1. _ My Kind Of Town
now this could only happen to a guy like me
And only happen in a town like this
So may i say to each of you most gratefully
As i throw each one of you a kiss
This is my kind of town, chicago is
My kind of town, chicago is
My kind of people too
People who smile at you
And each time i roam, chicago is
Calling me home, chicago is
Why i just brim like a cload
It's my kind of town
My kind of town, chicago is
My kind of town, chicago is
My kind of razzmatazz
And it has, all that jazz
And each time i leave, chicago is
Tuggin my sleeve, chicago is
The wrigley building, chicago is
The union stockyard, chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town
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2. _ Luck Be A Lady
Writer(s): loesser
They call you lady luck
But there is room for doubt
At times you have a very un-lady-like way
Of running out
Your on this date with me
The pickin's have been lush
And yet before the evening is over
You might give me the brush
You might forget your manners
You might refuse to stay
And so the best that i can do is pray
Luck be a lady tonight
Luck be a lady tonight
Luck if you've been a lady to begin with
Please be a lady tonight
Luck let a gentleman see
Just how nice a dame I can be
And I've seen the way you've treated all those gals before me
Please be a lady with me
A lady doesn't leave her escort
It isn't fair, it isn't nice
A lady doesn't wander all over the room
And then blow on some other guys dice
Lets keep this party polite
Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby, i'm the gal that you came in with
Luck be a lady tonight
A lady never flirts with strangers
She'd have a heart, she'd be nice
A lady doesn't wander all over the room
And blow on some other guys dice
Lets keep this party polite
Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby, i'm the guy that you came in with
Luck be a lady tonight
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3. _ Best Is Yet To Come, The
Out of the tree of life, i just picked me a plum
You came along and everything started to hum
Still it's a real good bet, the best is yet to come
The best is yet to come, and won't that be fine
You think you've seen the sun, but you ain't seen it shine
Wait till the warm-up is underway
Wait till out lips have met
Wait till you see that sunshine day
You ain't seen nothin' yet
The best is yet to come, and won't that be fine
The best is yet to come, come the day that your mine
Come the day that your mine
I'm gonna teach you to fly
We've only tasted the wine
We're gonna drain that cup dry
Wait till your charms are right, for the arms to surround
You think you've flown before, but you ain't left the ground
Wait till you're locked in my embrace
Wait till i hold you near
Wait till you see that sunshine place
There ain't nothin' like it here
The best is yet to come, and won't that be fine
The best is yet to come, come the day that your mine
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4. _ For Once In My Life
Writer(s): murden/miller
For once in my life i've got someone who needs me
Someone i've needed so long
For once unafraid i can go where life leads me
And somehow i know i'll be strong
For once i can touch what my heart used to dream of
Long before i knew
Someone warm like you
Could make my dreams come true
For once in my life i won't let sorrow hurt me
Not like it's hurt me before
For once i've got someone i know won't desert me
And i'm not alone anymore
For once i can say: "this is mine you can't take it"
As long as i've got love i know i can make it
For once in my life i've got someone who needs me
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5. _ Bewitched
Writer(s): rodgers/hart
She's a fool and don't i know it
But a fool can have her charms
I'm in love and don't i show it
Like a babe in arms
Love's the same old situation
Lately i've not slept a wink
Since this crazy situation
Has me on the blink
I'm wild again, beguiled again
A whimpering, simpering child again
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered - am i
Couldn't sleep, wouldn't sleep
Love came and told me, shouldn't sleep
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered - am i
I lost my heart, but what of it
She is cold i agree
She might laugh, but i love it
Although the laugh's on me
I'll sing to her, bring spring to her
And long, for the day when i'll cling to her
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered - am i
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6. _ Foggy Day, A
Writer(s): gershwin/gershwin
A foggy day, in london town
It had me low, and it had me down
I viewed the morning, with much alarm
The british museum, had lost its charm
How long i wondered, could this thing last
But the age of miracles, it hadn't past
And suddenly, i saw you standing right there
And in foggy london town, the sun was shining everywhere
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7. _ Where Or When
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 can play
It seems we stood and talked like this, before
We looked at each other in the same way then
But i can't remember where or when
The clothes you're wearing are the close, you wore
The smile you are smiling you were smiling then
But i can't remember where or when
Some things that happened for the first time
Seem to be happening again
And so it seems that we have met before
And that we laughed before, also loved before
But who knows where or when
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8. _ House I Live In, The
Writer(s): robinson/allen
What is america to me
A name, a map, or a flag i see
A certain word, democracy
What is america to me
The house i live in
A plot of earth, a street
The grocer and the butcher
Or the people that i meet
The children in the playground
The faces that i see
All races and religions
That's america to me
The place i work in
The worker by my side
The little town the city
Where my people lived and died
The howdy and the handshake
The air a feeling free
And the right to speak your mind out
That's america to me
The things i see about me
The big things and the small
That little corner newsstand
Or the house a mile tall
The wedding and the churchyard
The laughter and the tears
And the dream that's been a growing
For more than two hundred years
The town i live in
The street, the house, the room
The pavement of the city
Or the garden all in bloom
The church the school the clubhouse
The millions lights i see
But especially the people
- yes especially the people
That's america to me
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9. _ How Do You Keep The Music Playing
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 can it be the same
You're sure your heart will fall apart
Each time you hear her name
If we can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with every day
To make it better as it goes
With any luck than i suppose
The music never ends
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10. _ My Funny Valentine
Writer(s): rodgers/hart
My funny valentine
Sweet comic valentine
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet you're my favourite work of art
Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?
But don't change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentine's day
Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?
But don't you change one hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentine's day
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11. _ Mack The Knife
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 billows begin to spread
Fancy gloves though has macheath dear
So there's never, never a trace of red
On the sidewalk, one sunday morning
Lies a body, oozin' life
Someone's sneaking 'round the corner
Could that someone be mack the knife
From a tugboat, on the river going slow
A cement bag is dropping on down
You know that cement is for the weight dear
You can make a large bet mackie's back in town
My man louis miller, he split the scene babe
After drawing out all the bread from his stash
Now macheath spends like a sailor
Do you suppose our boy, he's done something rash
Old satchmo, louis armstrong, bobby darrin
Did this song nice, lady ella too
They all sang it, with so much feeling
That old blue eyes, he ain't gonna add nothing new
But with this big band, jumping behind me
Swinging hard, jack, i now i can't lose
When i tell you, all about mack the knife babe
It's an offer, you can never refuse
We got patrick williams, bill miller playing that piano
And this great big band, bringing up the rear
All the band cats, in this band now
They make the greatest sounds, you're ever gonna hear
Oh sookie taudry, jenny diver, polly peachum, old miss lulu brown
Hey the line forms, on the right dear
Now that macheath's back in town
You'd better lock your doors, and call the law
Because macheath's back in town
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12. _ Embraceable You
Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you
Embrace me, you irreplaceable you
Just one look at you
My heart grew tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in me
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, i want these arms about you
Don't be a naughty baby
Come to papa, come to papa do
My sweet embraceable you
<brief interlude>
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, i want my arms about you
So don't you be, a naughty baby
Come to papa do
My sweet embraceable you
Transcribed by todd peach <tpeach@gte.net>
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And this interesting variation is from frank's album
"frank sinatra the voice-the columbia years-disc 1"
Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you
Embrace me, my silk-and-lace-able you
I'm in love with you, i am and verily so
But you're much too shy, unnecessarily so
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, i want my arms about you
Don't be a naughty baby, come to papa, do
My sweet embraceable you
<very brief instrumental>
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, i want these arms about you
So, don't be a naughty baby, come to papa, do
My sweet embraceable you
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13. _ Fly Me To The Moon
Fly me to the moon
And et me play among those stars
Let me see what spring is like
On jupiter and mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby kiss me
Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more
You are all i long for
All i worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, i love you
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14. _ Moonlight In Vermont
Writer(s): blackburn/suessdorf
Pennies in a stream
Falling leaves a sycamore
Moonlight in vermont
Icy finger waves
Ski trails down a mountain side
Snowlight in vermont
Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
People who meet, in this romantic setting
Are so hypnotized be the lovely...
Evening summer breeze
Sweet warbling of the meadowlark
Moonlight in vermont
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15. _ Come Fly With Me
Writer(s): cahn/van heusen
Come fly with me, let's fly let's fly away
If you can use, some exotic booze
There's a bar in far bombay
Come fly with me, we'll fly we'll fly away
Come fly with me, let's float down to peru
In lama land, there's a one man band
And he'll toot his flute for you
Come fly with me, we'll float down in the blue
Once i get you up there, where the air is rarefied
We'll just glide, starry eyed
Once i get you up there, i'll be holding you so near
You may here, angels cheer - because were together
Weather wise it's such a lovely day
You just say the words, and we'll beat the birds
Down to acapulco bay
It's perfect, for a flying honeymoon - they say
Come fly with me, we'll fly we'll fly away
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