John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer (18 November 1909 – 25 June 1976) is regarded … Read Full Bio ↴John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer (18 November 1909 – 25 June 1976) is regarded as one of America's greatest songwriters. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others. From the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s, many of the songs Mercer wrote and performed were among the most popular hits of the time. He wrote the lyrics to more than fifteen hundred songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Academy Award nominations, and won four. Mercer was also a co-founder of Capitol Records.
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The Capitol Collector's Series
Johnny Mercer Lyrics
A Gal in Calico Met a gal in calico, down in Santa Fe; Used to…
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Gather 'round me, everybody Gather 'round me, while I preach…
Baby It's Cold Outside Baby, It's Cold Outside Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer (in…
Blues In The Night My mama done tol' me, When I was in knee pants, My…
Candy Some say that love is sweet as a rose, Some say…
G.I. Jive This is the G. I. Jive Man alive It starts with the…
Glow Worm Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer Shine little glow-w…
I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City I lost my sugar in Salt Lake City Oh, why…
I'm Gonna See My Baby I'm gonna see my baby I'm gonna see my baby I'm gonna…
My Sugar Is So Refined My sugar is so refined SHe's one o' them high-class kind she…
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place…
Personality When Madam Pompadour was on a ballroom floor Said all the…
Strip Polka This is the strip polka I adore this ? There's a burlesque…
Sugar Blues Have you heard these blues That I'm goin' to sing to…
Surprise Party I had a surprise party for my baby Made everyone promise…
Winter Wonderland (Sleigh bells ring) are you listening? (In the lane) snow is…
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip a dee doo-dah, zip a dee ay My, oh…