Benton, Brook Filmography

• Mister Rock and Roll (1957)

• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Walk on the wild side - Brook Benton
• Still Waters Run Deep - Brook Benton
• Going, Going, Gone - Brook Benton
• Endlessly - Brook Benton
• Think Twice - Brook Benton
• The Same One - Brook Benton
• The Boll Weevil Song - Brook Benton
• Thank You Pretty Baby - Brook Benton
• Lie To Me - Brook Benton
• So Many Ways - Brook Benton
• So Close - Brook Benton
• My True Confession - Brook Benton
• Kiddio - Brook Benton
• It's Just A Matter of Time - Brook Benton
• It's Just A Matter Of Time (stereo) - Brook Benton
• I Don't Know Enough About You - Brook Benton
• When A Child Is Born - Brook Benton
• You're All I Want For Christmas - Brook Benton
• With All of My Heart - Brook Benton
• Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Brook Benton
• This Time Of Year - Brook Benton
• Someday (you'll Want Me To Want You) - Brook Benton
• Shoes - Brook Benton
• Shadrack - Brook Benton
• Nothing Can Take The Place Of You - Brook Benton
• My Darling My Darling - Brook Benton
• Moonlight In Vermont - Brook Benton
• Moon River - Brook Benton
• Lumberjack - Brook Benton
• LOVE ME NOW - Brook Benton
• For My Baby - Brook Benton
• Fools Rush In - Brook Benton
• Do Your Own Thing - Brook Benton
• A Million Miles From Nowhere - Brook Benton
• A House Is Not A Home (stereo) - Brook Benton
• Dearer Than Life - Brook Benton
• Can I Help It - Brook Benton
• Boll Weevil - Brook Benton
• Anything For You - Brook Benton
• Revenge - Brook Benton
• Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton
• Two Tickets To Paradise - Brook Benton
• Too Late To Turn Back Now - Brook Benton
• The Ties That Bind - Brook Benton
• The Lost Penny - Brook Benton
• Laura (tell Me What He's Got That I Ain't Got) - Brook Benton
• Hurtin' Inside - Brook Benton
• Hotel Happiness - Brook Benton
• Hold Me - Brook Benton
• Hither And Thither And Yon - Brook Benton
• Hit Record - Brook Benton
• Frankie And Johnny - Brook Benton
• Don't It Make You Want To Go Home - Brook Benton
• Do It Right - Brook Benton
• Call Me Irresponsible - Brook Benton
• Baby You Got What It Takes - Brook Benton
• Another Cup Of Coffee - Brook Benton
• A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around And Fall In Love) - Brook Benton
• A Door That Is Open - Brook Benton

That is all I want to say
Our love could save the day
That is all I'm waiting for
To try to love you more -
- and that is all I want to do
To get right next to you
That is all I'm living for,
Your love and nothing more
And that is all
Times I find it hard to say
With useless words getting in my way
Silence often says much more
Than trying to say what's been
said before.
That is all I want from you
A smile when I feel blue
That is all I'm waiting for
Your love and nothing more
And that is all
Silence often says much more
Than trying to say what's been
said before.
But that is all I want to do
To give my love to you
That is all I'm living for,
Please let me love you more - and
that is all

- Suffolk Marketing-SMI 2
- peak Billboard position # 89 in 1962
- Words and Music by Bob Perper, Paul Gasper, and Jack Aranda
As we walk along and I hold her hand
I may never even speak
But my love is strong and she understands
Still waters run deep, still waters run deep
Like the mountain tall reaching for the sky
My love reaches silently
And my eyes disclose what my darling knows
Aww, still waters run deep, still waters run deep
She don't need to hear all those pretty words repeated endlessly
In her heart she knows I would die for her if it had to be
So we walk along and I hold her hand
Though we hardly even speak
I'm a lucky man 'cause she understands
Still waters run deep, still waters run deep
She don't need to hear all those pretty words repeated endlessly
In her heart she knows I'll die for her if it had to be
So we walk along and I hold her hand
Though we hardly even speak
I'm a lucky man 'cause she understands
And still waters run deep, still waters run deep
Still waters
FADE

Going, going, gone
Going, going, gone
Mister auctioneer
Those are my things
You're selling today
And just like the love
They remind me of
They're going, going, gone
I still see her face
When I gave her that ring
You're selling now
Like all she promised me
For all eternity
It's going, going, gone
It hurts me so
To see that old chair go
How much it means to me
No one understands
I'd give my last
Ten dollars for it now
I wanna keep it from
That stranger's hands
Mister auctioneer
You don't know how
You're breaking my heart
Cause like those old french screens
Are all my hopes and dreams
Going, going, gone

(Clyde Otis & Brook Benton)
Higher than the highest mountain
And deeper than the deepest sea
That's how I will love you, oh, darling, endlessly
Softer than the gentle breezes
And stronger than the wild oak tree
That's how I will hold you, oh, darling, endlessly
Oh, my love, you are my heaven
You are my kingdom, you are my crown
Oh, my love, you're all that I prayed for
You were made for these arms to surround
Faithful as a morning sunrise
And sacred as a love can be
That's how I will love you, oh darling, endlessly
Darling, endlessly

(Difford/Tilbrook)
The full moon's glowing
Blood red in the sky
It hangs like fire
On this winter's night
I sit on feelings
That hang in suspense
Nothing in my life makes sense
A question mark hangs with the stars up above
As I'm driving home to the one that I love
Sometimes I can't see the trees for the wood
Loving you tonight feels good
The moonlight changes
From red into white
It sits on tree tops
Asleep for the night
I see the signpost
The road slowly bends
Nothing in my life makes sense
A flashing tail light speeds across the sky
My head's cooking trouble as thoughts seem to fry
The last temptation was misunderstood
Loving you tonight feels good
I'm faced with the ultimate truth
What if I see things don't improve
I know they could
Loving you tonight feels good
The sun is rising
There's mist all around
She sleeps beside me
And I feel so proud
Am I in heaven
With her by my side
This is how love feels tonight

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those...
Raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'
So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those...
Raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'
But there's one thing
I know
The blues they sent to meet me
Won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause...
I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause...
I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me

You don't have to worry
and don't you be afraid
joy comes in the morning
troubles they don't last always
for there's a friend name Jesus
who will wipe your tears away
and if your hear is broken
just lift your hands and say
chorus:
Oh, I know that I can make it
I know that I can stand
no matter what may come my way
my life is in your hands
You don't have to worry
and don't you be afraid
joy comes in the morning
troubles they don't last always
for there's a friend name Jesus
who will wipe your tears away
and if your heart is broken
just lift your hands and say
chorus:
Oh, I know that I can make it
I know that I can stand
no matter what may come my way
my life is in your hands
with Jesus I can take it
with him, I know I can stand
no matter what may come my way
my life is in your hands
So learn your tests and trials
they seem to get you down
and all your friends and love ones
are no where to be found
remember there's a friend name Jesus
who will wipe your tears away
and if your heart is broken
just lift your hands and say
chorus:
Oh, I know that I can make it
I know that I can stand
no matter what may come my way
my life is in your hands
with Jesus I can take it
with him, I know I can stand
no matter what may come my way
my life is in your hands
(repeat chorus all the way until the end)

don't need no anyone don't need anybody talk to me
about handling relashionships it seems like everyone
it seems like everybody i think i really doubt i'd use their advice
and tips but thats the way i was falling
and that's the way i was falling
and the way although it's just begun i've heard enough already
i feel i'm all worn out only just begun this trip this phenomenom
wich happens naturally something you hear
about more than just companionnship i remember
when it was breaking my heart even though
then i was falling apart even though....

state trooper thinks I drive too fast
pulled me over to tell me so
I say out here on the prarie
any speed is too slow
I miss brooklyn I miss my crew
let's start over
I missed my cue
guess I just forgot
who I was talking to
I should have recognized
that fierce look in his eyes
I've seen it in the mirror
so many times
he's going to put his two cents in
'cause he's got a gun
but I'm gonna put in three
'cause history owes me one
guess I came out here to see some
stuff for myself
I mean, why leave the telling
up to everybody else
this may be god's country
but it's my country too
move over mr. holiness
and let the little people through
thank you for serving and protecting
the likes of me
thank you for the ticket
now can I leave
you know I have left everywhere
I have ever been
I don't really recommend it
though not like anyone asked me
maybe you and I
will meet again someday
I've been known to
come down this road
call it destiny
and then again
maybe not
I don't know

Long Lonely Nights
Lee Andrews and the Hearts
Written by Lee Andrews, Bernice Davis, Mimi Uniman, and Douglas Henderson
Peaked at # 45 in 1957
Competing version by Clyde McPhatter hit # 49 in 1957
The Four Seasons took it only to # 102 in 1964
Biggest hit version was by Bobby Vinton at #17 in 1965
The Dells managed # 74 in 1970
Long, long and lonely nights
I cry my eyes out over you
Wond'ring if I did right
And why you left me with a broken heart
Oh, long, long and lonely nights
Oh, how I miss you, my dear
Please, please, come back to me
How I wish you were here
As I go along my lonely way I visualize your face
When I pass through (yeah!) my doorway
What's left for me to face?
Oh, long, long and lonely nights
I guess you're never coming home
Long, long and lonely nights
Ever since you've been gone
As I go along my lonely way I visualize your face
When I pass through (yeah!) my doorway
What's left for me to face?
Oh, oh, oh, long, long and lonely nights
I guess you're never coming home
Long, long and lonely nights
Ever since you've been gone
Please, please, come back to me
You've been gone too long

Girl, your stare, those eyes I
(Love it when you look at me, baby)
Your lips, your smile I
(Love it when you kiss me, baby)
Your hips, those thighs I
(Love it when you thug me, baby)
And I can't, deny I
(Love it when I'm wit' you, baby)
I've got a fetish for fuckin' you wit' your skirt on
On the backstreet in the back seat of the Yukon
What's takin' so long, I'm getting' anxious
But patiently waitin' for you to tell a nigga to move on
Between me and you, we could find each other
Flyin' abroad in my private G-2
I ain't tryin' to G you, I'm tryin' to see you
Bend over, you know how we do it, feet to shoulders
Bring heat to coldest night, so ferocious
Now you street promotin' the dick, game is potent
'Cause in the bed nigga go hard like Jordan
Sweat pourin', lovin' the way you be moanin'
Grippin' the sheets, lookin' at me, lickin' at me
'Cause every woman just wanna be happy
And it's crazy, but baby, I (Love it when I'm wit'
you, baby)
Girl, your stare, those eyes I
(Love it when you look at me, baby)
Your lips, your smile I
(Love it when you kiss me, baby)
Your hips, those thighs I
(Love it when you thug me, baby)
And I can't, deny I
(Love it when I'm wit' you, baby)
I wanna get away 'cause you know like I know
And there's a better day, comin', I'm hooked on your
lovin'
Believe me and when you hold my body
I know you need me, wait for me baby
I've been goin' half-crazy for your love
And I was told that the sex better than drugs
Then get addicted, boy, listen
I'm the only piece of the puzzle you're missin'
Like when we kissin' (Bye-bye-bye)
You got a girl that'll (Ride-ride-ride)
So take me tonight
And do what you do to me, baby
Girl, your stare, those eyes I
(Love it when you look at me, baby)
Your lips, your smile I
(Love it when you kiss me, baby)
Your hips, those thighs I
(Love it when you thug me, baby)
And I can't, deny I
(Love it when I'm wit' you, baby)
Shorty, are you really gettin' bored with me or him
'Cause though I play a lot of games, I play 'em to win
(But then again I'm still young and I'm livin' my
life)
You know you're right and I'm the type
To pull up to your bumper, get your number, baby
(I can only help but wonder)
What life would be without (My sweet baby)
Yeah, you're my baby (Holla if you hear me)
Ah...ah...ah...
You can understand that my love is pain
And how I'm feelin', babe, it's just a woman thing
(It's a man's world, but I understand)
Well, there's still nothin' different boy, stick to
the plan
{You be my down ass wit' your round ass)
I know I'm feelin' you (Like you feelin' me)
The way you're holdin' my body, the way you touch me
(Love it when I'm wit' you, baby)
I love when you touch me, baby
All over my body, baby
I love when you kiss me, baby
All over my body, baby
I love when you touch me, baby
All over my body, baby
I love when you kiss me, baby
All over my body, baby
chores
(spoken)Yo rule wotz up?
are you riding or wot?
If ur riding im riding

you know what I need a liitle something different, see you love me today but
you hate me tomorrow I need a different type of love.
Can somebody say not an ordinary
Not an ordinary love, see that what I want thats what I need not an ordinary
Not an ordinary love, no, not an ordianay love yeah, yeah, yeah....
not an ordinary love, not an ordinary love yeah oh my
Not an ordinary love, not an ordinary love, somebody help me sing not an
ordinary love
not an ordinary love, baby I need somebody who will be down for me (down for
me) everyday Yeah
Not an ordinary love, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
not an ordinary love, ooohhhh somebody say now
The ordinary just won't do I said I really need you mmmmmmmm

Once a girl took my love until I couldn't give anymore,
Then I tried to pretend not to see what I couldn't ignore.
My girl don't love me at all
Anymore.
I took her to the dance and then I didn't see her all night.
Then a friend said he saw her with some other boy just outside.
When I went out she was alone.
She said, I would like to go home
I asked her, Who were you with?
She said, No-one.
I could tell that she lied
(And a voice said inside)
My girl don't love me at all
Anymore.
Not at all.

The most beautiful sound I ever heard:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria...
All the beautiful words of the world in a single
word:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria...
Maria!
I've just met a girl named Maria,
And suddenly that name
Will never be the same
To me.
Maria!
I've just kissed a girl named Maria,
And suddenly I've found
How wonderful a sound
Can be!
Maria!
Say it loud and there's music playing,
Say it soft and it's almost like praying.
Maria,
I'll never stop saying Maria!
The most beautiful sound I ever heard.
Maria.

Someday, some way, you'll realize that you've been blind
Yes, darling, you're going to need me again
It's just a matter of time
Go on, go on, until you reach the end of the line
But I know you'll pass my way again
It's just a matter of time
After I gave you everything I had
You laughed and called me a clown
Remember, in your search for fortune and fame
What goes up must come down
I know, I know that one day you'll wake up and find
That my love was a true love

I know a little bit
About a lot of things
But I don't know enough about you
Just when I think you're mine
You try a different line and
Baby, what can I do?
I read the latest news
No buttons on my shoes
Baby, I'm confused about you
You've got me in a spin and
What a spin I'm in
Cause I don't know enough about you
Jack-of-all-trades, master of none
And isn't it a shame
I'm so sure that you'd be good for me
If you'd only play my game
You know I went to school and
I'm nobody's fool
That is to say until I met you
You've got me in a spin and
What a spin I'm in
Cause I don't know enough about you
I know a bit about biology
A little more about psychology
I'm a little gem in geology

A ray of hope flitters in the sky
A shiny star lights up way up high
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born
A silent wish sails the seven seas
The winds have changed whisperin the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble tossed and torn
This comes to pass when a child is born
A rosy fume settles all around
Youve got the feel youre on solid ground
For a spell or two no-one seems forlorn
This comes to pass when a child is born
(spoken)
And all of this happened
Because whe world is waiting
Waiting for one child
Black, white, yellow, no one knows
But a child that would grow up and turn tears to
laughter
Hate to love, war to peace
And everyone to everyones neighbour
Misery and suffering would be forgotten forever
Its all a dream and illusion now
It must come true, sometimes soon somehow
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born

I want my arms around you for Christmas
I need no presents under the tree
You’re all I want, my darling
And that will be the world to me.
I want to share your kisses for Christmas
The rest is only tinsel and show
You’re all I want, my darling
At candle glow and mistletoe.
As far as I’m concerned
Santa doesn’t have to load his sleigh
He can mark my other gifts ‘returned’
Or give them all away.
I only want your lovin’ for Christmas
No other kind of present will do
You’re all I want, my darling
Please want me too
Please want me too
Please want me too

I always knew
Someday I'd find
Someone like you
Just to call mine
So I could love you
Yes, love you
With all of my heart
I've searched, my dear
So far and wide
Now you are here
Right by my side
So I could love you
Yes, I'll love you
With all of my heart
As clouds drift over mountains
And rivers flow to sea
My love flows like a fountain
Deep, deep and silently
One little kiss
A sweet carress
With all of this
How I've been blessed
I'll love you, yes, love you
With all of my heart
I'll love you

Tonight you're mine, completely
You give your love so sweetly
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow
Is this a lasting treasure
Or just a moment's pleasure
Can I believe the magic of your sighs
Will you still love me tomorrow
Tonight with words unspoken (Unspoken)
You say that I'm the only one (The only one)
But will my heart be broken (Be broken)
When the night meets the morning sun
I have to know that your love
Is a love I can be sure of
So tell me now, and I won't ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow
Tonight you're mine completely (Completely)
You give your love so sweetly (So sweetly)
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow

Christmas always comes
This time of the year
Little girls and little boys
Dream of worlds full of toys
This time of the year
When Christmas is near
Evergreens are snowy white
Sleigh bells ring through the night
This time of the year
When Christmas is near
And somewhere near a steeple
People kneel and pray
And choirs sing
Carols of Christmas day
Santa Claus is on his way
Loads of joy on his sleigh
This time of the year
When Christmas is near
Hear the sleigh bells
Hear the sleigh bells

I know that someday, you'll want me, to want you
When I'm in love with somebody new
You expect me to be true, and keep on loving you
Tho' I am feeling blue, you think I can't forget you
Until someday you'll want me, to want you
When I am strong for somebody else
And although you don't want me now,
I'll get along somehow
And then, I won't want you
I know that someday, you're gonna want me, to want you
When I am strong for somebody else
And although you don't want me now,
I'm gonna get along, somehow
And then, I won't want you
I won't want you

(Shoes, you keep walking up to her door)
(Shoes, you wanna go back for more)
Shoes, now we've been here before
Every time I put you on my feet
You keep walking up to her door
You been turned out in the rain
She puts you out in the cold
You been treated so bad
I think you got a hole in your sole
Now watch yourself, shoes
You've worn out your welcome there
Don't you know when you're not wanted
She got herself a brand new pair
I thought you'd be tired
Thought you'd be worn
I know where you wanna go, shoes
Every time I put you on
Now listen to me
Shoes, we've been here before
Every time I put you on
You wanna walk back to her door
I got to find a way
To keep moving on
I can't think of yesterday
Cause yesterday has gone
Can't live on all these things
Locked up in my head
I know where you wanna be
Back there under that woman's bed
Now, shoes, don't you
Have a better place to go
Shoes, that woman done
Put a hole in your sole
Shoes (shoes)
(You keep walking up to her door)
And every time I put you
On my feet, you keep on
(You wanna go back for more)
Oh, Lord now, shoes (shoes)
(She's only gonna make you blue)
Shoes (shoes) shoes
I know I put the blame on you

Oh, they were three children from the land of Israel
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
Oh, they took a little trip to the land of Babylon
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
And ol’ Nebudchanezzer was the king of Babylon
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
So they took a lot of gold, and made ‘em an idol
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
And they told everybody “when you hear the music of the
clarinet,”
They told everybody “when you hear the music of the
flute,”
“Now listen, children, when you hear the music of the
horn,”
“Oh, you gotta bow down and worship the idol!”
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
Ah, but the children of Israel would not bow down!
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
“We aint’ going to bow to no golden idol!”
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
No, you couldn’t fool the children with the golden
idol!
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
So the king cast the children in the fiery furnace
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
The heat on cold and red-hot brimstone, the Good Book
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
Even made it seven times hotter than it oughtta be!
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
Now they burned up the soldiers that the king had put
there
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!
Oh, Shadrack! Meshach, Abednego!
Um hmm, then the Good Lord called an angel,
Gave him a couple of wings.
He said “go down there through the middle of the
furnace
and begin to cool in the flames.”
And those children got so happy,
they went struttin’ right through the fire.
Just a’ laughin’ and a’ talkin’ ‘bout the GOODNESS OF
THE LORD.
Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego!

I moved your pictures
From my wall
Darling, I replaced them
Both large and small
Now each new day
Finds me so blue
Now I know nothing
Can take the place of you
Every day, I read
Your letters one by one
And I know I still love you
When all is said and done
And, oh, my darling
I'm so blue
Baby, nothing can
Take the place of you
I'm gonna take my time
And write you a letter
Oh, It's raining on
My window pane
I can feel the need of you
Because I know without you
Nothing seems the same
But I'm gonna wait cause
I know you'll be coming home
Baby, I love you
But I'm all alone
And, oh, darling
I'm so blue
Cause I know nothing
Nothing can take the place of you
Because nothing

My darling, my darling, I wanted to call you my darling
For many a many a day
My darling, my darling, I flooded and flagged like a
starling
My courage just melted away.
Now all at once you've kissed me
And there's not a thing I'm sane enough to say
Except my darling, my darling, get used to that name of
my darling
It's here to stay.
(My darling, my darling, my darling, my darling.)
--- Instrumental ---
(My darling, my darling, my darling, my darling.)
--- Instrumental ---
(Now all at once you've left me)
(And there's not a thing I'm sane enough to say)
(My darling, my darling, my darling, my darling.)
My darling, my darling, I wanted to call you my darling
For many a many a day
My darling, my darling, I flooded and flagged like a
starling
My courage just melted away...

Pennies in a stream
Falling leaves, a sycamore
Moonlight in Vermont
Icy finger-waves
Ski trails on a mountainside
Snowlight in Vermont
Telegraph cables, they sing down the highway
And travel each bend in the road
People who meet in this romantic setting
Are so hypnotized by the lovely...
Ev'ning summer breeze
Warbling of a meadowlark
Moonlight in Vermont
Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
And they travel each bend in the road
People who meet in this romantic setting
Are so hypnotized by the lovely...
Ev'ning summer breeze
The warbling of a meadowlark
Moonlight in Vermont

Moon river, wider than a mile
I’m crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you’re goin’, I’m goin’ your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There’s such a lot of world to see
We’re after the same rainbow’s end, waitin’ ’round the
bend

For my woman
I was a lumberjack
For my woman
I broke my back
I never knew she had her fun
While I worked in the blistering sun
Making great big old trees
Into little bitty ones
Rain or shine, sleet or snow
I couldn't say no
Feeling food, feeling bad
I had to go
Ain't funny what a kiss
And a great big smile can do
When a woman ain't worth
The heel off a good man's shoe
Then came the day
She ran away with her man
While I worked, she stole my pick
This was a fine
I gave my heart and my soul
She left me here to hold
A grieving hand and an aching back
I'm a broken hearted man

If you're ever going to love me
Love me now (love me now)
And if you have something
Good to tell me, tell me now
(Tell me now)
Darling, don't wait til I'm gone
Then chisel it in marble
On an ice cold stone
If you're ever going to love me
Love me now (love me now)
Why put off for tomorrow
What we should do today
There may not be a tomorrow
Life is funny that way
So if you're ever going to love me
Love me now (love me now)
If you're ever going to love me

When you see me smile
I'm smiling for my baby
When you hear me sigh
I'm sighing for my baby
When I step out
As sharp as a tack
The girls whistle at me
But I don't look back
Cause everything I do
I do it for my baby
And every time I dream
I dream about my baby
And every time I scheme
I'm scheming for my baby
I know my baby
She's never hard to find
Because she's always on my mind
And everything I do, so help me
I do it for my baby
My baby, she's something else
Let me tell you, she's fine
I'm glad I belong to her
And she's mine, all mine
Every vow I make
I make it for my baby
And every dime I take
Oh, I just take em for my baby
Now when you see us
Strolling down the avenue
Just keep your eyes
Off you know who
Cause everything I do
Oh, I do it for my baby
When you see me walking alone
Trying to make it to my baby
When you hear me singing a song

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
And so I come to you, my love, my heart above my head.
Though I see the danger there
If there's a chance for me, then I don't care
Mm-mm-mm-mm
Fools rush in where wise men never go
But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?
When we met, I felt my life begin
So open up your heart and let this fool rush in
Fools rush in where wise men never, never, never go
Eh, but wise men never fall in love, so how are they to
know?
Ahh, when we met, girl, I felt my life begin
So open up your heart and let this fool rush in
Just open up your heart and let this fool rush on in
Just open up your heart because I-I-I-I-I-I-I am coming

People like to tell you
What you can't do
They may be right
But who's to say
You know you've got
Your own sing to sing
Do your own thing
Do your own thing today
Being free means
You can be your own self
And that means
Doing things your way
Don't be a puppet
Tied to a string
Do your own thing
Do your own thing today
Today is all you
Can count on anyhow
For it's here and it's now
And happiness may spread
It's wings tomorrow
So flap a feather while you may
Do it before that
Bluebird takes wing
Do your own thing
Do your own thing today
Don't let that bluebird fly away
You've got to do your own thing

A million miles from nowhere
A million miles from you
A million miles from nowhere
Alone, broken hearted and blue
Memories of you
And the love we once knew
How they linger in my heart
Though we're a million miles apart
A million miles from happiness
A million miles of lonlieness
Through a world of wilderness
Oh, how can I go on like this
A million miles from nowhere
A million miles from you
A million miles from nowhere
Alone, broken hearted and blue
Alone, broken hearted and blue

A chair is still a chair
Even when there's no one sitting there
But a chair is not a house
And a house is not a home
When there's no one there to hold you tight,
And no one there you can kiss good night.
A room is still a room
Even when there's nothing there but gloom;
But a room is not a house,
And a house is not a home
When the two of us are far apart
And one of us has a broken heart.
Now and then I call your name
And suddenly your face appears
But it's just a crazy game
When it ends it ends in tears.
Darling, have a heart,
Don't let one mistake keep us apart.
I'm not meant to live alone. Turn this house into a home.
When I climb the stair and turn the key,

[CHORUS]
Sweeter than honey are your kisses
Truer than all the stars above
More precious than gold
Are the arms that I hold
And dearer than life is your love
And there's not a single moment
Of each day that I go through
That I don't stop a dozen times
To think of you
[Repeat CHORUS 2x]

I'd like to tell you but I don't know how to start
I wanna tell you about this aching all around my heart
I need no doctor, had the best in town
I just need your loving to ease my aching down
Can I help it if I love you?
Can I help it if I love you?
Oh, oh, that's my love you're delightful to see
Someone got to love you, can I help it if it's me?
Can I help it if I love you?
Can I help it if I love you?
Oh, every time I see you pass my way
I just smile and shake my head wondering what to say
I'm wondering what to say

Pd… Let me tell ya a story about a boll weevil
Now, some of you may not know
But a boll weevil is an insect
And he's found mostly where cotton grows
Now, where he comes from, hm, nobody really knows
But this is the way the story goes
Pd… The farmer said to the boll weevil
"I see you're on the square"
Boll weevil said to the farmer
"Say yep, my whole darn family's here"
Pd… The farmer said to the boll weevil
"Say, why do you pick my farm"
The weevil just laughed at the farmer 'n' said
"We ain't gonna do ya much harm"
Ho-o-o-o-o,-o-o-o, -o-o-o, o-o-ome"
Pd… And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug.
He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you
But, ya see if I was a lightning bug
I'd search the whole night through"
Pd… And the boll weevil called the farmer, 'n' he said
"Ya better sell your old machines
'Cause when I'm through with your cotton
Heh, you can't even buy gasoline
"Stake me a home, gotta have a home
Pd… And the boll weevil said to the farmer, said "
Farmer
I'd like to wish you well"
Farmer said to the boll weevil
"Yeah, an' I wish that you were in ****" home
Lookin' for a home
(Ahh, you have a home all right, you have a home
(A real hot home, ahhh …Pd.

Don't leave me here to cry, oh please don't go
I want you by my side, I need you so
Oh how I'll prove to you that my love is true?
Oh my darling, I'll do anything for you, oh yes
I'll try my best to please you if you just stick with me
Tell me how much you love me, that's how it will always be
What you and me you saw, you'll know that is true
Oh my darling, I'll do anything for you
Oh my darling, I'll do anything for you

You keep looking at me while you dance in another's
arms
And you pretend to be so enchanted with all his charms
Revenge, revenge, is that all you want?
Well, you've had your revenge, now come back to my arms
You keep telling your friends only heartaches I gave to
And you hope in the end that my heart will be crying,
Revenge, revenge, is that all you want?
Well, you've had your revenge, now come back to my arms
Maybe you want me to get down on my knees to you
Well, I'll do it gladly, darling, if that's what
pleases you
Ya got to tell me now, you'll get all of a brand-new
start
For you've had your delight with just tearing my heart
apart
Revenge, revenge, is that all you want?
Well, you've had your revenge, now come on back to my
arms
Revenge, revenge, is that all you want?
Well, you've had your revenge, now come back to my arms
I wait in revenge, revenge
Now is that all you want?
Now you've had your revenge, now come back to my arms
Revenge, that's all you want
Well, you've had your revenge

Hoverin' by my suitcase, tryin' to find a warm place to spend the night
Heavy rain fallin', seems I hear your voice callin' "It's all right."
A rainy night in Georgia, a rainy night in Georgia
It seems like it's rainin' all over the world
I feel like it's rainin' all over the world
Neon signs a-flashin', taxi cabs and buses passin' through the night
A distant moanin' of a train seems to play a sad refrain to the night
A rainy night in Georgia, such a rainy night in Georgia
Lord, I believe it's rainin' all over the world
I feel like it's rainin' all over the world
How many times I wondered
It still comes out the same
No matter how you look at it or think of it

Money, I ain't got none
Problems, I sure got some
But I got two tickets to paradise
don'tcha wanna go
Sadness all round
Gladness just can't be found
But I got two tickets to paradise
don'tcha wanna go with me?
Everything I did was wrong, the day was dark as night
But I found a girl whose love was strong, now everything's all right
(All right!, all right!)
I got to hurry, my bag is packed
I'm leavin' and I ain't comin' back
'cause I got two tickets to paradise
Oh, now don'tcha wanna go with me?
The first stop, we'll take a walk
Second stop, we'll have a talk
The third stop
Ooh-ee!, you better go with me
Everything I did was wrong, my days were dark as night
But I found a girl whose love was strong, now everything's all right
(All right!, all right!)
I got to hurry, my bag is packed
I'm leavin' and I ain't comin' back
'cause I got me two tickets to paradise
Now don't you want to go with me?
The first stop, we'll take a walk
Second stop, we'll have a talk
The third stop
Ooh-ee!, don'tcha wanna go with me?
Now don't you want to go with me?
Be my guest, come on and go with me

You don't know how much you hurt me
When you broke our precious vow
But I can't stop loving you
I know it's too late to turn back now
Though I said, go on, be happy
Bless you, child
I thought you could guess somehow
My secret heart was saying
Man, it's too late to turn back now
Was I a fool from the start
Building castles in the skies
Or did I just dream I saw Heaven
Shining in your eyes
If you knew how much I love you
Yes, I do, oh, my darling
Your heart would bow
Yes, you'd know, you'd know why
I have said it's too late to turn back now
(Too late to turn back now)
Yes, I love you

- Suffolk Marketing-SMI 2
- peak Billboard position # 37 in 1960
- Words and Music by Vincent A. Corso and Clyde Otis
Knowing you stand by me through good and bad
Makes all the difference in my life
And day by day, sweetheart, I find
These are the ties that bind
The little things you do that please me so
Aww, the way you always understand
When simple joys bring peace of mind
These are the ties that bind
You're all I need to see me through
Can I say more than this, my love?
I live just for your kiss, my love
I live just for your kiss, my love
Forever and a day, my love will live
Mmm, the flame of love will never die
So heart and soul please say you're mine
Held by the ties that bind

I was walking down the street
In a little old country town
I saw a rusty penny
Half buried in the ground
As I bent down to pick it up
I saw beneath the rust
These words, just barely visible
In God we trust
I held it for a moment
Then suddenly, I knew
What God in all his wisdom
Would have me say and do
He used this worthless penny
To make me understand
That life is not worthing living
Without the master's hand
[CHORUS]
Oh, in God we trust
In God we trust
We're lost just like this penny
Unless in God we trust
And then, I heard a
Still small voice whispering
Within me, very clear
Be still and know that I am God
And I'm always near
When all your dreams come
Tumbling around you in the dust
Remember this lost penny
And place in me, your trust

Laura, hold these hands
And count my fingers
Laura, touch these lips
You once desired
Lay your head upon my chest
And hear my heartbeat
Gently run your fingers
Through my hair
Touch these ears that
Listened to your wishes
Most of them fulfilled
And that's a lot
Let your soft gentle hands
Caress my body
Then tell me what he's got
That I ain't got
Tell me what he's got
That I can't give you
It must be something
I was born without
You took an awful chance
To be with another man
So tell me what he's got
That I ain't got
Tell me, tell me
Laura, see these walls
I built for you
Laura, see this
Carpet that I laid
See those fancy
Curtains on the windows
Touch those satin
Pillows on your bed
Laura, count the
Dresses in your closet
Note the name upon
The checkbook in your bag
And if there's time
Before I pull this trigger
Then tell me what he's got
That I ain't got
Tell me what he's got
That I can't give you
It must be something
I was born without
And if there's time
Before I pull this trigger
Then tell me what he's got
That I ain't got
Laura, tell me what he's got
That I ain't got
Laura, tell me what he's got
That I ain't got
Tell me what he's got

She told me she loved me
She told me a lie
She said I'd be happy
She made me cry
I'm hurting, hurting
Hurting inside
She called me her baby
In front of the guys
She was just flirting
I wasn't wise
I'm hurting, hurting
Hurting inside
Tell me, what's wrong with me
Why should I live in misery
Someday she'll be sorry
Just wait and see
Someone's gonna hurt her
Like she hurt me
She'll be hurting
Hurting inside
Tell me, what's wrong with me
Why should I live in misery
Someday she'll be sorry
Just wait and see
Someone's gonna hurt her
Like she hurt me
She'll be hurting inside
She'll be hurting
Hurting inside
Just like she hurt me
She's gonna be hurt inside

I'm checking out of Hotel Loneliness
All my lonely days, they're all through
I'm checking into Hotel Happiness (oh, yeah)
Because, darlin', I found you
I left my teardrops in that old lonely room
Left my broken heart (my heart) back there, too
(Yeah, yeah , yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I won't be needin' them in Hotel Happiness (oh, yeah)
'cause, darling, I found you
I woke up (woke up) dreamin' of your crazy kisses (kisses) (crazy)
I woke up (woke up) tellin' Mr. Misery "Here's your key" 'cause
I'm checking out of Hotel Loneliness
And no, I won't be back, yes it's true
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Gonna make my new address at Hotel Happiness (oh, yeah)
You know why, darlin', so glad I found you
No more, make my new address at Hotel Happiness

Hold me, hold me
Never let me go until you've told me, told me
What I want to know and then just hold me, hold me
Make me tell you I'm in love with you
Thrill me , thrill me
Walk me down the lane where shadows will be, will be
Hiding lovers just the same as we'll be, we'll be
When you make me tell you I love you
They told me "Be sensible with your new love
Don't be fooled, thinking this is the last you'll find"
But they never stood in the dark with you, love
When you take me in your arms and drive me slowly out of
my mind
Kiss me, kiss me
And when you do, I'll know that you will miss me, miss me
If we ever say "Adieu", so kiss me, kiss me
Make me tell you I'm in love with you
Kiss me, kiss me
When you do, I'll know that you will miss me, miss me
If we ever say "Adieu" so kiss me, kiss me

Oh, hither and thither and yon
Around the world I've gone
Searching for true love
As so many do
Hither and thither and yon
From Cairo to far off Calay
I traveled on and on
Seeking that someone
Who's heart wouldn't stray
Hither and thither and yon
Alas, I wondered
Through many a land
Too blind was I to see
True love was always close at hand
As close as you were to me
My journey is over
It's good to be home
Your face, I gaze upon
And darling, I wonder
Oh, why did I roam
Hither and thither and yon
(Hither and yon)
Hither and thither and yon
(Thither and yon)

People always ask me
How do make a hit record
And I tell them, it's you
The public who make hit records
But here's what I do
Now I get a little beat
And I get a little song
And I get a little group
Then the band comes along
[CHORUS]
That's all, that's all
That's all, that's all
That's all I need
To make a hit record
Then I met a man
With a long cigar
I said, look here, man
I wanna be a star
Listen to my beat
Listen to my song
Now dig the group
Ain't that pretty
Man, we can't go wrong
[Repeat CHORUS]
Well, he made me sign
The paper for twenty years
But I didn't mind that paper
Cause the people cheered
When they heard my beat
Ah, hit it, brother
When they heard my song
When they dug the group
Go on, children
Well, it didn't take long
[Repeat CHORUS]
Now, I'm walking on air
I ain't got a care
Said, why don't you
Try the same thing too
Just get a little beat
Go on and get it, brother
Get yourself a song
Now dig the group
Man, you can't go wrong

Little Frankie went down to the barroom, she asked for
a glass of beer
She said, "Hey, bartender, has my Johnny been here?"
"He's my man but he's done me wrong"
The bartender said "Frankie, ya know I won't tell ya no
lie"
"He left here about a minute ago with a gal named Alice
Fry"
"He's your man, but he's doin' you wrong"
Frankie was a good little woman, surely everybody knows
She paid one hundred dollars for Johnny's new suit of
clothes
She loved her man but he done her wrong
Well then Frankie went down Broadway with a razor in
her hand
She said "Stand back, all you women, I'm here for my
cheatin' man"
"Yes, he's my man but he's done me wrong"
It was on a Friday mornin' about a ha'past nine o'clock
Frankie pulled her 44 and fired three fatal shots
She shot her man 'cause he done her wrong
(Why dontcha run, Frankie?) they said (Frankie why
don't you run?)
'cause here come the Chief Of Police with the 44
smokeless gun
You killed your man, we know he done you wrong
SPOKEN while FADING
Yeah, he done you wrong, Frankie
You shoulda shot him forty times
I'm a witness, Frankie, I was there

Oh, the whippoorwill roosts on the telephone pole
And the Georgia sun goes down
Well, it's been a long, long time but I'm glad that I'm
Goin' back to my home town
Goin' down to the Greyhound station
Gonna buy me a one-way fare
And if the good Lord's willin' and the creeks don't rise
By tomorrow, ah, I'm gonna be there
Don't it make you want to go home?
Don't it make you want to go home?
All God's children get weary when they roam
Don't it make you want to go home?
There's a six-lane highway down by the creek
Where I went skinny-dippin' as a child
And a drive-in show where the meadows used to grow
And the strawberries used to grow wild
There's a drag strip down by the riverside
Where my grandma's cow used to graze
Now the grass don't grow and the river don't flow
Like it did in my childhood days
(Don't it make you wanna go home?)
(Don't it make you wanna go home?)
All God's children get weary when they roam
(Don't it make you) wanna, wanna go home?
Background singers sing "It's different, it's different , it's different, so
different now " while Brook scats with variations on "Don't it make you wanna go home?"
and then "But all God's children get weary when they roam, and don't it make you wanna go
home?"
"Don't it make you wanna to go home don't it make you
wanna go home And now-ah, don't it make you wanna go home, don't it make you
wanna go home?"
All of God's children get weary when they roam
(Don't it make you) SPOKEN: "And" (want to go home?)
SPOKEN: I'm goin' home

I don't know
It's too soon to tell
But I think I'm in love
I don't know
It's too soon to tell
I think I'm in love
Well, I'm not gonna
Hold you in the night
What I mean is I'd love to
Hold you but I'm gonna
Wait and do it right
Cause I don't know
It's too soon to tell
But I think I'm in love
I don't know
It's too soon to tell
But I think I'm in love
But I'm not gonna
Squeeze you in the night
What I mean is I'd love to
Squeeze you but I'm gonna
Wait, wait, wait and do it right
Cause I believe love
Should be free of misery
It should have a good start
Or it will break your heart
I'm not gonna jump in the water
Till I'm ready to swim
Baby, I'm looking out for you
Just like a friend
Cause I don't know
It's too soon to tell
I think I'm in love
I don't know
It's too soon to tell
But I think I'm in love
But I'm not gonna
Squeeze you in the night
What I mean is I'd love to
Squeeze you but I'm gonna
Wait, wait, wait and do it right
Cause I believe love
Should be free of misery
It should have a good start
Or it will break your heart
I'm not gonna jump in the water
Till I'm ready to swim
Baby, I'm looking out for you
Just like a friend
I don't know
It's too soon to tell
But I think I'm in love
I don't know
It's too soon to tell
But I think I'm in love
I got to do right

Call me irresponsible
Call me unreliable
Throw in undependable, too
Do my foolish alibis bore you?
Well, I'm not too clever, I
I just adore you
So, call me unpredictable
Tell me I'm impractical
Rainbows, I'm inclined to pursue
Call me irresponsible
Yes, I'm unreliable
But it's undeniably true
That I'm irresponsibly mad for you
Do my foolish alibis bore you?
Girl, I'm not too clever, I
I just adore you
Call me unpredictable
Tell me that I'm so impractical
Rainbows, I'm inclined to pursue
Go ahead call me irresponsible
Yes, I'm unreliable
But it's undeniably true
I'm irresponsibly mad for you
You know it's true

Well, now, it takes more than a robin to make the
winter go
And it takes two lips of fire to melt away the snow
Well, it takes two hearts a-cookin' to make a fire grow
And baby you've got what it takes
You know it takes a lot of kissin' SPOKEN (Tell me
about it)
to make a romance sweet
Ooh, it takes a lot of lovin' to make my life complete
Mmm, and it takes a lot of woman to knock me off my
feet
and baby, you've got what it takes.
I said, mm, mm, mm. uh-huh, mm, mm, mm
Ah, ah, hah mm, mm
You know you've got just what it takes!
Because it takes more than an effort to stay away from
It'd take more than a lifetime to prove that I'll be
true
But it takes somebody special to make me say, "I do."
SPOKEN "Oh, yeah"
And baby, you've got what it takes.
Ah, ah, hah mm, mm, uh-huh, mm, mm, mm
You know you've got just what it takes
Because it takes oh yeah
SPOKEN **" You're back in my spot again, honey"**
SPOKEN **"I like your spot"**
To stay away from you
SPOKEN "I can't stay away from you"
It takes more than a lifetime, daddy, to prove that
I'll be true
SPOKEN "NOW it's you"
But, it takes somebody special SPOKEN "Like me, baby"
to make me say, "I do."
And baby you've got what it takes
SPOKEN "C'mon, let's play it again, huh?"
SPOKEN "C'mon, let's do it one more time, all right?"
And baby you've got what it takes
SPOKEN "One more time, Brook"
SPOKEN "Ah-ha, OK, Ah-ha"

Another cup of coffee, another cigarette
Another hour of mem'ries so hard to forget
How your crazy-lovin' arms held me so tight
Another cup of java, another lonely night
Put a dime in the jukebox, play a sad, sad song
And all the time I'll be thinkin' about the dream that's gone wrong
And where you used to say "Our love is still alive"
Another cup of coffee, another lonely night
But there'll be me, I don't blame you for walkin' out on me
'cause the way I cheated on you, I deserve this misery
Another love has found you, he's a lucky guy
Another's arms all around you, I'm so sad I could cry
Darling, if you don't come back, I know what's in sight
Another cup of coffee, another lonely night
Whoa, dear, if you don't come back, I know what's in sight
Another cup of coffee, another lonely night

--- Written by C.Otis, B. Benton, L. Dejesus
--- Duet with Shakin' Stevens (1980)
Bonnie:
If you're gonna give me good kisses like that
Honey don't you know I'm gonna give 'em right back
Cause that's a kissin' good way
That's a kissin' good way
That's a kissin' good way to mess around and fall in love
Shaky: If you're gonna start out hugging me tight
Bonnie: Right
Shaky: Don't mess around come and hug me right
Cause that's a huggin' good way
That's a huggin' good way
That's a huggin' good way to mess around and fall in love
Bonnie: You know you called me on the phone
Shaky: Yeah I got your number
Bonnie: And just because I was alone
Ah, you came around a-wooing
Shaky: Why not?
Bonnie: You better ask somebody if you don't
know what you're doing
Shaky: Now that you've kissed me and you
rocked my soul
Don't come around knockin' rock and roll
Cause that's a rocking good way
That's a rockin' good way
That's a rocking good way to mess
around and fall in love
Bonnie: Tell me Baby
Shaky: Well, now you called me on the phone
Bonnie: Yeah baby
Shaky: And just because I was alone
You came around a-wooing
You better ask somebody if you don't
know what you're doing
Bonnie: Now that you've kissed me and you
rocked my soul
Shaky: I love you so
Bonnie:Don't come around knockin' rock and roll
Cause that's a rockin' good way
That's a rockin' good way
That's a rockin' good way
to mess around and fall in love
Bonnie: It's a rockin' good way
Shaky: It's a rockin' good way
Both: It's a rockin' good way

A Door that is open, a heart that is true
A love that will last for all time
These things I ask for may seem rather small
But to me they'll become a shrine
Two arms that are open to welcome me home
At the end of a weary day
A heart that is true to cherish and love
And to live forever that way
I'll love you, my darling, for all I'm worth
For now I have found that it's true
The door that opens to heaven on earth
Can only be opened by you.
(Musical Break)
The door that opens to heaven on earth