I think my all-time favorite songwriting team is George and Ira Gershwin. George wrote the music, Ira wrote the words. Together, they created some of the most enduring and unforgettable songs of the 20th century. Someone To Watch Over Me is probably one of the most visible and performed songs from the Gershwin collection. The words as I have them are below.

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Someone to Watch Over Me mp3 (876KB)

There's a saying old, says that love is blind.
Still we're often told, "seek and ye shall find."
So I'm going to seek a certain guy I've had in mind.

Lookin' everywhere, haven't found him yet
He's the big affair I cannot forgot
Only man I ever thing of with regret.

I'd like to add his initials to my monogram.
Tell me where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?

There's a somebody I'm longing to see
I hope that he turns out to be
Someone who'll watch over me.
I'm a little lamb who's lost in the woods
I know I could always be good
To one who'll watch over me.

Although he may not be the man some
Girls think of as handsome
To my heart he'll carry the key.

Won't you tell him please, please
Turn on some speed, follow my lead
Oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me.

This performance is Copyrighted 2000 by Rainya Shingledecker and is intended for the listening pleasure of others. It is not intended to be re-recorded, burned, or otherwise immortalized for profit for someone who isn't Rainya Shingledecker. Thanks.