Rainbow Part 1 And Part 2 (live At The Regal) Lyrics - Singles - Gene Chandler

Rainbow '65 Part 1 & 2 6:04 

Gene Chandler 

(Curtis Mayfield) 

Constellation Records #158 

Album: Live at the Regal 

Pop Chart #47 Nov 27, 1965+(66) 

Note: Recorded at the Regal Theatre, Chicago 

Transcriber: [email protected] 

Intro Announcer: 

..time at the Regal 

Young man when out an made a name for himself. 

He's been on every record breaking show in The Regal 

Theatre in the last two years. 

Ladies and Gentlemen the star of our show, how 'bout 

a nice warm round of applause to welcome, Mr. Gene Chandler. 

Gene Chandler spoken: 'Thank you so very much' 

Instrumental begins 

There's a rainbow, yeah 

In my heart 

That reminds me 

Of a heart we parted 

An' I, I know my love is gone, forever 

But deep down in my heart 

I'll love her forever an ever, ha! 

There's a rainbow 

Oh-oh-oh, in my heart 

But baby, baby, baby 

C'mon now, baby 

Listen to me 

I'm down on my knees 

Ooo-yeah, yeah-yeah 

A-yeah-yeah 

Please, listen to my plea 

Ooo-yeah, oh-yeah, a-ay-yeah 

I'm a-looking up above 

Ooo-yes, up above 

Prayin' for your love, oh-yeah, ha! 

Please, please stop this rainbow 

Oh-oh-oh, in my heart 

Baby, baby, baby 

C'mon now, baby 

C'mon stop this rainbow 

A-ha-ha, yeah! 

A c'mon now, baby 

An' stop this rainbow 

(Audience female shouts) We could Ray! 

An' I know the things I've done to you is wrong 

I want ya to give me one mo' chance 

Just-a one mo' chance 

To prove to you 

A-that I know I was wrong 

An' I realize now, baby 

An' I realize now, baby 

That love only comes once 

An' when it comes ya better grab it 

'Cause it may not come no more 

(Audience female) 'It won't even come 'round you, baby! 

An' I'm askin' ya, baby 

An' I'm askin' ya, baby 

An' I'm askin' ya, baby 

An' I'm askin' ya, baby 

An' I'm askin' ya, baby 

I'm askin' ya 

Please, plea-eee-eee-eee-eee, please 

Please, please, please, please 

Please, please, please 

Baby-baby, baby-baby, baby-baby 

Baby-baby, baby-baby, baby-baby 

Baby-baby 

Uh-hu-ah-uh-huh 

Ya look so good to me, baby 

Ya look so good this evenin', baby 

Sometimes when I look up at cha, baby 

I feel like I just wanna 

I just wanna reach out 

I just wanna reach out 

I wanna reach out, baby 

I just wanna reach-out-a 

I wanna reach out and-a 

Bite! 

Your neck 

An' I just wanna ask you one thing, baby 

An' I just wanna ask you one thing, baby 

I just wanna ask you one, thiiiiiiing 

I just wanna ask you one, thiiiiiiing 

I just wanna ask you one thing 

A-one thing, baby 

I want you to stop 

Stop this rainbow in my heart. 

-end- 

Spoken: 

'Thank you! 

'Thank you so very. 

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