Americký zpěvák původem z Chicaga, vl. jm. Samuel Cook (nar. 1931). Jeho záběr sahal od gospelu, blues a soulu až po swing a rock´n´roll. Od 40. let zpíval gospely, nejprve se svými sourozenci ve sk. Singing Children, později ve sk. Highway...

Píseň: Mona Lisa

Interpret:
Sam Cooke
Album:
Hits Of The 50's
Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa men have named you
 You’re so like the lady with the mystic smile
 It is only ‘cause you’re lonely
 They have blamed you
 For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile


 Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa
 Or is this your way to hide a broken heart
 Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
 They just lie there and they die there
 Are you warm, are you rael Mona Lisa
 Or just as cold and lonely, lovely work of art


 Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
 They just lie there and they die there
 Are you warm, are you real Mona Lisa
 Or just as cold and lonely, lovely work of art