Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Rickety Rickshaw Man Composer(s): Ervin M. Drake Performer(s): Eddy Howard
There's a coolie name o' Chulee Runs a rickety rickshaw south of Peking He goes a clippety-clop-clop Clippety-clop-clop As he hobbles down the cobble stoned street
He's romantic and his antics are the Talk of the girlies south of Peking Their hearts go flippety-flop-flop Flippety-flop-flop As he hobbles down the cobble stoned street
For the first quarter of a mile He'll only charge a pretty girl a smile For every quarter after this He'll collect a kiss
When the moon is high and ladies sigh The rickety rickshaw comes a creakin' He goes a clippety-clop-clop Clippety-clop-clop As he hobbles down the cobble stoned street
Look at him hobble down the cobble stoned street
Sure is a hit with all the girls that he meets
For the first quarter of a mile He'll only charge a pretty girl a smile For every quarter after this He'll collect a kiss
When the moon is high and ladies sigh The rickety rickshaw comes a creakin' He goes a clippety-clop-clop Clippety-clop-clop As he hobbles down the cobble stoned street
Running as fast, fast, fast as he can Rickety rickshaw, rickshaw man
Claude Dallas
Composer(s): Tom Russell - Ian Tyson
First release by: Ian Tyson - 1986
In a land the Spanish once had called the Northern Mystery Where rivers run and disappear the mustang still is free By the Devil's wash and coyote hole in the wild Owyhee Range Somewhere in the sage tonight the wind calls out his name Aye, aye, aye
Come gather 'round me buckaroos and a story I will tell Of the fugitive Claude Dallas who just broke out of jail You might think this tale is history from before the West was won But the events that I'll describe took place in nineteen eighty-one
He was born out in Virginia,left home when school was through In the deserts of Nevada he became a buckaroo And he learned the ways of cattle, and he learned to sit a horse And he always packed a pistol, and he practiced deadly force
Then Claude he became a trapper, and he dreamed of the bygone days And he studied bobcat logic and their wild and silent ways In the bloody runs near Paradise, in monitors down south Trapping cats and coyotes, living hand to mouth Aye, aye, aye
Then Claude took to livin' all alone out many miles from town A friend--Jim Stevens--brought supplies and he stayed to hang around That day two wardens--Pogue and Elms--rode into check Claude out They were seeking violations and to see what Claude's about
Now Claude had hung some venison,he had a bobcat pelt or two Pogue claimed they were out of season, he said "Dallas, you're all thru" But Dallas would not leave his camp He refused to go to town As the wind howled throught the bull-camp they stared each other down
Its hard to say what happend next, perhaps we'll never know They were gonna take Claude in to jail, and he vowed he'd never go Jim Stevens heard the gunfire, and when he turned around Bill Pogue was falling backwards, Conley Elms he fell face down Aye, aye, aye
Jim stevens walked on over; there was a gun near Bill Pogue's hand It was hard to say who drawn his first,but Claude had made his stand Claude said "I am justified Jim,they were gonna cut me down And a man's got a right to hang some meat When he's livin' this far from town"
It took eighteen men and fifteen months to finally run Claude down In the sage outside of Paradise they drove him to the ground Convicted up in Idaho--manslaughter by decree-- Thirty years at maximum, but soon Claude would break free
There's two sides two this story, there may be no right or wrong The lawman and the renegade have graced a thousand songs The story is an old one Conclusion's hard to draw But Claude's out in the sage tonight he may be the last outlaw Aye, aye, aye
In a land the Spanish once had called the Northern Mystery Where rivers run and disappear the mustang still is free By the Devil's wash and the coyote hole in the wild Owyhee Range Somewhere in the sage tonight the wind calls out his name Aye, aye, aye
Résiste Composer(s): Michel Berger Performer(s): France Gall
Si on t'organise une vie bien dirigée Où tu t'oublieras vite Si on te fait danser sur une musique sans âme Comme un amour qu'on quitte Si tu réalises que la vie n'est pas là Que le matin tu te lèves Sans savoir où tu vas
Résiste Prouve que tu existes Cherche ton bonheur partout, va Refuse ce monde égoïste Résiste Suis ton cur qui insiste Ce monde n'est pas le tien, viens Bats-toi, signe et persiste Résiste
Tant de libertés pour si peu de bonheur Est-ce que ça vaut la peine Si on veut t'amener à renier tes erreurs C'est pas pour ça qu'on t'aime Si tu réalises que l'amour n'est pas là Que le soir tu te couches Sans aucun rêve en toi
Résiste Prouve que tu existes Cherche ton bonheur partout, va Refuse ce monde égoïste Résiste Suis ton cur qui insiste Ce monde n'est pas le tien, viens Bats-toi, signe et persiste Résiste
Danse pour le début du monde Danse pour tous ceux qui ont peur Danse pour les milliers de curs Qui ont droit au bonheur... Résiste {3x}
Résiste Prouve que tu existes Cherche ton bonheur partout, va Refuse ce monde égoïste Résiste Suis ton cur qui insiste Ce monde n'est pas le tien, viens Bats-toi, signe et persiste Résiste...
Rhubarb Tart Song Composer(s): John Cleese Performer(s): John Cleese
I want another slice of rhubarb tart I want another lovely slice I'm not disparaging the blueberry pie But rhubarb tart is, oh, so very nice A rhubarb what? A rhubarb tart! A what-barb tart? A rhubarb tart! I want another slice of rhubarb tart!
The principles of modern philosophy Were postulated by Descartes Discarding everything he wasn't certain of He said 'I think, therefore I am a rhubarb tart' A rhubarb what? A rhubarb tart! A René who? René Descartes! Poor nut, he thought he was a rhubarb tart!
Read all the existentialist philosophers Like Schopenhauer and Jean-Paul Sartre Even Martin Heidegger agrees on one thing Eternal happiness is rhubarb tart A rhubarb what? A rhubarb tart! A Jean-Paul who? A Jean-Paul Sartre! Eternal happiness is rhubarb tart
A rhubarb tart has fascinated all the poets Especially the immortal bard He caused Richard the Third to call on Bosworth Field 'My kingdom for a slice of rhubarb tart!' A rhubarb what? A rhubarb bard! Immortal what? Immortal tart! As rhymes go, that is really pretty bard!
The Class of '57
((Danish Version: Klassen Der Gik Ud I 63 (Peter Belli) - 1973))
Composer(s): Don Reid - Harold Reid
First release by: The Statler Brothers - 1972
Tommy's sellin' used cars, Nancy's fixin' hair Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care Jerry drives a truck for Sears and Charlotte's on the make And Paul sells life insurance and part time real estate
Helen is a hostess, Frank works at the mill Jeanette teaches grade school and prob'ly always will Bob works for the city and Jack's in lab research And Peggy plays organ at the Presbiterian Church
And the class of '57 has dreams We all thought we'd change the world with our great works and deeds Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit our needs The class of '57 has dreams
Betty runs a trailer park, Jan sells Tupperware Randy's on an insane ward and Mary's on welfare Charlie took a job with Ford and Joe took Freddie's wife Charlotte took a millionaire and Freddie took his life
John is big in cattle, Ray is deep in debt Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet Linda married Sonny, Brenda married me And the class of all of us is just part of history
And the class of '57 has dreams But livin' life day to day is never like it seems Things get complicated when you get past eighteen But the class of '57 has dreams Ah, the class of '57 has dreams
Rose Garden Composer(s): Joe South Performer(s): Lynn Anderson
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine There's got to be a little rain some time When you take you got to give so live and let live Or let go oh-whoa-whoa-whoa I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
I could promise you things like big diamond rings But you don't find roses growing on stalks of clover So you better think it over Well if sweet-talking you could make it come true I would give you the world right now on a silver platter But what would it matter So smile for a while and let's be jolly Love shouldn't be so melancholy Come along and share the good times while we can
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine There's got to be a little rain some time
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon But if that's what it takes to hold you I'd just as soon let you go But there's one thing I want you to know You better look before you leap, still waters run deep And there won't always be someone there to pull you out And you know what I'm talking about So smile for a while and let's be jolly Love shouldn't be so melancholy Come along and share the good times while we can
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine There's got to be a little rain some time
Resi, I Hol' Di Mit Meim Traktor Ab Performer(s): Wolfgang Fierek
Refrain: Resi, i hol di mit meim Traktor ab Resi, mit dem, da mach i niemals net schlapp Und dann spui i Mundharmonika denn romantisch bin i ja a
Du wohnst glei hinter Truderring auf'm Bauernhof Und weil i in der Stadt drin wohn find'st mi von Haus aus doof Doch bei mir ham glei bei dir alle Glocken gleit Hörst mi net kumma, hörst mi net brumma Madel, hast für mi Zeit?
Refrain
I hock droben auf'm Schleudersitz, koana holt mi auf Lachend wirst vor der Haustür sthen, und i ziag die zu mir nauf. Du wirst sehn, dass i so stark wiera Traktor bin Dann bleibst für immer, runter wuist nimmer, mia fahrn irgendwo hin
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised ((aka Your Revolution (DJ Vadim ft. Sarah Jones) - 1999)) Composer(s): Gil Scott-Heron First release by: Gil Scott-Heron - 1970
You will not be able to stay home, brother You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip Skip out for beer during commercials Because the revolution will not be televised
The revolution will not be televised The revolution will not be brought to you by Xerox In 4 parts without commercial interruptions The revolution will not show you pictures of Nixon blowing a bugle and leading a charge by John Mitchell, General Abrams and Spiro Agnew to eat hog maws confiscated from a Harlem sanctuary The revolution will not be televised
The revolution will not be brought to you by the Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star Natalie Woods and Steve McQueen or Bullwinkle and Julia The revolution will not give your mouth sex appeal The revolution will not get rid of the nubs The revolution will not make you look five pounds thinner, because the revolution will not be televised, Brother
There will be no pictures of you and Willie May pushing that shopping cart down the block on the dead run or trying to slide that color television into a stolen ambulance NBC will not be able predict the winner at 8:32 or report from 29 districts The revolution will not be televised
There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down brothers in the instant replay There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down brothers in the instant replay There will be no pictures of Whitney Young being run out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process There will be no slow motion or still life of Roy Wilkens strolling through Watts in a Red, Black and Green liberation jumpsuit that he had been saving For just the proper occasion
Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville Junction will no longer be so damned relevant, and women will not care if Dick finally gets down with Jane on Search for Tomorrow because Black people will be in the street looking for a brighter day The revolution will not be televised
There will be no highlights on the eleven o'clock news and no pictures of hairy armed women liberationists and Jackie Onassis blowing her nose The theme song will not be written by Jim Webb Francis Scott Key, nor sung by Glen Campbell, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, Englebert Humperdink, or the Rare Earth The revolution will not be televised
The revolution will not be right back after a message bout a white tornado, white lightning, or white people You will not have to worry about a dove in your bedroom, a tiger in your tank, or the giant in your toilet bowl The revolution will not go better with Coke The revolution will not fight the germs that may cause bad breath The revolution will put you in the driver's seat
The revolution will not be televised, will not be televised will not be televised, will not be televised The revolution will be no re-run brothers The revolution will be live
Clash City Rockers
Composer(s): Topper Headon - Paul Simonon - Joe Strummer - Michael Geoffrey Jones
First release by: The Clash - 1978
Covered by multiple other artists
An' I wanna move the town to the clash city rockers You need a little jump of electrical shockers You better leave town if you only wanna knock us Nothing stands the pressure of the clash city rockers
You see the rate they come down the escalator Now listen to the tube train accelerator Then you realise that you got to have a purpose Or this place is gonna knock you out sooner or later
So don't complain about your useless employment Jack it in forever tonight Or shut your mouth and pretend you enjoy it Think of all the money you've got
An' I wanna liquefy everybody gone dry Or plug into the aerials that poke up in the sky Or burn down the suburbs with the half-closed eyes You won't succeed unless you try
You owe me a move say the bells of St. Groove Come on and show me say the bells of Old Bowie When I am fitter say the bells of Gary Glitter No one but you and I say the bells of Prince Far-I No one but you and I say the bells of Prince Far-I
An' I wanna move the town to the clash city rockers You need a little jump of electrical shockers You better leave town if you only wanna knock us Nothing stands the pressure of the clash city rockers Rock rock Clash city rockers
Rescue Me Composer(s): Madonna; Shep Pettibone Performer(s): Madonna
I'm talking, I'm talking I believe in the power of love I'm singing, I'm singing I believe that you can rescue me
With you I'm not a little girl, with you I'm not a man When all the hurt inside of me comes out, you understand You see that I'm ferocious, you see that I am weak You see that I am silly, and pretentious and a freak
But I don't feel too strange for you Don't know exactly what you do I think when love is pure you try To understand the reasons why And I prefer this mystery It cancels out my misery And gives me hope that there could be A person that loves me
Rescue me (rescue me, it's hard to believe) Your love has given me hope Rescue me (rescue me, it's hard to believe) I'm drowning, baby throw out your rope
With you I'm not a fascist, can't play you like a toy And when I need to dominate, you're not my little boy You see that I am hungry for a life of understanding And you forgive my angry little heart when she's demanding You bring me to my knees while I'm scratching out the eyes Of a world I want to conquer, and deliver, and despise And right while I am kneeling there I suddenly begin to care And understand that there could be A person that loves me
Rescue me (rescue me, it's hard to believe) Your love has given me hope Rescue me (rescue me, it's hard to believe) I'm drowning, baby throw out your rope
Love is understanding It's hard to believe life can be so demanding I'm sending out an S.O.S. Stop me from drowning baby I'll do the rest
Rescue me Your love has given me hope (your love has given me hope) Rescue me I'm drowning, baby throw out your rope (baby throw out your rope) Rescue me Your love has given me hope (your love has given me hope) Rescue me I'm drowning, baby throw out your rope (baby throw out your rope)
Ooh ahh, ooh ahh, love is understanding Ooh ahh, ooh ahh, love is understanding
Love is understanding It's hard to believe life can be so demanding I'm sending out an S.O.S. Rescue me, rescue me
It's not my business to decide How good you are for me How valuable you are And what the world can see Only that you try to understand me And have the courage to love me for me
(I believe in the power, I believe you can rescue me)
I believe (I believe in the power) I believe that you can rescue me I believe (I believe in the power) I believe that you can rescue me
I'm singing I believe I believe that you can rescue me I'm singing, I'm singing, I'm singing I believe that you can rescue me
I'm talking, I'm talking I believe in the power of love I'm talking, I'm talking I believe in the power of love
I'm singing, I'm singing, I believe I believe that you can rescue me
Hey hey, hey hey R.E.S.C.U.E. me Only you can rescue me Hey hey, hey... (I believe you can rescue me) (I believe in the power) (I believe you can rescue me)
The Young New Mexican Puppeteer Composer(s): Leon Carr - Earl Shuman First release by: Tom Jones - 1972
In a town near Albequerqe Lived a most concerned young boy He said lately I have noticed Folks don't live with peace and joy
With frowns and worry on their faces They're lost and don't know where to go He said I'll get the people straightened By putting on a puppet show
The young New Mexican puppeteer He saw the people all lived in fear He thought that maybe they'd listen to A puppet telling them what to do
You know he got some string and he got some wood He did some carving and he was good And folks came running so they could hear The young New Mexican puppeteer
First he carved out young Abe Lincoln Abe will teach 'em civil rights Then a king named Martin Luther So they'd recall his peacefull fight
Old Mark Twain, his wit and wisdom Will surely show them life is fun But he smiled with satisfaction When the prince of peace was done
The young New Mexican puppeteer He saw the people all lived in fear He thought that maybe they'd listen to A puppet telling them what to do
You know he got some string and he got some wood He did some carving and he was good And folks came running so they could hear The young New Mexican puppeteer
Now his puppet shows were clever And he made the people laugh When he got across the message To walk along lifes open path
They built him his own puppet theatre Decked out with spotlights yellow and red And then they wrote him up in all the papers And this is what the story said
It said...
The young New Mexican puppeteer He saw the people all lived in fear He thought that maybe they would listen to A puppet telling them what to do
You know he got some string and he got some wood He did some carving and he was good And folks came running so they could hear The young New Mexican puppeteer
Rescue Me Composer(s): Raynard Miner; Carl Smith Performer(s): Fontella Bass
Verse 1:
Rescue me Take me in your arms Rescue me I want your tender charm 'Cause I'm lonely And I'm blue I need you And your love too Come on and rescue me
Chorus 1:
Come on, baby, and rescue me Come on, baby, and rescue me 'Cause I need you by my side Can't you see that I'm lonely
Verse 2:
Rescue me Come on and take my heart Take your love and conquer every part 'Cause I'm lonely And I'm blue I need you And your love too Come on and rescue me
[repeat chorus 1]
[repeat intro]
[repeat verse 1]
Chorus 2:
(Come on baby) Take me baby (take me baby) Hold me baby (hold me baby) Love me baby (love me baby) Can't you see I need you baby Can't you see that I'm lonely
Chorus 3:
Rescue me Come on and take my hand C'mon, baby and be my man 'Cause I love you 'Cause I want you Can't you see that I'm lonely
Chorus 4:
Mmm-hmm (mmm-hmm) Mmm-hmm (mmm-hmm) Take me baby (take me baby) Love me baby (love me baby) Need me baby (need me baby) Mmm-hmm (mmm-hmm) Can't you see that I'm lonely
The Return Of The Red Baron Performer(s): The Royal Guardsmen
(plane crash, laughing and "Der curse little klinehund Snoopy") You remember that baron flying high in the sky When Snoopy shot him down with a gleam in his eye But that baron had leaped from his blood-red plane Just before it burst into a ball of flame Snoopy circled back to check his kill Saw the bloody red baron standing high on a hill Then he swooped down low Shouted "Curse you red baron!" The German shook his fist you could hear him swear "Ach der lieber!" Hey watch out little Snoopy You're really in a mess You thought you were through with the bloody red baron But it looks like he's not down yet Then a cry went up all over the land The bloody red baron would strike again But brave little Snoopy said "Never fear" As he headed for his plane all the people cheered (Yeeaaaahhhh!) Hey watch out little Snoopy You're really in a mess You thought you were through with the bloody red baron But it looks like he's not down yet Snoopy blazed a trail straight across the sea Searching in vain for his enemy Then he found that German trying to fix his plane A-sweatin' and a-cussin' about to go insane Take it
Snoopy landed for a pistol duel The baron was worried Snoopy was cool He fired a shot and missed Started to run Before Snoopy had a chance to raise his gun Hey watch out red baron Snoopy is on your trail One of these days he's gonna make you pay And you'll go straight to Well watch out red baron Snoopy is on your trail One of these days he's gonna make you pay And you'll go straight to Well watch out red baron...
Clarabella
Composer(s): Frank Pingatore
First recording/First release by: The Jodimars - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists
Well, I got a baby... crazy for me Yeah, I got a baby... won't let me be Woh, baby baby, Clarabella Baby baby, Clarabella Baby baby, wo wo, yeah uh Well, she needs no coachin' on makin' love All she needs is the stars up above Woh, baby baby, Clarabella Baby baby, Clarabella Baby baby, wo wo, yeah uh Ahh! Woo hoo Well now, Clarabella. You're my honey, Clarabella Ooh yeah now, Clarabella I said you're my baby Clarabella Yeah, Clarabella, baby Wo wo, yeah yeh Well, she's got no time for a dungeries Already knows her ABC's Woh, baby baby, Clarabella Baby baby, Clarabella Baby baby, wo wo, yeah yeh Ahh ow! Woo Well now, Clarabella Yeah. You're my honey, Clarabella Woo ooh- You're my baby, Clarabella You're my honey, Clarabella Yeah, Clarabella, baby Wo wo, yeah heh yeah, oh yeah
Requiem Pour Un Twister Composer(s): Serge Gainsbourg Performer(s): Serge Gainsbourg
Dites-moi avez vous connu Charlie? Le contraire m'eût étonné Il n'est pas une boîte qu'il n'ait fréquentée Quel noceur! Requiem pour un twister
Dites-moi l'avez-vous connu à jeun? Le contraire m'eût étonné Il n'est pas soir qu'il ne fût bourré Quel farceur! Requiem pour un twister
Dites-moi étiez vous amoureuse de lui? Le contraire m'eût étonné Il n'est pas une femme qui lui ait résisté Quel tombeur! Requiem pour un twister
Dites-moi tout ça n'pouvait pas durer Le contraire m'eût étonné Je crois quant à moi que c'est le cur qui a lâché Quelle horreur! Requiem pour un twister
The Return Of Abdul Abulbul Amir Composer(s): Frank Crumit Performer(s): Frank Crumit
By the sea of Sargossa I wandered one night The moon it was shining quite clear For no reason at all I heard someone call For Abdul Abulbul Amir
Now Abdul Abulbul I knew to be dead The story had spread near and far How he lost his life while plunging his knife Into Ivan Skavinsky Skavar
While I pondered the moonbeams descended quite low Casting shadows suffusely, and then I discovered that I was standing close by The tombs of those two famous men
Then in the tombs shadows there rose from a grave The form of a Russian Hussar And my skin nearly peeled, as he stood there revealed It was Ivan Skavinsky Skavar
'Twas he who was calling, I hardly dared breathe My heart 'most stopped beating from fear When out of a grave, in need of a shave Arose Abdul Abulbul Amir
"Well, wouldst speak with me Ivan?", quoth Abdul quite low "I wouldst", replied Ivan quite clear "That quarrel we had, 'twas all to the bad Friend Abdul Abulbul Amir"
"I've lain here for ages with that on my mind And that's why I called you tonight" "Well, I'm in the same state", quoth Abdul the great "Twas foolish for we two to fight"
"Oh friend, thou art blameless", cried Ivan in haste "The fault lies in my hands alone" But Abdul said "Nay, 'twas never that way The fault was no one's but mine own"
"Well, dost think I'm a coward?", quoth Ivan Skavar "Step forth and I'll slice off thine ear" "Oh, son of a cat, you'll never do that" Quoth Abdul Abulbul Amir
So once more they battled and fought as before The multitudes came from afar And lauded with cheers these bold buccaneers This Turk, and this Russian Hussar
The ghost of the Czar on a fiery black steed Came rushing to witness the fray While the Sultan sat there in his royal gold chair It was just like a scene from a play
'Twas just at that moment each sword found its mark And I heard a blood-curdling scream I opened my eyes and to my surprise I found it was only a dream
Every time in the world someone receives first aid
You can thank Clara Barton for the life that is saved
She lived out her life in a world ruled by men
Every time they knocked her down she got back up again
Clara Barton
Civil war veterans with tears in their eyes
Told how she braved the battle just to save their lives
She never ran from the shot and the shell
Bringing aid and comfort in the midst of hell
And even then at the war's very end
When the prisoners were lost and without friends
She helped families to find those that they loved
A professional angel sent from up above
Thank the lord for Clara Barton and long live her name
The American Red Cross is her claim to fame
When you see a Red Cross worker in a time of flood or war
Take a moment to remember... and thank the lord... for Clara Barton!
Rosas En El Mar Composer(s): Luis Eduardo Aute Performer(s): Luis Eduardo Aute; and various other artists
Voy buscando un amor que quiera comprender la alegría y el dolor la ira y el placer un bello amor sin un final que olvidé para perdonar es más fácil encontrar rosas en el mar
Rosas en el mar
Voy buscando la razón de tanta falsedad La mentira es obsesión y falsa la verdad Qué ganarán, qué perderán si todo esto pasará es más fácil encontrar rosas en el mar
Rosas en el mar
Voy pidiendo libertad y no quería oír Es una necesidad para poder vivir La libertad, la libertad derecho de la humanidad Es más fácil encontrar rosas en el mar