Taking a Chance on Love

"Taking a Chance on Love" is a song featured in Frank Sinatra's 1954 album, Swing Easy!.

History
"Taking a Chance on Love," written by Vernon Duke with lyrics by John Latouche and Ted Fetter, is a jazz standard that was popularized in the early 1940s. The initial version of the song was performed by Ethel Waters and Dooley Wilson for the 1940 musical . Since Waters and Wilson's version, several covers of the song have been performed over the years.

Releases

 * Studio recordings
 * Swing Easy! (1954)
 * Reissues
 * Concepts (1992)
 * The Capitol Years (1990)
 * The Capitol Years (1998)

Lyrics
Here I go again I hear those trumpets blow again All aglow again Taking a chance on love

Here I slide again About to take that ride again Starry eyed again Taking a chance on love

I thought that cards were a frame-up I never would try Now I'm taking that game up And the ace of hearts is high

Things are mending now I see a rainbow blending now We'll have a happy ending now Taking a chance on love

Here I slip again About to take that trip again I got that grip again Taking a chance on love

Now I prove again That I can make life move again I'm in a groove again Taking a chance on love

I walk around with a horseshoe In clover I lie And brother rabbit of course you Better kiss your foot good-bye

On that ball again I'm riding for a fall again I'm gonna give my all again Taking a chance on love