A Word Or Two To Mary
Performer(s): Charley Pride



A word or two to Mary, please write a letter for me
That's what my buddy said to me today
I couldn't keep from cryin', sad eyes are looking at me
He said, I'll tell you what I wanted to say

Oh, I don't mind dyin', I just hate to leave you alone
And I wish that I could watch the children grow
But there's no use denyin', I won't be comin' home
Just a word or two to you before I go

Down on my knees beside him, I begged my buddy to live
I told the Lord to please take me instead
But a word or two to Mary was all my buddy could give
And just these words were all your husband said

Oh, I don't mind dyin', I just hate to leave you alone
And I wish that I could watch the children grow
But there's no use denyin', I won't be coming back home
Just a word or two to you before I go

A word or two to Mary, I must add some of my own
He was the truest friend I ever had
I'll keep writing letters to her to help the children along
Tell them in a way that it's from their Dad

He didn't mind dyin', he just hated to leave you alone
And he wished that he could see his children grow
I'll be standing by them as I know he'd want me to
And write a word or two to Mary as they grow
And write a word or two to Mary as they grow

Wave
Composer(s): Antonio Carlos Jobim
Performer(s): Tom Jobin



Vou te contar 
Os olhos já não podem ver
Coisas que só o coração pode entender
Fundamental é mesmo o amor 
É impossivel ser feliz sozinho
O resto é mar 
É tudo que não sei contar
São coisas lindas 
Que eu tenho pra te dar
Fundamental é mesmo o amor 
É impossivel ser feliz sozinho
Da primeira vez era a cidade 
Da segunda o cais e a eternidade
Agora eu já sei 
Da onda que se ergueu no mar
E das estrelas que esquecemos de contar
O amor se deixa surpreender 
Enquanto a noite vem nos envolver

A Word In Spanish
Composer(s): Elton John - Bernie Taupin
Performer(s): Elton John



I don't know why
I just know I do
I just can't explain
In this language that I use
Something leaves me speechless
Each time that you approach
Each time you glide right through me
As if I was a ghost

If I only could tell you
If you only would listen
I've got a line or two to use on you
I've got a romance we could christen

And there's a word in Spanish I don't understand
But I heard it in a film one time spoken by the leading man
He said it with devotion, he sounded so sincere
And the words he spoke in Spanish brought the female lead to tears
A word in Spanish, a word in Spanish

If you can't comprehend
Read it in my eyes
If you don't understand it's love
In a thin disguise
And what it takes to move you
Each time that you resist
Is more than just a pretty face
To prove that I exist

When manners make no difference
And my gifts all lay undone
I trade my accent in on chance
And fall back on a foreign tongue

Wave
Composer(s): Antonio Carlos Jobim
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra



So close your eyes
For that's a lovely way to be
Aware of things your heart alone was meant to see
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together

You can't deny don't try to fight the rising sea
Don't fight the moon, the stars above and don't fight me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together

When I saw you first the time was halfpast three
When your eyes met mine it was eternity

By now we know the wave is on its way to be
Just catch the wave don't be afraid of loving me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together

When I saw you first the time was halfpast three
When your eyes met mine it was eternity

By now we know the wave is on its way to be
Just catch that wave don't be afraid of loving me
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together

Wonderful World
Composer(s): Barbara Campbell - Frank Musker - Zucchero
Performer(s): Zucchero



Lo sai fratello siamo nella merda
a proposito come ti va?
E quei bambini giocano allá guerra
dov’é questo wonderful world?

Non ho piú voglia di avere voglia
tutto questo é troppo anzi di piú
e tu che aspetti sempre sulla soglia
dov’é questo wonderful world?

Vado via domani
e non torno piú
prima che io salti
faccio un salto nell blu:
Sali, anima in depression
come in, come sei messo?

Ci sono giorni dove sono in vena
hey baby propio come mi vuoi
In altri striscio tiro la catena
dov’é questo wonderful world?

E mi scappa da vivere
e non ci sto piú ma prima
che io salti faccio un salto nel blu
Un grande salto nel blu!

Sali, anima in depression
come in, senti che vibration
sali, anima in depression
sulle ali sentirai che vibration
oh no no no un grande salto nel blu
oh no no no l’ultimo salto nel blu

Waterwalker 
Performer(s): Bruce Cockburn



Accept the gift of circumstance 
No more careful stepping plans 
Everything holds out its hand 

Gonna hold you up and love you 
Gonna hold you up and love you 
Gonna hold you up and love you 
Waterwalker 

Water under sky above 
Creation as metaphor for love 
Shed resistance like a worn-out glove 

Gonna hold you up and love you 
Gonna hold you up and love you 
Gonna hold you up and love you 
Waterwalker 

Got no power, got no fear 
Anyone can do it, can't you hear 
River crying loud and clear 

Gonna hold you up and love you 
Gonna hold you up and love you 
Gonna hold you up and love you 
Waterwalker

A Wonderful Time Up There (aka Gospel Boogie)
Composer(s): Leroy Abernathy
Performer(s): Pat Boone 
and multiple other artists



Well, now, everybody's gonna have religion and glory
Everybody's gonna be a-singin' that story
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there
Oh, glory hallelujah
Brother, there's a reckonin' a-comin' in the mornin'
Better get ready 'cause I'm givin' you the warnin'
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there

Now listen, everybody 'cause I'm talkin' to you
The Lord is the only one to carry you through
Ya better get ready 'cause I'm tellin' ya why
The Lord is a-comin' from his throne on high
Goin' down the valley, goin' one by one
We're gonna be rewarded for the things we've done
How ya gonna feel about the things you'll say on that judgment day?

Well-a, well-a, well-a
Well, now, everybody's gonna have religion and glory
Everybody's gonna be a-singin' that story
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there
Oh, glory hallelujah
Brother, there's a reckonin' a-comin' in the mornin'
Better get ready 'cause I'm givin' you the warnin'
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there

Now ya get your Holy Bible in the back of the book
The book of Revelations is the place ya look
If you understand it and you can if you try
The Lord is a-comin' from his throne on high
a-readin' in the Bible 'bout the things he said
He said he's comin' back again to raise the dead
Are ya gonna be among the chosen few?
Or will you make it through?

Well-a, well-a, well-a
Everybody's gonna have religion and glory
Everybody's gonna be a-singin' that story
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there
Oh, glory hallelujah
Brother, there's a reckonin' comin' in the mornin'
Better get ready 'cause I'm givin' you the warnin'
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there

Well-a, well-a, well-a
Everybody's gonna have religion and glory
Everybody's gonna be a-singin' that story
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there
Oh, glory hallelujah
Brother, there's a reckonin' a-comin' in the mornin'
Better get ready 'cause I'm givin' you the warnin'
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there

Waters Of March
((Adapted from: Águas De Março (by Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 1972))
Composer(s): Antônio Carlos Jobim
Performer(s): Antônio Carlos Jobim - 1972
and multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1973 - Les Eaux De Mars (by Georges Moustaki)
1973 - La Pioggia Di Marzo (by Mina)



A stick, a stone
It's the end of the road
It's the rest of a stump
It's a little alone

It's a sliver of glass
It is life, it's the sun
It is night, it is death
It's a trap, it's a gun

The oak when it blooms
A fox in the brush
A knot in the wood
The song of a thrush

The wood of the wind
A cliff, a fall
A scratch, a lump
It is nothing at all

It's the wind blowing free
It's the end of the slope
It's a beam, it's a void
It's a hunch, it's a hope

And the river bank talks
of the waters of March
It's the end of the strain
The joy in your heart

The foot, the ground
The flesh and the bone
The beat of the road
A slingshot's stone

A fish, a flash
A silvery glow
A fight, a bet
The range of a bow

The bed of the well
The end of the line
The dismay in the face
It's a loss, it's a find

A spear, a spike
A point, a nail
A drip, a drop
The end of the tale

A truckload of bricks
in the soft morning light
The shot of a gun
in the dead of the night

A mile, a must
A thrust, a bump
It's a girl, it's a rhyme
It's a cold, it's the mumps

The plan of the house
The body in bed
And the car that got stuck
It's the mud, it's the mud

Afloat, adrift
A flight, a wing
A hawk, a quail
The promise of spring

And the riverbank talks
of the waters of March
It's the promise of life
It's the joy in your heart

A stick, a stone
It's the end of the road
It's the rest of a stump
It's a little alone

A snake, a stick
It is John, it is Joe
It's a thorn in your hand
and a cut in your toe

A point, a grain
A bee, a bite
A blink, a buzzard
A sudden stroke of night

A pin, a needle
A sting, a pain
A snail, a riddle
A wasp, a stain

A pass in the mountains
A horse and a mule
In the distance the shelves
rode three shadows of blue

And the riverbank talks
of the waters of March
It's the promise of life
in your heart, in your heart

A stick, a stone
The end of the road
The rest of a stump
A lonesome road

A sliver of glass
A life, the sun
A knife, a death
The end of the run

And the riverbank talks
of the waters of March
It's the end of all strain
It's the joy in your heart

A Wonderful Day In A One Day World
Performer(s): Peter Gabriel



A Wonderful Day In A One Day World 
Saturday is shopping day and I drive my car but there's no place to park it
No respect for supermen in the supermarket
I guess there must be trouble but I've not been alerted
Looking round the store, it was all deserted
And I'm stranded here with my empty basket
So full of questions but nowhere to ask it

By the one way out, strange voice shouts
"Don't let that good man out!"
"Have a wonderful day in our one-way world
One way, one day
Have a wonderful day in our one-way world
One way, one day
One-way man, one-way mind, get along with mankind"

There's an old man on the floor so I summon my charm
I say, "Hey scumbag, has there been an alarm?"
He says "Yeah, I been selling off eternal youth
They all got afraid, 'cos I'm the living proof
My name is Einstein, do you know time is a curve?"
I said, "Stop, old man! You've got a nerve
'cos there's only one rule that I observe
Time is money, and money I serve"

By the one way out, strange voice shouts
"Don't let that good man out!"
"Have a wonderful day in our one-way world
One way, one day
Have a wonderful day in our one-way world
One way, one day
One-way man, one-way mind, get along with mankind"

Watermelon Man
Composer(s): Herbie Hancock
Performer(s): Herbie Hancock



Hey - Watermelon Man
Hey - Watermelon Man
Bring me one that rattles when you lug it
One that's erd and juicy when you plug it
Do you understand - Watermelon Man
Hey - Watermelon Man
Hey - Watermelon Man
Hot and bothered need a little cooling
When I hear your call I start to drooling
Do you understand - Watermelon Man

A Wonder Like You
Composer(s): Jerry Fuller
Performer(s): Ricky Nelson; Jerry Fuller



I've seen the snow-white mountains of Alaska
I've sailed along the rivers of Peru
I've seen the world and all its seven wonders
But I've never seen a wonder like you
I've stood upon the pyramids of Egypt
Far away across the ocean blue
I've seen the island beauties of Hawaii
But I've never seen a beauty like you

I've gazed at the White Cliffs of Dover
There's not a place I didn't see
Now that my travels are over
I wish you had been there with me

I've seen the pretty dancing girls of Siam
The happy Polynesian people too
But they're not as happy as I am
'Cause they haven't got a wonder like you

I've gazed at the White Cliffs of Dover
There's not a place I didn't see
Now that my travels are over
I wish you had been there with me

I've seen the pretty dancing girls of Siam
The happy Polynesian people too
But they're not as happy as I am
'Cause they haven't got a wonder like you
'Cause they haven't got a wonder like you
No they haven't got a wonder like you
No they haven't got a wonder like you

Waterloo Sunset
Composer(s): Ray Davies
Performer(s): The Kinks;
and various other artists



Dirty old river, must you keep rolling
Flowing into the night
People so busy, makes me feel dizzy
Taxi light shines so bright
But I don't need no friends
As long as I gaze on waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine

Terry meets julie, waterloo station
Every friday night
But I am so lazy, don't want to wander
I stay at home at night
But I don't feel afraid
As long as I gaze on waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine

Millions of people swarming like flies 'round waterloo underground
But terry and julie cross over the river
Where they feel safe and sound
And the don't need no friends
As long as they gaze on waterloo sunset
They are in paradise

Waterloo sunset's fine

A Woman's Work Is Never Done
Composer(s): Lesley Nelson-Burns



Come all who roam, both old and young
And listen to my song
I'll tell you of a circumstance
That will not keep you long
I saw a man the other day
As savage as a Turk
And he was grumbling at his wife
And said she did no work

So men, if you would happy be
Don't grumble at your wife so
For no man can imagine
What a woman has to do

He said: You lazy huzzy!
Indeed you must confess
For I'm a-tired of keeping you
In all your idleness
The woman she made answer
I work as hard as you
And I will just run through the list
What a woman has to do

So men, if you would happy be
Don't grumble at your wife so
For no man can imagine
What a woman has to do

At six o'clock each morning
Off to your work you go
At eight I rise to light the fire
And the bellows for to blow
I have to set the tea things'
And get the kettle boiled
Besides, you know, I have to wash
And dress the youngest child

So men, if you would happy be
Don't grumble at your wife so
For no man can imagine
What a woman has to do

I have to shake and make the bed
And sweep the room also
I have to knit, I have to spin
I have to sit and sew
Besides, and this you well do know
I always make a rule
To wash and dress the little ones
And send them off to school

So men if you would happy be
Don't grumble at your wife so
But think of your poor mother
How she put up with you

Waterloo
Composer(s): Marijohn Wilkin; John D. Loudermilk
Performer(s): Stonewall Jackson;
and various other artists



{Waterloo, Waterloo)
(Where will you meet your Waterloo?)
(Every puppy has its day)
(Everybody has to pay)
(Everybody has to meet his Waterloo}

Now old Adam was the first in history
With an apple he was tempted and deceived
Just for spite the Devil made him take a bite
And that's when old Adam met his Waterloo

{Waterloo, Waterloo)
(Where will you meet your Waterloo?)
(Every puppy has its day)
(Everybody has to pay)
(Everybody has to meet his Waterloo}

Little General Napoleon of France
Tried to conquer the world but lost his pants
Met defeat, known as Bonaparte's retreat
And that's where Napoleon met his Waterloo

{Waterloo, Waterloo)
(Where will you meet your Waterloo?)
(Every puppy has its day)
(Everybody has to pay)
(Everybody has to meet his Waterloo}

Now a fellah whose darling proved untrue
Took her life, but he lost his too
Now he swings where the little birdie sings
And that's where Tom Dooley met his Waterloo

{Waterloo, Waterloo)
(Where will you meet your Waterloo?)
(Every puppy has its day)
(Everybody has to pay)
(Everybody has to meet his Waterloo}

A Woman's Touch
From the film "Calamity Jane" (1953)
Composer(s): Sammy Fain - Paul Francis Webster
Performer(s): Doris Day & Allyn McLerie
and multiple other artists



Katie: 
A woman's touch

Calamity: 
A woman's touch

Katie: 
The magic of Aladdin couldn't do as much

Katie: 
She's a wizard, she's a champ

Calamity: 
And she doesn't need a lamp

Katie:
A woman's touch can weave a spell
The kind of hocus pocus that she does so well

Calamity:
With the magic of a broom
She can mesmerize a room

Katie:
With a whisk whisk here and a whisk whisk there
And a dustpan for the cinders

Calamity:
With a rub rub here and a rub rub there
She can polish up the winders
Then presto chango
Suddenly, the sun comes shining through

Katie:
And what does Mr Sunshine say to you?

Calamity: 
Howdy-do!

Katie: 
It makes you blink, to stop and think

Calamity: 
A woman and a whisk-broom can accomplish so darn much

Both: 
So never underestimate a woman's touch

Calamity:
A woman's touch can quickly fill
The empty flower boxes on a winder sill

Katie:
One smile from her and zoom
Little buds begin to bloom

Katie: 
A touch of paint

Calamity: 
A magic nail

Both: 
Can turn a kitchen chair into a Chippendale

Calamity:
Even make the lamp appear
Like a crystal chandelier

Katie:
With a tack tack here and a tack tack there
And a hand around a hammer
With a mop mop here and a mop mop there
You can give a cabin glamour

Calamity:
Then gosh almighty, all at once
The cabin that we knew
Becomes a shining castle built for two

Both: 
Me and you

Katie:
The pies and cakes a woman bakes
Can make a fella tell her
That he loves her very much

Calamity: 
It can?

Both: 
So never underestimate a woman's touch

Waterloo
Composer(s): Benny Andersson; Stig Anderson; Björn Ulvaeus
First release by: ABBA - 1974
Covered by multiple other artists



My, my 
at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself

Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo, promise to love me forever more
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Wah-wah-wah-wah-wah Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo

My my, I tried to hold you back, but you were stronger
Oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight
And how I could ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose

Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo, promise to love me forever more
Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Wah-wah-wah-wah-wah Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo

So how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose

Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo, knowing my fate is to be with you
Wah-wah-wah-wah-wah Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
Woo-woo-woo-woo Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wah-wah-wah-wah-wah Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
Woo-woo-woo-woo Waterloo
Knowing my fate is ......

A Woman Wouldn't Be A Woman
Composer(s): George Kleinsinger - Joe Darion
First release by: Eartha Kitt - 1957
Covered by: Quinn Lemley - 1996



(Woman, woman, woman)
(Woman, woman, woman)
(Woman, woman, woman)
(Woman, woman, woman)

If she didn't roll her eyes
Tease you, feed you, tell you lies
Always act contrarywise
A woman wouldn't be a woman

If she didn't take your dough
Kiss you, coax you, make you blow
Always keep you on the go
A woman wouldn't be a woman

Well, you can't live with 'em, or without 'em
You never really know a thing about 'em
It's hard to believe that all that there is
Rag and bone and a hank o' hair

If she didn't make you sigh
Make you laugh and make you cry
Taunt you till the day you die
A woman wouldn't be a woman

Well, you can't live with 'em, or without 'em
You never really know a thing about 'em
It's hard to believe that all that there is
Rag and bone and a hank o' hair

If she didn't make you sigh
Make you laugh and make you cry
Taunt you till the day you die
A woman wouldn't be a woman

(No, a woman wouldn't be a woman)
(But since the World began)
If you didn't love 'em and want more of 'em
A man wouldn't be a man

Waterdrager
Composer(s): Boudewijn de Groot; Lennaert Nijgh
Performer(s): Boudewijn de Groot



De zee valt, de zee daalt en brandend rijst de zon omhoog 
De bange waterdrager haalt mee water want de zee valt droog 
De zee rijst, de zee stijgt en langzaam daalt de zon omlaag 
De waterdrager zwoegt en denkt misschien dat hij het redt vandaag 
Want de zee moet gered van de zon 
Want de zee moet gered van de zon

refr.: 
Waterdrager draag 't water naar de zee 
Waterdrager draag 't water naar de zee

De zee kust, de zee blust en dooft de hete avondzon 
De waterdrager slaapt en rust, tevreden dat hij 't halen kon 
En de zee heeft gered van de zon 
En de zee heeft gered van de zon

refr. 

De zee vlamt, de zee brandt, de waterdrager schroeit z'n rug 
De zon stijgt aan de achterkant, de waterdrager haast zich vlug 
Want de zee moet gered van de zon 
Want de zee moet gered van de zon

refr. 

Draag 't water naar de zee
Draag 't water naar de zee
Draag 't water naar de zee

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
Composer(s): Ray Parker Jr.
Performer(s): Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio



Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Mmm-mmm-mmm

A woman needs love just like you do, hoo
Don't kid yourself into thinkin' that she don't
She can fool around just like you do, hoo
Unless you give her all the lovin' she wants

Don't the mistake of thinkin' old fashioned [Ooh, ooh]
Times have changed from yesterday
But no longer will those old double standards [Ooh, ooh]
Be accepted by the women of today

So when you think you're foolin' her
She just might be foolin' you
Remember if you can do it
She can too

Because a woman needs love just like you do, hoo
Hey, don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't
She can fool around just like you do, hoo
Unless you give her all the lovin' she wants

When her eyes are beggin' for affection [Ooh, ooh]
Don't put her off, don't make her wait
Don't try to give her that worn out excuse [Ooh, ooh]
About being tired and workin' late

I tell you one day you'll come home
Early from work [Home from work]
Open up the door
And get your feelings hurt

Because she needs it, yeah [Just like you do, hoo]
A woman's got to have it, whoa, yeah, just like you
And if you're smart, mmm, [Just like you do, hoo] you better stop foolin'around, hey, hey
`Cause she will too, oh

Just like you do, hoo
Thinking that she don't, hoo, ooh
Just like you, hoo
Now an example to you

Is by the time poor Jack
Returned up the hill
Somebody else
Had been lovin' Jill

A woman needs love just like you do, hoo
Hey, don't kid yourself into thinkin' that she don't
She can fool around [Yeah, just like you do, hoo], she will fool around so
You better take out some insurance and be sure she won't

Give her the love, mmm [Just like you do, hoo], yeah
That sweet, sweet love, she wants it just like you
`Cause she can fool around [Just like you do, hoo] just like she will fool around
With you or without you, just like you do

A woman needs love just like you do, hoo
Hey, don't kid yourself into thinking that she don't, hoo, ooh
She can fool around just like you, hoo
A woman needs it just like you 

Water, Water
Composer(s): Lionel Bart; Michael Pratt; Tommy Steele
Performer(s): Tommy Steele



Well, it's water, water ev'rywhere
And not a drop to drink
So tell me now
Oh, what else can a poor fellow do
But sit right down and think

Think about his girl
Think about the times we had
Together, boy
On Friday we'd paint the town
But now she ain't around

There's only water, water ev'rywhere
Not a drop to drink
So tell me now
Oh, what else can a poor fellow do
But sit right down and think

Think about some tea
Even if I wanted to be
A tee-totaller
It's only the salty sea
Between the drink and me

It's drives you mad, water, water ev'rywhere
Not a drop to drink
So tell me now
Oh, what else can a poor fellow do
But sit right down and think

Think about roast beef
Think about some fish and chips
In newspaper
These galley meals are okay
But sausage ev'ry day

Is as bad as water, water ev'rywhere
Not a drop to drink
So tell me now
Oh, what else can a poor fellow do
But sit right down and think

Think about those girls
In the pin-up photographs
Huh, around your bunk
They're standing within arm's reach
And ev'ry one a peach

It's just like water, water ev'rywhere
Not a drop to drink
So tell me now
Oh, what else can a poor fellow do
But sit right down, on the deck, and think