Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life

• Sung in I Love Lucy #103, "Ricky's Movie Offer"
• Music by Victor Herbert, Lyrics by Rida Johnson (1910)
• Introduced by Emma Trentini and Orville Harrold in the musical Naughty Marietta
• Performed by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in Naughty Marietta (1935)

The Anniversary Waltz

• Sung in I Love Lucy #121, "Hollywood Anniversary"
• Written by Al Dubin and Dave Franklin (1941)
• Popularized by Bing Crosby

Apache

• Sung in I Love Lucy #73, "The French Revue"

Auf Wiedersehe'n, My Dear

• Sung in I Love Lucy #13, "The Benefit"
• Written by Al Hoffman, Ed Nelson, Al Goodhart, Milton Ager (1932)
• Popularized by Russ Columbo
• Also recorded by:
  • Al Bowlly
  • Morton Downey
  • Abe Lyman and His Orchestra

Babalu

• Spanish Words and Music by Margarita Lecuona (1939)
• English Words by S.K. Russell (1942)
• Sung in I Love Lucy #6, "The Audition"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #20, "The Young Fans"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #31, "The Publicity Agent"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #53, "Lucy Hires an English Tutor"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #65, "Ricky's Life Story"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #162, "The Ricardos Visit Cuba"
• Desi Arnaz's signature song.
• Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra recorded this song for RCA/Victor on October 19, 1946.
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Nipper's Greatest Hits - The 40's Volume 2 (1989; RCA; Track 10)
      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 5; Also Cassette)
      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King (1992; RCA; Track 5; Also Cassette)
      Babalu (1996; RCA; Track 1)
• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:
        Desi's Place (click to download)
• Also recorded by:
  • Benny Carter
  • Johnny Mathis (1956)
  • Nelson Ned (1994)

• Written by Arthur Hamilton
• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #4, "Lucy Wins a Racehorse"

Big D

• Written by Frank Loesser (1956)
• Sung in I Love Lucy #174, "Lucy's Night in Town"
• Introduced in The Most Happy Fella (1956)
• Also recorded by:
  • Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett (1962)

Bim Bam Boom

• Written by Harold Adamson, John A. Camacho and Noro Morales
• Sung in I Love Lucy #105, "Lucy's Mother-in-Law"

Birmingham Jail

• Sung in I Love Lucy #112, "Tennessee Bound"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #135, "Lucy Goes to a Rodeo"
• Public domain
• Also recorded by:
  • Chet Akins (1959)
  • Peggy Lee (1988)
  • Michael Martin Murphey (1993)

Brazil

• Portuguese words and music by Art Baroso (1939)
• Brazillian title: "Aquarelo Do Brasil"
• English words by S. K. Rusell
• Introduced in the USA by Eddie Duchin
• Popularized by Jimmy Dorsey
• Popularized by Zavier Cugat and His Orchestra
• Popularized in the Walt Disney feature cartoon The Three Caballeros.
• Used as the basis for the film Brazil.
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra for RCA/Victor on January 6, 1947.
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King (1992; RCA; Track 14; Also Cassette)

By the Beautiful Sea

• Music by Harry Carroll, Lyrics by Harold Atteridge (1914)
• Sung in I Love Lucy #102, "Mertz and Kurtz"
• Public domain
• Also recorded by:
  • Jackie Gleason
  • Judy Garland, George Murphy, Ben Blue, the MGM Studio Chorus for For Me and My Gal (1942)
  • Firehouse Five Plus Two (1957)
  • Barney Kessel (1959)
  • Victoria Jackson (1995)
  • Robert Decormier (1996)

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

• Written by Gus Edwards and and Edward Madden
• Sung in I Love Lucy #52, "Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song"
• Also recorded by:
  • Bing Crosby for Birth of the Blues (1941)
  • Al Jolson (dubbing for Larry Parks) for The Jolson Story (1946)
  • The Chorus in Chicken Every Sunday (1948)
  • Mitch Miller (1958)
  • Johnny Winter (1996)

By the Waters of the Minnetoka

• Sung in I Love Lucy #59, "The Indian Show"
• This song, sung by the cast, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 10; Also Cassette)
• A .wav file of this song, sung by the cast, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)

California, Here I Come

• Written by Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson and Joseph Meyer (1924)
• Sung in I Love Lucy #110, "California, Here We Come!"
• This song, sung by the cast, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 11; Also Cassette)
• A .wav file of this song, sung by the cast, is available from here:
        The Squirrel's Nest - I Love Lucy (click to download)
        I Love Lucy Online (click to download)
• Popularized by Al Jolson
• Also recorded by:
  • Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Hollywood Hotel (1937)
  • Eddie Condon with Bud Freeman (1938)
  • The Studio Orchestra in Detouring America (1939)
  • Jane Froman (dubbing for Susan Hayward) for With a Song in My Heart (1952)
  • Sophie B. Hawkins (1992)

Canta Guitarra

• Written by Alfonso Jofré, Bolaños and Villajos
• Sung in I Love Lucy #104, "Ricky's Screen Test"
• Sung by Sara Montiel in Esa mujer (1969)

Carnival in Rio

• Written by J.A. Orlando
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz and "friend" on August 2, 1946
• The "friend" mentioned by RCA/Victor on their albums is really Lucille Ball. Lucy, dropping in for one of Desi's RCA recording sessions, played around with the music and sang along a little. RCA released the song, and Lucy sued.
• This song, sung by Desi Arnaz and "friend" (Lucy), is available on the following CDs:
        The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King (1992; RCA; Track 5; Also Cassette)

Carolina In the Morning

• Music by Walter Donaldson, Lyrics by Gus Kahn (1922)
• Sung in I Love Lucy #44, "Ricky Loses His Voice"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #52, "Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song"
• Introduced by William Frawley in vaudeville.
• Popularized by Van and Schenck (#1 on the charts).
• Also recorded by:
  • Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
  • Al Jolson (dubbing for Larry Parks) for The Jolson Story (1949)
  • Judy Garland (1955)
  • Betty Grable and June Haver for The Dolly Sisters (1945)
  • Barbara Cook (1975)
  • Ian Whitcomb and His Dance Band (1989)
  • Gary Smart (1998)

Charleston

• Written by Jimmy Johnson and Cecil Mack
• Sung in I Love Lucy #44, "Ricky Loses His Voice"

Cheek to Cheek

• Sung in I Love Lucy #51, "Pregnant Women Are Unpredictable"
• Written by Irving Berlin (1935)
• Introduced and popularized by Fred Astaire in Top Hat (1935)
• Also recorded by:
  • Oscar Peterson Trio Set (1952)
  • Billie Holiday (1955)
  • Bing Crosby (1956)
  • Mel Tormé (1956)
  • Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald (1957)
  • Ella Fitzgerald (1958)
  • Sarah Vaughan (1958)
  • Charlie Byrd Trio (1984)
  • Tony Bennett (1987)
  • Dick Hyman (1987)
  • Ray Anderson (1990)
  • Jeanie Bryson (1993)
  • Pete Fountain (1993)
  • Chuck Hedges (1993)
  • Chet Atkins (1996)

Chopsticks

• Sung in I Love Lucy #113, "Ethel's Home Town"
• Traditional

Cielito Lindo

• Sung in I Love Lucy #29, "The Freezer"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #47, "The Club Election"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #88, "Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #141, "Second Honeymoon"
• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #1, "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana"
• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #10, "Lucy's Summer Vacation"
• Written by Quirino Mendoza
• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)

Cuban Cabbie

• Sung in I Love Lucy #47, "The Club Election"
• This song, sung by the cast, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu (1996; RCA; Track 17)

Cuban Pete

• Sung in I Love Lucy #4, "The Diet"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #118, "The Hedda Hopper Story"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #135, "Lucy Goes to a Rodeo"
• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #12, "The Ricardos Go to Japan"
• Written by Jose Norman (pseudonym for Norman Henderson)
• This song was recorded by Desi Arnaz and Amanda Lane for RCA/Victor on February 15, 1946
• This song was used as the title song in the Universal film Cuban Pete (1946), sung by Desi Arnaz and the King Sisters
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 4; Also Cassette)
      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King (1992; RCA; Track 2; Also Cassette)
      Babalu (1996; RCA; Track 4)
• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:
       Desi's Place (click to download)
• Also recorded by:
  • Louis Armstrong (1937)
  • Victor Feldman (1959)
  • Tito Puente for The Mambo Kings (1992)
  • Jim Carrey with Angie Jaree for The Mask (1994)

Dear Old Donegal

• Sung in I Love Lucy #120, "Bullfight Dance"
• Written by Steve Graham
• Recorded by:
  • Bing Crosby
  • Mike Douglas (1995)
  • Tom Kilpatrick (1995)

Don't Cry

• Sung in I Love Lucy #174, "Lucy's Night in Town"
• Written by Frank Loesser (1956)
• Introduced in The Most Happy Fella (1956)

Down Argentine Way

• Sung in I Love Lucy #36, "The Anniversary Present"
• Written by Mack Gordon
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 17; Also Cassette)

• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:
        Desi's Place (click to download)
• Also recorded by:
  • Betty Grable
  • Dinah Shore

Down by the Old Mill Stream

• Sung in I Love Lucy #135, "Lucy Goes to the Rodeo"
• Written by Tell Taylor
• Recorded by:
  • The Studio Orchestra in The Old Mill Pond (1936)
  • Gene Krupa (1939)
  • Ken Griffin (1995)

Dragon Waltz

• Sung in I Love Lucy #144, "Lucy Goes to Scotland"
• Written by Larry Orenstein (1956)
• Introduced by William Frawley and Vivian Vance on I Love Lucy

El Cumbanchero

• Composed by Rafael Hernandez
• Sung in I Love Lucy #11, "Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #18, "Breaking the Lease"
• From the Universal film Cuban Pete (1946)
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra for RCA/Victor on June 10, 1946
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:
        Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 3; Also Cassette)
        Babalu (1996; RCA; Track 12)
• Also recorded by:
  • Erich Kunzel and The Cincinnati Pops (1990)
  • Pablo Carcamo and Oscar Benito (1994)
  • David Grisman (1995)
  • Richard Olsen and His Big Band (1996)
  • Fruko Y Sus Tesos (1996)

Embraceable You

• Sung in I Love Lucy #117, "The Fashion Show"
• Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1930)
• Introduced by Ginger Rogers & Allen Kearns in the Broadway muscial Girl Crazy (1930)
• Also recorded by:
  • Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
  • Judy Garland (1940, 1943)
  • Judy Garland with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and the MGM Studio Chorus in Girl Crazy (1943)
  • Billie Holliday (1944)
  • Frank Sinatra on The Old Gold Show (1946)
  • Jane Froman (dubbing for Susan Hayward) in With a Song in My Heart (1952)
  • Sarah Vaughan (1957)
  • Johnny Mathis (1959)
  • Frank Sinatra (1960)
  • Marni Nixon (1985)
  • Jack Jones (1991)
  • Lena Horne and Frank Sinatra (1994)
  • Liza Minnelli (1996)

Fernando the Matador

• Sung in I Love Lucy #120, "Bullfight Dance"

Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue

• Sung in I Love Lucy #44, "Ricky Loses His Voice"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #156, "Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright"
• Written by Ray Henderson
• Recorded by:
  • Frank Sinatra on Hit Parade (radio series)
  • Harry Connick, Jr. (1996)

Forever, Darling

• Sung in I Love Lucy #137, "Ricky's European Booking"
• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:
        Desi's Place (click to download)
• Music by Bronislau Kaper, Lyrics by Sammy Chan (1955)
• Written for Forever, Darling (1956)
• Popularized by the Ames Brothers

Frere Jacques

• Sung in I Love Lucy #73, "The French Revue"
• Traditional French song

Friend of the Friendless

• Sung in I Love Lucy #60, "Lucy's Last Birthday"

Friendship

• Sung in I Love Lucy #69, "Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress"
• Written by Cole Porter (1939)
• Introduced by Ethel Merman and Bert Lahr in the Broadway musical DuBarry Was a Lady (1939).
• Popularized by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra.
• Sung by Lucille Ball with Red Skelton, Gene Kelly, Virginia O'Brien, Rags Ragland, Zero Mostel and Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra in Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
  Released on CD:
  That's Entertainment! (Disc 6)
• A .wav file of this song, sung by Lucy and Ethel, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)
• The lyrics to this song are available from here:

      Nancy M. Schnepp's I Love Lucy Page (click to read)
• Also recorded by:
  • Al Jolson
  • Judy Garland and Johnny Mercer (1940)
  • Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway (1996)

Goodnight Ladies (Merrily We Roll Along)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #52, "Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song"
• Lyrics by E.P. Christy, Composer unknown (1853)
• Popular folk song

Granada

• Sung in I Love Lucy #50, "Lucy is Enciente"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #76, "Changing the Boys' Wardrobe"
• Written by Dorothy Dodd and Agustín Lara
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 19; Also Cassette)

• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:

      Desi's Place (click to download)
• Also recorded by:
  • Xavier Cugat
  • Mario Lanza
  • Lawrence Welk
  • Frank Sinatra (1961)

Green Eyes

• Sung in I Love Lucy #118, "The Hedda Hopper Story"
• Written by Nilo Menendez
• Recorded by:
  • Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme (1960)
  • Barry Manilow (1994)

Guadalajara

• Words and music by Pepe Guizar (1937)
• Sung in I Love Lucy #2, "The Girls Want to Go to a Nightclub"
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz and Trio for RCA/Victor on February 15, 1946
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 16; Also Cassette)
      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King (1992; RCA; Track 7; Also Cassette)
      Babalu (1996; RCA; Track 10)
• Also recorded by:
  • The Herrera Sisters for Down Mexico Way (1941)
  • Elvis Presley (1963)

Habanera

• Sung in I Love Lucy #103, "Ricky's Movie Offer"
• Composed by Georges Bizet for the opera Carmen

Happy Birthday to You

• Sung in I Love Lucy #60, "Lucy's Last Birthday"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #149, "Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy"
• Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill (1893)
• Recorded by:
  • Judy Garland for Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
  • Duke Ellington (1953, 1954)
  • Barney the Dinosaur (1997)

Hawaiian War Chant

• Sung in I Love Lucy #88, "Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation"
• Music by Johnny Noble and Leliohaku, English Lyrics by Ralph Freed (1936)
• Popularized by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1939)
• Revived by:
  • Spike Jones (1946)
  • The Ames Brothers (1951)

• Words and music by Desi Arnaz
• Sung by Desi Arnaz as the title song in the Columbia film Holiday in Havana (1948)
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz and the Streamliners on March 28, 1949
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King (1992; RCA; Track 4; Also Cassette)
      Babalu (1996; RCA; Track 16)

Home on the Range

• Sung in I Love Lucy #135, "Lucy Goes to a Rodeo"
• Music by Daniel E. Kelly (1904), Lyrics by Brewster "Bruce" Higley (1873)
• Recorded by:
  • Bing Crosby (1933, 1938, 1939)
  • Jack Oakie, Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians for Song of the Islands (1942)
  • Frank Sinatra (1946)
  • Jane Froman (dubbing for Susan Hayward), Leif Erickson, Helen Westcott for With a Song in My Heart (1952)
  • The Chorus in Roaming Through Arizona (1954)
  • Phil "Dusty" Stockton for Raising Arizona (1987)
  • The Oskaloosa High School Band for Kansas (1988)
  • Bill Stafford for My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Honey

• Sung in I Love Lucy #88, "Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation"
• Written by Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons, Richard Whiting (1928)
• Popularized by Rudy Vallee (#1 on the Charts)

How About You?

• Sung in I Love Lucy #125, "The Dancing Star"
• Music by Burton Lane, Words by Ralph Freed (1941)
• Introduced by Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes on Broadway (1941)
• Oscar nominated for Best Song in 1941.
• Popularized by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra.
• Also recorded by:
  • Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra
  • Frank Sinatra (1956)
  • Rosemary Clooney (1958)
  • Steve Lawrence (1964)
  • Dolores Hope (1997)

How Deep is the Ocean

• Sung in I Love Lucy #88, "Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation"
• Written by Irving Berlin
• Recorded by:
  • Judy Garland on The Danny Kaye Show (October 5, 1945)
  • Bing Crosby and the Chorus for Blue Skies (1946)
  • Frank Sinatra for Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
  • Julie Andrews (1989)
  • Harry Connick, Jr. and His Orchestra (1991)

How Dry I Am

• Sung in I Love Lucy #6, "The Audition"
• Music by Edward F. Rimbault, Lyrics by Phillip Dodridge (1921)
• Popular song during prohibiton era

Humoresque

• Sung in I Love Lucy #120, "Bullfight Dance"
• Written by Anton Dvorak
• Also recorded by:
  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orhcestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

I Am Queen of the Gypsies

• Sung in I Love Lucy #38, "The Operetta"

• Words and music by Rene Touzet
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz for RCA/Victor on April 30, 1947
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King

I Found a Peach on the Beach

• Sung in I Love Lucy #102, "Mertz and Kurtz"

I Get Ideas

• Sung in I Love Lucy #31, "The Publicity Agent"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #130, "Lucy and the Dummy"
• Music by Julio Sanders, English Lyrics by Dorcas Cochran (1951)
• Adapted from "Muchachos"
• Popularized by Tony Martin
• Also recorded by:
  • Peggy Lee
  • Bing Crosby (1958)
  • Louis Armstrong (1970)

I Get the Blues When It Rains

• Sung in I Love Lucy #88, "Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation"
• Music by Harry Stoddard, Lyrics by Marcy Klauber (1928)
• Popularized by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians.
• Also recorded by:
  • Judy Garland (1957)

I'll Be True to You, Lily

• Sung in I Love Lucy #38, "The Operetta"

I'll See You in C-u-b-a

• Sung in I Love Lucy #23, "The Mustache"

I Love Lucy

• Written by Eliot Daniel and Harold Adamson (1952)
• Sung in I Love Lucy #60, "Lucy's Last Birthday"
• This is the theme song, with lyrics, sung by Desi.
• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 2; Also Cassette)

I Love Lucy Theme Song

• Written by Eliot Daniel (1951)
• Played in every I Love Lucy episode.
• A variation on the original arrangement played in every Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour episode.
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 20; Also Cassette)

• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)

I Love You Truly

• Written by Robert Howard Ralston
• Sung in I Love Lucy #26, "The Marriage License"

I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark

• Sung in I Love Lucy #111, "First Stop"

I'm a Lucky Guy

• Written by Robert G. Friedman
• Sung in I Love Lucy #162, "The Ricardos Visit Cuba"

I'm an Old Cowhand

• Sung in I Love Lucy #86, "Home Movies"
• Written by Johnny Mercer
• Popularized by Bing Crosby in Rhythm on the Range (1936)

I'm Breaking My Back (Putting Up a Front for You)

• Written by Mort Greene and Allie Wrubel
• Sung in I Love Lucy #14, "The Amateur Hour"

I'm in Love with the Dragon's Dinner

• Sung in I Love Lucy #144, "Lucy Goes to Scotland"

In Acapulco

• Written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
• Sung in I Love Lucy #71, "Baby Pictures"
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 18; Also Cassette)

In a Little Spanish Town

• Written by Samuel M. Lewis, Mabel Wayne and Joseph Young
• Sung in I Love Lucy #103, "Ricky's Movie Offer"

In Santiago, Chile ('Tain't Chilly At All)

• Written by Jimmy Carroll and Albert Gamse
"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #37, "The Handcuffs"
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu (1996; RCA; Track 10)

The Inn on the River Out

• Sung in I Love Lucy #38, "The Operetta"

I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad

• Sung in I Love Lucy #18, "Breaking the Lease"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #102, "Mertz and Kurtz"

Jezebel

• Sung in I Love Lucy #11, "Lucy is Jealous of Girl Singer"

Jingle Bells

• Sung in "The I Love Lucy Christmas Show"
• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #5, "Lucy Goes to Sun Valley"
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 13; Also Cassette)

Jitterbug Dance Song

• Sung in I Love Lucy #77, "Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined"

King Kamehameha

• Sung in I Love Lucy #88, "Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation"

La Cucaracha

• Sung in I Love Lucy #88, "Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #148, "Lucy in the Swiss Alps"
• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #6, "Lucy Goes to Mexico"

The Lady in Red

• Sung in I Love Lucy #88, "Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #148, "Lucy in the Swiss Alps"
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 14; Also Cassette)

• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)

Lady of Spain

• Sung in I Love Lucy #65, "Ricky's Life Story"

La Raspa

• Sung in I Love Lucy #18, "Breaking the Lease"

La Vie en Rose

• Sung in I Love Lucy #121, "Hollywood Anniversary"

Let Me Go Lover

• Sung in I Love Lucy #120, "Bullfight Dance"

Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee

• Sung in I Love Lucy #88, "Ricky's Hawaiian Vacation"

Lily of the Valley

• Sung in I Love Lucy #38, "The Operetta"
• Whistled in I Love Lucy #74, "Redecorating the Mertzes' Apartment"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #135, "Lucy Goes to a Rodeo"

Louise

• Sung in I Love Lucy #73, "The French Revue"
• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #6, "Lucy Goes to Mexico"

The Loveliest Night of the Year

• Sung in I Love Lucy #65, "Ricky's Life Story"

A Lucky Guy

• Sung in I Love Lucy #162, "The Ricardos Go to Cuba"

Mad'moiselle from Armentieres

• Sung in I Love Lucy #138, "The Passports"

Mama Inez

• Sung in I Love Lucy #29, "The Freezer"

Mama Yo Quiero

• Sung in I Love Lucy #3, "Be a Pal"

Man Smart, Woman Smarter

• Sung in I Love Lucy #173, "Ragtime Band"
• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)

Martha

• Sung in I Love Lucy #19, "The Ballet"

A McGillicuddy is Here

• Sung in I Love Lucy #144, "Lucy Goes to Scotland"

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #5, "Lucy Goes to Sun Valley"
• Music by Ernie Burnett, Lyrics by George A. Norton (1912)
• Introduced by William Frawley on Broadway.
• Also recorded by:
  • Gene Austin (1928)
  • Teddy Wilson (1936)
  • Bing Crosby (1939)
  • Judy Garland in A Star is Born (1954)

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #6, "Lucy Goes to Mexico"

The Mexican Hat Dance

• Sung in I Love Lucy #18, "Breaking the Lease"

Mississippi Mud

• Sung in I Love Lucy #44, "Ricky Loses His Voice"

• Music by Ernesto Lecuosa and words by Harry Ruby
• From the 20th Century Fox Technicolor Production Carnival in Rio (1946)
• Recorded by Jane Harvey and Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra for RCA/Victor on October 18, 1946
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King

Mockingbird

• Sung in I Love Lucy #135, "Lucy Goes to a Rodeo"

My Hero

• Sung in I Love Lucy #113, "Ethel's Hometown"

Nobody Loves the Ump

• Sung in I Love Lucy #154, "Lucy and Bob Hope"
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 12; Also Cassette)

• A .wav file of this song, sung by Lucy, Desi and Bob Hope, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)

Notre Dame Victory Song

• Sung in I Love Lucy #53, "Lucy Hires an English Tutor"

Oh By Jingo

• Sung in I Love Lucy #102, "Mertz and Kurtz"

The Old Chisholm Trail

• Sung in I Love Lucy #135, "Lucy Goes to a Rodeo"

Old Folks at Home

• Sung in I Love Lucy #120, "Bullfight Dance"
• Written by Stephen Collins Foster (1851)
• First recorded by Len Spencer (1892)
• Also recorded by:
  • Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra (1936)
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney and the Crinoline Choir in Babes in Arms (1939)
  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1945)

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

• Sung in I Love Lucy #112, "Tennessee Bound"

On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City

• Sung in I Love Lucy #102, "Mertz and Kurtz"

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #1, "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana"

Pass that Peace Pipe

• Sung in I Love Lucy #59, "The Indian Show"
• Music by Roger Edens & Hugh Martin, Lyrics by Ralph Blane (1947)
• Introduced by Joan McCracken in Good News (1947)

• Music by Moises Simons
• Original Cuban (Spanish Language) title, "El Maniserio"
• English lyrics by Marion Sunshine and L. Wolfe Gilbert
• Introduced in Cuba by Moises Simons and His Orchestra in the revue, Cubanola
• Introduced in the USA by Don Azpiazu and His Orchestra
• Sung by Lawrence Tibbett in the film Cuban Love Song (1931)
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra for RCA/Victor on January 20, 1947
• Performed by Judy Garland on Lux Radio Theater (CBS, 11/17/41)
• Also recorded by:
  • Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
  • Judy Garland in A Star is Born (1954)
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #8, "Lucy Goes to Alaska"

A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody

• Sung in I Love Lucy #116, "Lucy Gets into Pictures"
• Sung by Allan Jones (dubbing for Dennis Morgan) and the MGM Studio Chorus in The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

• Sung in I Love Lucy #14, "The Amateur Show"

A Rainy Night in Rio

• Music by Arthur Schwartz, words by Leo Robin (1946)
• From the Warner Bros. movie The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
• Sung by Bugs Bunny (Mel Blanc) and Carlo Jones in the Warner Bros. cartoon "Long-Haired Hare" (1946)
• Recorded by Jane Harvey and Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra for RCA/Victor on October 19, 1946
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King

Rancho Grande

• Sung in I Love Lucy #134, "The Ricardos Are Interviewed"

Red River Valley

• Sung in I Love Lucy #135, "Lucy Goes to the Rodeo"

Ricochet Romance

• Sung in I Love Lucy #112, "Tennessee Bound"

Rock-a-Bye Baby

• Sung in I Love Lucy #50, "Lucy is Enceinte"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #153, "Return Home from Europe"
• Sung in "The I Love Lucy Christmas Show"

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #10, "Lucy's Summer Vacation"

• Recorded by Desi Arnaz for RCA/Victor on December 29, 1947
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King

Schnitzelbank

• Sung in I Love Lucy #148, "Lucy in the Swiss Bank"

Sheik of Araby

• Sung in I Love Lucy #118, "The Hedda Hopper Story"

She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain

• Sung in I Love Lucy #94, "Tennessee Ernie Visits"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #173, "Ragtime Band"

Shine On, Harvest Moon

• Sung in I Love Lucy #13, "The Benefit"
• Written by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth (1908)
• Popularized by Ada Jones and Bill Murray
• Also recorded by:
  • Ethel Waters (1931)
  • Kate Smith (1943)
  • Ann Sheridan and Dennis Morgan in Shine On Harvest Moon (1944)
  • Judy Garland (1955, 1960)

Shortnin' Bread

• Sung in I Love Lucy #113, "Ethel's Hometown"

Similau

• Sung in I Love Lucy #28, "Cuban Pals"

Skip to My Lou

• Sung in I Love Lucy #138, "The Passports"

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #6, "Lucy Goes to Mexico"

Standing On the Corner (from "The Most Happy Fella")

• Sung in I Love Lucy #174, "Lucy's Night in Town"

Stompin' at the Savoy

• Sung in I Love Lucy #77, "Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined"
• Music by Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb, Lyrics by Andy Razaf (1934)
• Intorduced by Chick Webb and His Orchestra
• Popularized by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
• Also recorded by:
  • Judy Garland (1936)

Straw Hat Song

• Words and music by Allan Roberts and Fred Karger
• Sung in I Love Lucy #8, "Men Are Messy"
• Sung by Desi Arnaz in the Columbia film Holiday in Havana (1949)
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz for RCA/Victor on March 29, 1949
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 9; Also Cassette)
      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King (1992; RCA; Track 14; Also Cassette)
      Babalu (1996; RCA; Track 19)
• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:

      Desi's Place (click to download)

Strolling Through the Park

• Sung in I Love Lucy #52, "Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song"

Sweet Adeline

• Sung in I Love Lucy #52, "Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song"
• Sung in "The I Love Lucy Christmas Show"

Sweet and Lovely

• Sung in I Love Lucy #44, "Ricky Loses His Voice"

Sweet Sue

• Sung in I Love Lucy #18, "Lucy's Show Biz Swan Song"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #101, "Mr. and Mrs. TV Show"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #148, "Lucy in the Swiss Alps"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #124, "Harpo Marx"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #172, "Lucy Does the Tango"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #135, "Lucy Goes to the Rodeo"
• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:

      Desi's Place (click to download)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #152, "Lucy and Bob Hope"

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #1, "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana"

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #13, "Lucy Meets the Mustache"
• Written by Bob Haymes and Alan Brandt
• Recorded by Judy Garland for The Judy Garland Show (1963)

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #11, "Milton Berle Hids Out at the Ricardos'"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #45, "Sales Resistance"
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 7; Also Cassette)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #77, "Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined"
• Written by Irving Berlin (1946)
• Introduced by Ethel Merman, Ray Middleton, William O'Neal, Marty May in the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun (1949)
• Also recorded by:
  • Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn in Annie Get Your Gun (1949; unused)
  • Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn, Louis Calhern in Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
    • Clip used in That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
  • The MGM Studio Orchestra in The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1950)
  • The cast of There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
  • Ethel Merman in All That Jazz (1979)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #102, "Mertz and Kurtz"

• Music by Raymond Scott, words by Bud Green
• First performed on CBS radio in 1935
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra for RCA/Victor on July 26, 1946
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King

• Music by Zequinha Abreu
• Portuguese words by Aloysio Oliveira
• Original Brazillian title: "Tico-Tico No Fuba"
• English words by Erwin Drake (1943)
• Introduced by Aloysio Oliveira in the Walt Disney feature cartoon Saludos Amigos (1943)
• Also introduced by Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra in the MGM film Bathing Beauty (1944)
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra with Rene Touzet at the piano for RCA/Victor on January 6, 1946
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King (1992; RCA; Track 10; Also Cassette)
      Babalu (1996; RCA; Track 6)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #53, "Lucy Hires an English Tutor"
• A .wav file of this song, sung by the cast, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #144, "Lucy Goes to Scotland"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #94, "Tennessee Ernie Visits"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #91, "Lucy's Club Dance"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #144, "Lucy Goes to Scotland"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #73, "The French Revue"
• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #6, "Lucy Goes to Mexico"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #44, "Ricky Loses His Voice"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #77, "Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #69, "Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress"
• Sung in I Love Lucy #86, "Home Movies"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #83, "Fan Magazine Interview"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #56, "Lucy Goes to the Hospital"
• Written by Cole Porter
• Introduced by Judy Garland in The Pirate (1948; unused)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #94, "Tennessee Ernie Visits"
• Sung in i Love Lucy #95, "Tennessee Ernie Hangs On"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #13, "The Benefit"
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 8; Also Cassette)

• A .wav file of this song, sung by Lucy and Desi, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #50, "Lucy is Enceinte"
• Sung in "The I Love Lucy Christmas Show"
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      Babalu Music! (1991; Columbia; Track 6; Also Cassette)

• A .wav file of this song, sung by Desi, is available from here:

      I Love Lucy Online (click to download)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #38, "The Operetta"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #122, "The Star Upstairs"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #69, "Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #16, "Lucy Fakes Illness"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #107, "Ricky's Contract"
• Written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin (1928)
• Popularized by Louis Armstrong
• Also recorded by:
  • Judy Garland (1958, 1961)

• Sung in I Love Lucy #46, "The Inferiority Complex"
• Music by Jerome Kern, Lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
• Introduced by Marilyn Miller and Paul Frawley in Sunny (1925)
• Also recorded by:
  • Marilyn Miller in Sunny (1930)
  • Anna Neagle in Sunny (1941)
  • Judy Garland in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
  • June Haver and chorus in Look for the Silver Lining (1949)

• Sung in The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour #6, "Lucy Goes to Mexico"

• Sung in I Love Lucy #95, "Tennessee Ernie Hangs On"

• Music and Spanish lyrics by Rafael Hernandex
• English words by Erwin Drake and Jimmy Shirl (1947)
• Spanish title: "Capullito De Aleli"
• Recorded by Desi Arnaz for RCA/Victor on March 29, 1949
• This song, sung by Desi, is available on the following CDs:

      The Best of Desi Arnaz: The Mambo King (1992; RCA; Track 13; Also Cassette)