Ray Charles

"Sweet Potato Pie"
(feat. James Taylor)

"Sweet Potato Pie"
(feat. James Taylor)



Oh Lord I feel fine today
I'm walking on cloud nine today
I'm over that line today
Happiness is finally mine today

I guess I'm just a lucky guy
And I'm prepared to tell you why
It's strictly on account of my
Sweet Potato Pie

I'm the fellow that she loves the most
The main reason why she left the coast
She's my little girlziña
That much hotter that a jalapeño

Tender like a night in June
Sweeter than a honeymoon
Brighter than a silver spoon
Just as crazy as a loon

Softer than a lullabye
Deeper than the midnight sky
Soulful as a baby's cry
My Sweet Potato Pie

I used to see her around the neighborhood
I wonder how she grew up so good
She belonged to Freddy and he was bad
And I never was ready to make him mad

I'm glad I had to wait awhile
A little bit too juvenile
I needed to refine my style
A silk suit and a crocodile smile

So let the whole damn world go by
'Cause I just want to testify
From now on it's me and my
Sweet Potato Pie

"Take Him"

"Take Him"


[Linda]
He was a cutie - I admit I used to care.
But it's my duty to myself to take the air.
I won't prevent you from eloping if you wish
May I present you with this tasty dish

Take him, you don't have to pay for him
Take him, it's free
Take him, I won't make a play for him
He's not for me.
He has no head to think with
True, that high heart is asleep.
But he has eyes to wink with.
You can have him cheap.
Keep him and just for the lure of it
Marry him too.
Keep him, for you can be sure of it
He can't keep you.
So take my old jalopy
Keep him from falling apart.
Take him, but don't ever take him to heart.

[Vera]
Thanks little mousey, for the present and all that
But in this housy, I would rather keep a rat
Only a wizard could reform that class of males
They say a lizard can not change his scales.

Take him, I won't put a price on him
Take him, he's yours
Take him, pajamas look nice on him.
But how he snores!
Thought he is well adjusted
Certain things make him a wreck.
Last year his arm was busted
Reaching for a check.
His thoughts are seldom consecutive
He just can't write.
I know a movie executive
Who's twice as bright,
Lots of good luck, you'll need it
And you'll need aspirin, too
Take him, but don't ever let him take you.

[Both]
I hope that things will go well with him;
I bear no hate.
All I can say is the hell with him
He gets the gate.
So take my benediction,
Take my old benedict, too
Take him away, it's too good to be true.

"Takes Two To Tango"

"Takes Two To Tango"


You can haunt any house by yourself
Be a man or a mouse by yourself
You can act like a king on a throne
There are lots of things that you can do alone

But it takes two to tango, two to tango
Two to really get the feeling of romance
It takes two to tango, two to tango
Do the dance of love

You can sail on a ship by yourself
Take a nap or nip by yourself
You can get into debt on your own
There are lots of things that you can do alone

I say two to tango, it takes two to tango
Two to really get the feeling of romance
It takes two to tango, two to tango
Do the dance of love

You can get very old by yourself
Catch a fish or a cold by yourself
Dig a ditch, strike it rich all by yourself
There are lots of things that you can do alone

But it takes two to tango, two to tango
To really get the feeling of romance
Two to tango, two to tango
Do the dance of love

You can fight like a champ by yourself
You can lick any stamp by yourself
You can be very brave on the phone
There's lots of things that you can do alone

I say, it takes two to tango, it takes two to tango
Two to really get the feeling of romance
It takes two to tango, two to tango
Do the dance of love

It takes two, I say two
Darling it always takes two
I'm with you

"Talk To Me Baby"

"Talk To Me Baby"


If you cannot toss your heart gaily in the ring,
Love me while the moment lingers,
If you cannot cross your heart that I'm everything,
Try at least to cross your fingers.
Talk to me, baby, tell me lies,
Tell me lies as sweet as apple pie.
Whisper you tremble with a wild desire
To light the fire in my eyes.
Tell me I'm marvelous, exaggerate!
Prevaricate if you must.
Just talk to me, baby, soft and low,
Then if you decide it's really so,
Swear you be mine forever, otherwise just talk to me,
And tell me lies, lies, lies, lies,
Great, big, great big lies.

"Talkin' About You"

"Talkin' About You"


Who is my friend, when all friends are gone
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Who is my friend, when all friends are gone
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Who is my friend, when all friends are gone
You always defend me, if I'm right or wrong
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Talkin' 'bout you

Knows how to love me, in my way
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Knows how to love me, in my way
I'm talkin' 'bout you
Knows how to love me, in my way
Who's always there, every night and day
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Talkin' 'bout you

Who is the sugar in my tea
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Who is the sugar in my tea
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Who is the sugar in my tea
When I'm in trouble, who sees by me
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Talkin' 'bout you

Knows how to love me, in my way
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Knows how to love me, in my way
I'm talkin' 'bout you
Knows how to love me, in my way
Always there, every night and day
I'm talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you
Talkin' 'bout you, I do mean you

Talkin' 'bout you, I'm talkin' 'bout you
Talkin' 'bout you, I'm talkin' 'bout you
Talkin' 'bout you, I'm talkin' 'bout you
Talkin' 'bout you

"Tangerine"

"Tangerine"


[He:] Tangerine, she is all they claim
With her eyes of night and lips as bright as flame
Tangerine, when she dances by, senoritas stare and caballeros sigh
And I've seen toasts to Tangerine
Raised in every bar across the Argentine
Yes, she has them all on the run, but her heart belongs to just one
Her heart belongs to Tangerine

[She:] Tangerine, she is all they say
With mascara'd eye and chapeaux by Dache.
Tangerine, with her lips of flame
If the color keeps, Louis Philippe's to blame.
And I've seen clothes on Tangerine
Where the label says "From Macy's Mezzanine".
Yes, she's got the guys in a whirl, but she's only fooling one girl
She's only fooling Tangerine!

"Teardrops From My Eyes"

"Teardrops From My Eyes"


Every time it rains, you know I think of you
And that's the time, well, I feel so blue
When the rain starts to fall
Across my windows pane
And now it's raining teardrops from my eyes

Well if you see clouds here in my eyes
You know it's just because you said goodbye
Although the sun is shining
There's no sunny skies
Because it's raining teardrops from my eyes

Remeber the night you told me
Our love would always be
But I wouldn't be blue and lonely
If you came back to me

Every single cloud would dissappear
I'd wear a smile, baby if you were here
So baby won't you hurry
Because I need you so
I tell you it's just raining teardrops from my eyes

Remeber that night you told me
Our love would always be
But I wouldn't be blue and lonely
Well, if you came back to me

Every single cloud, I tell you would dissappear
And I'd wear a smile, baby if you were here
So baby won't you hurry
'Cause I need you so
To stop this raining teardrops from my eyes
I say it's raining, ooh yeah

"Teardrops In My Heart"

"Teardrops In My Heart"


You'll never know I cried
When I found out you lied
For I've been hiding all these teardrops in my heart

My eyes dare not reveal
The way I realy feel
Because I know I'll cry my heart out if I start
(If I start)

Though I'm pretending
That I don't care
To be with you, my darling, is my prayer
(Is my prayer)

But way down deep inside
I can't give up my pride
So I'll just keep on hiding teardrops in my heart
(In my heart)

But way down deep inside
I can't give up my pride
So I'll just keep on hiding teardrops in my heart
(In my heart)

"Tell All The World About You"

"Tell All The World About You"


When I need company
I call on you to see about me
I wanna walk about it, talk about it
Tell all the world about you, tell the world about you

When you're with me, there's so much fun
You're all the good things all wrapped in one
I wanna walk about it, talk about it
Tell all the world about you, tell the world about you

Whoa, I wanna walk, walk about
I wanna talk, talk about
I wanna tell, wanna tell the world all about you

Ohh, I wanna live just for you
I'm gonna give love so true
We'll have a love, we'll have a love that's fine and new

Ohh, You're so fine and you're so sweet
You're better at love than K.B.B1
I wanna walk about it, talk about it
Tell all the world about you, tell the world about you

Ohh, I gonna live just for you
I'm gonna give love so true
We'll have a love, we'll have a love that's fine and new

Ohh, You're so fine and you're so sweet
You're better at love than K.B.B2
I wanna walk about it, talk about it
Tell all the world about, tell the world about you
Tell all the world about you, tell the world about you