Single Life
Composer(s): Larry Blackmon; Thomas Michael Jenkins
Performer(s): Cameo
and multiple other artists



Every little thing you do
Makes me smile
And if I had my way, baby
I'd drive you up the wall

I'd take you through the pages
One by one
I don't wanna get too serious
I just like having fun

Yeah, yeah
I just like having fun
Oh, sugar

I'm living the single, single, single
Life
The single, single, single
Life

Now I don't want anybody
To get the wrong idea about me
I don't have nothing to hide
I want the world to see

Just like a car I'll drive you
Out of your mind
It's always the first step
In us having a good time

Oh, oh, oh, sugar

I'm living the single, single, single
Life
Single, single, single
Life

Single guys clap your hands
Yeah
Oh, sugar
Single ladies clap your hands

Feels so good
And it feels so good
Feels so good

I'm living the single, single, single
Life (Oh, sugar)
Single, single, single
Life

Single, single, single
Life
Single, single, single
Life

Single, single, single
Single, single, single

Peter The Miller
(Traditional)



When Peter the Miller went unto the fair
Young Paul, very downcast, met with him there
"What's wrong?" Peter cried. "I'm in love" said Paul
"And terribly troubled I am with it all
Though the maid, she is willing and ready to wed
Yet her father's as crusty as home-made bread
And he swears that wedded we never shall be
Oh what would you do, if you were me?
What would you do, what would you do
What would you do, if you were me?" 

Well said Peter the Miller, "When I were young
Such crusty old fathers could go and get hung
I'd choose a dark night, if she didn't say nay
Slip an arm round her waist and I'd up and away
I'll help 'ee, me lad, and tonight if you'd care
Why, I'll lend 'ee me trap and me old grey mare
Make off with thee lass, lad, that's what I'd do
That's what I'd do, if I were you
That's what I'd do, that's what I'd do
That's what I'd do, if I were you"

Well, when Peter the Miller got home that night
No log in the fire, in the window no light
But where could his daughter be, plague take the maid
What's this, here's a note on the table laid
"Dear Father, we thought your advice was so good
We carried it out just as soon as we could
If you ask our advice as to what you should do
Oh, we'd just make the best of it, if we were you
That's what we'd do, that's what we'd do
That's what we'd do, if we were you"

Vse Rože Sveta
First performance by: Lado Leskovar - 1967



Pridi, dala ti bom cvet
Ki raste le v meni
Le zate cveti!
Pridi, dala ti bom cvet
Odprla bom zate
Vse svoje lati!

O pamladi nisem sanjala
Saj v rokah jo drzim
Vecnosti ne bom oznanjala
Se smrti ne bojim
Umrla bom zato
Da v tebi se rodim
Ljubi moj

Pridi, dala ti bom cvet
Cvetela sem zate
Utrgati smeš me le ti

Peter The Meter Reader
Composer(s): Don Bearman; Meri Wilson
Performer(s): Meri Wilson



Here we go again!

I was lyin' on my back porch, just a-gettin' some sun
Had my hair done up in pigtails, had my swimmin' suit on
I was just about asleep when there came a shadow over me
I opened up my eyes to peek and what did I see-eee-eee

There was a man, what a man, lookin' down over me
Tall, dark and handsome, six-foot-three
There was a look in his eye that was tellin' me
You knew there was somethin' that he wanted to see

He said, "Hi! My name's Peter
And I'm here to read your meter
I'd like to see your kilowatts
Could you take me to your box"

I didn't have the slightest notion where that box could be
But I said to Peter, "Won't you follow me"
We went upstairs, downstairs, inside and out
I just loved having Peter follow me about

He said, "Hey, what's with ya pops
Can't you take me to your box
I came here to see your meter
They call me Peter the meter reader"

By the time he found my meter it was quarter-past-four
And he said to watch my heater as he was walkin' through my door
Ev'ry single kilowatt was lookin' just fine
And he'd be comin' back to see them in another month's ti-i-i-ime

So now I'm waitin', yes I'm waitin' so patiently
To have my sweet, sweet Peter read my meter for me
But maybe I should tell you so you'll understand
That Peter used to be my telephone man

Singin' hey-lolly-lolly, hey-lolly-lolly
Hey lolly-lolly, get it anyway you can
Hah-hah-hah, oh, I never done anything like this before
Well!

Single Is Better Than Wrong
Composer(s): Moore; Feller
Performer(s): Tommy Leonetti



When I'm weary of dreamin' alone
I remember the girls I've known
But I say when the feelin' grows strong
Ah well, single is better than wrong

When I think of the life I've missed
And remember the lips I've kissed
When I long just to feel I belong
I say, single is better than wrong

Love is such a gamble
I've seen them win and lose
And I'm not takin' any chances
On a lifetime with the blues

Now I face ev'ry night with a sigh
As I watch all the lovers go by
Tell me why should I envy the throng
If single is better than wrong

Peter Cottontail
Composer(s): Steve Edward Nelson; Jack Rollins
Performer(s): Gene Autry;
and various other artists



Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppin', Easter's on its way

Bringin' ev'ry girl and boy
Baskets full of Easter joy
Things to make your Easter bright and gay

He's got jelly beans for Tommy
Colored eggs for sister Sue
There's an orchid for your mommy
And an Easter bonnet too

Oh, here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppity, Happy Easter Day

Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppin', Easter's on its way

Try to do the things you should
Maybe if you're extra good
He'll roll lots of Easter eggs your way

You'll wake up on Easter mornin'
And you'll know that he was there
When you find those choc'late bunnies
That he's hiding ev'rywhere

Oh, here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppity, Happy Easter Day

Hippity hoppity, Happy Easter Day

Boum Badaboum
Composer(s): Serge Gainsbourg
First performance by: Minouche Barelli - 1967



Boum badaboum boum boum
Boum badaboum boum boum
Avant de faire tout sauter
Boum boum
Laissez-moi le temps d' aimer
Badaboum
Laissez-moi encore la vie
Boum boum
Au moins mille et une nuits
Badaboum
Boum badaboum boum boum
Boum badaboum boum boum
Laissez-moi encor la vie
Boum boum
Au moins mille et une nuits
Badaboum
Laissez-moi mille et un jours
Boum boum
Avant le compte à rebours
Badaboum
Boum badaboum boum boum
Boum badaboum boum boum

Si mes jours me sont comptés
Boum boum
Je n'veux pas seulement aimer
Badaboum
S'il est d'autres paradis
Boum boum
Je veux les connaître aussi
Badaboum
Boum badaboum boum boum
Boum badaboum boum boum
S'il est d'autres paradis
Boum boum
Je veux les connaître aussi
Badaboum
Quand j'aurai tout essayé
Boum boum
Je partirai sans regret
Badaboum
Boum badaboum boum boum
Boum badaboum boum boum

Laissez-moi vivre un peu
Avant d'me faire la peau
Boum badaboum boum boum
Boum badaboum boum boum

Pete
Composer(s): Lanny Grey
Performer(s): Doris Day; Dinah Washington



I've got a man, his name is Pete
He's awfully good and oh, so sweet
He's not the kind that you usually meet
He loves me so and I love Pete

A gal that I know loves a boy named Jim
Though he treats her mean she still loves him
And Sally loves Joe who's the kind that'll cheat
Some men are like that, but not my Pete

He never beats me, never mistreats me
He never teases, he only pleases
I take my troubles with a grain of salt
'Cause I've got a man without a fault

I put him on trial, he passed every test
Whatever he does, he does his best
I've got no complaints and my life is complete
'Cause I've got a man whose name is Pete

He never beats me, never mistreats me
He never teases, he only pleases
I take my troubles with a grain of salt
'Cause I've got a man without a fault

I put him on trial, he passed every test
Whatever he does, he does his best
I've got no complaints and my life is complete
'Cause I've got a man, what a man
His name is Pete

Single Girl
Performer(s): The Manhattan Transfer



When I was single
the life I led was mine
Thought that when I married
I'd be happy al the time

Lord I wish I was
A single girl again
Lord I wish I was 
A single girl again

When I was a single girl
The boys all courted me
I would move from man to man
Just like a honeybee

Single girls are free to roam
Wherever love is found
Now that I am married, Lord
You know I can't get to town - no no

Lord I wish I was
A single girl again
Lord I wish I was 
A single girl again

First he said he loved me
And now he treats me like a slave
The burden of this married life
I carry to my grave

Lord I wish I was
A single girl again
Lord I wish I was 
A single girl again

(Repeat 3 times)

Pétalo De Sal
Composer(s): Fito Paez
Performer(s): Fito Paez



Furioso pétalo de sal
la misma calle el mismo bar
nada te importa en la ciudad si nadie espera
ella se vuelve carmesí, no se si es Baires o Madrid
nada te importa en la ciudad si nadie espera
y no es tan trágico mi amor, es este sueño es este sol
que ayer pareció tan extraño
o al menos tus labios
yo te entiendo bien, es como hablarle a la pared
y tu podrías darme fe

...y te imagino dando vueltas en el vecindario

algo tienen estos años que me hacen poner así
y decirte que te extraño
y voy a hacerte feliz

The Single Girl
(French Version: Je Suis Une Fille Toute Seule - 1968)
Composer(s): Martha Sharpe
First release by: Sandy Posey - 1967



A single girl all alone in a great big town 
The single girl gets so tired of love letting her down 
Life's unreal and the people are phoney 
And the nights can get so lonely 
The single girl needs a sweet loving man to lean on 

I'm a single girl, wondering if love could be a passing me by 
I'm a single girl, and I know all about men and their lies 
Nobody loves me, cause nobody knows me 
And nobody takes the time to go slowly 
The single girl needs a sweet loving man to lean on 

I lie awake, got up late 
There's rent, I gotta pay 
I need a nightime love 
To get me through the day 

I'm a single girl, all alone in a great big town 
I'm a single girl, and I get so tired of love letting me down 
But there's a man I'm yet to know 
Waiting somewhere I'm yet to go 
Someday I'll have, a sweet loving man to lean on 

The single girl needs a sweet loving man to lean on 
The single girl needs a sweet loving man to lean on ...

Pétalo
Performer(s): Luis Eduardo Aute



Pétalo
en la página once, muerto
besando los últimos versos
"Déjenme solo con el día
Pido permiso para nacer"
Huele el poema todavía
huele a esa flor que no pudo ser
Poeta Pablo, a ti te canto
poeta Pablo, estravagario

Dukkemann
Composer(s): Tor Hultin - Ola B. Johannessen
First performance by: Kirsti Sparboe - 1967



Det var en søt liten dukkemann
en så fri og freidig og glad
Han lo av de andre små dukker, han
å ja
For denne særegne dukkemann
tenk, han var skarpsindig som få
Han sa at de henger jo alle mann
i tråd

Han lo av de dumme små dukker som danset
på ordre fra noe de ikke forstod
Han lo så han hikstet, men plutselig stanset
han opp, for hans tråd den ble klippet i to

Og se vår særegne dukkemann
han forstod: Hvis dansen skal gå
da må man nok sprelle som alle mann
i tråd

Han lo av de dumme små dukker som danset
på ordre fra noe de ikke forstod
Han lo så han hikstet, men plutselig stanset
han opp, for hans tråd den ble klippet i to
Så ble vår særegne dukkemann
uten liv og måtte forstå
en tråd har en snelle
så hvis man vil telle
da må man nok sprelle
som alle mann
i tråd

Pet Sematary
Composer(s): Dee Dee Ramone; Daniel Rey
Performer(s): The Ramones;
and various other artists



Under the arc of a weather stain boards
Ancient goblins, and warlords
Come out of the ground, not making a sound
The smell of death is all around
And the night when the cold wind blows
No one cares, nobody knows

[Chorus]
I don't want to be buried in a pet sematary
I don't want to live my life again
I don't want to be buried in a pet sematary
I don't want to live my life again

Follow Victor to the sacred place
This ain't a dream, I can't escape
Molars and fangs, the clicking of bones
Spirits moaning among the tombstones
And the night, when the moon is bright
Someone cries, something ain't right

The moon is full, the air is still
All of a sudden I feel a chill
Victor is grinning, flesh rotting away
Skeletons dance, I curse this day
And the night when the wolves cry out
Listen close and you can hear me shout

Singing You A Rainbow
Performer(s): Marg Osburne



If I Could Sing You A Rainbow
I'd Leave Out The Rainy Day
And With Colors For My Feelin's
And Things I Want To Say To You
If I Could Make A Blue Sky Out Of The Clouds Of Grey
I'd Give You A Golden Sunset
And Still All I Can Say Is
How Would You Love Me
If I Should Sing You A Rainbow?
If I Could Sing You A Rainbow 
No Need To Bring You Flowers
I Think You'd Understand From The Minutes And The Hours
That We Were Together 
And I'm Singing You A Rainbow
I Could Simply Say I Love You Too 
And That Won't Do
I Can Take Your Hand And Hope That You Would Understand
If I Could Sing You A Rainbow
I'd Leave Out The Rainy Day
And With Colors For My Feelin's
And Things I Want To Say To You
If I Could Make A Blue Sky Out Of The Clouds Of Grey
I'd Give You A Golden Sunset
And Still All I Can Say Is
How Would You Love Me
If I Should Sing You A Rainbow?
Singin' A Rainbow, Watchin' The Rain Go...
Singin' A Rainbow, Watchin' The Rain Go...
Singin' A Rainbow, Watchin' The Rain Go...

Pesce Veloce Del Baltico
Composer(s): Paolo Conte
Performer(s): Paolo Conte



Vecchi i cristalli tintinnano
nel trasandato hotel
luci sinistre han le musiche
non è il "Guglielmo Tell"
la radio situata nel angolo
di semioscurità
sembra una pagoda mongola
dell'infelicità

Da-dam, da-dam, da-dam, ...

Viaggiatori di commercio
rifuggiatisi quassù
piccioni dalle ali bagnate
la pioggia sedia e non smette più
guardano a turno il telefono
sempre impassibilie
il loro tempo si sbriciola
sembra passabile

Da-dam, da-dam, da-dam, ...

Uno dalla scala a chiocciola
scende da basso e sta
fermo sul legno che scrichiola
per la sua vetustà
sì, venditori vecchi
incantatori, suggestionatori
la strada fatta là fuori
è stata percorsa già

Da-dam, da-dam, da-dam, ...

"Pesce Veloce del Baltico"
dice il menu che contorno han
torta di mais e poi servono
polenta e baccalà
cucina povera e umile
fatta d'ingenuità
caduta nel gorgo perfido
della celebrità
della celebrità

Da-dam, da-dam, da-dam, ...

Please Speak To Me Of Love
(Adapted from: Hablemos Del Amor - 1967
Composer(s): Manuel Alejandro
Performer(s): Raphael



Please speak to me of love just one more time
Please tell me once again that you still need me
Then maybe I'll believe you and never have to leave you
Bbefore the teardrops start deep in my heart

Tell everyone you know, say you are mine
Wherever you may go, please say you love me
Qo they will know, forever we'll live out lives together
Until the end of time, we'll never part

What does it matter, what does it matter
That people say what they'll may
I don't care what they say if you love ve
What does it matter, what does it matter
That people say what they'll may
Just as long as you're here by my side, here by my side

Please speak to me of love just one more time
Please tell me once again that you still need me
Then maybe I will believe you and never have to leave you
Before the teardrops start deep in my heart

What does it matter, what does it matter
That people say what they'll may
I don't care what they say if you love me
What does it matter, what does it matter
That people say shat they'll may
Just a long as you're here by my side

What does it matter
I love you darling, my darling
I love you so much, speak to me of love

Personne Au Monde
((Adapted from: Talkin' 'Bout You (Ray Charles) - 1958))
Composer(s): Ray Charles - Eddy Mitchell
Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell - 1965



Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
Je ne suis rien qu'un vagabond
Fuyant à tort ou à raison
Les gens m'accusent de crime sans nom
Pour un oui ou pour un non
Personne au monde n'a de pardon
Pourtant dans mon cœur, il y a du bon
Personne au monde, oooh, oooh
N'a de pardon
N'a de pardon
Personne au monde ne veut me croire
J'en deviens fou, j'ai peur de tout
Personne au monde ne peut savoir
Combien je t'aime, waou, yé...
Personne au monde n'a su m'aimer
Tu es la seule qui peut me sauver
Personne au monde, oooh, oooh
N'a su m'aimer
N'a su m'aimer
Je ne suis rien qu'un vagabond
Pleurant à tort ou à raison
Je reste seul à l'abandon
Cherchant un chemin, une maison
Personne au monde n'a su m'aimer
Je t'en supplie, viens me consoler
Personne au monde, waou...
N'a su m'aimer
N'a su m'aimer
Nous partirons loin de ce monde
Pour nous cacher, pour nous aimer
Si tu veux de moi, chaque seconde
Deviendra une éternité
Personne au monde n'a su m'aimer
Tu es la seule qui peut me sauver
Personne au monde, waou, yé...
N'a su m'aimer
N'a su m'aimer
Personne au monde
Personne au monde...

Singing Waterfall
Composer(s): Hank Williams
Performer(s): Hank Williams
and multiple other artists



There's a singin' waterfall
In the mountains far away
That's where I long to be
At the close of ev'ry day
That's where my sweetheart's sleepin'
Down beneath the clay
I often sit and wonder
Why the Lord took her away

We'd meet there ev'ry ev'nin'
When the sun was sinkin'low
And we'd listen to the waters
As they rippled soft and low
And since she's gone to Heaven
I miss her most of all
Tonight my darlin's sleepin'
By the singin' waterfall

Last night as I lay dreamin'
I heard my darlin' call
And then I went to meet her
By the singin' waterfall
She took me in her arms
Just like she used to do
And then I heard her whisper
We'll meet beyond the blue

We'd meet there ev'ry ev'nin'
When the sun was sinkin'low
And we'd listen to the waters
As they rippled soft and low
And since she's gone to Heaven
I miss her most of all
Tonight my darlin's sleepin'
By the singin' waterfall

Personne
Composer(s): Serge Gainsbourg
Performer(s): Serge Gainsbourg



J'ai peur de ne prendre intérêt à rien du tout
Mais à personne
Je ne m'en irai plaindre même pas à vous
Belle personne
Vous que j'aime, que j'aimerai, que j'ai aimée
Plus que personne
Vous qui faites l'innocente vous le savez
Mieux que personne

Non jamais je n'aurais dû porter la main sur
Votre personne
Il me fallait me maîtriser, être plus sûr
De ma personne
Pour qui me prenez vous, mais non je n'en dirai
Rien à personne
Croyez-moi je vous ferai passer pour une ai-
Mable personne

Bien sûr, si je vous dis tout ceci, je ne veux
Blesser personne
Ce sont là quelques vérités qui ne font de
Mal à personne
Peut-être aurais-je dû vous les dire à la troi-
Sième personne
Je reconnais que je suis assez maladroit
De ma personne

Jamais plus je n'aimerai comme je t'aimais
Ma belladone
Oui, tu m'as coûté les yeux de la tête, mais
Je te pardonne
Je ne dois et je crois bien n'avoir jamais dû
Rien à personne
Jamais je ne me suis aussi bien entendu
Qu'avec personne