IN-PERSON SING! with

ANN REED and DAN CHOUINARD

SUNDAY AUGUST 8, 2021 2pm Lake Harriet Bandshell

GETTING TO KNOW YOU 1951/56

Getting to know youGetting to know all about you

Getting to like youGetting to hope you like me

Getting to know youPutting it my way but nicely

You are precisely my cup of tea

Getting to know youGetting to feel free and easy

When I am with youGetting to know what to say

Haven’t you noticed? Suddenly I’m bright and breezy

Because of all the beautiful and newThings I’m learning about you

Day by day

(TIME TO WHISTLE!)

Getting to know youGetting to feel free and easy

When I am with youGetting to know what to say

Haven’t you noticed? Suddenly I’m bright and breezy

Because of all the beautiful and newThings I’m learning about you

Day by day

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b. Aug 31 1918 Alan Jay Lerner (lyr) ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE 1956

I have often walked Down this street before

But the pavement always stayed Beneath my feet before

All at once am I several stories highKnowing I’m on the street where you live

Are there lilac trees in the heart of town?Can you hear a lark

In any other part of town?Does enchantment pour out of every door?

No it’s just on the street where you live

And oh, the towering feelingJust to know somehow you are near

The overpowering feeling

That any second You may suddenly appear

People stop and stareThey don’t bother me

For there’s nowhere else on earth That I would rather be

Let the time go by, I don’t care if ICan be here on the street where you live

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Aug 1 "Dog-ust First" birthday for all shelter dogs

DOGGY IN THE WINDOW 1953

How much is that doggy in the window? (arf, arf)The one with the waggle-y tail

How much is that doggy in the window?I do hope that doggy's for sale

I must take a trip to CaliforniaAnd leave my poor sweetheart aloneIf he has a dog he won't be lonesomeAnd the doggie will have a good home

I read in the papers there are robbersWith flashlights that shine in the dark

My love needs a doggie to protect himAnd scare them away with one bark

How much is that doggy in the window? (arf, arf)

The one with the waggle-y tailHow much is that doggy in the window?

I do hope that doggy's for sale

I don't want a bunny or a kittyI don't want a parrot that talks

I don't want a bowl of little fishiesYou can't take a goldfish for a walk

How much is that doggy in the window? (arf, arf)The one with the waggle-y tail

How much is that doggy in the window?I do hope that doggy's for sale

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TODAY: National Frozen Custard DayTODAY: National Sneak Some Zucchini

Onto Your Neighbor's Porch DayLET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF 1937

You like potato and I like potahtoYou like tomato and I like tomahto

Potato! Potahto! Tomato! Tomahto!

Let's call the whole thing off!

You say zucchini and I say "zucchine"You say linguini and I say "linguine"

Zucchini! "Zucchine!"Linguini! "Linguine!"

Let's call the whole thing off!

But oh! If we call the whole thing offThen we must part

And oh! If we ever part

Then that might break my heart

So if you like zucchini and I like "zucchine"I'll eat zucchini and give up zucchine

For we know we Need each other, so we

Better call the calling off offLet's call the whole thing off!

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TODAY: Global Sleep Under the Stars Night HOME ON THE RANGE 1873

Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roamWhere the deer and the antelope play

Where seldom is heard a discouraging wordAnd the skies are not cloudy all day

Home, home on the rangeWhere the deer and the antelope play

Where seldom is heard a discouraging wordAnd the skies are not cloudy all day

How often at night where the heavens are brightWith the light of the glittering stars

Have I stood there amazed and asked as I gazedIf their glory exceeds that of ours

Where the air is so pure, the zephyrs so free,The breezes so balmy and light,

That I would not exchange my home on the rangeFor all of the cities so bright.

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DON'T FENCE ME IN 1934

Wildcat Kelley, lookin' mighty paleWas standin' by the sherrif's side

And when the sherrif said "I'm sendin you to jail"

Wildcat raised his head and cried

Oh, give me land, lots of landUnder starry skies above

Don't fence me in!Let me ride thru the wide-open

Country that I loveDon't fence me in!

Let me be by myself in the evening breeze

Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees

Send me off forever

But I ask you pleaseDon't fence me in!

Just turn me looseLet me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western skies

On my cayuseLet me wander over yonder Till I see the mountains rise

I want to ride to the ridge Where the west commences

Gaze at the moon Until I lose my sensesI can't look at hobbles

And I can't stand fencesDon't fence me in!

Wildcat Kelley, back again in townWas standin by his sweetheart’s side

And when his sweetheart said "Come on, let's settle down!"

Wildcat raised his head and cried: (Chorus!)

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TRUE LOVE 1956

I give to you and you give to meTrue love, true love

So on and on it will always beTrue love, true love

For you and I have a guardian angelOn high, with nothing to do

But to give to you and to give to meLove forever true

For you and I have a guardian angelOn high, with nothing to do

But to give to you and to give to meLove forever true

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EDELWEISS 1959 / 64

Edelweiss EdelweissEv'ry morning you greet me

Small and whiteClean and bright

You look happy to meet me

Blossom of snow May you bloom and growBloom and grow forever

Edelweiss EdelweissBless my homeland forever

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b. Aug 4 1901 Louis Armstrong WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD 1967

I see trees of green, red roses tooI see them bloom for me and you

And I think to myself, What a wonderful world!

I see skies of blue, and clouds of whiteThe bright blessed day, the dark sacred nightAnd I think to myself, What a wonderful world!

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the skyAre also on the faces of people going by

I see friends shaking hands, saying "how do you do?"

They're really saying "I love you"

I hear babies cry, I watch them growThey'll learn much more than I'll ever know

And I think to myself, What a wonderful world!

Yes, I think to myself, What a wonderful world!

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b. Aug 7 1942 Billy Joe “BJ” Thomas RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING

ON MY HEAD 1969

Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head

And just like the guy whose feet are too big

for his bedNothing seems to fit

Those raindrops keep fallin' on my head

They keep falling

So I just did me some talking to the sun

And I said I didn't like the way he got things done

Sleeping on the jobThose raindrops keep fallin'

on my headThey keep fallin’

But there's one thing I know:The blues they sent to meet me

Won't defeat meIt won't be long till happiness

Steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head

But that doesn't mean my eyes will

soon be turning redCrying's not for me

‘Cause I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining

Because I'm freeNothing's worrying me

(trumpet solo!)It won’t be long till happiness

steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head

But that doesn't mean my eyes will

soon be turning redCrying's not for me

Cause I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining

Because I'm freeNothing's worrying me

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b. Aug 23 1912 Gene Kelly SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1929 / 52

I'm singin in the rainJust singin' in the rain

What a glorious feeling I'm happy again

I'm laughing at clouds So dark up above

The sun's in my heartAnd I'm ready for love

Let the stormy clouds chase Everyone from the placeCome on with the rain I've a smile on my faceI'll walk down the laneWith a happy refrain

And singing Just singin’ in the rain

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b. Aug 12 1929 Buck Owens LOVE'S GONNA LIVE HERE 1963

Oh, the sun's gonna shine in my life once moreLove's gonna live here again

Things are gonna be the way they were beforeLove's gonna live here again

Love's gonna live hereLove's gonna live here

Love's gonna live here againNo more loneliness, only happiness

Love's gonna live here again

I hear bells a-ringin'I hear birds a-singin'

Love's gonna live here againI hear bees a-hummin'

and I know the day's a-comin'Love's gonna live here again ...CHORUS!

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CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE / PLAISIR D'AMOUR

Wise men say only fools rush inBut I can’t help falling in love with you

Shall I stay? Would it be a sin?For I can’t help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the seaDarling, so it goes

Some things are meant to be

Take my hand, take my whole life tooFor I can’t help falling in love with you

FRENCH (1784):Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment

Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie

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YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE 1939

The other night dearAs I lay sleeping

I dreamed I held you in my armsBut when I woke dear

I was mistaken And I hung my head and cried

You are my sunshine My only sunshine

You make me happy When skies are grey

You'll never know dear How much I love you

Please don't take my sunshine away

I'll always love youAnd make you happy

If you will only say the same

But if you leave meTo love another

You'll regret it all some day

You told me once dearYou really loved me

That no one else could come betweenBut now you've left me

And love anotherYou have shattered all my dreams

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BLOWIN' IN THE WIND 1963

How many roads must a man walk down

Before you call him a man?How many seas

must a white dove sailBefore she sleeps in the sand?

Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly

Before they're forever banned?

The answer my friendIs blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many years can a mountain exist

Before it's washed to the sea?Yes, how many years

can some people existBefore they're allowed to be free?

How many times can a man turn his head

Pretending he just doesn't see?

The answer my friendIs blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, how many times must a man look up

Before he can see the sky?Yes, how many ears must one man have

Before he can hear people cry?Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows

That too many people have died?

The answer my friendIs blowin' in the wind

The answer is blowin' in the wind* * * * *

TODAY: Global Sleep Under the Stars Night

MEDLEY:BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON 1909

BLUE MOON 1935SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON 1908

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR 1939

By the light of the silvery moonI want to spoon

To my honey I'll croon love's tuneHoneymoon keep a-shining in June

Your silv'ry beams will bring love dreamsWe'll be cuddling soon

By the silvery moon_____

Blue moonYou saw me standing aloneWithout a dream in my heart

Without a love of my own

Blue moonYou knew just what I was there forYou heard me saying a prayer forSomeone I really could care for

And then there suddenly appeared before me

The only one my arms will ever holdI heard somebody whisper

"Please adore me"And when I looked

The moon had turned to gold

Blue moonNow I'm no longer alone

Without a dream in my heartWithout a love of my own

______

Shine onShine on harvest moon

Up in the skyI ain't had no lovin' since

January, February, June or JulySnow time ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon

So shine onShine on harvest moon

for me and my gal_____

When you wish upon a starMakes no difference who you are

Anything your heart desiresWill come to you

If your heart is in your dreamNo request is too extreme

When you wish upon a starAs dreamers do

Fate is kindShe brings to those who love

The sweet fulfillment ofTheir secret longing

Like a bolt out of the blueFate steps in and sees you through

When you wish upon a starYour dreams come true

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TILL THERE WAS YOU

There were bells on the hillBut I never heard them ringingNo, I never heard them at all

Till there was you

There were birds in the skyBut I never saw them winging

No, I never saw them at allTill there was you

And there was music

And there were wonderful rosesThey tell me

In sweet fragrant meadows of dawnAnd dew

There was love all aroundBut I never heard it singing

No, I never heard it at allTill there was you

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GOODNIGHT IRENE 1933 / 1950

Sometimes I live in the countrySometimes I live in town

Sometimes I take a great notionTo jump into the river and drown

Irene, goodnightIrene, goodnight

Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, IreneI'll see you in my dreams

I love Irene god knows that I doLove her 'til the seas run dry

And if Irene turns her back on meI'm gonna take morphine and die ...CHORUS

Stop ramblin', stop your gamblin'Stop stayin' out late at night

Go home to your wife and your family

Stay there by your fireside bright ...CHORUS

Sometimes she sleeps in pajamasSometimes in an old nightgown

But when they're both in the laundryIrene is the talk of the town ...CHORUS

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HAPPY TRAILS 1952

Some trails are happy onesOthers are blue

It's the way you ride the trail that countsHere's a happy one for you

Happy trails to you, until we meet againHappy trails to you, keep smilin' until then

Who cares about the clouds when we're together?

Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather

Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again

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ENCORE: IF I HAD A HAMMER 1949

If I had a hammerI'd hammer in the morningI'd hammer in the evening

All over this landI'd hammer out danger

I'd hammer out a warningI'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters

All over this land

If I had a bellI'd ring it in the morning,I'd ring it in the evening

All over this landI'd ring out danger

I'd ring out a warningI'd ring out love between

My brothers and my sisters

All over this land

If I had a songI'd sing it in the morningI'd sing it in the evening

All over this landI'd sing out danger

I'd sing out a warningI'd sing out love betwee

My brothers and my sistersAll over this land

Well I've got a hammer

And I've got a bellAnd I got a song to sing

All over this landIt's the hammer of JusticeIt's the bell of Freedom,

it's the song about Love between

my brothers and my sistersAll over this land

It's the hammer of JusticeIt's the bell of Freedom,

it's the song about Love between

my brothers and my sistersAll over this land

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