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ONLY THE LONELY-Roy Orbison/Joe Melson Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah, ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah Oh-oh-oh-oh-wah, only the lonely, only the lonely Only the lonely….know the way I feel to-night (ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah) Only the lonely….know this feeling ain't right (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) There goes my baby, there goes my heart, they're gone forever, so far apart But only the lonely know why I cry, only the lonely Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah, ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah Oh-oh-oh-oh-wah, only the lonely, only the lonely Only the lonely….know the heartaches I've been through (ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah) Only the lonely….know I cry and cry for you (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) Maybe tomorrow, a new romance, no more sorrow, but that's the chance you gotta take If your lonely heart breaks, only the lonely (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah) BLUE BAYOU-Roy Orbison/Joe Melson I feel so bad, I've got a worried mind, I'm so lonesome all the time Gonna see my baby a-gain, gonna be with some of my friends Since I left my baby be-hind on Blue Bayou Maybe I'll feel better a-gain on Blue Bayou Savin' nickels, savin' dimes, workin' till the sun don't shine Savin' nickels, savin' dimes, workin' till the sun don't shine Lookin' forward to happier times on Blue Bayou Lookin' forward to happier times on Blue Bayou I'm goin' back some day, come what may, to Blue Bayou Where the folks are fine, and the world is mine on Blue Bayou Where those fishin' boats with their sails afloat, if I could only see That fam-iliar sunrise through sleepy eyes how happy I'd be (2nd verse to the end) Interlude: Oh, that girl of mine by my side, the silver moon and the evenin' tide Oh, some sweet day gonna take away this hurtin' inside Well, I'll never be blue, my dreams come true on Blue Ba-you .

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