Jack Jones

1-2-3, oh, that's how elementary it's gonna be C'mon, let's fall in love, it's easy (it's so easy) Like takin' candy (like takin' candy) from a baby A-B-C (A-B-C) fallin' in love with you was easy for me (easy for me) And you can do it, too, it's easy (it's s...

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 were always Like sister and brother Until tonight When we looked at each other That was the end of a beautiful friend...

A day in the life of a fool A sad and a long lonely day I walk the avenue and hope I'll run into The welcome sight of you coming my way I stop just across from your door But you're never home any more So back to my room and there in the gloom I cry tears of g...

There are girls just ripe for some kissin' And I mean to kiss me a few! Oh, those girls don't know what they're missin' I've got a lot of livin' to do! And there's wine all ready for tastin' And there's cadillacs all shiny and new! Got to move, 'cause time is...

A very precious love Is what you are to me A stairway to a star A night in Shangri-La Of ecstasy Lanterns of gold Lanterns of blue Twinkle in the shadows While I dance with you An echo in the wind (An echo in the wind) Across the summer lake (Acr...

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's wise to be cruel. And if lif...

Today I may not have a thing at all Except for just a dream or two But I've got lots of plans for tomorrow And all my tomorrows belong to you Right now it may not seem like spring at all We're drifting and the laughs are few But I've got rainbows planne...

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 you Y...

Try to think that love's not around Still 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 toni...

Oh, it really wasn't my intention To disregard convention It was just an impulse That had to be obeyed. Though it seems convention we've been scorning I'll still not go in mourning Though my reputation Is blemished, I'm afraid. With just one kiss Wh...

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...

Because of you there's a song in my heart Because of you my romance had its start Because of you the sun will shine The moon and stars will say you're mine Forever and never to part I only live for your love and your kiss It's paradise to be near you li...

She's a fool and don't I know it But a fool can have her charms I'm in love and don't I show it Like a babe in arms Love's the same old situation Lately I've not slept a wink Since this crazy situation Has me on the blink I'm wild again, beguiled aga...

You tell me that you're leavin', I can't believe it's true! Girl, there's just no livin' without you. Don't take your love away from me. Don't you leave my heart in misery. 'Cause if you go, then I'll be blue, Breakin' up is hard to do. Remember when...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ A small boy walked down a city street And hope was in his eyes As he searched the faces of the people he'd meet For one he could recognize Brother, where are you? They told me that you came this way My brother, where are you? They told 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 lack-a-day Although I c...

Call me irresponsible - call me unreliable Throw in undependable too Do my foolish alibis bore you Well I'm not too clever - I just adore you Call me unpredictable - tell me I'm impractical Rainbows I'm inclined to pursue Call me irresponsible - yes I'm unrel...

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

Dear heart wish you were here to warm this night My dear heart, seems like a year since you've been out of my sight A single room, a table for one It's a lonesome town all right But soon I'll kiss you hello at our front door And dear heart I want you to know I...

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

[Emily, Emily, Emily] Emily, Emily, Emily Has the murmuring sound of May All silver bells, coral shells, carousels And the laughter of children at play Say "Emily, Emily, Emily" And we fade to a marvelous view Two lovers alone and out of sight Seeing images...

Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little, Ev'ry 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 They allow you to go. When you're near There's such an air Of spring about it, I can hear a lark som...

Every breath you take and every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you Every single day and every word you say Every game you play, every night you stay, I'll be watching you Oh, can't you see you belong to me How m...

Poets often use many words to say a simple thing It takes thought and time and rhyme To make a poem sing With music and words I've been playing For you I have written this song To be sure you known what I'm saying I'll translate as I go along Fly me t...

I need a love that grows I don't want it unless I know With each passin' hour Someone, somehow Will be there, ready to share I need a love that's strong I'm so tired of being alone But will my lonely heart Play the part Of the fool again, before I be...

Oh, I never thought I'd fall But now I hear the call I'm getting sentimental over you All the thoughtful little things you say and do That thrill me through and through I'm getting sentimental over you I thought I was happy I could live without love Now I must...

They like to chat about the dresses they will wear tonight They chew the fat about their tresses and the neighbours' fight Inconsequential things that men don't really care to know Become essential things that women find so apropos But that's a dame They're a...

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

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, blue as the sky Since love has gone, can't pull myself together Gues...

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 Yule-tide gay From now on, our troubles will be miles away Here we are as in olden days Happy golden...

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...

Bye bye baby Time to hit the road to dreamland You're my baby Dig you in the land of nod Hold tight baby We'll be swinging up in dreamland All night baby Where the little cherubs trot Look at that knocked out moon Been a-blowing his top in the blue Never...

Is this the way Our romance ends? I got the message When you said "We could be friends" My love was true I can't believe I'm losing you We played a game Of give and take But I stopped playing When my heart Began to break What can I do? I can't believe I'm los...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Your eyes of blue, your kisses too, I never knew what they could do. I can't believe that you're in love with me. You're telling ev'ry one I know I'm on your mind each place you go They can't believe that you're in love with me. I have always pla...

I get along without you very well, of course, I do. Except when soft rains fall and drips from leaves, then I recall the thrill of being sheltered in your arms, of course, I do. But I get along without you very well. I've forgotten you just like I should, of...

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...

Every time I look down on this timeless town Whether blue or gray be her skies. Whether loud be her cheers or soft be her tears, More and more do I realize: I love Paris in the springtime. I love Paris in the fall. I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles,...

I loves you, porgy, Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever And Ill be glad Yes I loves you, porgy, Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me With his hot hands If you can keep m...

I promise you with heart sincere That I will always love you dear That when you need me I'll be near I promise you I promise you I'll build a shrine Where we can keep our love divine Until the very end of time I promise you With every dawn that I a...

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 Yes, if yo...

Goodbye, no use leading with our chins This is where our story ends Never lovers, ever friends Goodbye, let our hearts call it a day But before you walk away I sincerely want to say I wish you bluebirds in the spring To give your heart a song to sing And then...

In this world of ordinary people Extraordinary people I'm glad there is you In this world of overrated pleasures Of underrated treasures I'm glad there is you I live to love, I love to live with you beside me This role so new, I'll muddle through with you...

I've got your number I know you inside out You ain't no Eagle Scout You're all at sea Oh yes, you brag a lot Wave your own flag a lot But you're unsure a lot You're a lot like me, oh I've got your number And what you're looking for And what you're looking fo...

If you ever leave me Don't worry at all If you ever leave me Just smile when I fall The world will still keep turning Without you life goes on And Spring will be returning Each year though you're gone If you ever leave me I won't show the tears If you ever l...

If you go away on this summer day Then you might as well take the sun away All the birds that flew in the summer sky When our love was new and our hearts were high When the day was young and the night was long And the moon stood still for the night-birds' song...

Led through the mist, By the milk-light of moon, All that was lost, is revealed. Our long bygone burdens, mere echoes of the spring, But where have we come, and where shall we end? If dreams can't come true, then why not pretend? Oh how the gentle wind,...

You and your smile hold a strange invitation Somehow it seems we've shared our dreams But where? Time after time in a room full of strangers Out of the blue, suddenly you are there Wherever I go you're the glow of temptation, Glancing my way in the grey of th...

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

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way! O what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way! O what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh, Oer...

Johnny Doughboy sailed away, And it was his lucky day, Even though the skies were gray above, On that isle across the sea, Johnny's making history With his Yankee doodle arms of love. Refrain Johnny Doughboy found a rose in Ireland Sure the fairest...

Just yesterday We were two Lonely people far apart Who never knew that Love was on it's way And that it soon Would fill our hearts Just yesterday The world was empty And our chances were so small That you and I would ever find Each other's lonely arms at all...

Lady, you're in love today but what about your broken heart tomorrow? Why waste all your loveliness on someone if he really doesn't care? Let me take you in my arms and let me love you tenderly, and you'll see. All the joys of life you never found before you'l...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ You know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar If I was to say to you Girl, we couldn't get much higher Come on baby, light my fire Come on baby, light my fire Try to set the night on fire The time to hesitate is through...

Come with me my love And seize the day And live it Live it slowly live it fast. Never thinking once About tomorrow Till tommorrow's come and gone And passed. We'll pour the wine And fill the cup of joy And drink it Drink as if it were the last. Live... just li...

Tell her you care, each time you speak, Make it her birthday each day of the week, Bring her nice things, sugar and spice things, Roses and lollipops, And lollipops and roses... One day she'll smile, next day she'll cry, Minute to minute, you'll never know wh...

Love letters straight from your heart, Keep us so near while apart. I'm not alone in the night, When I can have all the love you write I memorize every line, I kiss the name that you sign. And darling, then I read again right from the start, Love letters stra...

I could fall in love with the proper stranger If I heard the bells and the banjos ring If two certain eyes with the look of danger Smiled a welcome warm as spring If the beating in my heart Sounded out a warning Don't let her Don't let her walk through the do...

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 distingue traces That used to be there Yo...

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe And he keeps it, ah, out of sight Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, oh, wears old Ma...

Michelle, ma belle. These are words that go together well, My Michelle. Michelle, ma belle. Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, Tres bien ensemble. I love you, I love you, I love you. That's all I want to say, Until I find a way. I will say the only wor...

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel wit...

Now this could only happen to a guy like me And only happen in a town like this So may I say to each of you most gratef'lly As I throw each one of you a kiss This is my kind of town, Chicago is My kind of town, Chicago is My kind of people, too People who smi...

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 refr...

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

Girls were made to kiss, but Nina never knew Girls are born for this, but Nina never knew Sweet surprise filled Nina's eyes She didn't understand when I kissed her hand Why dreams began to stir deep down inside of her When I whispered things that Nina never he...

Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by Yet in thy 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, a...

Oh happy day (oh happy day) Oh happy day (oh happy day) When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed) When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed) When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed) He washed my sins away (oh happy day) Oh happy day (oh happy day) He taught me how to wat...

Once upon a time A girl with moonlight in her eyes Put her hand in mine, And said she loved me so. But that was once upon a time Very long ago. Once upon a hill We sat beneath a willow tree Counting all the stars And waiting for the dawn. But that was once up...

At night when the lake is a mirror And the moon rides the waves to the shore A single soul sets his voice singing Content to be slightly forlorn A song rises over the lilies (Waa-ooh waa-ooh) Sweeps high to clear over the reeds And over the bulrushes' sw...

People, People who need people Are the luckiest people in the world We're children Needing other children And yet letting a grown-up pride Hide all the need inside Acting more like children than children Lovers Are very special people They're the luckiest p...

I know I'd go from rags to riches If you would only say you care And though my pocket may be empty I'd be a millionaire My clothes may still be torn and tattered But in my heart I'd be a king Your love is all that ever mattered It's everything So open your a...

I remember how you used to love to be with me. (I remember) I remember as I watch you walk away. (I remember) Now you've grown tired of me. (Tired) Now you no longer love me. (Love me) Oh, how can I be strong, Seein' the right love go wrong? All the good tim...

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...

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 "You hoo" Come on, it's lovely weather For a sleigh ride together with you Gi...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ There's a somebody that I'm longing to see I hope that she turns out to be Someone who'll watch over me I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood I know I could always be good To one who'll watch over me Although I may not be the man Some girls th...

Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the night, What were the chances We'd be sharing love Before the night was through Something in your eyes Was so inviting Something in your smile Was so exciting Something in my heart Told me I...

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 arms o...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yule-tide 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 fi...

[CHORUS] On the first night of the full moon Wait for me down by the shore On the first night of the full moonlight I will be returning and I'll never leave you any more Oh, my darling, it's time for us to part Take my heart and promise you'll be faithful It'...

To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go. To right the unrightable wrong To be better far than you are To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This i...

To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go. To right the unrightable wrong To be better far than you are To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This is...

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

It's the last dance We've come to the last dance They're dimming the lights down They're hoping we'll go It's obvious they're aware of us The pair of us, alone on the floor Still I want to hold you like this Forever and more It's the last song They're playin...

The look of love Is in your eyes The look your smile can’t disguise The look of love Is saying so much more Than just words could ever say And what my heart has heard Well, it takes my breath away I can hardly wait to hold you Feel my arms around you How long...

Sometimes I hear the Lorelei Ever so near, the Lorelei At night she'll hum to me, and whisper come to me From her place among the shadows. Who can she be, the Lorelei Why is it me who hears her sigh Oh, if that sigh became a face, a shape, a name, A lover, I...

Love, exciting and new Come Aboard. We're expecting you. Love, life's sweetest reward. Let it flow, it floats back to you. The Love Boat soon will be making another run The Love Boat promises something for everyone Set a course for adventure, Your mind on a ne...

The night is young and you're so beautiful, Here among the shadows, beautiful lady, open you heart. The scene is set, the breezes sing of it, Can't you get into the swing of it, lady, when do we start? When the lady is kissable and the evening is cool, An...

When days are long and nights are lonely And all my daydreams have gone astray I think about the one and only Who's bound to find me some golden day The one I love is coming along some day And I'll have none except the one I love He/She may be near or e...

I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside Like my heart's sprung a big break And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful That I may never shake You might say that I was taking it hard Oh, she wrote me off with a call But don't you wager that I'll hide the so...

The shadow of your smile When you are 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 r...

They say you never should have loved me I wasn’t good enough for you But they don’t know the true picture I was always true. They said your eyes could really wander That you could roam your lips as well They never saw the true picture And I’ll never tell. No...

Then was then And now is now Don’t look back You can’t look back somehow Sweet was sweet But not so bitter now Then was then And now is now You forgive And I will too Let’s forget Unhappy times we knew We’ll come out All shiny, bright and new Then was then And...

There will be many other nights like this, And I'll be standing here with someone new, There will be other songs to sing, Another fall, another spring, But there will never be another you. There will be other lips that I may kiss, But they won't thrill me li...

And when I told them how beautiful you are, They didn't believe me. They didn't believe me! Your lips, your eyes, your cheeks, your hair, Are in a class beyond compare, You're the loviest girl that one could see! And when I tell them, And I'm cert'nly gonna t...

You're walkin' along the street, or you're at a party, Or else you're alone and then you suddenly dig, You're looking' in someone's eyes, you suddenly realize That this could be the start of something big. You're lunching at Twenty-One and watchin' your d...

A time for memories returning, A time for heartache and yearning, Shades of blue, crowding through, as I sit here remembering you. A time for wondering what happened, for wondering why did it happen. No goodbye, not a sigh, How could love slip away and just dy...

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...

We've only just begun to live, White lace and promises A kiss for luck and we're on our way. And yes, We've just begun. Before the rising sun we fly, So many roads to choose We start our walking and learn to run. And yes, We've just begun. Sharing horizons t...

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

I went to London-town To clear up my mind Then on to Paris For the fun I could find I found I couldn't leave my memories behind Where can I go without you? Tried seeing Singapore But that wouldn't do Went to Vienna And I found you there, too Even in Switzerla...

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may a...

Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches green Along the stream that runs to sea Listen to my plea Listen willow and weep for me. Gone my lovers dream Lovely summer dream Gone and left me here To weep my tears into the stream Sad as I can be....

It must have been cold there in my shadow You never have sunlight on your face You were content to let me shine, You ever walked a step behind I was the one with all the glory While you were the one with all the strength. Only a face without a name, And...

Round, Like a circle in a spiral, Like a wheel within a wheel Never ending or beginning On an ever-spinning reel, Like a snowball down a mountain Or a carnival balloon, Like a carousel that's turning Running rings around the moon, Like a clock whose hands are...

Hey, little girl, comb your hair, fix your makeup - Soon he will open the door. Don't think because you've a ring on your finger You needn't try anymore, For wives should always be lovers, too; Run to his arms the moment he comes home to you, I'm warning...

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be, There's a shadow hanging over me. Oh, yesterday came suddenly. Why she had to go I do...

You and the night and the music Fill me with flaming desire Setting my being completely on fire. You and the night and the music Thrill me but will we be one After the night and the music are done? Until the pale light of dawning and daylight Our hearts will...

When lonely feelings chill The meadows of your mind, Just think if Winter comes, Can Spring be far behind? Beneath the deepest snows, The secret of a rose Is merely that it knows You must believe in Spring! Just as a tree is sure Its leaves will reappear; It...

You're my girl the boys all know You're my girl, I've told them so You should have seen how their faces fell When they were wishing me well They called me a lucky guy And I couldn't hide a feeling of pride You're my girl, I've chosen you To be mine my whole li...