DION

I'm just a somebody nobody wants
(Nobody wants me) nobody wants me

Everybody that I see
Seems to have someone but me
Arm in arm they walk along
Why does life treat me so wrong?
Wish somebody wanted me
Because I just don't wanna be
Another somebody nobody wants
(Nobody wants)

Saturday's another night
Just like any other night
Everybody's feelin' great
Everybody's got a date
All of them have fun but me
Why why why must I be
Just another somebody nobody wants
(Nobody wants)

(x2):
Feel like my heart's about to break; I'm so sad
I want a girl to love me; I want her bad
I sit up in my lonely room
Somethin's gotta happen soon
Wond'rin' why I'm all alone
Want somebody of my own
Someone who will care a lot
Someone who will prove I'm not
Another somebody nobody wants
(1st time): (Nobody wants)

(repeat & fade):
(Nobody wants me) Nobody wants me

Life Is But A Dream
(R.J. Cita/S. Weiss)

Will you take part in my life, my love?
That is my dream

Life is but a dream; it's what you make it
Always try to give; don't ever take it
Life has its music, life has its song of love, love

Life is but a dream, & I dream of you
Strange as it seems, all night I see you
I'm tryin' to tell you just what you mean to me

Wo I love you with all my heart
I adore you & all your lovin' charms
I want you to do your part
Come here to my open arms

Life is but a dream, & we can live it
Oh we can make a love none to compare with
Oh will you take part in my life, my love?
That is my dream (life is but a dream)

Runaway Girl
(E. Greenberg/B. Baer/R. Schwartz)

I fell in love with a runaway, a little runaway girl
Each night she's all that I dream about, my little runaway girl
She used to make me glad
Now I'm sad & I feel so bad
Oh why must I always be waiting for little runaway girl?

My friends all told me I'm wastin' time with my runaway girl
How did I know it was just a line from my runaway girl
She broke my heart in 2
Now I'm blue; you'd be too
If you were in love with a runaway, a little runaway girl

Although she may not feel this love the way that I do
Each night & day I'll pray that someday maybe she'll come through & then...

I know I won't be a lonely boy with my runaway girl
'Cause now I'll be more than just a toy for my runaway girl
If she comes back to me
I'll be free, then you'll see
Oh, my heart will sing & be glad again with my runaway girl

Little Star
(A. Venosa/V. Picone)

Where are you, little star? (Where are you?)
Oh oh oh oh ra da ta da ta da too
Oh oh oh oh ra da ta da ta da too

Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder where you are
Wish I may, wish I might
Make this wish come true tonight
Searched all over for a love
You're the one I'm thinkin' of
Oh oh oh oh ra da ta da ta da too
Oh oh oh oh ra da ta da ta da too

Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder where you are
High above the clouds somehwere
Send me down a love to share
Oh oh oh oh ra da ta da ta da too
Oh oh oh oh ra da ta da ta da too
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh there you are, high above
Oh dear God, send me a love
Oh there you are, you're lighting up the sky
I need a love, a real real, my

Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder where you are
Wish I may, wish I might
Make this wish come true tonight
Oh oh oh oh ra da ta da ta da too
Oh oh oh oh ra da ta da ta da too
Oh (da da da) wo wo oh
There you are, little star

Lonely World
(E. Maresca/Dion DiMucci)

(Doo-doo-wah's by backup singers, wo's by Dion)

I'm just a fool searchin' for someone to care
I've searched the whole world over, but you don't hear my prayer
Wo yeah (searching for my love)
Uh huh (girl I'm dreaming of)
Oh in my lonely world (lonely world, lonely world)

Wo I'm tired of bein' lonely; I want someone to love
No matter who's beside me, it's you I'm thinkin' of
Wo yeah (searching for my love)
Uh huh (girl I'm dreaming of)
Oh in my lonely world (lonely world, lonely world)

Wo you know my world kind of falls apart
'Cause you love someone else
Yeah my heart, my soul, my whole world was you
You mean more than life itself

No one will ever know, dear, the suff'ring I go through
I suffer most of all 'cause I can't stop loving you
Wo yeah (searching for my love)
Uh huh (girl I'm dreaming of)
Oh in my lonely world (lonely world, lonely world)

(Wo's by Dion, singing of title by backup singers, fading out)

In The Still Of The Night
(F. Parris)

(backup scat "Shoo doop, shoo be doo" throughout verses)

In the still of the night, I held you, held you tight
'Cause I love you so, promise I'll never let you go
In the still of the night (in the still of the night)

Wo I remember that night in May, the stars were bright up above
I hope & I'll pray to keep your precious love
So before the light, hold me again, dear, with all of your might
In the still of the night (in the still of the night)

(backup scat "shoo wop shoo wa" over sax solo)

So before the light, hold me again, with all of your might
In the still of the night (in the still of the night)
In the still of the night

Can't We Be Sweethearts
(G. Goldner/J. Cox)

(Bo bo bo bo bo
Shoo be doo-d-doo bop bop bop
Shoo be doo-d-doo yeah yeah)
(heard throughout song)

Can't we be sweethearts? Why don't we fall in love?
Right from the start, you're the girl I'm dreamin' of
Oh can't you see you're the one & only girl for me?

Please by my sweetheart; don't you know the way I feel?
Don't play the part; please make my dreams come real
Oh don't you know, don't you know I really love you so?

Bridge:
We'd walk hand in hand in our wonderland
The world would be our own
I'd make love to you, lovin' kisses too
You'd be mine alone

(repeat verse 1)

(repeat bridge)

Can't we be sweethearts? Don't you know the way I feel?
Don't break my heart; please make my dreams all real
Oh don't you know, don't you know I really love you so?

(scat singing, fading out)

Little Girl Of Mine
(R. DeLaurentis/K. Rudman/R. Barrett)

("Diddle-diddle-diddle-lit-lit" scat singing, heard throughout song)

Oh little girl of mine, gee you sure look fine
Yes you appeal to me, wo yeah, I'll never set you free
'Cause you're my lovin' baby till the end of time
I can't seem to get you off my mind, wo yeah my baby

The boys will roll their eyes as we go strollin' by
It's not so hard to see, wo yeah, they all envy me
'Cause you're my lovin' baby, you belong to me
That's the way it was meant to be, wo yeah my baby

Bridge:
Oh well now I know I love you so
I'll never, I'll never let you go
& I need your love oh so much
That I thrill to your touch

(sax solo)

(repeat bridge)

So little girl, stay true; that's all I ask of you
Be mine & mine alone, wo yeah, don't leave your happy home
'Cause I love you, baby, & I always will
You're my one & only thrill, wo yeah my baby
My honey, my sweet thing
...& fade

Oh Happy Day
(D. Bridges)

(Oh sun is shining, oh happy day
No more troubles, no skies of gray)
(backup scat "oh po-pe-doo" throughout verses after above 2 lines)
The sun is shinin', oh happy day
No more troubles, no blue skies of gray
Ever since, dear, you said those words to me

(Oh sun is shining, oh happy day
No more troubles, no skies of gray)
The moon is shinin', oh happy night
Come to me, darlin', & make things all right
Oh happy day, wo love give me

(Oh sun is shining, oh happy day
No more troubles, no skies of gray)

(instrumental)

(Oh sun is shining, oh happy day
No more troubles, no skies of gray)
Ever since, dear, you said those words to me

(repeat & fade):
(Oh sun is shining, oh happy day
No more troubles, no skies of gray)

Will Love Ever Come My Way
(Dion DiMucci/W. Farrell)

It seems the whole world wants to turn their backs on me
Can't seem to find someone to give a little love to me

(La la la la la la ooo) (backing over wo-oh's by Dion)
Wonderin' just what to do, wonderin' just where to go
Waiting here all alone, waiting for love to show
Will love ever ever come my way?

Looking for someone's love, looking so hard I cry
Wanting someone to care, wanting as time goes by
Will love ever ever come my way?

I'm just like a lonely drifter, I'm goin' on my way
Hoping that I will find love someday, some way
Dreaming of love & fun, dreaming the long nights through
Wishing on stars above, wishing sounds sad but true
Will love ever ever come my way?

(fading out):
(La la la la la la ooo) (backing over wo-oh's by Dion)

Gonna Make It Alone
(Dion DiMucci/B. Feldman/G. Goldstein/R. Gottehrer)

I'm gettin' older day by day
It's comin' time to break away
So many things I wanna do
On my own, I'm gonna make it alone, 'lone, 'lone

I'm gonna get myself a car
I'll travel near, I'll travel far
Just like the men I'll be free
On my own, I'm gonna make it alone, 'lone, 'lone

Wo wo wo yeah now
Wo wo wo yeah
Wo wo wo wo
Wo wo wo wo

CHORUS:
I'll find a town to hang around
I'll be the man to shake my hand
The girls you find will all be mine
I'll make some money in a rush...yeah, be too much
I'm gonna get out of this place right now
It's gonna change my luck somehow
I'm gonna leave with no goodbyes
On my own, I'm gonna make it alone, 'lone, 'lone

Wo wo wo wo
Yeah yeah yeah yeah now
Wo wo wo wo
Wo wo wo wo

(chorus)

(Wo's, fading out)

This Little Girl
(Gerry Goffin/Carole King)

People, don't you worry, I know what I'm doin'
I know what love's all about
Ah this little girl won't make a fool out of me
Because I'm gonna straighten her out

(Ba ba ba oh oh oh oh sha la la la
Oh oh oh oh sha la la la
Oh oh oh oh sha la la la wo wo wo wo wo)
(backing heard a lot throughout song)

Ah this little girl is just about as mean as they come, she is now
She don't even act nice once in a while like some, oh yeah wo wo
Trouble is her middle name
But I'm glad that's the way she came
I can be the one to tame this little girl

Ah this little girl won't like me very much at first, she won't now
& after a while she's gonna think that I'm the worst, oh yeah
But I won't treat her with kid gloves
& I won't shower her with lots of love
But I'll make an angel of this little girl

Oh this little girl tries to make every man a slave, oh yeah
But this little man is gonna take her by the hand
& I'm gonna show her the way to behave

Ah this little girl is kinda used to gettin' her way, but no more now
There's gonna be some changes made startin' today, wo I said
Now everyone will be surprised
When I cut her down to size
& no one's gonna recognize my little girl, tell you again now

This little girl, I'm a man now
This little girl, I'll tell you again now
...& fade

Flim Flam
(Dion DiMucci/N. Sherman)

Oh you give me love, I don't know if it's good or bad
(Flim flam, wham bam, whim wham)
Ah you give me lovin', but your love just makes me sad
(Flim flam, wham bam, whim wham)
Said you drive me from my mind
You're either too cruel or kind
Flim flam (wham bam, whim wham)

Oh you say you need me but I do believe you don't
(Flim flam, wham bam, whim wham)
Well I say I'm gonna leave you but I do believe I won't
(Flim flam, wham bam, whim wham)
The only thing I know is whether to come or go
Flim flam (wham bam, whim wham)

(x2):
You knock me down, woman, sometimes you're (flim flam)
& then you pick me up, woman, sometimes you're (wham bam)
Well you mix me up woman, I'm in a (jim jam)
I say now (flim flam wham bam) well am I am ma'am
I don't need to tell you that I need you like a fool
(Flim flam, wham bam, whim wham)
You don't need to tell me that you treat me harsh (or mean) & cruel
(Flim flam, wham bam, whim wham) (backing over wo's, yeah's, etc., by Dion)

Troubled Mind
(Doc Pomus/M. Shuman)

Lord, I've been so unhappy everywhere I go
There's nowhere, no place that I know I can find
Peace for my troubled mind

I took a boat to China, drifted, drifted to Mexico
But nowhere, no place can I ever ever ever find
Peace for my troubled mind

But I had, I had me a girl; she didn't stay long
She left me walkin' in the rain
Wo how I loved my girl, ah but she did me so wrong
She left me with troubles & pain

Oh Lord, I'm so tired, tired of travelin' wherever 4 winds blow
There's just nowhere, no place that I could find
Peace for my, my  troubled mind
Oh peace for my troubled mind
Oh a little peace for my, my mind
...& fade

Sweet Sweet Baby
(Dion DiMucci/W. Farrell)

Well I love you baby, & I know, I do
'Cause baby, everything I do, I do is just for you
'Cause you're my baby, wo yeah
Sweet sweet baby, wo yeah
Now I love you, honey so so so
You know I love you so so so

Now baby, when it comes to lovin', you treat me real fine
"Cause baby, that's what makes me know that you are mine, all mine
'Cause you're my baby, wo yeah
Sweet sweet baby, wo yeah
Don't you know I love you so so so
I love you, sweet thing, so so so, say

(over harmonica):
Come on, wo yeah now (x4)
Wo yeah, wo yeah, oh come on
I love you baby so so so (x2)
Now I tell you

Let no other woman get to shine your shoes
'Cause baby, when you start to love me, I just lose all my blues
'Cause you're my baby, wo yeah
Sweet sweet baby, wo yeah
I love you honey so so so
I love you, sweet thing, so so so

Let me hold you, let me hold you baby
Let me, sweetheart, come on
I wanna lift you, love you, baby
...& fade

Sweet Papa Di
(B. Lucas)

Yeah they call me Sweet Papa Di, yeah
I tell you, I spread my sugar all around
Yeah, I mean all around
They keep a-standin' in line
Every time Papa Di come to town, yeah
Ooo I'm a hound
I love 'em all one by one
Yeah I'll even stand & look at me down
Just like a child

Yeah they call me Sweet Papa Di, yeah
Yeah but the honey drippin' from the vine, yeah
Ooo the vine
I've got a reputation, pretty love girls oughta live my lips
Ooo I feel every time
I love 'em all round the clock
They come home beggin' all the time, yeah so fine

Yeah I'll tell you all about a woman in Texas
I'm older than Tennessee
I'm sentimental Rockies, floatin' Wyoming
Yeah, Atlanta outside of travel, Miami was the best, yeah
& back in New York town, women, yeah, gotta get some rest

Yeah they call me Sweet Papa Di
I'm a specialist on the heart & the soul
Yeah the Jelly Roll
As long as you fine things need me
Yeah, Papa Di won't let your love get cold
Bless your souls

(instrumental)

(repeat last 2 verses)

Don't Start Me Talkin'
(S.B. Williamson)

I'm goin' down the road, I stop at Fannie Mae's
I'm gonna tell Fannie what I heard her boyfriend say

CHORUS:
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell you everything I know
I'm gonna break up the signifyin'
Baby, somebody's got to go

Jack gave his wife $2 to go downtown, get some mopping
She get out on the street & ooo, George stopped
He knocked her down & she's black in the eye
She gets back home & tells her husband a lie

(chorus)

(instrumental)

She borrowed some money to go to the beauty shop
He honked his horn, she began to stop
She said "Take me, baby, just around the block
I'm goin to the beauty shop to get my hair massage"

(chorus)

(repeat & fade):
Somebody's gotta go

Spoonful
(Willie Dixon)

It could be a spoonful of diamonds, yeah
Could be a spoonful of gold
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Satisfies my soul

CHORUS:
Men lie about it, ooo they cry about it
Even die about it, everybody fights about it
Ooo that spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

Well t could be a spoonful of water
Saved from the desert sand
But just a little spoon of that 45
Seedy from another man

Well it could be a spoonful of coffee
Could be a spoonful of tea
But just a little spoon of your precious love, baby
Is good enough for me

(chorus)

Kickin' Child
(Dion DiMucci/B. Lucas)

She's a kind of friend
She don't ask me where I'm goin
She don't ask me where I've been
Oh she knows I can't be led
We live as 2, gettin' 2 souls fed
Well she's a kickin' child
Gee it's a cold 100, a little girl goes so wild

Well she don't want no lies
She don't change to daylight savings time, no she don't
She's satisfied just to be till we say goodbye
'Cause she's a kickin' child
Gee it's a cold 100, a little girl goes so wild

Well you kind of women tryin' to get control of me
Trample me down like a wild rag queen
All that powder, perfume & paint
Makes me think you are what you ain't

My baby don't hop on me
Don't try to ruin a fool, she just leaves me be
Oh she does somethin' to my heart
Well she's a rollin' stone & tears me all apart
She's a kickin' child
Gee it's a cold 100, a little girl goes so wild
With a smile, goes so wild

(instrumental)

Well you kind of women tryin' to call you joy
By usin' your man for your whippin' boy
I'm gonna tell you babies, there'll come a day
You're gonna run up a bill your head can't pay

My baby don't hop on me
She knows I'm here, she just leaves me be
Oh she does somethin' to my heart
She's a rollin' stone & tears me all apart
But he's a kickin' child
Oh it's a cold 100, a little girl goes so wild
Yes she goes so wild, oh goes so wild
...& fade

Two Ton Feather
(Dion DiMucci)

I said drive down, baby; you know you strike me kinda funny
You got a handful of gimme & a mouthful of "Thank you honey"

CHORUS:
& I say jump back, baby, jump back, baby
Check yourself, don't you wreck yourself
You know it may look like I'm crazy, baby, but I know better
Don't try to hand me no 2-ton feather

You're talkin' to me, baby, like you know somethin' I don't know
So I'll just out, baby, & there you are walkin' in the snow

(chorus)

You want me to wear cardboard & have my food starched
& then you want me to go out into the world & make my mark

(chorus)

(instrumental)

You know, baby, you've got a lot
I say to you, baby, no, but you're not

(chorus; substitute last line with "Baby, you're gonna lose your happy home")

Some tellin' me sweet honey don't come from the bees
& then some tellin' me sweet peaches don't come from the trees

(chorus)

Lovers Who Wander
(songwriting credits unavailable)

When she kissed me I was born and she said goodbye
And I knew right away I was born to cry
Now I'm happy and the joke's on her
Cause I found that place for lover's who wander

She took my love, said she's not comin back
So my world and my sky was all turnin black
Now I see the light, I'm wise to her
Cause I found that place for lovers who wander

A walkin around thinkin about her
Never thought I could live without her
She broke my heart, I really showed it
Look at me now, you'd never know it

Now my story can be told with a smiling face
I'm the luckiest guy in the human race
My dreams have gone for her
Cause I found that place for lover's who wander

Wo wo wo yeah, she took my love you see
Yeah, she doesn't bother me
Yeah I found that place to be
Yeah, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Yeah walkin around thinkin about her
I never thought I could live without her
She broke my heart, I really showed it
Look at me now, you'd never know it

Now my story can be told with a smiling face
I'm the luckiest guy in the human race
All my lovin dreams have gone for her
Cause I found that place for lover's who wander

Dum dum did it, dum dum did it...

FADE

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