Once Upon A Time
(Clarence Paul/Dave Hamilton/Mickey Stevenson/Barney Ales)
BOTH: Once upon a time I almost lost my mind
I was lonely, so lonely
Once up on a time
BOTH: Hoping every day things would go my way
Then you came into my life
Now everything is fine
Bridge (MG 1st time, MW 2nd time):
I never knew what love could do till I met you
Now everything is oh so cozy
BOTH: Now my skies are blue, all because of you
I'm so glad; I was lonely
Once upon a time
(instrumental)
(repeat bridge)
(repeat verse 3)
(repeat & fade):
Oh so lonely, once upon a time
I was lonely, once upon a time
'Deed I Do
(Fred Rose/Walter Hirsch)
MG: Do I want you? Do I want you?
Oh my, baby do I?
Yeah yeah yeah baby, you can bet your life I do
MW: Do I need you? Do I need you?
Oh my, yeah baby do I?
Hey baby, you can bet your life I do
MG: I wanna tell you one thing right here
I'm so glad that I'm the one who found you
That's why I'm always hangin', hangin', hangin' 'round you
MW: Oh do I love you? Do I love you?
Oh my, yeah do I?
Hey baby, you can bet your life I do
(instrumental)
MW: I'm glad that I'm the one who found you
That's why I'm always hangin' around you
MG: Do I love you? Oh my, do I love you?
Baby, woo oh my
Hey baby, you can bet your life...
MW: Hey baby, yeah, you can bet your life I...
MG: Baby, you can bet your life...
MW: You bet your life I do
...& fade
Until I Met You
(Freddie Green/Donald Wolf)
MW: I used to be so fancy free
But really lonesome as could be
Till one lucky day you came my way, Marvin
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
MG: I used to think there'd never be
A girl who'd ever care for me
But what do you know? You made it so
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
MW: When you kissed me I felt the seasons change
From winter to spring
MG: Ooo when you kissed me, I lost my reason
'Cause I heard the birds sing; I felt like a king
MW: Now I have to rub my eyes
Each time I try to realize
That your love is mine, ain't it just fine?
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
MG: I used to be fancy free
Really lonesome as can be
Till one lucky day you came my way
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you, baby yeah
MW: I used to think there'd never be
A boy who'd ever care for me
But what do you know? You made it so
I never knew what love was all about, baby
Until I met you
MG: When you kissed me I felt the seasons change
From winter to spring, yeah
MW: When you kissed me, I lost my reason
'Cause I heard the birds sing; I felt like a queen
MG: Now I've got to rub my eyes
Each time I try to realize
That your love is mine, ain't it just fine?
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you, yeah
MG: I never knew, baby, no no
MW: I never knew, Marvin, what love was, yeah
MG: I'm crying out, baby, yeah yeah
MW: We're gonna take it slow, let it go right now, yeah
...& fade
Together
(DeSylvia/Brown/Henderson)
(Together, together)
MG: We'd stroll the lane together
MW: Laugh at the rain, oh you know, together
BOTH: Sang love's refrain together
& we'd both pretend it would never end
MW: When we cried, you know we cried together
MG: Cast love aside together
BOTH: You're gone from me
But in my memory
We'll always be together
(Together, together)
(instrumental)
BOTH: & we'd both pretend it would never end
MW: You stole the sunshine, oh you know
We're gonna be together
MG: & our hearts, our hearts that won together
BOTH: Oh you've gone from me
But in my memory
We'll always (Backing: always be)
We'll always (Backing: always be)
We'll always be (Backing: always be) together
MG: We're gonna be together
MW: Oh you know we, we just gotta be together
...& fade
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
(Best/Watson)
(Ooo wah ooo, say we'll never part
Ooo wah ooo, say we'll never part)
MG: I love you for sentimental reasons
& I hope you do believe me
I'm giving you my heart
MW: I love you, & you alone were meant for me
Please give your loving heart to me
& say we'll never part
MG: Ooo I think of you every morning
MW: Dream dreams of you every, every night
MG: Darling, I'm never lonely
MW: Whenever you're in sight
BOTH: I love you, & you alone were meant for me
Please give your loving heart to me
& say we'll never part
(repeat & fade):
We'll never part
The Late Late Show
(Murray Berlin/Roy Alfred)
MW: Kiss! MG: Kiss! MW: Kiss! MG: Kiss!
MW: Kiss! MG: All night long
MW: Gee it's cosy in the park tonight
When you cuddle up & hold me tight
Stars above, they seem to know
We're putting on a late late show
MG: Hear the pretty music in the trees
See the flowers dancin' in the breeze
Old Man Moon begins to glow
He's joinin' in the late late show
MW (with MG echoing): Birds should be dreamin'
Stars chirpin' a song
& wild fireflies gleamin'
MW: We kiss! MG: Kiss! MW: Kiss! MG: Kiss!
MW: Kiss! MG: All night long
MW: Then we amble back to my front door
Say good night & then we kiss some more
MG: Did you know I like it so?
It started at the late late show
MW: When you cuddle up & hold me so tight
Stars above, they seem to know, yeah
We're putting on a late late show
MG: See the flowers dancin' in the breeze
Old Man Moon begins to glow
He's joinin' in the late late show
MW (with MG echoing): Birds should be dreamin'
Stars chirpin' a song
& wild fireflies gleamin'
MW: We kiss! MG: Kiss! MW: Kiss! MG: Kiss!
MW: Kiss! MG: All night long
MW: Then we amble back to my front door
Say good night & then we kiss some more
MG: Did you know I like it so?
It started at the late late show
MW: It started at the late late show, Marvin
MG: It started at the late late show
MW: Then you kissed me & you held me so tight, Marvin
MG: It's mellow, baby, ow! It started at the late late show
...& fade
After The Lights Go Down Low
(Alan White/Leroy Lovett/Phil Belmonte)
MG: After the lights go down low, baby you know
There'll be no reason for teasin' me so
MW: & when the dancin' is through & folks will be through
I'll be sitting with no one but you
BOTH: & I'll be needin' you so
After the lights go down low
MG: I wanna hold you & squeeze you as tight as I can
I'd like to kiss you & please you & make you understand
MW: & when you thrill me, you fill me with love so divine
Together we can have a real good time
MG: After the lights go down low, baby you know
There'll be no reason for teasin' me so
MW: & when we cuddle up near without any fear
'Cause I got somethin' sweet I want you to hear
BOTH: & I'll be needin' you so
After the lights go down low
(instrumental)
BOTH: After the lights go down low
MG: I wanna hold you & squeeze you as tight as I can
I'd like to kiss you & please you & make you understand
MW: & when you thrill me, you fill me with love so divine
Together we can have a swingin' time
MG: After the lights go down low, baby you know
There'll be no reason for teasin' me so
MW: Now listen: When we cuddle up near without any fear
'Cause I got some sweet talk that you wanna hear
(repeat & fade):
BOTH: & I'll be needin' you so
After the lights go down low
MG: Treat me sweet & gentle when you say good night
Squeeze me; please don't tease me
MW: I get sentimental whenever you hold me tight
So squeeze me, but please don't tease me
Bridge:
MG: Missin' you since you went away
Singin' the blues each day
Countin' the nights waitin' for you
MW: I want you to know
I never knew I'd love you so
Please say you love me too
MG: When I get this feelin', I'm in ecstasy
Squeeze me, please don't tease me
(instrumental)
MG: Squeeze me, don't tease me
(instrumental)
MW: Mmm squeeze me, baby don't you tease me
(repeat bridge)
MW: Squeeze me, but don't tease me, yeah
MG: Mmm squeeze me, ah don't you tease me
MW: Don't tease me, Marvin. Just squeeze me...& fade
What's The Matter With You Baby
(Clarence Paul/Mickey Stevenson/Barney Ales)
BOTH: Wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo, wo wo, hmmmm
MG: What's the matter with you, baby? What's the matter?
What did I do wrong?
MW: Do you really wanna know?
MG: I wanna know what's the matter with you, baby
MW: You know that you done me wrong
MG: Sorry, didn't mean no harm
Oh baby, let me take you out tonight
Make every little thing all right
MW: You know you told me there would never be another
& you know you lied
When you lied, you hurt me, baby
MG: When I left & I went away
I didn't know how much I loved you until today
MW: Oh baby, leavin' me wasn't right
Now you wanna take me out tonight
MG: Mary, won't you let me get on your good side?
MW: If I did that, Marvin, it would hurt my pride
MG: Hey, let me make it up to you if I can
MW: I can't do it, don't you understand?
BOTH: Hmmmm
MG: What's the matter with you, baby? What's the matter?
MW: I told you that you done me wrong
MG: Well, can you forgive me, Mary? Please forgive me
MW: I'll try, but it'll take some time
MG: Hurry up, hurry up, before I lose my mind
MW: I got a feelin' everything is gonna work all right
But you can't take me out tonight
BOTH: Wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo, wo wo wo wo...& fade
You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
(Bob Russell/John Brooks)
MG: St. Louis woman, with your diamond rings
MW: St. Louis man, you just, you just don't mean a thing
MG: You came a long way from St. Louis
You climbed the ladder of success
I've seen the town & country cars
Parked out in front of your fancy address, baby
MW: You came a long way from St. Louis
You broke a lot of hearts between
I met a ding of gloomy girls who were doin' all right
Until you came on the scene, Marvin
MG: You blew in from the Middle West
& certainly impressed the population here about
MW: Now listen: I got news for you
I'm from Missouri too
So naturally I got my doubts
MG: You got 'em droppin' by the wayside
A feelin' I ain't gonna know
You came a long way from St. Louis
& you still got a long way to go
MG: Yeah yeah yeah
St. Louis woman, with your diamond rings
MW: St. Louis man, you just, you just don't mean a thing
(instrumental)
MW: You blew in from the Middle West
& certainly impressed the population here about, yeah
MG: Well baby, I got news for you
I'm from Missouri too
So naturally I got my doubts
MW: You got 'em droppin' by the wayside, yeah
A feelin' I ain't gonna know
You came a long way from St. Louis
But baby, you got a long way to go
MG: You came a long way, you got a long way to go
MW: Get your hat & get your coat, Marvin
MG: Go on back to St. Louis, go on back now
...& fade
I Love You, Yes I Do
(Harry Glover/Sally Nix)
BOTH: I love you, yes I do
I love you, yes I do
KW: I know you know it's true
From the way I look at you
BOTH: I need you, yes I do
You need me, I need you
MG: Darlin', darlin', I'm never blue
Since I first laid eyes on you
KW: I guess you knew it
MG: From the start
From the way you took my heart
You're the one girl that I adore
KW: Darling, you're my guiding star
I must be wherever you are
You set my world, set my world on fire
BOTH: I love you, yes I do
Much kissin', holding too
MG: I'm yours my whole life through
BOTH: I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, yes I do
(Backing: Yes I do)
It's Got To Be A Miracle (This Thing Called Love)
(Vernon Bullock/Sylvia Moy/Mickey Stevenson)
KW: All it takes is 2 hearts that care
MG: Sprinkle just a little tenderness there
KW: & like the tiny grains of sand that build a mountain so high
MG: Each tender moment builds love between a girl & guy
BOTH: It's got to be a miracle, this thing called love
Never never never let go, this thing called love
KW: Take a boy like you & a girl like me
MG: 2 lonely people we used to be
KW: We shared a little time, tears & laughter
MG: It seems that we will be happy ever after
KW: All it takes is 2 arms that know
MG: They gotta hold you, baby, & never let go
KW: Throw in a lover's quarrel & it's sealed with a kiss
MG: We know that heaven must be like this
BOTH: It's got to be a miracle, this thing called love
Never never never let go, this thing called love
KW: I used to wander, I used to roam
MG: Like a ship in a stormin' sea, tryin' to get home
KW: When we found each other, heaven found a way
MG: 'Cause you were the dawn of a bright sunny day
(instrumental)
KW: All it takes is just a little time
MG: 3 little words, baby, that mean "Will you will be mine?"
KW: Add a few tears 2 lovers will shed
MG: & every sweet word that's ever been said
BOTH: It's got to be a miracle, this thing called love
Never never never let go, this thing called love
KW: Take a girl like me & a boy like you
MG: Long lonely hours we once knew
KW: We have each other & live what life's worth
MG: All love is strong enough to move heaven & earth
(repeat & fade):
BOTH: It's got to be a miracle, this thing called love
Never never never let go, this thing called love
Baby Say Yes
(Mickey Stevenson/Kim Weston)
KW: Yeah yeah, yes indeed
MG: Mmmm yes indeed
KW: Will you be lovin' me tomorrow
Just like you're lovin' me today?
Oh & always treat me right
Never ever fuss & fight
Come on baby, let me hear you say, say it for me
MG: Yes indeed
MG: & when I ain't got no money
Will you still be lovin' me, honey?
Hmmm & when things go wrong
Tell me, will you love me strong?
Come on baby, let me hear you say
KW: Yes indeed
MG: Say it again--KW: Yes indeed
BOTH: We had such a beautiful love affair
Now we have each other
Vow to love no other
& our love's beyond compare, oh yes indeed
MG: Now yes indeed
KW: Will you be lovin' me tomorrow
Just like you're lovin' me today?
MG: Tell me, when things go wrong
Will you love me strong?
KW: & I depend on you
To always see me through
MG: Sugar, I'll be standin' there
KW: Whenever I need you; let me
MG: Yeah yeah
BOTH: Yes indeed
(repeat & fade):
Uh huh, oh yeah, yes indeed
What Good Am I Without You
(Alphonso Higdon/Mickey Stevenson)
BOTH: Wo wo oh oh oh, wo wo oh oh oh
KW: What good would a rose be if the raindrops didn't fall?
What good is a telephone if there's no one to call?
What good is a wedding if no one says "I do"?
Oh tell me baby, what good am I without you?
BOTH: Wo wo oh oh oh, wo wo oh oh oh
MG: Oh what good is a flier if he don't have a plane?
What good is a doctor if he can't cure the pain?
Baby, what good is a sweetheart that proves to be untrue?
What good, baby, am I without you?
MG: I'm no good without you & there's one thing I know
KW: I've just got to have you, Marvin, 'cause I love you so
MG: Tell me, tell me, what good is living, oh, without the one you love?
KW: Oh & what good is the heavens without the stars above?
MG: Tell me, what good (KW: what good) is a true heart that proves to be broken in 2?
BOTH: What good, baby, am I without you?
BOTH: Wo wo oh oh oh, wo wo oh oh oh
(repeat & fade):
What good, baby, am I without you?
Love Fell On Me
(Sylvia Moy/Mickey Stevenson)
MG: I used to go my way all by myself, me, my shadow & I
Happy-go-lucky, nobody else but me, my shadow & I
One day out of the clear blue skies
I dared to look in your eyes
So tenderly, that's how love fell on me, yes indeed
KW: I used to laugh at all my friends
Gettin' ready for Valentines Day
Givin' candy & kisses & friendship rings
"Sweets for the sweet," they say
One day when the sun was warm
I couldn't help but take you in my arms
So tenderly, that's how love fell on me
MG: Listen, Kim: it didn't hit me like a ton of bricks
But I felt it just the same
KW: Marvin, love came creepin' right into my heart
When you whispered my name
So sweet & tender, I had to surrender
I knew I had really been hit
BOTH: So tenderly, that's how love fell on me
So tenderly, that's how love fell on me
MG: I couldn't help myself at all
KW: You know, you came along & I had to fall
(repeat & fade):
BOTH: So tenderly, that's how love fell on me
Secret Love
(Sammy Fain/Paul Webster)
(half-minute violin solo)
KW: Once I had a secret love
Better hid within the heart of me
All too soon my secret love
It became impatient to be free
MG: So I told a friendly star
The way that dreamers often do
Just how wonderful you are
& why I'm so in love with you
BOTH: Now I shout it from the highest hill
Even told the golden daffodil
KW: At last my heart's an open door
MG: My secret love's no secret anymore
BOTH: You're my secret love
When We're Together
(Vernon Bullock/Sylvia Moy)
KW: Just a simple movie matinee
MG: Yeah baby, or sittin' across from you at a cafe
Hey hey oh, it's such a special special treat
KW: Each moment breathlessly sweet
BOTH: That's the way it is when we're together
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
KW: Even when we casually roam
MG: Oh baby, down by the countryside & back home
It seems to make up for the time we spend alone
KW: Oh Marvin, when I talk with you
I'm lookin' forward to
BOTH: When we're together
MG: Baby, when we're--BOTH: together
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(instrumental)
KW: Oh there's a smile on my face
That Old Man Trouble can't erase
BOTH: That's the way it is when we're together
KW: Yeah yeah yeah yeah
MG: Oh baby--BOTH: when we're together
KW: I like it, ooo yeah
That's the way it is--BOTH: when we're together
MG: Darlin', darlin', you're the apple of my eyes
...& fade
You Got What It Takes
(Berry Gordy, Jr./George Gordy/R. Davis)
(spoken):
TT: Come here, Marvin, let me tell you somethin'
MG: Yeah, baby
(sung):
TT:You don't drive a big black car
& you don't look like a movie star
& on that little ol' paycheck we won't get far
But you got (MG: I got it), baby you got what it takes for me
Oh you satisfy
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire
You got it (MG: I got it), baby you got what it takes for me
(spoken):
MG: Come here, Tammi, let me tell you somethin'
TT: I'm here, baby
(sung):
MG: Honey, you don't live in a beautiful place
& you don't dress in the best of taste
& nature didn't give you such a beautiful face
But you got (TT: I got it), baby you got what it takes for me
You satisfy
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire
You got it (TT: I know), honey you got it, what it takes for me
TT: Now when you kiss me, oh baby
My head goes round & round
MG: Honey honey, when you're near me, oh baby
My mind starts tumblin' down
You send me, honey
TT: Oh you don't live in a beautiful place
& you don't dress in the best of taste
MG: & nature didn't give you such a beautiful face
But you got it, baby you got it, what it takes for me
TT: Oh you know you satisfy
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire
You got it, wo! Baby you got what it takes for me
MG: I know, I know you've got, baby you got it, what it takes
TT: You set my very soul on fire, you got it
Wo baby, you got what it takes for me
MG: I know, I know baby, you got what it takes for me
BOTH: Oh yeah
MG: Tammi, Tammi, you got it
TT: Marvin, you got it
BOTH: What it takes for me
MG: I know you got
TT: Baby you got
BOTH: What it takes for me
...& fade
Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl
(Harvey Fuqua/Etta James/Brook Benton)
TT: I'm just a little ole girl
& I'm lookin' for a little ole boy
'Cause I need someone, did you hear me say someone, someone to love
MG: Oh oh I'm a little ole boy
Oh lookin' for a little ole girl
& I'm hope I'm that someone, oh baby, you're lookin' for
Oh oh baby, did you hear me say maybe, baby
We 2 can get along
TT: Oh but you gotta hug me every mornin'
Kiss me every night & love me all night long
MG: Oh I'm a little ole boy
TT: Oh I'm just a little ole girl
MG: Now we've found--BOTH: someone, uh huh yeah, someone to love
MG: Wo oh oh oh oh oh
(instrumental)
TT: Wo say baby, did you hear me say maybe, baby
We 2, we 2 can get along
MG: Oh you got to hug me every mornin'
Kiss me every night, love me all night long
TT: I'm just a little ole girl
MG: I'm, I'm a little ole boy
Now we've found--BOTH: someone, uh huh yeah, someone to love
(repeat & fade):
TT: Uh huh, I'm so glad that I've found me--BOTH: someone to love
MG: Won't you put your lovin' arms around me? BOTH: Someone to love
Sad Wedding
(Robert Beavers/Johnny Bristol)
BOTH: It was a sad wedding, a very sad wedding
TT: & the tears came tumblin' from my eyes
BOTH: We fell in love first day we met
Then later on we were wed
TT: & as we stood there greeting all our friends
Here's what I heard somebody say:
BOTH: It was a sad wedding, oh how I cried
MG: Oh how beautiful was the bride
BOTH: it was a sad wedding, a very sad wedding
MG: & the tears came tumblin' from my eyes
BOTH: I was so nervous, I just couldn't wait
MG: To see you walk down the aisle
Then suddenly there was music, all my fear was gone
& you came walking with a smile
TT: We had our reception, then we were on our way
Off to our honeymoon
MG: When you threw your bouquet & rice flew over our heads
I overheard somebody say:
BOTH: It was a sad wedding, oh how I cried
MG: Oh how beautiful was the bride
BOTH: It was a sad wedding, a very sad wedding
& the tears, tears, tears
& the tears, tears, tears
& the tears came tumblin' from my eyes
(repeat & fade):
& the tears, tears, tears
Give A Little Love
(Harvey Fuqua/Johnny Bristol/C. Wilson)
Oh my love if you'll
Have a little trust, just a little trust
In me, oh I'll come through
I know I haven't been good to you
So give a little love, just a little love
To me & I'll be true
MG: To you, TT: You
BOTH: Have a little faith, just a little faith
In me & I will do
The things I should for you
Give a little love, just a little love
To me & I'll be true
MG: To you, TT: You
MG: I know I've strayed far far away from your arms
Yeah baby, just like a fool
TT: I hope & I pray that you'll let me return
So I can make love, make love, make love to only you
BOTH: Oh my love, if you'll
Have a little trust, just a little trust
In me, oh I'll come through
I know I haven't been good to you
So give a little love, just a little love
To me & I'll be true
MG: To you, TT: You
BOTH: Have a little faith, just a little faith
In me & I will do
Give a little love, just a little love
To me & I'll be true
Have a little trust, just a little trust
In me, oh I'll come through
...& fade
Oh How I'd Miss You
(Hal Davis/Frank Wilson/Vance Wilson)
TT: My lovin' heart would shake
More than the earth could break
If you should ever go
You know my heart would break
MG: If I lost your sweet embrace
Even time could not erase
The memories of you
Tears would cover up my face
CHORUS:
BOTH: Oh how I'd miss you, baby
MG: I need you so
BOTH: Oh how I'd miss you
TT: Baby never go
MG: I'll never leave
TT: My world would cease to be
Without the love you give to me
The chains around my heart
Would never set me free
MG: When my life had just begun
My sky didn't have a sun
You fill my every need
So if you ever leave
(chorus)
(Backing, x2):
(Oh how I'd miss you, baby baby)
MG: Oh you're always on my mind
Losin' you would leave me blind
Fill my heart forevermore
Never leave my love behind
TT: With the joy your love can bring
To you I'll always cling
If you took away your love
It would be the end of things, &...
BOTH: Oh how I'd miss you
MG: Oh baby
BOTH: Oh how I'd miss you
TT: Marvin, I need you so
BOTH: Oh how I'd miss you
...& fade
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