From: T P Uschanov Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.oldies Subject: GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #98 (GOLQ98) 1/2 Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 05:14:08 -0700 Organization: University of Helsinki Message-ID: <32395010.137E@cc.helsinki.fi> Welcome to the world of yet another GOLQ of mine. Again, there are no themes, although I noticed a few unintentional mini-mini-themes after having prepared the whole thing. Let me know if you spot them. There has been no change to the general rules. Answers must be received by 5:00 PM ET on Tuesday, October 1, 1996. Try to e-mail early since I don't know how long it takes to get here. E-mail (DO NOT POST) answers to: tuschano@cc.helsinki.fi -- once again let me emphasise the fact that your entries are supposed to reach only me, so if you see this in a newsgroup or other public forum, please don't do anything you're not sure about. I will acknowledge receipt of entries via e-mail. ________________________________________________________________________ Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #98 Songs #01-25 were from 1956 through 1969 Due 5:00 PM ET, Tuesday, October 1, 1996 ________________________________________________________________________ My children were raised You know they suddenly rise They started slow long ago Head to toe healthy, wealthy and wise #01) It's the dirty story of a dirty man And his clinging wife doesn't understand His son is working for the Daily Mail, it's a steady job #02) Every night, I still hear All your sighs, very clear Now love's gone, gone away As I once heard you say #03) Now listen to me, honey Someone should call, don't answer the phone Somebody knocks on a door, tell 'em we're not home I just want nobody but me, darling Nobody but me and you, honey, tonight, yeah I don't want no friends around There's a whole lot of sweet talk, yeah We're gonna be puttin' down Cut all the stereo, huh Forget about The Late Late Show #04) Just listen to the rhythm of the gentle bossa nova You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over #05) He needs her, he needs her so He wonders why he let her go-o-o-o-oh She's found a new love, buddy, he's a lucky guy #06) You know, your baby's gonna leave you If you don't treat her better She's gonna hop that train and say "bye bye" You gotta run and tell her that you loved her #07) The commercial came on so I got up to get myself a snack You should have seen what was goin' on by the time that I got back Down in the old abandoned mine Sweet Sue was a-havin' fits That villain said "Gimme the deed to your ranch or I'll blow y'all to bits" #08) There's a farm in Arkansas Got some secrets in its floor In decay, in decay You can tell where they're at Nothing grows, the ground is flat Where they lay, where they lay #09) Well, there are girls who like to cheat and flirt Those kinds of girls are the worst of all Oh, how they lie, oh, how they hurt And you - she's gonna make you fall Take it from me, I know what I'm sayin' I found me a girl who don't like to play This game of heartbreaks, it's mighty rough #10) When you left me all alone at the record hop Told me you were going out for a soda pop You were gone for quite a while, half an hour or more You came back and man, oh man, this is what I saw #11) Though I try and I try but I can't say goodbye Know that it's wrong and I should be so strong But the thought of you gone makes me want to hold on #12) Oh, misery, misery What's gonna become of me? I tell my blues they mustn't show But soon these tears are bound to flow #13) And when I awoke on a dreary Sunday morning I opened up my eyes to find there's rain And something deep within said "Go ahead and find her Just close your eyes, yeah, just close your eyes and she'll be there" #14) Can't you hear the flugelhorn? Can't you hear the bell? Even you can be reborn You naughty ne'er-do-well #15) Here comes Mary, here comes Lee I know what they want to see I won't let them stretch their necks #16) You told everybody that we were friends Well, this is where our friendship ends I love to send you to change your tune You had me around since way last June #17) And all I want for you to say Is you'll come home with me each day You could be my love, that's what I want Just you, secure and safe from harm #18) I must take my leave For promised am I The play is run, my love Your time has come, my love #19) A soldier is a soldier, and when he's on parade An order is an order, and has to be obeyed You've got to do your duty wherever you may be And now you're under orders to hurry home to me #20) Don't you nickname it You might as well claim it It'll be here forever and ever Ain't gonna fade, never, no, never It swept this whole wide land Sinkin' deep in the heart of man Come on, boy, join our clan Come on, boy, take my hand Come on, boy, be a man #21) Everybody has got somebody they love to talk about (And I got somebody) Everybody got their own way of unwinding when they feel down and out (Yes they have) The sooner you unwind, the better it is The easiest way you do it, the better it feels Just make sure that when you do it, be for real #22) Everyone told me this would happen someday But all I did was laugh and say: "Now you're just jealous" (oh yeah) "'Cause I've got a love that's true" (don't you know) But now I realize That they were only trying to help me #23) And I got a feeling Down in my sho-o-o-oes, said Way down in my sho-o-oes Yeah, I got to ramble, whoa-oh I got to move on, whoa-oh I got to walk away my blues #24) I got a pencil and a paper And I sat right down to write I got a pencil and a paper And I sat right down to write I said "I miss you in the daytime But I miss you more at night" #25) Tie-breakers: What good does it do To give her love pure and true When any fool would understand She thinks money makes the man? #T1) You never do what you know you ought to Something tells me you're the Devil's daughter #T2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please answer the following questions (append your answer to the line): Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if answered] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = ------------------------------------------------------------------------