All Abbey Lincoln Lyrics (en) Total 77
Abbey Lincoln - Jungle Queen{Intro} I'm the jungle queen Know what I mean? {Verse 1} The original jungle girl Whose wonderful jungle world Is filled with everything
Abbey Lincoln - I'm in Love{Verse 1} I'm in love, I'm in love There's a feeling of gladness Mingled with sadness Oh, this state of mind Lover, please be kind to my heart
Abbey Lincoln - You and I{Verse 1} Here we are on earth together, it's you and I God has made us fall in love, it's true I've really found someone like you {Verse
Abbey Lincoln - Africa{Verse 1} I took a trip to Paris, I saw the Eiffel Tower I flew to Honolulu, it's a South Pacific flower I traveled away to Burma all across the Bay of Bengal I went
Abbey Lincoln - A Child Is Born{Verse 1} Now Out of the night Soft as the dawn Into the light This child Innocent child Soft as a fawn This child is born {Verse
Abbey Lincoln - And It's Supposed to Be Love{Verse 1} Body slam you to the ground Messaging a chill Curses make the head go 'round Brings a certain thrill Send you to another world Mesmerize your
Abbey Lincoln - African LadySun rise at dawn Night is gone I hear your song African lady, the dark fades away Now it's day A new morning breaks The birds in the sky all sing For Africa
Abbey Lincoln - In The RedNo account, bank account Can't raise a dime Can't pay the bills I got no time No account bank account That's got me flying low Sure makes a poor
Abbey Lincoln - When Malindy SingsG'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy Put dat music book away What's de use to keep on tryin'? Ef you practise twell you're gray You cain't sta't
Abbey Lincoln - Straight AheadStraight ahead the road keeps winding Narrow, wet and dimly lit Vainly looking for a crossroad Where a weary soul can sit Lost and needing some direction Dodging ruts along
Abbey Lincoln - Long As You're LivingForgive me if I seem to preach But there is somethin' that I wanna say A message that I hope will reach People who are throwin’ life away I call it my philosophy That is
Abbey Lincoln - Thursday's Child{Intro} Monday's child is fair of face And Tuesday's child is full of grace Wednesday's child is full of woe But Thursday's child has far to go
Abbey Lincoln - Let Up{Verse 1} Let up Let up Let up When will trouble let up? This heartache is draggin' me down Is where I'm bound {Verse 2} Hung
Abbey Lincoln - Lonely HouseAt night when everything is quiet The old house seems to breathe a sigh Sometimes I hear a neighbor snoring Sometimes I hear a baby cry Sometimes I hear a staircase creaking
Abbey Lincoln - Gloomy SundaySunday is gloomy, my hours are slumberless Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless Little white flowers will never awaken you Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken
Abbey Lincoln - Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From MeSomeone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't hurt you, not much Since everyone spread the story With his own little personal touch Do nothin' 'til
Abbey Lincoln - Afro BlueDream of a land my soul is from I hear a hand stroke on a drum Shades of delight, cocoa hue Rich as the night afro blue Elegant boy, beautiful girl Dancing for joy delicate
Abbey Lincoln - RetributionVerse 1 Never was a child Living life since I was ten Heard every story told Been everywhere but in And I ain’t disillusioned Always knew confusions’ story
Abbey Lincoln - How High The MoonSomewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon There is no moon above When love is far away too Till it comes true
Abbey Lincoln - And How I Hoped For Your LoveAnd I thought that life Would be so cold I thought I'd need someone to hold Like in the stories I was told And then we met I can't forget How we laughed
Abbey Lincoln - Mr. Tambourine ManHey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me In the jingle-jangle morning I'll
Abbey Lincoln - My Love Is YouIn a world of changes Haunted melodies Comes this funny feeling When I'm close to you Out of the blue, a thrill Sigh for all the sadness Cry the broken
Abbey Lincoln - Bird AloneBird alone, flying high Flying through a clouded sky Sending mournful soulful sounds Soaring over troubled grounds Bird alone with no mate Turning corners tempting
Abbey Lincoln - Being MeAll along the way there were things to do Always some other someone I could be Other things to know, other ways to go To fly a spirit for the play to show It wasn't always
Abbey Lincoln - Street Of DreamsMidnight, you heavy laden, it's midnight Come on and trade in your old dreams for new Your new dreams for old I know where they're bought I know where they're sold
Abbey Lincoln - Strange FruitSouthern trees bear strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees Pastoral
Abbey Lincoln - Do Nothin' Till You Hear From MeSomeone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't hurt you, not much Since everyone spread the story With his own little personal touch Do nothin' till you
Abbey Lincoln - Hey, Lordy MamaHey Lordy mama I heard you wasn't feeling' good They're spreadin' dirty rumors All around the neighborhood They say you're mean and evil And don't
Abbey Lincoln - I Concentrate On YouWhenever skies look grey to me And trouble begins to brew Whenever the winter winds become too strong I concentrate on you When fortune cries "nay, nay" to me And
Abbey Lincoln - Down Here BelowDown here below The winds of change are blowin' Through the weary night I prayed my soul will find me Shinin' in the mornin' light Down here below Down
Abbey Lincoln
Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career not only out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards but writing and singing her own material.