The World is Alive with the Sound of Music“Where have all the 'writers' gone ... long time passing,
Where have all the 'writers' gone ... long time ago."
(paraphrasing ... Peter, Paul, and Mary)Songs "A" Through "F"
A Hundred Million Miracles
(Rodgers and Hammerstein) ... from the Broadway musical "Flower Drum Song"
My father says that children keep growing,
Rivers keep flowing too,
My father says he doesn't know why,
But somehow or other they do,
They do ... some how or other they do... A hundred million miracles,
A hundred million miracles are happ'ning ev'ry day,
And those who say they don't agree,
Are those who do not hear or see. A hundred million miracles,
A hundred million miracles are happ'ning ev'ry day. --Miracle of changing weather:-- When a dark blue curtain is pinned by the stars,
Pinned by the stars to the sky,
Ev'ry flow'r and tree is a treat to see,
The air is very clean and dry. Then a wind comes blowing the pins all away,
Night is confused and upset,
The sky falls down like a clumsy clown,
The flowers and the trees get wet.--Very wet.-- A hundred million miracles,
A hundred million miracles are happ'ning ev'ry day. And when the wind shall turn his face,
The pins are put right back in place,
A hundred million miracles,
A hundred million miracles are happ'ning ev'ry day. In ev'ry single minute so much is going on,
Along the Yangtse Kiang or the Tiber or the Don,
A hundred million miracles. A swallow in Tasmania is sitting on her eggs,
And suddenly those eggs have wings and eyes and beaks and legs,
A hundred million miracles. A little girl in Chungking, just thirty inches tall,
Decides that she will try to walk and nearly doesn't fall,
A hundred million miracles,
A hundred million miracles, a hundred million miracles,
A hundred million miracles are happ'ning ev'ry day. My father says the sun will keep rising over the eastern hill,
My father says he doesn't know why but somehow or other it will.
--It will, somehow or other it will.-- (Reprise)
--Miracle of making music:-- When an idle poet puts words on a page,
Writes on a page with his brush,
A musical friend writes the notes to blend,
Suggested by an idle thrush. Then a young soprano reads what they wrote,
Learns every note, every word,
Puts all they wrote in her lovely throat,
And suddenly a song is heard,
--Very Pretty.--,
A hundred million miracles, a hundred million miracles,
A hundred million miracles are happ'ning ev'ry day.
AIN'T SHE SWEET
(Milton Ager and Jack Yellen)
Ain't she sweet,
See her walking down that street,
Yes I ask you very confidentially,
Ain't she sweet. Ain't she nice,
Look her over once or twice,
Yes I ask you very confidentially,
Ain't she nice. Just cast an eye in her direction,
Oh me oh my, ain't that perfection. Oh I repeat,
Well, don't you think that's kinda neat,
Yes I ask you very confidentially,
Ain't she sweet.
ALLOFME
(Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks)
All of me,
Why not take all of me,
Can't you see,
I'm no good without you. Take my lips,
I want to loose them,
Take my arms,
I'll never use them. Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry,
How can I go on dear without you,
You took the part that once was my heart,
So why not take all of me.
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
(Jerome Kern) ... from "Very Warm for May"
You are the promised breath of springtime,
That makes the lonely winter seem long,
You are the breathless hush of evening,
That trembles on the brink of a lovely song. You are the angel glow that lights the stars,
The dearest thing I know are what you are,
Some day my happy arms will hold you,
And some day I'll know that moment divine,
When all the things you are, are mine.
AMAPOLA
Amapola, my pretty little poppy,
You're like that lovely flower, so sweet and heavenly,
, Since I found you, my heart is wrapped around you,
And loving you it seems to beat a Rhapsody. Amapola the pretty little poppy,
Must copy it's endearing charm from you,
Amapola, Amapola, how I long to hear you say I love you.
ANNIVERSARY SONG
(Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin)
Oh, how we danced on the night we were wed,
We vowed our true love, though a word wasn't said,
The world was in bloom, there were stars in the skies,
Except for a few that were there in your eyes. Dear, as I held you close in my arms,
Angels were singing a hymn to your charms,
Two hearts gently beating, were murmuring low,
"My darling, I love you so." The night seemed to fade into blossoming dawn,
The sun shone anew but the dance lingered on,
Could we but relive that sweet moment sublime,
We'd find that our love is unaltered by time.
AS TIME GOES BY
Written by Herman Hupfeld, and was introduced in the broadway musical "Everybody's Welcome" in 1931, and later in the 1942 movie "Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman ... it was performed in the movie by Dooley Wilson in the role of "Sam." You must remember this,
A kiss is still a kiss,
A sigh is just a sigh,
The fundamental things apply,
As time goes by. And when two lovers woo,
They still say: "I love you",
On that you can rely,
No matter what the future brings,
As time goes by. Moonlight and love songs - never out of date,
Hearts full of passion - jealousy and hate,
Woman needs man - and man must have his mate,
That no one can deny. It's still the same old story ,
A fight for love and glory,
A case of do or die,
The world will always welcome lovers,
As time goes by.
AUTUMN LEAVES ... (Les Feuilles Mortes)
(French Lyrics by Jacques Prévert)
(Johnny Mercer and Joseph Kosma)
The falling leaves,
Drift by my window,
The falling leaves,
Of red and gold. I see your lips,
The summer kisses,
The sunburned hands,
I used to hold. Since you went away,
The days grow long,
And soon I'll hear,
Old winter's song. But I miss you most of all,
My darling,
When autumn leaves,
Start to fall. Since you went away,
The days grow long,
And soon I'll hear,
Old winter's song. But I miss you most of all,
My darling,
When autumn leaves,
Start to fall.
BALI HA'I
(Rodgers and Hammerstein) ... from Broadway musical "South Pacific"
Bali Ha'i may call you,
Any night, any day,
In your heart you'll hear it call you,
"Come away, come away",
Bali Ha'i will whisper,
On the wind of the sea,
"Here am I your special island",
"Come to me, come to me". Your own special hopes,
Your own special dreams,
Bloom on the hillside,
And shine in the streams,
If you try you'll find me,
Where the sky meets the sea,
Here am I your special island,
Come to me, come to me,
Bali Ha'i,
Bali Ha'i,
Bali Ha'i. Someday you'll see me,
Clothing in the sunshine,
My head's sticking out from a low flying cloud,
You'll hear me call you,
Singing through the sunshine,
Sweet and clear as can be,
"Come to me, Bali Ha'i",
"Come to me",
"Come to me",
Bali Ha'i.
BECAUSE OF YOU
(Arthut Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson) ... from "I Was An American Spy"
(The first of Tony Bennett's many hits.)
Because of you there's a song in my heart,
Because of you my romance had its start,
Because of you the sun will shine,
The moon and stars will say you're mint,
Forever and never to part. I only live for your love and your kiss,
It's paradise to be near you like this,
Because of you my life is now worthwhile,
And I can smile,
Because of you. I only live for your love and your kiss,
It's paradise to be near you like this,
Because of you my life is now worthwhile,
And I can smile,
Because of you.
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
(Bob Dylan)
How many roads must a man walk down,
Before you can call him a man,
How many seas must the white dove sail,
Before she can sleep in the sand,
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly,
Before they are forever banned,
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind,
The answer is blowing in the wind. Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist,
Before it washed to the sea,
Yes, and how many years can some people exist,
Before they're allowed to be free,
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head,
And pretend that he just doesn't see,
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind,
The answer is blowing in the wind. Yes, and how many times must a man look up,
Before he can see the big sky,
Yes, and how many ears must one man have,
Before he can hear people cry,
Yes, and how many deaths will it take till he knows,
That too many people have died,
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.
Blueberry Hill
(Fats Domino)
I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill,
On Blueberry Hill where I found you,
The moon stood still on Blueberry Hill,
And lingered till my dreams came true. The wind in the willow played,
Love's sweet melody,
But all of those vows we made,
Were never to be. Tho' we're apart you're part of me still,
For you were my thrill on BlueBerry Hill. The wind in the willow played,
Love's sweet melody,
But all of those vows we made,
Were never to be. Tho' we're apart you're part of me still,
For you were my thrill on BlueBerry Hill.
BLUE MOON
(Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers)
Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone,
Without a dream in my heart,
Without a love of my own. Blue Moon, you knew just what I was there for,
You heard me saying a prayer for,
Someone I really could care for. And then there suddenly appeared before me,
The only one my arms will ever hold,
I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me",
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold. Blue Moon, now I'm no longer alone,
Without a dream in my heart,
Without a love of my own.
BLUE SKIES
(Irving Berlin)
Blue skies, smilin' at me,
Nothin' but blues skies do I see. Bluebirds singin' a song,
Nothin' but bluebirds all day long. All the days are here, but hurryin' by,
When you're in love, my how they fly.P> Blue days, all of them gone,
Nothin' but blue skies from now on.
BODY AND SOUL
(Johnny Green/Ed Heyman/Ed Sour/Frank Eyton)
My heart is sad and lonely,
For you I sigh, for you dear only,
Why haven't you seen it,
I'm all for you body and soul. I spend my days in longing,
And wondering why it's me you're wronging,
I tell you I mean it,
I'm all for you body and soul. I can't believe it,
It's hard to conceive it,
That you turn away romance. Are you pretending,
It looks like the ending,
Unless I could have one more chance to prove, dear. My life a wreck you're making,
You know I'm yours for just the taking,
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul.
CAMELOT
(Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe) ... from the Broadway show "Camelot"
Spoken:
It's true, it's true, the crown has made it clear The climate must be perfect all year. Sung:
A law was made a distant moon ago here,
July and August cannot be too hot,
And there's a legal limit to the snow here,
In Camelot. The winter is forbidden till December,
And exits March the second on the dot,
By order summer lingers through September,
In Camelot. Camelot, Camelot,
I know it sounds a bit bizarre,
But in Camelot, Camelot,
That's how conditions are. The rain may never fall till after sundown,
By eight the morning fog must disappear,
In short, there's simply not, a more congenial spot,
For happy ever-aftering than here in Camelot. Camelot, Camelot,
I know it gives a person pause,
But in Camelot, Camelot,
Those are the legal laws. The snow may never slush upon the hillside,
By nine PM the moonlight must appear,
In short, there's simply not, a more congenial spot,
For happy ever-aftering than here in Camelot. Reprise
Each evening, from December to December,
Before you drift to sleep upon your cot,
Think back on all the tales that you remember
Of Camelot. Ask ev'ry person if he's heard the story,
And tell it strong and clear if he has not,
That once there was a fleeting wisp of glory
Called Camelot.
Camelot, Camelot,
Now say it out with pride and joy.
Camelot, Camelot. Yes, Camelot, my boy
Where once it never rained till after sundown,
By eight a.m. the morning fog had flown,
Don't let it be forgot
That once there was a spot
For one brief shining moment that was known
As Camelot.
COLD, COLD HEART
(Hank Williams and Tony Fontane)
I tried so hard, my dear, to show, that you're my every dream,
Yet you're afraid each thing I do, is just some evil scheme,
A memory from your lonesome past, keeps us so far apart,
Why can't I free your doubtful mind, and melt your cold, cold heart. Another love before my time made your heart so blue,
And so my heart is paying now, for things I didn't do,
In anger unkind words are said, that make the teardrops start,
Why can't I free your doubtful mind, and melt your cold, cold heart. You'll never know how much it hurts, to see you sit and cry,
You know you need and want my love, yet you're afraid to try,
Why do you run and hide from life, to try it just ain't smart,
Why can't I free your doubtful mind, and melt your cold, cold heart. There was a time when I believed, that you belonged to me,
But now I know your heart is shackled to a memory,
The more I learn to care for you, the more we drift apart,
Why can't I free your doubtful mind, and melt your cold, cold heart.
DANCING IN THE DARK
(A. Schwartz) ... from "The Band Wagon"
Dancing in the dark, 'til the tune ends,
We're dancing in the dark, and it soon ends,
We're waltzing in the wonder of why we're here,
Time hurries by we're here, and gone. Looking for the light, of a new love,
To brighten up the night, I have you love,
And we can face the music together,
Dancing in the dark.
Dites-Moi
(Rodgers and Hammerstein) ... from the Broadway musical "South Pacific"
Dites-moi, porquoi, La vie est belle,
Dites-moi, porquoi, la vie est gai,
Dites-moi, porquoi, chere Mad'moiselle,
Est-ce que, parce que, vou m'aimez? | Tell me why, please do, life is pretty,
Tell me why, please do, life is so gay,
Tel me why, won't you, dear mademoiselle,
Could it be? Would it be? You love me?
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DON'T FENCE ME IN
(Cole Porter) ... from "Hollywood Canteen"
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above,
Don't fence me in,
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,
Don't fence me in,
Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze,
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees,
Send me off forever but I ask you please,
Don't fence me in. Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle,
Underneath the western skies,
On my cayuse, let me wander over yonder,
Till I see the mountains rise. I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences,
And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses,
And I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences,
Don't fence me in.
EMBRACEABLE YOU
(George and Ira Gershwin) ... from "Girl Crazy"
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 in me. I love all, the many charms about you,
Above all, I want my arms about you. Don't you be a naughty baby,
Come to papa, come to papa do,
My sweet embraceable you.
FIVE HUNDRED MILES
(Hedy West) ... recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary.
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone,
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles,
a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles,
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. L-rd I'm one, L-rd I'm two, L-rd I'm three, L-rd I'm four,
L-rd I'm 500 miles from my home,
500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles,
L-rd I'm five hundred miles from my home. Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name,
L-rd I can't go a-home this a-way,
This a-away, this a-way, this a-way, this a-way,
L-rd I can't go a-home this a-way. If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone,
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
FOOLS RUSH IN
(Mercer and Bloom)
Fools rush in,
Where angels fear to tread,
And so I come to you my love,
My heart above my head. Though I see,
The danger there,
If there's a chance for me,
Then I don't care. Fools rush in,
Where wise men never go,
But wise men never fall in love,
So how are they to know. When we met,
I felt my life begin,
So open up your heart and let,
This fool rush in.
Art is art only if it helps your soul fly on eagles' wings,
If music is not uplifting to the human soul, then it just isn't music.
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