Pick Yourself Up


PROFILE
Composer Jerome Kern
Lyricist Dorothy Fields
Year Written 1936
About Pick Yourself Up
This song was written for the film Swing Time, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It was used in the early part of the film where Astaire pretends to not be able to dance and asks for Ginger Rogers as his dance instructor just so he could dance with her. This song has been widely recorded, including those by Nat King Cole, Anita O’Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Diana Krall.

Lyrics

Nothing’s impossible, I have found
For when my chin is on the ground
I pick myself up, dust myself off
Start all over again

Don’t lose your confidence if you slip
Be grateful for a pleasant trip
And pick yourself up; dust yourself off
Start all over again

Work like a soul inspired
‘Til the battle of the day is won
You may be sick and tired
But you’ll be a man, my son

Will you remember the famous men
Who had to fall to rise again
So take a deep breath
Pick yourself up
Dust yourself off
Start all over again

Session / Album Information

2015

“Pick Yourself Up” was recorded ca.  2015 and was released in 2015 on the album The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern. It was arranged by Bill Charlap.

Pick Yourself Up

Listen to Pick Yourself Up on Spotify. Tony Bennett, Bill Charlap · Song · 2015.

This recording released on:

  • 2015: Columbia/RPM CD: 8875 45742 — The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern

 

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