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Opdateret 12. december 2007

Kentucky Rain (Words & music: Eddie Rabbitt / Dick Heard) Seven lonely days And a dozen towns ago I reached out one night And you were gone Don't know why you'd run What you're runnin' to or from All I know is I want to bring you home. So I'm walking in the rain Thumbing for a ride On this lonely Kentucky backroad I've loved you much too long My love's too strong To let you go Never knowing what went wrong. Kentucky rain keeps pouring down And up ahead's another town That I'll go walking through With the rain in my shoes Searchin' for you In the cold Kentucky rain In the cold Kentucky rain. Showed your photograph To some old gray bearded man Sitting on a bench Outside a gen'ral store They said »Yes, she's been here« But their memory wasn't clear Was it yesterday No, wait, the day before. Fin'ly got a ride With a preacher man who asked »Where are you bound On such a cold dark afternoon?« As we drove on through the rain As he listened, I explained And he left me with a prayer That I'd find you. Kentucky rain keeps pouring down And up ahead's another town That I'll go walking through With the rain in my shoes Searchin' for you In the cold Kentucky rain, In the cold Kentucky rain, In the cold Kentucky rain, In the cold Kentucky rain, In the cold Kentucky rain, In the cold Kentucky rain, In the cold Kentucky rain ... Recorded: 1969/02/19, first released on single, February 1970 King Creole (Words & music: Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) (King Creole, go!) There's a man in New Orleans Who plays rock and roll He's a guitar man With a great big soul He lays down a beat Like a ton of coal He goes by the name of King Creole. You know he's gone, gone, gone Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole, yeah You know he's gone, gone, gone That hip shaking King Creole. When the king starts to do it It's as good as done He holds his guitar Like a tommy gun He starts to growl From 'way down in his throat He bends a string And »that's all she wrote«. You know he's gone, gone, gone Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole You know he's gone, gone, gone That hip shaking King Creole. He sings a song About a crowded hole He sings a song About a jelly roll He sings a song About pork and greens He sings some blues 'bout New Orleans. You know he's gone, gone, gone Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole, yeah You know he's gone, gone, gone That hip shaking King Creole. He plays something evil Then he plays something sweet No matter what he plays You got to get up on your feet When he gets the rockin' fever Baby, heaven sakes He don't stop playin' 'Till his guitar breaks. You know he's gone, gone, gone Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole, yeah You know he's gone, gone, gone That hip shaking King Creole (Yeah, go!) You know he's gone, gone, gone That hip shaking King Creole. Recorded: 1958/01/23, first released on King Creole, Vol. 1 EP, August 1958 King Of The Whole Wide World (Words & music: Ruth Batchelor / Bob Roberts) A poor man wants the oyster A rich man wants the pearl But the man who can sing When he hasn't got a thing He's the king Of the whole wide world. Come on let's sing Sing brother, sing, uh-uh-uh 'Cause the man who can sing When he hasn't got a thing He's the king Of the whole wide world. The rich man wants the princess The poor man just a-wants a girl But the man who can sing When he hasn't got a thing He's the king Of the whole wide world. Come on and sing Sing brother, sing, uh-uh-uh 'Cause the man who can sing When he hasn't got a thing He's the king Of the whole wide world. A poor man wants to be a rich man The rich man wants to be a king But the man who can sing When he hasn't got a thing He's the king Of the whole wide world. Come on and sing Sing brother, sing, uh-uh-uh 'Cause the man who can sing When he hasn't got a thing He's the king Of the whole wide world. Come on and sing Sing brother, sing, uh-uh-uh 'Cause the man who can sing When he hasn't got a thing He's the king Of the whole wide world, Of the whole wide world, Of the whole wide world. Recorded: 1961/10/27, first released on Kid Galahad EP, August 1962 Kismet (Words & music: Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett) When you meet by chance It's not just by chance It's kismet When two hearts stand still It's destiny's will It's kismet. The wheel of fortune spins 'Round and around it goes Who will the arrow point to? Only kismet knows. Until you came by Kismet and I Were strangers But now that you're here It's suddenly clear We've met. This is my lucky day Love's in the cards, I'd say Thanks to kismet Kismet, kismet. Until you came by Kismet and I Were strangers But now that you're here It's suddenly clear We've met. This is my lucky day Love's in the cards, I'd say Thanks to kismet Kismet, kismet. Recorded: 1965/02/25, first released on Harum Scarum, October 1965 Kissin' Cousins (Words & music: Fred Wise / Randy Starr) Well, I've got a gal She's as cute as she can be She's a distant cousin But she's not too distant with me We kiss all night I squeeze her tight But we're kissin' cousins And that's what makes it all right All right, all right, all right. Oh, I've got a girl And she taught me how to live She can give a lot And she's got a lot to give We kiss all night I squeeze her tight But we're kissin' cousins And that's what makes it all right All right, all right, all right. Yeah, we're all cousins That's what I believe Because we're children Of Adam and Eve! I've got a gal And she wants a lot of love That's the kind of trouble I need plenty of We'll kiss all night I'll squeeze her tight We'll be kissin' cousins And that'll make it all right All right, all right, all right We'll be kissin' cousins And that'll make it all right All right, all right, all right. Yeah we're all cousins That's what I believe 'Cause we're children Of Adam and Eve. Now, I've got a gal And she wants a lot of love That's the kind of trouble I need plenty of We'll kiss all night I'll squeeze her tight We'll be kissin' cousins And that'll make it all right All right, all right, all right We'll be kissin' cousins And that'll make it all right All right, all right, all right. Recorded: 1963/09/30, first released on single, April 1964 Kissin' Cousins (number 2) (Words & music: Bill Giant / Bernie Baum / Florence Kaye) Cousins, kissin' cousins Kissin's allowed 'Cause we're proud To be cousins. What's a little teasin' Huggin' and a-squeezin' Between us cousins. Oh, it's so great to be One big family And we show it Yes, we show it. You see, we never feud We're a happy brood Folks all know it Yes they know it. Cousins, kissin' cousins 'Fore we're gonna rest And we nest We're just cousins. Cousins, kissin' cousins. Cousins, kissin' cousins. Recorded: 1963/09/29, first released on Kissin' Cousins, April 1964 Kiss Me Quick (Words & music: Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman) Kiss me quick while we still have this feeling Hold me close and never let me go 'Cause tomorrows can be so uncertain Love can fly and leave just hurtin' Kiss me quick because I love you so. Kiss me quick and make my heart go crazy Sigh that sigh and whisper, oh, so low Tell me that tonight will last forever Say that you will leave me never Kiss me quick because I love you so. Let the band keep playing While we are swaying Let's keep on praying That they'll never stop. Kiss me quick; I just can't stand this waiting 'Cause your lips are lips I long to know For that kiss will open heaven's door And we'll stay there forevermore So kiss me quick because I love you so. Let the band keep playing While we are swaying Let's keep on praying That they'll never stop. Kiss me quick; I just can't stand this waiting 'Cause your lips are lips I long to know For that kiss will open heaven's door And we'll stay there forevermore So kiss me quick because I love you so. Kiss me quick because I love you so. Kiss me quick because I love you so. Kiss me quick ... Recorded: 1961/06/25, first released on Pot Luck, June 1962 Known Only To Him (Words & music: Stuart Hamblen) Known only to Him Are the great hidden secrets I'll fear not the darkness When my flame shall dim I know not what the future holds But I know who holds the future It's a secret known only to Him. In this world of fear and doubt On my knees I ask the question Why a lonely, heavy cross I must bear Then He tells me in my prayer It's because I am trustworthy He gives me strength far more than my share. Known only to Him Are the great hidden secrets I'll fear not the darkness When my flame shall dim I know not what the future holds But I know who holds the future It's a secret known only to Him. Recorded: 1960/10/30, first released on His Hand In Mine, November 1960 Ku-u-i-po (Words & music: Hugo Peretti / Luigi Creatore / George David Weiss) Ku-u-i-po, I love you more today More today than yesterday But I love you less today Less than I will tomorrow. See the sweet Hawaiian rose See it blossom see it grow That's the story of our love Ever since we said hello. Ku-u-i-po, I love you more today More today than yesterday But I love you less today Less than I will tomorrow. As the years go passing by We'll recall our wedding day I will be there by your side You will always hear me say: Ku-u-i-po, I love you more today More today than yesterday But I love you less today Less than I will tomorrow. Ku-u-i-po, Ku-u-i-po You're my Hawaiian sweetheart. Ku-u-i-po, Ku-u-i-po You're my Hawaiian sweetheart. Recorded: 1961/03/21, first released on Blue Hawaii, October 1961