you doN't kNow me - ray charles

You Don't Know Me

Written by: Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker

First recording: You Don't Know Me by Eddy Arnold (December 1, 1955)

First release: You Don't Know Me by Eddy Arnold on audio single You Don't Know Me (April 21, 1956)

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Lyrics:

You give your hand to me

And then you say, "Hello."

And I can hardly speak,

My heart is beating so.

And anyone can tell

You think you know me well.

Well, you don't know me.

(no you don't know me)

No you don't know the one

Who dreams of you at night;

And longs to kiss your lips

And longs to hold you tight

Oh I'm just a friend.

That's all I've ever been.

Cause you don't know me.

(no you don't know me)

For I never knew the art of making love,

Though my heart aches with love for you.

Afraid and shy, I let my chance go by.

A chance that you might love me too.

(love me too)

You give your hand to me,

And then you say, "Goodbye."

I watched you walk away,

Beside the lucky guy

Oh, you'll never ever know

The one who loved you so.

Well, you don't know me

(For I never knew the art of making love, )

(Though my heart aches with love for you. )

Afraid and shy, I let my chance go by.

A chance that you might love me too.

(love me too)

 (you don't love me, you don't know me)

Singers:

1 Eddy Arnold (billboard hit) April 21, 1956 2  Jerry Vale with Percy Faith and His Orchestra and Chorus 1956 3  Lenny Welch 1959
4 Ray Charles (billboard hot 100) April 1962

5  Faron Young 1964 6  Floyd Cramer 1964 7  Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders January 1965 8  Manfred Mann 1965 9  Rick Nelson 1965 10  Molly Bee August 1965 11  Jim Nabors 1966 12  Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires September 1967 13  Jan Howard October 16, 1967 14  Nancy Wilson January 1968 15  Dottie West May 1969 16  Roy Orbison September 24, 1973 17  Steve Marriott 1976 18  Bette Midler 1977 19  Mickey Gilley 1981 20  Juice Newton 1984 21  Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 1990 22  Charlie Rich 1992 23  Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy 1992 24  Shirley Horn 1993 25  Emmylou Harris September 28, 1993 26  Diane Schuur & B.B. King 1994 27  Gene Harris Quartet With Special Guest Frank Wess 1995 28  Van Morrison 1995 29  Jann Arden 1997 30  Jann Arnold 1997 31 /Ruby Roseanna Vitro August 26, 1997 32  Donna Byrne 1998 33  Gene Nery April 7, 1998 34  Garry Hagger 2000 35  Patricia Barber 2000 36  Jennifer Warnes 2001 37  Anne Murray 2002 38  Michael Bolton 2004 39  Harry Connick Jr 2004 40  Ray Charles with Diana Krall August 31, 2004 41  Peter Cincotti September 14, 2004 42  Michael Bublé 2005 43  John Scofield June 7, 2005 44  Willie Nelson March 14, 2006 45  Eddie Money 2007 46  Russell Watson March 5, 2007 47  Mikaela Kahn 2008 48  Michael McDonald March 11, 2008 49  Leon Jackson [1] October 20, 2008 50  Hewlett Anderson Waslousky 2009 51  Barbara Blue 2009 52  Lily Alunan 2009 53  Tanya Tucker featuring Rhonda Vincent June 30, 2009 54  Johnny Mathis September 21, 2010 55  Michael Ball March 14, 2011 56  Anna Wilson with Matt Giraud April 2011

Al Martin 1965

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