1. _ Dolores
Writer(s): frank loesser, louis alter
How i love the kisses of dolores
Aye-aye-aye dolores
Not marie or emily or doris
Only my dolores
>from a balcony above me
She whispers love me and throws a rose
Ah but she is twice as lovely
As the rose she throws
I would die to be with my dolores
Aye-aye-aye dolores
I was made to serenade dolores
Chorus after chorus
Just imagine eyes like moonrise
A voice like music, lips like wine
What a break if i could make dolores
Mine all mine.
I would die to be with my dolores
Aye-aye-aye dolores
I was made to serenade dolores
Chorus after chorus
Just imagine eyes like moonrise
A voice like music, lips like wine
What a break if i could make dolores
Mine all mine
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2. _ I'll Never Smile Again
I'll never smile again
Until i smile at you
I'll never laugh again
What good would it do
For tears would fill my eyes
My heart would realize
That our romance is through
I'll never love again
I'm so in love with you
I'll never thrill again
To somebody new
Within my heart
I know i will never start
To smile again
Until i smile at you
Within my heart
I know i will never start
To smile again
Until i smile at you
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3. _ Daybreak
Daybreak, another new day,
The mist on the meadow is drifting away,
For it's daybreak, the sun's in the sky now,
And flowers break through their blanket of dew,
Sunrise, how lovely it seems
To see from my window a sky full of dreams,
As the white clouds sail on through the blue,
At daybreak i did dream of you.
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4. _ Just As Though You Were Here
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I'll wake each morning and i'll promise to laugh
I'll say "good morning" to your old photograph
Then i'll speak to you, dear, just as though you were here
When purple shadows start to welcome the dark
I'll take the same old stroll we took through the park
And i'll cling to you, dear, just as though you were here
But i know so well that distance and time will finally tear us apart
The farther you go, the longer you stay, the deeper the doubts in my heart
Each night before i wander off into sleep
I'll bring to light the tears i've buried so deep
Then i'll kiss you, my dear, just as though you were here
<instrumental break-horns, harp, and strings>
And when i hear a lonesome train, i'm afraid
I'll think of all those trips we never quite made
Fragile dreams that we planned
Then i'll reach for your hand
Just as though, just as though you were here
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5. _ Stardust
Writer(s): hoagy carmichael
Verse:
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust
Of yesterday
The music
Of the years
Gone by
Chorus:
Sometimes i wonder why i spend
The lonely nights
Dreaming of a song.
The melody haunts my reverie
And i am once again with you.
When our love was new, and each kiss an inspiration.
But that was long ago, and now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song.
Beside the garden wall, when stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
Of paradise where roses grew.
Though i dream in vain, in my heart you will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain.
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6. _ Only Forever
Do i want to be with you as the years come and go?
Only forever if you care to know.
Would i grant all your wishes and be proud of the task,
Only forever if someone should ask.
How long would it take me to be near if you beckon,
Offhand i would figure, less than a second.
Do you think i'll remember how you looked when you smiled,
Only forever, that's putting it mild.
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7. _ I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest
I guess i'll to dream the rest
If you can't remember the things that you said
The night that my shoulder held your sleepy head
If you believe that parting's best,
I guess i'll have to dream the rest.
I guess i'll have to dream alone
Of honeymoon cruises once dear to my heart,
Of one room apartments that we said we'd start
Of foolish things we planned to own,
I guess i'll have to dream alone.
I can see that your heart has gone astray,
As for me, i love you the same old way.
I guess i'll have to dream the rest,
There'll be no friends waiting to throw shoes and rice
Those heavenly moments will never come twice
I'm thankful for the hours you've blessed,
I guess i'll have to dream the rest.
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8. _ Night We Called It A Day, The
There was a moon out in space
But a cloud drifted over its face
You kissed me and went on your way
The night we called it a day
I heard the song of the spheres
Like a minor lament in my ears
I hadn't the heart left to pray
The night we called it a day
Soft through the dark
The hoot of an owl in the sky
Sad though his song
No bluer was he than i
The moon went down stars were gone
But the sun didn't rise with the dawn
There wasn't a thing left to say
The night we called it a day
There wasn't a thing left to say
The night we called it a day
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9. _ This Love Of Mine
Writer(s): parker/sanicola/sinatra
This love of mine goes on and on,
Tho' life is empty since you have gone.
You're always on my mind, tho' out of sight
It's lonesome thru the day,
But oh! the night.
I cry my heart out it's bound to break,
Since nothing matters, let it break.
I ask the sun and the moon,
The stars that shine,
What's to become of it, this love of mine.
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10. _ Night And Day
Writer(s): cole porter
Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom
When the jungle shadows fall
Like the tick tick tock of the stately clock
As it stands against the wall
Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops
When the summer shower is through
So a voice within me keeps repeating you, you, you
Night and day, you are the one
Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me, or far
No matter darling where you are
I think of you
Night and day, day and night, why is it so
That this longing for you follows wherever i go
In the roaring traffic's boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you
Night and day, night and day
Under the hide of me
There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me
And its torment won't be through
Til you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night, night and day
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11. _ Everything Happens To Me
Writer(s): dennis/adair
I make a date for golf -
You can bet you life it rains.
I try to give a party -
And the guy upstairs complains.
I guess i'll go thru life;
Just catchin' colds and missin' trains,
Ev'rything happens to me.
I never miss a thing -
I've had measles and the mumps.
And ev'ry time i play my ace -
My partner always trumps.
I guess i'm just a fool;
Who never looks before he jumps,
Ev'rything happens to me.
At first my heart tho't;
You could break this jinx for me.
That love would turn the trick;
To end my despair.
But now, i just can't fool;
This head that thinks for me.
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air.
I've telegraphed and called;
I sent "air mail special", too;
You answer was goodbye -
And there was even postage due.
I fell in love just once;
And then it had to be with you,
Ev'rything happens to me.
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12. _ Song Is You, The
Writer(s): kern/hammerstein
I hear music when i look at you;
A beautiful theme of ev'ry
Dream i ever knew.
Down deep in my heart i hear it play.
I feel it start, then melt away.
I hear music when i touch your hand;
A beautiful melody
>from some enchanted land.
Down deep in my heart, i hear it say,
Is this the day?
I alone have heard this lovely strain,
I alone have heard this glad refrain:
Must it be forever inside of me,
Why can't i let it go,
Why can't i let you know,
Why can't i let you know the song
My heart would sing?
That beautiful rhapsody
Of love and youth and spring,
The music is sweet,
The words are true -
The song is you.
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13. _ It Started All Over Again
It started all over again
The moment i looked in your eyes
It started all over again
The thrill we can never disguise
The day that we parted, so broken hearted
Will never return again
Dreams i've delayed, promises made
Are starting anew, just for you
It started all over again
The moment i held you so tight
It started all over again
When we kissed away the night - till dawn's early light
Now were together, sweethearts forever
We'll build our romance anew
It started all over again
The moment i looked at you
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14. _ Lamplighter's Serenade
A moment after dark around the park, an old-fashion gent comes parading,
Dressed in funny clothes but singing as he goes, the lamplighter's serenade.
The old boy loves to talk with couples on the walk, but when it's half after love time,
He reaches for his stick and from his bag of tricks, he lights every star in the sky.
And if a lady or a beau should answer no, he sprinkles their hearts with his magic,
Then he steals away to sing another day, the lamplighter's serenade.
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15. _ There Are Such Things
Writer(s): stanley adams, abel baer, george w meyer
A heart thats true, there are such things
A dream for two, there are such things
Someone to whisper darling youre my guiding star
Not caring what you own but just what you are
A peaceful sky, there are such things
A rainbow high where heaven sings
So have a little faith and trust in what tomorrow brings
Youll reach a star because there are such things
So have a little faith and trust in what tomorrow brings
Youll reach a star because there are such things
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16. _ Violets For Your Furs
It was winter in manhattan, falling snow flakes filled the air,
The streets were covered with a film of ice,
But a little simple magic that i learned about somewhere,
Changed the weather all around, just within a thrice.
I bought you violets for your furs and it was spring for a while, remember?
I bought you violets for your furs and there was april in that december.
The snow drifted down and the flowers, and that is where it lay.
The snow looked like dew and the blossoms as on a summer day.
I bought you violets for your furs and there was blue in the wintry sky,
You pinned my violets to your furs and gave a lift to the crowds passing by,
You smiled at me so sweetly, since then one thought occurs,
That we fell in love completely, the day i bought you violets for your furs.
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