Manhattan Transfer Lyrics

Manhattan Transfer Chord and Tabs

AGUA (AGUA) Here beneath the desert moon tonight So pale and fragile Is that shining in the distance I see Real...

CAPIM (CAPIM) Capim do vale Vara de goiabeira Na beira do rio Paro para me benzer Mae d'agua sai um pouquinho Dess...

HEAR THE VOICES (BAHIA DE TODAS AS CONTAS) Come join the circle and witness the magic Hear the voices Believe and imagine Hear the voices Come...

METROPOLIS (ARLEQUIM DECONHECIDO) Once there was light Perfectly white Far as the eye could wander Once there was time Morning and nig...

NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND (ANTES QUE SEJA TARDE) Beneath the marbled halls of Pretoria There's the faintest sound rising from the underground Behind ...

SO YOU SAY (ESQUINAS) So you say It's a feeling I'll get over someday So you say So you say I should try Just to let the f...

SOUL FOOD TO GO (SINA) My, my Oh the feelin' Of the sound Precious and real and Ooo that's nice Whip up some steamin' jazz ...

THE JUNGLE PIONEER (Viola Violar) Here where we stand there used to be a forest A timber rising endlessly before us We cleared away th...

THE ZOO BLUES (ASA) I'll turn you on I'll turn you on To turn you on with To turn you on quick Tell me, what, what's th...

(THE WORD OF) CONFIRMATION I'm here to just confirm what I've been really always sayin' About modern jazz It's the savior of th...

(WANTED) DEAD OR ALIVE The rule of the tyrants decline The year, 1979 From Uganda to Nicaragua It's bombs and bullets all t...

A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE That certain night The night we met There was magic abroad in the air There were angels dining at th...

BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty Tell us about the boy from New York City Ooo wah, ooo wah c'mon ki...

ON THE BOULEVARD Darkness lights the lamps of old Brazil Deep inside the jungle hearts are still Tigers hide inside a...

SMILE AGAIN Endless nights I'd play solitaire Imagining that you were here One night flights Such heartless aff...

SPIES IN THE NIGHT Shadows looking through an open window Footsteps following wherever you go Undercover eyes Search to...

UNTIL I MET YOU (Corner Pocket) I used to be so fancy free, But really lonesome as could be, Till one lucky day, you came my way I n...

AIREGIN Wait'll y'dig it on the map - Airegin Spelled backwards Really're closin' up the gap - Airegin Gone ...

ANOTHER NIGHT IN TUNISIA Livin' in the middle 'n relaxin' while y' loosen only a little Means y'gotta figure out a way y'ough...

BLEE BLOP BLUES All the night it's bli-bli-bli 'N blop-blop-blop 'n drip, drip, drip I'm turnin' the faucet off Pre...

MEET BENNY BAILEY Let me introduce you I've heard that boredom's entered your life And you're feelin' real low Have yo...

MOVE Move, c'mon -- move Nothing's lacking motion Not the heavens or the ocean Or the planets or the wea...

OH YES, I REMEMBER CLIFFORD Clif---------------------------------------ford I know he'll never be forgotten Long as there's stil...

RAMBO He's got that funny name An' ramblin' that's his game, that's it He's Rambo, talkin' bout Me! We'll...

RAY'S ROCKHOUSE Ray's Rockhouse, that's my joint House of soul, git my point We don't care what's your views Come in...

SING JOY SPRING We sing a spring (Sing joy spring) A rare and most mysterious spring (This most occult thing) Is bur...

THAT'S KILLER JOE This here's the story about Killer Joe He's a real bad cat, 'forget I told you so Silk on the corner...

TO YOU To you my very heart and soul Everyday my very heart Very heart and soul ---- I give to you You neve...

A-TISKET, A-TASKET A-tisket, a-tasket A brown and yellow basket I sent a letter to my mommy On the way I dropped it I ...

CHOO CHOO CH' BOOGIE I'm headin' for the station with a pack on my back I'm tired of transportation in the back of a hack...

CLOUDS (Adapted from "Nuages") See the white and fluffy clouds Adore the sun As he shines his light On each and every one Still, th...

DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETIN' Saints and sinners, come one, come all (Have a little revival) Losers, winners, answer my call "...

I KNOW WHY (And So Do You) Why do robins sing in December? Long before the Springtime is due? And even though it's snowing, vio...

IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special) The jam is jumpin' the drums are pumpin' the groove is lockin' in the rhythm like we want it to be ...

JAVA JIVE I love coffee, I love tea I love the Java Jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the java and me A ...

SING A STUDY IN BROWN Intro: Picture this: Rhythm n' happiness Souls in bliss 'n havin' fun (Oh no) If you can't there's n...

SING MOTEN'S SWING That's swing! Yes, sir! (Swingin' from the time of birth) Hip thing - gasser! (Swingin' fit t'shake ...

SING YOU SINNERS Once a mockingbird (dig) - he was overheard (what) -singing out a word (I) - to a cattle heard: (hea...

SKYLINER I'm hurrying home to you I'm through with being lonely I'm hurrying home to you Don'cha know you're ...

STOMP OF KING PORTER Alan's solo: Gather roun' 'n hear my story Oh boy! 'Bout the time when Jelly Roll was in town (Stom...

TOPSY Janis' solo: Brothers n' sisters listen while I tell you about the strangest thing Somethin' you mig...

BLUE CHAMPAGNE 3 AM Nowhere else to go It's 3 AM and I miss you so Couples are departing soon they'll all be gone N...

CANDY Candy I call my sugar Candy Because I'm sweet on Candy and Candy's sweet on me She understands me M...

CLAP YOUR HANDS We've been good friends so very long Oh but now I'm feelin' something much more strong You make me f...

GLORIA Gloria Gloria It's not Marie Gloria It's not Cherie Gloria (Gloria) But she's not in love with me C...

HEART'S DESIRE You're my heart's desire, You're my hearts desire-- You are My heart's desire (hearts desire) You s...

OCCAPELLA There's music in the streets And music in the air A little ol' soul beat Dancin everywhere I would t...

OPERATOR Operator Give me information Information Give me long distance Long distance Give me heaven... (Two...

SWEET TALKIN' GUY Sweet Talking Guy Talking sweet kinda lies Don't you believe in him, if you do he'll make you cry He...

THAT CAT IS HIGH Spoken: Folks I'm mellow as a honeydew! (Oh yeah, yeah) That cat is high Look at that look in his e...

TUXEDO JUNCTION Boop bop, Boop Bop Boop bop, Boop Bop Boop bop, Boop Bop Boop bop, Boop Bop Way down South, in Birm...

YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME Though you say we're through I'll always love you You know you can depend on me If you need a friend...

10 MINUTES TILL THE SAVAGES COME Spiked heels and porkpie hat - Have you on the mend in no time flat A shimmy and a shake, a pitter a...

A WORLD APART Lost in a feelin' so very deep inside of me Something's not healing ever since you left this place O...

BLUE SERENADE Hot to trot shot, out to the hot spot Up to the nines with bodies in line an' feelin' so fine What's...

BLUES FOR PABLO Adios mi Corazon Iberia Adios mi Corazon adios Adios, adios Iberia Adios, adios Iberia Adios my Pab...

CONFIDE IN ME After the crash when you're strolling thru the ruins alone Pick up the phone When you feel twisted, ...

GENTLEMAN WITH A FAMILY Scarecrow, weathered and weary Fragile and old beyond his years Here we are - chosen In your eyes, t...

SASSY Dig! Y' really wanna flip your lid? Try and give a listen to the singer Hip or square, dig her wares...

THE OFFBEAT OF AVENUES Big blues in the city, trailin' the main stroll (a kitty) Cup o' joe, get witty. At Deuce's Cafe, i...

THE QUIETUDE (Encuentro de Animales) (English translation of Aymara narration) In ancient times great fear arose among the inhabitants of...

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND It was cool in the fifties scattin' to jazz and be-bop It was the sound they were throwin' down From...

WOMEN IN LOVE A boy, a girl, two souls that grow Two different directions away they go How so? Well, to feel a flo...

CHICKEN BONE BONE Chicken Bone Bone, Chicken Bone Bone, Chicken Bone Bone, Chicken Bone Bone I have my woman by my si...

FAIR AND TENDER LADIES Come all ye fair and tender ladies Take warning how you board young men They're like a star on summe...

GUIDED MISSILES (Zoom) Guided missiles (Zoom) Guided missiles -- (Zoom) Guided missiles, aim at my heart Down to de...

I NEED A MAN Roof over my head, keep out the rain Food on the table, I can't complain When I had no one, you reac...

ONE MORE TIME AROUND ROSIE Rosie got religion Learned it on the farm Got to New York City, lined a (censored out) in her arm Go...

ROLL DADDY, ROLL By Gene Pistilli and Garry Sherman (From the Paramount film "Been Down So Long, It Looks Like U...

ROSIANNA You know I'd chase the roll around Louisiana 'Til I finally got her down in New Orleans I could not ...

SUNNY DISPOSISH A sunny disposish will always see you through When up above the skies are black instead of being blu...

YOU'SE A VIPER (Instrumental Intro) Talk about a reefer of five feet long Not too fat and not too strong You get h...

A GAL IN CALICO Met a gal in calico Down in Santa Fe Used to be her Sunday beau 'Til I rode away Do I want her Do I...

FOUR BROTHERS Take a seat and cool it 'cause unless you overrule it We are ready to show you some blowin' A rompin...

IN A MELLOW TONE In a mellow tone Feelin' fancy free And I'm not alone I've got company Everything's ok The live-long...

IT'S NOT THE SPOTLIGHT If I ever feel the light again Shinin' down on me I don't have to tell you How welcome it will be I ...

JE VOULAIS (TE DIRE QUE JE T'ATTENDS) Je mettrai mon coeur dans du papier d'argent, Mon numéro d'appel aux abonnés absents. Mes chansons...

LOVE FOR SALE Love for sale Advertising young love for sale Love that's fresh and still unspoiled Love that's only...

ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE On a little street in Singapore WE'D MEET beside a lotus covered door A veil of moonlight on her lov...

PIECES OF DREAMS Pieces of dreams Islands and oceans Lovers marooned in each other's arms Just you and me The sand an...

WALK IN LOVE Walk in love A sandy beach, we're barefoot We walk in love A time and place so sacred Only lovers/l...

WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO? Baby, baby Where did our love go? Don't you want me Don't you want me no more You came into my life ...

WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY Who (who ooh ooh ooh oo) What (woo ooh ooh ooh oo) Where (woo ooh ooh ooh oo) Why (Tell me why, tell...

15 MINUTE INTERMISSION Hey what's the matter wit' you guys back there, You sure look beat or somethin', you been knockin' y...

BACON FAT Now when he went down in Tennessee, All my friends they was glad to see me Seen some down by the rai...

CHANSON D' AMOUR Chanson d'amour, ra da da da da, play encore. Here in my heart, ra da da da da, more and more. Chan...

FREDDY MORRIS MONOLOGUE Ok, wanna settle down over there? Hold the music there, hold it... I've been asked by the Transfers ...

IN THE DARK In the dark It's just you and I Not a song, there's not one sigh Just the beat of my poor heart Lord...

SNOOTIE LITTLE CUTIE She's a snootie little cutie She's a pert little skirt She's a knockout and a beauty and a flirt Suc...

SUNDAY I'm blue every Monday Thinking only of Sunday That's one day when I'm with you It seems I sigh all d...

THE SPEAK UP MAMBO (CUENTAME) Intro: IOA IOAE, IOA IOAE (Pronounced e-oh-ah, e-oh-ah-a) IOA IOAE, IOA IOAE Cuentame que te paso C...

TURN ME LOOSE Turn me loose, turn me loose I say This is the first time I ever felt this way Gonna get a thousand ...

WELL, WELL, WELL I woke up this morning with a feeling of despair I looked for my pussy but my pussy wasn't there Wel...

ALONG COMES MARY Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely someone calls on me And every now and then, I ...

DREAM LOVER Dream, Dream Lover Dream, Dream Lover (Verse 1) Every night I hope and pray A Dream Lover will come...

GOD ONLY KNOWS (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) I may not always love you But as long as there are stars above you You n...

GROOVIN' Just groovin' Groovin' woh oh oh Yeh e yeh e yeh groovin' Woh oh oh (Verse 1) Groovin' On a Sunday ...

HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME Hot fun in the summertime Hot fun in the summertime Hot fun in the summertime Hot fun in the summert...

I SECOND THAT EMOTION Maybe you wanna give me kisses sweet But for only one night with no repeat Maybe you'll go away and ...

IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE Loving you so, I was too blind to see you letting me go But now that you've set me free It's gonna ...

LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Verse 1: Many guys have come to you With a line that wasn?t true And you passed them by (passed th...

LET'S HANG ON There ain't no good in our goodbye-in' True love takes a lot of tryin', Oh, I'm cryin' (Chorus) Let...

SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME (Dance with me, Dance with me) You can dance every dance With the guy that gives you the eye; Let h...

THE THRILL IS GONE The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away You know you d...

TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY I ain't got time to think about money or what it can buy And I ain't got time to sit down and wonder...

A CHRISTMAS LOVE SONG Lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Music by Johnny Mandel All I want for Christmas is you You're...

CAROLING, CAROLING Lyrics by Wihla Hutson, Music by Alfred Burt Caroling, caroling now we go Christmas bells are ringi...

GOODNIGHT Lyrics and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Now its time to say goodnight Goodnight, sleep t...

HAPPY HOLIDAY/THE HOLIDAY SEASON (MEDLEY) Lyrics and Music for "Happy Holiday" by Irving Berlin Music and Lyrics for "The Holid...

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Lyrics and Music by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas Let your h...

IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR Lyrics and Music by Rev. E. Hamilton Sears Angels Hear the angels sing -- It came upon the midnigh...

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW Music by Jule Styne - Lyrics by Sammy Cahn The snowman in the yard is frozen hard He's a sorry sigh...

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN/SANTA MAN (MEDLEY) Lyrics for "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" by Haven Gillespie, Music by J. Fred Coots Lyri...

SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT Lyrics by Franz Guber and Joseph Mohr Silent Night Holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon ...

SNOWFALL Lyrics by Ruth Thornhill Music by Claude Thornhill Snowfall Softly Gently drift down Snowflakes Wh...

THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE) Lyrics & Music by Mel Torme & Robert Wells Merry Christmas - Merry, Merry Christmas.... Ch...

DON'T LET GO Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock (Don't let go, don't let go) Come on baby, it's time to rock (...

HELPLESS Every day I walk some lonely street Searchin' 'til you come back to me People around just stop and s...

IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE Do you remember the last time I said If I ever thought of lying I'd rather be dying instead And may...

POINCIANA (The Song Of The Tree) Poinciana, your branches speak to me of love Pale moon is casting shadows from above Poinciana, som...

POPSICLE TOES And when God gave out rhythm He sure was good to you You could add, subtract, multiply and divide by...

S.O.S. I'm going under I'm slipping fast Just like a drowning woman I keep turning over my past I need a to...

SCOTCH AND SODA Scotch and soda Mud in your eye Baby do I feel high Oh me, oh my do I feel high (So high) Dry marti...

THE THOUGHT OF LOVING YOU BY DAVID WHITE THE THOUGHT OF LOVING YOU THE WAY I'M LONGING TO A THOUSAND HOPEFUL DREAMS I'VE HAD...

ZINDY LOU Ah, Zindy Lou Ah, Zindy Lou (Lou lou lou, ooh Zindy Lou, Lou lou lou, ooh Zindy Lou) Zindy Lou was ...

BABY COME BACK TO ME (The Morse Code Of Love) Dit dot ditty dit dot a ditty ditty Dit dot ditty dit dot a ditty ditty Dit dot ditty dit dot a ditt...

HOW HIGH THE MOON Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven, How high the moon There is no ...

JEANNINE Last time Last time I saw Jeannine She looked just like a royal queen And she cruised by With some w...

MY CAT FELL IN THE WELL (WELL! WELL! WELL!) I woke up this morning with a feeling of despair I looked for my pussy but my pussy wasn't there Wel...

ROUTE 66 If you ever Plan to motor west Travel my way, take the highway that's the best Get your kicks on Rou...

SAFRONIA B Look it here Safronia had a guy that died pneumonia In the state of California, if you'd like t'know...

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES I still remember the day that we met Your smile is something I'll never forget And since that day my...

THE DUKE OF DUBUQUE THE DUKE OF DUBUQUE I'm known near and far as the cousin to the Czar I'm the Duke, Duke of Dubuque ...

UNCHAINED MELODY Oh my love, my darling (yeah) I hunger for your t-t-t-t-t-t-touch, oooooh Time goes by so slowly Yes...

AMERICAN POP Mama said he'd be a failure Live down on the Bowery somewhere, yeah Libacious schoolboy with that ...

CODE OF ETHICS There's an infinity of ways And just as many people striving for them, oh Who's to say what is wrong...

GOODBYE LOVE Goodbye love... The shadows climb the wall The door is closing, now on to something more And goodby...

MALAISE EN MALAISIE Gentle one Malaise En Malaisie Secure a cure to see this favor, won't you send me Two might be in lo...

MYSTERY Turnin' back the hands of time Holdin' on to misty memories Chasin' shadows thru the night Tryin' to...

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE Before the jungle closes in A letter to America The candles are a cocoa hue Inside the room of missi...

SPICE OF LIFE Down on the corner there's a reason to smile When those evenin' shadows fall Some kinda feelin' that...

THE NIGHT THAT MONK RETURNED TO HEAVEN The night that Monk returned to heaven Climbed every step and stood on seven He hummed "Epistro...

THIS INDEPENDENCE The light is bending early Around the prodigal The gunner whispers gently His shadow on the wall The...

WHY NOT! (MANHATTAN CARNIVAL) Let me in, I've got to be near you Let the song begin Just let me hear you Oh pretty baby don't leav...

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TUBBY THE TUBA Tubby misbehaves at rehearsal, and the conductor tells him to leave. Defiant, Tubby joins a marching...

TUBBY THE TUBA Tubby wants to play the violins' tune, but it's too light and flimsy for a big tuba. He ends up squa...

TUBBY THE TUBA AT THE CIRCUS Tubby joins the circus but ends up as a water carrier for the elephants. He really wants to become a...

TUBBY THE TUBA MEETS A JAZZ BAND Curious about the wide world, Tubby takes his melody in his suitcase and travels to the big city whe...

BIRDLAND BIRDLAND 5,000 light years from Birdland But I'm still preachin' the rhythm Long-gone, uptight yea...

BODY AND SOUL Don't you know, he was the king of saxophones Yes indeed he was; Talkin' 'bout the guy that made it ...

COO COO U Coo Coo U I think you're coo coo, coo coo u How did you get so coo coo -- how did you? They say it'...

FOREIGN AFFAIR When traveling abroad in the continental style It's my belief that one must attempt to be discreet A...

NOTHIN' YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT It has begun Nothin' in the world can stop it now. It's in control, We might as well just try to sto...

SHAKER SONG The fool screams, 'no more!' He grabs his shirt and hits the door What she needs from him he ignores...

TRICKLE TRICKLE CHORUS: Trickle, Trickle, Splash, Splash Tell me how long will this rain last The rain keeps droppin...

TWILIGHT TONE (SPOKEN INTRO) With a key, you unlock a door to imagination Beyond it is another dimension A dime...

WACKY DUST They call it wacky dust It's from a hot cornet It gives your feet a feeling so breezy And oh, it's s...

A Kiss To Build A Dream On Give me a kiss to build a dream on (and) my imagination will thrive upon that kiss Sweetheart, I ask...

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans And miss it each night and day I know I'm not wrong......

Gone Fishin' Manhattan Transfer Gone Fishin' (Nick Kenny / Charles Kenny) I'll tell you why I can't find you Ev...

The Blues Are Brewin' When the moon's kinda dreamy Starry eyed and creamy And nights are luscious and long If you're kinda...

When You Wish Upon A Star When you wish upon a star, makes no dfference who you are, anything your heart desires will come to...

Hard Day Don't bring me down(3x) I've never been one for playing games.You can move your mouth forever,but t...

I Don't Like Anyone ALL:I don't like anyone but you. Janis:Nikki says we're all downtown,what's my problem I don't wann...

INTRO Oh,God!We're Back,Here.TMT is back! Tim,Cheryl,Janis,and Alan.Kings And Queens Of Vocalese are back...

SINGLE GIRL When I was single the life I led was mine Thought that when I married I'd be happy al the time Lord...