I wasn't lookin' but somehow you found me
It tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me
The spy who loved me
Is keepin' all my secrets safe tonight
And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why'd you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin'
But just keep it comin'
How'd you learn to do the things you do
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, baby, darlin', you're the best
Baby you're the best
Baby you're the best
We don't make a party out of loving
But we like holding hands and pitching woo
We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do
And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave ol' glory down at the courthouse
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all
Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear
Beads and roman sandals won't be seen
'N' football's still the roughest thing on campus
And the kids there still respect the college dean
And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave ol' glory down at the courthouse
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all
And white lightning's still the biggest thrill of all
In Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
And Papa said to Mama as he passed around the blackeyed peas
"Well Billy Joe never had a lick of sense, pass the biscuits, please"
"There's five more acres in the lower forty I've got to plow"
And Mama said it was shame about Billy Joe anyhow
Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge
And now Billy Joe MacAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge
And Brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billie Joe
Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night
"I'll have another piece-a apple pie, you know it don't seem right"
"I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge"
"And now ya tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
And Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite"
"I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite"
"That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today"
"Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way"
"He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge"
"And she and Billy Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
A year has come and gone since we heard the news 'bout Billy Joe
And Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo
There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring
And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge
There must be some way that I can lose these lonesome blues
Forget about my past and find someone new
I've thought of everything from A to Z
Oh, lonesome me
I'll bet she's not like me
She's out and fancy free
Flirting with the boys with all her charms
But I still love her so
And brother don't you know
I'd welcome her right back here in my arms
Don't try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock n' roll
Still like that old time rock n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock n' roll
Music
Won't go to hear them play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky old soul
There's only one sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock n' roll
Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old-fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock n' roll
Still like that old time rock n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock n' roll
Music
Still like that old time rock n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock n' roll
Still like that old time rock n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock n' roll
Still like that old time rock n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock n' roll
Still like that old time rock n' roll
Just call my name
And I'll be right by your side
I want your sweet helping hand
My loves too strong to hide
Always lived, very quiet life
I ain't never did no wrong
Now I know that life without you
Has been too lonely too long
One night with you
Is what I'm now praying for
The things that we two could plan
Would make my dreams come true
Always lived, very quiet life
I ain't never did no wrong
Now I know that life without you
Has been too lonely too long
One night with you
Is what I'm now praying for
The things that we two could plan
Would make my dreams come true
He wears tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
He takes me deep-sea fishing in a submarine
We got to drive-in movies in a limousine
He's got a whirly-birdy and a 12-foot yacht
Ah, but thats-a not all he's got
He's got tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Now Dooley had a feelin' we were goin' to war
He wanted tan shoes with pink shoelaces
ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Now one day Dooley started feelin' sick
A'wearin tan shoes with pink shoelaces
ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y
She's pretty as a daisy
Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y
Measles make you bumpy
You're gonna need an ocean
Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y
Measles make you bumpy
You're gonna need an ocean
Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y
la da la da la da
Poor poor pitiful me, poor poor pitiful me
Well I met a man down in Hollywood, now I ain't namin' names
Poor poor pitiful me, poor poor pitiful me
Well, I met a boy in the Vieux Carreux, down in Yokohoma
Poor poor pitiful me, poor poor pitiful me
Oh poor poor me, oh poor pitiful me
Oh poor poor me, oh poor pitiful me
Purple rain......Purple rain
I only wanted to see you bathing in the purple rain
I never wanted to be your weekend lover
Purple rain.....Purple rain
I only wanted to see you underneath the purple rain
Honey I know, I know, I know times are changing
Purple rain.....Purple rain
If you know what I'm singing about up here
Purple rain......Purple rain
I only want to see you, only want to see you
Tweedily deedily dee Tweedily deedily dee
He rocks in the treetops all day long
Rockin' robin
Rockin' robin
Music
A pretty little raven at the bird man stand
Rockin' robin
A pretty little raven at the bird man stand
Rockin' robin
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Got my bag, got my reservation
Seven, that's the time we leave, at seven
Never thought my heart could be so yearny
I've got your picture that you gave to me
I've got the records that we used to share
I've got your memory, or, has it got me
I've got your class ring that proved you cared
I've got your memory, or, has it got me?
I've got your class ring that proved you cared
Does he love me, I wanna know
(or is it in his face) Oh no, it's just his charm
Oh oh oh, kiss him and squeeze him tight
(how 'bout the way he acts) Oh no, that's not the way
Music
Whoa oh oh, kiss him and squeeze him tight
(how 'bout the way he acts) Oh no, that's not the way
I don't want your lonely mansion
Silver threads and golden needles
I grew up in faded gingham
Just because I asked a friend about her
Just because I haunt the same old places
Oh if she's happy thinkin' I still need her
Just because I asked a friend about her
Blow out the candles
You're only sixteen but you're my teenage queen
You're only sixteen but you're my teenage queen
How can it be permissible
She's a craze you'd endorse, she's a powerful force
Her loving is so powerful, huh
She's a natural law, and she leaves me in awe
Simply irresistible (She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went)
She's unavoidable, I'm backed against the wall
Guitar Solo
Her methods are inscrutable
She's a craze you'd endorse, she's a powerful force
The night was clear and the moon was yellow
I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark
Stagger Lee told Billy, "I can't let you go with that"
Stagger Lee went home and he got his forty-four
Stagger Lee shot Billy, oh he shot that poor boy so bad
Some times it's hard to be a woman
Stand by your man, give him two arms to cling to
Stand by your man and show the world you love him
Stop! In the name of love
Baby, baby
Stop! In the name of love
I've known of your
Stop! In the name of love
I've tried so hard, hard to be patient
Stop! In the name of love
Baby, think it over
Stupid Cupid you�re a real mean guy
I can�t do my homework and I can�t see straight
You mixed me up but good right from the very start
You�ve got me jumpin� like a crazy clown
You�ve got me jumpin� like a crazy clown
Hey, hey set me free, Stupid Cupid stop pickin� on me
Where it began, I can't begin to knowing
Hands, touching hands
Sweet Caroline
Look at the night and it don't seem so lonely
One, touching one
Sweet Caroline
Sylvia's mother says
And the operator says
Sylvia's mother says
And the operator says
Sylvia's mother says
And Sylvia's mother says
And the operator says
There's a crazy little shack beyond the tracks
There's this cute little girlie, she's a'workin' there
Now that sugar shack queen is a'married to me, yeah yeah
(Fade) yeh, yeh, yeh, our sugar shack
Oh, Susie Q Oh, Susie Q
I like the way you walk
Music
Well, say that you'll be true
Well, say that you'll be mine
Music
Oh Susie Q Oh Susie Q
I like the way you walk
Oh Susie Q, Oh susie Q
Watching every motion
Take my breath away
Watching I keep waiting
My love, take my breath away
Through the hourglass I saw you
Take my breath away
Watching every motion
Take my breath away
So he went out and enlisted in a fightin' corps
But he landed in the brig for raisin' such a storm
When they tried to put 'em in a uniform
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
He wanted tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
And he decided that he better make his will out quick
He said "Just before the angels come to carry me
I want it down in writin' how to bury me."
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Give me tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Poison Ivy
She comes on like a rose
but everybody knows
She'll get you in Dutch
Now you can look but you better not touch
Late at night while you're sleepin'
poison ivy comes a'creepin'
All arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound
but look out man she's crazy
She'll really do you in
Now if you let her under your skin
Late at night while you're sleepin'
poison ivy comes a'creepin'
All arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound
And mumps'll make you lumpy
And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch
A common cold'll fool ya
And whooping cough'll cool ya
But poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch!!
of calamine lotion
You'll be scratchin' like a hound
The minute you start to mess around
Late at night while you're sleepin'
poison ivy comes a'creepin'
All arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound
And mumps'll make you lumpy
And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch
A common cold'll fool ya
And whooping cough'll cool ya
But poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch!!
of calamine lotion
You'll be scratchin' like a hound
The minute you start to mess around
Late at night while you're sleepin'
poison ivy comes a'creepin'
All rou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound
la da la da la da
la da la da la da
la da la da la da
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Well I lay my head on the railway track waitin' on the Double E
But the train don't run by here no more, poor poor pitiful me
Oh these boys won't let me be, Lord have mercy on me
Woe is me
He really worked me over good, just like Jesse James
Yes he really worked me over good, he was a credit to his gender
Put me through some changes Lord, sorta like a Wareing blender
Oh these boys won't let me be, Lord have mercy on me
Woe is me
He picked me up and he threw me down,
He said, please don't hurt me mama
Oh these boys won't let me be, Lord have mercy on me
Woe is me
Oh poor poor me, oh poor pitiful me
Oh poor poor me, oh poor pitiful me
Purple Rain
I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted to one time see you laughing
I only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain
Purple rain......Purple rain
Purple rain......Purple rain
I only wanted to be some kind of friend
Baby I could never steal you from another
It's such a shame our friendship had to end
Purple rain.....Purple rain
Purple rain.....Purple rain
It's time we all reach out for something new
That means you too
You say you want a leader
But you can't seem to make up your mind
I think you better close it
And let me guide you to the purple rain
Purple rain.....Purple rain
C'mon raise your hand
In the purple rain
Rockin' Robin
Tweedily deedily dee Tweedily deedily dee
Tweedily deedily dee Tweedily deedily dee
Tweet tweet tweet tweet
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song
All the little birds on Jay Bird Street
Love the way the robin goes tweet, tweet, tweet
Rock, rock, rockin' robin
Well, go rockin' robin, cause we're really gonna rock tonight
Every little swallow, every chickadee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Floppin' their wings singin' go bird, go
Rock, rock, rockin' robin
Well, Go rockin' robin, cause we're really gonna rock tonight
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
They started goin' steady and "bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole
He rocks in the treetops all day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song
All the little birds on Jay Bird Street
Love the way the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet
Rock, rock, rockin' robin
Go rockin' robin, cause we're really gonna rock tonight
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
They started goin' steady and "bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole
He rocks in the treetops all day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song
All the little birds on Jay Bird Street
Love the way the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet
Rock, rock, rockin' robin
Well, go rockin' robin, cause we're really gonna rock tonight
Sentimental Journey
(instrumental intro)
Gonna set my heart at ease
Gonna make a sentimental journey
To renew old memories
Spent each dime I could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
Long to hear that "All aboard"
I'll be waitin' up for heaven
Countin' every mile of railroad track
That takes me back
Why did I decide to roam
Gotta take that sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home
She's Got You
And it's signed with love just like it used to be
The only thing different, the only thing new
I've got your picture, she's got you
And they still sound the same as when you were here
The only thing different, the only thing new
I've got the records, she's got you
I really don't know but I know it won't let me be
And it still looks the same as when you gave it, dear
The only thing different, the only thing new
I've got these little things, she's got you
I really don't know but I know it won't let me be
And it still looks the same as when you gave it, dear
The only thing different, the only thing new
I've got these little things, she's-got-you
Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
How can I tell if he loves me so
(is it in his eyes) Oh no, you'll be deceived
(is it in his eyes) Oh no, he'll make believe
If you wanna know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss (that's where it is, oh yeah)
(in his one embrace) Oh no, that's just his arm
If you wanna know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss (that's where it is)
Oh oh, it's in his kiss (that's where it is)
And find out what you wanna know
If it's love, if it really is
It's there in his kiss
And you're not listenin' to all I say
If you wanna know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss (that's where it is)
Oh yeah, it's in his kiss (that's where it is)
And find out what you wanna know
If it's love, if it really is
It's there in his kiss
And you're not listenin' to all I say
If you wanna know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss (that's where it is)
Oh yeah, it's in his kiss (that's where it is)
Oh oh, it's in his kiss (that's where it is)
Silver Threads & Golden Needles
With the chill in every room
I just want the love you promised
Beneath the pale moon
But you think I should be happy
With your money and your name
And pretend that I don't notice
While you play your cheating game
Cannot mend this heart of mine
And I'll never drown my sorrows
In the warm glow of your wine
You can't buy my love with money
For I never was that kind
Silver threads and golden needles
Can not mend this heart of mine
Where love is a sacred thing
You grew up in silk and satin
Where love is a passing game
I know I was a fool
To think your pride would let you
Live by the golden rule
She Thinks I Still Care
Just because I spoke her name somewhere
Just because I dialed her number by mistake today
She thinks I still care
Where the memory of her lingers everywhere
Just because I'm not the happy guy I used to be
She thinks I still care
Then let that silly notion bring her cheer
Oh how could she ever be so foolish
And where would she get such an idea
Just because I spoke her name somewhere
Just because I saw her
Then went all to pieces, she thinks I still care
She thinks I still care
Sixteen Candles
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday baby
Oh, I love you so
Sixteen candles make a lovely light
But not bright as your eyes tonight
Make your wish come true
For I'll be wishing that you love me too
You're the prettiest, the loveliest girl I've ever seen
Sixteen candles in my heart will glow
Forever and ever
For I love you so
You're the prettiest, the loveliest girl I've ever seen
Sixteen candles in my heart will glow
Forever and ever
For I love you so
Simply Irresistible
She compromise my principle, yeah yeah
That kind of love is mythical
She's anything but typical
You're obliged to conform when there's no other course
She used to look good to me, but now I find her
Simply irresistible, Simply irresistible
It's simply unavoidable
The trend is irreversible
The woman is invincible
She deserves the applause, I surrender because
She used to look good to me, but now I find her
Simply irresistible, Simply irresistible
Simply irresistible (She's all mine, there's no other way to go)
She gives me feelings like I never felt before
I'm breaking promises, she's breaking every law
She used to look good to me, but now I find her
Simply irresistible
She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went
Simply irresistible She's all mine, there's no other way to go
The proof is irrefutable, Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
She's so completely kissable, huh
Our lives are indivisible
You're obliged to conform when there's no other course
She used to look good to me, but now I find her
Simply irresistible (She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went)
Simply irresistible (She's all mine, there's no other way to go)
Simply irresistible (She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went)
Simply irresistible (She's all mine, there's no other way to go)
Stagger Lee
And the leaves came tumbling down
He was barkin' at the two men who were gamblin' in the dark
It was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men who gambled late
Stagger Lee threw seven, Billy swore that he threw eight
"You have won all my money and my brand new stetson hat"
Stagger Lee started off goin' down that railroad track
He said "I can't get you Billy but don't be here when I come back"
Said "I'm goin' to the barroom just to pay that debt I owe"
Stagger Lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom door
He said "Nobody move" and he pulled his forty-four
Till the bullet came through Billy and it broke the bartender's glass
Stand By Your Man
Givin' all your love to just one man
You'll have sad times and he'll have good times
Doin' things that you don't understand
But if you love him you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
And if you love him, aww, be proud of him
Cause after all he's just a man
And somethin' warm to come to
when nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man and show the world you love him
Keep givin' all the love you can
Stand by your man
Keep givin' all the love you can
Stand by your man
Stop! In The Name Of Love
Before you break my heart
I'm aware of where you go
Each time you leave my door
I watch you walk down the street
Knowing your other love you'll meet
But this time before you run to her
Leaving me alone and hurt
(Think it over) After I've been good to you
(Think it over) After I've been sweet to you
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Think it over
Think it over
Your secluded nights
I've even seen her
Maybe once or twice
But is her sweet expression
Worth more than my love and affection
But this time before you leave my arms
And rush of to her charms
(Think it over) Haven't I been good to you
(Think it over) Haven't I been sweet to you
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Think it over
Think it over
Hoping you'd stop this infatuation
But each time you are together
I'm so afraid I'll be losing you forever
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Think it over, baby
Ooh, think it over baby...
Stupid Cupid
I�d like to clip your wings so you can�t fly
I�m in love and it�s a cryin� shame
And I know that you�re the one to blame
Hey, hey set me free, Stupid Cupid stop pickin� on me
I get up every mornin� �bout a�half past eight
I�m actin� like a lovesick fool
You�ve even got me carryin� his books to school
Hey, hey set me free, Stupid Cupid stop pickin� on me
Hey, go play Robin Hood with somebody else�s heart
And I don�t feature what you�re puttin� down
Since I kissed his lovin� lips of wine
The thing that bothers me is that I like it fine
Hey, hey set me free, Stupid Cupid stop pickin� on me
And I don�t feature what you�re puttin� down
Since I kissed his lovin� lips of wine
The thing that bothers me is that I like it fine
Hey, hey set me free, Stupid Cupid stop pickin� on me
Sweet Caroline
But then I know it's growing strong
Was in the spring
Then spring became the summer
Who'd have believed you'd come along
Reaching out, touching me, touching you
Good times never seemed so good
I'd be inclined
To believe they never would
So good, so good
We filled it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurting runs off my shoulder
How can I hurt when I'm holding you
Reaching out, touching me, touching you
Good times never seemed so good
I'd be inclined
To believe they never would
So good, so good
Sylvia's Mother
"Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the phone"
Sylvia's mother says
"Sylvia's tryin' to start a new life of her own"
Sylvia's mother says
"Sylvia's happy. So why don't you leave her alone"
"Forty cents more for the next 3 minutes"
Please, Mrs. Avia
Just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her awhile
Please, Mrs. Avia
Just wanna tell her goodbye
"Sylvia's packing. She's gone, be leaving today"
Sylvia's mother says
"Sylvia's marrying a fella down Galvaston Way"
Sylvia's mother says
"Please don't say nothing to make her start cryin' and stay
"Forty cents more for the next 3 minutes"
Please, Mrs. Avia
Just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her awhile
Please, Mrs. Avia
Just wanna tell her goodbye
"Sylvia's hurrin'
She's catchin' a nine o'clock train"
Sylvia's mother says
"Take your umbrella
'Cause, Sylvia, it's starting to rain"
"Thank you for calling
And so won't you come back again
"Forty cents more for the next 3 minutes"
Please Mrs. Avia
Just gotta talk to her
I'll only keep her awhile
Please Mrs. Avia
Just wanna tell her goodbye
Tell her goodbye please
Tell her goodbye
Sugar Shack
And ev'rybody calls it the sugar shack
Well, it's just a coffeehouse and it's made out of wood
Expresso coffee tastes mighty good
That's not the reason why I've got to get back
To that sugar shack, whoa baby
To that sugar shack
A black leotard and her feet are bare
I'm gonna drink a lotta coffee, spend a little cash
Make that girl love me when I put on some trash
You can understand why I've got to get back
To that sugar shack, whoa baby
To that sugar shack, yeah honey
To that sugar shack, whoa yes
To that sugar shack
We just sit around and dream of those old memories
Ah, but one of these days I'm gonna lay down tracks
In the direction of that sugar shack
Just me and her yes we're gonna go back
To that sugar shack,, whoa uh oh
To that sugar shack, yeah honey
To our sugar shack
Susie Q
Oh, Susie Q Baby I love you
Susie Q
I like the way you talk
I like the way you walk
I like the way you talk
Susie Q
Well, say that you'll be true
Well, say that you'll be true
And never leave me blue
Susie Q
Well, say that you'll be mine
Well, say that you'll be mine
Baby all the time Susie Q
Oh Susie Q Baby I love you
Susie Q
I like the way you talk
I like the way you walk
I like the way you talk
Susie Q
Oh Susie Q, Baby I love you
Susie Q
Take My Breath Away
In my foolish lover's game
On this endless ocean
Finally lovers know no shame
Turning and returning
To some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion
As you turn around and say
Take my breath away
Still anticipating love
Never hesitating
To become the fated ones
Turning and returning
To some secret place to hide
Watching in slow motion
As you turn to me and say
In time you slipped away
When the mirror crashed I called you
And turned to hear you say
If only for today
I am unafraid
Take my breath away
In this foolish lover's game
Haunted by the notion
Somewhere there's a love in flames
Turning and returning
To some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion
As you turn my way and say
My love, take my breath away
Take my breath away
Take my breath away