Until The Real Thing Comes Along - L.a. Is My Lady

Writer(s): cahn/chaplin/freeman/holiner Don’t you know i’d work for you, i’d slave for you Be a beggar or a knave for you If that isn’t love it will have to do Until the real thing comes along Gladly move the earth for you Prove my love dear, and it’s worth for you If that isn’t love […]

Teach Me Tonight - L.a. Is My Lady

Writer(s): cahn/de paul Did you say (that) i’ve got a lot to learn Well don’t think i’m trying not to learn Since this is the perfect spot to learn Teach me tonight Starting with the abc of it Getting right down to the xyz of it Help me solve the mystery of it Teach me […]

Stormy Weather - L.a. Is My Lady

Don’t know why There’s no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my gal and i ain’t together Keeps raining all the time Life is bare Gloom and misery everywhere Stormy weather Just can’t get my poor old self together I’m weary all the time Every time So weary all of the time When […]

Mack The Knife - L.a. Is My Lady

Writer(s): weill/brecht/blitzstein Oh, the shark has pretty teeth dear And he shows ’em, pearly white Just a jack knife has macheath dear And he keeps it way out of sight When that shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet pillows begin to spread Fancy gloves though has macheath dear So there’s never, never one trace […]

L.a. Is My Lady - L.a. Is My Lady

The music she moves to, is music that makes me a dancer I brought her my wildest of dreams, and she came up with the answer I leave behind a part of myself, whenever i leave her But oh, when i’m back in her arms She smiles and then – i am home again ’cause […]

It’s All Right With Me - L.a. Is My Lady

Writer(s): cole porter It’s the wrong time, and the wrong place Though your face is charming, it’s the wrong face It’s not her face, but such a charming face That it’s all right with me It’s the wrong song, in the wrong style Though your smile is lovely, it’s the wrong smile It’s not her […]

If I Should Lose You - L.a. Is My Lady

Writer(s): robin/rainger If i should lose you The stars would fall from the sky If i should lose you Leaves would wither and die The birds in may-time – they’d sing a mournful refrain And i would wander around – hating the sound of rain With you beside me The rose would bloom in the […]

Hundred Years From Today, A - L.a. Is My Lady

Writer(s): j.young/washington/v.young Hey don’t save your kisses – just pass ’em around You’ll find my reason – is logically sound Who’s gonna know that you past them around A hundred years from today And why crave a penthouse – that’s fit for a queen You’re nearer heaven – on mamma earth’s green If you had […]

How Do You Keep The Music Playing - L.a. Is My Lady

Writer(s): legrand/bergman How do you keep the music playing How do you make it last How do keep the song from fading Too fast How do you lose yourself to someone And never lose your way How do you not run out of new things To say And since you know we’re always changing How […]

Best Of Everything, The - L.a. Is My Lady

Writer(s): cahn/newman The best of everything – that’s (that is) what i wish you all The best of everything – a rembrandt (hanging) on your (the) wall A yacht that wins you cups Skateboards with style and speed Show dogs or loving pups The pride of the pound or the pedigreed I hope you win […]