Ray Charles

[fox69]

"One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)"

"One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)"


It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place except you and me
So, set 'em up, Joe, I got a little story you oughta know
We're drinkin', my friend, to the end of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road
I got the routine, so drop another nickel in the machine
I'm feelin' so bad, wish you'd make the music pretty and sad
Could tell you a lot, but you've got to be true to your code
So, make it one for my baby and one more for the road
You'd never know it but buddy, I'm a kind of poet
And I got a lot of things to say
And when I'm gloomy, you simply gotta listen to me
Till it's all talked away
Well that's how it goes and Joe, I know your gettin' pretty anxious to close
So, thanks for the cheer, I hope you didn't mind my bendin' your ear
This torch that I found must be drowned or it soon might explode
So, make it one for my baby and one more for the road
That long, long road

 

[fox69]

"One Mint Julep"

"One Mint Julep"


One early morning as I was walking
I met a woman, we started talking
I took her home to get a few nips
But all I had was a mint julep

I don't remember just how I started
I only know that we should have parted
I stole a kiss and then another
I didn't mean to take it further
One mint julep was the cause of it all

The lights were burning low, there in the parlor
When through the kitchen door up popped her father
He said, "I saw you when you kissed my daughter
Better wed her right now, or face a slaughter"
I didn't know just what I was doing, I had to marry or face ruin

A mint julep, a mint julep
A mint julep, a mint julep
One mint julep was the cause of it all

Now, I don't want to bore you with my troubles
But from now on I'll be thinking double
I'm through with flirting and drinking whiskey
I got six extra children from a-getting frisky

A mint julep, a mint julep
A mint julep, a mint julep
One mint julep was the cause of it all

 

[fox69]

"Out Of This World"

"Out Of This World"


You're clear out of this world
When I'm looking at you
I hear out of this world
The music that no mortal ever knew
You're right out of a book
The fairy tale I read when I was five
No armored knight out of a book
Was more enchanted by a Loralei
Then I
After waiting so long
For the right time
After reaching so long for a star
All at once from long and lonely night time
And despite time, here you are
I cry, "Out of this world"
If you said we were through
So let me fly out of this world
And spend the next eternity or two
With you

 

[fox69]

"Over The Rainbow"
(originally by Judy Garland)

"Over The Rainbow"
(originally by Judy Garland)



Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land, that I heard of once
In a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true

Some day, I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Way up above the chimney tops
Thats where you'll find me

I know somewhere over the rainbow
The blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I

Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why and why can't I

 

[fox69]

"P.S. I Love You"

"P.S. I Love You"


What is there to write? What is there to say?
Same things happen everyday, not a thing to write, not a thing to say,
So I take my pen in hand and start the same old way.
Dear, I thought I'd drop a line, the weather's cool, the folks are fine,
I'm in bed each night at nine, P. S. I love you.
Yesterday we had some rain, but all in all, I can't complain,
Was it dusty on the train, P. S. I love you.
Write to the Browns just as soon as you're able,
They came around to call, and I burned a hole in the dining room table,
And let me see, I guess that's all.
Nothing else for me to say, and so I'll close but by the way,
Everybody's thinking of you, P. S. I love you.
I do my best to obey all your wishes, I put a sign up "Think"
But I gotta buy us a new set of dishes, or wash the ones that are piled in the sink.
Nothing else to tell you dear, except each day seems like a year,
Every night I'm dreaming of you, P. S. I love you.

 

[fox69]

"People Will Say We're In Love"

"People Will Say We're In Love"


Why do they think up stories that link my name with yours?
Why do the neighbors chatter all day, behind their doors?
I know a way to prove what they say is quite untrue.
Here is the gist, a practical list of "don'ts" for you.

Don't throw bouquets at me
Don't please my folks too much
Don't laugh at my jokes too much
People will say we're in love!
Don't sigh and gaze at me
Your sighs are so like mine
Your eyes mustn't glow like mine
People will say we're in love!
Don't start collecting things
Give me my rose and my glove.
Sweetheart they're suspecting things
People will say we're in love.
Don't praise my charm too much
Don't look so vain with me
Don't stand in the rain with me
People will say we're in love!
Don't take my arm too much
Don't keep your hand in mine
Your hand feels so grand in mine
People will say we're in love!
Don't dance all night with me
Till the stars fade from above.
They'll see it's alright with me
People will say we're in love.

 

[fox69]

"Please Say You're Fooling"

"Please Say You're Fooling"


You say you're leaving me
For someone new
Please say you're teasing me
Say it's not true

Say it, come on
And say you're fooling
Whoa, say it's a lie
Whoa, say you're fooling me, baby
Don't say goodbye

Whoa, if our romance is really done
Don't you know my heart
Will never see the sun

To me, you're everything
That is sweet and divine
Don't keep me wandering, baby
If you're still me

Say it, come on
And say you're foolong
Whoa, say it's a lie
Whoa, say you're fooling me, baby
Whoa, don't say goodbye
(Don't say goodbye)

 

[fox69]

"Prayer"

"Prayer"


Oh, Lord,
If you ain't busy up there,
I ask for help with a prayer
So please don't give me the air
Oh, hear me Lord,
I wanna see Garbo in person
With Gable when they rehearsin'
While some director is cursin'.
Please let me open up my eyes at seven
And find I'm looking through the Golden Gate
And walking right into my movie heaven,
While some executive tells me I'll be great
Oh, Lord,
I know how friendly you are
If I'm not going too far,
Be nice and make me a star.

 

[fox69]

"Quiet Night"

"Quiet Night"


Horace was a poet who adored the night;
In his verse he always underscored the night.
I recall what Horace said in Latin
A -"Never make your love affair a matinee!"
Wait till after dark for the classic spark.

Quiet night
And all around the calm and boring weather;
Quiet night
No other sound, but hearts that beat together
You can almost hear the things I'm thinking;
You can almost see my heart take flight...
Whisper low but don't say "No"
It's such a quiet night!

 

[fox69]

"Ray's Blues"

"Ray's Blues"


Well, have you ever woke up in the morning sometimes
Just about the break of day
Well, have you ever woke up in the morning sometimes
Just about the break of day
Reach over and feel the pillow, baby, where your sweet man used to lay

Well baby, it's so lonesome by myself
Well, it's so lonesome, baby
Tired sleeping all by myself
Well, I don't want nobody but my baby
Shouting, my baby's loving somebody else

Oh baby
Won't you please hear my plea?
Hallelujah, I said, oh, oh baby
Won't you please hear my plea?
Well, wherever you may be, darling
Bring your fine self home to me