From: T P Uschanov Newsgroups: rec.games.trivia,rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s,rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s Subject: GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #110 (GOLQ110) 1/2 Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 19:27:08 -0700 Organization: University of Helsinki Message-ID: <3398C6FC.46EF@cc.helsinki.fi> Reply-To: tuschano@cc.helsinki.fi Once again it is my honour to puzzle you with one of my Golden Oldies Lyrics Quizzes. This time there is no theme, except that all of the songs are among my personal favourites. Good luck! There has been no change to the general rules. Answers must be received by 5:00 PM ET on Tuesday, June 24, 1997. 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 #110 Songs #01-25 were from 1955 through 1969 Due 5:00 PM ET, Tuesday, June 24, 1997 ________________________________________________________________________ I needed you a long, long time My pride is too much for me, baby And I'm about to lose my mind Walk right on in Let your love come running to me #01) I don't know why she's riding so high She oughta think twice, she oughta do right by me Before she gets to saying goodbye She oughta think twice, she oughta do right by me #02) Give me just one more chance To prove my love is true You won't regret it, dear 'Cause I'll make it up to you #03) They're really rockin' in Boston In Philadelphia, PA Deep in the heart of Texas And 'round the Frisco bay All over La Jolla And down in New Orleans #04) For I love a girl who doesn't know I exist And this you can fix #05) It's funny, honey, you don't care You never listen to my prayer #06) When I was just a little boy of seventeen I had a girl, she was my queen She didn't love me like I loved her, now I know Now I'm so lonesome on my own #07) So hear me now, I'm on my bended knees Thanking you for the many blessings that you give me And I promise you that I'm gonna take care of my sweet little girl With everything that's in me #08) Everyone that you meet, baby As you walk down the street, baby Will ask you why you're walking all alone Why you're on your own #09) Call me any time that you want me Any time that you want me And I think that you might You know how, how I love you, believe me How I love you, believe me If you want me, it's all right #10) They play all my records, keep dancing all night But leave them alone for a while #11) When I was just a little boy I asked my mother what will I be? Will I be handsome, will I be rich? This is what she said to me #12) You can see the little children all around You can see the little ladies in their gowns #13) I tried my best to dig my inner me I walked on coals, my head below my knee #14) No more studying history And no more reading geography And no more dull geometry #15) I got me a complication And it's an only child Concerning my reputation As something more than wild I know it serves me right But I can't sleep at night Have to hide my face Or go some other play-ay-ay-ay-ay-ace #16) Sippin' the soda, we got a scheme Somebody else plays the record machine It's so easy to reminisce When you listen to the Monotones singing this #17) Through my window I can see There's my best friend Willie, whoop, with my Millie Making out behind my back Like all the other wolves in the pack #18) I wait as the days go by I long for the nights to go by I hear the knock on my door that never comes I hear the telephone that hasn't rung #19) I am just as steady as that clock on the shelf Maybe you're accusing me of what you're doing yourself #20) Saying goodbye at the station Summer vacation is taking you away #21) The way you stole my heart You know you could have been a cool crook And baby, you're so smart You know you could have been a school book #22) I could see right out my window, walkin' down the street My girl with another guy His arm around her like it used to be with me Oh, it makes me want to cry #23) I guess she's gone to Frisco To dance him there #24) Don't take her love from my arms No, no, no, no, no Don't leave me now, for her love belongs to me #25) Tie-breakers: Well, you put a nickel in the slot, you hear somethin' buzzin' Kisses while they're hot, five cents a dozen Up to my house, I've got something you've never seen #T1) Yes, my nights are too lonely for dreams You're never coming back, so it seems I remember the time when your lips kissed mine Darling, why did you leave? #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 = ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- T P Uschanov, University of Helsinki, Finland, European Union tuschano@cc.helsinki.fi ### http://www.helsinki.fi/~tuschano/ "Omnia praeclara tam difficilia, quam rara sunt." (Baruch Spinoza, 1632-1677)