Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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As The Sun Still Burns Away Composer(s): Alvin Lee Performer(s): Ten Years After
A thousand cities in the night Each one waiting for the light Ten million people plan their day As the sun still burns away
As the earth just spins in space People plan their daily race As the sun still burns away Few say "thank you for the day" All the people in their ties Forget to look up at the sky They exist another day As the sun still burns away
I wonder just how long well last When the final die is cast Every day brings forth the time When the sun forgets to shine
I see the raven's made Her nest in your eyes She's got you thinking that Her love is a prize And you'll go under from The weight of her lies As the raven flies As the raven flies
She'll bring you stories That just never sound true She'll bring you secrets That were never meant for you And just as you come round She'll send you back through She's in love with you She's in love with you
Darker, darker Don't let her talk her way Into you. Lonely, lonely You know she's only No good for you
I see the raven's made Her nest in your eyes She's got you thinking that Her love is a prize And you'll go under from The weight of her lies As the raven flies As the raven flies As the raven flies As the raven flies
Darlin' come under cover Another night to discover Let's slip where senses gather Let's drift between the sea and sky As the night goes by
Sands shift Orchids so strange In the moonlight Brushing our faces Places where love blooms And dies While the night goes by Oh, and the spirits call Sun upon your shadows fall Tracing every breath we draw
Come into my dreams Come into my dreams Darlin' let's go where the night goes Let's drift where senses gather Let's make this night last forever Into my dreams Into my dreams
Darlin' let's go Where the night goes Time slips Oh darlin' how it flies When the night goes by
All through the night Sirens call Come to me I'll come to you As the night softly goes by bye
Midnight Moon on our shoulder Daybreak Another one older Darlin' heavenly blue Glories fade into view
Let's go Under the stars That are beating Under the moonlight Stars shoot Dusk just a whisper Make this night Last forever Oh how I wonder Where the night goes Oh Let's wonder Where the night goes As the night goes By bye By Bye
As The Crow Flies Composer(s): Tony Joe White First release by: Tony Joe White - 1972 Covered by multiple other artists
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah As the crow flies baby Well, I ain't so far from you As the crow flies baby Well, I ain't so far from you But since I don't have wings I can't get home as fast as I want to Um um um hoo
As the crow flies baby Well, I ain't so far from you As the crow flies baby Well, I ain't so far from you But since I don't have wings I can't get home as fast as I want to
In a dream last night Where I heard you call my name In a dream last night Where I heard you call my name Well, I took it as an omen And I jumped on the very first freight train
Yeah..... as the crow flies
ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Well, you don't know baby How I miss your sweet caress Well, you don't know baby How I miss your sweet caress When I'm in your lovin' arms I swear I'm at my very best
As the crow flies baby That's how I'm on my way As the crow flies baby I'm on my way
ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
If I don't stop runnin' I can get home for the break of day Get home for the break of day Get home for the break of day Get home for the break of day Get home for the break of day Get home for the break of day Get home for the break of day Get home for the break of day
Do What You Do
Composer(s): Larry DiTomaso - R. Palladino
Performer(s): Jermaine Jackson
Why don't you do what you do When you did what you did to me Love was so good, that it fills up all my needs I was crazy for you, you were crazy for me How could something so right, go so wrong My love, sweet love Why don't you say what you say When you say what you said anymore Your eyes couldn't lie, so long goodbye, close the door I was crazy for you, you were crazy for me How could something so right go so wrong Tell me something I didn't do Why did someone else put you through Did they steal you away like a thief in the night Love like wings, must take flight Why don't they play what they played On the nights you danced with me Remember the one we made love to endlessly I was crazy for you, you were crazy for me How could something so right go so wrong
As Tears Go By ((Danish Version: Se Ud På Børnene (by Bamses Venner) - 1977)) Composer(s): Mick Jagger - Andrew Loog Oldham - Keith Richards First release by: Marianne Faithfull - 1964 Covered by multiple other artists
It is the evening of the day I sit and watch the children play Smiling faces I can see But not for me I sit and watch As tears go by
My riches can't buy everything I want to hear the children sing All I hear is the sound Of rain falling on the ground I sit and watch As tears go by
It is the evening of the day I sit and watch the children play Doing things I used to do They think are new I sit and watch As tears go by
Voordat ik ga slapen zeg ik jou goedenacht, slaap maar gauw In het donker zie ik zonder licht heel dichtbij jouw gezicht Heerlijk om te doen alsof je hier bent, laat me nog eens strelen door je haar Ook al ben je mijlenver van mij, in gedachten ben je heel dichtbij
Hoelang zal het duren voor ik jou weer zie Om te tijd te doden zing ik deze melodie Hoelang zal het duren voor je bij me bent 'k Zie je nog steeds voor me zoals ik je heb gekend
'k Houd van jou een foto in m'n hand uit een ver en vreemd land Lachend kijk je mij in stilte aan en ik denk: hoe zal het gaan Kon ik nu je stem nog maar eens horen, woorden die ik nimmer meer vergeet Al je brieven lees ik nog eens door en 't is net alsof ik jou weer hoor
Hoelang zal het duren voor ik jou weer zie Om te tijd te doden zing ik deze melodie Hoelang zal het duren voor je bij me bent 'k Zie je nog steeds voor me zoals ik je heb gekend
As 'T Efkes Kan, Ja Dan ((English Version: With A Little Bit Of Luck (by Stanley Holloway, Gordon Dilworth, Rod McLennan)) Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe
Doolittle: Ons Lieve Heer heeft man en vrouw geschapen De een is zwak en de andere is sterk De Lieve Heer heeft zwak en sterk geschapen - dus ... as dat efkes kan, ja dan as dat efkes kan, ja dan doen de vrouwen al het zware werk!
Alle drie: As 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes kan As 't efkes kan doen anderen ons werk!
Doolittle: De sterke drank moest feitelijk verdwijnen weg de café's waar da ge'n borrel kreeg De sterke drank moest feitelijk verdwijnen - dus as 't efkes kan, ja dan as 't efkes kan, ja dan zuip ik heel alleen die flessen leeg!
Alle drie: as 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes kan as 't efkes kan ... ja dan zuip ik alles leeg!
Doolittle: G'hebt as ne man zoveel misère Dus as het efkes kan dan profiteer 'k ervan 't zwakke geslacht, dat denkt direkt aan trouwen ik vraag me af waarom moetda zo vlug 't zwakke geslacht dat denkt direkt aan trouwen dus as 't efkes kan, ja dan as 't efkes kan, ja dan trekt den deze zich op tijd terug
Alle drie: as 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes kan as 't efkes kan, dan trek ik hem terug as 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes, efkes, efkes kan!
Doolittle: Ne mens houdt rekening met zijnen evenaaste dat is en blijft een ongeschonden wet Ja, ne mens houdt rekening met zijnen evenaaste ... - dus! As 't efkes kan, ja dan As 't efkes kan, ja dan roep ik al die kloten uit hun bed
James en Harry: As 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes kan As 't efkes kan het volgende couplet!
Doolittle: Ze maken soep voor d'arme mensen dus as 't efkes kan dan vreet ik er niet van! ge moogt uw vrouw nie bedriegen met een ander met al die kinderen is ze nooit nie vrij ge moogt uw vrouw nooit bedriegen met een ander - dus as 't efkes kan, ja dan as 't efkes kan, ja dan zorgde da'ze niets in 't snuitje krijgt
Alle drie: As 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes kan ... As 't efkes kan, een schatje nog d'r bij As 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes kan ... As 't efkes, efkes, efkes kan
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Herhaling:
Doolittle: Ge moet as vader zorgen voor uw dochter die ge met liefde in haar bedje stopt ge moet as vader zorgen voor uw dochter ... dus as 't efkes kan, ja dan as 't efkes kan, ja dan zorgde dat ze met een andere slaapt
As 't efkes kan, ... as 't efkes kan as 't efkes kan, heeft zij het ver geschopt Hij zit altijd bedolven onder schulden en de belasting heeft hem in de schaar en hij verzuipt zijn allerlaatste gulden ... dus as 't efkes kan, ja dan as 't efkes kan, ja dan wordt hem graag een beetje miljonair!
As 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes kan ... As 't efkes kan een beetje miljonair! As 't efkes kan ... as 't efkes kan ... As 't efkes, efkes, efkes kan
Do What I Have To Do
Composer(s): Phil Ochs
Performer(s): Phil Ochs; Exene Cervenka
All around this country, trouble in the air And I hear the voices calling me Asking do you know and do you care? Do you know and do you care?
So Im a-gonna do what I have to do Say what I have to say And Im gonna be what I have to be Now wont you come on along with me? Wont you come along with me?
Dont want to cause no sorrow Dont want to cause no pain Im only gonna cause what I have to cause Until this land is free of shame til this land is free of shame
So Im a-gonna do what I have to do Say what I have to say And Im gonna be what I have to be Now wont you come on along with me? Wont you come along with me?
Only one thing I know, I know were not alone Was a million here before we came Be a million when were gone, were gone Million when were gone
So Im a-gonna do what I have to do Say what I have to say And Im gonna be what I have to be Now wont you come on along with me? Wont you come along with me?
Oh, Im afraid of trouble, yes Im afraid of jail But Im more afraid, lord, not to try More afraid of what happens, now, if we fail What happens now if we fail
So Im a-gonna do what I have to do Say what I have to say And Im gonna be what I have to be Now wont you come on along with me? Wont you come along with me?
As Strong As Samson Composer(s): Gary Brooker - Keith Reid Performer(s): Procol Harum
Psychiatrists and lawyers destroying mankind Drivin em crazy...and stealing em blind Bankers and brokers ruling the world Storing the silver and hoarding the gold
Aint no use in preachers preaching When they dont know what theyre teaching The weakest man be strong as Samson When youre being held to ransom
Famine and hardship in true living colour Constant reminders...the plight of our brother Daily starvation our diet of news Fed to the teeth with a barrage of views
Aint no use in preachers preaching When they dont know what theyre teaching The weakest man be strong as Samson When youre being held to ransom
Black men and white men, and arabs and jews Causing congestion and filling the queues Fighting for freedom the truth and the word Fighting the war for the end of the world
Aint no use in preachers preaching When they dont know what theyre teaching Weakest man be strong as Samson When youre being held to ransom
Do-Wah-Diddy Composer(s): Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich First release by: The Exciters - 1963 Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1964 - Vous Les Copains, Je Ne Vous Oublierai Jamais (Sheila) 1965 - Do Wah Diddy Diddy (Portuguese Version) (Wanderléa com Renato & seus Blues Caps)
There she was just walking down the street singing "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do" Snapping her fingers and shuffling her feet singing "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do "She looked good (looked good), she looked fine (looked fine) She looked good, she looked fine and I nearly lost my mind
Before I knew it she was walking next to me, singing "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do "Holding my hand just as natural as can be, singing "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do "We walked on (walked on) to my door (my door) We walked on to my door, then we kissed a little more
Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been dreaming of
Now we're together nearly every single day singing "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do "A-we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay singing "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do "Well I'm hers (I'm hers), she's mine (she's mine) I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime
Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been dreaming of
Now we're together nearly every single day singing "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do "A-we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay singing "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do "Well I'm hers (I'm hers), she's mine (she's mine) I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh yeah Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, we'll sing it Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, oh yeah, oh, oh yeah Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone Composer(s): Conway Twitty First recording/First release by: Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty - 1973/1974
(Loretta) Hello
(Conway) Hello Loretta
(Loretta) Darlin' I knew it was you Oh please tell me what to do You gave me the will to go on As soon as I picked up the phone
The talk, is around that we're through Oh darlin', tell me what to do I knew that you'd tell me, they where wrong As soon as I picked up the phone
Oh no, oh no I can't believe that it's true Oh no, oh no I can't believe that we're through You tell me it's over and done You say that you had all your fun But I can't believe you'll be gone As soon as I hang up the phone
Do The Strand
Composer(s): Brian Ferry
First release by: Roxy Music - 1973
and multiple other artists
There's a new sensation a fabulous creation
A danceable solution to teenage revolution
Do the strand love when you feel love
It's the new way and that's why we say
Do the strand
Do it on the tables Quaglino's place or Mabel's
Slow and gentle sentimental
All styles served here
Louis Seize he prefer Laissez faire strand
Tired of the tango fed up with fandango
Dance on moonbeams slide on rainbows
In furs or blue jeans you know what I mean
Do the strand
Had your fill of quadrilles the madison and cheap thrills
Bored with the beguine the samba isn't your scene
They're playing our tune by the pale moon
We're incognito down the Lido
And we like the strand
Arabs at oases Eskimos and Chinese
If you feel blue look through who's who
See la goulue and Nijinsky
Do the strandsky
Weary of the waltz and mashed potato schmaltz
Rhododendron is a nice flower
Evergreen it last forever
But it can't beat strand power
The Sphynx and Mona Lisa
Lolita and Guernica
Do The Hula Composer(s): Don McDiarmid Performer(s): Nã Leo Pilimehana
Way out there in mid-Pacific They have some funny notions One of them is most terrific You have to talk with motions
Do the hula If there's anything you'd like to say It's the only way You'll find that a trip around the island is fun When once you`ve begun
Tell of the moon above so high The humuhumunukunuku go swimming by Talk about the boys all hurrying back To the little brown gal in the little grass shack
Do the hula If you`d like to whisper I love you It's the thing to do Picking flowers gets them everytime In a tropic clime
When you walk on the silvery sands You'll never have to talk Simply use your hands
Do the hula Go into your dance Do the hula Along the road to romance