Billie Holiday Discography   Lyrics

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (1930)

lyrics and music by Sidney Clare & Bee Palmer & Sam H. Stept

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1954 LR 131 Perfect Complete Collection v.7 13 2'04"

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
If you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all
That's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
And I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
If you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all
That's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
And I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a little kiss
And I hope that kiss this brings
Lots of luck to you

It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me
Don't you talk about me
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

 

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1955 MT 262 Complete on Verve  v.5 13 4'19"

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And listen if you can't say anything really nice
It's better not to talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
And I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
Makes no difference how I carry on
Just don't you talk about me when I'm gone

(long bridge)

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And listen, if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all, that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
I'll go mine
It's best that we do
But here's a little kiss
And I hope that kiss this brings
Lots of luck to you

Makes no difference how I carry on
Just don't talk
Please don't talk
Don't you talk about me when I'm gone

 

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1956 LR 146 Perfect Complete Collection v.8 15 1'48"

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just not to talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
And I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't you talk about me when I'm gone

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all, that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you

Makes no difference how I carry on
Don't talk about me
Please don't talk about me
Don't you talk about me when I'm gone

 

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1956 LR 150 Perfect Complete Collection v.9 11 1'57"



PLEASE DON'T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I'M GONE (LR #150)
Clare/Palmer/Stept

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Although our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just not to talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
And I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't you talk about me when I'm gone

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you

It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me
Don't you talk about me
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

 

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1956 LR 151 Perfect Complete Collection v.9 12 1'57"

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
And I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
And I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you

It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me
Don't you talk about me
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

(applauses)

 

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1956 LR 156 Perfect Complete Collection v.9 17 1'54"

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
And I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you

It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me
Don't you talk about me
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1956 LR 169 Complete on Verve  v.8 11 1'43"

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
Makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
And I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you

It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me
Don't you talk about me
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

rec date type # discography tk rec time
1959 LR 222 Perfect Complete Collection  v.12 13 2'24"

Billie introduces the next song: "thank you, and now
I'd like to do a little tune, title Please Don't Talk
About Me When I'm Gone".

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a kiss
I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you
It makes no difference how I carry on
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
Though our friendship ceases from now on
And if you can't say anything really nice
Just don't talk at all that's my advice

We're parting
You go your way
I'll go mine
It's best that we do
Here's a little kiss
And I hope that this brings
Lots of luck to you

It makes no difference how I carry on
Don't you talk about me
Please don't talk about me
Please don't talk about me when I'm gone

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