A River For Him
Composer(s): Emmylou Harris
First release by: Emmylou Harris - 1988
Covered by: Linda Ronstadt - 1993



I crossed on the river 
There'll be no returning 
I crossed all the bridges 
I watched them all burning 
And now I'm a stranger 
To a strange land I'm driven 
Where all is forgotten 
And nothing's forgiven 

But I cried a river 
A river for him 
That's deeper and wider 
Than I'll ever swim 
The heart it will harden 
The sorrow will dim 
But I cried a river 
A river for him 

I think of him now 
On the road I am taking 
And wonder how long 
His heart will be breaking 
But he'll never hear when 
The teardrops are falling 
Or the sound of my voice 
And the name I'm calling 

But I cried a river 
A river for him 
That's deeper and wider 
Than I'll ever swim 
The heart it will harden 
The sorrow will dim 
But I cried a river 
A river for him 

So sweep for the sons 
And the dear darling daughters 
For the passing of time 
And the parting of waters 
For all who have passed through 
This world long before me 
To a far distant shore line 
Where no one waits for me 
But I cried a river 
A river for him 
That's deeper and wider 
Than I'll ever swim 
The heart it will harden 
The sorrow will dim 
But I cried a river 
A river for him 

Hymns And Arias
Composer(s): Max Boyce
Performer(s): Max Boyce



We paid our weekly shilling for that January trip
A long weekend in London, aye, without a bit of kip
There's a seat reserved for beer by the boys from Abercarn
There's beer, pontoon, crisps and fags and a croakin 'Calon Lan'

And we were singing hymns and arias
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'

Into Paddington we did roll with an empty crate of ale
Will had lost at cards and now his Western Mail's for sale
But Will is very happy though his money all has gone
He swapped five photos of his wife for one of Barry John

And we were....................

We got to Twickers early and were jostled in the crowd
Planted leeks and dragons, looked for toilets all around
So many there we couldn't budge -twisted legs and pale
I'm ashamed we used a bottle that once held bitter ale

And we were singing hymns and arias
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'

Wales defeated England in a fast and open game
We sang 'Cwm Rhondda' and 'Delilah'
damn, they sounded both the same
We sympathised with an Englishman 
whose team was doomed to fail
So we gave him that old bottle, that once held bitter ale!

He started singing hymns and arias
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'

So it's down to Soho for the night
to the girls with the shiny beads
To the funny men with lipstick on 
with evil minds and deeds
One said to Will from a doorway dark
damn, she didn't have much on
But Will knew what she wanted 
aye...his photo of Barry John!

'Cos she was singing hymns and arias
'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'

A Rita
Composer(s): Chico Buarque
Performer(s): Chico Buarque



A Rita levou meu sorriso
No sorriso dela
Meu assunto
Levou junto com ela
E o que me é de direito
Arrancou-me do peito
E tem mais
Levou seu retrato, seu trapo, seu prato
Que papel!
Uma imagem de são Francisco
E um bom disco de Noel

A Rita matou nosso amor
De vingança
Nem herança deixou
Não levou um tostão
Porque não tinha não
Mas causou perdas e danos
Levou os meus planos
Meus pobres enganos
Os meus vinte anos
O meu coração
E além de tudo
Me deixou mudo
Um violão

Hymne À L'amour
Composer(s): Edith Piaf; Marguerite Monnot
First release by: Edith Piaf - 1950
Covered by multiple other artists
Titles In Other Languages:
1950 - Hymn To Love
1961 - If You Love Me
1983 - Hymne Aan De Liefde



Le ciel bleu sur nous peut s'effrondrer
Et la terre peut bien s'écrouler
Peu m'importe si tu m'aimes
Je me fous du monde entier
Tant que l'amour inondera mes matins
Tant que mon corps frémira sous tes mains
Peu m'importent les grands problèmes
Mon amour, puisque tu m'aimes... 
J'irais jusqu'au bout du monde
Je me ferais teindre en blonde
Si tu me le demandais...
J'irais décrocher la lune
J'irais voler la fortune
Si tu me le demandais...
Je renierais ma patrie
Je renierais mes amis
Si tu me le demandais...
On peut bien rire de moi,
Je ferais n'importe quoi
Si tu me le demandais... 
Si un jour la vie t'arrache à moi
Si tu meurs, que tu sois loin de moi
Peu m'importe, si tu m'aimes
Car moi je mourrai aussi...
Nous aurons pour nous l'éternité
Dans le bleu de toute l'immensité
Dans le ciel, plus de problèmes
Mon amour, crois-tu qu'on s'aime?...
...Dieu réunit ceux qui s'aiment!

Ride On A Rainbow
Composer(s): Leo Robin - Jule Styne
Performer(s): Johnny Mathis
and multiple other artists



Did you ever ride on a rainbow
Sit starry eyed on a rainbow 
I did, last night

Did you ever whirl on a rainbow 
And kiss a girl on a rainbow 
I did, last night

Yes I found the girl I was seeking 
And in a manner of speaking I did all right
All at once I was in her embrace 
And it seems I was somewhere in space 
And that's all I can say to explain 
How I took a rainbow ride last night
Last night , last night

Yes, I found the girl I was seeking 
And in a manner of speaking I certainly did all right
All at once I was in her embrace 
And it seems I was somewhere in space 
And that's all I can say to explain 
How I took a rainbow ride last night

Hymn To Love - 1950 (aka If You Love Me - 1961)
(Adapted from: Hymne À L'amour - 1950)
(Dutch Version: Hymne Aan De Liefde - 1983)
Composer(s): Edith Piaf; Marguerite Monnot; Eddie Constantine
Performer(s): Edith Piaf - 1950



If the sky should fall into the sea
And the stars fade all around me
All the times that we have known here
I will sing a hymn to love

We have lived and dreamed we two alone
In a world that's been our very own
With it's memories ever grateful
Just for you I sing a hymn to love

I remember each embrace
The smile that lights your face
And my heart begins to sing
Your eyes have never lied
And my heart begins to sing
And my heart begins to sing

If one day you should ever disappear
Always remember these words
If one day we had to say goodbye
And our love should fade away and die
In my heart you will remain here
And I'II sing a hymn to love

O for love, we live eternally
In the blue we'll roll this harmony
With every day we are in heaven
As for you, I'll sing a hymn to love

Don't you ever worry, dear
And the stars shall fade from the sky
All the times that we have known here
I will sing a hymn to our love
Oh darling,
Just for you I sing
A hymn to love

À Remettre À Mon Fils Quand Il Aura Seize Ans
Composer(s): Louis Amade - Gilbert Bécaud
Performer(s): Gilbert Bécaud



Mon nécessaire d'or des heures de bataille
Dont je me suis servi aux matins exaltants
D'Iéna, de Friedland, d'Eylau, de Montmirail
Le remettre à mon fils quand il aura seize ans

Trois caisses d'acajou aux armes impériales
Mon glaive de consul et mes deux lits de camp
Mon uniforme de la garde nationale
Les remettre à mon fils quand il aura seize ans

Et ma Légion d'honneur, ma lunette de guerre
Manteau de Marengo, bottes et gilets blancs
Les trois vases sacrés de ma chapelle claire
Les remettre à mon fils quand il aura seize ans

Mes éperons d'argent et mes fusils de chasse
Les selles des chevaux, mon épée d'Austerlitz
Mes chapeaux délavés hissés dans leurs espaces
Quand il aura seize ans, les remettre à mon fils

Certains n'oublieront pas ce qui me fut moins beau
Je te le donne aussi, car tu es mon enfant
Les échecs de ma vie, mes soirs de Waterloo
Les remettre à mon fils quand il aura seize ans

Hymn To Her
Composer(s): Andrew Latimer; Jan Schelhaas
Performer(s): Camel; Colin Bass



Look to the mirror
I can tell no lies
Time drawing nearer
Still I wonder why
You are the giver
Me I never try
Now we're together
Still I wonder why

Please can you tell me
When you're by my side
And when my eyes see
Will I wonder why
If you are with me
I can only try
To find the answer
In the words that ask the question

Why don't we know
And why don't it show
I wanna find out
Try let it all out

A Red Kiss On A Blue Letter
Composer(s): Ray Evans - G. Lang - Roger Genger
Performer(s): Doris Day; Helen Forrest



A red kiss on a blue letter
Is all I sent to you
A red kiss on a blue letter
To show what I've been through
Each night I talk to myself
Telling myself
That I've kept my love true
And when you talk to yourself
You're telling yourself
That he feels that way too
A red kiss on a blue letter
Is all that I sent to you

A red kiss on a blue letter
Is all that I sent to you

Hymn For A Sunday Evening
Composer(s): Lee Adams; Charles Strouse
Performer(s): Paul Lynde;
and various other artists



Me on the Ed Sullivan show?
Ed Sullivan
Me, Henry McAfee appearing with
Ed Sullivan
Ed-Ed Sullivan
Ed-Ed-Sullivan
Ah! Ah! Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
Ed-Ed-Sul-Sul
Ed Sullivan, Ed Sullivan
We're gonna be on Ed Sullivan
How could any fam'ly be
Half as fortunate as we
We'll be coast to coast
With our fav'rite host
Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan, Ed Sullivan
We're gonna be on Ed Sullivan
Ooooohhh!
I've got a wonderful wife
Two swell kids
A good job and now this
Someday we'll recall
The greatest day of all
Ed, I love you!
Ed Sullivan

Reason For Living
Composer(s): Rick Parfitt - Francis Rossi
Performer(s): Status Quo



I felt in need of some loving so I sat down on a wall
I tried to find a reason for living, but I couldn't find a reason at all
So I owned up to my maker and I started to say a prayer
I waited for an answer but there wasn't anybody there

I thought there should have been someone, but I wasn't quite sure who
It finished me to find there was no-one that I could take my troubles to
So I knelt down by my bedside and I started to say a prayer
It was when I asked for nothing I could feel that there was somebody there

I'm looking still, but it's easy 'cos I know which way to go
It doesn't matter how long it takes me 'cos there's someone there to help me who knows
All the things that I am after, all the loving that I want to share
It's so hard but I don't mind 'cos there really is someone there

I felt in need of some loving so I sat down on a wall
I tried to find a reason for living, but I couldn't find a reason at all
So I owned up to my maker and I started to say a prayer
I waited for an answer but there wasn't anybody there

Hymn	
Composer(s): John Lees
Performer(s): Barclay James Harvest



Valley's deep and the mountain's so high
If you want to see God you've got to move on the other side
You stand up there with your head in the clouds
Don't try to fly you know you might not come down
Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The people said it was a virgin birth
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The people said it was a virgin birth

He told great stories of the Lord
And said he was the saviour of us all
He told great stories of the Lord
And said he was the saviour of us all

For this they/we killed him, nailed him up high
He rose again as if to ask us why
Then he ascended into the sky
As if to say in God alone you soar
As if to say in God alone we fly

Valley's deep and the mountain's so high
If you want to see God you've got to move on the other side
You stand up there with your head in the clouds
Don't try to fly you know you might not come down
Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down

A Really Good Time
Composer(s): Brian Ferry
First release by: Roxy Music - 1977



You´re heard enough
Of the blues and stuff
You´re pretty swell now
´cause you´re pretty tough
But I don´t have to tell you
How hard it can be to get by
You never bothered
About anyone else
You´re well educated
With no common sense
But love - that´s one thing
You really need to get by
All your troubles
Come from yourself
Nobody hurts you
- they don´t care
Just as long as you show them
A really good time
All the things
You used to do
A trip to the movies
A drink or two
They don´t satisfy you
They don´t tell you anything new
You know I don´t talk much
Except to myself
´cause i´ve not much to say
And there´s nobody else
Who´s ready and willing
And able to know me - I guess
Listen to me
I´m not finished yet
There´s something to tell you
That I can´t forget
Just have a really good time
There´s a girl
I used to know
Her face is her fortune
She´s got a heart of gold
She never goes out much
But boy - when she does
Then you know
She´s got no money
Well, maybe a dime
But she knows what she´s worth
And that´s reason why
She´s gonna make it
She´s got what it takes
You´ll appreciate that
She´s probably late
But I know
And you know
We all know
She´ll have a really good time

Hyacinth House
Composer(s): John Densmore; Robbie Krieger;
Ray Manzarek; Jim Morrison
Performer(s): The Doors; Cheval Sombre



What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?
What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?
To please the lions in this day

I need a brand new friend who doesn't bother me
I need a brand new friend who doesn't trouble me
I need someone and who doesn't need me

I see the bathroom is clear
I think that somebody's near
I'm sure that someone is following me, oh yeah

Why did you throw the Jack of Hearts away?
Why did you throw the Jack of Hearts away?
It was the only card in the deck that I had left to play

And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend
And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend
And I'll say it again, I need a brand new friend, the end

A Real Mother For Ya
Composer(s): Johnny Watson
First release by: Johnny "Guitar" Watson - 1977
Covered by multiple other artists



Wanna buy a new car 
But the price ain't right 
Be a downside cheaper (yes it would) 
Star riding a bike 
They are making milk out of powder 
Got the baby's crying 
Rich gone up higher 
Got the parents lying 

Lord , its a real mother for ya (yeah) 
make you wanna run for cover 
And if you look you will discover (yeah) 
Lord, its a real mother for ya yeah

Got to go to a disco 
Throw your troubles away 
Dance to the music 
That the DJ's play 
And then the light come on 
Like you knew they would 
Go home and face the music 
that dont sound to good 

Lord, its a real mother for ya (yeah) 
make you wanna run for cover 
And if you look you will discover (yeah) 
Lord, its a real mother for ya yeah

Lord , its a real mother for ya (yeah) 
make you wanna run for cover (yes it will) 
And if you look you will discover (yeah) 
Lord, its a real mother for ya yeah 
its a real mother for ya yeah (auw, get out of here)

Huwelijksreis
Performer(s): Wim Sonneveld



M'n vrouw is alleen op huwelijksreis sinds 13 april 
De prijs van de reis voor twee maakt meteen een reuze verschil 
Ik ben nou maar blij dat ze voor haar vertrek 
Nog tegen me zei: "Aan werk geen gebrek 
De heg moet geknipt, de tuin omgespit 
Het schuurtje gewit" 

Twee weken terug ontving ik een brief, wat schrijft ze toch mooi 
Ik ben al een maand aan de Cote d' Azur, dus niet meer in 't Gooi 
Ik ontmoette, hoe vind je 't, ik zag het meteen 
Van vroeger een vrindje, dat was ook alleen 
Hij was met de wagen en bood me toen aan 
Naar Nice mee te gaan 

Ze schreef/schrijft ook: "We hebben hier op het strand veel pret met elkaar 
't Hotel is echt chique en 'k ben al erg bruin, nou, 't beste dan maar 
Wat een aardig gebaar van die vroegere vrind 
't Gebeurt niet zo vaak dat je zo iemand vindt 
Wat zal ze veel leren, want reizen, vind ik 
Verruimt zo de blik 

En als ze straks thuiskomt ziet ze meteen ons nieuwe behang 
Wat zal ze verrast/verrukt zijn als ze de loper ontdekt in de gang 
M'n buurman, die zegt: "Dat vrouwtje van jou 
Blijft mij te lang weg, vergeet 'r maar gauw" 

M'n vrouw is alleen op huwelijksreis sinds 13 april

Waarom zegt zo'n man eigenlijk: "Vergeet je vrouw maar gauw" 
Hoe kan ik dat nou?

A Ray Of Hope
Composer(s): Eddie Brigati - Felix Cavaliere
Performer(s): The Rascals; Soul Generation



Most people got soul if they wanna try
Let love be your goal and let it fly
Cause it's easy to hate and to draw a line
But error is human forgiveness is divine

I know a lot of people who think like me
That this world can be a place that's filled with harmony
First there's a lot of things we've got to rearrange
Put an end to hate and lies
So peace can come and truth shall reign
As long as there is a ray of hope

Lord, I don't mind going out and doin' my work
Light up the way to brotherhood
Help us to make His dream understood

Sometimes the road gets a little bit rough
Your strength is all gone, you had enough
But there's people who win without making fists
Our world won't survive lest we think like this

I can't imagine any greater need
To treat each other as we'd like to be
It's a gas just knowing what is yet to come
Not unless we get together
Got to get together one by one

As long as there is a ray of hope
Lord, I don't mind goin out and doin my work
Light up the way to brotherhood
I got to keep on searchin, keep on searchin
Till I find out
Keep on searchin, keep on searchin
Till I find out
Keep on searchin, keep on searchin
Till I find out

Gonna take a little look way down inside
Gotta find out Lord, why I'm alive
We'll pray for a day when all men are free
And people can live like they're meant to be
Meanwhile it's all up to you and me
Start working together towards this dream

As long as there is a ray of hope
Lord, I don't mind goin out and doin my work
Light up the way to brotherhood
Help us to make His dream understood
As long as there is a ray of hope
I got to wait my turn till I can vote
As long as there is a ray of hope

Hustled Down In Texas
Composer(s): Johnny Winter
Performer(s): Johnny Winter



You know I hustled down in Texas, went to Chicago too
Well! hustled down in Texas, went to Chicago too
You know wouldn't nobody let me do what I want to do

You know I travel 'round in Georgia
I made the southern scene
I traveled 'round in Georgia
I made the southern scene
Just trying to find somebody, a friend who's deal was clean

Use me for your fool
Sign on the dotted line
Don't ask questions, stupid, cause your southern can is mine

Hustled down in Texas, went to Chicago too
Wouldn't nobody let me do what I want to do

Ahhh baby, don't try jiving me no more 
Ahhh baby baby, don't try jiving no more 
'Cause I'm hip to your jiving, down the road I go 

Listen to me people
Try to understand
Can't get good from evil, so do the best you can
I want to tell you people
Please try to understand 
You know you can't get good from evil so do the best you can

You know I hustled down in Texas, went to Chicago too
Yeah! hustled down in Texas, went to Chicago too
Wouldn't nobody let me do what I want to do

A Ratos
Performer(s): Pablo Guerrero



A ratos de tu cuerpo
brotaba la alegría
iluminaba todo
con la luz de harina

A ratos la tristeza
brotaba de tu cuerpo
y todo lo anochecen
sombras de fuego

Por largas avenidas
a ratos caminamos
dices que un tren oscuro
te anda llamando

Lumbres enloquecidas
me dices que te llaman
No mires nunca, niña
pozos sin agua

Husky Dusky Day
(Traditional)
Performer(s): Elvis Presley



Marchin’ across the green grass, green grass, green grass
Marchin’ across the green grass on a husky dusky day
(We’re marchin’ off to get married married married)
We’re marchin’ off to get married on a husky dusky day
You’re awful dusty and ragged ragged ragged
You’re awful dusty and ragged this husky dusky day
(I’m just as good as you are, you are, you are)
I’m just as good as you are this husky dusky day
I’ll climb through your window, window, window
I’ll climb through your window this husky dusky day
(I’ll lock and bar the window, window, window)
I think your off the key now (I know and I just can’t help it)