Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Mauvaise Option Composer(s): Claude Moine; Pierre Papadiamandis Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell
Mauvaise option Tu n'as pas choisi la bonne solution T'es perdu t'es planté Mauvaise option Retour case départ nouvelle direction Tu peux tout recommencer T'as loupé la sortie De l'autoroute de ta vie Interdit d'stationner D's'arrêter sur le bas côté C'est un labyrinthe miné Mauvaise option Pas l'droit à l'erreur t'es plus en action Faut savoir se r'tirer Mauvaise option Va jouer dans la cour de récréation Laisse les grands s'amuser Cadre ou bien P.D.G. Personne ne sera épargné Les jeunes loups d'la finance Font pas dans la romance C'est pas des surs d'charité Si l'téléphone sonne Faut pas qu'tu t'étonnes C'est pas pour un jeu Un sondage pour la télé? Non C'est ta banque préférée Qui aim'rait te parler De tes chèques impayés Ta carte bleue refusée
Mauvaise option Y a des jours comme ça où rien n'tourne rond Faut rester couché Mauvaise option Faudrait qu'il n'y ait plus que des patrons Surtout pas d'employés Il faut te réveiller C'était un rêve t'as cauch'mardé Prends ton petit déjeuner Et ouvre ton courrier Tiens! Une lettre recommandée Une convocation Ça n'sent jamais bon La grande direction souhaiterait te rencontrer Une augmentation? Ou ta démission? Tu t'demandes à quelle sauce tu seras mangé Mauvaise option Fais-toi beau asperge-toi de sent bon Tu dois bien présenter Mauvaise option Sois à l'heure tiens-toi droit fais impression Il t'faut dé-stresser Mauvaise option Va falloir trouver la bonne solution Sinon t'es planté Mauvaise option Retour case départ Mauvaise direction
nothing to say anymore We sit around and fade into the walls like old photographs
I guess it happens as the days and years go by Something changes and you don't know why and you're afraid to ask
Photographs I don't want to be just a fading memory torn in half by time All we have are pictures of us and the way loved used to be between you and me Old photographs
We used to talk about mistakes our parents made We swore we'd never waste our lives that way How the tables turn
Are we the same two people who fell in love Have we really changed so much or did we just grow up
Matty Groves (Traditional) Performer(s): Fairport Convention and various other artists
A holiday, a holiday, and the first one of the year Lord Donald's wife came into the church, the gospel for to hear And when the meeting it was done, she cast her eyes about And there she saw little Matty Groves, walking in the crowd "Come home with me, little Matty Groves, come home with me tonight Come home with me, little Matty Groves, and sleep with me till light" "Oh, I can't come home, I won't come home and sleep with you tonight By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are my master's wife" "But if I am Lord Donald's wife, Lord Donald's not at home He is out in the far cornfields bringing the yearlings home"
And a servant who was standing by and hearing what was said He swore Lord Donald he would know before the sun would set And in his hurry to carry the news, he bent his breast and ran And when he came to the broad millstream, he took off his shoes and he swam
Little Matty Groves, he lay down and took a little sleep When he awoke, Lord Donald was standing at his feet Saying "How do you like my feather bed and how do you like my sheets How do you like my lady who lies in your arms asleep?" "Oh, well I like your feather bed and well I like your sheets But better I like your lady gay who lies in my arms asleep" "Well, get up, get up," Lord Donald cried, "get up as quick as you can It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man" "Oh, I can't get up, I won't get up, I can't get up for my life For you have two long beaten swords and I not a pocket knife" "Well it's true I have two beaten swords and they cost me deep in the purse But you will have the better of them and I will have the worse And you will strike the very first blow and strike it like a man I will strike the very next blow and I'll kill you if I can"
So Matty struck the very first blow and he hurt Lord Donald sore Lord Donald struck the very next blow and Matty struck no more And then Lord Donald took his wife and he sat her on his knee Saying "Who do you like the best of us, Matty Groves or me?" And then up spoke his own dear wife, never heard to speak so free "I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips than you or your finery"
Lord Donald he jumped up and loudly he did bawl He struck his wife right through the heart and pinned her against the wall "A grave, a grave," Lord Donald cried, "to put these lovers in But bury my lady at the top for she was of noble kin
Old Pal (Why Don't You Answer Me?) Composer(s): Sam M. Lewis; Joe Young; M.K. Jerome
Old pal old gal You left me all alone Old pal old gal I'm just a rolling stone Shadows that come stealing Thru the weary night Always find me kneeling In the candle light
Old pal, old gal The nights are long and drear Old pal old gal Each day seems like a year No one left to meet me After all I've toiled No one here to greet me It's an empty world
The long night through I pray to you Old pal why don't you answer me? My arms embrace an empty space The arms that held you tenderly If you can hear my pray'r away up there Old pal why don't you answer me?
Mattinata Composer(s): Ruggero Leoncavallo Performer(s): Luciano Pavarotti and various other artists
Laurora di bianco vestita Già luscio dischiude al gran sol Di già con le rosee sue dita Carezza de fiori lo stuol! Commosso da un fremito arcano Intorno il creato già par E tu non ti desti, ed invano Mi sto qui dolente a cantar
Metti anche tu la veste bianca E schiudi luscio al tuo cantor! Ove non sei la luce manca Ove tu sei nasce lamor
Old Paint (Traditional) Performer(s): Linda Ronstadt; and various other artists
I ride an old paint I lead an old dam I'm going to Montana To throw a houlihan They feed in the coolies They water in the draw Their tails are all matted Their backs are all raw
Ride around Ride around real slow The fiery and the snuffy are raring to go
Old Bill Brown Had a daughter and a son One went to Denver And the other went wrong His wife she died in a poolroom fight And still he keeps singing from morning til night
Ride around Ride around real slow Well the fiery and the snuffy are raring to go
Well when I die Take my saddle from the wall Put it on my pony And lead him from his stall Tie my bones to his back Turn our faces to the west And we'll ride the prairie That we like the best
Ride around Ride around real slow Well the fiery and the snuffy are raring to go
Ride around Ride around real slow Well the fiery and the snuffy are raring to go
Matthew And Son Composer(s): Cat Stevens Performer(s): Cat Stevens and various other artists
Up at eight, you can't be late for Matthew & Son, he won't wait
Watch them run down to platform one And the eight-thirty train to Matthew & Son
Matthew & Son, the work's never done, there's always something new The files in your head, you take them to bed, you're never ever through And they've been working all day, all day, all day!
There's a five minute break and that's all you take for a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake
Matthew & Son, the work's never done, there's always something new The files in your head, you take them to bed, you're never ever through And they've been working all day, all day, all day!
He's got people who've been working for fifty years No one asks for more money cuz nobody cares Even though they're pretty low and their rent's in arrears
Matthew & Son, Matthew & Son, Matthew & Son, Matthew & Son And they've been working all day, all day, all day!
Old New Hampshire Composer(s): Dr. John F. Holmes; Maurice Hoffmann
With a skill that knows no measure From the golden store of Fate God, in His great love and wisdom Made the rugged Granite State Made the lakes, the fields, the forests Made the Rivers and the rills Made the bubbling, crystal fountains Of New Hampshire's Granite Hills
Refrain:
Old New Hampshire, Old New Hampshire Old New Hampshire Grand and Great We will sing of Old New Hampshire Of the dear old Granite State
Builded he New Hampshire glorious From the borders to the sea And with matchless charm and splendor Blessed her for eternity Hers, the majesty of mountain Hers, the grandeur of the lake Hers, the truth as from the hillside Whence her crystal waters break
Matt Hyland (Traditional) Performer(s): Dubliners and various other artists
There was a lord who lived in this town Who had a lovely and handsome daughter She was courted by a fine young man Who was a servan to her father And when her parents came to know They swore they'd ban him from the island The maid she swore that heart would break Had she to part with young Matt Hyland
So straight away to her love she goes Into his room to awake him Saying arise my love and go away This very night you will be taken I overheard my parents say Inspite of me they will transport you So arise my love and go away I wish to God I'd gone before you
They both sat down up on the bed Just for the side of one half hour And not a word by either said As down their cheeks the tears did shower She laid her hand up an his breast Around his neck her arms entwined Not a duke nor lord nor an earl I'll wed I'll wait for you my own Matt Hyland
The lord discoursed with her daughter fair One night alone in her chamber Saying we'll give you leave for to bring him back Since there's no one can win your favour She wrote a letter then in haste Her heart for him was still repining They brought him back to the church they went And made a lord of young Matt Hyland
Old Man Roller Composer(s): Peter Hesslein; James Hopkins-Harrison Performer(s): Lucifer's Friend
You had better watch out yeh when this cat is around he's motorbike child he just takes to the road a riding chicken alone man I tell you he's wild With his hair greased back he hits the track be it town or freeway he rides speedway old man roller just gets going - yeh Rock an rollin' giving everything he got When he's dancin'he rocks around the clock just a rollin' his everything in life is rock'n roll rock and rollin' he twists the night away got a joke box and rock is all it plays just a rollin'he doesn't have a care just rock'n roll He still lives in the fifties, yeh it seems that the times went and left him behind everytime he's in town the people gather around think he's out of his mind
He really doesn't give a damn what people think of him they call him old man roller they laugh behind his shoulder they call him old man roller rock and rollin', rock and rollin'
Matrimony Composer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan Performer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan; Dutch Swing College Band; Ray Hamilton
I´ve no wish to hurry you luv But have you seen the time It´s quarter to ten and we´re supposed to be there At nine I don´t think the registrar Will be very pleased When we show up an hour late Like two frozen peas Both now facing for the first time Presently and past Something that begins with M And ends in alas More than not complete disaster Even from the start What could it be... It´s Matrimony I know how you´ve dreamt about Being walk down the aisle But think of the money we´ll save And you´ll see it´s worthwhile It won´t please our mums and dads But they don´t even know Besides if they did what´s the betting They wouldn´t even go You and me are all that matters Disregard the rest Trust your soon to be the old man He knows what is best Very shortly now there´s going to be An answer from you Then one from me That´s matrimony I´m truly grateful for the little things in life That have made me so glad Every other hour that I spend with you Is not in the least bit sad Quite the opposite in fact And if you don´t believe me Here´s the proof Ask me if I and I´ll say "Aye, I do" Marriage - the joining together of the two people For better or for worse till death them do part Olé!
Old Man Mose Composer(s): Louis Armstrong; Zilner Randolph Performer(s): Louis Armstrong; and various other artists
Now one time there lived an old man With a very crooked nose He lived inside a log hut and they called him ol' man Mose One dark and dreary morning I knocked upon his door I didn't hear a single sound so I ain't gonna do it no more
'cos I believe ol' man, I believe ol' man I believe ol' man, thatol' man Mose is dead I believe ol' man, I believe ol' man I believe ol' man, that ol' man Mose is dead
(Now you believe) Mose kicked the bucket (You believe) Mose kicked the bucket (You believe) Mose kicked the bucket (You believe he's dead)
(You believe) Mose kicked the bucket (You believe) Mose kicked the bucket (You believe) Mose kicked the bucket (You believe he's dead)
Now listen here I went round to the window And I peeped in through the crack Inside there was an old man Laying flat upon his back I thought that he was sleeping Head hung to the floor He didn't make a single move So I ain't gonna do it no more
'cos I found out ol' man, I found out ol' man yeah, I found out ol' man, ol' man Mose is dead
('cos you found out) ol' man (you found out) ol' man (you found out) ol' man (you found out he's dead)
(you found out) Mose kicked the bucket (you found out) Mose kicked the bucket (you found out) Mose kicked the bucket (you found out he's dead)
(you found out) Mose kicked the bucket (you found out) Mose kicked the bucket (you found out) Mose kickin' up daisies (you found out he's dead)
Matin de rose et de jasmin Matin d'amour et de lumière Matin de miel et de prière Matin comme tous les matins Matin de soleil et d'azur Matin de paix et d'abondance Matin de musique et de danse Matin qui guérit les blessures
Matin de l'oiseau et du vent Matin comme une récompense Matin de fortune et de chance Matin qui naît comme un enfant Matin sur la brume du Jardin Matin sur la ville endormie Sur le visage de l'ami Matin de soie et de satin
Matin de la première nuit Matin qui réveille la terre Matin banal et légendaire Matin de ce bel aujourd'hui Matin de rose et de jasmin Matin d'amour et de lumières
Je t'attendais depuis hier Je t'attendrai jusqu'à demain {x5}
Old Man Emu Composer(s): John Williamson Performer(s): John Williamson; The Wiggles
Let me tell you of an interview with an Old Man Emu He's got a beak and feathers and things But the poor old fella ain't got no wings Aren't you jealous of the wedge-tail eagle? Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da "While the eagle's flying round and round I keep my two feet firmly on the ground Now, I can't fly, but I'm telling you I can run the pants of a kangaroo" Ba-da-da-da-doo-do-doo-doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo He can't fly, but I'm telling you He can run the pants of a kangaroo
Well he was the model for the fifty cents Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da The designer should have had more sense Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da "If you take a look, it'll prove to you I ran the pants off that kangaroo" Ba-da-doo-doo-da-doo-doo-doo, doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo Take a look it'll prove to you He ran the pants off the kangaroo
You can't loop the loop like a cockatoo Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da Swoop and toss like an albatross Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da "You silly galah, I'm better by far Than a white cockatoo or a budgerigar They squeak and squawk and try to talk Why me and them's like cheese and chalk" Ba-da-doo-doo-da-doo-doo-doo, doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo He can't fly but I'm telling you He can run the pants off a kangaroo
Well the last time I saw Old Man Emu Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da He was chasing a female he knew Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da As he shot past I heard him say "She can't fly, but I'm telling you She could run the pants off a kangaroo" Ba-da-doo-doo-da-doo-doo-doo, doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo She can't fly but I'm telling you She could run the pants of a kangaroo
Well there is a moral to this ditty Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da Thrush can sing but he ain't pretty Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da Duck can swim, but he can't sing Nor can the eagle on the wing Emu can't fly, but I'm telling you He can run the pants off a kangaroo
Well the kookaburra laughed and said "It's true" Oom-ba-da-liddle-da-da-da "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hoo He can run the pants off a kangaroo Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha"
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela Five hundred dollars was the cost It was to buy a cart and horse Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela
Everybody - Matilda Matilda Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela Once again now Matilda Matilda Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela
Well, the money was just inside me bed Stuck in the pillow beneath me head Dont you know that Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela
Everybody - Matilda Matilda Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela From the corner - Matilda Matilda Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela
Well, me friends Im never gonna love again All the money gone in vain Matilda, she grabbed me money and run Venezuela Shes a grabber!
Matilda Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela
Once again now Matilda Matilda Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela For the last time Matilda Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela
Matilda Mother Composer(s): Syd Barrett Originally performed by: Pink Floyd Covered by various other artists
There was a king who ruled the land His majesty was in command With silver eyes the scarlet eagle Showers silver on the people Oh Mother, tell me more Why'd'ya have to leave me there Hanging in my infant air Waiting? You only have to read the lines They're scribbly black and everything shines Across the stream with wooden shoes With bells to tell the king the news A thousand misty riders climb up Higher once upon a time Wandering and dreaming The words have different meaning Yes they did For all the time spent in that room The doll's house, darkness, old perfume And fairy sories held me high on Clouds of sunlight floating by Oh Mother, tell me more Tell me more Aaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaah
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for is pipe in the middle of the night and he called for his Gunners three
Beer Beer Beer said the Gunners Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare with the Royal Artillery
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for is pipe in the middle of the night and he called for his Bombardiers three
Bubble Line Level Line Bubble said the Bombardier Beer Beer Beer said the Gunners Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare with the Royal Artillery
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for is pipe in the middle of the night and he called for his Sergeants three
Move to the right in Threes said the Sergeant Bubble Line Level Line Bubble said the Bombardier Beer Beer Beer said the Gunners Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare with the Royal Artillery
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for is pipe in the middle of the night and he called for his Sar-Majors three
Charge that man said the Sergeant Major Move to the right in Threes said the Sergeant Bubble Line Level Line Bubble said the Bombardier Beer Beer Beer said the Gunners Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare with the Royal Artillery
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for is pipe in the middle of the night and he called for his Subalterns three
I do all the work said the Subaltern Charge that man said the Sergeant Major Move to the right in Threes said the Sergeant Bubble Line Level Line Bubble said the Bombardier Beer Beer Beer said the Gunners Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare with the Royal Artillery
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for is pipe in the middle of the night and he called for his Captains three
When do I get my leave said the Captain I do all the work said the Subaltern Charge that man said the Sergeant Major Move to the right in Threes said the Sergeant Bubble Line Level Line Bubble said the Bombardier Beer Beer Beer said the Gunners Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare with the Royal Artillery
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for is pipe in the middle of the night and he called for his Majors three
Where have you put my Guns said the Major? When do I get my leave said the Captain I do all the work said the Subaltern Charge that man said the Sergeant Major Move to the right in Threes said the Sergeant Bubble Line Level Line Bubble said the Bombardier Beer Beer Beer said the Gunners Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare with the Royal Artillery
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for is pipe in the middle of the night and he called for his Colonels three
Blah, Blah, Blah said the Colonel Where have you put my Guns said the Major? When do I get my leave said the Captain I do all the work said the Subaltern Charge that man said the Sergeant Major Move to the right in Threes said the Sergeant Bubble Line Level Line Bubble said the Bombardier Beer Beer Beer said the Gunners Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare with the Royal Artillery
Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for is pipe in the middle of the night and he called for his Padres three
God save our gracious Queen said the Padre Blah, Blah, Blah said the Colonel Where have you put my Guns said the Major? When do I get my leave said the Captain I do all the work said the Subaltern Charge that man said the Sergeant Major Move to the right in Threes said the Sergeant Bubble Line Level Line Bubble said the Bombardier Beer Beer Beer said the Gunners Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare with the Royal Artillery
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As performed by Harry Belafonte:
Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he Called for his pipe And he called for his bowl And he called for his privates three
"Beer, beer, beer", said the privates Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare With the Fighting Infantry
Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he Called for his pipe And he called for his bowl And he called for his corporals three
Hup two said the corporals Beer, beer, beer said the privates Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare With the Fighting Infantry
Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he Called for his pipe And he called for his bowl And he called for his sergeants three
Yeahhhhh, said the sergeants Hup two said the corporals Beer, beer, beer said the privates Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare With the Fighting Infantry
Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he Called for his pipe And he called for his bowl
And he called for his shavetails three
We do all the work said the shavetails Yeahhhh, said the sergeants March you dump watch said the corporals Beer, beer, beer said the privates Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare With the Fighting Infantry
Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he Called for his pipe And he called for his bowl And he called for his captains three
Oh don't be late for the dance said the captains We do all the work, said the shavetails Yeahhhhh said the sergeants March to the guardhouse said the corporals Beer, beer, beer said the privates Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare With the Fighting Infantry
Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he Called for his pipe And he called for his bowl And he called for his chaplains three
Oh what a bloody mess, amen amen hallelujah Oh don't be late for the dance, said the captains We do all the work, said the shavetails Yeahhhh said the sergeants Put it in a bucket said the corporals Beer, beer, beer said the privates Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare With the Fighting Infantry
Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he Called for his pipe And he called for his bowl And he called for his colonels three
Oh what a lovely war, said the colonels Oh what a bloody mess, amen, amen hallelujah Oh don't be late for the dance said the captains We do al the work said the shavetails Yeahhhhh said the sergeants March to the end said the corporals Beer, beer, beer said the privates Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare With the Fighting Infantry
Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he Called for his pipe And he called for his bowl And he called for his generals three
Thuh, thuh, Oh come on fellahs, give a fellah break, Uh what's my next command said the generals Oh what a lovely war said the colonels Oh what a bloody mess, amen, Oh what a bloody mess said the captains Oh what a bloody mess, said the shavetails Oh what a bloody mess, said the sergeants Oh what a bloody mess said the sergeants Beer, beer, beer said the privates Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare With the Fighting Infantry
Mathilde Composer(s): Jacques Brel; Gérard Jouannest Originally performed by: Jacques Brel Covered by various other artists
Ma mère voici le temps venu D'aller prier pour mon salut Mathilde est revenue Bougnat tu peux garder ton vin Ce soir je boirai mon chagrin Mathilde est revenue Toi la servante toi la Maria Vaudrait peut-être mieux changer nos draps Mathilde est revenue Mes amis ne me laissez pas Ce soir je repars au combat Maudite Mathilde puisque te v'là
Mon cur mon cur ne t'emballe pas Fais comme si tu ne savais pas Que la Mathilde est revenue Mon cur arrête de répéter Qu'elle est plus belle qu'avant l'été La Mathilde qui est revenue Mon cur arrête de bringuebaler Souviens-toi qu'elle t'a déchiré La Mathilde qui est revenue Mes amis ne me laissez pas Dites-moi dites-moi qu'il ne faut pas Maudite Mathilde puisque te v'là
Et vous mes mains restez tranquilles C'est un chien qui nous revient de la ville Mathilde est revenue Et vous mes mains ne frappez pas Tout ça ne vous regarde pas Mathilde est revenue Et vous mes mains ne tremblez plus Souvenez-vous quand je vous pleurais dessus Mathilde est revenue Vous mes mains ne vous ouvrez pas Vous mes bras ne vous tendez pas Sacrée Mathilde puisque te v'là
Ma mère arrête tes prières Ton Jacques retourne en enfer Mathilde m'est revenue Bougnat apporte-nous du vin Celui des noces et des festins Mathilde m'est revenue Toi la servante toi la Maria Va tendre mon grand lit de draps Mathilde m'est revenue Amis ne comptez plus sur moi Je crache au ciel encore une fois Ma belle Mathilde puisque te v'là te v'là
Old Home Filler-Up An' Keep On A-Truckin' Café Composer(s): Bill Fries; Chip Davis Performer(s): C.W. McCall
Well interstate eighty we was cuttin' the fog Just me an' old Sloan, Old Sloan's my dog We had an eighteen wheeler with a ten on the floor an' a stereo, layin' a strip Then we spied a sign says eat'n gas now We decided to whip in an' pick up some chow At the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Café
(Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Oh the Old Home Filler-up) - A lookin' for Mavis (The Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin Café)
Now we been every place between here an' South Sioux An' we've seen us a truck stop waitress or two But this gal's built like a burlap bag full of wildcats, she's got it together Well she filled my tank, I says thank you honey Her name is Mavis, I gave her the money Old Sloan just set there a watchin' an' waggin' an whooshin'
I says you wait in the truck boy
Well we went inside, she said "what'll it be" I says a cup of yer best and a number three She come back with an order to go, an' a quart of hot C, and a bone for Sloan I said much obliged, old Sloan give a bark I left her a buck, an' he left his heart At the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Café
(Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Café)
Well Saturday night an' we was truckin' along Yeah me an' old Sloan was a getting' it on I said Sloan, I been a thinkin' on-a getting' up my courage and tonight's the night Well I popped the clutch, gave the tranny a spin Took the Beebetown ramp, and slid on in To the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Café
(Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Oh the Old Home Filler-up -) It never closes (Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Café)
Well I got me a stool, took a load off my shoes Made Mavis an offer that she couldn't refuse I says how'd ya like to go for a ride with me an' old Sloan, I just had my truck washed She allowed as how it sounded like a whole lotta fun But we was gonna have to wait until the dishes was done And was it all right with me if she brought along her mother as a chaperone
I said why not...
Well we geared that tranny into super low And the four of us went to see a picture show Yeah I took 'em to the drive in theater over by Pisgah, to see True Grit Saw the late late show, old Sloan hit the sack And then along about two o'clock I hauled 'em on back To the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Café
(Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Café)
Eight stools an' a promise...
(Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Oh the Old Home Filler-up an' Keep On a-Truckin' Café)