Someone To Watch Over Me

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The song is about a woman who is searching for a man she cares about and wants him to return her feelings.

A certain man that the narrator has had in mind and can't forget.

To 'put on some speed' and 'follow my lead' as the narrator hopes he will watch over her.

11:l ioMf:O!'llijf: TO WA.TCti OVl=l?

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Music and l .
GEORGE GE~cs by
and IRA GERSHHWIN
WIN

Scherzando

un pocorit.

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There's a say - ing old Says that love is blind, Still we're of - ten told, "Seek and

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find .'' So I'm going to seek A cer - tain lad I've had in mind.

© 1926 WB MUSIC
All Rights RCORP. (Renewed)
eserved
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He's the big af - fair can -


Look - ing ev - 'ry-where, Have - n't found him yet;

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'ly I ev - er Think of with re - gret.

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where is the shep -herd for this lost lamb?


me,
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a some - bod - y I'm long-ing to see. I hope that he Tums out to be

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me. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I'm a lit • tie lamb who's


watch o-ver

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lost in the wood. I know I could Al-ways be good To one who'll

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watch o • ver me.


Al - though he may not be the

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man some Girls think of as hand - some. To my heart he car - ries the

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key. Won't you tell him please to put on some speed ,

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Fol-low my lead, Oh,how I need Some- one to watch o - ver

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me. - - - - - - - - - -

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