Happy Today, Sad Tomorrow

Transcribed from Lil Hardin Armstrong and Her Swing Orchestra, recorded February 2, 1938.
From Lil Hardin Armstrong and Her Swing Orchestra, 1936-1940, Chronological Classics, vol. 564.

Now, I'm happy today, but I'm sad tomorrow,
What a life for me!
Monday's gladness, Tuesday's sorrow, oh,
The next day is full of ecstacy!
Oh, now, I never know what the night will bring,
When I awake each morn at the dawn,
Whether I must cry or whether I must sing,
Oh, Lord, why was I born?

My heart is full of devotion,
But through cloudy skies, I now realize,
Hmm, now you control my every emotion,
Hmm, with just one look into your lovely eyes.

Now, I'm happy today, but I'm sad tomorrow,
What a life for me!
Monday's gladness, Tuesday's sorrow,
But the next day is full of ecstacy!

My heart is full of devotion,
But through cloudy skies, I now realize,
You control my every emotion,
Oh, with just one look into your lovely eyes.

Now, I'm happy today, but I'm sad tomorrow,
What a life for me!
Monday's gladness, Tuesday's sorrow,
But the next day is full of ecstacy!

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