Dee Dee Bridgewater

Now out of the dark Into 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 ~~~♫♫♫~~~ Now o...

Dream of a land my soul is from I hear a hand beat on a drum Shades of delight, cocoa hue Rich as the night afro blue Elegant boy, beautiful girl Dancing for joy delicate whirl Shades of delight, cocoa hue Rich as the night afro blue Two young lovers...

Oh, show me the way to the next whiskey bar. Oh, don't ask why. Oh, don't ask why. 'Cause I must find the next whiskey bar. If I don't find the next whiskey bar, I tell you I will die, I tell you I will die. I tell you, I tell you, I tell you I will die. Oh,...

The sea, the sky, both you and I the sea, the sky, the you and I I know we're all blues all shades, all hues, all blues some blues are sad but some are glad dark, sad, or bright, glad they're all blues all shades, all hues, all blues A color, a color, the...

All of me, why not take all of me? Can't you see I'm no good without you? You should take my lips because I will never use them And take my arms, I want to lose them Your goodbyes , left me with eyes that cry How can I ever make itwithout you? You know that y...

Try to think that love's not around Still it's uncomfortably near My own 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 toni...

An empty rockin' chair Knitting basket by the table A setting sun casting shadows on Old hands no longer able A faded silhoutte she starts to cry And just outside her window Cars are passing by Only time will console her. Across the way in a bar room At a tab...

As around the sun the earth knows she's revolving And the rosebuds know to bloom in early may Just as hate knows love's the cure You can rest your mind assure That I'll be loving you always As now can't reveal the mystery of tomorrow But in passing will grow...

Je voudrais tant que tu te souviennes Des jours heureux où nous étions amis En ce temps là, la vie était si belle Et les souvenirs plus brûlants qu'aujourd'hui Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle Tu vois, je n'ai pas oublié Les feuilles mortes se ramm...

Avec le temps... Avec le temps va, tout s'en va On oublie le visage et l'on oublie la voix Le cœur, quand ça bat plus, c'est pas la peine d'aller Chercher plus loin, faut laisser faire et c'est très bien Avec le temps... Avec le temps va, tout s'en va L'autre...

Baby, ooh baby I love to call you baby Baby, oh oh baby I love for you to call me baby When you squeeze me real tight You make wrong things right And I can't stop loving you And I won't stop calling you Baby, oh baby You look so good to me baby Baby, ooh bab...

Night and stars above that shine so bright The mystery of their fading light That shines upon our caravan Sleep upon my shoulders as we creep Across the sand so I may keep This memory of our caravan This is so exciting, You are so inviting Resting in my arm...

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 lig...

I love the lie and lie the love A-Hangin' on, with push and shove Possession is the motivation that is hangin' up the God-damn nation Looks like we always end up in a rut (everybody now!) Tryin' to make it real — compared to what? C'mon baby! Slaughterhous...

Dear Ella Our Special First Lady of Song You gave your best for so long This is true Dear Ella we're all so glad You answered the call For it is certain that your music Will always stand tall Your blessing to all Dear Ella The soul in your songs And heart we...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Hush now, don't explain What is there to gain Skip that lipstick Don't explain Quiet, don't explain You're my joy, you’re my pain I'm glad you’re back, Don't explain You know that I love you And what love endures All my thoughts are of you I'm c...

Tell the truth,what do I mean to you? I get the feeling that you find somebody new A woman knows, when her man is really trying Your lips say "I love you", but your eyes tell me you're lying So, don't say it If you don't mean it Empty words can lead to a brok...

Taking a long trip, packing a big grip, gonna be real hip, gotta be on time Baby is waitin', anticipatin' Gotta be matin', marriage is just fine Honney-moon-in' is for spoonin' We don't want no one to tune in While we're at play, doodlin' away Chek in our...

Fascinating Rhythm Fascinating Rhythm Fascinating Rhythm Each morning I wake up with the sun To find at night no work has been done. I know that Once it didn't matter But now you're doing wrong; When you start to patter I'm so unhappy. Won't you take a day o...

I was a stranger in the city Out of town were the people I knew I had that feeling of self-pity What to do? What to do? What to do? The outlook was decidedly blue But as I walked through the foggy streets alone It turned out to be the luckiest day I've known...

~~~♫♫♫~~~ My skin is black My arms are long My hair is woolly My back is strong Strong enough to take the pain Inflicted again and again What do they call me? My name is Aunt Sarah My name is Aunt Sarah ~~~♫♫♫~~~ My skin is yellow My hair is long Between two w...

Givin' up is hard to do When you really love someone Givin' up is hard to do When you still depend upon His warm and tender touch His kiss and his caress That used to mean so much And bring you happiness Givin' up, oh, Lord, is hard to do I try, but it's just...

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 God bless the child That's got his own , that's got his own Rich relations give A crust of bread and such You can help yourself But don’t t...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Good morning heartache You old gloomy sight Good morning heartache Thought we said goodbye last night I tossed and turned until it seemed you had gone But here you are with the dawn Wish I forget you, but you’re here to stay It seems I had met y...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ If I’ve no will to go from home; Or have no urge the seas to roam; Or turn my back on a distant star and never burn to wander far; It’s not because of fear. It’s because my goal is clear There's a far land, I'm told, Where I'll find a field o...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Maybe I should have saved those leftover 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 m...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon There is no moon above When love is far away too Till it comes true That you love me as I love you Somewhere there's music It's where you are Somewhere there's h...

I, Oh I, I, oh yes, oh I can turn the gray sky blue, I I can make it rain, when I want it to, I I can build a castle from a single grain of sand, I You see I can make a ship sail on dry land Unhappy am I with all the powers I possess Boy, you're the key to my...

Tell me is love Still a popular suggestion, Or merely an obsolete art? Forgive me for asking This simple question; I'm unfamiliar with this part I am a stranger here myself Why is wrong To murmur, "I adore him!" When it's shamefully obvious I do? Does love...

I never cared much for moonlit skies I never wink back at fireflies But now that the stars are in your eyes I'm beginning to see the light I never went in for afterglow Or candlelight on the mistletoe But now when you turn the lamp down low I'm beginning to s...

If you believe within your heart you'll know That no one can change The path that you must go Believe what you feel And know you're rights because The time will come around When you'll say it's yours Believe that you can go home Believe you can float on air T...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ J'ai deux amours Mon pays et Paris Par eux toujours Mon cœur est ravi Ma savane est belle Mais à quoi bon le nier Ce qui m'ensorcelle C'est Paris, Paris tout entier Le voir un jour C'est mon rêve joli J'ai deux amours Mon pays et Paris ~~~~♫♫♫ ~...

Ô La Belle Vie Sans amour Sans soucis Sans problème. Hum La Belle Vie On est seul On est libre Et l'on s'aime. On s'amuse à passer avec tous ses copains Des nuits blanches Qui se penchent Sur les petits matins. Mais La Belle Vie Sans amour Sans...

Lady sings the blues She's got 'em 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 know Just what the blues is all about The blues ain't nothin' but a...

Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle. Tu vois, je n'ai pas oublié... Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle, Les souvenirs et les regrets aussi. Et le vent du nord les emporte Dans la nuit froide de l'oubli. Tu vois, je n'ai pas oublié La chanson...

need someone who'll Be a companion you see. I'm just a lonely woman In search of company. I'm not the kind of Woman who's foot-loose and free. I'm just a lonely woman In search of company. (bridge) Won't the good Lord hear me? So incomplete. So I'm yearning t...

Before Lord God made the sea and the land, He held all the stars in the palm of his hand. And they ran through his fingers like grains of sand, And one little star fell alone. Then the Lord God hunted through the wide night air For the little dark star on the...

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

Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear And he shows them, pearly white Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear And he keeps it out of sight When the shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves though wears Macheath, dear So there's...

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 silver...

Who do you think is comin' to town? You'll never guess who Lovable, hug able, 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,...

Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree Feels 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's the sound of your „hello”, That music I hear. I get misty...

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

Ne me quitte pas Il faut oublier Tout peut s'oublier Qui s'enfuit déjà Oublier le temps Des malentendus Et le temps perdu À savoir comment Oublier ces heures Qui tuaient parfois À coups de pourquoi Le coeur du bonheure Ne me quitte pas (x4) Moi je t'offrirai...

A song happy and gay, A song that we know All the musicians will play. You know, so it would seem, Everybody loves nica's dream. A song loaded with love. A sweet melody sent by angels above. You know, so it would seem, Everybody loves nica's dream. Bridge S...

The moon is the same moon above you Aglow with it's cool evening light But shining at night in Tunisia Never does it shine so bright The stars are aglow in the heavens But only the wise understand That shining at night in Tunisia They guide you through the de...

(Dee Dee) Take yourring Is n't strange you're always leavin' things Never mind Iknow this room is not a home I hope I made you feel less alone Thing of me white you roam (Chorus) Precious things you know our love is such a wonderful thing (Ray) You mak...

Ce soir le vent qui frappe à ma porte Me parle des amours mortes Devant le feu qui s' éteint Ce soir c'est une chanson d' automne Dans la maison qui frissonne Et je pense aux jours lointains {Refrain:} Que reste-t-il de nos amours Que reste-t-il de ces beaux...

Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December But the days grow short when you reach September When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame One hasn't got time for the waiting game Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few September, November And th...

Sister Sadie was a mean chick and she tho't that she was real slick then she rain into Alphonso Brown She hasn't been the same since Alphonso put her down. Sister sadie never worried Sister Sadie never hurried Then she rain into Alphonso Brown She hasn't be...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ 2’00 I'd love to get you On a slow boat to China, All to myself, alone. Get you and keep you in my arms evermore. Leave all your lovelies Weeping on the faraway shore. Out on the briny With the moon big and shiny, Melting your heart of stone....

If there was ever a man Who was generous, gracious and good That was my dad The man A human being so true He could live like a king 'Cause he knew The real pleasure in life To be devoted to And always stand by me So I'd be unafraid and free If there was ever...

What have I got to do to make you love me What have I got to do to make you care What do I do when lightning strikes me And I wake up to find that you're not there What have I got to do make you want me What have I got to do to be heard What do I say when it'...

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...

Let's build a stairway to the stars A lovely stairway to the stars With love beside us to fill the night with a song We'll hear the sound of violins Out yonder where the blue begins The moon will guide us as we go drifting along Can't we sail away on a lazy...

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 scenes of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent...

There's a far place, I'm told, Where I'll find a field of gold, But here I'll stay with you; And they say there's an isle deep with clover, Where your heart wears a smile all day through. But I know well they're wrong, And I know where I belong, And here I'l...

If you are a sailor A soldier or marine Well Jody's got your woman When you're not on the scene No need to worry And to get all uptight Jody's treating her good tonight All you other fellas Just treat your woman right 'Cause Jody's steady hitting When you...

Jenny made her mind up when she was three She herself was going to trim the Christmas tree Christmas Eve she lit the candles, tossed the tapers Away Little Jenny was an orphan on Christmas day Poor Jenny, bright as a penny Her equal would be hard to find She...

[It is one for the King It's for B.B.] The thrill is gone, The thrill is gone away The thrill is gone, baby, The thrill is gone away You know you done me wrong, You'll be sorry someday The thrill is gone, It's gone away from me The thrill is gone, baby,...

Feel so cold though the sun is shinning softly that is when the hurt begins cause you realize she's gone and never coming back again never mind your foolish pride you carry on just carry on and I'll hold you tight and turn you'round inside my arms of love a...

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

If I had a million dollars I'd fly out into space Tryng to find a way to mend this broken heart. If I had a sack of diamonds I'd buy myself a place On an island that no maps don't even chart. I've gotta shake this thing called love, Cause I guess I've had...

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