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Baby I Don't Care (Words & music: Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) You don't like crazy music You don't like rockin' bands You just wanna go to a movie show And sit there holdin' hands You're so square Baby, I don't care. You don't like hot rod racin' Or drivin' late at night You just wanna park Where it's nice and dark You just wanna hold me tight You're so square Baby, I don't care. You don't know any dance steps That are new But no one else could love me Like you do, do, do, do. I don't know why my heart flips I only know it does I wonder why I love you, baby I guess it's just because You're so square And baby, I don't care Baby, I don't care Baby, I don't care Baby, I don't care. I don't know why my heart flips I only know it does I wonder why I love you, baby I guess it's just because You're so square And baby, I don't care Baby, I don't care Baby, I don't care, care, care, care I don't care, care, care, care. Recorded: 1957/05/03, first released on Jailhouse Rock EP, October 30, 1957 Baby, If You'll Give Me All Of Your Love (Words & music: Joy Byers) I'll send you red roses by the dozen I'll call you sweet little things like »turtledove« I'll whisper pretty things in your ear The kinda things a girl likes to hear Baby, if you'll give me all of your love. I'll bring you pounds and pounds Of chocolate candy To prove it's you that I've been thinking of I'll tear up all the pictures I own Of every pretty girl I've ever known Baby, if you'll give me all of your love. I'll take you dancin' every night Until you're ready to drop I'll kiss your sweet, red cherry lips Until you holler »stop«. Every night I'll serenade you 'Neath your window If you need me just whistle And I won't need a shove I'll hug you, squeeze you tight as I can It ain't gonna be no one night stand Baby, if you'll give me all of your love. I'll take you dancin' every night Until you're ready to drop I'll kiss your sweet, red cherry lips Until you holler »stop«. Every night I'll serenade you 'Neath your window If you need me just whistle And I won't need a shove I'll hug you, squeeze you tight as I can It ain't gonna be no one night stand Baby, if you'll give me all of your love Baby, if you'll give me all of your love If you will give me If you will give me all your love. Recorded: 1966/06/29, first released on Double Trouble, June 1967 Baby Let's Play House (Words & music: Arthur Gunter) Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby Baby, baby, baby, b-b-b-b-b-b baby baby, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby Now come back, baby I wanna play house with you. Well, you may go to college You may go to school You may have a pink cadillac But don't you be nobody's fool. Now baby, come back, baby, come Come back, baby, come Come back, baby I wanna play house with you. Now, listen and I'll tell you, baby What I'm talkin' about Come on back to me, little girl So we can play some house. Now baby, come back, baby, come Come back, baby, come Come back, baby I wanna play house with you Oh let's play house, baby. Now, this is one thing, baby That I want you to know Come on back and let's play a little house, So we can act like we did before. Well, baby, come back, baby, come. Come back, baby, come Come back, baby I wanna play house with you Hit it Yeah. Well, listen to me, baby Try to understand I'd rather see you dead, little girl, Than to be with another man. Now baby, come back, baby, come Come back, baby, come Come back, baby I wanna play house with you. Oh, baby baby baby Baby, baby, baby, bo, bo, bo, bo, bom Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby Come back, baby I wanna play house with you. Recorded: 1955/02/05, first released on single, April 1, 1955 Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Words & music: Jimmy Reed) We're goin' up, we're goin' down We're goin' up, down town Any way you wanna let it roll Yeah, yeah, yeah You got me doin' what you want me Oh, baby, what you want me to do. You got me peepin' you got me hidin' You got me peep hide hide peep Any way you wanna let it roll Yeah yeah yeah You got me doin what you want me Baby what you want me to do. Recorded: 1968/06/27 6 P.M., first released on Elvis NBC TV Special, November 25, 1968 Bad Nauheim Medley (Words & music: * I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (Thomas P. Westendorf) * I Will Be True (Ivory Joe Hunter) * It's Been So Long Darling (Ernest Tubb) * Apron Strings (George David Weiss / Aaron Harold Schroeder) * There's No Tomorrow (Hoffman / Corday / Carr)) I'll take you home again Kathleen Across the ocean wild To where your heart has ever been Since first you were my bonny bride The roses all have left your cheek I watch them fade away and die Your voice is soft when you speak And tears bedim your lovely eyes Oh, I will take you home Kathleen Across the ocean wild And when the fields are soft and green I will take you to your home Kathleen. Somehow I feel That someday we'll meet again Don't ask me how It's something I can't explain Until the day I give up all hope of you Assure yourself this I'll do I will be true. It's been so long darling Since I gazed into your eyes It's been so long darling But now I realize 'bout your love, not seeing you, It hurts me through and through It's been so long darling Well, I'm coming back to you. tadadada ... ?... Apron strings There tatatatata There's no tomorrow When love isn't near. Recorded: 1959/04, first released on Platinum - A Life in Music, July 1997 Barefoot Ballad (Words & music: Dolores Fuller / Lee Morris) I want a barefoot ballad, yes, a barefoot ballad Won't you play for me A down-home country song? 'Cause when I kick my shoes off Then I kick my blues off With a barefoot ballad you just can't go wrong. Give me a honky tonk fiddle With a guitar in the middle of a melody Fumbling like a fountain Swinging out on Smokey Mountain. Barefoot ballad, yes, a barefoot ballad Won't you play for me A down-home country song? 'Cause when I kick my shoes off Then I kick my blues off With a barefoot ballad you just can't go wrong. Now, the big toe's connected to the two toe And the two toe's connected to the three toe And the three toe's connected to the four toe And the four toe's connected to the five toe And the five toe (that's a live toe) And away we go. I want a barefoot ballad, yes, a barefoot ballad Won't you play for me A down-home country song? 'Cause when I kick my shoes off Then I kick my blues off With a barefoot ballad you just can't go wrong. Now, the big toe's connected to the two toe And the two toe's connected to the three toe And the three toe's connected to the four toe And the four toe's connected to the five toe And the five toe (that's a live toe) And away we go. I want a barefoot ballad, yes, a barefoot ballad Won't you play for me (play for who? Play for him, play for her) A barefoot ballad song. Recorded: 1963/09/30, first released on Kissin' Cousins, March 1964 Beach Boy Blues (Words & music: Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett) I'm a poor Hawaiian beach boy A long way from the beach 'Cause someone shoved his face against my hand Now I'm a kissin' cousin to a ripe pineapple I'm in the can. I was mindin' my own business Drinkin' daddy's juice I swear I'll never touch that stuff again Just like a pig before he gave his all at the luau I'm in the pen. Got those beach boy blues Don't the time go slow? Lonely beach boy blues Only thirty days and ninety years to go. I want a taste of honey From my wahini's lips I wanna be her everlovin' man But I'm a kissin' cousin to a ripe pineapple I'm in the can. Now, I'm a kissing cousin to a ripe pineapple I'm in the can. Recorded: 1961/03/23, first released on Blue Hawaii, October 1961 Beach Shack (Words & music: Bill Giant / Bernie Baum / Florence Kaye) When you're through swimming I'll dry your back Come and relax, girl In my little beach shack. (What're you sayin' now?) Dum dee dum dee dum, yeah yeah yeah There'll be nothing you'll lack It's a pleasure to welcome you In my little beach shack. (All together now) In my beach shack Baby, we'll be alone In my beach shack I'll make you feel at home. Take off that wet cap Let down your hair Come to my beach shack You'll be comfortable there. (You'll believe me now) (Dum dee dum dee dum, yeah yeah yeah) Be my guest, have a snack See how nice I treat company In my little beach shack. (Do you hear me now?) In my beach shack Baby, we'll be alone In my beach shack I'll make you feel at home. Come, see my etchings I wish you would Don't be afraid, girl My intentions are good. (You'll believe me now) (Dum dee dum dee dum, yeah yeah yeah) I know girls by the pack There's no-one I want there but you In my little beach shack. In my beach shack Baby we'll be alone In my beach shack I'll make you feel at home. (In my little beach shack) Recorded: 1966/02/16, first released on Spinout, October 1966 Because Of Love (Words & music: Ruth Batchelor / Bob Roberts) Because of love I'm a hundred feet tall I can bounce this world Like a little old ball Well, heaven and earth Are now all mine I've jumped to the moon From cloud number nine Because, because Because, because of love. Because of love I'm a mighty big man I hold the sun In the palm of my hand Just one leap I can cross the seas Jump over mountains And fly over trees Because, because Because, because of love. Well, I found love I've found love And all that I can say »Oh I'll never, never I'll never, never Never let it get away«. Because of love I'm the happiest guy And life is sweet As cherry-cream pie Well, heaven and earth Are now all mine I've jumped to the moon From cloud number nine Because, because Because, because of love Because, because Because, because of love. Recorded: 1962/03/27, first released on Girls! Girls! Girls! November 1962 Beginner's Luck (Words & music: Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett) First time I fell in love I fell in love with you First time I dared to dream My only dream came true Must be beginner's luck To wish upon a star That opened up my eyes And there you are. I wave no magic wand I own no lucky charms How then can I explain An angel in my arms? Must be beginner's luck What else can it be When someone Wonderful as you loves me? I wave no magic wand I own no lucky charms How then can I explain An angel in my arms? Must be beginner's luck What else can it be When someone Wonderful as you loves me? Recorded: 1965/05/12, first released on Frankie And Johnny, April 1966 Beyond The Bend (Words & music: Ben Weisman / Fred Wise / Dee Fuller) Breeze, sing a happy song This heart of mine is singing right along Don't know where I'm going Don't know where it ends Feel the grass is greener Beyond the bend. I haven't got a care I'm just on my way to anywhere Pocketful of nothing Nothing I can spend Hope the grass is greener Beyond the bend. Beyond the bend Perhaps there'll be Somebody waiting Who's right for me. So I got to move around And I know I've got to cover ground Oh, the trip is shorter When you've got a friend Gonna find that rainbow Beyond the bend. Beyond the bend Perhaps there'll be Somebody waiting Who's right for me. So I got to move around And I know I've got to cover ground Oh, the trip is shorter When you've got a friend Gonna find that rainbow Beyond the bend Beyond the bend Beyond the bend. Beyond the bend, beyond the bend Recorded: 1962/09/22, first released on It Happened At The World's Fair, April 1963 Beyond The Reef (Words & music: Jack Pitman) Beyond the reef Where the sea is dark and cold My love has gone from me And my dreams grow cold. There'll be no tears There'll be no regretting Will she remember me Will she forget? I'll send a thousand vowes Where the trade wind blows I'll send my lonely heart For I love her so. Some day, I know She'll come back again to me Till then my heart will be Beyond the reef. I'll send a thousand vowes Where the trade wind blows I'll send my lonely heart For I love her so. Some day I know She'll come back again to me Till then my heart will be Beyond the reef Till then my heart will be Beyond the reef. Recorded: 1966/05/26, first released on Elvis Aron Presley, August 1980 Big Boots (Words & music: Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards) They call your daddy »Big Boots« And »Big Boots« is his name It takes a big man to wear big boots That's your daddy's claim to fame. They know your daddy »Big Boots« Wherever soldiers are 'Cause he can handle an armored tank Just like a kiddie car. So sleep little soldier Don't you cry Loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo General Sandman soon coming by Loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo. I'm gonna tell you a little secret You won't believe it's true Did you know your daddy »Big Boots« Once wore little boots like you. Recorded: 1960/04/28, first released on G.I. Blues, October 1960 Big Boss Man (Words & music: Al Smith / Willie Dixon) Big boss man Can't you hear me when I call? Big boss man Can't you hear me when I call? Can't you hear me when I call? Well you ain't so big You know you're just tall that's all Alright. Well, you got me working, boss man Working around the clock I want a little drink of water But you won't let Big El stop Alright Big boss man Now, can't you hear me when I call? I said, you ain't so big You know you're just tall that's all. Big boss man Why can't you hear me when I call? Alright You know you ain't so big I said, you're just tall that's all Alright. I'm gonna get me a boss man One that's gonna treat me right I work hard in the daytime Rest easy at night. Big boss man Can't you hear me when I call? Can't you hear me when I call? I said you ain't so big You're just tall that's all Alright. Well, I'm gonna get me a boss man One that's gonna treat me right I work hard in the evening Rest easy at night. Big boss man Big boss man, big boss man Can't you hear me when I call? I said, you ain't so big You're just tall that's all Alright. Big boss man Big boss man ... Recorded: 1967/09/10, first released on single, September 1967 Big Love Big Heartache (Words & music: Dolores Fuller / Les Morris / Sonny Hendix) Big love, big heartache Oh yes, I know it's true The more you fall in love The more your heart can break in two. Big love, big heartache Now that you've said goodbye For every tender kiss I'll count the tears I cry. I gave my heart and soul All the love I knew Oh how much it hurts me now To know that we are through. Big love, big heartache I'll always feel this way My arms will be so empty Till you'll return some day and say Your love, yes, your big love Will be here to stay. Till then it's big love, big heartache Big love, big heartache Your love, yes, your big love Will be here to stay. Recorded: 1964/03/03, first released on Roustabout, October 1964 Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall (Words & music: Larry Gatlin) I told her to leave me alone That's what she's done Just what she's done And a house built for two, ain't a home When it's lived in by one One lonely one. And I can no longer hear footsteps From right down the hall Here come the teardrops Bitter they are, harder they fall. She caught me lying Then she caught a train And I caught a fever Walking home in the rain Oh yeah! But it's over and undone She left me once and for all Here come the teardrops Bitter they are, harder they fall Here come the teardrops Bitter they are, harder they fall. Recorded: 1976/02/02, first released on From Elvis Presley Boulevard, May 1976 Black Star (Words & music: Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards) Every man has a black star A black star over his shoulder And when a man sees his black star He knows his time, his time has come. Black star don't shine on me Black star Black star keep behind of me Black star There's a lot of living I gotta do Give me time to make a few dreams come true Black star. When I ride I feel that black star That black star over my shoulder And so I ride in front of that black star Never lookin' around Never lookin' around. Black star don't shine on me Black star Black star keep behind of me Black star There's a lot of living I gotta do Give me time to make a few dreams come true Black star. One fine day I'll see that black star That black star over my shoulder And when I see that old black star I'll know my time, my time has come. Black star don't shine on me Black star Black star keep behind of me Black star There's a lot of living I gotta do Give me time to make a few dreams come true Black star. Recorded: 1960/08/08, first released on Collectors Gold, August 1991 Blessed Jesus (Words & music: Albert Edward Brumley) ... mm, stepping through the sinking sand To the cross of Calvary Mm, hear my prayer, dear Lord, each day To help me do the best I can For there is no friend on whom I can depend Blessed Jesus, hold my hand. Blessed Jesus, hold my hand ... Oh, yes, I need Thee every hour Through this pilgrim land Protect me by Thy saving power Please, hear my feeble plea Oh, hoh, Lord, please help me I kneel in prayer, I try to meet You there Blessed Jesus, hold my hand, hold my hand. Recorded: 1956/12/04, first released on The Million Dollar Quartet, March 1990 Blowin' In The Wind (Words & music: Bob Dylan) How many roads must a man walk down Before you can call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail Before he sleeps in the sand? Yes, and how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist Before it is washed to the sea Yes, and how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. Yes, and how many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, and how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, and how many deads will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. Recorded: 1966/02- Early 67, first released on Platinum - A Life in Music, July 1997 Blueberry Hill (Words & music: Al Lewis / Larry Stock / Vincent Rose) I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill On Blueberry Hill where I found you The moon stood still on Blueberry Hill It lingered until my dreams came true. The wind in the willow played Love's sweet melody But all of those vows we made Were never to be. Though we're apart You're part of me still For you were my thrill On Blueberry Hill. The wind in the willow played Love's sweet melody But all of those vows we made Were never to be. Though we're apart You're part of me still For you were my thrill On Blueberry Hill. Recorded: 1957/01/19, first released on Loving You, July 1957 Blue Christmas (Words & music: Billy Hayes / Jay Johnson) I'll have a blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue just thinking about you Decorations of red On a green Christmas tree Won't be the same, dear If you're not here with me. And when those blue snowflakes start fallin' That's when those blue mem'ries start callin' You'll be doin' all right With your Christmas of white But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas. You'll be doin' all right With your Christmas of white But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas. Recorded: 1957/09/05, first released on Elvis' Christmas Album, November 1957 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Words & music: Fred Rose) In the twilight glow I see her Blue eyes crying in the rain When we kissed goodbye and parted I knew we'd never meet again. Love is like a dying ember Only memories remain Through the ages I remember Blue eyes crying in the rain. Someday when we meet up yonder We'll stroll hand in hand again In the land that knows no parting Blue eyes crying in the rain Blue eyes crying in the rain Blue eyes crying in the rain. Recorded: 1976/02/07, first released on From Elvis Presley Boulevard, May 1976 Blue Hawaii (Words & music: Leo Robin / Ralph Rainger) Night and you and blue Hawaii The night is heavenly And you are heaven to me. Lovely you and blue Hawaii With all this loveliness There should be love. Come with me While the moon is on the sea The night is young And so are we So are we. Dreams come true in blue Hawaii And mine could all come true This magic night of nights with you. Come with me While the moon is on the sea The night is young And so are we So are we. Dreams come true in blue Hawaii And mine could all come true This magic night of nights with you. Recorded: 1961/03/22, first released on Blue Hawaii, October 1961 Blue Moon (Words & music: Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) Blue Moon You saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own. Blue Moon You knew just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for Someone I really could care for. Uh uh uh uh uh Uh uh uh uh uh uh Without a love of my own. Blue Moon You saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own. Uh uh uh uh uh Wah wah wah wah wah wah Without a love of my own. Blue Moon Uh uh uh uh Wah wah wah wah wah wah Without a love of my own. Uh uh uh uh uh uh Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm. Recorded: 1954/08/14, first released on Elvis Presley, March 13, 1956 Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Words & music: Bill Monroe) Blue moon, blue moon Blue moon, keep a-shinin' bright Blue moon, keep on shinin' bright You're gonna bring me back my baby tonight Blue moon, keep a-shinin' bright. I said blue moon of Kentucky To keep on shinin' Shine on the one that's gone And left me blue I said blue moon of Kentucky To keep on shinin' Shine on the one that's gone And left me blue. Well, it was on one moonlight night Stars shinin' bright Whisper on high Love said goodbye Blue moon of Kentucky Keep on shinin' Shine on the one that's gone And left me blue. A-well, I said blue moon of Kentucky Just a-keep on shinin' Shine on the one that's gone And left me blue I said blue moon of Kentucky Keep on shinin' Shine on the one that's gone And left me blue. A-well, it was on one moonlight night Stars shinin' bright Wish blown high Love said goodbye Blue moon of Kentucky Keep on shining Shine on the one that's gone And left me blue. Recorded: 1954/07, first released on single, July 19, 1954 Blue River (Words & music: Paul Evans / Fred Tobias) Blue river It can't be found on any map that I know But it's a place where lonely lovers all go To cry their tears. Blue river It winds along a path of heartache and pain Of broken dreams and lovin' someone in vain The way that I loved you And baby, I still do. (One night) I held you so tight (Next night) You were out of my sight (Uh, oh) I'm feelin' so low (I know) Where I gotta go. Blue river Because you never really cared about me From now on baby, that's where I'm gonna be Crying over you By the river of blue Oh, yeah. Blue river Because you never really cared about me From now on baby, that's where I'm gonna be Crying over you By the river of blue. Recorded: 1963/05/27, first released on single, December 1965 Blue Suede Shoes (Words & music: Carl Perkins) Well, it's one for the money Two for the show Three to get ready Now go, cat, go But don't you Step on my blue suede shoes Well, you can do anything But stay off of my blue suede shoes. Well, you can knock me down Step in my face Slander my name All over the place And do anything that you wannna do But uh-uh, honey, lay off of them shoes And don't you Step on my blue suede shoes Well, you can do anything But lay off of my blue suede shoes Let's co cats Ah, walk the dog. Well, you can burn my house Steal my car Drink my liquor From an old fruit jar Do anything that you wannna do But uh-uh, honey, lay off of my shoes And don't you Step on my blue suede shoes You can do anything But lay off of my blue suede shoes Rock it Yeah. Well, it's one for the money Two for the show Three to get ready Now go, go, go But don't you Step on my blue suede shoes Well, you can do anything But lay off of my blue suede shoes. Well it's blue, blue, blue suede shoes Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, baby Blue, blue, blue suede shoes Well, you can do anything But stay off of my blue suede shoes. Recorded: 1956/01/30, first released on Elvis Presley, March 13, 1956 Bosom Of Abraham (Words & music: William Johnson / George McFadden / Ted Brooks) Well, you rock my soul (Down in the bosom, bosom of Abraham) Rock, rock, rock down in the bosom (Bosom of Abraham) You rock my soul down in the bosom (Bosom of Abraham) You rock mmmhh, rock oh, yeah Oh, Lordy Lord Oh, rock my soul. (Why don't you rock my soul). Won't you rock my soul (Down in the bosom, bosom of Abraham) You rock, rock, rock down in the bosom (Bosom of Abraham) You rock my soul down in the bosom (Bosom of Abraham) You rock mmmhh, rock, oh yeah Oh, Lordy Lord Oh, rock my soul. (Why don't you rock my soul). Well, a rich man lives (Praise His glory and honour) He lives so well (won't you praise the Lord) Children, when he dies (Praise His glory and honour) I've a home in Heaven (Won't you praise the Lord). Why don't you rock my soul Down in the bosom (bosom of Abraham) Rock, rock, rock down in the bosom (Bosom of Abraham) You rock my soul down in the bosom (Bosom of Abraham) You rock mmmhh, rock, oh yeah Oh, Lordy Lord Oh, rock my soul. (Why don't you rock my soul). Won't you rock my soul (Down in the bosom, bosom of Abraham) Rock, rock, rock down in the bosom (Bosom of Abraham) You rock my soul down in the bosom (Bosom of Abraham) You rock mmmhh, rock, oh yeah Once again, Lord Oh, rock my soul. (Why don't you rock my soul). Recorded: 1971/06/09, first released on single, March 1972 Bossa Nova Baby (Words & music: Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) I said, »Take it easy, baby, I worked all day And my feet feel just like lead You got my shirt-tails flyin' all over the place And the sweat poppin' out of my head« She said, »Hey, Bossa Nova, baby, keep on workin' For this ain't no time to quit« She said, »Go, Bossa Nova, baby keep on dancin' I'm about to have myself a fit« Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova. I said, »Hey, little mama, let's sit down Have a drink and dig the band« She said, »Drink, drink, drink, oh, fiddle-de-dink I can dance with a drink in my hand« She said, »Hey, Bossa Nova, baby, keep on workin' For this ain't no time to drink« She said, »Go, Bossa Nova, baby keep on dancin' 'Cause I ain't got time to think« Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova. I said, »Come on, baby, it's hot in here And it's oh, so cool outside If you lend me a dollar, I can buy some gas And we can go for a little ride« She said, »Hey, Bossa Nova, baby, keep on workin' For this ain't no time for that« She said, »Go, Bossa Nova, baby keep on dancin' Or I'll find myself another cat« Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova. Recorded: 1963/01/22, first released on single, October 1963 Bridge Over Troubled Water (Words & music: Paul Simon / Art Garfunkel) When you're weary Feeling small When tears are in your eyes I will dry them all I'm on your site Oh, when times get rough And friends just can't be found Yeah, like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Oh, like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down When you're down and out When you're on the street When evening falls so hard I will comfort you I'll take your part Oh, when darkness falls And pain is all around Yeah, like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Oh, like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Sail on, silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind Yeah, like a bridge over troubled water I, I will ease your mind Like a bridge over troubled water I will easy your mind Recorded: 1970/06/05, first released on That's The Way It Is, December 1970 Bringin' It Back (Words & music: Greg Gordon) If I could never see you If I could never hold you If I could never touch your face Or feel your warm embrace. I'd still remember talkin' I'd still remember laughin' I'd still remember lovin' a lot Just touchin' you, babe, I've not forgot. But everything's bringing it back You know, it's just bringing it back A familiar place for a familiar face Just brings it all back. And everything's bringing it back Good songs's bringing it back Even after so much time, you know Everything's bringing it back. Thinkin' in my solitude Wond'ring 'bout your attitude Thinkin' maybe that your love has died There it is, I can see it in your eyes. That look of sweet surrender With a touch of too much sadness 'Cause I hurt you so You know your sorrow shows And you just can't stay Oh, but you can't let go. 'Cause everything's bringing it back You know it's just bringing it back A familiar place for a familiar face Just brings it all back. Everything's bringing it back Good songs's bringing it back And even after so much time you know Everything's bringing it back. Everything's bringing it back Good songs's bringing it back And even after so much time You know everything's bringing it back. Back, back, bringing it back Bringing it back. Recorded: 1975/03/12, first released on Today, May 1975 Britches (Words & music: Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards) Beware of a gal in britches Yo-di-yo-di-yo Never trust no gal in britches No-di-yo-di-yo If you had the sense of this your horse You would have noted by now, of course Who wears the britches is the boss That's a gal, that's a gal in britches. Don't mess with a gal in britches Yo-di-yo-di-yo No feminine gal wears britches No-di-yo-di-yo She'll beg you to come to the country dance You'll ride twenty miles for the big romance She shows up in her brother's pants What'd you expect from a gal in britches. Yo-di-yo-di-yo-ay-eh It's none of my misfortune Yo-di-yo-di-yo-ay-eh Just thought you'd like to know. Don't marry no gal in britches Yo-di-yo-di-yo You'll never know which is which's No-di-yo-di-yo She'll put a halter through your nose Have you cooking and washing clothes While she goes chasing them buffaloes Bet your boots, that's a gal in britches. Recorded: 1960/08/08, first released on Elvis - A Legendary Performer, Vol. 3, December 1978 Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Words & music: Chuck Berry (Charles Edward Anderson Berry)) Arrested on charges of unemployment, He was sittin' in the witness stand, The judge's wife called up the District Attorney, She said, »Free that brown eyed man, If you want your job , You better free that brown eyed man«. Flyin' 'cross the desert in a TWA, I saw a woman walkin' 'cross the sand. She'd been walkin' thirty miles, En route to Bombay, To meet a brown eyed handsome man. Her destination was A brown eyed handsome man. Way back in hist'ry three thousand years, In fact, ever since the world began, There's been a whole lot of good women Shedin' tears Over a brown eyed handsome man, It's a lot of trouble With a brown eyed handsome man. Beautiful daughter couldn't make up her mind Between a doctor and a lawyer man, Her mother told her daughter, »Darlin', go out and find yourself A brown eyed handsome man, Just like your daddy, He's a brown eyed handsome man. Milo Venus was a beautiful lass, She had the world in the palm of her hand, She lost both her arms in a wrestlin' match To meet a brown eyed handsome man, She fought and won herself A brown eyed handsome man. Two-three the count, with nobody on, He hit a high fly into the stand. Rounded third, he was headed for home, It was a brown eyed handsome man, That won the game, It was a brown eyed handsome man. Recorded: 1956/12/04, first released on The Million Dollar Quartet, March 1990 Elvis did the song three times during the session and managed to remember almost the entire lyrics. Verses not in correct order. Burning Love (Words & music: Dennis Linde) Lord Almighty, I feel my temp'rature rising Higher, higher, It's burning through to my soul Girl, girl, girl, girl You've gone and set me on fire My brain is flaming I don't know which way to go. Your kisses lift me higher Like the sweet song of a choir And you light my morning sky With burning love. Ooh, ooh, ooh, I feel my temp'rature rising Help me, I'm flaming I must be a hundred and nine I'm burning, burning, burning And nothing can cool me. I just might turn into smoke, but I feel fine 'Cause your kisses lift me higher Like a sweet song of a choir And you light my morning sky With burning love. It's coming closer The flames are now licking my body Won't you help me, I feel like I'm slipping away It's hard to breathe and my chest is a-heaving Lord, have mercy, I'm burning a hole where I lay. 'Cause your kisses lift me higher Like the sweet song of a choir And you light my morning sky With burning love With burning love Ah, just a hunk-a, hunk-a burning love Just a hunk-a, hunk-a burning love Just a hunk-a, hunk-a burning love Just a hunk-a, hunk-a burning love Just a hunk-a, hunk-a burning love I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love A hunk, a hunk of burning love I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love. Recorded: 1972/03/28, first released on single, August 1972 By And By (Words & music: Charles Albert Tindley / Arranged by Elvis Presley) Well, children, by and by Oh, when the morning comes All the saints of God Are gathering home We will tell the story How we overcome And we'll understand it better By and by. Trials dark on ev'ry hand And we cannot understand All the ways God will lead us To the blessed promised land He will guide us with His eye And we'll follow till we die And we'll understand it better By and by. Well, children, by and by Oh, when the morning comes All the saints of God Are gathering home We will tell the story How we overcome And we'll understand it better By and by. Temptations, hidden snares Often take us unawares And our hearts are made to bleed For some thoughtless word or deed And we wonder why the test When we try to do our best But we'll understand it better By and by. By and by Oh, when the morning comes All the saints of God Are gathering home We will tell the story How we overcome And we'll understand it better By and by And we'll understand it better By and by. Recorded: 1966/05/26, first released on How Great Thou Art, March 8, 1967 |