ΣΤΙΧΟΙ ΑΠΟ ΕΝΑ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ ΠΟΥ ΑΓΑΠΗΣΑΜΕ - ΑΓΑΠΑΜΕ ΚΑΙ ΣΙΓΟΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΑΜΕ!

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[size=10pt][size=10pt]Edna Hicks[/size][/size]
I Don't Love Nobody So I Don't Have No Blues


I never let another man fool me;
I've been as worried as a girl could be;
I've been between the devil and the deep blue sea.
But now my heart's just like a stone;
I'll tell the king upon his throne,
That I don't love nobody, nobody under the sun.

I don't love nobody, so I don't have no blues;
I'm just a dancing dame,
Who's through with the loving game;
I don't need nobody
To tell my troubles to,
'Cause I'm through
Falling to
Lazy papas like I used to do.

I don't love nobody;
I want the world to know,
When I'm with a fellow,
It's simply for making a show;
I keep a fellow spending 'til his money's gone.
And tell tell him that he's nothing but a pure greenhorn,

I don't love nobody, so I don't have no blues;
I wouldn't be so cool to the men, but see,
I used to love a man who made a fool of me;
So, I don't love nobody, so I don't have no blues.

 

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[size=10pt][size=10pt]Billie Holiday [/size][/size]
Billie's Blues

Lord, I love my man, tell the world I do,
I love my man, tell the world I do;
But when he mistreats me, makes me feel so blue.

My man wouldn't give me no breakfast, wouldn't give me no dinner,
Squawked about my supper and he put me outdoors,
Had the nerve to lay a match-box on my clothes,
I didn't have so many, but I had a long, long ways to go!

Some men like me 'cause I'm happy, some 'cause I'm snappy,
Some call me honey, others think I've got money,
Some tell me, "Baby, you're built for speed,"
Now, if you put that all together, makes me everything a good man needs!

 

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[size=10pt][size=10pt]Lil Johnson[/size][/size]
Press My Button (Ring My Bell)

My man thought he was raising sam,
I said, "Give it to me baby, you don't understand
Where to put that thing,
Where to put that thing,
Just press my button, give my bell a ring!"

Come on, baby, let's have some fun,
Just put your hot dog in my bun,
And I'll have that thing,
That thing-a-ling,
Just press my button, give my bell a ring.

My man's out there in the rain and cold,
He's got the right key, but just can't find the hole.
He says, "Where's that thing?
That thing-a-ling?
I been pressin' your button, and your bell won't ring!"

Now, tell me daddy, what it's all about,
Tryin' to pinch your sparkplug and it's all worn out,
I can't use that thing,
That thing-a-ling,
I been pressin' your button, and your bell won't ring!

Hear my baby, all out of breath,
Been working all night and ain't done nothing yet.
What's wrong with that thing?
That thing-a-ling,
I been pressin' your button, and your bell won't ring.

Hear me, baby, on my bended knee,
I want some kind daddy just to hear my plea,
And bring me that thing,
That thing-a-ling,
Just press my button, give my bell a ring.

 

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[size=10pt]Helen Kane[/size]
I Wanna Be Loved By You 1928

I'm not one of the greedy kind,
All of my wants are simple,
I know what's on my mind!

I'm not resting until I find,
What would make your eyes glisten with joy,
Listen, big boy!

I wanna be loved by you, just you,
And nobody else but you,
I wanna be loved by you, alone!
Boop-boop-a-doop!

I wanna kissed by you, just you,
Nobody else but you,
I wanna be kissed by you, alone!

Boop-boop, I couldn't aspire,
To anything higher,
Than, filled with desire,
To make you my own!
Boop-boop-a-doop, boop-boop-a-doop!

I wanna be loved by you, just you,
And nobody else but you,
I wanna be loved by you, alone!

Aa-ah-um! Boop-boop-a-doop!

Daddle-at-dat-dat-dum, I couldn't aspire,
To anything higher,
Than, filled with desire,
To make you my own,
Bup-bum, butle-doodle-dum-bum!

I wanna be loved by you, just you,
Nobody else but you,
I wanna be loved by you, a-lup-a-dup-a-dup-a-dup!
Boop-boop-a-doop!

 

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[size=10pt]Harlan Lattimore[/size]
Pagan Paradise

By a summer sea,
Beneath those starlit skies,
Love is calling me
Back to the pagan paradise.

Palm trees gently sway,
I see a pale moonrise,
Then in dreams I stray
Back to a pagan paradise.

I see someone
Strolling with no one,
Waiting for the moonbeam's play,
Where love started,
The night we parted,
I said I'd come back someday.

There I'd gladly be,
Though fate between us lies,
Love keeps calling me
Back to a pagan paradise.

I see someone
Strolling with no one,
Waiting for the moonbeam's play,
Where love started,
The night we parted,
I said I'd come back someday.

There I'd gladly be,
Though fate between us lies.
Love keeps calling me
Back to a pagan paradise.

 

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[size=10pt][size=10pt]Charles Linton[/size][/size]
If It Ain't Love

If it ain't love,
Why am I here,
Longing for you?
If it ain't love,
Why am I here,
Yearning for you?
What can it be
That's making me
Dream of you night and day?
Making me blue
All the day through
Whenever you are away.

If it ain't love,
Then it must be
Some magic art;
If it ain't love,
How did this song
Creep into my heart;
Oh, why do I sigh
To that moon high above?
Please answer me,
What can it be,
If it ain't love?

 

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[size=10pt]Jimmie Lunceford[/size]
Like a Ship at Sea

I'm like a ship at sea,
That's lost in the rain;
I'm rocking, I'm reeling, I'm searching in vain;
I'm trying hard to find
A gal that once was mine;
Then I'll be happy again!

I'm like a ship without a stern,
I don't know where to turn,
I've been taught a lot of things that I've tried hard not to learn;
Won't someone help me find
The gal that once was mine?
Then I'll be happy again, oh!

I thought she was mine forever,
But I found it was only a dream;
Won't someone endeavor just to bring back my joy supreme?

I'm like a ship at sea,
That's lost in the rain;
I'm rocking, I'm reeling, I'm searching in vain;
I'm trying hard to find
A gal that once was mine;
Then I'll be happy again!

 

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[size=10pt][size=10pt]Sara Martin[/size][/size]
Mama's Got the Blues

Some people say,
The weary blues, they ain't sad,
Some people say,
The weary blues, they ain't sad,
But it's the worst old feeling that I ever had.

Woke up this morning,
Blues all around my bed,
Woke up this morning,
Blues all around my bed,
Didn't have no daddy to hold my aching head.

The man that I love,
He was a teasing brown,
The man that I love,
He was a teasing brown,
Strictly tailor made, he was no hand-me-down.

But brown-skinned men are deceitful,
And yellow men are worse;
Brown-skinned men are deceitful,
And yellow men are worse;
Going to get me a black man, and play safety first.

Oh, you can never tell
What's on a brown-skinned man's mind;
Oh, you can never tell
What's on a brown-skinned man's mind;
They'll be hugging and kissing you, and quittin' you all the time.

 

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[size=10pt][size=10pt]Hilda Rogers[/size][/size]
My Secret Flame

I laugh when they mention your name,
I laugh, not in joy, but in pain,
'Cause you don't know I love you so,
You are my secret flame.

I hide everything that I feel,
I hide what my heart would reveal,
'Cause you don't know I love you so,
You are my secret flame.

You tell me all about others,
I pretend to enjoy it, too,
You call me your little play mother,
But, honey-child, I ain't playin' with you!

One day, and it ain't far away,
I'll call a spade a spade,
And let you know, I love you so;
You are my secret flame!

One day, and it ain't far away,
I'll call a spade a spade,
And let you know, I love you so;
You are my secret flame!

 

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YOUR SONG


Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Elton John (1970)



It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen


ΤΙ ΥΠΕΡΟΧΟ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ!

 

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[size=10pt]Mildred Bailey[/size]
Georgia on My Mind

Melodies bring memories that linger in my heart,
Make me think of Georgia,
Why did we ever part?
Some sweet day when blossoms fall,
And all the world's a song,
I'll go back to Georgia,
'Cause that's where I belong!

Georgia! Georgia!
The whole day through,
Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind,
Georgia on my mind!

Georgia! Georgia!
A song of you,
Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight
Through the pine.

Other arms reach out to me,
Other eyes smile tenderly,
Still in peaceful dreams I see,
Road leads back to you.

Georgia! Georgia!
No peace I find,
Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.

Other arms reach out to me,
Other eyes smile tenderly,
Still in peaceful dreams I see,
Road leads back to you.

Georgia! Georgia!
No peace I find,
Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind,
Georgia on my mind!

 

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[size=10pt]Cleo Brown[/size]
Never Too Tired For Love

There are lots of things that I wouldn't do,
A lot of things that I couldn't do,
'Cause I've just got that lazy feeling,
But I'm never too tired for love!

There are days when I'm just a sleepy-head,
Days when I won't get out of bed,
'Cause I've just got that lazy feeling,
But I'm never too tired for love!

You don't need ambition,
To get the things that you're longing for,
A lovin' disposition,
Can get you that and a little bit more.

If you have something you want to do,
Be sure it's something I want to do,
'Cause I've just got that lazy feeling,
But I'm never too tired for love!

There are lots of things I wouldn't do,
A lot of things that I couldn't do,
'Cause I've just got that lazy feeling,
I'm never too tired for love!

There are days when I'm just a sleepy-head,
Days when I won't get out of bed,
'Cause I've just got that lazy feeling,
But I'm never too tired for love!

You don't need ambition,
To get the things that you're longing for,
A lovin' disposition,
Can get you that and a little bit more.

If you have something you want to do,
Be sure it's something I want to do,
'Cause I've just got that lazy feeling,
And I'm never too tired for love!

 

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[size=10pt]Blanche Calloway[/size]
Have You Ever Felt That Way?

You're lookin' around,
But no one in sight;
Wondering where your baby is tonight;
Have you ever felt that way?

Now you're feeling forlorn,
You've got the boo-hoos,
Night and day you sing those weary blues;
Have you ever felt that way?

Lord, you are so downhearted,
You don't know what to do;
You ain't got nobody to tell your troubles to.

Just walking for miles,
No place to go,
Talking to yourself, but you don't know.
Have you ever felt that way?

 

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[size=10pt]Walter Davis[/size]
Don't the Clouds Look Lonesome?

Don't the clouds look lonesome
Out across the deep blue sea?
Don't the clouds look lonesome
Out across the deep blue sea?
Don't my baby look good?
She's comin' after me.

Got the blues about my baby,
Detroit is on my mind;
Got the blues about me, baby,
Detroit is on my mind;
She live way out on the corner,
Way down on Slade and Vine.

Don't cry, baby,
Your papa will be home someday;
Don't cry, baby,
Your papa will be home someday;
I went away, baby,
But I did not go to stay.

Look at that long old freight train,
Rolling round the bend,
Look at that long old freight train,
Rolling round the bend,
A long time, baby,
'Fore you see my face again.

 

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[size=10pt]Marlene Dietrich[/size]
Makin' Whoopee

Every time I hear the march from Lohengrin,
I am always on the outside lookin' in,
Maybe that is why I see the funny side
When I see a fallen brother take a bride.
Weddings make a lot of people sad,
But if you're not the groom, it's not so bad.

Another bride, another June,
Another sunny honeymoon,
Another season,
Another reason,
For makin' whoopee.

A lot of shoes, a lot of rice,
The groom is nervous, he answers twice,
It's really killin'
That he's so willin'
To make whoopee.

Now, picture a little love nest
Down where the roses cling;
Now, picture the same sweet love nest,
Think what a year can bring.

He's washing dishes and baby clothes,
He's so ambitious, he even sews,
So don't forget, folks,
That's what you get, folks,
For makin' . . .

It is a year, or even less,
What's this I hear? Well, can't you guess?
She feels neglected,
And he's suspected
Of makin' . . .

She sits alone most ever night,
He doesn't phone, he doesn't even write!
He says he's busy,
But she says, "Is he?
He's makin' whoop-- "

He doesn't make much money,
Only five-thousand per,
Some judge thinks he's funny,
Says, "You'll pay six to her."

Now, he says, "Judge, suppose I fail?"
And he says, "Bud, you'll go to jail.
You'd better keep her, ha ha,
Because it's cheaper
Than makin' whoop--"

So, don't forget, folks,
That's what you get, folks,
For makin' whoopee,
For makin' whoopee,
For makin' . . .
Whoopee!

 

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[size=10pt]Cliff Edwards[/size]
Singin' in the Rain

I'm singin' in the rain,
Just singin' in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I'm happy again!
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above,
The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love!
Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place,
Come on with your rain,
I've got a smile on my face!
I'll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain,
Just singin', singin' in the rain!

Why am I smiling and why do I sing?
Why does December seem sunny as Spring?
Why do I get up each morning to start
Happy and head-up with joy in my heart?
Why is each new task a trifle to do?
Because I am living a life full of you!

Hey, I'm singin' in the rain,
Just singin' in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
I'm happy again!
I'm laughing at clouds
So dark up above,
The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love!
Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place,
Come on with your rain,
I've got a smile on my face!
I'll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain,
Just singin', singin' in the rain!

 

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[size=10pt]Duke Ellington [/size]
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

Wat-dat-to,
Wat-dat-to,
Wat-dat-to,
Wat-dat-to, dat dat do, da da do.

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing,
It don't mean a thing, all you've got to do is sing,
It makes no difference if it's sweet or hot,
Just keep that rhythm, give it everything you've got!

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!

Wa da da do,
Wa da da do, da doh,
Whup de dittle ittle up,
Dat dat dat doh!

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!

 

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[size=10pt]Gene Kardos and His Orchestra[/size]
Freddy the Freshman

F-R-E-D-D-Y!
Freddy the Freshman, we stand by!

Who's got all the girlies chasing him around?
Freddy the Freshman, the freshest kid in town!

Now, who wrecks all the parties, and turns them upside-down?
Freddy the Freshman, the freshest kid in town!

He plays the ukulele, he plays the saxophone,
And the pretty babies just won't leave him alone!

Who got bounced at Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Brown?
Freddy the Freshman, the freshest kid in town!

Alpha! Beta! Gamma! Have a piece of pie,
Boola! Boola! Boola! The goose is hanging high.

Alpha! Delta! Skelta! Latin is the bunk!
Have a cup of coffee! And let those donuts dunk!

Oh, here's to old Virginia, Ohio and Purdue,
And here's to you, professor! A great big kiss for you!

Beta! Theta! Kappa! Let's pass the cake around,
To Freddy the Freshman, the freshest kid in town!

Boola, boola, he goes to school-a
Just to foola, he loves to foola,
Sarsaparilla, sinfronella,
He's a swell-a, swell-a fella!

Rah! Rah! Yah-ta-ta! That's his college yell,
Baggy pants, crazy dance, it's Freddy; can't you tell?

 

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[size=10pt][size=10pt]Adelaide Hall with Fats Waller[/size][/size]
That Old Feeling

Oh, I saw you last night and got that old feeling,
When you came in sight, I got that old feeling,
Why, the moment that you passed by,
I got a thrill,
And when you caught my eye,
My heart stood still.

And once again, I seem to get that old yearning,
Then I knew the spark of love was still burning,
There'll be no new romance for me,
It's foolish to start,
For that old feeling is still in my heart.

Yes, I saw you last night, Fats,
Yeah!
And got that old feeling,
Oh, you did, heh heh!
When you came in sight, I got that old feeling,
Ah, heh,
From the moment that you passed by
I didn't pass, I stopped!
I got a thrill,
You did! Hey, hey!
And when you caught my eye,
My little heart stood still.

And once again, I seem to get that old yearning,
Then I knew that the spark of love was still burning,
There'll be no new romance for me,
It's foolish to start,
For that old feeling is still in my heart.

 

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[size=10pt]Hamilton Sisters[/size]
The Blue Room

We'll have a blue room, a new room, for two room.
Where every day's a holiday, because you're married to me.

Not like a ball room; a small room, a hallroom,
Where you can smoke your pipe away, with my wee head upon your knee.

We can thrive on, keep alive on, just nothing but kisses,
We're mister and missus, on our little blue chair,

I'll wear* my trousseau, and Robinson Crusoe
Is not so far from worldly cares, as our blue room far away upstairs.