| Emeralds in my bracelets, diamonds in my rings
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| A Riviera chateau and a lot of other things
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| And I’m blue, so blue am I
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| Lots of ready money in seven different banks
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| I counted up this morning, it was 'bout a million francs
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| And I’m blue, so blue and I know why
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| I’ve got Harlem on my mind
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| And I’m longin' to be lowdown
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| And my, 'Parlez-vous' will not ring true
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| With Harlem on my mind
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| I’ve been dined and I’ve been wined
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| But I’m headin' for a showdown
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| 'Cause I can’t go on from night to dawn
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| With Harlem on my mind
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| I go to supper with a French Marquis
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| Each evening after the show
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| My lips begin to whisper, «Mon Cheri»
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| But my heart keeps singin', «Hi-de-ho»
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| I’ve become too damned refined
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| And at night, I hate to go down
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| To that high-falutin' flat that Lady Mendl designed
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| With Harlem on my mind
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| I’ve got Harlem on my mind
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| And I’m longing to be lowdown
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| And my, 'Parlez-vous' will not ring true
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| With Harlem on my mind
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| I’ve been dined and I’ve been wined
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| But sure as your born, I’m headin' for a showdown
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| 'Cause I can’t go on from night to dawn
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| With Harlem on my mind
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| And when I’m bathing in my marble tub
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| Each evening after the show
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| I get to thinkin' 'bout that Cotton Club
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| And my heart starts chirpin', «Hi-de-ho», help me
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| I’ve been too damned refined
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| And at night, I hate to go down
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| To that flat with fifty million Frenchmen taggin' behind
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| With Harlem on my mind |