The Lullaby Of Spring
Composer(s): Donovan Leitch
Performer(s): Donovan



Rain has showered far her drip
Splash and trickle running
Plant has flowered in the sand
Shell and pebble sunning

So begins another Spring
Green leaves and of berries
Chiff-chaff eggs are painted by
Mother bird eating cherries

In the misty tangled sky
Fast a wind is blowing
In the new-born rabbit's heart
River life is flowing

So begins another Spring
Green leaves and of berries
Chiff-chaff eggs are painted by
Mother bird eating cherries

Cheatin' Is
Composer(s): Rafe Van Hoy
First release by: Barbara Fairchild - 1976
Covered by multiple other artists



Cheatin' is a thing that starts when you bring two lonely people 
face to face with a brand new kiss
She blames him, he blames her
But neither one is ever quite sure which way it really is
And all of the time in the back of their minds, 
they know they're gonna have to lie about where they've been
Cheatin' is a thing that'll take a little ring
And break it into pieces that'll never go together again

Cheatin' is the part of loving that starts 
when true love isn't what lovers are looking for
A stranger here, a stranger there
Then you turn around and swear that you'll never go back for more
And lying at night, when you're holding him tight, 
is something that a cheater's heart just has to learn
Cheatin' is a thing that's guaranteed 
to bring two unhappy people to the point of no return

The worst of cheatin' is the sad little kids hanging in the middle 
while Mommy and Daddy choose
Cheatin' is a game where nobody wins
And the ones that aren't big enough to play are the ones who lose

Rain On The Scarecrow
Composer(s): George M. Green; John Mellencamp
Performer(s): John Cougar Mellancamp



Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn
Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm
I grew up like my daddy did 
My grandpa cleared this land
When I was five I walked the fence 
while grandpa held my hand

Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
This land fed a nation, this land made me proud
And son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now
Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow
Rain on the scarecrow, blood on the plow

The crops we grew last summer were'nt enough to pay the loans
Couldn't buy the seeds to plant this spring and the Farmers Bank foreclosed
Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land
He said John it's just my job and I hope you understand
Hey callin' it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right
If you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight

And grandma's on the front porch swing with a bible in her hand
Sometimes I hear her singing "Take me to the Promised Land"
When you take away a mans dignity he can't work his fields and cows
There'll be blood on the scarecrow, blood on the plow

Well there's ninety seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard
Ninety seven families who lost ninety seven farms
I think about my grandpa, my neighbors and my name
And some nights I feel like dying, like that scarecrow in the rain

Rain on the scarecrow
Blood on the plow
this land fed a nation, this land made me proud
And son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now

The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
Composer(s): Jim Capaldi - Steve Winwood
Performer(s): Traffic
and multiple other artists



If you see something that looks like a star
And it's shooting up out of the ground
And your head is spinning from a loud guitar
And you just can't escape from the sound
Don't worry too much, it'll happen to you
We were children once, playing with toys
And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound of
The low spark of high-heeled boys

The percentage you're paying is too high priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams
But today you just read that the man was shot dead
By a gun that didn't make any noise
But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest was
The low spark of high-heeled boys

If you had just a minute to breathe and they granted you one final wish
Would you ask for something like another chance?
Or something similar as this? Don't worry too much
It'll happen to you as sure as your sorrows are joys
And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound of
The low spark of high-heeled boys

If I gave you everything that I owned and asked for nothing in return
Would you do the same for me as I would for you?
Or take me for a ride, and strip me of everything including my pride
But spirit is something that no one destroys
And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound
The low spark of high-heeled boys

Cheater
Composer(s): Dennis Brown
Performer(s): Dennis Brown



By the look on your face, girl, you're my enemy
By the look on your face, girl, you're my enemy, yeah

Remember that Friday night
When you stole my pants off the line
So please tell me
How you wanna make love to me

Whoah, girl, oh girl
By the look in your eyes, girl, you're a cheater
By the look in your eyes, girl, you're a cheater

Going around and stealing people's clothing everyday
Oh please tell me, do you wanna be a cheater?
Whoah, girl, oh girl. Whoah, girl, whoah girl 
Whoah!

Going around and stealing people's clothing everyday
Oh please tell me, do you wanna be a cheater?
Whoah, girl, whoah...

Rain On The Roof
Composer(s): John Sebastian
Performer(s): The Lovin' Spoonful;
and various other artists



You and me and rain on the roof
Caught up in a summer shower
Dryin' while it soaks the flowers
Maybe we'll be caught for hours
Waitin' out the sun

You and me were gabbin' away
Dreamy conversation sittin' in the hay
Honey, how long was I laughing in the rain with you
'Cause I didn't feel a drop 'til the thunder brought us to

You and me underneath the roof of tin
Pretty comfy feelin' how the rain ain't leakin' in
We can sit and dry just as long as it can pour
'Cause the way it makes you look makes me hope it rains some more

You and me and rain on the roof
Caught up in a summer shower
Dryin' while it soaks the flowers
Maybe we'll be caught for hours
Waitin' out the sun

The Loving Song
Composer(s): Lee Pockriss
Performer(s): Nana Mouskouri



There is a song I hear everytime you're near
That goes on and on inside my ear
It's a natural song for two I'm singing with you
It's a melody just for you and me
And it's got the sweetest harmony
And as long as you want me to I'm singing with you

La la la la la la I'm singing my loving song
La la la la la la I'm singing it all day long
Not a song that's going strong
On any music chart
Just a la la la la la la la playing in my heart

It goes round and round with a special sound
That you hear wherever love is found
And loving you like I do I'm singing with you
Nothing can go wrong when we've got a song
And someone else to sing along
And I hope I will live life through singing with you

La la la la la la I'm singing my loving song
La la la la la la I'm singing it all day long
Not a song that's going strong
On any music chart
Just a la la la la la la la playing in my heart

Just a la la la la playing in my heart

Cheaper To Keep Her
Composer(s): Mack Rise
First release by: Johnnie Taylor - 1973
Covered by multiple other artists



Alright, Lonnie, Junior, the band, the girls and I
we're gonna do a song for you now, a little Mac Rise number
Hey, all you married men, if you're tied up, you better stay tied up
Because it's cheaper to keep her

It's cheaper to keep her
It is cheaper to keep her

When your little girl makes you mad
You get an attitude and pack your bag
Five little children that you're leaving behind
You're gonna pay some alimony or do some time

It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her)
It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her)
See when you get to staring that judge in the face
You're gonna wanna cuss the whole human race
It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her)
Too much to leave that little girl (Cheaper to keep her)
It's cheaper, it's cheaper, cheaper, it's cheaper
It's cheaper, it's cheaper
It's cheaper cheaper cheaper cheaper, yeah

You didn't pay for two dollars to bring the girl home
Now you're about to pay two thousand to leave alone
See another woman out there, you wanna make a change
She ain't gonna watch you 'cause you won't have a damn thing

It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her)
Cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her)
The time you get to looking at the judge in the face
You're gonna wanna cuss the whole human race
It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her)
Cost too much to leave (It's cheaper to keep her)
It's cheaper, cheaper, it's cheaper, it's cheaper
It's cheaper, cheaper
Cheaper cheaper cheaper cheaper, yeah

If you decide to roam
and leave your happy home
You gotta pay the house note
The child support, your insurance
Alimony, morgage 1, morgage 2

It's cheaper to keep her
It's cheaper to keep her
It's cheaper to keep her
It's cheaper to keep her
It's cheaper to keep her
It's cheaper to keep her
It's cheaper to keep her
It's cheaper to keep her

It's cheaper, to keep her!

Rain Dogs
Composer(s): Tom Waits
Performer(s): Tom Waits



Inside a broken clock
Splashing the wine with all the rain dogs
Taxi, we'd rather walk
Huddle in a doorway with the rain dogs
For I am a rain dog, too

Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds

The rum pours strong and thin 
Beat out the dustman with the rain dogs
Aboard a shipwreck train, 
Give my umbrella to the rain dogs
For I am a rain dog, too

Oh, how we danced with the Rose of Tralee
Her long hair black as a raven
Oh, how we danced and you whispered to me 
You'll never be going back home

Oh, how we danced with the Rose of Tralee
Her long hair black as a raven
Oh, how we danced and you whispered to me
You'll never be going back home

The Lovin' Machine
Composer(s): Larry Kingston
Performer(s): Johnny Paycheck
and multiple other artists



The minute that I saw her
I knew I just had to have her
So I asked if I could take her for a spin
When I heard her engine purrin'
And I saw her tailights blinkin'
I knew I'd never be the same again

So I drove around the corner
Up the street and down the highway
Showin' off to everybody that I seen
She's streamlined, sleek-lookin'
Smooth-runnin', fast-movin'
Breath-takin' lovin' machine

She's equipped with dual headlights
Padded dash and positive traction
Instant heat and a six-way swivel seat
Ain't no wonder then all 
The connoisseurs of fine machinery
Whistle at me as I drive her down the street

She's got two of the biggest
And the prettiest and the roundest
Softest, bluest eyes you've ever seen
She's streamlined, sleek-lookin'
Smooth-runnin', fast-movin'
Breath-takin' lovin' machine

If I leave her for a minute
All the hot-rods gather 'round her
They just can't believe that such a thing is real
Oh they've never seen a chassy
Quite as slick or half as classy
They'd give anything to get behind the wheel

So I keep my little lover
Locked up tight and under cover
Give no one a chance to yell "mechanics lean"
She's streamlined, sleek-lookin'
Smooth-runnin', fast-movin'
Breath-takin' lovin' machine

She ain't too fast in the take-off
But she's a winner in the long run
And she's swell on heels when she accelerates
If she shimmies just a little
At high speeds - well who's complainin'?
Fact of the matter is I think it's kind of great!

There's a proper registration
Safety check and a set of license
Soon I'll take anywhere I choose to be
She's streamlined, sleek-lookin'
Smooth-runnin', fast-movin'
Breath-takin' lovin' machine

Cheap Tequila
Composer(s): Rick Derringer
Performer(s): Rick Derringer; Johnny Winter



Cheap perfume, sweet perfume
Lonely smell that fills the room
Roses in your low-rent tomb
A picture made of cheap perfume
Sad old rag, sad young hag
Clothes that hide the early sag
Sequins on a lame bag
The sparkles of a sad old rag

Drink up and be happy
Live just for today
Drown in cheap tequila
And flush yourself away

Worn out dream, washed up scheme
Blueprint for a death machine
Scarred wrists on a movie queen
A picture of a worn out dream

Drink up and be happy
Live just for today
Drown in cheap tequila
And flush yourself away

Drink up and be happy
Live just for today
Drown in cheap tequila
And flush yourself away

Rain Dance
Composer(s): Burton Cummings; Kurt Winter
Performer(s): The Guess Who



Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?

Fifi said to Don the baker
"Can ya show me how to bake another bun, Don?"
And I'm still sittin' with my next door neighbour
Sayin', "Where'd ya get the gun, John?"

Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?

Christopher was asking the astronomer
"Can your telescope tell me where the sun's gone?"
And I'm still sittin' with my next door neighbour
Sayin', "Where'd ya get the gun, John?"

Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?

Changin' just a few things
Laughin' while the bell rings on the door
Changin' just a few things
Shootin' when the bird sings

Changin' just a few things
Laughin' while the bell rings on the door
Changin' just a few things
Shootin' when the bird sings

Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?

The Loveliest Night Of The Year
((Adapted from: Over The Waves Waltz (The Edison Military Band) - 1904))
Composer(s): Juventino Rosas - Irving Aaronson - Paul Francis Webster
Performer(s): Mario Lanza - 1951
and multiple other artists



When you are in love
It's the loveliest night of the year
Stars twinkle above
And you almost can touch them from here

Words fall into rhyme
Anytime you are holding me near
When you are in love
It's the loveliest night of the year!

Waltzing along in the blue
like a breeze drifting over the sand
Thrilled by the wonder of you
and the wonderful touch of your hand
and...

My heart starts to beat
like a child when a birthday is near
So kiss me, my sweet 
It's the loveliest night of the year!

Che, Que Mal
Performer(s): Luis Eduardo Aute



Te fuiste, amigo, sin decir adiós
sin dar ninguna explicación
Ya sé que fue por un golpe de tos
y no por mala educación
Aunque, de todos modos, qué marrón
zarpar así, sin avisar
sabiendo que sin tu tripulación
no te  gustaba navegar
Pero lo cierto es que no volveré
a oír tu "che, quin gust'
tu "che, qué bo" 
tu "che, qué be"
tu corazón no lo aguantó
te reventó
che, qué mal, che, qué mal
Qué fuego urgente había que apagar
qué prisa en irte, qué ocurrió
si a mejor vida no podrás pasar
Incluso el Papa te envidió
De nada, amigo, te podrás quejar...
hasta te amó una emperatriz
Tu reino era la Inmensidad del mar
y tu bandera, ser feliz
Pero lo cierto es que no volveré...
Y cuando llegue la "Nit de Sant Joan"
oliendo a piras y a jazmín
quién montará 'safaris', capitán
cazando olores del jardín
Y cuando enero sea un atardecer
y caiga el sol tras el Montgó
quién me dirá: 'ja ho veus, va ser al gener
quand Déu va fer la Creació"
Pero lo cierto es que no volverá ...

Rain And Tears
((French, German, & Italian Versions: Quelques Larmes De Pluie (by Dalida);
Regenzeit-Tränenleid (by Dalida); Lacrima E Pioggia (by Dalida))
Composer(s): Boris Bergman - E. Papathanassiou
Performer(s): Aphrodite's Child
and multiple other artists



Rain and tears
Are the same 
But in the sun 
You've got to play the game 

When you cry 
In winter time 
You can pretend 
It's nothing but the rain 

How many times 
I've seen 
Tears coming 
From your blue eyes?
Rain and tears
Are the same 
But in the sun 
You've got to play the game 

Give me an answer of love (O, Ooohhh) 
I need an answer of love (O, Ooohhh) 

Rain and tears 
In the sun 
But in your heart 
You feel the rainbow waves 

Rain and tears 
Both I shun 
For in my heart 
There'll never be a sun 

Rain and tears, 
Are the same 
But in the sun 
You've got to play the game 

Game...

The Love You Save
Composer(s): Corporation
Performer(s): The Jackson 5



Stop you'd better save me!
Stop, stop, stop you'd better save me!

When we played tag in grade school, you wanted to be it
But chasin' boys was just a fad, you crossed your heart you'd quit
When we grew up you traded your promise for my ring
Now just like back in grade school, you're doing that same old thing!

Stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darlin' take it slow, or someday you'll be all alone
Better stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darlin' look both ways before you cross me
You're headin' for a danger zone!

I'm the one who loves you, I'm the one you need
Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed!
They'll ruin your reputation, they'll label you a flirt!
The way they talk about you, they'll turn your name to dirt, oh!

Isaac said he kissed you beneath the apple tree
When Benjie held your hand he felt electricity
When Alexander called you he said he rang your chimes
Christopher discovered you're way ahead of your time!

Stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darlin' take it slow or someday you'll be all alone
You better stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darlin' look both ways before you cross me
You're headin' for a danger zone!

Hold on, hold on, hold on!
"S" is for "Save It!"
"T" is for "Take It Slow!"
"O" is for "Oh no!"
"P" is for "Please, please don't go!"

The love you save may be your own
Someday you may be all alone
Stop it, baby, ooh, you'd better stop! the love you save may be your own!
Please, please, cause someday, someday, baby, you'll be all alone!

I'm the one who loves you, I'm the one you need!
Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed!

Oh stop! the love you save may be your own, baby!
You better stop it, stop it, stop it, girl, or someday you'll be all alone!
The way they talk about you, they'll turn your name, turn your name to dirt!

Stop! The love you save may be your own!
Don'tcha know, don'tcha know, someday, baby, you'll be all alone?

Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed!

Stop! The love you save may be your own!
Darlin' take it slow...

Che Tesoro Che Sei
Composer(s): L. Pardo - Antonello Venditti
Performer(s): Antonello Venditti



Che tesoro che sei
quando mi guardi
quando dici che mi chiami dopo
e non mi chiami mai
che tesoro che sei
quando fai tardi
dici scusa sono in mezzo al traffico
mi aspetterai
e se il nostro poi non fosse amore
giuro io non ti lascerei
anche se pensi che di te
non me ne importa niente
anche se non fossi un angelo
io non ti cambierei
perché sei bella bella bella
bella come sei
sei bella come ti vorrei
che tesoro che sei
quando ti svegli
quando esci dalla doccia e corri
e non ti asciughi mai
ti rivesti nel buio
e leghi i tuoi capelli
un biglietto per me sono pazza di te
non lo sai
e se il nostro poi non fosse amore
giuro io non ti lascerei
se pensassi che di me
non te ne importa niente
anche se non fossi un angelo
io non ti cambierei
perché sei bella bella bella
bella come sei
sei bella come ti vorrei
che tesoro che sei
quando mi guardi
quando pensi con gli stessi occhi
tu mi lascerai
che paura che hai
non mi sorprendi
perché stare con me
non e' bere un caffè tu lo sai
e se il nostro poi non fosse amore
giuro io non ti lascerei
se pensassi che di me
non te ne importa niente
anche se non fossi un angelo
io non ti cambierei
perché sei bella bella bella
bella come sei
sei bella come ti vorrei...

Rain
Composer(s): John Lennon; Paul McCartney
Performer(s): The Beatles



If the rain comes 
they run and hide their heads
They might as well be dead
If the rain comes
If the rain comes

When the sun shines 
they slip into the shade
and sip their lemonade
When the sun shines
When the sun shines

Rain, I don't mind
Shine, the weather's fine

I can show you 
that when it starts to rain
everything's the same
I can show you
I can show you

Rain, I don't mind
Shine, the weather's fine

Can you hear me
that when it rains and shines
it's just a state of mind
Can you hear me
Can you hear me

The Love Of My Life 
Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe



Meg:
At sixteen years I was blue and sad
then father said I should find a lad
So I set out to become a wife
An' found the real love of my life
His name it was Chris, and the last was MacGill
I met him one night pickin' flowers on the hill
He had lots of charm an' a certain kind o' touch
And a certain kind of eagerness that pleased me very much
so there 'neath the moon where romance often springs
I gave him my heart--an' a few other things
I don't know how long that I stayed up on the hill
But the moon had disappeared, and so had Christopher MacGill
So I went home an' I thought I'd die
Till Father said, make another try
So out I went to become a wife
An' found the real love of my life
He came from the lowlands, the lowlands said he
I saw him an' knew he was perfect for me
Jus' one thing that puzzled me an' it always will
Was he told me he had heard about me from his friend MacGill
We quick fell in love an' went down by the creek
The next day he said he'd be back in a week
An' I thought he would, for now how was I to know
That of all the lowland laddies, there was never one as low!
I told my father the awful truth
He said, "What difference? Ye've got your youth"
So out I went mad to be a wife
An' found the real love of my life
Oh, he was a poet, a rhymer was he
He read me some verse he had written for me
He said they would move me, these poems from his pen
An' how right he was, because they moved me right into the glen
We stayed till the dawn came an' lighted the sky
Then I shook his hand an' I bid him good-bye
I never went back, for what I had heard was true
That a poet only writes about the things he cannot do
My pa said, "Look out for men who think
Ye'll be more certain with men who drink"
So out I went to become a wife
An' found the real love of my life
Oh, he was a solier, a fine Highland son
He told me about all the battle he'd won
He wasted his time tellin' me about his might
For one look at him decided me to not put up a fight
We skirmished for hours that night in the glen
an' I found the sword has more might than the pen
But when I was drowsin' I snored to my dismay
An' he thought it was a bugle an' got up an' marched away
Now Pa said, "Daughter, there must be one
Someone who's true, or too old to run"
So I'm still lookin' to be a wife
An' find the real love of my life

Che T'aggia Di'
Composer(s): Adriano Celentano
Performer(s): Mina & Adriana Celentano



Lui: Che t'aggia fa'...
Che t'aggia di'...
tu si bella si bella si bella
ma me decest prima de spusarme
ca tu cucinav bene e invece nu (bip)
hai fatt quann ce simmo spusate
Lei: Teh... ma quann parli te metti pure a
fischia'...
Lui: quale fischio...chi ha fischiato...???
Lei: ho sentito un fischio...
Lui: che t'aggia fa'...
che t'aggia di'...
che t'aggia fa'...
che t'aggia di'...
Lei: Madonna mia e che vuoi fa'...???
Lui: Tu si bella tu si bella, ma te l'aggia fa'...
Lei: che cosa...???
Lui: te lo devo fare...
Lei: che cosa...???
Lui: ti devo fare un bel Paliatone grosso
un Paliatone che neanche quando te
l'ha fatto tuo padre te lo puoi ricordare...
Lei: Teh... e a chi vuoi fa' lu paliatone...???
io prima de spusarme
ero accussi' cundenda
de spusarm co te
pecche' dicevo... penzavo...
chissa' quanda bella notte d'amore
che passava con lui
e invece nu (bip)