Ain't It Peculiar
Composer(s): Tim Buckley
Performer(s): Tim Buckley



Ain't it peculiar now
How our loves goes on and on
Ain't it peculiar honey
We take the bad with the wrong

You know that time after time
A misfortune smiled
Ain't it peculiar woman
You know we'll laugh our way through
When will this long night of a prison ever end
When will this long night of a prison ever end

You know I'm ready to sell
Lord you're the talk of the town
The next minute you're busted
Just listenin' to that jailhouse sound

You know that time after time
A misfortune smiled
Ain't it peculiar woman
How we'll just laugh our way through
When will this long night of a prison ever end
when will this long night of a prison ever end

You know double talk is poison
But that's the rule of the game
Instead of back stabbing they practice
Of all the little things that drive you insane

You know that time after time
A misfortune smiled
You know it's peculiar
I can still laugh our way through it

When will this long night of a prison ever end
When will this long night of a prison ever end

Ain't it peculiar

When In Rome (I Do As The Romans Do)
Composer(s): Carolyn Leigh; Cy Coleman
Performer(s): Tony Bennett;
and various other artists



When in Spain, for reasons I don't explain
I remain enjoying a brew
Don't deplore my fondness for fundador
You know how a fundador can lead to a few
And baby when in Rome, I do as the Romans do

If per chance I'm saying farewell to France
And romance drops in from the blue
Cher amour, I beg of you, please endure
My taking a brief detour with somebody new
It's just that when in Rome, I do as the Romans do

And though from Italy I lie to you prettily
Why think of me bitterly?  
You know that I'm true
'Cept now and then in Rome, I get that old yen in Rome
And nat'rally when in Rome, I do as the Romans do

If I write happily, "Best wishes from Napoli"
Don't cable me snappily to tell me we're through
'Cause once again in Rome, in somebody's den in Rome
Well honey, when in Rome, I do as the Romans

So just disregard the signs and the omens
When in Rome I do as the Romans do 

Ain’t It Nice?
Composer(s): Frank Davison
Performer(s): The Bandits



Ain’t it nice to know there’s always someone who
Thinks the world of you and no one else will do
Ain’t it nice to know it makes no difference where or when
He’ll be glad to see you and he’ll hate to let you go again
Ain’t it nice to think there’s someone you adore
And it’s grand to know that they’re worth waiting for
Ain’t it nice to know that he’s as true as the stars above
Ain’t it nice to be in love

Ain’t it nice to know there’s always someone who
Thinks the world of you and no one else will do
Ain’t it nice to know it makes no difference where or when
She’ll be glad to see you and will hate to let you go again
Ain’t it nice to think there’s someone you adore
And it’s grand to know that they’re worth waiting for
Ain’t it nice to know that he’s as true as the stars above
Ain’t it nice to be in love

When I'm Sixty-Four  
German Title: Wenn Ich 64 Bin
Composer(s): John Lennon; Paul McCartney
Performer(s): The Beatles



When I get older losing my hair
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me a valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine

If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four

You'll be older too
And if you say the word
I could stay with you

I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride

Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four

Every summer we can rent a cottage
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck & Dave

Send me a postcard, drop me a line,
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away

Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four 

Ain't It Nice
Composer(s): J. Smith
Performer(s): Chad & Jeremy



Mama goose, she walks real proud
Ask her just once and she'll tell you out loud about
Papa goose while she struts on the ground
Waitin' for the afternoon sun to go down
Ain't it nice, ain't it nice
Ain't it nice what love can do

Now me, I love most ev'rything
I've lived with the sorrow that love brings
Spend most of my nights alone
'Cause I can't be happy with just one home
Ain't it nice, ain't it nice
Ain't it nice what love can do

Poor man might not know how to sing
He spend his time learnin' better things
He lives for today and forgets the rest
At the happiness game the poor man's best
Ain't it nice, ain't it nice
Ain't it nice what love can do

When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love
Composer(s): E.Y. "Yip" Harburg; Burton Lane
Performer(s): David Wayne;
and various other artists



Oh my heart is beating wildly
And it's all because you're here
When I'm not near the girl I love
I love the girl I'm near
Ev'ry femme that flutters by me
Is a flame that must be fanned
When I can't fondle the hand I'm fond of
I fondle the hand at hand
My heart's in a pickle
It's constantly fickle
And not too partickle, I fear
When I'm not near the girl I love
I love the girl I'm near

I'm confessing a confession
And I hope I'm not verbose
When I'm not close to the kiss that I cling to
I cling to the kiss that's close
As I'm more and more a mortal
I am more and more a case
When I'm not facing the face that I fancy
I fancy the face I face
For Sharon I'm carin'
But Susan I'm choosin'
I'm faithful to whos'n is here
When I'm not near the girl I love
I love the girl I'm near

Ain't It Grand To Be Blooming Well Dead!
Composer(s): Leslie Sarony



Lately there's nothing but trouble, grief and strife
There's not much attraction about this bloomin' life
Last night I dreamt I was bloomin' well dead
As I went to the funeral, I bloomin' well said
Look at the flowers, bloomin' great orchids
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead! 
And look at the corfin, bloomin' great 'andles
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!

I was so 'appy to think that I'd popped off
I said to a bloke with a nasty, 'acking cough
Look at the black 'earse, bloomin' great 'orses
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead! 
Look at the bearers, all in their frock coats
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
And look at their top 'ats, polished with Guinness
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead! 

Some people there were praying for me soul
I said, "It's the first time I've been off the dole"
Look at the mourners, bloomin' well sozzled
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead! 
Look at the children, bloomin' excited
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
Look at the neighbours, bloomin' delighted
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead! 

"Spend the insurance", I murmered, "For alack
You know I shan't be with you going back"
Look at the Missus, bloomin' well laughing
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
Look at me Sister, bloomin new 'at on
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!
And look at me Brother, bloomin' cigar on
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead! 

We come from clay and we all go back they say
Don't 'eave a brick it may be your Aunty May
Look at me Grandma, bloomin' great haybag
Ain't it grand, to be bloomin' well dead!

When I'm Gone
Composer(s): Albert Hammond; Harold Payne
Performer(s): Albert Hammond



When I'm Gone
Would you take good care of everything
Will you keep wearing your wedding ring 
When I'm gone

And when I'm gone
Will you take down all the photographs
Where we spent our warm and tender laughs
When I'm gone

Will you miss me in the night
Will your arms reach out to hold me tight
Will your keep me in your dreams?
In your heart, in your life
Sometimes I wanna run to you
Like lovers do when love is new
Just for a moment be close to you
Pretending i'm still holding you
And even when I'm far away
In dreams we'll stay...and someday
After we've all chased our fantasies
Love will bring you back to me

When I'm gone
I'll be thinking 'bout you constantly
'Cause you're locked inside my memory
From now on

And I know
That we said we needed time apart
Would your love keep pulling at my heart
But it's strong

Will you miss me in the night
Will your arms reach out to hold me tight
Will your keep me in your dreams?
In your heart, in your life
Sometimes I wanna run to you
Like lovers do when love is new
Just for a moment be close to you
Pretending i'm still holding you
And even when I'm far away
In dreams we'll stay...and someday
After we've all chased our fantasies
Love will bring you back to me
 
Some times I wanna run to you 
Sometimes I wanna run to you 
Just like lovers do 
Sometimes I wanna run to you

Isn't It Grand, Boys?
(Traditional)
Performer(s): The Clancy Brothers
and multiple other artiststs



Look at the coffin, with golden handles
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle, let's have a bloody-good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die

Look at the flowers, all bloody withered
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle, let's have a bloody-good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die

Look at the mourners, bloody-great hypocrites
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle, let's have a bloody-good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die

Look at the preacher, a bloody-nice fellow
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle, let's have a bloody-good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die

Look at the widow, bloody-great female
Isn't it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

Let's not have a sniffle, let's have a bloody-good cry
And always remember: The longer you live
The sooner you'll bloody-well die

When I'm Five
Composer(s): David Bowie
Performer(s): David Bowie; Beatstalkers



When I'm five
I will wash my face me hands all by myself
When I'm five
I will chew and spit tabacco like my grandfather Jones
'Cause I'm only four and five is far away

When I'm five
I will read the magazines in mummy's drawer
When I'm five
I will walk behind the soldiers in the May Day parade
'Cause I'm only four and grown-ups walk too fast

Yesterday was horrid day, 'cause Raymond kicked my shin
And mummy says if I am good, she'll let me go to school in August
Daddy shouted loud at mummy and I dropped my toast at breakfast
And I laughed when Bonzo licked my face, because it tickled
I wonder why my daddy cries and how I wish that I was nearly five

When I'm five
I will catch a butterfly and eat it and I won't be sick
When I'm five
I will jump in puddles, laugh in church and marry my mum
And I'll let my daddy do the washing-up

If I close one eye, the people on that side can't see me
I get headaches in the morning and I rode on Freddie's tricycle
And everywhere was funny, when I ran down to the sweetshop
Then I fell and bleeded-up my knee and everybody soppied me

I saw a photograph of Jesus and I asked him if he'd make me five
I saw a photograph of Jesus and I asked him if he'd make me five
When I'm five
When I'm five
When I'm oah

Ain't It Crazy
Composer(s): Lightnin' Hopkins
Performer(s): Lightnin' Hopkins; Grateful Dead; Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions



Man got the rub on, sister got the rub
They're goin' around doing the rub, the rub
Ain't it crazy, ain't it crazy
Ain't it crazy one day keep on rubbin' that thing

Two old ladies was lying around in bed
One turned over and this is what she said

Mama tell the chicken her body was a duck
Put him on the table with his feet sticking up

Two old ladies playing in the sand, each one wishing the other was a man

Well I see that woman goin behind the hill
I'm gonna find that girl, I'm gonna do my will

Well I feel so good, well I feel so fine
All I gotta do is drink that wine

I say the little old rooster called the little old hen
He said he had no lungs, ain't got no wing

When I'm Dead And Gone
Composer(s): Benny Gallagher; Graham Lyle
Performer(s): McGuinness Flint;
and various other artists



Oh
I love you baby

I love you night and day
When I leave you baby
Don't cry the night away
When I die don't you write
No words upon my tomb
I don't believe
I want to leave no epitaph of doom

Oh
oh
oh
oh

When I'm dead and gone

I want to leave some happy woman
Living on
Oh
oh
oh
oh

When I'm dead and gone

Don't want nobody to mourn
Beside my grave

Old Mama Linda
She's out to get my hide

She's got a shotgun
And her daughter by her side
Hey there Ladies
John son's free
Who's got the love
Who's got enough
To keep a man like me

Oh
oh
oh
oh...

Ain't It Amazing Gracie
Composer(s): Buck Owens - Glen Garrison
Performer(s): Buck Owens



Well, I left my Gracie and I caught a big train
Searchin' for wealth and fame
But every clickety-clack of the railroad track
Seemed to ring out my Gracie's name

Yeah, ain't it amazing Gracie how much that I love you
I've been all over this world
But no other girl ever thrilled me the way that you do
Ain't it amazing how I love you

Now she's not the prettiest girl in the world
I know she's not the smartest one, too
But she's always there and I know she cares
And I know her little heart is true

Yeah, ain't it amazing Gracie how much that I love you
I've been all over this world
But no other girl ever thrilled me the way that you do
Ain't it amazing how I love you

I met a lot of pretty girls where ever I'd go
But none could ever take her place
Cause every time I'd look into their eyes
I keep a seein' my Gracie's face

Yeah, ain't it amazing Gracie how much that I love you
I've been all over this world
But no other girl ever thrilled me the way that you do
Ain't it amazing how I love you

When I'm Cleaning Windows
Composer(s): George Formby; Gifford Cliffe
Performer(s): George Formby; The Brass Pennies; 
Jim MacLeod; Rockin' Berries



I go window cleaning to earn an honest bob
For a nosey parker it's an interesting job
Now it's a job that just suits me, a window cleaner you will be
If you could see what I can see
When I'm cleaning windows

The honeymooning couples too, you should see them bill and coo
You'd be surprised at things they do
When I'm cleaning windows

In my profession I work hard, but I'll never stop
I'll climb this blinking ladder ‘‘til I get right to the top

The blushing bride she looks divine, the bridegroom he is doing fine
I'd rather have his job than mine
When I'm cleaning windows

The chambermaid sweet names I call, it's a wonder I don't fall
My minds not on my work at all
When I'm cleaning windows

I know a fellow such a swell, he has a thirst it's plain to tell
I've seen him drink his bath as well
When I'm cleaning windows

In my profession I work hard, but I'll never stop
I'll climb this blinking ladder ‘til I get right to the top

Pyjamas lying side by side, ladies nighties I have spied
I've often seen what goes inside, when I'm cleaning windows

There's a famous talkie queen, looks a flapper on the screen
She's more like eighty than eighteen
When I'm cleaning windows

She pulls her hair all down behind, then pulls down her, never mind
After that pulls down the blind
When I'm cleaning windows

In my profession I work hard, but I'll never stop
I'll climb this blinking ladder ‘til I get right to the top

At eight o'clock a girl she wakes, at five past eight a bath she takes
When I'm cleaning windows

Ain't It A Shame
Composer(s): Keith Strickland - Cindy Wilson - Ricky Wilson
Performer(s): The B-52's



Flying saucers could land
And it wouldn't make much difference to my man
I could walk aboad and thank the lord
And leave this damn town in seconds flat
Check my bags and never come back

Oh, our love is
Like a fuse that's burned out
Oh, our love is
Like a fuse that's burned out

Oh, I've been unkind
Not like you
Ain't I ashamed
Being misused

Oh, our love is
Like a fuse that's burned out
Oh, our love is
Like a fuse that's burned out

I liked your Chevy Duster
I liked your brand new trailer
I liked your colour TV
But you looked at that colour TV
More than me
More than me

Oh, our love is
Like a fuse that's burned out
Oh, our love is
Like a fuse that's burned out

When I'm Away From You
Composer(s): Frankie Miller
Performer(s): Frankie Miller;
The Bellamy Brothers; Kim Carnes



When I'm away from you well I can't stay still
My thoughts won't move from the way I feel
It happens time and time again
And the circle never ends

When I'm away from you
Well it hurts to say
My sense has gone so far away
I'm up all through the night
And I can't tell wrong from right

When I'm away from you I see great big clouds
In the fog and rain all the lonely crowds
They seem to be so blue
Every night I'm missing you

When I'm away from you well the sun don't shine
The mood don't come
The words don't rhyme
When I'm away from you I can't let go
And you know, oh you know

It's all the things you do that make life worth while
Like the way you talk and the way you smile
It's all the things you do keep me hanging on
And you know, don't you know

When I'm away from you well the wine won't flow
The tides don't turn and the wind don't blow
I'm up all through the night
And I can't tell wrong from right

When I'm away from you well the sun don't shine
The mood don't come
The words don't rhyme
When I'm away from you I can't let go
And you know, oh you know

It's all the things you do that make life worth while
Like the way you talk and the way you smile
It's all the things you do keep me hanging on
And you know, don't you know

When I'm away from you
Well it hurts to say
My sense has gone so far away
It happens time and time again
And the circle never ends

When I'm away from you well the sun don't shine
The mood don't come
The words don't rhyme
When I'm away from you I can't let go
And you know, oh you know
It's all the things you do that make life worth while
Like the way you talk and the way you smile
It's all the things you do keep me hanging on
And you know, don't you know

When I'm away from you well the sun don't shine
The mood don't come
The words don't rhyme
When I'm away from you I can't let go
And you know, oh you know...

Ain't I The Lucky One
Composer(s): Melvin Endsley
Performer(s): Marty Robbins; Ray Conniff



Look what I've gone and done
I let her steal my heart
I know we'll never part
She brings me joy, so much fun
Ain't I the lucky one

Well ain't I a happy man
She lets me hold her hand
And when the lights are low
She never tells me no
She's so sweet, so much fun
Aint I the lucky one

Well ain't I a doing fine
I'm gaining all the time
I like to hang around
After the sun goes down
Big blue eyes, hair of blonde
Ain't I the lucky one

Ain't I the lucky one
Feel like a son of a gun
I've got a perfect doll
She really drives me wild
She's so sweet so much fun
Ain't I the lucky one

Well ain't I the lucky one
Look what I've gone and done
I let her steal my heart
I know we'll never part
She brings me joy, so much fun
Ain't I the lucky one

When I'm Alone With You
Composer(s): Lynsey de Paul
Performer(s): Lynsey de Paul



When I'm alone with you 
and I look in your eyes 
it's no surprise 
If there's a place for me 
I only want to be 
alone with you 

I had nowhere I belonged to 
till you gave my solo song 
a lovely melody 
now I'm a tune 
and you my harmony 
harmony, harmony 

When I'm alone with you 
no-one you knew before 
could love you more 
if there's a place for me 
please won't you let it be 
alone with you 

I had nowhere I belonged to 
till you gave my solo song 
a lovely melody 
now I'm a tune 
and you my harmony 
harmony, harmony 

When I'm alone with you 
and I look in your eyes 
it's no surprise 
If there's a place for me 
I only want to be 
alone with you 

alone with you 
shoobeedoobeedoo baby 

Alone with you

Ain't Had Enough Fun
Composer(s): Paul Barrère - Shaun Murphy - Bill Payne - Chick Stand - Fred Tackett
Performer(s): Little Feat



Woke up this mornin' just about noon
Rolled back on over, it was way too soon
My sensibilities hadn't stirred you see
Might bother some, but it don't bother me

'Cause some people say ain't had enough fun
Some people say ain't had enough fun
I'll tell ya when I'm done
But until that time, ain't had enough fun

Right 'round the corner, right over the hill
Somebody's waitin' for some new thrill
They can wait there all of their life
Spinnin' them wheels 'til the time is right
As for me, I think I'll jump right into the fight

'Cause some people say ain't had enough gun
Some people say ain't had enough gun
I'll tell ya when I'm done
But until that time, ain't had enough fun

Why some people sure wound up tight
I'm here to tell ya Lord -- I got too many chills
To feel 'em all in one night

Now who says ya can't teach an old dog new tricks
Jus' fire off a few rounds at the poor boy's kicks
Ruler boy says don't worry
The monkey ain't dead so what's your hurry
The show ain't over so people please grab your seats

'Cause some people say ain't had enough gun
Some people say ain't had enough gun
My time ain't yet begun
So don't say I'm finished, no
I'll tell ya when I'm done
Until that time, I ain't had enough fun

When I Was Young
Performer(s): Eric Burdon & The Animals



The rooms were so much colder then
My father was a soldier then
And times were very hard
When I was young

When I was young
I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls, I hall
When I was young

When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful, the laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young

When I was young
I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown, and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot
When I was young
When I was young

When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful, laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young

When I was young
My faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young