Fitzgerald, Ella - Black Coffee Lyrics

I will always love this song. What a powerful voice she had and so glad she recorded this song.

can anyone help me find sheet music for this arrangement!!!

Grandissimo il pianista

Lejos, me quedo con la versión de Peggy Lee.

:43 (measure 9) “the lick”

All I do is drink black coffee! !!lol

Mood right now

She and Aretha Franklin are two of the best voices in music history.

Ella Fitzgerald will always be my favorite vocalist. At times, her back-up bands were not aware of her abilities, and, as jazzmen are wont to do when bored, they go after the "chick singer". Ella leaves them all in the dust, anticipating every snare they set! Bass players and pianists come and go, but Ella stands taller than all of them. Thank you for making this music available to everyone.

How could it get any better ?

Love it Rest in Ms.Ella

I don't like this. The performance isn't gritty enough for the song.

Came from the vaporwave playlist from Spotify.

Who is the pianist? It contributes a lot to the overall mood.

Trevor Morris Mr Paul Smith

++Scott Elder
Thanks, Scott. I didna know anything about him, but he seems to have been a sought-after pianist, and worked with Ella a lot.

Fragrance?

After a long night of painful headache, I read about redeem about headache. I drank 2 cups of black coffee and listen to two amazing singers Ella Fitzgerald includes. I am quite amuse the black coffee did it thing to pain in my head and listen to this type of music help relax me. Black coffee is my hero. Killing the pain in my head. Beautiful song to listen to before I go to sleep. It's so nice to listen to old music. Now a part of my new songs collection.

Gênia!!

<3

Awesome!

sempre erroco nome hahaahah s2

If Ella was on the voice, could she win?
NO ONE sings like this woman in today's world.

++Mark Hoffman
She certainly wouldn't have won on American Idol (when it was on the go) judging by some of the very talented contestants who were voted off over the years!

Yes mama

bence sen mükkemmel şarkı söyledin (in my opinion you singed perfect)

Hi there!, somebody knows who is playing the piano?

Paul Smith on piano. The album is "The intimate Ella" The whole album is in duo

Love this. Finns drink the most coffee in the world. Not me though, but this song...mmm. I'd sure make some for HER.

Tincup Tincup

I'm here because of... no I'm sorry but it's true, I'me here because of Tricky's version of this song (or should I say Martina Topley-Bird). And noone in the comments mentioned that, so kind of had to do it.

Me, too. I'm an Ella fan but by no means familiar with everything she's done. I do vaguely recall the song, sung by someone else.

I came here as a fan of Ella but I'm also a fan of Tricky and am thankful that you mentioned it because it led me to listen that track.

++asderc1
I listened to that but for me the backing conflicted with the melody and lyrics and the mood you'd expect to be created. I had no criticism of the actual singing although Ella is at the top for me with almost every song I've heard her sing.

spirals 73 Maybe Sinead O'Connor? Her version is quote beautiful.

Or Sarah Vaughan

drinking black coffee while listening to ella...

wow! I'm partial to Sarah's version. But this is pure excellence.

I love this so much

Thank you for sharing :)

the original song was "What's your story morning glory" by Mary Lou Williams 1938...stolen by Burke and became Black Coffee

i hate coffee, but i love Ella's voice!

i dont like coffee either but love caffeine :) i aso dont like sardines or onions ewww

+Sunsterbay I just came from the family guy video about how every pizza place screws up salads. Haha

Michelle Fillinger Same! My mom said I used to eat onions like apples, and I do NOT remember that. I despise onion

you have an evil soul

Actually, now that I've got hold of the original copyrighted, published sheet music there are further corrections to the other posted version, so here are the lyrics, just as both Peggy Lee and Ella performed them:

BLACK COFFEE
Words and Music by
Paul Francis Webster and Sonny Burke
Copyright 1948

I'm feelin' mighty lonesome,
Haven't slept a wink,
I walk the floor and watch the door
And in between I drink black coffee,
Love's a hand-me-down broom,
I'll never know a Sunday,
In this weekday room

I'm talkin' to the shadows,
One o'clock to four,
And Lord, how slow the moments go
When all I do is pour black coffee,
Since the blues caught my eye,
I'm hangin' out on Monday
My Sunday dreams to dry

Now a man is born to go a lovin',
A woman's born to weep and fret,
To stay at home and tend her oven,
And drown her past regrets
In coffee and cigarettes!

I'm moonin' all the mornin',
And mournin' all the night,
And in between it's nicotine
And not much heart to fight black coffee,
Feelin' low as the ground,
It's drivin' me crazy,
This waitin' for my baby,
To maybe come around.

There are additional lyrics for a male singer to use, but they’re not as good, in my opinion.

Excelsior thank you! I knew I heard "not much 'heart' to fight."

Except that, instead of "broom" it should say "brew"

One correction to lyrics: in the fourth line of the third verse, that's "And not much HEART to fight", not 'hard to fight'. Pretty spooky song...

Magnifique.... !! Je me souviens l'avoir interprétée mais il y a déjà bien longtemps... !!

first lady of song miss Ella fitzerald

Sexy amazing woman 👌

Too marvelous for words!!!

I'm feeling mighty lonesome
Haven't slept a wink
I walk the floor and watch the door
And in between I drink
Black Coffee
Love's a hand me down brew
I'll never know a Sunday
In this weekday room

I'm talking to the shadows
1 o'clock to 4
And Lord, how slow the moments go
When all I do is pour
Black Coffee
Since the blues caught my eye
I'm hanging out on Monday
My Sunday dreams to dry

Now a man is born to go a lovin'
A woman's born to weep and fret
To stay at home and tend her oven
And drown her past regrets
In coffee and cigarettes

I'm moody all the morning
Mourning all the night
And in between it's nicotine
And not much hard to fight
Black Coffee
Feelin' low as the ground
It's driving me crazy just waiting for my baby
To maybe come around

My nerves have gone to pieces
My hair is turning gray
All I do is drink black coffee
Since my man's gone away

+Laurène Alban, Seriously thank you for posting the lyrics.

Laurène Alban thank you so much, doing this for an exam in school the lyrics are a lifesaver

What does "Love's a hand me down brew" mean?

Locomótiv love ❤️ is like used up cheap brand of coffee ☕️ reheated not fresh

*not much heart to fight

ah just listen to Janis Siegel's version...

black coffee?this song gives me black balls,thumbs up if you agree:)

Hermosa mi negra (mi tocalla) canta como los angeles

Machtelt Cambridge doet het beter.

I just stopped having coffee and started drinking green tea instead...now I bump into this....its like listening to a song that reminds me of my ex which I still have feelings for...

this song is so beautifully sad. 

I love her...

Thats what i call music .. what happened to people ????

+Sherif Medhat Nothing has happened to us. We continue listening to this great music. (0:

People die.

That bitch from X Factor brough me here

She's not a bitch!

😡😡😡

But she brought me here!

dude she's awesome

She is... for sure. ANd sings pretty cool, I mean, not your typical white blonde girl haha (Stereotype)

Excellent
This is the music That we grew up on.
Thank you Thank you

Just what I needed

Delicious

I just love her voice!

<3 Ella....what a voice...thanks for posting this epic

I did a piano arrangement of this for my Grade 7, so beautiful

fabulous  voice.

coffee & cigarettes this morning... yep

time for some Black Coffee with Ella... Good for what ails you

เพราะมากๆ I Love Ella Fitzgerald

Love Ella. She is simply amazing. No one compares to her.

Great piano playing by Paul Smith.

Amazing voice

Love love love Ella

It's pretty hard to beat a voice like that.

Goosebumps