I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" is a song featured in Frank Sinatra's 1954 Capitol album, Swing Easy!.

Along with Count Basie's Orchestra, Sinatra rerecorded this song under Reprise Records in his 1962 album, Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First.

History
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" was written with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young in 1935. The song, since its initial writing in 1935, has become a popular standard in the Great American Songbook.

Releases

 * Studio recordings
 * Swing Easy! (1954)
 * Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First (1962)
 * Reissues
 * Concepts (1992)
 * The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (1995)
 * The Capitol Years (1998)
 * Nothing But the Best (2008)
 * Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (2011)

Lyrics
I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter And make believe it came from you

I'm gonna write words oh so sweet They're gonna knock me off my feet A lotta kisses on the bottom I'll be glad I got 'em

I'm gonna smile and say: "I hope you're feeling better" And close with love the way you do I'm gonna sit (right) down and write myself a letter (And make believe it came, though I know it's not the same) And (I'll) make believe (that) it came from you