As Thousands Cheer movie - Harlem On My Mind lyrics

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Em'ralds in my bracelets and diamonds in my rings<br>

A Riviera chateau and a lot of other things<br>

And I'm blue, so blue am I<br>

Lots of ready money in seven diff'rent banks<br>

I counted up this morning, it's about a million francs<br>

And I'm blue, so blue, and I know why<br>

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I've got Harlem on my mind<br>

I've a longing to be lowdown<br>

And my "parlez-vous" will not ring true<br>

With Harlem on my mind<br>

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I've been wined and I've been dined<br>

But I'm heading for a showdown<br>

'Cause I can't go on from night to dawn<br>

With Harlem on my mind<br>

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I go to supper with a French Marquis<br>

Each evening after the show<br>

My lips begin to whisper "Mon Cheri"<br>

But my heart keeps singing "Hi-de-ho"<br>

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I've become too darn refined<br>

And at night I hate to go down<br>

To the high-falutin' flat that Lady Mendel designed<br>

With Harlem on my mind<br>

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