Billie Holiday (born Elinore Harris; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired all over the world for her deeply personal and intimate approach... [read more]
 


  • Don't Explain
  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby)
    I can't give you anything but love, babyThat's the only thing I've plenty of, babyDream a while scheme a whileWe're sure to findHappiness and I guessAll those things you've always pined forGee, I'd like to see you...

  • This Year's Kisses
    This year's crop of kissesDon't seem as sweet to meThis year's crop just missesWhat kisses used to beThis year's new romanceDoesn't seem to have a chanceEven helped by Mr. Moon aboveThis year's crop of kisses is not...

  • There'll Be Some Changes Made
    They say don't change the old for the newBut I've found out that this will never doWhen you grow old don't last longYou're here today and then tomorrow you're goneI loved a man for many years gone byI thought his love...

  • Beyond The Sea
  • The Moon Looks Down And Laughs
    The moon looks down and laughsAnd says, "I told you so"Why did I let you go awayI was so sure you loved me madlyAnd when I wanted youYou'd gladly come back to meI never realised the day we said goodbyeHow very sorry I...

  • Nobody
    When life seems full of clouds and rainAnd I am filled with naught but painWho soothe my thumping, bumping brainNobodyWhen winter comes with snow and sleetAnd me with hunger and cold feetWho says, "Here's two bites,...

  • No Good Man
    No good manLovin' all the no good thingsNever treats me as he shouldThat ain't no goodHe's always bringing me downHe's no saintHeaven knows thats what he ain'tSpends his money foolishlyNot on meI'm the one who gets...

  • Just Friends
    Just friendsLovers no moreJust friendsBut not like beforeTo think of what we've beenAnd not to kiss againSeems like pretendingIt isn't the endingTwo friendsDrifting apartTwo friendsBut one broken heartWe loved we...

  • Without Your Love
    Without your loveI'm like a song without wordsJust like a nest without birdsWithout your loveFine sun aboveWill never shine at my doorMy life holds nothing in storeWithout your loveI rode the crest of a waveWith you...

  • When It's Sleepy Time Down South
    Homesick, tired, all alone in a big cityWhy should eveybody pity me?Nighttime falling, and I'm yearning for VirginiaHospitality within ya calls mePale moon shining on the fields belowFolks are crooning songs soft and...

  • (I Love You) Porgy
    I love you, PorgyDon't let him take meDon't let him handle meAnd drive me madIf you can keep meI want to stay with you foreverAnd I'll be gladI love you, PorgyDon't let him take meDon't let him handle meWith his hot...

  • Day In, Day Out
  • I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
    Your eyes so blueYour kisses tooI never knew what they could doI can't believe you're in love with meYou're telling everyone I knowI'm on your mind each place you goThey can't believe that you're in love with meI have...

  • Long Gone Blues
    Talk to me babyTell me what's the matter nowTell me, baby what's the matter now?Are you tryin' to quit me, babyBut you don't know howI've been your slaveEver since I've been your babeI've been your slaveEver since...

  • Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
  • Yours And Mine
    The stars that shineAre yours and mineThe rainbows in the skyAre yours and mineThe song of springtimeThe lullaby of FallThe sunshine of summertimeBelong to us allThe moon aboveIs yours and mineThe right to fall in...

  • I Wished On The Moon
    I wished on the moonFor something I never knewWished on the moonFor more than I ever knewA sweeter rose, a softer skyOn April days that would not dance byI begged on the starsTo throw me a beam or twoWished on the...

  • Moonlight In Vermont
    Pennies in a streamFalling leaves a sycamoreMoonlight in VermontGentle finger wavesSki trails down a mountain sideSnowlight in VermontTelegraph cables, how they sing down the highwayAs they travel each bend in the...

  • I'll Be Around
    I'll be around no matter how you treat me now,I'll be around from now on.Your latest love can never last,And when it's past, I'll be around when she's gone.Goodbye again and if you find a love like mine,Just now and...

  • Always
    I'll be loving you alwaysWith a love that's true alwaysWhen the things you planNeed a helping hand will understandalways, alwaysDays may not be fair alwaysThat's when I'll be there, alwaysNot for just an hourNot for...

  • You're Driving Me Crazy
    You, you're driving me crazy! What did I do? What did I do? My tears for you make everything hazy Clouding the skies of blue How true Were the friends who were near me to cheer me Believe, me they knew But you Were...

  • April In Paris
    I never knew the charm of springI never met it face to faceI never new my heart could singI never missed a warm embraceTill April in Paris, chestnuts in blossomHoliday tables under the treesApril in Paris, this is a...

  • It's Not For Me To Say
    It's not for me to say you love meIt's not for me to say you'll always careOh, but here for the moment I can hold you fastAnd press your lips to mineAnd dream that love will lastAs far as I can see this is heavenAnd...

  • Stormy Blues
    I've been down so longThat down don't worry meI've been down so longThat down don't worry meI just sit and wonderWhere can my good man beWhen it rains in hereIt's storming on the seaWhen it rains in hereIt's storming...

  • Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
    You say eitherAnd I say eitherYou say neitherAnd I say neitherEither, either, neither, neitherLet's call the whole thing offYou like potatoesAnd I like potatoesYou like tomatoesAnd I like tomatoesPotatoes, potatoes,...

  • All The Way
    When somebody loves youIt's no good unless he loves you - all the wayHappy to be near youWhen you need someone to cheer you - all the wayTaller than the tallest tree isThat's how it's got to feelDeeper than the deep...

  • If The Moon Turns Green
    If you were mineI could be a ruler of kingsAnd if you were mineI could do such wonderful thingsI'd say to a starStop where you areLight up my lover's wayAnd every star above youWould obey, sayIf you were mineI would...

  • Just One Of Those Things
    As Dorothy Parker once said to her boyfriend: "Fare thee well!"As Columbus announced when he knew he was bounced: "It was swell, Isabelle, swell!"As Abelard said to Heloise: "Don't forget to drop a line to me,...

  • St. Louis Blues
    I hate to see that evening sun go downI hate to see that evening sun go down'Cause, my baby, he's gone left this townFellin' tomorrow like I feel todayIf I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel todayI'll pack my truck and...

  • Lady Sings The Blues
    Lady sings the bluesShe's got them badShe feels so sadWants the world to knowJust what the blues is all aboutLady sings the bluesShe tells her sidenothing to hideNow the world will nowJust what the blues is all...

  • I've Got A Date With A Dream
    I've got a date with a dreamA dream divineI've got a date with a dreamWho may be mineI've got to hurry and dressTo meet him at sevenWhen any old corner becomes a cornerOf heaven, blue heavenI'm gonna dance with a...

  • All Of Me
    You took my kisses and all my loveYou taught me how to careAm I to be just remnant of a one side love affairAll you tookI gladly gaveThere is nothing left for me to saveAll of meWhy not take all of meCan't you seeI'm...

  • Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
  • Gloomy Sunday
    Sunday is gloomy,My hours are slumberlessDearest the shadowsI live with are numberlessLittle white flowersWill never awaken youNot where the black coachesSorrow has taken youAngels have no thoughtsOf ever returning...

  • Havin' Myself A Time
    I'm having myself a timeI mean I'm having what I wantWanting what I haveDoing what I likeAnd liking what I doAnd I'm having myself a timeI never could save a dimeAnd so I'm living like a lordActing like, a loonLying...

  • I Can't Get Started
    Iv'e been around the world in a planeSettled revolutions in SpainThe North Pole I have chartedBut can't get started with youAnd at the golf course I'm under parMetro-Goldwyn wants me to starI've got a house and a show...

  • Glad To Be Unhappy
    Look at yorself.If you had the sense of humor,You would laught to beat the band.Look at yourself.Do you still belive in rumorthat romance is simply grand?Since you took it righton the chin,you have lost that...

  • Back In Your Own Backyard
    The bird with feathers of blueIs waiting for youBack in your own backyardYou'll see your castles in SpainThrough your window paneBack in your own backyardOh you can go to the EastGo to the WestBut someday you'll...

  • Ain't Misbehavin'
    No one to talk with, all by myselfNo one to walk with, but I'm happy on the shelfAin't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you.I know for certain the one you loveI'm through with flirtin', it's just you I'm thinkin'...

  • It's Too Hot For Words
    It's too hot for wordsWhy bother with conversationDon't let's talk or even walkIf you want to make love, okayIt's too hot for wordsThere's nothing like relaxationCan't ignore this temperatureBut if you want to make...

  • Billie's Blues
  • It's Like Reaching For The Moon
    It's like reaching for the moonIt's like reaching for the sunIt's like reaching for the starsReaching for youYou're so far above meHow can I expect than an angel toIt's so refined as you areIt's like flying without...

  • There Is No Greater Love
    There is no greater loveThan what I feel for youNo greater love, no heart so trueThere is no greater thrillThan what you bring to meNo sweeter songThan what you sing to meYou're the sweetest thingI have ever knownAnd...

  • Loveless Love
    Love is like a hydrant turns off and onLike some friendships when your money's goneLove stands in with the loan sharks when your heart's in tongsIt I had some strong wings like an aeroplaneHad some broad wings like an...

  • Let's Call A Heart To Heart
    When we're in a friendly situationMy conversation may not be smartBut if we're to have a perfect understandingLet's call a heart a heartThere are words that should be whispered gent@yThat's evidently the way to...

  • Moonglow
    It must have been that moonglowWay up in the blueIt must have been moonglowThat led me straight to youI still hear you saying"Dear one, hold me fast"And I start in prayingOh lord, please let this lastWe seemed to...

  • Carelessly
  • How Am I To Know
    OhHow am I to knowIf its really loveThat's found its way hereOhHow am I to knowWill it linger onAnd leave me thenI'll dare not guessAt this strange happinessBut ohHow am I to knowCan it be that loveHas come to stay here

  • How Deep Is The Ocean
    How can I tell you what is in my heart?How can I measure each and every part?How can I tell you how much I love you?How can I measure just how much I do?How much do I love you?I'll tell you no lieHow deep is the...

  • Born To Love
  • Easy To Love
  • Mean To Me
    You're mean to meWhy must you be mean to me?Gee, honey, it seems to meYou love to see me cryin'I don't know whyI stay home each nightWhen you say you phoneYou don't and I'm left alone.Sing the blues and sighin'You...

  • Love For Sale
    Love for sale.Appetizing, young love for sale.Love that's fresh and still unspoiled. Love that's only slighty soiled.Love for sale.Who will buy?Who will like to sample my supply?Who's prepared to pay the price for a...

  • Life Begins When You're In Love
    Life begins when you're in loveYou have the whole world before youWhen you've found the oneThe only one to love and adore youAnd when you learn the sigh of itThe long of it, the cry of itLife begins when Cupid winsAnd...

  • Summertime
    Summertime and the livin' is easyFish are jumpin' and the cotton is fineOh your Daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'So hush little baby, don't you cryOne of these morningsYou're goin' to rise up singingThen you'll...

  • You're My Thrill
    You're my thrillYou do something to meYou send chills right through meWhen I look at you'Cause you're my thrillYou're my thrillHow my pulse increasesI just go to piecesWhen I look at you'Cause you're my...

  • The Blues Are Brewin'
    When the moon's kinda dreamyStarry eyed and dreamyAnd nights are luscious and longIf you're kinda lonelyThen nothin' but the blues are brewin'The blues are brewin'When the wind through the windowBlows across your...

  • Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine)
    Sugar, I call my baby my sugarI never maybe my sugarThat sugar baby of mineHe's special rationFunny, he never asks for my moneyAll I give him is honeyAnd that he can spend anytimeI'd make a million trips to lipsIt I...

  • Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
    Baby won't you please come home'Cause your daddy's all aloneI have tried in vainNever no more to call your nameWhen you left you broke my heartBecause I never thought we'd partEvery hour in the dayYou will hear me...

  • Sophisticated Lady
    They say into your early life romance cameAnd this heart of yours burned a flameA flame that flickered one day and died awayThen, with disilution deep in your eyesYou learned that fools in love soon grow wiseThe years...

  • I'm Painting The Town Red
    A smile on my faceA song on my lipsPretending is all I doI'm painting the town redTo hide a heart that's blueI'm*** with the crowdI play with the crowdBut oh, if they only knewI'm painting the town redTo hide a heart...

  • Good Morning Heartache
    Good morning heartacheYou old gloomy sightGood morning heartacheThought we said goodbye last nightI turned and tossed until it seems you heve goneBut here you are with the dawnWish I forget you, but you're here to...

  • The Man I Love
    Someday he'll come alongThe man I loveAnd he'll be big and strongThe man I loveAnd when he comes my wayI'll do my best to make him stayHe'll look at me and smileI'll understandThen in a little whileHe'll take my...

  • You've Changed
    I've an awfully feellingThat this thought that's been a stealin thru my brainIs not to be ignoredBut to really tell the truthThough I'm not a well known sleuthI honestly believe that you are boredYou've changedThat...

  • If I Were You
    If I were youHere's what I'd doI'd give my heart a breakInstead of trying to break my heartIt I were youI'd do this tooI'd string along with meinstead of keepin' me on a stringI'd love me the whole day longYou'd never...

  • Comes Love
  • Say It Isn't So
    You can't stop people from talkingAnd they're talking, my dearAnd the things they're sayingFill my heart with fearNow I could never believe themWhen they say you're untrueI know that they're mistakenStill I want to...

  • Miss Brown To You
    Who do you think is comin' to townYou'll never guess whoLovable, hugable Emily BrownMiss Brown to youWhat if the rain comes pattering downMy heaven is blueCan it be sending me Emily BrownMiss Brown to youI know her...

  • What Is This Thing Called Love
    What is this thing called love?This funny thing called love?Just who can solve its mystery?Why should it make a fool of me?I saw you there one wonderful dayYou took my heart and trew it awayThat's why I ask the Lord...

  • Easy Living
  • I Get A Kick Out Of You
    My story is much too sad to be told,But practically ev'rything leaves me totally cold.The only exception I know is the caseWhere I'm out on a quiet spreeFighting vainly the old ennuiAnd I suddenly turn and seeYour...

  • Deep Song
  • I'm In A Low Down Groove
    I'm in a lowdown grooveFrom carrying a torch for youOh, what a lowdown grooveReally don't know what to doMy heart has no sense of humorDear, as far as you're concernedIt's more than a Winchell rumorThis time I really...

  • For All We Know
  • He Ain't Got Rhythm
    'Cause he ain't got rhythmEvery night he sits in the house aloneHe ain't got rhythmEvery night he s@ts there are wears a frownHe attracted some attentionWhen he found the fourth dimensionBut he ain't got rhythmSo no...

  • It's Easy To Blame The Weather
    Honestly I'm glad it's snowingIt helps to keep our friends from knowingWhen they ask me why I'm sadIt's easy to blame the weatherIt's funny how the blinding snow flakesAre right in time to hide my heartacheLet them...

  • Just One More Chance
    Just one more chanceTo prove it's you alone I care forEach night I say a little prayer forJust one more chanceJust one more nightTo taste the kisses that enchant meI'd want no others if you'd grant meJust one more...

  • Everything I Have Is Yours
  • I'll Get By
    I'll get byAs long as I have youOh there'be rainAnd darkness tooI'll not complainI'll live with youPovertyMay come to me that's trueBut what care II'll get byAs long as I have you*ALTERNATIVELY (I don't know.....,...

  • Fine And Mellow
  • I'll Never Fail You
    I'll never fail youWhatever may beI'll never tail youDepend upon meI'll see them all throughThe things you've planned.But if they fall throughI'll understand,And when shadows trail youI'll bring you the sunI'll never...

  • Come Rain Or Come Shine
  • Sentimental & Melancholy
    Sentimental and melancholyWhenever I think about youIt's only a mood,A brief interludeThat's better described as just feeling blueI suppose that it's just my follyTo keep it alive as I doBut it's a kind of sugar...

  • Them There Eyes
    I fell in love with you first time I looked intoThem there eyesYou've got a certain lil' cute way of flirtin' withThem there eyesThey make me feel happyThey make me feel blueNo stallin'I'm fallin'Going in a big way...

  • Cheek To Cheek
  • Speak Low
    Speak low when you speak, loveOur summer day withers away too soon, too soonSpeak low when you speak, loveOur moment is swift, like ships adrift, we're swept apart, too soonSpeak low, darling, speak lowLove is a...

  • Stormy Weather
    Don't know why there's no sun up in the skyStormy weatherSince my man and I ain't together,keeps rainin' all the timeLife is bare, gloom and mis'ry everywhereStormy weatherJust can't get my poorself together,I'm weary...

  • It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
    Be sure it's true when you say"I love you"It's a sin to tell a lieMillions of hearts have been brokenJust because these words were spokenI love youYes I doI love youIf you break my heart I'll dieSo be sure that it's...

  • Swing, Brother Swing
    Deep rhythm captivates meHot rhythms stimulate meCan't help but swing it boySwing it brothers swingDon't stop to diddle daddleStop this foolish prattleCome on swing me boySwing it brothers swingRaring to go and there...

  • Where Is The Sun?
    Oh clouds above meWhere are the birds that used to sing?Everything's wrongOh where is their song of love?Where is the oneWho said he loved meFar, like those clouds he used to bringCan it be true there's somebody new...

  • A Foggy Day
    A foggy day, in London townIt had me low, and it had me downI viewed the morning, with much alarmThe British Museum, had lost its charmHow long I wondered, could this thing lastBut the age of miracles, it hadn't...

  • No Regrets
    No regretsAlthough our love affair has gone astrayNo regretsI know I'll always care though you're awaySo now our happy romance ended suddenlyStill in my heart you'll be forever mineNo regretsBecause somebody new looks...

  • I Thought About You
    I took a trip on a trainAnd I thought about youI passed a shadowy laneAnd I thought about youTwo or three cars arked under the starsA winding streamMoon shining down on some little townAnd with each beam, the same old...

  • Getting Some Fun Out Of Life
    When we want to love, we loveWhen we want to kiss, we kissWith a little petting, we're gettingSome fun out of lifeWhen we want to work. we workWhen we want to play, we playIn a happy setting, we're gettingSome fun out...

  • Love Me Or Leave Me
    This affair is killin' meI can't stand uncertainlyTell me now I've got to knowWhether you want me to stay or to goLove me or leave me Or let me be lonelyYou won't believe me, I love you onlyI'd rather be lonelyThen...

  • Prelude To A Kiss
    If you hear a song in blue like a flower crying for the dewThat was my heart serenading youMy PRELUDE TO A KISSIf you hear a song that grows from my tender sentimental woesThat was my heart trying to compose A PRELUDE...

  • You're A Lucky Guy
    You're a lucky guy when you considerThe highest bidder can't buyThe gleam in your eyesYou're a lucky guyThank you lucky starsYou've got a honey who wants no moneyShe'll take you just as you areThank you lucky starsHey...

  • If Dreams Come True
    If dreams come trueI'll be with youI love that smile in your eyesYou see a dream in the skiesIn your caress there is happinessAnd love in viewIf dreams come true

  • Georgia On My Mind
    GeorgiaGeorgia, the whole day throughJust an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mindGeorgiaGeorgia, a song of youComes as sweet and clean as moonlight through the pinesOther arms reach ot to meOther eyes smile...

  • Sun Showers
    Sun showersNever mind the rainThe sun will shine againThrough sun showersIn a little whileThey sky above will srnileLike luster that follows your kissDark clouds of sorrowWill soon be a sunny tomorrowWhile sun...

  • It Had To Be You
    Why do I do, just as you sayWhy must I just, give you your wayWhy do I sigh, why don't I try - to forgetIt must have been, that something lovers call fateKept me saying: "I have to wait"I saw them all, just couldn't...

  • It's The Same Old Story
    The same old storyIt's as old as the stars aboveThe same old storyOf a boy and a girl in loveThe scenes say more moonlightThe times say more June lightRomance's the thingTwo hearts away deep in a dreamThe same old...

  • Mood Indigo
    You ain't been blueNo, no, noYou ain't been blueTill you've had that mood indigoThat feelin goes stealin down to my shoesWhile I sit and sigh "Go 'long, blues"Always get that mood indigoSince my baby said goodbyeIn...

  • I'm Pulling Through
    I'm pulling through and it's because of you!When I was stranded came your helping handLonely, hurt I had not known which way to turn'Til you said, "Try smiles, not tears, just laugh and learn"I'm pulling trough and...

  • Am I Blue?
    It was a morning, long before dawnwithout a warning I found he was goneHow could he do itWhy should he do itHe never done it beforeAm I blueam I blueain't these tears, in these eyes telling youHow can you ask me "am I...

  • I'm A Fool To Want You
    I'm a fool to want youI'm a fool to want youTo want a love that can't be trueA love that's there for others tooI'm a fool to hold youSuch a fool to hold youTo seek a kiss not mine aloneTo share a kiss that Devil has...

  • Darn That Dream
  • How Could You?
    Just when romance got a startYou decided it was time to partHow could you?How could you?It was on a night like thisYou left me and didn't leave a kissHow could you?How could you?You know that love is just like apple...

  • I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key)
    I'm gonna lock my heartAnd throw away the keyI'm wise to all those tricks you played on meI'm gonna turn my back on loveGonna snob the moon aboveSeal all my windows up with tinSo the love bug can't get inPark my...

  • A Sunsetbonnet Blue (And A Yellow Straw Hat)
    A sunbonnet blue and a yellow straw hatShy little he and sheWere declaring love's old storyIn the shade of the old apple tree,,A sunbonnet blue and a yellow straw hatDecided to say, "I do"So they rode to June and...

  • I Cover The Waterfront
    Away from the city that hurts and knocks,I'm standing alone by the desolate docksin the still and the chill of the nightI see the horizon the great unknownmy heart has an acheit's as heavy as stonewith the dawn coming...

  • I Love My Man
    I love my manOn my life I say I don'tI love my manOn my life I say I don'tBut I'll quit my manOn my life I say I won'tI've been your slave babyEver since I've been your wayI've been your slaveEver since I've been your...

  • I'll Never Smile Again
    I'll never smile againUntil I smile at youI'll never laugh againWhat good would it doFor tears would fill my eyesMy heart would realizeThat our romance is trueI'll never love againI'm so in love with youI'll never...

  • I Hear Music
    I hear musicMighty fine musicThe murmur of a morning breeze up thereThe rattle of the milkman on the stairSure that's musicMighty fine musicThe singing of a sparrow in the skyThe perking of the coffee right near...

  • Did I Remember?
  • Guilty
    Is it a sin, is it a crimeLoving you dear like I doIf it's a crime, then, I'm guiltyGuilty of loving youMaybe I'm wrong dreaming of youDreaming the lonely night thruIf it's a crime, then, I'm guiltyGuilty of dreaming...

  • Baby, I Don't Cry Over You
    Had my lunch all aloneWaited for you to phoneSaid you call me at twoSo at abpout twenty of threeI had cocktails with LeeBaby, I don't cry over youStood me up in the rainTried to hurt me againBet you thought I'd be...

  • Embracable You
  • A Fine Romance
    A fine romance, with no kissesA fine romance, my friend this isWe should be like a couple of hot tomatoesBut you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoesA fine romance, you won't nestleA fine romance, you won't...

  • Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
    I don't know why but I'm feeling so sadI long to try something I never hadNever had no kissin'Oh, what I've been missin'Lover man, oh, where can you be?The night is cold and I'm so aloneI'd give my soul just to call...

  • Farewell To Storyville
  • Forget If You Can
  • Maybe You'll Be There
    Each time I see a crowd of peopleJust like a fool I stop and stareIt's really not the proper thing to doBut maybe you'll be thereI go out walking after midnightAlong the lonely thoroughfareIt's not the time or placeTo...

  • If I Didn't Care
    If your heart's in doubt, my loveWorried about my loveThen all your fearIs only foolish fancy, dearIf I didn't care more than words can sayIf I didn't care would I feel this way?If this isn't loveThen maybe I'm...

  • Me, Myself And I
    Me, myself and IAre all in love with youWe all think you're wonderfulWe doMe, myself and IHave just one point of viewWe're convincedThere's no one else like youIt can't be denied dearYou brought the sun to usWe'd be...

  • Remember
    One little kiss, a moment of bliss, then hours of deep regretOne little smile, and after a while, a longing to forgetOne little heartache left as a tokenOne little plaything carelessly brokenRemember the nightThe...

  • I Can't Pretend
    I can't pretendI'm sorry we're apartI can't pretendI just can't fool my heartThough I make mineMy friends all seem to realizeTheir smiles, that look in my eyeI can't pretendI simply can't be***erFor in the endMy...

  • Laughing At Life
    Don't mind the rain dropsWait till the rain stopsSmile through your tears, laughing at liifeNo road is lonely, if you will onlyLose all your blues laughing at lifeLive for tomorrow, be happy todayLaugh all your...

  • More Than You Know
    More than you knowMore than you knowMan of my heart, I love you soLately I've found you on my mindMore than you knowWhether you're rightWhether you're wrongMan of my heart, I'll string alongI need you soMore than...

  • April In My Heart
    There's snowflakes in the skyAnd geese are flying highBut it's April in my heart againThe devil got his dueLove's holiday is throughLove and I have made a happy start againThrough leaves lie on the groundThe world...

  • As Time Goes By
    You must remember thisA kiss is still a kissA sigh is just a sighThe fundamental things applyAs time goes byAnd when two lovers wooThey still say I love youOn that you can relyNo matter what the future bringsAs time...

  • Ghost Of Yesterday
    Ghost of yesterdayStalking 'round my roomAll night long you stayWalk around profound gloomWhen the darkness fallsWhen I've gone to bedWeirdly come your callsMournfully, scornfully deadFolly of a love I...

  • (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
    My blue horizon is turning grayAnd my dreams are drifting awayYour eyes don't shine like they used to shineAnd the thrill is gone when your lips meet mineI'm affraid the masquerade is overAnd so is love, and so is...

  • Don't Worry 'Bout Me
  • (This Is) My Last Affair
    Can't you seeWhat love and romance have done to meI'm not the same as I used to beThis is my last affairTragedy just seems to be the end of meMy happiness is miseryThis is my last affairRight from the startYou took my...

  • I'll Never Be The Same
    I'll never be the sameGuys have lost their meaning for meI'll never be the sameNothin's what it once used to beAnd when the song birds that singTell me it's springI can't believe their songOnce love was kingBut kings...

  • My First Impression Of You
    My first impression of youWas like the sight of flowers in springYou were a glorious thing to seeMy first impression of youWas something indescribably newI stood there looking at youSmiling at meIf you had stepped...

  • I've Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
    Though folks with good intentionsTell me to save my tearsWell I'm so mad about himI can't live without himNever treats me sweet and gentleThe way he shouldI've got it badAnd that ain't goodAnd when the weekend's...

  • (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance
    I need your love so badlyI love you oh so madlyBut I don't stand a ghost of a chance with youI thought at last I found youBut other loves surround youAnd I don't stand a ghost of a chance with youIf you'd...

  • Keeps On Rainin'
    One dark and stormy nightBig John was feeling blueAin't he didn't seem rightSo he didn't know just what to doI said do please tell meAin't you satisfied?He looked around so pitifulAnd to me he repliedKeeps on...

  • But Beautiful
  • I Cried For You
    I cried for youNow it's your turn to cry over meEvery road has a turningThat's one thing you're learningI cried for youWhat a fool I used to beNow I've found two eyesJust a little bit bluerI've found a heartJust a...

  • Crazy He Calls Me
  • These 'n' That 'n' Those
    These are nights belowAnd that's the moon aboveAnd those are eyes that say you're mineWhy can't we combine these'n that'n thoseThese are moments rareAnd that's the comfy chairAnd those are lips that should be...

  • Blue Moon
  • Hello, My Darling
    I'll forget your tender kissI'll be brave after this kissI'll say "Hello my darling"It we should meet againYou'll forbid the tears to slipYou'll behave, bite your lipAnd say "Hello my darling"If we should meet againIf...

  • I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
    The snow is snowingThe wind is blowingBut I can weather the stormWhy do I care how much it may stormI've got my love to keep me warmI can't rememberA worse DecemberJust watch those icicles fromWhy do I care if icicles...

  • I Get Along Without You Very Well
    I get along without you very wellOf course, I doExcept when soft rains fallAnd drip from leavesThen I recallThe thrill of being sheltered in your armsOf course, I doBut I get along without you very wellI've forgotten...

  • Everybody's Laughing
  • I'm All For You
    Let our friends say what they want to sayIf I'm wrong I'll be the one to payNo matter if it's trueYou'll find that I'm all for youLet the cards predict we'll drift apartAnd the stars forfeit of broken heartNo matter...

  • Big Stuff
  • You're So Desirable
    You're so desirableI just can't resist youYou're so desirableI have to give inThat tirm resolve I madeHas vanished away nowI'm happy to say nowYou winYou're so adorableThe moment I saw youIt's just deplorableThe fool...

  • I'm Yours
    Ask the sky aboveAnd ask the earth belowWhy I'm so in loveAnd why I love you soCouldn't tell you though I tried doJust why I'm yoursWhen you went awayYou left a glowing sparkTrying to be*** asWhistling in the darkI...

  • Everything Happens To Me
  • Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
    There ain't nothing I can doOr nothing I can sayThat folks don't criticize meBut I'm going to doJust as I want to anywayAnd don't care just what people sayIf I should take a notionTo jump into the oceanAin't nobody's...

  • Everything Happens For The Best
  • Why Did I Always Depend On You?
    Why did I always depend on youWhen I knew that you'd endIn another's arms?As a rule I'm no foolBut it seems where love's concernedThere's no rule for a foolWho would let his heart be burnedAnd you intended to fool me...

  • Tenderly
    The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderlyThe trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderlyThen you and I came wandering byAnd lost in a sigh were weThe shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderlyI can't forget how...

  • Romance In The Dark
    Romance in the dark with youAll at once I knewDarlin' love was nearI thrill to my finger tipsI could feel your lipsDarlin' oh so nearThe music was so entrancingThe lights all began to fadeI said to myself keep...

  • We'll Be Together Again
    No tearsNo fearsRemember there's always tomorrowSo what if we have to partWe'll be together againYour kissYour smileAre memories I'll treasure foreverSo try thinking with your heartWe'll be together again*:Times when...

  • He's Funny That Way
    Never had nothingNo one to careThat's why I seem to haveMore than my shareI ve got a man crazy for meHe's funny that wayWhen I hurt his feelingsOnce in a whileHis only answer is one little smileI've got that man crazy...

  • Falling In Love Again
  • I Didn't Know What Time It Was
    Once I was young -- yesterday, perhaps -- danced with Jim and Paul and kissed some other chaps. Once I was young, but never was naive. I thought I had a trick or two up my imaginary sleeve....

  • Too Marvelous For Words
    You're just to marvelousToo marvelous for wordsLike glorious, glamorousAnd that old standby amorousIt's all too wonderfulI'll never find the phraseThat says enough, tells enoughI mean just aren't swell enoughYou're...

  • Until The Real Thing Comes Along
    I'd wait for youI'd slave for youI'd be a beggar or a knave for youIf that isn't love, it will have to doUntil the real thing comes alongI'd gladly moveThe earth for youTo prove my love, dearAnd its worth for youIf...

  • Trav'lin' Light
    I'm trav'lin' lightBecause my man has goneSo from now onI'm trav'lin' lightHe said goodbyeAnd took my heart awaySo from todayI'm trav'lin' lightNo one to seeI'm free as the breeseNo one but meAnd my menoriesSome lucky...

  • Night And Day
    Like the beat, beat, beat of the tomtomWhen the jungle shadows fallLike the tick, tick, tock of the stately clockas it stands against the wallLike the drip, drip, drip of the raindropsWhen the summer show'r is...

  • Autumn In New York
    It's time to end my holiday and bid the country a hasty farewell. So on this gray and melancholy day, I'll move to a Manhattan hotel.I'll dispose of my rose-colored chattels and prepare for my share of adventures and...

  • Violets For Your Furs
    It was winter in ManhattanFalling snowflakes filled the airThe streets were covered with a film of iceBut a little simple magic that I'd heard about somewhereChanged the weather all around, just withn a triceYou...

  • You're Just A No Account
    You're just a no accountYou never will amount to nothin' at allWhen there is work to do and someone yells for youYou don't hear them callThe Good Lord set aside his SundaysFor folks to restMore that one day's rest is...

  • Says My Heart
    Fall in love, tall in loveSays my heart,it's romance, take a chanceSays my heartBut each time that I'm almost in your armsThis old schoolteacher brain of mineKeeps bringing in false alarmsThen my head rolls instead...

  • Please Keep Me In Your Dreams
    Please keep me in your dreamsIn your sweet dreams let me hold youWhen through your windowThe breeze comes swingin'It's just bringin' this love song that I'm singin'Please keep me in your dreamsMy kiss it seems must...

  • Yesterdays
    YesterdaysDays are new as happy sweetSequestered daysOlden daysGolden daysDays of mad romance and loveThem*** youth was mineTruth was mineJoin us be in flame and liveThen sooth was mineSad and miredGlad and miredFor...

  • Pennies From Heaven
    Oh every time it rainsIt rains pennies from heavenDon't you know each cloud containsPennies from heavenYou'll find your fortuneFallin' all over townBe sure that your umbrella is upside downTrade them for a package of...

  • Detour Ahead
  • Please Don't Do It In Here
    Break down the doorChop up the floorKick out the ceilin'And anything moreBut, baby, please don't do it in hereKick off the roofbreak out the panesSmash in the wallsAnd bust out your brainsBut, baby, please don't do it...

  • All Of You
    I love the look(s) of you, (and) the lure of youThe sweet of you, and the pure of youThe eyes, the arms, and the (that) mouth of youThe east, west, north, and the (that) south of youI'd love to gain complete control...

  • What A Night, What A Moon, What A Girl
    What a night!What a moon'What a boy!What a moon'What a night!What a boy!Those white clouds hang in the airLike toy balloonsSay, they just hang in the airThat's made for honeymoonsWhat a hug!What a kiss!What a boy!What...

  • Things Are Looking Up
    Things are looking upI've been looking the landscape overAnd it's covered with four leaf cloverOh things are looking upSince love looked up at meBitter was my cupBut no more will I be the mournerFor I've certainly...

  • Who Loves You?
    Who loves youAsk yourself the questionWho loves you, sweetheartAnd tel me who thinks of youA million times a dayAnd who's blue and lonely, honeyWhen you're awaySay, who needs youNeeds you every minuteWho fell for you...

  • You Go To My Head
    You go to my headYou linger like a haunting refrainAnd I find you spinning roundIn my brainLike the bubbles in a glass of champagneYou go to my headLike a sip of sparkling burgundy brewAnd I find the very mention of...

  • These Foolish Things
    A cigarette that bares a lipstick's tracesAn airline ticket to romantic placesStill my heart has wingsThese foolish things remind me of you.A tinkling piano in the next apartmentThose stumblin'wordsThat told you what...

  • My Old Flame
    My old flameI can't even think of his nameBut it's funny now and thenHow my thoughts go flashing back againTo my old flameMy old flameMy new lovers all seem so tameFor I haven't met a gentSo innocent or elegantAs my...

  • Preacher Boy
    He was lanky and tall as a beanpoleAnd he wind fanned my heart to a flameAs he looked to the skyAnd there's no wonder whyFor Preacher Boy was his nameWith his old yaller dog there beside himAnd his eyes throwin'...

  • The End Of A Love Affair
    So I walk a little too fast and I drive a little too fastAnd I'm reckless it's true, but what else can you do at theend of a love affair?So I talk a little too much, and I laugh a little too muchAnd my voice is too...

  • Lover Come Back To Me
    You went awayI let youWe broke the ties that bindI wanted to forget youAnd leave the past behindStill, the magic if the night I met youSeems to stay forever in my mindThe sky was blueAnd high aboveThe moon was newAnd...

  • That Ole Devil Called Love
    It's that ole devil called love gameGets behind me and keeps giving me that shock againPut a ring in my eyesTears in my dreamsAnd rocks in my heartIt's that sly ole-sun-of-a-gun againHe keeps telling me that I'm the...

  • You Let Me Down
    You told me that I was like an angelTold me I was fit to wear a crownSo that you could get a thrillYou put me on a pedestalAnd then you let me down, let me down.You told me that I'd be wearing diamondsI would have the...

  • Our Love Is Here To Stay
    The more I read the papersThe less I comprehendThe world with all its capersAnd how it all will end.Nothing seems to be lasting.But that isn't our affair;We've got something permanent, I mean in the way we care.It's...

  • On The Sentimental Side
    If you wonder why I'm near youEven though I've been deniedI'm inclined to be a littleOn the sentimental sideI suppose I should forget youIf I had an ounce of prideBut I guess I can't help beingOn the sentimental sideI...

  • Nice Work If You Can Get It
    The man who only lives for making moneyLives a life that is'nt necessarily sunnyLikewise the man who works for fameThere's no guarantee that time won't erase his nameThe fact is, the only work that really brings...

  • You Showed Me The Way
    You showed me the wayWhen I was someone in distressA heart in search of happinessYou showed me the wayMy sky was so grayI never knew I'd feel a thrillI couldn't dream a dream untilYou showed me the wayThe moment you...

  • I Hadn't Anyone Till You
    I hadn't anyone till youI was a lonely one till youI used to lie awake and wonder if there could be,A someone in the wide world just made for meNow I see I had to save my love for youI never gave my love till youAnd...

  • I Don't Know If I'm Coming Or Going
    You've got me on the roadRunnin' to and froLookin' high and lowI don't know if I'm coming or goingSince I fell for youI run up across the townChasing up and downHaving you aroundI don't know if I'm coming or...

  • Now Or Never
    Hey fat daddy make up your mind'Cause I've been waiting such a long, long timeNow baby or never 'cause I been so good to youNow baby or never 'cause I've been so lonesome, tooNow baby or never if I mean anything to...

  • Trav'lin' All Alone
    I'm so weary and all aloneFeel tired like heavy stoneTrav'lin', trav'lin' all aloneWho will see and who will careBout this load that I must bearTrav'lin', trav'lin' all alonePrayers are said to heaven above'Bout my...

  • Now They Call It Swing
    Once they called it ragtimeAnd it had its flingIt's the same old syncopationNow they call it swingThen they played it jazz timeTo a buck-and-wingOnce again it sweeped the nationNow they call it swingWhen singers used...

  • Your Mother's Son-In-Law
    You don't have to have a hankerTo be a broker or a bankerNo siree, just simply beMy mother's son-in-law.Needn't even think of tryin'To be a mighty social lionSipping tea, if you'll beMy mother's son-in-law,Ain't got...

  • What Shall I Say?
    What shall I sayWhen our neighbours want us to come to tea?They don't know you're not with meWhat shall I say?What shall I sayWhen the phone rings and someone asks for youThey don't know I ask for you tooWhat shall I...

  • Here It Is Tomorrow Again
    See the house lights start to blinkAnd the sky is turnin' pinkGosh what will the neighbors thinkCause here it is tomorrow againWe could share a perfect dayBut we've danced the night awayGuess you'd better hit the...

  • Twenty-Four Hours A Day
    Like a little old fashioned music boxWith just one tune to playMy heart keeps singin' I love youTwenty four hours a dayLike a little old fashioned music boxThat skips a note or twoMy heart keeps missin' a heart...

  • Why Was I Born?
    Why was I bornWhy am I livin'What do I getWhat am I givin'Why do I want for thingsI dare not hope forWhat can I hope forI wish I knewWhy do I tryTo draw you near meWhy do I cryYou never hear meI'm a poor foolBut what...

  • Weep No More
    I'm just about fed upI've finally had my fillOf sitting around and crying in my beerI've drunk the bitter cupI've downed the bitter pillWhile waiting for the silver lining to appearI'm going to stack my blues upOn the...

  • Please Tell Me Now
    Please tell me nowHow much you careBefore we say good night, my dearYou'll never sayThat you'll be mineWhy keep me waiting?Please tell me nowDay and night I'm wonderingDo you really care?Must I go on wonderingAbout...

  • Somebody's On My Mind
    Somebody's on my mindLike an old sweet song, "The Lasting Time"Somebody's on my mindSo I'm walking on clouds on a silver lineTo dream my dream could be my mistakeBut I'd rather be wrongAnd sleep right along than...

  • On The Sunny Side Of The Street
    Grab your coat and get your hatLeave your worry on the doorstepJust direct your feetTo the sunny side of the streetCan't you hear a pitter-patAnd that happy tune is your stepLife can be so sweetOn the sunny side of...

  • I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
    I gotta right to sing the bluesI gotta right to moan insideI gotta right to sit and cryDown around the riverA certain man in this little townKeeps draggin' my poor heart aroundAll I see for me is miseryI gotta right...

  • Tell Me More And More (And Then Some)
    Tell me more and more and then someYou know what I long to hearI want more and more and then someOf that "I Love You Only Dear"Tell me more and more and then someThe way that you feel and thenWhen you've told that old...

  • When Your Lover Has Gone
    What good is the scheming, the planning and dreamingThat comes with each new love affairThe dreams that we cherish, so often might perishAnd leaves you with castles in airWhen you're alone, who cares for starlit...

  • That's Life I Guess
    Sometimes I wonderWhat's in store for meYour love could openHeaven's door to meBut you don't care a straw for meThat's life I guessMy days and nightsAre starting off with youMy sugar kisses taste like salt to youBut...

  • The Way You Look Tonight
    Someday when I'm awfully lowWhen the world is coldI will feel a glowJust thinking of youAnd the way you look tonightOh, but you're lovelyWith your smile so warmAnd your cheeks so softThere is nothing for meBut to love...

  • What A Little Moonlight Can Do
    Ooh, ooh, oohWhat a little moonlight can doOoh, ooh, oohWhat a little moonlight can do to youYou in loveYour heart's fluttering all day longYou only stutter cause you for sureJust throw that out of the wayI love...

  • Strange Fruit
    Southern trees bear strange fruit,Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.Pastoral scene of the gallant south,The bulging eyes...

  • Say It With A Kiss
    Let me hear you say itSay it with a kissIt you mean that look I've seenSay it with a kissThere is wine and candle shineAnd music in your lipsMusic in the topsOf your fingertipsWords may not convey itSay it with a...

  • They Say
    They say you have no lipsFor a fool such as IThey say you just believeIn hello and goodbyeAnd they say that the one I admireIsn't even remotely concernedAnd that I'll go on playing with fireUntil I have learnedMy...

  • Practice Makes Perfect
    If practice makes perfectLet's try that old embraceIn some romantic placeWhere we can take out timeIf practice makes perfectJust close you eyes againWe'll try those sights againAnd make them more sublimeWe're in...

  • Solitude
    In my solitudeYou haunt meWith dreadful easeOf days gone byIn my solitudeYou taunt meWith memoriesThat never dieI sit in my chairAnd filled with despairThere's no one could be so sadWith gloom everywhereI sit and I...

  • When A Woman Loves A Man
    Maybe he's not much, just another manDoing what he canBut what does she careWhen a woman loves a manShe'll just string alongAll through thick and thinTill his ship comes inIt's always that wayWhen a woman love a...

  • You Took Advantage Of Me
    I'm a sentimental sap, that's all,what's the use of trying not to fall?I have no will, you've made your kill'cause you took advantage of me.I'm just like an apple on a boughand you're gonna shake me down somehow,so...

  • I'll Be Seeing You
    I'll be seeing youIn all the old familiar placesThat this heart of mine embracesAll day and throughIn that small cafeThe park across the wayThe children carrouselThe chestnut treesThe wishing wellI'll be seeing youIn...

  • You're Too Lovely To Last
    Just when you are nearWhen I hold you fastThen my dreams will whisperYou're too lovely to last.Lips are saying "Love"All worries have passedAnd then I get that feelingYou're too lovely to last.Will I ever know a real...

  • Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town
    Yankee Doodle never went to townI just discovered the story was phonyLet me give you all the real low-downHe didn't even own a ponyHe was really very short and fatWhile in the story so skinny and moanyAnd so hungry...

  • One Never Knows, Does One?
    One never knows, does one?When love will come alongThen so suddenly life turns out to be a songOne never knows, does one?The moment or the placeThen right before your eyesSomeone occupies your embraceSomeday look and...

  • Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys
    Girls were made to take care of boysTo be kind and dutifulHmmm...Girls were made to take care of boysMade to share their sorrowsMade to share their joysMade to help and guide themWith ever a patient handMade to give...

  • Gimme A Pigfoot
    Up in Harlem every Saturday nightWhere the highbrows get togetherIt's just too rightThey all congregate and all night hopAnd what they do is Ooh boppa dapOle Hanna Brown from way across townGets full of corn and...

  • Let's Do It
    Chinks do it. Japs do itUpper Lapland little Lapps do itLet's do itLet's fall in loveIn Spain the best upper sets do itLithuanians and Lits do itLet's do itLet's tall in loveThe Dutch in old Amsterdam do itNot to...

  • Guess Who?
    Somebody thrills the skiesWhen she looks in your eyesGuess who?Guess who?Somebody longs to be partOf the song in your heartGuess who? Guess who?Whose heart is sure to melt like butterThe moment that you utter"I do"...

  • I Must Have That Man
    Don't want my mannyI don't need a friendMy heart is brokenIt won't ever mendI ain't much carin'Just where I will endI must have that manI'm like an ovenThat's cryin' for heatHe treats me awfulEach time that we...

  • Easy To Remember
  • You Ain't Gonna Bother Me No More
    You ain't gonna bother me no moreNohowLove just goes so farNo moreWoke up this morining and foundI didn't care for you no moreNohowNever felt so good beforeYou're down to my sizeIt's over and doneSo honey, step down...

  • If My Heart Could Only Talk
    If my heart could only talkHeaven would be mineIf my heart could only talkLife would be divineYou would hear my song of love so tenderIt would thrill you until you willingly surrenderIf my heart could only talkDreams...

  • Foolin' Myself
  • My Sweet Hunk O'trash
    You don't act up too muchAin't got that glamour touchYou're trifling lazyAin't worth a cigarette ashLook out here mammaLook out hereYou carry me too fastYou're just my good for nothin'My sweet hunk o' trashMy, my how...

  • The Very Thought Of You
    The very thought of youI forget to doThose little ordinary thingsThat everyone ought to doI'm livin' in a kind of a daydreamI'm happy as a queenAnd foolish though it may seemTo me that's everythingThe mere idea of...

  • With Thee I Swing
    With thee I swing, babyWith thee it's just not a tranceWith thee I cling, babyWhenever I get a chanceWith thee I swing, babyFor thou art so entrancin'My heart goes bing, babyWhenever we start to danceWith all the...

  • Some Other Spring
    Some other springI'll try to loveNow I still clingTo faded blossomsFresh from wornLeft chrushed and tornLike the love affair I mournSome other springWhen twilight fallsWill the night bringAnother to me?Not your...

  • They Can't Take That Away From Me
    The way you wear your hatThe way you sip your teaThe memory of all thatNo, no they can't take that away from meThe way your smile just beamsThe way you sing off keyThe way you haunt my drea***o, no they can't take...

  • Wherever You Are
    Everywhere in every homeHope is burning brightWhile millions of heartsAre kneeling, saying, "tonight!"Wherever you areOur hearts are with youWherever you areOur prayers are with you tooAll through the darknessOur...

  • Spreadin' The Rhythm Around
    Music everywhere, feet are pattin'Puttin' tempo in old ManhattanEverybody is out high hattin'Spreadin' rhythm aroundEverywhere you go trumpets are blarin'Drums and saxophones rip and tearin'Everybody you meet is...

  • Time On My Hands
    Time on my hands, you in my ar***othing but love in viewThen if you fall, once and for allI'll see my dreams come trueMoments to spareWith someone you care torOne love affair for twoAnd so with time on my handsAnd you...

  • You Can't Lose A Broken Heart
    Don't lose your headThen lose your guyYou can't lose a broken heartIf you ever break upThen try to make upIt's tough to make a brand new startTake a walkThink it overWhile strolling neath the moonDon't say things in...

  • Riffin' The Scotch
    I jumped out of the tryin' panAnd right into the fireWhen I lost me a cheatin' manAnd got a no-count liarSwapped the old one for a new oneNow the new one's breakin' my heartI jumped out of the tryin' panAnd right into...

  • Ill Wind
    Blow, ill wind, blow awayLet me rest todayYou're blowin' me no goodNo goodGo, ill wind, go awaySkies are oh so grayAround my neighborhoodAnd that's no good*You're only misleadingThe sunshine I'm needingAin't that a...

  • Under A Blue Jungle Moon
    Life's just like a dreamJust a beautiful dreamUnder a blue jungle moonLove calls out to loveFrom the wood and the streamCall with a weird savage tuneThrough the night comes melodies entrancingAll through the night in...

  • Blue Turning Grey Over You
  • When You're Smiling
    When you're smilingWhen you're smilingThe whole world smiles with youWhen you're laughingWhen you're laughingThe sun comes shining thruBut when you're cryingYou bring on the rainSo stop your sighing be happy againKeep...

  • Moanin' Low
    Moanin' low, my sweet man, I love him soThough he's mean as can beHe's the kind of man needs the kindOf a woman like meGonna die if my sweet man should pass me byIf I die where'ii he beHe's the kind of a man needs the...

  • Our Love Is Different
    Our love is different dearIt's like a mighty symphonyI can feel its silver harmonyOh so tenderly, day by dayOur love is different dearTo me it's almost heavenlyLet us guard it ever preciouslyEven jealouslyWhile we...

  • Let's Dream In The Moonlight
    Let's dream in the moonlightTell me that you love meTell the stars above meWhat's in you heartLet's dream in the moonlightSay you're glad you found mePut your arms around meBefore we partEven though it's just...

  • Left Alone
    Where's the love that's made to fill my heart?Where's the one from whom I'll never part?First they hurt me, then desert meI'm left alone, all aloneThere's no house that I can call my homeThere's no place from which...

  • Stars Fell On Alabama
    We lived our little dramaWe kissed in a field of whiteAnd stars fell on Alabama last nightI can't forget the glamourYour eyes held a tender lightAnd stars fell on Alabama last nightI never planned in my imagination A...

  • I Only Have Eyes For You
    My love must be a kind of blind love,I can't see anyone but youAnd dear, I wonder if you find love,an optical illusion, too?Are the stars out tonight?I don't know if it's cloudy or bright cause I onlyhave eyes for...

  • You Don't Know What Love Is
    You don't know what love is Until you've learned the meaning of the bluesUntil you've loved a love you've had to loseYou don't know what love is You don't know how lips hurt Until you've kissed and had to pay the cost...

  • I'll Look Around
    I'll look around until I've foundSomeone who laughs like youI know somewhere spring must fill the airWith sweetness just as rareAs the flower that you gave me to wearI look around and when I've foundSomeone who sighs...

  • Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
  • You Better Go Now
    You better go nowBecause I like you much, too muchYou have a way with youYou ought to know nowJust why I like you very muchThe night was*** with youThere's the moon aboveAnd it gives my heart a lot of swingIn your...

  • The Mood That I'm In
    Never dared to have your arms around meNot that I considered it a sinBut tonight I want your arms around meIt's the mood that I'm inCan it be the music that they're playin'Or the magic of the violinThat intrigues my...

  • A Sailboat In The Moonlight
    A sailboat in the moonlightAnd youWouldn't that be heavenA heaven just for twoA soft breeze on a June night and youWhat a perfect settingFor letting dreams come trueA chance to sail awayTo Sweetheart BayBeneath the...

  • My Man
    It cost me a lotBut there's one thing that I've gotIt's my manIt's my manCold or wetTired, you betAll of this I'll soon forgetWith my manHe's not much on looksHe's no hero out of booksBut I love himYes, I love himTwo...

  • One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
    It's quarter to three, there's no one in the placeExcept you and meSo set 'em' up Joe, I got a little storyI think you should knowWe're drinking my friend, to the endOf a brief episodeMake it one for my babyAnd one...

  • This Is Heaven To Me
    When I hear them sayThere's better livingLet them go their wayTo that new livingI won't ever stray'Cause this is heaven to meLong as freedom grows(Long as freedom grows)I want to seek it if it's yes or no(If it's yes...

  • East Of The Sun
  • But Not For Me
  • Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
  • One, Two, Button Your Shoe
    One two button your shoePut on your coat and hatI'll play a game like thatWhile I'm waiting for youThree tour open the doorHurry for heaven's sakeI count each step you takeWhile I'm waiting for youFive six my eyes are...

  • Jim
    Jim doesn't ever bring me pretty flowersJim never tries to cheer my lonely hoursDon't know why I'm so crazy for JimJim never tells me I'm his heart's desireI never seem to set his love afireGone are the years I've...

  • If You Were Mine
    If you were mineI could be a ruler of kingsAnd if you were mineI could do such wonderful thingsI'd say to a starStop where you areLight up my lover's wayAnd every star above youWould obey, sayIf you were mineI would...

  • Dream Of Life
  • Willow Weep For Me
    Willow weep for meWillow weep for meBent your branches down along the ground and cover meListen to my pleaHear me willow and weep for meGone my lovely dreamsLovely summer dreamsGone and left me hereTo wheep my tears...

  • P.S. I Love You
    Dear, I thought I drop a lineThe weather is coolThe fooks are fineI'm in bed each night at ninePS I love youYesterday we had some rainBut all in all I can't complainWas it dusty on the trainPS I love youWrite to the...

  • You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too)
    You can't be mineAnd someone else's tooSomeday you'll findI've been a friend to youI don't believe that life's worth livingI gave you all there was worth givingYou never cared how I fared or what I doI called you mine...

  • Who Wants Love?
    Who wants love?Love is a joy we borrowPay back in tears tomorrowSo who wants love?Who wants love?Something to fill your heart withSo very soon to part withSo who wants love?Love is a dream of weavingMoonbeams in...

  • You're Gonna See A Lot Of Me
    I'm gonna get you, I'm gonna get youI'll make you love me, wait and seeBoth day and night and night and dayYou're gonna see a lot of meI'm gonna haunt you, I'm gonna haunt youOh what a pest I'm gonna beBoth day and...


  • God Bless The Child
    Them that's got shall haveThem that's not shall loseSo the Bible said and it still is newsMama may have, Papa may haveBut God bless the child that's got his ownThat's got his ownYes, the strong gets moreWhile the weak...


  • Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
    What makes me treat you the way I do Gee, Baby ain't I good to you There's nothing in the world Too good for a girl that's good and trueGee, Baby ain't I good to youBought you a fur coat for ChristmasA diamond ring A...



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