Poor Man’s Son [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to Poor Man’s Son
I’m up each day with the risin’ sun
I’ve got a job and it must be done
I leave for work feelin’ good
‘Cause you’re on my mind
Each part of you help me pass the time
I’m a poor man’s son
It Was a Very Good Year [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to It Was a Very Good Year, composed by Ervin Drake in 1961 and originally recorded by Bob Shane with the Kingston Trio
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One of Those Songs
Song lyrics to One of Those Songs, Songwriters: Alain Albert Boublil, Robert Fourrey, Gerard Calvi
Well, this is one of those songs that you hear now and then,
You don’t know just where and you don’t know just when.
It’s one of those songs that are over and then,
It’s one of those songs that start playin’ again.
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The Way Of Love [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to The Way Of Love, lyrics by Al Stillman, music by Jacques Dieval
The Way of Love was originally written by Jack Diéval with French lyrics by Michel Rivgauche. It was performed on Belgium’s BRT radio station. In June 1965 the English rendering entitled “The Way of Love” was issued in the UK as a single by Kathy Kirby. It became a regional hit in the United States reaching #88 nationally.
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Johnny One Note [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to Johnny One Note (1937), words by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers
Johnny One Note is a 1937 show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms. Judy Garland sang it in the Rodgers & Hart musical biography, Words and Music (1948).
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On the Sunny Side of the Street [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to On the Sunny Side of the Street, a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields
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How dry I am [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to How dry I am, by Irving Berlin
The Near Future is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1919. It is better known for the small part of its lyric that took on a life of its own: How Dry I Am.
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You Are Old, Father William
“You Are Old, Father William” is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It is recited by Alice in Chapter 5, “Advice from a Caterpillar”. Alice informs the Caterpillar that she has previously tried to repeat “How Doth the Little Busy Bee” and has had it all come wrong as “How Doth the Little Crocodile“. The Caterpillar asks her to repeat “You Are Old, Father William”, and she recites:
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You’re Gonna Hear From Me [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to You’re Gonna Hear From Me (1966)
You’re Gonna Hear From Me was written by André Previn and Dory Previn written for the 1965 movie Inside Daisy Clover. It’s been recorded by Andy Williams and Frank Sinatra, among many others.
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Tijuana Taxi [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to Tijuana Taxi, written by Bud Coleman (September 1965), recorded by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Down in old Tijuana town
There’s this happy honkin’ sound,
Something you just can’t put down
It’s the world renown Tijuana Taxi cab.
So, you’re not impressed you say
With a beat up Chevrolet
But that driver man Jose
Knows his way around Tijuana town.
