Ray Charles

I like enchiladas and old El Dorados that shine My old friend the guitar and songs and women and wine They say that I'm livin' too fast, but I'm feelin' fine (yeah) And I just keep easin' along in 3/4 time Sometimes I get sideways and stay up all night writin...

Gather 'round me, everybody Gather 'round me, while I preach some Feel a sermon coming on here The topic will be sin And that's what I'm agin' If you wanna hear my story Then settle back and just sit tight While I start reviewing The attitude of doing...

I know you told me Such a long time ago That you didn't want me You didn't love me no more I want to know Oh, what makes me be do you believe me child A fool for you Ohoh, no, I'm a fool for you I know you told me You didn't want me `round And I know You got...

There's a picture that I carry One we made sometime ago When they ask who's in the picture with me I say, "Just someone I used to know" Just someone I used to spend some time with Just a flame that's lost its glow I don't tell them, how many nights I cry with...

A little bitty tear let me down Spoiled my act as a clown I had it made up not make a frown But a little bitty tear let me down You said you were leaving tomorrow That today was our last day I said there'd be no sorrow That I'd laugh when you walked away But...

A sentimental blues Will worry you And make you do Things that you Wouldn't do Only when you Hear these blues A sentimental blues Will wet your eye You wonder why You heave a sigh You start to cry Each time that you Hear these blues Sigh, sigh, s...

I don't know what day it is Or if it's dark or fair Somehow, that's just the way it is And I don't really care I go to this or that place I seem alive and well My head is just a hat place My breast an empty shell And I've a faded dream to sell All alo...

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 life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singin' this song for you I know your image of me is what I hop...

There's A New Kid In Town We're looking for the king, the new Messiah We're following the star shining brighter. "Old man, won't you help us if you can," He shook his head but he pointed his hand. There's a new kid in town, And he's lying in a manger down the...

A fool am I, a fool am I, in love A tear fell when I saw you in the arms of someone new A tear fell when you left me all alone and feeling blue A tear fell when you told me that your love was not for me I didn't miss the teardrops, but I missed you c...

When the noisy town Lets its windows down, Little slaves are free at night; Then we'll soon retreet ]From the busy street, Till the crowds are out of sight. There's a rendezvous for lovers, Where we two can play, Very near your door, In the city's cor...

Has anybody here seen my old friend Abraham? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed a lot of people, But it seems the good die young, But I just looked around and he's gone. Has anybody here seen my old friend John? Can you tell me where he's gone?...

I laughed the day I saw you leave I laughed and said Id never grieve but now after my laughter came tears ( after my laughter came tears ) I told my friends I didnt care I laughed about a whole affair but say now after my laughter came tears my cryin...

No one to talk with I'm by my self, No one to walk with, But I'm happy on the shelf Ain't misbehavin' I'm savin' my love for you.... I know for certain the one that I love, I'm through with flirtin' Its just you I'm thinkin of Ain't misbehavin' I'm saving my...

I'm so glad I'm livin' Everything is all right I got lovin', baby To come home to every night Ain't that fine? Ain't that fine? Ain't that fine 'Cause she's mine? Ain't that fine? If money did my talking I couldn't breathe a sigh My baby's love is one thing...

Now, baby when you sigh (When you sigh) I wanna sigh with you When you cry (When you cry) I wanna cry some, too Now, ain't that love (Ain't that love) Oh, ain't that love that I feel (That I feel) In my heart for you When your friends (When your friends) Tur...

I woke up with her in my arms this morning And God knows I love her over all As she whispered she loved me, your memory appeared Ain't your memory got no pride at all? Tonight as I lay here touching her sweet body And the good familiar feeling I recall As I c...

I'm Alabamy bound, there'll be no Jeebie Jeebies hangin' 'round. Just give the meanest ticket man on earth All I'm worth, to put my tootsies in an upper birth. Just hear the choo choo sound, I know that Soon we're goin' to cover ground, and then I'll holler, s...

Come on and hear Come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band, Come on and hear Come on and hear , it's the best band in the land! They can play a bugle call like you never heard before, So natural that you Want to go to war That's just the bestest band...

This time of year, I'd like to remember The gifts of cheer to put under the tree Sharing the things that make the December Here is my list for you, just from me All I want for Christmas, a friend that sparkles And snow that’s light on the ground Children with...

Alone together, beyond the crowd, Above the world, we're not to proud To cling together, We're strong As long as we're together. Alone together, the blinding rain The starless night, were not in vain; For we're together, and what is there To fear toget...

Am I blue? Am I blue? Ain't these tears In these eyes Tellin' you? Am I blue? You'd be too If your dreams And your schemes Just fell through Was a time I was her only one Now I'm The sad and Lonely one Yes I am, ohyes I am Was I gay Till today? Now she's g...

Oh beautiful, for heroes proved, In liberating strife, Who more than self, our country loved, And mercy more than life, America! America! May God thy gold refine, 'Til all success be nobleness, And ev'ry gain divine! And you know when I was in school, We use...

We meet, and the angels sing. The angels sing the sweetest song I ever heard. You speak, and the angels sing. Or am I breathing music into every word? Suddenly, the setting is strange. I can see water and Moonlight beaming. Silver waves that break on som...

ooh baby love me right , so let me love you till you get it right , why cant you let the others be , cause with you is where I got to be , ooh sugar , where've you been , hangin out with your male friends , listen , somebody's going to hurt you , the way you...

Angelina, why did you have to go It's hard enough alone, well you should know The scars you never showed me Your eyes that turned away Angelina, to God for you I prayed Angelina, I often heard you weep At times I'd stay awake and watch you sleep Your i...

Well, I just stopped in this evening To get myself a little taste The music is nice and swinging And of course, I really dig the place Course, I haven't Had much sleep lately I feel sorta down and out Yeah, but look over there In the corner, man Oh, yeah, th...

The falling leaves Drift by the window The autumn leaves Of red and gold I see your lips The summer kisses The sunburned 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...

They call us babes in arms But we are babes in armour. They laugh at babes in arms But we'll be laughing far more. On city street and farms They'll hear a rising was cry. Youth will arrive, Let them know you are alive, Make it your cry! They call us b...

I say, baby, don't you cry You know I'll soon discover One day by and by That you loved another No matter what you say I'm gonna leave you right away So now, baby, baby, don't you cry Mmm, you know you can't deny I did my best to please you But you were so u...

(I really can't stay) Betty, it's cold outside (I've got to go away) Betty, it's cold out there (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'...

Baby let me hold your hand Until I make you understand Ohh, baby, baby let me hold your hand I really believe, everything will sure be grand Baby I want you by my side Our love we could never hide Ohh, baby, baby I want you by my side Well you know pret...

I got the blues I feel so lonely I'd give the world if I could only make you understand Yes it's surely would be grand I'm simply wild about my baby Ask her won't she please come home Since she's gone I stay worried all the time So, baby, won't you please come...

Why don't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take the boat to the land of dreams And steam down the river down to the New Orleans You know, the band's there to meet us Old friends to greet us That’s where the light and dark folks meet Heaven on e...

Larry Hart and Richard Rodgers Were a pair of artful dodgers Who found success In the US; For myself, I find New Yorkers Somewhat brash and rather raucous -- Why don't we stay In the UK? We had Manhattan, we had the chattin' and the talk, We had that song abo...

Got your letter From the postman just the other day So I decided to write you this song Just to let you know Exactly the way I feel To let you know my love's for real Because I love you And I'll do anything I'll give you my heart, my everything Because I love...

Oh, Bernardine (sigh) Oh, oh, oh, Bernardine I can tell by the dimple on your chin You're in beautiful shape for the shape you're in An' I'm in shape for Bernardine Oh, Bernardine Oh, oh, oh, Bernardine When you wander inta my dreams at night Your rem...

After one whole quart of brandy Like a daisy, I'm awake With no Bromo-Seltzer handy I don't even shake Men are not a new sensation I've done pretty well I think But this half-pint imitation Put me on the blink I'm wild again, beguiled again A simperin...

I'm feelin' mighty lonesome Haven't slept a wink I walk the floor from nine to four In between I drink Black coffee Love's a hand-me-down brew I'll never know a Sunday In this weekday room I'm talkin to the shadow One o'clock till four And Lord, how slow the m...

Ah let me tell you people About this blackjack game It's caused me nothing but trouble And I've only myself to blame Hey hey hey yeah How unlucky can one man be Well every quarter I get Lord, blackjack takes it away from me My friends don't come arou...

Where has my love gone? How can I go on? It seems dear love has gone away Where is my spirit? I'm nowhere near it Oh yes, dear love has gone astray But I'll blame it on the sun The sun that didn't shine I'll blame it on the wind and the trees I'll blame it...

Night and you and blue hawaii The night is heavenly and you are heaven to me Lovely you and blue hawaii With all this loveliness there should be love Come with me while the moon is on the sea The night is young and so are we, so are we Dreams come true...

A blue moon of Kentucky, keep on shining Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue. Well, it was on one moonlit night Stars shining bright Whispered on high, you never sai...

We'll have a blue room A new room for two room Where ev'ry day's a holiday Because you're married to me. Not like a ballroom A small room, A hall room Where I can smoke my pipe away With your wee head upon my knee. We will thrive on, keep alive on Jus...

I've got the blues before sunrise Tears standing in my eyes I've got the blues before sunrise Tears standing in my eyes It's such a miserable feeling A feeling I do despise Seems like everybody Everybody's down on me Seems like everybody Everyone's down on po...

My mama done tol' me, when I was in knee-pants My mama done tol' me, " Son a woman'll sweet talk" And Give ya the big eye, but when the sweet talkin's done A woman's a two-face, A worrisome thing who'll Leave ya to sing the blues in the night Now the rai...

Dark day people I know things will come my way Some day people I know things will come my way But as of now it seems To live it just don't pay My body is made of heartaches Blues is my middle name My heart is made of heartaches Blues is my middle name Makes...

Poor little, sad little blue Bluesette Don't you cry, don't you fret You can bet one lucky day you'll waken And your blues will be forsaken Some lucky day lovely love will come your way If there is love in your heart to share Dear Bluesette, don't despa...

Some folks were meant to live in clover, But they are such a chosen few. And clover being green is something I've never seen 'Cause I was born to be blue. When there's a yellow moon above me, They say there's moonbeams I should view But moonbeams being...

Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain Every dream has only brought me pain All my life I've always been so blue Born to lose and now I'm losing you. Born to lose, it seems so hard to bear How I long to always have you near You've grown tired and now you sa...

My bills are all due and the baby needs shoes and I'm busted Cotton is down to a quarter a pound, but I'm busted I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay A big stack of bills that gets bigger each day The county's gonna haul my belongings away cause...

[1st Verse] You know I'm hooked for you mama That's why you sling your weight around You Know I'm hooked for you mama That's why you sling your weight around But as long as your lovin' beats your hoggin' Little Girl I'll never put you down [2nd Verse] You...

By the light of the silvery moon I want to spoon, I want to tell you To my honey I'll croon love's tune Honeymoon Keep on shining in June Your silvery beams will bring love dreams We'll be cuddling soon By the light of the silvery moon I want to spoon, I wan...

Bye bye, love. Bye bye, happiness. Hello, loneliness. I think I'm a-gonna cry-y. Bye bye, love. Bye bye, sweet caress. Hello, emptiness. I feel like I could di-ie. Bye bye, my love, goodby-ye. There goes my baby With-a someone new. She sure looks happy. I su...

You see see Rider, see what you done done see see Rider, you see what you done done You see see Rider, you see what you done done You done made me love you and now your man done come My home is on the water, I don't like no land at all Home's on the water...

California here I come, Right back where I started from, Where bowers and flowers bloom in the sun, Each morning at dawning birdies sing and everything. A sun kissed miss said "Don't be late." Thats why I can hardly wait, So open up those Golden gate Californ...

You can count your friends On the fingers of your hand. If you're lucky, you have two. I have just two friends, That is all that I demand. Only two, just me and you. And a good friend heeds a friend When a good friend needs a friend. Can't you do a fr...

The angels sing when you smile at me The tropic moves sides of ships at sea But doesn't matter if my thoughts are free Cant you see what you're doing to me The honeybee makes a sigh at me The birds above sing a song of love Though I have cried constantly Th...

(Candy, Candy, It's gonna be just dandy Candy) 'Candy' I call my sugar 'Candy' Because I'm sweet on 'Candy' And 'Candy', she's sweet on me (is sweet on me) She understands me,  My understanding 'Candy' And'Candy''s always handy When I need sympathy (need sy...

Oh love, oh love, oh careless love, Oh love, oh love, oh careless love. Oh love, oh love, oh careless love, Now now don't you see what your careless love has done. Well you worried my mother till she died And you caused my father to lose his mind. Now d...

Carry me back to old Virginny, There's where the cotton and the corn and taters grow, There's where the birds warble sweet in the spring time, There's where this old darky's heart am long to go. There's where I labored so hard for old massa, Day after day in...

Ain't nothing heavier than a burdened heart It's been wearin' me down since we've been apart But I've been carryin' that load Carryin' that load I've been carryin' that load alone Well, it's slowing me down Got me draggin' my shoes And now I'm stuck with tho...

[Chorus] Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket Never let it fade away Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket Save it for a rainy day For love may come and tap you on the shoulder some starless night Just in case you feel you want to hold her...

The spirit's always willing when it's fed; When it's not fed the spirit's dead. And if the spirit really wants to dance It needs a little more than bread To cure the spirit's ache Give it a little cake! Come, you all kick up the cakewalk, 'Cause we got...

Pardon me, boy Is that the Chattanooga choo choo? Track twenty-nine, Boy, you can gimme a shine I can afford To board a Chattanooga choo choo I've got my fare And just a trifle to spare You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four Rea...

Cherry, Cherry, ain't in a shame That you can't be sweet as your name Always flirtin', havin' your fun (having your fun) Never sayin' if I'm the one (if I'm the one) But if I am, I'll hang around Till you grow up and settle down Oh will you (Cherry) while you...

There's a great big town On a great big lake Called Chicago. When the sun goes down It is wide awake. Take your ma and your pa, Go to Chicago. Boston is England N'Orleans is France, New York is anyone's For ten cents a dance But This great big town On a great...

Where the jungle trees are tall Grows a flower sweet to see It's a purdy flower they call "Chincherinchee!" There a boy sang all day long To a maiden tenderly And he called her in his song "Chincherinchee!" While the tom toms played He sang his serenade In t...

Winter nights, twinkling lights And snowflakes falling to the ground The air is filled with Christmas Santa’s sleigh, kids at play It’s that magic time of year When love is all around us And that magic Seems to reach right out and touch me again Just like th...

Christmas time Comes once a year Christmas time's The time that all should bring Good cheer Once a year Oh, Christmas bells They keep ringing Little children Are singing Waiting for Dear old Santa To bring all the toys For girls and boys Christ...

Oh, come back, baby Oh, mama, please, don't go, yeah 'Cause the way I love you Child, you'll never know Oh, come back, baby, yeah, yeah Let's talk it over one more time Oh, now, now Well, I admit, baby That I was wrong Don't you know, baby? Child,...

Come live with me And won't you be my love Share my bread and wine Be wife to me Be life to me Be mine Oh, come live with me And be my love Let our dreams combine Be great to me Be fate to me Be mine With these hands I'll build a roof To shield your head...

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

Come with me Where the food is free Where the landlord never comes near you Be a guest in a house of rest Where the best of fellows can cheer you. There's your own little room So cool, not too much light Where you're one man for whom No wife waits up a...

I love the lie and lie the love A-hangin' on with push and shove Possession is the motivation Messin' up the God-damn nation Looks like we always end up in a rut Everybody now, tryin' to make it real compared to what? Slaughterhouses killin' hogs Twisted chil...

feat. Van Morrison I can hear her heart beat for a thousand miles And the heavens open every time she smiles And when I come to her that's where I belong Yet I'm running to her like a river's song [Chorus:] She give me love, love, love, love, crazy lov...

I've had fame and fortune Women come knock on my door I've lived to the limit And maybe a little bit more There are so many stories Of how I got out of control Some say it's a woman Some say it's my troubled soul I'm like a crazy old soldier Fighting a war a...

If your sweetheart, sends a letter, of goodbye It's no secret, you'll feel better, if you cry When wakened, from a bad dream, don't you sometimes think it's real Well it's only, false emotion, that you feel If your heartaches, seems to hang around, too lo...

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

Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me I can see that far away look in your eyes I can tell by the way you hold me darlin' Oooh That it won't be long before it's cryin' time Now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder (fonder) And that te...

Hey you, up there Stop you dancing overhead... She dances overhead On the ceiling near my bed In my sight Through the night I try to hide in vain Underneath my counterpane There's my love Up there above I whisper, "Go away, my lover It's not fair"...

Day in - day out That same old voodoo follows me about That same old pounding in my heart, whenever I think of you And baby I think of you Day in and day out Day out - day in I needn't tell you how my days begin When I awake I get up with a tingle One...

The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play Through the meadow land toward a closing door A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before The lone-ly night discloses just a passing breeze filled with memories Of the golden smile t...

This is a terrible city. The people are cattle and swine. There isn't a girl I'd call pretty Or a friend that I'd call mine. And the only decent place on earth Is the town that gave me birth. You can keep your Athens, You can keep your Rome, I'm a hom...

Tell me that it's true, Tell me you agree, I was meant for you, You were meant for me. [Refrain] Dearly beloved, how clearly I see, Somewhere in Heaven you were fashioned for me, Angel eyes knew you, Angel voices led me to you; Nothing could save me,...

Do I want you? Oh my! Do I! Honey, deed I do! Do I need you? Oh my! Do I! Honey, deed I do! I'm glad that I'm the one who found you, That's why I'm always hangin' around you Do I love you? Oh my! Do I! I say, honey, deed I do! [ music ] I'm glad that I'm...

The stars at night are big and bright, Deep In the Heart of Texas The Prairie Sky, is Wide and High, Deep In the Heart of Texas The Sage in bloom is like perfume, Deep in the Heart of Texas Reminds me of the one I love, Deep in the Heart of Texas The Coyot...

I'm in heaven when I see you smile Smile for me, my Diane And though everything's dark, all the while I can see you, Diane You have lighted the road leading home Pray for me (my Diane) when you can (my Diane) But no matter wherever I roam Smile for me, my Dia...

Do I ever cross your mind Darlin' do you ever see Some situation somewhere, somehow Triggers your memory And do you ever wonder What became of all the time And darlin' do I ever, ever cross your mind Do you ever want to know If all dreams go on endlessly Or do...

Girl, you're my sunshine Chase away the raindrops Make it all worthwhile Make all the pain stop Just like a river Keep love flowing Don't let our world stop Keep it going Chorus: I love you just the way you are Honey, don't change on me Girl, don't you change...

[Chorus:] Dont cry, baby Dont cry my little baby Dry your eyes lets be sweethearts again Mhh you know I didnt mean To ever treat you so mean Come on sweetheart lets try it over again [Solo Piano] [Chorus] Ahhhhh I know you know I didnt mean To ev...

Lips, make a smile on me face Eyes don't let her see you shed a tear And heart don't let her hear you skip a beat And don't let her know how much I care Please, don't let her know Don't let her know how much I care Laugh, dance and sing so she won't notice T...

Don't let the sun catch you cryin' Cryin' at my front door You done daddy dirty He sure don't want you no more Don't let the sun catch you lyin' Lyin' at my front door Daddy's done turned salty And baby, you made him so sore You can cry, cry, cry Ye...

Now don't put all your dreams in one basket. Don't put all your hope in one heart Fie if you discover That she loves another You'll be licked before you start. Now don't put all your dreams in one basket. Love is such a fragile thing And if you should break i...

Don’t set me free And leave me all alone Don’t make me be Just a rolling stone Lock me up and throw the key away Make me a prisoner night and day And whatever you do to me Don’t set me free Don’t set me free On my knees I pray Have mercy o...

Don't tell me your troubles I got troubles of my own Don't tell me your troubles Just leave me alone Leave me alone Go on home Tell it to a friend I got troubles of my own You say your sweet love left you Well, what you think about me? I got those same old h...

Woo, well, don't you know, baby? Child, don't you know, baby? Oww, don't you know, baby? Little girl, little girl, don't you know? Please, listen to me, baby Girl, I'm in love with you so Turn your lamp down low I said, turn your lamp down low Woo, tu...

Don't cry , baby don't cry my little baby dry your eyes lets be sweethearts again mhh you know I didn't mean to ever treat you so mean come on sweetheart lets try it over again ( piano ) don't cry , baby don't cry my little baby dry your eyes lets be sweeth...

Usin' the phone booth, Makin' a few calls, Doodlin' weird things, Usin' the booth walls. Got me a big date, Waitin' for my chick, Puttin' my face on, So she could look slick, I enjoy procrastinating 'Cause I'm busy while I'm waiting, Doodlin' away, doodlin a...

In a sparkling moment, I loved you, you loved me. Oh, how sweet fate can he. In that happy moment I forgot all my past. Now I realize the way The spell was cast, At last, Once we walked alone Down by the river, All the world our own Down by the river. Maybe t...

Get in touch with that sundown fellow As he tiptoes across the sand He's got a million kinds of stardust Pick your fav'rite brand, and Dream, when you're feeling blue Dream, that's the thing to do Just watch the smoke rings rise in the air You'll find y...

Dream along with me, I'm on my way to a star Come along, come along, leave your worries where they are Up and beyond the sky, watchin' the world roll by Sharin' a kiss, a sigh, just use your imagination! On a cloud of love, we'll hear the music of night We ca...

Whoa, I'm so lonesome baby, now I am in a travelin' mood, yes I am Whoa, I'm so lonesome now now, honey I tell ya I am in a travelin' mood, um hm Guess I'll have to hop a freight to California Cause I've got the travelin' blues, yes I have Sometime I feel li...

Drinkin' again and thinkin' of when, when you loved me I'm havin' a few and wishin' that you were here Makin' the rounds, accepting a round from strangers Bein' a fool just hopin' that you'll appear Sure, I can borrow a smoke, maybe tell some joker a bad j...

It brings a tear, Into my eyes, When I begin, To realize, I've cried so much, Since you've been gone, I guess I'm drowning in my own tears, I sit and cry, Just like a child My pouring tears Are runnin' wild If you don't think You'll be home soon I guess I'll d...

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

Early in the morning and I can't get right, now Had a little date with my baby last night, now And it's early in the morning (early in the morning) I know it's early in the morning (early in the morning) Early in the morning (early in the morning) Hey, I...

I look at all the lonely people I look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? All the lonely peo...

There were times I left your heart in pain Time again I've turned and walked away I get to where I'm going just to find Won't be happy in this world If you're not by my side Ellie, my love so sweet My heart told me to break away Now I'm out here far away Wish...

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

It's like singin' to empty tables Or a gallery full of ghosts Or like givin' a great big party Where nobody shows but the host That's what it's been like, baby That's what it's been like all night Without you around to applaud me Every night's just like...

[Ginie Line]: A l'indifférence Je ne veux plus croire Les non-dits les silences Ils nous détruisent, nous séparent C'est une prison pour l'espoir Ensemble Le même cri qui fait qu'on se ressemble Et dans ce monde comme un oiseau blessé Dans nos bras enlacés Un...

[He] I love to do my work, Never complain; Never get tired, Don't mind the strain. I always say, "Old man, Wait till you're through. Sunday will come- Thursday comes, too. In those two days Think what you'll do." For they're the lovely days with you...

I wonder what you're dreaming while you're sleeping. I'll never know. You'll never know. Now at last the world cannot come peeping Into the thoughts you call your own. You close your eyes and you're alone. You're in a world that' s bright and new And th...

Don't stamp your foot at me, It's impolite To stamp your foot at me Is not quite right. At man's ingratitude A woman winks, But such an attitude just stinks. I have eyes for you to give you dirty looks. I have words that do not come from children's bo...

I weave with brightly colored strings To keep my mind off other things So, ladies, let your fingers Dance And keep your hands out of romance Lovely witches Let the stitches Keep your fingers under Control Cut the thread, but leave The whole heart who...

You know I feel so bad, children Feel like a ballgame on a rainy day Yes, I do, y'all Don't you know I feel so bad, children Oh, Lord, like a ballgame on a rainy day Whoa, since I lost my woman You see I have to shake my head And then I walk away I have to w...

I'll tell the story just once again The way I love you, darling it's a sin You mended my heart, you broke once, baby And now you broken my heart again Lying on my bed, I'm sick at home My mother's dead and my father's gone You said you'd stay here beside me,...

Feudin' and fussin' and a-fightin,' Sometimes it gets to be excitin', now Don't like them ornery neighbors down by the creek We'll be plumb out of neighbors next week Grandma, poor ol' grandma Tell me, why'd they have to shoot poor grandma She lies in the clo...

Never knew how much I love you, never knew how much I care When you put your arms around me, I get a fever that's so hard to bear You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight Fever in the morning, fever all through the night. Sun ligh...

Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies; Fifty nifty stars in the flag that billows so beautif'ly in the breeze. Each individual state contributes a quality that is great. Each individual state deserves a bow, we salute them now. Fifty nif...

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

If you're ever in a jam, here I am. If you're ever in a mess, S.O.S. If you're so happy, you land in jail. I'm your bail When other friendships are soon forgot, ours will still be hot Da da da da da da dig dig dig If you're ever up a tree, just phone to m...

i know you've heard these word a hunder of the time before and you've been hurting so your heart...(sorry i don't know) love broke your heart and broke your life look in my eyes you'll see a love... tender and strong enough for you you can trust this love... c...

My dear sweetheart, I'm writing you Aguarde... Just a few lines to tell you that I'm low Oh, baby, my baby Funny, but I still love you You went away, didn't say goodbye But I still love you, Lord, I wonder why Oh, baby, my baby Funny, but I still love y...

Y'all looka here... I said to my self late one night My line was gettin' rusty So I thought I'd try Game Number Nine 'Cause it had always been my trusty...You see... Game Number Nine was the one where I'd smile And said some real clever things Like..."Where...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Love makes me treat you the way that I do Baby, ain't I good to you? Nothing in this world too good for a girl so good and true Whoa, baby, ain't I good to you? I bought you a fur coat for Christmas And a diamond ring, yes I did And a big Cadillac...

Georgia, Georgia The whole day through (the whole day through) Just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind (Georgia on my mind) I said a Georgia, Georgia A song of you Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines Other arms reach out to m...

Get on the Right Track Baby Ray Charles 1954 Chorus Get on the Right Track Baby Get on the Right Track Ba - by Get on the Right Track Baby, yeah Come on home and treat me wrong again Chorus Get on the Right Track Baby Get on the Right Track Ba - by Get on t...

Though our country will never make war We've a reason that's worth marching for Not for battle our banner unfurls But for girls, girls, girls, girls, girls. When we're marching we never retreat For we're charging a foe that is sweet! But we're caught in...

[Lady Frog] Don't you feel the thrill of something Something, something in the air? [Man Frog] Your eyes entice I mean they're nice. I admire your dress, your perfume And the way you dress your hair! That's where it ends! I mean we're friends! [Bir...

Old Peter Minuet had nothing to lose when he bought the isle of Manhatten For twenty-six dollars and a bottle of booze and they threw in the Bronx and Staten Pete thought that he had the best of the bargin but the poor red man just grinned, And he grunted "...

Look at yourself, if you had a sense of humor, you would laugh to beat the band Look at yourself, do you still believe the rumor that romance is simply grand? Since you took it right on the chin, you have lost that bright toothpaste grin My mental state is...

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 t...

Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer. Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer. Lead us lest too far we wander. Love's sweet voice is calling yonder. Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer. Hey, there don't get dimmer, dimmer. Light the path below,...

God bless America again You see all the troubles that she's in Wash her pretty face, dry her eyes And then God bless America again God, I sure do wish You'd bless America again You know like You did way back when it all began You blessed her then but we just...

I haven't had my fun If I don't get well no more I haven't had my fun If I don't get well no more You see my health is fading me And I'm going down slow, yes I am Won't someone please write my mother And tell her the shape I'm in, yeah Please write my mother...

It's happening so suddenly it's hurtin' Runnin' through our fingers now desertin' Built it all on solid ground but now it's no so certain don’t wanna look into your eyes and see this good love dyin'. And all the pain and bitterness today in every single promi...

So you met someone who set you back on your heels - Goody goody ! You met someone and now you know how it feels - Goodygoody ! You gave him your heart too, just as I gave mine to you And he broke it in little pieces, now how do you do? So you lie awake j...

As I was walking down the street last night A pretty little girl came into sight I bowed and smiled and asked her name She said, "Hold it bud, I don't play that game" I reached in my pocket, and to her big surprise There was Lincoln staring her dead in th...

The torch I carry is handsome, it's worth its heartache in ransom Now when that twilight steals, I know how the lady in the harbor feels When I want rain, I get sunny weather, I'm just as blue, blue as the sky Since love has gone, I can't get myself togethe...

If you loved me half as much as I love you You wouldn't worry me half as much as you do Oh, you're so nice to me when there's no-one else around But you only build me up to let me down But if you missed me half as much as I miss you You couldn't stay away hal...

Hallelujah, I Love Her Let me tell you 'bout a boy (girl) I know. He(She) is my baby and he (she) lives next door. Ev'ry morning 'fore the sun come up, He (she) brings my coffee in my fav'rite cup. That's why I know, yes, I know, Hallelujah, I just love him (...

Cast! Rockefeller's busy giving dough away; Chevrolet is busy making cars; Hobo, you keep busy when they throw away Slightly used cigars. Hobo, you've no time to shirk. You're busy keeping far away from work. The weather' s getting fine. The coffee ta...

Oh hang your head in shame Oh, don't your conscience ever bother you Every time you hear my name Well, try and think of all that I've gone through And then you hang your head in shame Someone came along and took my place Then you gave me all the blame Well, y...

My mother told me 'Fore she passed away Said son when I'm gone Don't forget to pray 'Cause there'll be hard times Lord those hard times Who knows better than I? Well I soon found out Just what she meant When I had to pawn my clothes Just to pay the rent Tal...

In old Savannah, I said Savannah The weather there is nice and warm The climate's of a Southern brand But here's what I don't understand They got a gal there, a pretty gal there Who's colder than an arctic storm Got a heart just like a stone Even ice m...

[Wynn] I was I, You were you, And now we're only we. We are one Who were two, Or we had better be. [Jimmy] "I now pronounce you man and wife" Are magic words like "Open Sesame.'' [Wynn] But though they made you mine for life, They also made you t...

There goes my young intended, The thing is ended, Regrets are vain. I'll never find Another half so sweet And we'll never meet again. I got impatient, Told him good-bye Sad-eyed, Out in the rain. He was too good to me, How can I get along now? So...

Heartbreaker, Girl you sure is gone Heartbreaker, Girl you sure is gone Heartbreaker, how you carry on. You a bobby soxer mean mistreated too You a bobby soxer mean mistreated too You just a little school girl, But you sure know what to do. Pretty baby, in...

Heaven help the child who never had a home, Heaven help the girl who walks the street alone Heaven help the roses if the bombs begin to fall, Heaven help us all. Heaven help the black man if he struggles one more day, Heaven help the white man if he turn...

[He] I was as cold as the bear called polar My flame was never fanned, And since the day when I first cut a molar, I never held a hand! But you looked me in the eye, And my temp'rature went sky-high! One glance at you and I knew that I looked As if we...

Here in my arms it's adorable! It's deplorable That you were never there. When little lips are so kissable It's permissible For me to ask my share. Next to my heart it is ever so lonely. I'm holding only air. While here in my arms it's adorable! It's...

[Norah Jones] Here we go again He's back in town again I'll take him back again One more time [Ray Charles] Here we go again The phone will ring again I'll be her fool again, I will One more time [Norah Jones] I've been there before And I will...

Hey girl, I want you to know I'm gonna miss you so much if you go Hey girl, I'll tell you no lie Something deep inside of me's going to die If you say so long, if this is goodbye Hey girl, this can't be true How am I supposed to exist without you? Hey girl, d...

Hey! Hey! Down on the farm we used to work all day, But since the radio, we shirk all day. All the hicks, down in the sticks, are gay. Church organ music used to fill the air; Now hosty-tosty rhythms thrill the air. We reap and sow while saxes blow-away....

Well, did you ever wake up in the morning? Just about the break of day Reach over and rub the pillow Where your baby used to lay [Chorus] Hey Now! Hey now, Hey now, Hey now, Hey now Well, you know they make you feel so bad That you lay right down and die The...

Hey, good lookin', what you got cookin' How's about cookin' somethin' up with me? Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe We could find us a brand new recipe? I got a brand new car and a two dollar bill And I know a spot right over the hill There's soda pop an...

Ohhhh, I was lying in the bed with fever And I was, burning up inside My baby walked, in my bedroom And I could hardly open my eyes She said that she was going to the pawnshop Just across the track She started packing some clothes in a hurry And then s...

Hit the Road Jack and don't you come back, No more no more no more no more. Hit the Road Jack and don't you come back no more. What'd you say? Hit the Road Jack and don't you come back, No more no more no more no more. Hit the Road Jack and don't you co...

Phone's busy! We're dizzy! It's that affair. He's going! She's going! They're going there. Put on your bib and tucker. Put on your soup and fish. I'm going! You' re going! This is our dish. Hollywood Party! Get up! Get out! Get in it! Hollywood P...

When I got misery, oh my where are you, honey Honey, oh honey honey, where can you be Whisperin when the lights are low, to each Teardrop on my pillow Honey honey, honey honey, where are you I crossed the scalds in dessert, just to be where You are I...

Hooray for Hollywood, that screwy, bally hooey Hollywood. Where any office boy or young mechanic can be a panic with just a Looking pan. And any barmaid can be a star maid if she dances with or without a fan. Hooray for Hollywood where you're terrific if y...

Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me It's so new to me, what you do to me Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me When you're holding me tight Never dreamed anybody could kiss that away Bring me bliss that away, what a kiss that away...

I hear a bird, Londonderry bird, It well may be he's bringing me a cheering word. I hear a breeze, a River Shanon breeze, It well may be it's followed me across the seas. Then tell me please How are things in Glocca Morra? Is that little brook still leaping t...

How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How many times a day do I think of you? How many roses are sprinkled with dew? How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? A...

How did you feel the morning after, After the love we made last night, I never ever knew such rapture, Before you girl I never felt it right. You wrapped your arms around me and held me tight, I kissed your mouth and girl it sure did delight, And When I felt...

How Long Blues How long Baby how long Has that evening train been gone How long how long Baby how long Went to the station Did´nt see no train But in my heart I got an acin pain Omkvd. I feel discusted I feel so bad Thinking about the good time That i once hav...

I could cry salty tears Where have I been all these years? Little wow, tell me now How long has this been goin' on? There were chills up my spine And some thrills I can't define Listen sweet, I repeat How long has this been goin' on? Oh, I feel that I...

Back home our girls are models of good behavior You're taught you have to save your charms from the men. In school, our girls are taught how to use discretion. Each day we have a session from nine to ten. We're taught the why and wherefore, How and when~...

One of these days and it won't be long, You're gonna look for me and I'll be gone 'Cause I believe (I believe, yes I believe) I say I believe right now (I believe, yes I believe) Well I believe to my soul now, Tryin' to make a fool of me (I believe it, I...

All court conversation To my observation Is naughty And woefully pert; With joy unabating The ladies-in-waiting Are waiting To dish thee the dirt; Such talk never charms me, In sooth, it alarms me When told by a hoyden or a valet. Mere greetings and...

Girl, I'm so lonesome tonight I was just lyin' here wonderin' where you are And what you're doin' And Lord knows the thing that worries me the most Is who yer don' it with That's why, if you don't mind, I'd like to sing these words to ya, ya see I've g...

I can see clearly now the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. It's gonna be a bright (bright) Bright (bright) sunshiny day. It's gonna be a bright (bright) Bright (bright) sunshiny day. Oh yes, i can ma...

(I can't stop loving you) I've made up my mind To live in memory of the lonesome times (I can't stop wanting you) It's useless to say So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday (Dreams of yesterday) Those happy hours that we once knew Tho' long ago, they...

I could have been a gambler 'coz I'm good with the cards I could have been a lover breakin' other's hearts and I feel so silly bettin' on the dice and a lover seldom sees the same girl twice and that is why (that is why) that's why I chose (that's why I chose...

[Joey] A-B-C-D-E-G I never learned to spell At least not well. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 I never learned to count A great amount. But my busy mind is burning To use what learning I've got. I won't waste any time, I'll strike while the iron is hot. If they asked...

I cried for you Now it's your turn to cry over me Every road must have a turning I know, that's one thing you're learning Well, I cried for you What a fool I used to be Let me say,I found the love just a little bit truer I found a heart just a little bit...

I didn't know what time it was Then I met you Oh, what a lovely time it was How sublime it was, too I didn't know what day it was You held my hand Warm like the month of may it was And I'll say it was grand Grand to be alive, to be young To be mad, to be you...

There is a reason why I stop by tonight I just don't like the way we continue on fight 'Cause I need you in my life, I need you with me darling every day And I wish I knew the magic word to say to make the pain go away Said we need to talk it all over tonig...

I don`t need no doctor `Cause I know what`s ailing me I don`t need no doctor `Cause I know what`s ailing me I`ve been too long away from my baby I`m coming down with a mistery I don`t need no doctor For my prescription to be filled I don`t need no d...

This used to be a grumpy, Crabbed old lad~ Look at your beamish boy now. This used to be a jumpy, Silly and sad~ What is simply joy now. Life was a canyon Too dark to view, Till a companion Was found like you. I feel at home with you. You always fi...

Down in the St. Pete, Florida I found my baby there Ooh, St. Pete, St. Pete, Florida I found my baby there No one's ever loved me like my baby Any place, anywhere Baby, my baby, she keeps me satisfied You know my baby, yes, my baby She keeps me satisfied Sh...

I got a woman way over town that's good to me oh yeah Say I got a woman way over town good to me oh yeah She give me money when Im in need Yeah she's a kind of friend indeed I got a woman way over town that's good to me oh yeah She saves her lovin early in th...

Well I have a feeling (I had a dream) things ain’t goin’ right (I had a dream) Come over baby (I had a dream) let me tell you about my dream last night (I had a dream) I dreamed someone else (I had a dream) was here with you (I had a dream) Doing all the thing...

[Crowd] Hurrah! Hurroo! There'll be an execution. It serves him right. The law makes retribution. There's going to be a killing. Hurrah! Hurroo! [Citizen] It serves him right. Hurrah! Hurroo! What did he do? [Policeman] He came from Syracuse. [...

My world is like a river as dark as it is deep Night after night the past slips in and gathers all my sleep My days are just and endless stream of emptiness to me Filled only by the fleeting moments of her memories [Chorus] Sweet memories Sweet memories She...

I don't want you to say pretty words Makin' music like the sweet singing birds I don't want you to be no fool And don't treat me no special way - Just say "I love you so" - now and then .... 'Cause if you really, really love me, yeah, I like to hear it s...

Don't you know I'm about as happy as I can be 'Cause you made a happy man out of me You took a man who was tired of living And installed the joy of life whit all that you're giving And you came along in just a nick of time 'Cause I was just about to lose my m...

I love you so much it hurts me Darlin', that's why I'm so blue I'm so afraid to go to bed at night I'm afraid of losing you. I love so much it hurts me And there's nothing I can do I want to hold you, my dear, forever and ever I love you so much it hur...

I live only for you my love Just as sure as the stars above I love you, I love you, I always will I will not let you go I dream only of you my love You're the only girl that I ever think of I love you, I love you, 'n I always will I will not let you go...

Have you heard I married an angel, I'm sure that the change'll be awf'lly good for me. Have you heard an angel I married, To heaven she's carried this fellow with a kiss, She is sweet and gentle, so it isn't strange, when I'm sentimental She loves me like...

Maggie dear, just won't go out alone Seems that she must have a chaperone When we go out no matter where we're bound There's always somebody around She brings her father, her mother Her sister and her brother Woah, I never see Maggie alone She brings her uncl...

Was it in Tahiti? Were we on the Nile? Long long ago, say an hour ago I recall that I saw your smile I remember you You're the one who made my dreams come true A few Kisses ago I remember you You're the one who said "I love you, too" I do, didn't you...

Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my lips from saying Things I was thinking of. But now my pride you've humbled, I've cast it to the winds, Broken, beaten, sick at heart My confession begins. We've played the game of stay away But it cost mo...

I took a trip on a train, and I thought about you. I passed a shadowy lane, and I thought about you. Two or three cars parked under the stars, a windin' stream. Moon shining down on some little town And with each beam, the same old dream. And every stop t...

I wake up crying After tossin' and turnin' And a-yearnin' the whole night long Pretty baby oh my love since you went away haven't spent a happy day I wake up crying After sobbin' and sighin' And a-wonderin' just what went wrong Pretty baby well I know I was g...

I wanna be around to pick up the pieces when somebody breaks your heart, Somebody twice as smart as I. Somebody who will swear to be true like you used to do with me, Who'll leave you to learn that misery loves company, wait and see. I wanna be around to see h...

I want to know can your love stand the test of time Want to feel your body next to mine Want to know what your love feels like when I'm next to you You see I've being looking for a love that's been gone for a very long time I want to know what it feels like w...

Don't tell me about a night in June Or a shady lane beneath the velvet moon Don't tell me 'cause I wanna talk about you Don't mention that waterfall Or that grassy spot where crickets softly call Please don't tell me 'cause, baby, I wanna talk about you The...

The clock says you're at home But I'm here all alone Waiting for you to call, babe Guess I was just a fool The way I treated you But I didn't care at all Won't you please give it another try I want to be there by your side I want you through the darkest nigh...

The sleepless nights - the daily fights The quick toboggan - when you reach the heights I miss the kisses - and I miss the bites I wish I were in love again The broken dates - the endless waits The lovely loving - and the hateful hates The conversation -...

Reading old magazines, I'm on the road no one to save me girl, I wish you were here tonight, There's a knock on my door, Yes, it's time to give another show, I wish you were here tonight. Chorus My love is all imagination, Just a dream without you to make...

There's no fool like an old (a young) fool When he paints his spectacles pink. He acts his love in words And he rhymes his love in ink. An old fool is a bold fool And he shines he spectacles up. His time for love is short So he quickly drains the cup....

I wonder who's kissing her now, I wonder who's teaching her how, I wonder who's looking into her eyes, breathing sighs, telling lies. I wonder who's buying the wine for lipsthat I used to call mine. I wonder if she ever tells him of me, I wonder who's...

I'd know you anywhere, I'd know that grin, I'd know you anywhere when you walked in, I would tingle with a single glance in your eye, Watching the starlight dance in your eye. You saw my vacant stare, you understood, I'd love you anywhere, honest I would...

[(Backing Vocal 1)] [{Backing Vocal 2}] I want to know, baby Just how you feel, girl Said I wanna know If what you feel is real, girl 'Cause there's a reason For the things that I say, what I talk about But oh, I wanna love ya girl In a special way,...

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

I'll take you strolling, 'round, lover's lane I'll come to see you, even in the rain I'll do any, thing for you, but work Sing your praises, hold your hand Tell the world that I think you're grand I'll do any, thing for you, (he-he) but slave I'll take you,...

I'll never let you go, little darlin' I'm so sorry 'cause I made you cry I'll never let you go, 'cause I love you So please don't ever say good-bye The stars would tumble down beside me The moon would hang its head and cry My arms would never hold another bab...

I'll never stand in your way, I'll never stand in your way If you ever found someone new Who means more than me to you Well, I'll never stand in your way (I'll never stand in your way) If you feel we must part Don't let pity rule your heart Because, I'll neve...

I won't tell of my love to the red, red rose Or the running brook where the sweet magnolia grows. I won't tell of my love to ev'ry little star Or the whippoorwill on the hill afar. I'll tell the man in the street And everyone I meet That you and I are s...

I'm a fool to care When you treat me this way Whoa, I love you so But, darling, I know I'm a fool to care I'm a fool to cry Since you told me goodbye Oh, you can't be true So what can I do I'm a fool to care (I'm a fool to care) I know I should laugh, ha ha...

I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande And my legs ain't bowed, my cheeks ain't tanned I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow Never roped a steer 'cause I don't know how And I sure ain't fixin' to start in now Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay I'm an ol...

I never cared much for moonlit sky I never winked back at firefly But now that the sun in your eyes I'm beginning to see the light I'm beginning to see the light We used to walk out to the park Share some red rose in the dark When you came, you gave me a sign...

You've found a new love And you say it's divine I've glad for you sake But I'm sorry for mine I hear you saying It's the real thing inside I've glad for you sake But I'm sorry for mine Oh how it hurts my pride To have to step aside And watch somebody new Tak...

I'm goin down to the river and drown myself, well I'm goin down to the river and drown myself Oh babe, oh I'm goin down yes and turn myself in, Cause my baby's lovin someone else Now you know why I'm goin down to the river and drown Myself I'm sick and...

I'm gonna move baby, way out on the outskirts of town I'm gonna move baby, way out on the outskirts of town You see I don't need no-body, always hangin' 'round Let me tell you honey, we gonna move away from here I don't need no iceman, I'm gonna, get...

I warned you baby from time to time But you just wouldn’t listen Now pay me no mind So I’m movin’ on, I’m rollin’ on You’ve broken your vow and it’s all over now So I’m movin’ on That big eight-wheeler rollin' down the track Means your true lovin' daddy ain't...

I am not such a clever one About the latest fads I admit I was never one Adored by local lads Not that I ever try to be a saint I'm the type that they classify as quaint I'm old fashioned I love the moonlight I love the old fashioned things The sound...

Well, I'm wondering and wondering Where has my baby gone. Well, I wondering and wondering Where has my baby gone. Well, tell me pretty baby Why did you leave me alone? Well I done all I could Honey, I said I couldn't have do no more. Well, I done all I cou...

I've got a tiger by the tail it's plain to see I won't be much when you get through with me Well I'm a losing weight and I'm turning mighty pale Looks like I've got a tiger by the tail Well I thought the day I met you you were meek as a lamb Just the kind to...

Mister Shylock was stingy I was miserly too. I was more selfish And crabby than a shellfish. Oh, dear, it's queer What love can do! I'd give all my possessions For you I've got five dollars I'm in good conditions And I've got ambition That belongs t...

You said before me met that your life was awful tame Well, I took you to a night club and the whole band knew your name. Oh, Well, baby, baby, baby I've Got News For You Oh, somehow your story don't ring true, Well, I've got news for you. Well, you p...

If I could - I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes. Give you courage in a world of compromise. Yes, I would... If I could - I would teach you all the things I never learned. And I'd help you cross the bridges that I burned. Yes, I would... If I could...

1) If I give you my love, what will you give in return, if I give you my love Will you cause my heart to yearn , and will it bring me sadness, with so many tears and will it bring me gladness , all through out the years 2) if I give you my word , will you g...

[Uh-Uh] Wait a minute, Jimmy, look here I'm listenin' As I was wakin' up this mornin' Well well Oh Lord, you know I felt pretty good, Yes I did I began to stretch and yawn What for Ray? Just to see if I could I can dig it All at once I got a funny feelin' Tha...

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

If you were mine I'd never let you leave me If you were mine I'd never let you go Because you are Just what I've always wanted And I think that you oughta know From the moment I first saw you Girl, you went straight to my brain In my heart I've got...

Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people living life in p...

Evenings are crowded with memories Thrilling me again Like that night in spain Someone is sharing my memories Wonder does she grieve Every lovely evening In a little Spanish town 'Twas on a night like this Stars were peek-a-booing down 'Twas on a nig...

Sue wants a barbecue, Sam wants to boil a ham, Grace votes for bouillabaisse too Jake wants a weinie bake, steak and the layer cake, And he'll get a tummy ache too. We'll rent a tent or a teepee, let the town crier cry. And if it's R.S.V.P., this is what...

In the evenin', in the evenin', Mama when the sun go down In the evenin', darlin', I declare when the sun go down Yeah, it's so lonesome, it's so lonesome, sometimes I declare when the one you love is not around When the sun go down Last night, I were layin'...

In the heat of the night Seems like a cold sweat Creeping cross my brow, oh yes In the heat of the night I'm a feelin' motherless somehow Stars with evil eyes stare from the sky (In the heat of the night) Ain't a woman here before Knows how to make the...

Can you tell me, is there anyone out there Can you hear me, calling you If you hear, will you listen Is that too much to ask you to do I've been searching for someone to care Ooh Lord is there anyone out there Will you help me, I need someone to talk to...

Isn't it romantic? Music in the night, a dream that can be heard. Isn't it romantic? Moving shadows write the oldest magic word. I hear the breezes playing in the trees above While all the world is saying you were meant for love. Isn't it romantic Merel...

Isn't it wonderful Just bein' in here together Isn't it wonderful Just bein' in here No need to worry, baby It's no need to hide Why should we hold back What we feel inside, baby Let's not wait any longer The night will soon be gone, won't it While we're tal...

It's the same old story they all hand me Preacher tells me these are troubled times But I know the Lord's been in Tougher scrapes than this one It ain't gonna worry, it ain't gonna worry Ain't gonna worry my mind Got no money in the pocket You don't get rich...

It had to be you It had to be you I wandered around Finally found Somebody who Could make me be true Could make me be blue And even be glad Just to be sad Thinking of you Some others I've seen. Might never be mean Might never be cross Or try to be boss But...

My baby, oh my baby Sit down and rest a while, yeah Listen The fire that burns deep down in me The pleasure of pain that aches constantly That is love, baby, it's a real true thing And I know it's hard to believe But it, it hurts to be in love, you hear me?...

Makes no difference now what kind of life fate hands me I'll get along without you now that's plain to see I don't care what happens next 'cause I'll get by somehow I don't worry 'cause it makes no difference now It was just a year ago when I first met you I...

Once I laughed when I heard you saying That I'd be playing solitaire Uneasy in my easy chair It never entered my mind And once you told me I was mistaken That I'd awaken with the sun And ordered orange juice for one It never entered my mind You had wha...

As I passed by A real fine hotel A chick walked out She sure looked swell I gave her the eye And started to carry on When a Cadillac cruised up And 'swish' she was gone It should've been me With that real fine chick It should've been me With that real fine ch...

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...

(It's alright) Woooooooh now, let me tell you now (It's alright) So many times I sat down and cried (It's alright) You know there's no one to dry my weapin' eyes (It's alright) Baby I'm so in love with you now (It's alright) And yet you broke my heart in two...

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

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

Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers? Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those eyes? Gosh all git-up, how'd you get so lit up? Gosh all git up, how'd it get that size? Golly gee, when you turn those heaters on, Woe is me, got to put my cheaters...

Johnny could only sing one note And the note he sings was this Ah! Poor Johnny one-note Sang out with "gusto" And just overlorded the place Poor Johnny one-note Yelled willy nilly Until he was bleu in the face For holding one note was his ace Couldn'...

When we fought the Yankees and annihilation was near, Who was there to lead the charge, that took us safe to the rear? Why it was Jubilation T. Cornpone. Old "Toot your own horn pone", Jubilation T. Cornpone, a man who knew no fear. When we almost had 'em...

Well now baby, Tell me how do you do? Ooo now baby Tell me how do you do? Well I want to say baby I really got news for you Well now baby, Tell me what is your name? Ooo now baby Tell me what is you name? Well I'm in love with you baby Supposin'...

Just a little lovin,' yeah Will go a long way Well you made me happy The rest of my days Why don't you put your arms around me, And I'll be your slave 'Cause just a little lovin' will go a long way Ever since time began love has ruled the world Even a...

Just because you're near The cold nights grow warmer Heaven's not so far away Whisper in my ear Gentle is the darkness Keep your secrets here Girl then dream on Then dream on Dream that all the world's an actor in your play It can all go your way Then dream...

Just for a thrill You changed the sunshine to rain Just for a thrill You filled my heart with pain To me you were my pride and joy But to you, I was merely a toy A plaything, that you could toss around at will Just for a thrill You made my life one s...

Well, I wanta be your, lover man, so, Baby won't you let me hold your hand? Kissa me baby (all night long). Well, kissa me baby (all night long). Well, baby, love a dovey all the time. Well, I want you right, by my side, To love and keep me satisfied. K...

[Ladies] Poor little daughters of the moon When the sun is dawning What is as sour as a day in June For the ladies of the evening In the morning? Lost is the music of the night For the daily clamor. Noses are red and cheeks are white. Where the hell's...

It was late in the evening and the sun was going down I would pray to the good Lord To please bring my baby round Yes, I miss her more than even To me she's the only one I miss her more than ever To me she's the only one She'd be the on that.. When I need a fa...

I'm laughin' and clownin' Just to keep from cryin' I'm laughin' and clownin' Just to keep from cryin' I'm tryin' to hide the fact That I've got a worried mind Bein' the life of the party Seems to be my role Ever since you left me, girl Bein' the life of the...

Laura is the face in the misty lights Footsteps that you hear down the hall The laugh that floats on a summer night That you can never quite recall And you see Laura on the train that is passing through Those eyes how familiar they seem She gave your ver...

If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble) If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble) If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble) Say, you better leave my woman alone Well, I know you are a playboy And you've got women all over...

When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be Whisper wor...

Hey everybody! Let's have some fun You only live but once And when you're dead you're done So let the good times roll, I said let the good times roll, I don't care if you're young or old, You oughtta get together and let the good times roll-a Don't sit there m...

There's a reason For the sunshine day, There's a reason Why I'm feelin' so high. Must be the season When that love light shines all around us. So let that feeling Grad you deep inside And send you reeling Where your love can't hide And then go steali...

Let's go get stoned Yeah.... Oh....Let's go get stoned Everybody Let's go get stoned Oh....Let's go get stoned Now wait a minute You know my baby, she won't let me in I've Got a few pennies, I'm gonna buy myself a bottle of gin And then I'm gonna call my buddy...

My name is Jerry Lee Lewis, come from Louisiana I'm gonna do you a little boogie on this here piano Doing mighty fine, I'm gonna make you shake it I'll make you do it and make you do it until you break it It's called the Lewis boogie, in the Lewis way Lord, I...

Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song...

Gently you gaze with kindly eye, Careworn for Peace, you forehead high; Hero, your name shall never die, Savior of our Country! 

Down the street, a baby just cried When he woke up all alone A train's leaving town, oh, that lonesome sound It's chilling me right to the bone A song is playing, I can barely hear About a love that's gone wrong The freezing rain on my window pane Listen, the...

When I was very young The world was younger than I As merry as a carousel The circus tent was strung With every star in the sky Above the ring I loved so well Now the young world has grown old Gone are the tinsel and gold Sit there, and count your fing...

A one man celebration ain't what I had in mind As I sit here sippin' on a glass of wine There's a working telephone beside my bed The way the calls are coming in, you'd think the line was dead Oh, there's no place like home And it's lonesome in this little ho...

A boy is born in hard time Mississippi Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty His parents give him love and affection To keep him strong moving in the right direction Living just enough, just enough for the city...ee ha! His father works some days for f...

Now my room has got two windows But the sunshine never comes through You know it's always dark and dreary Since I broke off, baby with you I live on a lonely avenue My little girl wouldn't say I do Well, I feel so sad and blue And it's all because of y...

He fill the room like champagne, into a empty glass As they slither to him like snakes to the grass His stance is quiet with grace, before they throw him into the rat race And he turns to me to say I'm a lonely boy, even with the life is asking for Lonely bo...

Hello mama, hello mama it's me How you feeling mama? Hm-hmm, that's alright I've got something I want to talk to you about If you don't mind And I ain't mad, mama, no, no no no Wait a minute, listen mama Look what they done to my song, ma Look what they done t...

I gambled on your love baby and got a losing hand I gambled on your love baby and got a losing hand Your ways keep changing like the shifting desert sand While I was playing fair baby you played a cheating game While I was playing fair baby you played a cheat...

It's very clear, our love is here to stay. Ahhh, not for a year. But, ever and a day. The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know, may just be passin' fancy's anytime they go... Uh, but uh, wait a minute darlin'. Our love is here to stay. Ahhh, to...

[Verse (published but not sung in the film)] There's a glistening ring Around the moon- Are you listening? It is not too soon- Must we sleep tonight alone? Let us keep tonight As our very own. Your heart and my heart Were made to meet. Don't make th...

Love me with all of your heart, that's all I want dear. Love me with all of your heart or not at all. Just promise me this that you'll give me all your kisses every winter, every summer, every fall. When we are far apart or when you're near me Love me w...

A pretty girl and a bright young man Try to be friends but never can. That is what perplexes Young folks of opposite sexes. Love likes to pull their legs a bit. So you're either in love or out of it Love doesn't make much sense But his technique is imme...

I could fall in love with the proper stranger If I heard the bells and the banjos ring If two certain eyes with the look of danger Smiled a welcome warm as Spring If the tom-tom in my heart sounded out a warning "Don't let her, don't let her walk through...

Wait a minute Chorus Take a look at me and you will see I’m at the pound with no return Grab a chair and you can hear Or listen in and out the line I thought I ….love and I had it about a chill And I didn’t know how to act, no If you don’t love love...

Lover, when I'm near you, and I hear you, speak my name Softly, in my ear you, breathe a flame Lover, when we're dancing, keep on glancing, in my eyes Till loves own entrancing, music dies All of my future is in you Your every plan I design Promise you'l...

Ma, she's making eyes at me Ma, she looks so good to me Ma, she's almost breaking my heart I'm beside her, please let her conscience guide her Ma, she wants to marry me Be my honey bee Every minute she gets bolder Now she's leaning on my shoulder Ma, the girl...

Making believe that you still love me It's leaving me alone and so blue But I'll always dream, still, I'll never own you And I'm making believe it's all I can do Because I can't hold you close when you are not with me You're somebody's love, you'll never be m...

Another bride, Another June Another sunny honeymoon Another season, Another reason To make whoopee A lot of shoes, a lot of rice The groom is nervous, uhh, he answers twice Its really killin', the boy's so willin' To make whoopee, whoopee Picture a little lo...

Summer journeys to Niag'ra And to other places aggra- Vate all our cares. We'll save our fares! I've a cozy little flat in What is known as old Manhattan We'll settle down Right here in town! We'll have Manhattan The Bronx and Staten Island too. It'...

My little Margie I'm always thinking of you, Margie I'll tell the world I love you so So don't forget your promise to me I have bought a home and ring and everything For Margie You are my inspiration Days are never blue After all is said and done There is rea...

Marie, the dawn is breaking Marie, you'll soon be waking To find your heart is aching And tears will fall as you recall The moon, in all its splendor A kiss, so very tender The words "Will you surrender To me?" woah my Marie The moon, in all its splendor A k...

Well, now oh Mary Ann You know you sure look fine Well, now ohhhh You know you sure look fine Well, now ooh Mary Ann I could love you all the time Well, now oh Mary Ann I said baby don't you know Well, now ohhhh Well, now baby don't you know Don't you you kno...

1911 for his parents' 25th Wedding Anniversary, First known surviving lyric. Music to the tune of Irving Berlin's, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" Oh, my hubby, put your hat on. Better hurry, the taxi's waiting. We are going, surely going To the big array-Si...

Once upon a midnight dreary While I pondered weak and weary From a long trip on the Erie Comes a rappin' on my chamber door It's an ectoplasmic tapping That disturbs my nightly napping Like a shroud that's gently flapping Emanating from the second floor...

Waking skies At Sunrise, Ev'ry sunset too, Seems to be Bringing me Memories of you. Here and there, Ev'rywhere, Scenes that we once knew, And they all Just recall Memories of you. How I wish I could forget Those happy yesteryears That have left...

Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue The band was jumpin', the people too Ah, mess around They doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around, Everybody doin' the mess around Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul They did the boogie-woogie, wi...

Midnight I've spent another lonely day thinking of you Midnight tomorrow is on its way empty and blue I'm so lonely so lonely at midnight for you Midnight oh what a lonely time to weep I ought to know Midnight I should have been fast asleep hours ago Still I'm...

Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice, warmer than the summer night The clouds were like an alabaster palace rising to a snowy height. Each star it's own aurora borealis, suddenly you held me tight, I could see the Midnight Sun. I can't explain the si...

My left shoe's on my right foot, My right shoe's on my left. Oh! listen to me Mimi, Of reason I'm bereft! The buttons of my trousers Are button'd to my vest; Oh! listen to me Mimi, Mere passion's in my breast! Mimi, you funny little good for nothing M...

I'm going down to the river where I'm drowning myself, yes I'm drowning myself I'm going down to the river where I'm drowning myself, oh baby Oh last, I'm going down yes I'm going myself in, cause my baby is loving someone else Now you know why I'm going down...

When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, the people gather round and they all begin to shout. Hey, Hey Uncle Dud It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud. It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud. What a dance do they do....

From moment to moment every moment that I live I live for every moment with you To see you, to touch you, to imagine this will be The moment when a dream comes true Just an ordinary day becomes adventure Such sweet adventure I never knew And life will b...

You know, the landlord rang my front door bell. I let it ring for a long, long spell. I went to the window, I peeped through the blind, And asked him to tell me what's on his mind. He said, Money, honey. Money, honey. Money, honey, If you want to get along wi...

Moon over Miami Shine on my love and me So we can stroll beside the roll Of the rolling sea Moon over Miami Shine on as we begin A dream or two that may come true When the tide comes in Hark to the song of the smiling troubadours Hark to the throbbing guitar...

Moon river, wider than a mile I'm crossin' you in style some day Old dream maker, you heartbreaker Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way Two drifters, off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end, waitin'...

Pennies in a stream Falling leaves, a sycamore Moonlight in Vermont Icy finger-waves Ski trails on a mountainside Snowlight in Vermont Telegraph cables, they sing down the highway And travel each bend in the road People who meet in this romantic set...

[Chorus] And i surely still do miss my mother Doesn't matter how old that i grow Mother's love will stay with me all through life No matter where i go Ever since the lord called And she left us Parts of her flow through me Every day God has taken her...

[Lucio] You must do like this-a [trick] You must do like this-a [trick] [Susan] Oh no, not-a without a mat-a. [Lucio] It's easy you try-a [trick] [Susan] Easy, my eye-a [on her fanny] [Lucio] Just-a practice you must-a. [Susan] I will till I b...

On the first of May, it is moving day, Spring is here, so blow your job, Throw your job away! Now's the time to trust, To your wanderlust, In the city's dust you wait, must you wait Just you wait.......! In a mountain greenery, Where God paints the sce...

Came in last night at half past ten That baby of mine wouldn't let me in Get it on over (move it on over) Move it on over (move it on over) Move over little dog 'cause the big dog's moving in She's changed the lock on our front door My door key don't fit no m...

Baby, we went last winter And the ground was covered with snow Yes, we went last winter, baby And the ground was covered with snow I didn't have no money in my pocket, darling Shout aloud and have no place to go Well, it seems like I was going crazy sometime...

Sometimes I stop and wonder How can this thing go on For when I'm with my baby She always make me feel alone No, my woman don't dig me, no, no Boys, I know I'm gonna Know the reason why (No, no, my baby don't dig me) (No, no, she just don't dig me) Well, we...

My bonnie lies over the ocean, My bonnie lies over the sea, My bonnie lies over the ocean, well, yeah Why don't you bring (bring her back) Whoa, bring her (bring her back) Whoa, bring her (bring her back) Bring her (bring her back) You oughta bring back Bring...

My funny Valentine, Sweet comic Valentine You make me smile with my heart. Your looks are laughable, Unphotographable Yet you're my favorite work of art. Is your figure less than Greek? Is your mouth a little weak? When you open it to speak Are you smart?...

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

I laughed at sweethearts I met at schools All indiscreet hearts Seemed romantic fools A house in Iceland Was my heart's domain I saw your eyes Now castles rise in Spain I took one look at you That's all I meant to do And then my heart Stood still My feet co...

Life is always sunshine when the heart beats true Banish your fears, smile through your tears When you're sad, it makes me feel the same as you Come to me my melancholy baby Cuddle up and don't be blue All your fears are foolish fancy, maybe You know, dear, t...

My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the sky My romance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing by No month of may, no twinkling stars No hide away, no softly guitars My romance doesn't need a castle rising in Spain Nor a dance to a constantly surprising...

This moment, this minute And each second in it Will leave a glow upon the sky And as time goes by, it will never die This will be my shining hour Calm and happy and bright And in my dreams, your face will flower Through the darkness of the night Like t...

The time has come to air my feelings There's just so much confusion going down I'm not the kind to be complaining But sometimes you got to stand out from the crowd Everyone's got their own opinion And you know I sure got mine It's my world Don't you co...

If I don't see her each day, I miss her Gee what a thrill, each time I kiss her Believe me, I've got a case On Nancy, with the laughing face She takes the winter and she makes it summer And summer could take a few lessons from her Picture a tomboy in lace Tha...

There's a rumour going around That some of you good people Want to leave this town But you better consult me before you go (Why?) Cos I've been in all these places And I know (Chicago) Chicago's all right It's got the Wrigley Field and Soldier's Field and Ma...

You know the night time, darling (night and day) Is the right time (night and day) To be (night and day) With the one you love, now (night and day) Say now oh baby (night and day) When I come home baby, now (night and day) I wanna be with the one I love, now (...

No one (no one but you) Ever kissed me (no one but you) The way you do (no one but you) (No one but you) Oh, and no one (no one but you) Ever told me (no one but you) I love you (no one but you) (No one but you) No one ever cared No one ever shared...

(I need someone to say I do) No one to cry to now, no one to say goodnight No one to tell my troubles to I've got no one, to sigh to, no one to hold me Tight No one to chear me when I'm blue When I go home to my lonely room And find there's no one th...

Well nobody loves me, baby Nobody seems to care Well nobody loves me, babe Nobody seems to care Well, ever since my mother passed Nothin' but misery everywhere Well I ain't got no money, baby And my best friends have put me down Hallelujah, I said I ain't got...

[Bill] Get me? [Hap] Gotcha! [Bill] Get me? [Hap] Gotcha! [Bill] All for one and one for all Dat's how us goils plays basketball! Get me? [Hap] Gotcha! [Bill] Get me? [Hap] Gotcha! [Bill] Dat's how I earn my weekly check With a rainbow 'rou...

Nobody's heart belongs to me. Heigh-ho, who cares? Nobody writes his songs to me. No one belongs to me -- That's the least of my cares. I may be sad at times, and disinclined to play, But it's not bad at times to go your own sweet way. Nobody's arms bel...

Well you better listen my sisters and brothers 'Cause if you do you can hear There are voices still calling across the years And they're all crying across the ocean And they're crying across the land And they will till we all come to understand None of us ar...

See those handsome boys. See that flash of femininity. Hear the happy noise. North and South are in proximity. Cuban maids, Men from Ioway, From parades While the latin play. What a day! North America meets South America. Two happy countries say "H...

Everybody's going out and having fun I'm just a fool for staying home and having none I can't get over how she set me free, oh lonesome me A bad mistake I'm making by just hanging 'round I know that I should have some fun and paint the town A lovesick fool is...

There was an old zany who lived in a tub; He had so many fleabites He didn't know where to rub. He kept looking for an honest man Said "I'm gonna find him if I can" If I could meet Diogenes today, This is what I'd say: Rub-a-dub-dub Oh, Diogenes! Find...

(Intro): There's a bright golden haze in the meadow. There's a bright golden haze in the meadow. The corn is as high as an elephant's eye. And it looks like it's climbing clear up to the sky... (End Intro): Well, oh what a beautiful morning, aw now. Yes, what...

Here we all work 'long the Mississippi Here we all work while the white folk play Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset Gettin' no rest till the judgment day Don't look up and don't look down You don't das make the boss man frown Bend your knees and bo...

Come, sit thee near, Place thyself upon my knee. Make an end of thy fear, For I love but thee in Camelot. Oh, no not here, Where observed by all we'll be. Should thy father appear, He would surely scold and damn a lot. Care not a jot. Harken to my p...

What a lovely trip, I'm feeling so fresh and alive And I'm so glad to arrive, it's all so grand It's easy to see you don't need a palace To feel like Alice in Wonderland Back in Ohio where I come from I've done a lot of dreamin' and I've travelled some B...

See the pretty apple, top of the tree, The higher up, the sweeter it grows. Picking fruit you've got to be Up on your toes! See the pretty penthouse, top of the roof, The higher up, the higher rent goes. Get that dough, don't be a goof; Up on your toes!...

Once upon a summertime, if you recall, We stopped beside a little flower stall. A bunch of bright forget-me-nots was all I'd let you buy me. Once upon a summertime, just like today, We laughed the happy afternoon away And stole a kiss in ev'ry street caf...

Alright Yeah Look at all the people, livin' on the street It don't seem they got nothin' to eat Children play with guns and they ain't toys What will become of all my girls and boys? It don't take brains to figure it out Ev'ryday the newspaper headlines shou...

One early morning, as I was walking I met a woman, we started talking I took her home, to get a few nips But all I had was a mint julep I don’t remember just how I started I only know that we should have parted I stole a kiss, and then another I didn’t...

What is there to write? What is there to say? Same things happen everyday, not a thing to write, not a thing to say, So I take my pen in hand and start the same old way. Dear, I thought I'd drop a line, the weather's cool, the folks are fine, I'm in bed ea...

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

Why do they think up stories that link my name with yours? Why do the neighbors chatter all day, behind their doors? I know a way to prove what they say is quite untrue. Here is the gist, a practical list of "donts" for you. Don't throw bouquets at me...

You say you're leaving me For someone new Please say you're teasing me Say it's not true Say it, come on And say you're fooling Whoa, say it's a lie Whoa, say you're fooling me, baby Don't say goodbye Whoa, if our romance is really done Don't you know my hea...

Oh, Lord, If you ain't busy up there, I ask for help with a prayer So please don't give me the air Oh, hear me Lord, I wanna see Garbo in person With Gable when they rehearsin' While some director is cursin'. Please let me open up my eyes at seven And...

Precious Thing feat Dee Dee Bridgewater Take your ring Isn’t it strange your always leaving things Never mind I know this rule is not a whole I hope I made you feel less alone Think of me while you roam It is no strange But it’s more, more than just a night...

Horace was a poet who adored the night; In his verse he always underscored the night. I recall what Horace said in Latin A -"Never make your love affair a matinee!" Wait till after dark for the classic spark. Quiet night And all around the calm and bori...

Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to spend the night A heavy rain a fallin' Seems I hear your voice callin' "It's all right" A rainy night in Georgia A rainy night in Georgia I believe it's rainin' all over the world Neon signs a fl...

Well, have you ever woke up in the morning sometimes Just about the break of day Well, have you ever woke up in the morning sometimes Just about the break of day Reach over and feel the pillow, baby, where your sweet man used to lay Well baby, it's so lonesom...

It seems like yesterday I heard the people say Son, you were born to stray Someday you'll settle down I guess there'll come a time Maybe I'll tow the line But right now I'm doing fine Rolling from town to town I don't care where I ride I'll let my feet decid...

If you’re feeling lowdown, don’t have a soul to care, If you’re feeling lowdown, don’t have a soul to care, Just grab your hat and start for the Rocking Chair. There’s Dubonnet Judy, Gin Fizz Flo, Cocktail Shorty, and old Julip Joe. I’m telling you, it’s the g...

Went to see my sweetheart Last night around about ten She said, "Home sweet, Papa" Squeeze me every now and then I'll keep rolling with my baby I'll keep rolling with my baby I'll keep rolling with my baby 'Cause she's sweet that way We went out to a movie S...

Rosetta, my Rossetta In my heart dear there's no one but you You told me that you loved me Never leave me for somebody new You made my whole life a dream And I pray you make it come true Rosetta, my Rosetta Please say I'm the one dear, just for you...

If you ever plan to motor west, Travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. It winds from Chicago to LA, More than two thousand miles all the way. Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. Now you go through Saint Louis, Joplin,...

They say, Ruby you're like a dream Not always what you seem And though my heart may break when I awake Let it be so, I only know Ruby, it's you They say, Ruby you're like a song You just don't know right from wrong And in your eyes I see heartaches for...

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows. All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve Sant...

In America you'll get food to eat Don't have to run through the jungle And scuff up your feet You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day It's great to be an American Ain't no lions or tigers-ain't no mamba snake Just the sweet watermelon and th...

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

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...

Say no more I think you'll never understand I have refused the same demand All my life ! Say no more In my book there can be no blame When you pretend I have no shame You're half right ! All along You kept trying to pin me down Turn me into your house clown .....

Another day has come and gone, In a world where I don't belong Another week has passed me by It's not because I didn't try Oh no I'm keeping try but Nobody saw me walking And nobody heard me talking, I don't know why Seems like I gotta do wrong, gotta do wr...

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

Separate ways There's one that goes and one that stays But they will meet again I know they will You know they will In that tinsel town of time Let's be fair, this boring life we have to share You know that I care honest I swear That's what I'm yet but the fa...

He looked down into her blue eyes, and said "Say a prayer for me". She Threw her arms around him, whispered "God will keep us free". They could hear the riders comin', He said "This is my last fight...If they Take me back to Texas, they won't Take me ba...

Well I heard about the fellow you've been dancing with All over the neighbourhood So why didn't you ask me baby Or didn't you think I could? Well I know that the boogaloo is out of sight but the shingaling's the thing tonight But if that was you and me a now...

Ev'ry Latin has a temper, Latin's have no brain And they quarrel as they walk in Latin's Lover Lane So before you lose your temper Listen little se¤orita, And I'll tell to you the story Of Pepito and Pepita She could Shake the Maracas He could play t...

If you beg a date She says, "You're too late" Then later, she gives you a call Don't hesitate, you're in for a break 'Cause Jack, she's on the ball If she winks at you Don't you miss that cue For this is no time for a stall Man, call a hack, and get t...

Sherry, Sherry baby Sherry, Sherry baby Sherry baby (Sherry baby) Sherry can you come out tonight (Come,come, come out tonight) Sherry baby (Sherry baby) Sherry can you come out tonight (Why don't you come out) To my twist party (Come out) Where the bright m...

Yeah everybody this is brother Ray talking to you. Now I want each and everyone of you all to come with me and feel the spirit of this year to. There's not only positiv things going on in the world today, but we're gon' have ourselves a good time, 'cause we g...

Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money, Maybe we're ragged and funny; But we travel along, singin' our song, Side by side. Don't know what's comin' tomorrow, Maybe it's trouble and sorrow; But we travel the road, sharin' our load, Side by Side. Through all kinds...

Simpatica One look in your eyes and I knew you Touching your hand bound me to you You understand, for you are simpatica. Simpatica You don't have to talk to inspire me Don't have to say you desire me Day after day you are so simpatica. You speak and it...

Hawks and crows do lots of things, But the canary only sings. She is a courtesan on wings, So I've heard. Eagles and storks are twice as strong. All the canary knows is song. But the canary gets along -- Gilded bird! Sing for your supper, and you'll ge...

Single-O, all the way Rain or shine Gonna stay, Single-O Till you're mine Like the peach, At the top, of the tree Gonna stay, Single-O Till it's me And though I don't know what caresses You expect to find I know my address is Lonesomeville till you...

feat. B.B. King Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me. Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you please. I used to have plenty of money, the finest clothes in town, But bad luck and trouble overtak...

I'm sitting on top of the world, just rolling along, just rolling along I'm quitting the blues of the world, just singing a song, just singing a song Glory hallelujah, I just phoned the parson Hey "Par", get ready to call, Just like humpty dumpty, I'm g...

Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me where my love can be? Is there a meadow in the mist Where someone's waiting to be kissed? Oh skylark Have you seen a valley green with spring? Where my heart can go a journeying Over the shadows...

Some day is always a glum day, You lose all your spirit; Bleak day, that workaway weekday, And oh how you fear it! Closing, your heavy eyes closing, Till nearly asleep, dear, Dozing, while dreaming dozing, Your troubles will keep, dear; Sleepyhead, yo...

Outside the wind blows it ? the sound of your name Yesterdays over tomorrow is still more of the same When i saw you leaving I wished that I'd take you to stay I stood in silence as you slowly slipped away Slip away, slip away How could I ever let you slip a...

Pick me a town In any clime Where people like A rockin time And stay awake Both day and night Till everybody's feelin good an' right Then throw me (Smack dab in the middle) I wanna be (Smack dab in the middle) Ahhhhh, smack dab in the middle, boys now So I ca...

Bombarded by philosophies that satisfy the surface I flee to something deeper at the risk of seeking purpose How can I hang in this environmental state of being When everything I'm striving for it's nothing that I'm seeing Won't you take my heart, won't you t...

We bring drama to your great metropolis, We are the little theatre group. Each of us has built a small acropolis To hold our little theatre troupe. We'd be very glad to meet you, and greet you, and seat you and treat you just Great. For all commercial art is h...

Oh Lordy Lord, oh Lordy Lord It hurts me so bad for us to part But some day baby I ain't gonna worry my life anymore So may mornings since you been gone I been worryin' and grievin' my life alone But some day baby I ain't gonna worry my life anymore So many...

I know that someday you'll want me to want to you When I'm in love with somebody else You'll expect me to be true and to keep loving you Although I'm feeling blue you'd think I can't forget you Until someday, you'll want me to want to you When I'm strong for...

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

Soon, maybe not tomorrow But soon there'll just be two of us. Soon you and I will borrow The moon for just the two of us. Sweetly and so discreetly We'll be completely alone No other world, only our own. Now we must be contented With schemes about the...

What have I got to do to make you love me What have I got to do to make you care What do I do when lightning strikes me And I wake to find that you're not there What do I do to make you want me What have I got to do to be heard What do I say when it's all ove...

There's no Cinderella in Spain; That story was pulled by a Dane. Our young girls are simple and pure, But watched night and day to be sure And now I'm alone, Wide awake and full-grown, With no fairy prince To call on the phone. What's the matter with m...

I'm gettin' the spirit in the dark I'm gettin' the spirit in the dark People movin', oh people groovin' They're gettin' the spirit in the dark Tell me sister, how do you feel? Tell me my brother brother brother, how do you feel? You feel like dancin',...

Once there was a thing called spring, When the world was writing verses like yours and mine. All the lads and girls would sing, When we sat at little tables and drank May wine. Now April, May, and June are sadly out of tune, Life has stuck a pin in the balloo...

The song a robin sings, Through years of endless springs, The murmur of a brook at evening tide. That ripples by a nook where two lovers hide. That great symphonic theme, That's Stella by starlight, And not a dream, My heart and I agree, She's everything on Ea...

People talkin' tryin' to break us up Why won't they let us be Bricks and stones may break my bones but talk don't bother me People talkin' tryin' to break us up When they know that I love you so So I don't care what the people may say I'll never never let you...

I met my old lover On the street last night She seemed so glad to see me I just smiled And we talked about some old times And we drank ourselves some beers Still crazy after all these years Still crazy after all these years I'm not the kind of man Wh...

As I sit around, watchin' the rain come down It puts me in the mood It reminds me of, the first time I met you, girl And I hear the rain on the windowpane And it brings back memories Of the love we made And the things that we used to do Yes, and I rec...

The summer wind, came blowin' in from across the sea It lingered there to touch your hair and walk with me All summer long we sang a song and then we strolled that golden sand Two sweethearts and the summer wind Like painted kites, those days and nights, t...

Surrender… Sometimes we hide like we are warriors in battle Fighting all our fears, So many wounded hearts keep building up defenses And nearly disappear. But I still keep believin’ your dream of a day When we can freely give all our love away, away. Why sta...

Do you know way down (Way down) Way down upon the Swanee (Swanee) Talkin' 'bout the river (River) You know was so far (So far) So far away (So far away) (Oh, yeah) Do you know that's where (That's where) Where my heart is turnin', ohh (Turnin') Ever And the...

She just got here yesterday, Things are hot here now they say, There's a new gal in town. Gals are jealous, there's no doubt. All the guys just rave about Sweet, Sweet Georgia Brown. And ever since she came, the common folks all claim, say; [Chorus] No gal...

My world is like a river as dark as it is deep Night after night the past slips in and gathers all my sleep My days are just and endless stream of emptiness to me Filled only by the fleeting moments of her memories Sweet memories Sweet memories She...

Oh Lord I feel fine today I'm walking on cloud nine today I'm over that line today Happiness is finally mine today I guess I'm just a lucky guy And I'm prepared to tell you why It's strictly on account of my Sweet Potato Pie I'm the fellow that she l...

Sweet (sweet) young thing Like you (like you, baby) You've gone and made me Lose my cool Sweet (sweet) young thing Like you (like you, baby) You're all I need To see me through I said I'd never love again I've always been on the losing end When you touched...

He was a cutie - I admit I used to care. But it's my duty to myself to take the air. I won't prevent you from eloping if you wish May I present you with this tasty dish Take him, you don't have to pay for him Take him, it's free Take him, I won't make a...

Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. Life is old there, older than the trees, Younger than the mountains Growing like a breeze. Country roads, Take me home to the place I belong. West Virginia, Mountain momma, Country roads ta...

(Take these chains from my heart and set me free) Take these chains from my heart and set me free You've grown cold and no longer care for me All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on Take these chains from my heart and set me free Take these...

TAKES TWO TO TANGO You can haunt any house by yourself Be a man or a mouse by yourself You can act like a king on a throne There are lots of things that you can do alone But it takes two to tango two to tango Two to really get the feeling of romance Two to tan...

If you cannot toss your heart gaily in the ring, Love me while the moment lingers, If you cannot cross your heart that I'm everything, Try at least to cross your fingers. Talk to me, baby, tell me lies, Tell me lies as sweet as apple pie. Whisper you tre...

Who is my friend, when all friends are gone I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you Who is my friend, when all friends are gone I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you Who is my friend, when all friends are gone You always defend me, if I'm right or wrong I'm talkin...

[He:] Tangerine, she is all they claim With her eyes of night and lips as bright as flame Tangerine, when she dances by, senoritas stare and caballeros sigh And I've seen toasts to Tangerine Raised in every bar across the Argentine Yes, she has them all o...

Every time it rains I think of you And that's the time I feel so blue The rain starts to fall Across my windows pane But it's raining teardrops From my eyes If you see tears Here in my eyes It's just because You said goodbye So baby won't you hurry Because...

You'll never know I cried, when I found out you lied For I've been hangin on this teardrops in my heart My eyes dare not reveal, the way I realy feel Because I know I'll cry my heart out if I start Though I'm pretending, that I dont care To be with you...

Tell me how do you feel When your baby's loving your best friend? I wanna know Tell me how do you feel When your baby's loving your best friend? Yeah Do you feel like going crazy Or do you feel you've always been? Hey, hey, tell me how how do you fe...

I'll always love you the same old way No matter what may come between Just send me a smile Once in a lonely while Tell me, you'll wait for me How can I forget you starry eyes You hair when its lit by the moonlit skies Just keep that smile in you Til I come ho...

Tell the truth Tell the truth Well, you know what you done to me, You made me fall for you Tell the truth Tell the truth Well you know you can make me do what you want me to Loving you, feelings started But, I'm goin' to stop it If I could, I sure...

When I need company, I call on you to see about me, I wanna walk about it, Talk about it, Tell all the world about you,(tell the world about you) When your with me it's so much fun, Your all the good things wrapped in one, I wanna walk about it, Talk about it...

I work at the Palace ballroom, but gee that palace is cheap When I get back to my chillly hallroom, I'm much too tired to sleep I'm one of those lady teachers, a beautiful hostess you know; One that the palace features, at exactly a dime a throw. Ten cents...

Up in the mornin', out on the job I work like the devil for my pay I know that lucky old sun Has nothin' to do But to roll around heaven all day I fuss with my woman and I toy with my kids I sweat til I'm wrinkled and gray I know that lucky old sun Has nothin'...

Christmas is the time of year For being with the one's we love Sharing so much joy and cheer What a wonderful feelin Watching the one's we love Having so much fun I was sittin by the fire side Taking a walk through the snow Listening to a children's choir Sin...

Now, listen, baby Before you walk out on me All you hear and half you see Ain't nothing but a lie (Oh, yeah, that's a lie) Believe me, girl It's just a lie (oh, yeah) (You know that's a lie) No matter how hard people may try Don't you let nobody make you cry...

Baby, if you want me to love you Here's somethin' that you gotta do You got to love me (That's enough) You got to kiss me (That's enough) You got to squeeze me (That's enough) You got to miss me You got to hold, hold me in your arms And that's enough, well Oh...

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...

All glorious epitome of light, Illuminator of dark hours, E'er strenthening our poor weak sight, In the realm of celestial bow'rs. True, strong men need not thee, But who on eath is strong? To man thou e'er shalt be True guide 'twixt right and wrong. 

Some people cry the blues, I never could I had no time for tears, life was too good I had the brightest smile in town, oh yeah Till you came along, and you turned it upside down. Everything went my way, life was a ball But then you came along and changed it a...

He came with the name Cincinnati A kid with no ace in the hole On a hot poker pot, Cincinnati Had staked his heart and soul He played night and day like a demon And prayed for that one lucky day When the lush royal flush of his dreaming Is just a game away B...

Sad and lonely all the time That's because I've got a worried mind You know the world is in an uproar The danger zone is everywhere, everywhere Just read your paper And you'll see Just exactly what keeps worryin' me Yeah, you'll see the world is in an uproar...

My girl's the kind of girl For steady company. It's steady company That I prefer. When in the Charleston dance I want to bump a knee, I want to bump a knee With her. Homely wrecks appeal When their checks appeal, But she has sex appeal. Yes, sir! I...

In the heat of the night Seems like a cold sweat Creeping cross my brow, oh yes In the heat of the night I'm a feelin' motherless somehow Stars with evil eyes stare from the skies All mean and bright (In the heat of the night) Ain't a woman YET BEEN...

Girl, don't be angry if I seem rude Each time we meet A boy that you once knew That you say used to be so close to you It's just that I'm so afraid Someone might steal you away, girl, and I'd lose my mind So please forgive me for the way I act sometimes...

I've wined and dined on Mulligan Stew, and never wished for Turkey As I hitched and hiked and grifted too, from Maine to Albuquerque Alas, I missed the Beaux Arts Ball, and what is twice as sad I was never at a party where they honored Noel Ca-ad (Coward)...

Come they told me (pa-rum pum pum pum) A newborn King to see (pa-rum pum pum pum) Our finest gifts we bring pa-rum pum pum pum To lay before the King So to honor Him (pa-rum pum pum pum) When we come Little Baby (pa-rum pum pum pum) I am a poor boy too (pa-rum...

There is nothing doing at night! That's silly! What can I write? How I wish that you could be here! That's stupid! Can't think! Oh, dear! I wish someone could help me! Writing always makes me nervous! If Mademoiselle forgives me- I am at her service! Oh!...

(Beaver) (Beaver) Straggly raggly hair on his chin Battered and tattered and ugly as sin Eagle-eyed and floppy-eared He's the man with the weird beard Who is he, what is he, nobody knows Both of his heels are as bare as his toes Never had his whiskers sheare...

The midnight hour has found me lonely So unhappy as I can be You left me, yes you left me without a love Gave you my lovin, everything I owned That's why it's so shockin' to find you've gone It's getting me, it's hard to be, without a love Haven't had no lov...

Will Shakespeare thought that fellows creep "Unwillingly to school," And must to pore o'er knowledge deep Be driven like a mule. The classics were the goals pursued By boys in Willie's day, The English tongue was far too rude Save for the common play....

The most beautiful girl in the world picks my ties out She eats my candy, she drinks my brandy The most beautiful girl in the world The most beautiful star in the world, 'tisn't Garbo T'sn't Dietrich, but a sweet trick Who can make me believe it's a beaut...

The naughty lady of Shady Lane Has hit the town like a bomb The back-fence gossip ain't been this good Since Mabel ran off with Tom Our town was peaceful and quiet Before she came on the scene The lady has started a riot Disturbin' the suburban routine I mea...

Your the first and only one, Whose ever had my heart, Wrapped around your finger, And every time I think of you, I'm not suprised that the memories still linger. Chorus 'Cos I still here the songs that we sing, Each step I take down memory lane, Just takes m...

The sun died The sun died, with my love When you left me blue, the summer died too My love and the sun, it's the same The sun died The sun died, with my love And I'm so alone, and yet life goes on But for me, there can be no more dawn Yesterday, the coldest...

Ah, when I'm done Mess again Ho lord, and my baby Don't understand Well I know, ah, child That the sun..sun gonna shine again...shine again Well you say That you'll always be mine Hee, lawdy, would always Treat me kind But still I know, lord That the sun.sun...

A knife does all the talking for a Tartar! And it speaks in cutting phrases to the foe! For it soon can change a foeman to a martyr, Suddenly strikes its blow! When Tartar wives have other serenaders, Then the knife can make their vocalizing fade! If you...

While I was walking down the beach one bright and sunny day I saw a great big wooden box a-floating in the bay I pulled it in and opened it up and much to my surprise I discovered a * * * right before my eyes I tell y'all, I discovered a * * * right before my...

I've gotten down to my last pair of shoes Can't even win a nickel bet Because, ah them that's got are them that gets And I ain't got nothin yet I'm sneakin in and out duckin' my landlord All I seem to do is stay in debt Because, ah them that's got (yeah...

There is a change in the weather And a change in the sea From now on There's gonna be a change in me My walk will be different My talk and my name Nothing about me gonna be the same You hear me, baby? I'm gonna change my way of livin' And if that ain't enoug...

I'd like to get away, Junior Somewhere alone with you It could be oh, so gay, Junior You need a laugh Or two A certain place I know, Frankie Where funny people can have fun That's where the two will go, Darling Before you can count up One, two, three...

This can't be love Because I feel so well No sobs, no sorrows, no sighs This can't be love I get no dizzy spells My head is not in the skies My heart does not stand still Just hear it beat This is too sweet to be love This can't be love Because I fee...

This funny world makes fun of the things that you strive for, This funny world can laugh at the dreams you're alive for. If you're beaten concealit, There's no pity for you, For the world cannot feel it, Just keep to yourself, Weep to yourself. This fun...

I'll do a dance that's very far from easy But make it look as simple as Parcheesi. When you get tired And your labor irks, Just look inspired And show the dental works. When you have to dance a mile How the hell can ladies smile! This goes up! That goes up!...

When the church bells sound my plight I'll look like a ghost in white, But tonight I'm still a live one- It's the kid's last fight. There's a marital knot, and at noon I'll tie it- All of my friends say I ought to try it. If I must go, then I won't go q...

Wella, oh yeah Wella, oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Do you know that this little girl of mine I want you people to know This little girl of mine I take her everywhere I go One day I looked at my suit My suit was new I looked at my shoes and they were too And that...

This love of mine, goes on and on Though life is empty, since you have gone You're always on my mind, though out of sight It's lonesome through the day and all the night I cry my heart my out, it's bound to break Since nothin' matters, then let it break I ask...

Look down on me if you want to, oh baby You can count me out, don't count along I've lost my taste for love before It goes away, but it don't stay gone I feel it in my bones, my bones This old heart, this old heart This old heart, this old heart This old hea...

Somewhere, someday We'll be close together, wait and see Oh by the way, This time the dream's on me You take my hand And you look at me adoringly But as things stand This time the dream's on me It would be fun To be certain that I'm the one To know t...

Thou swell, thou witty, thou sweet, thou grand Wouldst kiss me pretty? Wouldst hold my hand? Both thine eyes are cute too, what they do to me Hear me holler, I choose a sweet lollapaloosa in thee I'd feel so rich in a hut for two Two rooms and kitchen I'm...

Let's not fight it anymore Unpack the bags and close the door I'll never leave you, no no Though you lied right from the start I can't convince my stupid heart Not to believe you, no no You've got two good men strung out And there's not the slightest do...

There were bells on a hill But I never heard them ringing No I never heard them at all Till there was you There were birds in the sky But I never saw them winging No I never saw them at all Till there was you Then there was music and wonderful roses They tel...

Tell me how do you feel when your baby lovin your best friend Tell me how do you feel when your baby lovin your best friend Do you feel like going crazy or do you feel you have always been all along Tell me how do you feel when your baby crossed your mind Tell...

Girl, you better go back in your mind Try and find yourself a brand new life I love you but you're toying with me So if you can't change, go on, let me be CHORUS Well, I'm sick of your lies (sick of your lies) Tired of my tears (tired of my tears) Girl...

I've been married, and married, and often I've sighed "I'm never a bridesmaid, I'm always a bride" I never divorced them, I hadn't the heart Yet remember these sweet words, "'till death do us part" I married many men, a ton of them Because I was untrue to...

Together again My tears have stopped fallin The long lonely nights Are now at an end The key to my heart You hold in your hand And nothing else matters We're together again (We're together again) ~~~♫♫♫~~~ Together again (Together again) The grey skies are...

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

I'm trav'lin' light Because my man has gone And from now on I'm trav'lin' light He said goodbye And took my heart away So from today I'm trav'lin' light No one to see I'm free as the breeze No one but me And my memories Some lucky night He may com...

Well I heard about the fellow you've been dancing with All over the neighbourhood So why didn't you ask me baby Or didn't you think I could? Well I know that the boogaloo is out of sight but the shingaling's the thing tonight But if that was you and me a now...

[Bobby]Two of a kind, for your information, we're two of a kind [Johnny] Two of a kind, it's my observation, we're two of a kind [Bobby] Like peas in a pod [Johnny] And birds of a feather [Both] Alone or together, you'll find [Both] That we are two-oo-oo, oo-o...

Hey I like to do a little rockin' Ray, I get a little rowdy myself See if you can sing the high part brother Hank I can if you give me some help 'Cause we're the kind if we set our minds We're going to do it or bust Hey we ain't half bad for two old cats like...

Down in Nashville, Tennessee (oh yeah) There's a sight you oughta see (oh yeah) But as long as you can't get down there I'll tell you all, so listen to me There's a girl named Tessie Town (oh yeah) And she weighs about four hundred pounds (oh yeah) She's fat...

I've often been told that time bring 'bout a change I've often been told that time bring 'bout a change Yes I've had two years of torture and my heart still feel the same I had a real fine woman, fine as she could be Let me tell ya, I had a real, real fine wo...

Unchain my heart, baby let me be Unchain my heart 'cause you don't care about me You've got me sewed up like a pillow case But you let my love go to waste so Unchain my heart, oh please, please set me free Unchain my heart, baby let me go Unchain my heart, 'c...

First you say you do And then you don't And then you say you will And then you won't You're undecided now So what are you gonna do? Now you want to play And then it's no And when you say you'll stay That's when you go You're undecided now So what are you gonna...

Understanding is the best thing in the world, Between a boy and a girl Boy and girl and even a woman or a man, It's always better when you really understand You know understanding is a mighty powerful thing, Thats why it makes me so sad When I see my friends...

The night is romantic and I am alone. In vain through my window the moonlight is thrown. "Oh, Vilia my Vilia!" Oh yes, that's the tune, The song of the shepherd who cried for the moon Vilia, oh Vilia, oh let me be true; My little life is a love song to y...

Wait till you see him See how he looks Wait till you hear him laugh. Painters of paintings Writers of books Never could tell the half. Wait till you feel The warmth of his glance, Pensive and sweet and wise. All of it lovely All of it thrilling I'll...

Oh when I'm walking and talking to my self Oh when I'm walking, baby talking to my self Well, my baby's gone I can't find nobody else Well I'm going where the sun shines everyday I'm going to change my climate going where the sun shines everyday Well, going b...

I'd travel the plains. In mountain streams I'd paddle. Over the Rockies I would trail. I'd hark to the strains Of cowboys in the saddle- Not very musical but male. I've roamed o'er the range with the herd, Where seldom is heard an intelligent word. Gi...

Well I swear, I didn't see you with your wife's best girlfriend Drinkin' beer and a dancin' to that western swing And I didn't see you kiss her and leave that barroom with her No I didn't see you and I didn't see you and we didn't see a thing George, I know I...

I can hear the wind a blowing in my mind just the way it used to sound With a Georgia pine You were there to answer when I called You and me, Lord knows we had it all Remember how I used to touch your hair While reaching for the feeling, that was always there...

They say a person changes ev'ry seven years: I've been 3 diff'rent persons with one name. My years with you will all be made-in-Heaven years. So love's a thing that will remain the same! I the future when styles and customs seems strange My love is the on...

We may not have a cent to pay the rent But we're gonna make it, I know we will We may have to eat beans every day But we're gonna make it, I know we will And if a job is hard to find And we have to stand in the welfare line I've got your love and you kno...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ What am I living for if not for you,? Tell me, what am I living for if not for you? Girl, what am I living for if not for you? Oh, nobody else, baby, nobody else will do What am I longing for each lonely night, To feel your lips to mine, to hold yo...

Listen to your lady who speaks. This affair has run its course. I'll reside in Athens six weeks While I get me a divorce. Listen to your lover who asks Why this battle has begun. He has long neglected some tasks That a husband should have done. He ea...

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

Tell me Baby Tell me the truth Tell me Honey, what are you going to do? Tell me Babe, please tell me What have I done? I took you in Right off the block You would be that ragged Head a mop Tell me babe Please, please tell me What have I done? If you don't w...

What kind of man are you Oh, why do I love you so What kind of man are you Yeah, yeah, when you love me no more What kind of man are you Why can't I let you go I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know about you What kind of man are you I just can't satisfy W...

Don't deceive me please don't leave me What would I do without you to see me through If you leave me, if you grieve me What would I do without you to see me through. If you hurt me, if you desert me What would I do, without you, to see me through. What would...

Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong Come and love your daddy all night long All right now, hey hey, all right See the girl with the diamond ring She knows how to shake that thing All right now now now, hey hey, hey hey Tell your mama, tell your pa I'm go...

The wheel of fortune Goes spinning around Will the arrow point my way? Tell me, will this be my day? The wheel of fortune Please don't pass me by Let me know the magic of A kiss and a sign While the wheel is Spinning, spinning, spinning I'll not dream' of wi...

Maybe he's not much, just another man Doing what he can But what does she care When a woman loves a man She'll just string along All through thick and thin Till his ship comes in It's always that way When a woman love a man She'll be the first one to...

The worst that I've ever been hurt in my life The first time I ever have wanted to die Was the night when you told me You loved someone else And you asked me if I could forget When I stop dreaming That's when I'll stop loving you You may teach the flowers to...

It isn't by chance I happen to be, A boulevardier, the toast of Paris. For over the noise, the talk and the smoke, I'm good for a laugh, a drink or a jokeI walk in a room, a party or ball, "Come sit over here" somebody will call. "A drink for M'sieur, a d...

What good is the scheming, the planning and dreaming That comes with each new love affair The dreams that we cherish, so often might perish And leaves you with castles in air When you're alone, who cares for starlit skies When you're alone, the magic moonligh...

Tell me, where can I go? There's no place I can see. Where to go, where to go? Every door is closed to me. To the left, to the right, It's the same in every land. There is nowhere to go And it's me who should know, Won't you please understand? Now I know where...

It seems we stood and talked like this, before We looked at each other in the same way then But I can't remember where or when The clothes you're wearing are the clothes, you wore The smile you are smiling you were smiling then But I can't remember where...

As I walked down this old lonely street Well it seems like No one seen to wanna speak Oh who cares, oh who cares For me All the world seem cold, everything is gray Nothin' seems the same since you went away Oh who cares, oh who cares For me Surely happiness...

Well, I'm crying 'cause my baby's gone Oh I am crying, crying 'cause my baby's gone There are one an only baby, why did you leave me alone Well now there are a last cut, baby I can't do no more Whoa there are last cut, baby I'm a last chance do no more Really...

Okay, here we go One, two, three, then four, five Why me, Lord? What have I ever done To deserve even one of the blessings I've known Why me, Lord? What have I ever do That was worth love from You And the kindness You've shown Lord help me, Jesus, I've waste...

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

Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin' In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight Walking in a Winter Wonderland Gone away is the blue bird In his place is the new bird He's singing our song, as we go along Walking in a Winter Wonderl...

Though I know that we meet ev'ry night And we couldn't heve change since the last time, To my joy and delight, It's a new kind of love at first sight. Though it's you and it's I all the time Ev'ry meeting's marvelous pastime. You're increasingly sweet,...

Without a song the day would never end Without a song the road would never bend When things go wrong a man ain't got a friend Without a song That field of corn would never see a plow That field of corn would be deserted now A man is born but he's no good no h...

I awakened, whoa this morning And I was filled with despair All my dreams, turned to ashes and gall And as I looked back on my life It was barren and bare And without love I have nothing I have nothing at all Once I had, whoa, a sweetheart Who loved only me...

You promised me love That would never die That promise you've made Was only a lie. Now after you've gone All alone I've pined For all that I've got Is worried mind. I gave you a ring I gave you a home You promised me love That you'd never wrong. I bought yo...

Yes indeed yes indeed I've got that feeling in me yes indeed You will shout when it hits you yes indeed Yes you'll shout when it hits you yes indeed When that spirit moves you you will shout hallelujah When it hits you you'll holler yes indeed It comes out if...

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...

Be real sweet to your sweetheart. Never never make her cry. 'Cause you'll always miss the water when the well goes dry... Make true love to your lover, when the moon's high in the sky. 'Cause you'll always miss the water when the well goes dry... It's tough...

The other night As I lay sleeping Whoah, I dreamed I held you Held you in my arms Well, but when I woke up this morning I found out I was mistaken Do you know that I hung my I hung my head and cried Whoah you are my sunshine (you are my sunshine) Ohh, my only...

You are so beautiful ... to me You are so beautiful ... to me, can't you see? You're everything I hope for You're everything I need You are so beautiful ... to me You are so beautiful ... to me You are so beautiful ... to me, ... can't you see? You're every...

You are too beautiful My dear, to be true And I am a fool for beauty Fooled by a feeling That because I had found you I could have bound you to me. You are too beautiful For one man alone One lucky fool to be with When there are other men With eyes of their ow...

You be my baby, Don't give me no maybe, I never, never make you cry, You be my honey, Give you all my money, I will 'till the day I die, Because I (never, never, never felt such a thrill), And I(never, never, never felt this way upto), Woah(kiss me, kiss me, k...

You give your hand to me And then you say hello I can hardly speak My heart is beating so And anyone can tell You think you know me well But you don't know me Oh you don't know the one That thinks of you at night Who longs to kiss your lips And longs to squee...

You must have been a beautiful baby, You must have been a wonderful child When you were only startin' To go to kindergarten I bet you drove the little boys wild! An' when it came to winning blue ribbons, You must have shown the other kids how I can see...

I'm a sentimental sap, that's all What's the use of trying not to fall? I have no will, you've made your kill 'Cause you took advantage of me! I'm just like an apple on a bough And you're gonna shake me down somehow So, what's the use, You've cooked my...

I was never able to recite a fable That would make the party bright; Sitting at the table I was never able To become the host's delight; But now you've given me my after dinner story, I'll just describe you as you are in all your glory. [Chorus:] You w...

I want you, I need you, I'm all packed up to go But darlin', if you love me, you won't let me go If a love a true love, it never runs smooth you know So if your love is a true love, you won't let me go Well if you don't say you love me I'm gonna walk right ou...

Well Ive had my fun if I dont get well no more Well Ive had my fun if I dont get well no more Yeah my head is spinning And Im going down slow Please write my mother tell her the shape Im in Please write my mother tell her the shape Im in Tell her to pray for m...

When you walk through a storm Keep your chin up high And don't be afraid of the dark At the end of a storm is a golden sky And the sweet silver song of a lark Walk on through the wind Walk on through the rain Tho' your dreams Be tossed and blown Walk on Walk...

Well, you treat me just like dirt, and you think that it doesn't hurt. You say I look so funny, every time you put me down. You say I even look funny when I cry, but you're in for big surprise. Wow, baby now. You're just about to lose your clown. (About...

Time is a healer But it cannot heal my heart, My mind says I've forgotten you And then I feel my heart. Though the miles lie between us But your fingers touch my own, You're never far away from me For you're too much my own. You're nearer Than my hea...

You got me cryin' again You got me cryin' again What is this love all about I'm in and then I'm out Your kisses right from the start They came from your lips not your heart You made me happy and then Somebody new looks good to you You got me cryin' again, jus...

Your cheatin' heart will make you weep You'll cry and cry and try to sleep But sleep won't come the whole night through Your cheatin' heart will tell on you When tears come down like fallin' rain You'll toss around and call my name You're gonna walk tha...

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...