1. _ Taking A Chance On Love
Writer(s): latouche/fetter/duke
Here i go again
I hear those trumpets blow again
All aglow again
Taking a chance on love
Here i slide again
About to take that ride again
Starry eyed again
Taking a chance on love
I thought that cards were a frame-up
I never would try
Now i'm taking that game up
And the ace of hearts is high
Things are mending now
I see a rainbow blending now
We'll have a happy ending now
Taking a chance on love
Here i slip again
About to take that trip again
I got that grip again
Taking a chance on love
Now i prove again
That i can make life move again
I'm in a grove again
Taking a chance on love
I walk around with a horseshoe
In clover i lie
And brother rabbit of course you
Better kiss your foot good-bye
On that ball again
I'm riding for a fall again
I'm gonna give my all again
Taking a chance on love
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2. _ A Foggy Day
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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3. _ All Of Me
Writer(s): simons
All of me - why not take (come on get) all of me
Can't you see - i'm no good (just a mess) without you
Take my lips - i want to lose them
Take (get a piece of) my (these) arms - i'll never use them
Your good-bye - left me with eyes that cry
How can i - get along (ever make it) without you
(you know) you took (got) the part - that once was (used to be) my heart
So why not - why not take all of me
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4. _ 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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5. _ Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
when skies are cloudy and grey
They're only grey for a day
So wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away
Until that sunshine peeps through
There's only one thing to do
Just wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream all your troubles away
Your castles may tumble (that's fate after all)
Life's really funny that way
No use to grumble, smile as they fall
Weren't you king for a day?
Just remember that sunshine
Always follows the rain
So wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away
Your castles may tumble (that's fate after all)
Life's really funny that way
But no need to grumble, smile as they fall
Weren't you king for a day?
Just remember that sunshine
Always follows the rain
So wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream... dreeaaam your troubles away
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6. _ Get Happy
Forget your troubles and just get happy, you better chase all your cares away.
Sing hallelujah, come on get happy, get ready for the judgment day.
The sun is shining, come on get happy, the lord is waiting to take your hand.
Shout hallelujah, come on get happy, we're going to the promised land.
We're heading 'cross the river, wash your sins 'way in the tide.
It's so peaceful on the other side.
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7. _ Sunday
Note: there may well be more lyrics than this short 1:00 version, which was broadcast on "your hit
Parade" in 1944. additions from a longer version are welcome.
I'm blue ev'ry monday thinkin' over sunday
That one day when i'm with you
It seems that i sigh all day tuesday and i cry all day wednesday
Oh, my, how i long for you
And then comes thursday
Gee, it's long and never goes by
Friday makes me feel like i'm gonna die
But after payday is my fun day, i shine all day sunday
That one day when i'm with you
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8. _ Jeepers Creepers
Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers?
Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those eyes?
Gosh all git-up, how'd you get so lit up?
Gosh all git up, how'd they get that size?
Golly gee, when you turn those heaters on,
Woe is me, got to put my cheaters on.
Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers?
Oh those weepers, how they hypnotize!
Where'd you get those eyes?
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9. _ 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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10. _ Like Someone In Love
Lately, i find myself gazing at stars, hearing guitars like someone in love.
Sometimes the things i do astound me, mostly whenever you're around me.
Lately i seem to walk as though i had wings, bump into things like someone in love.
Each time i look at you, i'm limp as a glove, and feeling like someone in love.
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11. _ They Can't Take That Away From Me
Writer(s): george and ira gershwin
There are many many crazy things
That will keep me loving you
And with your permission
May i list a few
The way you wear your hat
The way you sip your tea
The memory of all that
No they can't take that away from me
The way your smile just beams
The way you sing off key
The way you haunt my dreams
No they can't take that away from me
We may never never meet again, on that bumpy road to love
But i'll always, always keep the memory of
The way you hold your knife
The way we danced till three
The way you changed my life
No they can't take that away from me
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12. _ The Girl Next Door
The moment i saw her face,
I knew she was just my style.
My only regret is we've never met for i dream of her all the while,
But she doesn't know i exist,
No matter how i persist.
So it's clear to see there's no hope for me,
Though i live at fifty-one thirty-five kensngton avenue,
And she lives at fifty-one thirty three.
How can i ignore the girl next door,
I love her more than i can say.
Doesn't try to please me,
Doesn't even tease me,
And she never sees me glance her way.
And i thought i'm heartsore,
The girl next door
Affection for me won't display.
I just adore her so i can't ignore her,
The girl next door.
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13. _ Little Girl Blue
When you were very young, the world was younger than you,
As merry as a carousel,
The circus tent was strung with ever star in the sky,
Above the ring you loved so well.
Now the young world has grown old, gone are the silver and gold,
Chorus : sit there and count your fingers, what can you do,
Old girl, you're through.
Just sit there and count your little fingers, unhappy 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, old girl, you might as well surrender,
Your hopes are getting slender, why won't somebody send a tender
Blue boy to cheer up little girl blue.
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14. _ Just One Of Those Things
Writer(s): cole porter
It was just one of those things
Just one of those crazy flings
One of those bells that now and then rings
Just one of those things
It was just one of those nights
Just one of those fabulous flights
A trip to the moon on gossamer wings
Just one of those things
If we'd thought a bit before the end of it
When we started painting the town
We'd have been aware that our love affair
Was too hot not to cool down
So good-bye, dear, and amen
Here's hoping we meet now and then
It was great fun
But it was just one of those things
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15. _ I Get A Kick Out Of You
Writer(s): porter
Verse:
My story is much to sad to be told
But practically everything leaves me totally cold
The only exception i know is the case
When i'm out on a quiet spree, fighting vainly the old ennui
Then i suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face
Chorus:
I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all
So tell me why should it be true
That i get a kick out of you
Some like the perfume from spain
I'm sure that if i took even one sniff
It would bore me terrifically too
But i get a kick out of you
( some like the bop-type refrain )
( i'm sure that if, i heard even one riff )
( it would bore me terrifically too )
( but i get a kick out of you )
( some they may go for cocaine )
( i'm sure that if, i took even one sniff )
( it would bore me terrifically too )
( but i get a kick out of you )
I get a kick every time i see you standing there before me
I get a kick though it's clear to see, you obviously do not adore me
I get no kick in a plane
Flying too high with some gal in the sky
Is my idea of nothing to do
But i get a kick out of you
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16. _ I'm Going To Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
Writer(s): ahlert/young
I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And make believe it came from you
I'm gonna write words oh so sweet
They're gonna knock me off my feet
A lotta kisses on the bottom
I'll be glad i got 'em
I'm gonna smile and say: "i hope you're feeling better"
And close with love the way you do
I'm gonna sit (right) down and write myself a letter
(and make believe it came, though i know it's not the same)
And (i'll) make believe (that) it came from you
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