Cats In The CradleA child arrived just the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay,
He learned to walk while I was away,
And he was talking 'fore I knew it.
And as he grew he'd say, "I'm gonna be like you dad,
You know I'm gonna be like you."
Sixteen TonsВ СССР песня «16 тонн» была также достаточно популярна в исполнении негритянского (не политкорректно, зато по-человечески и правильно) ансамбля «The Platters», но когда народу лень переводить текст песни, он сам горазд на многое! Неисчислимое число пародий, как правило, упомянули вес бомбы в «шестнадцать тонн», которую несут некоторые пилоты, чтобы сбросить в той или иной стране. Были версии с американцами, собирающимися бомбить СССР, русскими, собирающимися бомбить Америку, и также русскими, собирающимися
The Battle Of New OrleansIn 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip.
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.
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We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
The Legend Of John Henry's HammerJohnny Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight
He said "Before the sheriff comes I wanna tell you," Said "Listen boy
Learn to hoist a jack and learn to lay a track learn to pick and shovel too
And take that hammer, It'll do anything you tell it to."
John Henry's mammy had about a dozen babies
John Henry's pappy broke jail about a dozen times
The babies all got sick and when the doctor wanted money