Everything Happens to Me - Frank Sinatra

Everything Happens to Me
Written by: Tom Adair, Matt Dennis

 

Everything Happens to Me Lyrics

Black cats creep across my path
Until I'm almost mad
I must have roused the Devil's wrath
Cause all my luck is bad

I make a date for golf
And you can bet your life it rains
I try to give a party
But the guy upstairs complains
I guess I'll go through life
Just catchin' colds and missin' planes
Everything happens to me

I never miss a thing
I've had the measles and the mumps
And every time I play an ace
My partner always trumps
I guess I'm just a fool
Who never looks before he jumps
Everything happens to me

At first my heart thought
You could break this jinx for me
That love with turn a trick to end despair
But now I just can't fool
This head that thinks for me
So I've mortgaged all my castles in the air

I've telegraphed and phoned
Sent an Air Mail Special too
You answer was "Goodbye"
There was even postage due
I fell in love just once
And then it had to be with you
Everything happens to me

I've never drawn a sweepstake
Or a bank night at a show
I thought perhaps this time I'd won
But Lady Luck said "No"
And though it breaks my heart
I'm not surprised to see you go
Everything happens to me

Everything happens to me

Everything Happens to Me Singers

1. Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra  (Billboard hit 1941) 1941.

2. Woody Herman and His Orchestra April 1941 3. Alvino Rey and His Orchestra 1941 4. June Christy with Orchestra conducted by Bob Cooper May 1949 5. Buddy Rich 1955 6. Jerri Adams 1956 7. Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle, The Hollywood String Quartet January 1957 8. Rosemary Clooney May 1957 9. Chet Baker 1958 10. Billie Holiday August 1959 11. Spike Jones and His Band That Plays for Fun October 1959 12. Jula de Palma - Trio Franco Cerri November 1959 13. Patti Page 1959 14. Julie London April 1960 15. Ella Fitzgerald 1960 16. Helen Merrill con Piero Umiliani 1960 17. Neil Sedaka with Stan Applebaum & His Orch. 1961 18. Frances Faye arranged and conducted by Marty Paich 1962 19. Jackie Gleason March 1963 20. Mina - Augusto Martelli e la sua orchestra May 1964 21. Eddie Harris May 1964 22. Dakota Staton 1966 23. Georgie Fame 1969 24. Jimmy Roselli 1970 25. Rita Reys with The Pim Jacobs Trio featuring J. Griffin 1979 26. Monty Babson 1979 27. Maxine Sullivan, The Ike Isaacs Quartet 1981 28. Hugh Shannon 1982 29. Nancy Stuart 1982 30. Bob Dorough - Bill Takas 1984 31. Dewey Erney 1985 32. Vince Jones 1985 33. Laila Dalseth, featuring Red Mitchell 1986 34. Clémentine 1990 35. Taina 1991 36. Claire Martin 1992 37. Patti LuPone June 8, 1993 38. Mark Murphy & Nine 1993 39. Barbara Paris 1994 40. Mike Campbell 1994 41. Allan Harris 1995 42. Agneta Baumann December 1, 1996 43. Denise Lawrence & Storeyville Tickle 1996 44. Mark Carroll 1996 45. Bridget Metcalfe September 29, 1997 46. Katie King 1998 47. June Christy with The Johnny Guarnieri Quintet 1998 48. Tim Zannes Quartet 1998 49. Lisa Michel September 14, 1999 50. Colin Steele & Cathie Rae 1999 51. Joe Traina 1999 52. Vincent Wolfe 1999 53. Till Brönner April 3, 2000 54. Jill Seifers / Michael Kanan September 26, 2000 55. Laux Trio 2000 56. Mary Foster Conklin September 2001 57. Rebecca Kilgore & David Frishberg October 2001 58. Pamela York 2001 59. Curtis Stigers 2001 60. Fried Pride July 2002 61. The Ronnie Gardiner Septet 2002 62. Cheryl Bentyne 2002 63. John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 64. Karin Krog/Jacob Young 2002 65. Paola Arnesano / Guido Di Leone 2002 66. Mariëlle Koeman & Jos van Beest Trio 2002 67. Joe Gransden Trio 2002 68. Jerry Jeff Walker May 27, 2003 69. Carolyn Graye with Jessica Williams August 2003 70. Kiko Pereira 2003 71. Sonia Cat-Berro Quintet 2003 72. J.D. Walter 2004 74. Ralph Napolitano 2004 75. Hilde Marie Kjersem + Jon Eberson 2004 76. Kelly Dickson 2004 77. Brandi Shearer & The Robin Nolan Trio 2005 78. Barbara Blair 2005 79. Ron Barber & Francie Zucco 2005 80. Michelle Rounds 2005 81. Steve Shapiro and Pat Bergeson 2005 82. Nancy King with Fred Hersch 2006 83. Michela Lombardi & Riccardo Arrighini Trio 2006 84. Laurent Filipe 2006 85. Paulien van Schaik & Hein van de Geyn with Strings 2006 86. Paul Motian Trio 2000 + One 2006 87. Denis Colin Trio presents Gwen Matthews 2006 88. Virginie Teychené December 10, 2007 89. Arlene Smith with Mark Eisenman 2007 90. Su Cruickshank September 9, 2008 91. Janis Mann 2008 92. Lynn Nelson and Fred Brush 2008 93. Karen Marguth 2009 94. Nikoletta Szőke February 26, 2010 95. Tianna Hall July 2011 96. Tim Draxl July 6, 2012 97. Sally Night December 19, 2012 98. François Chassagnite 2012 99. Shannon Butcher 2013 100. Peggy Lee March 10, 2015 101. Leila Maria October 2015 102. Marica Hiraga July 26, 2017 103. Mayte Alguacil 2017 104. Nellie McKay May 18, 2018 105. Barry Manilow February 14, 2020.


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