Bantam Cock
Composer(s): Jake Thackray
Performer(s): Jake Thackray



He was a fine upstanding bantam cock
So brisk and stiff and spry
With a springy step and a jaunty plume
And a purposeful look in his eye
In his little black laughing eye there was

I took him to the coop and introduced him to
Me seventeen wild eyed hens
He upped and he tupped as a hero tups
He bowed to them all and then
He upped and he tupped 'em all again

And then upon the peace of me ducks and me geese
He rudely did intrude
With a glazed eye and open mouth
They bore him with fortitude
And a little bit of gratitude

He jumped me giggling guinea fowl
He thrust his attentions upon
Me twenty hysterical turkeys and
A visiting migrant swan
And the bantam thundered on

He ravaged me fan tailed pigeon and
Me lily white columbine
And as I was locking up me budgerigar
He jumped me parrot from behind
Who was sitting on me shoulder at the time

Then all of a sudden with a gasp and a wheeze
He clasped his wings to his head
Lay flat on the ground with his feet in the air
Me bantam cock lay dead
And the vultures circled overhead they did

What a noble bird, what a champion cock
What a way to live and to die
I was digging him a grave to save his bones
From the hungry buzzards in the sky
When the bantam opened up a sly little eye

He gave me a wink and a terrible grin
The way that rapists do
He said you see them big daft buggers up there
They'll be down in a minute or two
They'll be down in a minute or two

Can I Get A Witness
Composer(s): Lamont Dozier - Brian Holland - Eddie Holland
First release by: Marvin Gaye - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists



Listen everybody, especially you girls
Is it right to be left alone
While the one you love is never home?
I love too hard, my friends sometimes say
But I believe, I believe
That a woman should be loved that way
But it hurts me so inside
To see her treat me so unkind
Somebody, somewhere tell her it's unfair

Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Somebody

Is it right to be treated so bad
When you've given everything you had?
Even tossin' in my sleep
'Cause I haven't seen my baby all week
Now, you chicks do agree
That this ain't the way love's supposed to be
Let me hear, let me hear you say yeah, yeah

Up early in the morning with her on my mind
Just to find out all night that I've been cryin'
But I believe a woman's a man's best friend
So I'm gonna stick by her till the very end
But she causes so much misery I forget how
Love is supposed to be
Somebody, somewhere, tell her it ain't fair

Can I get a witness?
I want a witness
Witness, witness
Witness, witness

Everybody knows, especially you girls
Love can be sad
But I have a love that's twice as bad
Now all you chicks agree
That this ain't the way its's supposed to be
Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah

I want a witness
I want a witness
I want a witness
I want a witness

Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)
Composer(s): Tom T. Hall
Performer(s): Tom T. Hall;
Bobby Bare; Jesse and Noah



He was an old-time cowboy, don't you understand 
His eyes were sharp as razor blades 
His face was leather tan 
His toes were pointed inward from a-hangin' on a horse 
He was an old philosopher, of course
He was so thin I swear you could have used him for a whip 
He had to drink a beer to keep his britches on his hips 
I knew I had to ask him about the mysteries of life 
He spit between his boots and he replied

"It's faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"

He smiled and all his teeth were covered with tobacco stains 
He said, "It don't do men no good to pray for peace and rain
Peace and rain is just a way to say prosperity
And buffalo chips is all it means to me"

I told him I was a poet, I was lookin' for the truth
I do not care for horses, whiskey, women or the loot
I said I was a writer, my soul was all on fire 
He looked at me an' he said
"You are a liar"

"It's faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"

Well, I was disillusioned, if I say the least 
I grabbed him by the collar and I jerked him to his feet 
There was something cold and shiny layin' by my head 
So I started to believe the things he said

Well, my poet days are over and I'm back to being me 
As I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality 
If my boy ever asks me what it is that I have learned 
I think that I will readily affirm

"It's faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money" 
"Faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money" 
"Faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"

The Bannerman
Composer(s): Roger Cook - Herbie Flowers - Roger Greenaway
Performer(s): Blue Mink



So we waved our hands as we marched along
and the people smiled as we sang our song
and the world was saved as they listened to the band
and the Bannerman held the banner high

he was ten feet tall and he touched the sky
and I wish that I could be a Bannerman

Glory
Glory
Glory

listen to the band
Sing the same old story
ain't it something grang

to be good as you can
like a Bannerman!

And the drums went Boom as the cornets play
and the tuba 'umba''d' all the way
and the kids and the dogs were laughing as they ran
And the Bannerman held the banner high
with an Allelujah in his eye
and I wish that I could be a Bannerman

Glory
Glory
Glory...

So we reached the square on the top of the hill
and the music stopped and we stood still
and a few were saved and the people said
Amen

Then we all got up and we formed a queue
and the drums went Bang as the trumpets blew
and we marched back down into the town again

Can I Forget You
Composer(s): Jerome Kern; Oscar Hammerstein II
Performer(s): Irene Dunne



Soon you leave me
This last night flying
Pale stars are weeping
Sad breezes sigh

When you leave me
Can love end with trying?
Can love so living
So quickly die?

Refrain:

Can I forget you?
Or will my heart remind me
That once we walked in a moonlight dream?

Can I forget you
Or will my heart remind me
How sweet you made the moonlight seem

Will the glory of your nearness fade
As moonlight fades in a veil of rain?

Can I forget you
When every night reminds me
How much I want you back again

(repeat refrain)

Fast Freight
Composer(s): Terry Gilkyson
Performer(s): The Kingston Trio;
The Easy Riders; Tim Hardin; Serendipity Singers



As I listen for the whistle, lie awake and wait
Wish the railroad didn't run so near
'Cause the rattle and clatter of that old fast freight 
keeps a-makin' music in my ear
Go bum again
Go bum again
Oo

[Chorus:]
Hear the whistle blow
Hear the whistle blow
Clickety clack, clickety clack
The wheels are saying to the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back

Well, I wouldn't give a nickel for the bum I used to be
work as hard as any man in town
I got a purty gal
She thinks the world of me
Man would be a fool to let her down
Go bum again 
Go bum again
Oo

[Chorus]

So ev'ry night I listen, wonder if it's late
In my dreams I'm ridin' on that train
I feel my pulse a-beatin' with that old fast freight 
and thank the Lord I'm just a bum again
Go bum again 
Go bum again
Oo

[Chorus]

Down On The Banks Of The Ohio
((Finnish Version: Yksi Kasvoton (Lea Laven) - 1972))
(Traditional)
First release by: Ernest V. Stoneman - 1928
Covered by multiple other artists



I asked my love to take a walk
To take a walk, just a little walk
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio

And only say that you'll be mine
In no others' arms entwine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio

I held a knife against his breast
As into my arms he pressed
He cried "my love, don't you murder me
I'm not prepared for eternity"

I wandered home 'tween twelve and one
I cried, "My God, what have I done?"
I've killed the only man I love
He would not take me for his bride

And only say that you'll be mine
In no others' arms entwine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio

The Bandit
Composer(s): Milton Nascimento - Zeb Turner - Michael Carr
Performer(s): Percy Faith
and multiple other artists



(Olé, a cangacheiro, you bandit from Brazil)
(Olé, he is the bandit, the bandit from Brazil)

I'm the quickest on the trigger
When I shoot I shoot to kill
I'm a hero down in Rio
Where they talk about me still

Once I robbed a big ranchero
Who was rich beyond compare
And to ransom held his daughter
She was young and she was fair

(Olé, a cangacheiro, you bandit from Brazil)
(Olé, he is the bandit, the bandit from Brazil)

She was sweet and she was tender
There was lovelight in her eyes
In my arms she soon surrendered
Very much to my surprise

I refused her father's ransom
And I kept the greater prize
Now at night we ride together
'Neath the blue Brazilian sky

Adios to you, Amigo, Adios to you, my friend
Ole, O Cangacheiro, the Bandit of Brazil

Can I Come Home
Composer(s): Greg Kage
Performer(s): Canned Heat



Baby, can I please come home?
Baby, can I please come home?
I can work it out baby, didn't wanna do you no harm

First you hurt me, baby, then I gotta get hurt you
Oh yes, you hurt me, then baby, I gotta hurt you
Gotta see in my face, little girl my love is true

Listen to me baby, hear the words I say
Oh, won't you listen to me baby, hear the words I say
I need your love baby, more than night and day

Baby, can I please come home?
Baby, can I please come home?
Yes, you know I love you baby, I will never do you wrong!

Fast As You
Composer(s): Dwight Yoakam
Performer(s): Dwight Yoakam;
and various other artists



Maybe someday I'll be strong
Maybe it won't be long
I'll be the one who's tough
You'll be the one who's got it rough
It won't be long and
Maybe I'll be real strong

Maybe I'll do things right
Maybe I'll start tonight
You'll learn to cry like me
Baby let's just wait and see
Maybe I'll start tonight
And do things right

You'll control me
Oh so boldly
Rule me 'til I'm free
'Til the pain that shakes me
Finally makes me
Get up off of my knees

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Maybe I'll be fast as you
Maybe I'll break hearts too
But, I think that you'll slow down
When your turn to hurt comes around
Maybe I'll break hearts 
And be as fast as you

Uhhh

You'll control me
Oh so boldly
Rule me 'til I'm free
'Til the pain that shakes me
Finally makes me
Get up off of my knees

Ahh, Sookie

Maybe I'll be fast as you
Maybe I'll break hearts too
I think that you'll slow down
When your turn to hurt comes around
Maybe I'll break hearts
And be as fast as you

The Band Played On
Composer(s): Charles Ward - John F. Palmer
Performer(s): Guy Lombardo & His Orch.
and multiple other artists



Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde
And the band played on!
He'd glide cross the floor with the girl he ador'd
And the band played on!
His brain was so loaded it nearly exploded
The poor girl would shake with alarm!
He'd ne'er leave the girl with the strawberry curl
And the band played on!

Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde
And the band played on!
He'd glide cross the floor with the girl he ador'd
And the band played on!
His brain was so loaded it nearly exploded
The poor girl would shake with alarm!
He'd ne'er leave the girl with the strawberry curl
And the band played on!

Can I Change My Mind
Composer(s): Barry Despenza - Carl Wolfolk
First release by: Tyrone Davis - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists



Aww, she didn't bat an eye
As I packed my bags to leave
I thought she would start to cry
Or sit around my room and grieve
But y'all, the girl, she fooled me this time
She acted like I was the last thing on her mind
I would like to start all over again
Baby, can I change my mind
I just wanna change my mind
Baby, let me change my mind
As I took those steps
Toward that open door
Knowing all the time
Oh, Lord, I just didn't wanna go
But she didn't give me no sign
Nothing that would make me change my mind
I would like to start all over again
Baby, can I change my mind
Please, please, please, baby
I just wanna change my mind
Oh, I played my games
Many times before
But peoples, let me tell y'all
Oh, I never reached the door
But ooh, the winds howl tonight
I keep lookin' back but my baby's nowhere in sight
I would like to start all over again
Baby, can I change my mind
Please, please, please, baby
Baby, let me change my mind

Fashion
Composer(s): David Bowie
Performer(s): David Bowie;
and various other artists



There's a brand new dance
But I don't know it's name
That people from bad homes
Do again and again
It's big and it's bland
Full tension and fear
They do it over there
But we don't do it here

Fashion - Turn to the left
Fashion - Turn to the right
We are the goon squad
And we're coming to town
Beep-beep - Beep-beep

Listen to me - Don't listen to me
Talk to me - Don't talk to me
Dance with me - Don't dance with me
No - Beep-beep - Beep-beep

There's a brand new talk
But it's not very clear
That people from good homes
Are talking this year
It's loud and it's tasteless
I've not heard it before
Shout it while you're dancing
On the -er dance floor

Fashion - Turn to the left
Fashion - Turn to the right
We are the goon squad
And we're coming to town
Beep-beep - Beep-beep

Listen to me - Don't listen to me
Talk to me - Don't talk to me
Dance with me - Don't dance with me
No - Beep-beep - Beep-beep

Oop bop - do do do do do do do do
Fa fa fa fa fashion

The Ballerina
Composer(s): David Spinozza
Performer(s): David Spinozza



She's an angel on her toes
She thinks nobody knows what
She's feeling

She's always on the run
She's got no time for no one

Her laughs turns into cries
For loves that passed her by
What is this strong desire
That keeps her reaching higher?

Like a symphony in grace
She will tune the empty space
Like a lover, like a child
She'll drive you wild

She will dance - dance - dance
Till her life is through
She will dance - dance - dance
Till there is no more
And wht's it for?

She's waltzing through the air
She hasn't got a care or a worry

Planted feet upon the ground
She's neither lost or found

Like a symphony in grace
She will tune the empty space
Like a lover, like a child
She'll drive you wild

She will dance - dance - dance
Till her life is through
She will dance - dance - dance
Till there is no more
And what's it for?

Can I Canoe You Up The River?
Composer(s): Marjorie Goetschius - Edna Osser
Performer(s): Billy Cotton & His Band



Can I canoe you up the river
Can I canoe you up the stream
Can I canoe you up the river
Like I did in last night's dream
We'll drift a moment in the moonlight
I'll fish for little things to say
And with the help of Mr. Moonlight
Maybe you'll see things my way
I tried to tell you how I care
But never made the grade
Now things might change if I could have
A setting for my serenade
So, can I canoe you up the river
I'll be as nice as I can be
And hope that while we're up the river
You'll go overboard for me
Can he canoe you up the river
Can he canoe you up the stream
Can he canoe you up the river
Like I did in last night? dream
You'll drift a moment in the moonlight
You'll fish for little things to say
And with the help of Mr. Moonlight
Maybe you'll see things my way
I tried to tell you how I care
But never made the grade
Now things might change if I could have
A setting for my serenade
So, can I canoe you up the river
I'll be as nice as I can be
And hope that while we're up the river
You'll go overboard for me

Fascination
Composer(s): Dick Manning; Fidenco Dante Marchetti
Performer(s): Jane Morgan;
and various other artists



(Fascination turned to love)

It was fascination, I know
And it might have ended right there at the start
Just a passing glance, just a brief romance
And I might have gone on my way empty-hearted

It was fascination, I know
Seeing you alone with the moonlight above
Then I touched your hand and next moment I kissed you
Fascination turned to love

It was fascination, I know
Seeing you alone with the moonlight above
Then I touched your hand and next moment I kissed you
Fascination turned to love

(It was fascination)

Ballad Of You And Me And Pooneil 
Composer(s): Paul Kantner
Performer(s): Jefferson Airplane



If you were a bird and you lived very high
knew even the wind as the breeze came by
say to the wind as it took you away
That's where I wanted to go today"
And I do know that I need to have you around
Love like a mountain springtime
flashing through the rivers of my mind
it's what I feel for you
You and me go walking south
And we see all the world around us
The colors blind my eyes and my mind to all but you
And I do know that I need to have you around
And I do, I do know that I need to have you around
I have a house where I can go
When there's too many people around me
I can sit and watch all the people
Down below goin' by me
Halfway down the stair is a stair
Where I sit and think about you and me
But I wonder will the sun still see all the people goin'
Will the moon still hang in the sky when I die
When I die, when I'm high, when I die?
If you were a cloud and you sailed up there
You sail on water as blue as air
You'd see me here in the fields and say
"Doesn't the sky look green today?"

Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!)
Composer(s): Bennie Benjamin - George David Weiss
Performer(s): The Ames Brothers
and multiple other artists



Can anyone explain the thrill of a kiss
No! No! No!
But when two eager lips are pressed against yours
You'll know, yes, you'll know

Can anyone explain the glow of romance
No! No! No!
But when you hear the phrase "It's you I adore"
You'll know, yes, you'll know

And you will find, to give love a start
Don't think with your mind, just feel with your heart

Can anyone explain the wonder of love 
No! No! No!
But now that you and I are sharing a sigh
We know, yes, we know

And you will find, to give love a start
Don't think with your mind, just feel with your heart

Can anyone explain the wonder of love 
No! No! No!
But now that you and I are sharing a sigh
We know, yes, we know

Fascinating Rhythm
Composer(s): George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin
Performer(s): Susannah McCorkle;
and various other artists



Got a little rhythm, a rhythm, a rhythm 
That pit-a-pats through my brain
So darn persistent
The day isn't distant 
When it'll drive me insane
Comes in the morning 
Without any warning
And hangs around me all day
I'll have to sneak up to it 
Someday, and speak up to it 
I hope it listens when I say

Refrain: 
Fascinating Rhythm
You've got me on the go! 
Fascinating Rhythm 
I'm all a-quiver
When a mess you're making! 
The neighbours want to know 
Why I'm always shaking 
Just like a flivver
Each morning I get up with the sun
Start a-hopping
Never stopping  
To find at night no work has been done
I know that 
Once it didn't matter
But now you're doing wrong
When you start to patter 
I'm so unhappy
Won't you take a day off? 
Decide to run along 
Somewhere far away off
And make it snappy! 
Oh, how I long to be the man I used to be! 
Fascinating rhythm
Oh won't you stop picking on me?

Ballad Of Wes Tancred
Composer(s): Josef Myrow - Robert Wells
Performer(s): Eddy Arnold



Come all you good people and lend me your ear
I got a sad story that you oughta hear
The wind it was howlin' 'round Sam Older's shack
The night that his killer stepped out of the black
And shot Sam down from the rear

Wes Tancred, Wes Tancred
A pal right down to the end
Wes Tancred, Wes Tancred
The black-hearted, white-livered, backbitin' sidewinder
Murdered his own best friend

It happened on Friday the thirteenth of May
The coroner carried Sam Older away
If I don't know nothin'
There's one thing's a fact
The hole was much bigger in front than in back
Now you don't kill a brave man that way

Wes Tancred, Wes Tancred
A pal right down to the end
Wes Tancred, Wes Tancred
The black-hearted, white-livered, backbitin' sidewinder
Murdered is own best friend

Now folks when you sleep
Put a bolt on your door
Wes Tancred is loose with his Colt 44
Don't lie on your stomach when you go to bed
'Cause he'll take a shot at the back of your head
The way he done it before

Wes Tancred, Wes Tancred
A pal right down to the end
Wes Tancred, Wes Tancred
The black-hearted, white-livered, backbitin' sidewinder
Murdered is own best friend