Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Travels of Jaimie McPheeters Performer(s): The Osmonds
From mountains high to valleys low, they speak the name of Jamie-O Who with his pa, went searching for that gold in old California By riverboat and wagon train, old Doc McPheeters crossed the plains And told his son, keep moving on there's gold in old California Go westward ho, young Jamie-O and you'll find fortune and fame
And to this day when tales are told of pioneers a thousand fold McPheeters' name still shines like gold from Maine to old California Go westward ho, young Jamie-O, and you'll find fortune and fame And to this day when tales are told of pioneers a thousand fold McPheeters' name still shines like gold from Maine to old California From Maine to old California
Rock And Roll Love Letter Composer(s): Tim Moore Performer(s): Bay City Rollers; and various other artists
Dear sister poet, dear brother poet too These tears that words are Make me wanna be with you But I need to spend my body I'm a music makin man And no page can release it like this amplifier can
This is my rock and roll love letter to you This is my rock and roll love letter to you Gonna sign it, gonna seal it, gonna mail it away Gonna mail it today
God I must be crazy to express myself this way But there ain't much romance livin in the U.S.A. This guitar is a blessing, This piano is a muse And electricity's a devil with a twenty amp fuse
This is my rock and roll love letter to you This is my rock and roll love letter to you Gonna sign it, gonna seal it, gonna mail it away Gonna mail it to, gonna mail it today
Dear mama, papa hey your boy is doin fine And this energy, you gave him Keeps on tryin to unwind 'Cause I see an ancient rhythm In a man's genetic code Gonna keep on rock and rollin Fill my genes explode (repeat chorus)
This is my rock and roll love letter to you This is my rock and roll love letter to you Gonna rock it, gonna seel it, gonna slake it away Send me back one, send me back on someday
The Train Composer(s): Irving Berlin Performer(s): Allyn McLerie & Joe Milan
Crowd: There she is! Mayor: Liberty, Miss Liberty, we're happy you came to Detroit Crowd: Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Mayor: Liberty, Miss Liberty, you honor the name of Detroit Crowd: Wheeeeee! Monique: I thank you Man: She thanks you Train: She thanks you Monique: I thank you from the bottom of my heart Crowd: From the bottom of her heart Monique: I thank you Crowd: You're welcome! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Monique: Goodbye!
Crowd: There she is! Club Woman: Liberty, Miss Liberty, we're happy you came here to Duluth Crowd: Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Club Woman: Liberty, Miss Liberty Monique: I thank you Train: She thanks you Monique: I thank you from the bottom of my heart Crowd: Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Monique: Goodbye!
Monique: From the bottom of my heart, Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye!
Come Tomorrow Composer(s): Barry Gibb; Ashley Gibb; Stephen Gibb Performer(s): Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
Are you ready for the day that we pray for? Already holding what is real You know the soul finds its own evolution And this is the only love I feel And I tell you... I'm keeping up the strength I gotta try 'Cause you ain't getting past This heart of mine I'm out here waiting for you With all I've got to give And I accept this life we live I'll be your lover and I'll be your friend I'm gonna follow you right to the end I wasn't made to tell you lies I only came to make you realize I'll be your hero and I'll be your clown You pick me up... you let me down Don't make me stumble, don't make me wait 'Cause come tomorrow, will be too late Come tomorrow (repeat) I got to turn away my face 'Cause you blind me with your light Can you catch up to me? You know I love you in the black of night This sacred ritual This journey has begun And we try...we try to carry on And you innocents You get to find the things in life That get you through (One more dance) And deep inside the things you are No one ever knew (One last chance) Let me make it happen This world we have forseen And I will tell you how I feel Love will be better for wearing your ring I'm gonna give you everything I wasn't made to tell you lies I only came to make you realize I'll be your hero and I'll be your clown You pick me up, you let me down Don't make me stumble, don't make me wait 'Cause come tomorrow will be too late Come tomorrow (repeat)
Rock And Roll Honeymoon Composer(s): Goodison; Phil Wainman Performer(s): Bay City Rollers
Baby I'm a knockin' So you better get your rockin' boots on You better ask your daddy for the caddy And we'll motor on Drive on baby to an all-night diner Jive on baby we're in Carolina Baby we're rollin' on Wonderin' where we're gone Reelin' and a rockin' On a rock and roll honeymoon Rock and roll honeymoon
Better get a preacher And I'll meet you when the school bell ring We ain't got the money for a twenty carat diamond ring But what do you think about a midnight rider Comin' on strong with an all night liner Baby it's me and you You know we can do it too Reelin' and a rockin' On a rock and roll honeymoon Rock and roll honeymoon
Rock it out, rock it out Rock it out, rock it out Baby we're rollin on Wonderin' where we've gone Reelin' and a rockin' On a rock and roll honeymoon Rock and roll honeymoon Baby it's me and you You know we can do it too Reelin' and a rockin' On a rock and roll honeymoon Rock and roll honeymoon
The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine Composer(s): Harry Carroll - Ballard Macdonald Performer(s): Albert Campbell & Henry Burr and multiple other artists
On a mountain in Virginia Stands a lonesome pine Just below is the cabin home Of a little girl of mine Her name is June, and very, very soon She'll belong to me For I know she's waiting there for me 'Neath that lone pine tree
I can hear the tinkling waterfall Far among the hills Bluebirds sing each so merrily To his mate in rapture trills They seem to say "Your June is lonesome too" Longing fills her eyes She is waiting for you patiently Where the pine tree sighs
In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine In the pale moon shine our hearts entwine Where she carved her name and I carved mine Oh, June, like the mountains I'm blue Like the pine I am lonesome for you In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine
Come Together
Composer(s): John Lennon - Paul McCartney
First release by: The Beatles - 1969
Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1969 - Comme Tu Dégueules (Les Beadochons)
1969 - Tam Tam (The Rogers)
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker, he just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola He say "I know you, you know me" One thing I can tell you is you got to be free Come together right now over me
He bag production he got walrus gumboot He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker He got feet down below his knee Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease Come together right now over me
He roller-coaster he got early warning He got muddy water he one mojo filter He say "One and one and one is three" Got to be good-looking 'cause you're so hard to see Come together right now over me ...
Rock & Roll Heaven Composer(s): Alan O'Day; John Stevenson Performer(s): The Righteous Brothers
Chorus: If you believe in forever Then life is just a one-night stand If there's a rock and roll heaven Well you know they've got a hell of a band, band, band
Jimi gave us rainbows And Janis took a piece of our hearts And Otis brought us all to the dock of a bay Sing a song to light my fire Remember Jim that way They've all found another place, another place to play
Chorus
Remember bad bad Leroy Brown Hey Jimmy touched us with that song Time won't change a friend we came to know And Bobby gave us Mack the Knife Well look out, he's back in town They'll all be there together When they meet in one big show
Chorus
There's a spotlight waiting No matter who you are Cuz everybody's got a song to sing Everyone's a star (Everybody's got to be a star)
Tracks Of My Tears Composer(s): Smokey Robinson - Warren Moore - Marvin Tarplin First release by: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - 1965 Covered by multiple other artists
People say I'm the life of the party 'cause I tell a joke or two Although I may be laughin' loud and hearty Deep inside I'm blue
So take a good look at my face You see my smile looks out of place If you look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
I need you, need you
If you see me with another girl Actin' like I'm havin' fun Although she may be cute She's just a substitute Girl you're the permanent one
Ah, take a good look at my face You see my smile looks out of place Now look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
Outside, I'm masquerading Inside, my heart is fading I'm just a clown Since you put me down My smile is my makeup I wear since my breakup with you
Baby, baby, take a good look at my face You see my smile looks out of place If you look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
Baby, baby, baby, take a good look at my face You see my smile looks out of place Just look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
Baby, baby, baby, take a good look at this face My smile looks out of place If you look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
Come To Your Window Composer(s): Bob Lind Performer(s): Cher; The Hard Times
I'm leaving in the quiet early morning When night has left the sky Before the dew is dry But it's not like it used to be I'm leaving you this warning You're gonna live to see the day You long for me
Come to your window It ain't too late to come Into your sight again Don't make me believe you Before you let me have A chance to try again Or I'll be gone before You ever know you're losing me
I know I've made mistakes That bought you sorrow But baby, keep in mind You're not right all the time Don't let me go away To face a new tomorrow Back where you bought me from When I was glad to come
Come to your window Look down and see the teardrops In my desperate eyes Look how I need you I got to find a way to make you realize That you are casting out The deepest love you'll ever know
Please don't close your ears To what I'm saying Before I ride away into the early day I spent the lonesome evening hours praying That you will change your mind And try me one more time
Come to your window Before our love comes crashing Into pieces on the ground Don't let it happen I promise you this time I'll never let you down Give me a cause to come To your lonesome arms again
Come to your window Look down and see the teardrops In my desperate eyes Look how I need you I got to find a way to make you realize That you are casting out The deepest love you'll ever know
Rock & Roll Doctor Composer(s): Lowell George; Fred Martin Performer(s): Little Feat; Chris Smither
There was a woman in Georgia didn't feel just right She had fever all day and chills at night Now things got worse, yes a serious bind At times like this it takes a man with such style I cannot often find A doctor of the heart and a doctor of mind
If you like country with a boogie beat he's the man to meet If you like the sound of shufflin' feet he can't be beat If you wanna feel real nice, just ask the Rock and Roll doctor's advice
It's just a country town but patients come From Mobile to Moline from miles around Nagodoches to New Orleans In beat-up old cars or in limousines To meet the doctor of soul, he's got his very own thing
Two degrees in be-bop, a PHD in swing He's the master of rhythm he's a rock and roll king
If you like country with a boogie beat he's the man to meet (he's the man to meet) If you like the sound of shufflin' feet he can't be beat (I say he can't be beat) If you... If you wanna If you wanna feel real nice, just ask the Rock and Roll doctor's advice
The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) Composer(s): Mark Barkham - Richie Adams) First release by: The Banana Splits - 1969
Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la
One banana, two banana, three banana, four Four bananas make a bunch and so do many more Over hill and highway the banana buggies go Comin' on to bring you The Banana Splits Show
Makin' up a mess of fun Makin' up a mess of fun Lot's of fun for everyone
Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la
Four banana, three banana, two banana, one All bananas playing in the bright warm sun Flippin like a pancake, poppin like a cork Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork
Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la
Come To The Supermarket In Old Peking Composer(s): Cole Porter Performer(s): Barbra Streisand; Loretta Devine; Gregory Jbara; Patti LuPone
If you want a fancy fan Or a turkey born in Turkey-stan Or a slave that's awf'lly African Or a Teapot early Ming Come to the supermarket in old Peking If you want to buy a kite Or a pup to keep you up at night Or a dwarf who used to know Snow White Or a frog who loves to sing Come to the supermarket in old Peking They have Sunflow'r cakes, moonbeam cakes Gizzard cakes, lizard cakes Pickled eels, pickle snakes Fit for any king If you want a bust of jade Or an egg that's more or less decayed Or in case you care to meet a maid For a nice but naughty fling Come to the supermarket If you come on an ostrich, you can park it So come to the supermarket And see Peking If you want a gong to beat Or a rickshaw with a sassy seat Or a painting slightly indiscreet That is simply riveting Come to the supermarket and see Peking Well, If you want some calico Or a gentle water buffalo Glow worm guaranteed to glow Or a cloak inclined to cling, Come to the supermarket in old Peking They have bird's-nest soup, seaweed soup Noodle soup, poodle soup Talking crows with the croup Almost anything If you want to buy a saw Or a fish delicious when it's raw Or a pill to kill your moth'r-in-law Or a bee without a sting Come to the supermarket If you come on a turtle, you can park it So come to the supermarket If you come on a goose, you can park it So come to the supermarket And see Peking!
Rock And Roll Band Composer(s): Tom Scholz Performer(s): Boston & REO Speedwagon; New Duncan Imperials; Smokin'
Well, we were just another band out of Boston On the road to try to make ends meet Playin' all the bars, sleepin' in our cars And we practiced right on out in the street No, we didn't have much money We barely made enough to survive But when we got up on stage and got ready to play People came alive
Rock and roll band Everybody's waitin' Gettin' crazy Anticipating love and music Play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dancin' in the streets of Hyannis We were getting pretty good at the game People stood in line and didn't seem to mind You know everybody knew our name Livin' on rock-n-roll music Never worry 'bout the things we were missing When we got up on the stage and got ready to play Everybody'd listen
Rock and roll band Everybody's waitin' Gettin' crazy Anticipating love and music Play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Playin' for a week in Rhode Island A man came to the stage one night He smoked a big cigar Drove a Cadillac car And said, "Boys, I think this bands outta-sight Sign a record company contract You know I've got great expectations When I hear you on the car radio You're goin' to be a sensation!"
Rock and roll band Everybody's waitin' Gettin' crazy Anticipating love and music Play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The Toymaker's Dream Composer(s): Ernie Golden Performer(s): Vaughn DeLeath
A jolly little workman was making toys all day So children could be happy when they were all at play One night when all was quiet, his daily work was done In the shadows deep he fell fast asleep as the toys woke one by one
Though it's just in dreams, still to him it seems that his toys have come to life There's a bugler boy blowing notes of joy and a toy that blows a fife Hear that big bass drum going "rum tum tum" to the sound of tramping feet See the toyman smile as the rank and file come a-marching up the street
There's lions, camels, tigers, an elephant or two Just hear that great big rooster sing "cock-a-doo-dle-doo" And dear old Mother Hubbard who found her cupboard bare And Santa Claus who's here because he has some toys to share There's battleships and cruisers and big electric trains The skyway up above him is filled with aeroplanes Right in his little workshop he made them all it's true Attention! Attention! Get ready for review
A jolly little workman was making toys all day So children could be happy when they were all at play One night when all was quiet, his daily work was done In the shadows deep he fell fast asleep as the toys woke one by one
All the toys play on till the break of dawn, though they're made of wood and clay Ev'ry one is there and they do their share to make whoopee and be gay When the clock strikes five they can't be alive, so they scramble for themselves And the toyman wakes and shivers and shakes as he sees them on the shelves
There's lions, camels, tigers, an elephant or two Just hear that great big rooster sing "cock-a-doo-dle-doo" And dear old Mother Hubbard who found her cupboard bare And Santa Claus who's here because he has some toys to share There's battleships and cruisers and big electric trains The skyway up above him is filled with aeroplanes Right in his little workshop he made them all himself Attention! Attention! March back upon the shelf
Come To My Garden Composer(s): Richard Rudolph; Charles Stepney Performer(s): Minnie Ripperton
Come to my garden let the stars fill your eyes Come to my garden and walk with me Come to my garden no more dreams filled with cries Come to my garden please
I'll take your hand and lead you from these bad times I'll take your breath and give you mine I'll take your hand and lead you where the truth lies I'll take you with me now
You know you've lived here all your nights; all your days You know you've lived here inside my mind You know you'll stay here for this you've lived all your life You know you'll stay right here
Rock & Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)
Rock & Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Composer(s): Kevin Johnson Performer(s): Mac Davis
I can still remember When I bought my first guitar Remember just how good the feeling To put it proudly in my car And my fam'ly listened fifty times To my two song repertoire I told my mom Her only son was gonna be a star Bought all the Beatles records I sounded just like Paul I bought all the old Chuck Berry's - 78's and all I sat by my record player Playing ev'ry note they played I watched them all on TV Making ev'ry move they made
Rock and roll, I gave you all The best years of my life All the dreamy sunny Sundays All the moonlit summer nights I was so busy in the backroom Writing love songs to you While you were changing your direction And you never even knew That I was always just one step behind you
Sixty-six seemed like the year I was really going somewhere We were living in San Francisco With flowers in our hair Singing songs of kindness So the world would understand To the guys and me you were something more Than just another band
And then sixty-nine in L.A. Came around so soon We were really making headway And writing lots of tunes And we must have played The wildest stuff that we had ever played And the way the crowds cried out for us We thought we had it made
Rock and roll, I gave you all The best years of my life All the crazy, lazy, young days All the magic moon at night I was so busy on the road Singing love songs to you While you were changing your direction And you never even knew That I was always just one step behind you
Seventy-one and so alone When I met Susanne I was trying to go it solo With someone else's band She came up to me later And I took her by the hand And I told her all my troubles And she seemed to understand
And she followed me to London Through a hundred hotel rooms Through a hundred record companies Who didn't like my tunes She followed me when finally I sold my old guitar She tried to help me Understand I'd never be a star
Rock and roll, I gave you All the best years of my life All the dreamy, sunny Sundays All the moonlit summer nights And though I never knew The magic of making it with you That I thank the Lord for giving me The little bit I knew And I was always just one step behind you
The Toy Trumpet Composer(s): Raymond Scott - Sidney D. Mitchell - LewPollack Performer(s): Shirley Temple and multiple other artists
Have you heard Have you heard There's a new tooter in With the Tin pan parade Pass the word Pass the word 'Cause it's some toy trumpet brigade
Come along Come along If you're soon enough You'll hear him do his stuff Hurry up Hurry up They will soon be here They're getting nearer
Here they come Here they come Hear the hum of the drum Of the Tin pan parade Better run Better run 'Cause it's some toy trumpet brigade
Here they are, there's the leader Passing by , aint he grand He's the star, he's the leader of the band There he goes with his trumpet Tootin' high, tootin' low When he blows he's a rootin', tootin' dandy
Tootin' low Tootin' high He's a new tooter in With the Tin pan parade There they go Passing by That was some toy trumpet brigade
Come To Me, Bend To Me Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner; Frederick Loewe Originally performed by: Lee Sullivan Covered by various other artists
Charlie: Because they told me I can't behold ye till weddin' music starts playin' To ease my longin' there's nothin' wrong in my standin' out here ans sayin' Come to me, bend to me, kiss me good day! Darlin', my darlin', 'tis all I can say Jus' come to me, bend to me, kiss me good day! Gie me your lips an' don't take them away Come, dearie, near me so ye can hear me, I've got to whisper this softly For though I'm burnin' to shout my yearnin', the words come tiptoein' off me Oh, come to me, bend to me, kiss me good day! Darlin' my darlin', 'tis all I can say Jus' come to me, bend to me, kiss me good day! Gie me your lips an' don't take them away