Southern trees bear a 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 and the twisted mouth Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is a fruit for the crow to pluck For the rain to wither, for the wind to suck For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop Here is a strange and bitter crop
My man don't love me Treats me oh so mean My man he don't love me Treats me awfully He's the, lowest man That I've ever see
He wears high trimmed pan Stripes are really yellow He wears high trimmed pan Stripes are really yellow
But when he starts in to love me He's so fine and mellow
Love will make you drink and gamble Make you stay out all night long repeat Love will make you drink and gamble Make you stay out all night long repeat
Love will make you do things That you know is wrong
But if you treat me right baby I’ll stay home everyday But if you treat me right baby I’ll stay home everyday
But you're so mean to me baby I know you're gonna drive me away
Love is just like the faucet It turns off and on Love is just like the faucet It turns off and on
Sometimes when you think it's on baby It has turned off and gone...........
All of me Why not take all of me Cant you see Im no good without you Take my lips I want to loose them Take my arms Ill never use them Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry How can I go on dear without you You took the part that once was my heart So why not take all of me
Never had nothing No one to care That's why I seem to have More than my share I've got a man crazy for me He's funny that wayWhen I hurt his feelings Once in a while His only answer is one little smile I've got that man crazy for me He's funny that wayI can see no other way And no better plan End it all and let him go To some better gal But I'm only human A coward at best I'm more than certain He'd follow me WestThough he loves to work And slave for me everyday He'd be so much better off If I went away But why should I leave him Why should I go He'd be unhappy without me I know I've got that man crazy for me He's funny that way
You better go now Because I like you much, too much You have a way with you You ought to know now Just why I like you very much The night was gay with you
There's the moon above And it gives my heart a lot of swing In your eyes there's love And the way I feel it must be spring I want you so now You have lips I love to touch You better go now You better go, 'cause I like you much, too much
Away from the city that hurts and knocks, I'm standing alone by the desolate docks in the still and the chill of the night I see the horizon the great unknown my heart has an ache it's as heavy as stone with the dawn coming on, make it last
I cover the waterfront I'm watching the sea Will the one I love Be coming back to me
I cover the waterfront In search of my love An I'm covered By a starlit sky above
Here am I Patiently waiting Hoping and longing Oh how I yearn Where are you Have you thought back time Will you remember Will you return
Will the one I love Be coming back To me............
You′d be so easy to love So easy to idolize All others above So worth the yearning for So swell to keep every homefire burning for We′d be so grand at the game So carefree together That it does seem a shame That you can′t see Your future with me ′Cause you′d be oh, so easy to love
A cigarette that bares a lipstick's traces An airline ticket to romantic places Still my heart has wings These foolish things remind me of you. A tinkling piano in the next apartment Those stumblin'words That told you what my heart meant A fair ground painted swings These foolish things remind me of you.You came, you saw, you conquered me When you did that to me I knew somehow this had to be The winds of march that made my heart a dancer A telephone that rings but who's to answer Oh, how the ghost of you clings These foolish things remind me of you
Love for sale, Appetising young love for sale. Love that's fresh and still unspoiled, Love that's only slightly soiled, Love for sale. Who will buy? Who would like to sample my supply? Who's prepared to pay the price, For a trip to paradise? Love for sale Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way, I know every type of love Better far than they. If you want the thrill of love, I've been through the mill of love; Old love, new love Every love but true love Love for sale.
Appetising young love for sale. If you want to buy my wares. Follow me and climb the stairs Love for sale. Love for sale.
Never had nothing No one to care That's why I seem to have More than my share I've got a man crazy for me He's funny that wayWhen I hurt his feelings Once in a while His only answer is one little smile I've got that man crazy for me He's funny that wayI can see no other way And no better plan End it all and let him go To some better gal But I'm only human A coward at best I'm more than certain He'd follow me WestThough he loves to work And slave for me everyday He'd be so much better off If I went away But why should I leave him Why should I go He'd be unhappy without me I know I've got that man crazy for me He's funny that way
All of me Why not take all of me Cant you see Im no good without you Take my lips I want to loose them Take my arms Ill never use them Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry How can I go on dear without you You took the part that once was my heart So why not take all of me
Away from the city that hurts and knocks, I'm standing alone by the desolate docks in the still and the chill of the night I see the horizon the great unknown my heart has an ache it's as heavy as stone with the dawn coming on, make it last
I cover the waterfront I'm watching the sea Will the one I love Be coming back to me
I cover the waterfront In search of my love An I'm covered By a starlit sky above
Here am I Patiently waiting Hoping and longing Oh how I yearn Where are you Have you thought back time Will you remember Will you return
Will the one I love Be coming back To me............
This suspense is killin' me I can't stand uncertainty Tell me now, I've got to know Whether you want me to stay or go Love me or leave me or let me be lonely You won't believe me, I love you only I'd rather be lonely Then happy with somebody else You might find the night time The right time for kissin' But night time is my time For just reminiscin' Regrettin' instead of forgettin' with somebody else There'll be no one unless that someone is you I intend to be independently blue I want your love but I don't want to borrow To have it today to give back tomorrow For your love is my love There's no love for nobody else
There'll be no one unless that someone is you I intend to be independently blue I want your love but I don't want to borrow To have it today to give back tomorrow For your love is my love There's no love for nobody else
wished on the moon For something I never knew Wished on the moon For more than I ever knew A sweeter rose, a softer sky On april days that would not dance by I begged on the stars To throw me a beam or two Wished on the stars And asked for a dream or two I looked for every loveliness It all came true I wished on the moon for you
The man who only lives for making money Lives a life that is'nt necessarily sunny Likewise the man who works for fame There's no guarantee that time won't erase his name The fact is, the only work that really brings enjoyment Is the kind that is for girl and boys meant Fall in love you won't regret it That''s the best work of all if you can get itHolding hands at midnight 'Neath the starry sky Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you try Scrolling with the one girl Sighing after sigh Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you tryJust imagen someone waiting at the cottage door Where two hearts become one Who could ask for more Loving one who loves you And taking that vow Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if Won't you tell me how?
Don't want my manny I don't need a friend My heart is broken It won't ever mend I ain't much carin'Just where I will end I must have that man I'm like an oven That's cryin' for heat He treats me awful Each time that we meet It's just unlawful How that boy can cheat But I must have that man He's hot as Hades A lady's not safe in his arms When she's kissed But I'm afraid that he's cooled off And maybe I'm ruled off his list I'll never be missed I need that person much worse'n just bad I'm falf alive and it's drivin' me mad He's only human if he's to be had I must have that man
The man who only lives for making money Lives a life that is'nt necessarily sunny Likewise the man who works for fame There's no guarantee that time won't erase his name The fact is, the only work that really brings enjoyment Is the kind that is for girl and boys meant Fall in love you won't regret it That''s the best work of all if you can get itHolding hands at midnight 'Neath the starry sky Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you try Scrolling with the one girl Sighing after sigh Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you tryJust imagen someone waiting at the cottage door Where two hearts become one Who could ask for more Loving one who loves you And taking that vow Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if Won't you tell me how?
A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes A fine romance, you won't nestle A fine romance, you won't wrestle I might as well play With my old maid aunt I haven't got a chance This is a fine romanceA fine romance, my good fellow You take romance, I'll take jello You're calmer than the seals In the Arctic Ocean At least they flap their fins To express emotion A fine romance with no quarrels With no insults and all morals I've never mussed the crease In your blue serge pants I never get the chance This is a fine romance
A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes A fine romance, you won't nestle A fine romance, you won't wrestle I might as well play With my old maid aunt I haven't got a chance This is a fine romanceA fine romance, my good fellow You take romance, I'll take jello You're calmer than the seals In the Arctic Ocean At least they flap their fins To express emotion A fine romance with no quarrels With no insults and all morals I've never mussed the crease In your blue serge pants I never get the chance This is a fine romance
A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes A fine romance, you won't nestle A fine romance, you won't wrestle I might as well play With my old maid aunt I haven't got a chance This is a fine romanceA fine romance, my good fellow You take romance, I'll take jello You're calmer than the seals In the Arctic Ocean At least they flap their fins To express emotion A fine romance with no quarrels With no insults and all morals I've never mussed the crease In your blue serge pants I never get the chance This is a fine romance
A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes A fine romance, you won't nestle A fine romance, you won't wrestle I might as well play With my old maid aunt I haven't got a chance This is a fine romanceA fine romance, my good fellow You take romance, I'll take jello You're calmer than the seals In the Arctic Ocean At least they flap their fins To express emotion A fine romance with no quarrels With no insults and all morals I've never mussed the crease In your blue serge pants I never get the chance This is a fine romance
A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes A fine romance, you won't nestle A fine romance, you won't wrestle I might as well play With my old maid aunt I haven't got a chance This is a fine romanceA fine romance, my good fellow You take romance, I'll take jello You're calmer than the seals In the Arctic Ocean At least they flap their fins To express emotion A fine romance with no quarrels With no insults and all morals I've never mussed the crease In your blue serge pants I never get the chance This is a fine romance
A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes A fine romance, you won't nestle A fine romance, you won't wrestle I might as well play With my old maid aunt I haven't got a chance This is a fine romanceA fine romance, my good fellow You take romance, I'll take jello You're calmer than the seals In the Arctic Ocean At least they flap their fins To express emotion A fine romance with no quarrels With no insults and all morals I've never mussed the crease In your blue serge pants I never get the chance This is a fine romance
A fine romance, with no kisses A fine romance, my friend this is We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes A fine romance, you won't nestle A fine romance, you won't wrestle I might as well play With my old maid aunt I haven't got a chance This is a fine romanceA fine romance, my good fellow You take romance, I'll take jello You're calmer than the seals In the Arctic Ocean At least they flap their fins To express emotion A fine romance with no quarrels With no insults and all morals I've never mussed the crease In your blue serge pants I never get the chance This is a fine romance
Don't want my manny I don't need a friend My heart is broken It won't ever mend I ain't much carin'Just where I will end I must have that man I'm like an oven That's cryin' for heat He treats me awful Each time that we meet It's just unlawful How that boy can cheat But I must have that man He's hot as Hades A lady's not safe in his arms When she's kissed But I'm afraid that he's cooled off And maybe I'm ruled off his list I'll never be missed I need that person much worse'n just bad I'm falf alive and it's drivin' me mad He's only human if he's to be had I must have that man
Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Yes, the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't ever make the grade Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Money, you've got lots of friends Crowding round the door When you're gone, spending ends They don't come no more Rich relations give Crust of bread and such You can help yourself But don't take too much Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own He just worry 'bout nothin' Cause he's got his own
Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Yes, the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't ever make the grade Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Money, you've got lots of friends Crowding round the door When you're gone, spending ends They don't come no more Rich relations give Crust of bread and such You can help yourself But don't take too much Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own He just worry 'bout nothin' Cause he's got his own
Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Yes, the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't ever make the grade Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Money, you've got lots of friends Crowding round the door When you're gone, spending ends They don't come no more Rich relations give Crust of bread and such You can help yourself But don't take too much Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own He just worry 'bout nothin' Cause he's got his own
When love will come along Then so suddenly life turns out to be a song One never knows, does one The moment or the place Then right before your eyes Someone occupies your embrace Someday look and you'll find Two hearts were blest Someday fate may be kind Pray for the future Hope for the best One never knows, does one That's just the way it goes All at once you hear Hold me. Caress me and then Love may come But when one never knows
Someday look and you'll find Two hearts were blest Someday fate may be kind Pray for the future Hope for the best One never knows, does one That's just the way it goes All at once you hear Hold me. Caress me and then Love may come But when one never knows Just one
When love will come along Then so suddenly life turns out to be a song One never knows, does one The moment or the place Then right before your eyes Someone occupies your embrace Someday look and you'll find Two hearts were blest Someday fate may be kind Pray for the future Hope for the best One never knows, does one That's just the way it goes All at once you hear Hold me. Caress me and then Love may come But when one never knows
Someday look and you'll find Two hearts were blest Someday fate may be kind Pray for the future Hope for the best One never knows, does one That's just the way it goes All at once you hear Hold me. Caress me and then Love may come But when one never knows Just one
Don't want my manny I don't need a friend My heart is broken It won't ever mend I ain't much carin'Just where I will end I must have that man I'm like an oven That's cryin' for heat He treats me awful Each time that we meet It's just unlawful How that boy can cheat But I must have that man He's hot as Hades A lady's not safe in his arms When she's kissed But I'm afraid that he's cooled off And maybe I'm ruled off his list I'll never be missed I need that person much worse'n just bad I'm falf alive and it's drivin' me mad He's only human if he's to be had I must have that man
Lady sings the blues She's got them bad She feels so sad Wants the world to know Just what the blues is all about
Lady sings the blues She tells her side Nothing to hide Now the world will know Just what the blues is all about The blues aint' nothing but a pain in your heart When you get a bad start When you and your man have to part I ain't gonna just sit around and cry And now I won't die Because I love him
Lady sings the blues I'm telling you She's got em bad But now the world will know Shes never gonna sing them no more The blues aint' nothing but a pain in your heart When you get a bad start When you and your man have to part I ain't gonna just sit around and cry And now I won't die Because I love him
Lady sings the blues I'm telling you She's got em bad But now the world will know Shes never gonna sing them no more
Southern trees bear a 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 and the twisted mouth Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is a fruit for the crow to pluck For the rain to wither, for the wind to suck For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop Here is a strange and bitter crop
Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Yes, the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don't ever make the grade Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Money, you've got lots of friends Crowding round the door When you're gone, spending ends They don't come no more Rich relations give Crust of bread and such You can help yourself But don't take too much Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own He just worry 'bout nothin' Cause he's got his own
Goodmorning heartache You old gloomy sight Goodmorning heatache Thought we said goodbye last night I turned and tossed 'til it seemed you had gone But here you are with the dawn Wish I'd forget you, but you're here to stay It seems I met you when my love went away Now everyday I start by saying to you Goodmorning heartache, what's new?
Stop haunting me now Can't shake you nohow Just leave me alone I've got those Monday blues Stright through Sunday blues Goodmorning heartache Here we go again Goodmorning heartache You're the one who knew me when Might as well get used to you hanging around Goodmorning heartache Sit down
Stop haunting me now Can't shake you nohow Just leave me alone I've got those Monday blues Stright through Sunday blues Goodmorning heartache Here we go again Goodmorning heartache You're the one who knew me when Might as well get used to you hanging around Goodmorning heartache Sit down
No good man Lovin' all the no good things Never treats me as he should That ain't no good He's always bringing me down He's no saint Heaven knows thats what he ain't Spends his money foolishly Not on me I'm the one who gets the run-around
I ought to hate him and yet I love him so For I require Love that's made of fire And in his arms I find I always get that kind No good man Ever since the world began There have been other fools like me Born to be In love with a no good man
Lady sings the blues She's got them bad She feels so sad Wants the world to know Just what the blues is all about
Lady sings the blues She tells her side Nothing to hide Now the world will know Just what the blues is all about The blues aint' nothing but a pain in your heart When you get a bad start When you and your man have to part I ain't gonna just sit around and cry And now I won't die Because I love him
Lady sings the blues I'm telling you She's got em bad But now the world will know Shes never gonna sing them no more The blues aint' nothing but a pain in your heart When you get a bad start When you and your man have to part I ain't gonna just sit around and cry And now I won't die Because I love him
Lady sings the blues I'm telling you She's got em bad But now the world will know Shes never gonna sing them no more
Lady sings the blues She's got them bad She feels so sad Wants the world to know Just what the blues is all about
Lady sings the blues She tells her side Nothing to hide Now the world will know Just what the blues is all about The blues aint' nothing but a pain in your heart When you get a bad start When you and your man have to part I ain't gonna just sit around and cry And now I won't die Because I love him
Lady sings the blues I'm telling you She's got em bad But now the world will know Shes never gonna sing them no more The blues aint' nothing but a pain in your heart When you get a bad start When you and your man have to part I ain't gonna just sit around and cry And now I won't die Because I love him
Lady sings the blues I'm telling you She's got em bad But now the world will know Shes never gonna sing them no more
My man don't love me Treats me oh so mean My man he don't love me Treats me awfully He's the, lowest man That I've ever see
He wears high trimmed pan Stripes are really yellow He wears high trimmed pan Stripes are really yellow
But when he starts in to love me He's so fine and mellow
Love will make you drink and gamble Make you stay out all night long repeat Love will make you drink and gamble Make you stay out all night long repeat
Love will make you do things That you know is wrong
But if you treat me right baby I’ll stay home everyday But if you treat me right baby I’ll stay home everyday
But you're so mean to me baby I know you're gonna drive me away
Love is just like the faucet It turns off and on Love is just like the faucet It turns off and on
Sometimes when you think it's on baby It has turned off and gone...........
Away from the city that hurts and knocks, I'm standing alone by the desolate docks in the still and the chill of the night I see the horizon the great unknown my heart has an ache it's as heavy as stone with the dawn coming on, make it last
I cover the waterfront I'm watching the sea Will the one I love Be coming back to me
I cover the waterfront In search of my love An I'm covered By a starlit sky above
Here am I Patiently waiting Hoping and longing Oh how I yearn Where are you Have you thought back time Will you remember Will you return
Will the one I love Be coming back To me............
wished on the moon For something I never knew Wished on the moon For more than I ever knew A sweeter rose, a softer sky On april days that would not dance by I begged on the stars To throw me a beam or two Wished on the stars And asked for a dream or two I looked for every loveliness It all came true I wished on the moon for you
The way you wear your hat; The way you sip your tea; The memory of all that. No, no, they can't take that away from me.The way your smile just beams; The way you sing off key; The way you haunt my dreams. No, no, they can't take that away from me.We may never, never meet again On on the bumpy road to love. Still I'll always, always keep the memory ofThe way you hold your knife; The way we danced 'til three; The way you've changed my life. No, no, they can't take that away from me.The way you wear your hat; The way you sip your tea; The memory of all that. No, no, they can't take that away from me.The way your smile just beams; The way you sing off key; The way you haunt my dreams. No, no, they can't take that away from me.We may never, never meet again On on the bumpy road to love. Still I'll always, always keep the memory ofThe way you hold your knife; The way we danced 'til three; The way you've changed my life. No, no, they can't take that away from me. No, they can't take that away from me
Embrace me My sweet embraceable you Embrace me My irreplaceable you Just to look at you My heart grows tipsy in me You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in me
I love all The many charms about you Above all I want my arms about you Don't be naughty baby Come to me Come to me do My sweet embraceable you
I love all The many charms about you Above all I want my arms about you Don't be naughty baby Come to me Come to me do My sweet embraceable you..........
The man who only lives for making money Lives a life that is'nt necessarily sunny Likewise the man who works for fame There's no guarantee that time won't erase his name The fact is, the only work that really brings enjoyment Is the kind that is for girl and boys meant Fall in love you won't regret it That''s the best work of all if you can get itHolding hands at midnight 'Neath the starry sky Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you try Scrolling with the one girl Sighing after sigh Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you tryJust imagen someone waiting at the cottage door Where two hearts become one Who could ask for more Loving one who loves you And taking that vow Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if Won't you tell me how?
Lady sings the blues She's got them bad She feels so sad Wants the world to know Just what the blues is all about
Lady sings the blues She tells her side Nothing to hide Now the world will know Just what the blues is all about The blues aint' nothing but a pain in your heart When you get a bad start When you and your man have to part I ain't gonna just sit around and cry And now I won't die Because I love him
Lady sings the blues I'm telling you She's got em bad But now the world will know Shes never gonna sing them no more The blues aint' nothing but a pain in your heart When you get a bad start When you and your man have to part I ain't gonna just sit around and cry And now I won't die Because I love him
Lady sings the blues I'm telling you She's got em bad But now the world will know Shes never gonna sing them no more
wished on the moon For something I never knew Wished on the moon For more than I ever knew A sweeter rose, a softer sky On april days that would not dance by I begged on the stars To throw me a beam or two Wished on the stars And asked for a dream or two I looked for every loveliness It all came true I wished on the moon for you
I don't know why but I'm feeling so sad I long to try something I never had Never had no kissin' Oh, what I've been missin' Lover man, oh, where can you be?
The night is cold and I'm so alone I'd give my soul just to call you my own Got a moon above me But no one to love me Lover man, oh, where can you be?
I've heard it said That the thrill of romance Can be like a heavenly dream
I go to bed with a prayer That you'll make love to me Strange as it seems
Someday we'll meet And you'll dry all my tears Then whisper sweet Little things in my ear Hugging and a-kissing Oh, what I've been missing Lover man, oh, where can you be?