Album: Heart & Soul: 25 Hits 1932-42

I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
Tony Bennett
Written by Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond, and Duke Ellington
This version did not chart but
In 1938, FIVE versions charted: Duke Ellington (# 1), Benny Goodman (also # 1), Connee
Boswell (# 5), Mildred Bailey (# 8), and Hot Lips Page (# 9)

I let a song go out of my heart
It was the sweetest melody
I know I Lost Heaven 'cause you were the song
Since you and I have drifted apart
Life doesn't mean a thing to me
Please come back, sweet music, I know I was wrong

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