They Can't Take That Away From Me

Lyrics

Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note

Though by tomorrow you're gone

The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote

The melody lingers on

Now they may take you from me (they will)

I'll miss your fond caress

But though they take you from me

I'll still possess

The way she wear her hat

The way she sips her tea

The memory of all that

No, no, no, they can't take that away from me

The way her smile just beams

The way she sings off key

The way she haunts my dreams

No, no, they can't take that away from me

We may never, never meet again

On that bumpy road to love

But I'll always, always keep the memory of

The way she holds her knife

The way we danced till three (I did too)

The way she changed our life

No, no, they can't take that away from me

No, they can't take that away from me

Credits

• Written by: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
• Produced by: David Kahne
• Recorded at Sony Studios, New York City, 1994-04-12
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal

Tony Bennett - vocal

The Ralph Sharon Trio:

Ralph Sharon - piano

Doug Richeson - bass

Clayton Cameron - drums

additional musicians unknown

Discography

Albums:

• Tony Bennett - MTV Unplugged, 1994

Singles:

• They Can't Take That Away From Me, 1994

Collections:

• Tony Bennett - The Essential Tony Bennett, 1998

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• none

Covers

Recorded by:

• Fred Astaire, from Shall We Dance, 1937
• Billie Holiday, 1937
• Bing Crosby, 1947
• Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, 1956
• Peggy Lee, 1956
• Mel Tormé, 1956
• Sam Cooke, 1959
• Shirley Bassey, 1959
• Johnnie Ray, 1959
• Frank Sinatra, 1962
• Tony Bennett, 1993
• Lisa Stansfield, 1994
• Diana Krall, 1997
• Mary Coughlan, 2000
• Rod Stewart, 2002
• many others

Bootlegs

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