A Lover Sings
Composer(s): Billy Bragg
First release by: Billy Bragg - 1984



You and I are victims of a love
That lost a lot in the translation
When I think of all the time that I spent
Sitting on the edge of your bed in anticipation
Of you giving in and us living in sin

A hot day, the smell of hairspray
And the sound of a shower running softly
It's things like this that remind me of how I felt
The first time you came back for coffee
The way you took it amazed me

Walking in the park, kissing in the dark
And my head against your pillow
Late at night a lover sings
Adam and eve are finding out all about love
I say adam and eve are finding out all about love

There is no real substitute
For a ball struck squarely and firmly
And you're the kind of girl who wants to
Open up the bottle of pop
Too early in the journey
Our love went flat just like that

It doesn't matter the colour of the car
But what goes on beneath the bonnet
Is there a flag that flies above your heart
And is my name writ there upon it
Wedding cake and toothache
Equals love and pain

Walking in the park, kissing on the carpet
And your tights around your ankles
Late at night a lover thinks of these things
Adam and eve are finding out all about love
I say adam and eve are finding out all about love
Adam and eve are finding out all about
Adam and eve are finding out all about love
Teresa and steve are finding out all about love

House Of Gold
Composer(s): Hank Williams
Performer(s): Hank Williams



People steal, they cheat and lie
For wealth and what it will buy
But don't they know on the Judgment Day
That gold and silver will melt away

I'd rather be in a deep dark grave
And know that my poor soul was saved
Than to live in this world in a house of gold
And deny my God, and doom my soul

What good is gold, and silver too
If your heart's not good and true
Sinner, hear me when I say
Fall down on your knees and pray

I'd rather be in a deep dark grave
And know that my poor soul was saved
Than to live in this world in a house of gold
And deny my God, and doom my soul

A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
Composer(s): Harold Adamson - Jimmy McHugh
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra
and multiple other artists



This is a lovely way to spend an evening
Can't think of anything I'd rather do
This is a lovely way to spend an evening
Can't think of anyone as lovely as you
A casual stroll thru a garden
A kiss by a lazy lagoon
Catching a breath of moonlight
Humming our favorite tune
This is a lovely way to spend an evening
I want to save all my nights
and spend them with youThis is a lovely way to spend an evening
Can't think of anything I'd rather do
This is a lovely way to spend an evening
Can't think of anyone as lovely as you
A casual stroll thru a garden
A kiss by a lazy lagoon
Catching a breath of moonlight
Humming our favorite tune
This is a lovely way to spend an evening
I want to save all my nights
and spend them with you

House Of Fun
Composer(s): Mike Barson; Lee Thompson
Performer(s): Madness



Good morning Miss, can I help you son 
Sixteen today and up for fun 
I'm a big boy now or so they say 
So if you'll serve I'll be on my way 

Box of balloons with the feather-light touch 
Pack of party-poppers that pop in the night 
A toothbrush and hairspray, plastic grin 
Miss Clay on all corners has just walked in 

Welcome to the House of Fun 
Now I've come of age 
Welcome to the House of Fun 
Welcome to the lion's den 
Temptation's on his way 
Welcome to the House of 

N-n-n-n-n-n-no no miss, you misunderstood 
Sixteen big boy, full pint in my manhood 
I'm up to date and the date's today 
So if you'll serve I'll be on my way 

Welcome to the House of Fun 
Now I've come of age 
Welcome to the lion's den 
Temptation's on his way 
Welcome to the House of (Fun) 

I'm sorry son but we don't stock 
Party gimmicks in this shop 
Try the House of Fun 
It's quicker if you run 
This is a chemist's, not a joke shop! 

Party hats, simple enough clear 
Comprehend savvy understand 
Do you hear? 
A pack of party hats 
With the coloured tips 
Too late! 
Gordon heard gossip 
Well hello Joe, hello Miss Clay 
Many happy returns from the day 

Welcome to the House of Fun 
Now I've come of age 
Welcome to the House of Fun 
Welcome to the lion's den 
Temptation's on his way 
Welcome to the House of Fun 

Welcome to the House of Fun 
Now I've come of age 
Welcome to the lion's den 
Temptation's on his way 
Welcome to the House of (Fun)

A Love Worth Waiting For
Composer(s): Stewart Leathwood - Gary Sulsh
Performer(s): Shakin' Stevens



If you should ever want to be set free
If you're not certain your future lies with me
I'll let you go girl until your heart is sure
It's a love worth waiting for

Now I won't stop you from leaving 'cos I know
The way to keep you would be to let you go
And I'm prepared to wait a thousand years or more
It's a love worth waiting for

If you should leave me, oh please remember
In my heart there's a fire, a flame of desire for your charms
I'll keep alive this glowing ember
A love that will burn until you're back in my arms

You know, my darling, I need you here with me
But only to stay, dear, 'cos it's where you want to be
'Cos I'm prepared to wait a thousand years or more
It's a love worth waiting for

In my heart there's a fire, a flame of desire for your charms

A love that will burn until you're back in my arms

You know, my darling, I need you here with me
But only to stay, dear, 'cos it's where you want to be
'Cos I'm prepared to wait a thousand years or more
It's a love worth waiting for

It's a love worth waiting for

House Of Blue Lights
Composer(s): Don Raye; Freddie Slack
Performer(s): Chuck Berry;
and various other artists



Lace up your boots and we'll broom on down 
To a knocked out shack on the edge of town
There's an eight beat combo that just won't quit 
Keep walkin' 'til you see a blue light lit 
Fall in there and we'll see some sights 
At the house of blue lights 
There's fryers and broilers and Detroit barbeque ribs
But the treat of the treats is when they serve you all those fine eight beats
You'll want to spend the rest of your nights 
Down at the house 
The house of blue lights 

We'll have a time and we'll cut some rug
While we dig those tunes like they should be dug
It's a real home comin' for all the cats
Just trilly down a path of welcome mats 
Fall in there and we'll see some sights 
At the house of blue lights

A Love Until The End Of Time
Composer(s): Carol Connors - Lee Holdridge
Performer(s): Plácido Domingo; Bronn Journey



I love you with a heart 
That knows no one but you
A love I never thought I'd find
A love that comes but once and
Never comes again
A love until the end of time

I'd give you all the love I have in me to give
If I could only make you mine
I love you with a love I've never known before
A love until the end of time

I can't believe that you're not unreal 
You're everything I wanted you to be
I always knew someday that I would find
A love like ours until the end of time

I love you with a heart that knows no other love
A love I can't believe it mine
Now that I've find you I will never let you go 
From now until the end of time

I can't believe that you were not unreal 
You're everything I wanted you to be
I always know someday that I would find
A love until the end of time 

House Of Bamboo
Composer(s): William Crompton; Norman Murrells
Performer(s): Earl Grant
and various other artists



Number fifty-four
The house with the bamboo door
Bamboo roof and bamboo walls
They've even got a bamboo floor!
You must get to know - Soho Joe
He runs an Espresso
Called the House of Bamboo
It's-a made of sticks
Sticks and bricks
But you can get your kicks
In the house of bamboo
In this casino, you can drink a chino
And it's gotcha swingin' to the cha cha
Dance the bolero in a sombrero
An’ Shake - like a snake!
You wanna drop in when the cats are hoppin'
Let your two feet move-a to the big beat
Pick yourself a kit - ten and listen to a platter
That rocks - the juke-box!
I'm-a telling you, when you're blue
Well there's a lot to do
In the House Of Bamboo
You’ve got to know - Soho Joe
He runs an Espresso
Called the House of Bamboo
In this casino, you can drink a chi no
Let your two feet move-a to the big beat
Pick yourself a kitten and listen to a platter
That rocks
I'm-a telling you, when you're blue
Well there's a lot to do
In the House Of Bamboo
Number fifty-four
The house with the bamboo door
Bamboo roof and bamboo walls
They've even got a bamboo floor!
In the House Of Bamboo

A Love Tale Of Alsace Lorraine
Composer(s): Lou Davis - J. Fred Coots
Performer(s): Ted White's Collegians
and multiple other artists



A boy, a girl, a glance
Two eyes that met by chance
There came a war romance I'm told
And here's the story
That's marked by fate
Of love and glory, they still relate

They kissed while under a blanket of moon beams
A Love Tale of Alsace Lorraine
They kissed and fashioned a castle of June dreams
A Love Tale of Alsace Lorraine
To arms, to battle, a stifled groan
In memory's hallway she walks alone
That's why his flowers are fragrant
And freshened with tear drops
A Love Tale of Alsace Lorraine
They rain

In dreams the martial beat
Of soldiers in the street
And then she runs to meet her boy
She may be yearning, she offers prayer
He's not returning, he waits out there

They kissed while under a blanket of moon beams
A Love Tale of Alsace Lorraine
They kissed and fashioned a castle of June dreams
A Love Tale of Alsace Lorraine
To arms, to battle, a stifled groan
In memry's hallway she walks alone
That's why his flowers are fragrant
And freshened with tear drops
A Love Tale of Alsace Lorraine
They rain

House In The Country
Composer(s): Al Kooper
Performer(s): Blood, Sweat & Tears



House in the country take one

No need to worry
Folks in a hurry
leave them behind you
no one can find you
House in the country
House in the country

All the relaxin'
Will soon fill the cracks in
Good for your head too
If you are led to
House in the country
House in the country
Green surrounding
Love abounding
You won't find a manhole there

Yes, yes I need you
Come let me feed you
I've never tried to
Come let me hide you
House in the country
House in the country

I have never brought anybody there
Bring your own chair to sleep in
When we arrive, after the drive
Then you can shower, and talk for an hour
Then sleep in your chair

Sleep on the floor there
Don't ask for more there
Sun wakes you up too
Glad you came up to
House in the country
House in the country

La la la la la...etc
House in the country
House in the country
House in the country
House in the country

A Love Song
((Swedish Version: Vad Jag Älskar Den Sången (by Agneta Munther) - 1975))
Composer(s): Dona Lyn George Wails - Kenny Loggins 
First release by: Loggins & Messina - 1973
Covered by multiple other artists



There's a wren in a willow wood
Flies so high and sings so good
And he brings to you what he sings to you
Like my brother, the wren and I
Well, he told me if I try, I could fly for you
And I wanna try for you 'cause

I wanna sing you a love song
I wanna rock you in my arms all night long
I wanna get to know you
I wanna show you the peaceful feelin' of my home

Summer thunder on moon-bright days
Northern lights and skies ablaze
And I bring to you, lover, when I sing to you
Silver wings in a fiery sky
Show the trail of my love and I
Sing to you, love is what I bring to you
And I wanna sing to you, oh

I wanna sing you a love song
I wanna rock you in my arms all night long
I wanna get to know you
I wanna show you the peaceful feelin' of my home

I wanna sing you a love song
I wanna rock you in my arms all night long
I wanna get to know you
I wanna show you the peaceful feelin' of my home

House For Sale
Performer(s): Lucifer



The sign went up one rainy morning
just a couple of hours after dawn
Mrs. Hanley peeked out through her curtains 
wondering what was going on
The neighbors said over coffee cups, that nice young couple is breaking up

In the living room the crystal and the linen sit all packed and set to go
I tell myself once more I won't be here this spring to see my roses grow
And all the things you tried to fix, the roof still leaks, the door still sticks

House for Sale
You can read it on the sign
House for Sale
It was yours and it was mine
And tomorrow some strangers will be climbing up the stairs
To the bedroom filled with memories
The one we used to share

I know you always loved that painting
From that funny little shop in Spain
Remember how we found it
When we ducked in from that sudden summer rain
But I think I'll keep the silver tray
My mother gave us on our wedding day

House for Sale...

A Love So Fine
Composer(s): Sidney Barnes - George Kerr - Philip Fredrick Margo - 
Mitchell Stuart Margo - Henry Medress - Jay Seigel
Performer(s): The Chiffons



Oh yes, he's the darling, and I'm so glad that he'll be mine
Yesterday he said he wants me to share, a love so fine (a love so fine)

When he smiled,for me only, and his kisses are so divine
From now on, I won't be lonely, 'cause we're sharing
A love so fine (a love so fine)

All the girls are jealous of him, that's not really hard to see 
They would never try to love him, his love belongs to me

repeat 

Our love, will last forever, and forever's a long, long, time
And I know, no one will ever, ever break up
A love so fine (a love so fine)

Oh yeah (a love so fine)
Yeah yeah (a love so fine)
Oh yeah (a love so fine)

House At Pooh Corner
Composer(s): Kenny Loggins
Performer(s): Kenny Loggins;
and various other artists



Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I've wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the Wood

So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the House at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised, There's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh

Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
And from here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear

Help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the House at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised, There's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh 

It's hard to explain how a few simple things
Seem to follow throughout all our lives
When all's said and done, I was watching my son
Sleeping there with my bear by his side

So I tucked him in and kissed him and as I was gone
I swear that old bear whispered "Boy welcome home"
Believe me if you can, I've got to get
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh

A Love So Beautiful
Composer(s): Roy Orbison - Jeff Lynne
First release by: Roy Orbison - 1989
Covered by multiple other artists



The summer sun looked down
On our love long ago
But in my heart I feel
The same old afterglow
A love so beautiful
In every way
A love so beautiful
We let it slip away

We were too young to understand
To ever know
That lovers drift apart
And that's the way love goes
A love so beautiful
A love so sweet
A love so beautiful
A love for you and me

And I when I think of you
I fall in love again
A love so beautiful
In every way
A love so beautiful
We let it slip away
A love so beautiful
In every way
A love so beautiful
We let it slip away

Hourrah
Performer(s): Jean Ferrat



On a les yeux de toutes les couleurs
Le rire aux lèvres et la colère au coeur
Et des milliers de chansons dans la voix
Vous mes amis que je ne connais pas
Je ne vous connais pas
Mais je vous imagine
Rien d'autre comme en moi
Qu'un rêve qui s'obstine
Hourrah

On a le front mouillé de tous les ciels
On a l'amour aux rythmes essentiels
Des rivages d'étoiles sous nos pas
Vous mes amis que je ne connais pas
Je ne vous connais pas
Mais je sais qui vous êtes
De grands poissons lilas
Dansent dans votre tête
Hourrah

Depuis le temps qu'on joue les mêmes billes
Que le temps passe au bras des mêmes filles
Et qu'à la source on boit le même vin
Vous mes amis je vous connais si bien
Et le temps d'un refrain
Et l'espace d'un cri
Et le temps d'un refrain
C'est pour vous que je crie
Hourrah

Pour chaque fruit mûrit une saison
C'est en été que tombent les prisons
Grenade un jour aura brisé ses liens
Vous mes amis que je connais si bien
L'avenir l'avenir
Ouvre ses jambes bleues
Faudra-t-il en mourir
Ou bien n'est-ce qu'un jeu
Hourrah

Paris s'endort à l'heure où le matin
Un autre monde est à moitié chemin
En nous aidant le ciel nous aidera
Vous mes amis que je ne connais pas
En nous aidant le ciel nous aidera
Vous mes amis que je ne connais pas
Hourrah

A Love She Can Count On
Composer(s): Smokey Robinson
Performer(s): The Miracles



Everyday, I'm gonna love become what may 
'cause I know that there is (nothing that means more) 
to a woman than a love that she can count on 

Yeah oh oh oh oh ooh 
Darling dear yeah (ooh ooh ooh) 
whenever when you need me I'll be here (ooh ooh ooh) 
'cause I know that there is (nothing that means more to a woman) 
yeah than 
a love that she can count on 

Oh repeat after me now 
I remember one day it come to me ( I remember one day it come to me) 
The guy next door has money you see (the guy next door has money you see) 
Oh you know he buys his woman everything yeah (he buys his woman everything) 
Oh he buys her cars and clothes and diamond rings 
Cars and clothes and diamond rings (cars and clothes and diamond rings) 
And although she accepts the things he buys (tho she accepts the things he buys) 
What she really wants is his love sometimes (really wants his love sometime) 

So oh oh baby I want for you to see yeh eh eh eh 
(baby I want for you to see) 
oh oh oh oh that you can always count on me 
Yeah count on me to comfort you yeah eh eh eh (comfort you) 
When you start to feeling sad and blue (sad and blue) 

'cause I know that there is (nothing that means more to a woman) 
yeah I'm here to tell ya' than a love that she can count on 
(nothing that means more to a woman) 
oh oh oh ask any woman about it yeah 
(nothing that means more to a woman) 
Yeah eh eh tell you they can't do without it 
(nothing that means more to a woman) 
I know that you know how precious this girl is and you know that 
I know my darling that there is 
(nothing that means more to a woman) 
Oh oh oh not in the whole wide world 
(nothing that means more to a woman) 

whoo hoo ooh ooh you've got to love that girl

Hour Glass
Composer(s): Tony Collacott; Jack Mowbray; Breen Leoeuf
Performer(s): Elton John



I'm just sitting counting all the cobwebs
And wondering just when you'll come along
You said that you'd be here an hour ago
But an hour ago is hours ago from then

No, and I don't know what to do
I'm drawing crazy patterns on my shoe
And the sand in the hour glass slips on by

Light another cigarette, watch the burning glow
Catching spiders in my hand, and then I let them go
Imagine pictures on the wall, watch the insects where they crawl
They don't care about you and I've nothing to do

Maybe the bus didn't get there on time
Maybe the train doesn't run on that line for some reason
And she might not come
Because she doesn't want to see you again
No no no, that can't be true
And I've got nothing to do

A Love Of Your Own
Composer(s): Ned Doheny - Hamish Stuart
Performer(s): Average White Band
and multiple other artists



The sooner you give, the sooner you get to have
A love of your own
The longer it takes, the better you come to know
A love of your own, ooh

Now don't you be afraid, to give your heart
You never know till you try it, yeah
Don't deny it to yourself
Don't be afraid, just walk right on in
The door is standing open, you know I'm always hoping

The sooner you give, the sooner you get to have
A love of your own
As far as you go, you're never too far behind
A love of your own

Now don't you be afraid to shoot the moon
You'll never know till you try it
Don't deny it to yourself
Don't you be afraid to change your tune, ooh
The offer's always open, you know I'm always hoping
You know I'm always hoping

For, A love of My own, to shelter me from the cold
A love of My own,
A love of My own you never too far behind
A love of your own
You've got to keep looking till you find
A love of your own
A love of your own
You've got to keep looking till you find
A love of your own 

Houpetta La Bella
Composer(s): André Bourvil; Etienne Lorin; C. François
Performer(s): André Bourvil



Dans les montagnes en maraude
La fille du contrebandier
Sur son p'tit ân' portait en fraude
Du tabac dans son petit panier
Elle chantait la ritournelle
Qu'un gars avait faite pour ell'...

Oh! hé!, oh! hé!
Ell' s'app'lait Houpetta
Petta-ci, petta-là
Petta-haut, petta-bas
Houpetta-la-bella
Houpetta-la-bella
Houpetta, la mia bella
Sur son ân' elle allait
Petta-ci, petta-là
Petta-haut, petta-bas
Houpetta-la-bella
Houpetta-la-bella
De sa voix fraîche elle chantait: coucou!
Au loin l'écho lui répondait: coucou!
Quand le petit âne faisait, hi! han!
Au loin l'écho lui répondait: la même chose
Coucou-ci, coucou-là
Petta-ci, petta-là
L'écho mêlait tout ça
A la belle Houpetta
Ah! ah! ah! ..........

Mais un beau jour elle se fit prendre
Par un douanier, un bien beau gars
Qui lui a pris sans plus attendre
Tout ce qu'elle avait comme tabac
En pleurant la contrebandière
Lui dit: "ne me fais pas d'misèr's"
Oh! hé!, oh! hé!
Je m'appelle Houpetta
Petta-ci, petta-là
Petta-haut, petta-bas
Houpetta-la-bella
Houpetta-la-bella
Houpetta, la mia bella
Je ne veux pas qu'tu touch's à mon paquet d' tabac
Je t'en prie, je n'veux pas
Ce n'est pas, ce n'est pas
Ce n'est pas, ce n'est pas
Ce n'est pas ta tabatière
Mais le douanier lui, il a dit: "je dois"
Et tout de suite l'écho répondit

Rien parce qu'il n'avait pas crié assez fort

Alors finalement elle lui a dit: "ben, le v'la"
Mais pour s'moquer d'ell' il répondit: "merci! j'fum'pas"
C'est ainsi qu'Houpetta
Sauva tout son tabac
Le petit ân' trotta
Emmena Houpetta
Ah! ah! ah! ...