Nat King Cole - Body and Soul Lyrics

Lyrics Body and Soul - Nat King Cole



Don′t you know, he was the king of saxophones
Yes indeed he was;
Talkin' ′bout the guy that made it sound so good
Some people knew him by the Bean
But Hawkins was his name
He sure could swing and play pretty too
Sounds good to me, should sound good to you
I love to hear him playing Body and Soul
Very pleasing to the ear
When I first heard it on the record
I just stopped, right there,
Sounded like a band of angels in the sky,
And I have never ever heard a sweeter tone
In fact I pay no 'ttention to the saxophone
'Til Coleman Hawkins came along and spoke to everyone,
Saying better listen won′t you hear me,
While I play for you,
Sometimes it′s hot
Then again it's blue
My soul just seems to wander,
Pleasing each and everyone,
It′s what I've long been craving for
The doors have not been always open,
But I am trying to please you.
Please don′t try to stop me.
Hope you like it folks
And then he started cookin',
Every time he played
Some melodic melody fast or slow
You could tell that it was Hawkins,
No other one ever has
Quite captured his tone
Just he alone,
Has the sound that penetrates
It will sure go right through you
Yes it will,
And every gives you just another thrill
Then along came Eddie Jefferson
He sang the melody like Hawkins played it
He sang it true
He sang it blue
Made words for it too
All his fans in New York loved him
There′s no one above him
Here in the USA
I've heard 'em say ol′ Eddie was the man
Oh how he could sing
Man did he swing
Sang on the wing, did his own thing
Yes he did
Throughout the country,
Music lovers are still wiggin′ on Eddie's singin′
All around the world, he is known
Rhythm was his special joy,
He swung it like a horn
He must have been born to be a singer
'Cause his lyrics were so sincere and true
Funny sad or blue
Oh yeah!
And we′ve got to remind you
Many years it took him
Singing every day to achieve his first claim to fame
He was twenty years ahead of his time
And he knew it
But he kept right on-a singing
He went all around the world making rhythm
'Cause music sure was in him and he knew it was
Sang with Moody and Richie Cole
He could sing it just like Bird
But his forte was the words he wrote to
Music that he sang
So he sang, and he sang
And he sang his words so clever
And I know they′ll silence him never
'Cause he cut this masterpiece
And now we're trying to sing it for you
Hope the Bean and Eddie both would still approve
There we go
We didn′t mean to reminisce
You can surely bet
That we won′t forget
'Cause we hear them yet
Goodbye



Writer(s): Green John W (johnny), Heyman Edward, Sour Robert B


Nat King Cole - Nat King Cole

1 I Can't Give You Anything but Love
2 Call the Police
3 Indiana
4 Body and Soul
5 Let's Pretend
6 This Will Make You Laugh
7 Early Morning Blues
8 Embraceable You
9 I Like to Riff
10 Honeysuckle Rose
11 Gone With the Draft
12 Slow Down
13 In the Cool of the Evening
14 Stormy Weather
15 The Geek
16 Dixie Jamboree
17 Are You Fer It
18 Vom Vim Veedle
19 Let's Spring One
20 Beautiful Moons Ago
21 Pitchin' Up a Boogie
22 I'm Lost
23 My Lips Remember Your Kisses
24 Hit The Ramp
25 Stop! The Red Light's On
26 Ta De Ah
27 This Side Up
28 Babs
29 Scotchin’ With the Soda
30 Leap Here
31 The Greatest Inventor of Them All
32 A Boy From Texas - A Girl From Tennessee
33 That Ain't Right
34 If You Can't Smile And Say Yes
35 Hit That Jive Jack
36 There's No Anaesthetic for Love
37 Riffin'at the Bar-B-Q
38 Harlem Swing
39 I Lost Control of Myself
40 The Land of Make Believe
41 That "Please Be Mineable" Feeling
42 Dancing in the Street
43 You're So Different
44 I Wouldn't Have Known It
45 Let's Get Happy
46 Black Spider Stomp
47 I Can't Get Started
48 F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet and Tasty)
49 Cole a Penny
50 Heads
51 Pro-Sky
52 A Trio Grooves in Brooklyn
53 You're Nobody 'Till Somebody Loves You
54 Black Market Stuff
55 Swingin' On Central
56 Nat's Kick-Part 1
57 Nat's Kick-Part 2
58 By the River Sainte Marie
59 It Is Better to Be by Yourself




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