Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 7, 1912. He began writing with lyricists and composers such as Louis Alter, Hoagy Carmichael, Clara Edwards, Stan Freeman and Walter Gross. Highlights from his catalogue include “What Will I Tell My Heart?”, “Sunrise Serenade”, “Sleepy Lagoon”, “Yes, My Darling Daughter”, “If I Didn’t Care”, “All or Nothing at All”, "Tenderly”, “The Poor People of Paris”, “Hold My Hand”, “Choo Choo Train”, “My One and Only Love”, “A Handful of Stars”, “Beyond th Sea”, “Faith”, “The Fickle Finger of Fate” and “The Other Half of Me.”

All Or Nothing At All

Words & music by:-
Altman & Lawrence

All or nothing at all
Half a love, never appealed to me
If your heart, never could yield to me
Then I'd rather have nothing at all

All or nothing at all
If this is love, there is no in between
Why begin then cry, for something that might have been
No I'd rather have nothing at all

So please don't bring your lips so close to my cheek
Don't smile or I'll be lost beyond recall
The kiss in your eyes, the touch of your hand makes me weak
And my heart may grow dizzy and fall

And if I fell under the spell of your call
I would be, caught in the undertow
So you see, I've got to say no, no
All or nothing at all

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