SKYLINER

(Charlie Barnet)

Charlie Barnet & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1945

Ken MacKintosh & his Orch. (Instr.) - 1953

Jackie Gleason Presents (Instr.) - 1959

June Christy - 1962

Les & Larry Elgart Orch. (Instr.) - 1964

Johnnie Dankworth & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1969

Joe Loss & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1970

Sid Phillips & His band (Instr.) - 1972

Bert Kaempfert & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1973

Swingle Singers - 1979

Doc Severinson & The Tonight Show Band (Instr.) - 1986

The Manhattan Transfer - 1997

Also recorded by:

Lubo D'Orio & His Orch.; Ted Heath & His Band; Carmen McRae;

Charlie Calello Orch.; Syd Lawrence & His Orch.; Klaus Wunderlich;

.............. and others.



as recorded by June Christy
November 19th 1962 Hollywood


I'm hurryin' home to you,
I'm through with bein' lonely,
I'm hurryin' home to you,
Don't you know you're my one and only?
Fast, fast, travelin' fast, dear,
And the quarrels of the past we'll keep in the past, dear!

I wanna be in your arms
Where I can hug and kiss you!
I wanna be in your arms,
Wanna show you the way I miss you!
Fast, fast, travelin' fast, dear,
And to have you close is all that I am thinkin' of!

Givin' a show
For the people below
As we fly,
As we fly so high!
Each single beat
Of the moaners repeat
With a sigh,
By and by.

I'm gonna be holdin' you,
And now I'm feelin' jumpy!
I'm gonna be holdin' you,
I don't care if the ride gets bumpy!
Fast, fast, travelin' fast' dear,
Home to love!

I'm hurryin' home to you,
I'm through with bein' lonely,
I'm hurryin' home to you,
Oh don't you know you're my one and only?
Fast, fast, travelin' fast, dear,
To heaven!

I wanna be in your arms
Where I can hug and kiss you!
I wanna be in your arms,
Wanna show you the way I miss you!
Fast, fast, travelin' fast, dear,
And to have you close is all that I am thinkin' of,
To have you close to love!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2014)

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SKYLINER
Manhattan Transfer
released 1997

I'm hurrying home to you
I'm through with being lonely
I'm hurrying home to you
Don'cha know you're my one and only
Fast fast travelin' fast dear
The quarrels of the past we'll keep 'em in the past

(Higher Higher Ever Higher)

Skyliner Skyliner
flying so freely
We seem to really touch heaven
Sunbeams all dance on your
wings where the light falls
And then when night calls

Stars giving a show for the people below the sky

(I'll get home sooner if the)

Jet streams behind me
memories remind me
Your love will guide me
Skyliner fly

(Right to your lover and then)

You'll hold him closely
And sing to him sweetly
Skyliner Skyliner

A silver stream that's crystallized
Shining its rays across the sky

('n bye and bye the clouds roll by)

Why don't we dig that crazy kingdom in the sky, that

Hi-fly swinging in the Sky-liner
Just forgetting the troubles below me

Alan's solo:
Flyin' in the sky
It's a natural kind of high
When you're ridin' in the atmosphere
The steadily movin' ozone
will direct you to this song you want to hear

Hey (you dig me) If I'm dreaming shake me(better believe it)
Say (you wig me) If I'm sleeping wake me

Tim's solo:
It's a little short time now upon this place
We're workin' a lot n' frettin' about
The who have n' who have not
So please just take a moment out
And move a little closer
We will sing this song and try to make you happy

Giving a show for the people below as we fly
Hearing the beat of the motors repeat with a sigh

(And so we're riding on the)

Skyliner Skyliner
(I'm hurrying home to you, I'm through with being lonely)
flying so freely
(I'm hurrying home to you, don'cha
know you're my one and only)
We seem to really touch heaven
(Fast fast hurrying fast
dear-the quarrels of the past we'll keep 'em in the past)

Sunbeams all dance on your
(I'm gonna be holdin' you, And now I'm feelin' jumpy)
wings where the light falls
(I'm gonna be holdin' you, I don't care if the ride gets bumpy)
Then when the night calls (Fast fast travelin' fast dear)