It's A New Day
Composer(s): James Brown
First release by: James Brown - 1971



Fellas, things done got too far gone
We gotta let the girls know what they gotta do for us!
It's than gotta be a drag, man, a man can't do nothin' no more!
A-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Is really a drag?
You gotta do somethin'!
Can I count 'em?
Look me here!

Girl, let me tell you what you got to do
Keepin' me so mellow, so nobody can get through
When he had to do your lovin', smilin' keeps us cheek
Walk away and twist your hip, make sure you keep him weak
Don't let nobody take care o' your business better than you do
Do what he wants, give what he wants, expect 'em come to you

And than you can hold your men, you can hold your men, you can hold your men
you can hold..., hey!

Never get so confident was nothin' you want to know
You caught up your time, you lose your thing, you think you got to go
You know what we got to tell 'em to take a plea until balls
Use your thing so carefully and don't be a total loss
Sister, when you loved your man, be careful, I ain't tellin' that
He will put you back on the corner, use you like it's in the hat

You can hold your men, you can hold your men, you can hold your men, you can hold, hey!

Hit it!

Good god, kill it!

Hit me now!

Good god!

Never get too confident so it's nothin' you want to know
You caught up your time, you lose your thing, you think you got to blow
You know I got what it takes to take a plea until balls
You gotta use it carefully and it can't be a total...

Hit me now!

Good god, kill it!

Yeah!

Good god!

Fellas!
Can I get some help?
Can I get some help?
Look for me some help!
Can I get a witness?
Shall I need a witness?
Shall I need a witness?
I, I, I, I need a witness!
Can I get a witness?
I want a witness over there!
Can I get a witness?
I want a witness over here!
I'm a witness right here!
I'm a witness over there!
Is a witness over there?
I'm a witness right here!
Wait a minute!

Girl, let me tell you what you got to do
Keepin' me so mellow, nobody can get through
And when he had to do your lovin', smilin' keeps us cheek, good god
Walk away and twist your hip, make sure you keep him weak
And make sure you keep him weak, good god
Sure you keep him...

Ain't it funky now? Good god!
Ain't it funky now? Hey!
Ain't it funky now?
Ain't it funky now?
Ain't it funky now?
Ain't it funky now?
Ain't it funky now?
One more! Ha!
Don't... Good god!

Don't let nobody take care o' your business better than you do
Do what he wants, give what he wants expect 'em come to you

Ain't it funky now?
Can I get some help?
Look for me some help!
Than clap your hands!
I said, clap your hands!
Put the level little higher!
Put the level little higher!
A little bit higher now!
Put the level little higher!
Ain't it funky now?
Ain't it funky now?
Yeah!
People scream!
Can I scream, brother?
Can I scream, brother?
Brother, can I scream now?
Can I scream, brother?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Gotta scream!
Good god, gotta scream, now!
I gotta scream, now!
I gotta scream, now!
I gotta scream, now!
You want a whole o' men
I need a whole o' men
I need satisfy the men
I need a whole o' men
I got a whole o' men
Ain't it funky now?
Good god, ain't it funky now?
Hey, yeah, yeah!
Can I get some help?
I gotta have some help!
I wanna get some help!
Wanna get some help!
I wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, yeah, now!
Good God!
Can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, yeah!

Never get so confident, so it's nothin' you want to know
You caught up your time, you lose your thing, you think you got to blow
You know I got what it takes to take a plea until balls
You gotta use it carefully and it can't be a total loss

You girl, looky here!

Sister, when you tell your love your man, get how, tellin' that
You take upon a planet and use it if it's in the hat

Come on!
Can I get some help?
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
A witness over there?
A witness over there?
A witness, witness, witness, witness!
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Can?
Can I get a witness?
Hey yeah.
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Ah!
Ah!
Can I get a witness?
Ah, lord!
Ah!
Ah!
Brother, do you know what I'm talkin' about?
Brother, do you understand it now?
Ha!
Brother Byrd, you know what I'm talkin' about!
Ha!
Can I get a witness?

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Composer(s): Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich - Phil Spector
First release by: Darlene Love - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists



They're singin' "Deck the Halls"
But its not like Christmas at all
I remember when you were here
And all the fun we had last year

(Christmas) Oh, the snow's coming down
(Christmas) Now I'm watching it fall
(Christmas) All the people around
(Christmas) Baby please come home

(Christmas) Now the church bells in town
(Christmas) Oh, they're singing our song
(Christmas) Oh, what a happy sound
(Christmas) Baby please come home

They're singing "Deck the Halls"
But it's not like Christmas at all
I remember when you were here
Oh and all the fun we had last year

(Christmas) Oh Now the snow's coming down
(Christmas) Now I'm watching it fall
(Christmas) All the people around
(Christmas) Said Baby please come home
Yeah won't you please come home

They're singing "Deck the Halls"
But it's not like Christmas at all
I remember when you were here
Oh and all the fun that we had last year

(Christmas) Now the snow's coming down
(Christmas) Oh I'm watching it fall
(Christmas) All the people around
Baby, baby, baby, please come home
Now the snow's comin' down
Baby please come home 

It's A Mystery
Composer(s): Bob Seger
Performer(s): Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band



It's a myst'ry, how the heart beats
How the sun shines, how our eyes meet
It's a myst'ry, it's a wonder
How we keep from sinkin' under
It's a myst'ry

All the nonsense set before us
Supposed to shock us, but it bores us
All the ennui, all the replays
All the rewrites, all the "can't says"
It's a myst'ry

Electron guns fire images
They end in interstellar space
Within the year

And through it all
We dance and starve
And burn and clear

It's a myst'ry how they con us
How they sneak 'til they're upon us
All the anchors with their helmets
Getting ratings with their zealots
All the pundits, all the salesmen
Selling snake oil to the nation
All the specials, every re-run
All the penguins getting well done
It's a myst'ry

It's a myst'ry how the heart beats
How the sun shines, how our eyes meet
It's a myst'ry, it's a wonder
How we ever find each other
It's a myst'ry

C-h-r-i-s-t-m-a-s
Composer(s): Jenny Lou Carson - Eddy Arnold
First recording/First release by: Eddy Arnold, The Tennesee Plowboy and his Guitar - 1949
Covered by multiple other artists



When I was but a youngster, Christmas meant one thing
That I'd be getting lots of toys that day

I learned a whole lot diff'rent when Mother sat me down
And taught me to spell Christmas this way

"C" is for the Christ Child born upon this day
"H" for herald angels in the night
"R" means our Redeemer
"I" means Israel
"S" is for the star that shone so bright
"T" is for the tree wise men
They who travelled far
"M" is for the manger where He lay
"A" is for all He stands for
"S" means shepherds came
And that's why there's a Christmas Day 

It's A Musical World
Composer(s): Leslie Bricusse; Anthony Newley
Performer(s): Anthony Newley; Petula Clark; Sammy Davis Jr.



The world is made of music
Never any symphony
The sound surrounds
Miracles of melody
Are bound around us too

It's a musical world
Such a musical world

Listen to the rhythm
Of a storm in summer
Hear the mellow melody
When church bells chime
"Once upon a time"

It's a musical world
Such a beautiful world

Ding, dong, sing a song of spring and summer
Bring some summer song and opera new
I love music, and I know that you do too

It's a musical world
Such a beautiful world

Yeah...

The world was made for music
Everything contributes to the rare concerto
Elephants and butterflies have their concertos too

It's a beautiful world
It's a musical world

Listen to the music of a lonely seashore
Hear a certain company to speak up for
Make it have an orchestra where every sound belongs

It's a musical world
Such a beautiful world

Ding, dong, sing a song of spring and summer
Sing some summer song and opera new
I love music, and I know that you do too

Yeah...

It's a musical world
[Fade to End]
I love music, and I know that you to too
Yeah...
It's a musical world
Such a beautiful world

That's The Way It Goes
Composer(s): Sidney Robin - Alec Wilder
Performer(s): Peggy Lee



That's the way it goes
No one ever knows
Just like that, it only took a minute
And I belong to you

You can never tell
That's how fast I fell
I just thought that there was nothing in it
But that is far from true

Now I thought that I was clever
You couldn't take me by surprise
But I found I'd be in love forever
The moment I looked in your eyes

That's the way it goes
No one ever knows
Here's my heart and you deserve to win it
For that's the way it goes

It's A Most Unusual Play
Composer(s): Harold Adamson; Jimmy McHugh
Performer(s): Allan Sherman



It's a most unusual play
Feel like throwing my tickets away
'Cause the boy gets the boy
And the girl gets the girl
And it's way too far off Broadway
It's a most unusual plot
Which I've either blocked out or forgot
I don't know what it means
But they all wear blue jeans
And they scratch themselves quite a lot
There's no scenery, there's no lighting
There's no costumes; oh, what art!
If there only were no house lights
I would sneak up the aisle and depart
There's a most unusual scene
Where this man dates this Xerox machine
So his girlfriend gets mad
And she murders the cad
To the tune of "Begin the Beguine"
In this most unusual, most unusual, most unusual play
Oh, the language is a bit loose
It's decidedly not Mother Goose
Outside on the marquee
This quotation you'll see
"I was shocked!" and it's signed Lenny Bruce
It's a play where something went wrong
'Cause it's five hours, twelve minutes long
If you sit there, my friend
From beginning to end
Then your bladder better be strong
There are people hitting people
There's a couple in a cage
There's neurotics, there's narcotics
And the bathroom is right on the stage!
It's a great big critical smash
And it's raking in all kinds of cash
But the theater's appalling
With things that are crawling
I think I am getting a rash
From this most unusual, most unusual, most unusual play

That's The Story Of My Life
Composer(s): Lou Reed
Performer(s): The Velvet Underground



That’s the story of my life
That’s the difference between wrong and right
But billy said, both those words are dead
That’s the story of my life

It's A Most Unusual Day 
Composer(s): Harold Adamson; Jimmy McHugh
Performer(s): Jane Powell
and multiple other artists



It's a most unusual day
Feel like throwing my worries away
As an old native-born Californian would say
It's a most unusual day

There's a most unusual sky
Not a sign of a cloud passing by
And if I want to sing, throw my heart in the ring
It's a most unusual day

There are people meeting people
There is sunshine everywhere
There are people greeting people
And a feeling of Spring in the air

It's a most unusual time
I keep feeling my temperature climb
If my heart won't behave in the usual way 
Well, there's only one thing to say
It's a most unusual day

There are people meeting people
There is sunshine everywhere
There are people greeting people
And a feeling of Spring in the air

I keep feeling my temperature climb, climb, climb, climb, climb, climb, climb
Till there is only one thing to say
It's a most, most, most, most, most unusual, most unusual
Most unusual day
Most unusual day

The Greatest Gift Of All
Composer(s): John Barlow Jarvis
Performer(s): Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers;
and various other artists



Kenny:
Dawn is slowly breaking, our friends have all gone home
You and I are waiting for Santa Claus to come
There's a present by the tree, stockings on the wall
Knowing you're in love with me is the greatest gift of all

Dolly:
The fire is slowly fading, chill is in the air
All the gifts are waiting for children everywhere
Through the window I can see snow begin to fall
Knowing you're in love with me is the greatest gift of all

Both:
Just before I go to sleep, I hear a church bell ring
Merry Christmas everyone is the song it sings
So I say a silent prayer for creatures great and small
Peace on earth, good will to men is the greatest gift of all
Peace on earth, good will to men is the greatest gift of all

It's A Miracle 
Composer(s): Barry Manilow; Marty Panzer
Performer(s): Barry Manilow



You wouldn't believe where I've been (ooh, ooh, ooh) 
The cities and towns I've been in (ooh, ooh, ooh) 
From Boston to Denver and every town in between
(Everyone looks the same)
The people, they all look the same (yes, the same)
Oh, only the names have been changed (just the names) 
But now that I'm home again I'm telling' you what I believe

It's a miracle (miracle)
A true, blue spectacle, a miracle come true (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh) 
We're together, baby, I was going crazy till a miracle came through
(Whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
Now you're here and my arms are around you 
And, baby, there'll be dancing' in the street 

For the miracle (miracle) 
A true, blue spectacle, miracle is you (whoo) (ooh-ooh-ooh, whoo) 

I never knew you looked so good 
Oh, I never knew anyone could
I must have been crazy to ever have gone away (almost forgot you, babe)
I almost forgot what it's like (every night)
Oh, holding' you near me at night (every night)
But now that I'm home again, you know that I'm home to stay

Because it's a miracle (miracle) 
A true, blue spectacle, a miracle come true (whoa oh-oh-oh-oh)
We're together, baby, I was going crazy till a miracle came through 
Now you're here and I'm feeling so good 
And, baby, there'll be dancing' in the streets 

For the miracle (miracle) 
A true, blue spectacle, a miracle is you (whoo) (ooh-ooh-ooh, whoo) 
Now you're here and my arms are around you 
And, baby, there'll be dancing' in the streets 
Ha!, there's gonna be dancing' in the streets 
Whoa-oh oh, dancing' in the streets 

Oh, a miracle 
A true, blue spectacle, a miracle is you (whoo) 
(Miracle is you) (whoo) (Miracle is you) (whoo)

Christ Is Born Today
Composer(s): Barbara Timmons
Performer(s): Chuck Wagon Gang



Christ, the King, born today!
Hear the angels sing
While shepherds watch o’er their flocks and the anthem rings
From afar Wise Men come and their homage pay
Good will to men!
Peace on earth!
Christ is born today!
Alleluia! Praise His holy name!
Alleluia! Christ is born today!
Alleluia! What a joyous day!
Alleluia! Christ is born today!
Bethlehem is the town of the baby’s birth
They bro’t to Him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh
Wrapped up warm in swaddling clothes, sleeping in the hay
Emanuel! King of Kings! Christ is born today!
Alleluia! Praise His holy name!
Alleluia! Christ is born today!
Alleluia! What a joyous day!
Alleluia! Christ is born today!
It’s Christmas Day anytime; just invite Him in
He’ll give you peace lovingly and new life begin
Sin is past, gone away, all things are made new
When Jesus comes into your heart
Christ is born in you!
Alleluia! Praise His holy name!
Alleluia! Christ is born today!
Alleluia! What a joyous day!
Alleluia! Christ is born today!
Christ, the King is born today!
Angels sing His praise
What a heavenly celebration
Christ is born today!
Alleluia! Praise His holy name!
Alleluia! Christ is born today!
Christ is born today! 

It's A Man's Man's Man's World
Composer(s): Betty Jean Newsome; James Brown
First release by: James Brown & the Famous Flames - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists

Titles In Other Languages:
1966 - Si Tu M'aimes Encore
1966 - Mondo Di Uomini
1967 - Se Mi Vuoi Sempre Bene



This is a man's world, this is a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl

You see, mn made the cars to take us over the road
Man made the trains to carry heavy loads
Man made electric light to take us out of the dark
Man made the boat for the water, like Noah made the ark

This is a man's, a man's, a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl

Man thinks about a little baby girls and a baby boys
Man makes then happy 'cause man makes them toys
And after man has made everything, everything he can
You know that man makes money to buy from other man

This is a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl

He's lost in the world of man
He's lost in bitterness 

Christ Is Born In Bethlehem
Composer(s): Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley
Performer(s): The Bishops



Christ, by highest heaven adored
Christ, the everlasting Lord
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a virgin's womb

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail th' Incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel

Come, Desire of nations come
Fix in us Thy humble home
Rise, the Woman's conquering Seed
Bruise in us the Serpent's head

Adam's likeness, Lord efface
Stamp Thy image in its place
Second Adam, from above
Reinstate us in thy love

Hail, the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail, the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Ris'n with healing in His wings

Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth

Se Mi Vuoi Sempre Bene - 1967 (aka Mondo Di Uomini - 1966)
(Adapted from: It's A Man's Man's Man's World - 1966)
Composer(s): Betty Jean Newsome; James Brown; Sergio Bardotti; Luigi Tenco
Performer(s): Nino Ferrer - 1967



Se mi vuoi sempre bene
Se tu mi vuoi sempre bene
Non mi devi lasciar
Oh no
Ho bisogno di te
Anche se trovi
Che sono piu' silenzioso
E se non ti guardo piu'
Come ti guardavo prima
Anche se qualche volta
Ti pare quasi di odiarmi
E se ti stanco solo
Stando vicino a te
Se mi vuoi bene bene bene
Oh no
Non mi devi lasciar
Ho bisogno di te...
Anche se tu pensi
Che per nulla
Ho buttato via
Per fare un po' di musica
La tua vita e la mia
Anche quando l'eta'
Avra' tutto cambiato
E anche quando saprai
Che niente serve a niente
Se mi vuoi bene
Bene bene bene
Non mi devi lasciar
Ho bisogno di te
Oh no
Ti voglio bene sai...

Christ Is Born
Composer(s): Domenico Bartolucci - Ray Charles
Performer(s): The Carpenters
and multiple other artists



It is he 
Christ who is born today 
Hear him crying 
In the manger 
King of Heaven 
Son of God 
Alleluia, Alleluia 

There he lies 
There with the lambkin 
Only swaddle for his garment 
With his Holy Mother Mary 
Alleluia, Alleluia 

Glory, Glory to almighty God 
And on earth peace to all men 
Hear the joyful angels singing 
Alleluia, Alleluia 

He is born 
Let us adore him 
Christ the Lord 
King of Kings 
Prince of Peace 
For all the universe 
Alleluia, Alleluia

Si Tu M'aimes Encore
(Adapted from: It's A Man's Man's Man's World - 1966)
(Italian Versions: Mondo Di Uomini - 1966; Se Mi Vuoi Sempre Bene - 1967)
Composer(s): Betty Jean Newsome; James Brown; Nino Ferrer
Performer(s): Nino Ferrer - 1966



Dis, si tu m'aimes encore
Dis, si tu m'aimes encore
Ne me laisse jamais
jamais tout seul, je t'aime trop!

Même si tu crois qu'on n'a plus rien à se dire
Et même si le temps passé a fait passer notre désir
Même si tu te rends compte que tu me hais parfois
Même si je te fatigue, simplement parce que je suis là

Dis si tu m'aimes, m'aimes, m'aimes encore
Ne me laisse jamais, non jamais tout seul
Je t'aime trop!

Même si tu penses que j'ai détruit de mes mains
Ma vie pour ma musique et la tienne pour rien
Même quand l'hiver de l'âge aura flétri nos corps
Et même lorsque tu sauras que rien ne sert à rien

Dis, si tu m'aimes encore
Ne me laisse jamais, non jamais, tout seul
Je t'aime trop!

Je t'aime, dis mon pauvre amour
Je t'aime et ne sais pas le dire
Je t'aime {ad lib}

That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be)
Composer(s): Bill Giant - Bernie Baum - Florence Kaye
Performer(s): The Everly Brothers



We hold hands in the movie show
So they say that we’re old fashioned
Or we stroll beneath the silv’ry moon, oo-oo-oo-oon
And we carve our initials in the old oak tree
That’s old fashioned, that’s the way love should be

We enjoy sitting side by side
In the booth in the ice cream parlor
Where we play the nickelodeon, ah-ah-ah-ahn
And we dance when we hear our favorite melody
That’s old fashioned, that’s the way love should be

It’s a modern changing world
Everything is moving fast
But when it comes to love I like
What they did in the past

I’m the kind who loves only one
So the boys say I’m old fashioned
Let them laugh, honey I don’t mi-i-i-i-ind
I’ve made plans for a wedding day for you and me
That’s old fashioned, that’s the way love should be 

It's A Lowdown Dirty Deal
Composer(s): John L. Crainer; T-Bone Walker
Performer(s): T-Bone Walker



It's great to be rich and a doggone shame to be poor
It's great to be rich and a doggone shame to be poor
It's a lowdown dirty deal when your woman don't want you no more

I tried to please her but it only made her mad
I tried to please her but it only made her mad
She done strip me and took everything I had

Now what you gonna do with a woman like that?
Now what you gonna do with a woman like that?
Who takes all your money yes and leaves you flat?

Yes it's great to be rich and a doggone shame to be poor
It's a lowdown dirty deal when your woman don't want you no more
Now it was money in the morning, and money every night

If I didn't have no money, she was ready to fight
It's great to be rich and a doggone shame to be poor
It's a lowdown dirty deal when your woman don't want you no more

Chrissy, The Christmas Mouse
Composer(s): Louis S. Filardi
Performer(s): Donald O'Connor



All of Santa's reindeer pull his sleigh
And that's their claim to fame
But in Santa's house, there lives a little mouse 
And Chrissy is her name

Oh Chrissy, the Christmas mouse
Lives in the middle of Santa's house
And all day long she would romp and play
And help Santa load his Christmas sleigh 

Now the story goes that Chrissy's nose
Was also big and bright
But we all know she did not go
On that famous ride that night 

Christmas day found her sad and blue
And Santa said, "What's wrong with you?" 
She said, "I'm here all alone each day 
While you're out riding in your Christmas sleigh" 

Oh Chrissy, the Christmas mouse
Lives in the middle of Santa's house
And all day long she would romp and play
And help Santa load his Christmas sleigh 

Now every day she would beg and plead 
With Santa and his wife
"Oh Santa, Santa", Chrissy said
"Please let me ride upon your Christmas sled" 

And Santa said to Mrs. Claus
"Did Chrissy finish all her chores?" 
"She cleaned her room, and made her bed
Please let her ride in your Christmas sled" 

Oh Chrissy, the Christmas mouse
Lives in the middle of Santa's house
And all day long she would romp and play
And help Santa load his Christmas sleigh 

Now on Christmas eve when the moon is high
And the children are all in bed
Just look above and see our love
Riding in Santa's sled

Oh Chrissy, the Christmas mouse
Lives in the middle of Santa's house
She's so happy on Christmas day
Because she rides on Santa's sleigh
"Merry Christmas everybody!" 
"Merry Christmas!" 
"Yeah!"