(backup scat heard frequently):
(Sha da da, sha da de sha)
I know it's wrong & yet
We'll have our play, a sinner's devotion
But if I give in to temptation in the moonlight
Let your lips excite me & invite me
How long will it be till you're tired of me?
Till you want somebody new, & we'll be through because
(x2):
That's how it must turn out
For those who play a sinner's devotion
I know you belong to another & you want me
Only for the moment, but for the moment
The price is too tall; I'd rather listen to your call
For a sinner's devotion is no devotion at all
No no, not at all, not at all, let me tell you not at all
...& fade
Make The Night Just A Little Longer
(Gerry Goffin/Carole King)
My days are years 'cause I don't see my baby
Till the stars are in the sky
& every night when we can be together
Time just seems to hurry by
CHORUS:
So Lord I'm beggin' you to make the night (just a little longer)
Make the night (just a little longer)
So I can kiss him (just a little longer)
& hold him tight (just a little longer)
You made the world the way you thought it should be
So won't you make the night a little longer for me?
My nights are warm, 'cause when he hugs & holds me
Everything just feels so fine
But Lord, you know, I hate to see the sunlight
Takes away that man of mine
(chorus)
(Just a little longer, just a little longer)
(instrumental)
(chorus)
Then embrace his arms (just a little longer)
Capture all of his charms (just a little longer)
Please Lord, make the night
...& fade
Voice Of Experience
(Rogers/Patton)
I know (I know) I know (I know)
I know (I know) yes I know (I know)
I know he will never be true; I love him too
Now don't you kiss him on your very first date
(Listen to the voice of experience)
Girl, now, don't you kiss him till you make him wait
(Listen to the voice of experience)
Well now, too quickly, too quickly did I give him my heart
& just as quickly, he tore my heart apart, oh yes he did
I think you ought to take a second look
(Listen to the voice of experience)
I know this lover like an open book
(Listen to the voice of experience)
Believe it, too quickly, too quickly did I give him my heart
& just as quickly, he tore my heart apart, mmm he did
Listen to the voice of experience
Listen to the voice of experience
Well now, too quickly, too quickly did I give him my heart
& just as quickly, he tore my heart apart, oh yes he did
Don't you kiss him on your very first date
(Listen to the voice of experience)
No girl, don't you kiss him till you make him wait
(Listen to the voice of experience)
(If you see Bill)
Just tell him I still love him
Just tell him please come back to me
Just tell him I'm sorry
& I'm in misery
If you see Bill
Just tell him I need him
Just tell him I'll wait for him
If you see Bill
At night I sit alone & wonder,
Who is kissing him right now?
She doesn't know it, but she don't have the right
I'm the girl, but somehow
If you see Bill
Give a lonely heart a helping hand
Tell me to find my friend
If you see Bill, mmmm yeah
Mmm mmm mmm mmm
If you see Bill, if you see Bill
If I Would Marry You
(Russell/Montgomery)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah
You say you're gonna take me to the best places in town
You say you're gonna put all your other girls down
If I, I would marry you, oh yeah
I said if I, I would marry you, wo wo wo wo
I couldn't care less 'bout this ol' town
You could keep those chicks up; you know that I've got 'em down
So I, I won't marry you, no no
I said that I, I won't marry you, wo wo wo wo
You say you're gonna give to me the key to your heart
You say you're gonna give me, baby, all the money that you have got
If I, I would marry you, oh yeah
I said if I, I would marry you, wo wo wo wo
You know that I'm gonna take the key to your heart
You know I'm gonna take all the money, honey, you have got
'Cause I, I will marry you, oh yeah
I said that I, I will marry you, wo wo wo wo
I said that I, I will marry you, oh yeah
I said that I, I will marry you
Wo, I said that I, I, I will marry you
...& fade
I Cried
(Bobby Byrd/James Brown)
I cried, I cried my heart full of misery
I cried, & now it's your turn to cry for me
So many days gone by, so many days gone by
But all, all, all I could do was cry
(male scat singing, with flute accompanying)
You keep me, you keep me in pain
But I promise you I'll never, I'll never love again
I cried over you, I cried over you
You know that I've always, I've always been true
(spoken):
Now listen. Turn your record player down real low. So listen.
You know that I, I'm only human
So now, if you see him, I want you to tell him:
Don't make me over, 'cause any day now
You know that everybody, I said that everybody
Everybody loves lovers
...& fade
If You Don't Think
(James Brown)
If you don't think that I love you
If you don't think that I care
Well, you'd better change
You'd better change (scream)
You'd better change
If you don't think that I cry
Now you know that I would die
So you'd better change
You'd better change (scream)
You'd better change
You told me that you loved me & you said you cared
But I'll go with you, baby, any old where
(repeat verse 1)
(instrumental)
(repeat verse 1)
You'd better change
You'd better change
Come On And See Me
(Johnny Bristol/Harvey Fuqua)
(Come on & see me, baby) (x3)
If you need a lover
Truer than any other
Come on & see me
If you need a heart
That will never tear apart
Come on & see me
'Cause I've got a true love just for you, love
& it can be yours eternally
If you want it, you better come & get it
I say if you want it, better come & get it
If you need a lover
That'll stick right by you, brother
Come on & see me
I'll stand by your side
I'll dry your weepin' eyes
Come on & see me
'Cause I've got joy, love, for some boy, love
& it can be yours eternally
If you want it, you better come & get it
I say if you want it, better come & get it
Ba-a-by (come on & see me now)
Su-yu-gar (come on & see me now)
Ho-yo-ney (come on & see me now)
'Cause I've got joy, love, for some boy, love
& it can be yours eternally
(repeat & fade):
If you want it, better come & get it
Ba-a-by, baby (come on & see me now)
If you want it, better come & get it
Su-yu-gar, sugar (come on & see me now)
If you want it, better come & get it
Ho-yo-ney, honey (come on & see me now)
I Can't Believe You Love Me
(Johnny Bristol/Harvey Fuqua)
CHORUS:
I can't believe you love me
No I can't believe you love me
No I can't believe that you love me
I can't believe that you love me anymore
Not like before (not like before)
Whenever we're together
Not one word do you say
When I speak your name in the sweetest tone
It's just as though I'm all alone
(chorus)
(I can't believe that you love me) (x4)
Anymore, not like before (not like before)
You don't kiss me like you used to
You don't say those pretty words
There's no thrill in your kiss
There's no sincerity
I do believe you've gotten over me, that's why...
I can't believe you love me
No no I can't believe you love me, no
(repeat & fade):
I can't believe that you love me
Hold Me Oh My Darling
(Harvey Fuqua)
I want you to hold me, oh my darling
& never, never let me go
Oh kiss me & tell me you love me
Yeah yeah because I, I I I I I, I I love you so
(I I love you, I love you so)
When I'm alone, alone & troubled
& my life seems dark as night
All I ask, I'll ask you please
Yeah yeah, baby won't you be, won't you be be be, be my guiding light
(Won't you be be my guiding light)
You know I get such a strange sensation
Every time I hear your name
Now all of my friends & my relations
They say I'm loving you (loving you) loving you in vain
Yeah yeah
Snuggle, snuggle on my shoulder
Come on & tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me that you care
& as my love, my love, my love, my love grows older
Yeah yeah, tell me that the flame, that the flame flame flame
Flame will still be there
(That the flame flame will still be)
Yeah yeah (darlin', wo oh)
Hold me baby (darlin', wo oh) hold me
...& fade
This Old Heart Of Mine
(Lamont Dozier/Brian or Eddie Holland)
(x2):
(I love you darlin', I need you baby
This old heart of mine is weary & weak for you)
This old heart of mine has been broke 1000 times
Each time you break away, I fear you're gone to stay
Lonely nights that come, memories that go
It's bringin' you back again, it's hurting me more, more & more
Maybe, maybe it's my mistake
To show this love, this love I feel inside
'Cause each day, each day that passes by
You've got me never knowin' if I'm comin' or goin'
But (I love you) yes I do (I need you)
This old heart, darlin', is-a weak for you
I try hard to hide all my hurt inside
This old heart of mine always keeps me cryin'
The way you treat me leaves me incomplete
When you're here for the day, you know that you're gone for the week
But if you leave me 100 times
You know that 100 times, I'd take you back
'Cause I'm yours, I'm yours whenever you want me
& I'm not too proud to shout it; you've got me tellin' the world about it
'Cause (I love you) yes I do (I need you)
This old heart, darlin', is-a weak for you
(I love you) yes I do (I need you)
This old heart, darlin', is-a weak for you
...& fade
Baby Don't You Worry
(Harvey Fuqua/Johnny Bristol)
When the dawn comes over the mountain
& when the valley is filled with dew
Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
Baby don't you worry (baby don't you worry)
Because I'm comin' home to you
Yes I'm comin' home
& when the moon rises to kiss the stars above
& when it sets deep in the blue
Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
Baby don't you worry (baby don't you worry)
Because I'm comin' home to you
Yes I'm comin' home
Don't worry 'bout me 'cause I still love you
(Don't worry, baby don't you worry)
Don't worry 'bout me, oh no; I'll be there
(Don't worry, baby don't you worry)
Ohhhhhh, I still love you (I still love you)
& I always will (I always will)
Till my life is over
Baby, till time stands still
Oh till time stands still
(over nonstop backing "don't worry, baby don't you worry"):
Don't worry 'bout me; I still love you, baby
Don't worry 'bout me, for I need you, baby
I say don't, don't, don't, don't worry 'bout me
Don't, don't, don't, don't, baby don't you worry
Because I I I I I still love you, baby
...& fade
There Are Things
(Harvey Fuqua)
(Things, things, things, things)
There are things (things) I'd like to say (say)
But oh oh oh oh I (I) I am much to shy (I am much too shy)
There are things (things) I'd like to do (do)
Oh oh oh oh just (just) baby, just for you (baby, just for you)
(chorus):
Things like a-huggin' (like a-huggin' & a-kissin')
Things like a-kissin' you, baby (like a-huggin' & a-kissin')
Things like a-needin' you, yeah yeah yeah (like a-huggin' & a-kissin')
Wo wo wo wo
& there are times (times) oh baby when I cry (cry)
But oh oh I want you (you) to come & dry my eyes (come & dry
my eyes)
'Cause this old heart (heart) has been broke before (before)
& I I I don't want (want) don't want it broke anymore (don't want
it broke anymore)
Yeah, 'cause little things (things), you know they mean a lot (lot)
When oh oh oh one love (love) one love has already died (one love has
already died)
(chorus)
Things like a-huggin' & a-kissin' & a-wantin' & a-needin'
Wo wo wo wo
Things like a-huggin' & a-kissin' & a-wantin' & a-needin'
you, baby
Things like a-huggin' & a-kissin' & a-wantin' & a-needin'
you
Wo wo wo wo
(chorus)
(Things like a-huggin' & a-kissin'
Things like a-lovin & a-missin'
Things like a-huggin' & squeezin')
...& fade
That's What Boys Are Made For
(Harvey Fuqua/Berry Gordy)
(That's what boys are made for)
To hug & to kiss (that's what boys are made for)
To love & to miss (that's what boys are made for)
You gotta hug 'em (hug 'em) & you kiss 'em (kiss 'em)
You gotta love 'em (love 'em) & you miss 'em
Oh yeah, that's what boys are made for
(That's what boys are made for)
To hold & to squeeze (that's what boys are made for)
To scold & to please (that's what boys are made for)
You gotta hold 'em (hold 'em) & you squeeze 'em (squeeze 'em)
You gotta scold 'em (scold 'em) & you please 'em
Oh yeah, that's what boys are made for
Bridge:
Wo some can be true (some can be true)
But then again, they can make you doubt 'em
But oh ask me, ask me, ask me & I'm gonna tell you
That you just can't do without 'em
(That's what boys are made for)
Mmmm you gotta walk & hold hands with 'em (that's what boys are made for)
& oh you gotta make all your plans with 'em (that's what boys are made for)
You gotta walk (walk) & hold hands with (hands)
You gotta make (make) all your plans with
Oh ooo ooo ooo, that's what boys are made for
(That's what boys are made for)
& oh you know you gotta hug & kiss 'em
& ooo baby you know you'll love them
& sometimes you're gonna miss 'em
& oh ooo ooo (that's what boys are made for)
That's what boys are made for
Mmmm mm mmm, that's what boys are made for
What A Good Man He Is
(Smokey Robinson/Al Cleveland)
Say, that man of mine, he's as sturdy as a rock
Made out of real good stuff, he's made out of real good stock
With the big strong arms & hands that he has
He knows how to handle me like I was made out of glass
Pretty good lovin' (pretty good lovin')
Pretty good kissin' (pretty good kissin')
It seems so unreal that this man of steel
Could possess such a tender feel
Let this girl tell the world
Oh what a good man he is (oh what a good man he is)
Wo wo what a good man he is (oh what a good he is)
He makes the fact that he loves me clearly understood
He makes me feel so happy, girl, that he makes me feel so good
He knows that I need lovin' & I don't need neglect
So he comes around me constantly to make sure that I get
Pretty good lovin' (pretty good lovin')
Pretty good kissin' (pretty good kissin')
Nothing know I that he doesn't try
To keep my hopes up high
Let this girl tell the world
Oh what a good man he is (oh what a good man he is)
Wanna tell the world about my baby (oh what a good man he is)
All right
(Yes indeed, it's him I need)
(Yes indeed, it's him I need)
I wanna say that man of mine is determined as can be
To make a good life for him & make a good life for me
Works every day grindin' the ax
But I know what to give him when it's time to relax
Pretty good lovin' (pretty good lovin')
Pretty good kissin' (pretty good kissin')
Days that he's mean I've seldom seen
They're far & few between
Let this girl tell the world
Oh what a good man he is (oh what a good man he is)
Wanna tell the world about my baby (oh what a good man he is)
Wo wo wo wo wo what a good man he is (oh what a good man he is)
Got a whole lot of other (oh what a good man he is)
Don't worry I'll love another, no (oh what a good man he is)
Let this girl tell the world
...& fade
Tears At The End Of A Love Affair
(Johnny Bristol/Harvey Fuqua)
CHORUS:
Tears at the end of a love affair (x3)
Yeah
I cry 'cause I hear your footsteps leaving from my door
& through my tears I can see you heading for her door
I gave you the best of my years
Sharing your laughter, drying your tears
Baby, this is all I've got, all I've got is...
(chorus)
Ooo our love was as sweet as the sun is warm
But like a sunny day that is with a storm
Baby, this is all I've got, all I've got is...
(chorus)
You kissed me goodbye & you're heading straight to her door now
My heart is broken 'cause I won't see you anymore now
I gave you a love so true
I expected so much from you
Baby, this is all I've got, all I've got is...
(over background vocals singing title):
Nothin' but tears now, baby
So many tears, oh baby yeah
So many tears just keep on fallin'
...& fade
He's The One I Love
(Smokey Robinson)
(Mary Wells version only):
Hey girls, you see these boys over there? Well, one of them is mine
He may not be the one who's handsome & tall, but
He's the one I love
Let me tell you now, his looks don't matter at all 'cause
He's the one I love
Now you may like the handsomest boy in the lot
& that's all right, but I'll keep the one I've got 'cause
He's the one I love
Let me tell ya, he's the one I love
He may not be the one with the fancy clothes, but
He's the one I love
He dresses all right, so goodness knows that
He's the one I love
Now you may like a guy who dresses hot
& that's all right, but I'll keep the one I've got 'cause
He's the one I love
Let me tell ya, he's the one I love
Now many a guy may give me the eye
Can offer me more than he
But if they offer the world
I'll still be his girl
& with him I'm gonna be, oooo oh yeah
He may not be the guy who talks a lot of stuff, but
He's the one I love
He tells me that he loves me & that's enough 'cause
He's the one I love
Now you may like a guy who talks a lot
& that's all right, but I'll keep the one I've got 'cause
He's the one I love
Let me tell ya, he's the one I love
(Tammi Terrell version only):
There's just somethin' about him
I just can't live without him
It may be his walk
...& fade
Can't Stop Now, Love Is Calling
(Dean/Weatherspoon/McMullen)
Ooo feelin', baby, runnin' through me
That lovin' feelin', baby, really got to me & I...
CHORUS:
Can't stop now, his sweet love is callin' & I
Can't stop now, deep inside I know I'm fallin'
I've taken the first step toward his love & affection
Now all the best in happiness just lead in his direction
But somethin' inside me tells me I'm fallin' too fast
Tellin' me only fools rush in & his love might not last, but I...
(chorus)
Now as he holds me tight, to him I give my heart & soul
Filled with a growing love inside that's too big to control
What future lies before me I am not aware
As long as he holds me tight, the outcome I don't care, 'cause I...
(chorus)
I got this feelin' the first time that I met him
& it keeps growin' stronger & I just can't forget him
Love instantly came over me when he first held me tight
I couldn't resist his tempting kiss, too weak to try & fight
Such a wonderful feelin' swept through my grateful heart
I'm feelin' fine & lovin' time, it's about to start, & I...
(chorus)
(repeat & fade):
Oooo this feelin', baby, is growin' strong
Can't resist this lovin' feelin' any longer
Just Too Much To Hope For
(Johnny Bristol/Jackson/Frank Wilson)
(Too much to hope for, baby)
(Too much to hope for, honey)
Pardon me, I'm sorry
But I just had to call you on the phone
Sitting here in my lonely room
Darling, so all alone
Staring at the floor
Wishing that you'd walk through the door
But darling I know it's just too much to hope for
(Too much to hope for, baby)
(Too much to hope for, honey)
Darling, please be kind to me
At least just once in a while?
If you pass me on the street
Would you flash me just a little smile?
'Cause darling, I know
If I ask for anything more
Surely it would be just too much to hope for
(Too much to hope for, baby)
(Too much to hope for, honey)
I tried so hard to keep you for myself
But now I know I've lost you, darlin', to somebody else
Darling, I'm not blaming you
For all of my misery
The only thing I ask of you
Is would you try to comfort me?
'Cause all I have in store is heartaches galore
& getting you back is just too much to hope for
(Too much to hope for, baby)
(Too much to hope for, honey)
Darling, I know it's just too much to hope for
(Too much to hope for, baby)
(Too much to hope for, honey)
Getting you back is just too much to hope for
(Too much to hope for, baby)
(Too much to hope for, honey)
Darling, I know...& fade
I Can't Go On Without You
(Johnny Bristol/Harvey Fuqua/Sylvia Moy)
(La la la la la la la, I can't go on without you)
I can't stop my tears from falling since you've been gone
Over & over your name I'm calling since you left me alone
There's an awful pain inside me 'cause you're breaking my heart
Slowly but surely, I can feel myself falling, falling apart
'Cause I know
I can't go on, I just can't make it
I can't go on without you
Your picture was staring at me from on the wall
I had to take it down, couldn't stand to see it at all
That didn't help me, baby; I still see your face
That old memory is haunting me, floating there in space
Ooo I say
I can't go on, I just can't make it
I can't go on without you
I don't hang around the old gang since you've been gone
My presence seems to bring them pain 'cause I am all alone
Even the weeping willow tree is crying for me
It's plain as day, without you, babe, I'm slowly wasting way
'Cause I know
I can't go on without you
I can't go on, I just can't make it
I can't go on, I just can't take it
I can't go on, no no baby
I can't go on, I just can't take it
I can't go on...& fade
I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back)
(Eddie Kendricks)
Oooo since you've been gone, boy
I tell you, I've been so alone, boy
You've got me afraid, afraid to close my eyes
Each time I do it's you I visualize
Baby baby I can see you walkin' away
Ooo just like you did that day
The same hurt that I felt when we parted
Baby baby once again has started
So don't you know that I gotta find a way
To get you back, boy; I'm so lonely
Nights I can't sleep, boy
I tell you, without you I'm weak, boy
Don't you know, not one single day goes by
That I wake up without tear-filled eyes
Don't you know I very seldom leave my lonely room
'Cause without you my life is filled with gloom
There's no end to the tears that I shed
Slowly, slowly goin' out of my head
So baby baby I gotta find a way
To get you back, boy; ooo I'm so lonely
(instrumental)
Baby baby ooo, when I'm out walkin'
Boy, I always wind up on your street
I'm just a broken hearted girl
In a dark & lonely world
In need of the love you took from me
Baby baby all I do is think about you
Believe me, it's a cold cold world without you
Boy, my heart ain't gettin' no stronger
I tell you, can't carry on very much longer
So baby baby I gotta find a way
To get you back, boy; ooo I'm so lonely
Baby baby my heart keeps gettin' higher
Baby, burnin', burnin' with desire
So baby baby I gotta find a way
To get you back, boy; ooo
Can't make another day without you
I cry every time I think about you
So baby baby I gotta find a way
...& fade
Lone Lonely Town
(Gentile/Lambert)
Sometimes I walk the city streets
Where our laughter filled the air
But since you said goodye to me
There's sadness everywhere
At night I walk by all the places where we used to go
Thinkin' about the good old times that we used to know
It's a lone lonely town since you went away
It's a lone lone lonely town & I'm cryin' every day
So come back to me baby, come back to me baby
On every street I see your face
Smiling there at me
Oh why did I break your heart
& cause you misery?
No matter where I try to go
I can't forget you now
'Cause the city lights & the city streets
Know you're gone somehow
It's a lone lonely town since you went away
Hey & it's a lone lone lonely town & I'm cryin' every day
So baby won't you come back to me baby? Come back to me baby
(It's a lone lone lonely town)
Oh baby, don't you know?
(It's a lone lone lonely town)
& it's a lone lone lonely town since you went away
It's a lone lone lonely town & I'm cryin' every day
So hurry up & come back to me baby, now come back to me baby
'Cause I want ya, & don't you know that I love ya?
I really got to have you; come back to me baby
...& fade
Oh How I'd Miss You (unknown male duet partner)
(Hal Davis/Frank Wilson/Vance Wilson)
Tammi:
My lovin' heart would shake
Oh how it would break
If you should ever go
I'd never need to wake
My need for you's so strong
It's here that you belong
If you said you had to leave
Leave unexpectedly
CHORUS (Tammi):
Oh how I'd miss you
Baby, when you're gone
Oh how I'd miss you
Baby, when you're gone
Mystery Guy:
No tears could ever free
This hurt inside of me
If you took away your love
My world would cease to be
My world would fill with pain
& empty arms again
I'd reach out for your touch
That warms my heart so much
(chorus)
(instrumental)
Tammi:
When starlight shadows fall
& you're not here at all
In my mind the thought
Of you will linger on
'Cause we both know
True love is hard to find
What will my heart do
If you say we're through?
(chorus x2)
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