40s (and before)
He was a famous trumpet man
from out Chicago way
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He had a trumpet style that
Well, you can knock me down, step in my face
slander my name all over the place
well, do anything __________
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that you wanna do
but uh-uh honey lay off of them shoes
I'm goin' to Jackson
I'm gonna mess around
Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson
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Look out Jackson town
On the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
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The life I love is makin' music with my friends
I don't want to set the world on fire
I want to start a flame in your heart
and with my heart I ____________
I have but one desire
and that one is you, no other will do
He rocks in the treetop all the day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song
All the little birds on Jay Bird Street
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Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long ____________
as you stand
Stand by me
They say we're young and we don't know, we won't find out Until we grow.
well, I don't know if all that's true
cause you got me and __________
baby I got you
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your _______
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heart desires
Will come to you
Unforgettable
In every way
And forevermore
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That's how you'll stay
Why do birds suddenly appear
every time you are near
Just like me they long to be
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Close to you
You keep sayin' you got somethin' for me
Somethin' you call love, but confess
You've been a-messin' where you shouldn't have been a-messin'
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And now someone else is gettin' all your best
Yippie-yi-o
Yippie-yi-yay
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Ghost riders in the sky
Each night I ask the stars up above
Why must I be a teenager in love?
One day, I feel so happy
The next day, I feel so sad
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I guess I'll learn to take
The good with the bad
I see the crystal raindrops fall, and the beauty of it all
Is when the sun comes shining through
To make those rainbows in my mind when I think of you sometime
And I wanna spend some time with you
Just the two of us
You're just too good to be true, can't take my eyes off you, you'd be like heaven to touch _______
I wanna hold you so much.
The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, _____________
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the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen
Give him two lips like roses and clover
Then tell him ______________
that his lonesome nights are over
Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you ______
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carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on.
What you want, baby, I got it
What you need, do you know I got it?
All I'm askin' is for _____________________
a little respect when you get home