Kenny Rogers

[fox69]

"Hoodooin' Of Miss Fanny Deberry"

"Hoodooin' Of Miss Fanny Deberry"



Down in Sunflower County where I was born
Used to be a crazy woman.
Used to walk bare footed down a gravel road
Singin' in an unknown tongue.

One day I asked her Papa why she was crazy
The tears welled up in his eyes,
He said, "the Devil's inside my poor baby,
She be crazy 'til the day she dies.

"You know she's been hoodooed
By the power of the voodoo.
You know she's been hoodooed
By the power of the voodoo."

Said Fanny always was a peculiar child.
Never could make her mind.
She used to slip out and go walkin' in the woods late at night
Always came home cryin'.

But then one night she came home laughin'
Talkin' out of her head.
She said, "Now I ain't got to worry 'bout dyin' Papa
I been sleepin' in a Devil's bed.

"You know she's been hoodooed
By the power of the voodoo.
You know she's been hoodooed
By the power of the voodoo."

Hoodoo woman pickin up Qwewee
Hoodoo woman pickin up Qwewee

Said "Fanny's Mama was a Voodoo Queen
Died when Fanny was born
He remembered her very last words to him.
She said, "I'm goin' Honey, take care of Fanny 'til the Devil comes."

So if you see her buried down in a graveyard
Diggin' in a grave for Foofoo
You know she's gonna Hoodoo somebody
And if you cross her she might Hoodoo you.

"You know she's been hoodooed
By the power of the voodoo.
You know she's been hoodooed
By the power of the voodoo."

Don't be messin' with a hoodoo woman
She's gonna Hoodoo you.
Don't be messin' with a hoodoo woman
She's gonna Hoodoo you.
Don't be messin' with a hoodoo woman
She's gonna Hoodoo you.

Hoodoo woman Pickin up a Qwewee
Hoodoo woman Pickin up a Qwewee

 

[fox69]

"How Do I Break It To My Heart"

"How Do I Break It To My Heart"



There's your picture by the bed
I'm gonna leave it where it is
'Cause if I tear it out tonight
My heart would know
But something ain't right
Between me and you.

I'm gonna lie here in the dark
And pretend you're in my arms
And if I can't keep on crying out your name
My heart would think you're here beside me
And things are still the same.

My mind knows it's over
But how do I break it to my heart
If I let it down easy
It'd still be torn apart
And if I tell it the truth
Then the pain is gonna start
My mind knows it's over
But how do I break it to my heart.

When I saw him by your side
I guess it opened up my eyes
And my ears can finally hear your soft goodbye
But my heart still says I'm loving you tonight
And for the rest of its life...

 

[fox69]

"How Long"

"How Long"



How long 'till I touch you
'Til I hold you, 'till I see you again
'Cause I've been searchin' forever
And forever, on me you can depend.

I've been waitin' for a girl like you
One that I can call my own
Tell me if this dream of mine will come true
Girl, I'd like to know, I'd like to know.

How long
Before you let me know you
Before you let me show you
All I have in my world.

Cause you are my inspiration
Can't you see that I need you
Honey, I wanna start.

Let me show you, girl
How good love can be
With someone who love you so
Tell me what it takes to win your sweet love
Girl, I'd really like to know.

'Cause I've been searchin' forever
And forever, on me you can depend...

 

[fox69]

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"



How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs and there you were
With sweet love and devotion
Deeply touching my emotions
I want to stop and thank you baby
I want to stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

I close my eyes at night
And wonder what would I be without you in my life
Everything was just a bore
All the things I did seems I'd done'em before
But you brighten up for me all of my days
With a love so sweet in so many ways
I want to stop and thank you baby
I want to stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

You were better to me than I've been to myself
For me, there's you and nobody else
I want to stop and thank you baby
I want to stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you

 

[fox69]

"I Believe In Santa Claus"
(with Dolly Parton)

"I Believe In Santa Claus"
(with Dolly Parton)



I believe in Santa Claus
I believe in Santa Claus
I believe there's always hope when all seems lost
And I believe in Santa Claus
I believe in Santa Claus, I'll tell you why I do
'Cause I believe that dreams and plans and wishes can come true
I believe in miracles, I believe in magic too
Oh I believe in Santa Claus and I believe in you

I believe in family, in country and in smiles
I believe in turnin' negatives to positives in life
I believe in lookin' farther up the farther down we get
I believe when someone hurts us we should forgive and forget

And I believe in Santa Claus
I believe in Santa Claus
I believe love should prevail at any cost
And I believe in Santa Claus

I believe in saying what you mean and meaning what you say
I believe a better attitude can make a better way
And I believe in viewing life as a journey that we're on
And lookin' at our troubles as another stepping stone

And I believe that everything in life is what it's meant to be
I believe there is a God somewhere although he's hard to see
I believe I am so therefore I should do all that I can
To be a better piece in the puzzle of God's plan

And I believe in Santa Claus
I believe in Santa Claus
I believe there's always hope when all seems lost
And I believe in Santa Claus

Let the little children sing it

I believe in Santa Claus, I believe in Santa Claus
I believe in Santa Claus, I believe in Santa Claus

Let the whole world sing it with us

I believe in Santa Claus, I believe in Santa Claus
I believe in Santa Claus, I believe in Santa Claus

Let the whole world sing it with us

I believe in Santa Claus
I believe in Santa Claus
I believe there's always hope when all seems lost
I believe in Santa Claus

 

[fox69]

"I Can Feel You Drifting"

"I Can Feel You Drifting"



You took me out so far that I can't swim to shore
I've been holdin' on but you're not any more
Our love would always lead us home, constant as the Northern Star
Here's a storm we won't get through 'cause it's not in your heart.

I can feel you drifting slowly out of reach
Out there in the distance, there's something else you need
If I could be what's missing, that's all I'd want to be
I can feel you drifting.

In the silence that's become the company we keep
I realise how far we are from what we used to be
A part of you has gone somewhere that I can't seem to touch
I could stay and take what's left, but, baby, that's not us.

I can feel you drifting slowly out of reach
Out there in the distance, there's something else you need
If I could be what's missing, that's all I'd want to be
I can feel you drifting.

If I could be what's missing, that's all I'd want to be
I can feel you drifting.
I can feel you drifting.
You're out of reach...

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Believe Your Eyes"

"I Can't Believe Your Eyes"



Would you like to dance?
Not very good, I'll admit it
I just need a minute or two
Close your eyes, 'cos

I can't believe your eyes
Wild and blue, warm and willing
I can't believe your eyes
Is it true what they're saying?

Women come and go
So many occasions I have to look twice
To catch your second show
One look at you, that's all I needed tonight, 'cos

I can't believe your...

Don't stop, the music playing
Don't wanna lose it tonight
Now that we got that feeling
So good, so right

I can't believe your...

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Help Falling In Love"

"I Can't Help Falling In Love"



Wise men say only fools rush in
But I cant help falling in love with you
Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I cant help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I cant help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I cant help falling in love with you
For I cant help falling in love with you

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Make You Love Me"
(originally by Bonnie Raitt)

"I Can't Make You Love Me"
(originally by Bonnie Raitt)



Turn down the lights, turn down the bed
Turn down those voices inside my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize, don't patronize me.

'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't
And you can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no, you won't
'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't.

I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holding me
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me 'til then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight.

'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't
And you can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no, you won't
'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't...

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Unlove You"

"I Can't Unlove You"



Postcards and letters
And pictures made to last forever
To be boxed up and tossed away
Knickknacks and souvenirs
In an afternoon, they're out of here
They'll disappear without a trace
But what they mean to me
Can never be replaced

I can't unthink about you
I can't unfeel your touch
I can't unhear all the words
Unsay all the things
That used to mean so much
I wish I could unremember
Everything my heart's been through
And finding out it's impossible to do
Oh, it's no use
I can't unlove you

Interstates and old songs
Like time they go on and on
I guess I could learn to do the same
I could wake up without you
These two arms not around you
Tell myself it's meant to be this way
No matter how I try somethings I can't change

I can't unthink about you
I can't unfeel your touch
I can't unhear all the words
Unsay all the things
That used to mean so much
I wish I could unremember
Everything my heart's been through
And finding out it's impossible to do
Oh, no
Oh, it's no use
I can't unlove you

I wish I could unremember
Everything my heart's been through
And finding out it's impossible to do
Oh, oh, it's no use
I can't unlove you