Ray Charles

[fox69]

"Nobody Cares"

"Nobody Cares"


Well nobody loves me, baby
Nobody seems to care
Well nobody loves me, babe
Nobody seems to care
Well, ever since my mother passed
Nothin' but misery everywhere

Well I ain't got no money, baby
And my best friends have put me down
Hallelujah, I said I ain't got no money, baby
And my best friends have put me down, oh Lord
Well, all of my good-time buddies
Don't even come around

Well, if you listen to me, baby
Maybe I could find a new life in you
Well, if you listen to me, baby child
Maybe I could find a new life in you
Well, if you'll be mine forever, baby
Child, I never can be blue

 

[fox69]

"Nobody Loves A Riveter"

"Nobody Loves A Riveter"


[Bill]
Get me?
[Hap]
Gotcha!
[Bill]
Get me?
[Hap]
Gotcha!
[Bill]
All for one and one for all
Dat's how us goils plays basketball!
Get me?
[Hap]
Gotcha!
[Bill]
Get me?
[Hap]
Gotcha!
[Bill]
Dat's how I earn my weekly check
With a rainbow 'round my shoulder
And a girder 'round my neck!
[Both]
Hear the happy riveters!
[Bill]
A girl can love a sailor
A butcher or a tailor,
But nobody loves a riveter but his mother!
A girl can love a plumber
Or some guy even dumber
But nobody loves a riveter but his mother!
She'd love a crook
Who'd break into the jewelry shop;
If she's a cook,
She'd even love a cop.
But when we start to rivet
No woman can outlive it,
So nobody loves a riveter but his mother!
A girl can love an actor
A lawyer or a contractor
But nobody loves a riveter but his mother!
A girl can love a painter
Whose paint makes her fainter,
But nobody loves a riveter but his mother!
King Salomon! Ten thousand wives all paid his rent
And each one paid one-tenth of one percent
But when we start to rivet
No deaf girl would forgive it,
So nobody loves a riveter but his mother!

 

[fox69]

"Nobody's Heart"

"Nobody's Heart"


Nobody's heart belongs to me.
Heigh-ho, who cares?
Nobody writes his songs to me.
No one belongs to me --
That's the least of my cares.
I may be sad at times, and disinclined to play,
But it's not bad at times to go your own sweet way.
Nobody's arms belong to me,
No arms feel strong to me.
I admire the moon
As a moon,
Just a moon.
Nobody's heart belongs to me today.

[Interlude]

Ride, Amazon, ride.
Hunt your stags and bears.
Take life in its stride.
Heigh-ho, who cares?
Go hunting with pride,
Track bears to their lairs.
Ride, Amazon, ride.
Heigh-ho, who cares?

[Comic Reprise, Sung By Ray Bolger]

Nobody's heart belongs to me.
Heigh-ho, that's bad.
Love's never sung her songs to me.
I have never been had.
I've had no trial in the game of man and maid.
I'm like a violin that no one's ever played.
Words about love are Greek to me.
Nice girls won't speak to me.
I despise the moon
As a moon,
It's a prune.
Nobody's heart belongs to me today.

 

[fox69]

"North America Meets South America"

"North America Meets South America"


See those handsome boys.
See that flash of femininity.
Hear the happy noise.
North and South are in proximity.
Cuban maids,
Men from Ioway,

From parades
While the latin play.
What a day!

North America meets South America.
Two happy countries say "Hello!"
North America meets South America.
They get together to stage a show.
The farmer from the North drops his plow.
Gaucho gives up his cow.
North America meets South America.
There's only one America now!

 

[fox69]

"Oh, Diogenes!"

"Oh, Diogenes!"


There was an old zany who lived in a tub;
He had so many fleabites
He didn't know where to rub.
He kept looking for an honest man
Said "I'm gonna find him if I can"
If I could meet Diogenes today,
This is what I'd say:
Rub-a-dub-dub
Oh, Diogenes!
Find a man who's honest!
Oh, Diogenes!
Wrap him up for me
Oh, Diogenes!
Find a man who's stolid-solid
Hook that fish if he's in the sea
Hunt him! Trail him!
Catch him! Nail him!
If he is free
Have you got your stick?
Have you got your lantern?
Can you do the trick
And produce him, please!
Catch that fellow!
Ring that bell,
Oh, Diogenes!

 

[fox69]

"Ol' Man River"

"Ol' Man River"


Here we all work 'long the Mississippi
Here we all work while the white folk play
Pullin' them boats
From the dawn till sunset
Gettin' no rest till the judgment day

Don't look up and don't look down
You
Don't das make the boss man frown
Bend your knees and bow your head
And pull that rope until your
Dead

Let me go 'way from the Mississippi
Let me go 'way from the white man boss
Show me that stream
Called the River Jordan
That's the old stream that I long to cross.

Ol' Man River, that Ol' Man River

He don't say nothin', but he must know somethin'
He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along

He
Don't plant tatters, and he don't plant cotton
And them what plants em, are soon forgotten
But Ol'
Man River, just keeps rollin' along

You and me, we sweat and strain
Body all achin' and racked with
Pain
Tote that barge and lift that bail
You get a little drunk and you lands in jail

I gets weary,
And sick of trying
I'm tired of livin', but I'm scared of dyin'
But Ol' Man River, he just keeps

 

[fox69]

"On A Desert Island With Thee"

"On A Desert Island With Thee"


[Galahad]
Come, sit thee near,
Place thyself upon my knee.
Make an end of thy fear,
For I love but thee in Camelot.

[Evelyn]
Oh, no not here,
Where observed by all we'll be.
Should thy father appear,
He would surely scold and damn a lot.

[Galahad]
Care not a jot.
Harken to my plot:
Soon we'll retreat to a sweet spot!

Oh, for a year
On a desert island with thee,
Out in the sheer middle of the sea.
We'll sing tra-la;
Wouldn't we be happy and gay,
With thy mama many miles away?
In the morning air,
Murmur a blessing;
First we'll eat,
Then we will dress.
If it's fair,
We'll be caressing,
If it rains,
We'll caress!
Who knows next year
What the population will be
Out in the middle of the sea?
Patter

[Evelyn]
I'll pack each little thing for thee.
What ten books shall I bring for thee?
We'll need some books to read.

[Galahad]
Thou needst not bring ten books along.
If thou wilt bring thy looks along,
'Twill be enough for me.
If the heat begins to swelter,
We won't have to fear the sun.
We will lie beneath a shelter
Only big enough for one. -
Let the prudish people quarrel-
We'll forget them for the nonce.
If they think our love immoral,
"Honi soit qui mal y pense."
I'll dress the way that Adam did.

[Evelyn]
And I the way his madam did.

[Galahad]
I'll see enough of thee!

 

[fox69]

"On The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe"

"On The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe"


What a lovely trip, I'm feeling so fresh and alive
And I'm so glad to arrive, it's all so grand
It's easy to see you don't need a palace
To feel like Alice in Wonderland
Back in Ohio where I come from
I've done a lot of dreamin' and I've travelled some
But I never thought I'd see the day
When I ever took a ride on the Santa Fe
(wanna take a ride on the Santa Fe)
I would lean across my window sill
And hear the whistle echoin' across the hill
Then I'd watch the lights till they fade away
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
What a thrill (what a great big wonderful thrill)
With the wheels a-singin' "westward ho"
Right from the day I heard them start
'Cross the Kansas plains from New Mexico
I guess I've got a little gypsy in my heart
When I'm old and grey and settled down
If I ever get a chance to sneak away from town
Then I'll spend my busman's holiday
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
All aboard! (we came across the country lickety-split)
(rollin' ninety miles an hour), I can't believe I'm here at last
Woo-oo-ooo! (when you go travellin', it's best for you
To take the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe!)
I can't believe that anything could go so fast
Then you pull that throttle, whistle blows
A-huffin' and a-puffin' and away she goes
All aboard for California, hey! [California pronounced "californ-eye-ay"]

On the Atchison (on the Atchison)
On the Atchison, Topeka (on the Atchison, Topeka)
On the Atchison, Topeka (on the Atchison, Topeka)
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe!

 

[fox69]

"On Your Toes"

"On Your Toes"


See the pretty apple, top of the tree,
The higher up, the sweeter it grows.
Picking fruit you've got to be
Up on your toes!
See the pretty penthouse, top of the roof,
The higher up, the higher rent goes.
Get that dough, don't be a goof;
Up on your toes!
They climb the clouds
To come through with airmail.
The dancing crowds
Look up to some rare male
Like that Astaire male.
See the pretty lady, top of the crop.
You want to know the way the wind blows?
Then, my boy, you'd better hop
Up on your toes!
Up on your toes!

Remember the youth 'mid snow and ice
Who bore the banner with the strange device:
"Excelsior!"
This motto applies to folks who dwell in
Richmond Hill or New Rochelle, in Chelsea or
In Sutton Place.
You've got to reach the heights to win the race.

 

[fox69]

"Once Upon A Summertime"

"Once Upon A Summertime"


Once upon a summertime, if you recall,
We stopped beside a little flower stall.
A bunch of bright forget-me-nots was all
I'd let you buy me.
Once upon a summertime, just like today,
We laughed the happy afternoon away
And stole a kiss in ev'ry street caf‚.
You were sweeter than the blossoms on the tree.
I was as proud as any girl could be,
As if the Mayor had offered me the key
To Paris!
Now, another wintertime has come and gone.
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown,
But I remember when the vespers chime
You loved me once upon a summertime.