Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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A Load Of Hay Composer(s): Howard Barnes - Michael Feahy - Ethelbert Nevin Performer(s): Doris Day
Lovely day on top of a load of hay All the world is millions of miles away The old grey mare will get us there She won't hurry and I should worry I haven't got a care
I'm o.k. on top of a load of hay Hard at work with nothing to do all day My only view, a sky of blue Life is lovely because you told me you love me
Sun slowly sinking, wish you were with me I'm thinking your arms around me Oh what a thrill it would be Every day on top of a load of hay
I'm the queen of everything I survey The sun is bright, the world's alright I'm contented cause you've consented to marry me Life is lovely because you told me you love me
Sun slowly sinking, wish you were with me I'm thinking your arms around me Oh what a thrill it would be Every day on top of a load of hay
I'm the queen of everything I survey The sun is bright, the world's alright I'm contented 'cause you've consented to marry me I'm contented 'cause you've consented to marry me
Hot Rod Rocket Composer(s): Charlie Ryan; W.S. Stevenson Performer(s): Charlie Ryan
You heard of the Russians 'n' their man in space they say we're behind in this rocket race Well up in Washington they started thinkin' they needed the cat with the Hot Rod Lincoln
'Cause he was half of the Hot Rod Race the Hot Rod Lincoln, 'n' the Burlington Chase "Pass the Russians" was their battle cry or they'll rule the world as well as the sky
Now the kid that was drivin' that hopped up hack turned twenty-one just a while back He got a letter from his Uncle Sam he hopped in his rod & said "Here I Am"
Down at Canavaral not long after that who should I see but the hot rod cat Boarded the missile with a smile on his face I knew right then there was gonna be a race
When the hatch was shut on his channeled rod I heard him sing out to a gathered crowd "don't stand to close when I throttle her back man this rod is mean, like there ain't no slack"
When the count-down came, later that day blasted off, he was up-and-away Screamed off the pad with his hot machine wastin' no time pouring on the steam
Then all of a sudden, way up ahead he spied a Russian in his rocket red He pushed the button 'n' gave her a blast 'n' went into orbit, and I do mean fast
Passed old Jupiter, headed for Mars clippin' them off up there in the stars Commin' up fast, away out in space like, man, they was havin' a rocket race
The Kid never frowned on an honest race as long as it was done in a proper place He gave her a blast, to make her unwind he was gainin' fast, commin' up from behind
He was hummin' along at a frantic clip 'cause there was no speed limit on this trip The cat in the Lincoln was takin' a ride 'n' him 'n' that Russian was side-by-side
There wasn't a crowd out there in space him 'n' that Sputnik was havin' a race He figgered that he could get enough force to steer the Russian off'n his course
Heading for the sun, where it's good 'n' hot so he blasted off just one more pot Eased over beside him, and crowded him out sure enough the Russian had'a turn 'em about
Countries are bettin', and the stakes are high on just who is gonna rule the sky Now this is not the end of this here race 'cause that hot rod cat's still out in space
We haven't heard lately, but we will soon that hot rod cat's headed for the moon Time stands still when you're out in space but man we're havin' a rocket race
X-15 Composer(s): Johnny Bond Performer(s): Johnny Bond
Gather 'round you cat's 'n' you'll hear about a race I had in the stratosphere Ol' Joe had a slick jet, I mean and I flew a souped-up X-15
Now don't tune me out, I know what you're a-thinkin' 'n I ain't gonna bug ya with no Hot Rod Lincoln No, that was a long time ago by my grandad back in nineteen six-oh
But now it's a-nineteen'n'ninety seven we raced our jets next door to heaven So if you're ready I'll start at the top once I get a-goin' I won't wanna stop
Well they fastened our jets up under the wing of one of them big B70 things lifted us up to 80,000 feet where the atmosphere and the stratosphere meet
Well, they cut us loose, and we cut away out broke the sound barrier, there's not doubt Gave her the gun, heard the motors purr revved her up to 4,000 per
Off to my left, ol' Joe was a-whistlin' he was doin' okay in that rocket of hizzin' it was half past two when we left Nevada now passin' below, Denver, Colorada
I noticed I was fallin' a little behind so I thought I'd make this ol' turtle unwind This little baby is sweeter than sweet at a hundred and forty-four thousand feet
Now this X-15 is a goin' thing got two little stubs, they call it a wing won't help you much if the motor stalls hey, lookie below, Niagra Falls
I kept goin' up on a two-degree course ol' Joe kept comin', he weren't ridin' no horse I noticed my (?) was a-makin' commotion about the time we reached the Atlantic ocean
Now 'long about here, supposed to turn 'em around and gather more speed as we angle 'em down Sumpin' had happened, I heard a loud pop looked out in time to see both motors stop
Now this little dip wasn't wrote in the script when them jets went out I nearly quit 'cause when this dang thing starts to fall it floats like a two-ton cannonball
Wait just a minute, sumpin' wrong here this thing ain't fallin', goin' high in the air faster'n'faster, the higher we go how we gonna get down, man I don't know
Well we circled the Earth in three hours flat yes I'm in orbit, no doubt about that here I sit, just circlin' in space what's that? Don't ask me, I don't know who won the race
Hot Rod Boogie Composer(s): Dorse Lewis Performer(s): Dorse Lewis
Rock It Boys!
Now I went to the junk yard the other day Justta take a load a scrap iron away Now I got off to a pretty good start when I traded my junk for some used car parts I took 'em home and I never stopped 'n' I put 'em together, and here's what I've got (setta dice...shake, rattle and roll, roll 'er boys)
Now, the cab and chassis of a model-A and the springs and shackels of a Chevrolet A Mercury motor and a Dodge rear end and the fenders off an old Terraplane Fuel pump off a GMC and the windshield off an ol' Model-T Two big axles, one-a them dead off a Studebaker 'n' a President (split axles makes it boogie)
Now, it's got a Crosley tire and a Cadillac tube a Buick carbureter and a Henry J hood (all parts interchange) Plymouth radiator and Chrysler lights 'n' a generator off an old Willys Knight The gearshift up on the steering wheel and the emergency off an Olds-O-Mobile, a Rocket 88 (rock it boys)
Now it's got the Kaiser looks 'n' the Frazer shape a Pontiac horn 'n' Packard licence plates (violatin') When I flunged it together I had a lot of fun everybody asked me, "do you think that'll run?"
Well I got it to run and I started to town and a motorcycle cop aimed to chase me down I knew he's close't, I could see in the mirror I said "heck, bud, I'm still in second gear"
So I give it the gas, 'n' with m'double clutch and I left him not a-makin' much (about a hunderd and four) When the speedometer hit a hunderd and five I felt it drop into overdrive and then it started viberatin', shimmyin' 'n' goin' inta the boogie
Now its top speed I'd hate to try to tell because I think it's faster'n jet propelled Don't ask me to buy 'cause I won't sell my Hot Rod but if you want to take a ride just drop me a line If you got the money honey, I've got the time (we'll go hotroddin')
A Little TLC Composer(s): Lynsey de Paul - Terry Britten Performer(s): Kidd Video (Bryan Scott)
I got your heart, baby, you got mine We got a love of a different kind The kind of love that will stand the test 'Cause you give your best...tenderness
There's not a thing, baby, we can't do If we're together, we'll see it through I got your heart and your sweet caress Nothing less! tenderness
A little TLC, from you to me TLC...Tender Loving Care A little tender loving care
You give your love, you give everything You let me know what you're feeling You put an end to my emptiness My SOS, for tenderness
A little TLC, from you to me TLC...Tender Loving Care A little tender loving care
(Give me T!) The tenderness, nothing less (L!) The love that I need (Give me C!) Sweet caress, love care and tenderness (T... L... C!) All I need's a little...
A little TLC, from you to me TLC...Tender Loving Care A little tender loving care
Hot Rod Race, Navy Style Composer(s): Roger Woodward Performer(s): Woodward Brothers
Well me and my buddy, ol' Swabby Joe took off in a can from ol' Sassbo The chow was poor 'n' the fuel was low but the doggone can could really go
Along about in the middle of the night we were steamin' along like a tin can might when a cruiser behind us blinked her lights blew her whistle and pulled to the right
Well we had twin screws on our old can which makes you think that we're in a jam but f'you swabs who don't get this kinda jive we had six boilers with overdrive
Now we're tin can men, and we likely knew that we'd race all night, 'less somethin blew The stern was down from the turn of the screws as on through the waves we flew and flew
Our exec was pale, he said he was sick but us tin can men knew he was just a hick Why should we worry, what the heck that cruiser 'n' us were still neck-and-neck
Yes on through the ocean we did glide a'flyin' low with the throttle wide Our skipper screamed and the crew they cried but the doggone cruiser was still right beside
Well we looked over the fantail, where sumpin' was a comin' we thought it was a jet by the way it was a hummin' It was a'comin' along at a terrible pace and we knew right then was the end of this race
As it steamed passed us we looked the other way and the cruiser's crew, they had nothin' to say For there goin' by was a reserve JG pushin' a hopped-up LST
A Little Thing Like Love Composer(s): Allan Clarke - Tony Macaulay Performer(s): The Hollies
Took you from Dakota from the Black Hills to the plains I brought you up a lady and the right way to behave Turned my pockets inside-out and not a dime was saved and now you're trying to decide whether to go or stay
Don't let a little thing like love keep on bringing you down, my babe or ever change the plans you made Don't let a little thing like tears keep on turning you 'round, my babe You're old enough to change your ways And if you're feeling all run down, you look for the brighter lights uptown Don't let a little thing like me ever stand in your way
Took you on a fast train across the Rio Grande a Mexicano wedding with a Tijuana band You blew my whole life savings and all the gold I'd panned So if you're trying to find a way to say your sweet goodbyes
You're old enough to change your ways And if you're feeling all run down you look for the right to light the town Don't let a little thing like me ever stand in your way Don't let a little thing like love
Hot Rod Race No.5 (aka The Kid In The Model-A) Composer(s): Arkie Shibley Performer(s): Arkie Shibley
I'm just the kid from the hot rod race the one that the cops wouldn't even chase I didn't think they'd get so hot I's just drivin' along in my hopped-up pot
When I saw two cars on the road ahead a-racin' like mad, to myself I said "I'll have some fun an' pass 'em by far they think they're so hot in their brand new cars"
I let her out a little bit more I pushed the foot clean to the floor "I'll show those guys who's in top place I'll really give 'em a hot rod race
I bent a little further over the wheel and felt the floorboard beneath my heel I heard the sudden roar of my old exhaust pipe I knew right then the race they'd fight
I rolled up behind 'em an' give 'em a blast to let 'em know I's about to pass but they didn't budge, and their wild, mad ride they stayed ahead an' was side-by-side
So I took to the ditch to get by the flight I scattered sand to the left and sand to the right It didn't even slow their speed my Model-A has what I need
Now I passed up the guys in that race I've got us back to a normal pace I got her by without a spill whoa, boy, it was quite a thrill
If ya ever get mad at a hot rod kid remember the things that once't you did when you were young, carefree and gay and had a hopped-up Model-A
Hot Rod Race No.4 (aka The Guy In The Mercury) Composer(s): George Wilson Performer(s): Arkie Shibley
You've heard'a the guy an' his brother Joe who took off in their Ford from San Pedro an' how they raced through deserts wide with a Mercury that stayed right by their side
Now I'm the guy who was in that Merc an' I'm callin' myself all kind of a jerk for ever tryin' that kind've a race I might have known I'd lose my face
But the road was straight 'n' the road was wide 'n' me 'n' that Ford stayed side by side I stuck to him through thick an' thin but I knew all the time I's riskin' my skin
When the hopped-up Model-A blew a'past I wondered then how long it would last but I didn't have too long to wait to see what would happen, to learn my fate
The cop's heads, who spun in fright got on their bikes an' took to flight They came up behind me with a siren blast I knew right then my fun had passed
The guy in the Ford kept racin' on he was tryin' to catch that son-of-a-gun who was drivin' that hot rod Model-A but I didn't have a thing to say
Now I'm sittin' here alone in the klink with plenty of time to wonder and think I pace the floor, I frume an' fret I don't even have a cigarette
Oh, why did I ever get in that race to end up here in this awful place? Should have had more sense, is all I can say don't ever race with a kid in a hopped-up Model-A
A Little On The Lonely Side Composer(s): Frank Weldon - Dick Robertson - James Cavanaugh Performer(s): Harry Kaye and multiple other artists
Im a little on the lonely A little on the lonely side I keep thinking of you only And wishing you were by my side You know my dear when youre not here Theres no one to romance with So if Im seen with someone else Its just someone to dance with Every letter that you send me I read a dozen times or more Any wonder that I love you more and more Oh how I miss your tender kiss And long to hold you tight Im a little on the lonely side tonight
Hot Rod Race No.3 (aka Arkie Meets The Judge) Composer(s): Arkie Shibley; Leon Kelley; Jackie Hayes Performer(s): Arkie Shibley
Now me and my wife and my brother Joe were home asleep in San Pedro when the doorbell ring and I run to the door there stood a cop, and he sure was sore
"You're under arrest, you're goin' to the klink for wreckless drivin' and raisin' such a stink So grab your hat and hurry, too the judge wants to have a little talk with you"
He put me in the wagon and locked the door I thought I'd never see my wife no more The cops finally got me but what the heck me and the Mercury stayed neck-and-neck
We got to the station and he took me inside the cop he told me it was the end of the ride We went down the hall and opened the door and there was the judge in the middle of the floor
He took my driver license and all my money too and said "six months I'm a-givin' to you" But I don't care, but what the heck me and that Mercury stayed neck-and-neck
Now I'm a-sittin' in my cell, all broken-hearted and the six-months has barely started But I'm not the only one that's feelin' blue 'cause the guy that drove the Mercury is in here too
The cops is still looking both night and day for the kid in the hopped-up Model-A They say they'll catch him but I don't think it's so 'cause that Model-A can fairly go
Now I'll be outta here in some of these days 'n' I'll hunt the kid in the Model-A And he'll be the one that'll hafta pray 'cause I'm gonna get me a hopped-up Model-A
A Little Night Dancin' Composer(s): John Cougar Mellencamp Performer(s): John Cougar Mellencamp
Well west of Zion They got a hot spot brewing Handcuffs and kisses For the people who live there
Guitar player's playing Cinderella saying Hey boys get that spoon to my nose And we'll run through the midnight air
Night, night, whoa night dancin' Hey just a little, little, little night dancin' Night, night, whoa night dancin' Hey just a little, little, little night dancin'
Sodom and Gomorah They run the roadhouse They keep everything jumping As the drummer keeps the beat
And it's really something when those kids start bitchin' Yeah it starts me itching As I jump to my feet to go
Night, night, whoa night dancin' Hey just a little, little, little night dancin' Night, night, whoa night dancin' Hey just a little, little, little night dancin'
Night, night, whoa night dancin' Hey just a little, little, little night dancin' Night, night, whoa night dancin' Hey just a little, little, little night dancin'
Hot Rod Race No.2 Composer(s): Arkie Shibley; Leon Kelley; Jackie Hayes Performer(s): Arkie Shibley
Now me and my wife and my brother Joe are back home safe in San Pedro My tires are wore out 'n' my gas is low and my doggone Ford'll just barely go
My twin pipes are busted, I'm really in a rut one carburetors a'leakin and the other one's stuck my overdrive's slippin, it won't stand the pace my oil she's a drippin' outta the busted crankcase
The top is tore 'n' it shore does leak 'n' the springs are stickin' up through the seat The wind blew in and chilled my bride but me and that Mercury stayed side by side
Now she rattles and smokes like an old diesel truck I made it home though, I guess it was luck 'cause my bearings were busted, my radiator too and my fan belt was broke 'bout half in two
My brother's still pale 'n' my wife's still sick my old Ford's nothin' but a wreck but I don't worry for what the heck Me and that Mercury stayed neck-and-neck
A Ford's a good car, and mighty fast too but this one is shot 'n' there's nothin' ta do so I thought it over and here's what I'll do I'm gonna trade it off, now wouldn't you?
The guy that gets it, he's gonna be sore an' he won't like me any more but why should I worry, for what the heck me and that Mercury stayed neck-and-neck
But we had a good race 'n' I'll remember the day that me and that Mercury went out to play an' there's one more thing I'd like to say don't try to beat a kid in a hopped-up Model-A
A Little More Wine Composer(s): Chris Youlden Performer(s): Savoy Brown
Oh, I'd be a rich man if I had all the money I owe But to have that much I oughta' help them sell my soul One and one make two, two and two make four That figure don't drive the rent man from the door
Just got time for a little more wine Just got time for a little more wine
One day I'll see my way to clear up the trouble and strife I'll get a little joy, a little joy in my life I think about the good times, the memories don't come [clear] I feel like I'm goin', I'm goin' just a little down [hill/here?]
I just got time for a little more wine I just got time for a little more wine
But when I do remember the hopes I used to have My face lights up and I crack a little smile When I reach the end of my workin' life I'll sit and say 'I wonder was it all worthwhile?'
I just got time for a little more wine I just got time for a little more wine
But when I do remember the hopes I used to have My face lights up and I crack a little smile When I reach the end of my workin' life I'll sit and say 'I wonder was it all worthwhile?'
Just got time for a little more wine Just got time for a little more wine
Hot Rod Race Composer(s): George Wilson Performer(s): Arkie Shibley; and various other artists
Now me and my wife and my brother Joe took off in my Ford from San Pedro We hadn't much gas 'n' the tires was low but the doggone Ford could really go
Now along about the middle of the night we were rippin' along like white folks might when a Mercury behind he blinked his lights and he honked his horn and he flew outside
We had twin pipes and a Columbia butt you people may think that I'm in a rut but to you folks who don't dig the jive that's two carburetors and an overdrive
We made grease spots outta many good town and left the cops heads spinnin' round 'n' round They wouldn't chase, they'd run and hide but me and that Mercury stayed side by side
Now we were Ford men and we likely knew that we would race until somethin' blew and we thought it over now, wouldn't you?
I looked down at my lovely bride her face was blue, I thought she'd died We left streaks through towns about forty feet wide but me and that Mercury stayed side by side
My brother was pale, he said he was sick he said he was just a nervous wreck But why should I worry, for what the heck me and that Mercury was still neck-and-neck
Now on through the deserts we did glide a-flyin' low and a-flyin' wide me an' that Mercury was a-takin' a ride and we stayed exactly side by side
Now I looked in my mirror and I saw somethin' comin' I thought it was a plane by the way it was a-runnin' It was a-hummin' along at a terrible pace and I knew right then it was the end of the race
When it flew by us, I turned the other way the guy in the Mercury had nothin' to say for it was a kid, in a hopped up Model-A
Little More Love Composer(s): John Farrar Performer(s): Olivia Newton-John
Night is draggin' her feet I wait alone in the heat I know, know that you'll have your way Till you have to go home No's a word I can't say
Cause it gets me nowhere to tell you no And it gets me nowhere to make you go Will a little more love make you start depending Will a little more love bring a happy ending Will a little more love make it right? Will a little more love make it right?
Where, where did my innocence go? How, how was a young girl to know? I'm trapped, trapped in the spell of your eyes In the warmth of your arms In the web of your lies
But it gets me nowhere to tell you no And it gets me nowhere to make you go Will a little more love make you start depending Will a little more love bring a happy ending Will a little more love make it right? Will a little more love make it right?