Uploaded April 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia Volume 1
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Charlie Teagarden, Shirley Clay (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb) Benny Goodman(cl) Art Karle (ts) Buck Washington (p)Dick McDonough(g) Artie Bernstein (b) Gene Krupa (d)Deane Kincaide (arr)Billie Holiday (v)
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Lyrics by: Walter Samuels & Leonard Whitcup & Teddy Powell

Its too hot for words
Why bother with conversation
Dont lets talk or even walk
If you want to make love, okay

Its too hot for words
Theres nothing like relaxation
Cant ignore this temperature
But if you want to make love, okay

Lets find a cozy nook
Beside a babbling brook
Lets find a shady tree
Let the love birds talk for you and me

Cause its much too hot for words
Why bother with conversation
Goodness knows my heart disclose
All it dares to say
All it cares to say
Its too hot for words