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let me cry Let me sigh when I'm blue
Let me go away from this lonely town, Won't be long till my sun will be blue, Cos I know I'm on my last go round. All the love I could steal, beg or borrow, Wouldn't heal all the pain in my soul. What is love? Only a prelude to sorrow, With a heartbreak ahead for your goal, Here I go - Now you know why I'm leaving. Got the blues. What can I lose? Goodbye! What is love? Only a prelude to sorrow, With a heartbreak ahead for your goal, Here I go - Now you know why I'm leaving. I got the blues. What can I lose? Goodbye! |
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Sellers
You've been gone too long, You've been gone much too long, Baby I'm telling you, you've been gone too long, Now I've got a guy loves to stay home at night, He really knows how to treat me right, You've been gone too long, you've been gone too long, Baby I'm telling you, you've been gone too long, Now, you went out with Ruth, well you know that's the truth, You went out with Flo, and she ain't so slow Oh, you've been gone too long, you've been gone too long, Baby I'm telling you, you've been gone too long, Now let me tell you baby, don't you push me around, Just you do yourself a favour and get out of town, You've been gone too long, yes, you've been gone too long, Baby I'm telling you, you've been gone too long, You've been gone too long, you've been gone much too long. |
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H. Krasnow, B. Lovelock
Going where the willows weep no more, darlin' baby, Going where the willows weep no more, Chilly winds don't blow along my shore, oh baby, Where the chilly winds, the chilly winds don't blow. Going where my father waits for me, oh baby, Going where my father waits for me, Going there 'cause there I'd rather be, oh baby, Where the chilly winds, the chilly winds don't blow. Yes there will be red roses round my door, darlin' baby, There will be red roses round my door, Going where they'll welcome me for sure, oh baby Where the chilly wind, the chilly wind don't blow. Chilly winds, chilly winds, the chilly winds don't blow. |
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Willow weep for me, willow weep for me, Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea, Listen to my plea, listen willow weep for me, Gone my lover's 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 to say that love has sinned To leave my heart aching and making this moan, Murmur to the night to hide her starry light, So none will find 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, bend oh willow and weep for me.To leave my heart aching and making this moan, So none will find 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, bend oh willow, Bend oh willow and weep for me. |
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I loves you,
, Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever And I'll be gladYes I loves you, , Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me With his hot hands If you can keep me I wants to stay here with you forever I've got my manI loves you, , Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever I've got my manSomeday I know he's coming to call me He's going to handle me and hold me So, it' going to be like dying, When he calls me But when he comes I know I'll have to goI loves you, , Don't let him take me Honey, don't let him handle me and drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever I've got my man |
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Porgy:
Bess, you is my woman now, You is, you is! An' you mus' laugh an' sing an' dance For two instead of one. Want no wrinkle on yo' brow, Nohow, Because de sorrow of de past is all done done Oh, Bess, my Bess! Bess: Porgy, I's yo' woman now, I is, I is! An' I ain't never goin' nowhere 'less you shares de fun. Dere's no wrinkle on my brow, Nohow, But I ain't goin'! You hear me sayin', If you ain' goin', wid you I'm stayin'! Porgy, I's yo' woman now! I's yours forever - Mornin' time an' evenin' time an' Summer time an' winter time. Porgy: Mornin' time an' evenin' time an' Summer time an' winter time. Bess, you got yo' man. Bess, you is my woman now and forever.* Dis life is jes' begun, Bess, we two is one Now an' forever. Oh, bess, don't min' dose women. You got yo' Porgy. I knows you means it, I seen it in yo' eyes, Bess. We'll go swingin' Through de years a-singin'. Bess: Mornin' time an' evenin' time an' Summer time an' winter time. Porgy: Mornin' time an' evenin' time an' Summer time an' winter time. Bess: Oh, my Porgy, my man, Porgy. Porgy: [simultaneously] My bess, my Bess. Bess: From dis minute I'm tellin' you, I keep dis vow: Porgy, I's yo' Woman now. Porgy: [simultaneously] From dis minute I'm tellin' you, I keep dis vow: Oh, my Bessie, we's happy now. We is one now. *Sung as Bess repeats her part from 'Porgy, I's yo' woman now...' Through 'I's yours forever -' |
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Eve and Adam had a garden everything was great Till one day a boy says pardon Miss my name is snake See that apple over yonder if you'll take a bite You and Adam both are bound to have some fun tonight Go on and eat forbidden fruit It's mighty sweet forbidden fruit It's quite a treat forbidden fruit Go ahead and taste it you don't wanna waste itThe Lord had said in the beginning everything is free Except that apple that leads to sinning so let that apple be But Eve got tempted so she tried it and as all chicks do Teaser her man till he decided he'd just try some too Go on and eat forbidden fruit It's mighty sweet forbidden fruit It's quite a treat forbidden fruit Go ahead and bite it I bet you'd be delightedI hate to tell you all what followed the Lord was most upset Saw them making love and hollered what have you to add And when they made a full confession the Lord said hm I see I guess I'll have to teach you a lesson about not minding me Go on and eat forbidden fruit It's mighty sweet forbidden fruit It's quite a treat forbidden fruit You're all indebted now you gonna get itThe Lord made Eve Adam's madam have his kids and all Placed some labour laws on Adam and he made the snake to fall Ever since the days of Eden folks been sinful my Nowadays they're even eating apples in their pie Go on and eat forbidden fruit It's mighty sweet forbidden fruit It's quite a treat forbidden fruit Go ahead and taste it you don't wanna waste it Oh go ahead and bite it I bet you'd be delighted You always did it now you'll gonna get it Forbidden fruit |
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Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Breaking rocks and serving my time Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Because they done convicted me of crime Hold it steady right there while I hit it well reckon that ought to get it been working and working but I still got so terribly far to go I commited crime Lord I needed Crime of being hungry and poor I left the grocery store man bleeding (breathing?) When they caught me robbing his store Hold it steady right there while I hit it Well reckon that ought to get it been working and working but I still got so terribly far to go I heard the judge say five years On chain-gang you gonna go I heard the judge say five years labor I heard my old man scream "Lordy, no!" Hold it right there while I hit it well reckon that ought to get it been working and working but I still got so terribly far to go Gonna see my sweet honey bee Gonna break this chain off to run Gonna lay down somewhere shady Lord I sure am hot in the sun Hold it right there while I hit it well reckon that ought to get it been workin' and workin' been workin' and slavin' an' workin' and workin' but I still got so terribly far to go |
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stay away from me
cause i'm in my sin stay away from me cause i'm in my sin if this joint is raided somebody get me my gin don't try me nobody cause you will never win don't try me nobody cause you will never win i'll fight the army and navy somebody give me my gin i don't want no clothes i don't want no bed i don't want no clothes yeah want no bed want no pork chops and greens just give me gin instead stay away from me cause i'm in my sin stay away from me yeah cause i'm in my sin joint is raided i don't care! give me my gin! i'm in my sin joint is raided lets go home so i can get me my gin |
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(1953) Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington
Cigarette holder which wigs me Over her shoulder, she digs me. Out cattin' that satin doll. Baby, shall we go out skippin ? Careful, amigo, you're flippin', Speaks Latin that satin doll. She's nobody's fool so I'm playing it cool as can be. I'll give it a whirl but I ain't for no girl catching me, Swich-e-rooney. Telephone numbers well you know, Doing my rhumbas with uno And that'n my satin doll. |
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Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do Doo do do, do do do Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do Doo do do, do do doIt dont mean a thing, if you cant swing Dooa doa doa doa doa doaa Well, it dont mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing Dooa doa doa doa doa doaaMakes no diffrence if its sweet or hot Give that rhythm evrything you´ve gotIt dont mean a thing, all you gotta do is swing Dooa doa doa doaaIt dont mean a thing, if you aint got that swing Piano It dont mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing Piano Makes no diffrence if its sweet or hot Piano It dont mean a thing, no, it dont mean a thing PianoIt dont mean a thing, if you aint got that swing Yeah, doa, ooh, doa, ooh doa, oyeah It dont mean a thing, all you gotta do is swing Well, doa, ooh doa, ooh doa (doa doa)Makes no diffrence if its sweet or hot Give that rhythm evrything youve gotIt dont mean a thing, if you cant swing It dont mean a thing, if you cant sing Sing your song, all day long All the time, right on time Evry day, evry way Makes no diffrence, sweet or hot Give that song, all you got Sing it, sing it, Doa, doa, o yeah, doa, allright, o yeah, Sing the song, all day long Doaa, o yeah |
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In my solitude you haunt me With reveries of days gone by In my solitude you taunt me With memories that never dieI sit in my chair Filled with despair Nobody could be so sad With gloom ev'rywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go madIn my solitude I'm praying Dear Lord above Send back my loveIn my solitude you haunt me With reveries of days gone by In my solitude you taunt me With memories that never dieI sit in my chair I'm filled with despair There's no one could be so sad With gloom ev'rywhere I sit and I stare I know that I'll soon go madIn my solitude I'm praying Dear Lord above Send back my love |
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My baby ever treats me sweet and gentle the way he should; I got it bad and that ain't good!My poor heart is sentimental not made of wood I got it bad and that ain't good! But when the weekend's over and Monday rolls aroun' I end up like I start out just cryin' my heart out He don't love me like I love him nobody could I got it bad and that ain't good!Like alonely weeping willow lost in the wood I got it bad and that ain't good! And the things I tell my pillow no woman should I got it bad and that ain't good! Tho folks with good intentions tell me to save my tears I'm glad I'm mad about him I can't live without him Lord above me make him love me the way he should I got it bad and that ain't good! The poets say that all who love are blind But I'm in love and I know what time it is! The Good Book says "Go seek and ye shall find" Well, I have sought and my what a climb it is! My life is just like the weather It changes with the hours When he's near I'm fair and warmer When he's gone I'm cloudy with showers; in emotion, like the ocean it's either sink or swim When a woman loves a man like I love him. Never treats me sweet and gentle the way he should; I got it bad and that ain't good!My poor heart is sentimental not made of wood I got it bad and that ain't good! But when the weekend's over and Monday rolls aroun' I end up like I start out just cryin' my heart out He don't love me like I love him nobody could I got it bad and that ain't good!Like alonely weeping willow lost in the wood I got it bad and that ain't good! And the things I tell my pillow no woman should I got it bad and that ain't good! Tho folks with good intentions tell me to save my tears I'm glad I'm mad about him I can't live without him Lord above me make him love me the way he should I got it bad and that ain't good! |
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(1956) billy strayhorn, duke ellington
Buddy bolden tune up Blowing horn was his game Born with a silver trumpet in his mouth He played the horn before he talked Born on the after beat He patted his foot before walked When buddy bolden tuned up you could hear him clean Clean across the river clean across the river He woke up the working people and kept the easy living Call on buddy bolden call him buddy bolden Watch it he's calling his flock now He's calling his flock now here they come Call him buddy bolden he's calling his flock now Here they come here they come Come on buddy bolden here they come |
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(1853) wasserman, aaron neville
Oh I'm lonely and left with tears and sorrow I can't face tomorrow since my love has gone He's left me left me for another and my heart went with him How can I go on Was our love a game played for a day Were you pretending two hearts gone astray Am I to blame for this unhappy ending Nothing else is left me but a memory Beloved how I long to hold you in my arms enfold you Live again out happiness but now I can face tomorrow alone Since my love has gone |
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I want a little sugar
in my bowl I want a little sweetness down in my soul I could stand some lovin' Oh so bad I feel so funny and I feel so sad I want a little steam on my clothes Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go What's a matter Daddy Come on, save my soul I need some sugar in my bowl I ain't foolin' I want some sugar in my bowl You've been acting different I've been told Soothe me I want some sugar in my bowl I want some steam on my clothes Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go What's a matter Daddy Come on save my soul I want some sugar in my bowl I ain't foolin' I want some sugar in my bowl. |
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The other woman finds time to manicure her nails,
The other woman is perfect where her rival fails. And she's never seen with pin curls in her hair - anywhere. The other woman enchants her clothes with French perfume. The other woman keeps fresh cut flowers in each room. There are never toys scattered anywhere... And when her old man comes to call, He'll find her waiting like a lonesome queen. 'cause when she's by his side it's such a change from her old routine. But... The other woman will always cry herself to sleep. The other woman will never have his love to keep. And, as years go by... The other woman will spend her real life alone. |
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My man he don't love me he treats me oh so mean My man he don't love me he treats me oh so mean He's the meanest man that I've ever seeMy baby wears high peg pants stripes are really yellow Baby wears high peg pants stripes area really yellow When he starts into love me he's so fine and mellowLove will make you drink and gamble make you stay out all night long Love will make you drink and gamble make you stay out all night long Love will make you do things that you know is wrongDo right baby if you stay home every day I'll do right baby if you stay home every day You're so mean and evil I know you're gonna drive me awayWhy did he leave me why did he have to go Why did he leave me why did he have to go Went off and left me baby I loved him soI'll be a good wife to you if it means anything to you I'll stay home every night and I'll love you And kiss you every night and one of these days If you're good to me honey one of these day If God is good to me I'll bring you a little burnyCome back to me baby try me one more time Cos without your loving I swear I'm gonna lose my mind |
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Black is the color of my true loves hair
His face so soft and wondrous fair The purest eyes And the strongest hands I love the ground on where he stands I love the ground on where he standsBlack is the color of my true loves hair Of my true loves hair Of my true loves hairOh I love my lover And where he goes Yes, I love the ground on where he goes And still I hope That the time will come When he and I will be as one When he and I will be as oneSo black is the color of my true loves hair Black is the color of my true loves hair Black is the color of my true loves hair |
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Love me love me love me
Say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind And wild is the windGive me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart For wild is the windYou... touch me... I hear the sound of mandolins You... kiss me... With your kiss my life begins You're spring to me All things to meDon't you know you're life itself Like a leaf clings to a tree Oh my darling, cling to me For we're creatures of the wind And wild is the wind So wild is the windWild is the wind Wild is the wind |
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