Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Ain't We Got Fun? Composer(s): Richard A. Whiting - Gus Kahn - Ray Egan Performer(s): Van & Schenck and multiple other artists
Bill collectors gather 'round and rather Haunt the cottage next door Men the grocer and butcher sent Men who call for the rent But within a happy chappy And his bride of only a year Seem to be so cheerful, here's an earful Of the chatter you hear
Ev'ry morning, ev'ry evening Ain't we got fun? Not much money Oh, but honey Ain't we got fun? The rent's unpaid dear We haven't a bus But smiles were made dear For people like us
In the winter in the Summer Don't we have fun Times are bum and getting bummer Still we have fun There's nothing surer The rich get rich and the poor get children In the meantime, in between time Ain't we got fun?
Just to make their trouble nearly double Something happened last night To their chimney a gray bird came Mister Stork is his name And I'll bet two pins, a pair of twins Just happened in with the bird Still they're very gay and merry Just at dawning I heard
Ev'ry morning, ev'ry evening Don't we have fun Twins and cares, dear, come in pairs, dear Don't we have fun We've only started As mommer and pop Are we downhearted I'll say that we're not
Landlords mad and getting madder Ain't we got fun? Times are so bad and getting badder Still we have fun There's nothing surer The rich get rich and the poor get laid off In the meantime, in between time Ain't we got fun?
When the man who sold 'em carpets told 'em He would take them away They said, "Wonderful, here's our chance Take them up and we'll dance" And when burglars came and robbed them Taking all their silver, they say Hubby yelled, "We're famous, for they'll name us In the pepers today
Night or daytime, it's all playtime Ain't we got fun? Hot or cold days, any old days Ain't we got fun If Wifey wishes To go to a play Don't wash the dishes Just throw them away
Streetcar seats are awful narrow Ain't we got fun? They won't smash up our Pierce Arrow We ain't got none They've cut my wages But my income tax will be so much smaller When I'm laid off, I'll be paid off Ain't we got fun?
When The World Has Turned You Down Composer(s): Ernest Tubb Performer(s): Ernest Tubb
Chorus: When The World Has Turned You Down Dear I'll be waiting When your friends cant be found Ill be there When your heart is sad and lonely and no longer wants to roam When you have no place to go please come on home!
Its been many years ago dear since we parted And not one word have I heard from you I'm so all alone and broken hearted And I wonder if you miss me too
Darling I just dont know why you left me But I do know my heart is broken in two And if someday you should decide you want me Youll always find me waiting here for you
My Darling if I failed you then Im sorry For I didnt mean to treat you wrong And if you should need me some sad tomorrow Youll always find me waiting here at home
Chorus: When The World Has Turned You Down Dear I'll be waiting When your friends cant be found Ill be there When your heart is sad and lonely and no longer wants to roam When you have no place to go please come on home!
Its been many years ago since we parted And not one word have I heard from you And I wonder if you miss me too
Ain't We Crazy Composer(s): Harry McClintock - Asa Martin Performer(s): Harry McClintock and multiple other artists
Now, I know a little ditty, it's as crazy as can be The guy who wrote it said he wanted it, and handed it to me I found I couldn't use it, because it sounded blue And that's the very reason why I'm handing it to you
It's a song the alligators sing, while coming through the rye As they serenade the elephants, up in the trees so high The iceman hums this ditty, as he shovels in the coal And the monkeys join the chorus, up around the northern pole
Ain't we crazy, ain't we crazy This is the way we pass the time away Ain't we crazy, ain't we crazy We're going to sing this song all night today
It was midnight on the ocean, not a streetcar was in sight And the sun was shining brightly, for it rained all day that night 'Twas a summer night in winter, and the rain was snowing fast And a barefoot boy with shoes on stood a-sitting in the grass
It was evening, and the rising sun was setting in the west The little fishes in the trees were huddled in their nests The rain was pouring down and the moon was shining bright And everything that you could see was hidden out of sight
While the organ peeled potatoes, lard was rendered by the choir The sexton rung the dishrag, someone set the church on fire "Holy smoke!" The preacher shouted, in the rain he lost his hair Now his head resembles heaven, for there is no parting there
The cows were making cowslips, and the bells were ringing wet And the bumblebees were making bums, and smoking cigarettes And a man slept in a stable, and came out a little hoarse So he hopped upon his golf sticks, and drove all around the course
Ain't we crazy, ain't we crazy This is the way we pass the time away Ain't we crazy, ain't we crazy We're goin' to sing this song all night today
It was midnight on the ocean, not a horsecar was in sight As I stepped into the drugstore, to get myself a light The man behind the counter, was a woman old and gray Who used to peddle shoestrings, on the road to Mandalay.
"Good evening, sir," the woman said, and her eyes were bright with tears As she put her head beneath her feet, and stood that way for years Her children, six, were orphans, except one tiny tot Who lived in a house across the street above a vacant lot
Ain't we crazy, ain't we crazy But this is the way we pass the time away Ain't we crazy, ain't we crazy We're going to sing this song all night today
When The World Falls Down Composer(s): S. Morris; Mick Ronson Performer(s): Mick Ronson
Practical Peter was doing very well Life couldn't be sweeter, not as far as he could tell But then came a lightning bolt out of the blue sent him straight to hell.....
That's when the world falls down, right on your head, oh yeah When the world falls down and it's really very sad
Riches or ruins It's really all the same You better watch what you're doing It could all go down the drain And just when you think your ship has come in - watch out - here comes a wave
That's when the world falls down, right on your head, oh yeah When the world falls down and it's really very sad
ooooooohhhhhhhh
Sally was singing, as she stepped out of the car Church bells were ringing and the vicar knew his part But right then the bridegroom decided he'd had a change of heart
That's when the world falls down, right on your head, oh yeah When the world falls down and it's really very sad World falls down, falls down, oh yeah That's when the world falls down and it's really very sad.......
Ain't Wastin' Time No More Composer(s): Gregg Allman Performer(s): The Allman Brothers Band; Wet Willie; Zoo People
Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain Week before, they all seemed the same With the help of God and true friends, I come to realize I still had two strong legs, and even wings to fly
And oh I, ain't wastin' time no more 'Cause time goes by like hurricanes, and faster things
Lord, lord Miss Sally, why all your cryin'? Been around here three long days, you're lookin' like you're dyin' Just step yourself outside, and look up at the stars above Go on downtown baby, find somebody to love
Meanwhile I ain't wastin' time no more 'Cause time goes by like pouring rain, and much faster things
You don't need no gypsy to tell you why You can't let one precious day slip by Look inside yourself, and if you don't see what you want Maybe sometimes then you don't But leave your mind alone and just get high
Well by and by, way after many years have gone And all the war freaks die off, leavin' us alone We'll raise our children in the peaceful way we can It's up to you and me brother To try and try again
Well, hear us now, we ain't wastin' time no more 'Cause time goes by like hurricanes Runnin' after subway trains Don't forget the pouring rain
When The Wind Blows In Chicago Composer(s): Scott Turner; Audie Murphy Performer(s): Roy Clark; - 1964 Bobby Bare; Eddy Arnold
Well, here I am in Chicago All alone, near the place where we met And as I walk through the rain, the wind whispers your name Oh, why won't it let me forget
'Cause when the wind blows I get lonely And one thing for sure you will find That the wind always blows in Chicago So I'm lonely most all of the time
Well, folks look so happy here on State Street They don't know that our love's not the same I'm alone in the crowd with my hopes in the clouds 'Cause the wind just whispers your name
And when the wind blows I get lonely And one thing for sure you will find That the wind always blows in Chicago Oh, so I'm lonely most all of the time
Well, I'm saying goodbye to Chicago I'm gonna catch a lonely old train And I hope that it goes where the wind doesn't blow Or at least it won't whisper your name
'Cause when the wind blows I get lonely And one thing for sure you will find That the wind always blows in Chicago So I'm lonely most all of the time
Ain't Too Proud To Beg Composer(s): Norman Whitfield - Eddie Holland First release by: The Temptations - 1966 Covered by multiple other artists
I know you wanna leave me But I refuse to let you go If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me
Ain't too proud to beg, and you know it (sweet darlin') Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go) Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go)
Now I heard a cryin' man is half a man With no sense of pride But if I have to cry to keep you, I don't mind weepin' If it'll keep you by my side
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin' Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go) Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go)
If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day Just to keep you from walking away Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand 'Cause I wanna keep you anyway I can
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin' Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go) Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go)
Now I've got a love so deep in the pit of my heart And each day it grows more and more I'm not ashamed to come and plead to you baby If pleadin' keeps you from walkin' out that door
Ain't too proud to beg, yes you know it (sweet darlin') Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go) Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go) Baby, baby, baby (sweet darlin') Please don't leave me, girl
When The Twilight Comes To Kiss The Rose "Good-Night"
When The Twilight Comes To Kiss The Rose "Good-Night" Composer(s): Robert F. Roden; Henry W. Petrie
Near a rose bush down in Dixie I am dreaming the leaves of time I'm turning over and over and I see you once again with fond eyes gleaming while the nightingale sings love's sweet song Lenore, my lost Lenore The twilight comes to kiss the rose "Good-Night!" dear as in the golden days of "Auld Lang Syne" and it seems to me I see love's tender light, dear in the Southern eyes that once were mine, all mine!
Tho' the garden is deserted now, my dearie the rose bush blooms as in the days of yore tho' to me the wide, wide world seems mighty dreary my fond heart still holds the old love sweet Lenore, my lost Lenore I wonder if the love that was denied me still guides your footsteps thro' the world a right or if sometimes, dear, you long to be beside me when the twilight comes to kiss the rose "Goodnight!"
When the twilight comes to kiss the rose "Goodnight!" and the stars, like jewels, gleam with silvry light I can see the love light shine once again you're mine all mine when the twilight comes to kiss the rose "Goodnight!"
Ain't Too Good Composer(s): Rory Gallagher Performer(s): Rory Gallagher
Well, it ain't too good The way you treat your man It's less than good It sure ain't kind It's your mistake You'll see in time When I'm gone, when I'm gone Well, it's been so long Since I felt that glow The flame was bright But it's burning low I should be gone But I'm slow to go Serves me right, serves me.....
It doesn't seem clear What happens from here and now You've called the tune, but maybe soon Someone must pay for the piper
Well, it ain't too late To change your mind For it's time you knew Just where I stand Well, let me know 'Cause I got plans From now on, from now on, from now on
When The Turkey In The Straw Danced The Chicken Reel
When The Turkey In The Straw Danced The Chicken Reel Composer(s): J. Will Callahan; F. Henri Klickmann
In a barnyard far away All the fowls assembled on a summer day Just to give a barnyard dance Tried to put the farmers in a barnyard trance All the rubes for miles around Came to see them shuffle there upon the ground
Old Si Jones in overalls Always won the ribbon at the barnyard balls Came that day with Aunt Suzanne Frisky as a bullfrog in a fryin' pan Said, "By Gosh, just turn me loose" Crack'd his heels together yellin' "Come on, Suze"
All the old hens cackled and the young ducks quacked And the rooster all began to crow The little chickens stood there in a row "Keep your feet a-movin'," you could hear the farmers yell And the old cow hid behind the old hay stack But the pigs just grunted kind o' low As they stood there lookin' at the show When the turkey in the straw danced the chicken reel
Ain't There Anyone Here For Love? Composer(s): Hoagy Carmichael - Harold Adamson Performer(s): Jane Russell; Klea Blackhurst
I can't play tennis My golf's a menace I just can't do the Australian crawl And I'm no better at volleyball Ain't there anyone here for love, sweet love Ain't there anyone here for love?
I'm apathetic and non-athletic Can't keep up in a marathon I need some shoulder to lean upon And a couple of arms to hold me Ain't there anyone here for love?
I'm not in condition to wrestle I've never trained in a gym Show me a man who can nestle And I'll pin a medal on him
I need some chappy To make me happy And he don't need to be Hercules Don't anyone know about birds and bees Ain't there anyone here for love, sweet love Ain't there anyone here for love?
When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me Composer(s): David Ball Performer(s): David Ball
It can happen any moment Without reason or rhyme It might be right around the corner Or it'll come up from behind A picture that I thought would fade That I still clearly see When the thought of you catches up with me
It can happen on a Sunday drive The sky above a shade of blue Headin' down some lonesome highway Then you come into view Mile after mile goes by But you're all I see When the thought of you catches up with me
When the thought of you comes to mind It'll carry me away to a better place in time
It can happen in the dead of night Or any day of the week Sometimes you'll come find me When I'm in bed asleep And I'll have that dream about you And I sure love what I see When the thought of you catches up with me
Ain't That The Way (Love's Supposed To Be) Composer(s): Dickie Peterson - Ralph Burns Kellogg Performer(s): Blue Cheer
I want your lovin' and I need it bad Here's the baddest little woman that I ever had I just can't help it you've got to be mine When she comes along, come rain or shine
Ain't that the way love's supposed to be We had our out and we didn't plan Sold your love and I took my stand A long time baby just can't be wrong I've got that feeling and I got it strong!
Ain't that the way love's supposed to be Love for you and me Ain't that the way love's supposed to be, hey yeah Ain't that the way love's supposed to be Both for you and me Oh alright, ow uh
Need your lovin' and I need it bad Baddest little woman that I ever had I've got to have it and it's got to be real You got to know just how I feel
Ain't that the way love's supposed to be Love for you and me Ain't that the way love's supposed to be Love's supposed to be, yeah Ain't that the way love's supposed to be Ain't that the way love's supposed to be For you and me Love's supposed to be Ain't that the way love's supposed to be
When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano Composer(s): Leon René Performer(s): Gene Autry; and various other artists
When the swallows come back to Capistrano That's the day you promised to come back to me When you whispered, "Farewell", in Capistrano Twas the day the swallow flew out to sea
All the mission bells will ring The chapel choir will sing The happiness you'll bring Will live in my memory When the swallows come back to Capistrano That's the day I pray that you'll come back to me
All the mission bells will ring The chapel choir will sing The happiness you'll bring Will live in my memory When the swallows come back to Capistrano That's the day I pray that you'll come back to me
Ain't That Right Composer(s): Hank Mills Performer(s): Del Reeves
Adam ate an apple ain't that right Adam ate an apple ain't that right He took a teensy weensy bite the world went wrong from right Adam ate an apple ain't that right
The world is in a tizzy ain't that right The world is in a tizzy ain't that right From the rich man to the bum hands out gimme some The world is in a tizzy ain't that right
You tell me you love me ain't that right You tell me you love me ain't that right Every kiss is just a lie why why why why You tell me you love me ain't that right
David slew Goliath ain't that right David slew Goliath ain't that right Oh oh oh believe it or not sing sang swing shot David slew Goliath ain't that right
Daniel tamed the lions ain't that right Daniel tamed the lions ain't that right He knew that he couldn't get out so he said hush now Daniel tamed the lions ain't that right
You don't care I love you ain't that right You don't care I love you ain't that right You say hello then you say goodbye and I cry cry cry cry You don't care I love you ain't that right You don't care I love you ain't that right You don't care I love you ain't that right
When The Sun Goes Down In Romany (My Heart Goes Roaming Back To You)
When The Sun Goes Down In Romany (My Heart Goes Roaming Back To You) Composer(s): Sam M. Lewis; Joe Young; Bert Grant
Dearie, dearie Far across the deep blue sea Dearie, dearie Do you ever think of me? When the Autumn leaves are turning My thoughts turn to home Is there still a love light burning Far across the foam? Dearie, dearie Tell me, are we both alone?
Lonely, lonely Think how lonely I must be Lonely, lonely No one seems to pity me I can see the corn a swaying In the candle light Staying where I left you praying "Lead his footsteps right" Lonely, lonely, say a pray'r for me tonight
When the sun goes down in Romany My heart goes roaming back to you Through the dells the chapel bells are calling There's a grief for every leaf that's falling Like a tipsy gypsy I just wandered Far from all the loved ones that I knew But dearie When the sun goes down in Romany My heart goes roaming back to you
Ain't That Peculiar Composer(s): Smokey Robinson - Marvin Tarplin - Robert Rogers - Warren Moore First release by: Marvin Gaye - 1966 Covered by multiple other artists
Honey you do me wrong but still i'm crazy about you Stay away too long and i can't do without you Every chance you get you seem to hurt me more and more But each hurt makes my love stronger than before I know flowers go through rain But how can love go through pain
Ain't that peculiar A peculiar ality Ain't that peculiar baby Peculiar as can be
You tell me lies that should be obvious to me I've been so much in love with you baby til i don't wanna see That things you do and say are designed to make me blue It's a dog gone shame my love for you makes all Your lies seem true But if the truth makes love last longer Why do lies make my love stronger
Ain't that peculiar A peculiar ality Ain't that peculiar baby Peculiar as can be
I cried so much just like a child thats lost its home Maybe baby you think these tears i cry are tears of joy A child can cry so much until you do everything they say But unlike a child my tears don't help me to get my way I know love can last through years But how can love last through tears
Ain't that peculiar A peculiar ality Ain't that peculiar baby Peculiar as can be
When The Sun Comes Out
Composer(s): Harold Arlen; Ted Koehler
First release by: Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch.
Covered by multiple other artists
When the sun comes out
And that rain stops beatin' on my windowpane
When the sun comes out
There'll be bluebirds 'round my door
Singin' like they did before
That old storm broke out
And my man walked off and left me in the rain
Though he's gone, I doubt
If he'll stay away for good
I'd stop living if he should
Love is funny
It's not always peaches, cream and honey
Just when everything looked bright and sunny
Suddenly the cyclone came
I'll never be the same
Till that sun comes out
And that rain stops beatin' on my windowpane
If my heart holds out
Let it rain and let it pour
It may not be long before
There's a knockin' at my door
Then you'll know the one I love walked in
When the sun comes out
When The Snow Is On The Roses (Adapted from: Der Weg Ins Land Der Liebe) Composer(s): Ernst Bader; Larry Kusik; James Last; Eddie Snyder Performer(s): Ed Ames and various other artists
Now the golden sun can see us kiss Every summer day we'll love like this
When the snow is on the roses When the bluebird's flown away In my arms we'll both remember All the love we shared today
As we walk along the silvery shore Vows we make will last forever more
When the snow is on the roses When the summer stars are gone One more summer will be over But our love will still go on
When the snow is on the roses When the bluebird's flown away In my arms we'll both remember All the love we shared today All the love we shared today