The Russians Were Rushin' The Yanks Started Yankin'
Composer(s): Carey Morgan - Charles McCarron



I dreamed of a scene in an old soldier's home
The year was nineteen fifty three
With medals galore that he'd won in this war
He sat smoking peacefully
Tell me of the war of nineteen seventeen
Said his grandson who stood by his side 
How did they fix up that terrible mix up?
And proudly the old man replied

My dream quickly changed to a schoolroom that day 
The lesson was geography
A child raised her hand, said, "I don't understand
This map looks all wrong to me
What is this strange place that is marked Germany?" 
And the teacher replied with a roar
"Why, that's an old map, dear since we had that scrap, dear 
There ain't no such place anymore

The Russsians were rushin' the Prussians
The Prussians were crushin' the Russians 
The Balkins were balkin' and Turkey was squawkin' 
Rasputin disputtin' and Italy scootin'
The Boches all bulled Bolshevikis 
The British were skittish at sea 
But the good Lord I'm thankin' 
The Yanks started yankin'
And yanked Kaiser Bill up a tree

The Russsians were rushin' the Prussians 
The Prussians were crushin' the Russians
The good old Italians were hurling batallions 
Canadians raidin' and Frenchmen invadin'
The Bulgars were bulgin' the Belgians 
But Yanks started yankin' you see
And when Peace was conceded
Some new maps were needed
They ruined the geography

Closer Still
Composer(s): Tish Hinojosa
Performer(s): Tish Hinojosa; Emily Singleton



"Closer Still than e'er my arms have held you
Or the beating rhythm of my heart
I belong to you in frozen mem'ries
And framed in gold is my desire
Closer Still than starlight soft upon you
For though a million shine tonight
Deep inside is where one lonely forgotten
Dream is waiting here
Closer Still
Closer Still is every word that takes me
To the fire burnin' without end
In the moonlight pale a song is sayin'
That time will find us back again
Closer Still our shadows must be swayin'
For I can almost hear you say
Deep inside is where one lonely forgotten
Dream is waiting here
Closer Still"

Return To Terrapin
Composer(s): Robert Hunter
Performer(s): The Grateful Dead



Up these steps beside me climb
To Terrapin and points sublime
Robbed of reason, faith and name
Broken-hearted blind and lame

Slain by doubt, mistaken trust
Abandoned in the rain to rust
Shriveled by the heat of day
Torn to shreds by birds of prey

Shapeless in the fire's glow
Tell me if you think you know
Who it was we were below
Where we've been and where we go

Lilies have the bees to tend them
Grasses have the breeze to bend them
Broken hearts have tears to mend them
Show us stairs, we will ascend them

Stair by stair by stair we climb
Voices hushed to sighs by time
Speak our souls in pantomime
Clear cold bells of winter chime

Pale through this ghostly haze
The dawn of a newborn moon
Illuminates this ancient maze
Of tumbled stones rough hewn

Trust your faith and enter
By paths the heart divines
The sun lies at the center
Through gates of creeping vines

how faint the rays
of former days
in avenues of time
but it does shine
emblem of sight
pride of the eyes
that shatters shadow
and all of the dark defies

Let the sun rise!

The Runner
Performer(s): Manfred Mann's Earth Band



Through the night, through the dawn
Behind you another runner is born
Don't look back you've been there
Feel the mist as your breath hits the air
And it's underneath the moonlight 
Passing some
Still your heart beats in the moonlight
Like a drum

Through the night, through the dawn
Behind you another runner is born
Don't look back, you've been there
Feel the mist as your breath hits the air
And it's underneath the moonlight 
Passing some
Still your heart beats in the moonlight
Like a drum

And you will run your time
A shooting star across the sky 
And you will surely cross the line
To pass on the flame
Sun come up, sun go down 
Hear the feet see the sweat on the ground
Watch your step, keep your cool
Though you can't see what's in front of you

And it's underneath the moonlight 
Passing some
Still your heart beats in the moonlight
Like a drum

And you will run your time
A shooting star across the sky 
And you will surely cross the line
To pass on the flame
Pass on the flame
Through the night, through the dawn
Behind you another runner is born
Don't look back, you've been there
See the mist as your breath hits the air

And it's underneath the moonlight 
Passing some
Still your heart beats in the moonlight
Like a drum

Closer Every Day
Composer(s): Patrick Simmons
Performer(s): The Doobie Brothers



I just looked in the mirror 
Was that me? 
I'm older now than I used to be
The sky above me, Lord, it's turnin' red
There's a hard rain fallin' 'round my head

Oh Lord, fallin' round my head
Oh Lord, fallin' round my head 
Oh Lord, fallin' round my head 
Oh Lord, fallin' round my head 

The road I'm standin' on, it twists and turns
The soles of my feet, Lord, they're 'bout to burn
The reaper beckons, and he points the way
Oh Lord, I'm gettin' closer everyday

Oh Lord, closer every day
Oh Lord, closer every day 
Oh Lord, closer every day 
Oh Lord, closer every day 

The road I'm standin' on, it twists and turns
The soles of my feet, Lord, they're 'bout to burn
The reaper beckons, and he points the way
Oh Lord, I'm gettin' closer everyday

Oh Lord, closer every day
Oh Lord, closer every day 
Oh Lord, closer every day 
Oh Lord, closer every day

Return To Sender
Composer(s): Otis Blackwell; Winfield Scott
Performer(s): Elvis Presley



Return to sender, return to sender

I gave a letter to the postman, he put it his sack
Bright and 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
Bright and early next morning, it came right back to me
(She wrote upon it) "Return to sender, address unknown
No such person, 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 number, no such zone"

Aah, return to sender, return to sender, return to sender....

The Runaway Train
Composer(s): Guy Massey - Carson Robison
Performer(s): Vernon Dalhart



T'was in the year of eighty-nine, on that old Chicago line
When the winter wind was blowin' shrill
The rails were froze, the wheels were cold, then the air brakes wouldn't hold
And Number Nine came roaring down the hill... oooooh!

The runaway train came down the track and she blew, she blew
The runaway train came down the track and she blew, she blew
The runaway train came down the track, her whistle wide and her throttle back
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The engineer said the train must halt and she blew, she blew
The engineer said the train must halt and she blew, she blew
The engineer said the train must halt, he said it was all the fireman's fault
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew, she blew
The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew, she blew
The fireman said he rang the bell, the engineer said "You did like hell!"
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The porter got an awful fright and she blew, she blew
The porter got an awful fright and she blew, she blew
The porter got an awful fright, he got so scared he near turned white
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

A donkey was standing in the way and she blew, she blew
A donkey was standing in the way and she blew, she blew
A donkey was standing in the way and all they found was just his bray
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

A drummer sat in the parlor car and she blew, she blew
A drummer sat in the parlor car and she blew, she blew
A drummer sat in the parlor car and he nearly swallowed a fat cigar
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew, she blew
The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew, she blew
The conductor said there'd be a wreck and he felt the chills run up his neck
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

The runaway train went over the hill and she blew, she blew
The runaway train went over the hill and she blew, she blew
The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew

Closer
Performer(s): Mel Carter



Loving you madly will be forever
I see the ocean in your eyes when we're together
There are no boundaries , there are no limits
My heart has been embraced now that you're in it

Hold me closer to your dreams
Closer to your fears
Close to hear your laughter
Hold me when you're close to tears

Time passes by seconds into minutes
Every field and flower fades ,but love is infinite
There are no boundaries ,there are no limits
My heart is a bigger place now that you're in it

Hold me closer to your dreams
Closer to your fears
Close to hear your laughter
Hold me when you're close to tears

I wanna be the one
You tell your secrets to
All that I want is to be closer
Closer to you

How tight can you hold me ?
How long can we stay awake ?
How hard can we laugh ?
How much love can we make ?

Hold me closer to your dreams
Closer to your fears
Close to hear your laughter
Hold me when you're close to tears

I wanna be the one
You tell your secrets to
All that I want is to be closer
Closer to you

Return To Pooh Corner
Composer(s): Kenny Loggins
Performer(s): Kenny Loggins;
Jim Salestrom; Phillip Sandifer



Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I've wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the Wood

So help me if you can
I've got to get back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised
There's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh

Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
And from here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear

It's hard to explain how a few precious things
Seem to follow throughout all our lives
After all's said and done I was watching my son
Sleeping there with my bear by his side
So I tucked him in, I kissed him and as I was going
I swear that the old bear whispered "Boy welcome home"

Believe me if you can
I've finally come back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
What do you know
There's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin
Back to the days of Pooh

The Rules Of The Road
Composer(s): Cy Coleman - Carolyn Leigh
Performer(s): Tony Bennett
and multiple other artists



So these are the ropes
The tricks of the trade
The rules of the road
You're one of the dopes
For whom they were made
The rules of the road

You follow that kiss
And recklessly miss
A bend of the road
Then suddenly this
The end of the road

So love is a hoax
A glittering string
Of little white lies
But these are the jokes
And what if they bring
The tears to your eyes

Well love often shows a funny return
The brighter it glows
The longer you burn
And Lord only knows
Love has little concern
For the fools of the road

That's how it goes
You live and you learn
The rules of the road

Well love often shows a funny return
The brighter it glows
The longer you burn
And Lord only knows
Love has little concern
For the fools of the road

That's how it goes
You live and you learn
The rules of the road
The rules of the road

Close Your Eyes And Remember
Composer(s): Charles Stepney; Richard Rudolph
Performer(s): Minnie Riperton;
Ramsey Lewis; Urban Knights



Blowing softly through a meadow 
Laughing like a baby, breeze tapping 
lightly at the treetops, whispering among the leaves 

You hear the magic song, that ancient poets sing 
It's sweet as morning dew and sounds a lot like springtime 
When you close your eyes 
You feel your heat go there 
So close your eyes and you may find that 
Fireflies were as bright as stars
Close your eyes and remember 
Summertime lingered on and on 
Close your eyes and remember 
Your first love made the world stand still 
Close your eyes and remember 
Close your eyes and remembers when 
The moon was made of cheese 

Racing swiftly through the mountains 
Bubbling along the stream 
Sighing sweetly through the hollow 
Gentle as an infant's dream

Return To Paradise
Composer(s): Elton John; Gary Osborne
Performer(s): Elton John



It's paradise here where the sun meets the sea
There's nothing to fear and so much to be
But soon I must go, say goodbye to it all
That homeland of mine is beginning to call

Goodbye doesn't mean this has to be the end
Fading dreams grow cold as ice
And I got a feeling we will meet again
When we return to paradise

The wind in our hair and the sun in our eyes
There's no need for tears and no time for lies
So reach out your hand and I'll reach out my heart
Remember me while we are apart

I'm heading homeward
Leaving sunshine and heading for rain
But we'll return to paradise again

The Rudder And The Rock
Composer(s): William Oliver - Ray Glaser - Fred Warren - Kenneth McGehen
Performer(s): David Whitfield



One night a sailor at full look out
Heard a lonely seagull cry
He caught a sudden smell of brimstone
And a strange ship floated by
A dead man’s hand was on the tiller
As it sailed beneath the moon
He heard the ghostly captain holler
Your time is coming soon
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock
If you don’t watch the compass brother
You’ll never make the dock
You’ll end your days right on the bottom
Under Davy Jones’s lock
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock

The crew sang out a devil’s shanty
As they hauled their mainsail tight
Their dungarees were rags and tatters
And their bones were gleaming white
The bosun held an empty spyglass
Where the captain’s eye should be
For they were doomed to sail the ocean
For all eternity
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock
If you don’t watch the compass brother
You’ll never make the dock
You’ll end your days right on the bottom
Under Davy Jones’s lock
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock

A crash of thunder shook the heavens
As the sailor shook with fear
The lightning flickered round the ghost ship
As he watched it disappear
He knew it was the Flying Dutchman
Come to warn him to take heed
He vowed when he got back to harbour
A better life he’d lead
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock
If you don’t watch the compass brother
You’ll never make the dock
You’ll end your days right on the bottom
Under Davy Jones’s lock
Who does not answer to the rudder
Shall answer to the rock
Shall answer to the rock

Close Your Eyes
Composer(s): Chuck Willis
First release by: The Five Keys - 1955
Covered by multiple other artists



Close your eyes (Close your eyes)
Take a deep breathe (Aaahhh-aah!)
Open your heart (Open your heart)
And whisper (I love you, I love you)
Tell me you love me (You love me)
You love me (You love me)
You love me
Hold me tight, (Hold me tight)
Don't say goodnight (Don't say goodnight)
We have time (Lots of time)
Everything's going to be alright (Things gonna be alright)
Hold me darling (And never let me go)
Darling, and tell me (And tell me)
You love me (You love me, you love me, you love me)
No, no, no (No, no, no), even though (even though)
This is not the way I want it to be
But if you (But if you) must pretend (have to pretend)
That's alright with me
Close your eyes (Close your eyes)
Take a deep breathe (Aaahhh-aah!)
Open your heart (Open your heart)
And whisper (I love you, I love you)
Tell me you love me (You love me)
Please Darling, tell me love me (You love me)
You love me
(I love you, Darling, with all my heart and soul)

Return To Me
Composer(s): Danny DiMinno; Carmen Lombardo
Performer(s): Dean Martin;
and various other artists



Return to me
Oh my dear I'm so lonely
Hurry back hurry back
Oh my love hurry back I'm yours
Return to me
For my heart wants you only
Hurry home hurry home
Won't you please hurry home to my heart

My darling if I hurt you I'm sorry
Forgive me and please say you are mine

Return to me
Please come back bella mia
Hurry back hurry home to my arms
To my lips and my heart

Retorna me
Cara mia ti amo
Solo tu, solo tu, solo tu, solo tu
Mio cuore

The Ruby And The Pearl
Composer(s): Jay Livingston - Ray Evans
First release by: Nat King Cole - 1952
Covered by multiple other artists



There's a warm red ecstasy to love
That makes you tremble with its fire
And there's a pure white majesty to love
When you have both, you have your heart's desire

Can love be as warm as the ruby
Can love be as pure as the pearl
Just look in the heart of my love for you
You'll find the ruby and the pearl

My love will endure as the diamond
And shine with the shimmer of gold
It glows as the bright star above for you
A thing of beauty to behold

Come close and cling to my kiss
Stay close and share the passion of this

Yes, love is as warm as the ruby
And love is as pure as the pearl
Just look in the heart of my love for you
You'll find the ruby and the pearl

The ruby and the pearl

Close Your Eyes
Composer(s): Valerie Carter; Tennent
Performer(s): Jack Hylton



Close your eyes and leave the world behind you
Close your eyes till morning comes to find you
While the stars are shining above
Only our love dreams will remind you

Through the skies a silver moon is sweeping
Close your eyes and soon you will be sleeping
Say "goodnight" and then turn out the light
And close your eyes

Return To Forever
Composer(s): Richard Rudolph; R. Waldman
Performer(s): Minnie Riperton



Days... floating round the bend
Thru the rainbow's end
Return to forever

Nights... ring around the moon
ending all too soon
Return to forever

When we reach the Autumn's bend
Will we wish that we were young again
Laughing in the face of time
If only we knew now, what we did then

Clouds... billow cross the sky
Changing as they fly
Return to forever

Waves... rush to kiss the shore
Once and nevermore
Go back, return to forever

How I wish that you were mine
And we could live again that summertime
To be that happy just this once again
If only we felt now as we did then

Child... holding out your hand
Please try to understand
Return to forever, return to forever

The Rubberband Man
Composer(s): Linda Creed - Thom Bell
Performer(s): The Spinners; Youssou N'Dour; Electric Six



Hand me down my walkin’ cane, hand me down my hat
Hurry now and don’t be late, ‘cause we ain’t got time to chat
You and me, we’re goin’ out to catch the latest sounds
Guaranteed to blow your mind so high you won’t come down!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Oh, Lord, this dude is outta sight!
Everything he does seems to come out right!
 
Once I went to hear him play at a club outside of town
I was so surprised, I was hypnotized by the sound this cat’s puttin’ down!
When I saw this short fat guy stretch a band between his toes
Hey, I laughed so hard ‘cause the man got down when he finally reached his nose!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Got that rubberband up on his toes!
And then he wriggled it up all around his nose!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Guaranteed to blow your mind!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Playin’ all that music, yet keepin’ time!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Where in the world did he learn that?! Oh, Lord!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Lord, help him get away!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Doo doo doo doo doo,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
Doo doo doo doo doo,
Rubberband Man, Rubberband Man!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Doo doo doo doo doo!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Mmm! Watch him! He keep a-move, a-just a mo-vin'!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Got a groovin' on the corner!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
He's had enough, y’all!
Whoa-oh-oh!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Ah-yah-yah-yah-yah!
Whoa, that Rubberband Man's a doozy!
Move so quick, Lord, he makes me lose it!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
And then he stops the show, now!
He wiggled it up, he wiggled it down!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Got his feet to movin', and that Rubberband off the ground!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
He lifted it way up high, ha!
In the sky, 'y'all!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh get with it, y’all!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo!
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
Rubberband Man, oh!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
How much of this stuff do he think we can stand?
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
So much rhythm, grace and debonair from one man, Lord!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
And then he had nerve to wiggle his left toe!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
To his knee, got the feelin’ in his head, y’all!
Ah, come on, baby!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Rubberband Man starts to jam,
Movin’ up and down across the land!
Got people all in his ways,
Everything about him seems out of place!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Just a movin’, just a movin’, just a move-move-movin’
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband Man!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Just a movin’, just a movin’, just a move-move-movin’
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband Man, get down!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, get down lover, uh-huh!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, he can jam, y'all!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man! (He never fails to groove!)
You’re bound to lose (And did you see him move?) control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Oohwee! What's he doin' to me?!
Rhythms I ain't felt before!
Just move 'em up by me!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Gotta move! I gotta groove!
Rubberband Man, oh-oh-oh!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Ah-yah-yah-yah!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
The way he twiddles his toes and can play it on his nose is twofold!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
How does he do it, y’all?!
I don't know!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
I'm ready to jam, ugh! Gonna do my Rubberband!
I'm ready to jam, ugh! Gonna do my Rubberband!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang!
Ugh! Lord, have mercy!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang!
Ugh! Just stopped me in my bones!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang!
Don't mess with me, y'all! I got a groove when I'm here!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Ah-yah-yah-yah!
 
Hey, y’all prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
You’re bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
 
Oh, he's a big, fat man that moves real good!
Everybody oughta knock on wood!
When you see The Man do his stuff
Oh, Lord, I done seen enough!
 
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
A groovy show! Gotta standing room, side-to-side!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, gimme a grip and then a-hold on tight!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, he's The Man! The Rubberband Man!!
(Doo doo doo doo doo!)

Close Your Eyes
Composer(s): Bernice Petkere
Originally performed by: Freddie Martin
Covered by various other artists



Music play 
something dreamy for dancing 
while we're here romancing 
It's love's holiday 
And Love will be our guide 

Close your Eyes 
When you open them dear 
I'll be right hear by your side 
So...

Close your eyes 
rest your head on my shoulder and sleep 
Close your eyes 
And I will close mine 

Close your eyes 
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep 
Close your eyes 
This is divine 

Music play 
something dreamy for dancing 
while were here romancing 
It's love's holiday 
And Love will be our guide

Close your Eyes 
When you open them dear 
I'll be near by your side 
So won't you close your eyes...