(C. Coleman, C. Leigh) [Recorded June 9, 1964, Los Angeles] Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum You came along and everything's startin'
I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Please have snow and mistletoe And presents 'neath the tree Christmas eve will find me Where the love light
As the morning casts a thousand bits of sunlight, And they shine like diamonds on the morning dew, I believe that every single one is mine alone to see
Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, be a beggar or a knave for you If that isn't love it will have to do until the real thing comes along
When all the songs are out of tune, And all the rhymes ring so untrue; When I don't find the words to say - The thoughts I long to bring to you; When
By the time I get to Phoenix she'll be rising. She'll find the note I left hanging on her door. She'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leaving
Move over, sun, and give me some sky I got me some wings I'm eager to try I may be unknown but wait till I've flown You're gonna hear from me Make me
There's no use of a moonlight glow or the peaks where winter snows What's the use of the waves that break in the cool of the evening What is the evening
(I'll never smile again until I smile at you) (I'll never laugh again) What good would it do? For tears would fill my eyes My heart would realize That
Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum You came along and everything's startin' to hum Still, it's a real good bet, the best is yet to come
I won't dance, don't ask me I won't dance, don't ask me I won't dance, Madame, with you My heart won't let my feet do things that they should do You
When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high, and don't be afraid of the dark. At the end of the storm, is the golden sky, and the sweet silver
(Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) I'll never be the same Stars have lost their meaning for me I'll never be the same Nothing's what it once
You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list And checking it twice Gonna
I'll never smile again, until I smile at you I'll never laugh again, what good would it do? For tears would fill my eyes, my heart would realize That
When all the songs are out of tune And all the rhymes ring so untrue When I can't find the words to say Or the thoughts I long to bring to you When I
I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Please have snow and mistletoe And presents on the tree Christmas eve will find me Where the love light
Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plumb You came along And everything started in to hum Still it's a real good bet The best is yet to come
