Ukulele Lesson #35: Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards (14 June 1895 - 17 July 1971), also known as "Ukelele Ike", was an American singer and musician who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career, and is fondly remembered as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940).

The Cliff Edwards Story (Ukulele Ike)





Hang On To Me - Cliff Edwards





If I had you - Cliff Edwards


Lyrics “If I had you”

I could show the world how to smile
I could be glad all of the while
I could change the grey skies to blue
If I had you.

I could leave my old friends behind,
Leave all my pals, I'd not mind
I could start my life all a-new
If I had you

I could climb the snow-capp'd mountain
Sail the mighty ocean wide
I could cross the burning desert
If I had you by my side

I could be a king, dear, uncrowned
Humble or poor, rich or renowned
There is nothing I couldn't do
If I had you.



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