(George and Ira Gershwin © 1926)
Verse 1
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There is somebody I'm longing to see. I hope that she turns out to be
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Someone who'll watch over me.
Verse 2
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I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood. I know I could always be good
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To one who'll watch over me.
Bridge:
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Although she may not be the girl some men think of as pretty.
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To my heart she carries the key.
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Won't you tell her please to put on some speed, follow my lead? Oh how I need
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Someone to watch over me.
Instrumental: Verse 1 and 2
Repeat bridge.
Repeat last verse.
Tag:
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Someone to watch over me.