Autumn To May
Composer(s): Peter Yarrow - Noel Paul Stookey
First release by: Peter, Paul and Mary - 1962



Oh once I had a little dog, his color it was brown
I taught him for to whistle, to sing and dance and run
His legs they were fourteen yards long, his ears so very wide
Around the world in half a day, upon him I could ride

Sing Tarry-O Day, Sing, Autumn to May

Oh once I had a little frog, he wore a vest of red
He'd lean upon his silver cane, a top hat on his head
He'd speak of far off places, of things to see and do
Of all the Kings and Queens he'd met while sailing in a shoe

Sing Tarry-O Day, Sing, Autumn to May

Oh once I had a flock of sheep, they grazed upon a feather
I'd keep them in a music box from wind or rainy weather
And every day the sun would shine, they'd fly all through the town
To bring me back some golden rings, candy by the pound

Sing Tarry-O Day, Sing, Autumn to May

Oh once I had a downey swan, she was so very frail
She sat upon an oyster shell and hatched me out a snail
The snail had changed into a bird, the bird to butterfly
And he who tells a bigger tale would have to tell a lie

Sing Tarry-O Day, Sing, Autumn to May

Don't Forget To Dance
Composer(s): Ray Davies
First release by: The Kinks - 1983



You look out of your window
Into the night
Could be rain, could be snow
But it can't feel as cold as you're feeling inside

And all of you friends are either married, vanished
Or just left alone
But that's no reason to just stop living
That's no excuse to just give in to a sad and lonely heart

Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Don't forget to smile
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Forget it for a while

'Cause darling, darling
I bet you danced a good one in your time
And if this were a party 
I'd really make sure the next one would be mine
Yes, you with the broken heart

Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Don't forget to smile
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Forget it for a while

Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Forget it for a while

You walk down the street 
And all the young punks whistle at you
A nice bit of old
Just goes to show what you can achieve 
with the right attitude
As you pass them by 
They whisper their remarks one to another
And you give them the eye 
Even that you know that you could be their mother
You do the thing you love the most
What separates you from the rest
And what you love to do the most? 
And when they ask me how you dance
I say that you dance real close

Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Don't forget to dance

Autumn Serenade
Composer(s): Peter De Rose - Sammy Gallop
Performer(s): Harry James
and multiple other artists



Thru the trees comes autumn with her serenade
Melodies the sweetest music ever played
Autumn kisses we knew are beautiful souvenirs
As I pause to recall the leaves seem to fall like tears
Silver stars were clining to an autumn sky
Love was ours until October wandered by
Let the years come and go
I'll still feel the glow that time can not fade
When I hear that lovely autumn serenade

Don't Forget To Cry
Composer(s): Boudleaux Bryant - Felice Bryant
Performer(s): The Everly Brothers; Mandy Barnett



You always said you'd shed a million teardrops 
If we should part, if ever we should part 
But now you're gonna leave me high and dry 
So, goodbye baby, Don't Forget To Cry 
The tears you shed would build a brand new river 
If we were through, if ever we were through 
But now somebody new has caught your eye 
So, goodbye baby, Don't Forget To Cry 

But now somebody new has caught your eye 
So, goodbye baby, Don't Forget To Cry 

The tears you shed would build a brand new river 
If we were through, if ever we were through 
But now somebody new has caught your eye 
So, goodbye baby, Don't Forget To Cry

Autumn Of My Life
Composer(s): Bobby Goldsboro
Performer(s): Bobby Goldsboro; Bobby Bare; Hargus "Pig" Robbins



In the spring of my life she came to me
She brought sunshine where winter winds had blown
Then I took her for my wife in the spring of my life
And she brought me a joy I'd never known

And the years they went by in the spring of my life
And in summer she blessed me with a child
Love continued to grow in the summer of my life 
And in every morning sun I saw her smile

But in the autumn of my years I noticed the tears
And I knew that our life was in the past
Though I tried to pretend, I knew it was the end
For the autumn of my life had come at last

Now what, what do you say to a child of ten?
How do you tell him his daddy's goin' away?
Do I tell him that I reached the autumn of my life
And that he'll understand some winter's day?

Now a rose can't be found on a snow-covered ground
And the sun cannot shine through cloudy skies
But I'm richer, you see, for the years she gave to me
And I'm content in the autumn of my life

Don't Forget The Coffee Billy Joe
Composer(s): Tom T. Hall
First release by: Tom T. Hall - 1973



It snowed the night before and it had frozen on the ground 
We didn't have a car and we lived seven miles from town 
And I can hear my daddy's voice so many years ago 
Saying, "Don't forget the coffee Billy Joe."
"Mama needs her medicine, she's got that real bad cough 
We'll get our check on Monday, tell ol' Sam we'll pay him off 
You can catch a ride when you get to the black-top road 
Don't forget the coffee Billy Joe"

Me and Quentin went back on the hill 
and we cut some wood Burnin' 
in that ol' warm mornin' stove 
it sure smelled good 
Daddy couldn't get work then and I was just a child 
And God was on vacation for awhile

"Well, if you see Fred you tell him I'll come help him kill them hogs 
And ask him if he'd still be interested in my dogs 
Don't hang around that pool room all day, we might get more snow 
And don't forget the coffee Billy Joe"

Well, they wonder why there ain't no rabbits left this day 
and time To tell the truth 
I guess we ate 'em all in '49 
Was that yesterday or was it over 20 years ago 

"Don't forget the coffee Billy Joe"
"Mama needs her medicine, she's got that real bad cough 
We'll get our check on Monday 
tell ol' Sam we'll pay him off 
You can catch a ride when you get to the black-top road 
Don't forget the coffee Billy Joe (Now pay attention, son) 
Don't forget the coffee Billy Joe"

Autumn Leaves 
((Adapted from: Les Feuilles Mortes (by Yves Montand) - 1946))
Composer(s): Joseph Kosma - Jacques Prévert - Johnny Mercer
Performer(s): Jo Stafford - 1950
and multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1956 - Osennie List'ya (by Gelena Velikanova)
1966 - Le Foglie Morte (by Bobby Solo)
1977 - Frunze Moarte (by Alla Baianova)
1980 - Herfstsymphonie (by Will Tura)
2004 - Herfst (by Koen Crucke)



The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold

Since you went away the days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall

C'est une chanson, qui nous ressemble
Toi tu m'aimais et je t'aimais
Nous vivions tous deux ensemble
Toi qui m'aimais moi qui t'aimais
Mais la vie sépare ceux qui s'aiment
Tout doucement sans faire de bruit
Et la mer efface sur le sable les pas des amants désunis

Don't Forget Old Dixie Land
Composer(s): E.S. Huntington - Leslie Taylor



Going away, boy, going today, boy
You must go up North you say
You know 'twill grieve us, boy, when you leave us
Things are too dull, you can't stay
Look in my eyes, boy
You think it wise, boy
To leave your Southern home
We say to you, boy, be brave and true, boy
No matter where you may roam

Mother, a letter, saying he's better
He's coming back home today
He could not stay there, so far away there
He's coming back now to stay
There is the train now
He's here again now
See him he waves his hand
We've got him back, dear 
He's still our Jack, dear
Welcome to old Dixie land

Don't forget old Dixie land, let you heart be true
Southern son of Southern birth, she'll always welcome you
Though near or far, where'er you are, for Dixie take your stand
Forget all else, my boy, but don't forget old Dixie land!

Les Feuilles Mortes
Composer(s): Joseph Kosma - Jacques Prévert
First release by: Yves Montand - 1946
Covered by multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1950 - Autumn Leaves (by Jo Stafford)
1956 - Osennie List'ya (by Gelena Velikanova)
1966 - Le Foglie Morte (by Bobby Solo)
1977 - Frunze Moarte (by Alla Baianova)
1980 - Herfstsymphonie (by Will Tura)
2004 - Herfst (by Koen Crucke)



Oh! je voudrais tant que tu te souviennes
Des jours heureux où nous étions amis
En ce temps-là la vie était plus belle
Et le soleil plus brûlant qu'aujourd'hui
Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle
Tu vois, je n'ai pas oublié...
Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle
Les souvenirs et les regrets aussi
Et le vent du nord les emporte
Dans la nuit froide de l'oubli
Tu vois, je n'ai pas oublié
La chanson que tu me chantais

C'est une chanson qui nous ressemble
Toi, tu m'aimais et je t'aimais
Et nous vivions tous deux ensemble
Toi qui m'aimais, moi qui t'aimais
Mais la vie sépare ceux qui s'aiment
Tout doucement, sans faire de bruit
Et la mer efface sur le sable
Les pas des amants désunis

Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle
Les souvenirs et les regrets aussi
Mais mon amour silencieux et fidèle
Sourit toujours et remercie la vie
Je t'aimais tant, tu étais si jolie
Comment veux-tu que je t'oublie?
En ce temps-là, la vie était plus belle
Et le soleil plus brûlant qu'aujourd'hui
Tu étais ma plus douce amie
Mais je n'ai que faire des regrets
Et la chanson que tu chantais
Toujours, toujours je l'entendrai!

C'est une chanson qui nous ressemble
Toi, tu m'aimais et je t'aimais
Et nous vivions tous deux ensemble
Toi qui m'aimais, moi qui t'aimais
Mais la vie sépare ceux qui s'aiment
Tout doucement, sans faire de bruit
Et la mer efface sur le sable
Les pas des amants désunis

Don't Forbid Me
((Danish Version: Livet Får Mening (Four Jacks) - 1957))
Composer(s): Charles Singleton
First recording/First release by: Pat Boone - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists



Don't forbid me to hold you tight
A-darlin', don't forbid me to hold you tight
Let me hold you in my lovin' arms
'Cause it's cold and I can keep you warm

A-don't-a forbid me to kiss your lips
A-darlin', don't forbid me to kiss your lips
Let me kiss you, please, baby, please
'Cause it's cold and your lips might freeze

Well, there's a strong West wind a-blowin'
And there's a big blue moon above
And, pretty baby, I've been knowin'
You need some heart-warmin' love

So don't-a forbid me to talk sweet talk
A-Darlin', don't forbid me to talk sweet talk
Let-a me fill your little heart with fire
'Cause it's cold, so don't forbid my desire

It's so cold (it's so cold)
So don't forbid-a my desire
(Don't forbid my desire)

Le Foglie Morte
((Adapted from: Les Feuilles Mortes (by Yves Montand) - 1946))
Composer(s): Joseph Kosma - Jacques Prévert - Alessandro Cavaliere
Performer(s): Bobby Solo - 1966

Versions In Other Languages:
1950 - Autumn Leaves (by Jo Stafford)
1956 - Osennie List'ya (by Gelena Velikanova)
1977 - Frunze Moarte (by Alla Baianova)
1980 - Herfstsymphonie (by Will Tura)
2004 - Herfst (by Koen Crucke)



Sono per me
le foglie morte
i sogni miei
che hai preso tu

Morì così
il nostro amore
scese l'autunno
nei nostri cuor

Foglie morte son
le illusioni
vissute allora
insieme a te

E l'amore non è più
che un sogno
un sogno già spento
per te

Foglie morte son
le illusioni
vissute allora
insieme a te

E l'amore non è più
che un sogno
un sogno già spento
per me

Don't Fish In My Sea
Composer(s): Gertrude Rainey - Bessie Smith
Performer(s): Ma Rainey
and multiple other artists



My daddy come home this mornin', drunk as he could be
My daddy come home this mornin', drunk as he could be
I know that he's done got bad on me

He used to stay out late, now he don't come home at all
He used to stay out late, now he don't come home at all
I know there's another mule been kicking in my stable

If you don't like my ocean, don't fish in my sea
If you don't like my ocean, don't fish in my sea
Stay out of my valley, let my mountain be

I ain't had no loving since God knows when
I ain't had no loving since God knows when
That's the reason I'm through with these no-good, trifling men

You'll never miss the sunshine till the rain begin to fall
You'll never miss the sunshine till the rain begin to fall
You'll never miss your ham till another mule be in your stall

Autumn In New York
Composer(s): Vernon Duke
First performance/First recording by: J. Harold Murray - 1934/Frank Sinatra - 1947
Covered by multiple other artists



Autumn in New York
Why does it seem so exciting (inviting)
Autumn in New York
It spells the thrill of first-nighting

Shimmering clouds - glimmering crowds (glittering crowds and shimmering clouds)
In canyons of steel
They're making me feel - I'm home

It's autumn in New York
That brings a (the) promise of new love
Autumn in New York
Is often mingled with pain

Dreamers with empty hands
(They) All sigh for exotic lands

(But) It's autumn in New York
It's good to live it again

This autumn in New York
Transforms the slums into Mayfair
Autumn in New York
You'll need no castles in Spain

Lovers that bless the dark
On benches in Central Park

(But) It's autumn in New York
It's good to live it again

(in New York)

Don't Fight It
Composer(s): Kenny Loggins - Stephann Perry - Dean Pitchford
Performer(s): Kenny Loggins



Live long enough you're bound to find
Moonshine'll make a man go blind
Never can tell what the brew will do 
But there's times you'll wind up feelin so fine

Some women seem to have a knack 
They'll turn you on and leave you flat
Never can tell who's playin for keeps 
So tell me now what's holding you back 
I know your heart can take it

Don't fight it
Don't fight it
Don't fight it
It'll do your heart so good
Don't fight it
Don't fight it
Don't fight it
It'll only do you good

Don't fight it'll do your heart so good 
do what mama do 
Do what daddy do 
When you gonna make up your mind 
You can run but love will find you 
Ready or not here it comes

Some people when they hear a groove 
Shake their heads cause they just can't approve
Well I turn up the music till it's shakin the sky 
Is everybody ready to move

There's times you wanna shake yourself
There's nights you wanna yell for help 
You can fly when you're standing still
N there's nothing wrong with raising some hell
Tonight we're gonna raise it

Don't fight it
Don't fight it
Don't fight it
Don't fight it

Don't fight it
Don't fight it
Don't fight it'll do your heart so good
Don't fight it
Don't fight it
Don't fight it
Don't fight it

Autumn In Rome
Composer(s): Sammy Cahn - Alessandro Cicognini - Paul Weston
Performer(s): Johnny Mathis
and multiple other artists



Autumn in Rome
My heart remembers fountains where children played 
Gardens where dreams were made

Autumn in Rome
Memories like embers glow 
When I seem to hear walks beneath the pines that grace the golden sky
Stopping now and then to share a lover's sigh, you and I

Let winter come
All my Decembers I'll spend just dreaming of the way we fell in love 
One lovely Autumn in Rome

Walks beneath the pines that grace the golden sky 
Stopping now and then to share a lover's sigh, you and I
Let winter come
All my Decembers I spend just dreaming of the way we fell in love 
One lovely Autumn in Rome

Don't Fence Me In
Composer(s): Robert Fletcher - Cole Porter
First recording by: Edward Nell with the Foursome Quartet - 1935
Covered by multiple other artists



Wildcat Kelly, lookin' mighty pale
Was standin' by the Sherriff's side
And when that Sherriff said, "I'm sending you to jail"
Wildcat raised his head and cried

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above
Don't fence me in
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
Don't fence me in

Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever but I ask you please
Don't fence me in

Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle
Underneath the western skies
On my cayuse, let me wander over yonder
Till I see the mountains rise

I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in

Wilcat Kelly, back in town again
Was standin' by his Sweetheart's side
And when his Sweetheart said, "Come on, let's settle down"
Wildcat raised his head and cried

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies
Don't fence me in
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
Don't fence me in

Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever but I ask you please
Don't fence me in

Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle
Underneath the western skies
On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder
Till I see the mountains rise

I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in

Autumn Almanac
Composer(s): Ray Davies
Performer(s): The Kinks



From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar
When the dawn begins to crack
It's all part of my autumn almanac
Breeze blows leaves of a musty-coloured yellow 
So I sweep them in my sack
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac 

Friday evenings, people get together
Hiding from the weather 
Tea and toasted, buttered currant buns 
Can't compensate for lack of sun
Because the summer's all gone 

La-la-la-la... 
Oh, my poor rheumatic back 
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac 
La-la-la-la... 
Oh, my autumn almanac 
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac

I like my football on a Saturday 
Roast beef on Sundays, all right
I go to Blackpool for my holidays 
Sit in the open sunlight 

This is my street, and I'm never gonna to leave it 
And I'm always gonna to stay here 
If I live to be ninety-nine
'Cause all the people I meet 
Seem to come from my street 
And I can't get away 
Because it's calling me, (come on home) 
Hear it calling me, (come on home) 

La-la-la-la... 
Oh, my autumn Armagnac 
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac 
La-la-la-la... 
Oh, my autumn almanac 
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes 

Bop-bop-bopm-bop-bop, whoa! 
Bop-bop-bopm-bop-bop, whoa! ...

(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Composer(s): Donald Roeser
First release by: Blue Öyster Cult - 1976
Covered by multiple other artists



All our times have come
Here but now they're gone
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain
Come on baby...don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man
Baby I'm your man

Valentine is done
Here but now they're gone
Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity
40,000 men and women everyday
40,000 men and women everyday
Another 40,000 coming everyday
Come on baby...don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man
Baby I'm your man

Romeo and Juliet
Are together in eternity
Come on baby
Take my hand
We'll be able to fly
Baby I'm your man
Baby I'm your man

Autumn
Composer(s): P.F. Sloan - Steve Barri
Performer(s): Gary Lewis & The Playboys



You could search the whole world over 
But you'd never find 
A girl so easy to fall in love with 
But so hard to get off your mind 
I knew the first day that I saw her 
I'd soon be living my life for her 

Autumn, Autumn (Autumn) 
How your name has touched my heart 
Autumn (stay beside me), Autumn (close beside me) 
Say we'll never part 

She's so completely different 
From other girls I have known 
She does the things you'd expect her to do 
But in a way that's all her own 
You don't know what she does to me 
When she's makin' love to me 

Autumn, Autumn (Autumn) 
How your name has touched my heart 
Autumn (stay beside me), Autumn (close beside me) 
Say we'll never part 

I thought I had life down pat 
Love 'em, leave 'em & be on my way 
(Love 'em, leave 'em) 
But girl, since you gave your love to me 
In your arms is where I'll stay 

Autumn, Autumn (Autumn) 
How your name has touched my heart 
Autumn (stay beside me), Autumn (close beside me) 
Say we'll never part ...

Don’t Fan The Flame 
Composer(s): Hal Dickinson; Jack D. Elliot
Performer(s): Peggy Lee; Mel Tormé



Don’t fan the flame, don’t fan the flame
Don’t fan the flame of love

I must admit you’ve got a way about you
But something here keeps warning me to doubt you
So don’t fan the flame, don’t fan the flame
Don’t fan the flame of love

You’ve got a kiss that makes me thrill all over
But I’ve a hunch you’re nothing but a rover
So don’t fan the flame, don’t fan the flame
Don’t fan the flame of love
It seems I never play upon the side that’s winning
‘Cause Lady Luck never was my friend
Each time I think it’s gonna be the sweet beginning
It turns out to be the bitter end

I should forget how much I seem to need you
Because I know where love like this can lead you
So don’t fan the flame, don’t fan the flame
Don’t fan the flame of love

There’s not another one who can hold a candle
You’re dynamite, anyone can see
But dynamite at times gets mighty hard to handle
And that’s not the kind of game for me

I should forget how much I seem to need you
Because I know where love like this can lead you
So don’t fan the flame, don’t fan the flame
Don’t fan the flame of love

Don’t fan the flame, don’t fan the flame
Don’t fan the flame, don’t fan the flame
Don’t fan the flame of love

So don’t  fan the flame, don’t fan the flame
Don’t fan the flame of love