The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed as The Four Mills Brothers, were a U.S… Read Full Bio ↴The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed as The Four Mills Brothers, were a U.S. jazz and pop vocal quartet.
The group was originally composed of four brothers all born in Piqua, Ohio: John Jr (1911-1936) basso and guitarist, Herbert (1912-1989) tenor, Harry (1913-1982) baritone, and Donald (1915-1999) lead tenor. Their father owned a barber's shop, and founded a barbershop quartet called the Four Kings of Harmony. As the boys grew older, they began singing in the choir of the Cyrene African Methodist Episcopal Church and in the Park Avenue Baptist Church in Piqua. After their lessons at the Spring Street Grammar School, they would gather in front of their father's shop on Public Square or at the corner of Greene and Main to sing and play the kazoo to passersby.
They entered an amateur contest at Piqua's Mays Opera House, but while on stage Harry discovered he had lost his kazoo. He cupped his hands to his mouth and imitated a trumpet. The success of his imitation led to all the brothers taking on instruments to imitate and created their early signature sound. John Jr accompanied the four-part harmony first with a ukulele and then a guitar. They practised imitating orchestras they heard on the radio. John, as the bass, would imitate the tuba, Harry, a baritone, imitated the trumpet, Herbert became the second trumpet, and Donald the trombone. They entertained on the Midwest theatre circuit, at house parties, tent shows, music halls, and supper clubs throughout the area, and became well known for their close harmonies, mastery of scat singing, and their ability to imitate musical instruments with their voices.
In 1928, after playing May's Opera House in Piqua between Rin Tin Tin features, the brothers accompanied the Harold Greenameyer Band to Cincinnati for an audition with radio station WLW. The band was not hired, but the Mills brothers were. With the help of Seger Ellis, WLW Cincinnati D.J. and a music legend of the 1920s, they quickly became local radio stars and got their major break when Duke Ellington and his Orchestra played a date in Cincinnati. When the youngsters sang for Duke, he called Tommy Rockwell at Okeh Records, who signed them and took the group to New York.
In September 1930, Ralph Wonders urged broadcasting executive William S. Paley, at CBS Radio in New York, to turn on his office speaker and listen to an audition of four young men. For the audition they were "The Mills Brothers", but they had been known by many other names. They were billed as "The Steamboat Four" when they sang for Sohio, and had been called the "Four Boys and a Guitar" on their Sunday shows. When Paley heard their performance, he immediately went downstairs and put them on the air. The next day, the Mills Brothers signed a three-year contract and became the first black group to have a network show on radio.
Their first recording for Brunswick Records, a cover of the Original Dixieland Jass Band standard "Tiger Rag" became a nationwide best-seller and a number-one hit on the charts in a version with lyrics by Harry DaCosta. Other hits followed: "Goodbye Blues", their theme song, "Nobody's Sweetheart", "Ole Rockin' Chair", "Lazy River", "How'm I Doin'", and others. They remained on Brunswick until late 1934, when they signed with Decca, where they stayed well into the 1950s. On all of their Brunswick records, as well as the early Deccas, the label stated:
"No musical instruments or mechanical devices used on this recording other than one guitar."
They were a hit on CBS in 1930–1931, particularly when they co-starred on the widely popular The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour hosted by Rudy Vallee. They had their own popular radio series in 1932–1933, one of the earliest built around a black act, billed as the "Four Boys and a Guitar". Before their show announcers commonly explained to listeners that the only instrument was a guitar, as the vocal effects made many listeners think they were hearing a muted trumpet, saxophone, and string bass or tuba.
The Mills Brothers were sponsored by some of the largest advertisers in early radio; Standard Oil, Procter & Gamble, Crisco, and Crosley Radio. They began appearing in films. Their first, The Big Broadcast (1932) was an all-star radio revue that included Bing Crosby, Cab Calloway, and the Boswell Sisters. They also made three "bouncing ball" cartoon shorts for the Fleischer Brothers. In 1934, the brothers starred with Crosby for Woodbury Soap, and recorded their classics "Lazy Bones", "Sweet Sue", "Lulu's Back in Town", "Bye-Bye Blackbird", "Sleepy Head", and "Shoe Shine Boy". Their film appearances included Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) and Broadway Gondolier (1935).
In 1934, The Mills Brothers became the first U.S. black musicians to give a command performance before British royalty. They performed at the Regal Theatre for a special audience: King George V, Queen Mary, and their mother. While performing in England, John Jr became ill. It took him months to recover from battling pneumonia. Before he was completely well, the brothers returned to England. John Jr once again became sick and died at the beginning of 1936.
The remaining brothers considered breaking up, but their mother told them John Jr would have wanted them to continue. They followed her suggestion and their father, John Sr, replaced John Jr as the baritone and tuba. At this time, Norman Brown joined the Brothers as their guitar player.
Through 1939 the group enjoyed remarkable success in Europe. In the period between John Jr's death and their return to the States, they re-recorded "Lazy River". It was followed by "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You", "Swing Is the Thing", "Long about Midnight", "Organ Grinder's Swing", and "The Song is Ended". They honoured Duke Ellington with a swing version of his "Caravan", and then produced a series of classic recordings: "South of the Border", which they performed in a tour of South America, along with "Ain't Misbehavin'", "It Don’t Mean a Thing", "Jeepers Creepers", "Three Little Fishies", and "Basin Street Blues".
During this era, there was also a brief time when the group performed with a non‑family singer. Gene Smith served as a stand-in for one year when Harry was drafted into the Army. Although Smith's solo singing did not particularly resemble the group's usual sound, he was able to harmonise well until the fourth brother's return. Smith is very noticeable in a number of the Mills Brothers' film appearances.
Returning to the States, the Brothers were anxious for a hit and recorded "I'll be Around" in 1943. Donald Mills chose "Paper Doll" as the B-side of the record. "I'll Be Around" became a popular hit, then a disk jockey turned the record over. "Paper Doll", recorded in fifteen minutes, sold six million copies and became the group's biggest hit.
The rise of rock and roll in the early 1950s did little to decrease the Mills Brothers' popularity. "Glow Worm" jumped to number one on the pop charts in 1952. The track also reached number ten in the U.K. singles chart in January 1953. "Opus One", an updated version of the Tommy Dorsey hit, was soon in the charts as well, followed by "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You", "The Jones Boy", "Yellow Bird", "Standing on the Corner", and "If I Had My Way".
In 1957, John Sr, who was then sixty-eight, stopped touring with the group. As a trio, the Mills Brothers were frequent guests on The Jack Benny Show, The Perry Como Show, The Tonight Show, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, The Dean Martin Show, and The Hollywood Palace. A move from Decca to Dot Records brought a moderate 1958 hit, a cover of the Silhouettes' "Get a Job" that made explicit the considerable influence on doo-wop that the early Mills Brothers records had exerted. The Mills Brothers also charted "Yellow Bird" two years before Arthur Lyman's top-ten hit remake.
"Cab Driver", recorded in 1968, was their last hit. It was written by songwriter C. Carson Parks, who also wrote "Somethin' Stupid", a hit the previous year for Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy.
The Mills Brothers' fiftieth anniversary in show business was celebrated in 1976 with a tribute at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, hosted by Bing Crosby. At the time, Harry was now almost blind as a result of diabetes.
As a trio, Herbert, Harry, and Donald continued performing on the oldies circuit until Harry's death in 1982. Herbert and Donald continued until Herbert's death in 1989. Then Donald began performing with the third generation of the family, his son, John III. In 1998 the Recording Academy recognised the Mills family's contributions to popular music when it presented Donald, as the sole surviving member, with a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
After Donald's death of pneumonia on the 13th November 1999, John III began touring under the name "The Mills Brothers" with Elmer Hopper, who had previously sung lead with Paul Robi's Platters.
Altogether, the group recorded more than 2,000 recordings, selling more than fifty million copies and gaining them at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
The group was originally composed of four brothers all born in Piqua, Ohio: John Jr (1911-1936) basso and guitarist, Herbert (1912-1989) tenor, Harry (1913-1982) baritone, and Donald (1915-1999) lead tenor. Their father owned a barber's shop, and founded a barbershop quartet called the Four Kings of Harmony. As the boys grew older, they began singing in the choir of the Cyrene African Methodist Episcopal Church and in the Park Avenue Baptist Church in Piqua. After their lessons at the Spring Street Grammar School, they would gather in front of their father's shop on Public Square or at the corner of Greene and Main to sing and play the kazoo to passersby.
They entered an amateur contest at Piqua's Mays Opera House, but while on stage Harry discovered he had lost his kazoo. He cupped his hands to his mouth and imitated a trumpet. The success of his imitation led to all the brothers taking on instruments to imitate and created their early signature sound. John Jr accompanied the four-part harmony first with a ukulele and then a guitar. They practised imitating orchestras they heard on the radio. John, as the bass, would imitate the tuba, Harry, a baritone, imitated the trumpet, Herbert became the second trumpet, and Donald the trombone. They entertained on the Midwest theatre circuit, at house parties, tent shows, music halls, and supper clubs throughout the area, and became well known for their close harmonies, mastery of scat singing, and their ability to imitate musical instruments with their voices.
In 1928, after playing May's Opera House in Piqua between Rin Tin Tin features, the brothers accompanied the Harold Greenameyer Band to Cincinnati for an audition with radio station WLW. The band was not hired, but the Mills brothers were. With the help of Seger Ellis, WLW Cincinnati D.J. and a music legend of the 1920s, they quickly became local radio stars and got their major break when Duke Ellington and his Orchestra played a date in Cincinnati. When the youngsters sang for Duke, he called Tommy Rockwell at Okeh Records, who signed them and took the group to New York.
In September 1930, Ralph Wonders urged broadcasting executive William S. Paley, at CBS Radio in New York, to turn on his office speaker and listen to an audition of four young men. For the audition they were "The Mills Brothers", but they had been known by many other names. They were billed as "The Steamboat Four" when they sang for Sohio, and had been called the "Four Boys and a Guitar" on their Sunday shows. When Paley heard their performance, he immediately went downstairs and put them on the air. The next day, the Mills Brothers signed a three-year contract and became the first black group to have a network show on radio.
Their first recording for Brunswick Records, a cover of the Original Dixieland Jass Band standard "Tiger Rag" became a nationwide best-seller and a number-one hit on the charts in a version with lyrics by Harry DaCosta. Other hits followed: "Goodbye Blues", their theme song, "Nobody's Sweetheart", "Ole Rockin' Chair", "Lazy River", "How'm I Doin'", and others. They remained on Brunswick until late 1934, when they signed with Decca, where they stayed well into the 1950s. On all of their Brunswick records, as well as the early Deccas, the label stated:
"No musical instruments or mechanical devices used on this recording other than one guitar."
They were a hit on CBS in 1930–1931, particularly when they co-starred on the widely popular The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour hosted by Rudy Vallee. They had their own popular radio series in 1932–1933, one of the earliest built around a black act, billed as the "Four Boys and a Guitar". Before their show announcers commonly explained to listeners that the only instrument was a guitar, as the vocal effects made many listeners think they were hearing a muted trumpet, saxophone, and string bass or tuba.
The Mills Brothers were sponsored by some of the largest advertisers in early radio; Standard Oil, Procter & Gamble, Crisco, and Crosley Radio. They began appearing in films. Their first, The Big Broadcast (1932) was an all-star radio revue that included Bing Crosby, Cab Calloway, and the Boswell Sisters. They also made three "bouncing ball" cartoon shorts for the Fleischer Brothers. In 1934, the brothers starred with Crosby for Woodbury Soap, and recorded their classics "Lazy Bones", "Sweet Sue", "Lulu's Back in Town", "Bye-Bye Blackbird", "Sleepy Head", and "Shoe Shine Boy". Their film appearances included Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) and Broadway Gondolier (1935).
In 1934, The Mills Brothers became the first U.S. black musicians to give a command performance before British royalty. They performed at the Regal Theatre for a special audience: King George V, Queen Mary, and their mother. While performing in England, John Jr became ill. It took him months to recover from battling pneumonia. Before he was completely well, the brothers returned to England. John Jr once again became sick and died at the beginning of 1936.
The remaining brothers considered breaking up, but their mother told them John Jr would have wanted them to continue. They followed her suggestion and their father, John Sr, replaced John Jr as the baritone and tuba. At this time, Norman Brown joined the Brothers as their guitar player.
Through 1939 the group enjoyed remarkable success in Europe. In the period between John Jr's death and their return to the States, they re-recorded "Lazy River". It was followed by "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You", "Swing Is the Thing", "Long about Midnight", "Organ Grinder's Swing", and "The Song is Ended". They honoured Duke Ellington with a swing version of his "Caravan", and then produced a series of classic recordings: "South of the Border", which they performed in a tour of South America, along with "Ain't Misbehavin'", "It Don’t Mean a Thing", "Jeepers Creepers", "Three Little Fishies", and "Basin Street Blues".
During this era, there was also a brief time when the group performed with a non‑family singer. Gene Smith served as a stand-in for one year when Harry was drafted into the Army. Although Smith's solo singing did not particularly resemble the group's usual sound, he was able to harmonise well until the fourth brother's return. Smith is very noticeable in a number of the Mills Brothers' film appearances.
Returning to the States, the Brothers were anxious for a hit and recorded "I'll be Around" in 1943. Donald Mills chose "Paper Doll" as the B-side of the record. "I'll Be Around" became a popular hit, then a disk jockey turned the record over. "Paper Doll", recorded in fifteen minutes, sold six million copies and became the group's biggest hit.
The rise of rock and roll in the early 1950s did little to decrease the Mills Brothers' popularity. "Glow Worm" jumped to number one on the pop charts in 1952. The track also reached number ten in the U.K. singles chart in January 1953. "Opus One", an updated version of the Tommy Dorsey hit, was soon in the charts as well, followed by "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You", "The Jones Boy", "Yellow Bird", "Standing on the Corner", and "If I Had My Way".
In 1957, John Sr, who was then sixty-eight, stopped touring with the group. As a trio, the Mills Brothers were frequent guests on The Jack Benny Show, The Perry Como Show, The Tonight Show, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, The Dean Martin Show, and The Hollywood Palace. A move from Decca to Dot Records brought a moderate 1958 hit, a cover of the Silhouettes' "Get a Job" that made explicit the considerable influence on doo-wop that the early Mills Brothers records had exerted. The Mills Brothers also charted "Yellow Bird" two years before Arthur Lyman's top-ten hit remake.
"Cab Driver", recorded in 1968, was their last hit. It was written by songwriter C. Carson Parks, who also wrote "Somethin' Stupid", a hit the previous year for Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy.
The Mills Brothers' fiftieth anniversary in show business was celebrated in 1976 with a tribute at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, hosted by Bing Crosby. At the time, Harry was now almost blind as a result of diabetes.
As a trio, Herbert, Harry, and Donald continued performing on the oldies circuit until Harry's death in 1982. Herbert and Donald continued until Herbert's death in 1989. Then Donald began performing with the third generation of the family, his son, John III. In 1998 the Recording Academy recognised the Mills family's contributions to popular music when it presented Donald, as the sole surviving member, with a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
After Donald's death of pneumonia on the 13th November 1999, John III began touring under the name "The Mills Brothers" with Elmer Hopper, who had previously sung lead with Paul Robi's Platters.
Altogether, the group recorded more than 2,000 recordings, selling more than fifty million copies and gaining them at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
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The Mills Brothers Lyrics
'Till Then You always hurt the one you love The one you…
Across the Alley From Alamo Across the alley from the Alamo Lived a pinto pony and…
Adeste Fideles [Refrain] O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O …
Ain No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Ain't Misbehavin' No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Anytime Any time, any day, anywhere, Say the word, You'll be heard, …
April In Paris I never knew the charm of spring I never met it…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Baby Don't be a baby, baby 'Bout a love that passed you…
Basin Street Blues Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take a…
Be My Life Want no silver threads among the go-o-old Want no silver thr…
Big Boy Blue Big boy blue, come blow your horn Big boy blue, it's…
Boog It Boog it, nothin' to it Jack, Boog it, in the mellow…
Brighten the Corner Where You Are Brighten the corner where you are! Brighten the corner where…
Bringing In The Sheaves Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness, Sowing in t…
Bugle Call Rag You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag…
Bye Bye Blackbird Blackbird, blackbird singing the blues all day Right outsid…
Cab Driver Cab driver, drive by Mary's place I just wanna chance to…
Can't We Talk It Over We were so in love the day love started Who would…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Carry me back to ol virginny Carry me back to old Virginny, There's where the cotton and…
Carry Me Back to Old Virginity Carry me back to old Virginny Carry me back to old…
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny Carry me back to old Virginny, There's where the cotton and…
Cherry Cherry, Cherry, you're hard to get Cherry, Cherry, I'll get …
Chinatown When the town is fast asleep, and it's mid-night in…
Chinatown, My Chinatown CHI-NA-TOWN, MY CHI-NA-TOWN WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE LOW, HEARTS…
Cielito Lindo He happened to meet her, a sweet señorita One night at…
Cold Cold Heart I tried so hard, my dear, to show That you're…
Coney Island Washboard Coney Island washboard she would play, You could hear her on…
Daddy's Little Boy You're the end of the rainbow, my pot of gold You're…
Dedicated to You If I should write a book for you That brought me…
Diga Zulu man is feelin' blue Gear his heart beat a little…
Diga Diga Do Zulu man is feelin' blue Gear his heart beat a little…
Dinah Carolina Gave me Dinah; I'm the proudest one Beneath the…
Dirt Dishin I know of a scandal monger, A lowdown evil skirt, They cal…
Dirt Dishin' Daisy I know of a scandal monger, A lowdown evil skirt, They call…
Doin It isn't alcohol no yaller gal at all thrills me…
Doin' the New Low Down It isn't alcohol no yaller gal at all thrills me…
Don I don't ever care to rise to power I would rather…
Don't Be a Baby Don't be a baby, baby 'Bout a love that passed you…
Don't Blame Me Years we've been together Seems we can't get along, No matte…
Down Down Down It isn't alcohol no yaller gal at all thrills me…
Down the New Low-Down It isn't alcohol no yaller gal at all thrills me…
Down the New Low‐Down It isn't alcohol no yaller gal at all thrills me…
El Paso Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I…
Fairy Tales Fairy tales were the tales that you told me Fairy tales…
Fiddlin' Joe .joe with his fiddlin bow makes a melody flow just hear that…
Flat Floot Floogie Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer Shine little glow-w…
Flat Foot Floogie Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer Shine little glow-…
Funiculi Funicula Oh why should any heart be filled with sadness? We should…
Get a Job Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip Sha na na…
Gloria Like to tell you 'bout my baby You know she comes…
Glow Worm Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer Shine little glow-w…
Good-Bye Blues Goodbye Blues, Goodbye Blues, Lost two loving arms I used to…
Goodbye Blues Goodbye blues, goodbye blues Lost two loving arms I used to…
Here Comes Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus! Here comes Santa Claus! Right down S…
Here Comes Santa Clause Here comes Santa Claus! Here comes Santa Claus! Right down…
Hold That Tiger Where's that tiger! Where's that tiger! Where's that tiger!…
Holy O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the…
Home Sorry sorry, oh-oh so sorry Uh-oh I ran all the way home …
Honeysuckle Rose Honey, honey, Oh, honey, listen to my plea: Every honeybe…
How You're bound to fall for the bugle call; You're gonna brag…
I Oh! baby, I'm rackin' my brain, to think of a…
I Can (I can't stop loving you) I've made up my mind To live…
I Can't Give You Anything But Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Can't Stop Loving You (I can't stop loving you) I've made up my mind To live…
I Dig Rock And Roll Music I dig Rock and Roll music and I love to…
I Don Years we've been together Seems we can't get along, No mat…
I Don't Know Enough About You I know a little bit about a lot of things But…
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire I don't ever care to rise to power I would rather…
I Found a New Baby i found a new baby down the ol' big sea…
I Got A Witness There's been a sayin' goin' round And I begin to think…
I Gotta Have My Baby Back Baby, baby, I miss you so very much it hurts…
I Guess I Yes, I guess I'll get the papers and go home Like…
I Heard When the town is fast asleep, and it's mid-night in…
I Love You So Much I love you so much, it hurts me Darling, that's why…
I Ran All The Way Home Sorry sorry, oh-oh so sorry Uh-oh I ran all the way home Jus…
I Still Love You You always hurt the one you love The one you…
I Want a Girl I don't ever care to rise to power I would rather…
I Want To Be Happy I'm a very ordinary man Trying to work out life's happy…
I Want You To Want Me I know that someday you'll want me to want you When…
I Wish I wish you were the shadow that i walk with…
I'll Be Around I'll be around, No matter how You treat me now I'll be aroun…
I'm Afraid to Love You I knew the time had to come When I'd be held…
I've Found a New Baby i found a new baby down the ol' big sea…
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (do do-do do do do-do) (do do-do do do do-do) The snow…
If I Had My Way I'd like to make your golden dreams come true, Dear If…
In the Shade of the Apple Tree In the shade of the old apple tree When the love…
In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree In the shade of the old apple tree When the love…
In the Sweet Bye and By There's a land that is fairer than day, And by faith…
In The Sweet Bye And Bye There's a land that is fairer than day, And by faith…
Is It True What They Said Aboout Dixie Is it true what they say about Dixie? Does the…
Is It True What They Say About Dixie? Is it true what they say about Dixie? Does the…
It Don It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
It Don't Mean A Thing If you Ain't Got That Swing It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
It Don’t Mean A Thing It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
Ive Found a New Baby i found a new baby down the ol' big sea…
Ive Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (do do-do do do do-do) (do do-do do do do-do) The snow…
I’ll Be Around I'll be around, No matter how You treat me now I'll be aroun…
Jealous Heart Jealous Heart, Oh, Jealous Heart stop beating Can't you see…
Jeepers Creepers I don't care what the weatherman says When the weatherman sa…
Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow On a one-horse open sleigh, Over …
Jungle Fever Ever see the Congo when it's gleamin' in the night? Ever…
Just A Closer Walk With Thee I am weak but Thou art strong Jesus, keep me from…
La Cucaracha Ya murió la cucaracha, Ya la llevan a enterrar, Entre cuatro…
Lazy Bones Lazybones, sleepin' in the sun How you spect to get your…
Lazy River Up a lazy river by the old mill run The lazy,…
Lazybones Lazybones, sleepin' in the sun How you spect to get your…
Let Me Call You Sweetheart Let me call you "Sweetheart I'm in love with you Let me…
Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries People are queer, they're always crowing, scrambling and rus…
Life's Companion Want no silver threads among the go-o-old Want no silver thr…
Limehouse Blues Oh, Limehouse Oh, Limehouse Oh, Limehouse Oh, Limehouse kid…
Little Old Lady Little old lady passing by, Catching everyone's eye, You hav…
Love Bug Will Bite You The love bug will bite you if you don't watch…
Love Lies Night winds, cold & melancholy Wail a blue from holly Oh, my…
Loveless Love Love is like a hydrant, it turns off and on Like…
Lulu Where's that careless chambermaid? Where'd she put my razor …
Marie Marie, Marie, Marie Marie, the dawn is breaking Marie, (oh, …
Me and My Shadow We three, we're all alone Living in a memory My echo, my…
Mexicali Rose Mexicali Rose stop crying I'll come back to you some sunny…
Moanin' For You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
Moon Glow It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It…
Moonglow It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It…
Moonlight Bay (Sailing through the moonlight, sailing on the bay) We were…
Mr Sandman Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream (bung, bung, bung, bung) Make…
My Gal Sal They called her frivolous Sal A peculiar sort of a gal With…
My Honey I love your lovin' arms, They hold a world of charms, A…
My Honey's Loving Arms I love your lovin' arms, They hold a world of charms, A…
My Little Grass Sack In Kealakekua Hawaii I want to go back to my little grass shack…
My Shy Violet My shy violet Her blushes really put me on She was faithful…
My Silent Love (do do-do do do do-do) (do do-do do do do-do) The snow…
My Walking Stick Without my walking stick, I'd go insane I can't look my…
Nagasaki Hot gingerbread and dynamite, that's all there is at night,…
Never The Less I'm In Love With You I knew the time had to come When I'd be held…
Nevertheless Maybe I'm right, and maybe I'm wrong Maybe I'm weak and…
Nevertheless I I knew the time had to come When I'd be held…
Nevertheless I'm in Love With You I knew the time had to come When I'd be held…
Nobody You're nobody's sweetheart now, 'Cause nobody wants you, som…
O Holy Night O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the…
O Little Town Of Bethlehem Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee…
Old Carry me back to old Virginny Carry me back to old…
old -fashioned love I've got that old-fashioned love in my heart And there, it…
Old Folks At Home Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away That's where m…
Old-Fashioned Love I've got that old-fashioned love in my heart And there, it…
Ole Rockin' Chair Old rocking chair's got me, my cane by my side,…
On The Banks Of The Wabash Oh, the moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash From the …
Once in a While Once in a while won't you try to give one…
One Dozen Roses You say my uncle left a million, And half of it…
Opus 1 Oh! baby, I'm rackin' my brain, to think of a…
Organ Grinder's Swing Who's that coming down the street? Good old organ grinder Pe…
Organ Grinders Swing Who's that coming down the street Good old organ grinder Pe…
Organ Grinder’s Swing Who's that coming down the street Good old organ grinder Pet…
Out For No Good Baby what are you out for Baby what am I in…
Paper Doll I'm gonna buy a paper doll that I can call…
Pennies from Heaven A long time ago, about a million years B.C. The best…
Please Don Years we've been together Seems we can't get along, No mat…
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone Years we've been together Seems we can't get along, No matte…
Poor Butterfly There's a story told of a little Japanese Sitting demurely '…
Put Another Chair At the Table The star in the window took my place for a…
Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet Put on your old gray bonnet with the blue ribbons…
Queen Of The Senior Prom Little girl, all the world will be yours tonight My queen…
Ramblin Rose Ramblin' Rose, Ramblin' Rose Why you ramble, No one knows Wi…
Ramblin' Rose Ramblin' Rose, Ramblin' Rose Why you ramble, No one knows…
Red River Valley From this valley they say you are going We will miss…
Rockin Old rocking chair's got me, my cane by my side,…
Rockin Chair Swing Old rockin' chair's got me, my cane by my side Fetch…
Rockin' Chair Old rocking chair's got me, my cane by my side,…
Rockin' Chair Swing Old rockin' chair's got me, my cane by my side Fetch…
Rockin’ Chair Old rocking chair's got me, my cane by my side,…
San Antonio Rose Deep within my heart lies a melody A song of old…
Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus! Here comes Santa Claus! Right down S…
Santa Claus Is Comin I just came back from a lovely trip along the…
Say "Si Si" In Spain they say "Si, Si" In France you'll hear "Oui,…
Shadows On My Mind We three, we're all alone Living in a memory My echo, my…
She Was Five and He Was Ten She was five and he was ten, Twice as old as…
Shine 'Cause my hair is curly Just because my teeth are pearly J…
Shoe Shine Though you haven't many toys You don't envy any boys Every d…
Silent Night Silent night! Holy night! All's asleep, one sole light, Just…
Sixty Seconds Got Together The clock on the wall keeps ticking away Night and day,…
Sleepy Head Sleepy Head, come on, get out of bed. D9 …
Sleepy Time Gal Wouldn't it be a change for you and me to…
Smack Dab in the Middle Pick me a town in any clime Where people like a…
Smoke Rings Where do they go, the smoke rings I blow each…
Solitude In my solitude You haunt me With dreadful ease Of days go…
Some of These Days Some of these days You'll miss me honey Some of these days Y…
Someday I know that someday you'll want me to want you When…
South of the Border South of the border, down Mexico way That's where I fell…
St Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down, I…
St.louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Standing On The Corner Standing on the corner Watching all the girls go by Standing…
Star Dust Sometimes I wonder why I spend The lonely nights dreaming of…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Suddenly, There's a Valley When you've climbed The highest mountain When a cloud holds …
Sunny Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain. Sunny, you sm…
Sweet Adeline Sweet Adeline In the evening when I sit alone a-dreaming Of…
Sweet Geogia Brown She just got here yesterday, Things are hot here now they…
Sweet Georgia Brown She just got here yesterday, Things are hot here now they…
Sweet Sue Every star above, baby, Knows the one I love: Sweet…
Sweeter Than Sugar i found a new baby down the ol' big sea…
Swing Is the Thing It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
Tennessee Waltz I was dancin' with my darlin' to the Tennessee Waltz When…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
The Flat Foot Floogee Oh, the flat foot floogie with a floy, floy Flat foot…
The Flat Foot Floogie Boys, what about a little Flat Foot Floogie? Oh, with a…
The Glow Worm Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer Shine little glow-w…
The Jones Boy The whole town's talking about the Jones Boy The Jones Boy T…
The Lambeth Walk Any time you're Lambeth way Any evening, any day, You'll fin…
The Love Bug Will Bite You The love bug will bite you if you don't watch…
The Old Folks At Home Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away That's where m…
The Old Man of the Mountain The old man of the mountain Old man in the mountain With…
The Old Rugged Cross On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The…
The Song Is Ended My thoughts go back to a heavenly dance A moment of…
The Whiffenpoof Song To the tables down at Mory's To the place where Louie…
The Yellow Bird Yellow bird, yellow bird, up high in banana tree. Yellow bir…
Tiger Rag Hold that tiger Hold that tiger Hold that tiger Hold that ti…
Til We Meet Again Smile the while you kiss me sad adieu When the clouds…
Till Then Till then, my darling, please wait for me Till then,…
Till We Meet Again Smile the while you kiss me sad adieu When the clouds…
Time on My Hands Want no silver threads among the go-o-old Want no silver th…
Up A Lazy River Up a lazy river by the old mill run The lazy,…
W P A Now wake up, boys, get out on the rock It ain't…
W.P.A. Now wake up, boys, get out on the rock It ain't…
Way Down Home Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away That's where m…
Were You There? I love you as I never loved before Since first I…
What I say you are my queen, but you say I'm…
When I'm Gone Years we've been together Seems we can't get along, No matte…
When Light Are Low Listen to the melody entrancing Blending in a soft and sweet…
When You Were Sweet I love you as I never loved before Since first I…
Wpa Now wake up, boys, get out on the rock It ain't…
Yellow Bird Yellow bird, yellow bird, up high in banana tree. Yellow bir…
You You always hurt the one you love The one you…
You Always hurt The Ones You Love You always hurt the one you love The one you…
You Broke The Only Heart That Ever Loved You Across the alley from the Alamo Lived a pinto pony and…
You Can (I can't stop loving you) I've made up my mind To live…
You Rascal You You always hurt the one you love The one you…
You Rascal, You 'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you I'll be…
You Tell Me Your Dream I'll Tell You Mine I had a dream, dear You had one, too Mine was the…
You Will Always Hurt the One You Love You always hurt the one you love The one you…
Your Daddy's Little Girl You're the end of the rainbow, my pot of gold You're…
yours Put on your old gray bonnet with the blue ribbons…