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Three Ring Circus


Three Ring Circus
Composer(s): Bobby Eli - Vinnie Barrett
Performer(s): Blue Magic; Barry Biggs



Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls
Children of all ages
Welcome to the big top
See the ferocious lions
Thrill to the fabulous monkeys
Laugh along with the hilarious clowns
See them, life is a three ring circus

The whistle blows as he makes his rounds
He's seen every town west of Mississippi
He's just a face painted all in smiles
Jumpin' up and down and makin' people happy

Though deep inside a shadow grows
He could laugh and no one knows
There's a lonely man inside

Life is a three ring circus
All of the ups and downs of a carousel
That I know so well
Life is a three ring circus
Just one little ride on a merry-go-round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

He does the best like the minstrel did
Just to please the kids and keep the people laughing
But no one knows that beneath the clothes
And his turned up nose lies a lonely beggar

He needs the love he spreads around
Bu tin life he's just a clown
Till they bring the curtain down

Life is a three ring circus
All of the ups and downs of a carousel
That I know so well
Life is a three ring circus
Just one little ride on a merry-go-round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

He needs the love that can't be found
But you're just too blind to see
That the clown is really needy

Life is a three ring circus
All of the ups and downs of a carousel
That I know so well
Life is a three ring circus
Just one little ride on a merry-go-round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

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Questa Sera Come Sempre


Questa Sera Come Sempre
Adapted from: Cryin' Time - 1964
Dutch Title: Jammer! - 1989
Composer(s): Buck Owens; Giuseppe Cassia
Performer(s): Lucio Dalla - 1966



Questa sera sei tornata come sempre
ma stasera io ti sento gia’ lontana
ho capito che per te non saro’ mai
tutto quello che sarai sempre per me

Questa sera tu mi guardi ma non mi parli
io lo so che mi vorresti dire addio
ma le lacrime che piango, amore mio
questa sera nei miei occhi non vedrai

Stringi pure le mie mani e non parlare
e’ una sera questa sera come tante
Anche quando ti vedro’ andare via
anche se domani non ritornerai

I ricordi che mi lasci in fondo al cuore
mi fanno sempre piu’ sentire solo
ogni sera quando arrivera’ quell’ora
che tornavi per restare con me

Questa sera sei tornata come sempre
ma stasera io ti sento gia’ lontana
ho capito che per te non saro’ mai
tutto quello che sarai sempre per me

Tutto quello che sarai sempre per me

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(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice

(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice
Composer(s): Lucio Battisti; Jack Fishman
Performer(s): Amen Corner



If paradise is half as nice
As heaven that you take me to
Who needs paradise
I'd rather have you

They say paradise is up in the stars
But I needn't sigh because it's so far
Coz I know it's worth a heaven on earth
For me where you are

A look from your eyes, touch from your hand
And I seem to fly to some other land
When you are around my heart always pounds
Just like a brass band

If paradise is half as nice
As heaven that you take me to
Who needs paradise,
I'd rather have you
Oh yes I'd rather have you

La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
La la la
La la la la la
La la la la la

If paradise is half as nice
As heaven that you take me to
Who needs paradise
I'd rather have you
Oh yes, I'd rather have you

La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
La la la
La la la la la
La la la la la

They say paradise is up in the stars
But I needn't sigh because it's so far
Coz I know it's worth a heaven on earth
For me where you are

A look from your eyes, a touch from your hand
And I seem to fly to some other land
When you are around ...... Fade

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The Three Ravens


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

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Cryin' Time


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

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(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right

(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

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Three O’clock In The Morning


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

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Crying The Blues


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

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(I Want To Be) Seduced

(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

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3 O'Clock Blues


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

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Crying My Heart Out For You


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

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(I Remember) In The Still Of The Night

(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

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Three Nights A Week


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

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Crying In The Rain (Whitesnake)


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...

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Three Minute Hero


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...

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Crying In The Rain (The Everly Brothers)


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

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(I Know) I'm Losing You

(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

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Three Little Words


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"!

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J'irai Pleurer Sous La Pluie


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

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(I Know My Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way

(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

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