Long Train Runnin'
Composer(s): Tom Johnston
First release by: The Doobie Brothers - 1973
Covered by multiple other artists



Down around the corner a half a mile from here
you see them old trains runnin'
and you watch them disappear

Without love, where would you be now, without love?

You know I saw Miss Lucy down along the tracks
she lost her home and her family
and she won't be comin' back

Without love, where would you be now, without love?

Well, the Illinois Central
and the Southern Central Freight
gotta keep on pushin', Mama
`cause you know they're runnin' late

Without love, where would you be now, without love?

Well, the Illinois Central
and the Southern Central Freight
gotta keep on pushin', Mama
`cause you know they're runnin' late

Without love, where would you be now, without love?

Where pistons keep on churnin'
and the wheels go `round and `round
and the steal rails are cold and hard
for the miles that they go down

Without love, where would ya be right now
without love, where would you be now?

Got to get it, baby, baby, won't you move it down?
Won't you move it down?
Baby, baby, baby, baby, won't you move it down?
When the big train run
And the train is movin' on
I got to keep on movin'
Keep on movin'
Keep on movin'
Gonna keep on movin'

I've Lived, I've Loved, I'm Satisfied (What More Is There To Say?)
Composer(s): Lew Brown; Ben Barnett; Albert Von Tilzer



I found that life is worth living 
That hope is rewarded some day
I thought I'd never find happiness
But at last it has come my way

Some people long for great riches
For glory, some others will try
Heaven has blessed me with something that 
All the gold in the world can't buy

I longed for a wonderful sweetheart 
'T was then dear that I met you
I dreamed of a cottage with roses
My dream of that cottage came true
I prayed for the love of a baby 
And my prayers were answered one day
I've lived, I've loved, I'm satisfied 
What more is there to say

Long Time Woman
Composer(s): Les Baxter
Performer(s): Pam Grier



I'm a long time woman
And I'm serving my time
I've been locked away so long now
I've forgotten my crime
Been working on the road now
I've been working by the sea
Been a working in them cane fields
And I wanna be free

Well, ninety nine years
Is a long long time
Ninety nine years
Is such a long long long time
Ninety nine years
Is a long long time
Well, look at me
I'll never be free

I'm a long time woman
Ain't nobody to please
I got a natural feeling's
Like a bad disease

Well, ninety nine years
Is a long long time
Well, ninety, ninety nine years
Is such a long long time
Well, ninety nine years
Is a long long time
Well, look at me
I'll never be free

I'm a long time woman ...

I've Just Told Mama Goodbye
Composer(s): Curly Kinsley; Slim Sweet
Performer(s): Hank Williams; Johnny Duncan



Each year on Mother's Day
The rose I wore was red
But today I'm sayin' my first prayer
Mama's lying on her dying bed

I've just told mama goodbye
Mother's Day has turned to night
Like the flowers of May she withered away
And my red rose is turnin' white

This is the dreaded hour
We all must face some day
Yet there's consolation in my heart
She will bloom in the Master's bouquet

I've just told mama goodbye
Mother's Day has turned to night
Like the flowers of May she withered away
And my red rose is turnin' white

Her time has come to go
And there's nothin' I can do
Only hold her hand and say goodbye
Mama's day with her children is through

I've just told mama goodbye
And knelt beside her bed
I heard her say I'll meet you some day
Where the white roses turn to red

Long Time No See
Composer(s): Arthur Altman - James Cavanaugh
Performer(s): The Andrews Sisters; Woody Herman & His Orch.



Long time no see
Baby, what's the reason I get the go by
Like to know why long time no see
Long time adore
If you're on the level why don't you tell me
Why me no see you any more
Let him go, let him go
Ev'ryone keeps tellin' me
But my heart can no agree
Guess my heart knows best
And the rest is up to you
Honestly, am I just a fool for stringin' along
Oh baby what's wrong
Long time no see

Long time no see
Baby, what's the reason I get the go by
Like to know why long time no see
Long time oh I adore
If you're on the level why don't you tell me
Why me no see you any more, more, more
Let him go, let him go, let him go, let him go
Ev'ryone keeps tellin' me
But my heart can no agree
Ra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You, me no see, what can it be
Maybe I'm crazy, but long time no see

Ra-ra-ra long time no see
What's the reason I get the go by
Like to know why long time no see
Me love you, you love who
Is it yes or is it noo
Do I stay or do I goo
I'd be in a stew if you ever said we're through
What to do
If you loved me tha way that I love you
It wouldn't be, it wouldn't be
Long time no see
It could be true that I love you
I miss you so, long time no see

I Just Found Out About Love
Composer(s): Harold Adamson; Jimmy McHugh
Performer(s): Dinah Washington



I just found out about love and I like it, I like it
I like what love has been doing to me
I hold you close in my arms and I like it, I like it
Oh, what a wonderful future I see

It’s a one time only
It’s a lifetime deal
And I know it’s real
I can tell by the way that I feel

Right now I’m livin’ it up and I like it, I like it
Hey you give me a clue
What’s love doing to you
Looks like you could be liking it too

I like it
Oh, what a wonderful future I see

It’s a one time only
It’s a lifetime deal
And I know it’s real
I can tell by the way that I feel

Right now I’m livin’ it up and I like it, I like it
Hey you give me a clue
What’s love doing to you
Looks like you could be liking it too

Hey you give me a clue
What’s love doing to you
Looks like you could be liking it too

Long Time Gone
Composer(s): Tex Ritter - Frank Hartford
First release by: The Everly Brothers - 1958



You cheated me and made me lonely
I tried to be your very own
There'll be a day you'll want me only 
But when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone, be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone

You're gonna be sad, you're gonna be weeping
You're gonna be blue and all alone
You'll regret the day you seen me leaving 
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone, be a long time gone
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone 

You'll see my face through tears and sorrow
You'll miss the face you called your own
Baby, there'll be no tomorrow 
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone 
Be a long time gone, be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone 

I've Heard That Song Before
Composer(s): Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn
Performer(s): Helen Forrest
and multiple other artists



It seems to me I've heard that song before
It's from an old familiar score
I know it well, that melody
It's funny how a theme recalls a favorite dream
A dream that brought you so close to me

I know each word because I've heard that song before
The lyrics said "Forever more"
Forever more's a memory
Please have them play it again
And I'll remember just when
I heard that lovely song before

Long Time
Composer(s): Tom Scholz
Performer(s): Boston



It's been such a long time
I think I should be going
And time doesn't wait for me
It keeps on rolling
Sail on
On a distant highway
I've got to keep on chasing a dream
I've gotta be on my way
Wish there was something I could say

Well, I'm taking my time
I'm just moving on
You'll forget about me after I've been gone
And I take what I find
I don't want no more
It's just outside of your front door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's been such a long time
It's been such a long time

Well (Woo?) I get so lonely
When I am without you
But in my mind, deep in my mind
I can't forget about you
Good times
And faces that remind me
I'm trying to forget your name
And leave it all behind me
You're coming back to find me

Well, I'm taking my time
I'm just moving on
You'll forget about me after I've been gone
And I take what I find
I don't want no more
It's just outside of your front door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's been such a long time
It's been such a long time

It's been such a long time
I think I should be going
And time doesn't wait for me
It keeps on rolling
There's a long road
I've gotta stay in time with
I've got to keep on chasing that dream
Though I may never find it
I'm always just behind it

Well, I'm taking my time
I'm just moving on
You'll forget about me after I've been gone
And I take what I find
I don't want no more
It's just outside of your front door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's been such a long time
It's been such a long time

Well, I'm taking my time
I'm just moving on
(Repeat) ...

I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
(Dutch & Spanish Versions: Ik Voel Dat Ik Haar Mis (Wim Sonneveld); A Su Mirar Me Acostumbré (Manolo Fabregas))
Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe
First performance/First release by: Rex Harrison - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists



Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn!
I've grown accustomed to her face
She almost makes the day begin
I've grown accustomed to the tune
That she whistles night and noon
Her smiles, her frowns
Her ups, her downs
Are second nature to me now
Like breathing out and breathing in

I was serenly independent
And content before we met
Surely I could always be that way again - and yet
I've grown accustomed to her look
Accustomed to her voice
Accustomed to her face

Marry Freddy 
What an infantile idea 
What a heartless, wicked, brainless thing to do 
But she'll regret it 
It's doomed before they even take the vow

I can see her now, Mrs. Freddy Eynsford-Hill
In a wretched little flat above a store
I can see her now, not a penny in the till
And a bill collector beating at the door
She'll try to teach the things I taught her
And end up selling flowers instead
Begging for her bread and water
While her husband has his breakfast in bed

In a year or so, when she's prematurely grey
And the blossom in her cheek has turned to chalk
She'll come home and lo
He'll have upped and run away
With a social-climbing heiress from New York
Poor Eliza. How simply frightful!
How humiliating! How delightful!

How poignant it'll be on that inevitable night
When she hammers on my door in tears and rags
Miserable and lonely, repentant and contrite
Will I take her in or hurl her to the walls?
Give her kindness or the treatment she deserves?
Will I take her back or throw the baggage out?

But, I'm a most forgiving man
The sort who never could, never would
Take a position and staunchly never budge
A most forgiving man

But I shall never take take her back
If she were even crawling on her knees
Let her promise to atone
Let her shiver, let her moan
I'll slam the door and let the hell-cat freeze!

Marry Freddy, Ha!

But I'm so used to hear her day
"Good morning" ev'ry day
Her joys, her woes
Her highs, her lows
Are second nature to me now
Like breathing out and breathing in

I'm very grateful she's a woman
And so easy to forget, rather like a habit
One can always break - and yet
I've grown accustomed to the trace
Of something in the air
Accustomed to her face

Long Thin Dawn
Composer(s): Gordon Lightfoot
First release by: Gordon Lightfoot - 1968



That long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again
I've seen the hills of Frisco and the streets of Montreal
In every town I've been to, I've had someone to call
From Winnipeg to Edmonton, Vancouver to St. Paul
I've had so many good friends I couldn't miss them all
And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

Last night I came to Denver beneath the snow-capped ridge
I thought about my darling as I stood beneath the bridge
And there were times I made her cry but I guess by now she's learned
that any time I've wandered, I always have returned
And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

Right now I'm on a highway just east of Omaha
riding shotgun on the biggest rig you ever saw
With forty tons of pig iron and a trucker known as Bill
all the way to Windsor, we've got some miles to kill
And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

While climbing up a hillside, Bill drops her down a gear
And the engine sings so sweetly, 'tis music to my ear
I tell him how I long to be just like him if I can
driving like the restless wind across this precious land
and that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

Says Bill "the air is clean tonight" as he puffs a big cigar
"and if this rig keeps rolling, my boy you'll travel far
But when you are a trucker you'll come to realize
the only thing a man can do is watch the world go by"
And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again
That long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

I've Gotta Sing Away These Blues
Composer(s): Jeri Cooper
Performer(s): Doris Day



My sweet man's left me
And I've got a torch I must lose
I may have to die some
And surely I'll cry some
But I've gotta sing away these blues

It's heartbreak time now
And so it's a sad song I choose
You may find it dreary
But Lord I'm so weary
I've gotta sing away these blues

I thought my role was certain
He was mine, he was mine, he was mine
But then fate rang down the curtain
And all I have left is a heart that's bereft

And now it's over
And I'm still payin' love's dues
My heart was a glad thing
That turned into sad thing
I've gotta sing away these blues

Yes I've gotta sing away these blues
These blues

Long Tall Sally
Composer(s): Enotris Johnson - Richard Penniman - Robert Blackwell
First release by: Little Richard and His Band - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1963 - L'oncle John (by Eddy Mitchell)
1963 - Rehtorin Luiseva Salli (by Johnny esa Pethmanin Yhtye)
1964 - Sally (by Johnny Hallyday)
1975 - Lang Tids Ventetid (by Bamses Venner)
1979 - Lange Lone (by Rock Nalle & The Flames)



Gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John
He claim he has the misery, but he's havin' a lot of fun
Oh baby, yeah baby, woo baby
Havin' me some fun tonight

Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed
She's got everything that uncle John need
Oh baby, yeah baby, woo baby
Havin' me some fun tonight

Well, I saw uncle John with bald headed Sally
He saw aunt Mary coming and he ducked back in the alley
Oh baby, yeah baby, woo baby
Havin' me some fun tonight

We're gonna have some fun tonight
We're gonna have some fun tonight
Woo, have some fun tonight
Everything's all right
Have some fun, have me some fun tonight

I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
Composer(s): Harold Arlen; Ted Koehler
First release by: Cab Calloway & His Orch. - 1932
Covered by multiple other artists



I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to feel low down
I gotta right to hang around 
Down around the river

A certain gal in this old town
Keeps draggin' my poor heart around
All I see for me is misery
I gotta right to sing the blues

I gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down around the river

I know the deep blue sea 
Will soon be callin' me
It must be love, say what you choose
I've gotta right to sing the blues

L'oncle John ((aka Sally (by Johnny Hallyday) - 1964))
((Adapted from: Long Tall Sally (by Little Richard) - 1956))
Composer(s): Enotris Johnson - Richard Penniman - Robert Blackwell - Gisèle Vesta
Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell - 1963

Versions In Other Languages:
1963 - Rehtorin Luiseva Salli (by Johnny esa Pethmanin Yhtye)
1975 - Lang Tids Ventetid (by Bamses Venner)
1979 - Lange Lone (by Rock Nalle & The Flames)



Tout à l'heure, j'ai rencontré l'oncle John
Il dit qu'on ne doit plus tant se voir, toi et moi
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Mais, moi, je suis fou de toi

Après tout, ça ne regarde personne
Si on nous voit ensemble du matin jusqu'au soir
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Et si je suis fou de toi

Je suis sûr que l'oncle John, dès ce soir
Va voir toute la famille et va me faire un tas d'histoires
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Parce que je suis fou de toi

Moi, tu sais, je vois venir l'oncle John
Il veut m' faire épouser une autre fille que toi
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Mais, moi, je suis fou de toi

Je me moque de l'oncle John
Et de son héritage, car tu es tout pour moi
Oh, baby 
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, baby 
Hou hou hou!
Oh, baby
Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby! 
Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby! 
Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby! 
Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby!

I've Gotta Get A Message To You
(Italian Version: Pensiero D'amore - 1968)
Composer(s): Robin Gibb; Barry Alan Gibb; Maurice Ernest Gibb
First release by: Bee Gees - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists



The preacher talked to me and he smiled
Said, "Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile
Now for once in your life you're alone
but you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone"

I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on

I told him I'm in no hurry
but if I broke her heart, won't you tell her I'm sorry
And for once in my life I'm alone
and I've got to let her know just in time before I go

I've just go to get a message to you, hold on, hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on

Well I laughed but that didn't hurt
and it's only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt
Now I'm crying but deep down inside
well I did it to him, now it's my turn to die

I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on

Sally ((aka L'oncle John (by Eddy Mitchell) - 1963))
((Adapted from: Long Tall Sally (by Little Richard) - 1956))
Composer(s): Enotris Johnson - Richard Penniman - Robert Blackwell - Ralph Bernet
Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday - 1964

Versions In Other Languages:
1963 - Rehtorin Luiseva Salli (by Johnny esa Pethmanin Yhtye)
1975 - Lang Tids Ventetid (by Bamses Venner)
1979 - Lange Lone (by Rock Nalle & The Flames)



Oui, j'ai bien fini
Sally, oui de t'aimer
À présent tu peux bien
T'en aller à tout jamais

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais
Et tu pourras dire
Que c'est ta faute
Si cet amour-là n'est plus le nôtre

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais
Quand je reverrai
Ton faux sourire
Dis-toi qu'au fond de moi
Il ne voudra plus rien dire

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Oui, j'ai tout fait Sally
Pour te garder
Tu n'as rien vu
Et j'ai perdu

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais
Rien entre nous, je le vois
Ne fut une joie
Tu as vraiment tout gâché
Car tu ne pensais qu'à toi

Oh, Sally
Oui, c'est fini
Oh, Sally
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Ouais, tout seul ce soir
Je ne veux plus te revoir
Je sortirai tout seul
Je sortirai tout seul ce soir

Pensiero D'amore
(Adapted from: I've Gotta Get A Message To You - 1968)
Composer(s): Robin Gibb; Barry Alan Gibb; Maurice Ernest Gibb; 
Tony Del Monaco; Franco Migliacci; Luciano Giacotto
Performer(s): Mal dei Primitives - 1968



Stasera voglio farti un regalo
che ti faccia ricordar
chi scordarti non sa

Ho sentito questo disco suonare
l'ho comprato per te
perchè pensi un poco a me

Questo disco
è il mio pensiero d'amore
per te, per te

Ogni volta
che lo senti suonare
pensa a me, a me

Accetta questo regalo
se il mio amore non vuoi
questo almeno vorrai

Un regalo non si butta mai via
quando sola resterai
potrà farti compagnia

Questo disco
è il mio pensiero d'amore
per te, per te

Anche se non potrà
farti tornare
con me, con me

Come passi adesso le tue serate
cosa fai, con chi sei
sei felice con lui?

Ma se un dubbio ti riporta al passato
dove sono lo sai
puoi chiamarmi se vuoi

Questo disco
è il mio pensiero d'amore
per te, per te

Ogni volta
che lo senti suonare
pensa a me, a me

Per te, per te
Ogni volta che lo senti suonare
pensa a me, a me

Questo disco
è il mio pensiero d'amore
per te, per te

Ogi volta che lo senti ...

Long Tall Glasses
Composer(s): David Alexander Courtney - Leo Sayer
First release by: Leo Sayer



I was travellin' down the road, feelin' hungry and cold 
I saw a sign sayin' food and drinks for everyone 
so naturally I thought I would take me a look inside 
I saw so much food, there was water comin' from my eye 

yeah there was ham an' there was turkey, there was caviar 
an' long tall glasses, with wine up to yar 

an' then somebody grabbed me, threw me outta my chair 
said before you can eat, you gotta dance like Fred Astaire 

you know I can't dance, you know I can't dance 
you know I can't dance, you know I can't dance 
I can't dance 

I am a man of the road -- a hobo by name 
I don't seek entertainment, just poultry and game 
but if it's all the same to you, then yes I will try my hand 
if you were as hungry as me then I'm sure you would understand 

hmmm 
now wait a minute 
let me see now 

of course I can dance of course I can dance 
I'm sure I can dance, I'm sure I can dance ... 
I can dance 

I can dance 
I really hit the floor 
ah feels good 
look at me dancin' 

I did a two-step, quick-step and a bossa nova 
a little Victor Silvester, and a Rudy Valentino 
you should a seen me movin', right across the floor 
hand me down my tuxedo, next week I'm comin' back for more 

I can dance -- oh yes! I can dance 
look at me dancin' the floor movin' 
I feel good -- I can dance 
I can dance, I can dance, I can dance

I’ve Gotta Be Me
Composer(s): Walter Marks
Performer(s): Sammy Davis Jr.
and multiple other artists



Whether I’m right, whether I’m wrong
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong
I’ve gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me
What else can I be but what I am?

I want to live, not merely survive
And I won’t give up this dream of life
That keeps me alive
I’ve gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me
The dream that I see makes me what I am

That faraway prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won’t settle down or settle for less
As long as there’s half a chance that I can have it all

I’ll go it alone, that’s how it must be
I can’t be right for somebody else if I’m not right for me
I’ve gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me
Daring to try to do it or die, I’ve gotta be me

I can’t be right for somebody else if I’m not right for me
I’ve gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me
Daring to try to do it or die
I’ve gotta be me