Artist: Duke Ellington
Lyrics of Artist: Duke Ellington
  1. [Lyric] A Lonely Co-Ed (Duke Ellington)

    [Verse 1] I just can't seem to get that campus bloom When I come in, the boys all leave the room I just don't seem to attract I'm just a lonely co-ed I wear my clothes like all the other girls I wear my hair with all the latest curls They just don't seem to react I'm just a lonely co-ed [Bridge] Maybe I don't know enough of the tricks Maybe I lack...Learn More
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  2. [Lyric] Theres a Lull in My Life (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Verse 1] Oh, there's a lull in my life It's just a void and empty space When you're not in my embrace Oh, there's a lull in my life The moment that you go away There is no life, there is no day [Bridge] The clock stops ticking The world stops turning Everything stops but that flame in my heart That keeps burning, burning [Verse...Learn More
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  3. [Lyric] Cotton (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Verse 1] Cotton, give me a handful of cotton Take me tonight to those fields of snowy white Along that muddy river shore I'm lonesome for cotton I'd gladly pick all the cotton Just to get back to that old log cabin shack Among my kind of folks once more [Bridge] I guess the Lord was partial to the south land 'Cause He looked down...Learn More
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  4. [Lyric] Dinah Lou (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Verse] Dinah Lou, sweet Dinah Lou Mister Moon up above We'll soon be swinging low And you should know that it's high time for love Around me everywhere, I see a pair They're happy as can be Why should I have to stand by Lonely, so lonely for your company Miss Dinah Lou, sweet Dinah Lou Love birds up in a tree All seem to...Learn More
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  5. [Lyric] Swingtime in Honolulu (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Verse 1] It's always swingtime in Honolulu In Honolulu, it's always swingtime Natives are humming Guitars are strumming It's always swingtime in Honolulu [Bridge] Oh, island that sings through the day Oh, island where all lovers play Oh, island that swings in this way With a wicky-wacky-woo-wa-handa-loa-heeka-pua Those beaches...Learn More
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  6. [Lyric] If You Were in My Place What Would You Do? (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Verse] If you were in my place, what would you do? Would you hold me in the same embrace as I'm holding you? Would you kiss and sigh, just as I Then for another kiss insist Would you scheme and dream? Treat me mean Then tell me that you can't resist If you were in my place, what would you say? Would you say to me as I say to you I...Learn More
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  7. [Lyric] You Can Count On Me (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Verse] You can count on me when everybody else forgets you When everyone has let you down, you can count on me To try and turn each tear into a day of bliss To dry away each tear, my darling, with a kiss You can count on me to always be right here beside you When you need more than sympathy, you can count on me A love like mine...Learn More
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  8. [Lyric] Kissin My Baby Goodnight (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Verse 1] Kissing my baby goodnight is such a sweet delight Gee, but it's great, after a day Kissing my baby goodnight After we turn down the light, oh, do I do alright With all my heart, I really start kissing my baby goodnight [Bridge] He says "You oughta go, and though I know I oughta go I kiss her inside" It's one and two and...Learn More
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  9. [Lyric] Troubled Waters (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Verse 1] I'm gonna drown down in those troubled waters They're creeping 'round my soul They're way beyond control And they'll wash my sins away before the morning They say that I'm one of the devil's daughters They look at me with scorn I'll never hear that horn I'll be underneath the water judgement morning [Bridge] Oh Lord, am I...Learn More
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  10. [Lyric] Oh Babe Maybe Someday (Duke Ellington)

    [Intro] Oh babe, maybe someday [Instrumental] [Verse 1] When I'm in the mood for love You're the one I'm thinking of Oh babe, maybe someday When I take you by the hand Lead you to the preacher man Oh babe, maybe someday [Bridge] I'm going to wait, anticipate that grand sensation If you see you're kissing me, it's just my imagination [Verse...Learn More
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  11. [Lyric] I’m Checkin’ Out Goombye (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Interlude] Hello? Hello? Is this Harlem seven-seven-seven-eleven? John? Is this you? [Verse 1] I thought I'd phone you I hope you ain't sick 'Cause I'm checkin' out, goombye Nice to have known you You were my big kick But I'm checkin' out, goombye [Bridge] You tried an old trick You found a new chick But I was too slick I'm in...Learn More
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  12. [Lyric] Its Swell of You (Duke Ellington)

    [Instrumental] [Verse 1] It's swell of you, treating me so kindly Swell of you, I was heading blindly Then your smile showed me the way to love It's swell of you, just to let me share The spell of you, funny what a pleasant bird will do Bring out the blue up above [Bridge] When I have you as an inspiration I'm sure to get by And in appreciation I...Learn More
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