Billie Holiday Discography   Lyrics

I'll Get By (1928)

lyrics: Roy Turk 

music:  Fred E. Ahlert

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1937 MT 58 Complete on Columbia v.3 10 3'08"

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I say
I'll get by
As long as I have you

 

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1937 AT 58a Complete on Columbia v.7 23 3'07"

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I say
I'll get by
As long as I have you

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1944 LR 16 Complete on Columbia v.10 22 1'23"

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I? Say
I'll get by
As long as I have you

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I? (say)
I'll get by
As long as I have you

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1944 MT 163 Complete Commodore v.1 16 2'59"

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I (say)
I'll get by
As long as I have you

(bridge)

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I (say)
I'll get by
As long as I have you

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1944 AT 163a Complete Commodore v.1 17 2'59"

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I (say)
I'll get by
As long as I have you

(bridge)

I'll get by
As long as I have you
No there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I (say)
I'll get by
As long as I have you

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1944 MT 163 Complete Commodore v.1 16 2'59"

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I?
I'll get by
As long as I have you

(bridge)

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I?
I'll get by
As long as I have you

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1944 AT 163a Complete Commodore v.1 17 2'58"

I'll get by
As long as I have you
Though there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I?
I'll get by
As long as I have you

(bridge)

I'll get by
As long as I have you
No there'll be rain
And darkness too
I'll not complain
I'll laugh it's true

Poverty
May come to me that's true
But what care I?
I'll get by
As long as I have you

Comments

The live recording LR #16 is in same track with LR#14 "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Complete in Columbia vol.10, track #22)