Cliff Edwards (14 June 1895 - 17 July 1971), also known as "Ukulele Ike", w… Read Full Bio ↴Cliff Edwards (14 June 1895 - 17 July 1971), also known as "Ukulele Ike", was an American singer and musician who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career, and is fondly remembered as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940). He also voiced one of the crows in Walt Disney's Dumbo.

Edwards was born Clifton A. Edwards in Hannibal, Missouri. He left school at age 14 and soon moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he entertained as a singer in saloons. As many places had pianos in bad shape or none at all, Edwards taught himself to play ukulele (then often spelled "ukelele") to serve as his own accompanist (selecting that instrument as it was the cheapest in the music store). He got the nickname "Ukelele Ike" from a club owner who could not remember his name. He got his first break in 1918 at the Arsonia Cafe in Chicago, Illinois, where he performed a tune called "Ja Da", written by the club's pianist, Bob Carleton. Edwards and Carleton made the tune a hit on the vaudeville circuit. Vaudeville headliner Joe Frisco hired Edwards as part of his act, which was featured at the Palace in New York City, the most prestigious theater in vaudeville, and then in the Ziegfeld Follies.

Edwards made his first phonograph records in 1919. He recorded early examples of jazz scat singing in 1922. The following year he signed a contract with Pathé Records. He became one of the most popular singers of the decade, and appeared in several Broadway shows. He recorded, in his distinctive style, many of the pop and novelty hits of the day, such as "California, Here I Come", "Hard Hearted Hannah", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", and "I'll See You in My Dreams".

In 1925, his recording of "Paddlin’ Madeleine Home" would reach number three on the pop charts. In 1928, his recording of "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" was number one for one week on the U.S. pop singles chart. In 1929, his recording of "Singin' in the Rain" was number one for three weeks. Edwards's own compositions included "(I'm Cryin' 'Cause I Know I'm) Losing You", "You're So Cute (Mama O' Mine)", "Stack O' Lee", "Little Somebody of Mine", and "I Want to Call You 'Sweet Mama'". He also recorded a few "off-color" novelty numbers for under-the-counter sales, including "I'm a Bear in a Lady's Boudoir".

More than any other performer, Edwards was responsible for the soaring popularity of the ukulele in the 1920s. Millions of ukuleles were sold during the decade, and Tin Pan Alley publishers added ukulele chords to standard sheet music. Edwards always played American Martin ukuleles favoring the small soprano model in his early career. In his later years Edwards moved to the sweeter, large tenor ukulele more suited to crooning which was becoming popular in the 1930s.

Edwards' continued to record until shortly before his 1971 death. His last record album, Ukulele Ike, was released posthumously on the independent Glendale label. He reprised many of his 1920s hits, but his then failing health was evident in the recordings

I Ain't Got Nobody
Cliff Edwards Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'I Ain't Got Nobody' by these artists:

Adrian Rollini and His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Ann-Margret There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Art Kahn and His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Asleep At The Wheel I ain't gonna give nobody none of my jellyroll How 'bout…
Basie's Bad Boys Now I, ain't got nobody, nobody cares for me And I'm…
Benny Carter Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Benny Carter and His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears …
Benny Goodman Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Bessie Smith There's a saying going 'round and I begin to think…

Big Maybelle There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Bill Coleman & His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Bing Crosby There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Bob Wilber & Bobby Gordon Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Bob Wills Ah dang There's a saying going 'round I began to think it's…
Bobby Darin I ain't gonna give nobody none of my jellyroll How `bout…
Bobby Gordon and Bob Wilber Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Cab Calloway Say, I ain't got nobody, and nobody cares for me! That's…
Charles Redland & His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Cisco Houston; Woody Guthrie I ain't got nobody, ain't nobody got me I'm just like…
Connee Boswell There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Count Basie Now I, ain't got nobody, nobody cares for me And I'm…
Count Basie Walter Page Jo Jones Now I, ain't got nobody, nobody cares for me And I'm…
David Lee Roth I'm just a gigolo and everywhere I go People know the…
Dick Curless There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Duke Ellington Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb There's been a sayin' goin' 'round And I begin to think…
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Jean-Michel Bernard Well, I ain't got nobody, nobody cares for me And I'm…
Jean-Michel Bernard & The Passaic High School Marching Band Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Jelly Roll Morton & Louis Armstrong My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
John Lee Hooker I've been watching you sitting there alone Just like me I'v…
Jon Montgomery & the Exile Blues Band Well I ainu0027t got nobody, baby left me all alone Well…
Keely Smith Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you Embrace me, you irrepla…
Lena Horne The poets say that all who love are blind But I'm…
Leon Redbone There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Lester Young Now I, ain't got nobody, nobody cares for me And I'm…
Louis Armstrong My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Louis Prima I'm just a gigolo and everywhere I go People know the…
Louis Prima/Keely Smith There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Merle Haggard Well there's been sayin' goin' round I began to think…
Merle Haggard And The Strangers Well there's been saying goin' round I began to think…
Mos Def & Jean-Michel Bernard Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Mose Allison There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Murphy & Marckx Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Oliver Sy There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Oscar Rabin & His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Peggy Lee Now I, ain't got nobody, nobody cares for me And I'm…
Peggy Lee Dave Barbour Four There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Ralph Sutton & Ruby Braff Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Rosemary Clooney There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Sammy Davis I ain't got nobody, and nobody cares for me And I'm…
Sammy Davis, Jr. There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Sly & The Family Stone I ain't got nobody Lookin' out for me I ain't got nobody I…
Stanley Black and His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Sy Oliver There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Ted Lewis And His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Teresa Brewer Now I, ain't got nobody, nobody cares for me And I'm…
The Rat Pack There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
Urbie Green Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Village People Now I ain't got nobody babe And there's nobody, cares for…
Wingy Manone & His Orchestra Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Woody Guthrie I ain't got nobody, ain't nobody got me I'm just like…
Woody Herman There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Cliff Edwards:

A Song Of Old Hawaii There's the perfume of a million flowers Clinging to the hea…
Ain No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Anything You Say Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Dinah Carolina Gave me Dinah; I'm the proudest one Beneath the…
Dumbo's Triumph / Making History / Finale I seen a peanut stand, heard a rubber band I seen…
Fascinatin' Rhythm Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
Fascinating Rhythm Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but true, All…
Fascinating Rythm Got a little rhythm, a rhythm, a rhythm That pit-a-pats…
For Me & My Gal The bells are ringing for me and my gal. The birds…
For Me and My Gal The bells are ringing for me and my gal. The birds…
Give a Little Whistle When you get in trouble And you don't know right from…
Good Little Bad Little You Oh, oh, oh, oh Hey, yeah. Some people call them players I'm …
Hard Hearted Hannah In old Savannah, I said Savannah, The weather there is nice…
I I seen a peanut stand, heard a rubber band I seen…
I Can Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
I Can't Get the One I Want Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Used To Love You But It Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I'll Buy the Ring and Change Your Name to Mine Every boy who has a sweetheart Has a pet name for…
If I Had You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
It I never feel a thing is real When I'm away from…
It Had to Be You It had to be you, it had to be you. I…
It's Only A Paper Moon I never feel a thing is real When I'm away from…
It's You It had to be you, it had to be you. I…
Its Only A Paper Moon I never feel a thing is real When I'm away from…
It’s Only a Paper Moon Say it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea. B…
Just You Just Me Just you, just me Let′s find a cozy spot To cuddle and…
Love Is Just Around the Corner Beautiful miracle, pardon my lyrical rhapsody, But can't you…
Ma Little Lilly was oh! So silly and shy And all the…
Ma He Little Lilly was oh! So silly and shy And all the…
Oh Lady Be Good Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but true, All…
Oh Lady Be Good! Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
Oh, Lady Be Good Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but true, All…
Over The Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Paddlin It had to be you, it had to be you. I…
Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon A Star When you wish upon a star Makes no difference who you…
Remember You told me lies and you spoiled my time Then left…
Singin I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain What…
Singin’ in the Rain I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain What…
Sleepy Time Gal Wouldn't it be a change for you and me to…
Somebody Loves Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
St Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
That's My Weakness Now Love love love love What did you do to me? The things…
That’s My Weakness Now Love, love, love, love What did you do to me? The things…
The Night Is Young The night is young and you're so beautiful, Here among the…
The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful The night is young and you're so beautiful, Here among the…
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi The girl of my dreams is the sweetest girl Of all…
toot toot tootsie Toot, toot, Tootsie, good-bye! Toot, toot, Tootsie, don't cr…
When I See An Elephant Fly (Ha-ha-ha, did you ever see an elephant fly?) (Well, I seen…
When You Wish Upon A Star When you wish upon a star Makes no difference who you…
You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
You Rascal You When you wish upon a star Makes no difference who you…

You're So Cute The night is young and you're so beautiful, Here among the…

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