Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2006_11_26-2006_12_02.shtml#1164551102
As [1]Orin noted below, the incomparable [2]Anita O'Day passed away
this week. Born Antia Belle Colton, O'Day's long and path-breaking
career was marked by important recordings, as well as a series of drug
problems (both of which she wrote about in her autobiography, [3]High
Times, Hard Times).
Among the songs for which O'Day was known was "[4]And Her Tears Flow
Like Wine," which she first recorded in 1944 with Stan Kenton. Here's
a taste:
How he loved the old racehorses
He would bet them every day
One day he caught a winner
And the cabbage wasn't hay
He indulged in fancy spending
Ordered rings, cars, and furs
But alas, alack like a stab in the back
She found out they were not hers
And her tears flowed like wine
Yes, her tears flowed like wine
She's a real sad tomato, she's a busted valentine
Cause her mama done told her that a man is darn unkind.
References
1. http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2006_11_19-2006_11_25.shtml#1164349504
2. http://www.anitaoday.com/homepage.html
3.
http://www.amazon.com/High-Times-Hard-Anita-ODay/dp/0879101180/sr=8-1/qid=1164550300/ref=sr_1_1/102-8449416-3511343?ie=UTF8&s=books
4.
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/2409717/a/And+Her+Tears+Flowed+Like+Wine.htm
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