But I Can't Get Along Without Nina & Frank & Billie

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I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL was composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1939,
with lyrics based on a poem written by Jane Brown Thompson.

The poem, entitled "Except Sometimes," was given
to Mr. Carmichael by a student at Indiana University.

I get along without you very well,
Of course I do.
Except the times a soft rain falls,
And dripping off the trees recalls
How you and I stood deep in mist
One day far in the woods, and kissed.
But now I get along without you — well,
Of course I do...


NINA SIMONE
I Get Along Without You Very Well


FRANK SINATRA
I Get Along Without You Very Well


BILLIE HOLIDAY
I Get Along Without You Very Well

Deciding which is the best rendition of this song
would be like deciding which is the best offer:
Ten million dollars or  $10,000,000 or  $10,000,000.00

No greater honor could be bestowed upon Jane Brown Thompson than to have her poem
"recited" by such a treasure triumvirate of Ms. Simone, Mr. Sinatra, and Ms. Holiday.

This page was requested by she who has me
reflected through her looking glass.

 The next Nina Simone page is  here. 

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