WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
By
Barry Manilow
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We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer: Refrain
We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some;
We won’t go until we get some, so bring some out here: Refrain
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
CLOUDBURST
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I was blue and I was always wearing a frown
because my gal had turned me down.
Then we met and you can bet I knew from the first,
you were my love,
and that’s when the old gray cloudburst.
My heart really flew,
the day you caught my eye.
I hope that we two will never say “Good-bye.”
Clouds of gray have silver linings when they reverse.
I found your love and that’s when the old gray cloudburst.
Hey, baby…..
I’m gonna tell you ’bout your lovin’
and your kissn’ and your huggin’
and your sweet turtle-dovin’ pretty baby.
I won’t be satisfied til I hear ’em play,
“Here comes the bride.”
Listen to me baby and I don’t mean maybe.
Listen to my story,
it’s terrifficly true.
I gotta find a way of telling you that I really go for you.
I hope you really believe me baby ’cause I certainly do.
‘Cause you’re thrillin’ me, you’re really,
really thrilling when you tell me that you probably got a kind of crush on me,
That moves me, grooves me.
How divine can one woman be?
Well little darlin’,
you got me fallin’.
You got me goofy and gay.
I’m gonna get carried away.
Just think, you’re gonna be mine someday.
Oh, let’s spin a little,
park a little, stop a little,
spark a little,
live a little,
love a little,
maybe turtle-dove a little baby.
Every time you hold me so near,
nobody loves me like you, dear.
Let’s stop a little, squeeze a little,
probably maybe tease a little,
try a little, sigh a little,
maybe have to cry a little bit,
’cause to tell you the truth,
I’m gonna love you and that’s it.
‘Cause I love you baby,
love you baby,
love you baby,
love you baby,
with all my heart.
Oooh, listen to me while I say I let
a lotta little ladies get away
Because I know,
I know pretty baby, I know,
I know, pretty baby,
I know you’re the one, yes you’re the one.
I knew when I met you what a break it was to get you.
When it’s cloudy and gray and that’s the worst.
How do you cause the cloud to burst?
You got to find a lover,
find a lover, find a lover, find a lover.
If it’s silvery under clouds of gray.
How do you chase the clouds away?
You gotta find a little girl
and make her love you a lot.
Don’t ever leave unless you flip your
lid and really want to ruin the plot.
Sounds easy does it?
Light as a breeze thru the trees.
Boy, how pleasant was it?
Pleasant as one summer day, boy.
It’s so wonderful,
what a love can do.
Look at what love has done for you.
Hey, I’m a lucky lover, lucky lover,
I got the love you should discover.
I was blue and I was always wearing a frown,
because my gal had turned me down.
Then we met and you can bet I knew from the first,
You were my love,
and that’s when the old gray cloudburst.
Take a look at me.
Boy take another look,
take another look,
take another look,
Take another good, long, look at me.
Love opened my eyes and now I see,
Clouds of gray have silver linings when they reverse.
I found your love,
and that’s when the old, gray, cloudburst.
That’s when the old, gray, cloud burst!
EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALLRIGHT
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Take it from me
Everything’s gonna be all right
You wait and see
Everything’s gonna be all right
Take it from me
Everything’s gonna be all right
You wait and see
Everything’s gonna be all right
I can see the future
Starin’ right at me
I’m here to inform you
I like what I see
And here’s the key
Everything’s gonna be all right
You wait and see
Everything’s gonna be all right
Shoutin’ hallelujah
From the day ’til the night
Everything is gonna be all right
Shoutin’ hallelujah
From the day ’til the night
Everything is gonna be all right
All right!
Sure, you’ll hit resistance
In anything you do
Depend on persistence
And ride that dream on through
And there you’ll be
‘Cause everything’s gonna be all right
You wait and see
Everything’s gonna be all right
Shoutin’ hallelujah
From the day ’til the night
Everything is gonna be all right
Shoutin’ hallelujah
From the day ’til the night
Everything is gonna be all right
All right!
Shoutin’ hallelujah
Joy is comin’ to ya
Everything is gonna be all right
Singin’ to remind you
Happiness will find you
Everything is gonna be all right
That’s right
Everything is gonna be all right
That’s right
Everything is gonna be all right
That’s right!
BIG FUN
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The night is glamorous
The weekend is ahead of us
And we’re ready for it honey
Big Fun
And we’re ready for it honey
Big Fun
Well I can hardly wait
The skyline shines like heaven’s gate
And we’re ready for it honey
Big Fun
And we’re ready for it honey
Big Fun
Here comes Big Fun
I’m steppin’ out with a special one
Here comes Big Fun
Got through the week somehow
We’ll kiss like this
Catch up on all the romance we missed
Here comes Big Fun
We’re gonna have it now
The workday’s dead and gone
The girls are putting make-up on
And we’re ready for it honey
Big Fun
And we’re ready for it honey
Big Fun
Around the neighborhood
We concentrate on looking good
And we’re ready for it honey
Big Fun
And we’re ready for it honey
Big Fun
Here comes Big Fun
I’m steppin’ out with a special one
Here comes Big Fun
Got through the week somehow
We’ll kiss like this
Catch up on all the romance we missed
Here comes Big Fun
We’re gonna have it now
A thundering dance beat
Spills into the big street
This is Big Fun
The crowds are peaking
And horns are beeping
This is Big Fun
We run through the door
Stampede the dance floor
This is Big Fun
We’re flying non-stop
We’ll do it ’til we drop
This is Big Fun
Here comes Big Fun
I’m steppin’ out with a special one
Here comes Big Fun
Got through the week somehow
We’ll kiss like this
Catch up on all the romance we missed
Here comes Big Fun
We’re gonna have it now
Here comes big fun
I’m steppin out
I’m with my baby
Where gonna have big fun tonight
Where gonna kisssssssssssssss like this
Where gonna have big fun tonight
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
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I’m dreaming tonight
Of a place I love
Even more then I usually do
And although I know
It’s a long road back
I promise you
I’ll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow
And misteltoe
And presents on the tree
Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I’ll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I’ll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
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Ooh ooh
We’re no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment’s what I’m thinking of
You wouldn’t get this from any other guy
I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
We’ve known each other for so long
Your heart’s been aching but
You’re too shy to say it
Inside we both know what’s been going on
We know the game and we’re gonna play it
And if you ask me how I’m feeling
Don’t tell me you’re too blind to see
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
(Ooh, give you up)
(Ooh, give you up)
(Ooh)
Never gonna give, never gonna give
(Give you up)
(Ooh)
Never gonna give, never gonna give
(Give you up)
We’ve know each other for so long
Your heart’s been aching but
You’re too shy to say it
Inside we both know what’s been going on
We know the game and we’re gonna play it
I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you