Lyrics Language: English Song writer/composer(s): Burt Bacharach, Hal David
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The 5th DimensionOne Less Bell to Answer Lyrics:
One less bell to answer
One less egg to fry
One less man to pick up after
I should be happy
But all I do is cry
(Cry, cry, no more laughter)
Oh, I should be happy
(Oh, why did he go?)
I only know that since he left my life's so empty
Though I try to forget it just can't be done
Each time the doorbell rings I still run
(I still run)
I don't know how in the world
To stop thinking of him
'Cause I still love him so
(Love him so)
I spend each day the way I start out
Crying my heart out
Oh, one less man to pick up after
No more laughter, no more love
Since he went away, he went away
(He went away)
(One less bell to answer)
Why did he leave me
(Why, why, why did he leave?)
(One less bell to answer)
Now I've got one less egg to fry
One less egg to fry
(Why, why, why did he leave?)
And all I do is cry
(One less bell to answer)
Because a man told me goodbye
(Why, why, why did he leave?)
(One less bell to answer)
Somebody tell me please
Where did he go, why did he go?
(Why, why, why did he leave?)
Tell me how could he leave me
Lyrics: One Less Bell to Answer, The 5th Dimension [end]
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ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER1
Written by: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Produced by: Bones Howe
Performed by: The 5th Dimension 23
First released: 4
Single: May 1970
Album: April 1970
1 Originally written in 1967 for Keely Smith, Louis Prima's ex-singing
partner, the song was rediscovered in late 1969 by Bones Howe, the producer for
The 5th Dimension, and the song was included on the group's 1970 debut album
for Bell Records, Portrait. "One Less Bell to Answer," reached the #2 position
on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970. It also went to #1 on the US Adult
Contemporary chart and #4 on the US R&B chart that same year. In Canada it
peaked at #3.
2 Group Members 1966-1975:
Marilyn McCoo (lead vocals on this song)
Billy Davis, Jr.
Florence LaRue
Lamonte McLemore
Ronald L. "Ron" Townson
4 Appears on: *
Single(s):
(1) The 5th Dimension
A-side: "One Less Bell to Answer"
B-side: "Feelin' Alright"
(a) Bell, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #940, US-1970.
* The albums and records listed here may have different versions of the song
than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not intended to be the
complete discography on which this song appears.
5 Transcribed from the track on this album.
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