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Nov 30, 2023 · When Dexter Gordon recorded “I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” in 1962, he was already a jazz legend. The song originated from a poem written by Sammy Cahn, who saw a woman hanging clothes out to dry and thought about the metaphor of hanging your emotions out in the open.
"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" is a 1944 torch song and jazz standard, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was introduced on stage by film star Jane Withers in the show Glad To See You , which closed in Boston and never opened on Broadway.
I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry Lyrics by Dexter Gordon from the Go! album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: The torch I carry is handsome It's worth its heartache in ransom Now when that twilight steals I know how the lady i…