Artist & Tune
Version by Ethel Waters
Version by Guy Lombardo
Version by Sarah Vaughan
Version by Nat King Cole
Version by Johnnie Ray
Version by Frank Sinatra
Version by Bing Crosby
Version by The Everly Brothers
Version by The Mills Brothers
Version by Thelonious Monk
Version by Peggy Lee
Reference
About the Song
"Don't Blame Me" is a jazz standard. It first appeared in the 1932 show "Clowns in Clover". It was published in 1933 with popular versions that year by Ethel Waters, Guy Lombardo & Charles Agnew.
Significant covers include:
- Sarah Vaughan in 1947 on her "Live at Town Hall" album
- Nat King Cole Trio in 1948
- Johnnie Ray in 1952 (on his debut album)
- Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1953
- Bing Crosby in 1956
- The Everly Brothers had a hit single of this song in 1961
- The Mills Brothers on their 1962 "Gems" album
- Theloneus Monk on his 1963 "Criss Cross" album
- Peggy Lee on "You Can Depend on Me" in 1981
Secondhand Songs article: https://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/dontblameme.htm
Secondhand Songs list of covers: https://secondhandsongs.com/work/112097/versions
Don't blame me
For falling in love with you
I'm under your spell but how can I help it?
Don't blame me
Can't you see
When you do the things you do
If I can't conceal the thrill that I'm feeling,
Don't blame me
I can't help it
If that doggone moon above
Makes me want
Someone like you to love
Blame your kiss
As sweet as a kiss can be
And blame all your charms that melt in my arms
But don't blame me