The Rufus Wainwright Archive






 After You've Gone

After you've gone and left me cryin'
After you've gone, there's no denyin'
You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad
You'll miss the bestest pal ya ever had

There'll come a time when you'll regret it
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
Oh, baby, think what you're doin'
My love for you is gonna drive you to ruin
After you've gone, after you've gone away

Lorna Luft:
After you've gone and left me cryin'
After you've gone, there's no denyin'
You're gonna feel blue and
You're gonna feel sad, you're gonna feel bad
And you'll miss, and you'll miss
And you'll miss the bestest pal ya ever had

Wainwright & Luft:
There'll come a time, now don't forget it
There'll come a time when you'll regret it
Oh, baby, think what you're doin'
I'm gonna haunt you so, I'm gonna taunt you so
It's gonna drive you to ruin
After you've gone, after you've gone away

 NOTES & QUOTES

  • This song was one of many performed during the Judy Garland tribute concerts that took place at New York City's Carnegie Hall in June 2006, London and Paris in February 2007, and eventually Los Angeles in September 2007; recordings were released on CD/DVD

  • Music originally composed by Turner Layton, with lyrics written by Henry Creamer (1918); it was recorded by Marion Harris in 1918 and released on Victor 18509


 APPEARS ON

Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie HallRufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall [Bonus Version]
Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! (DVD)