Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Composer(s): Bobby Russell First release by: Vicki Lawrence - 1972
He was on his way home from Candletop Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop At William's and have him a drink 'fore he went home to her Andy Wolloe said "Hello" And he said "Hi, what's doin', Wo?" "Seth, sit down, I got some bad news, it's gonna hurt" He said "I'm your best friend and you know that's right" "But your young bride ain't home tonight" "Since you been gone she's been seein' that Amos boy, Seth" Well, he got mad 'n' he saw red and Andy said "Boy, don'tcha lose your head" "'Cause to tell ya the truth, I been with her myself"
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia That's the night that they hung an innocent man Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer 'cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Well, Andy got scared and left the bar Walkin' on home 'cause he didn't live far See, Andy didn't have many friends and he'd just lost him one Brother thought his wife musta left town So he went home and finally found The only thing Papa had left him, that was a gun
And he went off to Andy's house A'skippin' through the backwoods quiet as a mouse Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make He looked through the screen at the back-porch door And he saw Andy lyin' on the floor In a puddle of blood and he started to shake
Well, the Georgia Patrol was a'makin' their rounds So he fired a shot just to flag 'em down And a big-bellied sheriff got his gun and said "why'dya do it?" And the judge said "Guilty" in a make-believe trial And slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile Said' supper's waitin' at home and I gotta get to it"
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia That's the night that they hung an innocent man Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer 'cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Well, they hung my brother before I could say The tracks he saw while on his way To Andy's house and back that night were mine And his cheatin' wife had never left town And that's one body that'll never be found See, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia, oh-oh-aah That's the night that they hung an innocent man, ah-huh-unh Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
The Night The Floor Fell In Composer(s): Ken Wheeley Performer(s): Billy Cotton & His Band
Charlie and his missus were a happy-go-lucky pair They threw a party every Saturday night With all of their relations, like the league of nations there It nearly always ended in a fight But there was one occasion on which they did agree And then they brought the house down with their joviality
They danced the boomps-a-daisy And then the palais glide They did the hokey-cokey And laughed until they cried And when they had a knees-up And everyone joined in The only night they never fell out The blinkin floor fell in
Oh my, it wasnt half a do With everybody happy Though they were black and blue Oh my, it really was a sin The only night they never fell out The night the floor fell in
Now Mrs. Brown was bending To button up her shoe Just then the carpet parted And she went sailing through They heard her saying after She put her teeth back in The only time they ever fell out The blinkin floor fell in
Oh my, it wasnt half a do With everybody happy Though they were black and blue Oh my, it really was a sin The only night they never fell out The night the floor fell in
An old cowpoke was sleeping Down in the room below A-dreamin of the dogies And cows he used to know And then the ceiling opened He got an awful fright He said, Them riders in the sky Is ridin low tonight
Oh my, it wasnt half a do With everybody happy Though they were black and blue Oh my, it really was a sin The only night they never fell out The night the floor fell in
Now Charlie learnt his lesson Like all good men and true When he was at a party He knew just what to do If anyone was fighting He covered up his chin And for a dance he padded his pants In case the floor fell in
Oh my, it wasnt half a do With everybody happy Though they were black and blue Oh my, it really was a sin The only night they never fell out I wondered what all the noise was about The only night they never fell out The night the floor fell in
Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)
Composer(s): Dorothy Wright - Larry Sullivan
Performer(s): Les Paul & Mary Ford
and multiple other artists
(Cinco robles, cinco cerros, my sweetheart) Five oaks and five hills away (Cinco robles, cinco cerros, my lover) Five hills to travel today
(One hill I'll think of your laughter) One hill your courage in pain (One for your beauty and one for your smile) And the last hill to hold you again
(Cinco robles, cinco cerros, my darling) Five oaks and five hills apart (Cinco robles, cinco cerros, I'll count them) As each brings me nearer your heart
Remember Love Composer(s): Yoko Ono Performer(s): Plastic Ono Band
Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to sing Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to meet Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to live Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to dream Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to see Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to meet Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to live Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to tie Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to live Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to tie Remember love, remember love Love Remember love Love Love
The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful Composer(s): Billy Rose - Irving Kahal - Dana Suesse Performer(s): Frank Sinatra and multiple other artists
The night is young and you're so beautiful Here among the shadows, beautiful lady, open you heart The scene is set, the breezes sing of it Can't you get into the swing of it, lady, when do we start? When the lady is kissable and the evening is cool Any dream is permissible in the heart of a fool The moon is high and you're so glamorous And if I seem over amorous, lady, what can I do? The night is young and I'm in love with you
Era la noche como un suave infierno de diablos borrachos cantando a la luna de Tepoztlán Bajo el sombrero de un árbol de estrellas brotaban corridos de amores quemados bajo el volcán Cuando llegaste, de pronto una luz de luna escarlata cayó en catarata desde una pirámide Sobre tu pecho colgaba una cruz y como un consuelo arropaba tu duelo el calor de una clámide Y nos dijiste: "permítanme voy a quedarme cinco minutos cinco minutos, los que me quedan y olvido el luto cinco minutos cinco y no más y esos minutos tomaron tequila cantando, riendo, llorando a la luna de Tepoztlan Y los relojes huyeron del tiempo cuando alguien te dijo: "Señora las diosas nunca se van' Y despertaron al amanecer perdidos arrojos en tus negros ojos heridos por el dolor Cuando dijiste: "amar no es perder' Sam Peckinpah, arriba brindó con un "viva Señora, ¡por el amor!" Y nos dijiste: 'permítanme... Knock, knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door...
Remember Diana Composer(s): Paul Anka Performer(s): Paul Anka
Everybody, remember Diana And just how much I loved her I wrote a song about her How wrong could I be?
Oh, well, she went and found another Found another lover She didn't even bother To say "Goodbye" to me
Things have changed, she's found another Yes, things have changed, she's found another lover Things have changed, she didn't say "Goodbye", instead she made me cry
Diana, I'll learn to live without her Yes, I'll forget about her Just wait and see
Things will change, I'll find another lover Things will change, I'll learn to live without her Things will change, I'm gonna make her cry, I'm gonna say "Goodbye" to
Diana, I'll learn to live without her Yes, I'll forget about her Just wait and see Just wait and see Just wait and see
The Night Is Still Young Composer(s): Billy Joel Performer(s): Billy Joel
I'm young enough to see the passionate boy that I used to be But I'm old enough to say I got a good look at the other side I know we got to work real hard, maybe even for the rest of our lives But right now I just want to take what I can Get tonight While the night is still young I want to keep making love to you While the night is still young I'd like to settle down Get married And maybe have a child someday I can see a time coming when I'm gonna throw my suitcase out No more separations Where you have to say goodnight to a telephone Baby I've decided that ain't what this life is all about Oh While the night is still young While the night is still young I want to try to make the world brand new While the night is still young Rock and Roll music was the only thing I Ever gave a damn about There was something that was missing But I never used to wonder why Now I know you're the one I need To make things right again And I may lose the battle But you're giving me the will to try Oh While the night is still young Because the night is still young I've got a lot of catching up I've got to do While the night is still young While the night is still young I want to try to make the world brand new While the night is still young
Cincinnati Fireball
Composer(s): J. Leslie MacFarland - Aaron M. Schroeder
Performer(s): Johnny Burnette
There's a gal they call the Cincinnati Fireball One look, you fall for that Cincinnati Fireball I bet you five will get you ten She's gonna break my heart again That's why I know I gotta go back to Ohio Now, when she walks that walk It's such a pleasure to the eye And when she talks sweet talk You'll love it, though it's all a lie And when she tells you she'll be true But never tells you true to who That's why I know I gotta go back to Ohio That Cincinnati Fireball She's not too tall, but she's got it all And ooh that kiss, that kiss of fire It makes you wanna climb the wall Well, I'm a fool, it's clear But my desire's very small If I could just be near to that Cincinnati Fireball 'Cause everytime I hold her tight It's worth a thousand sleepless nights That's why I know I gotta go back to Ohio
Remember A Day Composer(s): Rick Wright Performer(s): Pink Floyd
Remember a day before today A day when you were young Free to play alone with time Evening never came Sing a song that can't be sung Without the morning's kiss Queen - you shall be it if you wish Look for your king Why can't we play today Why can't we stay that way
Climb your favorite apple tree Try to catch the sun Hide from your little brother's gun Dream yourself away Why can't we reach the sun Why can't we blow the years away Blow away Blow away Remember Remember
The Night I Appeared As Macbeth Composer(s): William Hargreaves Performer(s): Ian Whitcomb
T'was through a Y.M.C.A concert I craved a desire for the stage In Flanders one night I was asked to recite Gadzooks I was quickly the rage They said I was better than Irving And gave me some biscuits and tea I know its not union wages But that was the usual fee Home I came - bought a dress Appeared in your Theatre and what a success
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic The audience yelled "You're sublime" They made me a present of Mornington Crescent They threw it a brick at a time Someone threw a fender which caught me a bender I hoisted a white flag and tried to surrender They jeered me, they queered me And half of them stoned me to death They threw nuts and sultanas, fried eggs and bananas The night I appeared as Macbeth
The play tho' ascribed to Bill Shakespeare To me lacked both polish and tone So I put bits in from Miss Elinor Glyn Nat Gould, and some bits of my own The band played the Barber of Seville And being too long they made cuts When I entered somewhere in Scotland And finished in Newington Butts Oh, the flowers - what a feast They threw it in bagfulls, self raising and yeast
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic I improved the part with a dance The pit had a relapse, so R.A.M.C. chaps Were wired for to come back from France I withdrew my sabre and started to labour Cried "Lay on MacDuff" to my neighbour I hollared, "I'm collared I must reach the bridge or its death" But they altered my journey, I reached the infirm'ry The night I appeared in Macbeth
The advertised time for the curtain Was six forty-five on the sheet The hall keeper he having mislaid the key We played the first act in the street Then somebody called for the author "He's dead " said the flute player's wife The news caused an awful commotion And gave me the shock of my life Shakespeare dead - poor old Bill Why I never knew the poor fellow was ill
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic They wished David Garrick could see But he's in the Abbey, then someone quite shabby Suggested that's where I should be Lloyd George and Clemenceau, they both carried on So the King of the Belgians rushed in with Alfonso They pleaded - unheeded And all of them cried in one breath "There's another war coming if you don't stop humming" The night I appeared in Macbeth
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic I gave them such wonderful thrills My tender emotion caused such a commotion The dress circle made out their wills The gallery boys straining, dropped tears uncomplaining The pit put umbrellas up, thought it was raining Some floated - some boated And five of the band met their death And the poor programme women Sold programmes while swimming The night I appeared as Macbeth
Cin cin
salute a te
Cin cin
ti sapro' scorda-a-a-ar
Quando hai de-etto che vuoi partir
mi son da-ato al wiskyyy-y
cin cin
ci bevo sopra cin cin
uo yeah
Cin cin
al nostro amor
Cin cin
all'amore che va-a-a-a
Io mi vo-oglio ubriacar
per cercare di dimenticaaa-ar
cin cin
alla salute cin cin
uo yeah
Per non pensare
che tu potrai
baciare un a-altro
mi verso un po' di wisky e bevo, bevo
Cin cin
al nostro amor
Cin cin
Ma l'amor cos'e-e-e-e'
E' fini-ita ormai tra noi
ma per scorda-are i baci tuo-o-o-oi
cin cin
ci bevo sopra cin cin
uo yeah
al nostro amor
Cin cin
Ma l'amor cos'e-e-e-e'
E' fini-ita ormai tra noi
ma per scorda-are i baci tuo-o-o-oi
cin cin
ci bevo sopra cin cin
uo yeah
cin cin
ci bevo sopra cin cin
uo yeah (a sfumare)
Remember ... (C'Était Loin) Composer(s): Claude Carmone; Jack Arel Performer(s): Dalida
Ce soir en te voyant notre passé Soudain s'ést réveillé Remember c'était loin J'oubliais je me souviens Devant le vieux café Tu dessinais je me suis approchée Remember c'était loin Tu m'as dit je t'attendais Alors je t'ai suivi Sans parler J'ai retrouvé tes nuits, et
Ce soir dans ton regard je m'aperçois Qu'il n'est jamais trop tard Remember C'était loin J'oubliais je me souviens
Ta voix Enfin tu es là N 'a pas changé Je suis heureux tu sais J'ai l'impression Regarde Qu'on ne s'est pas quitté C'est aussi beau que l'an dernier Elle me dit Remember Remember J'oubliais je me souviens
Ce soir dans ton regard notre passé Soudain s'est réveillé Remember, remember J'oubliais je me souviens Remember
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Composer(s): Bernier - Brainin Performer(s): Anne Shelton
Dont whisper things to me you dont mean For words deep down inside can be seen by the night The night has a thousand eyes And it knows the truth apart from one that lies
The romance may have cooled in the past My love for you will be everlasting and bright As bright as a starlit sky And the wondrous night that has a thousand eyes
Ive lived my life walking through a dream For I knew that I would find this moment supreme A night of bliss and tender sighs And the smiling down of a thousand eyes
A night of bliss and tender sighs And the smiling down of a thousand eyes The night has a thousand eyes
Cimetières Militaires
Composer(s): Pierre Louki - J. Bernard
Performer(s): Juliette Gréco
Les cimetières militaires Pardon Monsieur le surveillant Les cimetières, pourquoi le taire Militaires sont accueillants Quels que soient le vent, les nuages Les fleurs y poussent fraîches toujours Poussent dessus la fleur de lâge La fleur de lâge des tambours
Les cimetières militaires Pardon Monsieur le lieutenant Les cimetières, pourquoi le taire Militaires sont avenants Les allées sont larges et sûres On y trouve silence et paix La gazon y est sans blessure Et la visite à peu de frais
Les cimetières militaires Pardon Monsieur le combattant Les cimetières, pourquoi le taire Militaires sont déroulants Et le vieux gardien qui arrose Les roses vivant à ses pieds Dit que ce nest pas toujours rose Que de vivre au pied des troupiers
Les cimetières militaires Pardon Monsieur le revenant Les cimetières, pourquoi le taire Militaires sont inconvenants On dira que je suis coupable On me traînera dans la boue De la Normandie en Champagne Mais tant pis jirai jusquau bout
Les cimetières militaires Pardon Messieurs les braves gens Dessous leur terre cachent mes frères Braves gens soyez indulgents
Remember (Walking In The Sand) Composer(s): George Morton Performer(s): The Shangri-Las; and various other artists
Seems like the other day My baby, he went away He went away across the sea
It's been two years ago That's when my baby go That's when this letter it came to me
He said that we were through He'd found somebody new Oooh, let me think Oooh, let me think What can I do?
Oh no Oh no Oh no no no no no Walking in the sand Walking hand in hand The night was so exciting His lips were so inviting
Whatever happened to The boy that I once knew The boy who said he'd be true What will happen to The life I gave to you What will I do with my heart now
(Remember) walking in the sand (Remember) walking hand in hand (Remember) walking in the sand
(Remember) walking in the sand (Remember) walking hand in hand (Remember) walking in the sand
(Remember) walking in the sand (Remember) walking hand in hand (Remember) walking in the sand
(Remember) walking in the sand (Remember) walking hand in hand (Remember) walking in the sand
The Night Comes Down Composer(s): Brian May Performer(s): Queen
When I was young it came to me And I could see the sun breakin' Lucy was high and so was I dazzling Holding the world inside Once I believed in everyone Everyone and anyone can see
Oh oh the night comes down And I get afraid of losing my way Oh oh the night comes down Oooh and it's dark again
Once I could laugh with everyone Once I could see the good in me The black and the white distinctively colouring Holding the world inside Now all the world is grey to me Nobody can see - you gotta believe it
Oh (oh) oh (oh) the night comes down And I get afraid of losing my way Oh oh the night comes down Oooh and it's dark again And it's dark again And it's dark again
