Merry Christmas, Baby - Lou Rawls

You let flowers say, "I love you" You let diamonds hold my hand So this Christmas, I'm making new plans (Merry Christmas baby) You send gifts that someone else picks You send cards with empty promises But you don't need to worry 'bout me again (Merry Christmas baby) You'll wake up all alone and Wonder why I'm not home And I'll let my phone ring A dose of your kind of love and I'll let my absence show you What I got you for Christmas Is losing me Merry Christmas, baby You can have just what you gave me You can keep the charming lines And you can keep your wandering hands And eyes (Merry Christmas baby) You'll wake up all alone and Wonder why I'm not home And I'll let my phone ring (I'll let it ring) A dose of your kind of love and I'll let my absence show you What I got you for Christmas Is losing me Merry Christmas, baby So have yourself a merry Christmas Hope it's not as cold as you (cold as you) Merry Christmas, baby (Merry Christmas) Merry Christmas, baby (Merry Christmas) Merry Christmas, baby To you

Merry, merry christmas baby, though you're with someone new Thought i'd send a card to say Wish this joyous holiday would find me close to you-ou-ou Merry, merry christmas baby and a happy new year to-o-o 'Twas a christmas eve we met, a holiday i won't forget For that's when we fell in love I still remember the gift you gave so-o-o-o dear This love i hold within my heart from year to year though we're apart. Have a merry, merry christmas baby and a happy new year to-o-o I am hoping that you'll find a love as true as mine To last a lifetime through.

Merry Christmas, baby You sure did treat me nice Merry Christmas, pretty baby You sure did treat me nice Gave me a diamond ring For Christmas Now I'm living in paradise Well, I'm feeling mighty fine Got good music on my radio Well, I'm feeling mighty fine Got good music on my radio Well I wanna kiss you, baby While you're standing Beneath the mistletoe Well, alright Ain't that the truth now Santa came down the chimney About a half past three Will have all these pretty presents That you see before me Merry Christmas, baby You sure been good to me I haven't had A toddy this morning But I'm all lit up Like a Christmas tree Well, I wanna Wanna bring It a little bit higher Well, I Well I wanna bring It a little bit higher Oh, I wanna bring It a little bit higher, baby No, wanna bring It a little high, baby Little high Haven't had A toddy this morning But I'm all lit up But I'm all lit up But I'm all lit up But I'm all lit up Said I'm all lit up I'm all lit up, baby Merry Christmas, baby Merry, merry, merry, merry Merry Christmas, baby

Merry Christmas, Baby, Sure did treat Me nice I Said Merry Merry Merry Christmas, Baby, You sure did treat Me nice Gave Me a diamond ring For Christmas Now I'm living in Paradise. Well I'm feelin' mighty fine, Got good music on My radio Well I'm feelin' mighty fine, Got good music on My radio. Well I wanna kiss You Baby, While You're standing 'Neath the mistletoe. (MUSIC) Merry Merry Merry Merry Christmas, Baby, You sure did treat Me nice I Said Merry Merry Merry Christmas, Baby, You Sure did treat Me nice Gave Me a diamond ring For Christmas Now I'm living in Paradise. Well I'm feelin' mighty fine, Got good music on My radio Well I'm feelin' mighty fine, Got good music on My radio. Well I wanna kiss You Baby, While You're standing 'Neath the mistletoe.

Mmm, Merry Christmas, baby You sure did treat me nice Mm-hm-hm-hm, Merry Christmas, baby (yeah) You sure did treat me nice (mm, yeah) That's why I bought you that diamond ring for Christmas And got you livin' in paradise, yeah 'Cause you're worth it, baby Well, I'm feeling mighty fine, yeah-yeah Got that good music on my radio Said, I'm feeling mighty fine, yeah-yeah Got that good music on my radio Well, now I wanna kiss you, babe While you're standing beneath the mistletoe Come here, baby, gimme kiss (woo) Hey, Saint Nick came down the chimney 'Bout a quarter past three And left all these lovely gifts that you see in front of me, oh Merry Christmas, baby Said you've sure been good to me, ooh-ooh I ain't had a smoke this morning So I'm 'bout to light up these Christmas trees You smoking? Come here, pass me the lighter, baby, Merry Christmas

Hold your breath, make a wish Now count to three Come with me and you'll be In a world of pure imagination Take a look and you'll see Into your imagination We'll begin with a spin Trav'lling in a world of my creation What we'll see will defy explanation If you wanna view paradise Simply look around and view it Anything you want we'll do it You wanna change the world There's nothing to it There is no life I know To compare with pure imagination Living there, you'll be free If you truly want to be Come on c'mon go with me You wanna see somthing funny Have a lot of fun -- c'mon let's go Let's try our own imagination See what we can go away from today Alright? Hey Take me by the hand Let us run from the little Little little Little, little little funny land Come on c'mon C'mon let's go to imagination

Back to you It always comes around Back to you I tried to forget you I tried to stay away But it's too late Over you I'm never over Over you It's something about you It's just the way you move The way you move me Yeah, I'm so good at forgetting And I quit every game I play But forgive me, love I can't turn and walk away this way Back to you It always comes around Back to you I walk with your shadow I'm sleeping in my bed With your silhouette Yeah, should've smiled in that picture If it's the last that I'll see of you It's the least that you could not do Leave the light on I'll never give up on you Leave the light on For me, too For me, too For me, too Yeah Back to me I know that it comes Back to me Doesn't it scare you Your will is not as strong As it used to be

Not a cloud showed out in the sky That very night in Pitch Black City I was so damned scared, it was dark It was so dim, it was a shame Just then a man walked up to me and said Didn't I see you here before The lights were low and the party was so dull Just not good enough Holiday (Ey, hey, hey, hey, hey) Holiday (Holiday, what you say?) Holiday Celebrate (Ah yeah) Holiday Holiday (Alright) Holiday Celebrate Then we both held hands in each other's For a chance to start it moving He reached deep inside of his vest And in his hand he held a ring Let's have lunch Picnic or a brunch in the wintertime Let's disco down in a rollerskating Ring in Alaska town Holiday (Holiday) Holiday (Come on, come on celebrate) Holiday (Woo, woo, woo, woo) Celebrate Holiday (Got the feeling, come on, keep ahead) Holiday (Reelin' holiday, yeah, yeah) Holiday Celebrate Not a cloud showed out in the sky That very night in Pitch Black City I was so damned scared, it was dark It was so dim, it was a shame Just then a man walked up to me and said Didn't I see you here before The lights were low and the party was so dull Just not good enough Holiday Holiday Holiday Celebrate Holiday Holiday Holiday Celebrate