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Can’t We Be Friends? Lyrics by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

The Complete Ella and Louis On Verve

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[Verse 1: Ella Fitzgerald]
I thought I'd found the man of my dreams
Now it seems, this is how the story ends
He's going to turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"

[Verse 2: Ella Fitzgerald]
I thought for once it couldn't go wrong
Not for long! I can see the way this ends
He's going to turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"

[Bridge 1: Ella Fitzgerald]
Never again, through with love
Through with men
They play their game without shame
And who's to blame?

[Verse 3: Ella Fitzgerald]
I thought I'd found a man I could trust
What a bust, this is how the story ends
He's going to turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"

[Verse 4: Louis Armstrong]
Yes, I thought I knew the wheat from the chaff
What a laugh, this is how our story ends
I'll let her turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?" (Scat)

[Verse 5: Louis Armstrong]
I acted like a kid out of school
What a fool, now I see this is the end
I'll let her turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"

[Bridge 2: Louis Armstrong]
Oh, why should I care
Though she gave me the air?
Why should I cry
Ever sigh and wonder why? Yes

[Verse 6: Louis Armstrong]
I should have seen the signal to stop
What a flop, this is how the story ends
She's gonna turn me down and say
"Can't we be friends?"

[Trumpet 16 bar half-Chorus: Louis Armstrong]

[Bridge 2: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong]
Why should I care
Though he gave me the air?
And why should I cry
Ever sigh and wonder why? Yes

[Verse 6: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong]
I should have seen the signal to stop
What a flop, this is how the story ends
I let him turn me down and say
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be
Can't we be, can't we be, can't we be friends?
Oh, yes

About “Can’t We Be Friends?” by Ella Fitzgerald

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"Can’t We Be Friends?" appears on "The Complete Ella and Louis On Verve".

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