Someone to Watch Over Me
Words by Ira Gerswhin and Music by George Gershwin
Copyright ©1929 Warner Music
Verse 1: There's a saying old, says that love is blind;
Still we're often told, "Seek and ye shall find."
So I'm going to seek a certain lad
I've had in mind.
Looking everywhere, haven't found him yet;
He's the big affair I cannot forget;
Only man I ever think of with regret.
I'd like To add his initials to my monogram.
Tell me, where is the shepherd
For this lost lamb?
Chorus: There's a somebody I'm longin' to see,
I hope that he turns out to be,
Someone to watch over me.
I'm a little lamb Who's lost in the wood,
I know I could always be good,
To one who'll watch over me.
Although he may not be the man some
Girls think of as handsome,
To my heart he carries the key.
Won't you tell him please to put on some speed,
Follow my lead, oh, how I need,
Someone to watch over me.

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