Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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I Got Rhythm Dutch Title: Lekker Tempo - 1997 Composer(s): Ira Gershwin; George Gershwin Performer(s): Ethel Merman - 1930 Covered by multiple other artists
Days can be sunny, with never a sigh Don't need what money can buy Birds in the trees sing their day full of song Why shouldn't we sing along?
I'm chipper all the day, happy with my lot How do I get that way? Look at what I've got
I got rhythm, I got music I got my man Who could ask for anything more? I got daisys, in green pastures I got my man Who could ask for anything more?
Old man trouble I don't mind him You won't find him 'round my door I got starlight I got sweet dreams I got my man Who could ask for anything more?
Old man trouble I don't mind him You won't find him, 'round my door I got startlight I got sweet dreams I got my man Who could ask for anything more?
I got rhythm, I got music I got daisys, in green pastures I got startlight I got sweet dreams I got my man Who could ask for anything more?
John Riley Composer(s): Phil Belmonte; Bob Gibson Performer(s): Joan Baez; and various other artists
Fair young maid all in her garden Strange young man come riding by Saying fair young maid will you marry me? And this dear sir was her reply
Oh no dear sir I cannot marry thee For I've a love who sails the deep salt sea Though he's been gone for seven years Still no man shall marry me
What if he's died all in some battle slain? Or if he's drownded in the deep salt sea What if he's found another love He and his new love both married be?
Well if he's died all in some battle slain Or if he's drownded in the deep salt sea I'll remember his good name And still no man shall marry me
And if he's found some other love He and his true love both married be I wish them health and happiness Where they now live all across the sea
He picked her up all in his arms And kisses gave her one two and three Saying weep no more my own true love For I'm your long lost John Riley Saying weep no more my own true love For I'm your long lost John Riley
Sensation Composer(s): Pete Townshend First release: The Who - 1969
Tommy: I overwhelm as I approach you make your lungs hold breath inside! Lovers break caresses for me love enhanced when I've gone by You'll feel me coming a new vibration From afar you'll see me I'm a sensation They worship me and all I touch hazy eyed they catch my glance Pleasant shudders shake their senses my warm momentum throws their stance You'll feel me coming a new vibration From afar you'll see me I'm a sensation I leave a trail of rooted people mesmerised by just the sight The few I touched now are disciples Love as One, I Am the Light... Soon you'll see me, can't you feel me I'm coming... Send your troubles dancing, I know the answer I'm coming... I'm a sensation
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' Composer(s): Ira Gershwin; George Gershwin; DuBose Heyward First performance/First recording: Todd Duncan/Frank Sinatra - 1935/1956 Covered by multiple other artists
Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' And nuttin's plenty for me I got no car, got no mule I got no misery De folks wid plenty o' plenty Got a lock on de door 'Fraid somebody's a-goin' to rob 'em While dey's out a-makin' more What for? I got no lock on de door Dat's no way to be Dey kin steal de rug from de floor Dat's okeh wid me 'Cause de things dat I prize Like de stars in de skies All are free
Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' And nuttin's plenty for me I got a gal, got my song Got Hebben the whole day long No use complaining Got my gal, got my Lawd Got my song
Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' And nuttin's plenty for me I got the sun, got the moon Got the deep blue sea De foks wid plenty o' plenty Got to pray all de day Seems wid plenty you sure got to worry How to keep the debbel away Away I ain't frettin 'bout hell 'Till de time arrive Never worry long as I'm well Never one to strive To be good, to be bad What the hell I is glad I's alive
Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' And nuttin's plenty for me I got a gal, got my song Got Hebben the whole day long No use complaining Got my gal, got my Lawd Got my song
John Looked Down Composer(s): Arlo Guthrie Performer(s): Arlo Guthrie
Chorus: Lying on the side of the road Feeling like he heard a sound Shivered with the feelin' that he knowed John looked down, John looked down John looked down the long, long road
She gave John a present that was fine So fine that he had to go Went to see what it was that he knowed John looked down, John looked down John looked down the long, long road
And I know it's hard But what did you expect of her? John looked down
If you see the lady in your mind Even in her nothingness Standing through the darkest night And the people want to fight But first ask if it's all right John looked down, John looked down John looked down the long, long road
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And I know it's hard But what did you expect of her? John looked down
Smash The Mirror Composer(s): Pete Townshend First release: The Who - 1969
Mother: You don't answer my call, with even a nod or a twitch but you gaze at your own reflection! You don't seem to see me, but I think you can see yourself How can the mirror affect you? Can you hear me, or do I surmise that you fear me, can you feel my temper rise? Do you hear or fear or do I smash the mirror? Do you hear or fear or do I smash the mirror? Smash!
And I went down to a big crap game 'Twas certainly against my will I lost every doggone nickel I had But a greenback dollar bill Forty dollar that laid on the floor My buddy's point was nine Well, the police they come in there And caught all of 'em But I got mine
I got mine, let me tell ya I got mine I grabbed that money Out the back door I went flying Well, ever since the big crap game I've been livin' on chicken and wine I'm the leader of society Since I got mine
I know a barber shop It's a way cross town Down on Norfolk street It's the only place on a Saturday night That us gamblers gets to meet Some comes for a haircut And others come for a scrap And when you see me and my buddies up there, man We means to shoot some crap Hollering: "Seven, eleven, won't you come, come, come!!! If you don't seven, eleven them You're done, done, done" If I see the police before he sees me I'm gonna run, run, run I'm the leader of society Since I got mine
Well, I went down to my best girl's house The hour was just about nine I wasn't dressed up like Henry Ford But I was feeling just as fine I caught her sitting on another man's knee And I didn't like that sign Well, I told them what I thought about it, boys And I got mine
I got mine, I got mine I grabbed my hat and through the window I went flying I ran as fast as I could run But I didn't get there in time Because the rascal grabbed a shotgun, Lord And I got mine
John Lennon's Guitar Composer(s): John Lees Performer(s): Barclay James Harvest
Back in the autumn of Seventy On the night shift at Abbey Road Four young men were recording a song named 'Galadriel' For an album they'd call "once again" The producer was Norman Smith Who'd engineered with the Beatles and John Whose guitar was to be instrumental that day When I came to play
I remember it well, as if it was yesterday The day that I played John Lennon's guitar I remember it well, as if it was yesterday The day that I played John Lennon's guitar
Back in the autumn of Seventy As I played on my borrowed guitar How could I know the Beatles would split the next day My heroes break up and go their own way
Now autumns they come and they go But my friends and my memories remain And my heroes, well some of them fell from the stage But their light still remains
I remember it well, as if it was yesterday The day that I played John Lennon's guitar I remember it well, as if it was yesterday The day that I played John Lennon's guitar
I remember the day I remember the day I remember the day I remember the day The day that I played John Lennon's guitar I remember the day, as if it was yesterday And I know that the memories will never fade I remember the day, as if it was yesterday The day that I played John Lennon's guitar
I Got Mexico Composer(s): Frank J. Myers; Eddy Raven Performer(s): Eddy Raven and multiple other artists
I just got tired of that same old job Tired of fightin' that freeway mob I bet you never thought I'd really go I'd never get as far as Mexico
But I've even learned to speak the language some Down on the beach drinkin' coke and rum You wouldn't know me with this golden glow Soakin' sun in Mexico
I'm eatin right and I'm livin' good Doin' everything I said I would I should have left a long time ago Who needs you? I got Mexico
Through it all nothing's really changed No matter what honey that's a shame I still love you that's the way it goes He's got you, I've got Mexico
But I'm eatin' right and I'm livin' good Doin' everything I said I would I should have left a long time ago Who needs you? I got Mexico
I'm eatin' right and I'm livin' good Doin' everything I said I would I should have left a long time ago Who needs you? I got Mexico
I'm eatin' right and I'm livin' good Doin' everything I said I would I should have left a long time ago Who needs you? I got Mexico ...
John Henry (Traditional) Performer(s): Pete Seeger
John Henry was about three days old sittin' on his papa's knee He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel said, "Hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord Hammer's gonna be the death of me" The captain said to John Henry "Gonna bring that steam drill 'round Gonna bring that steam drill out on the job Gonna whop that steel on down Down Down Whop that steel on down" John Henry told his captain "A man ain't nothin' but a man But before I let your steam drill beat me down I'd die with a hammer in my hand Lord Lord I'd dies with a hammer in my hand" John Henry said to his shaker "Shaker, why don't you sing? I'm throwin' thirty pounds from my hips on down Just listen to that cold steel ring Lord, Lord Listen to that cold steel ring" The man that invented the stream drill Thought he was mighty fine But John Henry made fifteen feet The steam drill only made nine Lord, Lord The steam drill only made nine John Henry hammered in the mountain His hammer was striking fire But he worked so hard, he broke his poor heart He laid down his hammer and he died Lord Lord He laid down his hammer and he died John Henry had a little woman Her name was Polly Ann John Henry took sick and went to his bed Polly Ann drove steel like a man Lord Lord Polly Ann drove steel like a man John Henry had a little baby You could hold him in the palm of your hand The last words I heard that poor boy say "My daddy was steel-driving man Lord Lord My daddy was a steel-driving" Well, every Monday morning When the bluebirds begin to sing You can hear John Henry a mile or more You can hear John Henry's hammer ring Lord Lord You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Go To The Mirror! Composer(s): Pete Townshend First release: The Who - 1969 Covered by multiple other artists
Doctor: He seems to be completely unreceptive The tests I gave him showed no sense at all His eyes react to light, the dials detect it He hears, but cannot answer to your call
Tommy: See me, feel me, touch me, heal me See me, feel me, touch me, heal me
Doctor: There is no chance, no untried operation All hope lies with him and none with me Imagine though the shock from isolation when he suddenly can hear and speak and see
Tommy : See me, feel me, touch me, heal me See me, feel me, touch me, heal me
Doctor: His eyes can see, his ears can hear, his lips speak All the time, the needles flick and rock No machine can give the kind of stimulation, needed to remove his inner block Go to the mirror boy! Go to the mirror boy!
Father: I often wonder what he's feeling? Has he ever heard a word I've said? Look at him now in the mirror dreaming what is happening in his head?
Tommy: Listening to you I get the music Gazing at you I get the heat Following you I climb the mountain I get excitement at your feet! Right behind you I see the millions On you I see the glory From you I get the opinions, from you I get the story
Father: What is happening in his head? Ooh I wish I knew, I wish I knew
I Got Lucky Composer(s): Dolores Fuller; Ben Weisman; Fred Wise Performer(s): Elvis Presley
Never found a four leaf clover to bring good luck to me No rabbits foot no lucky star no magic wishing tree But I got lucky, yes I got lucky When I found you, oh yeah!
Got no rainbow around my shoulder, no horseshoe on my door But I got you to hold me tight and who could ask for more Oh I got lucky, yes I got lucky When I found you,
I always walk around with all my fingers crossed Im afraid the love I found just might get lost So wont you tell me that you love me, hurry up and name the day And then Ill know that my good luck is really here to stay Oh I got lucky, yes I got lucky When I found you
I always walk around with all my fingers crossed Im afraid the love I found just might get lost So wont you tell me that you love me, hurry up and name the day And then Ill know that my good luck is really here to stay Oh I got lucky, yes I got lucky When I found you Oh I got lucky, yes I got lucky When I found you
John Deere Green Composer(s): Dennis Linde Performer(s): Joe Diffie; The Country Dance Kings; Highliners
They were farm kids way down in Dixie They met in high school in the sixties Everyone knew it was love from the start One July in the midnight hour He climed the water tower Stood on the rail and painted a 10ft heart In John Deere green
On a hot summer night He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene In letters 3 foot high And the whole town said that he should have used red But it looked good to Charlene In John Deere green
They settled down on 80 acres Raising sweet corn,kids and tomaters They went together like a hand and a glove On a clear day from their front yard If you look and know what to look for Off to the east you can still read his words of love In John Deere green
On a hot summer night He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene In letters 3 foot high And the whole town said the boy should have used red But it looked good to Charlene In John Deere green
Now more then once the town has dicovered Painting over it ain't no use There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it The heart keeps showing through In John Deere green
On a hot summer night He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene In letters 3 foot high And the whole town said that the fool should have used red But it looked good to Charlene In John Deere green
Ahh, paint it green boy In John Deere green
On a hot summer night He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene In letters 3 foot high And the whole town said the boy should have used red But it looked good to Charlene In John Deere green
There's A Doctor Composer(s): Pete Townshend First release: The Who - 1969
Father: There's a doctor I've found, could bring us all joy! There's a doctor I've found, could cure the boy! A doctor I've found, could cure the boy! There's a man I've found, could remove his sorrow He lives in this town, let's see him tomorrow Let's see him tomorrow
I Got Love If You Want It Movie Soundtrack "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" Composer(s): Slim Harpo First release by: Slim Harpo - 1957 Covered by multiple other artists
Got love if you want it, baby Got love if you want it Got love if you want it Got love if you want it Now, can we talk awhile?
Now here you come, baby Now here you come, baby With your head hung down With your head hung down I know you've been ballin' Talk is all over town
'Cause the nextdoor neighbors 'Cause the next door neighbors Peepin' through the blinds Peepin' through the blinds Don't worry nobody That's all this time
Now I love you, little baby Said I love you, little baby Better than myself, yeah Better than myself But you mistreat me baby For somebody else For somebody else
Come sit by me, baby Come sit by me, baby I wanna talk with you Wanna talk with you Don't mean no harm, baby Won't tell ya what to do Won't tell ya what to do Won't tell ya what to do Won't tell ya what to do
John Barleycorn (Traditional) Performer(s): Martin Carthy; and various other artists
John Barleycorn is a hero bold as any in the land For ages good his fame has stood and shall for ever stand The whole wide world respect in him, no matter friend or foe And where they be that makes so free he's sure to lay them low
To see him in his pride of youth his robes are rich and green His head is speared with manly beard fit nigh to serve the queen And when the reaping time comes round and John is stricken down We'll use his blood for Englands good and Englishmen's renown
The lord in courtly castle, the squire in stately hall The great of name, of birth and fame, on John for succour call He bids the troubled heart rejoice, brings warmth to nature's cold Makes weak men strong, and old men young, and all men brave and bold
Then shout for great John Barleycorn, more heed his luscious vine I have no mind much charm to find in potent draught of wine Give me my native nut brown ale, all other drinks I scorn For English cheer is English beer, our own John Barleycorn
