As Long As I Live
Ted Koehler (w/m), Harold Arlen (w/m)
Cotton Club Parade, 1934
VERSE
What's the use,
There's no excuse
To be hiding what's on my mind,
Lovin' you is a secret I can't conceal.
Since we met
I've been all upset,
But I've really made up my mind
To confess just exactly the way I feel.
CHORUS 1
Maybe I can't live to love you as long as I want to,
Life isn't long enough,
Baby, But I can love you as long as I live.
Maybe I can't give you diamonds and things like I want to,
But I can promise you,
Baby, I'm gonna want to as long as I live.
I never cared,
But now I'm scared,
I won't live long enough,
That's why I wear my rubbers when it rains
And eat an apple ev'ry day
Then see the doctor anyway.
What if I can't live to love you as long as I want to,
'Long as I promise you,
Baby, I'm gonna love you as long as I live.
CHORUS 2
Maybe I can't live to love you as long as I want to,
Life isn't long enough,
Baby, But I can love you as long as I live.
Maybe I can't give you diamonds and things like I want to,
But I can promise you,
Baby, I'm gonna want to as long as I live.
I'll even wear
Long underwear
When winter breezes blow,
I'm gonna take good care
Of me because
A sneeze or two might mean the flu,
And that would never, never do.
What if I can't live to love you as long as I want to,
'Long as I promise you,
Baby, I'm gonna love you as long as I live.
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| Recorded | Performers | Label | Cat.# | Matrix |
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| | Will Osborne & His Orchestra | Banner | 32997 | 14883 |
| | Johnny Johnston | Capitol | 228 | |
| | Pappy “Gube” Beaver | Capitol | 40035 | |
| | Frankie Carle | Columbia | 36892 | CO35368 |
| | Kay Kyser & His Orchestra | Columbia | 37292 | HCO2216 |
| | George Wettling Rhythm Kings | Columbia | 39470 | ZSP7407 |
| | Lena Horne | RCA Victor | 20-1626 | |
| | Dinah Shore | RCA Victor | 20-1732 | |
| | Tex Beneke & His Orchestra | RCA Victor | 20-2260 | |
| | Will Osborne & His Orchestra | Romeo | 2236 | 14883 |
| 02/06/1934 | Harold Arlen | Victor | 24569 | 81702 |
| 02/15/1934 | Ted Black & His Orchestra | Bluebird | B5387 | 81398 |
| 02/28/1934 | Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra | Victor | 24579-B | 81756 |
| 03/03/1934 | Will Osborne & His Orchestra | Melotone | M12949 | 14883 |
| 03/03/1934 | Will Osborne & His Orchestra | Oriole | 2861 | 14883 |
| 03/03/1934 | Will Osborne & His Orchestra | Perfect | 15902 | 14883 |
| 03/23/1934 | Clarence Williams & His Orchestra | Vocalion | 2674 | 14992 |
| 05/14/1934 | Benny Goodman & His Orchestra | Columbia | 2923-D | W152737 |
| 09/11/1934 | Red Mckenzie & Spirit Of Rhyth | Decca | 302-B | 38636 |
| 11/06/1936 | Benny Goodman & His Sextet | Parlophone | R 2695 | CO 29029 |
| 11/06/1936 | Benny Goodman & His Sextet | Parlophone | R 2961 | C029029 |
| 08/04/1938 | Ben Pollack & His Boys | Decca | 2006-B | DLA1365 |
| 09/18/1939 | Bud Freeman Summ Cum Laude Orchestra | Decca | 2849-A | 66603 |
| 09/18/1939 | Bud Freeman Summ Cum Laude Orchestra | Decca | 3885-A | 66603 |
| 10/16/1939 | Will Bradley & His Orchestra | Columbia | 35566 | W26177 |
| 09/11/1940 | Johnny Marvin | Decca | 5904 | DLA2154 |
| 11/07/1940 | Benny Goodman Sextet Feat. Count Basie | Columbia | 35901 | CO29029 |
| 11/07/1940 | Benny Goodman Sextet | Columbia | 36723 | CO29029 |
| 02/17/1945 | Bailes Brothers | Columbia | 20016 | C4372 |
| 02/17/1945 | Bailes Brothers | Columbia | 36932 | C4372 |
| 10/04/1945 | Bob Eberly W Vic Schoen Orchestra | Decca | 18729-A | 73064 |
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Year | Title | Medium | Type | Usage |
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1934 | Cotton Club Parade, 24th Edition | stage | stage annual edition | introduced |