NEW YORK, NEW YORK Frank Sinatra (1980) START SPREADIN' THE NEWS, I'M LEAVIN' TODAY I'VE GOT TO BE A PART OF IT--NEW YORK, NEW YORK THESE VAGABOND SHOES ARE LONGING TO STRAY RIGHT THROUGH THE VERY HEART OF IT--NEW YORK, NEW YORK I WANT TO WAKE UP IN A CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS AND FIND I'M KING OF THE HILL--TOP OF THE HEAP THESE LITTLE TOWN BLUES ARE MELTING AWAY I'LL MAKE A BRAND NEW START OF IT--NEW YORK, NEW YORK IF I CAN MAKE IT THERE I'LL MAKE IT ANYWHERE IT'S UP TO YOU NEW YORK, NEW YORK (intro) INSTRUMENTAL (first sixteen measures, vocal resumes on line four) ENDING: . . . NEW YORK, NEW YORK I WANT TO WAKE UP IN A CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS AND FIND I'M A-NUMBER-ONE, TOP OF THE LIST *KING OF THE HILL, A-NUMBER-ONE THESE LITTLE TOWN BLUES ARE MELTING AWAY I'LL MAKE A BRAND NEW START OF IT IN OLD NEW YORK IF I CAN MAKE IT THERE I'LL MAKE IT ANYWHERE IT'S UP TO YOU NEW YORK, NEW YORK (intro) ADD: IT'S UP TO YOU NEW YORK, NEW YORK! INTRO 1 1 2m 57 VERSE 1 1 2m 57 1 1 2m 57 1 1 2m 57 1 1 5m 17 4 4m 1 1 3m 67 *2m 5 1 1 2m 5 1 1 5m 17 4 4m 1 67 2m-3m 4-5 (to INTRO--*key change--up 1/2 half step on 5-chord, then sixteen measures instrumental, vocals resume to ending*) ENDING (key change--up 1/2 step) *2m 5 (hold) Play remainder of verse and intro then add the following line 2m-3m 4-5 b6 b6 1 OH YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL (1911) OH YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL, YOU GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL DOLL LET ME PUT MY ARMS ABOUT YOU, I COULD NEVER LIVE WITHOUT YOU OH YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL, YOU GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL DOLL IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME HOW MY HEART WOULD ACHE I LONG TO HOLD YOU BUT I FEAR YOU'D BREAK OH, OH, OH, OH--OH YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLLRED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY Vic Dana, 1965 (#10) Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett (1948) I WANT SOME RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY MISTER FLORIST TAKE MY ORDER PLEASE WE HAD A SILLY QUARREL THE OTHER DAY I HOPE THESE PRETTY FLOWERS CHASE HER BLUES AWAY WRAP UP SOME RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY SEND THEM TO THE SWEETEST GAL IN TOWN AND IF THEY DO THE TRICK I'LL HURRY BACK TO PICK YOUR BEST WHITE ORCHID FOR HER WEDDING GOWN
RIGHT OR WRONG RIGHT OR WRONG I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU THOUGH YOU'RE GONE I CAN'T FORGET RIGHT OR WRONG I'LL KEEP ON DREAMING TILL I WAKE WITH THAT SAME OLD REGRET ALL ALONG I KNEW I'D LOSE YOU STILL I PRAYED THAT YOU'D BE TRUE IN YOUR HEART PLEASE JUST REMEMBER RIGHT OR WRONG I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
ROUTE 66 IF YOU EVER PLAN TO MOTOR WEST TRAVEL MY WAY, TAKE THE HIGHWAY THAT'S THE BEST GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66 IT WINDS FROM CHICAGO TO L.A. MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND MILES ALL THE WAY GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66 CHORUS NOW YOU GO THROUGH ST. LOUIE AND JOPLIN, MISSOURI AND OKLAHOMA CITY IS MIGHTY PRETTY--YOU'LL SEE AMARILLO, GALLUP, NEW MEXICO FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA--DON'T FORGET WINONA, KINGMAN, BARSTOW, SAN BERNADINO WON'T YOU GET HIP TO THIS TIMELY TIP WHEN YOU MAKE THAT CALIFORNIA TRIP GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66
SHINE ON HARVEST MOON SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON UP IN THE SKY I AIN'T HAD NO LOVIN' SINCE JANUARY, FEBRUARY, JUNE OR JULY SNOW TIME AIN'T NO TIME TO SIT AROUND AND SPOON SO SHINE ON, SHINE ON HARVEST MOON FOR ME AND MY GAL
SUMMERTIME Billy Holiday (#12,1936)/Billy Stewart (#10,1966) written by George Gershwin (1935) IT'S SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVIN' IS EASY FISH ARE JUMPIN' AND THE COTTON IS HIGH YOUR DADDY'S RICH AND YOUR MAMA'S GOOD LOOKIN' SO HUSH LITTLE BABY, DON'T YOU CRY ONE OF THESE MORNINGS YOU'RE GONNA' RISE UP SINGIN' YOU'RE GONNA SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND TAKE TO THE SKY BUT TILL THAT MORNING THERE AIN'T NOTHING CAN HARM YOU WITH DADDY AND MAMMY STANDIN' BY
THIS OLD HOUSE THIS OLD HOUSE ONCE KNEW ITS CHILDREN THIS OLD HOUSE ONCE KNEW ITS WIFE THIS OLD HOUSE WAS HOME AND COMFORT AS THEY FOUGHT THE STORMS OF LIFE THIS OLD HOUSE ONCE RANG WITH LAUGHTER THIS OLD HOUSE HEARD MANY SHOUTS NOW IT TREMBLES IN THE DARKNESS WHEN THE LIGHTNING WALKS ABOUT CHORUS (after each verse): AIN'T GONNA NEED THIS HOUSE NO LONGER AIN'T GONNA NEED THIS HOUSE NO MORE AIN'T GOT TIME TO FIX THE SHINGLES AIN'T GOT TIME TO FIX THE FLOOR AIN'T GOT TIME TO OIL THE HINGES OR TO MEND THE WINDOW PANE AIN'T GONNA NEED THIS HOUSE NO LONGER HE'S GETTIN' READY TO MEET THE SAINTS THIS OLD HOUSE IS GETTIN' SHAKY THIS OLD HOUSE IS GETTIN' OLD THIS OLD HOUSE HAS SEEN THE RAIN THIS OLD HOUSE HAS SEEN THE COLD OH HIS KNEES ARE FEELIN' CHILLY BUT HE FEELS NO FEAR OR PAIN 'CAUSE HE SEES AN ANGEL PEEKIN' THROUGH A BROKEN WINDOW PANE
UNFORGETTABLE Irving Gordon Natalie & Nat "King" Cole, 1991 (#14) UNFORGETTABLE, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE UNFORGETTABLE, THOUGH NEAR AND FAR LIKE A SONG OF LOVE THAT CLINGS TO ME HOW THE THOUGHT OF YOU DOES THINGS TO ME NEVER BEFORE HAS SOMEONE BEEN MORE . . . UNFORGETTABLE IN EVERY WAY AND FOREVERMORE THAT'S HOW YOU'LL STAY THAT'S WHY DARLING, IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT SOMEONE SO UNFORGETTABLE THINKS THAT I AM UNFORGETTABLE TOO
ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH ZIP-A-DEE-AY MY OH MY WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY PLENTY OF SUNSHINE HEADIN' MY WAY ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH ZIP-A-DEE-AY MR. BLUEBIRD ON MY SHOULDER IT'S THE TRUTH, IT'S ACTUAL, EVERYTHING IS SATISFACTUAL ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH ZIP-A-DEE-AY WONDERFUL FEELIN' WONDERFUL DAY