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One Broken Heart for Sale

Words & Music by Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott

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One Broken Heart for Sale

Words & Music by Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott

Lyrics:

Who wants to buy a heart
One broken lover's heart
One broken heart for sale

Well, excuse me if you see me crying like a baby
Since she rejected me
There's nothing left to save me

Hey Cupid, where are you?
My heart is growing sadder
That girl rejected me
Just when I thought I had her

She would not listen to the things my heart was saying
She turned and walked away
And told me I was playing

Some guys have all the luck
And my heart hasn't any
I think I'll paint a sign
For sale for a penny

First album:

RCA 47-8134, 1963, One Broken Heart For Sale / They Remind Me Too Much Of You

First recorded:
Soundtrack Session For MGM: Radio Recorders It Happened At The World's Fair, September 22, 1962

More info:

Elvis sang One Broken Heart for Sale in It Happened at the World's Fair. The film version had an extra verse:

Hey Cupid, where are you, my heart is growing sadder
That girl rejected me, just when I thought I had her

The single release had a nine-week stay on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at #11. One Broken Heart for Sale also appeared on the rhythm and blues chart, peaking at #21. Sales of over one million copies are claimed for the record.

Elvis recorded One Broken Heart for Sale in September 1962, at Radio Recorders. Two versions were taped - one for the film and one for the record release. Vocal backing was by the Mello Men. Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott are the composers.


Lyrics:	Who wants to buy a heart One broken lover's heart One broken heart for sale Well, excuse me if you see me crying like a baby Since she rejected me There's nothing left to save me Hey Cupid, where are you? My heart is growing sadder That girl rejected me Just when I thought I had her She would not listen to the things my heart was saying She turned and walked away And told me I was playing Some guys have all the luck And my heart hasn't any I think I'll paint a sign For sale for a penny

First album:	RCA 47-8134, 1963, One Broken Heart For Sale / They Remind Me Too Much Of You

First recorded:	Soundtrack Session For MGM: Radio Recorders It Happened At The World's Fair, September 22, 1962

More info:		Elvis sang One Broken Heart for Sale in It Happened at the World's Fair. The film version had an extra verse: Hey Cupid, where are you, my heart is growing sadder That girl rejected me, just when I thought I had her The single release had a nine-week stay on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at #11. One Broken Heart for Sale also appeared on the rhythm and blues chart, peaking at #21. Sales of over one million copies are claimed for the record. Elvis recorded One Broken Heart for Sale in September 1962, at Radio Recorders. Two versions were taped - one for the film and one for the record release. Vocal backing was by the Mello Men. Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott are the composers.