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The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers were an American jazz and pop vocal quartet who sang together between 1928 to 1982. Within their fifty years, the group made more than 2,000 recordings that combined sold more than 50 million copies, and earned at least three dozen gold records. Notable singles include "Nobody's Sweetheart" (1931), "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (1932), "You Always Hurt the One You Love" (1944) and "The Glow-Worm"(1952). The Mills Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
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If I Had My Way
The Mills Brothers
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
James Kendis
Lou Klein
THEMES
Dreams
Weather
Country/Nature
Colours
Time
GENRES
Jazz
Vintage
YEAR
1931
I'd like to make your golden dreams come true, dear,
If I only had my way.
A paradise this world would seem to you, dear,
If only I had my way.
If I had my way, dear, forever there's be
A garden of roses for you and for me,
A thousand and one things, dear, I would do,
Just for you, just for you, just for you.
If I had my way, we would never grow old,
And sunshine I'd bring every day,
You would reign all alone, like a queen on a throne,
If I had my way.
If I only had my way.
A paradise this world would seem to you, dear,
If only I had my way.
If I had my way, dear, forever there's be
A garden of roses for you and for me,
A thousand and one things, dear, I would do,
Just for you, just for you, just for you.
If I had my way, we would never grow old,
And sunshine I'd bring every day,
You would reign all alone, like a queen on a throne,
If I had my way.
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Moonlight & Roses
The Mills Brothers
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WRITERS
Ben Black
Charles Daniels
Edwin Lemare
THEMES
Body
Memories/Nostalgia
Love
Country/Nature
Time
GENRES
Pop
YEAR
1964
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.
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June light discloses
Love's golden dreams sparkling, anew
Moonlight and roses
Bring mem'ries of you...
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...
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Nagasaki
The Mills Brothers
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WRITERS
Harry Warren
Mort Dixon
THEMES
Body
Names
Food and Drink
Places
Colours
Time
Clothing/Apparel
Money
GENRES
Jazz
YEAR
1934
Fellows, if you're arn
I will spin a yarn
That was told to me by Able Seaman Jones.
Once he had the blues
So he took a cruise
Far away from night-clubs and from saxophones.
He said, "Yo Ho, I've made a certain port
And when you talk about real he-man sport":
Hot ginger and dynamite
There's nothing but that at night
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
The way they can entertain
Would hurry a hurricane
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky wacky
Woo.
In Fujiama
You get a mama
Then your troubles increase.
In some pagoda
She orders soda
Earth-shake milk-shakes, ten cents a piece.
They kissy and huggy nice
Oh, By Jingo! I'ts worth the price.
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
Now when the day is warm
You can keep in form
With a bowl of rice beneath a parasol.
Every gentle man
Has to use a fan
And they only use suspenders in the fall.
That's where the girls don't think of rings and furs.
Gosh, it's the nicest place that ever weres.
They give you a carriage free
The horse is a Japanee
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
They sit you upon the floor
No wonder your pants get sore
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
With Sweet Kimoner
I pulled a boner
I kept it up at high speed.
I got rhumatics
And then psyatics
Halatosisis, that's guarenteed.
You just have to act your age
Or wind up inside a cage
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
With an ice-cream cone and a bottle of tea
You can rest all day by the hickory tree
But when night comes round, oh gosh oh gee,
Mother, mother, mother, pin a rose on me.
Those pretty mamas
In pink pyjamas
They try to give you a kiss
Those torid teases
In B.V.D.ses
Heaven help a sailor on a night like this!
Not too gentle and not too rough
But you've got to tell them when you've had enough
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
I will spin a yarn
That was told to me by Able Seaman Jones.
Once he had the blues
So he took a cruise
Far away from night-clubs and from saxophones.
He said, "Yo Ho, I've made a certain port
And when you talk about real he-man sport":
Hot ginger and dynamite
There's nothing but that at night
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
The way they can entertain
Would hurry a hurricane
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky wacky
Woo.
In Fujiama
You get a mama
Then your troubles increase.
In some pagoda
She orders soda
Earth-shake milk-shakes, ten cents a piece.
They kissy and huggy nice
Oh, By Jingo! I'ts worth the price.
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
Now when the day is warm
You can keep in form
With a bowl of rice beneath a parasol.
Every gentle man
Has to use a fan
And they only use suspenders in the fall.
That's where the girls don't think of rings and furs.
Gosh, it's the nicest place that ever weres.
They give you a carriage free
The horse is a Japanee
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
They sit you upon the floor
No wonder your pants get sore
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
With Sweet Kimoner
I pulled a boner
I kept it up at high speed.
I got rhumatics
And then psyatics
Halatosisis, that's guarenteed.
You just have to act your age
Or wind up inside a cage
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
With an ice-cream cone and a bottle of tea
You can rest all day by the hickory tree
But when night comes round, oh gosh oh gee,
Mother, mother, mother, pin a rose on me.
Those pretty mamas
In pink pyjamas
They try to give you a kiss
Those torid teases
In B.V.D.ses
Heaven help a sailor on a night like this!
Not too gentle and not too rough
But you've got to tell them when you've had enough
Back in Nagasaki
Where the fellers chew tobaccy
And the women wicky-wacky
Woo.
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Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
The Mills Brothers
- Credits
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WRITERS
Bert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
THEMES
Body
Love
GENRES
Jazz
Easy Listening
YEAR
1951
I knew the time had to come
When I'd be held under your thumb
I'm like a pawn in your hand
Moved and compelled, at your command
Whether it's for bad or for good
I would never change it if I could
Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong
Maybe I'm weak, maybe I'm strong
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Maybe I'll win, maybe I'll lose
And maybe I'm in for crying the blues
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Somehow, I know at a glance, the terrible chances I'm taking
Fine at the start, then left with a heart that is breaking
Maybe I'll live a life of regret, and maybe I'll give much more than I get
But nevertheless, I'm in love with you
In spite of all I could do
I went ahead falling for you
So if I laugh or I cry
I made my bed, that's where I'll lie
For what happens there's no excuse
I put my own head in the noose
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Old Fashioned Love
The Mills Brothers
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WRITERS
Catherine Howe
James P Johnson
THEMES
Body
Love
Country/Nature
Time
GENRES
Easy Listening
Vintage
YEAR
1934
I’ve got that old-fashioned love in my heart
And there, it shall always remain
You’re like that old ivy vine
Cling a little closer all the time
Through the years, joy and tears, just the same
I’ve got that old-fashioned dream in my heart
And there it shall always be
Although the land may change to sea
It will never make any change in me
I’ve got that old-fashioned love in my heart
(Rep once more)
And there, it shall always remain
You’re like that old ivy vine
Cling a little closer all the time
Through the years, joy and tears, just the same
I’ve got that old-fashioned dream in my heart
And there it shall always be
Although the land may change to sea
It will never make any change in me
I’ve got that old-fashioned love in my heart
(Rep once more)
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
The Mills Brothers
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WRITERS
Percy Wenrich
Stanley Murphy
THEMES
Body
Names
Dreams
Places
Colours
Numbers
Clothing/Apparel
GENRES
Jazz
Vintage
YEAR
1934
On an old farm house veranda there sat Silas and Miranda
Dreamin' of the days gone by
He said deary don't be weary you're always bright and cheery
Now a tear did dim your eye
She said they're not tears of sadness, Silas
They are tears of gladness
It was fifty years ago the day we wed
Then the old man's dim eyes brighten and his old heart it lightens
As he turned to her and said
Put on your old grey bonnet with all the blue ribbons on it
While I hitch old dobbin' to the shay
Through those fields of clover you'll ride up to Dover on our golden wedding day
Put on your old grey bonnet...
Put on your old grey bonnet...
On our golden wedding day
Dreamin' of the days gone by
He said deary don't be weary you're always bright and cheery
Now a tear did dim your eye
She said they're not tears of sadness, Silas
They are tears of gladness
It was fifty years ago the day we wed
Then the old man's dim eyes brighten and his old heart it lightens
As he turned to her and said
Put on your old grey bonnet with all the blue ribbons on it
While I hitch old dobbin' to the shay
Through those fields of clover you'll ride up to Dover on our golden wedding day
Put on your old grey bonnet...
Put on your old grey bonnet...
On our golden wedding day
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Siboney
The Mills Brothers
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WRITERS
Ernesto Lecuona
Theodora Morse
THEMES
Country/Nature
Places
GENRES
Jazz
Latin
Pop
YEAR
1955
Siboney yo te quiero
yo me muero por tu amor
Siboney, I love you. I die for your love
Siboney al arrullo
de la palma pienso en ti
Siboney, before I sleep, I think of you
Ven a mi
que te quiero
y de todo tesoro
eres tu para mi
Come to me, because I love you. I will give you all my treasures. You are made for me
Siboney al arrullo
de la palma pienso en ti
Siboney, before I sleep, I think of you
Siboney de mi sueño
si no oyes la queja de mi voz
Siboney, of my dreams, if you don't hear my voice's complaint...
Siboney si no vienes
me moriré de amor
Siboney, if you don't come, I will die of love
Siboney de mis sueños
te espero con ansias en mi caney
Siboney of my dreams, I hope for you with yearning
Siboney si no vienes
me moriré de amor
Siboney, if you don't come, I will die of love
Oye el eco de mi canto de cristal
Listen to my song's echo from the crystal
Siboney de mis sueños
te espero con ansias en mi caney
Siboney of my dreams, I hope for you with yearning
Siboney, si no vienes
me moriré de amor
Siboney, if you don't come, I will die of love
Oye el eco de mi canto de cristal
Listen to my song's echo from the crystal
yo me muero por tu amor
Siboney, I love you. I die for your love
Siboney al arrullo
de la palma pienso en ti
Siboney, before I sleep, I think of you
Ven a mi
que te quiero
y de todo tesoro
eres tu para mi
Come to me, because I love you. I will give you all my treasures. You are made for me
Siboney al arrullo
de la palma pienso en ti
Siboney, before I sleep, I think of you
Siboney de mi sueño
si no oyes la queja de mi voz
Siboney, of my dreams, if you don't hear my voice's complaint...
Siboney si no vienes
me moriré de amor
Siboney, if you don't come, I will die of love
Siboney de mis sueños
te espero con ansias en mi caney
Siboney of my dreams, I hope for you with yearning
Siboney si no vienes
me moriré de amor
Siboney, if you don't come, I will die of love
Oye el eco de mi canto de cristal
Listen to my song's echo from the crystal
Siboney de mis sueños
te espero con ansias en mi caney
Siboney of my dreams, I hope for you with yearning
Siboney, si no vienes
me moriré de amor
Siboney, if you don't come, I will die of love
Oye el eco de mi canto de cristal
Listen to my song's echo from the crystal
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Sweet Georgia Brown
The Mills Brothers
- Credits
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WRITERS
Ben Bernie
Kenneth Casey
Maceo Pinkard
THEMES
Names
Places
Clothing/Apparel
Money
Love
Colours
GENRES
Jazz
YEAR
1935
She just got here yesterday,
Things are hot here now they say,
There's a new gal in town.
Gals are jealous, there's no doubt.
All the guys just rave about
Sweet, Sweet Georgia Brown.
And ever since she came, the common folks all claim, say;
Chorus:
No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown.
Two left feet, but oh, so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown.
They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown,
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie (not much!).
It's been said she knocks 'em dead when she lands in town.
Since she came why it's a shame how she's cooled 'em down.
Fellas that she can't get must be fellas that she ain't met.
Georgia claimed her, Georgia named her, Sweet Georgia Brown.
All you gals will get the blues,
all you pals will surely lose.
And, there's but one excuse.
Now I've told you who she was,
and I've told you what she does,
Still, give this gal her dues.
This pretty maiden's prayer is answered anywhere
Chorus:
No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown.
Two left feet, but oh, so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown.
They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown,
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie (not much!).
All those tips the porter slips to Sweet Georgia Brown
They buy clothes at fashion shows for one dollar down.
Fellas, won'tcha tip your hats. Oh boy, ain't she the cats?
Who's that mister, tain't her sister, It's Sweet Georgia Brown
Things are hot here now they say,
There's a new gal in town.
Gals are jealous, there's no doubt.
All the guys just rave about
Sweet, Sweet Georgia Brown.
And ever since she came, the common folks all claim, say;
Chorus:
No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown.
Two left feet, but oh, so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown.
They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown,
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie (not much!).
It's been said she knocks 'em dead when she lands in town.
Since she came why it's a shame how she's cooled 'em down.
Fellas that she can't get must be fellas that she ain't met.
Georgia claimed her, Georgia named her, Sweet Georgia Brown.
All you gals will get the blues,
all you pals will surely lose.
And, there's but one excuse.
Now I've told you who she was,
and I've told you what she does,
Still, give this gal her dues.
This pretty maiden's prayer is answered anywhere
Chorus:
No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown.
Two left feet, but oh, so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown.
They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown,
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie (not much!).
All those tips the porter slips to Sweet Georgia Brown
They buy clothes at fashion shows for one dollar down.
Fellas, won'tcha tip your hats. Oh boy, ain't she the cats?
Who's that mister, tain't her sister, It's Sweet Georgia Brown
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