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The Ballad of Cat Ballou [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to The Ballad of Cat Ballou, Written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston. Performed by Stubby Kaye & Nat ‘King’ Cole in Cat Ballou.
Well now friends just lend an ear
For you’re now about to hear
The ballad of Cat Ballou-ou
It’s a song that’s newly made
And Professor Sam the Shade
And the Sunrise Kid are singin’ it for you
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou
Never Before [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to Never Before, Lyrics by Mack David, Music by Jerry Livingston. Performed by Dean Martin in Sailor Beware
Never before has my heart felt a thrill like this
Never before
Never before
Never before has the whole world stood still like this
As I gaze at the face I simply adore
After today when they speak of our paradise
I’ll smile and I’ll say I’ve been there once or twice
For this is that once in a lifetime
The miracle of your kiss
I’ve never loved like this
Never before
The Old Calliope [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to The Old Calliope, Lyrics by Mack David, Music by Jerry Livingston. Performed by Dean Martin (and Jerry Lewis) in Sailor Beware
Editor’s note: So everyone knows: there’s a contention on the proper pronunciation of “calliope”. I’ve heard circus people (and other performers) say “cal-ee-OPE”, while other people pronounce it “cal-I-o-pea”. In this song, “the old calliope” uses the second pronunciation.
Second note: Technically, Jerry Lewis sings along with Dean Martin, but not very often — and then, clownishly. This is clearly Dean’s song. Although the dancing the two perform is clearly a 50/50 proposition.
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Today Tomorrow Forever [song lyrics]
Song lyrics to Today Tomorrow Forever, Lyrics by Mack David, Music by Jerry Livingston, performed by Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and cast in Sailor Beware
Editor’s note: In Sailor Beware, Dean Martin is singing Today Tomorrow Forever as an audition on a radio show. His pal Jerry Lewis “helps” him, with a chorus of their fellow sailors, singing various replies, trying to get Dean to break up. It goes something like this:
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Sailor’s Polka [song lyrics, Dean Martin]
Song lyrics to Sailor’s Polka, Lyrics by Mack David, Music by Jerry Livingston, sung by Dean Martin in Sailor Beware
Come on and play the sailors’ polka
Make way for Navy blue
Oh how the girls love to polka
With a sailor who’s tried and true
Where there is music and there’s moonlight
The Navy knows what to do
So come on and play the sailors’ polka
Make way for Navy blue