I'll Only Miss Her When I Think of Her
Composer(s): Sammy Cahn; James Van Heusen
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra



I'll only miss her, when I think of her
And I'll think of her, all the time
Likely I'll spend my days - hearing her turn of phrase
Things I found hard to praise - right now, would seem sublime

The truth is...

I'll Only miss her, when some stranger laughs
'Cause it's still her laugh - my hearts hears
Maybe in time - I guess, the longing will grow, the slightest bit less
And there will be moments - yes - when it disappears

I'll bet I'll forget her completely - in about a hundred years

Ma Blushin' Rosie (Ma Posie Sweet)
From the Broadway musical "Fiddle-Dee-Dee"
Composer(s): Edgar Smith; John Strombeg
Performer(s): Al Jolson;
and various other artists


There's a little bunch of sweetness
That I long to call my bride
And believe me I'm not happy
Lest my baby's by my side

Her baptismal name was Rosie
But she put's the rose to shame
And almost every night
You'll here me call her name

Rosie, you are my posie
You are my hearts bouquet
Come out here in the moonlight
There's something sweet, love
I wanna say

Your honey boy I'm waiting
Those ruby lips to greet
Don't be so captivating
Ma blushin' Rosie
Ma Posie sweet

Rosie, you are my posie
You are my hearts bouquet
Come out, here in the moonlight
There's something sweet, love
I wanna say

Your honey boy I'm waiting
Those ruby lips to greet
Don't be so captivating
Ma blushin' Rosie
Ma posie sweet


*****


Note: Al Jolson sang the repeat chorus as:

Rosie, you are my posie
You are my hearts bouquet
Come out, here in the moonlight
There's something sweet love
I'm gonna sing about my baby

Your honey, your boy I'm waiting
Those rubies, those lips to greet
Don't be so captivating
My blushin' rosie
My posie sweet

I'll Never Stop Loving You
Composer(s): Nicholas Brodsky; Sammy Cahn
Performer(s): Doris Day
and multiple other artists



I'll never stop loving you
Whatever else I may do 
My love for you will live 
Till time itself is through 

I'll never stop wanting you
And when forever is through 
My heart will beat 
The way it does each time we meet 

The night doesn't question the stars 
That appear in the skies 
So why should I question the stars 
That appear in my eyes 

Of this I'm more than just sure
My love will last and endure 
I'll never 
No I'll never stop loving you 

Of this I'm more than just sure 
My love will last and endure 
I'll never
No I'll never stop loving you

Ma Belle Amie
Composer(s): Pete Tetteroo; Hans Van Eijck
Performer(s): The Tee Set;
The Jerry Ross Symposium


Ma belle amie
You were a child of the sun
And the sky and the deep blue sea
Ma belle amie
Après tous les beaux jours
Je te dis merci merci
You were the answer of all my questions
Before we're through
I want to tell you that I adore you
And always do
That you amaze me by leaving me now
And start a-new
Ma belle amie I'm in love with you

(chorus)
Let the bells ring
Let the birds sing
Let's all give my substitute a big cheer
Let the bells ring
Let the birds sing
For the man after him waits here
For the man after him waits here

Ma belle amie
You were a child of the sun
And the sky and the deep blue sea
Ma belle amie
There was a time that you thought
That your only friend was me
You were the answer of all my questions
Before we're through
I want to tell you that I adore you
And always do
That you amaze me by leaving me now
And start a-new
Ma belle amie I'm in love with you

(chorus)

I'll Never Stand In Your Way
Composer(s): Hy Heath; Fred Rose
Performer(s): Elvis Presley
and multiple other artists



If you found someone new who means more than me to you
I'd never stand in your way
If you feel we must part, don't let pity rule your heart
I'll never stand in your way
I love you much too much to ever lose you
But what is to be will be and I'll obey
I'll be blue when you go but I'll never let it show
I'd never stand in your way
I loved you much too much to ever lose you 
But what is to be will be and I'll obey
I'll be blue when you go but I'll never let it show
I'd never stand in your way

Ma Baker's Little Acre
Composer(s): John D. Loudermilk
Performer(s): John D. Loudermilk


Now a little old lady by the name of Ma Baker 
Lived out of town on one square acre
In a little white house with a picket fence all around
She had a kind and a gentle way till the day the TVA
Tried to make Ma Baker sell her little acre of land

They showed her a map of how the river ran 
And a sketch of a brand new dam
But Ma Baker wouldn't sell her little acre of land
She said Pa left this to me sonny and I wouldn't sell for love nor money
No sir Ma Baker's gonna keep her little acre of land

The next time they came they brought the sheriff
Found Ma a rockin' in an old porch chair
Just a knittin' and a rockin' out in the evening sun
She said I think you best to wait and don't just step through the picket gate
And on Ma's lap they noticed Pa's old shotgun

[Harmonica Solo]

Yeah now out in the middle of the brand new lake is a little island of one square acre
And Ma Baker's just as happy as she can be
And she can't swim but she can float and catch big bass from her motor boat
And when the wind ain't blowin' too much she can water ski
Yeah and Ma Baker still owns her little acre of land

I'll Never Smile Again
Composer(s): Ruth Lowe
First performance by: Percy Faith (vocal: Felicia Sanders) - 1939
Covered by multiple other artists



I'll never smile again
Until I smile at you
I'll never laugh again
What good would it do?
For tears would fill my eyes
My heart would realize
That our romance is through

I'll never love again
I'm so in love with you
I'll never thrill again
To somebody new
Within my heart
I know I will never start
To smile again
Until I smile at you

Ma Baker
Composer(s): Frank Farian;
Fred Jay; George Reyam
Performer(s): Boney M.; 
and various other artists


Freeze! I'm Ma Baker
Put your hands in the air, gimme all your money

This is the story of Ma Baker
The meanest cat from ol' Chicago town

She was the meanest cat
In old Chicago town
She was the meanest cat
She really moved them down
She had no heart at all
No no no heart at all

She was the meanest cat
Oh she was really tough
She left her husband flat
He wasn't tough enough
She took her boys along
'Cos they were mean and strong

Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die

They left a trail of crime
Across the U.S.A.
And when one boy was killed
She really made them pay
She had no heart at all
No no no heart at all

Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die

She met a man she liked
She thought she'd stay with him
One day he formed with them
They did away with him
She didn't care at all
Just didn't care at all

Here is a special bulletin
Ma Baker is the FBI's most wanted woman
Her photo is hanging on every post office wall
If you have any information about this woman
Please contact the nearest police station ...

Don't anybody move! The money or your lives!

One day they robbed a bank
It was their last foray
The cops appeared too soon
They couldn't get away
And all the loot they had
It made them mighty mad
And so they shot it out
Ma Baker and her sons
They didn't want to hang
They died with blazing guns
And so the story ends
Of one who left no friends

Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die

Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die

I’ll Never Say "Never Again" Again
Composer(s): Harry Woods
Performer(s): Dinah Shore 
and multiple other artists



I’ll never say “Never again” again
‘Cos here I am in love again
Head over heels in love again, with you

I’ll never say “Never kiss you” again
‘Cos here I’m kissing you again
That’s just the thing I said I’d never do

I walked away and said goodbye
I was hasty, wasn’t I
I missed you so I thought I’d die
But it’s all over now, so my head’s in the sky

I’ll never say “Never again” again
‘Cos here I am in love again
Head over hells in love again
With the same sweet you

Ma (He's/She's Making Eyes At Me)
Composer(s): Sidney Clare; Con Conrad
Performer(s): Yusef Lateef;
and various other artists


Ma, he's making eyes at me
Ma, he's awful nice to me
Ma, he's almost breaking my heart
I'm beside him
Mercy! Let his conscience guide him!
Ma, he wants to marry me
Be my honey bee
Every minute he gets bolder
Now he's leaning on my shoulder
Ma, he's kissing me

Ma, he's making eyes at me
Ma, he's awful nice to me
Ma, he's almost breaking my heart
If you peek in, can't you see
I'm goin' to weaken
Ma, he wants to marry me
Be my honey bee
Ma, I'm meeting with resistance
I shall holler for assistance
Ma, he's kissing me

I’ll Never Quite Get Over You 
Composer(s): Arnold; Christian Charles; Martin; David; Morrow; Geoffrey Stanton
Performer(s): Billy Fury; Hep Stars



They say that I’ll forget you soon
That time can always heal the wound
I’d like to think they’re right
But the way I feel tonight
I’ll never quite get over you

And it’s at moments such as this
I think of how we used to kiss
And even in the end
If my broken heart should mend
I’ll never quite get over you

No other girl I meet
Can make my life complete
The way that you once used to do
For love may come and go
But in my heart I know
I’ll never quite get over you

You were so much a part of me
That from now on I can’t be free
And as the days go by
No matter how I try
I’ll never quite get over you

I’ll never quite get over you

M.T.A.
Composer(s): Bess Lomax Hawes;
Jacqueline Steiner
Performer(s): The Kingston Trio; Coyote Run 


Now let me tell you of the story
of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day
He put ten cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family
And went to ride on the M.T.A.

(chorus)
Well did he ever return? 
No he never returned
And his fate is still unlearned
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned

Charlie handed in his dime at the Kendell Square station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
When he got there the conductor told him, "one more nickel"
Charlie couldn't get off that train

(chorus)

Now all night long Charlie rides through the station
Crying, "What will become of me?
How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

(chorus)

Charlie's wife goes down to the Scolla Square station
Every day at a quarter past two
And through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich
As the train comes rumbling through

(chorus)

Now you citizens of Boston, don't you think it's a scandal
How the people have to pay and pay?
Fight the fare increase, vote for Walter O'Brien
And get Charlie off the M.T.A.

(chorus)

I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again - 1978 (aka I'll Never Love This Way Again - 1981)
Composer(s): Will Jennings; Richard Kerr
First release by: Cheryl Ladd - 1978



You looked inside my fantasies and made each one come true
something no one else had ever found a way to do
I've kept the mem'ries one by one, since you took me in
and I know I'll never love this way again
I know I'll never love this way again
so I keep holdin' on before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
hold on, hold on, hold on
A fool will lose tomorrow reaching back for yesterday
I won't turn my head in sorrow if you should go away
I'll stand here and remember just how good it's been
and I know I'll never love this way again
I know I'll never love this way again
so I keep holdin' on before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
hold on, hold on, hold on
I know I'll never love this way again
so I keep holdin' on before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
hold on, hold on

I know I'll never love this way again
so I keep holdin' on before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
hold on, hold on ...

(Millions Of People) No One Like You
Composer(s): Pete Shelley
Performer(s): Pete Shelley


Stupid things keep on happening
Every single day
When I fall in love
It slips away
Finding out was so hard to take
There's no reason why
When I phoned you up
You said goodbye

You say love's dead and gone
I just carry on
What else can I do
Maybe I don't know right from wrong
Who knows who cares now
What else can I do

Yesterday I kept wishing that
You had changed your mind
Now I guess that it's
All up to you
Am I just today another one
That you've left behind
Or did you love me
With a love so true

I thought you and I were friends
Still you made me cry
What else can I do
'N' maybe love will find a way
Give me one more try
It's all up to you

How can you tell me that I must be dreaming
You're waiting around I've got nothing to do
So tired of waiting I've only one lifetime
There's millions of people but no one like you

I thought you and I were friends
Still you made me cry
What else can I do
'N' maybe love will find a way
Give me one more try
It's all up to you

How can you tell me that I must be dreaming
You're waiting around I've got nothing to do
So tired of waiting I've only one lifetime
There's millions of people but no one like you

I'll Never Grow Up, Now!
Composer(s): Dee Snider
Performer(s): Twisted Sister



They say
Hey whaddaya doin' with your life
Why don'tcha settle down and find yourself a wife
Don'tcha know you can't run away from here
When will you act your age, why don'tcha listen dear

I say
I'll never grow up
I'll never grow up
I'll never grow up, now

They say
You better stop your dreamin', you're goin' nowhere fast
What if we throw you out, how long you think you'll last
When will you go to school, why don'tcha get a job
Hey girl you better shape up, you're looking like a slob

Well I say
I'll never grow up
I'll never grow up
I'll never grow up, now
And I say it again
I'll never grow up
I'll never grow up
I'll never grow up, now

I can't believe you can't hear what you're saying
Take a good look at yourself
Why don'tcha you listen to the music we're playing
Go pick on somebody else

They say
You think that life's a free ride, well take a tip from me
We're gonna end your party with some responsibility

I say
I'll never grow up (ha ha ha ha)
I'll never grow up (oh)
I'll never grow up, now
(Alright but you can do better than that, everybody sing)
I'll never grow up (come on)
I'll never grow up (come on)
I'll never grow up, now
(Go, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme)
I'll never grow up (hey you in the back, yeah you)
I'll never grow up (don't you stand there, sing along)
I'll never grow up, now
I'll never grow up (grow up now)
I'll never grow up
I'll never grow up, now (yippee, I want my mother)
I'll never grow up
I'll never grow up (what are these people doing in my room)
I'll never grow up, now (get off of my bed, I gotcha, I gotcha in my dresser)
I'll never grow up (what's happening?)
I'll never grow up (?)
I'll never grow up, now 

(Marie's The Name Of) His Latest Flame
French Title: Sa Grande Passion
Composer(s): Doc Pomus; Mort Shuman
Performer(s): Elvis Presley; 
and various other artists


A very old friend came by today
'Cause he was telling everyone in town
About the love that he just found 
And Marie's the name of his latest flame

He talked and talked and I heard him say
That she had the longest blackest hair
The prettiest green eyes anywhere
And Marie's the name of his latest flame

Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
He was gone but still his words kept returning
What else was there for me to do but cry

Would you believe that yesterday
This girl was in my arms and swore to me
She'd be mine eternally
And Marie's the name of his latest flame

Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye
He was gone but still his words kept returning
What else was there for me to do but cry

Would you believe that yesterday
This girl was in my arms and swore to me
She'd be mine eternally
And Marie's the name of his latest flame

Yes, Marie's the name of his latest flame

Marie's the name of his latest flame

I'll Never Get Over You
Composer(s): Gordon Mills
First release by: The Viscounts - 1963



I'll never get over you
No I'll never get over you
I just can't keep it a secret anymore

It wasn't so long ago
That you told me you loved me so
Then you went and said goodbye and found another guy

I know somewhere, someday I'll find
Some love to take your place
One girl with an angel face

But in the meantime
I'll never get over you
No I'll never get over you
I just can't keep it a secret anymore

I know somewhere, someday I'll find
One love to take your place
One girl with an angel face

But in the meantime
I'll never get over you
No I'll never get over you
I just can't keep it a secret anymore 

Est-Ce Est-Ce Si Bon?
Composer(s): Serge Gainsbourg
Performer(s): Serge Gainsbourg



Sont-ce ces insensés assassins?
Est-ce ainsi qu'assassins s'associent?
Si, c'est depuis l'Anschluss que sucent
Ces sangsues le juif Suss

S.S. si bon si bon
S.S. si bon
S.S. si bon si bon
S.S. si bon

C'est sain c'est sauf ça se sent sûr
Sans s'en soucier car ça se censure
Il eût fallu en plus qu'en Prusse
Ces processus se sussent

S.S. si bon si bon
S.S. si bon
S.S. si bon si bon
S.S. si bon

I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Composer(s): Fred Rose; Hank Williams
First release by: Hank Williams - 1952
Covered by multiple other artists



Now you're lookin' at a man that's gettin' kind-a mad
I had lot's of luck but it's all been bad
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive

My fishin' pole's broke the creek is full of sand
My woman run away with another man
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive

A distant uncle passed away and left me quite a batch
And I was livin' high until that fatal day
A lawyer proved I wasn't born
I was only hatched

Ev'rything's agin' me and it's got me down
If I jumped in the river I would prob'ly drown
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive

These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the time
Are full of holes and nails
And brother if I stepped on a worn out dime
I bet a nickel I could tell you if it was heads or tails

I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow
'Cause nothin's ever gonna be alright nohow
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive

I could buy a Sunday suit and it would leave me broke
If it had two pair of pants I would burn the coat
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive

If it was rainin' gold I wouldn't stand a chance
I wouldn't have a pocket in my patched up pants
No matter how I struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive 

Est-Ce Ainsi Que Les Hommes Vivent?
Composer(s): Louis Aragon - Léo Ferré
Performer(s): Léo Ferré
and multiple other artists



Tout est affaire de décor
Changer de lit changer de corps
A quoi bon puisque c'est encore
Moi qui moi-même me trahis
Moi qui me traîne et m'éparpille
Et mon ombre se déshabille
Dans les bras semblables des filles
Où j'ai cru trouver un pays

Cœur léger cœur changeant cœur lourd
Le temps de rêver est bien court
Que faut-il faire de mes jours
Que faut-il faire de mes nuits
Je n'avais amour ni demeure
Nulle part où je vive ou meure
Je passais comme la rumeur
Je m'endormais comme le bruit

Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent
Et leurs baisers au loin les suivent

C'était un temps déraisonnable
On avait mis les morts à table
On faisait des châteaux de sable
On prenait les loups pour des chiens
Tout changeait de pôle et d'épaule
La pièce était-elle ou non drôle
Moi si j'y tenais mal mon rôle
C'était de n'y comprendre rien

Dans le quartier Hohenzollern
Entre la Sarre et les casernes
Comme les fleurs de la luzerne
Fleurissaient les seins de Lola
Elle avait un cœur d'hirondelle
Sur le canapé du bordel
Je venais m'allonger près d'elle
Dans les hoquets du pianola

Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent
Et leurs baisers au loin les suivent

Le ciel était gris de nuages
Il y volait des oies sauvages
Qui criaient la mort au passage
Au-dessus des maisons des quais
Je les voyais par la fenêtre
Leur chant triste entrait dans mon être
Et je croyais y reconnaître
Du Rainer Maria Rilke

Elle était brune elle était blanche
Ses cheveux tombaient sur ses hanches
Et la semaine et le dimanche
Elle ouvrait à tous ses bras nus
Elle avait des yeux de faïence
Elle travaillait avec vaillance
Pour un artilleur de Mayence
Qui n'en est jamais revenu

Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent
Et leurs baisers au loin les suivent

Il est d'autres soldats en ville
Et la nuit montent les civils
Remets du rimmel à tes cils
Lola qui t'en iras bientôt
Encore un verre de liqueur
Ce fut en avril à cinq heures
Au petit jour que dans ton cœur
Un dragon plongea son couteau

Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent
Et leurs baisers au loin les suivent