Mr. Paganini - Ella Fitzgerald

The concert was over in Carnegie Hall

The maestro took bow after bow

He said

"My dear friends I have given my all

I'm sorry it's all over now"

When from the balcony way up high

There suddenly came a mournful cry

Oh Mr Paganini

Please play my rhapsody

And if you cannot play it

Won't you sing it

And if you can't sing it

You simply have to

Listen Paganini

We breathlessly await your masterful dtente

Come on and spring it

And if you can't spring it

You simply have to

We heard your repertoire and

At the final bar

We greeted you

With wild applause

But what a great ovation

Your interpretation of

â'I never cared much for moonlight skies

I never blinked back at fireflies'

Would do

So Paganini don't you be a meanie

What have you up your sleeve

Come on and spring it

And if you can't spring it

You simply have to

Listen Paganini

Please play my rhapsody

And if you cannot play it

Wont you sing it

If the boys is bopping

Aint no need in stopping

Listen Paganini

We breathlessly await your masterful dtente

Come on and spring it

If the boys is bopping

Aint no need in stopping

I heard your repertoire and

At the final bar

We greeted you we greeted you

With wild applause

But what a great ovation

Your interpretation of

Listen Paganini

Now don't you be a meanie

What have you up your sleeve

Come on and spring it

And if you can't spring it

You simply have to swing it