Emeralds in my bracelets diamonds in my rings
A Riviera chateau and a lot of other things
And I'm blue so blue am I
Lots of ready money in seven different banks
I counted up this morning it was 'bout a million francs
And I'm blue so blue and I know why
I've got Harlem on my mind
And I'm longin' to be lowdown
And my 'Parlez vous' will not ring true
With Harlem on my mind
I've been dined and I've been wined
But I'm headin' for a showdown
'Cause I can't go on from night to dawn
With Harlem on my mind
I go to supper with a French Marquis
Each evening after the show
My lips begin to whisper Mon Cheri
But my heart keeps singin' Hi de ho
I've become too d**ned refined
And at night I hate to go down
To that high falutin' flat that Lady Mendel designed
With Harlem on my mind
I've got Harlem on my mind
And I'm longing to be lowdown
And my 'Parlez vous' will not ring true
With Harlem on my mind
I've been dined and I've been wined
But sure as your born I'm headin' for a showdown
'Cause I can't go on from night to dawn
With Harlem on my mind
And when I'm bathing in my marble tub
Each evening after the show
I get to thinkin' 'bout that Cotton Club
And my heart starts chirpin' Hi de ho help me
I've been too d**ned refined
And at night I hate to go down
To that flat with fifty million Frenchmen taggin' behind
With Harlem on my mind
