Well, comb your hair & paintin' powder
You'll act proud & I'll act prouder
You'll sing loud & I'll sing louder
Tonight we're settin' the woods on fire
You're my girl & I'm your fella
Dress up in your proper yello'
I'll look swell but you'll look sweller
We're settin' the woods on fire
We'll be takin' all the high school hops
Tonight we're havin' fun
We're gonna show the gang a brand new dance
That never has been done
I don't care if they thinks we're silly
You be daffy, I'll be dilly
Want you to be my sweet sweet filly
We're settin' the woods on fire
I'll gas up my hot rod Stoker
The band will play hot as a polka
You'll be broke, I'll be broker
Tonight we're settin' the woods on fire
We'll sit close to one another
Up one street & down the other
We will have the time of brother
Settin' the woods on fire
We'll put aside a little time
To fix a flat or 2
My tires & tubes are doin' fine
But the air is showin' through
You clap hands & I'll start bowin'
We'll do all the law's allowin'
I hope your daddy don't start growlin'
Settin' the woods on fire
Settin' the woods on fire
Tonight we're settin' the woods on fire
If I had a girl that loved me
Just as much as she loves you
I'd stay in her arms every doggone day
& never would be untrue
You can't win (you can't win)
Don't do it, my friend
Well you told her lies & alibis
You tried to make her think you care
But when she wants the little bit of love you promised
She can't find it anywhere
You can't win (you can't win)
Don't do it, my friend
Bridge:
One of these days you're gonna find yourself
All alone & oh so blue
Don't come to me for sympathy
'Cause it'll be too late
There won't be a thing I can do for you
Well you'd better take her in your lovin' arms
& tell her that you're so ashamed
Don't try to be smart & break her heart
'Cause you're gonna play a loser's game
You can't win (you can't win)
Don't do it, my friend
(instrumental)
(repeat bridge)
(repeat verse 3)
(repeat & fade):
You can't win (you can't win)
Don't do it, my friend
Cincinnati Fireball
(Schroeder/McFarland)
There's a gal they call the Cincinnati Fireball
One look, you fall for that Cincinnati Fireball
I bet you 5, I'm gonna get you 10
She's gonna break my heart again
But don't you know-wo-wo, I gotta go-wo-wo
Back to O-O-O-hio
Now when she walks that walk, it's such a pleasure to the eye
& when she talks sweet talk, you love it, though it's all a lie
& when she tells you she'll be true
But never tells you true to who
That's why I know-wo-wo, I gotta go-wo-wo
Back to O-O-O-hio
Bridge:
Well that Cincinnati Fireball
She's not too tall, but she's got it all
Ooo that kiss, that kiss of fire
It makes you wanna climb the wall
Well I'm a fool, it's clear, but my desire is very small
If I could just be near to my Cincinnati Fireball
'Cause every time I hold her tight
It's worth 1000 sleepless nights
That's why I know-wo-wo, I gotta go-wo-wo
Back to O-O-O-hio
(instrumental)
(repeat bridge)
(repeat verse 3)
That's why I know-wo-wo, I gotta go-wo-wo
Back to O-O-O-hio
I beg your pardon, but don't I know your name?
Are you the girl I met 2 years ago?
If so, you sure have changed?
I beg your pardon, but I'm still in love with you
My nights have been so lonely without you near
My days have been so blue
You gave me your love to build a kingdom just for 2
Just like a fool, I ran away & left your love so true
I beg your pardon, but I'm still in love with you
(instrumental, with backing "ah's")
You gave me your love to build a kingdom just for 2
Just like a fool, I ran away & left your love so true
I beg your pardon, but I'm still in love with you
I Love My Baby
(Barry DeVorzon/T. Ellis)
Well I'm walkin' on air, I don't have a care
I'm just as happy as I can be
I love my baby & my baby loves me
Well I'm walkin' along, singin' my song
I got a feelin' that's heavenly
I love my baby & my baby loves me
(x2):
She gives me kisses sugar sweet
She gives me lovin' that can't be beat
& when she whispers in my ear
All my troubles seem to disappear
Well I feel like a king who's got everything
I'm up in heaven far, can't you see?
I love my baby & my baby loves me
Well I love my baby & my baby loves me
You've been lyin' been untrue
Now they call me Little Boy Blue
Someday, baby, you're gonna find
Noboby in the world's gonna give you lovin' as sweet as
You've been cheatin', doin' me bad
Now they call me Little Boy Sad
Someday, baby, you're gonna see
Noboby in the world's gonna give you lovin' as sweet as me
(x2):
Little Boy Blue, that's my name
Little Boy Sad, you're to blame
You've been sneakin', doin' me dirt
Now they call me Little Boy Hurt
Someday, baby, you're gonna find
Noboby in the world's gonna give you lovin' as sweet as mine
(repeat & fade):
Noboby in the world's gonna give you lovin' as sweet as mine
(I Go) Down To The River
(B. Weisman/L. Adelson)
In the night when the town is still & asleep
In the dark of the moon, I've a date I must keep
I go down, I go down, I go down to the river
All alone, all alone I walk to the shore
To the love that I pray will be waiting once more
I go down, I go down, I go down to the river
How I long for your kiss, how I long for your arms
How I need to hold you again
Like a dream you appear; in the night you are near
& I reach out to touch you but then...
You are gone & I know, I long & I yearn
What the river has claimed, it will never return
I go down, I go down, I go down to the river to cry
Down the river to cry
Big Big World
(Nelson/Burch/West)
91 27th Avenue
Walked up to the door: "Hello sir, how are you?
No, I'm just lookin' for a friend livin' in Apartment 10
You say she's gone? Please, how long has it been?"
CHORUS:
It's a big big city, it's a big big world
How's a boy gonna find a little pretty girl
In this big big world?
Goin' out to find myself a telephone
Got a pocketful of dimes; I know her last name is Jones
Joneses, Joneses, oh I see, page 19 to 23
Big big world can be unkind
The phone just took my last dime
(chorus)
I'm Still Dreamin'
(Barry DeVorzon/T. Ellis)
I'm still dreamin', but not like before
Though I'm dreamin', I'm lonely no more
I've found the one, the only one to make my dreams come true
I'm still dreamin', but only of you
No more searchin' for love that is true
No more searchin'; what good would it do?
I've found a love, a tender love; my lonely days are through
No more searchin', for now I have you
Heaven sent an angel to make my dreams come true
& I found that angel the day that I met you
I'm still dreamin', & each time I do
I keep dreamin', but only of you
I've found the one, the only one to make my dreams come true
I'm still dreamin', dreamin' of you
I've Got A Lot Of Things To Do
(Keller/Hunter)
I've got a lot of things to do since you said we're through
I'm just as busy as a bee, oh woe is me
I must admit it's gettin' rough
The days just aren't long enough
I've got a lot of things to do since you said we're through
CHORUS:
I gotta walk the floor & sing the blues
Ever since I heard the news
I gotta sit & cry all by myself
Since you put me on the shelf
I gotta hear the tick-tock of the clock
I gotta ring on the telephone
I've got a lot of things to do since you said we're through
I gotta lose my appetite & never sleep at night
I gotta tell my broken heart that it's wrong to part
& like a fool I gotta dream
& hope & pray & even scheme
I've got a lot of things to do since you said we're through
(chorus)
(repeat chorus):
I've got a lot of things to do since you said we're through
Girls, girls, pretty little girls, oh what they do to me
With their ponytails & their short short skirts just above the
knee
Big ones, small ones, short & tall, they all have somethin' new
There's so many girls & so little time
I don't know what I'm gonna do
CHORUS:
Ooo I love the way they walk
Uh uh, I love to hear 'em talk
Girls, girls, give me nothin' but girls
& time enough to love 'em all
I've got a date with Mary Lou; I pick her up at 9
& when I take her home tonight, I'm meetin' Caroline
Peggy, Betty, Sally & Sue are waitin' for my call
Till I'll be the one & my lovin' is done
I'm gonna try to get around to them all
(chorus)
(instrumental)
Ooo I love the way they walk
Uh uh, I love to hear 'em talk
Girls, girls, give me nothin' but girls
Big ones, small ones, as long as they're girls
Girls, girls, give me nothin' but girls
& time enough to hug 'em
Time enough to kiss 'em
& time enough to love 'em all
One in a while there comes a chance
For boys & girls to share romance
I'm not deaf, I was too blind to see
Oh please have mercy on fools like me
My baby was what we've all dreamed of
Before did to me with all her love
I walked the shoes right off my feet
Oh please have mercy on fools like me
(x2):
Why did I leave her alone to stay
& go on back to my rough & rowdy ways?
If I could see her, here's what I'd say:
"I miss you, baby, in so many ways"
My love forever she would be
Oh please have mercy on fools like me
Second Chance
(Ferguson/Barry DeVorzon)
Why, why, why did I treat you bad?
& why, why, why did I make you mad?
Well I'm so lonely since you left me
I'm walkin' in a trance
Oh please give me a second chance
I know, I know I made you blue
But I try to make it up to you
Well, though I hurt you, really hurt you
Don't find a new romance
Oh please give me a second chance
A second chance, a second chance with you
A second chance to prove how much I still love you
Yes I do
Well I know, I know I was untrue
But I try to make it up to you
Well, if you'll let me, let me love you
We'll find a new romance
Oh please give me a second chance
(repeat & fade):
Give me a second chance
The girl that I intend to wed
Just bought a gift for me & said
"I bought this 'specially
For all your friends to see
Open it up, go ahead."
"Ah, that's awful swell," I said
I kissed her on the cheek & then
Began to read the note within
"In these you'll look real smart
Because they match your heart"
& so I took them out
Clown shoes; so what's it all about?
Oh no, not clown shoes!
Maybe I'm in for some mighty bad news
She laughed at me & called my name
& all my friends, they did the same
Thought she was sweet & swell
& look how hard I fell
& now I know I was wrong
(x3):
So I'll go & put my clown shoes on
The Fool Of The Year
(David Gates)
My friends all say, "How could you be so blind?"
I never thought she was the cheatin' kind
I lost my pride, & now I fear
That I'm the fool of the year
Ring, ring the bells & spread the word around
The king of fools has at last been found
Let's get together & give a cheer
For I'm the fool of the year
Get the blue ribbons, strike up the band
Come see the biggest fool; believe me, here I stand
(x2):
So you can see why I should get the prize
Since I'm the one who fell for all her lies
So clap your hands & I'll shed a tear
You're lookin' at the fool of the year
You're lookin' at the fool of the year
You're lookin' at the fool of the year
The Poorest Boy In Town
(Fred Tobias/Lee Pockriss)
I've got a pocketful of money
Got my own car to drive around
But since I lost your love, your precious, precious love
Oh I'm the poorest boy, the poorest boy in town
I still buy all the latest records
But they make such a lonely sound
'Cause darlin', you're not there to hear them anymore
So I'm the poorest boy, the poorest boy in town
Without your love I'm just a beggar
Beggin' for your sweet sweet love again
'Cause now I know that
I really don't need any money
Don't need a car to drive around
Just tell me you still care & make a millionaire
Out of the poorest boy in town
(instrumental)
Just tell me you still care & make a millionaire
Out of the poorest boy in town
Out of the poorest boy in town
Damn The Defiant
(Dorsey & Johnny Burnette)
Out in an English harbor waits an old but rugged ship
Waiting for a crew of men so she can make her trip
Out searching was the best gang that everyone knew well
A-searchin' the streets & gutters so the Defiant could set sail
The captain ordered to see the men to pick them for his crew
Called for headstruck daughters but for all the good men too
Out to sail this morning, Italy was her destiny
To escort back a convoy that was helpless on the sea
CHORUS:
The HMS Defiant sailed to live up to her name
There was no word of mutiny aboard, but who was there to blame?
The Defiant reached its destiny, no timber ships in sight
So returning home, the French approached; the Defiant had to fight
She captured herself a vessel with a chest of jewels aboard
Along with the Frenchmen who advised Napoleon under his sword
With Captain Culvert wounded was there not a man to care
The first lieutenant took command with mutiny in the air
The breakout be with 2 men named Evans & Vazar
Commanded the mutineers to take the ship where they desired
(chorus)
The English were surrounded by the French who came to fight
With love for England the mutineers turned to fight with all their
might
The Defiant walked through through fire & hell to save the Admiral
Fleet
A pardon keepin' the mutineers from making the French retreat
(repeat & fade):
The HMS Defiant sailed to live up to her name
The word of mutiny now was gone & no man was to blame
It Isn't There
(Clint Ballard, Jr.)
I look in her eyes, wishing they were yours
I pretend they're your lips when I'm kissing hers
But where's that oh thrill, the thrill that we had?
It isn't there, it isn't there, it isn't there
I say I need her; I wish it were true
I wish she were someone I could love like you
But something's missin', that certain feelin'
No it isn't there, it isn't there, it isn't there
Without you
(instrumental)
Darlin', say you're willin', & we'll start all over
'Cause It isn't there, it isn't there, it isn't there
Without you
The Opposite
(Barry DeVorzon/Bodie Chandler)
Everybody knows that the world is round
& what goes up has to come back down
Well I wonder what everybody would do
If the opposite were only true
If the world was square & they also found
That what went up never did come down
It would be too good, just too good to be true
'Cause then you'd love me & I wouldn't love you
You'd be the one to make for a date
& I'd be the one to show up late
You'd be the one to cry every night
& that would really serve you right
(x2):
But the world is round, it's so very round
& what goes up has to come back down
So until the day that the opposite's true
There is really nothin' I can do
Except to go on lovin' you
(repeat & fade):
Except to go on lovin' you
I Think She Knows
(songwriting credits unavailable)
I think she knows that I am seein' you
I think she knows that I'm not bein' true
Don't wanna hurt her, don't wanna make her cry
But what can I do?
She makes believe that things are still the same
But I can't play this kind of cheatin' game
I know she needs me, but I'm in love with you
So what can I do?
No matter what I say to her, I'm gonna break her heart for her
How can I tell someone as nice as her I don't love her anymore?
I think she knows our love has reached the end
I only hope that we can still be friends
I'll have to tell her, I'll have to let her know
What else can I do?
(instrumental)
I'll have to tell her, I'll have to let her know
(repeat & fade):
What else can I do?
It All Depends On Linda
(Bobby Bare/Charles Williams)
I'd buy the world if my Linda wants to be a rich man's wife
& I'd farm 40 acres if she wants that simple life
I would be a beggar, or I would be a king
Oh it all depends on Linda, my sweet little Linda
Yes it all depends on Linda 'cause she's my everything
Her every wish is always my command
If you love her like I do you'd understand
How she controls my future, my hopes, my every plan
Oh it all depends on Linda, my sweet little Linda
Yes it all depends on Linda; my fate is in her hands
I love my sweet little Linda; my fate is in her hands
(instrumental)
Yes she controls my future, my hopes, my every plan
Oh it all depends on Linda, my sweet little Linda
Yes it all depends on Linda; my fate is in her hands
I love my sweet little Linda; my fate is in her hands
I got a pretty donner coat & a new pair of pants
& I didn't get off of the bus
I threw a set-4-set out in old L.A.
& the weather there was just too much
I met a sweet little chick, a real real swinger
She said she was a movie star
She took me home to a knock-out pad
& she fed me on caviar
CHORUS:
That's my Suzie, now people hear me say
She's my sweet sweet Suzie & I left her out in old L.A.
I got a Continental dual pair of import shoes
Now Suzie's got me dressed in style
With a credit card I bought an XKE
& made the California babes go wild
As time went by our love went old
& we didn't seem to have no cash
So I took me a bus & I went back home
Now Suzie baby's slingin' hash
(chorus)
(instrumental)
(chorus)
(repeat & fade):
That's my sweet sweet Suzie & I left her out in old L.A.
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