The Very Thought Of You 
((French Version: Obsession (Julien Clerc) - 2003))
Composer(s): Ray Noble
First release by: Ray Noble and His Orch. - 1934	
Covered by multiple other artists



The very thought of you and I forget to do 
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do 
I'm living in a kind of daydream 
I'm happy as a king 
And foolish though it may seem 
To me that's everything 

The mere idea of you, the longing here for you 
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you 
I see your face in every flower 
Your eyes in stars above 
It's just the thought of you 
The very thought of you, my love 

The mere idea of you, the longing here for you 
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you 
I see your face in every flower 
Your eyes in stars above 
It's just the thought of you 
The very thought of you, my love

Coming On Strong
Composer(s): David Wilkins
Performer(s): Brenda Lee



Coming On Strong
Coming On Strong
I can feel the heartahces
Coming On Strong

I can feel the teardrops
The pain and sorrow
Ever since you've been gone
They've been Coming On Strong

Pain [pain] Come on in [come on in]
Hello sorrow, I see you're back again [back again]
Teardrops [teardops] glad you dropped by [you dropped by]
Cause you can help drown my pride

And since you're here [da da da]
The time seems to fly [da da da]
To let you know you're gonna be with me
Til I lose my mind

But you've been gone [da da da]
Much too long [da da da]
And I can feel the heartaches
Coming On Strong

Only thing you left me 
Was misery for company
Memories of a love gone wrong
That keep Coming On Strong [Coming On Strong]

Coming On Strong ...

Rock 'N Roller
Composer(s): Eric Faulkner; Stuart "Woody" Wood
Performer(s): Bay City Rollers; Nixon's Head



I get my kicks from rock and roll
A 12 bar boogie gonna bless my soul
Wanna dance to that rhythm
Get down to that rockin' beat
I don't wanna play no heavy jazz
With high class music
And its stuffed shirt nights
'Cos I wanna be a rock 'n roll star
And make my money out of playin' guitar

*'Cos I'm a rock and roller
I'm gonna rock it, gonna roll all over
I'm gonna shake it to the midnight stroller
And rock the night away
*repeat

I don't wanna play no Memphis soul
I don't want funk - just rock and roll
Gonna dance to the rhythm get down to that rockin' beat
Make my name in the headline news
There I'm busted singin' the blues
I must find myself a rock 'n roll band
I'll play my music just as fast as I can

*chorus
Okay people
Get your rockin' shoes on
Stroll us with the
Rock and roller

Rock and Roller
yes I'm a rock and roller
Yes I'm a rock and roller

*chorus

The Vegetarian
Composer(s): Leslie Bricusse



Dolittle:
The Day That I Became A Vet'rinarian
I Had A Sudden Overwhelming Wish 
To Be A Pure And Simple Vegetarian  
And Give Up Eating All That Meat And Fish

Tommy 
I Think That's Marvellous! 

Matthew 
Meat's Very Unhealthy For You! 

Dolittle 
Yes...

So Now I Live On Healthy Food Instead! 
Like Apple Cores 
And Parsnip Juice 
And Chunks Of Plain Brown Bread! 

When I See My Fellow Men 
Consuming Sirloin Steak 
And I Find Myself Enjoying Tea And Dundee Cake  
There Is Really Only One Conclusion I Can Make  
I'm A Devoted Vegetarian! 

No, You Don't, You Little Pig! You've Had Yours! Oh All Right, Then - But Only 
A Little! You See What I Mean? This Is His Tenth Meal Today! 

When My Host At Dinner Offers 
Succulent Roast Beef 
Proudly I Refuse It 
People Stare In Disbelief
Lost In Admiration As I Nibble On A Leaf 
A Very Noted Vegetarian! 

I Don't Even Eat Horseradish, In Case I Upset The Horses! 

I Stay Away From Devilled Ham On Principle! 
I Wouldn't Eat Roast Duckling If I Could! 
Will Power Has Made Me Invincible!... 
My Word, Those Sausages Do Look Good! 

Turnip Pie And Peanuts 
That's The Sort Of Filth I Eat! 
Any Sort Of Rubbish 
That Is Wholesome And Discreet! 
Why Don't I Admit That My Hypocrisy's Complete? 
If I Should Live To Be A Centenarian 
Become Our Most Adored Humanitarian 
I'll Never Make A Decent Vegetarian! 
I'm A Cheat! 
I Love Meat 
I'm A Cheat 
Yes, I Am! 
I Love Red-Blooded Juicy Chunks Of Meat!
Legs Of Lamb! 
Sides Of Beef 'N' Chops 'N' Steak 'N' Veal! 
And Pork, Of Course! - My Favourite Meal! 

And Then I Hear Poor Gub-Gub Squeal! 
Oh Me! Oh My! 
A Reluctant But Sincere Vegetarian 
Am I!

Coming Home Soldier
Composer(s): Gene Allan - Bobby Vinton
Performer(s): Bobby Vinton



I'm comin' home, I'm comin'
I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home

Home, I'm comin' home
Comin' home from across the sea
Home, I'm comin' home
No more marchin' and fightin' for me

I am a soldier, a comin' home soldier
No purple heart do I wear on my chest
I'm just a soldier, a comin' home soldier
I know that I, I've done my best

I'm comin' home, I'm comin'
I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home

The girl I left behind
Has been waitin' patiently
She said she didn't mind
'Cause I was helping to keep our land free

I am a soldier, a comin' home soldier
No purple heart do I wear on my chest
I'm just a soldier, a comin' home soldier
I know that I, I've done my best

I'm comin' home, I'm comin'
I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home

Rock 'N' Roll Susie
Composer(s): Pat Travers
Performer(s): Pat Travers



Oh-Oh, Look out
Here it goes
I'm gonna rock
Gonna rock and roll tonight
I'm gonna free
Gonna show my soul the light
Well I'm gonna pick up Susie
Don't you know it's gonna be all right
Well we're gonna shake
Shake our heads around
Gettin' down
To that raunchy sound
Yeah PT's playin
Rockin' this lazy town
Rock and roll!!!
Look out
We're gonna rock
We're gonna rock and roll tonight
Well I'm gonna free
Yeah yeah yeah!
Show my soul the light
Well I'm gonna pick up Susie
Don't you know it's gonna be all right
Well I'm gonna pick up Susie
Don't you know it's gonna be all right
All right!

The Vegetable Song (The Barnyard Dance)
Composer(s): Carl Martin
Performer(s): Steve Goodman



It was late one nite by the pale moonlight
all the vegetables gave a spree
they put out a sign that said the dancing's at nine
and all the admission was free
there was peas and greens and cabbage and beans
it was the biggest crowd you ever did see
and when mister cucumber struck up that number
you should have heard those vegetables screams
Oh little turnip top was doin' the backwards flop
the cabbage is doin' the shimmy, she couldn't stop
the little red beet shook its feet
and the watermelon died of the cockeyed heat
little tomato, agitator, shook the shimmy with the sweet potato
and old man garlic dropped dead of the colic
down at the barnyard dance
late this morning
down at the barnyard dance

Oh little turnip top was doin' the backwards flop
the cabbage is doin' the shimmy, she couldn't stop
the little red beet shook its feet
and the watermelon died of the cockeyed heat

Little tomato, agitator, shook the shimmy with the sweet potato
and old man garlic dropped dead of the colic
down at the barnyard dance
late this morning
down at the barnyard...
late this morning
down at the barnyard dance

Coming Home
Composer(s): Elmore James
First release by: Elmore James & his Broomdusters - 1957
Covered by multiple other artists



Well now look for me baby
'Cause you know I'm coming home
Well now look for me baby
'Cause you know I'm coming home
Well I really outn't love you darlin'
You know you done me wrong

Well I'm coming home to you baby
And I ain't gonna leave no more
Well I'm coming home to you baby and I ain't gonna leave no more
Well I know I done you wrong darlin'
Like I'm a knockin' at your door

I want to tell you baby
Just before I leave this town
I wanna tell you baby
Just before I leave this town
Well I'm coming home to you baby
And won't stand no pushin' around

Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
Composer(s): David Bowie
Performer(s): David Bowie;
and various other artists



Time takes a cigarette, puts it in your mouth
You pull on your finger 
then another finger, then your cigarette
The wall-to-wall is calling, it lingers, then you forget
Ohhh, you're a rock 'n' roll suicide

You're too old to lose it, too young to choose it
And the clocks waits so patiently on your song
You walk past a cafe but you don't eat when you've lived too long
Oh, no, no, no, you're a rock 'n' roll suciide

Chev brakes are snarling as you stumble across the road
But the day breaks instead so you hurry home
Don't let the sun blast your shadow
Don't let the milk float ride your mind
They're so natural - religiously unkind

Oh no love! you're not alone
You're watching yourself but you're too unfair
You got your head all tangled up but if I could only make you care
Oh no love! you're not alone
No matter what or who you've been
No matter when or where you've seen
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain
You're not alone 

Just turn on with me and you're not alone 
Let's turn on with me and you're not alone
Let's turn on and be not alone
Gimme your hands 'cause you're wonderful 
Gimme your hands 'cause you're wonderful
Oh gimme your hands

The Vegetable Song
Composer(s): Bob Mitchell



Ladies and gentleman 
as far as I know there’s never been a love song written for those courageous hard working tillers of the soil that feed our Nation 
To those down to earth beings this song is dedicated

I’ve a got a garden in my heart
That Mushrooms with love
Whenever you Turnip

So nothing maters to me
If it’s Okra with you
Lettuce never Squash our love

And how I Radish 
The thought of Beans with you
And how my Artichoke skips a beet

Nothing maters to me
If it’s Okra with you
Lettuce never Squash our love

It’s just an old fashioned Vegetable Song folks comin’ down in two beet harmony

It takes Parsley you and Parsley me
To make Asparagus
So if Cucumber to me my Melon Collard baby
I’ll Carrot your heart

And how I’ll Radish 
The thought of beans with you
And how my Artichoke skips a beet

Nothing Maters to me
If it’s Okra with you
Lettuce never Squash our love
Lettuce never Squash our love 

Comin' Back To Me
Composer(s): Marty Balin
First release by: Jefferson Airplane



The summer had inhaled
And held its breath too long
The winter looked the same
As if it had never gone
And through an open window
Where no curtain hung
I saw you, I saw you
Coming back to me

One begins to read between 
The pages of a look
The sound of sleepy music
And suddenly, you're hooked
I saw you, I saw you
Coming back to me

You came to stay and live my way
Scatter my love like leaves in the wind
You always say that you won't go away
But I know what it always has been
It always has been

A transparent dream
Beneath an occasional sigh...
Most of the time
I just let it go by
Now I wish it hadn't begun
I saw you, I saw you
Coming back to me

Strolling the hill
Overlooking the shore
I realize I've been here before
The shadow in the mist 
Could have been anyone
I saw you, I saw you
Coming back to me

Small things like reasons
Are put in a jar
Whatever happened to wishes
Wished on a star?
Was it just something 
That I made up for fun?
I saw you, I saw you
Coming back to me

Rock 'N' Roll Singer
Composer(s): Bon Scott; Angus Young; Malcolm Young
Performer(s): AC/DC;
The Glasspack; Mark Kozelek



My Daddy was workin' nine to five
When my Momma was havin' me
By the time I was half alive
I knew what I was gonna be
I left school and grew my hair
They didn't understand
They wanted me to be respected as
A doctor or a lawyer man
(But I had other plans)

Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer
I'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll
A rock 'n' roll star

Well I worked real hard and bought myself
A rock 'n' roll guitar
I gotta be on top some day
I wanna be a star
I can see my name in lights
And I can see the queue
I got the devil in my blood
Tellin' me what to do
(And I'm all ears)

Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer
I'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll
a rock 'n' roll star
(I hear it pays well)

Well you can stick your nine to five livin'
And your collar and your tie
And stick your moral standards
'Cause it's all a dirty lie
You can stick your golden handshake
And you can stick your silly rules
And all the other shit
That they teach to kids in school
('Cause I ain't no fool)

Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer
I'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll
A rock 'n' roll star
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer
I'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll
A rock 'n' roll star
Yes I are!

The Vatican Rag
Composer(s): Tom Lehrer
Performer(s): Tom Lehrer



Another big news story of the year concerned the ecumenical council in Rome, known as Vatican II 
Among the things they did, in an attempt to make the church more... commercial 
was to introduce the vernacular into portions of the Mass to replace Latin 
and to widen somewhat the range of music permissible in the liturgy 
But I feel that if they really want to sell the product in this secular age 
what they ought to do is to redo some of the liturgical music in popular song forms 
I have a modest example here; it's called The Vatican Rag! 


First you get down on your knees
Fiddle with your rosaries
Bow your head with great respect
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!

Do whatever steps you want if
You have cleared them with the Pontiff
Everybody say his own
Kyrie eleison
Doin' the Vatican Rag

Get in line in that processional
Step into that small confessional
There the guy who's got religion'll
Tell you if your sin's original
If it is, try playin' it safer
Drink the wine and chew the wafer
Two, four, six, eight
Time to transubstantiate!

So get down upon your knees
Fiddle with your rosaries
Bow your head with great respect
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!

Make a cross on your abdomen
When in Rome do like a Roman
Ave Maria
Gee, it's good to see ya
Gettin' ecstatic an' sorta dramatic an'
Doin' the Vatican
Rag!

Coming Back To Life
Composer(s): David Gilmour
Performer(s): Pink Floyd
and various other artists



Where were you when I was burned and broken
While the days slipped by from my window watching
Where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless
Because the things you say and the things you do surround me
While you were hanging yourself on someone else’s words
Dying to believe in what you heard
I was staring straight into the shining sun

Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of live and the seeds of change were planted

Outside the rain fell dark and slow
While I pondered on this dangerous but
I took a heavenly ride through one silence
I knew the moment had arrived
For killing the past and coming back to life

I took a heavenly ride trough our silence
I knew the waiting had begin
And headed straight... into the shining sun

Rock N' Roll Party Queen
Composer(s): Warren Casey; Jim Jacobs
Performer(s): Louis St. Louis



Rock 'n roll party
Little girl, do you know what I mean?
Pretty soon, she'll be 17
They tell me her name's Mary-Jean, rock 'n roll party queen
Friday night 'n she's got a date
goin' places just for stayin' out late
Droppin' dimes in the record machine
rock 'n roll party queen
Pa pa pa pa, oh no, can I have a ball tonight?
Baby baby, can I be the one, to love you
with all of my might?
She's the girl that all the kids love
they talk about her, wherever she goes I could write
a fan magazine about my rock 'n roll party queen
La la la... rock 'n roll party queen
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, rock 'n roll party queen
Pa pa pa pa, you should see her shake
Baby baby, don't you call it puppy luck
don't you want a true romance?
Rockin' and rollin', little party queen
We're gonna do the strawl, hey party queen
You know I love you so, my party queen
You're my rockin' and my rollin' party queen

The Vamp
Composer(s): Byron Gay



Everybody do the vamp
Vamp until you get a cramp
Grab your tootsie, hold her tight
While they're playing, just keep swaying
Do a little "what not" do a little fox trot 
When you cuddle up don't fight
Vamp and swing a long, keep a doing it
Vamp and sing a song, don't you ruin it 
Do a nifty step, with lots of "pep"
And watch your reputation
Do a "Bumble Bee," buzz around a bit
Shake a wicked knee, she will fall for it
Vamp all night and day
Keep vamping till you vamp your cares away
Vamp and swing a long, keep a doing it
Vamp and sing a song, don't you ruin it 
Do a nifty step, with lots of "pep"
And watch your reputation
Do a "Bumble Bee," buzz around a bit
Shake a wicked knee, she will fall for it
Vamp all night and day
Keep vamping till you vamp your cares away
Ah! Vamp the little lady, vamp the little lady
vamp the little day, vamp the little lady
Ah! She will like it, maybe, she will like it 
maybe, she will like it, maybe, oh, you pretty baby 
Ah! Make it good and snap, make it good and snappy 
make it good and snappy, make it good and snappy
Ah! Guess I got to go now, guess I go to go now
'seve'rybody happy, 'sev'rybody happy, 'sev'rybody happy, sure
Good!

Coming Around Again
Composer(s): Carly Simon
First release by: Carly Simon



Baby sneezes 
Mummy pleases 
Daddy breezes in 
So good on paper 
So romantic 
But so bewildering 

I know nothing stays the same 
But if you're willing to play the game 
It's coming around again 
So don't mind if I fall apart 
there's more room in a broken heart 

You pay the grocer 
Fix the toasted 
Kiss the host Good-bye 
Then you break a window 
burn the Soufflé 
Scream the lullaby 

I know nothing stays the same 
But if you're willing to play the game 
It's coming around again 
So don't mind if I fall apart 
there's more room in a broken heart 

And I believe in love 
But what else can I do 
I'm so in love with you 

I know nothing stays the same 
But if you're willing to play the game 
It's coming around again 
(repeat)

Rock 'N'  Roll Musique
Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday



Vous aimez bien je suis le Rock 'n' roll musique
Il ne faut pas hésiter
C'est vraiment la plus belle des musiques
Oh oui, c'est bon de chanter
Quand j'entends du Rock 'n' roll musique
J'ai comme envie de danser
Rien ne peut plus m'arrêter

On peut aimer une fille aujourd'hui
Puis la quitter un jour et on l'oublie
Après tout on peut bien changer d'avis
Aimer le Rock une fois, c'est pour la vie

Vous aimez bien je suis le Rock 'n' roll musique
Il ne faut pas hésiter
C'est vraiment la plus belle des musiques
Oh oui, c'est bon de chanter
Quand j'entends du Rock 'n' roll musique
J'ai comme envie de danser
Rien ne peut plus m'arrêter

On peut changer de goût, c'est bien permis
Pour une fille on fait bien des folies
Qu'elle m'empêche d'écouter Chuck Berry
Entre elle et moi, tout serait bien fini

Vous aimez bien je suis le Rock 'n' roll musique
Il ne faut pas hésiter
C'est vraiment la plus belle des musiques
Oh oui, c'est bon de chanter
Quand j'entends du Rock 'n' roll musique
J'ai comme envie de danser
Rien ne peut plus m'arrêter

On peut se passer de tout dans la vie
On en meurt pas, voilà ce que l'on dit
Le Rock'n'Roll, moi c'est vrai folie
Alors s'il meurt, je peux mourir aussi

Vous aimez bien je suis le Rock 'n' roll musique
Il ne faut pas hésiter
C'est vraiment la plus belle des musiques
Oh oui, c'est bon de chanter
Quand j'entends du Rock 'n' roll musique
J'ai comme envie de danser
Rien ne peut plus m'arrêter

On peut se passer de tout, pas de lui
Ecoutez Cochran et Buddy Holly
Je voudrais en chanter toute ma vie
Avec le Rock, j'oublie tous mes ennuis

Vous aimez bien je suis le Rock 'n' roll musique
Il ne faut pas hésiter
C'est vraiment la plus belle des musiques
Oh oui, c'est bon de chanter
Quand j'entends du Rock 'n' roll musique
J'ai comme envie de danser
Rien ne peut plus m'arrêter

The Valley Of Strathmore
Composer(s): Andy M. Stewart
Performer(s): Silly Wizard



By the clear and winding streams
Of the valley of Strathmore
Where my love and I have been
Where we wander nevermore

But if time were a thing man could buy
All the money that I have in store
I would give for one day by her side
In the Valley of Strathmore

From the glen of the golden an' green
I have left for a land far away
Where sadness has ne'er been seen 
And joy only costs a days pay

But if time were a thing man could buy
All the money that I have in store
I would give for one day by her side
In the Valley of Strathmore

In Strathmore theres a long workin' day
For the man who lays hands on the hill
But it's work I'd be happy to do
If at night I was lyin' with you

But if time were a thing man could buy
All the money that I have in store
I would give for one day by her side
In the Valley of StrathmoreChorus

As I take a long draught from my glass
I am drinkin the Long Hill again
But I try no to think on my loss
For the old days will ne'er come again

But if time were a thing man could buy
All the money that I have in store
I would give for one day by her side
In the Valley of Strathmore

Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer
Composer(s): Jimmy McHugh; Harold Adamson
Performer(s): The Song Spinners
and various other artists



Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Though there's one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer

What a show, what a fight
Yes we really hit our target for tonight

How we sing as we limp through the air
Oh. Look below, there's our field over there
With our full crew aboard
And our trust in the Lord
We're comin' in on a wing and a prayer

One of our planes was missing
Two hours overdue
One of our planes was missing
With all it's gallant crew
The radio sets were humming
They waited for a word
Then a voice broke through the humming
And this is what they heard:

Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Thought there's one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer.

What a show, what a fight
Yes we really hit our target for tonight

Now we sing as we limp through the air
Oh. Look below, there's our field over there
With our full crew aboard
And our trust in the Lord
We're comin' in on a wing and a prayer

Though there's one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer