Someone To Watch Over Me

Tonight I came home to the strains of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue pouring out from the television in my parent's room. I joined them for an evening watching the 1946 film about the composer's life, exclaiming a few times, "This is a fun piece to play -- I should know!"

I played Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris with the Murray Symphony last year.

We have a concert coming up May 21 at 7pm in the Murray High School auditorium. We will be playing several challenging pieces and a few just for fun. This is the symphony's 35th concert season and we are all so thrilled to be performing. Only one member remains from that first season but many more have been playing together for several years. And then there are newbies like me who have just discovered the joy of community orchestra. What a wonderful thing it is to be included!

The following song is a composition of George Gershwin with lyrics by his brother, Ira Gershwin. A particular favorite; it speaks to me tonight.

There's a saying old

Says that love is blind -

Still we're often told,

"Seek and ye shall find."

So I'm going to seek

A certain lad I've had in mind.

Looking everywhere,

Haven't found him yet;

He's the big affair

I cannot forget.

Only man I ever

Think of with regret.

I'd like to add his initials to my monogram.

Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost

lamb.

There's a somebody I'm longing to see

I hope that he

Turns out to be

Someone who'll watch over me.

I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood.

I know I could

Always be good

To one who'll watch over me.

Although he may not be the man some

Girls think of as handsome

To my heart he carries the key.

Won't you tell him please to put on some

speed -

Follow my lead -

Oh! How I need

Someone to watch over me.

Someone to watch over me.