Tangerine
The Fleet's In, (1941)
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Tangerine
1941
Johnny Mercer (w)
Victor Schertzinger (m)
The Fleet's In, 1942
VERSE
South American stories
Tell of a girl who's quite a dream,
The beauty of her race.
Though you doubt all the stories
And think the tales are just a bit extreme,
Wait till you see her face.
REFRAIN 1
Tangerine,
She is all they claim,
With her eyes of night
And lips as bright as a flame.
Tangerine,
When she dances by,
Señoritas stare
And caballeros sigh.
And I've seen
Toasts to Tangerine
Raised in every bar
Across the Argentine.
Yes, she has them all on the run,
But her heart belongs to just one-
Her heart belongs to
Tangerine.
REFRAIN 2
Tangerine,
She is all they say,
With mascaraed eye
And chapeau by Dachè.
Tangerine
With her lips of flame-
If the color keeps
Louis Philippe's to blame.
And I've seen
Clothes on Tangerine
Where the labels says,
"From Macy's Mezzanine."
Yes, she's got the guys in a whirl,
But she's only fooling one girl-
She's only fooling
Tangerine.
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RecordedPerformersLabelCat.#Matrix
Frances LangfordMercury10491426
Tommy Tucker TimeOkeh658332356
Vaughn MonroeRCA Victor20-2984
12/10/1941Jimmy Dorsey & His OrchestraDecca4123-A70028-A
12/18/1941Vaughn Monroe & His OrchestraBluebirdB11433068677
01/19/1942Hal Mcintyre & His OrchestraVictor2780371648
01/29/1942Orrin Tucker & His OrchestraColumbia36565CO32341
YearTitleMediumTypeUsage
1942The Fleet's Infilmfilm originalintroduced
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