Take Me Along 
((Adapted from: Emmenez-Moi (Charles Aznavour) - 1973))
((Dutch Version: Neem Me Toch Mee (Bart Kaëll) - 1998))
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Dee Shipman
Performer(s): Charles Aznavour - 1978



On the docks where the boredom of life
Is all that I own
I see boats coming in with the fruits
Of places unknown

I watch as they come from the world in the sun
And I see in my mind
That there is farewell to this cold golden hell
They can leave far behind

Let me go where they go
Let me fly the winds that they fly
For to stay in this place
Will destroy a man's certain life

Take me along, a long way from here
Take me along to a far away shore
When you're poor it's easy to bare
With sunshine and soft summer air

At the end of the day
In a bar, with sailors I stand
And I talk about girls, about love
A glass in my hand

Then in my dreams, I can travel at seas
On a float, southern-bound
There I can hold all the magic in gold
Of the love I have found

When the bars on the quayside are closed
Alone I remain
I continue to dream
And each night the dream is the same

Take me along, a long way from here
Take me along to a far away shore
When you're poor it's easy to bare
With sunshine and soft summer air

Very soon I will take any troubled chance
That I can
Though I dream like a child
For my dreams I'll work like a man

I'll work and reprive for my to ticket-to-ride
Where the sun shines for me
Surviving any storms, and be wild to be warm
That's the way I must be

I'll be leaving behind no regrets
And hold my past
And I'll go to the sea
As I'll sail to freedom at last

Take me along, a long way from here
Take me along to a far away shore
When you're poor it's easy to bare
With sunshine and soft summer air

Take me along, a long way from here
Take me along to a far away shore
When you are poor it's easy to bare
With sunshine and soft summer air

Mother Of Us All
Composer(s): Doug Phillips; Ed Whiting
Performer(s): Petula Clark



Hope, is the common ground we walk upon
And peace, is the lamp that lights the way
Faith, is believing in it all
Though trouble may arise
And cause some tears to fall

Turn on your light, that other souls may see
And, offer some comfort when you wait
Open your heart, and lend an ear
For when the door is open
You're standing near
So very near
To all the sadness
And the laughter in the world
We've all been strangers through

This very year let's bring our sadness
And our laughter to the world
Before the storm is through

Hope, is the light that shows in all mankind
And peace, as a child for all to see
Faith, and it soon will come to be
That we may walk together
Like little children
Back to the mother of us all
Back to the garden, we've come away from
Back to the mother of us all

Faith, and it soon will come to be
That we may walk together
Like little children
Back to the mother of us all
Back to the garden, we walked away from
Back to the mother of us all

Let's walk together
Like little children
Back to the mother of us all
Back to the garden, we turned away from
Back to the mother of us all

Let's walk together
Like little children
Back to the mother of us all
Back to the garden
We turned away from

Girls, Women And Ladies
Composer(s): Ed Bruce; Ron Peterson; Patsy Bruce
Performer(s): Ed Bruce



There was only me and her and him
The bar was taking last call
So I thought I'd move on in
I was slick and feeling like a man
So I took the stool between them
And ordered one more round
For me and her…and him

I laid my arm across the back of her bar stool
Don't remember what I said
But at the time it sounded cool
She just pushed her drink away and never looked at me
She paid her tab, tipped the man
And left me sitting there
Alone…with him

- Chorus -
He said, "There's girls, there's women and there's ladies
There's yesses and nos and maybes
There's teasing and pleasing
They start learning when they're babies
There's girls, there's women and there's ladies"

He pushed his old straw hat back and he grinned
"Ain't they all mysteries
And, sonny, it's a sin
They're all sitting on the world
We're trying to win
But, Lord, I love a mystery
So let's drink another round
To me and you…and them"

(Repeat Chorus)

Neem Me Toch Mee
((Adapted from: Emmenez-Moi (Charles Aznavour) - 1973))
((English Version: Take Me Along (Charles Aznavour) - 1978))
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Johan Verminnen
Performer(s): Bart Kaëll - 1998



In het dok waar de verveling weegt op mijn bestaan
Komen schepen, hun ruimen gevuld met vruchten en graan
Hun namen doen me altijd dromen over plaatsen waar ik nooit zal komen
Zo heel mooi, zo heel ver
Waar de zomers eeuwig duren, waar het zand je huid zal schuren
Zo heel ruw, zo ver weg

Ik ken enkel een hemel vol wolken zo grijs
Hier eindigt m'n wereld, ik ging nooit op reis

Neem me toch mee naar het land van de zon
Zeg nu niet nee, maar zeg me nu 'kom'
Ik weet, er is op de wereld een plaats voor mij in de zon

In de kroeg maken de zeelui altijd plezier
In een dronken bui roepen zij 'breng ons meer bier'
En dan grijpen ze hun kans, ja de poppen gaan aan het dansen
Want ze zijn nu op zwier
En ze drinken nog veel meer, zo veel meer dan die andere keer
Het wordt vroeg, nooit genoeg

Als de kroeg dan sluit en ze duiken in hun kajuit
Dan benijd ik hen en ik neem dan een besluit

Neem me toch mee naar het land van de zon
Zeg nu niet nee, maar zeg me nu 'kom'
Ik weet, er is op de wereld een plaats voor mij in de zon

Op een dag een sloep zo verroest, een heel ouwe schuit
Met een motor die hoest maar toch vaar ik het zeegat uit
En dan vaar ik naar die hete stranden van die verre mooie warme landen
Weg van hier, met plezier
Waar de zon m'n bleke huid zal branden en m'n ouwe schuit voorgoed mag stranden
Ver van hier, met plezier

Ik verdwijn uit jouw zicht zonder spijt en voor altijd
Want ik stuur geen bericht en mij ben je nu kwijt

Neem me toch mee naar het land van de zon
Zeg nu niet nee, maar zeg me nu 'kom'
Ik weet, er is op de wereld een plaats voor mij in de zon

Neem me toch mee naar het land van de zon
Zeg nu niet nee, maar zeg me nu 'kom'
Ik weet, er is op de wereld een plaats voor mij in de zon

Lalala...
Ik weet, er is op de wereld een plaats voor mij in de zon 

Mother Of Pearl 
Composer(s): Brian Ferry
Performer(s): Roxy Music



Turn the lights down 
Way down low 
Turn up the music 
Hi as fi can go 
All the gang´s here 
Everyone you know 
It´s a crazy scene 
Hey there just look over your shoulder 

Get the picture? 
No no no no .......(Yes) 
Walk a tightrope 
Your life-sign-line 
Such a bright hope 
Right place, right time 
What´s your number? 
Never you mind 
Take a powder 
But hang on a minute what´s coming round the corner? 
Have you a future? 
No no no no .......(Yes) 
Well I´ve been up all night again 
Party-time wasting is too much fun 
Then I step back thinking 
Of life´s inner meaning 
And my latest fling 
It´s the same old story 
All love and glory 
It´s a pantomime 
If you're looking for love 
In a looking glass world 
It's pretty hard to find 
Oh mother of pearl 
I wouldn't trade you 
For another girl 
Divine intervention 
Always my intention 
So I take my time 
I´ve been looking for something 
I've always wanted 
But was never mine 
But now I've seen that something 
Just out of reach - glowing - 
Very Holy grail 
Oh mother of pearl 
Lustrous lady 
Of a sacred world 
Thus: even Zarathustra 
Another-time-loser 
Could believe in you 
With every goddess a let down 
Every idol a bring down 
It gets you down 
But the search for perfection 
Your own predilection 
Goes on and on and on and on 
Canadian Club love 
A place in the Country 
Everyone's ideal 
But you are my favorita 
And a place in your heart dear 
Makes me feel more real 
Oh mother of pearl 
I wouldn't change you 
For the whole world 
You're highbrow, holy 
With lots of soul 
Melancholy shimmering 
Serpentine sleekness 
Was always my weakness 
Like a simple tune 
But no dilettante 
Filigree fancy 
Beats the plastic you 
Career girl cover 
Exposed and another 
Slips right into-view 
Oh looking for love 
In a looking glass world 
Is pretty hard for you 
Few throwaway kisses 
The boomerang misses 
Spin round and round 
Fall on featherbed quilted 
Faced with silk 
Softly stuffed eider down 
Take refuge in pleasure 
Just give me your future 
We'll forget your past 
Oh mother of pearl 
Submarine lover 
In a shrinking world 
Oh lonely dreamer 
Your choker provokes 
A picture cameo 
Oh mother of pearl 
So so semi-precious 
In your detached world 
Oh mother of pearl 
I wouldn´t trade you 
For another girl

Girls, Girls, Girls
Composer(s): Georg Kajanus
Performer(s): Sailor



Girls
Girls
Girls

Yellow
red
black or white
add a little bit of moonlight
For this intercontinental romance
Shy girl
sexy girl
they all like that fancy world
Champagne
a gentle song and a slow dance
Who makes it fun to spend your money

Who calls you honey
most every day
Girls
Girls
Girls - Girls
Girls
Girls
Well
they made 'em up in Hollywood
and put them into the movie
Those lovely photographic splendours
In and out of magazines
Miss World and beauty queens
Falling in love with the real big spenders
But although their world may be frantic
They're still romantic
in their own way

So hop on
the world is swinging
Don't sit and twiddle your thumbs
Get up and meet those pretty Girls
Girls
Girls
Step on
the world keeps swinging.
Put on the dazzling charm.
Get up and find those pretty girls
But don't rush
keep it nice and gentle
And sentimental
for that certain moment

Moonlit oceans
girls full of emotions
Stepping on that slow boat to China
And next door
in Japan
they know how to please a man
Dropping in for tea with my geisha
They've got that old-fashioned feeling
When it comes to pleasing
they know their way

So hop on
the world is swinging

When you draw back the curtain
Hop on
the world is swinging
Don't sit and twiddle your thumbs
Get up and meet those pretty girls

Take It To The Limit
((Dutch Version: Jij Maakt Mij Gelukkig (Severine Doré) - 2003))
Composer(s): Randy Meisner - Glenn Frey - Don Henley
First release by: Eagles - 1975
Covered by multiple other artists



All alone at the end of the evening
And the bright lights have faded to blue
I was thinking 'bout a woman who might have loved me
I never knew
You know i've always been a dreamer spent my life running round
And it's so hard to change can't seem to settle down
But the dreams i've seen lately keep on turning out
And burning out and turning out the same
So put me on a highway and show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time

You can spend all your time making money
You can spend all your love making time
If it all fell to pieces tomorrow
Would you still be mine?
And when you're looking for your freedom nobody seems to care
And you can't find the door can't find it anywhere
When there's nothing to believe in still you're coming back
You're running back, you're coming back for more

So put me on a highway and show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time

Take it to the limit, take it to the limit
Take it to the limit one more time
Take it to the limit, take it to the limit
Take it to the limit one more time
Take it to the limit, take it to the limit
Take it to the limit one more time
Take it to the limit, take it to the limit
Take it to the limit one more time
Take it to the limit, take it to the limit
Take it to the limit one more time
Take it to the limit, take it to the limit
Take it to the limit one more time
Take it to the limit, take it to the limit
Take it to the limit one more time ...

Mother Nature's Son
Composer(s): John Lennon; Paul McCartney
Originally performed by: The Beatles
Covered by various other artists



Born a poor young country boy
Mother Nature's son
All day long I'm sitting singing songs for everyone

Sit beside a mountain stream
See he waters rise
Listen to the sound of pretty music as she flies

Find me in my field of grass
Mother Nature's son
Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun

Girls! Girls! Girls!
Composer(s): Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller
Performer(s): Elvis Presley;
and various other artists



(Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls!)
(Girls) goin' swimming, (Girls) in bikinis
(Girls! A-walkin' and a-wigglin' by (Yay, yay, yay)
(Girls) on the beaches, (Girls) oh, what a peaches
(Girls!) So pretty, Lord I could cry (yay, yay)
I'm just a red blooded boy and I can't stop thinkin' about
(Girls) sailin' sailboats, (Girls) water skiin'
They'll drive me out of my mind (Yay, yay, yay)
(Girls) big and brassy, (Girls) small and sassy
(Girls!) Just give me one of each kind (Yay-yay)
I'm just a red blooded boy and I can't stop thinkin' about
Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls!

And when I pick up a sandwich too munch
A-crunchy-crunchety-a-crunchety-crunch
I never ever get to finish my lunch
Because there's always bound to be a bunch of
(Girls!) In tight sweaters, (Girls!) in short dresses
(Girls!) A-walkin' and a-wigglin' by (Yay, yay, yay)
(Girls!) Out boatin', Girls, just a floatin'
(Girls!) So pretty, Lord I could cry (Yay, yay)
I'm just a red blooded boy and I can't stop thinkin' about
Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls!

I'm just a red blooded boy and I can't stop thinkin' about
Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls!
I'm just a red blooded boy and I can't stop thinkin' about
Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls!
I'm just a red blooded boy and I can't stop thinkin' about
Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls!

Take It On The Run
Composer(s): Gary Richrath
First release by: REO Speedwagon - 1980



Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you been messin' around 

They say you got a boy friend
You're up there every weekend
They're talkin' about you and it's bringin' me down 

But I know the nieghborhood
And talk is cheap when the story is good
And the tales grow taller on down the line 

But I'm telling you, babe
That I don't think it's true, babe
And even if it is keep this in mind 

You take it on the run baby
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it
Not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run 

You're thinking up your white lies
You're putting on your bedroom eyes
You say you're coming home but you won't say when

But I can feel it coming
If you leave tonight keep running
And you need never look back again 

You take it on the run baby
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it
Not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run 

You take it on the run baby
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it
Not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run 

You take it on the run baby
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it
Not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run 

Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you been messin' around 

Mother Nature And Father Time
Composer(s): Kay Twomey; Fred Wise; Ben Wiseman
Performer(s): Nat King Cole; Dickie Valentine



I'm a son of mother nature
A son of father time
I've got a lot of neighbours the million stars that shine
And there all friends of mine

Every robin is my brother
They sing their songs to me
The tiny black-eyed daisies
The mighty red wood tree
There all my family

Then why do I feel so lonely
Like a king on an empty throne
There's one thing that's missing only
A true love to call my own

Won't you listen mother nature
And listen father time
Please help me to find someone
To fill these arms of mine
Mother nature and father time

Then why do I feel so lonely
Like a king on an empty throne
There's one thing that's missing only
A true love to call my own

Won't you listen mother nature
And listen father time
Please help me to find someone
To fill these arms of mine
Mother nature and father time
Mother nature and father time

Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss
Composer(s): Franz Lehár; Victor Herbert
Performer(s): Richard Tauber;
and various other artists



Girls were made to love and kiss
And who am I to interfere with this?
Is it well?  Who can tell?
But I know the good Lord made it so
 
Am I ashamed to follow nature’s way?
Shall I be blamed if God has made me gay?
Does it pay?  Who can say?
I’m a man and kiss her when I can
 
Yet I have suffered in love’s great deeps
I know the passion that never sleeps
I know the longing and wronging of hearts
The hope that flatters and shatters and smarts
 
I suffer still but I sleep at nights
Man cannot always be on the heights
And when our aching and breaking is done
Flirting is jolly, it’s folly, but fun
 
Girls were made to love and kiss
And who am I to interfere with this?
Does it pay?  Who can say?
I’m a man and kiss her when I can

Take It Like A Man
Composer(s): Blair Thornton - C.F. Turner
Performer(s): Bachman-Turner Overdrive; BTO Spider



Only three stops
To make in Alabama
Everyone
A one-night stand
Working for a man
Down South Louisiana
Cause ZZ ain't
His only band
Business has been
Good or bad
But sittin here
Will drive me mad

And I'm gonna get back
Where they want me
Get back
Where they want me
Get back
Where they want me
Make a stand
I'm gonna
Take it like a man

Met a stray woman
I think it was in Texas
She was made
For those who'd pay
Got a little drunk
And raised a mild ruckus
The city said
I could not stay
I guess I'm gonna
Have to change
Until this mess is
Rearranged

And I'm gonna get back
Where they want me
Get back
Where they want me
Get back
Where they want me
Make a stand
I'm gonna
Take it like a man

I guess I'm gonna
Have to change
Until my life is
Rearranged

And I'm gonna get back
Where they want me
Get back
Where they want me
Get back
Where they want me
Make a stand
I'm gonna
Take it like a man 

Mother Dear, O Pray For Me
(Traditional)
Performer(s): Perry Como
and various other artists



Mother dear, O pray for me! 
Whilst far from heav'n and thee
I wander in a fragile bark
O'er life's tempestuous sea
O Virgin Mother, from thy throne
So bright in bliss above
Protect thy child and cheer my path
With thy sweet smile of love

Mother dear, O pray for me!
Should pleasure's siren lay
E'er tempt thy child to wander far 
From Virtue's path away
When thorns beset life's devious way
And darkling waters flow
Then Mary aid thy weeping child
Thyself a mother show

Chorus 

Mother dear, remember me! 
And never cease thy care
'Till in heaven eternally
Thy love and bliss I share

Girls Talk
Composer(s): Elvis Costello
Performer(s): Dave Edmunds;
and various other artists



There are some things you can't cover up 
With lipstick and powder 
Thought I heard you mention my name 
Can't you talk any louder? 

Don't come any closer 
Don't come any nearer 
My vision of you 
Can't come any clearer 
Oh I just wanna hear girls talk 

Got a loaded imagination 
Bein' fired by girls talk 
It's a more or less situation 
Inspired by girls talk 

But I can't say 
The words you wanna hear 
I suppose you're gonna have to
Play it by ear, right here 

And now, girls talk 
And they wanna know how girls talk 
And they say it's not allowed, girls talk
If they say that it's so 
Don't they think that I'd know by now? 

Got the word up on everyone's lipstick 
That you're getting faded 
You may not be an old-fashioned girl 
But you're gonna get dated 

"Was it really murder?" 
"Were you just pretending?"
"Lately I've heard..." 
"You are the living end" 

Girls talk 
And they wanna know how girls talk 
And they say it's not allowed, girls talk 
And they think they know how girls talk 
If they say that it's so 
Don't they think that I'd now by now? 

But I can't say 
The words you wanna hear 
I suppose you're gonna have to 
Play it by ear, I hear 

There are some things you can't cover up 
With lipstick and powder
But I heard you mention my name 
Can't you talk any louder? 

Don't come any closer 
Don't come any nearer 
My vision of you 
Can't come any clearer

Take It Easy
Composer(s): Glenn Frey - Jackson Browne
First release by: Eagles - 1972
Covered by multiple other artists



Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load
I've got seven women on my mind
four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me
one says she's a friend of mine
Take it easy, take it easy
don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand
just find a place to make your stand and take it easy

Well, I'm a standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
and such a fine sight to see
it's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford
slowin' down to take a look at me
Come on, baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me
We may lose and we may win though we will never be here again
So open up, I'm climbin' in, so take it easy

Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load
got a world of trouble on my mind
Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover
she's so hard to find
Take it easy, take it easy
don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
Come on, baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me
Oh, we got it easy
we oughta take it easy

Mother Dear
Composer(s): Brian Holland; Lamont Dozier; Edward Holland Jr.
Performer(s): The Supremes



Something's on my mind
Mother dear the boy keeps me crying
Don't know which way to turn
Keeps me so confused
Keeps me so confused

Mother dear
'Cause for him I yearn
But he treats your daughter bad
Keeps your daughter sad

I wish I didn't love him so
'Cause now I can't let him go
His kiss gets a little sweeter
Ooh, my heart gets a little weaker

I'm falling deeper
Deeper in love each day
I know he's no good for me
But I'm too weak to break away

Ooh, each day love gets a little stronger
Ooh, heartaches lasts a little longer

Help, help me mother dear
'Cause I can't help myself
Ooh, he treats your daughter bad
Keeps your daughter sad

So many times I've tried
Telling him we're through
But when he takes me in his arms
There's nothing I can do

Ooh, it's no use
I can't break loose
I keep love him more and more each passing day
All my love to him I give it
Without him around
I couldn't live
I need him so
And he knows it
Can't let him go
And I show it

Help, help me mother dear
I'm so in love with him 
But he treats your daughter bad
Keeps your daughter sad

Help, help me mother dear
Help, help me mother dear
He keeps your daughter crying

Girls' School
Composer(s): Paul McCartney
Performer(s): Wings; Catfight!



Sleepy head, kid sister
Lying on the floor
18 years and younger, boy
Well she knows what she's waiting for

Yuki's a cool school mistress
She's an Oriental princess
She shows the films in the classroom, boy
They put the paper on the windows

Ahhh.....what can the sisters do
Ahhh.....girls' school

Head nurse is Sister Scala
Now she's a Spanish doll
She runs a full body outcall massage parlor
From the teacher's hall

Ahhh.....what can the sisters do
Ahhh.....girls' school

Well now, Roxanne's the woman trainer
She puts the kids to bed
She gives them pills in a paper cup
And she knocks them on the head

Ahhh.....what can the sisters do
Ahhh.....girls' school

She shows them films in the classroom, boy
When they put the paper on the windows

Ahhh.....what can the sisters do
Ahhh.....girls' school

Take It Back
Composer(s): Kristy Jackson
Performer(s): Reba McEntire; Kristy Jackson; Mark Thornton



You talked me into moving in and giving you my key
You said you'd be a mess now if it hadn't been for me
You said I stole your heart away by looking in your eyes
I wonder now how many times you sold that pack of lies

If this is how you act when you give your heart away
Well, take it back
Take it back

You told me I was everything you wanted and more
Then tell me what you're doing now sneaking out the back door
You're bringing home flowers and a bottle of Chablis
You forgot I don't drink wine I know that bottle's not for me

If this is how you act when you give your heart away
Well, take it back
Take it back

Oh, you must think I'm blind
And I don't smell your new cologne
You don't think I notice
All the nights I spend alone

Well, I'm not one for sitting 'round in some ole pity pool
You think you got a ticket and I must be some kind of fool
I hate to steal your thunder but your playing days are through
At least they are with me cause babe, I got no use for you

Tonight laying on the street
Babe, your bag is packed
So, take it back

Mother Dear
Composer(s): John Curulewski; De Young
Performer(s): Styx



Lonely feelings in the city 
One room flat with crumbling walls 
Sirens play a distant melody 
Neon shadows paint the halls 

In the thirteen months I've spent here 
With my manuscript and rhymes 
I've paid in cash for foolish pleasures 
Mother dear you'd call them crimes 

Raise the roof 
Light the lite 
Mother dear I'm returning tonight 
Now I see 
Your concern 
Mother dear how you taught me to learn 

I been a Roman for survival 
Showing two sides of my face 
I need the comfort of your wisdom 
I'm coming home to your embrace 

If by chance I pass before you 
Don't discount my gratitude 
You're responsible for me here 
And of course my attitude 

Raise the roof 
Light the lite 
Mother dear I'm returning tonight 
Now I see 
Your concern 
Mother dear how you taught me to learn 

Stayin' up half the night 
Wonderin' if what I'm doin' is right 
Raise the roof 
Light the lite 
Mother dear I'm returning tonight