Haba Haba
Composer(s): Stella Nyambura Mwangi
First performance: Stella Mwangi - 2011



When as a little girl, my grandma told me
That I could be just anything I wanted to
When as a little girl, my grandma told me
That I could be just anything I wanted to

She said that
Everything I work for, everything I wish for
Everything I look for, it is right in front of me
Everything I work for, everything I wish for
Everything I look for, it is right in front of me

And she said ah
Haba haba hujaza kibaba
Haba haba hujaza kibaba
Haba haba hujaza kibaba
Haba haba hujaza kibaba

When as a little girl, my grandma told me
That it's the little things in life that's gon' make me happy
When as a little girl my grandma told me
That it's the little things in life that's gon' make me happy

She said that
Little by little fills up the measure
Don't ever give up, keep on moving
Little by little fills up the measure
Don't ever give up, keep on moving

Haba haba hujaza kibaba
Haba haba hujaza kibaba
Haba haba hujaza kibaba
Haba haba hujaza kibaba

(Haba haba hujaza kibaba) Sing it
(Haba haba hujaza kibaba)
(Haba haba hujaza kibaba)
(Haba haba hujaza kibaba)

Haba haba hujaza kibaba
Haba haba hujaza kibaba
Haba haba hujaza kibaba
Haba haba hujaza kibaba

Hujaza kibaba

Checkers
Composer(s): Edgar Allen - Leo. Edwards



Checkers was the nervy fellow's name
Who picked no winners in the racing game
Until his sweetheart picked the winning horse 
And rode to fame and fortune on Remorse
He played the game and won out in the end
And here is what he told me like a friend

From the photo play you will observe
Fortune comes to those who most deserve 
When Checkers' fate seemed but an idle guess
Love took the mount and rode it to success
Your horse may balk and leave you at the start
You're sure to win whenever you lead a heart

Life is like a game of checkers, just a game we play
Every move we make means loss or gain
Like a jockey in the racing game
some are driven to a corner throw their stakes away
Only love can lift their crosses
Make them all forget their losses
Life is like a game of checkers 
Every one must play

Rainbow
Composer(s): Russ Hamilton
Performer(s): George Hamilton IV



Rainbow, rainbow, rainbow

I'm saving my money to buy you a rainbow
A rainbow, to fit on your finger
And after I've gone and bought you the rainbow
I'll go out and I'll buy you the moon

When we go walking side by side in the moonlight
We count the stars as we go strolling by
Maybe one day we'll own those beautiful diamonds
That glisten like the teardrops from your eyes

You know how I feel on a moment like this
When hand in hand, when we reminisce
Your eyes seem to glow when you whisper low
I really love you

I'm saving my money to buy you a rainbow
A rainbow, to fit on your finger
And after I've gone and bought you the rainbow
I'll go out and I'll buy you the moon

And after I've gone and bought you the rainbow
I'll go out and I'll buy you the moon
I'll go out and I'll buy you the moon
Rainbow, rainbow, rainbow

The Magic Piper (Of Love)
Composer(s): Edwyn Collins
Performer(s): Edwyn Collins



I'm through with love hangovers
It's best that I stay sober 
No rolling in the clover 
No Gretna Green trip over 
No honeymoon in Paris
I only feel embarrassed 
For the cool cats
The charmed kittens 
Both smitten by the love songs 
That he's written
Caught in the sights 
Of a deadly sniper 
The magic piper of love 
The magic piper of love
Of love, of love 

My girlfriend, she go blotto 
Of cunnings and his grotto 
It turns out he's a dirty old man 
The nice place that I want to be 
Is sat up on this Christmas tree 
While playing these games of 
Catch as catch can
'Cause he's a sweet talker 
A silent stalker
All the savvy of a street walker 
More deadly than a horned viper 
The magic piper of love
The magic piper of love
Of love, of love

He's a heart breaker 
A mover and a shaker
The magic piper of love

It's kind of hard to swallow 
You know you've gotta follow 
The magic piper of love

'Cause he's a city slicker 
An expert politic-er
The magic piper of love 

Of love, of love
Of love, of love 
Of love, of love 

Check Yourself
Composer(s): Al Bryant - David English - Berry Gordy Jr. - Otis Williams
Performer(s): The Temptations
and multiple other artists



Otis (& then Melvin):
By and by, you knew that you make me cry 
(By and by, knew you'd make me cry)
And my love for you will never die 
(My love will never, never die)
But I had to find out on my own

(Check yourself, check yourself)

Paul:
Aww, that's what they told me 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
I paid no mind 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
I kept on breaking hearts 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
All down the line 
(Check yourself, check yourself)

Sometimes you just got to lose
That's when you pay your dues
I guess I was a fool, I guess I was a fool
To think that... you'd stayed so true

Aww, I really played in the game 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
I'd always win 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
Now the tables turn
(Check yourself, check yourself)
And I'm on the losing end
(Check yourself, check yourself)

Oh don't, feel sorry
I had it coming, it's true
'Cause I'm losing, yes, I'm losing, I'm losing you

Before I go, I'd like for you to know
You've had my heart from the very start
But there's one more thing, before we part
And that's I'm sorry, sorry, sorry to my heart

Aww, I'm on my sad way 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
Because I know I'd lost your love 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
I'll kick it, like a pass 
(Check yourself, check yourself)

But I'll be thinking of....
The good times 
(The good times)
The bad times 
(The bad times)
But good or bad, happy or sad
Of memories 
(Memories)
Sweet, sweet memories 
(Memories)
Aww, memories... are all I have

Aww, that's what they told me 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
That's what they told me 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
That's what they... what they told me 
(Check yourself, check yourself)
Hmmm...

Rain, Rain, Rain
Composer(s): Bernard Toorish
Performer(s): Frankie Laine; The Four Lads



Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain, rain

Well, didn't it rain children
God's gonna send new orders from Zion
He's good raise his heaven up higher
It's gonna rain

Well stop! Great God, stop still and listen
My God walked down by the briny sea
Beheld the evil of the sinful Man
Declared that he would destroy the land

He spoke to Noah, Noah stopped
He said, Noah I want you to build an ark
And I want you to build it big and strong
Build it three hundred cubits along
Thirty high and fifty wide
Cause it's got to stand that rain and tide

Well, rain children
God's gonna send new orders from Zion
He's good raise his heaven up higher
It's gonna rain

Well, after God told him what to do
Noah began to cut and hew
The ringing of the saw cried "Judgement"
The ringing of the hammer cried "Sinner repent"

A hundred years he hammered and sawed
Building the Ark by the Grace of God
After the foundation was laid
He hewed the timber and the Ark was made

Lord, let it rain
Behold the Ark is made

Well he called in the animals two by two
The ox, the camel, and the kangaroo
Well they called in Japeth, Ham and Shem
And God began to flood the land

He raised his hands to heaven on high
He knocked the sun, the moon from the sky
Shook the mountains around the sea
And he hitched his reins to the chariot wheel
Stepped on the land and stood on the shore
And declared that time would be no more

Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain
Oh, Noah, Noah, didn't it rain
Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain, rain

My Lord had to wait until the float and the Ark did rock
And Noah couldn't find nowhere to dock
My God spoke and he whispered low
Showed old Noah where he wanted him to go

He said, "Lookit here, Noah, the rain's done stopped
And I want you to land on the mountaintop"
He showed old Noah a rainbow sign
Said it won't be a rain but fire next time

Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain
Oh, Noah, Noah, didn't it rain
Rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain
Oh, Noah, Noah, didn't it rain

The Mad Hatter's Song
Composer(s): Robin Williamson
Performer(s): The Incredible String Band



Oh seekers of spring how could you not find contentment
In a time of riddling reasons in this land of the blind
By the joke of fate alone
it's sure that as the loved hand leaves you
You clutch for the slip-stream, the realness to find

But do what you like, do what you like, do what you like
do what you like, do what you like, do what you can
do what you can, live till you die
My poor little man
For Jesus will stretch out his hand no more

But in the south there's many a waving tree
Oh would that musky fingers move your pain
In the warm south winds the lost flowers bloom again

And if you cried, you know you'd fill a lake with tears
Still wouldn't turn back the years
Since the city has took you
Mad Hatter is on my mind

So sad, sad to see the way it grew
Those other people that I knew
That have either fell or faltered
Mad Hatter is on my mind

And you must have to see clear some time

Prometheus the problem child
still juggling with his brains
Gives his limping leopard's visions
to the miser in his veins
Within the ruined factory is the normal soul insane
As he sets the sky beneath his heel
And learns away the pain

But I am the archer the lover of laughter
And mine is the arrowed flight

I am the archer, and my eyes yearn after the unsullied sight
Born of the dark waters of the daughters of night
Dancing without movement after the clear light
Oh Perithian fate be kind in the rumbling and trundling rickshaw of time
Hooked by the heart to the king fisher's line
I will set my one eye for the shores of the blind

Cheatin' On You
Composer(s): Jon Cleary
Performer(s): Taj Mahal; Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen



It's the end to all my high jinks
It's the end to all my capers
Sort of a three-way story
The kind you'd read about in the Sunday papers

Thought I was getting over
Having both cakes and eatin' `em too
But to my surprise, my slice on the side
Been eatin' the forbidden fruit

Oh, I been cheatin' on you
I been cheatin' on you
Been cheatin' on you with somebody's
Been cheatin' on me

Thought I was Jimmy Slick (yeah, I thought that)
Thought I was Charlie Cool (thought that too)
But I'm just Sammy Stupid
My friends call me Freddy Fool

Wooooo, Cupid played a trick on me
Turned the duper into the duped
I'm so surprised to find my slice on the side
Been eatin' the forbidden fruit

Oh, I been cheatin' on you
I been cheatin' on you
I been cheatin' on you with somebody's
Been cheatin' on me

Wooooo, Cupid played a trick on me
Turned the duper into the duped
I'm so surprised to find my slice on the side
Been eatin' the forbidden fruit

I been cheatin' on you
I been cheatin' on you
I been cheatin' on you with somebody's
Been cheatin' on me

Baby, Baby been cheatin' on you
Cheatin' on you
I been cheatin' on you
Been cheatin' on you with somebody's
Been cheatin' on me

Cheatin' on you with somebody's
Been cheatin' on me
Cheatin' on you with somebody's
Been cheatin' on me
Cheatin' on you with somebody's
Been cheatin' on me

Rain, Rain Go Away
Composer(s): Noel Regney; Gloria Shayne
Performer(s): Bobby Vinton



I can still remember
When you moved in next door
I brought you some choc'late
From the corner candy store
When it started raining
You started crying too
That was the first time
I sang this song to you

Rain rain go away
Come again some other day 
Rain rain go away
Bring my love a sunny day

We grow up together
And as the years went by
Ev'rybody knew that we were
Sweethearts you and I
Through many april showers
I held your hand in mine
Between the raindrops
We sang time after time

Rain rain go away
Come again some other day 
Rain rain go away
Bring my love a sunny day

I went away to college
You said you'd wait for me
Then I got your letter
Asking me to set you free
Tomorrow you'll be maried
There's nothing I can do
But wish you sunshine
Now and your whole life through

Rain rain go away
Tomorrow is her wedding day 
Rain rain go away
Bring my love a sunny day

The Lusty Month Of May
Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe
Performer(s): Julie Andrews
and multiple other artists



Tra la, it's May, the lusty Month of May
That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray
Tra la, it's here, that shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear

It's May, It's May, that gorgeous holiday
When every maiden prays that her lad will be a cad
It's mad, it's gay, alive, a lust display
Those dreary vows that everyone takes, everyone breaks
Everyone makes divine mistakes
The Lusty Month of May

Whence this fragrance wafting through the air?
What sweet feelings does it's scent transmute?
Whence this perfume floating everywhere?
Don't you know, it's that dear forbidden fruit

It's May, the lusty month of May
That darling month when everyone throws self-control away
It's time to do a wretched thing or two
And try to make each precious day one you'll always rue

It's May, it's May, the month of "Yes, you may"
The time for every frivolous whim, proper or im-
It's wild, it's gay, depraved in every way
The birds and bees with all of their vast amorous past
Gaze at the human race aghast
The Lusty Month of May

Tra la, it's May, the lusty Month of May
That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray
Tra la, it's here, that shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear

It's May, it's may, the month of great dismay
when all the world is brimming with fun, wholesome or un-
It's mad, it's gay, alive a lust display
Those dreary vows that everyone takes, everyone breaks
Everyone makes divine mistakes
The Lusty Month of May 

Cheatin' On The Sandman
Composer(s): Sid Carris - Bill McCrystal
Performer(s): Spike Jones



Cheatin' on the sandman, makin' love to you
List'nin' to the band man play his song so blue
Burgers at the drive-in, parkin' by the sea
Makin' love and dreamin', not a soul to see
And Honey, `s we drove through deserted streets
Dark with night's heavenly bloom
We'd stop by the roadside to kiss
Then to drive on too soon
Cheatin' on the sandman, fun when I knew you
Now I'm a lonely blue man missin' makin' love to you

Rain Sometimes
Composer(s): Arthur Hamilton
Performer(s): Matt Monro;
and various other artists



Rain sometimes
Money down the drain, sometimes
Reason to complain, sometimes
That's how it'll be
But there'll be something, sometimes
Lobster flown from Maine, sometimes
We'll ride the gravy train, sometimes
Just you wait and see

We may be stranded in the rain, sometimes
Dream our dreams in vain, sometimes
Lose more than we gain, sometimes
But this I guarantee
Love is not for sometimes
Love is for all time
For all time, for you and me

We may be stranded in the rain, sometimes
Lose more than we gain, sometimes
But this I guarantee
Love is not for sometimes
Love is for all time
For all time, for you and me

For you and me
For you and me

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!