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'Ray Charles' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Bamboo Shark (2011)

Actors

Genres

Comedy

Quotes:

Sylvester Stallone: You know, I played an overweight cop once.::Arnold Schwarzenegger: I played a Kindergarten cop.::Michael Jackson: Did somebody say Kindergarten?

Sean Connery: I'm Sean... double-O-7... I'm Sean!

Benjamin: Jesus! What, did you steal that off a horse?

Howard: That pig smells like old people.

Brooks: You know why I like movies? I like them because of the experience they bring. Reading is designed to stimulate the mind. Music is designed to alter emotions. But movies... movies are designed for one thing. To escape.

Francis Federman Ugli: Put the retard down!

Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)

Actors

Plot
The major sub-plot circles around the youngest Griffin, Stewie, who has a near-death experience at a pool when a lifeguard chair falls on him, but he survives. After having a vision of being in Hell, he decides to change his ways, but this doesn't last long. While watching television, he and Brian spot a man that looks like Stewie. Brian is convinced that he is Stewie's real father, until Stewie learns that the man is actually himself as an adult, taking a vacation from his own time period. Baby Stewie visits thirty years later to discover that his adult self, going by the name Stu, is a single blue-collar middle-aged virgin working at a Circuit City-type store. Meanwhile, Peter and Lois are trying to teach their two older kids, Meg and Chris, to date. In the future, Chris, who hasn't changed much, is working as a cop and is married to a foul-mouthed hustler named Vanessa. Meg is now called Ron, since she had a sex-change after college.

Keywords: actor-playing-himself, adult-animation, adult-humor, altering-future, animal-as-human, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, black-comedy, bleeped-dialogue, car-accident

Genres

Taglines:

All new, Outrageous, Uncensored!
88 Minutes of Pee-in-Your-Pants Fun!

Quotes:

Chris Griffin: Mom! Look at me! [jumps in pool] How was that?::Lois Griffin: Your third somersault was a little sloppy but what do I know, huh? It's been so long since i qualified for the Olympics.::Chris Griffin: You were in the Olympics?::Lois Griffin: No, I got pregnant with Meg and couldn't go. Now I'm Pro Choice.

Odo: I'm watching your every move, Quark, so don't think you can get away with any law-breaking.::Quark Griffin: Yeah, yeah, whatever, man.::Odo: I mean it! You'll have me to deal with!::Quark Griffin: Ohhhh, I'm really scared.::Odo: I could morph into a giant python and eat you alive.::Quark Griffin: Hey, here's an idea: why don't you morph into a guy with something interesting to talk about?

Peter Griffin: We all know that no women anywhere wants to have sex with anyone and to titillate us with any thoughts otherwise is just bogus.::Lois Griffin: Ah, he is so right on. Women are such teases. That's why I went back to men.

Peter Griffin: Save your money, Tucker. This place doesn't have porn. They think its immoral. You know, that really grinds my gears. Where in the bible does it say that a man can't fire off some knuckle-children in the privacy of his own neighbor's living room while his neighbor's at work because I don't have a DVD player? Well, I don't know where it says it because the Bible was way too long to read!

[repeated line]::Peter Griffin: You know what really grinds my gears?

Peter Griffin: You know what really grinds my gears? People in the 19th century. Why don't they get with the freakin program? It's called an automobile, folks. It's much faster than a horse!

Gandhi: [Gandhi is doing stand-up comedy]... And the black people are all like, "hey bitch!" and the Indian people, we do not call our women in such a way.

Peter Griffin: [Hosting Family Feud] How are you Betsy, welcome to the show you are a lovely young woman, [kisses her cheek] and I'll just get my hand up there and feel that one and that one [squeezes her breasts, she looks at him horrifically] and we're looking for something you shop for at the mall, three seconds.

Peter Griffin: [Dressed up as Spiderman climbing on a clothesline singing to the tune of the Batman theme] Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Spiderman, Spiderman/ Here comes Peter on a clothesline but his name's not Peter it is Spiderman, Spiderman/ Come on Lois let's get busy maybe right here in the garden Spiderman, Spiderman.

Stewie Griffin: Look, I really don't want to go to hell, but I can't stop my nature. I'm just a hateful person::Brian Griffin: You're not hateful you just need to control your anger. Like I do.::Stewie Griffin: oh, you mean by being sauced all day! Wait a minute! Of Course! That's it! If I'm drunk I'll be calm and if I'm calm I'll be nice, and if I'm nice then I won't go to hell. Fix me a highball I'm going to get good and tight!

Ray (2004)

Actors

Plot
Ray Charles has the distinction of being both a national treasure and an international phenomenon. By the early 1960s, Ray Charles had accomplished his dream. He had come of age musically and had made it to Carnegie Hall. The hit records "Georgia on My Mind" and "Born to Lose" successively kept climbing to the top of the charts. He had made his first triumphant European concert tour in 1960 (a feat which, except for 1965, he has repeated at least once a year ever since). He had taken virtually every form of popular music and broken through its boundaries with such awe inspiring achievements as the LP's "Genius Plus Soul Equals Jazz" and "Modern Sounds in Country & Western". Rhythm and blues (or "race music" as it had been called) became universally respectable through his efforts. Jazz found a mainstream audience it had never previously enjoyed. And country and western music began to chart an unexpected course to general acceptance, then worldwide popularity. And along the way, Ray Charles was instrumental in the invention of rock and roll. Born in a poor African American town in central Florida, Ray Charles went blind at age seven. With the staunch support of his determined single mother, he developed the fierce resolve, wit and incredible talent that would eventually enable him to overcome not only Jim Crow Racism and the cruel prejudices against the blind, but also discover his own sound which revolutionized American popular music. Nonetheless, as Ray's unprecedented fame grew, so did his weakness for drugs and women, until they threatened to strip away the very things he held most dear. This little known story of Ray Charles' meteoric rise from humble beginnings, his successful struggle to excel in a sighted world and his eventual defeat of his own personal demons make for an inspiring and unforgettable true story of human triumph.

Keywords: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, abc-paramount-records, adultery, african-american, african-american-music, african-american-protagonist

Genres

Taglines:

The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles. A man who fought harder and went farther than anyone thought possible.
The only thing more extraordinary than the music is the man behind it: Ray Charles.
The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

Quotes:

Ray Charles: From now on you guys are gonna be called the Raylettes.::Margie Hendricks: Does that mean we have to "let Ray"?

[as Ray is going blind]::Aretha Robinson: I'll show you how to do something once, I'll help you if you mess up twice, but the third time you're on your own. 'Cause that's how it is in the world.

Ray Charles: I hear like you see. Like that hummingbird outside the window, for instance.::Della Bea Robinson: [astonished] I can't hear her.::Ray Charles: You have to listen.::Della Bea Robinson: [closes her eyes, hears the hummingbird] Yes!::Ray Charles: Yeah. Yes, you can... Uh-oh. Did you hear that?::Della Bea Robinson: What?::Ray Charles: Her heart just skipped a beat.

[repeated line]::Ray Charles: Don't jive me, man.

Marlene: Gossie been cattin' with one of my waitresses since he got here. He never told me his partner was a blind 'Bama boy.::Oberon: Marlene, Demure called. Thurman's sick.::Marlene: What about Sassie.::Oberon: Flat tire.::Marlene: Alright, 'Bama, why don't you get up there and show me what you got.::Ray Charles: Well, I, I'm not really prepared to do my thing, I mean, right now, tonight.::Marlene: Well, this is the only audition you're gonna get, Puddin', so either get on up there or you and Gossie can haul your asses back down south.::Oberon: [hands Ray a joint] Here smoke some of this.::Ray Charles: [coughs] That ain't no tobacco, man!::Oberon: No. Hold it in. It'll calm you down.::Marlene: Alright, Oberon, get up there and introduce him.::Oberon: Yes, Maam!::Marlene: Come on, 'Bama.::Ray Charles: Yeah!::Oberon: I got a special treat for all you satin dolls and I'm not talking about Oberon's big thunder. No, that's for another show. We got some new blood for ya. Fresh off the bus from Florida I give you Ray "Don't Call Me Sugar" Robinson.::Ray Charles: How y'all doin' tonight?::Man in Bar: Better than you!::Oberon: Relax, Ray, relax!::Ray Charles: I got it. What do y'all wanna hear?::Aretha Robinson: How 'bout a little Nat King Cole?::Ray Charles: Y'all like Nat King Cole?::[begins playing]::Marlene: 'Bama ain't bad.::Oberon: I'd say he saved our asses.

Fathead Newman: This ain't no weed, Ray. And we ain't snorting no bitch. This is boy! Boy'll make your ass null and void.::Ray Charles: Null and void, just like my life.

Milt Shaw: You know, Ray, your contract with Atlantic expires in 4 months.::Ray Charles: Yeah, I know. Ahmet and Jerry sent me my new contract. They're gonna double my royalties.::Milt Shaw: Before we go down that road again I thought I'd check and see what else was out there.::Ray Charles: Now, who told you to do that? Atlantic is family. Just like the Shaw agency.::Milt Shaw: Ray, my job is to find you the best deal out there. Now, I had a very productive meeting with the folks at ABC Paramount and they are very interested.::Ray Charles: No. How interested?::Milt Shaw: How about a 50 thousand dollar advance every year for the first three years? You choose your own music. They'll deduct recording costs and pay you 75 percent. Now, look, Ahmet and Jerry are flying in tomorrow night. Will you at least put them off until I have a chance to talk to the boys at ABC?::Ray Charles: Well, my mama always said there was nothin' wrong with talkin'.

Gossie McKee: What the hell's Ray doin' up there?::Marlene: Auditionin' for you Gossie.::Gossie McKee: He ain't no good without me.::Marlene: How'd you and the 'Bama like to do a week here at the Chair. I know a good bass player. Nice jazz trio can score big. With the right manager.::Gossie McKee: Manager?::Marlene: Come on now, Gossie, don't be so small minded. You know you have to give to get.::Gossie McKee: What exactly do I have to give?::Marlene: Twenty-five percent. But I'll be gettin' you other gigs.::Gossie McKee: Alright. Next question. What do I get?::Marlene: What do you need?::Gossie McKee: Double scale as leader. Plus ten percent.::Marlene: What about the 'Bama?::Gossie McKee: He's about as green as a blade of grass. I can handle him.::Marlene: Yeah, he's green alright. So, Gossie, you don't have to worry about finding a hotel room for the 'Bama. He can flop at my place.::Gossie McKee: You don't never change.

Ray Charles: [responding to knock on his door] Who is it?::Ahmet Ertegun: Mr. Charles, my name is Ahmet Ertegun. May I have a moment of your time?::Ray Charles: [opening door] What do you want, man? I'm at church.::Ahmet Ertegun: I'm sorry. I'll come back later.::Ray Charles: You're here now, what do you want?::Ahmet Ertegun: Mr. Charles, my company, Atlantic Records, has just acquired your contract from Swingtime. I'd like to talk about your future.::Ray Charles: Hold on, man. Don't jive me now. I ain't for sale.::Ahmet Ertegun: May I sit down?::[Sits in chair]::Ahmet Ertegun: You see it seems that Jack Lauderdale has found himself, shall we say, a little over extended and has had to unload some of his talent. When your name came up I jumped at the chance to work with you. I'm a big fan.::Ray Charles: What if I want to go to another company? There's a guy out there right now that's willing to pay me seven cents a record. Can you do that?::Ahmet Ertegun: Man, I could promise you fifteen cents a record but you won't get it. Anymore than he'll pay you seven. What I will do is promise you five cents a record and pay you five cents a record. You think pennies, Mr. Charles, you get pennies. You think dollars, you get dollars.::Ray Charles: I like the way you put things together. Omlet, you're alright with me.::Ahmet Ertegun: Ahmet.::Ray Charles: Ahmet. What kind of a name is that anyway.::Ahmet Ertegun: I'm Turkish.::Ray Charles: Well, it looks like Jack Lauderdale's bad luck is my good fortune. I always knew Atlantic was bigger than Swingtime. You do great music there. I dig Atlantic.::Ahmet Ertegun: You could have fooled me.::Ray Charles: Well, I gotta keep my eye on you city boys. Back home they call it country dumb. [Starts laughing] It ain't Turkish.

Ahmet Ertegun: Ray, I'm gonna tell you something and I don't want you to take it the wrong way.::Ray Charles: Well, then give it to me right then.::Ahmet Ertegun: I signed you because I sensed something special in you not because you sound like Nate Cole or Charles Brown.::Ray Charles: But I thought you liked what I do.::Ahmet Ertegun: Look we love the tenor of your voice, your vituosity, your energy...::Ray Charles: But not my music.::Ahmet Ertegun: Man, I didn't say that.::Ray Charles: Look, Ahmet, this is what I do. I gotta make a living. This is what the people want. I don't know no other way.::Ahmet Ertegun: Well we gotta help you find one. Look, let's try a little change of pace. Your familiar with stride piano?::Ray Charles: You kidding me, man? The man I learned the piano from was a stride player.::Ahmet Ertegun: Okay, I've got a song. It's called the Mess Around.::Ray Charles: Mess around. Cute title. Who wrote it?::Ahmet Ertegun: I did.::Ray Charles: Oh. You wrote it. Well, sing it to me, man.::Ahmet Ertegun: Sing it?::Ray Charles: Yeah, it's not like I can read the lyrics.::Ahmet Ertegun: Alright. It's in the key of G.::Ray Charles: Key of G.::[Begins playing]::Ahmet Ertegun: No. More like a Pete Johnson kind of thing.::Ray Charles: Pete Johnson.::[Begins playing again]::Ahmet Ertegun: Yeah, yeah. That's good.::Ray Charles: Oh, you like that? Okay, let's go.

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000)

Actors

Plot
After a backfiring stunt and a mishap-filled New Year's Eve 1999, klutzy and legendary stuntman Super Dave Osborne decides to hang up the crash helmet and retire. Coupled with financial problems, a double-crossing protégé' named D.J., and slimy promoter and arch-nemesis Gil Ruston, things do not look good for the super one. However, he meets klutzy mother Sandy and her son Timmy, who has a heart condition, who he immediately takes a shine to. When D.J.'s taunting prompts Timmy to attempt to jump a ramp with his bicycle (and fail), he aggravates his heart condition and requires an operation, forcing Super Dave to accept an offer from Ruston to do a stunt to get the necessary money for Timmy's operation.

Keywords: based-on-sketch-comedy, based-on-tv-series, sketch-comedy, stuntman

Genres

Comedy

Taglines:

Accidents Happen
Two Broken Thumbs Way Up!

Just the Ticket (1999)

Actors

Plot
Gary is a charming guy, but Linda is tired of his grand plans and schemes. All of which have gone down the drain. Gary is a 'scalper'. Together with his friends and his 'Guardian Angel', Benny, he buys tickets to events and sells them off at highly increased prices. This doesn't really make him rich and proves to be more difficult than usual when a new guy gets into town, strong-arming all of Gary's sources. But then the gift of heaven arrives. The Pope is coming for a visit. Gary wants to make a lot of money on this so he can finally get one of his (more decent) plans for Linda off the ground and really work on a lasting relationship with her.

Keywords: boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, con-artist, new-york-city, papal-visit, ticket-scalping

Genres

Taglines:

Irresponsible, Unreliable, Unpredictable and totally Irresistible.

Charles, Ray Filmography

20 Feet from Stardom
2013, role: actor , character name: Himself
CMT: 40 Greatest Love Songs
2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
Michel Legrand and Friends
2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Sid Bernstein Presents...
2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
My Music: Aretha Franklin Presents Soul Rewind
2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
The Best of the World Music Awards
2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1
2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW
2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
Hair, Let the Sun Shine In
2007, role: actor , character name: Himself
Before the Music Dies
2006, role: actor , character name: Himself - 'Agent Double O Soul'
CMT: The Greatest - 40 Greatest Albums
2006, role: actor , character name: Himself
Super Bowl XXXIX
2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
Cavett Remembers Ray
2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
A Capitol Fourth
2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards
2005, role: actor
Transposing the Music
2005, role: actor , character name: Ray
50 y más
2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2005, role: actor , character name: Himself - Memorial Tribute
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005, role: actor , character name: Himself
Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets
2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
Ray
2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
World's Funniest & Cleverest Commercials
2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
35th NAACP Image Awards
2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS
2004, role: actor , character name: Himself
CMT 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music Concert
2003, role: actor , character name: Himself - Performer
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
Tom Dowd & the Language of Music
2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
Ray Charles Celebrates Gospel Christmas with the Voices of Jubilation
2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
God Only Knows: Vocal Harmony - The Voice
2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats
2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
Liza and David
2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
Ray Charles: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion
2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2001, role: actor , character name: Himself
Super Bowl XXXV
2001, role: actor , character name: Himself - National Anthem Performer
Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection
2001, role: actor , character name: Himself
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
2000, role: actor , character name: Ray Charles
Blue's Big Musical Movie
2000, role: actor , character name: G-Clef
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards
2000, role: actor , character name: Himself - Performer
ABC 2000: The Millennium
1999, role: actor
SNL: 25 Years of Music
1999, role: actor , character name: Himself
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998, role: actor , character name: Himself
Goodwill Games Opening Celebration
1998, role: actor , character name: Himself
Ray Charles Live in Belgrade
1997, role: actor , character name: Singer
North Sea Jazz Festival
1997, role: actor , character name: Himself
Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III
1997, role: actor , character name: Himself
Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration
1996, role: actor , character name: Himself

Ray, Charles Filmography

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961, role: actor , character name: Himself
An American Romance
1944, role: actor , character name: Extra
Slightly Dangerous
1943, role: actor , character name: Opera Patron
The Mad Martindales
1942, role: actor , character name: Barbershop Customer
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942, role: actor , character name: Juror
The Magnificent Dope
1942, role: actor
Mrs. Miniver
1942, role: actor , character name: Man getting on Bus
Rio Rita
1942, role: actor , character name: Hotel Guest
Tennessee Johnson
1942, role: actor , character name: Senator
Wild Geese Calling
1941, role: actor , character name: Undetermined Minor Role
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941, role: actor , character name: Bit Role
Married Bachelor
1941, role: actor , character name: Man in Lounge Room Getting Bagpipes
Harvard, Here I Come!
1941, role: actor , character name: Reporter
Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present
1941, role: actor , character name: Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941, role: actor
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
1941, role: actor , character name: Photographer
Appointment for Love
1941, role: actor , character name: Butler
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941, role: actor , character name: American business executive
A Little Bit of Heaven
1940, role: actor , character name: Uncle Wes
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12
1939, role: actor , character name: Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1
1937, role: actor , character name: Himself
Hollywood Boulevard
1936, role: actor
Welcome Home
1935, role: actor , character name: Andrew Carr
Just My Luck
1935, role: actor , character name: Homer Crow
Ticket to a Crime
1934, role: actor , character name: Courtney Mallory
School for Girls
1934, role: actor , character name: Duke
Ladies Should Listen
1934, role: actor , character name: Henri, the porter
The Camera Speaks
1934, role: actor
By Your Leave
1934, role: actor , character name: Leonard Purcell
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
1933, role: actor , character name: Elmer Updike
The Film Parade
1933, role: actor , character name: Himself, film clip
The Bride's Bereavement; or, The Snake in the Grass
1932, role: actor
Stars of Yesterday
1931, role: actor , character name: Himself
The House That Shadows Built
1931, role: actor
The Garden of Eden
1928, role: actor , character name: Richard Dupont
The Count of Ten
1928, role: actor , character name: Johnny McKinney
Vanity
1927, role: actor , character name: Lt. Lloyd Van Courtland
Nobody's Widow
1927, role: actor , character name: Honorable John Clayton
Girl in the Rain
1927, role: actor
Getting Gertie's Garter
1927, role: actor , character name: Ken Walrick
The American
1927, role: actor
Paris
1926, role: actor , character name: Jerry
The Fire Brigade
1926, role: actor , character name: Terry O'Neil
The Auction Block
1926, role: actor , character name: Bob Wharton
Sweet Adeline
1926, role: actor , character name: Ben Wilson
Percy
1925, role: actor , character name: Percival Rogeen
Bright Lights
1925, role: actor , character name: Tom Corbin
Some Pun'kins
1925, role: actor , character name: Lem Blossom
Dynamite Smith
1924, role: actor , character name: Gladstone Smith
The Girl I Loved
1923, role: actor , character name: John Middleton

Charles, Ray Filmography

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2010, role: composer
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2007, role: composer
A Capitol Fourth
2001, role: composer
To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th
1998, role: composer
The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards
1990, role: composer
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986, role: composer
Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas
1982, role: composer
Christmas in the Holy Land
1980, role: composer
Danny Thomas: Young & Foolish
1978, role: composer
The Television Critics Circle Awards
1977, role: composer
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
1971, role: composer
Your Hit Parade
1950, role: actor

Famous quotes by Ray Charles:

"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great."

"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities."

"I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear."

"Do it right or don't do it at all. That comes from my mom. If there's something I want to do, I'm one of those people that won't be satisfied until I get it done. If I'm trying to sing something and I can't get it, I'm going to keep at it until I get where I want it."

"Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine."

"I don't think any of us really KNOWS why we're here. But I think we're suppose to BELIEVE we're here for a purpose."

"There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, ''If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles."

"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room"

"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water."

"Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap."

"What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man."

"Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal."

"Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor."

"My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil."

"The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done."

"My version of "Georgia" became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch people like me suddenly declaring my version of a song as its state song. That is touching."

"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room."

"I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing."

Ray Charles - The Best Of (By Classic Mood Experience)

Duration: 40:43
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
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Best Songs of Ray Charles | Ray Charles's Greatest Hits

Duration: 85:30
Updated: 11 Nov 2014

Best Songs of Ray Charles | Ray Charles's Greatest Hits

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Ray Charles - The Best Songs

Duration: 33:42
Updated: 17 Oct 2013

Some of the Greatest songs by the genius Ray Charles.

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Ray Charles - Full Concert - "1981"

Duration: 47:26
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
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Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack (Original)

Duration: 2:20
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: bengoaunai

Videoclip de Ray Charles Lyrics / Letra Ray Charles Hit The Road Jack ------------------------------------------------------------ (Hit the road Jack and don...

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Ray Charles Greatest Hits (Full Album) - The Best Of Ray Charles

Duration: 120:02
Updated: 26 Dec 2014

Ray Charles Greatest Hits (Full Album) - The Best Of Ray Charles Best Songs Of Ray Charles Tracklist: 1. 00:00 Hit The Road Jack 2. 02:20 Georgia On My Mind 3. 09:06 What'd I Say 4. 15:49 I Can't Stop Loving You 5. 20:04 I Got A Woman 6. 22:59 Unchain My Heart 7. 25:49 Mess Around 8. 28:32 You'll Never Walk Alone 9. 32:33 You Don't Know Me 10. 35:48 Night Time Is The Right Time 11. 39:12 Let The Good Times Roll 12. 42:03 Come Rain Or Come Shine 13. 45:45 Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying 14. 49:30 Rainy Night In Georgia 15. 55:46 Drown In My Own Tears 16. 59:10 Hallelujah I Love Her So 17. 1:01:43 The Right Time 18. 1:05:12 In The Evening Best songs of Ray Charles, best of Ray Charles, Ray Charles greatest hits, Ray Charles hits, Ray Charles all hits, Ray Charles playlist, Ray Charles collection, Ray Charles full album, Ray Charles best sell album, Ray Charles top 10, Ray Charles all songs,

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ray charles -best compilation 1

Duration: 63:41
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Freddy Chaparro

Todos los derechos de autor reservados-- Ray Charles 1 Hit the road jack 00:03- 01:58 2 Georgia on my mind 02:02- 05:42 segunda parte : http://www.youtube.co...

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Georgia on my Mind- Ray Charles

Duration: 2:48
Updated: 12 Dec 2005

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Ray Charles - Say no more

Duration: 4:17
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: Picia32

Say no more.

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Ray Charles - I Got A Woman

Duration: 2:56
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: HaloNiggaz

Ray Charles - I Got A Woman enjoy : )

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Ray Charles - America,The Beautiful (LIVE) HD

Duration: 7:29
Updated: 05 Oct 2010

The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind James L.Knight Center in Miami,Florida,1999 Composer : Samuel A. Ward , Katharine Lee Bates Lyrics : Oh beautiful, for heroes proved, In liberating strife, Who more than self, their country loved, And mercy more than life, I'm singing about United This America,sweet America, may God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness And every gain devined. And you know when I was a little boy, I remember we always sing it like this : Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties, Above the fruited plain, America,America, God done shed his grace on thee, Oh yes He did,He did He crowned thy good,oh don't you remember? In a brotherhood, From sea to shining sea. You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this America, I love you America, you see, My God he done shed his grace on thee, And you oughta love him for it, He, he, he, he, crowned thy good, He told me he would, with brotherhood, From sea to shining sea Oh,yea Jesus, I want to thank you Lord. RAY CHARLES!!! RAY CHARLES!!! RAY CHARLES!!!

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Ray Charles - Mother (Remix)

Duration: 3:39
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: Teus A

By Giga Papaskiri ..

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RAY CHARLES "I Can't Stop Loving You"

Duration: 3:24
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: VIDEONOSEIRI

RAY CHARLES Concert In Japan December 1982.

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Ray Charles - In Concert with Diane Schuur (FULL concert 1999)

Duration: 82:29
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Twixful

Tracklist: 1 I Got A Woman 2 A Song For You 3 It Hurts To Be In Love 4 Georgia On My Mind 5 The Good Life 6 Your Cheatin' Heart 7 They Can't Take That Away F...

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Ray Charles- What'd I Say

Duration: 6:43
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: TheKeyesProduction

Ray Charles- What'd I Say.

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Willie Nelson with Ray Charles - Seven Spanish Angels

Duration: 4:25
Updated: 25 Oct 2009

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Ray Charles - Mess Around

Duration: 2:42
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: Cameron S

Best Quality on YouTube. LYRICS: Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue The band was jumpin', the people too Ah, mess around They doin' the mess around The...

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Ray Charles - What'd I Say LIVE

Duration: 4:16
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: funkyfrog51

Ray Charles live in Sao Paulo, Brazil 1963.

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Ray Charles - Newport Jazz Festival 1960 (Full Concert)

Duration: 43:05
Updated: 24 May 2014

0:39 Lil' darlin' 7:00 I'm gonna go fishing 13:30 Let the good times roll 16:10 Don't let the sun catch you crying 20:45 I'll never let you go 23:46 My baby 26:55 Drown in my own tears 34:19 What'd I say 39:36 I Beleive to my soul

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Travis Tritt and Ray Charles - CMT Crossroads

Duration: 43:15
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: Travis Tritt Fan

Travis Tritt and Ray Charles join up for a special performance on CMT Crossroads.

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Ray Charles Sings The Blues - 20 Best Songs

Duration: 73:02
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: AllLegendsOfMusic

Ray Charles Sings The Blues - 20 Best Songs 1 Early in The Mornin' 00:00 2 Hard Times (No one Knows Better Than I) 2:48 3 The Midnight Hour 5:43 4 The Right ...

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Ray Charles - If I Could

Duration: 5:01
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: geishagirl54

Ray Charles - My World - If I could.

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lo mejor del unico Ray Charles

Duration: 43:13
Updated: 19 May 2014

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Ray Charles . Madrid. 1975. Live. Full Show .

Duration: 91:24
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Johnboy Jackson

Live In Madrid (1975) Project S (Ray Charles Orchestra) I Remember Clifford (Ray Charles Orchestra) (solo Phil Guilbeau on trumpet) Captain Perfect (Ray Char...

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I've got a woman - Ray Charles live at Olympia

Duration: 5:50
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: 13bisrecords

"I've got a woman" by Ray Charles live at the Olympia of Paris. Recorded on the 22nd of November 2000.

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Ray Charles - Live in France 1961

Duration: 88:03
Updated: 19 Jan 2015

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Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack on Saturday Live 1996

Duration: 3:34
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: Stereoleague

Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack on Saturday Live 1996 episode 2.

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Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind (LIVE) HD

Duration: 5:03
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Andranik-Mihran Hayrapetyan

Midnight Special 1976... Lyrics : Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell Everytime I sing this song I sing for My Georgia,oooo, Georgia The whole day through Ju...

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Ray Charles Live @ Free Jazz Festival 1986

Duration: 43:49
Updated: 02 Sep 2014
author: peevmania

I am excited to share this video that was sent to me of a performance with the Ray Charles Orchestra in Brazil in 1986. I have been quite fortunate to play w...

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Ray Charles - I Got A Woman (LIVE in Miami) HD

Duration: 7:33
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: Andranik-Mihran Hayrapetyan

Here can be your advertisement. The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind James L.Knight Center in Miami, Florida, 1999 Composer : Ray Charles , Renald Richard Lyri...

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Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles - Living for the city (live)

Duration: 5:05
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: theFunkySoulstory émission radiophonique

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A Song For You - Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Leon Russell

Duration: 5:50
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Henny1972nl

Leon Russell, Willie Nelson and Ray Charles performing Leon's hit - "A Song For You". Live at willie's 70th birthday concert in New York's Beacon Theatre 2003.

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What I'd say - Ray Charles live at the Olympia

Duration: 6:00
Updated: 03 Sep 2014
author: 13bisrecords

"What I'd say" by Ray Charles live at the Olympia of Paris. Recorded on the 22nd of November 2000.

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Ray Charles - You Are My Sunshine LIVE

Duration: 3:23
Updated: 10 Apr 2009

Ray Charles live in Sao Paulo, Brazil 1963.

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Ray Charles - You don't know me (live)

Duration: 3:40
Updated: 03 Sep 2014
author: 1lobont1

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Ray Charles - Goin Down Slow (with Billy Preston) "Live in Paris 1968"

Duration: 5:34
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Crisix1

Ray Charles À Paris - Les Concerts À La Salle Pleyel 1968 Et 1969.

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Ray Charles - I Got A Woman

Duration: 7:39
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: acme5050

it's live, found it on some website and downloaded it, decided it's definetley worth uploading.

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Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind (Live At Montreux 1997)

Duration: 5:46
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: Eagle Rock

For more info - http://www.eagle-rock.com/artist/ray-charles/#.U-jdrDhwaB8 Ray Charles was one of the true pioneers of soul music. Born in Georgia in 1930 he...

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Ray Charles Plays the Slow Blues in Madrid

Duration: 9:45
Updated: 01 Sep 2014
author: digivideo

Ray Charles shows how to play slow tempos. Ernie Vantrease,piano and John Bryant, drums.

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Ray Charles & Stevie Wonder.

Duration: 5:06
Updated: 02 Sep 2014
author: Vladimir Akulov

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Ray Charles - In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) LIVE

Duration: 7:04
Updated: 03 Aug 2014
author: funkyfrog51

Ray Charles live in Sao Paulo, Brazil 1963.

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Ray Charles Interview Dick Cavett 1

Duration: 8:44
Updated: 21 Nov 2011

Ray Charles Interview with Dick Cavett June 1st, 1972. **I Do Not Own The Rights To This Video It Is For Viewing Pleasure Only**

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Ray Charles talks about drugs

Duration: 5:34
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: cavettbiter

From THE DICK CAVETT SHOW. September 18, 1972.

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Ray Charles Interview Part 1-The Ed Bernstein Show

Duration: 8:41
Updated: 15 Aug 2014
author: Ed Bernstein

Part 1 - 1999 Interview with the Legendary Ray Charles.

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Ray Charles Interview Part 2-The Ed Bernstein Show

Duration: 8:37
Updated: 20 Aug 2014
author: Ed Bernstein

Part 2 - 1999 Interview with the Legendary Ray Charles.

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Ray Charles on Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson & Nat King Cole

Duration: 10:31
Updated: 09 Mar 2014

Ray Charles discussing some of his musical heroes with Clint Eastwood. From Eastwood's 2003 documentary "Piano Blues".

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Ray Charles - Interview & I Am Blue Duet w/Dick Cavett

Duration: 11:10
Updated: 01 Sep 2014
author: Danny Mack

Ray Charles Performs on the Dick Cavett Show. **I Do Not Own The Rights To This Video It Is For Viewing Pleasure Only**

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Ray Charles talks about his musical preferences

Duration: 5:47
Updated: 30 Aug 2014
author: cavettbiter

From THE DICK CAVETT SHOW. September 18, 1972.

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Interview Ray Charles (North Sea jazz 1997)

Duration: 4:54
Updated: 07 Mar 2012

NTR / Radio 6 reporter Co de Kloet interviews Ray Charles backstage at the North Sea Jazz festival - Den Haag NL. More special interviews will be available at http://colive.radio6.nl ! Every week new special interviews from the NTR / Radio 6 archives ..

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Ray Charles: My First Piano Lessons

Duration: 3:28
Updated: 29 Jan 2010

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Ray Charles talks about airplanes & his childhood

Duration: 6:25
Updated: 13 Feb 2009

From THE DICK CAVETT SHOW. September 18, 1972.

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Ray Charles Interview Permission Denied

Duration: 20:03
Updated: 15 Jun 2014
author: lextor63bis

Ray Charles Interview Permission Denied.

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Ray Charles Very Funny

Duration: 4:40
Updated: 04 Dec 2010

An episode from Flip show aired on 1 February 1973 Ray Charles joking.

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Ray Charles on Singing True | Blank on Blank | PBS Digital Studios

Duration: 5:17
Updated: 08 Oct 2013

"If somebody don't like something that I do, that's his or her prerogative. Just like it's mine." - Ray Charles Interview by Joe Smith June 3, 1987. Cassette Tape Recorded during the writing of Off the Record Hear the full interview catalog at The Library of Congress Ray Charles GIFs http://blankonblank.org/interviews/ray-charles-on-singing-true/ Executive Producer: David Gerlach Animator: Patrick Smith Subscribe for new episodes every other Tuesday (it's free): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Watch the previous episodes: Janis Joplin on Rejection http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdF4b1_LQnQ Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvtgqJTVVhE&feature;=c4-overview-vl&list;=PLL-trnf4MEFp4-cXQFJs_gHGt56-saZKF Farrah Fawcett on Stiletto Power http://youtu.be/8Eskff0RUQ8 Beastie Boys on Being Stupid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4mx2P... David Foster Wallace on Ambition http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5R8gd... Wilt Chamberlain on Tall Tales http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxLiVn... Larry King on Getting Seduced http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yD8Pz... Jim Morrison on Why Fat is Beautiful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhszZ5... Follow us on Twiiter & Facebook @blankonblank Check out blankonblank.org Music You Heard: Ray Charles "What'd I Say" "Georgia On My Mind" "Rock House" "I Believe To My Soul"

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Ray "The Greatest" Charles

Duration: 4:57
Updated: 10 Nov 2006

Ray Charles interview.

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Ray Charles Interview with Dick Cavett 2

Duration: 5:35
Updated: 21 Nov 2011

Ray Charles and Dick Cavett interview 2 july 9 1973.**I Do Not Own The Rights To This Video It Is For Viewing Pleasure Only**

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Ray Charles Interview with Dick Cavett 3

Duration: 12:13
Updated: 21 Nov 2011

Ray Charles with Dick Cavett interview 3 july 9 1973.**I Do Not Own The Rights To This Video It Is For Viewing Pleasure Only**

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Entertainment Tonight - on the Death of Ray Charles - June, 2004

Duration: 2:26
Updated: 30 Aug 2014
author: videoholic2000s

From June 10, 2004, here is a short clip from Entertainment Tonight about the death of Ray Charles.

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Ray: The Story of Ray Charles- At the Start of Becoming Blind

Duration: 2:05
Updated: 30 Aug 2014
author: Doop Deep

Disclaimer: I do not own any content displayed in this video.

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Jamie Foxx & Ray Charles "RAY" [Jamie training for Ray]

Duration: 3:08
Updated: 14 Aug 2014
author: Johnathan Clark

"Jamie Foxx in 2002 learning from Legend 'Ray Charles' on how to play his music. Mastering it. The song is added by me over the track. "I Got A Woman"

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Ray Charles Greatest hits full album | Top songs of Ray Charles

Duration: 116:39
Updated: 21 Nov 2014

Ray Charles Greatest hits full album | Top songs of Ray Charles 1. 00:00 Hit The Road Jack 2. 02:20 Georgia On My Mind 3. 09:06 What'd I Say 4. 15:49 I Can't Stop Loving You 5. 20:04 I Got A Woman 6. 22:59 Unchain My Heart 7. 25:49 Mess Around 8. 28:32 You'll Never Walk Alone 9. 32:33 You Don't Know Me 10. 35:48 Night Time Is The Right Time 11. 39:12 Let The Good Times Roll 12. 42:03 Come Rain Or Come Shine 13. 45:45 Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying 14. 49:30 Rainy Night In Georgia 15. 55:46 Drown In My Own Tears 16. 59:10 Hallelujah I Love Her So 17. 1:01:43 The Right Time 18. 1:05:12 In The Evening Ray Charles greatest hits, Ray Charles greatest hits full album, best songs of Ray Charles , best of Ray Charles , top 10 songs of Ray Charles , top 20 of Ray Charles , Ray Charles full album, Ray Charles hits, Ray Charles collection, Ray Charles playlist, top 100 billboard, top 40 rollingstones, greatest hits, full album, best songs, 90s songs, 80s music, Hit The Road Jack, Georgia On My Mind, What'd I Say,

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The Genius of Ray Charles - 1959 - (FULL ALBUM) by Ray Charles

Duration: 38:45
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: Augusto Sarmento

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Ray Charles - Greatest hits

Duration: 53:33
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Ray Charles

00:00 - A Fool for You 03:02 - Blackjack 05:23 - Come Rain or Come Shine 09:02 - Drown in My Own Tears 12:24 - Georgia On My Mind 16:02 - Greenbacks 18:53 - ...

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Ray Charles Greatest Hits Mono full album (Vinyl Rip)

Duration: 37:21
Updated: 29 Aug 2014
author: IX XI

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, t...

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Ray Charles - Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961) STEREO Impulse! FULL LP

Duration: 37:32
Updated: 30 Dec 2013

Last upload!!! Happy Holidays to everybody...en especial a ti ;) Genius recorded on IMPULSE AS 2 (STEREO) in 1961 with personnel on links below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_%2B_Soul_%3D_Jazz http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=36345#.UsCGgyODOUk 0:01 From The Heart 3:33 I've Got News for You 8:04 Moanin' 11:21 Let's Go 14:10 One Mint Julep 17:23 I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirsts Of Town 21:12 Stompin' Room Only 24:56 Mister C 29:35 Strike Up The Band 32:18 Birth Of The Blues

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Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir 2006

Duration: 75:23
Updated: 06 Dec 2014

Studio : Capstone Entertainment, LLC Label : Medialink Recorded: 8 dec. 2002 in Resch Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin Release : 3 oct. 2006 This is one of the last live recordings that Ray Charles performed and produced before his death (10.06.2004). It is a wonderful tribute to an American Legend and it keeps the true spirit of Christmas at the forefront of this recording. "Voices of Jubilation Choir", Newark, New Jersey, directed by Stefanie R. Minatee, was established in October 1998 under the auspices of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. It is a culturally mixed aggregation of auditioned voices, committed to singing African American sacred music with an emphasis on Gospel music. Personnel: Ray Charles vocal, keyboards Alan Cherry keyboards Michael Westbrooks organ Corey Washington drums Harold Dudley soloist Cynthia Robertson soloist Don Corey Washington soloist Breea Williams soloist Songs: 01.Introduction 02.The First Noel 03.What Kind of Man Is This? 04.Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting Open Fire) 05.All Nights, All Days The Angels Keep on Watching Over Me 06.Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 07.Oh, Happy Day 08.What If God's Unhappy 09.Total Praise 10.Spirit 11.From a Distance 12.Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer 13.Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 14.Silent Night 15.Little Drummer Boy 16.America the Beautiful

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Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music [Full Album]

Duration: 50:40
Updated: 30 Jan 2015

*Will remove if asked too. No copyright infringement intended.* Bye Bye, Love You Don’t Know Me Half As Much I Love You So Much It Hurts Just A Little Lovin’ Born To Lose Worried Mind It Makes No Difference Now You Win Again Careless Love I Can’t Stop Loving you Hey, Good Lookin’

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Ray Charles Memorial Concert - Genius Ray, A Night for Ray Charles

Duration: 62:56
Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: Mina Musica

[Genius Ray, A Night for Ray Charles] [영혼을 울린 천재 레이 찰스] Elton John - The Right Time 4:56 Usher Raymond IV - Georgia on My Mind 12:08 Stevie Wonder - I've Got...

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Maceo Parker - A Tribute to Ray Charles (w/ WDR Big Band Cologne) [FULL LENGTH]

Duration: 68:04
Updated: 06 Sep 2014
author: TheSirius911

Live in Leverkusen 2008 Tracklisting: 01 Tonk 0:00 02 Them That's Got 4:18 03 Busted 10:36 04 I Got A Woman 14:44 05 You Are My Sunshine 20:30 06 You Don't K...

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Ray Charles - The Great Ray Charles [Full Album]

Duration: 66:20
Updated: 24 Jan 2015

No copyright infringement intended. Will remove if asked too.

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Ray Charles Grandes maestros del blues 9

Duration: 55:56
Updated: 02 Sep 2014
author: Segundo Eduardo Gómez de la Torre

01. CONFESSION BLUES (Charles) 02. SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD (Carter -- Jacobs) 03. HOW LONG BLUES (Carr) 04. A SENTIMENTAL BLUES (York) 05. I'VE HAD MY FU...

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Indian policemen detain activists of Asomiya Yuva Mancha (AYM) during a protest against the lynching of a man accused of rape in front of Nagaland House in Gauhati, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Saturday, March 7, 2015. The government of northeastern India's Nagaland state has suspended three officials and deployed paramilitary soldiers after a mob stormed a high-security jail, dragged away the man and then lynched him, officials said Saturday.

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Police arrest 22 in beating death of rape suspect in India

Canberra Times

09 Mar 2015

Members of a mob raise their hands to take photos of the man accused of rape after he was killed. Photo. AP. Delhi. Photographs and videos on social media of an enraged mob that seized a man accused of rape from a jail in the north-eastern Indian state of Nagaland, dragged him through the streets and beat him to death helped lead to the arrests of 22 people over the weekend, authorities said ... Photo. AFP ... New York Times . ....

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This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria.

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ISIS and Black Swan Events

WorldNews.com

08 Mar 2015

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling ... The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is no exception. ISIS' rising caliphate and dark flags sweeping over the Middle East, its mass beheadings and public burnings in an apocalyptic atmosphere, its sectarian treatment of women and religious minorities, and its recruiting strategies and influence in the West, has of recent captivated much of the world ... (1) Watts, Duncan J ... 152 ... 153....

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File - Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg flies in the solar-powered HB-SIA prototype airplane after its first night flight attempt near Payerne airport, Switzerland, as the sun rises, Thursday, July 8, 2010.

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Solar-powered plane takes off in first round-the-world attempt

Dawn

09 Mar 2015

ABU DHABI. The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only solar power was launched on Monday in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy. The Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Andre Borschberg of Switzerland, took off at 7.12 am (0412 GMT) from Al-Bateen airport and headed to Muscat, the capital of Oman, where it is expected to land later Monday after the first leg of the journey ... ....

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Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council, the Kremlin, Moscow, 6 March, 2015.

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Putin says plan to take Crimea hatched before referendum

Reuters

09 Mar 2015

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he ordered officials to start work on taking control of Crimea weeks before a referendum which, the Kremlin has asserted until now, prompted the region's annexation from Ukraine ... Yanukovich, a Russian ally, had fled to the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk after being forced out by anti-government protests. "He would have been just annihilated... "This was on the night of Feb....

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Cars, Movies and Music Come Together as Dodge Partners with Universal Pictures and Atlantic Records on 'Furious 7' (FCA US LLC)

noodls

09 Mar 2015

(Source. FCA US LLC) Cars, Movies and Music Come Together as Dodge Partners with Universal Pictures and Atlantic Records on 'Furious 7'. March 9, 2015 , Auburn Hills, Mich ... Television Ads ... ... Neal H ... Atlantic has released a string of recordings that have had a profound impact on the course of modern music, its rich history including such musical icons as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane, and Led Zeppelin....

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Cars, Movies and Music Come Together as Dodge Partners with Universal Pictures and Atlantic Records on 'Furious 7'

PR Newswire

09 Mar 2015

markets and across international countries, and Furious 7 web landing page at www.dodge.com/en/furious-7 Dodge vehicles also showcased in new music videos of songs from Atlantic Records 'Furious 7 ... Television Ads ... Atlantic has released a string of recordings that have had a profound impact on the course of modern music, its rich history including such musical icons as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane, and Led Zeppelin ... ....

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James Galway: New TV documentary looks at the music star

Belfast Telegraph

09 Mar 2015

Sir James Galway - Jimmy, to his friends - has a mischievous sense of humour to go with his impish face and twinkling eyes. Throughout our chat he frequently breaks into the chesty chuckle that you can hear often in Being James Galway, an intimate and entertaining documentary airing tonight on BBC One Northern Ireland ... Life's too short ... "And Ray Charles singing Georgia On My Mind at the White House, that was one of greatest moments ... new....

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Filmmaker’s latest effort has disco stayin’ alive

Tampa Bay Online

08 Mar 2015

Stone helped launch the careers of Ray Charles and James Brown and later ushered disco music into prominence through hits such as Bobby Caldwell’s “What you Won’t Do for Love,” Anita Ward’s “Ring My Bell,” Betty Wright’s “Clean Up Woman,” and KC and the Sunshine Band ... The musician would later drop “Robinson” and become Ray Charles....

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'We Are The World' 30th Anniversary - Rolling Stone (Billy Joel)

noodls

07 Mar 2015

When Billy Joel spotted Ray Charles entering the studio, he said, "That's like the Statue of Liberty walking in." Quincy Jones introduced them. "Ray, this is the guy who wrote 'New York State of ......

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Smokey Robinson Remembers 'We Are the World' 30 Years Later

IMDb

07 Mar 2015

The song featured 45 artists all together, including Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Bob ......

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Mahalia Barnes & The Soul Mates:“Ooh Yea!The Betty Davis Songbook.”(Provogue

B&S; Online

07 Mar 2015

10 ... Rate this Album 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. UK release date 23.02.2015. Sensational ... I loved Mahalia’s contribution to her Dad, Jimmy Barnes’ current CD ... Throughout the years she was exposed to Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Ike and Tina, later she became enthralled with artists like Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder, as well as grittier singers like Ann Peebles, Betty Lavette and Betty Davis ... Neat job ... 1 ... 2....

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Never mind the whiplash, here's some proper jazz drumming lessons

The Irish Times

06 Mar 2015

Jeff Ballard is best known as one-third of the all-conquering Brad Mehldau Trio, and he has also spent extended periods in the drum chair for legends such as Ray Charles and Chick Corea ... bestowing something on you out of respect for what the music is” – although he says he has met his fair share of stern taskmasters, not least the great Ray Charles....

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Tomorrow, "We Are The World" Turns 30

Forbes

06 Mar 2015

The list of legendary artists that are credited on “We Are The World” is a staggering one, including Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates), James Ingram, Michael Jackson, Al Jarreau, Billy Joel, Cydni Lauper, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Steve Perry (of Journey fame), Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Diana ......

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Analysis: 'Blurred Lines' team cites inspiration, not infringement on Gaye song

Lexington Herald-Leader

06 Mar 2015

Superstar producer Pharrell Williams attempted under oath to parse the difference between vibe and theft ... What, after all, was Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" but a politicized riff on the Sugar Hill Gang's party anthem "Rapper's Delight?" Echoes of Ray Charles' classic "What'd I Say" can be heard on recordings as far back as the late 1920s, with that same crazy piano riff and mid-song breakdown ... "Wussies and ......

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‘PERFECT COMBINATION’

U~T San Diego

05 Mar 2015

inline-left " >Jaime Valle Latin > Jazz Ensemble, featuring Alex Acuña. When. 7.30 p.m. Friday. Where. Athenaeum Jazz at The Studio, 4441 Park Blvd., University Heights. Tickets. Members $21; nonmembers $26. Phone. (858) 454-5872. Online. ljathenaeum.org. did you know? ... “We call it. ‘La combinación perfecta.’ ” ... Grant Hotel ... Valle’s band at the time, The Downbeats, specialized in gritty songs by Ray Charles and other R&B; greats of the day ... - ... ....

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Trumpet virtuoso performs at PSU (Pittsburg State University)

noodls

04 Mar 2015

(Source. Pittsburg State University) Trumpet virtuoso performs at PSU. March 04, 2015 11.30AM. Internationally acclaimed trumpeter Mark Clodfelter will perform a guest recital at 6 p.m ... He has also appeared with such headliners as The O' Jays, Gladys Knight, Mannheim Steam Roller, the Moody Blues, the Lettermen, Doc Severinson, Bob Mintzer, Frank Mantooth, Lou Rawls, Glen Campbell and Ray Charles ... distributed by ... (noodl....

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For Real Country at the Rodeo, Seek the Hideout

Houston Press

04 Mar 2015

The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo is unique, in terms of both size and the way it becomes the epicenter of the city's social calendar during the month of March ... And don't worry about finding the tent - it should be easy enough to spot from the giant Ferris wheel. SCOOTER BROWN BAND (March 4) ... "The Mess Around," a swamped-up companion to (though not a cover of) the 1950s Ray Charles classic, as heard on Rideau's 1999 CD I'm So Glad ... ....

Top Ray Charles, Unchain My Heart

Unchain my heart, baby let me be
Unchain my heart 'cause you don't care about me
You've got me sewed up like a pillow case
but you let my love go to waste so
Unchain my heart, oh please, please set me free
Unchain my heart, baby let me go
Unchain my heart, 'cause you don't love me no more
Ev'ry time I call you on the phone
Some fella tells me that you're not at home so
Unchain my heart, oh please, please set me free
I'm under your spell like a man in a trance
But I know darn well, that I don't stand a chance so
Unchain my heart, let me go my way
Unchain my heart, you worry me night and day
Why lead me through a life of misery
when you don't care a bag of beans for me
So unchain my heart, oh please, please set me free
I'm under your spell like a man in a trance
But I know darn well, that I don't stand a chance so
Unchain my heart, let me go my way
Unchain my heart, you worry me night and day
Why lead me through a life of misery
when you don't care a bag of beans for me
So unchain my heart, please, please set me free
(please set me free)
Oh won't you set me free
(please set me free)
Woah, set me free
(please set me free)
Woowow, set me free little darlin
(please set me free)

Top Ray Charles, Undecided

First you say you do
And then you don't
And then you say you will
And then you won't
You're undecided now
So what are you gonna do?
Now you want to play
And then it's no
And when you say you'll stay
That's when you go
You're undecided now
So what are you gonna do?
I've been sitting on a fence
And it doesn't make much sense
'Cause you keep me in suspense
And you know it
Then you promise to return
When you don't, I really burn
Well, I guess I'll never learn
And I show it
If you've got a heart
And if you're kind
Then don't keep us apart
Make up your mind
You're undecided now
So what are you gonna do?
I've been sitting on a fence
And it doesn't make much sense
'Cause you keep me in suspense
And you know it
Then you promise to return
When you don't, I really burn
Well, I guess I'll never learn
And I show it
If you've got a heart
And if you're kind
Then don't keep us apart
Make up your mind
You're undecided now
So what are you gonna do?
Now if you don't love me
I wish you'd say so
Our love is so much honey
I'd just got to know
I am just a fool for you

Top Ray Charles, Weird Beard

The night was dark
the seas were rough
the port lay straight ahead
the booze ran out
the men grew tired and this is what they said
"captain if you cannot find a place to set her down"
"then you will be sleeping right along with this vessel in the ground!"
well the jolly roger pulled through and made it to the land,
we disembaked, went into town with vengence in our hand,
the children cried,
the women sighed,
the men just turned their heads,
with a smiled we chated loud and this is what we said
"wohohoho raise them in the air,
knock you up and slap you down,
and never seem to care.
wohohoho another one for me,
cause we're the filthy vermin,
that will set you people free,
cause we're the filthy vermin
that will set you people free."
with nothing left for us to drink,
the night was winding down,
but still the girls were swaggering,
and still hanging around.
"Oh mister can you tell me,
where i can find a man,
"the only thing that you will find miss,
is the back side of me hand!"
"wohohoho raise them in the air!
knock you up and slap you down,
and never seem to care!
wohohoho another one for me,
cause we're the filthy vermin,
that will set you people free.
cause we're the filthy vermin,
that will set you people free.
wohohoho raise them in the air,
knock you up and slap you down,
and never seem to care.
wohohoho another one for me,
cause we're the filthy vermin,
that will set you people free,
cause we're the filthy vermin,
that will set you people free!"

Top Ray Charles, What'd I Say?

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Top Ray Charles, When Your Lover Has Gone

When Your Lover Has Gone
LYRICS:
Writer: Swan
What good is the scheming, the planning and dreaming
That comes with each new love affair
The dreams that we cherish, so often might perish
And leaves you with castles in air
When you're alone, who cares for starlit skies
When you're alone, the magic moonlight dies
At break of dawn, there is no sunrise
When your lover has gone
What lonely hours, the evening shadows bring
What lonely hours, with memories lingering
Like faded flowers, life can't mean anything
When your lover has gone

Top Ray Charles, Willow Weep For Me

Willow weep for me
Willow weep for me
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Listen to my plea
Hear me willow and weep for me
Gone my lovers dream
Lovely summer dream
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Sad as I can be
Hear me willow and weep for me
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
Left my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Murmur to the night to hide its starry light
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
Weeping willow tree
Weep in sympathy
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Oh, Weeping willow tree
Weep in sympathy
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me

Top Ray Charles, Without Love There Is Nothing

I awakened this morning, I was filled with despair
All my dreams turned to ashes and gone, oh yeah
As I looked at my life it was barren and bare
Without love I've had nothing at all
Without love I've had nothing
Without love I've had nothing at all
I have conquered the world
All but one thing did I have
Without love I've had nothing at all
Once I had a sweetheart who loved only me
There was nothing, oh that she would not give, oh no
But I was blind to her goodness and I could not see
That a heart without love cannot live
Without love I've had nothing
Without love I've had nothing at all
I have conquered the world
All but one thing did I have
Without love I've had nothing at all

Top Ray Charles, Worried Mind

You promised me love
That would never die
That promise you've made
Was only a lie.
Now after you've gone
All alone I've pined
For all that I've got
Was a worried mind.
I gave you a ring
I gave you a home
You promised me love
That you'd never wrong.
I bought you fine clothes
And I bought you wine
But all that I got
Was a worried mind.
--- Instrumental ---
And when I was down
You've just left me there
I needed you so
But you didn't care.
You found a new love
And a home so fine
But all that I've got
Is a worried mind...

Top Ray Charles, Tired of My Tears

Tired of my tears
Ray Charles
Girl, you better go back in your mind
Try and find yourself a brand new life
I love you but you're toying with me
So if you can't change, go on, let me be
CHORUS
Well, I'm sick of your lies (sick of your lies)
Tired of my tears (tired of my tears)
Girl, if you want me, better tell it like it is
Oh, when a boy meets a Girl he likes
He starts to dream
Before he know it, he's caught buyin' his scheme
Now, I used to believe every word you say
But realize now, that was yesterday
CHORUS
Solo
CHORUS
When I'm with you, I lose control
That's why I'm offering you my heart and soul
You better take it now 'cause when it's gone
I won't even answer my telephone
CHORUS (x2)

Top Ray Charles, Together Again

Together again
My tears have stopped fallin
The long lonely nights
Are now at an end
The key to my heart
You hold in your hand
And nothing else matters
We're together again
Together again
The grey skies are gone
You're back in my arms
Now where you belong
The love that we knew
Is living again
And nothing else matters, Baby
We're together again
Well, nothing else matters, Baby

Top Ray Charles, Soliciting Subscriptions

We bring drama to your great metropolis,
We are the little theatre group.
Each of us has built a small acropolis
To hold our little theatre troupe.
We'd be very glad to meet you, and greet you, and seat
you and treat you just
Great.
For all commercial art is hollow;
So follow Apollo and swallow our bait
Help to serve the art of your Cosmopolis,
If you'll be one of us,
Each son of us will welcome you at the gate.
The neighborhood playhouse may shine below the Macy
Gimbel line,
It was built to make a ride for people on Fifth Avenue.
To Yeats and Synge and Shaw and such we add an oriental
touch,
We bring out the aesthetic soul you didn't know you
have in you.
We like to serve a mild dish of folk lore quaintly
childish
Or something Oscar Wildeish, in pantomime or dance.
Grand Street folk we never see'em, they think the place
is a museum
And we know just what we do, because we always take a
chance.
The Provincetown Playhouse still owns the art of Robert
Edmond Jones,
]From the classic drama we're a notable secessionist.
We've even made the censors feel the verity of Gene
O'Neill.
The meaning doesn't matter if the manner is
expressionist!
Our one great contribution to art is revolution!
Our mood is very "Roosh-in" you can tell it at a
glance.
Our bare stage may look funny but it saves us lots of
money.
And we know just what we do, Because we always take a
chance.
For your attention, many thanks we've brought along
subscription blanks,
For actor's Theatre that the audience may glory in.
The dear old "Servant in the House" the "Pride of
Mister Rankin Touse,"
And plays by Henrik Ibsen in a manner quite Victorian!
We spurn the bedroom dramas with heroes in pajamas,
For things that pleased our Mamas such as Candida's
romance.
We wear the sock and buskin to the taste of old John
Ruskin
And we know just what we do, because we never take a

Top Ray Charles, Making Believe

Making believe that you still love me
It's leaving me alone and so blue
But I'll always dream, still I'll never own you
Making believe, it's all I can do
Can't hold you close when you're not with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Making believe, I'll spend my lifetime
Loving you, making believe
Making believe hat I never lost you
But my happy hours I find are so few
My plans for the future will never come true
Making believe, what else can I do
Can't hold you close when you're not with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Making believe, I'll spend my lifetime

Top Ray Charles, If You Were Mine

If you were mine
I'd never let you leave me
If you were mine
I'd never let you go
Because you are
Just what I've always wanted
And I think that you oughta know
From the moment I first saw you
Girl, you went straight to my brain
In my heart I've got a feeling
That I could never explain
If you were mine
You'd never know no sorrow
If you were mine
I'd marry you tomorrow
Yes, I would
Believe me, girl
What the occasion
If you call me
I'll come with no persuasion
You just call
And I'll come running
Oh, yes, I will, baby
Come rain or storm
Hail or snow
Cause the way I feel about you
No place is too remote to go
Oh, well, baby, oh, well
Now now now now now...

Top Ray Charles, The Cincinnati Kid

He came witht the name Cincinnati
A kid with no ace in the hole
On a hot poker pot, Cincinnati
Had staked his heart and soul
He played night and day like a demon
And prayed for that one lucky day
When the lush royal flush of his dreaming
Is just a game away
Beyond all the green felt shadows
His own queen of hearts will wait
But till he's king of the green felt shadows
She'll wait, and wait, and wait
For sure as the cards will be falling
And chips in the pot, he'll remain
For the book Lady Luck will be calling
Whoah, the Cincinnati kid
I mean the Cincinnati kid
Whoah, the Cincinnati kid
Whoah, the Cincinnati kid
I'm talking about the Cincinnati kid
Everybody knows the Cincinnati kid

Top Ray Charles, Ain't That Love

Now, baby when you sigh
(When you sigh)
I wanna sigh with you
When you cry
(When you cry)
I wanna cry some, too
Now, ain't that love
(Ain't that love)
Oh, ain't that love that I feel
(That I feel)
In my heart for you
When your friends
(When your friends)
Turn their back on you
I'll be here
(I'll be here)
Just to see you through
Now, ain't that love
(Ain't that love)
Ain't that love
(Ain't that love)
Ain't that love, ooh now
Ain't that love, baby
That I feel in my heart for you
Now when you walk
(When you walk)
I wanna walk with you
When you talk
(When you talk)
Wanna talk some, too
Now, ain't that love
(Ain't that love)
Oh, ain't that love that I feel
(That I feel)
In my heart for you
If you ever
(If you ever)
Ever need a friend
I'll be with you
(Be with you)
Yes, until the end
Now, ain't that love
(Ain't that love)
Ain't that love
(Ain't that love)
Don't you know, baby don't you know, I
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Ain't that love, baby that I feel
In my heart for you
Baby, won't you let me hold your hand
I want to squeeze you as tight as I can
Baby, don't you need my by your side
To protect you and be your guide
Baby, I'm so in love with you
I'd do anything you tell me to
Now, ain't that love
(Ain't that love)
Ain't that love
(Ain't that love)
C'mon now, ain't that love, now
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Ain't that love, baby that I feel
In my heart for you
Oh, that I feel in my heart for you
Oh, that I feel in my heart for you
Oh, that I feel in my heart for you

Top Ray Charles, She's On The Ball

If you beg a date
She says, "You're too late"
Then later, she gives you a call
Don't hesitate, you're in for a break
'Cause Jack, she's on the ball.
If she winks at you
Don't you miss that cue
For this is no time for a stall
Man, call a hack, and get to your shack
'Cause Jack, she's on the ball.
No use in her denying
You don't have to do much trying
Just remember this, when she gives you her kiss
Her heart, and soul, are pineing.
So remember Gates
It's never too late
If ever she starts 'n to stall
Just bait your trap, she'll fall just like that
'Cause Jack, she's on the ball.
No use in her denying
You don't have to do much trying
'Cause remember this, if she gives you her kiss
Her heart, and soul, are pineing.
So remember gate
It's never too late
Whenever she starts 'n to stall
Just bait your trap, she'll fall just like that
'Cause Jack, she's on the ball.
Mm, Jack, she's on the ball
(I'm tellin' you buddy)
Jack, she's on the ball
(Of course, if she's fine it's understood that)

Top Ray Charles, Them That Got

I've gotten down to my last pair of shoes
Can't even win a nickel bet
Because, ah them that's got are them that gets
And I ain't got nothin yet
I'm sneakin in and out duckin' my landlord
All I seem to do is stay in debt
Because, ah them that's got (yeah) are them that gets
And I tell you all I ain't got nothin' yet
That old sayin them that's got are them that gets
Is somethin I can't see
If ya gotta have somethin
Before you can get somethin
How do ya get your first is still a mystery to me
I see folk with long cars and fine clothes
That's why they're called the smarter set
Because they manage to get
When only them that's got supposed to get
And I ain't got nothin yet
(bridge)
That old sayin them that's got are them that gets
Is somethin I can't see
If ya gotta have somethin
Before you can get somethin
How do ya get your first is still a mystery to me
I see folk with long cars and fine clothes
That's why they're called the smarter set
Because they manage to get
When only them that's got supposed to get
And I ain't got nothin yet
Whoah, I tell you all
I ain't found nothing yet.
(spoken)
You know I just don't understand it
I can't seem to get a nickle or a dime for a cup of coffee
I need a hamburg- in fact a hot dog wouldn't be too bad
I would just be grateful if I could get my hands on most anything

Top Ray Charles, Roll With My Baby

Went to see my sweetheart
Last night around about ten
She said, "Home sweet, Papa"
Squeeze me every now and then
I'll keep rolling with my baby
I'll keep rolling with my baby
I'll keep rolling with my baby
'Cause she's sweet that way
We went out to a movie
Stop in the very last row
We hadn't been there a good five minutes
Before she's ready to go
I had to roll with my baby
I had to roll with my baby
I had to roll with my baby
'Cause she's sweet that way
I've got a quarter, a nickel and a dime
Can't buy me no whiskey
I guess I'll have to settle for wine
And then I can
Roll with my baby
I know I can roll with my baby
I'm sure I can roll with my baby
'Cause she's sweet that way
She's such a sweet woman
I'll never let her go
'Cause deep down inside of me
Lord knows I love her so
I'll keep rolling with my baby
I'll keep rolling with my baby
I'll keep rolling with my baby

Top Ray Charles, Understanding

* Understanding is the best thing in the world,
between a boy and a girl
boy and girl and even a woman or a man, its always
better when you realy understand
1) You know Understanding is a mighty powerful thing,
thats why it makes me so sad
when I see my friends wandering aroung thru the world
, never knowing the meaning of the word
Understanding, so in the next few minutes, Im gonna
try to explain just exactly what it means
now wait a minute, listen, for instance, you take me
and my old lady, we gotta good thing goin
because I know If I dont work and pay the rent and the
bills and buy her fine pretty clothes to wear well,
there are fifteen other guys just waitin round the
corner, and I dont care how much that woman loves me
, she? gonna go out and find herself one of them who
will and thats why I believe that
* repeat
2) Now listen I dont want you to think that this is a
one sided affair, no no
because my old lady also understands that a man must
have respect
what I mean is, if she must play around dont let me
catch her, because what I dont see cant hurt me, you
understand? but on the other hand, If I should ever
catch her Im not gonna talk about-a
and call her a bunch of bad names like you all might
no no mh
what Im gonna do, Im gonna go down-town to the
hardware store and buy myself a double blade axe,
come back, square off, and believe her soul? gonna
belong to the good lord
because her head? gonna belong to me, and I
guarantie she? l know what I mean when Ill say

Top Ray Charles, Baby What'd I Say

mama
don't you treat me wrong
come and love your daddy all night long
alright now
hey hey
alright
See that girl with a diamond ring
she knows how to shake that thing
alright now
hey hey
hey hey
Tell your mama
tell your papa
I'm gonna sing you back to Arkansas
oh yes
you don't do right
don't you're right
oh play it
When you see me in misery
Come on baby
see my feet right
yeah
hey hey
alright
See the girl with the red dress on
She can do the birdland all night long
oh yeah
yeah
what'd I say
alright
Well
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say
right now
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say
right now
Tell me what'd I say
I wanna know
tell me I wanna know right now
Tell me I wanna know
Tell me I wanna know
right now
Tell me I wanna know...
HEY (HEY) OH (OH) ...
One more time

Top Ray Charles, Angelina

(Knut Koppang)
Angelina, why did you have to go
It's hard enough alone, well you should know
The scars you never showed me
Your eyes that turned away
Angelina, to God for you I prayed
Angelina, I often heard you weep
At times I'd stay awake and watch you sleep
Your innocence would move me
At times you've made me scared
Angelina, my love for you I cared
Angelina, in silence you would speak
A simple touch of you and I grew weak
You finally let me hold you
The day before you died
Angelina, my angel in the sky
You finally let me hold you
Th day before you died

Top Ray Charles, Strong Love Affair

(William "Billy" Osborne)
As I sit around, watchin' the rain come down
It puts me in the mood
It reminds me of, the first time I met you, girl
And I hear the rain on the windowpane
And it brings back memories
Of the love we made
And the things that we used to do
Yes, and I recall the thrill of it all
When the heat had just begun
Everything was fine, nothing never did go wrong
Chorus:
We had a strong love affair, strong love affair, baby
From the very start
We had a strong love affair, strong love affair, baby
Then you broke my heart
I didn't know what to do
After lovin' you
And I couldn't get a real good start
We had a strong love affair, strong love affair, baby
And I' m still missing you a lot
So when I hear rain, it just brings back pain
You gave the best love I ever had
It's a doggone shame, 'cause it sure felt good to me
Sometimes I wonder, where did you disappear to
How did you get away, baby
And I often think of you
Do you ever think of me, baby
Sometimes love don't work, the way you think it should
When your love jones comes on down, baby
But baby I still care and I think that I always will
Chorus:
We had a strong love affair, strong love affair, baby
From the very start
We had a strong love affair, strong love affair, baby
Then you broke my heart
I didn't know how to act
After your bags were packed
And I couldn't get a real good start
We had a strong love affair, strong love affair, baby
And I'm still lovin' you a lot, oh well

Top Ray Charles, Say No More

(Ronnie Bird / Pierre Papadiamadis)
Say no more
I think you'll never understand
I have refused the same demand
All my life !
Say no more
In my book there can be no blame
When you pretend I have no shame
You're half right !
All along
You kept trying to pin me down
Turn me into your house clown ...
If I don't fit the bill ...
All the same
I loved you then
I love you still !
Chorus:
Want to know the truth ?
I caught a nasty bug
And when it got ahold of me
I could not shake it free !
A lasting blue note
Has been haunting me !
It's like an old mistress
Forever chasing me ...
But say no more
I may not be an easy man
But the way you played your hand
I couldn't stand !
It's too bad
There is much more we could have done !
But now those days are dead and gone
Nothing lasts !
All along
You made me feel this useless guilt
Can you look back on what we built ?
I wonder what you saw in me ...
Tell me was it real ?
Was it love ?
You tell me ...
Chorus
And though you think of it
As the cause of my fall !

Top Ray Charles, On A Desert Island With Thee

[Galahad]
Come, sit thee near,
Place thyself upon my knee.
Make an end of thy fear,
For I love but thee in Camelot.
[Evelyn]
Oh, no not here,
Where observed by all we'll be.
Should thy father appear,
He would surely scold and damn a lot.
[Galahad]
Care not a jot.
Harken to my plot:
Soon we'll retreat to a sweet spot!
Oh, for a year
On a desert island with thee,
Out in the sheer middle of the sea.
We'll sing tra-la;
Wouldn't we be happy and gay,
With thy mama many miles away?
In the morning air,
Murmur a blessing;
First we'll eat,
Then we will dress.
If it's fair,
We'll be caressing,
If it rains,
We'll caress!
Who knows next year
What the population will be
Out in the middle of the sea?
Patter
[Evelyn]
I'll pack each little thing for thee.
What ten books shall I bring for thee?
We'll need some books to read.
[Galahad]
Thou needst not bring ten books along.
If thou wilt bring thy looks along,
'Twill be enough for me.
If the heat begins to swelter,
We won't have to fear the sun.
We will lie beneath a shelter
Only big enough for one. -
Let the prudish people quarrel-
We'll forget them for the nonce.
If they think our love immoral,
"Honi soit qui mal y pense."
I'll dress the way that Adam did.
[Evelyn]
And I the way his madam did.
[Galahad]
I'll see enough of thee!

Top Ray Charles, I've Got News for You

You said before me met
that your life was awful tame
Well, I took you to a night club
and the whole band knew your name. Oh,
Well, baby, baby, baby
I've Got News For You
Oh, somehow your story don't ring true,
Well, I've got news for you.
Well, you phoned me you'd be late
cause you took the wrong express
and then you walked in smiling
with your lipstick all a mess
Oh, let me say to you little mama,
Wo, I've Got News for you
Ah, your story don't ring true lil girl
Yeah, I've got news for you.
(Instumental - subdominant bridge)
(A section solo)
Oh, you wore a diamond watch,
claimed it was from Uncle Joe.
When I looked at the inscription
it said love from Daddy-O.
Oh, well baby, wo lil girl, I wanna say
I've Got News For You.
Ah, if you think that jive will do
Let me tell you, oh,
I've Got News For You
Well, somehow your story don't ring true
Wo, I've Got News For You.

Top Ray Charles, Ray Charles

When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, the people gather round and they all
begin to shout.
Hey, Hey Uncle Dud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud.
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud.
What a dance do they do.
Lordy how I'm tellin' you.
They don't need no band.
They keep time by clapping their hands.
Just as happy as a cow chewin' on a cud.
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud.
Lordy how they play it.
Goodness how they sway it.
Uncle Joe, uncle Jim!
How they pound that mire with vigor and vim.
Joy it nearly kill me.
Boy that music trills me.
What a show when they go.

Top Ray Charles, Oh! What a Beautiful Morning

(Intro):
There's a bright golden haze in the meadow.
There's a bright golden haze in the meadow.
The corn is as high as an elephant's eye.
And it looks like it's climbing clear up to the sky...
(End Intro):
Well, oh what a beautiful morning, aw now.
Yes, what a wonderful day. (Look out there).
You know I - I've got a beautiful feeling.
Everything's - everything's going my way. (Ya'll c'mon now).
Whoa, the cattle are standing like statues.
The cattle are standing like statues.
They don't turn their heads as they see me ride by.
But a little brown maverick is winkin' her eye. She said...
Oh, what a beautiful morning. Yeah!
Well, what a wonderful day. I want ya'll to know, oh now.
I've got a beautiful feelin'.
I got everything - everything's goin' my way.
Everything's goin' my way - my way.
(Alright ya'll, do it to me)...

(Oh! Alright now! A-Ha.)...
Whoa, the sounds of the earth are like music.
The sounds of the earth are like music.
The breeze is as busy, it don't miss a tree.
And a little ol' weepin' willow is laughin' at me. She said...
Oh, what a beautiful morning! (Alright now!).
Yes! What a wonderful day. Alright?
Yeah, I got a beautiful feelin'.
I got everything - I got everything - I got everything. (Whoo!).
Everything's goin' my way - My way. Hah ha.
Everything's goin' my way.
Whoa, baby. Oh, baby.
I wanna thank you little girl - for such a wonderful day.
Oh, I got a beautiful feelin'.
Everything's goin' my way...

Top Ray Charles, I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town

I'm gonna move, baby
Way out on the outskirts of town
I'm gonna move, baby
Way out on the outskirts of town
You see I don't need nobody
Always hangin' 'round
Let me tell you, honey
We gonna move away from here
I don't need no iceman
I'm gonna get you a Frigidaire
When we move
Way out on the outskirts of town
Whoa, you see we won't need nobody
Always hangin' 'round
It may seem funny, honey
Funny as can be
If we have a dozen children
You know they all, all better look like me
When we move
Way back 'a town
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, we won't need no-body
Always hangin? ?round
We don't need nobody, baby
All, always hanging 'round
Hangin' 'round

Top Ray Charles, I Wake up Crying

I wake up crying after tossin' and turnin'
And a yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby oh, my love since you went away
Haven't spent a happy day
I wake up crying after sobbin' and sighin'
And a wonderin' just what went wrong
Pretty baby well I know I was good to you
Why'd you go and make me blue
I need your arms to hold me tight now
I need your lips to kiss me goodnight
I'm so unhappy on my own
Don't don't leave me sad and lonely
(Oh, now, now, now, well, well, well, now baby)
I tell you I wake up crying after tossin' and turnin'
And a yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby, why don't you please come back to me
And save me from this misery I want you to save me
Ah save me baby

Top Ray Charles, I'm Movin' On

I warned you baby from time to time
But you just wouldn't listen
Now pay me no mind
So I'm movin' on, I'm rollin' on
You've broken your vow and it's all over now
So I'm movin' on
That big eight-wheeler rollin' down the track
Means your true lovin' daddy ain't comin' back
'Cause I'm movin' on, I'm rollin' on
You were flyin' too high for my little sky
So I'm movin' on
Some day baby when you had you play
Your gonna want your daddy but your daddy will say
Keep on movin', keep rollin' on
I'm through with you too bad you're blue
‘Cause I'm movin' on.
Mister engineer take the throttle in hand
And take me down to that southern land
Keep movin' on, keep rollin' on
You can ease my mind if you get me there on time
Move on
Mister fireman won't you please listen to me
‘Cause I got a pretty woman in Tennessee
Keep movin' on, keep rollin' on
She's fine as can be and she's waitin' on me
Keep movin' on
I'm gonna move, I'm gonna move
I'm gonna move, I'm gonna move
Whoa move, whoa move
Whoa move, whoa gonna move on
Keep on movin' every day every night
And all the time baby
I'm gonna move on, I'm gonna move on
Yea, gonna move I'm gonna move on now
I'm gonna move on I'm gonna move
But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind
And now I'm movin' on, I'm rollin' on
I'm through with you, too bad you're blue
But I'm movin' on
Move on baby, move on
I said move on, I said move on,
I said move on, I said move on,
Well I'm through with you, too bad you're blue
I said move on, I said move on

Top Ray Charles, Precious Thing

Precious Thing
Ray Charles feat Dee Dee Bridgewater
(Dee Dee)
Take your ring
Isn't it strange, your always leaving things
Never mind, I know this room is not a home
I hope I made you feel less alone
Think of me while you roam
(Ray)
But please no strings
But it's more, more than just another fling
There are things I believe you should never be told, girl no
But you're the only one I wanna hold
Cause it can get awfully cold
(Dee Dee)
Precious Thing
You know our love is such a wonderful thing
Hey Ray baby, you make me dizzy whispering in my ear
Soon my love. Til the nextsomewhere.
(Ray)
Dee Dee
(Dee Dee)
Yes Ray
(Ray)
Keep the ring
(Dee Dee)
Oh no baby
(Ray)
Ain't it funny, right?
I'm always losing things.
But you're like me, you know the road would be your home, girl.
I hope I made you feel less alone
Think of me as you roam.
(Dee Dee)
Whoa, Precious Thing
You know our love is such a wonderful thing.
(Ray)
Girl, You make me dizzy whispering in my ear
Soon my love. Til the nextsomewhere.
(Dee Dee)
You say no strings
But freedom is still as much yours as my thing
I know promises can be hard to keep
The price I paid to learn, oh baby was just too steep
But my still my love runs deep
(Both)
Precious Thing
You know our love is such a wonderful thing
You make dizzy whispering in my ear

Top Ray Charles, I Got A Woman

well... I got a woman, way over town
She's good to me, oh yeah
Said I got a woman, way over town
She's good to me, oh yeah
She gives me money when I'm in need
Yeah, she's a kind of friend indeed
I got a woman, way over town
She's good to me, oh yeah
She saves her lovin', early in the mornin'
Just for me, oh yeah
She saves her lovin', early in the mornin'
Just for me, oh yeah
She saves her lovin', just for me
Always loves me, so tenderly
I got a woman, way over town
She's good to me, oh yeah
She's there to love me
Both day and night
Never grumbles or fusses
Always treats me right
Never runnin' in the streets
Leavin' me alone
She knows a woman's place
Is right there, now, in the home
I got a woman, way over town
She's good to me, oh yeah
Said I got a woman, way over town
She's good to me, oh yeah
Well, she's my baby, don't you understand
Yeah, I'm her lovin' man, now
I got a woman, way over town
She's good to me, oh yeah
Well, don't you know she's all right
Well, don't you know she's all right
She's all right, she's all right

Top Ray Charles, I Cried for You

I cried for you, now it's your turn to cry over me.
Every road has its turning, that's one thing I'm learning.
I cried for you, what a fool I used to be,
Now I find your eyes just a little bit bluer,
And I find your heart just a little bit truer.
I cried for you, not it's your turn to cry over me.

Top Ray Charles, I Remember Clifford

I know he'll never be forgotten
He was a king uncrowned
I know I'll always remember
The warmth of his sound
Lingering long I'm sure he's still around
For those who heard they respect him yet
So those who hear won't forget
The sound of each phrase
Echoing time uncoantable by days
The things he played are with us now
And they'll endure should time allow
Oh yes I remember Clifford
I seem to always fed him near somehow
Every day I hear his lovely tone
In every trumpet sound that has a beauty all its own
So how can we say something so real has really gone away?
I hear him now, I always will
Believe me I remember Clifford still.

Top Ray Charles, I Love You So Much It Hurts

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

Top Ray Charles, Funny (But I Still Love You)

My dear sweetheart, I'm writing you Aguarde...
Just a few lines to tell you that I'm low
Oh, baby, my baby
Funny, but I still love you
You went away, didn't say goodbye
But I still love you, Lord, I wonder why
Oh, baby, my baby
Funny, but I still love you
I don't know who was right or who was wrong
All I know as I'm so tired, so tired of being alone
But if you care, like I care
Catch the next stream line, bring yourself back here
Oh, baby, my baby
Funny, but I still love you
I miss your lovin'
You know what I mean
Remember how you used to make me scream
Oh, baby, my baby

Top Ray Charles, I Can't Stop Loving You

I can't stop loving you,
I've made up my mind
To live in memories of the lonesome time
I can't stop wanting you,
it's useless to say So
I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday
Those happy hours that we once knew So long ago,
still make me blue
They say that time heals a broken heart
But time has stood still since we've been apart
I can't stop loving you,
I've made up my mind To live
in memories of old lonesome time
I can't stop wanting you,
it's useless to say So

Top Ray Charles, How Long Blues

How long baby, how long has that evening train been gone?
It's been gone since that blood red sun went down
Thought I heard a whistle and I think I see a train
Deep in my heart there is an aching pain
Said how long, how long, baby how long?
Well look down them tracks and feeling so bad
Lost the best woman that a poor man ever had
How long, well how long baby, how long?
Well how long baby, how long has that evening train been gone?
It's been gone since that blood red sun went down
How long baby, how long has that evening train been gone?

Top Ray Charles, North America Meets South America

See those handsome boys.
See that flash of femininity.
Hear the happy noise.
North and South are in proximity.
Cuban maids,
Men from Ioway,
From parades
While the latin play.
What a day!
North America meets South America.
Two happy countries say "Hello!"
North America meets South America.
They get together to stage a show.
The farmer from the North drops his plow.
Gaucho gives up his cow.
North America meets South America.
There's only one America now!

Top Ray Charles, If It Wasn't For Bad Luck

IF IT WASN'T FOR BAD LUCK
[Uh-Uh]
Wait a minute, Jimmy, look here
I'm listenin'
As I was wakin' up this mornin'
Well well
Oh Lord, you know I felt pretty good, Yes I did
I began to stretch and yawn
What for Ray?
Just to see if I could
I can dig it
All at once I got a funny feelin'
That something around here was goin on wrong
Hmm
So you know what I did Jimmy?
What?
I got up and I began to look all around for my baby
Was that it?
That was it, you know the woman had packed up and gone
Oh lord
That's why I say if everybody went to heaven
Hey-ey-ey, I believe I'd miss the call
But you see if it wasn't for bad luck,
Trying to tell you son if it wasn't for bad luck, now now
Oh, oh, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Would you believe I wouldn't have no luck at all
Looka here Ray, you think your luck is bad?
Listen ta what happen to me
Alright
Now listen now
Got a tip on a horse someone gave me, hey hey
Yeah
Pawned my last suit to make the bet
No you didn't
Yes I did
Put every dime I had on him, ah
What?
Listen, you know he ain't showed up yet
Oh! Tell ya I got so disgusted now
Yeah
Said I'll go back home and sleep some more
Now that seem like the right thing to do
But by the time I got back to my room
Are you listenin' Ray?
Yeah yeah, I'm payin' attention
You know the landlord had padlocked my door
Why that dirty . . .
Tell ya a slow horse and a fast woman
Hey hey hey lord they sure did let me fall
That's why I say ah
If it wasn't for bad luck sugar now
Hey if it wasn't for bad luck y'all
Oh! I wouldn't have no luck at all
Oh Ray, listen, I wouldn't have no luck at all
Huh-Yep. But wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet
Let me tell you what happened
Tell me about it
I decided I'd go out walkin'
Say what?
Um-hm. And you know even that failed
Now how can a walk fail, Ray?
Because some man snatched a woman's pocketbook way across town
Say what?
Yeah, and uh guess who they put in jail?
Do tell, do tell
Jimmy, I just can't understand it
I know what you mean
I know there's got to be some kind of explanation
There's got to be, there's got to be
Lord, lord, lord, lord I ain't done nothing wrong
So tell me why I'm doing two years probation
Man I don't know, I got the same trouble
They got me having to walk a chump line
Say what?
Oh, with my, with my back up against a wall
That's tough, Ray
That's why if it wasn't for bad luck sugar
Oh I tell everybody if it wasn't for bad luck now now
I believe, I believe I would have no luck at all
I just wouldn't have no luck at all
Looka here Ray, let me tell you something
Hm?
Now you know, you know about this here
Yeah
You know I was sittin' home one evening,
Well
I didn't have a thing to do
Yeah, that's happened to me sometimes
So I thought I'd go out dancin', you know
Yeah, yeah
And do a little of that boogaloo
I, I kinda like that myself
Finally, I got myself a partner, now
Yeah
But old Ray, wouldn't you know
Mm-hm, somthing musta happened bad
Some man said, "You got my woman, boy"
Uh oh
And he stood about seven foot four
Oops! Oops!
As they walked away I stood there
Feeling kinda sad and kinda small
That's why I say
If it wasn't for bad luck sugar
[whoa, if it wasn't for bad luck, y'all now
hey, hey, hey, we'd have no luck at all]
Hey now
Yeah, I say we would have no luck at all
Jimmy, I want you to tell me about that seven foot four
What did you do!
Well Ray, anytime a man is seven foot four
and you messin' with his woman, it's time for you to go
Oh yeah?
Lord have mercy
I, I, I, I can understand it, it made you feel like you wanna holler a little bit
Made me feel like I wanna
Aahhhhhhh-ow!
Yeah man, when I run into that situation, makes me wanna cry a little
bit like this
Ooh-hoo!

Top Ray Charles, Sittin' On Top Of The World

Worked all summer and all the fall
Had to take my Christmas in overalls
Now, she's gone and I don't worry
I'm sittin' on top of the world
When I had you baby, you wouldn't treat me right
You stayed away both day and night
Now, she's gone and I don't worry
I'm sittin' on top of the world
It's been days when I didn't know your name
Why should I cry, cry in vain?
Now, she's gone and I don't worry

Top Ray Charles, Leave My Woman Alone

If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
Say, you better leave my woman alone
Well, I know you are a playboy
And you've got women all over town
But listen buddy if you ever sweet-talk my little girl
I'm gonna lay your body down
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
You know you don't want, oh yeah (get in trouble)
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
(Say it) Oh, you better leave my woman alone
Well I know you got your money
And you've got a new fifty-six too
But if I ever see my little girl in your new car
I'm gonna do some work on you.
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
You know you don't want, oh yeah (get in trouble)
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
(Say it) Oh, you better leave my woman alone
Well I don't believe in trouble
So I don't want to start a fight
So if you'll take heed and stay away from my little girl
Then everything will be alright
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
You know you don't want, yeah (get in trouble)
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
(Say it) Oh, you better leave my woman alone
My woman alone
My (woman alone)
You better leave (woman alone)
Better leave (woman alone)
My woman alone (woman alone)
I said (woman alone)
I said (woman alone)
I said (woman alone)
You better leave (woman alone)
You better leave (woman alone)
You better leave (woman alone)
My- (woman alone)
-i- (woman alone)
-i- (woman alone)
My woman (woman alone)
My woman alone (woman alone)
Oh, now (woman alone)
Oh, oo (woman alone)
Oh yeah (woman alone)
Oh yeah (woman alone)
You better leave (woman alone)
My woman alone (woman alone)
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
If you don't want, you don't have to (get in trouble)
(Say it) Yeah, you better leave my woman alone
My woman alone

Top Ray Charles, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
Comet and Cupid and Donder and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
You'll go down in history

Top Ray Charles, I've Got Five Dollars

Mister Shylock was stingy
I was miserly too.
I was more selfish
And crabby than a shellfish.
Oh, dear, it's queer
What love can do!
I'd give all my possessions
For you
I've got five dollars
I'm in good conditions
And I've got ambition
That belongs to you.
Six shirts and collars
Debts beyond endurance
On my life insurance
That belongs to you!
I've got a heart
That must be spurtin'!
Just be certain
I'll be true
Take my five dollars!
Take my shirt and collars!
Take my heart and hollers!
"Ev'rything I've got belongs to you!"
I've got five dollars
Eighty-five relations
Two lace combinations
They belongs to you!
Two coats with collars
Ma and Grandma wore'em
All the moths adore 'em
They belongs to you!
I've got two lips
That care for mating
Therefore waiting
Will not do!
Take my five dollars!
Take my shirt and collars!
Take my heart and hollers!

Top Ray Charles, Ill Be Good To You

RAY CHARLES
CHAKA KHAN
(BACKING VOCAL 1)
{BACKING VOCAL 2}
I want to know, baby
Just how you feel, girl
Said I wanna know
If what you feel is real, girl
'Cause there's a reason
For the things that I say, what I talk about
But oh, I wanna love ya girl
In a special way, come 'ere woman
We've been together, for so very long
I'd hate to break up, break up my happy home
(The way we stand and the way we lie)
The way we lie
(The way we love and the way we cry)
Girl, we cry
(Of all these things, there comes a time)
There's a time
(Makes me feel that it's worth a try)
Makes me feel
(I'll be good to you)
(Good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya, good to ya)
(I'll be good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya)
Girl you said, we've been together
So very long, very long
I would hate to break up, break up my happy home
Let me take off your shoes
Take a stand, now, and let me know how
Oooh always, baby always, and all your know-how, baby
(The way we stand and the way we lie)
Um-hum the way we lie
(The way we love and the way we cry)
The wa-ay-ay-ay, we cry
(Of all these things, there comes a time)
Oooo
(Makes me feel that it's worth a try)
Oooo
(I'll be good to you, good to ya, good to ya)
I'll be good
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya, good to ya)
(I'll be good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya)
(Good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
{I'll be good}
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya, good to ya)
{So good, to you}
(I'll be good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
{I'll be good}
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya)
{So good, to you}
Girl, I'll be good to you, baby
Y'know I'll be good to you
Take you shopping, you know what I mean baby, anything you want
I'll be good to you
I'll give it up, with my credit cards,
Like Visa, MasterCharge, American Express,
Turn my pants upside down
Any day of the week
Ow-oh, you, you, you
Come here, give me love
Talk to me
(Good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
Girl I'll be good to you
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya, good to ya)
(I'll be good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
I'll be good to you
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya)
I'll be good to you, I said I will, I ain't lying, baby
Oooo-hoo
(Good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
{I'll be good}
I'll be good to you
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya, good to ya)
{So good, to you}
Girl, I'll be good to you
(I'll be good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
I'll be good to you
{I'll be good}
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya)
I'll be good to you, I said I will, I ain't lying, baby
{So good, to you}
Oooo-ooo
(Good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
{I'll be good}
Good to you, yeah!
(I'll be good to ya, I'll be good to ya, good to ya)
{So good, to you}
Yeah! Yeah! I'll be
(I'll be good to ya, good to ya, good to ya)
{I'll be good}
Whoo-hoo, well I'll be
I'll be good to you, I said I will, I ain't lying, baby
{So good, to you}
I'll be good to you

Top Ray Charles, Come With Me

Come with me
Where the food is free
Where the landlord never comes near you
Be a guest in a house of rest
Where the best of fellows can cheer you.
There's your own little room
So cool, not too much light
Where you're one man for whom
No wife waits up at night
When day ends
You have lots of friends
Who will guard you well while you slumber
Safe from battle and strife
Safe from the wind and gale
Come with me to jail
You'll never have to fetch the milk
Or walk the dog at early dawn
There's no -"Get up- you're late for work!"
While you rest in the pearly dawn
You're never bored by politics
You're privileged to miss a row
Of tragedies by Sophocles
And diatribes by Cicero
Your brother's wife will never come
On Sunday noon to bring to you
Her little son who plays the lute,
Her little girl to sing to you
You can commit you little "sin"
And relatives won't yell "Fie!"
You needn't take the annual trip
To the oracle at Delphi
You snore and swear and stretch and yawn
In this, your strictly male house
The only way that sinners go to Heaven

Top Ray Charles, Two Years Of Torture

I met my old lover
On the street last night
She seemed so glad to see me
I just smiled
And we talked about some old times
And we drank ourselves some beers
Still crazy afler all these years
Still crazy after all these years
I'm not the kind of man
Who tends to socialize
I seem to lean on
Old familiar ways
And I aint no fool for love songs
That whisper in my ears
Still crazy after all these years
Still crazy after all these years
Four in the morning
Crapped out
Yawning
Longing my life away
I'll never worry
Why should l?
Its all gonna fade
Now I sit by my window
And I watch the cars
I fear I'll do some damage
One fine day
But I would not be convicted
By a jury of my peers
Still crazy
Still crazy

Top Ray Charles, I Can´t Stop Loving You

(I can't stop loving you)
I've made up my mind
To live in memory of the lonesome times
(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday
(Dreams of yesterday)
Those happy hours that we once knew
Tho' long ago, they still make me blue
They say that time heals a broken heart
But time has stood still since we've been apart
(I can't stop loving you)
I've made up my mind
To live in memories of the lonesome times
(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday
(Those happy hours)
Those happy hours
(That we once knew)
That we once knew
(Tho' long ago)
Tho' long ago
(Still make me blue)
Still ma-a-a-ake me blue
(They say that time)
They say that time
(Heals a broken heart)
Heals a broken heart
(But time has stood still)
Time has stood still
(Since we've been apart)
Since we've been apart
(I can't stop loving you)
I said I made up my mind
To live in memory of the lonesome times
(I can't stop wanting you)
It's useless to say
So I'll just live my life of dreams of yesterday
(Of yesterday)

Top Nessly, Ray Charles

[Chorus]
I'm on my Ray Charles,
I can't see you niggas
Got on my Ray Bans,
I can't see you niggas
I feel like Stevie Wonder,
I can't see you niggas
Bitch I'm top dog,
I don't see these bitches
[Verse 1]
Gettin to the cash,
motherfucker I'm a cashier
last year,
had cash- now my pockets fatter
ask her, what she want,
yeah she can get it
and she checking my insulin,
pockets on diabetic
Smoking medical from cali,
her wordrobe bally
I got damier squares,
I'm lookin like a rally flag,
checkerboard-chessboard
fuck I gotta flex for?,
all of these bitches like
fuck I need I pet for?
pimpin up in modern day,
I'm gettin hoes,
and you know I'm taking all their brain-
that's just to know,
how it feels to be a boss-
with the life and live it,
tryna make big bucks
fuck calculator digits,
and they gettin that small money,
tall money's the motive,
man fuck that,
all money's the motive,
say they gettin all money?
that's a motherfucking lie,
cause I can't see them niggas,
they blind to my eyes (lets go).
[Chorus]
I'm on my Ray Charles,
I can't see you niggas
Got on my Ray Bans,
I can't see you niggas
I feel like Stevie Wonder,
I can't see you niggas
Bitch I'm top dog,
I don't see these bitches
[x2]
[Verse 2]
Me and my niggas,
we straight got our cash right,
last night-
yea we had that fucking kush packed tight
loud kush
and all them zig zags nigga
we got so high
no jet lag nigga
flash back to a month ago
still had them hundreds hoe,
now I get a baker cake,
nigga that's a bunch of dough,
I'm sipping dirty sprite,
yeah I don't fuck with coke,
I know its late at night,
the day just started though
you know me and my team,
no motherfucking jersey,
purchasing irene,
I swear it got me spluging,
got brain from your girl,
certified head surgeon,
you might have beat it up,
but you're still a head virgin,
you know me and my team,
no motherfucking jersey,
purchasing irene,
I swear it got me spluging,
got brain from your girl,
certified head surgeon,
you might have beat it up,
but you're still a head virgin,
[Chorus]
I'm on my Ray Charles,
I can't see you niggas
Got on my Ray Bans,
I can't see you niggas
I feel like Stevie Wonder,
I can't see you niggas
Bitch I'm top dog,
I don't see these bitches

Top Ray Charles, Hornful Soul

Instrumental

Top Ray Charles, Here We Go Again

Here we go again
She's back in town again
I'll take her back again
One more time
Here we go again
The phone will ring again
I'll be her fool again
One more time
I've been there before
And I'll try it again
But any fool knows
That there's no way to win
Here we go again
She'll break my heart again
I'll play the part again
One more time
Here we go again
She'll break my heart again
I'll play the part again
One more time
I'll take her back again

Top Ray Charles, Hide Nor Hair

Ohh, I was lyin' in the bed with fever
And I was burnin' up inside
My baby walked in my bedroom
And I could hardly open my eyes
She said that she was goin' to the pawnshop
Just across the track
She started packin' some clothes in a hurry
And then she said she would be right back
But I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that day, yeah
Well I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since she went away
I remember so well when she slammed the door
But the girl didn't make it back no more
I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that day
Well, I waited for twenty four hours and I was just about to starve to death
It didn't look like she was comin' back, so I had to look out for myself
Well, I called the police department to find out what they knew
They said, "No, by heck, but we will get her yet"
Because they was lookin' for her too
But I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that day, yeah
Well I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since she went away
Well, I don't know what happened across the track
But I know my baby didn't make it back
I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that day
Well, I called my Dr. Foster and when the girl answered the phone
I got a funny feeling, the way she said 'Dr. Foster had gone'
She said, "He left with a lady patient, about twenty four hours ago"
I added two and two and here's what I got
I got I'll never see that girl no more
Well, I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that day, yeah
But I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since she went away
If Dr. Foster has got her, then I know I'm through
Because he's got medicine and money too

Top Ray Charles, Hard Hearted Hannah

In old Savannah, I said Savannah
The weather there is nice and warm
The climate's of a Southern brand
But here's what I don't understand
They got a gal there, a pretty gal there
Who's colder than an arctic storm
Got a heart just like a stone
Even ice men leave her alone
They call her hard hearted Hannah
The Vamp of Savannah, the meanest gal in town
Leather is tough but Hannah's heart is tougher
She's a gal who loves to see men suffer
To tease them and thrill them, to torture and kill them
Is her delight, they say, I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan
There was Hannah, pouring water on a drowning man
She's hard hearted Hannah, the Vamp of Savannah, GA
They call her hard-hearted Hannah
The Vamp of Savannah, the meanest gal in town
Talk of your cold, refrigerating mamas
Brother, she's the polar bear's pajamas
To tease them and thrill them, to torture and kill them
Is her delight, they say an evening spent with Hannah sitting on your knees is like traveling through Alaska in your BVD's
She's hard-hearted Hannah, the Vamp of Savannah, GA
Can you imagine a woman as cold as Hannah?
She's got the right name, the Vamp of Savannah
Anytime a woman can take a great big pan
Start pouring water on a drowning man
She's hard-hearted Hannah, the Vamp of Savannah, GA

Top Ray Charles, Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

My mother told me
Before she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
Don't forget to pray
'Cause there'll be hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?
Well I soon found out
Just what she meant
When I had to pawn my clothes
Just to pay the rent
Talkin' 'about hard times
Who knows better than I?
I had a woman
Who was always around
But when I lost my money
She put me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Yeah,yeah, who knows better than I?
Lord, one of these days
There'll be no sorrow
When I pass away
And no more hard times
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?

Top Ray Charles, Half As Much

Well, if you loved me half as much as I love you
You couldn't worry me half as much as you do
Woah, you're so nice to me when there's no one else around
But you only build me up to take me down
Oh, but if you missed me half as much as I miss you
Well, you couldn't stay away half as much as you do
Woah, I know that I could never be this blue
Well, if you only loved me half as much as I love you
I know that I, I know that I could never be this blue
Woah, if you only loved me half as much as I love you
Well, as I love you

Top Ray Charles, Hallelujah I Love Her So

Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know
She is my baby, and he she lives next door
Every morning 'fore the sun comes up
She brings my coffee in my favourite cup
That's why I know, yes, I know
Hallelujah, I just love her so
When I'm in trouble and I have no friends
I know she'll go with me until the end
Everybody asks me, "How I know?"
I smile at them and say she told me so
That's why I know, oh, I know
Hallelujah, I just love her so
Now if I call her on the telephone
And tell her that I'm all alone
By the time I count from one to four
I hear her on my door
In the evening when the sun goes down
When there is nobody else around
She kisses me and she hold me tight
And tell me, "Daddy everything's all right"
That's why I know, yes, I know
Hallelujah, I just love her so
Now if I call her on the telephone
And tell her that I'm all alone
By the time I count from one to four
I hear her on my door
In the evening when the sun goes down
When there is nobody else around
She kisses me and she hold me tight
And tell me, "Daddy everything's all right"
That's why I know, yes, I know
Hallelujah, I just love her so
Oh, Hallelujah don't you know
I just love her so
She is my liitle woman
Way all down

Top Ray Charles, Georgia On My Mind

Georgia
Georgia
the whole day through.
Just an old sweet song
keeps Georgia on my mind.
Talkin' 'bout Georgia
I'm in Georgia.
A song of you comes as sweet and clear
as moon light through the pines.
Other arms reach out to me.
Other eyes smile tenderly.
Still in peaceful dreams I see
the road leads back to you.
Georgia
sweet Georgia
no peace I find.
Just an old sweet song
keeps Georgia on my mind.
Just an old sweet song

Top Ray Charles, Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry

The torch I carry is handsome, it's worth its heartache in ransom
Now when that twilight steals, I know how the lady in the harbor feels
When I want rain, I get sunny weather, I'm just as blue, blue as the sky
Since love has gone, I can't get myself together, guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
My friend ask me out, but I tell them I'm busy, I've got to get a new alibi
I hang around at home, and ask myself: "Where is she?"
Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
Dry little tear drops, my little tear drops, moving on a stream of dreams
My little memories, those precious memories, remind me of our crazy schemes
Then somebody says, just forget about her, but I gave that treatment a try
Strangely enough, I got along without her
Then one day she passed me right by - oh well
I guess I'll hang my tears out to dry

Top Ray Charles, Marianne

I'm feeling forlorn
And I'm feeling abused.
My soul is badly torn
My mind is confused.
I've been a long way
I've had the sun to guide me.
It's been a long day
I need you here beside me.
Marianne
I'm feeling empty and alone.
Marianne
I'm such a long way from home.
Far too many miles
No place to go.
Way too many smiles
From people I don't know.
Can't make up my mind
On what I'm gonna do.
Left you far behind
I wish I was with you.
Marianne
I'm feeling empty and alone.
Marianne

Top Ray Charles, I Wish You Were Here Tonight

Reading old magazines,
I'm on the road no one to save me girl,
I wish you were here tonight,
There's a knock on my door,
Yes, it's time to give another show,
I wish you were here tonight.
Chorus
My love is all imagination,
Just a dream without you to make it real,
And, baby, I got a dream,
Burning inside,
No one else around,
Just you and I,
Loving in the fire,
It made us so right,
And I wish you were here tonight.
The T.V is a friend,
'Cos I can choose the show with a happy end,
That never ends,
Forever and ever more,
If I make believe your on the show,
Your the lover that says she has to go,
And I end up wishing you were here tonight.

Top Ray Charles, With A Song In My Heart

Though I know that we meet ev'ry night
And we couldn't heve change since the last time,
To my joy and delight,
It's a new kind of love at first sight.
Though it's you and it's I all the time
Ev'ry meeting's marvelous pastime.
You're increasingly sweet,
So whenever we happened to met
I greet you ...
With a song in my heart
I behold your adorable face.
Just a song at the start
But it soon is a hymn to your grace.
When the music swells
I'm touching you hand
It tells that your're standing near, and ..
At the sound of your voice
Heaven opens his portals to me.
Can I help but rejoice
That a song such as ours came to be?
But I always knew
I would live life through
With a song in my heart for you.
Oh, the moon's not a moon for a night
And these stars will not twinkle and fade out,
And the words in my ears
Will resound for the rest of my years.
In the morning I find with delight
Not a note of our music is played out.
It will be just as sweet,
And an air that I'll live to repeat:
I greet you ...
With a song in my heart
I behold your adorable face.
Just a song at the start
But it soon is a hymn to your grace.
When the music swells
I'm touching you hand
It tells that you're standing near, and ..
At the sound of your voice
Heaven opens his portals to me.
Can I help but rejoice
That a song such as ours came to be?
But I always knew
I would live life through
With a song in my heart for you.

Top Ray Charles, My Romance

My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the sky
My romance doesn't need a blue lagoon standing by
No month of may, no twinkling stars
No hide away, no softly guitars
My romance doesn't need a castle rising in Spain
Nor a dance to a constantly surprising refrain
Wide awake I can make my most fantastic dreams come true
My romance doesn't need a thing but you
My romance doesn't need a thing but you

Top Ray Charles, What I'd Say (Live At Herdon Version)

Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong
Come and love your daddy all night long
All right now, hey hey, all right
See the girl with the diamond ring
She knows how to shake that thing
All right now now now, hey hey, hey hey
Tell your mama, tell your pa
I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas
Oh yes, ma'm, you don't do right, don't do right
Aw, play it boy
When you see me in misery
Come on baby, see about me
Now yeah, all right, all right, aw play it, boy
When you see me in misery
Come on baby, see about me
Now yeah, hey hey, all right
See the girl with the red dress on
She can do the Birdland all night long
Yeah yeah, what'd I say, all right
Well, tell me what'd I say, yeah
Tell me what'd I say right now
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say right now
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say yeah
And I wanna know
Baby I wanna know right now
And-a I wanna know
And I wanna know right now yeah
And-a I wanna know
Said I wanna know yeah
Spoken: Hey, don't quit now! (c'mon honey)
Naw, I got, I uh-uh-uh, I'm changing (stop! stop! we'll do it again)
Wait a minute, wait a minute, oh hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey
Oh one more time (just one more time)
Say it one more time right now (just one more time)
Say it one more time now (just one more time)
Say it one more time yeah (just one more time)
Say it one more time (just one more time)
Say it one more time yeah (just one more time)
Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey
Ah! Make me feel so good (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good now yeah (make me feel so good)
Woah! Baby (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good yeah (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good yeah (make me feel so good)
Huh (huh) ho (ho) huh (huh) ho (ho) huh (huh) ho (ho) huh
Awh it's all right (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right right now (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right yeah (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Woah! Shake that thing now (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing now now (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing right now (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Woah! I feel all right now yeah (make me feel all right)
Said I feel all right now (make me feel all right)
Woooah! (make me feel all right)
Tell you I feel all right (make me feel all right)
Said I feel all right (make me feel all right)

Top Ray Charles, Living For The City

A boy is born in hard time Mississippi
Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty
His parents give him love and affection
To keep him strong moving in the right direction
Living just enough, just enough for the city...ee ha!
His father works some days for fourteen hours
And you can bet he barely makes a dollar
His mother goes to scrub the floors for many
And you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny
Living just enough, just enough for the city... yeah!
His sister's black but she is sho'nuff pretty
Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy
To walk to school she's got to get up early
Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
Living just enough, just enough for the city...um hum
Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many
His patience's long but soon he won't have any
To find a job is like a haystack needle
Cause where he lives they don't use colored people
Living just enough, just enough for the city...
Living just enough...
For the city... ooh, ooh
[Repeat several times]
His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty
He spends his life walking the streets of New York City
He's almost dead from breathing in air pollution
He tried to vote but to him there's no solution
Living just enough, just enough for the city...v
yeah,yeah,yeah!
I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow
And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow
This place is cruel no where could be much colder
If we don't change the world will soon be over
Living just enough, stop giving just enough for the
city!!!!
La, La, La, La, La, La,
Da Ba Da Da Da Da Da Da
Da Da Da Da Da Da
Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da
[Repeat to end]

Top Ray Charles, Spic And Spanish

There's no Cinderella in Spain;
That story was pulled by a Dane.
Our young girls are simple and pure,
But watched night and day to be sure
And now I'm alone,
Wide awake and full-grown,
With no fairy prince
To call on the phone.
What's the matter with me
There, I'm here all alone.
All dressed up
Spic and spanish
But I got no place to go
Got some thing I got to show.
All dressed up
Slick and spanish
No one takes me for a ride
Haven't got a thing to hide
I want to go away
Where the men make music.
And play till the night is day.
Cock-a-doodle daddy!
Spic and span
Spic and spanish
Not the type to cook or sew.
Here's the girl but where's the beau?

Top Ray Charles, My Shining Hour

This moment, this minute
And each second in it
Will leave a glow upon the sky
And as time goes by, it will never die
This will be my shining hour
Calm and happy and bright
And in my dreams, your face will flower
Through the darkness of the night
Like the lights of home before me
Or an angel, who's watching o'er me
This will be my shining hour
'til I'm with you again
[Instrumental]
(Like the lights of home before me)
(Or an angel watching o'er me)
This will be my shining hour
'til I'm with you again

Top Ray Charles, I Love You, I Love You (i Will Never Let You Go)

I live only for you my love
Just as sure as the stars above
I love you, I love you, I always will
I will not let you go
I dream only of you my love
You're the only girl that I ever think of
I love you, I love you, 'n I always will
I will not let you go
Sometimes when I am lonely
Have nothing to do or say
Thinking of you only
Helps to pass my lonely time away
I'd like to sit around and sing to you my love
Just moan like a mourning dove
You see, I love you, I love you, I always will
I will not let you . . .
{solos}
Sometimes when I am lonely
Have nothing to do or say
Thinking of you only
Helps to pass my lonely time away
I'd like to sing to you my love
Just hum like a mourning dove
Oh, I love you, I crave you, 'n I always will
I will not let you go, no, no!
I will not let you go

Top Ray Charles, Till There Was You

Oh, there were bells on a hill, yeah
And I never heard 'em ringing
I, I never heard them at all, oh
Till there was you, baby, oh no, oh, no, no
There were birds in the sky
And I never saw them winging, winging
Out at night I never saw them at all
Till there was you
Then there was music
And there was wonderful roses
Y'all tell me that it's sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew
There was love, the thing got all around me
And I never heard it singin, oh, singin'
Out at night I never heard anything at all
Till there was you
Then there was music
And wonderful roses
Didn't I say, they tell me in sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew
Yes, there was love and it got all around me, baby
And I never heard it singin' , oh, singin'
Out at night, I never heard it at all

Top Ray Charles, I Believe To My Soul

One of these days, and it won't be long,
You're gonna look for me and I'll be gone
'Cause I believe (I believe, yes I believe)
I say I believe right now (I believe, yes I believe)
Well I believe to my soul now,
You're tryin' to make a fool of me (I believe it, I believe it)
Well you're goin' 'round here with your head so hard,
I think I'm gonna have to use my rod
'Cause I believe (I believe, yes I believe)
I say I believe right now (I believe, yes I believe)
Well I believe to my soul now
You're tryin' to make a fool of me (I believe it, I believe it)
Last night you were dreaming and I heard you say
"Oh, Johnny" when you know my name is Ray
That's why I believe right now(I believe, yes I believe)
I say I believe right now (I believe, yes I believe)
Well I believe to my soul now

Top Ray Charles, I Had Twins (he Had Twins)

[Crowd]
Hurrah! Hurroo!
There'll be an execution.
It serves him right.
The law makes retribution.
There's going to be a killing.
Hurrah! Hurroo!
[Citizen]
It serves him right.
Hurrah! Hurroo!
What did he do?
[Policeman]
He came from Syracuse.
[Crowd]
No! No! No!
[Policeman]
Yes! Yes! Yes!
So let him plead,
For what's the use?
The sap's from Syracuse!
[Crowd]
The sap's from Syracuse!
[Policeman]
Sh! Listen!
Yes-he dies!
[Crowd]
Good! That's one down!
[Policeman]
He dies tomorrow at sundown.
Our rigid laws of Ephesus
Most rightfully refuse
A visa to any citizen
Of uncivilized Syracuse.
If any one of us would dare to go
To that barbaric city.
He'd get the ax the same as he-
That's why he gets no pity.
[Crowd]
Give him the ax, the ax, the ax-
Give him the ax, the ax-
[Policeman]
Unless he can pay a thousand marks,
Or borrow it from the local sharks.
[Duke]
Why did you come here?
[Aegean]
I had twins.
[Crowd]
He had twins.
That's nothing much agin him.
He had twins.
[Policeman]
I never thought he had it in him.
[Crowd]
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
[Policeman]
Is that why you came here?
[Aegean]
I had twins who looked alike,
Couldn't tell one from the other.
They had two slaves who looked alike,
Couldn't tell one from his brother.
But on one unlucky day .
We went sailing on the sea.
This was an unlucky blunder,
For our ship was torn asunder
Just like that!
Just like that!
Just
Like
That!
See?
One young twin went down with me,
One went swimming with his mother.
We were parted by the sea,
Man and wife and slave and brother.
Now my one remaining brave boy
Went a-searching with his slave boy.
Having lost my son
And wife, too-
I will gladly give my life, too-
Just like that!
Just like that!
Just
Like
That!
See?
I have searched the isles of Greece
]From my home to far-off Samos.
Didn't know your local laws.
I am just an lgnoramus.
I am sinless!
I am twinless!
I am wifeless!
I am lifeless!
Glad
Die!
He had twins,
For them he'd give his life.
He had twins,
To say nothing of his wife.
[Crowd]
Hurrah! Hurroo!
There'll be an execution.
It serves him right.
The law makes retribution.
There's going to be a killing.
Hurrah! Hurroo!
What did he do?
He came from Syracuse.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Yes! Yes! Yes!

Top Ray Charles, It Had to Be You

It had to be you. It had to be you.
I've wandered around,
finally found somebody who,
could make me be true.
Whoa whoa whoa could make me be blue.
And, even be glad just to be sad thinkin' of you...
Some others I've seen - might never be mean.
Might never be cross. Or, try to be boss.
But, they wouldn't do.
For nobody else gave me a thrill.
With all your faults I love you still.
It had to be you. Wonderful you.
It had to be you...

'Cause nobody else gave me a thrill.
With all yo' faults - I love you still now.
And it had to be you. It just had to be you.
It had to be you...

Top Ray Charles, Sinner's Prayer - Features B.bking

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you please.
I used to have plenty of money, the finest clothes in town,
But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down.
Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you please.
Keep on working now, child.
Lord every morning.
Well if I've been a bad boy, baby, I declare I'll change my ways.
I don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days.
Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you please.

Top Ray Charles, Ray Charles - The Historic Blues Recordings

Top Ray Charles, It Was A Very Good Year - Features Willie Nelson

When I was seventeen
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for small town girls
And soft summer nights
We'd hide from the lights
On the village green
When I was seventeen
When I was twenty-one
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for city girls
Who lived up the stair
With all that perfumed hair
And it came undone
When I was twenty-one
When I was thirty-five
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls
Of independent means
We'd ride in limousines
And their chauffeurs would drive
When I was thirty-five
But now the days grow short
I'm in the autumn of my years
And I think of my life as vintage wine
From fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs
And it poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year

Top Ray Charles, Spirit In The Dark (reprise)

I'm gettin' the spirit in the dark
I'm gettin' the spirit in the dark
People movin', oh people groovin'
They're gettin' the spirit in the dark
Tell me sister, how do you feel?
Tell me my brother brother brother, how do you feel?
You feel like dancin', get up and let's start dancin'
Start gettin' the spirit, the spirit in the dark
(*)
It's like Sally Walker, sittin' in a saucer
That's how you do it, ain't nothin' to it
Ride Sally ride
Put your hands on your hips, cover your eyes
And move, move with the spirit
Oh yeah move, move with the spirit
Oh move, move with the spirit now now now
Move, with the spirit
How you're gettin' the spirit, I've been gettin' in the dark
I wonder how you're gettin' the spirit, gettin' the spirit in the dark
People movin', yeah everybody's groovin'
Just gettin' the spirit, how you're gettin' it how you're gettin' it in the
dark
(repeat *)
(chorus: I think I've got it! &adlib; to "move with the spirit")

Top Ray Charles, Anthology

Top Ray Charles, Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma

Hello mama, hello mama it's me
How you feeling mama?
Hm-hmm, that's alright
I've got something I want to talk to you about
If you don't mind
And I ain't mad, mama, no, no no no
Wait a minute, listen mama
Look what they done to my song, ma
Look what they done to my song, ma
The only thing I could do half right and now it's turning out all wrong, mama
Look what they done to my song
Now listen if you please
Wish I could find a good book, I'd like to live in the thing now
Wish I could find a good book, now, hey hey hey
If I could find a real good book, you know I,
I'd never have to come out and look
At what they done to my song
Look what they done to my brain, ma
Look what they done to my brain
Oh mama, it's a shame, you won't believe this, but it's true
They picked it like a chicken bone and I'm-ah, just about to go insane mama
Look what they done to my brain
Now girls, if you don't mind, I'd like to hear that some French
Ils ont change ma chanson, ma
(ooh, not bad)
Ils ont change ma chanson
(uh-huh. Let me see here {franglish gibberish})
Ils ont change ma chanson
(My French must be pretty bad, I better do this in English)
Look what they done to my song, ma
Look what they done to my song ma
Put it in a plastic bag and they turned the bag upside down ma
Look what they done to my song
(scat)
Maybe it's alright
Maybe it's OK, I don't know
But I tell ya
If my tears were money, I'd be a millionaire today
You know, the only thing I get to have right, now it's turning out all wrong, mama
You can't believe what they've done to my song ma, that I wrote myself
They put it in a plastic bag and they turned the bag upside down, mama
Lord, if I could find a good book,
I'd never have to come out and look at, uh
What they trying to do to my brain
It's a shame mama, you see they
They done pick it like a chicken bone
And I'm-ah just about to go insane
I'm insane, insane, mama
I'm going crazy, mama, that's what it is
Lord knows I don't care what they done to my song
No, I don't care about that, but see
The main thing, mama
What they trying to do to me
You see, well they stole everything I had, mama
And they made a million with it, and you know that hurts
But oh, I'm gonna keep on working on the building,
Just like you taught me, mama
Whoah, yes I will, yes I will, yeah
(scat, fade to end)

Top Ray Charles, Rocking Chair

If you're feeling lowdown, don't have a soul to care,
If you're feeling lowdown, don't have a soul to care,
Just grab your hat and start for the Rocking Chair.
There's Dubonnet Judy, Gin Fizz Flo,
Cocktail Shorty, and old Julip Joe.
I'm telling you, it's the gonnest place in town;
If you don't have your rubbers, take a taxi down.
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir,
If you're a regular guy, you're bound to get a souvenir,
And when you write back home, you can say you're spooning at the Rocking Char.

Top Ray Charles, Can't You Do A Friend A Favor

You can count your friends
On the fingers of your hand.
If you're lucky, you have two.
I have just two friends,
That is all that I demand.
Only two, just me and you.
And a good friend heeds a friend
When a good friend needs a friend.
Can't you do a friend a favor?
Can't you fall in love with me?
Life alone can lose its flavor,
You could make it sweet, you see!
I'm the dish you ought to savor,
Something warm and something new;
I could do my friend a favor,
I could fall in love with you.
Can't you do a friend a favor?
Let us part the way we meet.
Life with you would have a flavor
Sweet at times, yet bittersweet.
I'm no dish you ought to savor.
Feast your eye on something new.
I will do my friend a favor:
I'll be just a friend to you.

Top Ray Charles, The Lady Is A Tramp

I've wined and dined on Mulligan Stew, and never wished
for Turkey
As I hitched and hiked and grifted too, from Maine to
Albuquerque
Alas, I missed the Beaux Arts Ball, and what is twice
as sad
I was never at a party where they honored Noel Ca-ad
(Coward)
But social circles spin too fast for me
My "hobohemia" is the place to be
I get too hungry, for dinner at eight
I like the theater, but never come late
I never bother, with people I hate
That's why the lady is a tramp
I don't like crap games, with barons and earls
Won't go to Harlem, in ermine and pearls
Won't dish the dirt, with the rest of the girls
That's why the lady is a tramp
I like the free, fresh wind in her hair
Life without care
I'm broke, it's o'k
Hate California, it's cold and it's damp
That's why the lady is a tramp
I go to Coney, the beach is devine
I go to ballgames, the bleachers are fine
I find a Winchell, and read every line
That's why the lady is a tramp
I like a prizefight, that isn't a fake
I love the rowing, on Central Park lake
I go to Opera and stay wide awake
That's why the lady is a tramp
I like the green grass under my shoes
What can I lose, I'm flat, that's that
I'm alone when I lower my lamp
That's why the lady is a tramp
[A few additional verses from the "Ella In Berlin" CD:]
Girls get massages, they cry and they moan
Tell slender Ella to leave me alone
I'm not so hot, but my shape is my own
That's why the lady is a tramp
The food at the Kopensky is perfect, no doubt
I couldn't tell you wha the Ritz is about
Drop a nickle in, and coffee comes out
That's why the lady is a tramp
Like the sweet, fresh, rain in my face
Diamonds and lace, no got, so what?!
For Frank Sinatra, I whistle and stamp
That's why the lady is a tramp
She's a hobo
She's a scamp
She's a no-good kinda tramp
That's why the lady is a tramp

Top Ray Charles, Genius of Soul

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
It's life and you just got to play the game
I find me a place in a box car
So I take my guitar
To pass some time
Late at night when it's hard to rest
I hold your picture to my chest
And I feel fine
But it's a rainy night in Georgia, baby
It's a rainy night in Georgia
I feel it's rainin' all over the world
Kinda lonely now and it's rainin' all over the world
Oh, have you ever been lonely, people?
And you feel that it was rainin' all over this man's world
You're talking 'bout rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin'
Rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin' rainin', rainin', rainin'

Top Ray Charles, Music, Music, Music

Put another nickel in, in the Nickelodeon
All I want is having you and music, music, music
I'd do anything for you, anything you'd want me to
All I want is kissing you and music, music, music
Closer, my dear come closer
The nicest part of any melody
Is when you're dancing close to me
Put another nickel in, in the Nickelodeon

Top Ray Charles, Moonlight In Vermont

Written by John Blackburn & Karl Suessdorf
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

Top Ray Charles, No One to Cry To

I need someone to say, 'I do'
No one to cry to now , no one to say 'Goodnight'
No one to tell my troubles to
I've got no one, to sigh to, no one to hold me tight
No one to cheer me when I'm blue
When I go home to my lonely room and find there?
No one there and each night I think of you
So please answer this one prayer
And you? l need someone
I said to cry to someone to say, 'I do'
Someone to whisper, 'I love you'
When I go home to my lonely room and find there?
No one there and each night I think of you
So please answer this one prayer
And you? l need someone
I said to cry to someone to say, 'I do'
Someone to whisper, 'I love you'

Top Ray Charles, Night Time (Is The Right Time)

You know the night time, darling
(Night and day)
Is the right time
(Night and day)
To be
(Night and day)
With the one you love, now
(Night and day)
Say now, oh baby
(Night and day)
When I come home baby, now
(Night and day)
I wanna be with the one I love, now
(Night and day)
You know what I'm thinking of
(Night and day)
I know the night time
(Night and day, oh)
Whoa, is the right time
(Night and day, oh)
To be with the one you love, now
(Night and day)
I said, to be with the one you love
(Night and day)
You know my mother, now
(Night and day)
Had to die, now
(Night and day)
And my father
(Night and day)
Well, he broke down and cry
(Night and day)
Whoa! whoa baby
(Night and day)
When I come home baby, now
(Night and day)
I want you to hold my hand
(Night and day)
Yeah, tight as you can
(Night and day)
I know the night time
(Night and day, oh)
Whoa is the right time
(Night and day, oh)
To be with the one you love, now
(Night and day)
You know what I'm thinking of
(Night and day)
Whoa! Sing your song, Margie
Baby
(Night and day)
Baby
(Night and day)
Baby
(Night and day)
Oh, baby
(Night and day)
Do I love you?
(Night and day)
No one above you
(Night and day)
Hold me tight
(Night and day)
And make everything alright
(Night and day)
Because the night time
(Night and day)
Oh, is the right time
(Night and day)
To be with the one you love, now
(Night and day)
Oh, yeah
(Night and day)
Tease me
(Night and day)
Squeeze me
(Night and day)
Leave me
(Night and day)
Ah, don't leave me
(Night and day)
Oh baby
(Night and day)
Take my hand, now
(Night and day)
I don't need
(Night and day)
No other man
(Night and day)
Because the night time
(Night and day)
Ow, is the right time
(Night and day)
To be with the one you love
(Night and day)
Oh, yeah
(Night and day)
I said baby
(Night and day)
Baby
(Night and day)
Baby
(Night and day)
Whoa! baby now, now
(Night and day)
Oh, come on, baby
(Night and day)
You know I want you by my side
(Night and day)
I want you to keep
(Night and day)
Oh, keep me satisfied, now
(Night and day)
I know the night time, now
(Night and day)
Every day is the right time
(Night and day)
Yeah, to be with the one you love, now
(Night and day)
Well, you know it's all right
(Night and day, oh)

Top Ray Charles, Nancy (With the Laughing Face)

If I don't see her each day, I miss her
Gee what a thrill, each time I kiss her
Believe me, I've got a case
On Nancy with the laughing face
She takes the winter and she makes it summer
And summer could take a few lessons from her
Picture a tomboy in lace
That's Nancy with the laughing face
Did you ever heard mission bells ringing?
Well, she'll give you the very same glow
When she speaks you would think it was singing
Just hear her say, hello
I swear to goodness, you can't resist her
Sorry for you she has no sister
No angel could replace

Top Ray Charles, My Heart Cries For You

INTRO:

Top Ray Charles, Rainy Night In Georgia

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
It's life and you just got to play the game
I find me a place in a box car, so I take my guitar to pass some time
Late at night when it's hard to rest I hold your picture to my chest and I feel fine
(minor scat) But it's a rainy night in Georgia, baby, it's a rainy night in Georgia I
feel it's rainin' all over the world, kinda lonely now And it's rainin' all over the
world
Oh, have you ever been lonely, people?
And you feel that it was rainin' all over this man's world
You're talking 'bout rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin',

Top Ray Charles, People Will Say Were In Love

People will say we're in love
[Verse]
Why do they think up stories that link my name with yours?
Why do the neighbors chatter all day, behind their doors?
I know a way to prove what they say is quite untrue.
Here is the gist, a practical list of "don'ts" for you.
[Chorus]
Don't throw bouquets at me
Don't please my folks too much
Don't laugh at my jokes too much
People will say we're in love!
Don't sigh and gaze at me
Your sighs are so like mine
Your eyes mustn't glow like mine
People will say we're in love!
Don't start collecting things
Give me my rose and my glove.
Sweetheart they're suspecting things
People will say we're in love.
Don't praise my charm too much
Don't look so vain with me
Don't stand in the rain with me
People will say we're in love!
Don't take my arm too much
Don't keep your hand in mine
Your hand feels so grand in mine
People will say we're in love!
Don't dance all night with me
Till the stars fade from above.
They'll see it's alright with me
People will say we're in love.

Top Ray Charles, One Mint Julep

One early morning as I was walking
I met a woman, we started talking
I took her home to get a few nips
But all I had was a mint julep
I don?t remember just how I started
I only know that we should have parted
I stole a kiss and then another
I didn?t mean to take it further
One mint julep was the cause of it all
The lights were burning low, there in the parlor
When through the kitchen door up popped her father
He said, ?I saw you when you kissed my daughter
Better wed her right now, or face a slaughter?
I didn?t know just what I was doing, I had to marry or face ruin
A mint julep, a mint julep
A mint julep, a mint julep
One mint julep was the cause of it all
Now, I don?t want to bore you with my troubles
But from now on I?ll be thinking double
I?m through with flirting and drinking whiskey
I got six extra children from a-getting frisky
A mint julep, a mint julep
A mint julep, a mint julep

Top Ray Charles, No Use Crying

Tears fell this morning
As I thought of the good old days
Somebody tell me
I've got to know, is this the end,
Cause I've lost everything
I have no friends
But it's no use crying
No use crying
No use crying
When I was young
And things were going my way
Had I thought of the future
I would not be in this shape today
Somebody please tell me
I've got to know, is this the end,
Cause I've lost everything
I have no friends
I'm tryin to tell you it's no use crying
No use crying
No use crying
So people, don't be no sleepers
Take my advice
Opportunity never knocks twice
Here today
Tomorrow it's gone away
And you've lost everything
And you have no friends
But it's no use crying
No use crying
No use crying

Top Ray Charles, Johnny One Note

Johnny could only sing one note
And the note he sings was this
Ah!
Poor Johnny one-note
Sang out with "gusto"
And just overlorded the place
Poor Johnny one-note
Yelled willy nilly
Until he was bleu in the face
For holding one note was his ace
Couldn't hear the brass
Couldn't hear the drum
He was in a class
By himself, by gum!
Poor Johnny one-note
Got in Aida
Indeed a great chance to be brave
He took his one note
Howled like the North Wind
Brought forth wind that made critics rave,
While Verdi turned round in his grave!
Couldn't hear the flute
Or the big trombone
Ev'ry one was mute
Johnny stood alone.
Cats and dogs stopped yapping
Lions in the zoo
All were jealous of Johnny's big trill
Thunder claps stopped clapping,
Traffic ceased its roar,
And they tell us Niag'ra stood still.
He stopped the train whistles,
Boat whistles,
Steam whistles,
Cop whistles,
All whistles bowed to his skill
Sing Johnny One-Note,
Sing out with "gusto" and
Just overwhelm all the crowd
Ah!
So sing Johnny One-Note, out loud!!
Sing Johnny One-Note
Sing Johnny One-Note out loud!

Top Ray Charles, Mountain Greenery

On the first of May, it is moving day,
Spring is here, so blow your job,
Throw your job away!
Now's the time to trust,
To your wanderlust,
In the city's dust you wait, must you wait
Just you wait.......!
In a mountain greenery,
Where God paints the scenery
Just two crazy people together.
While you love your lover,
Let blue skies, be your cover-let,
When it rains we'll laugh at the weather.
And if you're good,
I'll search for wood,
So you can cook... while I stand look-in'
Beans could get no keener reception in a beanery
Bless our mountain greenery home!
Mosquitoes here,
Won't bite you dear,
I'll let them sting, me on the finger!
We could find no cleaner retreat from life's machinery
Then our mountain greenery home.

Top Ray Charles, Makin' Whoopee

Another bride, another June
Another sunny honeymoon
Another season, another reason
To make whoopee
A lot of shoes, a lot of rice
The groom is nervous, uh, he answers twice
It's really killin', the boy's so willin'
To make whoopee, whoopee
Picture a little love nest, yeah
Down where the roses cling
Picture that same sweet love nest
See what a year can bring
I tell you the boy's washin' dishes an', baby clothes
He's so ambitious, ooh, I tell you he sews
It's really killin', the boy's so willin'
To make whoopee, whoopee
You see, I don't make much money
Only five, uh, uh, thousand per
And some judge who thinks he's funny
Tells me I've got to pay six to her
I said now judge, suppose I fail?
The judge says, "Ray, son, son, right on into jail
Ah, you better keep her, I think it's cheaper"

Top Ray Charles, Losing Hand

I gambled on your love baby and got a losing hand
I gambled on your love baby, yes it got a losing hand
Your ways keep changing like the shifting desert sand
While I was playing fair baby you played a cheating game
While I was playing fair baby you played a cheating game
I know you didn't care but I love you just the same
I thought I'd be your king baby, yes and you could be my queen
I thought I'd be your king baby, yes and you could be my queen
But you used me for your joker 'cause I thought you're deal was clean
The way you did me pretty baby, I declare I'll never understand
The way you did me pretty baby, I declare I'll never understand

Top Ray Charles, Mr. Charles Blues

Baby, we went last winter
And the ground was covered with snow
Yes, we went last winter, baby
And the ground was covered with snow
I didn't have no money in my pocket, darling
Shout aloud and have no place to go
Well, it seems like I was going crazy sometime
I didn't know what to do
Yes, it seems like I was going crazy sometime
Baby, I didn't know what to do
Yeah, I wake up in the morning
Shout and laid down with the blues
Well, I finally got a break, baby
Easy things are coming my way
Yeah, I finally got a break, baby
Easy things are coming my way
I've got money in my pocket, darling

Top Ray Charles, Mess Around (studio)

Now there's a dance I can see that the kids all do
It's called, 'The Mess Around', you can mess around too
Come on mess around, yeah, it's Mess Around
You do 'The Mess Around', everybody do 'The Mess Around'
Now you see that chick with that diamond ring
She knows how to shake that thing
She can mess around, yeah, she can mess around
She do 'The Mess Around', everybody do 'The Mess Around'
Come on baby, let's mess child, yeah
Ah it's nice, baby, come on!
Now there's a dance that Ray Charles revived
You can do it, it will keep you alive
He does 'The Mess Around', yeah, he does 'The Mess Around'
Come on and mess around, everybody do 'The Mess Around'
Now you see that gal with the red dress on
She'll do the rock and roll, baby, all night long
That's 'The Mess Around', yes it's 'Mess Around'
You do 'The Mess Around', everybody do 'The Mess Around'
Oh, come on and mess baby, yeah you can mess, baby
Oh, now you can mess around, yeah, yeah, you can mess around
Live down, live down to 'The Mess Around'

Top Ray Charles, Mess Around

Top Ray Charles, Mary Ann

Well now, oh Mary Ann
You know you sure look fine
Well now oh
You know you sure look fine
Well now oh Mary Ann
I could love you all the time
Well now, oh Mary Ann
I said, baby, don't you know
Well now oh
Well now, baby, don't you know
Don't you know, baby
That I love you so
Oh, well now oh
Let's talk about it
Easy, ooh
Oh, Mary Ann
Can I take you home tonight?
Oh baby
Can I take you home tonight?
If you let me be
I'll make everything all right
Oh, well now oh
Oh, well now oh
I gotta feeling

Top Ray Charles, Shake Your Tail

Well I heard about the fellow you've been dancing with
All over the neighbourhood
So why didn't you ask me baby
Or didn't you think I could?
Well I know that the boogaloo is out of sight
but the shingaling's the thing tonight
But if that was you and me a now baby
I would have shown you how to do it right
Do it right (U-huh)
Do it right (Do it right)
Dot it right
Do it right
Do it right
Aaah
Twistin', shake it shake it shake it shake it baby
Hey we gonna loop de loop
Shake it out baby
Hey we gonna loop de la
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Aaah
Twistin', shake it shake it shake it shake it baby
Hey we gonna loop de loop
Shake it out baby
Hey we gonna loop de la
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Aaah
Come on, come on baby
Come on, yeah, come on babe, alright
Do the twist
Do the fly
Do the swim
And do the bird
Well do the duck
Aaah, and do the monkey
Hey hey, watusi
And a what about the food
Do the mashed potato
What about the boogaloo
Oh, the bony marony
Come on let's do the twist
Aaah

Top Ray Charles, Seven Spanish Angels

He looked down into her brown eyes
And said "Say a prayer for me"
She threw her arms around him
Whispered "God will keep us free"
They could hear the riders comin'
He said "This is my last fight
If they take me back to Texas
They won't take me back alive"
There were seven Spanish Angels
At the altar of the sun
They were prayin' for the lovers
In the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared
There was thunder from the throne
And seven Spanish Angels
Took another Angel home
She reached down and picked the gun up
That lay smokin' in his hand
She said, "Father please forgive me
I can't make it without my man"
And she knew the gun was empty
And she knew she couldn't win
But her final prayer was answered
When the rifles fired again
There were seven Spanish Angels
At the altar of the sun
They were prayin' for the lovers
In the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared
There was thunder from the throne
And seven Spanish Angels
Took another Angel home
There were seven Spanish Angels
At the altar of the sun
They were prayin' for the lovers
In the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared
There was thunder from the throne
Seven Spanish Angels
Took another Angel home
All right, y'all help me now
There were seven Spanish Angels
At the altar of the sun
They were prayin' for the lovers
In the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared
There was thunder from the throne
And seven Spanish Angels

Top Ray Charles, Ray's Blues

Well, have you ever woke up in the morning sometimes
Just about the break of day
Well, have you ever woke up in the morning sometimes
Just about the break of day
Reach over and feel the pillow, baby
Where your sweet man used to lay
Well baby, it's so lonesome by myself
Well, it's so lonesome, baby, just sleeping all by myself
Well, I don't want nobody but my baby
Shouting, my baby's loving somebody else
Oh baby, won't you please hear my plea?
Hallelujah, I said, oh, oh baby, won't you please hear my plea?
Well, wherever you may be, darling

Top Ray Charles, Night Time Is The Right Time (studio)

Top Ray Charles, Fever - Features Natalie Cole

Never know how much I love you, never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me, I get a fever that's so hard to bear
You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the the morning, fever all through the night.
Sun lights up the daytime, moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the the morning, oh fever all through the night.
Everybody's got the fever, that is something that you should know
Fever isn't such a new thing, fever started long ago.
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah, oh
Tell 'em about it
Romeo loved Juliet, Juliet she felt the same
When he put his arms around her, he said "Julie baby you're my flame"
Thou givest fever, when we kisseth, fever with thy flaming youth
Fever - I'm afire, fever yea I burn forsooth.
Captain Smith and Pocahontas had a very mad affair
But when her Daddy tried to kill him, she said "Daddy,Daddy don't you dare"
He gives me fever - with his kisses, fever when he holds me tight
Fever - I'm his Missus, Oh daddy won't you treat him right.
Now you've heard our story, (oh, it's your story)
Here's the point I have made (I'm listening)
Chicks were born to give you fever (that's right)
Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade
They give you fever - when you kiss them, fever if you live and learn
Fever - till you sizzle, what a lovely way to burn.
Aha, what a lovely way to burn.
I tell you, what a lovely way to burn.
All right now, what a lovely way to burn.
I like that, what a lovely way to burn.
(You ain't right, Ray)

Top Ray Charles, The Unforgettable Voices: 30 Best of Ray Charles Vol. 1

Girl, you're my sunshine
Take away the raindrops
Make it all worthwhile
Make all the pain stop
Just like a river
Keep love flowing
Don't let our world stop
Keep it going, oh Lord
Well, I love you just the way you are
Honey, don't change on me, yeah
Don't you change on me
I said, don't you change on me, no, no
Girl, you're my lucky star
Honey, don't change on me, yeah
Oh please, don't change on me
I keep begging, don't change on me, yeah
I used to wonder
Where would I find
Some kind of happiness
And peace of mind
I was living in darkness
But then you came
Bringing the sunlight
Easing my pain, God
Oh, I love you just the way you are
Now don't change on me, yeah
Oh please, don't change on me
Oh girl, don't you change on me
Oh girl, you're my lucky star
Don't change on me, oh yeah
Don't change on me
Don't change on me
If there's a heaven
Then this is my prayer
I wanna know you
If we should meet there
And then forever
We'll walk together
Nothing but sunshine
No more stormy weather
Well, I love you just the way you are
Honey, don't change on me
'Cause I love you, don't change on me
Oh baby, don't you change on me
Girl, you're my lucky star
Honey, don't change on me, yeah
Oh please, don't change on me
Oh baby, don't change on me
Listen to this, I love you just the way you are
Honey, don't change on me, yeah
Did you hear me, girl, don't change on me
Girl, don't you change on me
Girl, you're my lucky star
Honey, don't change on me
Oh baby, don't change on me
Yeah love, don't change on me
Do it, do it, do it, I love you just the way you are
Don't change on me, yeah
Oh baby, don't change on me
I said, don't you change, change, change
Girl, you're my lucky star
Honey, don't change on me, yeah
Oh please, don't change on me, oh oh

Top Ray Charles, Give It Back To The Indians

Old Peter Minuet had nothing to lose when he bought the
isle of Manhatten
For twenty-six dollars and a bottle of booze and they
threw in the Bronx and Staten
Pete thought that he had the best of the bargin but the
poor red man just grinned,
And he grunted "ugh!" meaning okay in his jargon for he
knew poor Pete was skinned.
We've tried to run the city....but the city ran away...
And now Peter Minuet
We can't continue it...
Broadway's turning into Coney,
Champagne Charlie's drinking gin,
Old New York is new and phony
Give it back to the Indians!
Two cents more to smoke a Lucky,
Dodging busses keep you thin,
Now New York is simply ducky,
Give it back to the Indians!
Take all the reds, on the boxes made for soap
Whites on Fifth Avenue
Blues down in Wall Street losing hope..
Big bargain today...Chief take it away!
Come you busted city slickers,
Better take it on the chin
Father Nick has lost his knickers
Give it back to the Indians!
[Instrumental Break]
Take all the reds, on the boxes made for soap
Whites on Fifth Avenue
Blues down in Wall Street losing hope..
Big bargain today...Chief take it away!
Come you busted city slickers,
Better take it on the chin
Father Nick has lost his knickers
Give it back to the Indians!
Correction by Arthur

Top Ray Charles, Ray Charles - Live

It brings a tear, Into my eyes, When I begin, To realize, I've cried so much,Since you've been gone,I guess I'm drowning in my own tears, I sit and cry, Just like a child My pouring tears are running wild, If you don't think You'll be home soon I guess I'll drown in my own tears, I know it's true,Into each life Some rain, rain must pour, I'm so blue Here without you, It keeps raining More and more Why can't you Come on home ooh yes so i wont Be all alone If you don't think You'll be home soon I guess I'll (drown in my own tears) Ooh, don't let me( drown in my own tears) When I'm in trouble, baby (drown in my own tears) Oh, yeah, baby don't let me I guess I'll drown in my own tears (drown in my own tears) Oh, mmmmm.

Top Ray Charles, The Collection Volume Two 1960-1961

i know you've heard these word a hunder of the time before
and you've been hurting so your heart...(sorry i don't know)
love broke your heart and broke your life
look in my eyes you'll see a love...
tender and strong enough for you
you can trust this love...
chorus: from the heart i'm giving you everything everything
from the heart i promise you that i'll be there
i'll be there to love you
from the heart i'm showing you're all i feel all i feel yeah from the heart from the heart
i will protect you and respect you and give all you need
and when you reach for love you only need to reach for me
these arms will never let you down
that's day...
i offer you to every storm
i'll keep you safe i'll keep you warm
and you had no doubt
you're the one i'm living for
repeat chorus
i'll provide the love you need just trust my touch belive in me
i'll never make you cry
keep this all i got with all i got inside
repeat chorus

Top Ray Charles, I Can Make It Thru The Days (but Oh Those Lonely Nights)

6/8
1/3 5/4 #4 |1/5 |
6- |2 |
Girl, I'm so lonesome tonight
4
I was just lyin' here wonderin' where you are
|1
And what you're doin'
|4/1 /4
And Lord knows the thing that worries me the most
|1
Is who yer don' it with
That's why, if you don't mind,
|5 2d13 5d7/7
I'd like to sing these words to ya, ya see
1 |/ |
I've got new books to read
6- |/ |
But they ain't what I need
3- |6-
And this picture of you
|2-7 |2-7b5/b6 |
Just won't do, no, no, baby
1 |5/7 |
And the postcards you send would never (never) mend
b7d6 |6d7 5d7/7 7d7/#1
The pain in my heart when we're apart
|2-7 1/3 2-7/4 |1/5 |
Girl I can make it thru the day
6- |2 |5 |1 |4 |1 |5 2d7/6 5d7 |
But oh, please help me thru the lonely nites
1 |/ |6- |/ |
When I'm on my job It's not too hard
3- |6-
But when I go home
|2-7 |2-7b5/b6 |
And I'm all alone (and I'm by myself babe you heard me)
1 |5/7 |
You know you're my crutch I need you're sweet touch
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Then it gets the nite time again Lord when will it end
2-7 1/3 2-7/4 |1/5 |6- |2 |
I'll make it thru the day say, but oh
5 |1 |4 |1 |5 2d7/6 5d7 |
You don't know nothin' about the lonely nites
1 |/ |6- |/ |
Well now nite go away please hurry up day
3- |6- |2-7 |2-7b5/b6
Cause my nite lite burns and I toss and turn
|1 |5/7 |
Tell me what would I see if I turned on TV
b7 |6d7 7d7 6d7/#1 |
I don't know what to do, Lord knows, I need me some you
2-7 1/3 2-7/4 |1/5 |6- |2 |
I can make it thru the day
5 |1 |4 |1 ||
Please help me thru the lonely nite

Top Ray Charles, Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive

Gather 'round me, everybody
Gather 'round me, while I preach some
Feel a sermon coming on here
The topic will be sin
And that's what I'm agin'
If you wanna hear my story
Then settle back and just sit tight
While I start reviewing
The attitude of doing right
You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with mister inbetween
You got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
And have faith, or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene
To illustrate my last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark,
What did they do, just when everything looked so dark?
Man, they said, we better
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with mister inbetween

Top Ray Charles, One Drop Of Love

Alright
Yeah
Look at all the people, livin' on the street
It don't seem they got nothin' to eat
Children play with guns and they ain't toys
What will become of all my girls and boys?
It don't take brains to figure it out
Ev'ryday the newspaper headlines shout
It's gonna take a miracle from above
Either that just one drop of love
(One drop of love)
One drop of love will make the world alright
(One drop of love)
One drop of love will unite black and white
(One drop of love)
One drop of love to make a new start
(One)
One drop of love everyone's heart
I know
I know
I know
It's getting harder everyday to make ends meet
When you do, it's hard to stay on your feet
Who are your real friends? You can't keep track
While you're wathin' you front, you're gettin' stapped in the bag
I ain't no genius but I know
There's only one way to make this hatred go
People, I tried it, now I'm beggin' you
(Just)
Reach in your heart and give up one drop too
(One drop of love)
One drop of love will make the world alright
(One drop of love)
One drop of love will unite black and white
(One drop of love)
One drop of love to make a new start
(One)
One drop of love everyone's heart
One drop of love, will plant a seed
Maybe everyone will follow our lead
Then they'll see, one drop can grow
'Cause wilt enough drops a whole river flows
A whole river flows from one drop of love
(One drop of love)
Yeah
(One drop of love)
Hmm
(One drop of love)
Ye, one drop, aha
I ain't no genius but I know
There's only one way to make this hatred go
People, I tried it, now I'm beggin' you
(Just)
Reach in your heart and give up one drop too
(One drop of love)
One drop of love will make the world alright
(One drop of love)
One drop of love will unite black and white
(One drop of love)
One drop of love to make a new start
(One)
One drop of love everyone's heart
(One drop of love)
One drop of love will make the world alright
(One drop of love)
One drop of love will unite black and white
(One drop of love)
One drop of love to make a new start
(One)
One drop of love everyone's heart
One drop of love, one drop of love

Top Ray Charles, Ol' Man River

Here we all work, on the Mississippi
Here we all work, while the white folk play
Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset
Gettin' no rest till the judgment day
Don't look up and don't look down
You don't dare make a white man frown
Bend your knees and bow your head
And pull that rope until you're dead
Let me go 'way from the Mississippi
Let me go 'way from the white man boss
Show me that stream called the River Jordan
That's the old stream that I long to cross
I know that Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River
He must know somethin', the man don't say nothin'
I know he just keep on rollin'
I want you to know he keeps on rollin' along
He don't plant tatters, he don't plant cotton
And them folk they plant 'em
I want you to know they're soon forgotten
But Ol' Man River, somehow he just keep on rollin', rollin' along
You and me, we got to sweat and strain
Body's all achin' and racked with pain
Tote that barge, somebody said, "Lift that bail"
You drink a little scotch, I want you to know, you gonna land in jail
You know I get weary and so sick of trying
I'm tired of livin', but I'm scared, I'm scared of dyin'
But that Ol' Man and the river, I say he just
The man just keep rollin' on [Incomprehensible]

Top Ray Charles, I Won't Sing A Song

There's no fool like an old (a young) fool
When he paints his spectacles pink.
He acts his love in words
And he rhymes his love in ink.
An old fool is a bold fool
And he shines he spectacles up.
His time for love is short
So he quickly drains the cup.
I'll tell the one I love,
"I do not want the smile of you,
The glance of you, the heart of you,
But I want every part of you."
I won't sing a song,
I won't dream a dream,
I won't drink the milk without the cream;
Words of love are words,
Sentiment is tame.
I don't want the name without the game.
You can see if you've the eyes for seeing,
I'm yours with every fibre of my being.
While your heart is weak
And my will is strong,
You'll be mine
And I won't sing a song.

Top Ray Charles, After My Laughter Come Tears

1) I laughed the day I saw you leave , I laughed and
said Id never grieve
but now after my laughter came tears ( after my
laughter came tears )
2) I told my friends , I didnt care , I laughed about
a whole affair
but say now after my laughter came tears
* my cryin helped me from showin them that I was blue
( listen )
by myself youl never know what Ive been through (
just what Im goin through )
3) my lips conceal a hurtin pain , I make believe but
all in vain
I said now after
my.....................................
( SOLO PIANO )
* repeat
3) repeat

Top Ray Charles, A Tear Fell

A fool am I
A fool am I in love
A tear fell when I saw you
In the arms of someone new
A tear fell when you left me
All alone and feeling blue
A tear fell when you told me
That your love was not for me
I didn't miss the teardrops
But I missed you constantly
A fool am I
A fool am I in love
The teardrops that you stepped on
As you danced across the floor
Were crushed like my poor heart was
When you walked out of my door
A tear fell when you told me
That the flame in your heart died
Darlin' have I lost you
Like these teardrops from my eyes
A fool am I
A fool am I in love
A fool am I

Top Ray Charles, Alabamy Bound

I'm Alabamy bound
They'll be no heebie-jeebies hangin' 'round
Just gave the meanest ticket man on earth
All I'm worth to put my tootsies in an upper berth
Just hear the choo-choo sound
I know that soon we're gonna cover ground
And then I'll holler so the world will know
Here I go, I'm Alabamy bound
I'm Alabamy bound
They'll be no heebie-jeebies hanging 'round
Just gave the meanest ticket man on earth
All I'm worth to put my tootsies in an upper berth
Just hear the choo-choo sound
I know that soon we're gonna cover the ground
And then I'll holler so the world will know, here I go

Top Ray Charles, Ain't Misbehavin'

No one to talk with
All by myself
No one to walk with
But I'm happy on the shelf
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you
I know for certain
The one I love
I'm through with flirtin'
It's just you I'm thinkin' of
Ain't misbehavin'
I'm savin' my love for you
Like Jack Horner
In the corner
Don't go nowhere
What do I care?
Your kisses are worth waitin' for
Believe me
I don't stay out late
Don't care to go
I'm home about eight
Just me and my radio
Ain't misbehavin'

Top Old 97's, Ray Charles

We put on Ray Charles and broke up
You were packed and gone when I woke up
Ray just kept on singing, he had Georgia on his mind
You just keep on leaving, you keep leaving all the time
Wonder if the stars will die tonight
Yeah I wonder if the cats and dogs are gonna fight
There's no rest for the restless, so I doubt that you'll sleep well
I don't think that I will, my head's ringing like a bell
Love is blind and I don't blame her
'Cause lately I ain't been too much to see
I'd bring some girl home but then I'd have to pay her
Won't you come home with me Rosemary?
When I walked in the bar you tried to hide
But I took my old place right by your side
You looked like a raccoon with those circles round your eyes
If my offer is improper, please come home with me tonight
Well, I'll prick myself and see if blood comes out
I'll play until the whole damn tape runs out
I'll put on that Ray Charles record, if you'll make some drinks
Nothing is the matter, it don't matter what you think
Love is blind and I don't blame her
'Cause we all could use a little sympathy
I'd bring some girl home but then I'd have to pay her
Won't you come home with me Rosemary?
Love is blind and I don't blame her
'Cause lately I ain't been too much to see
I'd bring some girl home but then I'd have to pay her

Top Ray Charles, A Fool for You

I know you told me
Such a long time ago
That you didn't want me
You didn't love me no more
I want to know
Oh, what makes me be
do you believe me child
A fool for you
Ohoh, no, I'm a fool for you
I know you told me
You didn't want me `round
And I know
You got a man way `cross town
So I know it's something
Oh, what makes me be
do you believe me child
I'm a fool for you
Ohoh, no, I'm a fool for you
Did ya ever wake up in the morning
Just about the break of day
Reach over and feel the pillow
Where your baby used to lay
Then you put on your crying
Like you never cried before
Oh lord
Yeah you even cry so loud,
You give the blues to your neighbor next door
Ever since you were five years old
I been a fool for you, little girl
Way down in my soul
I'm a little fool for ya
So I know it's something
Oh, oh, Lord
I'm a fool for you

Top Ray Charles, 'Deed I Do

I was oh, so blue till you came along,
just to make my life a wonderful song
you brought sunshine just to brighten my loneliness
is it any wonder in my happiness
i confess
do i want you
oh my do i ?
honey deed i do!
oh my do i
honey deed i do
im glad that im the one who found you
thats why im always hanging around you
do i love you
oh my do i ?
honey deed i do
there are lots of others that i have met
those you meet today tomorrow forget
you're the only one who ever could stand the test
thats the reason why i choose you from the rest
your the best
do i want you
oh my do i ?
honey deed i do
do i need you ?
oh my do i
honey deed i do

Top Ray Charles, Lonely Avenue

Now my room has got two windows
But the sunshine never comes through
You know it's always dark and dreary
Since I broke off, baby with you
I live on a lonely avenue
My little girl wouldn't say I do
Well, I feel so sad and blue
And it's all because of you
I could cry, I could cry, I could cry
I could die, I could die, I could die
Because I live on a lonely avenue
Lonely avenue
Now my covers they feel like lead
And my pillow it feels like stone
Well, I've tossed and turned so every night
I'm not used to being alone
I live on a lonely avenue
My little girl wouldn't say I do
Well, I feel so sad and blue
And it's all because of you
I could cry, I could cry, I could cry
I could die, I could die, I could die
Because I live on a lonely avenue
Lonely avenue
Lonely avenue
Lonely avenue
Now I've been so sad and lonesome
Since you've left this town
You know if I could beg or borrow the money
Child, I would be a highway bound
I live on a lonely avenue
My little girl wouldn't say I do
Well, I feel so sad and blue
You know its all because of you
I could cry, I could cry, I could cry
I could die, I could die, I could die
I live on a lonely avenue

Top Ray Charles, Mean To Me

Mean to me. Why must you be mean to me?
Gee honey, it seems to me you love to see me cryin
(i dont know why)
I stay home each night when you say you'll phone.
You don't! and i'm left alone singin the blues and sighin
You treat me coldly each day of the year.
And you only hold me whenever somebody is near
Dear, it must be great fun to me mean to me.
You shouldn't, for can't you see what you mean to me.

Top Ray Charles, Mississippi Mud

When the sun goes down, the tide goes out
The people gather round and they all begin to shout
Hey, hey uncle Dud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud
What a dance do they do
Lordy, how I'm tellin' you
They don't need no band
They keep time by clapping their hands
Just as happy as a cow chewin' on a cud
It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud
Lordy, how they play it
Goodness, how they sway it
Uncle Joe, uncle Jim
How they pound that mire with vigor and vim
Joy it nearly kill me
Boy, that music trills me
What a show when they go

Top Ray Charles, Moon Over Miami

Moon over Miami
Shine on my love and me
So we can stroll beside the roll
Of the rolling sea
Moon over Miami
Shine on as we begin
A dream or two that may come true
When the tide comes in
Hark to the song of the smiling troubadours
Hark to the throbbing guitars
Hear how the waves offer thunderous applause
After each song to the stars
Moon over Miami
You know we're waiting for
A little love, a little kiss

Top Ray Charles, Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)

Just a little lovin, yeah
Will go a long way
Well you made me happy
The rest of my days
Why don't you put your arms around me,
And I'll be your slave
Cause just a little lovin will go a long way
Ever since time began love has ruled the world
Even adam set the pace and started it a whirl
I met you and now I know you're the girl for me
Why don't you come on home and you'll plainly see
That just a little lovin
Will go a long way
And you make me happy
The rest of my days
Why don't you put your arms around me
And I'll be your slave
Cause just a little lovin
Will go a long way
I don't believe you really know how much I love you
If you did you'd come on back and make my dreams come true
Your eyes, your lips, your lovin kiss seem to linger here
Well you'll forgive but please don't forget that just a little lovin
Will go a long way
Well you make me happy girl,
The rest of my days
Why don't you put your arms around me yeah
And I'll be your slave
cause just a little lovin
Will go a long way

Top Ray Charles, Just for a Thrill

Just for a thrill
You changed the sunshine to rain
Just for a thrill
You filled my heart with pain
To me, you were my pride and joy
But to you, I was merely a toy
A plaything, that you could toss around at will
Just for a thrill
You made my life one sad song
Just for a thrill
You just led me, me along
Although you're free and havin' your fun
To me you're still the only one
'Cause you made my heart stand still
Just for a thrill
Although you're free and havin' your fun
To me you're still the only one
'Cause you made my heart stand still
Well, it was just for a thrill
And baby you, you, made my heart stand still

Top Ray Charles, Let The Good Times Roll

Hey everybody
Let's have some fun
You only live but once
And when you're dead you're done
So let the good times roll
I said, "Let the good times roll"
I don't care if you're young or old
You oughtta get together and let the good times roll
Don't sit there mumbling
Talkin' trash
If you want to have a ball
You got to go out and spend some cash
And let the good times roll now
I'm talkin' about the good times
Well it makes no difference whether you're young or old
All you got to do is get together and let the good times roll
Hey y'all tell everybody, Ray Charles in town
I got a dollar and a quarter and I'm just ringing the clock
But don't let no female, play me cheap
I got fifty cents more than I'm gonna keep
So let the good times roll now
I tell y'all I'm gonna let the good times roll now
Well it don't make no difference if you're young or old
All you got to do is get together and let the good times roll
Hey no matter whether, rainy weather
If you want to have a ball
You got to get yourself together
Oh, get yourself under control, woh, and let your good times roll

Top Ray Charles, ln a Little Spanish Town

In a Little Spanish Town
In a little Spanish town
It was on a night like this
Stars were peek-a-boo-ing down
It was on a night like this
I whispered 'Be true to me'
And she sighed 'Si Si'
Many skies have turned to gray
Because we're far apart
Many moons have passed away
And still she's in my heart
We made a promise and sealed it with a kiss
In a little Spanish town
It was on a night like this
I whispered 'Be true to me'
And she sighed 'Si Si'
We made a promise and sealed it with a kiss
In a little Spanish town
It was on a night like this
In a little Spanish town
It was on a night like this

Top Ray Charles, SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE

Pick me a town in any clime
Where people like a rockin' time
And stay awake both day and night
Till everybody's feelin' good an' right
Then throw me smack dab in the middle
I wanna be smack dab in the middle
Ah, smack dab in the middle, boys now
So I can rock and roll to satisfy my soul
Ten Cadillacs, a diamond mill
Ten suits of clothes to dress to kill
A ten room house, some BBQ
And fifty chicks, not over twenty-two
Then throw me smack dab in the middle
Oh I wanna be smack dab in the middle, ah now boys
You can see why I wanna be smack dab in the middle now
So I can rock and roll to satisfy my soul
One hundred beds with chorus girls
A street that's paved with natural pearls
A wagon load of bonds and stocks
Then open up the door at Fort Knox
Then throw me smack dab in the middle
I wanna be smack dab in the middle, ah now listen boys
Throw me smack dab in the middle right now
So Ray can rock and roll to satisfy his soul, that's all right
A lot of bread and gangs of meat
Oodles of butter and somethin' sweet
Gallons of coffee to wash it down
Bi-carbonated soda by the pound
Then throw me smack dab in the middle
I picture it, smack dab in the middle
Ah, throw me now, smack dab in the middle right now

Top Ray Charles, This Little Girl Of Mine

Wella, oh yeah
Wella, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
Do you know that this little girl of mine?
I want you people to know
This little girl of mine
I take her everywhere I go
One day I looked at my suit
the suit was new
I looked at my shoes
And they were too
And that's why I, I, I, I
Oh, I love that little girl of mine
Oh do you know that this little girl of mine?
Makes me happy when I'm sad
This little girl of mine
Loves me, even when I'm bad
She knows how to love me
Right down to her teeth
If she does any wrong
You know she keeps it from me
And that's why I, I, I, I
Oh, I love that little girl of mine
Do you know that this little girl of mine?
Called me last night about eight
This little girl of mine
Told me that we had a date
She said that she'd meet me
At a quarter to nine
Believe it or not
But she was right on time
And that's why I, I, I, I,
Oh, I love that little girl of mine
Do you know that this little girl of mine?
Knows how to dress so neat
This little girl of mine
Stops the traffic on the street
When the fellas start whistling
Well, I don't mind
I can't blame them
Because she is fine
And that's why I, I, I, I
Oh, I love that little girl of mine
And that's why I, I, I, I

Top Ray Charles, Without A Song

Without a song, hey, the day would never end
Without a song, I know, I know the road would never bend
When things go wrong a man ain't got no friend
I want you to know, I want you to know without a song
I say, I say you must have a song
That field of corn, he would never see a plow
That field of corn, oh, would be, would be deserted now
A man is born but he ain't no good, no how
I know, I know unless you have a song
Let me tell you, you must have a song
I've got my troubles and woe
Long as I know, oh, the Jordan will roll
I know the Jordan, Jordan will roll
I'll get along, long as a song still in my soul
I know, oh, I know I'll never know
Hey, what makes the grass so tall?
I'll never know what makes the rain to fall
I only know that there ain't no love at all
I say, I say, unless you have a song
Unless you have a song
If you can do no more then just
Sing it children
Oh, yeah
I know a man is born
But he ain't no good, no how
Hey, hey, hey, hey, unless he has song
When you get up in the morning you must have a song

Top Ray Charles, I Feel At Home With You

This used to be a grumpy,
Crabbed old lad~
Look at your beamish boy now.
This used to be a jumpy,
Silly and sad~
What is simply joy now.
Life was a canyon
Too dark to view,
Till a companion
Was found like you.
I feel at home with you.
You always fit on
The knees that you sit on.
That' s why I feel at home with you.
I love to roam with you.
Each place that we go,
You flatter my ego.
That' s why I feel at home with you.
I've a sensible,
Comprehensible,
Great respect for you.
There's a dash in it
Of a passionate,
Tender feeling, too.
You are a part of me,
Something that's giving me
Reason for living~
That's why I feel at home with you.

Top Ray Charles, Sleepyhead

Some day is always a glum day,
You lose all your spirit;
Bleak day, that workaway weekday,
And oh how you fear it!
Closing, your heavy eyes closing,
Till nearly asleep, dear,
Dozing, while dreaming dozing,
Your troubles will keep, dear;
Sleepyhead, you'd better go dreaming
Sleepyhead, don't open your eyes!
Sleepyhead, or why should you worry away?
You'd better hurry away
Into your daydreams
Gay dreams!
Sleepyhead, when tears come a-streaming
Oh, weepyhead, no sorrow is wise;
Sleep away,
Deep away,
Keep away your sighs.
Sleepyhead, don't open your eyes!

Top Ray Charles, Me And The Ghost Upstairs

Once upon a midnight dreary
While I pondered weak and weary
From a long trip on the Erie
Comes a rappin' on my chamber door
It's an ectoplasmic tapping
That disturbs my nightly napping
Like a shroud that's gently flapping
Emanating from the second floor.
Buddies are we, me and the ghost upstairs
Sipping our tea, me and the ghost upstairs
But he's inclined to moan when left alone
So I think of things that'll tickle his funny bone
Lonely old ghost upstairs
Regular folks, droppin' our worldly cares
Swappin' our jokes, me and the ghost upstairs
And then she slaps his shroud and laughs out loud
And says "Oh boy, that'll paralyze all the crowd!"
Jolly old ghost upstairs
He's quite a cook
He serves a beautiful drink
He wrote a book
And in invisible ink
I took a look
And the title 'pon the page
Was "The Groups of Wraith"
Once in a while he brings a a gang of friends
Does it in style, careless of what he spends
And though the place is small we have a ball
'Cuz you know those spooks don't require no room at all
We have some mighty fine affairs me and the ghost
upstairs
We have some mighty fine affairs me and the ghost
upstairs

Top Ray Charles, Days of Wine and Roses

The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a
child at play
Through the meadow land toward a closing door
A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before
The lone-ly night discloses just a passing breeze filled
with memories
Of the golden smile that introduced me to
The days of wine and roses and you
[brief instrumental break]
The days of wine and roses
[more instrumental-rest of the first verse]
The lonely-----the night discloses just a passing breeze
filled with memories
Of the golden smile that introduced me to
The days of wine and roses and you

Top Ray Charles, The Birth of Soul, Vol. 3: 1957-1959

Get on the right track, baby
Get on the right track, baby
Get on the right track, baby, yeah
Come on home and treat me wrong again
Get on the right track, baby
Get on the right track, baby
Get on the right track, baby, yeah
Come on home and treat me wrong again
Yeah, I've been so blue and lonely
I've tried both night and day
But I'm beggin' you just one more time
Come back if you don't stay
Get on the right track, baby
Get on the right track, baby
Get on the right track, baby, yeah
Come on home and treat me wrong again
Yeah, I know you know I love you
And yet you broke my heart in two
But it's because I love you
That I don't care what you do
Get on the right track, baby
You better come on, now
Get on the right track, baby, yeah
Come on home and treat me wrong again, oh yeah
Well, I'm beggin' you one more time, baby
Down on bended knees
Please, please come back home
And give my poor heart ease
Get on the right track, baby
Get on the right track, baby
Get on the right track, baby, yeah
Come on home and treat me wrong one more again
That's what I say now

Top Ray Charles, The Genius of Ray Charles

Don't let the sun catch you cryin'
Cryin' at my front door
You done Daddy dirty
He sure don't want you no more
Don't let the sun catch you lyin'
Lyin' at my front door
Daddy's done turned salty
And baby, you made him so sore
You can cry, cry, cry
Yes baby, you can wail
Beat your head on the pavement
Till the man comes and throws you in jail
Don't let the sun catch you cryin'
Cryin' at my front door
You done your Daddy dirty
I tell you, he just don't want you no more
Whoa, you know, you done me dirty now
And I just don't want you no more

Top Ray Charles, Bluesette

Poor little, sad little blue Bluesette
Don't you cry, don't you fret
You can bet one lucky day you'll waken
And your blues will be forsaken
Some lucky day, lovely love will come your way
If there is love in your heart to share
Dear Bluesette, don't despair
Some blue boy is waiting just like you
To find a someone to be true to
Two loving arms you can nestle in to stay
Get set, Bluesette, true love is coming
Your lonely heart soon will be humming
Pretty little Blusette, musn't be a mourner
Have you heard the news yet
Love's 'round the corner
Love wrapped in rainbows and tied with pink ribbons
To make your next springtime

Top Ray Charles, Booty-Butt

INSTRUMENTAL

Top Ray Charles, Baby, It's cold outside

I really can't stay - Baby, it's cold outside
I've got to go away - Baby, it's cold out there
This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice - I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice
My mother will start to worry - Beautiful what you're hurry
And father will be pacing the floor - Listen to that fireplace roar
So really I'd better scurry - Beautiful, please don't hurry
Well, maybe just a half a drink more - put some records on while I pour
And the neighbors might think - Baby it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink? - No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how - Your eyes are like starlight now
To break the spell - I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell
I ought to say no, no, no sir - Mind if I move in closer?
At least I'm gonna say that I tried - What's the sense of hurtin' my pride?
I really can't stay - Baby don't hold out
Baby but it's cold outside
I simpely must go - but Baby it's cold outside
The answer is no - but baby, it's cold outside
The welcome has been - How lucky that you dropped in
So nice and warm - Look out that window, at the storm
My sister will be suspicious - Gosh, your lips look delicious
My brother will be there at the door - Waves upon a tropical shore
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious - Gosh, your lips are delicious
Well maybe just a half a drink more - Oh, never such a blizzard before
I've got to go home - Baby, you'll freeze out there
Say, lend me your coat - It's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand - I thrill when you touch my hand
But don't you see - How can you do this thing to me
There's bound to be talk tomorrow - Think of my lifelong sorrow
At least there will be plenty implied - If you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay - Get over that hold out
Baby but it's cold out side

Top Ray Charles, Black Coffee

I'm feelin' mighty lonesome
Haven't slept a wink
I walk the floor an' watch the door
In between I drink
Black coffee €
Love's a hand-me-down room
I'll never know a Sunday
In this weekday room.
Been talkin' to the shadows
One o'clock 'til four
An' Lord how slow the moments go
When all ya do is pour
Black coffee €
Since the blues caught my eye
I'm hangin' out on Monday
My Sunday dreams to dry.
You know a man is born to love a woman
To work and slave to pay her debts
Just because he's only human
To drown his past regrets
In coffee and cigarettes.
I'm moonin' all the mornin'
Mournin' all the night
In between it's nicotine
Not much heart to fight
Black coffee ...
Feelin' low as the ground
I'm waitin' for my baby
To maybe come around.
Gonna drown my past regrets
In some coffee and a few cigarettes.
I'm moonin' all the mornin'
Mournin' all the night
In between it's nicotine
And not much heart to fight
Black coffee €
Feeling low as the ground
It's driving me crazy!
Just waitin' for my baby
To maybe come around.
Please come around
Please come €

Top Ray Charles, Angel City

ooh baby love me right ,
so let me love you till u get it right ,
why cant you let the others be ,
cause with you is where i got to be ,
ooh sugar , where've you been ,
hangin out with your male friends ,
listen , somebody's gona hurt you ,
the way you love to keep hurtin me ,
ooh baby love me right ,
let me love you till the morning comes ,
ooh sugar , love me right ,
you know i want to be the only one ,
ooh oh oh oh oh ,
let me love you till you get it right ,
ooh baby , understand , i want you to be the only man ,
(only man)
but it seems though its getting too hot ,
i think il start to have my own fun ,
oh baby its plain to see ,
that im qualified to fill your needs ,
you think you put it over on me ,
oh honey , baby just you wait and see , (see)
ooh baby love me right ,
let me love you till the morning comes ,
oh sugar , love me right ,
you know i want to be the only one
ooh oh oh oh oh ,
let me love you till you get it right ,
love me right ,
you gotta love me ,
love me right , (ri-ight)
you gotta love love me ,
ooh ooh yeah
ooh oh oh oh oh ,
let me love you till you get it right ,
ooh baby love me right ,
let me love you till the morning comes , (love me)
ooh sugar love me right
you know i want to be the only one , (only one)
ooh baby love me right , (love me)
let me love you till the morning comes ,
ooh sugar love me right ,
you know i want to be the only one , (ooh yeah)

Top Ray Charles, Baby Don't You Cry

I say, baby, don't you cry
You know I'll soon discover
One day by and by
That you loved another
No matter what you say
I'm gonna leave you right away
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry
Mmm, you know you can't deny
I did my best to please you
But you were so unkind
But still I try to need you
True love that was sincere
You didn't really care
So now, baby, baby, don't you cry
And I remember, sweetheart
That it was you and I
Who said that we must part, uh huh
And the time has
Come to say goodbye
So why do you cry, sweetheart
Hey, hey, baby, don't you cry
Because I'm interfering
You ought to be satisfied
You know I'm gonna keep on caring
Why should you feel blue
I'll tell you, I'm gonna
Be the one to lose
Baby, baby, don't you cry
Whoa, baby, don't you cry
Because of any hearing
You ought to be satisfied because
I'm gonna keep on caring
Why should you feel blue
You know I'll be the one to lose

Top Ray Charles, Am I Blue

Am I blue? Am I blue?
Ain't these tears
In these eyes telling you?
Am I blue? You'll be too
If your schemes like your dreams
Done fell through
Was a time, I was her only one
Now I am the sad and lonely one
Oh, yes I am
Was I gay 'til today?
Now she's gone and we're through
Am I blue?
Was a time, I was her only one
Now I am the sad and lonely one
I'm such a lonely one
Was I gay 'til today?
Now she's gone and we're through

Top Ray Charles, America The Beautiful

Oh beautiful, for heroes proved,
In liberating strife,
Who more than self, our country loved,
And mercy more than life,
America, America, may God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain devined.
And you know when I was in school,
We used to sing it something like this, listen here:
Oh beautiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties,
Above the fruited plain,
But now wait a minute, I'm talking about
America, sweet America,
You know, God done shed his grace on thee,
He crowned thy good, yes he did, in a brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea.
You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this
(America, America, God shed his grace on thee)
America, I love you America, you see,
My God he done shed his grace on thee,
And you oughta love him for it,
Cause he, he, he, he, crowned thy good,
He told me he would, with brotherhood,
(From sea to shining sea).
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you Lord

Top Ray Charles, Alexander's Ragtime Band

Come on and hear Come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band,
Come on and hear Come on and hear , it's the best band in the land!
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before, So natural that you
want to go to war-- That's just the bestest band in the land, Honey Lamb!
Come on along ,Come on along, let me take you by the hand Up to the Man,Up to
the man who's the leader of the band, And if you want to hear the Swanee River
played in ragtime Come on and hear, Come on and hear , Alexander's Ragtime
Band!

Top Ray Charles, Alone Together

Alone together
Alone together, beyond the crowd,
Above the world, we're not too proud
To cling together, We're strong
As long as we're together.
Alone together, the blinding rain
The starless night, were not in vain;
For we're together, and what is there
To fear together.
Our love is as deep as the sea,
Our love is as great as a love can be,
And we can weather the great unknown,
If we're alone together.

Top Ray Charles, Take These Chains From My Heart

(Take these chains from my heart and set me free)
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
You've grown cold and no longer care for me
All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
Take these tears from my eyes and let me see
Just a spark of the love that used to be
If you love somebody new, let me find a new love, too
Take these chains from my heart and set me free

Top Ray Charles, Sweet Sixteen Bars

Instrumental

Top Ray Charles, Talkin' 'Bout You

Who is my friend, when all friends are gone
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Who is my friend, when all friends are gone
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Who is my friend, when all friends are gone
You always defend me, if I'm right or wrong
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Talkin' 'bout you
Knows how to love me, in my way
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Knows how to love me, in my way
I'm talkin' 'bout you
Knows how to love me, in my way
Who's always there, every night and day
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Talkin' 'bout you
Who is the sugar in my tea
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Who is the sugar in my tea
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Who is the sugar in my tea
When I'm in trouble, who sees by me
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Talkin' 'bout you
Knows how to love me, in my way
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Knows how to love me, in my way
I'm talkin' 'bout you
Knows how to love me, in my way
Always there, every night and day
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Talkin' 'bout you, I'm talkin' 'bout you
Talkin' 'bout you, I'm talkin' 'bout you
Talkin' 'bout you, I'm talkin' 'bout you
Talkin' 'bout you

Top Ray Charles, Takes Two to Tango

TAKES TWO TO TANGO
You can haunt any house by yourself
Be a man or a mouse by yourself
You can act like a king on a thrown
There are lots of things that you can do alone
But it takes two to tango two to tango
Two to really get the feeling of romance
Two to tango two to tango do the dance of love
You can sail on a ship by yourself
Take a nap or nip by yourself
You can get into debt on your own
There are lots of things that you can do alone
But it takes ..............
You can get very old by yourself
Catch a fish or a cold by yourself
Dig a ditch or strike it rich all by yourself
There are lots of things that you can do alone
But it takes ......
You can fight like a champ by yourself
You can lick any stamp by yourself
You can be very brave on the phone
There are lots of things that you can do alone
But it takes ................
It Takes two, I say two
Darling it always takes two
I'm with you

Top Ray Charles, Teardrops in My Heart

1) youl never know I cried , when I found out you
lied
for Ive been hangin on this teardrops in my heart
2) my eyes dare not reveal , the way I realy feel
because I know Il cry my heart out if I start
* though Im pretending , that I dont care
to be with you my darlin , is my prayer
3) but way down deep inside , I cant give up my pride
so Ill just keep on hiding teardrops in my heart
( SOLO PIANO )
3) repeat

Top Ray Charles, Teardrops from My Eyes

Every time it rains
I think of you
And that's the time
I feel so blue
The rain starts to fall
Across my windows pane
But it's raining teardrops
From my eyes
If you see tears
Here in my eyes
It's just because
You said goodbye
So baby won't you hurry
Because I love you so
And it's raining teardrops
From my eyes
Remeber the night you told me
Our love would always be
I wouldn't be sad and lonely
If you were here with me
Every single cloud
Would dissappear
I'd wear a smile
If you were here
So baby won't you hurry
Because I love you so
And it's raining teardrops
From my eyes

Top Ray Charles, That Lucky Old Sun

Up in the mornin', out on the job
I work like the devil for my pay
I know that lucky old sun
Has nothin' to do
But to roll around heaven all day
I fuss with my woman and I toy with my kids
I sweat til I'm wrinkled and gray
I know that lucky old sun
Has nothin' to do
But roll around heaven all day.
Yea, Lord above don't you see I'm pinin'
I got tears all in my eyes
Why don't you send down that cloud
With the silver linin'
Lift me up to paradise.
Show me that river
Why don't you take me across
And wash all my troubles away
I know that lucky old sun
He's got nothin' to do
But just roll around heaven all day.
Send down that cloud
With the silver linin'
Lift me up to paradise
Show me that river
And take me across
Wash all my troubles away
And I know the lucky old sun
He's got nothin' to do
But roll around heaven all day.
Yes sir, he got nothin'
But roll around heaven all day.
I say he just roll around heaven all day.
Now you say it...
(with chorus)
Roll around heaven all day.

Top Ray Charles, Tell Me You'll Wait for Me

I'll always love you the same old way
No matter what may come between
Just send me a smile
Once in a lonely while
Tell me, you'll wait for me
How can I forget you starry eyes
You hair when its lit by the moonlit skies
Just keep that smile in you
Til I come home to you
Tell me, you'll wait for me
You're the one, you're the one
Whom I love, and care so much for
But now, til it ends, I'll just wish to be near
Caressing you dear
I'll always dream of dreams with you
Those things we meant to say and do
Keep them a glow(?)
Someday we'll make them so
And tell me, you'll wait for me
I'll always dream of dreams with you
Those things we meant to say and do
Keep them a glow(?)
Someday we'll make them so
Tell me, you'll wait for me

Top Ray Charles, The Right Time

Top Ray Charles, The Man I Love

Someday he'll come along
The man I love
And he'll be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
I'll do my best to make him stay
He'll look at me and smile
I'll understand
And in a little while
He'll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won't say a word
Maybe I shall meet him sunday
Maybe monday
Maybe not
Still I'm sure to meet him one day
Maybe tuesday
Will be my good news day
He'll build a little home
Just meant for two
From which I'll never roam
Who would?
Would you?
And so all else above
I'm waiting for....
The man I love

Top Ray Charles, From The Heart

Top Ray Charles, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little,
Everytime we say goodbye, I wonder why a little,
Why the Gods above me, who must be in the know.
Think so little of me, they allow you to go.
When you're near, there's such an air of spring about it,
I can hear a lark somewhere, begin to sing about it,
There's no love song finer, but how strange the change from major to
minor,
Everytime we say goodbye.
When you're near, there's such an air of spring about it,
I can hear a lark somewhere, begin to sing about it,
There's no love song finer, but how strange the change from major to
minor,
Everytime we say goodbye.

Top Ray Charles, Drown in My Own Tears

It brings a tear,
Into my eyes,
When I begin,
To realize,
I've cried so much,
Since you've been gone,
I guess I'm drowning in my own tears,
I sit and cry,
Just like a child
My pouring tears
Are runnin' wild
If you don't think
You'll be home soon
I guess I'll drown in my own tears
I know it's true
Into each life
Some rain, rain must pour
I'm so blue
Here without you
It keeps raining
More and more
Oh yes so I won't
Be all alone
If you don't think
You'll be home soon
I guess I'll
(drown in my own tears)
Ooh, don't let me
(drown in my own tears)
When I'm in trouble, baby
(drown in my own tears)
Oh, yeah, baby don't let me
(drown in my own tears)
I guess I'll drown in my own tears

Top Ray Charles, Doodlin'

Usin' the phone booth,
Makin' a few calls,
Doodlin' weird things,
Usin' the booth walls.
Got me a big date,
Waitin' for my chick,
Puttin' my face on,
So she could look slick,
I enjoy procrastinating
'Cause I'm busy while I'm waiting,
Doodlin' away, doodlin away
Sittin' and dinin' (dining)
Dinner beginnin',
Started designin'
Usin' the linen,
Talkin' to my date,
Doodlin' my bit,
Waiter got salty,
Told me to please quit
Told the waiter, "Don't be dizzy,
"Can't you see I'm very busy,
"Doodlin' away, doodlin' away."
"Do you doodle all day?"
Asked the waiter in his way,
"Do you doodle all night?"
Told the waiter he was right,
"In your doodlin' way-"
"That's the way I'm gonna stay,"
"Are you thinkin' things right?"
"Doodlin' sheds a lot of light,"
"Don't know what I can do,"
"Ain't nothing you can do,"
"With old doodlin' you,"
"Doodin's all I want to do,"
That's for true!
Why does every single thing I see
Look exactly like a doodle to me?
If I ever have a doubt
What life is all about
I get my pencil out and then commence to doodlin'
And I find it real relaxing
'Specially when I feel that life is really taxing!
'Cause weird designs
They only show what's going on
In weirder minds
Those when you doodle then your noodle's flying blind
Every little thing that you write
Just conceivably might
Be a thought that you capture
While coppin' a wink
Doodlin' takes you beyond what you see
When you write what you think.
I'd feel so lost without my doodlin',
Doodlin' really helps me ease my mind,
I'd be tempest-tossed
Without my doodlin',
When I'm doodlin' there's one thing I find,
Truly, I really really really really really truly truly wanna figure out
What my doodlin's all about.
Later the waiter
Had me arrested,
Took me to Bellevue,
Where I was tested.
Had me a doctor
Probin' my noodle,
'Fore he was half-done,
Taught him to doodle,
Showed him hidden thoughts that linger
Find an outlet through your finger,
Doodlin' away, doodlin' away.
Doctor was real nice,
Told me to be cool,
Looked at the waiter,
Called him the real fool,
Looked at my baby
Told me he dug her,
Got me to doodlin',
So he could bug her,
When he put his arms around her,
Quite to his surprise he found her,
Doodlin' away, doodlin' away
We just doodle all day!

Top Ray Charles, Dont Change On Me

Girl, you're my sunshine
Chase away the raindrops
Make it all worthwhile
Make all the pain stop
Just like a river
Keep love flowing
Don't let our world stop
Keep it going
Chorus:
I love you just the way you are
Honey, don't change on me
Girl, don't you change on me.....girl, don't you change on me....no, no
Girl, you're my lucky star
Honey, don't change on me
Don't change on me.....don't change on me
I used to wonder
Where would I find
Some kind of happiness
And peace of mind
I was living in darkness
But then you came
Bringing the sunlight
Easing my pain
(Chorus)
If there's a heaven
Then this is my prayer
Lord knows I want to know you
If we should meet there
And then forever
We'll walk together
Nothing but sunshine
No more stormy weather
(Chorus....repeat)

Top Ray Charles, Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying

Don't let the sun catch you cryin'
Cryin' at my front door
You done daddy dirty
He sure don't want you no more
Don't let the sun catch you lyin'
Lyin' at my front door
Daddy's done turned salty
And baby, you made him so sore
You can cry, cry, cry
Yes baby, you can wail
Beat your head on the pavement
Till the man comes and throws you in jail
Don't let the sun catch you cryin'
Cryin' at my front door
You done your daddy dirty
I tell you, he just don't want you no more

Don't let the sun catch you lyin'
Lyin' at my front door
Daddy's done turned salty
Baby, you made him so sore
Whoa, you know you done me dirty now
And I just don't want you no more

Top Ray Charles, Don't Cry Baby

1) dont cry , baby
dont cry my little baby
dry your eyes lets be sweethearts again
2) mhh you know I didnt mean
to ever treat you so mean
come on sweetheart lets try it over again
( SOLO PIANO )
1) repeat
3) ahhhhh I know you know I didnt mean
to ever treat you so mean
why dont you come on sweetheart lets try it over again

Top Ray Charles, Deep in the Heart of Texas

Words by June Hershey
Music: Don Swander
Lyrics:
X = Clap
The stars at night are big and bright, X X X X
Deep In the Heart of Texas
The Prairie Sky, is Wide and High, X X X X
Deep In the Heart of Texas
The Sage in bloom is like perfume, X X X X
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Reminds me of the one I love, X X X X
Deep in the Heart of Texas
The Coyotes wail along the trail, X X X X
Deep in the Heart of Texas
The rabbits rush around the brush
Deep in the Heart of Texas
The cowboys cry, "Ki-yip-pee Yi" X X X X
Deep in the Heart of Texas
The Dogies bawl, and bawl and bawl X X X X
Deep In the Heart of Texas
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Top Ray Charles, Crying Time

Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin', ooh
That it won't be long before it's crying time
Now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder
(Fonder)
And that tears are only rain to make love grow
Well, my love for you could never grow no stronger
(Stronger)
If I lived to be a hundred years old
Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin', yeah now
That it won't be long before it's crying time
Now you say you've found someone that you love better
(Better)
That's the way it's happened every time before
And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow
('Morrow)
Crying time will start when you walk out the door
Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin', alright now
That it won't be long before it's crying time

Top Ray Charles, Cryin Time

Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin' Oooh
That it won't be long before it's cryin' time
Now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder (fonder)
And that tears are only rain to make love grow
Well my love for you could never grow no stronger (stronger)
If I lived to be a hundred years old
Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'. Yeah now
That it won't be long before it's cryin' time
Now you say you've found someone that you love better (better)
That's the way it's happened every time before
And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow ('morrow)
Cryin' time will start when you walk out the door
Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin'. Alright now
That it won't be long before it's cryin' time
(That it won't be long before it's cryin' time)

Top Ray Charles, C.c. Rider

C.C. rider, see what you've gone done
Lord, Lord, Lord, made me love you
Now, your dear done come, you made me love you
Now, your man done come
Now, I'm goin' away, baby, won't be back till fall
Lord, Lord, Lord, I'm goin' away, baby, won't be back till fall
And if I find me a good girl, I won't be back at all
C.C. rider, where did you stay last night
Lord, Lord, Lord, your choosin' buttons
Your clothes don't fit you right

Top Ray Charles, BLACKJACK

Ah, let me tell you people
About this Blackjack game
It's caused me nothing but trouble
And I've only myself to blame
Hey hey hey, yeah
How unlucky can one man be
Well every quarter I get now
Lord, Blackjack takes it away from me
My friends don't come around me
Because I've been so blind
I can't even borrow a nickle
Now I've almost lost my mind
Hey hey hey, yeah
How unlucky can one man be
Well every quarter I get
Lord, Blackjack takes it away from me
I sat there with two tens
I thought I'd have some fun
The dealer hit sixteen with a five
Just enough to make twenty one
Hey hey hey, yeah yeah
How unlucky can one man be
Well every quarter I get

Top Ray Charles, Drifting Blues

Whoa, I'm so lonesome baby, now
I am in a travelin' mood, yes I am
Whoa, I'm so lonesome now, now, honey
I tell ya I am in a travelin' mood, um, hmm
Guess I'll have to hop a freight to California
'Cause I've got the travelin' blues, yes I have
Sometime I feel like walkin', now, now
Well I have no walkin' shoes, no, no
Well, sometime I feel like walkin', now, now
I tell you I got no walkin' shoes, do you believe me
That's why I've got to hop a freight to California
'Cause I've got the travelin' blues, um, hmm
'Cause I keep drifting and drifting like a ship out on the sea
I keep drifting and drifting, now like a ship out on the sea, well
You see I ain't got no, nobody in this world to care for me
If my baby, if my baby would only take me back again
Oh now if my baby now uh, would only take me back again
Well I may not be good for nothing, baby
But you see I haven't got no friends
Play it, son
I'll give you all my money, now
Tell me what more can I do, I wanna know
(Just give some more, just give some more)
(Just give some more)
I'll give you all my money, little girl
Tell me what more can I do, I've got to know
(just give some more, just give some more)
(Just give some more)
Well, you may be a good little girl sometime
But you just won't be true
Bye, bye baby, now
Baby, bye, bye, bye, bye
(Bye baby, bye, bye baby)
Bye, bye baby, now
Baby, bye, bye, bye, bye
(Bye baby, bye, bye baby)
Well, it's too late to worry
I want you to know
I said, oh, it's too late to cry

Top Ray Charles, Don't Set Me Free

Don't set me free
And leave me all alone
Don't make me be
Just a rolling stone
Lock me up and throw the key away
Make me a prisoner night and day
And whatever you do to me
Don't set me free
Don't set me free
On my knees I pray
Have mercy on me
Don't send me away
Like a train jumpin off a track
Without ya baby, I'd blow my stack
And whatever you do to me
Don't set me free
Like a stamp on a letter, if you let me stick with you
I could love you better, than anyone else can do
So don't set me free
Though I've done you wrong
Baby can't you see
Without you I can't get along
Keep me in a state of agony
Make me miserable as can be
And whatever you do to me
Don't set me free
Like a stamp on a letter, if you let me stick with you
I could love you better, than anyone else can do
So don't set me free
Though I've done you wrong
Baby can't you see
Without you I can't get along
Keep me in a state of agony
Make me miserable as can be
And whatever you do to me
Don't set me free
No, no, no, don't set me free
I'm saying no, no don't set me free

Top Ray Charles, Every Day I Have The Blues

Everyday, everyday I have the blues
Everyday, everyday I have the blues
When you see me worryin' baby, it's you I hate to lose
Nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Talking 'bout worries and problems people, oh you know I've had my share
Everyday, everyday, yea, now everyday, everyday, everyday
Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday
Everyday, everyday, everyday, yea

Top Ray Charles, Eleanor Rigby

I look at all the lonely people
I look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church
Where a wedding has been, lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face
That she keeps in a jar by the door, who is it for?
All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon
That no one will hear, no one comes near
Look at him working, darning his socks in the night
When there's nobody there, what does he care?
All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?
Eleanor Rigby died in the church
And was buried along with her name, nobody came
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands
As he walks from the grave, no one was saved
All the lonely people, where do they all come from?

Top Ray Charles, Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Features Elton John

What have I got to do to make you love me?
What have I got to do to make you care?
What do I do when lightning strikes me?
And I wake up and find that you're not there
What have I got to do to make you want me?
Mmm hmm what have I got to do to be heard?
What do I say when it's all over?
And sorry seems to be a hardest word
It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over?
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad
And why can't we talk it over?
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
What do I do to make you love me?
What have I got to do to be heard?
What do I do when lightning strikes me?
Mmm what have I got to do?
What have I got to do?
When sorry seems to be the hardest word

Top Ray Charles, On The Atchison Topeka And Santa Fe

What a lovely trip, I'm feeling so fresh and alive
And I'm so glad to arrive, it's all so grand
It's easy to see you don't need a palace
To feel like Alice in Wonderland
Back in Ohio where I come from
I've done a lot of dreamin' and I've travelled some
But I never thought I'd see the day
When I ever took a ride on the Santa Fe
(wanna take a ride on the Santa Fe)
I would lean across my window sill
And hear the whistle echoin' across the hill
Then I'd watch the lights till they fade away
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
What a thrill (what a great big wonderful thrill)
With the wheels a-singin' "westward ho"
Right from the day I heard them start
'Cross the Kansas plains from New Mexico
I guess I've got a little gypsy in my heart
When I'm old and grey and settled down
If I ever get a chance to sneak away from town
Then I'll spend my busman's holiday
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
All aboard! (we came across the country lickety-split)
(rollin' ninety miles an hour), I can't believe I'm
here at last
Woo-oo-ooo! (when you go travellin', it's best for you
To take the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe!)
I can't believe that anything could go so fast
Then you pull that throttle, whistle blows
A-huffin' and a-puffin' and away she goes
All aboard for California, hey! [California pronounced
"californ-eye-ay"]
On the Atchison (on the Atchison)
On the Atchison, Topeka (on the Atchison, Topeka)
On the Atchison, Topeka (on the Atchison, Topeka)
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe!

Top Ray Charles, Yesterday

Yesterday, all my troubles
Seemed so far away, yeah
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Suddenly, I'm not a half the man
I used to be, no, no, no
There's a shadow hanging over me
For yesterday came suddenly
Why did she have to go?
I don't know, she wouldn't say
Wait a minute, I, I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday
Oh, yesterday, love was such an
Easy game to play, yes, it was
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Why did she have to go?
I don't know, she wouldn't say
But listen, I, I must've said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday
Yesterday, love was such an
Easy game to play, yeah
Now I need a place to hide away

Top Ray Charles, It Makes No Difference Now

Makes no difference now what kind of life fate hands me
I'll get along without you now that's plain to see
I don't care what happens next 'cause I'll get by somehow
I don't worry 'cause it makes no difference now
It was just a year ago when I first met you
I learned to love you and I thought you loved me too
But now that's all in the past and I'll forget somehow
I don't worry 'cause it makes no difference now
(Instrumental)
Now that we have really parted I can't believe we're through
I don't blame myself and I'm sure I can't blame you
I know that something had to happen and it happened somehow
I don't worry 'cause it makes no difference now
After all is said and done I'll soon forget you
Although I know that it will be so hard to do
Let things happen as they will and I'll get by somehow
I don't worry 'cause it makes no difference now

Top Ray Charles, Rosetta

Rosetta my Rossetta
In my heart dear there's nobody else but you
Rosetta, my Rosetta
Don't you ever leave me for some other cat that's new
You made my life a dream
Now I pray you'll make it come true
Rosetta, my Rosetta
Let me get to know you better, Rosetta
Repeat

Top Ray Charles, Ruby

They say, Ruby, you're like a dream
Not always what you seem
And though my heart may break when I, I awake
Let it be so, I only know, Ruby, it's you
They say, Ruby, you're like a song
You just don't know right from wrong
And in your eyes I see heartaches for me
Right from the start, who stole my heart? Ruby, it's you
I hear your voice and I must come to you
(Must come to you)
I have no choice so what else can I do?
(What else can I do?)
They say, Ruby, you're like a flame
Into my life you came
And though I should beware, still I just don't care
You thrill me so, I only know, Ruby, it's you
I hear your voice and I must come to you
I have no choice, what else can I do? What can I do?
They say, Ruby, you're like a flame
Into my life you came
And though I should beware, still I don't care
You thrill me so, I only know, Ruby, it's you

Top Ray Charles, Side By Side

Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money
Maybe we're ragged and funny
But we'll travel along, singin' a song
Side by side
Don't know what's comin' tomorrow
Maybe it's trouble and sorrow
But we'll travel the road, sharin' our load
Side by side
Through all kinds of weather
What if the sky should fall but
As long as we're together
It doesn't matter, matter at all
When they've all had their quarrels and parted
We'll be the same as we started
Just travelin' along, singin' a song
Side by side

Top Ray Charles, Stella by Starlight

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

Top Ray Charles, Sentimental Journey

Gonna take a sentimental journey
Gonna set my heart at ease
Gonna make a sentimental journey
To renew old memories
I got my bag, I got my reservation
Spent each dime I could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
I long to hear that: "All aboard!"
Seven, that's the time we leave - at seven
I'll be waiting up for heaven
Counting every mile of railroad track - that moves me back
I never thought my heart could be so yearny
Why did I decide to roam
Gotta take a sentimental journey

Top Ray Charles, Sherry

Sherry, Sherry baby
Sherry, Sherry baby
Sherry baby (Sherry baby)
Sherry can you come out tonight
(Come,come, come out tonight)
Sherry baby (Sherry baby)
Sherry can you come out tonight
(Why don't you come out) To my twist party
(Come out) Where the bright moon shines
(Come out) We'll dance the night away
I'm gonna make you mine
Sherry baby (Sherry baby)
Sherry can you come out tonight
(Come, come, come out tonight)
You better ask your Mama (Sherry baby)
Tell her everything is alright
(Why don't you come out) With your red dress on
(Come out) Mmm you look so fine
(Comeout) Move it nice and easy
Girl, you make me lose my mind
repeat to fade Sherry, sherry baby

Top Ray Charles, Sweet Georgia Brown

SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
WRITERS BEN BERNIE, MACEO PINKARD, KENNETH CASEY
She just got here yesterday, Things are hot here now they say, There's a new gal in town. Gals are jealous, there's no doubt. All the guys just rave about Sweet, Sweet Georgia Brown. And ever since she came, the common folks all claim, say; Chorus: No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown. Two left feet, but oh, so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown. They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown, I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie (not much!). It's been said she knocks 'em dead when she lands in town. Since she came why it's a shame how she's cooled 'em down. Fellas that she can't get must be fellas that she ain't met. Georgia claimed her, Georgia named her, Sweet Georgia Brown. All you gals will get the blues, all you pals will surely lose. And, there's but one excuse. Now I've told you who she was, and I've told you what she does, Still, give this gal her dues. This pretty maiden's prayer is answered anywhere Chorus: No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown. Two left feet, but oh, so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown. They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown, I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie (not much!). All those tips the porter slips to Sweet Georgia Brown They buy clothes at fashion shows for one dollar down. Fellas, won'tcha tip your hats. Oh boy, ain't she the cats? Who's that mister, tain't her sister, It's Sweet Georgia Brown.

Top Ray Charles, Sweet Memories

My world is like a river as dark as it is deep
Night after night the past slips in and gathers all my sleep
My days are just and endless stream of emptiness to me
Filled only by the fleeting moments of her memories
Sweet memories
Sweet memories
She slipped into the silence of my dreams again last night
Wandering from room to room, she's turning on each light
Her laughter spills like water from the river to the sea
And I'm swept away from sadness clinging to her memories
Chorus

Top Ray Charles, Sticks And Stones

People talkin' tryin' to break us up
Why won't they let us be
Bricks and stones may break my bones
But talk don't bother me
People talkin' tryin' to break us up
When they know that I love you so
So I don't care what the people may say
I'll never never let you go
I've been abused
(I've been abused)
In my heart
(my heart's been torn)
I've been accused
(I've been accused)
I've been 'buked
(I've been 'buked and I've been stung)
People talkin' tryin' to break us up, yeah
Scandlizin' my name
They'll say anything just to make me feel bad
Yes anything to make me shame
I've been abused
(I've been abused)
In my heart
(my heart's been torn)
I've been accused
(I've been accused)
I've been 'buked
(I've been 'buked and I've been stung)
People talkin' tryin' to break us, yup
And they scandlizin' my name
They'll say anything just to make me feel bad
Yes anything to make me shame
Yes I know
(oh, yes I know)
Yes I know it
(oh, yes I know)
And you know it, too
(oh, yes I know)
Don't you know it, too
(oh, yes I know)

Top Ray Charles, Swanee River Rock

Do you know way down
(Way down)
Way down upon the Swanee
(Swanee)
Talkin' 'bout the river
(River)
You know was so far
(So far)
So far away
(So far away)
(Oh, yeah)
Do you know that's where
(That's where)
Where my heart is turnin', ohh
(Turnin')
Ever
And there's where
(There's where)
There's where the old folks stay
(Where the old folks stay)
All the world is sad
And lonely now
Everywhere I roam
Keep until you're mine darlin'
(Darlin')
How my heart is going sad
(So sad)
So sad and lonely
Because I'm so far
(So far)
I'm far from my folks back home
(From my folks back home)
All the world is sad
And lonely now
Everywhere I roam
Keep until you're mine darlin'
(Darlin')
How my heart is going sad
(So sad)
So sad and lonely
Because I'm so far
(So far)
So far from my folks back home, yeah
I'm far from my folks back home, yeah
So far from my folks back home, yeah

Top Ray Charles, Hit The Road Jack

(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Woah Woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean,
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen.
I guess if you said so
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Now baby, listen baby, don't ya treat me this-a way
Cause I'll be back on my feet some day.
(Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood)
(you ain't got no money you just ain't no good.)
Well, I guess if you say so
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Well
(don't you come back no more.)
Uh, what you say?
(don't you come back no more.)
I didn't understand you
(don't you come back no more.)
You can't mean that
(don't you come back no more.)
Oh, now baby, please
(don't you come back no more.)
What you tryin' to do to me?
(don't you come back no more.)
Oh, don't treat me like that

Top Ray Charles, Born To Lose

Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain
Every dream has only brought me pain
All my life I've always been so blue
Born to lose and now I'm losing you.
Born to lose, it seems so hard to bear
When I wake, and find that you're not there
You've grown tired and now you say we're through
Born to lose and now I'm losing you.
(instrumental break)
Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain
Every dream has only brought me pain
All my life I've always been so blue
Born to lose and now I'm losing you.

Top Ray Charles, Busted

Yeah, my bills are all due and the baby needs shoes but I'm busted
Cotton is down, quarter a pound but I'm busted, oh yeah
I got cow that went dry, hen that won't lay
Big stack of bills gettin' bigger each day
County's gonna haul my name, know that I went and I'm busted, I am, yeah
Well, I went to my brother to ask for a loan 'cause I was busted
But I hate to beg like a dog for a bone but I'm busted
But my brother said, "There ain't a thing I can do
My wife and my kids are all down with the flu
I was just thinking about calling on you 'cause I'm busted"
And I am no thief but a man can go wrong when he's busted
The food that we canned last summer is gone and I'm busted, no, no, no
Well, the fields are all bare and the cotton won't grow
And my family and I had to pack up and go

Top Ray Charles, Bye Bye Love

Bye bye love
Bye bye happiness, hello loneliness
I think I'm-a gonna cry-y
Bye bye love, bye bye sweet caress, hello emptiness
I feel like I could di-ie
Bye bye my love goodby-eye
There goes my baby with-a someone new
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
She was my baby till he stepped in
Goodbye to romance that might have been
CHORUS
I'm-a through with romance, I'm a-through with love
I'm through with a'countin' the stars above
And here's the reason that I'm so free
My lovin' baby is through with me
CHORUS
Bye bye my love goodby-eye
Bye bye my love goodby-eye
FADE: Bye bye my love goodby-eye
Bye bye my love goodby-eye

Top Ray Charles, California Here I Come

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

Top Ray Charles, CARELESS LOVE

"Careless Love"
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love,
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love.
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love,
Now now don't you see what your careless love has done.
Well you worried my mother till she died
And you caused my father to lose his mind.
Now damn you I'm goin' to shoot you, Lord, I'm gonna shoot you both right down,
I'm gonna spare no one of you child till you spin next dyin'.
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love.
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love.
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love
Oh Lord, don't you see what, what your careless love has done.
Oh yeah.
Careless love now don't know see how you follow me down,
Careless love, don't you see how you follow me down.
Well, you robbed me out of my silver, Lord, and out of my gold
Ever since you been a-ridin' by side.
Oh love, oh love, oh careless,
Oh love, yes oh love, oh careless love.
Oh love, I said love, oh careless love now
Don't you see what your careless love has done, yeah.

Top Ray Charles, Carry Me Back to Old Virginny

Carry me back to old Virginny,
There's where the cotton and the corn and tators grow,
There's where the birds warble sweet in the spring time,
There's where the darkies' heart am longed to go.
There's where I labored so hard for old massa,
Day after day in the field of yellow corn,
No place on earth do I love more sincerely,
Than old Virginny the state where I was born.
Carry me back to old Virginny,
There's where I lived till I withered and decay,
Long by the old dismal swarm have I wandered,
There's where these old darkies' life am passed away.
Massa and misses, have long gone before me,
Soon we'll meet on that bright and golden shore.
There's where we'll happy and free from all sorrow,
There's where we'll live and we'll never part no more.
Carry me back to old Virginny,
There's where the cotton and the corn and tators grow,
There's where the birds warble sweet in the spring time,

Top Ray Charles, Chattanooga Choo Choo

Hey there, pal, whatcha say?
Step aside partner, it's my day
Bend an ear and listen to my version
(Of a really solid, Tennessee excursion)
Pardon me boys, is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?
(Yes, yes)
Track 29!
Boy you can give me a shine
(Can you afford to board, the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?)
I've got my fare and just a trifle to spare
You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore
Dinner in the diner, nothing could be finer
(Then to have your ham and eggs in Carolina)
When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
Shuffle all the coal in, gotta keep it rollin'
(Whoo whoo Chattanooga there you are)
There's gonna be, a certain party at the station
Satin and Lace, I used to call funny face
She's gonna cry, until I tell her that I'll never roam
(So Chattanooga Choo-Choo)
Won't you choo-choo me home?
Get aboard, all aboard
Chattanooga Choo-Choo

Top Ray Charles, Come Rain or Come Shine

I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain, deep as a river
Come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me
It was just one of those things
But don't you ever bet me
'Cause I'm gonna be true if you let me
You're gonna love me, like nobody's loved me
Come rain or come shine
We'll be happy together, unhappy together
Now won't that be just fine
The days may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or out of the money
But I'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine

Top Ray Charles, Cry

If your sweetheart, sends a letter, of goodbye
It's no secret, you'll feel better, if you cry
When wakened, from a bad dream, don't you sometimes think it's real
Well it's only, false emotion, that you feel
If your heartaches, seems to hang around, too long
And your blues, keep getting blue-er, with each song
Remember, sunshine can be found, behind a cloudy sky
So let your hair down now, and baby go on and cry
(If your heartaches seem to hang around too long)
(And your blues keep getting blue-er with each song)
Well remember, sunshine can be found, behind a cloudy sky
Why don't you let your hair down now, baby go on and cry
I said let your hair down, baby go on and cry.

Top Ray Charles, Cry Me a River

Now you say you're lonely
You cried the long night through
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
Now you say you're sorry
For being so untrue
Well, you can cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
You drove me,
Nearly drove me out of my head
While you never shed a tear
Remember?
I remember all that you said
Told me love was too plebeian
Told me you were through with me
Now you say you love me
Well, just to prove you do
Cry me a river
Cry me a river
I cried a river over you
You drove me
Nearly drove me out of my head
While you never shed a tear
Remember?
I remember all that you said
Told me love was too plebeian
Told me you were through with me...
And now you say you love me
Well, just to prove that you do...
Come on! Come on!
Cry me a river...
Cry me a river...
I cried a river over you
I cried a river over you...

Top Ray Charles, Hard Times

My mother told me, before she passed away
Said son when I'm gone don't forget to pray
'Cause there'll be hard times, hard times, oh yeah
Who knows better than I?
Well, I soon found out, just what she meant
When I had to pawn my clothes, just to pay my rent
Talkin' 'bout hard times, hard times, oh yeah
Who knows [Incomprehensible] better than I?
I had a woman, Lord, who was always around
But when I lost my money, then she put me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times, you know those hard
Yeah Lord, who knows better than I?
Yeah Lord, yeah, one of these days
There'll be no more sorrow, when I pass away
And no more hard times, I said no more hard

Top Ray Charles, Hard Times (studio)

Top Ray Charles, I Wonder Who

You have loved lots of girls in the sweet long-ago
And each has meant heaven to you
You have vowed your affection to each one in turn
And have sworn to them all you'd be true
You have kissed 'neath the moon while the world seemed in tune
Then you've left her to hunt a new game
Does it ever occur to you later, my boy
That she's probably doing the same?
If you want to feel wretched and lonely and blue
Just imagine the girl you love best
In the arms of some fellow who's stealing a kiss
From the lips that you once fondly pressed
But the world moves apace and the loves of today
Flit away with a smile and a tear
So you can never tell who's kissing her now
Or just whom you'll be kissing next year
I wonder who's kissing her now
I wonder who's teaching her how
I wonder who's looking into her eyes
Breathing sighs, telling lies
I wonder who's buying the wine for lips
That I used to call mine
I wonder if she ever tells him of me

Top Ray Charles, If I Could

If I could
I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes
Give you courage in a world of compromise
Yes, I would
If I could
I would teach you all the things I've never learned
And I'd help you cross the bridges that I've burned
Yes, I would
If I could
I would try to shield your innocence from time
But the part of life I gave you isn't mine
I've watched you grow, so I could let you go
If I could
I would help you make it through the hungry years
But I know that I could never cry your tears
But I would If I could
Yes, if I live
In a time and place where you don't want to be
You don't have to walk along this road with me
My yesterday won't have to be your way
If I knew
I would try to change the world I brought you to
And there isn't very much that I could do
But I would If I could
Oh baby, daddy wants to protect you
And help my baby through the hungriest
'Cause your part of me and if you ever ever need
Said a shoulder to cry on or just someone to talk to
I'll be there, I'll be there
I didn't change your world
But I would if I could

Top Ray Charles, I Chose To Sing The Blues

Now I could have been a gambler
'Coz I'm good with the cards
I could have been a lover
Breakin' other's hearts
And I feel so silly
Bettin' on the dice
And a lover seldom sees
The same girl twice
And that is why
(That is why)
Oh that's why I chose
(That's why I chose)
I chose to sing the blues, yes, I did
Now, I could have been a doctor
Helping the sick
I could have been a lawyer
But you know that ain't my stick
'Coz I feel so bad
If a patient didn't do well
And I feel just as bad
To leave a client in jail
And that is why
(That is why)
Oh that's why I chose
(That's why I chose)
I chose to sing the blues
Now a man has a lot
That he could present
Just to think
I could have been president
But I can't understand
What politicians say
So I wanna talk to you
In my own little way
And that is why
(That is why)
(That's why I chose)
I chose to sing the blues
Yes I did, friends
Don't you know what I mean
I like what I'm doin'
You know, I like the blues
Everybody understands
What I mean when I say
Something like this here
Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout

Top Ray Charles, I Had A Dream

Well, well, I got a feeling'
(I had a dream)
Things ain?t goin? right
(I had a dream)
Come over baby
(I had a dream)
Let me tell you
About my dream last night
(I had a dream)
You know I dreamed
Someone else
(I had a dream)
Was here with you
(I had a dream)
Doing all the things
(I had a dream)
That I used to do
(I had a dream)
Please don?t let
This dream come true
(I had a dream)
Tell me I?m not losin? you
(I had a dream)
Baby, say it was a dream
(I had a dream, I had a dream)
Well, well you know
I came home
(I had a dream)
And found you gone
(I had a dream)
I never felt so
(I had a dream)
So all alone
(I had a dream)
Oh, with your voice
(I had a dream)
Ringin? in my ear
(I had a dream)
I just could not hold
(I had a dream)
Hold back my tear
(I had a dream)
Please don?t let it come true
(I had a dream)
Tell me I?m not losin? you
(I had a dream)
Oh, say it was a dream
(I had a dream, I had a dream)
Well, well, well, it seems
(I had a dream)
That you love me no more
(I had a dream)
I never felt
(I had a dream)
Felt this way before
(I had a dream)
You were so cold
(I had a dream)
I wonder why
(I had a dream)
You didn?t care
(I had a dream)
How much I cried
(I had a dream)
Baby, please don?t let it come true
(I had a dream)
Won?t you say that I?m not losin? you
(I had a dream)
Oh, say it was a dream
(I had a dream, I had a dream)
Well, well, you know I begged you
(I had a dream)
To come back fast
(I had a dream)
You know without you, baby
(I had a dream)
I know, I couldn?t last
(I had a dream)
Oh, but you would not listen
(I had a dream)
Listen to my plea
(I had a dream)
You turned around
(I had a dream)
And walked away from me
(I had a dream)
Now you know you can?t
Let it come true now
(I had a dream)
Tell me I?m not losin? you, babe
(I had a dream)
Won?t you say it was a dream

Top Ray Charles, Jumpin' In The Morning

Well, now baby
Tell me how do you do?
Ooh, now baby
Tell me how do you do?
Well, I wanna say baby
I really got news for you
Well, now baby
Tell me what is your name?
Ooh, now baby
Tell me what is your name?
Well, I'm in love with you baby
Hope that you feel the same
Well, now baby
I really want you by my side
Ooh, now baby
Swear I want you by my side
Well, you in love in the money
Keep your daddy satisfied
Well, you're finally mine
You're really on the ball
Ooh, Lord by your by
You're really on the ball
Well, you know I start runnin'
Every time you've called
Oh, Lord, babe
Rock, everybody rock, rock, rock
Everybody jump, jump, jump
Everybody, wail, wail, wail
Everybody jump, jump, jump
Everybody, well are ya anybody
I said, wail, wail
(Wail, wail)
Oh, babe
(Oh, babe)
Oh, babe
(Oh, babe)
Oh, babe
(Oh, babe)
Oh, babe
(Oh, babe)
I believe in you when you say I do
Babe, talk about your baby
You ought to be mine
Well, you can talk about your baby
But you ought to be mine
Well, she feels like an angel
And it ought to be an angel o' mine
Well, in the mornin'
Early in the mornin'
Oh, Lord in the evenin'
Do it in the mornin'

Top Ray Charles, Let The Good Times Roll (live)

Top Ray Charles, In The Heat Of The Night

In the heat of the night
Seems like a cold sweat
Creeping cross my brow, yeah
In the heat of the night
I'm a feelin' motherless somehow
Stars with evil eyes stare from the sky
All mean and bright
(In the heat of the night)
Ain't a woman here before
Knows how to make the morning come
It's so hard to keep control
When I could sell my soul, oh, for just a little light
(In the heat of the night)
In the heat of the night
I've got trouble wall to wall, oh yes I have
An' I repeat, oh, I repeat in the night
Must be an ending to us all
Oh Lord, it won't be long
Just you be strong
And it'll be all right
(In the heat of the night)

Top Ray Charles, It's Alright

(It's alright)
Woh, now let me tell you now
(It's alright)
So many times I sat down and cried
(It's alright)
You know, there's no one to dry my weapin' eyes
(It's alright)
Baby, I'm so in love with you now
(It's alright)
And yet you broke my heart in two
Although you've gone away
There's nothin' I can say but, "It's alright"
(It's alright)
Baby, how could you be so mean?
(It's alright)
You know sometimes I feel like I wanna scream
(It's alright)
Every time I hear someone call your name now
(It's alright)
You know it almost drives me insane
(It's alright)
You took my love and gone
And you know that we're wrong
But it's alright
(It's alright)
I wanted to keep on saying sure and
(It's alright)
You know someday you'll need these arms of mine
(It's alright)
I said, "It make take a long long time"
(It's alright)
And when things ain't what they used to be now
(It's alright)
You can bring your fine self home to me
To prove my love is true
I'll hug and kiss you too
And I'll say, "It's alright"

Top Ray Charles, Your Cheatin' Heart

Your cheatin' heart will make you weep
You'll cry and cry and try to sleep
but sleep won't come the whole night through
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
When tears come down like fallin' rain
you'll toss around and call my name
You're gonna walk that floor the way I do
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
Your cheatin' heart will pine some day,
And crave the love, you threw away.
The time will come when you'll be blue,
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you.
When tears come down like fallin' rain
you'll toss around and call my name
You're gonna walk that floor the way I do
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you

Top Ray Charles, You Are My Sunshine

The other night
As I lay sleeping
Whoah, I dreamed I held you
Held you in my arms
Well, but when I woke up this morning
I found out I was mistaken
Do you know that I hung my
I hung my head and cried
Whoah you are my sunshine
(you are my sunshine)
Ohh, my only sunshine
(my only sunshine)
Well, little girl you make me happy sometimes
(you make me happy)
When my skies are grey
(when skies are grey)
Umm, you'll never never never know dear
(you'll never know, dear)
How much I love you
(how much I love you)
Whoa, and I don't want you to take
(don't take my sunshine)
My sunshine away
(shine away)
{instrumental interlude}
You told me once, dear,
That you really loved me
And no one else
could ever come between, yeah
But now you left me and you love another, yeah
And you have shattered, oh yeah
All of my dreams
Whoah you are my sunshine
(you are my sunshine)
Ohh, my only sunshine
(my only sunshine)
Ohh, you make me happy sometimes
(you make me happy)
When my skies are grey
(when skies are grey)
Whoa, you'll never never never know dear
(you'll never know, dear)
How much I love you
(how much I love you)
Whoa, and I don't want you to take
(don't take my sunshine)
Whoa, if you love me
(don't take my sunshine)
Umm-hmm, if you need me
(don't take my sunshine)
Uh-huh if you want me
(don't take my sunshine)
Waaaahh! Listen
(don't take my sunshine)
(don't take my sunshine)
I don't want you to take
(don't take my sunshine)
Waaaahh! Listen
(don't take my sunshine)
(don't take my sunshine)
I don't want you to take
(don't take my sunshine)
Whoah, my sunshine away

Top Ray Charles, What Kind Of Man Are You

What kind of man are you?
Oh Oh! Why do I love you so?
What kind of man are you?
Yeah yeah! When you love me no more
What kind of man are you?
Hm Hmm! Why can I let you go?
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know! About you
What kind of man are you?
Ah! I just can satisfy!
What kind of man are you?
Oh Yeah! No matter how I try!
What kind of man are you?
Why do you tell me lies?
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know! About you
What kind the man are you?
Hm Hm! I'm aways left you low!
What kind of man are you?
Hey hey! How long can this go on?
What kind of man are you?
Ooh! Help somebody to know right from wrong!
I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know! About you

Top Ray Charles, Let's Go Get Stoned

Let's go get stoned
Let's go get stoned
Let's go get stoned
Let's go get stoned
(Now, wait a minute)
You know my baby, she won't let me in
I've got a few pennies, I'm gonna' buy myself a bottle of gin
And then I'm gonna' call my buddy, on the telephone and say
Let's go get stoned
(Now, listen)
You know I work so hard, all day long
Everything I try to do, seems to always turn out wrong
That's why I wanna' stop by, on my way home and say
Let's go get stoned
(Let me tell you one more thing)
Ain't no harm, to have a little taste
But don't lose your cool, and start messing up the man's place
Ain't no harm, to take a little nip
But don't you fall down, and bust your lip

Top Ray Charles, Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Features Johnny Mathis

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land, that I heard of once,
In a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams
That you dare to dream
Really do come true
Some day, I'll wish upon a star,
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
Way up above the chimney tops
Thats where you'll find me
I know somewhere over the rainbow
The blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I
Ohh Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow

Top Ray Charles, Hey Now

Well, did you ever wake up in the morning?
Just about the break of day
Reach over and grab the pillow
Where your baby used to lay
Hey now, hey now
Hey now, hey now, hey now
Well, you know they make you feel so bad
That you lay right down and die
Then you put on your crying
Like you've never cried before
You even cry so loud
You'll give the blues to your neighbor next door
And you say, hey now
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now
They'll make you feel so bad
That you lay right down and die
Well, I got the blues so bad now
I'm tellin' ya it just hurt my feet to walk now
Well people, I got the blues so bad now
People I justa hurt my tonky-tonk now
Hey now, hey now
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now
They'll make you feel so bad
That you lay right down and die
Then you cry, "Lord, Lord
Won't you hear my plea?
I know you can help much more than anybody
So won't you please, send a little bit down to me?"
Hey now, hey now
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now
They'll make you feel so bad

Top Ray Charles, Blue Hawaii

Night and you
And blue Hawaii
The night is heavenly
And you are heaven to me
Lovely you and the blue Hawaii
Without is loveliness
There should be love
Come with me
While the moon is on the sea
The night is young
And so are we
Dreams come true, in blue Hawaii
And mine could all come true

Top Ray Charles, Tell All The World About You

When I need company
I call on you to see about me
I wanna walk about it, talk about it
Tell all the world about you, tell the world about you
When you're with me there's so much fun
You're all the good things all wrapped in one
I wanna walk about it, talk about it
Tell all the world about you, tell the world about you
Woah, I wanna walk, walk about
I wanna talk, talk about
I wanna tell, wanna tell the world all about you
Ohh, I wanna live, just for you
I'm gonna give, love so true
We'll have a love, we'll have a love that's fine and new
Ohh, you're so fine and you're so sweet
You're better at love than a K.B.B
I wanna walk about it, talk about it
Tell all the world about you, tell the world about you
Woah, I wanna walk, walk about
I wanna talk, talk about
I wanna tell, wanna tell the world all about you
Ohh, I gonna live, just for you
I'm gonna give, love so true
We'll have a love, we'll have a love that's fine and new
Ohh, you're so fine and you're so sweet
You're better at love than a K.B.B
I wanna walk about it, talk about it
Tell all the world about, tell all the world about, ohh

Top Ray Charles, New York's My Home

There's a rumour going around
That some of you good people
Want to leave this town
But you better consult me before you go
(Why?)
Cos I've been in all these places
And I know
(Chicago) Chicago's all right
It's got the Wrigley Field and
Soldier's Field and Marshall Field
And it's on a nice lake
But it hasn't got
The hansoms in the park
It hasn't got a skyline after dark
That's why New York's my home
Never let me leave it
New York's my home, sweet home
(What about Hollywood)
Hollywood's got movie stars and
Movie czars and cocktail bars and
Shiny cars and a wonderful climate, they say
But it hasn't got
The handy subway train
You seldom find a taxi
When it rains
That's why New York's my home
Keep your California
New York's my home, sweet home
(Geez, what's happening in St.Louis)
Lots of people like St.Louis
It's got lots of shoes
And the St.Louis blues and
One of our larger rivers runs by
But it hasn't got the opera in The Met
It hasn't got a famous string quartet
That's why New York's my home
No, not a place to visit
New York's my home, sweet home
(San Francisco)
San Francisco is a lovely place
It's got lots of hills
And lots of thrills and it's
On an ocean of some size
But it hasn't got
The Bowery or The Bronx
It hasn't got the Harlem honkytonks
That's why New York's my home
Yeah, it's my favorite city
New York's my home, sweet home
So, save your time and trouble
I say save your railroad fare
I said save your time and trouble, brother
Save your railroad fare
Cause when you leave New York

Top Ray Charles, Born To Be Blue

When there's a yellow moon above me
They say there's moonbeams I should view
But moonbeams being gold are something I can't behold
'Cause I was born to be blue
When I met you the world was bright and sunny
When you left the curtain fell
I'd like to laugh but nothing strikes me funny
Now my world's a faded pastel, oh well
I guess I'm luckier than some folks
I've known the thrill of lovin' you, lovin' you
And that alone is more than I was created for
'Cause I was born to be blue
When I met you the world was bright and sunny
When you left the curtain fell
I'd like to laugh but nothing strikes me funny
Now my world's a faded pastel, oh well
I guess I'm luckier than some folks
I've known the thrill of lovin' you, lovin' you
And that alone is more than I was created for

Top Ray Charles, Blues Before Sunrise

I've got the blues before sunrise
Tears standing in my eyes
I've got the blues before sunrise
Tears standing in my eyes
It's such a miserable feeling
A feeling I do despise
Seems like everybody
Everybody's down on me
Seems like everybody
Everyone's down on poor me
I'm gonna take my troubles
Cast them in the deep blue sea
Yes, I love my baby
But my baby won't be here
Yes, I love my baby
But my baby won't be here
I'm gonna buy me a 45

Top Ray Charles, You've Got Me Crying Again

1) You got me cryin again , you got me cryin again
what is this love all about , Im in and then Im out
2) your kisses right from the start ,
they came from your lips not your heart
you made me happy and then , somebody new looks good
to you
you got me cryin again , just cryin for you
( SOLO PIANO )
2) repeat

Top Ray Charles, You Won't Let Me Go

1) I want you , I need you , Im all packed up to go
but darlin , if you love me , you wont let me go
2) if a love— a true love , it never runs smooth you
know
so if your love is a true love , you wont let me go
* if you dont say you love me , Im gonna walk right
out the door
and Ill hope that youl stop me , so I can hear you
call me darlin once more
3) I tell you I love you , yes I love you
with all my heart and soul , so darlin if you love me
you wont let me go
( SOLO PIANO )
4) hey I love you now , I say I love you
oh with all my heart and soul
so darlin well if you love me
I know you wont let me go
girl I know you wont let me go

Top Ray Charles, You Win Again

What can i do
You Win Again
The news is out
All over town
That you4ve been seen
Just a running ‘round
I know that i
Shouldn't be, but ten
I just can't do
You Win Again
This heart of mine
Could never see
What everybody knew about me
Just trustin' you
Was my great sin
What can i do
You Win Again, yes
What can i do
You Win Again
I'm sorry for
Your victim now
Cause soon, his head
Like mine will bow
He'll give his heart
But all in vain
And some day say
You Win Again
You have no heart
You have no shame
You take true love
And give the blame
I'll guess that I should not complain
I love you still
Well, You Win Again
I love you still
You Win Again

Top Ray Charles, You Don't Know Me

Featuring: Diana Krall
You give your hand to me
And then you say, "Hello"
And I can hardly speak
My heart is beating so
And anyone can tell
You think you know me well
Well, you don't know me no
No you don't know the one
Who dreams of you each night
And longs to kiss your lips
And longs to hold you tight
To you I'm just a friend
That's all I've ever been
No you don't know me
I never knew the art of making love
Though my heart aches with love for you, yeah
Afraid and shy, I let my chance go by
A chance that you might love me too
You give your hand to me
And then you say, "Goodbye"
And I watched you walk away
Beside the lucky guy
No you'll never ever know
The one who loved you so
No you don't know me
But I never knew the art of making love
Though my heart aches with love for you
I'm afraid and shy, I let my chance go by
A chance that you might love me too
You give your hand to me
And then you say, "Goodbye"
And I watched you walk away
Beside the lucky guy
Oh, you'll never ever know
The one who loved you so
No you don't know me
I say you never ever know
The one who loved you so
No you don't know me

Ray Charles - The Best Of (By Classic Mood Experience)

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Ray Charles - The Best Songs

Ray Charles - Full Concert - "1981"

Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack (Original)

Ray Charles Greatest Hits (Full Album) - The Best Of Ray Charles

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Georgia on my Mind- Ray Charles

Ray Charles - Say no more

Ray Charles - I Got A Woman

Ray Charles - America,The Beautiful (LIVE) HD

Ray Charles - Mother (Remix)

RAY CHARLES "I Can't Stop Loving You"

Ray Charles - In Concert with Diane Schuur (FULL concert 1999)

'Ray Charles' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

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Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)

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The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000)

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Just the Ticket (1999)

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Famous quotes by Ray Charles:

"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great."

"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities."

"I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear."

"Do it right or don't do it at all. That comes from my mom. If there's something I want to do, I'm one of those people that won't be satisfied until I get it done. If I'm trying to sing something and I can't get it, I'm going to keep at it until I get where I want it."

"Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine."

"I don't think any of us really KNOWS why we're here. But I think we're suppose to BELIEVE we're here for a purpose."

"There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, ''If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles."

"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room"

"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water."

"Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap."

"What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man."

"Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal."

"Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor."

"My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil."

"The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done."

"My version of "Georgia" became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch people like me suddenly declaring my version of a song as its state song. That is touching."

"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room."

"I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing."

Born: 1930-09-23

Died: 2004-06-10

Ray Charles - The Best Of (By Classic Mood Experience)

Best Songs of Ray Charles | Ray Charles's Greatest Hits

Ray Charles - The Best Songs

Ray Charles - Full Concert - "1981"

Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack (Original)

Ray Charles Greatest Hits (Full Album) - The Best Of Ray Charles

ray charles -best compilation 1

Georgia on my Mind- Ray Charles

Ray Charles - Say no more

Ray Charles - I Got A Woman

Ray Charles - America,The Beautiful (LIVE) HD

Ray Charles - Mother (Remix)

RAY CHARLES "I Can't Stop Loving You"

Ray Charles - In Concert with Diane Schuur (FULL concert 1999)

Ray Charles- What'd I Say

Willie Nelson with Ray Charles - Seven Spanish Angels

Ray Charles - Mess Around

Ray Charles - What'd I Say LIVE

Ray Charles - Newport Jazz Festival 1960 (Full Concert)