| Recording History | | Lynn Anderson | | Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Orchestra, American Classics, BMG Direct, #DMC2-1331 | | Gene Autry, Columbia Records, 20469, 1947 | | Tommy Bruce, Ain't Misbehaving, Charly Records | | Bing Crosby | | Syd Dale | | Doris Day | | The Dinning Sisters, Capitol Records, 15184, 1947 | | G. Eales | | The Ervinna and Charlie & his Boys, Golden Hits of 20th Century, Vol. 4, Whit Cloud Record, EALP-1231, 1972 | | Michael Feinstein, Livingston & Evans Songbook, Concord Records, FCD-3101-2, 2002 | | Connie Francis, 1962 | | Betty Garrett, MGM Records, 10244, 1947 | | Geraldo and his Orchestra and Doreen Lundy, Parlophone Records, F 2326, 1948 | | David Grisman and Hal Blaine, Dawg Duos, Acoustic Disc. | | Bob Hope, Bob Hopes Thanks for the Memory, Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., #AJA 5493 | | Bob Hope and The Clark Sisters, Capitol Records, 15292, 1948 | | Carol Jarvis | | Gordon Jenkins, Great Movie Themes of the 30's, 40's & 50's, VeeJay Records, #COL-CD-7268 | | Karen Benjamin and Alan Chapman | | The King Brothers | | Evelyn Knight, Decca Records, 24489, 1947 | | Jay Livingston, The Livingston and Evans Songbook: Michael Feinstein, Concord Records, Inc., #FCD-3101-2 , 2002 | | Henry Mancini | | The MayBees | | Hugo Montenegro, Great Songs from Motion Pictures Vol.3 1945-1960, Time Records | | Eddie Osborn | | Ray Conniff and his Orchestra, The Ultimate Collection, Columbia Records, #5024632000 | | Betty Rhodes and Harry Zimmerman and his Orchestra, RCA Victor Records, 20-3078, 1948 | | The Rice Brothers, The Rice Brothers 2, Rounder Records | | Don Robertson, (single), RCA, 7862, 1961 | | Jane Russell, 1948 Academy Awards Show | | Sandler & Young, Once More With Feeling, Ralton Productions | | Dinah Shore, Columbia Records, 38284, 1947 | | Frank Sinatra, radio show Your Hit Parade | | The Snazin Smith/RyoRyo, ToiBoi Records, 1999 | | The Sum Sum, (Bitter Love In Tears), EMI Regal Records, LRHX-849, 1971 | | Sven Libaek Orchestra | | Jon Weber, It's Never Quite the Same, Mood Records, MD-1111, 1998 | | Joanne Wheatley and The Fred Waring Orchestra | | Ronny Whyte |
| | Lyrics | Spoken:
A western ranch is just a branch of Nowhere Junction to me.
Gimme the city where livin's pretty and the gals wear finery.
East is east and west is west
And the wrong one I have chose
Let's go where I'll keep on wearin'
Those frills and flowers and buttons and bows
Rings and things and buttons and bows.
Don't bury me in this prairie
Take me where the cement grows
Let's move down to some big town
Where they love a gal by the cut o' her clothes
And you'll stand out, in buttons and bows
I'll love you in buckskin
Or skirts that you've homespun
But I'll love ya' longer, stronger
where yer friends don't tote a gun.
My bones denounce the buckboard bounce
And the cactus hurts my toes
Let's vamoose where gals keep usin'
Those silks and satins and linen that shows,
And you're all mine in buttons and bows.
Gimme eastern trimmin' where women are women
In high silk hose and peek-a-boo clothes
And French perfume that rocks the room
And I'm all yours in buttons and bows
Buttons and bows, buttons and bows... | | BUTTONS AND BOWS From the Paramount Picture The Paleface, Famous Music Corp., 1947. Music and Words by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans (Special Picture Release) |
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