Lyrics Harlem on My Mind (From "A Thousands Cheer") - Ethel Waters
Emeralds
in
my
bracelets,
diamonds
in
my
rings
A
Riviera
chateau
and
a
lot
of
other
things
And
I′m
blue,
so
blue
am
I
Lots
of
ready
money
in
seven
different
banks
I
counted
up
this
morning,
it
was
'bout
a
million
francs
And
I′m
blue,
so
blue
and
I
know
why
I've
got
Harlem
on
my
mind
And
I'm
longin′
to
be
lowdown
And
my,
′Parlez-vous'
will
not
ring
true
With
Harlem
on
my
mind
I′ve
been
dined
and
I've
been
wined
But
I′m
headin'
for
a
showdown
′Cause
I
can't
go
on
from
night
to
dawn
With
Harlem
on
my
mind
I
go
to
supper
with
a
French
Marquis
Each
evening
after
the
show
My
lips
begin
to
whisper,
"Mon
Cheri"
But
my
heart
keeps
singin',
"Hi-de-ho"
I′ve
become
too
damned
refined
And
at
night,
I
hate
to
go
down
To
that
high-falutin′
flat
that
Lady
Mendel
designed
With
Harlem
on
my
mind
I've
got
Harlem
on
my
mind
And
I′m
longing
to
be
lowdown
And
my,
'Parlez-vous′
will
not
ring
true
With
Harlem
on
my
mind
I've
been
dined
and
I′ve
been
wined
But
sure
as
your
born,
I'm
headin'
for
a
showdown
′Cause
I
can′t
go
on
from
night
to
dawn
With
Harlem
on
my
mind
And
when
I'm
bathing
in
my
marble
tub
Each
evening
after
the
show
I
get
to
thinkin′
'bout
that
Cotton
Club
And
my
heart
starts
chirpin′,
"Hi-de-ho",
help
me
I've
been
too
damned
refined
And
at
night,
I
hate
to
go
down
To
that
flat
with
fifty
million
Frenchmen
taggin′
behind
With
Harlem
on
my
mind
1 Stormy Weather (From "Cotton Culb Parade")
2 Cabin in the Sky (From "Cabin in the Skay")
3 Heat Wave (From "A Thousands Cheer")
4 Harlem on My Mind (From "A Thousands Cheer")
5 Taking a Chance on Love (From "Cabin in the Sky")
6 Honey in the Honeycomb (From "Cabin in the Sky")
7 Am I Blue (From "On with the Show")
8 I'm Coming Virginia (From "Africana")
9 You Can't Stop Me from Loving You (From "Rhapsody in Black")
10 Birmingham Bertha (From "On with the Show")
11 Memories of You (From "Lew Leslie's Blackbirds")
12 Dinah (From "The Plantation Revue")
13 You're Lucky to Me (From "Lew Leslie's Blackbirds")
14 Hottentot Potentae (From "At Home Abroad")
15 Thief in the Night (From "At Home Abroad")
16 Love Turned the Light Out (From "Cabin in the Sky")
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