Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

Ella Fitzgerald: Maggie Jackson

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• Maggie Jackson : [singing]  They call her Hard Hearted Hannah, The vamp of Savannah, The meanest gal in town; Talk of your cold, refrigeratin' mamas, Brother, she's a polar bear's pajamas! To tease 'em, and thrill 'em, to torture and kill 'em, Is her delight, they say, An evening spent with Hannah sittin' on your knees, Is like travelin' through Alaska in your BVDs...

• Maggie Jackson : Up in the still, somebody waitin' for you.

  Pete Kelly : Well, who is it?

  Maggie Jackson : I don't know. A friend, I guess.

  Pete Kelly : Not these days.

  Maggie Jackson : Huh?

  Pete Kelly : If I wanted a friend, I'd have to send to Sears Roebuck.

• Maggie Jackson : [singing]  There are sad things, There are bad things, the blues, When they threaten, Just start bettin' you'll lose...