"I'll String Along With You," sometimes listed by its fuller title "(You May Not Be an Angel, But) I'll String Along With You," is a popular song composed by Harry Warren with lyrics by Al Dubin in 1934. The tune emerged during Warren's prolific early years at Warner Brothers, where he and Dubin supplied songs for a string of blockbuster film musicals choreographed by Busby Berkeley, including 42nd Street. The melody is a charming, lighthearted romantic ballad with a gentle, swaying quality and a smooth, stepwise vocal line that builds emotional warmth through elegant simplicity rather than harmonic complexity. It was first recorded by Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra with a vocal by Muzzy Marcellino in 1934. Within Warren's extensive catalog, which earned him three Academy Awards and produced enduring standards like "At Last" and "There Will Never Be Another You," this tune occupies a quieter but respected place as a swing-era standard. It has maintained a steady presence in the repertoire, particularly among jazz guitarists and vocalists drawn to its intimate character, without achieving the top-tier ubiquity of some of Warren's more celebrated compositions.
