Al Jarreau

[fox69]

"Blue Rondo A La Turk (Round, Round, Round)"

"Blue Rondo A La Turk (Round, Round, Round)"



Round, round, round a melody
Round, round, round a harmony
Round, round, round a melody,
harmony, melody-steadily

Round, round, round a melody
Round, round, round a memory
Round, round, round a melody,
memory, melody, merrily.

There's a melody I used to play
Counterpoint every yesterday.
Swiftly up and down I hasten and
chasten my fingers and heart to play.

Round, round, round a melody
Round, round, round a memory
Round, round, round a melody
memory, harmony-steadily

Round, round, round a melody
Round, round, round a mystery
Round, round, round a melody,
mystery, mirror of history.

Taking over all my reveries
Hearing passions in the melodies
Play it up and down so wearily-
Stumbling, fumbling, tumbling.

Round, round, round a melody
Round, round, round a harmony
Round, round, round a melody
Harmony, melody, memory

Round, round town I follow you.
Round, round town I'm calling you.
Round, round town I hasten to do
all the chasing you want me to.

Open up an opportunity,
For I know that you will be
Truly happy and content with me.
Measure me, treasure me, pleasure me.

Open up an opportunity.
Open up an offer. You will be
Truly happy and content with me.
Measure me, treasure me, pleasure me.

Round, round, round a melody
Round, round, round a you and me.
Round, round, round a melody
you and me, melody and harmony.

Round, round, round a melody
Round, round, round a harmony
Round, round, round a melody,
harmony, mystery-you and me.

Don't you see
That we were meant to be,
One and the same.
Melody, married to harmony,
One and the same.
Change the score
We will be ever more
One and the same.
Melody, married to harmony
One and the same.

Here it comes, our symphony,
measure by measure.
A melody and harmony,
you and me in harmony.
You and me so happy
we're making it
Shaking the blues ain't bothering me.

Here it comes, our symphony,
measure by measure,
a pleasure.
A melody and harmony,
you and me in harmony
You and me so happy
we found a new rondo,
To end the blue rondo today.

 

[fox69]

"Boogie Down"

"Boogie Down"


[Chorus:]
I can be what I want to
And all I need is to
Get my boogie down

I can be what I want to
You know all I need is to
Get my boogie down

You can be what I want to
And all I need is to
Get my boogie down

I got my certain and my sure 'nough on
And I'm puttin' on my really for real
You face that curtain with your best stuff on
You are the winner and you're gonna feel

You can be what you want to
And all you need is to
Get your boogie down

[Chorus]

I got my certain and my sure 'nough on
And I'm puttin' on my really for real
You face that curtain with your best stuff on
You are the winner and you're gonna feel

You can be what you want to
And all you need is to
Get your boogie down

You can be what you want to
And all you need is to
Get your boogie down

Now you go one and two and three
Here's a little step for you and me
Come and strut your stuff but leave enough
For the nearest boogie and truest boogie woogie

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Brazilian Love Affair"
(feat. Dianne Reeves)

"Brazilian Love Affair"
(feat. Dianne Reeves)



In the morning
On the beach there
People gather
To meet the sunshine

With open arms
Reaching for heaven
With open hearts
And open minds

I found a lover
By the seaside
With sexy brown skin
And haunting eyes

Time keeps passing
But no one cares
Life for living is the thing there
Be yourself, be free

In Bahia
And in Rio
In Sao Paulo
In Brasilia

Sandy beaches, cooling breezes
Sexy women calling to you
For you ahh, aha
Aha, aha, aha, aha, aha, aha

 

[fox69]

"Breakin' Away"

"Breakin' Away"



Look what you've done for me-
You're makin' more fun for me.
Troubadour me, destined to be
Set in my ways-stuck in my daze.

You were the butterfly,
winkin' at me-
Makin' my fires fly.
Brought me romance,
taught me to dance-
Makin' me win, makin' me grin.
Schoolin' me.

Breakin' away, your love has
opened eyes that couldn't see.
Breakin' away, your beacon in the
the night discovered me.

Show me some parachutes
(Away, today, sail away)
As long as I'm here, bring me some
climbing boots.
Open the door, give me some more.

Fasten me in-loosen the pin.
Pull for me.

Breakin' away, your love has opened
eyes that couldn't see.
Breakin' away, your beacon in the
night discovered me.

 

[fox69]

"Carol Of The Bells"

"Carol Of The Bells"



Hark, how the bells, sweet silver bells
All seem to say, "Throw cares away"
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
To young and old, meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song
With joyful ring, all caroling
One seems to hear words of good cheer
From everywhere, filling the air
Oh, how they pound, raising the sound
O'er hill and dale, telling their tale

Gaily they ring, while people sing
Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

On, on they send on without end
Their joyful tone to every home

Hark, how the bells, sweet silver bells
All seem to say, "Throw cares away"
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
To young and old, meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song
With joyful ring, all caroling
One seems to hear words of good cheer
From everywhere, filling the air
Oh, how they pound, raising the sound
O'er hill and dale, telling their tale

Gaily they ring, while people sing
Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

On, on they send on without end
Their joyful tone to every home

Hark, how the bells, sweet silver bells
All seem to say, "Throw cares away"
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
To young and old, meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song
With joyful ring, all caroling
One seems to hear words of good cheer
From everywhere, filling the air
Oh, how they pound, raising the sound
O'er hill and dale, telling their tale

Gaily they ring, while people sing
Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

On, on they send on without end
Their joyful tone to every home

 

[fox69]

"Christmas Time Is Here"

"Christmas Time Is Here"



Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing
Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing

Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all, that's what children call
Their favorite time of the year

Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere, everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share

Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there

Christmas time is here
Friends are drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
These spirit through the year

Sleigh bells in, in the air
There's beauty everywhere, everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there

Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing
Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing

Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing
Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing

Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing
Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing

Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing
Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing

Jingling, the bells ring
Jingling, the children sing

 

[fox69]

"Closer To Your Love"

"Closer To Your Love"


There are those who fly
From the highest heights
On the wings they carry-
Searching for the high
They can never find-
Thinking love is blind.
Never mind.
They'll never see
The forest for the trees
'Til they turn to love.

Crying through the eyes
Of my own disguise-
Came to know the truth
From the lies.
So,I hope you'll understand how
I'm another kind of man now.
All I want is just to stand
Closer to your love.

[Chorus:]
Don't wanna climb a mountain.
Don't wanna swim a river.
I wanna feel the fire,power,
And all I can dream of.
Don't wanna climb a mountain.
Don't wanna swim a river.
I wanna move in
closer to your love.

If you try to fly
From the highest heights
On the wings you carry-
Searching for the high
Of your own design,
You may come to find
You been blind.

So I hope you'll understand how
I'm another kind of man now.
All I want is just to stand
A little closer to your love.

[Repeat chorus 5 times.]

 

[fox69]

"Cold Duck"

"Cold Duck"



Eddie Load up
Eddie low down
Beautiful funk
from a hole in a horn

Burnin' it up
Burnin' it down
Burnin' so hot melt
the snow on the ground

Better pass the cold duck round.
Eddie got the cold duck down.

Eddie Load up
Eddie low down
Beautiful funk from a hole in a horn

Burnin' it up
Burnin' it down
Burnin' so hot melt
the snow on the ground
Eddie got the cold duck down.
Eddie got the cold duck down.

Eddie load up
Eddie low down
Beautiful funk
From a hole in a horn

Burnin' it up
Burnin' it down
Burnin' so hot melt the snow on the ground

Better pass the cold duck around.
Eddie got the cold duck down.
Eddie pass the cold duck 'round.

 

[fox69]

"Come Rain Or Come Shine"

"Come Rain Or Come Shine"



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 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
And won't that 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.

 

[fox69]

"Could You Believe"

"Could You Believe"



Could you believe in a dream when I tell you that it's true?
Could you believe precious friend of mine?
And would you believe when it seems you are glad with what you do
Give you courage to carry, give you courage to carry
Courage to carry your spirit up on high
Just to carry your spirit up on high

I saw people in trouble, yes heard the angels cry
Now don't tamper with my children, no, no, made the devil fly
Spent the night with David, he taught me what to say
I was looking for a smooth stone when I heard him pray

Could you believe in a dream when I tell you that it's true?
And could you believe precious friend of mine?
And would you believe when it seems you are glad with what you do
It'll give you the courage to carry, the courage to carry
Courage to carry your freedom up on high
Go 'head and carry your spirit up on high

Oh, I could sing at times and reasons
Reason to lay your burden softly down
Kings and Prophets did for freedom
Precious dreams imprisoned underground
Well, I've got this song that I'll sing
And I'll make the mountains ring
Tell my mama that I am homeward bound

Could you believe in a dream when I tell you that it's true?
And could you believe precious, precious friend of mine?
Would you believe when it seems you are glad with what you do
It will give you courage to carry, give you courage to carry up
Just to carry your spirit up on high, Lord
Just to carry your spirit up on high, up on high

Oh yeah, can carry up on, carry
Oh I make this promise, my Lord, I'm gonna carry
Ooh, and I promise to look for that little light
Little bit of light, gonna look for that light
Gonna look for that light bit of light when my heart is in trouble

Oh and I make this promise to look for that light
Little bit of light when my man is worried
You see the same night that brought the children through, yes it is
And it's the same night that brings the spirit through

He'll believe, gonna believe, I'm gonna believe
Don't you believe, I'm gonna believe, I'm gonna believe
Yes, I do believe, oh yes, I do believe
I'm going to believe, I'm gonna believe y'all
And I gotta believe, I gotta believe, I gotta believe

My better taught me to believe
My mama taught me to believe
And I believe, and I believe, I believe, I believe
Just believe, just believe, just believe, just believe
Just believe, just believe, just believe, just believe
Just believe, just believe, just believe, just believe, oh my friend

Try it out one more time, try it out my son
And you'll learn how to believe