Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Wot'cher! (Knocked 'Em In The Old Kent Road) From the movie "The Little Princess" (1939) Composer(s): Albert Chevalier; Charles Ingle Originally performed by: Shirley Temple Covered by various other artists
Last week down our alley came a toff Nice old geezer with a nasty cough Sees my missus, takes his topper off In a very gentlemanly way
"Wot cher!" all the neighbors cried "Who yer gonna meet, Bill Have yer bought the street, Bill"? Laugh! I thought I should've died Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road
Ev'ry evenin' at the stroke of five Me and the missus takes a little drive You'd say, "Wonderful they're still alive" If you saw that little donkey go
When we starts the blessed donkey stops He won't move, so out I quickly lops Pals start whackin' him, when down he drops Someone says he wasn't made to go
"Wot cher!" all the neighbors cried "Who yer gonna meet, Bill Have yer bought the street, Bill"? Laugh! I thought I should've died Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road
Wot Composer(s): Ray Burns; Captain Sensible Originally performed by: Captain Sensible Covered by: Lismore
When I woke up this morning I was feelin' fine But this cat starts banging man what a swine So I called reception but to no avail That's why I'm telling you this sorry tale It went bang - I said shut up
It went bang - I said rap up Well I'm aware that the guy must do his work But the piledriver man drove me berserk He said captain I said wot
He said captain I said wot
He said captain I said wot
He said captain I said wot d'ya want
Once a lifetime twice a day If you don't work you get no pay
I been to the east I been to the west
But the girls I like best are the ones undressed
Well hello Adam where you been? I said a'stand aside 'cause I'm feelin' mean
I've had a gutful of you and I'm feelin' bad 'Cause you're an ugly old pirate and ain't I glad He said captain I said wot
Worte Nur Worte Titles In Other Languages: Gebabbel, Gebabbel; Paroles, Paroles; Parole, Parole Composer(s): Gianni Ferrio; Matteo Chiosso; Giancarlo Del Re; Hachfeld Performer(s): Dalida & Friedrich Schutter (Originally performed by: Alberto Lupo & Mina) Covered by various other artists
Du bist für mich wie die sonne chérie Du gibst mir das leben Nur immer worte nichts als das, das alte lied Wie soll ich es dir nur erklären Sag mir nichts mehr Du bist die göttin der liebe und ich bete dich an Schon wieder worte schmeichelei rederei Mein morgen mein gestern Das ist vorbei Du bist für immer meine grol3e Liebe Es ist vorbei der traum zu ende auch Die erinnerung für uns zwei Wie schön sie auch sei Du bist wie der wind der den klang der geigen und Den duft der rosen weit mit sich tragt Süsse worte leere rederei Was willst du damit sagen Schenk sie einer andern, die den wind liebt und rosen und geigen Die noch nicht weiss, dass es gut ist zu schweigen zärtliche worte von Liebe und schmerz, sie gehn in mein ohr Doch nimmer in mein herz
Ein wort noch Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte Bitte hör doch Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte Alles wird anders Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte So glaube mir Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte Die worte die du da redest will nicht mal der wind
Es ist mein schicksal bei dir zu bleiben dich zu lieben ... für immer Immer nur worte nichts als das das alte lied Könntest du mich nar verstchen Sag mir nichts mehr Würdest du mir nur zuhören Die stimme lügt das wort betrügt es klingt so fahl Du verfolgst mich im traum Du bist ein narr Du tust mir weh was bin ich ohne dich Nun schweig einmal so halt doch ein Du redest wie ein wasserfall als wärst du allein Du bist der himmel der in mein dunkel das helle Licht der sterne trägt
Susse Worte das alte lied Wenn es dich nicht gäbe, man mül3te dich erfinden
Danke nicht für mich doch bitteschön versuch's bei einer andern Bei der die sterne auch am himmel tanzen Zärtliche worte von liebe und schmerz sie gehn in mein ohr Doch nimmer in mein herz Ein Wort noch ein einziges Wort
Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte! Bitte hör doch Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte! Alles wird anders Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte! So glaube mir Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte! Die Worte, die du da redest, will nicht mal der wind.
Wie bist du schön ! Worte, nur Worte, nar Worte! Wie bist du schön ! Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte! Wie bist du schön ! Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte! Wie bist du schön ! Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte, nur Worte! Die Worte, die du da redest, will nicht mal der wind
Worry Composer(s): Paul Rodgers Performer(s): Free
If it's the cold black night that's eating up your heart the cold damp sweat keep you and sleep apart The ticking clock just watching on the table the wind that howls as much as it is able
Then worry baby worry there's a reason for you to there's a silent, deadly message in the wind that's meant for you
And the sleeping streets have closed their tired eyes The fear that creeps Will move & slowly rise your beating heart will hammer at your breast your aching brain will cry aloud for rest
Worry baby worry there's a reason for you to there's a silent, deadly message in the wind that's meant for you
Worry baby worry there's a reason for you to there's a silent, deadly message in the wind that's meant for you
Worried Life Blues Performer(s): Bessie Smith & James P. Johnson
I lived a life but nothing I've gained Each day I'm full of sorrow and pain No one seems enough for poor me To give me a word of sympathy Oh me, oh my Wonder what will the end be Oh me, oh my Wonder what will become of poor me
No father to guide, no mother to care Must bear my troubles all alone Not even a brother to help me share This burden I must bear alone Oh me, oh my Wonder what will the end be Oh me, oh my Wonder what will become of poor me
I'm sittin' and thinkin' of the days gone by They fills my heart with pain I'm too weak to stand and too strong to lie But I'm forgettin' it all in vain Oh me, oh my Wonder what will the end be Oh me, oh my Wonder what will become of poor me
I've travelled and wandered almost everywhere To get a little joy from life Still I've gained but worries and despair Still struggling in this world of strife Oh me, oh my Wonder what will the end be Oh me, oh my Wonder what will become of poor me
Worried, yes I'm worried Because she just told me goodbye Tell me what on earth am I to do Worried, yes I'm worried Because she just walked out on me Worried, disapointed, sad and blue
I feel just like I wanna die I know I've got a right to cry Lovin' her is all I want to do Worried, yes I'm worried And I've got a right to be She means more than this whole wide world to me
I feel just like I wanna die I know I've got a right to cry Lovin' her is all I want to do Worried, yes I'm worried And I've got a right to be She means more than this whole wide world to me
Worn Down Piano Originally performed by: Mark & Clark Band
Each Tuesday morning, they'd all stand in line the auction would open promptly at nine The gavel came down on the auctioneer's block and the bidding began on a grandfather's clock
Next up for bids in the rear of the room a piano worn down and a bit out of tune. Who'll start the bidding?, the auctioneer cried No voices rang out, so just put it aside
Shouts filled the room and the auction went on when the cries of the crowd were stopped by a song Everyone turned to the rear of the room to that worn down piano, a bit out of tune
Oh the days long ago when the crowds came around to hear that piano ring out with sound but the crowds have all gone and the symphony's through and the piano cries out: 'let me play once for you'
A man with a torn coat and a hole in one shoe sat playing the song that nobody knew The music rang out and that song filled the room from that worn down piano, a bit out of tune
Then from the crowd a man shouted a bid One thousand dollars for that piano I'll give Two thousand, Three thousand, and the bidding went on as the man in the torn coat kept playing that song
The bidding grew tense each bid more and more 'til the five thousand figure rang out from the floor the man in the torn coat just sat there and stared playing that song as if no-one were there
Oh the days long ago when the crowds came around to hear that piano ring out with sound but the crowds have all gone and the symphony's through and the piano cries out: let me play once for you
The man in the torn coat played as if to say I too want you, piano but I've nothing to pay I'd give all I own if you could be mine but all I can bid is this bottle of wine
The sound of the gavel rang out through the air the auctioneer cried: Top that bid if you dare Just give him the piano, maestro play on but where has the man, in the torn coat gone?
It's a quarter past five and the bidding is done everything's sold and now leave one by one The auction is over and left in that room is that worn down piano, still a bit out of tune
Oh the days long ago when the crowds came around to hear that piano ring out with sound but the crowds have all gone and the symphony's through and the piano cries out: let me once play for you
World Turning Composer(s): Lindsey Buckingham; Christine McVie Originally performed by: Fleetwood Mac Covered by various other artists
Everybody's trying to say I'm wrong I just wanna be back where I belong world turning...... I gotta get my feet back on the ground world turning....... everybody's got me down maybe I'm wrong, but who's to say what's right? I need somebody to help me thru the night
World On A String Composer(s): Neil Young Originally performed by: Neil Young Covered by: Nils Lofgren
You know I lose, you know I win you know I call for the shape I'm in It's just a game you see me play only real in the way that I feel from day to day
Although the answer is not unknown I'm searchin', searchin', and how I've grown It's not all right to say goodbye and the world on a string doesn't mean a thing
No, the world on a string doesn't mean a thing It's only real in the way that I feel from day to day Day to day
World In Flames Spanish Title: Mundo En Llamas Performer(s): Pedro Aznar
When your heart breaks up and you see only darkness When you no longer have any will or strength to go on When everything becomes a farce that you don't care to decipher Sinking in front of a beach with no lighthouse, no home, no final destination
Walking amidst a thousand faces, between unspoken words The same doubt in their throats: how did they get here Everyone carries a shadow that they wish weren't there The pain that names everyone worse than loneliness is to lose humanity
How to live in a world in flames without having your heart turn to ice How to write a new plot Feeling that as your life pulses, it lives in me
When we no longer find anything or anyone else to conquer and our hunger, still dissatisfied, has nothing left to devastate To tie ourselves to the past, we need only remember but the future is more cumbersome and today is the time to think what kind of tomorrow will come
How to live in a world in flames without having your heart turn to ice How to write more than just tragedy Feeling that as my life pulses, it lives in you
World Away From Me Composer(s): Woody Guthrie Performer(s): Arlo Guthrie
I've been keeping on the run I've been traveling with the sun I've been singing all my life and getting by Got to keep up with what's goung on In this place I've been so long And I guess I'll just keep singing all my life
And it's so good to come home To a woman all alone Forgeting how hnd loneliness can be She will take me from this world Then she'll gently take the world away from me
l'll be coming home at night While the kids are sleeping tight She'll be lit by firelight and looking fine And the kids jump out of bed Hello Daddy, what did you get Did you think of anything on down the line
She'll be talking with her smile Saying, honey, wait awhile The kids have missed you, soon they'll be asleep She will take me from this world Then she'll gently take the world away from me
Oh the prophets and the sages And the wise men through the ages All that's written down on pages from above Just can't adequately describe What I'm feeling here inside It's just useless to be living without love
And I'll take her by her hand Just a woman and a man Without trying to understand what we should be She will take me from this world Then she'll gently take the world away from me
Working On The Road Composer(s): Alvin Lee Performer(s): Ten Years After
I've been working on the road about fifteen years Been blowing my mind, I've been blasting my ears Don't you know, babe? I've been sleeping all day and working all night I made a lot of money, but it don't feel right Don't you know, babe?
Well, I've seen the world and it's seen me In a strange kind of way I guess I'm free Don't you know, babe? Well, I've seen it bad and I've seen it good But, now, I want to clear my blood Don't you know, babe?
I've got a feeling for home Somewhere that I call my own
Well, I tried to live the way I should I've shed some tears and sweated blood Don't you know, babe? And I think it's time I took a break 'Cause I have took all I can take Don't you know, babe?
I've got a feeling for home Somewhere that I call my own Take me home, babe
Working My Way Back To You French Title: Te Garder Près De Moi Composer(s): Sandy Linzer; Denny Randell Originally performed and made famous by: The Four Seasons Covered by various other artists
I keep working my way back to you, babe With a burning love inside Yeah I'm working my way back to you babe And a happiness that died I let it get away Keep paying every day When you were so in love with me I played around like I was free Thought I could have my cake and eat it too And how I cried over losing you
See I'm down and out And I ain't about to go Living my life without you Hey every day, I made you cry I'm begging girl, 'til the day I die
I'll keep working my way back to you, babe With a burning love inside Yeah I'm working my way back to you, babe And a happiness that died I let it get away Keep paying every day
I used to love to make you cry It made me feel like a man inside If I had been a man in reality Then you'd be here baby loving me
Now my nights are long And only a lion could prowl Girl, I guess we're too slow Girl, but you're too proud And you won't give in But when I think about all I can't win
I'll keep working my way back to you, babe With a burning love inside Yeah I'm working my way back to you, babe And a happiness that died I let it get away Keep paying every day
My heart is kind of low I just gotta get back home
I'm really sorry For acting that way I'm really sorry Ooh, little girl I'm really sorry For throwing away our love Sweet little girl I'm really sorry For making you cry I really need you Don't you hear me talking to you Really sorry For telling you lies For so long Oh please
I'll keep working my way back to you, babe With a burning love inside Yeah I'm working my way back to you, babe And a happiness that died
I'll keep working my way back to you, babe With a burning love inside Yeah I'm working my way back to you, babe And a happiness that died
Working, working I'm really working Working baby Can't you see me working ...
America Is Waiting Composer(s): Brian Eno - David Byrne Performer(s): Brian Eno; David Byrne
America is waiting for a message of some sort or another Takin' it again Again! Again! Takin' it again Well now... no, no... now, we ought to be mad at the government not mad at the people Takin' it again Again! Again! Takin' it again I mean, yeah, well... wha-what're ya gonna do? America is waiting for a message of some sort or another No will whatsoever No will whatsoever! Absolutely no honor No will whatsoever No will whatsoever! Absolutely no integrity No will whatsoever No will whatsoever! I haven't seen any any any citizen over there stand up and say "Hey, just a second" No will whatsoever No will whatsoever! I mean, yeah, so... wha-what're ya gonna do? America is waiting for a message of some sort or another
Working For The Weekend Composer(s): Paul Dean; Matthew Frenette; Mike Reno Performer(s): Loverboy; Josh Gracin; Hit Crew
Everyone's watching, to see what you will do Everyone's looking at you, oh Everyone's wondering, will you come out tonight Everyone's trying to get it right, get it right
Everybody's working for the weekend Everybody wants a little romance Everybody's goin' off the deep end Everybody needs a second chance, oh You want a piece of my heart You better start from start You wanna be in the show Come on baby lets go
Everyone's looking to see if it was you Everyone wants you to come through Everyone's hoping it'll all work out Everyone's waiting they're holding out
Everybody's working for the weekend Everybody wants a little romance Everybody's goin' off the deep end Everybody needs a second chance, oh You want a piece of my heart You better start from start You wanna be in the show Come on baby lets go
You want a piece of my heart You better start from start You wanna be in the show Come on baby lets go
You want a piece of my heart You better start from start You wanna be in the show Come on baby lets go