I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter

Album

8th Day

Label

Coral

Genre

Jazz

Duration

5:00

Composer(s)

Fred Ahlert;Joe Young

Entered Chart

Jun 3, 1957

Peak Date

Aug 19, 1957

Released

Unknown

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Coral 61830

B-Side

Date With The Blues

"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young.[1] It has been recorded many times, and has become a standard of the Great American Songbook. It was popularized by Fats Waller, who recorded it in 1935 at the height of his fame.[2] It is one of several songs from the Harlem Renaissance featured in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin'. American Public Media's busine

I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And make believe it came from you
I'm gonna write words oh so sweet
They're gonna knock me off my feet
A lotta kisses on the bottom
I'll be glad I got 'em
I'm gonna smile and say
I hope you're feeling better
I'll close with love the way you do
I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And I'm gonna make believe it came from you
Oh yeah
I'm gonna write words oh so sweet
They're gonna knock me off my feet
A lotta kisses on the bottom
I'll be glad I got 'em
Oh yeah
I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And I'm make believe it came from you
Oh yeah
I'm gonna make believe it came from you
Oh yeah