASTAIRE: Baby, leave us not forget that I'm a heel.
POWELL: How could I believe you when you said you loved me--
ASTAIRE: When you know I've been a liar--
POWELL: A good-for-nothin' liar--
ASTAIRE: All my good-for-nothin' life.

POWELL: You know you've been a liar--
ASTAIRE: I know I've been a liar--
POWELL: A double-crossin' liar--
ASTAIRE: A double-crossin' liar--
POWELL: All your good-for-nothin' life.

Subject: RE: Origins: how can you say you love me
From: Peace
Date: 02 Mar 07 - 10:09 PM

Found this too at http://www.alsodances.net/music/lyrics.htm

How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?

From the MGM Picture "Royal Wedding"
Music by Burton Lane
Lyric by Alan Jay Lerner

Fred: How could you believe me when I said I loved you when you know I've been a liar all my life?

Jane: You've had that reputation since you were a youth-

F: You must've been insane to think I'd tell you the truth!

J: How could I believe you when you said we'd marry-

F: Why, you know I'd rather hang than have a- wife! I know I said, I'd make you mine-

J: Now wouldn't you know that I would go for that old line!

F: How could you believe me when I said I loved you when you know I've been a liar...

J: You sure have been a liar!

F: A double crossin' liar...

J: A double crossin' liar!

F: All my doggone, cheatin' life!

J: You said that you'd love me long...

F: (shouted) So what?

J: and never would do me wrong...

F: (shouted) Stop bending the suit!

J: and faithful you'd always be...

F: ME? Why baby you must be loony to ever believe a lower than low two-timer like me!

J: You said I'd have everything...

F: (shouted, to audience) Get her!

J: A beautiful diamond ring...

F: (laughing up his sleeve) ha ha ha..

J: A bungalow by the sea...

F: (shouted, to audience) A bungalow, yet! (sung, to Jane) You're really naive to ever believe a full of baloney phoney like me!

J: (spoken) Why, I sure must've lost my head!

F: (spoken) You ain't lost nothin' you never had!

J: What about the time you went to Indiana?

F: I was lyin', I was down in Ala-bam!

J: You said you had some business you had to complete-

F: What I was doing I would be a cad to repeat!

J: What about the evening you were with your mother...

F: I was rompin' with another honey-lamb!

J: To think you swore, our love was real!

F: Baby, leave us not forget that I'm a heel.

J: How could I believe you when you said you loved me...

F: Why, you know I've been a liar!

J: A good-for-nothin' liar!

F: All my good-for-nothin' life!

(bridge)

J: You know you've have been a liar!

F: I know I've been a liar...

J: A double crossin' liar!

F: A double crossin' liar!

J: All your good-for-nothin' life!