Almost everyone who is a member of a Rotary club for more than a year knows that Rotary member No. 5, Chicago printer Harry Ruggles, brought singing to Rotary meetings. What almost no one knows is why, and most don’t know how important it was to the life of Rotary.

Harry Ruggles was a very moral man. He detested off-color language, malicious innuendo and classless humor. He argued in club meetings for clean language. Little more than a year after Rotary had been formed, at an evening meeting in 1906, the guest speaker began a story. Having heard it before, Harry also had heard the off-color ending, and felt it was inappropriate for the club, so hejumped up in the middle of the joke and yelled, “Come on boys, let's sing!” He then led the club in the singing of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.”

This was not only the first time that members had ever sung in Rotary, but apparently, also the first time that a group of businessmen ever sang at a business meeting, anywhere. By his surprising actions at this evening meeting, Harry demonstrated that demeaning activities and off-color stories were not welcome at Rotary gatherings. “It was reported at the time that the would-be speaker was embarrassed and sore,” and so Harry Ruggles apologized, but the club backed him up. Right then and there, it was decided that all subsequent Rotary meetings should be conducted so that any woman could attend without being embarrassed. This has been the unwritten rule ever since, just as the tradition of singing has endured.

For more information, visit http://www.rotaryfirst100.org/leaders/ruggles/

Click here for the Monmouth Rotary Singers http://www.galesburgrotary.org/rotjava/Glad2Be.rm

For more songs, from the Song of the Week - see the Song of the Week Archives

NEXT WEEK'S FOLLOWS:

SONG FOR AUGUST 2, 2010

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!

Take me out to the ball game.

Take me out to the crowd.

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,

I don't care if I ever get back.

We will root, root, root

for the home team.

If they don't win it's a shame.

For it's one, two, three strikes you're out

at the old ball game!

SONG FOR JULY 26, 2010

IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME

In the good old summertime,

In the good old summertime.

Strolling through the shady lane

with you baby mine.

You hold her hand

and she holds yours,

And that's a very good sign.

That she's your tootsie wootsie

in the good old summertime!

SONG FOR JULY 12, 2010

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R1jiVcIGcg

I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy,

A Yankee Doodle do or die.

A real life nephew of my Uncle Sam,

Born on the 4th of July.

I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart.

She's my Yankee Doodle joy.

Yankee Doodle came to London

Just to ride the ponies.

I am that Yankee Doodle boy!

SONG FOR FLAG DAY JUNE 14, 2010

The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics
By Francis Scott Key 1814

Oh, say can you see

by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed

at the twilight's last gleaming?

Whose broad stripes and bright stars

thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched

were so gallantly streaming?

And the rocket's red glare,

the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night

that our flag was still there.

Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

SONG FOR JUNE 7, 2010

TEQUILA

By THE CHAMPS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzTsQAI-9Hk&feature=related

Verse 1:
Da da, da da da da, da da
Da da, da da da da, dum.
Da da, da da da da, da da
Da da, da da da da, dum.

Verse 2:
Da da, da da da da, da da
Da da, da da da da, dum.
Da da, da da da da, da da
Da da, da da da da, dum.

Chorus:
Da da da daaaa dum.
Da da da daaaa dum.
Da da da daaaa dum.
Da da, da da da da dum, Tequila!

Repeat Verse 2 and the Chorus

SONG FOR MAY 24, 2010

God Bless The USA

watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E

If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I'd worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.

I'd thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can't take that away.

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA!

SONG FOR MAY 17, 2010

IN THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY!

(See May 11, 2009 for lyrics)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQAn0SGDf0M&NR=1

SONG FOR APRIL 26, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWymh80z5T0

CHATTANOOGA SHOE SHINE BOY!

Have you ever passed the corner of 4th and Grand,
Where a little ball of rhythm has a shoeshine stand?
People gather round and they clap their hands

he's a great big bundle of joy.
He pops a boogie woogie rag the Chattanooga shoeshine boy!

He charges you a nickel just to shine one shoe.
He makes the oldest kind of leather look like new.
You feel as though you wanna dance when he gets through.
He's a great big bundle of joy.
He pops a boogie woogie rag the Chattanooga shoeshine boy!

It's a wonder that the rag don't tear the way he makes it pop.
You should see him fan the air with his

hoppity hippity hoppity hippity hop hop hop.

He opens up for business when the clock strikes nine.
He likes to get 'em early when they're feelin' fine.
Everybody gets a little rise and shine with the great big bundle of joy.
He pops a boogie woogie rag the Chattanooga shoeshine boy!

SONG FOR APRIL 19, 2010

KENNY ROGERS - THE GAMBLER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60HUtTATw8c

On a warm summers evening,

on a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler,

we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns at staring

out the window at the darkness.
The boredom overtook us

and he began to speak.

He said, son I've made a life

out of reading people's faces
And knowing what the cards were,

by the way they held their eyes.

So if you don't mind my sayin',

I can see you're out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey,

I'll give you some advice.

Chorus:
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away and know when to run
You never count your money, when you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done.

SONG FOR APRIL 12, 2010

(See below. It i the same song as the

SONG OF THE WEEK: 04-13-09
The TAX Thing!
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SONG OF THE WEEK FOR MARCH 29, 2010

EASTER PARADE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO3nzrA-Ot4

In your Easter bonnet,

with all the frills upon it,

you'll be the grandest lady

in the Easter Parade.

I'll be all in clover.

and when they look you over,

I'll be the proudest fellow

in the Easter Parade.

On the avenue.... 5th Avenue....

the photographers will snap us.

And you'll find that you're

in the rotogravure.

Oh I could write a sonnet,

about your Easter bonnet,

and the girl I'm taking

to the Easter Parade!

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR MARCH 22, 2010

MANANA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ikUCavp2yA

My brother took his suitcase and he went away to school.

My father said he only learned to be a silly fool.
My father said that I should learn to make a chili pot.
But then I burned the house down the chili was too hot!

Manana Manana
Manana is soon enough for me.

The window it is busted and the rain is coming in.
If someone doesn't fix it I'll be soaking to my skin.

But if we wait a day or two the rain may go away,

And we don't need a window on such a lovely day!

Manana manana

manana is soon enough for me.

Manana manana

manana is soon enough for me.

SONG FOR MARCH 15, 2010

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAjXpGXgzU8

When Irish eyes are smiling,

Sure it's like a morn in spring.

In the lilt of Irish laughter

you can hear the angels sing.

When Irish hearts are happy

All the world is bright and gay.

Yes when Irish eyes are smiling

Sure they'll steal your heart away!

AND BECAUSE WINTER NEVER SEEMS TO END. . .

MARCH 8, 2010

MARSHMALLOW WORLD!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAEqsnOQrxY

It's a marshmallow world in the winter.

When the snow comes it covers the ground.

It's time to play,

It's a whipped cream day.

I wait for it the whole year 'round.

Those are marshmallow clouds being friendly,

in the arms of the evergreen tree.

And the sun is red,

like a pumpkin head.

It's shinin' so your nose won't freeze.

All the world is you snowball

see how it grows.

That's how it goes,

whenever it snows.

The world is your snowball

just for a song,

So get out and roll it along.

It´s a yum, yummy world made for sweethearts.

Take a walk with your favorite girl.

It´s a sugar date, what if spring is late?

In winter it´s a marshmallow world!

In winter it's a marshmallow world!

MARCH 1, 2010

SOUTH OF THE BORDER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXEpJEnbhO4

South of the border,
down Mexico way.
That's where I fell in love
when stars above
came out to play.

'Twas in Hermosillo,
she met me that day.
South of the border,
down Mexico way.

She was a picture
in old Spanish lace.
And for a tender while
I kissed the smile
upon her face.

The mission bells told me
we'd marry that day,
South of the Border
down Mexico way.

Ayay ay ay.
Ay ay ay ay.
Ay ay ay ay.
Ay ay ay ay!

SONG FOR FEBRUARY 22, 2010

THE SONG THAT NEVER ENDS
by Shari Lewis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNTxr2NJHa0

This is the song that doesn't end.
Yes it goes on and on my friend.
Some people started singing it
not knowing what it was.
And they'll continue singing it
forever just because
this is the song that doesn't end . . .

SONG FOR FEBRUARY 8, 2010

GEORGE WASHINGTON

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHD_wT6IzYo

sung by: Fess Parker (Davy Crockett)

Long live George Washington I hear the people say.

He’s the first and greatest President of the USA.

Well in those days at Valley Forge

He held his men in hand.

Then crossed the Delaware

And there in Trenton freed this land.

He’s the father of our country

Till this very day.

He’s the first and greatest President

Of the USA.

Long live George Washington I hear the people say.

He’s the first and greatest President of the USA.

Long live George Washington I hear the people say.

He’s the first and greatest President of the USA.

He’s the first and greatest President of the U S A.

SONG FOR FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I had no idea that South of the Border the people liked the same kind of rock and roll that I do until I heard a song (one of many) played at our reception. I asked Nohemi what the name was and she said "Popotitos." "You know, it's about a girl with very skinny legs." And I said, "You mean, 'Boney Maroney?'" "Yes, that's the one!"

So here, then, is a song (the American version) that was heard at the Fiesta Americana Hotel on the night of January 9, 2010. . .

BONEY MARONEY

(U.S. version by Larry Williams)

(Latin version by Enrique Guzman)

I got a girl name of Boney Maroney.

-- ba ba ba ba, ba-ba ba ba ba ba, ba

She's as skinny as a stick of macaroni

-- ba ba ba ba, ba-ba ba ba ba ba ba

Oughta see her rock'n'roll with her blue jeans on

-- ba ba ba ba, ba-ba ba ba ba ba ba

She's not very fat, just skin and bo-o-one

-- ba ba ba ba, ba-ba ba ba ba ba ba

But I love her, she loves me

Oh how happy now we can be

Makin' love underneath the apple tree.

-- ba ba ba ba, ba-ba ba ba ba ba, ba, bum!

Listen here (U.S. Version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZO8sLGTloc&feature=related

Listen here (Latin Version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKzTAPyeUVk&NR=1

SONG FOR JANUARY 25, 2010

MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWN_duZfIs&feature=related

Take one fresh and tender kiss.
Add one stolen night of bliss.
One girl, one boy,
Some grief, some joy.
Memories are made of this.

Don't forget a small moonbeam.
Fold in lightly with a dream.
Your lips and mine,
Two sips of wine.
Memories are made of this.

Then add the wedding bells.
One house where lovers dwell.
Three little kids for flavor.
Stir carefully through the days.
See how the flavor stays.
These are the dreams you will savor.

With His blessings from above,
Serve it generously with love.
One man, one wife,
One love through life.
Memories are made of this.
Memories are made of this .

SONG FOR JANUARY 11, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igBDKiYEelk

YOU, YOU, YOU!

The Ames Brothers

You, You You,
I'm in love with you, you, you.
I could be so true, true, true,
To someone like you, you, you.

Do, do, do
What you oughta do, do, do
Take me in you arms, please do
Let me cling to you, you, you.

We were meant for each other,
Sure as heavens above.
We were meant for each other,
To have, to hold and to love.

You, you, you,
There's no one like you, you, you.
You could make my dreams come true,
If you say you love me too.

SONG FOR JANUARY 4, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMfrLFirGWc

GOING TO THE CHAPEL

A requested song!

CHORUS:

Going to the chapel
And we're gonna get married.
Going to the chapel
And we're gonna get married.
Gee I really love you
And we're gonna get married.
Going to the chapel of love.

VERSE:
Bells will ring.
The sun will shine.
I'll be hers,
And she'll be mine.
We'll love until
The end of time
And we'll never be lonely anymore.

REPEAT CHORUS:

SONG FOR DECEMBER 21, 2009

DECK THE HALLS

Jackie Wilson's version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LudpQoMliM

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

'Tis the season to be jolly

Fa la la la la, la la la la

Don we now our gay apparel

Fa la la, fa la la, la la la.

Toll the ancient yule tide carol

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

WHITE CHRISTMAS

The Drifter's Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgGcrvApljY

I’m dreaming of a White Christmas.

Just like the ones I used to know.

Where the tree tops glisten,

And children listen,

To hear, sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a White Christmas

With every Christmas card I write.

May your days be merry, and bright.

And may all your Christmases, be white.

JINGLE BELLS!

Fats Domino's version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKpihFvJpY8

A day or two ago,

I thought I’d take a ride.

And soon Miss Fanny Bright,

Was seated by my side.

The horse was lean and lank.

Misfortune seemed his lot.

We got into a drifted bank

And we, we got up sot.

Oh, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

Jingle all the way.

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh.

.Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

Jingle all the way.

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh.

ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE!

Dion's version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6MS01O3s8E

and Brenda Lee's original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3vhIKdcowM&feature=related

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
at the Christmas party hop.
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Ev'ry couple tries to stop.

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Let the Christmas Spirit ring.
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
and we'll do some caroling.

You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear

voices singing "Let's be jolly;

Deck the halls with boughs of holly"

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Have a happy holiday.
Everyone's dancing merrily
In a new old fashioned way.

REPEAT LAST 4 LINES.

SONG FOR DECEMBER 14, 2009

BLUE CHRISTMAS

Listen here ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_k7amIleaw

I'll have a Blue Christmas without you.

I'll be so blue just dreaming about you.

Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree,

Won't be the same dear

If you're not here with me.

And when those blue snowflakes start falling.

That's when those blue memories start calling.

You'll be doing alright

With your Christmas of white.

But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas.

Yes I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas.

SONG FOR NOVEMBER 30, 2009

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv9UHq0Fymw

SONG FOR NOVEMBER 23, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtsn8zfwQT0&feature=related

Over the River and
Through the Woods

Over the river and thru the wood,
To grandfather's house we go;
The horse knows the way
To carry the sleigh,
Thru the white and drifted snow, oh!
Over the river and thru the wood,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes,
And bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.

Over the river and thru the wood,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh, hear the bell ring,
"Ting-a-ling-ling!"
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day-ay!
Over the river and thru the wood,
Trot fast my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving Day.

SONG FOR NOVEMBER 16, 2009:

America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFleWcAqIE4

My country,' tis of thee,
sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;
land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrims' pride,
from every mountainside, let freedom ring!

Our fathers' God, to thee,
author of liberty, to thee we sing;
long may our land be bright
with freedom's holy light;
protect us by thy might, great God, our King.

NOVEMBER 2, 2009:

HIGH HOPES!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOPDI03gmUw&feature=related

Next time you're found, with your chin on the ground
There a lot to be learned, so look around.

Just what makes that little old ant
Think he'll move that rubber tree plant?
Anyone knows an ant, can't
Move a rubber tree plant.

But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes.
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes.

So any time you're gettin' low,
'stead of lettin' go,
Just remember that ant.
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant.

Your problem's just a toy ballon

They'll be bursting soon,

They're just bound to go pop!

Oops there goes another problem, ker. ..

Oops, there goes another problem, ker. . .

Oops, there goes another problem kerplop
Kerplop!

SONG FOR OCTOBER 24, 2009:

THE ADDAMS FAMILY

They're creepy and they're kooky,
Mysterious and spooky,
They're all together ooky,
The Addams Family.

Their house is a museum
Where people come to see 'em
They really are a scream
The Addams Family.

Da da da dum, (snap, snap)

Da da da dum, (snap, snap)

Da da da dum, da da da dum

da da da dum (snap, snap)

So get a witches shawl on
A broomstick you can crawl on
We're gonna pay a call on
The Addams Family.
(snap, snap)

LISTEN HERE--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL_9zdu4iVw

SONG FOR October 18:

PURPLE PEOPLE EATER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9H_cI_WCnE

Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had the one long horn, one big eye.
I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee"
It looks like a purple people eater to me.

It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
A one-eyed one-horned, flyin' puple people eater
Sure looks strange to me.

Well he came down to earth and lit in a tree.
I said Mr. Purple People Eater don't eat me.
I heard him say in a voice so gruff,
I wouldn't eat you cuz you're so tough.

Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flying purple
people eater.

Pidgeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin'
purple people eater.
One-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater
what a sight to see.

And then he went on his way, and then what do
you know.

I saw him last night on a TV show.

He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' em dead
Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in
his head!

SONG FOR OCTOBER 5, 2009

YOU CAN'T ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD

Roger Miller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI-8hst0bho

Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd,
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd,
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd,
But you can be happy if you've a mind to.

Well, ya can't go a-swimmin' in a baseball pool,
Ya can't go swimmin' in a baseball pool,
Ya can't go swimmin' in a baseball pool,
But you can be happy if you've a mind to.

All ya gotta do is put your mind to it.
Knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it.

Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch,
Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch,
Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch,
But you can be happy if you've a mind to.

All ya gotta do is put your mind to it
Knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it.

Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd,
But you can be happy if you've a mind to.

SONG FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Listen here ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIP9Dwzdt3g

WHO PUT THE BOMP?

I'd like to thank the guy,
Who wrote the song,
That made my baby fall in love with me.

Chorus:

Who put the bomp
In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram
In the rama lama ding dong?
Who put the bop
In the bop shoo bop shoo bop?
Who put the dip
In the dip da dip da dip?
Who was that man?
I'd like to shake his hand
He made my baby fall in love with me!

When my baby heard
"Bomp bah bomp bah bomp bomp bomp"
Every word went straight into her heart.
And when she heard them singing
"Rama lama lama lama ding dong"
She said we'd never have to part.

Repeat Chorus:

SONG FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 - Paul Oddo's Birthday!

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94ubKxZzZQE&feature=PlayList&p=9194F5FFE22D807B&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=51

Around the world I've searched for you,

I traveled on when hope was gone

to keep a rondezvouz

I knew somewhere, sometime, somehow,

You'd look at me and I would see that smile you're smiling now.

It might have been in County Down,

Or in New York, or gay Paris or even London Town.

No more will I go all around the world

for I have found, my world, in you.

No more will I go all around the world

for I have found, my world, in you.

SONG FOR AUGUST 31, 2009

16 TONS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joo90ZWrUkU

SONG FOR AUGUST 24, 2009

GOVERNMENT BLUES

by Paul C. Oddo, Jr. 8-13-09

(to the tune of Summertime Blues)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAdZ4ZgH7Tk

I'm a gonna raise a fuss

I'm a gonna raise a holler.

da da da dum

'Bout the Congress workin hard

Just to take my hard earned dollar.

da da da dum

Each time I read the paper

my stomach gets upset.

They've spent another trillion

with no end in sight yet.

Sometimes I wonder

what I'm a gonna do.

Seems there ain't no cure

for these government blues.

Gonna take two weeks

gonna have a fine vacation.

da da da dum

But the gas went up

and it turned into "stay"cation.

da da da dum

Each time I earn a dollar

to save or put away

The Congress says "No dice son,

we're spendin' it away"

Sometimes I wonder

what I'm a gonna do.

Seems there ain't no cure

for these government blues.

SONG FOR AUGUST 17, 2009

BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnvG52osDm4

Fighting soldiers from the sky.
Fearless men who jump and die.
Men who mean just what they say.
The brave men of the Green Beret.

Silver wings upon their chest.
These are men, America's best.
One hundred men we'll test today.
But only three win the Green Beret.

Trained to live, off nature's land.
Trained in combat, hand to hand.
Men who fight by night and day.
Courage take from the Green Berets .

Silver wings upon their chest.
These are men, America's best.
One hundred men we'll test today.
But only three win the Green Beret.

Fighting soldiers from the sky.
Fearless men who jump and die.
Men who mean just what they say.
The brave men of the Green Beret.

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR AUGUST 10, 2009

BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY

by the Andrews Sisters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wiVkdVPGoY

He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way.
He had a boogie style that no one else could play.
He was the top man at his craft,
But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft.
He's in the army now, blowing reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.

They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam.
It really brought him down because he could not jam.
The captain seemed to understand,
Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted a band.
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.

A-toot, a-toot, a-toot-diddelyada-toot
He blows it eight-to-the-bar, in boogie rhythm.
He can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playing with him.
He makes the company jump when he plays reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.

He was our boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
And when he plays boogie woogie bugle he was buzy as a "bzzz" bee.
And when he plays he makes the company jump eight-to-the-bar.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B!

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR JULY 27, 2009

The Longest Day

=============

Many men came here as soldiers.
Many men will pass this way.
Many men will count the hours,
As they live the longest day.

Many men are tired and weary.
Many men are here to stay.
Many men won't see the sunset,
When it ends the longest day.

The longest day, the longest day,
This will be the longest day,
Filled with hopes and filled with fears,
Filled with blood and sweat and tears,

Many men, the mighty thousands,
Many men to victory,
Marching on right into battle,
In the longest day in history!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4ci4-tY_0&feature=related

And here is a version of the new Air Force song that was used in the late 1950s and through the 1960s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftBMALUd21U&feature=related

SONG OF THE WEEK JULY 20, 2009

Air Force Blue

They took the blue from the skies

and a pretty girl's eyes
and a touch of Old Glory's hue,
And gave it to the men

who proudly wear

the U.S. Air Force blue!

They know where they're goin',

they've set their course,
the sky's no limit in the Air Force.

They took the blue from the skies

and a pretty girl's eyes
and a touch of Old Glory's hue,
And gave it to the men

who proudly wear

the U.S. Air Force Blue.

And you can wear it too!

The U.S... Air Force... Blue!

SONG OF THE WEEK JULY 13, 2009

U.S. Coast Guard Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haulDvvy_d4&feature=related

So here's the Coast Guard marching song,

we sing on land or sea.

Through surf and storm and howling gale,

High shall our purpose be.

"Semper Paratus" is our guide,

our fame our glory too.

To fight to save, or fight to die.

Aye! Coast Guard we are for you!

SONG OF THE WEEK JULY 6, 2009

The Air Force Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C95Cb2ByHNA

Off we go into the wild blue yonder

climbing high into the sun.

Here they come

zooming to meet our thunder.

At a boy, give 'er the gun.

Down we dive

spouting our flames from under.

Up with one, helluva roar!

We live in fame or go down in flame.

Nothing will stop the U.S. Air Force!

SONG OF THE WEEK JUNE 22, 2009

Anchor's Aweigh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX2gb0F0PQA

Stand Navy out to sea

fight our battle cry.

We'll never change our course

so vicious foe steer shy,y,y,y.

Roll out the T. N. T.

Anchors Aweigh.

Sail on to victory

and sink their bones

to Davy Jones, Hooray!

=====================================

SONG FOR JUNE 8, 2009

The Marine Corps Hymn. (You know this one!)

SONG OF THE WEEK JUNE 1, 2009

The Army Goes Rolling Along

Listen here -->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6QQGMcGfIQ&feature=related

First to fight for the right

and to build the Nation's might.

And the Army goes rolling along.

Proud of all we have done

fighting till the battle's won.

And the Army goes rolling along.

Then it's hi, hi, hey

the Army's on its way.

Sound off the cadence loud and strong.

(two, three. . .)

So where e'er we go,

you will always know

that the Army goes rolling along.

SONG OF THE WEEK May 18, 2009

By request- - -

Y.M.C.A.

Young man, there's no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
I said, young man, 'cause your in a new town.
There's no need to be unhappy.

Young man, there's a place you can go.
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough.
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find.
Many ways to have a good time..

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A..
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A..
They have everything

For young men to enjoy.

Whether your name is Bob or Roy.

It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man, Young man,

there's no need to feel down
Young man, Young man,

pick yourself off the ground

Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.C.A.

LISTEN HERE --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9OO0S5w2k

Song of the Week: 05-11-09

IN THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY

While walking through the park one day,

All in the merry month of May.

I was taken by surprise

by a pair of roguish eyes.

In a moment my poor heart was stole away.

A smile was all she gave to me.

We were as happy as could be.

I immediately tipped my hat.

And finally she remarked.

Oh I never will forget

that lovely afternoon

When I met her at the fountain in the park.

SONG OF THE WEEK MAY 4, 2009

South of the Border

South of the border, down Mexico way.
That's where I fell in love where stars above, came out to play.
And now as I wander, my thoughts ever stray.
South of the border, down Mexico way.

She was a picture, in old Spanish lace.
Just for a tender while I kissed the smile, upon her face.
For it was fiesta, and we were so gay,
South of the border, down Mexico way.

Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay (Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay)

Then she sighed as she whispered manana,

never dreaming that we were parting.
And I lied as I whispered manana,

for our tomorrow never came.

South of the border, I rode back one day.
There in a veil of white by candlelight, she knelt to pray.
The mission bells told me, that I mustn’t stay.
South of the border, down Mexico way.

Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay (Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay)
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay (Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay)
Celebration in Hermosillo,Mexico

Listen here--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXEpJEnbhO4

AND HERE--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNAqRPjXWTk&NR=1

SONG FOR APRIL 27, 2009 -

My Grandfather's Clock

Written By: Henry Clay Work, Copyright Unknown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txsa97oIi_c

My grandfather's clock
Was too large for the shelf,
So it stood ninety years on the floor;
It was taller by half
Than the old man himself,
Though it weighed not a pennyweight more.
It was bought on the morn
Of the day that he was born,
It was always his treasure and pride;
But it stopped short
Never to go again,
When the old man died.

CHORUS:
Ninety years without slumbering,
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
His life seconds numbering,
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
It stopped short
Never to go again,
When the old man died.

It rang an alarm
In the dead of the night,
An alarm that for years had been dumb;
And we knew that his spirit
Was pluming his flight,
That his hour of departure had come.

Still the clock kept the time,
With a soft and muffled chime,
As we silently stood by his side.
But it stopped short
Never to go again,
When the old man died.

SING CHORUS

SONG FOR WEEK OF APRIL 20,2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63PmFz_SXD4

IF YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY, I'VE GOT THE TIME
Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell
Writers: Lefty Frizzell & Jim Beck

If you Got The Money, Honey
I've Got The Ti-ime
We'll go honky-tonkin'
And we're gonna have a time.
We'll make all the night spots
Dance to the music, fine.
If You Got The Money, Honey
I've Got The Time.

Well, there ain't no use to tarry
So let's start out toni-ight.
We'll spread joy, boy, oh boy
And we'll spread it right.

We'll have more fun, baby
All the way down the line.
If You Got The Money, Honey
I've Got The Time.

If You Got The Money, Honey
I've Got The Ti-ime
We'll go honky-tonkin'
And we're gonna have a time.
Bring along your Cadillac
Leave my old wreck behind.
If You Got The Money, Honey
I've Got The Time.

Well, we'll go honky-tonkin'
Make ev'ry club in to-own.
We'll go to the park where it's dark
We won't fool around.
But if you run short of money, honey
I'll run short of time.
'Cause you with no more money, honey
I've no more Time.

SONG OF THE WEEK: 04-13-09

The TAX Thing!
=============

words by Paul C. Oddo, Jr.

As I was walking out the door
of my CPA,
I realized that my tax returns
were due most any day.
I pulled them out
and opened them up
and much to my surprise...

Oh I discovered a (clap, clap, clap)
right before my eyes!
Oh I discovered a (clap, clap, clap)
right before my eyes!

I wandered all around the town
until I chanced to meet,
A hobo who was looking for
a handout on the street.
He said he'd take
most any old thing.
He was a desperate man...

But when I showed him my tax return
he turned around and ran!
But when I showed him my tax return
he turned around and ran!

The moral of my story's when
you see your CPA,
And he gives you your tax return
and says you have to pay.
Remember that
he's also in
the same darned boat as you...

So just pay your tax and take a drink
That's my advice to you.,
'Cause we'll never get rid of that
(clap, clap, clap)
No matter what we do!!!!

LISTEN HERE --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2H6qC23RPY

SONG OF THE WEEK MARCH 30, 2009

DOWNTOWN

When you're alone
And life is making you lonely,
You can always go downtown.
When you've got worries,
All the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know, downtown.

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city.
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty.
How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there.
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares and go
Downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown, no finer place for sure,
Downtown, everything's waiting for you.
(Downtown)

Don't hang around
And let your problems surround you
There are movie shows downtown.
Maybe you know
Some little places to go to
Where they never close downtown.

Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossanova,.
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
Happy again.

The lights are much brighter there.
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares and go
Downtown, where all the lights are bright,
Downtown, waiting for you tonight,
Downtown, you're gonna be alright now.

Listen here--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVE7lRZuFM&feature=related

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR MARCH 23, 2009

I FOUGHT THE LAW

(Bobby Fuller Four)

VERSE:

Breakin rocks in the ...hot sun.

I fought the law and the... law won.

I fought the law and the ...law won.

I needed money ‘cause I ...had none.

I fought the law and the ...law won.

CHORUS:

I left my baby and I feel so bad

I guess my race is run.

She’s the best gal I ever had

I fought the law and the law won.

VERSE:

Robbin' people with a . . . Six-gun.
I Fought the Law and the ... law won.
I Fought the Law and the ... law won.
I miss my baby and the ... good fun.
I Fought the Law and the ... law won.
I Fought the Law and the ... law won.

REPEAT CHORUS:

LISTEN HERE --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXN8354RT-4

OR HERE ---->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPXnoLAEUSQ&feature=related

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR MARCH 16, 2009

When Irish Eyes are Smiling

When Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.

When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.

Listen here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awkioQ8bkVI

written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr. and set to the music of Enerst Ball for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams. The music was published in 1912.

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR MARCH 9, 2009

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

Original French words by Jacques Larue
English words by Mack David, Music by Louiguy
Instrumental version by Perez "Prez" Prado

It's cherry pink and apple blossom white
When your true lover comes your way.
It's cherry pink and apple blossom white
The poets say.

The story goes that once a cherry tree
Beside an apple tree did grow.
And there a boy once met his bride to be
Long long ago.

The boy looked into her eyes, it was a sight to enthrall
The breezes joined in their sighs, the blossoms started to fall
And as they gently carressed, the lovers looked up to find
The branches of the two trees were intertwined..

And that is why the poets always write
If there's a new moon bright above.
It's cherry pink and apple blossom white
When you're in love.

Listen here -->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNp1n31-l8A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a6x5N4LNXM&NR=1

The Eyes Of Texas

The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
All the live long day..
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
You cannot get away.
Do not think you can escape them,
At night, or early in the morn..
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
Till Gabriel blows his horn!

LISTEN HERE-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcP3Rmhp_28

SONG OF THE WEEK FEB. 23rd

Presidents’ Day Medley

Paul:

Honest Abe Lincoln, he set the people thinkin.’

He wouldn’t lie to you, and he wouldn’t lie to me.

There was trouble, he was tried,

But the Lord was by his side.

The tall American was a man of destiny.

Long live George Washington

I hear the people say.

He’s the first and greatest President

Of the U S A.

EVERYONE!

My country ‘tis of thee

Sweet land of liberty

Of thee I sing.

Land where my fathers died

Land of the Pilgrim’s pride

From every mountain side

Let freedom ring!

Listen here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwAQ9yTgNs&NR=1

SONG OF THE WEEK FEB 9, 2009

LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART

Written by: Leo Friedman/Beth Slater Whitson

Let me call you Sweetheart
I'm in love with you.
Let me hear you whisper
That you love me too.
Keep the love light glowing
In your eyes so blue.
Let me call you Sweetheart
I'm in love with you.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Keep the love light glowing
In your eyes so blue.
Let me call you Sweetheart
I'm in love with you.

LISTEN HERE -->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98eaPMqO4UU&feature=related

SONG OF THE WEEK FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Get a Job

=======

Every morning about this time
she get me out of my bed
a-crying get a job.
After breakfast, everyday,
she throws the want ads right my way
And never fails to say. . . . . .
Get a job

CHORUS:

Sha na na na, sha na na na na
ba du

Sha na na na, sha na na na na,

ba du.
Sha na na na, sha na na na na,

ba du.
Sha na na na, sha na na na na.
Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip
Boom Boom Boom Boom

Boom Boom Get a job

And when I get the paper
I read it through and through.
And my girl never fails to say
If there is any work for me.
And when I go back to the house
I hear the woman's mouth
Preaching and a crying,
Tell me that I'm lying 'bout a job,
That I never could find.

REPEAT CHORUS

Song by the Silhouettes

listen here ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hkJL6wRBE8

January 26, 2009

"I've Been Everywhere"

I was totin' my pack along the dusty Winnemucca road,
When along came a semi with a high an' canvas-covered load.
"If you're goin' to Winnemucca, Mack, with me you can ride."
And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside.
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand.
And I said, "Listen, Bub, I've traveled every road in this here land!"

[Chorus:]
I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the deserts bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
I’ve traveled I've done my share, man.
I've been everywhere.

I've been to:
Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota,
Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota,
Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma,
Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma,
Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo,
Tocapillo, Barranquilla, and Padilla, I'm a killer.

[Chorus]

I've been to:
Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana,
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana,
Monterrey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa,
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa,
Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake,
Grand Lake, Devils Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake.

[Repeat Chorus to conclusion]

LISTEN HERE--->

Johnny Cash version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq3Q0MtXBi8&NR=1

Hank Snow version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKxvZ808eI0&feature=related

January 12, 2009

BURNING BRIDGES

===============

VERSE:

Friends all tried to warn me

But I held my head up high.

All the time they warned me

But I only passed them by.

They all tried to tell me

But I guess I didn’t care.

I turned my back and

Left them standing there.

chorus:

All the burning bridges

That have fallen after me.

All the lonely feelings

And the burning memories.

Everyone I left behind

Each time I closed the door.

Burning bridges lost forever

VERSE:

Years have passed and I keep thinking
What a fool I've been.
I look back into the past and
Think of way back then.
I know that I lost everything

I thought I that could win.
I guess I should have listened

to my friends.

REPEAT CHORUS:

TAG:

Burning bridges lost forever more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V_E753tARE

January 5th, 2009

Istanbul

======

Istanbul was Constantinople ,
Now it's Istanbul , not Constantinople .
Been a long time gone, Constantinople .
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night.

Every gal in Constantinople ,
Lives in Istanbul , not Constantinople .
So if you've a date in Constantinople ,
She'll be waiting in Istanbul .

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam .
Why they changed it I can't say.
People just liked it better that way!

So take me back to Constantinople .
No, you can't go back to Constantinople .
Been a long time gone, Constantinople .
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's no body's business but the Turks.

Istanbul . . .

Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsQrKZcYtqg

Merry Christmas to all!

Song for December 22, 2008

Jingle Bells

========

Dashing through the snow,
In a one horse open sleigh.
O'er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bob tails ring,
Making spirits bright.
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight!

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh!
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh!

A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side.
The horse was lean and lank,
Misfortune seemed his lot.
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot.

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh!
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh!

Here is the video (this guy gives me inspiration!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd877rv5FuE

SONG OF THE WEEK DECEMBER 8, 2008

There's No Place Like Home
for the Holidays

Robert Allen - Al Stillman

Oh, there’s no place like
home for the holidays,
‘Cause no matter how far away you roam
When you pine for the sunshine
Of a friendly face
For the holidays, you can’t beat
Home, sweet home

I met a man who lives in Tennessee
And he was headin’ for Pennsylvania
And some home made pumpkin pie
From Pennsylvania folks a travelin’ down
To Dixie’s sunny shore
From Atlantic to Pacific, gee
The traffic is terrific

Oh there's no place like home
For the holidays, ‘cause no matter
How far away you roam
If you want
To be happy in a million ways
For the holidays, you can’t beat
Home, sweet home

LISTEN HERE-->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv9UHq0Fymw&feature=related

AND HERE TOO--> http://washingtonmo.com/christmas/lyric/1029.htm

SONG FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 1, 2008

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Ev'rywhere you go;
Take a look in the five and ten glistening once again,
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Toys in ev'ry store.
But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be
On your own front door.

A pair of hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben;
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jen;
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Ev'rywhere you go;
There's a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well,
The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas;
Soon the bells will start,
And the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart.

LISTEN HERE -->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E5WqegfuyE&feature=related

SONG OF THE WEEK NOVEMBER 24, 2008

OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOOD

Over the river, and through the wood,
To Grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the wood -
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose
As over the ground we go.

Over the river, and through the wood,
To have a first-rate play.
Hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ding",
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river, and through the wood
Trot fast, my dapple-gray!
Spring over the ground like a hunting-hound,
For this is Thanksgiving Day.

"Over the River and Through the Woods" is a song written by Lydia Maria Child in 1844. It celebrates her childhood memories of visiting her Grandfather's House. It is sometimes alternated with lines about Christmas, rather than Thanksgiving.

LISTEN HERE -->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtsn8zfwQT0

SONG FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2008

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

Take me out to the ball game,

Take me out to the crowd.

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.

I don't care if I ever get back!

We will root, root, root

for the home team.

If they don't win it's a shame.

For it's one! Two! Three strikes you're out

at the old ball game!

LISTEN HERE --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4-gsdLSSQ0

SONG OF THE WEEK October 27, 2008

THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Da da da dum, (snap, snap)

Da da da dum, da da da dum

da da da dum (snap, snap)

So get a witches shawl on
A broomstick you can crawl on
We're gonna pay a call on
The Addams Family.
(snap, snap)

LISTEN HERE--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL_9zdu4iVw

SONG OF THE WEEK October 20, 2008

KING OF THE ROAD

Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let...fifty cents.
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

Third boxcar, midnight train
Destination...Bangor, Maine.
Old worn out suits and shoes,
I don't pay no union dues,
I smoke old stogies I have found
Short, but not too big around
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

I know every engineer on every train
All of their children, and all of their names
And every handout in every town
And every lock that ain't locked
When no one's around.

I sing,
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

LISTEN HERE-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhApYxZisBI

SONG OF THE WEEK OCTOBER 06, 2008

MONA LISA

-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 1 for 8 weeks in 1950

Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, men have named you.
Youre so like the lady with the mystic smile.
Is it only cause youre lonely they have blamed you?
For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile?

Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa?
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart?
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep.
They just lie there and they die there.
Are you warm, are you real, Mona Lisa?
Or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art?

LISTEN HERE---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxEmnxiUz8w

AND HERE TOO! ---->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ0nP5rg2ko

SONG OF THE WEEK SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

SCHOOL DAYS

School days, school days,
Dear old golden rule days.
'Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic,
Taught to the tune of a hick'ry stick.

You were my queen in calico,
I was your bashful barefoot beau,
And you wrote on my slate,
'I love you, Joe,'
When we were a couple of kids.

SONG OF THE WEEK SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES

Well Saturday night at 8 o'clock
I know where I'm gonna go.
I'm gonna pick my baby up
And take her to the picture show.

Everybody in the neighborhood
Is dressing up to be there too.
And we're gonna have a ball
Just like we always do.

Chorus:
Saturday night at the movies ,
Who cares what picture you see
When you're hugging with your baby in last row in the balcony.

LISTEN HERE--->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO3_rYa3azI&NR=1

SONG OF THE WEEK SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

IT’S A SIN TO TELL A LIE

Music and Lyrics by B. Mayhew

Be sure it's true when you say
"I love you."
It's a sin to tell a lie.
Millions of hearts have been broken,
Just because these words were spoken.

I love you,
Yes I do.
I love you.
If you break my heart I'll die.
So be sure that it's true when you say
"I love you."
It'a sin to tell a lie.

LISTEN HERE: ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv0cQV8wxPI

SONG OF THE WEEK SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Big Girls Don't Cry

Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons

Big girls don't cry. Big girls don't cry.

Big girls don't cry (they don't cry)
Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry)
My girl said good-bye (my oh my)
My girl didn't cry (I wonder why)

(Silly boy) Told my girl we had to break up
(Silly boy) Thought that she would call my bluff
(Silly boy) But she said to my surprise
Big girls don't cry

Big girls don't cry (they don't cry)
Big girls don't cry (who said they don't cry)

Baby I was cruel (I was cruel)
Baby I'm a fool (I'm such a fool)

(Silly girl) Shame on you your Mama said
(Silly girl) Shame on you, you cried in bed
(Silly girl) Shame on you, you told a lie
Big girls do cry

Big girls don't cry (they don't cry)
Big girls don't cry (that's just an alibi)

repeat to fade Big girls don't cry

LISTEN HERE ! --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFV0kz1LgxY

SONG OF THE WEEK AUGUST __25__

Cochran Eddie Summertime Blues

I'm gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler,
da da da dum, da da da dum.

About a workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar.

da da da dum, da da da dum.
Every time I call my baby, and try to get a date
My boss says, "No dice son, you gotta work late."
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do,
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues.

I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation.

da da da dum, da da da dum.
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations.

da da da dum, da da da dum.
Well I called my congressman and he said Quote:
"I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote".
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do,
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm2Mdma2dXw&feature=related

SONG OF THE WEEK AUGUST _18____

Palisades Park Lyrics
Freddy Cannon -

Last night I took a walk after dark.
A swingin' place called Palisades Park
To have some fun and see what I could see.
That's where the girls are.

I took a ride on a shoot-the-chute.
That girl I sat beside was awful cute.
And when it stopped she was holdin' hands with me.

My heart was flyin' up like a rocket ship,
Down like a roller coaster,
Back like a loop-the-loop,
And around like a merry-go-round,

We ate and ate at a hot dog stand.
We danced around to a rockin' band.
And when I could, I gave that girl a hug,
In the tunnel of love.

You'll never know how great a kiss can feel,
Till you stop at the top of a Ferris wheel.
When I fell in love down at Palisades Park.

Down at Palisades Park

FADE
You know it's Palisades Park
Down at Palisades Park

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYDSFKLu-TA

SONG OF THE WEEK AUGUST _11_

"Secret Agent Man"
artist: Johnny Rivers, 1966

There's a man who leads a life of danger.
To everyone he meets he stays a stranger.
With every move he makes,

another chance he takes.
Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow.

Secret agent man, secret agent man,
They've given you a number and taken away your name.

Beware of pretty faces that you find.
A pretty face can hide an evil mind.
Ah, be careful what you say,
Or you'll give yourself away.
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow.

Secret agent man, secret agent man,
They've given you a number and taken away your name.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaR3WO71j4&feature=related

http://www.johnnyrivers.com/

Song for August 4

The Free Credit Report . COM Jingle

Well they say a man should always dress for the job he wants.
So why am I dressed up like a pirate in this restaurant ?
It's all because some hacker stole my identity.
Now I'm in here every evening serving chowder and ice tea.

Shoulda gone to free credit report dot com.
I coulda seen this comin' at me like an atom bomb.
They monitor your credit and send you e-mail alerts,
So you don't end up selling fish to tourists in t shirts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnUmpQhiOw&NR=1

Song of the Week: 07-28-08

IS IT TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT DIXIE?

Is it true what they say about Dixie?
Does the sun really shine all the time?
Do the sweet magnolias blossom at everybody's door?
Do the folks keep eating possum til they can't eat no more?

Is it true what they say about Swannee?
Is a dream by the stream so sublime?
Do they laugh do they love like they say in every song?
If it's true that's where I belong!

Listen Here - Al Jolson's version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TqhqaT5hnQ

Listen Here - Dean Martin's version:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FLAzyFsngE

Song of the Week: 07-21-08

LAZY, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER

artist: Nat King Cole
-peak billboard position # 6 in 1963
-words by Charles Tobias and music by Hans Carste

Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer,
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer.
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.
Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer.

Just fill your basket full of sandwiches and weenies,
Then lock the house up, now you're set.
And on the beach you'll see the girls in their bikinis,
As cute as ever but they never get em wet.

Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer,
Those days of soda and pretzels and beer.
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.
You'll wish that summer could always be here.

Youll wish that summer could always be here.
Youll wish that summer could always be here.

Listen here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OhpGvnOMO0

Song of the Week: 07-14-08

In the Good Old Summertime!

In the good old Summertime.

In the good old Summetime.

Strolling down a shady lane

With your baby mine.

She’ll hold your hand

And you’ll hold hers

And that’s a very good sign,

That she’s your tootsie wootsie in

the good old Summertime!

LISTEN HERE ---> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xcsAGXPSlb8

SONG OF THE WEEK JULY 7, 2008

Jeoff Hits the Road

Jeoff is our President,

What he says is just what he meant.

Goes strictly by the book.

And that is what it took, to win . . .

. . .citations, accolades,

medals and lots of praise

we will, miss Jeoff whenever he goes,

when Jeoff hits the road . . .

He knows every member

and visitor too,

All of their programs

that's more than a few.

And every gov'nor

in this District here

so everybody stand up

and let's hear a cheer! He won . . .

. . . citations, accolades,

medals and lots of praise

we will, miss Jeoff whenever he goes,

when Jeoff hits the road . . .

Listen ot the original hit here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARj-sWYQs4Y

Song of the Week: 06-16-08

On The Road Again

On the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again.
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been.
Seein' things that I may never see again,
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway.
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world be turnin' our way.
And our way,

Is on the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again.
The life I love is makin' music with my friends,
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

Yes, I can't wait to get on the road again.

1980 Willie Nelson, from the movie Honeysuckle Rose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsqZL_xpavE&feature=related

Song of the Week: 06-09-08

to Remember D-Day, the 6th of June, 1944

THEME FROM "THE LONGEST DAY"

Many men, have come as soldiers,

Many men, will pass this way.

Many men, will count the hours,

as they live, the longest day.

Many men, are tired and weary
Many men, are here to stay
Many men, won't see the sunset
When it ends the longest day.

The longest day, the longest day
This will be the longest day.
Filled with hopes and filled with fears.
Filled with blood and sweat and tears.

Many men, the mighty thousands
Many men, to victory.
Marching on, right into battle
In the longest day in history!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqFn_pM5QxU

Song of the Week: 06-02-08

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Song of the Week: 05-19-08

IN THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY

While walking through the park one day,

All in the merry month of May.

I was taken by surprise

by a pair of roguish eyes.

In a moment my poor heart was stole away.

A smile was all she gave to me.

We were as happy as could be.

I immediately tipped my hat.

And finally she remarked.

Oh I never will forget

that lovely afternoon

When I met her at the fountain in the park.

LISTEN HERE. (I know we can sing better than this!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfmuf-7c-_g

SONG OF THE WEEK: 05-12-08

Blazing Saddles

Artist: Frankie Laine
Album: The Best of Frankie Laine

He rode a blazing saddle,

He wore a shining star.
His job to offer battle,

To bad men near and far.

He conquered fear and he conquered hate
He turned our night into day.
He made his blazing saddle

A touch to light the way!

LISTEN TO THE SONG HERE --->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tyhpt6_pwc

SONG OF THE WEEK 5-05-08

South of the Border (no bulletin)

SONG OF THE WEEK 4-28-08

God Bless America (no bulletin)

SONG OF THE WEEK: 04-14-08

The TAX Thing!
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LISTEN HERE -----> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beZBEk7Rr8w

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR 3-24-08

EASTER PARADE

by Irving Berlin

In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it
You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade

I'll be all in clover and when they look you over
I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter parade

On the Avenue
Fifth Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're
In the rotogravure

Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter parade

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR 3-17-08

MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS

artist: Dean Martin (1955)

Take one fresh and tender kiss.
Add one stolen night of bliss.
One girl, one boy,
Some grief, some joy,
Memories are made of this.

Don't forget a small moonbeam.
Fold in lightly with a dream.
Your lips and mine,
Two sips of wine,
Memories are made of this.

Then add the wedding bells,
One house where lovers dwell,
Three little kids for the flavor.
Stir carefully through the days.
See how the flavor stays.
These are the dreams you will savor.

With His blessings from above,
Serve it generously with love.
One man, one wife,
One love through life.
Memories are made of this.
Memories are made of this.

listen here ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWN_duZfIs

Thanks to Carol, Keleigh et al for covering for me during this past two weeks. Your support is appreciated. Paul.

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR 2-25-08

ISTANBUL

Istanbul was Constantinople.
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.
Been a long time gone, Constantinople.
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night.

Every gal in Constantinople,
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople.
So if you've a date in Constantinople,
She'll be waiting in Istanbul.

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam.
Why they changed it I can't say.
People just liked it better that way.

So take me back to Constantinople.
No, you can't go back to Constantinople.
Been a long time gone, Constantinople.
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks.

Listen here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBVEBJ9xPrE

and here -->http://youtube.com/watch?v=vsQrKZcYtqg&feature=related

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR 2-11-08

LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART

Let me call you sweetheart

I'm in love with you.

Let me hear you whisper

that you love me too.

Keep the love light glowing

in your eyes so blue.

Let me call you sweetheart

I'm in love with you.

Listen here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqYhLVVdrE0

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR 2-4-08

Elvis Presley-Your Cheatin' Heart

Recorded February 1, 1958 at Radio Recorders.

[ 50 years ago ! ]

(song by Hank Williams)
Your cheatin' heart

will make you weep.
You'll cry and cry

and try to sleep.
But sleep won't come

the whole night through.

Your cheatin' heart will tell on you.

When tears come down like falling rain,
You'll toss around and call my name.

You're gonna walk that floor

the way that I do.
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you.

Listen here -->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIYLkMBOv6I&feature=related

SONG OF THE WEEK FOR 1-28-08

Mambo Italiano
Artist: Dean Martin

(A boy went back to Napoli

because he missed the scenery)

(The native dances and the charming songs)

(But wait a minute something's wrong)

('cause now it's)

Hey mambo, mambo Italiano

hey mambo mambo Italiano

Go go go you mixed up Siciliano

All you Calabrese do the mambo like-a crazy

with the

Hey mambo don't wanna tarantella

Hey mambo no more mozzarella

Hey mambo mambo Italiano

try an enchilada with a fish baccala

Hey goomba I love the way you dance the rumba

But take-a some advice paisano

learn-a how to mambo

If you're gonna be a square

you ain't-a gonna go nohere

Hey mambo mambo Italiano

hey hey mambo mambo Italiano

Go go Joe shake like a tiavanna

E lo che se dice you get happy in the pizza

when you

Mambo Italiano

Listen here ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S-7Ap6J_FU

Since we didn't sing this song on SONG OF THE WEEK: 1-7-08

it will be the SONG OF THE WEEK FOR 1-14-08 (by request)

Auld Lang Syne
Traditional Scottish, first penned by Robert Burns

"You don't realize how difficult this song is to sing when you're sober."

Darrell Cutts

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?

Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my dear,

   For auld lang syne.
   We'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
   For auld lang syne.

Listen Here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG3afAIi6IQ

SONG OF THE Week December 17, 2007

BLUE CHRISTMAS

Elvis Presley

* Recorded: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, September 5, 1957

(words & music by billy hayes - jay johnson)

I’ll have a blue Christmas without you.
I’ll be so blue just thinking about you.
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree,
Won’t be the same dear, if you’re not here with me.

And when those blue snowflakes start falling,
That’s when those blue memories start calling.
You’ll be doing all right, with your Christmas of white,
But I’ll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas

Yes I’ll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas!

ELVIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM (LP)
(US) RCA LOC 1035
Released: November 1957

Listen here -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTWtFDcSHDg

SONG OF THE Week December 10, 2007

HOLLY, JOLLY CHRISTMAS

by Burl Ives

Have a holly, jolly Christmas,
It's the best time of the year.
I don't know if there'll be snow
But have a cup of cheer.

Have a holly, jolly Christmas,
And when you walk down the street,
Say Hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet.

Oh ho the mistletoe
Hung where you can see,
Somebody waits for you,
Kiss her once for me.

Have a holly jolly Christmas
And in case you didn't hear
Oh by golly
Have a holly jolly Christmas this year!

Listen here ! -->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG_FFe2H_VY

SONG OF THE WEEK: 11-26-07

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!

BY: Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters

Words and Music by Meredith Willson, 1951
Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Ev'rywhere you go.
Take a look in the five-and-ten,
Glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas,
Toys in ev'ry store.
But the prettiest sight to see
Is the holly that will be
On your own front door.

A pair of hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben.
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope of Janice and Jen.
And mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Ev'rywhere you go
There's a tree in the Grand Hotel,
On in the park as well,
The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Soon the bells will start
And the thing that will make them ring
Is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart.

Listen here --->> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E5WqegfuyE

SONG OF THE WEEK 11-19-07

America the Beautiful

Words by Katharine Lee Bates,
Melody by Samuel Ward

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!

America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!

America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

“Listen hear” --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILIBlQ2D0Q

and here ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AON7sCBbbEI

SONG OF THE WEEK 11-5-07

The oldest recorded Moon song of this century and the most popularized of all Moon songs is "Shine On Harvest Moon," written in 1903 by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. (The original sheet music of this song is owned by Paul McCartney today.)

SHINE ON HARVEST MOON

by, Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth

Shine on, shine on harvest moon
Up in the sky,
I ain't had no lovin'
Since January, February, June or July.

Snow time ain't no time to stay
Outdoors and spoon,
So shine on, shine on harvest moon,
For me and my gal.

SONG OF THE WEEK 10-29-07

The Addams Family

Da, da, da, dum (snap, snap)
Da, da, da, dum (snap, snap)

Da, da, da, dum. Da, da, da, dum,

Da, da, da, dum (snap, snap)

They're creepy and they're kooky,
Mysterious and spooky,
They're all together ooky,
The Addams Family.

Their house is a museum
Where people come to see 'em
They really are a scre--am
The Addams Family.

Da, da, da, dum (snap, snap)
Da, da, da, dum (snap, snap)

Da, da, da, dum. Da, da, da, dum,

Da, da, da, dum (snap, snap)

So get a witches shawl on
A broomstick you can crawl on
We're gonna pay a call on
The Ad - dams Fam- I- ly.

(snap, snap!)

Listen here -à http://www.culttelly.co.uk/lyrics/adams.html

SONG OF THE WEEK 10-22-07

IT AIN’T GONNA RAIN NO MORE

By Billy Murray and Ed Smalle (1924)

It aint gonna rain no more no more,
It aint gonna rain no more,
So how the heck can I wash my neck
If it ain't gonna rain no more ??!!??

Mary lives up in the hills,
She's awfully shy and meek,
She undresses in the dark
Because the mountains peak.

Of all the fishes in the sea,
My favorite is the bass,
He climbs up in the seaweed trees,
And slides down on his welllll, noowwww . . .

. . . . It ain't gonna rain no more no more,
It aint gonna rain no more,
So how the heck can I wash my neck
If it aint gonna rain no more ??!!??

Listen here -àhttp://www.archive.org/details/BillyMurrayEdSmallewithInternationalNoveltyOrchestra

SONG OF THE WEEK 10-15-07

Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop
Recorded by: Little Anthony and the Imperials
(written by: Bob Smith)
It sold 1,000,000 copies back in 1959!

Ooooh ! Oh oh oh oh oh ooooh oh - ah!
Ooooh ! Oh oh oh oh oh ooooh oh - ah!

Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop
Shimmy Shimmy Bop
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop
Shimmy Shimmy Bop

Sittin' in a native hut
All alone and blue
Sittin' in a native hut
Wonderin' what to do
Along came a native girl
Did a native dance
It was like in paradise
Put me in a trance

Going
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop
Shimmy Shimmy Bop
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop
Shimmy Shimmy Bop

Ooooh ! Oh oh oh oh oh ooooh oh - ah!
Ooooh ! Oh oh oh oh oh ooooh oh - ah!

SONG OF THE WEEK 10-01-07

BEER BARREL POLKA

English Lyrics by Lew Brown

There's a garden, what a garden,
Only happy faces bloom there,
And there's never any room there,
For a worry or a gloom there
Oh there's music and there's dancing,
And a lot of sweet romancing
When they play the polka
They all get in the swing

Roll out the barrel,

We'll have a barrel of fun.

Roll out the barrel,

we've got the blues on the run.
Zing Boom Terrara
Join in a glass of good cheer.
Now it's time to roll the barrel
For the gang's all here.

listen here ---------->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij0y2-Nql8Q&mode=related&search=

SONG OF THE WEEK 9-24-07

Marianne

By The Brothers Four (among others)

All day, all night, Marianne
Down by the seaside siftin' sand.
Even little children love Marianne
Down by the seaside siftin' sand.

Marianne, Oh, Marianne
Oh, won't you marry me?
We can have a bamboo hut
With brandy in the tea.
Children by the dozen
In and out the bamboo hut.
One for every palm tree
And cocunut (Don't rush me!)

All day, all night, Marianne
Down by the seaside siftin' sand.
Even little children love Marianne
Down by the seaside siftin' sand.

Down by the seaside . . . Marianne!

listen here --> http://www.smickandsmodoo.com/lyrics/marianne.htm

SONG OF THE WEEK 9-17-07

Streets of Fayetteville
(to the tune of 'Sidewalks of New York')

East side, west side,
all around the town
The Pavilion's on the north side
City Hall is still downtown.

Boys and girls together,
me and Mamie deVille,
Tripped the Light Fantastic
On the streets of Fayetteville!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6b6bq_vIFY&mode=related&search=

there's no need to feel down
Young man, Young man,

pick yourself off the ground

Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.C.A.

by Lee Greenwood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E

South of the Border

My Grandfather's Clock

Written By: Henry Clay Work, Copyright Unknown

The Eyes Of Texas

The Eyes of Texas are upon you,All the live long day..The Eyes of Texas are upon you,You cannot get away.Do not think you can escape them,At night, or early in the morn..The Eyes of Texas are upon you,Till Gabriel blows his horn! LISTEN HERE-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcP3Rmhp_28

MONA LISA

by Lee Greenwood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E

The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
All the live long day..
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
You cannot get away.
Do not think you can escape them,
At night, or early in the morn..
The Eyes of Texas are upon you,
Till Gabriel blows his horn!

LISTEN HERE-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcP3Rmhp_28