Nina Simone

Utwory wykonawcy:

22nd Century

There is no our children in the air Men and women have lost there hair Ashes and faces and legs that stand Ghost and god blends work in this land When tomorrow becomes yesterday And tomorrow becomes eternity When the soul with the soul goes away beyond...

A Single Woman

I live alone. That hasn’t always been easy to do. But just a single woman; Some times as night the walls talk back to me. They seem to say Wasn’t yesterday, a better day. Always alone at home or in a crowd; A single woman out on a private cloud; Caught in a...

After you've gone

now listen honey while i say how can you fix your mind to say you're going away don't say that we must part don't break my aching heart you know you love me true for many years love me night and day can't you see my tears how can you leave me listen while i s...

Ain't No Use

Ain't no use baby I'm leaving the scene Ain't no use baby You're too doggone mean Yes I'm tired of paying dues Having the blues Hitting bad news Ain't no use baby Ain't no use baby I'm leaving town Ain't no use daddy I'm putting you down I'm gonna change my...

Ain’t Got No / I’ve got life

I ain’t got no home, ain’t got no shoes Ain’t got no money, ain’t got no class Ain’t got no skirts, ain’t got no sweater Ain’t got no perfume, ain’t got no beer Ain’t got no man Ain’t got no mother, ain’t got no culture Ain’t got no friends, ain’t got no schoo...

Alone Again (Naturally)

I remember this afternoon When my sister came into the room She refused to say how my father was But I knew he'd be dying soon. And I was oh so glad, and it was oh so sad That I realized that I despised this man I once called father. In his hanging on, with f...

Angel Of The Morning

There'll be no strings to bind you hands Not if my love can't bind your heart And there's no need to take a stand For it was I who chose to start I see no need to take me home I'm old enough to face the dawn Just call me angel of the morning (angel) Just touc...

Another Spring

Old people talk to themselves When they sit all 'round all day This old woman I knew I used to go over there and sit with her And she'd be sitting around In a rocking chair talking to herself And she used to say she used to say Sometimes the cold gets in my b...

Assignment Sequence

The assignment the assignment okay Not too loud now not too loud The song is called the assignment Talks about the lover's gap Tha gap between lovers Especially in marriage and other forms Bouncing off your wall Tha pathways of my mind Are on their way Anothe...

Backlash Blues

Mr. Backlash, mr. Backlash Just who do think I am You raise my taxes, freeze my wages And send my son to vietnam You give me second class houses And second class schools Do you think that alla colored folks Are just second class fools Mr. Backlash, Im...

Ballad Of Hollis Brown

Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town With his wife and five children And his cabin broken down He looked for work and money And he walked a rugged mile Yes, he looked for work and money Walked a ru...

Balm In Gilead

There is a balm in Gilead To make the wounded whole There is a balm in Gilead To heal the sin-sick soul Repeat previous If you can pray like Peter If you can preach like Paul Go home and tell your loved ones He died to save us all Repeat song 

Baltimore

Beat-up little seagull On a marble stair Tryin' to find the ocean Lookin' everywhere Hard times in the city In a hard town by the sea Ain't nowhere to run to There ain't nothin' here for free Hooker on the corner Waitin' for a train Drunk lyin' on the sidewa...

Baubles, Bangles And Beads

Baubles bangles hear how they ring jing-a-ling-a, Baubles bangles bright shiny beads Sparkles spangles My heart will sing sing-a-ling-a Wearing baubles bangles and beads I glitter and gleam so make somebody dream So that someday he may buy me a ring A-ling a...

Be my husband

Be my husband man I be your wife Be my husband man I be your wife Be my husband man I be your wife Loving all of you the rest of your life yeah If you promise me you'll be my man If you promise me you'll be my man If you promise me you'll be my man I w...

Beautiful Land

Red is the color of a pretty pillar box, Orange is any orange on a tree. Yellow's the color of a bag of lemon drops, Green is a piece of seaweed in the sea. Blue is the color of the sky in summertime Indigo is a Siamese cat's eyes. Violet's the color of a pre...

Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair

Black is the color of my true loves hair His face so soft and wondrous fair The purest eyes And the strongest hands I love the ground on where he stands I love the ground on where he stands Black is the color of my true loves hair Of my true loves hair...

Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Jaffa Mix)

Black is the color of my true loves hair His face so soft and wondrous fair The purest eyes And the strongest hands I love the ground on where he stands I love the ground on where he stands Black is the color of my true loves hair Of my true loves hair Of my...

Black Is The Colour

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...

Black Swan

The sun is falling and it lies in blood The moon is weaving bandages of gold Old Black Swan where oh where is my lover now Where oh where is my lover now Torn and tattered is my bridal gown and my lamp is lost With silver needles and with silver threads The s...

Blackbird

Why you wanna fly Blackbird you ain't ever gonna fly No place big enough for holding all the tears you're gonna cry Cos your mama's name was lonely and your daddy's name was pain And they call you little sorrow cos you'll never love again So why you wanna...

Blue Prelude

Let me sigh, let me cry when I'm blue, Let me go away from this lonely town, Won't be long 'till my song here is through 'Cause I'm going on my last go round All the love I can steal beg or borrow Cannot heal all the pain in my soul What is love, but a prelud...

Blue Skies

Blue skies smiling at me Nothing but blue skies do I see Bluebirds singing the song Nothing but bluebirds all day long I 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...

Blues For Mama

Hey Lordy mama I heard you wasn't feeling' good They're spreadin' dirty rumors All around the neighborhood They say you're mean and evil And don't know what to do That's the reason that he's gone And left you black and blue Hey yeah Tell me what you g...

Break Down And Let It All Out

Break down and let it all out Break down and let it all out I've held back my tears Just as long as I could But now my eyes can see It's all over for you and me And holding back ain't gonna do no good I'm gonna break down and let it all out Break do...

Brown Baby

Brown Baby Brown Baby As you grow up I want you to drink from the plenty cup I want you to stand up tall and proud And I want you to speak up clear and loud Brown Baby Brown Baby Brown Baby As years go by I want you to go with your head up high I want you to...

Brown Eyed Handsome Man

BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN Arrested on charges of unemployment, He was sitting in the witness stand The judge's wife called up the district attorney Said you free that brown eyed man You want your job you better free that brown eyed man Flying across the desert...

Buck

Buck You're a whole lot a man Just take a look At your great big hands You know you can crush Poor me in two But gentle, oh so gentle Are the things you do I say I never have to worry 'Bout you goin' out There ain't no other woman Ain't no need to...

Bye Bye Blackbird

Pack up all my cares and woe, here I go, singing low, Bye-bye Blackbird. Where somebody waits for me, sugar's sweet, so is he, Bye-bye Blackbird. No one here can love and understand me. Oh -- what hard-luck stories they all hand me. Make my bed and light the l...

Can't Get Out Of This Mood

All day long before my eyes Come little visions of you, They shouldn't, they mustn't, but they do. Can't get out of this mood, Can't get over this feeling, Can't get out of this mood, Last night your lips were appealing, The thrill should have been all gone...

Chauffeur

Won't you to be my chauffeur Be my chauffeur Won't you to ride me Won't you to ride me downtown Oh yeah Well you ride so easy Big mama just can't turn you down Yeah, yeah Won't you to be my chauffeur Be my chauffeur Won't you to ride me Ride me do...

Cherish

Cherish is the word I use to describe All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you You don't know how many times I've wished...

Children Go Where I Send You

Children go where I send you, How shall I send you? I'm gonna send you one by one, One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem. Children go where I send you, How shall I send you? I'm gonna send you two by two, Two for Paul and Silas, One...

Chilly Winds Don't Blow

Going where the willows weep no more, darlin baby, Going where the willows weep no more, Chilly winds dont blow along my shore, oh baby, Where the chilly winds, the chilly winds dont blow. Going where my father waits for me, oh baby, Going where my father wai...

Com' By H'yere

Come by here good lord Come by here Come by here good lord come by here Come by here good lord come by here Oh lord please come by here I'm on trial good lord come by here I'm on trial good lord come by here I'm on trial good lord come by here Oh lord please c...

Come On Back Jack

Now every woman is entitled to one mistake The Lord knows I've made one But baby forgive me half a chance I wanna make it up to you Come on back Jack hey Jack come on come on back Come on back Jack hey Jack come on come on back Who's calling me oh who's calli...

Come Ye

Come ye ye who would have peace Hear me what I say now I say come ye ye who would have peace It's time to learn how to pray I say come ye ye who have no fear What tomorrow brings child Start praying for a better world Or peace and all good things I say come...

Compassion

Because I have loved so deeply Because I haved loved so long God in his great compassion Gave me the gift of song Because I have loved so vainly Sung with such faltering breath Oh, oh, oh, the Master in His infinite mercy Offers the boon of death 

Consummation

And now we are one Let my soul rest in peace At last it is done My soul has been released For thousands of years My soul has roamed the earth In search for you So that someday I could give birth To know joy, joy, joy, joy Joy and peace is mine Peace divine An...

Cotton Eye Joe

If it hadnt been for cotton-eye joe Id been married long time ago Where did you come from. where did you go? Where did you come from cotton-eye joe? (repeat) He came to town like a midwinter storm He rode through the fields so Handsome and strong H...

Dambala

Oh Dambala come Dambala Oh Dambala come Dambala Sing of the wings of a three toed frog Eat weeds from the deepest part of sea Bring the trumpet from Heaven And the fire from Hell Then nobody can break the spell Oh Dambala come Dambala Oh Dambala come Dambala...

Day And Night

When you like a fellow Try to treat him right Give him your attention Day and Night When he starts to smilin' And he's got you uptight Shower him with kisses Day and night Tell him how you love him Tell him he's out of sight Then he'll know you dig him Day a...

Desperate Ones

They hold each others hands They walk without a sound Down forgotten streets Their shadows kiss the ground Their footsteps Sing a song Tat's ended before it's begun They walk without a sound The desperate ones Just like the tiptoe moth That dance before the f...

Do I Move You?

Do I move you, are you willin' Do I groove you, is it thrillin' Do I soothe you, tell the truth now Do I move you, are you loose now The answer better be (Yes, yes) That pleases me Are you ready for this action Does it give you satisfaction Are you hip...

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

Do nothin' till you hear from me Pay no attention to what's said Why people tear the seam of anyone's dream is over my head Do nothin' till you hear from me At least consider our romance If you should take the word of others you've heard Don't you know, I hav...

Do what you gotta do

Do what you gotta do Come on back see me when you can Man I can understand how it might be Kinda hard to love a girl like me I don’t blame you much for wanting to be free I just wanted you to know I’ve loved you better that your own kin did From the very start...

Don't Explain

Hush now, don't explain There’s nothing to gain I'm glad you’re back, Don't explain Quiet, beery , don't explain There’s nothing to gain Skip that lipstick Don't explain You know that I love you And what loving does All my thoughts are of you For I'm so co...

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Baby you understand me now If sometimes you see I'm mad Doncha know that no one alive can always be an angel? When everything goes wrong you see some bad Well I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood Ya know som...

Don't Smoke In Bed

I left a note on his dresser And my old wedding ring With these few goodbye words How can I sing Goodbye old sleepy head Im packing you in like I said Take care of everything Im leaving my wedding ring Dont look for me Ill get a hand Remember darling Dont smo...

Don't You Pay Them No Mind

People laugh each time they see us walking by and their whispering just make You feel like you wanna cry. Keep on walking by my side don't look behind. You Know I love you, so don't you pay em' no mind. People say our love ain't gonna last too long. And th...

Either Way I Lose

If I stay, I know I'm that I'ma share your love and that I couldn't take. And If I go, we'll be apart and I know my heart would surely break. So, what Difference does it make, which one I choose? Either way I lose. Though I know, my love is true. I'd die if...

End Of The Line

This is the end of the line I've clearly read ever sign The way you glance at me Indifferently And take your hand from mine This is the end of the line How can I ever be fine How helpless I've become I feel like some discarded valentine Remember in the bigin...

Erets Zavat Chalav

Lyrics in Hebrew: ארץ זבת חלב חלב ודבש ארץ זבת החלב זבת החלב ודבש Lyrics In English: Erets Zavat Chalav Chalav Oodevash Erets Zavat HaChalav Zavat Hachalav Oodevash Translation: Land flowing with milk Milk and honey...

Every Time We Say Goodbye

Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little, Everytime we say goodbye, I wonder why a little, Why the Gods above me, who must be in the know. Think so little of me, they allow you to go. When you're near, there's such an air of spring about it, I can hear a...

Everyone's Gone To The Moon

Everyone's gone to the moon Streets full of people, all alone Roads full of houses, never home A church full of singing, out of tune Everyone's gone to the moon Eyes full of sorrow, never wet Hands full of money, all in debt Sun coming out in the middle of J...

Everything Must Change

Everything must change Nothing remains the same Everyone must change No one and nothing remains the same The young become the old All mysteries do unfold Cause that's the way of time Nothing and no one remains the same There is so little in life You can be s...

Exactly Like You

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

Falling In Love Again (Can't Help It)

Falling in love again I never wanted to What am I to do I can't help it Love has always been my game play it how I may I was made that way I can't help it Men cluster to me like moths around a flame And if their wings burn I know I'm not to blame Falling in l...

Feeling good

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… Yeah… It’s a new dawn It’s a new day It’s a new life For me… Wooooo… And I’m feeling go...

Feelings

Feelings, nothing more than feelings, Trying to forget my feelings of love. Teardrops rolling down on my face, Trying to forget my feelings of love. Feelings, for all my life I'll feel it. I wish I've never met you, girl; You'll never come again. Feelings, w...

Fine And Mellow

My man he don't love me He treats me oh, so mean My man he don't love me He treats me oh, so mean He's the meanest man That I've ever seen My baby wears high peg pants Stripes are really yellow Baby wears high peg pants Stripes area really yellow When he...

Folks Who Live On The Hill

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 fam'ly...

For A While

Lost in day to day, Turned another way With a laugh, a kind hello And some small talk with friends I know I forget that I'm not over you for a while. A wave, an easy grin, A smile to put them in, Got other lives to listen to And some music that I have to do I...

For All We Know

For all we know We may never meet again Before we go Make this moment live again We won't say goodbye Until the last minute I'll hold out my hand And my heart will be in it For all we know This might only be a dream We come and we go Like the ripples, like th...

For Myself

For myself I must learn for myself Not from what someone else Has said or done And so I live my life From day to day Try to smile While feeling my way Just like a child For myself I must learn for myself The future that some else May say will come May never...

Forbiden Fruit

Eve and Adam had a garden, everything was great Till one day a boy says 'Pardon miss, my name is snake. See that apple over yonder?If you'll take a bite, you and Adam both are bound to have some fun tonight' Go on and eat forbidden fruit It's mighty sweet...

Four Women

My skin is black My arms are long My hair is wooly My back is strong Strong enough to take the pain It’s been inflicted again and again What do they call me My name is aunt sarah My name is aunt sarah My skin is yellow My hair is long Between two worlds I do...

Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter

You're nothing but a dirty, dirty old man You do your thinking with a one track mind Keep talkin' about heaven glory but On your face is a different story Clean up your rap your story's getting dusty Wash out your mouth Your lies are getting rusty Can't believ...

Gal From Joe's

Way down at Mister Joe's Cafe They're takin' someone far away And if you hear a song today It's a sad tune that you'll be playin': She's leavin' and folks are feelin' so low They're grievin' and they're consolin' poor Joe Gonna miss her song Gonna miss her smi...

Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer)

Up in Harlem on a Saturday night Were the highbrows get together, it's just to tight We all gather at the Harlem Strut And what we do is tut tut tut Ol' Hannah Brown, from way cross town Keeps drinking her liquor and she brings them down Just at the break of...

Gimme Some

Loving is the thing I crave For your love I'd be your slave Gimme some I can't stand it no longer Gimme some Don't be bashful, come over here Whisper some sweet words in my ear Gimme some Gimme some I can't wait eight days Gimme some Come on over here and fi...

Gin House Blues

Stay away from me Cause i'm in my sin Stay away from me Cause i'm in my sin If this joint is raided Somebody get me my gin Don't try me nobody Cause you will never win Don't try me nobody Cause you will never win I'll fight the army and navy Somebody give me...

Go Limp

Oh Daughter, dear Daughter, Take warning from me And don't you go marching With the N-A-A-C-P. For they'll rock you and roll you And shove you into bed. And if they steal your nuclear secret You'll wish you were dead. (refrain:) Singin too roo la, too roo la,...

Go To Hell

Now if your mind lies in the Devil's workshop And evil dens your thrill And trouble and mischief is all you live for You know darn well That you'll go to hell So you're living high and mighty Rich off the fat of the land Just don't dispose of your nat...

God, God, God

From the depths of slumber, As I ascend the spiral stairways of wakefulness, I will whisper: God! God! God! Thou art the food, and when I break my fast Of nightly separation from Thee, I will taste Thee, and mentally say: God! God! God! No matter where I go,...

He Ain't Comin' Home No More

Oh stairs ... you look so high tonight CLIMBIN' UP with all my might Where I got no heart to be 'Cause he ain't comin' home no more. Oh room ... I'm all alone with you Tell me what's a women to do When her man is gone And he ain't comin' home no more. I'm al...

He Needs Me

He needs me He doesn't know it, but he needs me And so no matter where he goes Though he doesn't care He knows that I'm there He needs me I ought to leave him, but he needs me I know that I ain't very bright Just to tag along Oh, but right or wrong I'm his an...

He Was Too Good To Me

He was too good to me how can I get along now So close he stood to me Everything is all messed up and wrong now My baby would have brought me the sun Cos making me smile that was his fun When I was mean to him he didn't say go away now You see I was his queen...

He's Got The Whole World In His Hand

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 the fish of the sea in His hands He's got the birds of the air in His hands He's got the fish of t...

Here Comes The Sun

Here comes the sun, little darling Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right, it's all right /x2 Little darling, It's been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, It's feels like years since you've been here Here comes the sun, little darling Here...

Hey Buddy Bolden

Buddy Bolden tune up Blowing horn was his game Born with a silver trumpet in his mouth He played the horn before he talked Born on the after beat He patted his foot before walked When Buddy Bolden tuned up you could hear him clean Clean across the rive...

How Long Must I Wander

In my life I've known lots of sorrow In my time I've suffered great pain My poor heart has often been mended But only to be broken again As I face each new day ever dreaming Of a love that will last for all time I wonder as I often wonder How long will...

Human Touch, The

No one seems to care as much No time to smile, laugh or cry as much Have we lost the touch that means so much Have we lost the human touch No one wants to be alone To walk or talk and sleep and weep alone Have we lost the touch that does so much Have we lost...

Hush, Little Baby

Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird don't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring turn brass, Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass. And if that looking glass gets broke...

I Am Blessed

I who never had much I now have a treasure A love too great to measure I am blessed with happiness And I'm done with loneliness I who walked all alone not really knowing Till now just where I was going I am blessed because this day You came show me the way T...

I Can't see nobody (Daniel Y Remix)

I walk the lonely streets I watch the people passing by I used to smile and say hello guess I was just a happy girl And you happened This feeling that posessses me I just can't move myself I guess it all just had to be I used to have a brain I used to thin...

I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)

I get alone without you very well Of course, I do Except when soft rains fall And drip from leaves then I recall The thrill of being sheltered In your arms Of course, I do But I get alone without you very well I've forgotten you Just like I said I would Of co...

I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

My baby never treats me sweet and gentle the way he should; I got it bad and that ain't good! My poor heart is sentimental not made of wood I got it bad and that ain't good! But when the weekend's over and Monday rolls aroun' I end up like I start out just cr...

I Hold No Grudge

I hold no grudge There's no resentment und'neath I'll extend the laurel wreath and we'll be friends But right there is where it ends I hold no grudge And I'll forgive you your mistake But forgive me if I take it all to heart And make sure that it doesn't star...

I Like The Sunrise

I like the sunrise cos it brings a new day I like the new day it brings new hope they say I like the sunrise blazing in the new sky Nighttime's so weary and oh so am I Every evening I wish upon a star That my brand new tomorrow isn't very far When that heavy...

I Love To Love

I love to love Wnat plenty of love each night Say I love to love it's so good it can't be right I don't want a man with Harvard of Yale degrees Because I don't intend to play information please Just squeeze me or baby you gonna freeze me You've got to R...

I Love Your Lovin' Ways

I Love Your Lovin' Ways when you hold my hand And with a little ssqueeze you make me understand That I'm the only one underneath the sun for you, yes, for you I L Y L W, yes, I L Y L W, yes I do. I L Y L W when you kiss a kiss The way you pop it up makes me...

I Loves You Porgy

I loves you, porgy, Dont let him take me Dont let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever And Ill be glad Yes I loves you, porgy, Dont let him take me Dont let him handle me With his hot hands If you can keep me I...

I Put A Spell On You

I put a spell on you cause youre mine You better stop the things you do I aint lyin No I aint lyin You know I cant stand it Youre runnin around You know better daddy I cant stand it cause you put me down I put a spell on you Because youre mine Youre mine I...

I Shall Be Released

They say everything can be replaced They say every distance is not near So I remember every face Of every man who put me here I see my light come shining From the west down to the east Any day now any day now I shall be released They say every man needs prot...

I Sing Just To Know That I'm Alive

I sing just to know that I'm alive I play just to feel that I'll survive And if there's a second place Where just the case I sing just to know that I'm alive Sugoose, Yeah Sugoose, Sugoose, Yeah Sugoose, Sugoose, Yeah Sugoose Well the mountains they won't mo...

I Think It's Going To Rain Today

Broken windows and empty hallways A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles With frozen smiles to chase love away Human kindness is overflowing And...

I Want A Little Sugar in My Bowl

I want a little sugar In my bowl I want a little sweetness Down in my soul I could stand some lovin Oh so bad Feel so lonely and I feel so sad I want a little steam On my clothes Maybe I could fix things up So theyll go Whatsa matter daddy Come on...

I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)

I wish I knew how It would feel to be free I wish I could break All the chains holding me I wish I could say All the things that I should say Say 'em loud say 'em clear For the whole round world to hear I wish I could share All the love that's in my heart Remo...

I'll Look Around

Cross, Cory I'll look around And when I've found me somebody who laughs like you I know somewhere spring must fill the air with sweetness Just as rare as a flower that you gave me to wear So I'll look around Sweetheart and when i've found me somebody Somebo...

I'm going back home

I'm going back home where I was born First I planned to stay but I can't live this way I'm going back home where I was born Try to understand I think this city's grand But with all it's charme give me the little country farm I'm going back home where I w...

I'm Gonna Leave You

I'm gonna leave you yes I'm gonna I'm gonna leave you cos I wanna And I'll go where people love me And I'll stay there cos they love me No more headaches no more heartbreaks I'm gonna leave you where I met you I'm gonna leave you whit your money I want somebo...

If He Changed My Name

I told Jesus it would be alright if He changed my name I told Jesus it would be alright if He changed my name I told Jesus it would be alright if He changed my name And He told me that I would go hungry if He changed my name And He told me that I would go hung...

If I Should Lose You

If I should lose you The stars would fall from the skies If I should lose you The leaves would wither and die The birds in Maytime Would sing a lonely refrain And I would wander around Hating the sound of rain With you beside me No wind in winter would blow...

If You Knew

If you knew how I missed you You would not stay away today Don't you know I need you Stay here my dear with me I need you here my darling Together for a day a day Together never parting Just you just me my love I can't go on without you Your love is all I'm...

Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux

Rien n'est jamais acquis à l'homme. Ni sa force Ni sa faiblesse ni son cœur. Et quand il croit Ouvrir ses bras son ombre est celle d'une croix Et quand il croit serrer son bonheur il le broie Sa vie est un étrange et douloureux divorce Il n'y a pas d'amo...

Images

She does not know Her beauty, She thinks her brown body Has no glory. If she could dance Naked, Under palm trees And see her image in the river She would know. But there are no palm trees On the street, And dishwater gives back no images. 

In Love in Vain

~~~♫♫♫~~~ It's only human for anyone to want to be in love, But who wants to be in love in vain? At night you hang around the house And eat your heart out, And cry your eyes out And wrack your brain. You sit and wonder how anyone as wonderful as he Could ca...

In My Solitude

In my solitude you haunt me With reveries of days gone by In my solitude you taunt me With memories that never die I sit in my chair Filled with despair Nobody could be so sad With gloom ev'rywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go mad In...

In The Dark

In the dark It's just you and I Not a sound Ther's not one sigh Just the beat of my poor heart In the dark Now, in the dark, in the dark I get such a thrill When he presses his fingertips Upon my lips And he begs me to please keep still In the dark But soon...

In The Evening By The Moonlight

In the evening by the moonlight When my mother had finished working We used to sit around the fire place Till the cornbread it was done And then we all would eat our supper After that wed clean the kitchen Its the only time they ever gave us to spare To...

In The Morning

In the morning when the moon is at it's rest, You will find me, at the time I love the best Watching rainbows play on sunlight; Pools of water ice cream cold light,in the morning. Yeah yeah yeah Its the morning of my life. In the daytime I will meet you as be...

Isn't It A Pity

Isn't it a pity You don't know what i'm talking about yet But i will tell you soon It's a pity Isn't it a pity Isn't it a shame Yes, how we break each other's hearts And cause each other pain How we take each other's love Without thinking anymore Forgetting...

It Be's That Way Sometime

When your guy has got his hat, And made himself hard to find It doesn't mean you should go crazy, It be's that way sometime Find yourself another love Who will treat you good and kind Return that love he gives to you, It also be's that way sometime Baby, yes...

It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

Choir: Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do Doo do do, do do do Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do Doo do do, do do do It don’t mean a thing, if you can’t swing Dooa doa doa – doa doa doaa Well, it don’t mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing Dooa doa doa – doa...

It Might As Well Be Spring

The things I used to like, I don't like any more, I want a lot of other things I've never had before, It's just like my mamma says, I sit around and mourn Pretending that I am so wonderful and knowing I'm adored I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm, I'm...

It's Cold Out Here

I really can't stay But baby it's cold outside I've got to go 'way But baby it's cold outside This evening has been Been hoping that you'd drop in So very nice I'll hold your hands they're just like ice. My mother will start to worry Beautiful what's your...

Jelly Roll

Oh yeah, yeah Ain't that bad, ain't that black, ain't that fine, yeah Ain't that bad, ain't that black and ain't that fine. Sunday after meetings and Saturday with a man Sweet potato pie when you eat from the pan Ain't that bad, ain't that black and ain't tha...

July Tree

True love seed in the autumn ground. True love seed in the autumn ground. Where will it be found? True love deep in the winter white snow. True love deep in the winter white snow. How long will it take to grow? You know true love buds in the April air. You...

Just In Time

Just in time You found me just in time Before you came my time Was runnin' low. I was lost The losin' dice were tossed My bridges all were crossed Nowhere to go. Now you're here Now I know where I'm goin' No more doubts or fears I've found my way. ~~~♫♫♫ ~~...

Just Like A Woman

I take Just like a woman Yes I do And I make love Just like a woman And I ache Just like a woman But I break Like a little girl Nobody here feels any pain Tonight as I stand inside the rain And no one has to guess That baby's got new clothes Lately I see her...

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

When you're lost in the rain in Juarez And it's Easter time too And your gravity fails And negativity don't pull you through Don't put on any airs When you're down on rue morgue avenue They got some hungry women there And they really make a mess out of you No...

Just say I love him

Just say that I need him as roses need the rain And tell him that without him my dreams are all in vain Just say I love him loved him from the start And tell him that I'm yearning to say what's in my heart Just say that I need him as roses need the rain T...

Keeper Of The Flame

I'm the keeper of the flame My torch of love lights his name Ask no pity about my shame I'm the keeper of the flame Played with fire and I was burned Gave a heart but I was spurned All this time how I have yearned Just to have my love returned Years have p...

Lass Of The Low Country

Oh she was a lass from the low country And he was a lord of high degree But she loved him oh so tenderly Oh sorrow sing sorrow Now she sleeps in the valley where the wild flowers nod No-one knows how she loved him but herself and god One day when the snow was...

Last Rose Of Summer

'Tis the last rose of summer, left blooming all alone All her lovely companions are faded and gone. No flower of her kindred, no rose bud is nigh To reflect back her blushes and give sigh for sigh. I'll not leave thee, thou lone one! to pine on the stem Since...

Let It Be Me

I bless the day I found you, I want to stay around you And so I beg you, let it be me. Don't take this heaven from one, If you must cling to someone Now and forever, let it be me. Each time we meet, love, I find complete love. Without your sweet love What wo...

Lilac Wine

I lost myself on a cool damp night Gave myself in that misty light Was hypnotized by a strange delight Under a lilac tree I made wine from the lilac tree Put my heart in its recipe It makes me see what I want to see... Be what I want to be When I think more...

Little Girl Blue

Sit there and count your fingers What can you do Old girl you’re through Sit there, count your little fingers Unhappy little girl blue Sit there and count the raindrops Falling on you It’s time you knew All you can ever count on Are the raindrops That fall on...

Little Liza Jane

Where is my tambourine wait a minute I'll get your tambourine Got my tambourine get your thing baby What's wrong with you what is it you want Can't forget my tambourine boy want a minute This is a folk tune nad it's called Little Liza Jane We get some rhy...

Lonesome Cities

There's a few more lonesome cities that I'd like to see While the want of wanderlust is still inside of me There's a few more handsome men that I'd like to know Just a few more handsome men is down the road I go Maybe, when I've seen it all, seen all there is...

Look Of Love

The look of love is in your eyes A look your smile can't disguise The look of love Is saying so much more than these words could ever say And what my heart has heard, well it takes my breath away I can hardly wait to hold you, feel my arms around you How long...

Love Me Or Leave Me

Love me or leave me and let me be lonely You won't believe me but I love you only I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else You might find the night time the right time for kissing Night-time is my time for just reminiscing Regretting instead of...

Love O'love

Love o'love o'love o'love Say love o'love o'love o'love I had a love so pure so strong I keep wondering just where my love went wrong My love went wrong I say why oh why won't love free me Why o why won't love love free me Oh untie my hands unchain my feet An...

Love's Been Good To Me

Chorus: I have been a rover, I have walked alone, Hiked a-hundred highways, never found a home. Still in all I'm happy, the reason is, you see, Once in a-while along the way, love's been good to me. There was a girl, in denver, before the Summer storm. Oh her...

Man With A Horn

You'll always find me near a man with a horn Find me there from dark until dawn That's a place where music is born so fine Just listen while he takes his solo apart Watch him close his eyes from the start Hear that music pour from his heart so fine So sweetl...

Marriage Is For Old Folks

Marriage Is For Old Folks Mort Shuman, Leon Carr I love dancing Crazy romancing Fellas advancing constantly Marriage is for old folks Old folks, not for me! One husband One wife Whaddya got? Two people sentenced for life! I love singing Good healthy clinging Q...

Marry Me

HE Marry me Marry Me Come and share my destiny Pair with me Dare with me Stand up and declare with me For we are now Man and wife Solemn vow Made for life I want you right there with me Marry me SHE Marry me marry me Come and share the best in me Care with...

Memphis In June

Memphis in June A shade veranda under Sunday blue sky Memphis in June And my cousin Miranda she's making a blueberry pie I can see the clock outside a ticking and a tocking Everything so peaceful and dandy I can see my grandmama 'cross the street still a rock...

Merry Mending

Merry mending to you Merry mending merry mending May your convalescence be fun as you chat about prevention Merry mending merry mending Think you're lucky you are the one To get all of that attention Forget about your pills forget about your ills Forget about...

Mississippi Goddam

The name of this tune is mississippi goddam And I mean every word of it Alabamas gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about mississippi goddam Alabamas gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody kn...

Mood Indigo

(1930) barney bigard, duke ellington, irving mills You ain’t never been blue, no, no, no You ain’t never been blue Till you’ve had that mood indigo That feeling goes stealing down to my shoes While I just sit here and sigh Go along blues I always get that mo...

Moon over Alabama

Show us the way to the next whiskey bar Don't ask why For we must find the next whiskey bar Or if we don't find the next whiskey bar I tell you we must die I tell you we must die I tell you I tell you I tell you we must die Oh Moon of Alabama We now must say...

Mr. Bojangles

I knew a man Bojangles And he danced for you In worn out shoes With silver hair, a ragged shirt And baggy pants, the old soft shoe He jumped so high, he jumped so high Then he lightly touched down I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was down and out He looke...

Mr. Smith

Don't you realize, Mr. Smith? Don't you realize what thirty dollars buy today? Just some stockings, and that's it. I came from Havanah My mother was wild as you are She often said to me My child, don't sell yourself For just a dollar or two If you end up like...

Music For Lovers

There is music for lovers it to be found in the sound of a sigh. And there's music for lovers in the hush-a-bye dreams of a child. When the whole world discovers that love's the only thing worthwhile. Then there'll be music for everyone and the whole world wil...

My Baby Just Cares For Me

My baby don't care for shows My baby don't care for clothes My baby just cares for me My baby don't care for cars and races My baby don't care for high-tone places Liz Taylor is not his style And even Lana Turner's smile Is somethin' he can't see My baby don'...

My Father

My father always promised me That we would live in France We'd go boating on the Seine And I would learn to dance We lived in Ohio then He worked in the mines On his dreams like boats We knew we would sail in time All my sisters soon were gone To Denver and...

My Funny Valentine

Behold the way our fine feathered friend, His virtue doth parade Thou knowest not, my dim-witted friend The picture thou hast made Thy vacant brow, and thy tousled hair Conceal thy good intent Thou noble upright truthful sincere, And slightly dopey gent You'r...

My Man's Gone Now

My man's gone now Ain't no use a listenin' For his tired footsteps Climbin' up the stairs Old man sorrow's Come to keep me company Whisperin' beside me When I say my prayers When I say my prayers He come aroud He come up, he come around Ain't that...

My Sweet Lord/Today Is A Killer

Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Oh my lord, I reallywant to see u, I've got to see u, I really want to see u, But it takes so long my lord, Oh my lord, My sweet lord, Oh my lord, I really want to see u. Really want to be with you Really want to s...

My Way

And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I've traveled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did it my way Yeah, regre...

Ne Me Quitte Pas

Ne me quitte pas Il faut oublier Tout peut s'oublier Qui s'enfuit déjà Oublier le temps Des malentendus Et le temps perdu A savoir comment Oublier ces heures Qui tuaient parfois A coups de pourquoi Le coeur du bonheur Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me q...

Near To You

Near to you, near to you Even though you're far away So near to you, always near to you As near as april is to may Can't you feel me there, in my favourite chair Staring at the fireplace? Oh so near to you, always near to you Even now it seems we're face to fa...

Nearer Blessed Lord

I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me; But I long to rise in the arms of faith, And be closer drawn to Thee. Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To the cross where Thou hast died; Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To T...

New World Coming

There's a new world commin' And it's just around the bend There's a brand new mornin' That belongs to you and me A nwe world commin' The one we had vision of And it's commin' in peace Is commin in joy And commin in love...yea...yea...yea There's a new world co...

Night Song

Whaaaaa, Whaaaaa, I was born black and poor and Now everyone Owes me. Whaaa Whaaaa I bad mouth the nation that set me free And now Im pissed cuz I can't get work Whaaaa Whaaaa 

No good man

No good man Loving on a no good plan never treats me as he should And that ain't good he's always bringing me down He's no saint Heaven knows taht's what he ain't Spends his money foolishly and not on me I'm the one who gets the run around I ought to ha...

Nobody

When life seems full of clouds and rain I am filled with an awkward pain Who soothes my achin', thumpin' brain? - Nobody When winter comes with snow and sleet I'm so tired with cold feet Who says: "Here's two bits Nina honey, go and eat?" - Nobody I ain't ne...

Nobody knows you when you're down and out

Well once I lived the life of a millionaire Spending my money, I didn't care Takin' my friends out for a mighty good time Buyin' boot leg liquor, champagne and wine Then I began to fall so low Couldn't find me no friends Had no place to go If I ever get my han...

Nobody's Fault But Mine

Ah, nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to light Ah, have a bible in my home Have a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to light .. taught me how to read .. taught me how to read Tryin' to raise my soul to light Nobod...

O-O-H Child

O-o-h child things are gonna get easier O-o-h child things 'll get brighter O-o-h child things are gonna get easier O-o-h child things 'll get brighter Someday we'll get it together and we'll get it undone Someday when the world is much brighter Someday we'll...

Obeah Woman

Exuma ... You hear We gotta take our time Gettin' this one started Hey mamma soul mamma soul papa Hey soul body soul body soul body Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey yah gonna take my time Gettin' this one togheter Gonna take my time Gettin' this one togheter G...

Old Jim Crow

Old Jim Crow Where you been baby Down Mississippi and back again Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow What's wrong with you It ain't your name It's the things you do Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow You've been...

One September Day

Well you put a lot in and you worked real hard There were days when you tried, there were days when you stopped Trying to please the crowd, when their unforgiving There are easier ways to make a living Well you've come along way since the start of things When...

Our Love (Will See Us Through)

Anytime things go wrong Baby we'll still get along Cos we have each other And our love will se us through If some tears come our way The sun skips a day We still have each other And our love will se us through Just as long as you and I Have a little tender k...

Papa, Can You Hear Me?

Papa, can you hear me? Papa, can you see me? Papa, can you find me in the night? Papa, are you near me? Papa, can you hear me? Papa, can you help me not be frightened? Looking at the skies i see a million eyes Which ones are yours? Where are you now That ye...

Pirate Jenny

You people can watch while I’m scrubbing these floors And I’m scrubbin’ the floors while you’re gawking Maybe once ya tip me and it makes ya feel swell In this crummy southern town In this crummy old hotel But you’ll never guess to who you’re talkin’ No you co...

Plain Gold Ring

Plain gold ring on his finger he wore It was where everyone could see He belonged to someone, but not me On his hand was a plain gold band Plain gold ring has a story to tell It was one that I knew too well In my heart it will never be spring Long as h...

Please Read Me

Many years ago I was a simple man A simple man, no worries me; I never lied Please read me. Not much conversation ever came from me, I never saw reality; I never tried. Please read me. Ah.... Maybe I've been lying on your couch too long I'll stay if you can...

Poppies

A child ran through the meadow on a sun drenched summer day And then he stopped his play And kneeled in a field of poppies. A man walked through my ghetto on a humid summer day And then he stopped to pay and he dealed in a field of poppies. Oh, flower of for...

Rags And Old Iron

Rags old iron rags old iron All he was buying was just rags and old iron I heard that old rag man now making his rounds He came right to my alley lord with sorrowful sounds Crying rags old iron and pulling his cart Ask him how much hed give me for my broken he...

Real Real

I say real real Our love is real to me It thrills me With perfect liberty When you tell me you love me And you hold me and kiss me Then I know it's real real It's so real to me I say real real Our love is real to me Please thrills me With your kiss...

Revolution

And now we got a revolution Cause i see the face of things to come Yeah, your Constitution Well, my friend, its gonna have to bend Im here to tell you about destruction Of all the evil that will have to end. Some folks are gonna get the notion I know theyll...

Rich Girl

Na na na na na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na na na na x2 If i was a rich girl na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na, See i'd have all the money in the world if i was a wealthy girl No man could test me impress me my cash flow would nev...

Rich Girl (1978)

You're a rich girl You know you've gone too far And you know it don't matter anyway You can rely on your old man's money You can rely on your old man's money Don't you, rich girl And you've gone too far And you know it don't matter anyway Money money W...

Satin Doll

Cigarette holder which wigs me Over her shoulder, she digs me. Out cattin' that satin doll. Baby, shall we go out skippin ? Careful, amigo, you're flippin', Speaks Latin that satin doll. She's nobody's fool so I'm playing it cool as can be. I'll give it a wh...

Save Me

zapisałam ponownie tekst piosenki 'Save me' Save me, somebody save me Save me, somebody save me I promised myself after the last romance But I wouldn't give you a second chance I said you seek, you're sure to find and I know, sure that it is because I...

See-Line Woman

George Bass yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah alright ye see-line woman she drink coffee she drink tea and then go home see-line woman see-line woman dressed in green wears silk stockings with golden seams see-line woman see-line woman dressed in re...

Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You

Darling, you always needed And your tenderness is needed too And it seems that I’m never tired loving you, loving you never was a feeling stronger aching for the sweet things you do and it seems that I’m never tired loving you should the mountains crumble to...

Silver city bound

This is a song was sung by Leadbelly and it was written for his friend He had a friend named Blind Lemon And they used to ride back and forth on a train from somewhere to Texas And I leraned this tune from a record I heard by him Silver City b...

Since I Fell for You

You made me leave my happy home You took my love and now you gone Since I fell for you Love brings such misery and pain I guess I’ll never be the same Since I fell for you It’s too bad It’s so sad I’m in love with you You love me Then you...

Since My Love Has Gone

Oh I'm lonely and left with tears and sorrow I can't face tomorrow since my love has gone He's left me left me for another and my heart went with him How can I go on Was our love a game played for a day Were you pretending two hearts gone astray Am I to blame...

Sinnerman

Oh sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Where you gonna run to? All along dem day Well I run to the rock, please hide me I run to the rock,please hide me I run to the rock, please hide me, Lord All along dem day But the...

Sinnerman [Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix]

Where you gonna run to? Where you gonna run to? Where you gonna run to? Where you gonna run to? Oh sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Oh sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Oh sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Oh s...

Solitaire

Since you've gone I spend each lonely night, Dealing out the cards from left to right, And the King of Hearts is there to remind me That I'm all alone playing solitaire. Love was just another game for two, I see now that's all it meant to you, And my heart go...

Someone To Watch Over Me

There's a saying old Says that love is blind Still we're often told Seek and ye shall find So i'm going to seek A certain lad I've had in mind Looking everywhere Haven't found him yet He's the big affair I cannot forget Only man i ever think Of with regret I...

Something To Live For

I want something to live for Someone to make my life an adventurous dream Oh, what wouldn't I give for Someone who'd take my life and make it seem Gay as they say it ought to be Why can't I have love like that brought to me? My eye is watching the noon crowds...

Spring Is Here

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Spring is here Why doesnt my heart go dancing Spring is here Why isnt the waltz entrancing No desire no ambition leads me Maybe its becaus nobody needs me Spring is here Why doesnt the breeze delight me Stars appear Why doesnt the night invite me...

Stars

I was never one for singing what I really feel Except tonight I'm bringing everything I know that's real Stars, they come and go, they come fast or slow They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze And all you see is glory Hey but it gets lonel...

Stompin' At The Savoy

Savoy, the home of sweet romance, Savoy, it wins you with a glance, Savoy, gives happy feet a chance to dance. Your old form just like a clinging vine, Your lips so warm and sweet as wine, Your cheek so soft and close to mine, divine. How my heart is singing...

Stop

All that I have is all that you've given me (Ohhhh) Did you never worry that I'd come to depend on you (Ohhhh) I gave you all the love I had in me Now I find you lied and I can't believe it's true Oooh whoa oh You better stop (Stop) Before you tear me apart Y...

Strange Fruit

Southern trees bearin' strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the roots Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees Pastoral scene of the gallant south Them big bulging eyes and the twisted mouth Scen...

Summertime

Summertime and the livin's easy, Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high. Oh yo' daddy's rich and yo' ma is good lookin', So hush, little baby, don' yo' cry. One of these mornin's you goin' to rise un singin', Then you'll spread yo' wings an' you'll take the...

Sunday In Savannah

One more Sunday in Savannah Hear the whole creation shoutin' Praise the Lord See them flinging out the banner While the congregation says amen Young folk Tendin' Sunday School They sing merrilly 'bout the golden rule Parsons preaching all the day They all hol...

Suzanne

Suzanne takes you down to her place BY (near) the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night FOREVER (beside her) And you know that she's half crazy AND (But) that's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges That come all...

Take Care Of Business

Don't talk just hold me closer Let me sit on top of your knee Go ahead and take care of business For me for me for me Oh Lord, don't keep me waiting Be as firm as can be Go ahead and take care of business For me for me for me In all my life no-one has touche...

Take me to the water

Take me to the water Take me to the water Take me to the water To be baptized None but the righteous None but the righteous None but the righteous Shall be saved So take me to the water Take me to the water Take me to the water To be, to be bapti...

Take My Hand Precious Lord

Precious Lord, Take my hand, Lead me on, let me stand, I am tired, I am weak, I am worn. Through the storm, Through the night, Lead me on to the light Take my hand precious Lord, Lead me home. When my way grows drear precious Lord linger near When my light is...

Tell It Like It Is

If you want something to play with Go and find yourself a toy Baby, my time is too expensive And I'm not a little boy If you are serious Don't play with my heart, it makes me furious But if want me to love you Then, baby, I will, girl, you know I will Tell i...

Tell Me More And More And Then Some More

Tell me more and then some Daddy you know what I wanna hear I want some more and then some of that I love you only dear I want some more and then some Oh how you feel And then when you done told me About a million times How much you love me And you're through...

That's All

I can only give you country walks in spring time The hand to hold when leaves begin to fall And the lover's burning lights were born on the winter nights That's all that's all There are those I know who have told you They could give you the whole round world...

That's All I Ask

Don't try to blow out the sun for me baby I'm not asking for what I know can't be All that I ask is a kiss a day And I'll give you love that'll never go away Yes I will yes I will I wouldn't ask you to lift up This great big world little baby I'm not that kind...

That's all I want from you

A little love that slowly grows and grows Not one that comes and goes That's all I want from you A sunny day with hopes up to the skies Not a day that comes and dies That's all I want from you Don't let me down, oh show me that you care Remember wh...

That's Him Over There

I see your face in this room full of faces, Im trying hard not to stare, Strange to see you again, here of all places, Thats him over there. My baby looks the same as he did when I met him, Id know that laugh anywhere, It was foolish of me to think Id f...

The Assignment Song

Bouncing off your wall Pathways of my mind Are on their way Another way For today Ohho You want me to see you I can not see you You want me to come for you I can not come for you You want an assignment I see no concession Shall I hang my head with yours and...

The House Of The Rising Sun

There is a house in New Orleans They call it the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor girl And me, oh God, I'm one If I had only listened of what my mama said I'd be at home today But bein' so young and foolish, my Lord Let a gambler lead me astra...

The Laziest Gal In Town

It's not ‘cause i wouldn't It's not ‘cause i shouldn't And you know that it's not cause i couldn't It's simply because I'm the laziest gal in town My poor heart is achin' To bring home some bacon And if i find my self alone in forsaken It's simply because I'm...

The Look of Love

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

The More I See You

The more I see you, The more I want you. Somehow this feeling Just grows and grows. With every sigh I become more mad about you, More lost without you, And so it goes. Can you imagine How much I'll love you The more I see you As years go by? I know the only on...

The Other Woman

The other woman has time to manicure her nails, The other woman is perfect where her rival fails And she's never seen with pin curls in her hair - anywhere The other woman enchants her clothes with French perfume The other woman keeps fresh cut flowers in...

The Pusher

You know I smoked a lot of grass,Oh Lord And I popped a lot of pills But I never did touch nothing That my spirit couldn't kill You know I see a lot of people walkin' round Here with tombstones in their eyes 'Cause the pusher don't care Child if you live or if...

The Time Is Now

The time is now, I need you Hold me close The time is now, I need you So don’t be cold The time is now, so don’t worry I’ll love you good The time is now, don’t worry baby I know I should When I first, when I first met you I knew that you were for me I could...

Theme From Middle Of The Night

Only the lonely love, only the sad of soul, Wake and begin their day in the middle of the night, To breakfast on their pride, burnt joys and tears just dried To breakfast with the moon in the middle of the night. Then to count once more my miserly store of yo...

This Year's Kisses

This year's crop of kisses Don't seem as sweet to me This year's crop just misses What kisses used to be This year's new romance Doesn't seem to have a chance Even helped by Mr. Moon above This year's crop of kisses is not for me For I'm still wearin' last yea...

Times They Are A Changing

Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the...

To Be Young, Gifted And Black

To be young, gifted and black, Oh what a lovely precious dream To be young, gifted and black, Open your heart to what I mean In the whole world you know There are billion boys and girls Who are young, gifted and black, And that's a fact! Young, gifted and bl...

To Love Somebody

There's a light A certain kind of light That's never shone on me I want my whole life to be To live with you Live with you There's a way Everybody says Do each and every little thing What good does it bring If I ain't got you (If I ain't got you) I ain't got...

Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)

Oh she was a the fairest in trinidad And he was a wandering sailor lad, But she stole his heart as no other had Tomorrow, tomorrow we will meet once more In the old village square, So wait for me darlin' and i'll be there. The moon was so young and the...

Tomorrow Is My Turn

Though some may reach for the stars Others will end behind bars What the future has in store no one ever knows before Yet we would all like the right to find the key to success That elusive ray of light that will lead to happiness Tomorrow is my turn No...

Trouble in mind

Trouble in mind, I'm blue But I won't be blue always, 'Cause the sun's gonna shine In my backdoor some day. I'm all alone at midnight And my lamp is burnin' low Ain't never had so much Trouble in my life before. Trouble in mind, that's true...

Turn Me On

Like a flower waiting to bloom Like a light bulb in a dark room I am sitting here waiting for you to come home and turn me on Like the desert waiting for rain Like a school kid waiting for spring I am sitting here waiting for you to come back home and turn me...

Turn! Turn! Turn!

To everything, turn, turn, turn There is a season, turn, turn, turn And a time for every purpose under heaven A time to be born, a time to die A time to plant, a time to reap A time to kill, a time to heal A time to laugh, a time to weep A time to build up,...

Turning Point

See the little brown girl She's as old as me She looks just like chocolate Oh mummy can't you see We are both in first grade She sits next to me I took care of her mum When she skinned her knee She sang a song so pretty On the Jungle Gym When Jimmy tried to...

Twelfth Of Never

You ask me how much I need 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 Twelfth of Never I'll still be loving you Hold me close Never let me go Hold me close Melt my heart like Ap...

What More Can I Say

I would do anything, anything you say If you would just be mine What more, what more can I say? I would give anything, anything I own If you'd be my love What more, what more can I say? Anything I've got to give, it's not a lot to give Baby if I'm giving it...

When I Was A Young Girl

When I was a young girl I used to see pleasure When I was a young girl I used to drink ale Right out of the ale house and into the jail house Right out of the bar room and down to my grave Come mama come papa sit you beside me Come mama come papa and pity...

Where Can I Go Without You

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

Who Am I?

Who am I Who am I Was it all planned in advance Or was I just born by chance in July Who on earth am I My friends only think of fun They're such a curious a lot Must I be the only one Who thinks these mysterious thoughts Some day I'll die Will I ever live aga...

Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go? Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? Sad, deserted shore...

Why Keep On Breaking My Heart

Why keep on breaking my heart? When it's beating for you Only you Why do you toy with my dreams They're depending on you to come true When you invaded my mind You took over complete control Then i surrender to you All my dreams, my heart and soul Please s...

Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead)

Once upon this planet earth Lived a man humble down Preaching Love and freedom For his fellow man He was dreaming our day Peace would come to us to stay And he‘d spread his message All across the land Turn the other cheek He’d plead Love thy neighbor Was his...

Wild is the wind

Love me love me love me Say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind And wild is the wind Give me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart For wild is the wind You... touch me... I hear the sound o...

Willow Weep For Me

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...

Work Song

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Breaking rocks and serving my time Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Because they done convicted me of crime Hold it steady right there while I hit it well I reckon that ought to get it been working and working...

You Better Know It

I belong to you and I know I show it You belong to me baby you'd better know it Give me all your love sugar spice and sweet honey Don't you ever quit Not for love or money I'd do most anything Just to amuse you But ther's nothing that I wouln't do Thought tha...

You Can Have Him (I Don't Want Him)

I don't want him you can have him He's not worth fighting for Besides there's plenty more where he came from I don't want him you can have him I'm giving him the sack And he can go right back where he came from I'm afraid I never loved him Sweetie he'd be bett...

You Took My Teeth

You took my teeth You took my brains You try to drive me so insane And now you're trying to take my eyes But it is finished Because I'm too wise That is why Bob Marley died That is why Bob Marley died That is why Bob Marley died You took his eyes Boo boo boo...

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so nice by the fire While that breeze on night sings 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 t...

You've Been Gone Too Long

You've been gone too long, You've been gone much too long, Baby I'm telling you, you've been gone too long, Now I've got a guy loves to stay home at night, He really knows how to treat me right, You've been gone too long, you've been gone too long, Baby I'm te...

You've Got To Learn

You've got to learn to show a happy face Although you're full of misery You mustn't show a trace of sadness Never look for sympathy You've got to learn although it's very hard The way of pocketing your pride Sometimes face humiliation While you were burning...

Young Knight

Down deary down There was a knight and he was young a-riding along the way Sir And there he met a lady fair among the stacks of hay Sir Down deary down Quote he shall you and I, Lady among the grass lay down oh And I will take a special care of the rumpling o...