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             Joe Green
Make me a Present of you (1955) This recording was inspired by Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist, who was one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950’s. Billy has told me some stories of when he met her in Chicago. I learned many songs from her records and meeting Billy has enabled me to sing and perform many of these.   

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I don't want a mountain of diamonds
And a valley of gold wouldn't do
But if you want to make me happy
Just make me a present of you
I don't need a desert of rubies
Or an ocean of pearls to swim through
But if you wanna make me happy
Just make me a present of you
What good is a girl with a million?
What good if the world calls you Queen?
If you don't have someone to love you
Then you really don't have anything
So I'll take your arms for my palace
And the sky for my room with a view
I know that I'll make you happy, yes
If you make me a present of you
What good is a gal with a million?
What good if the world calls you Queen?
If you don't have a man to love you