Stolen Moments

(m. pinkard/w. tracy/d. tauber)

I fell in love with you
The first time i looked into
Them there eyes
'cause you have a certain
Little cute way of flirting with
Them there eyes

They make me feel so happy
They make me feel so blue
I'm falling, no stalling
In a great big way for you

My heart is jumping
You started something with
Them there eyes
You better look out
Little brown eyes
If you're wise

They sparkle, they bubble
Gonna get you in a whole lotta trouble
Ooh baby, them there eyes

(l. allan)

Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the roots
Black bodies swingin' in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees

Pastoral scene of the gallant south
The bulging eyes and twisted mouth
Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh
And the sudden smell of burning flesh

Here is the fruit
For the crows to pluck
For the rain to gather
For the wind to suck
For the sun to rot
For the tree to drop

Here is a strange and bitter crop

(b. carey/c. fisher)

You've changed
That sparkle in your eyes is gone
Your smile is just a careless yawn
You're breaking my heart
You've changed

You've changed
Your kiss is now so blase
You're bored with me in every way
I can't understand
You've changed

You've forgotten the words
I love you
Each memory that we've shared
You ignore every star above you
I can't realise you ever cared

You've changed
You're not the angel i once knew
No need to tell me that we're through
It's all over now. you've changed

(g. gershwin/i. gershwin)

It's very clear
Our love is here to stay
Not for a year
But ever and a day

The radio
And the telephone
And the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies
And in time may go

But oh my dear
Our love is here to stay
Together we're
Going a long, long way

In time the rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble
They're only made of clay but
Our love is here to stay

The radio
And the telephone
And the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies
And in time may go

But oh my dear
Our love is here to stay
Together we're
Going a long, long way

In time the rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble
They're only made of clay but
Our love is here to
Our love is here to
Our love is here to stay

(b. holiday/a. herzog, jr.)

Them that's god shall get
Them that's not shall lose
So the bible says
And it still is news

Momma may have
Poppa may have
But god bless the child
That's got his own
That's got his own

Yeah, the strong gets more
While the weak ones fade
Empty pockets don't
Ever make the grade

Momma may have
Poppa may have
But god bless the child
That's got his own
That's got his own

Money, you've got lots of friends
Crowdin' round the door
When it's gone and
Spendin' ends
They don't come no more

Rich realations give
A crust of bread and such
You can help yourself
But don't take too much

Momma may have
Poppa may have
But god bless the child
That's got his own
That's got his own

(w. wilson)

Up in harlem every saturday night
Were the highbrows get together, just to write
They all congregate at an allnite hack
What they do is ooh papa dah

Ol' hannah brown, way cross town
Gets full of corn and starts brining 'em down
And at the break of day
You can hear ol' hannah say

Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer
Send me daddy, move right down
I feel just like i wanna clown
Give the piano player a drink
Because he's bringing me down

He's got rhythm, when he stomps his feet
He moves me right off to sleep
Check all your razors and your guns
We're gonna be arrested when the wagon comes

Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer
Send me 'cause i don't care

I want a pigfoot and a bottle of gin
Send me daddy, move right in
Feel just like i wanna shop
Give the piano player a drink
Because he's knocking me out

He's got rhythm when he stomps his feet
He moves me right off to sleep
Check all your razors and your guns
We're gonna do the huckabuck until the rising sun

Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of gin
Move me 'cause i don't care
I want a pigfoot and a bottle of beer

(richard rodgers/lorentz hart)

When i was very young
The world was younger than i
As merry as a carousel

The circustent was strong
With every star in the sky
Above the ring i loved so well

Now the young world has grown old
Gone are the tinsle and gold

Sit there and count your fingers
What can you do?
Oh girl you're through
All you can count on are your fingers
Unlucky little girl blue

Sit there and count the raindrops
Falling on you
It's time you knew
All you can count on are the raindrops
That fall on little girl blue

No use oh girl
You may as well surrender
Your hope is getting slender
Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy
To cheer little girl blue

(h. woods)

Ooh, what a little moonlight can do
Ooh, what a little moonlight can do to you

You're in love
Your hearts a flutter
And all day long you only shutter
'cause your poor tongue
Just won't utter the words "i love you"

Ooh, what a little moonlight can do
Wait a while
'till the little moonbeams comes peeking through
You get bold
You can't resist him
All you say
When you kissed him is
Ooh, what a little moonlight can do

(j. davis/j. sherman/r. ramirez)

I don't know why
But i'm feeling so sad
I long to try
Something i never had

Never had no kissing
Ooh, what i've been missing
Lover man oh, where can you be

The night is cold
And i'm so all alone
I'll give my soul
Just to call you my own

Hugging and kissing
Ooh, what we've been missing
Lover man oh, where can you be

I've heard it say
That the thrill of romance
Can be like a heavenly dream

I go to bed
With the prayer
That you'll make love to me
Strange as it seems

Someday we'll meet
And you'll dry all my tears
Then whisper sweet little things in my ears

Hugging and kissing
Ooh, what we've been missing
Lover man oh, where can you be

I've heard it say
That the thrill of romance
Can be like a heavenly dream

I go to bed
With the prayer
That you'll make love to me
Strange as it seems

Someday we'll meet
And you'll dry all my tears
Then whisper sweet little things in my ears

Hugging and kissing
Ooh, what we've been missing
Lover man oh, where can you be