Lou Rawls

Gypsy woman told my momma, before I was born You got a boy-child comin', gonna be a son-of-a-gun Gonna make these pretty women, jump and shout And the world will only know, a-what it's all about Y'know I'm here Everybody knows I'm here And I'm the hooch...

They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad Wednesday's worse, and Thursday's also sad Yes the eagle flies on Friday, and Saturday I go out to play Eagle flies on Friday, and Saturday I go out to...

You ask how much I love you must I explain I need you oh my darling like roses need rain You ask how long I'll love you I'll tell you true Until the 12th of never I'll still be loving you Hold me close never let me go Hold me close melt my heart like april sn...

This is the end of a beautiful friendship, It ended a moment ago. This is the end of a beautiful friendship, I know, 'Cause your eyes told me so. We've always been Like sister and brother, Until tonight, When we looked at each other. That was the end of a be...

Our little dream castle with every dream gone, Is lonely and silent, the shades are all drawn, And my heart is heavy as I gaze upon A cottage for sale The lawn we were proud of is waving in hay, Our beautiful garden has withered away, Where you planted roses,...

I've got a couple more years on you, baby, that's all. I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall. And it ain't that I'm wiser, It's only that I've spent more time with my back to the wall. And I've picked up a couple more years on you, baby, that's...

This is a lovely way to spend an evening Can't think of anything I'd rather do This is a lovely way to spend an evening Can't think of anyone as lovely as you A casual stroll through a garden A kiss by a lazy lagoon Catching a breath of moonlight Humming our...

Does she love me, with all her heart should I worry, when we're apart it's a lover's question, I'd like to know. Does she need me, as she pretends is this a game, well then will I win it's a lover's question, I'd like to know I'd like to know when she's not...

You know, there was a time when, if someone told you to do something, you did it. Bam. Right on. No questions asked. It was "yes, sir" and "yes, mam." You never said no, you know? Huh. But, you know, things are changing nowadays. It's a new day, babies. Folks...

[Chorus] I've been so many places In my life and time I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhyme I've acted out my love in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you I know your image of me Is what I...

After the lights go down low, baby, you know There'll be no reason for teasin' me so. And when the dancin' is thru and folks will be few I'll be here sittin' with no one but you And I'll be needin you so after the lights go down low. I want to hold you,...

You build my hopes so high And then you let me down so low It makes no difference, darling I just love you more and more And every time you smile You know I'm smiling with you Every time you cry You know I she'd a few tears too Ain't that loving you, baby Ai...

Well, if I don't love you baby Grits ain't groceries, eggs ain't poultry And Mona Lisa was a man All around the world I'd-a rather be a fly I'll lite on my baby n' stay with her 'till I die With a toothpick in my hand, I'd dig a ten foot ditch And run through...

When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you, all the way Happy to be near you When you need someone to cheer you, all the way Taller than the tallest tree is That's how it's got to feel Deeper than the deep blue see is That's how deep it goes, i...

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I'm found. Was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to feel And grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed....

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen Sing it over Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen See the little baby Wrapped in a manger On Christmas morning Singing in a temple Talking with the elders Tomorrow there's wisdom Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen Hallelujah Amen, Amen, Amen, A...

Another Saturday nigt and I ain't got nobody I have some money 'cause i just got paid How I wish I had someone to talk to I'm in awful mess I blew in town 1 week ago, I ain't seen a lotta girls since then If I could find'em I could get'em but as yet I have'nt...

Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And auld lang syne For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne We'll take a cup o' kindness yet For auld lang syne And surely ye'll be your pint stowp And sur...

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 long And soon I'll hear old winter's song But I miss you most of all my darling W...

You got me runnin', you got me hidin' You got me run, hide, hide, run, any way you wanna let it roll Yeah, yeah, yeah, you got me doin' what you want baby what you want let it go I'm goin' up, I'm goin' down I'm goin' up, down, down, up, any way you wanna l...

Be a beggar, be a thief Be my sunshine or my grief Be anything, but darling, be mine Be a wise man or a fool Treat me tender or be cruel Be anything, but darling, be mine Climb to the top of the ladder Be master of all you survey Fail and it still doesn't mat...

Cold empty bed, springs hard as lead Pains in my head, feel like old Ned What did I do to be so black and blue? No joys for me, no company Even the mouse ran from my house All my life through I've been so black and blue I'm white inside, but that don't...

Blue skies smiling at me Nothing but blue skies do I see Bluebirds singing a song Nothing but bluebirds all day long Never saw the sun shining so bright Never saw things going so right Noticing the days hurrying by When you're in love, my, how they fly...

The gay lights of glamor Are darkened by drama By the blues that I sing for my theme All the soft singing sisters And the torch bearing misters Who just come to listen and dream The soft lights are glowing The champagne is flowing In each customer's...

If you ever change your mind About leaving, about leaving me behind Hey my baby, I want you bring it on home, Bring your sweet loving Bring it on home to me, oh yeah If you ever change your mind About leaving, about leaving me behind Hey my baby, I wa...

Chains of love Has tied my heart to you Chains of love Have made me feel so blue Well, now I'm your prisoner Tell me what you're gonna do Are you gonna leave me Are you gonna make me cry Are you gonna love me Are you gonna make me cry These chains of blues go...

I can't forget the night we met How bright were stars above That precious memory lingers yet When you declared your love And then you went away And now each night and day I wonder why you keep me waiting Charmaine, my Charmaine I wonder when bluebird...

I got the surprise, the surprise of my life I had to stop and stare I saw a man dancing with his own wife And you'll never guess where Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town, that toddlin' town Chicago, Chicago, I'll show you around, I love it Betcha bottom dol...

This is Christmas This is Christmas This is Christmas time (It's Christmas time) Christmas is children who just can't go to sleep Christmas is memories, the kind you always keep Deck the halls and give a cheer For all the things that Christmas is each year C...

I tried so hard, my dear, to show That you're my every dream Yet you're afraid each thing I do Is just some evil scheme A memory from your lonesome past Keeps us so far apart Why can't I free your doubtful mind And melt your cold, cold heart Another love befo...

Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away If you can use some exotic booze There's a bar in far Bombay Come on and fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away Come fly with me, let's float down to Peru In llama land there's a one-man band And he'll toot his flut...

When I was a little bitty baby My mama would rock me in the cradle In them old cotton fields back home It was down in Louisiana Just about a mile from Texarkana In them old cotton fields back home Oh when them cotton bolls get rotten You can't pick very much...

I was born in a city the called the Windy City And they called it the Windy City because of the Hawk. The hawk. The all mighty Hawk Mr. Wind Takes care of plenty business around winter time The place that I lived in Was on a street that a Happened to be one of...

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! 'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Don we now our gay apparel, Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa, la, la, la, la, l...

Did you ever love a woman And you loved her with all your might Did you ever love a woman And you loved her with all your might Well, and you knew all the time That the woman wasn't treating you right You fix her breakfast in the morning Stay at home everyday...

Hush now, don't explain Just say you'll remain I'm glad you're back Don't explain I said, quiet, don't explain What is there for you to gain You can skip that I'm glad you are back You don'thave to explain You know that I love you And what love endures All m...

Baby, do you understand now? Sometimes I feel a little mad But, don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel When things go wrong I seem to be bad 'Cause I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh, Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood If I...

Down here in the ground It ain't no place for living No, no, no Down here on the ground Watching the sparrows fly high I watch the birds As they make their wings Flying solid free How I wish it were me But I'm down here on the ground And I'm wanting...

Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I have the blues When you see me worried baby Because it's you I hate to lose Oh nobody loves me, nobody seems to care Yes nobody loves me, nobody seems to care Speaking of bad luck and trouble Wel...

Everything must change And nothing stays the same Everyone must change No one stays the same You know, the young become the old And mysteries do unfold Because that's the way of time Nothing and no one goes unchanged There are not many things in life That yo...

You made a fool of me, But them broken dreams have got to end. Hey, woman, you got the blues, 'Cause you ain't got no one else to use. There's an open road that leads nowhere, So just make some miles between here and there. There's a hole in my head whe...

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all Sad songs is all I know I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all Sad songs is all I know It has a sweet melody tonight Anybody can sing it any old time What...

It's so nice to see All the folks you love together Sittin' and talkin' 'bout All the things that's been goin' down It's been a long, long time Since we had a chance to get together Nobody knows the next time we see each other Maybe years and years from now...

Birds flying high, you know how I feel Sun in the sky, you know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me And I'm feelin'good Fish in the sea, you know how I feel River runnin' free, you know h...

My girl don't love me She treats me oh, so mean My girl don't love me She treats me awfull mean She's the meanest girl That I've ever seen She wears real tight skirts Stripes are really yellow She wears real tight skirts Stripes are really yellow Bu...

Oh, he's got a fine brown frame I wonder what could be his name He looks good to me, and all I can see Is his fine brown frame How long have you been around Mister when did you hit this big town I wanna scream 'cos I've never seen Such a fine brown frame All...

Just yesterday mornin', they let me know you were gone Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I tho...

There's something happening here And what it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I've got to beware Think it's time we stop children, what's that sound Everybody look what's goin' down There's battle lines being drawn And nob...

For you, my love, I'd do most anything, For you, my love, I'd do most anything, I love you baby, and I hope you feel the same! For you, my love, I'd swim the ocean blue, For you, my love, I'd swim the ocean blue, There's nothing in this world that I woul...

What makes me treat you the way I do Gee, Baby ain't I good to you There's nothing in the world Too good for a girl that's good and true Gee, Baby ain't I good to you Bought you a fur coat for Christmas A diamond ring A big Cadillac car And everything It's lov...

Georgia, hey Georgia, The whole day through Just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind Well I'm talkin' 'bout Georgia Sweet, sweet Georgia A song of you It comes as sweet and as clear As moonlight through the pines Yeah, hey Other arms reach out to me A...

You got to give the people, now Give the people what they want Well, well, well, well No, don't know you You got to give the people Give the people what they want? But I done been all over the world And everybody feels the same It's a unanimous decision I sa...

Sunday is gloomy, my hours are slumberless Dearest the shadows I live with are numberless Little white flowers will never awaken you Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you Angels have no thought of ever returning you Would they be angry if I thought...

Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said 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 more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't, they...

God rest you merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our savior Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy From God our heavenl...

Goin' to Chicago, sorry but I can't take you. Goin' to Chicago, baby, but I just can't take you. There ain't nothin' in Chicago that a monkey woman like you can do. When you see me comin' baby, raise your window high. When you see me comin' baby, raise yo...

Once there was a way for you to get back home again Once there was a way for you to get back home Sleep little darling, I don't want you to cry And I will sing a lullaby Yes, I do Golden slumbers fill your eyes And the smiles awake you when you rise Sleep lit...

Good day sunshine Good day sunshine Good day sunshine I need to laugh, and when the sun is out I've got something I can laugh about I feel good, in a special way I'm in love and it's a sunny day Good day sunshine Good day sunshine Good day sunshine...

Good morning blues Blues how do you do Good morning blues Blues how do you do Babe, I feel alright But I come to worry you Baby, it's Christmas time And I wanna see Santa Claus Baby, it's Christmas time And I wanna see Santa Claus Don't show me, my pretty bab...

Goodnight, my love Pleasant dreams, sleep tight, my love May tomorrow be sunny and bright And draw you closer to me Before you go There's just one thing I'd like to know If your love is still warm for me Or has it grown cold? If you should awake in the sti...

I was alone, I took a ride, I didn't know what I would find there Another road where maybe I could see another kind of mind there Ooh, then I suddenly see you, Ooh, did I tell you I need you Every single day of my life You didn't run, you didn't lie You knew...

Groovy people I like to be around Groovy, groovy people I don't like nobody that's got an ego I don't like to sit around and hold a conversation With somebody who don't know where he wants to go Give me the simple life Full of fun and joy Can't you see, I'm...

Hark! the herald angels sing, - "Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled." Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th' angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem." Hark!...

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Let your heart be light From now on, our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay From now on our troubles will be miles away. Here we are as in olden days, Happy golde...

He's got the whole world in His hands, He's got the whole world in His hands, He's got the whole world in His hands, He's got the whole world in His hands. He's got my brothers and my sisters in His hands, He's got my brothers and my sisters in His hands, He'...

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, And I say it's all right Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, here comes the sun And I say it's all right Little darling...

Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come, Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home, When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is He: His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me; His eye is on the sparrow, and I k...

Gypsy woman told my momma, before I was born You got a boy-child comin', gonna be a son-of-a-gun Gonna make these pretty women, jump and shout And the world will only know, a-what it's all about Y'know I'm here Everybody knows I'm here And I'm the hooch...

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed. [Chorus] Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How g...

Ain't got the change of a nickel Ain't got no bounce in my shoes Ain't go no fancy to tickle I ain't got nothing but the blues Ain't got no coffee that's perking Ain't got no winnings to lose Ain't got a dream that is working I ain't got nothing but the blues...

Now you know me You know how proud I am And what I'm gonna tell you now Won't be easy to say Before I left your side Ooh, I was so happy then But I've been so lonely Since I've been away Oh, baby I've tried and I know I can't make it alone It's such a hard w...

Hello girl it's been a while Guess you'll be glad to know That I've learned how to laugh and smile Getting over you was slow They say old lovers can be good friends But I never thought I'd really see you I'd really see you again I go crazy When I look...

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

I don't want you be no slave I don't want you work all day I don't want 'cause I'm sad and blue I just want to make love to you, baby Love to you, baby Love to you, baby Love to you I don't want you cook my bread I don't want you make my bed I don't want your...

I love you, yes I do, I want you, yes I do, I know you know it's true From the way I look at you. You love me, yes you do, You need me, I need you; That's why I'm never blue Since I first laid eyes on you. I guess you knew it from the start, From th...

Baby, we got to have a little talk I ought to pack up my things and walk I know a dollar goes from hand to hand But before I let you go from man to man I'd rather drink muddy water Sleep out in a hollow log I work for you like a Georgia mule My friends...

I'll see you in my dreams And I'll hold you in my dreams Someone took you right out of my arms Still I feel the thrill of your charms Lips that once were mine Tender eyes that shine They will light my way tonight I'll see you in my dreams Oh, someone...

I've got you under my skin I've got you deep in the heart of me So deep in my heart, that you're really a part of me I've got you under my skin I've tried so not to give in I've said to myself this affair never will go so well But why should I try to resist,...

As I review my life with you Since the days of old I wouldn't think of changing things For all the World and its gold If I had my life to live over I'd do the same things again I'd still want to roam Near the place we called home Where my happiness ne...

If it's the last thing I do, I'll make you mine Darling, the first thing is you in my design Just like the stars guard the moon above me That's just how I'll guard our love So love me, please love me If it's the last thing I do, I'll take your hand And thoug...

When your good gal done quit ya And the sun is going down You sit down in your swing And then you're gonna sing In the evening, in the evening Baby, when the sun goes down In the evening, baby when the sun goes down Well, ain't it lonesome, man ain't h...

Into each life some rain must fall But too much is falling in mine Into each heart some tears must fall But some day the sun will shine Some folks can lose the blues in their hearts But when I think of you another shower starts Into each life some rain must f...

When I was seventeen It was a very good year It was a very good year for small town girls And soft summer nights We'd hide from the lights On the village green When I was seventeen When I was twenty-one It was a very good year It was a very good year...

Kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again. It's been a long, long time. Haven't felt like this, my dear Since I can't remember when. It's been a long, long time You'll never know how many dreams I've dreamed about you. Or just how empty they al...

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun Now the jingle hop has begun Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time Dancing and prancing in Ji...

Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing. Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ;...

Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, Daily walking close to Thee, Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. I am weak, but Thou art strong, Jesus, keep me from all wrong, I’ll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Just a clo...

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 sq...

I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come They got a crazy way of loving there And I'm gonna get me some. I'll be standing on the corner On the corner of Twelfth Street and Vine I'm gonna be standing o...

Lady love, your love is peaceful Like the summer's breeze My lady love, with love that's tender As a baby's touch You give me all of the things That I need so much You're my world, lady love Lady love, your love is cooling Like the winter snow My lady love, w...

Let's burn down the cornfield Let's burn down the cornfield And we can listen to it burn You hide behind the oak tree You hide behind the oak tree Stay out of danger 'till I return Oh, it's so good On a cold night To have a fire Burnin' warm and brigh...

Talk to me baby Tell me what's the matter now Tell me, baby what's the matter now? Are you tryin' to quit me, baby But you don't know how I've been your slave Ever since I've been your babe I've been your slave Ever since I've been your babe But before I see...

For every little kiss there's a little teardrop For every single thrill there's another heartache The road is rough The going gets tough Love is a hurtin' thing Oh, love is a hurtin' thing When you're in my arms I'm a king on a throne But when we're a...

Make the world go away Get it off my shoulder Say the things we used to say And make the world, make it go away Do you remember when you loved me Before the world took you away Well if you do, then forgive me And make the world, make it go away Make the world...

You can talk about your love affairs Here's one I must tell to you All night long they sit upon the stairs He holds her close and starts to coo My little Margie I'm always thinking of you Margie, I'll tell the world I love you Don't forget your promise...

Shades of night are falling and I'm lonely Standing on the corner feeling blue Sweethearts out for fun Pass me one by one Guess I'll wind up like I always do With only Me and my shadow Strolling down the avenue Me and my shadow Not a soul to tell our...

Sometimes I get disgusted, yeah My mind goes up and down Sometimes I get disgusted My mind goes round and round Well, now my woman has quit me Now I'm feelin' low down This is a mean old world to live in And I'm just travelin' through This is a mean old worl...

Boy, hand me down my walking cane Boy, hand me down my walking cane Hand me down my walking cane I'm gonna take me a stroll down memory lane Many a girl, I changed to love and woo Many a girl, I changed to love and woo Many a girl, I changed to love and...

Merry, merry Christmas, baby Sure did treat me nice I said merry Christmas, baby Sure did treat me nice Gave me diamond rings for Christmas Now I'm living in paradise Well, I'm feeling mighty fine Got good music on my radio Well, I'm feeling mighty fine Got...

Life is a book that we study Some of its leaves bring a sigh There it was written by a buddy That we must part, you and I Nights are long since you went away I think about you all through the day My buddy, my buddy Nobody quite so true Miss your voice, the t...

Nearer, My God to Thee Nearer to Thee Even though it be a cross That raiseth me Still, all my song shall be Nearer, My God to Thee Nearer, My God to Thee Nearer to Thee Though like the wanderer The sun gone down Darkness be over me My rest a stone Yet in my...

Let's take it nice and easy It's gonna be so easy For us to fall in love Hey baby what's your hurry Relax and don't you worry We're gonna fall in love We're on the road to romance - that's safe to say But let's make all the stops along the way The problem n...

I've got no chauffeur to chauffeur me I've got no servant to serve my tea But I'm as happy as a man can be Because I've got a girl who loves nobody but me I don't own stock in no stock exchange I don't hold claim to no real estate But I'm not living my...

(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...

[Refrain] 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! God of God, Light of Light,...

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

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...

There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, There's a bright golden haze on the meadow, The corn is as high as an elephants eye, An' it looks like it's climbing clear up in the sky. Oh, what a beautiful mornin', Oh, what a beautiful day. I got a beautif...

Ol' man river, that ol' man river He must know something, but he don't say nothing Oh no, he just keeps rollin' He keeps on rollin' along, rollin' along Well, he don' plant taters, oh no, he don't plant cotton And them that plants 'em they are soon forgotten...

On a clear day, rise and look around you And you'll see who you are On a clear day how it will astound you That the glow of your being outshines every star You'll feel part of every mountain, sea, and shore You can hear from far and near a world you've never...

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway They say there's always magic in the air But when you're walking down that street And you ain't had enough to eat The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere They say the girls are somethin else on Broadway Bu...

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

Oh well, I'm tired and so weary But I must go alone Till the Lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes Well the morning's so bright And the lamp is alight And the night, night is as black as the sea, oh yes There will be peace in the valley for me, some day...

Telephone line, bad connection And I'm half asleep Makin' conversation with you should be easy But it ain't Wish you could be with me There would be no problem Our communication's bad And I want to see you again Person to person, face to face Person to person...

Hold your breath, make a wish Now count to three Come with me and you'll be In a world of pure imagination Take a look and you'll see Into your imagination We'll begin with a spin Trav'ling in the world of my creation What we'll see will defy Explanation If...

Old rockin' chair's got me, my cane by my side Fetch me that gin, son, 'fore I tan your hide Can't get from this cabin, goin' nowhere Just set me here grabbin' at the flies round this rockin' chair My dear old aunt Harriet, in Heaven she be Send me sweet...

I got a woman that lives up on a hill I've got a girl that lives up on a hill She wants to quit me Oh, but I love her, still Well, the girl's got eyes like a diamond Teeth, that shine like gold Pretty eyes, like a diamond, teeth that shine like gold Ev...

I've been cherishing, Through the perishing winter nights and days, A funny little phrase That means so much to me, That you've got to be With me heart and soul, For on you the whole thing leans. Come with me and leave the noisy crowds, Sunlight shines for us...

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

Scotch and soda, mud in your eye, Baby, do I feel high, Oh me, oh my, do I feel high. Dry martini, jigger of gin, Oh, what a spell you've got me in, Oh my, do I feel high. People won't believe me, They'll think that I'm just braggin' That I could feel t...

See see rider, see what you have done, Lord, Lord, Lord Made me love you, now your gal has come You made me love you, now your gal has come I'm goin' away, baby, I won't be back till fall, Lord, Lord, Lord Goin' away, baby, won't be back till fall If I find m...

Pardon me, do you have change for a quarter? I gotta make a phone call, thank you Oh, I hope this woman don't take me through no changes today 'Cause I've had a hard day today, man, you know Let me see what's happenin' at the address 'fore I go home How you d...

Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground, you in mid-air. Where are the clowns? Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve? One who keeps tearing around, one who can't move. Where are the clowns? There ought to be clowns. Just when I'd stopped open...

Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna make a sentimental journey To renew old memories Got my bag, got my reservation Spent each dime I could afford Like a child in wild anticipation Long to hear that "All aboard" Seven, that's th...

My baby's gone and died on me. She's gone but I'm not free. Now I know just how much I loved her. Now I just sit there and cry Oh, yes she's gone, Oh, yes she's gone To that land of no return. Got to roam, just got to travel. Any place, any old how. Faraway...

The world of bright lights, Of fortune and fame, Where everybody struggles, Tryin' to make themselves a name. Oh, It's a world full of promises, That sometimes don't ever come true. It's an old, old business, Such a cold, cold business. It's like no...

Silent night, Holy night! All is calm and 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! Son of God, love's pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy fa...

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...

Since I met you baby my whole life has changed Since I met you baby my whole life has changed All my friends tell me I'm not the same Let me tell you Since I met you baby, I'm a happy man Since I met you baby, looks like I'm a happy man I'm gonna try and pl...

I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain What a glorious feeling I'm happy again I'm laughing at clouds so dark above The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love Let the stormy clouds chase everyone from the place Come on with the rain, I've a smile...

Music is a world within itself With a language we all understand With an equal opportunity For all to sing, dance and clap their hands But just because a record has a groove Don't make it in the groove But you can tell right away at letter A When the pe...

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...

Snap your fingers, I'll come runnin' Back to you-ou on bended knee Snap your fingers (doo-doo), I'll come runnin' (doo-doo) I'll be true (doo-doo-doo), take a chance on me (doo-doo-doo) Let your light turn green, baby, I've gotta know Give me some kind of clu...

Something in the way she moves Attracts me like no other lover Something in the way she woos me I don't want to leave her now You know I believe and how Somewhere in her smile she knows That I don't need no other lover Something in her style that shows me I...

They say into your early life romance came ~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ You're smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow, You're nonchalant Your diamonds are shining, You've been dancing, dining with some man in a restaurant Is that all you really want? No. Sophisticate...

It's Spring again I can hear the birds sing again See the flowers start to bud See young people fall in love Well, it's Spring again Thunder showers, they are here again An extra hour for me and you To spend together Pretty colours are everywhere Mother Natu...

Once I was a sentimental thing Throw my heart away each Spring Now a Spring romance Hasn't got a chance Promised my first dance to Winter All I've got to show's a splinter For my little fling Spring, this year has got me feeling like a horse That never left t...

I feel so blue And i feel heart broken What am I living for My baby she went away... and she left me No no no never...to come back No no no more I went down to St. James Infirmary I heard my baby moan. I felt so broken hearted. She used to be my own....

I got the blues, I got the blues, I got those St. Louis blues I hate to see the evening sun go down, I hate to see the evening sun go down, Because my baby, she gone and left this town. If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today, If I feel tomorrow, like I feel t...

Don't know why There's no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my gal and I ain't together Keeps raining all the time Life is bare Gloom and misery everywhere Stormy weather Just can't get my poor old self together I'm weary all the time, the time...

Love laughs at a king Kings don't mean a thing On the street of dreams Dreams broken in two Can be made like new On the street of dreams Gold, sliver and gold All you can hold is in the moonbeams Poor, no one is poor Long as love is sure On the street of dre...

The summer wind, came blowin in, from across the sea It lingered there, so warm and fair, to walk with me All summer long, we sang a song, and strolled on golden sand Two sweethearts, and the summer wind Like painted kites, those days and nights, went flyin b...

Summertime and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high Oh your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin' So hush little baby, don't you cry One of these mornings You're goin' to rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And you'll take th...

That's life, that's what people say. You're riding high in April, Shot down in may. But I know I'm gonna change that tune, When I'm back on top in June. That's life, funny as it seems. Some people get their kicks, Steppin' on dreams; But I don't let it get me...

Lights turned way down low And music soft and slow With someone you love so That's where it's at Your world turned upside down You make not a sound No one else around That's where it's at Your heart, beating fast You're knowing that time will pass But hoping...

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...

The First Noel, the Angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay In fields where they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter's night that was so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel! They looked up and saw a star Shi...

Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes, each one she passes goes - ah When she walks, she's like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gentle That when she passes, each one she passes goes - ah (Ooh) But h...

She gets too hungry for dinner at eight She likes the theatre and never comes late She never bothers with people she'd hate That's why the lady is a tramp Doesn't like crap games with barons or earls Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls Won't dish th...

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane, Ain't got time to take a fast train. Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, My baby wrote me a letter. I don't care how much money I gotta spend, Got to get back to my baby Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, My baby wrot...

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...

I've got no money Could you spare a dime? I got the plan If you got the time If you take me there You can claim your share Of the action Been on the road For a long time now Paid all my dues Oh, I'm ready now If you take me there You can claim your share Of...

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

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 a way too high A teardrop kissed your lips And so did I Now when I re...

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, t...

Some day, 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...

There are many many crazy things That will keep me loving you And with your permission May I list a few The way you wear your hat The way you sip your tea The memory of all that No they can't take that away from me The way your smile just beams The way you s...

Think (think) think (think) think (think)think (think) you think (think) Think (think) think about it You better think (think) think about what you're trying to do to me Yeah, think (think, think), let your mind go, let yourself be free Let's go back, let's...

It's three o'clock in the morning We've danced the whole night through And daylight soon will be dawning Just one more waltz with you That melody so entrancing Seems to be made for us two I could just keep on dancing forever dear with you There goes the three...

I was born in a bunk Mama died and my daddy got drunk Left me here to die or grow In the middle of Tobacco Road I grew up in a dusty shack And all I had was a'hangin' on my back Only you know how I loathe This place called Tobacco Road But it's home...

The sun Come out Tomorrow Bet you bottom dollar that Tomorrow - There'll be sun Just thinkin' about Tomorrow Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow 'Till there's none When I'm stuck in a day That's grey And lonely I just stick up my chin And gri...

Well, I know there's peace on the mountain And that's where I want to go But I just can't rest on the mountaintop Knowin' the trouble down here below Whoa, trouble down here below Well, I know how to make it to the top of the mountain 'Cause I've been there a...

Unforgettable That's what you are Unforgettable Tho' near or far Like a song of love that clings to me How the thought of you does things to me Never before has someone been more Unforgettable in every way And forever more, that's how you'll stay That's why da...

If you want somebody to look after you And you're tired of livin' alone the way that you've been, yeah Don't you worry, don't be shy, call me up and come on by Just walk, walk on, walk on in I said if you need a shoulder you can lean on, yeah Someone to stand...

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...

What now my love Now that you left me How can I live through another day Watching my dreams turn into ashes And all my hopes into bits of clay Once I could see, once I could feel Now I am numb I've become unreal I walk the night, oh, without a goal S...

Maybe I'm old fashioned, feeling as I do Maybe I am living in the past But when I meet the right one I know that I'll be true My first love, it will be my last When I fall in love it will be forever Or I'll never fall in love In a restless world like t...

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 know Kyoto well as a foreigner can No gaijin really knows japan We can walk the streets Take in the view The Kamogawa flows true I'd love to show it to you When the night comes I'm going to stand there In the moonlight with you We're going to sleep Under th...

Why do you whisper, green grass? Why tell the trees what ain't so? Whispering grass, the trees don't have to know, Why tell them all your secrets? Who kissed here long ago? Whispering grass, the trees don't have to know. Don't you tell it to the breeze 'Caus...

Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches green Along the stream that runs to the 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...

[SPOKEN] You know. It must have been cold standing there in my shadow You never had the sunlight on your face To know you were content to let me shine Why you walked a few steps behind And I was the one with all the glory While you were the one behind me with...

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 the winter wonderland...

I'm in a world of trouble, Don't know what to do, Supposed to be one woman's man, But I am in love with two. One is my treasure, One is my treat, Both such a pleasure, 'cause they're both so sweet. I can't put either of them down, That's why I'm slipp...

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 don't know...

You'll never find, as long as you live Someone who loves you tender like I do You'll never find, no matter where you search Someone who cares about you the way I do Whoa, I'm not braggin' on myself, baby But I'm the one who loves you And there's no one else,...

I have been all over the world and And I've seen all kinds of girls But baby, let me tell you You're the one Well I met a girl in Hong Kong And she said her name was Susie Go On But baby, let me tell you You're the one I'm trying to tell you that you...

You never close your eyes Anymore when I kiss your lips There's no tenderness Like before in you fingertips You're trying hard not to show it, But baby, baby I know it You've lost that lovin' feelin', oh that lovin' feelin' You've lost that lovin' feelin', no...

I lost at love before, Got mad and closed the door. But you said try just once more. I chose you for the one, Now I'm having so much fun. You treated me so kind, I'm about to lose my mind. You made me so very happy, I'm so glad you came into my life. The othe...

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I don't have to beg you to hold me Cause somebody else will You don't have to love me when I want it Cause somebody else will Your so called friends say you don't need it When all the time they're trying to get it Look out Your good thing Is about to...