Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Composer(s): Alex Kramer - Joan Whitney
First release by: Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - 1946
Covered by multiple other artists



One night farmer brown was takin' the air
Locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care
Down in the hen house something stirred
When he shouted, "who's there?"
This is what he heard

There ain't nobody here but us chickens
There ain't nobody here at all
So quiet yourself and stop that fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
We chickens tryin' to sleep and you bust in
And hobble, hobble, hobble, hobble, with your chin

There ain't nobody here but us chickens
There ain't nobody here at all
You're stompin' around and shakin' the ground
You’re Kicking up an ful dust
We chickens tryin' to sleep and you bust in
And hobble, hobble, hobble, hobble, it's a sin

Tomorrow is a busy day
We got things to do, we got eggs to lay
Worms to catch, ground to scratch
It takes a lot of sittin', gettin' chicks to hatch

There ain’t nobody here but us chickens
There ain’t nobody here at all
So quiet yourself and stop that fuss
There ain’t nobody here but us
And kindly point that gun the other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble off and hit the hay

Tomorrow is a busy day
We got things to do, we got eggs to lay
Worms to catch and ground to scratch
It takes a lot of settin', gettin' chicks to hatch

There ain’t nobody here but us chickens
There ain’t nobody here at all
So quiet yourself and stop that fuss
There ain’t nobody here but us
And kindly point that gun the other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble off and hit the hay

When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
Composer(s): Isaac Hayes; David Porter
Performer(s): Linda Ronstadt



When something is wrong with my baby
Something is wrong is me
And if I know that she's worried
I know I'd feel the same misery

We've been through so much together
We stand as one
That's what makes it better
When something is wrong with my baby
Something is wrong with me

Just what she means to me now
Oh you just you just wouldn't understand
People can say that she's no good
But she's my woman and I know I'm her man

And if he's got a problem
Woo-oah I know I got to help him solve 'em
When something is wrong with my baby
Something is wrong with me
When something is wrong with my baby
Something is wrong with my baby
When something is wrong with my baby
Something is wrong with me

Ain't Nobody But Me
Composer(s): Rick Davies - Roger Hodgson
Performer(s): Supertramp



Let me tell you a story that'll make a change
Let me tell you when I'm way out of range
It's about a man who's crueler than me
So promise not to cause a scene
Heaven help the one's you love
There's no big need for stars above

Well, you can run, you, know he'll find you
It don't matter now, just look behind you
You had your warn, and you knew the score
You got it wrong, and that means war
So, why'd you have to treat me rough
Your explanation's not enough

Ain't nobody but me
Gonna lie for you, gonna die for you
Ain't no fish in the sea
Gonna sigh for you, gonna try for you
Gonna lie for you, gonna die for you
Wooh

You see, I got a mental disposition
Sometimes, I'm mean, sometimes I'm vicious
I'm Dr. Jekyll, I'm Mr. Hyde
So if you wanna stay alive
Just give me all you've got to give
And, then perhaps I'll let you live

Ain't nobody but me
Gonna lie for you, gonna die for you
Ain't no fish in the sea
Gonna sigh for you, gonna try for you
Gonna lie for you, gonna die for you
Gonna sigh for you, gonna try for you
Gonna lie for you, gonna die for you

(Hush) Now baby, stop your crying
(Oh Yes) I know that I've been lying
(Hush) Now baby, stop your crying
(Oh Yes) I know that I've been lying
(Hush) Now baby, stop your crying
(Oh Yes) I know that I've been lying
(Hush) Now baby, stop your crying
(Oh Yes) I know that I've been lying
AAAaaa 

When She Was My Girl
Composer(s): Marc Blatte; Larry Gottlieb
Performer(s): The Four Tops;
and various other artists



She used to be
Everything to me
When she was my girl, ummm-humm
(My girl)
When she was my girl

I held her near
Told her how much I cared
When she was my girl, ummm-humm
(My girl)
When she was my girl

When she was my girl
There was laughter and loving in my world
Everyday
When she was my girl
Oh, what joy she would bring
Now I've lost everything
She's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone

I spend the night
Dreaming how she used to be
When she was my girl, ummm-humm
(My girl)
When she was my girl
Yeah

When she was my girl
There was laughter and loving in my world
Yes, it was
'Cause she was my girl
Oh what joy she would bring
Now I've lost everything
She's gone
The big legged gir is gone

She used to be
Everyting to me
When she was my girl, yeah
(My girl)
My girl
(My girl)
She
(My girl)...

Ain't Nobody
Composer(s): David Wolinski
First release by: Rufus & Chaka Khan - 1983
Covered by multiple other artists



Captured effortlesly 
That's the way it was
It happens so naturely 
I did not know it was love
The next thing I felt was you 
Holding me close 
What was I gonna do 
I let myself go

And now we fly through the stars
Want this night will last for ever

I've been waiting for you 
It's been so long
I knew just what I would do when I heard your song
I fill my heart with your kiss 
It gave me freedom
You knew I could not resist 
I needed someone

And now we're flying through the stars
I hope this night lasts for ever

Ain't nobody (Nobody) 
Loves me better (Loves Me Better) 
Makes me happy 
Makes me feel this way (Nobody) 
Ain't nobody (Nobody) 
Loves me better (Than You) 

I wait for nighttime to come to bring you to me
Can't believe I'm the one 
I was so lonely
I feel like noone can feel 
I must be dreamin'
I want this dream to be real 
I'm in this feeling

I make my whish upon a star 
And hope this night will last for ever

Ain't nobody (Nobody) 
Loves me better (Loves Me Better) 
Makes me happy this way 
Makes me feel this way (Nobody) 
Ain't nobody (Nobody Baby) 
Loves me better 
Ain't nobody 
Loves me better (Than You) 

I wish you put your arms around me 
Yeah you put your arms around me
I can't resist this sweet surrender
Oh, my night's so warm and tender
We stare into each others eyes
And what we seek is no surprise
I've got a feeling most would treasure
And our love's so deep we cannot measure 

When She Makes Music
Composer(s): Marvin Fisher; Jack Segal
Performer(s): Jack Jones;
Julie London; George Shearing



All she has to do is say "Hello"
And that's the sweetest melody I know
The sound of angels singing soft and low
When she makes music

Her laughter is an echo in the breeze
That hushes larks and thrushes in the trees
And calms the wave that rushes from the seas
When she makes music

Any time she breathes a sigh
The symphony begins
Every time she says "Goodbye"
A million violins start crying

The song is sad until we meet again
We kiss and then the song is sweet again
But whether she is far away or very near
She makes music only I can hear

Every time she says "Goodbye"
A million violins start crying

The song is sad until we meet again
We kiss and then the song is sweet again
But whether she is far away or very near
She makes music only I can hear

Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got)
Composer(s): Dennis Lambert - Brian Potter
Performer(s): The Four Tops
and multiple other artists



(Ain't no woman like the one I've got)
(Ain't no woman like the one I've got)
(Ain't no woman like the one I've got)

Every day the sun comes up around her
She can make the birds sing harmony
Every drop of rain is glad it found her
Heaven must have made her just for me
When she smiles so warm and tender
A sight for sore eyes to see

Oooh, (ain't no woman like the one I've got)
Oh, no, they don't come better
(To make her happy doesn't take a lot)
She don't ask for things, no diamond rings
(So together, like a hand in glove)
Like pages in a letter
(Ain't no woman like the one I love)

She can fill me up when it's down I'm goin' (I'm goin')
Put a little music in my day
Wouldn't be surprised if my love keeps growin' (it keeps growin')
Bigger every minute that she stays away
I would kiss the ground she walks on
'Cause it's my word, my word she'll obey, now
Woo-ooh. (Ain't no woman like the one I've got)
Well, I kiss the ground she walks on
(To make her happy doesn't take a lot)
She's a real good friend right to the end
(So together like a hand in glove)
A lonely man when she's gone
(People, ain't no woman like the one I love)

Oooh. What a good, good thing I've got
She means to me a lot

(Ain't no woman like the I've got)
No, no, they don't come better
(To make her happy doesn't take a lot)
She don't ask for things, no diamond rings
(So together, like a hand in glove)
Like pages in a letter
(Ain't no woman like the one I love, people)

(Ain't no woman like the one I've got)
Well, I kiss the ground she walks on
(To make her happy doesn't take a lot)
I'm a lonely man when my baby's gone 

When She Loved Me
Composer(s): Randy Newman
Performer(s): Sarah McLachlan;
and various other artists



When somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together
Lives within my heart

And when she was sad
I was there to dry her tears
And when she was happy so was I
When she loved me

Through the summer and the fall
We had each other that was all
Just she and I together
Like it was meant to be
And when she was lonely
I was there to comfort her
And I knew that she loved me

So the years went by
I stayed the same
But she began to drift away
I was left alone
Still I waited for the day
When she'd say
I will always love you

Lonely and forgotten
Never thought she'd look my way
And she smiled at me
And held me
Just like she used to do
Like she loved me
When she loved me

When somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together
Lives within my heart

When she loved me

Ain't No Wheels On This Ship
Composer(s): Wayland Chandler - W.S. Stevenson
Performer(s): Patsy Cline



Row Row Row
Row Row Row
I use to have big money
That was many moons ago
You use to call me honey
Now you call me so and so
'Cause there ain't no wheels on this ship
And we can't row row row
We can't row row row
We can't row
Row row row
Row row row
You use to be big papa
The cat of every ball
Now listen little papa
Well I'm at your big downfall
'Cause there ain't no wheels on this ship
And we can't row row row
We can't row row row
We can't row
Row row row
Row row row
You use to like my lovin'
Because you liked my gold
Now ya don't want my lovin'
'Cause there ain't no dough no more
And there ain't no wheels on this ship
And we can't row row row
We can't row row row
We can't row
Row row row
Row row row
Well I tell you for the last time
And I told you this before
If you want to keep your mama
Ya gotta love me more and more
'Cause there ain't no wheels on this ship
And we can't row row row
We can't row row row
We can't row 

When Shadows Fall I Hear You Calling California
Performer(s): Tot Seymour; Milo Rega



You'll find every native son, when his roaming days are done
has a feeling so forlorn for the place where he was born
I'm no different from the rest, I've that feeling in my breast
I've a longing for the Golden West

I can see each sun kissed hill, it gives me a wholesome thrill
and I see the orange tree, that once sheltered you and me
I hope I'll be back there soon, mid the roses' sweet perfume
where each day is like a day in June

When shadows fall I hear you calling California
your sheltering palms stretch out their arms
Each gentle breeze brings memories of California
in every dream I just seem to be going back to the one I love
I know somebody who is waiting to caress me
two eyes of blue, said they'd be true
I'm going there where the palm trees are swaying
that's where I'm longing to be
two loving arms beneath the palms are calling me

Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady
((French Version: Je Veux T'aimer Comme Une Femme (by Mireille Mathieu) - 1975))
Composer(s): Harriet Schock
First release by: Harriet Schock - 1974
Covered by multiple other artists



I guess it was yourself you were involved with
I would have sworn it was me
I might have found out sooner if
You'd only let me close enough to see

That ain't no way to treat a lady
No way to treat your baby 
Your woman your friend
That ain't no way to treat a lady, no way 
But maybe it's a way for us to end

I was only bein' a picture
With all the colors I know
While you were busy looking into 
Wide blue mirrors and lovin' the show

That ain't no way to treat a lady
No way to treat your baby 
Your woman your friend
That ain't no way to treat a lady, no way 
But maybe it's a way for us to end

There's a funny kind of consolation
Keepin' me sane
And I'd really like to share it 
Crawl on deep in my brain
You see the time you never felt me
Lovin' you or needin' you
So leavin' you now
You still won't know how to feel the pain

I was lookin' out for my happiness
While you were looking within
And before you know your own reflection
Always starts to tire you, it's happened again

That ain't no way to treat a lady
No way to treat your baby 
Your woman your friend
That ain't no way to treat a lady, no way 
But maybe it's a way for us to end

That ain't no way to treat a lady
No way to treat your baby 
Your woman your friend
That ain't no way to treat a lady, no way 
But maybe it's a way for us to end ...

When Seasons Change
Composer(s): Curtis Mayfield
Performer(s): Curtis Mayfield



When seasons change – and we've again surpassed September
A lot of scars – that kind of scare you to remember
Scufflin' times – in seeing people trying to put you down
For goodness sakes
People trying to take what you know you've found
Stranded in someone else's neighborhood
Listening to the undertone
Lord! Sure makes it a blessing to know you got your own
Time makes you suffer – when seasons change
Can't call no names – when you got your own self to blame
Praying to Jesus – make me a little stronger
So I might live the life – a little bit longer
So many changes – going in and out of my life
How can anyone survive
When everybody's been made a sacrifice
Look all around – and see yourself so weak and so vulnerable
So you're trying to be strong – but your money ain't too long
And it's so terrible
Don't you know – if you want a good life
Best look into yourself
'Cause the world is cold – and everybody's bold
And there's no one else
Time makes you suffer – when seasons change
Can't call no names
When you got your own self to blame
Strain won't give me no – satisfaction
Taxes are taking up – a new collection
So many changes – going in and out of my life
How can anyone survive
When everybody's been made a sacrifice
Whon seasons change – and we've again surpassed September
A lot of scars – that kind of scare you to remember
Scuf flin' times – in seeing people trying to put you down
For goodness sakes
People trying to take what you know you've found

Je Veux T'aimer Comme Une Femme
((Adapted from: Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady (by Harriet Schock) - 1974))
Composer(s): Harriet Schock - Eddy Marnay
Performer(s): Mireille Mathieu - 1975



Je n'ai jamais compris les gens qui s'aiment et qui se cachent le cœur
Moi je voudrais crier ton nom crier ma joie de vivre au monde entier

Je veux t'aimer comme une femme t'aimer comme Juliette aimait Roméo
Je veux t'aimer comme une femme t'aimer comme un soleil d'été penché sur l'eau

Je voudrais s'écrire un poème et le jeter sur la mer
Pour qu'il voyage cent milles ans avec tous les bateaux et tous les oiseaux

Je veux t'aimer comme une femme t'aimer comme Juliette aimait Roméo
Je veux t'aimer comme une femme t'aimer comme un soleil d'été penché sur l'eau

Je voudrais écrire notre histoire sur chaque fleur
La poser sur des guitares qui font chanter les cœurs
Je ne veux pas garder pour moi ce grand amour qui chaque jour
Se réveille encore plus grand et plus fort qu'un grand amour

Je veux t'aimer comme une femme t'aimer comme Juliette aimait Roméo
Je veux t'aimer comme une femme t'aimer comme un soleil d'été penché sur l'eau

Je veux t'aimer comme une femme t'aimer comme Juliette aimait Roméo
Je veux t'aimer comme une femme t'aimer…

When Push Comes To Shove 
Composer(s): Robert Hunter; Jerry Garcia
Performer(s): Grateful Dead



Shaking in the forest, what have you to fear
Here there may be tigers to punch you in the ear
Gloves of stainless steel, bats carved out of brick
Will knock you down and push you up and give your ass a kick
When push comes to shove
You're afraid of love

Shaking in the desert, wherefore do you cry
Here there may be rattle snakes to punch you in the eye
Shotguns full of silver, bullets made of glass
String barbed wire at your feet and do not let you pass
When push comes to shove
You're afraid of love

Chorus
When push comes to shove
When push comes to shove
You're afraid of love
When push comes to shove

Shaking in the bedroom, covers on your head
Cringing like a baby at the hand beneath the bed
Phantom in the closet, scratching at the door
The latest mystery killer that you saw on channel four
When push comes to shove
You're afraid of love

Shaking in the garden, the fear within you grows
Here there may be roses to punch you in the nose
Twist their arms around you, slap you till you cry
Wrap you in their sweet perfume and love you till I die
When push comes to shove
You're afraid of love

(chorus)

Ain't No Way
Composer(s): Carolyn Franklin
First release by: Aretha Franklin - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists



Ain´t no way for me to love you 
If you won´t let me 
It ain´t no way for me to give you all ya need 
If you won´t let me give all of me 
(ooooooo) I know that a woman´s duty 
Is to help and love the man 
And that´s the way it was for me 

(ooooooo) 
Oh but how can I, how can I, how can I, give ya 
Give ya all the things I can 
If you´re tying both of my hands 
Whoa ho it ain´t no way (ain´t no way) 
(It ain´t no) way-ay-ay (ain´t no way) 
It just ain´t no way babe-bay 
(Ain´t no way) ain´t no way baaabbey 
(Ain´t no way) It ain´t no way-hey-hey 
For you me to love you (hoooo) 
If you won´t let me 
Stop tryin´ to be someone you´re not 
(Oooooo) 
A hard, cold and crude is a man 
Who paid too much for what he got 
And if you need me, to love you 
Say, say yeah you do 
I´ll be waiting, please, please 
Don´t you know that I need you 
Oh it ain´t no way (oooo-oooo) 
I tell ya that it ain´t no way 
It ain´t no way, it ain´t no way bab-ay 
It just ai-ai-n´t no way, it sho ain´t no way 
It ain´t no way-ay-hey-ay for me to love you 
If you won´t let me (ooooo-woooo) 
Ain´t no way, if you won´t let me 

Baby no way

When October Goes
Composer(s): Barry Manilow; Johnny Mercer
Performer(s): Diane Schuur;
and various other artists



And when October goes, the snow begins to fly
Above the smokey roofs, I watch the planes go by
The children running home beneath a twilight sky
Oh, for the fun of them, when I was one of them

And when October goes, the same old dream appears
And you are in my arms to share the happy years
I turn my head away to hide the helpless tears
Oh how I hate to see October go

And when October goes, the same old dream appears
And you are in my arms to share the happy years
I turn my head away to hide the helpless tears
Oh how I hate to see October go

I should be over it now, I know
It doesn't matter much how old I grow
I hate to see October go

Ain't No Use
Composer(s): Rudy Stevenson
Performer(s): Nina Simone



Ain't no use baby
I'm leaving the scene
Ain't no use baby
You're too doggone mean

Yes I'm tired of paying dues
Having the blues
Hitting bad news
Ain't no use baby

Ain't no use baby
I'm leaving town
Ain't no use daddy
I'm putting you down

I'm gonna change my name
Things won't be the same
Cos I'm tired of palying your game
Ain't no use baby I tell you ain't no use

I tried all these years Lord knows I've tried
Yes and I cried deep down inside
But daddy why complain
It's all over and you're to blame yeah yeah

Ain't no use baby
Shed them tears
Ain't no use baby
I cried for years for too many years

You done had your fun

Ain't no use
Ain't no use
Ain't no use daddy
Ain't no use

When Numbers Get Serious
Composer(s): Paul Simon
Performer(s): Paul Simon



I have a number in my head
Though I don't know why it's there
When numbers get serious
You see their shape everywhere
Dividing and multiplying
Exchanging with ease
When times are mysterious
Serious numbers are easy to please
Take my address
Take my phone
Call me if you can
Here's my address
Here's my phone
Please don't give it to some madman
Hey hey, whoa whoa
Complicated life
Numbers swirling thick and curious
You can cut them with a knife
You can cut them with a knife
Two times two is twenty-two
Four times four is forty-four
When numbers get serious
They leave a mark on your door
Urgent. Urgent.
A telephone is ringing in the hallways
When times are mysterious
Serious numbers will speak to us always
That is why a man with numbers
Can put your mind at ease
We've got numbers by the trillions
Here and overseas
Hey hey, whoa whoa
Look at the stink about Japan
All those numbers waiting patiently
Don't you understand?
Don't you understand?
So wrap me
Wrap me
Wrap me do
In the shelter of your arms
I am ever your volunteer
I won't do you any harm
I will love innumerably
You can count on my word
When times are mysterious
Serious numbers
Will always be heard
When times are mysterious
Serious numbers will always be heard
And after all is said and done
And the numbers all come home
The four rolls into three
The three turns into two
And the two becomes a
One

Ain't No Use
Composer(s): Leroy Kirkland - Sidney Wyche
First release by: Big Maybelle - 1955
Covered by multiple other artists



There ain't no use
In hanging round
No there ain't no use
I'm gonna put you down
There's no room left in my heart
For you

Ain't no use
For you to cry
Ain't no use
This is goodbye
You done me wrong
So many times
Now I'm through

The best years of my life
You just wasted away
You caused so many tears
Now the time has come when you must pay

Ain't no more for you say
Ain't no more for you to say
Just take your love and go away

And it's time [we can] leave
Don't return
Baby it ain't no use
if you leave, don't return
'Cause it just ain't no use

When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
Composer(s): Gene Austin; Irving Mills; Jimmy McHugh
Performer(s): Peggy Lee; 
and various other artists



I know a thing or two 
And I'm telling you 
I've got a wonderful gal! 

She's got the cutest smile
A million dollar style
She's such a wonderful pal
I just feel so happy 
'Cause I love her so
When she is by my side 
I'm so filled with pride
I want the whole world to know

When my Sugar walks down the street
All the little birdies go "tweet tweet tweet!" 
And in the ev'ning when the sun goes down
It's never dark when she's around 

She's so affectionate and I'll say this
That when she kisses me I sure stay kissed! 
When my Sugar walks down the street 
The little birdies go "tweet tweet tweet!" 
I like my coffee sweet
Everything I eat 
Must have some sugar on top 

I'm telling you the truth 
I've got the sweetest tooth 
I love a sweet lollipop
Tell me what is sweeter 
Than a sweet, sweet kiss
From someone who can be 
Oh, so sweet to me
I want you all to know this

When my Sugar walks down the street
All the little birdies go "tweet tweet tweet!" 
And in the ev'ning when the sun goes down
It's never dark when she's around 

She's so affectionate and I'll say this
That when she kisses me I sure stay kissed! 
When my Sugar walks down the street 
The little birdies go "tweet tweet tweet!"