Newsgroups: rec.games.trivia,rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s,rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s From: Rich Ardini Subject: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #126 (GOLQ126) Message-ID: Organization: GOLQ, Inc. Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 21:40:29 GMT GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ (GOLQ) #126 Welcome to GOLQ 126. Some of these last few GOLQs were tough. I need a vacation. Gotta get away, as Mick and Georgie were telling me. There is a theme in this quiz that connects all the songs. Some of the songs have been used before (so has the theme). E-mail (DO NOT POST) answers to: REA01803&msn.com [replace '&' with '@', 01803 are all numbers] The deadline is 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) Tuesday, June 30, 1998. Try to e-mail early, since entries occasionally get delayed or lost due to Internet problems. Please keep in mind I like to post results within 24 hours of the deadline. If you're concerned about your entry, you can call me at 781-273-2035. 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Have fun, everyone! -- Rich Ardini REA01803&msn.com [replace '&' with '@'] 781.273.2035 ________________________________________________________________________ Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #126 (Songs #01 - #25 were from 1956 through 1969) Due 5:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, June 30, 1998 ________________________________________________________________________ Every time he says he loves me Chills run down my spine Every time he wants to kiss me Ooh, he makes me feel so fine #01) Finally made the plane into Paris Honeymoonin' down by the Seine Peter Brown called to say, you can make it okay You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain #02) Sounds of laughter everywhere, And the dancing girls swaying to and fro I must declare my heart is there, Though I've been from Maine to Mexico But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way Won't be back for many a day #03) His majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he moved among the crowd Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud You want to find the truth in life, don't pass music by And you know I would not lie, no I would not lie #04) To the girl in 'Frisco, To the girls in New York To the girls in Texican, they gotta understand, That baby, I'm your man #05) It might have been in County Down Or in New York, in Gay Paree Or even London town #06) Just tell her I went to Timbuktu Tell her I'm searching for gold You can say she'd better find someone new To cherish and to hold #07) Oh, but he watches so sadly How can he tell her he loves her Yes, he would give his heart gladly But each day, when she walks to the sea She looks straight ahead, not at he #08) I followed you to Texas, I followed you to Utah (We didn't find it there, so we moved on) I followed you to Alabam', things looked good in Birmingham (We didn't find it there, so we moved on) #09) It is the special one It's never seen the sun It only comes out when the moon is on the run #10) Baby's begged me not to go, so many times before She says love and happiness Can't live behind those swingin' doors Now she's gone, and I'm to blame Too late, I finally see #11) Follow me up to San Francisco, I will be guide your way I'll be the Count of Monte Cristo, you'll be the Countess May You can believe in Robin Hood and brotherhood And rolling a ball in the hay And I will be reading you an Aesop's fable #12) He's got you and me brother in His hands #13) Oklahoma City, yes I know that she won't treat me cruel Denver, Colorado, never made me feel like such a fool These are only cities, but they're cities without you #14) I haven't eaten in about a week I'm so hungry when I walk I squeak Nobody calls me friend It's sad the shape I'm in #15) Now if you huff and puff and you finally save enough Money if you take your family on a trip across the sea Take a tip before you take a trip Let me tell you where to go #16) I've a pretty senorita waitin' for me Down in Old Mexico If you're ever in Alaska, stop and see-ee My cute little Eskimo #17) When I was down in Alabama, where they say "you all" Well they dance all around until they have a ball Well, he saw Don and Phil, they were gathered around And then they looked at him, they called him Cathy's clown He said, now wait a minute, buster, you didn't call me right They said, what you trying to do, boy, start a little fight? #18) I love how your heart beats Whenever I hold you I love how you think of me Without being told to #19) They said he was a talent scout in a big, long fancy car He came through town, took my baby away Said he'd make him a star He took him off to Hollywood and not once did he write I saw his name on a marquee sign I went to see his picture last night #20) And I'll be dancin' on a pony keg They'll lead you 'round that town Like a scolded hound With your tail tucked 'tween your legs #21) Yeh, the weeds were high, the corn was dry, When daddy took to drinkin' Him and Sally Walker, they upped and ran away Then Mama shed a silent tear, and promised 14 children "I swear you'll never see a hungry day" #22) You might come out a winner in a bullfight in Spain Paint your face like an Injun, dance with some rain Get on your magic carpet, 'cause nothing can stop it #23) Fame and fortune is a magnet It can pull you far away from home With a dream in your heart, you're never alone Dreams turn into dust and blow away #24) Cold, cold was the wind Warm, warm were your lips Out there, on that ski trail Where your kiss filled me with thrills #25) ------------ Tie-breakers ------------ Well I got it from the mountains, the mountains so high And I got it from the river, now the river is dry A-well, uh-oh, Cool, cool water, and it was not from the well, Well, a-well, I got it from the mountains, the mountains and the sea Now the good Lord gave this water to me A-well, uh-oh #T1) Well I never answered his letter I just couldn't tell him that way No, I never answered his letter 'Cause I didn't know what to say Now I'm going down to the station He'll be there at ten after two I'll show him the ring on my finger I don't know what else I can do #T2) _________________________________________________________________________ Please fill in the following information (append at the end of each line): Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if provided] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = _________________________________________________________________________