Catherine M Thompson

Cool Cat Lyric Sheets

Swing Daddy

© Catherine M Thompson

(Swing, Daddy! Swing swing, Daddy! Swing, Daddy, swing!)

Daddy was a bass man in a swing band

In those dirty thirties, dark depression days

They played dance halls in Hamilton

Muskoka dance pavilions

He played that upright at the old Palais

(Swing, Daddy, swing!)

His bass rode high up on the band car rooftop

Late one night the wind was blowing fierce

It threw his case into the ditch

Smashed that fiddle all to bits

So Daddy waved goodbye to his career

(Swing, Daddy, swing)

Pre-C

The thirties taught Daddy's lot

Make good with what you've got

You can do what you have to do

To see it through

If you ...

Swing, Daddy, swing! Swing, Daddy, swing!

Thump that rhythm! Dance all night and day!

(Swing, Daddy! Swing swing, Daddy)

Swing, Daddy, swing! Swing, Daddy, swing!

Play that bass and chase those blues away!

So Daddy took the reins up on a bread truck

Delivered to the store that Mama ran

She'd been out dancing with her pals

Heard him swing those big dance halls

He bought a book of matches – love began

Then Daddy drove the railway locomotives

All up and down the New York Central line

While Mama cooked and Mama sewed

They built up a loving home

A half a dozen children – strong and fine

(Swing, Daddy, swing!

Pre-C

Well, in the end he was a labour leader

When he was sixty-two, at a railroad union do

They let him sit in for a set

Daddy hadn't lost it yet

He played that bass the way he used to do!

Upright bass solo, instrumental

Well now you've heard the story of our family

And every single word of it is true

Daddy was a bass man

Playing in a swing band

And Daddy we're so glad Mama swung with you

C & out

Hey, hey, hey

Swing, Daddy, swing! Swing, Mama, swing!

Thump that rhythm! Dance all night and day!

(Swing, Daddy! Swing swing, Daddy!)

Swing, Daddy, swing! Swing, Mama, swing!

Play that bass and chase those blues away!

Play that bass

Chase those blues

Play that bass and chase those blues away!

Swing, Daddy! Swing swing, Daddy!

Swing!

Swing, Daddy! Swing!

Those Tender Lips

© Catherine M Thompson

Oh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oh how you glimmer round the edges, oh how you gleam

I see the spark in your eyes, I see the flash of your teeth

You always stand just too close, you always stay just too long

I feel the warmth of your smile, and my heart starts this song

I want to kiss those tender lips

I want to k-iss, I want to k-iss

I want to k-iss - sa-sa sa-sa

I want to kiss those tender lips

I want to k-iss, I want to k-iss

I want to k-iss - sa-sa sa-sa

Those tender lips

Ooh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ooh how you shimmer round the edges, oh how you shine

I feel the heat in your eyes as they melt into mine

You put my heart to the torch, oh how I burn at your touch

I am afraid of the fire but I want you so much - ch-ch

C2 and out

I want to kiss those tender lips

I want to k-iss, I want to k-iss

I want to k-iss - sa-sa sa-sa

I want to kiss those tender lips

I want to k-iss, I want to k-iss

I want to k-iss

Those tender lips

Mmmmmmm

Fade over Cuban voices:

I want to k-iss, I want to k-iss

I want to k-iss - sa-sa sa-sa

I want to k-iss, I want to k-iss

I want to k-iss - sa-sa sa-sa

Those tender lips, Those tender lips

Dancing to the Neverland

© Catherine M Thompson

I float on the opium of new kisses

Firm kisses, smooth kisses

I float on the opium of new kisses

Dancing to the Neverland

Lost in the touch of smooth skin

Firm lips, questing hands

Lost in the touch of questioning eyes that

Take me dancing to the Neverland

Oh, speak to me, talk to me

What do you want from me?

Love, I grow weary and soon I must rest

Speak to me, sing to me

What will you bring to me?

I am so weary…I must find some rest

Like the somnambulist with limbs grown heavy

Oh, so heavy, far too heavy

Like the somnambulist, I follow your lead that

Takes me dancing to the Neverland

Repeat C1 & C2

Words rise slowly, oh, so slowly

Drifting to the surface in this sleepy mouth

Stirring the waters, the dark, dark waters

Of my need for the Neverland

Oh, speak to me, come to me

What have you done to me?

Let me lie down…with my head on your chest

Repeat V4 very slowly

Ch 1

Oh, speak to me, talk to me. What do you want from me?

Love, I grow weary and soon I must rest

Ch 3

Speak to me, come to me. What have you done to me?

Let me lie down…

Ch 2

Speak to me, sing to me. What will you bring to me?

I am so weary…soon I must rest

Ch 3

Oh, speak to me, come to me. What have you done to me?

Let me lie down…

Ch 1

Speak to me, talk to me. What do you want from me?

Love, I grow weary and soon I must rest

Ch 3

Speak to me, come to me. What have you done to me?

Let me lie, let me lie, let me lie, let me lie down

Let me, let me lie down…with my head on your chest

Easy Chair (Lovin' Me With Those Eyes)

© Catherine M Thompson

Each time I see you, darlin', I have seen the light (uh-huh)

I love the look of you, you're such a pretty sight (m-m-m-m)

It's not the way you smile, or how you comb your hair (oh no)

It's just you sittin' there, lovin' me with those eyes (yeah)

It's just you sittin' there, lovin' me with those eyes! (hey)

What's it matter? What's it matter? What's it matter?

What's it matter whether we get along? (oh whoa)

We can argue black is white, we can laugh the whole night long! (ha-ha-ha-ha)

As long as when we're through, baby, there's still me and you and (uh-huh)

You're still sittin' there, lovin' me with those eyes! (hey)

Just as long as when we're through, baby, there's still me and you and

You're still sittin' there, lovin' me with those ey-yi-yi-yes (ey-yi-yi-yes)

I don't have to hear you love me - You don't have to say you do! (no)

I just want you sittin' there, kicked back in that easy chair – (yes)

(And oh my heart! Please do beware!) Lovin' me with those eyes! (uh-huh)

I don't have to hear you love me - You don't have to say you do!

I just want you sittin' there, kicked back in that easy chair where you can

Rock me, rock me - Baby, baby-talk me -

Lovin' me with those eyes (yeah)

Sax Instrumental

I just want you sittin' there in that easy, easy, easy (whoa baby)

Baby! Take it easy! In that ea-ea-ea-ea-easy…

I just want you sittin' there in that ea-ea-ea-ea-easy chair

(Instrumental)

Yeah!

Lie to Me or Leave Me

© Catherine M Thompson, Allister Bradley

Tell me you love me

Say that we’re in love

Lie to me or leave me

Or just let me be

I need to hear you tell me true

Or sweet my love, you know we’re through

So lie to me or leave me

Or just let me be

When we got together

We were honest with each other -

That’s what drew me to you,

Made me want you so much.

I thought it didn’t matter

If you loved me then or later

But you said you did now if you don’t

Ooh baby, don’t touch!

Sax solo

When we said “for better or worse”

Were they only words?

Tomorrow may be the better

Today may be the worst!

Tell me you love me

Say that we’re in love

Lie to me or leave me

Just let me be

Love me or leave me

Or tell me sweet lies

Lie to me or leave me

Or just just just just just

Let me be

Piano solo

Love me or leave me

Or tell me sweet lies

Lie to me or leave me

Or just just just just just

Let me be

Love me or leave me

Or tell me sweet lies

Lie to me or leave me

Or just

Just let me

Be-e-e-e-Woe-oh-oh-Oh-oh yeah!

Closer to the Truth

I'm feeling kind of lonely here tonight

My head is spinning from the way we fight

I tried to tell it straight to you

But sometimes grey's a little blue

Depends on who is wrong and who is right

I'm overwhelmed with sadness here tonight

The way you look away when I'm in sight

Where we went wrong I just don't know

‘Suppose it’s part of rock and roll

Gotta play it by the rules we write

Closer to the Truth than a lie

Guilty as accused - no alibi

We live our lives in shades of grey

We'll live to love another day

We're closer to the TRUTH than a lie

Though what you say is less than cruel to me

Your passion's like a distant memory

The brilliant colours we once knew

Have faded down to a black and blue

Hey welcome to our new reality

(Sax solo over verse)

C & out on

We live our lives in shades of grey

We'll live to love another day

We're closer to the TRUTH than a lie

Reunion

Strange! How loud the silence

After all these years

Suddenly comes back to me

The laughter and the tears

And odd how fleet youth's dream is

When reality appears

Funny how time passes

How things change

I would be a dancer

You, a diplomat

Now here we are two small town faces

Wearing small town hats

And are you happy? I can see you are

I guess that is that

Funny how time passes

How things change

Instrumental break

How my heart would break

Whenever laughter touched your eyes

I remember midnight kisses

Whispering and sighs

And now I see you're a Dad of three

My goodness, how time flies

Funny how time passes

How things change

Say - do you remember?

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh – please tell me that you do

I knew we could never be

I know dreams don't come true

And this I know that long ago

I was in love with you

Funny how time passes

Isn't it strange?

Isn't it funny how time passes

How things change~~~~~

Catherine M Thompson: Cat's Cupboard

Cool Cat Lyric Sheets

Swing Daddy

© Catherine M Thompson

Those Tender Lips

© Catherine M Thompson

Dancing to the Neverland

© Catherine M Thompson

Easy Chair (Lovin' Me With Those Eyes)

© Catherine M Thompson

Lie to Me or Leave Me

© Catherine M Thompson, Allister Bradley

Closer to the Truth

© Catherine M Thompson and David Lavkulik

Reunion

© Catherine M Thompson