It Had To Be You
From the film Incendiary Blonde

Performed by Betty Hutton

Lyrics by by Gus Kahn
Music by Isham Jones
© 1924 Jerome H. Remick & Co.

Lyrics:
Why do I do just as you say?
Why must I just give you your way?
Why do I sigh? Why do I try to forget?
I must have been that something lovers call fate
Kept on saying I had to wait
I saw them all, just couldn’t fall ‘till we met

It had to be you
It had to be you
I wandered around and finally found
The somebody who could make me be true
Could make me feel blue
And even be glad just to be sad
Thinking of you

Some others I’ve seen might never be mean
Might never be cross or try to be boss
But they wouldn’t do
For nobody else gave me a thrill
With all your faults, I love you still
I had to be you, wonderful you
It had to be you

Some others I’ve seen might never be mean
Might never be cross or try to be boss
But they wouldn’t do
For nobody else gave me a thrill
With all your faults, I love you still
I had to be you, wonderful you
It had to be you


It Had To Be You


Recording History:
Released on Capitol 155
a-side: It Had To Be You
b-side: His Rocking Horse Ran Away

Recorded March 11, 1944
Orchestra conducted by Paul Weston
Running Time: 3 mins 11 secs

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