Supper Time

For the unreleased Static Major album, see Suppertime (disambiguation). For the meal concept, see Supper.

For other uses, see Supper-time (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Dinner, Dinnertime, or Dinner Time (disambiguation).

"Supper Time" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1933 musical As Thousands Cheer, where it was introduced by Ethel Waters.

It is about a wife's reaction to news of her husband's lynching.^[1]

Notable recordings

June Christy - Through the Years (1995), Cool Christy (2002)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)
Judy Garland - from The Judy Garland Show episode 26 that aired on 29 March 1964
Judy Holliday - Holliday With Mulligan (1987)
Audra McDonald from the album Happy Songs (2002)
Artie Shaw with Helen Forrest (1939)
Carola Standertskjöld from the album Carola & Heikki Sarmanto Trio (recorded 1966, issued 2004)
Barbra Streisand from the album People (1964).
Nancy Wilson - But Beautiful (1969)

References

↑ Lyrics of Supper Time at lyrics.astraweb.com

Irving Berlin songs

"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
"All Alone"
"All by Myself"
"Always"
"Any Bonds Today?"
"Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)"
"The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)"
"Blue Skies"
"Change Partners"
"Cheek to Cheek"
"Count Your Blessings"
"Daddy, Come Home"
"Doin' What Comes Natur'lly"
"Easter Parade"
"Follow the Crowd"
"Get Thee Behind Me Satan"
"The Girl That I Marry"
"God Bless America"
"Happy Holiday"
"Heat Wave"
"Heaven Watch the Philippines"
"How About Me?"
"How Deep Is the Ocean?"
"How's Chances?"
"I Got Lost in His Arms"
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)"
"I Used to Be Color Blind"
"I Want To Go Back To Michigan"
"I'm an Indian Too"
"I'm Gonna Pin My Medal on the Girl I Left Behind"
"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket"
"I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now"
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"
"Isn't This a Lovely Day?"
"It's a Lovely Day Today"
"Lazy"
"Let Yourself Go"
"Let's Face the Music and Dance"
"Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee"
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk"
"Mandy"
"Moonshine Lullaby"
"My Defenses Are Down"
"The Near Future"
"No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)"
"Now It Can Be Told"
"Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning"
"Play a Simple Melody"
"A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody"
"Puttin' On the Ritz"
"Reaching for the Moon"
"Remember"
"San Francisco Bound"
"Say It Isn't So"
"Sisters"
"Slumming on Park Avenue"
"The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)"
"Stay Down Here Where You Belong"
"Steppin' Out with My Baby"
"Supper Time"
"That International Rag"
"That Mysterious Rag"
"There's No Business Like Show Business"
"They Say It's Wonderful"
"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"
"What'll I Do"
"When I Lost You"
"White Christmas"
"Who Do You Love, I Hope?"
"You Can Have Him"
"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun"
"You Keep Coming Back Like a Song"
"You'd Be Surprised"
"You're Just in Love"
"You're Laughing at Me"

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