One of Fats Waller's many great songs. The meaning seems pretty straight forward: he is declaring his love for his girl who so attractive that everyone else loves her too. However, she only loves him.
Like with many Fats Waller songs I have the distinct feeling that it is all facetious, ironic and insincere in other words, tongue-in-cheek. He doesn't really believe any of it.
What niggles me though is the second verse. I would really like to know what he's singing and it's certainly not what is officially written everywhere as the purported lyrics. It sounds like:
"She's got a palm like Venus
On a tiny talking green
No one can come between us
She's my Sheba
Abba she, ha ha"
But that doesn't make much sense. If anyone has better hearing than me, it would be great to know what you think.
One of Fats Waller's many great songs. The meaning seems pretty straight forward: he is declaring his love for his girl who so attractive that everyone else loves her too. However, she only loves him.
Like with many Fats Waller songs I have the distinct feeling that it is all facetious, ironic and insincere in other words, tongue-in-cheek. He doesn't really believe any of it.
What niggles me though is the second verse. I would really like to know what he's singing and it's certainly not what is officially written everywhere as the purported lyrics. It sounds like:
"She's got a palm like Venus On a tiny talking green No one can come between us She's my Sheba Abba she, ha ha"
But that doesn't make much sense. If anyone has better hearing than me, it would be great to know what you think.