"Sometimes I'm Happy" is a

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. The music was written by Vincent Youmans, the lyrics by

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. The song was originally published in 1923 under the title "Come On And Pet Me," with lyrics by

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and William Cary Duncan.

Background

It was originally intended for the

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musical ''Mary Jane McKane,'' but was cut before the show opened. The music was subsequently used, with new lyrics and title, in the short-lived 1925 musical ''A Night Out,'' and in the musical '' Hit the Deck,'' starring

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and opening in April 1927. The song was performed in '' Hit the Deck'' by Charles King and

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, who also made a recording for

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, catalog number 20609. The best-selling versions were by King and Groody and by Roger Wolfe Kahn (with vocal by

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), also issued by Victor (catalog number 20599). Two other versions, a duet by Baur and Gladys Rice on Columbia Records (catalog number 998-D) and a vocal by Vaughn De Leath on

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(catalog number 3608) also had a significant degree of popularity. A number of other recordings was made in 1927 (see below), and the tune has become a standard, recorded by many artists since that time. It appeared as the B-side of the landmark 1935 recording of " King Porter Stomp" by

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and his orchestra (released July 31 as Victor 25090).

Lyrics (Come On And Pet Me version)

There's a girl friend that I know Has a boy friend who is slow When they're alone he is shy, And she has to keep complaining: Come on and pet me, why don't you pet me? Why don't you get me to let you pet me? You never ask me out for a spoon For all I know, there ain't any moon! I'd like to bask in your fond caressin' You do the askin' I'll do the yessin' Within your arms I'd stay for a year Come on and pet me, dear, do dear!

Lyrics (Sometimes I'm Happy version)

Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes I'm blue My disposition depends on you I never mind the rain from the sky If I can find the sun in your eyes Sometimes I love you, sometimes I hate you But when I hate you, it's 'cause I love you That's how I am So what can I do? I'm happy when I'm with you Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes I'm blue My disposition depends on you I never mind the rain from the sky If I can find the sun in your eyes Sometimes I love you, sometimes I hate you But when I hate you, it's 'cause I love you That's how I am So what can I do? I'm always happy So very happy Im always happy when I'm with you

Recorded versions

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and the Phil Ohman Orchestra (recorded April 8, 1927; released by

as catalog number 3527B, with the flip side "Hallelujah";Brunswick Records in the 3500 to 3999 series
/ref> also released by Vocalion Records under the name Jay's Chelsea Orchestra as catalog number 15591, with the flip side " Me and My Shadow"Vocalion Records in the 15500 to 15999 series
/ref>) * Mildred Bailey (recorded March 14, 1941; released by

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as catalog number 3755B;Decca Records in the 3500 to 3999 series
/ref> re-released by Decca as catalog number 27918
/ref> in early 1952, both with the flip side "Rockin' Chair") *

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* Tony Bennett *

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* Les Brown *

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(recorded May 5, 1959 on Verve Records album ''From The Heart'') *

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/ Paul Desmond * Ray Bryant *

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* Al Casey's Sextet (recorded January 19, 1945, released by

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as catalog number 10034, with the flip side " How High the Moon") *

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* Eddie Condon *

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* Willie Creager's Rhythm Aces (vocal by the Locust Sisters; recorded April 30, 1927; released by

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as catalog number 9606;Supertone Records in the 9500 to 9778 series
/ref> also released under the name Georgia Collegians by Champion Records as catalog numbers CH15325Champion Records in the 15001 to 15499 series
/ref> and 15910,
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recorded the song in 1956 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009. * Vic Damone * Doris Day with The Mellowmen (recorded May, 1949; released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38545, with the flip side " You Go to My Head") * Vaughn De Leath (recorded July 1927; released by

as catalog number 3608, with the flip side "Baby Feet Go Pitter Patter ('Cross My Floor)"; also released by Vocalion Records as catalog number 15597B, both with the flip side " Me and My Shadow") * Liz Diamond * The Dinning Sisters * Eddy Duchin (in a medley with Pretty Baby; recorded July 15, 1942, released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36746, with the flip side " Blue Room"/"Am I Blue?") * Roy Eldridge * Seger Ellis and his orchestra (recorded March 11, 1937, released by

as catalog number 1350, with the flip side "Bee's Knees") * Gil Evans *

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* Frances Faye (released by

as catalog number 2472, with the flip side "I Was Wrong About You") * The Four Freshmen - '' Four Freshmen and Five Saxes'' *

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(recorded December 5, 1945, released by

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as catalog number 1002, with the flip side "

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"Mercury Records in the 1001 to 1442 series
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& his orchestra (Instrumental) (recorded July 1, 1935; released by

as catalog number 25090B, with the flip side "King Porter Stomp"). A recording can also be found on '' The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert''. * Stéphane Grappelli * Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra (1939) * Walter Gross (released by

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as catalog number 30465, with the flip side "Time on My Hands (You in My Arms)"MGM Records in the 30001 to 30499 series
/ref> and by

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as catalog number 387, with the flip side " More Than You Know") * Scott Hamilton * Johnny Hartman *

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* Bill Henderson * Hildegarde * Earl Hines * Milt Hinton *

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- The first artist to sing the song for the play " Hit the Deck" in 1927 * Honeydreamers (released by

as catalog number 2857, with the flip side "Perdido") * Lena Horne with Luther Henderson (recorded 1947; released by

as catalog number 10246, with the flip side "It's Mad, Mad, Mad", and as catalog number 30398, with the flip side "

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* Milt Jackson * Hank Jones * Louis Jordan * The Jo-Vals (released by Laurie Records as catalog number 3229, with the flip side "You You My Love") * Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra (vocal by

; recorded April 14, 1927; released by

as catalog number 20599A, with the flip side "Hallelujah"Victor Records in the 20500 to 20999 series
/ref>) *

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& his orchestra (vocal: Tommy Ryan) (recorded September 3, 1937; released by Vocalion Records as catalog number 3909, with the flip side "Indiana"; re-released in 1949 by Harmony Records as catalog number Ha1041, with the flip side "

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") * Charles King and

(Broadway Production; recorded April 12, 1927; released by

as catalog number 20609, with the flip side "Hallelujah") *

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(for her 1965 album ''Make Someone Happy'') * Lee Konitz *

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Cleo Laine Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927)Frankie Laine * Peggy Lee * Jerry Lewis * Susannah McCorkle *

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(1956) *

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(1955) * Joni Mitchell * National Music Lover Dance Orchestra (released by National Music Lovers Records as catalog number 1208, with the flip side "How Can a Girl Like You Like a Boy Like Me?") * Phineas Newborn Jr. * Jack Oakie &

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(featured in the film Hit the Deck) (1930) *

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, with the Alvy West Band (released by

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as catalog number 15127B, with the flip side "Ace in the Hole"; also shown as Anita O'Day with the Little Band, released by Signature Records as catalog number 15222B, with the flip side "

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"The John Pizzarelli Trio", (After Hours) (1996) *

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* Jane Powell (featured in the film Hit the Deck) (1955; released by

as catalog number 30879, with the flip side "Hallelujah") *

Della Reese Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a s ...

* Django Reinhardt * Gladys Rice (shown inColumbia Records in the 500-D to 999-D series
/ref> as William Rice) and

(released by Columbia Records as catalog number 998-D) *

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and his orchestra (recorded June 1927, released by

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as catalog number 32274Pathé Records in the 32001 to 32508 series
/ref> and by Perfect Records as catalog number 12353,Perfect Records in the 12000 to 12499 series
/ref> both with the flip side "Lazy Weather") * Shirley Scott *

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* Six Hottentots (recorded March 23, 1927; released by

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as catalog number 6008, with the flip side "Sugar") * Dinah Shore *

Johnny Smith Johnny Henry Smith II (June 25, 1922 – June 11, 2013) was an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist. He wrote "Walk, Don't Run" in 1954. In 1984, Smith was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Early life During the Great D ...

* Southampton Society Orchestra (released by

as catalog number 36643, with the flip side "I'm in Love Again") *

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(released by

as catalog number 993, with the flip side "Why Can't You Behave?" and as catalog number 20051, with the flip side "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"), '' Autumn in New York'' (1950) *

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*The

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of Birmingham, Alabama recorded the song on the CD, ''

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'' *

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* Trenier Twins (recorded December 1947, released by

as catalog number 8089, with the flip side "Cadillac Convertible") *Trotta (released by Discovery Records as catalog number 159, with the flip side "Night Must Fall"Discovery Records listing
/ref>) * Sarah Vaughan (1955) *

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(released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39629, with the flip side "

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"Columbia Records in the 39500 to 39999 series
/ref>) * Dinah Washington (1956) *

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* Margaret Whiting *

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& Clément Doucet (recorded 1928; released by Columbia Records as catalog number D13035, with the flip side "Hallelujah!") * Lee Wiley (recorded 1951; released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39801, with the flip side "Keepin' Myself For You") * Joe Williams * Nancy Wilson (1959) * Teddy Wilson * Lester Young Quartet (recorded December 28, 1943, released by

as catalog number 1093, with the flip side "Afternoon of a Basie-ite") *

, arrangement by Steve Sample Sr. * Sarah Vaughan on her live album Sassy Swings The Tivoli produced by Quincy Jones(1963)

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Song lyric (Sometimes I'm Happy version)

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