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Mexican Hat Dance
Oh Americans dance on a dance floor.
And the Spaniards, they dance on a table.
And the Russians, they dance on a saber.
But the Mexicans dance on their hats.Oh they dance on hot coals in Calcutta.
In Wisconsin they dance on fresh butta,
Which they squeeze from one cow or anutta.
Yes, the Mexicans dance on their hats.(Ole!)
There are Mexicans dancing on derbies.
There are Mexicans dancing on caps.
They just throw their fedoras
Wherever the floor is,
And start doing horas and taps.They won’t quit! They go on!
It’s a Mexican custom,
To take hats and bust ’em,
By doing a dance thereupon.Oh the reason they shot Pancho Villa
Was he danced on his mother’s mantilla.
And the message did not reach Garcia.
He was out somewhere dancing on hats.(Ole!)
There’s a fellow in West Acapulco,
The most elegant man you could meet.
He does sambas on hombergs
To tunes of Sig Romberg’s,
And sometimes the Nutcracker Suite.So take care! So beware!
Or they’ll put castanets on
And ruin your Stetson,
‘Cause they all think they’re Fred Astaire!If you’re ever in Mexico proper,
And you’re wearing a straw hat or topper,
When the band starts to play, call a copper,
‘Cause by now you should know
That they’ll grab your chapeau,
And they’ll stomp till it’s flat,
And that’s that!That’s what Mexicans do on your hat.
(Ole!)
Allan Sherman
People are strange when you’re a stranger
Faces look ugly when you’re alone
Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted
Streets are uneven when you’re down
When you’re strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you’re strange
No one remembers your name
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
People are strange when you’re a stranger
Faces look ugly when you’re alone
Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted
Streets are uneven when you’re down
When you’re strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you’re strange
No one remembers your name
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you’re strange
No one remembers your name
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
Fine tune. I’ve always been very fond of the version by The Beat. In fact, that reminds me…
Guess there’s no use in hangin’ ’round
Guess I’ll get dressed and do the town
I’ll find some crowded avenue
Though it will be empty without youCan’t get used to losin’ you no matter what I try to do
Gonna live my whole life thorough-loving youCalled up some girl I used to know
After I heard her say “Hello”
Couldn’t think of anything to say
Since you’re gone it happens every dayCan’t get used to losin’ you no matter what I try to do
Gonna live my whole life thorough-loving youI’ll find somebody, wait and see
Who am I kiddin’, only me
‘Cause no one else could take your place
Guess that I am just a hopeless caseCan’t get used to losin’ you no matter what I try to do
Gonna live my whole life thorough-loving youI can’t get used to losin’ you no matter what I try to do
Gonna live my whole life thorough – loving youThe Beat (via Andy Williams) ~ Can’t Get Used to Losing You
Anybody’s dream can fall apart
Anybody’s mask can break
Couldn’t tell you how I wanted you
Enough to make you want to stay
I never said the words out loud
I guess I couldn’t get’em straight
Baby, give me one more chance
Before you walk away
It’s only, only, only my heart talkin’
Yeah, it’s only, only, only my heart talkin’
Saying things I never thought I’d say
Can’t you hear me knocking
Tried to fool you but it wouldn’t play
Cuz my heart it’s talkin’, it’s talkin’
Baby, it’s talkin’
Talkin’to you
Every time I take it to the edge
Every time I’m so afraid
Don’t you know I cry my eyes out, babe
Every time you look away
Oh, I almost dropped a tear
But I caught it just in time
I’d say the things you want to hear
If you’d help me, help me, help me try
It’s only, only, only my heart talkin’
Yeah, it’s only, only, only my heart talkin’
Saying things I never thought I’d say
Can’t you hear me knockin’
Tried to fool you but it wouldn’t play
Cuz my heart it’s talkin’, it’s talkin’
Baby, it’s talkin’
Talkin’to you
Well, I don’t want to hide away
Hide away without you, baby
Don’t you go and run away
Come on and help me, baby
Just a little help, baby
Oh, my little babyStyx
Babe, I’m leaving, I must be on my way
The time is drawing near
My train is going, I see it in your eyes
The love, the need, your tears
But I’ll be lonely without you
And I’ll need your love to see me through
Please believe me, my heart is in your hands
And I’ll be missing you.You know it’s you babe
Whenever I get weary and I’ve had enough
Feel like giving up
You know it’s you babe
Giving me the courage and the strength I need
Please believe that it’s true
Babe, I love you.You know it’s you babe
Whenever I get weary and I’ve had enough
Feel like giving up
You know it’s you babe
Giving me the courage and the strength I need
Please believe that it’s true
Babe, I love you.Babe, I’m leaving, I’ll say it once again
Somehow try to smile
I know the feeling we’re trying to forget
If only for a while
But I’ll be lonely without you
And I’ll need your love to see me through
Please believe me, my heart is in your hands
And I’ll be missing you
Babe, I love you.I absolutly adore this song :roll:
No pennies from heaven, no pennies in my hand
Think your drinkin’ wine dad it’s blood of the lamb
That’s no way to treat your son now is it Abraham
After he busted his ass for you
You’ve never known hunger, never took a risk
Through you know you should, you know you’d never
Raise a fist
If the boss asked you to jump you know
You’d find the nearest cliff
That man talks down to you
And you talk down to me too nowMaster and Slave in equal parts
split down the middle drinkin’ doubles at the bar
Master and Slave God bless you both
I got two for the price of one
(Such a deal for your only son)When will this tension be all over
For fallen sons and fathers too
I’m down to my last dime
No faith in mankind
C’mon let’s swing into the groove…Like Jack Horner backed up in a corner
But I never saw a slice of no pie
Too busy standin’ in line
Just waitin’ for bread
But the father he walks the water
He ain’t never tossed a nickel to his son
Ain’t I your prodigal boy?
Ain’t I your pride and joy?Friends and Romans I’m your brother
I’m scratchin’ to hang on
The pursuit of happiness is just a carpetbagger’s con
When a can of pork and beans could change my attitude
You won’t give it up but I coulda been you
While the masters and slaves scratch
For pieces of the dream
For purple mountain majesties
Whatever the hell that meansThey give up on each other
And that’s the way they get ahead
But I can still see the stars
Through these red, white, and blue prison barsMaster and Slave in equal parts
split down the middle drinkin’ doubles at the bar
Master and Slave God bless you both
I got two for the price of one
(Such a deal for your only son)Cherry Poppin’ Daddies ~ Master & Slave
Hoverin’ by my suitcase tryin’ to find a warm place to spend the night
A heavy rain a fallin’ seems I hear your voice a callin’ it’s all right
On this rainy night in Georgia a rainy night in Georgia
I believe it’s rainin’ all over the world
Neon signs a flashin’ taxicabs and buses passin’ through the night
The distant moanin’ of a train seems to play a sad refrain onto the night
On this rainy night in Georgia such a rainy night in Georgia
I think it’s rainin’ all over the world
How many times I have wondered but it always comes out the same
No matter how I look at it’ll think about it
It’s just like some of its pleasures some of its pain
[ piano ]
I find me a place in a boxcar so I take out my guitar to pass some time
Late at night when it’s hard to rest
I hold your picture to my chest and then I’m all right
But it’s still a rainy night in Georgia it’s a rainy night in Georgia
I believe it must be rainin’ all over this world all over the world rainy night in GeorgiaRay Charles ~ Rainy Night in Georgia
Breathe, breathe in the air.
Don’t be afraid to care.
Leave but don’t leave me.
Look around and choose your own ground.Long you live and high you fly
And smiles you’ll give and tears you’ll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be.Run, rabbit run.
Dig that hole, forget the sun,
And when at last the work is done
Don’t sit down it’s time to dig another one.For long you live and high you fly
But only if you ride the tide
And balanced on the biggest wave
You race towards an early grave.Without you, the ground thaws, the rain falls, the grass grows.
Without you, the seeds root, the flowers bloom,
The children play. The stars gleam, the poets dream, the eagles fly, without you.
The earth turns, the sun burns, but I die, without you.
Without you, the breeze warms, the girl smiles, the cloud moves.
Without you, the tides change, the boys run, the oceans crash.
The crowds roar, the days soar, the babies cry, without you.
The moon glows, the river flows, but I die, without you.The world revives,
Colors renew,
But I know blue, only blue, lonely blue, within me blueWithout you. Without you the hand gropes, the ear hears, the pulse beats.
Without you, the eyes gaze, the legs walks, the lungs breath.The mind churns!
The mind churns!
The heart yearns!
The heart yearns!The tears dry, without you.
Life goes on, but I’m gone.
‘Cause I die, without you.Without you.
Without you.
Without youWell, you’re my friend, and can you see?
Many times, we’ve been out drinking;
Many times we shared our thoughts.
But did you ever, ever notice, the kind of thoughts I got?
Well, you know I have a love; a love for everyone I know.
And you know I have a drive, to live I won’t let go.
But can you see its opposition, comes rising up sometimes?
That its dreadful imposition, comes blacking in my mind?And then I see a darkness,
And then I see a darkness,
And then I see a darkness,
And then I see a darkness.
Did you know how much I love you?
Its a hope that somehow you,
Can save me from this darkness.Well, I hope that someday buddy
We have peace in our lives;
Together or apart,
Alone or with our wives,
And we can stop our whoring,
And pull the smiles inside,
And light it up forever,
And never go to sleep.
My best unbeaten brother,
This isn’t all I see.Oh no, I see a darkness.
Oh no, I see a darkness.
(Oh) no, I see a darkness.
Oh no, I see a darkness.
Did you know how much I love you?
Its a hope that somehow you,
Can save me from this darkness.
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