Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie
Canonical path: /ella-fitzgerald-e-count-basie/but-not-for-me
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But Not For Me
Read But Not For Me lyrics by Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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But Not For Me
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They're writing songs of love - but not for me
A lucky star's above - but not for me
With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of gray
Than any Russian play - could guarantee
I was a fool to fall - and get that way
Hi ho alas and also lackaday
Although I can't dismiss
The memory of his kiss
I guess he's not for me
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I was a fool to fall - and get that way
Hi ho alas and also lackaday
Although I can't dismiss
The memory of his kiss
I guess he's not for me
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Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie performs "But Not For Me", and this lyric page sits inside the Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie catalog on LyroVerse.
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