Hard Hearted Hannah

Ella Fitzgerald

In old Savannah, I said Savannah,

The weather there is nice and warm!

The climate's of a Southern brand,

But here's what I don't understand:

They got a gal there, a pretty gal there,

Who's colder than an Arctic storm,

She's got a heart just like a stone,

Even the ice men leave her alone!

They call her Hard Hearted Hannah, the vamp of Savannah,

The meanest gal in town;

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Leather is tough, but Hannah's heart is tougher,

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She's a gal who loves to see men suffer!

To tease 'em, and thrill 'em, to torture and kill 'em,

Is her delight, they say,


There was Hannah pouring water on a drowning man!

She's Hard Hearted Hannah, the vamp of Savannah, G - A! 
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They call her Hard Hearted Hannah, the vamp of Savannah,

The meanest gal in town;

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Talk about your cold, refrigeratin' mama,

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Brother, she's a polar bear's pajama!

To tease 'em, and thrill 'em, to torture and kill 'em,

Is her delight, they say,

An evening spent with Hannah sittin' on your knees,

Is like drivin' through Alaska in your B - V - Ds.

She's just Hard Hearted Hannah, the vamp of Savannah, G - A!