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Teach Me Tonight


Teach Me Tonight
((Danish Version: Lær Os Det Nu (Ulla & Grethe) - 1968))
Composer(s): Sammy Cahn - Gene DePaul
First release by: Janet Brace - 1954
Covered by multiple other artists



Did you say that I've got a lot to learn
Well don't think I'm trying not to learn
Since this is the perfect spot to learn
Teach me tonight

Starting with the ABC of it
Getting right down to the XYZ of it
Help me solve the mystery of it
Teach me tonight

The sky's a blackboard high above you
And if a shooting star goes by
I'll use that star to write "I love you"
A thousand times across the sky

One thing isn't very clear my love
Teachers shouldn't stand so near my love
Graduation's almost here my love
You'd better teach me tonight

I've played loves scenes in a flick or two
And I've also met a chick or two
But I still can learn a trick or two
Hey teach me tonight

I who thought I knew the score of it
Kind of think I should know much more of it
Off the wall, the bed, the floor of it
Hey teach me tonight

The midnight hours come slowly creeping
When there's no one there but you
There must be more to life than sleeping
Single in a bed for two

What I need most is post graduate
What I feel is hard to articulate
If you want me to matriculate
You'd better teach me tonight

What do you get for lessons
Teach me... come on and teach me... teach me tonight

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My Dream (The Platters)


My Dream
Composer(s): Buck Ram
Performer(s): The Platters



My Dream
Is a wondrous dream
It's the answer too
Wanting only you

My Dream
Is a true delight
My escape at night
From a world that's blue

The world we know
Seems so far away
And where we go
Is for us to say

My Dream
Is a wealth of joy
No one can destroy
When I dream my dream
It's no common dream
It's a wondrous dream
Dream...

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Good Ole Boys Like Me


Good Ole Boys Like Me
Composer(s): Bob McDill; Don Williams
Performer(s): Don Williams



When I was a kid uncle Remus he put me to bed
With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my head
With gin in his breath and a bible in his hand
And he talked about honor and things I should know
Then he staggered a little as he went out the door

(Chorus)

And I still hear the soft southern wind in the live oak trees
Those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me
Hank and Tennessee
I guess we’re all gonna be what we’re gonna be
So what do you do with good ole boys like me?

Well, nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does
But you ain’t afraid if you’re washed in the blood like I was
John R. and the wolfman kept me company
By the light of the radio by my bed
With Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head

(Chorus)

When I was in school I ran with a kid down the street
And I watched him burn himself up on bourbon and speed
But I was smarted than most, and I could choose
Learned to talk like the man on the six o’clock news
When I was eighteen, lord, I hit the road
But it don’t seem to matter how far I go

(Chorus)

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Teach Me Tiger


Teach Me Tiger
Composer(s): Nino Tempo
First release by: April Stevens - 1959
Covered by multiple other artists



Hi Tiger

Teach me tiger how to kiss you... wah wah wah wah wah
Show me tiger how to kiss you... wah wah wah wah wah
Take my lips, they belong to you...
But teach me first, teach me what to do...

Touch me tiger when I´m close to you wah wah wah wah wah
Help me tiger I don't know what to do wah wah wah wah wah
I know that you could love me to
But show me first, show me what to do
This is the first love, that I have ever known
What must I do to make you my very own...?

Teach me tiger how to tease you wah wah wah wah wah
Tiger, tiger I wanna squeeze you wah wah wah wah wah
All of my love I will give to you
But teach me Tiger... or I´ll teach you

Tiger... Tiger... Tiger...

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My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog


My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog
Composer(s): Tom Paxton
Performer(s): Tom Paxton; Heather Donovan



My dog's bigger than your dog
My dog's bigger than yours
My dog's bigger
And he chases mailmen
My dog's bigger than yours

My dog's better than your dog
My dog's better than yours
His name is King
And he had puppies
My dog's better than yours

My dad's tougher than your dad
My dad's tougher than yours
My dad's tougher
And he yells louder and
My dad's tougher than yours

My dad's louder than your dad
My dad's louder than yours
Momma buys a new dress
Daddy makes noises
My dad's louder than yours

Our car's faster than your car
Our car's faster than yours
It has a louder horn
It bumps other cars
Our car's faster than yours

Our car's older than your car
Our car's older than yours
It stops running and Daddy kicks the fenders
Our car's older than yours

My Mom's older than your Mom
My Mom's older than yours
She takes smelly baths
She hides the gray hairs
My Mom's older than yours

My Mom's funnier than your Mom
My Mom's funnier than yours
Her hair is pretty and
It changes colors
My Mom's funnier than yours

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Good Old Rock 'N' Roll


Good Old Rock 'N' Roll
Composer(s): Charlie Chin; Michael Equine;
Roy Michaels; Larry Packer; Bob Smith
Performer(s): Cat Mother & The All Night News Boys



When I was just a little boy
You know my one and only joy
Was listening to that good old rock and roll
When I was, well, I just turned 23
and if you want to get a message to me
All you gotta do is listen to that good old rock and roll

They're really rockin' in Boston, and Philadelphia, PA
Deep in the heart of Texas to San Francisco Bay
All over L.A. and down in New Orleans
all the cats wanna dance with sweet little sixteen

I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John
He said he got the misery but know I having fun
Oh baby, yeah, oh baby oh baby
Having lotta fun tonight
Chantilly lace and a pretty face and a ponytail hanging down
Awiggle in her walk, a giggle in her talk
Makes the worl go 'round
There ain't nothing in the world like a big eyed girl
She likes to act so funny, likes to spend my money
Makes me feel real loose like a long neck goose
A like a girl, oh baby that's a what I like

Come along mama whole lotta shakin goin on
I said come on honey
A we got chicken in the barn
Come on woman whole lotta shakin goin on

Well you can knock me down
You can step on my face
Slander my name all over the place
Do anything that you want to do
But uh uh honey lay off of them shoes
Don't step on my blue suede shoes
Well you can do anything but lay off my blue suede shoes

Come along and be my party doll
Come along and be my party doll
Come along and be my party doll
And I'll make love to you to you
And I'll make love to you

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Teach Me How To Shimmy


Teach Me How To Shimmy
Composer(s): Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller
Performer(s): The Isley Brothers; The Coasters



Mama you taught me how to do the bop
You taught me how to boogie real slow - yeah
You taught me how to twist and you taught me how to slop
Mama teach me one thing more

Come on and teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - huh huh
So I can shimmy too (come on get it)

Mama there's gonna be a dance tonight
You gotta teach me the ball creep - yeah
And Mama if I can't do it right
You know Gerry's gonna steal my guy

Come on and teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - huh huh
So I can shimmy too (come on get it)

I can hully gully good as Gerry can
But Mama hully gully ain't win it
My little boy he loves that we gonna cheat
And there's only one thing - gonna get it now

And teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - woh oh
So I can shimmy too (come on get it)

Shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - woh oh
So I can shimmy too

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My Discarded Men


My Discarded Men
Composer(s): Steve Bronski; R. Gammons; Eartha Kitt
Performer(s): Eartha Kitt



I'd like to tell a little story
That's been told time and time again
About the foolish men who chased me
My discarded men

They used to tell me they loved me
But I knew better than them
I'd find them looking around the corner
My discarded men

Piercing eyes with a vengion
Tell them to count to ten
They'd bribe me with their diamonds
My discarded men

Telephone calls in the evening
They'd drive me round the bend
Caviar, champagne and roses
From my discarded men

Chased me after a fashion
I could never pretend
No substitute for passion
My discarded men

You think you can thrill me
Ha Ha Ha
You can think again
Watch out or you might become
One of my discarded men

I'd like to dress up in sequins
And treat myself now and then
Perhaps I'll give a little favor
To one of my discarded men

Ha Ha Ha
You think you can win me
And be my special friend
Just take a tip from the others
Grrrrrrr
My discarded men

My discarded men

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Good Old New York


Good Old New York
Composer(s): Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton; Ed Werac
Performer(s): Jelly Roll Morton; Geoff Cole;
M 'N' M Trio; Silver Leaf Jazz Band; Butch Thompson



Good old New York, it's never down
We're gonna have a good time
Lovely, and the weather's fine
Knife and fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way to spell New York

I will be there
In my easy chair
We'll have a good time, baby
I don't mean maybe
In good old New York

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Teach Me About Love


Teach Me About Love
Composer(s): Walter Hyatt - Ralph Stanley II
First release by: Walter Hyatt - 1993
Covered by multiple other artists



Darlin' don't walk out on me
Tryin' to teach me a lesson
Thinkin' you'll come back to a better man
If you don't like the way things go
Just stay here and tell me so
'Cause there's one thing about me
You've got to understand

I've had enough lonesome
In my education
I don't want to study anymore
About a woman and a slammin' door
If I wanna be blue
I've got enough information
I know about lonesome
Teach me about love

Now the words from your sweet lips
And the looks from your sweet eyes
Are lessons that I study day by day
Each day I pick up somethin' new
Each night I learn a thing or two
But how can I learn anything
When teacher's gone away?

I've had enough lonesome
In my education
I don't want to study anymore
How to make it through a barroom door
I've been down and out
I'm ready for inspiration
I know about lonesome
Teach me about love

Now the words from your sweet lips
And the looks from your sweet eyes
Are lessons that I study every day
Each day I pick up somethin' new
Each night I learn a thing or two
But how can I learn anything
When teacher's gone away?

I've had enough lonesome
In my education
I don't want to study anymore
About a woman and a slammin' door
If I wanna be blue
I've got enough information
I know about lonesome
Teach me about love

I've had enough lonesome
In my education
I don't want to study anymore
How to make it through a barrom door
I've been down and out
I'm ready for inspiration
I know about lonesome
Teach me about love

I know about lonesome
Teach me about love...

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My Ding-A-Ling


My Ding-A-Ling
Composer(s): Chuck Berry
Performer(s): Chuck Berry
and various other artists



When I was a little biddy boy
My grandma bought me a cute little toy
Two Silver bells on a string
She told me it was my ding-a-ling-a-ling

My Ding-A-Ling My Ding-A-Ling
won't you play with My Ding-A-Ling
My Ding-A-Ling My Ding-A-Ling wo
n't you play with My Ding-A-Ling

When I was little boy In Grammar school
Always went by the very best rule
But Evertime the bell would ring
You'd catch me playing with my ding-a-ling

Once while climbing the garden wall
Slipped and fell had a very bad fall
I fell so hard I heard birds sing
But I held on to My ding-a-ling

Once while swimming cross turtle creek
Man them snappers right at my feet
Sure was hard swimming cross that thing
with both hands holding my dingaling

Now this here song it ain't so bad
Prettiest little song that you ever had
And those of you who will not sing
must be playing with your on Ding-a-ling

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Good Old Desk


Good Old Desk
Composer(s): Harry Nilsson
Performer(s): Harry Nilsson; Ron Sexsmith



Oowah Oowah ah ah ah-ah
Oowah Oowah ah

My old desk doesn't arabesque
in the morning when I first arrive
It's a pleasure to see it's waiting there for me
to keep my hopes alive
Such a comfort to know it's got no place to go
it's always there
It's the one thing I've got, a huge success
my Good Old Desk

My old desk never needs a rest
and I've never once heard it cry
I've never seen it tease, it's always there to please me
from nine to five
Such a comfort to know, it's dependable and slow
but it's always there
It's the friend I've got, a giant of all times
my Good Old Desk

Oowah Oowah ah ah ah-ah
Oowah Oowah ah

My old desk isn't pictoresque
but it's happy as a desk can be
We never say a word, but it's perfectly alright with me
For when my heart's on the blow, I just open the drawer
of my favorite desk
And what do I see?
But a picture of me
working at my Good Old Desk

Oowah Oowah ah ah ah-ah
Oowah Oowah ah

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Tea In The Sahara


Tea In The Sahara
Composer(s): Sting
First release by: The Police - 1983



My sisters and I
Have this wish before we die
And it may sound strange
As if our minds are deranged
Please don't ask us why
Beneath the sheltering sky
We have this strange obsession
You have the means in your possession

We want our tea in the Sahara with you
We want our tea in the Sahara with you

The young man agreed
He would satisfy their need
So they danced for his pleasure
With a joy you could not measure
They would wait for him here
The same place every year
Beneath the sheltering sky
Across the desert he would fly

Tea in the Sahara with you
Tea in the Sahara with you

The sky turned to black
Would he ever come back?
They would climb a high dune
They would pray to the moon
But he'd never return
So the sisters would burn
As their eyes searched the land
With their cups full of sand

Tea in the Sahara with you
Tea in the Sahara with you
Tea in the Sahara with you
Tea in the Sahara with you

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My Devotion


My Devotion
Composer(s): Roc Hillman; Johnny Napton
Performer(s): Vaughn Monroe
and various other artists



My devotion
Is endless and deep as the ocean
And like a star shining from afar
Remains forever the same

My devotion
Is not just a sudden emotion
It will be constantly burning
And your love will kindle the flame

What a sweet beginning
To the dream I planned
I'm content to be your slave
Your wish is my command

And this sensation
Was never a mere fascination
Here in my heart one sweet day it started
Then with time improved
My devotion to you

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Good Old Days


Good Old Days
Composer(s): Weird Al Yankovic
Performer(s): Weird Al Yankovic



Oh some times I think back to when I was younger
Life was so much simpler then
Dad would be up at dawn
He'd be watering the lawn
Or maybe going fishing again

Oh and mom would be fixing up something in the kitchen
Fresh biscuits or hot apple pie
And I'd spend all day long in the basement
Torturing rats with a hack-saw
And pulling the wings off of flies

Those were the good old days
Those were the good old days
The years go by but the memory stays
And those were the good old days

I can still remember good old Mr. Fender
Who ran the corner grocery store
Oh, he'd strolled down the aisle with a big friendly smile
And he'd say "Howdy" when you walked in the door

Always treated me nice, gave me kindly advice
I don't know why I set fire to his place
Oh I'll never forget the day I bashed in his head
Well you should've seen the look on his face

Let me tell ya now

Those were the good old days
Those were the good old days
The years go by but the memory stays
And those were the good old days

Do you remember sweet Michelle
She was my high school romance
She was fun to talk to and nice to smell
So I took her to the homecoming dance

Then I tied her to a chair and I shaved off all her hair
And I left her in the desert all alone
Well sometimes in my dreams
I can still hear the screams
Oh I wonder if she ever made it home

I tell ya

Those were the good old days
Those were the good old days
The years go by but the memory stays
And those were the good old days

Let me tell ya buddy

Those were the good old days
Those were the good old days
The years go by but the memory stays
And those were the good old days

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Tea For Two


Tea For Two
((French Version: Thé Pour Deux (Jack Lantier))
Composer(s): Vincent Youmans - Irving Caesar
First performance: Louis Groody & John Barker - 1924
Covered by multiple other artists



Picture you upon my knee
Just tea for two and two for tea
Just me for you
And you for me alone

Nobody near us
To see us or hear us
No friends or relations
On weekend vacations
We won't have it known, dear
That we own a telephone, dear

Day will break and you'll awake
And start to bake a sugar cake
For me to take
For all the boys to see

We will raise a family
A boy for you, a girl for me
Oh, can't you see
How happy we would be?

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My Destiny (Lionel Richie)


My Destiny
Performer(s): Lionel Richie



You came in
That's what my little heart was looking for
Laughter in the rain
Feeling like a fool in love again!

Oh the laughter came
When the tears stopped falling
Now all I do is just call your name
(When I say lover)
You walked in and my heart discovered
That my life would never be the same

Oh you are my destiny
You are my one and only
You gave that joy to me
When my whole life was lonely!

Angel in disguise
With your power of love you just hypnotize
I just love the magic of your spell
How much joy we have together
Only time will tell!

Oh the laughter came
When the tears stopped falling
Now all I do is just call your name
(I just call your name)
You walked in and my heart discovered
That my life would never be the same!

I know you are my destiny
You are my one and only
You gave that joy to me
When my whole life was lonely!

Every day every night
Oh I know it's so right
When I see your face
Only times gonna tell
But I know you so well
Girl my loves for real
From the first time that I saw you
I know it was forever

This mighty love between us
Will keep us together
You're the girl god sent from heaven
I'm so glad I found you
Forever forever forever forever
Forever Forever!
I'm so glad to be around you

You are my destiny
You are my one and only
You gave that joy to me
When my whole world was lonely!

It's alright it's alright
Do it again!
It's alright it's alright
Don't let this love end!
It's alright it's alright
Do it again!
It's alright it's alright
Don't let this love end!

From the first time that I saw you
I knew it was forever
This mighty love between us
Will keep us together
You're the girl god sent from heaven
I'm so glad I found you
Forever forever forever
Forever forever forever
I'm so glad to be around you!

You are my destiny
You are my one and only
You gave that joy to me
When my whole world was lonely!
You are my destiny
You are my one and only
You gave that joy to me
When my whole world was lonely!

It's alright
Do it again!
It's alright it's alright
Don't let this love end!
It's alright it's alright
Do it again!
It's alright it's alright
Don't let this love end!
It's alright
Do it again!
It's alright it's alright
Don't let this love end!

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Good Night: Sleep Tight Medley


Good Night: Sleep Tight Medley
Composer(s): Sylvia Fine
Performer(s): Danny Kaye & Louis Armstrong



(Louis)
Goodnight, time to call it a day
Sleep tight, dream your troubles away
Goodnight, in spite of any sorrow
There's a brand new day on it's way tomorrow
Someday, all your dreams will come true
Someway, for me and you
So close your eyes and dream of it my darling
Till then goodnight, goodnight, sleep tight

(Louis repeats, Danny joins in with Lullabye in Ragtime)

Won't you play the music so the cradle can rock
To a lullbye in ragtime
Sleepy hands are creeping to the end of the clock
Play a lullabye in ragtime
You can tell the sandman is on his way
By the way that they play
As still as the trill of a thrush
In a twilight hush
So you can hear
The rythym of the river on the side of the boat
As you sail away to dreamland
High above the moon you hear a silvery note
As the sand man takes your hand
So rock-a-bye my baby
Don't you cry my baby
Sleepy time is nigh
Won't you rock me to a ragtime lullabye

Danny: Now comes the hard part, baby
Do you suppose you can sing "Five Pennies" while
Pops and I sing something else?
Girl: Sure, I can sing as good as he can.
Louis: And who can't?

(Louis repeats Goodnight, Sleep Tight; Danny repeats Lullaby in Ragtime; Girl sings Five Pennies)

This little penny is to wish on
And make your wishes come true
This little peeny is to dream on
Dream of all you can do
Thislittle is a dancing penny
See how it glitters and it glows
Bright as a whistle
Light as a thistle
Quick, quick as a wink
Up on it's twinkling toes
This little penny is to laugh on
To see that tears never fall
This this little penny
Is the last little penny
Most important of all
For this penny is to love on
And where love is, heaven is there
So with just five pennies, if they're these five pennies
You'll be a millionaire
For this penny is to love on
And where love is, heaven is there
So with just five pennies, if they're these five pennies
You'll be a millionaire

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Thé Pour Deux


Thé Pour Deux
((Adapted from: Tea For Two (Louis Groody & John Barker) - 1924))
Composer(s): Vincent Youmans - Irving Caesar - Roger Ferréol - R. de Simone - Colline - Merry
Performer(s): Jack Lantier



Si, comme plus d’un amant
J’ai rêvé fréquemment
D’un bel appartement
Jamais ne suis-je arrivé
A pouvoir le trouver
L’appartement rêvé
Nous aurons loin de la ville
Un coin tranquille
Meilleur marché
Là quand nous serons nichés
On pourra nous chercher
Nous saurons nous cacher

Je vous vois déjà chez nous
Buvant le thé sur mes genoux
Avec du cake
Et des p’tits gâteaux secs!
Ah! Quel bonheur!
Se sentir sans gêneur
Tous les deux nez à nez
Sans la bonn’
Sans personne
À qui téléphoner!
Rien que nous vraiment seuls
Bien seuls
Seuls!
Le p’tit jour me surprendra
Vous préparant du chocolat!
Ce jour là comme les autres jours!
Toujours!
Et final’ment, certain’ment
Comm’nous aurons beaucoup d’enfants
Voyez tous deux
Comm’ nous serons heureux

Vrai, je trouve en le jugeant
Que ce plan diligent
Est des plus enrageants!
C’est comm’ vous le devinez
Pour vous déterminer
Que je l’ai combiné
Je trouve tout admirable
Mais, raisonnable
À votre tour
Veuillez bien attendre pour
Abriter notre amour
Que j’aie choisi mon jour

Je me vois déjà chez nous
Buvant du thé sur vos genoux
Moi calme et gai
Bien qu’un peu fatigué
Ah! quel bonheur!
Ah! quel bonheur!
Se sentir sans gêneur
Tous les deux nez à nez
Sans la bonn’
Sans personne
À qui téléphoner!
Rien que nous vraiment seuls
Bien seuls
Seuls!
Au grand jour on me verra
Reprisant des trous dans vos bas
Ce jour là comm’ les autres jours
Toujours!
Et final’ment, certain’ment
Comm’ nous aurons beaucoup d’enfants
Voyez tous deux
Comm’nous serons heureux!

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My Destiny (Billy Eckstine)


My Destiny
Composer(s): Livingstone; Mack David
Performer(s): Billy Eckstine



My destiny is to be in love with you
Makes no difference what you say or do
I must stay in love with you
That’s my destiny
It’s the thing you can’t control
I belong to you both heart and soul
With a love beyond control

They say nothing is sure
Even the sea runs dry
They’re wrong, one thing is sure
Love like mine can never die

That’s how it is
And that’s how it has to be
You are everything in life to me
You are my destiny

That’s how it is
And that’s how it has to be
You are everything in life to me
You are my destiny

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