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Dainty Little Moonbeams (Words & music: unknown) Girls in kimonos Shy little flowers Smiling from beneath their parasols Dainty little moonbeams Delicate as China Gentle little oriental dolls. Recorded: 1962/03/28, first released on 4-cd box Kid Galahad / Girls! Girls! Girls! - Double Features, January 8, 1993 Danny (Words & music: Fred Wise / Ben Weisman) My name should be trouble My name should be woe For trouble and heartache Is all that I know But Danny, yes, Danny Is my name. My life has been empty My heart has been torn It must have been rainy, oh yeah, The night I was born Oh Danny, oh, Danny Is my name. I'm so afraid of tomorrow So tired of today They say that love is the answer But love never came my way. I'm writing a letter To someone I know So if you should find it And if you're alone Oh Danny, yes, Danny Is my name. Oh, oh, oh, Danny, yes, Danny Is my name Oh, oh, oh, oh. Recorded: 1958/02/11, first released on Elvis - A Legendary Performer, Vol. 3, December 1978 Danny Boy (Words & music: Frederick Edward Weatherly) Oh Danny boy, the pipes The pipes are calling From glen to glen And down the mountain side The summer's gone And all the roses dying 'Tis you, 'tis you must go And I must bide. But come ye back When summer's in the meadow Or when the valley's hushed And white with snow And I'll be here In sunshine or in shadow Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy I love you so But if you come And all the roses dying And I am dead As dead I well may be You'll come here and find The place where I am lying And kneel and say An »Ava« there for me. And I shall feel Oh soft you tread above me And then my grave Will richer, sweeter be For you will bend And tell me that you love me And I shall rest in peace Until you come to me Oh Danny boy, I love you so. Recorded: 1976/02/05, first released on From Elvis Presley Boulevard, May 1976 Dark Moon (Words & music: Ned Miller) Dark moon Away up high Up in the sky Oh, tell me why Oh, tell me why You've lost your splendor. Dark moon What is the cause Your light withdraws Is it because Is it because I lost my love? Mortals have dreams Of love's perfect schemes But they don't realize Their love can sometimes bring Away up high Up in the sky Oh, tell me why Oh, tell me why You've lost your splendor. Dark moon What is the cause Your light withdraws Is it because Is it because I lost my love? Mortals have dreams Of love's perfect schemes But they don't realize Their love can sometimes bring Away up high Up in the sky Oh, tell me why Oh, tell me why You've lost your splendor. Dark moon What is the cause Your light withdraws Is it because Is it because I lost my love? Recorded: 1966, first released on A Golden Celebration, August 1984 Datin' (Words & music: Fred Wise / Randy Starr) Datin' is a game that grown-ups play Datin' means actin' in a silly way Datin' makes a gal start wiggle walkin' Datin' makes a guy start baby talkin' Dizzy like children on a merry-go-round Grown-ups are the biggest kids I've found You'd think they belong in a baby carriage But they're doing things that lead to marriage Ah, don't you laugh at what they do, oh no 'Cause some day you'll be datin' too. Datin' makes a guy comb his hair just right His gal can mess it up when they kiss goodnight Datin' makes you quarrel and say you'll break up Just because it's so much fun to make up Children can't wait to grow up but then They're datin and they're actin' like kids again You'd think they belong in a baby carriage But they're doing things that lead to marriage Ah, don't you laugh at what they do, oh no Some day you'll be datin' too. Hmm mm mm mm mm, hmm mm. Recorded: 1965/07/26, first released on Paradise, Hawaiian Style, June 1966 Devil In Disguise (Words & music: Bill Giant / Bernie Baum / Florence Kaye) You look like an angel Walk like an angel Talk like an angel But I got wise You're the devil in disguise Oh, yes you are Devil in disguise mm, mm. You fooled me with your kisses You cheated and you schemed Heaven knows how you lied to me You're not the way you seemed. You look like an angel Walk like an angel Talk like an angel But I got wise You're the devil in disguise Oh, yes you are Devil in disguise mm, mm. I thought that I was in heaven But I was sure surprised Heaven help me, I didn't see The devil in your eyes. You look like an angel Walk like an angel Talk like an angel But I got wise You're the devil in disguise Oh, yes you are Devil in disguise. You're the devil in disguise Oh, yes you are Devil in disguise mm, mm Devil in disguise Oh, yes you are Devil in disguise Oh, yes you are Devil in disguise Oh, yes you are. Recorded: 1963/05/26, first released on single, June 1963 Didja' Ever (Words & music: Sid Wayne / Sherman Edwards) Didja' ever Didja' ever get Didja' ever get one Didja' ever get one of them days Didja' ever get one of them days, boy Didja' ever get one of them days When nothing is right From morning till night Didja' ever get one of them days, boy Didja' ever get one of them days. You get up in the morning And turn the shower on You're gettin' pneumonia The hot, hot water is gone Freezing sneezing You wanna dry your back Well, didja' ever get one of them days When there's no towel on the rack. Didja' ever Didja' ever get Didja' ever get one Didja' ever get one of them girls Didja' ever get one of them girls, boy Didja' ever get one of them girls Who's awful nice But cold as ice Didja' ever get one of them girls, yeah Didja' ever get one of them girls Yeah! (Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls, girls, girls, girls). You're at a drive-in movie With a cute brunette A countin' on the kisses That you figure to get Closer, closer Then she hollers »Whoa«! Didja' ever get one of them girls Who just wants to watch the show (Show, show, show, show, show, show, show, show). Didja' ever Didja' ever get Didja' ever get one Didja' ever get one of them Didja' ever get one of them days, boy Didja' ever get one of them days When nothin' is right From mornin' to night Didja' ever get one of them days, boy Didja' ever get one of them days. You're on a Sunday picnic And then it starts to pour You run through poison ivy Scratch until you're sore Ants come dancin' Carry off the bread Oh, didja' ever get one of them days When you should a-stayed in bed Didja' ever Didja' ever get Didja' ever get one Didja' ever get one of them days One of them days. Recorded: 1960/04/27, first released on G.I. Blues, October 1960 Dirty, Dirty Feeling (Words & music: Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) I've got a dirty, dirty feelin' Dirty feelin's goin' on You know I almost hit the ceilin' When I woke up and you were gone. I took you in when you were hungry And now your cuttin' out on me I'm gonna help you little darlin' That ain't the way it's gonna be. I hear you're pretty good at runnin' But pretty soon you'll slip and fall That's when I'll drag you home with me girl I'm gonna chain you to the wall. You know I'm lookin' for you baby I ain't gonna take it layin' down I heard that you were cookin' baby Way on the other side of town. I've got a dirty, dirty feelin' Dirty feelin's goin' on You know I almost hit the ceilin' When I woke up and you were gone. Recorded: 1960/04/03, first released on Elvis Is Back, April 1960 Dixieland Rock (Words & music: Aaron Harold Schroeder / Rachel Frank) Well, down in New Orleans At the Golden Goose I grabbed a green-eyed dolly That was on the loose Well, I dig that music 'Cause she said, »Me too« I said »Pretty baby Come on, let's do The Dixieland rock Oh, the Dixieland rock Let your hair down, sugar, shake it free And do the Dixieland rock with me. Now, with the blue light shinin' On her swingin' hips She got the drummer so nervous That he lost his sticks The cornet player Hit a note that's flat The tromboner hit him Where the poor cat sat Do the Dixieland rock Well, the Dixieland rock Let your hair down, sugar, shake it free And do the Dixieland rock with me. Now, I was all pooped out When the clock struck four But she said »No, daddy Can't leave the floor« She wore a clingin' dress That fit so tight She couldn't sit down So we danced all night Do the Dixieland rock Well, the Dixieland rock Let your hair down, sugar, shake it free And do the Dixieland rock with me Let your hair down, sugar, shake it free And do the Dixieland rock with me. Recorded: 1958/01/16, first released on King Creole, Vol. 2 EP, August 1958 Doin' The Best I Can (Words & music: Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman) I gave my heart, I gave my love Oh, my darlin', I am true Doin' the best, the best I can But it's not good enough for you. I tried so hard, so hard to please Oh, my darlin', what more can I do? Doin' the best, the best I can But it's not good enough for you. You know I was the kind who'd run Any time you'd call I guess I was the only one Who didn't mind at all. I'll be a dreamer, I'll be a fool Oh, my darlin', my whole life through Doin' the best, the best I can But it's not good enough for you. You know I was the kind who'd run Any time you'd call I guess I was the only one Who didn't mind at all. I'll be a dreamer, I'll be a fool Oh, my darlin', my whole life through Doin' the best, the best I can But it's not good enough for you But it's not good enough for you. Recorded: 1960/04/27, first released on G.I. Blues, October 1960 Dominic (Words & music: Sid Wayne / Ben Weisman) Dominic, Dominic, why are you stallin' Don't you hear love callin' to you? Moo, moo, move your little foot, do. Dominic, Dominic, pick one and take her There's acres and acres to choose Oh, oh, only a fool would refuse. Aye, aye, if I had your trouble Life would be double-good sweet There'd be no grass growing under my feet. Listen Dominic, Dominic, when will you hunger You ain't gettin' younger, my friend Love, love, love 'em all right to the end. I, I, I can't understand you Leavin' them beauties forlorn It's time to take the old bull by the horn. Come on Dominic, Dominic, they're itchin' and twitchin' Better start pitchin' some woo Moo, moo, move your little foot, do. Recorded: 1967/10/01, first released on Kissin* Cousins / Clambake / Stay Away, Joe - Double Features, June 14, 1994 Doncha' Think It's Time (Words & music: Clyde Otis / Willie Dixon) I've been yearning for a little romance I wanna know when you gonna give me a chance Kiss me, honey, tell me your mine Doncha' think it's time? I've been yearning for a sweet embrace Rumple my hair till I'm a total disgrace Kiss me, honey, make me feel so fine Doncha' think it's time? I don't wanna walk without you Walkin' right by my side It hurts me to see you talkin' With the other guy. I get so warm when you touch my cheek You thrill me so much that I can hardly speak Love me, honey, make me feel so fine Doncha' think it's time? I don't wanna walk without you Walkin' right by my side It hurts me to see you talkin' With the other guy. I get so warm when you touch my cheek You thrill me so much that I can hardly speak Kiss me, honey, make me feel so fine Doncha' think it's time? Doncha' think it's time? Doncha' think it's time? Doncha' think it's time? Recorded: 1958/02/01, first released on single, April 1958 Do Not Disturb (Words & music: Bill Giant / Bernie Baum / Florence Kaye) Let's take the phone off the hook Turn the lights way down low Baby, put down that book Tell the maid to go. Do not disturb Hang the sign on the door Do not disturb It's time to make love And I can't wait anymore. I'll just pull down the blind Now come on over here I've got one thing in mind Let's get comfortable, dear. Do not disturb Hang a sign on the door Do not disturb It's time to make love And I can't wait anymore. Everything's right tonight Mmm, it's great when we kiss Now your arms hold me tight Let's stay like this Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm. Recorded: 1964/06/11, first released on Girl Happy, April 1965 Don't (Words & music: Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) »Don't, don't«, that's what you say Each time that I hold you this way When I feel like this And I want to kiss you, Baby, don't say »don't«. Don't, don't, leave my embrace For here in my arms is your place When the night grows cold And I want to hold you Baby, don't say »don't«. If you think that this is just A game I'm playing If you think that I don't mean Ev'ry word I'm saying. Don't, don't don't feel that way I'm your love and yours I will stay This you can believe I will never leave you Heaven knows I won't Baby, don't say »don't«. Recorded: 1957/09/06, first released on single, January 1958 Don't Ask Me Why (Words & music: Fred Wise / Ben Weisman) I'll go on loving you Don't ask me why Don't know what else to do Don't ask me why. How sad my heart would be If you should go Though you're not good for me I want you so. It's not the kind Of love I dream about But it's the kind That I can't live without. You're all I'm longing for Don't say goodbye I need you more and more Don't ask me why I need you more and more Don't ask me why. Recorded: 1958/01/16, first released on single, June 1958 Don't Be Cruel (Words & music: Otis Blackwell / Elvis Presley) You know I can be found Sitting home all alone If you can't come around At least, please telephone Don't be cruel to a heart that's true. Baby, if I made you mad For something I might have said Please, let's forget the past The future looks bright ahead Don't be cruel to a heart that's true. I don't want no other love Baby, it's just you I'm thinking of. Mmm, don't stop thinking of me Don't make me feel this way Come on over here and love me You know what I want you to say Don't be cruel to a heart that's true. Why should we be apart? I really love you, baby, cross my heart. Let's walk up to the preacher And let us say »I do« Then you'll know you'll have me And I'll know that I'll have you too Don't be cruel to a heart that's true. I don't want no other love Baby, it's just you I'm thinking of. Don't be cruel to a heart that's true Don't be cruel to a heart that's true I don't want no other love Baby, it's just you I'm thinking of. Recorded: 1956/07/02, first released on single, July 1956 Don't Cry Daddy (Words & music: Scott Davis) Today I stumbled from my bed With thunder crashing in my head My pillow still wet from last night's tears And as I think of giving up A voice inside my coffee cup Kept crying out, ringing in my ears. »Don't cry, daddy, daddy, please don't cry Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy Together we'll find a brand new mommy Daddy, daddy, please laugh again Daddy, ride us on your back again Oh, daddy, please don't cry. Why are children always first To feel the pain and hurt the worst It's true, but somehow it just don't seem right 'Cause ev'ry time I cry I know It hurts my little children so I wonder will it be the same tonight? »Don't cry, daddy, daddy, please don't cry Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy Together we'll find a brand new mommy Daddy, daddy, please laugh again Daddy, ride us on your back again Oh, daddy, please don't cry Oh, daddy, please don't cry«. Recorded: 1969/01/15, first released on single, November 1969 Don't Forbid Me (Words & music: Charles Singleton) Don't forbid me to hold you tight Darling, don't forbid me to hold you tight Take me in your loving arms 'Cause it's cold, and I can keep you warm. So don't forbid me to talk sweet talk Darling, don't forbid me to talk sweet talk Let me kiss you, please, baby, please 'Cause it's cold, and your lips might freeze. Recorded: 1956/12/04, first released on The Million Dollar Quartet, March 1990 Don't Leave Me Now (Words & music: Aaron Harold Schroeder / Ben Weisman) Don't leave me now Now that I need you How blue and lonely I'd be If you should say we're through. Don't break my heart This heart that loves you There'd just be nothing for me If you should leave me now. What good is dreaming If I must dream all alone By myself? Without you, darlin' My arms would just gather dust Like a book on a shelf. Come to these arms These arms that need you Don't close your eyes to my plea Oh, don't leave me now Don't close your eyes to my plea Oh, don't-a you leave me now. Recorded: 1957/02/23, first released on Loving You, July 1957 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Words & music: Bob Dylan) It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe It don't matter anyhow When the rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out, look out your window Baby, I'll be gone You're the reason I'm trav'lin' on Yeah, don't think twice, it's all right. I'm heading down that long lonesome road, girl Where I'm bound I can't tell Goodbye is too good a word, girl I'll say fare thee well I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind You could have done better, but I don't mind You just sort-a wasted my precious time Oh, don't think twice, it's all right Take it home. When the rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out, look out your window Baby, I'll be gone You're the reason I'm movin' on Yeah, don't think twice, it's all right. It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, girl It don't matter anyhow It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don't know by now When the rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out, look out your window Baby, I'll be gone You're the reason I'm movin' on Yeah, don't think twice, it's all right. I'm heading down that long lonesome road, girl Where I'm bound I can't tell Goodbye is too good a word, girl I'll say fare thee well I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind You could have done better, but I don't mind You just sort-a wasted my precious time Oh, don't think twice, it's all right Take it home. Recorded: 1971/05/16, first released on Elvis (Fool), July 1973 Do The Clam (Words & music: Sid Wayne / Ben Weisman / Dolores Fuller) Hey, everybody, gather 'round Listen to that bongo sound Grab the first one in your reach Now we're gonna shake the beach. Do the Clam, do the Clam Grab your barefoot baby by the hand Turn and tease, hug and squeeze Dig right in and do the Clam. You can get your heart to spin On the outside lookin' in Moon ain't gonna last all night Well, let's work up an appetite. Do the Clam, do the Clam Well, grab your barefoot baby by the hand Turn and tease, hug and squeeze Dig right in and do the Clam. Everybody's got that beat Listen to those happy feet Ain't you glad that you found out What the Clam is all about. Do the Clam, do the Clam Well, grab your barefoot baby by the hand Turn and tease, hug and squeeze Dig right in and do the Clam. Do the Clam, do the Clam Well, grab your barefoot baby by the hand Turn and tease, hug and squeeze Dig right in and do the Clam Dig right in and do the Clam. Recorded: 1964/06/12, first released on single, February 1965 Do The Vega (Words & music: Bill Giant / Bernie Baum / Florence Kaye) Do the Vega Take a chance and do the Vega If you dance it you'll have fun The fever gets you And then I'll bet you You'll shake like a sun of a gun. First you make the right connection Choose the one who's your selection Though you risk your reputation You'll increase your circulation. Do the Vega Take a chance and do the Vega If you dance it you'll have fun The fever gets you And then I'll bet you You'll shake like a sun of a gun. Roll and keep your shoulders busy Like a wheel spin till you're dizzy Kick your heels when you've the notion Shake and shimmy, that's the motion. Do the Vega Take a chance and do the Vega If you dance it you'll have fun The fever gets you And then I'll bet you You'll shake like a sun of a gun. Do the Vega Take a chance and do the Vega If you dance it you'll have fun The fever gets you And then I'll bet you You'll shake like a sun of a gun. Shake like a sun of a gun Shake like a sun of a gun Shake like a sun of a gun. Recorded: 1963/07/10, first released on Flaming Star, November 1968 Double Trouble (Words & music: Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman) Some guys fall in love with one girl I gotta fall for two There's just so much lovin' That one heart's supposed to do So I go around with my heart Draggin' on the ground Doggin' me around I'm the sorriest sight in town. I got double trouble I got double trouble I got double trouble Twice as much as anybody else, oh yeah. I guess there's gotta be two dark clouds Hanging over me My future looks as bumpy As a matchbox on the sea Every time I think That I have finally got it made Some losing cards are played I just can't make the grade. I got double trouble I got double trouble I got double trouble Twice as much as anybody else, oh yeah. I got double trouble I got double trouble I got double trouble Twice as much as anybody else, oh yeah. Recorded: 1966/06/29, first released on Double Trouble, June 1967 Down By The Riverside and When The Saints Go Marching In (Words & music: Traditional arranged by Bill Giant / Bernie Baum / Florence Kaye) Let's snap our fingers, clap our hands Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Let's give 'em what the song demands Down by the riverside Down by the riverside. We'll hear them playing keep that beat Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Let's get together, what a treat Down by the riverside Down by the riverside. Strike up the band, start the parade Don't let that grand old rhythm fade Just play that drum, play that number When the saints come marchin' in Shake tambourines, play that cornet Crank up that horn you won't forget Your heart will hum to that number When the saints come marchin' in The cymbals clang, just pound that beat Sounds like a hundred marching feet It's fun to join in that number When the saints come marchin' in See banners wave, oh hear that ring We all feel prouder than a king 'Cause everyone, everyone loves that number When the saints come marchin' in Recorded: 1965/05/12, first released on Frankie And Johnny, April 1966 Down In The Alley (Words & music: Jesse Stone) Janie, Janie, Janie, Janie, Jane, Jane Janie, Janie, Janie, Janie, Jane, Jane. Down in the alley, just you and me We're going balling till half past three Just rocking and reeling We'll get that feeling Down in the alley, oh baby Jean. I'll plant you now and dig you later 'Cause you're a fine sweet potato We'll have a ball And that ain't all Down in the alley, just you and me. The clock is striking a mournful sound This time of evening my love comes down That's when I'm missing Your kind of kissing Down in the alley, that's where I'll be All right. Down in the alley, we sure have fun We just get started 'bout half past one So if you're 'round Just come on down Down in the alley, and you will see. Janie, Janie, Janie, Janie, Jane, Jane Janie, Janie, Janie, Janie, Jane, Jane Janie, Janie, Janie, Janie, Jane, Jane Janie, Janie, Janie, Janie, Jane. Recorded: 1966/05/25, first released on Spinout, October 1966 Do You Know Who I Am? (Words & music: Bobby Russell) Do you know who I am Have you have any idea who I am? Yes, it's been quite a while And it's so good to see you again It's so dark in this place That I can't see your face May we leave? Oh I see Does he know who I am And what once was between you and me? Do you know how I've tried Have you any idea how I've tried Not to keep you inside Do you know, darling, how much I've cried? I remember you said That you had to forget About me And be free Do you know who I am Or have you forgot about me? Do you think there's a chance You and I could start over anew? Is there a prayer you still care Or has it just been too long and we're through? What about you and him Or is he only a friend Well I see There's still a chance for me Maybe some other time In some other place With our love in your heart And a smile on your face You will know who I am When that time comes You'll know who I am You will know who I am When that time comes You'll know who I am You will know who I am. Recorded: 1969/02/18, first released on From Memphis to Vegas - From Vegas To Memphis, November 16, 1969 Drums Of The Islands (Words & music: Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett Drums of the islands You're beating in my heart You're with me no matter where I roam If ever I wander If ever we're apart I know that you will lead me home. If I should journey Across the deep blue sea I'll never forget these coral shores Drums of the islands I hear you calling me And I'll return forever yours. I love each valley Each grain of sand, each hill The flowers, the music of the isles These are the things That I love and always will Though I may roam ten thousand miles. Drums of the islands You're beating in my heart You're with me no matter where I roam If ever I wander If ever we're apart I know that you will lead me home. Drums of the islands You're beating in my heart You're with me no matter where I roam If ever I wander If ever we're apart I know that you will lead me home. Drums of the islands You're beating in my heart You're with me no matter where I roam If ever I wander If ever we're apart I know that you will lead me home. Recorded: 1965/07/26, first released on Paradise, Hawaiian Style, June 1966