It Never Entered My Mind

"It Never Entered My Mind" is a song from Frank Sinatra's 1949 Columbia album, Frankly Sentimental. This rendition can be found on a CD release of the previous album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra.

It was also featured in Frank Sinatra's 1955 Capitol album, In the Wee Small Hours.

Sinatra recorded the song again in his 1981 Reprise album, She Shot Me Down. This third and final studio recording was featured with the song, "The Gal that Got Away." A liver performance of this version with "The Gal that Got Away" can be found on Sinatra Saga.

History
"It Never Entered My Mind" was written in 1940 by Richard Rodgers with lyricist and common collaborator, Lorenz Hart. The song was written to be used for the 1940 musical Higher and Higher; in this musical, the song was performed by.

Releases

 * Studio recordings
 * Frankly Sentimental (1949)
 * In the Wee Small Hours (1955)
 * She Shot Me Down (1981)
 * Live performances
 * Sinatra Saga (1994)
 * Reissues
 * Tell Her You Love Her (1963)
 * The Voice: Frank Sinatra, the Columbia Years (1943–1952) (1986)
 * The Reprise Collection (1990)
 * Concepts (1992)
 * Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Rodgers & Hart (1995)
 * The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (1995)
 * Everything Happens to Me (1996)
 * Portrait of Sinatra: Columbia Classics (1997)
 * The Capitol Years (1998)
 * All or Nothing at All (2002)

Lyrics
Once I laughed when I heard you saying That I'd be playing solitaire Uneasy in my easy chair It never entered my mind

And once you told me I was mistaken That I'd awaken with the sun And ordered orange juice for one It never entered my mind You had what I lack, myself Now I even have to scratch my back myself

Once you warned me that if you scorned me I'd say a lonely prayer again And wish that you were there again To get into my hair again It never entered my mind

Once you warned me that if you scorned me I'd say a lonely prayer again And wish that you were there again To get into my hair again It never entered my mind