The Gnu Song
Composer(s): Michael Flanders - Donald Swann
Performer(s): Flanders & Swann; John Lithgow



A year ago, last Thursday
I was strolling in the zoo
when I met a man who though he knew the lot
He was laying down the law about the habits of baboons 
And how many spines a porcupine has got
So I asked him
"What's that creature there?"
He answered, "Oh, it's a h'Elk"
I might of gone on thinking that was true 
If the animal in question hadn't put that chap to shame
And remarked, "I h'aint a h'Elk, I'm a Gnu"

"I'm a Gnu
I'm a Gnu
The g-nicest work of g-nature in the zoo
I'm a Gnu
How do you do
You really ought to k-now w-ho's w-ho's
I'm a Gnu
Spelt G-n-u
I'm g-not a Camel or a Kangaroo
So let me introduce 
I'm g-neither man or moose
Oh g-no g-no g-no I'm a Gnu"

I had taken furnished lodgings down at Rustington-on-Sea
Whence I travelled on to Ashton-under-Lyne it was actually
And the second night I stayed there I was woken from a dream
That I'll tell you all about some other time
Among the hunting trophies on the wall above my bed
Stuffed and mounted, was a face I thought I knew
A Bison? No, it's not a Bison.
An Okapi? Unlikely 
Really 
A Hartebeest?
When I though I heard a voice...

"I'm a Gnu
I'm a Gnu
A g-nother gnu
I wish I could g-nash my teeth at you 
I'm a Gnu
How do you do
You really ought to k-now w-ho's w-ho's
I'm a Gnu
Spelt G-n-u
Call me Bison or Okapi and I'll sue
G-nor am I the least like that dreadful Hartebeest
Oh, g-no, g-no, g-no
G-no g-no g-no, I'm a Gnu
G-no g-no g-no, I'm a Gnu"

Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti)
Composer(s): Slim Gaillard - Ricks
Performer(s): Alvino Rey
and multiple other artists



Cement mixer (Put-ti Put-ti)
Cement mixer (Put-ti Put-ti)
Cement mixer (Put-ti Put-ti)
Cement mixer (Put-ti Put-ti)
Cement mixer (Put-ti Put-ti)
A puddle o’ vooty, a puddle o’ gooty,
A puddle o’ scooby, a puddle o’ veet concrete
First you get some gravel, pour it on the vout
To mix a mess o’ mortar
You add cement and water
See the mellow roony
Come out slurp slurp slurp

Forever In Blue Jeans
Composer(s): Richard Bennett; Neil Diamond
Performer(s): Neil Diamond;
and various other artists



Money talks 
But it don't sing and dance 
And it don't walk 
And long as I can have you here with me 
I'd much rather be 
Forever in blue jeans. 

Honey's sweet 
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat 
And if you pardon me 
I'd like to say 
We'll do okay 
Forever in blue jeans

Maybe tonight 
Maybe tonight, you and I 
All alone by the fire 
Nothing around 
But the sound of my heart 
And your sighs. 

Money talks 
But it don't sing and dance 
And it don't walk 
And long as I can have you here with me 
I'd much rather be 
Forever in blue jeans, babe

The Gnome
Composer(s): Syd Barrett
First release by: Pink Floyd - 1967



I want to tell you a story
'Bout a little man
If I can
A gnome named Grimble Gromble
And little gnomes stay in their homes
Eating, sleeping, drinking their wine

He wore a scarlet tunic
A blue-green hood, it looked quite good
He had a big adventure
Amidst the grass, fresh air at last
Wining, dining, biding his time

And then one day
Hooray, another way for gnomes to say
Oooh, my...

Look at the sky
Look at the river
Isn't it good?
Look at the sky
Look at the river
Isn't it good?

Winding, finding places to go

And then one day
Hooray, another way for gnomes to say
Oooh, my...
Oooh, my...

Taka Takata (La Femme Du Toréro)
Composer(s): Claude Lemesle
Performer(s): Joe Dassin



Taka takata kata kata kata
J'entends mon cœur qui bat
Taka takata kata kata kata
Au rythme de ses pas

La sangria coulait
À la feria de Tolède
La fille qui dansait
M'était montée à la tête
Quand un banderillo
Me dit "l'ami, reste calme
Prends garde au torero
Si tu regardes sa femme"
Mais elle s'avance vers moi
Et laisse tomber sa rose
Avec un billet qui propose
Un rendez-vous à l'hacienda

On s'était enlacés sous l'oranger
Mais la dueña dont c'était le métier
Criait "vengeance, aux arènes!"
Le matador trompé
Surgit de l'ombre et s'avance
Moi, sur mon oranger
J'essaie de faire l'orange

Taka takata kata kata kata
J'entends mon cœur qui bat
Taka takata kata kata kata
Au rythme de ses pas

"L'homme, tu vas payer"
Dit-il, "voici l'estocade
Mes picadors sont prêts
Et mon œil noir te regarde"
Et c'est depuis ce jour
Qu'un toréro me condamme
A balayer sa cour
Pour l'avoir faite à sa femme

Taka takata kata kata kata
J'entends mon cœur qui bat
Taka takata kata kata kata
Au rythme de ses pas

Forever For You
Composer(s): Paul Barry;
John Oates; Mark Taylor; Steve Torch
Performer(s): Darryl Hall & John Oates



Does anyone know what love can cost
It'll take you so high then leave you lost
Is it a mystery
that runs too deep
for such a simple heart
Can anyone stop the hands of time
and put back the loving in your eyes
Though it's his name I hear when you are sleeping
I'll pretend it's mine 
 
(chorus)

When they ask me how long I'm gonna love you
If the road to my heart will always stay true
I'll say forever
I'll say forever for you
When they ask will I stand right there beside you
and they don't see you and me the way that I do
I'll say forever
I'll say forever for you
 
A rose is a rose by any name
but a thorn will still cut you just the same
I'm losing your love I know
so sad the feeling
I can tell somebody's stealing
Stealing away your heart
 
When they ask me how long I'm gonna love you
If the road to my heart will always stay true
I'll say forever
I'll say forever for you
When they ask will I stand right there beside you
and they don't see you and me the way that I do
I'll say forever
I'll say forever for you

I don't know if I should tell you
how you live in my heart
There's no room for another
If you leave me now
my heart would not recover
 
When they ask me how long I'm gonna love you
If the road to my heart will always stay true
I'll say forever
I'll say forever for you
When they ask will I stand right there beside you
and they don't see you and me the way that I do
I'll say forever
I'll say forever for you

The Glow Worm
((Adapted from: Glühwürmchen Idyll (Caecilie Carola, Emma Malkowsky & Kathi Herold) - 1902))
Composer(s): Lilla Cayley Robinson - Heinz Bolton-Baeckers - Paul Lincke
Performer(s): May Naudain - 1907
and multiple other artists



Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer
Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer
Lead us lest too far we wander
Love's sweet voice is calling yonder
Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer
Hey, there don't get dimmer, dimmer
Light the path below, above
And lead us on to love!

Glow little glow-worm, fly of fire
Glow like an incandescent wire
Glow for the female of the species
Turn on the AC and the DC
This night could use a little brightnin'
Light up you little ol' bug of lightnin'
When you gotta glow, you gotta glow
Glow little glow-worm, glow

Glow little glow-worm, glow and glimmer
Swim through the sea of night, little swimmer
Thou aeronautical boll weevil
Illuminate yon woods primeval
See how the shadows deep and darken
You and your chick should get to sparkin'
I got a gal that I love so
Glow little glow-worm, glow

Glow little glow-worm, turn the key on
You are equipped with taillight neon
You got a cute vest-pocket *Mazda*
Which you can make both slow and *fazda*
I don't know who you took a shine to
Or who you're out to make a sign to
I got a gal that I love so
Glow little glow-worm, glow
Glow little glow-worm, glow 
Glow little glow-worm, glow 
Glow little glow-worm, glow!!

Celui Qui Ne Savait Pas Pleurer
Composer(s): Henri Contet - Jean-Claude Normant
Performer(s): Edith Piaf



C'est l'histoire d'un type moyen
Qui n'avait jamais pu pleurer
Il en avait pas les moyens
Pourtant, il aurait bien aimé
Car de pleurer, ça vous soulage
Et ça vous met du baume dans l'cœur
Mais lui, il avait passé l'âge
D'apprendre le chagrin par cœur
Il essayait de se concentrer
Pour s'émouvoir à l'improviste
Mais non : il savait pas pleurer
Et c'est ça qui le rendait triste
Pour se payer ce petit instant
Où l'on est vraiment malheureux
Y s'fabriquait des embêtements
Inventait des ennuis sérieux
Et pour ça, il savait s'y prendre
À en juger par son passé
Il avait même tenté de se pendre
Preuve qu'il aimait pas rigoler
Quand s'présentait un beau malheur
Tout de suite il lui faisait du charme
Mais il avait beau s'crever l'cœur
Il pouvait pas trouver une larme
Ça lui a passé subitement
Rencontrant près d'une fontaine
Où se débarbouillait l'printemps
Une gosse qui avait de la peine
Dans son petit tablier de toile
Elle pleurait comme une enfant
Il a vu ses yeux pleins d'étoiles
Alors il en a fait autant
Un type comme ça, c'est pas commun
Car il était pas comme nous autres
Puisque, pour qu'il ait du chagrin
Il lui fallait l'chagrin des autres
La gosse était toute seule au monde
Tout' seule le jour, tout' seule la nuit
Et puis surtout, elle était blonde
Alors il l'a prise avec lui
Il est content puisque c'est elle
Qui lui a appris à pleurer
Mais la leçon était trop belle
La fille aussi... tout a raté
Il est devenu bien malheureux
Trompé plus qu'il ne le mérite
Et tous les jours, il pleure un peu
Maintenant qu'il sait, il en profite

Forever Faithful
Composer(s): Robert Bateman; J. Wicker
Performer(s): Florence Ballard



Memories of the love we had are still a part of me 
I pushed your love away and knew that one day 
I would yearn for your return 

Chorus: 
Forever Faithful, yes I am 
I guess my love will live for you 
Just wishin' and hopin' for your return 

Now I'm all alone, it hurts to be alone 
Won't you please come see about me? 
This time I'll do right, need you to hold me tight 
Darling, you, you control my destiny 
Oh oh oh 

(chorus) 

On and on, deep down inside, I have no one but myself to blame 
I have but one wish, that you return, conquer the love that remains 
Oh oh oh 

(chorus x2) 
Forever faithful ...

The Glory Of Love 
Composer(s): Billy Hill
First release by: Willie Bryant and His Orch. - 1936
Covered by multiple other artists



You’ve got to give a little, take a little
And let your poor heart break a little
That’s the story of
That’s the glory of love

You’ve got to laugh a little, cry a little
Before the clouds roll by a little
That’s the story of
That’s the glory of love

As long as there’s the two of you
You’ve got the world and all its charms
And when the world is through with you
You’ve got each other’s arms

You’ve got to win a little
Lose a little
And always have the blues a little
That’s the story of
That’s the glory of love

As long as there’s the two of you
You’ve got the world and all its charms
And when the world is through with you
You’ve got each other’s arms

You’ve got to win a little
Lose a little
And always have the blues a little
That’s the story of
That’s the glory of love

That’s the story of, that’s the glory of love

Celui Qui T'a Fait Pleurer
Composer(s): Eddie Kilroy
Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday



Jamais, jamais
On ne tiendra ma vie
Comme toi, tu vois
Je suis pris

Toujours, l'amour
C'est près de toi
Que mon cœur la désiré

Qu'il revienne
Qu'il revienne
Celui qui t'a fait pleurer
Avant
Celui qui t'a fait pleurer

Il n'a pas su t'aimer
Te prouver un jour
Son amour en retour
Te voyant souffrir
Mon cœur t'a prise
À lui, c'est vrai
Sans regrets

Qu'il revienne
Qu'il revienne
Celui qui t'a fait pleurer
Avant
Celui qui t'a fait pleurer

Il tenait ton amour
Enfermé dans ses bras
Sans savoir que c'était toi
Mais, c'est trop tard
Oui, tu vois
Il peut pleurer
A présent, tu es à moi

Qu'il revienne
Qu'il revienne
Celui qui t'a fait pleurer
Avant
Celui qui t'a fait pleurer

Forever Came Today
Composer(s): Brian Holland;
Lamont Dozier; Edward Holland Jr.
Performer(s): Diana Ross & The Supremes;
and various other artists



There you were
Standing there
As your eyes reached out to me
Something warm in your eyes
Touched my heart right then and there
All the love I never knew
I found in you

Suddenly
My world stood still
My life was then fulfilled
As you gently touched my hand
I knew that we had laid a plan
For everlasting love
That I been forever dreaming of

At last
Ooh, at last
My forever came today (My forever came today)
When you walked into my life (When you walked into my life)
And made my lonely life
A paradise (A paradise)
It came today
Forever came today

As we were standing there
You didn't speak a single word
But your eyes
Your eyes said you wanted me
Your touch said you needed me
And my heart said tenderly

Darling
Ooh, my darling
Make me yours
Let your kiss touch my face
And tell me love has led me
To this place to your warm embrace
Hello happiness

Thanks to you my search has ended
And I want the world to see
How gently love has shined on me
With everlasting love
That I been forever dreaming of

At last
Ooh, at last
My forever came today (My forever came today)
When you walked into my life (When you walked into my life)
And made my lonely life
A paradise (A paradise)
It came today
Forever came today

At last
Ooh, at last
My forever came today (My forever came today)
When you walked into my life (When you walked into my life)
And made my lonely life
A paradise (A paradise)
Oh, it came today
Forever came today

At last
Ooh, at last
My forever came today (My forever came today)
When you walked into my life..

Glass Bottom Boat
Composer(s): Ben Raleigh - Joe Lubin - Mark Barkan
Performer(s): Doris Day



All aboard, all aboard
On the glass bottom boat
It's the greatest show that was ever afloat
Take a ride on the tide with the guide and see
The way out wonders of the deep blue sea

The deep blue sea, the deep blue sea
There's a lot to see, in the deep blue sea
The sailfish sail and the blowfish blow
Cockles & mussels alive-alive-o

The hermit crab, he lives alone
You can't even get him on the telephone
The halibut's eyes turn up and in
He don't know where he's going, but he knows where he's been

The deep blue sea, the deep blue sea
There's a lot to see in the deep blue sea
The glass bottom boat, you will agree
Can show you the magic of the deep blue sea

Spiney crabs and white fish too
Will all be there, what a hullabaloo
With so many fish upon the sea
There's hardly room for a fat sardine

The deep blue sea, the deap blue sea
There's a lot goin' on in the deep blue sea
Oh life on the glass bottom boat is great
(I'm the captain) You could use a mate

(Now the girl is slow, but not so dumb
He has his own condominium)
A bluebird oyster was caught with "foyle"
He "swoyre" he didn't even know the "goyle"

The deep blue sea, the deep blue sea
There's a lot to see in the deep blue sea
The glass bottom boat, you will agree
Can show you the magic of the deep blue sea

The flyin' fish was an awful ham
Made a three-point landing in a fryin' pan
The porpoise has the most hutzpah
But the whales are ones with the built-in showers
Starfish, starfish, two-pence all
Abelone in the casserole
Winding, binding, joining up
Is growing, growing, growing up
Ahhh...

All aboard, all aboard
On the glass bottom boat
It's the greatest show that was ever afloat
Take a ride on the tide with the guide and see
The way out wonders of the deep blue sea

All aboard, all aboard
On the glass bottom boat
It's the greatest show that was ever afloat
Take a ride on the tide with the guide and see
The way out wonders of the deep blue sea

Celui Qui A Mal Tourné
Composer(s): Georges Brassens
First release by: Georges Brassens - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists



Il y avait des temps et des temps
Qu'je n'm'étais pas servi d'mes dents
Qu'je n'mettais pas d'vin dans mon eau
Ni de charbon dans mon fourneau
Tous les croqu'-morts, silencieux
Me dévoraient déjà des yeux
Ma dernière heure allait sonner
C'est alors que j'ai mal tourné

N'y allant pas par quatre chemins
J'estourbis en un tournemain
En un coup de bûche excessif
Un noctambule en or massif
Les chats fourrés, quand ils l'ont su
M'ont posé la patte dessus
Pour m'envoyer à la Santé
Me refaire une honnêteté

Machin, Chose, Un tel, Une telle
Tous ceux du commun des mortels
Furent d'avis que j'aurais dû
En bonn' justice être pendu
A la lanterne et sur-le-champ
Y s'voyaient déjà partageant
Ma corde, en tout bien tout honneur
En guise de porte-bonheur

Au bout d'un siècle, on m'a jeté
A la porte de la Santé
Comme je suis sentimental
Je retourne au quartier natal
Baissant le nez, rasant les murs
Mal à l'aise sur mes fémurs
M'attendant à voir les humains
Se détourner de mon chemin

Y'en a un qui m'a dit: "Salut!
Te revoir, on n'y comptait plus"
Y'en a un qui m'a demandé
Des nouvelles de ma santé
Lors, j'ai vu qu'il restait encor
Du monde et du beau mond' sur terre
Et j'ai pleuré, le cul par terre
Toutes les larmes de mon corps

Forever By Your Side
Composer(s): M. Blatte; L. Gottlieb
Performer(s): The Manhattans; Richie Stephens



Friends, we started out as friends
Friends turned into lovers
Do you remember when

I held you
For the very first time
Love me it is so easy girl
For me to speak my mind
I've said

I want you
I need you
Oh girl how I believe in you
You're the light that has always seen me through

In you I could find
That I will be
Forever by your side

Now we see our love has grown
And these have been the sweetest times
That I have ever known
And I know that it will never end

'Cause every time I look at you
I fall in love again

I want you (want you)
I need you (need you)

Oh girl how I believe in you (you're the light)
You're the light (that shines)
That has always seen me through
In you I could find
That I will be
Forever by your side

Longer than the sun will shine
Love is a tie that binds, forever, forever
Two hearts are meant to be one love eternally

Together (together), forever, forever
I want you
I need you
Oh girl how I believe in you
You're the light that has always seen me through

In you I could find
That I will be
Forever by your side

The Glamorous Life
Composer(s): Jamie Starr
Performer(s): Sheila E.
and multiple other artists



She wears a long fur coat of mink
Even in the summer time
Everybody knows from the coy little wink
The girl's got a lot on her mind

She's got big thoughts, big dreams
And a big brown Mercedes sedan
What I think this girl
She really wants is to be in love with a man

She wants to lead the Glamorous Life
She don't need a man's touch
She wants to lead the Glamorous Life
But without love it ain't much

She saw him standing in the section marked
If you have to ask you can't afford it lingerie
She threw him bread and said make me scream
In the dark what could he say

Boys with small talk and small minds
Really don't impress me in bed
She said I need a man's man baby
Diamonds and furs
Love would only conquer my head

She wants to lead the Glamorous Life
She don't need a man's touch
She wants to lead the Glamorous Life
But without love it ain't much

They made haste in the brown sedan
They drove to 55 Secret street
They made love and by the seventh wave
She knew she had a problem
She thought real love is real scary
Money only pays the rent
Love is forever that's all your life
Love is heaven sent it's glamorous

She wants to lead the Glamorous Life
She don't need a man's touch
She wants to lead the Glamorous Life
But without love it ain't much

Celui Que Tu Préfères
((Adapted from: (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires) - 1957))
Composer(s): Kal Mann - Bernie Lowe - Ralph Bernet
Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday - 1964

Versions In Other Languages:
1975 - Bamsefar (Bamses Venner)
1984 - Teddy Beer (Will Tura)



J'aurai les mots qu'il faut
Et même des nouveaux
Afin d'accrocher ton cœur
Laisse-moi le bonheur
D'être celui
Celui que tu préfères

Je te serai docile
Je te suivrai partout
La vie sera facile
Et les heures plus douces
Entre nous

Je veux être celui
Celui que tu préfères
Mais des chaînes autour de moi
Tout pour te satisfaire
Pour être celui
Celui que tu préfères

Oh, laisse-moi aussi
Partager tes nuits
Je ne vis que pour cela
Pour connaître la joie
Celui que tu préfères

Je te serai docile
Je te suivrai partout
La vie sera facile
Et les heures plus douces
Entre nous

Je veux être celui
Celui que tu préfères
Mais des chaînes autour de moi
Tout pour te satisfaire
Pour être celui
Celui que tu préfères

Pour être celui
Celui que tu préfères

Forever Autumn
Composer(s): Gary Osborne;
Paul Vigrass; Jeff Wayne
Performer(s): The Moody Blues;
and various other artists



The summer sun is fading as the year grows old
and darker days are drawing near...
The winter winds will be much colder
now you're not here

I watch the birds fly south across the autumn sky
and one by one they disappear
I wish that I was flying with them
Now you're not here 

Like a song through the trees you came to love me
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away... 

Through autumn's golden gown we used to kick our way
You always loved this time of year
Those fallen leaves lie undisturbed now
'Cause you're not here 

Like a song through the trees you came to love me
Like a leaf on a breeze you blew away... 

A gentle rain falls softly on my weary eyes
As if to hide a lonely tear...
My life will be forever autumn
'Cause you're not here!

The Girl's Song
Composer(s): Jimmy Webb
Performer(s): The 5th Dimension
and multiple other artists



I'd like to make a long distance call to a number in west L.A.
I've been trying to reach it all day but no one answers tell me

Why was I so unkind
I hope he's still on that line
I'll make it up to him
If he hasn't changed his number
If he hasn't changed his mind

I know it's late but please let it ring another time or two or three
He'd be hurt if he knew it was me and I was waiting for him

Why was I so unkind
I hope he's still on that line
I'll make it up to him
If he hasn't changed his number
If he hasn't changed his mind

Celui Que J'aime
((Adapted from: Tora Pou Pas Stin Xenitia (Nana Mouskouri))
Composer(s): Manos Hadjidakis - Nikos Gatsos - Frank Gérald
Performer(s): Nana Mouskouri



À celui que j'aime
Et je l'aimerai toute ma vie

On ne garde pas l'amour
Comme on garde le chant de la mer
Dans le creux d'un coquillage
Et l'on pleure son amour
Comme on pleure au levant de l'hiver
Quand la barque fait naufrage

Mais il m'a gardée auprès de lui
Celui que j'aime
Car il m'a donné plus que la mer
Celui que j'aime
Car il m'a donné plus que le ciel
Celui que j'aime
Et je l'aimerai toute ma vie

Oui il m'a gardé auprès de lui
Celui que j'aime
Car il m'a donné plus que la mer
Celui que j'aime
Car il m'a donné plus que le ciel
Celui que j'aime
Et je l'aimerai toute ma vie