LYRICS

I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing

I’d like to build a world a home

And furnish it with love

Grow apple trees and honey bees

And snow white turtle doves



I’d like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony

I’d like to hold it in my arms

And keep it company



I’d like to see the world for once

All standing hand in hand

And hear them echo through the hills

For peace throughout the land



That’s a song I hear

Sing it along

Let the world sing today

Over and over



I’d like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony

La, la, la, la

To, do, do, do, do, do

La, la, la



I’d like to build a world a home

And furnish it with love

Grow apple trees and honey bees

And snow white turtle doves

(That’s a song I hear)



I’d like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony

And I’d like to hold it in my arms

And keep it company

(That’s the song I hear)



I’d like to see the world for once

All standing hand in hand

And hear them echo through the hills

For peace throughout the land

(That’s the song I hear)



I’d like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony (Sing it all over)



I’d like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony



La, la, la, la

To, do, do, do, do, do

La, la, la

I’d like to teach the world to sing

How Sweet it is To Be Loved By You

How sweet it is to be loved by you

How sweet it is to be loved by you



I needed the shelter of someone’s arms

And there you were

I needed someone to understand my ups and downs

And there you were



With sweet love and devotion

Deeply touching my emotion

I want to stop and thank you, baby

I wanna stop and thank you baby, yes I do



How sweet it is to be loved by you

Feels so fine

How sweet it is to be loved by you



I close my eyes at night

Wondering where would I be without you in my life

Everything I did was just a bore

Everywhere I went it seems I’d been there before



But you brighten up for me all of my days

With a love so sweet in so many ways

I wanna stop and thank you, baby

I just wanna stop and thank you baby, oh yes



How sweet it is to be loved by you

It’s like sugar sometimes

How sweet it is to be loved by you



You were better to me than I was to myself

For me, there’s you and there ain’t nobody else

I wanna stop and thank you, baby

I just wanna stop and thank you baby, oh now



How sweet it is to be loved by you

How sweet it is to be loved by you

How sweet it is to be loved by you

It’s like jelly, baby, oh now



How sweet it is to be loved by you, oh now

How sweet it is to be loved by you

Just like honey to the bee baby, yeah now

Na, na, na, to be loved by you

Fire & Rain

Just yesterday mornin’, they let me know you were gone

Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you

I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song

I just can’t remember who to send it to



I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain

I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end

I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend

But I always thought that I’d see you again



Won’t you look down upon me, Jesus?

You’ve got to help me make a stand

You’ve just got to see me through another day

My body’s aching and my time is at hand

And I won’t make it any other way



Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain

I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end

I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend

But I always thought that I’d see you again



Been walking my mind to an easy time

My back turned towards the sun

Lord knows, when the cold wind blows

It’ll turn your head around

Well, there’s hours of time on the telephone line

To talk about things to come

Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground



Oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain

I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end

I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend

But I always thought that I’d see you, baby

One more time again, now

Thought I’d see you one more time again

There’s just a few things coming my way this time around, now

Thought I’d see you, thought I’d see you, fire and rain, now

Carolina in My Mind

In my mind I’m goin’ to Carolina

Can’t you see the sunshine?

Can’t you just feel the moonshine?

Maybe just like a friend of mine

To hit me from behind

Yes I’m goin’ to Carolina in my mind



Well Karen she’s a silver sun

You best walk her way and watch it shinin’

Watch her watch the mornin’ come

A silver tear appearing, now I’m cryin’

Ain’t I goin’ to Carolina in my mind



There ain’t no doubt it no one;s mind

That love’s the finest thing around

Whisper something soft and kind

Yes and hey babe the sky’s on fire, I’m dyin’

Ain’t I goin’ to Carolina in my mind



In my mind I’m goin’ to Carolina

Can’t you see the sunshine, sugar?

Can’t you just feel the moonshine?

Maybe just like a friend of mine

To hit me from behind

Yes I’m goin’ to Carolina in my mind



Dark and silent late last night

I think I might have heard the highway calling

Geese in flight and dogs that bite

Other signs that might be omens say I’m going, going

I’m goin’ to Carolina in my mind



And it’s with a holy host of others standing ‘round me

Still I’m on the dark side of the moon

And it seems like it goes on like this forever

You must forgive me

If I’m up and gone to Carolina in my mind



In my mind I’m goin’, goin’ to Carolina

Can’t you see the sunshine?

Can’t you just feel the moonshine?

Maybe just like a friend of mine

To hit me from behind

Yes I’m goin’ to Carolina in my mind



Yes I’m goin’ to Carolina in my mind

Said I’m goin’ to Carolina

I better get back on home again real soon

‘Cause I’m goin’ to Carolina in my mind

Sweet Baby James

There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range

His horse and his cattle are his only companions

He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons

Waiting for summer, his pastures to change



And as the moon rises, he sits by his fire

Thinkin’ about women and glasses of beer

Reclosing his eyes as the doggies retire

He sings out a song which is soft, but it’s clear

As if maybe someone could hear



Goodnight, you moonlight ladies

Rockabye, sweet baby James

Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose

Won’t you let me go down in my dreams?

And rockabye, sweet baby James



Now, the first of December was covered with snow

So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston

Though the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frostin’

With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go



There’s a song that they sing when they take to the highway

A song that they sing when they take to the sea

Song that they sing of their home in the sky

Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep

But singing works just fine for me



So goodnight, you moonlight ladies

Rockabye, sweet baby James

Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose

Won’t you let me go down in my dreams?

And rockabye, sweet baby James

You’ve Got a Friend

When you’re down and troubled

And you need some lovin’ care

And nothin’, nothin’ is goin’ right

Close your eyes and think of me

And soon I will be there

To brighten up even your darkest night



You just call out my name

And you know, wherever I am

I’ll come runnin’

To see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call

And I’ll be there

You’ve got a friend



If the sky above you

Grows dark and full of clouds

And that old north wind begins to blow

Keep your head together

And call my name out loud

Soon you’ll hear me knockin’ at your door



You just call out my name

And you know, wherever I am

I’ll come runnin’, runnin’, yeah, yeah

To see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call

And I’ll be there, yes, I will



Now, ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend

When people can be so cold?

They’ll hurt you, yes, and desert you

And take your soul if you let them

Oh, but don’t you let them



You just call out my name

And you know, wherever I am

I’ll come runnin’, runnin’, yeah, yeah

To see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call

And I’ll be there, yes, I will

You’ve got a friend

You’ve got a friend



Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend

Ain’t it good to know, ain’t it good to know

Ain’t it good to know

You’ve got a friend

Oh, yeah, now, you’ve got a friend

Yeah baby, you’ve got a friend

Oh, yeah, you’ve got a friend

It’s a Small World After All

It’s a world of laughter

A world of tears

It’s a world of hopes

And a world of fears

There’s so much that we share

That it’s time we’re aware

It’s a small world after all



It’s a small world after all

It’s a small world after all

It’s a small world after all

It’s a small, small world



There is just one moon

And one golden sun

And a smile means

Friendship to ev’ryone

Though the mountains divide

And the oceans are wide

It’s a small world after all



It’s a small world after all

It’s a small world after all

It’s a small world after all

It’s a small, small world

When You Wish Upon a Star

When you wish upon a star

Makes no difference who you are

Anything your heart desires

Will come to you



If your heart is in your dream

No request is too extreme

When you wish upon a star

As dreamers do



Like a bolt out of the blue

Fate steps in and sees you through

When you wish upon a star

Your dreams come true

Chim Chim Cheree

Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-ee

A sweep is as lucky as lucky can be

Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-oo

Good luck will rub off when I shakes ‘ands with you

Or blow me a kiss

And that’s lucky too



Now as the ladder of life as been strung

You may think a sweep’s on the bottommost rung

Though I spends me time in the ashes and smoke

In this ‘ole wide world there’s no ‘appier bloke



Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-ee

A sweep is as lucky as lucky can be

Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-oo

Good luck will rub off when I shakes ‘ands with you



Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-ee

A sweep is as lucky as lucky can be

Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-oo

Good luck will rub off when I shakes ‘ands with you



I choose me bristles with pride

Yes, I do

A broom for the shaft and a brush for the flue



Up where the smoke is all billered and curled

‘Tween pavement and stars is the chimney sweep world

When the’s ‘ardly no day

Nor ‘ardly no night

There’s things ‘alf in shadow

And ‘alf way in light

On the roof tops of London

Cool, what a sight



Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-ee

When you’re with a sweep, you’re in glad company



No where is there are more ‘appier crew

Than them wot sings, chim chim cher-ee, chim cher-oo

Chim chiminey, chim chim

Cher-ee chim cher-oo

A Whole New World

I can show you the world

Shining, shimmering, splendid

Tell me, princess, now when did

You last let your heart decide?



I can open your eyes

Take you wonder by wonder

Over, sideways and under

On a magic carpet ride



A whole new world

A new fantastic point of view

No one to tell us, “No”

Or where to go

Or say we’re only dreaming



A whole new world

A dazzling place I never knew

But when I’m way up here

It’s crystal clear

That now I’m in a whole new world with you

(Now I’m in a whole new world with you)



Unbelievable sights

Indescribable feeling

Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling

Through an endless diamond sky



A whole new world (don’t you dare close your eyes)

A hundred thousand things to see (hold your breath, it gets better)

I’m like a shooting star, I’ve come so far

I can’t go back to where I used to be



A whole new world

With new horizons to pursue

I’ll chase them anywhere

There’s time to spare

Let me share this whole new world with you



A whole new world (a whole new world)

A new fantastic point of view

No one to tell us, “No”

Or where to go

Or say we’re only dreaming



A whole new world (every turn, a surprise)

With new horizons to pursue (every moment, red-letter)

I’ll chase them anywhere, there’s time to spare

And then we’re home (there’s time to spare)

Let me share this whole new world with you



A whole new world (a whole new world)

That’s where we’ll be (that’s where we’ll be)

A thrilling chase (a wondrous place)

For you and me

Part of Your World

Maybe he’s right

Maybe there is something the matter with me

I just don’t see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad



Look at this stuff

Isn’t it neat?

Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete?

Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl

The girl who has everything?



Look at this trove

Treasures untold

How many wonders can one cavern hold?

Looking around here you’d think

Sure, she’s got everything



I’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty

I’ve got whozits and whatzits galore

You want thingamabobs?

I’ve got twenty!

But who cares?

No big deal

I want more



I wanna be where the people are

I wanna see, wanna see ‘em dancin’

Walking around on those, what do you call ‘em?

Oh, feet



Flippin’ your fins, you don’t get too far

Legs are required for jumping, dancing

Strolling along down the, what’s that word again?

Street



Up where they walk, up where they run

Up where they stay all day in the sun

Wanderin’ free, wish I could be

Part of that world



What would I give if I could live out of these waters?

What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?

Bet’cha on land they understand

Bet they don’t reprimand their daughters

Bright young women, sick of swimmin’

Ready to stand



I’m ready to know what the people know

Ask ‘em my questions and get some answers

What’s a fire and why does it, what’s the word?

Burn?



When’s it my turn?

Wouldn’t I love, love to explore that shore up above?

Out of the sea

Wish I could be

Part of that world

Let It Go

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight

Not a footprint to be seen

A kingdom of isolation

And it looks like I’m the queen



The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside

Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I’ve tried

Don’t let them in, don’t let them see

Be the good girl you always have to be

Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know

Well, now they know



Let it go, let it go

Can’t hold it back anymore

Let it go, let it go

Turn away and slam the door

I don’t care what they’re going to say

Let the storm rage on

The cold never bothered me anyway



It’s funny how some distance makes everything seem small

And the fears that once controlled me can’t get to me at all

It’s time to see what I can do

To test the limits and break through

No right, no wrong, no rules for me

I’m free



Let it go, let it go

I am one with the wind and sky

Let it go, let it go

You’ll never see me cry

Here I stand and here I stay

Let the storm rage on



My power flurries through the air into the ground

My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around

And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast

I’m never going back, the past is in the past



Let it go, let it go

When I’ll rise like the break of dawn

Let it go, let it go

That perfect girl is gone

Here I stand in the light of day

Let the storm rage on

The cold never bothered me anyway

We Don’t Talk about Bruno

We don’t talk about Bruno, no, no, no!

We don’t talk about Bruno… but



It was my wedding day

It was our wedding day

We were getting ready, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky

No clouds allowed in the sky



Bruno walks in with a mischievous grin-

Thunder!

You telling this story, or am I?

I’m sorry, mi vida, go on



Bruno says, “It looks like rain”

Why did he tell us?

In doing so, he floods my brain

Abuela, get the umbrellas

Married in a hurricane

What a joyous day… but anyway



We don’t talk about Bruno, no, no, no!

We don’t talk about Bruno!



Hey! Grew to live in fear of Bruno stuttering or stumbling

I could always hear him sort of muttering and mumbling

I associate him with the sound of falling sand, ch-ch-ch

It’s a heavy lift, with a gift so humbling

Always left Abuela and the family fumbling

Grappling with prophecies they couldn’t understand

Do you understand?



A seven-foot frame

Rats along his back

When he calls your name

It all fades to black

Yeah, he sees your dreams

And feasts on your screams (hey!)



We don’t talk about Bruno, no, no, no! (We don’t talk about Bruno, no, no, no!)

We don’t talk about Bruno (we don’t talk about Bruno!)



He told me my fish would die

The next day: dead! (No, no!)

He told me I’d grow a gut!

And just like he said… (no, no!)

He said that all my hair would disappear, now look at my head (no, no! Hey!)

Your fate is sealed when your prophecy is read!



He told me that the life of my dreams would be promised, and someday be mine

He told me that my power would grow, like the grapes that thrive on the vine

Óye, Mariano’s on his way



He told me that the man of my dreams would be just out of reach

Betrothed to another

It’s like I hear him now

Hey sis’, I want not a sound out of you (it’s like I can hear him now)

I can hear him now



Um, Bruno…

Yeah, about that Bruno…

I really need to know about Bruno…

Gimmie the truth and the whole truth, Bruno

(Isabella, your boyfriend’s here)

Time for dinner!



A seven-foot frame (it was my wedding day, it was our wedding day)

Rats along his back (we were getting ready)

When he calls your name (and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky)

It all fades to black (no clouds allowed in the sky!)





Yeah, he sees your dreams (Bruno walks in with a mischievous grin-)

And feasts on your screams (thunder!)

You telling this story, or am I?

I’m sorry, mi vida, go on (óye, Mariano’s on his way)



Bruno says, “It looks like rain” (a seven-foot frame, rats along his back)

In doing so, he floods my brain

Married in a hurricane

He’s here!



Don’t talk about Bruno, no! (Why did I talk about Bruno?)

Not a word about Bruno!

I never should’ve brought up Bruno!

Take Me Home Country Roads

Almost heaven, West Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River

Life is old there, older than the trees

Younger than the mountains, growin’ like a breeze



Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads



All my memories gather ‘round her

Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water

Dark and dusty, painted on the sky

Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye



Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads



I hear her voice in the mornin’ hour, she calls me

The radio reminds me of my home far away

Drivin’ down the road, I get a feelin’

That I should’ve been home yesterday, yesterday



Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads



Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads



Take me home, (down) country roads

Take me home, (down) country roads

Rocky Mountain High

He was born in the summer of his 27th year

Coming home to a place he’d never been before

He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again

You might say he found a key for every door



When he first came to the mountains his life was far away

On the road and hanging by a song

But the string’s already broken and he doesn’t really care

It keeps changing fast and it don’t last for long



But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high

I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky

The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby

Rocky Mountain high (Colorado)

Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado)



He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below

He saw everything as far as you can see

And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun

And he lost a friend but kept the memory



Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams

Seeking grace in every step he takes

His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand

The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake



And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high

I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky

Talk to God and listen to the casual reply

Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado)

Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado)



Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear

Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend

While they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more

More people, more scars upon the land



And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high

I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky

I know he’d be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly

Rocky Mountain high



Colorado Rocky Mountain high

I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky

Friends around the campfire and everybody’s high

Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado)

Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado)

Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado)

Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado)

Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado)

Rocky Mountain high (high in Colorado)

Annie’s Song

You fill up my senses

Like a night in a forest

Like the mountains in springtime

Like a walk in the rain

Like a storm in the desert

Like a sleepy blue ocean

You fill up my senses

Come fill me again



Come, let me love you

Let me give my life to you

Let me drown in your laughter

Let me die in your arms

Let me lay down beside you

Let me always be with you

Come, let me love you

Come love me again



Let me give my life to you

Come, let me love you

Come love me again



You fill up my senses

Like a night in a forest

Like the mountains in springtime

Like a walk in the rain

Like a storm in the desert

Like a sleepy blue ocean

You fill up my senses

Come fill me again

Sunshine on my Shoulders

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy

Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry

Sunshine on the water looks so lovely

Sunshine almost always makes me high



If I had a day that I could give you

I’d give to you a day just like today

If I had a song that I could sing for you

I’d sing a song to make you feel this way



Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy

Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry

Sunshine on the water looks so lovely

Sunshine almost always makes me high



If I had a tale that I could tell you

I’d tell a tale sure to make you smile

If I had a wish that I could wish for you

I’d make a wish for sunshine all the while



Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy

Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry

Sunshine on the water looks so lovely

Sunshine almost always makes me high

Sunshine almost all the time makes me high

Sunshine almost always

Thank God I’m a Country Boy

Well life on the farm is kinda laid back

Ain’t much an old country boy like me can’t hack

It’s early to rise, early in the sack

I thank God I’m a country boy



Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm

A raisin’ me a family and workin’ on the farm

My days are all filled with an easy country charm

Thank God I’m a country boy



Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddle

When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle

And life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddle

Thank God I’m a country boy



When the work’s all done and the sun’s settlin’ low

I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow

The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low

Thank God I’m a country boy



I’d play Sally Goodin all day if I could

But the Lord and my wife wouldn’t take it very good

So I fiddle when I can and I work when I should

Thank God I’m a country boy



Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddle

When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle

Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddle

Thank God I’m a country boy, woo



Well I wouldn’t trade my life for diamonds or jewels

I never was one of them money hungry fools

I’d rather have my fiddle and my farmin’ tools

Thank God I’m a country boy



Yeah, city folk drivin’ in a black limousine

A lotta sad people thinkin’ that’s a mighty keen

Well, son, let me tell ya now exactly what I mean

I thank God I’m a country boy



Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddle

When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle

And life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddle

Thank God I’m a country boy



Well, my fiddle was my daddy’s ‘til the day he died

And he took me by the hand, held me close to his side

Said, “live a good life, play my fiddle with pride

And thank God you’re a country boy”



Well, my daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle

Taught me how to work to play a tune on the fiddle

He taught me how to love and how to give just a little

And thank God I’m a country boy



Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ol’ fiddle

When the sun’s comin’ up I got cakes on the griddle

Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddle

Woo, thank God I’m a country boy, yes

Leaving on a Jet Plane

All my bags are packed

I’m ready to go

I’m standin’ here outside your door

I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

But the dawn is breakin’

It’s early morn

The taxi’s waitin’

He’s blowin’ his horn

Already I’m so lonesome

I could die



So kiss me and smile for me

Tell me that you’ll wait for me

Hold me like you’ll never let me go

‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

Don’t know when I’ll be back again

Oh babe, I hate to go



There’s so many times I’ve let you down

So many times I’ve played around

I tell you now, they don’t mean a thing

Every place I go, I’ll think of you

Every song I sing, I’ll sing for you

When I come back, I’ll bring your wedding ring



So kiss me and smile for me

Tell me that you’ll wait for me

Hold me like you’ll never let me go

‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

Don’t know when I’ll be back again

Oh babe, I hate to go



Now the time has come to leave you

One more time

Let me kiss you

Then close your eyes

And I’ll be on my way

Dream about the days to come

When I won’t have to leave alone

About the times, I won’t have to say



Kiss me and smile for me

Tell me that you’ll wait for me

Hold me like you’ll never let me go

‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

Don’t know when I’ll be back again

Oh babe, I hate to go



But, I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

Don’t know when I’ll be back again

Oh babe, I hate to go

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