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I was a stranger in the city
Out of town were the people I knew I had that feeling of self-pity What to do, what to do, what to do The outlook was decidedly blueBut as I walked through the foggy streets alone It turned out to be the luckiest day I've knownA foggy day, in London town Had me low, had me down I viewed the morning, with much alarm British Museum, had lost its charmHow long I wondered, Could this thing last But the age of miracles, hadn't past For suddenly, I saw you there And through foggy London town, The sun was shining everywhereFor suddenly, I saw you there And through foggy London town, The sun was shining everywhereEverywhere Everywhere Everywhere |
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<< April In Paris >>
--- Ella Fitzgerald I never knew the charm of spring I never met it face to face I never new my heart could sing I never missed a warm embrace Till April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom Holiday tables under the trees April in Paris, this is a feeling That no one can ever reprise I never knew the charm of spring I never met it face to face I never new my heart could sing I never missed a warm embrace Till April in Paris Whom can I run to What have you done to my heart |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald/L.Armstrong - Ella & Louis[Sacd] (1956)
I thought I'd found the man of my dreams.
Now it seems, This is how the story ends: He's goin' to turn me down and say, "Can't We Be Friends?"I thought for once it couldn't go wrong. Not for long! I can se the way this ends: cNever again! Through with Love, Throught with men! They play their game without shame, and who's to blame?I thought I'd found a man I could trust. What a bust! This is how the story ends: He's goin' to turn me down and say, "Can't We Be Friends?" |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald/L.Armstrong - Ella & Louis[Sacd] (1956)
Heaven, I’m in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we’re out together dancing cheek to cheek Heaven, I’m in heaven And the cares that hung around me through the week Seem to vanish like a gambler’s lucky streak When we’re out together dancing cheek to cheek Oh I love to climb a mountain And reach the highest peak But it doesn’t thrill me half as much As dancing cheek to cheek Oh I love to go out fishing In a river or a creek But I don’t enjoy it half as much As dancing cheek to cheek Come on and Dance with me I want my arms about you That charm about you Will carry me through... To heaven, I’m in heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we’re out together dancing dancing cheek to cheek |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald/L.Armstrong - Ella & Louis[Sacd] (1956)
The weather is fright'ning
The thunder and lightning Seem to be having their way But as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day The turn in the weather Will keep us together So I can honestly say That as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day And everything's o.k. Isn't this a lovely day To be caught in the rain? You were going on your way Now you've got to remain Just as you were going, leaving me all at sea The clouds broke, they broke and oh! What a break for me I can see the sun up high Tho' we're caught in the storm I can see where you and i Could be cozy and warm Let the rain pitter patter But it really doesn't matter If the skies are gray Long as I can be with you it's a lovely day |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald/L.Armstrong - Ella & Louis[Sacd] (1956)
Lover
Lover, when I’m near you, and I hear you - speak my name Softly, in my ear you - breathe a flame Lover, it’s immoral, but why quarrel - with our bliss When, two lips of coral - want to kiss I say (that) the devil is in you, and to resists you - I try But if you didn’t continue - I would die Lover, please be tender, when you’re tender - fears depart Lover, I surrender - to my heart |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald/L.Armstrong - Ella & Louis[Sacd] (1956)
We lived our little drama
We kissed in a field of white And stars fell on Alabama Last night I can't forget the glamour Your eyes held a tender light While (And) stars fell on Alabama (fractured 'Bama) Last night I never planned in my imagination A situation - so heavenly A fairy land where no one else could enter And in the center - just you and me My heart beat (just) like a hammer (My) Arms wound around you tight And (While) stars fell on Alabama Last night |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald/L.Armstrong - Ella & Louis[Sacd] (1956)
The evening breeze caressed the trees, tenderly
The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly Then you and I came wandering by and lost in a sigh were we The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly Your arms opened wide And closed me inside You took my lips you took my love so tenderly |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald/L.Armstrong - Ella & Louis[Sacd] (1956)
why do i just wither and forget all resistance
when you and your magic pass by my heart's in a dither dear when you're at a distance but when you are near, oh my... Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and delights me, oh no Its just the nearness of you It isn't your sweet conversation That brings this sensation, oh no Its just the nearness of you When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to me All my wildest dreams come true I need no soft lights to enchant me If you'll only grant me the right To hold you ever so tight And to feel in the night the nearness of you. |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald/L.Armstrong - Ella & Louis[Sacd] (1956)
"Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note
Though by tomorrow you're gone The song has ended but as the songwriter wrote, The melody lingers on. They may take you from me, I'll miss your fond caress But though they take you from me, I'll still possess... The way you wear your hat The way you sip your tea The memory of all that 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 that bumpy road to love Still I'll always, always keep the memory of The way you hold your knife The way we danced till three The way you changed my life No, no they can't take that away from me No, they can't take that away from me." |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald/L.Armstrong - Ella & Louis[Sacd] (1956)
Under A Blanket of Blue
Just you and I beneath the stars. Wrapped in the arms of sweet romance The night is ours. Under A Blanket of Blue Let me be thrilled by all your charms Darling, I know my heart will dance Within your arms. A summer night's magic, enthralling me so. The night would be tragic, if you weren't here to shareit my dear, Covered with heaven above. Let's dream a dream of love for two, Wrapped in the arms of sweet romance, Under A Blanket of Blue. |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Intimate Ella (1960)
Try to think that loves not around
But its uncomfortably near My old heart aint gaining no ground Because my angel eyes aint hereAngel eyes, that old Devil sent They glow unbearably bright Need I say that my loves mispent Mispent with angel eyes tonightSo drink up all you people Order anything you see Have fun you happy people The laughs and the jokes on mePardon me but I got to run The facts uncommonly clear Got to find whos now number one And why my angel eyes ain't here Oh, where is my angel eyesExcuse me while I disappear Angel eyes, angel eyes. |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Intimate Ella (1960)
I'm feeling mighty lonesome
Haven't slept a wink I walk the floor and watch the door And in between I drink Black Coffee Love's a hand me down brew I'll never know a Sunday In this weekday roomI'm talking to the shadows o'clock to 4 And Lord, how slow the moments go When all I do is pour Black Coffee Since the blues caught my eye I'm hanging out on Monday My Sunday dream's too dryNow a man is born to go a lovin' A woman's born to weep and fret To stay at home and tend her oven And drown her past regrets In coffee and cigarettesI'm moody all the morning Mourning all the night And in between it's nicotine And not much hard to fight Black Coffee Feelin' low as the ground It's driving me crazy just waiting for my baby To maybe come aroundMy nerves have gone to pieces My hair is turning gray All I do is drink black coffee Since my man's gone away |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Intimate Ella (1960)
I can't give you anything but love, baby.
That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby. Dream a while. Scheme a while. I'm sure you'll find Happiness, and I guess all those things you've always pined for. Gee I'd like to see you looking swell, baby Diamond bracelets Woolworth's doesn't sell, baby. till that lucky day you know darn well, baby. I can't give you anything but love. (repeat the whole thing) |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Intimate Ella (1960)
Look at me,I'm as helpless as a kitten up a treeand I feel like I'm clinging to a cloudI can't undestandI got misty just holding your handWalk my wayand a thousand violins begin to playor it might be the sound of your hellothat music I hear,I get misty the moment you're nearYou can say that you're leading me onBut it's just what I want you to doDon't you notice how hopeless I'm lostThat's why I'm following youOn my own, world I wander throughThis wonderland aloneNever knowingMy right foot from my leftMy hat from my glove,I'm too misty and too much in love
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Intimate Ella (1960)
Why do you grieve?
Try and believe Life is always sunshine When the heart beats true Banish your fears Smile through your tears When you're sad It makes me feel the same as you... Come to me my melancholy baby Cuddle up and don't be blue All your fears are foolish fancy, maybe You know, dear, that I'm in love with you; Every cloud must have a silver lining Wait until the sun shines through Come on and smile, my honey dear, While I kiss away each tear Or else I shall be melancholy too... |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Intimate Ella (1960)
It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place
Except you and me So set 'em' up Joe, I got a little story I think you should know We're drinking my friend, to the end Of a brief episode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road I know the routine, put another nickel In the machine I feel kind of bad, can't you make the music Easy and sad I could tell you a lot, but it's not In a gentleman's code Make it one for my baby And one more for the road You'd never know it, but buddy I'm a kind of poet And I've got a lot of things I'd like to say And if I'm gloomy, please listen to me Till it's talked away Well that's how it goes, and Joe I know your gettin' Anxious to close Thanks for the cheer I hope you didn't mind My bending your ear But this torch that I found, It's gotta be drowned Or it's gonna explode Make it one for my baby And one more for the road |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife : Ella In Berlin (1960)
Gone With the Wind
Just like a leaf that has flown away Gone with the wind My romance has blown away Yesterday's kisses are still on my lips, I've had a lifetime of heaven at my fingertips. But now all-all is gone. Gone is the rapture that fills my heart Gone with the Wind My romance has flown apart Just like a flame Love burned brightly, then became An empty smoke ring that has gone, Gone with the Wind. Gone, gone, gone with the wind Just like a leaf that has flown away Gone with the wind My romance has flown away Yesterday's kisses are still, still on my lips, I've had a lifetime of heaven at my fingertips. But now all-all is gone. Gone is the rapture that fills my heart Gone with the Wind My romance has flown apart Just like a flame Love burned brightly, then became An empty smoke ring that has Gone with the Wind. {scat} Gone with the Wind |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife : Ella In Berlin (1960)
How High the moon - (Nancy Hamilton / Morgan Lewis)
Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon There is no moon above When love is far away too Till it comes true That you love me as I love you Somewhere there's music How near, how far Somewhere there's heaven It's where you are The darkest night would shine If you would come to me soon Until you will, how still my heart How high the moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon The darkest night would shine If you would come to me soon Until you will, how still my heart How high the moon |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife : Ella In Berlin (1960)
{Spoken} Thank you. We'd like to do something for you now.
We haven't heard a girl sing it. And since it's so popular, we'd like to try and do it for you. We hope we remember all the words.{} Oh, the shark has pearly teeth, dear And he shows them, pearly white Just a jack knife has Macheath, dear And he keeps it out of sight Oh, the shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves though, wears Macheath dear So there's not, not a trace of red On a Sunday, Sunday morning Lies a body, oozin' life Someone's sneaking 'round the corner Tell me could it be, could it be, could it be Mack the Knife? Oh, what's the next chorus? To this song, now This is the one, now I don't know But it was a swinging tune And its a hit tune So we tried to do Mack The Knife Ah, Louis Miller Oh, something about cash Yeah, Miller, he was spending that trash And Macheath dear, he spends like a sailor Tell me, tell me, tell me Could that boy do, something rash Oh Bobby Darin, and Louis Armstrong They made a record, oh but they did And now Ella, Ella, and her fellas We're making a wreck, what a wreck Of Mack The Knife {Louis Armstrong imitation} Oh Snookie Taudry, bah bah bah nop do bo de do bah bah bah nop do bo de do Just a jack knife has Macheath, dear And do bo bo bah bah bah nop do bo de do {} So, you've heard it Yes, we've swung it And we tried to Yes, we sung it You won't recognize it It's a surprise hit This tune, called Mack The Knife And so we leave you, in Berlin town Yes, we've swung old Mack We've swung old Mack in town For the Darin fans, And for the Louis Armstrong fans, too We told you look out, look out, look out Old Macheath's back in town |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife : Ella In Berlin (1960)
Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree;
And I feel like I'm clingin' to a cloud, I can' t understand I get misty, just holding your hand. Walk my way, And a thousand violins begin to play, Or it might be the sound of your hello, That music I hear, I get misty,whenever you're near. Can't you see that you're leading me on? And it's just what I want you to do, Don't you notice how hopelessly I'm lost That's why I'm following you. On my own, When I wander through this wonderland alone, Never knowing my right foot from my left My hat from my glove I'm too misty, and too much in love. I'M JUST too misty, And too much In love..... |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife : Ella In Berlin (1960)
Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin' So hush little baby, Don't you cryOne of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky But 'til that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you With Daddy and Mammy standin' byOne of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky But 'til that morning, there ain't nothin can harm you With Daddy and Mammy standin' by |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife : Ella In Berlin (1960)
I've wined and dined on Mulligan Stew, and never wished for Turkey
As I hitched and hiked and grifted too, from Maine to Albuquerque Alas, I missed the Beaux Arts Ball, and what is twice as sad I was never been to a party where they honored Noel Ca-ad (Coward) But social circles spin too fast for me My "hobohemia" is the place to be I get too hungry, for dinner at eight I like the theater, but never come late I never bother, with people I hate That's why the lady is a tramp I don't like crap games, with barons and earls Won't go to Harlem, in ermine and pearls Won't dish the dirt, with the rest of the girls That's why the lady is a tramp I like the free, fresh wind in my hair Life without care I'm broke, it's o'k Hate California, it's cold and it's damp That's why the lady is a tramp Girls get massages, they cry and they moan Tell slender Ella to leave me alone I'm not so hot, but my shape is my own That's why the lady is a tramp The food at the Kopensky is perfect, no doubt I couldn't tell you what the Ritz is about Drop a nickle in, and coffee comes out That's why the lady is a tramp Like the sweet, fresh, rain in my face Diamonds and lace, no got, so what?! for Frank Sinatra, I whistle and stamp That's why the lady is a tramp She's a hobo She's a scamp She's a no-good kinda tramp That's why the lady is a tramp ***this song's the "Ella In Berlin" CD version*** |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife : Ella In Berlin (1960)
Someday he'll come along
The man I love And he'll be big and strong The man I love And when he comes my way I'll do my best to make him stay He'll look at me and smile I'll understand And in a little while He'll take my hand And though it seems absurd I know we both won't say a word Maybe I shall meet him Sunday Maybe Monday, maybe not Still I'm sure to meet him one day Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day He'll build a little home Just meant for two From which I'll never roam Who would, would you? And so, all else above, I'm waiting for the man I love |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife : Ella In Berlin (1960)
It's too darn hot,
It's too darn hot. I'd like to sup with my baby tonight, Fulfill the cup with my baby tonight. I'd like to sup with my baby tonight, Fulfill the cup with my baby tonight, But I ain't up to my baby tonight, 'Cause it's too darn hot. It's too darn hot, It's too darn hot. I'd like to coo with my baby tonight, And pitch the woo with my baby tonight. I'd like to coo with my baby tonight, And pitch the woo with my baby tonight. But sister you'll fight my baby tonight 'Cause it's too darn hot. It's too darn hot, According to the latest Report Ev'ry average girl you know Much prefers her lovely doggie to court When the temperature is low, But when the thermometer goes 'way up And the weather is sizzling hot, Mister Adam For his madam. Is not, 'Cause it's too, too Too darn hot, It's too darn hot, It's too darn hot. BOYS: It's too darn hot, It's too darn hot. It's too darn hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot... |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
Frosty the snowman
Was a jolly happy soul With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal Frosty the snowman Is a fairytale they say He was made of snow But the children know How he came to life one day There must have been some magic In that old silk hat they found For when they placed it on his head He began to dance around Frosty the snowman Was alive as he could be And the children say He could laugh and play Just the same as you and me Frosty the snowman Knew the sun was hot that day So he said let's run And we'll have some fun Now before I melt away Down to the village With a broomstick in his hand Running here and there all around the square Saying catch me if you can He led them down the streets of town Right to the traffic cop And he only paused a moment when He heard him holler stop Frosty the snowman Had to hurry on his way But he waved goodbye Saying don't you cry I'll be back again some day Thumpety thump thump Thumpety thump thump Look at frosty go Thumpety thump thump Thumpety thump thump Over the hills of snow |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
Frosty the snowman
Was a jolly happy soul With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal Frosty the snowman Is a fairytale they say He was made of snow But the children know How he came to life one day There must have been some magic In that old silk hat they found For when they placed it on his head He began to dance around Frosty the snowman Was alive as he could be And the children say He could laugh and play Just the same as you and me Frosty the snowman Knew the sun was hot that day So he said let's run And we'll have some fun Now before I melt away Down to the village With a broomstick in his hand Running here and there all around the square Saying catch me if you can He led them down the streets of town Right to the traffic cop And he only paused a moment when He heard him holler stop Frosty the snowman Had to hurry on his way But he waved goodbye Saying don't you cry I'll be back again some day Thumpety thump thump Thumpety thump thump Look at frosty go Thumpety thump thump Thumpety thump thump Over the hills of snow |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light Next year all our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the yule-tide gay Next year all our troubles will be miles away Once again as in olden days Happy golden days of yore Faithful friends who are dear to us Will be near to us once more Someday soon, we all will be together If the Fates allow Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow So have yourself a merry little Christmas now. |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh Through the fields we go Laughing all the way. Bells on bob-tail ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight. cho: Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh, O Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot, We ran into a drifted bank And there we got upsot. A day or two ago The story I must tell I went out on the snow And on my back I fell; A gent was riding by In a one-horse open sleigh He laughed at me as I there sprawling laid But quickly drove away. Now the ground is white, Go it while you're young, Take the girls along And sing this sleighing song. Just bet a bob-tailed bay, Two-forty as his speed, Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! You'll take the lead. |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful And since we ve no place to go Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! It doesn t show signs of stopping And I ve bought some corn for popping The lights are turned way down low Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! When we finally kiss goodnight How I ll hate going out in the storm! But if you ll really hold me tight All the way home I ll be warm The fire is slowly dying And, my dear, we re still goodbying But as long as you love me so Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call him names They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeer games Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say Rudolph with your nose so bright Won't you guide my sleigh tonight? Then how the reindeer loved him As they shouted out with glee Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer You'll go down in history You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say Rudolph with your nose so bright Won't you guide my sleigh tonight? Then how the reindeer loved him As they shouted out with glee Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer You'll go down in history |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring, ting, tingling, too
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling, "Yoo hoo" Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap, let's go, let's look at the show We're riding in a wonderland of snow Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap, it's grand, just holding your hand We're gliding along with a song of a wintery fairyland Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy, cozy are we We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be Let's take that road before us and sing a chorus or two Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap, let's go, let's look at the show We're riding in a wonderland of snow Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap, it's grand, just holding your hand We're gliding along with a song of a wintery fairyland Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy, cozy are we We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be Let's take that road before us and sing a chorus or two Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you Sleigh ride together with you Sleigh ride together with you Sleigh ride together with you |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
Maybe it's much too early in the game
Aah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same What are you doing New Year's New Year's eve? Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night Welcoming in the New Year New Year's eve Maybe I'm crazy to suppose I'd ever be the one you chose Out of a thousand invitations You received Aah, but in case I stand one little chance Here comes the jackpot question in advance: What are you doing New Year's New Year's Eve? |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
I'm dreaming of a white christmas,
just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white christmas, just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white christmas, with every christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmases be white I'm dreaming of a white christmas, just like the ones I used to know May your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmases be white I'm dreaming of a white christmas, with every christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmases be white May your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmases be white And may all your christmases be white (All your christmases be white) And may all your christmases be white (All your christmases be white) And may all your christmases be (All your christmases be white) (All your christmases be white) |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You: A Swinging Christmas (1960)
I'm dreaming of a white christmas,
just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white christmas, just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white christmas, with every christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmases be white I'm dreaming of a white christmas, just like the ones I used to know May your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmases be white I'm dreaming of a white christmas, with every christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmases be white May your days be merry and bright, and may all your christmases be white And may all your christmases be white (All your christmases be white) And may all your christmases be white (All your christmases be white) And may all your christmases be (All your christmases be white) (All your christmases be white) |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
Day in - day out
That same old voodoo follows me about That same old pounding in my heart, whenever I think of you And baby I think of you Day in and day out Day out - day in I needn't tell you how my days begin When I awake I get up with a tingle One possibility in view That possibility of maybe seeing you Come rain - come shine I meet you and to me the day is fine Then I kiss your lips, and the pounding becomes An oceans roar, a thousand drums Can't you see it's love, can there be any doubt When there it is, day in - day out |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
Get in touch with that sundown fellow
As he tiptoes across the sand He's got a million kinds of stardust Pick your fav'rite brand, and Dream, when you're feeling blue Dream, that's the thing to do Just watch the smoke rings rise in the air You'll find your share of memories there So dream when the day is through Dream, and they might come true Things never are as bad as they seem So dream, dream, dream <instrumental> Dream when the day is through Dream, and they might come true Things never are as bad as they seem So dream, dream, dream Dream So dream, dream, dream |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
When an early autumn walks the land and chills the breeze
and touches with her hand the summer trees, perhaps you'll understand what memories I own. There's a dance pavilion in the rain all shuttered down, a winding country lane all russet brown, a frosty window pane shows me a town grown lonely. That spring of ours that started so April-hearted, seemed made for just a boy and girl. I never dreamed, did you, any fall would come in view so early, early. Darling if you care, please, let me know, I'll meet you anywhere, I miss you so. Let's never have to share another early autumn. |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
I remember you-ooh
You're the one who made my dreams come true A few kisses ago I remember you-ooh You're the one who said "I love you, too" Yes, I do, didn'tcha know? I remember, too, a distant bell and stars that fell Like the rain out of the blue-ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo When my life is through And the angels ask me to recall The thrill of it all Then I will tell them I remember you-ooh I remember, too, a distant bell and stars that fell Just like the rain out of the blue-ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo When my life is through And the angels ask me to recall The thrill of it all Then I will tell them I remember, tell them I remember Tell them I remember you |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
Laura is the face in the misty lights
Footsteps that you hear down the hall The laugh that floats on a summer night That you can never quite recall And you see Laura on the train that is passing through Those eyes how familiar they seem She gave your very first kiss to you That was Laura but she's only a dream <instrumental interlude> And you see Laura on the train that is passing through Those eyes how familiar they seem She gave your very first kiss to you That was Laura but she's only a dream |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice, warmer than the summer night
The clouds were like an alabaster palace rising to a snowy height. Each star it's own aurora borealis, suddenly you held me tight, I could see the Midnight Sun. I can't explain the silver rain that found me--or was that a moonlight veil? The music of the universe around me, or was that a nightingale? And then your arms miraculously found me,suddenly the sky turned pale, I could see the Midnight Sun. Was there such a night, it's a thrill I still don't quite believe, But after you were gone, there was still some stardust on my sleeve. The flame of it may dwindle to an ember, and the stars forget to shine, And we may see the meadow in December, icy white and crystalline. But oh my darling always I'll remember when your lips were close to mine, And we saw the Midnight Sun. |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
Single-O, all the way
Rain or shine Gonna stay, Single-O Till you're mine Like the peach, At the top, of the tree Gonna stay, Single-O Till it's me And though I don't know what caresses You expect to find I know my address is Lonesomeville till you make up your mind When you do And it's me You adore Then I'll be Single-O no more And though I don't know what caresses You expect to find I know my address is Lonesomeville till you make up your mind When you do And it's me You adore Then I'll be Single-O no more |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
Skylark
Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me where my love can be? Is there a meadow in the mist Where someone's waiting to be kissed? Oh skylark Have you seen a valley green with spring? Where my heart can go a journeying Over the shadows and the rain To a blossom covered lane And in your lonely flight Haven't you heard the music in the night? Wonderful music Faint as a will o' the wisp Crazy as a loon Sad as a gypsty serenading the moon Oh skylark I don't know if you can find these things But my heart is riding on your wings So if you see them anywhere Won't you lead me there Oh skylark Won't you lead me there? |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
Somethings gotta give,
Somethings gotta give somethings gotta give When an irresistible force such as you Meets and old immovable object like me You can bet as sure as you live Something's gotta give, something's gotta give, Something's gotta give. When an irrepressible smile such as yours Warms an old implacable heart such as mine Don't say no because I insist. Somewhere, somehow, Someone's gonna be kissed. So en garde who knows what the fates have in store From their vast mysterious sky? I'll try hard ignoring those lips I adore But how long can anyone try? Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight it with all of our might, Chances are some heavenly star spangled night We'll find out as sure as we live Something's gotta give, something's gotta give, Something's gotta give. Fight, fight, fight it with all of our might, Chances are some heavenly star spangled night We'll find out as sure as we live Something's gotta give, something's gotta give, Something's gotta give. Something's gotta , something's gotta give |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
Somewhere, someday
We'll be close together, wait and see Oh by the way, This time the dream's on me You take my hand and you look at me adoringly But as things stand This time the dream's on me It would be fun To be certain that I'm the one To know that I, at least, supply the shoulder you cry upon To see you through Till you're everything you want to be It can't be true, but This time the dream's on me (bridge) It would be fun To be certain that I'm the one To know that I, at least, supply the shoulder you cry upon To see you through Till you're everything you want to be It can't be true, but This time the dream's on me |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
You're just too marvelous
Too marvelous for words Like glorious, glamorous And that old standby amorous It's all too wonderful I'll never find the words That say enough, tell enough I mean they just aren't swell enough You're much too much, and just too very very To ever be, in Webster's dictionary And so, I'm borrowing a love song from the birds To tell you that you're marvelous Too marvelous for words <instrumental interlude> You're much too much, and just too very very To ever be, in Webster's dictionary And so, I'm borrowing a love song from the birds To tell you that you're marvelous Too marvelous for words |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
I'm trav'lin' light
Because my man has gone And from now on I'm trav'lin' light He said goodbye And took my heart away So from today I'm trav'lin' light No one to see I'm free as the breeze No one but me And my memories Some lucky night He may come back again But until then I'm trav'lin' light {instrumental break} No one to see I'm free as the breeze No one but me And my memories Some lucky night He may come back again But until then I'm trav'lin' light I'm trav'lin' light I'm trav'lin' light I'm trav'lin' light |
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from Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
Maybe he's not much, just another man
Doing what he can But what does she care When a woman loves a man She'll just string along All through thick and thin Till his ship comes in It's always that way When a woman love a man She'll be the first one to praise him When he's goin' strong The last one to blame him When everything's wrong It's such a one-sided game that they play But women are funny that way Tell her she's a fool She'll say yes, I know But I love him so And that's how it goes When a woman loves a man Tell her she's a fool She'll say yes, I know But I love him so And that's how if goes |
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