Abdul Abulbul Amir (aka The Ballad Of Ivan Petrofsky Skevar)
(Adapted from: Abdulla Bulbul Ameer)
Composer(s): William Percy French
Performer(s): Frank Crumit - 1928
and multiple other artists



The sons of the Prophet are brave men and bold
And quite unaccustomed to fear
But the bravest by far in the ranks of the Shah
Was Abdul Abulbul Amir

If you wanted a man to encourage the van
Or harass the foe from the rear
Storm fort or redoubt, you had only to shout
For Abdul Abulbul Amir

Now the heroes were plenty and well known to fame
In the troops that were led by the Czar
And the bravest of these was a man by the name
Of Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

One day this bold Russian, he shouldered his gun
And donned his most truculent sneer
Downtown he did go where he trod on the toe
Of Abdul Abulbul Amir

"Young man," quoth Abdul, "Has life grown so dull
That you wish to end your career?
Vile infidel know, you have trod on the toe
Of Abdul Abulbul Amir"

"So take your last look at the sunshine and brook
And send your regrets to the Czar
For by this I imply, you are going to die
Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar"

"My friend, your remarks in the end
Will avail you but little, I fear
For you ne'er will survive to repeat them alive
Mister Abdul Abulbul Amir"

Then this bold Mameluke drew his trusty skibouk
Singing, "Allah! Il Allah! Al-lah!"
And with murderous intent he ferociously went
For Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

They parried and thrust, they side-stepped and cussed
Of blood they spilled a great part
The philologist blokes, who seldom crack jokes
Say that hash was first made on the spot

They fought all that night neath the pale yellow moon
The din, it was heard from afar
And huge multitudes came, so great was the fame
Of Abdul and Ivan Skavar

As Abdul's long knife was extracting the life
In fact he was shouting, "Huzzah!"
He felt himself struck by that wily Calmuck
Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

The Sultan drove by in his red-breasted fly
Expecting the victor to cheer
But he only drew nigh to hear the last sigh
Of Abdul Abulbul Amir

Czar Petrovich, too, in his spectacles blue
Sauntered up in his gold-plated car
And arrived just in time to exchange a last line
With Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

There's a tomb rises up where the Blue Danube rolls
And engraved there in characters clear
Is, "Stranger, when passing, oh pray for the soul
Of Abdul Abulbul Amir"

A splash in the Black Sea one dark moonless night
Caused ripples to spread wide and far
It was made by a sack fitting close to the back
Of Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

A Muscovite maiden her lone vigil keeps
Neath the light of the cold northern star
And the name that she murmurs in vain as she weeps
Is Ivan Skavinsky Skavar

We Can Be Together
Composer(s): Paul Kantner
Performer(s): Jefferson Airplane



We can be together
Ah you and me
We should be together
We are all outlaws in the eyes of America
In order to survive we steal cheat lie forge Fred? 
Hide and deal
We are obscene lawless hideous dangerous dirty violent and young
But we should be together
Come on all you people standing around
Our life's too fine to let it die and
We can be together
All your private property is
Target for your enemy
And your enemy is
We
We are forces of chaos and anarchy
Everything they say we are we are
And we are very
Proud of ourselves
Up against the wall
Up against the wall Fred (motherfucker)
Tear down the walls
Tear down the walls
Come on now together
Get it on together
Everybody together
We should be together
We should be together my friends
We can be together
We will be
We must begin here and now
A new continent of earth and fire
Come on now getting higher and higher
Tear down the walls
Tear down the walls
Tear down the walls
Won't you try

ABC's Of The Swamp
Performer(s): Sesame Street



A is for aligator
B is for bayou
C is for cyprus tree
D is for dew
E is for everything, like
F fern
G grass and
H thats home to you
I is for insect
J us for juniper
K kelp
L log 
M is the moon
N is for noontime
O is for otter
P is for possum who'll be sleeping soon
Q is for quicksand thats very tricky
R rushes 
S snakes
T tar that gets you sticky
U is the universe thats
V vast
W wide
X marks the spot where i love to hide
Y is the yellow bird that sings so sweet
which brings me back to Z and now our alphabet's complete in the swamp! 
woo hoo! ribbit ribbit!!

We Call On Him
Composer(s): Fred Karger; Ben Weisman; Sid Wayne
Performer(s): Elvis Presley; Allen Karl



We call on Him
Whenever storm clouds gather
We call on Him to light our darkest day
Why must it be that only when we're lonely
And hopes are dim, we call on Him

Why don't we call on Him before we lose our way
To count our blessings and thank Him while we may

We call on Him when no-one else will answer
We ask of Him a reason to go on
When our cup of joy becomes a cup of sorrow
Filled to the brim, we call on Him

Why don't we call on Him before we lose our way
To count our blessings and thank Him while we may

ABC's Of Love
Composer(s): Richard Barrett - Morris Levy - George Goldner
Performer(s): Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 
and multiple other artists



A- I´ll always want you 
B- Because my heart is true 
C- Come, come, come closer 
And I´ll tell you of the ABC´s 
D- Darling believe me 
E- Everyday my love grows strong 
F- Find a place there in your heart 
And I´ll tell you of the ABC´s 
G- Gosh knows I love you 
H- Heaven knows it´s true 
I want to be near you 
J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q 
R-Run honey and don´t be blind 
S-Sugar you stay on my mind 
T-True love is hard to find 
I´ll tell you of the ABC´s 
U- You make me love you 
V- Vow always be true 
WXY and Z, I´ve told you of the ABC´s 
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh 

R-Run honey and don´t be blind 
S- Sugar you stay on my mind 
T- True love is hard to find 
I´ll tell you of the ABC´s 
U- You make me love you 
V- Vow always to be true 
WXY and Z 
I´ve told you of the ABC´s 
(I´ve) told you of the ABC´s

We Built This City
Composer(s): Dennis Lambert; Martin Page;
Bernie Taupin; Peter Wolf
Performer(s): Jefferson Starship



Chorus
We built this city we built this city on rock an' roll
Built this city we built this city on rock an' roll

Say you don't know me or recognize my face
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place
Knee deep in the hoopla sinking in your fight
Too many runaways eating up the night

Marconi plays the mamba listen to the radio
Don't you remember
We built this city we built this city on rock an' roll

Repeat Chorus

Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible write us off the page

Repeat Chorus

It's just another Sunday in a tired old street
Police have got the choke hold oh and we just lost the beat

Who counts the money underneath the bar
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars
Don't tell us you need us 'cos we're just simple fools
Looking for America crawling through your schools

(I'm looking out over that Golden Gate bridge
Out on a gorgeous sunny Saturday I've seen that bumper-to-bumper traffic)

Don't you remember (remember)

(Here's your favorite radio station in your favorite radio city
The city by the bay the city that rocks the city that never sleeps)

Repeat Chorus twice

(We built we built this city) built this city (we built we built this city)
Repeat

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Performer(s): Sesame Street



ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
It's the most remarkable word I've ever seen

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
I wish I knew exactly what I mean
It starts out like an A-word
As anyone can see
But somewhere in the middle
It gets awfully QR to me

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
If I ever find out just what this word can mean
I'll be the smartest bird the world has ever seen

It might be kind of an elephant
Or a funny kind of kazoo
Or a strange exotic turtle
You never see in a zoo
Or maybe a kind of a doggie
A particular shade of blue
Or maybe a pretty flower
Naah, not with a name like that...uh, uh!

We Both Walk
Composer(s): Tom Shapiro; Chris Waters
Performer(s): Lorrie Morgan



Here you are on the porch again
With your hat in your hand and a guilty grin
Well baby I ain't gonna fall for that just because I always have
And I'm not the only one who won't be taken in

Don't you try to come through my door
I can't watch you leave anymore
When you go we both walk
When you go we both walk
You walk away and I walk alone

Whenever you get that itch to go
You think I just sit and wait at home
But I've walked miles behind these walls without getting anywhere at all
And I think I've had enough of going down that road

Don't you try to come through my door
I can't watch you leave anymore
When you go we both walk
When you go we both walk
You walk away and I walk alone

Don't you try to come through my door
I can't watch you leave anymore
When you go we both walk
When you go we both walk
You walk away and I walk alone
You walk away and I walk alone

ABC Do Sertão
Composer(s): Luiz Gonzaga - Zé Dantas
Performer(s): Luis Gonzaga E Fagner



Lá pro meu sertão pro caboclo ler
Tem que aprender um outro ABC
O jota é ji,  o ele é lê
O esse é si mas o erre tem nome de rê 
O esse é si mas o erre tem nome de rê
Até o ipisilon lá é pissilone
O eme é mê e o ene é nê
O efe é fê, o gê chama-se guê
Na escola é engraçado ouvir-se tanto ê
O efe é fê, o gê chama-se guê
Na escola é engraçado ouvir-se tanto ê
A bê cê dê fê guê lê mê nê pê quê rê tê vê e zê 
A bê cê dê fê guê lê mê nê pê quê rê tê vê e zê

We Belong Together
Composer(s): R.E. Carr; J.R. Mitchell; S. Weiss
Performer(s): Ritchie Valens



You're mine and we belong together
Yes, we belong together, for eternity

You're mine, your lips belong to me
Yes, they belong to only me, for eternity

You're mine, my baby and you'll always be
I swear by everything I own
You'll always, always be mine

You're mine and, we belong together
Yes, we belong together, for eternity

A B C Boogie 
Composer(s): Al Russell - Max Spickel
Performer(s): Bill Haley & His Comets



Down around the corner in a little school
Children learn their lessons and the golden rule
'Cause they got a teacher up from Basin Street
And she does her teaching with a boogie beat
Teaching the ABC with rhythm and E
Every single morning, it's the same old thing
All the kids are waiting for the bell to ring
When they hear it ringing, they all jump in line
Walking to the classroom, feeling mighty fine
They learn their ABC with rhythm and E
Well, a-reading, writing, arithmetic
Taught to the tune of a liquorice stick
No education is ever complete
Without a boogie-woogie-woogie beat, well all reet
When the day is over and it's time to go
The children get their books and stand right at the door
Teacher is so happy, because she's done her bit
To educate the kids and make 'em really fit
To say their ABC with rhythm and E

Well, a-reading, writing, arithmetic
Taught to the tune of a liquorice stick
No education is ever complete
Without a boogie-woogie-woogie beat, well all reet
When the day is over and it's time to go
The children get their books and stand right at the door
Teacher is so happy, because she's done her bit
To educate the kids and make 'em really fit
To say their ABC with rhythm and E

We Belong To The Night
Composer(s): Ellen Foley
Performer(s): Ellen Foley



The burning sun hangs over the city
You and me baby, we don't feel nothing at all
From nine to five we're lost
This life ain't so pretty
But when the sun goes down
We know that we can stay and talk

I just can't wait
For the night to come
Cause when the shadows cover the light
We're the only ones
Cause baby, we
We belong to the night
Yes, baby, we
We belong to the night
By day we just survive
But after dark, we come alive
Cause baby, we
We belong to the night

Dancing' on the street
In the heat of the neon
The quiet in the cool night air
Makes it easy to breathe
The music that we hear in our heats
Gives us something to dream of
Cause when that lonely soul that calls
It's those dreams that we'll need
To keep us strong
To take us far
Far away from the pain of the days
Cause that's a cruel mental start

But baby, we
We belong to the night
Yes baby, we
We belong to the night
By day we just survive
But after dark, we come alive
Cause baby, we
We belong to the night

Ahh ahh-ahh-ahh
We belong to the night
Yes, yes baby, we
We belong to the night
By day we just survive
But after dark, we come alive
Cause baby, we
We belong to the night
We belong to the night
We belong to the night

Ooh-ooh 
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

ABC
((Dutch Version: ACV (by Ronny Mosuse) - 2003))
Composer(s): Berry Gordy Jr. - Alphonso Mizell - Freddie Perren - Deke Richards
First release by: The Jackson 5 - 1970
Covered by multiple other artists



A-buh, buh, buh, buh, boo, buh!
(Buh, buh, buh, buh, buh!)

You went to school to learn, girl
Things you never, never knew before!
Li-hi-ike "I" before "E" except after "C"
And why two plus two makes four!

Now now now, I'm gonna teach you
(Teach you, teach you!) 
All about love, dear! (All about love!)
Sit yourself down, take a seat
Oh, all you gotta do is repeat after me

ABC, easy as 123
Oh, simple as Do Re Mi
ABC, 123 baby you and me girl
ABC, easy as 123
Oh simple as Do Re Mi
ABC 123, baby you and me girl!

Let me love you just a little bit
Come on, let me love you just a little bit
I'm a-gonna teach you how to sing it out!
Com-a, com-a, come on let me show you what it's all about!

Reading and writing, 'rithmetic
Are the branches of the learning tree!
Well, sista, without the roots of love, let me tell ya, girl
Your education ain't complete!

Tee-tee-tee-teacher's gonna show you
(Show you, show you!) 
How to get an "A"! (Da-da-da-da-da-da!)
Spell "me"! (Me!) "You!" (You--add the two!)
Listen to me baby, that's all you gotta do!

Oh, ABC it's easy as 123
Oh, simple as Do Re Mi
ABC, 123 baby you and me girl
ABC, it's easy, it's like counting up to 3
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be
That's how easy love can be
Sing a simple melody
123, you and me!

Yeah...yeah!

Sit down girl I think I love ya!
No, get up girl, show me what you can do!
Shake it, shake it baby, come on now
Shake it, shake it baby, oo oo
Shake it, shake it baby, help me
123, baby, oo oo
ABC, baby, now now
Do Re Mi, baby
Now, that's how easy love can be!

ABC, it's easy
It's like counting up to 3
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be!

Come on gonna teach how to sing it out
Com-a, com-a, come on let me show you what it's all about
ABC, it's easy
It's like counting up to 3
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be!

Come on gonna teach how to sing it out, sing it out, sing it
Oh oh oh baby, ABC, it's easy
It's like counting up to 3
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be!

We Being Many
Performer(s): Cliff Richard & Helen Shapiro



Verse 1 (Helen): 
And we being many
Are one body in Messiah
And everyone are members of one another
Loving each other
With God as our Father
Who loves us as a mother loves her newborn child

Verse 2 (Cliff):
We are His Bride 
Taken from the side
When blood and water fell
From the broken heart of Israel
See the Lord provide
The precious Lamb who died
The Great I am who cried
"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" 
Abba, El Shaddai
To God I give my life

Verse 1 (Together): 
And we being many
Are one body in Messiah
And everyone are members of one another
Loving each other
With God as our Father
Who loves us as a mother loves her newborn child

Verse 2 (Cliff) & Verse 1 (Helen) combined together:
Who loves us as a mother loves her newborn child

ACV
((Adapted from: ABC (by The Jackson 5) - 1970
Composer(s): Berry Gordy Jr. - Alphonso Mizell - Freddie Perren - Deke Richards - Karel Vereertbrugghen
Performer(s): Ronny Mosuse - 2003



Oh woowoowoowowoo
De christelijke vakbond
Is danig in zijn kruis getast
Waarom al die nijdige stoerdoenerij
Wie jaagt ze op de kast
Wie, wie, wie
Niet in de regering (nananananana)
Niemand aan de macht (niemand aan de macht)
Zij zijn de grootste, keer op keer
Maar geen ministerpostje en zoiets dat doet zeer

ACV is kwaad op de
VLD, gaat huilen bij
de premier, weer oké, zeer tevree
Want wij tellen mee, ja
ACV is kwaad op de
VLD, gaat huilen bij
de premier, weer oké, zeer tevree
Want wij tellen mee, ja

Ja we tellen, we tellen, we tellen mee
Ja we tellen, we tellen, we tellen mee
Alles voor de werker, voor de kleine man
Alles alles alles
Ook de werkman in het buitenland
Heel veel geld in 't buitenland
Veel miljoenen voor de weerstandskas
Die brengen heel wat euro's op
En die komen af en toe van pas
Helemaal legaal (ja, dat is legaal)
Al dat geld is wit (zilverachtig wit)
't ACV spreekt klare taal
Weg met 't patronaat en 't groot kapitaal

ACV is kwaad op de
VLD, gaat huilen bij
de premier, weer oké, zeer tevree
Want wij tellen mee, ja
ACV is eenzaam zonder de CD&V
Nee, met paars doen wij niet mee
Meer respect voor ACV
Meer respect voor ACV
Nee met paars doen wij niet mee
ACV, dat telt mee

parlando Luc Cortebeeck
Zeg het, zeg het Lukske, allé vooruit
Zeg het, zeg het Lukske, ooh ooh
Zeg het, zeg het Lukske, goe jong
ACV, Lukske, yeah yeah
VLD, Lukske, boewoe
de premier, Lukske, weenween
Meer respect voor ACV

ACV zeer eenzaam zonder de CD&V
Nee, met paars doen wij niet mee
Meer respect voor ACV
Alles voor de werker, voor de kleine man
Alles alles alles
Ook de werkman in het buitenland

We Are The World
Composer(s): Michael Jackson; Lionel Richie
Performer(s): Michael Jackson



There comes a time when we hear a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
and its time to lend a hand to life
There greatest gift of all

We cant go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of Gods great big family
And the truth, you know,
Love is all we need

Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we're making
We're saving out own lives
its true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

Send them your heart so they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to brend
So we all must lend a helping hand

Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
Theres a choice we're making
We're saving out own lives
its true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you just believe theres no way we can fall
Let us realize that a change can only come
When we stand together as one

Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So lets start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving out own lives
its true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

ABC
Composer(s): Raimundo Fagner - Fausto Nilo
Performer(s): Raimundo Fagner



Com A se escreve amor e arma
Com B se escreve bola e bala
Com C se escreve casa e cela
Com C se escreve céu e cela...

Com A de ave se escreve amor e arma
Com B de bola se escreve belo e bala
Com C de casa se escreve céu e cela...

We Are The Children Of The World
Composer(s): P. Castro; M.A. Kelly
Performer(s): Diana Ross



Waiting on the wings 
On the wings of time 
Wonder what´s to come 
And what we will find 

Dancing on a dream 
In the magic of our mind 
Reaching for the sun 
As long as it shines 

Living day to day 
While we´re on our way 
We´ll find we´re already there 

We are the children 
We are the children 
We are the children of the world 

Underneath the blue 
In a solitary light 
Guiding by a star 
A star in the night 

The enemy we see 
Is the enemy inside 
Knowing we can win 
Without knowing why 

We´d be lost in hope 
While we search for more 
We find we´re already there 

We are the children 
We are the children 
We are the children of the world 

We are the children 
We are the children 
We are the children of the world 

How many times do we look to the sky 
Knowing we´ve nothing to lose 
We are the children who wanted to fly 
Now we can fly to the moon 

We are the children 
We are the children 
We are the children of the world 

We are the children 
We are the children 
We are the children of the world

Abandono
Composer(s): Chico Buarque - Edú Lobo
Performer(s): Leila Pinheiro; Marcia Lopes



O que será ser só
Quando outro dia amanhecer
Será recomeçar
Será ser livre sem querer
O que será ser essa moça 
E ter vergonha de viver

Ter corpo pra dançar
E não ter onde me esconder
Tentar cobrir meus olhos
Pra minh'alma ninguém ver
Eu toda a minha vida
Soube só lhe pertencer

O que será ser sua sem você
Como será nua em noite de luar
Ser aluada, louca
Até você voltar
Pra que

O que será ser só
Quando outro dia amanhecer
Será recomeçar
Será ser livre sem querer
Quem vai secar meu pranto
Eu gosto tanto de você

We Are The Champions
Composer(s): Freddie Mercury
Performer(s): Queen



I've paid my dues
Time after time
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I've come through

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world

I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune
and everything that goes with it
I thank you all

But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race
And I ain't gonna lose

Won and won and won
We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions