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Sweet Sue
02:18
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LYRICS:
Every star above
Knows the one I love
Sweet Sue, it's you
And the moon on high
Knows the reason why
Sweet Sue, it's you
No one else it seems
Ever shared my dreams
And without you I don't know what I'd do
In this heart of mine
You live all the time
Sweet Sue, just you
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LYRICS:
I can't give you anything but love, baby.
That's the only thing I've plenty of,baby.
Dream awhile, scheme awhile
You're sure to find
Happiness and I guess
All those things you've always pined for.
Gee I like to see you looking swell, baby.
Diamond bracelets Woolworth doesn't sell.
Till that lucky day you know darn well, baby.
I can't give you anything but love.
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LYRICS:
Gee, it's great after being out late,
Walking my baby back home.
Arm and arm over meadow and farm,
Walking my baby back home.
We go along harmonising a song,
Or I'm reciting a poem.
Owls go by and they give me the eye,
Walking my baby back home.
We stop for a while, she gives me a smile,
And snuggles her head on my chest.
We start in to pet and that's when I get
Her talcum all over my vest.
After I kind of straighten my tie,
She has to borrow my comb.
One kiss then I continue again,
Walking my baby back home.
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Blue Skies
03:07
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LYRICS:
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see
Bluebirds
Singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds
All day long
Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, oh, my how they fly
Blue days
All of them gone
Nothing but blue skies
From now on
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Carolina In The Morning
03:43
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LYRICS:
Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning,
No one could be sweeter than my sweetie when I meet her in the morning.
Where the morning glories
Twine around the door,
Whispering pretty stories
I long to hear once more
Strolling with my girlie where the dew is pearly early in the morning,
Butterflies all flutter up and kiss each little buttercup at dawning,
If I had Aladdin's lamp for only a day,
I'd make a wish and here's what I'd say:
Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning.
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The Way You Look Tonight
04:25
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LYRICS:
Some day, when I'm awfully low,
When the world is cold,
I will feel a glow just thinking of you...
And the way you look tonight.
Oh, but you're lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,
And the way you look tonight.
With each word your tenderness grows,
Tearing my fear apart...
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose,
Touches my foolish heart.
Lovely ... Never, ever change.
Keep that breathless charm.
Won't you please arrange it?
Cause I love you ... Just the way you look tonight
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LYRICS:
When skies are cloudy and gray
They're only gray for a day
So wrap your troubles in dreams
Dream your troubles away
Until that sunshine peeps through
There's only one thing to do
Wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away
Castles may tumble, that's fate after all
Life's really funny that way
No use to grumble, just smile as they fall
Weren't you king for a day?
Must remember the sunshine
Always follows the rain
Wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away
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Am I Blue?
05:06
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LYRICS:
Am I blue
Am I blue
Ain't these tears in my eyes tellin' you
Am I blue
You would be too
If your plans with your gal
Done fell through
There was a time
I was the only one
And now I'm the sad and lonely one, lonely, lonely
Was I gay, until today
Now she's gone and we're through
Am I blue
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St Louis Blues
05:32
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LYRICS:
I hate to see that evening sun go down,
Hate to see that evening sun go down,
'Cause my gal, she done left this town.
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today.
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today,
I'm gonna pack my bags, make my getaway.
St. Louis woman with all her diamond rings.
Has got this man wrapped 'round her apron strings.
T'wan't for powder and for store-bought hair,
That gal of mine would not have gone nowhere, nowhere.
I've got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be.
That gal, she's got a heart like a rock down in the sea,
Or else she would have not gone oh so far from me.
'Cause I loved that gal like a schoolboy loves his pie.
Like an old Kentucky colonel loves hisRussian Rye.
Yeah, I'll love that girl until the day I die.
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Am I Blue (with Tango)
04:51
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LYRICS:
Am I blue
Am I blue
Ain't these tears in my eyes tellin' you
Am I blue
You would be too
If your plans with your gal
Done fell through
There was a time
I was the only one
And now I'm the sad and lonely one, lonely, lonely
Was I gay, until today
Now she's gone and we're through
Am I blue
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As Time Goes By
04:05
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LYRICS:
You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh.
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.
And when two lovers woo
They still say, "I love you."
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by.
Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date.
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate.
Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
That no one can deny.
It's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die.
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by.
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These Foolish Things
03:54
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LYRICS: THESE FOOLISH THINGS Chorus 2
Gardenia perfume ling'ring on my pillow
Wild strawb'ries only seven francs a kilo
And still my heart has wings
These foolish things remind me of you
The smile of Garbo and the scent of roses
The waiters whistling as the last bar closes
The song that Crosby sings
These foolish things remind me of you
How strange how sweet to find you still
These things are dear to me
They seem to bring you near to me
The scent of smould'ring leaves, the wail of steamers
Two lovers on the street who walk like dreamers
Oh, how the ghost of you clings!
These foolish things remind me of you.
THESE FOOLISH THINGS Chorus 3
First daffodils and long excited cables
And flickering candle light on corner tables
And still my heart has wings
These foolish things remind me of you
The park at evening when the bell has sounded
The "Ile de France" with all the gulls around it
The beauty that is Spring's
These foolish things remind me of you
How strange how sweet to find you still
These things are dear to me
They seem to bring you near to me
The sigh of midnight trains in empty stations
Silk stockings thrown aside dance invitations
Oh, how the ghost of you clings!
These foolish things remind me of you
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LYRICS:
Every star above
Knows the one I love
Sweet Sue, it's you
And the moon on high
Knows the reason why
Sweet Sue, it's you
No one else it seems
Ever shared my dreams
And without you I don't know what I'd do
In this heart of mine
You live all the time
Sweet Sue, just you
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LYRICS:
I've got the world on a string
Sitting on a rainbow
Got the string around my finger
What a world what a life
I am in love
I've got the song that I sing
I can make the rain go
Anytime I move my finger
Lucky me can't you see
I am in love
Life is a beautiful thing
As long as I hold that string
I'd be a silly so-and-so
If I should ever let you go
I’ve got the world on a string
Sitting on a rainbow
Got the string around my finger
What a world
What a life
I’m in love
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Blue Moon
03:51
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LYRICS:
Blue moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own
Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for
And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will hold
I heard somebody whisper "please adore me"
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold
Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
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Greg Poppleton Sydney, Australia
I saw Louis Armstrong on TV when I was 3 and have been hooked on 1920s-1930s jazz and swing ever since. I sing songs with some musician characters
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