Sweet Songs Volume I, by Allison Young (2024)

1.

Way up yonder above the skyA bluebird lived in a jaybird's eyeBuckeye Jim, you can't goGo weave and spin, you can't goBuckeye JimWay up yonder above the moonA blue jay nest in a silver spoonBuckeye Jim, you can't goGo weave and spin, you can't goBuckeye JimWay down yonder in a wooden troughAn old woman died of the whoopin' coughBuckeye Jim, you can't goGo weave and spin, you can't goBuckeye JimWay down yonder in a hollow logA red bird danced with the green bullfrogBuckeye Jim, you can't goGo weave and spin, you can't goBuckeye Jim

2.

It's you I like,It's not the things you wear,It's not the way you do your hairBut it's you I likeThe way you are right now,The way down deep inside youNot the things that hide you,Not your toysThey're just beside you.But it's you I likeEvery part of you.Your skin, your eyes, your feelingsWhether old or newI hope that you'll rememberEven when you're feeling blueThat it's you I like,It's you yourselfIt's you.It's you I like.

3.

Moon river, wider than a mileI'm crossing you in style some dayOh, dream maker, you heart breakerWherever you're goin', I'm goin' your wayTwo drifters, off to see the worldThere's such a lot of world to seeWe're after the same rainbow's endWaitin' 'round the bendMy huckleberry friendMoon river and me

4.

Robin Hood and Little John, walking through the forestLaughing back and forth at what the other'n has to sayReminiscing this and that and having such a good timeOo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly, what a dayNever ever thinking there was danger in the waterThey were drinking, they just guzzled it downNever dreaming that a scheming sheriff and his posseWas a-watching them and gathering aroundRobin Hood and Little John, running through the forestJumping fences, dodging trees and trying to get awayContemplating nothing but escape and finally making itOo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly, what a dayOo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly, what a day

5.

I could be happy with you If you could be happy with me I'd be contented to live anywhere What would I care As long as you were there? Skies may not always be blue But one thing is clear as can be I know that I could be happy with you, my darling If you could be happy with me. I could be happy with you If you could be happy with me I'd be contented to live anywhere What would I care As long as you were there? Skies may not always be blue But one thing is clear as can be I know that I could be happy with you, my darling If you could be happy with me.

6.

I'm singing in the rain, just singin' in the rainWhat a glorious feeling, I'm happy againI'm laughing at clouds so dark up aboveThe sun's in my heart and I'm ready for loveLet the stormy clouds chase everyone from the placeCome on with the rain, I've a smile on my faceI walk down the lane with a happy refrainJust singin', singin' in the rain

7.

MmMmSo this is loveMmSo this is loveSo this is what makes life divineI'm all aglow, mmAnd now I know (and now I know)The key to all heaven is mineMy heart has wings, mmAnd I can flyI'll touch every star in the skySo this is the miracleThat I've been dreaming ofMmMmSo this is love

8.

With a smile and a songLife is just a bright sunny dayYour cares fade away And your heart is youngWith a smile and a songAll the world seems to waken anewRejoicing with youAs the song is sungThere's no use in grumblingWhen the raindrops come tumblingRemember, you're the oneWho can fill the world with sunshineWhen you smile and you singEverything is in tune and it's springAnd life flows alongWith a smile and a song

9.

It's nice to hear your voice againI've waited all day longEven wrote a song for youIt's strange, the way you make me feelWith just a word or twoI'd like to do the same for youIt's nice to hear you say "hello"And "how are things with you?I love you"But very soon it's time to goAn office job to doWhile I'm here writing songs for youStrangeHow a phone call can change your dayTake you awayAwayFrom the feeling of being aloneBless the telephoneIt's nice, the way you say my nameNot very fast or slow, just soft and lowThe same as when you tell me how you feelI feel the same way, tooI'm very much in love with youI'm very much in love with you

10.

I close my eyes and listenTo hear the corn come outDon't you hear the stars they glistenAs we go in and outDown where the trees grow togetherAnd the western path comes to an endSee the sign it says clear weatherI'll meet you tonight, my friendWill the corn be growing a little tonightAs I wait in the fields for youWho knows what grows in the morning lightWhen we can feel the watery dewI just can't be there with no otherI know those hills will be trueAway from my sister and brotherDown through the grasses so newThe air is sweet and steadyAnd flowers bloom out of sightI know the sky is readyCome meet me down here tonightWill the corn be growing a little tonightAs I wait in the fields for youWho knows what grows in the morning lightAs we can feel the watery dew

11.

Every townHas its ups and downsSometime upsOutnumber the downsBut not in NottinghamI'm inclined to believeIf we were so downWe'd up and leaveWe'd up and fly if we had wings for flyin'Can't you see the tears we're cryin'?Can't there be some happiness for me?Not in Nottingham