Jo Stafford

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In the hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there The children were nestled all snug in their beds...

(Now and then there's a fool such as I) Pardon me, if I'm sentimental When we say goodbye Don't be angry with me should I cry When you're gone, yet I'll dream A little dream as years go by Now and then there's a fool such as I Now and then there's a f...

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

The same old sweethearts, the same old place A boy in khaki, a girl in lace He bends to kiss her, she lifts her face The boy in khaki, a girl in lace Tenderly he sighs, "I will come back to you" "Oh my darling, please do" she replied And so we leave them...

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

A little bit independent in your walk A little bit independent in your talk There's nothing like you in Paris or New York You're awfully easy on the eyes A little bit independent when we dance A little bit independent toward romance A bit of sophistication in...

I want a Sunday kind of love A love to last past Saturday night And I'd like to know it's more than love at first sight And I want a Sunday kind of love Oh yea yea I want a a love that's on the square Can't seem to find somebody Someone to care And I'...

A-round the corner, ooh-ooh, Beneath the berry tree A-long the footpath, behind the bush Looking for Henry Lee. A-round the corner, ooh-ooh, Beneath the berry tree A-long the footpath, behind the bush Looking for Henry Lee. (A-round the corner ooh-oo...

I once had a gown, it was almost new Oh, the daintiest thing, it was sweet Alice blue With little forget-me-nots placed here and there When I had it on, I walked on the air And it wore, and it wore, and it wore 'Til it went, and it wasn't no more In my sweet...

All night long I cry for you. I keep rememberin' What your love can do. I miss you Baby, all night long. And all night long I twist and turn. I keep rememberin' How your kiss can burn. I miss you Baby, all night long. I wish I had A magic phone From your hea...

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

I sit alone in the golden daylight, But all I see is a silver sky; For in my fancy I sweep away light, And keep my image of the sky, Just the way we like it, you and I. All through the day I dream about the night, I dream about the night, Here with you. All t...

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...

Alone together, Beyond the crowd, above the world We're not too proud to cling together We're strong as long as we're together Alone together, The blinding rain, the starless nights Were not in vain, for we're together And what is there to fear together Our...

If a custom-tailored vet Asks me out for something wet When the vet begins to pet I cry "Hooray!" But I'm always true to you, darling, in my fashion Yes I'm always true to you, darling, in my way I've been asked to have a meal By a big tycoon in steel If the...

I'm just a woman, a lonely woman Waiting on the weary shore I'm just a woman who's only human One you should feel sorry for It was a morning, long before dawn Without a warning I found he was gone How could he do it, why should he do it He never done it befor...

Free and easy, that's my style Howdy-do me, watch me smile Fare-thee-well me after while 'Cause I gotta roam And any place I hang my hat is home Sweetenin' water, cherry wine Thank you kindly, suits me fine Kansas City, Caroline That's my honeycomb 'Cause any...

Times have changed, And we've ofter rewound the clock Since the puritans got a shock When they landed on Plymouth rock If today any shock they might try to stem 'Stead of landing of Plymouth rock Plymouth rock would land on them. In olden days a glimpse of st...

I will love you as I love you all my life Every moment spent with you Makes me more content with you Just as you are You are all I could pray for All that you are That's what I wake up each day for Every single touch and tingle I adore Every kiss from you to...

As you desire me, so shall I come to you, Howe'er you want me, so shall I be, Be it forever, or be it just a day, As you desire me, let come what may. I doubt not but you will, do what you will with me, I give my life to you for you're my destiny. So now com...

Autumn inNew york Why does it seem so inviting Autumn in New york It spells the thrill of first-nighting Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds In canyons of steel Theyre making me feel - Im home Its autumn in new york That brings the promise of new love Au...

The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sun-burned hands I used to hold Since you went away the days grow longer And soon I'll hear old winter song But I miss you most of all my darling W...

Baby, won't you please come home 'Cause you've left your daddy all alone I have tried in vain Never no more to call your name Since you left, you broke your daddy's heart That will never make us part Every hour in the day You can hear me say Oh, baby, baby, p...

Most people live on a lonely island Lost in the middle of a foggy sea Most people long for another island One where they know they will like to be Bali Ha'i may call you Any night, any day In your heart, you'll hear it call you "Come away, come away" Bali Ha...

It was in the merry month of May When all the green buds were swelling, A one man on his death-bed lay For love of Barbara Allen. He sent his servant to the town He sent him to her dwelling "My master’s sick, and he says for you If you are Barbara Allen." O...

When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of music so tender, It brings back a night of tropical splendour, It brings back a memory evergreen. I'm with you once more under the stars, And down by the shore an orchestra's playing And even the palms...

All around, there's the sound of the midsummers night Bells in the air are ringing everywhere I can hear footsteps that pass on the street And lovers rushing to meet Here alone I can only imagine the sight Me on the town, in some bewitching gown But I just wai...

I'm wild again, beguiled again A simpering, whimpering child again Bewitched, bothered and bewildered - am I I couldn't sleep and wouldn't sleep When love came and told me I shouldn't sleep Bewitched, bothered and bewildered - am I Lost my heart, but w...

Black is the colour of my true loves hair Her lips are like a rose so fair She's got the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands I love the ground whereon she stands I love my love and well she knows I love the ground whereon she goes And how I wish...

Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own Blue moon You knew just what I was there for You heard me saying a pray'r for Someone I really could care for And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my ar...

I was blue, just as blue as I could be Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me Then good luck came a-knocking at my door Skies were gray but they're not gray anymore Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see Bluebirds Singing a song Nothing but blue...

The beggar man and his mighty king are only diff'rent in name, For they are treated just the same by fate. Today a smile and tomorrow tears, We're never sure what's in store, So learn your lesson before too late, so Be like I, hold your head up high, Till you...

My mama don' told me, When I was in pig tails, My mama don' told me, Hon, A man's gonna sweet talk And give you the big eye. But when the sweet talk is done, A man is a two face A worrisome thing Who'll leave you to sing, The blues in the night Now the rains...

Old man Sunshine listen You Never tell me dreams come true Just try it and `I`ll start a riot Beatrice Fairfax don`t you dare Ever tell me he will care I`m certain it`s the final curtain I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyannas Who tell you fate suppl...

In the gloaming by the fireside With you, I'll be content In the gloaming by the fireside Every hour will be well spent We'll see our hopes and dreams, dear Like pictures in the fire Finding in its gleams, dear Our heart's desire In an armchair by the firesi...

By the way, wasn't that a dream last night? Seems I barely closed my eyes and you were there By the way, and to my complete surprise, You and I were dancing on a cloud somewhere . . . I held you in my arms, The joy of it was thrilling . . . And then I p...

[PP] 'Candy' I call my sugar 'Candy' [JM] Because I'm sweet on 'Candy' And 'Candy' is sweet on me [PP] She understands me, My understanding 'Candy' [JM] And 'Candy''s always handy [PP] When I need sympathy [JM] I wish that there were four of him/her So I cou...

Carry me back to old Virginny, There's where the cotton and the corn and tatoes grow, There's where the birds warble sweet in the springtime, There's where the old darke'ys heart am long'd to go, There's where I labored so hard for old massa, Day after da...

Come all you rounders if you want to hear The story of a brave engineer Casey Jones was the rounder's name On the "six-eight" wheeler, boys, he won his fame The caller called Casey at half past four He kissed his wife at the station door He mounted to the cabi...

The jingle bells are jingling The streets are white with snow The happy crowds are mingling But there's no one that I know I'm sure that you'll forgive me If I don't enthuse I guess I've got the Christmas blues I've done my window shopping There's no...

Christmas is for children, that's what people say All their smiles are brighter because of Christmas day Cookies on the mantle, Santa's on his way Soon we'll open presents, here on Christmas day I remember Christmas, Everyone was there All around our table,...

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...

Do you know what's groovy Have you seen the latest movie Should I try and tip ya May I hip ya, yes I know Do you know what's playin' Have you heard what folks are sayin' Should I try and sell ya May I tell ya, yes I know I can see, baby You're the...

Dancing in the dark till the tune ends, We're dancing in the dark and it soon ends, We're waltzing in the wonder of why we're here, Time hurries by, we're here and gone; Looking for the light of a new love, To brighten up the night, I have you love, And we ca...

He dances overhead On the ceiling near my bed In my sight Through the night I try to hide in vain Underneath my counterpane There's my love Up above I whisper: "Go away, my lover It's not fair" But I'm so grateful to discover He's still there I love my ceil...

Day by day, Im falling more in love with you, And day by day, My love seems to grow. There isnt any end to my devotion; Its deeper, dear, by far than any ocean. I find that day by day, youre making all my dreams come true; So come what may, I want y...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Day dream Why do you haunt me so? Deep in a rosy glow The face of my love you show Day dream I walk along on air Building a castle there For me and my love to share Don't know the time Lordy, I'm in a daze Sun in the sky While I moon around, fee...

Dearie, do you remember when we Waltzed to the Sousa band My wasn't the music grand Chowder parties down by the seashore Every Fourth of July, test your memory My Dearie Do you recall when Henry Ford couldn't even fix The running board under a Chandler six...

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

Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just be happy my love Let's say that our little show is over And so the story ends Why not call it a day the sensible way And still be friends Look out for yourself That should be the rule Give your heart a...

Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you" Birds singing in the sycamore tree Dream a little dream of me Say "Night-ie night" and kiss me Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me While I'm alone and blue as can be Dream a l...

When an early autumn walks the land and chills the breeze And touches with her hand the summer trees, Perhaps you'll understand what memories I own. There's a dance pavilion in the rain, all shuttered down, A winding country lane all russet brown, A frosty wi...

Easy come, easy go, that's the way, If love must have its day, then As it came, let it go. No remorse, no regret We should part exactly as we met Just easy come, easy go. We never dreamt of romantic dangers But now that it ends, let's be friends And not two...

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...

Everyday I love you just a little bit more, Just a little bit more, just a little bit more' Everyday I want you just a little bit more Than I did the day before, You'll never guess how deep my love is' Not even in your wildest dream, But just so you'll get i...

Falling in love again Never wanted to What am I to do? Can't help it Love's always been my game Play it as I may I was born that way Can't help it Men flock around me Like moths around a flame And if their wings burn I know I'm not to blame Falling in love...

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. And so I come to you my love, My heart above my head. Though I see the danger there. If there's a chance for me, then I don't care Fools rush in where wise men never go. But wise men never fall in love, So how...

When blossoms flowered 'mid the snows upon a winter night Was born the Child the Christmas Rose, The King of Love and Light The angels sang, the shepherds sang, The grateful earth rejoiced And at His blessed birth the stars Their exultation voiced. O Come...

Hambone! Hambone! Hambone, hambone Where you been? Round the world and I'm going again What you gonna do when you come back? Take a little walk by the railroad track Hambone Hambone, hambone Have you heard? Papa's gonna buy me a mocking bird And if that mo...

Little Joe, little Joe It seems like happiness is just a thing called Joe He's got a smile that makes the lilac want to grow He's got a way that makes the angels heave a sigh When they know little Joe’s passing by Sometimes the cabin's gloomy and the table’s...

In the night, though we're apart There's a ghost of you within my haunted heart. Ghost of you, my lost romance, Lips that laugh, eyes that dance. Haunted heart won't let me be, Dreams repeat a sweet but lonely song to me. Dreams are dust, it's you who must...

There's a sunny little funny little melody That was started by a native down in Waikiki He would gather a crowd down beside the sea And they'd play his gay Hawaiian chant Soon the other little natives started singin' it And the hula hula maidens started swingi...

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

Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon There is no moon above When love is far away too Till it comes true That you love me as I love you Somewhere there's music How near, how far Somewhere there's heaven It's wh...

How sweet you are, how sweet you are? How dear your tenderly smiling face? Through days all bitter and gray and grim. Through nights when even the stars are dim. How sweet to know my heart can glow? From just the warmth of our first embrace. The world's...

I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an' pretend 'Cause I've heard it all before And I've been down there on the floor No one's ever gonna keep me down again Oh yes I am wise But it's wisdom born of pain Yes, I'...

I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea Will the one I love be coming back to me? I cover the waterfront in search of my love And I'm covered by a starless sky above Here am I, patiently waiting, Hoping and longing. Oh, how I yearn! Where are you? Are y...

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'...

I ran around, with my own little crowd The usual laughs, not often, but loud And in the world that I knew I didn't know about you Chasing after the ring, on the merry-go-round Just taking my fun, where it could be found And yet what else could I do I didn't k...

Once I was young, yesterday, perhaps Danced with Jim and Paul and kissed some other chaps Once I was young, but never was naive I thought I had a trick or two up my imaginary sleeve And now I know I was naive I didn't know what time it was Then I met you Oh,...

(She didn't slip, she wasn't pushed She only fell, in love with you) I didn't slip, I wasn't pushed, I fell, oh yes Right into the middle of a warm caress (She didn't slip, she wasn't pushed She only fell, in love with you) I didn't slip, I wasn't tripped,...

I need your love so badly, I love you, oh, so madly But I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you! I thought at last I'd found you, but other loves surround you And I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you! If you'd surrender just for a tender kiss or two Y...

I don't want to walk without you, Baby Walk without my arm about you, Baby I thought the day you left me behind I'd take a stroll and get you right off my mind But now I find that I don't want to walk without the sunshine Why'd you have to turn off all that su...

I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast I fall in love too terribly hard, for love to ever last My heart should be well schooled, 'cause I've been fooled in the past And still I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast I fall in love too ea...

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

I love you Hums the April breeze. I love you Echo the hills. I love you The golden dawn agrees As once more she sees Daffodils. It’s spring again And birds on the wing again Start to sing again That old melody. I love you, That’s the song of songs And it al...

1. I love you truly, truly, dear; Life with its sorrow, life with its tear, Fades into dreams when I feel you are near, For I love you truly, truly, dear. 2. Ah, love, 'tis something to feel your kind hand, Ah, yes, 'tis something by your side to stand; Gone...

My love must be a kind of blind love I can't see anyone but you Sha bop sha bop Are the stars out tonight I don't know if it's cloudy or bright I only have eyes for you dear The moon may be high But I can't see a thing in the sky I only have eyes for you I...

I remember you-ooh You're the one who made my dreams come true A few kisses ago I remember you-ooh You're the one who said "I love you, too" Yes, I do, didn'tcha know? I remember, too, a distant bell and stars that fell Like the rain out of the blue-ooh-ooh-...

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

I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That this heart of mine embraces all day through In that small café, the park across the way The children's carousel, the chestnut trees The wishing well I'll be seeing you in every lovely summer's day In ever...

I'm writing you, my dear, Just to tell you, In September, you remember 'Neath the old apple tree You whispered to me When it blossomed again, you'd be mine. I've waited until I could claim you, I hope I've not waited in vain. For when it's spring in the valle...

I'll never smile again' til I smile at you I'll never laugh again, what good would it do? For tears would fill my eyes, My heart would realize That our romance is through. I'll never love again, I'm so in love with you I'll never thrill again to somebody new...

This lovely day will lengthen into evening, We'll sigh good-bye to all we've ever had, Alone where we have walked together, I'll remember April and be glad I'll be content, you loved me once in April, Your lips were warm, and love an' spring were new, Bu...

You may not be an angel 'Cause angels are so few But until the day that one comes along I'll string along with you I'm looking for an angel To sing my love song to And until the day that one comes along I'll sing my song to you For every little fault that yo...

Have you met Dolores? She's queen of the forest Have you met Olivia? Her I'd gladly give ya Have you met the queen, the rulah, Tallulah For that gal Tallulah I would fight a duela, I would climb a hillah, I'll paddle to Priscilla, But this is getting sillah, I...

I'll walk alone But to tell you the truth, I'll be lonely I don't mind being lonely When my heart tells me you are lonely, too I'll walk alone They'll ask me why and I'll tell them I'd rather There are dreams I must gather Dreams we fashioned the night you he...

I'm always chasing rainbows Watching clouds drifting by My schemes are just like all my dreams Ending in the sky Some fellows look and find the sunshine I always look and find the rain Some fellows make a winning sometimes I never even make a gain Believe me,...

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 d...

The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing But I can weather the storm! What do I care how much it may storm? I've got my love to keep me warm. I can't remember a worse December Just watch those icicles form! What do I care if icicles form? I've got my love to k...

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

If I loved you, Time and again I would try to say All I'd want you to know. If I loved you, Words wouldn't come in an easy way Round in circles I'd go! Longin' to tell you, But afraid and shy, I'd let my golden chances pass me by! Soon you'd leave me, Off you...

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, But if I were a lamp I'd light, Or if I were a banner I'd wave! Ask me...

If you've got the money, I've got the time We'll go honky tonkin' and we'll have a time We'll make all the night spots, do the dance and dine If you've got the money, honey, I've got the time ~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ There ain't no use to tarry, so let's start out tonig...

Imagination is funny It makes a cloudy day sunny Makes a bee think of honey Just as 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, and...

Sue wants a barbecue, Sam wants to boil a ham, Grace votes for Bouillabaisse stew. Jake wants a weeny bake, Steak and a layer cake, He'll get a tummy ache too. We'll rent a tent or tepee. Let the town crier cry. And if it's RSVP This is what I'll reply In the...

In the still of the night As I gaze out of my window At the moon in it's flight My thoughts all stray, stray to you In the still of the night While the world lies in slumber Oh the times without number When I say to you Do you love me Just like I love you Ar...

Hide your heart from sight, Lock your dreams at night. It could happen to you. Don't count stars! Or you might stumble! Someone drops a sigh, And down you tumble. Keep an eye on spring! Run when church bells ring! It could happen to you. All I did was wonder,...

Howdy folks, let's go for a ride Get your favorite one to sit by your side Cuddle up in a sleigh Giddyap Nellie Grey And away we go. While you listen to the sleigh bells ring You're yodeling to your baby You'll feel nice and warm no matter how cold it may be...

The chimes of time ring out the news Another day is through Someone slipped and fell Was that someone you? You may have longed for added strength Your courage to renew Do not be disheartened For I have news for you It is no secret what God can do What He's d...

It was written in the stars What was written in the stars shall be It was written in the skies That the heart and not the eyes shall see And so whether it bring joy Whether it bring woe It shall be done Now suddenly I know You are the one Here as in...

My dearest, my darling, Tomorrow is near. The sun will bring showers, Of sadness, I fear. Your lips won't be smiling, Your eyes will not shine. For, I know tomorrow, That your love won't be mine. It's almost tomorrow, But what can I do? Your kisses...

It's great to be alive To work from nine to five To have a piece of land to farm It's great to be alive To have a car to drive And have your baby on your arm In spite of bills And other minor ills Somehow we manage to survive It's great to be in love To hav...

Jambalay-a Jambalay-a Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and film gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me-o, my-o Me gotta go, pole the...

Dashing through the snow On a one-horse open sleigh, Over the fields we go, Laughing all the way; Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright, What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! O what fu...

It's June in January Because I'm in love It always is spring in my heart With you in my arms. The snow is just white blossoms That fall from above. And here is the reason, my dear, Your magical charms. The night is cold The trees are bare But I can feel the...

Want you to know I go for your squeezin' Want you to know it really is pleasin' Want you to know I ain't for no teasin' Treat me sweet and gentle when you say goodnight Just squeeze me but please don't tease me I get sentimental when you hold me tight Just...

Lord I which I was a catfish swimming in the sea With lots of pretty women Lordy fishing after me Then I'd move Then I'd move Then I'd move to Kansas City honey, baby where they don't want you Now they call me pretty Papa the swellist guy in town The women's...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ If you see my darling with somebody new, Keep it a secret whatever you do. Why should you tell me and break my poor heart? Then foolish pride would just drive us apart. If you see my darling in some rendezvous, Painting the town with a girl he once...

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've bought some corn for popping The lights are turned way down low Let It Snow! Let...

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...

Long ago and far away, I dreamed a dream one day. And now that dream is here beside me. Long the skies were overcast but now the clouds have passed. You're here at last... Chills run up and down my spine, Aladdin's lamp is mine. The dream I dreamed was not de...

It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for a year but ever and a day The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know May just be passing fancies and in time may go But oh, my dear, our love is here to stay Together we're going a long, long way...

Talk me no small talk, Lie me no lies! Spare me that tired gleam, From out of those dreamy eyes! 'Cause I can do without it. Love me good! Love me good! Or it's goody goodbye. Plan me no big plans! Hand me no line! Play me no charmer's part, Misle...

Once in the dear dead days beyond recall. When on the world the mists began to fall, Out of the dreams that rose in happy throng Low to our hearts love sang an old sweet song And in the dusk where fell the firelight gleam Softly it wove itself into our dream...

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

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~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ That night in Manhattan was the start of it We lived it and we loved every part of it The glow of moonlight in the park The lights that spell your name The autumn breeze that fanned the spark That set our hearts aflame Our kiss was a sky-ride to...

My heart cries for you Sighs for you, dies for you My arms long for you Please, come back to me If you're in Arizona I'll follow you If you're in Oklahoma, I'll be there too You'll have a million chances to start anew Because my love is endless for you...

My old flame I can't even think of his name But it's funny now and then How my thoughts go flashing back again To my old flame My old flame My new lovers, all seem so tame For I haven't met a gent So magnificent or elegant As my old flame I've met so many Wh...

Though we're called a people of serious mind, 'Tis often we dance, 'tis often we sing. And bein' as human as all human-kind, We aren't superior to havin' a fling. I'm taking the fling of a lifetime. The fling of a husband and wife-time. A-when I a-went roman...

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...

No Other Love can warm my heart Now that I've known the comfort of your arms No other love. Oh the sweet contentment that I find with you Every Time Every Time. No other lips could want you more For I was born to glory in your kiss. Forever yours I was...

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...

Ol' man river That ol' man river He don't say nothing But he must know something Cause he just keeps rolling He keeps rolling along Rollin' along He don't plant tators He don't plant cotton Them that plants 'em is soon forgotten But ol' man river He keeps roll...

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

I walked on London Bridge last night, I saw you by the lamppost light. Then bells rang out in sleepy London'town, And London Bridge came tumbling down. The sky was hidden by a mist, But just like magic when we kissed. The moon and stars were shining all aroun...

Walked with no one and talked with no one And I had nothing but shadows Then one morning you passed And I brightened at last Now I greet the day and complete the day With the sun in my heart All my worry blew away When you taught me how to say Grab your coat...

It’s quarter to three There’s no one in the place except you and me So set them up, Joe I’ve got a little story you oughta know We’re drinking, my friend To the end of a brief episode So make it one for my baby One more for the road. I've got the routine So d...

You're clear out of this world When I'm looking at you, I hear out of this world The music that no mortal ever knew. You're right out of a book, The fairy tale I read when I was so high; No armoured knight out of a book Could find a more enchanted Lorelei tha...

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...

Come with me where moonbeams light Tahitian skies And the starlit waters linger in our eyes Native hills are calling, to them we belong And we'll cheer each other with the Pagan love song Come with me where moonbeams light Tahitian skies And the starlit water...

O, there will be peace in the valley for me, one day There will be peace in the valley for me, I pray No sadness, no sorrow, no more trouble there will be There will be peace in the valley for me You know the bear will be gentle you know wolves gonna b...

When Madam Pompadour was on a ballroom floor Said all the gentlemen "Obviously," "The madam has the cutest personality" And think of all the books about do Barry's looks What was it made her the toast of Paree? She had a well-developed personality (What did...

Won't you play some simple melody Like my mother sang to me One with a good old-fashioned harmony Play some simple melody Musical demon, set your honey a-dreamin', Won't you play me some rag Just change that classical nag to some sweet beautiful drag If you w...

Powder your face with sunshine Put on a great big smile Make up your eyes with laughter Folks will be laughing with you in a little while Whistle a tune of gladness Blue never was in style The future's brighter when hearts are lighter Smile, smile, smile [Pow...

He always sings raggy music to the cattle As he swings back and forward in the saddle On a horse that is syncopated, gaited And there's such a funny meter to the roar of his repeater How they run when they hear that fellow's gun Because the Western folks all k...

Deep within my heart lies a melody A song of old San Antone Where in dreams I live with a memory Beneath the stars all alone It was there I found beside the Alamo Enchantment strange as the blue up above A moonlit pass that only she would know Still hears my b...

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...

[ Pretty, pretty ribbons, lovely, lovely ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair] I peeked in to say goodnight, And then I heard my baby's prayer. "And for me some scarlet ribbons, Scarlet ribbons for my hair." [ Pretty, pretty ribbons, lovely, lovely ribbons]...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ The leaves of brown came tumblin' down, remember, In September in the rain The sun went out just like a dying ember That September in the rain To every word of love I heard you whisper The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain Though spring is...

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

In the sleepy town of San Juanita, There's a story that a Padre tells, Of a gay senor and senorita, And the Serenade of the Bells. Seems they asked the Padre for permission, To be married early in the spring, But their folks had made just one condition, That...

Oh... (CHORUS): Shrimp boats is a-comin' Their sails are in sight Shrimp boats is a-comin' There's dancin' tonight Why don't 'cha hurry hurry hurry home Why don't 'cha hurry hurry hurry home Look here! The shrimp boats is a-comin' There's dancin' tonight (Sh...

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, .... Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love's pure light....

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...

There's a little brown road windin' over the hill To a little white cot by the sea There's a little green gate At whose trellis I wait While two eyes of blue Come smilin' through at me ~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ And if ever I'm left in this world all alone I shall wait f...

They asked me how I knew my true love was true, I of course replied, something here inside cannot be denied. They said someday you'll find all who love are blind, When your heart's on fire, you must realize, Smoke gets in your eyes. So I chaffed and then I gai...

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...

Oh, give me something to remember you by When you are far away from me Just a little something, meaning love cannot die No matter where you chance to be Though I'll pray for you, Night and day for you, It will see me through like a charm Till your returning....

Somewhere, my love there will be songs to sing Although the snow covers the hope of spring Somewhere a hill blossoms in green and gold And there are dreams all that your heart can hold Someday we'll meet again my love Someday whenever the spring breaks throug...

Speak low, when you speak love Our summer day withers away too soon, too soon Speak low, when you speak love Our moment is swift, Like ships adrift we're swept apart too soon Speak low, darling, speak low Love is a spark lost in the dark too soon, too soon. I...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Spring is here! Why doesn't my heart go dancing? Spring is here! Why isn't the waltz entrancing? No desire, no ambition leads me Maybe it's because nobody needs me Spring is here! Why doesn't the breeze delight me? Stars appear, Why doesn't th...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate to see that evening sun go down My baby, he done left this town Feelin' tomorrow just like I feel today Feelin' tomorrow just like I feel today I gonna pack my trunk and make my getaway St. Louis wo...

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...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ When you've climbed the highest mountain, When a cloud holds the sunshine in, Suddenly there's a valley, Where the earth knows peace with man. When a storm hides the distant rainbow, And you think you can't find a friend. Suddenly there's a valle...

Symphony Symphony of love Music from above How does it start? You walk in And the song begins Singing violins Start in my heart Then you speak The melody seems to rise Then you sigh It sighs and it softly dies Symphony, sing to me Then we kiss And it's clea...

Here I go again, I hear those trumpets blow again. All aglow again, Takin' a chance on love. Here I slide again About to take that ride again. Starry-eyed again, Takin' a chance on love. I thought that cards were a frame-up, I never would try. But now I...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Did you say (that) I've got a lot to learn Well don't think I'm trying not to learn Since this is the perfect spot to learn Teach me tonight. Starting with the ABC of it Right down to the XYZ of it Help me solve the mystery of it Teach me tonight...

You came, I was alone I should have known you were temptation You smiled, luring me on My heart was gone, you were temptation It would be thrilling If you were willing If it can never be Pity me for you are temptation and I am yours Here is my heart, take it...

I was dancin' with my darlin' to the Tennessee Waltz When an old friend I happened to see I introduced her to my loved one And while they were dancin' My friend stole my sweetheart from me. I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz Now I know just how much...

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

The moon belongs to everyone The best things in life are free The stars belong to everyone They gleam there for you and me The flowers in spring The robins that sing The sunbeams that shine They're yours, they're mine And love can come to everyone The best t...

The moment I saw him smile I knew he was just my style My only regret is we've never met Though I dream of him all the while But he doesn't know I exist No matter how I may persist So it's clear to see there's no hope for me Though I live at fifty-one-thirty-...

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...

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

The gentleman is a dope, A man of many faults, A clumsy Joe Who wouldn't know A rumba from a waltz. The gentleman is a dope And not my cup of tea; Why do I get in a dither? He doesn't belong to me! The gentleman isn't bright, He doesn't know the score; A cak...

Is she looking straight at me or is it my imagination Some kind of illusion or prestidigitation I cross the room to a standing ovation A hesitation at my sudden invitation I'll be an engine tug your caboose, two legs hypotenuse Come on baby put me to use,...

Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and delights me, oh no Its just the nearness of you It isn't your sweet conversation That brings this sensation, oh no Its just the nearness of you When you're in my arms and I feel you so close t...

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

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suffering and shame; And I love that old cross where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain. So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will clin...

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 ever so...

The boatrides we would take The moonlight on the lake The way we danced and hummed our favorite song The things we did last summer I'll remember all winter long The midway and the fun The Kewpie dolls we won The bell I (you) rang to prove that I was (you wer...

"Clang, clang, clang" went the trolley "Ding, ding, ding" went the bell "Zing, zing, zing" went my heartstrings For the moment I saw him I fell "Chug, chug, chug" went the motor "Bump, bump, bump" went the brake "Thump, thump, thump" went my heartstrings When...

To the tables down at Mory's To the place where Louie dwells To the dear old Temple bar we love so well Sing the Whiffenpoofs assembled with their glasses raised on high And the magic of their singing casts it's spell Yes, the magic of their singing of the so...

I was just minding my business Life was a beautiful song Didn't have a care nor worry Then you had to come along I fell in love with you first time I looked into them there eyes You've got a certain lil' cute way of flirtin' With them there eyes They make me f...

A heart that's true, there are such things A dream for two, there are such things Someone to whisper "Darling you're my guiding star" Not caring what you own but just what you are A peaceful sky, there are such things A rainbow high where heaven sings S...

I'd like to get away, Junior Somewhere alone with you It could be oh, so gay, Junior You need a laugh Or two A certain place I know, Frankie Where funny people can have fun That's where the two will go, Darling Before you can count up One, two, three. For t...

I feel the autumn breeze It steals 'cross my pillow As soft as a will-o'-the-wisp And in it's song there is sadness Because there's no you The lonely autumn trees How softly they're sighing For summer is dying They know that in my heart There's no gladness Be...

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

They say that falling in love is wonderful It's wonderful, so they say And with a moon up above, it's wonderful It's wonderful, so they tell me I can't recall who said it, I know, I never read it I only know they tell me that love is grand and The thing that'...

This isn't sometime, this is always This isn't maybe, this is always This is love, the real beginning of forever This isn't just midsummer madness A passing glow, a moment's gladness Yes, it's love, I knew it on the night we met You tied a string around my...

Smile the while you kiss me sad adieu When the clouds roll by, I'll come to you Then the skies will seem more blue Down in lovers lane, my dearie Wedding bells will ring so merrily Every tear will be a memory So wait and pray each night for me Till we meet ag...

You're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words Like glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous It's all too wonderful, I'll never find the words That say enough, tell enough, I mean they just aren't swell enough You're much too much and just too ver...

I'm a roaming cowboy riding all day long, Tumbleweeds around me sing their lonely song. Nights underneath the prairie moon, I ride along and sing this tune. See them tumbling down Pledging their love to the ground Lonely but free I'll be found Drifting along...

We have been gay, going our way Life has been beautiful, we have been young After you've gone, life will go on Like an old song we have sung When I grow too old to dream I'll have you to remember When I grow too old to dream Your love will live in my heart So...

Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should ev'rybody pity me, Nighttime's falling, folks are a singin', they dance till break of day Dear Old Southland with it's dreamy songs Takes me back there where I belong How I'd love to be in mammy's arms When...

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...

Why can't you behave? Oh, why can't you behave? After all the things you told me, And the promises that you gave, Oh, why can't you behave? Why, why, why can't you be good? I was faithful and true but what good will it do And do, do just as you should? Yes...

(Wind in the willow tree) Wind in the willow Will he be mine Tell me, tell me true [CHORUS] Wind in the willow Tell him that I Will be ever faithful and true [VERSE 3] Moon up above shine my love Tell him of how I yearn Wave of the sea tell him for me I'll...

Sleigh bells ring are you listening In the lane snow is glistening A beautiful sight we're happy tonight Walking in a winter wonderland Gone away is the bluebird Here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song as we go along Walking in a winter wonderland In...

(With a little bit...) (With a little bit...) (With a little bit of human luck) The lord above gave man an arm of iron So he could do his job and never shirk The lord above gave man an arm of iron But! (With a little bit of luck) (With a little bit of luck)...

Yes, indeed! [Chorus:] Yes, indeed! Yes, indeed! Get to making with the jive, boy You'll shout when it hits you Yes indeed Yes yes Yes you'll shout when it hits you Yes indeed When the spirit moves you you'll shout hallelujah I mean When it it hits y...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet sequestered days Olden days, golden days Days of mad romance and love Then gay youth was mine, truth was mine Joyous free and flaming life, forsooth was mine Sad am I, glad am I For today I'm dreami...

See the pyramids along the Nile Watch the sunrise on a tropic isle But just remember, darling, all the while You belong to me See the marketplace in old Algiers Send me photographs and souvenirs Just remember when a dream appears You belong to me I'l...

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

You'll never know just how much I miss you You'll never know just how much I care And if I tried, I still couldn't hide my love for you You ought to know, for haven't I told you so A million or more times? You went away and my heart went with you I speak you...