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Abacab


Abacab
Composer(s): Tony Banks - Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford
Performer(s): Genesis; Charles Sheinman



Look up on the wall, there on the floor
Under the pillow, behind the door
There's a crack in the mirror
Somewhere there's a hole in a window-pane
Do you think I'm to blame?
Tell me do you think I'm to blame?

When they do it you're never there
When they show it you stop and stare
Abacab he's in anywhere
Abacab

If you're wrapping up the world
'Cos you've taken someone else's girl
When they turn on the pillow
Even when they answer the telephone
Don't you think that by now
Tell me, don't you think that by now

When they do it you're never there
When they show it you stop and stare
Abacab He's in anywhere
Abacab Doesn't really care

You want it, you got it, you gotta go
You want it, you got it, now you know

It's an illusion, it's a game
Or reflection of someone else's name
When you wake in the morning
Wake and find you're covered in cellophane

Well, there's a hole in there somewhere
Yeah, there's a hole in there somewhere
Baby, there's a hole in there somewhere
Now there's a hole in there somewhere

When they do it you're never there
When they show it you stop and stare
Abacab he's in anywhere
Abacab

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We Are Family


We Are Family
Composer(s): Bernard Edwards; Nile Rodgers
Performer(s): Sister Sledge



(Chorus:)
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and sing

Ev'ryone can see we're together
As we walk on by
(Fly!) and we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie
(All!) all of the people around us they say
Can they be that close
Just let me state for the record
We're giving love in a family dose

(Chorus x2)

Living life is fun and we've just begun
To get our share of the world's delights
(High!) high hopes we have for the future
And our goal's in sight
(We!) no we don't get depressed
Here's what we call our golden rule
Have faith in you and the things you do
You won't go wrong
This is our family Jewel

(repeat chorus)

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Aba Daba Honeymoon


Aba Daba Honeymoon
((Dutch Version: Sinjorentram (by De Strangers) - 1964))
Composer(s): Arthur Fields - Walter Donovan
First release by: Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan - 1914
Covered by multiple other artists



Way down in the Congoland
Lived a happy chimpanzee
She loved a monkey with a long tail
(Lordy, how she loved him!)
Each night he would find her there
Swinging in the cocoanut tree
And the monkey gay, at the break of day
Loved to hear his Chimpie say...

"Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Said the Chimpie to the Monk
"Baba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Said the Monkey to the Chimp
All night long they'd chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Swinging and singing in their hunky-tonkey way

"Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Means "Monk, I love but you"
"Baba, daba, dab" in monkey talk
Means "Chimp, I love you, too"
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honeymoon

"Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Said the Chimpie to the Monk
"Baba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Said the Monkey to the Chimp
All night long they'd chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Swinging and singing in their hunky-tonkey way

"Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Means "Monk, I love but you"
"Baba, daba, dab" in monkey talk
Means "Chimp, I love you, too"
One night they were made man and wife
And now they cry, "This is the life
Since they came from their aba daba honeymoon

Well, you should have heard that band
Play upon their wedding day
Each Chimp and Monkey had nutshells
(Lordy, how they played them)
And now it is every night
High up in the cocoanut tree
It's the same old thing, with the same old swing,
When the Monk and Chimpie sing...

"Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Said the Chimpie to the Monk
"Baba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Said the Monkey to the Chimp
All night long they'd chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Swinging and singing in their hunky-tonkey way

"Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Means "Monk, I love but you"
"Baba, daba, dab" in monkey talk
Means "Chimp, I love you, too"
Then the big baboon one night in June
He married them and very soon
They went upon their aba daba honeymoon

"Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Said the Chimpie to the Monk
"Baba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Said the Monkey to the Chimp
All night long they'd chatter away
All day long they were happy and gay
Swinging and singing in their hunky-tonkey way

"Aba, daba, daba, daba, daba, daba, dab"
Means "Monk, I love but you"
"Baba, daba, dab" in monkey talk
Means "Chimp, I love you, too"
One night they were made man and wife
And now they cry, "This is the life"
Since they came from their aba daba honeymoon


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We Are Detective


We Are Detective
Composer(s): Tom Bailey; Alannah Currie; Joe Leeway
Performer(s): Thompson Twins



Somebody's watching me
and now I'm nervous and I shouldn't be
Somebody's got their eye on me
perhaps i should invite him up for tea?
We saw him smoking by the newspaper stand
there's something odd about his gloved left hand
Saw him again inside the old cafe
he makes us tense we wish he'd go away

(chorus)
We are detective
we are select
We are detective
come to collect
Somebody's after me
he left his footprints by the garden tree
Last night when I got home
I got the feeling I was not alone!
Someone is on our tail
we think they're opening up our morning mail
And now each time the telephone rings
we think of frightening things

(repeat chorus)

We dress up in disguise
to get away from all those prying eyes
Our friends all think we're mad
but we know better cos the spy is bad

(repeat chorus x2)

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Sinjorentram


Sinjorentram
((Adapted from: Aba Daba Honeymoon (by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan) - 1914))
Composer(s): Arthur Fields - Walter Donovan
Performer(s): De Strangers - 1964



Moette iev'rans henne wor g'hiêl heustig veur moet zijn
pakt dan de sinjorentram
heddet gère breed, houdt dan oe cente mor gereed
rijdt mè de sinjorentram
hangde mè trosse on de deur
zee diê lakkere receveur
schuift mor nor binne, d'r is pleuts genoeg van veur
godde nor oe wârk, zedde wârkman of klerk
pakt dan de sinjorentram
moette gij op 't noord zèn of op 't zuid of on den dam
doe lak wij en nemd'n farm besluit
geft mor gaa diên nieven opslag uit
en lot oe mor is sjokkele, me diê goeien ouwen tram

sta de op ne vollen tram, en me allemol dichtbijeen. . blèft van me lijf
ge kund'oe ni bougere, d'r stod'n vraa op aawen teen.. me eksterogen
draait zij heur dan lieflijk om en ze zee.. pardon meniér
zegt dan mor lachend. . het is ni ârg. . 't doe ni zeer

moette îev'rans henne wor g'hiêl heustig veur moet zijn
pakt dan de sinjorentram
heddet gère breed, houdt dan oe cente mor gereed
rijdt mè de sinjorentram
hangde me trosse on de deur
zee diê lakkere receveur
schuift mor nor binne, d'r is pleuts genoeg van veur
godde nor oe wârk, zedde wârkman of klerk
pakt dan de sinjorentram
moette gîj op 't noord zèn of op 't zuid of on den dam
doe lak wij en nemd'n farm besluit
geft mor gaa diên nieven opslag uit
en lot oe mor is sjokkele, me diê goeien ouwen tram

zo kree'k op ne zekeren dag van 'n dam' die veur mij stond
zonder compasse.. ne paraplu in mijne mond ... ge moet ni vrage
't wefke da bezag mij is en ze zee. . stonne kik zo goe
'k zee da's vaneiges. . as g'hem mor ni opedoe. .

moette iev'rans henne wor g'hiêl heustig veur moet zijn
pakt dan de sinjorentram
heddet gère breed, houdt dan oe cente mor gereed
rijdt mè de sinjorentram
hangde me trosse on de deur
zee diê lakkere receveur
schuift mor nor binne, d'r is pleuts genoeg van veur
godde nor oe wârk, zedde wârkman of klerk
pakt dan de sinjorentram
moette gij op 't noord zèn of op 't zuid of on den dam
doe lak wij en nemd'n farm besluit
geft mor gaa diên nieven opslag uit
en lot oe mor is sjokkele, me diê goeien ouwen tram


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(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet


(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
Composer(s): Mike Esposito; Ron Gilbert; Ralph Scala
Performer(s): Blues Magoos;
and various other artists



One day you're up and the next day you're down
You can't face the world with your head to the ground
The grass is always greener on the other side, they say
So don't worry, boys, life will be sweet some day
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
We made enough mistakes
But you know we got what it takes

Oh, we ain't got nothin' yet
No, we ain't got nothin' yet

Nothin' can hold us and nothin' can keep us down
And someday our names will be spread all over town
We can get in while the getting is good
So make it on your own, yeah, you know that you could
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
We got to make the break
'Cause we got too much at stake

We made enough mistakes
But you know we got what it takes

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Aardsong


Aardsong
((Adapted from: Earth Song (Michael Jackson) - 1995))
Composer(s): Michael Jackson - Mary Boduin - Liliane Saint-Pierre
Performer(s): Liliane Saint-Pierre - 1997



Wat als het duister blijft
En nooit meer zon
Wat als de regen
Nooit meer op ons vallen kon

Wat met de oorlogsstrijd
Gaat het voorbij
Wat over alles al
Dat van jou is en van mij

Weet je nog de groene weiden
En de kinderen in de klas
Weet je nog wat we toen zeiden
Toen alles nog veel beter was

Ahahahah
Oehoehoehoeh
Ahahahah
Oehoehoehoeh

Wat is er met ons gebeurd
De wereld en ons
Alles is grauw gekleurd
En ons hart lijkt een gebons

Wat als geen bloem ontluikt
Geen vogel meer zingt
De bronnen zijn opgebruikt
En de aarde gans verminkt

Hoor het schreeuwen van de kudde
En hun angst vlak voor de dood
Heel de wereld lijkt te schudden
Eindigend in ademnood

Ahahahah
Oehoehoehoeh
Ahahahah
Oehoehoehoeh

Ik droom nog vaak
Van alles wat ik zag als kind
Maar ik kijk omhoog en rond mij
Is alles zwart, is dit het eind

Ahahahah
Oehoehoehoeh
Ahahahah
Oehoehoehoeh

Ahahahah
Oehoehoehoeh
Ahahahah
Oehoehoehoeh
Heyyehe

Wat nu met gisteren
Wat met vandaag
Wat met de toekomst
En de ozonlaag
Met het concentratiekamp
Wat met politiek
Wat als heel de wereld brandt
Wat met tiranie
Wat met het laatste woord
Dat nooit werd gezegd
Wat met het toevluchtsoord
Wie kan daar terecht
Wat met de ziekte aids
Wat met het bedrog
Wat met zo heel veel wreeds
Zijt gij er nog
Wat met wat jij nog wou
Wat met ons verdriet
Vluchtelingen in het nauw
Hindoe of semiet
Wat met dieren in 't asiel
Wat met hongersnood
Wat met schrijvers in exil
Wat met 'hij moet dood'
Wat met al die kindersex
Wat met slavernij
En de prostitutie in de maatschappij
Wat met nergens leven meer
Wat met al ons geld
Wat met de stratosfeer
Zijn wij uitgeteld

Nee Nee Nee Nee
Nee Nee Nee Nee
Nee Nee Nee Nee
Nee Nee


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We


We ((French & Spanish Versions: Dieu (Charles Aznavour); Dios (Charles Aznavour)) Composer(s): Charles Aznavour Performer(s): Charles Aznavour



We just as time began
Two friends reaching for a hand
We took our love to heart
Somewhere in the dark holding on for life

We speaking without lies
No words needed - feeling wise
One have holded out of two
With the love for we with just me and you

We kissed away the tease
As time took us through the eve
Smiles are letting worlds behind
Mountains we could climb never feeling rain

We tasted all the joy
Sweet dreams no one can destroy
Fools are kissing love away
Are blind to signs only we can see

We can see

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A.V.H.


A.V.H.
Composer(s): Ozzy Osbourne - Zakk Wylde - Randy Castillo
Performer(s): Ozzy Osbourne



I get up and I get down
I don't know how to take it
All the pain makes me scream and shout
I wonder if I'll make it

I love the feeling when the magic is just right
There's no revealing what is hidden in the night

Riding on a train I can't control
No one else to blame I can't let go

In the darkness I can feel
The things tht makes me crazy
Hands of madness cold as steel
I find it quite amazing

Never forsaking what a dreamer needs to know
Rules meant for breaking and the seeds I have to sow

Riding on a train that I can't control
No one else to blame but I can't let go
It's calling me, it's calling me
It's calling me, it's calling me
I'm riding on a train that I can't control

See no evil, fear no fright
Never lose the feeling
Keep the targets in your sight
Know the cards you're dealing

Never forsaking what a dreamer needs to know
Rules meant for breaking and I gotta let, I gotta let go

Riding on a train that I can't control
No one else to blame but I can't let go
It's calling me, it's calling me
It's calling me, it's calling me
I'm riding on a train that I can't control

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Way Way Out


Way Way Out
Composer(s): L. Schilfrin; H. Winn
Performer(s): Gary Lewis & The Playboys



10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

We're gonna take a trip, girl
So slip into somethin' slinky & smooth
Just wave the world goodbye, let's fly
'Cause girl, I've got a whole lot to prove
I need to show you I know you and me
Were meant to go the whole route
If you stick with me, girl
You'll see what the game of love's all about
I'm gonna put a smile upon your face
Get ready now, you'd better brace yourself
We're gonna take a trip in outer space
Fly now, we'll be back later, girl
Come on and go with me
And you'll see what the game of love's all about
It's way way out, way way out
Way way out, way way out

Time to pack your bag, just grab my hand
And let me show you the way
I've nominated you the girl who
I would like to lead me astray
I'm gonna prove to you that love is groovy
So you'd better watch out
I'm gonna hold you, kiss you
Teach you what the game of love's all about
The moment that I saw you in the crowd
I planned to take you into orbit, girl
I'm gonna get us lost inside a cloud
'Cause that's the only way to fly
So put your trust in me
And you'll see what the game of love's all about
It's...
(repeat)
Way way out, way way out

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A.M.A. Song


A.M.A. Song
Composer(s): Phil Ochs
Performer(s): Phil Ochs



We are the nation's physicians
Yes, we give to our lobbies every day
We will fight against disease when the money comes with ease
And when we get together we say
Hooray for A.M.A.
And for us doctors gluts of higher pay
If you can't afford my bill don't you tell me that you're ill
'Cause that's the free enterprise way

We've divided up the sections of the body
Every day we specialize more and more
But we really love to stitch the diseases of the rich
We are sure there is a clinic for the poor
Hooray for the A.M.A
And for us doctors gluts of higher pay
If you can't afford my bill don't you tell me that you're ill
'Cause that's the free enterprise way

And our waiting rooms are getting pretty crowded
It is sad to see our patients sit and bleed
But if you must use our ointment then you must have an appointment
Or who'll pay for those magazines you read
Hooray for the A.M.A
And for us doctors gluts of higher pay, higher pay
If you can't afford my bill don't you tell me that you're ill
'Cause that's the free enterprise way

And now the government is getting too ambitious
Yes, we know they want to socialize us all
Well our oath was hippocratic but with money we're fanatic
So we'll see you in Canada in the fall
Hooray for the A.M.A.
And for us doctors gluts of higher pay
If you can't afford my bill don't you tell me that you're ill
'Cause that's the free enterprise way
Amalgamated A.M.A.

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Way To Blue


Way To Blue
Composer(s): Nick Drake
Performer(s): Nick Drake;
Raoul Graf; Elton John



Don't you have a word to show what may be done
Have you never heard a way to find the sun
Tell me all that you may know
Show me what you have to show
Won't you come and say
If you know the way to blue?

Have you seen the land living by the breeze
Can you understand a light among the trees
Tell me all that you may know
Show me what you have to show
Tell us all today
If you know the way to blue?

Look through time and find your rhyme
Tell us what you find
We will wait at your gate
Hoping like the blind

Can you now recall all that you have known?
Will you never fall
When the light has flown?
Tell me all that you may know
Show me what you have to show
Won't you come and say
If you know the way to blue?

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A.I.E. (A'mwana)


A.I.E. (A'mwana)
Composer(s): K. Kluger - D. Vangarde - J. Avion - M. Jaspar
Performer(s): Black Blood
and multiple other artists



A.I.E. a'mwana dina quenda que tu
Ba mo yana nibi naba do do hode
A.I.E. a'mwana sa sa eeku musheeku
Una shonia mee bee
Tuta la la naye

Baba mama ra fike
Raki ye di mussouri
Ba do do yo dey yetu
Raki ye di mussouri
Baba mama ra fike
Raki ye di mussouri
Una penda wue aki saki sana
Una penda wue aki saki sana

A.I.E. a'mwana dina quenda que tu
Ba mo yana nibi naba do do hode
A.I.E. a'mwana sa sa eeku musheeku
Una shonia mee bee
Tuta la la naye

Baba mama ra fike
Raki ye di mussouri
Ba do do yo dey yetu
Raki ye di mussouri
Baba mama ra fike
Raki ye di mussouri
Una penda wue aki saki sana
Una penda wue aki saki sana

A.I.E. a'mwana dina quenda que tu
Ba mo yana nibi naba do do hode
A.I.E. a'mwana sa sa eeku musheeku
Una shonia mee bee
Tuta la la naye ....

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Way That You're Living


Way That You're Living
Composer(s): Jimmy Swan
Performer(s): Ernest Tubb; Jimmy C. Newman



In the evening at sundown is where I start to cry
When the sweet memories of you keep drifting by
I'm alone and forsaken you've torn me apart
For the way that you're livin’ is breakin’ my heart

I can't go on living your cruel wicked ways
Many times I have prayed Lord take me away
That’s why in the evening we seem so far apart
For the way that you're living is breaking my heart

Ah Buddy now…

Night after night I cry myself to sleep
While you’re cheatin' like a tramp on the street
My head now is bowed you've torn me apart
For the way that you're living is breakin’ my heart

There's a new day tomorrow but I can't plainly see
There'll be no sunshine for you and for me
T'would be better for us both to go ahead and part
For the way that you're living is breaking my heart

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A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)


A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)
Composer(s): Ray Gilbert - Bob O'Brien
Performer(s): Kay Kyser & His Orch.
and multiple other artist



Guy:
I want a zoot suit with a reet pleat
And a drape shape, and a stuff cuff
To look sharp enough to see my Sunday gal

Gal:
You want a reef sleeve with a right stripe
And a rare square, so the gals will stare
When they see you struttin' with your Sunday pal.

Guy:
(That's me)

Gal:
You wanta look keen so your dream will say
"You don't look like the same beau"
So keen that she'll scream, "Here comes my walkin' rainbow"

Guy:
So make a zoot suit with a reet pleat
And a drape shape, and a stuff cuff
To look sharp enough to see my Sunday gal
Now, what you want, baby?

Gal:
I want a brown gown with a zop top
And a hip slip, and a laced waist
In the sharpest taste to see my Sunday man

Guy:
(In his zoot suit)

Gal:
A scat hat and a zag bag
And a slick kiss, so the other chicks
Will be jealous when I'm with my Sunday fan
I wanta look keen so my dream will say
"Ain't I the lucky fellah"
So keen that he'll scream, "Baby's in Technicolor"

Guy:
So make a reet pleat with a drape shape
And a stuff cuff, to look sharp enough
To see my Sunday, Sunday gal

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Way Of The World


Way Of The World
Composer(s): Albert Hammond; Graham Lyle
Performer(s): Ray Hamilton;
and various other artists



Baby, I need a hand to hold tonight
And one bright star to remind me
How dear is this life
And baby, I’ve never known anyone like you
There’s something very special about you
I can’t imagine living without you

It’s the way of the world and it’s motion
And no ocean can keep us apart
When the moment is right and you’re holding me tight
You capture the beat of my heart
In my heart there’s s fire always burning
And there isn’t a thing I can’t do
I’m resigned to the fact that there’s no turning back
And I’ll never regret loving you

Baby, I will go anywhere you need
As long as you’re there beside me
Baby, that’s all I need
Hold me, hold me and never let me go
I’m always gonna care about you
I never wanna be without you

It’s the way of the world and it’s motion
And no ocean can keep us apart
When the moment is right and you’re holding me tight
You capture the beat of my heart
In my heart there’s s fire always burning
And there isn’t a thing I can’t do
I’m resigned to the fact that there’s no turning back
And I’ll never regret loving you

You’re everything I believe in
So don’t ever lose the feeling
Don’t ever lose the feeling

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A Young Gypsy


A Young Gypsy
Composer(s): Joan Baez
Performer(s): Joan Baez



A young gypsy fell out in a slumber
Heading north with a driver he knew
Someone he'd lived with and trusted
A young woman who trusted him too

That very same day the young gypsy
Had come from a farm in the west
Where the children had played throughout the heat of the day
Affording the gypsy no rest

And the gypsy's bones were weary
And the front seat looked secure
And the gypsy slept on until the sun it was gone
And the stars pierced the eyes of the girl at his side

The next morning's day would be Easter
He'd dress in his only fine shirt
And shuffle through clusters of strangers
With his gaze and his shoes in the dirt

And the woman who loved him would watch him
Protect him from curious stares
For the womenfolk tend to be friendly
And the gypsy's as young as he's fair

And the evening brought on laughter
And jars of bright red wine
And the gypsy drank some and the gypsy had fun
And his dancing got wild and the grandmothers smiled

Sleeping came easily after
In the arms of the woman that fold
Up the secrets and dreams of the gypsy
That will never be sought or be sold
In fact, they will never be told
For the gypsy is two years old

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Way Down Yonder In New Orleans


Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Composer(s): Henry Creamer; J. Turner Layton
Performer(s): Freddy Cannon



Well, way down yonder in New Orleans in the land of the dreamy scenes
There's a garden of Eden, ah-you know what I mean

Yeah, Creole babies with flashin' eyes softly whisper with tender sighs
And then you stop!
Oh won't you give your lady fair a little smile?
And then you stop!
You bet your life you'll linger there a little while

Yeah, there is heaven right here on earth with those beautiful queens
Yeah, way down yonder in New Orleans
Whoo!

Way down yonder in New Orleans, whoo!, in the land of the dreamy scenes
There's a garden of Eden, you know what I mean

Well, Creole babies with flashin' eyes softly whisper with tender sighs
And then you stop!
Oh won't you give your lady fair a little smile?
And then you stop!
You bet your life you'll linger there a little while

Yeah, there is heaven right here on earth with those beautiful queens
Well, way down yonder in New Orleans
Yeah! whoo!

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A Young Girl


A Young Girl
((Adapted from: Une Enfant (Edith Piaf) - 1951))
((Dutch Version: Een Meisje Van 16 (Boudewijn de Groot) - 1965))
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Robert Chauvigny - Oscar Brown Jr.
Performer(s): Cher - 1966



She left her neighbourhood
In which everyone was filthy rich
She left her parent's home
And strayed with a vagabond
Who made vows of love she never heard
And she believed his every word

She left no forwarding address
Just took her youth and happiness
As with the boy she vanished in
The secret sweetness of their sin

Oh, young girl
Oh, young girl of sixteen
Child of spring-time
Still green
Lying there by the road

He told her: "love demanded space"
So they roamed from place to place
Although she realized she'd sinned
She threw caution to the wind
As she followed him around
While he slowly dragged her down

So overpowering was her love
That it had made a captive of
The young girl's heart and soul and mind
In other words: love drove her blind

Oh, young girl
Oh, young girl of sixteen
Child of spring-time
Still green
Laying there by the road

Too much emotion for a girl
She let her heart become her world
But worlds that God had never wrought
Fall asunder we are taught
Had she been wise she would have known
She couldn't feed him love alone

She should of known the day would come
When he would quit her just for crumbs
He needed fresh young meat to carve
And left her heart and mind to starve

Oh, young girl
Oh, young girl of sixteen
Child of spring-time
Still green
Lying there by the road

Dead

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Way Down The Old Plank Road


Way Down The Old Plank Road
(Traditional)



I'd rather be in Richmond in all the hail and rain
Then to be in Georgia, boys, wearing that ball and chain

Won't get drunk no more
Won't get drunk no more
Won't get drunk no more
Way down the old plank road

I went down to Mobile to get on the gravel train
Very next thing they heard of me, had on the ball and chain

Doney, oh dear Doney, what makes you treat me so
Caused me to wear the ball and chain and now my ankles sore

Knoxville is a pretty place, Memphis is a beauty
If you want to see them pretty girls, now hop to Chattanoogie

I'm going to build me a scaffold on the mountain high
So I can see my pretty girl as she goes riding by

My wife died a Friday night, Saturday she was buried
Sunday was my courting day, and Monday I got married

Eighteen pounds of meat a week, whiskey here to sell
How can a young man stay at home, pretty girls look so well

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