Sammy davis

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
Oh,... they say my people long ago. Where lookin' for a different tune. One that we can croon As only we can. We only had the rhythm. So, we started swingin' to and fro. We didn't know just what to...
[Whistling] I knew a man Bojangles And he'd dance for you In worn out shoes With silver hair A ragged shirt And baggy pants He would do the old soft shoe He could jump so high Jump so high And then...
Hay, Wouldn't it be nice to make a people tree. The likes of you, The likes of me. We can do it very easily. We barely even have to try. Let a little time go by. And pretty soon before we know it....
You know the feeling of something half remembered Of something that never happened, yet you recall it well. You know the feeling of recognizing someone That you've never met as far as you could tell,...

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Frankie and Johnny were lovers Man how those two cats could love They promised to dig one another Long as stars remained above He was her mate But he couldn’t fly straight Now he was a cat that was...
In this cold world No matter where I go The clouds are all the same. To them I'm just A pebble in the Sand, a face without a name. Nobody gives a hang for what I say or do But you. And in the shelter...
This moment, this minute And each second in it Will leave a glow upon the sky And as time goes by, it will never die This will be my shining hour Calm and happy and bright In my dreams your face will...
Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I gotta be me, I've gotta be me What else can I be but what I am I want to live, not merely survive And I...