Listen to Imagine My Frustration by Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington

Imagine My Frustration

Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Performer

Duke Ellington

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Duke Ellington

Composer

Gerald Wilson

Composer

Billy Strayhorn

Billy Strayhorn

Composer

Lyrics

I went down to the dance

Such down by the wall

Invited to dance

By no one at all

The couples danced by

So charming and gay

But nobody once

Looked over my way

So awfully sad

Dissatisfied

It hurt so bad

I almost cried

Imagine my frustration

With no invitation to dance

Head high, standing tall

Who else, who else could I be?

But belle of the wall of the ball

Who likes what they see?

And then in my ear

Someone said to me

"Wallflower, my dear

How come you can't see?"

They couldn't care less

They're not impressed

As you might guess

You're in excess

Imagine my frustration

With no invitation to dance

I smiled to the crowd

Tip toe and alert

Yes, the band blew it loud

But nixed on a flirt

A voice said to me

"Wallflower, my dear

You're sweet as can be

But how come you're here?"

They couldn't care less

About your dress

You're in a mess

And in excess

Imagine my frustration

With no invitation to dance

Written by: Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Gerald Wilson