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I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key) 1938

lyrics and music by Jimmy Eaton & Terry Shand

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1938 MT 90 Complete on Columbia v.4 20 2'07"

I'm gonna lock my heart
And throw away the key
I'm wise to all those tricks you played on me
I'm gonna turn my back on love
Gonna snub the moon above
Seal all my windows up with tin
So the love bug can't get in

I'm gonna park my romance right along the curb
Hang a sign upon my heart
Please don't disturb
And if I never fall in love again
That's soon enough for me
I'm gonna lock my heart
And throw the key

(bridge)

And if I never fall in love again
That's soon enough for me
I'm gonna lock my heart
I'll never fall in love
I'm gonna lock my heart
And throw away the key

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1938 AT 90a Complete on Columbia v.8 20 2'06"

I'm gonna lock my heart
And throw away the key
I'm wise to all those tricks you played on me
I'm gonna turn my back on love
Gonna snub the moon above
Seal all my windows up with tin
So the love bug can't get in

I'm gonna park my romance right along the curb
Hang a sign upon my heart
Please don't disturb
And if I never fall in love again
That's soon enough for me
I'm gonna lock my heart
And throw the key

(bridge)

And if I never fall in love again
That's soon enough for me
I'm gonna lock my heart
I'll never fall in love
I'm gonna lock my heart
And throw away the key

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1939 LR 7 Perfect Complete Collection v.1 7 2'25"

I'm gonna lock my heart
And throw away the key
To keep all the guys away from me
I'm gonna turn my back on love
Snub the moon above
Seal all my windows up with tin
So the love bug can't get in

Park my romance right along the curb
Hang a sign upon my heart
Please don't disturb
And if I never fall in love again
That's soon enough for me
I'm gonna lock my heart
And throw the key

(bridge)

Park my romance right along the curb
Hang a sign upon my heart
Please don't disturb
And if I never fall in love again
That's too soon for me
I'm gonna lock my heart
I'll never fall in love
I'm gonna lock my heart
And throw away the key

Comments

Thanks for Jerry Meyer (NY) revision.