Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The 3:10 To Yuma Composer(s): George Duning - Ned Washington Performer(s): Frankie Laine and multiple other artists
There is a lonely train called the 3.10 to Yuma The pounding of the wheels is more like a mournful sigh There's a legend and there's a rumour When you take the 3.10 to Yuma You can see the ghosts of outlaws go ridin' by (Ridin' by) In the sky (In the sky), way up high The buzzards keep circlin' the train While below the cattle are thirstin' for rain
It's also true they say on the 3.10 to Yuma A man may meet his fate For fate travels ev'rywhere Though you've got no reason to go there And there ain't a soul that you know there When the 3.10 to Yuma whistles its sad refrain Take that train (Take that train) Take that train
So when you take the train called the 3.10 to Yuma And leave the things you love You leave with a silent prayer (Silent prayer) Though you've got no reason to go there And there ain't a soul that you know there When the 3.10 to Yuma whistles its sad refrain Take that train Take that train
California Shoeshine Boys
Composer(s): Laura Nyro
Performer(s): Laura Nyro; Liane Carroll; Judy Kuhn
California shoeshine boys countin' up their dimes countin' up the girls they've known and countin' up the times I got heartache but I got news California shoeshine boys you can shine my shoes
California shoeshine boys never really care only for that California shoeshine in their hair I got heartahce but I got news California shoeshine boys you can shine my shoes
California shoeshine boys rappin' ten feet tall John can make sweet Cindy cry but Joe can make her crawl I got heartahce but I got news California shoeshine boys you can shine my shoes
Falling Apart At The Seams Composer(s): Tony Macaulay Performer(s): Marmalade; Junior Campbell
Until you came, it felt like my world Was fallin' apart at the seams All of my childhood dreams were empty and meaningless Until we kissed it seemed like the rain Was turnin' my hopes into sand Ah, I was a yesterday man until I found you
It was as plain as the nose on my face That I was heading nowhere Then into my life came an angel of grace Sunlight in her hair Now love is the strangest emotion Cause just when I want you to stay Seems like you're changing, don't turn me away Don't turn me away
(Chorus)
Oooh...
I'm like a man in a mantle of black Who just saw the light. Who cast off the shadow when you gave him back The meaning to life Now love is the strangest emotion Cause just when I want you to stay Seems like you're changing, don't turn me away I want you to stay
1913 Massacre Composer(s): Woody Guthrie First recording by: Woody Guthrie - 1945 Covered by multiple other artists
Take a trip with me in nineteen thirteen To Calumet, Michigan, in the copper country I'll take you to a place called Italian Hall Where the miners are having their big Christmas ball
I'll take you through a door, and up a high stairs Singing and dancing is heard everywhere I will let you shake hands with the people you see And watch the kids dance round that big Christmas tree
You ask about work and you ask about pay They'll tell you that they make less than a dollar a day Working the copper claims, risking their lives So it's fun to spend Christmas with children and wives
There's talking and laughing and songs in the air And the spirit of Christmas is there everywhere Before you know it, you're friends with us all And you're dancing around and around in the hall
Well, a little girl sits down by the Christmas tree lights To play the piano, so you gotta keep quiet To hear all this fun you would not realize That the copper-boss thug-men are milling outside
The copper-boss thugs stuck their heads in the door One of them yelled and he screamed, "There's a fire!" A lady, she hollered, "There's no such a thing! Keep on with your party, there's no such a thing"
A few people rushed, and it was only a few "It's only the thugs and the scabs fooling you" A man grabbed his daughter and carried her down But the thugs held the door and he could not get out
And then others followed, a hundred or more But most everybody remained on the floor The gun-thugs they laughed at their murderous joke While the children were smothered on the stair by the door
Such a terrible sight I never did see We carried our children back up to their tree The scabs outside still laughed at their spree And the children that died there were seventy-three
The piano played a slow funeral tune And the town was lit up by a cold Christmas moon The parents they cried and the miners they moaned "See what your greed for money has done"
California Revisited Composer(s): Dan Peek Performer(s): America
Heaven may be an answer If you're lookin' for Eden in the sky On your waters I see a strange reflection Rumor has it I'll see you when I die
Everyone I meet is from California There's dancin' in the streets in California
In California you watch the shadow dancer Floating gently, gently on the sea In California you're such a strange romancer Come and see me when the world has set you free
Everyone I meet is from California There's dancin' in the streets in California
Everyone I meet is from California There's dancin' in the streets in California
Falling Composer(s): Roy Orbison Performer(s): Roy Orbison
I'm falling, I'm falling Falling in love with you
Baby come closer, closer to me And listen, listen so carefully Remember all the nights that I told you I loved you
It wasn't true, I used you, and you were Just someone new To thrill this lonely heart of mine I was lying all the time
Pretending to be falling in love with you But it's different now, I've kissed you now So forgive me, forgive me somehow Hold me tight for tonight, and tell me true If you still love me Say that you love me Don't leave me now Now that I'm falling for you
I'm falling, I'm falling Falling in love Falling in love with you
The "In" Crowd Composer(s): Billy Page First release by: Dobie Gray - 1964 Covered by multiple other artists
I'm in with the "in" crowd I go where the "in" crowd goes I'm in with the "in" crowd And I know what the "in" crowd knows Any time of the year don't you hear (gotta have fun) Dressin' fine makin' time We breeze up and down the streets We get respect from the people we meet They make way day or night They know the "in" crowd is outta sight! I'm in with the "in" crowd I know every latest dance When you're in with the "in" crowd It's easy to find romance At a spot where the beat's really hot (there we'll go) If it's square we ain't there We make every minute count, yeah Our share is always the biggest amount Other guys imitate us But the original's still the greatest Got our own way of walkin' yeah And our own way of talkin' yeah Anytime of the year don't you hear (gotta have fun) Spendin' cash and talkin' trash Girl I'll show you a real good time yeah Come on with me and leave your troubles behind I don't care where you've been You ain't been nowhere 'til you been in With the "in" crowd oh yeah With the "in" crowd Got our own way of walkin' And our own way of talkin' yeah Walkin' with the "in" crowd Talkin' 'bout the "in" crowd mmmmmmm ... and I go where the "in" crowd goes mmmmmmm ... and I know what the "in" crowd knows
California Nights
Composer(s): Marvin Hamlisch - Howard Liebling
First release by: Lesley Gore - 1967
Covered by multiple other artists
Along the sand Let's walk the shore together, now, just hand in hand It's gonna be fair weather, now When the stars come out, stop to count them in the sky
Love California nights When I'm walkin' with you hand in hand by the shore Yes, I love California nights At the beach where we'd swim with the tide rolling in
And there will be beneath the midnight sky above Just you and me, and we will whisper words of love While the fire light softly flickers in the sand
Warm California nights With the breeze blowin' in - time for love to begin I would miss California nights if I went on my way Thinkin' now that I'll stay
Ooh, baby Love you, baby Mm, baby
Love California nights Always close as a kiss, nothing's sweeter than this And we'll spend California nights Always close as a kiss ...
I think about winter when I was with her And the snow was falling down Warmed by the fire I love being by her When there's no one else around And I'm falling Woah, I'm falling I'm falling in love with you
I think about summer My head was swimming You wrote my name in the sand We walked together Hoping forever Please don't let go of my hand 'Cause I'm falling Woah, I'm falling Oh, I'm falling in love with you
The fall and the springtime Were like in between times You're here and then you're gone away Woah, I just wanted to say Won't you please, please stay 'Cause I'm falling Oh, I'm falling I'm falling in love with you
Woah, I'm falling Ya, I'm falling Oh, I'm falling in love with you In love with you In love with you
California Mudslide Composer(s): Lightnin' Hopkins Performer(s): Lightnin' Hopkins
Take me outta this bottom, take me outta this bottom baby, little girl, fore this water rise Take me outta this bottom, take me outta this bottom little girl, fore this water rise You know I must-a been born by the devil po' Lightnin' don't wanna be baptized
See, it's rainin' in ol' California's the reason I said it the houses slidin' down off the hill Many, many many friends have lost their home just because the water was falling so hard And the mudslide had taken their home And I said
Lettin' ya know how it's happenin' now
Take me outta this bottom, take me outta this bottom baby, po' Lightnin' can't feel satisfied Take me outta this bottom, take me outta this bottom po' Lightnin' just can't feel satisfied Just you know many friends of mine lost they home, by that old mudslide
Don't take me to be wrong people, forgive me for my mistake You know, please, please, please, forgive me for my mistake Well, after all that flood come in California, do you know the good Lord old ground begin to shake? That's that earthquake that was comin'
Fallin' In Love Composer(s): Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds Performer(s): Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Chorus Baby, baby, fallin' in love I'm fallin' in love again Baby, baby, fallin' in love I'm fallin' in love again
I could never see what fate had meant for me And then you came and made my dreams match reality Maybe you can see all the things you've meant to me And my simple fate is at the gate and, girl, you've got the key
Chorus
It seems like yesterday you and I first loved this way But now I know how love can grow with each and every day As we lay at midnight's hour and feel love's hidden power So strong and bold as life unfolds its mystery to me
Chorus
You and me for eternity in love will always be Young and free and that should be the way it's gotta be
That's Worth While Waiting For Composer(s): Sam M. Lewis - Joe Young - Harry Ruby
I know a boy who is crazy about a certain pet It's two years since they've met, and he hasn't got her yet This little girl that he's crazy about kind o' turned his head 'Cause when I asked him to describe her Here's what he said
Each night he begs for that one little kiss, he's wild about He'll get that kiss no doubt, if his patience don't wear out Day after day he keeps telling the boys, what a gal he has And when he's finished they all holler "Cut out that jazz"
"She's just the kind of a miss that's worth while waiting for She's got the kind of a kiss, that's worth while waiting for She's always bashful and shy, but when you whisper "good-bye" She puts that 'promising look' in her eye, that's worth while waiting for She's got that wonderful smile the smile that you adore She let's you squeeze her awhile, then makes you beg for more She's got the kind of petting, the kind that's worth while getting And what's worth getting is worth while waiting for
California Lady
Composer(s): David Gates
Performer(s): David Gates
She always skis the winter season Try to catch her if you please She makes the men wish... they were a little bit bolder Or on the beach at Malibu Where her talents really show on through She makes the boys wish... they were a little bit older
Sweet sunny Cal-California Sweet sunny California Lady Sweet sunny Cal-California Sweet California kind of lady
She drives a little foreign car She's always lookin' like a movie star Your heart's on fire... 'cause you're dyin' to try her She always wears those slinky clothes Causin' riots everywhere she goes Your eyes are shoppin'... oh but will she let you buy
Sweet sunny Cal-California Sweet sunny California Lady Sweet sunny Cal-California Sweet California kind of lady
She's a California girl lookin' so tan and tall Sunny California girls-wishin' I could love them all...
Fallin' Composer(s): Neil Sedaka; Howard Greenfield Performer(s): Connie Francis; and various other artists
I got to feelin' I'm a-fallin' Like a star up in the blue Like I was fallin' off Niag'ra In a paddle boat canoe I got to feelin' I'm a-fallin' And it's all because o' you
Like I was walkin' on a tight rope Swingin' in the breeze And though I try to keep my balance Well I just weaken in the knees I got to feelin' I'm a-fallin' Oh lover, help me please
Like a leaf falls from a branch Like a rock slide avalanche Like the rain on a stormy day I never thought I'd fall this way
I thought that love could never touch me Yeah, I was ridin' high And then my iv'ry tower toppled And I tumbled from the sky I got to feelin' I'm a-fallin' And lover, you're the reason why
Like Goliath when he met his foe Like the walls of Jericho Like Delilah's holy town And Samson tore it down
I thought that love could never touch me Yeah, I was ridin' high But then my iv'ry tower toppled And I tumbled from the sky I got to feelin' I'm a fallin' And you're the reason why Oooh, you're the reason why Yeah, you're the reason why Baby, you're the reason why Yeah, you're the reason why Oooh, you're...........
That's Why I Love You Like I Do Composer(s): Roger Miller Performer(s): Roger Miller
This is the story about a boy that loved a girl He loved her very much, in fact he loved her so much that he Couldn't seem to find the exact words to tell her exactly how much he did love her Oh he tried several times, but it seems like every time he tried the words always came out backwards They came out something like this
Bright moon tray fiddley run by, Thru Around and up to That's why I love you so much That's why I love you like I do
Bluebird wingin' parley foe some say Chilly lum say so That's why I love you so much That's why I love you like I do
In other words there are no words to say how much I care And every time I start to tell you Words come to my throat but they stick there
Bright moon tray fiddlee run by through Around and up to, That's why I love you so much That's why I love you like I do
In other words there are no words to say how much I care And every time I start to tell you Words come to my throat but they stick there
Bright moon tray fiddlee run by through Around and up to, That's why I love you so much That's why I love you like I do
California Girls
Composer(s): Brian Wilson - Mike Love
First release by: The Beach Boys - 1965
Covered by multiple other artists
Well East coast girls are hip I really dig those styles they wear And the Southern girls with the way they talk They knock me out when I'm down there
The Mid-West farmer's daughters really make you feel alright And the Northern girls with the way they kiss They keep their boyfriends warm at night
I wish they all could be California I wish they all could be California I wish they all could be California girls
The West coast has the sunshine And the girls all get so tanned I dig a French bikini on Hawaii island Dolls by a palm tree in the sand
I been all around this great big world And I seen all kinds of girls Yeah, but I couldn't wait to get back in the states Back to the cutest girls in the world
I wish they all could be California I wish they all could be California I wish they all could be California girls
I wish they all could be California (Girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the) I wish they all could be California (Girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the) I wish they all could be California (Girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the) I wish they all could be California (Girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the)
Fallen Angel Composer(s): Barry Gibb; Maurice Gibb; Robin Gibb Performer(s): The Bee Gees
Fool in the night on the stair With the light by the window Out in the jungle of life she was Yearning to go All of the years I've been there for the tears She will sell you Out in the city she search for the face That she knew
Did you believe that a love so alive Could be over
Fool is the father who clings to the Child he is losing Mother too weary to question The wisdom of youth There with your head in your hand As you pray to her picture Out in the rain she would search For somebody to hold
Did you believe you could find What you need with a stranger
(Chorus)
Did you believe that a love so alive Could be over
That's Why God Is Singing The Blues Composer(s): Ian Gillan Performer(s): Deep Purple
We took the p out of paradise just to produce this hell And all we're going to leave behind is this decaying putrid smell We've lived in this world seen her used and abused That's why god is singing the blues
They felled a great oak over there they filled a duck pond over here We've got a glass and concrete monster now that feeds and caters to our fears Maybe it's too late to spoil another view That's why god is singing the blues
Forgive us father for we know not what we do Blame it on each other and in the name of you Forgive us mother for the pain we caused we destroyed what's yours That's why papa's singing the blues
Polluted all the oceans pulped all the trees Plagued by chronic boredom we blew a hole in the atmosphere We tore out her heart left her battered and bruised That's why god is singing the blues
Forgive us father for we know not what we do Blame it on each other and in the name of you Forgive us mother for the pain we caused we destroyed what's yours That's why papa's singing the blues
You may believe in evolution you may believe in god's great creation The only thing we know for sure we got a man made situation We turned this whole world into a dying zoo That's why god is singing the blues
You better live on your feet than die on your knees I stole that from some graffiti lord have mercy please Living in this babylon keeps us confused That's why god is singing the blues