Tell Laura I Love Her ((aka Tell Tommy I Miss Him (Marilyn Michaels) - 1960))
Composer(s): Jeff Barry - Ben Raleigh
First release by: Ray Peterson - 1960
Covered by multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1961 - Dis À Laura (Richard Anthony)
1962 - Lora, Ja Te Volim (Miodrag Jevremovic)
1963 - Omdat Hij Haar Lief Had (Rina Pia)
1967 - Dite A Laura Che L'amo (Michele)
1971 - Voin Viipyä Myöhään (Danny)
1974 - Laura (Sua Kauheesti Kaipaan) (Hector)
1975 - Pauvre Laura (Au Bonheur des Dames)
1976 - Dites Lui Que Je L'aime (Frank Michael)
1998 - Vrienden Van Vroeger (Doran)



Laura and Tommy were lovers
He wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents and most of all, a wedding ring
He saw a sign for a stock car race
A thousand dollar prize it read
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
So to her mother Tommy said

Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura I may be late
I've something to do, that cannot wait

He drove his car to the racing grounds
He was the youngest driver there
The crowed roared as they started the race
'Round the track they drove at a deadly pace
No one knows what happened that day
How his car overturned in flames
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
With his dying breath, they heard him say

Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die

And in the chapel where Laura prays 
For Tommy who passed away
It was just for Laura he lived and died
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry

Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die
Tell Laura I love her...

My How The Time Goes By
Composer(s): Russell Alquist; Chad Stuart
Performer(s): Chad & Jeremy



Each time I leave you, it's like a lifetime
Is there a reason why
But when I'm near to hold you
My how the time goes by

I don't remember what time the clock said
Don't even want to try
You say it's past your bedtime
My how the time goes by

I know I'm gonna hate it leaving you
Where did the hours fly
I really don't know what I'm gonna do
Oh my, oh my

Kiss me again, girl, kiss me and then, girl
Kiss me a last goodbye
Wish I could stay forever
My how the time goes by

I know I'm gonna hate it leaving you
Where did the hours fly
I really don't know what I'm gonna do
Oh my, oh my

Kiss me again, girl, kiss me and then, girl
Kiss me a last goodbye
Wish I could stay forever
My how the time goes by

Wish I could stay forever
My how the time goes
My how the time goes
My how the time goes by 

Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
Composer(s): Calvin Carter; James "Pookie" Hudson
Performer(s): The McGuire Sisters;
and various other artists



Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
I hate to leave you, but I really must say
Goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight

Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
Goodnight, sweetheart, well it's time to go
I hate to leave you, but I really must say
Goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight

Well, it's three o'clock in the morning
Baby, I just can't treat you right
Well, I hate to leave you, baby
Don't mean maybe, because I love you so

Now, my mother and my father
Might hear if I stay here too long
One kiss and we'll part
And you'll be going
You know I hate to see you go

Tell Tommy I Miss Him
((Adapted from: Tell Laura I Love Her (Ray Peterson) - 1960))
Composer(s): Jeff Barry - Ben Raleigh
Performer(s): Marilyn Michaels - 1960

Versions In Other Languages:
1961 - Dis À Laura (Richard Anthony)
1962 - Lora, Ja Te Volim (Miodrag Jevremovic)
1963 - Omdat Hij Haar Lief Had (Rina Pia)
1967 - Dite A Laura Che L'amo (Michele)
1971 - Voin Viipyä Myöhään (Danny)
1974 - Laura (Sua Kauheesti Kaipaan) (Hector)
1975 - Pauvre Laura (Au Bonheur des Dames)
1976 - Dites Lui Que Je L'aime (Frank Michael)
1998 - Vrienden Van Vroeger (Doran)



Tommy my sweetheart is gone now
He's up in heaven somewhere
So little star high above
If you see Tommy tell him of my love

Tell Tommy I love him
Tell Tommy I miss him
Tell him though I may try
My love for him will never die

He drove his car in that stockcar race
To win money so we could wed
He wanted so much to make me his wife
Now our love lives on though he lost his life

I'm so lonely without him near
Oh, how I miss his warm embrace
I'll love no other I want him to know
Oh, little star please tell him so

Tell Tommy I love him
Tell Tommy I miss him
Tell him though I may try
My love for him will never die

Although he wanted to give me the world
Why did he do such a reckless thing
Little star he should have realized
I was richer than a queen when he looked into my eyes

Tell Tommy I love him
Tell Tommy I miss him
Tell him though I may try
My love for him will never die

Tell Tommy I miss him
Tell Tommy I miss him...

My Honeymoon Man
Composer(s): Lucille M. Sanford; H. Williams



When the night comes softly creeping
and the big bright moon a peeping 
Honey moon man, my honey man 
down on me his eyes are winking 
as with ardent love he's blinking
Honey moon man, my honey man 
does he love me true
I wonder on this thought 
I often ponder as into his starry eyes I gaze and sigh all night long 
I am so lonely 'cause I want you and you only 
My honey moon man, my honey man

When the shades of night are falling 
can you hear my heart a calling 
Honey moon man, my honey man? 
It is now the time of wooing 
It is now such hearts are cooing 
Honey moon man, my honey man 
Down thro' lovers lane they're strolling 
while the evening bells are tolling and I'm sad at heart 
as on their joys I gaze 
come to me love with caresses 
hold me close and smooth my tresses 
My honey moon man, my honey man

My honey moon man 
My honey moon man 
Won't you come down here to me 
while the stars are shining for you I'm pining 
I want to sit right on your knee 
every thing's asleeping 
all the crickets gone to rest 
while I wait my heart goes out to you 
come down I'm lonely 
I want you only 
I want you now 
My honey moon man 

Goodnight, My Someone
Composer(s): Meredith Willson
Performer(s): Shirley Jones;
and various other artists



Goodnight, my someone, goodnight, my love
Sleep tight, my someone, sleep tight, my love
Our star is shining its brightest light
For goodnight, my love, for goodnight

Sweet dreams be yours, dear, if dreams there be 
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now goodnight, my someone, goodnight

True love can be whispered from heart to heart
When lovers are parted they say
But I must depend on a wish and a star
As long as my heart doesn't know who you are

Sweet dreams be yours, dear, if dreams there be 
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now goodnight, my someone, goodnight

Goodnight! Goodnight!

Dite A Laura Che L'amo 
((Adapted from: Tell Laura I Love Her (Ray Peterson) - 1960))
Composer(s): Jeff Barry - Ben Raleigh - Pantagruele
Performer(s): Michele - 1967

Versions In Other Languages:
1960 - Tell Tommy I Miss Him (Marilyn Michaels)
1961 - Dis À Laura (Richard Anthony)
1962 - Lora, Ja Te Volim (Miodrag Jevremovic)
1963 - Omdat Hij Haar Lief Had (Rina Pia)
1971 - Voin Viipyä Myöhään (Danny)
1974 - Laura (Sua Kauheesti Kaipaan) (Hector)
1975 - Pauvre Laura (Au Bonheur des Dames)
1976 - Dites Lui Que Je L'aime (Frank Michael)
1998 - Vrienden Van Vroeger (Doran)



Tony e Laura si amavano
e lui voleva dare a lei
oltre l'amore
le cose che
la vita aveva negato a lui
Con la chitarra e con il suo amor
una canzone le dedico
in un teatro si presento
la loro storia
a tutti voi canto
dite a Laura che l'amo
e che devo partire
ma sei mi aspetterà
quel giorno sarà
per sempre mia
E la fortuna sorrise a lui
gente applausi chilometri
ma la fatica non sentiva mai
perché pensava sempre a lei
Ma una notte correndo da lei
ad una curva il destino lo fermo
e quando lo trovarono
lui mormoro fino all'ultimo cosi
dite a Laura che l'amo
non le dite che soffro
stasera tarderò
ma appena potrò ritornerò
Ora Laura e sola
ma non lo può dimenticar
la sua voce e ancora la
e con quel disco
lui sempre le dirà
tell Laura i love her
tell Laura i need her
tell Laura not to cry
my love for her
will never die!
tell Laura i love her
tell Laura i need her
tell Laura not to cry
my love for her
will never die!
Dite a Laura che l'amo
Non le dite che soffro
Ma se mi aspetterà
Quel giorno sarà
Per sempre mia?

My Home's In Alabama
Composer(s): Theodore Gentry; Randy Owen
Performer(s): Alabama



Drinkin' was forbidden in my Christian country home
I learned to play the flattop on them good ol' Gospel songs
Then I heard about the barrooms just across the Georgia line
Where a boy could make a livin' playin' guitar late at night

Had to learn about the ladies; too young to understand
why the young girls fall in love with the boys in the band
When the boys turn to music, the girls just turn away
to some other guitar picker in some other late night place

Yeah, I held on to my music; I let the ladies walk away
took my songs and dreams to Nashville and then on to L.A.
Up to New York City, all across the USA
I lost so much of me but there's enough of me to say (that my)

..home's in Alabama, no matter where I lay my head
My home's in Alabama, Southern born and Southern bred

What keeps me goin'? I don't really know
can't be the money the Lord knows I'm always broke
could it be the satisfaction of bein' understood
when the people really love ya and let you know when it's good

Well I'll speak my Southern English just as natural as I please
I'm in the heart of Dixie, Dixie's in the heart of me 

My Home Town
Composer(s): Tom Lehrer
Performer(s): Tom Lehrer



I really have a yen to go back once again
Back to that place where noone wears a frown
To see once more those super special folks in my home town
No feller could ignore the little next door 
she sure looked sweet in here first evening gown
Now there's a charge for what she used to give for free in my home town 

I remember Dan the druggist on the corner 
he was never mean or ornery he was swell
He killed his mother in law and ground her up real well
And sprinkled just a little bit over each banana split

The guy that taught us math and never took a bath 
acquired a certain measure of renown
And after school he sold the most amazing pictures in my home town

The fellow was no fool who taught our Sunday school 
and neither was our kindly Parson Brown
I guess I'd better leave the next line out just to be safe in my home town

I remember Sam he was the village idiot 
and though it seemed a pity it was so
He loved to burn down house just to see the glow
And nothing could be done because he was the mayor's son
That guy who took a knife and monogrammed his wife 
and dropped her in the pond and watched her down
Oh yes indeed those people there are just plain folks in my home town 

Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams
Composer(s): John Marascalco; George Matola
Performer(s): The McGuire Sisters;
and various other artists



Goodnight, my love
Pleasant dreams, sleep tight, my love
May tomorrow be sunny and bright
And draw you closer to me

Before you go
There's just one thing I'd like to know
If your love is still warm for me
Or has it grown cold?

If you should awake in the still of the night
Please have no fear
For I'll be there, you know I care
Please give your love to me, dear, only

Goodnight, my love
Pleasant dreams, sleep tight, my love
May tomorrow be sunny and bright
And draw you closer to me

If you should awake in the still of the night
Please have no fear
For I'll be there, you know I care
Please give your love to me, dear, only

Goodnight, goodnight, my love
Pleasant dreams, sleep tight, my love 
May tomorrow be sunny and bright
And draw you closer to me
Yeah, yeah!
I love you so, yeah, baby

Don't say goodnight
No, no, no, no baby, yeah
Don't say, don't say goodnight, baby
'Cause I love you
No, no, my baby, yeah baby
I gotta have your love
'Cause I love you, love you, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
I don't wanna, I don't wanna
Please don't, please don't go
I must have you, I must have you, baby
Please, please, baby 
I want you to stay right by my side
I don't want you to go, I don't want you to go, no
But I will go, no baby, yeah, yeah
I love you, love you, baby
I need you, need you, baby

Goodnight my Love

Laura (Sua Kauheesti Kaipaan) ((aka Voin Viipyä Myöhään (Danny) - 1971))
((Adapted from: Tell Laura I Love Her (Ray Peterson) - 1960))
Composer(s): Jeff Barry - Ben Raleigh - Hector 
Performer(s): Hector - 1974

Versions In Other Languages:
1960 - Tell Tommy I Miss Him (Marilyn Michaels)
1961 - Dis À Laura (Richard Anthony)
1962 - Lora, Ja Te Volim (Miodrag Jevremovic)
1963 - Omdat Hij Haar Lief Had (Rina Pia)
1967 - Dite A Laura Che L'amo (Michele)
1975 - Pauvre Laura (Au Bonheur des Dames)
1976 - Dites Lui Que Je L'aime (Frank Michael)
1998 - Vrienden Van Vroeger (Doran)



Laura ja Ilmari styylas
ja Ilmari lahjoitti Lauralleen
kukkaa, sukkaa, vaan rahnat ei riittäneet sormukseen!

Hän oli lähdössä viis satasten
hän tiesi: tonnin saa voittaja sen
ja varikolta soitti hän Lauralleen
ja toisti tunteensa uudelleen ja uudelleen

"Oi Laura, sua kaipaan
niin kauheesti kaipaan!
Jos tänään en voitakaan
niin huomenna taas sun olla saan!"

Hän johti kierroksen ensimmäisen
hän oli nuorin kai kilpailun sen
Vain ohimennen vilkaisi katsomoon päin
ja koneen hallinnan menetti hän yllättäin!

Ei kukaan nähnyt, miten tapahtui tuo
Pian paarit kannettiin Ilmarin luo
Vain hetken hän oli vielä tajuissaan
mut ohut kuiskaus kuului vielä huuliltaan

"Oi Laura, sua kaipaan
niin kauheesti kaipaan!
Ei kuole mun rakkautein
ei milloinkaan - et surra saa!"

Jäi Laura istumaan kappeliin
silmät peittyivät kyyneliin...
Hän muiti Ilmarin lupauksen
vain kappelin seinät kuiskas hiljasen

"Oi Laura, sua kaipaan
niin kauheesti kaipaan!
Ei kuole mun rakkautein
ei milloinkaan - et surra saa!"

My Home Town
Composer(s): Paul Anka
Performer(s): Paul Anka



I took a little trip to my hometown
I only stopped to look around
And as I walked along the thorough-fare
There was music playing everywhere
The music came from within my heart
How did it happen how did it start
I only know that I fell in love
I guess the answer lies up above

Oh what a feeling
My heart was reeling
The bells were ringing
The birds were singing

And so the music keep goes on and on
And through the night until the break of dawn
I hear a bird up in the tree
He sings a pretty little melody

Oh what a feeling
My heart was reeling
The bells were ringing
The birds were singing

And so the music keep goes on and on
And through the night until the break of dawn
I hear a bird up in the tree
He sings a pretty little melody 

Goodnight My Love
Composer(s): Harry Revel; Mack Gordon
Performer(s): Shirley Temple & Alice Faye;
and various other artists



Shirley:
Goodnight, my love
Your Mommy is kneeling beside you
Goodnight, my love
To dreamland the Sandman will guide you
Come now you sleepy head
Close your eyes, go to bed
My precious sleepy head
You mustn't play peek-a-boo

Goodnight, my love
Your little Dutch dolly is yawning
Goodnight my love
Your teddy bear's called it a day
Your dog is fast asleep, my but he's smart
Sleep tight my love, goodnight my love
God bless you, pleasant dreams sweetheart

Alice:
Goodnight, my love
The tired old moon is descending
Goodnight, my love
My moment with you now is ending
It was so heavenly, holding you close to me
It will be heavenly
To hold you again in a dream

The stars above
Have promised to meet us tomorrow
Till then my love
How dreary the new day will seem
So for the present, dear, we'll have to part
Sleep tight my love, goodnight my love
Remember that your mine, sweetheart

Dis À Laura ((aka Pauvre Laura (Au Bonheur des Dames) - 1975; Dites Lui Que Je L'aime (Frank Michael) - 1976))
((Adapted from: Tell Laura I Love Her (Ray Peterson) - 1960))
Composer(s): Jeff Barry - Ben Raleigh - Guy Bertret
Performer(s): Richard Anthony - 1961

Versions In Other Languages:
1960 - Tell Tommy I Miss Him (Marilyn Michaels)
1962 - Lora, Ja Te Volim (Miodrag Jevremovic)
1963 - Omdat Hij Haar Lief Had (Rina Pia)
1967 - Dite A Laura Che L'amo (Michele)
1971 - Voin Viipyä Myöhään (Danny)
1974 - Laura (Sua Kauheesti Kaipaan) (Hector)
1998 - Vrienden Van Vroeger (Doran)



Viens, mon ami le geôlier
À toi, je vais tout raconter
Demain très tôt, au petit jour
J'aurai mon tour, j'aurai mon tour
Et je dirai adieu à la vie
Pour lui payer bien des folies
Si par hasard tu la vois
Va saluer Laura pour moi

Dis-lui que je l'aime
D'un amour trop grand pour son coeur
Et que je pars sans un pleur
Dis-lui tout cela, dis-le-lui pour moi

Laura bravait le monde entier
Pour ses désirs d'enfant gâtée
Ses yeux, son corps au long des jours
Chantaient l'amour, chantaient l'amour
Je l'ai tenue dans mes bras, serrée
Pour la garder j'ai tout renié
Et quand Laura m'a trahi
Notre roman s'est mal fini

Dis-lui que je l'aime
D'un amour plus fort que la mort
Et pour chasser ses remords
Dis-lui tout cela
Dis-le-lui pour moi

Pour moi, Laura était trop jolie
Un soir, j'ai tué par jalousie
Et je pourrais, sans regret
Pour un baiser, recommencer

Dis-lui que je l'aime
Qu'il lui faut oublier mon nom
Et m'accorder son pardon
Dis-lui tout cela, dis-le-lui pour moi

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 
Composer(s): Sharon Rice; Sharon Vaughn
Performer(s): Willie Nelson
and various other artists



I grew up a dreaming of being a cowboy
And loving the cowboy ways

Pursuing the life of my high-riding heroes
I burned up my childhood days
I learned all the rules of the modern day drifter
Dontcha hold on to nothing too long
Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them
With the words of a sad country song

My heroes have always been cowboys
They still are it seems
Sadly in search of and one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-moging dreams

Cowboys are special, with their own brand of misery 
From being alone too long
To die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare
Knowing well that your best days are gone
And picking up hookers instead of my pen
I let the words of my youth fade away
Old worn out saddles, and old worn out memories
With no one, and no place to stay

My heroes have always been cowboys
They still are it seems
Sadly in search of and one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-moging dreams 

Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, Wherever You Are
Composer(s): E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Performer(s): Sammy Fain



Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are
Are you waving at me from your favourite star
The star that you wished on when once we were young
For dreams to be dreams and songs to be sung

Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, I blow you a kiss
Till we meet and we laugh and perhaps reminisce
And finally, I’m sure that we will know the mystery of
The unfinished song that will go on
As long as there’s love

Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, I blow you a kiss
Till we meet and we laugh and perhaps reminisce
Then finally, I’m sure that we will know the mystery of
The dreams and the song that will go on
As long as there’s love

Dites Lui Que Je L'aime ((aka Dis À Laura (Richard Anthony) - 1961; Pauvre Laura (Au Bonheur des Dames) - 1975))
((Adapted from: Tell Laura I Love Her (Ray Peterson) - 1960))
Composer(s): Jeff Barry - Ben Raleigh - Frank Michael
Performer(s): Frank Michael - 1976

Versions In Other Languages:
1960 - Tell Tommy I Miss Him (Marilyn Michaels)
1962 - Lora, Ja Te Volim (Miodrag Jevremovic)
1963 - Omdat Hij Haar Lief Had (Rina Pia)
1967 - Dite A Laura Che L'amo (Michele)
1971 - Voin Viipyä Myöhään (Danny)
1974 - Laura (Sua Kauheesti Kaipaan) (Hector)
1998 - Vrienden Van Vroeger (Doran)



L'amour parfois se flétrit et s'endort
Mais de ses cendres peut renaître encore
Un bonheur oublié qu'il tenait tant à lui donner
Sur sa guitare, il a composé
Une chanson où il lui disait
Son espoir de la retrouver
Et cette histoire, à tous, il l'a chantée

Dites-lui que je l'aime
Mais que je dois partir
Un jour, je reviendrai
Et ce jour, je pourrai encore l'aimer

Depuis ce jour, la chance lui sourit
De par le monde, chacun l'applaudit
Mais dans sa vie, plus rien ne comptait
Car c'est toujours à elle qu'il pensait
Roulant trop vite vers elle, dans la nuit
Dans un tournant, le destin le surprit
Et quand à l'aube on le retrouva
Jusqu'au dernier mot, à tous, il murmura

Dites-lui que je l'aime
Cachez-lui que je souffre
Un jour, je reviendrai
Et ce jour, je pourrai encore l'aimer

Aujourd'hui, elle est seule
Mais elle ne peut l'oublier
Car sa voix est toujours là
Et, par ce disque, toujours il lui dira

Dites-lui que je l'aime
Mais que je dois partir
Un jour, je reviendrai
Et ce jour, je pourrai
Encore l'aimer

Dites-lui que je l'aime...

My Hero
Composer(s): Oscar Straus; Rudolph Bernauer; 
Leopold Jacobson; Stanislaus Stange
Performer(s): Deanna Durbin
and various other artists



Come, come I love you only 
My heart is true
Come, come my life is lonely 
I long for you
Come, come naught can efface you
My arms are aching now to embrace you
Thou art divine
Come, come I love you only 
Come hero mine 

I have a true and noble lover
He is my sweet heart all my own
His like on earth who shall discover?
His heart is mine and mine alone
We pledged our troth each to the other
And for our happiness I pray
Our lives belong to one another
Oh happy wedding day 
Oh happy wedding day 

Come, come I love you only 
My heart is true
Come, come my life is lonely 
I long for you
Come, come naught can efface you
My arms are aching now to embrace you
Thou art divine
Come, come I love you only 
Come hero mine

Goodnight Vienna
Composer(s): Eric Maschwitz; Simon Posford
Performer(s): Billy Cotton;
and various other artists



Goodnight Vienna
You city of a million melodies
Our hearts are thrilling to the strains that you play
From dawn till the daylight dies

Goodnight Vienna
Where moonlight fills the air with mystery
And eyes are shining to the gypsy guitars
That sing to the starry sky

Enchanted city of Columbine and Pierrot
We know the magic of your spell
Of our romances, you’re the hero
Now is the time to say farewell

Goodnight Vienna
Now lovers kiss beneath your linden tree
The world is waiting on the edge of the day
Just waiting to say goodnight

Tell It To The Rain
Composer(s): Anthony Cifelli - Mike Petrillo
Performer(s): Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons



You're crying now just like I used to cry before (rain, rain, rain)
Turn off the tears, girl 
I don't care any more
You can save all your lies, 'cause I've heard them all before
Tell it to the rain
And the stars that shine above
That it's me you're thinking of
And that I'm your only love
Tell it to the rain

I gave you love, girl, and got nothing in return
How does it feel to feel what I had to learn?
Baby, don't say you're sorry, 'cause I'm just not concerned
Tell it to the rain
And the stars that shine above
That it's me you're thinking of
And that I'm your only love
Tell it to the rain

Tell it to the rain
And the stars that shine above
That it's me you're thinking of
Oh, forget it, love
Tell it to the rain

Tell it to the rain
And the stars that shine above
That it's me you're thinking of
And that I'm your only love
Tell it to the rain