Don't Tell Me That Story

Performed by Betty Hutton

Written by Joseph Lilley
© 1946 Sony/ATV Harmony

Lyrics:
Don’t tell me that story
I’ve heard it before
Save all of those love songs
For one you adore

I’ve played Cinderella
Lost my slipper at the ball
And when it all was over
It wasn’t any ball at all, at all

Don’t read me that poetry
Don’t quote me that prose
Save all of those stories
About me and the rose

But if you really mean them
Come a little closer then
Start right back from the beginning
I wanna hear them again

Don’t tell me that story
I’ve heard it before
Save all of those love songs
For one you adore

I’ve played Cinderella
Lost my slipper at the ball
And when it all was over
It wasn’t any ball at all, at all

Don’t read me that poetry
Don’t quote me that prose
Save all of those stories
About me and the rose

But if you really mean them
Come a little closer then
Start right back from the beginning
I wanna hear them again

I wanna hear them again
And again and again
And again and again

Recording History:
Released on RCA Victor 20-2012
a-side: On The Other End Of A Kiss
b-side: Don't Tell Me That Story

Recorded September 13, 1946
Orchestra conducted by Joe Lilley
Running Time: 2 mins 40 secs

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