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Song Lyrics

Spending these lonesome evenings
With nothing to do
But to live in dreams that I make up
All by myself

Dreaming that you`re beside me
I picture the prettiest stories
Only to wake up
All by myself

What is the good of me by myself?

Why was I born
Why am I living
What do I get
What am I giving

Why do I want a thing
I daren`t hope for
What can I hope for
I wish I knew

Why do I try
To draw you near me
Why do I do I cry
You never hear me

I`m a poor fool
But what can I do
Why was I born
To love you

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I`m a poor fool
But what can I do
Why was I born
To love you

Release History

The Ella Fitzgerald song "Why Was I Born?" appears on the following albums:
Best Of The Songbooks: The Collection
0000-00-00

Best Of The Songbooks: The Collection

  1. Something's Gotta Give (2:37)
  2. Love Is Here To Stay (3:56)
  3. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered (7:04)
  4. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (2:57)
  5. The Lady Is A Tramp (3:24)
  6. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (3:00)
  7. Miss Otis Regrets (3:03)
  8. S Wonderful (3:32)
  9. Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea (2:18)
  10. Love For Sale (5:51)
  11. They Can't Take That Away From Me (4:39)
  12. Midnight Sun (4:57)
  13. Hooray For Love (2:46)
  14. Why Was I Born? (3:45)
  15. Cotton Tail (4:59)
  16. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (3:44)
  17. Oh Lady Be Good (3:59)
  18. I'm Old Fashioned (3:31)
  19. Laura (3:46)
  20. Day Dream (4:01)
  21. Easy To Love (3:24)
  22. It Was Written In The Stars (5:08)
  23. How Long Has This Been Going On? (3:15)
  24. Let's Begin (3:00)
  25. Now It Can Be Told (3:13)
  26. There's A Small Hotel (3:38)
  27. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (3:52)
  28. Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good) (3:54)
  29. You're Laughing At Me (3:18)
  30. A Ship Without A Sail (4:11)
  31. Trav'lin' Light (3:51)
  32. This Time The Dream's On Me (2:57)
  33. From This Moment On (3:30)
  34. Solitude (2:09)
  35. Love You Madly (4:42)
  36. All The Things You Are (3:19)
  37. I Concentrate On You (3:11)
  38. Out Of This World (2:42)
  39. How About Me (3:18)
  40. I'm Beginning To See The Light (2:45)
  41. The Man I Love (6:46)
  42. I Remember You (3:41)
  43. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (4:12)
  44. Always (3:07)
  45. Just One Of Those Things (3:43)
  46. Prelude To A Kiss (5:30)
  47. All Too Soon (4:25)
  48. Lover (3:16)
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
05 November 1993

The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books

  1. All Through The Night (3:27)
  2. Ambulatory Suite: Promenade (Walking the Dog) / March of the Swiss / Fidgety Feet (7:10)
  3. Blues In The Night (7:10)
  4. Give It Back To The Indians (3:15)
  5. Have You Met Miss Jones? (3:45)
  6. I Love Paris (5:08)
  7. I'm Just A Lucky So & So (4:14)
  8. Just A-sittin' And A-rockin' (3:35)
  9. Let's Begin (3:00)
  10. Let's Face The Music & Dance (2:56)
  11. Looking For A Boy (3:07)
  12. Love Is Sweeping The Country (3:24)
  13. Rockin' In Rhythm (5:21)
  14. Suppertime (3:19)
  15. Too Marvelous For Words (2:29)
  16. When The Sun Comes Out (5:06)
  17. A Fine Romance (3:50)
  18. All Too Soon (4:25)
  19. Anything Goes (3:20)
  20. Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:21)
  21. Drop Me Off In Harlem (3:51)
  22. Early Autumn (3:14)
  23. How's Chances (2:49)
  24. Let's Fall In Love (4:06)
  25. Solitude (2:09)
  26. Ten Cents A Dance (4:10)
  27. The Preludes: Prelude 1 / Prelude 2 / Prelude 3 (instrumental) (6:30)
  28. They All Laughed (3:06)
  29. Treat Me Rough (3:54)
  30. You Do Something To Me (2:30)
  31. You're Laughing At Me (3:18)
  32. You Took Advantage Of Me (3:31)
  33. A Ship Without A Sail (4:11)
  34. All The Things You Are (3:19)
  35. As Long As I Live (3:45)
  36. Day Dream (4:01)
  37. Day Out (2:50)
  38. Everything But You (2:58)
  39. Heat Wave (2:26)
  40. Let Yourself Go (2:20)
  41. Love Is Here To Stay (3:56)
  42. Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today) (3:54)
  43. My Cousin In Milwaukee (3:11)
  44. Ridin' High (3:18)
  45. Rocks In My Bed (3:59)
  46. Sam And Delilah (3:16)
  47. Stormy Weather (5:17)
  48. There's A Small Hotel (3:38)
  49. Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea (2:18)
  50. But Not For Me (3:15)
  51. Caravan (3:55)
  52. Easy To Love (3:24)
  53. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe (3:28)
  54. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (3:51)
  55. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (3:00)
  56. I'll Be Hard To Handle (3:52)
  57. Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain) (3:30)
  58. Laura (3:46)
  59. Satin Doll (2:43)
  60. Slap That Bass (3:21)
  61. Somebody From Somewhere (3:09)
  62. To Keep My Love Alive (3:38)
  63. Too Darn Hot (3:38)
  64. You Can Have Him (3:47)
  65. A Foggy Day (3:30)
  66. Bli-blip (3:05)
  67. Dancing On The Ceiling (4:10)
  68. Ev'rything I've Got (3:25)
  69. In The Still Of The Night (2:48)
  70. Isn't It a Pity? (3:24)
  71. It's All Right With Me (3:19)
  72. It's Only A Paper Moon (2:38)
  73. My One And Only (3:15)
  74. My Shining Hour (4:03)
  75. Russian Lullaby (1:55)
  76. Sophisticated Lady (5:21)
  77. Take The "A" Train (6:41)
  78. You Couldn't Be Cuter (3:17)
  79. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song (3:36)
  80. Chelsea Bridge (3:26)
  81. Clap Yo' Hands (2:32)
  82. Hooray For Love (2:46)
  83. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues (4:14)
  84. I Could Write A Book (3:42)
  85. I Get A Kick Out Of You (3:57)
  86. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (4:18)
  87. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (4:30)
  88. Puttin' On The Ritz (2:22)
  89. Reaching For The Moon (2:17)
  90. Shall We Dance? (3:07)
  91. She Didn't Say Yes (3:24)
  92. Skylark (3:14)
  93. The Lady Is A Tramp (3:24)
  94. The Man That Got Away (5:18)
  95. Why Can't You Behave? (5:08)
  96. Clementine (2:41)
  97. Do I Love You? (3:53)
  98. For You, For Me For Evermore (3:26)
  99. Get Thee Behind Me Satan (3:49)
  100. I'm Old Fashioned (3:31)
  101. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck (3:08)
  102. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (4:16)
  103. Love Walked In (3:51)
  104. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (3:55)
  105. Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald: Royal Ancestry / All Heart / Beyond Category / Total Jazz (16:19)
  106. Single-o (3:23)
  107. Slumming On Park Avenue (2:24)
  108. The Blue Room (2:33)
  109. This Time The Dream's On Me (2:57)
  110. What Is This Thing Called Love? (2:04)
  111. With A Song In My Heart (2:48)
  112. Alexander's Ragtime Band (2:47)
  113. Azure (2:23)
  114. I Didn't Know About You (4:13)
  115. (I'm) Always True To You In My Fashion (2:50)
  116. It Was Written In The Stars (5:08)
  117. Manhattan (2:52)
  118. My Funny Valentine (3:56)
  119. Oh, Lady Be Good ! (3:28)
  120. Remind Me (3:53)
  121. Something's Gotta Give (2:37)
  122. Stiff Upper Lip (2:54)
  123. That Old Black Magic (2:26)
  124. The E And D Blues (E For Ella D For Duke) (4:53)
  125. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) (2:30)
  126. You're The Top (3:45)
  127. You've Got What Gets Me (2:13)
  128. Bewitched (7:05)
  129. Boy Wanted (3:36)
  130. Get Happy (3:29)
  131. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (4:12)
  132. I'm Beginning To See The Light (2:45)
  133. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (3:01)
  134. I've Got The World On A String (3:17)
  135. Johnny One Note (2:16)
  136. Let's Do It (let's Fall In Love) (3:31)
  137. Love For Sale (5:51)
  138. Nice Work If You Can Get It (3:32)
  139. Rehearsal (10:10)
  140. The Way You Look Tonight (4:30)
  141. They Can't Take That Away From Me (4:39)
  142. Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails (2:36)
  143. Trav'lin' Light (3:51)
  144. Chelsea Bridge (alternate take) (3:38)
  145. Embraceable You (2:25)
  146. How About Me (3:18)
  147. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (5:10)
  148. I Wish I Were In Love Again (2:40)
  149. In A Sentimental Mood (2:48)
  150. It's De-lovely (2:42)
  151. Just One Of Those Things (3:43)
  152. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block (4:03)
  153. Lost In Meditation (3:28)
  154. Midnight Sun (4:57)
  155. Mountain Greenery (2:17)
  156. Now It Can Be Told (3:13)
  157. Strike Up The Band (2:37)
  158. Things Are Looking Up (3:03)
  159. Yesterdays (2:52)
  160. Always (3:07)
  161. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (2:49)
  162. Cheek To Cheek (5:52)
  163. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (5:03)
  164. Dream (3:01)
  165. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (3:44)
  166. I Can't Be Bothered Now (2:48)
  167. Ill Wind (3:56)
  168. Just Another Rhumba (5:35)
  169. Night & Day (3:00)
  170. Out Of This World (2:42)
  171. Perdido (6:14)
  172. Soon (2:45)
  173. Spring Is Here (3:42)
  174. Wait Till You See Her (1:34)
  175. Ac - Cent - Tchu - Ate The Positive (3:38)
  176. Ace In The Hole (1:58)
  177. All Of You (1:44)
  178. Boy! What Love Has Done To Me! (3:47)
  179. Cotton Tail (4:59)
  180. How Long Has This Been Going On? (3:15)
  181. I Remember You (3:41)
  182. I Used To Be Color Blind (2:34)
  183. I've Got A Crush On You (3:13)
  184. It Never Entered My Mind (4:10)
  185. It's A Lovely Day Today (2:29)
  186. Lover (3:16)
  187. Over The Rainbow (4:20)
  188. Prelude To A Kiss (5:30)
  189. Why Was I Born? (3:45)
  190. Begin The Beguine (3:36)
  191. Bidin' My Time (2:43)
  192. Change Partners (3:16)
  193. Ding - Dong! The Witch Is Dead (3:16)
  194. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (7:43)
  195. Fascinating Rhythm (3:22)
  196. Isn't It Romantic? (3:02)
  197. Lazy (2:40)
  198. Mood Indigo (3:28)
  199. S Wonderful (3:32)
  200. So In Love (3:51)
  201. This Can't Be Love (2:58)
  202. When A Woman Loves A Man (3:51)
  203. Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did (3:31)
  204. Funny Face (3:25)
  205. Get Out Of Town (3:22)
  206. Here In My Arms (1:56)
  207. How Deep Is The Ocean (3:12)
  208. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:40)
  209. In A Mellow Tone (5:08)
  210. No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) (3:04)
  211. Sing My Heart (2:45)
  212. The Man I Love (6:46)
  213. Thou Swell (2:04)
  214. All By Myself (2:29)
  215. Blue Moon (3:15)
  216. I Am In Love (4:05)
  217. I Concentrate On You (3:11)
  218. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (2:57)
  219. Let's Take a Walk Around the Block (alternate take) (3:58)
  220. Lorelei (3:19)
  221. Love You Madly (4:42)
  222. My Romance (3:46)
  223. Of Thee I Sing (Baby) (3:10)
  224. That Certain Feeling (3:02)
  225. Blue Skies (3:45)
  226. By Strauss (2:30)
  227. Don't Fence Me In (3:19)
  228. From This Moment On (3:30)
  229. Lush Life (3:41)
  230. My Heart Stood Still (3:06)
  231. Oh, So Nice (3:40)
  232. Remember (3:29)
  233. Sing My Heart (alternate take) (2:32)
  234. The Half Of It, Dearie Blues (3:49)
  235. Where Or When (2:50)
  236. I've Got Five Dollars (2:42)
  237. I Was Doing All Right (2:57)
  238. Let's Kiss And Make Up (3:50)
  239. Little Girl Blue (3:53)
  240. Someone To Watch Over Me (4:32)
  241. Squatty Roo (3:42)
  242. You're the Top (alternate take) (2:08)
  243. He Loves & She Loves (2:46)
  244. I Concentrate on You (alternate take) (3:00)
  245. I Got Rhythm (3:09)
  246. Lover (monaural) (3:15)
  247. The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag) (3:43)
  248. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) (alternate take) (5:25)
  249. Somebody Loves Me (2:36)
  250. Who Cares? (3:05)
  251. Cheerful Little Earful (2:06)
  252. Oh, Lady, Be Good! (alternate take) (4:08)
  253. But Not for Me (alternate take) (2:04)

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