"Mend this, your broken heart, you've been his fool, now play the part"

1963 - Dio At Domino's

SIDE 1
1. Follow Me
2. Blue Days, Blue Nights
3. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
4. Red Top
5. An Angel Is Missing
6. Irresistible You

SIDE 2
7. I Told You So
8. Everybody's Got A Dance To Do But Me
9. Don't Take Your Love From Me
10. Make Johnny Blue
11. Great Balls Of Fire
12. Love Pains

Dick Bottoff - Guitar
Ronnie James Dio - Vocals/Bass
Nick Pantas - Guitar
Tom Rogers - Drums/Percussion


Recorded live at Domino's Restaurant in Cortland, New York (Ronnie James Dio's hometown)
in the USA on February 24th, 1963





1. FOLLOW ME

(La, la, la, oh follow me)
Remembering all your young dreams (La, la, la)
The way you ran behind me (Oh follow me)
Your plans to marry me someday (La, la, la)
The love you gave so blindly (Oh follow me)
But you were like a sister (La, la, la)
And three or four years younger (Oh follow me)
But then the boys had noticed you (La, la, la)
And I began to wonder

Am I so blind (Ah), oh not to see (Ah)
I wish again that you would follow me (Ah, ah)

My friends began to call you (La, la, la)
I should have paid attention (Oh follow me)
I thought you were a little girl (La, la, la)
Not old enough to mention

Had I been blind (Ah), oh not to see (Ah)
I wish again that you would follow me (Ah, ah)

Now I’ve lost you forever (La, la, la)
‘Cause pride has kept me quiet (Oh follow me)
I should have asked for you love (La, la, la)
But was too proud to try it

Yes I was blind, oh not to see (Ah, ah)
I wish again that you would follow me (Ah, ah)
Follow me, run, run, run around
Follow me, run, run, run around
Follow me, run, run, run around

2. BLUE DAYS, BLUE NIGHTS

(Oh – oh – oh blue nights, Oh – oh – oh blue days)
And goodbye, (goodbye) goodbye baby

(Oh – oh – oh blue nights, Oh – oh – oh blue days)
I was so sure of my baby ‘till she went and put me down
(Sha - la - la -la, sha - la - la - la, sha - la - la - la)
And I feel that maybe I was destined for this sound
(Sha - la - la -la, sha - la - la - la, sha - la - la - la)
The sound of blue nights, (oh – oh – oh blue nights)
Blue days (oh - oh - oh blue days)
And goodbye, (goodbye) goodbye baby

(Oh – oh – oh blue nights, Oh – oh – oh blue days)
Every reason for this torture keep a running through my mind
(Sha - la - la -la, sha - la - la - la, sha - la - la - la)
And I know my future depends on what I’ll find
(Sha - la - la -la, sha - la - la - la, sha - la - la - la)
Well I know blue nights, (oh - oh - oh blue nights)
Blue days (oh - oh - oh blue days)
And goodbye, (goodbye) goodbye baby

I’ve been a searching, oh begging for the key that’ll set me free
(Da - doo - da, da - doo - da, da - doo - da)
And it left me lonely, I’ve been a crying to the blue, blue reason while I’ll always be
(Da - doo - da, da - doo - da, da)
Ever lonely, always looking for the path to my escape
(Sha - la - la -la, sha - la - la - la, sha - la - la - la)
But you know that I can see now, that I’ll never be free from the red, red tape
(Sha - la - la -la, sha - la - la - la, sha - la - la - la)
That keeps me tangled in blue nights, (oh - oh - oh blue nights)
Blue days, (oh - oh - oh blue days)
And goodbye, (goodbye) goodbye baby

(Oh – oh – oh blue nights, Oh – oh – oh blue days)
Oh goodbye baby, there’ll be no more baby
(Oh – oh – oh blue nights, Oh – oh – oh blue days)
Come on blue nights and blue days
(Oh – oh – oh blue nights, Oh – oh – oh blue days)

3. I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO

The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay
The glory that was Rome is of another day
I’ve been terribly alone and forgotten in Manhattan
I’m going home to my city by the bay

I left my heart in San Francisco
High on a hill it calls to me

To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars
The morning fog may chill the air
I don’t care, my love waits for me there in San Francisco
Above the blue and windy sea
When I come home to you San Francisco
Your golden sun will shine for me

To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars
The morning fog may chill the air
I don’t care, my love waits for me there in San Francisco
Above the blue and windy sea
When I come home to you San Francisco
Your golden sun will shine for me

4. RED TOP

Red top
My little red top, see how you got me spinning
Going ‘round and ‘round and don’t you ever stop dreaming
But if you don’t go ‘round – gonna drop, gonna drop, gonna drop, gonna drop
My red top, see how you got me twisting
Going around and around and don’t you ever stop dreaming
If you don’t go ‘round – gonna drop, gonna drop, gonna drop, gonna drop
My red top

Red top
My little red top, I see how you got me spinning
Going ‘round and ‘round and don’t you stop dreaming
But if you don’t go ‘round – gonna drop, gonna drop, gonna drop, gonna drop
My red top, see how you got me twisting
Going ‘round and around and don’t you ever stop dreaming
But if you don’t go ‘round – gonna drop, gonna drop, gonna drop, gonna drop
My red top

Red top

5. AN ANGEL IS MISSING

An Angel is missing from heaven tonight
And if they start counting, they’ll see that I’m right
No, she’s not in heaven, for how could she be
When that Angel is here with me

Well I don’t know how she got here (don’t know how she got here)
And what’s more I don’t care (what’s more I don’t care)
Just when she’s answer to my every prayer

An Angel is missing, but please let her stay
For I’d be so lonely if she went away
There are so many Angels in heaven above
Please leave me this Angel’s love

Well I don’t know how she got here (don’t know how she got here)
And what’s more I don’t care (what’s more I don’t care)
Just when she’s answer to my every prayer

An Angel is missing, but please let her stay
For I’d be so lonely if she went away
There are so many Angels in heaven above
Please leave me this Angel’s love

Oh, I need Angel’s love, come on home
‘Cause I want Angel’s love, oh – oh – oh
Oh – oh – oh – oh

6. IRRESSISTIBLE YOU

You’re magic hands, your loving eyes, a kiss of her lips
Make my heart realize I’m in love, I’m in love and I know it’s true
Tell me who wouldn’t fall for irresistible you

Well I don’t know what you got, but it’s got me and baby I’m hooked
Like a fish in the city, you make things call from above
You could make the devil fall in love
Tell me who wouldn’t fall for irresistible you

Whoa – oh, come on, let’s dance awhile, I wanna talk
I wanna talk to you child, you’ve been playing
You’re much too much, and there’s oh one girl to love, in your touch

Well now don’t you fret, don’t you worry about me, I’ll never forget
How much you mean to me, I love you, I’ll love you, my whole life through
Tell me who wouldn’t fall for irresistible you

Let’s twist awhile

Oh well now don’t you fret, don’t you worry about me, I’ll never forget
How much you mean to me, I love you, I’ll love you, my whole life through
Tell me who wouldn’t fall for irresistible you

7. I TOLD YOU SO

Oh mend this, your broken heart
You’ve been his fool, now play the part
You dropped my love, believed his lies, now he’s let you go
I hate to say it but I told you so, told you so

You’re friends are laughing, aren’t you ashamed
He took your love and played a game
I see the hurt in you eyes, soon the pain will grow
I hate to say it but I told you so, told you so

I guess there’s nothing more to say
You had to learn the hard way
Sit at home, cry alone, watch your teardrops flow
Then you remember how I told you so, (told you so)

Go home and nurse your broken heart
You’ve been his fool, now play the part
You dropped my love, believed his lies, and now he’s let you go
I hate to say it but I told you so, told you so
I hate to say it but I told you so, told you so
I hate to say it but I told you so, told you so

8. EVERYBODY’S GOT A DANCE TO DO BUT ME

Everybody’s got a dance to do but me
Everybody’s got a song to sing about but me
Chubby Checker, he did The Twist
Bobby Rydell, he did The Fish
But here I am, stuck with just a melody

Everybody’s got a dance to do but me
Everybody’s got a song to sing about but me
The Eisley’s to, they Twist And Shout
The Wah-Wah-Too-See just knocks me out
But here I am, stuck with just a melody

Let me tell you now, thanks to Dee-Dee and old James Brown
The Magic Tears really got around
I gotta find a step that’s new
So I can have a dance to do

Whoa, everybody’s got a dance to do but me
Everybody’s got a song to sing about but me
Little Eva’s Locomotion
Started up, whoa a big commotion
But here I am, stuck with just a melody

Well let me tell you now, thanks to Dee-Dee and old James Brown
The Magic Tears really got around
I gotta find a step that’s new
So I can have a dance to do

Whoa, everybody’s got a dance to do but me
Everybody’s got a song to sing about but me
Little Eva’s Locomotion
Started up, whoa a big commotion
But here I am, stuck with just a melody

Oh talking ‘bout it, here I am, stuck with just a melody

9. DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME

You could take my castle, that’s if I had a castle
And I’d miss it, just for awhile
You could take my treasure, that’s if I had a treasure
And I’d face poverty with a smile

But there’s one thing I ask of you, one thing you must never do
Tear a star from out the sky and the sky feels blue
Tear a petal from a rose and the rose weeps too
Take your heart away from mine then mine would surely break
My life is yours to make, so please keep a spark away

Would you take the wings from birds so that they can’t fly
Would you take the ocean’s roar and leave just a sigh
Oh this, your heart won’t let you do
This is what I beg of you
Don’t take your love away from me

Would you take the wings from birds so that they can’t fly
Would you take the ocean’s roar and leave just a sigh
Oh this, your heart won’t let you do
This is what I beg of you
Don’t take your love away from me
Oh my darling, don’t take your love from me

10. MAKE JOHNNY BLUE

Sleepless nights, lonely daydreams
Make Johnny blue
Just your voice make him happy
Johnny needs love from you
Every boy needs somebody
Johnny knows this is true
Try to spell that somebody
That somebody is you

No time for the pleasures
Of Sunday at the park
Johnny could be happy
With a new love in his heart
What to do? What to say?
Makes Johnny blue
So I’m asking for Johnny
He keeps asking for you

No time for the pleasures
Of Sunday at the park
Johnny could be happy
With a new love in his heart
What to do? What to say?
Makes Johnny blue
So I’m asking for Johnny
He keeps asking for you

(Johnny Blue, Johnny Blue)
He keeps asking for you
(Johnny Blue, Johnny Blue)
He keeps asking for you
(Johnny Blue, Johnny Blue)
He keeps asking for you
(Johnny Blue, Johnny Blue)
He keeps asking for you

11. GREAT BALLS OF FIRE

You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
Too much a love drives a man insane
You broke my will, but what a thrill
Goodness a gracious, great balls of fire

I laugh at love and I thought it was funny
You came along and you wooed me honey
I’ve changed my mind, love sure is fine
Goodness a gracious, great balls of fire

A kiss me baby ‘cause it feels so good
I love ya baby, I want some loving like a lover should
You’re fine, so fine
I’ve got to tell the world that mine, mine

I chew my nail, I twiddle my thumb
I’m kinda nervous buddy, sure is fun
Come on baby, drive me crazy
Goodness a gracious, great balls of fire

Yeah, yeah well a kiss me baby, oh kiss me ‘cause it feels so good
And I, I love ya baby, whoa and I want a loving like a lover should
You’re fine, so fine
I’ve got to tell the world that you’re, you’re mine

I chew my nail, I twiddle my thumb
I’m kinda nervous buddy, sure is fun
Come on baby, drive me crazy
Goodness a gracious, great balls of fire

12. LOVE PAINS

Misery looks for company, so I’ve been searching night and day
But my friends have turned me out and I can’t go on this way
Alone with love pains that my doctor cannot heal
I’m almost dying ‘cause of love pains, but no one cares how sick I feel

I tried to cure up time, but it did no good as far as I can see
I went around the world to lose the hurt, but it came right back with me
These lonely love pains that a rest won’t fix I’m sure
I’m always crying ‘cause of love pains and only new love will be my cure
(Love pains, oh – oh)
(Love pains, oh – oh – oh – oh)
So I’ll find new love in time, that will be my remedy
I’ll go down in every book as the cure for misery
From lonely love pains that a rest won’t fix I’m sure
Those lonely love pains and only new love will be the cure
I’m not denying it, new love will be the cure
You’ll hear me crying it, new love will be the cure












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