Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 / February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat "King" Cole, was an American United States musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres. He was one of the first black Americans to host a television variety show, and has... [read more] - It's Only A Paper Moon
Said it is only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea, But it wouldn't be make believe If you believed in me. Say it is only a canvas sky Hanging over a muslin tree, But it wouldn't be make believe If you believed...
- I Am In Love
I am dejected. I am depressed.Yet resurrected and sailing the crest.Why this elation, mixed with deflation?What explanation? I am in love.Such conflicting questions riseAround in my brainShould I order cynanideOr...
- Blue Gardenia
Blue gardenia Now I'm alone with you And I am oh so blue She has tossed us aside And like you, gardenia Once I was near her heart After the teardrops start Where are teardrops to hide I lived for an hour What more can...
- Paradise
And then she hold my handMm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mmAnd then I understandMm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mmHer eyes afireWith one desire.Then a heavenly kiss:Could I resist?*And then I dim the lightMm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mmAnd then I...
- Wild Is Love
(Chorus sings) Wild is love! Wild is love! Wild-wild-wild Is love! (Nat's spoken words) As a rule, man's a fool. When it's hot, he wants it cool. When it's cool, he wants it hot. Always wanting What is not. (Nat...
- St. Louis Blues
I hate to see that evening sun go down, I hate to see that evening sun go down, 'Cause my lovin' baby done left this town. If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today, If I feel tomorrow, like I feel today, I'm gonna pack...
- Lush Life
I used to visit all the very*** places Those come what may places Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life To get the feel of life... From jazz and cocktails.The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces...
- Calypso Blues
Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo, Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay... Wa-oo-oo, wa-oo-oo, Wa-oo wa-oo wa-oo wa-ay...Sittin' by de ocean Me heart, she feel so sad, Sittin' by de ocean, Me heart, she feel so sad... Don't got de money To take...
- Non Dimenticar
Non dimenticar means Don't forget you are my darling Don't forget to be All you mean to me Non dimenticar, my love Is like a star, my darling Shining bright and clear Just because you're here Please do not forget That...
- To The Ends Of The Earth
To the ends of the earth,I'll follow my star.To the ends of the earth,Just to be where you are.No matter where you roam,I'll never be far behindWho cares where the path may windAs long as I find you?Though the melody...
- Send For Me
When you want A true lover Send for me...send for me! You'll never want Any other Send for me...send for me! I promise you I'll be true Send for me...send for me!Anytime just tell me Your problems And you'll find out,...
- Sweet Lorraine ('40 Version)
Just found joy I'm as happy as a baby boy, baby boy With another brand new choo-choo choy When I met my sweet Lorraine, Lorraine, Lorraine. A pair of eyes That are brighter tham the summer sky When you see them,...
- Let There Be Love
Let there be you, let there be me,Let there be oysters under the sea,Let there be wind and occasional rain,Chilli Con Carne and sparkling champagne,Let there be birds to sing in the trees,Someone to bless me, whenever...
- Straighten Up And Fly Right
The buzzard took the monkey for a ride in the airThe monkey thought that everything was on the squareThe buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his backThe monkey grabbed his neck and said "Now listen, Jack""Straighten...
- Walkin My Baby Back Home
Gee, it's great after bein' out lateWalkin' my baby back homeArm in arm over meadow and farmWalkin' my baby back homeWe go 'long harmonizing a songOr I'm recitin' a poemOwls go by and they give me the eyeWalkin' my...
- There Goes My Heart
There goes my heart, there goes the one I loveThere goes the girl I wasn't worthy ofThere goes my happiness, it couldn't beThere goes somebody else in place of meGoodbye romance, it couldn't last somehowI had my...
- The Sand And The Sea
If I find peace of mind in the sand and the seaThere's a hope in my heart that you'll soon be with meThere's a prayer that I share with the sand and the seaAnd it cries "Come to me, come to me."As my eyes search the...
- The Christmas Song
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,Jack Frost nipping at your nose,Yuletide carols being sung by a choirAnd folks dressed up like eskimos.Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoeHelp to make the season bright.Tiny...
- For All We Know
For all we know we may never meet againBefore you go make this moment sweet againWe won't say "Good night" until the last minuteI'll hold out my hand and my heart will be in itFor all we know this may only be a...
- Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summerThose days of soda and pretzels and beerRoll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summerDust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheerJust fill your basket full of...
- Too Young
They try to tell us we're too youngToo young to really be in loveThey say that love's a wordA word we've only heardBut can't begin to know the meaning ofAnd yet we're not too young to knowThis love will last though...
- The Very Thought Of You
The very thought of you and I forget to doThe little ordinary things that everyone ought to doI'm living in a kind of daydreamI'm happy as a kingAnd foolish though it may seemTo me that's everythingThe mere idea of...
- Forgive My Heart
Forgive my heartMy foolish heart it won't believe we're throughForgive my heartYou're still a part of everything I doForgive my lipsIf now and thenthey speak your nameIf you are stillmy only thrillAm I to...
- My Lips Remember Your Kisses
My lips remember your kissesMy heart remembers your loveYou're the girl I've pictures of above meThe girl that I'll always dream ofMy lips remember your kissesMy heart remembers the thrillOf moments when you whispered...
- Non Dimenticar (dont Forget)
Non dimenticar means don't forget you are my darlingDon't forget to beAll you mean to meNon dimenticar my love is like a star, my darlingShining bright and clearJust because you're herePlease do not forget that our...
- Dont Get Around Much Anymore
Missed the Saturday danceHeard they crowded the floorCouldn't bear it without youDon't get around much anymoreThought I'd visit the clubGot as far as the doorThey'd have asked me about youDon't get around much...
- If I May
(NOTE: Vocal backing by the Four Knights)I'd like to love you, every dayIf I may (If I may)And dream dreams of you, every nightIf I might (If I might)And if I may, I'd like to sayI wish that you were mineIf I had you,...
- It Happens To Be Me
Someone longs for you and your caressHe's learning now how empty arms can beSomeone who used to know your kiss not long agoThat someone happens to be meHow he misses you and must confessWithout you he's like driftwood...
- A Blossom Fell
A blossom fell from off a treeIt settled softly on the lips you turned to meThe gypsies say and I know why"A falling blossom only touches lips that lie"A blossom fell and very soonI saw you kissing someone new beneath...
- Youre My Everything
You're my everything underneath the sunYou're my everything rolled up into oneYou're my only dream, my only real realityYou're my idea of a perfect personalityYou're my everything, everything I needYou're the song I...
- An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair)
Our love affair is a wondrous thingThat we'll rejoice in rememberingOur love was born with our first embraceAnd a page was torn out of time and spaceOur love affair, may it always beA flame to burn through eternitySo...
- Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, men have named youYou're so like the lady with the mystic smileIs it only 'cause you're lonely they have blamed you?For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile?Do you smile to tempt a lover,...
- Lets Fall In Love
Let's fall in loveWhy shouldn't we fall in love?Our hearts are made of itLet's take a chanceWhy be afraid of it?Let's close our eyesAnd make our own paradiseLittle we know of itStill we can tryTo make a go of itWe...
- Answer Me My Love
Answer me, oh, my loveJust what sin have I been guilty of?Tell me how I came to lose your lovePlease answer me, sweetheartYou were mine yesterdayI believed that love was here to stayWon't you tell me where I've gone...
- 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...
- Stardust
And now the purple dusk of twilight timeSteals across the meadows of my heartHigh up in the sky the little stars climbAlways reminding me that we're apartYou wander down the lane and far awayLeaving me a song that...
- Laughing On The Outside
The crowd sees me out dancingCarefree and romancingHappy with my someone newI'm laughing on the outsideCrying on the inside'cause I'm still in love with youThey see me night and daytimeHaving such a*** timeThey don't...
- Almost Like Being In Love
What a day this has beenWhat a rare mood I'm inWhy, it's almost like being in loveThere's a smile on my faceFor the whole human raceWhy, it's almost like being in loveAll the music of life seems to beLike a bell that...
- Brush Those Tears
BRUSH THOSE TEARSBrush those tears from your eyesAnd try to realizeThat the ache in my heart is for youBrush those tears from your eyesAnd try to realizeThat from now on I'll always be trueI went awayBut I didn't mean...
- A Thousand Thoughts Of You
A thousand thoughts of youWill haunt me ever afterThe music of your laughterWill serenade my heart.A thousand thoughts of youWill roam the night and find meWith chains of love, they'll bind meTo dreams that won't...
- That's All There Is To That
Did you ever watch the one you loveslowly drifting away from you?And you know deep in your heartthere is nothing that you can doTo make her stayTo turn the tideTo ease the painThat you feel deep insideWhen her eyes...
- Pretend
Pretend you're happy when you're blueIt isn't very hard to doAnd you'll find happiness without an endWhenever you pretendRemember anyone can dreamAnd nothing's bad as it may seemThe little things you haven't gotCould...
- I Wish You Love
Goodbye, no use leading with our chins, this is where our story ends, Never lovers ever friends. Goodbye, let our hearts call it a day, but before you walk away, I sincerely want to say. I wish you bluebirds in the...
- Looking Back
Looking ba-a-ack over my lifeI can see where I caused you strifeBut I know, oh yes I knowI'd never make that same mistake againLooking ba-a-ack over my deedsI can see signs a wise man heedsAnd if I just ha-ad the...
- Ballerina
Dance, ballerina, danceAnd do your pirouette in rhythm with your achin' heartDance, ballerina, danceYou mustn't once forget a dancer has to dance the partWhirl, ballerina, whirlAnd just ignore the chair that's empty...
- Nature Boy
There was a boyA very strange enchanted boyThey say he wandered very far, very farOver land and seaA little shy and sad of eyeBut very wise was heAnd then one dayA magic day he passed my wayAnd while we spoke of many...
- That Sunday That Summer
(If I had to choose just one day)If I had to choose just one dayTo last my whole life throughIt would surely be that SundayThe day that I met youNewborn whippoorwills were calling from the hillsSummer was a-coming in...
- Our Love Is Here To Stay
It's very clear, our love is here to stayNot for a year but ever and a dayThe radio and the telephone and the movies that we knowMay just be passing fancies and in time may goBut oh, my dear, our love is here to...
- Somewhere Along The Way
I used to walk with youAlong the avenueOur hearts were carefree and***How could I know I'd lose youSomewhere along the way?The friends we used to knowWould always smile "Hello"No love like our love they'd sayThen...
- Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
Darling, je vous aime beaucoupJe ne sais pas what to doYou know you've completelyStolen my heartMorning, noon and night-time tooToujours, wondering what to doThat's the way I've feltRight from the startAh, Cherie!My...
- The More I See You
Each time I look at you is like the first timeEach time you're near me the thrill is newAnd there is nothing that I wouldn't do forThe rare delight of the sight of you forThe more I see you, the more I want...
- Avalon
I found my love in Avalon beside the bayI left my love in Avalon and sailed awayI dream of her and Avalon from dusk 'til dawnAnd so I think I'll travel on to Avalon
- Funny Not Much
Funny, how I've stopped loving youI can pass you on the street and my heart don't skip a beatNot much, so much my eyes wanna cryFunny, how I've stopped loving youI can listen to your name and it doesn't start a...
- Smile
Smile though your heart is achingSmile even though it's breakingWhen there are clouds in the sky, you'll get byIf you smile through your fear and sorrowSmile and maybe tomorrowYou'll see the sun come shining through...
- On The Street Where You Live
(alan lerner, frederick loewe)I have often walkedDown the street before,But the pavement alwaysStayed beneath my feet before.All at once am iSeveral stories high,Knowing Im on the street where you live.Are there...
- L-o-v-e
L is for the way you look at meO is for the only one I seeV is very, very extraordinaryE is even more than anyone that you adore canLove is all that I can give to youLove is more than just a game for twoTwo in love...
- My Dream Sonata
My dream sonata is the music I hearEach night when all the world is deep in slumberAnd in my dreams, my darling, you appear.While the music's playing, I hear you say,"I love you! I love you!"My dream sonata has the...
- The Partys Over
The party's overIt's time to call it a dayThey've burst your pretty balloonAnd taken the moon awayIt's time to wind up the masqueradeJust make your mind up the piper must be paidThe party's overThe candles flicker and...
- Night Lights
Night lights, those blues-in-the-night lightsAre no longer bright lights since I'm without youSweet dreams, oh where did they fly to?You're gone and who can I cry to?Those night lights remind me of bright eyesAnd...
- When I FalI In Love
When I fall in love it will be foreverOr I'll never fall in loveIn a restless world like this isLove is ended before it's begunAnd too many moonlight kissesSeem to cool in the warmth of the sunWhen I give my heart it...
- If I Give My Heart To You
If I give my heart to youWill you handle it with care?Will you always treat me tenderly?And in every way be fair?If I give my heart to youWill you give me all your love?Will you swear that you'll be true to me?By the...
- Red Sails In The Sunset
{Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea}Oh, carry my loved one home safely to me{She sailed at the dawning, all day I've been blue}Red sails in the sunset, I'm trusting in youSwift wings you must borrowMake...
- I Should Care
I should care, I should go around weepingI should care, I should go without sleepingStrangely enough, I sleep well'cept for a dream or twoBut then I count my sheep wellFunny how sheep can lull you to sleepSo I should...
- Faith Can Move Mountains
Faith can move mountainsDarling, you will seeI can move mountainsIf you have faith in meFaith can work magicThis I find with youYours is the magicTo make my wishes come trueSo tell me again you love meKiss me and I'll...
- Come Closer To Me
Moonlight was made for a June nightAnd June nights were made , dear,for love and romanceFor heavenly kisses, for lips sweet and tenderOn this night of splendourYou're so far awayCome closer to me so I can seeheaven in...
- Love Was Made For Me And You
L is for the way you look at meO is for the only one I seeV is very very, extraordinaryE is even more than anyone that you adoreLove is all that I can give to youLove is more than just a game for twoTwo in love can...
- Unforgettable
Unforgettable, that's what you areUnforgettable though near or farLike a song of love that clings to meHow the thought of you does things to meNever before has someone been moreUnforgettable in every wayAnd forever...
- Route 66
If you ever plan to motor west,travel my way, take the highway that is best.Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.It winds from Chicago to LA,more than two thousand miles all the way.Get your kicks on Route sixty-six....
- (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
I love you for sentimental reasonsI hope you do believe meI'll give you my heartI love you and you alone were meant for mePlease give your loving heart to meAnd say we'll never partI think of you every morningDream of...
- Because Youre Mine
Because you're mineThe brightest star I seeLooks down, my love, and envies meBecause you're mine, because you're mineBecause you're mineThe breeze that hurries byBecomes a melody and why?Because you're mine, because...
- Ballad Of Cat Ballou
Well now friends just lend an earFor you're now about to hearThe ballad of Cat BallouIt's a song that's newly madeAnd Professus and The ShadeAnd the Sunrise Kid are singin' it for youCat Ballou, Cat BallouIt's a...
- Orange Colored Sky
I was walking along, minding my businessWhen out of an orange-colored skyFlash! Bam! Alakazam!Wonderful you came byI was humming a tune, drinking in sunshineWhen out of that orange-colored viewWham! Bam! Alakazam!I...
- Impossible
If they had ever told me how sweet a kiss could beI would have said "Impossible, impossible for me"And if they said I'd find you beyond the rainbow's endI would have said "Impossible, impossible, my friend"To dream...
- Ramblin Rose
Ramblin' rose, ramblin' roseWhy you ramble, no one knowsWild and wind-blown, that's how you've grownWho can cling to a ramblin' rose?Ramble on, ramble onWhen your ramblin' days are goneWho will love you with a love...
- Thou Swell
Thou swell, thou witty, thou sweet, thou grandWouldst kiss me pretty? Wouldst hold my hand?Both thine eyes are cute too, what they do to meHear me holler, I choose a sweet lollapaloosa in theeI'd feel so rich in a hut...
- There Will Never Be Another You
There will be many other nights like thisAnd I'll be standing here with someone newThere will be other songs to sing, another Fall, another SpringBut there will never be another youThere will be other lips that I may...
- Autumn Leaves
The falling leaves drift by the windowThe autumn leaves of red and goldI see your lips, the summer kissesThe sun-burned hands I used to holdSince you went away the days grow longAnd soon I'll hear old winter's songBut...
- I Want A Little Girl
I want a little girl, call my own.She must be someone who's all alone now.Say, I want a little girl To fall in love with me, oh yeah.I want a little girl, but she may not lookJust like a picture in a story book.If she...
- Wee Baby Blues
It was early one Monday mornin', And I was on my way to school. It was early one Monday mornin', When I was on my way to school. That was the mornin' When I broke my mother's rule. I've been in love with you, baby,...
- She's Funny That Way
I'm not much to look at, nothin' to seeJust glad I'm livin' and happy to beI got a woman, crazy for meShe's funny that wayI can't save a dollar, ain't worth a centShe'd never holler, she'd live in a tentI got a woman,...
- Lost April
Lost AprilWhere did you go?Like winter's snowI saw you vanishLost April so soft and warma memory not even time can vanishLost Aprilthat taught me thisa single kisscould lead to heavenbut April had numbered daysso when...
- What'll I Do?
What'll I dowhen youare far awayand I'm so blue?What'll I do?What'll I dowhen Iam wondering whois kissing youwhat'll I do?What'll I dowith justa photographto tell my troubles to?When I'm alonewith only dreams of...
- A Portrait Of Jennie
A Portrait of JennieMore precious to methan a masterpiece how ever famous it beThe portrait of Jennieis etched on my heartwhere her features have been sketched from the startAh, the color and beatuy of life and the...
- Make Her Mine
Make the river deepthe mountain highthe cornflower blue as the summer skyand heaven above metell her to love memake her minemake the valley greenthe pine tree tallthe warmth of the sun after raindrops falland heaven...
- The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
He's the little boy that Santa Claus forgot, And goodness knows, he didn't want a lot. He sent a note to Santa For some soldiers and a drum, It broke his little heart When he found Santa hadn't come. In the street he...
- A Cradle In Bethelem
Sing sweet and low your lullabytill angels say, "Amen."A mother tonight is rocking a cradle in Bethlehemwhile wise men follow through the dark a star that beckons them.A mother tonight is rocking a cradle in...
- Buon Natale (Merry Christmas To You)
Buon Natale, means Merry Christmas to youBuon Natale, to everyoneHappy New Year and lots of funBuon Natale may all your wishes come trueBuon Natale in Italy meansA Merry Christmas to youFar away across the seaIn sunny...
- Deck The Hall
Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 'Tis the season to be jolly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Don we now our*** apparel Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la. Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol...
- Caroling, Caroling
Caroling, caroling now we goChristmas bells are ringingCaroling, caroling through the snowChristmas bells are ringingJoyous voices sweet and clearSing the sad of heart to cheerDing, dong, ding, dongChristmas bells are...
- Bésame Mucho
Bésame, bésame muchoEach time I cling to your kiss, I hear music divineBésame muchoHold me my darling and say that you'll always be mine.This joy is something newMy arms enfolding youNever knew this thrill...
- My Flaming Heart
Burn low my flaming heartA night like this could be the end or the startBurn low my flaming heartBurn away the past I want this love to lastAnd it won't if you burn too fastI'm here with the one I used to dream ofAnd...
- Mother Nature And Father Time
I'm a son of mother natureA son of father timeI've got a lot of neighbours the million stars that shineAnd there all friends of mineEvery robin is my brother They sing their songs to me The tiny black-eyed daisiesThe...
- Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
Siempre que te preguntoque cuando,como y dondetu siempre me respondesQuizas, Quizas, QuizasY asi pasan los diasy yo desesperado,y Tu,Tu contestandoQuizas,Quizas,Quizas,Estas perdiendo el tiempo,pensando,pensandoPor lo...
- O Tannebaum
Traditional GermanO TANNENBAUMO Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,Wie treu sind deine Blatter!O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,Wie treu sind deine Blatter!Du grunst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,Nein, auch im Winter, wenn est schneit.O...
- A Cradle In Bethlehem
A Cradle In Bethlehem Sing sweet and low your lullabytill angels say, "Amen."A mother tonight is rocking a cradle in Bethlehemwhile wise men follow through the dark a star that beckons them.A mother tonight is rocking...
- My One Sin
Is it wrong wanting you,Wanting you as I do?Then my one sin in lifeIs wanting you.Is it wrong to desireLips that set me on fire?Then my one sin in lifeIs wanting you.Bridge:You're my temptation,My heaven, my bliss.I...
- Return To Paradise
Come, my love, with meAcross the sea.Return to paradise.All in life worthwhileIs on that isle.Return to paradise.BRIDGE:Velvet moon aboveEvil turns to love,Love evermore.Come with me and findYour peace of mind.Return...
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