Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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At Long Last Love Composer(s): Cole Porter First performance/First release by: Clifton Webb/Larry Clinton & His Orch. - 1938 Covered by multiple other artists
I'm so in love, and though it gives me joy intense I can't decipher, if I'm a lifer Or if it's just a first offense I'm so in love, I've no sense of values at all Is this a playtime affair of Maytime Or is it a windfall?
Is it an earthquake or simply a shock? Is it the good turtle soup or merely the mock? Is it a cocktail this feeling of joy Or is what I feel the real McCoy? Is it for all time, or simply a lark? Is it Granada I see or only Asbury Park? Is it a fancy not worth thinking of Or is it at long last love?
Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger?
Composer(s): Jan Crutchfield
First recording/First release by: Country Charley Pride - 1967
Does my ring hurt your finger When you go out at night?
Does my ring hurt your finger When you go out at night? When I bought it for you, darlin' It seemed to be just right Should I take it to the jeweller So it won't fit so tight? Does my ring hurt your finger When you go out at night?
Did you enjoy yourself last night, dear? How was the show? You know that I don't mind it, when you go I understand some times we all need time alone But why do you always leave your ring at home?
Does my ring hurt your finger When your away from me? I'm so proud when you wear it For all the world to see Should I take it to the jeweller So it won't fit so tight? Does my ring hurt your finger When you go out at night?
Does my ring hurt your finger When you go out at night?
At Last! I'm In First With You Composer(s): Country Washburne Performer(s): Spike Jones
Oh I'm first at last, I've always been behind before You never used to have me on your mind before I thought I'd always be just a lonely little me But at last I'm first with you
Well I guess I must have waited `bout a hundred years And I was aggravated by a thousand fears I really never felt that your little heart would melt But at last I'm first with you
Well I was sorta scared that you wouldn't be prepared That you weren't through runnin' round Just imagine my surprise when I looked into your eyes And you promised me that we would settle down
And though we're over newly-wed as spooners go Way out in some suburban honeymooners' glow Where I can hold you tight every mornin', noon and night `Cos at last I'm first with you
And though we're over newly-wed as spooners go Way out in some suburban honeymooners' glow Where I can hold you tight every mornin', noon and night `Cos at last I'm first with you
At last I'm first I'm first at last At last I'm first with you
Does It Really Happen?
Composer(s): Geoffrey Downes - Trevor Horn - Steve Howe - Chris Squire - Alan White
Performer(s): Yes
That's what you say
Does it really happen to you
Does that explain
This is the season for this display
To take a look
In time to move together
Time is the measure before it's begun
Slips away like running water
Live for the pleasure, live by the gun
Heritage for son and daughter
Down to the slaughter up for the fun
Up for anything
Could this be true
Does it ever happen to you
And can you prove
That wheels go 'round in reason
You take a step
In time
To move together
Time is the measure before it's begun
Slips away like running water
Live for the pleasure, live by the gun
Heritage for son and daughter
Down to the slaughter up for the fun
Up for anything
You walk, the way
You take, the path
To be, assured
You make, a graph
The scale, you use
Is all, on black
Be brave, the weight
Will make, the heat
There is, no way
To take-it back
Time is the measure before it's begun
Slips away like running water
Live for the pleasure, live by the gun
Heritage for son and daughter
Down to the slaughter up for the fun
Up for anything
At Last! At Last!
((Adapted from: L'âme Des Poètes (Charles Trenet) - 1951))
((Dutch Version: Heel Lang (Jo Leemans) - 1971))
Composer(s): Charles Trenet - F. Miles
Performer(s): Lee Lawrence
and multiple other artists
At last, at last you're in my arms You're in my arms where you should be Not a dream, warm and real Close to me
At last, at last you're mine to love You're mine to love forever more Mine top hold Mine to be living for
Kiss me and say you always will stay For come what may My darling right or wrong This is where you belong This is where you belong
At last, at last you're all my own And all my lonely days are past Mine to hold, mine to love Here at last
Kiss me and say you always will stay For come what may My darling right or wrong This is where you belong Mine to hold, mine to love Here at last
Does An Elephant Love Peanuts? Composer(s): James F. Hanley Performer(s): Eddie Cantor
You ask me if I love you Do I? Don't I? Same old question twenty times a day I swear by stars above you... Do I? Don't I? You're not convinced? Here's all that I can say
Does an elephant love peanuts? Does he? Does a goldfish love a bowl? Does an ostrich love to stand while His head's down in a sandpile? Does a hotdog love a roll? Does a bumblebee love honey? Does he? Does an oyster love a stew? When it comes to table manners Does a monkey love bananas? If he does, then, baby, I love you
Does a horsefly love the horses? Does he? Does a squirrel love a nut? Does a bold gorilla thrill a Shy romantic miss gorilla? Does a hobo love a mutt? Does a tomcat love a back fence? Does he? Does a cow just love to moo? Does a rooster's cock-a-doodle Make a hen go off her noodle? If he does, then baby, I love you
Do mosquitos love a fat man? Do they? Does a piggy love to squeal? Does a goose love to meander When she's found a proper gander? Has an eel got sex appeal? Does a big giraffe love necking? Does he? Does a dove just love to coo? Does a herring feel quite tickled Just as soon as he gets pickled? If he does, then baby, I love you!
Doe Iets
((Adapted from: Show Me (Julie Andrews & John Michael King) - 1956))
Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe - Seth Gaaikema
Performer(s): Margriet de Groot & Richard Prince
Freddy:
Jij bent een roos, die staat te geuren
vol van kleuren
ongerept en pril...
Jij bent het fluiten van een merel
En op de wereld is geen mooier...
Eliza:
Stil!
Stil! Stil! Stil! Wees in Godsnaam stil!
Ik hoor aldoor maar woorden
van hem en van jou!
Begrijp je dan niets van een vrouw?
Altijd maar weer
bloemen in knop
Ach, hou toch op!
Doe iets!
Altijd opnieuw
een merel die fluit
Ach! Schei toch uit!
Doe iets!
Fluiten soms de merels zo maar midden in de nacht?
Je hebt veel te lang met alles gewacht
Al dat mooie praten is zo vrees'lijk ouderwets
Er is geen tijd voor geklets!
Is dan je mond
alleen voor de show?
Sta daar niet zo!
Doe iets! Doe iets!
Denk nou maar niet, dat je me ooit
met praten en zingen ontdooit
nu of nooit!
Altijd die lach
altijd dat lied!
Wil je dan niet?
Doe iets!
Zet nou niet weer
zo'n zonnig gezicht
En geen gedicht!!
Doe iets!
Heb je dan geen lippen die verlangen naar een kus?
We zijn nu alleen, wat aarzel je dus?
Mag ik soms es weten, wat je eig'lijk van me wil!
Stil, of ik geef nog een gil!
Zeg niet hoeveel
zeg niet waarom!
Kijk niet zo dom!
Doe iets! Doe iets!
Wacht niet te lang
Straks is opeens m'n voorhoofd in rimpels geplooid
Nu of nooit!
Stop And Smell The Roses Composer(s): Doc Severinsen - Mac Davis Performer(s): Mac Davis and multiple other artists
Hey Mister Where you going in such a hurry Don't you think it's time you realized There's a whole lot more to life than work and worry The sweetest things in life are free And there right before your eyes
You got to Stop and Smell the roses You've got to count your many blessings everyday You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road If you don't Stop and Smell the roses along the way
Before you went to work this morning in the city Did you spent some time with your family Did you kiss your wife and tell her that she's pretty Did you take your children to your breast and love them tenderly
You got to Stop and Smell the roses You've got to count your many blessings everyday You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road If you don't Stop and Smell the roses along the way
Did you ever take a walk through the forest Stop and dream a while among the trees Well you can look up through the leaves right straight to heaven You can almost hear the voice of God In each any every breeze
You got to Stop and Smell the Roses You've got to count your many blessings everyday You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road If you don't Stop and Smell the Roses along the way
You got to Stop and Smell the roses You've got to count your many blessings everyday You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road If you don't Stop and Smell the roses along the way
Doctor's Orders
Composer(s): Geoff Stephens - Roger Greenaway - Roger Cook
First release by: Sunny Leslie - 1974
Hello? Hiya honey It's me I want to see the doctor today "Cos ever since you've been gone I've had a pain deep down inside He said there's nothing really wrong with me I'm just missing my man, so honey Please come on home as soon as you can
Doctor's orders say there's only one thing for me Nothing he can do 'cos only you can cure me Says in my condition love's the best physician He prescribed a potion full of warm emotion every day A lovin' spoonful to be taken It's the only way to stop this empty Heart of mine from breakin Won't get better till you're back again he told me Doctor's orders need your loving arms to hold me Darling now I know there ain't no doubt about it I'm so hooked on your love I can't live without it You're away but please don't treat me like a stranger Doctor's orders say one kiss from you and I am out of danger Please say you understand how I feel honey I know you've got a lot of things on your mind Oh but I'm missing you so bad Please oh please come on home
Doctor's orders say there's only one thing for me Nothing he can do 'cos only you can cure me Says in my condition love's the best physician He prescribed a potion full of warm emotion Won't get better till you're back again he told me
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Composer(s): Hoagy Carmichael - Paul Francis Webster
Performer(s): Betty Hutton
There's a doctor livin' in your town There's a lawyer and an Indian, too And neither doctor, lawyer nor Injun chief Could love you any more than I do
There's a barrel of fish in the ocean There's a lot of little birds in the blue And 'Neither fish nor fowl" says the wise old owl Could love you any more than I do
No! No! No! it couldn't be true That anyone else could love you like I do I'm gonna warn all the dead-eyed dicks That you're the chick with the slickest tricks And every tick of my ticker ticks for you, follow through
Tell the doc to stick to his practice Tell the lawyer to settle his case Send the Injun chief and his tommy-hawk Back to little Rain-In-the-Face
'Cause you Know! Know! Know! it couldn't be true That anyone else could love you like I do
(No! No! No! it couldn't be true) (That anyone else could love you like I do) And, confidentially, I confess I sent a note to the local press That I'll be changin' my home address for you, follow through
Tell the doc to stick to his practice Tell the lawyer to settle his case Send the Injun chief and his tommy-hawk Back to little Rain-In-the-Face
'Cause you Know! Know! Know! it couldn't be true That anyone else could love you like I do
No! No! No! it couldn't be true That anyone else could love you like I do I'm gonna send a hot communeek To warn the boys down at Cripple Creek That every dimple on your dimpled cheek is mine, so to speak
Tell the (doc!) to stick to his practice Tell the (lawyer!) to settle his case Send the (Injun chief!) and his tommy-hawk Back to little Rain-In-the-Face (woo-woo-woo, woo-woo-woo)
'Cause you Know! Know! Know! it couldn't be true That anyone else could love you like I do (Like I do) (Like I do) (Like I do) Like I do!
At A Georgia Camp Meeting Composer(s): Kerry Mills Performer(s): John Philip Sousa and multiple other artists
A camp meeting took place, by the colored race; way down in Georgia There were folks large and small, lanky, lean, fat and tall, at this great Georgia camp meeting When church was out, how the "sisters" did shout, they were so happy But the young folks were tired and wished to be inspired, and hired a big brass band
When the big brass band began to play pretty music so gay, hats were thrown away Thought them foolish people their necks would break When they quit their laughing and talking and went to walking for a big choc'late cake
The old "sisters" raised sand, when they first heard the band; way down in Georgia The preacher did glare and the deacons did stare, at the young people prancing The band played so sweet that nobody could eat, 'twas so entrancing So the church folks agreed it was not a sinful deed, and they joined in with the rest
Doctor! Doctor!
Composer(s): Tom Bailey - Alannah Currie - Joe Leeway
Performer(s): Thompson Twins; The Blood Brothers
I saw you there, just standing there And I thought I was only dreaming yeah I kissed you then, then once again You said you would come and dance with me Dance with me across the sea And we could feel the motion of a thousand dreams
Oh, Doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh, Doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling?
Ships at night give such delight We all leave before the morning light Please don't go no please don't go Cause I don't want to stay here on my own
Oh, Doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh, Doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling?
Oh, Doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh, Doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling?
Fever breathe your love on me (breathe your love) Take away my name (take away) Fever lay your hands on me (breathe your love) Never be the same
Oh, Doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh, Doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling?
Oh, Doctor, doctor, can't you see I'm burning, burning Oh, Doctor, doctor, is this love I'm feeling?
Come with me and make believe We can travel to eternity
Astronomy Domine Composer(s): Syd Barrett First release by: Pink Floyd - 1967 Covered by multiple other artists
Lime and limpid green, a second scene A fight between the blue you once knew Floating down, the sound resounds Around the icy waters underground Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda and Titania Neptune, Titan, Stars can frighten Lime and limpid green, a second scene A fight between the blue you once knew Floating down, the sound resounds Around the icy waters underground Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda and Titania Neptune, Titan, Stars can frighten Blinding signs flap Flicker, flicker, flicker blam Pow, pow Stairway scare Dan dare who's there? Lime and limpid green, the sounds around The icy waters under Lime and limpid green, the sounds around The icy waters underground
Doctor! Doctor! Composer(s): John Enwhistle Performer(s): The Who
Doctor, there's something wrong with me My health is not all that it used to be My heart is out of beat, I got chokers on my feet My eyesight's getting dimmer, I can't see
Doctor thanks for seeing me today, I'm glad I've got every sickness there is to be had I had whooping cough last month And today I've got the mumps And tomorrow I'll catch chicken pox as well
Doctor doctor doctor make me well I've not got long to go now I can tell Doctor doctor doctor make me well I've not got long to go I can tell I've not got long to go I can tell
Those pills I took have no effect at all Just the other day I had a nasty fall And I think I broke my jaw when it hit the kitchen floor And I'm shrinking last week I was five foot four
I've been getting shivers lately, is it flu? I know the bug is going round, what can I do? It's about to pick on me, I've still got the other three Do you think I caught smallpox I'd get flu?
chorus
Do you think it's time that I made out my will? I'll leave everything to you to pay my bill Just how long is there to go Please tell me I want to know But on second thoughts don't tell me, I'm too ill
Astronomy Composer(s): Joe Bouchard - Albert Bouchard - Sandy Pearlman First release by: Blue Öyster Cult - 1974
The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst Out at you from their hiding place Like acid and oil on a madman's face His reason tends to fly away
Like lesser birds on the four winds Like silver scrapes in May Now the sands become a crust And most of you have gone away
Come Susy dear, let's take a walk Just out there upon the beach I know you'll soon be married And you want to know where the winds come from
Well it's never said at all On the map that Carrie reads Behind the clock back there you know At the four winds bar
Hey, hey, hey, hey Four winds at the four winds bar Two doors locked and windows barred One door let to take you in The other one just mirrors it Hey, hey, hey, hey
In hellish glare and inference The other one's a duplicate The queenly flux, eternal light Or the light that never warms (repeat twice)
The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst Out at you from their hiding place Miss Carrie nurse and Suzy dear Would find themselves at the four winds bar
It's the nexus of the crisis The origin of storms Just the place to hopelessly Encounter time and then came me Hey, hey, hey, hey
Call me Desdenova, eternal light These gravely digs of mine Will surely prove a sight And don't forget my dog, fixed and consequent
Doctor Doctor Composer(s): Lynsey de Paul Performer(s): Lynsey de Paul
Aah aah aah aah Aah aah aah aah
Help me with some communication For I don't know where I ought to begin At a tender age - or maybe later? Are all your patients very different? Or are they in the state I'm in?
Doctor, doctor Is it just a late reactionary block or an incurable disease? Won't you analyse me please?
Aah aah aah aah Aah aah aah aah
Animals must be very lucky Save a problematic tortoise or two For their life is based upon intuition Like instinctive calculation Am I making sense to you?
Doctor, doctor, You'd better find the time to help me reverse the clock Or I won't pay your fees Won't you analyse me please
Suddenly I've found inspiration From all this information that you have reaped So may I go now? Pay what I owe You know with all this lying down I think I'm gonna fall asleep
Doctor, doctor Just give me some perscription To relieve the shock of slight catastrophy And don't you analyse me please
Aah aah aah aah Doctor, doctor Aah aah aah aah Doctor, doctor
Velha estampa na parede A toalha do jantar Na fumaça um anjo negro vai chegar Por trás da veneziana A cigana me falar Que o inferno monstruoso vai entrar Mas se o astro vagabundo Na verdade vai chegar Não quero ver o fim do mundo Vou dormir em teu jardim...
Doctor Rhythm
Composer(s): Dave Clark - Mike Smith
Performer(s): The Dave Clark Five
Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, oh-oh!
A-well, they call me Doctor Rhythm 'cause I dance so good (Doctor Rhythm, Rhythm) I teach everybody to dance like they should (Doctor Rhythm, Rhythm) I do every dance that's-a in the book (Doctor Rhythm, Rhythm) And when I do, I know they all look (Doctor Rhythm, Rhythm)
Doctor Rhythm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, oh-oh!
Well all the girls they love me 'cause I can a-move All the boys hate me, they disapprove Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey!
Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, oh-oh!
I'm sweet with every girl that wants to dance (Doctor Rhythm, Rhythm) They heard of Doctor Rhythm, they wanna take a chance (Doctor Rhythm, Rhythm) If they're no good I'll say "Go away" (Doctor Rhythm, Rhythm) Well-a come back baby on another day (Doctor Rhythm, Rhythm)
Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, oh-oh!
Well now I found one and she's so good And baby I'm gonna keep a-knockin' on wood Hey, hey, hey! Wow! Hey, hey, hey! Hey!
Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, mmm-mmm Doctor Rhythm, oh-oh!