Perry Como

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"Sleepy Time Gal"

"Sleepy Time Gal"

Sleepy time gal,
You're turnin' night into day!
Sleepy time gal,
You've danced the ev'ning away!

Before each silvery star fades out of sight,
Please give me one little kiss, then let us whisper "Goodnight,"
It's gettin' late and, Dear, your pillow's waitin'...
Sleepy time gal, when all your dancin' is through,
Sleepy time gal, I'll find a cottage for you.

You'll learn to cook and to sew,

What's more, you'll love it, I know!
When you're a stay-at-home, play-at-home,
Eight o'clock sleepy time gal!

[instrumental repeat of verse]

You'll learn to cook and to sew,
What's more, you'll love it, I know!
When you're a stay-at-home, play-at-home,
Eight o'clock sleepy time gal!

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"Slightly Out Of Tune (Desafinado)"

"Slightly Out Of Tune (Desafinado)"

Love is like a never ending melody,
Poets have compared it to a symphony,
A symphony conducted by the lighting of the moon,
But our song of love is slightly out of tune....

Once your kisses raised me to a fever pitch,
Now the orchestration doesn't seem so rich,
Seems to me you've changed the tune we used to sing,
Like the bossa nova love should swing....

We used to harmonize two souls in perfect time,
Now the song is different and the words don't even rhyme,
‘Cause you forgot the melody our hearts would always croon,
What good's a heart that's slightly out of tune?

Tune your heart with mine the way it used to be,
Join with me in harmony and sing a song of love,
We're bound to get in tune again before too long,
There'll be no Desafinado when your heart belongs to me completely
Then you won't be slightly out of tune, you'll sing along with me!

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"Smile / How Deep Is The Ocean? / This Nearly Was Mine"

"Smile / How Deep Is The Ocean? / This Nearly Was Mine"

Sing to me, Mr. C., sing to me
the song that I've been waiting to hear,
just for me, Mr. C., just for me,
and everybody else will disappear . . .

Smile, though your heart is aching,
smile, even though it's breaking!
When there are clouds in the sky,
you'll get by!
If you smile through your fear an' sorrow,
smile and maybe tomorrow,
you'll see the sun come shining through
for you!

Light up your face with gladness,
hide every trace of sadness,
although a tear may be ever so near,
that's the time you must keep on tryin',
smile, what's the use of cryin'?
you'll find that life is still worthwhile,
if you'll just smile!

[instrumental break]

That's the time you must keep on tryin',
smile, what's the use of cryin'?
you'll find that life is still worthwhile,
if you'll just smile!

How much do I love you?
I'll tell you no lie,
how deep is the ocean,
how high is the sky?

How many times a day
do I think of you?
How many roses
are sprinkled with dew?

How far would I travel
to be where you are?
How far is the journey
from here to a star?

And if I ever lost you,
how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean,
how high is the sky?

[instrumental break]

And if I ever lost you,
how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean,
how high is the sky?

One dream in my heart,
one love to be living for,
one love to be living for,
this nearly was mine!

One girl for my dreams,
one partner in paradise,
this promise of paradise,
this nearly was mine!

Close to my heart she came,
only to fly away!
Only to fly as day
flies from moonlight!

Now, now I'm alone
still dreaming of paradise,
still sayin' that paradise
once nearly was mine!

[instrumental break]

Only to fly as day
flies from moonlight!

Now, now I'm alone
still dreaming of paradise,
still sayin' that paradise
once nearly was mine!

You are never far away from me,
When we part I hold your memories
When day has flown . . .
And through the lonely night,
I'm not alone!

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"Snowbird"

"Snowbird"

Snowbird (snowbird)
Come fly away! (come fly away!)
With me! (with me!) with me! (with me!)

Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean,
The unborn grass lies waitin' for it's coat to turn to green!
The snowbird sings the song he always sings,
And speaks to me of flowers that will bloom again in spring!

When I was young, my heart was young then too,
Anything that it would tell me, that's the thing that I would do.
But now I feel such emptiness within,
For the thing I want the most in life is the thing that I can't win!

(spread your tiny wings and fly away...
And take the snow back with you where it came from on that day!)
The one I love forever is untrue,
And if I could you know I that would fly away with you!

The breeze along the river seems to say,
That she'll only break my heart again should I decide to stay!
So little snowbird take me with you when you go,
To that land of gentle breezes where the peaceful waters flow!

[repeat last two verses]

If I could, you know that I would fly away with you!

Snowbird (snowbird)
Come fly away! (come fly away!)
With me! (with me!) with me! (with me!)
Little snowbird (snowbird)
Come fly away! (come fly away!)
With me! (with me!) with me! (with me!)
Little snowbird (snowbird)
Come fly away...

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"So In Love"

"So In Love"

Strange dear but true dear
When I'm close to you dear
The stars fill the sky
So in love with you, am I

Even without you
My arms fold about you
You know, darling, why?
So in love with you, am I

In love with the night mysterious
The night when you first were there
In love with my joy, delirious
When I knew that you could care

So taunt me and hurt me
Deceive me, desert me
I'm yours 'till I die
So in love, so in love
So in love with you, my love, am I

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"Somebody Cares"

"Somebody Cares"

Somebody cares,
When your heart is feeling blue,
As you climb your lonely stair,
Somebody cares!

Somebody knows,
When each dream falls through,
Though you think it never shows,
Somebody knows!

Somebody hears,
Every wish you make,
As you fall asleep in tears,

Somebody hears!

Somebody knew,
How I needed someone's love,
Then I looked and there was you,
Somebody knew!

Somebody heard my prayers,
Somebody cares!

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"Somebody Loves Me"

"Somebody Loves Me"

Somebody loves me, I wonder who,
I wonder who she can be.
Somebody loves me, I wish I knew,
Who she can be worries me.

For ev'ry girl who passes me, I shout,
"hey! maybe you were meant to be my lovin' baby?"
Somebody loves me, I wonder who,
Maybe it's you!

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"Something"
(originally by The Beatles)

"Something"
(originally by The Beatles)

Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don't wanna leave her now
You know I believe in how
Don't wanna leave her now

Somewhere in her smile, she knows
That I don't need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me
I don't wanna leave her now
You know I believe in how
Don't wanna leave her now

You're asking me will my love grow
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around now, it may show
I don't know, I don't know

Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me
I don't wanna leave her now
You know I believe in how
Don't wanna leave her now

You're asking me will my love grow
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around now, it may show
I don't know, I don't know

Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe in how
Don't wanna leave her now
Don't wanna leave her now

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"Song Of Songs"

"Song Of Songs"

Do you recall that night in June when first we met?
Do you remember Love the words we spoke?
Have you forgotten all the tender vows we made
in the silent magical moonbeams light?

Gone are the golden dreams
with summer roses,
And all of our tender-est vows
were made but to be broken . . .

Song of songs,
Song of memory,
and broken melody of love and life
nevermore to me
can that melody
fill the heart
with the joy once it knew . . .

Oh night of bliss, night of June and love
beneath the stars amid the roses . . .
Oh dream of delight that faded at dawn
Oh song of songs,
Oh night of bliss,
When you were my whole world of love!

[instrumental break]

When you were my whole world of love . . .
Of love!

fox69 · 07.10.2015

"South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)"

"South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)"

South of the border, down Mexico way,
That's where I fell in love when the stars above came out to play,
And now as I wander, my thoughts ever stray,
South of the border, down Mexico way!

She was a picture in ol' Spanish lace,
Just for a tender while I kissed the smile upon her face,
For it was "Fiesta" and we were so gay,
South of the border, down Mexico way!

Then she sighed as she whispered "Mañana"
Never dreamin' that we were partin',

And I lied as I whispered "Mañana"
For our tomorrow never came!

South of the border, I rode back one day,
There in a veil of white by candle-light she knelt to pray,
The mission bells told me that I mustn't stay,
South of the border, down Mexico way!
Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay!... Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay!