Billie Holiday

The more I read the papers The less I comprehend The world with all its capers And how it all will end. Nothing seems to be lasting. But that isn't our affair; We've got something permanent, I mean in the way we care. It's very clear Our love is here to stay...

A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes A fine romance, you won't nestle A fine romance, you won't wrestle I might as well play bridge With m...

A foggy day, in London town It had me low, and it had me down I viewed the morning, with much alarm The British Museum, had lost its charm How long I wondered, could this thing last But the age of miracles, it hadn't past And suddenly, I saw you standing righ...

A sailboat in the moonlight And you Wouldn't that be heaven A heaven just for two A soft breeze on a June night and you What a perfect setting For letting dreams come true A chance to sail away To Sweetheart Bay Beneath the stars that shine A chance to drift...

A sunbonnet blue and a yellow straw hat Shy little he and she Were declaring love's old story In the shade of the old apple tree,, A sunbonnet blue and a yellow straw hat Decided to say, "i do" So they rode to june and glory On a bicycle built for two Hear th...

No one to talk with, all by myself No one to walk with, but I'm happy on the shelf Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you I know for certain the one I love I'm through with flirtin', it's just you I'm thinkin' of Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love f...

There ain't nothing I can do Or nothing I can say That folks don't criticize me But I'm going to do Just as I want to anyway And don't care just what people say If I should take a notion To jump into the ocean Ain't nobody's business if I do If I go to church...

You took my kisses and all my love You taught me how to care Am I to be just remnant of a one side love affair All you took I gladly gave There is nothing left for me to save All of me Why not take all of me Can't you see I'm no good without you Take my lip...

I love the look's of you and lure of you The sweet of you and pure of you The eyes, the arms and the mouth of you The east, west, north, and the south of you I’d love to gain complete control of you And handle even the heart and soul of you So love at least...

All or nothing at all Half love never appealled to me If your heart never could yield to me Then I'd rather have nothing at all All or nothing at all If it's love there is no in between Why begin, then cry for something that might have been No, I rather have...

When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you - all the way Happy to be near you When you need someone to cheer you - all the way Taller than the tallest tree is That's how it's got to feel Deeper than the deep blue see is That's how deep it goes -...

I'll be loving you always With a love that's true always When the things you plan Need a helping hand will understand Always, always Days may not be fair always That's when I'll be there, always Not for just an hour Not for just a day Not for just a year, but...

It was a morning, long before dawn without a warning I found he was gone How could he do it Why should he do it He never done it before Am I blue am I blue ain't these tears, in these eyes telling you How can you ask me "am I blue" why, wouldn't you be too i...

Any old time you want me I am yours , for just the asking, darling Any old time you need me I’ll be there, with love that’s lasting, darling. All through the years we’ll stand together Sharing the tears and stormy weather And the sunshinewill be yours and mine...

There's snowflakes in the sky And geese are flying high But it's April in my heart again The devil got his due Love's holiday is through love And I have made a happy start again Through leaves lie on the ground The world just turned around It isn't Fall at a...

I never knew the charm of spring I never met it face to face I never new my heart could sing I never missed a warm embrace Till april in Paris, chestnuts in blossom Holiday tables under the trees April in Paris, this is a feeling That no one can ever reprise...

You must remember this A kiss is still a kiss A sigh is just a sigh The fundamental things apply As time goes by And when two lovers woo They still say I love you On that you can rely No matter what the future brings As time goes by Moonlight and lo...

Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting? Autumn in New York, it spells the thrill of first knighting Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds in canyons of steel Theyre making me feel, Im home Its autumn in New York that brings the promise of new love...

Well good morning baby welcome back to town How'd, fine papa, welcome back to town You're doing so much travelling never know When you'll be around You're a fine and mellow fellow But you're stubborn as a mule You love me like an angel But you treat me like a...

Baby won't you please come home 'Cause your daddy's all alone I have tried in vain Never no more to call your name When you left you broke my heart Because I never thought we'd part Every hour in the day You will hear me say: - "Baby come home" 

Had my lunch all alone Waited for you to phone Said you call me at two So at about twenty of three I had cocktails with Lee Baby, I don't cry over you Stood me up in the rain Tried to hurt me again Bet you thought I'd be blue I went out to a show With a swel...

The bird with feathers of blue Is waiting for you Back in your own backyard You'll see your castles in Spain Through your window pane Back in your own backyard. Oh, you can go to the East go to the West, But someday you'll come Weary at heart, back where you...

I'm helpless without you baby I've almost lost my mind Yes, helpless without you baby I've almost lost my mind I'm blue and confused Since you left me behind My friends all know it baby The tears I cannot hide My friends all know it baby The tears I cannot hid...

Somewhere beyond the sea Somewhere waiting for me My lover stands on golden sands And watches the ships that go sailing Somewhere beyond the sea He's watching for me If I could fly like birds on high Then straigt to his arms I'd go sailing It's far beyond a s...

So you cry What's it about, baby? You ask why Blues had to go and pick you So you go Down to the shore, kid's stuff Don't you know There's honey in the store for you, big stuff Let's take a ride on my gravy train The door open wide So you stare Call it despa...

Lord I love my man, tell the world I do I love my man, tell the world I do But when he mistreats me Makes me feel so blue My man wouldn't give me no breakfast Wouldn't give me no dinner Fought about my supper and put me outdoors Had the dark clay make black s...

Blue moon, you saw me standing alone without a dream in my heart without a love of my own. Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for you heard me saying a prayer for somebody I realy could care for. And then there suddenly appeared before me, the only on...

Gee, how I miss Your tender kiss, And the wonderful things we would do. Now I run my hands Through silvery strands-- You left me blue turning grey over you. You used to be So good to me-- That's when I was a novelty. Now, you've new friends in view...

My, how I miss Your tender kiss And the wonderful things you would do I run my hands Through silvery strands 'Cause I'm blue turning grey over you. You used to be So good to me That's when I was a novelty Now you have new thrills in view Found someone new L...

You're making me blue All that you do Seems unfair You try not to hear Turn a deaf ear To my prayer It seems you don't want to see What you are doingg to me My arms are waiting to caress you And to my heart they long to press you, sweet heart My heart is sad...

There's something that rules our destiny Right from the first day of our birth Altough you may not care for me You have your mission on this earth You were born to love Sure as you live Born with everything heaven could give You have eyes and they express Love...

Love is funny or it's sad Or it's quit or it's mad It's a good thing or it's bad But beautiful Beautiful to take a chance and if you fall, you fall And I'm thinking I wouldn't mind at all Love is tearful or it's gay It's a problem or it's a play It's heartach...

They're writing songs of love, but not for me. A lucky star's above, but not for me. With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of grey than any Russain play could guarantee. I was a fool to fall and get that way; Heigh-ho! Alas! And also, lack-a-day! Al...

Oh listen, sister I love my mister man and I can't tell you why Dere ain't no reason why I should love dat man It must be sumpin' dat de angels done plan De chimbley's smokin' De roof is leakin' in But he don't seem to care He can be happy With jes' a sip of g...

How carelessly You gave me your heart And carelessly I broke it, sweetheart I took each tender kiss you gave to me Every kiss made you a slave to me Then carelessly I told you good-bye But now at night I wake up and cry I wish I knew a way to find the love I...

Heaven, I'm in heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Heaven, I'm in heaven And the cares that hung around me through the week Seem to vanish like a gambler's...

I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you come rain or come shine High as a mountain and deep as a river come rain or come shine I guess when you met me it was just one of those things But don't ever bet me cause I'm gonna be true if you let me You're gonna...

Comes a rainstorm, get your rubbers on your feet Comes a snowstorm, you can get a little heat Comes love, nothing can be done. Comes a fire, then you know just what to do Blow a tire, you can buy another sure Comes love, nothing can be done. Don't try hiding...

I say I'll move the mountains And I'll move the mountains If he wants them out of the way Crazy he calls me Sure, I'm crazy Crazy in love, I say I say I'll go through fire And I'll go through fire As he wants it, so it will be Crazy he calls me Sure, I'm craz...

Darn that dream I dream each night You say you love me and hold me tight But when I awake and you're out of sight Oh, darn that dream Darn your lips and darn your eyes They lift me high above the moonlit sky Then I tumble out of paradise Oh, darn that dream...

Day in - day out That same old hoodoo follows me about That same old pounding in my heart, whenever I think of you And baby I think of you Day in and day out Day out - day in I needn't tell you how my days begin When I awake I get up with a tingle One possibi...

Do I want you? Oh my! Do I? Honey, deed I do! Do I need you? Oh my! Do I? Honey, deed I do! I'm glad that I'm the one who found you, That's why I'm always hangin' around you Do I love you? Oh my! Do I? Baby, deed I do! [music] I'm glad that I'm the one wh...

Lonely grief is hounding me Like the lonely shadow hounding me It's always there just out of sight Like a fragling tree on a lightening night Lonely wind cries out my name Sad as haunted music in the rain It's born of grief and born of woe But I hear it call...

Smooth road, clear day But why am I the only one Travelin' this way How strange the road to love Should be so easy Can there be a detour ahead Wake up, slow down Before you crash And break your heart Gullible clown You fool, you're headin' In the wrong direc...

Did I remember to tell you I adore you And I am livin' for you alone Did I remember to say I'm lost without you And just how mad about you I've grown You were in my arms And that was all I knew We were alone, we two What did I say to you Did I remembe...

Do nothing till you hear from me Pay no attention to what's said Why people tear the seams Of other one's dreams, is over my head Do nothing till you hear from me At least consider our romance If you should take the word Of others you've heard, I haven't a ch...

Do you know what is means to miss New Orleans? I miss it each night and day I know I’m not wrong This feeling’s gettin’ stronger The longer I stay away Miss them moss covered vines, the tall sugar pines Where mockin’ birds used to sing And I'd like to see the...

If I call three times a day Come and drive my blues away When you come, be ready to play Do your duty If you want to have some love Give your baby your last buck Don't come quackin' like a duck Do your duty I heard you say you didn't love me Numb as Mrs. Bro...

Hush now, don't explain Just say you'll remain I'm glad you're back, don't explain Quiet, don't explain What is there to gain Skip that lipstick Don't explain You know that I love you And what endures All my thoughts of you For I'm so completely yours Cry t...

Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Just you forget about me Be happy my love Just say that our little show is over And so the story ends Why not call it a day, the sensible way And we'll remain friends Look out for yourself Should be the rule Just give your...

My life was empty when you went away Even the blue skies above had turned gray E3ut now that you've come back My dream of life is here to stay Those little quarrels that tore us apart Oh, gee, I can see They were wrong from the start But now that you've come b...

East of the sun and west of the moon We'll build a dream house so lovely Near to the sun in a day, near to the moon at night We'll live in a lovely way dear Living our love in memory Just you and i, forever and a day Love will not die, we'll keep it that way U...

Living for you is easy living It's easy to live when you're in love And I'm so in love There is nothing in life but you I never regret the years that I'm giving They're easy to give when you're in love I'm happy to do whatever I do for you For you maybe I'm...

I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In thinking such a thing could be That you could ever care for me I'm sure you hate to hear That I adore you, dear But grant me Just the same I'm not entirely to blame For love You'd be so easy to love So eas...

Your sweet expression the smile you gave me, the way you looked when we meet it's easy to remember but so hard to forget. I hear you whisper, "I'll always lave you" I know it's over and yet it's easy to remember but so hard to forget. So I must dream to have...

Eeny meeny miney mo Catch your troubles by the toe If it hollers let it go Let it fly away Eeny meeny miney mo It's the saying high and low Hear it everywhere you go Every time of day Big Ben rings it Vallee sings it Whitewood swings it Even Mr. Crosby bings i...

Embrace me My sweet embraceable you Embrace me My irreplaceable you Just to look at you My heart grows tipsy in me You and you alone Bring out the gypsy in me I love all The many charms about you Above all I want my arms about you Don't be naughty baby Come t...

Everybody's laughing Yes everybody's laughing They know that you and I are through And everybody's laughing I told the world you loved me And bragged about it proudly But since they know it's over They're laughing at me loudly. People love to linger So they c...

Always blue all in a mist It's plain as can be You're so mean to me But everything happens for the best You always play around You're running my heart so deep in the ground That O.K. everything happens for the best I loved you so madly Knew you would be true N...

Black cats creep across my path Until I'm almost mad I must have 'roused the devil's wrath 'Cause all my luck is bad I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains I guess I'll go thru life kust c...

Everything I have is yours You are part of me Everything I have is yours My destiny I would gladly give the sun to you If the sun were only mine I would gladly give the earth to you And the stars that shine Everything that I posses I offer you Let my dream o...

Failing in love again Never wanted to What am I to do? Can't help it Love's always been my game Play it as I may I was born that way Can't help it Men flock around me Like moths around a flame And if their wings burn I know I'm not to blame I'm falling Can'...

All, you old-time queens, from New Orleans, who lived in Storyville You sang the blues, try to amuse, here's how they pay the bill The law step-in and call it sin to have a little fun The police car has made a stop and Storyville is done Pick out your steamboa...

My man don't love me Treats me oh, so mean My man he don't love me Treats me awfully He's the lowest man That I've ever seen He wears high drape pants Stripes are really yellow He wears high drape pants Stripes are really yellow But when he starts in to love...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~1'30 I tell myself I'm through with love, And I'll have nothing more to do with love; I stay away, But every day I'm just foolin' myself! I tell my friends that I don't care, I shrug my shoulders at the whole affair, But they all know It isn't so...

For all we know We may never meet again Before you go make this moment sweet again We won't say goodnight until the last minute I'll hold out my hand and my heart will be in it For all we know this may be only a dream We come and go like a ripple on a stream S...

For heaven's sake let’s fall in love It’s no mistake to call it love An angel’s holding hands with me How heavenly heaven can be Here is romance for us to try Here is a chance we can’t deny While heaven’s giving us a break Let’s fall in love for heaven’s sake...

Forget if you can Romantic music one magical night A corner table in dim candle light A kiss that was heaven for two Forget if you can The day we hiked to where nobody knows The swell spaghetti at Tony and Joe's It hasn't been fun without you Don't you remem...

What makes me treat you the way I do Gee baby, ain't I good to you? There's no one in this whole world too good For guy that's good and true Gee, baby ain't I good to you? Bought you a fur coat for Christmas A diamond ring Big Cadillac car and everything It...

Georgia Georgia, the whole day through Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind Georgia Georgia, a song of you Comes as sweet and clean as moonlight through the pines Other arms reach out to me Other eyes smile tenderly Still in peaceful dreams I see th...

When we want to love, we love When we want to kiss, we kiss With a little petting, we're getting Some fun out of life When we want to work. we work When we want to play, we play In a happy setting, we're getting Some fun out of life Maybe we do the right thing...

I need your love so badly I love you oh so madly But I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you I thought at last I found you But other loves surround you And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you If you'd surrender Just for a tender Kiss or two You might...

Ghost of yesterday Stalking 'round my room All night long you stay Walk around profound gloom When the darkness falls When I've gone to bed Weirdly come your calls Mournfully, scornfully dead Folly of a love I strangled Pulsing heart I thought was g...

Up in harlem every saturday night Where the highbrows get together It's just too right They all congregate and all night hop And what they do is ooh boppa dap Ole hanna brown from way across town Gets full of corn and starts Bringing them down And at t...

Girls were made to take care of boys To be kind and dutiful Hmmm... Girls were made to take care of boys Made to share their sorrows Made to share their joys Made to help and guide them With ever a patient hand Made to give affection In the right di...

Look at yorself. If you had the sense of humor, You would laught to beat the band. Look at yourself. Do you still belive in rumor that romance is simply grand? Since you took it right on the chin, you have lost that bright toothpaste grin. My men...

Sunday is gloomy, My hours are slumberless Dearest the shadows I live with are numberless Little white flowers Will never awaken you Not where the black coaches Sorrow has taken you Angels have no thoughts Of ever returning you Wouldn't th...

Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible says and it still is news Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own, that's got his own Yes the strong get smart While the weak ones fail Empty pockets don...

Gone with the wind just like a leaf that has blown away gone with the wind my romance has flown away yesterday's kisses are still on my lips i had a lifetime of heaven at my fingertips now all is gone gone is the rapture that filled my heart gone wi...

Good morning heartache You old gloomy sight Good morning heartache Thought we said goodbye last night I turned and tossed until it seems you heve gone But here you are with the dawn Wish I forget you, but you're here to stay It seems I met you When my...

Somebody thrills to the skies When she looks in your eyes Guess who? guess who? Somebody longs to be part Of the song in your heart Guess who? guess who? Whose heart is sure to melt like butter The moment that you utter "I do", "I do" Oh it's as plain as ca...

Is it a sin, is it a crime Loving you dear like I do If it's a crime, then, I'm guilty Guilty of loving you Maybe I'm wrong dreaming of you Dreaming the lonely night thru If it's a crime, then, I'm guilty Guilty of dreaming of you What can I do? What can I s...

I'm having myself a time I mean I'm having what I want Wanting what I have Doing what I like And liking what I do And I'm having myself a time I never could save a dime And so I'm living like a lord Acting like, a loon Lying in the sun And sighing...

Cause he ain't got rhythm Every night he sits in the house alone He ain't got rhythm Every night he s@ts there are wears a frown He attracted some attention When he found the fourth dimension But he ain't got rhythm So no one's with him The loneliest...

Never had nothing No one to care That's why I seem to have More than my share I've got a man crazy for me He's funny that way When I hurt his feelings Once in a while His only answer is one little smile I've got that man crazy for me He's funny tha...

I’ll forget your tender kiss I’ll be brave after this I’ll say hello my darling It we should meet again You’ll forbid the tears to slip You’ll behave bite your lip And say Hello my darling If we should meet again If we do meet again Our moments can’t be swee...

See the house lights start to blink And the sky is turnin' pink Gosh what will the neighbors think Cause here it is tomorrow again We could share a perfect day But we've danced the night away Guess you'd better hit the hay Cause here it is tomorrow ag...

Oh How am I to know If it's really love That's found its way here Oh How am I to know Will it linger on And leave me then I'll dare not guess At this strange happiness But oh How am I to know Can it be that love Has come to stay here 

Just when romance got a start You decided it was time to part How could you? How could you? It was on a night like this You left me and didn't leave a kiss How could you? How could you? You know that love is just like apple pie It's either sweet or...

How can I tell you what is in my heart? How can I measure each and every part? How can I tell you how much I love you? How can I measure just how much I do? How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How...

Your eyes so blue Your kisses too I never knew what they could do I can't believe you're in love with me You're telling everyone I know I'm on your mind each place you go They can't believe that you're in love with me I have always placed you far abov...

Breeze, stop moanin' those weird melodies My man has left me And I can't face the music Without singin' the blues Rain, your rhythm on my window pane Drives me insane because I can't face the music Without singin' the blues My heart is so broken I've spoken...

I've been around the world in a plane Settled revolutions in Spain The North Pole I have charted But can't get started with you On the golf course, I'm under par Metro Goldwyn wants me to star I've got a house, a showplace But can't get no place with y...

I can't give you anything but love, baby That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby Dream a while scheme a while We're sure to find Happiness and I guess All those things you've always pined for Gee, I'd like to see you looking swell, baby Diamond brace...

I can't pretend I'm sorry we're apart I can't pretend I just can't fool my heart Though I make mine My friends all seem to realize Their smiles, that look in my eye I can't pretend I simply can't be gayer For in the end My tears give me away Withou...

Away from the city that hurts and knocks, I'm standing alone by the desolate docks In the still and the chill of the night. I see the horizon the great unknown My heart has an ache, it's as heavy as stone With the dawn coming on make it light. I cover the wa...

I cried for you Now it's your turn to cry over me Every road has a turning That's one thing you're learning I cried for you What a fool I used to be Now I've found two eyes Just a little bit bluer I've found a heart Just a little bit truer I cried f...

Once I was young -- yesterday, perhaps -- danced with Jim and Paul and kissed some other chaps. Once I was young, but never was naive. I thought I had a trick or two up my imaginary sleeve. And now I know I was naive. REFRAIN I didn't know what ti...

You've got me on the road Runnin' to and fro Lookin' high and low I don't know if I'm coming or going Since I fell for you I run up across the town Chasing up and down Having you around I don't know if I'm coming or going Since I fell for you 

Each night, just about sunset I watch you passing my door It's all I can do Not to run to you 'Cause I don't want to cry anymore Nighttime, when there is moonlight The same old moon I knew before It's all I can do Not to run to you 'Cause I don't wa...

My story is much too sad to be told, But practically ev'rything leaves me totally cold. The only exception I know is the case Where I'm out on a quiet spree Fighting vainly the old ennui And I suddenly turn and see Your fabulous face. I get no kick from champ...

I get along without you very well Of course, I do Except when soft rains fall And drip from leaves Then I recall The thrill of being sheltered in your arms Of course, I do But I get along without you very well I've forgotten you just like I should O...

My story is much too sad to be told, But practically ev'rything leaves me totally cold. The only exception I know is the case Where I'm out on a quiet spree Fighting vainly the old ennui And I suddenly turn and see Your fabulous face. I get no kick fr...

Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears Well I'm so mad about him I can't live without him Never treats me sweet and gentle The way he should I've got it bad And that ain't good And when the weekend's over And monday rolls around I...

I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to moan inside I gotta right to sit and cry Down around the river A certain man in this little town Keeps draggin' my poor heart around All I see for me is misery I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta...

I hadn't anyone till you I was a lonely one till you I used to lie awake and wonder if there could be, A someone in the wide world just made for me Now I see I had to save my love for you I never gave my love till you And thru my lonely heart demanding i...

I hear music Mighty fine music The murmur of a morning breeze up there The rattle of the milkman on the stair Sure that's music Mighty fine music The singing of a sparrow in the sky The perking of the coffee right near by That's my favorite melody Y...

I love my man On my life I say I don't I love my man On my life I say I don't But I'll quit my man On my life I say I won't I've been your slave baby Ever since I've been your way I've been your slave Ever since I've been your faith But before I be your dog...

I love you, Porgy Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I want to stay with you forever And I'll be glad I love you, Porgy Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me With his hot hands If you can keep me I want...

Don't want my manny I don't need a friend My heart is broken It won't ever mend I ain't much carin' Just where I will end I must have that man I'm like an oven That's cryin' for heat He treats me awful Each time that we meet It's just unlawful Ho...

My love must be a kind of blind love, I can't see anyone but you And dear, I wonder if you find love, An optical illusion, too? Are the stars out tonight? I don't know if it's cloudy or bright cause I only Have eyes for you. The moon may be high,...

I took a trip on a train And I thought about you I passed a shadowy lane And I thought about you Two or three cars arked under the stars A winding stream Moon shining down on some little town And with each beam, the same old dream And every stop that...

Joys that come to others Seldom come to me But if I only were Aladin How different things would be Every time I wish I wish I had you Every time I dream The dream is for two You're the part within my heart That beats all day Seems to say, "I love yo...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ I wished on the moon For something I never knew Wished on the moon For more than I ever knew A sweeter rose, a softer sky, An April day that would not dance away I begged of the star To throw me a beam or two Wished on the stars And asked f...

All I know is that I'm in love with you Even though you say that we are through I know without your love I just cant go on I wonder where our love has gone Always thought you'd love me more and more Never dreamed you'd ever let me go I know without your love...

I’ll be around No matter how you treat me now I’ll be around from now on Your latest love Can never last And when it’s past I’ll be around when she’s gone Goodbye again And if you find a love like mine Just now and then Drop a line to say you’re feeling fine...

I'll be seeing you In all the old familiar places That this heart of mine embraces All day through. In that small cafe; The park across the way; The children's carosel; The chestnut trees; The wishin' well. I'll be seeing you In every lovely summer...

I'll get by As long as I have you Oh there'be rain And darkness too I'll not complain I'll live with you Poverty May come to me that's true But what care I I'll get by As long as I have you *ALTERNATIVELY (I don't know....., ecduzit) I'll get by as long as I...

I'll look around until I've found Someone who laughs like you I know somewhere spring must fill the air With sweetness just as rare As the flower that you gave me to wear I look around and when I've found Someone who sighs like you I'll know this love...

I'll never be the same Guys have lost their meaning for me I'll never be the same Nothin's what it once used to be And when the song birds that sing Tell me it's spring I can't believe their song Once love was king But kings can be wrong I'll never...

I'll never fail you Whatever may be I'll never tail you Depend upon me I'll see them all through The things you've planned. But if they fall through I'll understand, And when shadows trail you I'll bring you the sun I'll never fail you There's no o...

I'll never smile again Until I smile at you I'll never laugh again What good would it do For tears would fill my eyes My heart would realize That our romance is true I'll never love again I'm so in love with you I'll never thrill again To somebody n...

I'm a fool to want you I'm a fool to want you To want a love that can't be true A love that's there for others too I'm a fool to hold you Such a fool to hold you To seek a kiss not mine alone To share a kiss that Devil has known Time and time again...

Let our friends say what they want to say If I'm wrong I'll be the one to pay No matter if it's true You'll find that I'm all for you Let the cards predict we'll drift apart And the stars forfeit of broken heart No matter it they do You'll find that I...

I'm gonna lock my heart And throw away the key I'm wise to all those tricks you played on me I'm gonna turn my back on love Gonna snog the moon above Seal all my windows up with tin So the love bug can't get in I'm gonna park my romance right alone the...

I'm in a lowdown groove From carrying a torch for you Oh, what a lowdown groove Really don't know what to do My heart has no sense of humor Dear, as far as you're concerned It's more than a Winchell rumor This time I really got burned I don't need a s...

A smile on my face A song on my lips Pretending is all I do I'm painting the town red To hide a heart that's blue I'm gay with the crowd I play with the crowd But oh, if they only knew I'm painting the town red To hide a heart that's blue Must I go...

I'm pulling trough and it's because of you! When I was stranded came your helping hand Lonely, hurt I had not known which way to turn 'Til you said, "Try smiles, not tears, just laugh and learn" I'm pulling trough and it's because of you! You made me se...

Ask the sky above And ask the earth below Why I'm so in love And why I love you so Couldn't tell you though I tried do Just why I'm yours When you went away You left a glowing spark Trying to be gay as Whistling in the dark I am only what you make m...

I've got a date with a dream A dream divine I've got a date with a dream Who may be mine I've got to hurry and dress To meet him at seven When any old corner becomes a corner Of heaven, blue heaven I'm gonna dance with a dream We'll dance on air I...

The snow is snowing The wind is blowing But I can weather the storm Why do I care how much it may storm I've got my love to keep me warm I can't remember A worse December Just watch those icicles from Why do I care if icicles form I've got my love t...

If dreams come true I'll be with you I love that smile in your eyes You see a dream in the skies In your caress there is happiness And love in view If dreams come true 

If your heart's in doubt, my love Worried about my love Then all your fear Is only foolish fancy, dear If I didn't care more than words can say If I didn't care would I feel this way? If this isn't love Then maybe I'm wrong But why do I lie awake all...

If I were you Here's what I'd do I'd give my heart a break Instead of trying to break my heart It I were you I'd do this too I'd string along with me instead of keepin' me on a string I'd love me the whole day long You'd never catch me nappin' Wouldn't have...

If my heart could only talk Heaven would be mine If my heart could only talk Life would be divine You would hear my song of love so tender It would thrill you until you willingly surrender If my heart could only talk Dreams would all come true 'Neath the sta...

If you were mine I could be a ruler of kings And if you were mine I could do such wonderful things I'd say to a star Stop where you are Light up my lover's way And every star above you Would obey, say If you were mine I would live for your love alone...

~~~♫♫♫~~~ If you were mine I could be a ruler of kings And if you were mine I could do such wonderful things I'd say to a star Stop where you are Light up my lover's way And every star above you Would obey, Say If you were mine I would live for your love a...

Blow, ill wind, blow away Let me rest today You're blowin' me no good No good Go, ill wind, go away Skies are oh so gray Around my neighborhood And that's no good * You're only misleading The sunshine I'm needing Ain't that a shame It's so hard...

In my solitude you haunt me With reveries of days gone by In my solitude you taunt me With memories that never die I sit in my chair filled with despair There's no one could be so sad With gloom ev’rywhere I sit and I stare I know that I’ll soon go mad In my...

The weather is frightening The thunder and lighting Seem to having their way But as far as I'm concerned it's a lovely day The change in the weather Will keep us together So as far as I'm concerned it's a lovely day And every thing's OK Isn't it a lovely d...

It had to be you It had to be you I wandered around And finally found Somebody who Could make me be true Could make me be blue And even be glad Just to be sad Thinking of you Some others I've seen. Might never be mean Might never be cross Or try to be bos...

Be sure it's true when you say "I love you" It's a sin to tell a lie Millions of hearts have been broken Just because these words were spoken I love you Yes I do I love you If you break my heart I'll die So be sure that it's true when you say "I love you" It...

Honestly I'm glad it's snowing It helps to keep our friends from knowing When they ask me why I'm sad It's easy to blame the weather It's funny how the blinding snow flakes Are right in time to hide my heartache Let them ask me why I'm sad It's easy t...

Your sweet expression, the smile you gave me The way you looked when we met, It's easy to remember, but so hard to forget I hear you whisper „I’ll always love you” I know it's over and yet It's easy to remember, but so hard to forget So I must dream to have...

It's like reaching for the moon It's like reaching for the sun It's like reaching for the stars Reaching for you You're so far above me How can I expect an an angel to [unverified] It's so refined as you are It's like flying without wings Playing fiddle with...

It's not for me to say you love me It's not for me to say you'll always care Oh, but here for the moment I can hold you fast And press your lips to mine And dream that love will last As far as I can see this is heaven And speaking just for me It's ours to sha...

The same old story It's as old as the stars above The same old story Of a boy and a girl in love The scenes say more moonlight The times say more June light Romance's the thing Two hearts away deep in a dream The same old story It's been told much too much b...

It's too hot for words Why bother with conversation Don't let's talk or even walk If you want to make love, okay It's too hot for words There's nothing like relaxation Can't ignore this temperature But if you want to make love, okay Let's find a cozy nook B...

Jeepers, creepers, where'd ya get those peepers, Jeepers, creepers, where'd ya get those eyes? Gosh all, git up, how'd they get so lit up, Gosh all, git up, how'd they get that size? Golly gee! when you turn those heaters on Woe is me, got to put my cheat...

Jim doesn't ever bring me pretty flowers Jim never tries to cheer my lonely hours Don't know why I'm so crazy for Jim Jim never tells me I'm his heart's desire I never seem to set his love afire Gone are the years I've wasted on him Sometimes when I ge...

Just friends Lovers no more Just friends But not like before To think of what we've been And not to kiss again Seems like pretending It isn't the ending Two friends Drifting apart Two friends But one broken heart We loved we laughed we cried Then...

Just one more chance To prove it's you alone I care for Each night I say a little prayer for Just one more chance Just one more night To taste the kisses that enchant me I'd want no others if you'd grant me Just one more chance I've learned the meaning of re...

As Dorothy Parker once said to her boyfriend: "Fare thee well!" As Columbus announced when he knew he was bounced: "It was swell, Isabelle, swell! "As Abelard said to Heloise: "Don't forget to drop a line to me, please." As Juliet cried in her Romeo's ear:...

One dark and stormy night Big John was feeling blue Ain't he didn't seem right So he didn't know just what to do I said do please tell me Ain't you satisfied? He looked around so pitiful And to me he replied Keeps on raining Look how it's raining Da...

Lady sings the blues She's got them bad She feels so sad Wants the world to know Just what the blues is all about Lady sings the blues She tells her side nothing to hide Now the world will now Just what the blues is all about The blues ain't nothin...

Don't mind the rain drops Wait till the rain stops Smile through your tears, laughing at liife No road is lonely, if you will only Lose all your blues laughing at life Live for tomorrow, be happy today Laugh all your sorrows away Start now and cheer up...

Where's the love that's made to fill my heart? Where's the one from whom I'll never part? First they hurt me, then desert me I'm left alone, all alone There's no house that I can call my home There's no place from which I'll never roam Town or city, it'...

When we're in a friendly situation My conversation may not be smart But if we're to have a perfect understanding Let's call a heart a heart There are words that should be whispered gent@y That's evidently the way to start If I tell you what my dreams ha...

You say either And I say either You say neither And I say neither Either, either, neither, neither Let's call the whole thing off You like potatoes And I like potatoes You like tomatoes And I like tomatoes Potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes Le...

Let's do it Let's fall in love In Spain the best upper sets do it Lithuanians and Lits do it Let's do it Let's tall in love The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it Not to mention the Finns Folks in Siam do it Think of Siamese twins Some Argentines withou...

Let's dream in the moonlight Tell me that you love me Tell the stars above me What's in you heart Let's dream in the moonlight Say you're glad you found me Put your arms around me Before we part Even though it's just pretending And the night is alm...

Life begins when you're in love You have the whole world before you When you've found the one The only one to love and adore you And when you learn the sigh of it The long of it, the cry of it Life begins when Cupid wins And you're in love  

Talk to me baby Tell me what's the matter now Tell me, baby what's the matter now? Are you tryin' to quit me, baby But you don't know how I've been your slave Ever since I've been your babe I've been your slave Ever since I've been your babe But be...

When the only sound in the empty street, Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet That belong to a lonesome cop I open shop. When the moon so long has been gazing down On the wayward ways of this wayward town. That her smile becomes a smirk, I go to work. Love f...

This affair is killin' me I can't stand uncertainly Tell me now I've got to know Whether you want me to stay or to go Love me or leave me Or let me be lonely You won't believe me, I love you only I'd rather be lonely Then happy with someone else Yo...

Love is like a hydrant turns off and on Like some friendships when your money's gone Love stands in with the loan sharks when your heart's in tongs It I had some strong wings like an aeroplane Had some broad wings like an aeroplane I would fly away fore...

You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I wanted to forget you And leave the past behind Still, the magic if the night I met you Seems to stay forever in my mind The sky was blue And high above The moon was new And so was love This eage...

I don't know why but I'm feeling so sad I long to try something I never had Never had no kissin' Oh, what I've been missin' Lover man, oh, where can you be? The night is cold and I'm so alone I'd give my soul just to call you my own Got a moon above me...

Mandy is two You ought to see her eyes of cornflower blue They really look as it they actually knew That she's a big girl now Mandy is two You ought to see how many things she can do She knows her alphabet And ties her own shoes And no one showed her...

Each time I see a crowd of people Just like a fool I stop and stare It's really not the proper thing to do But maybe you'll be there I go out walking after midnight Along the lonely thoroughfare It's not the time or place to look for you But maybe you'll be t...

Me, myself and I Are all in love with you We all think you're wonderful We do Me, myself and I Have just one point of view We're convinced There's no one else like you It can't be denied dear You brought the sun to us We'd be satisfied dear If you...

Me, myself and I Are all in love with you We all think you're wonderful We do Me, myself and I Have just one point of view We're convinced There's no one else like you It can't be denied, dear You brought the sun to us We'd be satisfied dear If you, you'd be...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ You're mean to me, Why must you be mean to me? Gee, honey, it seems to me You love to see me cryin' . I don't know why . I stay home each night , When you say you'll phone You don't and I'm left alone, Singing the blues and sighin' . You trea...

Who do you think is comin' to town You'll never guess who Lovable, hugable Emily Brown Miss Brown to you What if the rain comes pattering down My heaven is blue Can it be sending me Emily Brown Miss Brown to you I know her eyes will thrill ya But go...

Moanin' low, my sweet man, I love him so Though he's mean as can be He's the kind of man needs the kind Of a woman like me Gonna die if my sweet man should pass me by If I die where'ii he be He's the kind of a man needs the kind Of a woman like me D...

You ain't been blue No, no, no You ain't been blue Till you've had that mood indigo That feelin goes stealin down to my shoes While I sit and sigh "go 'long, blues" Always get that mood indigo Since my baby said goodbye In the evenin when light...

It must have been that moonglow Way up in the blue It must have been moonglow That led me straight to you I still hear you saying "dear one, hold me fast" And I start in praying Oh lord, please let this last We seemed to float right thru the air Heave...

Pennies in a stream Falling leaves, a sycamore Moonlight in Vermont Icy finger-waves Ski trails on a mountainside Snowlight in Vermont Telegraph cables, they sing down the highway And travel each bend in the road People who meet in this romantic setting Are...

More than you know More than you know Man of my heart, I love you so Lately I've found you on my mind More than you know Whether you're right Whether you're wrong Man of my heart, I'll string along I need you so More than you'll ever know Loving y...

My first impression of you Was like the sight of flowers in spring You were a glorious thing to see My first impression of you Was something indescribably new I stood there looking at you Smiling at me If you had stepped right out of heaven It would...

Can't you see What love and romance have done to me I'm not the same as I used to be This is my last affair Tragedy just seems to be the end of me My happiness is misery This is my last affair Right from the start You took my love Tore my heart apar...

It cost me a lot But there's one thing that I've got It's my man It's my man Cold or wet Tired, you bet All of this I'll soon forget With my man He's not much on looks He's no hero out of books But I love him Yes, I love him Two or three girls Has he That h...

My old flame I can't even think of his name But it's funny now and then How my thoughts go flashing back again To my old flame My old flame My new lovers all seem so tame For I haven't met a gent So magnificent or elegant As my old flame I've met so...

You don't act up too much Ain't got that glamour touch You're trifling lazy Ain't worth a cigarette ash Look out here mamma Look out here You carry me too fast You're just my good for nothin' My sweet hunk o' trash My, my how you sound You're very s...

My yiddishe momme I need her more then ever now My yiddishe momme I long to kiss her wrinkled brow I long to hold her hands as in days gone by And ask her to forgive me for Things I did to make her cry How few were her treasures She never cared for fas...

The man who only lives for making money Lives a life that is'nt necessarily sunny Likewise the man who works for fame There's no guarantee that time won't erase his name The fact is, the only work that really brings enjoyment Is the kind that is for girl...

Like the beat, beat, beat of the tomtom When the jungle shadows fall Like the tick, tick, tock of the stately clock As it stands against the wall Like the drip, drip, drip of the raindrops When the summer show'r is through So a voice within me keeps repe...

No good man Lovin' all the no good things Never treats me as he should That ain't no good He's always bringing me down He's no saint Heaven knows thats what he ain't Spends his money foolishly Not on me I'm the one who gets the run-around I ought t...

You ain't gonna bother me no more Nohow Love goes just so far No more Woke up this morning and found I didn't care for you no more Nohow Never felt so good before You're down to my size It's over and done So Your Highness, step down from your throne That look...

No regrets Although our love affair has gone astray No regrets I know I'll always care though you're away So now our happy romance ended suddenly Still in my heart you'll be forever mine No regrets Because somebody new looks good to you No regrets Sw...

Hey fat daddy make up your mind 'Cause I've been waiting such a long, long time Now baby or never 'cause I been so good to you Now baby or never 'cause I've been so lonesome, too Now baby or never if I mean anything to you Now baby or never 'cause you was...

Once they called it ragtime And it had its fling It's the same old syncopation Now they call it swing Then they played it jazz time To a buck-and-wing Once again it sweeped the nation Now they call it swing When singers used to sing They would go h...

If you wonder why I'm near you Even though I've been denied I'm inclined to be a little On the sentimental side I suppose I should forget you If I had an ounce of pride But I guess I can't help being On the sentimental side I should act gay Laugh it...

Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worry on the doorstep Just direct your feet To the sunny side of the street Can't you hear a pitter-pat And that happy tune is your step Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street I used to walk in...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ It's a quarter to three, There's no one in the place except you and me So set 'em up Joe, I’ve got a little story you oughta know We're drinking my friend, To the end of a brief episode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road I’ve go...

One never knows, does one? When love will come along Then so suddenly life turns out to be a song One never knows, does one? The moment or the place Then right before your eyes Someone occupies your embrace Someday look and you'll find Two hearts we...

Put on your coat and hat I'll play a game like that While I'm waiting for you Three tour open the door Hurry for heaven's sake I count each step you take While I'm waiting for you Five six my eyes are fixed On that picture of your charm Seven eight yo...

Our love is different dear It's like a mighty symphony I can feel its silver harmony Oh so tenderly, day by day Our love is different dear To me it's almost heavenly Let us guard it ever preciously Even jealously While we may A love like ours dear h...

It’s very clear Our love is here to stay Not for a year But ever and a day The radio and the telephone And the movies that we know May just be passing fancies And in time may go But, oh my dear Our love is here to stay Together we’re Going a long, long way...

Dear, I thought I drop a line The weather is cool The folks are fine I'm in bed each night at nine PS I love you Yesterday we had some rain But all in all I can't complain Was it dusty on the train PS I love you Write to the Brown's just as soon as...

Oh every time it rains It rains pennies from heaven Don't you know each cloud contains Pennies from heaven You'll find your fortune Fallin' all over town Be sure that your umbrella is upside down Trade them for a package of sunshine and flowers It you...

Break down the door Chop up the floor Kick out the ceilin' And anything more But, baby, please don't do it in here Kick off the roof break out the panes Smash in the walls And bust out your brains But, baby, please don't do it in here Took me year...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Please don't talk about me when I'm gone Know, our friendship ceases from now on And if you can't say anything real nice Just don't talk at all is my advice We're parting, you'll go your way, I'll go mine It's best that we do Here's a kiss I h...

Please keep me in your dreams In your sweet dreams let me hold you When through your window The breeze comes swingin' It's just bringin' this love song that I'm singin' Please keep me in your dreams My kiss it seems must have told you My heart you'll bo...

Please tell me now How much you care Before we say good night, my dear You'll never say That you'll be mine Why keep me waiting? Please tell me now Day and night I'm wondering Do you really care? Must I go on wondering About this love affair? My...

If practice makes perfect Let's try that old embrace In some romantic place Where we can take out time If practice makes perfect Just close you eyes again We'll try those sights again And make them more sublime We're in love's kindergarden...

He was lanky and tall as a beanpole And he wind fanned my heart to a flame As he looked to the sky And there's no wonder why For preacher boy was his name With his old yaller dog there beside him And his eyes throwin' sparks in the sun I grew faint from...

If you hear a song in blue Like a flower crying for the dew That was my heart serenading you My prelude to a kiss And if you hear a song that grows From my tender sentimental woes That was my heart trying to compose A prelude to a kiss Though it's just a sim...

I love you, porgy Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I want to stay with you forever And I'll be glad I love you, porgy Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me With his hot hands If you can kee...

One little kiss, a moment of bliss, then hours of deep regret One little smile, and after a while, a longing to forget One little heartache left as a token One little plaything carelessly broken Remember the night The night you said, "I love you" Remember? R...

I jumped out of the tryin' pan And right into the fire When I lost me a cheatin' man And got a no-count liar Swapped the old one for a new one Now the new one's breakin' my heart I jumped out of the tryin' pan And right into the fire Lord, right into t...

I cried last night I cried all the night before I cried last night I cried all the night before I cried my eyes this morning And I ain't go to cry no more I will climb these mountains If is the last thing I do I will climb these mountains If is the last thing...

Romance in the dark with you All at once I knew Darlin' love was near I thrill to my finger tips I could feel your lips Darlin' oh so near The music was so entrancing The lights all began to fade I said to myself keep dancing But only my heart obeyed...

The saddest tale on land or sea Was when my man walked out on me ~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ My man has gone I feels alone I’ve got those lost my man blues He didn’t treat me fair It’s more than I can bear I’ve got those lost my man blues I’ve got those lost my man, Can’t...

You can't stop people from talking And they're talking, my dear And the things they're saying Fill my heart with fear Now I could never believe them When they say you're untrue I know that they're mistaken Still I want to hear it from you Say it isn'...

Say it with a kiss It you mean that look I've seen Say it with a kiss There is wine and candle shine And music in your lips Music in the tops Of your fingertips Words may not convey it Say it with a kiss And your look might speak a book That my eyes...

Fall in love, tall in love Says my heart, it's romance, take a chance Says my heart But each time that I'm almost in your arms This old schoolteacher brain of mine Keeps bringing in false alarms Then my head rolls instead and I'm wise To the scheme of...

Sentimental and melancholy Whenever i think about you It's only a mood, A brief interlude That's better described as just feeling blue I suppose that it's just my folly To keep it alive as i do But it's a kind of sugar coated misery And foolish as it seems I...

Softly, baby Softly, baby Take me in your arms Oh, easy, baby Easy, baby As I sample your charms Your lips little daddy Are the doors to ecstasy Let's not get excited Love spark has ignited Softly, Baby Softly, baby Whisper from you heart Oh, love me baby Lov...

[rehearsal fragment] Some of these days You’ll miss me honey Some of these days You’ll feel so lonely You’ll miss my hugging You’ll miss my kissing You’ll miss me honey (…) 

Some other spring I'll try to love Now I still cling To faded blossoms Fresh from worn Left chrushed and torn Like the love affair I mourn Some other spring When twilight falls Will the night bring Another to me? Not your kind But let me find I...

Somebody's on my mind Like an old sweet song, "The Lasting Time" Somebody's on my mind So I'm walking on clouds on a silver line To dream my dream could be my mistake But I'd rather be wrong And sleep right along than wake Love may be blind I'll take m...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes I'm blue, My disposition depends on you. I never mind the rain from the skies, If I can find the sun in your eyes Sometimes I love you, sometimes I hate you, But when I hate you, it's 'cause I love you. That's how I a...

They say into your early life romance came And this heart of yours burned a flame A flame that flickered one day and died away Then, with disilution deep in your eyes You learned that fools in love soon grow wise The years have changed you, somehow I se...

Speak low when you speak, love Our summer day withers away too soon, too soon Speak low when you speak, love Our moment is swift, like ships adrift, we're swept apart, too soon Speak low, darling, speak low Love is a spark, lost in the dark too soon, too...

Music everywhere, feet are pattin' Puttin' tempo in old Manhattan Everybody is out high hattin' Spreadin' rhythm around Everywhere you go trumpets are blarin' Drums and saxophones rip and tearin' Everybody you meet is rarin' Spreadin' rhythm around...

I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate to see that evening sun go down 'cause, my baby, he's gone left this town Fellin' tomorrow like I feel today If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way St. louis wom...

We lived our little drama We kissed in a field of white And stars fell on Alabama last night I can't forget the glamour Your eyes held a tender light And stars fell on Alabama last night I never planned in my imagination A situation so heavenly A fai...

I've been down so long That down don't worry me I've been down so long That down don't worry me I just sit and wonder Where can my good man be When it rains in here It's storming on the sea When it rains in here It's storming on the sea Every time...

Don’t know why There’s no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my man and I ain’t together Keeps raining all the time Life is bare Gloom and misery everywhere Stormy weather Just can’t get my poor self together I’m weary all the time, The time So weary all...

Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magn...

Sugar, I call my baby my sugar I never maybe my sugar That sugar baby of mine He's special ration Funny, he never asks for my money All I give him is honey And that he can spend anytime I'd make a million trips to lips It I were a bee Because he's sw...

Summertime and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is fine Oh your Daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin' So hush little baby, don't you cry One of these mornings You're goin' to rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take t...

Sun showers Never mind the rain The sun will shine again Through sun showers In a little while They sky above will srnile Like luster that follows your kiss Dark clouds of sorrow Will soon be a sunny tomorrow While sun flowers Raise their happy e...

Deep rhythm captivates me Hot rhythms stimulate me Can't help but swing it boy Swing it brothers swing Don't stop to diddle daddle Stop this foolish prattle Come on swing me boy Swing it brothers swing Raring to go and there aint nobody Gonna hold me...

Tell me more and more and then some You know what I long to hear I want more and more and then some Of that "I Love You Only Dear" Tell me more and more and then some The way that you feel and then When you've told that old sweet story And you're thro...

The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly Then you and I came wandering by And lost in a sigh were we The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly Your...

It’s that ole devil called love again Gets behind me and keeps giving me that shove again Putting rain in my eyes Tears in my dreams And rocks in my heart It’s that sly ole son-of-a-gun again He keeps telling me that I’m the lucky one again But I still have t...

Sometimes I wonder What's in store for me Your love could open Heaven's door to me But you don't care a straw for me That's life I guess My days and nights Are starting off with you My sugar kisses taste like salt to you But why should I find fault with you...

You've heard my story before I've often told it you know Well it's just the same A dream that's been in vain Someone to miss when I'm away Someone to kiss at close of day A hear that's new With a love thats true That's all i ask of you Someone to care when t...

When the moon's kinda dreamy Starry eyed and dreamy And nights are luscious and long If you're kinda lonely Then nothin' but the blues are brewin' The blues are brewin' When the wind through the window Blows across your pillow And tells you sleepin' is wrong...

So I walk a little too fast and I drive a little too fast And I'm reckless it's true, but what else can you do at the end of a love affair? So I talk a little too much, and I laugh a little too much And my voice is too loud, when I'm out in a crowd So that p...

Some day he'll come along, the man I love And he'll be big and strong, the man I love And when he comes my way, I'll do my best to make him stay. He'll look at me and smile, I'll understand And in a little while, he'll take my hand And though it seems absurd...

My blue horizon is turning gray And my dreams are drifting away Your eyes don't shine like they used to shine And the thrill is gone when your lips meet mine I'm affraid the masquerade is over And so is love, and so is love Your love and so is love I guess I'...

Never dared to have your arms around me Not that I considered it a sin But tonight I want your arms around me It's the mood that I'm in Can it be the music that they're playin' Or the magic of the violin That intrigues my heart to obeyin' It's the mood that I'...

The moon looks down and laughs And says, "I told you so" Why did I let you go away I was so sure you loved me madly And when I wanted you You'd gladly come back to me I never realised the day we said goodbye How very sorry I would be And every night wh...

It's not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and delights me, oh no It's just the nearness of you It isn't your sweet conversation That brings this sensation, oh no It's just the nearness of you When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to...

I forget to do Those little ordinary things That everyone ought to do I'm livin' in a kind of a daydream I'm happy as a queen And foolish though it may seem To me that's everything The mere idea of you The longing here for you You'll never know How s...

Someday when I'm awfully low When the world is cold I will feel a glow Just thinking of you And the way you look tonight Oh, but you're lovely With your smile so warm And your cheeks so soft There is nothing for me But to love you Just the way you look tonigh...

I fell in love with you the first time I looked into Them There Eyes And you have a certain lil' cute way of flirtin' With Them There Eyes They make me feel so happy They make me feel so blue I'm fallin', no stallin' In a great big way for you My heart is ju...

There is no greater love Than what I feel for you No greater love, no heart so true There is no greater thrill Than what you bring to me No sweeter song Than what you sing to me You're the sweetest thing I have ever known And to think that you are mine alone...

For there's a change in the weather There's a change in the sea From now on there'll be in change in me My walk will be different, my talk and my name Nothin' about me is going to be the same I'm goin' to change my way of livin' If that ain't enough Then I'll...

These are nights below And that's the moon above And those are eyes that say you're mine Why can't we combine these'n that'n those These are moments rare And that's the comfy chair And those are lips that should be kissed How can we resist these'n that'n those...

A cigarette that bares a lipstick's traces An airline ticket to romantic places Still my heart has wings These foolish things remind me of you. A tinkling piano in the next apartment Those stumblin'words That told you what my heart meant A fair ground painted...

The way you wear your hat The way you sip your tea The memory of all that No, no they can't take that away from me The way your smile just beams The way you sing off key The way you haunt my dreams No, no they can't take that away from me We may never, never...

They say you have no lips For a fool such as I They say you just believe In hello and goodbye And they say that the one I admire Isn't even remotely concerned And that I'll go on playing with fire Until I have learned My heart has been burned They say I shoul...

Things are looking up I've been looking the landscape over And it's covered with four leaf clover Oh things are looking up Since love looked up at me Bitter was my cup But no more will I be the mourner For I've certainly turned the corner Oh things are looking...

When I hear them say There's better living Let them go their way To that new living I won't ever stray 'Cause this is heaven to me Long as freedom grows (Long as freedom grows) I want to seek it if it's yes or no (If it's yes or no) It's me who'll speak it 'C...

This year's crop of kisses Don't seem as sweet to me This year's crop just misses What kisses used to be This year's new romance Doesn't seem to have a chance Even helped by Mr. Moon above This year's crop of kisses is not for me For I'm still wearin' last yea...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Time on my hands, You in my arms Nothing but love in view . Then if you fall, Once and for all I'll see my dreams come true . Moments to spare With someone you care for, One love affair for two. And so with time on my hands And you in my a...

You're just to marvelous Too marvelous for words Like glorious, glamorous And that old standby amorous It's all too wonderful I'll never find the phrase That says enough, tells enough I mean just aren't swell enough You're much too much, and just too very ve...

I'm so weary and all alone Feel tired like heavy stone Trav'lin', trav'lin' all alone Who will see and who will care Bout this load that I must bear Trav'lin', trav'lin' all alone Prayers are said to heaven above 'Bout my burdens,woes and love Head bowed down...

~~~♫♫♫~~~ I'm trav'lin' light Because my man has gone And from now on I'm trav'lin' light He said 'Goodbye' And took my heart away So from today I'm trav'lin' light No one to see I'm free as the breeze No one but me And my memories Some lucky night He may...

Like a little old fashioned music box With just one tune to play My heart keeps singin' I love you Twenty four hours a day Like a little old fashioned music box That skips a note or two My heart keeps missin' a heart beat Singin' it's song about you And altho...

Life's just like a dream Just a beautiful dream Under a blue jungle moon Love calls out to love From the wood and the stream Call with a weird savage tune Through the night comes melodies entrancing All through the night in pairs the world romancing My own he...

I'd wait for you I'd slave for you I'd be a beggar or a knave for you If that isn't love, it will have to do Until the real thing comes along I'd gladly move The earth for you To prove my love, dear And it's worth for you If that isn't love, it will have to d...

You brought me violets for my furs And it was spring for a while, remember? You brought me violets for my furs And there was April in that December The snow drifted down on the flowers And melted where it lay The snow looked like dew on the blossoms As on a s...

No tears No fears Remember there's always tomorrow So what if we have to part We'll be together again Your kiss Your smile Are memories I'll treasure forever So try thinking with your heart We'll be together again Times when, I know, you'll be lonesome Times...

I'm just about fed up I've finally had my fill Of sitting around and crying in my beer I've drunk the bitter cup I’ve downed the bitter pill While waiting for the silver lining to appear I'm going to stack my blues up On the very highest shelf I'm going to...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Ooo-ooo-ooo… What a little moonlight can do… Ooo-ooo-ooo What a little moonlight can do to you You’re in love Your heart’s a-flutterin’ all day long You only stutter ‘cause your poor tongue Just will not utter the words 'I love you' Ooo-ooo-ooo...

What a night! What a moon' What a boy! What a moon' What a night! What a boy! Those white clouds hang in the air Like toy balloons Say, they just hang in the air That's made for honeymoons What a hug! What a kiss! What a boy! What a game! Oh, what bliss! Wh...

What is this going to get us Where are we headin' in When do we start to I rye dear When do we really begin What is this going to get us Hanging around till tour Saying goodnight at daybreak Kissing goodbye in the doorway We can go on the way we've gone I'm...

What is this thing called love? This funny thing called love? Just who can solve it's mystery? Why should it make a fool of me? I saw you there one wonderful day You took my heart and trew it away That's why I ask the Lord in Heaven above What is this thing c...

What shall I say When our neighbours want us to come to tea? They don't know you're not with me What shall I say? What shall I say When the phone rings and someone asks for you They don't know I ask for you too What shall I say? How can I hide the tears insi...

What's new? How is the world treating you? You haven't changed a bit Lovely as ever, I must admit What's new? How did that romance come through? We haven't met since then Gee, but it's nice to see you again What's new? Probably I'm boring you But seeing you...

Maybe he's not much, just another man Doing what he can But what does she care When a woman loves a man She'll just string along All through thick and thin Till his ship comes in It's always that way When a woman love a man She'll be the first one to praise hi...

Homesick, tired, all alone in a big city Why should eveybody pity me? Nighttime falling, and I'm yearning for Virginia Hospitality within ya calls me Pale moon shining on the fields below Folks are crooning songs soft and low Need not tell me so, Because I kn...

When you're smiling When you're smiling The whole world smiles with you When you're laughing When you're laughing The sun comes shining thru But when you're crying You bring on the rain So stop your sighing be happy again Keep on smiling 'Cause when you're smi...

What good is the scheming, the planning and dreaming That comes with each new love affair The love that you cherish, so often might perish And leave you with castles in air When you're alone Who cares for starlit skies When you're alone The magic moonlight di...

Oh clouds above me Where are the birds that used to sing? Everything's wrong Oh where is their song of love? Where is the one Who said he loved me Far, like those clouds he used to bring Can it be true there's somebody new to love? Listen my heart Don't feel...

Everywhere in every home Hope is burning bright While millions of hearts Are kneeling, saying, "tonight!" Wherever you are Our hearts are with you Wherever you are Our prayers are with you too All through the darkness Our faith is your guiding star May God bl...

Who loves you Ask yourself the question Who loves you, sweetheart And tel me who thinks of you A million times a day And who's blue and lonely, honey When you're away Say, who needs you Needs you every minute Who fell for you from the start Oh who just longs...

Who wants love? Love is a joy we borrow Pay back in tears tomorrow So who wants love? Who wants love? Something to fill your heart with So very soon to part with So who wants love? Love is a dream of weaving Moonbeams in patterns rare Love is a child believi...

Why did I always depend on you When I knew that you'd end In another's arms? As a rule I'm no fool But it seems where love's concerned There's no rule for a fool Who would let his heart be burned And you intended to fool me too That's no lie And you can't den...

Why was I born? Why am I livin'? What do I get? What am I givin'? Why do I want for things I dare not hope for? What can I hope for? I wish I knew Why do I try to draw you near me? Why do I cry? You never hear me. I'm a poor fool but what can I do Oh baby, w...

Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches down Along the ground and cover me Listen to my plea Hear me willow and weep for me Gone my lovely dreams Lovely summer dreams Gone and left me here To wheep my tears along the stream Sad as I can be H...

With thee I swing, baby With thee it's just not a trance With thee I cling, baby Whenever I get a chance With thee I swing, baby For thou art so entrancin' My heart goes bing, baby Whenever we start to dance With all the others I'm only marking time But in y...

Without your love I'm like a song without words Just like a nest without birds Without your love Fine sun above Will never shine at my door My life holds nothing in store Without your love I rode the crest of a wave With you beside me Now who's to guide me Bec...

Yankee Doodle never went to town I just discovered the story was phony Let me give you all the real low-down He didn't even own a pony He was really very short and fat While in the story so skinny and moany And so hungry that he ate his hat And called the felt...

Yesterdays Yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestered days Olden days Golden days Days of mad romance and love Then gay youth was mine Truth was mine Joyous free and flaming life Then sooth was mine Sad am I Glad am I For today I'm dreamin' of Yesterd...

You ain't gonna bother me no more Nohow Love just goes so far No more Woke up this morining and found I didn't care for you no more Nohow Never felt so good before You're down to my size It's over and done So honey, step down from your throne That l...

You better go now Because I like you much, too much You have a way with you You ought to know now Just why I like you very much The night was gay with you There's the moon above And it gives my heart a lot of swing In your eyes there's love And the way I feel...

You can't be mine And someone else's too Someday you'll find I've been a friend to you I don't believe that life's worth living I gave you all there was worth giving You never cared how i fared or what i do I called you mine but i was not to blame For all the...

Don't lose your head Then lose your guy You can't lose a broken heart If you ever break up Then try to make up It's tough to make a brand new start Take a walk Think it over While strolling neath the moon Don't say things in December You'll regret in June W...

You don't know what love is Til you’ve learned the meaning of the blues Until you’ve loved a love you've had to lose You don't know what love is You don't know how lips hurt Until you've kissed and had to pay the cost Until you've flipped your heart and you ha...

You go to my head And you linger like a haunting refrain And I find you spinning round in my brain Like the bubbles in a glass of champagne You go to my head Like a sip of sparkling burgundy brew And I find the very mention of you Like the kicker in a julep o...

You gotta show me Just how much you care You gotta show me Your love’s really there You can’t seem to see That longing look in my eyes I just know it looks good to you I feel it to the sky Please get to know me Then you’ll understand Just how to show me That...

You told me that I was like an angel Told me I was fit to wear a crown So that you could get a thrill You put me on a pedestal And then you let me down, let me down. You told me that I'd be wearing diamonds I would have the smartest car in town Made me think...

You showed me the way When I was someone in distress A heart in search of happiness You showed me the way My sky was so gray I never knew I'd feel a thrill I couldn't dream a dream until You showed me the way The moment you found me The shadows around me Jus...

I'm a sentimental sap, that's all, What's the use of trying not to fall? I have no will, you've made your kill 'cause you took advantage of me. I'm just like an apple on a bough And you're gonna shake me down somehow, So what's the use, you've cooked my goose...

You turned the tables on me And now I'm falling for you; You turned the tables on me I can't believe that it's true. I always thought when you brought The lovely present you bought Why hadn't you brought me more, But now if you'd come I'd welcome anything from...

You're a lucky guy when you consider The highest bidder can't buy The gleam in your eyes You're a lucky guy Thank you lucky stars You've got a honey who wants no money She'll take you just as you are Thank you lucky stars Hey fellow, say fellow Don't you reali...

You, you're driving me crazy What did I do? What ever did I do? My tears for you make everything hazy Clouding the skies of blue How true were the friends who were near me To cheer me, believe me, they knew But you, you were the kind who would hurt me Desert...

I'm gonna get you, I'm gonna get you I'll make you love me, wait and see Both day and night and night and day You're gonna see a lot of me I'm gonna haunt you, I'm gonna haunt you Oh what a pest I'm gonna be Both day and night and night and day You're gonna s...

You're just a no account You never will amount to nothin' at all When there is work to do and someone yells for you You don't hear them call The Good Lord set aside his Sundays For folks to rest More that one day's rest is wrong You start restin' Sunday and re...

You're my thrill You do something to me. You send chills right through me When I look at you, 'Cause you're my thrill. You're my thrill How my pulse increases I just go to pieces When I look at you 'Cause you're my thrill Hmmm Nothing seems to matter Hmmm He...

You're so desirable I just can't resist you You're so desirable I have to give in That tirm resolve I made Has vanished away now I'm happy to say now You win You're so adorable The moment I saw you It's just deplorable The fool that I've been And yet I'm glad...

Just when you are near When I hold you fast Then my dreams will whisper You're too lovely to last. Lips are saying "Love" All worries have passed And then I get that feeling You're too lovely to last. Will I ever know a real love? So I can forget you Will I...

You've changed That sparkle in your eyes has gone Your smile is just a careless yawn You're breaking my heart You've changed You've changed Your kisses now are so blasé You're bored with me in every way I can't understand You've changed You've forgotten the...

You don't have to have a hanker To be a broker or a banker No siree, just simply be My mother's son-in-law. Needn't even think of tryin' To be a mighty social lion Sipping tea, if you'll be My mother's son-in-law, Ain't got the least desire To set the world on...

~~~~♫ Teddy Wilson ♫ ~~~~ The stars that shine Are yours and mine The rainbows in the sky Are yours and mine The song of springtime The lullaby of Fall The sunshine of summertime Belong to us all The moon above Is yours and mine The right to fall in love Is...