Willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea Listen to my plea Hear me willow and weep for me Gone my lovers dream Lovely summer dream Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream Sad as i can be Hear […]
When you’re awake, the things you think Come from the dream you dream Thought has wings, and lots of things Are seldom what they seem Sometimes you think you’ve lived before All that you live to day Things you do come back to you As though they knew the way Oh the tricks your mind […]
Writer(s): burke/haggart What’s new? How is the world treating you? You haven’t changed a bit Lovely as ever, i must admit What’s new? How did that romance come through? We haven’t met since then Gee, but it’s nice to see you again What’s new? Probably i’m boring you But seeing you is grand And you […]
Once there was a thing called spring, When the world was writing verses like yours and mine. All the lads and girls would sing, When we sat at little tables and drank may wine. Now april, may, and june are sadly out of tune, Life has stuck a pin in the balloon. Spring is here! […]
Sleep warm, sleep tight, when you turn off the light, Sleep warm, sleep well, my love. Rest your head on your pillow, what a lucky pillow, Close to you, so close to you all night. Sleep warm, sleep well, let dreams within you dwell, Sweet dreams of me, my love. Close your eyes now and […]
Each place i go only the lonely go Some little small cafč The songs i know only the lonely know Each melody recalls a love that used to be The dreams i dream only the lonely dream Of lips as warm as may That hopeless scheme only the lonely scheme That soon somewhere you’ll find […]
one for my baby (from "duets") Writer(s): johnny mercer/harold arlen It’s quarter to three, There’s no one in the place ‘cept you and me So set ’em’ up joe I got a little story i think you oughtta know We’re drinking my friend To the end of a brief episode So make it one for […]
It’s a lonesome old town, when you’re not around, i’m lonely, as i can be. I never knew how much i missed you, but now i can plainly see. It’s a lonesome old town, when you’re not around, How i wish you’d come back to me. (musical interlude) I never knew how much i missed […]
The torch i carry is handsome It’s worth its heartache in ransom Now when that twilight steals I know how the lady in the harbor feels When i want rain, i get sunny weather I’m just as blue, blue as the sky Since love has gone, i can’t get myself together Guess i’ll hang my […]
Good-bye - Only The Lonely
There is no great big ending No sunset in the sky There is no string ensemble And she doesn’t even cry And just as i begin to say That we should make another try She reaches out across the table looks at me and quietly says good-bye There is no big explosion No tempest in […]
