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Happy Ending (Words & music: Ben Weisman / Sid Wayne) Happy ending, happy ending Give me a story with a happy ending When boy meets girl and then They never part again But live forever happily Like you and me. Hard luck stories gets me so upset Like Romeo and Juliet I'm not smart enough to figure why Some folks enjoy a real good cry. Happy ending, happy ending Give me a story with a happy ending When boy meets girl and then They never part again But live forever happily Like you and me. Never thought that I would stand a chance That you'd give me a second glance But I think that you can play the part And give a guy a happy heart. Happy ending, happy ending Give me a story with a happy ending When boy meets girl and then They never part again But live forever happily Like you and me. When boy meets girl and then They never part again But live forever happily Like you and me Like you and me Like you and me Like you and me. Recorded: 1962/08/30, first released on It Happened At The World's Fair, April 1963 Harbor Lights (Words & music: Jimmy Kennedy / Hugh Williams (real name: Will Grosz)) I saw the harbor lights They only told me we were parting Those same old harbor lights That once brought you to me. I watched the harbor lights How could I help it if tears were starting? Goodbye to golden nights Beside the silv'ry sea. I longed to hold you dear And kiss you just once more But you were on the ship And I was on the shore. Now I know lonely nights For all the while my heart keeps praying That someday harbor lights Will bring you back to me. Recorded: 1954/07, first released on A Legendary Performer, Vol. 2, January 1976 Hard Headed Woman (Words & music: Claude DeMetrius) Well, a hard headed woman, a soft hearted man Been the cause of trouble Ever since the world began Oh, yeah, ever since the world began Uh huh huh A hard headed woman Been a thorn in the side of man Uh huh huh. Adam told to Eve: »Listen here to me Don't you let me catch you Messin' 'round that apple tree« Oh, yeah, ever since the world began Uh huh huh A hard headed woman Been a thorn in the side of man. Oh, yeah, ever since the world began Uh huh huh A hard headed woman Been a thorn in the side of man. Samson told Delilah loud and clear: »Keep your cotton pickin' fingers Out my curly hair« Oh, yeah, ever since the world began Uh huh huh A hard headed woman Been a thorn in the side of man Uh huh huh. I heard about a king who was doin' swell Till he started playin' with that evil Jezebel Oh, yeah, ever since the world began Uh huh huh A hard headed woman Been a thorn in the side of man. Uh huh huh, uh huh huh Uh huh huh, uh huh huh Uh huh huh Uh huh huh, uh huh huh. I got a woman, a head like a rock If she ever went away I'd cry around the clock Oh, yeah, ever since the world began Uh huh huh A hard headed woman Been a thorn in the side of man Uh huh huh. A hard headed woman Been a thorn in the side of man Uh huh huh. Recorded: 1958/01/15, first released on single, June 1958 Hard Knocks (Words & music: Joy Byers) Some kid's born with a silver spoon I guess that I was born a little too soon Hard knocks All I ever knew was hard knocks And I'm a-tellin' you I said you'd better beware 'Cause I've had my share (Hard knocks). Some kid's born rich as a king But I was born without a doggone thing But hard knocks All I ever knew was hard knocks And I'm tellin' you I said you'd better beware 'Cause I've had my share (Hard knocks). I walked a million miles I bet Tired and hungry and cold and wet I've heard that lonesome whistle blow From New York City down to Mexico. Some kid's born fancy free Nobody never gave nothin' to me But hard knocks All I ever knew was hard knocks And I'm a-tellin' you I said you'd better beware 'Cause I've had my share (Hard knocks). I walked a million miles I bet Tired and hungry and cold and wet I've heard that lonesome whistle blow From New York City down to Mexico. Some kid's born rich as a king But I was born without a doggone thing But hard knocks All I ever knew was hard knocks And I'm a-tellin' you I said you'd better beware 'Cause I've had my share (Hard knocks). I said you'd better beware 'Cause I've had my share (Hard knocks) I said you'd better beware 'Cause I've had my share (Hard knocks) I said you'd better beware 'Cause I've had my share Of hard knocks. Recorded: 1964/03/02, first released on Roustabout, October 1964 Hard Luck (Words & music: Ben Weisman / Sid Wayne) Oh I'm really feeling mighty low No, no, no, I got no place that I can go So I got some blues to sing and, oh So much remembering, woe. Black cats, keep away from me Take my advice, go shinny up a tree I've got hard luck The hardest kind of luck you'll find I ain't lyin' I've got the bluest kind of blues It's driving me right out of my mind. She's gone, said toodle-loo I kissed her goodbye, and my, my, my money too I've got hard luck The hardest kind of luck you've seen I, I mean The way I'm running lately My lucky number is thirteen. Where do I belong? Ev'rything I do is wrong All wrong, wrong as can be Who's stacking all the decks? Lady Luck has got the hex on me I'm on my knee da-da-da-da. Shove off, boy, I'm warning you This thing I caught, you know Could be catching too I've got hard luck The hardest kind of luck there can be Yes siree I guess hard luck always chooses Natural born losers like me Oh ahhh! Recorded: 1965/05/13, first released on Frankie And Johnny, April 1966 Harem Holiday (Words & music: Peter Andreoli / Vince Poncia Jr. / Jimmie Crane) Gonna travel Gonna travel wild I'm free I'm gonna pack my bags Because this great big world is callin' me Ev'ry pretty girl is gonna know I'm around They're gonna know I'm in town On a harem holiday. Twenty women Twenty women by my side I'm gonna kiss them all Because I've gotta keep them satisfied Gonna have the best time money can buy I'm gonna be flyin' high On a harem holiday. If Romeo had a harem holiday You can bet that Juliet Would have never Been his girl forever. Gonna go back Gonna catch that midnight plane Twenty dancin' girls Are waitin' just to call my name Gonna have a ball, ain't gonna waste no time I'm gonna make 'em all mine On a harem holiday. If Romeo had a harem holiday You can bet that Juliet Would have never Been his girl forever. Gonna travel Gonna travel wild and free I'm gonna pack my bags Because this great big world is callin' me Ev'ry pretty girl is gonna know I'm around They're gonna know I'm in town On a harem holiday. Recorded: 1965/02/26, first released on Harum Scarum, October 1965 Have A Happy (Words & music: Ben Weisman / Dolores Fuller / Buddy Kaye) Now once it was told to me We're born with a magic key It opens the door to miracles of spring It takes you to wishing wells To ice cream and carousels And yet this magic key won't unlock a thing. Unless you have a happy, ya have a happy Mmm, have a happy, warm smiling face I start believin' in believin' Let your address be Sunshine Place. There's love and there's joy I'm told Much more than your heart can hold It's there like the ring you would grab On a merry-go-round The world isn't half as gray With friends on a rainy day But people keep away When you wear a frown. You've got to have a happy, ya have a happy Have a happy, warm smiling face Mmm, start believin' in believin' Let your address be Sunshine Place Let your address be Sunshine Place Let your address be Sunshine Place. Recorded: 1969/03/05, first released on Let's Be Friends, April 1970 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (Words & music: Scott Wiseman) Have I told you lately that I love you? Could I tell you once again somehow? Have I told with all my heart and soul How I adore you? Well, darling, I'm telling you now. Have I told you lately when I'm sleeping Every dream I dream is you somehow? Have I told you why the nights are long When you're not with me? Well, darling, I'm telling you now. My heart would break in two if I should lose you I'm no good without you anyhow Yeah, have I told you lately that I love you? Well, darling, I'm telling you now. My heart would break in two if I should lose you I'm no good without you anyhow Ah, have I told you lately that I love you? Well, darling, I'm telling you now Well, darling, I'm telling you now. Recorded: 1957/01/19, first released on Loving You, July 1957 Hawaiian Sunset (Words & music: Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett) Hawaiian sunset Peeping from the sea Smiles and says »Aloha« To his sweetheart Hawaii. The drowsy islands Slumber one by one Close their sleepy eyes Say goodnight to the sun. Then Hawaii Like millions of times before Blossoms in her lover's arms Once more. Too soon the sunrise Will wake her from her sleep So until tomorrow Sleep, Hawaii, sleep. Then Hawaii Like millions of times before Blossoms in her lover's arms Once more. Too soon the sunrise Will wake her from her sleep So until tomorrow Sleep, Hawaii, sleep So until tomorrow Sleep, Hawaii, sleep. Recorded: 1961/03/31, first released on Blue Hawaii, October 1961 Hawaiian Wedding Song (Words & music: Charles E. King / Al Hoffman / Dick Manning) (Ko aloha makamae e ipo). This is the moment I've waited for I can hear my heart singing Soon bells will be ringing. This is the moment Of sweet »Aloha« I will love you longer than forever Promise me that you will leave me never. Here and now, dear All my love I vow, dear Promise me that you will leave me never I will love you longer than forever. Ua sila Pa'a 'ia me 'oe Ko aloha makamae e ipo Ka'u ia e lei a'e nei la. Now that we are one Clouds won't hide the sun Blue skies of Hawaii smile On this, our wedding day I do Love you With all my heart. (Ko aloha makamae e ipo). Recorded: 1961/03/22, first released on Blue Hawaii, October 1961 Heartbreak Hotel (Words & music: Mae Boren Axton / Tommy Durden / Elvis Presley) Well, since my baby left me Well, I've found a new place to dwell Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street At Heartbreak Hotel Where I'll be, I'll be so lonely, baby Well, I'm so lonely I'll be so lonely I could die. Although it's always crowded You still can find some room For broken-hearted lovers To cry there in the gloom And be so, and be so lonely, baby And be so lonely Ah, they're so lonely They could die. Now, the bellhop's tears keep flowing The desk clerk's dressed in black Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street They'll never, they'll never look back And they'll get so, and they'll get so lonely, baby Well, they're so lonely Well, they're so lonely They could die. Well, if your baby leaves you And you've got a tale to tell Well, just take a walk down Lonely Street To Heartbreak Hotel Where you'll be, where you'll be so lonely, baby Well, you'll be lonely You'll be so lonely You could die. Although it's always crowded You still can find some room For broken-hearted lovers To cry there in the gloom And they get so, and they get so lonely, baby Well, they're so lonely They'll be so lonely They could die. Recorded: 1956/01/10, first released on single, January 27, 1956 Heart Of Rome (Words & music: Geoff Stephens / Alan Blaikley / Ken Howard) In a little while you're leavin' Startin' on the journey home Soon I'll be alone, the one who loves you La la la la la Somewhere in the heart of Rome. I'll make a wish in every fountain Say a prayer that you'll return Minutes I'll be countin' May the fire of love still burn. I'll keep your picture by my pillow And pretend I'm not alone Make believe that you are with me La la la la la In the heart of Rome. Suddenly the tears are fallin' As we hear the whistle blow Hold me very close before you leave me La la la la la Somewhere in the heart of Rome. I'll make a wish in every fountain Say a prayer that you'll return Minutes I'll be countin' May the fire of love still burn. I'll keep your picture by my pillow And pretend I'm not alone Make believe that you are with me La la la la la In the heart of Rome. I'll make a wish in every fountain Say a prayer that you'll return Minutes I'll be counting May the fire of love still burn. I'll keep your picture by my pillow And pretend I'm not alone Make believe that you are with me La la la la la In the heart of Rome. Recorded: 1970/06/06, first released on Love Letters From Elvis, May 1971 He Is My Everything (Words & music: Dallas Frazier) I long to be His possession Oh, He is my everything. I remember my days of darkness Without sunshine or sight to lead the way Then a whisper of His voice softly calling To the arms of my Maker to stay. He is my reason for living Oh, He is the King of all kings I long to be His possession Oh, He is my everything. After the lightning and thunder After the last bell has rung I want to bow down before Him And hear Him say, »Well done!« He is my reason for living Oh, He is the King of all kings I long to be His possession Oh, He is my everything. I long to be His possession Oh, He is my everything. Recorded: 1971/06/09, first released on He Touched Me, April 1972 He Knows Just What I Need (Words & music: Mosie Lister) My Jesus knows when I am lonely He knows each pain, He sees each tear He understands each lonely heartache He understands because He cares. My Jesus knows just what I need Oh, yes, He knows just what I need He satisfies and every need supplies Yes, He knows just what I need. My Jesus knows just what I need Oh, yes, He knows just what I need (He satisfies and every need supplies) Yes, He knows just what I need. Recorded: 1960/10/30, first released on His Hand In Mine, November 1960 He'll Have To Go (Words & music: Joe Allison / Audrey Allison) Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone Just pretend that we're together all alone Tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low You can tell your friend there with you He'll have to go. You can't say the words I wanna hear When you're with another man If you love me, answer »yes« or »no« Darling, I will understand. Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone Just pretend that we're together all alone You tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low And you can tell your friend there with you He'll have to go. You can't say the words I wanna hear When you're with another man If you love me, answer »yes« or »no« Darling, I will understand. Just put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone Just pretend that we're together all alone Tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low And you can tell your friend there with you He'll have to go Yes, you can tell your friend there with you He'll have to go Recorded: 1976/10/30, first released on Moody Blue, 1977 Help Me (Words & music: Larry Gatlin) Lord, help me walk another mile Just one more mile I'm tired of walking all alone Lord, help me smile another smile Just one more smile You know, I just can't make it on my own. I never thought I needed help before I thought that I could get by by myself But now I know I just can't take it anymore With a humble heart, on bended knees I'm beggin' You, please, help me. Come down from Your golden throne to me To lowly me I need to feel the touch of Your tender hand Remove the chains of darkness, let me see Lord, let me see Just where I fit into your masterplan. I never thought I needed help before I thought that I could get by by myself But now I know I just can't take it anymore With a humble heart, on bended knees I'm beggin' You, please, help me With a humble heart, on bended knees I'm beggin' You, please, help me. Recorded: 1973/12/12, first released on single, 1974 Help Me Make It Through The Night (Words & music: Kris Kristofferson / Fred Foster) Take the ribbon from your hair Shake it loose let it fall Layin' soft against my skin Like the shadows on the wall. Come and lay down by my side Till the early mornin' light All I'm takin' is your time Help me make it through the night. I don't care what's right or wrong I won't try to understand Let the devil take tomorrow 'Cause tonight I need a friend. Yesterday is dead and gone And tomorrow's out of sight And it's sad to be alone Help me make it through the night. I don't care what's right or wrong I won't try to understand Let the devil take tomorrow 'Cause tonight I need a friend. Yesterday is dead and gone And tomorrow's out of sight And it's sad to be alone Help me make it through the night. I don't want to be alone Help me make it through the night. Recorded: 1971/05/17, first released on Elvis Now, February 1972 Here Comes Santa Claus (Words & music: Gene Autrey / Oakley Haldeman) Here comes Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus Riding down Santa Claus Lane Vixen, Blitzen, all his reindeer Pulling on the reins Bells are ringing Children singing All is merry and bright Hang your stockings And say your prayers 'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight. Here comes Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus Riding down Santa Claus Lane He's got a bag that's filled with toys For boys and girls again Hear those sleigh bells Jingle-jangle What a beautiful sight Jump in bed And cover up your head 'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight. Here comes Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus Riding down Santa Claus Lane He doesn't care If you're rich or poor boy Boy, he loves you just the same Santa knows that we're God's children That makes everything right Fill your hearts With Christmas cheers 'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight. Oh, well, here comes Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus Riding down Santa Claus Lane He'll come around When the chimes ring out It's Christmas morn' again Peace on Earth Will come to all If we just follow the light Let's give thanks to the Lord above 'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight 'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight. Recorded: 1957/09/06, first released on Elvis' Christmas Album, 1957 He's Your Uncle Not Your Dad (Words & music: Sid Wayne / Ben Weisman) He's your uncle not your dad He's the best friend you've ever had So come on, dig, dig, dig in until it hurts Just remember Pearl Harbor (The Alamos and nothing could be worse). He's your favorite relative And he needs a lot to live So just bring, bring Bring everything until you bleed (And he'll send back what he don't need). If your naughty Form 1040's your salvation By deprivation of temptation (Stocks and bonds I hear are not deductible) Oh, say can you see if there's anything left for me. When he calls you as he may do Don't be frightened red, white and blue Just be thankful you don't live in Leningrad He's your uncle not your dad. If you're honest you don't have to shake and shiver The food is lousy up the river (It's give and take and he does all the taking) Oh say, can you see if there's anything left for me. Life has two things you can't subtract (Death and taxes to be exact) So just pay, pay patriotically, be glad He's your uncle, he's your uncle, not your dad. Recorded: 1967/06/21, first released on Speedway, June 1968 He Touched Me (Words & music: William James Gaither) Shackled by a heavy burden 'Neath a load of guilt and shame Then the hand of Jesus touched me And now I am no longer the same. For He touched me, oh, He touched me And oh, what joy that floods my soul Something happened and now I know He touched me and made me whole. Oh, since I met this blessed Savior And since He cleansed and made me whole Oh, I will never cease, never cease to praise Him I'll shout it while eternity rolls. Oh, He touched me, oh, He touched me And oh, what joy that floods my soul Something happened and now I know He touched me and made me whole. Recorded: 1971/05/18, first released on single, March 1972 Hey, Hey, Hey (Words & music: Joy Byers) Well line up, girls, I'll show you what to do This boat will sparkle like a diamond When we get through By the numbers, there ain't much time We're gonna start an assembly line. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! You get the sandpaper, you get the pails You get the hammer, baby, you get the nails You get the paint, you get the brush 'Cause we're gonna give it the special touch. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! We got a magic potion that will help us win I don't know how to spell it, but dig right in Black oxide tonic phosphate, it's the latest scoop But that's all right, girls, you can call it »Goop«. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Work that sandpaper, hammer that nail Tote that paintbrush and lift that pail Get a rhythm going, nice and easy Come on and use a little elbow grease. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Okay, girls, when we're all through I'm gonna tell you what we're gonna do We'll fall right down and have some fun And I'm gonna kiss you all one by one. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Huh, Huh, Huh. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Huh, Huh, Huh. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Recorded: 1967/02/22, first released on Clambake, November 19, 1967 Hey Jude (Words & music: John Lennon / Paul McCartney) Hey Jude, don't be a fool Take a sad song and make it better The minute you let her into your heart Then you can start to make it better. Hey Jude, don't let me down Take a sad song and make it better The minute you let her into your heart Then you can start to make it better. Let it out and let in, hey Jude, begin To making the world a little better Don't you know that it's a fool Who plays it cool In making the world a little better. Hey Jude, don't let me down Take a sad song and make it better The minute you let her into your heart Then you can start to make it better. Let it out and let in, hey Jude, begin To making the world a little better Don't you know that it's a fool Who plays it cool In taking the world upon his shoulder. Hey Jude, don't let me down Take a sad song and make it better The minute you let her into your heart Then you can start to make it better Better, better, better, ah 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, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude, Jude La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la ... Recorded: 1969/01/21, first released on Elvis Now, February 1972 Hey, Little Girl (Words & music: Joy Byers) Hey, little girl, you sure look cute to me Come up a little closer, so I can see Hold it, baby, now stay right where you are Hey, little girl, you ought to be a movie star All right. Hey, little girl, come on and dance with me You're about the cutest thing I ever did see Hey, little girl, I'd like to take you home Come on, come on, come on I want you for my very own All right, now. Hey, little girl, you better hang on tight Now won't you swing it to the left And shake it to the right Hey, little girl, you know your looking fine Get ready, honey, let's go just one more time All right now, hoo! All right, all right all right, hoo! Recorded: 1965/02/25, first released on Harum Scarum, October 1965 High Heel Sneakers (Words & music: Robert Higginbotham) Well, I was out chopping cotton And my brother was bailing hay Ha, ha, okay. Put on your red dress baby 'Cause we're going out tonight, oh yeah Put on your red dress baby 'Cause we're going out tonight, yeah Well, wear some boxing gloves In case some fool might start a fight Hear what I say. Put on your high heel sneakers Put your wig hat on your head, oh yeah Put on your high heel sneakers Slap that wig right on your head, yeah Well, I'm pretty sure now, baby Pretty soon you're gonna knock them dead Oh, do mess around baby All right now. Da da da da etc. Put on your red dress baby 'Cause we're going out tonight, oh yeah Put on your red dress baby 'Cause we're going out tonight, yeah Well, wear some boxing gloves In case some fool might start a fight You know what I mean. Put on your high heel sneakers Put your wig hat on your head Put on your high heel sneakers Slap that wig right on your head, yeah Well, I'm pretty sure now, baby Pretty soon you're gonna knock them dead Oh, walk on now, baby, walk on. Da da da etc. Put on your high heel sneakers Put your wig hat on your head, all right Put on your high heel sneakers Slap that wig right on your head Well, I'm pretty sure now, baby Pretty soon you're gonna knock them dead All right, take it home, baby. Da da da etc. Recorded: 1967/09/11, first released on single, January 1968 His Hand In Mine (Words & music: Mosie Lister) You may ask me how I know My Lord is real (My Lord is real) You may doubt the things I say And doubt the way I feel (The way I feel) But I know He's real today He'll always be (He'll always be) I can feel His hand in mine And that's enough for me. I will never walk alone He holds my hand (He holds my hand) He will guide each step I take And if I fall I know He'll understand. Till the day He tells me why He loves me so (He loves me so) I can feel His hand in mine That's all I need to know. I will never walk alone He holds my hand (He holds my hand) He will guide each step I take And if I fall I know He'll understand. Till the day He tells me why He loves me so (He loves me so) I can feel His hand in mine That's all I need to know (I can feel His hand in mine That's all I need to know) I can feel His hand in mine That's all I need to know. Recorded: 1960/10/30, first released on His Hand In Mine, November 1960 His Latest Flame (Words & music: Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman) A very old friend came by today 'Cause he was tellin' everyone in town Of the love that he just found And Marie's the name of his latest flame. He talked and talked and I heard him say That she had the longest blackest hair The prettiest green eyes anywhere And Marie's the name of his latest flame. Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burnin' I wished him luck and then he said goodbye He was gone but still his words kept returnin' What else was there for me to do but cry? Would you believe that yesterday This girl was in my arms and swore to me She'd be mine eternally And Marie's the name of his latest flame. Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burnin' I wished him luck and then he said goodbye He was gone but still his words kept returnin' What else was there for me to do but cry? Would you believe that yesterday This girl was in my arms and swore to me She'd be mine eternally And Marie's the name of his latest flame. Yeah, Marie's the name of his latest flame Oh, Marie's the name of his latest flame Yeah, Marie's the name of his latest flame. Recorded: 1961/06/25, first released on single, 1961 Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees (Words & music: Red West / Glen Spreen) Somewhere in, in the distant night I hear Christmas bells The gentle snow keeps falling down On people who are homeward bound. That's the way it's always been The circle really never ends Christmas seems to come and go Home's a place that I don't know. Holly leaves and Christmas trees It's that time of year Lights aglow and mistletoe Don't mean a thing when you're not here. As I walk, walk this lonely street The sound of snow beneath my feet I'll think of how, how it used to be Holly leaves and Christmas trees Use to mean so much to me. Recorded: 1971/05/15, first released on Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas, October 1971 Home Is Where The Heart Is (Words & music: Sherman Edwards / Hal Davids) Home is where the heart is And my heart is anywhere you are Anywhere you are is home. I don't need a mansion On a hill that overlooks the sea Anywhere you're with me is home. Maybe I'm a rolling stone Who won't amount to much But everything that I hold dear Is close enough to touch. For home is where the heart is And my heart is anywhere you are Anywhere you are is home. Maybe I'm a rolling stone Who won't amount to much But everything that I hold dear Is close enough to touch. For home is where the heart is And my heart is anywhere you are Anywhere you are is home Home, home, home, home. Recorded: 1961/10/26, first released on Kid Galahad EP, 1962 Hot Dog (Words & music: Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) Hot dog! You say you're really coming back Hot dog! I'm waiting at the railway track Hot dog! You say you're coming home for good Hot dog! I'm gonna keep on knocking wood And, baby, I can hardly wait I'm gonna meet you at the gate Hot dog! I fell in love with you And then you, then you went away But now you're coming home to stay Hot dog! Soon everything will be alright Hot dog! We're gonna have a ball tonight I've got a pocketful of dimes It's gonna be just like old times Hot dog! You went away And every day was misery But now you're coming back to me Hot dog! My heart is gonna go insane Hot dog! When you come walking off the train You know how lonely I have been But when that Santa Fe pulls in Hot dog! Baby, hot dog! Recorded: 1957/01, first released on Loving You, Volume 2 EP, June 1957 Hound Dog (Words & music: Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine. Well, they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Yeah, they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine. Well, they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Yeah, they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine. Well, they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie You know they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine. Recorded: 1956/07/02, first released on single, July 1956 House Of Sand (Words & music: Bill Giant / Bernie Baum / Florence Kaye) Oh, you can take a whole lot of sand And build a castle on the beach And thou' you mold it and you plan Still you've got nothing in your reach One little slip and it tumbles down One wrong step and it crumbles all around Like a house without love That's sure to fall apart A house of sand is an empty work of art. Oh, you can build a tower of clay But if you ask my advice Well, it is worthless and I'd say It's got no heart it's cold as ice One little slip and it tumbles down One wrong step and it crumbles all around Like a house without love That's sure to fall apart A house of sand is an empty work of art. One little slip and it tumbles down One wrong step and it crumbles all around Like a house without love That's sure to fall apart A house of sand is an empty work of art A house of sand is an empty work of art A house of sand is an empty work of art. Recorded: 1965/07/27, first released on Paradise, Hawaiian Style, June 1966 How Can You Lose What You Never Had (Words & music: Ben Weisman / Sid Wayne) How can you lose what you never had? I tell myself when I'm feelin' sad. You don't have the right to cry You believed your own lie It's your fault because You thought that she was yours. Think it over once, think it over twice I wish I could take my own advice. I know I should be glad Why does it hurt so bad? How can you lose what you never had? All right. You don't have the right to cry You believed your own lie It's your fault because You thought that she was yours. Think it over once, think it over twice I wish I could take my own advice. I know I should be glad Why does it hurt so bad? How can you lose what you never had? How can you lose what you never had? Recorded: 1967/02/21, first released on Clambake, November 19, 1967 How Do You Think I Feel (Words & music: Wayne P. Walker / Webb Pierce) How do you think I feel? Well, I know your love's not real The girl I'm mad about Is just a gadabout How do you think I feel? How do you think we stand? Well, I know you've made your plans But you've included three And that's too much for me How do you think I feel? I won't be true again I know that I can't win So why should I pretend That you still love me? How do you think I feel? Well, I know your love's not real The one I'm mad about Is just a gadabout How do you think I feel? How do you think I feel? Well, I know your love's not real The girl I'm mad about Is just a gadabout How do you think I feel? Well, how do you think we stand? I know you've made your plans Another's pretty face Has put me out of place How do you think I feel? I won't be true again I know that I can't win So why should I pretend That you still love me? How do you think I feel? Well, I know your love's not real And you've included three And that's too much for me How do you think I feel? Recorded: 1956/09/01, first released on Elvis, October 19, 1956 How Great Thou Art (Words & music: Stuart Wesley Keene Hine) Oh Lord, my God! When I in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder Thy power throughout the universe displayed. (When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!) Then I shall bow in humble adoration And there proclaim: »My God how great Thou art!« Then sings my soul my savior God to Thee How great thou art, how great thou art Then sings my soul my savior God to Thee How great thou art, how great thou art. Recorded: 1966/05/25, first released on How Great Thou Art, March 8, 1967 How's The World Treating You (Words & music: Chet Atkins / Boudleaux Bryant) I've had nothing but sorrow Since you said we were through There's no hope for tomorrow How's the world treating you? Ev'ry sweet thing that mattered Has been broken in two All my dreams have been shattered How's the world treating you? Got no plans for next Sunday Got no plans for today Ev'ry day is blue Monday Ev'ry day you're away. Ev'ry sweet thing that mattered Has been broken in two And I'm asking you, darling How's the world treating you? Recorded: 1956/09/01, first released on Elvis, October 19, 1956 How The Web Was Woven (Words & music: Clive Westlake / David Most) How the web was woven In my soul, don't you know How the web was woven Can't get loose, can't let go Like the weave of a spider Wound around my heart I'm no longer free At last I'm where you want me Don't you know, that's where Where I want to be? Spinning 'round like a blue fly Thoughts of you fill my head And no matter, oh, how I try I can't sleep in my bed I've been round for the last time Oh, girl, what can I do? Oh, that's how the web was woven How I fell in love Fell in love with you. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I've been 'round for the last time Oh, girl, what can I do? Oh, that's how, how the web was woven, How I fell in love Fell in love with you Oh, that's how, how the web was woven, How I fell in love Fell in love with you. Recorded: 1970/06/05, first released on That's The Way It Is, 1970 How Would You Like To Be (Words & music: Ben Raleigh / Mark Barkan) How would you like to be A little circus clown? And you could wear a smile Instead of a frown. How would you like to be A little kangaroo? A-hoppin' up and down And I could hop with you. Come on and smile a little, smile a little Hop a little, hop a little Smile a little, hop a little bit with me. Smile a little, smile a little Hop a little, hop a little, Smile a little, hop a little bit with me. Oh ho, ah ha, tra la la la la la la Ah ha, tra la la la la la la la. How would you like to be A little buzzin' bee? And instead of a tree You could buzz around me. How would you like to be A little mockin' bird? And you can sing me songs Like I never heard. Come on and buzz a little, buzz a little Sing a little, sing a little Buzz a little, sing a little bit with me. Buzz, buzz, buzz a little Do re mi a little Buzz a little, sing a little bit with me. Oh-ho, ah-ha, tra la la la la la la Oh-ho, a-ha, tra la la la la la la. How would you like to be? A little baby bear And you could hug me tight Any time you care. How would you like to be? A little dancin' doll And you could dance with me Every time I call. Oh-ho, tra la la la la la la Oh-ho, ah-ah, tra la la la la la la. Recorded: 1962/09/22, first released on It Happened At The World's Fair, April 1963 Hurt (Words & music: Jimmie Crane / Al Jacobs) I'm so hurt To think that you lied to me I'm hurt Way down deep inside of me You said our love was true And we never, never part Now you want someone new And it breaks my heart. I-I-I'm hurt Much more than you'll ever know Yes, darling, I'm so hurt Because I still love you so But even though you've hurt me Like nobody else could ever do I would never hurt, hurt you Not you, not you, no, no. Recorded: 1976/02/05, first released on single, 1976