I m Painting The Town Red - Ben Webster Billie Holiday Billie Holiday / Her Orchestra Cecil Scott Cozy Cole Hilton Jefferson John Kirby Lawrence Lucie Roy Eldridge Teddy Wilson / His Trio

A smile on my face

A song on my lips

Pretending is all I do

I'm paintin the town red

To hide a heart that's blue

I'm gay with the crowd

I play with the crowd

But oh if they only knew

I'm paintin the town red

To hide a heart that's blue

Must I go on carrin on

My merry song is just pretend

Loving you so wanting you so

Where will it end how will it end

A smile on my face

A song on my lips

But never forgetting you

I'm paintin the town red

To hide a heart that's blue