The Golden Rocket
Composer(s): Hank Snow
First recording/First release by: Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) and His Rainbow Ranch Boys - 1950
Covered by multiple other artists



Board!
From old Montana down to Alabam’ 
I’ve been before and I’ll travel again
You trifling women can’t keep a good man down
You’ve dealt the cards but you missed the play
So hit the road and be on your way
Gonna board the Golden Rocket and leave this town

I was a good engine a-runnin on time
But baby I’m switchin’ to another line
So honey, never hang your single out for me
I’m tired of running on the same old track
Bought a one way ticket and I won’t be back
This Golden Rocket is gonna roll my blues away

Hear that lonesome whistle blow
That’s your cue and by now you know
That I’ve got another true love waitin’ in Tennessee
This midnight special is burning the rails
So woman don’t try to follow my trail
This Golden Rocket is gonna roll my blues away

Hear her thunder on through the night
This Golden Rocket is a-doin’ me right
That sunny old southland sure is a part of me
Now from your call-board erase my name
Your fire done went out you done lost your flame
And this Golden Rocket is a-rollin’ my blues away

That old conductor he seemed to know 
You’ve done me wrong I was feeling low 
For he yelled aloud we’re over that Dixon Line
The Brakeman started singin’ a song 
Said “You’re worried now, but it won’t be long”
“This Golden Rocket is leavin’ your blues behind”

Then the Porter yelled with his southern drawl 
“Let’s rise and shine  
Good mornin’ you all”
And I sprang to my feet to greet the newborn day
When I kissed my baby in the station door
That whistle blew like it never before
On the Golden Rocket that rolled my blues away

Centerfield
((Finnish Version: Vasen Pakki (Moogetmoogs) - 1993))
Composer(s): John Fogerty
First release by: John Fogerty - 1985



Well, beat the drum and hold the phone 
the sun came out today! 
We're born again, there's new grass on the field
A-roundin' third and headed for home
it's a brown-eyed handsome man 
Anyone can understand the way I feel 

Oh, put me in, Coach ~ I'm ready to play today! 
Put me in, Coach ~ I'm ready to play today
Look at me, I can be Centerfield

Well, I spent some time in the Mudville Nine
watchin' it from the bench
You know I took some lumps when the Mighty "Case" struck out
So, say Hey Willie, Tell Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio
Don't say "It ain't so", you know the time is now

Oh, put me in, Coach ~ I'm ready to play today! 
Put me in, Coach ~ I'm ready to play today
Look at me, I can be Centerfield

Yeah! I got it! I got it!! 

Got a beat-up glove, and a homemade bat
and a brand new pair of shoes
You know I think it's time to give this game a ride
Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all ~ 
a moment in the sun: {Pop!} 
It's gone and you can tell that one good-bye! 

Oh, put me in, Coach ~ I'm ready to play today! 
Put me in, Coach ~ I'm ready to play today
Look at me, I can be Centerfield. 

Oh, put me in, Coach ~ I'm ready to play today! 
Put me in, Coach ~ I'm ready to play today 
Look at me, I can be Centerfield

Yeah!

Forever Young
Composer(s): Bob Dylan
Performer(s): The Band;
and various other artists



May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young

May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young

The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)
Composer(s): Jerry Garcia - Bill Kreutzmann - Philip Lesh - Ron McKernan - Bob Weir
First release by: The Grateful Dead - 1967



See that girl barefooting along
Whistling and singing, she's a-carrying on
Got laughing in her eyes
Dancing in her feet
She's a neon diamond
She can live on the street

Hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party
Every day
Hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day

Well, everybody's dancing in a ring around the sun
Nobody's finished, we ain't even begun
So take off your shoes, child
And take off your hat
Try on your wings
And find out where it's at

Hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party
Every day
Hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day

Take a vacation, fall out for a while
Summer's coming in and it's going out in style
Well, lie down smoking, honey
Have yourself a ball
'Cause your mother's down in Memphis
Won't be back till the fall

Hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party
Every day
Hey, hey, come right away
Come and join the party every day

Cent Ans De Plus
Composer(s): Francis Cabrel
Performer(s): Francis Cabrel



Cent ans dans la peau de l'esclave
Et juste après cent ans de plus
Chercher des miettes sous les tables
Avant que les blancs ne marchent dessus
Dormir sur des paquets de planches
Chanter seulement le dimanche
Tu vois la femme noire
Dans le rôle de la bonne
Avec tout à côté
Tout tordu son bonhomme
Après ça faut pas que tu t'étonnes

C'est Eux qui ont fait
Eux qui ont fait
Son House et Charlie Patton
Howlin' Wolf et Blind Lemon

Bien rouge le sang de l'Afrique
Sur la jolie fleur du coton
La toute nouvelle Amérique
La belle démocratie "Welcome"
Bateaux déportant les villages
Au bout de l'immense voyage
Gravé dans la mémoire
Pour des années-lumière
Chaque larme d'ivoire
Chaque collier de fer
Après ça faut pas que tu t'étonnes

C'est Eux qui ont fait
Eux qui ont fait
Son House et Charlie Patton
Howlin' Wolf et Blind Lemon

Toujours plaire aux marchands de fantômes
Elle qu'on achète et lui que l'on donne
Naître avec la peine maximum
Toujours vivant dans ce que nous sommes
Peuple interdit du reste des hommes
Cherchant le bleu de l'ancien royaume
Eux qui ont fait faut pas que ça t'étonne

Son House et Charlie Patton
Blind Blake et Willie Dixon
Ma Rainey et Robert Johnson
Howlin' Wolf et Blind Lemon...
Son House et Charlie Patton

Forever Young
Composer(s): Jim Cregan;
Kevin Savigar; Rod Stewart
Performer(s): Rod Stewart



May the Good Lord be with ya down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness surround you when you're far from home
And may you grow to be proud, dignified, and true
And do unto others as you would have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart you'll always stay
Forever young (forever young)
Forever young (forever young)
May good fortune be with you, may your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven with a prince or a vagabond
And may you never love in vain
And in my heart you will remain
Forever young (forever young)
Forever young (forever young)
For ever young
For ever young
Yeah!
And when you fin'lly fly away I'll be hopin' that I served ya well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime no one can ever tell
But whatever road ya choose
I'm right behind you, win or lose
Forever young (forever young)
Forever young (forever young)
For ever young
For ever young
For! For! ever young
For ever young

We're In The Money ((aka The Gold Digger's Song (We're In The Money))
Composer(s): Harry Warren - Al Dubin
First performance/First recording: Ginger Rogers/Art Kahn & His Orch. - 1933
Covered by multiple other artists



We're in the money 
We're in the money
We've got a lot of what it takes to get along!
We're in the money, the skies are sunny
Old man depression, you are through
You done us wrong!
We never see a headline
`bout a breadline, today
And when we see the landlord
We can look that guy right in the eye
We're in the money 
Come, on my honey
Let's spend it, lend it, send it rolling along

Cenizas
Composer(s): Wello Rivas
Performer(s): Javier Solís



Después de tanto soportar la pena de sentir tu olvido
después que todo te lo dio mi pobre corazón herido
has vuelto a verme para que yo sepa de tu desventura
por la amargura de un amor igual al que me diste tú

Ya no podré ni perdonar ni darte lo que tú me diste
has de saber que de un cariño muerto no existe rencor
y si pretendes remover las ruinas que tú mismo hiciste
sólo cenizas hallarás de todo lo que fue mi amor

Forever Mine
Composer(s): Kenny Gamble; Leon Huff
Performer(s): The O'Jays; Juanita Dailey



Forever mine
All because, you're my kind
Mmm
Oh, baby
I got what you want
You got what I want
We were made for each other
Ooh

Forever mine
And I'm so glad
Cause it gets better with time
Oh, girl
I like what you like
You like what I like
And we were made for each other

Oh, baby
You are that someone
I've been hopin', I've been lookin' for
All my days
Don't you ever think about leavin'
This heart of mine would be grievin'
Don't go
Stay
Stay

Forever mine
Oh we're, we're one of a kind
Mmm, ooh-ooh, baby girl
I need what you need
You need what I need
And we were made for each other

Ooh, 
Oh, girl
Oh, baby
I wanna love you
Love you so
Make it good, right down to the bone
To the bone
Cause it's you I'm thinkin' about pleasin'
Give you all the love you're needin'
Don't go
Please
Stay
Stay
Stay

Forever mine
Cause you and me 
We get along just fine
Oh, baby
I got what you want
Good love
You got what I want
Good lovin'
And we were made for each other

I've been around
And I've had a lot of loves
And I know you had a lot of loves too
But I ain't never had nobody
That, that do the things you do

We go together
Well, like the birds in the trees
I'd been around a couple of gals
If you wasn't here with me
Stay

Forever mine
Oh, cause, cause you're my kind
Ooh, ooh baby
Baby
Baby girl, you know that

I like what you like
Good love
You like what I like
Good love now
Yeah
We belong together
Ooh-ooh baby
Ahh-ahh baby
You 
I got what you want
You got what I want
And we were made for each other
For each other girl
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh girl

You know that
It only gets better
You like what I like
It's better with time
I like what you like
We were made for each other, girl

For each other, baby
I got what you want
So don't you ever think about leavin'
Oh, baby, oh, girl
I like what you like
Cause it's you I'm thinkin' about pleasin'
Ooh-ooh baby
Oh, girl
Oh, girl

I know that the, ah
Don't ever think about leavin'
I need your lovin'
Oh, baby
And if you leave me
Cause it's you I'm thinkin' about pleasin
Oh, baby
Ahhh
Never think about leavin
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't do it
Oh, baby
It's you I'm thinin' about pleasin'

Don't you
Ever think about leavin'
Don't do it
Don't do it, baby

The Going Ups And The Coming Downs
Composer(s): Jim Weatherly
First release by: Gladys Knight & The Pips - 1974



One day you say you love me
The next day it’s goodbye
The next you say you’re sorry
And you wanna give it one more try

Ooh, the way you change your mind
Time and time again
Well, I don’t know if I’m behind
Or just about to end, hey

Certain lies, smiles and frowns
The goin’ ups and the comin’ downs

Ooh, hoo
Ooh, hoo

One minute you’re warm and lovin’
The next your heart’s grown cold
The way you keep me guessin’
Is killin’ my soul

Ooh, just when my hopes run high
And I think I’ve got it made
Hey... hey... along comes a rainy day
To rain on my parade, hey, hey, hey

Certain lies, smiles and frowns
The goin’ ups and the comin’ downs

Oh... ho...
I don’t know just what it is about you
That keeps me from walkin’ out the door
Mmm... mmm... hmm...
Just when I think that I can get along without you
You just say something nice
And I come struttin’ back for more

One day our world’s a dream
Next it falls apart, mmm, hmm
And I don’t even think you know
What you’re doin’ to my heart

Mmm, I guess I’ll never learn
Some people never do
But when I feel like givin’ up
I just can’t give up on you, hey, hey, hey

Certain lies, smiles and frowns, huh
The goin’ ups and the comin’ downs, hey, hey, hey
Certain lies, smiles and frowns
The goin’ ups and the comin’ downs

Certain lies, smiles and frowns
The goin’ ups and the comin’ downs, hey, hey, hey, hey
Certain lies, smiles and frowns
The goin’ ups

Cemento Armato
Composer(s): Aldo Tagliapietra - Antonio Pagliuca
Performer(s): Le Orme



Cemento armato la grande città
senti la vita che se ne va
vicino a casa non si respira
è sempre buio ci si dispera
Ci son più sirene nell'aria che canti di usignoli
E meglio fuggire e non tornare più

Dolce risveglio il sole è con me
Nell'aria le note di una chitarra
la casa è lontana, gli amici di ieri
è tutto svanito , non li ricordo più

Cemento armato la grande città
senti la vita che se ne va

Forever Man
Composer(s): Jerry Lynn Williams
Performer(s): Eric Clapton; Beatchuggers



How many times must I tell you babe
How many bridges I’ve got to cross?
How many times must I explain myself
Before I can talk to the boss
’fore I can talk to the boss?

How many times must I say I love you
Before you finally understand?
Won’t you be my forever woman?
I’ll try to be your forever man
Try to be your forever man

Second verse

Forever man, forever man, forever man
Forever man, forever man, forever man
Try to be your forever man

Forever man, forever man, forever man
Forever man, forever man, forever man
Try to be your forever man

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