| # | Title | Principal Artiste | Composers | Lyricist / Date written | Place | Date recorded | Matrix | Label&cat.no. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359 | I'd Rather Be A Beggar With You | NMDO | Oliver Perry /Irv.King | Jas.Campbell / Reg.Connelly`31 | London | June 22, 1931 | OB-978-1-2-4 | HMV B-6040, HMV EA-956 French B-6040 | Takes 1&2 HMV rejected recorded on the 11th June. Take 4 issued. Ray Noble (piano) directing Max Goldberg, Bill Shakespeare (trumpets); Tony Thorpe (trombone); Laurie Payne (clarinet); Harry Hines (clarinet); George Smith and Bob Wise (tenor saxophone); violins probably Hugo Rignold, Reg. Leopold and Nobby Clarke; Harry Jacobson (piano); Jack Evetts (string bass); Bill Harty (drums); Al Bowlly (vocal). Small Queen’s Hall, London, June 22, 1931 |
New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
With you I know, I'd be so content
Although I had an even ascent
I'd rather be a beggar with you
Than a king with somebody else
Though I were rich, how poor I would be
Without you there to fuss over me
I'd rather be a beggar with you
Than a king with somebody else
Life isn't ever a joke dear
Two hearts that are empty and bare
I could be happy though broke dear
With you beside me to care
A humble nest, a shack in the lane
With you would be a castle in Spain
I'd rather be a beggar with you
Than a king with somebody else
A humble nest, a shack in the lane
With you would be a castle in Spain
I'd rather be a beggar with you
Than a king with somebody else