Nobody knows the trouble I've seen Nobody knows but Jesus Nobody knows the trouble I've seen Glory Hallelujah! Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down Oh yes, Lord Sometimes I'm almost to the ground Oh yes, Lord Nobody knows the trouble I've seen Nobody knows but Jesus Nobody knows the trouble I've seen Glory, Hallelujah! If you get there before I...Learn More

Old Deacon Splivin, his flock was givin' A way of livin' right Said he, "No wingin', no ragtime singin' tonight." Up jumped Aunt Hagar, and shouted out with all her might: Oh, 'tain't no use to preachin' Oh, 'tain't no use to teachin'; Each modulation of syncopation Just tells my feet to dance and I can't refuse When I hear the melody they call...Learn More

Hello Central, what's the matter with this line? I wanna talk to that sweet man o' mine! Tell me how long will I have to wait? Please give me two nine eight Why do you hesitate? What d'ya say, can I talk to my brown? A storm last night blowed the wires all down! Tell me how long will I have to wait? Oh, won't you tell me now Why do you...Learn More

I never cared much for moonlit skies I never wink back at fireflies But now that the stars are in your eyes I'm beginning to see the light I never went in for afterglow Or candlelight on the mistletoe But now when you turn the lamp down low I'm beginning to see the light Used to ramble through the park Shadowboxing in the dark Then you came and...Learn More

Let me cry, let me sigh when I'm blue Let me go away from this lonesome town Won't be long till my song here is through And I know I'm on my last go round All the love I could steal, beg or borrow Couldn't heal all this pain in my soul What is love but a prelude to sorrow With a heartbreak ahead as your goal Here I go Now you know why I'm...Learn More

I think the sky is blue as far as I can see But should you say the sky is gray it still looks blue to me I know the road is wide, I've known it all along But if you decide the road's not wide, I won't say you're wrong 'Cause today I love everybody, everybody I see I hope today is the day I can say that everybody loves me Today I'd give anybody...Learn More

Why do you go on pretending You know you want to be free Darling, you know I'll let you go You'd do the same for me I understand And darling, you are not to blame If when we kiss it's not the same I understand It's not your fault because your heart has changed it's mind You didn't mean to be unkind I understand Forgetting you will be far from...Learn More

I've got the blues, I feel so lonely I'd give the world if I could only Make you understand It truly would be grand I'm gonna telephone my baby Ask him won't you please come home Oh, when you gone I'm worried all day long Baby, won't you please come home Baby, won't you please come home I have tried in vain Nevermore to call your name When you...Learn More

The French are glad to die for love They delight in fighting duels But I prefer a man who lives And gives expensive jewels A kiss on the hand May be quite continental But diamonds are a girl's best friend A kiss may be grand But it won't pay the rental On your humble flat Or help you at the automat Men grow cold As girls grow old And we all lose...Learn More

More than you know More than you know Man of my heart, I love you so Lately I find you're on my mind More than you know Whether you're right Whether it's wrong Man of my heart, I'll string along You'll need me so More than you'll ever know Loving you the way that I do There's nothing I can do about it Loving may be all you can give But darling, I...Learn More

Yes, willow weep for me Willow weep for me Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea Listen to my plea Listen willow and weep for me Yes, gone my lovers dream Lovely summer dream Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream Sad as I can be hear me willow and weep for me Oh, whisper to the wind and say that love's a...Learn More

Every day, just go along dawn till sundown Here's a rundown Every day that comes, comes once in a lifetime Take each day and gather the rosebuds in it Fill each minute Every day that comes, comes once in a lifetime Think of now, tomorrow is waiting in the wings Who knows what it brings While the future waits, the present swings Day to day, in...Learn More