Sweet Home Alabama
((French Version: Cartes Postales D'Alabama (Johnny Hallyday) - 1983))
Composer(s): Ed King - Ronnie Van Zandt - Gary Rossington
First release by: Lynyrd Skynyrd - 1974
Covered by multiple other artists



Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the Southland
I miss ol' Bamy once again
And I think its a sin, yeah

Well I heard Mr. Young sing about us
Well, I heard ol' Neil put us down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow

Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you

In Birmingham they shot the governor
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth

Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Here I come Alabama

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue
Now how about you?

Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you

Sweet home Alabama
Oh sweet home baby
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you

Here I come… 

You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio
Composer(s): Joni Mitchell
Performer(s): Joni Mitchell



If you're driving into town with a dark cloud above you
Dial in the number who's bound to love you
Oh, honey, you turn me on, I'm a radio
I'm a country station, I'm a little bit corny
I'm a wild wood flower waving for you
Broadcasting tower, waving for you
And I'm sending you out this signal here
I hope you can pick it loud and clear
I know you don't like weak women, you get bored so quick
And you don't like strong women 'cause they're hip to your tricks
It's been dirty for dirty down the line
But you know I come when you whistle, when you're loving and kind

But if you've got too many doubts
If there's no good reception for me then tune me out
Cause honey who needs the static?
It hurts the head and you wind up cracking
And the day goes dismal from "Breakfast Barney" to the sign off prayer
What a sorry face you get to wear
I'm gonna tell you again now if you're still listening there:

If you're driving into town with a dark cloud above you
Dail in the number who's bound to love you
If you're lying on the beach with the transistor going
Kick off the sandflies honey, the love's still flowing
if you head says forget it but your heart's still smoking
Call me at the station, the lines are open

Sweet Home 
Composer(s): Cropper
Performer(s): Sam & Dave



You needed help and I took you in 
Because I was nice enough to be your friend 
But now I know from the start when you walked in 
You laid the cornerstone for a home in my heart 

You built a home in my heart 
I'll keep you here until we part 
You gave my life a brand new start 
When you built your home in my heart 

You knocked on my door and I let you in 
Now I know we're more than friends 
I'll keep you here night and day 
Your home in my heart is here to stay 

Sweet sweet sweet home 
Sweet sweet sweet home
Sweet sweet sweet home
Never again will I be alone 

A home that's filled with nothin' but sunshine 
A home that's filled with nothin' but care 
Sweet sweet sweet home 
One that both of us can share 

Sweet sweet sweet home 
Sweet sweet sweet home
Sweet sweet sweet home
I'm talkin' about a sweet home the night you came ...

You Turn Me On
Composer(s): Ian Whitcomb
Performer(s): Ian Whitcomb



Come on now honey you know you really turn me on 
Come on now honey you know you really turn me on 
And when and when you do 
uh huh huh huh uh uh 
That's my song 

Come on now baby, come on and do the jerk with me 
Come on now honey, come on and do the jerk with me 
And if if you do 
uh huh huh huh uh uh 
That's my song 

(break) 

Come on now baby you know you really turn me on 
Ah 
Come on now honey you know you really turn me on 
Ah yeah 
And when and when you do 
uh huh huh huh uh uh 
That's my song 

Let's go!

Sweet Hitch-Hiker 
Composer(s): John C. Fogerty
Performer(s): Creedence Clearwater Revival



Was Ridin' along side the highway, rollin' up the country side
Thinkin' I'm the devil's heatwave, what you burn in your crazy mind?
Saw a slight distraction standin' by the road
She was smilin' there, yellow in her hair
Do you wanna, I was thinkin', would you care

Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
We could make music at the Greasy King
Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
Won't you ride on my fast machine?

Cruisin' on thru the junction, I'm flyin' 'bout the speed of sound
Noticin' peculiar function, I ain't no roller coaster show me down
I turned away to see her, Woa! she caught my eye
But I was rollin' down, movin' too fast
Do you wanna, She was thinkin' can it last

Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
We could make music at the Greasy King
Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
Won't you ride on my fast machine?

Was busted up along the highway, I'm the saddest ridin' fool alive
Wond'ring if you're goin' in my way, won't you give a poor boy a ride?
Here she comes a ridin', Lord, She's flyin' high
But she was rollin' down, movin' too fast
Do you wanna, She was thinkin' can I last

Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
We could make music at the Greasy King
Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
Won't you ride on my fast machine?

Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
We could make music at the Greasy King
Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
Won't you ride on my fast machine?

Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
We could make music at the Greasy King
Sweet Hitch-a-Hiker
Won't you ride on my fast machine?

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
(Hot Summer Night)
Composer(s): Jim Steinman
Performer(s): Meat Loaf



Boy: On a hot summer night
would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Girl: Will he offer me his mouth?
Boy: Yes
Girl: Will he offer me his teeth?
Boy: Yes
Girl: Will he offer me his jaws?
Boy: Yes
Girl: Will he offer me his hunger?
Boy: Yes
Girl: Again, will he offer me his hunger?
Boy: Yes!
Girl: And will he starve without me?
Boy: Yes!
Girl: And does he love me?
Boy: Yes
Girl: Yes
Boy: On a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Girl: Yes
Boy: I bet you to say that to all the boys

It was a hot summer night and the beach was burning
There was fog crawling over the sand
When I listened to your heart I hear the whole world turning
I see the shooting stars
Falling through your trembling hands

You were licking your lips and your lipstick shining
I was dying just to ask for a taste
We were lying together in a silver lining
By the light of the moon
You know there's not another moment
Not another moment
Not another moment to waste

When you hold me so close that my knees grow weak
And my soul is flying high above the ground
I'm trying to speak but no matter what I do
I just can't seem to make any sound

And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
And I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you

And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me
You took the words right out of my mouth
And I swear it's true
I was just about to say I love you

Now my body is shaking like a wave on the water
And I guess that I'm beginning to grin
Oooh, we're finally alone and we can do what we want to
The night is young
And ain't no one gonna know where you
No one gonna know where you
No one's gonna know where you've been

You were licking your lips and your lipstick shining
I was dying just to ask for a taste
We were lying together in a silver lining
By the light of the moon
You know there's not another moment
Not another moment
Not another moment to waste

And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh it must have been while you were kissing me

Sweet Heaven (I'm In Love Again) 
Composer(s): Bruce Susman - Jack Feldman - Barry Manilow
Performer(s): Barry Manilow; Ivo Franklin



Sweet heaven I'm in love again 
Sweet heaven I'm in love again
You came along now what can I do
I only want to be with you

Sweet heaven here I go again
I'm hooked from head to toe again
One minute I'm so lonely and then
Oh sweet heaven

Hey babe
Now that I've found you life's a song
Say babe
Where were you hiding I've been waiting so long

Sweet heaven I'm in love again
So totally in love again
I'll shout it everywhere I go
I'll sing it on the radio
I want the whole world to know
Sweet heaven I'm in love again

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart
Composer(s): Ralph Rainger; Leo Robin
Performer(s): Dorothy Lamour;
Benny Goodman; Henry Hall; Thelonious Monk; 
Paul Motian Trio; Martha Tilton



Here in the moonlight I found my sunlight
Shining within your eyes
Now if you see me confused and dreamy
Blame it on this surprise

You took the words right out of my heart
And it was like a bolt from the blue
You took the words right out of my heart
When you said “I love you”

When you said “I love You”
I stood in a daze awhile
For I felt that way too
From the moment I saw you smile

I had the words and you in my heart
There wasn’t room enough for the two
You took the words right out of my heart
And there’s only room for you

Christmas Wishes
Composer(s): Art Podell - Randy Sparks
Performer(s): New Christy Minstrels; Anne Murray



If I had my way this Christmas
If all I could wish would be
Of all the great wishes in a wonderful world
I'd only ask for three

And if I could have three wishes
And if the first wish came true
There'd be Peace on Earth, goodwill among all
And love in all that we do

Can you imagine a world like that?
What a wonderful world it would be
And then I would wish it would go on forever
For people like you and me

If I had my way this Christmas
And if all the others came true
My third wish would be, for now and forever

To share all my wishes with you

You Took My Breath Away
Composer(s): The Traveling Wilburys
Performer(s): The Traveling Wilburys



You took my breath away
Now I want it back again
Look at the mess I'm in
I don't know what to say
I don't know how to feel
You don't care anyway
All I can do is write 
You took my breath away
You took this song of mine,
And changed the little bit
It used to sound alright
But now the words don't fit
It's getting hard to rhyme
Impossible to play
I've tried it many times
You took my breath away

One day when the sun is shining
There will be that silver lining

You knocked my headlights out
So turn them on again
I can't see where I'm going
I can't tell where I've been
I don't know how to feel
This hasn't been my day
Seems like I've lost a wheel
You took my breath away

You took my breath away
You took my breath away
You took my breath away

Sweet Happy Life
Composer(s): Luiz Bonfá - Norman Gimbel - Antônio Maria
Performer(s): Peggy Lee
and multiple other artists



My wish for you
Sweet happy life
May all the days of 
The year that you live
Be laughing days
With all my heart
Sweet happy life
And may the night times
That follow the days
Be dancing much

Stars for your smile
Moons for your hair
And someone's wonderful love
For your loving arms to share

My wish for you
Sweet happy life
May all your sorrows be gone
And your heart begin to sing
And if a wish can make it be
I wish you'd spend every day
Of your happy life with me

Stars for your smile
Moons for your hair
And someone's wonderful love
For your loving arms to share

My wish for you
Sweet happy life
May all your sorrows be gone
And your heart begin to sing
And if a wish can make it be
I wish you'd spend every day
Of your happy life with me

Sweet happy life
Sweet happy life

You Took Advantage Of Me
Composer(s): Lorenz Hart; Richard Rodgers
Performer(s): Ella Fitzgerald;
and various other artists



I'm a sentimental sap, that's all
What's the use of trying not to fall?
I have no will, you've made your kill
'Cause you took advantage of me!

I'm just like an apple on a bough
And you're gonna shake me down somehow
So, what's the use,
you've cooked my goose
'Cause you took advantage of me!

I'm so hot and bothered that I don't
know my elbow from my ear
I suffer something awful each time you go
And much worse when you're near

Here I am with all my bridges burned
Just a babe in arms where
you're concerned
So lock the doors and call me yours
'Cause you took advantage of me

Sweet Guinevere
Composer(s): Gordon Lightfoot
Performer(s): Gordon Lightfoot



Sweet Guinevere you’re off to the coal town tonight
And your young brother Ernie’s up in Pittsburgh PA
You know mother loves you, and dad’s in the mine
So don’t go to the coal town, Guinevere, if you’re kind
She loves a young man and he lives in the town
He leaves the house early for he works underground
He makes a good wage for a coal miner’s son
And she’s a bit pretty, just turned twenty-one

Sweet Guinevere you’re off to the coal town tonight
And your young brother Ernie’s up in Pittsburgh PA
You know mother loves you, and dad’s in the mine
So don’t go to the coal town, Guinevere, shut the blind

She knows her good mother’s not feelin’ no pain
She remembers an explosion and the black falling rain
She paints her thin lips in her dewy-eyed way
Then she says to the daughter, dear daughter I pray

Sweet Guinevere you’re off to the coal town tonight
And your young brother Ernie’s up in Pittsburgh PA
You know mother loves you, and dad’s in the mine
So don’t go to the coal town, Guinevere, if you’re kind

You To Me Are Everything
Composer(s): Michael Denne; Ken Gold
Performer(s): The Real Thing
and various other artists



Oohh I would take the stars out of the sky for you 
Stop the rain from falling if you asked me to 
I'd do anything for you, your wish is my command 
I can move a mountain when your hand is in my hand 

Words could not express how much you mean to me 
There must be some other way to make you see 
If it takes my heart and soul you know I'll pay the price 
Everything that I possess I'd gladly sacrifice 

Oh you to me are everything 
the sweetest song that I could sing 
Oh baby, oh baby 
To you I guess I'm just a clown 
Who picks you up each time you're down 
Oh baby, oh baby 
You give me just a taste of love 
To build my hopes upon 
You know you've got the power girl 
To keep me holding on 
So now you've got the best of me 
C'mon and take the rest of me 
Oh baby 

Though you're close to me we seem so far apart 
Maybe given time you'll have a change of heart 
If it takes forever girl then I'm prepared to wait 
The day you give your love to me won't be a day too late 

Oh you to me are everything 
the sweetest song that I could sing 
Oh baby, oh baby 
To you I guess I'm just a clown 
Who picks you up each time you're down 
Oh baby, oh baby 
You give me just a taste of love 
To build my hopes upon 
You know you've got the power girl 
To keep me holding on 
So now you've got the best of me 
C'mon and take the rest of me 
Oh baby 

Oh you to me are everything 
the sweetest song that I could sing 
Oh baby, oh baby 
To you I guess I'm just a clown 
Who picks you up each time you're down 
Oh baby, oh baby 
You give me just a taste of love 
To build my hopes upon 
You know you've got the power girl 
To keep me holding on 
So now you've got the best of me 
C'mon and take the rest of me 
Oh baby

Sweet Georgia Brown (aka Bright Mississippi)
Composer(s): Ben Bernie - Kenneth Casey - Maceo Pinkard
First release by: Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orch. - 1925
Covered by multiple other artists



She just got here yesterday
Things are hot here now they say
There's a new gal in town
Gals are jealous, there's no doubt
All the guys just rave about
Sweet, Sweet Georgia Brown
And ever since she came, the common folks all claim, say

No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown
Two left feet, but oh, so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown
They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie (not much!)
It's been said she knocks 'em dead when she lands in town
Since she came why it's a shame how she's cooled 'em down
Fellas that she can't get must be fellas that she ain't met
Georgia claimed her, Georgia named her, Sweet Georgia Brown

All you gals will get the blues
all you pals will surely lose
And, there's but one excuse
Now I've told you who she was
and I've told you what she does
Still, give this gal her dues
This pretty maiden's prayer is answered anywhere 

No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown
Two left feet, but oh, so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown
They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown
I'll tell you just why, you know I don't lie (not much!)
All those tips the porter slips to Sweet Georgia Brown
They buy clothes at fashion shows for one dollar down
Fellas, won'tcha tip your hats
Oh boy, ain't she the cats?
Who's that mister, 't ain't her sister
It's Sweet Georgia Brown

You Think Of Everything
Composer(s): Joseph McCarthy; James Van Heusen
Performer(s): Connie Haines;
Dick Haymes; Richard Himber; Joe Williams



You think of everything, don’t you?
You think of everything
With every smile, you bring sunshine my way
Your thoughts are all in my direction
And yet you don’t intrude
And when I am low and need affection
You anticipate my mood
You think of everything, don’t you?
It’s like a dream affair
If I need anything, you’re always there
I can’t remember you forgetting those little things I adore
You think of everything to make you love me more

Sweet Freedom
Composer(s): Rod Temperton
Performer(s): Michael McDonald



No more runnin' down the wrong road
dancin' to a diff'rent drum
Can't you see what's goin' on
deep inside your heart?
Always searchin' for the real thing
livin' like it's far away
Just leave all the madness in yesterday
You're holdin' the key
when you believe it

(Shine sweet freedom)
(Shine your light on me)
You are the magic
you're right where I wanna be
(Oh sweet freedom carry me along)
We'll keep the spirit alive on and on

We'll be dancin' in the moonlight
smilin' with the risin' sun
Livin' like we've never done
goin' all the way
Reachin' out to meet the changes
touchin' every shining star
The light of tomorrow is right where we are
There's no turnin' back
from what I'm feeling

(Shine sweet freedom)
(Shine your light on me)
You are the magic
you're right where I wanna be
(Oh sweet freedom carry me along)
We'll keep the spirit alive on and on

'Cause there'll be starlight all night
when we're close together
Share those feelings dancin' in your eyes
Tonight they're guiding us
shinin' till the mornin' light

You Tell Me Your Dream
Composer(s): Charles N. Daniels; 
Albert H. Brown; Seymour Rice; Gus Kahn
Performer(s): Skeeter Davis;
and various other artists



All day today I was thinking
Of a time, a long time ago
When I told you I had a dream
And in my dream you wanted me for you

I couldn't tell you my secret
So I laughed and just shook my head
You didn't give up that easy
And I still hear the words that you said

You had a dream dear, I had one too
My dream was best, 'cause it was of you
Come sweetheart tell me, now is the time
You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine

You said you dreamed I had promised
That someday we would be wed
And that was exactly like my dream
And I couldn't believe what you said

But now we're both so happy
Everything turned out fine
You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine

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As recorded by The Ink Spots:



I had a dream, dear
You had one, too
Mine was the best dream
Because it was of you

Come, sweetheart, tell me
Now is the time
You tell me your dream
And I'll tell you mine

Monologue:
Darlin' I had a dream, dear 
Ya know, I think you had one, too
But I KNOW mine was the BEST dream, ya know why? 
Ha! 'cause it was of you 
Come 'ere, baby
Why don't you tell me your dream? 
Darlin', 'cause right now is the time
All you gotta do is tell me YOUR dream know what I'll do? 
Baby, I'll tell you mine

I had a dream, dear
You had one, too
Mine was the best dream
Because it was of you

Come, sweetheart, tell me
Now is the time
You tell me your dream
And I'll tell you mine

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Sweet Forget-Me-Nots
(Traditional)
Performer(s): Roy Daniels



Fancy brings a thought to me
Of a flower bright and fair
Her grace and beauty both combine
More lovely and more rare
Like a maiden I once knew
Who shared my happy lot
Where we parted when she whispered
'You'll forget me not'

She's graceful and she's charming like the lilies in the pond
Time was gliding swiftly by, of her I'd grown so fond
The roses and the daisies they bloom around the spot
Where we parted when she whispered 'You'll forget me not'

I must admit I don't know where
But it's really all the same
Love grows in the village street
And all around the lane
I gently took her tiny hand
A glance at me she shot
She dropped a flower
I picked it up
'Twas a sweet forget-me-not'

Then there came a happy day
When something that I said
Caused her lips to mumble 'Yes'
And shortly we were wed
Now a cottage by a lane
In a little garden spot
Grows a flower, you know it well
It's a sweet forget-me-not

You Tell Me Why
Composer(s): Ron Elliott
Performer(s): The Beau Brummels; Leo Kottke



You tell me that I should not cry
You tell me "All good things must die"
You ask me why I get upset
You tell me that I will forget
Tell me why-eye-eye

You say I-I can't be blue for long
You say I'll find new love that's strong
You tell me she was not for me
It's just the way love has to be
Tell me why-eye-eye

Why I cannot see her
She won't let me see her

Te-ell, te-ell, tell me why

You tell me I will find my way
Tomorrow won't be like today
You tell me life was meant to be
One-third good, two-thirds misery
Tell me why-eye-eye

(instrumental to end)