One day I was walking & dreaming
(Walk on, walk on, you dreamer)
Then I heard a melody playing
I followed the tune (followed the tune)
By the light of the moon
& found a penny arcade
Then I went to a gypsy oh lady
(That gypsy, that gypsy)
& she read my fortune to me
(She said, she said, she said)
She told at a glance (told at a glance)
That our romance wouldn't last till eternity
(Wouldn't last) (x6)
I laughed (ha ha ha ha...) at that silly old lady
Said "You must be going out of your mind"
Then she turned her head & walked away
I could hardly keep from cry hi hi hi hi hi ing
Take heed, all you young lovers
If you hear, if you hear a melody play
Don't follow the tune (no no no)
By the light of the moon
Or you'll find the gypsy & the penny arcade
You'll find the gypsy & the penny...
The Beating Of My Heart
(Fuqua/Lester)
(bass drum solo)
The beating of my heart
Says we'll never never part
It beats stronger & stronger & stronger & stronger
The beating of my heart
Wo wo oh the trembling in my soul
Says I will never grow cold
So come closer & closer & closer & closer
& closer to me
(The beating of my heart)
I lay awake at night dreaming of a love so true
I gave my love to you, my dear
What am I to do? Wo wo oh
The beating of my heart
Says we'll never never part
It beats louder & louder & louder & louder
The beating of my heart
It beats stronger & stronger & stronger & stronger
The beating of my heart
So come closer & closer & closer & closer
& closer to me
It beats louder & louder & louder & louder
The beating...& fade
Most of all, I want your warm embrace
No one can take your place
I need you most of all
Most of all, I want your sweet caress
Truly I must confess
I need you most of all
When I sleep at night
I dream wonderful, wonderful, wonderful dreams of you
& when I'm awake
No one's there & that's why I'm so blue
Most of all, the one thing that I miss
The way we used to kiss
I need you most...of......all
You've Chosen Me
(Fuqua/Bullock)
(You've chosen me & I've chosen you
You've chosen me & I've chosen you
(scat singing frequent in song):
(Doo doo doo, gonna make you happy because I love you
Gonna make you happy, baby)
You've chosen me (because I love you)
Feel like you'd make my life complete
Beyond your wildest dreams
Listen: it won't be easy, but I'm
(Really gonna, really gonna, really gonna, really gonna)
Really gonna try
Yes, do the best I can
There's gonna be days, there's gonna be days
Won't be very happy days
There's gonna be times, oh yes
Won't be very happy times
Listen: it won't be easy, but I'm
Really gonna try
Yes I'm gonna do the best I can
Ohhhhhhhhhhh oh oh, yeah
(frequent scat singing, fading out)
Love is a river rolling to the sea
Love is a river flowing gently to me
Love is the rapture I see in your eyes
Love is a heartache, happiness in disguise
Sometimes it's a shadow
& sometimes it's close to the end
Sometimes it's divine &
Then suddenly the magic lives again
Wo oh wo oh
I ride that river traveling to the sea
"Love," cries the river whispering softly to me
Whispering softly to......me
(over scat singing--"ba ba doo," "doo doo," etc.):
Sincerely, oh yeah, sincerely
'Cause I love you so dearly
Please say you'll be mine
Sincerely
(chanting & boisterousness)
(instrumental)
(x2):
Sincerely, don't you know that I love you?
I'll do anything for you, baby
All you gotta do is be mine, mine, mine, mine, mine
Oh love, won't you tell me?
Won't you tell me? Won't you tell me why I love you?
'Cause I want you, 'cause I want you, want my sun
She doesn't want me, want me
You know she don't want me, want me
But I'll (never x11) let her go
Sincerely, don't you know that I love you?
I'll do anything for you, baby
All you gotta do is be mine, mine, mine, mine, mine
All you gotta do is be mine, mine, mine, mine, mine
All you gotta do is be mine
(instrumental)
Sincerely, don't you know that I love you?
I'll do anything for you, baby
(repeat & fade):
All you gotta do is be mine, mine, mine, mine, mine
When I'm With You
(Fuqua/Dallas/McCoy)
("Doo doo doo" scat singing)
What makes my heart turn upside down
& my head goes spinning (spinning, spinning) round & round?
It only happens when I'm with you
We-oo we-oo we-oo
What makes me count the days gone by
& never (never, never) keep a sigh?
It only happens when I'm with you
As time goes by, I tell myself that I
Am living in a wonderland
& I can't seem to understand
& when the tears fall from my eyes
& I (I, I) realize
It only happens when I'm with you
Oh yeah, it only happens when I'm with you
I See the tears falling from my eyes
& I'm beginning to realize
I was wrong, so wrong
So come on back to me & stay
I'm sorry about the things I said
The "why not try," it must have led to my head
I was wrong, I was wrong, so wrong, baby
So come on back to me & stay
Bridge:
Come back, come back, oh baby come back to me
I'm so broken hearted & I'm full of memories
(over backing "come back & stay"):
Baby come back, reach out, come back
Baby come back, oh baby come back
Said I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong
Girl I was wrong, so come back & stay
Oh baby baby baby baby, please give me one more chance
Oh no no no no, don't break up our romance
I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, baby
So come on back to me & stay
There y'are, girl
(bridge, fading out)
I'll Stop Wanting You
(Fuqua/Brown)
(I'll stop wanting you)
When the moon gets what the night is for
When the tide lives its way to the shore
When the rainbow can't tell the storms through
& that's when (that's when) that's when (that's when)
I'll stop wanting you
When the river can't find a way to the sea
When the sun in summer ceases to be
When my heart can't do a dream of you
& that's when (that's when)
I'll stop wanting you
No chain is strong enough to hold the river from the sea
No chain is strong enough to hold love that wants to be free
When it refuses to cloud in
When time stands still
Only then, after my heart is through
That's when (that's when) that's when
I'll stop wanting you
The 10 Commandments of Love
(Fuqua/Paul)
(spoken, at start & end):
God created heaven & earth & all that's within
& also the 10 commandments of love
(1) Thou should never love another
(2) & stand by me all the while
(3) Take happiness with the heartaches
(4) & go through life wearing a smile
& oh how happy we will be
If we keep the 10 commandments of love, of love
(5) Thou should always have faith in me
In everything I say & do
(6) Love me, love me, love me with all your heart & soul
Until our life on earth is through
& oh how happy we will be
If we keep the 10 commandments of love
Love, oh sweet love, it's oh oh so grand
You will find that since the beginning of time
It has ruled in all the land
(7) Come to me when I am lone
(8) Kiss me when you hold me tight
(9) Treat me sweet & gentle, baby
(10) When we say goodnight
Oh how happy we will be
If we keep the 10 commandments of love
I know, oh how happy we will be
If we keep the 10 commandments of...
Don't Say Goodbye
(Pratt/Twiggs/Wang)
Don't say goodbye, don't even try
For you are my love, the only love I'm dreaming of
Don't say goodbye, you make me cry
For you are my thrill, the only thrill, I'll tell you why
I'll miss a kiss such as this
In the middle of the night
Oh don't you know that your touch means so much
When you're holding me tight
Don't say goodbye, I told you why
Can't you see you're meant for me?
Don't say goodbye
(Don't ever say goodbye)
Touch Talk
(Fuqua/Mancha/Wakefield)
Isn't it strange how people always want to talk so much?
When half the things they say can be said with a touch
If you're trying to talk to your lovers & they don't understand
Maybe the answer is there in the palm of your hand
Let your touch talk, don't be afraid
You've got so many beautiful things that you never say
Let your touch talk, let the feeling be plain
Open up your heart to a world that's pretty to see
When you wanna say something special & the words slip your mind
Let the gentle touch be the thing that gets you out of a bind
People of today have forgotten today what the touch is about
Just put a little more in your life & you should find out
Let your touch talk, kiss your love on the cheek
You wouldn't have to say a lot of things & your rack won't be weak
Let your touch talk, yeah, don't say a thing
Hold someone you love kind of closer & feel the joy that you bring
(spoken):
Touch your woman. Hold her hand. Tighter. Tighter. Feels so good.
Let your touch do the talkin', let your fingers do the walkin'
Put your touch to the test, let your mouth take a rest
Let your touch talk, let the feeling be free
...& fade
Old Fashioned Love Affair
(Fuqua/Gant)
Just an old fashioned love affair
Nothing fancy, just 2 lovers living, loving for each other
I'm talking about an old fasioned love affair
Simple trust & understanding
Neither one of us is too demanding
People all over the world, they all seem to make
The very same, same mistake
They keep taking love for granted
& never give at all, no no
All they ever wanna do is
Take, take, take, take till they empty your cup
Take, take, take, take till they use you up
All I want is an old fashioned love affair
Simple trust & understanding
Neither one of us is too demanding
All I want, all I want, all I want, all I want
Simple trust & understanding
We're never gonna be too demanding
People all over the world, they're making the same mistakes
Yeah yeah yeah, they're taking love for granted
Never giving at all
All they ever wanna do is
Take, take, take, take till they empty your cup
Take, take, take, take till they use you up
Oh, how 'bout an old-time love affair?
It'll be an old-time love affair
I want an old fashioned
Old fashioned, something simple, not too fancy
Baby can we take a walk? Take a walk in the park
Go to the show & ride? Ride close together, baby
...& fade
Miss Unbelievable
(Fuqua/Johns)
(spoken):
Honey, I love you. I've always needed you. You've always been right there.
Miss Unbelievable, that's who you are
It's inconceivable that you're by far
Everything I ever wanted, you're all I'll ever need
& I wanna thank you, yeah, thank you, thank you
Keep on thanking you for coming into my life
For coming into my life
You're unforgettable, that's what you are
You're so incredible, my shining star
All that I have in my heart, it's for you, baby
& I wanna thank you, thank you, yeah thank you baby
(spoken): Thank you. Thank you baby
For all the joy you brought into my life
& for all the love that warms those cold & lonely nights
You're indescribable, that's what you are
It's undeniable that you really are
Truly, truly unbelievable
(spoken): Inconceivable. Unforgettable. So increcible. Indescribable.
...& fade
We go together like a hand & glove
We can do a lot of nothin' but a whole lot of love
Kiss me, kiss me baby, kiss me baby
& love me, love me all night long
Now I'm gonna buy you a new car
A Mercedes-Benz & a Jaguar
But you gotta kiss me, kiss me baby
You gotta lay one on me, baby
& love me, love me all night long
Bridge:
Maybe you may think that I'm foolin'
Maybe that's why you keep on coolin'
Maybe I'm just not your kind
But I can't get you off my mind
& before I kiss you, give me a smack
Kiss me, kiss me, if you don't kiss back
You gotta kiss me (kiss me baby)
Kiss me baby (kiss me baby)
You gotta kiss me baby
& love me, love me all night long
Look out, look out, look out!
(scat singing)
(repeat bridge & verse 3)
Look here, come on
Kiss me baby (kiss me baby)
Kiss me baby (won't you kiss me)
You gotta kiss me baby
You gotta kiss me baby (kiss me baby)
Kiss me baby & love me, love me all night
Love me all night long, yeah
Kiss me baby (kissing sound)
(spoken):
I was shopping the other day at a local market
& I looked around & looked over there & said,
"That looks like...who it is. I think I'll go over there & say hello."
Hello stranger, I haven't seen you around
How have you been doing with that new love you found?
Stranger, oh stranger, have you been blue?
Have you been missing me like I've been missing you?
Stranger, oh stranger, is he treatin' my children right?
Does he tell them bedtime stories
& does he tuck 'em in, kiss 'em
& make 'em say their prayers every night?
Stranger, oh stranger, now I realize what you said
That you can't find happiness, no
Laying in another woman's bed
Stranger, oh stranger, hello & goodbye
I guess I'd better keep right on movin'
'Cause I just don't, I just don't want you to see my cry
(spoken):
Honey, tell the children that Daddy still loves 'em
& it was all a misunderstanding
& if they ever need or want anything, you know I'll always be right there
Oh stranger, oh stranger, if you should ever change your mind
Just find yourself a telephone & dial lovin' 456789
Oh stranger, oh stranger, eyes I'll walk away
I want you to know that (I love you x6)
Oh stranger, I love you...& fade
The Wonder Of Your Love
(Harvey Fuqua/Gwen Gordy Fuqua)
Calling out all over the world for love
I was calling out all over the world for love
Then you came along when I was so lonely
Now I'm in clover, my lonely days are over
It's the wonder of your love, your love
Your love, sweet lovin', the wonder of your love
When you held me close, held me close & kissed me
Lightning flashed o'er the thunder that roared
It's the wonder of your love, your love
Your love, sweet lovin', the wonder of your love
Your love is brighter than the stars
The moon & the sun that shines above me
You took your fingertips & pressed them upon my lips
& said "Shhhh. Darling, don't talk; just love me"
& after all is said & done, if they don't believe me
You'll have but to hold them, then they'll say I told them about
(repeat & fade):
The wonder of your love, your love
Your love, sweet lovin', baby it's the wonder of your love
Any Way You Wanna, Lupe Lu
(Harvey Fuqua/Gwen Gordy Fuqua)
Awww, shucks!
(backing, heard frequently throughout):
(Funky funky, Lupe Lupe, funky funky, Delilah)
(Harvey's part, also frequent):
Any way you want (x5) na na na na na
See no evil! Hear no evil! Speak no evil!
Overlooked Generation
(Fuqua/Bogan/L. Wilson/M. Wilson)
(spoken):
I went to visit a friend of mine in a convalescent home the other day. As I went into her room, she was sitting in an old rocking chair with her head hanging down, looking so lonely. As I touched her on the shoulder, she turned, looked, & as she recognized me, this is what she had to say:
"I'm so glad to see you; you're the first in a long time
You really did something to this old heart of mine
I feel better now that you're here
Today I won't have to shed one tear
My daughter, sometimes she writes"
She said, "My son, my son has dropped completely out of sight
Yes I faded from their young minds
So I guess till the end, I'll live my time
I tell you, it's a sad situation
Livin' in an overlooked generation"
"Sure, we have attention from nurses & doctors too
But let's face it--they're doing what they're paid to do, yeah
Some have forgotten that we are a part of this world
At one time, we were young boys & girls
I tell you, it's a sad situation
Livin' in an overlooked generation"
(Oooo so sad, so so so sad)
So sad to see is when they're no longer young & carefree
When they're taken to a home with one room to call their own
She said, "I might not live to see that day
But my old eyes can see you comin' this way
I tell you, it's a sad situation
Livin' in an overlooked generation"
(spoken, over backing "Sad situation, livin' in an overlooked generation"):
It's a crying shame to see all those lonely people just sitting there, feeling abandoned, so down. You know, we'd better start thinking, 'cause what goes around comes right on back around.
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