Summerstage features seminal reggae film

2009

Summerstage features seminal reggae film

I-Wayne lends support to screening

By Ben Apatoff/ BobMarley.com

Trevor Rhone, pictured above, wrote the script for "The Harder They Come" (Courtesy, Trevor Rhone)

More than 35 years after it was released in New York City, the classic film "The Harder They Come" will be shown as part of Central Park's Summerstage series. The event, which starts at 7pm on July 10, will be hosted by Dahved Levy and will feature a performance from roots reggae singer I-Wayne.

Unquestionably the most famous reggae film in history, "The Harder they Come" played a substantial role in bringing reggae into international prominence. The low budget movie, filmed in Jamaica, stars budding reggae star Jimmy Cliff as Ivanhoe Martin, an aspiring singer trying to survive in a violent neighborhood. Ivanhoe gets caught up with nefarious characters, signs away the rights to his songs and gets tangled in a life of crime in a compelling rise-and-fall story that continues to captivate audiences just as it did three decades ago. The film has been canonized with a Criterion Collection DVD reissue, and it is a must-see for film buffs and reggae fans alike.

The story of The Harder they Come is a classic gangster tale, inspired by both Jimmy Cliff's upbringing and 1940s Jamaican gangster Rhyging. But the film's most enduring aspect is the soundtrack, which features some of the best-known reggae songs in history. Jimmy Cliff's "You Can Get it if You Really Want," "Many Rivers to Cross" and the title track are now standards, and artists including Desmond Dekker and Toots & the Maytals also contributed some of their most popular songs. The Harder they Come was a primer on reggae for many of its initial viewers, and songs like "Pressure Drop" and "Rivers of Babylon" sound as fresh today as they did when reggae was just starting to reach American listeners.

Born in Portmore, Jamaica, I-Wayne was raised by a musical family and has been performing music for most of his life. In the past few years, he's emerged as one of the strongest new reggae artists in the world, charting with the songs "Living in Love" and "Can't Satisfy Her" from his debut major-label album, Lava Ground. I-Wayne's recently released follow-up, Book of Life, confirms his status as a hot new reggae talent, with thoughtful lyrics and a classic roots reggae sound.

The Harder they Come is presented in association with the African Film Festival. The film screening and I-Wayne performance are scheduled to run Thursday, July 10, from 7pm to 10pm, at Central Park Summerstage.

Peter Tosh: 'Legalize It'

 2008

Peter Tosh: 'Legalize It'

Pro-cannabis song endures as reggae anthem

By Ben Apatoff / BobMarley.com

One of a handful of artists who brought reggae music into America's consciousness, Peter Tosh's effect on the music world is incalculable. Between his early music with the Wailers and his solo career, Tosh's career is one of the most storied in reggae history. Tosh's contributions to Jamaican music are honored on the forthcoming Ziggy Marley in Jamaica album, which features one of Tosh's most popular songs, "Legalize It."

Born Winston Hubert McIntosh in 1944, Tosh grew into a towering rudeboy with a songwriting knack and guitar chops that were matched only by his confrontational attitude. At age 15, Tosh left his home in Grange Hill for Kingston, where he teamed up with Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and a few more musicians who would make up the first incarnation of the Wailers. Following the breakthrough hit "Simmer Down," recorded for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label, Tosh composed, sang and played guitar and melodica on several Wailers singles, including "I'm Going Home," "Hoot Nanny Hoot" and the aptly-titled "The Toughest." During Marley's brief hiatus from the Wailers in 1966, Tosh was the band's perceived leader, and even when Marley was in the Wailers, Tosh's input was an essential part of the band.

However, Tosh was unsatisfied sharing leadership in the Wailers, and he started pursuing a solo career in 1971. He re-recorded the Wailers' "Maga Dog" with producer Joe Gibbs, and by the end of the year Tosh had founded his own label, Intel Diplo HIM (Intelligent Diplomat for His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie). With the surging popularity of the Wailers, Tosh was increasingly unable to work on his solo projects, so he quit the band in 1974 and recorded his debut solo album,Legalize It, at the Treasure Isle Studio. The result was one of the strongest albums of Tosh's career and one of the best albums in reggae history, featuring a title track that became one of his most memorable singles.

Never one to be subtle, Tosh released Legalize It with a marijuana scented sticker and a cover photo of the singer smoking in a hemp field. But Tosh's pro-smoking views were best expressed in the song's lyrics. "Legalize it," sang Tosh with some female backup singers harmonizing that thought, "and I will advertise it." The song's easy-going beat and Tosh's commanding vocals made it a club and radio favorite, as well as a staple of Tosh's infamous live shows. To the aggravation of Jamaica's law enforcement, Tosh would often light up and smoke a spliff while performing "Legalize It," and many of his performances ended up with the reggae star being sent to jail.

Unlike other pro-ganja anthems, "Legalize It" made articulate, intelligent arguments in favor of legalizing marijuana. In the verses, Tosh reminded listeners that singers, doctors, nurses, judges and "even the lawyers too" smoked the herb. "It's good for the flu/It's good for asthma/Good for tuberculosis/Even umara composis," stated Tosh. Music fans have been scratching their heads over the last ailment's existence for decades, but there is no arguing that it is one of the most memorable couplets in reggae history.

Tosh's success as a solo artist could not quell his fiery attitude. Controversy followed him for the rest of his life, including severe beatings at the hands of the Jamaican police, a car accident that fractured his skull and killed his girlfriend, and subversive remarks about Prime Minister candidates Michael Manley and Edward Seaga at the One Love Peace Concert in 1978. But Tosh's career was not derailed, and he continued to release hit albums, collaborating with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on 1978's Bush Doctor and winning a Grammy for 1987's No Nuclear War. That year, three armed affiliates of Tosh's broke into his Jamaica home in an attempted robbery. After several hours of a standoff, Tosh and disk jockey Jeff "Free I" Dixon were shot and killed. The murders ended the life of one of the best-loved figures in reggae, but they could not end the legacy of Tosh and "Legalize It."

Ziggy closes out Roots, Rock, Reggae '08

2008

Ziggy closes out Roots, Rock, Reggae '08

Summer reggae tour a success for Marley brothers

By Ben Apatoff / BobMarley.com

Ziggy closes out at this summer's Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival.

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At this summer's Bob Marley Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival, Ziggy, Stephen, Damian and Julian Marley honored their father by performing some of his best-known songs at sun-drenched shows on both coasts. The tour wrapped up August 9 in Del Mar California, with a live set from Ziggy, Bob's eldest son.

The festival's sole West Coast show took place at Del Mar Fairgrounds' famed betting track after the morning's races. Openers Common Sense provided a retro-sounding reggae vibe early in the evening, favoring the bass-heavy grooves and skanking beats that were prominent among roots reggae pioneers. Despite having no Marleys in the lineup, The Orange County Quintet's set proved their musical lineage to Bob and a strong roots reggae sensibility. Later, Julian and Ziggy Marley wrapped up the night's festivities with live sets of their own.

Julian Marley has been performing his father's music since the age of five, when he recorded "Slave Driver" at the Tuff Gong studios. Since then, Julian has honored his father's legacy by co-producing the Bob Marley remix albumChant Down Babylon with his brother Stephen and naming his backup band the Uprising, after one of his father's final studio albums. He has also recorded two versatile albums of original music, Lion in the Morning and A Time and Place, and co-founded Ghetto Youths International foundation with his brothers Ziggy, Stephen and Damian. Julian's performance at Roots, Rock, Reggae preceded a set from his famed collaborator and older brother, Ziggy Marley.

Perhaps the most high-profile of Bob's music-making children, Ziggy Marley has broke into the world's consciousness with the Melody Makers, the reggae group he founded with his siblings Stephen, Sharon and Cedella in the 1980s. More recently, he has recorded two popular solo albums (including the Grammy-winning Love is My Religion,) voiced a character in the in the CGI family movie Shark Tale and been recognized for his copious charity work, which includes founding the U.R.G.E. (Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment) charity for underprivileged children.

He has also been a prominent supporter of the Little Kids Rock nonprofit, which provides instruments and musical education to public school children. But Ziggy's best-known work remains musical in nature, as he showed in all of his contributions to this summer's festival.

The tour also made East Coast stops at Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore, MD and at Wolf Trap Vienna, VA. Both events featured sets by Ziggy and Stephen, with special appearances by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Barrington Levy and SOJA.

"Seeing Ziggy, Stephen and Damian sing their father's songs was quite a humbling experience," offered Dawn Miceli and Drew Domkus of "The Dawn and Drew Show," a podcast that broadcasted live from the East Coast shows.

"For Ziggy's set, I think one of the highlights was listening to him play the drums on a couple of songs, and of course just hearing him sing is always a pleasure," they wrte in an email. "Stephen's highlights were watching his son on stage dancing and swinging a flag, and then having Damian and Ziggy join him on stage for a few songs...it was a very diverse and peaceful crowd with lots of Bob Marley t-shirts and plenty of people with dreadlocks in the audience. Hardly a song went by that didn't have the crowd joining in."

The duo also counted Ziggy's performances of his father's songs among the highlights, including concert-opener "Redemption Song," "Buffalo Soldier," "Three Little Birds" and of course, the Rastaman Vibration track that gave the festival its name, "Roots, Rock, Reggae."

Bob Marley's songs will undoubtedly be performed for generations to come by a diverse array of artists. But Marley's sons are among the most adept at delivering their father's music and message, and regardless of their history and family name, Ziggy, Julian, Stephen and Damian Marley are some of the world's finest reggae talents.

John Brown's Body honors Marley

2009

John Brown's Body honors Marley

Cambridge reggae outfit covers 'Midnight Ravers'

By Ben Apatoff / BobMarley.com

John Brown's Body releases "Amplify" on September 30. (Photo, courtesy JBB)

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By incorporating dub, alternative and electronic sounds into their roots-inspired reggae, it's clear from the first listen that John Brown's Body are not like most reggae bands.

A preview of Amplify, their forthcoming album due September 30 on Easy Star Records, shows the newly reconfigured band branching out their sound more than ever before.

"It's a real lush, thick record, it has a lot of different flavors," said drummer Tommy Benedetti, before his band's incendiary performance at the prominent Brooklyn venue Southpaw. "I think it's a real good balance of progressive, kind of cutting-edge drum and bass stuff with a combination of that roots flavor that people come to know and expect from JBB."

It's also a record that overcame a long, tumultuous journey to completion. In the three years since the band's last album, the critically acclaimed Pressure Points, singer Elliot Martin was temporarily detained by throat surgery, several band members split amicably and bassist Scott Palmer succumbed to cancer. Heeding Nietzsche's adage about what doesn't kill you, JBB soldiered on to record one of their finest albums to date.

"The band's gone through a lot, some of it very tragic and some of it very necessary and inevitable," recalls Benedetti. "Right now the band is really focused, we're having a lot of fun touring together, and I think that shows in the music and comes across onstage more than ever."

And he's right: John Brown's Body are an incomparable live act. The technical wizardry that graces their studio albums translates into a funk-inspired powerhouse onstage, with a high-mixed low end and a dynamic horn section that contrasts with Martin's controlled yet affecting vocals.

As might be expected from a band named after a Civil War-era abolitionist and revolutionary, much of their music has a political tone that hearkens back to the pioneer reggae artists in the 1970s. While showing an obvious appreciation of reggae's greatest artists, JBB are indisputably forging their own path in the reggae world.

"There's a lot of baggage that goes along with reggae," acknowledges Benedetti. "The stereotypes are many: sitting on the beach, drinking fruity cocktails...that's never the kind of vibe I got into with reggae. I was always into the really conscious, heavy, political, minor key stuff, like Burning Spear and the Abbyssinians, and that's the stuff that got me really interested in it. Every music has their stereotypes and people try to put a box around it these days, and my job as a musician is to get outside of that."

Despite all their innovations, John Brown's Body shares one thing with every other reggae band-a huge influence from the music and ideals of Bob Marley and the Wailers. The New England-area octet recently expressed their admiration by recording their own version of "Midnight Ravers," a call-to-arms song best known for closing the original release of Marley's major-label debut, Catch a Fire.

"We've always loved that tune, and thought it really fit the vibe of the band and where we're at right now," says Benedetti about "Midnight Ravers." "It's an honor to play that song and we tried to do it justice. The whole point was to not make it sound like the original version at all."

JBB added rocksteady horns, busier drumming and some studio effects to Marley's melody, putting their own stamp on the composition while maintaining the sense of urgency in the original version. "When I hear it I think of armies rolling over mountains, trying to invade, crush and destroy," states Benedetti, signifying the song's relevance to his band and to current world affairs.

When asked to name some more of his favorite Marley songs, it becomes clear that Benedetti's Marley knowledge runs far beyond "Midnight Ravers." "The guy never wrote a bad song, that's a tough question," states Benedetti, before citing the Rastaman Vibration album and early songs like "Long, Long Winter" and "Redder than Red" among his favorites.

John Brown's Body are scheduled to kick off a nationwide tour on September 26 in Nevada. With their stellar new album and invigorated new lineup, one of the strongest reggae bands in America is still a can't-miss act this fall.

Bob Marley statue unveiled in Europe

2009

Bob Marley statue unveiled in Europe

Serbian memorial promotes peace

By Ben Apatoff/ BobMarley.com

The new statue in Serbia stands at 6'5" (Srdjan Ilic/AP photo)

He's been honored with museums, documentary films, benefit concerts, tribute albums and reverence as one of the 20th century's greatest cultural icons. Now Bob Marley is being lionized with a new statue, recently erected in the south-east Serbian town of Banatski Sokolac.

BBC News reports that the statue was uncovered just after 12am on August 24 during a ceremony with musicians from Central Europe. The statue's creator, Croatian sculptor Davor Dukic, was also present, along with hundreds of fans paying their respects. The event's organizers claim that this is the first European statue to pay tribute the reggae legend, who is being honored for having "promoted peace and tolerance in his music."

The statue, which stands at 6'5", depicts Marley clenching his right fist and holding a guitar. An inscription on the monument reads, "Bob Marley -- fighter for freedom armed with a guitar."

Serbia and its surrounding countries in the Balkan region have previously built statues of several other contemporary figures in popular culture. Other figures to be recently honored with statues include actors Bruce Lee, Johnny Weissmuller as "Tarzan" and Sylvester Stallone as "Rocky Balboa."Europe News reports that Marley was chosen over '60s-era rock stars Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison to be memorialized with a statue.

Bob Marley's greatest achievements may be in his music, but his social consciousness and political integrity are equally vital to his legacy. The newest tribute to his accomplishments reminds us all that a civilian with humble beginnings can affect the world as profoundly as any general, politician or businessman.

The Upsetter offers 'Repentance' Bob Marley

2009

The Upsetter offers 'Repentance'

Former Marley producer returns with new album

By Ben Apatoff / BobMarley.com

The Upsetter's new album, "Repentance" is being touted as one of his best. (Photo courtesy, Lee "Scratch" Perry)

In the early 1970s, renowned producer Lee "Scratch" Perry and rising reggae stars the Wailers collaborated on a series of recordings for Perry's Black Ark Studio. Enlisting Carlton and Aston "Family Man" Barrett from his house band the Upsetters, Perry oversaw the recording of Bob Marley songs like "Soul Rebel," "Small Axe" and "Duppy Conqueror" shortly before Marley and the Wailers rocketed into international stardom.

Decades later, Perry is as prolific, eccentric and innovative as ever. Now 72, the diminutive, brightly-garbed producer is one of the most recognized and respected figures in reggae history, having recorded with Junior Murvin, the Heptones and many others in addition to his solo career, which is considered pivotal to the foundation of dub music.

In the past few years, Perry has toured extensively, won the "Best Reggae Album" Grammy for 2002's Jamaican E.T. and been honored on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list. In spite of these accolades, the tireless music legend refuses to rest on his laurels, and his current projects are among his most exciting ventures to date.

The dub pioneer's newest studio album, Repentance, was released August 19 on Narnack Records, and has already unleashed a summer hit in the form of sexy club jam "Pum Pum." The rest of the album, including the spacey opening track "Shine," shows him exercising his versatility and creativity in a new batch of songs that continue the long, bizarre odyssey of Lee "Scratch" Perry.

Featuring guest appearances from Moby, Blondie's Chris Stein and Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale, Repentance is a particularly high-profile album for Perry. Perhaps the album's most unlikely contribution comes from Andrew W.K., the hard rock hero more famous for party-metal anthems than dub reggae. "I interviewed (Perry) for direct TV in Austin and I was blown away by him," Andrew recalled. "I told the record label that I'd really like to work with him...They called me back and said 'Would you like to produce the album?'"

It sounds crazy, but the improbable is often realized in Lee "Scratch" Perry's music. Thus the New York-based rocker leapt at the chance to co-produce Repentance, despite being previously unfamiliar with much of Perry's music. "I felt a little intimidated because I didn't have a lot of background info on him," Andrew said. "You didn't need to know anything about this guy to feel his creative force. There's no one else like him in any way shape or form."

Co-helming an album with one of the most storied producers in history is a daunting task, but Perry's unconventional yet efficient work methods helped the sessions run successfully. "Lee is so advanced as a musician, an artist and a human being that I think he manipulates in a way that magically creates what he's looking for," continued Andrew. "If he's looking for someone to make an album, he will be created."

In his journey to demolish the space between the artist and the art itself, it's clear that Lee "Scratch" Perry takes his associates along for the ride. Repentance captures Perry as the creative achievement himself, perhaps best described by Andrew W.K. "His life is a creative statement," says Andrew of Perry. "His day to day existence is an artistic effort."

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Elvis Presley Songs ( P - Y )

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Queenie Wahine's Papaya

She sells sea shells by the seashore

But I know a girl who sells so much more

Queenie Wahine's Papaya rates higher than pineapple, pumpkin or poy

Please pick her papaya put Queenie Wahine in perfect perpetual joy

'Though some people's palates prefer pickled salads

For pudding pick popcorn peach pie

Oh Queenie's papaya you'll truly desire

When that Queenie Wahine passes by

Queenie Wahine's Papaya rates higher than pineapple, pumpkin or poy

Please pick her papaya put Queenie Wahine in perfect perpetual joy

'Though some people's palates prefer pickled salads

For pudding pick popcorn peach pie

Oh Queenie's papaya you'll truly desire

When that Queenie Wahine passes by

Queenie Wahine's Papaya rates higher than pineapple, pumpkin or poy

Please pick her papaya put Queenie Wahine in perfect perpetual joy

'Though some people's palates prefer pickled salads

For pudding pick popcorn peach pie

Oh Queenie's papaya you'll truly desire

When that Queenie Wahine passes by

Written by Grant, Kaye and Baum

R

Rags To Riches

I know I'd go from rags to riches

If you would only say you cared

And though my pockets may be empty

I'd be a millionaire



My clothes may still be torn and tattered

But in my heart I'd be a king

Your love is all that ever mattered

It's everything



So open your arms and you'll open the door

To all the treasure that I'm living for

Hold me and kiss me and tell me you're mine evermore



Must I forever stay a beggar

Whose golden dreams will not come true

Or will I go from rags to riches

My fate is up to you



Written by Ross and Adler

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Raised On A Rock

I remember as a child I used to hear

Music that they played Lord with a feel'

Some call it folk, some call it soul

People let me tell you it was rock and roll



I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul

Every day when I got home I turned on my radio



Listening to the music that my idols made

I knew every single record the DJ's played

A honky tonk a Hound Dog, a Johnny B. Goode

Chain Gang, Love Is Strange, Knock On Wood



I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul

I was born to love the beat I was made for rock and roll



I thought it was a fad, thought that it would pass

But the younger generation knew it would last

Time's gone by, the beat goes on

But every time I hear it Lord it takes me home



I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul

Every day when I got home I turned on my radio



Mother played recordings of Beethoven's Fifth

Mozart's sonatas down the classical Liszt

My papa loved to listen to his country songs

While I was in the back room rockin' on



I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul

I was born to love the beat I was made for rock and roll



I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul

I was born to love the beat I was made for rock and roll

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul



Written by Mark James

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Reach Out To Jesus

Is your burden heavy as you bear it all alone?

Does the road you travel, harbor dangers yet unknown?

Are you growin' weary in the struggle of it all?

Jesus will help you with all his name you call



He's always there hearing every prayer, faithful and true

Walking by our side, in his love we hide all the day through

When you get discouraged just remember what to do

Reach out to Jesus, he's reaching out to you



Is the life you're living filled with sorrow and dispair?

Does the future press you with its worry and its scare?

Are you tired and jealous, have you almost your way?

Jesus will help you, just talk to him today



Written by Ralph Carmichael

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Ready Teddy

Ready set go man go

I got a gal that I love so



I'm rea-dy rea-dy rea-dy teddy

I'm rea-dy rea-dy rea-dy teddy

I'm rea-dy rea-dy rea-dy teddy

Rea-dy rea-dy rea-dy to

Rock'n'roll



Going down to the corner

Pick up my sweetie pie

She's my rock'n'roll baby

She's the apple of my eye, 'cause



Flat top cats and the dungaree dolls

Are headed for the gym to the sock hop ball

The joint is really jumping

The cats are going wild

The music really sends me

I dig that crazy style 'cause



Gonna kick off my shoes

Roll up my faded jeans

Grab my rock'n'roll baby

Pour on the steam

I shuffle to the left

I shuffle to the right

I'm gonna rock'n'roll

Till the early early night 'cause



Written by Blackman and Marascaleo

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Reconsider Baby

Well so long

Oh how I hate to see you go

Yes so long

Oh how I hate to see you go

Well the way that I will miss you

I guess you'll never know



We've been together so long

To have to separate this way

We've been together so long

To have to separate this way

Well I’m gonna let you go ahead on baby

But let you come back home some day



Play the blues boys, play the blues

One more time



You said you once had loved me

But now I guess you've changed your mind

You said you once had loved me

But now I guess you've changed your mind

Why don't you reconsider baby

Give yourself just a little more time



Written by Lowell Fulson

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Relax

Relax, kick your shoes off baby

Relax, here we are alone

Relax, if the phone rings, let it

Just forget it, we're not at home



Cut loose, let your hair down honey

Unwind, turn the lights down low

Relax, let's uncork the stopper

Come to papa, come on let's go



Defrost, your charms

There's only the two of us here

Come in my arms

And make yourself comfortable dear



Relax, let's get cozy baby

Come on, let your concrete crack

Cut loose, when the knock's invited

Don't you fight it, come on relax



Defrost, your charms

There's only the two of us here

Come in my arms

And make yourself comfortable dear



Relax, let's get cozy baby

Come on, let your concrete crack

Cut loose, life is worth the livin'

When you're givin', come on relax



Relax.....mmmmm....let loose...mmmm...defrost....mmmmm...



Written by Bennett and Tepper

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Release Me

Oh please release me, let me go

For I just don't love you anymore

To waste our lives would be a sin

Release me and let me love again



I have found a new love dear

And I will always want her near

Her lips are warm while yours are cold

Oh release me, my darling let me go



Please release me, let me go

For I just don't love you anymore

To waste our lives would be a sin

Release me and let me love again



Let me go, oh release me, my darling

Let me go



Written by Stevenson and Miller

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Return To Sender

I gave a letter to the postman,

he put it his sack.

But 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 lover's 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.

But 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 person, no such zone.



Written by Blackwell and Scott

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Riding The Rainbow

I'm riding the rainbow, hitting the highway to happiness

Oh yes, I'm looking to find someone whose meant to be mine



I'm living to love

and loving to live

I've got a heart

I'm longing to give

I'm riding the rainbow, I'll follow that star to where you are



I'm riding the rainbow, heading for heaven and happiness

I guess somebody somewhere, someday will teach me to care



But being alone,

don't bother me

I'm free to have fun

It's fun to be free



I'm riding the rainbow, I'll follow that star

I'm riding the rainbow to where you are



Written by Wise and Weisman

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Rip It UP

'Cause it's Saturday nite and I just got paid

Fool about my money don't try to save

My heart says go, go

Have a time 'cause it's Saturday nite

And I'm feelin' fine



I'm gonna rip it up

I'm gonna rock it up

I'm gonna shake it up

I'm gonna ball it up

I'm gonna rip it up

And ball tonite



I got a date and I won't be late

Pick her up in my '88'

Shag it on down to the union hall

When the music starts jumpin'

I'll have a ball



Along about 10 I'll be flying high

Rocking on out into the sky

I don't care if I spend my gold

'Cause tonite I'm gonna be one happy soul



Written by Blackwell and Marascaleo

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Rock A Hula Baby

The way she moves her hips to her fingertips

I feel I'm heaven bound

And when she starts to sway, I've gotta say

She really move the grass around



Rock-a-hula baby

Rock-a-hula baby

Got a hula lulu from Honolulu

That rock-a-hula baby of mine



Although I love to kiss my little hula miss

I never get the chance

I wanna hold her tight all through the night

But all she wants to do is dance



I bet that she could teach the palms along the beach

To sway when breezes blow

And birds up in the sky could learn to fly

By watchin' how my baby can go



Written by Wise, Weisman and Fuller

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Roustabout

I'm just a roustabout

Shifted from town to town

No job can hold me down, I'm just a knock-around guy

There's a lot of space beneath that sky

Till I find my place there's no doubt...

I'll be a rovin' roustabout



Call me the carefree kind

I wander with the breeze

My mind and heart's at ease

Doing what pleases me best

Gotta keep-a movin' east or west

Till I find my place there's no doubt

I'll be a rovin' roustabout



And even if a pretty girl, should catch my eye

I'll give her a quick "hello", and a fast goodbye



I'll go the way I want

Driftin' just like the sand

Doin' what job I can

Changing my plans as I choose

Long as I keep happy I can't lose

Till I find my place there's no doubt

I'll be a rovin' roustabout



I'll be a rovin' roustabout...I'll be a rovin' roustabout



I'll be a rovin' roustabout..rovin', rovin' roustabout....



Written by Baum, Giant and Kaye

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Rubberneckin'

Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy

If your rubberneckin' baby well that's all right with me

Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy

It's called rubberneckin' baby but that's all right with me

Some people say I'm wasting time yeh, but they don't really know

I like what I see I see what I like yeh, it gives me such a glow



First thing in the morning, last thing at night

I look, stare everywhere and see everything inside

Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy

If your rubberneckin' baby well that's all right with me

Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy

It's called rubberneckin' baby but that's all right with me

Some people say I'm wasting time yeh, but they don't really know

I like what I see I see what I like yeh, it gives me such a glow



Sittin' on the back porch all by myself

Along came Mary Jane with somebody else

Well, stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy

It's called rubberneckin' baby but that's all right with me



Some people say I'm wasting time yeh, but I don't really care

I like what I see, I see what I like yeh, it gives me such a glow



Sittin' on the back porch all by myself

Along came Mary Jane with somebody else

Well, stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy

It's called rubberneckin' baby but that's all right with me

Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy

Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy

Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy



Written by Jones and Warren

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Runaway

As I walk along I wonder

What went wrong with our love

Love that was so strong



And as I still walk by

I think off the times we had together

While our hearts were young



I'm a-walking in the rain

Hear it falling,

And I feel the pain

Wishing you were here by me

To end this misery



And I wonder

Why

You went away

Yes, I wonder, where you will stay

My little runaway,

Run, run, run, run, runaway



Written by Del Shannon

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Run On

Well you may run on for a long time

Run on for a long time,

Run on for a long time

Let me tell you God almighty gonna cut you down



Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well

Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well

Tell the gambler, rambler, back-biter

Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down



Stop God almighty let me tell you the news

My head's been wet with the midnight dews

Coming down on my bended knees

Talking to the man from Galilee

My God spoke and he spoke so sweet

I thought I heard the shuffle of angel's feet

He put one hand upon my head

Great God almighty let me tell you what he said



Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well

Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well

Tell the gambler, rambler, back-biter

Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down



Run on for a long time,

Run on for a long time,

Let me tell you God almighty gonna cut you down



You may throw your rock and hide your hand

Working in the dark against your fellow man

As sure as God made the day and the night

What you do in the dark will be brought to the light

You may run and hide, slip and slide

Trying to take the mote from your neighbour's eyes

As sure as God made the rich and poor

You gonna reap just what you sow



Run on for a long time,

Run on for a long time

Let me tell you God almighty gonna cut you down

Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well

Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well

Tell the gambler, rambler, back-biter

Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down



Some people go to church just to sit in the fire

Trying to make a date with the neighbour's wife

Brother let me tell you as sure as you're born

You better leave that woman alone

Because one of these days mark my word

You think that brother is going to work

And you'll sneak up and knock on that door

That's all brother you'll knock no more



Run on for a long time,

Run on for a long time

Let me tell you God almighty gonna cut you down

Go tell that long tongued liar, oh well well

Go tell that midnight rider, oh well well

Tell the gambler, rambler, back-biter

Tell them God almighty gonna cut them down

S

Sand Castles

At night

When the sky is still

When the south wind blows

And the air is warm

There's a world that's born



And for every child on the beach that day

Stands a castle tall and proud

And the warm wind crawls through the castle walls

And the nightfolk wake as the warm wind calls



At night

When the sky is still

When the south wind blows

And the air is warm

There's a world that's born



Then the fiddler crab plays his violin

On the back of a dancing whale

While the mermaid sing to the shell they bring

And the dragon leads with his sweeping tail



At night

When the sky is still

When the south wind blows

And the air is warm

There's a world that's born



For the rosy dawn

Brings the children on to the beach that's bright and new

And the nightfolk know as the castles grow

They will play once more as the children do



At night

When the sky is still

When the south wind blows

And the air is warm

There's a world that's born



Written by Hess and Goldberg

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Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me

I don't need a lot of presents

To make my Christmas bright

I just need my baby's arms

Wound around me tight

Oh oh santa hear my plea

Santa bring my baby back to me



The Christmas tree is ready

The candles all aglow

But with my baby far away

What good is mistletoe

Oh oh Santa, hear my plea

Santa bring my baby back to me



Please make these reindeer hurry

Well their time is drawing near

It sure won't seem like Christmas


Until my baby's here

Fill my sock with candy

And a bright and shiny toy

You wanna make me happy and fill my heart with joy

Then Santa, hear my plea

Santa bring my baby back to me



Please make these reindeer hurry

Well their time is drawing near

It sure won't seem like Christmas

Until my baby's here

Fill my sock with candy

And a bright and shiny toy

You wanna make me happy and fill my heart with joy

Then Santa, hear my plea

Santa bring my baby back to me



Then Santa, hear my plea

Santa bring my baby back to me



Written by Leiber and Stoller

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Santa Claus Is Back In Town

Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby

And the snow is falling on the ground

Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby

And the snow is falling down

Well you be a real good little girl

Santa Claus is back in town

Got no sleigh with reindeer

No sack on my back

You're gonna see me comin' in a big black caddilac

Oh, it's Christmas time pretty baby

And the snow is falling on the ground

Well you be a real good little baby

Santa Claus is back in town



Hang up your pretty stockings

And turn off the light

Santa Claus is comin' down your chimney tonight

Oh, it's Christmas time pretty baby

And the snow is falling on the ground

Well you be a real good little baby

Santa Claus is back in town



Written by Leiber and Stoller

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Santa Lucia

Sul mare luccica

L'astro d'argento

Placida e' l'onda

Prospero e' il vento



Venite all'agile

Barchetta mia

Santa Lucia

Santa Lucia...

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Saved

I wanna soothe my my heart, I wanna ease my mind

I wanna move my shoes and see what I can find

I wanna stand up tall and open up my eyes

I wanna reach out my hand until I touch the skies

I was a poor lost lamb in a deep dark hole

But now I've found that light I'm gonna save my soul

I used to drink, I used to smoke

I used to smoke, drink and dance the hoochy-coo

I used to smoke and drink, smoke and drink and dance the hoochy-coo

Oh yeh! And now I'm standing on thius corner praying for me and you



I-I-I That's why I'm saved I'm saved

People let me tell you 'bout kingdom come

You know I'm saved I'm saved

Well I can preach until you're deaf and dumb

I'm in that soul saving army beating on that big bass drum



I used to cuss, I used to fuss

I used to fuss, cuss, worry all night long

I used to cuss and fuss, cuss and fuss,

Cuss and fuss and worry all night long

Well now I'm standing on this corner, I know right from wrong



I-I-I That's why I'm saved I'm saved

People let me tell you 'bout kingdom come

You know I'm saved I'm saved

Well I can preach until you're deaf and dumb

I'm in that soul saving army beating on that big bass drum



I used to lie, I used to cheat

I used to lie, cheat, steal from people's feet

I used to lie and cheat, lie and cheat and steal from people's feet

Well now I'm steppin' on to glory salvation in my beat



Because I'm saved, I'm saved

People let me tell you 'bout kingdom come

I am saved I'm saved

Well I can preach until you're deaf and dumb

I'm in that soul saving army beating on that big bass drum



I'm in that soul saving army beating on that big bass drum

Oh yeh! Because I'm saved, I'm saved

People let me tell you 'bout kingdom come

You know I'm saved I'm saved

Well I can preach until you're deaf and dumb

I'm saved, I'm saved I'm saved



Written by Leiber and Stoller

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Scratch My Back

One good turn deserves another

Be my love, I'll be your lover

It's all part of nature's laws

If you'll scratch my back then I'll scratch yours.



If you'll scratch my back then I'll scratch your back

Like two peas in a pack, let's get rid of our itch together, Hmm



Joy they say is in the giving

Come on give, make life worth living

Your welfare is my concern

Do a favour for me, I'll do one in return



If you'll scratch my back then I'll scratch your back

Like two peas in a pack, let's get rid of our itch together, Hmm



Scratch me now a little lower


What a feeling do it slower

That's it, Hmm you're getting hot

Well I gotta admit, you just hit the spot



If you'll scratch my back then I'll scratch your back

Like two peas in a pack, let's get rid of our itch together, Hmm



If you'll scratch my back then I'll scratch your back



Written by Baum, Giant and Kaye

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Seeing Is Believing

Every time I see the sun rise

Or a mountain that's so high

Just by seeing is believing

I don't need to question why

When I see a mighty ocean

That rushes to the shore



If I ever had cause to doubt Him

I don't doubt Him anymore

Oh seeing, seeing, seeing is believing

And I see him everywhere

In the mountains, in the valley

Yes I know my God is there

Oh, in time I look above me

See the stars that fill the sky

How could there be any question

Only God can reach that high



Written by West and Spreen

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Sentimental Me

Sentimental me

Guess I'll always will be

So in love with you

Say you love me too

Sentimental me



Dreaming while I live

Living just to give

All my love to you

No one else will do

Sentimental me



Reaching for the moon

Wishing on the stars

On my honeymoon

I want to be where you are



Darling can't you see

It was meant to be

I'm in love with you

Say you love me too

Sentimental me



Darling can't you see

It was meant to be

I'm in love with you

No-one else will do



Written by Cassan and Morehead

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Separate Ways

I see a change is coming to our lives

It's not the same as it used to be

And it's not too late to realise our mistake

We're just not right for each other



Love has slipped away left us only friends

We almost seem like strangers

All that's left between us are the memories we shared

Of times we thought we cared for each other



There's nothing left to do but go our separate ways

And pick up all the pieces left behind us

And maybe someday, somewhere along the way

Another love will find us



Some day when she's older, maybe she will understand

Why her mom and dad are not together

The tears that she will cry when I have to say goodbye

Will tear at my heart forever



There's nothing left to do but go our separate ways

And pick up all the pieces left behind us

And maybe someday, somewhere along the way

Another love will find us



Written by West and Mainegra

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Shake A Hand

Just leave it to me

Don't ever be ashamed

Just give me a chance

I'll take care of everything



Your troubles I'll share

Let me know and I'll be there

I'll stay close to you

Anyplace and anywhere



Shake a hand, shake a hand

Shake a hand if you can



Be truthful to me,

I'll be truthful to you

I'm in love with you so

Till I don't know what to do



So, let's call it a day

I said all I have to say

Except don't forget to pray

And shake a hand ev'ry day



Shake a hand, shake a hand,

Shake a hand if you can



Written by Joe Morris

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Shake, Rattle And Roll

Well get out of that bed, wash your face and hands

Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands

Well get in that kitchen

Make some noise with the pots and pans

I believe it to my soul you're the devil in nylon hose

I believe it to my soul you're the devil in nylon hose

For the harder I work the faster my money goes



Well I said shake, rattle and roll

I said shake rattle and roll

I said shake, rattle and roll

I said shake rattle and roll

Well you won't do right

To save your doggone soul



Shake rattle and roll



I'm like the one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store

I'm like the one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store

Well I can look at you tell you ain't no child no more

I believe you're doing me wrong and now I know

I believe you're doing me wrong and now I know

'Cause the harder I work the faster my money goes



Well I said shake, rattle and roll

I said shake rattle and roll

I said shake, rattle and roll

I said shake rattle and roll

Well you won't do right

To save your doggone soul



Written by Calhoun

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Shake That Tambourine

Shake... the little tambourine

Shake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling

Shake, shake my little dancin' queen

Shake that tambourine, that tambourine



I can hear them dancing, in the marketplace

Swishin' and a-swirlin', in their' silks and lace

Bracelets keep a-clinking, on their' tiny feet

And with their tambourines they keep the beat



Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes

They make music, wherever they go

Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb



Shake, shake the little tambourine

Shake a-ring a-jing-a-ling-a-ling

Shake,shake my little dancin' queen

That tambourine, that tambourine



I heard their talent, open palace doors

Every night they're dancin', on those marble floors

Kings may bow before them, but they'll be my own

Then they'll shake their thing for me alone



Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes

They make music, wherever they go

Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb




Shake, shake the little tambourine

Shake a-ring a-jing-a-ling-a-ling

Shake,shake my little dancin' queen

That tambourine, that tambourine



Written by Baum, Giant and Kaye

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She's A Machine

Well she's a..

Earth quakin', hip shakin', soul breakin', love makin'

Machine...hey hey!!

She's a mad stalkin', smooth talkin', slow walkin' cat

You know what I mean..hey hey!!



She'll wrap those arms around you

Like a grizzly bear

She'll kiss you every fifteen minutes

And lets you up for air



Cause she's a earth quakin', hip shakin'

Soul breakin', love makin', machine



All right!!



Well she's a

Wild movin', smooth groovin', clock tickin', love makin'

Machine...hey hey!!

She's a real breezin', rough squeezin', hell teasin' cat

You know what I mean...hey hey!!



She'll leer and make you like it

Sweet as she can be

She'll make you blow your mind before

You count to one-two-three



Cause she's a earth quakin', hip shakin'

Soul breakin', love makin', machine



Written by Joe Byers

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She's Not You

Her hair is soft and her eyes are oh so blue

She's all the things a girl should be,

but she's not you.



She knows just how to make me laugh when I feel blue

She's ev'rything a man could want,

but she's not you.



And when we're dancing

It almost feels the same

I've got to stop myself from

Whisp'ring your name



She even kisses me like you used to do.

And it's just breaking my heart

'cause she's not you.



Written by Leiber, Stoller and Pumos

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She Thinks I Still Care

Oh just because I asked a friend about her

Just because I spoke her name somewhere

Just because I rang her number by mistake today

You know she thinks I, I still care



And just because I haunt the same old places

With a memory I will linger everywhere

Just because I'm not the happy guy I used to be

Lord, you know, she thinks I still care



Well, if she's happy thinking I still need her

Yeh, let that silly notion bring her cheer

Oh how could she ever be so foolish

Tell me where did she get, lord such an idea



Yeh, oh lord



Just because I asked a friend about her

And you know, just because I spoke her name somewhere

Just because, lord I saw her and went to pieces

Lord, you know, she thinks I, lord, still care



You know, she thinks I, I still care



Lord, she thinks I still care

Oh no she thinks I still care



Written by Duffy and Lipscomb

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She Wears My Ring

She wears my ring to show the world that she belongs to me

She wears my ring to show the world she's mine eternally

With loving care I placed it on her finger

To show my love for all the world to see



This tiny ring is a token of tender emotion

An endless pool of love that's as deep as the ocean

She swears to wear it with eternal devotion

That's why I sing, because she wears my ring



She swears to wear it with eternal devotion

That's why I sing, because she wears my ring



This tiny ring is a token of tender emotion

An endless pool of love that's as deep as the ocean

She swears to wear it with eternal devotion

That's why I sing, because she wears my ring

That's why I sing, because she wears my ring



Written by Bryant and Beadleaux

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Shoppin' Around

You got the huggin'est arms

The thrillin'est eyes

You're just my style

And you're just the right size

Gonna stop

Uh, shoppin' around

I'm gonna stop

Shoppin' around 'cause I found the girlie I'm lookin' for

Oh, the very first time

You touched my lips

Took my little red book

And tore it to bits

Ain't gonna be

Searchin' no more

I'm gonna stop

Shoppin' around 'cause I found the girlie I'm lookin' for

Ain't no other dolly I'm wantin' to hold

Hey, hey, baby

I really am sold on you

Ooh, ooh, such a pretty little package

I never did see

Gonna wrap you up and take you home with me

I'm thrilled like never before

I'm gonna stop

Shoppin' around 'cause I found the girlie I'm lookin' for

Ain't no other dolly I'm wantin' to hold

Hey, hey, baby

I really am sold on you

Ooh, ooh, such a pretty little package

I never did see

Gonna wrap you up and take you home with me

I'm thrilled like never before

I'm gonna stop

Shoppin' around 'cause I found the girlie I'm lookin' for

I'm gonna stop

Uh shoppin' around

I'm gonna stop

Uh shoppin' around

I'm gonna stop

Shoppin' around



Written by Schroeder, Bennett and Tepper

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Shout It Out

Everybody listen to me

Put a smile on your face

There's no reason to be gloomy

This world's a wonderful place

So when I say again happy

Shout it out

Yeh, get happy now shout it out

Well there is no doubt you've a lot to shout about

Give a yell life is swell shout it out



Hey there little girl don't be sad

There's such good times to be had

Count your blessings one by one

Life's a ball, after all have some fun



I said c'mon get happy, shout it out

Yeh, get happy now shout it out

Well there is no doubt you've a lot to shout about

Give a yell life is swell shout it out



Now there's good feeling you can taste

While there's music life's no waste

While there's great things happening

There's no end to the joy life can bring



I said c'mon get happy, shout it out

Yeh, get happy now shout it out

Well there is no doubt you've a lot to shout about

Give a yell life is swell shout it out



As long as there's somebody you can love

As long as bright stars shine above

You've got no reason to be blue

Think what it means when all your dreams come true



I said c'mon get happy, shout it out

Yeh, get happy now shout it out

Well there is no doubt you've a lot to shout about

Give a yell life is swell shout it out



I said now there is no doubt you've a lot to shout about

Give a yell life is swell shout it out



There is no doubt you've a lot to shout about

Give a yell life is swell shout it out

Shout it out



Written by Kaye, Baum and Giant

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Silent Night

Silent night, holy night.

All is calm, all is bright.

'Round yon virgin mother and child.

Holy infant so tender and mild.

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Sleep in heavenly peace.



Silent night, holy night.

Shepherds quake at the sight.

Glorious strains from Heaven afar

Heavenly Hosts sing alleluia.

Christ the Saviour is born,

Christ the Saviour is born.



Written by Mohr and Gruber

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Silver Bells

Silver bells, silver bells

It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring

Soon it will be Christmas day



City sidewalks, busy sidewalks

Dressed in holiday style

In the air there's a feeling of Christmas

Children laughing, people passing

Meeting smile after smile

And on every street corner you'll hear



Silver bells, silver bells

It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring

Soon it will be Christmas day



Strings of streetlights, even stoplights

Blink a bright red and green

As the shoppers rush home with their treasures

Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch

This is Santa's big scene

And above all this bustle you'll hear



Silver bells, silver bells

It's Christmas time in the city

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring

Soon it will be Christmas day



Written by Evans and Livingston

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Singing Tree

You're the one who beckoned the wind

And fanned the flame when our love began

So don't pretend you don't know me

Our names are carved on you, singing tree



Oh singing tree

Sing to me

Call your friend

The roving wind

Maybe he can find my love

And bring her back, singing tree



Your leaves have turned from green to blue

Sometimes I think you loved her too

But since she left and our love died

You stand petrified, singing tree



Oh sing to me

Singing tree

Call your friend

The roving wind

Maybe he can find my love

And bring her back, singing tree



Oh sing to me

Singing tree

Call your friend

The roving wind

Maybe he can find my love



Written by Owens and Solburg

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Sing You Children

Oh Jonah he was desperate in the belly of the whale

Well Jonah had a plan, he knew he couldn't fail



He raised his head on high

And looking for the sky

And he sang his song so pretty

The whale told him goodbye



You got to sing you children sing

Sing you children sing

I only know one thing, hey! hey! hey!

Sing you children sing, everybody

Sing you children sing

Sing your troubles away



Well Moses said good Lord

Open up these waters for me

So I can get your chidren

Across the salty sea



Well the Lord parted the waters

And singing hand in hand

Moses and the children

Walked over to the promised land



You got to sing you children sing

Sing you children sing

I only know one thing, hey! hey! hey!

Sing you children sing, everybody

Sing you children sing

Sing your troubles away



Oh Joshua had a plan

At the walls of Jericho

He'd march around those walls

And on his horn he'd blow



That horn would play a tune

And sing a happy song

When Joshua got through

Those walls came tumbling down



You got to sing you children sing

Sing you children sing

I only know one thing, hey! hey! hey!

Sing you children sing, everybody

Sing you children sing

Sing your troubles away

You got to sing your troubles away

Sing your troubles away

Sing your troubles away

Sing your troubles away

Sing your troubles away



Written by Burch and Nelson

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Slicin' Sand

Take off your shoes, put down your hair

Turn on the music and we'll get somewhere

Dance, dance, dance, til nose gets tan

We're gonna have us a ball on the beach

a-slicin' sand



Hug me a heap, swing me a lot

We got a lot of ocean if it gets too hot

O-o-o, o-o-o, baby, take my hand

We'll have some real rockin' fun in the sun

a-slicin' sand



Come baby, come, let's dig some holes

You'll find it's heaven with sand on you soles

Yeah!



Slide through to the left, slide to the right

Slash down the middle baby hold me tight

O-o-o, o-o-o, baby, hold my hand

We'll have some real rockin' fun in the sun

slicin' sand



Written by Tepper and Bennett

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Slowly But Surely

Slowly but surely I'm gonna wear you down

Slowly but surely I'm gonna bring you round

To my way of thinking, my way of kissing, my way of lovin'

Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine



I ain't gonna rush ya', I'll let you meditate

Though I wanna crush ya' my arms will have to wait

I'll just take it easy, so nice and easy, real cool really

Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine



Oh yeah! Mm-mm, I've got a feelin' I'm not wasting my time

Oh yeah! When you get the message it's going to be fine

Slowly but surely, the table's gonna turn

Slowly but surely, your lips are gonna burn

For what you've been missin' is my kind of kissin', my kind of lovin'

Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine



Oh yeah! Mm-mm, I've got a feelin' I'm not wasting my time

Oh yeah! When you get the message it's going to be fine

Slowly but surely, the table's gonna turn

Slowly but surely, your lips are gonna burn

For what you've been missin' is my kind of kissin', my kind of lovin'


Slowly but surely, I'm gonna make you mine

I'm gonna make you mine

I'm gonna make you mine



Written by Weisman and Wayne

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Smokey Mountain Boy

I'm just a Smokey mountain boy

Come back to the hills I love

Where the tops of pine all bend in the wind

And the deep blue sky above



The closer and closer I get to home

The more excited I am

Those were the mornings I'd roll out of bed

Start the day off with a hot corn bread

Smothered in huckleberry jam



I'm just a Smokey mountain boy

Come back to the hills I love

Where the tops of pine all bend in the wind

And the deep blue sky above



I can almost hear the hounds running through the woods

Close on the trail of the hare

How I long to be with them following the hounds

a-huntin' again

Gettin' me a big old grizzly bear



I'm just a Smokey mountain boy

Come back to the hills I love

Where the tops of pine all bend in the wind

And the deep blue sky above



I traveled around and met lots of girls

No matter how many I see

I left some pretty ones behind

I know back home is where I'll find

The girl whose love is meant for me



I'm just a Smokey mountain boy

Come back to the hills I love

Where the tops of pine all bend in the wind

And the deep blue sky above



Written by Milrose and Rosenblatt

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Smorgasbord

Some like their women short, some like them tall

I'll take them any size 'cause I love them all



I'm just wild about smorgasbord

I got a cravin' for smorgasbord

A little kiss here, a little kiss there

That's smorgasbord



Mmm

Some take just apple pie, some take just cake

I'll take the dish I please, please the dish I take



I'm just wild about smorgasbord

I got a cravin' for smorgasbord

A little kiss here, a little kiss there

That's smorgasbord



Mmm

Some like just southern belles, they got a one track mind

I go for all the belles except the wedding kind



I'm just wild about smorgasbord

I got a cravin' for smorgasbord

A little kiss here, a little kiss there

That's smorgasbord



Some like their women short, some like them tall

I'll take them any size 'cause I love them all, Mmm

Some take just apple pie, some take just cake

I'll take the dish I please, please the dish I take



Written by Bennett and Tepper

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Snowbird

Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean

The unborn grass lies waiting

for its coat to turn to green

The snowbird sings a song he always sings

And speaks to me of flowers

that will bloom again in spring



When I was young my heart was young then too

Anything that it would tell me,

that's the thing that I would do

But now I feel such emptiness within

For the thing that I want most in life

Is the thing I can't win



Spread your tiny wings and fly away

And take the snow back with you

Where it came from on that day

The one I love forever is untrue

And if I could you know

that I would fly away with you



The breeze along the river seems to say

That she'll only break my heart again

should I decide to stay

So little snowbird take me with you when you go

To that land of gentle breezes

where the peaceful waters flow



Written by G. MacClellan

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So Close, Yet So Far

So close, yet so far from paradise

I hold, you in my arms, in paradise

Is mine, then you slip away

Like a child at play, and here am I

So close, yet so far from paradise



When you, are close to me, it's paradise

We kiss, oh my love, paradise

Is mine, then suddenly you're gone from me

Like a floating star, I see, and here am I

So close, yet so far from paradise



I reach out for you, but each time I do

I always find you gone

I know love is new, I'll take care of you

In my arms is where you belong



Just, a step away, are we from paradise

Take my hand, come away, to paradise

My love, I want you close to me

I need you desperately, oh here am I

Waiting for you

Here am I

Praying for you

Here am I, so close, yet so far from paradise



Written by Joe Byers

---

Softly, As I Leave You

Softly

I will leave you

Softly

For my heart would break

If you should wake

And see me go



So I leave you

Softly

Long before you miss me

Long before your arms can beg me stay e stay)

For one more hour

For one more day



After all the years

I can't bare the tears

To fall

So softly, so softly

I will leave you

I will leave you there



Written by Shafer and Devita

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So Glad You're Mine

My baby's long and tall,

She's like a cannonball.

Say, everytime she loves me,

Lordly, you can hear me squall.

She cried, Ooo-wee.

I believe I'll change my mind.

She said, "I'm so glad I'm living".

I cried, "I'm so glad you're mine".



My baby knows just how

To treat me right.

Gives me plenty loving

Morning, noon, and night.

She cried, Ooo-wee.

I believe I'll change my mind.

She said, "I'm so glad I'm living".

I cried, "I'm so glad you're mine".



When my baby does what she does to me,

I climb the highest mountain,

Dive in the deepest sea.

She cried, Ooo-wee.

I believe I'll change my mind.

She said, "I'm so glad I'm living".

I cried, "I'm so glad you're mine".



My baby's lips are red

And sweet like wine,

And when she kisses me,

I get high every time.

She cried, Oo-wee.

I believe I'll change my mind.

She said, "I'm so glad I'm living".

I cried, "I'm so glad you're mine".



Written by Arthur Crudup

---

So High

Well, He's so high (so high you can't get over Him)

So wide (so wide you can't get around Him)

So low (so low you can't get under him)

Great God Almighty (you must come in at the door)



Oh well, He's high (so high you can't get over Him)

He's wide (so wide you can't get around Him)

So low (so low you can't get under him)

The mighty lamb (you must come in at the door)



Well I went down in the valley

You know I did over there ever stay

My soul got happy in the valley

You know I stayed right there all day



Well, He's high (so high you can't get over Him)

And he's wide (so wide you can't get around Him)

I know he's so low (so low you can't get under him)

The mighty lamb (you must come in at the door)



Well I ain't been to heaven but I'm, I'm told

The streets the streets are pearls

You know the mighty mighty

Mighty gates are gold



And He's high (so high you can't get over Him)

So wide (so wide you can't get around Him)

He's so low (so low you can't get under him)

The mighty lamb (you must come in at the door)



Well, He's high (so high you can't get over Him)

And he's wide (so wide you can't get around Him)

I know he's so low (so low you can't get under him)

The mighty lamb (you must come in at the door)



Arranged by Elvis Presley

---

Soldier Boy

Soldier boy why feel blue

Don't you believe that she will be true

It's written in the book

That she was meant for only you



Soldier boy tell me why do you cry

When you return she'll rush to your side

It's written in the book

That she was meant for only you



So prove your love is true

She'll be there to say "I do"

And if you go o'er sea or land

She'll make you understand



While you're gone oh try to believe

Her love for you is really for real

It's written in the book

That she was meant for only you



So prove your love is true

She'll be there to say "I do"

And if you go o'er sea or land

She'll make you understand



While you're gone oh try to believe

Her love for you is really for real

It's written in the book

That she was meant for only you



Written by Jones and Williams

---

Solitaire

There was a man, a lonely man

Who lost his love, thru his indifference

A heart that cared that went unshared

Until it died within his silence



And solitaire is the only game in town

And every road that takes him, takes him down

While life goes on around him everywhere

He's playing solitaire



And keeping to himself, begins to deal

And still the king of hearts is well concealed

Another losing games comes to an end

And deals them out again



A little hope goes up in smoke

Just how it goes, goes without saying

There was a man, a lonely man

Who would command the hand he's playing



And solitaire is the only game in town

And every road that takes him, takes him down

While life goes on around him everywhere

He's playing solitaire



Written by Sedeka and Cody

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Somebody Bigger Then You And I

Who made the mountains, who made the trees

Who made the rivers flow to the sea

And who sends the rain when the earth is dry

Somebody bigger than you and I



Who made the flowers to bloom in the spring

Who made the song for the robins to sing

And who hung the moon and the stars in the sky

Somebody bigger than you and I



He lights the way when the road is long

He keeps you company

And with His love to guide you

He walks beside you

Just like He walks with me



When we're filled with despair

Who gives me courage to go from there

And who gives me faith that will never die

Somebody bigger than you and I



Written by Burke, Heath and Lange

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Something

Something in the way she moves

Attracts me like no other lover

Something in the way she moves me

I don't want to leave her now

You know I believe and how



Somewhere in her smile she knows

All I gotta do is think of her

Something in her style that shows me

I don't want to leave her now

You know I believe and how



You're asking me will our love grow

I don't know, I don't know

You stick around and it may show

I don't know, I don't know



Something in the way she moves

Attracts me like no other lover

Something in the way she moves me

I don't want to leave her now

You know I believe and how



You're asking me will our love grow

I don't know, I don't know

You stick around and it may show

I don't know, I don't know



Something in the way she moves

All I gotta do is think of her

Something in her style that shows me

I don't want to leave her now

You know I believe and how



Written by George Harrison

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Something Blue

Something old, the time goes buy

Something new, these tears I cry

Something borrowed were those lips my lips knew

And that's why I'm something blue



Something old, the vows we made

Something new, the price I paid

Something borrowed, love was tried but not true

Now my life is something blue



I guess that I had better smile

Walking behind you down the aisle

I feel I'm walking to my doom

I'm really not the best man in this room



Something old, the dreams we planned

Something new, his wedding band

Something borrowed was the heart I gave you

You returned it torn in two



Something old, the dreams we planned

Something new, his wedding band

Something borrowed was the heart I gave you

You returned it torn in two



And that's why,

And that's why I'm something blue



Written by Byron and Evans

---

Song Of The Shrimp

I saw three shrimp in the water, two were old and gray

I swam a little bit closer and .. I heard the third one say



Goodbye mama shrimp, papa shake my hand

Here come the shrimper for to take me to Louisian'

Here come the shrimper for to take me to Louisian'



He showed his mama and papa, the shrimp newspaper he read

An invitation to all the shrimp and this is what it said

Free ride, New Orleans, stay in grand hotel

Big Creole gal who help you come out of your shell

Big Creole gal who help you come out of your shell



If I should live to be ninety, I will never forget

The little shrimp and the song he sang as he jumped into the net



Goodbye mama shrimp, papa shake my hand

Here come the shrimper for to take me to Louisian'

Here come the shrimper for to take me to Louisian'



Written by Bennett and Tepper

---

Sound Advice

Some folks tell you what to do

They think they know more than you

They insist that they're givin' sound advice

But as sure as you're livin'

It ain't sound, it ain't nice

It just doesn't sound like sound advice



Some folks like to be the boss

They get up on their high horse

Oh they say that you're gettin, sound advice

There one thing I'm bettin'

It ain't wise, it ain't nice

You won't like the sound of their advice



Sound advice we're given

Just as sure as your as you're livin'

If your smart you'll think twice

When they start to sound off with advice



Sound advice we're given

Just as sure as your as you're livin'

If your smart you'll think twice

When they start to sound off with advice

Don't listen to their sound advice



Written by Baum and Giant

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Spanish Eyes

Blue Spanish eyes teardrops are falling from your Spanish eyes

Please please don't cry, this is just adios and not good-bye

Soon I'll return, bringing you all the love your heart can hold

Please say "Si Si" say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me



Soon I'll return, bringing you all the love your heart can hold

Please say "Si Si" say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me

Say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me



Written by Kaemfert, Singleton and Snyder

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Speedway

Take a ton of bolt and steel

A whole lotta sweat, a set of wheels

On the Speedway

The flag is down, pistons pound

Plenty of engines ripping around .. on the Speedway



Go for the money and lead the pack

Push the throttle and burn the track

Curl and swirl like you doin' a dance

Speedway's comin' and now's your chance

On the Speedway, on the Speedway, on the Speedway



Stoke that pedal down to the floor

As much as you give, crowd wants more

More, more, more, more, more on the Speedway

On the Speedway



Take a spin, hit the brakes

A young little girl .. shivers and shakes

On the Speedway

Clear the way, comin' through

Kiss from your baby just pushin' you

On the Speedway



Go for the money and lead the pack

Push the throttle and burn the track

Curl and swirl like you doin' a dance

Speedway's comin' and now's your chance

On the Speedway, on the Speedway, on the Speedway



Stoke that pedal down to the floor

As much as you give, crowd wants more

More, more, more, more, more on the Speedway

On the Speedway

On the Speedway, on the Speedway, on the Speedway

On the Speedway, on the Speedway, on the Speedway

On the Speedway, on the Speedway



Written by Glazer and Schlacks

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Spinout

When her motor's warm, and she's purrin' sweet

Buddy let me warn ya', you're on a one-way street

She'll crowd ya' close, spin your wheels

Then you're gonna know how it feels

To spinout..spinout



Better watch those curves, never let her steer

If she can shake your nerves..boy

She can strip your gears

She'll get your heart, goin' fast

Then she'll let you run out of gas

So spinout...spinout



The road to love is full of, danger signs

Too many guys were lost

Who crossed those double lines



Doncha know she's out to prove, she can really score

Never saw parts move, boy

Like that before

To flag you down, that's her goal

Scoot before you lose control

And spinout...spinout!!



Written by Fuller, Weisman and Wise

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Spring Fever

A little bird, he told me so

He said come on, get on the go

Open your eyes the sky is full of butterflies

The blossoms on the trees stir up the honey bees

Spring makes my fever right



Spring fever, Spring is here at last

Spring fever, my heart's beating fast

Get up, get out spring is everywhere



Well if you feel the wanderlust

Just grab a car or hop a bus

In every town there's excitement to be found

So much is happening

Don't miss the joy of spring

The world's in love just look around



Spring fever comes to everyone

Spring fever, it's time for fun

Get up, get out spring is everywhere



Spring fever, it's Spring fever time

Spring fever, watch that fever climb

Get up, get out spring is everywhere



Spring is everywhere



Written by Giant, Baum and Kaye

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Stand By Me

When the storms of life are raging

Stand by me

When the storms of life are raging

Stand by me

When the world is tossing me

Like a ship out on the sea

Thou who rulest when wanted

Stand by me



When I'm growing old and feeble

Stand by me

When I'm growing old and feeble

Stand by me

When I do the best I can

And my friends misunderstand

Thou who never lost a battle

Stand by me

Thou who never lost a battle

Stand by me



Arranged by Elvis Presley

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Starting Today

Starting today

I'm teaching my heart

Not to ache anymore

Just 'cause we're apart



No more will I dream

Of your sweet loving ways

Gonna learn to forget you

Starting today



And when memories haunt me

And the tears starts to flow

I'll just think of the sorrow

You caused me to know



No more for the past

To return will I pray

Gonna live for tomorrow

Starting today

Starting today



Written by Dan Robertson

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Startin' Tonight

Michigan State, Comity

Harvard University

Vassa, Wilbur Smith and Brown

Shakin' up this here town tonight

Startin' tonight

Have a ball do it all startin' tonight



Grab your partner by the hand,

Spread a blanket on the sand

Three a.m. go for a swim

Clothes and all jump right in

Tonight, startin' tonight

Let out the stops, call the cops, it's all right



'Course when the cops have come and gone

You'll just keep carrying on

Don't you worry if you land in jail

We'll forward your mail if you can't make bail

Tonight, startin' tonight

Have a ball do it all startin' tonight

Anything goes, everything goes, startin' tonight

Startin' tonight.



Written by Milrose and Rosenblatt

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Stay Away

Ten thousand miles even though I roam

I can hear the call of the hills of home

The canyons high and the valleys low

Echo "How can you stay away"



My dreams are there where the eagle flies

Where the mountain tops seem to touch the sky

The winding streams and the winds that blow

Ask me "How can you stay away"



Far too long have I stayed apart

From this land that I love and divide my heart

Now, now I know I must go

Where the hills say "Don't stay away"

Where the hills say "Don't stay away"



Written by Bennett and Tepper

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Stay Away Joe

Ho jump down, spin around, let's have a party

Look who's back, Stay Away Joe

Chock taw, chick a Shaw, gonna drink me hearty

Welcome back, Stay Away Joe



Stay Away Joe they call me

Stay Away Joe oh yeah!

But if you need me call me

Hoop and a holler and I'll be there

Ho!



Who keeps turnin' up like a bad penny

Take one guess, Stay Away Joe

Always findin' trouble a-plenty

Oh my yes, I reckon you know



Stay Away Joe they call me

Stay Away Joe oh yeah!

But if you need me call me

Hoop and a holler and I'll be there

Ho!

Ho!



When two lips are right for the pickin'

Who crops up

I love them and leave them screamin' 'n kickin'

Giddy up look at him look at him go



Stay Away Joe they call me

Stay Away Joe oh yeah!

But if you need me call me

Hoop and a holler and I'll be there

Ho!

Hey!



Written by Wayne and Weisman

---

Steadfast, Loyal And True

Farewell, Royal High School,

We'll remember you.

Dear alma mater,

We're steadfast, loyal, and true.



As we go onward

In the lives we lead.

Your light will guide us,

Your motto is our creed.



We will look back fondly

At your ivy walls,

Recalling precious moments

Within your hallowed halls.



Farewell, Royal High School,

We'll remember you.

Dear alma mater,

We're steadfast, loyal, and true.



Written by Leiber and Stoller

---

Steamroller Blues

I'm a steamroller baby

I'm 'bout to roll all over you

I'm a steamroller baby

I'm 'bout to roll all over you

I'm gonna inject your soul

With sweet rock'n'roll, poor heaven



I'm a cement mixer

A churning urn of burning funk

I'm a cement mixer

A churning urn of burning funk

A hefty hunk, steaming junk



I'm a steamroller baby

I'm 'bout to roll over you

I'm a steamroller baby

I'm 'bout to roll over you

I'm gonna inject your soul

With some sweet rock'n'roll

And shoot you full of rhythm and blues



I'm a napalm-bomb

Guaranteed to blow your mind

I'm a napalm-bomb

Guaranteed to blow your mind

If I can't have your love now baby

There won't be nothing left behind



Written by Taylor

---

Steppin' Out Of Line

Listen, little lady,

You're steppin' out of line

What's your hurry baby,

You got a lot of time

That's not love you feel,

It's only make believe

Watch out, you'll break the heart

You're wearing on you sleeve



Cheating with your kisses

You think you know it all

Old worry gonna get you,

You're riding for a fall

Better slow it down,

I see a danger sign,

'Cause the way you're steppin' around

You're steppin' out of line

You're steppin' out of line



Written by Fuller, Wise and Weisman

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Stop, Look And Listen

When I was a little bitty boy

Sittin' on my papa's knee

I still remember every word my papa said to me

Now boy if you ever meet

A pretty woman walking down the street



You'd better

Stop real still, look both ways

Listen or you'll get in trouble



When you see her go struttin' by

Giving you that evil eye

And she's got a kind of dreamy look

Just enough to get you shook

Now boy don't you lose your head

You pay attention what your papa said



You'd better

Stop real still, look both ways

Listen or you'll get in trouble



All right !



She'll drive you crazy with the way she walks

She'll drive you crazy with the way she talks

And you'll think you're gonna lose your mind

'Cause that pretty woman looks so fine

And the very first thing you'll know

You'll be tellin' her you love her so



You'd better stop real still



Written by Joe Byers

---

Stop Where You Are

Stop where you are

Don't move an inch

Don't come any closer now baby

You'll be in a pinch

Don't start what you can't finish

I warn you what's in store

If it's love you're looking to get

You're gonna get what you're looking for



Stop where you are

You'd better freeze

Don't pull the fire now baby

Don't be a tease

Don't start what you can't finish

I told you once before

If it's love you're looking to get

You're gonna get what you're looking for



Don't you know, you're walking on dangerous ground

Listen babe when I make love

I just don't fool around, no I don't

I just don't play around



Stop where you are

Just take it slow

Once I put my hands on you baby

I won't let you go

Don't start what you can't finish

One kiss and I want more

If it's love you're looking to get

You're gonna get what you're looking for



Stop where you are

Don't move an inch

Stop where you are

You're gonna be in a pinch

Stop where you are

You're gonna get what you're looking for



Written by Grant, Baum and Kaye

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Stranger In My Own Home Town

I'm like a stranger

Like a stranger in my own home town

I'm like a stranger

Like a stranger in my own home town



My so called friends stopped being friendly

Oh but you can't keep a good man down

Oh no, can't get him down



I came home with good intentions

About 5 or 6 years ago

I came home with good intentions

About 5 or 6 years ago



But my home town won't accept me

Just don't feel welcome here no more



My home town won't accept me

Just don't feel welcome here no more



I came home with good intentions

About 5 or 6 years ago, yes I did

I came home with good intentions

About 5 or 6 years ago

But my home town won't accept me

Just don't feel welcome here no more

I'm like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town

Yeah, I'm like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town

My so called friends stopped being friendly

Oh but you can't keep a good man down



I came home with good intentions

About 5 or 6 years ago, yes I did

I came home with good intentions

About 5 or 6 years ago

My so called friends stopped being friendly

Oh but you can't keep a good man down



I'm like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town

I'm like a stranger, like a stranger in my own home town

My so called friends stopped being friendly

Oh but you can't keep a good man down



Written by Percy Mayfield

---

Stranger In The Crowd

I've been standing on a corner

Since a quarter after seven

I was down to my last cigarette

And the clock in the window

At a quarter to eleven



I was watching all the people

Passing by me going places

Just the loneliest guy in the town

Looking for a friendly smile

But all I see were faces



And then, just like the taste of milk and honey

I found the stranger I've been looking for

Like a wave, my cup of love was overflowing

I knew the stranger in the crowd

And I would be stranger no more



The love that comes on the corner

At a quarter to eleven

I thought you were to good to be true

All my life I had believed

That angels only live in heaven

But now, we share the taste of milk and honey

Each day is sweeter than the day before



My cup runned overflowing

because the stranger in the crowd

And I would be stranger no more



Deep inside, my cup of love was overflowing

I found the stranger I've been looking for

Like a wave, my cup of love was overflowing

I knew the stranger in the crowd

And I would be stranger no more



Written by Winfield Scott

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Stuck On You

You can shake an apple off an apple tree

Shake-a, shake- sugar,

But you'll never shake me

Uh-uh-uh

No-sir-ee, uh, uh

I'm gonna stick like glue,

Stick because I'm

Stuck on you



Gonna run my fingers thru your long black hair

Squeeze you tighter than a grizzly bear

Uh-uh-uh,

Yes-sir-ee, uh, uh

I'm gonna stick like glue

Stick, because I'm

Stuck on you



Hide in the kitchen, hide in the hall

Ain't gonna do you no good at all

'Cause once I catch ya and the kissin' starts

A team o' wild horses couldn't tear us apart



Try to take a tiger from his daddy's side

That's how love is gonna keep us tied

Uh-uh-uh

Yes-sir-ee, uh,uh

I'm gonna stick like glue

Stick, because I'm

Stuck on you



Written by Schroeder and MacFarland

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Such A Night

It was a night oo-oo what a night

It was it really was such a night

The moon was bright oh how so bright

It was it really was such a night

The night was alight with stars above

Oo-oo when she kissed me

I had to fall in love



Oh it was a kiss oo-oo what a kiss


It was it really was such a kiss

Oh how she could kiss oh what a kiss

It was it really was such a kiss

Just the thought of her lips

Sets me afire

I reminisce and I'm filled with desire

But I'd gave my heart to her in sweet surrender

How well I remember, I'll always remember



Oh, what a night oo-oo what a night



It was it really was such a night

Came the dawn and my heart and her love

And the night was gone

But I'll never forget the kiss

The kiss in the moonlight

Oo-oo such a kiss, such a night



It was a night oo-oo what a night

It was it really was such a night

Came the dawn and my heart and her love

And the night was gone

But I'll never forget the kiss

The kiss in the moonlight

How well I remember, I'll always remember



That night oo-oo what a night

It was it really was such a night

When we kissed I had to fall in love

But I'd gave my heart to her in sweet surrender

How well I remember, I'll always remember



Oh that night oo-oo what a night

It was it really was such a night

When we kissed I had to fall in love

Well she's gone, gone, gone

Yes she's gone, gone, gone

Came the dawn, dawn, dawn

And my love was gone

But before that dawn

Yes before that dawn and before that dawn



Written by Lincoln Chase

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Summer Kisses, Winter Tears

Summer kisses, Winter tears

That was what she gave to me

Never thought that I'd travel all alone

The trail of memories



Happy hours, lonely years

But I guess I can't complain

For I still recall the Summer sun

Through all the Winter rain



The fire of love, the fire of love

Can burn from afar

And nothing can light the dark of the night

Like a falling star

Summer kisses, Winter tears

Like the stars they fade away

Leaving me to spend my lonely nights

With dreams of yesterday



The fire of love, the fire of love

Can burn from afar

And nothing can light the dark of the night

Like a falling star

Summer kisses, Winter tears

Like the stars they fade away

Leaving me to spend my lonely nights

With dreams of yesterday



Leaving me to spend my lonely nights

With dreams of yesterday

Summer kisses, Winter tears



Written by Wise, Weisman and Lloyd

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Suppose

Suppose no rose would ever grow again

Suppose no brook would ever flow again

Suppose no star should ever glow again

Suppose you didn't love me



Suppose there were no bees or butterflies

Suppose no bird should ever cross the skies

Suppose the sun should never never rise

Suppose you didn't love me



It's impossible to imagine a world without a star

But imagining no you is more impossible, by far

Suppose the Springtime never should arrive

Suppose the tall green trees should not survive

Suppose I had no wish to be alive

Suppose you didn't love me



It's impossible to imagine a world without a star

But imagining no you is more impossible, by far

Suppose the Springtime never should arrive

Suppose the tall green trees should not survive

Suppose I had no wish to be alive

Suppose you didn't love me

Suppose you didn't love me



Written by Goehring and Dee

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Surrender

When we kiss my heart's on fire

Burning with a strange desire

And I know, each time I kiss you

That your heart's on fire too



So, my darling, please surrender

All your love so warm and tender

Let me hold you in my arms, dear

While the moon shines bright above



All the stars will tell the story

Of our love and all its glory

Let us take this night of magic

And make it a night of love



Won't you please surrender to me

Your lips, your arms, your heart, dear

Be mine forever

Be mine tonight



Written by Pomus, Curtus and Shuman

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Susan When She Tried

I got over Charlotte Thompson, Goldie Johnson,

Lord they done me wrong

I took it hard with Peggy Harper

She hurt me bad, but not for long

There's just one I remember

Makes me feel funny down inside

I'd trade 'em all for just one hour

Of Susan when she tried



No there's never been a woman

Who could make me weak inside

And give me what I needed

Like Susan when she tried



It gets worse in the summer

When the nights are hot and long

And it's bad in December

When they play those Christmas songs

So if you ask me and I don't tell you

Bet your sweet bottom dollar I lied

'Cause there's never been one better

Than Susan when she tried



Written by Don Reid

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Suspicion

Ev'rytime you kiss me

I'm still not certain that you love me

Ev'ry time you hold me

I'm still not certain that you care

Though you keep on saying

you really, really, really love me

do you speak the same words

To someone else when I'm not there



Suspicion torments my heart

Suspicion keeps us apart

Suspicion why torture me



Ev'rytime you call me

and tell me we should meet tomorrow

I can't help but think that

you're meeting someone else tonight

Why should our romance just

keep on causing me such sorrow?

Why am I so doubtful

whenever you're out of sight?



Darling, if you love me,

I beg you wait a little longer

Wait until I drive all

these foolish fears out of my mind

How I hope and pray that

our love will keep on growing stronger

Maybe I'm suspicious

'cause true love is so hard to find



Written by Shuman and Pomus

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Suspicious Minds

We're caught in a trap

I can't walk out

Because I love you too much baby



Why can't you see

What you're doing to me

When you don't believe a word I say?



We can't go on together

With suspicious minds

And we can't build our dreams

On suspicious minds



So, if an old friend I know

Drops by to say hello

Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?



Here we go again

Asking where I've been

You can't see these tears are real

I'm crying



We can't go on together

With suspicious minds

And be can't build our dreams

On suspicious minds



Oh let our love survive

Or dry the tears from your eyes

Let's don't let a good thing die



When honey, you know

I've never lied to you

Mmm yeah, yeah



Written by Mark James

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Sweet Angeline

Sweet Angeline I loved you much more than poets say in rhyme

Just for one short time



Sweet Angeline remember though we've not seen the summer through

I lived only for you

I'm only human and I realize it's no use trying to disguise

My love for you Angeline has ended

So let's be thankful now not sad

For the little love we've had



Sweet Angeline remember though we've not seen the summer through

I lived only for you

I'm only human and I realize it's no use trying to disguise

My love for you Angeline has ended

So let's be thankful now not sad

For the little love we've had



Written by Arnold, Martin and Manroe

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Sweet Caroline

Where it began, I can't begin to know when

But then I know it's growing strong

Oh, wasn't the spring, whooo

And spring became the summer

Who'd believe you'd come along



Hands, touching hands, reaching out

Touching me, touching you

Oh, sweet Caroline

Good times never seem so good

I've been inclined to believe it never would



And now I, I look at the night, whooo

And it don't seem so lonely

We fill it up with only two, oh

And when I hurt

Hurting runs off my shoulder

How can I hurt when holding you



Oh, one, touching one, reaching out

Touching me, touching you

Oh, sweet Caroline

Good times never seem so good

Oh I've been inclined to believe it never would



Ohhh, sweet Caroline, good times never seem so good



Written by Neil Diamond

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Swing Down Sweet Chariot

Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

Stop and let me ride

Swing down chariot

Stop and let me ride

Rock me lord, rock me lord

Calm and easy

Well I've got a home on the other side



Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

Stop and let me ride

Swing down chariot

Stop and let me ride

Rock me lord, rock me lord

Calm and easy

Well I've got a home on the other side



Well, well, well, well, well, well



Ezekial went down in the middle of a field

He saw an angel workin' on a chariot wheel

Wasn't so particular 'bout the chariot wheel

Just wanted to see how a chariot feel



Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

Stop and let me ride

Swing down chariot

Stop and let me ride

Rock me lord, rock me lord

Calm and easy

Well I've got a home on the other side



Well, well, well Ezekial went down and he got on board

Chariot went a bumpin' on down the road

Zeke wasn't so particular 'bout the bumpin' of the road

Just wanted to lay down his heavy load



Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

Stop and let me ride

Swing down chariot

Stop and let me ride

Rock me lord, rock me lord

Calm and easy

Well I've got a home on the other side



Well I got a father in the promised land

Ain't no more stoppin' till I shake his hand

Rock me lord, rock me lord

Calm and easy

I've got a home on the other side



Why don't you swing down sweet chariot

Stop and let me ride

Swing down chariot

Stop and let me ride

Rock me lord, rock me lord

Calm and easy

Well I've got a home on the other side



Written by Elvis Presley

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Sylvia

These long lonely evenings

Here I am on the phone

Wondering if she will call

She said she would write me

'Cause she knows I'm alone

But I hear nothing at all



I'm waiting for a word of love from Sylvia.

You think she'd never heard of love my Sylvia,

But when I'm with her Lord, I forgive her

'Cause she's more than the whole world to me

There's nothing like a word of love from Sylvia

The only one I'm thinking of is Sylvia

Feeling so sad now, I'll be so glad now

If I just had my Sylvia with me



That old weepin' willow

Seems to whisper her name

Why did she go away

The tears on my pillow

They're not hard to explain

There's nothing else I can say



I'm waiting for a word of love from Sylvia.

You think she'd never heard of love my Sylvia,

But when I'm with her Lord, I forgive her

'Cause she's more than the whole world to me

There's nothing in the world like Sylvia

The only one I'm thinking of is Sylvia

Feeling so sad now, I'll be so glad now

If I just had my Sylvia with me

T

Take Good Care Of Her

Take good care of her, take good care of her

I suppose I ought to say congratulations

For you won the only girl I ever loved

But I hurt too much to face the situation

Just take good care of her, take good care of her



Just to be around her was my greatest pleasure

She was everything my future held in store

So remember when you take my only treasure

Just take good care of her, take good care of her



I must accept it, she loves you more than me

So with my broken heart I'll bow out gracefully

Please don't send me any wedding invitation

For I couldn't bear to see her there with you

If she's happy, that will be my consolation

Just take good care of her, take good care of her



Take good care of her, take good care of her



Written by Warren and Kent

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Take Me To The Fair

Take me to the fair

Take me to the fair, don't know anywhere

I would rather be



Let's, go to the fair

We'll walk hand in hand, through Tomorrow Land

Only you and me



*chorus

I wanna see everything, do everything

While we're doin' it all

I'll buy the peanuts and popcorn

We'll have us a ball



You can spend my pay

Crush me in the crowds, I'll be in the clouds

Honey I don't care



Take me there by sleigh

Go, let's get a bite, anywhere you like

But take me to the fair



I wanna see everything, do everything

While we're doin' it all

I'll buy the peanuts and popcorn

We'll have us a ball



Take me there by sleigh

Go, let's have a bite, anywhere you like

But take me to the fair



Take me to the fair, Take me to the fair

Take me to the fair



Written by Bennett and Tepper

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Take My Hand, Precious Lord

Precious Lord, take my hand

Lead me on, let me stand

I'm tired, I’m weak, I’m lone

Through the storm, through the night

Lead me on to the light

Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home



When my way grows drear precious Lord linger near

When my light is almost gone

Hear my cry, hear my call

Hold my hand lest I fall

Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home



When the darkness appears and the night draws near

And the day is past and gone

At the river I stand

Guide my feet, hold my hand

Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home



Precious Lord, take my hand

Lead me on, let me stand

I'm tired, I’m weak, I’m lone

Through the storm, through the night

Lead me on to the light

Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home



Written by Thomas Dorsey

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Talk About The Good Times

Well I remember when I was as children

The time the people used to treat the neighbor like a fellow man

And all their singin' and big prayer meetin's

When a man was proud to walk up and shake his neighbors hand



Oh you talk about the good times,

Talk about the good times

Oh if you ever needed help a friend was there

Some good neighbor

Help lift your burden

Mmm, and the simple joys of life a friend would share



Times are harder and the people are changin'

Now most folks couldn't tell you who their neighbors are

All their guns are loaded, the front doors are bolted

Ain't this ol' world takin' hate and fear just a little too far



Oh you talk about the good times,

Talk about the good times

I wish I could go back to the days I'm speakin of

When a friend would meet you

And a smile would greet you

What this ol' world needs now is a little old fashioned love



My granddaddy God rest his soul now

Well we had a big long talk together the day he died

Said son this world is full of hate and venom

An' I can't wait to leave this ol' place and rest on the other side



Oh you talk about the good times, talk about the good times

Talk about the good times

I'm gonna see all the friends I knew in the good ol' days

We'll have a big hand shakin'

An' sit and talk together

Sit down by the river Jordan and sing our blues away



Oh you talk about the good times, talk about the good times

Talk about the good times

I'm gonna see all the friends I knew in the good ol' days

We'll have a big hand shakin'

An' sit and talk together

Sit down by the river Jordan and sing our blues away



Oh you talk about the good times, talk about the good times

Talk about the good times

I'm gonna see all the friends I knew in the good ol' days

We'll have a big hand shakin'

An' sit and talk together

Sit down by the river Jordan and sing our blues away



Written by Jerry Hubbard

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Teddy Bear

Baby let me be,

your lovin' Teddy Bear

Put a chain around my neck,

and lead me anywhere

Oh let me be

Your teddy bear.



I don't wanna be a tiger

Cause tigers play too rough

I don't wanna be a lion

'Cause 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

Your teddy bear.



Baby let me be, around you every night

Run your fingers through my hair,

And cuddle me real tight



Written by Mann and Low

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Tell Me Why

Every time I look at someone new

Tell me why I think of you

Then you sometimes ask me by

You're playing with love

Darling tell me why



You left me all alone

To cry over you

My heart is torn and broken

There's nothing left to do



In my prayers, I'll mention you

When you're gone I feel so blue

Why can't I have all of you

Oh, somebody, please tell me why



Written by Titus Turner

---

Tender Feeling

I can't conceal the tender feeling

Now that you are close to me

I look at you with tender feeling

And can't help kiss you tenderly



I offer you a true devotion

All life through my love I vow

For this is real, this sweet emotion

This tender feeling I have now



Somehow I knew from the moment our lips first met

You'd be the girl I could never forget

No other love could be appealing

I loved you right from the start

And with each kiss I'll keep revealing

The tender feeling in my heart



Written by Giant and Kaye

---

Tennessee Waltz

I lost my little darling

The night they were playing

The beautiful Tennessee Waltz



I remember the night of the Tennessee Waltz

Only you know how much I have lost



I lost my little darling

The night they were playing

The beautiful Tennessee Waltz



I remember the night of the Tennessee Waltz

Only you know how much I have lost



Written by Baum, Giant and Kaye

---

Thanks To The Rolling Sea

Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea

Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea

Fish on the table and fish on the fire, fried fish hanging on the tree

Everything here that your heart desires, thanks to the rolling sea

Thanks to the rolling sea



Living is good and living is fine, we're happy as can be

We owe all this to the salty brine, thanks to the rolling sea

Thanks to the rolling sea



We work all day but our hearts are gay, and while we work we sing

The mighty sea is good to us and we've got everything

Abalone steaks and tuna fish cakes, taste so heavenly

We know who we owe it to, thanks to the rolling sea

Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea

Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea

Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea

Thanks to the rolling, rolling, rolling, thanks to the rolling sea



Written by Batchelor and Roberts

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That's Alright Mama

Well, that's all right, mama

That's all right for you

That's all right mama, just anyway you do

Well, that's all right, that's all right.

That's all right now mama, anyway you do



Mama she done told me,

Papa done told me too

'Son, that gal your foolin' with,

She ain't no good for you'

But, that's all right, that's all right.

That's all right now mama, anyway you do



I'm leaving town, baby

I'm leaving town for sure

Well, then you won't be bothered with

Me hanging 'round your door

Well, that's all right, that's all right.

That's all right now mama, anyway you do



Written by Arthur Crudup

---

That's Someone You Never Forget

The way she held your hand,

The little things you planned

Her memory is with you yet

That's someone you never forget



When she is far away

You'll think of her each day

And you know she'll wait for you

That's someone you never forget



Others may pass your way

And let you think their love is true

But you know that they'll never replace


The one that waits for you



Written by Elvis Presley and West

---

That's When Your Heartaches Begin

If you find your sweetheart

in the arms of a friend

That's when your heartaches begin

When dreams of a lifetime

must come to an end

That's when your heartaches begin



Love is a thing

you never can share

If you bring a friend

into your love affair

That's the end of your sweetheart,

that's the end of your friend

That's when your heartaches begin



Written by Brown, Raskin and Fisher

---

The Bullfighter Was A Lady

Pedro the bull was a killer

King of the bullfight arena

He'd wipe up the floor with each brave matador

And have matador stew for his dinner



He heard the crowd shouting "Olé"

But he met his master that day



The bullfighter was a lady

And it was true love at first sight

Her red cape was waving but Pedro was shaking (or shaving?)

He wanted to date her that night



Olé



Pedro the bull he was smitten

First time the love bug had bitten

He once was a mad bull, a wild and a bad bull

But now he was mild as a kitten



The people were starting to hiss

But Pedro just wanted to kiss



The bullfighter was a lady

And Pedro he liked what he saw

He floated on air with a rose in his hair

As he waltzed with that sweet matador



His fate was a bad one, his tale is a sad one

It's hanging right over her door



Olé!



Written by Bennett and Tepper

---

The Fair's Moving On

All the rides are over and done

It's late and no prizes are left to be won

The rides are closed, it's the end of the day

The horses are moving away

Yes the fair's moving on

And I'll soon be gone

Remember the love that we've known

Yes the fair's moving on

But I won't leave you long

It's the last time you'll be on your own



The music has ended, the carousel's still

The horses in boxes with the big Ferris wheel

The canvass and glitter are safely on board

The trailers will soon hit the road



Yes the fair's moving on

And I'll soon be gone

Remember the love that we had

Yes the fair's moving on

But I won't leave you long

I'm coming back so please don't be sad



At dawn I'll be gone but I'll soon return

Till then the fair's moving on

Till then the fair's moving on

Till then the fair's moving on

Till then the fair's moving on



Written by Flett and Fletcher

---

The First Noel

The first Noel the angels did sing

Was to certain poor shepherds

In fields as they lay

In fields fields where they lay keeping their sheep

On a cold winter's night that was so deep



Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

Born is the king of Israel



And to the Earth it gave great light

And so it continued both day and night

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

Born is the king of Israel

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel

Born is the king of Israel



Arranged by Elvis Presley

---

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

The first time ever I saw your face

I thought the sun rose in your eyes

And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave

To the dark and the empty skies my love

To the dark and the empty skies



The first time ever I kissed your mouth

I felt the earth move in my hands

Like a trembling heart of a captive bird

That was there at my command my love

That was there at my command



Hoa hoa hoa oh oh oh oh oh oh

Woh oh oh oh hoa hoa hoa

Oh hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa hoa

That was there at my command my love

That was there at my command



The first time ever I kissed your mouth

I felt the earth move in my hands

Like a trembling heart of a captive bird

That was there at my command my love

That was there at my command



Written by Ewin MacColl

---

The Fool

Gather round me buddy, raise your glasses high

And drink to a fool, a crazy fool

Who told his baby goodbye

Too late he found he loved her so much he wants to die



So drink to a fool, a crazy fool

Who told his baby goodbye

He needs her, he needs her so

He wonders why he let her go



She's found, she's found, she's found

A new love buddy, he's a lucky guy

So drink to a fool, a crazy fool

Who told his baby goodbye



Written by Naomi Ford

---

The Girl I Never Loved

The girl I never loved

Will never know I cared

And all my dreams of her

Are dreams I'll never share

For I want her and I need her

And I know it might have been

But it ended long before it could begin



The kiss I never got

Somebody else will take

The plans I never made

Somebody else will make

Oh I'm lonely, I'm so lonely

'Cause it's her I'm thinking of

But she'll always be the girl I never loved

Never loved, never loved



Written by Randy Starr

---

The Girl Of My Best Friend

The way she walks,

The way she talks

How long can I pretend

Oh I can't help I'm in love

With the girl of my best friend



Her lovely hair,

Her skin so fair

I could go on and never end

Oh, I can't help I'm in love

With the girl of my best friend



I want to tell her

How I love her so

And hold her in my arms, but then

What if she got real mad and told him so

I could never face either one again



The way they kiss

Their happiness

Will my ache-in' ever end

Or will I always be in love

With the girl of my best friend?



Never end,

Will it ever end?

Please let it end



Written by Bobrick and Ross

---

The Impossible Dream

To dream the impossible dream

To fight the unbeatable foe

To bear the unbearable sorrow

To run where the brave dare not go



To write the unwritable wrong

To be better far than you are

To try when your arms are too weary

The reach the unreachable star



This is my quest, to follow that star

No matter how hopeless,

No matter how far

To fight for the right

Whithout question or pause

To be willing to march into hell

For a heavenly cause



And I know if I'll only be true

To this glorious quest

That my heart will be peaceful and calm

When I'm laid to my rest



And the world would be better for this

That one man scorned and covered with scars

Still strove with his last ounce of courage

To reach the unreachable star



Written by Darion and Leigh

---

The Lady Loves Me

She loves me, she loves me not

She loves me, she loves me not

She loves me, she loves me, she loves me

The lady loves me and it shows

In spite of the way she turns up her nose

I'm her ideal, her hearts desire

Under that ice she's burning like fire

She'd like to cuddle up to me

She's playing hard to get

The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet



The gentleman has savoir-faire

As much as an elephant or a bear

I'd like to take him for a spin

Back to the zoo to visit his kin

He's got about as much appeal as a soggy cigarette

The lady loathes him but he doesn't know it yet



The lady's got a crush on me

The gentleman's crazy obviously

The lady's dying to be kissed

The gentleman needs a psychiatrist

I'd rather kiss a rattlesnake

Or play Russian roulette

The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet



She's falling fast she's on the skids

Both of his heads are flipping their lids

Tonight she'll hold me in her arms

I'd rather be holding hydrogen bombs

Will someone tell this Romeo

I'm not his Juliet

The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet



She wants me

Like poison ivy

Needs me

Like a hole in the head

Everyone can see she's got it bad

He's mad!

The gentleman is an egotist

I'm simply aware I'm hard to resist

He's one man I could learn to hate

How's about having dinner at eight

I'd rather dine with Frankenstein

In a moonlight tete-a-tete

The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet



Oh yes she loves me

Dig that shrinking violet

Oh she really loves me

Here's one gal you'll never get

She lo- lo- loves me

Would you like to make a bet

I said the lady loves me

The gentleman's all wet



Written by Tepper and Bennett

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The Last Farewell

There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor

Tomorrow for old England she sails

Far away from your land of endless sunshine

To my land full of rainy skies and gales

And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow

Though my heart is full of tears at this farewell



For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly

More dearly than the spoken word can tell

For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly

More dearly than the spoken word can tell



I've heard there's a wicked war a-blazing

And the taste of war I know so very well

Even now I see the foreign flag a-raising

Their guns on fire as we sail into hell

I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow

But how bitter will be this last farewell



For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly

More dearly than the spoken word can tell

For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly

More dearly than the spoken word can tell



Though death and darkness gather all about me

My ship be torn apart upon the seas

I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands

And the heaving waves that brought me once to thee

And should I return home safe again to England

I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale



For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly

More dearly than the spoken word can tell

For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly

More dearly than the spoken word can tell



Written by Webster and Whittaker

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The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, Who Art in Heaven

Hallowed be, Thy Name

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be Done

On earth, as it is, in Heaven



Give us this day, our daily bread

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors

And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil

For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory forever

Amen

---

The Love Machine

Step right up to the love machine

You may get lucky when you zap a dream

Let the wheel go round, round and round

You may win that girl you've never found



She may be Suzy or Maybelline

She could be Cathy or Angeline

Let the wheel go round, round and round

Try your luck right now on the love machine



We're just a bunch of salty sailors

One thing on our mind

Takin' a chance on this machine

Maybe love we'll find

She maybe tall she maybe short

She may be wide

But Lady Luck stop that wheel

On 38-24-35

Step up, whose next in line

This love machine don't waste no time



Let the wheel go round, round and round

What will your fortune be on the love machine

All right



We're just a bunch of salty sailors

One thing on our mind

Takin' a chance on this machine

Maybe love we'll find

She maybe tall she maybe short

She may be wide

But Lady Luck stop that wheel

On 38-24-35

Step up, whose next in line

This love machine don't waste no time



Let the wheel go round and round and round

And round and round and round and round

What will your fortune be on the love machine



What will your fortune be on the love machine



Written by Burch Nelson and Taylor

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The Meanest Girl In Town

She'll tell you that she loves you, make you feel just like a kid

She'll cry to you and lie to you, she'll do 'most anything

She'll get right up next to you and the first thing that you know

You'll be telling her you're sorry because she hurt you so

I said she's evil the most evil girl I've found

There ain't no doubt about it, she's the meanest girl in town



She'll invite you over to her house at half past nine

You'll wear a suit, you'll wear a tie and you'll give your shoes a shine

You'll take a real deep breath and knock on her front door

Her little sister will tell you "She don't live here anymore"

I said she's evil the most evil girl I've found

There ain't no doubt about it, she's the meanest girl in town



And there ain't no doubt about it, she's the meanest girl in town



She'll put her arms around you and squeeze with all her might

She'll breathe a sigh and pucker her lips and pull your arms real tight

Your heart will pound like thunder, you'll melt in her embrace

But when you go to kiss her well she'll laugh right in your face

Because she's evil the most evil girl I've found

There ain't no doubt about it, she's the meanest girl in town



Written by Joe Byers

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The Next Step Is Love

Yesterday, I slipped away

The sun is welcoming the evening shadows

On a perfect day and the next step is love

The next step is love



We walked barefoot through the misty meadows

Laughing at each other in the rain

Made some faces at some people in the park

Didn't bother to explain

Fun, fun, look at us run

Going nowhere special really fast

But we've yet to taste the icing on the cake

That we've been baking with the past



And the next step is love

So what are we waiting for?

The next step is love

Girl, it's for sure



Love will be a place to run to

From the world they've built to you and me

We'll be closer than we've ever been

Though looking back it's so hard to believe

Hang it all out or bring it all in

The best we've picked upon the way tonight

Changes are coming but together

We can make it through somehow



Yes the next step is love



Written by Evans and Parnes

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There Ain't Nothing Like A Song

When you say that's it boy

I'm finally beat

You're goin' ninety miles an hour

Down a dead end street



You don't want to fight no more

You think that you can't win

Come on boy take a real deep breath

Jump right in and



Hold your head up high

Oh you gotta be strong

Come on and sing, sing, sing

There ain't nothing like a song



Now they may take away your job

Take your fancy car

They may repossess your clothes, take that fine guitar

They may take everything you own

Well that's just for today

As long as you've got a song in your heart

Tomorrow's gonna be O.K.



Hold your head up high

Oh you gotta be strong

Come on and sing, sing, sing

There ain't nothing like a song

All right



There ain't nothing gonna stop you

Once you've set your mind

The only people gonna knock you

Are jealous of what they find

Just keep a smile right on your face

Don't let 'em get you down

When you wake up tomorrow

The world is spinnin' round



Hold your head up high, hey, hey, hey

You gotta be strong, all right

Come on and sing, sing, sing

There ain't nothing like a song



Written by Byers and Johnston

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There Goes My Everything

There goes my only possession

There goes my everything



I hear footsteps slowly walking

As they gently walk across the lonely floor

And a voice is softly saying

Darling this will be goodbye for evermore



There goes my reason for living

There goes the one of my dreams

There goes my only possession

There goes my everything



As my memory turns back the pages

I can see the happy years we’ve had before

Now the love that kept this heart beating

Has been shattered by the closing of the door



Written by Dallas Frazier

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There Is No God But God

There is no God, but God,

I know this is true

God made everything,

He made me, He made you

There'd be no birds,

No planes to sail in the blue

Without his wondrous eyes

To see them through



They say God made land

And He gave it all to man

Yes I know He's mighty good and true

There is no God, but God

And He knows everything to do

So just you call on Him

And He will share His love with you



There is no God, but God

I know this is true

For God made everything,

He made me, He made you



There'd be no birds,

No planes to sail in the blue

Without his wondrous eyes

To see them through



They say God made land

And He gave it all to man

This I know is mighty, good and true

There is no God, but God



And He knows everything to do

So just you call on Him

And He will share His love with you



Written by Bill Kenney

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There Is So Much World To See

Baby it's wrong wrong as can be

To try and tie guy like me

I could never settle down in a little sleepy town

There's so much world to see



Sure would be happy for a while

But then we'd have to part

When tears replace your loving smile

Well I don't want to be the guy who has to break your heart

So here's where it ends

Not lovers but friends

Though your lips are tempting me

Maybe I'm a fool and yet

This wanderer just can't forget

There's so much world to see



Sure would be happy for a while

But then we'd have to part

When tears replace your loving smile

Well I don't want to be the guy who has to break your heart

So here's where it ends

Not lovers but friends

Though your lips are tempting me

Maybe I'm a fool and yet

This wanderer just can't forget

There's so much world to see

For me, there's so much world to see

Yeah! yeah! Mmm



Written by Wayne and Weisman

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There's A Brand New Day On The Horizon

There's a brand new day on the horizon

Everything's gonna be just fine

There's a brand new day on the horizon

And the whole world's gonna be mine



I'm gonna tell old trouble, he'd better be moving on

Happiness is going to take his place around here from now on

The old dark clouds are gonna roll away

The sun is gonna shine

And the whole world's gonna be mine



I'm gonna tell old heartaches, pack his bags and go

I've decided that I don't want him hanging around no more

Don't you know I said everything's gonna be just fine

'Cause the whole world's gonna be mine



I'm gonna chase away old problems till they're out of sight

And I guarantee you honey they won't be coming back

Well don't you know I said everything's gonna be all right

'Cause the whole world's gonna be mine



I know my luck's gonna change, just you wait and see

Startin' tomorrow only good things in life are going to come to me

There's a brand new day on the horizon

And the whole world's gonna be mine

And the whole world's gonna be mine



Written by Joe Byers

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There's A Honky Tonk Angel

When was the last time you kissed me

And I don't mean a touch now and then

It's been a long time since you felt like my woman

And even longer since I felt like your man



So tell me if you think it's over

And I'll leave it up to you how it ends

'Cause if you don't want the love I can give you

Well there's a honky tonk angel who will take me back in



You never look at me and say "I love you"

How much more do you think I can stand

Oh, there's an old friend out there and she's waiting

Lord she's happy just holding my hand



So tell me if you think it's over

And I'll leave it up to you how it ends

'Cause if you don't want the love I can give you

Well there's a honky tonk angel who will take me back in

Yes, there's a honky tonk angel who will take me back in



Written by Rice and Seals

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There's Always Me

When the evening shadows fall,

And you're wond'ring who to call

For a little company

There's always me



Or if your great romance should end,

And you're lonesome for a friend

Darling, you need never be

There's always me



I don't seem to mind somehow

Playing second fiddle now

Someday you'll want me, dear,

and when that day is here,

Within my arms you'll come to know

Other loves may come and go

But my love for you will be eternally

Look around and you will see

There's always me.



Written by Don Robertson

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There's Gold In The Mountains

There are lots of girls in the mountains

And they're worth their weight in gold

When they're in my arms with their lovin' charms

A treasure chest I hold



Well there's gold in the mountains, love in the hills

I don't need no city women with their diamonds and frills

There's gold in the mountains and oh what scenery

The prettiest girls I ever did see



There's such beauty there in the mountains

You can feel your knees growin' weak

Every single boy feels the height of joy

When he climbs that mountain peak



Well there's gold in the mountains, love in the hills

I don't need no city women with their diamonds and frills

There's gold in the mountains and oh what scenery

The prettiest girls I ever did see



I said there's gold in the mountains, love in the hills

I don't need no city women with their diamonds and frills

There's gold in the mountains and oh what scenery

The prettiest girls I ever did see

I ever did see

I ever did see



Written by Giant, Baum and Kaye

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There's No Place Like Home

There's no place like home

Well I say now home, home sweet home

There's no place like home

Wherever you wander

There's no place like home



Well I used to have a sweetheart

To walk and talk with me

But now I have no sweetheart

What pleasure do I see



There's no place like home

Well I say now home, home sweet home

There's no place like home

Wherever you wander

There's no place like home

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The Sound Of Your Cry

The clock by the bed is ticking too loud in the quiet night

I lie in the darkness thinking I must go before it's light

Before you open up your eyes and you beg me to stay

I'll leave 'cause I can't stand to see you hurt this way

Sleep my love as I kiss you goodbye

Then I won't hear the sound of your cry



Though I knew the time was coming and our love would end somehow

I just couldn't bear to tell you exactly just when or how

I know we can't go on, that it was wrong to start

But if you wake up crying now, you know you'll break my heart

Sleep my love as I kiss you goodbye

Then I won't hear the sound of your cry



Sleep my love as I kiss you goodbye

Then I won't hear the sound of your cry



Ohhhh, Sleep my love as I kiss you, kiss you, kiss you goodbye

Then I won't hear the sound of your cry



Ohhhh, Sleep my love as I kiss you



Written by Giant, Baum and Kaye

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The Twelfth Of Never

You ask how much I need you

Must I explain

I need you oh my darling

Like roses need rain



You ask how long I'll love you

I'll tell you true

Until the twelfth of never I'll still be loving you



Hold me close

Never let me go

Hold me close

Melt my heart like April snow



I'll love you 'till the blue bells forget to bloom

I'll love you 'till the clover has lost its perfume

I'll love you 'till the poets run out of rhyme



Oh, until the twelfth of never

And that's a long long time

Until the twelfth of never

And that's a long long time



Written by Livingstone and Webber

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The Walls Have Ears

The walls have ears, ears that hear each little sound you make

Every time you stamp through a lamp and every cup and dish you break



But they can't hear a kiss or two arms that hold you tight

So come on baby, don't fight tonight



The walls have ears, better think before you fling that shoe

If you part my hair with a chair, they'll spread the news to Timbuktu



But they can't hear a kiss or two arms that hold you tight

So come on baby, don't fight tonight



Jets can fly, fast and high, rockets can go even faster

But they can't catch or even match sound traveling through plaster



The walls have ears, ears that hear each little sound you make

Every time you stamp through a lamp and every cup and dish you break



But they can't hear a kiss or two arms that hold you tight

So come on baby, don't fight tonight

Just in tonight

Don't fight tonight



Written by Bennett and Tepper

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The WhiffenPoof Song

Gentleman songsters off on a spree

Doomed from here to eternity

Lord have mercy on such as we

Baa Baa Baa



Written by Galloway and Pomeray

---

The Wonderful World Of Christmas

The wonderful world of Christmas

Is a wonderful world to behold

The wonderful world of Christmas

Was made for the young and the old



Smile and good cheer of each neighbor

And children with cheeks all aglow

So warm is this Christmassy feeling

With the tree tops all locked up with snow



Listen to those wondrous bells

And you'll hear them say

Open up your hearts to all on this holy day

The wonderful world of Christmas

Is a joy from the moment it starts

The wonderful world of Christmas

Shall remain everyday in our hearts



Written by Tobias and Frisch

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The Wonder Of You

When no-one else can understand me

When everything I do is wrong

You give me hope and consolation

You give me strength to carry on



And you're always there to lend a hand

In everything I do

That's the wonder

The wonder of you



And when you smile the world is brighter

You touch my hand and I'm a king

Your kiss to me is worth a fortune

Your love for me is everything



I'll guess I'll never know the reason why

You love me like you do

That's the wonder

The wonder of you



Written by Baker White

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The Yellow Rose Of Texas

Oh the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl I love

Her eyes are even bluer than Texas skies above

Her heart's as big as Texas and wherever I may go

I'll remember her forever because I love her so



There are so many roses that bloom along the way

But my heart's in Amarillo and that's where it will stay

With the yellow rose of Texas so I'd better get there fast

'Cause I know I was her first love and I want to be her last



Oh the yellow rose of Texas is the only girl I love

Her eyes are even bluer than Texas skies above

Her heart's as big as Texas and wherever I may go

I'll remember her forever because I love her so



The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day

The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away

Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn

The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn



The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day

The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away

Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn

The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn



The eyes of Texas are upon you all the live long day

The eyes of Texas are upon you, you cannot get away

Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn

The eyes of Texas are upon you 'till Gabriel blows his horn



Written by Wise, Starr, Lance and Sinclair

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They Remind Me Too Much Of You

Take away, the scent of flowers

Cover up, the sky of blue

Close my ears to tender love songs

They remind me too much of you



Hide young lovers' warm embraces

Keep stars and moonlight from my view

Let me forget, there are such places

They remind me too much of you



Must I evermore be haunted?

Day after day, my whole life through

By the memory of each moment

That I spent alone with you



If these lovely things don't hurt you

Our love just wasn't meant to be

But please come back to me, my darling



If they remind you, too much of me



Written by Don Robertson

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Thinking About You

I woke up this morning and I tried to call you, mmm

But you weren't there and that put me in despair

So I thought that maybe I could lose my mind

In the countryside so I went for a ride



But I never stopped thinking about you

Found myself wishing you were there

Just to be with me, feel the breeze

Sun didn't smile I didn't care



I decided to try just one more time

To let you know I really love you so

Before I arrived I saw you go away

With another guy, a tear filled my eye



But I never stopped thinking about you

Found myself wishing you were there

Just to be with me, feel the breeze

Sun didn't smile I didn't care



A long time has past since that day I cried

Life is fine and I'm doin' fine

When I'm at home and I feel all alone

Well I think of you, try to get a message through



But I never stopped thinking about you

Found myself wishing you were there

Just to be with me, feel the breeze

Sun didn't smile I didn't care



Written by Tim Baty

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This Is Living

This is living, full of fun and free

This is living, that's the life for me



It's good to laugh and sing, don't worry about a thing

Wear a happy smile, cut loose and run a mile

If you relax and just enjoy it all, life has got to be a ball



This is living, full of fun and free

This is living, that's the life for me



It wouldn't mean a thing

If I could be a king

I really wouldn't care

To be a millionaire

I'd rather find someone to love a lot

Live and give it all I've got



This is living, full of fun and free

This is living, that's the life for me



Don't wanna settle down

I gotta move around

I gotta lot of time

I'm gonna wait and find

The kinda girl who's heart is restless too

The kind who feels the way I do



This is living, full of fun and free

This is living, that's the life for me



Written by Weisman and Wise

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This Is My Heaven

This is my heaven

Being here with you

Make it last forever

This is my heaven

It's a dream come true

Make it last forever

Come to me now

And take my hand

This is the paradise I plan

You're like an angel

Sent from up above

Let's stay close together

You brought me heaven

When I shared your love

Make it last forever

Here 'neath the sky beside the sea

This is my heaven

When you come to me



Written by Baum, Giant and Kaye

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This Is Our Dance

We had a real good evening

Now all our friends are leaving

Soon we'll be alone

Wait till everybody has gone

Then play just one more song



'Cause this is our dance

Darling remember, it's our dance

Loving and tender

I'll take you away, take you away

In my arms

Yes this is our dance, now we're together

For our dance can't last forever

And nobody knows just what tomorrow will bring

So let our dance begin



We'll turn the light down low now

I'll never let you go now

You're here in my arms

And when I hear you whisper you're mine

We'll play that song just one more time



'Cause this is our dance

Darling remember, it's our dance

Loving and tender

I'll take you away, take you away

In my arms

Yes this is our dance, now we're together

For our dance can't last forever

And nobody knows just what tomorrow will bring

So let our dance begin



Written by Reed and Stephens

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This Is The Story

I play the song, it was our own

Your photograph's by my side

I know I can't forget you

So I don't even try



The note you left is in my hand

I read again what you say

You're sorry but you love him

And you've both gone away



This is the story of a man

Whose world has fallen apart

And it's the story

That is breaking my heart



An open fire, our favorite chair

I get a book from the shelf

But the words I am reading

Could apply to myself



This is the story of a man

Whose world has fallen apart

And it's the story

That is breaking my heart

Yes, it's the story that is breaking my heart

Yes, it's the story that is breaking my heart

Yes, it's the story that is breaking my heart



Written by Arnold, Martin and Morrow

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This Time

I'll just jump in there whenever I get the chance



I think I forgot to wear my cup

That's just my way of loving you

This time we're really breaking up

I know I forgot to wear my cup

Daa da dum

Those happy hours that we once knew

So apart still make me blue

I know that time heals a broken heart

But time has stood still since we've been apart



I can't stop loving you

I said I made up my mind

To live in memory of a lonesome time

I can't stop wanting you

Its useless to say

So I'll just live my life

In dreams of yesterday



Those happy hours that we once knew

So long ago you know they still make be 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 said I made up my mind

To live in memory of a lonesome time

I can't stop wanting you

Its useless to say

So I'll just live my life

In dreams of yesterday

Mmmmm my life in dreams of yesterday



Written by Moman and Gibson

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Three Corn Patches

I said three corn patches about four cotton fields away

I said three corn patches about four cotton fields away

Lives the prettiest girl in the whole darn U.S.A.

I said A



She's got big brown eyes and long black wavy hair, Mmm

She's got big brown eyes and long black wavy hair

She's so beautiful, people it don't seem fair



Well I've been to Chicago, been to New Orleans

Yes, I've been to Chicago, been to New Orleans

But I'd rather see my baby workin' in her old blue jeans



I said three corn patches

About four cotton fields away

I said three corn patches

About four cotton fields away

Lives the prettiest girl in the whole darn U.S.A.

I said A



She keeps a big bull dog out in the yard all night

She keeps a big bull dog out in the yard all night

And it barks like a bear oh, but he don't bite



Yeah,

I said three corn patches

About four cotton fields away

I said three corn patches

About four cotton fields away

Lives the prettiest girl in the whole darn U.S.A.

I said A

Gimme three, gimme four

I said three, well four



Written by Leiber and Stoller

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Thrill Of Your Love

I have wished for the wealth

Of a great millionaire

I have reached for a bright star above

But the thrill of it all

To me seems so small

When compared to the thrill of your love



I'd rather give everything

That I own in this world

Than to be all alone and unloved

For no earthly price and no sacrifice

Is too much to give

For your love



I'd rather give everything

That I own in this world

Than to be all alone and unloved

For no earthly price and no sacrifice

Is too much to give

For your love



Written by Stanley Kessler

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Tiger Man

I am the king of the jungle

They call me the tiger man

I am the king of the jungle

They call me tiger man

If you cross my path

You take your own life in your hands



Yeah, I get up on a mountain

And I call my bear cat back

Yeah, I get up on a mountain

And I call my bear cat back

My black cat comes a runnin'

And the hound dogs get way back



Yeah, I get up on a mountain

And I call my bear cat back

Yeah, I get up on a mountain

And I call my bear cat back

My black cat comes a runnin'

And the hound dogs get way back



Yeah, I get up on a mountain

And I call my bear cat back

Yeah, I get up on a mountain

And I call my bear cat back

My bear cat comes a runnin'

And the hound dogs get way back



Written by Burns and Lewis

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Today, Tomorrow and Forever

I give, give you my heart

Today, tomorrow and forever

You'll always be my love



I vow we'll never part

Today, tomorrow and forever

Long as there's stars above



The cares of life will fade away

As long as we're together

So stay, stay in my arms

Today, tomorrow and forever

You'll always be my love



I give, give you my heart

Today, tomorrow and forever

You'll always be my love



The cares of life will fade away

As long as we're together

So stay, stay in my arms

Today, tomorrow and forever

You'll always be my love

You'll always be my love



Written by Giant, Baum and Kaye

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Tomorrow Is A Long Time

If today was not an endless highway

If tonight was not an endless trail

If tomorrow wasn't such a long time

Then lonesome would mean nothing to me at all



Yes and only if my own true love was waiting

If I could hear her heart softly pounding

If only she was lying by me

Then I'd lie in my bed once again



I can't see my reflection in the water

I can't speak the sounds that show no pain

I can't hear the echo of my footsteps

I can't remember the sound of my own name



Yes and only if my own true love was waiting

If I could hear her heart softly pounding

If only she was lying by me

Then I'd lie in my bed once again



There's beauty in the silver singing river

There's beauty in the sunrise in the sky

But none of these and nothing else could match the beauty

That I remember in my true love's eyes



Yes and only if my own true love was waiting

If I could hear her heart softly pounding

If only she was lying by me

Then I'd lie in my bed once again



If today was not an endless highway

If tonight was not an endless trail

If tomorrow wasn't such a long time

Then lonesome would mean nothing to me at all



Yes and only if my own true love was waiting

If I could hear her heart softly pounding

If only she was lying by me

Then I'd lie in my bed once again



Written by Bob Dylan

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Tomorrow Never Comes

Oh you tell me that you love me

Yes you tell me that you care

That tomorrow we'll be married, oh

But tomorrow's never there



Oh tomorrow never, never comes

Oh tomorrow never comes

Now you tell me that you love me, oh

But tomorrow never comes



Many weeks now have I waited

Oh many long nights have I cried

But just to see that happy morning, happy morning

When I have you right by my side



But tomorrow will never come, oh no, no

Tomorrow never gonna come

Now you tell me that you love me

But tomorrow never, never comes



So tomorrow I’ll be leaving

Yes tomorrow I’ll be gone

But tomorrow you'll be weeping, oh

But tomorrow will never, never come



Well tomorrow will never, never come

Oh no, tomorrow ain't never gonna come

Yeah, yeah, you tell me, you tell me

That you love me, but tomorrow never comes



Written by Bond and Tubb

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Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow night

Will you remember what you said tonight?

Tomorrow night

Will all thrills be gone?

Tomorrow night

Will it be just another memory,

Or just another lovely song

That's in my full heart to linger on?



Your lips are so tender,

Your heart is beating fast

And you're willing to surrender.

Tell me, darling, will it last?



Tomorrow night

Will you be with me when the moon's bright?

Tomorrow night

Will you say those lovely things you said tonight?



Tomorrow night

Will it be just another memory

Or just another lovely song

That's in my full heart to linger on?



Your lips are so tender,

Your heart is beating fast

And you're willing to surrender.

Tell me, darling, will it last?



Tomorrow night

Will you remember what you said tonight?

Tomorrow night

Will you say those lovely things you said tonight?



Written by Glosgrow and Grosz

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Tonight Is So Right For Love

Hold me tight

The moon’s so bright

Tonight is so right for love



Now’s the time to say

You’re the only one

Tonight is so right for love



One by one the stars appear

They twinkle in your eyes

Who’d believe that we’d be here

So near to paradise



This could be the kiss

To unlock heaven’s door

That magic hour of bliss

That we both waited for

I love more and more



Oh’ we could fly right up to the sky

The things we’ve been dreaming of

And how real they would seem

A midsummernight’s dream

Can’t you see that tonight’s so right for love



And how real they would seem

A midsummernight’s dream

Can’t you see that tonight’s so right for love



Hold me tight

The moon’s so bright

Tonight is so right for love



Written by Wayne and Silver

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Tonight's All Right For Love

Hold me tight the moon's so bright

Tonight the night is right for love

As warmed by one as stars are bright

I hold you oh so close my dear

Things could be that magic kiss

That night of this we've waited for

Oh we could fly right up to the sky

How real it all seems to me

That summer night dream to me

Can't you see that tonight's all right for love

Oh we could fly right up to the sky

How real it all seems to me

That summer night dream to me

Can't you see that tonight's all right for love



Written by Wayne, Silver and Lilly

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Too Much

Honey, I love you too much

Need your lovin' too much

Want the thrill of your touch

Gee, I can't hold you too much

You do all the livin'

While I do all the givin'

Cause I love you too much



You spend all my money too much

Have to share you honey, too much

When I want some lovin', you're gone

Don't you know you're treatin' me wrong

Now you got me started

Don't you leave me broken hearted

Cause I love you too much



Ev'ry time I kiss your sweet lips

I can feel my heart go flip flip

I'm such a fool for your charms

Take me back baby in your arms

Like to hear you sighin'

Even though I know you're lyin'

Cause I love you too much



Need your lovin' all the time

Need you huggin', please be mine

Need you near me, stay real close

Please, please, hear me, you're the most

Now you got me started

Don't you leave me broken hearted

Cause I love you too much



Written by Rosenburg and Weinman

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Too Much Monkey Business

Salesman talking to me tried to run me up a creek

Says you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week

Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business

Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Oh-ho-ho



Blonde haired, good lookin' tryin' to get me hooked

Wants me to marry, settle down and get a home and and write a book

Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business

Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Oh-ho-ho



Pay phone, somethin' wrong, dial gone,

Well me ought to sue the operator for tellin' me a tale

Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business

Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Oh-ho-ho



Oh-ho-ho ...... Oh-ho-ho ...... Oh-ho-ho ...... Oh-ho-ho



Been to Vietnam, been a fightin' in the war

Army bar, army chow, army clothes, army car

Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business

Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Oh-ho-ho



Workin' in the fillin' station, too many tasks

Wipe the windo', check the tires, check the oil, dollar gas

Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business

Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Oh-ho-ho



Blonde haired, good lookin' tryin' to get me hooked

Wants me to marry, get a home, settle down and and write a book

Uh-uh, too much monkey business, too much monkey business

Too much monkey business for me to be involved in

Oh-ho-ho

Too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho, too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho

Too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho

Too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho too much monkey business, Oh-ho-ho



Written by Chuck Berry

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Treat Me Nice

When I walk through that door

Baby be polite

You're gonna make me sore

If you don't greet me right

Don't you ever kiss me once, kiss me twice

Treat me nice



I know that you've been told

It's not fair to tease

So if you come on cold

I'm really gonna freeze

If you don't want me to be cold as ice

Treat me nice



Make me feel at home

If you really care

Scratch my back and run your pretty

Fingers through my hair



You know I'll be your slave

If you ask me to

But if you don't behave

I'll walk right out on you

If you want my love then take my advice

Treat me nice



Make me feel at home

If you really care

Scratch my back and run your pretty

Fingers through my hair



You know I'll be your slave

If you ask me to

But if you don't behave

I'll walk right out on you

If you want my love then take my advice

Treat me nice



If you really want my love then treat me nice



Written by Leiber and Stoller

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Trouble

If you're looking for trouble

You came to the right place

If you're looking for trouble

Just look right in my face



I was born standing up

And talking back

My daddy was a green-eyed mountain jack

Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery

Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me



I've never looked for trouble

But I've never ran

I don't take no orders

From no kind of man



I'm only made out

Of flesh, blood and bone

But if you're gonna start a rumble

Don't you try it on alone



Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery

Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me

I'm evil, evil, evil, as can be

I'm evil, evil, evil, as can be



So don't mess around don't mess around don't mess around with me

I'm evil, I'm evil, evil, evil

So don't mess around, don't mess around with me

I'm evil, I tell you I'm evil

So don't mess around with me

Yeah!





Written by Leiber and Stoller

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T-R-O-U-B-L-E

I play an old piano from nine till a half past one

Tryin' to make a livin' watchin' everybody have fun

Well, I don't miss much that ever happens on a dance hall floor

Mercy, look what just walked through that door



Well, hello T-R-0-U-B-L-E

What in the world you're doin' A-L-O-N-E?

Say, good L-double O-K-I-N-G

I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E



I was a little bitty baby when my papa hit the skids

Mama had a time tryin' to raise nine kids

Told me not to stare 'cause it was impolite

And did the best she could to try to raise me right



But mama never told me 'bout nothing like Y-O-U

Say, your mama must have been another something or the other too

Say, hello good L-double O-K-I-N-G

I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E



Well, you talk about a woman I've seen a lot of others

But too much something' and not enough another

You've got it all together like a lovin' machine

Lookin' like glory and walkin' like a dream



Mother Nature's sure been good to Y-O-U

Well, your mama must have been another good lookin' too

Say, hey, good L-double O-K-I-N-G

I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E



Well, you talk about a trouble-makin' hunka pokey bait,

The men are gonna love and all the women gonna hate

Reminding them of everything they never gonna be

Maybe the beginning of the World War III

Oh, the world ain't ready for nothin' like a Y-O-U

Well, I bet your mama must have been another something or the other too



Say hey good L-double O-K-I-N-G

I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E



Written by Jerry Chesnut

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True Love

Suntanned, windblown, honeymooners at last alone

Feeling far above par, oh how lucky we are

While I give to you and you give to me

True love, true love

So, on and on it will always be

True love, true love

For you and I have a guardian angel on high

With nothing to do but to give to you

And to give to me love forever true



Written by Cole Porter

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True Love Travels On A Gravel Road

How many girls choose cotton dress worlds

When they could have satins and lace

And stand by her man, never once letting shade touch her face

How many hearts could live through all the winters

We've known and still not be cold

True love travels on a gravel road.



Love is a stranger and hearts are in danger

All through streets paved with gold

For true love travels on a gravel road.



Down through the years we've had hard times and tears


But they only helped our love grow

And we'll stay together no matter how strong the wind blows

Not once have I seen your blue eyes filled with envy

Or stray from the one that you hold

Oh true love travels on a gravel road.



Love is a stranger and hearts are in danger

All through streets paved with gold

For true love travels on a gravel road.



Yeah, true love travels on a gravel road. Mmmm

True love travels on a gravel road.

True love travels on a gravel road.



Written by Frazier and Owens

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Tryin' To Get To You

I've been traveling over mountains

Even through the valleys, too

I've been traveling night and day

I've been running all the way

Baby, trying to get to you.



Ever since I read your letter

Where you said you loved me true

I've been traveling night and day

I've been running all the way

baby, trying to get to you



When I read your loving letter

Then my heart began to sing

There were many miles between us,

But they didn't mean a thing.



I just had to reach you, baby,

In spite of all that I've been through.

I kept traveling night and day,

I kept running all the way,

Baby, trying to get to you.



Well if I had to do it over

That's exactly what I'd do,

I would travel night and day,

And I'd still run all the way,

Baby, trying to get to you.



Well, there's nothing that could hold me

Or that could keep me away from you

When your loving letter told me

That you really loved me true



Lord above me knows I love you

It was He who brought me through,

When my way was dark as night,

He would shine His brightest light,

When I was trying to get to you.



Written by McCoy and Singleton

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Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Hmmm.....

And all the world go free

Now there's a cross for everyone

And there's a cross for me

Turn your eyes upon Jesus

(where are the words) wonder proclaim

And the paint upon the wall

Will go straight ??

In the light of his wonderful face

Written by Tutti Frutti

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Tutti Frutti

Wop-bop-a-loom-a-boom-bam-boom tutti frutti

au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti

au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti

au rutti wop-bop-a-loom-bop-a-boom-bam-boom



Got a gal named Sue

She knows just what to do

She rocks to the east

She rocks to the west

She's the gal I love best



I got a gal named Daisy

She almost drives me crazy

She knows how to love me

Yes indeed, boy you don't know

What she does to me



Written by Labostrie and Penniman

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Tweedle Dee

Tweedle tweedle tweedle dee

I'm as happy as can be.

Jimminy cricket, jimminy jack,

You make my heart go clickety-clack.

Tweedle tweedle tweedle dee.



Tweedle dum, tweedle do,

Give it up give it up,

Give your love to me.

Tweedle do, tweedle dot.

Gimme gimme gimme gimme

Gimme all the love you got.



Tweedle tweedle tweedle dee,

I'm a lucky so-and-so.

Mercy, mercy, pudding pie,

You got something that money can't buy.

Tweedle tweedle dee.



Tweedle dum, tweedle do

Give that kiss to me before you go.

Tweedle do, tweedle dot,

Gimme gimme gimme gimme

Gimme all the love you got.



Tweedle tweedle tweedle dee

I'm a lucky so-and-so.

Mercy, mercy, who needs you?

I'm gonna keep my eyes on you.

Tweedle tweedle tweedle dee.

Oh, tweedle dee, tweedle do.



Written by Winfield Scott

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Twenty Days And Twenty Nights

I left my home up in the hill far behind me

I left my wife with unpaid bills, she can't find me

I'm trying out the world for size, find that it's not paradise, it's lonely

Now for twenty days and twenty nights I've been alone

And that ain't right without her

City ways are strange to me, I can't make it

For it's not like it ought to be, I can't take it

Gotta face the truth one day, man can't always run away from trouble

No, now for twenty days and twenty nights I've been a fool

And that ain't right, without her

One day soon I'm going back, where she still minds me

And then out of line and off the track, but that's behind me

I fooled around and did it well, but I just couldn't ring the bell , without her, no

It's taken twenty days and twenty nights to prove me wrong and make her right

Twenty days and twenty nights I was wrong and she was right, all along

Oh, I miss her

Oh, how I miss her, oh how I miss her, oh how I miss her

Written by Weisman and Westlake

U

Unchained Melody

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 waiting arms of the sea

Lonely rivers cry, wait for me, wait for me

To the open arms, wait for me



My love, my darling, I've hungered for your kiss

Are you still mine?

I need your love, I need your love

God, speed your love, to me



Written by North and Zaret

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Until It's Time For You To go

You're not a dream

You're not an angel

You're a woman

I'm not a king,

I'm a man,

Take my hand

We'll make a space

In the lives that we planned

And here we'll stay

Until it's time for you to go



Yes, we're diff'rent worlds apart

We're not the same

We laughed and played

At the start like in a game

You could have stayed

Outside my heart

But in you came

And here you'll stay

Until it's time for you to go



Don't ask why,

Don't ask how

Don't ask forever,

Love me now



This love of mine

Had no beginning

It has no end

I was an oak,

Now I'm a willow

Now I can bend

And tho' I'll never

In my life see you again

I still stay

Until it's time for you to go



Written by Saint-Marie

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Up Above My Head

Up above my head there is music in the air

Up above my head there is music in the air

Up above my head there is music in the air, oh yeah!

And I really do believe, I really do believe

I really do believe there's a heaven somewhere

There's a heaven somewhere



Written by Brown

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U.S. Male

Now, I'm a U.S. Male 'cause I was born

In a Mississippi town on a Sunday morn

Now Mississippi just happens to occupy a place

In the southeastern portion of this here United States

Now that's a matter of fact, buddy

And you know it well

So I just call myself the U.S. Male

That's M-A-L-E, son. That's me!

Now I said all that to say all this

I've been watchin' the way

You've been watchin' my miss

For the last three weeks you been hot on her trail

And you kinda upset this U.S. Male

You touch her once with your greasy hands

I'm gonna stretch your neck like a long rubber band

She's wearin' a ring that I bought her on sale

And that makes her the property of this U.S. Male

You better not mess with the U.S. Male my friend

The U.S. Male gets mad, he's gonna do you in

You know what's good for yourself son

You better find somebody else son

Don't tamper with the property of the U.S. Male

Through the rain and the heat and the sleet and the snow

The U.S. Male is on his toes

Quit watchin' my woman, for that ain't wise

You ain't pullin' no wool over this boy's eyes

I catch you 'round my woman, champ

I'm gonna leave your head 'bout the shape of a stamp

Kinda flattened out, so you'll do well

To quit playin' games with this U.S. Male

You better not mess with the U.S. Male my friend

The U.S. Male gets mad, he's gonna do you in

You know what's good for yourself son

You better find somebody else son

Don't tamper with the property of the U.S. Male

Sock it to me

All right...now I'm gonna tell it like it is son

I catch you messin' 'round with that woman of mine

I'm gonna lay one on ya. You're talkin' to the U.S. Male

The American U.S. Male

Written by Jerry Reed

V

Vino, Dinero y Amor

Viva el vino, viva el dinero

Viva, Viva



El amor



I like to drink wine, and money is fine

But I like the girls even more

Viva el vino, viva el dinero, viva viva el amor



Some pesos you pass, put wine in her glass

And soon she will say "si senor"

Viva el vino, viva el dinero, viva viva el amor



With wine on your lips and money in your pocket

And your sweetheart in your arms

You're rich as you can be

So lift up your glass, let's sing it all together

Muchachas, caballeros, make this toast with me



We'll drink one more time, with money and wine

Let's drink to the girls we adore

Viva el vino, viva el dinero, viva viva el amor



Sing one more time, money and wine

Let's sing to the girls we adore



Viva el vino, viva el dinero, viva viva...



El amor



Written by Bennett and Tepper

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Violet

Underneath the foliage, in its bower set

Loveliest of the flowers of spring

Blooms the violet





We will ever sing thy praise

To thee we'll ere be true



Written by Dueker Lohstroh

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Viva Las Vegas

Bright light city gonna set my soul

Gonna set my soul on fire

Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,

So get those stakes up higher

There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there

And they're all livin' devil may care

And I'm just the devil with love to spare

Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas

How I wish that there were more

Than the twenty-four hours in the day

'Cause even if there were forty more

I wouldn't sleep a minute away

Oh, there's black jack and poker and the roulette wheel

A fortune won and lost on ev'ry deal

All you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel

Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas



Viva Las Vegas with you neon flashin'

And your one armbandits crashin'

All those hopes down the drain

Viva Las Vegas turnin' day into nighttime

Turnin' night into daytime

If you see it once

You'll never be the same again



I'm gonna keep on the run

I'm gonna have me some fun

If it costs me my very last dime

If I wind up broke up well

I'll always remember that I had a swingin' time

I'm gonna give it ev'rything I've got

Lady luck please let the dice stay hot

Let me shout a seven with ev'ry shot

Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas,

Viva, Viva Las Vegas

W

Walk A Mile In My Shoes

If I could be you, if you could be me

For just one hour, if we could find a way

To get inside each other's mind

If you could see you through my eyes

Instead your own ego I believe you'd be

I believe you'd be surprised to see

That you've been blind



Walk a mile in my shoes

just walk a mile in my shoes

Before you abuse, criticize and accuse

Then walk a mile in my shoes



Now if we spend the day

Throwin' stones at one another

'Cause I will think, 'cause I will think

To wear my hat the same way you do

Well, I may be common people

But I'm your brother

And when you strike out

You're tryin' to hurt me

It's hurtin' you, Lord how mercy



Now there are people on reservations

And out in the ghetto

And whether they're for the grace of God

Or you and I,

If I only had wings of a little angel

Don't you know, I'd fly

To the top of a mountain

And then I'd cry, cry, cry



Written by Joe South

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Way Down

Babe, you're getting closer

The lights are goin' dim

The sound of your breathin'

Has made the mood I'm in

All of my resistance

Is lying on the floor

Taking me to places

I've never been before



Ooh, and I can feel it,

Feel it, feel it, feel it



Way down where the music plays

Way down like a tidal wave

Way down where the fires blaze

Way down, down, way, way on down



Ooh, my head is spinnin'

You got me in your spell,

A hundred magic fingers

On a whirling carousel

The medicine within me

No doctor could prescribe

Your love is doing something

That I just can't describe



Ooh, and I can feel it,

Feel it, feel it, feel it



Way down where the music plays

Way down like a tidal wave

Way down where the fires blaze

Way down, down, way, way on down



Hold me again,

Tight as you can

I need you so,

Baby, let's go



Way down where it feels so good

Way down where I hoped it would

Way down where I never could

Way down, down, way, way on down



Written by Martine

---

Wearin' That Loved-On Look

I had to leave town for a little while,

You said you'd be good while I'm gone,

But the look in your eye dun told me you told a lie,

I know there's been some carryin' on.



Baby, You're wearin' that loved on look, Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

Baby, You're wearin' that loved on look.



The ash trays are all full of ashes,

The floor needs a touch of the mop,

There's a man downstairs with a long bushy hair,

He said your party was a three day rock.



Baby, You're wearin' that loved on look, Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

Baby, You're wearin' that loved on look.



Baby if you ever loved me,

Then Bonnie and Clyde loved the law,

Well a bird can't fly and I don't like apple pie,

And trees won't grow in Arkansas.



Baby, You're wearin' that loved on look, Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop

Baby, You're wearin' that loved on look.



I had to leave town for a little while,

You said you'd be good while I'm gone,

But the look in your eye dun told me you told a lie,

I know there's been some carryin' on.



Well - Baby, You're wearin' that loved on look,

Yeah - Baby, You're wearin' that loved on look

Yeah - Baby



Written by Frazier and Owens

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Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

Won't you wear my ring around your neck

To tell the world I'm yours, by heck

Let them see your love for me

And let them see by the ring around your neck



Won't you wear my ring around your neck

To tell the world I'm yours, by heck

Let them know I love you so

And let them no by the ring around your neck



They say that goin' steady is not the proper thing

They say that we're too young to know the meaning of a ring

I only know that I love you and that you love me too

So, darling, please do what I ask of you



Won't you wear my ring around your neck

To tell the world I'm yours, by heck

Let them see your love for me

And let them see by the ring around your neck



Let them know I love you so

And let them know by the ring around your neck



Written by Moody and Carroll

---

We Call On Him

We call on Him

Whenever storm clouds gather

We call on Him to light our darkest day

Why must it be that only when we're lonely

And hopes are dim, we call on Him



Why don't we call on Him before we lose our way

To count our blessings and thank Him while we may



We call on Him when no-one else will answer

We ask of Him a reason to go on

When our cup of joy becomes a cup of sorrow

Filled to the brim, we call on Him



Why don't we call on Him before we lose our way

To count our blessings and thank Him while we may



Written by Karger, Weisman and Wayne

---

We Can Make The Morning

I just thought I heard a small voice crying

Looked again and saw that it was me

I feel like a little boy denying

That he fears the night 'cause he can't see



Then a larger thought said stop your crying

Don't be scared to search 'cause you may find

Fate holds out a candle for your footsteps

Time rolls back the shadows of your mind



It's a long, long lonely night

You can make the morning if you try

It's a long, long lonely night

Oh, we can make the morning if we try

Girl, we can make the morning you and I

Together, together, together



Loneliness is darkness' first companion

Spend the night alone and faith may bend

Share it all and see how fear starts fading

Chase away the shadows with a friend



Dawn's elusive light is just beginning

Now the day can push away the night

Dreams can make the sun feel much brighter

Hope creates a foothold for the light



It's a long, long lonely night

We can make the morning if we try

It's a long, long lonely night

We can make the morning if we try

Girl, we can make the morning you and I, Oh

Together



It's a long, long lonely night

We can make the morning if we try

It's a long, long lonely night

We can make the morning if we try

It's a long, long lonely night

We can make the morning if we try



Written by J. Ramsey

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Welcome To My World

Welcome to my world,

Won't you come on in

Miracles, I guess

Still happen now and then

Step into my heart

Leave your cares behind

Welcome to my world

Built with you in mind



Knock and the door shall be open

Seek and you will find

Ask and you'll be given

The key to this heart of mine



I'll be waiting there

With my arms unfurled

Waiting just for you

Welcome to my world

Welcome to my world



Written by Hathckock and Weisman

---

We'll Be Together

Oh I will never forget the first night we met

Was love I was searching for

My heart beat faster and faster, oh so much faster

Faster than it did before



Juntos estaremos

Siempre por siempre

Junto a mi corazo'n

Siempre estara's



We'll be together, and love forever

Nothing can change our destiny



I knew the moment I kissed you, couldn't resist you

Together we belong

And then I knew in that moment just what this glow meant

True love had come along



We'll be together, ever and ever, close to my heart

You'll always be.

We'll be together, and love forever

Nothing can change our destiny



Written by Brooks and O'Curran

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We're Coming In Loaded

Ooh yes we're comin' in loaded, Ooh yes we're comin' in loaded

I'll hold the boat steady brother like a rock

Full speed a head until we hit the dock

We're heading for home, the fishing was great


We're comin' in loaded 'cause we're all out of bait

Well, well, well, well, well

Oh well now yeah!



We gottem packed to the water-line

Some got away but the catch was fine

Never saw such big ones, m'man oh man,

We're comin' in loaded just as fast as we can

Well, well, well, well, well

Oh well now yeah!



I'm gonna see my baby soon as I get back

Knock on the door with my pockets packed

She'll look at me well she can't say no

We're comin' in loaded so come on let's go

Well, well, well, well, well

Oh well now yeah!

Oh well now yeah!

Yeah! we're comin' in loaded



Written by Blackwell and Scott

---

We're Gonna Move

Well there's a leak in this old building

Yes, there's a leak in this old building

Well there's a leak in this old building

We're gonna move to a better home



We got no pane in this old window'

We got no pane in this old window'

We got no pane in this old window'

We're gonna move to a better home



Well there's a hole in the roof where the rain pours in

A hole in the floor where it drops right out again

Well there's a leak in this old building

Well there's a leak in this old building

Well there's a leak in this old building

We're gonna move to a better home



Well there's a crack across the ceiling

Yes there's a crack across the ceiling

Well there's a crack across the ceiling

We're gonna find us a better home



We've gotta stove without a chimney

We've gotta stove without a chimney

What good's a stove without a chimney

We're gonna move to a better home



Pulling down window shades is no use at all

The kids and the neighbor can peep right through the wall

Well there's a leak in this old building

Well there's a leak in this old building

Well there's a leak in this old building

We're gonna move to a better, move to a better

Move to a better home



Written by Vera Matson and Elvis Presley

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Western Union

Western Union

Oh, Western Union clickety clack

I had a fight with my baby

Ooh how sorry I am

She won't talk to me no how

I'm gonna send a telegram



Western Union oh yeah

Send my lovin' baby back to me



She won't open my letters

She won't answer the phone

When I'm a-ringin' her doorbell

She says there ain't nobody home



Western Union oh yeah

Send my lovin' baby back to me



Western Union oh yeah

Send my lovin' baby back to me



I love you is my message

Just three words and no more

If she won't let you deliver

Slip it underneath her door



Western Union oh yeah

Send my lovin' baby back to me



Western Union oh yeah

Send my lovin' baby back to me



Written by Tepper and Bennett

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What A Wonderful Life

It's a wonderful life

This life I'm livin'

What a wonderful life, days with a life of ease, oh-ho-oh

Well, I've got no job to worry me

No big bad boss to hurry me

It's a wonderful life life's good to me



It's a wonderful road

This road I'm travelin'

It's a wonderful road headin' beyond the hills, oh-ho-oh

Oh it may go straight or it may detour

But one thing that I know for sure

It's a wonderful life, life's good to me



Don't know where I'm goin'

Don't care where I'm goin'

Like the four winds are blowin' I go on

Laughin' the day away, lovin the night away

Till the moon is gone

It's a wonderful life

This life I'm livin'

What a wonderful life

Livin' the life I love, oh yeah

Well I've got neighbors, I've got friends

Just about anywhere the rainbow ends

It's a wonderful life, life's good to me



Don't know where I'm goin'

Don't care where I'm goin'

Like the four winds are blowin' I go on

Laughin' the day away, lovin the night away

Till the moon is gone

It's a wonderful life

This life I'm livin'

What a wonderful life

Livin' the life I love, oh yeah

Well I've got neighbors, I've got friends

Just about anywhere the rainbow ends

It's a wonderful life, life's good to me

What a wonderful life, life's good to me, yeah

Crazy life, life's good to me

Oh what a life



Written by Livingston and Wayne

---

What'd I Say

Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong

Come and love your daddy all night long

All right, hey, hey, all right now



See the girl with the diamond ring

She knows how to shake that thing

All right, hey, hey, Mmm, all right now



Ahhh, Ohh, Ahhh, Ohh, Ahhh, Ohh, Ohh



Make me feel so good, make me feel so good right now

Make me feel so good, make me feel so good right now

Make me feel so good, make me feel so good



Mmm, see the girl with the red dress on

She can do the dog all night long

All right, hmm what'd I say, tell me what'd I say



Tell me what'd I say, tell me what'd I say right now

Tell me what'd I say, tell me what'd I say right now

Tell me what'd I say, tell me what'd I say



Ahhh, Ohh, Ahhh, Ohh, Ahhh, Ohh, Ohh

It's all right, It's all right right now

Baby, it's all right, Baby, it's all right right now

Baby, it's all right, Oh yeah!



Baby shake that thing, baby shake that thing right now

Baby shake that thing, baby shake that thing right now

Baby shake that thing, well I feel all right



Written by Ray Charles

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What Every Woman Lives For

She may say she needs fancy bangles and beads

That's part of a woman's plan

But what every woman lives for

What every woman lives for

Is to give her love to a man



Wise men have known women can't live alone

So a woman should understand

That what every woman lives for

What every woman lives for

Is to give her love to a man




He may not be the kind you find in picture books

A real life hero with dashing handsome looks

He may not be the guy that you've been dreaming of

But that won't stop you from giving him your love



So dear, can't you see that it was meant to be

It's part, part of our destiny

'Cause what every woman lives for

What every woman lives for

Is to give her love to a man

And I hope that man is me



Written by Pomus and Shuman

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What Now My Love

What now my love

Now that you left me

How can I live through another day

Watching my dreams turn into ashes

And all my hopes into bits of clay

Once I could see, once I could feel

Now I'm a numb

I've become unreal



I walk the night, oh, without a goal

Stripped of my heart, my soul

What now my love

Now that it's over

I feel the world closing in on me

Here comes the stars

Tumbling around me

And there's the sky where the sea should be



What now my love

Now that you're gone

I'd be a fool to go on and on

No one would care, no one would cry

If I should live or die



What now my love

Now there is nothing

Only my last goodbye

Only my last goodbye



Written by Becaud and Sigman

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What Now, What Next, Where To

Like a ship without a compass on a cold lonely sea

No beacon light of love to guide me through

I lost the only treasure that means anything to me

What now, what next, where to?



I thought I had a love that would be mine eternally

I felt so sure you'd be forever true

Now everything I counted on has crumbled under you

What now, what next, where to?



You were part of every dream I dreamed, of everything I planned

How could I know our castles were built upon the sand

Won't heaven send an angel please, to tell me what to do

What now, what next, where to?

What now, what next , where to?



Written by Robertson and Blair

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What's She Really Like

What's she really like

The girl that you see me with

What's she really like

The one I’m so dreamy with

Well, let me tell you she's wonderful

She's marvelous and she's mine



Told here that her lips, her lips are so thrillable

I can't describe her kiss in words of one syllable

She's even more than desirable

And what's moreable she's mine



What's she really like

The girl I go on about

What's she really like

The one I’m so mad about

All I can say, she's wonderful

She's marvelous and she's mine



You're asking if she loves me

Well, you don't know the half

You're wondering if she'll leave me

Ha, ha, ha, don't make me laugh



What's she really like

The girl I go on about

What's she really like

The one I’m so gone about



All I can say, she's wonderful

She's marvelous and she's mine



Written by Silver and Wayne

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Wheels On My Heels

Gotta do some livin', got the wanderlust

Better clear the highway 'cause I'm gonna move some dust

Oh I got wheels, wheels on my heels

And I gotta keep rollin', rolling along



Lots of pretty dollies try to fence me in

But I love 'em and leave 'em 'cause a tumbleweed's my kin

Oh I got wheels, wheels on my heels

And I gotta keep rollin', rolling along



Why do I keep movin', never settlin' down

Can it be I'm looking for a dream I haven't found

Oh I got wheels, wheels on my heels

And I gotta keep rollin', rolling along



Oh I got wheels, wheels on my heels

And I gotta keep rollin', rolling along



Written by Bennet and Tepper

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When I'm Over You

When I'm over you there'll be darkness where my soul has been

And no light will ever shine again when I'm o-over you

When you're leavin' is over and there's not another tear to cry

In the silence of that last goodbye just remember, remember this



When I'm over you there'll be darkness where my soul has been

And no light will ever shine again when I'm over, over you.



Ooh-ooh-ooh

When I'm over you there'll be darkness, darkness where my soul has been

And no light will ever shine again when I'm over, over you.



When I'm over you there'll be darkness where my soul has been

And no light will ever shine again when I'm over, over you.



When I'm over you there'll be darkness, darkness, darkness where my soul has been

And no light will ever, ever shine again when I'm over you.



Written by Milete

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When It Rains, It Really Pours

You know what it takes,

You've got it, baby.

You are the only one I chose.

Don't leave me here with all these heartaches,

Only you and heaven knows

About my troubles troubles troubles.



When it rains, it really pours...



You shouldn't have took away my loving

You know you thrill me from head to toe.

I got a feeling for you baby

And you're the only one who knows

About my troubles, troubles, troubles.



When it rains, it really pours...



You know what you did to make me love you

You really opened up my nose.

You got what you wanted, now you left me.

That's the way the story goes.

Well, I got troubles, troubles, troubles.



When it rains, it really pours.



Written by Emmerson

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When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again

When my blue moon turns to gold again

When my rainbow turns the clouds away

When my blue moon turns to gold again

You'll be back within my arms to stay



When the memories that linger in our hearts

Memories that make my heart cold

However some day they'll live again sweetheart

And my blue moon again will turn to gold



Written by Walker and Sullivan

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When The Saints Go Marchin' In

Well when the saints go marchin' in

Well when the saints go marchin in

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marchin' in



When the sun refuse to shine

Well when the sun refuse to shine

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the sun refuse to shine



Well when the saints go marchin' in

Well when the saints go marchin in

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marchin' in



Well when the saints go marchin' in

Well when the saints go marchin in

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marchin' in

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Where Could I Go But To The Lord?

Living below in this old sinful world

Hardly a comfort can afford

Striving alone to face temptation so

Now won't you tell me



Where could I go but to the Lord

Where could I go oh where could I go

Seeking the refuge for my soul

Needing a friend to save me in the end

Won't you tell me

Where could I go but to the Lord



Life here is grand with friends I love so dear

Comfort I get from God's own word

Yet when I face that chilling hand of death

Won't you tell me

Where could I go but to the Lord



Where could I go but to the Lord

Where could I go oh where could I go

Seeking the refuge for my soul

Needing a friend to save me in the end

Won't you tell me

Where could I go but to the Lord



Written by Coats

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Where Did They Go Lord?

The words of her promise

The flame of her faith

The love that would never drift away

Where did they go Lord, where did they go?



You know somehow forever

Slipped out of my hands

And my dreams ran away with the wind

Where did they go Lord, where did they go



You know sometimes I wish


I had lost her to another

Well but Lord she just walked off all alone

And the heart that's within me is not bitter just hurt

And bewildered because her love had gone



Oh the passion I trusted

The truth that I leaned on

And the hope that would forever keep me strong

I cry out my questions

Oh, the answers are all gone

Where did they go Lord, tell me where did they go

Where did they go Lord, tell me where did they go



Written by Frazier and Owens

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Where Do I Go From Here?

If I knew the way I'd go back home

The countryside has changed so much I'd surely end up lost

Half-remembered names and faces so far in the past

On the other side of the bridges that were burned once they were crossed



Tell me where, where does a fool go when there's no-one left to listen

To a story without meaning that nobody wants to hear

Tell me where, where does a fool go when he knows there's something missing

Tell me where, where will I go from here

Where will I go from here



Get back home where my childhood dreams and wishes still are none of my regrets

Go back to a place where I can figure all the odds

Have a fighting chance to lose the blues and win my share of bets



Tell me where, where does a fool go when there's no-one left to listen

To a story without meaning that nobody wants to hear

Tell me where, where does a fool go when he knows there's something missing

Tell me where, where will I go from here

Where will I go from here



Tell me where, where does a fool go when there's no-one left to listen

To a story without meaning that nobody wants to hear

Tell me where, where does a fool go when he knows there's something missing

Tell me where, where will I go from here

Where will I go from here



Tell me where, where does a fool go when there's no-one left to listen

To a story without meaning that nobody wants to hear

Tell me where, where does a fool go when he knows there's something missing

Tell me where, where will I go from here

Where will I go from here



Tell me where, where does a fool go when there's no-one left to listen

To a story without meaning that nobody wants to hear

Tell me where, where does a fool go when he knows there's something missing

Tell me where, where will I go from here

Where will I go from here



Written by Paul Williams

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Where Do You Come From

Where do you come from?

Tell me who you are

Do you come from another world

Or from some distant star?



Where do you come from?

Are you what you seem?

Are you real,

Are you standing there,

Or is it just a dream?



Tell me more about yourself

Do you feel the way I feel?

Are you just a vision,

Or are you really real?



Where do you come from?

Angel won't you say?

Tell me all that there is to know

And tell me that you'll stay.



Written by Batchelor and Roberts

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Where No One Stands Alone

Once I stood in the night

With my head bowed low

In the darkness as black as could be

And my heart felt alone and I cried oh Lord

Don't hide your face from me



Like a king I may live in a palace so tall

With great riches to call my own

But I don't know a thing

In this whole wide world

That's worse than being alone

Hold my hand all the way, every hour every day

Come here to the great unknown



Take my hand, let me stand

Where no one stands alone



Take my hand, let me stand

Where no one stands alone



Written by Mosie Lister

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White Christmas

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,

Just like the ones I used to know.

Where those tree-tops glisten,

And children listen

To hear sleighbells in the snow.



I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,

With every Christmas card I write,

"May your days be merry and bright,

And may all your Christmases be white".



I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,

Just like the ones I used to know.

May your days may your days may your days be merry and bright,

And may all your Christmases be white.



Written by Irving Berlin

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Who Am I?

When I think of how He came so far from glory

Came to dwell among the lowly such as I

To suffer shame and such disgrace

On Mount Calvary take my place

Then I ask myself this question

Who am I?



Who am I that The King would bleed and die for

Who am I that He would pray not my will, Thy Lord

The answer I may never know

Why He ever loved me so

But to that old rugged cross He'd go

For who am I?



When I'm reminded of His words

I'll leave Him never

If you'll be true I'll give to you life forever

Oh I wonder what I could have done

To deserve God's only Son

To fight my battles until they're won

For who am I?



Who am I that The King would bleed and die for

Who am I that He would pray not my will, Thy Lord

The answer I may never know

Why He ever loved me so

But to that old rugged cross He'd go

For who am I?

But to an old rugged cross He'd go for, who am I?



Written by Goodman

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Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

I said come on over baby,

a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on

Yeah I said come on over baby,

a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on

Well we ain't fakin',

a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on



Mmm, I said come on over baby,

we got chicken in the barn

Whose barn, what barn, my barn

Come on over baby,

we got the bull by the horns

Yeah, we ain't fakin',

a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on



Well, I said shake baby, shake

I said shake, baby shake now

I said shake it baby, shake it

I said shake it baby, shake

We ain't fakin',

a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on



Well, I said come on over baby,

a-whole lot-ta shakin' goin' on

I said come on over baby,

a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on

Well we ain't fakin',

a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on



Well my mom-mom-mom,

I said shake it baby, shake it

I said shake it baby, shake it

I said shake it baby, shake all right

I said shake it baby, shake it

We ain't fakin',

a-whole lotta shakin' goin' on



Written by Williams and David

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Who Needs Money

I'm on the right track for lots of kissin'

So that old greenback, I won't be missin'

All the greatest things in life are free

Who needs money, not me



Cash or credit, it doesn't matter

Long as my bank books keep growin' fatter

Easy street is my favorite avenue

Who needs money, I do



Just pity all those millionaires they never can relax

Because they're always worryin' about their income tax

Why waste time on high financin', I'd rather spend it on good romancin'

What if my pockets are empty as can be

Who needs money, not me

Tell me about it



Some folks save it, some folks lend it

But as for me I want to spend it

Give me some green and my skies will be blue

Who needs money, I do



Stocks and bonds, they only bore me

Interest holds no interest for me

Who wants to sit in the lap of luxury

Who needs money, not me



When I go to bed at night instead of counting sheep

I start counting dollar bills and then I fall asleep



Making money never thrills me

It's making love that really kills me

What can I lose with my philosophy

Who needs money, not me



What do you want



I want a big yacht, I can cruise in

The kind that girls just can't refuse in

All it takes is a million or two

Who needs money, I do



Any time some gal starts flirtin'

Now that I'm broke I know for certain

She really digs my personality

Tell me, who needs money not me



Poverty's the only thing that money cannot buy

So rich or poor it pays to have M-O-N-E-Y



A gal who's tender, that's what I love



It's legal tender, I want a pile of

Just let my liquid assets overflow



You can't take it with you when you go

So, who needs money



That lovely, lovely money



Who needs money, not me



Written by Randy Starr

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Why Me Lord

(Why Me Lord? What have I ever done

To deserve even one of the pleasures I've known

Tell me Lord what did I ever do to deserve loving you

And the kindness you've shown)



Lord heavenly Jesus I praise Him

So help me Jesus I know what I am

Now that I know that I needed you so

Help me Jesus, my soul's in your hands



(Try me Lord, if you think there's a way I can ever repay

All I've taken from you

Forgive Lord I can show someone else

What I've been through myself

On my way back to you)



Lord heavenly Jesus I praise Him

So help me Jesus I know what I am, Oh yes!

Now that I know that I needed you so

Help me Jesus my soul's in your hands

Jesus my soul's in your hands



Written by Kris Kristofferson

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Wild In The Country

A rose grows wild in the country

A tree grows tall as the sky

The wind blows wild in the country

And part of the wild, wild country, am I

Wild, wild, like the deer and the dove

Wild and free is this land that I love



A dream grows wild in the country

A love grows tall as the sky

A heart beats wild in the country

And here with a dream in my heart

Part of the wild, wild country, am I



Written by Wise, Peretti and Creatori

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Winter Wonderland

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening

In the lane, snow is glistening

A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight

Walkin' in a winter wonderland



Gone away is the bluebird

Here to stay is a new bird

He sings a love song as we go along

Walkin' in a winter wonderland



In the meadow we can build a snowman

Then pretend that he is Parson Brown

He'll say are you married

We'll so no man,

But you can do the job when you're in town



Later on we'll conspire

As we dream by the fire

To face unafraid

The plans that we made

Walkin' in a winter wonderland



Written by Dick Smith

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Wisdom Of The Ages

Listen, to the wisdom of the ages

Listen, to the words of many sages



Live each day, as if it were your last

It's written in the stars, your destiny is cast

And that hourglass, runs too fast no doubt

For the sands of time are running out



Listen, to the wisdom of the ages

These words, can be found in history's pages



Live each day, for happiness can't wait

And love while you may, but heed the hand of fate

If the finger points, it's too late no doubt

For the sands of time, are running out

But the man who turns, and escapes somehow



Is the wisest of men

And to such a man, I'd bow



Written by Giant, Baum and Kaye

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Witchcraft

Don't do that, please stop it

Please stop it now

You know I can't take it

Please stop it now



My head is spinning a spell on me now

My head is spinning around and around

My head is spinning around and around

Your witchcraft has got me

Keep going down and down



Let me forget her, don't mention her name

You know it brings back that old burning flame

It hurts to know that she doesn't feel the same



I can't go on since she left me alone


My one desire now is to cry, now to cry

She might come back one day by and by and by



Written by Bartholamew and King

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Without Him

Without Him I could do nothing

Without Him I’d surely fail

Without Him I would be drifting

Like a ship without a sail



Without Him I would be dying

Without Him I’d be enslaved

Without Him life would be worthless

But with Jesus thank God I’m saved



Oh Jesus, oh Jesus

Do you know Him today

Please don't turn Him away

Oh Jesus, my Jesus

Without Him how lost I would be

Without Him how lost I would be



Written by Lefevre

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Without Love

I awakened this morning, I was filled with despair

All my dreams turned to ashes and gone, oh yeah

As I looked at my life it was barren and bare

Without love I've had nothing at all



Without love I've had nothing

Without love I've had nothing at all

I have conquered the world

All but one thing did I have

Without love I've had nothing at all



Once I had a sweetheart who loved only me

There was nothing, oh that she would not give, oh no

But I was blind to her goodness and I could not see

That a heart without love cannot live



Without love I've had nothing

Without love I've had nothing at all

I have conquered the world

All but one thing did I have

Without love I've had nothing at all



Written by Danny Small

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Wolf Call

Flip, flop with kay-eye (?)

What a cutie pie I see

Oops shoopa doo-wah

Lips of honey that's for me



Shim sham shimmie

I might forget you baby, there's no doubt

I saw you standing 'gainst the wall

I whistled and I gave my all

Now don't tell me you don't fall

For that wolf call



Just a little kiss'll put me in a whirl

I'll never whistle dearie at another girl

You love me well we'll have a ball

Why do you try to stall

Now don't tell me you don't fall

For that wolf call

For that wolf call

For that wolf call



Written by Baum, Giant and Kaye

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Woman Without Love

Her eyes tell the story so well

She tries hard to hide

So little expected

Too often neglected,

A woman stripped of her pride



Always so careful not to cry

Not till I fall asleep

And there in the silence

She lies with a tear on her cheek



The thought comes to mind

That I've failed somehow

For things I can't quite recall



A man without love is only half a man

But a woman is nothing at all



Written by Jerry Chesnut

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Wonderful World

This is a wonderful day

It's as bright as a day's ever been

There is a big yellow sun looking down

On a wonderful scene



Up in the blue sky birds fly

And sing our cares away

And out of each throat each note

Greets a wonderful day



There is the sound of a symphony

Carried along on the breeze

Even the flowers are swaying in time

With the leaves on the trees



Heaven is found right here on the earth

It surrounds us in the wonderful things all around

In this wonderful wonderful

Wonderful wonderful world



This is a wonderful day

It's as bright as a day's ever been

There is a big yellow sun looking down

On a wonderful scene



Heaven is found right here on the earth

It surrounds us in the wonderful things all around

In this wonderful wonderful

Wonderful wonderful world

Wonderful world, this wonderful world

Wonderful world, this wonderful world

Wonderful world, this wonderful world



Written by Flett and Fletcher

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Wooden Heart

Can't you see

I love you

Please don't break my heart in two

That's not hard to do

'Cause I don't have a wooden heart

And if you say goodbye

Then I know that I would cry

Maybe I would die

'Cause I don't have a wooden heart

There's no strings upon this love of mine

It was always you from the start

Treat me nice

Treat me good

Treat me like you really should

'Cause I'm not made of wood

And I don't have a wooden heart



Muss i denn, muss i denn

Zum Stadtele hinaus

Stadtele hinaus

Und du, mein schat, bleibst hier?



There's no strings upon this love of mine

It was always you from the start

Sei mir gut

Sei mir gut

Sei mir wie du wirklich sollst

Wie du wirklich sollst

'Cause I don't have a wooden heart



Written by Weisman, Wise, Kaemfert and Twomey

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Words

Smile an everlasting smile

A smile can bring you near to me

Don't ever let me find you gone

'Cause that could bring a tear to me



This words have lost their glory,

Let's start a brand new story, now my love

Right now there'll be no other time

And I can show you all my love



Talk in everlasting words

And dedicate them all to me

I will give you all my life

It's here if you should call to me



You think that I don't even mean

A single word I say

It's only words and words are all I have

To take your heart away



Written by B., M. and R. Gibbs

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Working On The Building

I’m working on the building

It's a true foundation

I'm holding up the blood-stained

Banner for my lord

Well I never get tired, tired, tired of working on the building

I'm going up to heaven to get my reward



I’m working on the building

It's a true foundation

I'm holding up the blood-stained

Banner for my lord

Well I never get tired, tired, tired of working on the building

I'm going up to heaven oh yeah, to get my reward



I’m working on the building

It's a true foundation

I'm holding up the blood-stained

Banner for my lord

Well I never get tired, tired, tired of working on the building

I'm going up to heaven oh yeah, to get my reward



I’m working on the building

It's a true foundation

I'm holding up the blood-stained

Banner for my lord

Well I never get tired, tired, tired of working on the building

I'm going up to heaven oh yeah, to get my reward



I’m working on the building

It's a true foundation

I'm holding up the blood-stained

Banner for my lord

Well I never get tired, tired, tired of working on the building

I'm going up to heaven oh yeah, to get my reward



Written by Hoyle and Boulas

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Write To Me From Naples

Write to me from Naples

Tell me all that's new

I loved you in Naples

More than words can say

Call me cara mia

Tell me all that's new

Write to me from Naples

Keep my heart with you



I can hear a mandolino

Softly it cries

While I raise a glass of vino

Praising your eyes

Since we said a rivederci

My poor heart cries

Just for a letter from you



Write to me from Naples

Tell me all that's new

Write to me from Naples

Keep my heart with you

Please come back, come back to me


Written by Alstone and Kennedy