Name: How Do I Stand with You?
Duration: P00H03M36S
Description: Long lost song from 1941 by Whitney's grandfather - writer-broadcaster Alex Barris. Recorded at the historic NYC studio Nola Recording Studios and played on Erroll Garner's battered, beautiful Steinway piano.

How Do I Stand with You?

from Everybody's Here by Whitney Ross-Barris

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Long lost song from 1941 by Whitney's grandfather - writer-broadcaster Alex Barris. Recorded at the historic NYC studio Nola Recording Studios and played on Erroll Garner's battered, beautiful Steinway piano.

lyrics

Each time we make a date,
I have to sit and wait,
And even when you do show up,
You always show up late.
I gotta know what's gonna be in my romantic state,
Oh, How Do I Stand with You?

We go to get a ring,
We scheme out everything,
And when it's almost set, you say,
"Let's wait until next spring."
You've got me so I feel just like
A monkey on a string,
Oh, How Do I Stand with You?

Most every plan we've ever made
In some way you have wrecked.
You always do the opposite of just what I expect.

I've kept on playing ball,
Done everything but crawl,
But reasoning with you is just like
Talking to a wall.
Til when do you intend to go on giving me the stall?
Oh, How Do I Stand with You?

Most every plan we've ever made
In some way you have wrecked.
You always do the opposite of just what I expect.

I've kept on playing ball,
Done everything but crawl,
But reasoning with you is just like
Talking to a wall.
Til when do you intend to go on giving me the stall?
Say, are we or aren't we through?
Oh, How Do I Stand with You?

credits

from Everybody's Here, track released December 4, 2012
Words/Music: Alex Barris
Voice: Whitney Ross-Barris
Piano: Mark Kieswetter

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Whitney Ross-Barris Toronto, Ontario

Whitney Ross-Barris is a jazz singer & songwriter who performs regularly around Ontario. In & around a varied career in live theatre, Whitney has released three jazz albums & has appeared as a guest singer & lyricist on additional recordings (notably, "The Art of Breath: Volume One," John MacMurchy). She is currently in development of a new album exclusively featuring her own compositions. ... more