Sammy Davis Jr.

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(Love Is) The Tender Trap

You see a pair of laughing eyes And suddenly your sighing sighs You're thinking nothing's wrong You string along, boy, then snap! Those eyes, those sighs, they're part of the tender trap You're hand in hand beneath the trees And soon there's music in the bre...

A Foggy Day

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

A Lot of Living to Do

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

A Married Man

A married man, a married man How wonderful to be a married man For now I know life's purpose And its plan since time began A lonely man, I took a wife And added love and laughter to my life And now I know there's no one richer than A married man With two to...

A Stranger In Town

Just arrived on the seven-ten; Thought I'd see the old gang again, But you know how they come and go, I'm just a stranger in town! Everywhere, everyone I see Seems to wonder who can I be, And I swear no-one seems to care About a stranger in town! I saw a cot...

Ain't That A Kick In The Head

How lucky can one guy be I kissed her and she kissed me Like the fella once said “Ain't that a kick in the head?” The room was completely black I hugged her and she hugged back Like the sailor said, quote "Ain't that a hole in the boat?" My head keeps sp...

All Of You

Do something to me I've got to find love in a hurry Do something to me Help me to ease all the worry Whenever you're near me You give me such a lovin' feeling But baby you keep concealin' What I want to know (so come on) I want to know so come on Do...

Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home

Free and easy, that's my style Howdy-do me, then just watch me smile Fare-thee-well me after while 'Cause I gotta roam And any place I hang my hat is home Sweetenin' water, cherry wine Suits me kindly and it taste real fine Kansas City, Caroline Thay're all m...

April in Paris

April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom Holiday tables under the trees April in Paris, this is a feeling No one can ever reprise I never knew the charm of spring I never met it face to face I never knew my heart could sing I never missed a warm embrace Till Ap...

April Played the Fiddle

Oh, how am I to know? If its really love that found its grave here Oh, how am I to know? Will it linger on and leave me there I dare not guess at this strange happiness Oh, how am I to know? Can it be that love has come to stay here 

As Long As She Needs Me

As long as she needs me I know where I must be I'll cling on steadfastly As long as she needs me As long as life is long I'll love her right or wrong And somehow, I'll be strong As long as she needs me If you are lonely Then you will know When someone needs...

Azure

Driftin' Dreamin' In an Azure mood, Stardust gleamin' Thru my solitude: Here in my seclusion, You're a blue illusion While I'm in this Azure interlude. I'm not wanted I'm so all alone; Always haunted By the dreams I own; But, though Im tormented I m...

Baby It's Cold Outside

(I really can't stay) But baby it's cold outside (Got to go away) But baby it's cold outside (This evening has been) Been hoping you'd drop in (So very nice) I'll hold your hands they're just like ice (My mother will start to worry) Beautiful watch you're wear...

Back In Your Own Backyard

The bird with feathers of blue Is waiting for you Back in your own backyard. You'll see your castle in Spain Through your window pane Back in your own backyard. Man, you can go to the East, go to the West, But someday you'll come Weary at heart, back where y...

Baretta's Theme

Don't go to bed, with no price on your head - No, no, don't do it. Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time - Yeah, don't do it. And keep your eye on the sparrow. When the going gets narrow. Don't do it, don't do it. Where can I go where the cold winds do...

Begin The Beguine

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

Better Luck Next Time

Better luck next time? That could never be, Because there ain't gonna be no next time for me, No sirree! Made up my mind to make another start, I've made my mind up but I can't make up my heart. I'd like a new lucky day, that would be nice, But this comes jus...

Birth Of The Blues

Oh,... they say my people long ago. Where lookin' for a different tune. One that we can croon As only we can. We only had the rhythm. So, we started swingin' to and fro. We didn't know just what to use. But this is how the blues. I said the blues really began....

Birth of the Blues

Oh! They say some people long ago Were searching for a diff'rent tune, One that they could croon As only they can. They only had the rhythm so They started swaying to and fro. They didn't know just what to use But that is how the blues really began Th...

Blame It On My Youth

You were my adored one, Then you became the bored one, And I was like a toy that brought you joy one day. A broken toy that you preferred to throw away. If I expected love When first we kissed, Blame it on my youth. If only just for you I did exist, Blame it...

Blue Skies

Blue skies, smilin' at me Nothin' but blues skies do I see Bluebirds singin' a song Nothin' but bluebirds all day long All the days are hurryin' by When you're in love, my how they fly Blue days, all of them gone Nothin' but blue skies from now on 

Body and Soul

My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for you dear only Why haven't you seen it I'm all for you body and soul I spend my days in longing And wondering why it's me you're wronging I tell you I mean it I'm all for you body and soul I can't believe...

Born to Be Blue

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...

Bye Bye Baby

Bye bye baby, Remember you're my baby When they give you the eye. Although I know that you care, Won't you write and declare That though on the loose, You are still on the square. I'll be gloomy, But send that rainbow to me, Then my shadows will fly Though...

Bye Bye Blackbird

Pack up all my care and woe, Here I go, Singing low, Bye bye little blackbird, Where somebody waits for me, Sugar's sweet, so is she, Bye bye Blackbird! No one here can love or understand me, Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me, Make my bed and light...

California Suite

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...

Can't We Be Friends

I thought I'd found the girl of my dreams Now it seems this is how the story ends She's gonna turn me down and say Can't we be friends? I thought for once it couldn't go wrong Not for long, I can see the way this ends She's gonna turn me down and say Can't we...

Candy Man

Alright everybody gather 'round The Candy Man is here What kind of candy do you want Sweet choc'late Choc'late malted candy Gum drops Anything you want You've come to the right man 'Cause I'm the Candy Man Who can take a sunrise Sprinkle it with dew...

Chicago

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

Christmas Time All Over The World

It's Christmas Time All Over The World It's Christmas here at home The church bells chime wherever we roam Så riktig god jul [Norwegian] Feliz natal [Portuguese] Shenoraavor Nor Dari (Dari) [Armenian] To you The snow is thick in most of the world Childrens' e...

Climb Ev’ry Mountain

Climb every mountain Search high and low Follow every byway Every path you know Climb every mountain Ford every stream Follow every rainbow Till you find your dream A dream that will need All the love you can give Every day of your life For as long as you li...

Come Sundown

I heard the front door closing softly As I awakened from my sleep With the last touch of her kips, Lord Like a whisper on my cheek And I cursed the sun for risin' 'Cause the worst, Lord, was yet to come 'Cause this morning, she's just leavin' But, come...

Comes Love

Comes a rainstorm, put your rubbers on your feet Comes a snowstorm, you can get a little heat Comes love, nothing can be done Comes a fire, then you know just what to do Blow a tire, you can buy another shoe Comes love, nothing can be done Don't try hiding,...

Cry Me A River

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 river over you Now you say you're sorry For being so untrue Well, you can cry me a river Cry me a river Cause i cried, i cried a river over you You...

Dang Me

Well, here sitta' high, gettin' ideas, Ain't nothin' but a fool'd live like this; Out all night, n' running wild; Woman setting home with a month-old child. Dang me, Dang me; They ought to take a rope and hang me; High from the highest tree, Woman wouldja' we...

Dedicated to You

If I should write a book for you That brought me fame and fortune too, That book would be, Like my heart and me, Dedicated to you. And if I should paint a picture too That showed the loveliness of you, My art would be, Like my heart and me, Dedicated...

Deed I Do

~~~~♫scat♫ ~~~~ Do I need you? Oh my! Do I? Honey, deed I do! Do I want 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? Honey, deed I do! ~~~~♫♫♫...

Deep in a Dream

I dim all the lights and I sink in my chair. The smoke from my cigarette climbs through the air. The walls of my room fade away in the blue, And I'm deep in a dream of you. The smoke makes a stairway for you to descend; You come to my arms, may this bliss nev...

Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead

Once there was a wicked witch in the lovely land of Oz And a wickeder, wickeder, wickeder witch there never, never was She filled the folks in Munchkin land with terror and with dread 'Till one fine day from Kansas way a cyclone caught a house That brought...

Do I Hear A Waltz?

Do I hear a waltz? Very odd but I hear a waltz There isn't a band and I don't understand it at all I can't hear a waltz Oh my lord, there it goes again Why is nobody dancing in the street? Can't they hear the beat? Magical, mystical, miracle Can it be, is it t...

Do Nothin 'Till You Hear From Me

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

Don't Blame Me

Don't blame me for falling in love with you I'm under your spell but how can I help it! Don't' blame me! Can't you see when you do the things you do! If I can't conceal the thrill that I'm feeling, Don't blame me. I can't help it if that doggoned moon above...

Don't Blame The Children

(Don't blame it on the children) You know we read in the papers And we hear on the air Of killing and stealing And crime everywhere And we sigh and we say As we notice the trend This young generation Where will it end But can we be sure That it's their faul...

Earthbound

Earthbound, my heart was Earthbound Til I looked into your eyes I found my heart was Earthbound Til you took it to the skies I felt your arms around me And I was safe and warm in your embrace Suddenly, the change that bound me Were gone and I was soaring int...

Eee-O Eleven

One day I'll have me a Chauffeur... and a block long limousine Eee-o-Eleven. Eee-o-Eleven. Someday I'll have me a penthouse. Stacks and stacks of folding green. Eee-o-Eleven. Eee-o-Eleven. It's all a state of mind. Whether or not you'll fine. That place down...

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Ev'ry time we say goodbye I die a little, Ev'ry time we say goodbye I wonder why a little, Why the gods above me Who must be in the know Think so little of me They allow you to go. When you're near There's such an air Of spring about it, I can hear a lark som...

Everything Happens To Me

I make a date for golf, you can bet your life it rains. Tried to give a party But the guy upstairs complains. Guess I'll go through life catching colds and missing trains. Everything happens to me. I never miss a thing I've had the measles and the mum...

Fabulous Places

There are so many fabulous faraway places to see! Such as Mexico, Sweden, Hawaii, Japan and Capri! There are so many exciting & wonderful places! Mountains and jungles, deserts and oases! Pleasant as home is, It isn't what Rome is! So why stay there?...

Falling in Love With Love

Falling in love with love is falling for make-believe Falling in love with love is playing the fool Caring too much is such a juvenile fancy Learning to trust is just for children in school I fell in love with love one night when the moon was full I was...

Five

I've got five fingers on one hand I've got five fingers on the other And my ten fingers and two hands I'll use to hold my lover Took me five by five years to meet her Took me five minutes to fall I'm a five cent guy but til I die I'll love my gal who's five f...

Flash, Bang, Wallop!

(Smile please, all smile. You too, Sir) (I am smiling) All lined up in a wedding group 'Ere we are for a photograph We're all dressed up in a morning suit All trying hard not to laugh Since the early caveman in his fur Took a trip to Gretna Green There's alwa...

For Every Man There's a Woman

For every man there's a woman For every life there's a plan And wise men know it was ever so Since the world began, woman was made for man Where is she? Where is the woman for me? For every prince there's a princess For every Joe there's a Joan And if...

For Once In My Life

For once in my life I have someone who needs me Someone I'€™ve needed so long For once unafraid I can go where life leads me This time I know I'€™ll be strong For once I can touch What my heart used to dream of Long before I knew Someone warm like yo...

Frankie And Johnny

Frankie and Johnny were lovers Man how those two cats could love They promised to dig one another Long as stars remained above He was her mate But he couldn’t fly straight Now he was a cat that was lazy Thinking of work made him frown And she had a bank that...

Glad To Be Unhappy

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 all...

Gonna Build A Mountain

Gonna build a mountain From a little hill Gonna build me a mountain 'Least I hope I will Gonna build a mountain Gonna build it high I don't know how I'm gonna do it I only know I'm gonna try Gonna build me a daydream From a little hope Gonna push that daydrea...

Head on my pillow

Head on my pillow just thinking of you Head on my pillow So lonesome and blue, I wonder where you are tonight And if you miss me, dear My heart tells me you can't deny My arms know you left near Head on my pillow My thoughts turn to dreams Head on my...

Here I'll Stay

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

Here Lies Love

Night winds, cold and melancholy, Wave a blue finale For my tragedy. Life a misery, Meant only for me, While I linger, weary, 'Neath a willow tree. Right here our romance was started, Here again we parted When I set you free. All my thoughts are jumbled, Ever...

Here's That Rainy Day

Maybe I should have saved those leftover dreams, Funny, but here's that rainy day. Here's that rainy day they told me about, And I laughed at the thought that it might turn out this way. Oh, where's that worn out wish that I threw aside, After it brought my l...

Hey There

Hey there you with the stars in your eyes Love never made a fool of you, you used to be too wise. Hey there you on that high flying cloud Tho' she won't throw a crumb to you You think someday she'll come to you. Better forget her, her with her nose in the air...

Hey Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song

It's lonesome out tonight And the feeling just got right for a brand new love song Somebody done somebody wrong song Hey, won't you play another Somebody done somebody wrong song And make me feel at home While I miss my baby, while I miss my baby So play, pl...

I Believe

I believe, I believe, I believe in wishing wells, But I also believe in a lot of things, Things the daisy tells, I believe, I believe that a four-leaf clover brings, Lots of luck, lots of joy, lots of happiness, I believe those things. And when it's christmas...

I Can't Get Started

I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled revolutions in Spain The North Pole I have charted But I can't get started with you While on the golf course, I'm under par And Eddie Murphy has asked me to star I've got a house, and a showplace...

I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'

Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' And nuttin's plenty for me I got no car, got no mule I got no misery De folks wid plenty o' plenty Got a lock on de door 'Fraid somebody's a-goin' to rob 'em While dey's out a-makin' more What for? I got no lock on de door...

I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues

I know the deep blue sea Will soon be callin' me It must be love, say what you choose... I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to feel low down I gotta right to hang around Down around the river. A certain gal in this old town Keeps draggin' my poor...

I Wanna Be Around

I wanna be around to pick up the pieces When somebody breaks your heart Somebody twice as smart as I A somebody who will swear to be true Like you used to do with me Who'll leave you to learn That mis’ry loves company, wait and see I wanna be around to see h...

I Want To Be Happy

I'm a very ordinary man Trying to work out life's happy plan Doing unto others as I'd like to have them doing unto me When I find a very lonely soul Soon be-kinda-comes my only goal I feel so much better when I tell them my philosophy I want to be happ...

I'll Begin Again

I’ll begin again I will build my life I will live to know That I fulfilled my life I’ll begin today Throw away the past And the future I build Will be something that will last I will take the time I have left to live And I’ll give it all That I have left to g...

I'll Know

How will I know Are you kidding, I'll know There'll she stand Before my eyes one day I won't need a second Glance her way I'll know when my loves come along I'll know then and there I'll know at the sight of her face How I care, how I care, how I care And I'...

I'll never let a day pass by

I'll never let a day pass by without a prayer or two, That heaven find a way so I might just run into you Just to be near you and to hear you say hello Would give an ordinary day a lovely glow. I'll never let a day pass by but that I'll see your face And...

I'll Never Smile Again

I'll never smile again Until I smile at you I'll never laugh again What good would it do For tears would fill my eyes My heart would realize That our romance is true I'll never love again I'm so in love with you I'll never thrill again To somebody new Within m...

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

Believe me, I'm always chasing rainbows Watching clouds drifting by My dreamsare just like all my schemes Ending with a sigh Some fellows look and find the rainbow I always look and find the rain Some fellows make a winning sometimes I never even make a gain B...

I'm Glad There Is You

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

I've Gotta Be Me

Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I gotta be me, I've gotta be me What else can I be but what I am I want to live, not merely survive And I won't give up this dream Of life that keeps me alive I g...

I've Heard That Song Before

~~~~♫scat♫ ~~~~ It seems to me I've heard that song before It's from an old familiar score I know it well, that melody It's funny how a theme Recalls a favorite dream A dream that brought you so close to me I know each word, because I heard that song before...

If I Ruled the World

If I ruled the world Every day would be the first day of Spring Every heart would have a new song to sing And we'd sing of the joy every morning would bring If I ruled the world Every man would be as free as a bird Every voice would be a voice to be heard Tak...

If My Friends Could See Me Now

If they could see me now That little gang of mine I'm eatin' fancy chow and drinkin' fancy wine I'd like those stumble bums To see for a fact The kind of top-drawer, first-rate chums I attract All I can say is "Wow-ee!" Look-a where I am Tonight I landed, POW!...

If they could see me now

If they could see me now That little gang of mine I'm eatin' fancy chow and drinkin' fancy wine I'd like those stumble bums To see for a fact The kind of top-drawer, first-rate chums I attract All I can say is "Wow-ee!" Look-a where I am Tonight I landed, POW!...

It Might As Well Rain

What shall I write? What can I say? How can I tell you how much I miss you? The weather here has been as nice as it can be Althought it doesn't really matter much to me For all the fun I'll have while you're so far away It might as well rain until September...

It's A Musical World

The world is made of music Never any symphony The sound surrounds Miracles of melody Are bound around us too It's a musical world Such a musical world Listen to the rhythm Of a storm in summer Hear the mellow melody When church bells chime "Once upon a time"...

Jalousie

Jealousy, night and day you torture me I sometimes wonder, if this spell that I'm under Can only be a melody, for I know no one but me Has won your heart, but when the music starts My peace departs from the moment They play that lovely strain And we surrender...

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle all the way Oh what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle all the way Oh what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh Over the f...

Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow

Don't go to bed with no price on your head, Don't do it. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. (Chorus) Keep your eye on the sparrow, When the going gets narrow. Don't roll the dice if you can't pay the price, Don't do it. Don't run your feet down a d...

Laura

You know the feeling of something half remembered Of something that never happened, yet you recall it well. You know the feeling of recognizing someone That you've never met as far as you could tell, well. Laura is the face in the misty light, Footsteps that...

Let There Be Love

Let there be you, let there be me Let there be oysters under the sea Let there be wind, an occasional rain Chile con carne and sparkling champagne Let there be birds to sing in the trees Someone to bless me, whenever I sneeze Let there be cuckoos, a lark and...

Lonely Is The Name

Lonely is the name That I answer to And crying is the game Cause I'm losing you I'll never be the same Without your love Believe me Sorry is the role That you make me play Tormented is the soul That is mine today I'm lost beyond control Without your love Mis...

Love Me As I Am

The snow is snowing and the wind it is blowing But I can weather the storm What do I care how much it may storm I've got my love to keep me warm I cannot remember the worst December Just watch the icicles form What do I care if icicles form I've got my...

Love Me Or Leave Me

This affair is killin' me I can't stand uncertainly Tell me now I've got to know Whether you want me to stay or to go Love me or leave me Or let me be lonely You won't believe me, I love you only I'd rather be lonely Then happy with someone else You might fin...

MacArthur Park

Spring was never waiting for us, girl It ran one step ahead As we followed in the dance Between the parted pages and were pressed In love's hot, fevered iron Like a striped pair of pants MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowi...

Mam'selle

A small cafe, Mam'selle Our rendezvous, Mam'selle The violins were warm and sweet  And so were you, Mam'selle And as the night danced by  A kiss became a sigh Your lovely eyes seemed to sparkle  Just like wine does No heart ever yearned the way that mine does...

Me And My Shadow

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

Mistletoe And Holly

Oh, by gosh, by golly It's time for mistletoe and holly Tasty pheasants, Christmas presents Countrysides covered with snow Oh, by gosh, by jingle It's time for carols and Kris Kringle Overeating, merry greetings From relatives you don't know Then comes that...

Mr Bojangles

I knew a man, Bojangles, and he'd dance for you in worn out shoes, with silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants. He would do the old soft shoe. He could jump so high, jump so high, and then he'd lightly touch down. I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I w...

My Funny Valentine

You’re 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 sma...

My Romance

My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the sky My romance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing by No month of May, No twinkling stars No hideaway, And no soft guitars My romance doesn't need a castle rising in spain Nor a dance to a constantly surpri...

My Shining Hour

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 In my dreams your face will flower Through the darkness of the night Like the lights o...

My Way

And now, the end is near And so I face that final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I've traveled each and every highway And more, much more than this Don’t you know? I did it my...

New York's My Home

Listen all you New Yorkers There's a rumour going round That some of you good people Want to leave this town Well, you better consult with me Before you go (yeah) Cause I been to all those places And I know (Chicago) well, Chicago's all right It's got Marsha...

Night And Day

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Like the beat, beat, beat of the tom-tom When the jungle shadows fall Like the tick, tick, tock of the stately clock As it stands against the wall Like the drip, drip, drip of the raindrops When the summer shower is through So a voice within me k...

Night Song

Oh summer. Not a bit of breeze. Neon signs are shinning. Through the tired trees. Lovers walking to and fro. Everyone has someone. And a place to go. Listen Hear the cars go past. They don't even see me. Flying by so fast. There moving going who knows where....

Not For Me

Ballads are being sung But not for me Church bells are being rung But not for me I am without love But I don't doubt love can be Warm and tender for some But not for me Poems are being read But not for me Prayers are being said But not for me I've never known...

Oh Lonesome Me

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 bout just hanging round I know that I should have some fun an paint the town A love sick f...

Ol' Man River

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...

On A Clear Day You Can See Forever

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

Once In A Lifetime

In this cold world no matter where I go the clouds are all the same. To them I'm just a pebble in the sand, a face without a name. Nobody gives a hang for what I say or do . .but you; And in the shelter of your arms I find peace and comfort and care: For I am...

One For My Baby

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

People

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...

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

Please don't talk about me when I'm gone Oh, honey, though our friendship ceases from now on And listen, if you can't say anything real nice It's better not to talk at all, is my advice We're parting, you go your way I'll go mine It's best that we do Here's a...

Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends

This could be our last goodnight together We may never pass this way again Just let me enjoy 'till its over Or forever Please don't tell me how the story ends See the way our shadows come together Softer than your fingers on my skin Someday this may be...

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

Rock a bye, your baby With a Dixie melody When you croon, croon a tune From the heart of Dixie Just hang my cradle, mammy mine Right on that masoned, Dixen line And swing it from Virginia, to Tennessee With all the love that's in ya Weep no more, my lady Sin...

Route 66

If you ever plan to motor west, Travel my way, take the highway, that's the 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 Looey Jopl...

Sam's Song

DM) Here's a happy tune SD) A happy tune DM) You'll love to croon SD) You love to croon DM) They call it Dean's song SD) Hey, you don't seem to understand DM) Catchy as can be SD) I must agree DM) The melody SD) The melody DM) They call it Dean's song SD)Looks...

September Song

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

Shake, Shake, Shake

Come on and shake awhile Come on and drive me wild Get out and on the floor Shake it out til your feet get sore, yeah Cmon baby Drive me crazy Come around now Hey, when you begin to move You put me in a dancin groove I want to jump and shout Were actually wo...

Singin' in the Rain

I'm singin' in the rain Just singin' in the rain What a glorious feelin' I'm happy again. I'm laughing at clouds. So dark up above The sun's in my heart And I'm ready for love. Let the stormy clouds chase Everyone from the place Come on with the rain I've a s...

Smile Darn Ya Smile

Smile, darn ya, smile You know this great world is a good world after all Smile, darn ya, smile And right away watch lady luck pay you a call Things are never black as they are painted Time for you and joy to get acquainted So make life worthwhile Come on and...

Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette

Now I'm a feller with a heart of gold And the ways of a gentleman I've been told The kind of guy that wouldn't even harm a flea But if me and a certain character met The guy that invented the cigarette I'd murder that son-of-a-gun in the first degree It ain'...

Someone To Watch Over Me

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

Something's Gotta Give

When an irresistible force such as you Meets an old immovable object like me You can bet as sure as you live Something's gotta give, something's gotta give Something's gotta give When an irrepressible smile such as yours Warms an old implacable heart such as...

Speak Low

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

Spinning Wheel

What goes up must come down Spinning Wheel got to go 'round Talkin' 'bout your troubles It's a cryin' sin Ride a painted pony Let the Spinning Wheel spin You got no money, you got no home Spinning Wheel all alone Talkin' 'bout your troubles and you Yo...

Stand Up And Fight

Thanks a lot! I'm sure glad to be, To be where I c'n see So many friends o' mine. How've I been doin'? How've I been doin'? If you really wanta know de truth, I'm doin' fine! Seventeen Decisions in a row, An' only five on points; De res' was all K.O...

Stormy Weather

Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky, stormy weather Since my gal and I ain't together, keeps raining all the time Life is bare, gloom and misery everywhere, stormy weather Just can't get my poor old self together I'm weary all the time, the time So wea...

Sunrise, Sunset

Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play? I don't remember growing older, When did they? When did she get to be a beauty? When did he grow to be so tall? Wasn't it yesterday when they were small? Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, sunset, Swift...

Talk To The Animals

Oh, if I could talk to the animals, just imagine it Chatting with a chimp in chimpanzee Imagine talking to a tiger, chatting with a cheetah What a neat achievement it would be If we could talk to the animals and learn their languages Maybe take an animal degr...

Tea For Two

[Sammy] I'm discontented with homes that are rented So I have invented my own [Carmen] Darling, this place is a lover's oasis Where life's weary chase is unknown [Sammy] Far from the cry of the city Where flowers pretty caress the streams [Togetrher] Cozy to h...

Tenderly

The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly Then you and I came wandering by And lost in a sigh were we The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly Your...

Tenement Symphony

Schubert wrote a symphony Too bad he didn't finish it Gershwin took a chord in 'G' Proceeded to diminish it I sought a variation on a theme that I thought pretty And I found my inspiration On the east side of the city The Cohens and the Kellys The Campbells a...

That Old Black Magic

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well Those icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine, The same old tingle that I feel inside And then that elevator starts it...

That's Amore

(In Napoli where love is king When boy meets girl here's what they say) When a moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie That's amore When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine That's amore Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling...

That's For Me

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

The Christmas Song

All through the year we've waited Waited through spring and fall To hear silver bells ringing And winter-time bringing The happiest season of all Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir And fol...

The Folks That Live on the Hill

Many men with lofty aims, Strive for lofty goals, Others play at smaller games, Being simpler souls. I am of the latter brand; All I want to do, Is to find a spot of land, And live there with you. Someday we'll build a home on a hilltop high, You an...

The Goin's Great

Question: Is the goin' great? Answer: Yes, the going's great Question: Is the livin' fine? Answer: Yes, the living's fine I've got someone, it's such fun to cling to If I could I would describe that face Someone that I mean everything to And I'm in Heaven as...

The Lady Is A Tramp

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. But socia...

The Party's Over

I'm in love with a girl But the man that she loves isn't me I'll never see her again And that's how it has to be The party's over, it's time to call it a day They've burst your pretty balloon And taken the moon away It's time to wind up the masquerade Jus...

The People Tree

Hey, wouldn't it be nice To make a people tree The likes of you The likes of me We can do it very easily We barely even have to try Let a little time go by And pretty soon before we know it (Soon before we know it) Suddenly, the two of us Are one, two, three...

The Rhythm Of Life

Daddy started out in San Francisco, Tootin' on his trumpet loud and mean. Suddenly a voice said, "Go forth, Daddy. Spread the picture on a wider screen." And the voice said, "Daady, there's a million pigeons Ready to be hooked on new religions. Hit the...

The River's Too Wide

The river's too wide now for crossin' The water rushed too loud for talkin' We never built bridges for walkin' Now the river's too wide A gentle stream once flowed between us But love could cross it easily Till stormy skies brought bitter teardrops And...

The Shadow of Your Smile

The shadow of your smile When you are gone Will color all my dreams And light the dawn Look into my eyes, my love, and see All the lovely things you are to me Our wistful little star It was far, too high A teardrop kissed your lips And so did I Now when I r...

The Shelter Of Your Arms

In this cold world No matter where I go The clouds are all the same To them, I'm just A pebble in the sand A face without a name Nobody gives a hang for What I say or do but you And in the shelter of your arms I find peace and comfort and care For I am wante...

The Way You Look Tonight

Someday, when I'm awfully low When the world is cold I will feel a glow just thinking of you Just the way you look tonight Oh, but, you're lovely, with your smile so warm And your cheeks so soft There is nothing for me but to love you And the way you look ton...

There Is Nothing Like A Dame

We got sunlight on the sand, We got moonlight on the sea, We got mangoes and bananas You can pick right off the tree, We got volleyball and ping-pong And a lot of dandy games! What ain't we got? We ain't got dames! We get packages from home, We get m...

This Guy's In Love With You

You say this guy, This guy's in love with you Yes I'm in love who looks at you the way I do When you smile I can tell Wwe know each other very well How can I show you I'm glad I got to know you 'cause I've heard some talk They say you think I'm fine Yes I...

Thou Swell

Babe, we are well met As in a spell met I lift my helmet Sandy, you're just dandy For just this here lad You're such a fistful My eyes are mist-full Are you too wistful to care Do say you care to say, "Come here, lad" You are so graceful Have you wings? You...

Too Close For Comfort

Be wise, be smart, behave, my heart Don't upset your cart when she's so close Be soft, be sweet, but be discreet Don't go off your feet, she's so close for comfort Too close, too close for comfort, please, not again Too close, too close to know just when to s...

Try A Little Tenderness

Oh she may be weary Them young girls they do get wearied Wearing that same old miniskirt dress But when she gets weary You try a little tenderness Oh man that Un hunh I know shes waiting Just anticipating The thing that you'll never never possess No...

Unforgettable

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

Up , Up And Away

Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? Would you like to glide in my beautiful balloon? We could float among the stars together, you and I For we can fly, we can fly up, up and away My beautiful, my beautiful balloon The world's a nicer place in my...

Wagon Wheels

Wagon wheels, wagon wheels, Keep on a-turnin', wagon wheels, Roll along, sing your song, Carry me over the hill. Go 'long, mule, there's a steamer at the landin', Waitin' for the cotton to load, Go 'long mule, the boss is understandin' There's a pasture at th...

Walkin' My Baby Back Home

Gee it's great after being out late, Walking my baby back home. Arm in arm over meadow and farm, Walking my baby back home. We go along harmonizing a song, Or we're reciting a poem. Owls go by and she gives me the eye, Walking my baby back home. We stop for...

We Kiss In A Shadow

We kiss in a shadow We hide from the moon Our meetings are few And over too soon! We speak in a whisper Afraid to be heard When people are near We speak not a word! Alone in our secret Together we sigh For one smiling day To be free! To kiss in the sunlight...

We'll Be Together Again

No tears No fears Remember there's always tomorrow So what if we have to part We'll be together again Your kiss Your smile Are memories I'll treasure forever So try thinking with your heart Because we'll be together again Times when, I know, you'll be loneso...

We'll Meet Again

We'll meet again Don't know where, don't know when, But I know we'll meet again some crazy day Keep smiling through just as you always do Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away, So, will you please say hello To the folks that I know Tell them I...

What I've Got In Mind

There's some million things That we could do this evening With all the night life And the silver screen Oh, we got time And we could take the town in Or take the fast cab Baby, down to New Orleans But what I got in mind Is a small cafe, out of the way Oh bab...

What Kind Of Fool Am I?

What kind of fool am I Who never fell in love It seems that I'm thee only one That I have been thinking of What kind of man is this An empty shell A lonely cell in which An empty heart must dwell What kind of lips are these That lied with every kiss That whi...

What Now My Love?

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

When I Look in Your Eyes

When I look in your eyes I see the wisdom of the world in your eyes I see the sadness of a thousand goodbyes When I look in your eyes And it is no surprise To see the softness of the moon in your eyes The gentle sparkle of the stars in the skies When I look i...

Who Can I Turn To

Who can I turn to When nobody needs me? My heart wants to know And so I must go Where destiny leads me With no star to guide me And no one beside me I'll go on my way And after the day The dark-ness will hide me Any maybe tomorrow I'll find what I'm after...

Who Cares feat. Carmen McRae

Let it rain and thunder, Let a million firms go under. I am not concerned with Stocks and bonds that Ive been burned with! I love you and you love me And that's how it will always be And nothing else can ever mean a thing Who cares what the public cha...

With A Song In My Heart

With a song in my heart I behold your adorable face. Just a song at the start But it soon is a hymn to your grace. When the music swells I'm touching your hand It tells that you're standing near, and... At the sound of your voice Heaven opens its portals to m...

Yes I Can

Yes I can, Suddenly yes I can. Gee I'm afraid to go on , has turn into Yes I can Take a look what do you see 133 pounds of confidence me. Got the feeling, I can do anything. Yes I can. Something that sinks in my blood is telling me. Yes I can I was just bo...

You Are Old, Father William

"You are old, Father William," the young man said "And your hair has become very white "And yet you incessantly stand on your head "Do you think, at your age, it is right?" "In my youth," Father William replied to his son "I feared it...

You Do Something To Me

You do something to me Something that simply mystifies me Tell me, why should it be You have the power to hypnotize me? Let me live 'neath your spell You do that voodoo that you do so well For you do something to me That nobody else can do ~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ Somet...

You Might Have Belonged to Another

You might have belonged to another, We might never have met, You might have chosen another, For you are a much better bet. You could have married a captain of a luxury ship at sea, There was a wizard at polo was a socialized bee, Remember the movie direc...

You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To

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

You're Gonna Love Yourself (In the Morning)

Heaven knows that someone has abused you, I guess that's why you think I'm gonna use you. You say you'll hate yourself in the morning, Cause you'll wake up and find me gone. But if you give me just one more chance, I can prove you wrong. [Chorus] You'...

You're My Girl

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

Your Other Love

Your other love may be handsome And when he smiles he's got a twinkle in his eye Your other love may be bolder And when he holds you in his arms you wanna die He says he loves you from the very start But your other love, but your other love Is gonna some...