"The Things We Did Last Summer" is a song Frank Sinatra recorded under Columbia Records under the direction of Axel Stordahl.
In 1946, this song was released as the B-side to the single of Sinatra's hit "The Coffee Song." The A-side, "The Coffee Song," peaked at #6 at the charts but this song peaked at #8.[1]
Releases
- Reissues
- The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings (1993)
- 16 Most Requested Songs (1995)
- The Best of the Columbia Years: 1943–1952 (1998)
- All or Nothing at All (2002)
- The Essence of Frank Sinatra (2006)
Lyrics
The boat rides we would take, the moonlight on the lake
The way we danced and hummed our fav'rite song
The things we did last summer I'll remember all winter long
The midway and the fun, the kewpie dolls we won
The bell I rang to prove that I was strong
The things we did last summer I'll remember all winter long
The early morning hike, the rented tandem bike
The lunches that we used to pack
We never could explain that sudden summer rain
The looks we got when we got back
The leaves began to fade like promises we made
How could a love that seemed so right go wrong?
The things we did last summer I'll remember all winter long
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I've tried so to forget, at times I do, and yet
The mem'ry of you lingers like our song
The things we did last summer, I'll remember all winter long