Three Time Loser
Composer(s): David Allan Coe
Performer(s): David Allan Coe



Once I tried my hand at stealing
Trying to fill that empty feeling
Trying hard to keep from dealing drugs
I was much to young to take it

Back when it was hard to make it
On the run with a gun or with a gang of thugs

Three time loser, it's all behind me now
Twice I fell in love and married
Thinking that the past was buried
Funny how those women carried on

Swearing that our love was dying
Like the weeping willow crying
Through the night and every fight
Until our love was gone

Freedom lost and love gone sour
Losing minutes by the hour
Too afraid to let my sorrow show
Dying slow from too much drinking

Quitting when I started sinking
To the bottom of the bottle that's too far to go

Three Time Loser
Composer(s): Don Covay - Ronald Dean Miller
First release by: Wilson Pickett - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists



How many teardrops gonna fall tonight?
How many heartaches must a woman have in one life?
I lost a lover, lost a friend
Through with love I just can't win

Three time loser
Three time loser
One, two three in misery
Three time loser
 
How many hours your love I'm gonna wait?
How many heartaches you really think I'm gonna take?
I lost a lover, lost my friend
You were that kind, woh you will never win

Three time loser
Three time loser
One, two three in misery 
Three time loser
 
How many hours your love I'm gonna wait?
How many heartaches you really think I'm gonna take?
I lost a lover, lost my friend
You were that kind, woh you will never win

Lost my friend, You were in love, woh I'd a never win

Crystal Blue Persuasion
Composer(s): Ed Gray; Mike Vale; Tommy James
First release by: Tommy James & The Shondells - 1969
Covered by multiple other artists



Look over yonder what do you see
The sun is a-risin' most definitely
A new day is comin' people are changin'
Ain't it beautiful crystal blue persuasion
        
Better get ready  gonna see the light
Love, love is the answer and that's all right
So don't you give up now so easy to find
Just look to your soul and open your mind
                
Crystal blue persuasion, mm-hmm
It's a new vibration
Crystal blue persuasion, crystal
Blue persuasion
Maybe tomorrow  when He looks down
Every green field  and every town
All of his children  every nation
There'll be peace and good brotherhood
Crystal blue persuasion
Crystal blue persuasion.....

(I’m Gonna Make My Home)
A Million Miles From Here
Composer(s): Ernest Tubb; Talmadge Tubb
Performer(s): Ernest Tubb


If you’re ready over there ... Billy Byrd
(Instrumental Interlude)

Gonna Make My Home A Million Miles From Here
No letters going to reach me in one single year
I’m startin’ out to roam
And I’m never comin’ home
I'm Gonna Make My Home A Million Miles From Here

No need to tell me now that you’ll be true
I’m sick and tired of everything you do
I’m leaving you behind
I’m gonna to ease my troubled mind
Your gonna wakeup someday Sugar feeling blue

I’m Gonna Make My Home A Million Miles From Here
No letters going to reach me in one single year
I’m startin’ out to roam
And I’m never comin’ home
I'm Gonna Make My Home A Million Miles From Here

Ah Billy Byrd now
(Instrumental Interlude)

You’re free to do the things your heart desires
So spin your wheels and Babe wear out your tires
But someday you’ll be flat
And you’ll wonder where I’m at
You can look for me 
But, Babe but I won’t be there

I’m Gonna Make My Home A Million Miles From Here
No letters going to reach me in one single year
I’m startin’ out to roam
And I’m never comin’ home
I'm Gonna Make My Home A Million Miles From Here

Crystal Ball
Composer(s): Anderson - Hoel - Connor - Lisboria
Performer(s): The Johnston Brothers



Crystal ball, what will my future be
Crystal ball, don't hide a thing from me
Will the one I lovetrue be faithful to my heart
Or shall I read that fate decreed my heart would break apart
Crystal ball, what is tomorrow worth
Is it tears or a heaven on earth
But let it be what it will, my heart loves him still
Tell me all, tell me all, crystal ball

What will my future be
Don't hide a thing from me

Crystal ball, what is tomorrow worth
Is it tears or a heaven on earth

Crystal ball, what will my future be
Crystal ball, don't hide a thing from me
Will the one I lovetrue be faithful to my heart
Or shall I read that fate decreed my heart would break apart
Crystal ball, what is tomorrow worth
Is it tears or a heaven on earth
But let it be what it will, my heart loves him still
Tell me all, tell me all, crystal ball

Tell me all crystal ball
Crystal ball tell me all
Crystal ball

Crystal Balls
Composer(s): Neil Innes
Performer(s): Neil Innes



I got m'hand up the skirt of Mother Nature 
I got m'foot in the door of liberty 
I got m'head stuck in the railings of reason 
Thank God for the banjo on m'knee 

Crystal balls (balls!) 
To fortune tellers 
Reveal a swarm 
of what-will-bees (zoom zoom zoom zoom)
All in all (all in all)
Like clocks and watches (Bong - Cuckoo!) 
We got time on our hands and destinies 

I've heard the squeal of tyres around a corner 
I've broken down and I've been towed 
I've seen everything I ever hoped and dreamed for 
Squashed like a hedgehog in the road 

Crystal balls (balls!) 
To fortune tellers 
Reveal a swarm 
of what-will-bees (zoom zoom zoom zoom) 
All in all (all in all)
Like clocks and watches (Bong Cuckoo!) 
We got time on our hands and destinies 

Just give me wide open spaces and clean living 
As long as I've a banjo to pluck 
I'll sing to the cactus and coyotes 
Hippity-hi, hippity-ho, que serarrr! 

Crystal balls (balls!) 
To fortune tellers 
Reveal a swarm 
of what-will-bees (zoom zoom zoom zoom)
All in all (all in all)
Like clocks and watches (Bong - Cuckoo!) 
We got time on our hands and destinies 

(bum bum bum bum) 

Crystal balls (balls!) 
To fortune tellers 
Reveal a swarm 
of what-will-bees (zoom zoom zoom zoom) 
All in all (all in all)
Like clocks and watches (Bong - Cuckoo!) 
We got time on our hands and destinies

(I'm Forever) Blowing Bubble Gum
Composer(s): Wayne Hoefle; Del Porter
Performer(s): Spike Jones & his City Slickers


I'm forever blowing bubble gum
bubble gum, bubble gum
Every time I blow my bubble gum
Pop! goes my bubble gum
When I blow a bubble, how I puff
how I huff, huff and puff
When I huff and puff and huff enough
Pop! goes my bubble gum
When I chew, chew, chew and blow, blow, blow
Mom says I'm a disgrace
When I chew, chew, chew and blow, blow, blow
Bubbles bust all over my face
I'm forever blowing bubble gum
Till I'm numb, till I'm dumb
Every time I blow my bubble gum
Pop! goes my bubble gum
Mother. Bubble gum?
Daddy. Bubble gum?
Brother. Bubble gum?
(Sniffle) I want some bubble gum
Grandma. Bubble gum?
Linda. Bubble gum?
Grandpa. Bubble gum?
(Wahahahaha) I want some bubble gum
I'm gonna run away from home
I don't know just where I'm gonna go
But I'm gonna make me some money
And I'm gonna buy me a whole lot of bubble gum to blow
Uncle Spike, won't you please give me some bubble gum?
Why sure, George, here is some bubble gum
Oh, boy, uncle Spike, bubble gum! Ohh

(Sound effects – bubble being blown and bursting followed by various crashes)

Oh ho, ho, Oh! Jeepers!

Three Steps To Heaven
((French Version: J'irai Au Paradis (Eddy Mitchell) - 1964))
Composer(s): Eddie Cochran - Bob Cochran
First release by: Eddie Cochran - 1960
Covered by multiple other artists



Now there are three steps to heaven 
Just listen and you will plainly see 
And as I travel on and things go wrong 
Just call it steps one, two and three

The formula for heaven's very simple 
Just follow the rules and you will see 
And as I travel on and things go wrong 
Just call it steps one, two and three

Step one, you find a girl to love
Step two, She falls in love with you 
Step three, you kiss and hold her tightly 
Yeah! that sure seems like heaven to me

Crystal Ball
Composer(s): Tommy Shaw
Performer(s): Styx



I used to like to walk the straight and narrow line 
I used to think that everything was fine 
Sometimes I'd like to sit and gaze for days through sleepless dreams 
All alone and trapped in time 
All alone and trapped in time 

I wonder what tomorrow has in mind for me 
Or am I even in it's mind at all 
Perhaps I'll get a chance to look ahead and see 
Soon as I find myself a crystal ball 
Soon as I find myself a crystal ball 

Tell me, tell me where I'm going 
I don't know where I've been 
Tell me, tell me, won't you tell me 
And then tell me again 
My heart is breaking, my body's aching 
And I don't know where to go 
Tell me, tell me, won't you tell me 
I've just got to know 

Crystal ball 
There's so many things I need to know 
Crystal ball 
There's so many things I've got to know 
Crystal ball 

If you should see me walking 
Through your dreams at night 
Would you please direct me 
Where I ought to be 
I've been looking for a crystal ball 
To shed the light 
To find a future in me... 
To find a future in me... 

Crystal ball 
There's so many things I need to know 
Crystal ball 
There's so many things I've got to know 
Crystal ball

(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over ((aka The Masquerade Is Over (Ambrose & His Orch.) - 1939))
Composer(s): Herb Magidson - Allie Wruble
Performer(s): Milt Jackson - 1958
and multiple other artists



My blue horizon is turning grey
And my dreams are drifting away
Your eyes don't shine like they used to shine
And the thrill is gone when your lips meet mine
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love
Your words don't mean what they used to mean
They were once inspired, now they're just routine
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love
I guess I'll have to play Pagliacci
And get myself a clown's disguise
And learn to laugh like Pagliacci
With tears in my eyes
You look the same, you're a lot the same
But my heart says "no, no, you're not the same"
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love
I guess I'll have to play Pagliacci
And get myself a clown's disguise
And learn to laugh like Pagliacci
With tears in my eyes
You look the same, you're a lot the same
But my heart says "No, no, you're not the same"
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love

J'irai Au Paradis
((Adapted from: Three Steps To Heaven (Eddie Cochran) - 1960))
Composer(s): Eddie Cochran - Bob Cochran - Eddy Mitchell
Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell - 1964



J'irai avec elle au paradis, l'amour est plus fort que la vie
On dit que là-haut les hommes sont égaux
Et l'amour au Ciel n'a pas de prix

Si Dieu le veut, j'irai au paradis, l'Éternité sera mon amie
Si le Dieu le veut, je partirai sans un bruit
Et mon âme reposera au paradis

J'irai avec elle au paradis, les anges seront nos amis
Le soleil brillera pour toi et moi, notre amour survivra au paradis

Sur Terre, la vie souvent n'est que misère
Sur Terre, les hommes ont des cœurs de pierre
Au Ciel, le repos est éternel, le vrai bonheur est ici au paradis
Oui, j'irai avec elle au paradis

Crystal
Composer(s): Lindsay Buckingham - Stevie Nicks
Performer(s): Stevie Nicks



Do you always trust your first initial feeling
Special knowledge holds truth bears believing
I turned around
And the water was closing all around
Like a glove
Like the love that had finally, finally found me
Then I knew
In the crystalline knowledge of you
Drove me thru the mountains
Thru the crystal-like clear water fountain
Drove me like a magnet
To the sea
How the faces of love have changed turning the pages
And I have changed oh, but you... you remain ageless
I turned around
And the water was closing all around
Like a glove
Like the love that had finally, finally found me
Then I knew
In the crystalline knowledge of you
Drove me thru the mountains
Thru the crystal-like clear water fountain
Drove me like a magnet
To the sea 

(I'm A) Road Runner
Composer(s): Lamont Dozier; 
Brian Holland; Eddie Holland
Performer(s): Junior Walker & The All-Stars;
and various other artists


Money, who needs it
Let me live my life free and easy
Put my toothbrush in my hand
And let me be a travelin' man
Cause I'm a road runner, baby
I'm a road runner, baby
Can't stay in one place too long
I'm a road runner baby
You might look at me and I'll be gone
You can love me if you wanna
But I do declare
When I get restless
I got to move somewhere
I'm a road runner baby
Anywhere's my home
And love the life I live
And I'm gonna live the life I love
Road runner, baby
Don't want no woman to tie me down
Got to be free, baby
To roam around
All my life I've been like this
If you love me it's your own risk
When the dust hit my shoe
I got the urge to move
Says I'm a road runner baby
Got to keep on keepin' on
And I live the life I love
And I'm gonna love the life I live
Road runner, baby

Three Stars Will Shine Tonight
Composer(s): Hal Winn - Jerrald Goldsmith - Pete Rugolo
Performer(s): Richard Chamberlain



Three stars will shine tonight
One for the lonely
That star will shine its light 
Each time that someone sighs

Three stars for all to see 
One for young lovers
That star was made to be 
The sparkle in their eyes

And for the third star
Only one reason
A star you can wish on 
To make dreams come true

High in the sky above 
Three stars are shining
I hope that star of love 
Will shine down on you

Three stars will shine tonight
One for the lonely
That star will shine its light 
Each time that someone sighs

Crying, Waiting, Hoping
((French Version: J'attends, On M'prend, On M'jette (Philippe Lafontaine) - 1998))
Composer(s): Buddy Holly
First recording/First release by: Buddy Holly - 1958/1959
Covered by multiple other artists



Crying, crying
waiting, waiting
hoping, hoping
you'll come back
I just can't seem
to get you off my mind

Crying, crying
waiting, waiting
hoping, hoping
you'll come back
You're the one I love
I think about you
all the time

Crying, crying
my tears keep falling
all night long
Waiting, waiting
it seems so useless
I know it's wrong
to keep on...

...crying, crying
waiting, waiting
hoping, hoping
you'll come back baby
someday soon
things will change
and you'll be mine

Crying, crying
my tears keep a-falling
all night long
Waiting, waiting
it seems so useless
I know it's wrong
to keep on...

...crying, crying
waiting, waiting
hoping, hoping
you'll come back baby
someday soon
things will change
and you'll be mine

Crying, crying
waiting, waiting
hoping, hoping

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love
Composer(s): Doc Pomus; Mort Shuman
Performer(s): The Drifters; The Cupids


Bom, bom, bom
bom, bom, bom
bom, bom, bom
bom, bom, bom
If you cry I think my heart would break
That would be much more than I could take
And if I saw a tear fall from your eye
Darling don't you know that I would die
True love, true love
true love, true love
Bom, bom, bom
bom, bom, bom
bom, bom, bom
bom, bom, bom
If you cry I don't know what I'll do
Baby cause I'm so in love with you
And if I knew that I had caused you pain
My tears would fall like the rain
True love, true love
true love, true love
Bom, bom, bom
bom, bom, bom
bom, bom, bom
bom, bom, bom

Three Ring Circus
Composer(s): Bobby Eli - Vinnie Barrett
Performer(s): Blue Magic; Barry Biggs



Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls
Children of all ages
Welcome to the big top
See the ferocious lions
Thrill to the fabulous monkeys
Laugh along with the hilarious clowns
See them, life is a three ring circus

The whistle blows as he makes his rounds
He's seen every town west of Mississippi
He's just a face painted all in smiles
Jumpin' up and down and makin' people happy

Though deep inside a shadow grows
He could laugh and no one knows
There's a lonely man inside

Life is a three ring circus
All of the ups and downs of a carousel
That I know so well
Life is a three ring circus
Just one little ride on a merry-go-round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

He does the best like the minstrel did
Just to please the kids and keep the people laughing
But no one knows that beneath the clothes
And his turned up nose lies a lonely beggar

He needs the love he spreads around
Bu tin life he's just a clown
Till they bring the curtain down

Life is a three ring circus
All of the ups and downs of a carousel
That I know so well
Life is a three ring circus
Just one little ride on a merry-go-round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

He needs the love that can't be found
But you're just too blind to see
That the clown is really needy

Life is a three ring circus
All of the ups and downs of a carousel
That I know so well
Life is a three ring circus
Just one little ride on a merry-go-round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round

Questa Sera Come Sempre
Adapted from: Cryin' Time - 1964
Dutch Title: Jammer! - 1989
Composer(s): Buck Owens; Giuseppe Cassia
Performer(s): Lucio Dalla - 1966



Questa sera sei tornata come sempre
ma stasera io ti sento gia’ lontana
ho capito che per te non saro’ mai
tutto quello che sarai sempre per me

Questa sera tu mi guardi ma non mi parli
io lo so che mi vorresti dire addio
ma le lacrime che piango, amore mio
questa sera nei miei occhi non vedrai

Stringi pure le mie mani e non parlare
e’ una sera questa sera come tante
Anche quando ti vedro’ andare via
anche se domani non ritornerai

I ricordi che mi lasci in fondo al cuore
mi fanno sempre piu’ sentire solo
ogni sera quando arrivera’ quell’ora
che tornavi per restare con me

Questa sera sei tornata come sempre
ma stasera io ti sento gia’ lontana
ho capito che per te non saro’ mai
tutto quello che sarai sempre per me

Tutto quello che sarai sempre per me

(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice
Composer(s): Lucio Battisti; Jack Fishman
Performer(s): Amen Corner


If paradise is half as nice 
As heaven that you take me to 
Who needs paradise
I'd rather have you 

They say paradise is up in the stars 
But I needn't sigh because it's so far 
Coz I know it's worth a heaven on earth 
For me where you are 

A look from your eyes, touch from your hand 
And I seem to fly to some other land 
When you are around my heart always pounds 
Just like a brass band 

If paradise is half as nice 
As heaven that you take me to 
Who needs paradise,
I'd rather have you 
Oh yes I'd rather have you 

La la la la 
La la la la 
La la la la 
La la la 
La la la la la 
La la la la la 

If paradise is half as nice 
As heaven that you take me to 
Who needs paradise
I'd rather have you 
Oh yes, I'd rather have you 

La la la la 
La la la la 
La la la la 
La la la 
La la la la la 
La la la la la 

They say paradise is up in the stars 
But I needn't sigh because it's so far 
Coz I know it's worth a heaven on earth 
For me where you are 

A look from your eyes, a touch from your hand 
And I seem to fly to some other land 
When you are around ...... Fade

The Three Ravens
(Traditional)



There were three ravens sat on a tree
Down a down, hey down, hey down
They were a black as black might be
With a down
The one of them said to his mate
"Where shall we our breakfast take?"
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down

Down in yonder green field
Down a down, hey down, hey down
Their lies a knight slain under his shield
With a down
His hounds they lie down at his feet
So well they do their master keep
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down

His hawks they fly so eagerly
Down a down, hey down, hey down
No other fowl dare him come nigh
With a down
Down there comes a fallow doe
As heavy with young as she might go
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down

She lifted up his bloody head
Down a down, hey down, hey down
And kissed his wounds that were so red
With a down
She got him up upon her back
And carried him to earthen lake
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down

She buried him before the prime
Down a down, hey down, hey down
She was dead herself ere even-song time
With a down

God send every gentleman
Such hawks, such hounds, and such leman
With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down