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:

January 5th, 2009

Istanbul

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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

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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

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 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!
=============

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=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=

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