- A Wonderful Time Up There
(1958)
Well, now, everybody's gonna have religion and glory
Everybody's gonna be a-singin' that story
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there
Oh, glory hallelujah
Brother, there's a reckonin' a-comin' in the mornin'
Better get ready 'cause I'm givin' you the warnin'
Everybody's gonna have a wonderful time up there
- All Shook Up
A weeell'a bless my soul
What'sa wrong with me?
I'm itchin' like a man in on fuzzy tree
My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug
I'm in love
I'm all shook up
Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay, yay
My hands are shaky and my knees are weak
- Anastasia
Anastasia, tell me who you are
Are you someone from another star?
Anastasia, are you what you seem?
Do your sad eyes remember a dream?
Why do you tremble
And why do you sigh?
Could you be lonely
- Bernadine
Oh, Bernadine (sigh)
Oh, oh, oh, Bernadine
I can tell by the dimple on your chin
You're in beautiful shape for the shape you're in
An' I'm in shape for Bernadine
Oh, Bernadine
Oh, oh, oh, Bernadine
- Big Cold Wind
There was a big cold wind
It came a rolling down this hill
It passed an old pine tree
That tree is a shivering still
Now that wind was cold as it could be
But no colder than the kisses you've been giving me
They're like a big, a big, mighty big
Like a big cold wind
- Blueberry Hill
I found my thrill ......on blueberry hill
On blueberry hill ......when I found you
The moon stood still ......on blueberry hill
And lingered until ......my dreams came true
- Chains of Love
Chains of love have tied my heart to you
Chains of love have made me feel so blue
Well now I'm your prisoner
Tell me what you gonna do
Are ya gonna leave me, are ya gonna make me cry?
Are ya gonna leave me, are ya gonna make me cry?
These chains are gonna haunt me until the day I die
- Corrine, Corrina
I love Corrina, tell the world I do
I love Corrina, tell the world I do
I pray every night she learns to love me too.
Corrine, Corrina
Corrine, Corrina
Corrine, Corrina
I love you so.
- Dear John
[Chorus:]
Dear John (Dear John)
Oh, how I hate to write
Dear John (Dear John)
I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has gone
There's no reason to go on
- Don't Give Up On Jesus
Don’t give up on Jesus, brother
Faith is overdue
Don’t give up on Jesus
Cause he won’t give up on you
Doesn’t matter how rough the road is
He will see you through
So, don’t give up on Jesus
Cause he won’t give up on you
- For A Penny
Darling, darling, darling
If you should say we're through
I would sell my heart for a penny
'Cause it's worthless to me without you
Oh, oh, oh
With these arms I hold you
That's all I use them for
- Friendly Persuasion
Thee I love, more than the meadow so green and still
More than the mulberries on the hill
More than the buds of a May apple tree, I love thee
Arms have I, strong as the oak, for this occasion
Lips have I, to kiss thee, too, in friendly persuasion
Thee is mine, though I don't know many words of praise
- I Almost Lost My Mind
When I lost my baby (baby)
I almost lost my mind
When I lost my baby (baby)
I almost lost my mind
My head is in a spin since she's left me behind
I went to see the gypsy
And had my fortune read
- Johnny Will
I gotta get some money and get it right away
Because my baby she gave me the word today
She's tired of sittin' home each night, she says she has her fill
And if I don't take her to the dance next week, Johnny will
I checked and found they're sellin' tickets at five bucks each
And all that kinda money ain't within my reach
But if I want to be the guy who is her only thrill
- Little White Lies
The moon was all aglow
But heaven was in your eyes
The night that you told me
Those little white lies
The stars all seemed to know
You didn't mean all those sighs
The night that you told me
- Love Letters in the Sand
On a day like today
We passed the time away
Writing love letters in the sand
How you laughed when I cried
Each time I saw the tide
Take our love letters from the sand
- Pictures in the Fire
Ashes, nothing but ashes
That were pictures a moment ago
I threw your pictures into the fire
And now I sit and watch the glow
And though your love for me is gone
The memory lingers on
Darling, I still love you so
- Speedy Gonsales
It was a moonlit night in old Mexico
I walked alone between some old adobe haciendas.
Suddenly, I heard the plaintive cry of a young Mexican girl
You better come home, Speedy Gonzales
Away from tannery row
Stop alla your a-drinkin'
With that floozie named Flo
- Speedy Gonzales
(Spanish-guitar-strumming intro)
Spoken: It was a moonlit night in old Mexico. I walked alone between some old
adobe haciendas. Suddenly, I heard the plaintive cry of a young Mexican girl.
(female voice singing a series of "La-la-la's)
You better come home, Speedy Gonzales
- Technique
You love 'em, you leave 'em
That's what is known as technique
The more you deceive 'em
The more they like your technique
They have the feminine mind
Which is something like being colour-blind
We keep 'em guessing and that is how
- Tennessee Saturday Night
Now, listen while I tell you 'bout a place I know
Down in Tennessee where the tall corn grows
Hidden from the world in a bunch of pines
Where the moon's a little bashful and it seldom shines
Civilized people live there alright
But they all go native on a Saturday night
Their music is a fiddle and a flat guitar
- The Anniversary Song
О, как мы танцевали в ночь, когда поженились...
Мы обещали друг другу истинную любовь, не говоря ни слова.
Мир был в цвету, в небе сияли звёзды,
Кроме нескольких, которые были в твоих глазах.
Любимая, когда я заключал тебя в объятия,
Ангелы пели гимн твоему очарованию.
Два сердца спокойно бьются... Тихо шепчу:
- The Wind Cries Mary
After all jacks are in their boxes
And the clowns have all gone to bed
You can hear happiness staggering on down the street
Footprints dressed in red
And the wind whispers Mary
A broom is drearily sweeping
- This Land Is Mine
This land is mine, God gave this land to me
This brave and ancient land to me
And when the morning sun reveals her hills and plain
Then I see a land where children can run free
So take my hand and walk this land with me
And walk this lovely land with me
Though I am just a man, when you are by my side
- Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow night, will you remember what you said tonight ?
Tomorrow night, will all the thrill be gone ?
Tomorrow night, will it be just another memory
Or just another lovely song, that's in my heart to linger on ?
Your lips are so tender, your heart is beating fast
And you willingly surrender, tell me darling will it last ?
Tomorrow night, will you be with me when the moon is bright ?
- Two Hearts, Two Kisses
[Chorus]
One heart's not enough, baby
Two hearts make you feel crazy
One kiss makes you feel so nice
Two kisses put you in paradise
Two hearts, two kisses make one love
Two hearts beat as one, dear
- Walking the Floor over You
You left me and you went away,
You said that you'd be back in just a day,
You've broken your promise and you left me all alone,
I don't know why you did dear, but I do know that you're gone.
[Chorus]
I'm walking the floor over you,
I can't sleep a wink that is true.
- Why Baby Why
Why baby why don't you treat me (why, baby, why)
Like you used to do (why, baby, why)
Why, baby, baby don't you need me (why, baby, why)
Like I'm needin' you
If you need love and affection (why, baby, why)
Come to my lovin' arms (why, baby, why)
I'll be your shield and protection (why, baby, why)
- Wonderful Time up There
Beyond the sunset oh blissful morning when with our Saviour heaven has begun
Earth's toiling ended oh glorious dawning beyond the sunset when day is done
Beyond the sunset no clouds will gather no storms will threaten no fears annoy
Oh day of gladness oh day unending beyond the sunset eternal joy
Beyond the sunset o glad reunion with our dear loved ones who've gone before
In that fair homeland we'll know no parting beyond the sunset forever more