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No Reply
I'm A Loser
Baby's In Black
Rock and Roll Music
I'll Follow the Sun
Mr. Moonlight
Medley: Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey
Eight Days A Week
Words of Love
Honey Don't
Every Little Thing
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
What You're Doing
Everybody's Trying to be My Baby
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NO REPLY

(Lennon-McCartney)

This happened once before
When I came to your door
No reply
They said it wasn't you
But I saw you peep through
Your window

I saw the light
I saw the lie
I know that you saw me
as I looked up to see
Your face

I tried to telephone
They said you were not home
That's a lie
'Cos I know where you've been
I saw you walk in
Your door

I nearly died
I nearly died
'Cos you walked hand in hand
With another man
In my place

If I were you I'd realize that I
Love you more than any other guy
And I'll forgive the lies that I
Heard before when you gave me no reply

I tried to telephone
They said you were not home
That's a lie
,Cos I know where you've been
I saw you walk in
Your door

I nearly died
I nearly died
'Cos you walked hand in hand
With another man
In my place

No reply
No reply

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I'M A LOSER

(Lennon-McCartney)


I'm a loser
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Of all the love I have won or have lost
there is one love I should never have crossed
She was a girl in a million, my friend
I should have known she would win in the end

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

Although I laugh and I act like a clown
Beneath this mask I am wearing a frown
My tears are falling like rain from the sky
Is it for her or myself that I cry

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

What have I done to deserve such a fate
I realize I have left it too late
And so it's true, pride comes before a fall
I'm telling you so that you won't lose all

I'm a loser
And I lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser
And I'm not what I appear to be

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BABY'S IN BLACK

(Lennon-McCartney)


Oh dear, what can I do?
Baby's in black
And I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh what can I do?

She thinks of him
And so she dresses in black
And though he'll never come back
She's dressed in black

Oh dear, what can I do?
Baby's in black
And I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh what can I do?

I think of her
But she thinks only of him
And though it's only a whim
She thinks of him

Oh how long will it take
Till she sees the mistake she has made?
Dear what can I do?
Baby's in black
And I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh what can I do?

Oh how long will it take
Till she sees the mistake she has made?
Dear what can I do?
Baby's in black
And I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh what can I do?

She thinks of him
And so she dresses in black
And though he'll never come back
She's dressed in black

Oh dear, what can I do?
Baby's in black
And I'm feeling blue
Tell me, oh what can I do?

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ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC

(Berry)


Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music
Any old way you choose it
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
Any old time you use it
It's gotta be rock roll music
If you wanna dance with me
If you wanna dance with me

I've got no kick against modern jazz
Unless they try to play it too darn fast
And lose the beauty of the melody
Until they sound just like a symphony

Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music
Any old way you choose it
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
Any old time you use it
It's gotta be rock roll music
If you wanna dance with me
If you wanna dance with me

I took my loved one over 'cross the tracks
So she can hear my man awail a sax
I must admit they have a rockin' band
Man, they were blowin' like a hurrican'

That's why I go for that that rock and roll music
Any old way you choose it
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
Any old time you use it
It's gotta be rock roll music
If you wanna dance with me
If you wanna dance with me

Way down South they had a jubilee
In Georgia folks they had a jamboree
They're drinkin' home brew from a wooden cup
The folks dancin' there got all shook up

And started playin' that rock and roll music
Any old time you choose it
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
Any old time you use it
It's gotta be rock roll music
If you wanna dance with me
If you wanna dance with me

Don't care to hear 'em play a tango
Not in the mood to take a mambo
It's way to early for a congo
So keep a rockin' that piano

That's why I go for that rock and roll music
Any old time you choose it
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it
Any old time you use it
It's gotta be rock roll music
If you wanna dance with me
If you wanna dance with me

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I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN

(Lennon-McCartney)


One day you'll look to see I've gone
For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun
Some day you'll know I was the one
But tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun

And now the time has come
And so my love I must go
And though I lose a friend
In the end you will know, oooh

One day you'll find that I have gone
But tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun

Yeah, tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun

And now the time has come
And so my love I must go
And though I lose a friend
In the end you'll know, oooh

One day you'll find that I have gone
But tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun

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MR. MOONLIGHT

(Johnson)


Mr. Moonlight

You came to me one summer night
and from your beam you made my dream
and from the world you sent my girl
and from above you sent us love

and now she is mine
I think you're fine
'Cos we love you
Mr. Moonlight

Mr. Moonlight, come again please
here I am on my knees, begging if you please
and the night you don't come my way
I'll pray and pray more each day
'Cos we love you
Mr. Moonlight

And the night you don't come my way
Oh, I'll pray and pray more each day
'Cos we love you
Mr. Moonlight

Mr. Moonlight, come again please
here I am on my knees, begging if you please
and the night you don't come my way
I'll pray and pray more each day
'Cos we love you
Mr. Moonlight
Mr. Moonlight
Mr. Moonlight
Mr. Moonlight

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MEDLEY: KANSAS CITY/HEY HEY HEY HEY

(Lennon-McCartney)


Ah, Kansas City
gonna get my baby back home
yeah, yeah
I'm goin' to Kansas city
gonna get my baby back home
yeah, yeah
Well, it's a long, long, time since
My baby's been gone

Ah, Kansas City
gonna get my baby one time
yeah, yeah
I'm goin' to Kansas City
gonna get my baby one time
yeah, yeah
It's just a one, two, three, four
five, six, seven, eight, nine

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, baby
Woo no clown
I say you're no clown
Now, now, now, now
Tell me baby
What's been wrong with you?

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, now baby
Woo no clown
I say you're no clown
Now, now, now, now
Tell me baby
What's been wrong with you?

Well, I'll say bye
bye, bye, baby bye, bye
Oh, so long
Bye, bye, baby I'm gone
Yeah, I said
bye, bye, baby, bye, bye
bye, bye, bye, bye

Well, I'll say bye
bye, bye, baby bye, bye

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EIGHT DAYS A WEEK

(Lennon-McCartney)

Ooh I need your love babe
guess you know it's true
Hope you need my love babe
Just like I need you
Hold me, love me
Hold me, love me
I ain't got nothin' but love babe
Eight days a week

Love you every day girl
Always on my mind
One thing I can say girl
Love you all the time
Hold me, love me
Hold me, love me
I ain't got nothin' but love girl
Eight days a week

Eight days a week
I love you
Eight days a week
Is not enough to show I care

Ooh I need your love babe
guess you know it's true
Hope you need my love babe
Just like I need you
Hold me, love me
Hold me, love me
I ain't got nothin' but love girl
Eight days a week

Eight days a week
I love you
Eight days a week
Is not enough to show I care

Love you every day girl
Always on my mind
One thing I can say girl
Love you all the time
Hold me, love me
Hold me, love me
I ain't got nothin' but love babe
Eight days a week
Eight days a week
Eight days a week


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WORDS OF LOVE

(Holly)


Hold me close and tell me how you feel
Tell me love is real
Words of love you whisper soft and true
Darling I love you

Let me hear you say the words I long to hear
Darling when you're near
Words of love you whisper soft and true
Darling I love you

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HONEY DON'T

(Perkins)

Well how come you say you will when you won't?
Say you do, baby, when you don't?
Let me know honey how you feel
Tell the truth now, is love real?
But ah ah, well, honey don't

Well honey don't, honey don't
Honey don't, honey don't
I say you will when you won't
Ah ah, honey, don't

Well I love you, baby, and you ought to know
I like the way you wear your clothes
everything about you is so doggone sweet
you got that sand all over your feet
But ah ah well honey don't

Honey don't, honey don't
Honey don't, honey don't
I say you will when you won't
Ah ah, honey, don't

[Ah, rock on George, one time for me.]
[I feel fine.]


Well sometimes I love you on a Saturday night
Sunday morning you don't look right
You've been out painting the town
Ah ah baby, been stepping around
But ah ah well honey don't

I said honey don't, honey don't
Honey don't, honey don't
I say you will when you won't
Ah ah, honey, don't

[Ah, rock on George, for Ringo one time.]

Well honey don't, well honey don't
Well honey don't, ah little little honey don't
I say you will when you won't
Ah ah, honey, don't

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EVERY LITTLE THING

(Lennon-McCartney)



When I'm walking beside her
People tell me I'm lucky
Yes, I know I'm a lucky guy
I remember the first time
I was lonely without her
Can't stop thinking about her now

Every little thing she does
She does for me, yeah
And you know the things she does
She does for me, oooh

When I'm with her I'm happy
Just to know that she loves me
Yes, I know that she loves me now
There is one thing I'm sure of
I will love her forever
For I know love will never die

Every little thing she does
She does for me, yeah
And you know the things she does
She does for me, oooh

Every little thing she does
She does for me, yeah
And you know the things she does
She does for me, oooh
Every little thing
Every little thing

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I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY

(Lennon-McCartney)


I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go
I would hate my disappointment to show
there's nothing for me here
So I will disappear
If she turns up while I'm gone please let me know

I've had a drink or two and I don't care
There's no fun in what I do if she's not there
I wonder what went wrong
I've waited far too long
I think I'll take a walk and look for her

Though tonight she's made me sad
I still love her
If I find her I'll be glad
I still love her

I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go
I would hate my disappointment to show
there's nothing for me here
So I will disappear
If she turns up while I'm gone please let me know

Though tonight she's made me sad
I still love her
If I find her I'll be glad
I still love her

Though I've had a drink or two and I don't care
There's no fun in what I do if she's not there
I wonder what went wrong
I've waited far too long
I think I'll take a walk and look for her

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WHAT YOU'RE DOING

(Lennon-McCartney)


Look what you're doing
I'm feeling blue and lonely
Would it be too much to ask of you
What you're doing to me?

You got me running
And there's no fun in it
Why should it be so much to ask of you
What you're doing to me?

I've been waiting here for you
Wondering what you're gonna do
And should you need a love that's true
It's me

Please stop your lying
You've got me crying, girl
Why should it be so much to ask of you
what you're doing to me?

I've been waiting here for you
Wondering what you're gonna do
And should you need a love that's true
It's me

Please stop your lying
You've got me crying, girl
Why should it be so much to ask of you,
What you're doing to me?
What you're doing to me?
What you're doing to me?

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EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO BE MY BABY

(Perkins)



Well they took some honey from a tree
Dressed it up and they called it me

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now

Well half past nine, half past four
Fifty women knocking on my door

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now

Went out last night, I didn't stay late
'Fore I got home I had nineteen dates

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now

Went out last night, I didn't stay late
'Fore I got home I had nineteen dates

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now

Well they took some honey from a tree
Dressed it up and they called it me

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby, now

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