Emeralds in my bracelets, diamonds in my rings A Riviera chateau and a lot of other things But I'm blue, so blue am I Lots of ready money in several different banks I counted up this morning, it was 'bout a million francs But I'm blue, so blue and I know why I've got Harlem on my mind And I'm longin' to be lowdown "Cause my, 'Parlez-vous' will not ring true With Harlem on my mind I've been wined and I've been dined And I'm headin' for a showdown 'Cause I can't go on from dusk 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 chirpin', "Hi-de-ho" I've become too damned refined And each night, I hate to go down To that high-falutin' flat that Lady Mendel designed With Harlem on my mind ~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ And when I'm sitting in my marble tub Each evening after the show I get to think 'bout that Cotton Club And my heart starts chirpin', "Hi-de-ho" I've been too damned refined And at night, I hate to go down To that flat with fifty million Frenchmen taggin' behind With Harlem on my mind