The Man That Got Away

by Ella Fitzgerald

From the album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book

Track 18 of 28 on Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book (1961).

Duration: 5:21

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Lyrics for The Man That Got Away

The night is bitter The stars have lost their glitter The winds grow colder And suddenly you're older And all because of The man that got away No more his eager call The writings on the wall The dreams you dreamed have all Gone astray The man that won you Has run off and undone you That great beginning Has seen the final ending Don't know what happened It's all a crazy game No more that all-time thrill For you've been through the mill And never a new love will Be the same Good riddance, goodbye Every trick of his you're on to But fools will be fools and where's he gone to? The road gets rougher It's lonelier and tougher With hope you burn up Tomorrow he may turn up There's just no letup The livelong night and day Ever since this world began There is nothing sadder than A one-man woman Looking for the man that got away The road gets rougher It's lonelier and tougher With hope you burn up Tomorrow he may turn up There's just no letup The livelong night and day Ever since this world began There is nothing sadder than A one-man woman Looking for the man The man that got away The man that got away

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More from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book

  1. Blues In The Night
  2. Let's Fall In Love
  3. Stormy Weather
  4. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
  5. My Shining Hour
  6. Hooray For Love
  7. This Time The Dream's On Me
  8. That Old Black Magic
  9. I've Got The World On A String
  10. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block
  11. Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)
  12. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
  13. When The Sun Comes Out
  14. Come Rain Or Come Shine
  15. As Long As I Live
  16. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
  17. It's Only A Paper Moon
  18. The Man That Got Away
  19. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
  20. It Was Written In The Stars
  21. Get Happy
  22. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
  23. Out Of This World
  24. Over The Rainbow
  25. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
  26. Sing My Heart
  27. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block - Alternative Take
  28. Sing My Heart - Alternative Take