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1. |
| 2:32 | ||||
I loves you,
, Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever And I'll be gladYes I loves you, , Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me With his hot hands If you can keep me I wants to stay here with you forever I've got my manI loves you, , Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever I've got my manSomeday I know he's coming to call me He's going to handle me and hold me So, it' going to be like dying, When he calls me But when he comes I know I'll have to goI loves you, , Don't let him take me Honey, don't let him handle me and drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever I've got my man |
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2. |
| 6:21 | ||||
Plain gold ring on his finger he wore
It was where everyone could see He belonged to someone, but not me On his hand was a plain gold band Plain gold ring has a story to tell It was one that I knew too well In my heart it will never be spring Long as he wears a plain gold ring Oh, oh When nighttime comes a' callin' on me I know why I will never be free I can't stop these teardrops of mine I'm gonna love him till the end of time Plain gold ring has but one thing to say I'll remember till my dying day In my heart it will never be spring Long as he wears a plain gold ring Plain gold ring on his finger he wore Plain gold ring on his finger he wore Plain gold ring on his finger he wore |
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3. |
| 6:38 | ||||
(1928) Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
You people can watch while I'm scrubbing these floors And I'm scrubbin' the floors while you're gawking Maybe once ya tip me and it makes ya feel swell In this crummy Southern town In this crummy old hotel But you'll never guess to who you're talkin'. No. You couldn't ever guess to who you're talkin'. Then one night there's a scream in the night And you'll wonder who could that have been And you see me kinda grinnin' while I'm scrubbin' And you say, "What's she got to grin?" I'll tell you. There's a ship The Black Freighter With a skull on its masthead Will be coming in You gentlemen can say, "Hey gal, finish them floors! Get upstairs! What's wrong with you! Earn your keep here! You toss me your tips And look out to the ships But I'm counting your heads As I'm making the beds Cuz there's nobody gonna sleep here, Tonight, nobodys gonna sleep here, honey Nobody Nobody! Then one night there's a scream in the night And you say, "Who's that kicking up a row?" And ya see me kinda starin' out the winda And you say, "What's she got to stare at now?" I'll tell ya. There's a ship The Black Freighter Turns around in the harbor Shootin' guns from her bow Now You gentlemen can wipe off that smile off your face Cause every building in town is a flat one This whole frickin' place will be down to the ground Only this cheap hotel standing up safe and sound And you yell, "Why do they spare that one?" Yes. That's what you say. "Why do they spare that one?" All the night through, through the noise and to-do You wonder who is that person that lives up there? And you see me stepping out in the morning Looking nice with a ribbon in my hair And the ship The Black Freighter Runs a flag up its masthead And a cheer rings the air By noontime the dock Is a-swarmin' with men Comin' out from the ghostly freighter They move in the shadows Where no one can see And they're chainin' up people And they're bringin' em to me Askin' me, "Kill them NOW, or LATER?" Askin' ME! "Kill them now, or later?" Noon by the clock And so still at the dock You can hear a foghorn miles away And in that quiet of death I'll say, "Right now. Right now!" Then they pile up the bodies And I'll say, "That'll learn ya!" And the ship The Black Freighter Disappears out to sea And On It Is Me |
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4. |
| 2:40 | ||||
Ron Vander Groef, Jackie Alper, Nina Simone
Old Jim Crow Where you been baby Down Mississippi and back again Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow What's wrong with you It ain't your name It's the things you do Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow You've been around too long Gotta work the devil 'Til your dead and gone Old Jim Crow Yes, don't you know It's all over now It's all over now Old Jim Crow You know it's true When you hurt my brother You hurt me too Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow I thought I had you beat Now I see you walkin' And talkin' up and down my street Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow You've been around too long Gotta work the devil 'Til your dead and gone Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over All over Oh Lord, it's all over All over It's all over It's all over It's all over now. |
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5. |
| 5:27 | ||||
I left a note on his dresser
And my old wedding ring With these few goodbye words How can I sing Goodbye old sleepy head I'm packing you in like I saidTake care of everything I'm leaving my wedding ring Don't look for me I'll get a hand Remember darling Don't smoke in bedDon't look for me I'll get a hand Remember darling Don't smoke in bed |
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6. |
| 7:01 | ||||
Alex Comfort, Nina Simone
Oh Daughter, dear Daughter, Take warning from me And don't you go marching With the N-A-A-C-P. For they'll rock you and roll you And shove you into bed. And if they steal your nuclear secret You'll wish you were dead. (refrain:) Singin too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay. Singin too roo la, too roo la, too roo li ay. Oh Mother, dear Mother, No, I'm not afraid. For I'll go on that march And I'll return a virgin maid. With a brick in my handbag And a smile on my face And barbed wire in my underwear To shed off disgrace. (Refrain) One day they were marching. A young man came by With a beard on his cheek And a gleam in his eye. And before she had time To remember her brick... They were holding a sit-down On a nearby hay rig. (Refrain) For meeting is pleasure And parting is pain. And if I have a great concert Maybe I won't have to sing those folk songs again. Oh Mother, dear Mother I'm stiff and I'm sore From sleeping three nights On a hard classroom floor. (Refrain) One day at the briefing She'd heard a man say, "Go perfectly limp, And be carried away." So when this young man suggested It was time she was kissed, She remembered her brief And did not resist. (Refrain) Oh Mother, dear Mother, No need for distress, For the young man has left me His name and address. And if we win Tho' a baby there be, He won't have to march Like his da-da and me. |
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7. |
| 4:54 | ||||
The name of this tune is Mississippi Goddam And I mean every word of itAlabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamAlabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamCan't you see it Can't you feel it It's all in the air I can't stand the pressure much longer Somebody say a prayerAlabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamThis is a show tune But the show hasn't been written for it, yetHound dogs on my trail School children sitting in jail Black cat cross my path I think every day's gonna be my lastLord have mercy on this land of mine We all gonna get it in due time I don't belong here I don't belong there I've even stopped believing in prayerDon't tell me I tell you Me and my people just about due I've been there so I know They keep on saying "Go slow!"But that's just the trouble "do it slow" Washing the windows "do it slow" Picking the cotton "do it slow" You're just plain rotten "do it slow" You're too damn lazy "do it slow" The thinking's crazy "do it slow" Where am I going What am I doing I don't know I don't knowJust try to do your very best Stand up be counted with all the rest For everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamI made you thought I was kiddin' didn't wePicket lines School boycotts They try to say it's a communist plot All I want is equality for my sister my brother my people and meYes you lied to me all these years You told me to wash and clean my ears And talk real fine just like a lady And you'd stop calling me Sister SadieOh but this whole country is full of lies You're all gonna die and die like flies I don't trust you any more You keep on saying "Go slow!" "Go slow!"But that's just the trouble "do it slow" Desegregation "do it slow" Mass participation "do it slow" Reunification "do it slow" Do things gradually "do it slow" But bring more tragedy "do it slow" Why don't you see it Why don't you feel it I don't know I don't knowYou don't have to live next to me Just give me my equality Everybody knows about Mississippi Everybody knows about Alabama Everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamThat's it! |
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8. |
| 2:37 | ||||
I put a spell on you
'Cause you're mine You better stop the things you do I ain't lyin' No I ain't lyin' You know I can't stand it You're runnin' around You know better daddy I can't stand it cause you put me down Yeah, Yeah I put a spell on you Because you're mine You're mine I love ya I love you I love you I love you anyhow And I don't care If you don't want me I'm yours right now You hear me I put a spell on you Because you're mine |
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9. |
| 2:53 | ||||
Though some may reach for the stars
Others will end behind bars What the future has in store no one ever knows before Yet we would all like the right to find the key to success That elusive ray of light that will lead to happiness Tomorrow is my turn No more doubts no more fears Tomorrow is my turn When my luck is returning All these years I've been learning to save fingers from burning Tomorrow is my turn No more doubts no more fears Tomorrow is my turn to receive without giving Make life worth living Now it's my life I'm living My only concern for tomorrow is my turn Now the summer is gone, there's another to come You can't stop years from drifting by even if you want to try Though time may help you forget all that has happened before But honey it's too late to regret what is gone will be no more Tomorrow is my turn When my luck is returning All these years I've been learning to save fingers from burning Tomorrow is my turn No more doubts no more fears Tomorrow is my turn to receive without giving Make life worth living Now it's my life I'm living My only concern for tomorrow is my turn |
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10. |
| 3:38 | ||||
Ne me Quitte pas Ne me quitte pas/Il faut oublier Tout peut s'oublier Qui s'enfuit deja Oublier le temps/Des malentendus Et le temps perdu A savoir comment Oublier ces heures Qui tuaient parfois A coups de pourquoi/Le coeur du bonheur Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas/Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Moi je t'offrirai Des perles de pluie/Je creuserai la terre Jusqu'apres ma mort Pour couvrir ton corps D'or et de lumiere Je ferai un domaine Ou l"amour sera roi/ Ou l'amour sera loi Ou tu seras reine Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas/Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Je 'inventerai Des mots insenses/Que tu comprendras Je te parlerai De ces amants-la Qui ont vu deux fois/Leurs coeurs s'embraser Je te raconterai L'histoire de ce roi Mort de n'avoir pas/Pu te rencontrer Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas On a vu souvent Rejaillir le feu/De l'ancien volcan Qu'on croyait trop vieux Il est parait-il Des terres brulees/Donnant plus de ble Qu'un meilleur avril Et quand vient le soir Pour qu'un ciel flamboie Le rouge et le noir Ne s'epousent-ils pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Je ne vais plus pleurer Je ne vais plus parler/Je me cacherai la A te regarder Danser et sourire Et a t'ecouter Chanter et puis rire Laisse-moi devenir/L'ombre de ton ombre L'ombre de ta main L'ombre de ton chien mais Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas Ne me quitte pas |
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11. |
| 3:34 | ||||
Mort Shuman, Leon Carr
I love dancing Crazy romancing Fellas advancing constantly Marriage is for old folks Old folks, not for me! One husband One wife Whaddya got? Two people sentenced for life! I love singing Good healthy clinging Quietly bringing on a spree Marriage is for old folks Cold folks! One married he One married she Whaddya got? Two people watchin' tv! I'm not ready To quit bein' free And I'm not willing To stop being me I've gotta sing my song Why should I belong To some guy who says That I'm wrong? Doo doo dooo De doo de doo De-doo de-doo Doo doo doo Dooo Cookin' dinner Lookin' no thinner Gray elbows and A sudsy sea Marriage is for old folks Cold folks, And it's not for me! One husband One wife Whaddya got? Two people sentenced for life! I'm exploding With youth and with zest Who needs corroding In some vulture's nest? I've gotta fly my wings Go places, do things My freedom bell's really Gonna ring! Doo doo dooo....(etc.) I've been through years Too many blue years Now I want New Year's every eve Marriage is for old folks Marriage is for cold folks One husband One wife Whaddya got? Two people sentenced for life Marriage is for old folks Marriage is for cold folks Not for me Can't you see Marriage ain't for me |
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12. |
| 2:44 | ||||
True love seed in the autumn ground.
True love seed in the autumn ground. Where will it be found? True love deep in the winter white snow. True love deep in the winter white snow. How long will it take to grow? You know true love buds in the April air. You know true love buds in the April air. Was there ever a bud so fair? True love blooms for the world to see. True love blooms for the world to see. Blooms high upon the July tree. |
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13. |
| 3:02 | ||||
Loving is the thing I crave For your love I'd be your slave Gimme some I can't stand it no longer Gimme someDon't be bashful, come over here Whisper some sweet words in my ear Gimme some Gimme some I can't wait eight days Gimme someCome on over here and fill my cup Love me so hard I can't stand up Gimme some Gimme some Don't you know I love you? Gimme someJust a closer walk would be Doo wah diddy daddy one two three Gimme some Gimme some You know I have to have it Gimme someI know that you wanna do what's right Just come on and love me all night And gimme some I tell ya, I want some I can't stand it no longer Gimme someI like cornbread nice and yellow So I want you to be my fellow Gimme some Gimme some Don't you know I love you? Gimme someOne of these mornings, just about dawn You'll be working on my lawn Gimme some Gimme some I can't stand it no longer Gimme someI declare to my main You gonna drive me stone insane Gimme some Gimme some I can't wait eight days Gimme someI like fried chicken, you know it's true But there's no sweeter meat in the world than you I want some day to be your wife So you can thrill me the rest of your life So stop stalling Finish your drink and let's get falling Gimme some Gimme some I can't stand it no longer Why don't you gimme some? |
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14. |
| 2:57 | ||||
Birds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feelIt's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life For me And I'm feeling goodFish in the sea you know how I feel River running free you know how I feel Blossom on the tree you know how I feel Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean Sleep in peace when day is done That's what I meanAnd this old world is a new world And a bold world For meStars when you shine you know how I feel Scent of the pine you know how I feel Oh freedom is mine And I know how I feel |
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15. |
| 2:51 | ||||
Years, they will come and go
Sometimes the tears will flow Some of my memories will fade But I'll always remember that one September day I used to reminisce 'Cause I thought that love was bliss How did they know it would go astray It began and it ended on one September day We met by chance As people often do But it blossomed, yes it blossomed Into something I never knew Now... It is in the past They said it would never last I'll not forget the moment back Nor hot May or December Nor June or November But one September day |
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| 3:18 | ||||
17. |
| 1:58 | ||||
Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse
Red is the color of a lot of lollipops, Orange is any orange on a tree. Yellow's the color of a bag of lemon drops, Green is a piece of seaweed in the sea. Blue is the color of the sky in summertime Indigo is a Siamese cat's eyes. Violet's the color of a flow'r in wintertime. These are the colors of the rainbow skies. There is a beautiful land Where all your dreams come true; It's all tied up in a rainbow, All shiny and new; But it's not easy to find No matter what you do. It's not on top of a mountain Or beneath the deep blue sea Or in London zoo or in Timbuktoo, Or in Timbuckthree. And if you travelled the world From China to Peru, There's no beautiful land on the chart. An explorer could not begin To discover its origin For the beautiful land is in your heart. |
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18. |
| 2:44 | ||||
You've got to learn to show a happy face
Although you're full of misery You mustn't show a trace of sadness Never look for sympathy You've got to learn although it's very hard The way of pocketing your pride Sometimes face humiliation While you were burning up inside Facing reality is often hard to do When it seems happiness is gone You've got to learn to hide your tears And tell your heart life must go on You've got to learn to leave the table When love's no longer being served To show everybody that you're able To leave without saying a word You've got to learn to hide your sorrow And go on living as before What good is thinking of tomorrow Who knows what it may have in store You've got to learn to be much stronger At times your head must rule your heart You've got to learn from hard experience And listen to advice And sometimes pay the price And learn to live with a broken heart |
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19. |
| 2:05 | ||||
Don't talk just hold me closer Let me sit on top of your knee Go ahead and take care of business For me for me for meOh Lord, don't keep me waiting Be as firm as can be Go ahead and take care of business For me for me for meIn all my life no-one has touched me so close Nor made me feel so sweet I said to you you are God's gift to all womanhood Take it from me take it from meYou know you know that I love you truly And I want the whole round world to see How you can take care of business For me for me for meGo take care of business for me Yeah yeah go take care of business for me |