If I Were A Blackbird
Composer(s): Alister Armstrong; Judson Armstrong
Performer(s): Helen Creighton



I once knew a maiden, a maiden so rare
Fell in love with a sailor, a young sailor beau
She courted him dearly, by night and by day
Til at length this young sailor, he sailed far away

And if I were a blackbird, I'd whistle and sing
I'd follow the ship that my true love sails in
And on the top rigging I'd there build my nest
And I'd fly like a seagull to his lily white breast

My true love is handsome in every degree
My parents despise him because he loves me
Well, let them despise him, or say what they will
While there's life in my bosom, I'll love the lad still 

And if I were a blackbird, I'd whistle and sing
I'd follow the ship that my true love sails in
And on the top rigging I'd there build my nest
And I'd fly like a seagull to his lily white breast

If I were a scholar, I could handle a pen
One long, loving letter unto him I'd send
I'd tell him my sorrow, my grief and my woes
If I could but find him I'd crown him with gold 

And if I were a blackbird, I'd whistle and sing
I'd follow the ship that my true love sails in
And on the top rigging I'd there build my nest
And I'd fly like a seagull to his lily white breast

I’m just a young sailor and my story is sad
For once I was happy and a brave sailor lad
I courted a lassie by night and by day
But now she has left me and gone far away

And pillow my head on her lily white breast
Whistle and sing, whistle and sing
I’ll follow the ship that my true love sails in

El Paso City
Composer(s): Marty Robbins
Performer(s): Marty Robbins; David Allan Coe; Meat Puppets



From thirty thousand feet above
The desert floor, I see it there below
A city with a legend
The west Texas city of El Paso
Where long ago I heard a song
About a Texas cowboy and a girl
And a little place called Rosa's
Where he used to go and watch this beauty whirl

I don't recall who sang the song
But I recall the story that I heard
And as I look down on the city
I remember each and ev'ry word
The singer sang about a jealous cowboy
And the way he used his gun
To kill another cowboy
Then he had to leave El Paso on the run

El Paso Cit-y, by the Rio Grand-e
The cowboy lived and rode away
But love was strong he couldn't stay
He rode back just to die in that El Paso sand
El Paso Cit-y, by the Rio Grand-e
I try not to let you cross my mind
But still I find there's just a mystery
In the song that I don't understand

My mind is down there somewhere
As I fly above the badlands of New Mexico
I can't explain why I should know
The very trail he rode back to El Paso
Can it be that man can disappear
From life and live another time
And does the mystery deepen 'cause you think
That you yourself lived in that other time

Somewhere in my deepest thoughts
Familar scenes and memories unfold
These wild and unexplained emotions
That I've had so long but I have never told
Like every time I fly up thru the heavens
And I see you there below
I get the feeling sometime
In another world I lived in El Paso

El Paso Cit-y, by the Rio Grand-e
Could it be that I could be
The cowboy in this mystery
That died there in that desert sand so long ago
El Paso Cit-y, by the Rio Grand-e
A voice tells me to go and see
Another voice keeps tellin' me
Maybe death awaits me in El Paso

El Paso Cit-y

If I Was The Priest
Composer(s): Bruce Springsteen
Performer(s): Bruce Springsteen; Allan Clarke



Well there's a light on yonder mountain
And it's calling me to shine
There's a girl over by the water fountain
And she's asking to be mine
And ain't that Jesus, he's standing in the doorway
With a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs, so really fine
He says "We need you up in Dodge City, son
'Cause there's oh so many bad boys (just too many outlaws)
Tryin' to work the same line"

Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I were the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
Oh and Papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line
There's still too many outlaws
Tryin' to work the same line

Now old sweet Virgin Mary
She runs the Holy Grail saloon
Where for a nickel they'll give you whisky
And the personally blessed balloon
And the Holy Ghost, he's the host with the most
He runs the burlesque show
Where they let you in for free
But oh hit you for your soul when you go
And Mary serves Mass on Sunday
And then she sells her body on Monday
To the bootlegger who will pay the highest price
But he don't know he got stuck with a loser
Mary's a stone junkie, what's more she's a boozer
And she's only been made once or twice
By some kind of magic

Well things ain't been the same in Heaven
Ever since big bad Bobby came to town
He's been known to down eleven
And then ask for another round
And me I got scabs on my knees
>From kneeling way too long
I gotta take a stand, be the man, up where you belong
And forget about the old friends and the old times
Because there's just too many new boys
Tryin' to work the same line

Well now if Jesus was the sheriff and I were the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thief
Oh and Papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys
Tryin' to work the same line

Now there's a light on yonder mountain
And it's calling me to shine
There's a girl by the water fountain
And she's asking to be mine
And Jesus, he's standing in the doorway
With his six-guns drawn, and ready to fan
He says "We need you son, up in Dodge City"
But I'm already overdue in Cheyenne

El Paso
((Dutch Version: De Derde Straat Links Op Het Nummer 15 (Wendy Van Wanten) -1996))
Composer(s): Marty Robbins
First release: Marty Robbins - 1959
Covered by multiple other artists



Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl
Night-time would find me in Rosa's cantina
Music would play and Felina would whirl
Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina
Wicked and evil while casting a spell
My love was deep for this Mexican maiden
I was in love but in vain, I could tell
One night a wild young cowboy came in
Wild as the West Texas wind
Dashing and daring
A drink he was sharing
With wicked Felina
The girl that I loved
So in anger I
Challenged his right for the love of this maiden
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore
My challenge was answered in less than a heart-beat
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor
Just for a moment I stood there in silence
Shocked by the Foul Evil deed I had done
Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there
I had but one chance and that was to run
Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran
Out where the horses were tied
I caught a good one
It looked like it could run
Up on its back
And away I did ride
Just as fast as I
Could from the West Texas town of El Paso
Out to the bad-lands of New Mexico
Back in El Paso my life would be worthless
Everything's gone in life; nothing is left
It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden
My love is stronger than my fear of death
I saddled up and away I did go
Riding alone in the dark
Maybe tomorrow
A bullet may find me
Tonight nothing's worse than this
Pain in my heart
And at last here I
Am on the hill overlooking El Paso
I can see Rosa's cantina below
My love is strong and it pushes me onward
Down off the hill to Felina I go
Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys
Off to my left ride a dozen or more
Shouting and shooting I can't let them catch me
I have to make it to Rosa's back door
Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel
A deep burning pain in my side
Though I am trying
To stay in the saddle
I'm getting weary
Unable to ride
But my love for
Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen
Though I am weary I can't stop to rest
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest
From out of nowhere Felina has found me
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for
One little kiss and Felina, good-bye

If I Was A Boy
Composer(s): James Alan Shelton
Performer(s): Eartha Kitt



If I was a boy I'd know the things a girl shouldn't know
I'd go where girls shouldn't go
So, oh so girls shouldn't, so

If I was a boy, I'd had come of age a long time ago
It would be a joy, if I was a boy

If I was a boy, I'd do so much a girl can't explain
I'd pack and catch me a train
Go out and raise me some cain

If I was a boy, there'd be some use in having a brain
It would be a joy, just to be a boy

There is such a lot a girl is got to cope with
There are times I think I'm busting at the seams

But as long as I have something left to hope with
I still have my dreams

If I was a boy, I'd have no wings like girls seem to sprout
Learn things that girls seem to doubt
Spread my activities out

If I was a boy, I'd know what all the shouting's about
It would be a joy, just to be a boy

There is such a lot a girl is got to cope with
There are times I think I'm busting at the seams

But as long as I have something left to hope with
I still have my dreams

If I was a boy, I'd have no wings like girls seem to sprout
Learn things that girls seem to doubt
Spread my small activities out

If I was a boy, I'd know what all the shouting's about
It would be a joy, just to be a boy

Doggone it, if I was only a boy, the things I wouldn't do
I'd take a trip to .....

If I Was
Composer(s): D. Mitchell; Midge Ure
Performer(s): Midge Ure



If I was a better man

Would fellow men take me to their hearts?
If I was a stronger man
Carrying the weight of popular demand

Tell me
would that alarm her?
I'd never harm her at all

If I was a soldier
captive arms I'd lay before her
If I was a sailor
seven oceans I'd sail to her

If I was a wiser man

Would other men reach out and touch me?
If I was a kinder man
Dishing out love for a hungry world

Tell me
would that appease her? 
I want to please her again

If I was a painter

I'd paint a world that couldn't taint her
If I was a leader

On food of love from above I would feed her
If I was a poet

All my love and burning words I would show it
If I was a lover

Her eyes in kisses I would cover

Come here
my baby
oh
they can't touch you now

I'll keep you safe and warm
I'll never leave you at all
Come here
my baby
oh
they won't touch you

Dishing up love for a hungry world
tell me
would that appease you?
I want to please you again

If I was a soldier
captive arms I'd lay before her
If I was a sailor
seven oceans I'd sail to her
If I was a painter
I'd paint a world that couldn't taint her
If I was a leader
on food of love from above I would feed her

El Organillero
Composer(s): Agustín Lara
Performer(s): Javier Solís
and multiple other artists



Cantando por el barrio del amor
se cansa mi organillo de llorar
se mete en las orejas su rumor
y se oye por todita la ciudad

Cantando por el barrio del amor
se cansa mi organillo de llorar
se mete en las orejas su rumor
y se oye por todita la ciudad

Ya se va el organillero con su tema juguetón
es olvido y es amor
y se aturde todo el barrio y se salta el corazón
cuando canta su canción

En sus quejas dolorosas cuántas cosas me contó
sonecito callejero, lastimero y juguetón

Ya se va el organillero nadie sabe dónde va
dónde guarda su canción
Pobrecito organillero si el manubrio se cansó
dale vuelta al corazón

Ya se va el organillero nadie sabe dónde va
donde guarda su canción
Pobrecito organillero si el manubrio se cansó
dale vuelta al corazón

If I Steal A Kiss 
Composer(s): Nacio Herb Brown; Edward Heyman
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra



If I steal a kiss, dear
I’ll surely return it some day
If I steal your dreams, dear
I’ll bring them back some way
And if I take your moonlight
I’ll bring it back more divine
But if I steal your heart, dear
I’ll keep it close to mine

And if I steal your moonlight
I’ll bring it back more divine
But if I steal your heart, dear
I’ll keep it close to mine
I’ll keep it close to mine

El Oficio De Cantor
Composer(s): Facundo Cabral - Osvaldo Avena
Performer(s): Facundo Cabral



El oficio de cantor es cosa maravillosa
¡Caray! que contarle al mundo que en casa nació una rosa
O que vino del oriente nueva mariposa
Que Dios y la verdad viven en todas las cosas
El oficio de cantor es cosa maravillosa
El oficio de cantor es tan venturoso
Para el sediento la copla es el agua milagrosa
O compartir con siria con esa cuestión misteriosa
Que es nada más que la vida aunque la llamen milonga
El oficio de cantor se aprende teniendo ganas
Abriéndole al sol la puerta y a la sombra la ventana
O dándole tiempo al tiempo para el verso, para el trigo
Para la fe y la esperanza, el perdón y las espinas
El oficio de cantor es cosa maravillosa
Ser cantor no es un oficio, es ser espía del viento
Que se canta con su voz, que es Dios repartiendo
El verbo es andar soles y lunas con la manzana entera
Que el Señor puso en mis manos para dársela a cualquiera
Para cantar compañero hay que perder todo el miedo

If I Should Lose You
Composer(s): Ralph Rainger; Leo Robin
First performance: Gladys Swarthout & John Boles - 1936
Covered by multiple other artists



If I should lose you
The stars would fall from the sky
If I should lose you
The leaves would wither and die

The birds in Maytime
Would sing a mournful refrain
And I would wander around
Hating the sound of rain

With you beside me
The rose would bloom in the snow
With you beside me
No winds of winter would blow

I gave you my love
And I was living a dream
But living would seem in vain
If I lost you

El Número Uno
Performer(s): Fernando Ubiergo



Tenía el mundo entero entre sus manos
Tenía el alma fuerte para volar
En su rincón paraba los cuatro vientos
Nació con buena estrella para triunfar

Y fue esa tarde negra, Río de Janeiro
cuando quebró sus alas la oscuridad
Vuela, campeón... vuela otra vez
Yo sé que hay gente en todas partes
que aún puede querer
Otra vez alza tu frente
no hay nada que esconder
Vuela Cóndor, amigo
que el sol brilla otra vez

Tenía en su espalda el número uno
Y la mirada atenta como guardián
Tenía mil sonrisas y otro futuro
y una estrella blanca por qué luchar

Y fue esa tarde negra, Río de Janeiro
cuando quebró sus alas la oscuridad
Vuela, campeón... vuela otra vez
Yo sé que hay gente en todas partes
que aún puede querer
Otra vez alza tu frente
No hay nada que esconder
Vuela, Cóndor, amigo
que el sol brilla otra vez

If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me)
Composer(s): David Bellamy; Howard Bellamy
Performer(s): The Bellamy Brothers



If I said you had a beautiful body
Would you hold it against me
If I swore you were an angel
Would you treat me like the devil tonight
If I were dying of thirst
Would your flowing love come quench me
If I said you had a beautiful body
Would you hold it against me

Now we can talk all night about the weather
Tell you 'bout my friends out on the coast
I could ask alot of crazy questions
Or I could ask what I really want to know

If I said you had a beautiful body
Would you hold it against me
If I swore you were an angel
Would you treat me like the devil tonight
If I were dying of thirst
Would your flowing love come quench me
If I said you had a beautiful body
Would you hold it against me

Now rain can fall so soft against the window
The sun can shine so bright up in the sky
But daddy always told me, "Don't make small talk"
He said, "Come on out and said what's on your mind"

If I said you had a beautiful body
Would you hold it against me
If I swore you were an angel
Would you treat me like the devil tonight
If I were dying of thirst
Would your flowing love come quench me
If I said you had a beautiful body
Would you hold it against me

If I said you had a beautiful body
Would you hold it against me
If I swore you were an angel
Would you treat me like the devil tonight
If I were dying of thirst
Would your flowing love come quench me
If I said you had a beautiful body
Would you hold it against me

El Niño Yuntero
Composer(s): Miguel Hernández - Victor Jara
Performer(s): Victor Jara
and multiple other artists



Carne de yugo ha nacido
mas humillado que bello
con el cuello perseguido
por el yugo para el cuello

Empieza a vivir y empieza
a morir de punta a punta
levantando la corteza
de su madre con la yunta

Contar sus años no sabe
y ya sabe que el sudor
es una corona grave
de sal para el labrador

Me duele este niño hambriento
como una grandiosa espina
y su vivir ceniciento
revuelve mi alma de ecima

Contar sus años no sabe
y ya sabe que el sudor
es una corona grave
de sal para el labrador

Quien salvara a este chiquillo
menor que un grano de avena
de donde saldra el martillo
verdugo de esta cadena

Que salga del corazon
de los hombres jornaleros
que antes de ser hombres son
y han sido niños yunteros

If I Ruled The World
Dutch Version: Die Wereld Van Mij - 1968
Composer(s): Leslie Bricusse; Cyril Ornadel
Performer(s): Harry Secombe - 1963
and multiple other artists



If I ruled the world
Every day would be the first day of Spring
Every heart would have a new song to sing
And we'd sing of the joy every morning would bring

If I ruled the world
Every man would be as free as a bird
Every voice would be a voice to be heard
Take my word, we would treasure each day that occurred

My world would be a beautiful place
Where we would weave such wonderful dreams
My world would wear a smile on its face
Like the man in the moon when the moon beams

If I ruled the world
Every man would say the world was his friend
There'd be happiness that no man could end
No my friend, not if I ruled the world

Every head would be held up high
There'd be sunshine in everyone's sky
If the day ever dawned when I ruled the world

El Niño Que No Pudo Nacer Y Reir
Composer(s): Leonardo Favio - J. Candia
Performer(s): Raphael; Leonardo Favio



¿Dónde estará la niña que no viene más?
Dicen que se fue camino de la gran ciudad
Lleva en su vientre un niño que no nacerá
Porque sino su patrona se puede enfadar
Tal vez allá en la villa se ponga a llorar
Cuando le arranque el hijo doña Trinidad
Dicen que era lindo y rubio como un querubín
El niño que no pudo nacer ni reír
¿Dónde estará la niña que no viene más?
Se fue a acunar a su hijo a la eternidad

If I Only Knew	
Composer(s): Rise Robots Rise
Performer(s): Tom Jones



Ow!!
Yeah...
Yeah
Home grown, on the bone
All the channels show the same old war zone
As I walk alone in the city
Makin' me an offer, now don't they look pretty
New cinema
Live action, all the noise of attraction beats up
On the streets, the sellers do mark up
Better than tellin' em off, don't stock up
Shark, they don't bite
All that matters is you're not here tonight
And now that I wonder
Am I gonna dig a hole ten feet under
Under sea, under you, under we, undivided
Undecided

If I only knew
What I could do
To make you, make you love me
To make you make you love me
If I only knew
What I could do
To make you make you love me
To make you make you love me
Up north where the snow grows colder
I travel onward 'cross the border

Looked up a girl that I once knew frozen
To be the follower of the deity
Make myself scarce while they
Come to plea bargain
For my body and soul
All the flames go around, surround me
I won't go

I need the ozone
I wanna cuddle up behind your backbone
I never stay long where I'm not wanted
I fell haunted
Yo brother
Where ya gonna go
Back to the warzone
To break down the walls

If I only knew
What I could do
To make you, make you love me
To make you make you love me
If I only knew
What I could do
To make you make you love me
To make you make you love me
If I only knew
What I could do
To make you, make you happy
To make you make you happy

If only I knew what I should do, yeah
To make you make you love me
I bared my soul to the golden traces
Went to the forest of the holy places
And now I wonder
Am I gonna dig a hole ten feet under
Under sea, under me, under you, under we, undivided
Undecided
Yeah... yeah

If I only knew
What I could do
To make you happy
To make you make you happy
If I only knew
What I should do
To make you make you happy
To make you make you happy
If I only knew
What I could do
To make you, make you love me
To make you make you love me
If I only knew
What I should do
To make you make you love me
If I only knew what I should do
If I only knew what I should do

El Niño Que Fui
Performer(s): Victor Heredia



A veces el cristal del llanto me da
pájaros sin voz en el corazón
y se me pone gris en algún cajón
donde mi niñez vive su soledad
En un pino que fue rama dulce ayer
bomba de color, barco en el amor
que el viento azotó y por fin ancló
en el arenal de mi soledad
Es sólo un niño que por primera vez
se asoma al dolor desde su candor
una carta más que no llegará
Es distancia y mar, torpe despertar
Es mi llanto, por fin, un viejo país
donde va feliz el niño que fui

If I Only Had Time 
Adapted from: Je N'aurai Pas Le Temps - 1967
Composer(s): Jack Fishman / Michel Fugain; Pierre Delanoë
Performer(s): John Rowles - 1968
and multiple other artists



Mm... 
If I only had time, only time 

So much to do 
If I only had time, if I only had time 
Dreams to pursue 
If I only had time, they'd be mine 

Time, like the wind, goes hurrying by 
And the hours just fly 
Where to begin? 
There are mountains I'd climb if I had time 
Since I met you I've thought 
Life really is too short 
Loving you so many things we could make true 
A whole century isn't enough to satisfy me 

If I only had time, only time, mm...

Là
Performer(s): Lucio Dalla


A me piaceva andare di notte ogni estate in riva al mare
Camminare e poi fermarmi ogni tanto lì
E pensare a cose inutili
A come è grande il mare
A che distanza c’è tra qua e là
Oppure com’è che è così strano il mondo
E come era strano esserci
Confondermi e perdermi
Sotto quel cielo e a tutte le stelle
Perdermi, riperdermi
Lontano da ogni cosa
Su una stella luminosa
Non esserci, non essere
Non esser mai nemmeno nato
Un punto solo, il più piccolo che c’è


Adesso sei con me
Come mi sento io qui davanti a te
Ancora più confuso per averti qui vicino a me
Come se avessi sedici anni
Per questo cederò ad ogni cosa, a tutto quello che dirai
Ad ogni spostamento che avrai
Perché voglio vederti stare bene, bene, bene, bene
E perdermi, confondermi
Insieme a te, il cielo e alle altre stelle
E perdermi, non perderti
Lontano da ogni cosa
Su una stella luminosa
Ed esserci, ed essere
Dentro di te e in ogni momento
Difenderti, difenderti anche da me
Per non perderti e perdonami
Se non sarò come vorrai
Perdonami, perdonami
Ma ti stringerò come nessuno farà mai
Per non perderti e tenerti qui sopra di me come una stella
Non perderti ed andare fino là … là

If I Only Had The Words (To Tell You) 
Composer(s): Billy Joel 
Performer(s): Billy Joel



If I only had the words to tell you
If you only had the time to understand
Though I know it wouldn't change your feelings
And I know you'll carry on the best you can 

If I only had the urge to tell you
If you only know how hard it is to say
When the simple lines have all been taken
And the radio repeats them ev'ry day 

If I never find the song to sing you
If you always find it hard to comprehend
Well you know there wouldn't be much meaning
If I had to sing those tired words again
Life goes on and on, and tonight will soon be gone
But if we try we can be sure 

If I only had the words to tell you
If you only had the time to understand
But I only have these arms to hold you
And it's all that you can ask of any man