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I Gotta Know - In Your Arms
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I Gotta Know (Words & music: Paul Evans / Matt Williams) Get up in the mornin' Feelin' mighty weak A-tossin' and a-turnin' Well, I ain't had no sleep Oh, baby, what road's our love taking To romance or heartbreaking? Won't you say which way you're gonna go? I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know. Nine and nine make fourteen Four and four make nine The clock is strikin' thirteen I think I lost my mind You know it's getting aggravatin' How long can I keep waitin'? Tell me if you love me, yes or no I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know. Oh, how much I need you Have pity on this heart of mine Well, if you need and want me too I'll be your one and only till the end of time. Saw the fortune teller Had my fortune read She sent me to the doctor Who sent me straight to bed He said I'm lonesome and I'm lovesick I've got my mind on lipstick Will you kiss away my cares and woe? I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know. Oh, how much I need you Have pity on this heart of mine Well, if you need and want me too I'll be your one and only till the end of time. Saw the fortune teller Had my fortune read She sent me to the doctor Who sent me straight to bed He said I'm lonesome and I'm lovesick I've got my mind on lipstick Will you kiss away my cares and woe I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know (I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know) (I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know) (I gotta know, gotta know, gotta know). Recorded: 1960/04/03, first released on single, November 1960 I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling (Words & music: Bill Monroe) I hear a sweet voice calling Way up in heav'n on high (I hear a sweet voice calling Way up in heaven on high) Recorded: 1956/12/04, first released on The Million Dollar Quartet, March 1990 I, John (Words & music: William Johnson / George McFadden / Phillip Brooks) Oh well, I, John, he saw a mighty number (A-movin') way up in the middle of the air Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number (A-movin') way in the middle of the air. God Almighty know that I, John, he saw a mighty number (A-movin') way up in the middle of the air Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number (A-movin') way in the middle of the air. Well, there were three gates in the east (And there were) three gates in the west (Let me tell you 'bout) three gates in the north (Hallelujah! there were) three gates in the south (And that makes) twelve gates to the city Four square wide, Hallelujah. God Almighty know that I, John, he saw a mighty number (A-movin') way up in the middle of the air Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number (A-movin') way in the middle of the air. Well, old John declared that he saw a man He had twelve bright stars in-a his right hand Well, his eyes flashed fire like the burnin' sun Old John got scared and he wanted to run. Well, he wanted to run but his feet wouldn't go 'Cause he felt the gospel cuttin' Like a two-edged sword Then he heard a voice it said: John, you take a look And read what you see And then you write it in a book. He saw twelve angels in the east (And there were) twelve angels in the west (Hallelujah, brother) twelve angels in the north, (Well) twelve angels in the south (That's a total of) forty-eight angels to the city Four square wide (Hallelujah). God Almighty know that I, John, he saw a mighty number (A-movin') way up in the middle of the air Well, I, John, he saw a mighty number (A-movin') way in the middle of the air. Recorded: 1971/06/09, first released on He Touched Me, April 1972 I Just Can't Help Believin' (Words & music: Cynthia Weil / Barry Mann) I just can't help believin' When she smiles up soft and gentle With a trace of misty morning And the promise of tomorrow in her eyes. I just can't help believin' When she's lying close beside me And my heart beats with the rhythm Of her sighs. This time the girl is gonna stay This time the girl is gonna stay For more than just a day. Oh, I just can't help believin' When she slips her hand in my hand And it feels so small and helpless And my fingers fold around it like a glove. I just can't help believin' When she's whispering her magic And her tears are shinin' Honey sweet with love. This time the girl is gonna stay This time the girl is gonna stay For more than just a day. For more than just a day. (Oh, I just can't help believin') Sing the song, baby (Oh, I just can't help believin') one more time (Oh, I just can't help believin') Yeah, one more (Oh, I just can't help believin') For more than just a day. Oh, I just can't help believin' When she slips her hand in my hand And it feels so small and helpless And my fingers fold around it like a glove. I just can't help believin' When she's whispering her magic And her tears are shinin' Honey sweet with love. This time the girl is gonna stay This time the girl is gonna stay For more than just a day. (Oh, I just can't help believin') take it (Oh, I just can't help believin') go (Oh, I just can't help believin') (Oh, I just can't help believin'). Recorded: 1970/08/11, first released on That's The Way It Is, December 1970 I Just Can't Make It By Myself (Words & music: Herbert Brewster) I need Jesus to guide me every day As I travel along this rocky, narrow way Narrow way Though afflictions fill my soul I'm determined to reach the goal Oh, I gotta have Jesus 'Cause I just can't make it by myself. Every day I pray (pray) pray (pray) Pray (pray) pray (pray) I pray (pray) pray (pray Pray pray pray I pray and ask the Lord Jesus, don't leave me by myself Every week, every month through the year Come what may You know, I gotta to have Jesus 'Cause I just can't make it by myself By myself. Recorded: 1956/12/04, first released on The Million Dollar Quartet, March 1990 I'll Be Back (Words & music: Sid Wayne / Ben Weisman) All right Well, I'll be back Yeah, I'll be back Like a homesick train On a one-way track I gotta travel And hit the gravel But I'll be back Yeah, I'll be back. Well, I'll return I shall return Don't cool those lips I wanna see 'em burn 'Cause I'll be missin' Your kind of kissin' But I'll be back Yeah, I'll be back. Well, can't nobody tell me Stay or go, oh, oh no And no one tells the four winds Where to blow oh, oh. Yeah, I'll be back, I'm comin' back Don't throw away That welcome mat Yeah, for I'm hopin' There'll still be open A teeny-weeny crack To your shack Oh, keep that love-light burnin' 'Cause I'll be back Yeah, I'll be back. Well can't nobody tell me Stay or go, oh, oh no And no one tells the four winds Where to blow oh, oh. Yeah, I'll be back, I'm comin' back Don't throw away That welcome mat Yeah, for I'm hopin' There'll still be open A teeny-weeny crack To your shack So, keep that love-light burnin' Huh, I'll be back Yeah, I'll be back All right. Recorded: 1966/02/17, first released on Spinout, October 1966 I'll Be Home For Christmas (Words & music: Kim Gannon / Walther Kent / Buck Ram) I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Please have snow and mistletoe And presents for the tree. Christmas Eve will find me Where the love light leads I'll be home for Christmas, oh yes If only in my dreams. Recorded: 1957/09/07, first released on Elvis' Christmas Album, November 1957 I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (Words & music: Michael Jarrett) Roamed the hills of Georgia Across the plains of Tennessee I've seen and I've done 'most everything That a man can do or see But if I could only borrow One dream from yesterday I'd be on that train tomorrow I'll be home on Christmas Day. It's been so many times before She left that candle burning And all too many tears that fell My soul filled with yearning If I had any sense at all I'd just be on my way Be on that train tomorrow I'll be home on Christmas Day. There were times I'd think about her All the love I left behind Memories still linger Within my troubled mind I could set aside my pride Then I'd be on my way I'd catch that train tomorrow And be home on Christmas Day. If I had any sense at all I'd just be on my way I'd catch that train tomorrow I'll be home on Christmas Day I said, I'd catch that train tomorrow I'll be home on Christmas Day. Recorded: 1971/05/16, first released on Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas, October 1971 I'll Be There (Words & music: Bobby Darin) I'll be there When all your dreams are broken To answer your unspoken prayer Oh, oh, oh When the little things you're doing Don't turn out right Don't you worry, darling, I'll be there. There Whenever you need to know That there is someone who cares Oh, so if your new love Oh, isn't your true love Don't you worry, darling, I'll be there. Oh, there Whenever you need to know That there is someone who cares So if your new love Oh, isn't your true love Don't you worry, darling, I'll be there. Don't you worry, darling, I'll be there. Don't you worry, darling, I'll be there. Oh, don't you worry ... Recorded: 1969/01/23, first released on Let's Be Friends, April 1970 I'll Hold You In My Heart (Words & music: Thomas Dilback / Hal Horton / Eddy Arnold) I said I'll hold, I said I'll hold, I said I'll hold you in my heart Till I can hold you in my arms Like you've never been held before. Well I'll think of you each day And then I'll dream the night away Oh, till you are in my arms once more. The stars up in the sky You know, they know the reason why I, I, I feel so blue 'Cause I'm away from you. Yeah, I'll hold you in my heart Till I can hold you in my arms Oh, darling, please wait for me. You know, the stars up in the sky You know, they know the reason why I, I, I feel so blue 'Cause I'm away, I'm away from you. Yeah I'll hold you in my heart Till I can hold you in my arms Oh, oh, oh, darling, please wait for me. The stars up in the sky You know, they know the reason why I, I, I feel so blue 'Cause I'm away, I'm away, I'm away I'm away, I'm away from you. I said, I said I'll hold you in my heart Heart, heart Till I can hold you in my arms Oh, darling, please wait for me. The stars up in the sky You know, they know the reason why I, I, I, I, I feel so blue 'Cause I'm away, I'm away from you. Yeah, I'll hold you in my heart Yeah, till I can hold you in my heart Oh, oh, oh, darling Oh, please a-wait for me. Recorded: 1969/01/23, first released on From Elvis In Memphis, June 1969 I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Words & music: Lonnie Donegan / Jimmy Currie) I've been in love so many times I thought I knew the score Now you've treated me so wrong I can't take any more And it looks like I'm never gonna fall in love again. Fall in love, I'm never gonna fall in love I mean it, I mean it, fall in love again. I gave my heart too easily Cast aside my pride When I saw you in his arms, baby I broke down and cried And it looks like I'm never gonna fall in love again. That's what I tell, fall in love No, I'm never gonna fall in love Please don't make me fall in love again. That's what I ... No, I'm never gonna fall in love Please don't make me, don't make me Fall in love again. Recorded: 1976/02/04, first released on From Elvis Presley Boulevard, May 1976 I'll Never Know (Words & music: Fred Karger / Sid Wayne / Ben Weisman) How many stars are in the sky? I'll never know What fire lights a firefly? I'll never know. What happens to this heart of mine Each time you hold my hand? Sometimes the things we love the most We never understand. I never thought these eyes would see An angel's glow What miracle brought you to me? I'll never know. What happens to this heart of mine Each time you hold my hand? Sometimes the things we love the most We never understand. I never thought these eyes would see An angel's glow What miracle brought you to me? I'll never know What miracle brought you to me? I'll never know. Recorded: 1970/06/05, first released on Love Letters From Elvis, June 1971 I'll Never Let You Go (Words & music: Jimmy Wakely) I'll never let you go, little darlin' I'm so sorry 'cause I made you cry I'll never let you go 'cause I love you So please don't ever say goodbye. The stars would tumble down beside me The moon would hang it's head and cry My arms would never hold another Baby doll, if we should ever say goodbye. Well, I'll never let you go 'Cause I love you, pretty baby I'm so sorry 'cause I made you cry That I made you cry Well, I'll never let you go 'Cause I love you, little baby So please don't ever say goodbye. Recorded: 1954/09, first released on Elvis Presley, March 13, 1956 I'll Never Stand In Your Way (Words & music: Hy Heath / Fred Rose) If you found someone new Who means more than me to you I'll never stand in your way. If you feel we must part Don't let pity rule your heart I'll never stand in your way. I love you much too much To ever lose you But what is to be will be And I'll obey. I'll be blue when you go But I'll never let it show I'll never stand in your way. I love you much too much To ever lose you But what is to be will be And I'll obey. I'll be blue when you go But I'll never let it show I'll never stand in your way. Recorded: 1954/01/04, first released on Platinum - A Life In Music, July 1997 I'll Remember You (Words & music: Kuiokalaani Lee) I'll remember you Long after this Endless summer has gone I'll be lonely Oh so lonely Living only here To remember you. I'll remember too Your voice as soft As the warm summer breeze Your sweet laughter Mornings after Ever after, ooh I'll remember you. To your arms someday I'll return to stay, till then ... I will remember too Every bright start we made wishes upon Love me always, promise always Oooh, you'll remember too. I'll remember you. Recorded: 1966/06/10, first released on Spinout, October 1966 I'll Take Love (Words & music: Dolores Fuller / Mark Barkan) Some people think that pot of gold Is all they'd ever want to hold But there's a treasure I think more of Measure for measure I'll take love. Some people think that their success Is all they need for happiness But there's a treasure I think more of Measure for measure I'll take love. Pound for pound, oh yeah And ounce for ounce Love is all that really counts. So let them have their wealth and fame Eat caviar and drink champagne You're all the treasure I'm dreaming of Measure for measure I'll take love. Pound for pound, oh yeah And ounce for ounce Love is all that really counts. So let them have their wealth and fame Eat caviar and drink champagne You're all the treasure I'm dreaming of Measure for measure I'll take love. I'll take love. I'll take love. I'll take love. I'll take love. Recorded: 1966/09/28, first released on Easy Come, Easy Go, EP, March 24, 1967 I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Words & music: Thomas P. Westendorf / Arranged by Elvis Presley) I'll take you home again, Kathleen Across the ocean wild and wide To where your heart has ever been Since first you were my bonny bride The roses all have left your cheek I've watched them fade away and die Your voice is soft whenever you speak And tears bedim your lovely eyes. Oh, I will take you home, Kathleen To where your heart shall feel no pain And when the fields are soft and green I will take you to your home, Kathleen. Recorded: 1971/05/19, first released on Elvis (Fool), July 1973 I Love Only One Girl (Words & music: Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett) Oh, I love only one girl The one I got my arms around I love only one girl One in every town. In Paris there is Mimi And when the moon is bright I love to take her walking Along the Seine each night I kiss her on the left bank I kiss her on the right. Oh, I love only one girl The one I got my arms around I love only one girl One in every town. I'm proud of my Brunhilda In Frankfurt on the Rhine Well, she's a lot of woman And all of her is mine Well, she can lift a Steinway As easy as a Stein. Oh, I love only one girl The one I got my arms around I love only one girl One in every town. In Naples there's Maria How she can cook and flirt You can't beat her lasagna I eat until I hurt And then she tops it off With amore for dessert. Oh, I love only one girl The one I got my arms around I love only one girl One in every town. Oh, I love only one girl The one I got my arms around I love only one girl One in every town. I love only one girl I love only one girl I love only one girl I love only one girl She's the girl for me. Recorded: 1966/06/29, first released on Double Trouble, June 1967 I Love You Because (Words & music: Leon Payne) 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. (Spoken: I love you because, because my heart is ligther Honey, every time Every time I'm walking by your side And I love you, yes I love you Because the future's 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. Recorded: 1954/07, first released on Elvis Presley, March 13, 1956 I'm A Roustabout (Words & music: Otis Blackwell / Winfield Scott) Build it up, knock it down Hold it square, roll it around Throw it in the air Stick it in the ground But it's too bad, I can't get mad 'Cause I'm a roustabout. Tie it loose, make it tight If it's wrong, do it right Makes me kinda feel Like I wanna fight But it's too bad, I can't get mad 'Cause I'm a roustabout. Orders all day and half the night from the boss That guy just doesn't wanna see one minute lost. Stack it up, in the rear Better still bring it here Wanna take it out, stick it in his ear But it's too bad, I can't get mad 'Cause I'm a roustabout. A handyman is all I am around this place Every time I turn around, he's right up in my face. Bring it in, bring it out When I'm slow, boy he shouts Getting awful tired, running in and out But it's too bad, I can't get mad 'Cause I'm a roustabout. Recorded: 1964, first released on 2nd To None, 2003 I'm Beginning To Forget You (Words & music: Willie Phelps) I'm beginning to forget you That old heartache is gone I'm beginning to sleep at night No more crying till dawn. I can hear your name mentioned And it brings no misery I'm beginning to forget you Like you forgot me. I'm beginning to smile again After crying for so long I can hear the tune we loved so well And it's just another song. I'm so happy that it's over I'm so thankful to be free I'm beginning to forget you Like you forgot me. I'm beginning to smile again After crying for so long I can hear the tune we loved so well And it's just another song. I'm so happy that it's over I'm so thankful to be free I'm beginning to forget you Like you forgot me. Recorded: 1959/04, first released on A Legendary Performer, Vol, 4 - A Hundred Years From Now, October 31, 1983 I'm Comin' Home (Words & music: Charlie Rich) Well, it's so very hard to have To have to leave the one you love And you get more lonely With each passing day It's so lonely just sittin' there And dreamin' of That girl a thousand miles away. Yes, it's still lonely Havin' just her picture here with me And I know I just can't stand it anymore I'm gonna leave right now And go back where I ought to be Goin' home to the girl that I adore. Well, it's so very hard To have to leave the one you love And you get more lonely With each passing day It's so lonely just sittin' there And thinkin' of That girl a thousand miles away. Well, every time I hear Her sweet voice on the telephone Then I know I just can't stand it Another day I'm gonna call right back And tell her that I'm comin' home Call her back and say I'm comin' home to stay Call her back and say I'm comin' home to stay. Recorded: 1961/03/12, first released on Something For Everybody, June 1961 I'm Counting On You (Words & music: Don Robertson) All the words that I'll ever know Still could not say How much I need you so In every way. I go wrong and you guide me As only you can do Hold my hand, stand beside me I'm counting on you. I'm counting on you, dear From the dawn of each day To always come through, dear In your kind loving way. If you knew just how deeply I feel the things you do Then you'd know how completely I'm counting on you. I'm counting on you, dear From the dawn of each day To always come true, dear In your kind loving way. If you knew just how deeply I feel the things you do Then you'd know how completely I'm counting on you. Recorded: 1956/01/11, first released on Elvis Presley, March 13, 1956 I Met Her Today (Words & music: Don Robertson) I told you that some day If you kept on being untrue Somebody else would come along And release me from you You'll be glad to know now Your fickle heart can have its own way For it finally happened I met her today. I used to think I just couldn't live A day without you In spite of the thousand doubts and tears That you put me through All at once I don't care as much for you I'm sorry to say For now there's another I met her today. How I treasured each smile, each kiss You gave to me now and then Well, you needn't be kind to me now Oh no, not ever again Just when the last bit of pride in me was gone Someone heard me pray And sent me an angel I met her today I met her today. Recorded: 1961/10/15, first released on Elvis For Everyone, August 1965 I'm Falling In Love Tonight (Words & music: Don Robertson) I'm falling in love, tonight Somehow I know The beautiful world tonight Is sharing it's glow. When love let me down before I said I was through But I'm falling in love tonight With you. 'Till you walked by I laughed and played the game One kiss, then goodbye And out went the flame. But somehow you've changed me, dear This time it's true I'm falling in love tonight With you. Recorded: 1962/09/22, first released on It Happened At The World's Fair, April 1963 I'm Gonna Bid My Blues Goodbye (Words & music: Hank Snow) I'm ... I got the blues I'm in no hurry to unwind, feeling sad. (Remember that?) I got the blues Lost the bluest power I ever had Can't figure why, I oughtta know I wanna know why I'm even here. Elvis breaking up the song after a few lines. Recorded: 1956/12/04, first released on The Million Dollar Quartet, March 1990 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Words & music: Joe Thomas / Howard Biggs) I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you And if you ever say goodbye If you ever even try I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you. I'm gonna love you more and more every day I'm gonna love you more and more in every way And if you say goodbye If you ever even try I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you. I'm gonna tell my mama, tell my papa too So they'll know exactly what I'm gonna do And if you ever say goodbye If you ever even try I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you. I'm gonna love you more and more every day I'm gonna love you more and more in every way And if you say goodbye If you ever even try I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you. I'm gonna tell my mama, tell my papa too So they'll know exactly what I'm gonna do And if you ever say goodbye If you ever even try I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you. I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you. I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you. I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you. Recorded: 1956/01/31, first released on Elvis Presley, March 13, 1956 I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs (Words & music: Cully Holt) I'm gonna walk Walk dem golden stairs 'Cause I know my Jesus Answers all my prayers Well, well, I know when He calls me To my home up high I'll walk dem golden stairs When I die, when I die. Oh lord, you know I can hardly wait To reach that suite by and by By and by But now I see Those per, per, pearly gate I'll walk dem golden stairs When I die, when I die. Well, well, well, I'm gonna walk Well, walk dem golden stairs 'Cause I know my Jesus Answers all my prayers Well, well, I know when He calls me To my home up high I'll walk dem golden stairs When I die, when I die. When Jesus says to me: »Well done« And all my cares are laid by I'll lay down my sword My battles are won I'll walk dem golden stairs When I die, when I die. Well, well, well, I'm gonna walk Walk dem golden stairs 'Cause I know my Jesus Answers all my prayers Well, I know when He calls me To my home up high Well, I'll walk dem golden stairs When I die, when I die. Well, well, well, I'm gonna walk Well, walk dem golden stairs 'Cause I know my Jesus Answers all my prayers Well, I know when He calls me To my home up high I'll walk dem golden stairs When I die, when I die. Recorded: 1960/10/30, first released on His Hand In Mine, November 1960 I Miss You (Words & music: Donnie Sumner) Still I recall All the good times together The love we shared The fun and the laughter How I wish you could feel What my heart says tonight, dear I miss you And I wish you Were here. Dreams that I had They're left broken in sorrow The plans I made My hopes for tomorrow If I could I would tell you I'm lonesome tonight, dear Oh, I miss you And I wish you Were here. All through the night I will see memories passing The way you touched The sound of your laughing How I long for the touch Of your hand holding mine, dear Oh, I miss you And I wish you Were here Lord, I miss you And I wish you Were here. Recorded: 1973/09/23, first released on Raised On Rock, November 1973 I'm Leavin' (Words & music: Michael Jarret / Sonny Charles) La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la. How will I know If I arrive in time to know you? If you had taken the time to show me I-I-I-I wouldn't be lonely. Where will I go? Who will I have to lie beside me To ease this emptiness inside me? I-I-I-I wouldn'r be lonely. Tried so hard each time Each time I just can't make it Feelin' fast vibrations And I just can't take it Livin' from day to day Chasin' a dream I-I-I-I'm I-I-I-I'm leavin'. La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la. Tried so hard each time Each time I just can't make it Feelin' fast vibrations And I just can't take it Livin' from day to day Chasin' a dream I-I-I-I'm I-I-I-I'm leavin'. La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la I-I-I-I'm I-I-I-I'm leavin'. La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la. Recorded: 1971/05/20, first released on single, July 1971 I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone (Words & music: Stan Kesler / William Tell Taylor) Well, you're right, I'm left, she's gone You're right, and I'm left all alone Well, you tried to tell me so But how was I to know That she was not the one for me? You told me all along You're right, our love was so wrong But now I've changed my mind 'Cause she broke the ties that bind And I know that she never cared for me. Well, I thought I knew Just what she'd do Well, I guess I'm not so smart Oh, you tried to tell me along She'd only break my heart. I'm left, you're right, she's gone You're right, and I'm left all alone Well, she's gone, I know not where But now I just don't care For now I have fallen for you. If you'll forgive me now I'll make it up somehow So happy we will be In a home built for three And I'll soon forget her now I know. Well, I thought I knew Just what she'd do I guess I'm not so smart For you tried to tell me all along She'd only break my heart. You're right, I'm left, she's gone You're right, and I'm left all alone Well, she's gone, I know not where, But now I just don't care For now I've fallen for you. Recorded: 1955/03, first released on single, April 1, 1955 I'm Moving On (Words & music: Clarence E. Snow) That big eight-wheeler Rollin' down the track Means your true lovin' Daddy He ain't comin' back He's movin' on He's rollin' on You were flyin' to high For my little old sky So I'm movin' on. But some day, baby When you've had your play Your gonna want your Daddy But your Daddy will say Keep movin' on Keep rollin' on You were flyin' to high For my little old sky So I'm movin' on. Mr. flyerman Won't you please listen to me 'Cause I've gotta pretty mama In Tennessee So keep rollin' on Keep movin' on Please listen to me Let this old Rattle go free And keep movin' on Move on, son, move on. Well, I've told you, baby From time to time But you just wouldn't listen Or pay me no mind Now I'm movin' on I'm rollin' on I'm through with you Too bad you're blue 'Cause I'm movin' on Move on, baby, move on. I said move on I said move on. I said move on I said move on I said move on I said move on Well, I'm through with you Too bad you're blue I said move on. I said move on I said move on I said move on I said move on I'm through with you Too bad you're blue I said move on. Hey, hey, I said move on I said move on Hey, hey, I said move on I said move on I'm through with you Too bad you're blue I said move on. I said move on I said move on I said move on I said move on. Recorded: 1969/01/14, first released on From Elvis In Memphis, June 1969 I'm Not The Marrying Kind (Words & music: Mack David / Sherman Edwards) Show me a girl With a dimple on her cheek Butter melts in her mouth When she opens it to speak. Show me a girl Who is actin' so refined And I'll show you a girl With one thing on her mind. So I say »You know what?« She says »What?« I say »What?« Oh, I'm not the marrying kind. Oh, you've got what it takes And it takes what you've got But I'm not the marrying kind. Don't kiss me, don't claw me Don't pet me, don't paw me I won't leave my freedom behind. So I say »You know what?« She says »What?« I say »What?« Oh, I'm not the marrying kind. »You know what?« She says »What?« I say »What?« Thanks a lot But I'm not the marrying kind. Don't kiss me, don't claw me Don't pet me, don't paw me And I won't leave my freedom behind. So I say »You know what?« She says »What?« I say »What?« Oh, I'm not the marrying kind. I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not Now you've got what I'm not I'm not the marrying kind Oh, I'm not the marrying kind Oh, I'm not the marrying kind. Recorded: 1961/07/02, first released on Follow That Dream EP, May 1962 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Words & music: Hank Williams) Hear that lonesome whippoorwill He sounds too blue to fly The midnight train is whining low I'm so lonesome I could cry. Did you ever see a robin weep When leaves begin to die That means he's lost the will to live I'm so lonesome I could cry. The silence of a falling star Lights up a purple sky And as I wonder where you are I'm so lonesome I could cry I'm so lonesome I could cry. Recorded: 1973/01/14, first released on Aloha From Hawaii, February 1973 I'm With A Crowd But Oh So Alone (Words & music: Ernest Tubb / Carl Story) I'm with a crowd but oh so alone. I still have the picture you sent me And you signed it with love, you recall And the one picture of me that you wanted Is it now hanging face to the wall? At night I'm never alone I'm afraid that I'll a-be gone and fall And I'm afraid that you will be gone I'm with a crowd but oh so alone. Recorded: 1956/12/04, first released on The Million Dollar Quartet, March 1990 I'm Yours (Words & music: Don Robertson / Hal Blair) My love I offer you now My heart and all it can give For just as long as I live I'm yours. No arms but yours, dear, will do My lips will always be true My eyes can see only you I'm yours. And as the years roll along Your joy, your tears I'll gladly share And when things go wrong, dear Just hold out your hand And I'll be there. With every beat of my heart With every breath that I take Now and forever, sweetheart I'm yours. (Spoken: And as the years roll along Your joy and tears I'll gladly share And when things go wrong, dear Just hold out your hand And I'll be there. With every beat of my heart With every breath that I take, Now and forever, sweetheart I'm yours. Recorded: 1961/06/25, first released on Pot Luck, June 1962 Indescribably Blue (Words & music: Darrell Glenn) Our friends all ask me The last time I saw you I, I smile and tell them It's been a day or two. There's no way to explain it The way that I miss you And, my love, you have left me Indescribably blue. I talk to your picture My fav'rite one of you I wish that you were here with me But what good would it do? Having no way to tell you The pain that I've been through Oh, my love, you have left me Indescribably blue Yes, my love, you have left me Indescribably blue. Recorded: 1966/06/10, first released on single, January 6, 1967 I Need Somebody To Lean On (Words & music: Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman) I need somebody to lean on I need somebody to tell my troubles to No use denying I'm close to crying But what good, tell me What good would my crying do? I need somebody to help me Help me forget all those worries on my mind And when I'm lonely If someone would only Wanna be sweet and kind. I need somebody Won't that somebody Please, please listen to my plea? Need that somebody Won't that somebody Come running to me? I need somebody to lean on I'm tired of being unhappy and so blue If she came, I would hold her 'Cause I need that shoulder To lean on, yes, I really do I need somebody And, baby, that somebody is you. Mmmmmmm. Recorded: 1963/07/10, first released on viva Las Vegas EP, 1964 I Need Your Love Tonight (Words & music: Sid Wayne / Bix Reichner) Oh, oh, I love you so Uh, uh, I can't let you go Ooh, ooh, don't tell me no I need your love tonight. Oh, gee, the way you kiss Swee-dee, too good to miss Wow-whee, want more of this I need your love tonight. I've been waitin' just for tonight To do some lovin' and hold you tight Don't tell me, baby, you gotta go I got the hi-fi high and the lights down low. Hey, now, hear what I say Oh, wow, you better stay Pow, pow, don't run away I need your love tonight. Yeah I need your love tonight I need your love tonight. Oh, oh, I love you so Uh, uh, I can't let you go Ooh, ooh, don't tell me no I need your love tonight. Oh, gee, the way you kiss Swee-dee, too good to miss Wow-whee, want more of this I need your love tonight. I've been waitin' just for tonight To do some lovin' and hold you tight Don't tell me, baby, you gotta go I got the hi-fi high and the lights down low. Hey, now, hear what I say Oh, wow, you better stay Pow, pow, don't run away I need your love tonight. I need your love tonight I need your love tonight I-I need your love tonight I need your love tonight. Recorded: 1958/06/10, first released on single, March 1959 I Need You So (Words & music: Ivory Joe Hunter) I need you so To keep me happy If I can't have you I cannot go on. I need your arms Around me tightly Yes, I miss them nightly When you're not at home. When day is done I miss you so I lie and wait To hear you knock upon the door. When you leave me I try not to worry Come back in a hurry 'Cause I need you so. When day is done I miss you so I lie and wait To hear you knock upon the door. When you leave me I try not to worry Come back in a hurry 'Cause I need you so Recorded: 1957/02/23, first released on Loving You, July 1957 Inherit The Wind (Words & music: Eddie Rabbit) Baby don't fall in love with me I'll only bring you grief Baby, don't set your heart on me I'll only have to leave. 'Cause the north wind flows through my veins Like my dad there's a dream in my brain In the morning I'll have to leave again That's how it is when you inherit the wind Inherit the wind. Daddy, he was a wanderin' man I hardly knew his face Momma, she cried for him at night He never stayed in one place. 'Cause the north wind flows through my veins Like my dad there's a dream in my brain In the morning I'll have to leave again That's how it is when you inherit the wind Inherit the wind. I can't give you the love you need I just won't be here that long But if you still want me here tonight I'll love you till the break of dawn. 'Cause the north wind flows through my veins Like my dad there's a dream in my brain In the morning I'll have to leave again That's how it is when you inherit the wind Inherit the wind Inherit the wind Inherit the wind Inherit the wind ... Recorded: 1969/01/15, first released on From Memphis to Vegas - From Vegas To Memphis, November 16, 1969 In My Father's House (Words & music: Anna Aileene Hanks Williams) In my Father's house are many mansions If it were not true He would have told me so He has gone away to live in that bright city He's preparing me a mansion there I know. Jesus died upon the cross to bear my sorrow Freely died that souls like you might have new life But I know that soon there'll come a bright tomorrow When the world will all be free from sin and strife. (Do not shun the Savior's love, from up in glory Or you won't be there to sing the gospel story) In my Father's house are many mansions If you're true then to this land you'll surely go. Recorded: 1960/10/30, first released on His Hand In Mine, November 1960 In My Way (Words & music: Fred Wise / Ben Weisman) I may not be here tomorrow But I'm close beside you today So lie to me a little Say you love me a lot And I'll be true to you in my way. Love never goes on forever At least that's what wise men all say So smile when you kiss me Tomorrow you may cry But I'll be true to you in my way Yes, I'll be true to you in my way Recorded: 1960/11/07, first released on Elvis For Everyone, August 1965 In The Garden (Words & music: Charles Austin Miles) I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses And the voice I hear Falling on my ear The song of God discloses. And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own And the joy we share As we tarry there None other has ever known. He speaks and the sound of His voice Is so sweet the birds hush their singing And the melody That He gave to me Within my heart is ringing. And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own And the joy we share As we tarry there None other has ever known. Recorded: 1966/05/26, first released on How Great Thou Art, March 8, 1967 In The Ghetto (Words & music: Scott Davis) As the snow flies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' A poor little baby child is born In the ghetto And his mama cries. 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need It's another hungry mouth to feed In the ghetto. People, don't you understand The child needs a helping hand Or he'll grow to be An angry young man some day. Take a look at you and me Are we too blind to see Or do we simply turn our heads And look the other way? Well, the world turns And a hungry little boy With a runny nose Plays in the streets As the cold wind blows In the ghetto And his hunger burns. So he starts to roam the streets at night And he learns how to steal And he learns how to fight In the ghetto. Then one night in desperation A young man breaks away He buys a gun, steals a car Tries to run, but he don't get far And his mama cries. As a crowd gathers 'round An angry young man Face down on the street With a gun in his hand In the ghetto. And as her young man dies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' Another little baby child is born In the ghetto. And his mama cries. Recorded: 1969/01/20, first released on single, April 15, 1969 In Your Arms (Words & music: Aaron Harold Schroeder / Wally Gold) Oh-ho, the way I feel tonight You better wrap me up good and tight In your arms In your arms. Just like a bee in a honeycomb I'm gonna make myself right at home In your arms In your arms. Well, it don't take much To keep me satisfied Just a little bit of lovin' That's bonafide In your arms keep me tangled up All the time Like a kitten with a ball of twine. Yeah, baby, that's where I wanna stay For the rest of my natural days In your arms In your arms. Well, it don't take much To keep me satisfied Just a little bit of lovin' That's bonafide In your arms keep me tangled up All the time Like a kitten with a ball of twine. Yeah, baby, that's where I wanna stay For the rest of my natural days In your arms In your arms In your arms In your arms In your arms ... Recorded: 1961/03/12, first released on Something For Everybody, June 1961 |