A house with love in it is rich indeed Although there are a thousand things that house may need

The carpet may be old, the room so plain and bare And yet it’s ... [Read More]

That certain night, the night we met, There was magic abroad in the air. There were angels dining at the ritz, And a nightingale sang in berkeley square.

I may be right, I may ... [Read More]

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position # 6 in 1954 -english words by carl sigman and music by gerhard winkler

Answer me, oh, my love Just what sin have I been guilty of? Tell ... [Read More]

Answer me Oh my love

Just what sin have I been guilty of

Tell me how I came to lose your love

Please answer me My love. You were mine yesterday

I believed that love was here ... [Read More]

-artists: nat king cole and stubby kaye -words by mack david and music by jerry livingston -title song from the 1965 film starring jane fonda, lee marvin (who won an oscar -for his dual ... [Read More]

(bobby troup)

Once I had a gal, As sweet as she could be. Once I had a gal, And she was right for me. Kinda sandy hair, Eyes so soft and blue That you couldn’t help but ... [Read More]

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position # 16 in 1952 -words by sammy cahn and music by nicholas brodszky -title song sung by mario lanza in the film also starring doretta morrow and ... [Read More]

(harry warren, al dubin)

I walk along the street of sorrow, The boulevard of broken dreams. Where gigolo and gigolette Can take a kiss without regret So they forget their broken dreams.

You laugh tonight and ... [Read More]

(nathaniel cole)

I don’t know why I’m so doggone unlucky today. Just got the news that my best gal has left me to stay. Things were pretty rosy, We got along so fine. Until another ... [Read More]

(james, miller)

I took a choo-choo-choo-choo fast as I could take a choo-choo, I’ve come a long-long-long-long way to take you in my arms. And now it’s your first move to prove that ... [Read More]

(bob russell, carl sigman)

Dance, ballerina, dance And do your pirouette in rhythm with your achin’ heart. Dance, ballerina, dance You mustn’t once forget a dancer has to dance the part.

Whirl, ballerina, whirl And just ... [Read More]

(m. carr)

Dinner for one please, james, The madame will not be dining. Yes, you may bring the wine in, Love plays such funny games.

Dinner for one please, james, Close madame’s room, we’ve parted. Please, don’t ... [Read More]

(dorothy fields, jimmy mchugh)

Don’t blame me For falling in love with you. I’m under your spell But how can I help it? Don’t blame me.

Can’t you see When you do the things you do If I ... [Read More]

(lyrics by bob russel, music by duke ellington) This lyrics are like performed by natalie cole

Missed the saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Couldn’t bear it without you Don’t get around much anymore

Thought ... [Read More]

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position # 24 in 1952 -words by ben raleigh and music by guy wood

Faith can move mountains Darling, you will see I can move mountains If you have faith ... [Read More]

Nat king cole Capitol record

Forgive my heart My foolish heart it won’t believe we’re through Forgive my heart You’re still a part of everything I do Forgive my lips If now and then They speakyour name If you ... [Read More]

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position # 26 in 1952 -words and music by marcia neal, philip f. broughton, bob merrill, and hughie -prince

Funny, how I’ve stopped loving you I can pass you on ... [Read More]

(Don Redman, Andy Razaf)

Love makes me treat you the way that I do, Gee baby, ain’t I good to you? There’s nothing in this world too good For a girl so good and ... [Read More]

(dorothy wayne, ray rasch)

He who hesitates When it comes to love He will never know The wonder of it all. A kiss — a sigh, You’ll never know If you don’t try.

He who hesitates When her eyes ... [Read More]

I can’t give you anything but love Baby

That’s the only thing I’ve plenty of Baby Dream a while Scheme a while

We’re sure to find happiness And I guess All those things you’ve always pined for. Gee I’d like ... [Read More]

(wayne/morris)

(I don’t want to see tomorrow, Unless I see it with you.)

Tomorrow, so they say Will be a lovely day, A bright new sun will suddenly break through, But I don’t want to see ... [Read More]

Nat king cole (cole porter) (“can-can”)

Every time I look down on this timeless town Whether blue or gray be her skies. Whether loud be her cheers or soft be her tears, More and more do ... [Read More]

(johnny mercer, victor schertzinger)

Was it in tahiti? Were we on the nile? Long, long ago, Say an hour or so I recall that I saw your smile.

I remember you, You’re the one who made My dreams ... [Read More]

-artist: nat king cole -words and music by sammy cahn, axel stordahl, and paul weston -from the film “thrill of a romance” starring esther williams and van johnson -charted in 1945 by frank sinatra ... [Read More]

(nathaniel cole)

I’m just a shy guy, My, I’m a ‘fraid-to-try guy No lie. There’s a gal that I idolize But I just can’t seem to hypnotize.

And when she pets me, You betcha, it gets me. And ... [Read More]

(jay livingston, raymond evans)

You promised me you’d come back, I promised to wait. But I was a little too lonely, And you were a little too late.

Too many long nights alone, Not even a ... [Read More]

(cy coleman, joseph allen mccarthy)

I’m gonna laugh you right out of my life, Laugh, and forget this affair Guess I was foolish To care.

So I’m gonna dance you right out of my dreams, Try ... [Read More]

(johnny burke)

Better face the facts, ol’ buddy, And be prepared to take the blow. You don’t have to sit and study, It’s something anyone should know. Shake hands… get your hat… And go.

You can praise ... [Read More]

(charles singleton, rose marie mccoy)

I’d like to love you everyday, If I may (if I may). And dream dreams of you every night, If I might (if I might).

And if I may, I’d ... [Read More]

(louis jordan, timmie rodgers)

Knock me a kiss, you’ll never miss When I’m ready to go. But if you can’t smile and say yes, Please don’t cry and say no!

Squeeze me a squoze in ... [Read More]

(bart howard)

Poets often use many words To say a simple thing. It takes thought and time amd rhyme To make a poem sing.

With music and words I’ve been playing For you, I have written ... [Read More]

-artist: nat king cole -from his “the greatest of nat king cole” lp-capitol slb 6803 -peak billboard position # 16 in 1954 -words and music by sammy gallop and arthur kent

Someone longs for you ... [Read More]

Just for the fun of it Just to be gay You made me care for you Then you went away I ask you was it fair when I was fancy free? To make me fall ... [Read More]

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 ... [Read More]

(j. greer, r. klarges)

Just you, just me Let’s find a cozy spot To cuddle and woo. Just us, just we I’ve missed an awful lot My trouble is you.

Oh, gee! What are your charms for? What are ... [Read More]

-artist: nat king cole -words by ben raleigh and music by bernie wayne -charted in 1946 by sammy kaye (#3), dinah shore (also #3), andy russell (#4), -teddy walters (also #4), and the merry ... [Read More]

There may be trouble ahead, But while there’s moonlight and music and love and romance, Let’s face the music and dance.

Before the fiddlers have fled, Before they ask us to pay the bill, And ... [Read More]

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position # 5 in 1958 -words and music by clyde otis, brook benton, and belford hendricks -also charted by joe simon in 1969 at #70

Looking ba-a-ack over ... [Read More]

(newman/spencer/delange)

Lost april, Where did you go? Like winter’s snow, I saw you vanish. Lost april, So soft and warm. A memory Not even time can banish.

Lost april, That taught me this. A single kiss Could lead to heaven. But april had ... [Read More]

The sky May be starless The night May be moonless But deep In my heart I know that you Love me You love me Because you Told me so

Love letters Straight From your heart Keep us so near While we’re apart I’m not alone In the ... [Read More]

LOVE-WISE

Love-wise, you’re perfect; Touch-wise, you thrill me. Tender longings thrill me Every time I take your hand. Face-wise, attractive, Smile-wise, appealing, This contented feeling Can’t be hard to understand.

BRIDGE: *You’re sheer delight And much too nice to break up ... [Read More]

Love me as though there were no tomorrow; Take me out of this world tonight. Take me; make me forget my sorrow, So when I wake tomorrow, I’ll know our love was right. Kiss ... [Read More]

(and I’ll be there at no particular time) (pyle/robinson/terker)

Baby, we two can’t get along, I’m never right, you’re never wrong. So meet me at no special place, And I’ll be there at no particular ... [Read More]

(cole porter)

Miss otis regrets She’s unable to lunch today.

Madam… Miss otis regrets She’s unable to lunch today.

She is sorry to be delayed, But last evening down at lover’s lane, she strayed. Madam… Miss otis regrets She’s unable ... [Read More]

Misty

Look at me, I’m as helpless as a kitten up a tree, And I feel like I’m clinging to a cloud, I can’t understand, I get misty, just holding your hand.

Walk my way, ... [Read More]

(oliveiro/ortolani/ciorciolini/newell)

More Than the greatest love the world Has known,

This Is the love I’ll give to you Alone.

More Than the simple words I’ve tried to say, I’ll only live to love you More each day.

More than you’ll ever know, My ... [Read More]

My dream sonata is the music I hear Each night when all the world is deep in slumber And in my dreams, my darling, you appear. While the music’s playing I hear you ... [Read More]