Old Man Of The Mountain
Composer(s): Lew Brown - Victor Young
Performer(s): Cab Calloway & His Orch.
and multiple other artists



With his long white beard and his crooked step
He tramps along with the folks all left (?)
With a twinkle in his eye he passes them by
The old man of the mountain

He wears long hair but his feet are bare
They say he's mad as an old march hare
His cares are none and he owes no one
The old man of the mountain

He talks with the birds when he's lonely
Sleeps with the stars for a tent
While the bees spread a feast when he's hungry
And God charges no rent

He'll live as long as an old oak tree
And laugh at fools like you and me
I often sigh and wish that I were
The old man of the mountain

With a long, white beard and a crooked stare
He tramps along with the folks all scared
With a twinkle in his eye, he passes them by 
The Old Man of the Mountain! 
Oh, he wears long hair and his feet are bare
They say he's mad as a grizzly bear
His cares are none and he fears no one
The Old Man of the Mountain!
He talks with the bears when he's lonely
He sleeps with the sky for a tent
And he'll eat you up when he's hungry 
And it wouldn't cost him a red cent! 
And he'll live as long as an old oak tree 
He'll eat up fools like you and me
Oh, I often sigh and jump and cry 
At the Old Man of the Mountain!

The Old Man No One Loves
Composer(s): W. Asbill
Performer(s): George Jones



In a bar-room down in Georgia sits an old man
His whiskers grey an' two or three days old
You can tell he's dreaming up another story
Just in case there's one he hasn't told

There's a story that he tells about a woman
And always says she was a Beauty Queen
But it's said the Angels came for her one morning
After that he just gave up on everything

The Old Man No One Loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The Old Man No One Loves sure tells some big ones
And everybody laughs and says, "You know that old man lies"

There's the one he always tells about his children
His son's a doctor up in Ohio
His daughter owns a bank in California
But he don't ever see them anymore

The Old Man No One Loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The Old Man No One Loves sure tells some big ones
And everybody laughs and says, "You know that old man lies"

But you know, that old man no one loves, he died this mornin'
The whole town was shocked by all those big limousines
And all his children gathered round and they wept beside him
And one cried out, "My Daddy's gone to meet his Beauty Queen"

The Old Man No One Loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The Old Man No One Loves sure tells some big ones
And everybody laughs and says, "You know that old man lies"

The Old Man No One Loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The Old Man No One Loves sure tells some big ones
And...

The Old Lamp-Lighter
Composer(s): Charles Tobias - Nat Simon
First recording: Kay Kyser & his Orch. - 1946
Covered by multiple other artists



He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
His snowy hair was so much whiter
Beneath the candle glow
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago

You'd hear the patter of his feet
As he came toddling down the street
His smile would cheer a lonely heart you see
If there were sweethearts in the park
He'd pass a lamp and leave it dark
Remembering the days that used to be
For he recalled when things were new
He loved someone who loved him too
Who walks with him alone in memories

He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
His snowy hair was so much whiter
Beneath the candle glow
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago

Now if you look up in the sky
You'll understand the reason why
The little stars at night are all aglow
He turns them on when night is near
He turns them off when dawn is here
The little man we left so long ago
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter of long, long ago

The Old Dope Peddler
Composer(s): Tom Lehrer
Performer(s): Tom Lehrer



You are no doubt familiar with songs about the old lamplighter 
and the old umbrella man and the old garbage collector and all 
these lovable old characters who go around spreading sweetness 
and light to their respective communities 
But, it's always seemed to me that there is one member of this happy band who does an equally splendid job 
but who has never been properly recognized in song or story
and this is an attempt to remedy, at least in part, that deplorable situation

When the shades of night are falling
Comes a fellow everyone knows
It's the old dope peddler
Spreading joy wherever he goes

Every evening you will find him
Around our neighborhood
It's the old dope peddler
Doing well by doing good

He gives the kids free samples
Because he knows full well
That today's young innocent faces
Will be tomorrow's clientele

Here's a cure for all your troubles
Here's an end to all distress
It's the old dope peddler
With his powdered happiness

The Old Chisholm Trail
(Traditional)
First release by: Bob Atcher - 1949
Covered by multiple other artists



Come along boys and listen to my tale
I'll tell you of my troubles on the old Chisholm trail

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

Oh, a ten-dollar hoss and a forty-dollar saddle
And I'm goin' to punchin' Texas cattle

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

I wake in the mornin' afore daylight
And afore I sleep the moon shines bright

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

It's cloudy in the west, a-lookin' like rain
And my durned old slicker's in the wagon again

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

No chaps, no slicker, and it's pourin' down rain
And I swear, by gosh, I'll never night-herd again

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

Feet in the stirrups and seat in the saddle
I hung and rattled with them long-horn cattle

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

The wind commenced to blow, and the rain began to fall
Hit looked, by grab, like we was goin' to lose 'em all

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

I don't give a darn if they never do stop
I'll ride as long as an eight-day clock

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

We rounded 'em up and put 'em on the cars
And that was the last of the old Two Bars

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day
I'd as soon be a-eatin' prairie hay

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

I went to the boss to draw my roll
He had it figgered out I was nine dollars in the hole

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

Goin' back to town to draw my money
Goin' back home to see my honey

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

With my knees in the saddle and my seat in the sky
I'll quit punchin' cows in the sweet by and by

Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea

The Old Calliope
From the film "Sailor Beware" - 1952
Composer(s): Jerry Livingston - Mack David
Performer(s): Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis



My grandpa was a minstrel man, a minstrel man was he
And to tell the truth, I guess I've got some minstrel blood in me
You can have all the harps in heaven, blow all the horns here on the ground
But I find I still get my greatest thrill every time I hear this sound

I love to hear an old calliope
I love the melody of an old calliope
And when you hear that thrilling harmony
Gather roun', the minstrel show's in town 
(JL) wow, wow, wow, wow!

It sounds so grand, that old calliope
What is more heavenly than an old calliope?
Here comes the band, oh what a sight to see
Gather roun', the minstrel show's in town 
(JL) wow, wow, wow, wow!

Banjo's strummin' 
(Both) za zoo za zoo za zoo zaz
Folks are hummin'
(Both) za zoo za zoo za zoo zaz
Minstrels comin' 
(Both) za zoo za zoo za zoo zaz
What a show, what a show 
(Both) It's the finest show I know

It's comin' near 
(JL) Coming near coming near
That old calliope 
(JL) What a sight to see
Oh, what a melody 
(JL) What a melody
On the old calliope 
(JL) Old calliope
(Both) So loud and clear, that thrilling harmony
(Both) Gather roun', the minstrel show's in town

There's the Interlocutor
And Mr. Bones so full of life
"Who's that lady you were with last night?"
(JL) "That was no lady that was my wife"
(DM) Ha, ha! 
(JL) Ha, ha! 
(DM) Ho, ho! 
(JL) Ho, ho!
(Both) What a show, what a show, what a show

Says the Interlocutor
To Mr. Bones so full of pride:
"Why does the chicken cross the road?"
(JL) "Why to get to that other side"

I love to hear an old calliope
I love the melody of an old calliope
(JL) And when you hear that thrilling harmony
(Both) Gather roun', the minstrel show's in town

The Old Bazaar In Cairo
Composer(s): Charlie Chester - K. Morris - Clinton Ford
Performer(s): Clinton Ford



Sand bags, wind bags, camels with a hump
Fat girls, thin girls, some a little plump
Slave girls sold here, fifty bob a lump
In the old bazaar in Cairo

Brandy, shandy, beer without a froth
Braces, laces, a candle for the moth
Bet you'd look a smasher in an old loin cloth
In the old bazaar in Cairo

You can buy most anything
Thin bulls, fat cows, a little bit of string
You can purchase anything you wish
A clock, a dish and something for your Auntie Nellie

Harem, scarem, what d'ya think of that
Bare knees, striptease, dancing on the mat
Umpa! Umpa! That's enough of that
In the old bazaar in Cairo

Rice pud, very good, what's it all about
Made it in a kettle and they couldn't get it out
Everybody took a turn to suck it through the spout
In the old bazaar in Cairo

Mamadan, Ramadan, everything in style
Genuine, beduine carpet with a pile
Funny little odds and ends floating down the Nile
From the old bazaar in Cairo

You can buy most anything
Sheeps eyes, sand pies, a watch without a spring
You can buy a pomegranate too
A water-bag, a little bit of hokey pokey

Yashmaks, pontefracts, what a strange affair
Dark girls, fair girls, some with ginger hair
The rest of it is funny but they censor it out there
In the old bazaar in Cairo

The Old Apple Tree
Composer(s): M.K. Jerome - Jack Scholl
Performer(s): Weaver Brothers & Elviry
and multiple other artists



Oh! The old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory
'Cause it reminds me of my Pappy
He was handsome, young and happy
When he planted the old apple tree

Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree

Then one day Pappy took Widder Norton
Out on a jamboree
And when he took her home at sun-up
Brother Norton raised his gun up
And chased Pappy up in the tree

Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree

When the neighbors came after my Pappy
Up in the tree was he
The neighbors took a rope and strung him
By the neck and then they hung him
To a branch of the old apple tree

Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree

Now my poor Pappy lies in the orchard
Out of his misery
They put the apples in the basket
Chopped the tree down for a casket
And my poor Pappy's gone with the tree

Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had'a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree

Old Age Pension Check
Composer(s): Roy Acuff
Performer(s): Roy Acuff; The New Lost City Ramblers



When our old age pension check comes to our door
We won't have to dread the poor house anymore
Though we're old and thin and gray
Good times will be back to stay
When our old age pension check comes to our door
When her old age pension check comes to her door
Dear old grandma won't be lonesome any more
She'll be waiting at the gate
Every night she'll have a date
When her old age pension check comes to her door

Grow a flowing long white beard and use a cane
'Cause you're in your second childhood, don't complain
Life will just begin at sixty
We'll all feel very frisky
When our old age pension check comes to our door

Powder and paint will be abolished on that day
And hoop skirts will then be brought back into play
Painted cheeks will be the rage
And old maids will tell their age
When their old age pension check comes to their door

All the drug stores will go bankrupt on that day
For cosmetics, they will all be put away
I'll put a flapper on the shelf
Get a grandma for myself
When her old age pension check comes to her door

There's a man that turned this country upside-down
With his old age pension rumor going 'round
If you want in on the fun
Send your dime to Washington
And that old age pension man will be around 

La Casa Degli Angeli 
((Adapted from: I Am... I Said (Neil Diamond) - 1971))
((German Version: Die Welt Von Heut' (Pascal Legrand) - 1971))
Composer(s): Neil Diamond - Daniele Pace
Performer(s): Caterina Caselli - 1971



Il sole aveva paura di morire
e non moriva mai
nella casa degli angeli
noi vivevamo come due rondini
nascoste tra i rami della vita
nella casa degli angeli

Qualche volta ci ricordavamo di dormire
ma era più il tempo che ci amavamo
ricordo le mie parole
quando un mattino d'inverno io ti lasciai

Amore mio
ti dico addio
ti lascio solo, solo
il nome mio
Il treno va
il cielo va
la vita, il tempo, tutto
restano là
là, nella casa degli angeli

La mattina, quando ci svegliavamo
venivano i bambini a portarci dei fiori
nella casa degli angeli
Nei loro occhi noi vedevamo
quelli che un giorno avremmo fatto noi
col nostro amore
nella casa degli angeli
Poi d'un tratto il cielo si è fatto triste
non ricordo bene perché
quello che io ricordo
son gli anni d'amore vissuti con te

Amore mio
ti dico addio
ti lascio solo, solo
il nome mio
Il treno va
il cielo va
la vita, il tempo, tutto
restano là

Amore mio
ricorda sempre
ricorda sempre, sempre
il nome mio

Amore mio
ricorda sempre
ricorda sempre, sempre
il nome mio

The Odd Couple 
Composer(s): Sammy Cahn - Neal Hefti
First release by: Larry Carlton - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists



No matter where they go, they are known as The Couple
They're never seen alone, so they're known as The Couple
As I've indicated, they are never quite separated
They are peas in a pod!
Don't you think that it's Odd?

Their habits, I confess, non can guess with The Couple
If one says no, it's yes, more or less with The Couple

But they're laugh-provoking
Yet they really don't know they're joking
Don't you find, when love is blind
It's kind of Odd?

Don't you think it's Odd?
Don't you think it's Odd?
Don't you think it's Odd?

Ocean
Composer(s): Lou Reed
First release by: The Velvet Underground - 1969 
Covered by multiple other artists



Here comes the ocean
and the waves down by the sea
Here comes the ocean
and the waves where have they been

Silver and black lit night, here's to a stealer's night
an empty splendid castle
Glowering alone at night, the princess has had a fight
madness seeks out a lover

And here come the waves
down by the shore
Washing the soul of the body
that comes from the depth of the sea

Here comes the ocean
and the waves down by the sea
Here comes the ocean
and the waves where have they been

Don't swim tonight my love, the tide is out my love
Malcolm's curse haunts our family
Odious loud and rich, ruler of filthy seas
revel in heaven's justice

And here come the waves
and save for a scream
There's much like a song to be heard
in the wind that blows by the sea
Like the wind

Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves

Je Suis Heureuse
((Adapted from: With You I'm Born Again (Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright) - 1979))
((German Version: Die Welt Ist Neu (Mireille Mathieu) - 1981))
Composer(s): David Shire - Carol Conners
Performer(s): Mireille Mathieu - 1982



Avec lui commence une nouvelle naissance 
et pour la première fois je suis heureuse
On peut vivre ensemble de janvier jusqu'à décembre 
le temps ne nous change pas 
je suis heureuse
C'est comme un enfant un peu trop beau 
ça ne se dit pas avec des mots

Avec lui j'existe 
il m'empêche d'être triste 
une ligne dans ma main déjà se creuse
Et tout simplement je suis heureuse

Quand l'espoir me quitte 
quand j'ai peur ou quand j'hésite 
il me montre le chemin 
je suis heureuse
Nous pourrons construire des montagnes et des empires 
le long de nos lendemains 
je suis heureuse
C'est comme un enfant un peu trop beau 
ça ne se dit pas avec des mots

Les amis que j'aime 
comprenez-vous pourquoi je l'aime 
c'est grâce à lui que je dis je suis heureuse
C'est avec lui que je suis heureuse

The Obvious Child
Composer(s): Paul Simon
Performer(s): Paul Simon; PhillyBloco



I’m accustomed to a smooth ride
Or maybe I’m a dog who’s lost it’s bite
I don’t expect to be treated like a fool no more
I don’t expect to sleep through the night
Some people say a lie’s a lie’s a lie
But I say why
Why deny the obvious child?
Why deny the obvious child?

And in remembering a road sign
I am remembering a girl when I was young
And we said these songs are true
These days are ours
These tears are free
And hey
The cross is in the ballpark
The cross is in the ballpark

We had a lot of fun
We had a lot of money
We had a little son and we thought we’d call him sonny
Sonny gets married and moves away
Sonny has a baby and bills to pay
Sonny gets sunnier
Day by day by day by day

I’ve been waking up at sunrise
I’ve been following the light across my room
I watch the night receive the room of my day
Some people say the sky is just the sky
But I say
Why deny the obvious child?
Why deny the obvious child?

Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself
How it’s strange that some rooms are like cages
Sonny’s yearbook from high school
Is down from the shelf
And he idly thumbs through the pages
Some have died
Some have fled from themselves
Or struggled from here to get there
Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls
Runs his hand through his thinning brown hair

Well I’m accustomed to a smoother ride
Maybe I’m a dog that’s lost his bite
I don’t expect to be treated like a fool no more
I don’t expect to sleep the night
Some people say a lie is just a lie
But I say the cross is in the ballpark
Why deny the obvious child?

Object Of My Affection
Composer(s): Jimmie Grier - Coy Poe - Pinky Tomlin
Performer(s): Boswell Sisters
and multiple other artists



The object of my affection
Can change my complexion
From white to a rosy read
Anytime she holds my hand and tells me that she's mine

There are many girls who can thrill me
And some who can chill me
But I'll just hang around
And keep acting like a clown
Until she says she's mine

Now I'm not afraid that she'll leave me
She's not the kind who takes a dare
But instead I trust her implicitly
She can go where she wants to go
Do what she wants to do
I don't care

The object of my affection
Can change my complexion
From white to a rosy read
Anytime she holds my hand and tells me that she's mine

The Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeen
Composer(s): Traditional - M. Webb
Performer(s): Innes Tartan Band
and multiple other artists



When I was a lad, a tiny wee lad
My mother said to me
Come see the Northern Lights my boy
They' re bright as they can be
She called them the heavenly dancers
Merry dancers in the sky
I'll never forget, that wonderful sight
They made the heav ens bright

The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen
Mean home sweet home to me
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen
Are what I long to see
I’ve been a wanderer all of my life
Any many a sight I've seen
God speed the day when l' m on my way
To my home in Aberdeen

I've wandered in many far-off lands
And travelled many a mile
I've missed the folk I cherished most
The joy of a friendly smile
It warms up the heart of a wand'rer
The clasp of a welcoming hand
To greet me when, I return
Home to my native land

The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen
Mean home sweet home to me
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen
Are what I long to see
I’ve been a wanderer all of my life
Any many a sight I've seen
God speed the day when l' m on my way
To my home in Aberdeen

The Night's Too Long
Composer(s): Lucinda Williams
Performer(s): Lucinda Williams



Sylvia was workin' as a waitress in Beaumont
She said I'm movin' away, I'm gonna get what I want
I'm tired of these small-town boys that don't move fast enough
I'm gonna find me one who wears a leather jacket and likes his livin' rough

So she saved her tips and overtime and bought an old rusty car
She sold most everything she had to make a brand new start
She said I won't be needing these silly dresses and nylon hose
'Cause when I get to where I'm goin' I'm gonna buy me all new clothes

The night's too long; It just drags on and on
And then there's never enough
That's when the sun starts comin' up
Don't let go of her hand
You just might be the right man
She loves the night
She loves the night
She doesn't want the night
Don't want it to end
Don't want it to end

She works in an office now and she guesses the pays all right
She can buy a few new things to wear and still go out at night
And as soon as she gets home from work she wants to be out with the crowd
Where she can dance and toss her head back and laugh out loud

Well the music's playin' fast and they just met
He presses up against her and his shirt's all soaked with sweat
And with her back against the bar she can listen to the band
And she's holdin' a Corona and it's cold against her hand

The night's too long; It just drags on and on
And then there's never enough
That's when the sun starts comin' up
Don't let go of her hand
You just might be the right man
She loves the night
She loves the night
She doesn't want the night
Don't want it to end
Don't want it to end

The Nightfly
Composer(s): Donald Fagen
Performer(s): Donald Fagen



I'm Lester the Nightfly
Hello Baton Rouge
Won't you turn your radio down
Respect the seven second delay we use
So you say there's a race
Of men in the trees
You're for tough legislation
Thanks for calling
I wait all night for calls like these
An independent station
WJAZ
With jazz and conversation

From the foot of Mt. Belzoni
Sweet music
Tonight the night is mine
Late line till the sun comes through the skylight

I've got plenty of java
And Chesterfield Kings
But I feel like crying
I wish I had a heart like ice
Heart like ice
If you want your honey
To look super swell
You must spring for that little blue jar
Patton's Kiss And Tell
Kiss And Tell
An independent station
WJAZ
With jazz and conversation

From the foot of Mt. Belzoni
Sweet music
Tonight the night is mine
Late line till the sun comes through the skylight

You'd never believe it
But once there was a time
When love was in my life
I sometimes wonder
What happened to that flame
The answer's still the same
It was you you it was you
Tonight you're still on my mind
An independent station
WJAZ
With jazz and conversation

From the foot of Mt. Belzoni
Sweet music
Tonight the night is mine
Late line till the sun comes through the skylight

The Night We Called It A Day
Composer(s): Tom Adair - Matt Dennis
First release by: Jo Stafford - 1942
Covered by multiple other artists



There was a moon out in space
But a cloud drifted over its face
You kissed me and went on your way
The night we called it a day

I heard the song of the spheres 
Like a minor lament in my ears
I hadn't the heart left to pray 
The night we called it a day

Soft through the dark, the hoot of an owl in the sky
Sad though his song, no bluer was he than I
The moon went down, stars were gone
But the sun didn't rise with the dawn

There wasn't a thing left to say
The night we called it a day

The Night They Invented Champagne
Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe
Performer(s): Betty Wand, Hermione Gingold, Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan
and multiple other artists



Gigi: What time tomorrow will we get there?
Can I watch you play roulette?
May I stay up late for supper?
Is it awfully awfully upper?
Mamita: Gigi! You'll drive us wild!
Stop! You silly child!
Gigi: Is everybody celebrated 
full of sin and dissipated?
Is it hot enough to blister?
Will I be your little sister?
Mamita: Gigi! You are absurd!
Now not another word! Gigi!
Gaston: Let her gush and jabber
Let her be enthused
I cannot remember
when I have been more amused
Mamita: Stop it!
Gigi: The night they invented champagne
It's plain as it can be 
They thought of you and me
The night they invented champagne
They absolutely knew
that all we'd want to do
Is fly to the sky on champagne
And shout to everyone in sight
That since the world began
no woman or a man
has ever been as happy as we are tonight!
Gaston: The night they invented champagne (pop)
G & G: It's plain as it can be 
They thought of you and me
The night they invented champagne
They absolutely knew
that all we'd want to do
Is fly to the sky on champagne
And shout to everyone in sight (pop)
That since the world began
no woman or a man
has ever been as happy as we are tonight! (pop)