Perry Como

[fox69]

"Souvenir d'Italie"

"Souvenir d'Italie"



The moonlight reflected the Mediterranean splendour
The silvery sand was a magical carpet of white
We shared with each other our kisses and willing surrender
And promised each other that we would remember that night

Then we had to part broken hearted
You gave me a shell as we parted ...
You told me to listen
For it had a message for me

Pretty shell that we found by the sea
Souvenir d'italie!

Pretty shell that I took home with me
Souvenir d'Italie!

Even though we are so far apart
Still the shell speaks to me
And a voice that is yours
Calls me back to your shores
Voice of love ...
Souvenir d'Italie!

Ma perché non mi fai piú dormire
Solo tu, me lo puoi dire
Te ne sei andata cosí
E mi lasci partire
Souvenir, souvenir d'Italie!

 

[fox69]

"Sposin'"

"Sposin'"


Sposin' I should fall in love with you,
Do you think that you could love me too?
Sposin' I should hold you and caress you,
Would it impress you, or distress you?

Sposin' I should say "For you I yearn,"
Would you think I'm speakin' out of turn?
An' sposin' I would declare it,
Would you take my love and share it?

I'm not sposin',
I'm in love with you!

[instrumental break]

Huh! Sposin' I should say "For you I yearn,"
Would you think I'm speakin' out of turn?
An' sposin' I'd declare it,
Would you take my love and share it?

I'm not sposin',
I'm in love with you!

 

[fox69]

"St. Louis Blues"

"St. Louis Blues"



I hate to see, that evenin' sun go down!
I hate to see, that evenin' sun go down!
'Cause my baby, gone and left this town!

Feelin' tomorrow, just like I feel today,
If I'm feelin' tomorrow, just like I feel today,
I'll pack my trunk, and make my get-away!

I went to the Gypsy, to get my fortune told,
Yes, I went to the Gypsy, to get my fortune told,
I asked the Gypsy, "What does the future hold?"

Gypsy told me, "Don't you wear no black!"
Hmmm! The Gypsy told me, "Don't you wear no black!" (No black!)
"Go to St. Louis, and you can win her back!"

St. Louis woman, with her diamond rings,

Pulls this man around by her apron strings,

If it wasn't for powder and for store-bought hair,
That gal I love wouldn't h've gone nowhere, nowhere!

I got the St. Louis Blues, just as blue as I can be,
'Cause that gal's got a heart, like a rock cast in the sea,
Or else she wouldn't have gone so far from me!

I love that gal like a school boy loves his pie,
Like a Kentucky Colonel loves his mint an' his rye,
I love that gal, yes I love that gal,
Yes, I love that gal . . .
Until . . . the day . . . I die!

 

[fox69]

"Stand Beside Me"

"Stand Beside Me"



Stand beside me, stand beside me
You're the only one whoever made me care
I can't stand to think that I might be alone
Not alone again, not the way it was back then . . .
Before you walked into my heart
An' told me we would never part
So stand beside, don't ever let me be alone again!

Stand beside me, stand beside me
Or if I should lose you I just couldn't . . .
Get anywhere . . .
Stand beside me, stand beside me
You're the only one whoever made me care

I know there'll be times when everything goes wrong

But darling I won't care
If I know you're standin' there!
No matter what we have to do
Together we can see it through
So stand beside me, an' I'll be standin' right there next to you!

Stand beside me, stand beside me
Or if I should lose you I just couldn't . . .
Get anywhere . . .
Stand beside me, stand beside me
You're the only one whoever made me care

You're the only one
Whoever made me care . . .

 

[fox69]

"Stay With Me"

"Stay With Me"


Stay with me... stay with me
don't leave me now when you know how I depend on you
every day... every way
my little world revolves all around you...

Before you came my way, my days were grim an' gray
but then you smiled, an' I knew dear
my dreams had come true dear...
Love is mine... you are mine...

Now, life is sweet...
let me keep the love you've brought to me
Say it's for... evermore
say that you'll stay with me!

[instrumental break]

Say it's for... evermore
say that you'll stay an' stay
please say that you'll stay... with me!

 

[fox69]

"Sweet Adorable You"

"Sweet Adorable You"



(Who?... you!... Who?... you!
...Sweet adorable you!)

Who is the one, I couldn't do without
an' who is the one, I always think about?
In every little thing I do, nobody but you,
sweet adorable... you, you, you, you... (Who?)
Sweet adorable you!

Where do I go, when I need company,
an' who do I need, to make things right for me?
The one who makes my dreams come true, nobody but you,
sweet adorable... you, you, you, you... (Who?)
Sweet adorable you!

I'm such a lucky guy, an' that's the reason why,
I'll always be true...
There's not a minute of the day that can keep me away
from the love of sweet little you!

In every dream, you are the only one,
an' in every dream, I always seem to run
until I'm standin' there with you, nobody but you,
sweet adorable... you, you, you, you... (Who?)
Sweet adorable you!

(He's such a lucky guy, an' that's the reason why,
he'll always be true...)

There's not a minute of the day that can keep me away
from the love of sweet little you!

In every dream, you are the only one,
an' in every dream, I always seem to run
until I'm standin' there with you, nobody but you,
sweet adorable... you, you, you, you...
Sweet adorable you (you, you, you, you... who?)
Sweet adorable you!

 

[fox69]

"Swingin' Down The Lane"

"Swingin' Down The Lane"


Everybody hand-in-hand, swingin' down the lane,
Everybody feelin' grand, swingin' down the lane,
That's the time I miss the bliss, that we might have known,
Nights like this, when I'm all alone!

When the moon is on the rise, 'Honey' I'm so blue,
Watchin' lovers making eyes, like we used to do,
When the moon is on the wane, still I'm waitin' all in vain,
Should be swingin' down the lane with you!

[instrumental break "trumpet solo"]

When the moon is on the rise, 'Honey' I'm so blue,
Watchin' lovers making eyes, like we used to do,
When the moon is on the wane, still I'm waitin' all in vain,
Should be swingin' down the lane with you!

 

[fox69]

"Temptation"

"Temptation"



You came,
I was alone,
I should have known,
you were temptation!

You smiled,
luring me on,
my heart was gone,
and you were temptation!

It would be thrilling if you were willing,
and if it can never be, pity me,
for you were born to be kissed,
I can't resist, you are temptation,
and I am yours!

Here is my heart!
Take it and say, that we'll never part!
I'm just a slave, only a slave,
to you!

Temptation,
I'm your slave!

 

[fox69]

"Thank Heaven For Little Girls / You Were Meant For Me / A Fellow Needs A Girl"

"Thank Heaven For Little Girls / You Were Meant For Me / A Fellow Needs A Girl"


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...

Thank heaven for little girls
for little girls get bigger every day!

Thank heaven for little girls
they grow up in the most delightful way!

Those little eyes so helpless and appealing
one day will flash and send you crashin' thru the ceilin'

Thank heaven for little girls
thank heaven for them all,
no matter where no matter who
for without them, what would little boys do?

[instrumental break]

Thank heaven... thank heaven...
Thank heaven for little girls!

You were meant for me
I was meant for you!
Nature patterned you, an' when she was done
you were all the sweet things rolled in one!

You're like a plaintive melody
that never lets me free
I'm content, the angels must have sent you
and they meant you just for me!

You...
were...
meant...
for me!

I...

was...
meant...
for you!

I'm content,
the angels must have sent you
and they meant you
just for me!

A fella needs a girl, to sit by his side
At the end of a weary day
To sit by his side and listen to him talk
And agree with the things he'll say!

A fella needs a girl, to hold in his arms
When the rest of the world goes wrong
To hold in his arms and know that she believes
That her fella is wise an' strong!

When things go right and his job's well done
He wants to share the prize he's won
If no one shares, no one cares
Where's the fun of a job well done, or a prize you've won?

A fella needs a home, his own kind of home
But to make his dream come true
A fella needs a girl, his own kind of girl
My kind of girl is you!

[instrumental break]

A fella needs a girl, his own kind of girl
My kind of girl is you!

 

[fox69]

"That Ain't All"

"That Ain't All"


I'm gonna buy you a big hat with feathers an' plumes
I'm gonna buy you a mansion with sixty thousand rooms
An' that ain't all... no that ain't all!

I'm gonna buy you powder, I'm gonna buy you paint
Gonna fix you up an' make you look like somethin' you ain't
An' that ain't all... no that ain't all!

I'm gonna buy you a fur piece, I'm gonna buy you gloves
I'll buy you anything if you will give me all of your love
An' that ain't all (That ain't all!) no that ain't all (That ain't all!)

[instrumental break]

I'm gonna buy you a Rolls Royce, get you a chauffeur too
But the chauffeur's gonna be a woman just like you
An' that ain't all (That ain't all!) no that ain't all (That ain't all!)

I'm gonna buy you dresses, 'till your wardrobe falls
You're gonna die of old age before you wear them all
An' that ain't all (That ain't all!) that ain't all (That ain't all!)

[instrumental break]

If we're both a livin' in nineteen ninety-five
they will have a pill by then to keep us both alive
An' that ain't all (That ain't all!) that ain't all (That ain't all!)

All these things I'll buy you, if you'll just wait for me
'cause I'll be out of prison in nineteen eighty-three
An' that is all (And that is all!) that is all (And that is all!)

That is all (And that is all!) that is all!