Rosa Rio - Jim Reeves

My heart is in Rosa Rio under the Argentine skies
There with a beautiful lady with her dark and sparkling eyes
My heart is in Rosa Rio your sentimental eye aye
There with a beautiful lady that I love the day that I die aye aye aye

The parents were rich Estenaciaros and I was just the one of the hands
Who herded their ten thousand cattle on their ten thousand acres of land
But I was a very poor cowboy and we lived in worlds far apart
So how could I tell her I loved her or speak of the love in my heart


The lady I loved never loved me the lady I loved never knew
The day that she married another a poor cowboy's heart broke in two
I know that she'll never miss me or notice that I'm even gone
The cowboy who saddled her pony now rides through the dark night alone

For The Good Times - Perry Como

Don’t look so sad, I know it’s over But life goes on and this old world will keep on turning Let’s just be glad we had some time to spend together There’s no need o watch the bridges that we’re burning Lay your head upon my pillow Hold your warm and tender body close to mine Hear the whisper of the raindrops fallin’ soft against the window And make believe you love me one more time For the good times I’ll get along, you’ll find another And I’ll be here if you should find you ever need me Don’t say a word about tomorrow or forever There’ll be time enough for sadness when you leave me Lay your head upon my pillow Hold your warm and tender body close to mine Hear the whisper of the raindrops fallin’ soft against the window And make believe you love me one more time For the good times For the good times

Sunshine - John Denver

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
Id give to you a day just like today
If I had a song that I could sing for you
Id 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
Id tell a tale sure to make you smile
If I had a wish that I could wish for you
Id 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

Farewell Adelita - Kingston Trio

Adelita, 'tis time we remembered that only one hour more and I must go
To the hills of Sierra Del Prado for the glory of our Mexico.

[Chorus:]
Oh, Adelita, promise you'll remember the happy hours that now have long gone by.
Oh, Adelita, we'll share these tender moments. Adelita, it hurts me when you cry.

Adelita, the time is here to leave you. Once again, now, I'll kiss away your tears.
In my heart I will hold you forever and our love, it will live through the years.

[Chorus]

Adieu to my Island - Kingston Trio

I must bid adieu to my island. Leave the nights by the sea. My heart is heavy inside me. Bow down just like a palm tree.

The nights may be warm in Hawaii and the sun may shine on Rome
But the steel bands are playing in Trinidad and my heart tells me that's home.

[Chorus]

I've traveled around on the sailing ships from Barbados to Bombay,
But the laughter in the market in Trinidad tells me that's where I should stay.

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la [Repeat]

The sun's comin' out of the ocean now, and in an hour I'll be gone.
Watch from the mountain when the ships sail in for the one I'll be on.

[Chorus]

Bimini - Kingston Trio

Oh, 'til I go down to Bimini, never get a lickin' 'til I go down to Bimini.

We were all sailors 'til the day our boat pulled in to Bimini Bay.
We tapped a keg. We loaded on. Woke up to find the boat was gone!

[Chorus:]
Send my bail down to Bimini. This town is wearisome. Got thrown in jail just for drinkin' Barbego rum, Barbego rum.

Oh, 'til I go down to Bimini, never get a lickin 'til I go down to Bimini.,

I recollect the other night, seems like there was a friendly fight.
It was a woman brought me grief. Her mother was the police chief!

[Chorus]

I told them I would mend my ways. They let me out in thirty days.
One little sip to quench my thirst, I should have read the label first!

[Chorus]

Oh, 'til I go down to Bimini, never get a lickin' 'til I go down to Bimini.

They say that Bimini can't afford to keep providing room and board.
I'm anchored here by ball and chain, squeezin' the rum from sugar cane.

[Chorus]

Oh, 'til I go down to Bimini, never get a lickin' 'til I go down to Bimini.

Mountains of mourne - Kingston Trio

Oh, Mary, this London's a wonderful sight
With people here working by day and by night
They don't sow potatoes, nor barley nor wheat
But there' gangs of them digging for gold in the streets
At least when I asked them that's what I was told
So I just took a hand at this diggin' for gold
But for all that I found there I might as well be
Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

I believe that when writin' a wish you expressed
As to how the fine ladies in London were dressed
Well, if you believe me, when asked to a ball
Faith, they don't wear no top to their dresses at all.
Oh, I've seen them myself and you could not in trath
Say if they were bound for a ball or a bath
Don't be startin' them fashions now, Mary Macree,
Where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

I've seen England's king from the top of a bus
And I've never known him, but he means to know us.
And tho' by the Saxon we once were oppressed,
Still I cheered, God forgive me, I cheered with the rest.
And now that he's visited Erin's green shore
We'll be much better friends than we've been heretofore
When we've got all we want, we're as quiet as can be
Where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

You remember young Peter O'Loughlin, of course
Well, now he is here at the head of the force
I met him today, I was crossing the Strand
And he stopped the whole street with a wave of his hand
And there we stood talkin' of days that are gone
While the whole population of London looked on
But for all these great powers he's wishful like me
To be back where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea.

There's beautiful girls here, oh, never you mind
With beautiful shapes nature never designed
And lovely complexions all roses and cream
But O'Loughlin remarked with regard to the same
That if at those roses you venture to sip
The colours might all come away on your lip
So I'll wait for the wild rose that's waitin' for me
Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

Pretty Papers - Kenny Chesney

Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents to your darling from you
Pretty pencils to write I love you
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue


Crowded street, busy feet, hustle by him
Downtown shoppers, Christmas is nigh
There he sits all alone on the sidewalk
Hoping that you won't pass him by


Should you stop? Better not, much too busy
You're in a hurry, my how time does fly
And in the distance the ringing of laughter
And in the midst of the laughter he cries


Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents to your darling from you
Pretty pencils to write I love you
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue


Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue
Wrap your presents to your darling from you
Pretty pencils to write I love you
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue


oooh, pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue

New sinhala songs CD launched

A new Cd "Ratharan Duwe"has been launched by the Singlanka Ltd. Lyrics and tunes for 18 of these beautiful songs from Professor Carlo Fonseka. The Cd is named "Carlo Fonseka's songs of a life time"

Just out of reach - Jim Reeves

Love that runs away from me
Dreams that just won't let me be
Blues that keep on botherin' me
Chains that just won't set me free
Too far away from you and all your charms
Just out of reach of my two empty arms.

Each night in dreams I see your face
Memories time has erased
Then I awake and find you gone
I'm so blue and all alone

So far away from lips so sweet and warm
Just out of reach of my two empty arms.

--- Instrumental ---

(Spoken)
That old lonesome feeling all the time
I know you'll, you'll never be mine
Dreams that hurt me in my sleep
I mean vows that we just couldn't keep
(Sang)
(Too far away from you and all your charms)
Just out of reach of my two empty arms...

I'm hurtin inside - Jim Reeves

I'm hurtin' inside
I'm hurtin' inside
Where it doesn't show
But you'll never know.

Though you no longer love me
I'm still in love with you
And I would never ever

Want your pity, you see.
This hurtin' inside
Is so hard to bear
When you are not there.
Especially at night
But I've got my pride I broke down and cried
I might be better off if

So I'm hurtin' inside.

This hurtin' inside
--- Instrumental ---
Is so hard to bear

Especially at night
I might be better off if
When you are not there.
But I've got my pride
I broke down and cried
So I'm hurtin' inside...

I'll fly away - Jim Reeves

Some glad morning, when this life is o'er
I'll fly away,
To that home on God's celestial shore

I'll fly away.
I'll fly away
I'll fly away, O glory
I'll fly away.

When I die, Hallelujah bye and bye,
When the shadows of this life have flown
Like a bird from prison bars has flown
I'll fly away.

I'll fly away.

I'll fly away, O glory
I'll fly away
When I die, Hallelujah bye and bye,
I'll fly away.

--- Instrumental ---
Just a few more weary days and then

I'll fly away.
To a land where joys shall never end
I'll fly away.

When I die, Hallelujah bye and bye,
I'll fly away
I'll fly away...I'll fly away, O glory

Just a nickle piece of candy - Jim Reeves

When you were a little girl
And lived across the street
We would walk to the candy store
And I would always treat
Little big-hearted candy boy
The candy man would say
When I bought you candy bars
To steal your heart away

Just a nickel piece of candy
Used to make your dreams come true
You'd hold my hand and tell me
Someday I'll love you

Through the years of growing up
I thought your love grew too
'Til your heart longed for the things
I couldn't buy for you
Slowly I could feel your love
Begin to fade and die
Then you found another Much wealthier than I

Just a nickel piece of candy
Used to make your dreams come true
You'd hold my hand and tell me
Someday I'll love you

Little girl with golden curls
And eyes for diamond rings
You grew up and soon forgot
So many simple things
But I wonder if you're happy now
'Cause when you pass me by
I think I see a teardrop
In the corner of your eye

Just a nickel piece of candy
Used to make your dreams come true
You'd hold my hand and tell me
Someday I'll love you
Someday I'll love you

Mardi Gras - Paul Simon

C'mon take me to the Mardi Gras
Where the people sing and play
Where the dancing is elite
And there's music in the street
Both night and day

Hurry take me to the Mardi Gras
In the city of my dreams
You can legalize your lows
You can wear your summer clothes
In the New Orleans

And I will lay my burden down
Rest my head upon that shore
And when I wear that starry crown
I won't be wanting anymore

Take your burdens to the Mardi Gras
Let the music wash your soul
You can mingle in the street
You can jingle to the beat
Of Jelly Roll

Red River Vally - Marty Robbins

From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our path for a while

Come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
But remember the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true

Won't you think of the valley you're leaving
Oh how lonely, how sad it will be?
Oh think of the fond heart you're breaking
And the grief you are causing to me

As you go to your home by the ocean
May you never forget those sweet hours
That we spent in the Red River Valley
And the love we exchanged mid the flowers

Morning has broken - Roger Whittaker

Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the world

Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven
Like the first dewfall, on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day

Beautiful Dreamer - Roy Orbison

Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;
Sounds of the rude world, heard in the day,
Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,
List while I woo thee with soft melody;
Gone are the cares of life's busy throng,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea
Mermaids are chanting the wild lorelie;
Over the streamlet vapors are borne,
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn.
Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart,
E'en as the morn on the streamlet and sea;
Then will all clouds of sorrow depart,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

Old toy trains - Roger Whittaker

Old Toy Trains

Old toy trains, little toy tracks,
Little boy toys, coming from a sack,
Carried by a man dressed in white and red,
Little boy don�t you think it�s time you where in bed?

Close your eyeeeeees, listen to the skyyyyyys,
All is calm, all is well,
Soon you�ll hear Chris Cringle and the jingle bells
Bringing old toy trains, little toy tracks, little boy toys
Coming form a sack,
Carried by a man dressed in white and red,
Little boy don�t you think it�s time you where in bed?

Close your eyeeeeees, listen to the skyyyyyys,
All is calm, all is well,
Soon you�ll hear Chris Cringle and the jingle bells
Bringing old toy trains, little toy tracks, little boy toys
Coming form a sack,
Carried by a man dressed in white and red,
Little boy don�t you think it�s time you where in bed?

My Special prayer - Percy Sledge

While the choir sang, Ave Marie I was singing with all my heart
And I sent a special prayer, up to heaven
That you�ll return to me before I fall apart

While the choir sings hallelujah
I was singing with all my heart
Darling please come back and never leave me again
And this will be (this will be) the answer to my prayer

And I�ll wait, here for the answer
That you�ll come back, come back I pray
For if you stayed, away another hour
Well I don�t think I could last another day

While the choir sings hallaluyah
I was singing with all my heart
Darling please, come back and never leave me again
And this will be an answer to my prayer
FADES-
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When I need you - Leo Sayer

When I need you
I just close my eyes and I�m with you
And all that I so want to give you
It�s only a heartbeat away
When I need love
I hold out my hands
And I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night & day

Miles & miles of empty space in between us
A telephone can�t take the place of your smile
But you know I won�t be travellin� forever
It�s cold out
But hold out
And do like I do
When I need you
I just close my eyes and I�m with you
And all that I so want to give you babe
It�s only a heartbeat away

It�s not easy when the road is your driver
Honey that�s a heavy load that we bear
But you know I won�t be travellin� a life time
It�s cold out
But hold out
And do like I do�
Oh I need you�.

When I need love
I hold out my hands
And I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night & day

When I need you
I just close my eyes and you�re right here by my side
Keepin� me warm night & day
I just hold out my hands
I just hold out my hands
And I�m with you darlin�
Yes I�m with you darlin�
and All I wanna give you
It�s only a heartbeat away

You're my best friend - Don Williams

You placed gold on my finger
You brought love like I've never known
You gave life to our children
And to me a reason to go on.

You're my bread when I'm hungry
You're my shelter from troubled winds
You're my anchor in life's ocean
But most of all you're my best friend.

When I need hope and inspiration
You're always strong when I'm tired and weak
I could search This whole world over
You'll still be everything that I need.

You're my bread when I'm hungry
You're my shelter from troubled winds
You're my anchor in life's ocean
But most of all you're my best friend.

You're my bread when I'm hungry
You're my shelter from troubled winds
You're my anchor in life's ocean
But most of all you're my best friend...

Beautiful sunday - Daniel Boone

Sunday morning, up with the lark
I think I'll take a walk in the park
Hey, hey, hey, it's a beautiful day
I've got someone waiting for me
And when I see her I know that she'll say
Hey, hey, hey, it's a beautiful day

(chorus)
Ha, ha, ha, beautiful Sunday
This is my, my, my, beautiful day
When you said, said, said, said that you loved me
Oh my, my, my, it's a beautiful day

Birds are singing, you by my side
Lets take a car and go for a ride
Hey, hey, hey, it's a beautiful day
We'll drive on and follow the sun
Making Sunday go on and on
Hey, hey, hey, it's a beautiful day

-chorus  x 3-

Winter world of love - Engelbert

My love, the days are colder.
So, let me take your hand
And lead you through a snow white land.
Oh, oh.
Oh, oh.

My love, the year is older.
So, let me hold you tight
And while away this winter night.
Oh, oh.

I see the firelight in your eyes.
Come kiss me now, before it dies.
We'll find a winter world of love,
'Cause love is warmer in December.
My darlin', stay here in my arms
Till summer comes along
And in our winter world of love,
You'll see, we always will remember
That as the snow lay on the ground,
We found our winter world of love.

Because the nights are longer,
We'll have the time to say such tender things
Before each day.
Oh, oh.
Oh, oh.

And then, when love is stronger,
Perhaps, you'll give your heart
And promise me we'll never part, oh, no.

And at the end of every year,
I'll be so glad to have you near.
We'll find a winter world of love,
For love is warmer in December.
My darlin', stay here in my arms
Till summer comes along
And in our winter world of love,
You'll see, we always will remember
That as the snow lay on the ground,

The way it used to be - Engelbert

Lonely table just for one
In a bright and crowded room
While the music has begun
I drink to memories in the gloom
Though the music's still the same
It has a bittersweet refrain

So play the song the way it used to be
Before she left and changed it all to sadness
And maybe if she's passing by the window
She will hear our love song and the melody
And even if the words are not so tender
She will always remember the way it used to be

Friends stop by and say hello
And I laugh and hide the pain
It's quite easy to let go
Then the song begins again

So play the song the way it used to be
Before she left and changed it all to sadness
And maybe if she's passing by the window
She will hear our love song and the melody
And even if the words are not so tender
She will always remember the way it used to be

Ten guitars - Engelbert

I have a band of men and all they do is play for me
They come from miles around to hear them play a melody
Beneath the stars, my ten guitars will play a song for you
And if you're with the one you love, this is what you do

Oh dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars
And very soon you'll know just where you are
Through the eyes of love you'll see a thousand stars
When you dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars

Guitars are made for love, my band of men will always say
So give them all a pretty girl and they will start to play
Beneath the stars, my ten guitars will play a song for you
And if you're with the one you love, this is what you do

Oh dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars
And very soon you'll know just where you are
Through the eyes of love you'll see a thousand stars
When you dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars
Let me tell you now
Dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars
Come on everybody
Dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars

Ten guitars - Engelbert

I have a band of men and all they do is play for me
They come from miles around to hear them play a melody
Beneath the stars, my ten guitars will play a song for you
And if you're with the one you love, this is what you do

Oh dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars
And very soon you'll know just where you are
Through the eyes of love you'll see a thousand stars
When you dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars

Guitars are made for love, my band of men will always say
So give them all a pretty girl and they will start to play
Beneath the stars, my ten guitars will play a song for you
And if you're with the one you love, this is what you do

Oh dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars
And very soon you'll know just where you are
Through the eyes of love you'll see a thousand stars
When you dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars
Let me tell you now
Dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars
Come on everybody
Dance, dance, dance to my ten guitars

Last Waltz - Engelbert

I wondered should I go or should I stay
The band had only one more song to play
And then I saw you out the corner of my eyes
A little girl alone and so shy
I had the last waltz with you
Two lonely people together
I fell in love with you
The last waltz should last forever
But the love we had was goin' strong
Through the good and bad we'd get along
And then the flame of love died in your eye
My heart was broke in two when you said goodbye
I had the last waltz with you
Two lonely people together
I fell in love with you
The last waltz should last forever
It's all over now
Nothing left to say
Just my tears and the orchestra playing
La la la la la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la la la la.
I had the last waltz with you
Two lonely people together
I fell in love with you
The last waltz should last forever
La la la la la la la la la la

Blue spanish eyes - Engelbert

Blue spanish eyes
Teardrops are falling from your spanish eyes
Please, please don't cry
This is just adios and not goodbye
Soon I'll return
Bringing you all the love your heart can hold
Please say si si
Say you and your spanish eyes will wait for me

Blue spanish eyes
Prettiest eyes in all of Mexico
True spanish eyes
Please smile for me once more before I go
Soon I will return
Bringing you all the love your heart can hold
Please say si si
Say you and your spanish eyes will wait for me
Say you and your spanish eyes will wait for me

Release me - Engelbert

Please release me, let me go
For I don't love you anymore
To waste our lives would be a sin
Release me and let me love again

I have found a new love, dear
And I will always want her near
Her lips are warm while yours are cold
Release me, my darling, let me go

Please release me, let me go
For I don't love you anymore
To waste my life would be a sin
So release me and let me love again

Please release me, can't you see
You'd be a fool to cling to me
To live our lives would bring us pain
So release me and let me love again

Quando quando quando - Engelbert

Tell me when will you be mine
Tell me quando, quando, quando
We can share a love divine
Please don't make me wait again

When will you say yes to me
Tell me quando, quando, quando
You mean happiness to me
Oh my love, please tell me when

Every moment's a day
Every day seems a lifetime
Let me show you the way
To a joy beyond compare

I can't wait a moment more
Tell me quando, quando, quando
Say it's me that you adore
And then darling, tell me when

Every moment's a day
Every day seems a lifetime
Let me show you the way
To a joy beyond compare

I can't wait a moment more
Tell me quando, quando, quando
Say it's me that you adore
And then darling, tell me when
Oh my darling, tell me when
My darling, tell me when

When

Am I that easy to forget - Engelbert

They say you've found somebody new,
But that won't stop my loving you.
I just can't let you walk away,
Forget the love I had for you.

Guess I could find somebody new,
But I don't wan't no one but you.
How can you leave without regret?
Am I that easy to forget?

Before you leave be sure you find
You want his love much more than mine.
'Cause I'll just say we've never met,
If I'm that easy to forget.

They say you've found somebody new,
But that won't stop my loving you.
How could you leave without regret?
Am I that easy to forget?

Guess I could find somebody new,
But I don't wan't no one but you.
How can you leave without regret?
Am I that easy to forget?

A man without love - Engelbert

I can remember when we walked together
Sharing a love I thought would last forever
Moonlight to show the way so we can follow
Waiting inside her eyes was my tomorrow
Then something changed her mind, her kisses told me
I had no loving arms to hold me

Every day I wake up then I start to break up
Lonely is a man without love
Every day I start out then I cry my heart out
Lonely is a man without love
Every day I wake up then I start to break up
Knowing that it's cloduy above
Every day I start out then I cry my heart out
Lonely is a man without love

I cannot face this world that's fallen down on me
So if you see my girl please send her home to me
Tell her about my heart that's slowly dying
Say I can't stop myself from crying

Every day I wake up then I start to break up
Lonely is a man without love
Every day I start out then I cry my heart out
Lonely is a man without love
Every day I wake up then I start to break up
Knowing that it's cloudy above
Every day I start out then I cry my heart out
Lonely is a man without love

Every day I wake up then I start to break up
Lonely is a man without love
Every day I start out then I cry my heart out
Lonely is a man without love

Love me tender - Elvis Presley

Love me tender, love me sweet,
Never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
And I love you so.

Love me tender, love me true,
All my dreams fulfill.
For my darlin', I love you,
And I always will.

Love me tender, love me long,
Take me to your heart
For it's there that I belong
And we'll never part

Love me tender, love me true,
All my dreams fulfill.
For my darlin', I love you,
And I always will.

Love me tender, love me dear,
Tell me you are mine.
I'll be yours through all the years,
Till the end of time.

When at last my dreams come true,
Darling, this I know:
Happiness will follow you,
Everywhere you go.

Love me tender, love me true,
All my dreams fulfill.
For my darlin', I love you,
And I always will.

Its now or never - Elvis Presley

It's now or never,
come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
My love won't wait.

When I first saw you
with your smile so tender
My heart was captured,
my soul surrendered
I'd spend a lifetime
waiting for the right time
Now that your near
the time is here at last.

It's now or never,
come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
My love won't wait.

Just like a willow,
we would cry an ocean
If we lost true love
and sweet devotion
Your lips excite me,
let your arms invite me
For who knows when
we'll meet again this way

It's now or never,
come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling,
be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late,
it's now or never
My love won't wait. 

I love you because - Jim Reeves

I love you because you understand dear
Every single thing I try to do.
You�re always there to lend a helping hand, dear.
I love you most of all because you�re you.

No matter what the world may say about me,
I know your love will always see me through.
I love you for the way you never doubt me.
But most of all I love you �cause you�re you.

I love you because, because my heart is ligther
Honey everytime, everytime I�m walking by your side
And I love you, yes I love you because the future is a little bit brighter
And the door, the door of my happiness, you open wide

No matter what may be the style or season,
I know your heart will always be true.
I love you for a hundred thousand reasons,
But most of all I love you �cause you�re you.

Can't help falling in love with you - Elvis Presley

Wise men say, only fools rush in
But I can't help, Falling in love with you

Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin?
If i can't help, Falling in love with you.

Like a river flows, surely to the sea
Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be

Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help, Falling in love with you

Like a river flows, surely to the sea
Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be

Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love, with you

For I can't help falling in love, with you

Are you lonesome tonight - Elvis Presley

Are you lonesome tonight
Do you miss me tonight
Are you sorry we drifted apart
Does your memory stray to a brighter summer day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight

I wonder if you're lonesome tonight
You know someone said that the world's a stage
And each must play a part
Fate had me playing in love, you as my sweetheart
Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance
You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue
Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange
And why, I'll never know
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me
And I had no cause to doubt you
But I'd rather go on hearing your lies
Than go on living without you
Now the stage is bare, and I'm standing there
With emptiness all around
And if you won't come back to me
Then they can bring the curtain down

Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight

And I love you so - Elvis Presley

And I love you so,
The people ask me how,
How I've lived till now
I tell them I don't know

I guess they understand
How lonely life has been
But life began again
The day you took my hand

And yes I know how lonely life can be
Shadows follow me
The night won't set me free
But I don't let the evening get me down
Now that you're around me

And you love me too
Your thoughts are just for me
You set my spirit free
I'm happy that you do

The book of life is brief
Once the page is read
All but love is dead
This is my belief

You're the only good thing - Jim Reeves

Are you thinking that I wasn't meant for you
Could it be you believe that I've been untrue
Listen sweetheart, this just can not be
For you're the only good thing that's happened to me.

We have our ups and downs like all lovers do
But you know in your heart that I worship you
So don't ever think of setting me free
For you're the only good thing that's happened to me.



We have our ups and downs like all lovers do
But you know in your heart that I worship you
So don't ever think of setting me free
For you're the only good thing that's happened to me.

Wishful thinking - Jim Reeves

Wishful thinking, daydreams fly,
Happy visions fill the night
Untold memories fade to blue
While my heart aches just for you.
While my heart aches just for you.

Oh, I would walk a thousand miles
I'd swim the seven seas
I'd come to stars in the Milky Way
Or leaves upon the trees.

To see the twinkle in your eye
The devil in your smile
Hold your hand touch your lips
For just a little while

Wishful thinking daydreams fly
Happy visions fill the night
Untold memories fade to blue
While my heart aches just for you.
While my heart aches just for you.

--- Instrumental ---

Wishful thinking daydreams fly
Happy visions fill the night
Untold memories fade to blue
While my heart aches just for you.
While my heart aches just for you.

While my heart aches just for you...

Where we'll never grow old - Jim Reeves

I have heard of a land
On the faraway strand
This a beautiful home of the soul
Built by Jesus on high
There we never shall die
This the land where we'll never grow old.

Never grow old, never grow old
In the land where we'll never grow old
Never grow old, never grow old
In the land where we'll never grow old.

--- Instrumental ---

When our work here is done
And the life's crown is won
And our troubles and trials are o'er
All our sorrow will end
And our voices will blend
With the loved ones who've gone on before.

Never grow old, never grow old
In the land where we'll never grow old
Never grow old, never grow old
In the land where we'll never grow old...

When two worlds collide - Jim Reeves

Your world was so different
From mine don't you see
We just couldn't be close
Though we tried.

We both reached for heavens
But ours weren't the same
That's what happens
When two worlds collide.

Your world was made up
Of things sweet and good
My world could never
Fit in, wish it could.

Two hearts lie in shambles
And oh. how they've cried
That's what happens
When two worlds collide

--- Instrumental ---

Your world was made up
Of things sweet and good
My world could never
Fit in, wish it could.

Two hearts lie in shambles
And oh. how they've cried
That's what happens
When two worlds collide...

Welcome to my world - Jim Reeves

WELCOME TO MY WORLD
WON'T YOU COME ON IN
MIRACLES I GUESS
STILL HAPPEN NOW AND THEN

STEP INTO MY HEART
LEAVE YOUR CARES BEHIND
WELCOME TO MY WORLD
BUILT WITH YOU IN MIND

KNOCK AND THE DOOR WILL OPEN
SEEK AND YOU WILL FIND
ASK AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN
THE KEY TO THIS WORLD OF MINE

I'LL BE WAITING HERE
WITH MY ARMS UNFURLED
WAITING JUST FOR YOU
WELCOME TO MY WORLD

We Thank Thee - Jim Reeves

We thank Thee each morning for a newborn day
where we may work the fields of new mown hay
We thank Thee for the sunshine
and the air that we breathe 
Oh Lord we thank Thee

We thank Thee for the rivers that run all day
we thank Thee for the little birds that sing away
we thank Thee for the trees
and the deep blue sea
Oh Lord we thank Thee

Oh yes we thank Thee Lord
for every flower that blooms
birds that sing, fish that swim
and the light of the moon.

We thank Thee every day
as we kneel and pray
that we were born with eyes
to see these things.

We thank Thee for the fields
where the clovers grow
we thank Thee for the pastures
where the cattle may roam
We thank Thee for Thy love so pure and free
Oh Lord we thank Thee.

Oh yes we thank Thee Lord
for every flower that blooms
birds that sing, fish that swim
and the light of the moon.

We thank Thee every day
as we kneel and pray
that we were born with eyes
to see these things.

We thank Thee for the fields
where the clovers grow
we thank Thee for the pastures
where the cattle may roam
We thank Thee for Thy love so pure and so free

Two Shadows on you window - Jim Reeves

Two shadows on your window
They make me realize
Darling, that you don't want me
Guess you've been telling me lies.

I know that I have lost you
You don't belong to me
Two shadows on your window
It's plain for this fool to see.

I have no love at all
No peace of mind
I came around to call,
What do I find?

Two shadows on your window
Cuddled in one embrace
Two shadows on your window
One of them is taking my place.

Yes, someone is taking my place...

This world is not my home - Jim Reeves

This world is not my home
I'm just a-passing through
My treasures are laid up
Somewhere beyond the blue.

The angels beckon me
From heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore.

Oh Lord, you know
I have no friend like you
If heaven's not my home
Then Lord what will I do.

The angels beckon me
From heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore.

I have a loving mother
Just up in Gloryland
And I don't expect to stop
Until I shake her hand.

She's waiting now for me
In heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore.

Oh Lord, you know
I have no friend like you
If heaven's not my home
Then Lord what will I do.

The angels beckon me
From heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore.

--- Instrumental ---

Just over in Gloryland
We'll live eternaly
The saints on every hand
Are shouting victory.

Their songs of sweetest praise
Drift back from heaven's shore
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore.

Oh Lord, you know
I have no friend like you
If heaven's not my home
Then Lord what will I do.

The angels beckon me
From heaven's open door
And I can't feel at home
In this world anymore...

(c) 2006 By SingulARtists

There's a heart ache - Jim Reeves

Sometimes they ask me
If I'm really happy now
I say, sure
I never loved her anyhow
But inside I long for you
And the way it used to be
I look around and there's a
Heartache followin' me.

I always say that
I'm really glad you're gone
I even act like
I never cared at all
But your memory lingers on
And I'm never really free
I look around and there's a
Heartache followin' me.

I pawned my ring and everything
That tied me to the past
I say I never loved her
Never meant for it to last
But I know it's just a game
And the loser's always me
I look around and there's a
Heartache followin' me...

A Wild rose - Jim Reeves

A rose should be
Where the sun shines through
Not where the wine is red
And the smoke is blue.

A rose should be
Blooming in the light
Not in a randezvous
Blooming in the night.

And you are a rose
May be a wild rose
But I'll be proud to take you home
For all to see.

To stand with me
Where the candles glow
With orange blossoms
All around the wild, wild rose.

--- Instrumental ---

And you are a rose
May be a wild rose
But I'll be proud to take you home
For all to see.

To stand with me
Where the candles glow
With orange blossoms
All around the wild, wild rose...

(c) 2006 By SingulARtists

The Night Watch - Jim Reeves

(God is keeping the night watch for you and for me)

Bright stars are watching the world as it sleeps
Shepherds watch over the little white sheep
The lighthouse is shining for ships far at sea
As God keeps the night watch for you and for me.

So sleep, sleep in peace and rest
Don't be afraid of the darkness
All's well for over the land and the sea
God's keeping the night watch for you and for me.

--- Instrumental ---

(God is keeping the night watch for you and for me)

So sleep, sleep in peace and rest
Don't be afraid of the darkness
All's well for over the land and the sea
God's keeping the night watch for you and for me...

Take my hand Precious Lord - Jim Reeves

When my way groweth drear
Precious Lord, linger near
When my light is almost gone
Hear my cry, hear my call
Hold my hand lest I fall
Take my hand, precious Lord
Lead me on.

Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I am tired, I�m weak, I am worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand, precious Lord
Lead me home.

--- Instrumental ---

When my work is all done
And my race here is run
Let me see by the light
Thou hast shown
That fair city so bright
Where the lantern is the light
Take my hand, precious Lord
Lead me on.

Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I am tired, I�m weak, I am worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand, precious Lord
Lead me home...

My Happiness - Jim Reeves

Evening shadows make me blue
When each weary day is through
How, I long to be with you, my happiness.

Everyday I reminisce
Dreaming of your tender kiss
Always thinking how I miss, my happiness.

A million years it seems
Have gone by since we shared our dreams
But I'll hold you again
There'll be no blue memories then.

Where the skies are grey or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I'm with you, my happiness.

A million years it seems
Have gone by since we shared our dreams
But I'll hold you again
There'll be no blue memories then.

Where the skies are grey or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I'm with you, my happiness...

My Cathedral - Jim Reeves

My cathedral has a ceiling of blue
My cathedral neath the sky
Where I may lift up my eyes unto the hills
And hear music from a stream rippling by.

My cathedral has an alter of flowers
Their fragrant incense fills the air
In my cathedral I am closer to him
Than I could be anywhere.

For here I pray
In a place so grand
The carpet I kneel on
Was made by his own hand.

My cathedral has candles lighted by the stars
And mighty pillars of trees
No other cathedral is so beautiful
For God made my cathedral for me... 

Monlight and Roses - Jim Reeves

Moonlight and roses
Bring wonderful mem'ries of you
My heart reposes
In beautiful thoughts so true.

June light discloses
Love's golden dreams sparkling, anew
Moonlight and roses
Bring mem'ries of you.

--- Instrumental ---

June light discloses
Love's golden dreams sparkling, anew
Moonlight and roses
Bring mem'ries of you...

Monalisa - Jim Reeves

Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, men have named you
You're so like the lady with a mystic smile
Is it only 'cause you're lonely, they have blamed you
For that Mona Lisa's strangnest in your smile.

Do you smile to tempt the lover, Mona Lisa
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
They just lie there and they die there.

Are you warm are you real, Mona Lisa
Or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art?

--- Instrumental ---

Do you smile to tempt the lover, Mona Lisa
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
They just lie there and they die there.

Are you warm are you real, Mona Lisa
Or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art?..

Missing Angel - Jim Reeves

Star above please shine so bright
'Cause I need your guiding light
My missing angel hides from me.

Won't you hover overhead
Send your beam on where she's fled
My missing angel hides from me.

If it be a million miles
I'd be on my way
Guess I've loved her all the while
I was wrong that day.

Where do missing angels go
when their heart is broken so
My missing angel hides from me.

If it be a million miles
I'd be on my way
Guess I've loved her all the while
I was wrong that day.

Where do missing angels go
when their heart is broken so
My missing angel hides from me.

My missing angel hides from me...

Mexicali Rose - Jim Reeves

Mexicali Rose stop crying
I'll come back to you some sunny day
Every night you'll know that I'll be pining
Every hour a year while I'm away.

Dry those big brown eyes and smile, dear
Vanish all those tears and please don't cry
Kiss me once again and hold me
Mexicali Rose, hoodbye.

--- Instrumental ---

I'll come back to you some sunny day

--- Instrumental ---

Every hour a year while I'm away

Dry those big brown eyes and smile, dear
Vanish all those tears and please don't cry
Kiss me once again and hold me
Mexicali Rose, hoodbye.

Memories are made of this - Jim Reeves

Take one fresh and tender kiss
Add another night of bliss
One girl, one boy; some grief, some joy
Memories are made of this.

Don't forget a small moonbeam
Fold in lightly with a dream
Your lips and mine; two sips of wine
Memories are made of this.

Then add the wedding bells
One house where lovers dwell
Three little kids for the flavor
Stir carefully through the days
See how the flavor stays
These are the dreams you will savor.

With His blessings from above
Serve it gen'rously with love
One man, one wife; one love thru life
Sweet memories are made of this.

Memories are made of this...

May the Good lord Bless and keep you - Jim Reeves

May the good Lord bless and keep you
Whether near or far away
May you find that long awaited
Golden day today.

May your troubles all be small ones
And your fortunes ten times ten
May the good Lord bless and keep you
Till we meet again.

May you walk with sunlight shining
And a bluebird in every tree
May there be a silver lining
Back on every cloud you see.

Fill your dreams with sweet tomorrows
Never mind what might have been
May the good Lord bless and keep you
Till we meet again.

(May you walk with sunlight shining)
And a bluebird in every tree
(May there be a silver lining)
Back on every cloud you see.

Fill your dreams with sweet tomorrows
Never mind what might have been
May the good Lord bless and keep you
Till we meet again.

May the good Lord bless and keep you
Till we meet, (Till we meet)
Till we meet again...

Making Believe - Jim Reeves

Making believe
That you still love me
It's leaving me
Alone and so blue.

I'll always dream,
Still I'll never own you
Making believe,
It's all I can do.

I can't hold you close
When you're not with me
You're somebody's love,
You'll never be mine.

Making believe
I'll spend my lifetime
Loving you,
Making believe.



Making believe
I've never lost you
But my happy hours
I find are so few.

My plans for the future
Will never come true dear
I'm making believe
What else can I do?..

(c) 2006 By SingulARtists

Little Ole you - Jim Reeves

It's a great big world
Full of little surprises
There's a lot of pretty girls
In all kinds of shapes and sizes.

And lucky me although
My chances were few
In this great big world
I found little ole you.

Little ole you
No bigger than a minute
It's hard to believe
This big world had you in it.

It's a fast life
And everybody's lookin' so busy
There's so much to do
It almost makes me dizzy.

In the middle of it all
You appeared right out of the blue
In this great big world
I found little ole you.

--- Instrumental ---

Little ole you
No bigger than a minute
It's hard to believe
This big world had you in it.

It's a fast life
And everybody's lookin' so busy
There's so much to do
It almost makes me dizzy.

In the middle of it all
You appeared right out of the blue
In this great big world
I found little ole you.

In this great big world
I found little ole you...

(c) 2006 By SingulARtists

I'm gonna change everything - Jim Reeves

Yeah, I'm gonna change everything
That holds a memory of you
Oh! Yeah.

I'm gonna start with the walls
Take the pictures off the walls
And burn 'em
Move the chairs around
Take the window curtains down
And burn 'em
Everything I see
Reminds me you were here
Yeah, I'm gonna change everything
That holds a memory of you
Oh! Yeah.

The candlelabra set
You gave me on the night
Of my birthday
The records that you bought
The hi-fi we loved to play
The decorating man
Will come and rearrange them
Yeah, I'm gonna change everything
That holds a memory of you
Oh! Yeah.

Take the carpet off the floor
Throw it out the door
It's filled with tears
Everything I find
That brings you to my mind
Must disappear
Every night I dream
I'll dream of someone new
Yeah, I'm gonna change everything
That holds a memory of you
Yeah, I'm gonna change everything
That holds a memory of you
Oh! Yeah, Mmm.
Oh! Yeah, Mmm...

Have Thine own way _ Jim Reeves

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou art the Potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Search me and try me, Master, today!
Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now,
As in Thy presence humbly I bow.



Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Hold o�er my being, absolute sway!
Filled with Thy spirit �till all can see
Christ only, always, living in me...

Gypsy Feet - Jim Reeves

Gypsy feet will wander
Gypsy feet will stray
Neither love nor thunder
Can ever make them stay
I can't tame a heart so wild
Like a jungle drum it beats
Were you born a devil's child
With restless gypsy feet.

Gypsy feet keep dancin'
To the tune of violins
Just like devil's prancin'
You dance away your sins
If I could tame your restless heart
Would make my life complete
But I can't put an anchor
On those gypsy feet.

My picture's in your locket
On that golden chain
Money's in your pocket
And you're gone again
Gypsy lips will promise
Vows they never keep
Hearts like mine are crumbled
Beneath your gypsy feet.

Gypsy feet keep dancin'
To the tune of violins
Just like devil's prancin'
You dance away your sins
If I could tame your restless heart
Would make my life complete
But I can't put an anchor
On those gypsy feet.

Gypsy feet
Gypsy feet...

Golden Memories and silver Tears - Jim Reeves

I dream of a golden moon and silver stars
When first we met and danced to sweet guitars
Music that breaks my heart bringing me dear
Golden memories and silver tears.

Golden memories and silver tears
Are my lonely heart's souvenirs
All that you've left me are memories dear
Golden memories and silver tears.



And now dear my golden moon pass and turn to blue
And all those silver stars are gone with you
Old memory of love bringing me pain
Oh, how sad to love and love all in vain.

Golden memories and silver tears
Are my lonely heart's souvenirs
All that you've left me are memories dear
Golden memories and silver tears...

Don't let me cross over - Jim Reeves

I'm temped my darling,to steal you away
So help me darling, stay out of my way
You know that I love you, but I'm not the cheatin' kind
I'm facing a heartache and loves cheating line

Don't let me cross over loves cheating line
You belong to another and could never be mine
I know one step closer, would be heaven divine
Don't let me cross over, loves cheatin' line

I tried to forget, but what else can I do
When your eyes keep saying, that you love me to
I know if I lose you, not a dream will I have left
I don't want to cheat, dear, but I can't help myself

Don't let me cross over loves cheating line
You belong to another and could never be mine
I know one step closer,would be heaven divine
Don't let me cross over, loves cheatin' line

Distant drums - Jim Reeves

I hear the sound of distant drums
Far away, far away
And if they call for me to come
Then I must go and you must stay

So Mary marry me, let's not wait
Let's share all the time we can before it's too late
Love me now for now is all the time there may be
If you love me Mary, Mary marry me

I hear the sound of bugles blow
Far away, far away
And if they call, then I must go
Across the sea, so wild and grey.

So Mary marry me, let's not wait
For the distant drums might change our wedding date
And love me now, for now is all the time there may be
If you love me Mary, Mary marry me

Blue canadian Rockies - Jim Reeves

In the blue Canadian Rockies
Spring is silent through the trees
And the gold poppies are blooming
Round the banks of Lake Louise.

Across the sea they call me
And on and on a love so true
For the Blue Canadian Rockies
And the one I love to see



Spring is silent through the trees
Round the banks of Lake Louise.

Across the sea they call me
And on and on a love so true
For the Blue Canadian Rockies
And the one I love to see...

Be honest with me - Jim Reeves

(Do do do do do)
(Do do do do do)

Be honest with me dear, whatever you do
Remember you're mine dear, so always be true
Where ever you wander, on land or on sea
If you really love me, be honest with me.

My poor heart would break dear, if you were untrue
Asleep or awake dear, I dream about you
For you are my darling, you're all that I see
If you really love me, be honest with me.



Be honest with me dear, whatever you do
Remember you're mine dear, so always be true
Where ever you wander, on land or on sea
If you really love me, be honest with me.

Be honest with me.
Be honest with me...

Anna marie - Jim Reeves

TONIGHT WHILE THE SNOWFLAKES ARE FALLING
HERE I MY DREAMS I CAN SEE
THE WHITE CHERRY BLOSSOMS OF SHAMON
WHERE I WALKED WITH ANNA MARIE

ANNA MARIE, ANNA MARIE, MY HEART REMEMBERS AND SIGHS
CE VOUS, CE VOUS, BE AMI BEAUCOUP
I MISS YOU ANNA MARIE

MY HEART WAS PLEDGED TO ANOTHER
BUT I KNEW AS I CROSSED THE SEA
THAT I'D NEVER LOVED ANY OTHER
AS I LOVED MY ANNA MARIE

ANNA MARIE, ANNA MARIE, MY HEART REMEMBERS AND SIGHS
CE VOUS, CE VOUS, BE AMI BEAUCOUP

Am i losing you -Jim Reeves

Am I losing you
Are my fears coming true
How I wish I knew
Am I losing you

Is your love really true
Is there somebody new
Tell me what to do
Am I losing you

Am I too blind to see
What's then happ'ning to me
Ev'ry road has a bend
Will I be sweetheart or friend

Will the sweet things you do
Be for somebody new
Tell me what to do
Am I losing you



Ev'ry road has a bend
Will I be sweetheart or friend

Will the sweet things you do
Be for somebody new
Tell me what to do
Am I losing you?..

Beyond the reef - Marty Robbins

Beyond the reef where the sea is dark and cold
My love has gone, and my dreams grow old
There'll be no tears, there'll be no regretting
Will she remember me will she forget?

I'll send a thousand flowers where the trade winds blow
I'll send my lonely heart cause I love her so

Someday I know she'll come back again to me
Til then my heart will be beyond the reef

I'll send a thousand flowers where the trade winds blow
I'll send my lonely heart cause I love her so

Someday I know she'll come back again to me
Til then my heart will be beyond the reef