Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Bartender's Just Like A Mother To Me Composer(s): Clarke - Ricks - Spencer Performer(s): Slim Gaillard
Oh the Bartender is just like a mother with his apron so clean and white For he tries to make everyone happy and he never looks for a fight Whenever I'm sad and lonesome he always gets me to smile Oh the Bartender is just like a mother to me and I am his favorite child
Oh the Bartender is just like a mother and I know he's man's best friend 'Cause he passes the pretzels and peanuts to the guy all alone on the end Whenever my wife comes huntin' he says "no, he hasn't been in" Oh the Bartender is just like a mother to me and I am his favorite kin
Oh the Bartender is just like a mother to me for he knows when I've had enough He refuses to give me another when I ask for more of the stuff He won't let me be forsaken no matter how big my tab Oh the Bartender is just like a mother to me 'cause the bar is owned by my Dad
Bartender, I surrender, bartender, some sender Bartender is just like a mother to me
Can I Tico Tico You
Composer(s): D. Fact - Frank Lio - Lou Bega - Z. Abreu
Performer(s): Lou Bega
Baby you're my freak once in a week We gettin kind of deep in my '86 jeep I don't play no tricks you know the bomb ticks The only style I play is my self-made hits And it kicks like that yo' it really does Was it number one hell yo' it really was I got the swing the king is back in the ring Ladies throw their brass when I start to sing
Can I rock it can I knock it Can I lick it can I kick it can I top it You make me hazy you make me crazy And baby I don't know what I can do
We can start something' fantastic the you never knew Forget you live in plastic when I keep my eyes on you I can't cool down because it's gettin' to hot So please baby pleasenever let us stop And it kicks like that yo' it really does Was it number one hell yo' it really was I got the swing the king is back in teh ring Ladies throw your brass when I start to sing
Can I rock it can I knock it Can I lick it can I kick it can I top it You make me hazy you drive me crazy And baby I don't know what I can do
I can't sleep and I can't sing until you swing that sexy thing And if you wanna be my girl then jump into my crazy world And now the only part I'm missin' is your lovin and your kissin If you wanna be my girl then jump into my crazy world
Can I rock it can I knock it Can I lick it can I kick it can I top it You make me hazy you drive me crazy And baby I don't know what I can do
Fat Man In The Bathtub Composer(s): Lowell George Performer(s): Little Feat
Spotcheck Billy got down on his hands and knees He said "Hey momma, hey let me check your oil all right?" She said "No, no honey, not tonight Comeback Monday, comeback Tuesday, and then I might"
I said Juanita, my sweet Jaunita, what are you up to? My Juanita I said Jaunita, my sweet taquita, what are you up to? My Juanita
Don't want nobody who won't die for dance Don't want no speed cars 'cause I -- I might pass by And throw me a line, throw me a dime 'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan -- moan
Billy he got so sad, dejected, put on his hat and start to run Runnin' down the street yellin' at the top of his lungs (oh yeah) All I want in this life and time is some good clean fun All I want in this life and time is some hit and run
Said Juanita, my sweet Jaunita, what are you up to? My Juanita I said Jaunita, my sweet taquita, what are you up to? My Juanita
Put my money in your meter baby so it won't run down But you got me in a squeeze play on the cheesy side of town Throw me a line, throw me a dime 'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan -- moan
Can I Sleep In Your Arms?
Composer(s): Hank Cochran
Performer(s): Jeannie Seely
and multiple other artists
Don't know why, but the one I love left me Left me lonely, and cold and so weak And I need someone's arms to hold me 'Til I'm strong enough to get back on my feet
Can I sleep in your arms tonight Mister It's so cold lying here all alone And I have no hold to hold on you I assure you I'll do you no wrong
I haven't smiled since he left me Cause a smile somehow seems out of place And I just need two lips to kiss me Then I can smile again and I can show my face
Can I sleep in your arms tonight Mister It's so cold lying here all alone And I have no hold to hold on you I assure you I'll do you no wrong
Fat Bottomed Girls Composer(s): Brian May Performer(s): Queen; and various other artists
Are ... you gonna take me home tonight? Ah ... down beside that red fire light Are ... you gonna let it all hang out? Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
(Hey!) I was just a skinny lad Never knew no good from bad But I knew life before I left my nursery Left alone with big fat Fanny She was such a naughty nanny Heap big woman, you made a bad boy out of me (Hey, hey!)
(Woooo!)
I've been singing with my band 'Cross the wire, 'cross the land I've seen every blue-eyed floozy on the way (hey) But their beauty and their style Went kind of smooth after a while Take me to them lardy ladies every time
(Come on!) Ah ... won't you take me home tonight? Ah ... down beside your red firelight Ah ... and you give it all you got Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round
(Hey listen heahhhh ... ) Now your mortgages and homes All your stiffness in the bones Ain't no beauty queens in this locality (I tell you) Oh, but I still get my pleasure Still got my greatest treasure Heap big woman, you done made a big man of me
(Now get this!) Are ... you gonna take me home tonight? (Please?) Ah ... down beside that red firelight Are ... you gonna let it all hang out? Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go round (Get on your bikes and ride!)
A varmer he lived in the West Countree With a hey down, bow down A varmer he lived in the West Countree And he had daughters, one, two and three And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
As they were walking by the river's brim With a hey down, bow down As they were walking by the river's brim The eldest push'd the youngest in And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
O sister, O sister, pray gie me thy hand With a hey down, bow down O sister, O sister, pray gie me thy hand And I'll gie thee both house and land And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
I'll neither, I'll neither gie thee hand nor glove With a hey down, bow down I'll neither, I'll neither gie thee hand nor glove Unless thou'lt gie me thy own true love And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
So down she sank and away she swam With a hey down, bow down So down she sank and away she swam Until she came to the miller's dam And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
O vather, vather, here swims a swan With a hey down, bow down O vather, vather, here swims a swan Very much like a drownded gentlewoman And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
The miller he fot his pole and hook With a hey down, bow down The miller he fot his pole and hook And he fished the fair maid out of the brook And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
O miller, I'll gie thee guineas then With a hey down, bow down O miller, I'll gie thee guineas then If thoul't fetch me back to my father again And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
The miller he took her guineas ten With a hey down, bow down The miller he took her guineas ten And he pushed the fair maid in agen And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
But the Crowner he came and the Justice too With a hey down, bow down But the Crowner he came and the Justice too With a hue and a cry and a hullabaloo And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
They hanged the miller beside his own gate With a hey down, bow down They hanged the miller beside his own gate For drowning the varmer's daughter Kate And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
The sister she fled beyond the seas With a hey down, bow down The sister she fled beyond the seas And died an old maid among black savagees And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
So I've ended my tale of the West Countree With a hey down, bow down So I've ended my tale of the West Countree And they calls it the Barkshire Tragedee And I'll be true to my love If my love'll be true to me
Fat Angel Composer(s): Donovan Leitch Performer(s): Jefferson Airplane; and various other artists
He will bring happiness in a pipe he'll ride away on his silver bike and apart from that he'll be so kind in consenting to blow your mind fly Translove Airways gets you there on time Fly Jefferson Airplane gets you there on time he will bring orchids for my lady the perfume will be an excellent kind and apart from that he'll be so kind in consenting to blow your mind Fly Translove Airways gets you there on time Fly Jefferson Airplane gets you there on time
The Barefoot Boy With Boots On Composer(s): Asa Martin Performer(s): John McCutcheon
Oh, the night was dark and stormy And the moon kept shining bright The stars cast burning rays down On the storm that raged that night The lightning struck the cowshed And the cows all chewed their cuds The moonlight set the prairie afire In the middle of the woods
Oh, the barefoot boy with boots on Came a-crawling down the street His pants were filled with pockets And his boots were filled with feet He was born when he was a baby His grandma's pride and joy His only sister was a girl And his brother was a boy
He never was one of triplets That came of being twins His legs were fastened to his knees Just below the shins His arms were fastened to his neck Several inches from his shoulder When he was grown, he was a man And every year got older
At last he married a woman Who quickly became his wife He could not stay single And lead a married life His wife was full of notions And her mouth was full of tongue She raised a dozen children All born when they were young
Six girls and five boys And then another child They never tried to tame them Just let them all go wild The youngest was the baby And the oldest was born first The good one was the very best And the mean one was the worst
They never knew their ages And they did not seem to care They knew they had a birthday Coming to them every year They never knew their father's age But they always had a hunch That he was born before their day And was the oldest of the bunch
And when they died, they could not speak And their names they could not tell And the girls all went to Heaven And the boys all went to...
Can I Go With You Composer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan Performer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan
The day you came my way I was such a fool to say All the things I said about you just to make you jealous But I've learnt my lesson then Now I'm prepared to start again If I promise to be true Can I go with you
Whenever you're around All the boys I know are found Trying to be the one to hold you by the hand But I feel if it's O.K. Only one thing I can say If I promise to be true Can I go with you
Can I take you by the hand Can I love you Please tell me Please tell me Can I go with you
If you think I'm a fool Let me tell you there's no rule That can stop me wanting you And I do, so help me I won't feel like having fun Till you say that I'm the one So if I promise to be true Can I go with you If I promise to be true Can I go with you
Fat Composer(s): Michael Jackson; Weird Al Yankovic Performer(s): Weird Al Yankovic
Your butt is wide, well mine is too Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you The word is out, better treat me right 'Cause I'm the king of cellulite Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right
My zippers bust, my buckles break I'm too much man for you to take The pavement cracks when I fall down I've got more chins than Chinatown
Well, I've never used a phone booth And I've never seen my toes When I'm goin' to the movies I take up seven rows
Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on you know (Fat, fat, really really fat) Don'tcha call me pudgy, portly or stout Just now tell me once again who's fat
When I walk out to get my mail It measures on the Richter scale Down at the beach I'm a lucky man I'm the only one who gets a tan If I have one more pie a la mode I'm gonna need my own zip code
When you're only having seconds I'm having twenty-thirds When I go to get my shoes shined I gotta take their word
Because I'm fat, I'm fat, sha mone (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it you know (Fat, fat, really really fat) And my shadow weighs forty-two pounds Lemme tell you once again who's fat
If you see me comin' your way Better give me plenty space If I tell you that I'm hungry Then won't you feed my face
Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know (Fat, fat, really really fat) Woo woo woo, when I sit around the house I really sit around the house
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know it (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know, you know, you know, come on (Fat, fat, really really fat) And you know all by myself I'm a crowd Lemme tell you once again
You know I'm huge, I'm fat, you know it (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know I'm fat, you know, hoo (Fat, fat, really really fat) You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know (Fat, fat, really really fat) And the whole world knows I'm fat and I'm proud Just tell me once again who's fat
The Bare Necessities Composer(s): Terry Gilkyson First release by: Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman - 1967 Covered by multiple other artists
Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities Old Mother Nature's recipes That brings the bare necessities of life
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam I couldn't be fonder of my big home The bees are buzzin' in the tree To make some honey just for me When you look under the rocks and plants And take a glance at the fancy ants Then maybe try a few
The bare necessities of life will come to you They'll come to you!
Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities That's why a bear can rest at ease With just the bare necessities of life
Now when you pick a pawpaw Or a prickly pear And you prick a raw paw Next time beware Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw When you pick a pear Try to use the claw But you don't need to use the claw When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw Have I given you a clue ?
The bare necessities of life will come to you They'll come to you!
So just try and relax, yeah cool it Fall apart in my backyard 'Cause let me tell you something little britches If you act like that bee acts, uh uh You're working too hard
And don't spend your time lookin' around For something you want that can't be found When you find out you can live without it And go along not thinkin' about it I'll tell you something true
Can I Go On?
Composer(s): Quincy Jones - Nickolas Ashford - Valerie Simpson
Performer(s): Michael Jackson
Lose it? Lose it? I don't even know the first thing About what they're feeling What am I afraid of? Don't know what I'm made of Can I go on Not knowing?
Feeling? Feeling? Something tells me That it's more than I can deal with Though I never knew the song Some words still catch on Like caring and sharing Being together no matter
Can I go on Not knowing? Don't know what I'm made of Why am I afraid of feeling? Feeling? If I dare to take a chance Would someone lead me?
Faster Than The Speed Of Night Composer(s): Jim Steinman; Bonnie Tyler Performer(s): Bonnie Tyler; Zoe McCulloch
I don't want to let another minute get by They're slipping through our fingers, but we're ready to fly The night'll be our cover and we'll huddle below We got the music in our bodies and the radio
And when the morning arrives it'll all be gone Disappearing in (to) the crack of down We better make our move now before the sun is awake It's time to put up or shut up and to pick up the pace
And I don't want to let another minute get by Love is going to get us while the moon is in the sky We may be running out of right, but never running out of steam We're acting on a hunch, and we'll be acting out of dream
They really isn't any time to lose They're going to catch us if we wait until it gets too light You're such a pretty boy Let me show you what to do, and you'll do it But you gotta move faster Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night Faster than the speed of night It's all we ever wanted And all we'll ever need And it's slipping through our fingers Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night Faster than the speed of night Faster than the speed of night Faster than the speed of night
Let me show you how to drive me crazy Let me show you how to make me feel so good Let me show you how to take me to the edge of the stars and then back again You've gotta show me how to drive you crazy You've gotta show me all the things you want to happen to you We've gotta tell each other everything we always wanted someone to do
I don't want to push you now and I don't want to rush We're getting closer every second now, but close is not enough The night'll be our cover and we'll huddle below We got the music in our fingers and the radio
They really isn't any time to lose They're going to catch us if we wait until it gets too light You're such a pretty boy Let me show you what to do, and you'll do it But you gotta move faster Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night Faster than the speed of night It's all we ever wanted And all we'll ever need And it's slipping through our fingers Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night Faster than the speed of night It's all we ever wanted And all we'll ever need And it's slipping through our fingers Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night Faster than the speed of night Faster than the speed of night Faster than the speed of night
The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor Composer(s): Dallas Frazier - Sanger Shafer Performer(s): Tanya Tucker and multiple other artists
Among the local taverns there'll be a slack in business 'Cause Jesse's drinking came before the groceries and the rent Among the local women there'll be a slick in cheatin' 'Cause Jesse won't be steppin' out again They baptized Jesse Taylor in Cedar Creek last Sunday Jesus gained a soul and Satan lost a good right arm They all cried hallelujah when Jesse's head went under 'Cause this time he went under for the Lord
The scars on Jesse's knuckles were more than just respected The county courthouse records tell all there is to tell The pockets of the gamblers will soon miss Jesse's money And the black eye of the law will soon be well They baptized Jesse Taylor...
From now old Nancy Taylor can proudly speak to neighbors And tell them how much Jesse hooked up with little Jim Now Jimmy's got a daddy and Jesse's got a family And Franklin County's got a lot more man They baptized Jesse Taylor...
Can I Get To Know You Better
Composer(s): Steve Barri - P.F. Sloan
Performer(s): The Turtles; Mark Wynter
Everybody says "Be strong" but I just can't take it Every time I look at you, I feel funny inside, yeah I've been meaning to ask you this for such a long long time
Can I get to know you better? Got to get to know you better Can I get to know you better tonight?
I know that you think of me as just a friend But you don't know how friendly I can be, yeah I want so much to prove my love; baby, give me half a chance
Can I get to know you better? Got to get to know you better Can I get to know you better tonight?
Now I don't think I can go another day without you (Without tou) One little kiss will tell me what I wanna know 'bout you It ain't gonna hurt you; come on baby
Can I get to know you better? Got to get to know you better Can I get to know you better tonight?
Faster Than The Speed Of Life Composer(s): Mars Bonfire Performer(s): Steppenwolf; Mars Bonfire
Ride the waves of everlove Let them throw you on the beach Gathering experience While it's still in your reach
Faster faster Faster than the speed of life Faster faster Faster than the speed of life
Summer nights of secret fun Moving farther out each day Like a shooting star you're flying Burning up what's in your way
Faster faster Faster than the speed of life Faster faster Faster than the speed of life
Screaming through the walls of inhibition Past the stream, you're breaking free There you stand, attained and in confusion Spread your arms and come to me
Faster faster Faster than the speed of life Faster faster Faster than the speed of life Faster faster faster Faster faster faster Faster than the speed of life
He was a fine upstanding bantam cock So brisk and stiff and spry With a springy step and a jaunty plume And a purposeful look in his eye In his little black laughing eye there was
I took him to the coop and introduced him to Me seventeen wild eyed hens He upped and he tupped as a hero tups He bowed to them all and then He upped and he tupped 'em all again
And then upon the peace of me ducks and me geese He rudely did intrude With a glazed eye and open mouth They bore him with fortitude And a little bit of gratitude
He jumped me giggling guinea fowl He thrust his attentions upon Me twenty hysterical turkeys and A visiting migrant swan And the bantam thundered on
He ravaged me fan tailed pigeon and Me lily white columbine And as I was locking up me budgerigar He jumped me parrot from behind Who was sitting on me shoulder at the time
Then all of a sudden with a gasp and a wheeze He clasped his wings to his head Lay flat on the ground with his feet in the air Me bantam cock lay dead And the vultures circled overhead they did
What a noble bird, what a champion cock What a way to live and to die I was digging him a grave to save his bones From the hungry buzzards in the sky When the bantam opened up a sly little eye
He gave me a wink and a terrible grin The way that rapists do He said you see them big daft buggers up there They'll be down in a minute or two They'll be down in a minute or two
Can I Get A Witness
Composer(s): Lamont Dozier - Brian Holland - Eddie Holland
First release by: Marvin Gaye - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists
Listen everybody, especially you girls Is it right to be left alone While the one you love is never home? I love too hard, my friends sometimes say But I believe, I believe That a woman should be loved that way But it hurts me so inside To see her treat me so unkind Somebody, somewhere tell her it's unfair
Can I get a witness? Can I get a witness? Can I get a witness? Somebody
Is it right to be treated so bad When you've given everything you had? Even tossin' in my sleep 'Cause I haven't seen my baby all week Now, you chicks do agree That this ain't the way love's supposed to be Let me hear, let me hear you say yeah, yeah
Up early in the morning with her on my mind Just to find out all night that I've been cryin' But I believe a woman's a man's best friend So I'm gonna stick by her till the very end But she causes so much misery I forget how Love is supposed to be Somebody, somewhere, tell her it ain't fair
Can I get a witness? I want a witness Witness, witness Witness, witness
Everybody knows, especially you girls Love can be sad But I have a love that's twice as bad Now all you chicks agree That this ain't the way its's supposed to be Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah
I want a witness I want a witness I want a witness I want a witness
Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet) Composer(s): Tom T. Hall Performer(s): Tom T. Hall; Bobby Bare; Jesse and Noah
He was an old-time cowboy, don't you understand His eyes were sharp as razor blades His face was leather tan His toes were pointed inward from a-hangin' on a horse He was an old philosopher, of course He was so thin I swear you could have used him for a whip He had to drink a beer to keep his britches on his hips I knew I had to ask him about the mysteries of life He spit between his boots and he replied
"It's faster horses, younger women Older whiskey, and more money"
He smiled and all his teeth were covered with tobacco stains He said, "It don't do men no good to pray for peace and rain Peace and rain is just a way to say prosperity And buffalo chips is all it means to me"
I told him I was a poet, I was lookin' for the truth I do not care for horses, whiskey, women or the loot I said I was a writer, my soul was all on fire He looked at me an' he said "You are a liar"
"It's faster horses, younger women Older whiskey, and more money"
Well, I was disillusioned, if I say the least I grabbed him by the collar and I jerked him to his feet There was something cold and shiny layin' by my head So I started to believe the things he said
Well, my poet days are over and I'm back to being me As I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality If my boy ever asks me what it is that I have learned I think that I will readily affirm
"It's faster horses, younger women Older whiskey, and more money" "Faster horses, younger women Older whiskey, and more money" "Faster horses, younger women Older whiskey, and more money"
