From This Moment On

Now that we are close, no more nights morose,Now that we are one, the beguine has just begun.Now that we’re side by side, the future looks so gay,Now we are allibied when we say……. From this moment on, you for me dearOnly two for tea dear, from this moment on,From […]


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Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe

It seem like happiness is jus’ a thing called JoeHe got a smile that make the lilac wanna growHe got a way that make the angels heave a sighWhen they know little Joe’s passing bySometime the cabin gloomy and the table bareSoon he kiss me and it’s Christmas everywhereTrouble fly […]


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Misty

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 understandI 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, […]


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Embraceable You

Embrace me, my sweet embraceable youEmbrace me, you irreplaceable you Just one look at youMy heart grew tipsy in meYou and you aloneBring out the Gypsy in me I love all the many charms about youAbove all, I want my arms about you Don’t be a naughty babyCome to mama, […]


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Get Out Of Town

Get out of townBefore it’s too late my loveGet out of townBe good to me please Why wish me harmWhy not retire to a farmAnd be contented to charmThe birds off the trees Just disappearI care for you much too muchAnd when you’re near, close to me dearWe touch too […]


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Fascinating Rhythm

Got a little rhythm, a rhythm, a rhythmThat pit-a-pats through my brain;So darn persistent,The day isn’t distantWhen it’ll drive me insane.Comes in the morningWithout any warning,And hangs around me all day.I’ll have to sneak up to itSomeday, and speak up to it.I hope it listens when I say: Refrain:Fascinating Rhythm,You’ve […]


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Ace In The Hole

Sad times, may follow your tracksBad times, may bar you from Sak’sAt times, when Satan in slacksBreaks down your self control Maybe, as often it goesYour Abe-y, may tire of his roseSo baby, this rule I proposeAlways have an ace in the hole Sad times, may follow your tracksBad times, […]


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All Through The Night

The day is my enemy, the night my friend,For I’m always so aloneTill the day draws to an end.But when the sun goes downAnd the moon comes through,To the monotone of the evening’s droneI’m all alone with you. All through the night,I delight in your love,All through the night, you’re […]


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Over The Rainbow

When all the world is a hopeless jumbleAnd the raindrops tumble all aroundHeaven opens a magic lane When all the clouds darken up the skywayThere’s a rainbow highway to be foundLeading from your windowpane To a place behind the sunJust a step beyond the rain Somewhere, over the rainbowWay up […]


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Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive

Gather ’round me, everybodyGather ’round me, while I preach someFeel a sermon coming on hereThe topic will be sinAnd that’s what I’m agin’If you wanna hear my storyThen settle back and just sit tightWhile I start reviewingThe attitude of doing right You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positiveE-lim-i-nate the negativeAnd latch […]


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Alexander’s Ragtime Band

Come on and hear (2x), Alexander’s Ragtime Band,Come on and hear (2x), it’s the best band in the land!They can play a bugle call like you never heard before,So natural that you want to go to war–That’s just the bestest band what am, Honey Lamb!Come on along (2x), let me […]


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A Foggy Day

I was a stranger in the cityOut of town were the people I knewI had that feeling of self-pityWhat to do, what to do, what to doThe outlook was decidedly blue But as I walked through the foggy streets aloneIt turned out to be the luckiest day I’ve known A […]


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All The Things You Are

Time and again I’ve longed for adventure,Something to make my heart beat the faster.What did I long for? I never really knew.Finding your love I’ve found my adventure,Touching your hand, my heart beats the faster,All that I want in all of this world is you.(Chorus)You are the promised kiss of […]


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Don’t Get Around Much Any More

Missed the Saturday danceHeard they crowded the floorCouldn’t bear it without youDon’t get around much anymore Thought I’d visit the clubGot as far as the doorThey’d have asked me about youDon’t get around much anymore Darling, I guess my mind’s more at easeBut nevertheless, why stir up memories Been invited […]


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Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me

Do nothing till you hear from mePay no attention to what’s saidWhy one should tear the seam of anyone’s dreamIs over my head Do nothing till you hear from meAt least consider our romanceIf you should take the word of others you’ve heardI haven’t a chance True, I’ve been seen […]


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