I want to give
I want to give my love to you completely....
I beg of you,
I beg of you to listen to my heart.
I've never prayed like this before
and I'm askin' you not to close the door.
For I contain the wind that smoothed the waters
if you just let me x2.
I wanna' give,
I wanna give you all the strengths within me.
To make a world,
to make a world that cannot fall apart.
And you can sit upon a throne,
oh, I'll give it all, just for you alone.
For I contain the wind that smoothed the waters
if you just let me x2.
( Watermelon Summer )
( You made it that way,
your sweet love made it that way, yeah, yeah!
You made it that way, your sweet love made it that way! )
It was a watermelon summer,
A hummin' bird hummer,
Every day was a slumber in the shade,
It was a tale-tellin' whopper,
Banana-split topper,
A tall, cool, glass of lemonade!
You made it that way,
your sweet love made it that way,
Yeah, yeah! You made it that way,
your sweet love made it that way!
It was a lotta water splashin'
A fall down kinda laughin'
Good old times were hashin' afternoon
It was a backyard barbecuin'
Hammock swinging wooing,
'Neath the summer's watermelon moon!
You made it that way,
your sweet love made it that way,
Yeah, yeah! You made it that way,
your sweet love made it that way!
( Yeah ! )
It was a melody of crickets,
Singin' in a picket,
It was a game of hide an' seek to kick the can,
It was ally oxen free every time for you and me,
'Cause hiding was the best part of the game!
You made it that way,
your sweet love made it that way,
Yeah, yeah! You made it that way,
your sweet love made it that way!
Yeah, yeah! You made it that way,
your sweet love made it that way!
Yeah, yeah! You made it that way,
your sweet love made it that way . . . ( fade out )
Sing to me, Mr. C., sing to me
the song that I've been waiting to hear,
just for me, Mr. C., just for me,
and everybody else will disappear . . .
You alone, you alone,
are the dream I have known,
bringing love to my lonely heart!
Now there's heaven in view,
Now the dream has come true,
For tonight I have you alone!
Now that your eyes have told me,
You are my love my own,
Come to my arms and hold me,
I live for you alone!
Solo tu, solo tu . . .
[ Italian ]
Now there's heaven in view,
Now the dream has come true,
For tonight I have you alone!
I'm gonna sit right down
an' write myself a letter
and make believe it came from you!
I'm gonna write words so sweet
they're gonna knock me off my feet
a lot of kisses on the bottom
I'll be glad I got them
I'm gonna smile and say "I hope you're feelin' better"
and close with love the way you do
I'm gonna sit right down an' write myself a letter
and make believe it came from you!
< instrumental break >
I'm gonna sit right down
an' write myself a letter
and make believe it came
. . . from you!
There could never be a portrait of my love
for nobody could paint a dream!
You will never see a portrait of my love
for miracles are never seen!
Anyone who sees her,
soon forgets the Mona Lisa!
It would take I know, a Michael Angelo,
and he would need the glow of dawn
that paints the sky above
to try an' paint a portrait of my love!
< instrumental break >
. . . yes, he would need the glow of dawn
that paints the sky above
to try an' paint a portrait of my love!
(the green grove is gone from the hill, maggie,
Where first the daisies sprung! )
I wandered today to the hill, maggie,
To watch the scene below,
The creek and the creakin’ old mill, maggie,
As we used to do long ago!
The green grove is gone from the hill, maggie,
Where first the daisies sprung . . .
The creakin’ old mill is still, maggie,
Since you and I were young!
The green grove is gone from the hill, maggie,
Where first the daisies sprung,
The creakin’ old mill is still, maggie,
Since you and I were young,
Since you and I were young,
Since you and I were young!
See them tumbling down,
Pledging their love to the ground!
Lonely, but free, I'll be found,
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds . . .
Cares of the past are behind,
Nowhere to go, but I'll find,
Just where the trail will wind,
Drifting along with the tumblin' tumbleweeds . . .
I know when night is gone,
That a new world's born at dawn!
I'll keep rolling along,
Deep in my heart as a song,
Here on the range I belong,
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds . . .
( Tumbleweeds, tumbleweeds!
See them tumbling down,
Pledging their love to the ground! )
Lonely, but free, I'll be found,
Drifting along with the tumblin' tumbleweeds . . .
I know ( I Know! ) when night is gone ( hmmm . . . )
That a new world's born at dawn!
I'll keep rolling along,
Deep in my heart as a song,
Here on the range I belong,
( Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds . . . )
Drifting along with the tumblin' tumbleweeds . . .
( Tumbleweeds, tumbleweeds . . . )
Tumble . . . weeds . . .
Hey! . . . did you happen to see
the most beautiful girl in the world?
And if you did, was she crying, crying?
Hey! . . . if you happened to see
the most beautiful girl who walked out on me?
Tell her I'm sorry, tell her I need baby
Oh, won't you tell her that I love her?
I woke up this morning
realised what I had done
I stood alone in the cold gray dawn
knew I lost my mornin' sun
I lost my head an' I said some things
now come the heartaches the morning brings
I know I'm wrong but I couldn't see
I let my world slip away from me!
Hey! . . . did you happen to see
the most beautiful girl in the world?
And if you did, was she crying, crying?
Hey! . . . if you happened to see
the most beautiful girl who walked out on me?
Tell her I'm sorry, tell her I need baby
Oh, won't you tell her that I love her?
Hey! . . . if you happened to see
the most beautiful girl who walked out on me?
Tell her I'm sorry, tell her I need baby
Oh, won't you tell her that I love her . . . to fade
And I never thought I'd feel this way,
And as far as I'm concerned,
I'm glad I got a chance to say,
That I do believe I love you!
And if I should ever go away,
Well then close your eyes and try,
to feel the way we do today!
And then if you can remember . . .
Keep smiling!
Keep shining!
Knowing you can always count on me,
For sure!
And that's what friends are for!
For good times!
And bad times!
I'll be on your side forever more!
That's what friends are for!
And so, by the way, I thank you and then,
For the times when we're apart,
Well then close your eyes and know,
These words are comin' from my heart!
And then if you can remember . . .
Keep smiling!
Keep shining!
Knowing you can always count on me,
For sure!
And that's what friends are for!
In good times!
And bad times!
I'll be on your side forever more!
That's what friends are for!
I'm gonna buy you a big hat with feathers an' plumes
I'm gonna buy you a mansion with sixty thousand rooms
An' that ain't all . . . no that ain't all!
I'm gonna buy you powder, I'm gonna buy you paint
Gonna fix you up an' make you look like somethin' you ain't
An' that ain't all . . . no that ain't all!
I'm gonna buy you a fur piece, I'm gonna buy you gloves
I'll buy you anything if you will give me all of your love
An' that ain't all ( That ain't all! ) no that ain't all ( That ain't all! )
I'm gonna buy you a Rolls Royce, get you a chauffeur too
But the chauffeur's gonna be a woman just like you
An' that ain't all ( That ain't all! ) no that ain't all ( That ain't all! )
I'm gonna buy you dresses, 'till your wardrobe falls
You're gonna die of old age before you wear them all
An' that ain't all ( That ain't all! ) that ain't all ( That ain't all! )
If we're both a livin' in nineteen ninety-five
they will have a pill by then to keep us both alive
An' that ain't all ( That ain't all! ) that ain't all ( That ain't all! )
All these things I'll buy you, if you'll just wait for me
'cause I'll be out of prison in nineteen eighty-three
An' that is all ( And that is all! ) that is all ( And that is all! )
That is all ( And that is all! ) that is all!
IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN
WRITERS JERRY LIVINGSTON, MARTY SYMES,AL J. NEIBURG
I can't show my face can't go anyplace people stop and stare it's so hard to bear
Everybody knows you left me it's the talk of the town
Everytime we meet my heart skips a beat we don't stop to speak know it's just a week
Everybody knows you left me uhm it's the talk of the town
We send our invitations to friends and relations advancing our wedding day
Friends and our relations gave congratulations how can you face that what can you say
Let's make up sweetheart we can't stay apart
Don't let foolish pride keep you from my side
How can love like ours be ended it's the talk of the town
We send our invitations to friends and relations advancing our wedding day
Friends and our relations gave congratulations how can you face that what can you say
Let's make up sweetheart we can't stay apart
Don't let foolish pride keep you from my side
How can love like ours be ended it's the talk of the town
I hate to see, that evenin' sun go down!
I hate to see, that evenin' sun go down!
'Cause my baby, gone and left this town!
Feelin' tomorrow, just like I feel today,
If I'm feelin' tomorrow, just like I feel today,
I'll pack my trunk, and make my get-away!
I went to the Gypsy, to get my fortune told,
Yes, I went to the Gypsy, to get my fortune told,
I asked the Gypsy, "What does the future hold?"
Gypsy told me, "Don't you wear no black!"
Hmmm! The Gypsy told me, "Don't you wear no black!" ( No black! )
"Go to St. Louis, and you can win her back!"
St. Louis woman, with her diamond rings,
Pulls this man around by her apron strings,
If it wasn't for powder and for store-bought hair,
That gal I love wouldn't h've gone nowhere, nowhere!
I got the St. Louis Blues, just as blue as I can be,
'Cause that gal's got a heart, like a rock cast in the sea,
Or else she wouldn't have gone so far from me!
I love that gal like a school boy loves his pie,
Like a Kentucky Colonel loves his mint an' his rye,
I love that gal, yes I love that gal,
Yes, I love that gal . . .
Until . . . the day . . . I die!
Sing along with me,
Sing a happy song!
I would guarantee.
That you can't go wrong!
You will be surprised,
At the way you'll feel,
All your cares and woes will be a hazy memory!
If you'll just agree,
Sing along with me!
Don't be too quick,
To say you can't sing a lick,
There's a trick to it all!
Make believe that you're takin' a shower,
And sing it out loud,
Sing to the crowd,
You'll be feelin' ten feet tall!
Sing along with me ( Sing along with me )
Sing a happy tune ( Sing a happy tune )
Let the butterfly ( Let the butterfly )
Out of your cocoon! ( Out of your cocoon )
You can finally be ( You can finally be )
Who you wanta be ( Who you wanta be )
What you got to lose?
Forget your blues,
Now you're breakin' free ( Now you're breakin' free )
Here's the recipe! ( Here's the recipe )
Just sing along with me! ( La la, la la la . . . )
My one and only heart,
My one and only heart,
You’ll never more be lonely,
My one and only heart!
I had five dollars from last week’s pay,
Some picture postcards from santa fe,
I saved all that but I gave away,
My one and only heart!
I met this angel in joe’s café,
The livin’ image of salla mae,
In no time even, I gave away,
My one and only heart!
My one and only heart,
My one and only heart,
You’ll never more be lonely,
My one and only heart!
I’ve got one lighter that’s off the beam,
A pawn shop ticket I can’t redeem,
I saved all that but I gave a dream,
My one and only heart!
My poor knees trembled,
My whole frame shook,
She had me flippin’ with just one look,
In one split second she went an’ took,
My one and only heart!
I’ve got two papers with last week’s news,
Some extra laces for last year’s shoes,
I saved all that but I had to lose,
My one and only heart!
Well I’m real grateful to joe’s café,
A blue-eyed plateful is sure ok,
And I’m not sorry I gave away,
My one and only heart!
You’ll never more be lonely,
My one and only, never lonely,
My one and only heart!
Sing to me, Mr. C., sing to me
the song that I've been waiting to hear,
just for me, Mr. C., just for me,
and everybody else will disappear . . .
Say it isn't so, say it isn't so
everyone is sayin' you don't love me
say it isn't so!
Everywhere I go
everyone I know
whispers that you're growin' tired of me
say it isn't so!
People say that you
found somebody new
and it won't be long before you leave me
say it isn't true!
Say that everything is still OK
that's all I want to know
and what they're sayin'
say it isn't so!
< instrumental break >
. . . and it won't be long before you leave me
say it isn't true!
Say that everything is still OK
that's all I want to know
and what they're sayin'
say it isn't so!
Blue skies, smilin' at me
Nothin' but blue skies do I see
Blue birds singin' a song
Nothin' but blue birds all day long!
Never saw the sun shinin' so bright
Never say things goin' so right
Noticin' the days hurryin' by
When you're in love, my, my how they fly!
Blue days, all of them gone
Nothin' but blue skies from now on!
< instrumental break >
Never saw the sun shinin' so bright
Never say things goin' so right
Noticin' the days hurryin' by
When you're in love, my, my how they fly!
Blue days, all of them gone
Nothin' but blue skies from now on!
Maybe I should have saved
those left-over 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!
Where is that worn-out wish
that I threw aside,
after it brought my lover near?
Funny how love becomes
a cold rainy day
funny, that rainy day is here!
< instrumental break >
Funny how love becomes
a cold rainy day
funny . . .
that rainy day is here!
You better watch out, better not cry
better not pout, I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town!
He's makin' a list an' checkin' it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town!
He sees you when you're sleepin'
he knows when you're awake
he knows if you've been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake!
So, you better watch out, you better not cry
better not pout, I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town!
Say Perry,
somebody's ringin' the front doorbell,
shall I answer it?
Oh tell em to go away Helen
we've got to decorate this Christmas tree!
Where do I connect the lights Perry?
Artie, all you have to do is put the thing in a plug!
Say Perry, I can't find a train switch,
know where it is?
Bobby, the train switch is always
where it's always been!
Hey Perry, what do ya want for Christmas?
Now wait a minute, where are you going?
Oh I'm going out to give a few haircuts,
you kids go ahead and sing
I'll be right back!
You better watch out, better not cry
better not pout, I'm tellin' you why
Oh! Santa Claus is comin' to town!
He's makin' a list an' checkin' it twice
gonna find out who's naughty an' nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town!
He sees you when you're sleepin'
he knows when you're awake
he knows if you've been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake!
So, you better watch out, you better not cry
better not pout, I'm tellin' you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town!
Santa Claus is comin'
to town!
I wish that I could take back
all of the things that I've done to hurt you!
I didn't mean to be so cruel!
And yet I know that I've been selfish
and, at times, a just fool!
And every thoughtless thing I've done
keeps comin' back to haunt me
because you took each one to heart!
And as I realize it's my fault
we've grown worlds apart . . .
I have regrets, regrets,
for my mistakes an' thinking only of my self
and all that I have left are these regrets, regrets,
for the things I did that somehow you just can't forgive
I guess I'll always have to live with these regrets
If I could right the wrong I've done
maybe I could stop your leavin'
but there's so much I'm guilty of
and it's too late to say I'm sorry
'cause bein' sorry is not enough!
'Cause with each angry word that I've said
your love for me was dyin',
each word left a lasting scar
and right now I feel so helpless,
wishin' I could change the way things are . . .
I have regrets, regrets,
for my mistakes an' thinking only of my self
and all that I have left are these regrets, regrets,
for the things I did that somehow you just can't forgive
I guess I'll always have to live with these regrets . . .
Life is never what it seems,
we're always searching in our dreams,
to find those little castles in the air!
When worry starts to cloud the mind,
it's hard to leave it all behind,
an' just pretend you haven't got a care!
There's someone else in your imagination,
you wished that you were standin' in their shoes
you'd change your life without much hesitation
but would you if you really had to choose?
So, don't look around,
get your feet on the ground,
it's much better by far
to be just who you are!
The other man's grass is always greener,
the sun shines brighter on the other side!
The other man's grass is always greener,
some are lucky, some are not,
just be thankful for what you've got!
< instrumental break >
Many times it seems to me,
there's someone else I'd rather be,
living in a world of make-believe!
To stay in bed 'till nearly three
with nothing there to worry me
would seem to be the life I might achieve!
But, deep inside I know I'm really lucky,
happiness I've never known before,
just as long as you are there beside me
I know that I could ask for nothin' more!
And living can start,
with the love in your heart!
So, with you all the time,
all the chances I've longed for are mine!
The other man's grass is always greener,
the sun shines brighter on the other side!
The other man's grass is always greener,
some are lucky, some are not,
I'm so thankful for what I've got!
< repeat chorus two more times to fade >
I remember to this day,
the bright red Georgia clay,
how it stuck to the tires after the summer rain . . .
Will-power made that ol' car go,
a woman's mind told me that it's so,
Oh! how I wish we were back on the road again . . .
Me an' you an' a dog named Boo,
travelin' and livin' off the land . . .
Me an' you an' a dog named Boo,
How I loved bein' a free man . . .
I can still recall,
the wheat fields of St. Paul,
and the mornin' we got caught robbin' from an old hen . . .
Old MacDonald, he made us work,
but then he paid us for what it was worth,
another tank of gas an' back on the road again . . .
Well, I'll never forget that day,
we motored stately into Big L.A.
the lights of the city put settling-down in my brain . . .
Though it's only a month or so,
that ol' car is a buggin' us to go,
you gotta get away,
get back on the road again . . .
Come to me my melancholy baby,
Cuddle up and don't be blue . . .
All your fears are foolish fancy, maybe
You know dear that I'm in love with you!
Every cloud must have a silver lining
Wait until the sun shines through
Smile my honey dear, while I kiss away each tear
Or else I shall be melancholy too!
Every cloud must have a silver lining
Wait until the sun shines through
Smile my honey dear, while I kiss away each tear
Or else I shall be melancholy too!
May the good lord bless an’ keep you,
Whether near or far away.
May you find that long awaited,
Golden day today . . .
May your troubles all be small ones,
And your fortune ten times ten,
May the good lord bless and keep you,
¡®til we meet again . . .
May you walk with the sunlight shining,
An’ a blue bird in every tree.
May there be silver lining,
Back of every cloud you see . . .
Fill your dreams with sweet tomorrows,
Never mind what might have been.
May the good lord bless an’ keep you,
¡®till we meet again . . .
May the good lord bless an’ keep you,
"till we meet again . .
Raindrops on roses,
And whiskers on kittens,
Bright copper kettles,
And warm woollen mittens,
Brown paper packages,
Tied up with strings,
These are a few of my favorite things . . .
Cream colored ponies,
An' crisp apple strudels,
Doorbells an' sleigh bells,
An' schnitzel with noodles,
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings,
These are a few of my favorite things . . .
Girls in white dresses,
With blue satin sashes,
Snow flakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
Silver white winters,
That melt into springs,
These are a few of my favorite things . . .
When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feelin' sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad . . .
Roses....hmmm kittens...
Kettles.......mittens....
La dee da, la dee da,
La dee da, da,
These are a few of my favorite things . . .
When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feelin' sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And little by little my heavy heart sings . . .
And then I don't feel so bad . . .
Sky, so vast as the sky
with far away clouds just wandering by . . .
Where did they go?
Oh I don't know, don't know . . .
Wind, that speaks to the leaves
telling stories that no one believes . . .
Stories of love
belong to you and me . . .
Oh Dindi . . .
If I only had words
I would say all the beautiful things that I see
when you're with me
Oh my Dindi!
Oh Dindi . . .
Like the song of the wind in the trees
that's how my heart is singing Dindi, happy Dindi,
when you're with me!
I love you more each day,
yes I do, yes I do . . .
I'd let you go away
If you take me with you!
Don't you know Dindi . . .
I'd be running an' searching for you,
like a river, that can't find the sea,
that would be me, without you my Dindi!
Don't you know Dindi . . .
I'd be running an' searching for you,
like a river, that can't find the sea,
that would be me, without you my Dindi!
This ain't for the quarterback
who lives upstairs in our house
an' this ain't for the princess
who's sleepin' down the hall!
This ain't for the other one
who looks just like her mamma
an' this ain't for the baby
who's the cutest one of all!
Jason, this is my love for you,
written down a thousand times
Jason, like the teacher makes you do
when you're bad and outta line . . .
I'm so glad you're mine!
It hurts me when they tease you
'cause you're mind's a little slower
I'd like to take the sadness
an' turn em into joy!
I watch you so hard to do
what usually comes easy
after all, to me,
you're such a special little boy!
Jason, this is my love for you,
written, written down a thousand times
Jason, like the teacher makes you do
when you're bad and outta line . . .
I'm so glad you're mine!
Jason . . . Jason!
Kokomo, Kokomo, Kokomo
Kokomo, Kokomo, Kokomo
Kokomo, Kokomo, Kokomo
Kokomo, Kokomo, Kokomo
Well talk to me baby, whisper in my ear
Talk to me baby, whisper in my ear
Come a little closer, don't have no fear
Don't you know, I love you so
Don't you know, I love you so
When I holler hey-ey, Kokomo
Heard what you told me, heard what you said
Heard what you told me, heard what you said
Don't you worry my pretty, don't lose my head
Music interlude
There's dimples on her elbows, dimples on her knees
There's dimples on her elbows, dimples on her knees
She thrills and thrills me With just a little squeeze
Kok-Kok-Kokomo
Kok-Kok-Kokomo
Kok-Kok-Kokomo
Don't you know Kokomo that I love you so
So talk talk talk to me baby
Whisper in my ear
Ohhh talk to me baby
Whisper in my ear
Come a little closer,
Don't you have no fear
Don't you know, I love you so
Don't you know, I love you so
When I holler hey-ey, Kokomo
Don't you know I love you Kokomo
I got the world on a string, sittin' on a rainbow,
Got a string around my finger, what a world, what a life,
I'm in love . . .
I got a song that I sing, I can make the rain go,
Anytime I move my finger, lucky me, can't you see?
I'm in love . . .
Life is a beautiful thing, as long as I hold a string,
I'd be a silly so and so, if I should ever let you go . . .
I got the world on a string, sittin' on the rainbow,
Got a string around my finger, what a life, what a world,
I'm in love . . .
( instrumental repeat of verse )
. . . what a world, what a life,
I'm in love . . .
( instrumental repeat of verse )
. . . lucky me, can't you see?
That I'm in love . . .
Life is a beautiful thing, as long as I hold a string,
I'd be a silly so and so, if I should ever let you go . . .
Oh! I got the world on a string, sittin' on the rainbow,
Got a string around my finger, what a world, what a life,
I'm really in love . . .
( With You )
original release
Perry, it's such a beautiful night,
let's take a ride? ~ Nah!
Well how about a walk thru the park? ~ No!
Would you like soda? ~ Nah!
Well, what would you like to do?
I wanna go home, with you! ~ Oh!
I wanna go home with you!
I wanna meet the family,
I'm sure that they'll approve of me
I wanna go home, with you! ~ you do?
an' nobody else will do!
Kissing goodnight at your front door
makes me love you more an' more
I wanna go home with you!
Oh! Oh! Perry, here come my two sisters
( Hi Perry!, Hi Perry! )
Hi Jay, Hi Marge!
Ah! What are you doing here? ( We're just walking! )
Well, why don't you just walk along?
Go get yourself a soda! ( Nah! )
Why don't you go to a movie? ( Nah! )
Well, what do you wanna do? ( Nah! )
We wanna go home, with you! ( Ah da dee! )
We wanna go home with you! ( What, the three of ya? )
We wanna meet your family, we know your pa an' ma will agree
We wanna go home, with you!
an' nobody else will do!
An' when we get your front door
we're gonna love you more an' more
We wanna go home . . .
We wanna go home! Why he's my date! I saw him first! ( wild chatter! )
Now wait a minute girls, don't fight, girls, just a moment, listen to me
girls, just a moment, JUST A MOMENT! ( Perry! You stay out of this! )
Oh! Oh! I lost my head!
I guess I'll go home alone,
I'm gonna go home alone!
I gotta right to sing the blues, I gotta right to feel low-down,
I gotta right t' hang around, down around the river . . .
A certain gal in this ol' town, keeps draggin' my poor heart around,
All I see for me, is misery . . .
I gotta right to sing the blues, I gotta right to moan and sigh,
I gotta right to sit and cry, down around the river . . .
I kno' the deep blue sea, will soon be callin' me,
It must be love, say what you choose,
I gotta right to sing the blues! ( doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo )
( He's gotta right to sing the blues ) I gotta right to sing the blues!
( He's gotta right to moan and sigh ) I gotta right t' moan and sigh!
( He's gotta right to sit an' cry ) sit an' cryin' down along the river!
I kno' the deep blue sea, will soon be callin' me,
It must be love, say what you choose,
I gotta right to sing the blues . . . the blues,
I gotta right ( the right! ) tonight ( tonight! )
I gotta right to sing the blues! ( doo doo, doo doo, doo wah! )
1951 version
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Hello, young lovers, whoever you are,
I hope your troubles are few,
All my good wishes go with you tonight,
I've been in love like you.
Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star,
Be brave, an' faithful, an' true,
Cling very close to each other tonight,
I've been in love like you.
I know how it feels,
To have wings on your heels,
And to fly down the street in a trance!
You fly down the street,
On a chance that you'll meet,
And you meet, not really by chance.
Don't cry, young lovers, whatever you do,
Don't cry because I'm alone,
All of my memories are happy tonight,
I've had a love of my own.
I've had a love of my own like yours,
I've had a love of my own!
I've had a love of my own like yours,
I've had a love of my own!
1960 version
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Hello, young lovers, whoever you are,
I hope your troubles are few,
All my good wishes go with you tonight,
I've been in love like you!
Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star,
Be brave, an' faithful, an' true,
Cling very close to each other tonight,
I've been in love like you!
I know how it feels,
To have wings on your heels,
And to fly down the street in a trance!
You fly down the street,
On a chance that you'll meet,
And you meet, not really by chance!
Don't cry, young lovers, whatever you do,
Don't cry because I'm alone,
All of my memories are happy tonight,
I've had a love of my own!
I've had a love of my own like yours,
I've had a love of my own!
I've had a love of my own like yours,
I've had a love of my own!
( Listen . . . shh . . . listen! There, it's playing again . . .
Gringo's guitar playing songs of desire
are sung by the haunted wind! )
Down in Nualo, Laredo,
on the border of ol' Mexico
there's a legend they tell of a cowboy,
a tall Texas drover named "Joe"
but the braseros just call him "Gringo",
the gringo who played the guitar
to the Mexican girl that he loved so,
'neath the misty Mexico star
( Listen . . . shh . . . listen! There, it's playing again . . .
Gringo's guitar playing songs of desire
are sung by the haunted wind! )
He sang of the day when they'd marry,
when the round-up was over an' through
and great were the plans for their wedding,
and for dreams they dreamed would come true
But he never came back from the round-up,
a stampeding herd ran him down
but, sometimes, strange and beautiful music
of a guitar is heard through the town
( Listen . . . shh . . . listen! There, it's playing again . . .
Gringo's guitar playing songs of desire
are sung by the haunted wind! )
( Let's forget about domani,
Let's forget about domani,
Let's forget about domani,
For domani never comes! )
Let's for get about domani,
Let's for get about domani,
Let's for get about domani,
For domani never comes!
Tomorrow,
Forget tomorrow,
Let's live for now, and anyhow,
Who needs tomorrow?
The moonlight,
Let's share the moonlight,
Perhaps together,
We will never be again!
Oh what a moon, ( che luna )
Oh what a sea, ( che mare )
With such a moon and such a sea
And you with me . . .
I get so dizzy when you're standing near,
It's not the music that you hear,
My heart keeps beating like a jungle drum . . .
Let's take the minutes as they speed away,
And hope it's true what people say,
When you're in love, tomorrow never comes!
( Sú, dimentichiamo domani,
Sú, dimentichiamo domani,
Sú, dimentichiamo domani
perché forse non verrá )
Sú, dimentichiamo domani,
Sú, dimentichiamo domani,
Sú, dimentichiamo domani
perché forse non verrá
( Domani, forget domani
con questa luna e questo mare
e tu con me )
Let's take the minutes as they speed away,
And hope it's true what people say,
When you're in love, tomorrow never comes!
Let's for get about domani,
Let's for get about domani,
Let's for get about domani,
For domani never comes!
Sú, dimentichiamo domani,
Sú, dimentichiamo domani,
Sú, dimentichiamo domani
perché forse non verrá
Domani never comes . . .
Tomorrow never comes!
See the clouds floating by
in the sky without notice
whispering "I know you"
and the tears in my eyes
never dried from the inside
what am I to do?
I am wanting to find a way
I am needing an answer
I am waiting to see the day
when I'm not just a fancy dancer
Is there no place I can go
is there not a friendly ear?
I am wanting to say "I love you"
wanting to say that I need you
wanting to hear that you love me too!
Every day is just like the last one
nothin's ever new
and I know today will be like tomorrow
nothin' I can do
I am wanting to find a way
I am needing an answer
I am wanting to see the day
when I'm not just a fancy dancer
Is there no place I can go
is there not a friendly ear?
I am wanting to say "I love you"
wanting to say that I need you
wanting to hear that you love me too!
I am wanting to find a way
I am needing an answer
I am wanting to see the day
when I'm not just a fancy dancer
Is there no place I can go?
Climb aboard a butterfly,
An' take off on the breeze,
Let your worries flutter by,
An' do the things you please,
In a land where dollar bills,
Are fallin' off the trees,
On a dreamer's holiday!
Every day for breakfast,
There's a dish of scrambled stars,
An' for lunchin' you'll be munchin'
Rainbow candy bars,
You'll be livin' a la mode,
On Jupiter and Mars,
On a dreamer's holiday!
Make it a long vacation,
Time, there is plenty of,
You need no reservation,
Just bring along the one you love!
Help yourself to happiness,
An' sprinkle it with mirth,
Close your eyes an' concentrate,
An' dream for all you're worth,
You will feel terrific,
When you get back down to earth,
From a dreamer's holiday!
You, climb aboard a butterfly,
An' take off on the breeze,
Let your worries flutter by,
An' do the things you please,
In a land where dollar bills,
Are fallin' off the trees,
On a dreamer's holiday!
Every day for breakfast,
There's a dish of scrambled stars,
And for lunchin' you'll be munchin'
Rainbow candy bars,
You'll be livin' a la mode,
On Jupiter and Mars,
On a dreamer's holiday!
Come on, we're gonna make it a long vacation,
Time, there is plenty of,
You need no reservation,
Just bring along the one you love!
Help yourself to happiness,
An' sprinkle it with mirth,
Close your eyes an' concentrate,
An' dream for all you're worth,
You will feel terrific,
When you get back down to earth,
From a dreamer's holiday!
There's a door of dreams that only lovers know
through that door of dreams, just those in love may go
every moment I love you more and more it seems
say you'll walk with me through the door of dreams!
We don't need a "lover's moon" in the sky
or the fragrance of a rose in July
or the magic of a star standing by, above you
if you'll only say "I love you!"
There's a door of dreams that only lovers know
through that door of dreams, just those in love may go
every moment I love you more and more it seems
say you'll walk with me through the door of dreams!
There's a door of dreams that only lovers know
through that door of dreams, just those in love may go
every moment I love you more and more it seems
say you'll walk with me through the door of dreams!
Come my love with me,
through the door of dreams!
Said the night wind to the little lamb
do you see what I see? ( do you see what I see? )
Way up in the sky, little lamb
do you see what I see ( do you see what I see? )
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite!
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
do you hear what I hear? ( do you hear what I hear? )
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
do you hear what I hear? ( do you hear what I hear? )
A song, a song, high above the tree
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea!
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
do you know what I know? ( do you know what I know? )
In your palace warm, mighty king
do you know what I know? ( do you know what I know? )
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold!
Said the king to the people everywhere ( said the king to the people everywhere! )
listen to what I say ( listen to what I say! )
Pray for peace, people everywhere ( pray for peace, people everywhere! )
listen to what I say ( listen to what I say! )
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light!
Do you hear what I hear? ( do you hear what I hear? )
Do you hear what I hear? ( do you hear what I hear? )
Do you hear what I hear? ( do you hear what I hear? )
All I Do Is Dream of You
Gigi
The Way You Look Tonight
Sing to me, Mr. C., sing to me
the song that I've been waiting to hear,
just for me, Mr. C., just for me,
and everybody else will disappear . . .
All I do is dream of you the whole night through
with the dawn, I still go on, dreamin' of you!
You're every thought, you're every thing
you're every song I ever sing
summer, winter, autumn an' spring!
And were there more than twenty-four hours a day
they'd be spent in sweet content, dreamin' away!
When skies are gray, skies are blue
morning, noon an' night time too
all I do the whole day through is dream of you!
When skies are gray, skies are blue
morning, noon an' night time too
all I do the whole day through is dream of you!
Gigi . . . am I a fool without a mind
or have I merely been to blind to realize?
Oh Gigi . . . why you've been growin' up
before my very eyes!
Gigi . . . you're not at all the funny
awkward little girl I knew
Oh no, overnight there's been a breathless
change in you!
Gigi . . . why you were tremblin' on the brink
was I out yonder somewhere blinkin' at a star?
Oh Gigi . . . have I been standin' up to close
or back too far?
When did your sparkle turn to fire
and your warmth become desire?
Oh, what miracle
has made you the way you are?
Oh Gigi . . . have I been standin' up to close
or back too far?
When did your sparkle turn to fire
and your warmth become desire?
Oh, what miracle
has made you the way you are?
Someday . . . when I'm awfully low
when the world is cold
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
and the way you look tonight!
Oh . . . but you're lovely
with your smile so warm and your cheeks so soft
there is nothing for me but to love you
just the way you look tonight!
With each word your tenderness grows
tearing my fear apart
and that laugh that wrinkles your nose
touches my foolish heart!
Lovely . . . never, never change
keep that breathless charm
won't you please arrange it
'cause I love you
just the way you look tonight!
. . . just the way you look
tonight!
Why do birds suddenly appear,
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be, close to you . . .
Why do stars fall down from the sky,
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be, close to you . . .
On the day that you were born,
The angels got together,
An' decided to create a dream come true . . .
So they sprinkled mood dust in your hair of gold
An' starlight in your eyes of blue . . .
That is why, all the boys in town,
Follow you, all around,
Just like me, they long to be, close to you!
On the day that you were born,
The angels got together,
An' decided to create a dream come true . . .
So they sprinkled mood dust in your hair of gold
An' starlight in your eyes of blue . . .
That is why, all the boys in town,
Follow you, all around,
Just like me, they long to be, close to you . . .
Why?
Close to you . . .
Why?
Close to you . . .
Why?
Close to you . . .
Just like me, they long to be . . .
Close to you . . . ( Close to you, close to you . . . )
Oh what did Del-a-ware boy, what did Delaware
What did Del-a-ware boy, what did Delaware
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
She wore a brand New Jersey,
That's what she did wear
One, two, three, four
Oh, why did Cali-fon-ia
Why did Cali-fon
why did Cali-fon-ia
Was she all alone
She called to say Ha-wa-ya
She called to say Ha-wa-ya
She called to say Ha-wa-ya
That's why she did call
Uno, deis, tre, quatro
Oh what did Missi sip boy
What did Missi sip
What did missi sip
Through her pretty lips
She sipped a Minne sota
She sipped a Minne sota
She sipped a Minne sota
That's what she did sip
Where has Oregon boy
Where has Oregon
If you wan Al-ask-a
Go ahead and ask her
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas
She went to pay her Texas
That's where she has gone
Well how did Wis-con-sin boy
She stole a New-brass-key
Too bad that Arkan saw boy
And so did Tenne-see
It made poor Flori-di boy
It made poor Flori-di, you see
She died in Miss-our-I boy
She died in Miss-our-I
Oh what did Del-a-ware boy, what did Delaware
FADE
The best of times is now,
What€™s left of summer but a faded rose!
The best of times is now,
As for tomorrow, well who knows,
Who knows, who knows!
So hold this moment fast ( hold it fast )
And live and love as hard as you know how ( you know how )
And make this moment last ( moment last )
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now!
Now! Not some forgotten yesterday,
Now! Tomorrow is too far away!
So hold this moment fast,
And live and love as hard as you know how,
And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now!
The best of times is now,
What€™s left of summer but a faded rose!
The best of times is now,
As for tomorrow, well who knows,
Who knows, who knows!
Now! ( this is the moment we should take )
Not some forgotten yesterday
( yesterday is just a faded memory )
Now! ( don€™t let this moment go to waste )
Tomorrow is too far away! ( too far, too far away )
So hold this moment fast,
And live and love as hard as you know how,
And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now!
The best of times is now,
What€™s left of summer but a faded rose!
The best of times is now,
As for tomorrow, well who knows,
Who knows, who knows!
So hold this moment fast,
And live and love as hard as you know how,
And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now!
I love you,
Hums an April breeze,
I love you,
Echo the hills!
I love you,
The golden dawn agrees,
As once more she sees,
Daffodils!
It's spring again,
And birds on the wing again,
Start to sing again,
The old melodies!
I love you,
That's the Song of Songs,
And it all belongs,
To you and me
I love you . . .
Hums an April breeze,
I love you . . .
Echo the hills!
I love you . . .
The golden dawn agrees,
As once more she sees,
Daffodils!
It's spring again,
And birds on the wing again,
Start to sing again,
The old melodies! ( mellow, melodies . . . )
I love you,
That's the Song of Songs,
And it all belongs,
To you and me.
And it all belongs,
To you and me!
Sleep my child and peace attend thee,
All through the night . . .
Guardian angels God will send thee,
All through the night . . .
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and vale in slumber steeping,
I my loving vigil keeping,
All through the night . . .
While the moon her watch is keeping,
All through the night . . .
While the weary world is sleeping,
All through the night . . .
O'er thy spirit gently stealing,
Visions of delight revealing,
Breathes a pure and holy feeling,
All through the night . . .
All I do is dream of you the whole night through
with the dawn, I still go on, dreamin' of you!
You're every thought, you're every thing
you're every song I ever sing
summer, winter, autumn an' spring!
And were there more than twenty-four hours a day
they'd be spent in sweet content, dreamin' away!
When skies are gray, skies are blue
morning, noon an' night time too
all I do the whole day through is dream of you!
When skies are gray, skies are blue
morning, noon an' night time too
all I do the whole day through is dream of you!
No one to talk with,
all by myself,
No one to walk with,
but I'm happy on the shelf
Ain't misbehavin' . . .
saving my love for you!
I know for certain,
the one I love,
I'm through with flirtin',
it's just you I'm thinkin' of
Ain't misbehavin' . . .
saving my love for you!
Like Jack Horner,
in the corner,
don't go nowhere,
but what do I care?
Your kisses . . .
are worth waitin' for
Believe me!
Don't stay out late,
don't care to go!
I'm home about eight,
just me an' my radio!
Ain't misbehavin' . . .
saving my love for you!
[ instrumental verse ]
Hmm, I don't stay out late,
don't care to go!
I'm home about eight,
just me an' my radio!
Ain't misbehavin' . . .
saving my love for you!
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
just like the ones I used to know
where the tree tops glisten
and children listen
to hear sleigh bells in the snow!
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
with every Christmas car I write.
May your days be merry an' bright
and may all your Christmas's be white!
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
just like the ones I used to know
where the tree tops glisten
and children listen ( and children listen! )
to hear sleigh bells in the snow!
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
with every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry an' bright
and may all your Christmas's be white!
( . . . may all your Christmas's be white! )
I come to the garden alone,
While the dew is still on the roses,
And the voice I hear falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses . . .
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other, has ever, known!
He speaks and the sound of His voice,
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that he gave to me,
Within my heart is ringing . . .
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other, has ever, known!
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other, has ever, known!
I'm gonna love that girl
Like she's never been loved before,
I'm gonna show that girl
She's the fella that I adore.
When she's in my arms again,
Our dreams will all come true,
The years between might never have been,
We'll start our lives anew,
I'm gonna kiss that girl
Like she's never been kissed before,
And tho' I miss that girl,
She's the fella I'm waitin' for
We'll never part again,
She'll hold my heart again
Forever and ever more
I'm gonna love that girl
Like she's never been loved before.
Where is love?
Does it fall from skies above?
Is it underneath the willow tree that I've been dreaming of?
Where is she,
Who I close my eyes to see??
Will I ever know the sweet 'hello' that's meant for only me?
Who can say where she may hide?
Must I travel far an' wide,
till I am beside the someone who, I can mean something to?
Where, where is love?
< instrumental break >
Where is she,
Who I close my eyes to see??
Will I ever know the sweet 'hello' that's meant for only me?
Every night I kneel an' pray, let tomorrow be the day,
when I see the face of someone who, I can mean something to!
Where, where is love?
Words and Music by Lionel Bart , 1963
Turnaround, turnaround,
Turnaround and you're a young girl going out of the door!
Where are you goin' my little one, little one,
Where are you goin' my baby, my own?
Turnaround and you're two, turnaround and you're four,
Turnaround and you're a young girl going out of the door!
Turnaround, ( turnaround! )
Turnaround and you're a young girl . . .
Going out of the door!
Where are you going my little one, little one,
Little dirndls and petticoats, where have you gone?
Turnaround and you're tiny, turnaround and you're grown,
Turnaround and you're a young wife with babes of your own!
Turnaround, ( turnaround! )
Turnaround and you're a young wife . . .
With babes of your own!
With babes of your own . . . ( turnaround! )
If there is someone lovelier than you
Then I am blind, a man without a mind
If there is someone lovelier than you
But no, I'm not blind, my eyes have travelled everywhere
In hopes that I might find, a creature half so fair
If there is someone lovelier than you
By all that's beautiful, such beauty can't be true!
If there is someone lovelier than you
By all that's beautiful, such beauty can't be true!
If I loved you, time and again I would try to say
All I'd want you to know
If I loved you, words wouldn't come in an easy way
'round in circles I'd go
Longin' to tell you but afraid and shy
I'd let my golden chances pass me by
Soon you'd leave me, off you would go in the mist of day
Never, never to know
How I'd love you
If-I-loved-you
The very thought of you, and I forget to do
the little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I'm living in a kind of daydream, I'm happy as a king
and foolish though it may seem, to me that's everything!
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
you'll never know how slow the moments go 'till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower, your eyes in stars above
it's just the thought of you, the very thought of you, my love!
I see your face in every flower, your eyes in stars above
it's just the thought of you, the very thought of you, my love!
It's just the thought of you,
the very thought of you,
my love!
He wore the rose tattoo,
To prove his love was true . . .
But hearts can lie, so why deny,
That roses fade and love can die . . .
She'll wait her whole life through,
Like fools an' dreamer's do . . .
She'll go on caring for one who's wearing,
The rose . . . the rose tattoo . . .
She'll wait her whole life through,
Like fools an' dreamer's do . . .
She'll go on caring for one who's wearing,
The rose . . . the rose tattoo . . .
