Long Time Gone
Composer(s): Tex Ritter - Frank Hartford
First release by: The Everly Brothers - 1958



You cheated me and made me lonely
I tried to be your very own
There'll be a day you'll want me only 
But when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone, be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone

You're gonna be sad, you're gonna be weeping
You're gonna be blue and all alone
You'll regret the day you seen me leaving 
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone, be a long time gone
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone 

You'll see my face through tears and sorrow
You'll miss the face you called your own
Baby, there'll be no tomorrow 
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone 
Be a long time gone, be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone 

I've Heard That Song Before
Composer(s): Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn
Performer(s): Helen Forrest
and multiple other artists



It seems to me I've heard that song before
It's from an old familiar score
I know it well, that melody
It's funny how a theme recalls a favorite dream
A dream that brought you so close to me

I know each word because I've heard that song before
The lyrics said "Forever more"
Forever more's a memory
Please have them play it again
And I'll remember just when
I heard that lovely song before

Long Time
Composer(s): Tom Scholz
Performer(s): Boston



It's been such a long time
I think I should be going
And time doesn't wait for me
It keeps on rolling
Sail on
On a distant highway
I've got to keep on chasing a dream
I've gotta be on my way
Wish there was something I could say

Well, I'm taking my time
I'm just moving on
You'll forget about me after I've been gone
And I take what I find
I don't want no more
It's just outside of your front door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's been such a long time
It's been such a long time

Well (Woo?) I get so lonely
When I am without you
But in my mind, deep in my mind
I can't forget about you
Good times
And faces that remind me
I'm trying to forget your name
And leave it all behind me
You're coming back to find me

Well, I'm taking my time
I'm just moving on
You'll forget about me after I've been gone
And I take what I find
I don't want no more
It's just outside of your front door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's been such a long time
It's been such a long time

It's been such a long time
I think I should be going
And time doesn't wait for me
It keeps on rolling
There's a long road
I've gotta stay in time with
I've got to keep on chasing that dream
Though I may never find it
I'm always just behind it

Well, I'm taking my time
I'm just moving on
You'll forget about me after I've been gone
And I take what I find
I don't want no more
It's just outside of your front door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's been such a long time
It's been such a long time

Well, I'm taking my time
I'm just moving on
(Repeat) ...

I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
(Dutch & Spanish Versions: Ik Voel Dat Ik Haar Mis (Wim Sonneveld); A Su Mirar Me Acostumbré (Manolo Fabregas))
Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe
First performance/First release by: Rex Harrison - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists



Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn!
I've grown accustomed to her face
She almost makes the day begin
I've grown accustomed to the tune
That she whistles night and noon
Her smiles, her frowns
Her ups, her downs
Are second nature to me now
Like breathing out and breathing in

I was serenly independent
And content before we met
Surely I could always be that way again - and yet
I've grown accustomed to her look
Accustomed to her voice
Accustomed to her face

Marry Freddy 
What an infantile idea 
What a heartless, wicked, brainless thing to do 
But she'll regret it 
It's doomed before they even take the vow

I can see her now, Mrs. Freddy Eynsford-Hill
In a wretched little flat above a store
I can see her now, not a penny in the till
And a bill collector beating at the door
She'll try to teach the things I taught her
And end up selling flowers instead
Begging for her bread and water
While her husband has his breakfast in bed

In a year or so, when she's prematurely grey
And the blossom in her cheek has turned to chalk
She'll come home and lo
He'll have upped and run away
With a social-climbing heiress from New York
Poor Eliza. How simply frightful!
How humiliating! How delightful!

How poignant it'll be on that inevitable night
When she hammers on my door in tears and rags
Miserable and lonely, repentant and contrite
Will I take her in or hurl her to the walls?
Give her kindness or the treatment she deserves?
Will I take her back or throw the baggage out?

But, I'm a most forgiving man
The sort who never could, never would
Take a position and staunchly never budge
A most forgiving man

But I shall never take take her back
If she were even crawling on her knees
Let her promise to atone
Let her shiver, let her moan
I'll slam the door and let the hell-cat freeze!

Marry Freddy, Ha!

But I'm so used to hear her day
"Good morning" ev'ry day
Her joys, her woes
Her highs, her lows
Are second nature to me now
Like breathing out and breathing in

I'm very grateful she's a woman
And so easy to forget, rather like a habit
One can always break - and yet
I've grown accustomed to the trace
Of something in the air
Accustomed to her face

Long Thin Dawn
Composer(s): Gordon Lightfoot
First release by: Gordon Lightfoot - 1968



That long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again
I've seen the hills of Frisco and the streets of Montreal
In every town I've been to, I've had someone to call
From Winnipeg to Edmonton, Vancouver to St. Paul
I've had so many good friends I couldn't miss them all
And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

Last night I came to Denver beneath the snow-capped ridge
I thought about my darling as I stood beneath the bridge
And there were times I made her cry but I guess by now she's learned
that any time I've wandered, I always have returned
And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

Right now I'm on a highway just east of Omaha
riding shotgun on the biggest rig you ever saw
With forty tons of pig iron and a trucker known as Bill
all the way to Windsor, we've got some miles to kill
And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

While climbing up a hillside, Bill drops her down a gear
And the engine sings so sweetly, 'tis music to my ear
I tell him how I long to be just like him if I can
driving like the restless wind across this precious land
and that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

Says Bill "the air is clean tonight" as he puffs a big cigar
"and if this rig keeps rolling, my boy you'll travel far
But when you are a trucker you'll come to realize
the only thing a man can do is watch the world go by"
And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again
That long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

I've Gotta Sing Away These Blues
Composer(s): Jeri Cooper
Performer(s): Doris Day



My sweet man's left me
And I've got a torch I must lose
I may have to die some
And surely I'll cry some
But I've gotta sing away these blues

It's heartbreak time now
And so it's a sad song I choose
You may find it dreary
But Lord I'm so weary
I've gotta sing away these blues

I thought my role was certain
He was mine, he was mine, he was mine
But then fate rang down the curtain
And all I have left is a heart that's bereft

And now it's over
And I'm still payin' love's dues
My heart was a glad thing
That turned into sad thing
I've gotta sing away these blues

Yes I've gotta sing away these blues
These blues

Long Tall Sally
Composer(s): Enotris Johnson - Richard Penniman - Robert Blackwell
First release by: Little Richard and His Band - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1963 - L'oncle John (by Eddy Mitchell)
1963 - Rehtorin Luiseva Salli (by Johnny esa Pethmanin Yhtye)
1964 - Sally (by Johnny Hallyday)
1975 - Lang Tids Ventetid (by Bamses Venner)
1979 - Lange Lone (by Rock Nalle & The Flames)



Gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John
He claim he has the misery, but he's havin' a lot of fun
Oh baby, yeah baby, woo baby
Havin' me some fun tonight

Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed
She's got everything that uncle John need
Oh baby, yeah baby, woo baby
Havin' me some fun tonight

Well, I saw uncle John with bald headed Sally
He saw aunt Mary coming and he ducked back in the alley
Oh baby, yeah baby, woo baby
Havin' me some fun tonight

We're gonna have some fun tonight
We're gonna have some fun tonight
Woo, have some fun tonight
Everything's all right
Have some fun, have me some fun tonight

I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
Composer(s): Harold Arlen; Ted Koehler
First release by: Cab Calloway & His Orch. - 1932
Covered by multiple other artists



I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to feel low down
I gotta right to hang around 
Down around the river

A certain gal in this old town
Keeps draggin' my poor heart around
All I see for me is misery
I gotta right to sing the blues

I gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down around the river

I know the deep blue sea 
Will soon be callin' me
It must be love, say what you choose
I've gotta right to sing the blues

L'oncle John ((aka Sally (by Johnny Hallyday) - 1964))
((Adapted from: Long Tall Sally (by Little Richard) - 1956))
Composer(s): Enotris Johnson - Richard Penniman - Robert Blackwell - Gisèle Vesta
Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell - 1963

Versions In Other Languages:
1963 - Rehtorin Luiseva Salli (by Johnny esa Pethmanin Yhtye)
1975 - Lang Tids Ventetid (by Bamses Venner)
1979 - Lange Lone (by Rock Nalle & The Flames)



Tout à l'heure, j'ai rencontré l'oncle John
Il dit qu'on ne doit plus tant se voir, toi et moi
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Mais, moi, je suis fou de toi

Après tout, ça ne regarde personne
Si on nous voit ensemble du matin jusqu'au soir
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Et si je suis fou de toi

Je suis sûr que l'oncle John, dès ce soir
Va voir toute la famille et va me faire un tas d'histoires
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Parce que je suis fou de toi

Moi, tu sais, je vois venir l'oncle John
Il veut m' faire épouser une autre fille que toi
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Mais, moi, je suis fou de toi

Je me moque de l'oncle John
Et de son héritage, car tu es tout pour moi
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby! 
Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby! 
Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby! 
Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby!

I've Gotta Get A Message To You
(Italian Version: Pensiero D'amore - 1968)
Composer(s): Robin Gibb; Barry Alan Gibb; Maurice Ernest Gibb
First release by: Bee Gees - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists



The preacher talked to me and he smiled
Said, "Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile
Now for once in your life you're alone
but you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone"

I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on

I told him I'm in no hurry
but if I broke her heart, won't you tell her I'm sorry
And for once in my life I'm alone
and I've got to let her know just in time before I go

I've just go to get a message to you, hold on, hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on

Well I laughed but that didn't hurt
and it's only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt
Now I'm crying but deep down inside
well I did it to him, now it's my turn to die

I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on

Sally ((aka L'oncle John (by Eddy Mitchell) - 1963))
((Adapted from: Long Tall Sally (by Little Richard) - 1956))
Composer(s): Enotris Johnson - Richard Penniman - Robert Blackwell - Ralph Bernet
Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday - 1964

Versions In Other Languages:
1963 - Rehtorin Luiseva Salli (by Johnny esa Pethmanin Yhtye)
1975 - Lang Tids Ventetid (by Bamses Venner)
1979 - Lange Lone (by Rock Nalle & The Flames)



Oui, j'ai bien fini
Sally, oui de t'aimer
À présent tu peux bien
T'en aller à tout jamais

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais
Et tu pourras dire
Que c'est ta faute
Si cet amour-là n'est plus le nôtre

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais
Quand je reverrai
Ton faux sourire
Dis-toi qu'au fond de moi
Il ne voudra plus rien dire

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Oui, j'ai tout fait Sally
Pour te garder
Tu n'as rien vu
Et j'ai perdu

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais
Rien entre nous, je le vois
Ne fut une joie
Tu as vraiment tout gâché
Car tu ne pensais qu'à toi

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais, tout seul ce soir
Je ne veux plus te revoir
Je sortirai tout seul
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Pensiero D'amore
(Adapted from: I've Gotta Get A Message To You - 1968)
Composer(s): Robin Gibb; Barry Alan Gibb; Maurice Ernest Gibb; 
Tony Del Monaco; Franco Migliacci; Luciano Giacotto
Performer(s): Mal dei Primitives - 1968



Stasera voglio farti un regalo
che ti faccia ricordar
chi scordarti non sa

Ho sentito questo disco suonare
l'ho comprato per te
perchè pensi un poco a me

Questo disco
è il mio pensiero d'amore
per te, per te

Ogni volta
che lo senti suonare
pensa a me, a me

Accetta questo regalo
se il mio amore non vuoi
questo almeno vorrai

Un regalo non si butta mai via
quando sola resterai
potrà farti compagnia

Questo disco
è il mio pensiero d'amore
per te, per te

Anche se non potrà
farti tornare
con me, con me

Come passi adesso le tue serate
cosa fai, con chi sei
sei felice con lui?

Ma se un dubbio ti riporta al passato
dove sono lo sai
puoi chiamarmi se vuoi

Questo disco
è il mio pensiero d'amore
per te, per te

Ogni volta
che lo senti suonare
pensa a me, a me

Per te, per te
Ogni volta che lo senti suonare
pensa a me, a me

Questo disco
è il mio pensiero d'amore
per te, per te

Ogi volta che lo senti ...

Long Tall Glasses
Composer(s): David Alexander Courtney - Leo Sayer
First release by: Leo Sayer



I was travellin' down the road, feelin' hungry and cold 
I saw a sign sayin' food and drinks for everyone 
so naturally I thought I would take me a look inside 
I saw so much food, there was water comin' from my eye 

yeah there was ham an' there was turkey, there was caviar 
an' long tall glasses, with wine up to yar 

an' then somebody grabbed me, threw me outta my chair 
said before you can eat, you gotta dance like Fred Astaire 

you know I can't dance, you know I can't dance 
you know I can't dance, you know I can't dance 
I can't dance 

I am a man of the road -- a hobo by name 
I don't seek entertainment, just poultry and game 
but if it's all the same to you, then yes I will try my hand 
if you were as hungry as me then I'm sure you would understand 

hmmm 
now wait a minute 
let me see now 

of course I can dance of course I can dance 
I'm sure I can dance, I'm sure I can dance ... 
I can dance 

I can dance 
I really hit the floor 
ah feels good 
look at me dancin' 

I did a two-step, quick-step and a bossa nova 
a little Victor Silvester, and a Rudy Valentino 
you should a seen me movin', right across the floor 
hand me down my tuxedo, next week I'm comin' back for more 

I can dance -- oh yes! I can dance 
look at me dancin' the floor movin' 
I feel good -- I can dance 
I can dance, I can dance, I can dance

I’ve Gotta Be Me
Composer(s): Walter Marks
Performer(s): Sammy Davis Jr.
and multiple other artists



Whether I’m right, whether I’m wrong
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong
I’ve gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me
What else can I be but what I am?

I want to live, not merely survive
And I won’t give up this dream of life
That keeps me alive
I’ve gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me
The dream that I see makes me what I am

That faraway prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won’t settle down or settle for less
As long as there’s half a chance that I can have it all

I’ll go it alone, that’s how it must be
I can’t be right for somebody else if I’m not right for me
I’ve gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me
Daring to try to do it or die, I’ve gotta be me

I can’t be right for somebody else if I’m not right for me
I’ve gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me
Daring to try to do it or die
I’ve gotta be me 

Long Tall Girl
Composer(s): Rene - McKeithen
Performer(s): The Carnations



A long tall girl (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
A long tall girl (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
A long tall girl (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum)

Well, a long tall girl loves a little short boy
They walked together with a bundle of joy
The people used to laugh as they walked by
They said, (A long tall girl and a little peanut)

They didn't care what people did say
All they knew they were happy and gay
Yes, all day through they were happy and gay
Just that way

(Long tall girl) Oh, she was so tall
(Long tall girl) And that wasn't all
(Long tall girl) She had it all
(Long-long-long-long-long tall girl and a little short boy)

Well, they didn't care what the people did say
All they knew they were happy and gay
Yes, all day through they were happy and gay
A long tall girl and a little roofy

(Long tall girl) Oh, she was so tall
(Long tall girl) And that wasn't all
(Long tall girl) She had it all
(Long-long-long-long-long tall girl and a little short boy)

Well, a long tall girl loves a little short boy
They walked together with a bundle of joy
The people used to laugh as they walked by
They said, a long tall girl and a little meatball

A long tall girl (oh-oh-oh-oh)
A long tall girl (oh-oh-oh-oh)
A long tall girl (oh-oh-oh-oh)

I've Got You Under My Skin
Composer(s): Cole Porter
First performance by: Virginia Bruce - 1936
Covered by multiple other artists



I've got you under my skin
I've got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart, that you're really a part of me
I've got you under my skin

I've tried so not to give in
I've said to myself this affair never will go so well
But why should I try to resist, when baby will I know so well
That I've got you under my skin

I'd sacrifice anything come what might 
For the sake of having you near
In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats, repeats in my ear

Don't you know you fool, you never can win
Use your mentality, wake up to reality
But each time I do, just the thought of you 
Makes me stop before I begin
'Cause I've got you under my skin

Long Tail Cat
Composer(s): Kenny Loggins
First release by: Loggins & Messina - 1972



Long tail cat, a-sittin' by the 'ol rockin' chair
Now, he don't realise that there's a danger there
But he don't care, no rock 'n rollin' chair's
Gonna boogie on his day
'Cause he's a-swingin' his tail to a lowdown syncopate

I'm going down to Orleans town on a Dixie holiday
Get myself a hunk o' that harmony, yay-yayee
You may be a symphony, but I believe in a song
That's got a catchy melody and you can sing along
Yow-ooh, yeah Lord

Wow, they say they're talkin' about the girls that work up the town
Now I don't realise that they're a danger now, yeah
No swingin' tail, no rock `n roll girl
A-gonna boogie-woogie on these days
Just making time, to a Dixie holiday

I'm goin' down to New Orleans town
To get a pound of feed
Be back home in the dust about half a week, yeah-yay-ee
You may be a symphony, but I believe in a song
That's got a catchy melody and you can sing along
Everybody sing along
Don't know what to sing a long, Lord
Hey, you gonna sing a long

All you sing is oh my, oh my my
Your daddy's gettin' older
Your cows are goin' dry
You gotta go by
Go by by on the Dixie holiday, yeah-yay-ay-yay

Oh my, oh my my
Your daddy's gettin' older
And your cows are goin' dry
You gotta go by
Go by by on a Dixie holiday-ay-yay

Oh my, oh my my
Your daddy's gettin' older
Your cows are goin' dry
You gotta go by
Go by by on a Dixie holida-ooh people

Oh my, oh my my
Your daddy's gettin' older
Your cow's are goin' dry
You gotta go by
Go by by on a Dixie holiday, think about your Daddy

Oh my, oh my my
Your daddy's gettin' older
Your cows are goin' dry
You gotta go by
Go by by on a Dixie holiday, yay-ay

Oh, we're leaving on a Dixie holiday
Heading for the Dixie holiday, yeah, yeah, yeah

I've Got You On My Mind
Composer(s): Cole Porter
Performer(s): Fred Astaire & Claire Luce 
and multiple other artists



Claire: You can't be much surprised to hear I think you're sweller than swell
Fred: But granting all your virtues, Dear, you've certain feelings as well
Claire: You don't sing enough, you don't dance enough
Fred: You don't drink the great wines of France enough
Claire: You're not wild enough
Fred: You're not gay enough
Claire: You don't let me lead you astray enough
Fred: You don't live enough, you don't dare enough
Claire: You don't give enough, you don't care enough
Fred: You don't make my sad life sunny enough
Claire: Yet, sweetheart, funny enough....

I've got you on my mind
Although I'm disinclined
You're not so hot, you
But I've got you on my mind

Fred:
I'd thank the gods above
If I could only love
Somebody not you
But I've got you on my mind

Claire:
Let my poor upset leisure be
Otherwise my pet treasure be
Fred:
And arrange to let pleasure be
A bit less refined

Both:
For, darling, not until
I get thet famous thrill
Will I be resigned
I've got you on my mind

The Long Road
Eddie Vedder & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan



And I wished for so long, cannot stay ...
All the precious moments, cannot stay ...
It's not like wings have fallen, cannot stay ...
But I feel something's missing, cannot say ... 

Holding hands are daughters and sons
And their faith's just falling down, down, down, down ...
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today

We all walk the long road 
Cannot stay ...
There's no need to say goodbye ... 
All the friends and family
All the memories going round, round, round, round
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today

And the wind keeps roaring
And the sky keeps turning gray
And the sun is set
The sun will rise another day ...

We all walk the long road 
Cannot stay ...
There's no need to say goodbye ... 
All the friends and family
All the memories going round, round, round, round
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today 
How I've wished for so long
How I wish for you today

We all walk the long road 
We all walk the long road 
We all walk the long road 

I've Got To Use My Imagination
Composer(s): Gerry Goffin; Barry Goldberg
First release by: Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1973
Covered by multiple other artists



I've really got to use my imagination
To think of good reasons
To keep on keepin' on

Got to make the best of a bad situation
Ever since that day
I woke up and found
That you were gone

Darkness all around me
Blackin out the sun
Old friends call me
But I just dont feel like talkin to anyone

Emptiness has found me
And it just wont let me go
I go right on livin'
But why I just don't know

Staring down reality
Dont do me no good
'Cause our misunderstanding
Is too well understood

Such a sad, sad season
When a good love dies.
Not a day goes by
When I dont realize

I've really got to use my imagination
To think of good reasons
To keep on keepin' on

Got to make the best of a bad situation
Ever since that day
I woke up and found
That you were gone