1.Accentuate The Positive
( ac-cent-thu-ate the positive,
E-lim-inate the negative,
Ac-cent-thu-ate the positive, an' latch on! )
You gotta accent-thu-ate the positive,
E-lim-inate the negative,
An' latch on
To the affirmative
Don't mess with mister in-between!
You gotta spread joy up to the maximum,
Bring gloom down to the minimum,
An' have faith ( amen! )
Or pandemonium's
Liable to walk upon the scene!
To illustrate
My last remark
Jonah in the whale!
Noah in the arc!
An' what did they do ( what did they do？ )
Just when everything looked so dark？
( what did they, what did they, what did they do？ )
Man! they said
You better accent-thu-ate the positive,
E-lim-inate the negative,
An' latch on
To the affirmative
Don't mess with mister in-between!
No, don't mess with mister in-between!
( to illustrate
His last remark
Jonah in the whale!
Noah in the arc! )
An' what did they do
( what did they do？
Just when everything looked so dark？
What did they do, what did they do？ )
Man! they said
You better accent-thu-ate the positive,
E-lim-inate the negative,
An' latch on
To the affirmative
Don't mess with mister in-between!
No, don't mess with mister in-between!
No, don't you mess with mister in-between!
No, don't mess with mister in-between!
2.It Could Happen To You
Hide your heart from sight,
Lock your dreams at night,
It could happen to you!
Don't count stars or you might stumble,
Someone drops a sigh and down you tumble . . .
Keep an eye on spring,
Run when church bells ring,
It could happen to you!
All i did was wonder how your arms would be,
And it happened to me . . .
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It could happen to you . . .
All i did was wonder how your arms would be,
And it happened to me . . .
3.Love Letters
Love letters straight from your heart,
Keep us so near while apart.
I'm not alone in the night,
When i can have all the love you write . . .
I memorize every line,
I kiss the name that you sign.
And darling, then i read again right from the start,
Love letters straight from your heart . . .
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I kiss the name that you sign.
And darling, then i read again right from the start,
Love letters straight from your heart . . .
4.Almost Like Being In Love
What a day this has been,
What a rare mood i'm in,
Why it's almost like being love . . .
There's a smile on my face,
For the whole human race,
Why it's almost like being love . . .
All the music of life seems to be,
Like a bell that is ringin' for me . . .
And from the way that i feel,
When that bell starts to peal,
I would swear i was fallin'
I could swear i was fallin'
It's almost like being love . . .
5.Little Man You've Had A Busy Day
Little man you're cryin', i know why you're blue,
Someone took your kiddy-car away,
Better go to sleep now,
Little man you've had a busy day . . .
Johnny won your marbles, tell you what we'll do,
Dad will get you new ones right away,
Better go to sleep now,
Little man you've had a busy day . . .
You've been playin' soldier, the battle has been won,
The enemy is out of sight,
Come along there soldier, put away your gun,
The war is over for tonight . . .
Time to stop your schemin', time your day was through,
Can't you hear the bugle softly say？
Time you should be dreamin',
Little man you've had a busy day . . .
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Time you should be dreamin',
Little man you've had a busy day . . .
6.Little Man You've Had A Busy Day(1946 Lyrics)
( evenin' breeze is sighin', moon is in the sky,
Time for daddy's little man to hear his lullaby . . . )
Little man you're cryin', i know why you're blue,
Someone took your kiddy-car away,
Better go to sleep now,
Little man you've had a busy day . . .
Johnny won your marbles, tell you what we'll do,
Dad will get you new ones right away,
Better go to sleep now,
Little man you've had a busy day . . .
You've been playin' soldier, the battle has been won,
The enemy is out of sight,
Come along there soldier, put away your gun,
The war is over for tonight . . .
Time you stop your schemin', time your day was through,
Can't you hear the bugle softly say？
Time you should be dreamin',
Little man you've had a busy day . . .
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Time you should be dreaming,
Little man you've had a busy day . . .
( rest your weary little head . . . )
7.The Gypsy In My Soul
If i am fancy free,
And love to wander,
It's just the gypsy in my soul!
There's somethin' callin' me
From way out yonder,
It's just the gypsy in my soul!
I've got to give vent to my emotions,
I'm only content havin' my way . . .
Hmm, there is no other life,
Of which i'm fonder,
It's just the gypsy in my soul!
No cares!
No strings!
My heart,
It has wings!
If i am fancy free,
And i love to wander,
It's just the gypsy in my soul!
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If i am fancy free,
And i love to wander,
It's just the gypsy in my soul!
In my soul!
The gypsy, in my soul!
8.The Whiffenpoof Song
To the tables down at morey's
To the place where louis dwells
To the dear old temple bar we love so well . . .
Sing the whiffenpoofs assembled
With their glasses raised on high,
And the magic of their singing cast it's spell . . .
Yes, the magic of their singing,
Of the songs we love so well,
Shall l wasting and mavourneen and the rest,
We will serenade our louis! ( we will serenade our louis! )
While life and voice shall last!
Then we'll pass and be forgotten like the rest . . .
We're poor little lambs
Who have lost our way
Baa baa baa!
We're little black sheep
Who have gone astray
Baa baa baa!
Gentlemen songsters off on a spree
( doomed . . . ) doomed from here to eternity
( lord . . . ) lord, have mercy on such as we
Baa baa baa!
9.Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
I don't want you,
But i hate to lose you,
You got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea!
I forgive you,
'cause i can't forget you,
You got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea!
I ought to cross you off my list,
But when you come a knockin' at my door
Fate seems to give my heart a twist
And i keep runnin' back for more!
I should hate you,
But i guess i love you,
You got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea!
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You got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea!
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Hmm, you got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea!
I ought to cross you off my list,
But when you come a knockin' at my door
Fate seems to give my heart a twist
And i keep runnin' back for more!
Hmm, i should hate you,
But i guess i love you,
You got me in between
The devil and the deep blue sea!
You got me in between
The devil . . . and the deep blue sea! . . . and the deep blue
sea!
10.Red Sails In The Sunset
( oh come back to me, oh come back to me,
Red sailors, red sailors, bring my love to me! )
'twas down where fisher-folk gather,
I wandered far from the throng,
I heard a fisher-girl singing,
And this refrain was her song . . .
( oh o'oo ! )
Red sails in the sunset,
Way out on the sea,
Oh carry my loved one
Home safely to me . . .
He sailed at the dawning,
All day i've been blue,
Red sails in the sunset,
I'm trusting in you . . .
Swift wings you must borrow,
Make straight for the shore,
We marry tomorrow,
And he goes sailin' no more . . .
Red sails in the sunset,
Way out on the sea,
Oh carry my loved one
Home safely to me . . .
Oh carry my loved one
Home safely to me . . .
11.Birth Of The Blues
Oh . . . they say some people long ago,
Were searchin' for a diff'rent tune,
One that they could croon,
As only they can . . .
They only had the rhythm . . . so,
They started swayin' to and fro . . .
They didn't know just what to use,
That is how the blues,
Really began . . .
They heard the breeze in the trees,
Singin' weird melodies,
And they made that,
The start of the blues!
And from a jail came the wail,
Of a down-hearted frail,
And they played that,
As part of the blues!
From a whippoorwill out on the hill,
They took a new note ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill, whippoorwill
. . . )
Pushed it through a horn 'till it was worn,
Into a blue note . . . ( whippoorwill, whippoorwill,
whippoorwill . . . )
An' then they nursed it, and rehearsed it,
And gave out the news,
That the 'southland' . . .
Gave birth to the blues!
( shout out the wonderful news! )
Oh, the breeze from the trees,
A wail from the jail,
A buzz from the cousin of a nightin'gale,
And 'southland' ( hello, hello! )
Gave birth to the blues!
12.When I Fall In Love
When i fall in love,
It will be forever,
Or i'll never fall in love . . .
In an restless world like this is,
Love is ended before it's begun,
And too many moonlight kisses,
Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun . . .
When i give my heart,
It will be completely,
Or i'll never give my heart . . .
And the moment i can feel that
You feel that way too,
Is when i fall in love with you . . .
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Or i'll never give my heart . . .
And the moment i can feel that
You feel that way too,
Is when i fall in love with you . . .
13.Come Rain Or Come Shine
I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain, an' deep as a river
Come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me
It was just one o' those things
But don't you ever bet me
'cause i'm gonna be true if you let me
You're gonna love me like nobody's loved me
Come rain or come shine
Happy together, unhappy together,
An' won't it be fine？
Days may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or we're out of the money
But i'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine!
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( you're gonna love me like nobody's loved me )
Come rain or come shine
( happy together, unhappy together,
An' won't it be fine？ )
Days may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or we're out of the money
But i'm with you always
I'm with you rain or shine!
( i'm gonna love you . . . rain . . . )
I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you . . .
14.We Get Letters(＆Dear Perry)
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Letters, we get letters,
We get stacks an' stacks of letters . . .
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Dear perry . . .
Would you be so kind,
To fill a request,
And sing the song i like best？
15.You Made Me Love You
You made me love you,
I didn't wanna to do it, i didn't wanna do it,
You made me want you, and all the time you knew it,
I guess you always knew it,
You made me happy, sometimes you made me glad,
But there were times, dear, you made me feel so bad . . .
You made me sigh for,
I didn't wanna tell you, didn't wanna tell you,
I want some love that's true, yes i do,
'deed i do, you know i do,
Gimmy, gimmy me what i cry for,
You made me happy, sometimes you made me glad,
You know you got the brand of kisses that i die for,
You know you made me love you !
16.I May Be Wrong
I may be wrong, but,
I think you're wonderful!
I may be wrong, but,
I think you're swell!
I like your style, say,
I think you're marvellous,
But i can't see
So how can i tell？
All of my shirts are unsightly,
All of my ties are a crime,
If dear in you i've picked rightly,
It's the very first time!
You came along, say,
I think you're wonderful!
I think you're grand, but,
I may be wrong!
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I may be wrong, but,
I think you're swell!
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But i can't see
So how can i tell？
All of my shirts are unsightly,
All of my ties are a crime,
If dear in you i've picked rightly,
It's the very first time!
You came along, say,
I think you're wonderful!
I think you're grand, but,
I may be wrong!
17.Like Someone In Love
Lately . . .
I find myself out gazin' at stars,
Hearing guitars,
Like someone in love . . .
Sometimes . . .
The things i do astound me,
Mostly . . .
Whenever you're around me . . .
Lately . . .
I seem to walk, as though i had wings,
Bump into things,
Like someone in love . . .
Each time i look at you,
I'm limp as a glove,
An' feelin' like someone in love . . .
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I bump into things,
Like someone in love . . .
Each time i look at you,
I'm limp as a glove,
An' feelin' like someone in love . . .
18.Vaya Con Dios(May God Be With You)
( now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping,
Now the time has come to part,
The time for weeping! )
Vaya con dios, my darling,
May god be with you my love . . .
Now, the village mission bells are softly ringing,
If you listen with your heart you'll hear them singing ( . . .
singing! )
Vaya con dios, my darling,
May god be with you my love . . .
Where ever you may be, i'll be beside you ( . . . beside you! )
Although you're many million miles away!
Each night i'll say a prayer, a prayer to guide you ( . . . to
guide you! )
To hasten every lonely hour of every lonely day . . .
Now, the dawn is breaking through a gray tomorrow,
But the memories we share are there to borrow ( . . . no sorrow!
)
Vaya con dios, my darling,
May god be with you my love . . .
Vaya con dios, my darling,
May god be with you my love . . .
( now the time has come to say goodbye! )
19.It Had To Be You
It had to be you, it had to be you,
I wandered around an' finally found
Somebody who
Could make me be true
Could make me be blue
And even be glad, just to be sad, thinkin' of you,
Some others i've seen
Might never be mean
Might never be cross, or try to be boss,
But they wouldn't do
For nobody else gave me a thrill,
With all your faults, i love you still,
It had to be you, wonderful you, it had to be you!
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Some others i've seen
Might never be mean
Might never be cross, or try to be boss,
But they wouldn't do
Nobody else gave me a thrill,
With all your faults, i love you still,
It had to be you, wonderful you, it had to be you!
It just had to be you!
20.Twilight On The Trail
When it's twilight on the trail,
And i jog along,
The world is like a dream
And the ripple of the stream is my song . . .
When it's twilight on the trail,
And i rest once more,
My ceiling is the sky
And the grass on which i lie is my floor . . .
Never ever have a nickel in my jeans,
Never ever have a debt to pay,
Still i understand what real contentment means,
Guess i was born that way . . .
When it's twilight on the trail,
And my voice is still,
Please plant this heart of mine
Underneath the lonesome pine on the hill . . .
( underneath the lonesome pine on the hill . . . )
When it's twilight on the trail . . .
21.You Are Never Far Away From Me
You are never far away from me,
When we part i hold your memory!
You linger in my dreams,
When day has flown . . .
And through the lonely night,
I'm not alone!
When two sweethearts care, as you and i,
There's no sadness in the word, good-bye!
Because you're always in my heart my love,
Wherever i may be,
You are never far away from me!
22.Begin The Beguine
When they begin the beguine,
It brings back the sound of music so tender,
It brings back the night of tropical splendour,
It brings back a memory evergreen!
I'm with you once more under the stars,
And down by the shore an orchestra's playin'
Even the palms seems to be swayin'
When they begin the beguine!
To live it again is past all endeavour,
Except when that tune clutches my heart,
And there we are swearin' to love forever,
And promising never, never to part!
What moments divine, what raptures serene,
'till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted . . .
Now, when i hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
I know but too well what they mean!
So, don't let them begin the beguine,
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember . . .
Let it sleep like the dead desire i only remember,
When they begin the beguine!
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play!
'till the stars that were there before return above you,
'till you whisper to me once more, 'darling, i love you!'
And we suddenly know, what heaven we're in,
When they begin the beguine!
When they begin . . . the beguine!
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