Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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There Won't Be Anymore Composer(s): Charlie Rich First release by: Charlie Rich - 1965
Don't wait for the postman If you're looking for a letter from me There won't be anymore There won't be anymore
And don't sit by your telephone If you're waiting for a call from me There won't be anymore There won't be anymore
Don't think of the love we had Til you turned bad And broke my loving heart And when your heart is breaking And you need some loving from me There won't be anymore There won't be anymore
Don't think of the love we had Til you turned bad And broke my loving heart And when your heart is breaking And you need some loving from me There won't be anymore There won't be anymore
Convoy
Composer(s): Bill Fries - Chip Davis
First release: C.W. McCall - 1975
Covered by multiple other artists
Uh, Breaker One-Nine, this here's the Rubber Duck You got a copy on me Pig-Pen? C'mon
Uh, yeah 10-4 Pig Pen, fer sure, fer sure By golly it's clean clear to Flag-Town, C'mon
Uh, yeah, that's a big 10-4 Pig-Pen Yeah, we definitely got us the front door good buddy Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy
Was the dark of the moon, on the sixth of June In a Kenworth, pullin' logs Cabover Pete with a reefer on And a Jimmy haulin' hogs We 'as headin' fer bear on I-One-Oh 'Bout a mile outta Shaky-Town I sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck An' I'm about to put the hammer on down
'Cause we gotta little ol' convoy, rockin' through the night Yeah we gotta little ol' convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight? Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA Convoy... Convoy...
Uh, breaker Pig-Pen, this here's The Duck Uh, you wanna back off them hogs 10-4, 'bout five mile or so, 10-roger Them hogs is gittin' in-tense up here
By the time we got into Tulsa-Town We had eighty-five trucks in all But they's a road block up on the clover leaf An' them bears 'as wall to wall Yeah them smokies 'as thick as bugs on a bumper They even had a bear-in-the-air I sez callin' all trucks, this here's The Duck We about to go a huntin' bear
'Cause we gotta great big convoy, rockin' through the night Yeah we gotta great big convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight? Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA Convoy... Convoy...
Uh, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that Pig-Pen? Uh, negatory Pig-Pen, yer still too close Yeah, them hogs is startin' close up my sinuses Mercy sakes, you better back off another ten
Well we rolled up interstate fourty-four Like a rocket sled on rails We tore up all a our swindle sheets An' left 'em settin' on the scales By the time we hit that Chi-Town Them bears was a gittin' smart They'd brought up some reinforcements From the Illinois National Guard There 'as armored cars, and tanks, and Jeeps An' rigs of every size Yeah them chicken coops 'as full a bears An' choppers filled the skies Well we shot the line, an' we went for broke With a thousand screamin' trucks And eleven long-haired friends of Jesus In a chartreusse microbus
Hey Sod Buster, listen You wanna put that microbus in behind the suicide jockey? Yeah, he's haulin dynamite He needs all the help he can git
Well we laid a strip fer the Jersey Shore An' prepared to cross the line I could see the bridge 'as lined with bears But I didn't have a doggone dime I sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck We just ain't a gonna pay no toll So we crashed the gate doin' ninety-eight I sez, let them truckers roll, 10-4
'Cause we gotta mighty convoy, rockin' through the night Yeah we gotta mighty convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight? Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA Convoy... Convoy...
Uh, 10-4 Pig-Pen, what's yer 20? Omaha?! Well they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there fer sure Well mercy sakes alive good buddy We gonna back on outta here So keep the bugs off yer glass An' the bears off yer... tail We gonna catch ya on the flip-flop This here's the Rubber Duck on the side We gone Bye, Bye...
Ruby Composer(s): Mitchelle Paris; Heinz Roemheld Performer(s): Ray Charles
They say, Ruby you're like a dream Not always what you seem And though my heart may break when I awake Let it be so, I only know Ruby, it's you
They say, Ruby you're like a song You just don't know right from wrong And in your eyes I see heartaches for me Right from the start, who stole my heart? Ruby, it's you
I hear your voice and I must come to you (must come to you) I have no choice, so what else can I do ? (what else can I do?)
They say, Ruby you're like a flame Into my life you came And though I should beware, still I just don't care You thrill me so, I only know Ruby, it's you
(I hear your voice and I must come to you) (I have no choice, what else can I do ?-what can I do?)
They say, Ruby you're like a flame Into my life you came And though I should beware, still I don't care You thrill me so, I only know Ruby, it's you
There Will Never Be Another You Composer(s): Harry Warren - Mack Gordon First performance by: John Payne & Joan Merrill - 1942 Covered by multiple other artists
This is our last dance together Tonight soon will be long ago And in our moment of parting This is all I want you to know
There will be many other nights like this And I'll be standing here with someone new There will be other songs to sing Another fall, another spring But there will never be another you
There will be other lips that I may kiss But they won't thrill me like yours used to do Yes, I may dream a million dreams But how can they come true If there will never ever be another you
Convite Composer(s): Guillermo De Anda Performer(s): Javier Solís
Señalándome la gente ya no puedo vivir más les dirás que todos mienten que te adoro locamente que no dicen la verdad
Si tú sabes que te quiero que por ti mil veces muero tienes que acallar las cosas que andan ya de boca en boca repartiendo su veneno
En las cosas del amor nunca podrán ser más de dos y esto es un convite ya que la verdad no puedo más Si toditos los latidos de mi amante corazón sólo a ti te pertenecen por derecho, por amor lo que va de boca en boca no nos debe de importar si al Señor crucificaron qué podemos esperar
En las cosas del amor nunca podrán ser más de dos y esto es un convite ya que la verdad no puedo más Si toditos los latidos de mi amante corazón sólo a ti te pertenecen por derecho, por amor lo que va de boca en boca no nos debe de importar si al Señor crucificaron qué podemos esperar
Rubis Composer(s): Étienne Roda-Gil; Bob Marley Performer(s): Claude François
Les nuits de ta vie Sont froides comme des bambous N'écoute donc pas les autres Oui sèche bien tes joues Ecoute le vent fou, qui dit...
Rubis, comme je t'aime Le feu est dans la plaine, le rhum dans ma main Rubis, vois, comme je t'aime Le feu est dans la plaine, ta bague dans ma main
Ils sont tous partis A d'autres rendez-vous Et toi tu pleures toute seule Comme une rue sans joie Fille écoute le vent fou, qui dit...
Rubis, comme je t'aime Le feu est dans la plaine, le rhum dans ma main Oh, Rubis, vois, comme je t'aime Le feu est dans la plaine, ta bague dans ma main
(Le feu dans la plaine) ohhh (Rubis comme je t'aime) (Le feu dans la plaine) Oh, Rubis comme je t'aime (Rubis comme je t'aime) (Le feu dans la plaine) Ahhhh (Rubis comme je t'aime) Oh oui oui (Le feu dans la plaine) oh comme je t'aime (Rubis comme je t'aime) Ahhhh (Le feu dans la plaine) Sèche tes joues (Rubis comme je t'aime) Ouh (Le feu dans la plaine) Oh Rubis Rubis (Rubis comme je t'aime)
ohhhhhhh Ecoute le vent fou, qui dit... Rubis, comme je t'aime Le feu est dans la plaine, le rhum dans ma main Oh, Rubis, vois, comme je t'aime Le feu est dans la plaine, ta main est dans ma main
(Le feu dans la plaine) Oh Rubis Rubis (Rubis comme je t'aime) Ouuuhhh (Le feu dans la plaine) Ouuuuuhhhh (Rubis comme je t'aime) (Le feu dans la plaine) Sèche tes joues (Rubis comme je t'aime) ouh ahh (Le feu dans la plaine) Regarde-moi (Rubis comme je t'aime) Dou dou dou (Le feu dans la plaine) Oh oui (Rubis comme je t'aime) Rubis (Le feu dans la plaine) Rubis dans la plaine (Rubis comme je t'aime) Rubis comme je t'aime (Le feu dans la plaine) (Rubis comme je t'aime) Rubis Rubis (Le feu dans la plaine) Rubis Rubis
There Used To Be A Ball Park Composer(s): Joe Raposo Performer(s): Frank Sinatra
And there used to be a ball park Where the field was warm and green And the people played their crazy game With a joy I'd never seen And the air was such a wonder From the hot dogs and the beer Yes, there used to be a ball park... right here
And there used to be rock candy And a great big Fourth of July With the fireworks exploding All across the summer sky And the people watched in wonder How they laughed and how they'd cheer And there used to be a ball park... right here
Now the children try to find it And they can't believe their eyes 'Cause the old team just isn't playing And the new team hardly tries And the sky has got so cloudy When it used to be so clear And the summer went so quickly... this year
Conversation With The Devil Composer(s): Ray Wylie Hubbard Performer(s): Ray Wylie Hubbard
I had a dream last night I was cast into Hell by a jealous God The Devil walked up and said you don't need no lightning rod It hardly ever rains down here I can't recall the last storm You aint gonna need that leather jacket it gets kinda warm There's one way in there's no way out looks like you're to stay The place is a mess, it's overcrowded, more are coming in everyday
I said ah man, wait a minute there's gotta be something wrong I aint a bad guy just write these little songs I always pay my union dues don't stay in the passing lane And he said what about all that whiskey and the cocaine I said well yeah but that's no reason to throw me in Hell 'Cause I didn't use the cocaine to get high, I just liked the way it smelled
He said come on over here son, let me show you around Over there's where we put the preachers, I never liked those clowns They're always blaming me for everything wrong under the sun It aint harder to what's right, it's just maybe not as much fun Then the walk around thinking they're better than me and you Then they get caught in a motel room doing what they said not to do
Now the murderers and the rapists they go in this firey lake As well as most of the politician and the cops on the take And all the mothers that wait to get to KMart to spank their kids Instead of showing what to do what's right, they just hit 'em for what they did And all the daddy's who run off and abandon their daughters and sons Oh anybody that hurts a child is gonna burn until it's done
Everybody is down here I said who's up in Heaven with God and the Son Oh some saints and mystics and students of metaphysics 101 People who care and share and love and try to do what's right Beautiful old souls who read a little stories to their babies every night What you wont find up in Heaven are Christian Coalition Right Wing Conservatives Country program directors and Nashville record executives
Now I said I've made some mistakes, but I'm not as bad as those guys How can God to this to me or can't she sympathize He said you're wrong about God being cruel and mean Oh God is the most loving thing that's never been seen I said hotshot tell me this which religion is the truest He said there all about the same, Budda was not a Christian, but Jesus woulda made a good buddist
Well I thought about my future I didn't seem to have much of one I looked around to leave but there was no place to run I said I don't suppose I could go back and try living again You know like reincarnation I hear that's the way it's always been I can't answer that he said you're gonna have to wait for that response But it's not any more unusual to be born twice than it is to be born once
Well it looked like I was gonna be stuck here as far as I could tell I thought I might as well suck up you know what the hell I said you know that soung that Charlie Daniels did About how you went down to Georgia and played fiddle against that kid He said yeah it broke my heart but you know what are you gonna do I said to tell you the truth I thought your solo was the better of the two
Well then I woke up and I was lying in my bed I went upstairs and kissed my little boy on his sleeping head I took this dream as a sign from God so I thought I'd better pray I said don't ever speak to me directly and thanks anyway Now so much has changed about me besides me just giving up red meat Some get spiritual cause they see the light and some cause they feel the heat
Rubias De New York Composer(s): Carlos Gardel; Alfredo Le Pera Performer(s): Carlos Gardel; and various other artists
Mary, Peggy, Betty, Julie, rubias de New York cabecitas adoradas que vierten amor dan envidia a las estrellas, yo no se vivir sin ellas Mary, Peggy, Betty, Julie, de labios en flor Es como un cristal la risa loca de Julie es como el cantar de un manantial turba mi soñar el dulce hechizo de Peggy su mirar azul, hondo como el mar Deliciosas criaturas perfumadas quiero el beso de sus boquitas pintadas son ágiles muñecas del olvido y del placer rien su alegria como un cascabel
Rubio cóctel que emborracha, así es Mary su melena que es de plata, quiero para mí si el amor que me ogrecía, solo dura un breve día tiene el fuego de una brasa, tu pasión, Peggy
Es como un cristal la risa loca de Julie es como el cantar ...
Non Dirmi Niente ((Adapted from: Don't Make Me Over (Dionne Warwick) - 1962)) ((French Version: T'en Vas Pas Comme Ça (Nancy Holloway) - 1963)) Composer(s): Burt Bacharach - Hal David - Mogol Performer(s): Ornella Vanoni - 1964
Non dirmi niente Non resta più niente da dire Non dirmi niente Se tu non vuoi farmi soffrire
Che cosa puoi dire ormai Se te ne vai Non serve a niente sai Una parola in più Basta un addio
Non dirmi niente Hai detto già troppe parole Non dirmi niente Se tu non vuoi farmi del male
Non devi parlare più Lo sai anche tu Non posso crederti Perché fra un attimo Tu te ne andrai
Non dirmi niente Non dirmi niente É l'ultima volta che piango per te
Amore, se tu puoi Non mi scordare mai Non mi scordare mai Non mi scordare mai
Amore, se tu puoi Non mi scordare mai Non mi scordare mai Non mi scordare mai
Conversations With Death (aka "Death And A Lady: Echoes Of A Mortal Conversation" or "Oh Death") (Traditional) Performer(s): Dock Boggs and multiple other artists
What is this that I can see With icy hands taking hold on me I am death and none can excel I'll open the doors to heaven or hell
Oh, death, oh, death, can't you spare me over till another year? Oh, death, oh, death, please spare me over till another year
Oh, death, someone would pray Couldnt you call some other day God's children prayed The preacher's preached The time of mercy is out of your reach
I'll fix your feet so you can't walk I'll lock your jaws so you can't talk Close your eyes so you can 't see This very hour come go with me
Death, I come to take the soul Leave the body and leave it cold To drop the flesh oft of the frame The earth and worms both have a claim
Oh, death, oh, death, can't you spare me over till another year? Oh, death, oh, death, please spare me over till another year
My mother come to my bed Place a cold towel upon my head My head is warm, my feet is cold Death is moving upon my soul
Oh, death, how you treating me Close my eyes so I can't see You hurt my body You make me cold You're ruling my life right out of my soul
Oh, death, oh, death, can't you spare me over till another year? Oh, death, oh, death, please spare me over till another year
Oh, death, please consider my age Please don't take me at this stage My wealth is all at your command If you will move your icy hand
The old, the young, the rich or poor Are all alike with me, you know No wealth, no land, no silver, no gold Nothing satisfies me but your soul
Oh, death, oh, death, can't you spare me over till another year? Oh, death, oh, death, please spare me over till another year
Reuben James Composer(s): Almanac Singers; Woody Guthrie Performer(s): The Kingston Trio
Have you heard of the ship called
"The Good Reuben James?" Armed by hard-fighting men both of honor and of fame She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea
Chorus Oh, tell me what were their names?, tell me what were their names? Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James? Oh, tell me what were their names?, tell me what were their names? Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?
One hundred men went down to their dark and watery grave When that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved Was the last day of October, they saved forty-four From the dark, icy waters of that cold Iceland shore
Chorus
It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night They watched for the U-boat and they waited for a fight Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion's roar They laid the Reuben James on the cold ocean floor
Chorus
Many years have passed since those brave men are gone Those cold icy waters, they're still and they're calm Many years have passed and still I wonder why The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die
T'en Vas Pas Comme Ça ((Adapted from: Don't Make Me Over (Dionne Warwick) - 1962)) ((Italian Version: Non Dirmi Niente (Ornella Vanoni) - 1964)) Composer(s): Burt Bacharach - Hal David - Pierre Delanoë Performer(s): Nancy Holloway - 1963 and multiple other artists
T'en vas pas comme ça Sans me donner la moindre chance T'en vas pas comme ça En oubliant mon existence
Tu ne peux pas me quitter Sans m'écouter Il n'y avait rien de vrai Dans tout ce que l'on t'a dit Je t'en supplie
T'en vas pas comme ca A chaque instant chaque seconde Tu étais pour moi Le seul amour le seul au monde
Pour toujours, je t'ai juré Fidelité Je ne t'ai jamais trahi Un seul jour de ma vie Je t'en supplie
T'en vas pas comme ça, t'en vas pas comme ça Je ne peux plus exister sans toi Je sais que tu m'aimes encore Je suis sûr que tu m'aimes encore Je sais que tu m'aimes encore Je suis sûr que tu m'aimes encore
A chaque instant chaque seconde Le seul amour le seul au monde
Accepte-moi comme je suis Accepte-moi comme je suis...
Conversation With The Blues Composer(s): Big Bill Broonzy Performer(s): Big Bill Broonzy
Oh blues, I wanna have a little talk with you Yeah now blues, I wanna have a little talk with you Ah you done cause me to lose my woman, ah blues I guess you're through Oh blues, Big Bill wants to talk to you Oh blues, Big Bill wants to talk to you Now I believe you've been drinkin' moonshine, blues 'cause you don't care what you do Now looka here blues, I wanna talk to you You been makin' me drinkin', gamblin', and stay out all night too Now you got me to the place, I don't care what I do Yeah now blues, I wanna have a little talk with you Now I believe you've been drinkin' moonshine, blues cause you don't care what you do Yeah now blues, why don't you give poor Bill a break? Yeah now blues, why don't you give poor Bill a break? Now why don't try to help me to live, instead of tryin' to break my neck?
Reuben James Composer(s): Barry Etris; Alex Harvey Performer(s): Kenny Rogers
Reuben James, in my song you live again And the phrases that I rhyme Are just the footsteps out of time From the time when I knew you Reuben James
Reuben James all the folks around Madison County Cussed your name just a no Count share croppin colored man Who would steal anything he can And they always laid the blame on Reuben James
Reuben James, you still walk furrowed fields on my mind The faded skirt the weathered brow The calloused hand up on the plow I loved you then and I love you now Reuben James Flora James, Reuben James
Gray, a gossip of Madison County died with child And although your skin was black It was you that would not turn your back On a hungry white child with no name, Reuben James
Reuben James, with your mind on my soul And the bible in your right hand You said turn the other cheek A better world is a waiting for the meek In my head those words remain from Reuben James
Reuben James one dark cloudy day That brought you from the fields And to your lonely pine box came Just a preacher, me and the rain To sing one last refrain for Reuben James
There She Is, Miss America Composer(s): Bernie Wayne
There she is, Miss America There she is, your ideal The dream of a million girls who are more than pretty can come true in Atlantic City For she may turn out to be the Queen of femininity
There she is, Miss America There she is, your ideal With so many beauties she took the town by storm With her all-American face and form
And there she is Walking on air, she is Fairest of the fair, she is There she is - Miss America
Ruben And Cherise Composer(s): Robert Hunter; Jerry Garcia Performer(s): Jerry Garcia
Cherise was brushing her long hair gently down It was the afternoon of carnival as she brushes it gently down Rubin was strumming his painted mandolin It was inlaid with a pretty face in jade played in the carnival parade
Cherise was dressing as Pirouette in white When a fatal vision gripped her tight Cherise beware tonight Rubin, Rubin tell me truly true I feel afraid and I don't know why I do, Is there another girl for you?
If you could see my heart you would know it's true There's none Cherise, except for you, except for you I'd swear to it on my very soul, If I lie, say I fall down cold
When Rubin played on his painted mandolin The breeze would pause to listen in before going on its way again Masquerade began when nightfall finally woke Like waves against the bandstand, dancers broke to the painted mandolin
Looking out to the crowd who is standing there Sweet Ruby Claire at Rubin stared, at Rubin stared She was dressed as Pirouette in red And her hair hung gently down
The crowd pressed round, Ruby stood as though alone Rubin's song took on a different tone and he played it just for her The song he played was the carnival parade Each note cut a thread of Cherise's fate it cut through like a blade
Rubin was playing his painted mandolin When Ruby froze and turned to stone for the strings played all alone The voice of Cherise from the face of the mandolin Singing Rubin, Rubin tell me true for I have no one but you
If you could see my heart you would know it true There's none Cherise, except for you, except for you I'd swear to it on my very soul If I lie, say I fall down cold
The truth of love an unsung song must tell The course of love must follow blind without a look behind Rubin walked the streets of New Orleans till dawn Cherise so lightly in his arms and her hair hung gently down
There She Goes Again Composer(s): Lou Reed Performer(s): The Velvet Underground & Nico - 1967 Covered by multiple other artists
There she goes again Shes out on the streets again Shes down on her knees, my friend But you know shell never ask you please again
Now take a look, theres no tears in her eyes She wont take it from just any guy, what can you do You see her walkin on down the street Look at all your friends shes gonna meet You better hit her
There she goes again Shes knocked out on her feet again Shes down on her knees, my friend But you know shell never ask you please again
Now take a look, theres no tears in her eyes Like a bird, you know she would fly, what can you do You see her walkin on down the street Look at all your friends that shes gonna meet You better hit her
Now take a look, theres no tears in her eyes Like a bird, you know she will fly, fly, fly away See her walking on down the street Look at all your friends that shes gonna meet
Shes gonna bawl and shout Shes gonna work it Shes gonna work it out, bye bye Bye bye baby All right