Harry Connick Jr.

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(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name

Somebody was spreadin' rumors About better days are commin' Why was I hummin'? As if I knew One and the same but I just whispered your name Somebody was sayin' somethin' 'Bout there bein' an end to tyranny But when they asked me, what will I do If that...

(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus

I think I saw ol' Santa through my window Christmas eve My eyes were really droopy but I really do believe It must've been ol' Santa 'cause I saw his big red hat And I know my mom and dad can't fly like that And then I heard some footsteps in the hall out...

(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...

A Blessing & A Curse

I forgot what happens on the fourth of July Or when the rent is due Dates and deadlines just float by But I always remember you What Colombus set out to discover Isabelle already knew There'll be horizons and skylines and other lovers But I always reme...

A Moment With Me

You choose drawn curtains instead of light Your airy demeanor becomes polite All the things you adore don't mean all that much anymore Well there's really no mystery You just need someone to listen So come and spend a moment with me It isn't so easy to walk a...

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 nighttingale sang in Berkeley 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 ni...

A Spoonful of Sugar

In every job that must be done There is an element of fun You find the fun and snap The job's a game In every task you undertake Becomes a piece of cake A lark, a spree It's very clear to see That a spoonful of sugar Helps the medicine go down The...

A Wink And A Smile

I remember the days Of just keeping time of hanging around In sleepy towns forever Back roads, empty for miles Well, you can't have a dream And cut it to fit but when I saw you I knew we'd go together Like a wink and a smile Leave your old Jalopy By...

All I Need Is the Girl

Got my tweed pressed Got my best vest All I need now is the girl Got my striped tie Got my hopes high Oh, I've got the time and the place and the rhythm All I need's the girl to go with 'em If she'll just appear We'll take this big town for a whirl And if she...

All the way

When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you all the way Happy to be near you When you need someonen 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 sea is That's how deep it goes if i...

All these things

The touch of your lips next to mine Gets me excited, makes me feel fine The touch of your hand, your sweet hello The fire inside you when you're holding me close Your love so warm and tender, the thrill is so divine It is all these things that make you m...

And I love her

I give her all my love That's all I do And if you saw my love You'd love her too I love her She gives me everything And tenderly The kiss my lover brings She brings to me And I love her A love like ours Could never die As long as I Have you near me Bright a...

And I love you so

And I love you so The people ask me how How I've lived till now I tell them I don't know I guess, they understand How lonely life has been But life began again The day you took my hand And yes, I know how lonely life can be Shadows follow me and the night w...

Ave Maria

Ave Maria gratia plena Maria gratia plena Maria gratia plena Ave, Ave! Dominus, dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulierbus Et benedicta Et benedicta fructus ventris Ventris tui Jesus Ave Maria! 

Baby, It's Cold Outside

I really can't stay (Baby, it's cold outside) I've got to go 'way (Baby, it's cold outside) The evening has been (I've been hopin' that you'd drop in) So very nice (I'll hold your hand, they're just like ice) My mother will start to worry (Hey beautiful, what'...

Besame Mucho

Besame, besame mucho Como si fuera esta noche la ultima vez Besame, besame mucho Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte despues Besame, besame mucho Como si fuera esta noche la ultima vez Besame, besame mucho Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte otra vez...

Between us

Took a midnight train Headed way back east Left behind some pain In hopes of finding some peace Fortunately caught one Bound for my old neighborhood Either way, between us, it's good They're building a bridge Links Manhattan with the heartland It's c...

Blue Christmas

I'll have a blue Christmas without you Baby I'll be so blue thinking about you Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree They won't mean a thing, if you're not here with me I'll have a blue Christmas that's certain And when that blue heartache starts hurti...

Blue light red light

I live in a tiny closet A lukewarm cold water flat With room for a couple of cinders And a mouse, a hole and a trap I don't worry about the flights Or count the stairs 'Cause I know someone's there I took a high paying sweeping-up job Dusting after s...

Booker

And the warden said „He won't need a cell, he has the key There's no harsher sentence The man's doin life in the first degree” Some people seek to set blame Some just accept their part And now you know why Booker Died of a broken heart And the priest...

Boozehound

I used to be a boozehound Spent my time downtown Gettin round Sittin in the barroom Tryin to get another drink "I think you've had enough" "Come on... Just one more" This time I ain't feelin so fine Whatcha say we get to downin Don't throw me just forget about...

Buried in blue

The sun sets red with rage White clouds float by Like high cotton Blank as an empty page Blue is a color buried Not forgotten Sweet as mother's milk And clear as the wind Wrap the dead in a pleat of silk Blue is the color to be buried in When you l...

But Not For Me

They're writing songs of love But not for me A lucky star's above But not for me With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of gray Than any Russian play Could guarantee I was a fool to fall And get that way Hi ho! Alas! And also, lackaday! Although I...

Can't help falling in love with you

Wise men say only fools rush in But I can't help falling in love with you Shall I stay Would it be a sin If I can't help falling in love with you Like a river flows surely to the sea Darling so it goes Some things are meant to be Take my hand, take my whole...

Careless love

Love oh, love, oh careless love Love oh, love, careless love You broke my heart now we must part Love oh, love, oh careless love Love oh, love, careless love Love oh, love, oh careless love You made me weep, you made me moan Careless love you wrecked m...

Change Partners

Must you dance every dance With the same fortunate man You have danced with him since the music began Why don't you change partners and dance with me Must you stand quite so close With your lips touching his face Can't you see I'm longing to be in his place W...

Charade

When we played our charade We were like children posing Playing at games, acting out names Guessing the parts we played Oh, what a hit we made We came on next to closing Best on the bill, lovers until Love left me masquerade Fate seemed to pull the strings...

Christmas Dreaming

I'm doing my Christmas dreaming A little early this year. No sign of snow around, And yet I go around Hearing jingle bells ringing in my ear. Your promise must be the reason, The happy season is here, So I'm doing my Christmas dreaming A little early this ye...

City Beneath The Sea

Take me... Take me To the city beneath the sea The river will wrap around me And the music will let me be You can find me on the neutral ground On the corner of Fleur-de-lis Please... somebody won't you take me To the city beneath the sea Take me... Take me Wh...

Come By Me

Come by me, come talk to me baby Tell me how we can combine Will you be my sunshine forever Will you be a friend of mine Try me out and if you get excited Take me home, I'd love to be invited Once we're there, I'm sure you'll be delighted We can rock all nigh...

Cry Me A River

Now you say you're lonely You cry the whole night through Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you Now you say you're sorry For being so untrue Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you You drove me, n...

Danny Boy

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen and down the mountain side The summer's gone, and all the roses falling It's you, It's you must go and I must bide But come ye back when summer's in the meadow Or when the valley's hushed and wh...

Didn't He Ramble

Didn't he ramble, didn't he ramble He rambled all around, in and out of town Didn't he ramble, didn't he ramble He rambled till the butcher cut him down He rambled through the city He rambled through the street Little ol lady pass him said "Look at the market...

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

Do nothin' till you hear from me Pay no attention to what's said Why one should tear the seam of anyone's dream It's over my head Do nothin' till you hear from me At least consider our romance If you should take the word of others you heard Baby, I haven't a...

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? And miss her each night and day I know I'm not wrong because the feeling's Getting stronger the longer I stay away I miss the moss-covered vines and the tall sugar pines Where mockingbirds used to sing I'd love t...

Do-Re-Mi

DO a deer, a female deer RE a drop of golden sun MI a name, I call myself FA a long long way to run SO a needle pulling thread LA a note to follow SOL TI a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to do Doe! a deer, a female deer Ray! a drop of golden...

Doctor Jazz

Hello Central give me Doctor Jazz He`s got what I need, I`ll say he has When the world goes wrong and I`ve got the blues He`s the guy who makes me put on both my dancin` shoes The more I get, the more I want it soon I see Doctor Jazz in all my dreams When I`m...

Don't Fence Me In

Well, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above But don't fence me in Let me ride through that wide open country that i love Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evening breeze Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever...

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 Thought I'd visit the club Got as far as the door They'd have asked me about you Don't get around much anymore Oh, Darling I guess my mind's mor...

Don't Like Goodbyes

Don't like goodbyes, tears or sighs I'm not too good at leaving time I've got no taste for grievin' time, No, no, not me You've been my near ones, always my dear ones I never thought that I would find Another love, a different kind But it came to be Well, if...

Drifting

I see your eyes drifting, drifting I'm really not that naive You wear a smile but it's drifting, drifting While I wear my heart on my sleeve I feel your coldness against my skin I know what follows the autumn wind And though you say your heart isn't drif...

Easy For You To Say

The sentimental sun in his teary sky Says he doesn't want to shine today You tell me to imagine myself with another lover That's easy for you to say The April that I knew with her cool soft rain Has turned into a flowerless May You tell me to go on with my li...

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 We`d be so grand at the game So happy together that it does seem a shame That you can`t see your future with me `Cause you`d be...

Edelweiss

Edelweiss, Edelweiss Every morning you greet me Small and white Clean and bright You look happy to meet me Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow Bloom and grow forever Edelweiss, Edelweiss Bless my homeland forever Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow Blo...

Eyes of the Seeker

I remember what my father said He said "You don't slow down You're gonna end up dead" I remember what my brother said He said "You're runnin blind Like a bird flyin' into the sun"... Yeah They might be older than me But the eyes of the seeker Are the ones tha...

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars Were the gifts you gave To the dark, and the endless skies The first time ever I kissed your mouth I felt the earth move in my hand Like the trembling heart Of...

Follow the Music

They tried to conquer the world with guns Like a horde of huns That had to be removed We used a secret weapon We did it with a groove They tried to conquer the world with administration And make one nation But then they had to move We made us a home Built on...

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...

Forever, For Now

Meet me on the corner of close and soon. I'll have a song in my head And my hands on a tune. Nothing lasts forever, So I guess I'd better Take you forever, for now. Meet me in the lobby of destiny. I'll have a ribbon on my shoulder And a halo over over me....

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman Was a jolly happy soul With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal Frosty the Snowman Is a fairytale, they say He was made of snow but the children know How he came to life one day There must have been some magic In...

Golden Ticket/I Want It Now

Never thought my life could be anything but catastrophe But suddenly I begin to see a bit of good luck for me Cause I've got a golden ticket I've got a golden twinkle in my eye I never had a chance to shine never a happy song to sing, But suddenly half th...

Good Night My Love (Pleasant Dreams)

Goodnight, my love Pleasant dreams and sleep tight, my love May tomorrow be sunny and bright And bring you closer to me Before you go Please remember I need you so And this love I have for me Will never go cold If you should awake in the still of the night P...

He Is, They Are

He is good They are happy He is strong They are secure He is right They are unquestioning He is wrong They are demure When she left He was tortured She was gone They were confused He was forgetful They were supportive He was funny They were amused He did thi...

Hear Me in the Harmony

The city don't even matter I could be anywhere I don't care There's a whole lotta hard workin' people That could take my place And it's easy to leave When nobody knows your face Just close your eyes You can hear me in the harmony I came up in New Orleans Fixi...

Heart Beyond Repair

Pieces of a hole, Unrequited, not renowned. Never sought and never found. Through blood, Through soul. Now unfamiliar Feelings of good being, Are light that's not worth seeing. Through blood, Through soul. Restless and distorted Thoughts that underscore my n...

Heavenly

He's always happy He never looks mean Even if the sun should come in between The man in the moon is smiling 'Cause he's in love The man in the moon is smiling 'Cause he's in love with the girl in the world She's there in the evening She never comes late All d...

Here Comes the Big Parade

Step aside. Step aside. The krewe's gonna take a ride. Better stand behind the barricade. Here comes, here comes, here comes The big parade. So make way. So make way. That's what the captain say. Down St. Charles and Esplanade, Here comes The big parade. "Th...

Holly Jolly Christmas

Have a holly jolly Christmas It's the best time of the year Well I don't know if there'll be snow But have a cup of cheer Have a holly jolly Christmas And when you walk down the street Say hello to friends you know And everyone you meet Ho ho the mistletoe H...

Honestly Now (Safety's Just Danger...Out of Place)

Honestly now Either you stand for something Or you get knocked down for nothing Sister don't ache too soon I thought it was understood By everyone in this room Who'd ever come up short or won a race Safety's just danger Out of place Truly now People play tric...

How Deep Is the Ocean?

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 To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? A...

How Do Y'all Know

Standin' on top of my hill How do ya'll know what it feels like How can you tell me to make my bed When I sleep on the ground How can you say that you like my noise When I haven't made a sound I like peace time better than war Spendin' my money in the candy st...

I Come With Love

What was he saying? Looking to her on the Night of his birth? What did he know, this baby? Could she understand? How did he know, this baby? As she held is hand in hers I come with love I come with love To worship and honor My father above And so with my eyes...

I Could Write a Book

If they asked 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 discover...

I only have eyes for you

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. I don't know if we're in a garden Or on a crowded avenue You are he...

I Pray on Christmas

I pray on Christmas That the Lord will see me through I pray on Christmas He'll show me what to do I pray on Christmas He'll help me understand And I pray on Christmas He'll take me by the hand I pray on Christmas That the sick will soon be strong I pray on...

I Wonder As I Wander

I wonder as I wander, out under the sky How Jesus the savior, did come to die To save lowly people like you and like I I wonder as I wander, out under the sky Sweet Mary laid Jesus, within a cow's stall Came wise men and farmers and shepherds and all The bles...

I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Please have snow and mistletoe And presents on the tree Christmas eve will find me Where the love-light gleams I'll be home for Christmas If only in my dreams 

I'll Dream of You Again

I spent last night dreaming of your eyes But your hair kept getting in the way Your lips dropped in to tell me how you'd been But when I tried to kiss them My pillow told me I missed them Your voice dropped by and sang a lullaby And it was then I knew just wh...

I'll Only Miss Her When I Think of Her

I'll only miss her when I think of her And I'll think of her all the time Likely I'll spend my days hearing her turn of a phrase Things I found hard to praise, right now, would seem sublime And the truth is I'll only miss her when some stranger laughs 'Cause...

I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)

Oh, step aside, why'all ornery tenderfeet 'Cause I'm about to sing my song I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande But my legs ain't bowed, and my cheeks ain't tan Well I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow Never roped a steer 'cause I don't know how And I sure ain'...

I'm Gonna Be the First One

I don't much care If I am the last in line to see Whatever that it is That they're lining up to see You see, it doesn't concern me I don't much care If I am the very last to know Whatever that it is That they know about, oh, no Oh, no I really don't care to k...

I'm Walkin'

I'm walkin', yes indeed, and I'm talkin' 'bout you and me I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me (yes) I'm lonely as I can be, I'm waitin' for your company I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me What 'ya gonna do when the well runs dry? You're gonna run away a...

I've Got a Great Idea

I've got a great idea And wouldn't you like to know You probably can't bear it So I guess I'll have to share it I thought of it a moment ago It starts with your hand in mine And next comes a little stroll You probably won't buy it But I'm trying to keep it qui...

If I Could Give You More

If I could give you more I'd fill the house with flowers Let you sleep for hours Throw open the windows and unlock the doors If I could give you more If I could give you more I'd make the streets safe For every homeless waif That wanders alone to a foreign sh...

If I Only Had a Brain

I could while away the hours Conferrin' with the flowers Consultin' with the rain And my head I'd be scratchin' While my thoughts were busy hatchin' If I only had a brain I'd unravel any riddle For any individd-el In trouble or in pain With the thoughts I'd b...

If I Were a Bell

[ sings in 5'05 ] Ask me how do I feel, 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, And if I were a lamp I'd light, Or if I were a banner...

Imagination

Imagination is funny It makes a cloudy day sunny It makes a bee think of honey Just like I think of you Imagination is crazy Your whole perspective gets hazy Starts you asking a daisy What to do, what to do Have you ever felt a gentle touch And then a kiss,...

In Love Again

There's a winding crack Moving through my windshield, Like a vein in my head. The faster I go, The faster it winds. I'll get off the road When my heart explodes, But not till then; I'm in love again. Given circumstance, I'm bounded by commitment The whole way...

It Had to be You

It had to be you, It had to be you I wandered around, And I finally found The somebody who Could make me be true, And could make me be blue And even be glad, just to be sad Thinking of you. Some others I've seen, Might never be mean Might never be...

It Might as Well Be Spring

I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm I'm as jumpy as a puppet on a string I'd say that I had Spring fever But I know it isn't Spring I am starry-eyed and vaguely discontented Like a nightingale without a song to sing Oh, why should I have Spring fever Wh...

It's All Right With Me

It's the wrong time and the wrong place Though your face is charming it's the wrong face It's not her face but it's such a charming face That it's alright with me It's the wrong song in the wrong style Though your smile is lovely it's the wrong smile It's not...

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Ev'rywhere you go Take a look in the five-and-ten, Glistening once again With candy canes and silver lanes aglow It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Toys in ev'ry store But the prettiest sight to see Is the...

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

It's the most wonderful time of the year With the kids jingle belling And everyone telling you "Be of good cheer" It's the hap -happiest season of all With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings When friends come to call It's the hap - happiest season...

It's Time

It's time to admit you love me The flush of your cheek betrays I hear a sigh in your voice Your every word conveys It's time to admit you love me I feel the weight of your gaze The smile that's mine alone Your starry eyes sparkle ablaze It's such a simple th...

Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh. Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou. My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh. Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file* gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher...

Jill

I know a girl Who says she loves me She says she needs me And I have reason to believe her Good reason Like when we kiss My eyes won't open My heart won't listen And I don't have a word to say No, not a word Look, my darling And you'll hear me sing "I love y...

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bob-tails ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to laugh and sing A sleighing song tonight [Chorus] Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, w...

Junco Partner

Down the road, come a junco partner He was loaded as could be He was knocked-out, knocked-out loaded And he was singin' this song to me Six months, he said ain't no sentence One year, ain't no time They've got boys locked up in Angola, well Servin' one year t...

Just a Boy

The last days in may Before summer lay claim Back in the school yard We made up a game Now is always Is always the same Too bad always always ends I remember I remember when But I was just Just a boy Then Innocent envy Without compromise Recommendations All...

Just Kiss Me

Just kiss me And forget all about that other stuff Kiss me Your big red lips, I think, will be enough Don't worry with your lipstick I'm gonna kiss it all away Throw away your lipstick That ain't your color, anyway My Lips Are Your Color So Lips, Stick With...

Just Like Me

It's three o'clock in the morning I'm wonderin' what to do to save the sun The space that I take Is more than I can give And Lorelei's song has just begun I'm gonna turn my head Time eternity I'm gonna find somebody Just like me Everybody's pretty My brother...

Just the Way You Are

Don't go changin' just to try to please me You never let me down before And don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble We could have never come this far I took the good times, I'll take the bad time...

Lazybones

Lazybones You know I am gettin' tired doing all the work my self Man you ain't doin' all the work I just can't seem to get the help around here Oh Johny don't give me that man Can't you hear me I hear you baba No, I guess not Lazybones, sleeping in the sun Ho...

Learn to Love

Lovers are dreamers, and I've been walking in my sleep. When I awake, I'll never take a chance that I can't keep. A thousand first times never add up to last, And I've been told a heart of gold melts away too fast. But I didn't count on you Running into me, N...

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Oh, the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we`ve no place to go Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow It doesn`t show signs of stopping And I brought some corn for popping The lights are turned way down low Let it snow, let i...

Let Me Love Tonight

Come good fortune, Let me love tonight. Pardon me from soulless searching, Spare me for another, with a see-through heart. A heart as empty, as my hands to be full. Let me love tonight. Come good fortune, Let me feel her skin. Don't deny for which I've hunger...

Let Them Talk

Let them talk if they want to Talk don't bother me I want the whole wide world to know That I love you so Let them whisper For they know not what's Between you and I I'll keep on loving you Until the day I die They're tryin' to breakup our romance But they d...

Let There Be Peace On Earth

Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth The peace that was meant to be. With God as our father Brothers all are we. Let me walk with my brother In perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me Let this be the moment now. W...

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

You say "either" and I say "either" You say "neither" I say "neither" "Either" "either", "neither" "neither" Let's call the whole thing off You say "potato" I say "patattah" You say "tomato" I say "creole tomatah" Let's call the whole thing off Oh, if we cal...

Let's Just Kiss

If we borrow words They'll have to be returned; Keeping them would surely be remiss. The stars have acquiesced By giving us this night; Let's just kiss. Intellect and thought Are good enough for some; Why waste time with all there is to miss? In our quiet spa...

Little Farley

Little Farley Why you hangin' out so long I can tell by the people You're runnin' with That you're singin' a different song Little Farley What you hidin' in your drawer Don't you know that I know what you're doin' And it ain't worth dyin' for Little Farley W...

Love for Sale

When the only sound on 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 sa...

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 Some You

The sky's blowin' on me, Pourin' water on my head. He ain't stoppin' soon. Black children hidin' me from light, White ones tryin' to kill me. So kill me, I love me some you. Can't seem to get my step; Walkin' in someone else's shoes. Too big for my feet, Just...

Loved by me

Loved by me. You'll never know if you are loved by me, As pretty as your face is, I'd never round the bases. From a distance home is easier to see. I'd be fine If I could find the nerve to say my line; Too bad I lack the fervor. 'Cause maybe I could swerve he...

Mary's Little Boy Child

Long time ago in Bethlehem So the Holy Bible say Mary's boy child Jesus Christ Was born on Christmas day Hark now hear the angels sing A new king born today And man will live forevermore Because of Christmas day Trumpets sound and angels sing Listen what the...

Maybe

Maybe far away, or maybe real near by. He may be pouring her coffee, She may be Straightening his tie. Maybe in a house all hidden by a hill, She's sitting playing Piano, He's sitting paying a bill. Betcha they're young. Betcha they're smart, Bet they collect...

Merry Old Land of Oz

There's a garden spot, I'm told,where it's never too hot and it's never too cold; Where you're never too young and you're never too old, Where you're never too thin or tall. And you're never, never, never too, too, too anything at all,Oh! You're not too mad...

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa Men have named you You're so like the lady with the mystic smile Is it only 'cause you're lonely They have blamed you For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa Or is this your way to hide a brok...

More

More Than the greatest love the world Has known This Is the love I'll give to you Alone More Than the simple words I've tried to say, I'll only live to love you More each day More than you'll ever know My arms long to hold you so My life will be in your kee...

Much Love

Next to the highway - a noisy place. Will anyone ever want me? Tiny place next to the highway. Could anyone ever want me? I don't have a car; My job pays poor. So much love in my heart. Looks as if I may have lost my allure, But I've got much love in my heart....

My Blue Heaven

When whippoorwills call and evening is nigh, I hurry to my Blue Heaven. A turn to the right, a little white light, Will lead me to my Blue Heaven. I'll see a smiling face, a fireplace, a cozy room, A little nest that nestles where the roses bloom; Just...

My Prayer

My prayer is to linger with you At the end of the day In a dream that's divine... My prayer is a rapture in blue With the world far away And your lips close to mine. Tonight, while our hearts are aglow, Oh, tell me the words that I'm longing to know... My p...

Nature Boy

There was a boy A very strange enchanged 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 This he sa...

Never Young

I wish you could have lived my life No way to know The fun I had I ride in limousines But it means nothing I roll down the tinted glass To see outside I like to see how much I pass On my roller coaster ride It's hard to remember Seems I was never young I wish...

Nobody Like You to Me

Save time to collect my fortune Paid upon arrival But I don't know where I'll be goin' I'm travelin' survival Aw, girl When I get there If it ain't for free I want you to know there's Nobody like you to me I've been scarred by my commitment To tell them what...

Nothin' New for New Year

I see my own reflection in the window I hear the people carry'n on below I know the one I love is out there somewhere To me that somewhere's not far to go Ev'ry year I make my resolution To find my love and make her all my own But it looks like she decided no...

Nowhere with Love

In a way, I really don't know much at all And if you say that I'm simple, you're on the ball On the ball to say that I'm going nowhere But I'm going nowhere with love They all say that I'm not impressive at best That's O.K., I've got nobody to impress My impr...

O Come All Ye Faithful

O' come all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant O' come ye, o' come ye To Bethlehem Come and behold Him Born the King of Angels O' come let us adore him O' come let us adore him O' come let us adore him Christ The Lord Yea, Lord we greet thee Born this happy mo...

O Holy Night

O holy night! The stars are brightly shining. It is the night of the dear savior's birth Long lay the world in sin and error pinning Till he appeared, and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious m...

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in they dark streets shineth The everlasting light The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight For Christ is born of Mary And...

On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe

Do you hear that whistle down the line? I figure that it's engine number forty-nine She's the only one that'll sound that way On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe See the old smoke risin 'round the bend I reckon that she knows she's gonna meet a friend F...

On the Street Where You Live

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...

Once

Once Is all I'll need to show you Love making is an art. But once-made love Won't be nearly enough, Once I win your heart. Once Upon a timeless romance, Love often was denied. But a thousand knights Couldn't take me away, Once I'm at your side. The world get...

Only 'Cause I Don't Have You

Turn off the music Take down the signs Pack up the boxes Put away the wine No toast for the future No reward for the find If looks could kill This mirror would do Only 'cause I don't have you Don't bother with ovations Leave off the fanfare Let the candles m...

Only You

Only you can make this world seem right Only you can make the darkness bright Only you and you alone Can thrill me like you do And fill my heart with love for only you Only you, only you can make this change in me For it's true you are my destiny When you hol...

Oompa Loompa

Oompa loompa doompety doo I've got a perfect puzzle for you Oompa loompa doompety dee If you are wise you'll listen to me What do you get when you guzzle down sweets Eating as much as an elephant eats What are you at, getting terribly fat What do you think wi...

Other Hours

Who are you in the other hours When your hair's undone And your guard's let down When you're all alone in your all nightgown Are you the life of the party then? Sitting by yourself, again Where are you in the other hours Are you in a secret place that calls W...

Over the Rainbow

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue And the dreams that you dare to dream, Really do come true. Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are...

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

The toy shop door is locked up tight And everything is quiet for the night When suddenly The clock strikes twelve The fun's begun The dolls are in their best arrayed There's going to be a wonderful parade Hark to the drum Oh, here they come Cries everyone He...

Please Come Home for Christmas

Bells will be ringing The glad, glad news Oh, what a Christmas To end the blues My baby's gone I have no friends To wish me greetings Ooh, once again Choirs Will be singing Silent Night Christmas carols By candlelight Please come home For Christmas Please com...

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

Oh please, don't talk about me when I'm gone Although our friendship ceases from now on Hey Carmen, if you can't say anything real nice It's better not to talk at all, that's my advice We are parting You go your way I'll go mine It's best that we do Here's a...

Promise Me You'll Remember

Promise me you'll remember This love together today We may not have tomorrow It's not for us to say Fate isn't kind to lovers It breaks the hardest heart Promise you'll remember How good we are Why do I find the sadness Under your sweetest kiss Destiny seems...

Reason to Believe

I'm catchin' a plane home I can feel the wind on my hair Maybe someone's out there Someone just as bare And if somebody stacked the cards I hope they're stacked for me You see... I feel just like a kid on Christmas Eve You may not know my reason But I've got...

Recipe for love

A little bit of me and a whole lot of you Add a dash of starlight and a dozen roses, too Then let it rise for a hundred years or two And that's the recipe for making love It doesn't need sugar 'cause it's already sweet It doesn't need an oven 'cause it's got...

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Hey Kids! You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows All o...

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way Stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday I called on dear old Santa Claus To see what I could see He took me to his workshop And told his plans to me, so [Chorus] You better watch out, you bette...

Save The Last Dance For Me

You can dance Every dance with the guy who gives you the eye Let him hold you tight You can smile Every smile for the man who held your hand 'neath the pale moonlight But don't forget who's takin' you home And in whose arms you're gonna be So darlin' save the...

She

Lay a hand Upon the water Well within, well within Wash away To fair morrow Ride ahead, ride ahead Make your mark Upon the rock For another one Ashes tell tales Fire gives faith Burn it up burn it up Burn it up burn it up She would waste not, not in strugg...

She Belongs to Me

I met her... But I never thought She'd belong to me I just wanted someone I could sing to Who'd listen to every song Oh, I just wanted someone I could cling to Cling to all night long So I kissed her... But I never thought She'd belong to me And when I felt h...

Sheik of Araby

Well, I'm the Sheik of Araby and your love, well, it belongs to me At night when you're asleep, into your tent I'll creep And the stars that shine above, they'll light our way to love You'll rule this land with me, I'm the Sheik of Araby, baby I'm a Sheik, no...

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night Shepherds quake at the sight Glories beams from heaven afar Heavenly...

Silver Bells

City sidewalks Busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style In the air there's a feeling like Christmas Children laughing People passing Meeting smile after smile And on every street corner you hear Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmas time in the city Ring-...

Sleigh Ride

Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing, ring-ting tingle-ing, too, Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you. Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling "Yoo hoo" Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with yo...

Smile

Smile, though your heart is aching, Smile, even though it's breaking, When there are clouds in the sky, You'll get by, If you smile, through your fear and sorrow Smile, and maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through For you Light up your face wit...

Smokey Mary

She bought in the popper on her knees And she rode to the bank said the embassy A dime forever all the babies they ride for free She told 'em she was looking for a boy They left her in Chicago ,Illinois She forgot all about him when she found up river jo...

Some Enchanted Evening

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 somewhere you'll see her Again and again. Oh, some enchanted evening Someone may be laughin', You may hear her laughin' A...

Someday

Someday, You'll want me like I want you But I'll be gone With somebody new Someday, You'll cry the way I did You'll hang your head But tears cant begin You'll walk the floor day, and night Not a thing will be going right Your nerves will keep you in despair...

Something Was Missing

I've made me a fortune (That fortune made ten) Been headlined And profiled Again and again But something was missing (I never quite knew) That something was someone - But who? My speeches are greeted With thunderous acclaim At two universities Bearing my name...

Something You Got

Something you got, baby Makes me work all day Something you got, baby Makes me bring home my pay Something you got, baby You ought to know My my, whoa whoa I love you so Something you got, baby Makes the world go 'round Something you got, baby Keep me home ev...

Song for the Hopeful

People with hope Have a special prayer, A louder drum, A brighter flare. This is a song for the hopeful. May God hear it sung. People with faith Are the lucky kind. They'll be the ones With peace of mind. This is a song for the faithful. May God hear it sung....

Sonny Cried

I cried all night for Sonny 'Til my eyes were dry 'Til the oceans overflowed And the Red Sea turned blue I cried all night for Sonny I heard he was crying, too I cried all night for Sonny We shook hands and said goodbye His face was etched with sorrow His hea...

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...

Stars Fell on Alabama

Moonlight and magnolia, starlight in your hair All the world a dream come true Did it really happen, was I really there, was I really there with you? We lived our little drama, we kissed in a field of white And stars fell on Alabama last night I can't forget...

Stay Awake

Stay awake, don't rest your head Don't lie down upon your bed While the moon drifts in the skies Stay awake, don't close your eyes Though the world is fast asleep Though your pillow soft and deep You're not sleepy as you seem Stay awake, don't nod and dream S...

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Because I was afraid to speak when I was just a lad My father gave my nose a tweak and told me I was bad Then one day I learned a word that saved my achin' nose The biggest word you ever heard and this is how it goes Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Eve...

Tangerine

South American stories tell of a girl Who's quite a dream The beauty of her race Though you'll doubt all the stories and think the tales are just a bit extreme Wait till you see her face Ooh, Tangerine, she is all they claim With her eyes of night And lips...

That Party

Went to a little get-together With some old friends. Not much has changed, Since the last time I saw them. There's a chicken in uniform, Wooden leg, and a matchstick arm. Saying: "Left my wing back on the farm ...Tried the buffet..." Tiny took a turn on stee...

The Bare Necessities

Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities Old Mother Nature’s recipes That bring the bare necessities of life Wherever I wander, wherever I roam I couldn’t be fonder of my b...

The Blessed Dawn of Christmas Day

The blessed dawn of Christmas day As honestly as children pray The warmth that melts the eve away The holiness of afterglow I rose to join the glorious morn Whose calm and splendor would adorn The virgin mother's infant born The blessed dawn of Christmas day...

The Christmas Waltz

Frosted windowpanes, candles gleaming inside Painted candy canes on the tree Santa's on his way, he's filled his sleigh with things Things for you and for me It's that time of year when the world falls in love Every song you hear seems to say, "Merry Chr...

The Gypsy

In a quaint caravan There's a lady they call The Gypsy She can look in the future And drive away all your fears Everything will go right If you only believe The Gypsy She could tell at a glance That my heart was so full of tears She looked at my hand And tol...

The Happy Elf

Seven days a week Ev'ry week of the month And ev'ry month of the year He's got us making presents And I'm happy Ev'ry girl and boy Gets their own kind of toy We like to fill 'em with joy We're workin' over time To make 'em happy Then on Christmas eve We jump...

The Jitterbug

Listen all you chillunto that voodoo moan, There's a modern villunworser than that old boogie woogie, When that goofy critterspot your fancy clothes, He injects a jitter, Starts you dancing on a thousand toes, There he goes. Who's that hiding in the tree top?...

The Last Payday

Danny was an old-time Bourbon Street barker Who wanted the same as Charlie Parker And always cued-up a ball Thinking he was one rack away But even when you run the table The check still seems small When it`s your last payday The shallow pocket changer Who alw...

The Little Drummer Boy

Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum Our newborn King to see, pa-rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring pa-rum pum pum pum To lay before the King pa-rum pum pum pum Rum pum pum pum. rum pum pum pum So to honor Him pa-rum pum pum pum When we come Little Ba...

The Lonely Goatherd

High on a hill was a lonely goatherd Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo Folks in a town that was quite remote heard Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat...

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...

The Way You Look Tonight

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

There Is Always One More Time

If your whole life somehow Wasn't much 'til now And you've almost lost Your will to live No matter what you've been through Long as there's breath in you There is always one more time If your dreams go bad Every one that you've had don't you think that your d...

There's No Business Like Show Business

The butcher, the baker, the grocer, the clerk Are secretly unhappy men because The butcher, the baker, the grocer, the clerk Get paid for what they do but no applause They'd gladly bid their dreary jobs goodbye For anything theatrical and why There's no busin...

This Christmas

Hang all the mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better This Christmas And as we trim the tree How much fun it's gonna be together This Christmas Fireside is blazing bright We're caroling through the night And this Christmas will be A very special Christmas f...

This Guy's In Love With You

You see this guy, This guy's in love with you Yes I'm in love, I love you the way I do When you smile I can tell We know each other very well, How can I show you? I'm glad, I got to know you 'cause I heard some talk, They say you think I'm fine Yes, I'm in lo...

This Time the Dream's on Me

Somewhere, someday We'll be close together, wait and see Oh, by the way, This time the dream's on me You'll take my hand And you'll look at me adoringly But as things stand, This time the dream's on me It would be fun to be certain that I'm the one To kno...

Time After Time

Only know what I know The passing years will show You've kept my love so young, so new And time after time I tell myself that I'm so lucky to be loving you 

To Love the Language

I is just what I was, And am ain't who I be. To love the language, You got to be born On the banks of the Mississippi. Ax', ya "x," what talks in tongues. Say: "never mo', neither me." To love the language, You got to be born On the banks of the Mississippi....

To See You

When was I supposed to make my entrance? How was I to know I had a chance? Now here's a guy who really thought he had it all. My heart was holding up the wall so I could dance. The last of my romances has concluded. Wars I've lost and loved have thus been fai...

Trouble

La Rouge lies awake at night Doesn't sleep for days Guess he's carryin somethin The pillows can't take away I feel just like him 'Cept for me it's double Baby I got you, and you're Trouble Trouble I used to not need nothin Now trouble is all I need Well Tess...

We Are In Love

I know you so well I can tell by the sound of your voice If you're really in love with me And you are You are You know I can't lie If I say to you 'baby, I love you' Then baby, I love you And I do I do I do... Could it be that's the Phrase you thought never...

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Maybe it's much too early in the game 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 in the New Year New Year's eve Ma...

What Child Is This?

What child is this who laid to rest On Mary's lap is sleeping Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping This, this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard And angels sing Haste, haste to bring him laud The babe, the son of Mary R...

When My Heart Finds Christmas

In my eyes are valentines And Easter eggs and New Year's wine But when my heart finds Christmas My eyes will shine like new All the days are kind to me But fall too far behind to see But when my heart finds Christmas I hope it finds you too Let the angels si...

Where Or When

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 or whe...

Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)

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'...

Who's Sorry Now?

Who's sorry now, who's sorry now Whose heart is achin' for breakin' each vow Who's sad and blue, who's cryin' too Just like I cried over you Right to the end just like a friend I tried to warn you somehow You had your way, now you must pay I'm g...

Winter Wonderland

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight Walking in a winter wonderland Sleigh bells ring, are you listening In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight Walking in a...

With Imagination (I'll Get There)

I've travelled many a mile And I haven't found a home I've travelled many a mile And one seed's unsown I'll travel another mile 'Til I finally find my own With imagination I'll get there I started with a dream But came to a decision I started with a dream But...

Working in the Coal Mine

Workin' in the coal mine Goin' on down, down Workin' in a coal mine Oops, about to slip down Workin' in a coal mine Goin' on down, down Workin' in a coal mine Oops, about to slip down Five o'clock in the mornin' I'm already up and gone Lord, I'm so tired How...

Yes We Can

Now's the time for all good men to get together with one another. We got to iron out our problems and iron out our quarrels and try to live as brothers. And try to find a piece of land without stepping on one another. And do respect the women of the world. Rem...

You Didn't Know Me When

There's a few things I haven't told you And before you hear them from someone else To clear up misconceptions I'd rather tell you myself There was a time I rode a roller coaster From Coney Island to Key West I held on with one finger So the other ten could re...

You Don't Know Me

You give your hand to me Then you say hello And I can hardly speak My heart is beating so And anyone can tell You think you know me well But you don't know me Ooh no You don't know the one Who dreams of you at night And longs to kiss your lips Longs to hold yo...

You Go to My Head

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

You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile

Hey, hobo man, Hey, dapper Dan, You've both got your style, But, brother, you're never fully dressed Without a smile! Your clothes may be beau brummelly They stand out a mile, But, brother, you're never fully dressed Without a smile! Who cares what they're w...

Your Song

It's a little bit funny this feeling inside I'm not one of those who can easily hide I don't have much money but boy if I did I'd buy a big house where we both could live If I was a sculptor, but then again, no Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show I...

Zat You Santa Claus

'Zat you, Santa Claus? Gifts I'm preparin' For some Christmas sharin' But I pause because Hangin' my stockin' I can hear a knockin' 'Zat you, Santa Claus Sure is dark out Not the slighest spark out Pardon my clackin' jaws Uh, who there Who is it Uh, stoppin'...