Mama

(Words & music by O'Curran - Brooks) An angel sent from above, is Mama And everyone fell in love, with Mama Mama's so sweet, Mama's so nice If there is trouble take Mama's advice There's no-one I hold so dear, as Mama I always want to be near... Mama .... (Words & music by J. Christopher) Oh, mama liked the roses she grew them in the yard But Winter always came around and made the growing way too hard Oh, mama liked the roses and when she had the time She'd decorate the living room, for all us kids to see When I hear the Sunday bells ringing in the morning I remember crying when she used to sing Oh, mama liked the roses but most of all she cared About the way we learned to live And if we said our prayers You know I kept the family bible With a rose that she saved inside It was pressed between the pages Like it had found a place to hide Oh, mama liked the roses in such a special way We bring them every Mother's Day And put them on her grave Oh, mama liked the roses Mmmm Mama liked the roses (Words & music by Ira Stamphill) I'm satisfied with just a cottage below A little silver and a little gold But in that city where the ransomed will shine I want a gold one that's silver lined I've got a mansion just over the hilltop In that bright land where we'll never grow old And some day yonder we will never more wander But walk on streets that are purest gold Don't think me poor or deserted or lonely I'm not discouraged I'm heaven bound I'm but a pilgrim in search of the city I want a mansion, a harp and a crown I've got a mansion just over the hilltop In that bright land where we'll never grow old And some day yonder we will never more wander But walk on streets that are purest gold (Words & music by Don Robertson) Who makes my heart beat like thunder? Who makes my temperature rise? Who makes me tremble with wonderful rapture With one burning glance, from her eyes Marguerita... Once I was free as a gypsy A creature too wild to tame Then suddenly I saw, Marguerita And I was caught, like a moth in the flame Marguerita...is her name Marguerita... Her lips have made me her prisoner A slave to her every command She captivates me, and intoxicates me With one little touch of her hand Marguerita.... Sweet...Marguerita...sweet,sweet Marguerita.... (words & music by Cymbal - Rashkow) Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary in the morning When through the sleepy haze I see her lying there Soft as the rain that falls on summerflowers Warm as the sunlight shining on her head When I awake and see her there so close beside me I want to take her in my arms, The ache is there so deep inside me Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary in the morning Chasing the rainbow in her dreams so far away And when she turns to touch me I kiss her fingers so softly And then my Mary wake to love and love again And Mary's there in summer days or stormy weather She doesn't care how right or wrong the love we share, We share together Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary in the evening Kissed by the shade of night and starlight in her hair And as we walk, I hold her close beside me All our tomorrows for a lifetime we will share (Words & music by Chuck Berry) Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. As I was motivatin' over the hill I saw Maybellene in a coup de ville. A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road, Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford. The cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five, She's bumper to bumber rollin' side by side. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. The cadillac moved to a hundred and four got hot and wouldn't do no more It got cloudy and started to rain Tooted my horn in the passing lane The rain water blowin all under my hood I knew that was doin' my motor no good Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. The motor cooled down, the heat went down And that's when I heard that highway sound. The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead. The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still And I caught Mabellene at the top of the hill. Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do. You've started back doing the things you used to do. (words & music by Claude DeMetrius) I got a woman, Mean as she can be I got a woman, Mean as she can be Sometimes I think She's almost mean as me A black cat up and died of fright 'Cause she crossed his path last night Oh, I got a woman Mean as she can be Sometimes I think She's almost mean as me She kiss so hard, she bruise my lips Hurts so good, my heart just flips Oh, I got a woman Mean as she can be Sometimes I think She's almost mean as me The strangest gal I ever had Never happy 'less she's mad Oh, I got a woman Mean as she can be Sometimes I think She's almost mean as me She makes love without a smile Ooh, hot dog that drives me wild Oh, I got a woman Mean as she can be Sometimes I think She's almost mean as me (words & music by Bill Strange - Scott Davis) Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind Memories, sweetened thru the ages just like wine Quiet thought come floating down And settle softly to the ground Like golden autumn leaves around my feet I touched them and they burst apart with sweet memories, Sweet memories Of holding hands and red bouquets And twilight trimmed in purple haze And laughing eyes and simple ways And quiet nights and gentle days with you Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind Memories, sweetened thru the ages just like wine, Memories, memories, sweet memories (Words & music by Chuck Berry) Long distance information give me Memphis, Tennessee Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me She could not leave her number but I know who placed the call My uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall Help me information to get in touch with my Marie She's the only one who'd phone me here from Memphis, Tennessee Her home is on the southside, high upon a ridge Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge Help me information more than that I cannot add Only that I miss her and all the fun we had But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree Tore apart our happy home in Memphis, Tennessee The last time I saw Marie she was waving me goodbye With hurry home drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye Marie is only six years old, Information please Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee (words & music by Lou Baxter - Johnny Moore) Merry, merry Christmas baby Sure did treat me nice I said merry Christmas baby Sure did treat me nice Gave me a diamond ring for Christmas Now I'm living in paradise Well I'm feeling might fine Got good music on my radio Well, I'm feeling might fine Got good music on my radio Well, I want to kiss you baby While you're standing beneath the mistletoe I said, merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas baby You sure did treat me nice Yes, you did, yes, you did Yes, you did, yes, you did I said merry, merry Christmas baby Sure did treat me nice Gave me diamond ring for Christmas Now I'm puttin' it through Al's mike (Words & music by Tepper,Bennett) Mexico, Mexico They've got muchas, mucha-chas, amigos ...Latin features,never saw such adorable creatures ...Love to dig, ooh...the nights here We live it up and love it up amigo Life begins when you're in Mexico You never order, water When you order south of the border ...In to kiss a lovely senorita Ooh.. the samba, la bamba ...I'll go where you go Life begins when you're in Mexico Mexico, Mexico They've got muchas mucha-chas, amigos ...never saw such adorable creatures We'll live it up and love it up amigo Life begins...when you're in...Mexico... (words & music by K. Arnold) Well, I woke up this morning, And I looked out the door. I can tell that old milk cow By the way she lowed. Hold it fellows, that don't move me. Let's get real, real gone for a change. Well, I woke up this morning And I looked out the door I can tell that that old milk cow I can tell the way she lowed. Well, if you've seen my milk cow, Please ride her on home. I ain't had no milk or butter Since that cow's been gone. Well, I tried to treat you right, Day by day. Get out your little prayer book Get down on your knees and pray. For you're gonna need, You're gonna need your loving daddy's help someday. Well, then you're gonna be sorry For treating me this way. Well, believe me, don't that sun look good going down? Well, believe me, don't that sun look good going down? Well, don't that old moon look lonesome When your baby's not around. Well, I tried everything to get along with you. I'm gonna tell you what I'm going do. I'm gonna quit my crying, I'm gonna leave you alone. If you don't believe I'm leaving, you can count the days I'm gone. I'm gonna leave. You're gonna need your loving daddy's help someday. Well, you're gonna be sorry You treated me this way. (Arranged and adapted by Elvis Presley) Yes I'm gonna walk on the milky white way Oh Lord some of these days I'm gonna walk that milky white way Some of these days well well well well I'm gonna walk up and take my stand Gonna join that Christian band I'm gonna walk on that milky white way Oh Lord, some of these days I'm gonna tell my mother howdy, howdy, Howdy when I get home Yes, I'm gonna tell my mother howdy, When I get home well well well well I'm gonna shake my mother's hand I will shake her hands that day That's when we walk on the milky white way On some of these days I'm gonna meet god the father and god the son Yes, I'm gonna meet god the father and god the son Well well well well I'm gonna sit down and tell Him my troubles About the world that I just came from That's when we walk on the milky white way Oh Lord, on some of these days (Words & music by Tepper - Bennett) Mine is a heart That beats for only you Mine is a love that always will be true For ever more, beyond the end of time I will be your love, promise you'll be mine Mine is a heart That beats for only you Mine is a love that always will be true For ever more, beyond the end of time I will be your love, promise you'll be mine (Words & music by L. Deanson) Oh blessed mother we pray to thee Thanks for the miracle of your rosary Only you can hold back Your holy son's hand Long enough for the whole world to understand Hail, Mary full of grace The Lord is with thee Blessed are thou among women And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus Oh holy Mary dear mother of God Please pray for us sinners Now and at the hour of our death And give thanks once again For the miracle of your rosary (Words & music by Giant - Baum - Kaye) Is your love darling just a mirage? From the distance, you call to me like an oasis Though your kisses, keep drawing me near Is your love a mirage that will disappear? Like a man in the desert, I'm lost Is this dream just a trick of my imagination Though I thirst for your lips, night and day Is your love a mirage that will fade away? How I pray, heaven answered my prayer When I reach out for you, You'll be there In the search for my love will be through Like a dream a mirage, will come trueI How I pray, heaven answered my prayer When I reach out for you, You'll be there In the search for my love will be through Like a dream a mirage, will come true A mirage, a mirage, a mirage (Words & music by J. Livingston - R. Evans) Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, man have named you You're so like the lady with the mystic smile Is it only 'cause you're lonely man have blamed you For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile Do you smile to tempt a lover Mona Lisa Or is it your way to hide a broken heart Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep They just lie there and they die there Are you warm, are you real Mona Lisa Or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art La la la la...... For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile Do you smile to tempt a lover Mona Lisa Or is it your way to hide a broken heart Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep They just lie there and they die there Are you warm, are you real Mona Lisa Or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art (words & music by J. Stone) You know, the landlord rang my front door bell. I let it ring for a long, long spell. I went to the window, I peeped through the blind, And asked him to tell me what's on his mind. He said, Money, honey. Money, honey. Money, honey, if you want to get along with me. Well, I screamed and I hollered, I was so hard-pressed. I called the woman that I loved the best. I finally got my baby about half past three, She said I'd like to know what you want with me. I said, Money, honey. Money, honey. Money, honey, If you want to get along with me. Well, I said tell me baby, what's wrong with you? Money, honey. Money, honey. Money, honey, If you want to get a long with me. Well, I've learned my lesson and now I know The sun may shine and the winds may blow. The women may come and the women may go, But before I say I love you so, I want Money, honey. Money, honey. Money, honey, If you want to get along with me. (words & music by Mark James - Elvis Presley) Well, it's hard to be a gambler Bettin' on the number That changes ev'ry time Well, you think you're gonna win Think she's givin' in A stranger's all you find Yeah, it's hard to figure out What she's all about That she's a woman through and through She's a complicated lady, so color my baby moody blue, Oh, Moody blue Tell me am I gettin' through I keep hangin' on Try to learn the song But I never do Oh, Moody blue, Tell me who I'm talkin' to You're like the night and day And it's hard to say Which one is you. Well, when Monday comes she's Tuesday, When Tuesday comes she's Wednesday, Into another day again Her personality unwinds Just like a ball of twine On a spool that never ends Just when I think I know her well Her emotions reveal, She's not the person that I though I knew She's a complicated lady, so color my baby moody blue, Oh, Moody blue Tell me am I gettin' through I keep hangin' on Try to learn the song But I never do Oh, Moody blue, Tell me who I'm talkin' to You're like the night and day And it's hard to say Which one is you. (words & music by Sylvia Dee- Ben Weisman) Let's go on a moonlight swim Far away from the crowd All alone upon the beach Our lips and our arms Close within each other's reach Will be on a moonlight swim Let's go on a moonlight swim To the raft we can race After just a little while I'll sit and pretend That you're on a desert isle With me on a moonlight swim Though the air is cold With kisses oh so sweet I'll keep you warm So very warm from head to you feet Let's go on a moonlight swim We're in love and above There's a crazy balloon That sits winking down And inviting us to come on in On a moonlight swim (Words & music by Donnie Summer) Here's another dime for you, Mr. Songman Sing the loneliness of broken dreams away, if you can Yes it's only me and you, Mr. Songman Take away the night sing away my hurt, Mr. Songman In your ivory covered house, safe behind your walls of glass You keep staring back at me like a memory from the past Won't you sing me away to a summer night Let me hold you in my arms again I know memory's not re-living But at least it's not the end Here's another dime for you Mr. Songman Sing the loneliness of broken dreams away, if you can Yes it's only me and you, Mr. Songman Won't you take away the night, sing away my hurt, Mr. Songman Won't you sing me away to a summer night Let me hold her in my arms again Take away the night sing away my hurt, Mr. Songman (words & music by Dixon) Well, my babe don't stand no cheating, my babe Well, my babe don't stand no cheating, my babe You know, my babe don't stand no cheating She don't, she don't, she don't, oh, God My babe, I know she loves me, my babe Well, my babe, I know she loves me, my babe Well, my babe, I know she loves me, my babe Well, my babe, I know she loves me She don't do nothing but kiss and love me My babe, I know she loves me, my babe (words & music by Arthur Crudup) Yes my baby left me, never said a word. Was it something I done, something that she heard? My baby left me, my baby left me. My baby even left me, never said a word. Now I stand at my window, wring my hands and cry. I hate to lose that woman, hate to say goodbye. You know she left me, yes, she left me. My baby even left me, never said a word. Baby, one of these mornings, Lord, it won't be long, You'll look for me and, Baby, and daddy he'll be gone. You know you left me, you know you left me. My baby even left me, never said a word. Now, I stand at my window, wring my hands and moan. All I know is that the one I love is gone. My baby left me, you know she left me. My baby even left me, never said a word. My Baby's gone (I'm Left, You're Right, (words & music by S. Kesler - W. Taylor) Well, you're right, I'm left, she's gone. You're right, and I'm left all alone. Well, you tried to tell me so, But how was I to know That she was not the one for me? You told me all along, You're right, our love was so wrong. But now I changed my mind, Because she broke the ties that bind, And I know that she never cared for me. Well, I thought I knew just what she'd do, I guess I'm not so smart. Oh, you tried to tell me along she'd only break my heart. I'm left, you're right, she's gone. You're right, and I'm left all alone. Well, she's gone I know not where, But now I just don't care. For now I'm falling for you. If you'll forgive me now, I'll make it up somehow. So happy we will be, In a home just for three, And I'll soon forget her, Now I know. Well, I thought I knew just what she'd do, I guess I'm not so smart. You tried to tell me all along, She'd only break my heart. Well, you're right, I'm left, she's gone. You're right, and I'm left all alone. Well, she's gone, I know not where, But now I just don't care, For now I've fallen for you. (words & music by Claude Francois - Jean Piere Bourtayre - Bill Martin - Phil Coulter) You're sleeping son, I know But, really, this can't wait I wanted to explain Before it gets too late For your mother and me Love has finally died This is no happy home But God knows how I've tried Because you're all I have, my boy You are my life, my pride, my joy And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy I know it's hard to understand Why did we ever start? We're more like strangers now Each acting out a part I have laughed, I have cried I have lost every game Taken all I can take But I'll stay just the same Because you're all I have, my boy You are my life, my pride, my joy And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy Sleep on, you haven't heard a word Perhaps it's just as well Why spoil your little dreams Why put you through the hell Life is no fairytale As one day you will know But now you're just a child I'll stay her and watch you grow Because you're all I have, my boy You are my life, my pride, my joy And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy (Words & music by Stan Gelber) Come here my serenade, my desert serenade A lover's melody, to bring you close to me It's a tender lullaby, born of golden sand and sky The song is new, and it's calling you Tonight beside the desert palms Come let me take you in my arms Come here my serenade, my desert serenade Wherever lovers dwell, it weaves it's magic spell Soon a thousand dreams will start, And romance will fill your heart My lips conceal, love that's warm and real Give me a chance to hold you near You'll see a brand new world appear So come and hear, my desert serenade, my desert serenade, My desert serenade (Words & music by Peterson - Bergantine) Evening shadows make me blue When each weary day is through How I long to be with you My happiness Every day I bring from this Dreaming of your tender kiss Always thinking how I miss My happiness A million years it seems Have gone by since we shared our dreams But I'll hold you again There'll be no blue memories then Whether skies are grey or blue Any place on earth will do Just as long as I'm with you My happiness A million years it seems Have gone by since we shared our dreams But I'll hold you again There'll be no blue memories then Whether skies are grey or blue Any place on earth will do Just as long as I'm with you My happiness (Words & music by Sigman - Faith) If you're in Arizona, I'll follow you If you're in Albuquerque, I'll be there too We'll have a little chance to start a-new Because my love is endless for you My heart cries for you Sighs for you, dies for you My arms long for you Please come back to me An unimportant quarrel Is what we had We have to learn to live with the good and bad Come together da da da la dum.... This loneliness is driving me mad My heart cries for you Sighs for you, dies for you My arms long for you Please come back to me My heart cries for you Sighs for you, dies for you My arms long for you Please come back to me Please come back, come back, come back to me (Words & music by Shirl Milete) My warped and worried mind resortd To wandering off to ponder things I never talk about A pretty girl I used to know but wouldn't know if we met face to face And defying every logic known I wish all the time machine could take me back again To the wonder of my first love, the old folks tease me 'bout Referring to her only as my little friend Somewhere far away and maybe not so far away The child has grown into a woman of the world I assume just knowing that she knew so much of life at such a tender age I learned from her the whispered things the big boys at the pool hall talk about The thrill and disappointment, fear and shame that first love brings But oh, how I thought I loved my little friend The fragrance of the green grass mingled with the scent of love and warming earth The moonlight night I kissed and cried and swore I'd never touch another girl But time moved fast and I moved on and I loved others time and time again But with each time I thought of her and always gave a little more Assembled love and rememberance for my little friend Oh-oh-oh assembled love and rememberance for my little friend Oh-oh-oh assembled love and rememberance for my little friend Oh-oh-oh assembled love and rememberance for my little friend