Nat “King” Cole

Dear Lonely Hearts
I'm a-writing to you
You said you could help
People looking for love

I've been so lonely
I don't know what to do
And that is why
I'm writing this letter to you

(brackets indicates choir in background)

(It's no use living)
When you're alone
Please help me find
A love of my own

If you know someone
Please tell me who
Dear Lonely Hearts
I'd be so grateful to you (so grateful to you)

(She don't have to have money) She don't have to have money
(She don't have to be a queen) She don't have to be a queen
(As long as she loves me) As long as she loves me
(That's the important thing) That's the important thing

Cause I'm gonna love her (I'm gonna love her)
I'll always be true (I'll always be true)
Dear Lonely Hearts
Oh please see what you can do (see what you can do)

I guess that's all (I guess that's all)
I'm gonna close them now (I'm gonna close them now)
But try to find (Please try to find)
Somebody somehow (Somebody somehow)

If you know someone
Please tell me who
Dear Lonely Hearts
I'd be so grateful to you (grateful to you)

Nathaniel Adams Coles (17 March 1919 – 15 February 1965) was born in Montgomery, Alabama and used the stage name Nat “King” Cole throughout his career as a jazz pianist and later as a singer.

Cole’s first mainstream hit was “Straighten Up and Fly Right” in 1943. Bo Diddley, who performed similar folk-based material said that song was a big influence on him.

In the late 40s, Cole began recording more pop-oriented material. His stature as a pop singer was cemented by hits like “Route 66”, “Mona Lisa” and “Unforgettable”. In the 50s, virtually every home had a copy of his Christmas album.

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