Tom Jones

[fox69]

"Autumn Leaves"

"Autumn Leaves"


The falling leaves.... pass by my window
The autumn leaves...of red and gold
I see your lips...your summer kisses
The sunburned hands...I used to know
Ummm...since you went away
The days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
Ooooh, but I'll miss you most of all
My darling.... when autumn leaves...
start to fall
Ooooh...... I said I miss you most of all
My darling....when autumn leaves
start to fall...

 

[fox69]

"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
(performed with Cerys Matthews)

"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
(performed with Cerys Matthews)



I really can't stay
But baby, it's cold outside
I've got to go away
Ah, baby, it's cold outside
This evening has been
Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice
I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice
My mother will start to worry
Beautiful, what's your hurry
My father will be pacing the floor
Listen to that fireplace roar
So really I'd better scurry
Oh beautiful, please don't hurry
Maybe just a half a drink more
Why don't you put some records on while I pour
The neighbours might think
Oh baby, it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink
There's no cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how
Your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell
I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell
I ought to say no, no, no, sir
Mind if I move a little closer
At least I'm gonna say that I tried
What's the sense of hurting my pride
I really can't stay
Baby don't hold out
Ahh, but it's cold outside
I simply must go
Oh, baby, it's cold outside
The answer is no
You know it's cold outside
This welcome has been
I'm lucky that you dropped in
So nice and warm
Look out the window at that storm
My sister will be suspicious
Oh, your lips look delicious
My brother will be there at the door
Like waves upon a tropical shore
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious
Eww, your lips are delicious
Well maybe just a cigarette more
Never such a blizzard before
I've got to go home
Ah, baby, you would freeze out there
Say, lend me a comb
You know it's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand
I thrill when you touch my hand
But don't you see
How can you do this thing to me
There's bound to be talk tomorrow
Making my life long sorrow
At least there will plenty implied
If you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay
Get over that old out
Ah but it's cold outside

 

[fox69]

"Bad As Me"
(originally by Tom Waits)

"Bad As Me"
(originally by Tom Waits)



You’re the head on the spear
You’re the nail on the cross
You’re the fly in my beer
You’re the key that got lost
You’re the letter from Jesus on the bathroom wall
You’re the mother superior in only a bra

You’re the same
You’re the same
You’re the same kind of bad as me
You’re the same kind of bad as me
The same kind of bad as me
You’re the same kind of bad as me
The same kind of bad as me

I’m the hat on the bed
I’m the coffee instead
The fish or cut bait
The detective up late
I’m the blood on the floor
And the thunder and the roar
The boat that won’t sink
I just won’t slip a wink

You’re the same kind of bad as me
The same kind of bad as me
You’re the same kind of bad as me
Same kind of bad as me
Same kind of bad as me

We're good you say
But that’s good enough for me
Hahaa

You’re the wreath that caught fire
You’re the preach to the choir
You bite down on the sheet
But your teeth have been wired
You the skid in the rain
You’re trying to shift
You’re grinding the gears
You’re trying to shift

You’re the same kind of bad as me
The same kind of bad as me
The same kind of bad as me
The same kind of bad as me
Same kind of bad
The same kind of bad as me

They told me you were no good
But I know you’ll take care of all my needs
Because you’re the same kind of bad as me

I’m the mattress in the back
I’m the old gunny sack
I’m the one with the gun
Most likely to run
I’m the car in the weeds
If you cut me I’ll bleed

You’re the same kind of bad as me
You’re the same kind of bad as me
You’re the same kind of bad as me
You’re the same kind of bad as me
You’re the same kind of bad
The same kind of bad
The same kind of bad as me
You’re the same kind of bad as me
The same kind of bad as me
You're the same kind of bad
The same kind of bad
The same kind of bad as me

 

[fox69]

"Bad Love"

"Bad Love"


I've known bad women
I've had bad wine
I've had nights filled with bad dreams
Tasted bad food and bad water
And I've read about bad rain

Yeahh, I only know of one thing
With an ironclad guarantee
'Cause I ain't never seen no bad love
Never heard about no bad love
I never really seen no bad love
Well, no bad love...well, no bad love

You know how I love music
As long as it ain't square
To be bad music is don't move,
Too smooth, no groove happening there

I've known a few bad ladies
All of them got me hurt
Some of them women that seemed sweet,
Complete, they treat you like dirt

But I ain't never seen no bad love
Never heard about no bad love
I never really seen no bad love
No bad love...no bad love

I've seen a lotta bad movies
I saw one just last night
Ain't no action, and it ain't got no plot
That's not what I like

You can even get a bad education
But that won't get you nowhere
But somebody's gonna say
That school ain't cool
What fool wants to go there

But I ain't never seen no bad love
Never heard about no bad love
I never received no bad love
No bad love....no bad love

But I ain't never seen no bad love
Never heard about no bad love
I never received no bad love
No bad love....no bad love

I've had bad days and had bad nights
But I never had me no bad love
And a Cadillac Fleetwood with a bad ride
But I never had me no bad love
I've had bad things happen to me all my life
But I never had me no bad love

Whew..whew...whew...whew..whew...whew...hoo
But I never had me no bad love
Had a Cadillac car with a bad ride
But I never had me no bad love
Had a horse that died when I tried to ride him
But I never had me no bad love
I've had all kinds of women
And all kinds of nights
But I never had me no bad love

I've been everywhere....I've done everything
And I never had me no bad love
No, I never had me no..I never had me no
Never had me no bad love
Ohhhhhhh, oh.....bad love

Bad love...

 

[fox69]

"Bama Lama, Bama Loo"

"Bama Lama, Bama Loo"


Bama Lama, Bama Loo
Got a gal named Lucinda
They call her the great pretender
Got a gal named Lucinda
They call her the great pretender
'Cause when she talks
She says Bama Lama, Loo

Welllllll, Bama Lama, Bama Loo
Bama Lama, Bama Loo
Bama Lama, baby, Bama Loo, yeah
Bama Lama, Bama Loo

The way she smiles, she drives me wild
Bama Lama, Bama Loo
Oh, yeah.....yoo....wah

Well, I asked my little baby for a kiss
She shook her head around like this
Asked my little baby for a kiss
She shook her head around like this

She said, wahhhhhhhhh, all right
Yeah, Bama Lama, Bama Loo
Bama Lama, Bama Loo
Bama Lama, baby, Bama Loo, yeah
Bama Lama, Bama Loo

The way she smiles
She drives me wild
Bama Lama, Bama Loo...

 

[fox69]

"Baptism By Fire"

"Baptism By Fire"


I am a strong man
Not such a young man
I will do all I can
For that special woman

My arms will stay strong
My love will burn along
Like the fire in the heart's song
If she's the right one

I know how to love
I ain't no liar
There's a flame in my heart
It burns like a fire

I've got all this love
I can give you if you let me
And I'll be your baptism by fire
I'll be your baptism by fire

'Cause I am a strong man
Not such a young man
I will do all I can
For that special woman, ooh

I know how to love
I ain't no liar
There's a flame in my heart
It burns like a fire

I've got all this love
I can give you if you let me
And I'll be your baptism by fire
I'll be your baptism by fire

Oh, I've searched for you
So you must know that it's true
And how I found you
Yes, I found you
I'm gonna leave it all up to you

I know how to love
I ain't no liar
There's a flame in my heart
It burns like a fire

I've got all this love
I can give you if you let me
And I'll be your baptism by fire
I'll be your baptism by fire

 

[fox69]

"Begin The Beguine"

"Begin The Beguine"


When they begin the beguine
It brings back the sound of music so tender
It brings back a night of tropical splendor
It brings back a memory evergreen

I'm with you once more under the stars
And down by the shore an orchestra's playing
And even the palms seem to be swaying
When they begin the beguine

To live it again is past all endeavor
Except when that tune clutches my heart
And there we are swearing to love forever
And promising never, never to part

What moments divine, what rapture serene
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted
I know but too well what they mean

So don't let them begin the beguine, let them play
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember
Let it sleep like a dead desire, I only remember
When they begin the beguine

Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
Till the stars that were there before remain above you
Till you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you"
And we suddenly know what heaven we're in
When they begin the beguine

When they begin the beguine, oh
Oh, the beguine

 

[fox69]

"Brother Can You Spare A Dime"

"Brother Can You Spare A Dime"


Once I built a railroad...made it run
Made it race against time
Once I built a railroad...now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime

Once I built a tower...to the sun
Bricks...rivet...and lime
Once I built a tower...now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime

Once in cocky suits
Gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodle-dom
Half a million boots..they went
slogging through Hell
And I..I was a kid with a drum

Say, don't you remember...
They called me Al
It was Al all the time
Say, don't you remember
I'm your pal
Buddy, can you spare a dime...

 

[fox69]

"Burning Hell"

"Burning Hell"


I'm going down
To the church house
Get down
On a bended knee
Deacon Jones
Pray for me
Deacon Jones please pray for me

Maybe there aint no heaven
Maybe there aint no hell
Maybe there aint no heaven
No burning hell
No

I'm going down to the cross roads
With no devil
Well I'll make a deal
I'm going down to the cross roads
With no devil
Well I'll make a deal

Maybe there aint no heaven
No burning hell
Maybe there aint no heaven
No burning hell
No

When I die
Where will I go>
When I die
Where will I go?

Somebody tell me
Somebody tell me
Somebody please tell me
Where will I go?

Maybe there aint no heaven
Maybe there aint no hell
No hell
No burning hell
Maybe there aint no heaven
Maybe there aint no hell
Maybe there aint no heaven
No burning hell
No

 

[fox69]

"But I Do"

"But I Do"


I don't know why I love you, but I do
I don't know why I cry so, but I do
I only know, I'm lonely and that I want you only
I don't know why I love you, but I do

I can't sleep nights, because I feel so restless
I don't know what to do, I feel so helpless
And since you've been away, I cry both night and day
I don't know why I love you, but I do

My days have been so lonely
My nights have been so blue
I don't know how I manage, but I do

Each night, I sit alone and tell myself
That I will fall in love with someone else
I guess, I'm wastin' time but I've got to clear my mind
I don't know why I love you, but I do