Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died Decemb… Read Full Bio ↴Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop, songwriter and singer, recognized as one of the true founders of soul music. Often referred to as The King of Soul, Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964 including major hits You Send Me, A Change Is Gonna Come, Chain Gang and Wonderful World. Cooke was also among the first modern black performers and composers to attend to the business side of his musical career, he founded both a record label and a publishing company as an extension of his careers as a singer and composer. He also took an active part in the American Civil Rights Movement.
On December 11, 1964, Cooke was allegedly shot to death by the manager of the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, California at the age of 33. At the time, the courts ruled that Cooke was drunk and distressed, and the manager killed Cooke in what was later ruled a justifiable homicide. Since that time, the circumstances of his death have been widely questioned.
Sam Cooke (he added an "e" onto the end of his name because he thought it added a touch of class) was one of eight children of Rev. Charles and Mrs. Annie Mae Cook. The family moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1933.
Cooke began his musical career as a member of a quartet with his siblings, the Singing Children, followed by a turn as a teenager as a member of the Highway QCs, a gospel group. In 1950, at the age of 19, he joined The Soul Stirrers and achieved significant success and fame within the gospel community.
His first pop single, "Lovable" (1956) was released under the alias of "Dale Cooke," in order to not alienate his fan base; there was a considerable taboo against gospel singers performing secular music. However, the alias failed to hide Cooke's unique and distinctive vocals. No one was fooled. Art Rupe, head of Specialty Records, the label of the Soul Stirrers, gave his blessing for Cooke to record secular music under his real name, but was unhappy about the type of music Cooke and Bumps Blackwell, Cooke's pop producer, were making. Rupe expected Cooke's secular music to be similar to that of another Specialty Records artist, Little Richard. When Rupe walked in on a recording session and heard Cooke covering Gershwin, he was quite upset. After an argument between Rupe and Blackwell, Cooke and Blackwell left the label, and Cooke signed with Keen Records in 1957. His first release was "You Send Me", which spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard R&B chart but which also had massive mainstream success, spending three weeks at #1 on the Billboard pop chart.
As if a R&B performer writing his own songs and achieving mainstream fame was not innovative enough, Cooke continued to astonish the music business in the 1960s with the founding of his own label, SAR Records, which soon included The Simms Twins, The Valentinos, Bobby Womack, and Johnnie Taylor. Cooke then created a publishing imprint and management firm, then left Keen to sign with RCA. One of his first RCA singles was the hit "Chain Gang." It reached #2 on the Billboard pop chart. This was followed by more hits, including "Sad Mood", "Bring it on Home to Me" (with Lou Rawls on backing vocals), "Another Saturday Night" and "Twistin' the Night Away".
Like most R&B artists of his time, Cooke focused on singles; in all he had 29 top 40 hits on the pop charts, and more on the R&B charts. In spite of this, he released a critically acclaimed blues-inflected LP in 1963, Night Beat. He was known for having written many of the most popular songs of all time in the genre, and is often uncredited for many of them by the general public.
Cooke died at the age of 33 under mysterious circumstances on December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California. Though the details of the case are still in dispute (see below), it seems he was shot to death by Bertha Franklin, manager of the Hacienda Motel in South Los Angeles, who claimed that he had threatened her, and that she killed him in self-defense. The verdict was justifiable homicide, though many believe that crucial details did not come out in court, or were buried afterward. Cooke was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California.
Some posthumous releases followed, many of which became hits, including "A Change Is Gonna Come", an early protest song which is generally regarded as his greatest composition.
After Cooke's death, his widow, Barbara, married Bobby Womack. Cooke's daughter, Linda, later married Bobby's brother, Cecil.
The song "A Change Is Gonna Come" was played upon the death of Malcolm X, and was memorably featured in Spike Lee's film Malcolm X. Barack Obama's presidential victory speech paraphrased the song: "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America."
Rapper Tupac Shakur references Cooke in a line of the song "Thugz Mansion", and Nas references him in the song "We Major" with Kanye West. The Roots song "Stay Cool" suggests, "I got the soul of a young Sam Cooke". Mike Doughty's song "Sweet Lord in Heaven" evokes the memory of Cooke, as does the Wallflowers 2000 song "Sleepwalker": "Cupid don't draw back your bow, Sam Cooke didn't know what I know". The Irish rock-group Jetplane Landing have a song named "Sam Cooke".
A fictional version of Cooke (portrayed by Paul Mooney) appeared briefly in the 1978 film, The Buddy Holly Story, leaving the stage at the Apollo Theater before Buddy and The Crickets got on. After being featured prominently in the 1985 film Witness, the song "Wonderful World" gained further exposure. "Wonderful World" was featured in one of two concurrently running Levi's Jeans commercials in 1985 and became a hit in the United Kingdom because of this, reaching #2 in re-release. Other notable movies that featured his music are Animal House ("Wonderful World" and "Twistin' the Night Away"), American Werewolf in London, and Cadence ("Chain Gang").
Cooke's songs "Bring It on Home to Me" and "Change is Gonna Come" were both featured in the movie Ali. The opening scene of the movie consisted of a live reenactment of "Bring It on Home to Me".
Posthumous honors
Shortly following his passing, Motown Records released We Remember Sam Cooke, a collection of Cooke covers recorded by The Supremes.
In 1986, Cooke was inducted as a charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 1999, Cooke was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #16 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
In 2008, Cooke was named the fourth "Greatest Singer of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine."
Covers
John Lennon included a medley of two Cooke songs, "Bring It On Home to Me" and "Send Me Some Lovin'," on his 1975 oldies album, Rock 'n' Roll.
Cooke's songs are covered in a tour-available EP from Decemberists frontman, Colin Meloy. It is the third installment of his solo-tour Colin Meloy Sings...!
Johnny Nash covered the song "Cupid" in 1969 with chart success in the US and UK, and it was included as the B-side on some versions of his 1972 hit single I Can See Clearly Now.
The Animals covered the song "Bring It On Home To Me" in 1965.
Amy Winehouse also covered the song "Cupid" for the BBC Radio 1 album Radio 1 Established 1967.
British soul singer Adele covered the song "That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" as B-side to her single "Chasing Pavements" a bonus track for the Asian release of her studio album 19.
Richard Marx covered "Bring It On Home To Me" and "Wonderful World" during his earlier concerts.
"A Change Is Gonna Come" has been covered several times. Solo, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, The Fifth Dimension, The Neville Brothers, Otis Redding, The Fugees, Cold War Kids, Seal, Bill Frisell, and The Band featuring the vocals of Rick Danko have all recorded versions of the song. Seal's version debuted on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (Billboard, Nov. 2008) shortly after the election of Obama-Biden.
Gene Vincent, who was a big fan and a close personal friend of Sam Cooke's, recorded "Another Saturday Night" in 1964 and "Bring It On Home to Me" shortly before his own death in 1971.
Cat Stevens released his Greatest Hits album (1975) with a cover of Sam Cooke's "Another Saturday Night", only the second song he released that he didn't write himself. He had also released it as a single (July 12, 1974) which reached No.4 in the U.S.
Cooke was an influence on punk vocalist Mia Zapata of The Gits, who honored him with a cover of "A Change Is Gonna Come" on their album Enter: The Conquering Chicken.
In spring 1965 the British group Herman's Hermits reached no. 5 in the US charts and no.7 in the UK charts with their version of "Wonderful World".
In 1978, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, and James Taylor sang "Wonderful World" which hit the Top 40 in the US charts.
In 1966, the now cult 60s British pop show Ready Steady Goes Live, the live version of Ready Steady Go!, devoted a whole programme to a live performance of Soul singer Otis Redding, who regularly covered many of Cooke's songs. One of the highlights was a rousing version of "Shake" on which Redding was joined by British Soul legends Eric Burdon, lead singer of The Animals, and chart topper Chris Farlowe.
Jimmy Buffett covered "Another Saturday Night" on his album Margaritaville Cafe Late Night Menu, in 1993.
On December 11, 1964, Cooke was allegedly shot to death by the manager of the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, California at the age of 33. At the time, the courts ruled that Cooke was drunk and distressed, and the manager killed Cooke in what was later ruled a justifiable homicide. Since that time, the circumstances of his death have been widely questioned.
Sam Cooke (he added an "e" onto the end of his name because he thought it added a touch of class) was one of eight children of Rev. Charles and Mrs. Annie Mae Cook. The family moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1933.
Cooke began his musical career as a member of a quartet with his siblings, the Singing Children, followed by a turn as a teenager as a member of the Highway QCs, a gospel group. In 1950, at the age of 19, he joined The Soul Stirrers and achieved significant success and fame within the gospel community.
His first pop single, "Lovable" (1956) was released under the alias of "Dale Cooke," in order to not alienate his fan base; there was a considerable taboo against gospel singers performing secular music. However, the alias failed to hide Cooke's unique and distinctive vocals. No one was fooled. Art Rupe, head of Specialty Records, the label of the Soul Stirrers, gave his blessing for Cooke to record secular music under his real name, but was unhappy about the type of music Cooke and Bumps Blackwell, Cooke's pop producer, were making. Rupe expected Cooke's secular music to be similar to that of another Specialty Records artist, Little Richard. When Rupe walked in on a recording session and heard Cooke covering Gershwin, he was quite upset. After an argument between Rupe and Blackwell, Cooke and Blackwell left the label, and Cooke signed with Keen Records in 1957. His first release was "You Send Me", which spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard R&B chart but which also had massive mainstream success, spending three weeks at #1 on the Billboard pop chart.
As if a R&B performer writing his own songs and achieving mainstream fame was not innovative enough, Cooke continued to astonish the music business in the 1960s with the founding of his own label, SAR Records, which soon included The Simms Twins, The Valentinos, Bobby Womack, and Johnnie Taylor. Cooke then created a publishing imprint and management firm, then left Keen to sign with RCA. One of his first RCA singles was the hit "Chain Gang." It reached #2 on the Billboard pop chart. This was followed by more hits, including "Sad Mood", "Bring it on Home to Me" (with Lou Rawls on backing vocals), "Another Saturday Night" and "Twistin' the Night Away".
Like most R&B artists of his time, Cooke focused on singles; in all he had 29 top 40 hits on the pop charts, and more on the R&B charts. In spite of this, he released a critically acclaimed blues-inflected LP in 1963, Night Beat. He was known for having written many of the most popular songs of all time in the genre, and is often uncredited for many of them by the general public.
Cooke died at the age of 33 under mysterious circumstances on December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California. Though the details of the case are still in dispute (see below), it seems he was shot to death by Bertha Franklin, manager of the Hacienda Motel in South Los Angeles, who claimed that he had threatened her, and that she killed him in self-defense. The verdict was justifiable homicide, though many believe that crucial details did not come out in court, or were buried afterward. Cooke was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California.
Some posthumous releases followed, many of which became hits, including "A Change Is Gonna Come", an early protest song which is generally regarded as his greatest composition.
After Cooke's death, his widow, Barbara, married Bobby Womack. Cooke's daughter, Linda, later married Bobby's brother, Cecil.
The song "A Change Is Gonna Come" was played upon the death of Malcolm X, and was memorably featured in Spike Lee's film Malcolm X. Barack Obama's presidential victory speech paraphrased the song: "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America."
Rapper Tupac Shakur references Cooke in a line of the song "Thugz Mansion", and Nas references him in the song "We Major" with Kanye West. The Roots song "Stay Cool" suggests, "I got the soul of a young Sam Cooke". Mike Doughty's song "Sweet Lord in Heaven" evokes the memory of Cooke, as does the Wallflowers 2000 song "Sleepwalker": "Cupid don't draw back your bow, Sam Cooke didn't know what I know". The Irish rock-group Jetplane Landing have a song named "Sam Cooke".
A fictional version of Cooke (portrayed by Paul Mooney) appeared briefly in the 1978 film, The Buddy Holly Story, leaving the stage at the Apollo Theater before Buddy and The Crickets got on. After being featured prominently in the 1985 film Witness, the song "Wonderful World" gained further exposure. "Wonderful World" was featured in one of two concurrently running Levi's Jeans commercials in 1985 and became a hit in the United Kingdom because of this, reaching #2 in re-release. Other notable movies that featured his music are Animal House ("Wonderful World" and "Twistin' the Night Away"), American Werewolf in London, and Cadence ("Chain Gang").
Cooke's songs "Bring It on Home to Me" and "Change is Gonna Come" were both featured in the movie Ali. The opening scene of the movie consisted of a live reenactment of "Bring It on Home to Me".
Posthumous honors
Shortly following his passing, Motown Records released We Remember Sam Cooke, a collection of Cooke covers recorded by The Supremes.
In 1986, Cooke was inducted as a charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 1999, Cooke was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #16 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
In 2008, Cooke was named the fourth "Greatest Singer of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine."
Covers
John Lennon included a medley of two Cooke songs, "Bring It On Home to Me" and "Send Me Some Lovin'," on his 1975 oldies album, Rock 'n' Roll.
Cooke's songs are covered in a tour-available EP from Decemberists frontman, Colin Meloy. It is the third installment of his solo-tour Colin Meloy Sings...!
Johnny Nash covered the song "Cupid" in 1969 with chart success in the US and UK, and it was included as the B-side on some versions of his 1972 hit single I Can See Clearly Now.
The Animals covered the song "Bring It On Home To Me" in 1965.
Amy Winehouse also covered the song "Cupid" for the BBC Radio 1 album Radio 1 Established 1967.
British soul singer Adele covered the song "That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" as B-side to her single "Chasing Pavements" a bonus track for the Asian release of her studio album 19.
Richard Marx covered "Bring It On Home To Me" and "Wonderful World" during his earlier concerts.
"A Change Is Gonna Come" has been covered several times. Solo, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, The Fifth Dimension, The Neville Brothers, Otis Redding, The Fugees, Cold War Kids, Seal, Bill Frisell, and The Band featuring the vocals of Rick Danko have all recorded versions of the song. Seal's version debuted on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (Billboard, Nov. 2008) shortly after the election of Obama-Biden.
Gene Vincent, who was a big fan and a close personal friend of Sam Cooke's, recorded "Another Saturday Night" in 1964 and "Bring It On Home to Me" shortly before his own death in 1971.
Cat Stevens released his Greatest Hits album (1975) with a cover of Sam Cooke's "Another Saturday Night", only the second song he released that he didn't write himself. He had also released it as a single (July 12, 1974) which reached No.4 in the U.S.
Cooke was an influence on punk vocalist Mia Zapata of The Gits, who honored him with a cover of "A Change Is Gonna Come" on their album Enter: The Conquering Chicken.
In spring 1965 the British group Herman's Hermits reached no. 5 in the US charts and no.7 in the UK charts with their version of "Wonderful World".
In 1978, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, and James Taylor sang "Wonderful World" which hit the Top 40 in the US charts.
In 1966, the now cult 60s British pop show Ready Steady Goes Live, the live version of Ready Steady Go!, devoted a whole programme to a live performance of Soul singer Otis Redding, who regularly covered many of Cooke's songs. One of the highlights was a rousing version of "Shake" on which Redding was joined by British Soul legends Eric Burdon, lead singer of The Animals, and chart topper Chris Farlowe.
Jimmy Buffett covered "Another Saturday Night" on his album Margaritaville Cafe Late Night Menu, in 1993.
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Sam Cooke Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Sam Cooke:
(Ain't That) Good News Oh my baby's comin home tomorrow Ain't that good news Man, a…
(What A) Wonderful World Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't …
01 Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen Nobody knows the trouble that I've seen Nobody knows my sorr…
03 You Send Me Darling, you send me I know you send me Darling, you send…
05 I Lost Everything I lost everything when I lost you Now my heart is…
19 Sugar Dumpling Sugar dumpling, you're my baby I love you in every way Sug…
24 Tennessee Waltz Well I was dancin' with my baby to the Tennessee…
61 It's All Right Whoa, it's all right It's all right It's all right Honey it'…
62 Baby Baby Baby Since I met you baby My whole life has changed Since I…
A Whole Lotta Woman I've got a rocking chair that rocks, a rubber ball…
a Wonderful World Don't know much about History Don't know much Biology Don't …
Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive You've got to accentuate the positive eliminate the negativ…
AChange Is Gonna Come I was born by the river in a little tent Oh…
Ain' Misbehavin' No one to walk with, all by myself No one to…
Ain't Misbehavin No one to walk with, all by myself No one to…
Ain't Nobody's Bizness There ain't nothing I can do Or nothing I can say Just…
Ain't That Good News Oh my baby's comin' home tomorrow Ain't that good news Man, …
All My Life All of my life, yes all of my life I've waited,…
All of My Life All of my life, yes all of my life I've waited,…
All Right Now Whoa, it's all right It's all right It's all right Honey it'…
All The Way When somebody loves you It's no good unless he loves you…
Almost in Your Arms You're here, that moment's near, I'm almost in your arms T…
Almost in Your Arms (Love Song From "Houseboat") You're here, that moment's near, I'm almost in your arms Ton…
Along the Navaho Trail Every day, along about evening When the sunlight's beginning…
Amazing Grace Amazing grace, oh how sweet the sound That saved a wreck…
Another Saturday Night Another Saturday night that I ain't got nobody I got some…
Any Day Now One of these mornings I'm a-going away Any day now I'm going…
Around the World Around the world I searched for you I traveled on but…
Baby Baby Baby Since I met you baby My whole life has changed Since I…
Baby Won't You Please Come Hom Baby won't you please come home? Cause your daddy's all alon…
Bali Ha'i Bali Ha'i may call you Any night, any day In your…
Basin Street Blues Basin Street, Basin Street That's the place where my friends…
Be with Me Jesus Oh Lord, the time is growing nigh When I must breathe…
Bells Of St Mary's The bells of St. Mary's I hear they are calling the…
Best Things in Life Are Free Ah the moon belongs to everyone The best things in life…
Bill Bailey It's time you went home, Bill Bailey It's time you went…
Blowin' In The Wind How many roads must a man walk down before he's…
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Born Again Long ago, I didn't know nothing About the Savior and His…
Bring It on Home If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behin…
But Not for Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
By and By When the night has come and the land is dark And…
Canadian Sunset Once I was alone So so lonely and then You came out…
Chain Gang (Hooh aah) (hooh aah) I hear somethin' sayin' (Hooh aah) (h…
Chains Of Love Chains of love Have tied my heart to you Chains of love H…
Chain_Gang (Hooh aah) (hooh aah) I hear somethin' sayin' (Hooh aah)…
Christ Is All Well, I don't posses houses or land Fine clothes or jewelry …
Come and Go to That Land Well come and go Come and go now Come and go now,…
Come Let Us Go Back To God The earth is in a blaze, the world is in…
Comes Love Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spending my money,…
Cool Train Train with the lonely whistle Goin' down the track Train w…
Cousin Of Mine There's a scandal in the neighborhood And it's all about Jul…
Crazy in Love with You I say I'll move the mountains And I'll move the mountains …
Cry Now you say you're lonely You cried the whole night through …
Cupid Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to…
Danny Boy Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From…
Darling I Need You Darling, I need you now, there's a moon up so…
Deep River Deep river, My home is over Jordan, Deep river, Lord, I…
Desire Me Desire me, desire me As I desire you Desire me and want…
Don Well, you know I'm so glad I know the trouble don't…
Don't Cry On My Shoulder Don´t cry on my shoulder For somebody else While I'm dancing…
Don't Get Around Much Any More Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Cou…
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Could…
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance I heard they crowded the floor Cou…
Driftin' Blues Well I'm drifting and drifting, Like a ship out on the…
Ease My Troublin Mind I wish somebody would come and ease my troublin' mind I…
Everybody Likes to Cha Cha Cha Everybody loves to cha cha cha Little children like to cha…
Exactly Like You I used to have a perfect sweetheart Not a real one,…
Falling In Love I'm falling in love With someone Who's not falling in love w…
Far Away Places Far away places with strange sounding names Far away over th…
Farther Along Farther along we'll know all about it Farther along we'll un…
Feel It Feel it Feel it Feel it Feel it Baby, when the band is play…
Fool I often think off the live I've led And oh, it's…
Fool's Paradise I often think off the live I've led And oh, it's…
for Sentimental Reasons I love you, I love you, I love you, I…
Forever If I could see your tender smile And hold you close…
Frankie & Johnny Frankie and Johnny was sweethearts At least that's the way t…
Frankie And Johnnie Frankie and Johnny was sweethearts At least that's the way …
Frankie and Johnny Frankie and Johnny was sweethearts At least that's the way t…
Galway Bay If you ever go across the seas to Ireland Then maybe…
Get Yourself Another Fool At last I've awakened to see what you've done. All I…
God Bless the Child God bless the child, the child that's got his own Them…
God Bless the Child (Remastered) God bless the child, the child that's got his own Them…
God Bless The Child - Mono God bless the child, the child that's got his own (God…
God Is Standing By When you have troubles, don't cry Just remember that God is…
Goin' Home Goin' home Goin' home I'm a going on Quiet like some stil…
Good Good Loving All night long All night long Yeah, come on and let the…
Good Morning Heartache Good morning heartache You old gloomy sight Good morning hea…
Good Morning, Heartache Good morning heartache You ole gloomy sight Good morning hea…
Good News Oh my baby's comin' home tomorrow Ain't that good news Man, …
Good Times All night long All night long Yeah, come on and let the…
Got A Right To Sing The Blues I've got a right to sing the blues Got a right…
Grandfather's Clock Tick tock, tick tock Tick tock, tick tock Tick tock, tick …
Happy in Love The grass will be greener, the sky more blue That's what…
Having a Party We're havin' a party Dancin' to the music Played by the DJ O…
He'll Make a Way I know the Lord will make a way for me I…
He'll Welcome Me I'm living this life just to live again And with the…
He's My Friend Until the End When your way gets dark as night Jesus will bring things…
He's My Guide There′s one whom I know He loves me and so I've learnt…
He's My Rock He's my rock, sword and shield He's my wheel, Lord, in…
Hey There Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes Love never…
Hold On Hold on just a little bit longer Keep the faith and…
Home If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behin…
How Far Am I from Canaan? I am standing on the Jordan Gazing 'cross the stormy tide …
I If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer…
I Ain't Gonna Cheat On You No More I ain't gonna cheat on you no more Baby, like I,…
I Belong to Your Heart I belong to your heart, You alone can possess me No…
I Cover The Waterfront I cover the waterfront I'm watching the sea Will the one I…
I Don't Want To Cry (Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry) I don't want to cry But…
I Don’t Want to Cry (Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry) I don't want to cry But…
I Fall In Love Every Day When I fall in love it will be forever Or I'll…
I Gopher You Since I met you baby My whole life has changed Since I…
I Got a Right to Sing the Blues I've got a right to sing the blues Got a right…
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to…
I Have A Friend Above All Others Somebody knows when I am taunted Somebody cares when things …
I Lost Everything I lost everything when I lost you Now my heart is…
I Love You for Sentimental Reasons I love you, I love you, I love you, I…
I Need You Now Darling, I need you now, there's a moon up so…
I Thank God This wonderful world we live in Is God's masterpiece of art…
I Wish You Love I wish you bluebirds in the spring to give your heart…
I'll Come Running Back Folks said that you found someone new To do the thing…
I'm A Pilgrim A little blood and vomit on the car seat And…
I'm Gonna Build On That Shore Well, I′m gonna build (right on that shore) Right on that…
I'm Gonna Build On That Shore (feat. The Soul Stirrers) [Version 2] Well, I'm gonna build (right on that shore) Right on that…
I'm Gonna Cheat On You No More I ain't gonna cheat on you no more Baby, like I,…
I'm Gonna Forget About You I didn't sleep a wink all night long Waitin' by my…
I'm In the Mood For Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
I'm Just a Country Boy (I've got silver in the stars, and gold in the…
I'm Just A Lucky So And So As I walk down the street Everyone that I meet Gives me…
I'm Just So a Lucky So and So Well, you know I'm so glad I know the trouble don't…
I'm On The Firing Line This world with its allurements May try to sway my soul But…
I'm So Glad Well, you know I'm so glad I know the trouble don't…
I'm so Happy In the Service of the Lord I shall never forget the day Jesus washed my sins away Makes…
I'm Walking Behind You I'm walking behind you And I'll hear your promise To love …
I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues I've got a right to sing the blues Got a right…
I've Gotta Right To Sing The Blues I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to…
If I Had a Hammer If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer…
If I Had You If I had you honey, I'd be happy If I had…
Intro/ Feel It Feel it Feel it Feel it Feel it Baby, when the band is play…
It Won't Be Very Long You know it won't be very long You know it won't…
It's All Right Whoa, it's all right It's all right It's all right Honey it'…
It's All Right/For Sentimental Reasons Thank you very much, ladies and gentleman Here's the th…
It's Got The Whole World Shakin' It's got the whole world shaking Something must be going on,…
It's the Talk of the Town We were more than lovers, We were more than sweethearts, I…
I`ll Come Running Back To You Folks said that you found someone new To do the thing…
I’ll Come Running Back to You Folks say that you've found someone new To do the things…
Jamaica Farewell Down the way where the night are gay And the sun…
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Phil David
on Goin' Home
The lyric is not “Nothing loss of days...”
It is “Nothing’s lost, all is gain...”
You will notice this actually supports the rhyme.