Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Martins And The Coys Composer(s): Alan Cameron - Ted Weems Performer(s): Gene Autry
Gather 'round me children and I'll tell a story Of the mountains and the days when guns was law When two fam'lies got to feudin' It was bound to end in shootin' So just listen close, I'll tell you what I saw
Oh, the Martins and the Coys they were reckless mountain boys And they took up family feudin' when they'd meet They would shoot each other quicker Than it took your eye to flicker They could knock a squirrel's eye out at ninety feet
All this fightin' started out one sunday morning When old grandpa Coy was full of mountain dew Just as quite as a churchmouse, he stole in the Martin's henhouse 'Cause the Coys they needed eggs for breakfast, too
Oh, The Martins and the Coys, they were reckless mountain boys Coz old grandpa Coy's gone where angels live When they found him on the mountain He was bleedin' like a fountain 'Cause they punctured him 'til he looked like a sieve
After that they started out to fight in earnest And they scarred the mountains up with shot and shell There was uncles, brothers, cousins Why they bumped them off by dozens Just how many bit the dust is hard to tell
Oh, The Martins and the Coys, they were reckless mountain boys At the art of killin' they become quite deft They all know'd they shouldn't do it But before they hardly knew it On each side they only had one person left
Now the sole remainin' Martin was a maiden And as purty as a picture was this Grace While the one survivin' boy was the handsome Henry Coy And the folks all knew they'd soon meet face to face
Oh, The Martins and the Coys, they were reckless mountain boys But their shootin' and their killin' sure played [hob] And it didn't bring no joy to know that Grace and Henry Coy Both had sworn that they would finish up the job
So, they finally met upon a mountain pathway And young Henry Coy he aimed his gun at Grace He was set to pull the trigger, when he saw her purty figure You could see that love had kicked him in the face
Oh, The Martins and the Coys, they were reckless mountain boys But they say their ghostly cussin' gives them chills But the hatchet sure was buried, when sweet Grace and Henry married It broke up the best durn feud in these here hills
You may think this is where the story ended But I'm tellin' you the ghosts don't cuss no more 'Cause since Grace and Henry wedded They fight worse than all the rest did And they carry on the feud just like before
Child Of Mine
Composer(s): Gerry Goffin - Carole King - Bill Staines
Performer(s): Carole King
and multiple other artists
Although you see the world Different that me Sometimes I can touch upon The wonders that you see All the new colours In pictures you've designed Oh yes sweet darling So glad you are a child of mine Child of mine, child of mine Oh yes sweet darling So glad you are a child of mine You don't need direction You know which way to go And I don't want to hold you back I just want to watch you grow You're the one who taught me You don't have to look behind
Oh yes sweet darling So glad you are a child of mine Child of mine, child of mine Oh yes sweet darling So glad you are a child of mine
Nobody's gonna to kill your dreams Or tell you how to live your life The'll always be people To make it hard for awhile But you'll change their heads When they see you smile
The times you were born in May not have been the best But you can live the times to come Better than the rest I know you will be honest If you can't always be kind
Oh yes sweet darling So glad you are a child of mine Child of mine, child of mine Oh yes sweet darling So glad you are a child of mine
Estou vendendo um realejo Quem vai levar Quem vai levar Já vendi tanta alegria Vendi sonhos a varejo Ninguém mais quer hoje em dia Acreditar no realejo Sua sorte, seu desejo Ninguém mais veio tirar Então eu vendo o realejo Quem vai levar
Estou vendendo um realejo Quem vai levar Quem vai levar Quando eu punha na calçada Sua valsa encantadora Vinha moça apaixonada Vinha moça casadoura Hoje em dia já não vejo Serventia em seu cantar Então eu vendo o realejo Quem vai levar
Estou vendendo um realejo Quem vai levar Quem vai levar Quem comprar leva consigo Todo encanto que ele traz Leva o mar, a amada, o amigo O ouro, a prata, o praça, a paz E ded quebra leva o harpejo De sua valsa se agradar Estou vendendo um realejo Quem vai levar Quem vai levar
The Marriage Machine Composer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan Performer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan
There will be days We'll be in each other's way Down each others throats Like you wouldn't believe But then who was it said Married life begins in bed And ends up somewhat disparagingly
You say to me that you love me truly I say to you likewise I feel just the same But then who really knows When two people get that close That their feelings to each other Won't change
I'll kiss you and then I'll kiss you once again And pray to God once we get married there (there) Just won't come a time When we'll wish we'll have changed our minds A problem to end all our dreams
I'll kiss you and then I'll kiss you once again And pray to God once we get married there (there) Just won't come a time When we'll wish we'll have changed our minds A problem to end all our dreams
So there will be days We'll be in each other ways Down each others throats Just you wait and see But don't be upset After all that's what you get When you become part of The Marriage Machine Part of The Marriage Machine
Child Of Innocence
Composer(s): Kerry Livgren
Performer(s): Kansas; Falconer
Sweet child of innocence
Living in the present tense
Father Time will take his toll
Rack your body and steal your soul
What became of all the years
Are you drowning in your tears
Who will catch you when you fall
Who will hear you when you call
I will comfort you, take your hand and see you through
I will take you through the door
Who do you think you are
Try to live forever and you won't get far
I wait behind your door
Makes no difference if you're rich or poor
Though you're weary and afraid
Still you try to flee my blade
Come and walk in my new land
If you'll only take my hand
In the image of those who have walked before me here
I am cast in the web of an ancient spell
I am holding on to life, I'm drifting in the stream
Everything's much clearer now
We live within a dream and never wake
Judge not by what you see
More than you can count are here with me
Give up your foolish pride
All that walk the earth have died!
Her Mantle So Green (aka The Mantle So Green) (Traditional) Performer(s): Sinead O'Connor and multiple other artists
As I went out walking one morning in June To view the fair fields and the valleys in bloom I spied a pretty fair maid she appeared like a queen With her costly fine robes and her mantle so green
Says I, "My pretty fair maid, won't you come with me We'll both join in wedlock, and married we'll be I'll dress you in fine linen, you'll appear like a queen With your costly fine robes and your mantle so green"
Says she now, "You Young man, you must be excused For I'll wed with no man, you must be refused To the green woods I will wander to shun all men's view For the lad that I love fell in famed Waterloo"
"O, then, if you won't marry, tell me your love's name For I being in battle, I might know the same" "Draw near to my garment and there will be seen His name is embroidered on my mantle so green"
In raising her mantle there I did behold His name and his surname in letters of gold Young William O'Reilly appeared in my view He was my chief comrade back in famed Waterloo
But when he was dying I heard his last cry 'If you were here, Lovely Nancy, contented I'd die' Now Peace is proclaimed, and the truth I declare Here is your love token, the gold ring I wear"
O, Nancy, dear Nancy, 'tis I won your heart In your father's garden that day we did part Now the wars are all over, no trouble is seen And I'll wed with my true love in her mantle so green"
Child Of Flames Composer(s): J.J. Maus Performer(s): The Walker Brothers
you can't reveal the future fades the terror's near the granite blades something wakes moves and shifts the contacts made the shot that lifts how long can you survive with a child of flames how long can you survive with a child of flames through each time the thing still moves the golden axe the pounding hooves you hear the sound the naked shakes start to count the balance breaks how long can you survive with a child of flames how long can you survive with a child of flames
Real Thing Composer(s): Armstead Performer(s): Kim D
A change has come over me My heart beats impatiently I just cant wait til tonight 'Cause I know hes gonna hold me tight And it looks to me like this could be The real thing Well, it looks to me like this could be The real thing
Lately Ive been acting strange In my eyes theres been a change I just didnt know how sweet he was And Im so glad to be in love And it looks to me like this could be The real thing Well, it looks to me like this could be The real thing
I keep walking round and round Talking about the love I found I get such a feeling My head keeps reeling Im so absent-minded But really I dont mind it
Cause it looks to me like this could be Well it looks to me like this could be Well, it looks to me like this could be The real thing
Every time you call me honey I start to act then funny When you hold me, I feel so good And you know you kiss me like you should
And it looks to me like this could be The real thing Well, it looks to me like this could be Well, it looks to me like this could be Well, it looks to me like this could be The real thing
The Man's Too Strong Composer(s): Mark Knopfler Performer(s): Dire Straits
I'm just an ageing drummer boy And in the wars I used to play And I've called the tune To many a torture session Now they say I am a war criminal And I'm fading away Father please her my confession
I have legalised robbery Called it a belief I have run with the money And hid like a theif I have re-written history With my armies and my crooks Invented memories I did burn all the books And I can still hear his laughter And I can still hear his song The man's too big The man's too strong
Well I have tried to be meek And I have tried to be mild But I spat like a woman And sulked like a child I have lived behind walls That have made me alone Striven for peace Which I have never known And I can still hear his laughter And I can still hear his song The man's too big The man's too strong
Well the sun rose on the courtyard And they all did hear him say 'You always were a Judas But I got you anyway You may have got your silver But I swear upon my life Your sister gave me diamonds And I gave them to your wife' Oh father please help me For I have done wrong The man's too big The man's too strong
Child Of Clay
Composer(s): Jimmy Curtiss - Ernie Maresca
Performer(s): Jimmie F. Rodgers; Marc Almond; P.J. Proby
Into the darkness he was sent by parents' Who were ignorant hm, hm Tied down to his mother's strings Unable to be anything hm, hm Puzzled by the things he hears The father thinking work comes first Ain't got the time to quench a thirst No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Once he was a child, a beautiful child A child of clay shaped and molded Into what he is today But who is to blame for this child of clay
Going out into the street at night The answers he may meet hm hm With sick and twisted minds He shares the searching questions His heart bears hm hm And from the dregs The answers find their way into his supple mind In time the planted seeds will grow Into a twisted vine below No, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no
And now his aimless days begin To drift into sordid sin hm, hm And soon his dislike turns to hate As the stamp of life seals his fate hm, hm and so the night conceals his name And the days sleep off his shame Deprived of love and wrought by fear A feeling that the end is near No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Here comes the night Once again I'll be feeling lonely Oh, if only things could work out like you plan Where can love be Tell me why it's so hard to find somebody Who will stand by me And take the time to understand And show me love again I want the real thing Or nothing at all I need someone that I can be sure will catch me If I should fall Someone who'll be there when I call Then I'll know that it's the real thing I want the real thing To warm me each night Someone to love me over and over Making the future bright Somebody who will make it all right Just give me the real thing Where is the moon? Won't it smile On just one more dreamer Let your beams come down And fill my empty room Here comes the night But if there's still a chance That love can find me I'll be here Crossing my fingers I want to know for sure That I can feel secure Knowing I've found an everlasting love And once I get that under control Then I won't let go
Deedely dum dum dum Deedely dum dum (this is the mandolin playing the melody) Here comes the man with the mandolin (Mandolin playing melody again) He'll cheer you up 'till your ship comes in Loveable old fellow playing an old tune He comes 'round every afternoon Raggedy old minstrel, wearing a big grin You'll love the man with the mandolin All the kids foller, all the kids holler To the windows above Mamma throw a nickle and the man wil tick A little tune we love (mandolin plays melody again) Open your heart let the music in (mandolin again) There goes the man with the mandolin
Child Of Babylon
Composer(s): David Coverdale - Bernie Marsden
First release by: Whitesnake - 1981
When I heard the sound of thunder On the day that I was born I was blinded by the lighting An' baptised in the storm My father started crying When he saw what he had done But, my mother started praying Have mercy on my son He is a child of Babylon I am a child of Babylon Lord have mercy on a wayward son Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run I am a child A child of Babylon When I've fooled around so many times When I've known it ain't been right But, I paint it all in colours When it really should be black and white I sail my ship through muddy waters Try to open every door When I saw the seven wonders It left me wanting more I am a child of Babylon Lord have mercy on a wayward son Nowhere to hide, got no place to run I am a child A child of Babylon On my day of judgement I know how it will be I'm prepared to meet my maker With no hope for charity I'll stand alone and pay the price For everything I've done 'Cos there ain't guardian angel For a child of Babylon
I am a child A child of Babylon I am a child of Babylon Lord have mercy on a wayward son Nowhere to hide, got no place to run I am a child A child of Babylon Child of Babylon
Real Man Composer(s): Todd Rundgren Performer(s): Todd Rundgren
When I was a child I thought as a child I spoke as a child I didn't know better But now I'm a man I look like a man I'm old as a man And I should know better Got my head in the sky And my mind knows what it wants But my body just drags me down And my world is something you can't see But it's still very real to me You can find it in the whole where I keep my soul There it is - way down inside me There's a real man Forget about my body and be a real man
I see with my heart I hear with my heart I feel with my heart Sometimes it works better And some so-called friends put me down And they pity me for trying Bad emotions push me around But the vision shines on and on It will shine when we all are gone And I'd like to add a little sparkle while I'm here Light it up - way down inside me There's a real man Forget about bad feelings and be real man
Some men's world is only hate and money Afraid of everything and they laugh at nothing And they only live to criticize You can laugh at me now But the time comes to everybody And you must decide When that day finally comes along You might wish you'd been a little more strong Then you'll wake up in the morning cryin' "oh my God" There it is - way down inside me It's a real man You got to grow up sometime Be a real man Suffer them slings and arrows Be a real man Don't sell yourself for nothing Be a real man Don't take no crap from no one Be a real man Get your trip together Be a real man
Brave Strangers ((French Version: Deux Étrangers (Johnny Hallyday) - 1981)) Composer(s): Bob Seger First release by: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - 1978
Nights were warm Dreams were easy No one standing overhead Conversation didn't mean much We were hungry but could not be fed Radio blasting silly little love songs We only listened for the beat Taking our chances Out there on the mean streets Hiding in the shadows from the heat We weren't lovers just brave strangers As we fought and we tumbled through the night We were players not arrangers As we jammed till the dawn's early light Swimming in the big lake Taking it easy Taking any comfort we could find Didn't need the real truth Didn't need the meaning Straight ahead ignoring every sign
Every sign And oh I remember I know you do too Oh that one evening I know you do too Baby I know you remember it too The moon was high Moon was flying high We were hiding in the backwoods Hiding out in the backwoods With the moon flying high My hand was shaking And you took my hand And it went all right And it went all right It went all right So we walked out hardly speaking Disappearing in the night Saw each other a few times after But we never really got it right We weren't lovers just brave strangers As we rolled and we tumbled through the night We were players not arrangers And we jammed till the dawn's early light
Child In Time
((Adapted from: Bombay Calling (It's A Beautiful Day) - 1969))
Composer(s): Roger Glover - Richard Blackmore - Ian Gillan - Jon Lord - Ian Paice - David LaFlamme - James Vincent Wallace
Performer(s): Deep Purple - 1970
and multiple other artists
Sweet child in time, you'll see the line the line that's drawn between the good and the bad see the blind man, he's shooting at the world the bullets flying, they're taking toll If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have and you've not been hit by flying lead you'd better close your eyes you'd better bow your head wait for the ricochet
oooh I'm crying for yoy day and night oooh
aaah I wanna hear you say aaah
Sweet child in time, you'll see the line the line that's drawn between the good of us and the bad of us see the blind man, he's shooting at the world the bullets flying, they're killing everyone if you've been bad, Lord I bet you have and you've not been hit by flying lead you'd better close your eyes you'd better bow your head wait for the ricochet
Real Love Composer(s): John Lennon Performer(s): The Beatles
All my little plans and schemes lost like some forgotten dreams seems that all I really was doing was waiting for you
Just like little girls and boys playing with their little toys Seems like all they really were doing was waiting for love
Don't need to be alone no need to be alone It's real love, it's real Yes it's real love, it's real
From this moment on I know exactly where my life will go Seems that all I really was doing was waiting for love
Don't need to be afraid no need to be afraid It's real love, it's real Yes it's real love, it's real
Thought I'd been in love before but in my heart, I wanted more Seems like all I really was doing was waiting for you
Don't need to be alone don't need to be alone It's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real Yes it's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real Yes it's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real Yes it's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real
The Man With The Golden Gun Composer(s): John Barry - Don Black First release by: Lulu - 1974 Covered by multiple other artists
He has a powerful weapon He charges a million a shot An assassin that's second to none The man with the golden gun
Lurking in some darkened doorway Or crouched on a roof top somewhere In the next room, or this very one The man with the golden gun
Love is required whenever he's hired It comes just before the kill No-one can catch him, no hit man can match him For his million dollar skill
One golden shot means another poor victim Has come to a glittering end For a price, he'll erase anyone The man with the golden gun
His eye may be on you or me Who will he bang? We shall see Oh yeah!
Love is required whenever he's hired It comes just before the kill No-one can catch him, no hit man can match him For his million dollar skill
One golden shot means another poor victim Has come to a glittering end If you want to get rid of someone The man with the golden gun Will get it done He'll shoot anyone With his golden gun
Child For A Day
Composer(s): David Gordon - Paul Travis
Performer(s): Cat Stevens
I was a child Who ran full of laughter I was a child who lived for today My eyes full of sunshine My heart full of smiles I was a child for a day We were the children Who sang in the morning We were the children Who laughed at the sun Who listened to those who spoke with their wisdom We are the ones we would say, but
We're getting older as time goes by A little older with everyday We were the children of yesterday
We are the men who worry of nothing We are the men who fight without aim We listen to no one, yet speak of our wisdom We are the pawns in the game
We're getting older as time goes by A little older with everyday We were the children of yesterday
I was a child Who ran full of laughter I was a child who lived for today My eyes full of sunshine My heart full of smiles I was a child for a day
We're getting older as time goes by A little older with everyday We were the children of yesterday
