Originariamente composta da Claude François (con Jacques Revaux e Gilles Thibault) nel 1967 - l'autore la interpretò anche in italiano, su testo di Andrea Lovecchio, col titolo “Come sempre” - fu ripresa da Paul Anka che ne scrisse il testo inglese, e poi di nuovo incisa da Frank Sinatra su 45 giri nel 1968, diventando un suo cavallo di battaglia e quasi la sua “signature tune”. E' stata poi cantata, fra gli altri, da Shirley Bassey (1970), Nina Simone (1971), Elvis Presley (1973) e, definitivamente, da Sid Vicious (1979).

11. My Way

And now, the end is near;
  And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.  

  I've lived a life that's full.
  I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
More, much more than this,
I did it my way.   

Regrets, I've had a few;
  But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

    I planned each charted course;
  Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.    

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
  When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.  
My way.