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Galileo
04:54
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Galileo fell in love as a Galilean boy
And he wondered what in heaven, who invented such a joy
But the question got the better of his scientific mind
And to his blind and dying gaze
He looked up high and often sighed
And sometimes cried
Who puts the rainbow in the sky?
Who lights the stars at night?
Who dreamt up someone so divine?
Someone like you and made them mine?
Love can make you ask some funny questions now and then
But just remember the alternatives for I remember when
I was lonely and unhappy
And my lips were cold as ice
But you kissed me and good heavens
Now I'm here in paradise
So if ever I'm not kissing you or looking in your eyes
I won't be blind and I won't cry
I'll look up high and gladly sigh
And thank the guy
Who puts the rainbow in the sky?
Who lights the stars at night?
Who dreamt up someone so divine?
Someone like you and made them mine?
Someone like you and made them mine?
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When I take you out, tonight, with me,
Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be,
You will set behind a team of snow white horses,
In the slickest gig you ever see!
Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
Watch that fringe and see how it flutters
When I drive them high steppin' strutters.
Nosey pokes'll peek thru' their shutters and their eyes will pop!
The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,
The dashboard's genuine leather,
With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
In case there's a change in the weather.
Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin',
Ain't no finer rig I'm a-thinkin'
You can keep your rig if you're thinkin' 'at I'd keep to swap
Fer that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
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3. |
The Cold Wind's Embrace
04:27
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It’s cold again
We’re facing the wind
Bracing ourselves for a change
It’s cold again
But it’s warming my face
Filling my heart
The cold wind’s embrace
And I travel today
Back to a time
The places are mine and they’re yours
There the weather is fine
Our hearts are forever
Our laughter is careless
Our heads tilt back
Eyes open wide
And we’re silent with wonder
As we look to the sky
You and I
Unseen by the world
We dance through the night
Our hearts beat together in time
Yours and mine
We head straight for the desert
Ride high on the breeze
No need for sleep
Under the moon
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4. |
Getting to Know You
06:24
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Getting to know you
Getting to know all about you
Getting to like you
Getting to hope you like me
Getting to know you
Putting it my way
But nicely
You are precisely
My cup of tea
Getting to know you
Getting to know all about you
Getting to like you
Getting to hope you like me
Getting to know you
Putting it my way
But nicely
You are precisely
My cup of tea
Getting to know you
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you
Getting to know what to say
Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day
Getting to know you
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you
Getting to know what to say
Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day
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5. |
Goodbye New York
04:22
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Goodbye New York
(Song from the wrong side of the Hudson)
By Deborah Garrison
You were the big fat city we called home town
You were the lyrics I sang but never wrote down
You were the lively graves by the highway in Queens
the bodega where I bought black beans
stacks of the Times we never read
nights we never went to bed
the radio jazz, the doughnut cart
the dogs off their leashes in Tompkins Square Park
You were the tiny brass mailbox key
the joy of “us” and the sorry of “me”
You were the balcony bar in Grand Central Station
the blunt commuters and their destination
the post-wedding blintzes at 4 A.M.
and the pregnant waitress we never saw again
You were the pickles, you were the jar
You were the prize fight we watched in a bar
the sloppy kiss in the basement at Nell’s
the occasional truth that the fortune cookie tells
Sinatra still swinging at Radio City
You were ugly and gorgeous but never pretty
always the question, never the answer
the difficult poet, the aging dancer
the call I made from a corner phone
to a friend in need, who wasn’t at home
the fireworks we watched from the tenement roof
the brash allegations and the lack of any proof
my skyline, my byline, my buzzer and door
now you’re the dream we lived before
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6. |
Until
04:59
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If I caught the world in a bottle
And everything was still beneath the moon
Without your love would it shine for me?
If I was smart as Aristotle
And understood the rings around the moon
What would it all matter if you loved me?
Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing would I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing's end
If I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon so we could ride
Until the stars grew dim, Until...
One day you’ll meet a stranger
And all the noise is silenced in the room
You’ll feel that you're close to some mystery
In the moonlight and everything shatters
You feel as if you’ve known her all your life
The world’s oldest lesson in history
Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing do I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing’s end
Oh, if I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon and we would ride
Until the stars grew dim
Until the time that time stands still, Until...
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7. |
Lemon Twist
04:29
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Here is a word to the wise
The top dietitians in town insist
The best source of vitamin C there can be
Is a lemon twist
Even a skeptic replies
That here's a suggestion you can't resist
A cool drink with ice is improved
With some slices of lemon twist
It isn't merely circumstantial evidence
That the lemon is a highly healthful citrus fruit
The most respected scientists agree with the physiologists
That here's one fact you can't dispute
Why don't you open your eyes
Your psychosomatic ills won't persist
If quick like a rabbit
You latch to the habit of lemon twist
Here is a word to the wise
The top dietitians in town insist
The best source of vitamin C there can be
Is a lemon twist
Even a skeptic replies
That here's a suggestion you can't resist, no
A cool drink with ice is improved
With some slices of lemon twist
Oh, it isn't merely circumstantial evidence
That the lemon is a highly healthful citrus fruit
The most respected scientists agree with the physiologists
That here's one fact you can't dispute
Why don't you open your eyes
Your psychosomatic ills won't persist, here we go
If quick like a rabbit
You latch to the habit of lemon twist
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8. |
Very Early
04:28
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VERY EARLY
(lyrics by Carol Hall, music by Bill Evans)
Very early love came quickly, when I first saw you
You were all I ever wanted, strange how early I knew
Very early, I came running like an eager child
Love was all I ever asked for. Love was wondrous and wild
Now the early rain beats on my window
Sweet the sound rain can make
Nice to lie here
Softly sigh here
You and I here
Waiting for the Very Early sun to wake
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9. |
What's with You
05:19
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You told me what I was doing wrong
You told me I wouldn't be here long
You told me all the things that I didn't do
But now won't you tell me baby
What's with you
You told me about the pacesetters
You told me about the go-getters
You told me about the people in the Who's Who
But now won't you tell me baby, what's with you
Don't think I don't appreciate your grave concern
Don't think I haven't noticed that you've got words to burn
You told me I was second rate
You told me that I should abdicate
So just one little thing before you're through
Now won't you tell me baby, what's with you
Don't think I don't appreciate your sage advice
Don't think I haven't noticed how you put me down so nice
You told me I was born to lose
You told me I couldn't sing the blues
So just one little thing before you're through
Now won't you tell me baby, what's with you
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10. |
Jardin D'Hiver
05:14
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Je voudrais du soleil vert
Des dentelles et des théières
Des photos de bord de mer
Dans mon jardin d'hiver
Je voudrais de la lumière
Comme en Nouvelle Angleterre
Je veux changer d'atmosphère
Dans mon jardin d'hiver
Ta robe à fleur
Sous la pluie de novembre
Mes mains qui courent
Je n'en peux plus de t'attendre
Les années passent
Qu'il est loin l'âge tendre
Nul ne peut nous entendre
Je voudrais du Fred Astaire
Revoir un Latécoère
Je voudrais toujours te plaire
Dans mon jardin d'hiver
Je veux déjeuner par terre
Comme au long des golfes clairs
T'embrasser les yeux ouverts
Dans mon jardin d'hiver
Ta robe à fleur
Sous la pluie de novembre
Mes mains qui courent
Je n'en peux plus de t'attendre
Les années passent
Qu'il est loin l'âge tendre
Nul ne peut nous entendre
Dans mon jardin d'hiver
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11. |
Lucky to Be Me
04:29
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I used to think it might be fun to be
Anyone else but me
I thought that it would be a pleasant surprise
To wake up as a couple of other guys
But now that I've found you
I've changed my point of view
And now I wouldn't give a dime to be
Anyone else but me
Oh, what a day
Fortune smiled and came my way
Bringing love I never thought I'd see
I'm so lucky to be me
What a night
Suddenly you came in sight
Looking just the way I'd hope you'd be
I'm so lucky to be me
I am simply thunderstruck
At this change in my luck
Knew at once I wanted you
Never dreamed you'd want me too
I'm so proud you chose me from all the crowd
There's no other guy I'd rather be
Oh, I could laugh out loud
I'm so lucky to be me
Yes, I'm so proud you chose me from all the crowd
There's no other guy I'd rather be
Oh, I could laugh out loud
I'm so lucky to be me
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12. |
When the World Was New
05:35
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For us the world was new
And soon our hearts were wrapped up in a song
A golden haze of love
Our smiles rising with the dawn
But we began to fear
That if the other knew
The secrets buried deep within
We'd soon be through
And so we hid ourselves
From each other and the world
Not yet brave enough to see
If once we knew each other
We would still be meant to be
For us the world was new
And soon our hearts were wrapped up in a song
A golden haze of love
Our smiles rising with the dawn
Someday we hope to find
How much our hearts can share
And if we're brave we'll build a love
Beyond compare
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