The Buffalo, The Beetle, The Bouncing Kangaroo And The Bufo Marinus Cane Toad
Composer(s): Howard L. Kaplan



To understand the impact of the creature that says "moo" 
Upon the island continent, one must consider too 
The buffalo, the beetle, the bouncing kangaroo 
And the Bufo marinus cane toad

For purpose of discussion, we will say this story starts 
When a buffalo in Africa lifts up its tail and farts 
The whiff of gas that passes lets some scarabs know an ung
Ulate has likely stopped a moment to release a pile of dung 
The beetles set their windward course before the ground is hit 
By the pungent, fresh constituents of several pounds of shit
The leavings, rich in cellulose, of what the beast once ate 
Provide the food and space to brood, so beetles start to mate

The rollers and the dwellers and the tunnelers invade 
Continuing a cycle that Egyptian art portrayed
The rollers push their dung away to gain a bit of space 
The tunnellers drag theirs beneath; the dwellers nest in place 
Though individually small, they transport ton by ton 
And bury dung that otherwise would bake hard in the sun
While mites that hitch a ride on beetles' bodies start to eat 
The eggs of flies that otherwise would for the dung compete

If you're a biophysicist, then you can calculate 
That beasts can't move efficiently above a certain weight 
By hopping on their hind legs, and the mass this rule allows 
Means kangaroos cannot evolve to be the size of cows 
In consequence, the dung they leave is golf-ball sized, or less
And so Australia's coprophagous fauna could address 
Itself to handlng the smaller forms of pre-digested leaf
But not the kind that's left behind by half-ton hunks of beef 

The settlers who brought cattle to Australia many years 
Ago did not consider just how cow dung disappears
And so the growing, lowing herds left calling cards around 
Which, sun-baked and inedible, were occupying ground 
Until eroded by the weather, trampled under hoof
Or taken by the termites to form floor and wall and roof 
Eventually, despite the fact that Murphy tends to win 
When people meddle, hexapedal livestock was brought in 

Not all the coprophagous species introduced so far 
Are forming useful colonies, among the ones that are
Onthophagus gazella, found in Queensland, flies at night 
When cane toads lurk at dung pads to consume those who alight
These toads, of course, have been of not much use protecting canes 
While threatening survival of some beneficial strains
Perhaps a daylight flyer should assume gazella's role
Or else one tough and fierce enough to fight when swallowed whole! 

Can't Stop Loving You Now
Composer(s): Matthew Fisher
Performer(s): Matthew Fisher



Night turns for us so soon, workin' our dream
Right through the afternoon, oh
I know if I wake, I'll find that you're gone
But it's only myself that I'm tryin' to deceive
Everyone knows it's nothin' but make believe
The girl that I have to play
The cross that I have to bear, 'cause I ...
Can't stop loving you now, don't even know how
It's just a fantasy
Oh I can't stop loving you now
Don't even know how, oh girl, why can't you see?
It's too late, I can't stop loving you now
They just make me feel blue, things people say
Always make me think of you
Day after day, time after time
For only a time she once threw away
I close my eyes, it seems just like yesterday
How could you changed your mind
I never could change mine, oh I ...
Can't stop loving you now, don't even know how
It's just a fantasy
No I can't stop loving you now
Don't even know how, oh girl, why can't you see?
It's too late, I can't stop loving you ...
Can't stop loving you now, don't even know how
It's just a fantasy
Oh I can't stop loving you now
Don't even know how, oh girl, why can't you see?
It's too late, I can't stop loving you now
Can't stop loving you ...
can't stop loving you ...
can't stop loving you ... ooh
can't stop loving you ... ooh

Figli Delle Stelle
Composer(s): Alan Sorrenti
Performer(s): Alan Sorrenti; Claudio Baglioni



Come le stelle noi
soli nella notte ci incontriamo
come due stelle noi
silenziosamente insieme
ci sentiamo
Non c'è tempo di fermare
questa corsa senza fiato
che ci sta portando via
e il vento spegnerà
il fuoco che si accende
quando sono in te, quando tu sei in me
Noi siamo figli delle stelle
figli della notte che ci gira intorno
noi siamo figli delle stelle
non ci fermeremo mai per niente al mondo
noi siamo figli delle stelle
senza storia senza età eroi di un sogno
noi stanotte figli delle stelle
ci incontriamo per poi perderci nel tempo
Come due stelle noi
riflessi sulle onde scivoliamo
come due stelle noi
avvolti dalle ombre noi ci amiamo
io non cerco di cambiarti
so che non potrò fermarti
tu per la tua strada vai
addio ragazza ciao
io non ti cercherò
dovunque tu sarai
dovunque io sarò
Noi siamo figli delle stelle
figli della notte che ci gira intorno
noi siamo figli delle stelle
non ci fermeremo mai per niente al mondo
noi siamo figli delle stelle
senza storia senza età eroi di un sogno
noi stanotte figli delle stelle
ci incontriamo per poi perderci nel tempo

The Budgie Song
Composer(s): John Williamson
Performer(s): John Williamson



Well it cost me thirty bucks to fix my budgie
When the little blighter only cost me five
The veterinary surgeon saw me coming
But I had to keep my feathered friend alive

He was shaking on his perch, the kids were crying
The family gathered round his little cage
I said I think it's time we got a new one
That's when the family went into a rage

Oh, the waiting room ponged like a rat house
With heartworms and lungworms and lice
And a Persian had her eye on the shoebox
I suppose she thought our budgie might be nice

Well the bird shit on the veterinary surgeon
I heard him say the dirty little chick
Guess he wondered why I didn't use my brains
And hit him over the head with a brick

Oh antibiotics for his colour
Two drops a day on his beak
Some powder on the nose for his feathers
And clean out his cage twice a week

Well it cost me thirty bucks to fix my budgie
When the little blighter only cost me five
And the bludger wakes me early in the morning
It's got me puzzled how he survives

One night I'll feed him to the tom cat
Instead of worrying about him when we go away
No-one wants to feed a shitty budgie
When everyone's on holiday

Oh antibiotics for his colour
Two drops a day on his beak
Some powder on the nose for his feathers
And clean out his cage twice a week

Can't Stop Lovin' You
Composer(s): Michael Anthony - Sammy Hagar - Alex Van Halen - Eddie Van Halen
First release by: Van Halen - 1995



There's a time and place for everything, for everyone
We can push with all our might, but nothin's gonna come
Oh no, nothin's gonna change
And if I asked you not to try
Oh could you let it be
I wanna hold you and say
We can't throw this all away
Tell me you won't go, you won't go
Do you have to hear me say

I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what I say or do
You know my heart is true, oh
I can't stop loving you

You change your friends, your place in life
You can change your mind, we can change the way we say
And do anytime
Oh no, but I think you'll find
That when you look inside your heart
Oh baby, I'll be there, yeah

Hold on
I'm holding on
Baby, just come on, come on, cdome on
I just wanna hear you say

I can't stop lovin' you
And no matter what you say or do
You know my heart is true, oh
I can't stop lovin' you

Oh, I'm so twisted and tied
And all I remember
Was how hard we tried
Only to surrender

And when it's over
I know how it's gonna be
And true love will never die
No, not fade away

And I can't stop lovin' you
No matter what I say or do
You know my heart is true, oh
I can't stop lovin' you

And I know what I got to do
Hey Ray, what you said is true
I can't stop lovin' you, oh
Oh, I can't stop lovin' you

Fight The Power
Composer(s): Ernie Isley; Marvin Isley; O'Kelly Isley;
Ronald Isley; Rudolph Isley; Chris Jasper
Performer(s): The Isley Brothers;
Mark Arneson; Ellen McIlwaine; Johnny Quest; 
Buddy Rich & The Big Band Machine



Time is truly wastin'
There's no guarantee
Smile's in the makin'
You gotta fight the powers that be
Got so many forces
Stayin' on the scene
Givin' up all around me
Faces full a' pain
I can't play my music
They say my music's too loud
I kept talkin about it
I got the big run around
When I rolled with the punches
I got knocked on the ground
With all this bullshit going down

Time is truly wastin'
There's no guarantee
Smile's in the makin'
You gotta fight the powers that be
I don't understand it
People wanna see, ya
Those that got the answers
Red tape in the way
I could take you in easy
That's just half the fun, oh boy
Seeking satisfaction
Keeps me on the run
I can't play my music
They say my music's too loud
I kept talkin about it
I got the big run around
When I rolled with the punches
I got knocked on the ground
With all this bullshit going down
Time is truly wastin'
There's no guarantee
Smile's in the makin'
You gotta fight the powers that be

If you & I can - we got the power
Fight it, got the power fight it........baby, baby
Fight it, fight the power

The Buccaneer



Let's go a-rovin', a-rovin' across the ocean
Oh, let's go a-rovin' and join the Buccaneer

We'll find adventure, adventure across the ocean
Oh, we'll find adventure and join the Buccaneer

He's the bravest man we know
Say he's not and you'll be walking the plank, sir!

Let's go a rovin', a-rovin' across the ocean
Oh, let's go a-rovin' and join the Buccaneer

Can't Stay Away From You
Composer(s): Gloria Estefan
Performer(s): Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
and multiple other artists



Time flies
When you're having fun
I heard somebody say
But if all I've been is fun
Then baby let me go
Don't wanna be in your way
And I don't wanna be your second choice
Don't wanna be just your friend
You keep telling me that you're not in love
You wanna throw it all away

But I can't stay away form you
I don't wanna let you go
And though it's killing me that's true
There's just some things I can't control

Your love is slipping through my hands
And though I've heard it all before
I know you're telling me the truth
I know it's just no use
But I can't stay away from you

Hold on to every bit of hope, that's all I ever do
Hoping you might change your mind
And call me up to say how much you need me too
And though you're leaving me no other choice
Than to turn and walk away
Look over your shoulder, I'll be there
You can count on me to stay ...

'Cause I can't stay away from you
I don't wanna let you go
And though it's killing me that's true
There's just some things I can't control
Your love slipping through my hands
And though I've heard it all before

I know you're telling me the truth
I know it's just no use
But I can't stay away from you

I know you're telling me the truth
I know it's just no use
But I can't stay away from you

Figaro
Composer(s): Tony Hiller; Martin Lee; Lee Sheridan
Performer(s): Brotherhood Of Man



Every morning when sun is dawning
You'll see him down on the beach
Look out girl, beware
Better take good care
Keep yourself out of reach
He's out to make a killing, girl
He's out to make a score
And maybe if you're willing, girl
He's gonna ask for more

Oh, oh Figaro
He's got magic, oh oh
Oh, oh Figaro
He's a Romeo, oh

See him down on the beach
He'll be looking for someone new
Searching down on the beach
Figaro, Figaro

When he plays guitar
At the disco bar
He's the star of the show
As the girls go by
He just winks an eye
See those pretty girls glow
He's out to make a killing girl
When dancing on the floor
And maybe if you're willing girl
He's gonna ask for more

Oh, oh Figaro
He's got magic, oh oh
Oh, oh Figaro
He's a Romeo, oh

See him down on the beach
He'll be looking for someone new
Searching down on the beach
Figaro, Figaro

Oh, oh Figaro
He's got magic, oh oh
Oh, oh Figaro
He's a Romeo, oh
Oh, oh Figaro
He's got magic, oh oh
Oh, oh Figaro
He's a Romeo, oh

The Brightest Smile In Town
Composer(s): Ray Charles - Barry DeVorzon - Bob Sherman
Performer(s): Ray Charles
and multiple other artists



Some people cry the blues, I never could
I had no time for tears, life was too good
I had the brightest smile in town, oh yeah
Till you came along, and you turned it upside down

Everything went my way, life was a ball
But then you came along and changed it all
You took the brightest smile in town
Yeah you took it baby, and you turned it upside down

You brought me love, oh tender love
That made my whole world glow
And then you took it all away
Just why, I'll never know

I'll soon forget in time, And smile again
But I can never smile as I did then
You took the brightest smile in town, oh Yeah
You took it baby, and you turned it upside down

Baby, woooh, yeah baby, you turned it upside down

Can't Stand To See You Go
Composer(s): Jimmy Reed
First release by: Jimmy Reed - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists



(Ha, ha, ha, ha)
Pick me up in the mo' nin'
Honey, just to let me know, oh
Baby, girl in the evenin'
Way upon the fifteen floor
Girl, you know I love you an' I
Can't stand to see ya go
Remember on the first day I met you
Remember ev'rything you said
Oh, baby, told me you love me
That went ta my head
Oh you know I love you and I
Can't stand to see you go
I backed up, to the window
I looked down on the ground
Oh baby, don't say you're leavin'
If you do I'm gonna jump down
Oh I know I love you
An' I can't stand to see you go
Hurry baby, if ya leavin'
Call me on the phone, woo
Oh baby, ooh I'm waitin'
I'm livin' here all alone
Girl you know I love you and I
Can't stand to see you go

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Composer(s): Paul Simon
First release: Paul Simon - 1975
Covered by multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1976 - Gute Gründe, Um Zu Gehen (Daliah Lavi)
1979 - Trente Manières De Quitter Une Fille (Michel Delpech)
2005 - 50 Plus (Tom Van Stiphout en Paul Poelmans)



The problem is all inside your head she said to me 
The answer is easy if you take it logically 
I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free 
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover 

She said it's really not my habit to intrude 
Furthermore, I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued 
But I'll repeat myself at the risk of being crude 
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover 
Fifty ways to leave your lover 

You just slip out the back, Jack 
Make a new plan, Stan 
You don't need to be coy, Roy 
Just get yourself free 
Hop on the bus, Gus 
You don't need to discuss much 
Just drop off the key, Lee 
And get yourself free 

She said it grieves me so to see you in such pain 
I wish there was something I could do to make you smile again 
I said I appreciate that and would you please explain 
About the fifty ways 

She said why don't we both just sleep on it tonight 
And I believe in the morning you'll begin to see the light 
And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right 
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover 
Fifty ways to leave your lover 

You just slip out the back, Jack 
Make a new plan, Stan 
You don't need to be coy, Roy 
Just get yourself free 
Hop on the bus, Gus 
You don't need to discuss much 
Just drop off the key, Lee 
And get yourself free

The Bridge Washed Out
Composer(s): Jimmy Louis - Mel Melshee - Sandra Smith
Performer(s): Rick Nelson
and multiple other artists



The bridge washed out I can't swim and my baby's on the other side
When I awoke this a morning the rain was a pouring down
I was gonna wed the little river girl just over the bridge across town
Now I'm a runnin' up and down the river and my nerves are drivin' me wild
Because the bridge washed out I can't swim and my baby's on the other side
Rain oh rain stop a fallin' dark clouds hurry from the sky
The preacher and my bride are waitin' and the weddin' bells are startin' to chime
I can't kiss and hold her and it's drivin' me out of my mind
'Cause the bridge washed out I can't swim and my baby's on the other side

Now I got one foot in the river one foot solid on the ground
I try to swim that ragin' old river but I know if I try I'd drown
There's not a boat around me they walked on out with the tide
'Cause the bridge washed out I can't swim and my baby's on the other side
'Cause the bridge washed out I can't swim and my baby's on the other side

Can't Smile Without You
Composer(s): Chris Arnold - David Martin - Geoff Morrow
First release by: David Martin - 1975
Covered by multiple other artists



You know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding' it hard to do anything

You see I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
If you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile without you

You came along just like a song
And brightened my day
Who'd believed that you were part of a dream?
Now it all seems light years away

And now you know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding' it hard to do anything

You see, I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
If you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile without you

Now some people say happiness takes so very long to find
Well I'm finding it hard leaving' your love behind me

And you see I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding' it hard to do anything

You see I feel glad when you're glad
I feel sad when you're sad
If you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile without you...

Fifty Percent
Composer(s): Billy Goldenberg;
Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman
Performer(s): Helen Reddy;
and various other artists



I don't iron his shirts
I don't sew on his buttons
I don't know all the jokes he tells
Or the songs he hums
Though I may hold him all through the night
He may not be here when the morning comes

I don't pick out his ties
Or expect his tomorrows
But I feel when he's in my arms
He's where he wants to be

We have no memories
Bittersweet with time
And I doubt if he'll spend New Year's Eve with me

I don't share his name
I don't wear his ring
There's no piece of paper saying that he's mine
But he says he loves me, and I believe it's true
Doesn't that make someone belong to you

So I don't share his name
So I don't wear his ring
So there's no piece of paper saying that he's mine
So we have don't have the memories
I have enough memories
I've watched enough mornings
I've cried enough evenings
I've had enough birthdays to know what I want

Like there's anyone's guess
It's a constant surprise
Though you don't plan to fall in love
When you fall you fall

I'd rather have fifty percent of him
Or any percent of him
Than all of anybody else at all

The Breeze And I
((Adapted from: Andalucía (Ernesto Lecuona) - 1928))
Composer(s): Ernesto Lecuona - Al Stillman
First release by: Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch. - 1940
Covered by multiple other artists



The breeze and I are saying with a sigh
That you no longer care
The breeze and I are whispering goodbye
To dreams we used to share

Ours was a love song that seemed constant as the moon
Ending in a strange, mournful tune
And all about me, they know you have departed without me
And we wonder why, the breeze and I
The breeze and I 

Can't Shake The Sands Of Texas From My Shoes
Composer(s): Gene Autry - Diane Johnston - Kenneth Pitts
Performer(s): Gene Autry; Don Edwards; Riders in the Sky



I'm sad, I got the blues
Can't shake the sands of Texas from my shoes

I sigh, and don't know why
I guess I got those dear old Texas blues

The smell of the rain, the roll of the plain
The feel of my seat in the saddle
I'd give all I own if I could be home
Back on the range punchin' cattle

I guess I got the blues
Can't shake the sands of Texas from my shoes

Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong
Composer(s): Fred Fisher; Willie Raskin; Billy Rose
Performer(s): Sophie Tucker



They say the French are naughty
They say the French are bad
They all declare that over there
The French are going mad
They have a reputation of being very gay
I just got back from Paris, and I just want to say

When they go parley-vee and parley-vou
This for me, zat for you
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong
When they go 
Ohh la la la la la la la
On the bully boulevard
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong

They shake-a the hand
They shake-a the feet
They roll ze eyes and kiss cafe right on the street
Even though the Irish and the Dutch
Say it don't amount to much
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong

All of our fashions come from gay Par-ee
And if they come above the knee
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong
And if they give the world a new design
To prove a lady has a spine
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong

They shorten them here
They shorten them there
And if her name is Teddy, they make Teddy bare
If they prefer to see their women dressed 
With more or less of less and less
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong

When they put on a show, and it's a hit
No one tries to censor it
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong
And when a book is selling at it's best
It isn't stopped; it's not suppressed
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong

Whenever they're dry
For brandy or rye
To get it, they don't gave to give up their right eye
And when we brag about our liberty
And they laugh at you and you and you and me
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong

In Viva la France
They're full of romance
You'll find policemen with embroidery on their pants
And when they start to sing the Marseillaise
They sing it forty different ways
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong

Brand New Tennessee Waltz
Composer(s): Jesse Winchester
First release by: Jesse Winchester - 1970
Covered by multiple other artists



Oh you have such a pretty face
You favor a girl I once knew
I imagine that she's in Tennessee
Oh Lord I should be there too

But I left Tennessee in a hurry dear
The same way that I'm leaving you
For love is mainly just memories
And everyone's got them but few

It's a brand new Tennessee waltz
You're literally just waltzing on air
It's a brand new Tennessee waltz
With no telling who will be there

When I leave it'll be like I found you love
Descending victorian stairs
I'm feeling like one of your photographs
With not even you left to care

Have all your passionate violins play
A tune for a Tennessee kid
Who's feeling like leaving another town
With no place to go if he did

Can't Shake Loose
Composer(s): Russ Ballard
First release by: Agnetha Fältskog - 1983



I don't wanna stay here but I can't leave 
I'm in the spell of the magic you weave 
Somebody wake me up 
I wish I could break it up 
But I can't shake loose 
Can't shake loose 
I can't shake loose 
Can't shake loose 
Any move I'll make in the end I will loose 
I can't shake loose 
I try and I try but it ain't no use 
I could go like I did before 
But these old shoes keep walking to your door 

I wanna hide but when I hear you call 
If I turn around I know I will fall 
One step people shake 
No matter what move I make 

Cos' I can't shake loose 
Can't shake loose 
I can't shake loose 
Can't shake loose 
Any move I'll make in the end I will loose...... 
I don't wanna stay here 
But you know I can't leave 
Please let me go dear 
Please let me leave 

I can't shake loose 
I can't shake loose 
I can't shake loose 
Can't shake loose 
Any move I'll make in the end I will loose 
I can't shake loose 
I try and I try but it ain't no use 
I could go like I did before 
But these old shoes keep walking to your door 
I can't shake loose......