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# Title Principal Artiste Composers Lyricist / Date written Place Date recorded Matrix Label&cat.no. Additional Information
1134 My Heart Is Taking Lessons Geraldo aho James Monaco John Burke `38 London September 9, 1938 OEA-6553-2 HMV BD-5402 Geraldo (directing); Billy Higgs, Clinton Ffrench (trumpets); George Rowe, Percy Smith (trombones); Michael Krein (clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax); Cyril Grantham (clarinet, alto sax); Billy Walker (clarinet, alto sax); Jimmy Shankland (clarinet, tenor sax); Harry Thompson, Frank Stewart, Charles Katz, Jacques Gorowski, F. Wolfsthal (violins); Laurie Davies (viola); Maurice Zimbler, James Whitehead (cello); Sid Bright (piano, arrangements); Bill Tringham (guitar); George Kirby (string bass); Alec Ure (drums); Al Bowlly (vocals).


My Heart Is Taking Lessons

My Heart Is Taking Lessons

(James Monaco / John Burke)

Geraldo and his Orchestra



My heart is taking lessons
Learning how to sing
Every morning la-la-la-la
Ta-ta-ta-ta-la-ta-ta, poor thing

My heart is taking lessons
So conscientiously
Every moment la-la-la-la
Ta-ta-ta-ta-la-ta-ta, it amazes me

I know how hard it labours
To try and make the grade
It must annoy the neighbours
Practising upon a serenade

My heart is taking lessons
And I notice too
It began to la-la-la-la
Ta-ta-ta-ta-la-ta-ta, when I looked at you