I'm As Ready As I'll Ever Be chords by Jimmy Durante
Verse 1
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You know, I've been watching you from the wings,
and what did I tell you?
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I know that you go very far,
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why, you could really be a star
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If you'll just put yourself in my hands
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What's the matter, Soph?
What's the matter?
Girls, you've been wonderful,
but you must be very tired
Just a minute, you may leave now,
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you may leave now
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But Soph! You may leave
Soph,
Soph, tell me, son, what's the idea?
Well, Jimmy Durante, I'm tired of you flaunting these
beautiful girls in front of my face.
I've watched you all
during rehearsals
and I'm just tired of it,
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that's all.
Well, I didn't think you cared.
Well, now you know it.
I've tried to keep it a
secret for years.
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I'm sorry. But don't be sorry.
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I feel the same way about you.
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Now the first time I went out with Lana,
boy, it was kicks.
And how Rita melted
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when she saw my bag of tricks.
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You all know about Margaret Truman,
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Swanson,
and the rest.
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They tried to break my heart,
D
but they wound up second best.
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Why, the Marquis de Pillsbury
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tried to get me in his clutches.
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I'm glad I play the field,
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for now I'd be some duke's
old duchess.
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You know, if you travel long
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enough on any road,
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you'll find it's true that some
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where it has an ending.
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And Jimmy, my trail ends with you.
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Why, you and me, yes I agree
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Would you give up that millionaire oil man
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If I told you that you could have me?
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If you're really sincere,
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oh my darling, my dear
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I'm as ready as I'll ever be,
only could not
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What about these cover girls
that you have around you?
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Are you gonna get rid of
them immediately?
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Say the word and you know
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all the others must go
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Cause I'm as ready as I'll ever be
When the loves of the century
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are written
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Jimmy, our names will be on top
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Ah, come here Sophie, please
Ah, don't tease
Oh, Jimmy, after all these years
It's the first time you've ever kissed me
I wanted you to know
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that you haven't lived in vain
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Call Niagara and make reservations
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Why, you're gorgeous,
you're so heavenly
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I love you, Jimmy D
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I love you, Sophie T
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We're as ready as we'll ever be
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An d I'm the last of the
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Red Hot Mamas
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Yeah! And I'm the daddy
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who will cool you down
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Now, if you mean it,
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what are you gonna do about it?
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Well, what am I gonna do about it?
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We'll form a merger.
Yes, instead of a courtroom,
right?
We'll use the Club Durant
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wonderful
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and instead of a judge
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Well, mr. Eddie Jackson
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Oh
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No longer sings the blues
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Will you love him when he's worn out
all his dancing shoes?
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I love that man when he's down to
his lowest trombone
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And maybe,
maybe we'll have a swing band all our own
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And from now on at the Cover Girls
I'll never wink
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I'll cherish you till you're just
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out your last wink
And forever and forever
we will keep our love alive
May my mouth pronounce you
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Mr. and Mrs. Jive
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Oh, Mr. and Mrs. Jive
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Mr. and Mrs. Jive
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Mr. and Mrs. Johnson!
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What's the matter?
We haven't gone on our honeymoon yet,
and he's taken over the show!
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That does it, that does it.
Come on,
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let's get on with the celebration!
Yeah!
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Send us presents immediately!
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We're going steady!
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Thank you, Eddie!
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We're ready, Eddie!
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And we'll never be!
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Congratulations, there is ready
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and there will be! you.
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I'm As Ready As I'll Ever Be
Jimmy Durante
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