The Silver Collection

Billie Holiday The Silver Collection Lyrics
1.All Or Nothing At All

Jack lawrence / arthur altman

All or nothing at all
Half love never appealled to me
If your heart never could yield to me
Then i'd rather have nothing at all

All or nothing at all
If it's love there is no in between
Why begin, then cry for something that might have been
No, i rather have nothing at all
But, please, don't bring your lips so close to my cheek
Don't smile or i'll be lost beyond recall
The kiss in your eyes, the touch of your hand makes me weak
And my heart may grow dizzy and fall
And if i fell under the spell of your call
I would be caught in the undertow
So, you see, i've got to say
No, no
All or nothing at all


2.Body And Soul

Johnny w. green / edward heyman / robert sour / frank eyton

You're making me blue
All that you do
Seems unfair
You try not to hear
Turn a deaf ear
To my prayer
It seems you don't want to see
What you are doingg to me
My arms are waiting to caress you
And to my heart they long to press you, sweet heart

My heart is sad and lonely
For you i cry
For you, dear, only
I tell you i mean it
I'm all for you
Body and soul

I spend my days in longing
And wondering it's me you're wronging
Why haven't you seen it
I'm all for you
Body and soul

I can't believe it
It hard to conceive it
That you'd turn away romance
Are you pretending
Don't say it's the ending
I wish i could have one more change to prove, dear
My life a hell your'e making
You know i'm yours for just the taking
I'd gladly surrender
Myself to you
Body and soul

Life's dreary for me
Day's seem to be long as years
I've looked for the sun
But can see none
Through my tears
Your heart must be like a stone
To leave me like this alone
When you could make my life worth living
By taking what i'm set on giving, sweet heart

My heart is sad and lonely
For you i cry
For you, dear, only
I tell you i mean it
I'm all for you
Body and soul


3.But Not For Me

George and ira gershwin

They're writing songs of love, but not for me.
A lucky star's above, but not for me.
With love to lead the way
I've found more clouds of grey
Than any russain play could guarantee.
I was a fool to fall and get that way;
Heigh-ho! alas! and also, lack-a-day!
Although i can't dismiss the mem'ry of his kiss,
i guess he's mot for me.

He's knocking on a door, but not for me.
He'll plan a two by four, but not for me.
I know that love's a game;
I'm puzzled, just the same,
Was i the moth or flame?
I'm all at sea.
It all began so well, but what an end!
This is the time a feller needs a friend,
When ev'ry happy plot ends with the marriage knot,
And there's no knot for me.


4.Comes Love

Lew brown /sammy stept / charles tobias

Comes rain, put your rubber on your feed
Comes a snow, you can get a little heat
Comes love, nothing can be done

Comes a fire, you know what to do
Blow a tyre, buy another shoe
Comes love, nothing can be done

Don't try hiding, cause there isn't any use
You start sliding when you're heart turns on the juice
Comes a headache, you can lose it in a day
Comes a toothache, see your dentist right away
Comes love, nothing can be done

Comes a heatwave, you can hurry to the shore
Comes the ...., you can hide behind the door
Comes love, nothing can be done

Comes the measels...
Comes love, nothing can be done
That all brother, if you've ever bin in love
That all brother, you know where i'm speaking of
Comes a nightmare, you can always stay awake
Comes depression, you may get another break
Comes love, nothing can be done


5.Darn That Dream

Jimmy van heusen / edgar de lange

Darn that dream
I dream each night
You say you love me and hold me tight
But when i awake and you're out of sight
Oh, darn that dream

Darn your lips and darn your eyes
They lift me high above the moonlit sky
Then i tumble out of paradise
Oh, darn that dream

Darn that one track mind of mine
It can't understand that you don't care
Just to change the mood i'm in
I'd welcome a nice old nightmare

Darn that dream
And bless it too
Without that dream i never have you
But it haunts me and it won't come true

Oh, darn that dream


6.Embraceable You

George and ira gershwin

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


7.Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?


8.I Wished On The Moon

Dorothy parker / ralph rainger

I 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


9.Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

George and ira gershwin

You say either
And i say either
You say neither
And i say neither
Either, either, neither, neither
Let's call the whole thing off

You like potatoes
And i like potatoes
You like tomatoes
And i like tomatoes
Potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes
Let's call the whole thing off

But oh, if we call the whole thing off
Then we must part
And oh, if we ever part
Then that might break my heart

So it you like pajarnas and i like pajamas
I'll wear pajamas and give up pajamas
For we know we need each other
So we'd better call the calling off, off
Let's call the whole thing off

So if you go for oysters
And i go for oysters
I'll order oysters and cancel the oysters
For we know we need each other
So we'd better call the calling off, off
Let's call the whole thing off


10.Moonlight In Vermont

Karl suessdorf / john blackburn

Pennies in a stream
Falling leaves a sycamore
Moonlight in vermont

Gentle finger waves
Ski trails down a mountain side
Snowlight in vermont

Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized be the lovely...

Evening summer breeze
Sweet warblings of the meadowlark
Moonlight in vermont


11.Our Love Is Here To Stay

George and ira gershwin

The more i read the papers
The less i comprehend
The world with all its capers
And how it all will end.
Nothing seems to be lasting.
But that isn't our affair;
We've got something permanent,
I mean in the way we care.

It's very clear
Our love is here to stay;
Not for a year
But ever and a day.
The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies,
And in time may go.
But, oh my dear,
Our love is here to stay;
Together we're going a long, long way.
In time the rockies may crumble, gibraltar may tumble,
They're only made of clay,
But our love is here to stay.


12.Say It Isn't So

Irving berlin

You can't stop people from talking
And they're talking, my dear
And the things they're saying
Fill my heart with fear
Now i could never believe them
When they say you're untrue
I know that they're mistaken
Still i want to hear it from you

Say it isn't so, say it isn't so
Ev'ryone is saying you don't love me
Say it isn't so

Ev'rywhere i go, ev'ryone i know
Whispers that you're growing tired of me
Say it isn't so

People say that you
Found somebody new
And it won't be long before you leave me
Say it isn't true

Say that ev'rything is still okay
That's all i want to know
And what they're saying
Say it isn't so


13.They Can't Take That Away From Me

George and ira gershwin

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 the 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

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 change my life
No, no they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away from


14.We'll Be Together Again

Carl fischer / frankie laine

No tears
No fears
Remember there's always tomorrow
So what if we have to part
We'll be together again

Your kiss
Your smile
Are memories i'll treasure forever
So try thinking with your heart
We'll be together again

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Times when i know you'll be lonesome
Times when i know you'll be sad
Don't let temptation surround you
Don't let the blues make you bad

Some day
Some way
We both have a lifetime before us
For parting is not goodbye
We'll be together again.

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