Twenty One Years
(Traditional)
Performer(s): Tom Donovan



The judge said "Stand up lad and dry up your tears"
You're sentenced to Dartmoor for twenty-one years"
So dry up your tears babe and kiss me goodbye 
The best friends must part now, so must you and I

I hear the train coming, 'twill be here at nine
To take me to Dartmoor to serve up my time
I look down the railway and plainly I see 
You standing there waving your goodbyes to me

Six months have gone by babe, I wish I were dead
Tis a cold dreary dungeon and rocks for my head
It's raining, it's hailing, the moon gives no light
Now will you tell me babe, why you never write

I've counted the days babe, I've counted the nights
I've counted the footsteps, I've counted the lights
I've counted the raindrops, I've counted the stars
I've counted a million of these prison bars

I waited, I trusted, I longed for the day
A life-time so lonely, now my hair's turning grey
All my thoughts are for you babe, 'til I'm out of my mind
For twenty-one years is a mighty long time
For twenty-one years is a mighty long time

I Won't Be Blue Anymore
Composer(s): Dan Seals
Performer(s): Dan Seals; Jesse McReynolds



I won't be blue anymore
I'll go out on the town
And I'll take all my friends
Every honky tonk around
And they'll help me forget you
And the way it used to be
Then I won't be blue anymore

The only friends I've got now
Since you've been gone
Two arms that used to hold you
And the heart that surely broke
And the mind that sometimes wonders 'bout my sanity
So they made me make this promise to me

I won't be blue anymore
I'll go out on the town
And I'll take all my friends
Every honky tonk around
And they'll help me forget you
And the way it used to be
Then I won't be blue anymore

My friends are always with me
Even when I'm alone
They watch over and protect me
'Cause they know how far I've gone
They're the only ones that care now
And they knew that they could help
So they made me make this promise to myself

I won't be blue anymore
I'll go out on the town
And I'll take all my friends
Every honky tonk around
And they'll help me forget you
And the way it used to be
Then I won't be blue anymore
No, I won't be blue anymore

Kissin' On The Phone
Composer(s): Brian Wilson
Performer(s): Paul Anka



Every night when I'm all alone
All I do is call you on the phone
It rings, ting-a-ling
And this is what we do

Oh well, we're kissin' on the phone
Ooh, ooh
Kissin' on the phone
Ooh, ooh
When we're all alone
All we're doing is kissin' on the phone

Every kiss is a kiss of fire
I'm so afraid that we're bumin' the wire
Oh gee, baby
Oh, what will we do, tell me

When we are kissin' on the phone
Ooh, ooh
Kissin' on the phone
Ooh, ooh
When we're all alone
All we're doin' is kissin' on the phone

(Instrumental Break)

Hear it, ting-a-ling

Oh well, we're kissin' on the phone
Ooh, ooh
Kissin' on the phone
Ooh, ooh
When we're all alone
All we're doing is kissin' on the phone

Oh gee, baby
When we are kissin' on the phone
Ooh, ooh
Kissin' on the phone
Ooh, ooh
When we're all alone
All we're doin' is kissin' on the phone
(Kissin' on the phone)
When we're all alone
(Kissin' on the phone)

[Fade to End]
When we're all alone
(Kissin' on the phone)
When we're all alone
(Kissin' on the phone)

Twenty-One
Composer(s): Luther Dixon
Performer(s): The Shirelles



Can't stay out late, can't have no fun
21 (21, la la la la oh) 
Folks say you have to be 21
21 (21, la la la la oh) 
I'll have a dance, you just wait & see 
Oh I'll be 21 & fancy free 
Wo wo wo wo wo wo hey, 21, 21 

Can't go steady, can't even have a date, 21 (21, la la la la oh) 
How in the world will I ever find a mate? 21 (21, la la la la oh) 
I'll have a dance, I'll be 21, yeah 
They're out fun, here I am 
Wo wo wo wo wo wo hey, 21, 21 

When my 21st birthday finally comes, oh yeah 
I'm gonna sound the bugles, beat the drums 
I'm gonna stay out all night; I won't even go to bed 
I'm gonna find me a paintbrush, hah, & paint the whole town red, yeah 

I'll get married & raise a family, 21 (21, la la la la oh) 
All my kids are gonna look like me, 21 (21, la la la la oh) 
They'll grow up & get carefree 
I'll tell them like they told me: uh uh! 
(repeat): 
No no no no no no hey, 21, 21 

Rock In My Shoe
Composer(s): Hank Williams Jr.
Performer(s): Hank Williams Jr.



I've met a girl or two in my lifetime
And I've loved a few, but not the right time
I think I'm a-wastin' my time lovin' anyone but you
You got a hold on me I just can't seem to break free
I walk a girl to town and start to fool around
But honey you're the rock in my shoe

I stroll into the night spots
Thinkin' that I'm something real hot
I got a pretty girl and she's got a lo, but I know she ain't true
It's just not the same, I'm playin' a fool's game
Oh, when I start to dance and try to make romance
Honey, you're the rock in my shoe

Now my heart has reached that decision
'Cause my mind keeps havin' a vision
No hers and his and and I guess I always knew
You'd make the bells ring and pull my heart strings
I'm walkin' down the aisle with the great big smile
'Cause there ain't no rocks in my shoe

There's always a rock in my shoe
When I walk with someone new
I try to find love in another's arms
But it seems I just dream of you

Now my heart has reached that decision
'Cause my mind keeps havin' a vision
No hers and his and and I guess I always knew
You'd make the bells ring and pull my heart strings
I'm walkin' down the aisle with the great big smile
'Cause there ain't no rocks in my shoe

I'm walkin' down the aisle with the great big smile
'Cause there ain't no rocks in my shoe

Kissin' Twist
Performer(s): Jack Hammer



Twist!
Kiss!
Ah!

Baby let's do it
Oh, you gotta stick to it
It's so easy
Like pork chop's greasy
Now you twist
Then you kiss
Now you're doing the Kissing Twist

Baby let's get it
Oh, you gotta work with it
It's real crazy
And don't you be so lazy
And now you twist
Then you kiss
Now you're doing the Kissing Twist

Twist!
Kiss!
Twist!
Kiss!
Twist!
Kiss!
Ah!
The Kissing Twist

Baby you've got it
Can't do without it
It's so funny
Like picking up money
Now you twist
Then you kiss
Now you're doing the Kissing Twist

Twist!
Kiss!
Twist!
Kiss!
Twist!
Kiss!
Ah!
The Kissing Twist

Baby
Oh, yes baby

Everybody twist
Come on get with it!

Let's do it
Oh, you gotta stick to it
It's so easy
Like pork chop's greasy
Now you twist
Then you kiss
Now you're doing the Kissing Twist

Baby let's get it
Oh, you gotta work with it
It's real crazy
And don't you be so lazy
First you twist
Then you kiss
Now you're doing' the Kissing Twist

Twist!
Kiss!
Twist!
Kiss!
Twist!
Kiss!
Ah!
The Kissing Twist

Baby you've got it
Can't do without it

[Fades to End]
Well it's so funny
Like picking up money

Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
Composer(s): Burt Bacharach - Hal David
Performer(s): Gene Pitney
and multiple other artists



Dearest, darling
I had to write to say that I won't be home, any more
For something happened, to me
While I was driving home
And I'm not the same any more

Oh, I was only, twenty-four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only, one day away from your arms
I saw a welcoming light
And stopped to rest for the night
And that is when I, saw her
As I pulled in outside of a small hotel, she was there
And so I walked up, to her
Asked where I could get something to eat
And she, showed me where

Oh, I was only, twenty-four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only, one day away from your arms
She took me to the café
I asked her if she would stay
She said, "okay"

Oh, I was only, twenty-four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only, one day away from your arms
A juke box started to play
And that turned into today
As we were dancing, closely
All of a sudden I lost control as I, held her charms
And I caressed her, kissed her
Told her I'd die before I would let her out, of my arms

Oh, I was only, twenty-four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only, one day away from your arms
I hate to do this to you
But I love somebody new
What can, I do?
And I can never, never, never, go home again

(woh! woh! woh! woh!) 

I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
Composer(s): Daryl Hutchins
Performer(s): Eddy Howard
and multiple other artists



All by myself at home a-feeling blue
Thoughts keep roaming through my mind, they're all of you
I wonder if you're dancing with somebody new
I wonder, I wonder can't help it if I wonder
No matter what side of the pillow that I'm sleeping on
My dreams of you continue through until the dawn
And after that I find the daydream crew comes on
I wonder, I wonder, can't help it if I wonder
You care for someone else, I see
Well then, it's quite all right with me
I'm gonna get me dressed up in my Sunday suit
And find myself somebody who is twice as cute
And when you realize that you and I are through
I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what you'll do
Wonder, how I wonder
I wonder
I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what you'll do
Gonna get me dressed up in my Sunday suit
And find myself somebody who is twice as cute
And when you realize that you and I are through
I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what you'll do

Kissing My Pillow
Composer(s): Wally Lewis; Fuzzy Owen
Performer(s): Rose Maddox;
Lost Country; Warren Smith



I tell myself I’m satisfied to live the way I do
And it was such a foolish thing to fall in love with you
I tried to make believe I’m glad you found somebody new
But I can’t hide this lonliness, it just keeps showing through

And I keep kissing my pillow, staring at the wall
And I keep hearing your footsteps coming through the hall
And I keep doubting the million dreams that never will come true
And I keep kissing my pillow and pretending it’s you

I never knew how much I cared until you walked away
And left me with these memories that’s in my heart today
I thought that I could find somebody else to take your place
But memories of loving you keep standing in the way

And I keep kissing my pillow, staring at the wall
And I keep hearing your footsteps coming through the hall
And I keep doubting the million dreams that never will come true
And I keep kissing my pillow and pretending it’s you

Twenty Years Ago
Composer(s): Dan Tyler - Michael Noble - Michael Spriggs - Wood Newton
Performer(s): Kenny Rogers; Juice Newton



It`s been a long time since I walked
Through this old town
But oh how the memories start to flow
And there`s the old movie house
They finally closed it down
You could find me there every Friday night
Twenty years ago

I worked the counter at the drugstore down the street
But nobody`s left there I would know
On Saturday mornings that`s where
All my friends would meet
You`d be surprised what a dime would buy
Twenty years ago

All my memories from those days come gather round me
What I`d give if they could take me back in time
It almost seems like yesterday
Where do the good times go?
Life was so much easier twenty years ago

I guess I should stop by Mr. Johnson`s hardware store
His only son was my friend Joe
But he joined the army back in 1964
How could we know he would never come back
Twenty years ago

I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye
Composer(s): Leon Payne
Performer(s): Ernest Tubb
and multiple other artists



Your letter came, this very day
And it wiped all, my dreams away
I've read it o'er, a thousand times
It’s left me with, a worried mind

I wonder why, you said goodbye
And did you mean, to make me cry
I guess until, the day I die
That I will still, be wondering why

I dread the thought that we are through
And that you've found, somebody new
I love you now, I always will
I'd rather die, than say farewell

I wonder why, you said goodbye
And did you mean, to make me cry
I guess until, the day I die
That I will still, be wondering why

I hope and pray, before my time
That you'll come back, and say you're mine
Bring back the love, you took away
And mend the heart, you broke today

I wonder why, you said goodbye
And did you mean, to make me cry
I guess until, the day I die
That I will still, be wondering why

Kissing You Goodbye
Composer(s): John Denver
Performer(s): John Denver



Oh, at first it was just like heaven
in your heart and in your arms
And paradise discovered
in the sweetness of your charms
Yes, and every day a miracle to awake and be with you
And every night in your embrace another dream come true

But castles sometimes crumble some rivers still run dry
And fairy tales are witches tales when the truth becomes a lie
And a pocket full of promises won't buy a diamond ring
And every word you said to me just didn't mean a thing

It's over now, you've gone too far I can't take anymore
Be careful now - don't hurt yourself when you walk through that door
I can hardly stand to look at you it makes me want to cry
Get your tongue out of my mouth because I'm kissing you goodbye!

Now I suppose I'll never know why things turned out this way
And why the one you love the most is the one you drove away?
Yes, and I suppose I'll never, ever really understand
How I could think that you'd make me a happy married man

So now I sit and contemplate the reason for it all
The climb to heights of ecstasy the failure and the fall
If a broken heart is purposeful it's in the lesson learned
No matter what the reason is it hurts when you get burned 

Now I don't care, I don't think I'll ever love again
"Kemosabe" used to me good and trusted friend
But now it stands for therapy and all the tears I cry
Get your tongue out of my mouth 'Cause I'm kissing you goodbye!
Bye, Bye 
Bye, Bye

Twenty Tiny Fingers
Composer(s): Sid Tepper - Roy Bennett
Performer(s): Stargazers
and multiple other artists



Oooooh! Twenty tiny fingers, twenty tiny toes
Two angel faces, each with a turned up nose
One looks like mummy, with a cute little curl on top
And the other one's got a big bald spot
Exactly like his pop, pop, pop
Pop-a-dop, pop, pop
Pop-pop

She put on the light in the middle of the night
And whispered "Dear, let's go"
He grabbed a sock and called the Doc
He told him "Don't be slow"
I got her there with time to spare
And then I sat on pins
Until the Doctor shook his hand
And told him "You've got twins"

Oooooh! Twenty tiny fingers, twenty tiny toes
Two angel faces, each with a turned up nose
One looks like mummy, with a cute little curl on top
And the other one's got a big bald spot
Exactly like his pop, pop, pop
Pop-a-dop, pop, pop
Pop-pop

We've got cribs and bottles and bibs
All round our three roomed flat
No time to see what's on TV
No room to hang your hat
We're on the run, we're never done
It's like a steeplechase
They came in and they took over
Like they owned the place

Oooooh! Twenty tiny fingers, twenty tiny toes
Two angel faces, each with a turned up nose
One looks like mummy, with a cute little curl on top
And the other one's got a big bald spot
Exactly like his pop, pop, pop
Pop-a-dop, pop, pop
Pop-pop

It's twice the laundry, twice the milk
It's twice the baby clothes
It's double this and double that
Oh how the money goes
But now, you see, they both agree
When all is said and done
We've got twice the blessings
And we've got twice the fun

Oooooh! Twenty tiny fingers, twenty tiny toes
Two angel faces, each with a turned up nose
One looks like mummy, with a cute little curl on top
And the other one's got a big bald spot
The other one's got a big bald spot
Exactly like his 

Pop-pop

I Wonder Why I Worry Over You
Composer(s): Cindy Walker
Performer(s): Ernest Tubb



Dear you’re not worth the breath it takes to mention your name
I Wonder Why I worry Over You

The way you kick my love around it’s such a crying shame
I Wonder Why I worry Over You

Friends with good intentions all tell me to get smart
And runaway this very day before you break my heart
You’ll never change your wicked ways you’ll always be the same
I Wonder Why I worry Over You

Even when you know your wrong I still get the blame
I Wonder Why I worry Over You

If there’s an art for breaking hearts you could start a hall of Fame
I Wonder Why I worry Over You

If I walked out tomorrow it wouldn’t bother you
You’ve got another waitin’ now to see just what I do
And you’re not worth the breath it takes to mention your name
I Wonder Why I worry Over You

Kissing You Goodbye
Composer(s): Waylon Jennings
Performer(s): Waylon Jennings



I've learned to turn the other cheek 
Is not what love's about
I've turned mine so many times 
That i damned near wore 'em out
I've grown used to your abuse
And I thought I'd never quit
But I woke up this morning
Couldn't find my shiv-a-git
You've always liked to play your games
Well I got one for you
Pretend we're playing checkers girl
And it's your time to move
You'll find your suitcase on the porch
And the taxi in the drive 
Get your tongue out of my mouth
I'm kissing you goodbye 

I see you've finally made it home 
You been out all night
Your artificial hair's a mess 
And your clothes don't fit you right
 
I've given and forgiven
Till there ain't nothing left
But all you gave was just enough
To satisfy yourself

I can smell that whiskey in your hair  
And sen-sen on your breath 
If you ever tried to tell the truth
You'd choke yourself to death 

I don't want your nasty kisses 
And don't tell me no more lies 
Get your tongue out of my mouth
   
I'm kissing you goodbye
Get your tongue out of my mouth
I'm kissing you goodbye

Twenty Miles
Composer(s): Dave Appell - Barry Mann
Performer(s): Chubby Checker; Dean Ford & The Gaylords; Brian Poole & the Tremeloes



Twenty miles from my house to your house
Twenty miles and I walk it all the way
Twenty miles when you’re in love is nothin’
And I got to see my baby every day

I walk along
I sing a song
Twenty miles is a long long way
But I got to see my baby every day

Lots of girls are ridin’ near to my house
Pretty girls they keep passin’ by all day
Lots of girls but I don’t even see ‘em
Cause the girl I love is twenty miles away

I walk along
I sing a song
Twenty miles is a long long way
But I got to see my baby every day

Oh ho

I walk along
I sing a song
Twenty miles is a long long way
But I got to see my baby every day

Twenty miles is a long long way
But I got to see my baby every day
Oh hey Twenty miles 

I Wonder Why
Composer(s): Maxwell Anderson; Ricardo Weeks
First release by: Dion & the Belmonts - 1958
Covered by multiple other artists



Dont' know why I love you like I do, don't know why I do

Don't know why I love you, don't know why I care
I just want your love to share

I wonder why, I love you like I do
Is it because I think you love me too
I wonder why, I love you like I do, like I do

I told my friends that we would never part
they often said that you would break my heart
I wonder why they think that we will part, we will part

When you're with me, I'm sure you're always true
When I'm away, I wonder what you do
I wonder why I'm sure you're always true, always true

Don't know why I do

Kites
Composer(s): Hal Hackaday; Lee Pockriss
Performer(s): Simon Dupree & The Big Sound;
The Associates; Arthur Brown; 
The Cyrkle; Marseille; Ozo



I will fly a yellow paper sun in your sky
When the wind is high, when the wind is high
I will float a silken silver moon near your window
If your night is dark, if your night is dark

In letters of gold on a snow white kite
I will write "I love you"
And send it soaring high above you
For all to read

I will scatter rice paper stars in your heaven
If there are no stars, if there are no stars
All of these and seven wonders more will I find
When the wind is high, when the wind is high

In letters of gold on a snow white kite
I will write "I love you"
And send it soaring high above you
For all to read

[... verse in Cantonese? ...]

In letters of gold on a snow white kite
I will write "I love you"
And send it soaring high above you
For all to read

24 Hours At A Time
Composer(s): Toy Caldwell
Performer(s): The Marshall Tucker Band



I been down around Houston, Texas, where the sun shines most of the time
I been driving for about six hours, trying to reach that Arkansas line
Texarkana's just an hour ahead; I gotta keep my wheels rolling

But woman you're always on my mind, 24 hours at a time
Somehow, woman, I'm hoping you feel the same way

Woman, you know that I miss you
But I can't miss you no more 
I got this White doing 70 miles an hour 
She's loaded, it's down to the floor 
But I got to reach that Arkansas line before the sun goes down

But woman you're always on my mind, 24 hours at a time
Somehow, woman, I'm hoping you feel the same way

Woman you know I need you
I been on the road so much
Try to make connected highways
We got to keep in touch someway

I been down around Houston, Texas, where the sun shines most of the time
I been driving for about six hours, trying to reach that Arkansas line
Texarkana's just an hour ahead; I gotta keep my wheels rolling

But woman you're always on my mind, 24 hours at a time
Somehow, woman, I'm hoping you feel the same way

Feel the same way... 

I Wonder Why
Composer(s): Art Noel
Performer(s): Billy Ternent



I wonder why I love you I’m just crazy over you
I wonder why
I wonder why your kisses seem to thrill me through and through
I wonder why
A million times I go to sleep with you on the brain
Talking to myself about you over again
But if I knew the answer then no more I’d complain
I wonder why