Nellie McKay Album

The very thought of you
And I forget to do
The little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do

I'm living in a kind of daydream
I'm happy as a queen
And foolish though it may seem
To me that's everything

The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You'll never know how slow the moments go
Till I'm near to you

I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love

It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love

Oh, do, do, do
What you've done, done, done
Before, baby
Do, do, do, what I do, do, do
Adore, baby

Let's try again
Sigh again
Fly again to heaven
Baby, see
It's A, B, C
I love you
And you love me

I know, know, know
What a beau, beau, beau
Should do, baby

So don't, don't, don't
Say it won't, won't, won't
Come true, baby

My heart begins to hum
Dum, de, dum
De, dum, dum, dum

So do, do, do
What you've done, done, done before

I remember the bliss
Of that wonderful kiss
You said that a boy
Could never give more joy
From any little miss

I remember it quite
It was a wonderful night
Oh, how I'd adore it
If you would encore it

I know, know, know
What a beau, beau, beau
Should do, baby

So don't, don't, don't
Say it won't, won't, won't
Come true, baby

My heart begins to hum
Dum, de, dum
De, dum, dum, dum

So do, do, do
What you've done, done, done before

I expect everyone of my crowd to make fun
Of my proud protestations of faith in romance
And they'll say I'm naïve as a babe to believe
Every fable I hear from a person in pants

Fearlessly I'll face them and argue their doubts away
Loudly I'll sing about flowers in spring
Flatly I'll stand on my little flat feet and say
Love is a grand and a beautiful thing

I'm not ashamed to reveal
The world famous feeling I feel

I'm as corny as Kansas in August
I'm as normal as blueberry pie
No more a smart little girl with no heart
I have found me a wonderful guy

I am in a conventional dither
With a conventional star in my eye
And you will note there's a lump in my throat
When I speak of that wonderful guy

I'm as trite and as gay as a daisy in May
A cliché coming true
I'm bromidic and bright
As a moon-happy night
Pouring light on the dew

I'm as corny as Kansas in August
High as a flag on the Fourth of July
If you'll excuse an expression I use
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love with a wonderful guy

In my loneliness
When you're gone and I'm all by myself
And I need your caress
I just think of you
And the thought of you holding me near
Makes my loneliness soon disappear

Though you're far away
I have only to close my eyes
And you are back to stay
I just close my eyes
And the sadness that missing you brings
Soon is gone and this heart of mine sings

Yes I love you so
And that for me is all I need to know

I will wait for you
Till the sun falls from out of the sky
For what else can I do
I will wait for you
Meditating how sweet life will be
When you come back to me

Yes I love you so
And that for me is all I need to know

I will wait for you
Till the sun falls from out of the sky
For what else can I do
I will wait for you
Meditating how sweet life will be
When you come back to me

You're mean to me
Why must you be mean to me
Gee, honey, it seems to me
You love to see me crying

I don't know why I stay home
Each night when you say you'll phone
You don't and I'm left alone
Singing the blues and sighing

You treat me coldly
Each day in the year
You always scold me
Whenever somebody is near, dear

It must be great fun to be mean to me
You shouldn't, for can't you see
What you mean to me

You treat me coldly
Each day in the year
You always scold me
Whenever somebody is near, dear

It must be great fun to be mean to me
You shouldn't, for can't you see
What you mean to me
Baby can't you see what you mean to me

Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway
I'll go my way, you'll go your way
Crazy rhythm, from now on we're through

Here is where we have a showdown
I'm too high-hat, you're too low-down
Crazy rhythm, here's goodbye to you

They say that
When a high-brow meets a low-brow
Walking along Broadway
Soon the high-brow, he has no brow
Ain't it a shame and you're to blame

What's the use of prohibition
You produce the same condition
Crazy rhythm, I've gone crazy too

Now every Greek, each Turk, each Latin
The Russians and the Prussians as well
When you seek the lure of Manhattan
Are sure to come under your spell
You need a folksong to soon throw away
Those Harlem smoke songs they soon learn to play
Can't you fall for Carnegie Hall
Oh, Danny, call it a day and we'll say

Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway
I'll go my way, you'll go your way
Crazy rhythm, from now on we're through
Get on now, go

Here is where we have a showdown
I'm too high-hat, you're too low-down
Crazy rhythm, here's goodbye to you
Shoe shoe!

They say that
When a high-brow meets a low-brow
Walking along Broadway
Soon the high-brow, he has no brow
Ain't it a shame and you're to blame

What's the use of prohibition
You produce the same condition
Crazy rhythm, I've gone crazy too
Kick it!
Absolutely ?
That's fine
Down low, huh huh
That's jazz
I'm feeling hot as ?

Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway
I'll go my way, you'll go your way
Crazy rhythm, from now on we're through

Here is where we have a showdown
I'm too high-hat, you're too low-down
Crazy rhythm, here's goodbye to you

They say that
When a high-brow meets a low-brow
Walking along Broadway
Soon the high-brow, he has no brow
Ain't it a shame and you're to blame

What's the use of prohibition
You produce the same condition
Crazy rhythm, I've gone crazy too

Gonna take a sentimental journey
Gonna set my heart at ease
Gonna make a sentimental journey
To renew old memories

Got my bags, got my reservations
Spent each dime I could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
I Long to hear that, "All aboard!"

Seven, that's the time we leave at seven
I'll be waiting up at heaven
Counting every mile of railroad track
That takes me back

Never thought my heart could be so yearny
Why did I decide to roam
Gonna take that sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home

Never thought my heart could be so yearny
Why did I decide to roam
Gonna take that sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home

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Take me back to the black hills
The black hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love

Lost my heart in the black hills
The black hills of Dakota
Where the pines are so high
That they kiss the sky above

And when I get that lonesome feeling
And I'm miles away from home
I hear the voice of the mystic mountains
Calling me back home

So take me back to the black hills
The black hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love

And when I get that lonesome feeling
And I'm miles away from home
I hear the voice of the mystic mountains
Calling me back home

So take me back to the black hills
The black hills of Dakota
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love

To the beautiful Indian country
That I love
To the beautiful Indian country
That I love

Oh I can't dance !
Yes you can ! Stop that
Oh I really can't
Oh yes you can come on right left, right left
Just give it a try
Really you can teach me
Oh yeah
You got the legs for it
Cause it seems to me
Oh it seems to you
I said it seems to me
You said it seems to you
A such embarrassing situation calls for concentration
Do you dig me jack
We dig you jack
Can we think of a plan
We ???
Can we sing and dance
I'll take a chance
Are you boots alright
??? tight
Is miss Miller a killer
From a spanish villa
???
Then it seems to me
Obviously
You wanna go right into your ???

I never could do the conga
Could never get through the conga
But if you say do the conga
I ain't hep to that step
But I'll dig it

I never could see mazurkas
They're poison to me, mazurkas
But if it's to be mazurkas
I ain't hep to that step
But I'll dig it

When they invented the Charleston
I was a total flop
Right
But say if you want to Charleston
I'll never stop
I'll dance till I drop

I never could dig the polka
The corniest jig, the polka
But if you say dig the polka
I ain't hep to that step
But I'll dig it

Alright
Oh there you go, there you go down
You can dance sugar
That's not so hard
What was that dance called

I never could do the conga
Could never get through the conga
But if you say do the conga
I ain't hep to that step
But I'll dig it

I never could see mazurkas
They're poison to me, mazurkas
But if it's to be mazurkas
I ain't hep to that step
But I'll dig it

When they invented the Charleston
I was a total flop
But say if you want to Charleston
She'll never stop
She'll dance till I drop

I never could dig the polka
The corniest jig, the polka
But if you say dig the polka
I ain't hep to that step
She ain't hep to that step
I ain't hep to that step
She ain't hep to that step
She ain't hep to that step...

Ever since the day that you went away
You've been sending flowers to me
Send me no flowers today
Instead of sending flowers come back to me
And hold me in your arms again

There is nothing that a flower can say
That your lips can prove with a kiss
Send me no flowers today
Got a lot of flowers and what I miss
Is being in your arms again

After a break up
To kiss and make up is divine
My darling
It doesn't matter
Just who was right or who was wrong
As long as you're still mine

Call me up and say that you're on your way
Til you're back how lonely I'll be
Send me no flowers today
Instead of sending flowers come back to me
And love me just as I love you

After a break up
To kiss and make up is divine
My darling
It doesn't matter
Just who was right or who was wrong
As long as you're still mine

Call me up and say that you're on your way
Til you're back how lonely I'll be
Send me no flowers today
Instead of sending flowers come back to me
And love me just as I love you

Close your eyes
Rest your head on my shoulder and sleep
Close your eyes
And I will close mine

Close your eyes
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep
Close your eyes
This is divine

Music play
Something dreamy for dancing
While we're here romancing
It's love's holiday
And love will be our guide

Close your Eyes
When you open them dear
I'll be near by your side
So won't you close your eyes

Music play
??? playing
It's a lover's holiday
And our love will show us the way

Close your eyes
And ??? vision this vision I see
You and me
Let's close your eyes

Close your eyes
Rest your head on my shoulder and sleep
Close your eyes
I will close mine

Close your eyes
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep
Close your eyes
This is divine

Music play
Something dreamy for dancing
While we're here romancing
And it's love's holiday
And our love will be our guide

Close your eyes
When you open them dear
I'll be near by your side
So won't you close your eyes

Close your eyes
Close your eyes
Close your eyes
Close your eyes

Close your eyes
Close your eyes
Close your eyes
Close your eyes

I remember you
You're the one who made
My dreams come true
A few kisses ago

I remember you
You're the one who said
"I love you too"
I do
Didn't you know

I remember, too
A distant bell
And stars that fell like rain
Out of the blue

When my life is through
And the angels ask me to recall
The thrill of them all
Then I shall tell them
I remember you