It Tears Me Up
Composer(s): Spooner Oldham; Dan Penn
Performer(s): Percy Sledge - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists



I see you walk with him
I see you talk to him
It tears me up
It tears me up
And start my eyes to cryin'
Oh, oh, I can't stop cryin'

I see him kiss your lips
And squeeze your fingertips
It tears me up
It tears me up
I feel like I'm dyin'
Oh, oh, I must be dyin'

It's a cold, cold world I'm livin' in
I turn my back and there you are with my best friend
Oh sometimes we pass on the street darlin'
And you looked at me and you can say, "I'm sorry, my sweet"
Maybe just saying I'm sorry would be enough
But then you'd look back at him, with your perfect smile
And that'd make me feel kind of rough
Oh darlin It tears me up

I see you smile at him
You'll never tire of him
It tears me up
It tears me up
But there ain't nothin I can do now
Baby can't you see I'm still in love with you
Oh, can't you see I'm still in love with you, baby

Still waitin for something that I cannot have
Oh, baby, nothin' tears me up so bad
Can't you see that I'm still in love with you baby
Oh, that tears me up so bad now baby ...

Another Christmas Song
Composer(s): Ian Anderson
Performer(s): Jethro Tull



Hope everybody's ringing on their own bell, this fine morning
Hope everyone's connected to that long distance phone
Old man, he's a mountain
Old man, he's an island
Old man, he's a-walking says
"I'm going to call, call all my children home"

Hope everybody's dancing to their own drum this fine morning
the beat of distant Africa or a Polish factory town
Old man, he's calling for his supper
Calling for his whisky
Calling for his sons and daughters, yeah
calling all his children round

Sharp ears are tuned in to the drones and chanters warming
Mist blowing round some headland, somewhere in your memory
Everyone is from somewhere
even if you've never been there
So take a minute to remember the part of you
that might be the old man calling me

How many wars you're fighting out there this winter's morning?
Maybe it's always time for another Christmas song
Old man he's asleep now
Got appointments to keep now
Dreaming of his sons and daughters, and proving
proving that the blood is strong

It Takes Two
Composer(s): William "Mickey" Stevenson; Sylvia Moy
First release by: Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists



Her: One can have a dream, baby
Him: Two can make that dream so real
Her: One can talk about bein' in love
Him: Two can say how it really feels
Her: One can wish upon a star
Him: Two can make that wish come true, yeah
Her: One can stand alone in the dark
Him: Two can make the light shine through

Both:
It takes two, baby
It takes two, baby
Me and you, just takes two
It takes two, baby
It takes two, baby
To make a dream come true, just takes two

Her: One can have a broken heart, livin' in misery
Him: Two can really ease the pain like a perfect remedy
Her: One can be alone in a car, on a night like these all alone
Him: Two can make just any place seem just like bein' at home

Both:
It takes two, baby
It takes two, baby
Me and you, just takes two
It takes two, baby
It takes two, baby
To make a dream come true, just takes two

Just takes two, just takes two

Her: One can go out to a movie, lookin' for a special treat
Him: Two can make that single movie somethin' really kinda sweet
Her: One can take a walk in the moonlight, thinkin' that it's really 
nice
Him: But two walkin' hand-in-hand is like addin' just a pinch of spice

Both:
It takes two, baby
It takes two, baby
Me and you, just takes two
It takes two, baby
It takes two, baby
To make a dream come true, just takes two

The First Nowell The Angel Did Say - 1833 (aka First Noel - 1910)
(Danish Version: Den Allerførste Jul - 1978)
Composer(s): William Sandys; Traditional



The first Nowell the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep
on a cold winter's night that was so deep
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night

The first Nowell the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep
on a cold winter's night that was so deep
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel

And by the light of that same star
Three wise men came from country far
To seek for a king was their intent
And to follow the star wherever it went

The first Nowell the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep
on a cold winter's night that was so deep
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel

This star drew nigh to the northwest
O'er Bethlehem it took it rest
And there it did both stop and stay
Right over the place where Jesus lay

The first Nowell the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep
on a cold winter's night that was so deep
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel

Then entered in those wise men three
Full reverently upon their knee
and offered there in his presence
Their gold, and myrrh, and frakincense

The first Nowell the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep
on a cold winter's night that was so deep
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel

Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord
That hath made heaven and earth of naught
And with his blood mankind hath bought

The first Nowell the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep
on a cold winter's night that was so deep
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel

It Takes Too Long To Learn To Live Alone
Composer(s): Robert Allen; Leon Carr
Performer(s): Peggy Lee
and multiple other artists



I leave the house
I catch the bus and go to work
The way I did before
The same routine
Most everyday except I guess
I see my folks much more

A year has passed
I thought by now that I could make
A new life of my own
But habits are
So hard to break
I think of you
And I still ache
It takes too long to learn to live alone

It's really bad
When Friday comes because I know
The weekend lies ahead
The walks we took
The football games
And when it rained
How late we stayed in bed

I've done so much to change the house
The attic's full memories I know
And yet the night
Turned out the light
I wait for you to say goodnight
It takes too long to learn to live alone

I go on dates but when I do
I'd always find
Before the night is thru
The same routine
Behind my smile
I'm sitting there
Comparing them to you

And in the end it's always you
I'm feeling even more when I get home
I thought that I was free of you
But I was wrong I never knew
It takes too long to learn to live alone

Angels, From The Realms Of Glory
Composer(s): James Montgomery; H. Smart
Performer(s): Fred Waring
and multiple other artists



Angels, from the realms of glory
Wing your flight o'er all the earth
Ye, who sang creation's story
Now proclaim Messiah's birth
Come and worship
Come and worship
Worship Christ, the new-born King
Shepherds in the field abiding
Watching o'er your flocks by night
God with man is now residing
Yonder shines the infant Light
Come and worship
Come and worship
Worship Christ, the new-born King
Sages, leave your contemplations
Brighter visions beam afar
Seek the great Desire of nations
Ye have seen his natal star
Come and worship
Come and worship
Worship Christ, the new-born King
Saints before the altar bending
Watching long in hope and fear
Suddenly the Lord, descending
In his temple shall appear
Come and worship
Come and worship
Worship Christ, the new-born King



Angels, from the realms of glory
Wing your flight o'er all the earth
Ye, who sang creation's story
Now proclaim Messiah's birth

Refrain: 
Come and worship
Come and worship 
Worship Christ, the new-born King

Shepherds in the field abiding
Watching o'er your flocks by night
God with man is now residing
Yonder shines the infant Light

Refrain 

Sages, leave your contemplations 
Brighter visions beam afar
Seek the great Desire of nations
Ye have seen his natal star

Refrain 

Saints before the altar bending
Watching long in hope and fear 
Suddenly the Lord, descending 
In his temple shall appear

Refrain

It Takes Time
Composer(s): Arthur Korb
Performer(s): Doris Day



It takes time
To get your gal to see the light
It takes time
It isn't always love at sight
From the first little glance
'Til she's ready for romance
Remember, little man, it takes time

It takes time
To make the coffee percolate
It takes time
To get your gal to set the date
From the first moonlight walk
'Til you get the baby talk
Remember, little man, it takes time

Now, Rome wasn't built in a day, they say
Not to mention the Pyramids and Sphinx
It took old Rip Van Winkle all of twenty years
To squeeze the livin' daylights out of forty winks

It takes time
To turn the Winter into Spring
It takes time
To get the dough to get the ring
From the first little smile
'Til you're walkin' down the aisle
Remember, little man, it takes time

It takes time
To make the coffee percolate
It takes time
To get your gal to set the date
From the first moonlight walk
'Til you get the baby talk
Remember, little man, it takes time

Now, Rome wasn't built in a day, they say
Not to mention the Pyramids and Sphinx
It took old Rip Van Winkle all of twenty years
To squeeze the livin' daylights out of forty winks

It takes time
To turn the Winter into Spring
It takes time
To get the dough to get the ring
From the first little smile
'Til you're walkin' down the aisle
Remember, little man ........... it takes time 

Angels We Have Heard On High
(Traditional)
Performer(s): Andy Williams;
and various other artists



Angels we have heard on high 
Singing sweetly through the night
And the mountains in reply 
Echoing their brave delight
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo 

Shepherds, why this jubilee? 
Why these songs of happy cheer? 
What great brightness did you see? 
What glad tiding did you hear? 
Gloria in excelsis Deo 
Gloria in excelsis Deo 

Come to Bethlehem and see 
Him whose birth the angels sing
Come, adore on bended knee 
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo 

See him in a manger laid 
Whom the angels praise above
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid 
While we raise our hearts in love
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo

It Takes So Long (To Say Goodbye)
Composer(s): Haven Gillespie; Larry Shay
Performer(s): Dean Martin



It takes so long to say goodbye
Goodbye is a long, long time
Tonight my love the moonbeams shine
Upon your dream and mine

So take my kiss to sleep with you
This kiss of love divine
Oh it takes so long to say goodbye
Goodbye is a long, long time

(So take my kiss to sleep with you
This kiss of love divine)
Oh it takes so long to say goodbye
Goodbye is a long, long time
Goodbye is a long, long time

All This Is That
Composer(s): Al Jardine - Carl Wilson - Mike Love
Performer(s): The Beach Boys



I am that, thou art that, and all this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that
This is that

Oooo

Daybreak and I take a glide
Into the pool of peace inside
(Two waves travel by)
To waves and I both travel by
(And that makes all the difference to me)

Life supporting waves of bliss
Mother Divine's precious kiss
Brings with love the light of wisdom
And the gift of eternal freedom

To waves and I both travel by
(... and the nature of man...)
And that makes all the difference to me
(Krishna...)

All this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that
This is that
This is that

Dusk time the shadows fall
Into the timeless time of all

To waves and I both travel by

Golden auras glow around you
Omnipresent love surrounds you
Wisdom warming as the sun
You and I are truly one

To waves and I both travel by
And that makes all the difference to me

I am that, thou art that, all this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that
I am that, thou art that, all this is that

Jai guru dev
(I am that, thou art that, all this is that)
Jai
(I am that, thou art that, all this is that)
Jai guru dev
(I am that, thou art that, all this is that)
Jai
(I am that, thou art that, all this is that)
(Jai guru dev)
(Jai guru dev)
(Jai guru dev)
Jai guru dev
(Jai guru dev)
(Jai guru dev)
(Jai guru dev)
Jai
(I am that, thou art that, all this is that)
Jai guru dev
Jai
Jai guru dev
Jai
Jai guru dev

It Takes Diff'rent Strokes
From the TV shoe "Diff'rent Strokes"
Composer(s): Alan Thicke; Gloria Loring; Al Burton
Performer(s): Gene Morford



Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum
What might be right for you
May not be right for some
A man is born, he's a man of means
Then along come two
They got nothing but their jeans

But they got, Diff'rent Strokes 
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world

Eve rybody's got a special kind of story 
Everybody finds a way to shine
It don't matter that you got not alot
So what, they'll have theirs
And you'll have yours, and I'll have mine
And together we'll be fine . . .

Because it takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world
Yes it does
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world

Angel In The Christmas Play
Performer(s): Spike Jones



Poured the goldfish bowl into daddy's hat
Then I painted stripes down the family cat
Broke two teeth only yesterday
I'm the angel in the Christmas play 

In department stores, 'do it just because
Pull the whiskers off of the San-tee Claus
Bite his leg, then I get away
I'm the angel in the Chrismas play 

Daddy laughs, he bends in half
When I wear angel hair 
But wait until he takes a spill 
On halos on the stairs 

Well I gotta go before the mailman stops
And he feels that glue in the letter box 
See you all when its Christmas day
I'm the angel in the Christmas play 

I put on my angel gown 
And oh did momma laugh 
She didn't guess it was her best dress... 
The one I tore in half 

On the roof today, gave 'em all a scare
I put on my wings, tried to fly thru air
Hope that lump's gonna go away
I'm the angel in the Christmas play
I'm the angel in the Christmas play

It Takes a Woman
Composer(s): Jerry Herman
Performer(s): Horace Vandergelder; David Burns; Instant Glee Club



Vandergelder:
It takes a woman all powdered and pink
To joyously clean out the drain in the sink
And it takes an angel with long golden lashes
And soft dresden fingers
For dumping the ashes

Cornelius, Barnaby, and 2 customers:
Yes it takes a woman
A dainty woman
A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife
O yes it takes a woman
A fragile woman
To bring you the sweet things in life

Vandergelder:
The frail young maiden who's constantly there
For washing and blueing and shoeing the mare
And it takes a female for setting the table
And weaving the Guernsey
And cleaning the stable

All:
O yes it takes a woman
A dainty woman
A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife
O yes it takes a woman
A fragile woman
To bring you the sweet things in life
And so she'll work until infinity
Three cheers for femininity
Rah Rah Rah...Rah Rah Rah
F. E. M. - I. T. Y

Vandergelder:
F. E. M. I. T. Y?
Get out of here!
And in the winter she'll shovel the ice
And lovingly set out the traps for the mice
She's a joy and treasure for practically speaking
To whom can you turn when the plumbing is leaking?

Vandergelder, Cornelius, and Barnaby:
To That dainty woman
That fragile woman
That sweetheart, that mistress, that wife
O yes it takes a woman

Vandergelder:
A husky woman
Vandergelder, Cornelius, & Barnaby
To bring you the sweet things in life!

All:
O Yes it takes a woman
A dainty woman
A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife
O yes it takes a woman, a fragile woman
To bring you the sweet things in life

An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Composer(s): John Bettis; Richard Carpenter
Performer(s): The Carpenters



How I miss that Old Fashioned Christmas! 
Carols being sung by the tree, 
Window's candlelight shining bright 
For the whole world to see 

Children's eyes of sweet expectations 
Wondering what each present will hold 
Lying in their beds and impatient 
On long Christmas Eves of old 

It used to be that all the family 
Would gather for this one night 
It used to be that special feeling shared together 
Knowing Christmas was here one night a year 

How I miss that Old Fashioned Christmas! 
Memories that last through the years 
Call me sentimental; Don't mind if you do 
I wish an Old Fashioned Christmas to you!

It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
(Romanian Version: E-Atît De Greu Sa Rîzi, E-Asa Usor Sa Plîngi - 1999)
Composer(s): Bob Dylan
First release by: Bob Dylan - 1965
Covered by multiple other artists



Well I ride on a mailtrain baby, can't buy a thrill
Well I been up all night baby leanin' on the window sill

If I die on top of the hill
or if I don't make it, you know my baby will

Don't the moon look good shining through the trees
Don't the breakmen look good ma, flaggin' down the 'Double-E'

Don't the sun look good goin' down over the sea
but don't my gal look fine when she's coming after me

Well the wintertime is coming, the windows are filled with frost
I tried to tell everybody but I could not get across

Well I wanna be your lover babe, I don't wanna be your boss
Don't say I never warned you when your train gets lost 

I've just been to the baggage car where the bags been tossed
I snap out forty compasses, sure don't know what they cost

I wanna be your lover babe, I don't wanna be your boss
Don't say I never warned you when your train gets lost

An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Composer(s): Sammy Cahn; Jimmy Van Heusen
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra; Fred Waring



Give me an old fashioned Christmas
An old fashioned Christmas
Family faces, wide open spaces
Covered with snow

Right now my Mom there in the kitchen
Basting the Christmas bird
You'll have to take my word
You can't find that at the automat

An old fashioned fireplace
Give me an old fashioned fireplace,
My heart remembers smouldering embers
Warming your glow

I'd trade that whole Manhattan skyline
The shimmering steel and chrome
For one old fashioned Christmas
Back home

It Takes A Little Rain With The Sunshine To Make The World Go Round
Composer(s): Ballard MacDonald; Harry Carroll



A dear little girl and a dear little boy looked out at the drizzling rain
and tears filled her eyes and ran down her cheeks, like the drops on the window pane
so he said: "Don't you cry, you will see bye and bye
that a rainbow bright will shine on high
there are always rain clouds in the sky, and I'll tell you sweetheart why"

The dear little girl and the dear little boy grew up as most children do 
and one summer day they went wandering away, on the road that makes one of two
she was sweet he was good, and they loved as they should
till a dark cloud came, do what they could
but she said she'd make up if he would, for she always understood

'Cause it takes a little rain with the sunshine
like the tear drops come with the smiles
but the troubles never come all at one time
just wait a little while, remember, flowers couldn't grow without rain, dear
happiness we share with the pain, dear
'cause it takes a little rain with the sunshine to make the world go around

Oakie Boogie
Composer(s): Johnny Tyler
Performer(s): Jack Guthrie;
Ella Mae Morse; Johnny Tyler; 
Don Walser; Speedy West


Now listen here friends, I wanna tell you
About a brand new dance that you gotta learn to do
It's called the oakie boogie, you do it oakie style
That mean oakie boogie is bound to drive you wild
Well it's gotta be fast, now you can't go slow
When you hear that rhythm, Lord you gotta do-si-do
When you do the oakie boogie, and do it oakie style
That mean oakie boogie is bound to drive you wild

Now ol' man Mose on a cane and a crutch
Tried to do the oakie boogie just a little too much
He tried to overdo it, Oklahoma style
That mean oakie boogie is bound to drive you wild
When you get started it's hard to stop
If you don't look out, you're gonna blow your top
When you do the oakie boogie, and do it oakie style
That mean oakie boogie is bound to drive you wild

Well it's gotta be fast, now you can't go slow
When you hear that rhythm, Lord you gotta do-si-do
When you do the oakie boogie, and do it oakie style
That mean oakie boogie is bound to drive you wild
When you get started it's hard to stop
If you don't look out, you're gonna blow your top
When you do the oakie boogie, and do it oakie style
That mean ol' oakie boogie and let her drive you wild

Now you got the beat, I'll tell you what to do
Grab your partner and follow on through
Let's do the oakie boogie, Oklahoma style
That mean ol' oakie boogie drives everybody wild

It Started With A Love Affair
Composer(s): Bard; Norell; Oson
Performer(s): Jerry Williams



In July of '62
The moment we met
My summer with you 
I'll never forget

I was looking to find 
Someone carin' like you
When I think of the time
Feelin' lonely and blue didn't know what to do

Ah Oh Oh

It started with a love affair
You showed me how to really care
With you I travel everywhere
If you feel the same only call my name
I'll be there

They play it now again
Our favorite song
It's still the same the refrain
Despite the years have gone

I was lucky to find
Someone carein' like you
When I think of the time
Feelin' lonely and blue didn't know what to do

It started with a love affair
You showed me how to really care
With you I travel everywhere
If you feel the same only call my name
I'll be there

I was lucky to find
Someone careing like you
When I think of the time
Feelin' lonely and blue didn't know what to do

It started with a love affair
You showed me how to really care
With you I travel everywhere
If you feel the same only call my name
I'll be there

O, Fair New Mexico
Composer(s): Elizabeth Garrett


Under a sky of azure, where balmy breezes blow
Kissed by the golden sunshine, is Nuevo Mejico
Land of the Montezuma, with firey hearts aglow
Land of the deeds historic, is Nuevo Mejico

Chorus: 

Oh! Fair New Mexico, we love, we love you so
Our hearts with pride o're flow
No matter where we go
Oh! Fair New Mexico, we love, we love you so
The grandest state we know NEW MEXICO!