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If you miss the train I’m on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Lord, I’m one, Lord, I’m two
Lord, I’m three, Lord, I’m four
Lord, I’m five hundred miles from my home
Five hundred miles, five hundred miles
Five hundred miles, five hundred miles
Lord, I’m five hundred miles from my home
Not a shirt on my back
Not a penny to my name
Lord I can’t go bsck home this a-way
This a-way, this a-way
This a-way, this a-way
Lord, I can’t go back home this a-way
If you miss the train I’m on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Abilene, Abilene
Prettiest town I’ve ever seen
Women there don’t treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene
I sit alone most every night
Watch those trains roll out of sight
Don’t I wish they were carrying me
Back to Abilene, my Abilene
Abilene, Abilene
Prettiest town I’ve ever seen
Women there don’t treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene
Crowded city, ain’t nothing free
Nothing in this town for me
Wish to the Lord that I could be
In Abilene, my Abilene
Abilene, Abilene
Prettiest town I’ve ever seen
Women there don’t treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene
You’ve got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mister In-Between
You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene
To illustrate his last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked so dark
Man, they said we better, accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mister In-Between
No, do not mess with Mister In-Between
No one to talk with. All by myself
No one to walk with, but I’m happy on the shelf
Ain’t misbehavin’ Savin’ my love for you
I know for certain the one I love
I’m through with flirtin’. It’s just you I’m thinkin’ of
Ain’t misbehavin’ Savin’ my love for you
Like Jack Horner, off in the corner
Don’t go nowhere. What do I care?
Your kisses are worth waitin’ for. Believe me
I don’t stay out late. Don’t care to go
I’m home about eight, Just me and my radio
Ain’t misbehavin’ Savin’ my love for you
Ev’ry morning, ev’ry evening, ain’t we got fun?
Not much money, Oh, but honey, ain’t we got fun?
The rent’s unpaid dear. We haven’t a car
But anyway, dear, we’ll stay as we are
In the winter in the summer, son’t we have fun?
Times are bum and getting bummer, still we have fun
There’s nothing surer, the rich get rich and the poor get children
In the meantime, in between time, ain’t we got fun?
Ev’ry morning, ev’ry evening, ain’t we got fun?
Not much money, Oh, but honey, ain’t we got fun?
The rent’s unpaid dear. We haven’t a car
But anyway, dear, we’ll stay as we are
Even if we owe the grocer, don’t we have fun?
Tax collector’s getting closer, still we have fun?
There’s nothing surer, the rich get rich and the poor get poorer
In the meantime, in between time, ain’t we got fun?
Ev’ry morning, ev’ry evening, ain’t we got fun?
Not much money, Oh, but honey, ain’t we got fun?
The rent’s unpaid dear. We haven’t a car
But anyway, dear, we’ll stay as we are
Landlords mad and getting madder. Ain’t we got fun?
Times are bad and getting badder, still we have fun
There’s nothing surer, the rich get rich and the poor get poorer
In the meantime, in between time, ain’t we got fun?
Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Come on and hear, come on and hear ’bout the best band in the land
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before
So natural that you want to go to war
That’s just the bestest band what am, oh honey lamb
Come on along, come on along, let me take you by the hand
Up to the man, up to the man who’s the leader of the band
And if you care to hear the Swanee River played in ragtime
Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Come on and hear, come on and hear it’s the best band in the land
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before
That’s just the bestest band what am, oh honey lamb
Come on along, come on along, let me take you by the hand
Up to the man, I’m talking about the man, the leader of the band
And if you care to hear the Swanee River played in ragtime
Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
There must be some way out of here
Said the joker to the thief
There’s too much confusion
I can’t get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None of them along the line
Know what any of it is worth
No reason to get excited
The thief, he kindly spoke
There are many here among us
Who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, we’ve been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hour is getting late
All along the watchtower
Princes kept the view
While all the women came and went
Barefoot servants, too
Outside in the distance
A wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
The wind began to howl
Dre-eam, dream, dream, dream
Dre-eam, dream, dream, dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dre-eam, dream, dream, dream
When I feel blue in the night
And I need you to hold me tight
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dre-ee-eam
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I’m dreamin’ my life away
I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dre-ee-eam
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I’m dreamin’ my life away
I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dre-eam, dream, dream, dream
Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you
Tomorrow I’ll miss you
Remember I’ll always be true
And then while I’m away
I’ll write home every day
And I’ll send all my loving to you
I’ll pretend that I’m missing
The lips I am missing
And hope that my dreams will come true
And then while I’m away
I’ll write home every day
And I’ll send all my loving to you
All my loving, I will send to you
All my loving, darling, I’ll be true
Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you
Tomorrow I’ll miss you
Remember I’ll always be true
And then while I’m away
I’ll write home every day
And I’ll send all my loving to you
All my loving, I will send to you
All my loving, darling, I’ll be true
All my loving, all my loving
All my loving, I will send to you
All of me, why not take all of me
Can’t you see, I’m no good without you
Take my arms, I want to lose them
Take my lips, I’ll never use them
Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry
I know that I’m no good without you
You took the part that once was my heart
So why not take all of me
There’s a man in the funny papers we all know
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
He lives way back a long time ago
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
He don’t eat nothin’ but a bear cat stew
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Well, this cat’s name is Alley-Oop
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
He got a chauffeur that’s a genuine dinosaur
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
And he can knuckle your head before you count to four
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
He got a big ugly club and a head full of hair
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Like great big lions and grizzly bears
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Alley Oop He’s the toughest man there is alive
Alley Oop Wearin’ clothes from a wildcat’s hide
Alley Oop He’s the king of the jungle jive
Look at that caveman go—Scream
He rides through the jungle, tearin’ limbs off of trees
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Knockin’ great big monsters dead on their knees
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
The cats don’t bug him ’cause they know better
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
’Cause he’s a mean motor scooter and a bad go-getter
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Alley Oop He’s the toughest man there is alive
Alley Oop Wearin’ clothes from a wildcat’s hide
Alley Oop He’s the king of the jungle jive
Look at that caveman go—Scream
There he goes
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Look at that caveman go
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
He sure is hip, ain’t he?
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Like what’s happening
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
He’s too much
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Ride, daddy, ride
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Hi-yo, dinosaur
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Ride, daddy, ride
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Get ’em, man
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Like hipsville
Alley-Oop, oop, oop, oop-oop
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la tête, Je te plumerai la tête
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette, Oh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la bec, Je te plumerai la bec
Et la bec, et la bec
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette, Oh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai les yeux, Je te plumerai les yeux
Et les yeux, et les yeux
Et la bec, et la bec
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette, Oh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le nez, Je te plumerai le nez
Et le nez, et le nez
Et les yeux, et les yeux
Et la bec, et la bec
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette, Oh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le cou, Je te plumerai le cou
Et le cou, et le cou
Et le nez, et le nez
Et les yeux, et les yeux
Et la bec, et la bec
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette, Oh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai les ailes, Je te plumerai les ailes
Et les ailes, et les ailes
Et le cou, et le cou
Et le nez, et le nez
Et les yeux, et les yeux
Et la bec, et la bec
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette, Oh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai les pattes, Je te plumerai les pattes
Et les pattes, et les pattes
Et les ailes, et les ailes
Et le cou, et le cou
Et le nez, et le nez
Et les yeux, et les yeux
Et la bec, et la bec
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette, Oh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la queue, Je te plumerai la queue
Et la queue, et la queue
Et les pattes, et les pattes
Et les ailes, et les ailes
Et le cou, et le cou
Et le nez, et le nez
Et les yeux, et les yeux
Et la bec, et la bec
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette, Oh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la dos, Je te plumerai la dos
Et la dos, et la dos
Et la queue, et la queue
Et les pattes, et les pattes
Et les ailes, et les ailes
Et le cou, et le cou
Et le nez, et le nez
Et les yeux, et les yeux
Et la bec, et la bec
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette, Oh!
Alouette, gentille Alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai
Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse
When you’re chewing on life’s gristle
Don’t grumble, give a whistle
And this’ll help things turn out for the best
And always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the bright side of life
If life seems jolly rotten
There’s something you’ve forgotten
And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing
When you’re feeling in the dumps
Don’t be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle. That’s the thing
And always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the bright side of life
For life is quite absurd
And that’s the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow
Forget about your sin
Give the audience a grin
Enjoy it. It’s your last chance anyhow
And always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw you terminal breath
Life’s a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true
You’ll see it’s all a show
Keep ’em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you
And always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the bright side of life
Maybe I didn’t love you quite as often as I could have
Maybe I didn’t treat you quite as good as I should have
If I made you feel second best, I’m so sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind, you were always on my mind
Maybe I didn’t hold you all those lonely, lonely times
I guess I never told you I’m so happy that you’re mine
Little things I should have said and done, I just never took the time
You were always on my mind, you were always on my mind
Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn’t died
Give me, give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
I’ll keep you satisfied
Little things I should have said and done, I just never took the time
But you were always on my mind, you were always on my mind
You were always on my mind, you were always on my mind
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see
When we’ve been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun
Are you lonesome tonight, do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
Oh, me and my cousin one Arthur McBride
As we went a-walking down by the seaside
Mark now what followed and what might betide
For it bein’ on Christmas morning
Now for recreation we went on a tramp
And we met Sergeant Napper and Corporal Ramp
And the little wee drummer intending to camp
For the day being pleasant and charming
“Good morning, good morning,” the Sergeant he cried
“And the same to you gentlemen,” we did reply
Intending no harm as we meant to pass by
For it bein’ on Christmas morning
But says he, “My fine fellows, if you will enlist
“It’s ten guineas in gold I will slip into your fists
“And a crown in the bargain for to kick up the dust
“And drink the King’s health in the morning
“For a soldier he leads a very fine life
“He always is blessed with a charming young wife
“And he pays all his debts without sorrow or strife
“And he always lives pleasant and charming
“And a soldier he always is decent and clean
“In the finest of clothing he’s constantly seen
“While other poor fellows look dirty and mean
“And sup on thin gruel in the morning.”
But says Arthur, “I wouldn’t be proud of your clothes
“For you’ve only the lend of them, as I suppose
“And you dare not change them one night, for you know
“If you do you’ll be flogged in the morning
“And although that we are single and free
“We take great delight in our own company
“And we have no desire strange places to see
“Although that your offers are charming
“And we have no desire to take your advance
“All hazards and dangers we barter on chance
“For you would have no scruple for to send us to France
“Where we would get shot without warning.”
“Oh no,” says the Sergeant, “I’ll hear no such chat
“And I never will take it from snappy young brats
“For if you insult me with one other word
“I’ll cut off your heads in the morning.”
And then Arthur and I we soon drew our odds
And we scarce gave them time for to draw their own blades
When a trusty shillelagh came over their heads
And bade them take that as fair warning
And their old rusty rapiers that hung by their sides
We flung them as far as we could in the tide
“Now take them out, devils,” cried Arthur McBride
“And temper their edge in the morning!”
And the little wee drummer we flattened his pouch
And we made a football of his rowdy-dowd-dowd
Threw it in the tide for to rock and to roll
And bade it a tedious returning
And we having no money, paid them off in cracks
And we paid no respect to their two bloody backs
But we lathered them there like a pair of wet sacks
And left them for dead in the morning
And so to conclude and to finish disputes
We obligingly asked if they wanted recruits
For we were the lads who would give them hard clouts
And bid them look sharp in the morning
Oh, me and my cousin one Arthur McBride
As we went a-walking down by the seaside
Mark now what followed and what might betide
For it bein’ on Christmas morning
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne
As the blackbird in the spring
’Neath the willow tree
Sat and piped, I heard him sing
Praising Aura Lee
Aura Lee! Aura Lee!
Maid of golden hair
Sunshine came along with thee
And swallows in the air
Take my heart and take my ring
I give my all to thee
Take me for eternity
Dearest Aura Lee
Aura Lee! Aura Lee!
Maid of golden hair
Sunshine came along with thee
And swallows in the air
In her blush the rose was born
’Twas music when she spoke
In her eyes the light of morn
Sparkling seemed to break
Aura Lee! Aura Lee!
Maid of golden hair
Sunshine came along with thee
And swallows in the air
Aura Lee the bird may flee
The willow’s golden hair
Then the wintry winds may be
Blowing ev’rywhere
Aura Lee! Aura Lee!
Maid of golden hair
Sunshine came along with thee
And swallows in the air
Yet if thy blue eyes I see
Gloom will soon depart
For to me, sweet Aura Lee
Is sunshine to the heart
Aura Lee! Aura Lee!
Maid of golden hair
Sunshine came along with thee
And swallows in the air
Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo
Baby, I need your lovin. Baby, I need your lovin’
Although you’re never near, your voice I often hear
Another day, another night, I long to hold you tight Cuz I’m so lonely
Baby, I need your lovin’
Got to have all your lovin’
Baby, I need your lovin’
Got to have all your lovin’
Some say it’s a sign of weakness for a man to beg
Then weak I would rather be, if it means havin’ you to keep
Cuz lately, I’ve been losin’ sleep
Baby, I need your lovin’
Got to have all your lovin’
Baby, I need your lovin’
Got to have all your lovin’
Every night I call your name
Sometimes I wonder, girl, will I ever be the same?
When you see me smile, you know things have gotten worse
Any smile you might see has all been rehearsed
Darlin, I can’t go on without you
This emptiness won’t let me live without you
This loneliness inside me, darlin, makes me feel half alive
Baby, I need your lovin’
Got to have all your lovin’
Baby, I need your lovin’
Got to have all your lovin’
Ooo, hoo
Baby love, my baby love
I need you oh how I need you
But all you do is treat me bad
Break my heart and leave me sad
Tell me what did I do wrong
To make you stay away so long
’Cause baby love, my baby love
Been missing ya, miss kissing ya
Instead of breaking up
Don’t throw our love away
Let’s start some kissing and making up
Don’t throw our love away
Don’t throw our love away
In my arms why don’t you stay?
Need ya, need ya, baby love, my baby love
Baby love, my baby love
Why must we separate my love?
All of my whole life through
Don’t throw our love away
I never love no one but you
Don’t throw our love away
Why you do me like you do?
I guess it’s me
Ooo, hoo
Need to hold you once again my love
Feel your warm embrace my love
Don’t throw our love away
Don’t throw our love away
Please don’t do me this way
Don’t throw our love away
Not happy like I used to be
Loneliness has got the best of
Me my love, my baby love
I need ya, oh, how I need ya
Why you do me like you do
Don’t throw our love away
After I’ve been true to you
Don’t throw our love away
So deep in love with you
Baby, baby, ooh
’Til it hurt me, ’til it hurt me
Ooh, baby love
Don’t throw our love away
Don’t throw our love away
Don’t throw our love away
Don’t throw our love away
I see the bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin’
I see bad times today
Don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
I hear hurricanes a-blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we’re in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye
Don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
Well, the south side of Chicago
Is the baddest part of town
And if you go down there, you better just beware
Of a man named Leroy Brown
Now Leroy more than trouble
You see he stand ’bout six-foot-four
All the downtown ladies call him treetop lover
All the men just call him sir
And he’s bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Now Leroy he a gambler
And he like his fancy clothes
And he like to wave his diamond rings
In front of everybody’s nose
He got a custom Continental
He got an Eldorado too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun
He got a razor in his shoe
And he’s bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Well, it was Friday ’bout a week ago
And Leroy shootin’ dice
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl named Doris
And oo, that girl looked nice
Well, he cast his eyes upon her
And the trouble soon began
And Leroy Brown, he learned a lesson ’bout a-messin’
With the wife of a jealous man
And he’s bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Well, them two men took to fighting
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone
And he’s bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde
And the band played on
He’d glide ’cross the floor with the girl he adored
And the band played on
But his brain was so loaded it nearly exploded
The poor girl would shake with alarm
He’d ne’er leave the girl with the strawberry curls
And the band played on
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann [continue under]
Barbara Ann, take my hand, Barbara Ann
You’ve got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’
Barbara Ann, ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Went to a dance, looking for romance
Saw Barbara Ann, so I thought I’d take a chance
Barbara Ann, take my hand, Barbara Ann
You’ve got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’
Barbara Ann, ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann [continue under]
Barbara Ann, take my hand, Barbara Ann
You’ve got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’
Barbara Ann, ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Tried Betty Sue, tried Betty Lou
Tried Mary Lou, but I knew it wouldn’t do
Barbara Ann, take my hand, Barbara Ann
You’ve got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’
Barbara Ann, ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann [continue under]
Barbara Ann, take my hand, Barbara Ann
You’ve got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’
Barbara Ann, ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
You’ve got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’
Barbara Ann, ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee
Sounds of the rude world heard in the day
Lull’d by the moonlight have all pass’d away
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song
List while I woo thee with soft melody
Gone are the cares of life’s busy throng
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me
Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea
Mermaids are chanting the wild Lorelei
Over the streamlet vapors are borne
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn
Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart
E’en as the morn on the streamlet and sea
Then will all clouds of sorrow depart
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me
Roll out the barrel, we’ll have a barrel of fun
Roll out the barrel, we’ve got the blues on the run
Zing! Boom! Tararrel! Ring out a song of good cheer
Now’s the time to roll the barrel
For the gang’s all here
Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed
And then one day he was shootin at some food
And up through the ground come a bubblin crude
Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
Well the first thing you know ol Jed’s a millionaire
The kinfolk said "Jed move away from there"
Said "Californy is the place you ought to be"
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
Hills, that is. Swimmin pools, movie stars.
Well now it’s time to say good bye to Jed and all his kin
And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin in
You’re all invited back next week to this locality
To have a heapin helpin of their hospitality
Hillbilly that is. Set a spell, Take your shoes off.
Won’t you come home, Bill Bailey, won’t you come home
I moan the whole night long
I’ll do the cookin’, honey, I’ll pay the rent
I know I done you wrong
Remember that rainy evenin’
I drove you out with nothin’ but a fine tooth comb
Yes, I know that I’m to blame, and ain’t that a shame
Bill Bailey, won’t you please come home
Bill Bailey, won’t you please come home
One evening as the sun went down
And the jungle fire was burning
Down the track came a hobo hiking
And he said, "Boys, I’m not turning
I’m headed for a land that’s far away
Besides the crystal fountains
So come with me, we’ll go and see
The Big Rock Candy Mountains"
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
There’s a land that’s fair and bright
Where the handouts grow on bushes
And you sleep out every night
Where the boxcars all are empty
And the sun shines every day
On the birds and the bees
And the cigarette trees
The lemonade springs
Where the bluebird sings
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
All the cops have wooden legs
And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth
And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs
The farmers’ trees are full of fruit
And the barns are full of hay
Oh I’m bound to go
Where there ain’t no snow
Where the rain don’t fall
The wind don’t blow
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
You never change your socks
And the little streams of alcohol
Come trickling down the rocks
The brakemen have to tip their hats
And the railroad bulls are blind
There’s a lake of stew
And of whiskey, too
You can paddle all around ’em
In a big canoe
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
The jails are made of tin
And you can walk right out again
As soon as you are in
There ain’t no short-handled shovels
No axes, saws or picks
I’ma goin’ to stay
Where you sleep all day
Where they hung the Turk
That invented work
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
I’ll see you all this coming fall
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes’n how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes’n how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes’n how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes’n how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes’n how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes’n how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
I feel so bad I’ve got a worried mind
I’m so lonesome all the time
Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou
Saving nickles, saving dimes
Working til the sun don’t shine
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou
I’m going back someday
Come what may to Blue Bayou
Where you sleep all day
And the catfish play on Blue Bayou
All those fishing boats with their sails afloat
If I could only see
That familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes
How happy I’d be
Gonna see my baby again
And to be with some of my friends
Maybe I’d be better then
On Blue Bayou
I’m going back someday
Gonna stay on Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine
And the world is mine on Blue Bayou
Oh that girl of mine by my side
The silver moon and the evening tide
Oh some sweet day
Gonna take away this hurting inside
I’ll never be blue, my dreams come true
On Blue Bayou
In the twilight glow I see her
Blue eyes crying in the rain
As we kissed goodbye parted
I knew we’d never meet again
Love is like a dying ember
Only memories remain
Through the ages I’ll remember
Blues eyes crying in the rain
Now my hair has turned to silver
All my life I’ve loved in vain
I can see her star in heaven
Blue eyes crying in the rain
Someday when meet up yonder
We’ll stroll hand in hand again
In a land that knows no parting
Blues eyes crying in the rain
Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
Blue Moon, you knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for
And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
I heard somebody whisper, “Please adore me”
And when I looked to the moon had turned to gold
Blue Moon, now I’m no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
Shine on the one that’s gone and proved untrue
Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
Shine on the one that’s gone and left me blue
Well, it was on one moonlight night
Stars shinin’ bright
Whispered on high
Love’s sad goodbye
Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
Shine on the one that’s gone and said goodbye
I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill
On Blueberry Hill when I found you
The moon stood still on Blueberry Hill
And lingered until my dreams came true
The wind in the willow played love’s sweet melody
But all of those vows we made were never to be
Tho’ we’re apart, you’re part of me still
For you were my thrill on Blueberry Hill
Blue skies, smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies do I see
Bluebirds, singing a song
Nothing but bluebirds all day long
Never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you’re in love, my how they fly
Blue days, all of them gone
Nothing but blue skies from now on
I never saw the sun shining so bright
Never saw things going oh-so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you’re in love, my how they fly
Blue days, all of them gone
Nothing but blue skies from now on
Well, it’s one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, now go, cat, go
But don’t you step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, you can knock me down, step in my face
Slander my name all over the place
Do anything that you wanna do
But uh-uh, honey, lay off of them shoes
Don’t you step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Burn my house, steal my car
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
Do anything that you wanna do
But uh-uh, honey, lay off of them shoes
Don’t you step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, it’s one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, now go, go, go
But don’t you step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, it’s blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, baby
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Born to lose I’ve lived my life in vain
Every dream has only brought me pain
All my life I’ve always been so blue
Born to lose and now I’m losing you
Born to lose it seems so hard to bear
How I long to always have you near
You’ve grown tired and now you say we’re through
Born to lose and now I’m losing you
Born to lose my every hope is gone
It’s so hard to face an empty dawn
You were all the happiness I knew
Born to lose and now I’m losing you
There’s no use to dream of happiness
All I see is only loneliness
All my life I’ve always been so blue
Born to lose and now I’m losing you
Born to lose and now I’m losing you
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin’ for a train
Feelin’ nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
Rode us all the way to New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna
I was playin’ soft while Bobby sang the blues
Windshield wipers slappin’ time
I was holdin’ Bobby’s hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew
Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’ don’t mean nothin’ if it ain’t free
Feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
Feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee
From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
Hey, Bobby’s body kept me from the cold
One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
He’s lookin’ for that home and I hope he finds it
But I’d trade all my tomorrows
For one single yesterday
To be holdin’ Bobby’s body next to mine
Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’ don’t mean nothin’ if it ain’t free
Feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
Feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee
If you ever change your mind
About leaving, leaving me behind
Baby, bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You know I laughed when you left
But now I know I only hurt myself
Baby, bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I’ll give you jewelry and money too
That ain’t all, that ain’t all I’ll do for you
Yeah, if you bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You know I’ll always be your slave
Till I’m buried, buried in my grave
Oh, honey, bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You know I tried to treat you right
But you stayed out, stayed out all night
But I’ll forgive you, bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin’
Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Bring me little water now
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Every little once in a while
Don’t you hear me calling, Sylvie?
Don’t you hear me calling now?
Don’t you hear me calling, Sylvie?
Every little once in a while
Getting’ mighty thirsty, Sylvie
Getting’ mighty thirsty now
Getting’ mighty thirsty, Sylvie
Every little once in a while
Bring it in a bucket, Sylvie
Bring it in a bucket now
Bring it in a bucket, Sylvie
Every little once in a while.
Can’t you hear me calling, Sylvie?
Can’t you hear me calling now?
Can’t you hear me calling, Sylvie?
Every little once in a while
Getting’ hot and thirsty, Sylvie
Getting’ hot and thirsty now
Getting’ hot and thirsty, Sylvie
Every little once in a while
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Bring me little water now
Bring me little water, Sylvie
Every little once in a while
Every little once in a while
Hey, where did we go days when the rains came
Down in the hollow, playin a new game
Laughing and a runnin, hey, hey, skipping and a jumpin
In the misty morning fog with our hearts a-thumpin and
You, my brown eyed girl. You, my brown-eyed girl
Whatever happened to Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mine with a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
hiding ’hind a rainbow’s wall
Slipping and sliding all along the waterfall with
You, my brown eyed girl. You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da La ti dah
So hard to find my way, now that I’m all on my own
I saw you just the other day. My, how you have grown
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometime I’m overcome thinkin ’bout
Making love in the green grass behind the stadium with
You, my brown eyed girl. You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da
There goes my baby with someone new
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
She was my baby till he stepped in
Goodbye to romance that might have been
Bye bye love, bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness, I think I’m gonna cry
Bye bye love, bye bye sweet caress
Hello, emptiness, I feel like I could die
Bye bye, my love, goodbye
I’m through with romance, I’m through with love
I’m through with counting the stars above
And here’s the reason that I’m so free
My lovin’ baby is through with me
Bye bye love, bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness, I think I’m gonna cry
Bye bye love, bye bye sweet caress
Hello, emptiness, I feel like I could die
Bye bye, my love, goodbye
Pack up all my cares and woes
Here I go, singing low. Bye, bye, blackbird
Where somebody waits for me
Sugar’s sweet, so is she. Bye, bye, blackbird
No one here can love and understand me
Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me
Make my bed and light the light
I’ll arrive late tonight. Blackbird, bye, bye
By the light of the silvery moon
I want to spoon, to my honey I’ll croon love’s tune
Honeymoon, keep on shining in June
Your silvery beams will bring love dreams
We’ll be cuddling soon by the silvery moon
I had the blues, so bad one time
It put my face in a permanent frown
You know I’m feeling so much better
I could cakewalk into town
Honey, I woke up this mornin’ feelin’ so good
You know I laid back down again
Throw your big leg over me mama
I might not feel this good again
My baby, my baby
I do love the way she walks
And when my woman gets sleepy
I love the way she baby-talks
My work is getting scarce, oh baby
My work it done got hard
I spend my whole day stealin’ chickens
Honey from the rich folks yard
I would love to take a picnic
In the country and stay all day
I wouldn’t do nothing
But while my blues away
I had the blues, so bad one time
It put my face in a permanent frown
You know I’m feeling so much better
I could cakewalk into town
Well, I came down there with my hat caved in
Doodah doodah
Oh, I’ll go back home with my pocket full of tin
Oh doo-dah day
Goin’ to run all night, goin’ to run all day
I’ll bet my money on the bobtail nag
Somebody bet on the bay
Well, the Camptown ladies sing this song
Doodah doodah
Ah, the Camptown race track’s five miles long
Oh doo-dah day
Goin’ to run all night, goin’ to run all day
I’ll bet my money on the bobtail nag
Somebody bet on the bay
Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can’t help falling in love with you
Shall I stay? Would it be a sin
If I can’t help falling in love with you
Like a river flows, surely to the sea
Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be
Take my hand. Take my whole life too
For I can’t help falling in love with you
Like a river flows, surely to the sea
Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be
Take my hand. Take my whole life too
For I can’t help falling in love with you
For I can’t help falling in love with you
Can’t buy me love, love
Can’t buy me love
I’ll buy you a diamond ring, my friend
If it makes you feel all right
I’ll get you anything, my friend
If it makes you feel all right
But I don’t care too much for money
Money can’t buy me love
I’ll give you all I’ve got to give
If you say you love me, too
I may not have a lot to give
But what I’ve got I’ll give to you
I don’t care too much for money
Money can’t buy me love
Can’t buy me love
Everybody tells me so
Can’t buy me love
No, no, no, no
Say you don’t need no diamond rings
And I’ll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can’t buy
I don’t care too much for money
Money can’t buy me love
Can’t buy me love
Everybody tells me so
Can’t buy me love
No, no, no, no
Say you don’t need no diamond rings
And I’ll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can’t buy
I don’t care too much for money
Money can’t buy me love
Can’t buy me love, love
Can’t buy me love, oh
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Never let it fade away
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for a rainy day
For love may come and tap you on the shoulder
Some starless night
Just in case you feel you wanna hold her
You’ll have a pocket full of starlight
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Never let it fade away
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for a rainy day
For when your troubles start multiplying
And they just might
It’s easy to forget them without trying
With just a pocket full of starlight
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Never let it fade away
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for a rainy day
In the chilly hours and minutes
Of uncertainty, I want to be
In the warm hold of your loving mind
To feel you all around me
And to take your hand along the sand
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
When sundown pales the sky
I want to hide a while behind your smile
And everywhere I’d look your eyes I’d find
For me to love you now
Would be the sweetest thing ’twould make me sing
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
Dee dee, dee dee... dee dee dee dee
Dee dee, dee dee... dee dee dee dee
Dee dee dee...
When rain has hung the leaves with tears
I want you near to kill my fears
To help me to leave all my blues behind
For standing in your heart
Is where I want to be and long to be
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
Ooh! aah! Ooh! aah!
I hear somethin’ saying Ooh! aah! Ooh! aah!
Well, don’t you know
That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they’re singing Ooh! aah! Ooh! aah!
Well, don’t you know
That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they work so hard
Till the sun is going down
Working on the highways and byways
And wearing, wearing a frown
You hear them moaning their lives away
Then you hear somebody say
Well, don’t you know
That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
Can’t you hear them saying
Mm, I’m going home one of these days
I’m going home see my woman, Whom I love so dear
But meanwhile I got to work right here
Well, don’t you know
That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they’re singing
My, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Give me water, I’m thirsty
My work is so hard
Fee, fee, fi, fi, fo, fo, fum
I smell smoke in the auditorium
Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown
He’s gonna get caught, just you wait and see
Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?
Who’s always writin’ on the wall?
Who’s always goofin’ in the halls?
Who’s always throwin’ spit balls?
Guess who? Who me? Yes, you!
Who walks in the classroom cool and slow?
Who calls the English teacher daddy-o?
Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown
He’s gonna get caught, just you wait and see
Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?
Who’s always writin’ on the wall?
Who’s always goofin’ in the halls?
Who’s always throwin’ spit balls?
Guess who? Who me? Yes, you!
Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown
He’s gonna get caught, just you wait and see
Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?
In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine
Dwelt a miner forty-niner and his daughter Clementine
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, Clementine!
You are lost and gone forever. Dreadful sorry, Clementine
Light she was and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nine
Herring boxes, without topses, sandals were for Clementine
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, Clementine!
You are lost and gone forever. Dreadful sorry, Clementine
Drove she ducklings to the water every morning just at nine
Hit her foot against a splinter, fell into the foaming brine
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, Clementine!
You are lost and gone forever. Dreadful sorry, Clementine
Ruby lips above the water, blowing bubbles, soft and fine
But alas, I was no swimmer, so I lost my Clementine
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, Clementine!
You are lost and gone forever. Dreadful sorry, Clementine
And the miner forty-niner soon began to peak and pine
Thought he oughta join his daughter. Now he’s left with Clementine
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, Clementine!
You are lost and gone forever. Dreadful sorry, Clementine
There’s a churchyard on the hillside, where the flowers grow and twine
There grow roses, ’mongst the posies fertilized by Clementine
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, Clementine!
You are lost and gone forever. Dreadful sorry, Clementine
In my dreams she still doth haunt me, robed in garlands soaked in brine
Though in life I used to hug her, now she’s dead, I draw the line
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, Clementine!
You are lost and gone forever. Dreadful sorry, Clementine
Whenever I’m away from Liza, water come to me eye
Every time I’m away from Liza, water come to me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl, Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl, Wipe the tear from me eye
When the evening starts to fall, water come to me eye
I need to hear my liza call, water come to me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl, Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl, Wipe the tear from me eye
Standing here in the marketplace, water come to me eye
I need to see my Liza’s face, water come to me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl, Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl, Wipe the tear from me eye
Whenever I’m away from Liza, water come to me eye
Every time I’m away from Liza, water come to me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl, Wipe the tear from me eye
Come back Liza, come back girl, Wipe the tear from me eye
All day I’ve faced the barren waste
Without the taste of water, cool water
Ole Dan and I, with throats burned dry
And souls that cry for water, cool, clear water
The nights are cool and I’m a fool
Each star’s a pool of water, cool water
And with the dawn, I’ll wake and yawn
And carry on to water, cool, clear water
Keep a-movin’ Dan. Don’t you listen to him Dan
He’s the devil, not a man
And he spreads the burnin’ sand with water
Say, Dan can’t you see that big green tree
Where the water’s runnin’ free
It’s waiting there for you and me?
The shadows sway and seem to say
Tonight we pray for water, cool water
And way up there, He’ll hear our prayer
And show us where there’s water, cool, clear water
Keep a-movin’ Dan. Don’t you listen to him Dan
He’s the devil, not a man
And he spreads the burnin’ sand with water
Say, Dan can’t you see that big green tree
Where the water’s runnin’ free
It’s waiting there for you and me?
Dan’s feet are sore he’s yearnin’ for
Just one thing more than water, cool water
Like me I guess he’d like to rest
Where there’s no quest for water, cool, clear water
Cool, clear water
Crazy, I’m crazy for feelin’ so lonely
I’m crazy, crazy for feelin’ so blue
I knew you’d love me as long as you wanted
And then someday you’d leave me for somebody new
Worry, why should I let myself worry?
Wondrin’ what in the world did I do
Oh, crazy for thinkin’ that my love could hold you
I’m crazy for tryin’ and crazy for cryin’
And I’m crazy for lovin’ you
Oh, crazy for thinkin’ that my love could hold you
I’m crazy for tryin’ and crazy for cryin’
And I’m crazy for lovin’ you
I was alright for a while, I could smile for a while
But I saw you last night, you held my hand so tight
As you stopped to say, “Hello.”
Oh, you wished me well, you couldn’t tell that I’d been
Crying over you, crying over you
When you said, “So long,” left me standing all alone
Alone and crying, crying, crying, crying
It’s hard to understand, but the touch of your hand
Can start me crying
I thought that I was over you,
but it’s true, oh, so true
I love you even more than I did before
But darling, what can I do?
For you don’t love me and I’ll always be
Crying over you, crying over you
Yes, now you’re gone and from this moment on
I’ll be crying, crying, crying, crying
Yeah, crying, crying, o-over you
Oh, it’s cryin’ time again, you’re gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin’
That it won’t be long before it’s cryin’ time
Now you say you’ve found someone that you love better better
That’s the way it’s happened every time before
And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow ’morrow
Cryin’ time will start when you walk out the door
Oh, it’s cryin’ time again, you’re gonna leave me
I can see that far away look in your eyes
I can tell by the way you hold me darlin’
That it won’t be long before it’s cryin’ time
No, it won’t be long before it’s cryin’ time
Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go
Straight to my lover’s heart for, for me
Cupid, please hear my cry and let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover’s heart for me
Now, I don’t mean to bother you, but I’m in distress
There’s danger of me losing all of my happiness
For I love a girl who doesn’t know I exist
And this you can fix
Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go
Straight to my lover’s heart for, for me
Cupid, please hear my cry and let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover’s heart for me
Now, Cupid, if your arrow makes her love strong for me
I promise I will love her until eternity
I know between the two of us her heart we can steal
Help me if you will
Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go
Straight to my lover’s heart for, for me
Cupid, please hear my cry and let your arrow fly
Straight to my lover’s heart for me
Now, Cupid, don’t you hear me
Callin’ you, I need you, Cupid
Daisy, Daisy
Give me your answer true
I’m half crazy all for the love of you
It won’t be a stylish marriage
I can’t afford a carriage
But you’ll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two
Chester! Chester! here is my answer true
I’m not crazy all for the love of you
It must be a stylish marriage
You must afford a carriage
For I’ll be damned if I’ll be crammed
On a bicycle built for two
Callin’ out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer’s here and the time is right
For dancing in the streets
They’re dancing in Chicago dancing in the street
Down in New Orleans dancing in the street
In New York City dancing in the street
All we need is music, sweet music
There’ll be music everywhere
There’ll be swinging, swaying and records playing
And dancing in the streets
Oh, it doesn’t matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
Come on, every guy grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
There’ll be dancing. They’re dancing in the street
This is an invitation across the nation
A chance for folks to meet
There’ll be laughing and singing and music swinging
Dancing in the streets
Philadelphia, P-A dancing in the street
Baltimore and D-C now dancing in the street
Don’t forget the Motor City dancing in the street
All we need is music, sweet music
There’ll be music everywhere everywhere
There’ll be swinging, swaying and record playing
And dancing in the street
Oh, it doesn’t matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
Come on, every guy grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
There’ll be dancing. They’re dancing in the street
Way down in L. A. Every day
They’re dancing in the street
Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen and down the mountain side
The summer’s gone and all the flowers are dying
It’s you, it’s you must go and I must bide
But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow
Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow
Tis’ I’ll be there in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so
But when you come and all the flowers are dying
If I am dead, and dead I well may be
You’ll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an Ave there for me
And I shall hear though soft you tread above me
And all my dreams will warmer sweeter be
If you’ll not fail to tell me that you love me
I’ll simply sleep in peace until you come to me
Day-o, day-ay-ay-o!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Work all night on a drink a’rum
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Stack banana till thee morning come
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Come, Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Come, Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
It’s six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Day-o, day-ay-ay-o!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
A beautiful bunch a’ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
It’s six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, bunch!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Day-o, day-ay-ay-o!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Come, Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wan’ go home
Come, Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
Daylight come and he wan’ go home
Day-o, day-ay-ay-o!
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
me say day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan’ go home
The stars at night are big and bright [clap 4 times]
Deep in the heart of Texas
The prairie sky is wide and high [clap 4 times]
Deep in the heart of Texas
The sage in bloom is like perfume [clap 4 times]
Deep in the heart of Texas
Reminds me of the one I love [clap 4 times]
Deep in the heart of Texas
The cowboys cry ki-yip-pie-yi [clap 4 times]
Deep in the heart of Texas
The rabbits rush around the brush [clap 4 times]
Deep in the heart of Texas
The coyotes wail along the trail [clap 4 times]
Deep in the heart of Texas
The doggies bawl and bawl and bawl [clap 4 times]
Deep in the heart of Texas
There she was just a walkin’ down the street
Singin’ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
Poppin’ her fingers and a shufflin’ her feet
Singin’ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
She looked good, she looked fine
She looked good, she looked fine
And I nearly lost my mind
Before I knew it she was walkin’ next to me
Singin’ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
She took my hand just as natural as can be
Singin’ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
We walked on to my door
We walked on to my door
And we kissed a little more
Ooo, I knew we were fallin’ in love
Yes, I did, and so I told her all the things I was dreamin’ of
Now we’re together nearly every single day
Singin’ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
We’re so happy and that’s how we’re gonna stay
Singin’ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
I’m hers, she’s mine
I’m hers, she’s mine
Wedding bells are gonna chime
Singin’ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
Do you wanna dance and hold my hand?
Tell me baby I’m your lover man
Oh baby, do you wanna dance?
Well, do you wanna dance under the moonlight?
Squeeze me baby all through the night?
Oh baby, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance
Well, do you wanna dance under the moonlight?
Squeeze me baby all through the night?
Oh baby, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance
Doe a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow sol
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
And that brings us back to do, oh, oh, oh
Doe a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow sol
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
And that brings us back to do
Do re mi fa so la ti do
Oh, Donna, oh, Donna
Oh, Donna, oh, Donna
I had a girl, Donna was her name
Since she left me, I’ve never been the same
’Cause I love my girl
Donna, where can you be?
Where can you be?
Now that you’re gone, I’m left all alone
All by myself, to wander and roam
’Cause I love my girl
Donna, where can you be?
Where can you be?
Well, darlin’, now that you’re gone
I don’t know what I’ll do
All time and all my love for you
I had a girl, Donna was her name
Since she left me, I’ve never been the same
’Cause I love my girl
Donna, where can you be?
Where can you be?
Oh, Donna, oh, Donna
Oh, Donna, oh, Donna
You know I can be found
Sittin’ home all alone
If you don’t come around
At least please telephone
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
Baby, I made you mad
For something I might have said
Please, let’s forget the past
The future looks bright ahead
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
I don’t want no other lover
Baby, it’s just you I’m thinking of
Don’t stop thinking of me
Don’t make me feel this way
Come on over here and love me
You know what I want you to say
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
Why should we be apart?
I really love you, baby, cross my heart
Let’s walk up to the preacher
Let us both say, “I do.”
Then you’ll know you have me
And I’ll know that I have you
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
I don’t want no other lover
Baby, it’s just you I’m thinking of
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
Missed the Saturday dance
Heard they crowded the floor
Couldn’t bear it without you
Don’t get around much anymore
Thought I’d visit the club
Got as far as the door
Then they asked me about you
Don’t get around much anymore
Darling I guess my mind is more at ease
But nevertheless why stir up memories
Been invited on dates
Might have gone but what for
Awfully different without you
Don’t get around much anymore
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above
Don’t fence me in
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
Don’t fence me in
Let me be by myself in the evenin’ breeze
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever but I ask you please
Don’t fence me in
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle
Underneath the western skies
On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder
Till I see the mountains rise
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
And I can’t look at hovels and I can’t stand fences
Don’t fence me in
Don’t fence me in
Well, it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If you don’t know by now
And it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It’ll never do somehow
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window, and I’ll be gone
You’re the reason I’m a-traveling on
But don’t think twice, it’s all right
And It ain’t no use in turnin on your light, babe
The light I never knowed
And it ain’t no use in turnin on your light, babe
I’m on the dark side of the road
But I wish there was somethin’ you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
But we never did too much talking anyway
But don’t think twice, it’s all right
No It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal
Like you never done before
And it ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal
I can’t hear you any more
I’m a-thinking and a-wonderin’ walking down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I am told
I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don’t think twice, it’s all right
So long honey, babe
Where I’m bound, I can’t tell
Goodbye is too good a word, babe
So I’ll just say fare thee well
I ain’t a-saying you treated me unkind
You could have done better, but I don’t mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don’t think twice, it’s all right
I wrote my mother. I wrote my father
And now I’m writing you too
I’m sure of mother. I’m sure of father
Now I wanna be sure of you
Don’t sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Anyone else but me, anyone else but me. No! No! No!
Don’t sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Till I come marching home
Don’t go walkin down lover’s lane with anyone else but me
Anyone else but me, anyone else but me. No! No! No!
Don’t go walkin down lover’s lane with anyone else but me
Till I come marchin home
I just got word from a guy who heard from the guy next door to me
The girl he met just loves to pet and it fits you to a T
So don’t sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me
Till I come marchin home
Don’t give out with those lips of yours to anyone else but me
Anyone else but me, anyone else but me. No! No! No!
Watch the girls on the foreign shores, you’ll have to report to me
When you come marchin home
Don’t hold anyone on your knee. You better be true to me
You better be true to me. You better be true to me. No! No! No!
Don’t hold anyone on your knee. You’re getting the third degree
When you come marchin home
You’re on own where there is no phone, and I can’t keep tab on you
Be fair to me, I’ll guarantee this is one thing that I’ll do
I won’t sit under the apple tree with anyone else but you
Till you come marchin home
Down by the old mill stream
Where I first met you
With your eyes so blue
Dressed in gingham too
It was there I knew
That you loved me too
You were sixteen
My village queen
Down by the old mill stream
Down by the old not the new but the old
mill stream not the river but the stream
Where I first not the last but the first
met you not me but you
With your eyes not your ears but your eyes
so blue not green but blue
Dressed in ging- not silk but ging
-ham too not one but two
It was there not here but there
I knew not old but new
That you loved not hate but loved
me too not one but two
You were sixteen not seventeen but sixteen
My village queen not the king but the queen
Down by the old not the new but the old
mill stream not the river but the stream
Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
I ain’t gonna study war no more
I ain’t gonna study war no more
I ain’t gonna study war no more, no more
I ain’t gonna study war no more
I ain’t gonna study war no more
I ain’t gonna study war no more
Gonna join hands with everyone...
Gonna put on my long white robe...
Gonna put on my starry crown...
Gonna put on my golden shoes...
Gonna walk with the Prince of Peace...
Early in the evenin’, just about supper time
Over by the courthouse, they’re starting to unwind
Four kids on the corner tryin to bring you up
Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
You don’t need a penny just to hang around
But if you’ve got a nickel, won’t you lay your money down?
Over on the corner there’s a happy noise
People come from all around to watch the magic boy
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
Every night I hope and pray a dream lover will come my way
A girl to hold in my arms and feel the magic of her charms
Cause I want Yeah-yeah, yeah
A girl Yeah-yeah, yeah
To call Yeah-yeah, yeah
My own Yeah-yeah, yeah
I want a dream lover, so I don’t have to dream alone
Dream lover where are you with a love, oh, so true
And a hand that I can hold and feel you near as I grow old
Cause I want Yeah-yeah, yeah
A girl Yeah-yeah, yeah
To call Yeah-yeah, yeah
My own Yeah-yeah, yeah
I want a dream lover, so I don’t have to dream alone
Someday I don’t know how, I hope she’ll hear my plea
Some way I don’t know how, she’ll bring her love to me
Dream lover until then I’ll go asleep and dream again
That’s the only thing to do till all my lover’s dreams come true
Cause I want Yeah-yeah, yeah
A girl Yeah-yeah, yeah
To call Yeah-yeah, yeah
My own Yeah-yeah, yeah
I want a dream lover, so I don’t have to dream alone
Please don’t make me dream alone
I beg you don’t make me deam arlone
No, I don’t want to dream alone
Day after day I’m more confused
Yet I look for the light in the pouring rain
You know that’s a game that I hate to lose
I’m feelin the strain, a’in’t it a shame
Give me the beat, boy, to free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boy, to free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Beginning to think that I’m wastin time
I don’t understand the things I do
The world outside looks so unkind
So I’m countin’ on you to carry me through
Give me the beat, boy, to free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boy, to free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when I’m feelin blue
The guitar’ comin through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know I believe in your song
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You help me along makin me strong
Give me the beat, boy, to free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boy, to free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boy, to free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll And drift away
Hey, hey, give me the beat, boy, to free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll And drift away
Na na na, won’t ya, won’t ya take me
Oh oh, take me
Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke
Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke
Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke
Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke [continue under]
As I, I walk through this world
Nothing can stop the Duke of Earl
And you, you are my girl
And no one can hurt you, oh, no
Yes, I know I’m gonna love you, oh, no
Come on, let me hold you, darlin’
Cuz I’m the Duke of Earl. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And when I hold you, You’ll be my Duchess, Duchess of Earl
We’ll walk through my dukedom. A paradise we will share
Yes, I know I’m gonna love you, oh, no
Come on, let me hold you, darlin’
Cuz I’m the Duke of Earl. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yes, I know I’m gonna love you, oh, no
Come on, let me hold you, darlin’
Cuz I’m the Duke of Earl. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Edelweiss, edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl
Nighttime would find me in Rose’s Cantina
Music would play and Felina would whirl
Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina
Wicked and evil while casting a spell
My love was deep for this Mexican maiden
I was in love, but in vain I could tell
One night a wild young cowboy came in
Wild as the West Texas wind
Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing
With wicked Felina, the girl that I love
So in anger I challenged his right for the love of this maiden
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore
My challenge was answered, in less than a heartbeat
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor
Just for a moment, I stood there in silence
Shocked by the foul, evil deed I had done
Many thoughts ran through my mind as I stood there
I had but one chance and that was to run
Out through the back door of Rose’s I ran
Out where the horses were tied
I caught a good one. It looked like he could run
Up on his back and away I did ride
Just as fast as I could from the West Texas town of El Paso
Out through the badlands of New Mexico
Back in El Paso my life would be worthless
Everything’s gone in life nothing is left
It’s been so long since I’ve seen the young maiden
My love is stronger than my fear of death
I saddled up and away I did go
Riding alone in the dark
Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me
Tonight nothing’s worse than this pain in my heart
And at last here I am on the hill overlooking El Paso
I can see Rose’s Cantina below
My love is strong and it pushes me onward
Down off the hill to Felina I go
Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys
Off to my left ride a dozen or more
Shouting and shooting, I can’t let them catch me
I have to make it to Rose’s back door
Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel
A deep burning pain in my side
Though I an trying to stay in the saddle
I’m getting weary, unable to ride
But my love for Felina is strong and I rise where I’ve fallen
Though I am weary, I can’t stop to rest
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest
From out of nowhere, Felina has found me
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side
Cradled by two loving arms that I’ll die for
One little kiss and Felina good-bye
Well now, take down your fishing pole
And meet me at the fishing hole
We may not get a bite all day
But don’t you rush away
What a great place to rest your bones
And mighty fine for skipping stones
You’ll feel fresh as a lemonade
A-setting in the shade
Whether it’s hot, whether it’s cool
Oh, what a spot for whistling like a fool
What a fine day to take a stroll
And wind up at the fishing hole
I can’t think of a better way
To pass the time of day
Five foot two eyes of blue
But oh what those five foot could do
Has anybody seen my gal?
Turned up nose and turned down hose
Never had another beau
Has anybody seen my gal?
Now if you run into five foot two covered with fur
Diamond ring and all those things
Bet your life it isn’t her
Could she coo could she woo
Could she could she could she coo
Has anybody seen my gal?
Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars
Let me see what love is like on Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, darling, kiss me
Fill my heart with song, and let me sing forever more
You are all I long for all I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
Fill my heart with song, and let me sing forever more
You are all I long for all I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, In other words, I love you
I hear the train a coming, it’s rolling round the bend
And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when
I’m stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on
But that train keeps rolling on down to San Antone
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, “Son
Always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns”
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing
I hang my head and cry
I bet there’s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They’re probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
But I know I had it coming, I know I can’t be free
But those people keep a moving, and that’s what tortures me
Well if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I’d move on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison, that’s where I want to stay
And I’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
The bells are ringing for me and my gal
The birds are singing for me and my gal
Everybody’s been knowing
To a wedding we’re going
And for weeks they’ve been sewing
Every Susie and Sal
They’re congregating for me and my gal
The parson’s waiting for me and my gal
And sometime I’m gonna build a little home for two
Or three or four or more
In love land for me and my gal
Georgia, oh Georgia
The whole day through
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
I said, Georgia, Georgia
A song of you
Comes as sweet and clear
As moonlight through the pines
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you
Georgia, oh Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you
Georgia, oh Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the ragged sky — and up the cloudy draw
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny, and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders coming hard — and he heard their mournful cry
Yippie yi ooh! Yippie yi ay!
Ghost riders in the sky
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
He’s riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain’t caught ’em yet
’Cause they’ve got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire — as they ride on, hear their cry
Yippie yi ooh! Yippie yi ay!
Ghost riders in the sky
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
“If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
“Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
“Trying to catch the devil’s herd — across these endless skies”
Yippie yi ooh! Yippie yi ay!
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
If you’re travelin’ in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
If you go when the snowflakes storm
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see if she’s wearing a coat so warm
To keep her from the howlin’ winds
Please see for me if her hair hangs long
If it rolls and flows all down her breast
Please see for me if her hair hangs long
For that’s the way I remember her best
I’m a-wonderin’ if she remembers me at all
Many times I’ve often prayed
In the darkness of my night
In the brightness of my day
So, if you’re travelin’ in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
You’ve got to give a little, take a little
And let your poor heart break a little
That’s the story of, that’s the glory of love
You’ve got to laugh a little, cry a little
Until the clouds roll by a little
That’s the story of, that’s the glory of love
As long as there’s the two of us
We’ve got the world and all it’s charms
And when the world is through with us
We’ve got each other’s arms
You’ve got to win a little, lose a little
Yes, and always have the blues a little
That’s the story of, that’s the glory of love
That’s the story of, that’s the glory of
That’s the story of, that’s the glory of
That’s the story of, that’s the glory of love
Don’t want a four leaf clover
Don’t want an old horse shoe
Want your kiss ’cause I just can’t miss
With a good luck charm like you
Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm a-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight
Don’t want a silver dollar
Rabbit’s foot on a string
The happiness in your warm caress
No rabbit’s foot can bring
Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm a-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight
If I found a lucky penny
I’d toss it across the bay
Your love is worth all the gold on earth
No wonder that I say
Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm a-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight
Last Saturday night I got married
Me and my wife settled down
Now me and my love are parted
I’m gonna take another stroll downtown
Irene, goodnight, Irene, goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I’ll see you in my dreams
Sometimes I live in the country
Sometimes I live in the town
Sometimes I have a great notion
To jump In the river and drown
Irene, goodnight, Irene, goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I’ll see you in my dreams
Ramblin’ stop your gamblin’
Stop stayin’ out late at night
Go home to your wife and your family
Sit down by the fireside bright
Irene, goodnight, Irene, goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I’ll see you in my dreams
I asked your mother to marry you
She told me you was too young
I wish I’d never seen your face
I’m sorry I was ever born
Irene, goodnight, Irene, goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I’ll see you in my dreams
I love Irene, God knows I do
Love her till the sea runs dry
If Irene turns her back on me
I’m gonna take morphine and die
Irene, goodnight, Irene, goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I’ll see you in my dreams
Goodnight, my someone, Goodnight, my love
Sleep tight, my someone, Sleep tight, my love
Our star is shining it’s brightest light
For goodnight, my love, for goodnight
Sweet dreams be yours, dear, if dreams there be
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now goodnight, my someone, goodnight
True love can be whispered from heart to heart
When lovers are parted they say
But I must depend on a wish and a star
As long as my heart doesn’t know who you are
Sweet dreams be yours, dear, if dreams there be
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now goodnight, my someone, goodnight
Goodnight, Goodnight
Alas, my love, you do me wrong
To cast me off discourteously
For I have loved you well and long
Delighting in your company
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my Lady Greensleeves
Alas, my love, that you should own
A heart of wanton vanity
So must I meditate alone
Upon your insincerity
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my Lady Greensleeves
Your vows you’ve broken, like my heart
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart
But my heart remains in captivity
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my Lady Greensleeves
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme, quiero
Echar mis versos del alma
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Mi verso es un verde claro
Y de un carmín encendido
Mi verso es un ciervo herido
Que busca en el monte amparo
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Cultivo una rosa blanca
En julio como en enero
Para el amigo sincero
Que me da su mano franca
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Y para el cruel que me arranca
El corazón con que vivo
Cardo ni ortiga cultivo
Cultivo la rosa blanca
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Con los pobres de la tierra
Quiero yo mi suerte echar
Con los pobres de la tierra
Quiero yo mi suerte echar
El arroyo de la sierra
Me complace más que el mar
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
Your faith was strong, but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
Maybe there’s a God above
But all I ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
It’s not a cry you hear tonight
It’s not some pilgrim who claims to have seen the light
It’s a cold and very broken hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
You say I took the name in vain
I don’t even know the name
But if I did, well really, what’s it to you?
There’s a blaze of light in every word
It doesn’t matter which you heard
The holy or the broken hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
Maybe I’ve been here before
I know this room, I’ve walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
Listen, love is not a victory march
No, it’s a cold it’s a very lonely hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
There was a time you let me know
What’s really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?
I remember when I moved in you
The holy dove, she was moving too
And every breath we drew was hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
I did my best, it wasn’t much
I couldn’t feel, so I learned to touch
I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come all this way to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I’ll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, c-come-a, come-a
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, girls, gather round
Because of what I’m putting down
Uh-uh, baby, I’m your handyman
I’m not the kind to use a pencil or rule
I’m handy with the love and I’m no fool
I fix broken hearts. I know I really can
If your broken hearts need repair
I am the man to see
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends
They’ll come runnin’ to me
Here is the main thing I want to say
I’m busy 24 hours a day
I fix broken hearts
I know I really can
If your broken hearts need repair
I- I am the man to see
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends
They’ll come runnin’ to me
Here is the main thing I want to say
I’m busy 24 hours a day
I fix broken hearts. I know I really can
Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, c-come-a, come-a
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on
Sloopy lives in a very bad part of town
And everybody, yeah, tries to put my Sloopy down
Well, Sloopy, I don’t care what your daddy do
Cuz you know, Sloopy girl, I’m in love with you
And so I say now
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on
Sloopy, let your hair down, girl, let it hang down on me
Sloopy, let your hair down, girl, let it hang down on me
Come on Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Come on, Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Come on Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Come on, Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Well it feels so good (Come on, come on)
You know it feels so good (Come on, come on)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, Sloopy (Come on, come on)
Shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah (Come on, come on)
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy, hang on
Let us pause in life’s pleasures and count it’s many tears
While we all sup sorrow with the poor
There’s a song that will linger forever in our ears
Oh, hard times come again no more
While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay
There are frail forms fainting at the door
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Oh, hard times come again no more
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times come again no more
There’s a pale sorrow maiden who toils her life away
With a worn heart whose better days are o’er
Though her voice would be merry, ’tis sighing all the day
Oh, hard times come again no more
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times come again no more
Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave
Tis a wail that is heard upon the shore
Tis a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
Oh, hard times come again no more
Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh, hard times come again no more
Come a little bit closer
Hear what I have to say
Just like children sleepin’
We could dream this night away
But there’s a full moon risin’
Let’s go dancin’ in the light
We know where the music’s playin’
Let’s go out and feel the night
Because I’m still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I’m still in love with you
On this harvest moon
When we were strangers
I watched you from afar
When we were lovers
I loved you with all my heart
But now it’s gettin’ late
And the moon is climbin’ high
I want to celebrate
See it shinin’ in your eye
Because I’m still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I’m still in love with you
On this harvest moon
Hava nagila, hava nagila
Hava nagila, ve-nismecha
Hava nagila, hava nagila
Hava nagila, ve-nismecha
Hava neranenah, hava neranenah
Hava neranenah, ve-nismecha
Hava neranenah, hava neranenah
Hava neranenah, ve-nismecha
Uru, uru achim!
Uru achim be-lev sameach
Uru achim be-lev sameach
Uru achim be-lev sameach
Uru achim! Uru achim!
Be-lev sameach
Someone told me long ago
There’s a calm before the storm
I know. It’s been comin’ for some time
When it’s over, so they say
It’ll rain a sunny day
I know, shinin’ down like water
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin’ down a sunny day?
Yesterday and days before
Sun is cold and rain is hard
I know, been that way for all my time
Till forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow
I know, it can’t stop, I wonder
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin’ down a sunny day?
He said, “I’ll love you till I die”
She told him you’ll forget in time
As the years went slowly by
She still preyed upon his mind
He kept her picture on his wall
Went half crazy now and then
He still loved her through it all
Hoping she’d come back again
Kept some letters by his bed
Dated nineteen-sixty-two
He had underlined in red
Every single I love you
I went to see him just today
Oh, but I didn’t see no tears
All dressed up to go away
First time I’d seen him smile in years
He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they’ll carry him away
He stopped loving her today
You know she came to see him one last time
Oh and we all wondered if she would
And it kept running through my mind
This time he’s over her for good
He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they’ll carry him away
He stopped loving her today
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got you and me, brother, in his hands
He’s got you and me, sister in his hands
He’s got you and me, brother, in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the mama and the papa in his hands...
He’s got the little bitty baby in his hands...
He’s got everybody here in his hands...
Hello, Dolly, well, hello, Dolly
It’s so nice to have you back where you belong
You’re looking swell, Dolly, we can tell, Dolly
You’re still glowin’ you’re still crowin’ you’re still goin’ strong
We feel the room swayin’ for the band’s playin’
One of your old favorite songs from way back when
So, take her wrap, fellas. Find her an empty lap, fellas
Dolly’ll never go away again
Hello, Dolly, well, hello, Dolly
It’s so nice to have you back where you belong
You’re looking swell, Dolly, we can tell, Dolly
You’re still glowin’ you’re still crowin’ you’re still goin’ strong
We feel the room swayin’ for the band’s playin’
One of your old favorite songs from way back when
So, take her wrap, fellas. Find her an empty lap, fellas
Dolly’ll never go away. Dolly’ll never go away
Dolly’ll never go away again
You passed me by one sunny day
Flashed those big brown eyes my way
And, oo, I wanted you forever more
Now I’m not one that gets around
I swear my feet stuck to the ground
And though I never did meet you before
I said “Hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart
Sweet Mary Lou, I’m so in love with you
I knew Mary Lou we’d never part
So Hello, Mary Lou, goodbye heart”
I saw your lips I heard your voice
Believe me I just had no choice
Wild horses couldn’t make me stay away
I thought about a moonlit night
My arms about good an’ tight
That’s all I had to see for me to say
I said “Hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart
Sweet Mary Lou, I’m so in love with you
I knew Mary Lou we’d never part
So Hello, Mary Lou, goodbye heart”
Hello, Mary Lou, goodbye heart
Hello, Mary Lou, goodbye heart
Take the ribbon from your hair
Shake it loose and let it fall
Layin’ soft upon my skin
Like the shadows on the wall
Come and lay down by my side
Till the early mornin’ light
All I’m takin’ is your time
Help me make it through the night
I don’t care who’s right or wrong
I don’t try to understand
Let the devil take tomorrow
Lord, tonight I need a friend
Yesterday is dead and gone
And tomorrow’s out of sight
And it’s sad to be alone
Help me make it through the night
I don’t care who’s right or wrong
I don’t try to understand
Let the devil take tomorrow
Lord, tonight I need a friend
Yesterday is dead and gone
And tomorrow’s out of sight
And it’s sad to be alone
Help me make it through the night
Say hey, good lookin’ whatcha got cookin’?
How’s about cookin’ something up with me?
Hey, sweet baby don’t you think maybe
We can find us a brand new recipe?
I got a hot rod Ford and a two-dollar bill
And I know a spot right over the hill
There’s soda pop and the dancin’s free
So if you want to have fun come along with me
Hey, good lookin’ whatcha got cookin’?
How’s about cookin’ something up with me?
I’m free and ready so we can go steady
How’s about saving all your time for me?
No more lookin’ I know I been cookin’
How’s about keepin’ steady company?
I’m gonna throw my date book over the fence
And find me one for five or ten cents
I’ll keep it till it’s covered with age
’Cause I’m writin’ your name down on every page
Say hey, good lookin’ whatcha got cookin’?
How’s about cookin’ something up with me?
Hey, Jude, don’t make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude, don’t be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
And anytime you feel the pain
Hey Jude, refrain
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it’s a fool
Who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Na-na-na, na, na, Na-na-na, na
Hey Jude, don’t let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
(let it out and let it in)
Remember to let her into your heart (hey Jude)
Then you can start to make it better
So let it out and let it in
Hey Jude, begin
You’re waiting for someone to perform with
And don’t you know that it’s just you
Hey Jude, you’ll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Na-na-na, na, na, Na-na-na, na, yeah
Hey Jude, don’t make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you’ll begin to make it better
Better better better better better, ah!
Na, na, na, na-na-na na
(yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Na-na-na na, hey Jude
Women:
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back
No more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more
Jack: What you say?
Women:
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back
No more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more
Jack:
Woah, Woman, oh woman, don’t treat me so mean
You’re the meanest old woman that I’ve ever seen
I guess if you said so
I’d have to pack my things and go
Women:
That’s right!
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back
No more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more
Jack: What you say?
Women:
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back
No more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more
Jack:
Now baby, listen baby, don’t ya treat me this-a way
Cause I’ll be back on my feet some day
Women:
Don’t care if you do ’cause it’s understood
You ain’t got no money you just ain’t no good
Jack:
Well, I guess if you say so
I’d have to pack my things and go
Women:
That’s right!
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back
No more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more
Jack: What you say?
Women:
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back
No more, no more, no more, no more
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more
Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam
And the deer and the antelope play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day
Home, home on the range
Where the deer and the antelope play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day
How often at night, when the heavens are bright
With the light from the glittering stars
Have I stood there amazed and asked as I gazed
If their glory exceeds that of ours
Home, home on the range
Where the deer and the antelope play
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day
Oh hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
It’s so new to me, what you do to me
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
When you’re holding me tight
Never dreamed anybody could kiss that a-way
Bring me bliss that a-way, what a kiss that a-way
What a wonderful feelin’ to feel that a-way
Tell me where have you been all my life
Oh hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
It’s so new to me, what you do to me
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
When you’re holding me tight
Never knew that my heart could go zing that a-way
Ting-a-ling that a-way, make me sing that a-way
Said goodbye to my troubles, they went that a-way
Ever since you came into my life
Oh hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
It’s so new to me, what you do to me
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
When you’re holding me tight
There’s a cute little cottage for two that a-way
Skies are blue that a-way, dreams come true that a-way
If you say I can share it with you that a-way
I’ll be happy the rest of my life
Oh hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
It’s so new to me, what you do to me
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
When you’re holding me tight
Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
How my future will shine
Hot diggity, dog ziggity, boom what you do to me
From the moment you’re mine
Hot dog!
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I’m one
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin’ man
Down in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he was satisfied
Is when he’s all drunk
Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I’m goin’ back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I’m one
How much is that doggie in the window? [bark twice]
The one with the waggily tail
How much is that doggie in the window? [bark twice]
I do hope that dog is for sale
I must take a trip to California
And leave my poor sweetheart alone
If he has a dog, he won’t be lonesome
And the doggie will have a good home
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggily tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that dog is for sale
I read in the papers there are robbers
With flashlights that shine in the dark
If he has a doggie to protect him
He’ll scare them away with one bark
I don’t want a bunny or a kitty
I don’t want a parrot that talks
I don’t want a bowl of little fishies
You can’t take a goldfish for a walk
How much is that doggie in the window? [bark twice]
The one with the waggily tail
How much is that doggie in the window? [bark twice]
I do hope that dog is
I do hope that dog is
I do hope that dog is for sale
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
I needed the shelter of someone’s arms, and there you were
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs, and there you were
With sweet love and devotion
Deeply touching my emotion
I wanna stop and thank you baby
I wanna stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
I close my eyes at night
And wonder what would I be without you in my life
Everything I did was just a bore
All the things I did, seems I’d done em before
But you brighten up for me all of my days
With a love so sweet in so many ways
I wanna stop and thank you baby
I wanna stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
You were better to me than I been to myself
For me, there’s you and nobody else
I wanna stop and thank you baby
I wanna stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
I’ve had good luck, and bad luck
I’ve had good luck, and bad luck
And no luck, it’s true
But I always get lucky with you
I’ve been turned on, and turned down
When the bars close at two
But I always get lucky with you
I keep two strikes against me
Most all of the time
And when it’s down to just a phone call
I’m minus a dime
There’s been good days, and bad days
But when the day is through
I always get lucky with you
I keep two strikes against me
Most all of the time
And when it’s down to just a phone call
I’m minus a dime
There’s been good days, and bad days
But when the day is through
I always get lucky with you
I always get lucky with you
Today I passed you on the street
And my heart fell at your feet
I can’t help it if I’m still in love with you
There was another by your side
And he looked so satisfied
I can’t help it if I’m still in love with you
A picture from the past came slowly stealing
As I brushed your arm and walked so close to you
Then suddenly I got that old time feeling
I can’t help it if I’m still in love with you
It’s hard to know another’s lips will kiss you
And hold you just the way I used to do
Oh, heaven only knows how much I miss you
I can’t help it if I’m still in love with you
I can’t help it if I’m still in love with you
I can’t stop loving you. I’ve made up my mind
To live in memory of the lonesome times
I can’t stop wanting you, it’s useless to say
So I’ll just live my life in dreams of yesterday
Those happy hours that we once knew
Though long ago, still make me blue
They say that time heals a broken heart
But time has stood still since we’ve been apart
I can’t stop loving you. I’ve made up my mind
To live in memory of the lonesome times
I can’t stop wanting you, it’s useless to say
So I’ll just live my life in dreams of yesterday
I dreamed I saw St. Augustine alive as you or me
Tearing through these quarters in the utmost misery
With a blanket underneath his arm and a coat of solid gold
Searching for the very souls, whom already have been sold
“Arise, arise,” he cried so loud with a voice without restraint
“Come out, ye gifted kings and queens and hear my sad complaint
“No martyr is among ye now whom you can call your own
“But go on your way accordingly and know you’re not alone.”
I dreamed I saw St. Augustine alive with fiery breath
And I dreamed I was amongst the ones that put him out to death
Oh, I awoke in anger so alone and terrified
I put my fingers against the glass and bowed my head and cried
I fall to pieces
Each time I see you again
I fall to pieces
How can I be just your friend?
You want me to act like we’ve never kissed
You want me to forget. Pretend we’ve never met
And I’ve tried and I’ve tried but I haven’t yet
You walk by and I fall to pieces
I fall to pieces
Each time someone speaks your name
I fall to pieces
Time only adds to the flame
You tell me to find someone else to love
Someone who loves me, too. The way you used to do
But each time I go out with someone new
You walk by and I fall to pieces
You walk by and I fall to pieces
Ooo, I bet you wonder how I knew
’Bout your plans to make me blue
With some other guy you knew before
Between the two of us guys, you know I love you more
It took me by surprise, I must say
When I found out yesterday
Don’t you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, and just about to lose my mind, honey, honey, yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be my baby
I know a man ain’t supposed to cry
But these tears I can’t hold inside
Losin’ you would end my life, you see
Cuz you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself
That you love somebody else
Instead I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind, honey, honey, yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be my baby
People say believe half of what you see
Son, and none of what you hear
But I can’t hide bein’ confused
If it’s true, please tell me, dear
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you loved before
Don’t you know, I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Baby, I heard it through the grapevine
Ooo, I’m just about to lose my mind, honey, honey, yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be my baby
Honey, honey, I know that you’re lettin’ me go
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be my baby
I said, I heard it through the grapevine
Ooo, heard it through the grapevine
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird
Now that’s absurd to swallow a bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog
Oh, what a hog to swallow a dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
I know an old lady who swallowed a goat
She just opened her throat and swallowed a goat
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
I know an old lady who swallowed a cow
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly
Perhaps she’ll die
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse
She’s dead, of course
I don’t know what it is that makes me love you so
I only know I never want to let you go
’Cause you started something, can’t you see
That ever since we met you’ve had a hold on me
I happens to be true, I only want to be with you
It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do
I want to spend each moment of the day with you
Look what has happened with just one kiss
I never knew that I could be in love like this
It’s crazy but it’s true, I only want to be with you
You stopped and smiled at me
Asked me if I’d care to dance
I fell into your open arms
I didn’t stand a chance
Now, listen, honey, I just want to be beside you everywhere
As long as we’re together, honey, I don’t care
’Cause you started something, can’t you see
That ever since we met you’ve had a hold on me
No matter what you do, I only want to be with you
You stopped and smiled at me
Asked me if I’d care to dance
I fell into your open arms
I didn’t stand a chance
Now hear me darling, I just want to be beside you everywhere
As long as we’re together, honey, I don’t care
’Cause you started something, can’t you see
That ever since we met you’ve had a hold on me
No matter what you do, I only want to be with you
I said, no matter, no matter what you do, I only want to be with you
Well, she was just seventeen
You know what I mean
And the way she looked
Was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another
Ooh, when I saw her standing there?
Well, she looked at me
And I, I could see
That before too long
I’d fall in love with her
She wouldn’t dance with another
Ooh, when I saw her standing there
Well, my heart went, "Boom"
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine
Oh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long
I fell in love with her
Now I’ll never dance with another
Ooh, since I saw her standing there
Well, my heart went, "Boom"
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine
Oh, we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long
I fell in love with her
Now I’ll never dance with another
Oh, since I saw her standing there
Oh, since I saw her standing there
Yeah, well since I saw her standing there
Maybe you’ll wanna give me kisses sweet
But only for one night and no repeat
And maybe you’ll go away and never call
And a taste of honey’s worse than none at all
Oh little girl, in that case I don’t want no part
I do believe that, that would only break my heart
Oh, but if you feel like lovin’ me. If you got the notion
I second that emotion
So, if you feel like lovin’ me. If you got the notion.
I second that emotion, Ooh
Maybe you think that love would tie you down
And you don’t have the time to hang around
Maybe you think that love was made for fools
And so it makes you wise to break the rules
Oh little girl, in that case I don’t want no part
I do believe that, that would only break my heart
Oh, but if you feel like lovin’ me. If you got the notion
I second that emotion
So, if you feel like lovin’ me. If you got the notion.
I second that emotion, Ooh
Oh, little girl, I second that emotion
Ooh little girl, I second that emotion
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you’re mine, I walk the line
I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, I’ll admit that I’m a fool for you
Because you’re mine, I walk the line
As sure as night is dark and days is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I’ve known proves that it’s right
Because you’re mine, I walk the line
You’ve got way to keep me on your side
You give me cause for love that I can’t hide
For you I know I’d ’even try to turn the tide
Because you’re mine, I walk the line
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you’’e mine, I walk the line
I want a girl just like the girl that married dear old dad
She was a pearl and the only girl that Daddy ever had
A real old-fashioned girl with heart so true
One who loves nobody else but you
Oh, I want a girl just like the girl that married dear old Dad
The guilty undertaker sighs
The lonesome organ grinder cries
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
Blow into my face with scorn
But it’s not that way, I wasn’t born to lose you
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad. Honey, I want you
The drunken politician leaps
Upon the street where mothers weep
And the saviors who are fast asleep, they wait for you
And I wait for them to interrupt me
Drinking from my broken cup
And ask me to open up the gate for you
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad. Honey, I want you
Now all my fathers, they’ve gone down
True love they’ve been without it
But all their daughters put me down
’Cause I don’t think about it
Well, I return to the Queen of Spades
And talk with my chambermaid
She knows that I’m not afraid to look at her
She is good to me
And there’s nothing she doesn’t see
She knows where I’d like to be, but it doesn’t matter
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad. Honey, I want you
Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit
He spoke to me, I took his flute
No, I wasn’t very cute to him, was I?
But I did it, though, because he lied
Because he took you for a ride
And because time was on his side, and because I
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad. Honey, I want you
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
I wish I could say all the things that I should like to say
Say ’em loud, say ’em clear
For the whole round world to hear
I wish I could share all the love that’s in my heart
Remove all the parts that keep us apart
I wish you could know what it means to be me
Then you’d see and agree
That every man should be free
I wish I could give all I’m longin’ to give
I wish I could live like I’m longin’ to live
I wish I could do all the things that I can do
Though I’m way overdue
I’d be startin’ anew
I wish I could be like a bird in the sky
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
I’d soar to the song and look down at the scene
Then I’d sing ’cos I know, yeah
Then I’d sing ’cos I know, yeah
Then I’d sing ’cos I know, yeah
I’d know how it feels
Now, you’re lookin’ at a man that’s gettin’ kinda mad
I had a lot a luck, but it’s all been bad
No matter how I struggle and strive
I’ll never get out of this world alive
My fishin’ pole’s broke, the creek is full of sand
My woman run away with another man
No matter how I struggle and strive
I’ll never get out of this world alive
My distant uncle passed away
And left me quite a batch
And I was livin’ high until the fatal day
A lawyer proved I wasn’t born, I was only hatched
Everything’s agin me and it’s got me down
If I jumped in the river I would probably drown
No matter how I struggle and strive
I’ll never get out of this world alive
These shabby shoes I’m wearin’ all the time
Is full of holes and nails
And brother, if I stepped on worn-out dime
I bet a nickel I could tell you if it was heads or tails
I’m not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow
’Cause nothin’s ever gonna be alright no-how
No matter how I struggle and strive
I’ll never get out of this world alive
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me
That’s the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all of my dreams
Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I’m in love, and I’m a believer
I couldn’t leave her if I tried
I thought love was more or less a giving thing
It seemed the more I gave the less I got oh yeah
What’s the use in tryin’
All you get is pain
When I wanted sunshine I got rain
Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
I’m in love, and I’m a believer
I couldn’t leave her if I tried
Love was out to get me
That’s the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all of my dreams
Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer
Not a trace, of doubt in my mind
I’m in love, I’m a believer
I couldn’t leave her if I tried
Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
Now I’m a believer, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now I’m a believer
Then I saw her face
Now I’m a believer
Not a trace, of doubt in my mind
Polly, put the kettle on and we’ll all have tea
Grandma used to sing
Oh, since then our taste has changed in so many ways
Yet to the pot we cling
Oh, I’m a little teapot short and stout
Here is my handle, here is my spout
When I get all steamed up then I shout
Tip me over, pour me out
I’m an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
But my legs ain’t bowed and my cheeks ain’t tan
I’m a cowboy who never saw a cow
Never roped a steer ’cause I don’t know how
Sure ain’t a fixing to start in now
Yippie yi oh kai-ay, yippie yi oh kai-ay
I’m an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
And I learned to ride ’fore I learned to stand
I’m a riding fool who is up to date
I know every trail in the Lone Star State
’Cause I ride the range in a Ford V-8
Yippie yi oh kai-ay, yippie yi oh kai-ay
I’m an old cowhands from the Rio Grande
And I come to town just to hear the band
I know all the songs that the cowboys know
’Bout the big corral where the doggies go
I learned them all on the radio
Yippie yi oh kai-ay, yippie yi oh kai-ay
I’m always chasing rainbows
Watching clouds drifting by
My schemes are just like all my dreams
Ending in the sky
Some fellows look and find the sunshine
I always look and find the rain
Some fellows make a winning sometime
I never even make a gain, believe me
I’m always chasing rainbows
Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain
Some fellows look and find the sunshine
I always look and find the rain
Some fellows make a winning sometime
I never even make a gain, believe me
I’m always chasing rainbows
Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain
I’m always chasing rainbows,
Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain
Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain
I’m forever blowing bubbles
Pretty bubbles in the air
They fly so high, nearly reach the sky
Then like my dreams, they fade and die
Fortune’s always hiding
I’ve looked everywhere
I’m forever blowing bubbles
Pretty bubbles in the air
I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
Oh and make believe it came from you
I’m gonna write words, oh, so sweet
They’re gonna knock me off my feet
A lotta kisses at the bottom, and I’ll be glad I’ve got ’em
I’m gonna smile and say, “I hope you’re feelin’ better”
And close “With love” the way you do
I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And make believe it came from you
I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
And make believe it came, make believe it came
And make believe it came from you
I’m Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She’s been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry Henry
She wouldn’t have a Willy or a Sam no Sam
I’m her eighth old man, I’m Henry
Henry the eighth I am
Second verse same as the first
I’m Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She’s been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry Henry
She wouldn’t have a Willy or a Sam no Sam
I’m her eighth old man, I’m Henry
Henry the eighth I am
H-E-N-are-why
Henry Henry Henry Henry
Henry the eighth I am, I am
Henry the eighth I am yeah
I’m looking over a four leaf clover
That I overlooked before
One leaf is sunshine the second is rain
Look at them roses blooming in the lane
No explaining the one remaining
Is somebody I adore
I’m looking over a four leaf clover
That I overlooked before
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I’m so lonesome I could cry
I’ve never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and cry
Did you ever see a robin weep
When leaves begin to die?
Like me, he’s lost the will to live
I’m so lonesome I could cry
The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I’m so lonesome I could cry
I’m so lonesome I could cry
I’ve been working on the railroad
All the live long day
I’ve been working on the railroad
Just to pass the time away
Can’t you hear the whistle blowing
Rise up so early in the morn
Can’t you hear the captain shouting
“Dinah, blow your horn!”
Dinah won’t you blow, Dinah won’t you blow
Dinah, won’t you blow your horn
Dinah, won’t you blow, Dinah, won’t you blow
Dinah, won’t you blow your horn
Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah
Someone’s in the kitchen I know
Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah
Strumming on the old banjo, and singing
Fee fie fiddly ai oh, fee fie fiddly ai oh
Fee fie fiddly ai oh, strumming on the old banjo
If I fell in love with you
Would you promise to be true
And help me understand
’Cause I’ve been in love before
And I found that love was more
Than just holding hands
If I give my heart to you
I must be sure
From the very start that you
Would love me more than her
If I trust in you oh please
Don’t run and hide
If I love you too oh please
Don’t hurt my pride like her
’Cause I couldn’t stand the pain
And I would be sad if our new love was in vain
So I hope you see that I
Would love to love you
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two
’Cause I couldn’t stand the pain
And I would be sad if our new love was in vain
So I hope you see that I
Would love to love you
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two
If I fell in love with you
If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the mornin’
I’d hammer in the evenin’ all over this la-and
I’d hammer out danger. I’d hammer out warnin’
I’d hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
All, all over this land
If I had a bell, I’d ring it in the mornin’
I’d ring it in the evenin’ all over this la-and
I’d ring out danger. I’d ring out danger.
I’d ring out love between my brothers and my sisters
All, all over this land
If I had a song, I’d sing it in the mornin’
I’d sing it in thee evnin’ all over this land
I’d sing out danger. I’d sing out warnin’
I’d sing out love between my brothers and my sisters
All, all over this land
Now I’ve got a hammer, and I’ve got a bell
And I’ve got a song to sing all over this land
It’s the hammer of justice. It’s the bell of freedom
It’s the song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All, all over this land
I have got a sweetie known as Susie
In the words of Shakespeare she’s a “wow"
Though all of you may know her, too
I’d like to shout right now
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl
There’s none so classy as this fair lassie
Oh! Oh! Oh, my goodness, what a chassis
We went riding, she didn’t balk
From the country, I’m the one who had to walk
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! What a girl!
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl
There’s none so classy as this fair lassie
Oh! Oh! Oh, my goodness, what a chassis
At a party she’s meek and mild
But in a taxi, mother dear, come save your child
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! What a girl!
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl
She wears long tresses and nice tight dresses
Oh! Oh! What a future she possesses
I had a mustache and cute as a pup
Susie kissed me, and she burned the darn thing up
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! What a girl!
Suzie has a perfect reputation
No one ever saw her on a spree
Nobody knows where Susie goes
Nobody knows but me
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl
There’s none so classy as this fair lassie
Oh! Oh! Oh, my goodness, what a chassis
Out in public, how she can yawn
In a parlour, you would think the war was on
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! What a girl!
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl
She wears long tresses and nice tight dresses
Oh! Oh! What a future she possesses
She’ll spend Sunday praising the Lord
But on Monday, she’s as busy as a board
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie
Oh! Oh! What a girl!
If you were the only girl in the world
and I were the only boy
Nothing else would matter in the world today
We could go on loving in the same old way
A garden of Eden just made for two
With nothing to mar our joy
I would say such wonderful things to you
There would be such wonderful things to do
If you were the only girl in the world
and I were the only boy
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today
Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace, you
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world, you
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope some day you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
In the good old summertime
In the good old summertime
Strolling through the shady lanes
With that gal of mine
You hold her hand and she holds yours
And that’s a very good sign
That she’s your tootsey-wootsey
In the good old summertime
I had a friend named Ramblin’ Bob
He used to steal, gamble, and rob
He thought he was the smartest guy around
Well, I found out last Monday
That Bob got locked up Sunday
They’ve got him in the jailhouse way downtown
He’s in the jailhouse now
He’s in the jailhouse now
Well, I tol’ him once or twice
To stop playin’ cards and shootin’ dice
He’s in the jailhouse now
Bob liked to play his poker
Pinochle, whist, and euchre
But shootin’ dice was his favorite game
Well, he got throwed in jail
With nobody to go his bail
The judge done said that he refused the fine
He’s in the jailhouse now
He’s in the jailhouse now
Well, I tol’ him once or twice
To stop playin’ cards and shootin’ dice
He’s in the jailhouse now
Well, I went out last Tuesday
I met a girl named Suzie
She said I was the swellest guy around
Well, we started to spendin’ my money
And she started to callin’ me honey
We took in every cabaret in town
We’re in the jailhouse now
We’re in the jailhouse now
Well, I tol’ told that judge right to his face
I don’t like to see this place
We’re in the jailhouse now
My girl, my girl, don’t lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don’t ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
My girl, my girl, where will you go
I’m going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don’t ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
Her husband, was a hard working man
Just about a mile from here
His head was found in a driving wheel
But his body never was found
My girl, my girl, don’t lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don’t ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
My girl, my girl, where will you go
I’m going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don’t ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
Well, I ride on a mail train, baby
Can’t buy a thrill
Well, I’ve been up all night
Leanin’ on the window sill
Well, if I die on top of the hill
And if I don’t make it
You know my baby will
Don’t the moon look good, mama
Shinin’ through the trees?
Don’t the brakeman look good, mama
Flagging down the Double E?
Don’t the sun look good
Goin’ down over the sea?
Don’t my gal look fine
When she’s comin’ after me?
Now the wintertime is coming
The windows are filled with frost
I went to tell everybody
But I could not get across
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby
I don’t wanna be your boss
Don’t say I never warned you
When your train gets lost
Up to mighty London came an Irishman one day
As the streets are paved with gold, sure everyone was gay
Singing songs of Piccadilly, Strand and Leicester Square
Till Paddy got excited, then he shouted to them there
It’s a long way to Tipperary. It’s a long way to go
It’s a long way to Tipperary, to the sweetest girl I know
Goodbye, Piccadilly. Farewell, Leicester Square
It’s a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart’s right there
Paddy wrote a letter to his Irish Molly O
Saying, “Should you not receive it, write and let me know
If I make mistakes in spelling, Molly dear,” said he
“Remember it’s the pen that’s bad, don’t lay the blame on me.”
It’s a long way to Tipperary. It’s a long way to go
It’s a long way to Tipperary, to the sweetest girl I know
Goodbye, Piccadilly. Farewell, Leicester Square
It’s a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart’s right there
Molly wrote a neat reply to Irish Paddy O
Saying, “Mike Mahoney wants to marry me, and so
Leave the Strand and Piccadilly, or you’ll be to blame
For love has fairly drove me silly, hoping you’re the same!”
It’s a long way to Tipperary. It’s a long way to go
It’s a long way to Tipperary, to the sweetest girl I know
Goodbye, Piccadilly. Farewell, Leicester Square
It’s a long, long way to Tipperary, but my heart’s right there
Be sure it’s true when you say, "I love you"
It’s a sin to tell a lie
Millions of hearts have been broken
Just because these words were spoken
I love you, yes, I do, I love you
If you break my heart, I’ll die
So be sure it’s true when you say, "I love you."
It’s a sin to tell a lie
Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone
Judy left the same time
Why was he holding her hand
When he’s supposed to be mine?
It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
Play all my records, keep dancin’ all night
Leave me alone for a while
Till Johnny’s dancin’ with me
I’ve got no reason to smile
It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
Judy and Johnny just walked through the door
Like a queen with her king
Oh what a birthday surprise
Judy’s wearin’ his ring
It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
You would cry too if it happened to you
It’s now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It’s now or never, my love won’t wait
When I first saw you with your smile so tender
My heart was captured, my soul surrendered
I’d spend a lifetime waiting for the right time
Now that you’re near the time is here at last
It’s now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It’s now or never, my love won’t wait
Just like a willow, we would cry an ocean
If we lost true love and sweet devotion
Your lips excite me, let your arms invite me
For who knows when we’ll meet again this way
It’s now or never, come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling, be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It’s now or never, my love won’t wait
It’s now or never, my love won’t wait
It’s now or never, my love won’t wait
Say, it’s only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn’t be make-believe
If you believed in me
Yes, it’s only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn’t be make-believe
If you believed in me
Without your love
It’s a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It’s a melody played in a penny arcade
It’s a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn’t be make-believe
If you believed in me
People see us everywhere
They think you really care
But myself I can’t deceive
I know it’s only make believe
My one and only prayer
Is that someday you’ll care
My hopes, my dreams come true
My one and only you
No one will ever know
How much I love you so
My only prayer will be
Someday you’ll care for me
But it’s only make believe
My hopes, my dreams come true
My life I’d give for you
My heart a wedding ring
My all my everything
My heart I can’t control
You rule my very soul
My plans, my hopes, my schemes
You are my everything
But it’s only make believe
My one and only prayer
Is that someday you’ll care
My hopes, my dreams come true
My one and only you
No one will ever know
How much I love you so
My only prayer will be
Someday you’ll care for me
But it’s only make believe
Down the way where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
But I’m sad to say I’m on my way
Won’t be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Down the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
Ackee rice, salt fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year
But I’m sad to say I’m on my way
Won’t be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girls sway to and fro
I must declare my heart is there
Though I’ve been from Maine to Mexico
But I’m sad to say I’m on my way
Won’t be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston townus
Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin’
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou
Later on, swap my mon, get me a pirogue
And I’ll catch all the fish on the bayou
Swap my mon, to buy Yvonne what she need-oh
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou
John Wesley Harding was a friend to the poor
He traveled with a gun in every hand
All along this countryside, he opened many a door
But he was never known to hurt an honest man
It was down in Chaynee County, a time they talk about
With his lady by his side he took a stand
And soon the situation there was all but straightened out
For he was always know to lend a helping hand
All across the telegraph, his name it did resound
But no charge held against him could be proved
And there was no man around who could track or chain him down
He was never known to make a foolish move
Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Everybody knows that baby’s got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls
She takes just like a woman
She makes love just like a woman
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
Queen Mary, she’s my friend
Yes, I believe I’ll go see her again
Nobody has to guess that baby can’t be blessed
Till she finally sees that she’s like all the rest
With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls
She takes just like a woman
She makes love just like a woman
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
It was raining from the first and I was dying of thirst
So I came in here
And your long-time curse hurts, but what’s worse is this
Pain in here. I can’t stay in here. Ain’t it clear that
I just can’t fit
Yes, I believe it’s time for us to quit
When we meet again, introduced as friends
Please don’t let on that you knew me when
I was hungry and it was your world
She takes just like a woman
She makes love just like a woman
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
Just one look and I fell so ha-ar-ard in love with you, oh, oh
I found out how good it fe-ee-eels to have your love, oh, oh
Say you will, will be mi-i-ine forever and always, oh, oh
Just one look and I knew-ew-ew that you were my only one, oh, oh
Bridge
I thought I was dreamin’ but I was wrong, oh yeah
Ah, but I’m gonna keep on schemin’ till I can make you, make you my own
So you see, I realy ca-ar-are. Without you, I’m nothin’, oh, oh
Just one look and I know-ow-ow I’ll get you someday, oh, oh
Just one look, that’s all it took
Just one look, that’s all it took
Just one look, that’s all it took
I’m going to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come
I’m going to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come
They got some crazy, little women ther, and I’m gonna get me one
I’m gonna be standing on the corner, 12th Street and Vine
I’m gonna be standing on the corner, 12th Street and Vine
With my Kansas City baby and bottle of Kansas City Wine
I might take a plane I might take a train
But if I have to walk, I’m gonna get there just the same
I’m going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
They got some crazy, little women there, and I’m gonna get me one
Now if I stay with that woman, I know I’m gonna die
Gotta find a brand new baby. That’s the reason why
I’m going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
They got some crazy, little women there, and I’m gonna get me one
They got some crazy, little women there, and I’m gonna get me one
Trailer for sale or rent, Rooms to let, fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain’t got no cigarets
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom
Buys a eight-by-twelve, four-bit room
I’m a man of means by no means, king of the road
Third boxcar, midnight train, Destination, Bangor, Maine
Old worn out suit and shoes, I don’t pay no union dues
I smoke old stogies I have found
Short, but not too big around
I’m a man of means by no means, king of the road
I know every engineer on every train
All of their children and all of their names
Every handout in every town
And every lock that ain’t locked when no one’s around, I sing
Trailer for sale or rent, Rooms to let, fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain’t got no cigarets
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom
Buys a eight-by-twelve, four-bit room
I’m a man of means by no means, king of the road
Mmm mmm mmm
Mmm mmm mmm
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it anymore
Getting dark too dark to see
I feel I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Mama put my guns in the ground
I can’t shoot them anymore
That long, black cloud is comin’ down
I feel I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s door
Mmm mmm mmm
Mmm mmm mmm
Lazy bones, sleepin’ in the sun
How you expect to get your day’s work done?
You’ll never get your day’s work done
Lyin’ in the noonday sun
Lazy bones, layin’ in the shade
How you gonna get your cornmeal made?
You’ll never get no cornmeal made
Lyin’ in that evening shade
When taters need sprayin’, I bet you keep prayin’
The bug fall off of the vine
And when you go fishin’, I bet you keep wishin’
The fish don’t grab your line
Lazy bones, loafin’ through the day
How you spect to make a dime that way?
You’ll never make no dime that way
Never heard a word I say
When taters need sprayin’, I bet you keep prayin’
The bugs fall off of the vine
And when you go fishin’, I bet you keep wishin’
The fish don’t grab your line
Lazy bones, loafin’ through the day
How you spect to make a dime that way?
You’ll never make no dime that way
Never heard a word I say
I bless the day I found you I want to stay around you
And so I beg you let it be me
Don’t take this heaven from one, If you must cling to someone
Now and forever, let it be me
Each time we meet love, I find complete love
Without your sweet love, What would life be
So never leave me lonely. Tell me you love me only
And that you’ll always, let it be me
Each time we meet love, I find complete love
Without your sweet love, What would life be
I bless the day I found you, I want to stay around you
And so I beg you, let it be me
Let it be me. Let it be me
Let me call you sweetheart, I’m in love with you
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too
Keep the love light glowing in your eyes so true
Let me call you sweetheart, I’m in love with you
Hey, baby, won’t you take a chance?
Say that you’ll let me have this dance?
And let’s dance. Let’s dance
We’ll do the twist, the bop, the mashed potatoes too
Any old dance that you wanna do
But let’s dance, but let’s dance
Hey, Baby, yeah, you thrill me so
Hold me tight, don’t you let me go
And let’s dance. Let’s dance
We’ll do the twist, the bop, the mashed potatoes too
Any old dance that you wanna do
But let’s dance, but let’s dance
Hey, baby, if you’re all alone
Maybe you’ll let me walk you home, and let’s dance. Let’s dance
We’ll do the twist, the bop, the mashed potatoes too
Any old dance that you wanna do
But let’s dance, but let’s dance
Hey, baby, think you’re swingin’ right
Yes, I know that this is the night, and let’s dance. Let’s dance
We’ll do the twist, the bop, the mashed potatoes too
Any old dance that you wanna do
But let’s dance, but let’s dance
Ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee ee-oh mum a-weh
Ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee ee-oh mum a-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
Near the village the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
Hush my darling don’t fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don’t fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
Ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee ee-oh mum a-weh
Ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee ee-oh mum a-weh
A little of soap will wash away your lipstick on my face
But a little of soap will never, never, never ever erase
The pain in my heart and my eyes as I go through the lonely years
A little bit of soap will never wash away my tears
A little of soap will wash away your powder from my chin
A little of soap will never, never, never ever begin
To take away the hurt that I feel as I go through the lonely years
A little bit of soap will never wash away my tears
Have you heard, when love begins to die
He isn’t one to cry, night and day
But like a bird, you left your robin’s nest
And just like all the rest, you flew away
A little of soap will take away your perfume eventually
But a little of soap will never wash away the memory
Of your name in the night that I call through the lonely years
A little bit of soap will never wash away my tears
I’ll never lose the memory of your name in the night
That I call through the lonely years
A little bit of soap will never wash away my tears
A little bit of soap will never wash away my tears
It’s gonna never, never, never wash away my tears
A little bitty tear let me down
Spoiled my act as a clown
I had it made up not make a frown
But a little bitty tear let me down
You said you were leaving tomorrow
That today was our last day
I said there’d be no sorrow
That I’d laugh when you walked away
A little bitty tear let me down
Spoiled my act as a clown
I had it made up not make a frown
But a little bitty tear let me down
I said I’d laugh when you left me
Pull a funny as you went out the door
That I’d have another waiting
And I’d wave goodbye as you go
A little bitty tear let me down
Spoiled my act as a clown
I had it made up not make a frown
But a little bitty tear let me down
Everything went like I planned it
And I really put on quite a show
In my heart I felt I could stand it
Till you walked with your grip through the door
A little bitty tear let me down
Spoiled my act as a clown
I had it made up not make a frown
But a little bitty tear let me down
A little bitty tear let me down
Spoken:
Step right up folks and see Little Egypt do her famous dances of the pyramids!
She walks, she talks, she crawls on her belly like a reptile!
Just one thin dime, one tenth of a dollar
Step right up folks!
Sung:
I went and bought myself a ticket and
I sat down in the very first row, whoa-whoa
They pulled the curtain but then when
They turned the spotlight way down low, whoa-whoa
Little Egypt came out strutting
Wearing nothin but a button and a bow, whoa-whoa
Singing, Ying-en, Ying-en, Gitch-gitchy-gitchy, Ying-en, Ying-en
She had a ruby on her tummy and
And a diamond big as Texas on her toe, whoa-whoa
She let her hair down and
She did the hoochie-koochie real slow, whoa-whoa
When she did her special number on a zebra skin
I thought she'd stop the show, whoa-whoa
Singing, Ying-en, Ying-en, Gitch-gitchy-gitchy, Ying-en, Ying-en
She did a triple somersault and when she hit the ground
She winked at the audience and then she turned around
She had a picture of a cowboy tattooed on her spine
Saying, "Phoenix, Arizona, 1949"
Yeah, but let me tell you people
Little Egypt doesn't dance there anymore, whoa-whoa
She's too busy mopping and
A taking care of shopping at the store, whoa-whoa
'Cause we got seven kids and
All day long they crawl around the floor, whoa-whoa
Singing, Ying-en, Ying-en, Gitch-gitchy-gitchy, Ying-en, Ying-en
Ying-en, Ying-en, Gitch-gitchy-gitchy, Ying-en, Ying-en
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes
Where the sun shines bright o’ Loch Lomond
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
Oh! You’ll take the high road, and I’ll take the low road
And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
’Twas then that we parted, in yon shady glen
On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond
Where in purple hue, the Highland hills we view
And the moon coming out in the gloaming
Oh! You’ll take the high road, and I’ll take the low road
And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
The wee birdies sing, and the wildflowers spring
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping
But the broken heart will ken nae second spring again
Tho’ the woeful may cease frae their grieving
Oh! You’ll take the high road, and I’ll take the low road
And I’ll be in Scotland afore ye
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
Everybody’s doin’ a brand new dance now
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
I know you’ll get to like it if you give it a chance now
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
My little baby sister can do it with ease
It’s easier than learning your ABCs
So come on, come on, do the locomotion with me
You gotta swing your hips now
Come on, baby, jump up, jump back
Oh, well, I think you’ve got the knack
Now that you can do it, let’s make a chain now
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
Chug-a chug-a motion like a railway train now
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
Do it nice and easy now don’t lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
So come on, come on, do the locomotion with me
Move around the floor in a locomotion
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
Do it holding hands if you got the notion
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
There’s never been a dance that’s so easy to do
It even makes you happy when you’re feeling blue
So come on, come on, do the locomotion with me
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
Come on, baby, do the locomotion
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I’m singin
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door
There’s a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin high heels
Look at all the happy creatures dancin on the lawn
A dinosaur Victrola lis’ning to Buck Owens
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
Won’t you take a ride on the flyin spoon? Doo, doo doo
Wond’rous apparition provided by magician
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
Won’t you take a ride on the flyin spoon? Doo, doo doo
Bother me tomorrow, today, I’ll buy no sorrows
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
Bother me tomorrow, today, I’ll buy no sorrows
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door
Love me tender, love me sweet
Never let me go
You have made my life complete
And I love you so
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For my darling, I love you
And I always will
Love me tender, love me long
Take me to your heart
For it’s there that I belong
And we’ll never part
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For my darling, I love you
And I always will
My love she speaks like silence
Without ideals or violence
She doesn’t have to say she’s faithful
Yet she’s true, like ice, like fire
People carry roses
And make promises by the hours
My love she laughs like the flowers
Valentines can’t buy her
In the dime stores and bus stations
People talk of situations
Read books, repeat quotations
Draw conclusions on the wall
Some speak of the future
My love she speaks softly
She knows there’s no success like failure
And that failure’s no success at all
The cloak and dagger dangles
Madams light the candles
In ceremonies of the horsemen
Even the pawn must hold a grudge
Statues made of match sticks
Crumble into one another
My love winks, she does not bother
She knows too much to argue or to judge
The bridge at midnight trembles
The country doctor rambles
Bankers’ nieces seek perfection
Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring
The wind howls like a hammer
The night blows cold and rainy
My love she’s like some raven
At my window with a broken wing
I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth
You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth
She’s got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
Selling little bottles of love potion number nine
I told her that I was a flop with chics
I’ve been this way since 1956
She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign
She said "What you need is love potion number nine"
She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink
She said "I’m gonna make it up right here in the sink"
It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
I didn’t know if it was day or nightsd
I started kissing everything in sight
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
I didn’t know if it was day or night
I started kissing everything in sight
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
Love potion number nine
Love Potion number nine
Love Potion number nine
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, dear
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
When that shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, dear
So there’s never, never a trace of red
Now on the sidewalk, sunny morning, un huh
Lies a body just oozin’ life
And someone’s sneakin’ ’round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
There’s a tugboat, down by the river
Where a cement bag’s just a’drooppin’ on down
Oh, that cement is for, just for the weight, dear
Five’ll get ya ten old Macky’s back in town
Now d’ja hear ’bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?
Now Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry, Ooh
Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky’s back in town
I said Jenny Diver, whoa, Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky’s back in town
Look out, old Macky’s back
Make the world go away
And get it off my shoulders
Say the things you used to say
And make the world go away
Do you remember when you loved me
Before the world took me astray
If you do, then forgive me
And make the world go away
Make the world go away
And get it off my shoulders
Say the things you used to say
And make the world go away
I’m sorry if I hurt you
I’ll make it up day by day
Just say you love me like you used to
And make the world go away
Make the world go away
And get it off my shoulders
Say the things you used to say
And make the world go away
Say the things you used to say
And make the world go away
I wonder why nobody don’t like me
Or is it the fact that I’m ugly?
I wonder why nobody don’t like me
Or is it the fact that I’m ugly?
I leave my whole house and home
My children don’t want me no more
Bad talk inside de house dey bring
And when I talk they start to sing:
Mama, look a boo-boo they shout
Their mother tell them shut up your mout’
That is your daddy, oh, no
My daddy can’t be ugly so
Shut your mout’, Go away
Mama, look at boo-boo dey
Shut your mout’, Go away
Mama, look at boo-boo dey
I couldn’t even digest me supper
Due to the children’s behavior
John (Yes, pa) come here a moment
Bring de belt, you’re much too impudent
John says it’s James who started first
James tells the story in reverse
I drag my belt from off me waist
You should hear them screamin’ round de place
Mama, look a boo-boo they shout
Their mother tell them shut up your mout’
That is your daddy, oh, no
My daddy can’t be ugly so
Shut your mout’, Go away
Mama, look at boo-boo dey
Shut your mout’, Go away
Mama, look at boo-boo dey
So I began to question the mother
These children ain’t got no behavior
So I began to question the mother
These children ain’t got no behavior
They’re playing with you my wife declared
You should be proud of them, my dear
These children were taught too bloomin’ slack
That ain’t no kind of joke to crack
Mama, look a boo-boo they shout
Their mother tell them shut up your mout’
That is your daddy, oh, no
My daddy can’t be ugly so
Shut your mout’, Go away
Mama, look at boo-boo dey
Shut your mout’, Go away
Mama, look at boo-boo dey
Shut your mout’!
Nibblin’ on sponge cake
Watchin’ the sun bake
All of us tourists covered with oil
Strummin’ my six-string
On my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp, they’re beginnin’ to boil
Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville
Searchin’ for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame
But I know, nobody’s fault
Don’t know the reason
Stayed here all season
Nothing to show but this brand new tattoo
But it’s a real beauty
A Mexican cutie
How it go here, I haven’t got a clue
Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville
Searchin’ for my long lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame
Now I think, hell, it could be my fault
I blew out my flip flop
Stepped on a pop top
Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home
But there’s booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on
Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville
Searchin’ for my long lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame
But I know, it’s my own damn fault
Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame
But I know, it’s my own damn fault
My little Margie, I’m always thinking of you
Margie, I’ll tell the world I love you
Don’t forget your promise to me
I have bought a home and ring
And everything for
Margie, you’ve been my inspiration
Days are never blue
After all is said and done
There is really only one
Oh, Margie, Margie, it’s you
Come you masters of war, you that build all the guns
You that build the death planes, you that build the big bombs
You that hide behind walls, you that hide behind desks
I just want you to know, I can see through your masks
You that never done nothin’ but build to destroy
You play with my world Like it’s your little toy
You put a gun in my hand, and you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther When the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old, you lie and deceive
A world war can be won, you want me to believe
But I see through your eyes, and I see through your brain
Like I see through the water that runs down my drain
You fasten the triggers for the others to fire
Then you set back and watch, when the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion as young people’s blood
Flows out of their bodies and is buried in the mud
You’ve thrown the worst fear that can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children into the world
For threatening my baby, unborn and unnamed
You ain’t worth the blood that runs in your veins
How much do I know to talk out of turn?
You might say that I’m young. You might say I’m unlearned
But there’s one thing I know, though I’m younger than you
Even Jesus would never forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question. Is your money that good?
Will it buy you forgiveness? Do you think that it could?
I think you will find, when your death takes its toll
All the money you made will never buy back your soul
And I hope that you die, and your death’ll come soon
I will follow your casket in the pale afternoon
And I’ll watch while you’re lowered down to your deathbed
And I’ll stand o’er your grave, till I’m sure that you’re dead
Well, you wake up in the mornin’, you hear the work bell ring
And they march you to the table, you see the same old thing
Ain’t no food upon the table, there’s no pork up in the pan
But you better not complain, boy, you get in trouble with the man
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a ever-lovin’ light on me
Yonder come miss Rosie, how in the world did you know?
By the way she wears her apron, and the clothes she wore
Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand
She come to see the gov’nor, she want to free her man
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a ever-lovin’ light on me
If you’re ever in Houston, well, you better do the right
You better not gamble, there, you better not fight, at all
Or the sheriff will grab ya and the boys will bring you down
The next thing you know, boy, Oh! You’re prison bound
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a ever-lovin’ light on me
When the sun in the morning peeps over the hill
And kisses the roses ’round my window sill
Then my heart fills with gladness when I hear the trill
Of the birds in the treetops on Mockingbird Hill
Tra la la, tweedle dee dee dee, it gives me a thrill
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird’s trill
Tra la la tweedle dee dee dee, there’s peace and good will
You’re welcome as the flowers on Mockingbird Hill
Got a three-cornered plow and an acre to till
And a mule that I bought for a ten-dollar bill
There’s a tumble-down shack and a rusty old mill
But it’s my Home Sweet Home up on Mockingbird Hill
Tra la la, tweedle dee dee dee, it gives me a thrill
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird’s trill
Tra la la tweedle dee dee dee, there’s peace and good will
You’re welcome as the flowers on Mockingbird Hill
When it’s late in the evening I climb up the hill
And survey all my kingdom while everything’s still
Only me and the sky and an old whippoorwill
Singin’ songs in the twilight on Mockingbird Hill
Tra la la, tweedle dee dee dee, it gives me a thrill
To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird’s trill
Tra la la tweedle dee dee dee, there’s peace and good will
You’re welcome as the flowers on Mockingbird Hill
Moon River, wider than a mile
I’m crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you’re going, I’m going your way
Two drifters off to see the world
There’s such a lot of world to see
We’re af-ter the same rainbows end
Waiting round the bend
My huckleberry friend
Moon River and me
Moon River, wider than a mile
I’m crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you’re going, I’m going your way
Two drifters off to see the world
There’s such a lot of world to see
We’re af-ter the same rainbows end
Waiting round the bend
My huckleberry friend
Moon River and me
We were sailing along on Moonlight Bay
We could hear the voices ringing. They seemed to say
“You have stolen her heart. Now don‘t go ‘way“
As we sang love’s old sweet song on Moonlight Bay
Came in last night at half past ten
That baby of mine wouldn’t let me in
So move it on over Move it on over
Move it on over Move it on over
Move over little dog cuz a big dog’s movin in
She’s changed the lock on our front door
And my door key don’t fit no more
So get it on over Move it on over
Scoot it on over Move it on over
Move over skinny dog cuz a fat dog’s movin in
The dog house here is mighty small
But it’s better than no house at all
So ease it on over Move it on over
Drag it on over Move it on over
Move over old dog cuz a new dog’s movin in
She told me not to play around
But I done let the deal go down
So pack it on over Move it on over
Tote it on over Move it on over
Move over nice dog cuz a mad dog’s movin in
She warned me once, she warned me twice
But I don’t take no one’s advice
So scratch it on over Move it on over
Shake it on over Move it on over
Move over short dog cuz a tall dog’s movin in
She’ll crawl back to me on her knees
I’ll be busy scratchin fleas
So slide it on over Move it on over
Sneak it on over Move it on over
Move over good dog cuz a mad dog’s movin i
Remember, pup, before you whine
That side’s yours and this side’s mine
So shove it on over Move it on over
Sweep it on over Move it on over
Move over cold dog cuz a hot dog’s movin in
Mother in law Mother in law
Mother in law Mother in law
The worst person I know Mother in law Mother in law
Ah, she worries me so Mother in law Mother in law
If she’d leave us alone, we would have a happy home
The worst person I know
Mother in law Mother in law Mother in law Mother in law
Satan should be her name Mother in law Mother in law
To me they’re ’bout the same Mother in law Mother in law
Every time I open my mouth, she steps in, tries to put me out
How could she stoop so low
Mother in law Mother in law Mother in law Mother in law
I come home with my pay Mother in law Mother in law
She asks me what I made Mother in law Mother in law
She thinks her advice is the constitution
But if she would leave that would be the solution
And don’t come back no more
Mother in law Mother in law Mother in law Mother in law
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
In worn out shoes
Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
The old soft shoe
He jumped so high. He jumped so high
Then he’d lightly touched down
I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
Down and out
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
As he spoke right out
He talked of life. He talked of life
He lightly clicked his heels instead
He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick
Across the cell
He grabbed his pants and spread his stance
He jumped so high. He clicked his heels
He let go a laugh. He let go a laugh
Shook back his clothes all around
Mr Bojangles, Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles, dance
We danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Throughout the south
We spoke in tears of fifteen years
How his dog and him. They travelled about
His dog up and died. He up and died
After twenty years he still grieves
He said I dance now at every chance and honky tonks
For drinks and tips
But most the time I spend behind these county bars
Cause I drinks a bit
He shook his head and as he shook his head
I heard someone ask please
Mr Bojangles, Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles, dance
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come following you
Though I know that evenings empire has returned into sand
Vanished from my hand, Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping
My weariness amazes me, I’m branded on my feet, I have no one to meet
And the ancient empty street’s too dead for dreaming
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come following you
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship
My senses have been stripped, my hands can’t feel to grip
My toes too numb to step, wait only for my boot heels to be wandering
I’m ready to go anywhere, I’m ready for to fade
Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come following you
Though you might hear laughing, spinning, swinging madly across the sun
It’s not aimed at anyone, it’s just escaping on the run
And but for the sky there are no fences facing
And if you hear vague traces of skipping reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time, it’s just a ragged clown behind
I wouldn’t pay it any mind, it’s just a shadow you’re seeing that he’s chasing
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come following you
Then take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come following you
Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter
Girls as sharp as her are somethin’ rare
But it’s sad, she doesn’t love me now
She’s made it clear enough it ain’t no good to pine
She wants to return those things I bought her
Tell her she can keep them just the same
Things have changed, she doesn’t love me now
She’s made it clear enough it ain’t no good to pine
Walkin’ about, even in a crowd, well
You’ll pick her out, makes a bloke feel so proud
If she finds that I’ve been round to see you round to see you
Tell her that I’m well and feelin’ fine feelin’ fine
Don’t let on, don’t say she broke my heart
I’d go down on my knees but it’s no good to pine
Walkin’ about, even in a crowd, well
You’ll pick her out, makes a bloke feel so proud
If she finds that I’ve been round to see you round to see you
Tell her that I’m well and feelin’ fine feelin’ fine
Don’t let on, don’t say she broke my heart
I’d go down on my knees but it’s no good to pine
Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter lovely daughter
Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter lovely daughter
Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter lovely daughter
Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter lovely daughter
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me
The heather is blooming around me
The blossoms of spring now appear
The meadows with green’ry surround me
Oh, Bonnie, I wish you were here
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver-white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things
When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad
I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May
I guess you’d say, what can make me feel this way?
My girl, (my girl, my girl) talkin’ ’bout my girl (my girl)
I’ve got so much honey, the bees envy me
I’ve got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees
Well, I guess you’d say, what can make me feel this way?
My girl, (my girl, my girl) talkin’ ’bout my girl (my girl)
I don’t need no money, fortune, or fame
I’ve got all the riches, baby, one man can claim
Well, I guess you’d say, what can make me feel this way?
My girl, (my girl, my girl) talkin’ ’bout my girl (my girl)
Nothing you could say could tear me away from my guy My guy
Nothing you could do ’cause I’m stuck like glue to my guy My guy
I’m sticking to my guy like a stamp to a letter
Like birds of a feather we stick together
I’m tellin’ you from the start I can’t be torn apart from my guy
Nothing you could do could make me untrue to my guy My guy
Nothing you could buy could make me tell a lie to my guy My guy
I gave my guy my word of honor to be faithful, and I’m gonna
You best be believing I won’t be deceiving my guy
As a matter of opinion, I think he’s tops
My opinion is he’s the cream of the crop
As a matter of taste to be exact, he’s my ideal as a matter of fact
No muscle-bound man could take my hand from my guy My guy
No handsome face could ever take the place of my guy My guy
He may not be a movie star, but when it comes to bein’ happy we are
There’s not a man today who could take me away from my guy
No muscle-bound man could take my hand from my guy My guy
No handsome face could ever take the place of my guy My guy
He may not be a movie star, but when it comes to bein’ happy we are
There’s not a man today who could take me away from my guy
(What you say)
There’s not a man today who could take me away from my guy
(Tell me more)
The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
Tis summer, the people are gay
The corn top’s ripe and the meadow’s in bloom
While the birds make music all the day
The young folks roll on the little cabin floor
All merry, all happy and bright
By ’n by hard times come a-knocking at the door
Then my old Kentucky home good night
Weep no more, my lady. Oh, weep no more, today
We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home
For the old Kentucky home far away
They hunt no more for the ’possum and the coon
On meadow, the hill and the shore
They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon
On the bench by that old cabin door
The day goes by like a shadow o’er the heart
With sorrow where all was delight
The time has come when the people have to part
Then my old Kentucky home, good night
Weep no more, my lady. Oh, weep no more, today
We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home
For the old Kentucky home far away
The head must bow and the back will have to bend
Wherever the poor folks may go
A few more days and the trouble will end
In the field where sugarcanes may grow
A few more days for to tote the weary load
No matter, ’twill never be light
A few more days till we totter on the road
Then my old Kentucky home, good night
Weep no more, my lady. Oh, weep no more, today
We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home
For the old Kentucky home far away
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly, "Girl, I like your face"
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller’s store
Buys a twenty carat golden ring
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
Happy ever after in the market place
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
Happy ever after in the market place
Molly lets the children lend a hand
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she’s a singer with the band
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
And if you want some fun, take ob-la-di, bla-da
We don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee
We don’t take our trips on LSD
We don’t burn our draft cards down on Main Street
We like livin’ right, and bein’ free
We don’t make a party out of lovin’
We like holdin’ hands and pitchin’ woo
We don’t let our hair grow long and shaggy
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do
I’m proud to be an Okie from Muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
And white lightnin’s still the biggest thrill of all
Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear
Beads and Roman sandals won’t be seen
Football’s still the roughest thing on campus
And the kids here still respect the college dean
And I’m proud to be an Okie from Muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
And white lightnin’s still the biggest thrill of all
And white lightnin’s still the biggest thrill of all
In Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Pretty woman, walkin’ down the street
Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet
Pretty woman, I don’t believe you, you’re not the truth
No one could look as good as you. Mercy!
Pretty woman, won’t you pardon me
Pretty woman, I couldn’t help but see
Pretty woman, that you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me? Grrrrowl!
Pretty woman, stop awhile
Pretty woman, talk a while
Pretty woman, give your smile to me
Pretty woman, yeah, yeah, yeah
Pretty woman, look my way
Pretty woman, say you’ll stay with me
’Cause I need you, I’ll treat you right
Come with me baby, be mine tonight
Pretty woman, don’t walk on by
Pretty woman, don’t make me cry
Pretty woman, don’t walk away, hey
Okay, if that’s the way it must be, okay
I guess I’ll go on home, it’s late
There’ll be tomorrow night, but wait
What do I see?
Is she walkin’ back to me?
Yeah, she’s walkin’ back to me
Oh, oh, pretty woman
I came from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
I’m goin’ to Louisiana, my true love for to see
It rain’d all night the day I left, the weather it was dry
The sun so hot I froze to death
Susanna, don’t you cry
Oh! Susanna, oh don’t you cry for me
I’ve come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee
I had a dream de odder night, when everything was still
I thought I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill
The buckwheat cake was in her mouth, the tear was in her eye
Says I, “I’m coming’ from the south
Susanna, don’t you cry.”
Oh! Susanna, oh don’t you cry for me
I’ve come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee
I soon will be in New Orleans, and then I’ll look all round
And when I find Susanna, I’ll fall upon de ground
And if I do not find her, oh, Lord, l’ll surely die
And when I’m dead and buried
Susanna, don’t you cry
Oh! Susanna, oh don’t you cry for me
I’ve come from Alabama
With my banjo on my knee
There’s a bright, golden haze on the meadow
There’s a bright, golden haze on the meadow
The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye
And it looks like it’s climbin’ clear up to the sky
Oh, what a beautiful mornin’
Oh, what a beautiful day
I got a beautiful feelin’
Everything’s goin’ my way
All the cattle are standin’ like statues
All the cattle are standin’ like statues
They don’t turn their heads as they see me ride by
But a little brown mav’rick is winkin’ her eye
Oh, what a beautiful mornin’
Oh, what a beautiful day
I got a beautiful feelin’
Everything’s goin’ my way
All the sounds of the earth are like music
All the sounds of the earth are like music
The breeze is so busy it don’t miss a tree
And an old weepin’ willer is laughin’ at me
Oh, what a beautiful mornin’
Oh, what a beautiful day
I got a beautiful feelin’
Everything’s goin’ my way
Oh, you beautiful doll!
You great, big, beautiful doll!
Let me put my arms about you
I could never live without you
Oh, you beautiful doll!
You great, big, beautiful doll!
If you ever leave me how my heart would ache
I want to hug you but I fear you’d break
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!
Oh, You Beautiful Doll!
On the road again
I just can’t wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin’ music with my friends
And I can’t wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Goin’ places that I’ve never been
Seein’ things that I may never see again
And I can’t wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Like a band of Gypsies we go down the highway
We’re the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turnin’ our way
And our way is
On the road again
I just can’t wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin’ music with my friends
And I can’t wait to get on the road again
And I can’t wait to get on the road again
I have often walked down this street before
But the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before
All at once am I several stories high
Knowing I’m on the street where you live
Are there lilac trees in the heart of town?
Can you hear a lark in any other part of town?
Does enchantment pour out of every door?
No, it’s just on the street where you live
And oh, the towering feeling
Just to know somehow you are near
The overpowering feeling
That any moment you may suddenly appear
People stop and stare, they don’t bother me
For there’s nowhere else on earth that I would rather be
Let the time go by, I won’t care if I
Can be here on the street where you live
Get your coat and grab your hat
Leave your worries on the doorstep
Just direct your feet to the sunny side of the street
Can’t you hear a pitter-pat? And that happy tune is your step
Life can be so sweet, on the sunny side of the street
I used to walk in the shade with those blues on parade
But I’m not afraid. This rover’s crossed over
If I never have a cent
I’d be rich as Rockefeller
With gold dust at my feet on the sunny side of the street
On top of old smokey all covered with snow
I lost my true lover for courting too slow
For courting’s a pleasure and parting’s a grief
And a false hearted lover is worse than a thief
For a thief will just rob you and take all you save
But a false hearted lover will lead you to the grave
And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust
Not one girl in a hundred a poor boy can trust
They’ll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies
Than cross lines on a railroad or stars in the skies
So come all your maidens and listen to me
Never place your affections on a green willow tree
For the leaves they will wither and the roots they will die
You’ll all be forsaken and never know why
Dum dum dum dumbie do wah. Oo, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oo oo oo oo wah ah. Only the lonely, only the lonely
Only the lonely Dum dum dum dumbie do wah
Know the way I feel tonight (Oo, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Only the lonely Dum dum dum dumbie do wah
Know this feeling ain’t right Dum dum dum dumbie do wah
There goes my baby, there goes my heart
They’ve gone forever, so far apart
But only the lonely know why I, I cry Only the lonely
(Dum dum dum dumbie do wah. Oo, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oo oo oo oo wah ah. Only the lonely, only the lonely)
Only the lonely Dum dum dum dumbie do wah
Know the heartaches I’ve been through (Oo, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Only the lonely Dum dum dum dumbie do wah
Know I cry and cry for you Dum dum dum dumbie do wah
Maybe tomorrow a new romance
No more sorrow, but that’s the chance
You’ve got to take if your lonely heart breaks
Only the lonely Dum dum dum dumbie do wah
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melts like lemon drops
Away above the chimney top
That’s where you’ll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow. Why then, oh, why can’t I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Why, oh, why can’t I?
I’m gonna buy a paper doll that I can call my own
A doll that other fellows cannot steal
And then the flirty, flirty guys with their flirty, flirty eyes
Will have to flirt with dollies that are real
When I come home at night she will be waiting
She’ll be the truest doll in all this world
I’d rather have a paper doll to call my own
Than have a fickle-minded real live girl
I guess I had a million dolls or more
I guess I’ve played the doll game o’er and o’er
I just quarreled with Sue, that’s why I’m blue
She’s gone away and left me just like all dolls do
I’ll tell you boys, it’s tough to be alone
And it’s tough to love a doll that’s not your own
I’m through with all of them, I’ll never fall again
Say boy, whatcha gonna do?
I’m gonna buy a paper doll that I can call my own
A doll that other fellows cannot steal
And then the flirty, flirty guys with their flirty, flirty eyes
Will have to flirt with dollies that are real
When I come home at night she will be waiting
She’ll be the truest doll in all this world
I’d rather have a paper doll to call my own
Than have a fickle-minded real live girl
When I was a child my family would travel
Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born
And there’s a backwards old town that’s often remembered
So many times that my memories are worn
Daddy, won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well, I’m sorry, my son, but you’re too late in asking
Mr. Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away
Well, sometimes we’d travel right down the Green River
To the abandoned old prison down by Airdrie Hill
Where the air smelled like snakes and we’d shoot with our pistols
But empty pop bottles was all we would kill
Daddy, won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well, I’m sorry, my son, but you’re too late in asking
Mr. Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away
Then the coal company came with the world’s largest shovel
And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
Well, they dug for their coal ’til the land was forsaken
Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man
Daddy, won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well, I’m sorry, my son, but you’re too late in asking
Mr. Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away
When I die let my ashes float down the Green River
Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester Dam
I’ll be halfway to Heaven with Paradise waitin’
Just five miles away from wherever I am
Daddy, won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well, I’m sorry, my son, but you’re too late in asking
Mr. Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away
There’s a food goin’ around that’s a sticky, sticky, goo
Peanut, peanut butter
Well, it tastes real good, but it’s so hard to chew
Peanut, peanut butter
All my friends tell me that they dig it the most
Peanut, peanut butter
Early in the morning when they spread it on toast
Peanut, peanut butter
I like peanut butter, creamy peanut butter
Chunky peanut butter, too
Come on now, take a lesson, now!
Peanut, peanut butter
Open up your jaw, now!
Peanut, peanut butter
Spread it on your cracker, now!
Peanut, peanut butter
Stop, now!
Peanut, peanut butter
I like peanut butter, creamy peanut butter
Chunky peanut butter, too
Well, I went to a dinner and-a what did they eat?
Peanut, peanut butter
Well, I took a big bite, and it stuck to my teeth
Peanut, peanut butter
Now, ev’rybody looks a-like they’ve got the mumps
Peanut, peanut butter
Eatin’ peanut butter in a great big hunk
Peanut, peanut butter
I like peanut butter, creamy peanut butter
Chunky peanut butter, too
I like peanut butter, creamy peanut butter
Chunky peanut butter, too
If you knew Peggy Sue
Then you’d know why I feel blue
Without Peggy, my Peggy Sue
Oh well, I love you gal
Yes, I love you Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
Oh how my heart yearns for you
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue
Oh well, I love you gal
Yes, I love you Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Peggy Sue
Oh Peggy, My Peggy Sue
Oh well, I love you gal
And I need you Peggy Sue
I love you Peggy Sue
With a love so rare and true
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue
Well I love you gal
I want you Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Peggy Sue
Oh Peggy, My Peggy Sue
Oh well, I love you gal
And I need you Peggy Sue
I love you Peggy Sue
With a love so rare and true
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue
Well I love you gal
I want you Peggy Sue
Oh well, I love you gal
Yes, I want you Peggy Sue
Ev’ry time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven
Don’t you know each cloud contains pennies from heaven?
You’ll find your fortune falling all over town
Be sure that your umbrella
Is upside down
Trade them for a package of sunshine and flowers
If you want the things you love, you must have showers
So when you hear it thunder, don’t run under a tree
There’ll be pennies from heaven for you and me
Well, they got a new dance and it goes like this
Buh-doo-bah, buh-buh buh-buh doo-bah
The name of the dance is the peppermint twist
Buh-doo-bah, buh-buh buh-buh doo-bah
You’ll like it like this, the peppermint twist
Buh-doo-bah, buh-buh buh-buh doo-bah
Round and round, up and down
Round and round, up and down
Around and around, and a up and down and a
One, two, three kick, one, two, three go!
Well, meet me baby down on Forty-fifth Street
Buh-doo-bah, buh-buh buh-buh doo-bah
Where the peppermint twisters meet
Buh-doo-bah, buh-buh buh-buh doo-bah
You ’ll learn to do this, the peppermint twist
Buh-doo-bah, buh-buh buh-buh doo-bah
It’s alright all night. It’s alright ’s alright, ’s alright, ’s alright
It’s okay all day. It’s okay ’s okay, ’s okay, ’s okay
You’ll learn to do this, the peppermint twist
Buh-doo-bah, buh-buh buh-buh doo-bah
Yeah, eh eh eh Yeah, eh eh eh
Yeah, eh eh eh Yeah, eh eh eh
Yeah, eh eh-eh eh-eh Yeah, eh eh-eh eh-eh
Yeah, eh eh-eh eh-eh Yeah, eh eh-eh eh-eh
Yeah, eh eh eh Yeah, eh eh eh
Yeah, eh eh eh Yeah, eh eh eh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now I’ve got a guy and his name is Dooley
He’s my guy and I love him truly
He’s not good lookin’, heaven knows
But I’m wild about his crazy clothes
He wears tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
He takes me deep-sea fishing in a submarine
We go to drive-in movies in a limousine
He’s got a whirly-birdy and a twelve-foot yacht
Ah, but thats-a not all he’s got
He’s got tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Now Dooley had a feelin’ we were goin’ to war
So he went out and enlisted in a fightin’ corps
But he landed in the brig for raisin’ such a storm
When they tried to put ’em in a uniform
He wanted tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Now one day Dooley started feelin’ sick
And he decided that he better make his will out quick
He said, “Just before the angels come to carry me
I want it down in writin’ how to bury me.”
A’wearin tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
And a big Panama with a purple hat band!
Wait! Oh, yeah, wait a minute, Mr. Postman
Way-ay-ay-ait, Mr. Postman
Mr. Postman, look and see
Is there a letter in your bag for me?
I’ve been waiting such a long time
Since I hear from that boyfriend of mine
There must be some word today
From my boyfriend so far away
Please, Mr. Postman, look and see
Is there a letter, a letter for me
I’ve been standing here waiting, Mr. Postman
So-oh-oh patiently
For just a card or just a letter
Saying he’s returning to me
Mr. Postman, look and see
Is there a letter in your bag for me?
I’ve been waiting such a long time
Since I hear from that boyfriend of mine
So many years you pass me by
You saw the tear standing in my eye
You wouldn’t stop to make me feel better
By leaving me a card or a letter
You better wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Please, Mr. Postman. Deliver de letter de sooner de better
Everybody loves a baby
That’s why I’m in love with you
Pretty baby, pretty baby
And I’d like to be your sister
Brother, dad and mother too
Pretty baby, pretty baby
Won’t you come and let me
Rock you in my cradle of love?
And we’ll cuddle all the time
Oh, I want a lovin’, baby
And it might as well be you
Pretty baby of mine
Left a good job in the city
Workin for the man ev’ry night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin
Worryin’ ’bout the way things might have been
Big wheel keep on turnin’
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
Big wheel keep on turnin’
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
If you come down to the river
Betcha gonna find some people who live
You don’t have to worry tho you have no money
People on the river are happy to give
Big wheel keep on turnin’
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
And brought him strings and sealing wax
And other fancy stuff
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff’s gigantic tail
Noble kings and princes would bow whene’er they came
Pirate ships would lower their flags when
Puff roared out his name
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
Which has brightened our pathways a while
Come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
But remember the Red River Valley
And the girl that has loved you so true
Return to sender. Return to sender.
I gave a letter to the postman. He put it his sack
Bright in early next morning, he brought my letter back
She wrote upon it:
Return to sender, address unknown
No such number, no such zone
We had a quarrel, a lovers’ spat
I write I’m sorry but my letter keeps coming back
So then I dropped it in the mailbox and sent it special D
Bright in early next morning, it came right back to me
She wrote upon it:
Return to sender, address unknown
No such number, no such zone
This time I’m gonna take it myself
And put it right in her hand
And if it comes back the very next day
Then I’ll understand (the writing on it)
Return to sender, address unknown
No such number, no such zone
Return to sender. Return to sender...
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I’ve been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again
The only girl I care about has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know that when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart
Rain please tell me, now does that seem fair
For her to steal my heart away when she don’t care
I can’t love another when my heart’s somewhere far away
The only girl I’ve ever loved has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know that when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart
Rain won’t you tell her that I love her so
Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow
Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I’ve been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again
Oh, listen to the rythmn of the falling rain
Pitter patter, pitter patter
Listen to, listen to the falling rain
Pitter patter, pitter patter
Love is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire
I fell into a ring of fire
I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire
The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet
I fell for you like a child
Oh, but the fire went wild
I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire
One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock rock
Five, six, seven o’clock, eight o’clock rock
Nine, ten, eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock rock
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
Put your glad rags on, join me, Hon
We’ll have some fun when the clock strikes one
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
Gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we’ll yell for more
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When the chimes ring five, six, and seven
We’ll be right in seventh heaven
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
Oh, when it’s eight, nine, ten, eleven too
I’ll be going’ strong and so will you
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When the clock strikes twelve, we’ll cool off then
Start a rocking’ ’round the clock again
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ’til broad daylight
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
Tweedilly-deedilly-deet, tweedilly-deedily-dee [whistle]
Tweedilly-deedilly-deet, tweedilly-deedily-dee [whistle]
Tweedilly-deedilly-deet, tweedilly-deedily-dee [whistle]
Tweet tweet, tweet tweet
He rocks in the treetops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birds on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet
Rockin’ robin, tweet-tweet-tweet
Rock-rock-rockin’ robin’ tweet-tweedilly-dee
Go rockin’ robin ’cause we’re really gonna rock tonight
tweet-tweet-tweedilly-dee
Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Flappin’ their wings signin’ “Go bird, go”
Rockin’ robin, tweet-tweet-tweet
Rock-rock-rockin’ robin’ tweet-tweedilly-dee
Go rockin’ robin ’cause we’re really gonna rock tonight
tweet-tweet-tweedilly-dee
A pretty little raven at the bird’s first dance
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
They started going steady and bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole
He rocks in the treetops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birds on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet
Rockin’ robin, tweet-tweet-tweet
Rock-rock-rockin’ robin’ tweet-tweedilly-dee
Go rockin’ robin ’cause we’re really gonna rock tonight
tweet-tweet-tweedilly-dee
Well, the pretty little raven at the bird bandstand
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
They started going steady and bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole
He rocks in the treetops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birds on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet
Rockin’ robin, tweet-tweet-tweet
Rock-rock-rockin’ robin’ tweet-tweedilly-dee
Go rockin’ robin ’cause we’re really gonna rock tonight
tweet-tweet-tweedilly-dee
Tweedilly-deedilly-deet, tweedilly-deedily-dee [whistle]
Tweedilly-deedilly-deet, tweedilly-deedily-dee [whistle]
Tweedilly-deedilly-deet, tweedilly-deedily-dee [whistle]
Tweet tweet, tweet tweet [wolf whistle]
Saturday night at eight o’clock I know where I’m gonna go
I’m gonna pick my baby up And take her to the picture show
Everybody in the neighborhood is dressin’ up to be there too
And we’re gonna have a ball just like we always do
Saturday night at the movies, who cares what picture we see?
When you’re huggin’ with your baby in the last row of the balcony
They got Technicolor and Cinemascope, the best out of Hollywood
And the popcorn from the candy stand makes it all taste twice as good
There’s always lots of pretty girls with figures they don’t try to hide
But they never can compare to the girl sittin’ by my side
Saturday night at the movies, who cares what picture we see?
When you’re huggin’ with your baby in the last row of the balcony
You can dance every dance with the guy who gives you the eye
Let him hold you tight
You can smile every smile for the man who held your hand
’Neath the pale moonlight
But don’t forget who’s taking you home
And in whose arms you’re gonna be
Oh, darling, save the last dance for me
Oh, I know that the music is fine like sparkling wine
Go and have your fun
Laugh and sing but while we’re apart
Don’t give your heart to anyone
But don’t forget who’s taking you home
And in whose arms you’re gonna be
Oh, darling, save the last dance for me
Baby, don’t you know I love you so?
Can’t you feel it when we touch?
I will never ever let you go.
Cause I love you, oh, so much
You can dance, go carry on till the night is gone
And it’s time to go
If he asks if you’re all alone, can he take you home
You must tell him no
You can dance every dance with the guy who gives you the eye
Let him hold you tight
You can smile every smile for the man who held your hand
’Neath the pale moonlight
But don’t forget who’s taking you home
And in whose arms you’re gonna be
Oh, darling, save the last dance for me
Oh, darling, save the last dance for me
Old man rhythm is in my shoes
No use t’sittin’ and a-singin’ the blues
So be my guest, you got nothin’ to lose
Won’t ya let me take you on a sea cruise?
Oo-ee, oo-ee baby! Oo-ee, oo-ee baby!
Oo-ee, oo-ee baby! Won’t ya let me take you on a sea cruise?
Feel like jumpin’ baby won’t ya join me please?
I don’t like beggin’ but now I’m on bended knees
I got to get t’rockin get my hat off the rack
I got to boogie woogie like a knife in the back
So be my guest, you got nothin’ to lose
Won’t ya let me take you on a sea cruise?
Oo-ee, oo-ee baby! Oo-ee, oo-ee baby!
Oo-ee, oo-ee baby! Won’t ya let me take you on a sea cruise?
I got to get t’movin’ baby I ain’t lyin’
My heart is beatin’ rhythm and it’s right on time
So be my guest, you got nothin’ to lose
Won’t ya let me take you on a sea cruise?
Oo-ee, oo-ee baby! Oo-ee, oo-ee baby!
Oo-ee, oo-ee baby! Won’t ya let me take you on a sea cruise?
Feel like jumpin’ baby won’t ya join me please?
I don’t like beggin’ but now I’m on bended knees
Oo-ee, oo-ee baby! Oo-ee, oo-ee baby!
Oo-ee, oo-ee baby! Won’t ya let me take you on a sea cruise?
I’m gonna take a sentimental journey
I’m gonna set my heart at ease
I’m gonna make a sentimental journey
To renew old memories
I got my fare got my reservation
Spent every dime I could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
I long to hear that all aboard
Seven that’s the time we leave at seven
I’ll be waiting up for heaven
Counting every mile of railroad track
That takes me back
I never thought my heart could be so yearny
Why did I decide to roam
I’m gonna take a sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home
Seventy six trombones led the big parade
With a hundred and ten cornets close at hand
They were followed by rows and rows of the finest virtuosos
The cream of ev’ry famous band
Seventy six trombones caught the morning sun
With a hundred and ten cornets right behind
There were more than a thousand reeds springing up like weeds
There were horns of ev’ry shape and kind
There were copper-bottom tympani in horse platoons
Thundering, thundering, all along the way
Double-bell euphoniums and big bassoons
Each bassoon having his big fat say
There were fifty mounted cannon in the battery
Thundering, thundering, louder than before
Clarinets of eve’ry size and trumpeters who’d improvise
A full octave higher than the score
Seventy six trombones led the big parade
When the order to march rang out loud and clear
Starting off with a big bang bong on a Chinese gong
By a big bang bonger at the rear
Seventy six trombones hit the counter point
While a hundred and ten cornets played the air
Then I modestly took my place as the one and only bass
And I oompahed up and down the square
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Look away, you rollin’ river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away, we’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri
Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Look away, you rollin’ river
And for her love, I cross your water
Away, we’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri
Oh, Shenandoah, I’m bound to leave you
Look away, you rollin’ river
Oh, Shenandoah, I’ll not deceive you
Away, we’re bound away
Across the wide Missouri
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes
When she comes!
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes
When she comes!
She’ll be coming round the mountain. She’ll be coming round the mountain
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes
She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes
When she comes!
She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes
When she comes!
She’ll be driving six white horses. She’ll be driving six white horses
She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes
Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes
When she comes!
Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes
When she comes!
Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her. Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her
Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes
She’ll be wearing red pajamas when she comes
When she comes!
She’ll be wearing red pajamas when she comes
Whenshecomes!
She’ll be wearing red pajamas. She’ll be wearing red pajamas
She’ll be wearing red pajamas when she comes
She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes
When she comes!
She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes
When she comes!
She will have to sleep with Grandma. She will have to sleep with Grandma
She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes
Sherry, Sherry baby. Sherry, Sherry baby.
Sherry baby. (Sherry baby)
Sherry, can you come out tonight
(Come, come, come out tonight)
Sherry baby. (Sherry baby)
Sherry, can you come out tonight
Why don’t you come out (come out) to my twist party
(Come out) Where the bright moon shines
(Come out) We’ll dance the night away
I’m gonna make-a you mi-yi-yi-yine
Sherry baby. (Sherry baby)
Sherry, can you come out tonight
(Come, come, come out tonight)
(Come, come, come out tonight)
You better ask your mama (Sherry baby)
Tell her everything is all right
Why don’t you come out (come out) with your red dress on
(Come out) Mmmm, you look so fine
(Come out) Move it nice and easy
Girl, you make me lose my mind
Sherry baby. (Sherry baby)
Sherry, can you come out tonight
(Come, come, come out tonight)
(Come, come, come out tonight)
(Come, come, come out tonight)
I’ve got your picture that you gave to me
And it’s signed, “With love,” just like it used to be
The only thing different, the only thing new
I’ve got your picture, she’s got you
I’ve got your records that we used to share
And they still sound the same as when you were here
The only thing different, the only thing new
I’ve got the records, she’s got you
I’ve got your memory, or has it got me
I really don’t know, but I know it won’t let me be
I’ve got your class ring that proved you care
And it still looks the same as when you gave it, dear
The only thing different, the only thing new
I’ve got these little things, she’s got you
I’ve got your memory, or has it got me
I really don’t know, but I know it won’t let me be
I’ve got your class ring that proved you care
And it still looks the same as when you gave it, dear
The only thing different, the only thing new
I’ve got these little things, she’s got you
Shine on, shine on, harvest moon up in the sky
I ain’t had no lovin’ since January, February, June or July
Snow time ain’t no time to stay outdoors and spoon
So shine on, shine on, harvest moon, for me and my gal
Oh, we ain’t got a barrel of money
Maybe we’re ragged and funny
But we’ll travel along singing a song
Side by side
Oh, we don’t know what’s coming tomorrow
Maybe it’s trouble and sorrow
But we’ll travel the road sharing the load
Side by side
Through all kinds of weather
What if the sky should fall?
As long as we’re together
It doesn’t matter at all
When they’ve all had their troubles and parted
We’ll be the same as we started
Just travelin’ along, singin’ a song
Side by side
Through all kinds of weather,
What if the sky should fall?
As long as we’re together
It doesn’t matter at all
When they’ve all had their troubles and parted
We’ll be the same as we started
Just travelin’ along, singin’ a song
Side by side
Side by side
I’m singin’ in the rain, just singin’ in the rain
What a glorious feeling I’m happy again
I’m laughing at clouds so dark above
The sun’s in my heart and I’m ready for love
Let the stormy clouds chase everyone from the place
Come on with the rain, I’ve a smile on my face
I’ll walk down the lane with a happy refrain
Just singin’, singin’ in the rain
Took a walk and passed your house late last night
All the shades were pulled and drawn way down tight
From within a dim light cast two silhouettes on the shade
Oh, what a lovely couple they made
Put his arms around your waist, held you tight
Kisses I could almost taste in the night
Wondered why I’m not the guy whose silhouette’s on the shade
I couldn’t hide the tears in my eyes
Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes,
Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes, ay oh
Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes,
Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes, ay oh
Lost control and rang your bell. I was sore
Let me in or else I’ll beat down your door!
When two strangers who had been two silhouettes on the shade
Said to my shock, “You’re on the wrong block.”
Rushed down to your house with wings on my feet
Loved you like I’d never loved you my sweet
Vowed that you and I would be two silhouettes on the shade
All of our days, two silhouettes on the shade
Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes,
Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes, ay oh
Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes,
Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes, ay oh
Two silhouettes on the shade
Well, I never felt more like singing the blues
Cuz I never thought that I’d ever lose your love dear
Why’d you do me this way?
Well, I never felt more like crying all night
Cuz everything’s wrong and nothing ain’t right without you
You got me singing the blues
The moon and the stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There’s nothing left for me to do
But cry-y-y-y over you
Well, I never felt more like running away
But why should I go, cuz I couldn’t stay without you
You got me singing the blues
Sittin’ in the morning sun
I’ll be sittin’ with the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
Then I watch ’em roll away again
Sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Just sittin’ on the dock of the bay, wastin’ time
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the Frisco Bay
I’ve had nothin’ to live for
Look like nothin’s gonna come my way
So I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Just sittin’ on the dock of the bay, wastin’ time
Looks like nothin’s gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can’t do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I’ll remain the same
Sittin’ here resting my bones
And this loneliness won’t leave me alone
It’s two-thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home
Now I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Just sittin’ on the dock of the bay, wastin’ time
Was in the spring, one sunny day
My sweetheart left me. Lord, she went away
And now she’s gone, and I don’t worry
Lord, I’m sittin on top of the world
She called me up from down in El Paso
She said, "Come back, Daddy. Ooo, I need you so"
And now she’s gone, and I don’t worry
Lord, I’m sittin on top of the world
You don’t like my peaches, don’t you shake my tree
Get out my orchard, let my peaches be
And now she’s gone, and I don’t worry
Lord, I’m sittin on top of the world
And don’t you come here runnin, holdin out your hand
I’m gonna get me a woman like you got your man
And now she’s gone, and I don’t worry
Lord, I’m sittin on top of the world
Was in the spring, one sunny day
My sweetheart left me. Lord, she went away
And now she’s gone, and I don’t worry
I’m sittin on top of the world
Well I pulled outta Pittsburgh
A-rollin’ down that eastern seaboard
I got my diesel wound up and she’s a-runnin’ like a-never before
There’s a speed zone ahead, well, all right
I don’t see a cop in sight
Six days on the road and I’m a-gonna make it home tonight
I got me ten forward gears and a Georgia overdrive
I’m takin’ little white pills, and my eyes are open wide
I just passed a Jimmy and a White
I been a-passin’ everything in sight
Six days on the road and I’m a-gonna make it home tonight
Well, it seems like a month since I kissed my baby goodbye
I could have a lotta women, but I’m a-not a-like a-some of the guys
I could find one to hold me tight
But I could never make believe it’s all right
Six days on the road and I’m a-gonna make it home tonight
ICC is checkin’ on down the line
Well, I’m a little overweight, and my log book’s way behind
But nothin’ bothers me tonight
I can dodge all the scales all right
Six days on the road and I’m a-gonna make it home tonight
Well, my rig’s a little old but that don’t mean she’s slow
That’s a flame from my stack and that smoke’s a-blowin’ black as coal
My hometown’s a-comin’ in sight
If you think I’m a-happy, you’re right
Six days on the road and I’m a-gonna make it home tonight
Six days on the road and I’m a-gonna make it home tonight
Six days on the road and I’m a-gonna make it home tonight
Some people say a man is made outa mud
A poor man’s made outa muscle ’n blood
Muscle an’ blood an’ skin an’ bone
A mind that’s weak and a back that’s strong
You load sixteen tons an’ whaddya get?
Another day older an’ deeper in debt
Saint Peter doncha call me ’cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to the company sto’
If ya hear me a-comin’ ya better step aside
A lotta men din’t an’ a lotta men died
With one fist of iron an’ the other of steel
If the right one don’ getcha then the left one will
You load sixteen tons an’ whaddya get?
Another day older an’ deeper in debt
Saint Peter doncha call me ’cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to the company sto’
I was born one mornin’ when the sun didn’t shine
Picked up my shovel and I went to the mine
Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said, “Well, Bless my soul!”
You load sixteen tons an’ whaddya get?
Another day older an’ deeper in debt
Saint Peter doncha call me ’cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to the company sto’
I was born one morning in the drizzlin’ rain
Fightin’ and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an’ ol’ mama hound
Ain’t no high-tone woman gonna push me around
You load sixteen tons an’ whaddya get?
Another day older an’ deeper in debt
Saint Peter doncha call me ’cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to the company sto’
Meeting in smoky places
Hiding in shadowy corners
Dancing where no one knows our faces
Sharing love stolen in the night in smoky places
Oh, how I cried your wedding day
I thought my heart would break
Now you regret your wedding day
You’ve paid for your sad mistake
Meeting in smoky places
Hiding in shadowy corners
Dancing where no one knows our faces
Sharing love stolen in the night in smoky places
Some sunny day he will set you free
Free to be by my side
Some sunny day, Sweetheart, he’ll set you free
We’ll be satisfied
Meeting in smoky places
Hiding in shadowy corners
Dancing where no one knows our faces
Sharing love stolen in the night in smoky places
Sharing love stolen in the night in smoky places
There’s a young man that I know
His age is twenty-one
He comes from down in Southern Colorado
He’s just out of the service
Looking for his fun
Someday soon going with him, someday soon
My parents cannot stand him
Cuz he rides the rodeo
My father says that he will leave me crying
But I will follow him right down
The roughest road I know
Someday soon going with him, someday soon
When he comes to call my pa, he ain’t got a good word to say
That’s cause he just as wild in the younger days
So blow you old blue northern
blow my love to me
He’s drivin’ in tonight from California
He loves his damn old rodeo
As much as he loves me
Someday soon going with him someday soon
Someday soon going with him someday soon
Soothe me, baby, soothe me
Soothe me with your kindness
For you know your powerful lovin’ is
Soothing to me
Oh, how i used to ramble
How I used to roam
Oh, but since I met that baby of mine
All I do is stay at home, And I tell her to
Soothe me, baby, soothe me
Soothe me with your kindness
For you know your powerful lovin’ is
Soothing to me
Oh, I used to have a lot of girls
Had them big and small
Oh, but since I met that baby of mine
I don’t want no other girls at all, I just tell her
Soothe me, baby, soothe me
Soothe me with your kindness
For you know your powerful lovin’ is
Soothing to me
Soothe me, baby, soothe me
Soothe me, baby, soothe me
When the night has come and the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we’ll see
No, I won’t be afraid. No, I won’t be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
Darlin’, darlin’, stand by me, Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me
If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won’t cry, I won’t cry, no, I won’t shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
Darlin’, darlin’, stand by me, Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me
Whenever you’re in trouble, won’t you stand by me
Oh, st and by me
Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me
Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You’ll have bad times
And he’ll have good times
Doing things that you don’t understand
But if you love him you’ll forgive him
Even though he’s hard to understand
And if you love him
Oh be proud of him
Cause after all he’s just a man
Stand by your man
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And tell the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
Stand by your man
And tell the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
If ev’rybody had a surf board across the U. S. A.
Then ev’rybody’d be surfin’ like Cal-i-for-ni-a
You’d see ’em wearin’ their baggies, huarachi sandals too
A bushy, bushy blonde hairdo, surfin’ U. S. A.
You’ll catch ’em surfin’ at Del Mar, Ventura County line
Santa Cruz and Tressels, Australia’s Narabine
All over Manhattan and down Doheny way
Ev’rybody’s gone surfin’, surfin’ U. S. A.
We’ll all be plannin’ our route we’re gonna take real soon
We’re waxing down our surf boards. We can’t wait for June
We’ll all be gone for the summer. We’re on safari to stay
Tell the teacher we’re surfin’, surfin’ U. S. A.
At Haggarty’s and Swami’s, Pacific Palisades
San Onofre and Sunset, Redondo Beach, L. A.
All over La Jolla, at Waiamea Bay
Ev’rybody’s gone surfin’, surfin’ U. S. A.
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by. You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she’s half crazy. But that’s why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength, and she lets the river answer
That you’ve always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you’ve touched her perfect body with your mind
And Jesus was a sailor, when he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain, only drowning men could see him
He said “All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them”
But he himself was broken long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you’ll trust him
For he’s touched your perfect body with his mind
Now Suzanne takes your hand, and she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed. There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love, and they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you’ve touched her perfect body with your mind
Oh, don’t you remember sweet Besty from Pike?
Who crossed the wide prairie with her lover Ike
With two yoke of oxen, a big yaller dog
A tall Shanghai rooster and one spotted hog
One evening quite early they camped on the Platte
’Twas near by the road on a green shady flat
Where Betsy, sore-footed, lay down to repose
With wonder Ike gazed on that Pike county rose
The Shanghai ran off, and their cattle all died
That morning the last piece of bacon was fried
Poor Ike was discouraged and Betsy got mad
The dog drooped his tail and looked wondrously sad
They soon reached the desert where Betsy gave out
And down in the sand she lay rolling about
While Ike, half distracted, looked up with surprise
Saying, “Betsy, get up, you’ll get sand in your eyes.”
Sweet Betsy got up in a great deal of pain
Declared she’d go back to Pike county again
But Ike gave a sigh, and they fondly embraced
And they traveled along with his arm ’round her waist
Out on the prairie one bright starry night
They broke out the whisky and Betsy got tight
She sang and she shouted and danced o’er the plain
And made a great show for the whole wagon train
They swam the wide rivers and cross’d the tall peaks
And camped on the prairie for weeks upon weeks
Starvation and cholera and hard work and slaughter
They reached California spite of hell and high water
Long Ike and sweet Betsy attended a dance
Where Ike wore a pair of his Pike County pants
Sweet Betsey was covered with ribbons and rings
Said Ike, “You’re an angel, but where are your wings?”
Well, Ike, and sweet Betsy got married, of course
But Ike, getting jealous, obtained a divorce
And Betsy, well satisfied, said with a shout
“Good-bye, you big lummox, I’m glad you backed out.”
Sweet violets
Sweeter than all the roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with sweet violets
There once was a farmer who took a young miss
In back of the barn where he gave her a lecture
On horses and chickens and eggs
And told her that she had such beautiful manners
That suited a girl of her charms
A girl that he wanted to take in his
Washing and ironing and then if she did
They could get married and raise lots of...
Sweet violets
Sweeter than all the roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with sweet violets
The girl told the farmer that he’d better stop
And she called her father and he called a taxi
And got there before very long
’Cause someone was doin’ his little girl
Right for a change and so that’s why he said
“If you marry her son, you’re better off single
“’Cause it’s always been my belief
“Marriage will bring a man nothing but...”
Sweet violets
Sweeter than all the roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with sweet violets
The farmer decided he’d wed anyway
And started in planning for his wedding suit
Which he purchased for only one buck
But then he found out he was just out of money
And so he got left in the lurch
Standin’ and waitin’ in front of the
End of the story which just goes to show
All a girl wants from a man is his...
Sweet violets
Sweeter than all the roses
Covered all over from head to toe
Covered all over with sweet violets
Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a mule?
A mule is an animal with long funny ears
He kicks up at anything he hears
His back is brawny, but his brain is weak
He’s just plain stupid with a stubborn streak
And by the way, if you hate to go to school
You may grow up to be a mule
Or would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a pig?
A pig is an animal with dirt on his face
His shoes are a terrible disgrace
He has no manners when he eats his food
He’s fat and lazy and extremely rude
But if you don’t care a feather or a fig
You may grow up to be a pig
Or would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a fish?
A fish won’t do anything but swim in a brook
He can’t write his name or read a book
To fool the people is his only thought
And though he slippery, he still gets caught
But then if that sort of life is what you wish
You may grow up to be a fish
And all the monkeys aren’t in a zoo
Every day you meet quite a few
So you see it’s all up to you
You can be better than you are
You could be swinging on a star
Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growin’ like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
All my mem’ries gather ’round her
Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice, in the mornin’ hour she calls me
Radio reminds me of my home far away
Drivin’ down the road I get the feelin’ that I
Should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me out to the ball game
Take me out to the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and Crackerjacks
I don’t care if I never get back
For it’s root, root, root for the home team
If they don’t win, it’s a shame
For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out
At the old ball game!
Baby, let me be your lovin’ Teddy Bear
Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
Oh let me be oh let him be your teddy bear
I don’t wanna be a tiger
Cuz tigers play too rough
I don’t wanna be a lion
Cuz lions ain’t the kind you love enough
I just wanna be your Teddy Bear
Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
Oh let me be oh let him be your teddy bear
Oh baby let me be around you every night
Run your fingers through my hair and cuddle me real tight
Oh let me be oh let him be your teddy bear
I don’t wanna be a tiger
Cuz tigers play too rough
I don’t wanna be a lion
Cuz lions ain’t the kind you love enough
Just wanna be your Teddy Bear
Put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
Oh let me be oh let him be your teddy bear
Oh let me be oh let him be your teddy bear
I just wanna be your Teddy Bear ooh
Each time we have a quarrel
It almost breaks my heart
Cause I’m so afraid
that we will have to part
Each night I ask the stars up above
Why must I be a teenager in love?
One day I feel so happy
Next day I feel so sad
I guess I’ll learn to take
The good with the bad
Each night I ask the stars up above
Why must I be a teenager in love?
I cried a tear for nobody but you
I’ll be a lonely one, if you should say we’re through
Well, if you want to make me cry
That won’t be so hard to do
And if you should say goodbye
I’ll still go on loving you
Each night I ask the stars up above
Why must I be a teenager in love?
I cried a tear for nobody but you
I’ll be a lonely one, if you should say we’re through
Well, if you want to make me cry
That won’t be so hard to do
And if you should say goodbye
I’ll still go on loving you
Each night I ask the stars up above
Why must I be a teenager in love?
Why must I be a teenager in love?
Why must I be a teenager in love?
Why must I be a teenager in love?
I know something about love. You gotta want it bad
If that guy’s got into your blood, go out and get him
If you want him to be the very part of you
Makes you want to breathe, here’s the thing to do
Tell him that you’re never gonna leave him
Tell him that you’re always gonna love him
Tell him, tell him, tell him, tell him right now
I know something about love. You gotta show him
Make him see the moon up above, go out and get him
If you want him to make your heart sing out
If you want him to only think of you
Tell him that you’re never gonna leave him
Tell him that you’re always gonna love him
Tell him, tell him, tell him, tell him right now
Ever since the world began It’s been that way for men
And women were created to make love their destiny
Then why should true love be so complicated, oh, yeah
I know something about love. You’ve got to take him
Show him what the world is made of. One kiss could prove it
If you want him to be always by your side
Take his hand tonight, swallow your foolish pride
Tell him that you’re never gonna leave him
Tell him that you’re always gonna love him
Tell him, tell him, tell him, tell him right now
I was waltzing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
Introduced her to my loved one and while they were waltzing
My friend stole my sweetheart from me
I remember that night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes I lost my little darling the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz
Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
’Cause that’ll be the day when I die
Well, you give me all your loving and your turtle doving
All your hugs and kisses and your money too
Well, you know you love me baby, until you tell me, maybe
That some day, well I’ll be through
Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
’Cause that’ll be the day when I die
Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
’Cause that’ll be the day when I die
Well, when Cupid shot his dart he shot it at your heart
So if we ever part and I leave you
You sit and hold me and you tell me boldly
That some day, well I’ll be blue
Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
’Cause that’ll be the day when I die
Well, that’ll be the day, woo ho
That’ll be the day, woo ho
That’ll be the day, woo ho
That’ll be the day
In Napoli where love is king, when boy meets girl
Here’s what they say
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie
That’s amore That’s amore
When the world seems to shine like you’ve had too much wine
That’s amore That’s amore
Bells will ring tin-a-ling-aling, tin-a-ling-aling
And you’ll sing, “Vita bella!”
Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay, like a gay tarantella
When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool
That’s amore That’s amore
When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet
You’re in love
When you walk in a dream but you know you’re not dreaming signore
Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli
That’s amore
Kiss me each morning for a million years
Hold me each evening by your side
Tell me you’ll love me for a million years
Then if it don’t work out, Then if it don’t work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
Sweeten my coffee with a morning kiss
Soften my dreams with your sighs
Tell me you’ll love me for a million years
Then if it don’t work out, Then if it don’t work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
If you must go, oh no, I won’t grieve
If you wait a lifetime before you leave
Then if you must go, I won’t tell you no
Just so that we can say we tried
Tell me you’ll love me for a million years
Then if it don’t work out, Then if it don’t work out
Then you can tell me goodbye
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
As I was walking a ribbon of highway
I saw above me an endless skyway
I saw below me a golden valley
This land was made for you and me
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
I’ve roamed and rambled and I’ve followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me a voice was sounding
“This land was made for you and me”
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
“This land was made for you and me”
The sun comes shining as I was strolling
The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
The fog was lifting a voice come chanting
“This land was made for you and me”
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
As I was walkin’ I saw a sign there
And that sign said, no tresspassin’
But on the other side, it didn’t say nothin
Now that side was made for you and me
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
In the squares of the city, in the shadow of the steeple
Near the relief office, I see my people
And some are grumblin’ and some are wonderin’
If this land’s still made for you and me
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
This magic moment, so different and so new
Was like any other until I kissed you
And then it happened, it took me by surprise
I knew that you felt it too, by the look in your eyes
Sweeter than wine, softer than the summer night
Everything I want, I have whenever I hold you tight
This magic moment while your lips are close to mine
Will last forever, forever till the end of time
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
Sweeter than wine, softer than the summer night
Everything I want, I have whenever I hold you tight
This magic moment while your lips are close to mine
Will last forever, forever till the end of time
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Magic moment, magic moment, magic moment
There’s an old Australian stockman lying, dying
And he gets himself up onto one elbow and he turns to his mates
Who are all gathered around and he says
Watch me wallabies feed, mate
Watch me wallabies feed
They’re a dangerous breed, mate
So watch me wallabies feed
Altogether now
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl
Keep me cockatoo cool
Don’t go acting the fool, Curl
Just keep me cockatoo cool
Take me koala back, Jack
Take me koala back
He lives somewhere out on the track, Jack
So take me koala back
Let me abos go loose, Lou
Let me abos go loose
There of no further use, Lou
So let me abos go loose
Mind me platypus duck, Bill
Mind me platypus duck
Don’t let him go running amok, Bill
Just mind me platypus duck
Play your didgeridoo, Blue
Play your didgeridoo
Keep playing till I shoot through, Blue
Play your didgeridoo
Tan me hide when I’m dead, Fred
Tan me hide when I’m dead
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde
And that’s it hanging on the shed
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you’re bound to die
I met her on the mountain
There I took her life
Met her on the mountain
Stabbed her with my knife
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you’re bound to die
’Round this time tomorrow
Reckon where I’ll be
Down in some lonesome valley
Hanging from a white oak tree
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you’re bound to die
Toot, toot, Tootsie, good-bye!
Toot, toot, Tootsie, don’t cry
The choo choo train that takes me
Away from you, no words can tell how sad it makes me
Kiss me, Tootsie, and then, do it over again
Watch for the mail, I’ll never fail
If you don’t get a letter, then you’ll know I’m in jail
Toot, toot, Tootsie don’t cry
Toot, toot, Tootsie, good-bye
I’m a travelin’ man, made a lot of stops
All over the world
And in every port I own the heart
Of at least one lovely girl
I’ve a pretty señorita waiting for me
Down in old Mexico
If you’re ever in Alaska stop and see
My cute little Eskimo
Oh my sweet Fräulein down in Berlin town
Makes my heart start to yearn
And my China doll down in old Hong Kong
Waits for my return
Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea
I remember the night
When we walked in the sands of the Waikiki
And I held you oh so tight
Oh my sweet Fräulein down in Berlin town
Makes my heart start to yearn
And my China doll down in old Hong Kong
Waits for my return
Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea
I remember the night
When we walked in the sands of the Waikiki
And I held you oh so tight
Oh, I’m a travelin’ man. Yes, I’m a travelin’ man
She may be weary
Women do get weary
Wearing that same shabby dress
And when she’s weary
Try a little tenderness
You know she’s waiting
Just anticipating
Things she may never possess
While she’s without them
Try a little tenderness
It’s not just sentimental
She has her grief and care
And a word that’s soft and gentle
Makes it easier to bear
You won’t regret it
Women don’t forget it
Love is their whole happiness
It’s all so easy
Try a little tenderness
Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh, so mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain was yellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a tender and callow fellow
Try to remember, and if you remember
Then follow, follow, follow
Follow, follow, follow
Follow, follow, follow, follow
Try to remember when life was so tender
That no one wept except the willow
Try to remember when life was so tender
That dreams were kept beside your pillow
Try to remember when life was so tender
That love was an ember about to billow
Try to remember, and if you remember
Then follow, follow, follow
Follow, follow, follow
Follow, follow, follow, follow
Deep in December, it’s nice to remember
Although you know the snow will follow
Deep in December, it’s nice to remember
Without a hurt the heart is hollow
Deep in December, it’s nice to remember
The fire of September that made us mellow
Deep in December, our hearts should remember
And follow
See them tumbling down
Pledging their love to the ground
Lonely, but free, I’ll be found
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
Cares of the past are behind
Nowhere to go, but I’ll find
Just where the trail will wind
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
I know when night has gone
That a new world’s born at dawn
I’ll keep rolling along
Deep in my heart is a song
Here on the range I belong
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
I know when night has gone
That a new world’s born at dawn
I’ll keep rolling along
Deep in my heart is a song
Here on the range I belong
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
To everything Turn, turn, turn
There is a season Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
To everything Turn, turn, turn
There is a season Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
To everything Turn, turn, turn
There is a season Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing
To everything Turn, turn, turn
There is a season Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it’s not too late
Heavenly shades of night are falling. It’s twilight time
Out of the mist your voice is calling. it’s twilight time
When purple colored curtains mark the end of day
I hear you, my dear, at twilight time
Deepening shadows gather splendor as day is done
Fingers of night will soon surrender the setting sun
I count the moments, darling, till you’re here with me
Together at last at twilight time
Here in the after glow of day
We keep our rendezvous beneath the blue
And in the sweet and same old way
I fall in love again as I did then
Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me, like days of old
Lighting the spark of love that fills me with dreams untold
Each day I pray for evening just to be with you
Together at last at twilight time
Here in the after glow of day
We keep our rendezvous beneath the blue
And in the sweet and same old way
I fall in love again as I did then
Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me, like days of old
Lighting the spark of love that fills me with dreams untold
Each day I pray for evening just to be with you
Together at last at twilight time
Together at last at twilight time
Oh, my love, my darling
I’ve hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine
I need your love, I need your love
God speed your love to me
Lonely rivers flow to the sea to the sea
To the open arms of the sea
Lonely rivers sigh, “Wait for me wait for me
“I’ll be coming home wait for me”
Oh, my love, my darling
I’ve hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine
I need your love, I need your love
God speed your love to me
Well the first days are the hardest days, don’t you worry any more
’Cause when life looks like easy street, there is danger at your door
Think this through with me, let me know your mind
Woah-oh, what I want to know, is are you kind?
It’s a buck dancer’s choice my friend better take my advice
You know all the rules by now and the fire from the ice
Will you come with me? Won’t you come with me?
Woah-oh, what I want to know, will you come with me?
Goddamn, well I declare, have you seen the like
Their walls are built of cannonballs, their motto is don’t tread on me
Come hear Uncle John’s Band playing to the tide
Come with me, or go alone, he’s come to take his children home
It’s the same story the crow told me; it’s the only one he knows
Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go
Ain’t no time to hate, barely time to wait
Woah-oh, what I want to know, where does the time go?
I live in a silver mine and I call it “Beggar’s Tomb”
I got me a violin and I beg you call the tune
Anybody’s choice, I can hear your voice
Woah-oh, what I want to know, how does the song go
Come hear Uncle John’s Band by the riverside
Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide
Come hear Uncle John’s Band playing to the tide
Come on along, or go alone, he’s come to take his children home
Woah-oh, what I want to know, how does the song go?
Come hear Uncle John’s Band by the riverside
Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide
Come hear Uncle John’s Band playing to the tide
Come on along, or go alone, he’s come to take his children home
Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh
Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh
Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh
Oh, when the sun beats down and melts the tar up on the roof
And your shoes get so hot, you wish your tired feet were fireproof
Under the boardwalk, down by sea
On a blanket with my baby, that’s where I’ll be
From the park you hear the happy sounds of the carousel
You can almost taste the hotdogs and French fries they sell
Under the boardwalk, down by sea
On a blanket with my baby, that’s where I’ll be
Under the boardwalk, out of the sun
Under the boardwalk, we’ll be having fun
Under the boardwalk, people walking above
Under the boardwalk, we’ll be falling in love
Under the boardwalk, boardwalk
Oh, when the sun beats down and melts the tar up on the roof
And your shoes get so hot, you wish your tired feet were fireproof
Under the boardwalk, down by sea
On a blanket with my baby, that’s where I’ll be
When I get off of this mountain
You know where I wanna go
Straight down the Mississippi River
To the Gulf of Mexico
To Lake George, Louisiana
Little Bessie, girl I once knew
And she told me just to come on by
If there’s anything she could do
Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me
If I spring a leak, she mends me
I don’t have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one
Good luck had just stung me
To the race track I did go
She bet on one horse to win
And I bet on another to show
The odds were in my favor
I had him five to one
And that nag to win came around the track
Sure enough we had won
Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me
If I spring a leak, she mends me
I don’t have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one
I took up all of my winnings
And I gave my little Bessie half
And she tore it up and blew it in my face
Just for a laugh
Now there’s one thing in the whole wide world
I sure would like to see
That’s when that little love of mine
Dips her doughnut in my tea
Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me
If I spring a leak, she mends me
I don’t have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one
Now me and my mate were back at the shack
We had Spike Jones on the box
She said, “I can’t take the way he sings
But I love to hear him talk“
Now that just gave my heart a throb
To the bottom of my feet
And I swore as I took another pull
My Bessie can’t be beat
Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me
If I spring a leak, she mends me
I don’t have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one
Lo lo who
Lo-di-lo-di-lo-di who
There’s a flood out in California
And up north it’s freezing cold
And this living off the road
Is getting pretty old
So I guess I’ll call up my big mama
Tell her I’ll be rolling in
But you know, deep down, I’m kinda tempted
To go and see my Bessie again
Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me
If I spring a leak, she mends me
I don’t have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one
Lo lo who
Lo-di-lo-di-lo-di who
When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof, it’s peaceful as can be
And there the world below can’t bother me
Let me tell you now
When I come home feelin’ tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet Up on the roof
I get away from the hustling crowd
And all that rat-race noise down in the street Up on the roof
On the roof, the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let’s go up on the roof Up on the roof
At night the stars put on a show for free
And, darling, you can share it all with me
I keep a-tellin’ you
Right smack dab in the middle of town
I’ve found a paradise that’s trouble proof Up on the roof
And if this world starts getting you down
There’s room enough for two
Up on the roof Up on the roof
The very thought of you
And I forget to do
The little ordinary things
That everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream
I’m happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that’s everything
The mere idea of you
The longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go
Till I’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
Volare. Oh, oh. Cantare. Oh, oh, oh.
Let’s fly way up to the clouds
Away from the maddening crowds
We can sing in the glow of a star that I know of
Where lovers enjoy peace of mind
Let us leave the confusion and all disillusion behind
Just like birds of a feather, a rainbow together we’ll find
Volare. Oh, oh. Cantare. Oh, oh, oh.
No wonder my happy heart sings
Your love has given me wings
Your love has given me wings
Wait ’till the sun shines, Nellie
Wait ’till the sun shines, Nellie
By and by
Wait ’till the sun shines, Nellie
And the clouds go a-drifting by
We will be happy, Nellie
Don’t you cry
Down Lover’s Lane we’ll wander
Sweethearts you and I
Wait ’till the sun shines, Nellie
By and by
I want you to tell me why you walked out on me
I’m so lonesome every day
I want you to know that since you walked out on me
Nothin’ seems to be the same old way
Think about the love that burns within my heart for you
The good times we had before you went away
Walk right back to me this minute
Bring your love to me, don’t send it
I’m so lonesome every day
I want you to tell me why you walked out on me
I’m so lonesome every day
I want you to know that since you walked out on me
Nothin’ seems to be the same old way
Think about the love that burns within my heart for you
The good times we had before you went away
Walk right back to me this minute
Bring your love to me, don’t send it
I’m so lonesome every day
I’m so lonesome every day
I’m so lonesome every day
Some day when I’m awfully low
And the world is cold
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight
Oh, but you’re lovely with your smile so warm
and your cheeks so soft
There is nothing for me but to love you
And the way you look tonight
With each word your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart
Lovely, never never change
Keep that breathless charm
Won’t you please arrange it, cuz I love you
Just the way you look tonight
Just the way you look tonight
You got a smile so bright
You know you could’ve been a candle
I’m holding you so tight
You know you could’ve been a handle
The way you swept me off my feet
You know you could’ve been a broom
The way you smell so sweet
You know you could’ve been some perfume
Well you could’ve been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell
The way you do the things you do
The way you do the things you do
Aw, baby
The way you do the things you do
As pretty as you are
You know you could’ve been a flower
If good looks was a minute
You know that you could be an hour
The way you stole my heart
You know you could have been a cool crook
And baby you’re so smart
You know you could have been a school book
Well you could’ve been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell
The way you do the things you do
The way you do the things you do
Aw, baby
The way you do the things you do
You make my life so rich
You know you could’ve been some money
And baby you’re so sweet
You know you could have been some honey
Well you could’ve been anything that you wanted to
And I can tell
The way you do the things you do
The way you do the things you do
You really swept me off my feet
The way you do the things you do
You made my life complete
The way you do the things you do
You made my life so bright
The way you do the things you do
You make me feel all right
The way you do the things you do
You make me feel all right
The way you do the things you do
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome some day
We shall all be free
We shall all be free
We shall all be free some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall all be free some day
I pulled in to Nazareth, I was feeling about half past dead
I just need some place where I can lay my head
“Hey, Mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?”
He just grinned, shook my hand, “No” was all he said
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And... you put the load right on me
I picked up my bag. I went looking for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the devil walking side by side
I said, “Hey, Carmen, come on. Let’s go downtown.”
She said, “I got to go, but my friend can stick around.”
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And... you put the load right on me
Go down, Miss Moses, there’s nothing you can say
It’s just old Luke, and Luke’s waiting on the judgement day
“Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?”
He said, “Do me a favor, son. Won’t you stay and keep Anna Lee company?”
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And... you put the load right on me
Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
He said, “I will fix your rack, if you’ll take Jack my dog.”
I said,”Wait a minute, Chester. You know I’m a peaceful man.”
He said, “That’s okay, boy. Won’t you feed him when you can?”
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And... you put the load right on me
Get your Canonball now, to take me down the line
My bag is sinking low, and I do believe it’s time
To get back to Miss Fanny. You know she’s the only one
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone
Take a load off, Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off, Fanny
And... you put the load right on me
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright, blessed day and the dark, sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people goin’ by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, “How do you do?”
They’re really saying, “I love you.”
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world
What’ll I do when you are far away
And I’m blue, what’ll I do?
What’ll I do when I am wondering who
Is kissing you, what’ll I do?
What’ll I do with just a photograph
To tell my troubles to?
When I’m alone with only dreams of you
That won’t come true, what’ll I do?
What’ll I do with just a photograph
To tell my troubles to?
When I’m alone with only dreams of you
That won’t come true, what’ll I do?
What’ll I do? What’ll I do? What’ll I do?
What’s he doing in my world?
What’s he doing holding my world?
If he’s not more than just friend
Why were you kissing him?
And what’s he doing in my world?
What’s he doing in my world?
Did you tell him that you’re my girl?
If your love is really true
Tell him my world’s made for two
And what’s he doing in my world?
Oh, don’t let me keep on wondering
Just what you’re gonna do
Wondering if the one I love
Loves somebody new
What’s he doing in my world?
We don’t need him in our world
So if it’s true he’s just a friend
Explain those kisses you gave him
And what’s he doing in my world?
What’s your name? I have seen you before?
What’s your name? May I walk you to your door?
It’s so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me
Oo-oo-ee, oo-oo-ee, oo-oo-ee
What’s your name? Is it Mary or Sue?
What’s your name? Do I stand a chance with you?
It’s so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me
Oo-oo-ee, oo-oo-ee, oo-oo-ee
I stood on this corner waiting for you to come along
So my heart could feel satisfied
So please let me be your number one
Under the moon, under the stars, and under the sun
What’s your name? Is it Mary or Sue?
What’s your name? Do I stand a chance with you?
It’s so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me
Oo-oo-ee, oo-oo-ee, oo-oo-ee
What’s your name? What’s your name?
Shooby-doo-bop-wah-ah!
When a man loves a woman, can’t keep his mind on nothin’ else
He’d trade the world for the good thing he’s found
If she is bad, he can’t see it, she can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down
When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime
Tryin’ to hold on to what he needs
He’d give up all his comforts and sleep out in the rain
If she says that’s the way it ought to be
Well, this man loves you, woman
I gave you everything I had
Tryin’ to hold on to your high class love
Baby, please don’t treat me bad
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she plays him for a fool, he’s the last one to know
Lovin’ eyes can never see
When a man loves a woman, he can do her no wrong
He can never hold some other girl
When a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels
’Cause baby, baby, you’re my world
When a man loves a woman, I know exactly how he feels
’Cause baby, baby, you’re my world
When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure’n it’s like a morn in spring
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing
When Irish hearts are happy
All the world is bright and gay
And when Irish eyes are smiling
Sure they steal your heart away
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along, along
There’ll be no more sobbin’ when he starts throbbin’ his old sweet song
Wake up, wake up you sleepy head
Get up, get out of your bed
Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red
Live, love, laugh and be happy
What if I were blue, now I’m walking through fields of flowers
Rain may glisten, but still I listen for hours and hours
I’m just a kid again doing what I did again, singing a song
When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along
Oh, when the saints go marching in
Oh, when the saints go marching in
Yes, I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in
Oh, when the stars refuse to shine
Oh, when the stars refuse to shine
Yes, I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in
Oh, when the rich go out and work
Oh, when the rich go out and work
Yes, I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in
Oh, when the air is pure and clean
Oh, when the air is pure and clean
Yes, I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in
Oh, when we all have food to eat
Oh, when we all have food to eat
Yes, I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in
Oh, when the king begins to cry
Oh, when the king begins to cry
Yes, I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching in
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
When your heart is in your dream
No re-quest is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dream- ers do
Fate is kind
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true
When you’re smiling, when you’re smiling
The whole world smiles with you
When you’re laughing, when you’re laughing
The sun comes shining through
But when you’re crying, you bring on the rain
So stop your sighing, be happy again
Keep on smiling, cuz when you’re smiling
The whole world smiles with you
Baby, baby, baby don’t leave me
Ooh, please don’t leave me all by myself
I’ve got this burning, burning, yearning feelin inside me
Ooh, deep inside me, and it hurts so bad
You came into my heart so tenderly
With a burning love that stings like a bee
Now that I surrender, so helplessly
You now wanna leave. Ooh, you wanna leave me
Ooooh, baby, baby, where did our love go?
Ooh, don’t you want me? Don’t you want me no more?
Ooh, baby, baby, where did our love go?
And all of your promises of a love forever more?
I’ve got this burning, burning, yearning, feelin inside me
Ooh, deep inside me, and it hurts so bad
Before you won my heart, you were a perfect guy
But now that you got me, you wanna leave me behind
Oooh, baby, baby. Baby, don’t leave me
Ooh, please don’t leave me, all by myself
Ooh, baby, baby, where did our love go?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls picked them, every one
When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing
Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone to soldiers, every one
When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, every one
When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, every one
When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?
Whispering while you cuddle near me
Whispering so no one can hear me
Each little whisper seems to cheer me
I know it’s true, there’s no one, dear, but you
You’re whispering why you’ll never leave me
Whispering why you’ll never grieve me
Whisper an say that you believe me
Whispering that I love you
Tonight you’re mine completely
You give your love so sweetly
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow?
Is this a lasting treasure
Or just a moment’s pleasure?
Tonight I believe the magic of you sigh
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Tonight with words unspoken
You said that I’m the only one
But will my heart be broken
When the night meets the morning sun
I’d like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of
So tell me now and I won’t ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?
So tell me now and I won’t ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Winchester Cathedral, you’re bringing me down
You stood and you watched as my baby left town
You could have done something, but you didn’t try
You didn’t do nothing, you let her walk by
Now everyone knows just how much I needed that gal
She wouldn’t have gone far away
If only you’d started ringing your bell
Winchester Cathedral, you’re bringing me down
You stood and you watched as my baby left town
Oh bo dee oh doh, oh bo de
The Lord above gave man an arm of iron
So he could do his job and never shirk
The Lord above gave man an arm of iron, but
With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck
Someone else will do the blinkin’ work
With a little bit, Wwith a little bit
With a little bit of luck you’ll never work
Oh, you can walk the straight and narrow
But with a little bit of luck you’ll run amok
The gentle sex was made for man to marry
To tend his needs and see his food is cooked
The gentle sex was made for man to marry, but
With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck
You can have it all and not get hooked
With a little bit, with a little bit
With a little bit of luck you’ll never work
With a little bit, with a little bit
With a little bit of blooming luck
What would you do if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song
And I’ll try not to sing out of key
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
What do I do when my love is away
Does it worry you to be alone?
How do I feel by the end of the day
Are you sad because you’re on your own?
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love
Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes, I’m certain that it happens all the time
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can’t tell you but I know it’s mine
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends
With a little help from my friends
They say don’t go on Wolverton Mountain
If you’re looking for a wife
Cause Clifton Clowers has a pretty young daughter
He’s mighty handy with a gun and a knife
Her tender lips (Her tender lips) Are sweeter than honey
And Wolverton Mountain protects her there
The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers
If a stranger should enter there
All of my dreams are on Wolverton Mountain
I want his daughter for my wife
I’ll take my chances and climb that mountain
Though Clifton Clowers he might take my life
Her tender lips (Her tender lips) Are sweeter than honey
And Wolverton Mountain protects her there
The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers
If a stranger should enter there
I’m going up on Wolverton Mountain
It’s too lonesome down here below
It’s just not right to hide his daughter
From the one who loves her so
Her tender lips (Her tender lips) Are sweeter than honey
And Wolverton Mountain protects her there
The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers
If a stranger should enter there
But I don’t care about Clifton Clowers
I’m gonna climb up on his mountain
I’m gonna take the girl I love
I don’t care about Clifton Clowers
I’m gonna climb up on that mountain
And I’ll get the one I love
I don’t care about Clifton Clowers
Don’t know much about history
Don’t know much biology
Don’t know much about a science book
Don’t know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
Don’t know much about geography
Don’t know much trigonometry
Don’t know much about algebra
Don’t know what a slide rule is for
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
Now, I don’t claim, to be an A-student
But I’m trying to be
For maybe by being an A-student, baby
I could win your love for me
Don’t know much about history
Don’t know much biology
Don’t know much about a science book
Don’t know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
All I want is a room somewhere
Far away from the cold night air
With one enormous chair
Oh, wouldn’t it be loverly?
Lots of chocolate for me to eat
Lots of coal makin’ lots of heat
Warm face, warm hands, warm feet
Oh, wouldn’t it be loverly?
Oh, so lovely sittin’
Abso-bloomin’-lutely still
I would never budge till spring
Crept over me window sill
Someone’s head restin’ on my knee
Warm and tender as he can be
Who takes good care of me
Oh, wouldn’t it be loverly?
Loverly, loverly, loverly, loverly
When you live in the country
Everybody is your neighbor
On this one thing you can rely
They’ll all come to see you
And never, ever leave you
Sayin’ you all come to see us by and by
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Well, you all come to see us now and then
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Well, you all come to see us when you can
Kin folks a-comin’
They’re comin’ by the dozen
Eatin’ everything from soup to hay
And right after dinner
They ain’t looking any thinner
And here’s what you hear them say
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Well, you all come to see us now and then
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Well, you all come to see us when you can
Grandma’s a-wishin’
They’d come to the kitchen
And help do the dishes right away
But they all start a-leavin’
But even though she’s grievin’
You can still hear Grandma say
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Well, you all come to see us now and then
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Y’all come! Y’all come!
Well, you all come to see us when you can
Yellow bird, up high in banana tree
Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me
Did your lady friend leave the nest again?
That is very sad, make me feel so bad
You can fly away, in the sky away
You more lucky than me
I also have a pretty girl
She not with me today
They all the same, the pretty girls
Take tenderness, then they fly away
Yellow bird, up high in banana tree
Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me
Better fly away, in the sky away
Picker coming soon, pick from night to noon
Black on yellow you, like banana too
They might pick you someday
Wish that I was a yellow bird
I fly away with you
But I am not a yellow bird
So here I sit, nothing else to do
Yellow bird, up high in banana tree
Yellow bird, you sit all alone like me
Yellow bird, yellow bird
There’s a yellow rose in Texas that I am gonna see
Nobody else could miss her not half as much as me
She cried so when I left her, it was like it broke her heart
And if I ever find her we never more will part
She’s the sweetest little rose bud that Texas ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee
But the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl for me
Where the Rio Grande is flowing and the starry skies are bright
She walks along the river in the quiet summer night
I know that she remembers when we parted long ago
I promise to return and not to leave her so
She’s the sweetest little rose bud that Texas ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee
But the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl for me
Now I’m-a gonna find her for my heart is full of woe
We’ll do the things together we did so long ago
We’ll play the banjo gaily, she’ll love me like before
And the yellow rose of Texas shall be mine forever more
She’s the sweetest little rose bud that Texas ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew
You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee
But the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl for me
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed off to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
And our friends are all on board
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play. . .
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
Yes sir, that’s my baby
No sir, I don’t mean maybe
Yes sir, that’s my baby now
Yes, ma’m, we’ve decided
No ma’m, we ain’t gonna hide it
Yes, ma’m, you’re invited now
By the way, by the way
When we walk up to the preacher, I’ll say
Yes sir, that’s my baby
No sir, I don’t mean maybe
Yes sir, that’s my baby now
By the way, by the way
When we walk up to the preacher, I’ll say
Yes sir, that’s my baby
No sir, I don’t mean maybe
Yes sir, that’s my baby now
Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Suddenly I’m not half the man I used to be
There’s a shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday came suddenly
Why she had to go
I don’t know she wouldn’t say
I said some- thing wrong
Now I long for yesterday
Yesterday love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Why she had to go
I don’t know she wouldn’t say
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday
Yesterday love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Young man, there’s no need to feel down
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, young man, ’cause you’re in a new town
There’s no need to be unhappy
Young man, there’s a place you can go
I said, young man, when you’re short on your dough
You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
They have everything for young men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do what ever you feel
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams
But you got to know this one thing
No man does it all by himself
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf
And just go there, to the YMCA
I’m sure they can help you today
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
They have everything for young men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do what ever you feel
Young man, I was once in your shoes
I said, I was down and out with the blues
I felt no man cared if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so tight
That’s when someone came up to me
And said, young man, take a walk up the street
There’s a place there called the YMCA
They can start you back on your way
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA
They have everything for young men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
YMCA, it’s fun to stay at the YMCA
Young man, young man, there’s no need to feel down
Young man, young man, pick yourself off the ground
YMCA, it’s fun to stay at the YMCA
Young man, young man, are you listening to me
Young man, young man, what do you wanna be?
YMCA, you’ll find it at the YMCA
No man, young man, does it all by himself
Young man, young man, put your pride on the shelf
YMCA, and just go to the YMCA
Young man, young man I was once in your shoes
Young man, young man I was down with the blues
You always hurt the one you love
The one you shouldn’t hurt at all
You always take the sweetest rose
And crush it till the petals fall
You always break the kindest heart
With a hasty word you can’t recall
So if I broke your heart last night
It’s because I love you most of all
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away
I’ll always love you and make you happy
If you will only say the same
But if you leave me and love another
You’ll regret it all some day
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away
You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And no one else could come between
But now you’ve left me and love another
You have shattered all of my dreams
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away
In all my dreams, dear, you seem to leave me
When I awake my poor heart pains
So when you come back and make me happy
I’ll forgive you dear, I’ll take all the blame
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away
See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sunset on a tropic isle
Just remember darlin’ all the while
You belong to me
See the marketplace in Old Algiers
Send me photographs and souvenirs
Just remember when a dream appears
You belong to me
I’ll be so alone without you
Maybe you’ll be lonesome too, and blue
Fly the ocean in a silver plane
See the jungle when it’s wet with rain
Just remember till you’re home again
You belong to me
I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was footloose man
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, “We’re gonna vent our frustration
“If we don’t we’re gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse”
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy.
Yeah, and he said one word to me
And that was “dead.” I said to him
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
I need love, love to ease my mind
I need to find someone to call mine
But mama said
You can’t hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don’t come easy
It’s a gamme of give and take
You can’t hurry love
No, you just have to wait
You gotta just give it time
No matter how long it takes
How many heartaches must I stand
Before I find a love to let me live again
Right now the only thing that keeps me hanging on
When I feel my strength is almost gone
I remember mama said
You can’t hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don’t come easy
It’s a game of give and take
How long must I wait
How much more can I take
Before lonlinmess
Will cause my heart to break
I been waiting, I been taking
Now I can’t bear to live my life alone
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
But when I feel that I, I can’t go on
These precious words keep me hanging on
I remember mama said
You can’t hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don’t come easy
It’s a game of give and take
You can’t hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said just give it time
No matter how long it takes
No, love, love don’t come easy
But I keep on waiting, anticipating
For that soft voice to talk to me at night
For some tender arms to hold me tight
I keep waiting, keep on waiting
But it ain’t easy. No, it ain’t easy
Mama said
You can’t hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said just give it time
No matter how long it takes
You got to walk that lonesome valley
Well, you gotta walk it for yourself
Ain’t nobody else can walk it for you
You gotta go walk that valley for yourself
My mother had to walk that lonesome valley
Well, she had to walk it for herself
Yes, nobody else could walk it for her
She had to walk that valley for herself
Oh, yes, you got to walk that lonesome valley
Well, you gotta walk it for yourself
Yes, nobody else can walk it for you
You gotta go walk that valley for yourself
My father had to walk that lonesome valley
He had to walk it for hisself
Yes, nobody else could walk it for him
He had to walk that valley for hisself
Oh, Jesus had to walk that lonesome valley
He had to walk it for hisself
Yes, nobody else could walk it for him
He had to walk that valley for hisself
Oh, yes, you got to walk that lonesome valley
Well, you got to walk it for yourself
Yes, nobody else can walk it for you
You gotta go walk that valley for yourself
You give your hand to me
And then you say hello
And I can hardly speak
My heart is beating so
And anyone can tell
You think you know me well
But you don’t know me (no you don’t know me)
No you don’t know the one
Who dreams of you at night
And longs to kiss your lips
Longs to hold you tight
Oh I am just a friend
That’s all I’ve ever been
Cause you don’t know me (no you don’t know me)
I never knew the art of making love
No my heart aches with love for you
Afraid and shy I let my chance go by
The chance that you might love me too (love me too)
You give your hand to me
And then you say goodbye
I watch you walk away beside the lucky guy
Oh you will never know
The one who loves you so
Well you don’t know me
I never knew the art of making love
No my heart aches with love for you
Afraid and shy I let my chance go by
The chance that you might love me too (love me too)
You give your hand to me
And then you say goodbye
I watch you walk away beside the lucky guy
Oh you will never know
The one who loves you so
Well you don’t know me
I don’t like you, but I love you
Seems I’m always, thinking of you
Though, oh, oh, you treat me badly I love you madly
You really got a hold on me You really got a hold on me
You really got a hold on me You really got a hold on me
Baby, I don’t want you, but I need you
Don’t wanna kiss you, but I need to
Though, oh, oh, you do me wrong now, My love is strong now
You really got a hold on me You really got a hold on me
You really got a hold on me You really got a hold on me
Baby, I love you and I want you to do
Is just hold on me, hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
Tighter! Tighter!
I wanna to leave you, don’t want to stay here
Don’t want to spend, another day here
Though, oh, oh, I wanna split now, I can’t quit now
You really got a hold on me You really got a hold on me
You really got a hold on me You really got a hold on me
Baby, I love you, and all I want, you to do
Is just, hold me please Hold me squeeze Hold me, hold me
You really got a hold on me You really got a hold on me
Darling, you send me
I know you send me
Darling, you send me
Honest you do, honest you do, honest you do
Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You thrill me
I know you thrill me
Darling you thrill me. Honest you do
At first I thought it was infatuation
But ooh, it’s lasted so long
Now I find myself wanting
To marry you and take you home
Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You send me
I know you send me
I know you send me Honest you do
You thrill me
I know you thrill me
Darling you thrill me. Honest you do
The news is out, all over town
That you’ve been seen, a-runnin’ ’round
I know that I should leave, but then
I just can’t go, you win again
This heart of mine, could never see
What everybody knew but me
Just trusting you was my great sin
What can I do? you win again
I’m sorry for your victim now
’Cause soon his head, like mine will bow
He’ll give his heart, but all in vain
And someday say, you win again
You have no heart, you have no shame
You take true love, and give the blame
I guess that I, should not complain
I love you still, you win again
Your cheatin’ heart will make you weep
You’ll cry and cry and try to sleep
But sleep won’t come the whole night through
Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you
When tears come down like falling rain
You’ll toss around and call my name
You’ll walk the floor the way I do
Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you
Your cheatin’ heart will pine some day
And crave the love you threw away
The time will come when you’ll be blue
Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you
When tears come down like falling rain
You’ll toss around and call my name
You’ll walk the floor the way I do
Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you
Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you
Zip a dee doo dah, zip a dee ay
My, oh my, what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine, headin’ my way
Zip a dee doo dah, zip a dee ay
Mr. Bluebirds, on my shoulder
It’s the truth, it’s actual
Everything is satisfactual
Zip a dee doo dah, zip a dee ay
Wonderful feelin’ wonderful day
Wonderful feelin’ wonderful day