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Breakaway

I made my reservation, I’m leaving town tomorrow
I’ll find somebody new and there’ll be no more sorrow
That’s what I do each time, but I can’t follow through
I can’t breakaway, though you make me cry
I can’t breakaway, I can’t say goodbye
No I’ll never never breakaway from you, no, no
No, no, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no.
I’ll make that vow to myself, you and I are through
Nothing can change my mind; I’m sorry won’t do
That’s what I’ll say each time, but I can’t follow through
I can’t breakaway, though you make me cry
I can’t breakaway, I can’t say goodbye
No I’ll never never breakaway from you, no, no
No, no, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no.
Even though you treat me bad and many cruel words are spoken
You have got a spell on me that just can’t be broken, no, no
I’ll take your picture down and throw it away
There’ll be no baby now, for you to call each day
That’s what I’ll say each time, but I can’t follow through
I can’t breakaway, though you make me cry
I can’t breakaway, I can’t say goodbye
No I’ll never never breakaway from you, no, no
No, no, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no.
I can’t breakaway, though you make me cry
I can’t breakaway, I can’t say goodbye
No I’ll never never breakaway from you, no, no
No, no, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no.
I can’t breakaway, I can’t breakaway, I can’t breakaway...

Stand by your man

Sometimes its hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You’ll have bad times
And he’ll have good times
Doing things that you don’t understand
But if you love him you’ll forgive him
Even though he’s hard to understand
And if you love him
Oh be proud of him
’Cause after all he’s just a man
Stand by your man
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And tell the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man

At last

At last my love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
At last the skies above are blue
And my heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you
I found a dream that I can speak to
A dream that I could call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
You smiled, and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
And you are mine at last

Blue velvet

She wore blue velvet
Bluer than velvet was the night
Softer than satin was the light
From the stars

She wore blue velvet
Bluer than velvet were her eyes
Warmer than May her tender sighs
Love was ours

Ours a love I held tightly
Feeling the rapture grow
Like a flame burning brightly
But when she left, gone was the glow of

Blue velvet
But in my heart there’ll always be
Precious and warm, a memory
Through the years

And I still can see blue velvet
Through my tears

She wore blue velvet
But in my heart there’ll always be
Precious and warm, a memory
Through the years
And I still can see blue velvet
Through my tears


Vocal by Bobby Vinton
written by Bernie Wayne/Lee Morris




Vestía terciopelo azul
Más azul que el terciopelo era la noche
Más suave que el satín era la luz
De las estrellas

Vestía terciopelo azul
Más azules que el terciopelo eran sus ojos
Más cálidas que mayo sus miradas
Era nuestro el amor

A nuestro amor me aferré con fuerza
Sintiendo que crecía el embeleso
Como una llama que ardía brillante
Pero cuando ella se marchó, la llama se apagó

Terciopelo azul
Pero en mi corazón siempre habrá
Precioso y cálido un recuerdo
A través de los años

Usaba terciopelo azul
Pero en mi corazón siempre habrá
Precioso y cálido un recuerdo
A través de los años
Y todavía puedo ver el terciopelo azul
A través de mis lágrimas


Cantada por Bobby Vinton
Escrita por Bernie Wayne/Lee Morris
1

Duerme negrito

Duerme, duerme, negrito
Que tu mama está en el campo, negrito
Duerme, duerme,
Que tu mama está en el campo,
Te va a traer codornices
Para ti
Te va a traer rica fruta
Para ti
Te va a traer carne de cerdo
Para ti
Te va a traer muchas cosas
Para ti.
Y si el negro no se duerme
Ven el diablo blanco
Y zas le come la patita
Chacapó, chacapó, chacapó,
Chacapó, chacapó, chacapó,
Duerme, duerme negrito
Que tu mama está en el campo
Negrito,
Trabajando,
Trabajando, duramente
Trabajando, sí.
Trabajando y va de luto
Trabajando, si
Trabajando y no le pagan
Trabajando, si
Trabajando y va tosiendo
Trabajando, si
El negrito chiquitito
El negrito, si
Trabajando, si
Trabajando, si
Duerme, duerme, negrito
Que tu mama está¡ en el campo
Negrito, negrito

Mad about the boy

Mad about the boy
I know it’s stupid to be mad about the boy
I’m so ashamed of it but must admit the sleepless nights I’ve had
About the boy

On the silverscreen
He melts my foolish heart in every single scene
Although I’m quite aware that here and there are traces of the cad
About the boy

Lord knows I’m not a fool girl
I really shouldn’t care
Lord knows I’m not a school girl
In the fury of her first affair

Will it ever cloy
This odd diversity of misery and joy
I’m feeling quite insane and young again
And all because I’m mad about the boy

So if I could employ
A little magic that will finally destroy
This dream that pains me and enchains me
But I can’t because I’m mad...
I’m mad about the boy

Sweet dreams (of you)

Sweet dreams of you
Every night I go through
Why can’t I forget you and start my life anew
Instead of having sweet dreams about you

You don’t love me, it’s plain
I should know I’ll never wear your ring
I should hate you the whole night through
Instead of having sweet dreams about you

Sweet dreams of you
Things I know can’t come true
Why can’t I forget the past, start loving someone new
Instead of having sweet dreams about you

Miss Celie's Blues

Woh woh ..........
Uhm uhm ..........
Uhm uhm ..........

Sister,
you’ve been on my mind
Sister, we’re two of a kind
So sister,
I’m keepin’ my eyes on you
I betcha think
I don’t know nothin’
But singin’ the blues
Oh sister, have I got news for you
I’m somethin’
I hope you think
that you’re somethin’ too

Oh, Scufflin’,
I been up that lonesome road
And I seen a lot of suns goin’ down
Oh, but trust me
No low life’s gonna run me around

So let me tell you somethin’ sister
Remember your name
No twister,
gonna steal your stuff away
My sister
Sho’ ain’t got a whole lot of time
So shake your shimmy,
Sister
’Cause honey this ’shug
is feelin’ fine

Vincent

Vincent
Starry starry night, paint your palette blue and grey

Look out on a summer’s day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills, sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills, in colors on the snowy linen land

Now I understand what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for you sanity How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they did not know how, perhaps they’ll listen now

Starry starry night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in Vincent’s eyes of china blue
Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain are soothed beneath the artist’s loving hand

Chorus:
For they could not love you, but still your love was true
And when no hope was left in sight, on that starry starry night
You took your life as lovers often do,
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you

Starry, starry night, portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls with eyes that watch the world and can’t forget.
Like the stranger that you’ve met, the ragged man in ragged clothes
The silver thorn of bloody rose, lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow

Now I think I know what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for you sanity How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they’re not listening still
Perhaps they never will.