Cafe Manhattan / Had You Been Around / Love Theme

(album: Lady Sings The Blues - 1972)

Listen, I like you. I wouldn't do anything to harm you

I'm so thrilled

Really, seriously

I might have heard the sigh
Of someone passing by
Had you been around
And though it seems absurd
I really never heard
A sound

Until the day you came my way
With pleasure I never found
It all might've have been
Had you been around

[*applause*]

Fantastic. Fantastic. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Janie. She gets better-looking every day, doesn't she, guys? Okay!

Well, how do you like this place? Isn't this something? I mean, I wanted to bring you here because I thought you'd really enjoy yourself

It ain't so hot. I been to a whole lot of places like this before

Is that so? Right. Well, uh, where?

Huh?

Uh, where?

Where what?

You said you've been to a lot of places like this before. Where?

Did I say that?

Well, I heard you say that. Maybe I misunderstood what you said. Uh, what do you think you said?

I said, you ain't so hot

Well... I, uh...

I just love the way you talk, you know what I mean?

Well, you make me... you know... I've never met nobody like you before, you know? You kind of make me speechless

Do, I really? I mean, really?

I mean, yeah. Right. I don't know what to do with myself, you see. I don't even know what to do with my hands and everything, you know? You sure have pretty teeth when you smile

Okay

And that, you know... that dress. I want to tell you about that dress. That dress brings out the best tones in your skin
Do you feel like dancing?

I don't know

Well, I feel like dancing

Go on and dance, then. Ain't nobody stopping you

You mean, you want me to dance by myself?
Okay. Thank you. I really appreciate that. Yeah, you really a nice lady, you know? Come on, now

Mr. McKay... I have a confession to make

What's that?

This place is fantastic... and so are you

Oh, yeah