Carmen McRae

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'Round Midnight

It begins to tell, Round midnight, midnight. I do pretty well, till after sundown, Suppertime I'm feelin' sad; But it really gets bad, Round midnight. Memories always start round midnight Haven't got the heart to stand those memories, When my heart is still wi...

'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do

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 chur...

(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know

How little we know! How much to discover What chemical forces flow from lover to lover! How little we understand what touches off that tingle, That sudden explosion when two tingles intermingle. Who cares to define what chemistry this is? Who cares, with your...

(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over

Your eyes don't shine like they used to shine And the thrill is gone when your lips meet mine I'm afraid the masquerade is over And so is love, and so is love Your words don't mean what they used to mean They were once inspired, now they're just routine I'm a...

(They Long to Be) Close to You

Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me They long to be close to you Why do stars fall down from the sky Every time you walk by? Just like me They long to be close to you On the day that you were born The angels got together And de...

(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry?

I don't know why, I made you cry I'm sorry sweetheart and yet Though you shouldn't be lenient with me I hope you'll forgive and forget What can I say, dear, after I say I'm sorry? What can I do to prove it to you, I'm sorry? I didn't mean to ever be mean to y...

A Beautiful Friendship

This is the end of a beautiful friendship It ended a moment ago This is the end of a beautiful friendship I know, for your eyes told me so We have always been Like sister and brother Until tonight When we looked at each other That was the end of a beautiful f...

A Child Is Born

Now, out of the night; New as the dawn, Into the light, This Child, Innocent Child, Soft as a fawn, This Child is born. One small heart; One pair of eyes; One work of art, Here in my arms, Here he lies, Trusting and warm, Blessed this morn A Child is born. ~...

A Fine Romance

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 my...

A Foggy Day

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 it's charm How long I wondered, could this thing last But the age of miracles, it hadn't past And suddenly, I saw you standing rig...

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

That certain night, the night we met There was magic abroad in the air There were angels dining at the Ritz And a nightingale sang in Berkley Square I may be right, I may be wrong But I'm perfectly willing to swear That when you turned and smiled at me...

A Sleepin' Bee

When a bee lies sleepin' In the palm of your hand You're bewitched and deep in Love's long looked after land Where you'll see a sun-up sky With the mornin' new And where the days go laughin' by As love comes a-callin' on you Sleep on, bee, don't waken Can't...

A Song for You

I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhymes I've acted out my love in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you I know your image of me is what I hope to...

Ain't Misbehavin'

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 for yo...

Alfie

What's it all about, Alfie? Is it just for the moment we live? What's it all about when you sort it out, Alfie? Are we meant to take more than we give Or are we meant to be kind? And if only fools are kind, Alfie Then I guess it is wise to be cruel And if lif...

All By Myself

When I was young I never needed anyone And makin' love was just for fun Those days are gone Livin' alone I think of all the friends I've known But when I dial the telephone Nobody's home All by myself Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore All by myself Don't...

All in Love Is Fair

All is fair in love Love's a crazy game Two people vow to stay In love as one they say But all is changed with time The future no one can see The road you leave behind Ahead lies mystery But all is fair in love I had to go away A writer takes his pen...

All My Life

All my life I've been waiting for you My wonderful one I've begun Living all my life All my love Has been waiting for you My life is sublime Now that I'm Giving all my love You seem so lovely, so far above me I'm almost afraid to look But I adore you, I plac...

All the Things You Are

Time and again I've longed for adventure, Something to make my heart beat the faster. What did I long for? I never really knew. Finding your love I've found my adventure, Touching your hand, my heart beats the faster, All that I want in all of this world is yo...

Am I Blue?

I’m just a woman, a lonely woman Waiting on the weary shore. I am just a woman who's only human One you should be sorry for. I walk up this morning, round about dawn Without a warning I found my man was gone How could he do it, why did he do it He’snever done...

Angel Eyes

Try to think that love's not around But it's uncomfortably near My old heart ain't gainin' no ground Because my Angel Eyes ain't here Angel Eyes that old devil sent They glow unbearably bright Need I say that my love's misspent Misspent with Angel Eyes tonigh...

Any Old Time

Any old time you want me I’ll be 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 m...

Anything Goes

Times have changed, And we've often rewound the clock, Since the Puritans got a shock, When they landed on Plymouth Rock. If today, Any shock they should try to stem, 'Stead of landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock would land on them. In olden days...

At Long Last Love

Is it an earthquake or simply a shock? Is it the good turtle soup or merely the mock? Is it a cocktail, this feeling of joy Or is what I feel the real McCoy? Is it for all time or simply a lark? Is it Granada I see or only Asbury Park? Is it a fancy not worth...

Baby Won't You Please Come Home

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" Baby won't you p...

Because You're Mine

Because you're mine The brightest star I see Looks down, my love, and envies me Because you're mine, because you're mine Because you're mine The breeze that hurries by Becomes a melody and why? Because you're mine, because you're mine I only know for as long...

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

I don't want you But I hate to lose you You've got me in between The devil and the deep blue sea I forgive you 'Cause I can't forget you You've got me in between The devil and the deep blue sea I ought to cross you off my list But when you come a-knocking at...

Billie's Blues

I love my man I'm a liar if I say I don't I love my man I'm a liar if I say I don't But I'll quit my man I'm a liar if I say I won't I've been your slave, baby Ever since I've been your babe I've been your slave Ever since I've been your babe But before I'll...

Black and Blue

Cold empty bed, springs hard as lead Pains in my head, feel like old Ned What did I do to be so black and blue? No joys for me, no company Even the mouse ran from my house All my life through I've been so black and blue I'm white inside, but that don't help...

Black Coffee

I'm feeling mighty lonesome Haven't slept a wink I walk the floor and watch the door And in between I drink Black coffee Love's a hand me down brew I'll never know a Sunday In this weekday room I'm talking to the shadows One o'clock to four And Lord, how slow...

Blame It on My Youth

You were my adored one, Then you became the bored one, And I was like a toy that brought you joy one day, A broken toy that you preferred to throw away. If I expected love When first we kissed, Blame it on my youth. If only just for you I did exist, Blame it...

Blue Moon

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 Someone I really could care for And then there suddenly appeared before me The onl...

Bob White

I was talking to the whippoorwill He says you've got a corny trill Bob White, whatcha gonna swing tonight? I was talking to the mockingbird He says you are the worst he's heard Bob White, whatcha gonna swing tonight? Even the owl tells me you're foul singing...

Body and Soul

My heart is sad and lonely For you I pine, for you dear only Why haven`t you seen it? I`m all for you, body and soul I spend my days in longing And wondering why it`s me you`re wronging I tell you I mean it I`m all for you, body and soul I can`t believe it,...

Breakfast in Bed

You've been cryin' Your face is a mess Come in baby You can dry the tears on my dress She's hurt you again I can tell Oh, I know that look so well Don't be shy You've been here before Pull your shoes off, lie down And I will lock the door And no-one has to k...

But Beautiful

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...

But Not for Me

Old man Sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true Just try it and I'll start a riot PLease, dear Abby, don't you dare Ever tell me he will care I'm certain - it's the final curtain I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyanna's Who tell you fate s...

Bye Bye Blackbird

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Pack up all my cares and woe, here I go, singing low Bye bye blackbird Where somebody waits for me, sugar is sweet and so is he Bye bye blackbird No one here can love and understand me Oh, what hard-luck stories they all hand me So make my bed, li...

Can You Tell

Can you look into my face And see the change that has taken place Can you tell Can you tell I love you From the look in my eyes I'm not sure my feelings show Maybe you'd be the last To notice the change Can you tell I love you From the look in my eyes From...

Can't Hide Love

You have never been there Till you've heard the fat girl sing And nothing else matters Everything just pales within Hanging 'round the corners Shouting at the top of your voice Sing you little fuckers Sing like you've got no choice I believe it's true We are...

Carry That Weight

Boy, you gotta carry that weight Carry that weight a long time Boy, you gotta carry that weight Carry that weight a long time I never give you my pillow I only send you my invitation And in the middle of the celebrations I break down Boy, you gotta carry tha...

Come in from the Rain

Well, hello there Good old friend of mine You've been reaching for yourself For such a long time There's so much to say No need to explain Just an open door for you To come in from the rain It's a long road When you're all alone And a man like you Will always...

Come Sunday

Ooh Lord, dear Lord above, God almighty, God of love, please look down and see my people through. I believe that God put sun and moon up in the sky. I don't mind the gray skies 'cause they're just clouds passing by. Heaven is a goodness time. A brighter li...

Comes Love

Comes a rainstorm, put 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 shoe Comes love, nothing can be done Don't try h...

Day by Day

Day by day I'm falling more in love with you And day by day my love seems to grow There isn't any end to my devotion It's deeper dear by far than any ocean I find that day by day you're making all my dreams come true So come what may I want you to know I'm yo...

Dedicated to You

If I should write a book for you That brought me fame and fortune too, That book would be, Like my heart and me, Dedicated to you. And if I should paint a picture too That showed the loveliness of you, My art would be, Like my heart and me, Dedicated to you....

Didn't We

This time we almost made the pieces fit Didn't we? This time we almost made some sense of it Didn't we? This time I had the answer, right here in my hand Then I touched it and it had turned to sand This time we almost sang our song in tune Didn't we, love? Th...

Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me

Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't hurt you, not much Since everyone spread the story With his own little personal touch Do nothin' till you hear from me Pay no attention to what's said Why people tear the seam of anyone's dream Is o...

Don't Ever Leave Me

Don't ever leave me, now that you're here Here is where you belong Everything seems so right, when you're near When you're away, it's all wrong I'm so dependent When I need comfort I always run to you Don't ever leave me, 'cause if you do I'll have no one to...

Don't Explain

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 love endures All my dreams are of you For I'm so completely you...

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Couldn't bear it without you Don't get around much anymore Though I'd visit the club Got as far as the door They'd have asked me about you Don't get around much anymore Darling, I guess my mind's more at...

Don't Go Away

Don't go away Now that you walked into my life And brought me sunshine Don't go away Now that you opened up my door And gave me flowers Don't go away Now that you painted a smile On a face that knew how to cry Don't go away Now that you've shown me a way That...

Don't Misunderstand

Whenever skies look gray to me and trouble begins to brew Whenever the winter winds become too strong I concentrate on you When fortune cries "Nay, nay" to me And people declare "You're through" Whenever the blues become my only songs I concentrate on you On...

Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing

Everybody's got a thing But some don't know how to handle it Always reachin' out in vain Accepting the things not worth having but Don't you worry 'bout a thing Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama Cause I'll be standing on the side When you check it out...

East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)

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...

Easy to Love

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...

Elusive Butterfly

You might wake up some mornin' To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind And if you're quick enough to rise You'll catch a fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow Out on the new horizon You may see the floating motion of a distant pair...

Every Time We Say Goodbye

Every time we say goodbye, I die a little Every time we say goodbye, I wonder why a little Why the gods above me, who must be in the know think so little of me that they allow you go When your near there's such an air of Spring about it I can hear a lark...

Everything Happens to Me

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 through life jus...

Everything Must Change

Everything must change Nothing stays the same Everyone will change No one stays the same The young become the old And mysteries do unfold For that's the way of time Nothing and no one goes unchanged There are not many things in life You can be sure of Excep...

Exactly Like You

I know why I've waited Know why I've been blue Prayed each night for someone Exactly like you Why do we spend money On a show or two? No one does those love scenes Exactly like you You make me feel so grand I wanna hand the world to you You seem to understan...

Falling in Love With Love

Falling in love with love Is falling for make believe Falling in love with love Is playing the fool Caring too much Is such a juvenile fancy Learning to trust Is just for children in school I fell in love with love one night When the moon was full I was unwi...

Fine and Mellow

My man don't love me Treats me oh so mean My man he don't love me Treats me awful mean He's the, lowest man That I've ever see He wears high trimmed pan Stripes are really yellow He wears high trimmed pan Stripes are really yellow But when he starts in to lo...

Foolin' Myself

I tell myself I'm through with you, And I'll have nothing more to do with you; 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, I'm foolin' myself...

For All We Know

For all we know We may never meet again Before we go Make this moment live again We won't say goodbye Until the last minute I'll hold out my hand And my heart will be in it For all we know This might only be a dream We come and we go Like the ripples, like th...

For Once in My Life

For once in my life I have someone who needs me Someone I’ve needed so long For once unafraid I can go where life leads me and somehow I know I’ll be strong For once I can touch what my heart used to dream of Long before I knew Someone warm like you Who have...

Get Out of Town

Get out of town Before it's too late my love Get out of town Be good to me please Why wish me harm Why not retire to a farm And be contented to charm The birds off the trees Just disappear I care for you much too much And when you're near, close to me dear W...

Gloomy Sunday

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 coach of Sorrow has taken you Angels have no thought Of ever returning you Would they be angry If I thought...

God Bless the Child

Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said 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 gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't ever...

Good Morning Heartache

Good morning heartache You old gloomy sight Good morning heartache Thought we said goodbye last night I turned and tossed until it seems you have 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 love we...

Got to Get You into My Life

I was alone, I took a ride, I didn't know what I would find there Another road where maybe I could see another kind of mind there Ooh, then I suddenly see you, Ooh, did I tell you I need you Every single day of my life You didn't run, you didn't lie You knew I...

Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry

The torch I carry is handsome It's worth its heartache in ransom And when that twilight steals I know how the Lady in the Harbor feels When I want rain, I get sunny weather I'm just as blue as the sky Since love is gone, can't pull myself together Guess I'll...

Guess Who I Saw Today

You're so late getting home from the office Did you miss your train? Were you caught in the rain? No, don't bother to explain Can I fix you a quick martini? As a matter of fact I'll have one with you For to tell you the truth I've had quite a day too Guess w...

Happy To Make Your Acquaintance

When you meet somebody for the first time There are special things you're supposed to say Which you may not mean but they sound polite as can be Would you like to learn them? Well then, repeat after me Happy to make your acquaintance 'Appy to make your acquai...

Have You Met Miss Jones?

„Have you met Miss Jones? ” Said someone as he shook hands She was just Miss Jones,you see. Then he said ”Miss Jones You're a girl who understands Than I'm a man who must be free”. Then all at once he lost his breath Then all at once was scared to death And...

Here's That Rainy Day

Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams Funny, but here's that rainy day Here's that rainy day they told me about And I laughed at the thought that it might turn out this way Where is that worn out wish that I threw aside After it brought my lover ne...

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Why should I feel discouraged? And why should the shadows come? Why should my heart be lonely And long for Heaven and home? When Jesus is my captain My constant friend is He His eye is on the sparrow And I know He watches me His eye is on the sparrow And I kn...

How Could I Settle For Less

Mine was a simple story Never a thought of glory I did what I did and what I had I was glad to posses But you changed my whole direction And now that I've seen perfection How could I settle for less? I was the shyest lover Ready to run for cover But look at...

How Long Has This Been Going On

'neath the stars, at bazaars Often i've had to caress men Five or ten, dollars then, i'd collect from all those yes-men Don't be sad, i must add, that they meant no more than chess-men Darling, can't you see? 'twas for charity? Though these lips have made sli...

I Can't Get Started

I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled revolutions in Spain And the North Pole I have charted But I can't get started with you Around the golf course, I'm under par And all the movies want me to star I've got a house, a showplace Still I c...

I Concentrate on You

Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, Whenever the Winter winds become too strong, I concentrate on you. When fortune cries "Nay! Nay! Nay!" And people declare "You're through!", Whenever the blues become my only song, I concentrate on yo...

I Could Write a Book

If they ask me, I could write a book About the way you walk and whisper and look I could write a preface on how we met So the world would never forget And the simple secret of the plot Is just to tell them that I love you, a lot Then the world discovers as my...

I Cried for You

I remember other days how I used to weep Over things you said to me; I couldn't even sleep You forgot your promises, every single vow All you did was laugh at me, but things are different now I cried for you; now it's your turn to cry over me Every road has...

I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You

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'd 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 Y...

I Fall In Love Too Easily

I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast I fall in love too terribly hard for love to ever last My heart has been well schooled 'cause I've been fooled in the past That's why I fall in love too easily, ooh I fall in love too fast I, I fall in love t...

I Get a Kick out of You

My story is much to sad to be told But practically everything leaves me totally cold The only exception I know is the case When 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 champagne...

I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

And when the fish are jumpin' And Friday rolls around My man and me, we gin some We pray some, and sin some Never treats me sweet and gentle The way he should I've got it bad And that ain't good My poor heart is sentimental Not made of wood I've got a bad lu...

I Hadn't Anyone Till You

I hadn't anyone till you, I was a lonely one 'til 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 saved my love for you) I never gave my love 'til you, (I saved it...

I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do

I never loved him, he never reached me He was just someone, someone I knew I think about him on alternate Thursdays When I haven't got anything better to do He's got a problem if he thinks I need him I couldn't care less now that we're through I only sit home...

I Hear Music

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 nearby That's my favorite melody You, my a...

I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

I keep looking for a place to fit Where I can speak my mind I've been trying hard to find the people That I won't leave behind They say I got brains But they ain't doing me no good I wish they could Each time things start to happen again I think I got someth...

I Left My Heart in San Francisco

I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill it calls to me to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars! The morning fog may chill the air, I don't care! My love waits there in San Francisco, above the blue and windy sea. When I come home to...

I Love the Life I Live

I see you watching me just like a hawk I don't mind the way you talk But if you touch me Something's gotta give I live the life I love And I love the life I live My diamond ring and my money too Tomorrow night they could belong to you The girls move me at the...

I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know

If I ever leave you well you can say I told you so And if I ever hurt you baby you know I hurt myself as well Is that any way for a man to carry on Do you think I want my loved-one gone Said I love you more than you'll ever know More than you'll ever know Whe...

I Never Felt This Way Before

I never felt this way before I met you You stole my heart and what is more, I let you I fell in love too often I won't deny But my heart didn't soften till you came by Then I discovered you between romances I looked at you and read between your glances This i...

I Only Have Eyes for You

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, dear The moon may be high But I can'...

I Remember Clifford

I know he'll never be forgotten He was a king uncrowned I know I'll always remember The warmth of his sound Linger so long I'm sure he's still around For those who heard they repeat him yet So those who hear won't forget The sound of each phrase Echoes a time...

I See Your Face Before Me

I see your face before me Crowding my every dream There is your face before me You are my only theme It doesn't matter where you are I can see how fair you are I close my eyes and there you are Always If you could share the magic If you could see me too Ther...

I Sold My Heart to the Junkman

All over town they're talking about me The whole world knows you're happy without me You've broken my heart, So what do I care? I'm thru with love, no more will I need it The word itself, I'll never repeat it A sign on my back I will wear, "This is my last lov...

I Will Say Goodbye

I will say goodbye, I will walk away I will speak the words you would heard me say I will walk away, I will walk alone I will not look back for I turned to stone More than just farewell, more than just goodbye It would be as if we'd never met You will hear th...

I Wish I Knew

I wish I knew someone like you could love me I wish I knew you'd place no one above me Did I mistake this for a real romance? I wish I knew, but only you can answer If you don't care, why let me hope and pray so Don't lead me on, I'm a fool just say so Should...

I Wish I Were in Love Again

The sleepless nights, the daily fights The quick toboggan, when you reach the heights I miss the kisses and I miss the bites I wish I were in love again The broken dates, the endless waits The lovely loving and the hateful hates The conversation with the flyi...

I Won't Last a Day Without You

Day after day I must face a world of strangers Where I don't belong I'm not that strong It's nice to know that There's someone I can turn to Who will always care You're always there When there's no getting over that rainbow When my smallest dream won't come tr...

I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love

I'd rather leave while I'm in love While I still believe the meaning of the word I'll keep my dreams and just pretend That you and I were never meant to end Too many times I've seen the rose die on the vine Somebody's heart gets broken And usually it's mine I...

I'll Be Seeing You

Cathedral bells were tolling And our hearts sang on Was it the spell of Paris Or the April dawn? Who knows if we shall meet again But when the morning chimes ring sweet again I'll be seeing you In all the old familiar places That this heart of mine Embraces a...

I'll Remember April

This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodbye to all we ever had Alone where we have walked together I'll remember April and be glad I'll be content you loved me once in April Your lips were warm, and love and spring were new I'm not afraid of...

I'll See You Again

Though my world may go awry In my heart 't will ever lie Just the echo of a sigh I'll see you again whenever spring breaks through again Time may lie heavy between but what has been is past forgetting This sweet memory across the years will come to me Though...

I'm an Errand Girl for Rhythm

Here's something that I'd like to bring to you Wrapped all in cellophane Designed for you I'll tell you what it's all about It is without a doubt Swingin' the latest style Service with a smile If you want to swing and shout Get your heels and get about I'm a...

I'm Comin' Home Again

I'm not as crazy as I used to be Some of my devils upped and left me free To find a quiet space I'm not as out of place I'm not as lonely as I was before I don't go in 'less there's an open door to leave by I'm starting to believe my own existence has a right...

I'm Glad There Is You

Said I many times, love is illusion, A feeling result of confusion With knowing smile, and blasé sigh A cynical so and so, was I. I felt so sure, so positive, So utterly unchangeably certain That I never was aware of love and you 'til suddenly I realised ther...

I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life

I'm gonna laugh you right out of my life Laugh, and forget this affair Guess I was foolish To care So I'm gonna dance you right out of my dreams Try to be carefree and gay I guess I'll learn to play The part Cause when our friends begin that Heartless rumor...

I'm Gonna Lock My Heart and Throw Away the Key

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 curb Ha...

I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket

I'm putting all my eggs in one basket I'm betting ev'rything I've got on you I'm giving all my love to one baby Lord help me If my baby don't come through I've got a great big amount Saved up in my love account Honey, and I've decided Love divided in two...

I'm Thru With Love

I'm thru with love, I'll never fall again. Said adieu to love, Don't ever call again. For I must have you or no one. And so I'm thru with love. I've locked my heart. I keep my feelings there. I have stocked my heart With an icy frigid air For I mean to care f...

I've Got the World on a String

I've got the world on a string I'm sitting on a rainbow Got the string around my finger What a world, what a life, I'm in love I've got a song that I sing I can make the rain go Any time I move my finger Lucky me, can't you see, I'm in love Life's a wonderfu...

If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)

If I could be with you, I’d love you strong If I could be with you, I’d love you long I want you to know I wouldn’t go Until I told you, honey, why I love you so If I could be with you one hour tonight If I was free to do the things I might I’m telling you tr...

If I Had You

I could show the world how to smile I could be glad all of the while I could change the grey skies to blues If I had you I could leave the old days behind Leave all my pals, I'd never mind I could start my life all a new If I had you I could climb the snow cap...

If I Were a Bell

Ask me how do I feel, Ask me now that we're cosy and clinging, Well sir, all I can say is If I were a bell I'd be ringing! From the moment we kissed tonight, That's the way I just got to behave, But if I were a lamp I'd light, Or if I were a banner I'd wave!...

If the Moon Turns Green

Just when I thought that fate was unkind, That happiness wasn't to be, I got a shock and I changed my mind, A miracle happened to me. If the moon turns green and shadows get up and walk around, And clouds come tumbling to the ground, I wouldn't be surprised,...

If You Could See Me Now

If you could see me now, you'd know how blue I've been One look is all you'd need to see the mood I'm in. Perhaps then you'd realize I'm still in love with you. If you could see me now, you'd find me being brave And trying awfully hard to make my tears behave...

Imagination

Imagination is funny It makes a cloudy day sunny It makes a bee think of honey Just as I think of you Imagination is crazy Your whole perspective gets hazy It starts you asking a daisy What to do? Won't you tell me, what to do? What to do, what to do, what to...

In Love in Vain

It's only human for anyone to want to be in love, But who wants to be in love in vain? At night you hang around the house And eat your heart out, And cry your eyes out And wrack your brain. You sit and wonder Why anyone as wonderful as he Should cause you s...

Inside a Silent Tear

Inside a silent tear, I have a silent dream That sometimes sails across the patterns of my mind. For silence follows me and dreams just disappear, oh yeah And then I find myself inside a silent tear Sometimes I laugh too much To hide the emptiness, to lo...

It's a Raggy Waltz

Raggy waltz, a raggy waltz, a raggy waltz that I'm gonna dance with you. Now that you've Heard this very funny beat let me see if You can feel it in your feet. Yeah, you've got it! Startin' to swing! Just forget ev'rything, raggy waltzin' with me. It's not a...

It's Like Reaching for the Moon

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 angel to love me Who is so divine as you are It's like flying without wings Playing fiddle without str...

It's Love

It's love, it's love Well, who would've thought it? If this is love then why have I fought it What a way to feel I could touch the sky What a way to feel I have found my guy It's love at last I have someone to cheer for It's love at last I've learned what I'm...

It's Magic

You sigh the song begins You speak and I hear violins, it's magic The stars, desert the skies And rush to nestle in your eyes, it's magic Without a golden wand or mystic charms Fantastic things begin when I am in your arms When we walk hand in hand The world...

Just a Gigolo

Just a gigolo, everywhere you go People know the part you're playing. (I'm playing) Paid for every dance, selling each romance, Every night some heart betraying. There will come a day, youth will pass away, Then what will they say about you? (about me?) When t...

Just a Little Lovin'

Just a little lovin' Early in the mornin' Beats a cup of coffee For starting off the day Just a little lovin' When the world is yawnin' Makes you feel wake up feeling Good things are coming your way This old world Wouldn't be half as bad It wouldn'...

Just One of Those Things

As Dorothy Parker once said To her boyfriend, fare thee well As Columbus announced When he knew he was bounced, It was swell, Isabel, swell As Abelard said to Eloise, Don't forget to drop a line to me, please As Juliet cried, in her Romeo's ear, Romeo, why no...

Just You, Just Me

Just you, just me Let's find a cozy spot To cuddle and coo Just us, just we I've missed an awful lot My trouble is you Oh, gee! What are your charms for? What are my arms for? Use your imagination! Just you, just me I'll tie a lover's knot 'Round wonderful y...

Last Night When We Were Young

Last night when we were young Love was a star, a song unsung Life was so new, so real so right Ages ago last night Today the world is old You flew away and time grew cold Where is that star that shone so bright Ages ago last night? To think that spring had d...

Laughing at Life

Don't mind the rain drops Wait 'til the rain stops You'll find the sun laughing at life No road is lonely, if you will only Smile through the tears, laughing at life Live for tomorrow, be happy today Laugh all your sorrow away Start now and cheer up The skies...

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

Life is just a bowl of cherries Don't take it serious Life's too mysterious You work, you save, you worry so But you can't take your dough When you go, go, go Keep repeating, it's the berries The strongest oak must fall The best things in life to you were ju...

Love for Sale

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 for s...

Love Is Here to Stay

It's very clear our love is here to stay Not for a year, forever and a day The radio and the telephone And the movies that we know They're all just passing fancies That in time may go Oh, my dear, our love is here to stay Together we're going a long, long way...

Love Me Tender

Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go You have made my life complete and I love you so Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfill For my darlin', I love you and I always will Love me tender, love me long, take me to your heart For it's there...

Lover Man

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 But n...

Lullaby of Birdland

Lullaby of Birdland, that's what I Always hear when you sigh Never in my wordland Could there be ways to reveal In a phrase how I feel Have you ever heard two turtle doves Bill and coo when they love? That's the kind of magic Music we make with our lips wh...

Lush Life

I used to visit all the very gay places Those come what may places Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life To get the feel of life From jazz and cocktails. The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces With distant gay traces That used to be there...

MacArthur Park

There will be another song for me For I will sing it There will be another dream for me Someone will bring it I will drink the wine while it is warm And never let you catch me looking at the sun And after all the loves of my life After all the loves of my life...

Mad About The Boy

Mad about the boy I know it's stupid to be mad about the boy I'm so ashamed of it but must admit The sleepless nights I've had about the boy On the silver screen He melts my foolish heart in every single scene Although I'm quite aware that Here and there are...

Mean To Me

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 cryin'. You treat me coldly each day in...

Midnight Sun

Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice, warmer than the summer night The clouds were like an alabaster palace rising to a snowy height. Each star it's own aurora borealis, suddenly you held me tight, I could see the midnight sun. I can't explain the silve...

Miss Brown to You

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 slow, oh,...

Miss Otis Regrets

Miss Otis regrets She's unable to lunch today, madam Miss Otis regrets She's unable to lunch today She is sorry to be delayed But last evening down in lover's lane She strayed, madam Miss Otis regrets She's unable to lunch today When she woke up and found Th...

Mister Meadowlark

Mr. Meadowlark, we've got an awful lot of serenadin' to do Mr. Meadowlark, I'm just a city slicker and I'm countin' on you She's got a country guy who whistles, my whistle's so thin So when I begin that's where you come in Mr. Meadowlark, if you should cop a...

Misty

Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree; And I feel like I'm clingin' to a cloud, I can' t understand I get misty, just holding your hand. Walk my way, And a thousand violins begin to play, Or it might be the sound of your hello, That music I hear...

Moonlight in Vermont

Pennies in a stream Falling leaves of 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, more than you know Man of my heart, I love you so Lately I find, you're on my mind More than you know Whether you're right, whether you're wrong Man of my heart, I'll string along You need me so, so More than you'll ever know Loving you t...

My Foolish Heart

The night is like a lovely tune Beware my foolish heart How white the ever constant moon Take care my foolish heart There's a line between love and fascination That's hard to see on an evening such as this For they both give the very same sensation When you'r...

My Funny Valentine

My funny Valentine Sweet comic Valentine You make me smile with my heart Your looks are laughable, Unphotographable Yet, you're my favorite work of art Is your figure less than Greek? Is your mouth a little weak? When you open it to speak, Are you smart? B...

My Future Just Passed

There goes the girl I dreamed all through school about, There goes the girl I'll now be a fool about Ring down the curtain, I'm certain at present My future just passed. Don't even know if she has been spoken for. If she is tied, the ties must be broken,...

My Man

It's cost me a lot But there's one thing that I've got It's my man Cold and wet, tired you bet But all that I soon forget With my man He's not much for looks And no hero out of books Is my man Two or three girls has he That he likes as well as me But I lo...

My Man's Gone Now

My man's gone now Ain't no use a listenin' For his tired footsteps Climbin' up the stairs Old man sorrow's Come to keep me company Whisperin' beside me When I say my prayers When I say my prayers He come around He come up, he come around Ain't that I mind wo...

My Old Flame

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 Cause I haven't met a gent So magnificent or elegant As my old flame I've seen so many...

My One and Only Love

The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an April breeze on the wings of spring, And you appear in all your splendor, My one and only love. The shadows fall and spread their mystic charms In the hush of night while you're in my arms. I feel your lips,...

My Reverie

Our love is a dream But in my reverie I can see that this love Was meant for me Only a poor fool Never schooled in the whirlpool Of romance could be so cruel As you are to me My dreams Are as worthless as tin to me Without you Life will never begin to be So...

My Romance

My romance, doesn't have to have a moon in the sky My romance, doesn't need a blue lagoon passing by No month of May, No twinkling stars No hideaway, No soft guitars My romance doesn't need a castle rising in Spain Nor a dance to a constantly surprising ref...

New York State of Mind

Some folks like to get away, Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood. But I'm takin' a Greyhound on the Hudson River line. I'm in a New York state of mind. I've seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their l...

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Holding hands at midnight 'Neath a starry sky Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you try Strolling with that one boy Sighing sigh after sigh It's nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you try Just imagine someone Waiting at the cot...

No More

You ain't gonna bother me no more love goes just so far woke up this morning and found i didn't care for you no more no how never felt so good before you're down to my size it's over and done so highness step down from your throne that look in your eyes don't...

Old Devil Moon

I look at you and suddenly Something in your eyes I see Soon begins bewitching me It's that old devil moon You stole from the skies Old devil moon in your eyes You and your glance Make this romance Too hot to handle Stars in the night Blazing their light Can...

On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)

On a clear day, rise and look around you And you'll see who you are On a clear day how it will astound you That the glow of your being outshines every star You'll feel part of ev'ry mountain, sea, and shore You can hear from far and near a world you've never...

On Green Dolphin Street

Lover! One lovely day Love came planning to stay Green Dolphin street supplied the setting The setting for nights beyond forgetting And through each moment apart Memories live in my heart When I recall the love I found on I could kiss the ground on Green Dolp...

Once upon a Summertime

Once upon a summertime if you recall We stopped beside a little flower stall A bunch of bright forget-me-nots Was all I'd let you buy me Once upon a summertime just like today We laughed the happy afternoon away And stole a kiss in every street cafe You were...

Please Be Kind

This is my first affair, please be kind Handle my heart with care, please be kind This is all so grand, my dreams are on parade If you'll just understand, they'll never, never fade So tell me your love's sincere, please be kind Tell me I needn't fear, please...

Poor Butterfly

There's a story told of a little Japanese. Sitting demurely 'neath the cherry blossom trees. Miss Butterfly her name. A sweet little innocent child was she Til a fine young American from the sea To her garden came. They met 'neath the cherry blossoms every da...

Prelude To a Kiss

When you hear a song in blue Like a flower crying for the dew That was my heart serenading you My prelude to a kiss When 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 s...

Secret Love

Once I had a secret love That lived within the heart of me All too soon my secret love Became impatient to be free So I told the friendly star, The way that dreamers often do Just how wonderful you are And why I'm so in love with you Now I shout it from the...

Send in the Clowns

Isn't it rich, are we a pair Me here at last on the ground You in mid-air Send in the clowns Isn't it bliss, don't you approve One who keeps tearing around One who can't move Where are the clowns Send in the clowns Just when I'd stopped opening doors Finally k...

September in the Rain

The leaves of brown came tumbling down Remember, in September, in the rain The sun went out just like a dying ember That September in the rain To every word of love I heard you whisper The raindrops seemed to play our sweet refrain Though spring is here, to m...

Skylark

Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me where my love can be? Is there a meadow in the mist Where someone's waiting to be kissed? Skylark Have you seen a valley green with spring? Where my heart can go a journeying Over the shadows and the r...

Skyliner

Skyliner, skyliner Flying so freely We seem to really Touch Heaven higher Higher, ever higher Sunbeams all dance On your wings Where the light falls And then when night falls Stars dance above Giving a show For the people below As we fly, as we fly So high...

Some Other Spring

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 It...

Something to Live For

I have almost ev'ry thing a human could desire, Cars and houses, bear-skin rugs to lie before my fire But there's something missing, Something isn't there, It seems I'm never kissing the one whom I care for. I want Something To Live For Someone to make my life...

Sometimes I'm Happy

Sometimes I'm happy. Sometimes I'm blue. My disposition depends on you. I never mind the rains from the skies. As long as I can find that sunshine in your eyes. Sometimes I love you. Sometimes I hate you. But when I hate you It's because I love you. That's...

Speak Low

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 soon. I...

Star Eyes

Star eyes, That to me is what your eyes are, Soft as stars in April skies are, Tell me some day you'll fulfill Their promise of a thrill. Star eyes, Flashing eyes in which my hopes rise, Let me show you where my heart lies. Let me prove that it adores That lo...

Stardust

And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the meadows of my heart High up in the sky the little stars climb Always reminding me that we're apart You wander down the lane and far away Leaving me a song that will not die Love is now the stardust of...

Stella by Starlight

The song a robin sings, Through years of endless springs, The murmur of a brook at evening tides. That ripples through a nook where two lovers hide. That great symphonic theme, That's Stella by starlight, And not a dream, My heart and I agree, She's everythin...

Straighten up and Fly Right

A buzzard took monkey for a ride in the air The monkey thought that everything was on the square The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back But he grabbed his neck and said-- Hey listen, Jack Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and fly right Str...

Strange Fruit

Southern trees bear a 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 ma...

Summertime

Summertime and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high 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 th...

Sunday

I sigh ev'ry Monday thinkin' over Sunday That one day when I'm with you It seems that I sigh every Tuesday and I cry all day Wednesday Oh, my, how I long for you And then comes Thursday Gee, it's long and never goes by Friday makes me feel like I'm gonna die...

Supper Time

Supper time I should set the table Cause its supper time Somehow I'm not able Cause that man of mine Ain't comin' home no more Supper time Kids will soon be yellin' For their supper time How'll I keep from tellin' Them that man of mine Ain't comin' home no mo...

Sweet Georgia Brown

No gal made has got a shade on sweet Georgia brown Two left feet but oh so neat, has sweet Georgia brown They all sigh and wanna die for sweet Georgia brown I'll tell you why, you know I don't lie, much Its been said she knocks em dead when she lands in town...

Sweet Lorraine

I've just found joy I'm as happy as a baby boy With another brand new choo-choo toy When I met my sweet Lorraine, Lorraine,Lorraine, She’s got apair of eyes That are brighter than the summer skies When you see her, you will realize Why I love my sweet Lorrai...

Take Five

Won't you stop and take A little time out with me Just take five Stop your busy day And take the time out To see if I'm alive Though I'm going out of my way Just so I can pass by each day Not a single word do we say It's a pantomime and not a play Still, I k...

Tenderly

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...

That Old Black Magic

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well Those icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine, The same old tingle that I feel inside And then that elevator starts it...

That's For Me

I saw you standing in the sun And you were something to see. I know what I like, and I liked what I saw And I said to myself "That's for me." "A lovely morning," I remarked, And you were quick to agree. You wanted to walk,and I nodded my head As I breathless...

The Best Is Yet to Come

Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum You came along and everything's startin' to hum Still, it's a real good bet, the best is yet to come Best is yet to come and babe, won't that be fine? You think you've seen the sun, but you ain't seen it shine Wa...

The Christmas Song

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find...

The Folks Who Live on the Hill

Someday we'll build a home on a hilltop high, You and I, Shiny and new, a cottage that two can fill. And we'll be pleased to be called, "The folks who live on the hill". Someday we may be adding a thing or two, A wing or two. We will make changes as any fam'l...

The Lady Is a Tramp

I've wined and dined on Mulligan Stew And never wished for Turkey As I hitched and hiked and grifted too From Maine to Albuquerque Alas, I missed the 'Beaux Arts Ball' And what is twice as sad I was never at a party where They honored Noel Coward But social...

The Lamp Is Low

Dream beside me in the midnight glow, The lamp is low. Dream and watch the shadows come and go, The lamp is low. While I hold you in my arms, My lips will sigh "I love you so" Dream the sweetest dream we'll ever know, Tonight the moon is high, And the lamp is...

The Look of Love

The look of love Is in your eyes A look your smile can't disguise The look of love Is saying so much more than Just words could every say And what my heart has heard Well it takes my breath away [Chorus] I can hardly wait to hold you Feel my arms around you...

The Man I Love

Someday 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 Then in a little while He'll take my hand And though it seems absurd I know...

The More I See You

Each time I look at you is like the first time Each time you're near me the thrill is new And there is nothing that I wouldn't do for The rare delight of the sight of you for The more I see you, the more I want you Somehow this feeling just grows and grows Wi...

The Next Time It Happens

The next time it happens I'll know what not to do The next time it happens I'll be wise enough to know Not to trust my eyesight When my eyes begin to glow The next time I'm in love With anyone like you My heart will sing no love song Till I know the words ar...

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

They say that you're a run around lover Tho' you say it isn't so You say that your at home when you phoned me And how much, you really care. Tho' you keep telling me that your lonely I'll know if someone is there! Cause the night, has a thousand eyes And a tho...

The Night We Called It A Day

There was a moon out in space But a cloud drifted over it's face You kissed me and went on your way The night we called it a day I heard the song of the spheres Like a minor lament in my ears I hadn't the heart left to pray The night we called it a day Soft...

The Right To Love

My love and I ask little of the world The right to sigh together in the rain And walk with hands up in the sun And share our joys and our pains And yet they say that we were wrong We hadn't the right to our love That this love was shameful to see And yet we t...

The Shadow of Your Smile

The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all my dreams And light the dawn Look into my eyes my love and see All the lovely things you are to me Our wistful little star It was far, too high A teardrop kissed your lips And so did I Now when I re...

The Sound of Silence

Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again, Because a vision softly creeping, Left its seeds while I was sleeping, And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence. In restless dreams I walked al...

The Sweetest Sounds

The sweetest sounds I'll ever hear Are still inside my head The kindest words I'll ever know Are waiting to be said The most and entrancing side of all Is yet for me to see And the dearest love in all the world Is waiting somewhere for me Is waiting somewhere,...

The Thrill Is Gone

The thrill is gone, The thrill is gone; I can see it in your eyes, I can hear it in your sighs, Feel your touch and realise The thrill is gone. The nights are cold, For love is old; Love was grand When love was new, Birds were singin', Skies were blue. Now it...

The Very Thought of You

The very thought of you and I forget to do The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do I'm living in a kind of daydream I'm happy as a king And foolish though it may seem To me that's everything The mere idea of you, the longing here for you You'll n...

Them There Eyes

I fell in love with you first time I looked into them there eyes You've got a certain lil' cute way of flirtin' With them there eyes They make me feel so happy, they make me blue I'm fallin', no stallin' In a great big way for you My heart is jumpin' You sure...

These Foolish Things

Oh! Will you never let me be? Oh! Will you never set me free? The ties that bound us Are still around us There's no escape that I can see And still those little things remain That bring me happiness or pain A cigarette that bears a lipstick's traces An airlin...

They All Laughed

They all laughed at Christopher Columbus When he said the world was round They all laughed when Edison recorded sound They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother When they said that man could fly They told Marconi -wireless was a phony It's the same old cry Th...

They Can't Take That Away from Me

The way you wear your hat The way you sip your tea The memory of all that 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 they can't take that away from me We may never never meet aga...

This is All I Ask

As I approach the prime of my life, I find I have the time of my life Learning to enjoy at my leisure all the simple pleasures And so I happily concede That this is all I ask, this is all I need Beautiful girls, walk a little slower when you walk by me Linger...

Thou Swell

Thou swell, thou witty Thou sweet, thou grand Wouldst kiss me, pretty? Wouldst hold my hand? Both thine eyes are cute too What they do to me! Hear me holler: I choose a sweet lollapaloosa in thee! I'd feel so rich In a hut for two Two rooms a kitchen I'm s...

Three Little Words

Three little words Oh, what I'd give for that wonderful phrase To hear those three little words That's all I'd live for the rest of my days And what I feel in my heart, they tell sincerely No other words can tell it half so clearly Three little words, eight l...

Too Close for Comfort

Be wise, be smart, behave, my heart Don't upset your cart when he's so close Be soft, be sweet, but be discreet Don't go off your beat, he's so close for comfort Too close, too close for comfort, please, not again Too close, too close to know just when to say...

Trav'lin' Light

I'm travlin' light Because my man has gone And from now on I'm travlin' 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 come back aga...

Trouble Is A Man

Trouble is a man A man who loves me no more, no more Trouble is a man A man I'll always adore Nothing good to say about him Still I hate a day without him Why should he have to be The one, my only Trouble is a man A man who's handsome and tall, so tall Trou...

Try a Little Tenderness

Oh she may be weary Them young girls they do get wearied Wearing that same old miniskirt dress But when she gets weary You try a little tenderness Oh man that Un hunh I know shes waiting Just anticipating The thing that youl never never possess No no no But w...

Until the Real Thing Comes Along

I'd work 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...

We'll Be Together Again

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...

What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

I want to see your face in every kind of light In fields of dawn and forests of the night And when you stand before the candles on a cake Oh, let me be the one to hear the silent wish you make What are you doing the rest of your life? North and South and East...

Whatever Lola Wants

Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets And little man, little Lola wants you Make up your mind to have no regrets Recline yourself, resign yourself, you're through I always get what I aim for And your heart and soul is what I came for Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets...

When Sunny Gets Blue

People used to love to hear her laugh, see her smile, That's how she got her name. But since that sad affair, she's lost her smile, changed her style, Somehow she's not the same. When Sunny gets blue, her eyes get gray and cloudy, Then the rain begins to fall...

When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano

When the swallows come back to Capistrano That's the day you promised to come back to me When you whispered, "Farewell", in Capistrano Twas the day the swallow flew out to sea All the mission bells will ring The chapel choir will sing The happiness you'll bri...

When Your Lover Has Gone

For ages and ages The poets and sages Of love, wondrous love, always sing But ask any lover And you'll soon discover The heartaches that romance can bring... When you're alone Who cares for starlit skies? When you're alone The magic moonlight dies At break of...

Who Can I Turn To?

Who can I turn to When nobody needs me? My heart wants to know And so I must go Where destiny leads me With no star to guide me And no one beside me I'll go on my way And after the day The darkness will hide me And maybe tomorrow I'll find what I'm after I'l...

Wonder Why

Wonder why I'm not myself off late I'm feeling strangely great, I wonder why I suppose some changes could explain Why I walk in the rain, just let him try I guess there is a simple explanation Unless I come up with a new sensation It could be that she's caug...

Yardbird Suite

It's hard to learn How tears can burn one's heart But that's a thing that I found out Too late I guess, cause I'm in a mess My faith has gone Why lead me on this way? I thought there'd be no price on love But I had to pay. If I could perform one miracle I'...

Yesterdays

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 Forsooth was mine Sad am I, Glad am I For today I'm dreaming of Yesterd...

You and I

Here we are on earth together, It's you and I, God has made us fall in love, it's true, I've really found someone like you Will it stay, the love you feel for me ? Will you say, that you will be by my side To see me through, Until my life is through ? ‘Cause...

You Are the Sunshine of My Life

You are the sunshine of my life That's why I'll always be around You are the apple of my eye Forever you'll stay in my heart I feel like this is the beginning Though I've loved you a million years And if I thought our love was ending I'd find myself drowning...

You Better Go Now

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 Leave Me Breathless

You leave me breathless You heavenly thing You look so wonderful You're like a breath of spring You leave me speechless I'm just like the birds I'm filled with melody But at a loss for words That little grin of yours That funny chin of yours There's so much to...

You Took Advantage of Me

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 C...

You'd Be So Easy to Love

You'd be so easy to love So easy to idolize all others above So worth the yearning for So swell to keep every home fire burning for And we would be so grand at the game Carefree together that it does seem a shame That you can't see your future with me Cause y...

You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To

You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so nice by the fire While the breeze on high, sang a lullaby You'd be all my heart could desire Under stars chilled by the winter Under an August moon shining above You'd be so nice, you'd be paradise To come home to...

You're All I Need

I used to dream of gold and glory Just like a lot of people do But since you taught me love's old story I only dream of you You're All I Need my wonderful one You're All I Need my starlight and sun A friend to walk beside me A loving hand to guide me A tender...

You're Looking at Me

Who had the girls turning hand-springs Crazy to love him, claimed he Who could so misunderstand things You're lookin' at me Who was so sure of his conquest Sure as a human could be Who wound up losing the contest You're lookin' at me, you're looking at me Wher...