Apollo Theatre 1950 Live NY

You took my kisses and you took my love,
You taught me how to care;
Am I to be just the remnant of a one-sided love affair?
All you took, I gladly gave,
There's nothing left for me to save.

All of me why not take all of me,
Can't you see I'm no good without you.
Take my lips I want to lose them,
Take my arms I'll never use them,
Your good bye left me with eyes that cry,
How can I go on dear without you.

You took the part that once was my heart,
So why not take all of me.

Lord I love my man, tell the world I do
I love my man, tell the world I do
But when he mistreats me
Makes me feel so blue

My man wouldn't give me no breakfast
Wouldn't give me no dinner
Fought about my supper and put me outdoors
Had the dark clay make black spots on my clothes
I didn't have so many
But I had a long, long way to go

Some men like me talkin' happy
Some calls it snappy
Some call me honey
Others think I got money
Some tell me baby you're built for speed
Now if you put that all together
Makes me everthing a good man needs

Ev'ry honeybee, fills with jealousy
When they see you out with me
I don't blame them, goodness knows
Honeysuckle rose

When you're passin' by, lowers drop and sigh
And I know the reason why
You're much sweeter, goodness knows
Honeysuckle rose

Don't buy sugar, you just have to touch my cup
You're my sugar, it's so sweet when you stir it up

When I'm taking sips, from your tasty lips
Seems the honey fairly drips
You're confection, goodness knows
Honeysuckle rose.

Don't buy sugar, you just have to touch my cup
You're my sugar, it's so sweet when you stir it up

When I'm taking sips, from your tasty lips
Seems the honey fairly drips
You're confection, goodness knows
Honeysuckle rose.

I said you're confection, goodness knows
Honeysuckle rose.