Billy-a-Dick Bette Midler

Billy-a-Dick Every night while I'm undressin', sayin' my prayers and lightly confessin', I can hear hot licks from a set of drums upstairs.

Summer ( The First Time ) Bette Midler

Summer ( The First Time ) It was a hot afternoon the last day of June, and the sun was a demon. The clouds were afraid. One ten in the shade, and the pavement was steamin'.

When a Man loves a woman Bette Midler

When a man loves a woman, can't keep his mind on nothing else. He'll trade the world for the good thing he found. Yeah, if she's bad, he can't see it. She can do no wrong.

Come On-A My House Bette Midler

Come on-a my house, my house, I'm-a gonna give you candy. Come on-a my house, my house, I'm-a gonna give you apple and a plum and an apricot or two, ah! Come on-a my house, my house come on.

Uptown/Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)/Da Doo Run Run Bette Midler

He's a little man. But then he comes uptown each evening to my tentament. Uptown where folks don't have to pay much rent. And when he's there with me he can see that he's everything.

Mr Goldstone Bette Midler

Have a napkin, have a chopstick, have a chair. Have a spare rib, Mr. Goldstone. Any spare that I can spare I'll be glad to share! Have a dish, have a fork, have a fish, have a pork.

He's A Tramp Bette Midler

He's a tramp, but I love him. Breaks a new heart every day. He's a tramp. They adore him. And I only hope he'll stay that way. He's a tramp, he's a scoundrel, He's a rounder, he's a cad.

I'm A Woman Bette Midler

I can slip up a great big dip up of lard From a drippings can. Throw it in the skillet, do my shopping, And be back before it melts in the pan. 'Cause I'm a woman W-O-M-A-N. Let me tell ya again.

Soda and a souvenir Bette Midler

Soda and a souvenir Don't start talking the poetry, darlin'. That's not what I wanna hear tonight. I'm just a girl with moonlight in my eyes. I want a soda and a souvenir.

Cool Yule Bette Midler

"From Coney Island to The Sunset Strip Somebody's gonna make a happy trip Tonight, while the moon is bright He's gonna have a bag of crazy toys To give the groanies of the boys and girls

From A Distance Bette Midler

From a distance the world looks blue and green And the snowcapped mountains white From a distance the ocean meets the stream That the eagle takes to flight From a distance there is a harmony And

All Of A Sudden Bette Midler

All of a sudden all the past was behind me. All of a sudden nothing stood to remind me. All of a piece I am awake and I can say. All of a sudden I am finding religion.

The Glory Of Love Bette Midler

"This is a song I've been singing for a long time. It's like an old friend. But, you know, I think it, it's only recently that I discovered what it's really about."

In These Shoes Bette Midler

I once met a man with a sense of adventure. He was dressed to thrill wherever he went. He said, "Let's make love on a mountaintop, under the stars on a big hard rock." I said, "In these shoes?

Mr. Sandman Bette Midler

bung, bung, bung, bung Mr Sandman, bring me a dream bung, bung, bung, bung Make him the cutest that I've ever seen bung, bung, bung, bung Give him two lips like roses and clover bung, bung, bung, bung

Love me with a feeling Bette Midler

Love me with a feeling Man: "All right! She's gonna sing!" Rose: "All right, we all turn to page 438. Now, you know we all gonna sing along. Oh, I do love a revue." Ohhhhhh!

Ukulele Lady Bette Midler

A do-dooooo. A do-dooooo. I saw the splendor of the moonlight on Honolulu Bay. There's something tender in the moonlight on Honolulu Bay.

That's How Love Moves Bette Midler

It's such a mystery how he found something in me that I never knew was there. He uncovered it so easily. He turned me like a season and I began to change.

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Bette Midler

He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way He had a boogie style that no one else could play He was the top man at his craft But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft He's

From A Distance (LP Version) Bette Midler

From a Distance - Bette Midler From a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white.

Give Him A Great Big Kiss Bette Midler

Here comes my guy, walking down the street Look how he walks with a dancing beat Thick wavy hair, a little too long All day long he's singing his song And when I see him in the street My heart takes a

Small World Bette Midler

Small World Rose: Funny, you're a stranger who's come here, come from another town. Funny, I'm a stranger myself here. Small world, isn't it?

Big Spender Bette Midler

The minute you walked in the joint I could see you were a man of distinction. A real big spender, Good lookin', so refined. Say, wouldn't you like to know What's goin on in my mind?

Moonlight Dancing Bette Midler

Moonlight Dancing How 'bout a little bit, a little bit of moonlight dancin' underneath the starry sky? How 'bout a little bit, a little bit of moonlight dancin'? Just the moon and you and I.

The Roses Bette Midler

I took a dive into your eyes and I was in a sea of deep blue green emotion. Now in my dreams it often seems that you are moving me like tides moving the ocean.

In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening Bette Midler

Sue wants a barbeque. Sam wants to boil a ham. Grace votes for builabaise stew. Jake wants a weenie bake, stake and a layer cake. He'll get a tummy ache, too. We'll rent a tent or teepee.

Bang your Dead! Bette Midler

Above the ground, I'm lifted to the sky, and down like a tumbling weed I found myself stranded high and dry.

Drinking Again Bette Midler

Having a few. Wishing that you were here. Making the rounds. Buying a round for total strangers. Just being a fool, 'cause I keep hoping, hoping, hoping you'll appear.

Blueberry Pie Bette Midler

There is a party in your head. Be my friend and we will laugh 'til we turn red. Want to know why I picked you from the bunch?

For all we know Bette Midler

A kiss that is never tasted, forever and ever is wasted. For all we know we may never meet again. Before you go, make this moment sweet again. We won't say good night until the lsat minute.

This Ole House Bette Midler

Ain't a-gonna need this house no longer. Ain't a-gonna need this house no more. Ain't got time to fix the shingles. Ain't got time to fix the floor.

I sold my heart to the junkman Bette Midler

Just like a little toy you battered and bruised it so I sold my heart to the junkman and I'll never fall in love again. Like a melodrama, in a simple manner, love played the leading part.

Skylark Bette Midler

Is there a meadow in the mist where he's just waiting to be kissed?

Hey There Bette Midler

Lately when I_m in my room all by myself, in this solitary gloom I call to myself: Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes, love never made a fool of you. You used to be too wise.

Spring can really Hang you up the most Bette Midler

Spring can really Hang you up the most Once I was a sentimental thing; threw my heart away each spring. Now a spring romance hasn't got a chance. Promised my first dance to winter.

A dream is a wish your heart makes Bette Midler

A dream is a wish your heart makes A dream is a wish your heart makes When you're fast asleep In dreams you will lose your heartache Whatever you wish for you keep Have faith in your dreams

The Folks Who Live On The Hill Bette Midler

All I want to do Is to find a spot of land and live there with you. Someday we'll build a home On a hilltop high, you and I, Shiny and new, a cottage that two can fill.

Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe Bette Midler

It seem like happiness is just a thing called Joe. He's got a smile that makes the lilacs want to grow. He's got a way that makes the angels heave a sigh When they know little Joe's passing by.

In the mood Bette Midler

And sang your groovy song, sang a song and I asked: Mr. Whatchacallem, whatcha doing tonight? Hope you're in the mood because I'm feeling just right.

Stuff like that There Bette Midler

I was alone on a shelf in a world by myself. Oh, where could my Prince Charming be? But a man came along, made my life like a song, and taught me these words of ecstasy, tenderly.

On A Slow Boat To China Bette Midler

Hmmm, I'm gonna get you on a slow boat to China, All to myself alone; Get you and keep you in my arms evermore; Leave all the others waitin' on a faraway shore & Out on the briny where the

Shiver Me Timbers/Samedi Et Vendredi Bette Midler

My body's at home, but my heart's in the wind where the clouds are like headlines upon a new front page sky. My tears are salt water. The moon's full and high.

Empty Bed Blues Bette Midler

I'm just a bloom in an empty bed. Now, when my bed gets empty I get to feelin' kind of mean and blue. When my bed gets empty, get to feelin' awful mean and blue.

Oh Industry Bette Midler

Yes, I'm a relic trapped in the wire. Hydrogen fuel, it burns so clean, throbs in the veins; a mother lovin' machine. She is my wife.

Heart over head Bette Midler

Heart over head I had a will of iron. I had a heart of steel. I always call the shots. But, honey, you shoot to kill. I've spent a hundred other nights like this.

E Street Shuffle Bette Midler

E Street Shuffle It's ninety-three degrees, and the radio says a storm front's movin' in. Sure is hot. There's a double feature down at the Fox, but everybody's seen it twice.

Yellow Beach Umbrella Bette Midler

When I am a flyer, I'll fly down to Miami, get a room in one of those big resort hotels. And nobody there will ever get to know me well. And nobody there will ever get to know me well.

I've Still Got My Health Bette Midler

I'm always a flop at a top-notch affair, but I've still got my health, so what do I care? My best ring, alas, is a glass solitaire, but I still got my health, so what do I care?

Milworker Bette Midler

Milworker Now my grandfather was a sailor. He blew in off the water. My father was a farmer and I his only daughter.

Otto Titsling Bette Midler

Otto Titsling "This next story is a true story. It concerns to of my favorite subjects: industrial theft . . . and-a t-ts! Mmm, what a combo! This is the story . . .