benzie stevens

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Love Song :)

Expressions of love to my wife.

LIFE IS A SONG
1 .Life is a song, la la la la la la
And you are the key to my song
Sweet harmony, sweet melody
You are the key to my song
My inspiration, my sweet sensation
You are the key to my song
My sweet sensation, my inspiration
You are the key to my song

2.
You are my wife and my children's mother
And I'll never have another one but you
You are my love, a love so true
And I'll never have a love but you

Chorus
My inspiration, my sweet sensation
You are the key to my song
My sweet sensation, my inspiration
You are the key to my song

3,
So sweeten my life's song with your kind devotion
And keep me always in your loving heart
And cover me over with your tenderness
And promise me that we'll never part

Repeat chorus

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IF YOU LIKE A GAL
Intro
Here's this bit of philosophy
I am going to share with you
I'm sure with it you will agree
Because it is so true

1st line and chorus
If you like a gal, you gotta let her know
You gotta let her know, you gotta let her know
You gotta tell her so, you gotta tell her so
And you cant let her know if you don't tell her so
If you smile at she, yes if you smile at she
You gotta make her see, that you want her so
And if you want her so , you gotta let her know
And you cant let her know if you don't tell her so
chorus
She might laugh at you, she might laugh at you,
She might laugh at you and poke some fun
But don't ever run boy, don't ever go away
She might like you tomorrow, if not today.
chorus
I had a friend by the name of Joe
Who liked this gal she came from Abaco
And Joe he cannot understand
Why she gone and marry that Andros man
You see my friend by the name of Joe
He liked the gal, but he didn't tell her so
If he'd a told her so, if he'd a let her know
She mighta liked him back, but he'll never know
Another boy by the name of Jim,
He liked one gal by the name of Kim
But Jim was so shy and so was Kim
He never found out if Kim liked him
chorus

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In the moonglow of a summer night
We walked on the shore of the sea
The feeling was mutual, the time was right
For that kiss by the coconut tree

CHORUS
coconut tree, coconut tree
You and me by the the coconut tree
You and me, you and me
It was you and me by the coconut tree

2
Oh, what a delight, that delightful kiss
It made us float in the sea-laden air
We felt the same, we felt the bliss
That moment so fine, that moment so rare

CHORUS

3
Will time dull the memory of that event
The fragrance of you so close to me
My heart says it wont and I agree
That first kiss from you by the coconut tree

CHORUS

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Instrumental

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The writer tries to capture the rapturous feeling of a grandchild observing his grandmother and grandmother having fun togerther and enjoying one another's company. In other words, looking at love and affection in action. Such a thing is becoming rare

My paternal grandfather left my grandmother when my father was only about seven or eight, coming back after thirty-odd years, broke and broken. And my maternal grandfather, who was one of my best friends, lost his wfe to the grave when i was about eight years old. So, one could say that this song is based upon wishful thinking, or what might have been. now it's my turn to be a grandpa and it is very enjoyable, being able to show them that i love their grandmother, who i have been one with for thirty-six yeas and counting to forever.

1 and CHORUS
i dont know why my grandpa love my grandma so
i say i don't know why my grandpa love my grandma so
and they've been living together for fifty years now

2
you should see them walking down the street
walking hand in hand
you should see them walking down the street
walking hand in hand
and they're smiling with each other
as they walking hand in hand
so i asked them what their secet is
that's kept them through the years
yes i asked them what their secret is
that's kept them through the years
so they looked at me and smiled
and here is what they did for me
INSTRUMENTAL PART

3
now my grandma looked at my grandpa
and then she looked again at me
and then my grandpa smiled at my grandma
and he said"should we make him see?"
and then they put their heads together and asked me
what did I see
i saw two old people face to face sharing something with their
eyes
i saw tow young lovers eye to eye giving to themselves each other's lives
but they never let me know why they love each other so
and that's why i gotta sing song one more time
so

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CHORUS
Oh, don't you know,
Oh, don't you know
Well, I ga tell you so
Dem islan' gals are pretty

1.Dey don't put on when dey talk
Dey talkin naturally
And you'll feel good when they walk
Cos they walkin like a lady

CHORUS

2.Dey don't wear much lipstick
And shadow roun dere eyes
And when dey wash dere faces
You wont be surprised

CHORUS

3.Now an island gal is very smart
And she like a one-woman man
And if any man try to slicker her
She'll bury him in der sand

CHORUS

4.Now I'm not knocking dem city gals
So don't get me wrong
You see I'm talkin' bout islan gals
So dis is dere song
And any boy who don't believe what I say
And he disengaged and free
Den he should get on Bahamasair
And come for himself to see

CHORUS

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1 AND CHORUS
you're in my heart
i hope to stay
you've been in my heart
since that fateful day
i want you to remain
remain where you are
cos you are my sun
my moon and my
little shining star

2
my world would be empty without you
my life would be meaningless, oh its so true
so never should you leave and go away
continue to be mine, say you'll always
stay round me

CHORUS

3
yes, this is my song, my plea and testimony
of my love and dedication to you alone
cos i want you in my heart to stay
i want you in my heart every night and day
every night and day

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my world is emplty and lonely without you
and I'm so alone now you've gone away
You've left me in a world tha's filed with despari
and i would give anything just to have you near

the love we shared, it was so real
and i never thought it would ever end
but now that you've gone away and left me all alone
i believe I'm going off the deep end

We had such good times when we were together
we were happy in any kind of weather
but now that you'r gone, it's raining in my heart
oh pleae tell me why did we have to part

CHORUS
cos the love we shared it was so real
it made me feel that life was worth living
but now that you've gone and left me all alone
i dont know, i dont know where to turn
i dont know where to turn

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I wrote this song on the occasion of my second daughter getting married, Our sweet Melissa, honeybee!

time moves on, years have flown
you're a lady, how you've grown
seems like only yeserday
that you came our way
seems like just a little while
you were just a sweet lil chile
seems like only yeserday
that you came our way

CHORUS
seems like just a little while
you were just a sweet lil chile
now you're leaving us today
seems like only yesterday

2
sweet melissa, honeybee
in our hearts you'll always be
every night and every day
though you leave today
in our hearts you'll always stay
every night and every day
in our prayers you'll always stay
every night and day

CHORUS

(c) copyright paul g. ritchie, January, 1999

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I wrote this as a dedication to Nancy Porter, who along with her dear husband, George, came all the way from Canada's west coast to open eyes of my heart, as well as the hearts of countless others to the wonderful truths found in God's Word, The Bibl

you came such a long way
to nourish my heart
with words from the Good Book
right from the start
right from the start
to nourish my heart
with wods from the Good Book
to nourish my heart

CHORUS
thank you for choosing right
thank you for bringing light
thank your for the truth that drove away my fears
and thank you for the hope that wiped away my tears

2
when i came to the corssroads
you showed me the right way
you showed me the road on which i should stay
you showed me the road on which i should stay
oh oh oh oh yeh

CHORUS
so, thank you for choosing right
thank you for bringing light
tnank you for the truth that drove
away my fears
and thank you for the hope that wiped
away my tears.

(c) paul g. ritchie,january, 1997