Unreleased Songs

Manhattan Transfer Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.The Boy From New York City

BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY
MANHATTAN TRANSFER
By John Taylor & George Davis

Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty
Tell us about the boy from New York City
Ooo wah, ooo wah c'mon kitty
Tell us about the boy from New York City

He's kind of tall
He's really fine
Some day I hope to make him mine, all mine
And he's neat
And oh so sweet
And just the way he looked at me
He swept me off my feet (Yeah)
Ooo whee, you ought to come and see
How he walks , humm
And how he talks

Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty
Tell us about the boy from New York City

He's really down
And he's no clown
He has the finest penthouse I've ever seen in town
And he's cute
In his mohair suit
And he keeps his pockets full of spending loot
Ooo whee, say you ought to come and see
His dueling scar
And brand new car (yeah yeah)

Every time he says he loves me
Chills run down my spine
Every time he wants to kiss me
Oh he makes me feel so fi-i-ine

Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty
Tell us about the boy from New York City

Well he can dance
(He can dance, take a chance with a little ro-)
And make romance
(mance baby, cause he's a looker)
That's when I felt in love
With just one glance
(He's sweet talking and cool)

He was shy
And so was I
And now I know I'll never, ever say goodbye
Ooo whee, say you ought to come and see
He's the most (yeah yeah )
From coast to coast (yeah yeah )
BR
BROoo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty
BRTell us about the boy from New York City
BROoo wah, ooo wah c'mon kitty
BRTell us about the boy from New York City ...


2.Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone

TWILIGHT ZONE / TWILIGHT TONE
MANHATTAN TRANSFER
By Alan Paul and Jay Graydon, Lyrics by Alan Paul

(SPOKEN INTRO)
With a key, you unlock a door to imagination
Beyond it is another dimension
A dimension of sight
A dimension of sound
A dimension of mind

You're moving through a land of both shadow and substance
Of things and ideas
Guiding you through this wondrous journey
Is the hypnotic sound of the twilight tone

When I hear this melody
This strange illusion takes over me
Through a tunnel of the mind
Perhaps a present or future time oh, oh
Out of nowhere comes this sound
This melody that keeps spinning 'round & 'round
Pyramidal locomotion
From a mystic unknown zone
BR
BRHearin' the twilight
BRHearin' the twilight, twilight tone
BR
BRUnpretentious girl from Memphis
BRSaw the future through her third eye
BRPeople came with skepticism
BRPicking, testing her precision, no, wo, oh, oh
BRSuddenly they heard this sound
BRThis melody that keeps spinning 'round & 'round
BRA signpost up ahead is calling
BRThrough the mystic unknown zone
BR
BRHearin' the twilight
BRTwilight swept away, feelin' the rhythm
BRHearin' the twilight
BRTwilight swept away, ba da, loo da, ba da loo da
BRHearin' the twilight
BRTwilight tone
BR
BRSubmitted for your approval. One Mr. Miller, who's about
BRto take a trip into oddness and obsolescene, through a
BRzone whose boundaries are that of imagination.
BRAccompanying him on this journey is the mesmerizing
BRsound of the Twilight Tone.
BR
BROn a cold & rainy night
BROne Mister Miller had a rare flight
BRGlen was up there boppin' a rhythm
BRThen the engine stopped to listen with him
BRPlay that beat, oh, oh
BRSuddenly he heard this sound
BRThis melody that keeps spinning 'round & 'round
BRNow he resides and plays trombone
BRIn the mystic unknown zone
BR
BRHearin' the twilight ( repeat many times )
BR(Hearin' the twilight)
BR
BR

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3.Capim

Lyricist:Caetano Djavan Viana

Capim do vale, vara de goiabeira
Na beira do rio, paro para me benzer
Mae d'agua sai um pouquinho
Desse seu leito-ninho, que eu tenho um carinho

Par lhe fazer, pinheiros do parana
Que bom te-los como areia no mar
Mangas do para pitombeiras da borborema
A ema gemeu no tronco do jurema

Cacique perdeu mas lutou que eu vi
Jari nao e deus, mas acham que sim
Que fim levou o amor, plantel um pe de fulo
Deu capim

Capim do vale, vara de goiabeira
Na beira do rio, paro para me benzer
Mae d'agua sai um pouquinho
Desse seu leito-ninho, que eu tenho um carinho

Par lhe fazer, pinheiros do parana
Que bom te-los como areia no mar
Mangas do para pitombeiras da borborema
A ema gemeu no tronco do jurema

Cacique perdeu mas lutou que eu vi
Jari nao e deus, mas acham que sim
Que fim levou o amor, plantel um pe de fulo
Deu capim


4.Agua

Lyricist:Djavan, Brock Patrick Walsh

Here beneath the desert moon tonight
So pale and fragile
Is that shining in the distance I see
Real or just imagined?
Imagined mirages of Agua

Somewhere in these sands that spread before me
There lies a silent spring for me
Que Agua

The Earth without the Heavens' rain
Becomes powder and gravel
Life without a spirit
Whole in time becomes a thread unraveled
Or traveled in the circles of Agua

And lately there grows a thirst inside me
With only hunger to guide me
Que Agua

Agua ever deep, Agua ever wide
Agua ever still and silent
Flowing into sleep finding what we hide
Dreaming what cannot be sighted

Agua ever warm, current ever strong
Agua ever, everlasting
Gathering in storm, pouring out in song
Washing over understanding

Agua, Agua deep, Agua so wide
Carry me to your shore
Carry me Agua

Agua, Agua deep, Agua so wide
Carry me to your shore
Carry me Agua

Agua, Agua deep, Agua so wide
Carry me to your shore
Carry me Agua

Agua, Agua deep, Agua so wide
Carry me to your shore
Carry me Agua


5.La-La (Means I Love You)

Lyricist:Thomas Bell, William Hart

Many guys have come to you
With a line that wasn't true
And you passed them by (passed them by)
Are you in the center ring
And their lines don't mean a thing
Why don't you let me try (let me try)
Now I don't wear a diamond ring
I don't even have a song to sing

All I know is la-la la-la la-la la-la la means, I love you
Oh, baby, please, now
La-la la-la la-la la-la la means, I love you

If I ever saw a girl
That I needed in this world
You are the one for me (one for me)
Let me hold you in my arms
Girl, and thrill you with my charms
I'm sure you will see (you will see)
The things I am sayin are true
And the way I'll explain them to you
Listen to me

All I know is la-la la-la la-la la-la la means, I love you
Oh, baby, please, now
La-la la-la la-la la-la la means, I love you

The things I am sayin are true
And the way I explain them to you yes, to you
Listen to me

All I know is la-la la-la la-la la-la la means, I love you
Oh, baby, please, now
La-la la-la la-la la-la la means, I love you


6.Gone Fishin'

Lyricist:Charles F Kenny, Nick A Kenny

You gone fishin' there's a sign upon your door
Gone fishin' you ain't workin' anymore
There's a hoe out in the sun
Where you left the row half done
You claim that hoe and ain't no fun
But you ain't got no ambition

Gone fishin' by a shady wady pool
I'm wishin' I could be that kind of fool
I'd say no more work for mine
On a door I'd hang a sign
Gone fishin' instead of just a wishin'

You've gone fishin' there's a sign upon your door
Gone fishin' you ain't workin' anymore
Cows need milkin' in the barn but you just don't give a darn
You just never seem to learn you ain't got no ambition
Gone fishin' there's your hound dog by your side
Gone fishin' fleas are bitin' at his side

Folks just can't find you here
'Cause old Alan Clinton
Gone fishin' instead of just a wishin'

You've gone fishin'
You don't worry about no waters
Gone fishin' you don't bother with the chores
There's your hoe out in the sun
Where you left a row half done
You claim that hoein' ain't no fun
You ain't got no ambition
Gone fishin'

I would peace has never died
All the word was by my side
Folks just can't find me your in
'Cause old Alan Clinton
Gone fishin' instead of just a wishin'


7.Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone

Lyricist:Jay Graydon, Alan Paul

With a key, you unlock a door to imagination
Beyond it is another dimension
A dimension of sight
A dimension of sound
A dimension of mind

You're moving through a land of both shadow and substance
Of things and ideas
Guiding you through this wondrous journey
Is the hypnotic sound of the twilight tone

When I hear this melody
This strange illusion takes over me
Through a tunnel of the mind
Perhaps a present or future time, oh oh

Out of nowhere comes this sound
This melody that keeps spinning 'round and 'round
Pyramidal locomotion
From a mystic unknown zone

Hearin' the twilight
Hearin' the twilight, twilight tone

Unpretentious girl from Memphis
Saw the future through her third eye
People came with skepticism
Picking, testing her precision, no, wo, oh, oh

Suddenly they heard this sound
This melody that keeps spinning 'round and 'round
A signpost up ahead is calling
Through the mystic unknown zone

Hearin' the twilight
(Twilight swept away, feelin' the rhythm)
Hearin' the twilight
(Twilight swept away, ba da, loo da, ba da loo da)
Hearin' the twilight, twilight tone

Hearin' the twilight
(Twilight swept away, feelin' the rhythm)
Hearin' the twilight
(Twilight swept away, ba da, loo da, ba da loo da)
Hearin' the twilight, twilight tone

Submitted for your approval
One Mr. Miller, who's about to take a trip
Into oddness and obsolescence
Through a zone whose boundaries are that of imagination
Accompanying him on this journey is the mesmerizing
Sound of the twilight tone

On a cold and rainy night
One Mister Miller had a rare flight
Glen was up there boppin' a rhythm
Then the engine stopped to listen with him play that beat, oh,
oh

Suddenly he heard this sound
This melody that keeps spinning 'round and 'round
Now, he resides and plays trombone
In the mystic unknown zone

Hearin' the twilight
(Hearin' the twilight)
Hearin' the twilight
(Hearin' the twilight)

Hearin' the twilight
(Hearin' the twilight)
Hearin' the twilight
(Hearin' the twilight)

Hearin' the twilight
(Hearin' the twilight)
Hearin' the twilight
(Hearin' the twilight)
...


8.'A-Tisket, A-Tasket'

Lyricist:Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald

A-tisket, a-tasket
A brown and yellow basket
I sent a letter to my mommy
On the way, I dropped it

I dropped it, I dropped it
Yes, on the way I dropped it
A little girlie picked it up
And put it in her pocket

She was trucking on down the avenue
A not a single thing to do
She went peck, peck, pecking all around
When she spied it on the ground

She took it, she took it
My little yellow basket
And if she doesn't bring it back
I think, that I will die

A-tisket, a-tasket
I lost my yellow basket
And if that girlie, don't return it
Don't know what I'll do

Oh! Dear, I wonder where my basket can be?
So do we, so do we, so do we, so do we, so do we
Oh! Gee, I wish that little girl, I could see
So do we, so do we, so do we, so do we, so do we

Oh! Why was I so careless with that basket of mine
That itty-bitty basket was a joy of mine

A-tisket, a-tasket
I lost my yellow basket
Won't someone help me find my basket
And make me happy again, again

Was it green?
No, no, no, no
Was it red?
No, no, no, no
Was it blue?
No, no, no, no
Just a little yellow basket

A little yellow basket


9.The Quietude

Lyricist:Charles H Jonkey, Alan Paul


Night calls through the air
Reaching for its solitude
Dusk lures like a lyre
Beckoning the quietude

In a state of constant commotion
Full of rage and heartless devotion
There's a need that burns within
To fly away, just fly away

Soft winds kiss the land
Silent and in gratitude
Children, hand in hand
Comprehend the quietude

Through a maze of fear and compulsion
There's a race for power and fortune
Still a need within cries out
To fly away, just fly away

People rush, people flee
They move so fast that they cannot see
Work all day, up all night
They push and hide all the joy inside

Like a wave that breathes in the ocean
And the mountain's peak with emotion
There's a need that calls within
To find a way, just find a way

Time to leave and fly away
To take a leave and just cast away
To leave the worries and dismay
It's time to go, it's time to play

It's time to leave and fly away
(It's time now to fly away)
To take a leave and just cast away
To leave the worries and dismay
(Take leave and cast away)
It's time to go, it's time to play

It's time to leave and fly away
(To fly)
To take a leave and just cast away
To leave the worries and dismay
It's time to go, it's time to play

It's time to leave and fly away
(The moon, it guides my way)
To take a leave and just cast away
To leave the worries and dismay
(Winds blow to show the way)
It's time to go, it's time to play

It's time to leave and fly away
(To fly)
To take a leave and just cast away

Dawn breaks, day descends
With a calming attitude
Shadows fall and bend
Welcome in the quietude


10.So You Say

Lyricist:Amanda Mcbroom, Djavan Caetano Viana

So you say, it's a feeling I'll get over someday
So you say, so you say
I should try just to let the flame inside me die
I should try so you say

Against the wind with my face turned
To the empty side of loneliness midnight black and blue

So you say that the world will keep on turning
So you say, so you say
Tell me why, all the stars have lost their mystery now
Tell me why, tell me how

Where love has been, the taste of wine
Seems to linger on like distant perfume
And all of the memories carelessly left behind
Ghosts and lies they haunt me wherever I go

So you say that the pain of love will pass away
So you say, so you say

Before goodbye, I look for the fire
Behind your eyes but they're cold as ice
I hear in your voice the echo of love that's gone by
Now I cry, I'll love you for all of my life

So you say, it's a feeling I'll get over someday
So you say, so you say


11.Metropolis (Arlequim Desconhecido)

Lyricist:Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Brock Walsh

Once there was light, perfectly white, far as the eye could
wander
Once there was time, morning and night
Once there was sky, over yonder

The day begins, metropolis lies sleeping like a drunken soldier
Behind the wheel you come alive and down into its heart you
motor
Atop the rise, metropolis, defender of the high and mighty
At every turn the homeless wait, reminding you of all that might
be

Hurry now, there is somebody there to meet you
Office girls sweet and innocent poised to greet you
Through the glass fifty stories below you
There's a place I've been meaning to show you
Full of sights that are certain to blow you away

Beneath the haze, metropolis awakens with a hiss and rumble
You'll hear a knock, don't hesitate, they mustn't ever see you
stumble
You'll never last down on the street, where staying on your toes
ain't ballet
It's getting by or getting beat, from curtain to the grand
finale

In the air there is music and sounds of laughter
For the moment it's happily ever after
Through the glass fifty stories below you
In the shadows where nobody knows you
There's a stranger who's dying to show you the way

Now entering metropolis, creation of a world gone crazy
The alleyway, the resting place, still echo from the souls
trapped under
You lock the doors, step on the gas and push until it goes no
faster
You close your eyes and leave behind, metropolis lord and master


12.The Jungle Pioneer

Lyricist:Marcio Borges, Milton Nascimento, Brock Walsh

Here where we stand there used to be a forest
A timber rising endlessly before us
We cleared away that Godforsaken jungle
And in return the Indians adore us

What was mud now is a highway
Reaching wide into a prairie
Horses run, cattle are grazing
You would swear, it's Oklahoma

Day by day dark is illuminated
God's mistake altered and uncreated
Wrong's made right, left to the jungle pioneer

See in the field my little son and daughter
Not long ago that ground was under water
Now you can see them walking with the cattle
Singing them songs before they go to slaughter

There are those who would appose us
Crying out, God save the planet
Bleeding hearts can't turn asunder
This the eighth and final wonder

Day by day this land is liberated
God's mistake altered and uncreated
Wrong's made right, left to the jungle pioneer

Saddle up, giddy up and ride on out of here
We got a mile of burning to do today
Get along now gonna need you out of here
We got a pile of earning to do today

Down in Brazil there used to be a forest
Now in it's place, a crazy wind is whistling
As every tree was falling in the forest
It made a sound but nobody was listening

When the last is buried under
What has been will be no longer
No matter what man may endeavor
Eden's gate closes forever

Day by day life is eliminated
God's own work altered and uncreated
Through it all there stands the jungle pioneer


13.Poinciana

Lyricist:Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon

Poinciana, your branches speak to me of love
Pale moon is casting shadows from above
Poinciana, somehow I feel the jungle heat
Within me, there grows a rhythmic, savage beat

Love is everywhere, it's magic perfume fills the air
To and fro you sway, my heart's in time, I've learned to care

Poinciana, from now until the dawning day
Our love will live forever and a day, Poinciana
Poinciana, from now until the dawning day
Our love will live forever and a day

Blow tropic wind, sing a song through the tree
Tree sigh to me, soon my love I will see
Blow tropic wind, sing a song through the tree
Tree sigh to me, soon my love


14.Sugar

Lyricist:Edna Alexander, Sidney D Mitchell, Maceo Pinkard

Sugar, I call my baby my sugar
I never maybe my sugar
That's why my baby
Is so confectionery

Funny, he never asks for my money
All I can give him is honey
That he can get anytime

I'd make a million trips to his lips
If I was a bee
'Cause they are sweeter
Than any candy to me

As granulated sugar
I never cheat on my sugar
'Cause I'm too sweet on my sugar
That sugar baby of mine

Sweet as a honey
Suck a roaster in it up

I'd make a million trips to his lips
If I was a bee
'Cause they are sweeter
Than any candy to me

He's so sweet and he's my sugar daddy
Sugar, I never cheat on my sugar
'Cause I'm so sweet on my sugar
That sugar baby of mine

Sweet as a honey babe
That chocolate baby of mine


15.Where Did Our Love Go

Lyricist:Lamont Herbert Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland

Baby, baby
Where did our love go?
Don't you want me
Don't you want me no more

You came into my life
So tenderly
We both fell in love
That stings like a bee

And now that I surrender
So helplessly
You now wanna leave me
Oh, you wanna leave me

Baby, baby, baby
(Baby, baby, baby, baby)
Where did our love go?
(Where did our love go?)

Why don't you want me?
(Baby, baby)
Don't you want me no more?
(Ooh, baby, baby)
(So, so, so baby, baby)
Oh, baby

Baby, baby
Baby, baby
Ooh, baby, baby

Baby, baby
Baby, baby
So, so, so, baby, baby

Oh, now baby, baby, baby
Where did our love go?
(Where did our love go?)
Why don't you want me?
Don't you want me no more?

You came into my life
So tenderly
We both fell in love, babe
That stings like a bee

And now that I surrender
(Baby, baby, baby, baby)
So helplessly
(Baby, baby, ooh, baby, baby)

You now wanna leave me
(Baby, baby)
Oh, you wanna leave me
(So, so, so, baby, baby)

Oh, now baby, baby
Baby, don't leave me
Please don't leave me girl
All by myself

Oh, baby
(If I surrender, so helplessly)
(Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby)
Please don't leave me, baby, don't leave me
(Ooh, baby, baby)

Oh, don't leave me sugar
(Baby, baby, baby, baby)
All by myself
(All by myself)

Baby, baby, baby
(If I surrender, so helplessly)
(Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby)
Baby, don't leave
(Please don't leave me)
(Ooh, baby, baby)

Oh, please don't leave me girl
(Baby, baby, baby, baby)
All by myself
(All by myself)
Baby, baby, baby
(If I surrender, so helplessly)


16.Vibrate

Lyricist:Rufus Wainwright

My phone's on vibrate for you
Electro clash is karaoke too
I try to dance Britney Spears
I guess I'm getting on in years

My phone's on vibrate for you
God knows what all these new drugs do
I guess to have no more fears
But still I always end up in tears
In tears, in tears

So call me
Call me in the morning
Call me in the night
So call me
Call me anytime you like

My phone's on vibrate for you
But still I never ever feel from you
Pinocchio's now a boy
Who wants to turn back into a toy
(To a toy)

So call me
Call me in the morning
Call me in the night
So call me
Call me anytime you like


17.The Blues Are Brewin'

Lyricist:Louis Alter, Eddie Delange

When the moon's kinda dreamy starry eyed and creamy
And nights are luscious and long
If you're kinda lonely and all by your only
Then nothin' but the blues are brewin', the blues are brewin'

When the wind through the willows blows across your pillow
And tells you sleepin' is wrong
If love goes a thirstin' till you feel like burstin'
Then nothing but the blues are brewin', the blues are brewin'

Suppose you want somebody but you ain't got nobody
You only get a gleam in your eyes
Till somebody's found you and put their lovin' arms around you
You've got the feelin' you want to die

But when the Lord up above you send's someone to love you
The blues are something you lose
'Cause you're so busy doing the things that you're doing
That love ain't got no time for brewin'
No time for brewin' the blues, no time

Starry eyed and creamy ooh, luscious and long
If you're lonely baby
Nothin' but the blues are brewin', the blues are brewin', yeah

Suppose you want somebody but you ain't got nobody
You only get a gleam in your eyes
Till somebody's found you and put their lovin' arms around you
You've got the feelin' you want to die

But when the Lord up above you send's someone to love you
The blues are something you lose
'Cause you're so busy doing the lovely things that you're doing
That love ain't got no time for brewin'
Ain't got no time for brewin' the blues

Woah baby, you no I ain't got no time for the blues, no no no no
I ain't got no time for the blues, no time, no time, no time
Love ain't got no time, love ain't got no time
No time at all, no time for the blues, no time, no time
Love ain't got no time for the blues, love ain't got no time for
the blues


18.Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans

Lyricist:Louis Alter, Eddie Delange

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
And miss it each night and day
I know I'm not wrong the feeling's gettin' stronger
The longer, I stay away

Miss them moss covered vines, the tall sugar pines
Where mockin' birds used to sing
And I'd like to see that lazy Mississippi hurryin' into spring

The moonlight on the bayou
A Creole tune that fills the air
Oh, I dream about magnolias in June
And wishin' that I was there

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
When that's where you left your heart
There's one thing more I miss the one I care for
More than I miss New Orleans

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
And miss it each night and day
I know I'm not wrong the feeling's gettin' stronger
The longer, I stay away

Miss them moss covered vines, the tall sugar pines
Where mockin' birds used to sing
And I'd like to see that lazy Mississippi a-hurryin' into spring

Oh the muddy grass and the memories
Of Creole tunes that fill the air
I dream of oleanders in June
And still I'm wishin' that I were there, were there

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans
When that's where you left your heart
And there's one thing more I miss the one I care for
More than I miss New Orleans

More than I miss New Orleans
More than I miss New Orleans


19.Sweet Talking Guy

Lyricist:Barbara Baer, Elliot Greenberg, Doug Morris, Robert Schwartz

Sweet talking guy
Talking sweet kinda lies
Don't you believe in him, if you do he'll make you cry
He'll send you flowers
And paint the town with another girl

He's a sweet talking guy
(Sweet talking guy)
But he hasn't got a dime
(Sweet talking guy)

Sweeter than sugar, ooh, ooh
Kisses like wine
(Oh he's so fine)
Don't let him under your skin, 'cause you'll never win
Don't give him love today, tomorrow he's on his way

He's a sweet talking guy
(Sweet talking guy)
But he hasn't got a dime
(Sweet talking guy)
Why do I love him like I do?

Sweet, sweet, sweet talking guy
He's a sweet talking
(Sweet talking)
sweet talking
(Sweet talking)
Guy

Stay away from him, stay away from him
'Cause you know you'll never win
No you'll never win, no you'll never win
What's the use of trying
Don't give him love today, tomorrow he's on his way

He's a sweet talking
(Sweet talking)
Sweet talking
(Sweet talking)
Sweet talking
(Sweet talking)
Sweet talking
(Sweet talking)
Guy

Stay away from him, stay away from him
'Cause you know you'll never win
No you'll never win, no you'll never win
What's the use of trying
Don't give him love today, tomorrow he's on his way
He's a sweet talking


20.'Who, What, When, Where, Why'

Lyricist:Rupert Holmes

Who, who ooh ooh ooh oo
What, woo ooh ooh ooh oo
Where, woo ooh ooh ooh oo
Why, tell me why, tell me why? Tell me why?

I don't understand, let's sit down and talk
One minute you love me and then you walk
There's more going on than you will admit
'Cause just as we got it to work you quit

I'm caught in a fog and you make it clear
The truth won't be worse than the things I fear
It's a mystery to me I haven't a clue
If somebody else has a part of you

Tell me who?
(Who?)
What, when, where, why?
(Why?)
Who is the guy?
(What?)
What made you need someone new? Tell me

Who?
(Who?)
what when where why
(Why?)
When did it die?
(What?)
When'd we go wrong don't you lie ? Tell me why
(What?)

You won't be my love, you won't be my friend
But won't you at least help me comprehend
What's happening to me 'cause after you go
My one consolation will be to know

The places and names, the reason and rhymes
The facts of the matter and points in time
I tried for your love but you won't allow
This guy to do nothin' but ask you how

And who?
(Who?)
What, when, where, why?
(Why?)
Who is the guy?
(What?)
What made you need someone new? Tell me

Who
(Who)
what when where why
(Why)
When did it die
(What)
When'd we go wrong don't you lie? Tell me why
(What)

I want you to say what's inside your head
Confession is good for the soul, it's said
So start at the top and take it real slow
If you want out, then I have to know

Just who?
(Who?)
What, when, where, why?
(Why?)
Who is the guy?
(What?)
What made you need someone new? Tell me

Who?
(Who?)
What, when, where, why?
(Why?)
When did it die?
(What?)
When'd we go wrong don't you lie? Tell me
(What?)

Who?
(Who?)
What, when, where, why?
(Why?)
Who is the guy?
(What?)
What made you need someone new? Tell me

Who?
(Who?)
What, when, where, why?
(Why?)
When did it die?
(What?)
When'd we go wrong don't you lie ? Tell me
(What?)

Who?
(Who?)
What, when, where, why?
(Why?)
Who is the guy?
(What?)
What made you need someone new? Tell me

Who?
(Who?)
What, when, where, why?
(Why?)
When did it die?
(What?)
When'd we go wrong don't you lie? Tell me
(What?)

Who?
(Who?)
What, when, where, why?
(Why?)
Who is the guy?
(What?)
What made you need someone new? Tell me


21.(Word Of) Confirmation

Lyricist:Charlie Parker

I'm here to just confirm
What I've been really always sayin' about modern jazz
It's the savior of the nation and I'll believe it if you do too
The rhythm and blues

Like Bird, when he thought of this melody
The message he played on his horn
Was the steady confirmation
That he discovered the sound that makes the music be free

This may sound unstable
But I know I'm able to concentrate in song to you
My lyrics may go fast, sometimes a word may get past folks
But so I keep it swingin', I know I've got to stay true

So like the Bird, I'm gonna say that jazz is always a happiness
groove
So come on and I'll confirm it
'Cause certainly the Bird that I heard
Made the word of confirmation


22.Old Man Mose

Lyricist:Louis Armstrong, Zilner Randolph

Now once there lived an old man
With a very crooked nose
He lived in a log hut
And they called him ol' man Mose

Early one mornin' knocked at his door
I didn't hear a single sound
I ain't gonna do it no more

'Cos I believe ol' man, I believe ol' man
I believe ol' man, that ol' man Mose is dead
I'm telling you
I believe ol' man, I believe ol' man
I do believe ol' man, ol' man Mose is dead

Now we believe Mose kicked the bucket
We believe Mose kicked the bucket
We believe Mose kicked the bucket
We believe he's dead

We believe that bucket
We believe he kicked the bucket
We believe buck-buck-bucket
We believe he's dead

Went round to the side
Peeped through the crack
Inside there was an old man
Laying flat on his back

Old man Mose dead asleep
I did not know, boy
Lookin' out that window
He ain't gonna do it no more

I found out ol' man, I found out ol' man
Yeah, I found out ol' man, ol' man Mose is dead
I'm telling you

I found out old man, oh what it is all about
I found out old man Mose is dead

Now we found out Mose kicked the bucket
We found out Mose kicked the bucket
We found out Mose kicked the bucket
We found out Mose kicked the bucket
Yeah we found out he kicked that bucket

We found out bought that bucket
We found out discovered that bucket
We found that he is dead

Yeah, no, old man Mose
Yeah, no, old man Mose
Yeah, no, old man Mose

Yeah, no, old man Mose
Yeah, no, old man Mose
Yeah, no, old man Mose

Yeah, no, old man Mose
Yeah, no, old man Mose
Yeah, no, old man Mose


23.Hear The Voices

Lyricist:Gilbert Gillian Lesley, Mann Tracy

Come join the circle and witness the magic
Hear the voices
Believe and imagine
Hear the voices

Come join the circle and feel the unspoken
Hear the voices
A spirit unbroken
Hear the voices

Just a simple storyteller
Troubadour on call whenever
The gods moved his heart to speech
He was something of a hero
To the conscience of the people
To the children on the beach
Son of Africa and legend
Music made of pain and pleasure
Brought the nation to it's feet
Every whisper sounds like thunder
Everybody stares in wonder
When the saints begin to speak
He sings and then they speak

Come join the circle and witness the magic
Hear the voices
Believe and imagine
Hear the voices

Come join the circle and feel the unspoken
Hear the voices
A spirit unbroken
Hear the voices

He was sentenced into exile
Far away from home but meanwhile
Popularity increased
Radio reversed his fortune
He was welcomed with emotion
A voice no one could defeat
Now they crank up the victrola
In the corner bars and oh, my
How the ladies start to weep
Every word describes their hunger
Everybody stares in wonder
When the saints begin to speak
He sings and then they speak


24.The Zoo Blues

Lyricist:Fieger Douglas, Viana Djavan Caetano

I'll turn you on
I'll turn you on
To turn you on
To turn you on

Tell me, what, what's the trip?
To turn you on quick
Tell me, what, what's the trip?
To turn you on with
Tell me, what, what's the trip?
To turn you on quick

I'm a rational fella
But I think I've gone nuts
Just wanna be, wanna be
Left alone and unwound

Now the video sellers
With their ifs, ands or buts
They follow me, how do we
Turn this travesty down?

It's as fast as a rocket ship
Strange as a zoo
See the common man dare
If you care to
(Dare for the man if you care to)

Come on down to your local store now
Can't you hear the voices?
Buy one, buy two more fun for you
A hundred and one choices

Kooky abstract dada
Like they sell at Alpha Beta
I wish I had a set of
Orangutan babies
A barkin' the blues

The quack quack wa-wa
Of the latter salad days are
Media, media
There's some that say TV
Invented the blues

Kooky abstract dada
Like they sell at Alpha Beta
I wish I had a set of
Orangutan babies
A barkin' the blues

It's political power
And the jungle book rules
They wanna be, gotta be
Messin' 'round with my calm

In the critical hour
It's the junk or the jewels
They're fakin' it, makin' it
Seem so utterly cool

It's as fast as a rocket ship
Strange as a zoo
See the common man dare
If you care to
(Dare for the man if you care to)

Come on down to your local store now
Can't you hear the voices
Buy one, buy two more fun for you
A hundred and one choices just for you

Kooky abstract dada
Like they sell at Alpha Beta
I wish I had a set of
Orangutan babies
A barkin' the blues

The quack quack wa-wa
Of the latter salad days are
Media, media
There's some that say TV
Invented the blues

Kooky abstract dada
Like they sell at Alpha Beta
I wish, I had a set of
Orangutan babies
A barkin' the blues

The quack quack wa-wa
Of the latter salad days are
Media, media
There's some that say TV
Invented the blues

Kooky abstract dada
Like they sell at Alpha Beta
I wish I had a set of
Orangutan babies
A barkin' the blues

The quack quack wa-wa
Of the latter salad days are
Media, media
There's some that say TV
Invented the blues

Kooky abstract dada
Like they sell at Alpha Beta
I wish I had a set of
Orangutan babies
A barkin' the blues

The quack quack wa-wa
Of the latter salad days are
Media, media
There's some that say TV


25.(Wanted) Dead or Alive

Lyricist:Winsford Devine, Slinger Francisco

The rule of the tyrants decline
The year, 1979
From Uganda to Nicaragua
It's bombs and bullets all the time

So they corrupt, so they vile
So it's coup after coup all the while
Human rights they violate
They think they too damn great
So in disgrace now they live in exile

Gairy is a wanted man
Idi Amin is a wanted man
Shah of Iran tried so hard to survive
He too was wanted dead or alive

Strikes, demonstrations and wars
Injustice is always the cause
Politicians turn too soon from
Poor people into tycoons
Corruption must bring harass

South African Vorster resign in disgrace
Muzurewa take away Ian Smith place
The Uganda devil was easily cat straddled
Beaten up and chased, what a waste

Gairy is a wanted man
Bokassa is a wanted man
Ali Bhutto try so hard to survive
He too was wanted dead or alive

The Shah had a short time to live
Because the Ayatollah don't forgive
When you see church ruling state
With pure vengeance and hate

Situation must be explosive
General Somoza from Nicaragua
Thought it was easy with the Sandanistas
With the help of Venezuela, Panama and Cuba
They kick him straight to America

Gairy is a wanted man
Park Chung Hee was a wanted man
Achem Pong tried so hard to survive
He too was wanted dead or alive

Gairy is a wanted man
Idi Amin is a wanted man
Shah of Iran tried so hard to survive
He too was wanted dead or alive

You're dead


26.My Cat Fell in the Well

Lyricist:Moll Billy, Robertson Dick, Shand Terry

I woke up this morning with a feeling of despair
I looked for my pussy but my pussy wasn't there

Well, well, well
My cat fell in the well
Oh puss puss puss poor kitty kitty kitty
My cat fell in the well

I got out a ladder and I climbed down to my pet
I saw in a jiffy that my puss was soakin' wet

Well, well, well
My cat fell in the well
Oh puss puss puss poor kitty kitty kitty
My cat fell in the well

The doggone hole by the pump
Once she pushed, and in she jumped
There never was a kitty half as pretty
As the pussy that fell in the well
There never was a pussy that could quite compare with her
Pretty as a picture with her long and silky fur -

Well, well, well, well my cat fell in the well, well
Oh oh oh pussy pussy pussy poor kitty kitty kitty
My cat fell in the well

If you have a pussy that you wouldn't trade or sell
Never let her wander or she might fall in a well

Well, well, well
My cat fell in the well
Oh puss puss puss poor kitty kitty kitty
My cat fell in the well
Fell in the - well


27.It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Lyricist:Benthien Cheryl Lynn, Hauser Timothy Dupron, Mandel John,
Paul Alan, Puerling Gene, Siegel Janis

Angels, hear the angels sing

It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
(Song of old)
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold

Peace on the earth, goodwill to men
From Heaven's all gracious King
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing
(Angels sing)

To sing, sing
(Hear the angels sing)

It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold

Peace on the earth, goodwill to men
From Heaven's gracious King
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing

Sing, it came upon the midnight clear


28.Let It Snow!

Lyricist:Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne

The snowman in the yard is frozen hard
He's a sorry sight to see
If he had a brain, he'd complain
I'll bet he wishes he were men

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 brought 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 hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

The fire is slowly dying
But my dear, we're still goodbying
But as long as you love me so
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

Snow, let it snow
(Snow, snow)

When we finally kiss goodnight
How I hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

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

The snowman in the yard is frozen hard
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!


29.It's Good Enough To Keep

Lyricist:Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, James Mundy, Alan Paul

The jam is jumpin'
The drums are pumpin'
The groove is lockin' in the rhythm like we want it to be

No time for stallin'
We're really haulin'
We've gotta keep it in the pocket or we'll stagger behind

You never know just when to leave it when you're riffin' in time
Or if the time itself will falter, or of words even rhyme
But we admit, the trick to it is not to think about it
When you're busy bravin' all the notes in the line

This time we mean it
We're gonna swing it
And take you right up to the end before we try to unwind

I've never been the kind of guy who could just normally quit
Never could decide when to rest my pride
And feel all right with just good enough
Thoughts, they gather
Tellin' me to look to find a bright new way
To assemble all the stimulated motives that haunt me
Tryin' a live it, be in the moment, tryin' to sing it alone
Can beckon to me, a feelin' of being bent
So I believe, takin' a leave is the brightest way to stop
All the chatter boxin' going 'round in my brain
So I'm wailin' - movin' and groovin' this part of this song
I hope that my riff's good enough to keep
Better leave it now or go out of my mind

Now I dig you think that perfect's what we should make it
But I've been down that road and I can tell ya how we feel's
The most important thing about it
Whether you're right or whether you might think
We're pathetic
A little lighter on the reins will help you loosen up the chains
That are still binding you -
In the past, whenever thoughts I had would try to re-
Evaluate all that I would do
I'd hesitate, consolidate, and motivate
All the little pearls of doubt that strive to break up
Every single bit of
Precious joy that flowed from God's soul spark that
Shines within me
That's it in a nut shell
So take advice from this sap, go for feel and leave it alone

Now's the time to sing
Swing is what we bring
Rhythm that's the thing
To really get your spirit movin' higher

Gonna jump and play
Dance the night away
Make you really sway
And let the music take you even higher

E-lla sang this song real special
Come on, come on - we'll sing this special song for you

One more one we'll go
But before we blow
We want you to know
The take is really good enough, we'll keep it


30.500 Miles High

Some day you'll look in to her eyes
Then there'll be no goodbyes
And yesterday will have gone
You'll find yourself in another space
500 miles high

You'll see just one look and you'll know
She's so tender and warm
You'll recognize this is love
You'll find yourself on another plane
500 miles high

Be sure that your love stays so free
Then it never can die
Just realize this is truth
And above the skies you will always stay
500 miles high, 500 miles high, 500 miles high


31.Embraceable You

Embrace me
My sweet embraceable you
Embrace me
You irreplaceable you

Just one look at you
My heart grew tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy, the gypsy in me

I love all the many charms
The charms about you
Above all, I want my arms about you

Don't be a naughty baby
Come to papa, come to papa do
My sweet embraceable you

I love the charms about you
And above all
I want my arms about you

Don't be a naughty baby
Come to papa, come to papa do
(Come to papa)
My sweet embraceable you
My sweet embraceable you