Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Unicorn Composer(s): Shel Silverstein Performer(s): The Irish Rovers and multiple other artists
A long time ago when the earth was green There were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen They'd run around free while the earth was being born But the loveliest of all was the Unicorn
There were green alligators, and long necked geese Some humpty-back camels and some chimpanzees Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as your born The loveliest of all was the Unicorn
Now God seen some sinning and it gave him pain And he said stand back I'm going to make it rain He said hey brother Noah I'll tell you what to do Build me a floating zoo...
And take some of them green alligators, and long necked geese Some humpty-back camels and some chimpanzees Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as your born But don't you forget my Unicorn
Well Noah was there to answer the call And he finished making the ark just as the rain started to fall He marched in the animals two by two And he called out as they went through... Hey Lord
I got your green alligators, and long necked geese Some humpty-back camels and some chimpanzees Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as your born I just can't find no Unicorn
Well Noah looked out through the driving rain The Unicorns were hiding and playing silly games They were kicking and a-splashing while the rain was pouring Oh them silly Unicorns
Noah cried close the door, because the rain is pouring And we just can't wait for no Unicorn
Well the ark started moving and it drifted with the tide The Unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried And the waters came down and sort of floated them away And that's why you've never seen a Unicorn - to this very day
There were green alligators, and long necked geese Some humpty-back camels and some chimpanzees Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as your born The loveliest of all was the Unicorn
Rock 'N' Road English Version: Reelin' And Rockin' Composer(s): C. Berry; Claude Moine Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell
La vie de road est un dur, dur métier Toujours derrière la Star, sans jamais se montrer J'regarde ma montre, il est temps d'y aller Demain j'ai un gala, mille bornes en matinée C'est ça, vivre le Rock 'n' Road Bière, sandwich, autoroute et camion à rôder Je suis sur place, il faut tout installer La scène est en plein air, la pluie s'met à tomber C'est ça, vivre le Rock 'n' Road Fatigué, enrhumé, voire même court-circuité La Star est là, elle a très bien chanté Le concert est fini, je dois tout remballer C'est ça, vivre le Rock 'n' Road Arriver le premier et partir le dernier C'est pas tout ça mais j'aimerai bien manger Boire un verre bien relax, bien sûr tout est fermé C'est ça, vivre le Rock 'n' Road Jamais de trois étoiles et l'ulcère assuré La fille au bar, je l'ai bien regardée Je la trouvais très moche, maintenant c'est une beauté C'est ça, vivre le Rock 'n' Road Etre un peu mythomane mais un moral d'acier Le type au bar, lui m'a très bien noté Il est trois fois comme moi, il va bien s'amuser C'est ça, vivre le Rock 'n' Road Savoir prendre le large et surtout encaisser Les flics, les notaires, les gendarmes, les huissiers Viennent nous demander l'heure Nous nous sommes envolés C'est ça, vivre le Rock 'n' Road Tant qu'il y aura à boire et des filles à aimer La vie de road est un dur, dur métier Toujours derrière la Star, sans jamais se montrer
A Very Merry Un-Birthday (The Un-Birthday Song) Composer(s): Mack David - Al Hoffman - Jerry Livingston) First performance by: Ed Wynn & Jerry Colonna - 1951 Covered by multiple other artists
Statistics prove, prove that you've one birthday One birthday every year But there are three hundred and sixty four unbirthdays That is why we're gathered here to cheer
A very merry unbirthday to you, to you A very merry unbirthday to you, to you It's great to drink to someone And I guess that you will do A very merry unbirthday to you
A very merry unbirthday to us, to us A very merry unbirthday to us If there are no objections Let it be unanimous A very merry unbirthday to us
A very merry unbirthday to me (to who) A very merry unbirthday to me (to you) Let's all congratulate me With a present I agree A very merry unbirthday to me
A very merry unbirthday to all, to all A very merry unbirthday to all, to all Let's have a celebration Hire a band and rent a hall A very merry unbirthday A very merry unbirthday A very merry unbirthday to all
Comfortably Numb Composer(s): David Gilmour; Roger Waters First release by: Pink Floyd Covered by various other artists
Hello Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me Is there anyone home?
Come on, now I hear you're feeling down Well I can ease your pain Get you on your feet again
Relax I need some information first Just the basic facts Can you show me where it hurts? There is no pain, you are receding A distant ship's smoke on the horizon You are only coming through in waves Your lips move but I can't hear what you're sayin' When I was a child I had a fever My hands felt just like two balloons Now I got that feeling once again. I can't explain, you would not understand This is not how I am I have become comfortably numb Ok Just a little pinprick [ping] There'll be no more -- Aaaaaahhhhh! But you may feel a little sick
Can you stand up? I do believe it's working Good That'll keep you going for the show Come on it's time to go There is no pain, you are receding A distant ship's smoke on the horizon You are only coming through in waves Your lips move but I can't hear what you're sayin' When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye I turned to look but it was gone I cannot put my finger on it now The child is grown, the dream is gone I have become comfortably numb
Rock Music Composer(s): Craig Chaquico; Jeannette Sears Performer(s): Jefferson Starship
Rock n roll is good time music Rock n roll is good time music
Mama said be a doctor son But a voice said follow the music Papa said be a lawyer boy But a voice said follow the mu' 'Cause you know you're not doin' for the money You're doin' it just for the thrills You don't do it for money, boy So thank the Lord rock keeps payin' the bills
Rock n roll is good time music Rock n roll is good time music Rock n roll is good time music
You may think that life ain't no laughing matter And go right on a talkin' all your intellectual chatter Well all that jivin', it ain't true So let's just push on through Rock n roll to stay alive Rock n roll will survive
Sneakin' Monica out after the prom You know I didn't get her back, people 'Till just before dawn Outside we were creepin' Inside everyone was sleepin' Goodness gracious! That's rock n roll!
Rock n roll is good time music Rock n roll is good time music Rock n roll is good time music Rock n roll is good time music
Dale que sopla torcido No se te vaya a caer Que cose y que pinta y qué linda que está Que tira y que tira y qué lindo que va Polleras de trapo marcando el compás Cañas ligeras que saben volar Dale más piola que llega hasta el sol
Cometa de la Farola Niña del Parque Rodó Que cose y que pinta y qué linda que está Que tira y que tira y qué lindo que va Creció retobada en el viento del sur Violeta pintada en algún cielo azul Dale más piola que llega hasta el sol
Tira y que tira y trepa y con la cometa Se fue mi amor Ay que tira y que tira y sube Y hacia las nubes me voy Ay que tira y que tira y trepa y con la violeta Se fue mi amor Ay que tira y que tira y sube Y hacia las nubes me voy
La murga del Tren Fantasma Bombo y platillo campeón Que cose y que pinta y qué linda que está Que tira y que tira y qué lindo que va Polleras de trapo marcando el compás Cañas ligeras que saben volar Dale más piola que llega hasta el sol
Rock Me When He's Gone Composer(s): Elton John; Bernie Taupin Performer(s): Long John Baldry; Elton John
Warm the wine and give it to me one more time again I'm just a rolling stone who needs a drop of rain And to taste your honey, Mona is like licking on the sun My truck's hid in the back yard so come here and give me some
Said lady, that's the way You've gotta rock me when he's gone You make me feel like a diesel train going home We got so much to give each other And we've only just begun So take me baby, break me lady Gotta rock me when he's gone
Break the bread in two and you can give me half I've ridden hard and fast just to make you laugh To make you laugh I've stood knee-deep in mud outside your door Clutching in my hand a border rose from Baltimore
(Refrain)
(Refrain)
Come on and rock me Come on and rock me Come on and rock me Rock me when he's gone
(Repeat about 3 times)
Last Time:
Come on and rock me Come on and rock me Come on and rock me When he's... Gone
The Ultimate Sin Composer(s): Bob Daisley - J. Williams - Ozzy Osbourne Performer(s): Ozzy Osbourne; Soulless
Overkill enough is enough There's nothing left of me to devour You've had your fill I'm all I have left What can stop your hunger for power 'Cos you took advantage of things that I said Now the feeling is dead
And that's the ultimate sin And that's the ultimate sin
Anyway I look at it now The doors are closed and cannot be opened Bury your anger and bury your dead Or you'll be left with nothing and no one There's no point in screaming 'cos you won't be heard Now that tables have turned
It was the ultimate sin It was the ultimate sin It was the ultimate sin It was the ultimate sin
I warned you then and I'm warning you now If you mess with me you're playing with fire Winds of change that are fanning the flames Will carry you to your funreal pyre It's pulling you down It's your final descent It's too late to repent
When it's the ultimate sin When it's the ultimate sin When it's the ultimate sin When it's the ultimate sin When it's the ultimate sin
Comes The Flood Composer(s): Tony Carey Performer(s): Tony Carey
Let's talk it over let's be blunt I don't wanna say this more than once But we've been fighting out on too many fronts we got lost somewhere You cut and run away wherever you can You think what's wrong is something I won't understand Well here I am amd babe I'm holding out my hand And I really do care There is only one way out of here There is only one thing we must fear Only one voice in my ear So listen very well here wherever you are Let the rain come washing over you Comes the flood I'll be right there next to you Let the rain come washing you down let it wash right over you Comes the flood comes the flood I'll be right there next to you It felt like heaven when we left that town Seemed like salvation all the way around I thought my feet would stay six inches off the ground We had a love babe I look you over and I have to look away I can't stand to see you hurting that way Why won't you see that I am with you all the way? You're my blood babe There's only one way out of here
Rock Me On The Water Composer(s): Jackson Browne Performer(s): Jackson Browne; and various other artists
Oh people look around you The signs are everywhere You left him for somebody other than you To be the one to care
You're lost inside your houses There's no time to find you now Oh your walls are burning And your towers are turning I've gotta leave you here And try to get down to the sea somehow
Rock me on the water Sister won't you soothe my fevered brow O-oh rock me on the water Gotta get down to the sea somehow
The road is filled with homeless souls Every woman child and man Who have no idea where they will go But they'll help you if they can
Now everyone must have some thought That's gonna pull them through somehow Well the fires are raging hotter and hotter But the sisters of the sun Are gonna rock me on the water now
Rock me on the water Sister won't you soothe my fevered brow O-oh rock me on the water I gotta get down to the sea somehow
Oh people look among you It's there your hope must lie There's a seabird above you gliding in one place Like Jesus in the sky We all must do the best we can And then hang onto that gospel cloud When my life is over Gonna stand for the father But the sisters of the sun Are gonna rock me on the water now
Rock me on the water Sister won't you soothe my fevered brow O-oh rock me on the water Then maybe I'll remember Maybe I'll remember how
Rock me on the water The wind is with me now O-oh rock me on the water Gotta get down to the sea somehow I gotta get down to the sea somehow
The Ugly Duckling Composer(s): Frank Loesser Performer(s): Danny Kaye and multiple other artists
There once was an ugly duckling With feathers all stubby and brown And the other birds said in so many words Get out of town Get out, get out, get out of town And he went with a quack and a waddle and a quack In a flurry of eiderdown That poor little ugly duckling Went wandering far and near But at every place they said to his face Now get out, get out, get out of here And he went with a quack and a waddle and a quack And a very unhappy tear All through the wintertime he hid himself away Ashamed to show his face, afraid of what others might say All through the winter in his lonely clump of wheat Till a flock of swans spied him there and very soon agreed Youre a very fine swan indeed! A swan? Me a swan? Ah, go on! And he said yes, youre a swan Take a look at yourself in the lake and youll see And he looked, and he saw, and he said I am a swan! Wheeeeeeee! Im not such an ugly duckling No feathers all stubby and brown For in fact these birds in so many words said The best in town, the best, the best The best in town Not a quack, not a quack, not a waddle or a quack But a glide and a whistle and a snowy white back And a head so noble and high Say whos an ugly duckling? Not I! Not I!
Comes Once In A Lifetime Composer(s): Jule Styne; Betty Comden; Adolph Green Performer(s): Judy Garland and various other artists
Every day, just go along dawn till sundown Here's a rundown Every day that comes, comes once in a lifetime
Take each day and gather the rosebuds in it Fill each minute Every day that comes, comes once in a lifetime
Think of now, tomorrow is waiting in the wings Who knows what it brings While the future waits, the present swings
Day to day, in Brooklyn or China 'cross the bay Only once comes this particular sky Only once these precious hours go by Only once in a lifetime the day comes by So live, live, live, live today
Think of now, tomorrow is waiting in the wings Who knows what it brings While the future waits, the present swings
From day to day, in Brooklyn or China 'cross the bay Only once comes this particular sky Only once these precious hours go by Only once in a lifetime a day comes by So live, live, live, come on and live today
Rock Me Gently Composer(s): Andy Kim Performer(s): Andy Kim; Tony Brantley; Steve Lieberman
Ain't it good Ain't it right That you are with me Here tonight The music playin' Our bodies swayin' in time (In time, in time, in time)
Touching you So warm and tender Lord, I feel such a sweet surrender Beautiful is the dream that makes you mine
Mmm Rock me gently Rock me slowly Take it easy Don't you know That I have never been loved like this before
Baby baby!
Rock me gently Rock me slowly Take it easy Don't you know That I have never been loved like this before
Oh my darlin' Oh my baby You got the moves that drive me crazy And on your face I see a trace of love (Of love, of love, of love) Come hold me close Don't let me go I need you, honey I love you so You were made for me by the stars above
Oooh Rock me gently Rock me slowly Take it easy Don't you know That I have never been loved like this before
And baby baby! Rock me gently Rock me slowly Take it easy Don't you know That I have never been loved like this before Rock me gently Rock me slowly Take it easy Don't you know That I have never been loved like this before
Ain't it good Ain't it right That you are with me Here tonight
Rock me gently Rock me slowly Take it easy Don't you know That I have never been loved like this before
Baby baby! Rock me gently Rock me slowly Take it easy Don't you know That I have never been loved like this before
The Ugly Bug Ball Composer(s): Richard M. Sherman - Robert B. Sherman Performer(s): Burl Ives and multiple other artists
Once a lonely caterpillar sat and cried To a sympathetic beetle by his side "I've got nobody to hug I'm such an ugly bug"
Then a spider and a dragon fly replied "If you're serious and want to win a bride Come along with us To the glorious Annual ugly bug ball"
Come on let's crawl Gotta crawl, gotta crawl To the ugly bug ball To the ball, to the ball And a happy time we'll have there One and all At the ugly bug ball
While the crickets clicked their tricky melodies All the ants were fancy-dancing with the fleas Then up from under the ground The worms came squirming around
Everyone was glad! What a time they had! They were so happy they came!
Come on let's crawl Gotta crawl, gotta crawl To the ugly bug ball To the ball, to the ball And a happy time we'll have there One and all! At the ugly bug ball
Then our caterpillar saw a pretty queen She was beautiful in yellow, black and green He said, "Would you care to dance?" Their dancing led to romance
And she sat upon his caterpillar knees And he gave his caterpillar queen a squeeze Soon they'll honeymoon Build a big cocoon Thanks to the ugly bug ball
Come on let's crawl Gotta crawl, gotta crawl To the ugly bug ball To the ball, to the ball And a happy time we'll have there One and all! At the ugly bug ball!
Comes Love
Composer(s): Charlie Tobias; Lew Brown; Sam H. Stept
Originally performed by: Judy Canova
Covered by various other artists
Come a rain storm put your rubbers on your feet
Comes a snow storm you can get a little heat
Comes love nothing can be done
Comes a fire then you know just what to do
Blow a tire
You can buy another shoe
Comes love nothing can be done
Dont try hidin' 'cause there isnt any use
Youll start slidin' when your heart turns on the juice
Comes a headache you can lose it in a day
Comes a toothache see the dentist right away
Comes love nothing can be done!
Comes a heat wave you can hurry to the shore
Comes a summons you can hide behind the door
Comes love
Nothing can be done
Comes the measles you can quarantine the room
Comes a mousie you can chase it with a broom
Comes love nothing can be done
Thats all brother
If youve ever been in love
Thats all brother, you know what Im speaking of!
Comes a nightmare you can always stay awake
Comes depression you may get another break
Comes love nothing can be done!
Rock Me Baby Composer(s): Riley King; Joe Josea Performer(s): B.B. King
Rock me baby, rock me all night long Rock me baby, honey, rock me all night long I want you to rock me baby, like my back ain't got no bone
Roll me baby, like you roll a wagon wheel I want you to roll me baby, like you roll a wagon wheel Want you to roll me baby, you don't know how it makes me feel
Rock me baby, honey, rock me slow Yeah, rock me pretty baby, baby rock me slow Want you to rock me baby, till I want no more
The U.S.A. And You Composer(s): Leo Robin - Ralph Rainger
The life I live I would gladly give For the U.S.A. and you But I'd be sore If a doggone war Ever came between us two I hope I stay in the U.S.A. But if there comes a day When I must go away I'll still be true To the U.S.A. and you
Comes And Goes Composer(s): Dan Fogelberg Performer(s): Dan Fogelberg
The woman's like the night She comes and goes She breaks my heart each day And never knows And the time I spend in sorrow Will match the time I live And the time that's left is All I have to give
The woman's like an ivy on a pole She wraps her twisted love around my soul There will come a sudden winter When she'll seek the warmth of day And there'll come a time when she will come to stay
The woman's like the tide She comes and goes She knows the things that I can just suppose And the time I spend in sorrow Will match the time that she laughs And the songs I sing cannot explain but half
