The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
Composer(s): Jimmy Webb
First release by: Joe Cocker - 1974
Covered by multiple other artists



See her how she flies
Golden sails across the sky
Close enough to touch
But careful if you try
Though she looks as warm as gold
The moon's a harsh mistress
The moon can be so cold

Once the sun did shine
Lord, it felt so fine
The moon a phantom rose
Through the mountains and the pines
And then the darkness fell
And the moon's a harsh mistress
It's so hard to love her well

I fell out of her eyes
I fell out of her heart
I fell down on my face
Yes, I did, and I -- I tripped and I missed my star
God, I fell and I fell alone, I fell alone
And the moon's a harsh mistress
And the sky is made of stone

The moon's a harsh mistress
She's hard to call your own

Choo Choo Ch'boogie Espion Bidon
((Adapted from: Choo Choo Ch'boogie (Louis Jordan) - 1946
Composer(s): Denver Darling - Milt Gabler - Vaughn Horton - Eddy Mitchell
Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell - 1975



Je suis à New York avec les meilleurs musiciens de la Ville
Alors pourquoi vous en priver?

Moi, j'ai trouvé du travail à la C.I.A.
Je dois remplacer l'espion qui venait du froid
Soyez indulgents je débute dans le métier
C'est ma première mission et je suis intimidé
Mais j'ai sur moi le mot de passe qui doit me guider
À tous les espions du quartier c'est 

Choo Choo
Choo Choo
Choo Boogie
Wouh ouh
Wouh ouh
Wouh ouh
Wouh ouh
Choo Boogie
Choo Choo
Choo Choo
Choo Boogie
C'est le sésame ouvre-toi

Je vais recevoir la visite d'un agent double
Dans sa loge ma concierge subit l'interview
D'un petit homme en béret qui veut me parler
Elle lui dit: "c'est pour l'espion, montez au premier
Et passez sur le paillasson, essuyez vos pieds
Avant de sonner déclarez"

Choo Choo
Choo Choo
Choo Boogie
Wouh ouh
Wouh ouh
Wouh ouh
Wouh ouh
Choo Boogie
Choo Choo
Choo Choo
Choo Boogie
C'est le sésame ouvre-toi

Mais avant d'être un espion moi j'étais plombier
Pour le Watergate et "Le Canard enchaîné"
Grâce à mes exploits j'ai enfin la promotion
Un sticker en chocolat de super espion
Mais souvent mes doute viennent me torturer
Quand j'entends des voix enchantées 

Choo Choo
Choo Choo
Choo Boogie
Wouh ouh
Wouh ouh
Wouh ouh
Wouh ouh
Choo Boogie
Choo Choo
Choo Choo
Choo Boogie
C'est le sésame ouvre-toi

C'est la fin!

Red Shoes By The Drugstore
Composer(s): Tom Waits
Performer(s): Tom Waits; The Wedding Present



She wore red shoes by the drugstore
as the rain splashed the nickel
spilled like chablis along the midway
theres a little bluejay
in a red dress, on a sad night

one straw in a rootbeer
a compact with a cracked mirror
and a bottle of evening in paris perfume

he told her to wait in by the magazines
he had to take care of some buisness it seems
bring a raincoat and a suitcase
and your dark eyes
and wear those red shoes

theres a dark huddle at the bus stop
umbrellas arranged in a sad bouquet
li'l cesaer got caught
he was going down to second
he was cooled
changing stations on the chamber
to steal a diamond
from a jewelry store for his baby
he loved the way she looked in those red shoes

she waited by the drugstore
cesaer had never been this late before
and the dogs bayed the moon
and rattled their chains
and the cold jingle of taps in a puddle
was the burglar alarm
snitchin on ceasar

now the rain washes memories from the sidewalks
and the hounds splash down the nickel
full of soldiers
and santa claus is drunk in the ski room
and it's christmas eve in a sad cafe
when the moon gets this way
there's a little blue jay
by the newstand
wearing red shoes

so meet me tonight by the drugstore
we're goin out tonight
wear your red shoes

The Moonbeam Song
Composer(s): Harry Nilsson
First release by: Harry Nilsson - 1971
Covered by multiple other artists



Have you ever watched a moonbeam
As it slid across your windowpane
Or struggled with a bit of rain
Or dance about the weathervane
Or settle on a moving train
And wonder where the train has been

Or on a fence with bits of crap
Around its bottom
Blown there by a windbeam
Who searches for a moonbeam
Who was last seen 
Looking at the tracks
Of the careless windbeam
Or moving to the tracks
Of the tireless freight train
And lighting up the sides
Of the weathervane
And the bits of rain
And the windowpane
And the eyes of those
Who think they saw what happened

Have you ever watched a moonbeam
As it slid across your windowpane
Or struggled with a bit of rain
Or dance about the weathervane
Or settle on a moving train
And wonder where the train has been

Ah-ah-aah-ah
Ah-ah-aah-ah
Ah-ah-aah-ah 
Looking at the tracks
Of the careless windbeam
And moving to the tracks
Of the tireless freight train
And lighting up the sides
Of the weathervane
And the bits of rain
And the windowpane
And the eyes of those
Who think they saw what happened

Choo Choo Ch'boogie
((French Version: Choo Choo Ch'boogie Espion Bidon (Eddy Mitchell) - 1975))
Composer(s): Denver Darling - Milt Gabler - Vaughn Horton
First release by: Louis Jordan - 1946
Covered by multiple other artists



Headin' for the station with a pack on my back
Tired of transportation in the back of a hack
I love to hear the rhythm of the clickety-clack
Hear the lonesome whistle, see the smoke from the stack
Pal around with Democratic fellows named Mac
Take me right back to the track, Jack

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Woo woo, woo woo ch'boogie
Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Take me right back to the track, Jack

You wake up in the morning feelin' sharp as a tack
You open up a pack and then you gobble a snack
Then smoke a cigarette you didn't get in the pack
While takin' off your shoes so you can empty the slack
Ain't nothin' you can do about the dough that you lack
But beat it right back to the track, Jack

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Woo woo, woo woo ch'boogie
Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Take me right back to the track, Jack

You reach your destination, but alas and alack
You need some compensation to get back in the black
You take a morning paper from the top of the rack
And read the situation from the front to the back
The only job that's open needs a man with a knack
You put it right back in the rack, Jack

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Woo woo, woo woo ch'boogie
Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Take me right back to the track, Jack

Gonna settle down by the railroad track
Live the life of Riley in the beaten-down shack
So when I hear the whistle I can peep through the crack
And watch the train a-rollin' when it's ballin' the jack
I just love the rhythm of the clickety-clack
Take me right back to the track, Jack

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Woo woo, woo woo ch'boogie
Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Take me right back to the track, Jack

Take me right back to the track, Jack!
Take me right back to the track, Jack!

Red Sails In The Sunset
Composer(s): Jimmy Kennedy; Tony Williams
Performer(s): The Platters;
and various other artists



'Twas down where fisher folk gather
I wander'd far from the throng
I heard a fisher girl singing
And this refrain was her song

(Chorus)
Red sails in the sunset
'Way out on the sea
Oh! carry my loved one
Home safely to me
He sailed at the dawning
All day I've been blue
Red sails in the sunset
I'm trusting in you
Swift wings you must borrow
Make straight for the shore
We marry tomorrow
And he goes sailing no more
Red sails in the sunset
'Way out on the sea
Oh! carry my loved one
Home safely to me

Red sails, the night wind is blowing
And clouds are hiding the moon
Above no bright stars are glowing
It means the storm's coming soon

The Moon Was Yellow
Composer(s): Fred E. Ahlert - Edgar Leslie
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra
and multiple other artists



The moon was yellow and the night was young
A smile brought us together, and I was wond’ring whether
We’d meet again some day
The moon was yellow and the song was sung
That vocal inspiration gave me the inclination 
To give my heart away

Here we are, is our romance to continue?
Will it be my luck to win you?
May I look that far?

My love is mellow and my hopes are strung
Around that Cupid fellow
Behold, the moon is yellow and the night is young

My love is mellow and my hopes are strung
Around that Cupid fellow
Behold, the moon is yellow and the night is young

Choc'late Ice Cream Cone
Composer(s): Famous Lashua
Performer(s): The Maddox Brothers & Rose
and multiple other artists



My Mama said if I'd be good
She'd send me to the store
She said she'd bake some gingerbread
If I would sweep the floor

She said if I would make the bed
And watch the telephone
That she would send me out
To get a chocolate ice cream cone

And so I did the things she said
And then she made some gingerbread
Then I went out, just me alone
And got my chocolate ice cream cone

While coming back I stubbed my toe
Upon a big old stone
Now need I tell you that I dropped
My chocolate ice cream cone

A little puppy came along
And he took a great big lick
And then I hit that mean old dog
With just a little stick

Then he bit me where I sit down
And he chased me all over town
And now I'm lost I can't find my home
And all because of that chocolate ice cream cone

And all because of that chocolate ice cream cone
And all because of that chocolate, chocolate
Chocolate ice cream cone

Red Rubber Ball
Composer(s): Paul Simon; Bruce Woodley
Performer(s): The Seekers;
and various other artists



I should have known you'd bid me farewell
There's a lesson to be learned from this and I learned it very well
Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea
If I never hear your name again, it's all the same to me

And I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball

You never cared for secrets I'd confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all you had to give

And I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball

The story's in the past with nothin' to recall
I've got my life to live and I don't need you at all
The roller coaster ride we took is nearly at an end
I bought my ticket with my tears, that's all I'm gonna spend

And I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball

Oh, oh, oh
I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball

The Moon Of Manakoora
Composer(s): Alfred Newman - Frank Loesser
First performance: Dorothy Lamour - 1937
Covered by multiple other artists



The Moon of Manakoora filled the night
With magic Polynesian charms
The moon of Manakoora came in sight
And brought you to my eager arms

The Moon of Manakoora soon will rise
Again above the island shore
Then I'll behold it in your dusky eyes
And you'll be in my arms once more

The Moon of Manakoora soon will rise
Again above the island shore
Then I'll behold it in your dusky eyes
And you'll be in my arms once more

Cho Ka Ka O
Composer(s): V. Vallay - Patrick Bousquet - Pierre Carrel
Performer(s): Annie Cordy



(cho cho cho cacao)
(cho cho cho cacao)
(cho cho cho cacao)
(cho cho cho)
Dans l'île au soleil
Dans l'île aux merveilles
Y a des arbres en fleurs
Des dragons siffleurs
Et tous les enfants
Pour passer le temps
Joue du tam tam des bambous des bambous
Des toumbas en chantant cet air là
Un deux trois
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho chocolat
Si tu me donnes des noix de coco
Moi je te donne mes ananas
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho cho cho chocolat
Rikiki tes petits kiwis
(Rikiki tes petits kiwis)
Les babas de mes baobabs
(Les babas de mes baobabs)
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho chocolat
(cho cho cho cacao)
(cho cho cho cacao)
(cho cho cho cacao)
(cho cho cho)
Au bord de la plage
Y a des coquillages
Et des caïmans
(man man)
Des serpents rampants
(pan pan)
Du soir au matin
(tin tin)
Dans tous les recoins
(coin coin)
Les grands boas, les pandas
Les babouins, les pingouins
Chantent tous ce refrain
Trois quatre cinq
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho chocolat
Si tu me donnes des noix de coco
Moi je te donne mes ananas
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho cho cho chocolat
Rikiki tes petits kiwis
(Rikiki tes petits kiwis)
Les babas de mes baobabs
(Les babas de mes baobabs)
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho chocolat
(cho cho cho cacao)
(cho cho cho cacao)
(cho cho cho cacao)
(cho cho cho)
Si tu vas là-bas
Un jour tu verras
Des crabes-tambours
(bou bour)
Et des poissons-chats
(miaou)
Des orange-outan
(tan tan)
Des singes poètes
(pouet pouet)
Des kangourous, des hiboux
Et même des loups-garous
Pour chanter comme nous
Tous en chœur
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho chocolat
Si tu me donnes des noix de coco
Moi je te donne mes ananas
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho cho cho chocolat
Rikiki tes petits kiwis
(Rikiki tes petits kiwis)
Les babas de mes baobabs
(Les babas de mes baobabs)
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho chocolat
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho chocolat
Cho Ka Ka O
Cho chocolat

Red Roses For A Blue Lady
Composer(s): Roy Bennett; Sid Tepper
Performer(s): Vic Dana;
and various other artists



I want some red roses for a blue lady
Mister florist take my order please
We had a silly quarrel the other day
I hope these pretty flowers chase her blues away

I want some red roses for a blue lady
Send them to the sweetest gal in town
And if they do the trick, I'll hurry back to pick
Your best white orchid for her wedding gown

(I want some red roses for a blue lady)

We had a silly quarrel the other day
I hope these pretty flowers chase her blues away

I want some red roses for a blue, blue lady
Send them to the sweetest gal in town
And if they do the trick, I'll hurry back to pick
Your best white orchid for her wedding gown 

Your best white orchid for her wedding gown

The Moon Is My Pillow
Composer(s): Lytell - Manning
Performer(s): Jerry Vale



The moon is my pillow a cloud is my bed
The sky is the ceiling that's over my head
The stars are the eyes of the angels above 
Who watch over me with their heavenly love

And a blanket of blue is my cover 
It's as big and as wide as the sky
And the soft evening breeze is my music 
And it sings me a sweet lullabye 

The moon is my pillow a cloud is my bed
The sky is the ceiling that's over my head
The stars are the eyes of the angels above 
Who watch over me with their heavenly love

Chloe (Song Of The Swamp)
Composer(s): Gus Kahn - Neil Moret
Performer(s): Paul Whiteman & His Orch.
and multiple other artists



Chloe! Chloe!

Someone's calling, no reply
Nightshade's falling, hear him sigh

Chloe! Chloe!

Empty spaces in his eyes
Empty arms outstretched, he's crying

Through the black of night
I've got to go where you are
If it's dark or bright
I've got to go where you are

I'll go through the dismal swampland
Searching for you
For if you are lost there
Let me be there, too

Through the smoke and flame
I've got to go where you are
For no ways can be too far
Where you are

Ain' no chains can bind you
If you live, I'll find you
Love is calling me
I've got to go where you are

Red Rose From The Blue Side Of Town
Composer(s): Betty Jean Robinson; Hank Snow
Performer(s): George Morgan



When the man from the flower shop 
rings your doorbell today
Take the red rose with the ribbon of blue
You'll find a million memories you threw away
In this red rose I'm sending to you

It's just a red rose from the blue side of town
From a lonely man you let down
I'm sending it from my world
To that new world you've found
It's just a red rose from the blue side of town

My red rose may not decorate your mansion on the hill
With your pretty flowers all around
But a thousand roses in your garden can't express the love
That's in this red rose from the blue side of town

It's just a red rose from the blue side of town
From a lonely man you let down
I'm sending it from my world
To that new world you've found
It's just a red rose from the blue side of town

Diana
((Adapted from: Diana (English Version) (Paul Anka) - 1957))
Composer(s): Paul Anka - Alejandra Guzmán
Performer(s): Alejandra Guzmán - 1989



Si me amaras otra vez
volvería yo a nacer
por favor te pido que
no me olvides sin querer
aunque el tiempo no me ayude más
tu pequeña siempre voy a ser
yo soy tu Diana

No se como pude amar
con un chico de tu edad
pues mi vida ya cambio
desde que llego el amor
si algún día tu te vas
no amare a nadie más
yo soy tu Diana

Oh mi vida
Oh mi amor
ven conmigo por favor
aunque el tiempo ya paso
Uh Oh Oh Oh
te quiero todavía

Ahora quiero empezar
con las fuerzas del ayer
y los dias otra vez
volveran a renacer
mi querido mi amor
perdona todo mi dolor
yo soy tu Diana
soy tu Diana
soy tu Diana
soy tu Diana

De Laatste Dans ((aka Dans Nog Eenmaal Met Mij (Fouryo's) - 1961;
Bewaar De Laatste Dans Voor Mij (Will Tura) - 1981; Oh Darling, Dans Nog Eenmaal Met Mij (Johnny Camaro) - 1982))
((Adapted from: Save The Last Dance For Me (The Drifters - 1960))
Composer(s): Doc Pomus - Mort Schuman - P. Pruysenaere - J. Sijbrands
Performer(s): Corry Konings - 1987

Versions In Other Languages:
1961 - Garde-Moi La Dernière Danse (Dalida)
1961 - Mit 17 Fängt Das Leben Erst An (Ivo Robic)
1961 - Chiudi Il Ballo Con Me (Dalida)
1962 - Bare Sidste Dans Bli'r Me' Mig (Grethe Sønck)
1968 - Lascia L'ultimo Ballo Per Me (The Rokes)
1984 - Natten Er Min (Bamses Venner)
2001 - Vivir Cerca De Ti (Frank Galan)



De laatste dans
die moet je mij nog schenken
De laatste dans
en dan laat ik je vrij
Er is nog kans dat jij je zult bedenken
daarom bewaar de laatste dans voor mij
Een ander kwam die ander nam
wat ik het liefste had
wat ik het meest aanbad
Maar voor je gaat en mij verlaat
kom nog eens hier en doe me een plezier

De laatste dans
die moet je mij nog schenken
De laatste dans en dan laat ik je vrij
Er is nog kans dat jij je zult bedenken
daarom bewaar de laatste dans voor mij

Jij danst met haar
dat valt me zwaar
maar ik begrijp het wel
jou hart veranderd snel
Ik heb verdriet
al huil ik niet
dans nog een keer met mij zoals welleer

De laatste dans
die moet je mij nog schenken
De laatste dans en dan laat ik je vrij
Er is nog kans dat jij je zult bedenken
daarom bewaar de laatste dans voor mij
Daarom bewaar de laatste dans voor mij

Red River Valley
Performer(s): Arlo Guthrie



From this valley they say you are going
We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
For they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brightened our pathways awhile

Come and sit by my side, if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
Just remember the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true

I've been thinking a long time, my darling
Of the sweet words you never would say
Now, alas, must my fond hopes all vanish
For they say you are going away

Do you think of the valley you're leaving
O how lonely and how dreary it will be
And do you think of the kind hearts you're breaking
And the pain you are causing to me

Come and sit by my side, if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
Just remember the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true

They will bury me where you have wandered
Near the hills where the daffodils grow
When you're gone from the Red River Valley
For I can't live without you I know

Come and sit by my side, if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me adieu
Just remember the Red River Valley
And the cowboy who loved you so true

Oh Diana
((Adapted from: Diana (English Version) (Paul Anka) - 1957))
Composer(s): Paul Anka - Mogol - Adriano Celentano
Performer(s): Adriano Celentano & Paul Anka



Certo non ne ho viste mai
Belle e sexy meglio di lei
Ma a me sembra che lei è un po'
Troppo giovane per te
Ti capisco e come no?!
Se però soffrire non vuoi
Ohhh fuggi via da lei... Diana

Già io ti vedo passeggiar
Fra la gente insieme con lei
Mentre c'è chi pensa già
Che di Diana il padre sei
Ed ogni volta dover dire
Che tua figlia lei non è
Ohhh fuggi via da lei... Diana

Capricciosa bionda e rosa, morbidosa, poi golosa
Divertente, cotta al dente e tu? e tu?

E tu che non ti accorgi che lei sta cuocendoti a fuoco lento
Anche se poi chi ama di più
Fra voi due è ancora lei
Finchè un giorno ti risveglierai
Come un pugile un po' suonato
Dal travuoto che ti ha lasciato...
Fuggi via da lei... Diana

Capricciosa bionda e rosa, morbidosa, poi... poi golosa
Divertente, cotta al dente e tu? e tu?

Tu quale non ti accorgi che non sta cuocendo soltanto me
E' a un certo punto ormai anche con te...
Forse ammetterlo tu non puoi
E sono certo che nei panni miei
Pur di stare vicino a lei
Te ne freghi degli anni tuoi
Perchè lei è... lo sai... Diana

Già io mi vedo in un caffè
Fra la gente insieme con lei
Mentre i barman già pensan che
Che un bel giorno poi finirà
Come pugili un po' suonati
Quasi morti e innamorati...
Resta qui con noi... Diana
Qui con noi... Diana
Qui con noi... Diana 

Chiudi Il Ballo Con Me
((aka Lascia L'ultimo Ballo Per Me (The Rokes) - 1968; Vivir Cerca De Ti (Frank Galan) - 2001))
((Adapted from: Save The Last Dance For Me (The Drifters - 1960))
Composer(s): Doc Pomus - Mort Schuman - Sal Da Vinci
Performer(s): Dalida - 1961

Versions In Other Languages:
1961 - Dans Nog Eenmaal Met Mij (Fouryo's)
1961 - Garde-Moi La Dernière Danse (Dalida)
1961 - Mit 17 Fängt Das Leben Erst An (Ivo Robic)
1962 - Bare Sidste Dans Bli'r Me' Mig (Grethe Sønck)
1981 - Bewaar De Laatste Dans Voor Mij (Will Tura)
1982 - Oh Darling, Dans Nog Eenmaal Met Mij (Johnny Camaro)
1984 - Natten Er Min (Bamses Venner)
1987 - De Laatste Dans (Corry Konings)



Va a ballar 
Con quell'altra ragazza, che furba l'occhiolin ti fà
Lascia far 
Se ballando con te ti stringerà nel chiaror lunar
Pero ricorda ad aspettarti
C'è l'amore mio per te
Oh caro 
Chiudi il ballo con me

Io so ben 
Che la musica puo inebriar cosi come inebria il vin
Canta pur 
Ridi e scherza ma il cuore no non puoi ad un'altra dar
Perchè ricorda ad aspettarti
C'è l'amore mio per te
Oh car 
Chiudi il ballo con me

Nulla al mondo puoi dividerci
Io son tua tu sei mio
Voglio dirti e devi credermi
Che amo solo te 

Va a ballar
Quando vuoi dove vuoi con chi vuoi fa pure quel che pare a te
Ma se lei 
Alla fin ti dirà se con lei Vuoi andare devi dirle no
Perchè ricorda ad aspettarti
C'è l 'amore mio per te
Oh caro 
Chiudi il ballo con me 

Perchè ricorda ad aspettarti
C'è l'amore mio per te
Oh caro 
Chiudi il ballo con me
Oh caro 
Chiudi il ballo con me
Oh caro .. .