Billie Holiday - Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) Decca Records 1944 video free download

"Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (often called simply "Lover Man") is a 1941 popular song written by Jimmy Davis, Roger ("Ram") Ramirez, and James Sherman. It is particularly associated with Billie Holiday, for whom it was written, and her version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989. Charlie Parker did a rendition of "Lover Man", considered by many to be one of his most passionate recordings, during which he was horribly intoxicated. Parker himself considered it one of his most shameful moments.

Billie's accompanied with Toots Camarata conc. arr: Russ Case tp; Hykie Schertzer, Jack Cressy as; Larry Binyon, Paul Ricci ts; Dave Bowman p; Carl Kress g; Haigh Stephens b; Johnny Blowers ds; and Six strings. Recorded in NYC Wednesday, October 4, 1944.

I don't know why but I'm feeling so sad

I long to try something I've never had

Never had no kissin'

Oh, what I've been missin'

Lover man, oh, where can you be?

The night is cold and I'm so all alone

I'd give my soul just to call you my own

Got a moon above me

But no one to love me

Lover man, oh, where can you be?

I've heard it said

That the thrill of romance

Can be like a heavenly dream

I go to bed with a prayer

That you'll make love to me

Strange as it seems

Someday we'll meet

And you'll dry all my tears

Then whisper sweet

Little things in my ears

Hugging and a-kissing

Oh, what we've been missing

Lover man, oh, where can you be?

I've heard it said

That the thrill of romance

Can be like a heavenly dream

I go to bed with a prayer

That you'll make love to me

Strange as it seems

Someday we'll meet

And you'll dry all my tears

Then whisper sweet

Little things in my ears

Hugging and a-kissing

Oh, what we've been missing

Lover man

Where can you be?