Transcribed from Fats Waller and His Rhythm, vocals
by Fats Waller; recorded 11/7/34;
From An
Introduction to Fats Waller: His Best Recordings 1928 - 1942; Best of Jazz,
4006.
Every honeybee fills with jealousy,
When they see you out with me,
I don't blame them, goodness knows,
Honeysuckle rose!
When we're passin' by, flowers droop
and sigh,
And I know the reason why,
You're much sweeter, goodness knows,
Honeysuckle rose!
Don't buy sugar, you just have to
touch my cup,
You're my sugar; it's sweet when
you stir it up!
When I'm takin' sips, from your
tasty lips, the honey fairly drips,
You're confection, goodness knows,
Honeysuckle rose!
Oh, when I'm takin' sips from your
tasty lips, the honey fairly drips,
Confection, goodness knows!
Talkin' 'bout honeysuckle rose!
[Spoken]
Yas, yas!
Transcribed from Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, vocal by Louis Jordan,
recorded November 14, 1939.
From Louis
Jordan and His Tympany Five, 1934-1940; The Chronogical Classics, 636.
Honey, honey,
Oh, honey, listen to my plea:
Every honeybee
Fills with jealousy,
When they see you out with me!
I don't blame them, goodness knows,
Oh, honey! suckle rose!
When you're passin' by,
Flowers droop and sigh
And I know the reason why,
You're my sweety, goodness knows,
Oh, honey! suckle rose!
I don't buy sugar,
You just have to touch my cup;
I don't need sugar,
It's sweet enough when you stir
it up!
When I'm taking sips
From your dainty lips,
Seems the honey fairly drips,
You're confection, goodness knows,
Oh, honey! suckle rose.
Every honeybee
Fills with jealousy,
When they see you out with me!
I don't blame them, goodness knows,
Oh, honey! suckle rose!
When you're passin' by,
Flowers droop and sigh,
And I know the reason why,
You're my sweety, goodness knows,
Oh, honey ! suckle rose!
I don't buy sugar,
You just have to touch my cup;
I don't need sugar,
It's sweet -- stir it up!
When I'm taking sips
From your dainty lips,
Seems the honey fairly drips,
You're confection, goodness knows,
Oh, honey! suckle rose.
Every honeybee fills with jealousy
When they see you out with me,
I don't blame them, goodness knows,
Honeysuckle rose!
When you're passing by, flowers
droop and sigh,
And I know the reason why:
You're much sweeter, goodness knows,
Honeysuckle rose!
Don't buy sugar,
You just touch my cup,
You're my sugar,
It's sweet when you stir it up!
When I'm taking sips from your dainty
lips
Seems the honey fairly drips:
You're confection, goodness knows,
Honeysuckle rose!
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Published 8/14/99.
Updated 6/19/01.
Fats
Waller, excellent autobiograhy
by son Maurice Waller.
You
can find transcriptions of what Fats Waller actually played in Thomas
"Fats" Waller: The Great Solos, 1929-1941, transcribed by Paul Posnak.
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