Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The River Of Dreams Composer(s): Billy Joel Performer(s): Billy Joel
In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep From the mountains of faith To a river so deep I must be looking for something Something sacred I lost But the river is wide And its too hard to cross
And even though I know the river is wide I walk down in the evening and I stand on the shore And try to cross to the opposite side So I can finally find out what I've been looking for
In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep Through the valley of fear To a river so deep And I've been searching for something Taken out of my soul Something I would never lose Something somebody stole
I don't know why I go walking at night But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore I hope it doesnt take the rest of my life Until I find what it is that I've been looking for
In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep Through the jungle of doubt To a river so deep I know I'm searching for something Smething so undefined That it can only be seen By the eyes of the blind In the middle of the night
I'm not sure about a life after this God knows I've never been a spiritual man Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river That runs to the promised land
In the middle of the night I go walking in my sleep Through the desert of truth To the river so deep We all end in the ocean We all start in the streams We're all carried along By the river of dreams In the middle of the night
Cleo
Composer(s): Lee S. Roberts - J. Will Callahan
Pale moonlight! A wondrous night! My fancy takes its flight to Rainbow Isle Swaying trees a truant breeze All bring you to me just for a while
Some June night love's magic light May guide your boat a right to Rainbow Isle O'er the sea of memory Some time, in the golden After while
Cleo, I see only you And the dream makes me lonesome and blue Brings back that moment divine When I fancied your heart answered mine Cleo, 'twill be only you And I'd give all this world if you knew Just how I'm yearning, and wait for your returning Come back to me My Cleo, do!
Reste Encore Avec Moi Italian Title: Non Mi Dire Chi Sei Composer(s): G. Calabrese; U. Bindi; P.Delanoë Performer(s): Dalida
Reste encore avec moi le temps de te dire un dernier je t'aime Après tu partiras mais tu te souviendras De nos anciennes joies quoi qu'il advienne
Reste encore avec moi le temps de pleurer mes dernières larmes Après je sourirai, après je le promets Je ne t'ennuierai plus jamais
Je voudrai tant que tu gardes en toi Le souvenir de l'amour qui meurt Je voudrai tant que viennent parfois Danser mon ombre dans l'ombre de ton bonheur
Reste encore avec moi le temps de te dire un dernier je t'aime Elles ont pour moi tant de prix les secondes Où finit ma vie ou dans mon cur tout s'effondre
Reste encore avec moi le temps de te dire un dernier je t'aime Tu l'emporteras dans ton cur dans tes rêves Ce mot de bonheur qui vient mourir sur mes lèvres
Tu le sais ton départ c'est la fin de ce monde De ce monde Pour moi
The River Is Wide Composer(s): Nick Reynolds Performer(s): The Kingston Trio
The river is wide, I cannot see Nor do I have light wings to fly There'll be a boat that can carry two And both shall row, my love and I
My love is like the lofty tree It shudders fears and then sways free If it should fade when the summer's through She'll bloom again when Spring shines through
When love is young, then love is fine Just like a gem when first it's new But love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like the morning dew
The river is wide, I cannot see Nor do I have light wings to fly There'll be a boat that can carry two And both shall row, my love and I
Clémentine
Composer(s): Jean Rougeul - Christiane Verger
Performer(s): Yves Montand
Sous un léger corsage qui fait des plis Deux petits seins bien sages Comme c'est joli J'allais vers la colline Sous un grand ciel tout bleu Et je voyais briller les yeux De Clémentine, de Clémentine
Elle descendait sur le chemin Disait bonjour avec sa main J'avais seize ans comme elle Je la trouvais si belle Que je n'osais pas lui parler Et sur le bord de la rivière Je la regardais s'en aller Ses cheveux blonds comme une crinière Et son jupon flottant si haut Qu' on voyait ses jarretières Elle a trébuché sur une pierre Elle est tombée dans l'eau
Sous un léger corsage qui fait des plis Deux petits seins bien sages Comme c'est joli J'allais vers la colline Sous un grand ciel tout bleu Et je voyais briller les yeux De Clémentine, de Clémentine
Quand je l'ai vue tomber dans l'eau Moi j'ai couru dans les roseaux J'avais seize ans comme elle Je ta trouvais si belle Que j'ai plongé pour la sauver Mais j'ai coulé dans la rivière Car je ne savais pas nager C'est elle qui m'a ramené à terre Toute mouillée contre mon corps Sa poitrine était douce Nous étions couchés sur la mousse Elle m' a serré très fort
Un peu beaucoup et même À la folie La première fois qu'on aime Comme c'est joli Les amours enfantines Quels secrets merveilleux Je vois toujours briller les yeux De Clémentine, de Clémentine
Reste Composer(s): Pierre Bayle; Jacques Simonot Performer(s): Edith Piaf
On s'était quittés tous les deux Et, brusquement, là, c'est curieux On se retrouve face à face On croyait ne plus se revoir Puisqu'après une scène, un soir Je t'ai dit: "Pars! Que tout s'efface!" Maintenant que tout est bien fini Et que nos curs se sont repris Ne pensons plus qu'aux jolis gestes Causons en amis, simplement Non! Ne pars pas! Rien qu'un moment... Allons, voyons, je t'en prie... Reste...
Reste, que nous parlions un peu Du temps où nous étions heureux Car nous le fûmes, j'imagine En cet instant mon cur ému Vraiment, ne se rappelle plus... Que de nos minutes divines Le mal que nous nous sommes fait Petit à petit, disparaît Lorsque j'évoque tout le reste Ta main frémit entre mes doigts... Tu te rappelles... alors pourquoi Vouloir t'en aller déjà? Reste...
Reste! A moins qu'au fond de ton cur Plus rien existe, j'en ai peur Ta vie serait-elle à une autre? ...Oui? Alors, tu ne me m'aimes plus! Un nouvel amour est venu Remplacer la trace du nôtre Ah! Tu vas la retrouver ce soir... Aussi, quel désir, quel espoir En toi soudain se manifestent Oh non! Pas encore! Je ne veux pas!... Tu n'iras pas entre ses bras! Tu n'iras pas, entends-tu? Reste!
Reste! Oh pardon!... Je souffre trop! Je suis là et je dis des mots Qui te laissent voir ma détresse... Sans toi, chaque nuit je pleurais Et, te retrouvant, j'espérais Au moins un élan de tendresse... Mais quoi? Des larmes dans tes yeux? Est-ce un remords, est-ce un adieu? Vois, je n'ai plus qu'un dernier geste Et c'est de t'offrir mon pauvre cur Où survit tout notre bonheur... Oh! Chéri!... Tu restes!... Tu restes...
The River Is Wide Composer(s): Baker Knight - Billy Admire Performer(s): The Grassroots; Forum
The sky was clear on that windy day 'Til the clear blue sky began to turn to gray The lightning flashed, the thunder roared above Then fell a drop of rain to start our love
Let the river get wide, the river gets long, now The water runs deep as our love gets strong now So baby don't you fight and say you belong now to me...
Upon the roof we heard the gentle rain Wth the rhythm of our heartbeats down it came As it hit each rock our hearts could feel the pain No one on earth can stop a drop of rain
And the river get wide, the river gets long, now The water runs deep as our love gets strong now So baby don't you fight and say you belong now to me...
Let the river get wide, the river gets long, now The water runs deep as our love gets strong now So baby don't you fight and say you belong now to me, yea
Let the river get wide, the river gets long, now The water runs deep as our love gets strong now So baby don't you fight and say you belong now to me
Clementine Composer(s): Woody Harris Performer(s): Bobby Darin
In a cavern down by a canyon Excavatin' for a mine There lived a miner from North Carolina And his daughter, chubby Clementine
Now every mornin', just about dawnin' A'when the sun begins to shine You know she would rouse up, wake all a dem cows up And walk 'em down to her Daddy's mine
A'took the foot bridge, way 'cross the water Though she weighed two-ninety nine The old bridge trembled and disassembled (Oops!) dumped her into the foamy brine
Hey, crackle like thunder, (ho, ho) she went under (ho, ho) blowin bubbles (bubble sound) down the line Hey, I'm no swimm'a but were she slimm'a I might'a saved that Clementine
(Ho) broke the record, way under water I thought that she was doin' fine. I wasn't nervous ya until the service That they held for Clementine
Hey you sailor (ho, ho) way out in your whaler With a harpoon, your trusty line If she shows now, yo, there she blows now It just may be chunky Clementine
(One more time) Oh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin' Oh my darlin', oh my darlin' sweet Clementine You may be gone But! You're not forgotten Fare thee well So long, Clementine (Bubble sound) Bye!
Reste Composer(s): Charles Aznavour Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Reste Reste encore Avec moi Sur mon corps Dans mes bras Enlacée Essoufflée Assouvie Etourdie Reste au chaud Alanguie Dans l'enclos De la nuit Sur mon cur Sans pudeur Eperdue Presque nue
Reste ainsi Sur ta faim Sur ma vie Dans mes mains Décoiffée Possédée Etendue Détendue Reste là Sans un mot Sur ta joie Sur ma peau Dans l'espoir Dans le noir Jusqu'au jour Mon amour
The River Composer(s): Bruce Springsteen Performer(s): Bruce Springsteen
I come from down in the valley Where mister, when you're young They bring you up to do like your daddy done Me and Mary we met in high school When she was just seventeen We'd drive out of this valley down to where the fields were green
We'd go down to the river And into the river we'd dive Oh down to the river we'd ride
Then I got Mary pregnant And, man, that was all she wrote And for my 19th birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat We went down to the courthouse And the judge put it all to rest No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle No flowers, no wedding dress
That night we went down to the river And into the river we'd dive Oh down to the river we did ride
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy Now all them things that seemed so important Well mister they vanished right into the air Now I just act like I don't remember Mary acts like she don't care
But I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir At night on them banks I'd lie awake And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse Is a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse, that sends me Down to the river though I know the river is dry That sends me down to the river tonight Down to the river My baby and I Oh down to the river we ride
Clear Night Moonlight
Composer(s): Barry Hay - George Kooymans
Performer(s): Golden Earring
I wanna go ahead until I just run out of gas We gotta beat the road with four-wheel thunder There's a Cadillac dealer in Kansas City counting money And the highway patrol ain't going nowhere
Don't say no, don't say no, don't make me grieve Don't say no, don't say no, you gotta feel the breeze
On a clear night yeah, moonlight yeah You and me and the car Under a thousands stars Clear night yeah, moonlight yeah That's all the magic we need So, don't you go turnin' my dream into a nightmare
Come on honey, let's ride right out of here Imagine you and I, leavin' it all behind Find another world, beyond the turnpike There'll be lots of people uptight Maybe some FBI, and your daddy screamin' bloody murder
Don't say no, don't say no, don't make me grieve Don't say no, don't say no, you gotta feel the breeze
On a clear night yeah, moonlight yeah You and me and the car Under a thousands stars Clear night yeah, moonlight yeah That's all the magic we need So, don't you go turnin' my dream into a nightmare
Come on honey, let's ride right out of here Picture the two of us, we're so happy, so much in love You know how the story goes At the end of the rainbow There's a bag of gold
Resta Cu'mme Composer(s): Domenico Modugno; Dino Verde Performer(s): Domenico Modugno; and various other artists
Ammore...Ammore...Ammore... Dimme tu che ll' aggi' 'a di' dimme tu comme aggi' 'a fa stasera dimane pe' 'a fa restà... Resta cu' mme pe' carità statte cu' mme nun me lassà Famme penà famme 'mpazzì famme dannà ma dimme si Moro pe'tte vivo pe'tte vita d' 'a vita mia Nun me 'mporta d'o passato nun me 'mporta 'e chi t'avuto resta cu' mme, cu' mme
The Ring Fell Under The Sofa Composer(s): Barnett - Fain Performer(s): Billy Cotton
We would have been married for twenty two years But the ring fell under the sofa With her finger held high, I proposed with a sigh But then nervously I missed the mark
We have our own house now all paid up in full But the ring fell under the sofa Id have found it no doubt, but the lights were all out And I cant get about in the dark
A parlour search is now our game The chairs are like new, no ones sat in em (sat in em) But when were through its always the same No, no, no, no, no platinum
I lost the deposit but what do I care Were the best of sweethearts today Yes the ring fell under the sofa But maybe its better that way
That is the tale of a fellow Whod like to unburden his mind Never was romance so hampered By fate so severe and unkind His story has yet to end So pay strict attention, my friend
I fully intended to make her my wife But the ring fell under the sofa Shed have stood by my side, such a beautiful bride While the clergyman tied up the knot (tied the knot)
By now Id be hen-pecked and love might have died But the ring fell under the sofa And Im happy to say when I found it next day I just hid it away on the spot
A parlour search is now our game The chairs are like new, no ones sat in em But when were through its always the same No, no, no, no, no platinum
We might have been married for better or worse But Im still a bachelor gay For the ring fell under the sofa And I like it better, and I like it better Yes I like it better that way
Cleanup Time
Composer(s): John Lennon
Performer(s): John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Moonlight on the water Sunlight on my face You and me together We are in our place The God's are in the heavens Angels treat us well Oracle has spoken We cast the perfect spell The queen is in the counting house Counting out the money The king is in the kitchen Making bread and honey No friends and yet no enemies Absolutely free No rats aboard the magic ship Of perfect harmony Now it begins, let it begin Cleanup Time Hey, cleanup time Cleanup time Well, well, well However far we travel Wherever we may roam The centre of the circle Will always be our home Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, cleanup time Cleanup time Cleanup time Cleanup time Cleanup time Cleanup time Cleanup time
Rest Your Love On Me Composer(s): Barry Gibb Performer(s): The Bee Gees; Andy Gibb; Conway Twitty; George Nooks; Damon Troy
Maybe you don't know me anymore then I know you And I wouldn't blame you if you walked away I been watchin' you all evenin' with the teardrops in your eyes And it touches me much more than I can say You know I'd hate to think that someone could have hurt someone like you And at times like this, I'd be right by your side
Lay your troubles on my shoulders Put your worries in my pocket Rest your love on me awhile Lay your troubles on my shoulder Put your worries in my pocket Rest your love on me awhile
Saw you in the corner on the moment I walked in Saw your lonely face across the room No, I won't forget it And the way it might have been Why did you have to leave so soon You know I'd hate to think that someone could have loved you more than me And if I was them, I'd be right by your side
Lay your troubles on my shoulders Put your worries in my pocket Rest your love on me awhile Lay your troubles on my shoulders Put your worries in my pocket Rest your love on me awhile
How long must I wait for the last train to leave here And the last chance to know Get to think that I was born too soon How long honey, when the lovin' don't come I was there when you left me Just didn't know how to begin
Lay your troubles on my shoulders Put your worries in my pocket Rest your love on me awhile Lay your troubles on my shoulders Put your worries in my pocket Rest your love on me awhile
Lay your troubles on my shoulders Put your worries in my pocket Rest your love on me awhile Lay your troubles on my shoulders Put your worries in my pocket Rest your love on me awhile
Lay your troubles on my shoulders Put your worries in my pocket Rest your love on me awhile Lay your ...
Them There Eyes Composer(s): Maceo Pinkard - William Tracey - Doris Tauber First release by: Gus Arnheim and His Coconut Grove Orch. - 1930 Covered by multiple other artists
I fell in love with you first time I looked into Them there eyes You've got a certain lil' cute way of flirting with Them there eyes They make me feel happy They make me feel blue No stalling I'm falling Going in a big way for sweet little you My heart is jumping Sure started something with Them there eyes You'd better watch them if you're wise They sparkle They bubble They're gonna get you in a whole lot of trouble You're overworking them There's danger lurking in Them there eyes Maybe you think I'm just flirting Maybe you think I'm all lies Just because I get romantic when I gaze in Them there eyes
Rigs Of The Time (Traditional) Performer(s): Maddy Prior and multiple other artists
O, 'tis of an old butcher, I must bring him in He charge two shillings a pound, and thinks it no sin Slaps his thumb on the scale-weights and makes them go down He swears it's good weight yet it wants half a pound Singing...
Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time Time, my boys These are the rigs of the time
Now the next is a baker, I must bring him in He charge fourpence a loaf and thinks it no sin When he do bring it in, is not bigger than your fist And the top of the loaf is popped off with the ye'st Singing...
Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time Time, my boys These are the rigs of the time
No wonder the butter be a shilling a pound See the little farmer's daughters, how they ride up and down If you ask them the reason, they'll say: "Bone', alas There's a French war and the cows have no grass Singing...
Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time Time, my boys These are the rigs of the time
O the next is a publican, I must bring him in He charge fourpence a quart, he thinks it no sin When he do bring it in, the measure is short The top of the pot is popped off with the froth Singing...
Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time Time, my boys These are the rigs of the time
Here's next to the tailor who skimps with our clothes And next the shoemaker who pinches our toes We've nought in our bellies, our bodies are bare No wonder we've reason to curse and to swear Singing...
Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time Time, my boys These are the rigs of the time
Now the very best plan that I can find Is to pop them all off in a high gale of wynd And when they get up, the cloud it will bu'st And the biggest old rascal come tumbling down first Singing...
Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time Time, my boys These are the rigs of the time
Cleaning Windows
Composer(s): Van Morrison
First release by: Van Morrison - 1982
Covered by multiple other artists
Oh, the smell of the bakery from across the street Got in my nose As we carried our ladders down the street With the wrought-iron rows I went home and listened to Jimmy Rodgers in my lunch-break Bought five Woodbines at the shop on the corner And went straight back to work
Oh, Sam was up on top And I was on the bottom with the v We went for lemonade and Paris buns At the shop and broke for tea I collected from the lady And I cleaned the fanlight inside-out I was blowing saxophone on the weekend In that down joint.
What's my line? I'm happy cleaning windows Take my time I'll see you when my love grows Baby don't let it slide I'm a working man in my prime Cleaning windows (number thirty-six)
I heard Leadbelly and Blind Lemon On the street where I was born Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee Muddy Waters sing "I'm a Rolling Stone" I went home and read my Christmas Humphreys' book on Zen Curiosity killed the cat Kerouac's "Dharma Bums" and "On The Road"
What's my line? I'm happy cleaning windows Take my time I'll see you when my love grows Baby don't let it slide I'm a working man in my prime Cleaning windows ...
Responsibility Composer(s): Steve Forbert Performer(s): Steve Forbert
Poor ole surrender Mimosa Fin'ly burnt out by the sun I feel pretty burnt out myself When the long, hot summer is done Summertime's long been my fav'rite Now I can't grab it no more Can't find no time for a fish on the line Or that swing in the old Sycamore I'm in such a hurry now It starts to worry me Stop an' smell the roses? Baby I can't hardly see No, I aint forgotten just how good it all can be But I've got so much responsibility Baby, you know how I'm working Sorry I'm busy so much Sorry those days when the world went our way Are so hard to return to an'touch Maybe our future looks brighter Maybe our ship will come in Maybe these years an'these muletrain careers Will be things we wont think about then But I'm in such a hurry now It starts to worry me Stop an' smell the roses? Baby I can't hardly see No, I aint forgotten just how good it all can be But I've got so much responsibility Competition's heavy on a hard line wreckin'crew The good ones never leave an'still There's always some one new Pressure comes down hard up on a top notch rivet team We don't get time to pace ourselves We don't stand around and dream Poor ole surrender Mimosa Fin'ly burnt out by the heat I feel pretty burnt out myself When I make that ole turn down our street Summertime's long been my fav'rite Now it's ole autumn I love Summertime fun on some beach in the sun Is not somethin' I'm seein' much of I'm in such a hurry now It starts to worry me Stop an' smell the roses? Baby I can't hardly see No, I aint forgotten just how good it all can be But I've got so much responsibility
The Right To Rock Composer(s): Howard Keel Performer(s): Howard Keel
All my life I've been fighting For the right to make my stand Scream my anthem to the night And hold the power in my hand I'm gonna do it my way Or not do it at all Taking the world on my terms I'll take it by the balls I'm fighting for justice For the american way I believe in what I do And I mean what I say You got it - The right to rock We've got it - The right to rock Don't let anyone tell you How to live your life We won't turn it off We'll never turn it down 'Cause it's our way of life I'm fighting for freedom For the golden rule The right to say what I feel And the right to say it to you