Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Other Side Of The Cross Performer(s): The Statler Brothers
There were tears in the eyes of Jesus There were nails in the palms of His hands There were thorns in His brow And only God could know how Much pain He could withstand
There was blood all around the hillside As a Mother mourned her loss But we all stood to gain From the Heavenly pain On other side of the Cross
On the other side of the Cross The side that no one could see Hung the spirit of things yet to come On the future of you and me
And what he gave that day on the Cross Not one bit of love has been lost Hold my hand stand up and say If you were there on that day On the other side of the cross
On the other side of the cross The side that no one can see Hung the spirit of things yet to come On the future of you and me
And what he gave that day on the Cross Not one bit of love has been lost Hold my hand stand up and say If you were there on that day On the other side of the cross
Hold my hand stand up and say If you were there on that day On the other side of the cross
Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener Composer(s): Tony Hatch - Jackie Trent Performer(s): Petula Clark and multiple other artists
Life is never what it seems We're always searching in our dreams To find that little castle in the air When worry starts to cloud the mind It's hard to leave it all behind And just pretend you haven't got a care
There's someone else in your imagination You wish that you were standing in their shoes You'd change your life without much hesitation But would you if you really had to choose?
So, don't look around Get your feet on the ground It's much better by far To be just who you are
The other man's grass is always greener The sun shines brighter on the other side The other man's grass is always greener Some are lucky, some are not But just be thankful for what you've got
Many times, it seems to me There's someone else I'd rather be Living in a world of make-believe To stay in bed 'til nearly three With nothing there to worry me Would seem to be the life I might achieve
But deep inside, I know I'm really lucky With happiness I've never known before And just as long as you are there beside me I know that I could ask for nothing more
Then living can start With the love in your heart So, with you all the time All the treasures I've longed for are mine
The other man's grass is always greener The sun shines brighter on the other side The other man's grass is always greener Some are lucky, some are not But I'm so thankful for what I've got (repeat)
The Other Guy Composer(s): Graham Goble Performer(s): Little River Band
I found out that you care for another guy I found out that you want for another smile We are alone as two different people can be And it's hurting me so Just to know that you don't care for me
The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids He won't understand when you're down the way that I did We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again
I found out that your heart's with another guy You found out that you're tellin' another lie We've grown apart and goin' our own separate ways And you don't understand Why I love you and want you to stay
The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids He won't understand when you're down the way that I did We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again
You don't know it's me that you need You're thinking of him and I can't compete But I'm here to say I still want you back again
The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids He won't understand when you're down the way that I did We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again
The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids He won't understand when you're down the way that I did We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again
The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids He won't understand when you're down the way that I did We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again
The Ostrich Composer(s): John Kay Performer(s): Steppenwolf
We'll call you when you're six years old And drag you to the factory To train your brain for eighteen years With promise of security But then you're free And forty years you waste to chase the dollar sign So you may die in Florida At the pleasant age of sixty nine
The water's getting hard to drink We've mangled up the country side The air will choke you when you breathe We're all committing suicide But it's alright It's progress folks keep pushin' till your body rots Will strip the earth of all it's green And then divide her into parking lots
But there's nothing you and I can do You and I are only two What's right and wrong is hard to say Forget about it for today We'll stick our heads into the sand Just pretend that all is grand Then hope that everything turns out ok
You're free to speak your mind my friend As long as you agree with me Don't criticize the father land Or those who shape your destiny 'Cause if you do You'll lose your job your mind and all the friends you knew We'll send out all our boys in blue They'll find a way to silence you
But there's nothing you and I can do You and I are only two What's right and wrong is hard to say Forget about it for today We'll stick our heads into the sand Just pretend that all is grand Then hope that everything turns out ok
The Organ, The Monkey And Me Composer(s): Jack Lesoire - Harry F. Clarkson - Geoffrey Clarkson Performer(s): Sam Browne
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Ciri-biri-beeeeeee For a penny we'll play all your troubles away Ciri-bee Come and sing ciri-bee With the organ, the monkey and me
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Hey Jocko, where's the mon? The mon you hide from me You little son-o-ma-gun I'll send you back to Italy
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
We play the melody Pagliacci And a La Donna e Mobile The kids don't want our Pagliacci They want ha-cha-cha and hi-dee-hay
We never play that way We play a song of love A happy song of love A melody of yesterday
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
When we come to the end of the day And the organ is laid away The monkey and me, we lie down to sleep And I dream of Marie, my baby She is waiting across the sea Once again in her arms I'll be When I go back to Napoli
Ciri-biri-bee For a penny we'll play all your troubles away Ciri-bee Come and sing cirri-bee with the organ, the monkey and me
Orange And The Green Composer(s): A. Murphy Performer(s): The Irish Rovers
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green
My father was an Ulster man, proud Protestant was he My mother was a Catholic girl, from county Cork was she They were married in two churches, lived happily enough Until the day that I was born and things got rather tough
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green
Baptized by Father Riley, I was rushed away by car To be made a little Orangeman, my father's shining star I was christened "David Anthony," but still, inspite of that To me father, I was William, while my mother called me Pat
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green
With Mother every Sunday, to Mass I'd proudly stroll Then after that, the Orange lodge would try to save my soul For both sides tried to claim me, but i was smart because I'd play the flute or play the harp, depending where I was
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green
One day me Ma's relations came round to visit me Just as my father's kinfolk were all sitting down to tea We tried to smooth things over, but they all began to fight And me, being strictly neutral, I bashed everyone in sight
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green
Now my parents never could agree about my type of school My learning was all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool They've both passed on, God rest 'em, but left me caught between That awful color problem of the Orange and the Green
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green Yes, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green
The Only Living Boy In New York ((Italian Version: L'unico Che Sta A New York (Bruno Lauzi) - 1973)) Composer(s): Paul Simon First release by: Simon and Garfunkel - 1970 Covered by multiple other artists
Tom, get your plane right on time I know your part will go fine Fly down to Mexico Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am The only living boy in New York
I get the news I need from the weather report I can gather all the news I need from the weather report Hey, I've got nothing to do to-day but smile Do-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da-n here I am The only living boy in New York
Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know Where, and we don't know where
Ah.... Here I am
Tom, get your plane right on time I know that you've been eager to fly now Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-do like it shines on me The only living boy in New York The only living boy in New York
You're The Only Light On My Horizon Now Composer(s): Stephens - Macauley Performer(s): Sha Na Na
The footlights and the curtain calls The way she spoke the lines As though she meant them just for me It fooled me every time Now I'm forgotten for another stage door clown I wish I hadn't left you, I wish I hadn't left you Now I'm on the road alone and homeward bound
You're the only light still shining on my horizon now Shine on, shine on You're the only silver lining in the grey cloud all around Shine on, shine on You light the way ahead The road I tread is getting hard to climb I only hope I reach that light in time You're a lonely cello playing In the silence all around You're the only light on my horizon now
The diamonds and the Dior gowns The rose at every door The ritzy restaurants uptown was what she took me for No more than a two-bit player in her masquerade I wish I hadn't left you, I wish I hadn't left you Though in your eyes I fit the part I play
You're the only light still shining on my horizon now Shine on, shine on You're the only silver lining in the grey cloud all around Shine on, shine on You light the way ahead The road I tread is getting hard to climb I only hope I reach that light in time You're a lonely cello playing In the silence all around You're the only light on my horizon now
I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) Composer(s): Bobby Borchers - Mack Vickery - Wayne Kemp Performer(s): Johnny Paycheck and multiple other artists
I can't sell my momma short on loving me I guess that's why she let me go so far Momma tried stopped me short of stealing I guess that's why I had to steal that car She told me not to smoke it but I did and it took me far away And I turned out to be the only hell my momma ever raised
I rolled into Atlanta stolen tags and almost out of gas I had to get some money and lately I'd learned how to get it fast Those neon lights was calling me and somehow I just had to get downtown So I reached into the glove box another liquor store went down
And I sing Precious Memories take me back to the good old days Let me hear my momma singing Rock of Ages cleft for me She tried to turn me on to Jesus but I turned on to the devil's ways And I turned out to be the only hell my momma ever raised
When they put those handcuffs on me lord how I fought to resist But that agent clamped them tighter till that metal bit into my wrist They took my boots and my billfold my fingerprints and the profile of my face Then they locked away the only hell my momma ever raised
And I sing Precious Memories take me back to the good old days I can hear my momma singing Rock of Ages cleft for me She tried to turn me on to Jesus but I turned on to the devil's ways And I turned out to be the only hell my momma ever raised She tried to turn me on to Jesus but I turned on to the devil's ways And I turned out to be the only hell my momma ever raised
The One You Love Composer(s): Glenn Frey - Jack Tempchin Performer(s): Glenn Frey and multiple other artists
I know you need a friend, someone you can talk to Who will understand what you're going through When it comes to love, there's no easy answer Only you can say what you're gonna do
I heard you on the phone, you took his number Said you were alone but you'd call him soon Isn't he the guy, the guy who left you cryin' Isn't he the one who made you blue
When you remember those nights in his arms You know you gotta make up your mind
Are you gonna stay with the one who loves you Or are you goin' back to the one you love Someone's gonna cry when they know they've lost you Someone's gonna thank the stars above
What you gonna say when he comes over There's no easy way to see this through All the broken dreams, all the disappointments Oh girl, what you gonna do
Your heart keeps sayin' it's just not fair But still you gotta make up your mind
Are you gonna stay with the one who loves you Or are you goin' back to the one you love Someone's gonna cry when they know they've lost you Someone's gonna thank the stars above
The One Who Really Loves You Composer(s): William "Smokey" Robinson First release by: Mary Wells - 1962 Covered by multiple other artists
Some other girls are fillin' your head with jive So now you're acting like you don't know that I'm alive Love, you better wake up, yeah, before we break up And you lose me, little me The one who really loves you
Susie only wants you until the day (only wants you until the day) That she'll again have her true love who's far, far away (her true love far away) So love, you better wake up, yeah, before we break up And you lose me, little me The one who really loves you (I really love you, yay, yay, yay)
Ginnie only wants you 'cause she thinks she has to have ev'ryone Minnie only wants you 'cause she thinks that hurting me would be fun Oh, oh, oh, silly Lilly, ya know she doesn't really want you with a love that's true In fact there's no other girl in this whole wide world who can love you like I do
They get tired of you and they're gonna put you down (put you down, put you down) Then they ain't gonna want you hangin' around (hangin' around, hangin' around) So love, you better wake up, yeah, before we break up And you lose me, little me The one who really loves you (I really love you, yay, yay, yay)
I-I-I-I-I-I-I do Really, really love you (I really love you) Uh-oh, uh-oh,uh-oh-oh-oh Uh-oh, uh-oh,uh-oh-oh-oh...
One That You Love Composer(s): Graham Russell Performer(s): Air Supply
Now the night has gone Now the night has gone away... Doesn't seem that long We hardly had two words to say... Hold me in your arms for just another day I promise this one will go slow Oh... We have the right you know We have the right you know
Don't say the mornings come
Don't say the mornings come so soon... Must we end this way When so much here is hard to lose... Love is everywhere, I know it is Such moments as these, are too few Oh... It's all up to you It's all up to you...
Here I am The one that you love Askin' for another day Understand the one that you love Loves you in so many ways, ah... Tell me we can stay, tell me we can stay oh please... They are the words to say The only words I can believe Hold me in your arms for just another day I promise this one will go slow, oh... We have the right you know We have the right you know
Here I am The one that you love Askin' for another day Understand the one that you love Loves you in so many ways Here I am The one that you love Askin' for another day Understand the one that you love Loves you in so many ways
The night has gone A part of yesterday
I don't know what to say... I don't know what to say...
Here I am
The one that you love Askin' for another day Understand the one that you love Loves you in so many ways Loves you in so many ways
The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) Composer(s): Del Lyon - Lani McIntire Performer(s): Jimmie Rodgers and multiple other artists
So blue, so lonesome too, but still true Rosie haunts me, makes me think of you You're the one rose that's left in my heart, Dear I love you, adore you, I do
Each night in dreamland we wandered along Telling love stories anew When from a blue sky a black cloud came rolling Breaking my heart in two
But we vowed not to part, I have said from the start You're the one rose that's left in my heart Oh, we ought not to part, I have said from the start You're the one rose that's left in my heart
The One On The Left Is On The Right Composer(s): Jack Clement Performer(s): Johnny Cash
There once was a musical troupe a pickin' singin' folk group They sang the mountain ballads and the folk songs of our land They were long on musical ability folks thought they would go far But political incompatibility led to their downfall
Well the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear was a Methodist
This musical agregation toured the entire nation Singing the traditional ballads and the folk songs of our land They performed with great virtuosity and soon they were the rage But political animosity prevailed upon the stage
Well the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license
Well the curtain had ascended a hush fell on the crowd As thousands there were gathered to hear the folk songs of our land But they took their politics seriously and that night at the concert hall As the audience watched deliriously they had a free-for-all
Well the one on the right was on the bottom And the one in the middle was on the top And the one on the left got a broken arm And the guy on his rear, said, "oh dear"
Now this should be a lesson if you plan to start a folk group Don't go mixin' politics with the folk songs of our land Just work on harmony and diction play your banjo well And if you have political convictions keep 'em to yourself
Now the one on the left works in a bank And the one in the middle drives a truck The one on the right's an all-night deejay And the guy in the rear got drafted
The One In The Middle Composer(s): Paul Jones Performer(s): Manfred Mann
Let me tell you 'bout the Manfreds The music that they're puttin' down They started to play On a rainy day And the people came from miles around
They didn't come for the rhythm They didn't come for the beat The people of the town Came just to stand around And see the singer lookin' sweet
Mike Hugg plays the drums, yeah Tom McGuiness plays the diamond bass But the one in the middle Sings "Hey diddle diddle" God, he's just a pretty face
They didn't come for the rhythm They didn't come for the beat The people of the town Came just to stand around And see the singer lookin' sweet
They couldn't have!
Manfred Mann plays the organ Mike Vickers plays guitar & there's a geezer called Paul Who's so thin & so tall And sure wants to be a star
They didn't come for the rhythm They didn't come for the beat The people of the town Came just to stand around And see the singer lookin' sweet
See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... See the singer lookin'... Sweet
The One I Loved Back Then (aka Corvette Song) Performer(s): George Jones
I stopped off at the Quicksack for some beer and cigarettes The old man took my money as he stared at my Corvette He said, I had one just like her son, a 1963 'Til the man down at the bank took her from me
Oh She was hotter than a two dollar pistol She was the fastest thing around Long and lean every young man's dream She turned every head in town She was built and fun to handle Son I'm glad that you dropped in She reminds me of the one I loved back then
Then I handed him my keys and said, here take her for a spin The old man scratched his head, then he looked at me and grinned He said son you just don't understand it ain't the car I want It's the brunette in your 'vette that turns me on
I had one that was hotter than a two dollar pistol She was the fastest thing around Long and lean every young man's dream She turned every head in town She was built and fun to handle Son I'm glad that you dropped in She reminds me of the one I loved back then
Lord she was hotter than a two dollar pistol She was the fastest thing around Long and lean every young man's dream She turned every head in town She was built and fun to handle Son I'm glad that you dropped in She reminds me of the one I loved back then
The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else Composer(s): Isham Jones - Gus Kahn First recording/First release by: Isham Jones and His Orch. - 1923/1924 Covered by multiple other artists
The one I love belongs to somebody else She means her tender songs for somebody else And even when I have my arms around her I know her thoughts are strong for somebody else The hands I held belong to somebody else I'll bet they're not so cold to somebody else It's tough to be alone on the shelf It's worse to fall in love by yourself The one I love belongs to somebody else The one I love belongs to somebody else
The One Exception Composer(s): Lynsey De Paul Performer(s): Lynsey De Paul
When I saw you walking down the street I said Thats the kind of guy Id like to meet If I just had the chance Maybe I could find me a little romance
So I Went and asked you if you knew the time (you knew the time) Hoping that you wouldnt see that I was just playing for more (playing for more) Seeing if you fit for the grand amore
I said I dont think I really ought to talk to you There are somethings that a girl is not meant to do But youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh) I dont have to go on looking anymore There has never been a guy like you before Youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh)
I was breaking a society rule (breaking a rule) I would surely go and blow my cool When you asked me my name (asked me my name) I thought that I was going crazy (crazy), I was going insane
But then As we walked off to a small café (small café) Just about a block or so away I knew you were the one (you were the one) I had a funny feeling something could have begun
I said I dont think I ought to talk to you There are somethings that a girl is not meant to do But youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh) I dont have to go on looking anymore There has never been a guy like you before Youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh)
One exception, youre the one exception, youre the one exception One exception, youre the one exception, youre the one exception
One day we will be together And the two of us will be forever And well both remember, wont we? Well remember wont we?
I dont think I really ought to talk to you There are somethings that a girl is not meant to do But youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh) I dont have to go on looking anymore There has never been a guy like you before Youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh)
Youre the One exception One exception Youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh)
Hey yeah I dont think I really ought to talk to you There are somethings that a girl is not meant to do But youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh) I dont have to go on looking anymore There has never been a guy like you before Youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh)
Youre the One exception One exception Youre the one exception to the rule (ooh, oooh ooh, oooh)
One After 909 Composer(s): John Lennon - Paul McCartney First release by: The Beatles - 1970 Covered by multiple other artists
My baby said she's trav'ling on the one after 909 I said move over honey I'm traveling on that line I said move over once, move over twice Come on baby don't be cold as ice Said she's trav'ling on the one after 909
I begged her not to go and I begged her on my bended knees You're only fooling around, you're fooling around with me I said move over once, move over twice Come on baby don't be cold as ice Said she's trav'ling on the one after 909
I got my bag, run to the station Railman says you've got the the wrong location I got my bag, run right home Then I find I've got the number wrong
Well she said she's trav'ling on the one after 909 I said move over honey I'm traveling on that line I said move over once, move over twice Come on baby don't be cold as ice Said she's trav'ling on the one after 9-0 Said she's trav'ling on the one after 9-0 Said she's trav'ling on the one after 909
The One Composer(s): Elton John - Bernie Taupin Performer(s): Elton John
I saw you dancing out the ocean Running fast along the sand A spirit born of earth and water Fire flying from your hands
In the instant that you love someone In the second that the hammer hits Reality runs up your spine And the pieces finally fit
And all I ever needed was the one Like freedom fields where wild horses run When stars collide like you and I No shadows block the sun You're all I've ever needed Baby you're the one
There are caravans we follow Drunken nights in dark hotels When chances breathe between the silence Where sex and love no longer gel
For each man in his time is Cain Until he walks along the beach And sees his future in the water A long lost heart within his reach