1930 – Maceo Pinkard
I’ll Be A Friend With Pleasure
Verse 1:
You can say ‘forget you’, that it’s for the best. Altho’ when I met
you, you seemed so impressed. Friends have often spoken of you and I,
so deep in love. It’s too bad I let you put me to the test.
Chorus:
Right from the start you played a part. I gave my heart with pleasure.
Your fond caress brought happiness. I’d answer “Yes with pleasure.”
Sun-set till dawn, tho’ you are gone, dreams linger on I treasure. If
you contend this is the end, I’ll Be A Friend With Pleasure. Pleasure.
Verse 2:
Fondest recollections, dearest I recall. Fondest of affections,
I re-call them all. When the moon was swing-ing low and you said “I love
you so”. When we
changed directions, castles had to fall.