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Cat Ballou (1965) starring Jone Fonda, Lee Marvin,

Cat Ballou

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Cat Ballou (1965) starring Jone Fonda, Lee Marvin,

Cat Ballou was declared an instant classic with its blend of Western parody and rapid-fire action. Lee Marvin won an Oscar® for Best Actor as Kid Shelleen, the woozy, boozy, has-been gunslinger. Jane Fonda, at the height of her sex-kitten period, stars as Catherine “Cat” Ballou, the schoolmarm-turned-outlaw. She hires Kid to protect her father’s ranch from a greedy railroad tycoon. Filmed in just 32 days, Cat Ballou went on to become one of the biggest box office hits of 1965. With singing minstrels Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye.

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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.

The Ballad of Cat Ballou [song lyrics]

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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

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Orange Colored Sky [song lyrics]

Orange Colored Sky [song lyrics]

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Song lyrics to Orange Colored Sky, written by Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein in 1950. It was recorded by Nat King Cole with Stan Kenton’s orchestra on August 16, 1950 and released by Capitol Records. Orange Colored Sky peaked at #11 on the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart and lasted 13 weeks on the chart. It may be familiar to younger people courtesy of the Fallout video game.

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