Etta Jones

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ 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...

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 if it...

What a day this has been! What a rare mood I'm in! Why, it's almost like being in love There's a smile on my face For the whole human race Why it's almost like being in love All the music of life seems to be Like a bell that is ringing for me And from the wa...

We meet and the angels sing The angels sing the sweetest song I've ever heard You speak and the angels sing Or am I breathing music into every word? Suddenly the setting is strange I can see water and moonlight beaming Silver waves that break on some undiscov...

Answer me, oh, my love Just what sin have I been guilty of Tell me how I came to lose your love Please answer me, my love You were mine yesterday I believed that love was here to stay Won't you tell me where I've gone astray Please answer me my love If you'r...

I was never spellbound by a starry sky What is there to moon glow, when love has passed you by Then there came a midnight and the world was new Now here am I so spellbound, darling Not by stars, but just by you At last my love has come along My lonely days ar...

Be my love For no one else can end this yearning This need that you and you alone create Just fill my arms the way you've filled my dreams The dreams that you inspire with every sweet desire Be my love And with your kisses set me burning One kiss is all I nee...

I'm blue and I messed up bad Better keep away from me So blue and disgusted Better keep away from me I can't control my temper I'm as mean as I can be You can say I'm temperamental But I'm really up a tree I waited for my baby But he didn't wait for me I've...

Gonna pack up all my care 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, light t...

Once I was alone So lonely and then You came, out of nowhere Like the sun up from the hills Cold, cold was the wind Warm, warm were your lips Out there, on that ski trail Where your kiss filled me with thrills A weekend in Canada, a change of scene Was the m...

Build your dreams To the stars above But when you need someone true to love Don't go to strangers Darling, come home to me Play with fire till your fingers burn But when there's no place for you to turn Don't go to strangers Darling, come home to me For when...

East of the sun and west of the moon We'll build a dream house of love, dear Near to the sun in the day, near to the moon at night We'll live in a lovely way, dear, Living on love and pale moonlight Just you and I, Forever and a day Love will not die, We'l...

I know why I waited Know why I've been blue I've been waiting each day For someone exactly like you Why should I spend some money On a show or two When nobody sings these love songs Exactly like you You make me feel so grand I wanna give this world to you Yo...

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

Funny how I've stopped loving you I can pass you on the street And my heart don't skip a beat, not much So much my eyes want to cry Funny how I've stopped loving you I can listen to your name And it doesn't start a flame, not much So much my heart wants to di...

Love makes me treat you the way that I do Gee baby ain't I good to you? There's nothingin this world Too good for a boy that's good and true Gee baby ain't I good to you? I bought you a new coat for Christmas A diamond ring A Cadillac car and everything L...

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 clear As moonlight through the pines Other arms reach out to me Other eyes smile tenderly Still in peaceful dreams I see...

I don't believe in frettin' and grievin' Why mess around with strife' I never was cut out to step and strut out Give me the simple life Some find it pleasant dining on pheasant Those things roll off of my knife Just serve me tomatoes and mashed potatoes Give...

He's gone again Maybe not for long But he's gone again And it's wrong Wrong to leave so unaware Wrong to leave me in despair But, oh, he's gone again Alone again Maybe not for long I'm alone again And it's wrong Wrong because I love him deeply Wrong because...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Good morning heartache You old gloomy sight Good morning heartache Thought we said goodbye last night I turned and tossed 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 met you...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ '2:29 Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay From now on our troubles will be miles away Here we are in olden days...

A song of love is a sad song Hi-Lili, hi-Lili, hi-lo A song of love is a song of woe Don't ask me how I know A song of love is a sad song For I have loved and it's so I sit at the window and watch the rain Hi-Lili, hi-Lili, hi-lo Tomorrow, I'll probably love...

How much do I love you, I'll tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How many times a day do I think of you? How many roses are sprinkled with dew? How far would I travel just to be where you are? How far is the journey from here to a star...

I had to call you on the phone Because I feel so all alone Don't like this being on my own Can't ya, won't ya hurry home? I'd leave the door unlocked in case Like me you find you are out of place I'd give the world to see your face Can't ya, won't ya hurry ho...

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 found two eyes just a little bit bluer I found a heart just a little bit truer I cried for you; now it'...

He never treats me sweet and gentle The way he should I got it bad and that ain't good My poor heart is sentimental Not made of wood I got it bad and that ain't good But when the weekend is over And Monday rolls around I end up like I start out Just cryin',...

I love Paris in the springtime I love Paris in the fall I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles See, I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles See, I love Paris every moment Every moment of the year I love Paris, why, oh, why do I love Paris? Because my...

Those happy hours I spend with you That lovely afterglow Most of all I miss you so Your sweet caresses, each rendezvous Your voice so soft and low But most of all I miss you so You once filled my heart with no regrets - no tears Now you find my heart...

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't see a thing in the sky 'Cause I only have eyes for you Say, I don't know if we're in a garden Or on a crowded avenue Yes,...

I saw stars I heard a birdie sing so sweet, so sweet The moment I fell for you I saw stars I heard an angel say, "Wake up, wake up Your wonderful dream came true" A new born feeling had me reeling I said to myself, 'Where am I? ' It's all so hazy, may sound...

Each night it seems I toss and turn 'til mornings light Thinking about you, Lord so hard, sometimes I cry I gotta find the courage deep within myself To tell him I'm in love with someone else I'll hurt him, I know, but we gotta live for ourselves I think I'll...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ I wish I didn't love you so My love for you Should have faded long ago. I wish I didn't need your kiss Why should your kiss Torture me as long as this? I should be smiling by now With some new tender friend Smiling by now With my heart on the...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ I'll be seeing you In all the old familiar places That this heart of mine embraces All day through And in that small cafe The park across the way Children's carousels The chestnut tree, the wishin' well, well, well I'll be seeing you In every lov...

Each time I hold somebody new My arms grow cold aching for you No one can take your place Darling, in my embrace I'll never be free And when my lips burn with desire No other kiss can put out the fire Though I may try and try No one can satisfy This longing i...

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...

I'm gonna lock my heart, throw away the key I'm wise to the tricks you've played on me Gonna turn my back on love, gonna snub 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 along the curb Hang a si...

I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funny, but when you're near me I'm in the mood for love. Heaven is in your eyes Bright as the stars we're under Oh! Is it any wonder I'm in the mood for love? Why stop to think of whether This little dr...

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 icy frigidaire. And I mean to care...

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 you are but a dream I hope I never 'waken It's more than I can bear To find that I'm forsaken If you're a fantasy Then I am content to be In love with lovely And pray my dreams come true I long to kiss you But I would not dare I am so afraid Th...

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 And if you were mine I would live for your love alone To...

Hide your heart from sight Lock your dreams at night It could happen to you Don't count stars Or you might stumble For someone will drop a sigh And down you'll tumble Keep an eye on spring Run when church bells ring It could happen to you All I did was wond...

Why do I tell myself these things that happen Are all really true When in my heart I know The magic is my love for you 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 W...

Just friends, lovers no more Just friends but not like before To think of what we’ve been And not to love again Seems like pretending This isn't the ending True friends drifting apart Two friends but one broken heart We loved, we laughed, we cried Then sudd...

Don't mind the rain drops Wait until the rain stops You find the sun laughing at life No road is lonely If you'll only Smile through your tears, laughing at life Just live for tomorrow And be happy today Laugh all your sorrows away Start now and cheer up Th...

Lately, I find myself out gazing at stars, Hearing guitars like someone in love. Sometimes the things I do astound me, Mostly whenever you're around me. Lately I seem to walk as though I had wings, Bump into things like someone in love. Each time I look at you...

I look for the silver lining Whenever clouds appear in the blue Remember somewhere the sun is shining And so the right thing for you to do is make it shine for you A heart full of joy and gladness Will always banish sadness and strife So always look for the s...

Looking back over my life I can see where I caused you strife But I know, oh yes, I know I'd never make that same mistake again Looking back over my deeds I can see signs a wise man heeds And if I just had the chance I'd never make that same mistake again On...

What does it matter if we're rich or we're poor Fortune and fame they never endure For love is the thing, love is the thing What good is money if your heart isn't light And here in your arms I'm wealthy tonight When youth has its fling, love is the thing Whi...

Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked right in and brought my sunniest day One magic moment and my heart seemed to know that love said hello Though not a word was spoken One look, and I forgot the gloom of the past One look and I ha...

Another bride, another June Another sunny honeymoon Another season, another reason For makin' whoopee A lot of shoes, a lot of rice The groom is nervous, he answers twice It's really killin' that he's so willin' For makin' whoopee Picture a little lo...

Merry Christmas baby You sure did treat me nice Merry Christmas baby You sure did treat me nice Gave me a diamond ring for Christmas Now I'm livin' in paradise Well, I'm feelin' mighty fine I got good music on my radio I'm feelin' mighty fine I got good music...

My heart tells me this is just a fling Yet you say our love means everything Do you mean what you are saying Or is this a little game you're playing? My heart tells me I will cry again Lips that kiss like yours, could lie again If I'm fool enough to see this...

One bright and guiding light That taught me wrong from right I found in my mother's eyes Those baby tales she told Of streets are paved with gold I found, I found, I found in my mother's eyes Just like a wandering sparrow One lonely soul I walk the s...

My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the sky My romance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing 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 refrai...

There was a boy A very strange enchanted boy They say he wandered very far, very far Over land and sea A little shy and sad of eye But very wise was he And then one day A magic day he passed my way And while we spoke of many things Fools and kings T...

Everyone knows him as old folks Like the seasons he comes and he'll go Just as free as a bird and as good as his word That's why everybody loves him so Always leaving his spoon in his coffee Tucks his napkin up under his chin And his own corn cob pipe is so m...

I have often walked down this street before But the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before All at once am I several stories high Knowing I'm on the street where you live Are there Lilac trees in the heart of town? Can you hear a lark in any other part...

You better watch out, you better not cry Better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list, checking it twice Gonna find out who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping Knows when...

Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger, You may see a stranger across a crowded room, And somehow you know, you know even then, That somehow you'll see him again and again. Some enchanted evening, someone may be laughing, You may hear him laughing acr...

Someday my prince will come Someday I'll find my love And how thrilling that moment will be When the prince of my dreams come to me He'll whisper, 'I love you' And steal a kiss or two Though he's far away, I'll find my love some day Someday when my dreams com...

Oh, give me something to remember you by When you are far away from me, dear. Some little something meaning love can not die, No matter where you chance to be. I will pray for you, Night and day for you, It will see me through just like a charm Till your ret...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ 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...

Woke up this morning, 't was a fine sunny day I said daddy please stay, but he had to run away Cause he was busy, busy makin' lots of gold So I told him, better have some fun before you're old You'll be the richest guy in the graveyard With money in the bank...

Love is lovelier The second time around Just as wonderful With both feet on the ground. It's that second time You hear your love song sung It makes you think perhaps Love, like youth, is wasted on the young. Love's more comfortable The second time you fal...

There goes my heart, there goes the one I love There goes the boy I wasn't worthy of There goes my happiness, it couldn't be There goes somebody else in place of me Goodbye romance, it couldn't last somehow I had my chance but it's all over now I never though...

There were bells on a hill But I never heard them ringing No, I never heard them at all Till there was you There were birds in the sky But I never saw them winging No, I never saw them at all Till there was you Then there was music and wonderful roses They t...

Oh, my love, my darling I've hungered for your touch A long, lonely time And time goes by so slowly And time can do so much Are you still mine? I need your love, I need your love God speed your love to me Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea T...

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 flutter all day long You only stutter 'cause your poor tongue Just will not utter the words, 'I Love You' Ooo-ooo-ooo What a little moo...

Maybe it’s much too early in the game Ah, but I thought I’d ask you just the same What are you doing New Year’s New Year’s Eve? Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight When it’s exactly twelve O’clock that night Welcoming the New Year New Year’s Eve M...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ When I fall in love it will be forever Or I'll never fall in love In a restless world like this is Love is ended before it's begun And too many moonlight kisses Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun When I give my heart it will be completely Or...

It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked at each other in the same way then But I can't remember where or when The clothes you're wearing are the clothes you wore The smile you are smiling you were smiling then But I can't remember where o...

Yes sir, that's my baby No sir, I don't mean maybe Yes sir, that's my baby now Yes sir, we've decided No sir, we won't hide it Yes sir, you're invited now By the way By the way When we reach the preacher I'll say with feeling "Yes sir, that's my baby No sir...

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 Gives my heart a lot of swing In your eyes there's love And the way I feel, it m...

You don't know what love is Until 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...