The Three Ravens
(Traditional)



There were three ravens sat on a tree
Down a down, hey down, hey down
They were a black as black might be
With a down
The one of them said to his mate
"Where shall we our breakfast take?"
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down

Down in yonder green field
Down a down, hey down, hey down
Their lies a knight slain under his shield
With a down
His hounds they lie down at his feet
So well they do their master keep
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down

His hawks they fly so eagerly
Down a down, hey down, hey down
No other fowl dare him come nigh
With a down
Down there comes a fallow doe
As heavy with young as she might go
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down

She lifted up his bloody head
Down a down, hey down, hey down
And kissed his wounds that were so red
With a down
She got him up upon her back
And carried him to earthen lake
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down

She buried him before the prime
Down a down, hey down, hey down
She was dead herself ere even-song time
With a down

God send every gentleman
Such hawks, such hounds, and such leman
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down

Cryin' Time 
Composer(s): Buck Owens
First release by: Buck Owens and his Buckaroos - 1964
Covered by multiple other artists

Titles In Other Languages:
1966 - Questa Sera Come Sempre
1989 - Jammer!



Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darling Oooh
That it won't be long before it's crying time

Now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder (fonder)
And that tears are only rain to make love grow
Well my love for you could never grow no stronger (stronger)
If I lived to be a hundred years old

Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darling. Yeah now
That it won't be long before it's crying time

Now you say you've found someone that you love better (better)
That's the way it's happened every time before
And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow ('morrow)
Crying time will start when you walk out the door

Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darling 
Alright now
That it won't be long before it's crying time 
That it won't be long before it's crying time

(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
Composer(s): Homer Banks; 
Carl Hampton; Raymond Jackson
Performer(s): Bobby "Blue" Band;
and various other artists


If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right
If being right means being without you
I'd rather live a wrong doing life
Your mama and daddy say it's a shame
It's a downright disgrace
Long as I got you by my side
I don't care what your people say
Your friends tell you there's no future
in loving a married man
If I can't see you when I want to
I'll see you when I can
If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right
If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right

Am I wrong to fall so deeply in love with you
knowing I got a wife and two little children
depending on me too
And am I wrong to hunger
for the gentleness of your touch
knowing I got somebody else at home
who needs me just as much

And are you wrong to fall in love
with a married man
And am I wrong trying to hold on
to the best thing I ever had
If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right
If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right

Are you wrong to give your love
to a married man
And am I wrong trying to hold on
to the best thing I ever had
If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right
If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right

I don't wanna be right
if it means sleeping alone at night
I don't wanna be right
if it means coming home at night
I don't wanna, I don't wanna
I don't wanna never, never, never be right

Three O’clock In The Morning
Composer(s): Robledo - Terriss
Performer(s): Lou Rawls



Three o’clock in the morning
We danced the whole night through
And daylight soon will be dawning
Just one more waltz with you
I said, the melody it’s so entrancing
It seems to be made for us two
I said, I want to just keep right on dancing forever
Dear, dancing here with you

It’s three o’clock in the morning
I said, and we danced the whole night through
And the daylight soon will be dawning, yeah
There’s one more dance with you
I said, that that melody it’s so, so entrancing, yeah
I could just go on and on
I said, I could just keep right on, right on dancing forever
Dear, dancing here with you

Melody is so entrancing
It seems to be made for us two
I could just keep right on
I could keep on dancing forever
Here, dancing here with you
Three o’clock in the morning

Crying The Blues
Performer(s): Laura Rucker



I woke up this morning
Couldn’t even get outta my bed
I woke up this morning
Couldn’t even get outta my bed
Had the blues about my honey
Nearly killed me dead
So I cried all night and all that night before
So I cried all night and all that night before
Gonna change my way of living
Maybe I won’t have to cry no more

Never miss my water till my well runs dry
I said, I never miss my water till my well runs dry
And I never missed my baby till he said goodbye

Cried all night, all that night before
Yes I cried that night, all that night before
If my man comes back
Then I won’t have to cry no more

He went away, didn’t even say goodbye
He went away, didn’t even say goodbye
But that’s all right, mister, the day you ever made me cry
Bye bye

(I Want To Be) Seduced
Composer(s): Gary Richard Tigerman; Dave Grusin
Performer(s): Mary Coughlan;
Peggy Lee; Leon Redbone


I wanna be seduced
Let a woman talk to me suggestively
Wanna know that she'd like me to be with her tomorrow morning
Drinkin' hot jasmine tea
I want her to make me laugh (ha ha ha)
Make a point about touching me when she talks (uhhmm ho ho hmm)
Leaving all the jealous guys in the place to mumble in their wine and gawk
I know it only happens when I'm napping
Nodding in a reverie
That I find myself a woman that understands about seducing me

I know it only happens when I'm napping
Nodding in a reverie
That I find myself a woman who understands about seducing
I'll dream about the moon until she'll introduce herself
I'm imagining a woman who understands seducing me

I want to be seduced, I want a woman to take me out to dinner for two
I want to see her eyes gettin' moody
Flirtin' with the thought of what flirtin' can lead to
I want to act real cool, have her think about gettin' little me in bed
Have a chat about Magna Charta, or Puerto Vallarta, or somethin' Gandhi said

I might demur politely, falter slightly, if she starts to fondle my knee
But I'm relatively certain I'd compromise if I know me

I want to be seduced, I want a wom-an to talk to me suggestively
I want to hear her say she'll be with me tomorrow morning
Drinking hot jasmine tea

I want her to make me laugh, make a point of touching me when she talks
Leaving all the jealous guys in the joint to mumble in their beer and gawk

I wanna be seduced
I wanna a woman to take me out to dinner for two
I'd like to see her eyes get moony
Flirting with the thought of what a little flirting outta to do
I'd like to be real cool
Let her figure out what I really mean
Instead of havin' a chat about African genesis, psychokinesis
Or something Stanislavsky said

I might demure politely
Or falter slightly
If she tries to fondle my knee
But I'm relatively certain that I'd come across if I know me

I know it only happens, when I'm napping, nodding in my reverie
That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing me
I know it only happens, when I'm napping, nodding in my reverie
That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing
Starting from the moment that we'd been introduced
That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing me

3 O'Clock Blues
Composer(s): Lowell Fulson
First recording/First release by: Lowell Fulson - 1946/1948
Covered by multiple other artists



Now here it is, three o'clock in the morning
Oh can't even close my eyes, yeah
It's three o'clock in the morning baby
Oh, I can't even close my eyes
Well, I can't find my baby
Keep on lookin' be satisfied

I've looked around me, people
Hey, and my baby she knows she can't be found
Looked all around me, people
Oh, my baby, she can't be found
Well, if I don't find my baby
I'm going down to the Golden Ground
That's where the men hang out down there
They shoot pool, you know

Goodbye, everybody
Oh, I believe this is the end
Oh, goodbye everybody
Oh I believe this is the end
You can tell my baby
To forgive me for my sins

Crying My Heart Out For You
Composer(s): John Henry Hopkins Jr.; J.C. Johnson
Performer(s): Ella Fitzgerald
and multiple other artists



All my dreams are over, now I’m wide awake
With a lonesome feeling and a constant ache
Livin’ with my memories just for old times sake
Crying my heart out for you

Hope you’ll be more tender in your next affair
Trust you’ll think of me dear, when you’ve time to spare
Praying you’ll be happy is my only prayer
Crying my heart out for you

Your heart may ache you, friends may forsake you
Sometimes it happens that way
But I’m still for you, always adore you
I love you, I love you what more can I say

I was just a scholar, made for you to teach
Searching for a true love, one I couldn’t reach
Now I’m just a pebble on a lonely beach
Crying my heart out for you

(I Remember)
In The Still Of The Night
Composer(s): Fred Parris
Performer(s): The Five Satins;
and various other artists


(Shoo-doo, shooby-do) 
(Shoo-doo, shooby-do) 
(Shoo-doo, shooby-do) 
(Shoo-doo, shooby Whoa) 

In the still of the night 
I held you, held you tight 
'cause I love, love you so 
Promise I'll never let you go 
In the still of the night (in the still of the night) 

I remember (I remember) that night in May (I remember) 
The stars (I remember) were bright above (I remember) 
I'll hope (I remember) and I'll pray (I remember) 
To keep your precious love 

Well before the liight 
Hold me again 
With all of your might 
In the still of the night (in the still of the night) 

I remember (I remember) that night in May (I remember) 
The stars (I remember) were bright above (I remember) 
I'll hope (I remember) and I'll pray (I remember) 
To keep your precious love 

So before the liight 
Hold me again 
With all of your might 
In the still of the night (in the still of the night) 

I remember (I remember) that night in May (I remember) 
The stars (I remember) were bright above (I remember) 
I'll hope (I remember) and I'll pray (I remember) 
To keep your precious love 

In the still of the night

Three Nights A Week
Composer(s): Fats Domino
Performer(s): Fats Domino
and multiple other artists



Three nights a week, you're gone
three nights a week, that's too long
You know you're doin me wrong
baby won't you please stay home

I call you on the phone
pretendin you were home
Although I knew you were gone
baby won't you please stay home

when you're gone I'm such a lonely man
when you're gone, my heart doesn't beat the same

Three nights a week, you're gone
three nights a week, that's too long
three nights a week, I'm alone
Baby won't you please stay home

Crying In The Rain
Composer(s): David Coverdale
Performer(s): Whitesnake



A black cat moans
When he’s burning with the fever
A stray dog howls
When he’s lonely in the night
A woman goes crazy
With the though of retribution
But, a man starts weeping
When he’s sick and tired of life

I keep on dreaming dreams of tomorrow
Feel I’m wasting my time
Lighting candles in the wind
Always taking my chances
On the promise of the future
But, a heart full of sorrow
Paints a lonely tapestry

The sun is shining
But, it’s raining in my heart

No one understands the heartache
No one feels the pain
’cos no one ever sees the tears
When you’re crying in the rain
When you’re crying in the rain
Crying in the rain...

I can never deny
All the sweet things I have tasted
Tho’ I’ve been mistreated
I keep coming back for more
I know where I’m going
There’s no hope of absolution
I can’t seem to separate
The good times from the bad

The sun is shining
But, it’s raining in my heart

No one understands the heartache
No one feels the pain
’cos no one ever sees the tears
When you’re crying in the rain
When you’re crying in the rain
When you’re crying in the rain
When you’re crying in the rain

The sun is shining
But, it’s raining in my heart

No one understands the heartache
No one feels the pain
’cos no one ever sees the tears
When you’re crying in the rain
When you’re crying in the rain
When you’re crying in the rain
When you’re crying in the rain

Crying in the rain...

Three Minute Hero
Composer(s): Neol Davies
Performer(s): The Selecter



They asked you if you’re alright
You say yes
But all the time you know
It’s a mess
It’s 5 pm and you’re on your way home
Just another day with that endless grey drone

Three minute hero
I wanna be, a three minute hero
I wanna be, a three minute hero
I wanna be, a three minute hero

Drag yourself along the road
Sit on the bus
Switch on your transistor
'Cause a fuss
It’s 11 pm and you’re on your way home
Just another night with that endless grey drone

Three minute hero
I wanna be, a three minute hero
I wanna be, a three minute hero
I wanna be, a three minute hero

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be
A three minute hero

A three minute hero, I wanna be
A three minute hero, I wanna be
A three minute hero, I wanna be
A three minute hero

It’s too early in the morning
Stupid job
Don’t wanna eat, can’t think straight
Same as yesterday
It’s 7 am and you’re leaving home
Just another day with that endless grey drone

A three minute hero, I wanna be
A three minute hero, I wanna be
A three minute hero, I wanna be
A three minute hero...

Crying In The Rain
French Title: J'irai Pleurer Sous La Pluie - 1962
Composer(s): Howard Greenfield; Carole King
First release by: The Everly Brothers - 1961
Covered by multiple other artists



I'll never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
I've got my pride and I know how to hide
All the sorrow and pain
I'll do my crying in the rain

If I wait for cloudy skies
You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love you
So though the heartaches remain
I'll do my crying in the rain

Raindrops falling from heaven
Will never wash away my misery
But since we're not together
I'll wait for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you'll never see

Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool
But till then, darling, you'll never see me complain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain

(I Know) I'm Losing You
Composer(s): Cornelius Grant;
Brian Holland; Norman Whitfield
Performer(s): The Temptations;
and various other artists


Your love is fadin', I feel it fade
Ah, your love is fadin', I feel it fade
Ah, your love is fadin', woman I feel it fade
Ah, woman, woman your touch, your touch has gone cold
As if someone else controls your very soul
I've fooled myself long as I can
Can feel the presence of another man
It's there when you speak my name
It's just not the same
Ooo babe, I'm losing you
It's in the air
It's there everywhere
Baby, baby, babe, I'm losing you
When I look into your eyes
A reflection of a face, I see
I'm hurt, down-hearted and worried, girl
'Cause that face doesn't belong to me
It's all over your face
Someone's takin' my place
Ooo baby, I'm losing you
You try hard to hide
The emptiness you feel inside
Oo babe, I'm losing you
I can't bear the thought of losing you
Ah woman, can't you see what I'm goin' through
I'm losin' my mind (losin' my mind)
And it's all because of you
I can't bear the thought of losing you
I'm losin' my mind (losin' my mind)
And it's all because of you
I can't stand the thought of losing you

Three Little Words
Composer(s): Bert Kalmar - Harry Ruby
First performance/First recording/First release by: Duke Ellington and His Orch. (Vocals: The Rhythm Boys) - 1930
Covered by multiple other artists



Three Little Words, oh what I'd give for that wonderful phrase
To hear those Three Little Words 
That's all I'd live
For the rest of my days

And what I feel in my heart, they tell sincerely
No other words can tell it half so clearly
Three Little Words, eight little letters
Which simply mean "I Love You"!

J'irai Pleurer Sous La Pluie
Adapted from: Crying In The Rain - 1961
Composer(s): Howard Greenfield; Carole King; Richard Anthony
Performer(s): Richard Anthony - 1962



Si je voulais pleurer
Bien loin de tes yeux j'irai me cacher
Car je suis fier et ne veux pas montrer
Le chagrin de ma vie
Et j'irai pleurer sous la pluie

Pour laisser mes larmes couler
J'attendrai l'orage et la pluie pour pleurer
Je t'aime encore et tu dois ignorer
Le chagrin de ma vie
Et j'irai pleurer sous la pluie

La pluie sur mon visage
N'effacera jamais ton souvenir
Et tu ne sauras jamais
Pourtant combien je t'aimais
Combien malgré toi tu me fais souffrir

Mais un jour je partirai
En souriant sous le soleil de mai
Mais en attendant ce jour qui ne vient pas
Je suis à ta merci
Et j'irai pleurer sous la pluie
Et j'irai pleurer sous la pluie
Et j'irai pleurer sous la pluie 

(I Know My Baby Loves Me)
In Her Own Peculiar Way
Composer(s): Riley Sheppard; Don Canton
Performer(s): Ernest Tubb; Chet Atkins; 
Leon McAuliffe; Red Murrell


Now I got a gal that’s different
I know I know she’s true
She’s never really happy
until she’s got me blue
But I Know My Baby Loves Me 
In Her Own Peculiar Way
Yes my baby really loves me in Her Own Peculiar Way

Now I loaned her my apartment 
When I was out of town
When I got back I found that she had burned the building down
But I Know My Baby Loves Me 
In Her Own Peculiar Way
Yes my baby really loves me in Her Own Peculiar Way

Ah how about your baby Billy?
(Instrumentals)
Boy do you even have a baby?
(Instrumentals)

Now she took a course in cooking 
It filled my heart with glee
Till I detected poison in a cake she baked for me
But I Know My Baby Loves Me 
In Her Own Peculiar Way
Yes my baby really loves me in Her Own Peculiar Way

Now she went down to the corner
To catch a picture show
She said “I’ll see you later” ...
But that was twenty years ago
But I Know My Baby Loves Me 
In Her Own Peculiar Way
Yes my baby really loves me in Her Own Peculiar Way

Three Little Sisters
Composer(s): Irving Taylor - Vic Mizzy
Performer(s): The Andrews Sisters 
and multiple other artists



There were three little sisters
Three little sisters
Each one only in her teens
One loved a soldier, one loved a sailor
And one loved a lad from the Marines

Oh, the three little sisters
They were the fairest 
From Iceland to the Philippines
So said the soldier, so said the sailor
And so said the lad from the marines

And when the boys marched away
The girls said they'll be true 
Until the boys come back someday
Now the three little sisters
Three little sisters 
Stay home and read their magazines
You can tell it to the soldiers
Tell it to the sailors 
And tell it to the marines!

Crying In The Night
Composer(s): Stevie Nicks
Performer(s): Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham



She was that kind of lady
Times were hard
But she could come curling 'round you
Like fingers 

But she'll leave you
Crying in the night
She will leave you
Crying in the night
She's going to leave you
Crying in the night
She's back in town
And she's looking around 

Say you needed someone to depend on
You're all alone
She's the only one
Who can come take you far away
Take your breath away 

Come on baby
She's the wrong kind a' girl
She's a come-on lady
She's a tarnished pearl
She'll take your money
She'll wreck your world
Wreck your world
She's a come-on baby
Come-on girl
A "come-on" girl
Come on... girl
She's back
And she's looking around
And she's looking around
And she's looking around 

(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Composer(s): Elvis Costello
Performer(s): Elvis Costello


Photographs of fancy tricks
to get your kicks at sixty-six
He thinks of all the lips that he licks
And all the girls that he's going to fix
She gave a little flirt, gave herself a little cuddle
But there's no place here for the mini-skirt waddle
Capital punishment, she's last year's model
They call her Natasha when she looks like Elsie
I don't want to go to Chelsea

Oh no it does not move me
Even though I've seen the movie
I don't want to check your pulse
I don't want nobody else
I don't want to go to Chelsea

Everybody's got new orders
Be a nice girl and kiss the warders
Now the teacher is away
All the kids begin to play

Men come screaming, dressed in white coats
Shake you very gently by the throat
One's named Gus, one's named Alfie
I don't want to go to Chelsea

Oh no it does not move me
Even though I've seen the movie
I don't want to check your pulse
I don't want nobody else
I don't want to go to Chelsea

Photographs of fancy tricks to get your kicks at sixty-six
He thinks of all the lips that he licks
And all the girls that he's going to fix
She gave a little flirt, gave herself a little cuddle
But there's no place here for the mini-skirt waddle
Capital punishment, she's last year's model
They call her Natasha when she looks like Elsie
I don't want to go to Chelsea

Oh no it does not move me
Even though I've seen the movie
I don't want to check your pulse
I don't want nobody else
I don't want to go to Chelsea