My baby loves love
My baby loves lovin’
She’s got what it takes
And she know how to use it
For meeeee
BACK, YES.
But, unfortunately rather briefly. Had to work this AM at my other job as copy editor for small daily newspaper, and have a list of honey-dos to fill the afternoon and a charity soiree this evening, but for a while I can linger and inflict horror. (I took the time to cut and paste the inestimable happyheathen 's list into Quark where I can do a quick find of keywords to avoid embarassing duplications. So I’m free to give you…
You take a bus marked “Lakewood Drive”
And you keep on ridin’ ‘til you’re out of the city.
Where the air is fine with the sweet smell of pine
And the countryside’s pretty
And you’ll see daffodils, peepin’ over the hill
or a honey-lovin’ mama bear
Just take a left at the bridge, go down to Quakertown Ridge
And in a minute you’re there
di din din din din din di din din din din din
di din din din din din di din din din din din
Indian Lake is a scene you should make with your little one
Keep it in mind if you’re lookin’ to find
A place in the summer sun
You can swim in the cove, have a snack in the grove or you can rent a canoe
At Indian Lake you’ll be able to make the way the indians do
Daoop bop bop daoop bop bop daoop bop bop daoop bop bop daoop bop bop daoop bop bop daoop
bop bop daoop bop bop
Da din din di di di da din din di di di da din din di di di da din din di di di
Indian Lake is a scene you should make with your little one
Keep it in mind if you’re lookin’ to find a place in the summer sun
Swim in the cove, have a snack in the grove or you can rent a canoe
At Indian Lake you’ll be able to make the way the indians do
woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo
Indian Lake, etc. etc.
Love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I’ll follow, I’ll follow, I’ll follow
I will follow him,
follow him wherever he may go
There isn’t an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep me away
I must follow him,
ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me
He is my destiny
I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I’ll follow, I’ll follow, I’ll follow
He’ll always be my true love, my true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever
I will follow him,
follow him wherever he may go
There isn’t an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep,
keep me away
Away from my love
I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I’ll follow, I’ll follow, I’ll follow
He’ll always be my true love, my true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever
I will follow him, follow him wherever he may go
There isn’t an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep, keep me away
Away from my love
Do-do do-do-do do-do-do and where he goes
I’ll follow, I’ll follow, I’ll follow
I know I’ll always love him
I love him, I love him,
and where he goes I’ll follow, I’ll follow, I’ll follow…
Alright, then
Me an’ Earl was haulin’ chickens
On a flatbed outa Wiggins
And we had spent all night on the uphill side
Of thirty seven miles of hell called Wolf Crick Pass
Which was up on the great divide
And we was sittin’ there suckin’ toothpicks
And drinkin’ Nehis an’ onion soup mix
And I says “Earl, let’s mail a card to mother
And then send them chickens on down t’other side”
Yeah, lets give them hens a ride
Wolf Crick Pass way up on the great divide
Truckin’ on down, the other side
Well Earl put down his bottle
Mashed his foot down on the throttle
And then a couple of boobs, with a thousand cubes
In a 1948 Peterbuilt screamed to life
We woke up the chickens
We roared up off’n that shoulder
Sprayin’ pine cones rocks 'n boulders
And put four hundred head of them Road Island Reds
And a couple of burnt out roosters on the line
Look out below…cause here we go
Wolf Crick Pass way up on the great divide
Truckin’ on down, the other side
Well we commenced a truckin’
And them hens commenced a cluckin’
Then Earl took out a match, and scratched his pants
And lit up the unused half of a dollar cigar
And took a puff
Says “My ain’t this pretty up here”
And I says “Earl this hill can spill us
You better slow down or you gonna kill us
Just make one mistake and it’s the pearly gates
For them eighty five crates
Of USDA approved cluckers
You wanna hit second?”
Wolf Crick Pass way up on the great divide
Truckin’ on down, the other side
Well Earl grabbed on the shifter
And he stabbed her into fifth gear
And then the chromium plated, fully illuminated
Genuine ac-cessory shift knob
Come right off in his hand
I says “you wana screw that thing back on Earl ?”
He was tryin’ to thread it on there
When the fire fell off a his cigar
And dropped on down sorta rolled around
And lit the cuff of Earls pants
And burnt a whole in his sock
Yeah it sorta set him right on fire
I looked on outa the window
An’ I started in a countin’ phone poles
Goin’ by at the rate of four to the seventh power
I put two an’ two together
Added twelve, an’ carried five
Come up with twenty two thousand telephone poles an hour
I looked at Earl an’ his eyes was wide
His lip was curled and his leg was fried
And his hands was froze to the wheel
Like a tongue to a sled in the middle of a blizzard
And I said Earl I’m not the type to complain
But the time has come for me to explain
That if you don’t apply some brake real soon
They’re gonna have to pick us up with a stick an’ a spoon
Well Earl rared back
Cocked his leg
Stepped down as hard as he could on the brake
And the pedal went clear to the floor
And stayed - right there on the floor
Says it’s sorta like steppin’ on a plum
Well from there on down it just wasn’t real pretty
It was hairpin county and switchback city
One of ‘em looked like a can full of worms
Another one looked like malaria germs
Right in the middle of the whole damn show
Was a real nice tunnel now wouldn’t you know
Sign says clearance to the twelve foot line
But them chickens was stacked to thirteen nine
Well we shot that tunnel at a hundred an’ ten
Like gas through a funnel an’ eggs through a hen
An’ we took that top row of chickens off
Slicker ‘n the scum off a Louisiana swamp
Went down an’ around an’ around an’ down
An’ we run outta ground at the edge of town
An’ bashed on into the side of a feed store
In downtown Pagosa Springs
Wolf Crick Pass way up on the great divide
Truckin’ on down, the other side
Wolf Crick Pass way up on the great divide
Truckin’ on down, the other side
Alone until my eighteenth year, We met four springs ago
She was shy and had a fear, Of things she did not know
But we got it on together, In such a super way
We held each other close at night, And traded dreams each day
And she said, Rocky, I’ve never been in love before
Don’t know if I can do it, But if you let me lean on you
Take my hand, I might get through it, through it
I said, Baby, oh sweet baby, It’s love that sets us free
And God knows if the world should end, Your love is safe with me
We found an old gray house, And you would not believe the way
We worked at night to fix it up, Took classes in the day
Painting walls and sippin’ wine, Sleepin’ on the floor
With so much love with just two, Soon we found there’d be one more
And she said, Rocky, I’ve never had a baby before
Don’t know if I can do it, But if you let me lean on you
Take my hand, I might get through it, through it
I said, Baby, oh sweet baby, It’s love that sets us free
And God knows if the world should end, Your love is safe with me
We had lots of problems then but, We had lots of fun
Like the birthday party, When our baby girl turned one
I was proud and satisfied, Life had so much to give
'Til the day they told me, That she didn’t have long to live
She said, Rocky, I’ve never had to die before
Don’t know if I can do it
Now it’s back to two again, The little girl and I
Who looks so much like her sweet mother, Sometimes it makes me cry
I sleep alone at nights again, I walk alone each day
And sometimes when I’m about to give in, I hear her sweet voice say, to me
Rocky, you know you’ve been alone before
You know that you can do it, But if you’d like to lean on me
Take my hand, I’ll help you through it, through it
I said, Baby, oh sweet baby, It’s love that sets us free
And God knows if the world should end, Your love is safe with me
She said, Rocky, you know you’ve been alone before
You know that you can do it, But if you’d like to lean on me
Take my hand, I’ll help you through it
HA! Top this drivel!
Okay, elfkin, you asked for it! 
(why can’t it be changed to an evil grin?)
I give you “He Liked To Feel It”, by the Crash Test Dummies:
There was a boy
Who liked to wiggle his tooth loose so he could show it
Then we’d watch
While he’d tie it to a doorknob, wind up, and then slam it
That was how he liked to have his teeth pulled out
He told us how he liked to feel it when it came out
He grew tired
Of his doorknobs and so he thought up a brand-new trick
He said he’d tie
His tooth to his dog’s tail, find a stick, wind up, and then throw it
That was how he liked to have his teeth pulled out
He told us how he liked to feel it when it came out
He called his dog
But just as he was set to throw, his dad arrived there
He yelled at him
And got some pliers, held him, wound up, and yanked it out right there
That wasn’t how he liked to have his teeth pulled out
He wouldn’t tell us how it felt when it came out
You keep sayin’ you got something for me
Somethin’ you call love but confess
You been messin’ where you shouldn’t been messin’
And now someone else is getting all your best
*These boots were made for walking ‘n’ that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you *
You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’
You keep losing when you oughta not bet
You keep samein’ where you oughta be changin’
Now what’s right is right, but you ain’t been right yet
You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’
You keep thinking that tou’ll never get burned
I just found me a brand new box of matches
And what she knows you ain’t got time to learn
keep 'em coming… (I’d use the line, but “Convoy” has already been done)
A quick round or two only but I couldn’t help this one
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
(B. Weinstein/J. Stroll)
Sweet cream ladies, forward march;
The world owes you a living
Sweet cream ladies, do your part,
Think of what you’re giving
To the lost and lonely people of the night
Out of need, they seek direction for their life
They will love you in the darkness,
Take advantage of your starkness,
And refuse to recognize you in the light
Sweet cream ladies, forward march;
Think what you’re providing
Sweet cream ladies, show your starch;
What’s the use of hiding?
Tell the socialites to look the other way;
It’s instinctive stimulation you convey
It’s a necessary function,
Meant for those without compunction,
Who get tired of vanilla every day
(salvation army band instrumental)
Sweet cream ladies forward march;
Puritans ignore them
Sweet cream ladies do their part;
Sweet cream men adore them
Let them satisfy the ego of the male
Let them fabricate success to those who fail,
And should penalties pursue them,
When there’s really credit due them,
They might keep a simple fellow out of jail!
(repeat & fade):
Sweet cream ladies, forward march. O-o-o…
Sorry, no cringe, no win…
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me hiiiiiigh
without the classic:
Mem’ries light the corners of my mind
Misty watercolor mem’ries
Of the way we were.
Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were.
Could it be that it was all so simple then
Or has time rewritten ev’ry line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me would we, could we?
wait’ll you see what’s on the notepad…
What, “Let them satisfy the ego of the male” didn’t spark the ol’ Cringe-o-meter?
If them’s the rules, let me say that I am seriously fond of several of the songs in this thread, including Brandy, and Angel of the Morning (both versions, including the Juice Newton remake). And I refuse to cringe before Bohemian Rhapsody. This rhapsody, however…
Rhapsody In The Rain
Lou Christie
(Lou Christie - Twyla Herbert)
Baby the raindrops play for me
A lonely rhapsody ‘cause on our first date
We were makin’ out in the rain
And in this car our love went much too far
It was exciting as thunder
Tonight I wonder where you are
Refrain:
The windshield wipers seemed to say
“Together - together - together - together”
And now they are saying
“Oh, ne…ver, ne…ver”
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, baby
Chorus:
Rhapsody in the rain
Rhapsody in the rain
Angels keep cryin’ for me (don’t… stop)
Angels keep cryin’ for me (don’t… stop)
Baby, I’m parked outside your door
Remember makin’ love, makin’ love, we were makin’ love in the storm
(sha-la-la-la la-la)
Refrain 2:
And then a flash from above
Lightning - lightning - lightning - lightning
Just li-ike our love
It was exciting, exciting
Ooh-wee, ooh-wee, baby
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
guitar solo:
Yesterday, bring back yesterday
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
Rhapsody in the rain
And one quick one before I go
Horse With No Name
On the first part of the journey I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rain
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound
I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
After two days in the desert sun my skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead
You see I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
After nine days I let the horse run free 'cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rain
The ocean is a desert with it’s life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love
You see I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
I am stunned by the redundancy of the “for there ain’t no one for to give you no pain” and am reminded of the comedian who said,
HEY, TAKE FIVE MINUTES AND NAME THE HORSE!
til the morrow…
We all (I suspect) like CERTAIN dreck (I LIKE “Angel of the Morning” - “Brandy”, OTOH…).
Still dreck is dreck -
“If you’re Goin’ to Saan Fraan-cisss-co
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you’re going to San Francisco
You’re gonna meet some gentle people there”
On the stre-ets of San Fran-cis-co…
(for instance)
Sugar, ahh,
Honey, honey.
You are my candy girl,
And you got me wanting you.
Honey, ahh,
Sugar, sugar.
You are my candy girl,
And you got me wanting you.
I just can’t believe the loveliness
Of loving you.
(I just can’t believe it’s true)
I just can’t believe the wonder
Of this feeling, too.
(I just can’t believe it’s true)
sugar, ahh,
Honey, honey.
You are my candy girl,
And you got me wanting you.
honey, ahh,
Sugar, sugar.
You are my candy girl,
And you got me wanting you.
When I kissed you, girl,
I knew how sweet a kiss could be.
(I knew how sweet a kiss could be)
Like the summer sunshine,
Pour your sweetness over me.
(Pour your sweetness over me)
Ohh, pour your sugar on me, honey.
Pour your sugar on me, baby.
(I’m gonna make your life so sweet)
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Pour your sugar on me, oh yeah.
Pour your sugar on me, honey.
Pour your sugar on me, baby.
(I’m gonna make your life so sweet)
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Pour your sugar on me, honey.
Ahh, sugar, ahh,
Honey, honey.
You are my candy girl,
And you got me wanting you.
Ohhh, honey, honey.
Sugar, sugar.
Honey, honey.
Sugar, sugar.
Honey, ahh,
Sugar, sugar.
You are my candy girl,
And you got me wanting you.
:rolleyes:
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?
I’m counting on you, Lord, please don’t let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?
Everybody!
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends,
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
Don’t dis’ Janis
She is a goddess
Infidel!!!
(and, coming from a heathen, THAT’S high praise)
All fear Itchycoo Park:
…Feel inclined to blow my mind
Get hung up feeding ducks with a bun
They all come out to groove about
Be nicer than fun in the sun
Tell you what I’ll do (what will you do?)
I’d like to go there now with you
You can miss out school (won’t that be cool)
While I learn about the words of fools
What will we do there?
We’ll get high
What will you touch there?
We’ll Touch the sky
But why the tears then?
I’ll tell you why
It’s all too beautiful
It’s all too beautiful
It’s all too beautiful
It’s all too beautiful
…(ad nauseum)
I heat up, I can’t cool down.
You got me spinning round and round.
Round and round and round it goes, where it stops nobody knows.
Everytime you call my name I heat up like a burning flame.
Burning flame full of desire, kiss me baby let the fire get higher.
Abra, abra, cadabra.I want to reach out and grab ya.
Abra, abra, cadabra. Abracadabra.
You make me hot, you make me sigh.
You make me laugh, you make me cry.
Keep me burning for your love, with thetouch of a velvet glove.
Abra, abra, cadabra.I want to reach out and grab ya. Abra, abra, cadabra. Abracadabra.
I feel the magic in your caress, I feel magic when I touch your dress.
Silk and satin, leather and lace.
Black panties with an angel’s face.
I see magic in your eyes, I hear magic in your sighs.
Just when I think I’m gonna get away, I hear those words that you always say.
Abra, abra, cadabra.I want to reach out and grab ya.
Abra, abra, cadabra.Abracadabra.
Everytime you call my name, I heat up like a burning flame.
Burning flame full of desire.
Kiss me baby, let the fire get higher.
I heat up I can’t cool down, my situation goes round and round.
I heat up I can’t cool down, my situation goes round and round.
I heat up I can’t cool down, my situation goes round and round.
:eek:
while we’re wait for some SERIOUS competition…
Put your hand in the hand of the man
Who stilled the water . . .
Put your hand in the hand of the man
Who calmed the sea . . .
Take a look at yourself,
And you can look at others differently,
By puttin’ your hand in the hand of the man
From the Galileeeeee!
Mamma taught me how to pray
Before I reached the age of seven . . .
She said: There’ll come a time when we’ll probably need a room
In heaven!
And I’m feeling kinda guilty ‘bout the number of times
To do what we must do,
But we forget what he said when we figured that
He’d still make room!
(what if there’s a “No vacancy” sign when they ask for their rooms?)
How much is that doggy in the window?
<woof, woof, woof>
The one with the waggity tail
How much is that doggy in the window?
I do hope that doggy’s for sale
I SAW you wince! Don’t deny it!