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McGee's Backyard


McGee's Backyard
Composer(s): Charles H. Hoyt; Charles Zimmermann
Performer(s): Charles Reed



When I called on Miss McGee, I did it surreptitiously
And things were far from pleasant when I came to say goodnight
Her father by the front door was laying for me viciously
While Towser in the back yard was spoiling for a fight
I went out the back way, the dog I gave preference
He was right on hand for me and met me with a growl
Nicely then I spoke to him with soothing words of deference
But up he walked behind me and at once got foul
I grabbed
He grabbed
Towser got the best of it
We both grabbed together
The dog grabbed very hard
I got one coattail
Towser got the rest of it
And I left my Sunday breeches in McGee's back yard

Old McGee the trousers found, he patched a dozen holes or more
And when he wore a long tail coat they looked all nice and right
He thought he'd struck a good scheme for starting up a clothing store
And layed to do a young man who called another night
He went out the back way to give his Towser chain enough
The moon was hid behind a cloud, the dog could scarcely see
He didn't know his master, but he saw the trousers plain enough
It wasn't half a jiffy until he found McGee
Dog grabbed
Man grabbed
Towser got the best of it
They both grabbed together
The dog grabbed very hard
The fence got the coattail
Towser got the rest of it
And you couldn't find the breeches in McGee's back yard

Old McGee was very sore a strong explosive then he bought
And with an old tin kettle he prepared a deadly bomb
The dog had made it hot for him and for the dog he'd make it hot
So he tied it to the dog's tail to steel him to the tomb
Dog espied a black cat, made a savage dash at it
Only takes a slight blow the powder to ignite
The kettle struck a brick wall, came an awful crash with it
Things around that back yard were scattered out of sight
Dog flew
Man flew
Bomb secured the best of it
They both flew together
The dog flew very hard
The kettle struck the hilltop
Dog a mile to west of it
And you couldn't find a vestige in McGee's back yard

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On Attend, On Attend


On Attend, On Attend
Composer(s): Claude Lemesle; Gilbert Bécaud
Performer(s): Gilbert Bécaud



Content ou pas content
On attend, on attend
De sept à cent sept ans
On attend le printemps

Content ou pas content
On attend, on attend
De sept à cent sept ans
On attend le printemps

Ton cheval noir est mort sous toi
Tu as marché toute la nuit
La vallée de la mort c'est quoi
C'est ta vie
Pour un héros
Un Zorro c'est zéro l'ami

Content ou pas content
On attend, on attend
De sept à cent sept ans
On attend le printemps

Un salaud a brûlé ton blé
Tu vas lui faire goûter ton Colt
C'est toi qui as semé
C'est lui qui récolte
Et tu grilles une blonde
Tranquillement sur sa tombe l'ami

Content ou pas content
On attend, on attend
De sept à cent sept ans
On attend le printemps

Content ou pas content
On attend, on attend
De sept à cent sept ans
On attend le printemps

{Chœurs ad libitum:}
On attend, on attend

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Mayra


Mayra
Performer(s): Javier Solís



Para mí como una princesita Mayra querida eres tú
bajaré para ti todas las estrellitas, la luna llena y el cielo azul
Para mí como una princesita Mayra querida eres tú
bajaré para ti todas las estrellitas, la luna llena y el cielo azul

Y tejeré con mi cariño santo un delicado manto que te pueda cubrir
sólo viviré para alumbrar tu senda porque eres bella prenda que tengo en mi existir
Y tejeré con mi cariño santo un delicado manto que te pueda cubrir
sólo viviré para alumbrar tu senda porque eres bella prenda que tengo en mi existir

Para mí como una princesita Mayra querida eres tú
bajaré para ti todas las estrellitas, la luna llena y el cielo azul
Para mí como una princesita Mayra querida eres tú
bajaré para ti todas las estrellitas, la luna llena y el cielo azul

Y tejeré con mi cariño santo un delicado manto que te pueda cubrir
sólo viviré para alumbrar tu senda porque eres bella prenda que tengo en mi existir
Y tejeré con mi cariño santo un delicado manto que te pueda cubrir
sólo viviré para alumbrar tu senda porque eres bella prenda que tengo en mi existir

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On And On And On


On And On And On
Composer(s): Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus
Performer(s): Mike Love



I was at a party and this fella said to me
"Something bad is happening, I'm sure you do agree
People care for nothing, no respect for human rights
Evil times are coming, we are in for darker nights"
I said, "Who are you to talk about impending doom?"
He got kinda wary as he looked around the room
He said, "I'm a minister, a big shot in the state"
I said, "I just can't believe it, boy I think it's great
Brother can you tell me what is right and what is wrong?"
He said, "Keep on rocking baby, 'til the night is gone"

On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone

Over in the corner I could see this other guy
He was kinda flirty, he was giving me the eye
So I took advantage of the fact that I'm a star
Shook my hair and took a casual stroll up to the bar
And as sure as hell this guy was coming up to me
He said, "Who am I and who are you and who are we?
What's our situation, do we have some time for us?"
I said I was not exactly waiting for the bus
He said, "If you're going somewhere can I come along?"
I said, "Keep on rocking baby, 'til the night is gone"

On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
Keep on rocking baby
'Til the night is gone
On and on and on
'Til the night is gone

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Mayo


Mayo
Composer(s): Miguel Bosé; L. Ferrario; M. Grilli
Performer(s): Miguel Bosé



Era suave aquel incienso
de olor a eternidad
Mayo Mayo Mayo...
era bueno ¿verdad?

Era grande aquel imperio
de amor y libertad...
Mayo Mayo Mayo...
era fuerte ¿verdad?

El tiempo pasa y me enamora...
El tiempo pasa arrasa quema y deteriora
el viento call... ¿porque?
Y en un momento todo olvido me devora

No soy el héroe
que dió sus alas y se puso a amar...
Mayo ¿no lo entiendes?
no te mientas y mírame
No soy la isla que
tu fantasía quiso imaginar
Mayo ciego escucha
Mayo roto convéncete

Era injusto aquel infierno
Soberbia y ¿ahora que?
Mayo Mayo Mayo
qué locura que fué...
Mayo Mayo Mayo
la locura se fué...

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On And On


On And On
Composer(s): Stephen Bishop
Performer(s): Stephen Bishop



Down in Jamaica
They go lots of pretty women
Steal your money
Then they break your heart
Lonesome sue, she's in love with ol'Sam
Take him from the fire into the frying pan

On and on
She just keeps on trying
And she smiles when she feels like crying
On and on, On and on, On and on

Poor ol'Jimmy
Sits alone in the moonlight
Saw his woman kiss another man
So he takes a ladder
Steals the stars from the sky
Puts on sinatra and starts to cry

On and on
He just keeps on trying
And he smiles when he feels like crying
On and on, On and on, On and on

when the first time is the last time
It can make you feel so bad
But if you know it, show it
Hold on tight
Don't let her say: Goodnight

Got the sun on my shoulders
And my toes in the sand
My woman's left me for the some other man
Aw, but I don't care
I'll just dream and stay tan
Toos up my heart to see where it lands

On and on
I just keep on trying
And I smile when I feel like dying
On and on (9x)

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Mayfair


Mayfair
Composer(s): Nick Drake
Performer(s): Nick Drake



Mayfair strange in the morning light
Mayfair strange in the summer night
Mayfair strangest in the afternoon
Mayfair stretching far above
full of fame but lacking love
Could it be we see the Mayfair moon?

Mayfair strange across the park
In the day or in the dark
There's no need to walk or even run
Mayfair faces clean and nice
But beauty here is cold as ice
Could it be we see the Mayfair sun?

Mayfair strange at every hour
Hidden frowns with mystic power
Starry heights and golden throne
Down below you're on you're own

Mayfair strange for passers-by
Sights of wonder for the eye
Could it be they'll pass by again?
Mayfair calling far and near
For even trees are wealthy here
Could it be we hear the Mayfair rain?

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On An Island


On An Island
Composer(s): David Gilmour
Performer(s): David Gilmour



Remember that night, white stairs in the moonlight
They walked here too, through empty playground, this ghost's town
Children again on rusty swings getting higher
Sharing a dream on an island it felt right

We lay side by side between the moon and the tide
Mapping the stars for awhile

Let the night surround you
We're halfway to the stars
Ebb and flow, let it go
Feel the warmth beside you

Remember that night, the warmth and the laughter
Candles burn though the church was deserted
At dawn we went down through empty streets to the harbor
Dreamers may leave but they're here everafter

Let the night surround you
We're halfway to the stars
Ebb and Flow, let it go
Feel the warmth beside you

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Maybellene


Maybellene
Danish Title: Mælk Og Vin
Composer(s): Chuck Berry
Originally performed by: Chuck Berry
Covered by various other artists



Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've started back doing the things you used to do

As I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybellene in a coup de ville
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford
The cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five
She's bumper to bumber rollin' side by side

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've started back doing the things you used to do

Pink in the mirror on top of the hill
It's just like swallowin' up a medicine pill
First thing I saw that Cadillac grille
Doin' a hundred and ten gallopin' over that hill
Offhill curve, a downhill stretch
Me and that Cadillac neck by neck

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've started back doing the things you used to do

The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford
The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
It then got cloudy and it started to rain
I tooted my horn for a passin' lead
The rain water blowin' all under my hood
I knew that was doin' my motor good

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've started back doing the things you used to do

The motor cooled down, the heat went down
And that's when I heard that highway sound
The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead
A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead
The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've started back doing the things you used to do

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On An Evening In Roma


On An Evening In Roma
Italian Title: Sott'er Celo De Roma
Composer(s): Umberto Bertini; Frederics; Sandro Taccani
Performer(s): Dean Martin; Patrizio Buanne



Como e` bella ce` la luna brille e` strette
strette como e` tutta bella a passeggiare
Sotto il cielo di Roma

Down each avenue or via, street or strata
You can see 'em disappearing two by two
On an evening in Roma
Do they take 'em for espresso
Yeah, I guess so
On each lover's arm a girl I wish I knew
On an evening in Roma

Though there's grining and mandolining in sunny Italy
The beginning has just begun when the sun goes down
So please meet me in the plaza near your casa
I am only one and that's one too few
On an evening in Roma

Don't know what the country's coming to
But in Rome do as the Romans do
Will you on an evening in Roma

Como e` bella ce` la luna brille e` strette
strette como e` tutta bella a passeggiare
Sotto il cielo di Roma
Don't know what the country's coming to
But in Rome do as the Romans do
Will you on an evening in Roma
Sott'er celo de Roma
On an evening in Roma

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Maybe You'll Be There


Maybe You'll Be There
Composer(s): Rube Bloom; Sammy Gallop
Performer(s): Jane Morgan
and various other artists



Each time I see a crowd of people
Just like a fool, I stop and stare
It's really not the proper thing to do
But maybe you'll be there

I go out walking after midnight
Along a lonely thoroughfare
It's not the time or place to look for you
But maybe you'll be there

You said your arms would always hold me
You said your lips were mine alone to kiss
Now after all those things you told me
How could it end like this?

Someday if all my prayers are answered
I'll hear a footstep on the stair
With anxious heart, I'll hurry to the door
And maybe you'll be there

You said your arms would always hold me
You said your lips were mine alone to kiss
Now after all those things you told me
How could it end like this?

Someday if all my prayers are answered
I'll hear a footstep on the stair
With anxious heart, I'll hurry to the door
And maybe you'll be there
And maybe you'll be there, maybe you'll be there

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On Again! On Again!


On Again! On Again!
Composer(s): Jake Thackray
Performer(s): Jake Thackray



I love a good bum on a woman, it makes my day
To me it is palpable proof of God's existence, a posteriori
Also I love breasts and arms and ankles, elbows, knees
It's the tongue, the tongue, the tongue on a woman that spoils the job for me

Please understand I respect and admire the frailer sex
And I honour them every bit as much as the next misogynist
But give some women the ghost of a chance to talk and thereupon
They go on again, on again, on again, on again, on again, on again, on ...

I fell in love with a woman with wonderful thighs and hips
And a sensational belly, I just never noticed her lips were always moving
Only when we got to the altar and she had to say I Do
And she folded her arms and gathered herself and took in a breath and I knew ...

She could have gone on again, on again, on again till the entire
Congregation passed out and the vicar passed on and the choirboys passed through puberty
At the reception I gloomily noted her family's jubilant mood
Their maniacal laughter and their ghastly gratitude

She talks to me when I go for a shave, or a sleep, or a swim
She talks to me on a Sunday, when I go singing hymns, and drinking heavily
When I go mending my chimney pot she's down there in the street
And at ninety-five on my motorbike she's on the pillion seat

Wittering on again, on again, on and again and again
When I'm eating or drinking, or reading or thinking, or when I'm saying my rosary
She will never stop talking to me, she is one of those women who
Will never use three or four words when a couple of thousand will easily do

She also talks without stopping to me in our bed of a night
Throughout the sweetest of our intimate delights she never gives over
Not even stopping while we go hammer and tongs towards the peak
Except maybe for a sigh and a groan and one perfunctory shriek

Then she goes on again, on again, on again on and I must
Assume that she has never noticed that she's just been interrupted
Totally unruffled she is, and as far as I can see
I might just as well have been posting a letter or stirring up the tea

She will not take a hint, not once she's made a start
I can yawn, or belch, or bleed, or faint, or fart - she'll not drop a syllable
I could stand in front of her grimly sharpening up an axe
I could sprinkle her with paraffin, and ask her for a match

She'd just go on again, on again, on again even more
The hind leg of a donkey is peanuts for her, she can bore the balls off a buffalo
Mother of God, I cried one day, Oh, let your kingdom come
And in the meantime, Mother, could you strike this bugger dumb?

Well, believe it or not, she appeared to me then and there
The Blessed Virgin herself, in answer to my prayer - despite the vulgarity
Shimmering softly, dressed in blue and holding up a hand
I cocked a pious ear, as the Mother of God began

But she went on again, on again, on again on and I
Will have to state how very much I sympathise with the rest of the family
Give some women the ghost of a chance to talk and thereupon
They go on again, on again, on again, on again,
and again, and again, and again, and again

They will go on again, on again, on again, on again,
On again, on again, on ...

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Maybe Tonight


Maybe Tonight
Composer(s): Doug Fieger
Performer(s): The Knack



I dont know why I never said it before
I dont know why I waited so long to be sure
But I ... everything's coming
Something's coming, maybe tonight

Funny to think I had to clown and pretend
Never knew I saw you as more than a friend
But I ... come hold me tighter, come make it right
Maybe tonight, oh maybe tonight

Ever since the day I saw you
I was blown away 'cause I knew I could not say
All the things I had to say
I was such a shy guy, I could not tell you I love you
Well maybe tonight, yes maybe tonight
But I ... come hold me tighter
Come make it right, maybe tonight
Yes maybe tonight
Ever since the day I saw you
I was blown away 'cause I knew I had to say
All the things I had to say

I was such a shy guy
I could not tell you I love you
Well maybe tonight
Maybe tonight
Yes maybe tonight
Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight

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On A Wonderful Day Like Today


On A Wonderful Day Like Today
Composer(s): Leslie Bricusse; Anthony Newley
Performer(s): Lena Horne;
Anthony Newley; Matt Monro; Veronica Nunn;
Johnny Mathis; Shirley Bassey



On a wonderful day like today
I defy any cloud to appear in the sky
Dare any rain drop to plop in my eye
On a wonderful day like today

On a wonderful morning like this
When the sun is as big as a yellow balloon
Even the sparrows are singing in tune
On a wonderful morning like this

On a morning like this I could kiss everybody
I'm so full of love and goodwill
Let me say furthermore
I'd adore everybody to come and dine
The pleasure's mine and I will pay the bill

May I take this occasion to say
That the whole human race should go down on its knees
Show that we're grateful for mornings like these
For the world's in a wonderful way
On a wonderful day like today

On a morning like this I could kiss everybody
I'm so full of love and goodwill
Let me say furthermore
I'd adore everybody to come and dine
The pleasure's mine and I will pay the bill

May I take this occasion to say
That the whole human race should go down on its knees
Show that we're grateful for mornings like these
For the world's in a wonderful way
On a wonderful day like today

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Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight


Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight
Composer(s): C. Koerts; G.C. Koerts; H.W.C. Ziech
Performer(s): Earth and Fire



When the time will come
that the birds return
the season is on the turn
and the blossom
is adorning the land
My loneliness, my darling will come to an end

Maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight
It’s such a wonderful feeling
When your back on my side

When the sunshine
so bright and clean
will make trees turn into green
our love will turn into what we intend
my loneliness my darling will come to an end

Maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight
It’s such a wonderful feeling
When your back on my side
Maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight
It’s such a wonderful feeling

The time has come
that birds returned
the season is on the turn
and blossom is adorning the land
My loneliness, my darling will come to an end

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On A Tropic Night


On A Tropic Night
Composer(s): Ned Washington; Agustín Lara
Performer(s): Dorothy Lamour



So lovely is the moon on a tropic night
No heart can be immune on a tropic night
As a lonely guitar plays a serenade
There's music in the heart of each man and maid
Stars always linger low on a tropic night
What lips can answer "No" when two lips invite
When there's wine in the air, lips are always careless
Lovers find their delight on a tropic night

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Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5)


Maybe Tomorrow
Composer(s): Berry Gordy, Jr.; Alphonso Mizell;
Freddie Perren; Deke Richards
Performer(s): The Jackson 5



I don't know how many stars there are
Up in the heavenly sky
I only know my heaven is here on earth
Each time you look into my eyes
The way .. you do baby

Thank you, thank you baby

My beautiful bird you have flown away
I held you to tight, I can see

You're all I need to get by
No one else can make me cry
The way you do baby

Chorus:
You are the book that I read each day
You are the song that I sing
Gonna sing it to you
You are the four seasons of my life
But maybe tomorrow, you'll change your mind girl
Maybe tomorrow, you'll come back to my arms girl

(maybe she won't)

Maybe

You're all I need to get by
No one else can make me cry
The way you do baby

Chorus (adlib)
(repeat)

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On A Tous Besoin D'Amour


On A Tous Besoin D'Amour
Composer(s): Jean-Paul Dréau; Saint Preux
Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday



Nous on veut l'amour
Rien de plus, rien de moins
Pour les cœurs trop lourds
De détresse, de chagrin
Nous on veut l'amour
Pour toujours prend ma main
On a tous besoin d'amour
Rien de plus, rien de moins

Donne pour l'amitié
Ou simplement pour la différence
Donne pour aimer
C'est la seule vérité
Aime l'autre pour qu'il apprenne à t'aimer

Tu peux tout changer
Faire couler l'eau des mots de tes rêves
Sur les yeux fermés
Qui ne croient plus le beau
Parce qu'à trop oublier, ils se taisent

Nous on veut l'amour
Rien de plus, rien de moins
Pour les cœurs trop lourds
De détresse, de chagrin
Nous on veut l'amour
Pour toujours prend ma main
On a tous besoin d'amour
Rien de plus, rien de moins

Donne tout ce que tu veux
A tous ceux qui n'ont rien ou si peu
Qui tendent les mains
Et qui ferment leurs yeux
Pour nous dire qu'ils sont là, faute de mieux

Nous on veut l'amour
Rien de plus, rien de moins
Pour les cœurs trop lourds
De détresse, de chagrin
Nous on veut l'amour
Pour toujours prend ma main
On a tous besoin d'amour
Rien de plus, rien de moins

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Maybe Tomorrow (The Everly Brothers)


Maybe Tomorrow
Composer(s): Don Everly; Phil Everly
Performer(s): The Everly Brothers



I'll love you love again
Maybe Tomorrow
I don't know where or when
Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tomorrow

You say, you say you're gonna cry
Because they've made us say goodbye
Our love will stand the test of time
And our ages won't be there
To draw the line

I'll love you love again
Maybe Tomorrow
I don't know where or when
Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tomorrow

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On A Toujours Le Temps


On A Toujours Le Temps
Composer(s): Bernard Dimey; Charles Aznavour
Performer(s): Charles Aznavour



On a toujours le temps mon amour le temps passe
On a toujours le temps de mourir pour un mot
Un mot d'amour qui flotte à l'heure où tout se casse
Un mot sans intérêt qui sonne toujours faux
On a toujours le temps de passer la frontière
Aux risques et périls de celui qu'on était
Il sera toujours temps d'éteindre la lumière
Et de te dire encore ici bas je t'aimais

On a toujours le temps mon amour quoi qu'on fasse
On a toujours le temps de mourir pour un rien
Après avoir surpris brusquement dans la glace
Un regard qui déjà ne regardait plus rien
On a toujours le temps de revoir dans la glace
Le sourire attendri des amants surgelés
Viens dormir dans mes bras mon amour le temps passe
On a toujours le temps crois-moi de s'en aller

On meurt autour de nous comme on danse à la foire
Au milieu du néon des minuits parisiens
On plonge d'un seul coup dans une eau froide et noire
Ni le temps, ni l'argent n'y pourront jamais rien
On a toujours le temps de rejoindre ces ombres
Ce soir il fait très beau et quand tu me souris
Le soleil se rallume au fond de ces recoins sombres
Et mon Eldorado est au creux de ton lit

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