This song was originally written in 1938 as an instrumental entitled “I’m Free” for Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, with a trumpet solo for Billy Butterfield. However, Johnny Burke was hired the next year to write lyrics to the song and treated it as a one-sided conversation with someone having a chan...
What's new?
How is the world treating you?
You haven't changed a bit
Lovely as ever, I must admit
What's new?
How did that romance come through?
We haven't met since then
Gee, but it's good to see you again
What's new?
Probably I'm boring you
But seeing you is grand
And you were sweet to offer your hand
I understand
Adieu!
Pardon my asking what's new
Of course you couldn't know
I haven't changed, I still love you so
What's new?
Probably I'm boring you
But seeing you is grand
And you were sweet to offer your hand
I understand
Adieu!
Pardon my asking what's new
Of course you couldn't know
I haven't changed, I still love you so
What’s New? was written by Johnny Burke & Bob Haggart.