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1. _ Corner Of The Sky
(stephen swartz)
If any of you have been in new york recently you'll know that "pippin" is one of the biggest broadway show throughout today. "pippin" is the story of emperor charlemaine's so
Could never ever find hapiness. he tried everything. he tried war, he tried religion. and he even tried a little sex. but it didn't work. too bad for him! the song i'd like to do for you know i
M "pippin". and it's about his search for fulfillment to find his corner of the sky.
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Eagles belong where they can fly
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
Gotta find my corner of the sky
Everything has a season
Everything has its time
Show me a reason
And i'll show you a rhyme
Cat's been on the window sill
Children fit in snow
Why do i feel i don't fit in
Any place i go
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Eagles belong where they can fly
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
Gotta find my corner of the sky
Every man has his day dream
Every man has hit goal
People like the way dreams
Have of sticking to the soul
Thunder clouds have their lightning
Nightingales have their soul
Can't you see i want my life
To be something more than long
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Eagles belong where they can fly
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
Gotta find my corner of the sky
So many men are destined
To settle for something small
Don't you know that i won't rest
Until you know i had it all
So don't ask where i'm going
Just listen when i'm gone
And far away you'll hear me singing
Softly to the dawn
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Eagles belong where they can fly
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
Gotta find my corner
Gotta find my corner
Gotta find my corner of the sky
Sky
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2. _ Being Green
(joe raposo)
One day, as i was walking through my garden, i saw a little frog lying on the ground. and i thought he was sick. so i picked him up and he wasn't sick at all. he was very sad, and he was crying.
I said: what's a matter with you, little frog? and he looked up at me with a lump in his throat, and he said: wribbit!
It ain't easy being green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
When i think, i think it would be nicer being red
Or yellow or gold
You see, it ain't easy being green
It seems to blend in with so many other ordinary things
And then, sometimes, sometimes people pass over you
Because you're not standing out like sparkles on the water
Or like the stars in the sky
But did you know that green is the color of spring
And green can be big like an ocean
And important like a mountain
And cool and friendly-like
Or tall and skinny like a tree
And me
But when green is all there is to be
It kind of makes you wonder why
Why wonder, wonder why?
Hey, i'm green and i think it'll do fine
'cause green is just what i wanna be
'cause green is beautiful, baby
Right on green
And anyway, money's green
Wribbit
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3. _ Baby Love
(brian holland/lamont dozier/edward holland, jr.)
Ooh baby love, my baby love
I need you, oh how i need you
But all you do is treat me bad
Break my heart and leave me sad
Tell me, what did i do wrong
To make you stay away so long
'cause baby love, my baby love
Been missing ya, miss kissing ya
Instead of breaking up
Let's do some kissing and making up
Don't throw our love away
In my arms why don't you stay
Need ya, need ya
Baby love, ooh, baby love
Baby love, my baby love
Why must we seperate, my love
All of my whole life through
I never loved no one but you
Why you do me like you do
I get this need
Ooh, ooh, need to hold you
Once again, my love
Feel your warm embrace, my love
Don't throw our love away
Please don't do me this way
Not happy like i used to be
Loneliness has got the best of me
My love, my baby love
I need you, oh how i need you
Why you do me like you do
After i've been true to you
So deep in love with you
Baby, baby, ooh 'til it's hurtin' me
'til it's hurtin' me
Ooh, baby love
Don't throw our love away
Don't throw our love away
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4. _ My Man
(c. pollock/m. yvain/a. willemetz/j. charles)
It's caused me a lot
But there's one thing that i got
It's my man
Cold and wet
Tied you bet
All of that i'll soon forget
With my man
He's not much for looks
And no hero out of books
But i love him
Two or three girls has he
That he likes as well as me
But i love him
I don't no why i should
He isn't true
He beats me to
What can i do?
Oh my man, i love him so
He'll never know
All my life is just despair
I don't care
When he takes me in his arms
The world is right, all right
What's the difference if i say
I'll go away
When i know
I'll come back on my knees some day
Whatever my man is
I am his for ever more
What's the difference if i say
I'll go away
When i know
I'll come back on my knees some day
Whatever my man is
I am his for ever more
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5. _ I Loves Ya Porgy
(george gershwin/ira gershwin/dubose heyward)
I loves ya porgy
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
Porgy, i wanna stay here
With you forever
I got my man
Someday, i know
He's comin' back to call me
He's going to handle me and hold me
It's gonna be like dyin', porgy
But when he calls me
I'll have to go
I loves ya porgy
Don't let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here
With you forever
And ever, ever and ever
Ever and ever
Porgy, i got my man
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6. _ Big Mable Murphy
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7. _ The Lady Is A Tramp
(richard rodgers/lorentz hart)
I get too hungry for dinner at eight
I like the theatre but never come late
I never bother with people i hate
That's why the lady is a tramp
I like the crap games with barons and earls
Won't go to harlem in ermine and pearls
Won't dish the dirt with the rest of the girls
That's why the lady is a tramp
I like that cool fresh wind in my hair
Life without care
I'm broke, it's oke!
Hate california
It's cold and it's damp
That's why the lady is a tramp
I get too hungry for dinner at eight
I like the theatre but never come late
I never bother with people i hate
That's why the lady is a tramp
I like the crap games with barons and earls
Won't go to harlem in ermine and pearls
Won't dish the dirt with the rest of the girls
That's why the lady is a tramp
I like that cool fresh wind in my hair
Life without care
I'm broke, it's oke!
Hate california
It's cold and it's damp
That's why the lady is a tramp
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8. _ Goodmorning Heartache
(i. higgenbotham/e. drake/d. fisher)
Goodmorning heartache
You all gloomy sight
Goodmorning heartache
Thought we said goodbye last night
I tossed and turned
Until it seemed you had gone
But here you are with the dawn
Wish i'd forget you
But you're here to stay
It seems i met you
When my love went away
Now every day i start by
Saying to you
Goodmorning heartache, what's new?
Stop haunting me now
Can't shake you no how
Just leave me alone
I've got those monday blues
Straight through sunday blues
Goodmorning heartache
Here we go again
Goodmorning heartache
You're the one who knew me well
Might as well get used to you
Hangin' around
Goodmorning heartache
Sit down
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9. _ I Hear A Symphony
(brian holland/lamont dozier/edward holland, jr.)
You've given me a true love
And every day i thank you love
For a feeling that's so new
So inviting, so exciting
Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
A tender melody
Pulling me closer
Closer to your arms
Then suddenly, i hear a symphony
Ooh, your lips are touching mine
A feeling so divine
'till i leave the past behind
I'm lost in a world
Made for you and me
Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
Play sweet and tenderly
Every time your lips meet mine now baby
Baby, baby
You bring much joy within
Don't let this feeling end
Let it go on and on and on
Now baby, baby
Those tears that seem my eyes
I cry not for myself
But for those who never felt the joy we felt
Whenever you're near
I hear a symphony
Each time you speak to me
I hear a tender rap so dy of love now
Baby, baby
As you stand holding me
Whispering how much you care
A thousand violins fill the air
Now baby, baby
Don't let this moment end
Keep standing close to me
Ooh, so close to me, baby, baby
Baby, baby
I hear a symphony
A tender melody
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10. _ Don't Rain On My Parade
(jule styne/bob merrill)
Don't tell me not to fly
I've simply got to
If someone takes a spill
It's me and not you
Don't bring around the cloud to rain on my parade
Don't tell me not to leave
Just sit and putter
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter
Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade
I'll march my band out
I'll beat my drum
And if i'm fanned out
Your turn at bat, sir
At least i didn't fake it, hat, sir
I guess i didn't make it
But whether i'm the rose of sheer perfection
A freckle on the nose of life's complexion
A cinderella or a shine apple of an eye
I gotta fly once
I gotta try once
Only can die once, right, sir?
Ooh, life is juicy
Juicy and you see
I gotta have my bite, sir
Get ready for me love
'cause i'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march
My heart's a drummer
Don't bring around the cloud to rain on my parade
Yes, sir
No, sir
I'm gonna live and live now
Get what i want, i know how
All that the law will allow
One roll for the whole shebang
One throw that bell will go clang
Though i'm alone i'm a gang
Eye on the target and wham
One shot, one gun shot and bam
Hey, world, here i am...
Get ready for me life, 'cause i'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer
Nobody, no, nobody, is gonna rain on my parade!
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11. _ 't Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
(p. graninger/e. robbins)
There ain't nothin' i can do
Or nothing i can say
That folks don't criticize me
But i'm gonna do what i want to anyway
And i don't care just what people say
If i should take a notion to jump into the ocean
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do
If i go to church on sunday then cabaret all day monday
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do
If my man ain't got no money and i say take all mine honey
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do
If i give him my last nickle and it leaves me in a pickle
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do
I'd rather my man would hit me than for him to jump up and quit me
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do
I swear i won't call no coppa if i'm beat up by my poppa
't ain't nobody's bizness if i do
Nobody's bizness, ain't nobody's bizness
Nobody's biznes if i do
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12. _ Reach Out And Touch (somebody's Hand)
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
(just try)
Take a little time out of your busy day
To give encouragement
To someone who's lost the way
(just try)
Or would i be talking to a stone
If i asked you
To share a problem that's not your own
We can change things if we start giving
Why don't you
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
(just try)
If you see an old friend on the street
And he's down
Remember his shoes could fit your feet
(just try)
Try a little kindness you'll see
It's something that comes very naturally
We can change things if we start giving
Why don't you
Reach out and touch
Why don't you (why don't you)
Reach out and touch somebody's hand
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
Reach out and touch
Somebody's hand
Make this world a better place
If you can
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13. _ God Bless The Child
(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
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14. _ Lady Sings The Blues
(b. holiday/h. nicholas)
Lady sings the blues
She got them bad
She feels so sad
Wants the world to know
Just what the blues is all about
The blues ain't nothing
But a pain in your heart
When you got a bad start
You and your man have to part
Lady sings the blues...
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15. _ My World Is Empty Without You
(brian holland/lamont dozier/edward holland, jr.)
My world is empty without you, baby
My world is empty without you, baby
And as i go my way alone
I find it hard for me to carry on
I need your strenght
I need your tender touch
I need the love, my dear
I miss so much
My world is empty without you, baby
My world is empty without you, baby
From this old world
I try to hide my face
From this loneliness
There's no hiding place
Inside this cold and empty house i dwell
In darkness with memories
I know so well
I need love know
More then before
I can hardly
Carry on anymore
My world is emty without you, babe
Without you, babe
(my world is emty) without you, babe
My mind and soul
Have felt like this
Since love between us
No more exist
And each time that darkness falls
It finds me alone
With these four walls
My world is emty without you, babe
Without you, babe
(my world is emty) without you, babe
Without you, babe
Without you, babe
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16. _ Stop! In The Name Of Love
(brian holland/lamont dozier/edward holland, jr.)
Stop! in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Baby, baby
I'm aware of where you go
Each time you leave my door
I watch you walk down the street
Knowing your other love you'll meet
But this time before you run to her
Leaving me alone and hurt
(think it over) after i've been good to you ?
(think it over) after i've been sweet to you ?
Stop! in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Think it over
Think it over
I've known of your
Your secluded nights
I've even seen her
Maybe once or twice
But is her sweet expression
Worth more than my love and affection ?
But this time before you leave my arms
And rush of to her charms
(think it over) haven't i been good to you ?
(think it over) haven't i been sweet to you ?
Stop! in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Think it over
Think it over
I've tried so hard, hard to be patient
Hoping you'd stop this infatuation
But each time you are together
I'm so afraid i'll be losing you forever
Stop! in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Baby, think it over
Think it over, baby
Ooh, think it over baby...
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17. _ Ain't No Mountain High Enough
(nickolas ashford/valerie simpson)
If you need me, call me. no matter where you are, no matter how far. just call my name. i'll be there in a hurry. on that you can depend and never worry.
(you see, my love is alive it's like a seed that only needs the thought of you to grow. so if you feel the need for company, please, my darling, let it be me. i may not be able to express the de
F the love i feel for you, but a writer put it very nicely when he was away from the one he loved. he said down and wrote these words:)
No wind, (no wind) no rain, (no rain)
Nor winter's cold
Can stop me, babe (oh, babe) baby (baby)
If you're my goal
No wind, no rain,
Can stop me, babe
If you wanna go
I know, i know you must follow the sun
Wherever it leads
But remember
If you should fall short of your desires
Remember life holds for you one guarantee
You'll always have me
And if you should miss my love
One of these old days
If you should ever miss the arms
That used to hold you so close, or the lips
That used to touch you so tenderly
Just remember what i told you
The day i set you free
Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (say it again)
Ain't no river wild enough
To keep me from you
Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (say it again)
Ain't no river wild enough
To keep me from you
Ain't no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you
Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough (one more time)
Ain't no river wild enough (say it again)
To keep me from you
Ain't no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you
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