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Lyrics to Even More Jazz Standards

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Introduction:
""I like a Gershwin tune, how about you?" Some Gershwin tunes here, plus Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer..."


1. "You must take the __ train
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem
If you miss the ___ train
You'll find you missed the quickest way to Harlem"

So, which train is the quickest way to Harlem?
    Answer: (one letter)


2. "Oh, please have some pity
I’m all alone in __________
I tell you I’m just a lonesome babe in the wood,
So lady be good to me"

Where am I all alone?
    this scary wood
    the world
    London city
    this big city


3. "Weeping willow tree, weep in sympathy,
Bend your branches down along the ground ___________"

Finish the lyric.
    and let them trail
    and cover me
    and in the stream
    oh, willow tree


4. "But I miss you most of all my darling
When _______________"

When do I miss my darling?
    autumn leaves start to fall
    the rain is falling
    the stars are shining
    the moon looks down


5. "And there’s one thing more
I miss the one I care for
More than I miss ____________"

Well, I'm missing someplace, but where?
    Tennessee
    Montreal
    New Orleans
    New York


6. "And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
To tell you that ____________"

Now, what could those birds be telling you?
    you're marvelous
    it's springtime
    I love you
    you're the only one


7. "Days may be cloudy or sunny
We're in or we're out of the money
But I'm with you always
I'm with you __________"

Finish the lyric.
    all the time
    ain't it funny
    'cause you're my honey
    rain or shine


8. "The winds grow colder
And suddenly you're older
And all because of ____________"

What's it all because of?
    your broken heart
    that one mistake
    an empty dream
    the man that got away


9. "When I remember every little thing
You used to do
I grow _______
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am ________"

So, what am I?
    lonely
    content
    melancholy
    sentimental


10. "Nothing could be finer
Than to have your _________ in Carolina"

What is so fine to have in Carolina?
    sweetie pie
    ham and eggs
    jug of wine
    buckles shine


11. "Away from the city that hurts and knocks,
I’m standing alone by the desolate docks
In the still and the chill of the night
I see the horizon the great unknown
My heart has an ache
It’s as heavy as stone
With the dawn coming on, make it last

I cover the _________
I’m watching the sea
Will the one I love
Be coming back to me?"

What am I covering?
    Answer: (one word)


12. "If a custom-tailored vet
Asks me out for something wet,
When the vet begins to pet, I cry 'Hooray!'

Mister Harris, plutocrat,
Wants to give my cheek a pat,
If the Harris pat means a Paris hat, Bébé!

But I'm always _________"

Looks like I'm always something, all right, but what?
    guarding my heart
    on the make
    true to you
    looking out for number one


13. "Do nothing 'til you hear from me,
Pay no attention to what's said.
Why people tear the seams of anyone's dreams
Is ___________"

Finish the lyric.
    none of my business
    so very sad
    in my wildest dreams
    over my head


14. "Off with my _______,
Off with my glove.
I need no ________,
I'm burning with love"

What is it that I don't need?
    overcoat
    armour
    parka
    bandages


15. "Good night, baby
Good night, milkman's on his way
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep tight, let's call it a day."

What song are these lyrics from?
    Lullaby of Broadway
    New York Lullaby
    Lullaby of Birdland
    Times Square Lullaby


16. "She was truckin' on down the avenue
Without a single thing to do
She was peck, peck, peckin' all around
When she spied it on the ground"

What did she spy?
    my heart
    a big red balloon
    an empty wallet
    a green and yellow basket


17. "_____ and me, and the baby makes three
We're happy in my, in my Blue Heaven"

Who am I happy with?
    Molly
    Sadie
    Annie
    Bertha


18. "And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will hold
I heard somebody whisper '_______________'"

What was that whisper in my ear?
    come look for me
    gee, you bore me
    none before me
    please adore me


19. "I’m as busy as a spider spinning daydreams,
I’m as giddy as a baby on a swing,
I haven’t seen a crocus or a rosebud,
Or a robin or a bluebird on the wing,
But I feel so gay in a melancholy way,
That ____________________"

Finish the lyric.
    it might as well be spring
    my heart must be opening
    I can tell you're near
    I must be wearing your ring


20. "Night and stars above that shine so bright
The myst’ry of their fading light
That shines upon our _________"

What do the stars shine on?
    softest kiss
    little home
    caravan
    yearning love


21. "The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
Now my consolation
Is in the _______ of a song"

What's the missing word?
    stardust
    melody
    lyric
    memory


22. "Those icy fingers up and down my spine,
That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.
The same old tingle that I feel inside"

Oh, what or who has me under a spell?
    Green-Eyed Lady
    That Old Black Magic
    Black Magic Woman
    Don't Worry Ma, It's Only Witchcraft


23. "This torch that I found
It’s gotta be drowned
Or it soon might explode
So make it one for my baby
And ______________"

Complete the lyric.
    take one for yourself
    call it a day
    a big one for me
    one more for the road


24. "Things have come to a pretty pass
Our romance is growing flat,
For you like this and the other
While I go for this and that,
Goodness knows what the end will be
Oh I don't know where I'm at
It looks as if we two will never be one
Something must be done"

Which song do these lyrics come from?
    Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
    It Was Just One of Those Things
    A Fine Romance
    My Favorite Things


25. "I love you _________________
I hope you do believe me
I've given you my heart"

Complete the lyric.
    you are my darling
    for sentimental reasons
    with all my heart
    my arms are open


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