If I Didn’t Care
If I didn’t care, more than words can say If I didn’t care, would I feel this way? If this isn’t love then why do I thrill? And what makes my head go round and round while my heart stand still? If I didn’t care, would it be the same? Would my every prayer begin and end with just your name? And would I be sure that this is love beyond compare? Would all this be true, if I didn’t care for you? If I didn’t care, honey child, more than words can say If I didn’t care, would I feel this way? And Darlin', if this isn’t love, then why do I thrill so much? And what make my head go round and round while my heart just stand still so much? If I didn’t care, would it be the same? Would my every prayer begin and end with just your name? And would I be sure that this is love beyond compare? Would all this be true, if I didn’t care for you?
I’ll Never Smile Again
I’ll never smile again Until I smile at you I’ll never laugh again What good would it do? For tears would fill my eyes My heart would realize That our romance is through I’ll never love again I’m so in love with you I’ll never thrill again To somebody new Within my heart I know I will never start To smile again Until I smile at you I’ll never smile again, darlin' Unless I smile at you I’ll never laugh again What good would that do? For tears would fill my eyes My heart would realize That our romance, honey child, is through I’ll never love again I’m so in love with you I’ll never thrill again To somebody new Within my heart I know I will never start To smile again Until I smile at you
Java Jive
I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the jiving and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! I love java, sweet and hot Whoops! Mr. Moto, I’m a coffee pot Shoot me the pot and I’ll pour me a shot A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! Oh, slip me a slug from the wonderful mug And I cut a rug till I’m snug in a jug A slice of onion and a raw one, draw one. Waiter, waiter, percolator! I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the jiving and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! Boston bean, soy bean Lima bean, string bean. You know that I’m not keen for a bean Unless it is a cheery coffee bean. I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the jiving and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! I love java, sweet and hot Whoops! Mr. Moto, I’m a coffee pot Shoot me the pot and I’ll pour me a shot A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! Oh, slip me a slug from the wonderful mug And I cut a rug till I’m snug in a jug Drop me a nickel in my pot, Joe, Taking it slow. Waiter, waiter, percolator! I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the jiving and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup
Stop Pretending
Stop pretending, stop pretending, That you’d walk a mile Just to see me smile Stop pretending, stop pretending That your future lies In my dark brown eyes It’s the song that took your life with a smile And a kept a knocking at your door You turned wild but listen child It’s never gonna happen no more Stop pretending, stop pretending That you care for me Cause I’m hep you see Oh stop pretending that you care for me Stop pretending and let me be Oh babe Stop pretending you’d walk a mile Stop pretending honey child Oh babe, oh babe, oh babe, oh babe yah yah Song that took your life With a smile and a kept a knocking at your door You turn wild honey child Never gonna happen no more So stop pretending stop pretending That you care for me Cause I’m hep you see
Maybe
Maybe you’ll think of me when you are all alone Maybe the one who is waiting for you Will prove untrue, then what will you do? Maybe you’ll sit and sigh, wishing that I were near Then maybe you’ll ask me to come back again And maybe I’ll say, "Maybe" Maybe you’ll think of me when you are all alone Maybe the one who is waiting for you Will prove untrue, then what will I do? Maybe you’ll sit and sigh, wishing that I were near Then maybe you’ll ask me to come back again And maybe I’ll say, "Maybe"
Your Feets Too Big
Who’s that walkin' 'round here? Mercy! Sounds like baby patter Baby elephant patter, that’s what I calls it Say, up in Harlem, at a table for two, There were four of us, me, your big feet and you From your ankles up, I say you sure are sweet, From there down, there’s just too much feet! Yes, your feet’s too big! Don’t want ya 'cause your feet’s too big! Can’t use ya 'cause your feet’s too big! I really hate ya 'cause your feet’s too big! Yeah! Lah-dee-doo-dah, Nah-dah-nah-dah Where d’ya get 'em? Nah-dee-ah-dah Your girl, she likes ya, she thinks you’re nice, Got what it takes to be in paradise She said she likes your face, she likes your rig, But, man, oh, man, them things are too big Oh, your feet’s too big Don’t want ya 'cause your feet’s too big! Mad at ya 'cause your feet’s too big I hate ya 'cause your feet’s too big My goodness, gun the gunboats! Shift! Shift! Shift! Oh, your pedal extremities are colossal To me you look just like a fossil You got me walkin', talkin' and squawkin', 'Cause your feet’s too big, yeah Come on and walk that thing Oh, I never heard o' such walkin', Mercy! You know your pedal extremities really are obnoxious. One never knows, do one?
I Don’t Want To Set the World On Fire
I don’t ever care to rise to power I would rather be with you an hour For the things that one can buy Are not worth a lover’s sigh I don’t want to set the world on fire I just want to start a flame in your heart In my heart I have but one desire And that one is you, no other will do I’ve lost all ambition for worldly acclaim I just want to be the one you love And with your admission that you feel the same I’ll have reached the goal I’m dreaming of, believe me I don’t want to set the world on fire I just want to start a flame in your heart
When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
When the swallows come back to Capistrano That’s the day you promised to come back to me When you whispered, "Farewell", in Capistrano Twas the day the swallow flew out to sea All the mission bells will ring The chapel choir will sing The happiness you’ll bring Will live in my memory When the swallows come back to Capistrano That’s the day I pray that you’ll come back to me All the mission bells will ring The chapel choir will sing The happiness you’ll bring Will live in my memory When the swallows come back to Capistrano That’s the day I pray that you’ll come back to me
That Cat Is High
Boys, I’m mellow as a honeydew, yeah That cat is high Look at that look in his eye Oh man, he’s high Yes, higher than a kite That cat is high Look at that look in his eye Man, I wouldn’t lie The cat’s higher than a kite Now when you see him stumblin' Bubbed in and down the street You know that cat’s been drinkin' Got no shoes upon his feet Man he’s high I said that cat is high Yes, he’s high Man, he’s higher than a kite That cat is high Look at that look in his eye Man, I wouldn’t lie That cat’s higher than a kite Boys, he’s high Just look at them two black eyes You know I wouldn’t lie He’s higher than the sky When you see him tippin' Round and round the block Know that cat he’s very beat Hip clean down to his socks That cat is high Boys, I wouldn’t lie Oh my, oh my He’s higher than a kite, yeah Shoot the liquor to me, John Boy When you see him stumblin' Up and down the street You know that cat’s been drinkin' Got no shoes upon his feet Man, he’s high Yes, he’s high, my, oh my I want the home cookin' mama with the fryin' pan I know that cat’s high, yeah
Whispering Grass
Why do you whisper, green grass? Why tell the tress what ain’t so? Whispering Grass, the trees don’t have to know, no, no Why tell them all your secrets? Who kissed there long ago Whispering Grass, the trees don’t need to know Don’t you tell it to the trees She will tell the birds and bees And everyone will know Because you told the blabbering trees Yes, you told them once before It’s no secret anymore Why tell them all the old things? They’re buried under the snow Whispering Grass, don’t tell the trees 'cause the trees don’t need to know MONOLOGUE: Now, don’t you tell it to the trees, 'cause they’ll just run 'n' tell the birds and bees. Then everybody’d know 'cause you told them doggone trees! Yes you did, you know you did, ya told 'em once before. Now look atcha, honey child, it ain’t no secret no mo'. Why tell them all the old things? They’re buried under the snow Whispering Grass, don’t tell the trees 'cause the trees don’t need to know
Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat
Someone’s rocking my dreamboat, Someone’s invading my dream; We were sailing along, So peaceful and calm, Suddenly, something went wrong. Someone’s rocking my dreamboat, Disturbing a beautiful dream; It’s a mystery to me, This mutiny at sea, Who can it be? A friendly breeze gave us a start To a paradise of our own. All at once a storm blew us apart, And left me drifting alone. Someone’s rocking my dreamboat, I’m captain without any crew; But with love as my guide, I’ll follow the tide, I’ll keep sailing till I find you. Someone’s rocking my dreamboat, Someone’s invading my dream; We were sailing along, So peaceful and calm, Suddenly, something went wrong. Someone’s rocking my dreamboat, Disturbing a beautiful dream; It’s a mystery to me, This mutiny at sea, Who can it be? (Who can it be?) A friendly breeze gave us a start To a paradise of our own. All at once a storm blew us apart, And left me drifting alone. Someone’s rocking my dreamboat, I’m captain without any crew; But with love as my guide, I’ll follow the tide, I’ll keep sailing till I find you.
Who Wouldn’t Love You?
Who wouldn’t love you, who wouldn’t care? You’re so enchanting, people must stare You’re the dream that dreamers want to dream about You’re the breath of spring that lovers gadabout, are mad about Who wouldn’t love you, who wouldn’t buy The west side of heaven, if you just winked your eye You’re the answer to my every prayer, darlin' Who wouldn’t love you, who wouldn’t care
Christopher Columbus
I and I all I know I and I all I say I and I reconsider I and I see upfully that Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar Yes Jah He’s saying that, he is the first one Who discover Jamaica I and I say that, What about the Arawak Indians and the few Black man Who were around here, before him The Indians couldn’t hang on no longer Here comes first Black man and woman and children, In a Jam Down Land ya A whole heap of mix up and mix up A whole heap a ben up, ben up, We have fi straighten out, Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar Yes Jah What a long stay from home I and I longing to go home Within a Red, Green, and Gold Robe Come on Twelve Tribe of Isreal Come on Twelve Tribe of Isreal Out a Jam Down land ya A whole heap of mix up mix up A whole heap a ben up, ben up, Come on Twelve Tribe of Isreal Come on Twelve Tribe of Isreal Out a Jam Down land ya Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar Yes Jah, he is a liar Yes Jah, he is a liar Yes Jah, he is a liar Columbus is a liar Yes jah Christopher Columbus is a damn blasted liar Columbus
Do I Worry?
Do I worry cause you’re stepping out Do I worry cause you got me in doubt Though your kisses aren’t right, do I give a bag of beans Do I stay home every night and read my magazine Am I frantic, cause we lost that spark Is there panic when it starts turning dark And when evening shadows creep, do I loose any sleep over you Do I worry, you can bet your life I do Do I worry when the iceman calls Do I worry if Niagra Falls Though you treat me just like dirt You think I give a snap Are my feelings really hurt When you’re sitting in somebody else’s lap Am I curious when the gossip flies Am I furious bout your little white lies And when all our evenings end Cause you got a sick friend that needs you Do I worry, honey, you know dog gone well I do Am I frantic, cause we’ve lost that spark Is ther panic when it starts turning dark And when evening shadows creep Do I lose any sleep over you Do I worry, you can bet your life, I do
My Prayer
My prayer is to linger with you at the end of the day In a dream that’s divine, my prayer is a rapture in blue With a world far away and your lips close to mine Tonight while our hearts are aglow Oh tell me the words that I’m longing to know My prayer and the answer you give, may they still be the same For as long as we live, that you’ll always be there at the end of my prayer My prayer is to linger with you at the end of each day In a dream that’s divine, my prayer is a rapture in blue With a world far away and your lips close to mine Tonight while our hearts are aglow Oh tell me the words that I’m longing to know My prayer and the answer you give, may they still be the same For as long as we live, that you’ll always be there at the end of my prayer
Slap That Bass
Slap that bass Slap it till it’s dizzy Slap that bass Keep the rhythm busy Zoom zoom zoom Misery, you’ve got to go Slap that bass Use it like a tonic Slap that bass Keep your Philharmonic Zoom zoom zoom And the milk and honey’ll flow Dictators would be better off If they zoom zoom now and then Today, you can see that the happiest men All got rhythm In which case If you want a bauble Slap that bass Slap away your trouble Learn to zoom zoom zoom Slap that bass Zoom zoom, zoom zoom The World is in a mess With politics and taxes And people grinding axes There’s no happiness Zoom zoom, zoom zoom Rhythm lead your ace The future doesn’t fret me If I can only get me Someone to slap that bass Happiness is not a riddle When I’m listening to that Big bass fiddle Slap that bass (Slap those feet) I said slap that bass (We said slap those feet) Alright, slap that bass And I’ll slap these feet Well slap my face Can he slap that bass (Feet) Bass (Bass) Bass (Feet)
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
When I’m not playing Solitaire I take a book down from the shelf And what with programs on the air I keep pretty much to myself Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Couldn’t bear it without you Don’t get around much anymore Thought I’d visit the club Got as far as the door They’d have asked me about you Don’t get around much anymore Oh darling I guess My mind’s more at ease But nevertheless Why stir up memories Been invited on dates Might have gone but what for Awfully different without you Don’t get around much anymore Oh darling I guess My mind’s more at ease But nevertheless Why stir up memories Been invited on dates Might have gone but what for Awfully different without you Don’t get around much anymore Don’t get around much anymore Don’t get around much anymore
I’m Gettin' Sentimental Over You
Never thought I’d fall, But now I hear love call, I’m getting sentimental over you Things you say and do, Just thrill me through and through, I’m getting sentimental over you. I thought I was happy, I could live without love Now I must admit, Love is all I’m thinking of Won’t you please be kind, And just make up your mind That you’ll be sweet & gentle, Be gentle with me Because I’m sentimental over you
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow & Me)
We three, we’re all alone Living in a mem-o-ry My echo, my shadow, and me We three, we’re not a crowd We’re not even company My echo, my shadow, and me What good is the moonlight The silvery moonlight that shines above? I walk with my shadow I talk with my echo But where is the one I love? We three, we’ll wait for you Even till eter-ni-ty My echo, my shadow, and me SPOKEN: "We three we’re all alone. Seems like we’re livin' in a memory. That’s my echo my shadow and me. We three we ain’t no crowd. Fact is we ain’t even company. That’s my echo my shadow and me. You know I been wonderin'-what good is the moonlight that silvery moonlight that shines way, way up above? Yeah, I walk with my shadow, I talk with my echo, but where is that gal that I love?" We three, we’ll wait for you Even till eter-ni-ty My echo, my shadow, and me
Bless You
Bless you, for being an angel Just when it seemed that heaven was not for me Bless you for building a new dream Just when my old dream crumbled so helplessly In that vine covered chapel on the hill Your face was a hymn that lingered still So bless you, my darling, my angel Heaven is mine and life is divine with you So bless you, my darling, my angel Heaven is mine and life is divine with you