Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Composer

Harold Arlen

Lyricist

Ted Koehler

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Album

Live in Australia (1997)

Artist

Frank Sinatra

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1954

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"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is a song Frank Sinatra recorded several times during various radio performances during the Columbia years.

Releases

Reissues

• The Golden Days of Radio (1994)
• Classic Duets (2002)

Live performances

• Frank Sinatra with the Red Norvo Quintet: Live in Australia, 1959 (1997)

Lyrics

I don't want you
But I hate to lose you
You've got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea

I forgive you
'Cause I can't forget you
You've got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea

I ought to cross you off my list
But when you come a-knocking at my door
Fate seems to give my heart a twist
And I come running back for more

I should hate you
But I guess I love you
You've got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea

Other artists

Other artists that have recorded "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"
Cab Colloway George Harrison The Boswell Sisters Thelonious Monk Ella Fitzgerald