Blues in the Night

My momma done told me
When I was in pigtails
My momma done told me, Hon

A man gonna sweet talk
and give you the big eye,
But when the sweet talkin's done

A man is a two face,
A worrisome thing,
Who'll leave you to sing
The blues in the night.

Miss Celie's Blues
--The Color Purple

Mm-mm, mm-mm.
mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mmm-mm
Mm-mn, mn-mn
Mn-mnnm Mn-mn, mn mn

Sister, You've been on my mind
mnn, Sister, we're two of a kind, so
Sister, I'm keepin' my eye on you

I bet you think I don't know nothin' but singin' the blues,
mmmn, sister, have I got news for you,
I'm somethin'. I hope you think that you're somethin' too.

Mmmm.. Scufflin', I been up that lonesome road,
and I seen a lot of suns going down.
mm, Trust me, no lowlife's gonna run me around!

So let me tell you something, Sister, remember your name
No twister 'sgonna steal your stuff away,
My sister, we sure ain't got a whole lot of time.

So, shake your shimmies, sister,
'Cause honey, the Shug is feeling fine.

We'll be Together Again

No tears. No fears.
Remember there's always tomorrow.
So what if we have to part;
We'll be together again.

Your kiss, your smile
Are memories I'll treasure forever
So try thinking with your heart;
We'll be together again.

Times when I know, You'll be lonesome
Times when, I know, You'll be sad.
Don't let temptation surround you;
Don't let the blues make you bad

Someday, Someway
We both have a lifetime before us
For parting is not goodbye
We'll be together again.

It Never Entered my Mind

I don't care if there's powder on my nose.
I don't care if my hairdo isn't placed.
I've lost the very meaning of repose;
I never put a mudpack on my face.
Oh who'd have thought I'd be lost in a daze?
Now, I never go to shows at night, but just to matinees, now
I see the show,
And home I go...

Once, I laughed, when I heard you saying
That I'd be playing Solitaire
Uneasy in my Easy chair
It never entered my mind.

Once you told me, I was mistaken
That I'd awaken with the sun
And order orange juice for one
It never entered my mind!

You have words I lack myself
Now I even have to scratch my back myself!

Once, you warned me, that if you scorned me,
I'd sing the maiden's prayer again
And wish that you were there again
To get into my hair again
It never entered my mind!

Lullaby of Birdland

Lullaby of birdland, that's what I
always hear, when you sigh
Never in my wordland, could there be words to reveal
In a phrase, how I feel.

Have you ever heard two turtle doves
Bill and coo, when they love?
That's the kind of magic music we make with our lips
When we kiss.

And there's a weepy old willow
He really knows how to cry
That's how I'll cry on my pillow
If you should tell me farwell and goodbye

Lullaby of birdland, whisper low,
Kiss me sweet, and we'll go
Flyin' high in birdland, high in the sky up above
a) All because we're in love
{return to willow line}
b) We're in love!

My Funny Valentine

My funny valentine,
Sweet, comic, valentine
You make me smile with my heart

Your looks are laughable
Un-photograph-able
Yet, you're my favorite work of art

Is your figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little weak?
When you open it to speak, are you smart?

Well, don't change your hair for me
Not if you care, for me
Stay, funny valentine! Stay!

Each day is Valentine
's day, Valentine!
Each day is Valentine's day

Sooner or Later (Madona, I'm Breathless)

Sooner or later, you're gonna be mine
Sooner or later, you're gonna be fine
Baby, it's time that you faced it,
I always get my man

Sooner or later, you're gonna decide
Sooner or later, there's nowhere to hide
Baby, it's time so why waste it in chatter?
Let's settle the matter
Baby, you're mine on a platter,
I always get my man

But, if you insist, Babe, The challenge delights me
The more you resist, Babe, The more it excites me
Noone I've kissed, Babe, ever fights me again

If you're on my list, it's just a question of when
When I get a yen... then Baby, amen...
I'm counting to ten... and then

I'm gonna love you like nothin' you've known
I'm gonna love you, and you all alone
Sooner is better than later, but lover,
I'll hover, I'll plan
This time I'm not only getting, I'm holding, my man

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