SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING TO TOWN
By
Barry Manilow

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You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

He’s making a list,
And checking it twice;
Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town

He see you when you’re sleeping
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!

O! you better watch out!
You better not cry.
You better not pout, I’m telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

Santa Claus is coming to town

With little tin horns
And little toy drums
Rooty toot toot and rummy tum tum
Santa Claus is coming to town

The kids and girls and boys land
Will have a jubilee
He’s goona build a toy land
All arould the christmas tree

So you better not pout
Better not shout
Better not cry
Better not sigh
Tellin’ you why
Santa Claus is coming

Better not pout
Better not shout
Better not cry
Better not sigh
Tellin’ you why
Santa Claus is coming

I mean the great big man with the snow white beard
Santa Claus is coming to town

WHAT A DIFF’ERENCE A DAY MAKES

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What a diff’rence a day made
Twenty-four little hours
Brought the sun and the flowers
Where there used to be rain

My yesterday was blue, dear
Today I’m part of you, dear
My lonely nights are through, dear
(Since you said you were mine)

What a diff’rence a day makes
There’s a rainbow before me
Skies above can’t be stormy
Since that moment of bliss
That thrilling kiss

(It’s heaven when you find romance on your menu)
What a diff’rence a day made
And the difference is you

(What a diff’rence a day makes)
(There’s a rainbow before me)
(Skies above can’t be stormy)
Since that moment of bliss, that thrilling kiss

(It’s heaven when you find romance on your menu)
What a diff’rence a day made
And the difference is you

THE LOOK OF LOVE

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The look of love
Is in your eyes
The look your heart can’t disguise
The look of love
Is saying so much more
Than just words could ever say
And what my heart has heard
Well it takes my breath away

I can hardly wait to hold you
Feel my arms around you
How long I have waited
Waited just to love you
Now that I have found you

You’ve got the look of love
It’s on your face
A look that time can’t erase
Be mine tonight
Let this be just the start
Of so many nights like this
Let’s take a lover’s vow
And then seal it with a kiss

I can hardly wait to hold you
Feel my arms around you
How long I have waited
Waited just to love you
Now that I have found you
Don’t ever go

I can hardly wait to hold you
Feel my arms around you
How long I have waited
Waited just to love you
Now that I have found you
Don’t ever go
Don’t ever go
I love you so

WHO NEEDS TO DREAM

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You were in my dreams
Always in my dreams
That was long before
I ever saw you standing there
When I felt afraid
Of the choice I made
I would close my eyes
And hope my dreams would comfort me
But now I’m free

Who needs to dream when there is you?
Who needs a heaven to look forward to?
For my whole life through
Who needs to dream?
You’re my dream come true

In my fantasy
You believed in me
And as long as you were there
Then I believed in me
Now suddenly

Who needs to dream when there is you?
Who needs a heaven to look forward to?
For my whole life through
Who needs to dream?
You’re my dream come true

Now you are my dream
You are my only dream
I’ll hold you in my heart forever
Who needs to dream?
Who needs to dream?
When I see you there
Then I see my every dream come true

Who needs to dream when there is you?
Who needs a heaven?
For my whole life through
Who needs to dream?
You’re my dream come true
Every dream
All come true
My dream come true!

REMINISCING

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Friday night it was late
I was walking you home
We got down to the gate
And I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
How to tell you girl
I want to build my world around you
Tell you that it’s true
I wanna make you understand
I’m talking about a life time plan

That’s the way it began
We were hand in hand
Glen Miller’s Band was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more
And the porter too
Made us dance across the room
It ended it all too soon
And on the way back home
I promise you, you’ll never be alone
Hurry don’t be late
I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we’re old

We’ll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing
Friday night it was late
I was walking you home
We got down to the gate
And I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
Now as the years roll on
Each time we hear our favorite song
The memories come along
Older times we’re missing
Spending the hours reminiscing
Hurry don’t be late

I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we’re old
We’ll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing
We’ll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing
You should be dancing
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing
And reminiscing

BLACK AND BLUE

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There are no stars tonight,
There are no words to say
I feel my soul losing you

Where did the good times go,
Baby what can we do
Color our love

Black and blue, Black and blue

When our hearts were young,
Clinging to each other
Moonlight used to glow

When our hearts were young,
Then there was no other

Why’d we let it go
Down on the avenue,
You can forget your name

Paint pretty pictures,
False and true

Picture what we’ve become

Running is all we do
Color our love

Black and blue, Black and blue

Looks like a storm tonight

Look like a storm tonight

A storm is overdue

A storm is overdue

Color our love

Color our love

Black and blue, Black and blue, Oh