billie holiday, “what a little moonlight can do”
from: the essential billie holiday collection, columbia
“Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do to you
You’re in love
Your heart’s a flutter and all day long
You only stutter
’Cause your poor tongue
Just won’t utter the words
I love you
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do
Wait a while
Till a little moonbeam comes peepin’ through
You’ll get bold
You can’t resist him
And all you’ll say
When you have kissed him is
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do to you
You’re in love
Your heart’s a flutter and all day long
You only stutter
’Cause your poor tongue
Just won’t utter the words
I love you
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do
Wait a while
Till a little moonbeam comes peepin’ through
You’ll get bold
You can’t resist him
And all you’ll say
When you have kissed him is
Ooh, ooh, ooh
What a little moonlight can do”
What a Little Moonlight Can Do, Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra, July 2, 1935
Song by Harry Woods
Roy Eldridge, trumpet
Benny Goodman, clarinet
Ben Webster, tenor sax
Teddy Wilson, piano
John Truehart, guitar
John Kirby, bass
Cozy Cole, drums
You are probably used to Ms. Holiday’s more melancholy side, as it seems to be the part of her catalogue most stereotypically displayed. But check out her stylized, steady imprint on this classic aided by Teddy Wilson’s monster band from 1935.
“I’m always making a comeback, but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been”