Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Old Rugged Cross Composer(s): George Bennard First release by: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans - 1950 Covered by multiple other artists
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross The emblem of suffering and shame And I love that old cross where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross Till my trophies at last I lay down I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world Has a wondrous attraction for me For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above To bear it to dark Calvary
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross Till my trophies at last I lay down I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine A wondrous beauty I see For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died To pardon and sanctify me
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross Till my trophies at last I lay down I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown
To the old rugged cross I will ever be true Its shame and reproach gladly bear Then He'll call me some day to my home far away Where His glory forever I'll share
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross Till my trophies at last I lay down I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown
The Old Refrain (What Shall Remain?) Composer(s): Fritz Kreisler - Dorothy Fields Performer(s): Grace Moore and multiple other artists
I often think of home Dee-ol-ee-ay When I am all alone and far away I sing an old refrain, dee-ol-ee-ay For it recalls to me a bygone day
It takes me back again to meadows fair Where sunlight's golden rays beam everywhere My childhood joys again come back to me My mother's face in fancy too I see
It was my mother taught me how to sing And to that memory my heart will cling I'm never sad and alone while on my way As long as I can sing Dee-ol-ee-ay
Though years have passed and gone, dee-ol-ee-ay And though my heart is young my head is grey Yet still the echoes ring, dee-ol-ee-ay And dear old memories forever stay
This song will bring me visions full of light And sweetest dreams throughout the darkest night Of all that life can give, that song is best I'll take it with me when I go to rest
And when at last my journey here is o'er 'Twill ring more joyfully than e'er before For up to heavens I will take my lay The angels, too, will sing dee-ol-ee-ay
The Old Piano Roll Blues Composer(s): Cy Coben Performer(s): Hoagy Carmichael and multiple other artists
I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again The Old Piano Roll Blues We're sittin' at an upright, my sweetie and me Pushin' on the pedals makin' sweet harmony When we hear rinkety-tink, and we hear Plinkety-plink We cuddle closer it seems And while we kiss kiss, kiss, kiss, away all our cares The player piano's playing razz-a-ma-tazz I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again The Old Piano Roll Blues
But We, Played the Piano Roll Blues We sat there and began to play My sweetie and me We sat there pushing on the pedals making sweet harmony But we, cuddle closer it seems It seems just like a dreamin' While we kiss, kiss, kiss, our cares all away The player piano's playing razz-a-ma-tazz But we, wanna hear it again Those Piano Roll Blues
I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again The Old Piano Roll Blues The Old Piano Roll Blues We sat there and began to play We're sittin' at an upright, my sweetie and me We sat there pushin' on the pedals makin' sweet harmony When we hear rinkety-tink, and we hear Plinkety-plink We cuddle closer it seems Cuddle closer it seems Its like a dreamin while we kiss kiss kiss away all our cares The player piano's playing razz-a-ma-tazz
I wanna hear it again, just hear it again The Old Piano Roll Blues The Old Piano Roll blues The Old Piano Roll blues
The Old Music Master Composer(s): Johnny Mercer - Hoagy Carmichael Performer(s): Hoagy Carmichael and multiple other artists
One night long ago by the light of the moon An old music master sat composing a tune His spirit was soaring and his heart full of joy When right out of nowhere stepped a little coloured boy You gotta jump it, music master You gotta play that rhythm faster You're never gonna get it played On the Happy Cat Hit Parade You better tell your friend Beethoven And Mister Reginald De Koven They better do the same as you Or they're gonna be corny too Long about nineteen seventeen Jazz'll come upon the scene Then about nineteen thirty-five You'll begin to hear swing Boogie Woogie and Jive You gotta show that big broadcaster That you're a solid music master And you'll achieve posterity That's a bit of advice from me The old music master simply sat there amazed As wide-eyed and open-mouthed he gazed and he gazed How can you be certain little boy, tell me how? Because I was born, my friend A hundred years from now He hit a chord that rocked the spinet And disappeared into the infinite And up until the present day You can take it from me He's as right as can be Ev'rything has happened that-a-way
The Old Master Painter Performer(s): Frank Sinatra and multiple other artists
That old master painter from the faraway hills painted the violets and the daffodills He put the purple in the twilight haze then did a rainbow for the rainy days Dreamed up the murals on the blue summer skies painted the devil in my darlin's eyes Captured the dreamer with a thousand thrills The old master painter from the faraway hills Then came his masterpiece and when he was through He smiled down from heaven and he gave me you What a beautiful job on that wonderful day That old master painter from the hills far away
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 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
Im accustomed to a smooth ride Or maybe Im a dog whos lost its bite I dont expect to be treated like a fool no more I dont expect to sleep through the night Some people say a lies a lies 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 wed 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
Ive been waking up at sunrise Ive 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 its strange that some rooms are like cages Sonnys 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 Im accustomed to a smoother ride Maybe Im a dog thats lost his bite I dont expect to be treated like a fool no more I dont 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?