After You, Who?

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"After You, Who?" is a song written by Cole Porter for his 1932 musical Gay Divorce, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. The major hit from Gay Divorce was Night and Day. Although After You, Who? is not quite as widely known or highly regarded as Night and Day, it is still a standard that has been recorded by many artists. The original rhythm was a fox trot, and early recordings generally use that rhythm. Later recordings span the full range of jazz types. The lyrics are:

After you, who could supply my sky of blue?

After you, who could I love?

After you, why should I take the time to try?

For who else could qualify, after you? Who?

Hold my hand, and swear, you'll never cease to care.

For without you there, what could I do?

I could search years, but who else could change my tears

into laughter, after you?

Though with joy I should be reeling,

that at last you came my way,

there's no further use concealing

that I'm feeling far from gay.

For the rare allure about you,

makes me all the plainer see

how inane, how vain, how empty

life without you would be.

After you, who could supply my sky of blue?

After you, who could I love?

After you, why should I take the time to try?

For who else could qualify, after you? Who?

Hold my hand and swear you'll never cease to care.

For without you there, what could I do?

I could search years, but who else could change my tears

into laughter, after you?

Notable recordings

• Ella Fitzgerald - Dream Dancing (1978)
• Lena Horne - Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria (1957) - as part of a Cole Porter Medley

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