Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Tattooed Lady Composer(s): O'Keefe Performer(s): Billy Cotton
I just heard a story that rings in my ears It's one of the saddest a soul ever hears To think of it makes me break out into tears It deals with a man and his mate Mother Eve in the Garden of Eden Heard the serpent the same as the lass And this girl might have turned from temptation Except for a terrible snake in the grass
Oh, shame on the man who pursued her The villain who viciously wooed her She fell in a faint, so he pulled out his paint And the first thing she knew, he'd tattooed her
Her downfall began as an innocent thing Her husband went off to go fishing one spring So she joined her girl friends to go on a fling They all went to bathe on the beach Then this artist came up with his paint pot And his needle to toy mit her calf She allowed him to tinker, he painted a fiend Who was sawing a woman in half
Oh, shame on the man who pursued her The villain who viciously wooed her She fell in a faint, so he pulled out his paint And the first thing she knew, he'd tattooed her
The girl wasn't bright, and the fellow was smart And now that he'd made such a favourable start He made her believe she was helping his art They met every day after that
Never once did she think that he loved her Nor did she think that he'd do her harm Till the day that he tattooed in red, white and blue And he wrote "I love you" on her arm
Oh, shame on the man who pursued her The villain who viciously wooed her She fell in a faint, so he pulled out his paint And the first thing she knew, he'd tattooed her
Her husband come home and they instantly kissed His eyes read the writing from elbow to wrist He foamed at the mouth and eventually hissed His rage drove him blinkin' well barmy She was hurt by his attitude deeply And hysterically started to laugh So she pulled down her stocking and showed him the beast Who was sawing a woman in half
Oh, shame on the man who pursued her The villain what viciously wooed her She fell in a faint, so he pulled out his paint And the first thing she knew, he'd tattooed her
No chance did she have to explain things, for then He yelled, "Never dampen my bath-mat again" So now she gets tattooed whenever she can She works in a circus for pay And her soft epidermis is painted With the pictures of sailors and such And if you have a needle you too can tattoo On the skin that they all love to touch
Oh, shame on the man who pursued her The villain who viciously wooed her She fell in a faint, so he pulled out his paint And the first thing she knew, he'd tattooed her
The Tarpaulin Jacket Composer(s): G.J. Whyte-Melville - Charles Coote
A tall stalwart lancer lay dying And as on his deathbed did lay To his friends who around him were sighing These last dying words he did say
Wrap me up in my tarpaulin jacket And say a poor buffer lies low And six six stalwart lancers shall carry me With steps solemn, mournful and slow
Had I the wings of a little dove Far away I would fly, I'd fly Start for the arms of my true lover And there I would lay me and die
Then get you two little white tombstones Put them at my head and my toe, my toe And get you a penknife and scratch there 'Here lies a poor buffer below'
And get you six brandies and sodas And set them all out in a row, a row And get you six jolly good fellows To drink to this buffer below
And then in the calm of the twilight When the soft winds are whispering low, so low And the darkening shadows are falling Sometimes think of this buffer below
Come In The Morning Composer(s): Bob Mosley Performer(s): Moby Grape
Come in the morning When the sun is shining Bring me a dream With the sun beams climbing
Above my head, yeah To light another day for me
Stay with me now, tomorrow... Come what may Girl, come what may
Come in the morning When most people are sleeping Drifting in slumber While others are keepin'
A light burning brightly Come with me I'll show you the way Stay with me now, tomorrow...
I'm asking only Cause if you're lonely You gotta let me know Enjoy the wonders Of life and love Before you have to go Let me know
Come on, I need...
Stay with me now, tomorrow... Come what may, come what may... Come what may, come what may...
Come in the morning When the sun is shining Bring me a dream With the sun beams climbing
Above my head, yeah To light another day for me!
Stay with me now, tomorrow... Come what may Girl, come what may
You know I love you (Come what may) You know that I need you (Come what may) I don't want nobody else, baby (Come what may) I don't need nobody, nobody else, baby (Come what may) I just want your love (Come what may)
Rip It Out Composer(s): Ace Frehley; Larry Kelly; Sue Kelly Performer(s): Kiss; Ace Frehley; Scott Ian; Brian Tichy
Now I know, you've been cheatin' and lyin' all the time I didn't know you were gonna be so unkind I've been trying just to find out how we went wrong But I know that I can't trust you girl anymore
Chorus: Rip it out, take my heart, you wanted it from the start You got it now, so goodbye, so rip it out, watch me cry
It's so sad, I'm not glad to be with you today And it's bad, 'cos I can't stop the pain day by day If I knew how to stop you, I don't think I'd try I think it's better if we just part and don't say goodbye
Come In From The Rain Composer(s): Melissa Manchester; Carole Bayer Sager Performer(s): Melissa Manchester
Well, hello there Good old friend of mine You've been reaching for yourself For such a long time There's so much to say No need to explain Just an open door for you To come in from the rain It's a long road When you're all alone And someone like you Will always choose the long way home There's no right or wrong I'm not here to blame I just want to be the one Who keeps you from the rain
From the rain And it looks like sunny skies Now that I know you're alright Time has left us older Wiser, I know I am 'Cause I think of us Like an old cliche But it doesn't matter 'Cause I love you anyway Come in from the rain And it looks like sunny skies Now that I know you're alright Time has left us older But Wiser, I know I am And it's good to know My best friend has come home again 'Cause I think of us Like an old cliche But it doesn't matter 'Cause I love you anyway Come in from the rain Come in from the rain Come in from the rain
If you get lonely out there in that old world And you become just a homesick little girl Should the life you lead begin to fall apart Then come home oh come home to my heart
Then come home to my heart the door is open Come on home when the tears begin to fall Forget the past and things that might have been And come home to my heart just walk right in
If some old mem'ry should start working on your mind And you get lonesome for the love you left behind If your new world begins to fall apart Then come home oh come home to my heart
Then come home to my heart... And come home to my heart just walk right in
Riot In Cell Block #9 Composer(s): Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller Performer(s): The Robins; and various other artists
On July second, 1953 I was serving time for armed robbery 'Bout four in the morning I was sleepin' in my cell I heard a whistle blow I heard somebody yell
There's a riot goin' on There's a riot goin' on There's a riot goin' on Up in cell block number nine
The trouble started in cell block no. 4 It spread like fire across the prison floor I said "Come on boys, get ready to run Here comes the warden with a tommy gun"
There's a riot goin' on There's a riot goin' on There's a riot goin' on Up in cell block number nine
The warden said "Come out with your hands up in the air If you don't stop this riot You're all gonna get the chair" Scarface Jones said, "It's too late to quit And pass the dynamite, 'cause the fuse is lit"
There's a riot goin' on There's a riot goin' on There's a riot goin' on Up in cell block number nine
The ninety-second hour The tear gas got our men Crawled in our cells But every now and then...
There's a riot goin' on There's a riot goin' on There's a riot goin' on Up in cell block number nine
The T.B. Is Whipping Me Composer(s): Ernest Tubb Performer(s): Ernest Tubb
You all heard the story of whippin that old TB Plunkin and a singin whipping that old TB Well Im here to tell yah the TB is whipping me
Once I had a mama thought the world of me Lord I once had a mama that thought the world of me But her love vanished when I took this old TB
I went to see the doctor and he thumped upon my back Went to see the doctor and he thumped upon my back He says boy youre travelin on a one way track
(Tell me the truth doctor)
I went on down the street, found a fortune tellin man I strolled on down the street, found a fortune tellin man I says boy I know my past, tell me my future if you can
(Tell it to me brother)
My lungs are rattlin and you ought to hear this cough of mine Lord my lungs are rattlin and you ought to hear this cough of mine Lord this dog gone bug must be working overtime
Listen hear pretty mama I know I cant last long Lord I know good mama that I cant last long Your gonna be sorry after I am gone
Come Home Baby
Composer(s): Barry Mann; Cynthia Weil
Performer(s): Wilson Pickett & Tammi Lynn
and various other artists
W: I know just how bad I've hurt you
T: Oh yeah
W: Let me make it up some way
What can I do just to prove I love you
Should I beg on my knees? Baby, please come home
T: Come home baby
W: Baby, just come on home
T: Come home baby
W: Need your love so bad
T: Come home baby
W: Need you by my side
T: Come home baby
W: I'll be good to you, I promise
I'll do anything you say
I want your kiss; I can't go on like this
Keep me bad if you must, baby just come home
T: Come home baby
W: Baby, just come on home
T: Come home baby
W: Need your love so bad
T: Come home baby
W: Need you by my side
T: Come home baby
W: What can I do just to prove I love you
Should I beg on my knees? Baby, please come home
T: Come home baby
W: Baby, just come on home
T: Come home baby
W: Need your love so bad
T: Come home baby
W: Need you by my side
T: Come home baby
Río Y Mar Composer(s): León Gieco; Gurevich Performer(s): León Gieco
A veces me siento grande como el mar a veces un corto tiempo del río que va Soy un horizonte que te da las tormentas y a veces soy un sauce que pide al viento dejar de llorar Rí-i-o-o y-y mar, tal para cual
A veces soy un milagro que empieza a veces una esperanza que pasó Soy una puerta del alba que se cierra y a veces soy un caminante que te ruega por entrar Río y mar, tal para cual
A veces soy el altar de la luna a veces arena pobre con sombras Soy un fantasma salvaje que no vuelve y a veces soy un pájaro que por vos quiere regresar Río y mar, tal para cual Río y mar, tal para cual
The System Composer(s): Merl Saunders - Carrier Performer(s): Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders
Who will you murder For democracy Who's next to be slain
People wait to be Sucked up By your genocide campaign
Murdered for Technology
Natural resources too
While earth faces extinction Guess what? They say prayers on the moon
I'm talkin', talkin' about the system (system) Said I'm talkin', talkin' about the system (system) I said the funky, funky system (system) I said the funky, funky system (system)
Who will you murder For democracy Who's next to be slain
People wait to be Sucked up By your genocide campaign
No sociology Equality of life We'll only save ourselves By lessening human strife
Feel the system Stalk the land And with death goes Hand in hand
I'm talkin', talkin' about the system (system) Said I'm talkin', talkin' about the system (system) I said the funky, funky system (system) I said the funky, funky system (system)
Who will you murder For democracy Who's next to be slain
People wait to be Sucked up By your genocide campaign
No sociology Equality of life We'll only save ourselves By lessening human strife
So the system Stalks the land And with death goes Hand in hand
I'm talkin', talkin' about the system (system) Said I'm talkin', talkin' about the system (system) I said the funky, funky system (system) I said the funky, funky system (system)
Said the system, yeah The funky, funky system (system) The funky, funky system (system) The funky, funky system (system)...
Rio nights are full of silent splendour Down in dreamy old Brazil Stars begin to shine, and one that I call mine Just waits for me, I know she loves me still
The fleecy clouds like mantles hide the hilltops There beside the Southern sea At this bewitching hour, beneath an old rose bower Somebody there is lonesome just for me
Rio nights are full of silent splendour Down in dreamy old Brazil Stars begin to shine, and one that I call mine Just waits for me, I know she loves me still
The fleecy clouds like mantles hide the hilltops There beside the Southern sea At this bewitching hour, beneath an old rose bower Somebody there is lonesome just for me Somebody there is lonesome just for me
The Syncopated Clock ((Danish Version: Det Taktløse Ur (Gustav Winckler) - 1952)) Composer(s): Leroy Anderson - Mitchell Parish First release by: Leroy Anderson and His "Pops" Concert Orch. Covered by multiple other artists
There was a man like you and me As simple as a man could ever be And he was happy as a king Except for one peculiar thing
He had a clock that worked all right It worked all right, but not exactly quite Instead of going "tick, tock, tick" The crazy clock went "tock, tick, tock"
The poor old man just raved and raved Because nobody could say Why his silly clock behaved That hickory dickory way . But now a famous man is he He owns a public curiosity From far and wide the people flock To hear the syncopated clock
Tick-a-tock, tick-a-tock There's a zing in the swing of that clock Tock-a-tick, tock-a-tick Don't you think it's a marvelous trick
Ting-a-ling, ting-a-ling There's a zong in the bong of that ring Ling-a-ting, ling-a-ting Don't you think it's a wonderful thing
The experts came to hear and see But none of them could solve the mystery They called Professor Einstein too He said "There's nothing I can do"
But soon the fickle human race Will find another freak to take its place And one fine day the man will hock The poor old syncopated clock
Come Hai Fatto Composer(s): Francesci Migliacci; Domenico Modugno Performer(s): Domenico Modugno; Giancarlo Cardini; Mina
Io ti voglio bene come nella mia vita non è accaduto mai così profondamente che ho paura di me di questo smisurato amore che adesso provo per te
Io ti desidero un desiderio nuovo che mi tormenta talvolta mi domando com'è possibile che mi debba addormentare mi debba risvegliare andare e ritornare e avere te sempre davanti a me negli occhi miei nei miei pensieri in ogni istante della mia vita
Io ho bisogno di te come la barca ha bisogno del mare per poter andare la primavera ha bisogno del sole per poter fiorire la farfalla di un fiore un bimbo di una mano che l'accompagni un cane di un padrone e del vento l'aquilone per poter volare ed io di te sempre vicino a me in ogni istante della mia vita
Ma come hai fatto a farmi innamorare così tanto mi guardo nello specchio e mi domando se quello lì sono io ma come hai fatto a far della mia vita una tua cosa a trasformare il tempo in un'attesa di rivedere te no non ha senso questa mia vita e più ci penso e più è un filo nelle tue mani
Ma come hai fatto non so nemmeno quando è incominciato io so soltanto che nella mia vita non è accaduto mai la prima volta che dico veramente ti voglio bene
Negli occhi miei nei miei pensieri in ogni istante della mia vita sempre vicino a me
Ma come hai fatto a far della mia vita una tua cosa a trasformare il tempo in un'attesa di rivedere te la prima volta che dico veramente ti voglio bene
Rio Nights Composer(s): Elmer Vincent; Fisher Thompson
When night has fallen down in dear old Rio Down in dreamy old Brazil The stars begin to shine, and one that I call mine Just waits for me I know she loves me still The fleecy clouds like mantles hide the hilltops There beside the southern sea At this bewitching hour, beneath an old rose bower Somebody there is lonesome just for me Rio nights are full of silent splendor When the tropic moon is in the sky I keep growing fonder Every time I wander With a maid who is so sweet and shy Romantic Rio weaves a spell around you Golden hours we spent so bright and gay You just want to spoon Parting comes too soon When you linger down that Rio way When night has fallen down in dear old Rio Down in dreamy old Brazil The one I call my own Is now no more alone I sit beside her there when all is still The fleecy clouds like mantles hide the moonlight Out beyond the harbor lights But at this wooing hour, we sit beneath our bower United once again on Rio nights
The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) Composer(s): Otha Young Performer(s): Juice Newton; Emile Pandolfi
When I see you in the morning With that old sleep still in your eyes I remember all the laughter And the tears we shared last night And as we lie here Just two shadows In the light before the dawn The sweetest thing I've ever known Is lovin' you
And I have never been afraid of losin' And I have never wanted love to be a chain I only know that when I'm with you You're my sunshine, you're my rain The sweetest thing I've ever known Is lovin' you
Now you and I We're not children We have both been loved before We have given and we have taken Many rides on troubled shores But all the heartaches and temptations Only made me love you more The sweetest thing I've ever know Is lovin' you
And I have never been afraid of losin' And I have never wanted love to be a chain I only know that when I'm with you You're my sunshine, you're my rain The sweetest thing I've ever known Is lovin' you
The sweetest thing I've ever known Is loving yooooooou
