Tonight Could Be The Night

Album: Monument Story (1961)
Charted: 50 26
  • Tonight
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Could be the night
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    To hear her say
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Darling, I do
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    And tonight
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Could be the ni-eye-eye-eye-ight
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    To get the ring
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Around your finger
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Oh my darling, hold me tight
    And tonight, just could be the night
    Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, yeah

    Tonight
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Could be the night
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    To fall in love
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    With someone like you-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Oh my darling, hold me tight
    And tonight, just could be the night
    Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, yeah

    Tonight
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Could be the ni-eye-eye-eye-ight
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    To get that ring
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Around your finger
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)
    (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop)

    Oh my darling, hold me tight
    For tonight
    Is the night Writer/s: Virgil Johnson
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Paisano from West River, MdMan,it just don't get any better than that. Thanks,Paisano.
  • Hal Hurlbrink from Auburn,ma., Masuch a great song&sound!! did the others ever go on or just fade?
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