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(duet with Nat King Cole)
Gee, it's great after bein' out late
Walkin' my baby back home
Arm in arm over meadow and farm
Walkin' my baby back home
We go 'long harmonizing a song
Or I'm recitin' a poem
Owls go by and they give me the eye
Walkin' 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 kinda straighten my tie
She has to borrow my comb
Once kiss then I continue again
Walkin' my baby back home
She's 'fraid of the dark so I have to park
Outside of her door till it's light
She says if I try to kiss her she'll cry
I dry her tears all through the night
Hand in hand to a barbecue stand
Right from her doorway we roam
Eats and then it's a pleasure again
Walkin' my baby
Talkin' my baby
Lovin' my baby
I don't mean maybe
Walkin' my baby back home
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I'm gonna love you
Like nobody's loved you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain
And deep as a river
Come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me
It was just one of those things
But don't 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
And 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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Coffee time
My dreamy friend
It's coffee time
Let's sing
This silly
Little rhyme
And have
A cup of coffee
Java time
My happy chum
Let's have a time
We'll celebrate
For just a dime
And have
A cup of coffee
Greetin' time
The music box
Is beatin' time
It's good
Old-fashioned
Meetin' time
We're in the pink
So come and clink
And let's drink
A cup of coffee
Coffee time
My dreamy friend
It's coffee time
Let's sing
This silly
Little rhyme
And have
A cup of coffee
Coffee time
My dreamy friend
It's coffee time
Let's sing
This silly
Little rhyme
And have
A cup of coffee
And have
A cup of coffee
And have
A cup of coffee
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I used to walk with you
Along the avenue
Our hearts were carefree and gay
How could I know I'd lose you
Somewhere along the way?
The friends we used to know
Would always smile, "Hello"
No love like our love they'd say
Then love slipped through our fingers
Somewhere along the way
I should forget
But with the loneliness of night
I start remembering everything
You're gone and yet
There's still a feeling deep inside
That you will always be part of me
So now I look for you
Along the avenue
And as I wander I pray
That some day soon, I'll find you
Somewhere along the way
I should forget
But with the loneliness of night
I start remembering everything
You're gone and yet
There's still a feeling deep inside
That you will always be part of me
So now I look for you
Along the avenue
And as I wander I pray
That some day soon, I'll find you
Somewhere along the way
Somewhere along the way
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You go to my head
And you linger
Like a haunting refrain
And I find you
Spinning 'round
In my brain
Like the bubbles
In a glass of champagne
You go to my head
Like a sip
Of sparkling Burgundy brew
And I find
The very mention of you
Like the kicker
In a julep or two
The thrill of the thought
That you might
Give a thought to my plea
Casts a spell over me
Still I say to myself
"Get a hold of yourself"
"Can't you see
that it never can be?"
You go to my head
With a smile
That makes
My temperature rise
Like a summer
With a thousand Julys
You intoxicate my soul
With your eyes
Though I'm certain
That this heart of mine
Hasn't a ghost
If a chance
In this crazy romance
You go to my head
You go to my head
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Let's take it nice and easy
It's gonna be so easy
For us to fall in love
Hey baby what's your hurry
Relax, don't you worry
We're gonna fall in love
We're on the road to romance
That's safe to say
But let's make all the stops along the way
The problem now of course is
To simply hold your horses, to rush would be a crime
'Cause nice and easy does it every time
We're on the road to romance
That's safe to say
But let's make all the stops along the way
The problem now of course is
To simply hold your horses, to rush would be a crime
'Cause nice and easy does it, nice and easy does it
Nice and easy does it every time
Like the man says one more time
Nice and easy does it, nice and easy does it
Nice and easy does it every time
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You had plenty money
1922
You let other women
Make a fool of you
Why don't you do right
Like some other men do?
Get out of here
And get me
Some money too
You're sittin' down
And wonderin'
What it's all about
You ain't got no money
They will put you out
Why don't you do right
Like some other men do?
Get out of here
And get me
Some money too
If you had prepared
Twenty years ago
You wouldn't be
A-wanderin'
From door to door
Why don't you do right
Like some other men do?
Get out of here
And get me
Some money too
I fell
For your jivin'
And I took you in
Now all you got
To offer me's
A drink of gin
Why don't you do right
Like some other men do?
Get out of here
And get me some money too
Why don't you do right
Like some other men do?
Like some other men do
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Maybe
I should have saved
Those leftover dreams
Funny
But here's that rainy day
Here's that rainy day
They told me about
And I laughed at the thought
That it might turn out this way
Where is that worn out wish
That I threw aside
After it brought my love so near
Funny how love becomes
A cold rainy day
Funny
That rainy day is here
It's funny
How love becomes
A cold rainy day
Funny
That rainy day is here
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Love is funny
Or it's sad
Or it's quiet
Or it's mad
It's a good thing
Or it's bad
But beautiful
Beautiful
To take a chance
And if you fall
You fall
And I'm thinking
I wouldn't mind
At all
Love is tearful
Or it's gay
It's a problem
Or it's play
It's a heartache
Either way
But beautiful
And I'm thinking
If you were mine
I'd never
Let you go
And that would be
But beautiful
I know
And I'm thinking
If you were mine
I'd never
Let you go
And that would be
But beautiful
That would be
But beautiful
I know
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Tell her you care
Each time you speak
Make it her birthday
Each day of the week
Bring her nice things
Sugar and spice things
Roses and lollipops
And lollipops and roses
One day shell smile
Next day shell cry
Minute to minute
You'll never know why
Coax her, pet her
Better yet get her
Roses and lollipops
And lollipops and roses
We try acting grown up
But as a rule
Were all little children
Fresh from school
So, carry her books
That's how it starts
Fourteen to forty
They're kids
In their hearts
Keep them handy
Flowers and candy
Roses and Lollipops
And lollipops and roses
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Out of the tree of life
I just picked me a plum
You came along
And everything's
Startin' to hum
Still
It's a real good bet
The best is yet to come
Best is yet to come
And babe,
Won't that be fine?
You think
You've seen the sun
But you
Ain't seen it shine
A-Wait till
The warm-up's underway
Wait till
Our lips have met
And wait till you see
That sunshine day
You ain't seen
Nothin' yet
The best is yet to come
And babe
Won't it be fine?
Best is yet to come
Come the day you're mine
Come the day you're mine
I'm gonna teach you to fly
We've only tasted the wine
We're gonna drain the cup dry
Wait till your charms
Are right
Gor these arms to surround
You think
You've flown before
But baby
You ain't left the ground
A-Wait till
You're locked in my embrace
Wait till I draw you near
A-Wait till
You see that sunshine place
Ain't nothin' like it here
The best is yet to come
And babe
Won't it be fine?
The best is yet to come
Come the day you're mine
Come the day you're mine
And you're gonna be mine
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I'd wait for you
I'd slave for you
I'd be a beggar
Or a knave for you
If that isn't love
It will have to do
Until the real thing
Comes along
I'd gladly move
The earth for you
To prove my love, dear
And it's worth for you
I that isn't love
It will have to do
Until the real thing
Comes along
With all the words
Dear, at my command
I just can't make
You understand
I'll always love you
Darling
Come what may
My heart is yours
What more can I say?
I'd lie for you
I'd sigh for you
I'd tear the stars
Down
From the sky for you
If that isn't love
It will have to do
Until the real thing
Comes along
With all the words
Dear, at my command
I just can't make
You understand
I'll always
Love you baby
Come what may
My heart is yours
What more can I say?
I'd lie for you
I'd cry for you
I'd lay my body down
And die tor you
If that isn't love
It will have to do
Until the real thing
Comes along
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It's the wrong time
And the wrong place
Though your face
Is charming
It's the wrong face
It's not her face
But such
A charming face
That it's
All right with me
It's the wrong song
In the wrong style
Though your smile
Is lovely
It's the wrong smile
It's not her smile
But such
A lovely smile
That it's
All right with me
You can't know
How happy
I am that we met
I'm strangely
Attracted to you
There's someone
I'm trying
So hard to forget
Don't you want
To forget someone
Too?
It's the wrong game
With the wrong chips
Though your lips
Are tempting
They're the wrong lips
They're not her lips
But they're
Such tempting lips
That if some night
You are free
Then it's all right
Yes
It's
All right with me
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How do you keep
The music playing?
How do you make it last
How do keep
The song from fading
Too fast
How do you lose yourself
To someone
And never lose your way
How do you not run
Out of new things
To say
And since you know
We're always changing
How can it be the same
And tell me how
Year after year
You're sure your heart
Will fall apart
Each time
You hear her name
I know the way
I feel for you
Is now or never
The more
I love the more
There I'm afraid
That in yours eyes
I may not see forever
Forever
If we can be
The best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with every day
To make it better as it goes
With any luck than I suppose
The music never ends
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