Darts is a form of throwing game in which darts are thrown at a circular target (dartboard) fixed to a wall. Though various boards and rules have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules. As well as being a professional competitive sport, darts is a traditional pub game, commonly played in the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth, the Netherlands, Belgium, Republic of Ireland, the Scandinavian countries, the United States, Canada and elsewhere.
Before the First World War, pubs in the United Kingdom had dartboards made from solid blocks of wood, usually elm. They had to be soaked overnight to heal the holes made by the darts, and it was a messy business for the publican, although darts was a popular game. This changed when a company called Nodor, whose primary business was making modelling clay (which has no odour, hence the name Nodor), made a dartboard. Their model of dartboard was not a great success until someone came up with the idea of using the century plant to make a dartboard. Small bundles of sisal fibres of the same length were bundled together. The bundles were then compressed into a disk and bound with a metal ring. It was an instant success, as the darts did little or no damage to the board—they just parted the fibres when they entered the board; this type of board was more durable and required little maintenance.
Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If I could take you up in paradise up above (sh-boom)
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream, sweetheart
(Hello, hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet
again)
Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If only all my precious plans would come true (sh-boom)
If you would let me spend my whole life lovin' you
Life could be a dream, sweetheart
Now every time I look at you
Something is on my mind (dat-dat-dat-dat-dat-duh)
If you do what I want you to
Baby, we'd be so fine!
Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If I could take you up in paradise up above (sh-boom)
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream, sweetheart
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom!
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom!
Every time I look at you
Somethin' is on my mind
If you do what I want you to
Baby, we'd be so fine!
Life could be a dream
If I could take you up in paradise up above
If you would tell me I'm the only one that you love
Life could be a dream, sweetheart
(Hello hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet
again) boom sh-boom
Hey nonny ding dong, alang alang alang (sh-boom)
Ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ay
Life could be a dream
Life could be a dream, sweetheart!
Life could be a dream
If only all my precious plans would come true
If you would let me spend my whole life loving you
Life could be a dream, sweetheart
(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)
(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)
(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)
Well, look-a there, look-a there, look-a there, look-a
there, ooh wee!
Look-a there, look-a there, look-a there, look-a there,
ooh wee!
Oh! Ah! Oh! Ah! Ooh wee!
Well, she's so fine, fine, fine, she's so fine, f- f-
fine,
she's so fi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yine, she's so fine, fine,
fine.
She's really sweet, the finest girl you ever wanna
meet.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, - Oh, oh, oh, oh, -
Reet petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet.
Well, have you ever seen a girl for whom your soul
you'd give,
for who you'd fight for, die for, pray to God to live?
'Cause she's so fine, she's so fine,
She's really sweet, the finest girl you ever wanna
meet.
Well, she really fills her clothes from head to toe,
I want the world to know I love her, love her so!
She's all right, she's all right,
She's all right, she loves me day and night.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, - Oh, oh, oh, oh, -
Reet petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet.
Well, she's like honey from a bee, like peaches from a
tree,
I love her, need her, she means so much to me!
She's all right, she's got what it takes,
she's got what it takes and with me she really rates.
Well, she's my cutie, my tutti frutti, my heart, my
love, my bathing
beauty!
She's all right, she's got just what it takes.
She's got what it takes and with me she really rates.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, - Oh, oh, oh, oh, -
Reet petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet,
Reet petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet,
First of January here we go
Another year, another show
Darts!
It's starts today
Darts!
I want to play
Darts!
the oche's free
Darts!
For you and me
Darts!
Will Bobby George
Darts!
And Sid Waddell
Darts!
I'll hit the bull
Darts!
I'll hit the bull!
Let's play darts!
Let's play darts!
It's raining, raining down on me, yeah
I'm drowning, I'm drowning in misery, yeah
I'm thinking that now I'm alone
I just want to be going home
I wish you were by me to hold me
And help me pull through
Girl, I'm crying, crying out to you
And I'm hoping, hoping I'm getting through
I've never been feeling so low
But I can't let my pain ever show
But from your eyes
I have to hide these feelings inside
That's why I'm crying
That's why I'm saying
It's raining, I'm crying, I'm sinking, I'm dying
It's raining, I'm crying, I'm sinking, I'm dying
Oh I'm sinking, I'm sinking in the crowd
Sinking in the crowd
I'm praying
I'm praying out loud
I'm praying out loud
Well there's ache in my soul never seen
Ache in my soul never seen
Can I sit back find myself something
Find myself something
Outside I play cool
But inside I'm hurting for you
Oh darlin', outside I play cool
But inside I'm hurting for you
Oh little darling, I'm crying inside
Oh, I'm thinking about you, yeah
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops 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
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
Oooh, ah, oooh, ah, oooh, oooh, Kitty
Tell us about the boy from New York City
Oooh, ah, oooh, ah, come on Kitty
Tell us about the boy from New York City.
He's kinda tall
He's really fine (Yeah, yeah)
Some day I hope to name him mine, all mine (Yeah, yeah)
And he's neat
And, oh, so sweet
And the way he looked at me just swept me off my feet
(Yeah, yeah)
ooohooohooo, eeeheee
You oughta come and see
How he walks (Yeah, yeah)
And how he talks
Get this
Oooh, ah, oooh, ah, oooh, oooh, Kitty
Tell us about the boy from New York City (well,
alright)
Oooh, ah, oooh, ah, come on Kitty (Oh, yeaheah)
Tell us about the boy from New York City.
He's really down
And he's no clown (Yeah, yeah)
he has got the finest penthouse I've ever seen in town
yeah (Yeah, yeah)
And he's cute
In his mohair suit
And he keeps his pockets full of spending loot (Yeah,
yeah)
Ooohooohooo, eeeheee, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, alright (Yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh, oh (Yeah, yeah)
Ev'ry time he says he loves me
Chills run down my spine
Ev'ry time he wants to kiss me
He makes me feel so fine
Gee, that's him
(Yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Ohohohoho
Alright!
That's him
He's the boy from New York City
And we call him Jill
Hey, hey, hey
Well alright.
he's gonna take me to the ball and gonna make me a
sunny day
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
As I I wander through this world
Nothing can stop the Duke of Earl
And you, you are my girl
And no one can hurt you, no no
Cause I, I really love you, oh oh
Come on baby hold me
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl
So hey yea yea yeah
And when I hold you
You are my Duchess, Duchess of Earl
We'll walk through my dukedom
And a paradise we will share
Yeah I, I really love you, oh oh
So c'mon baby hug me
Yeah I'm the Duke of Earl
Oh oh oh oh...
Yeah I, I really could be no one
No one is gonna stop me
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl
Hey yeah yeah yeah
As I i'm walking through this world
Nothing's gonna stop me the Duke of Earl
And you, you are my girl
And no one can hurt you, no no
Cause I, I really love you, oh oh
Nothing can hurt you
Come back my love, don't go away
Come back my love, come back to stay
I love you so, well, I want you to know
I need your love so badly
Oh, won't you
Come back my love, don't go away
I need your loving everyday
I love you so and I want you to know
I need your love so badly
You said goodbye, I wonder why
All because of those silly lies
I love you so, well, I want you to know
I need your love so badly
Well, everbody makes big mistakes in this game of
romance
Well, I'm asking you, darling
Why don't you come back and give me a chance?
Come back my love, don't go away
I need your loving everyday
I love you so, well, I want you to know
I need your love so badly
Well, everbody makes big mistakes in this game of
romance
Now I'm asking you, darling
Why don't you come back and give me a chance, oh, baby?
Come back my love, yeah, don't go away
I need your loving everyday
I love you so, well, I want you to know
I need your love so badly
I need your love so badly (Oh, b-b-b-baby)
don't let it fade away
be strong enough to tell me goodbye
don't let it fade away
just because you don't want to see me cry
if it's over now i'll be ok
just don't let it fade away
don't let it fade away...
you keep me dangling
from a string you cannot severe
it's time to end all indecision
curiosity is killing me
look me in the eye and tell me you don't love me
put me out of my misery
your silence is giving me too much hope
I saw a crazy chick a-running down the street
I said, a-whoo, pretty baby, why the rigged beat?
She said, wow, what a square, don't you dig the scene?
Daddy Cool's playing his piano machine
Well, Daddy who? (Daddy Cool!)
Daddy who? (Daddy Cool!)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Cool daddy, cool, ahaha)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Cool daddy, cool)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Coooool
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Ahaha, ahaha)
She led me by the hand (Cool daddy, cool, ahaha)
Down to the railroad track (Cool daddy, cool)
There in a tin roof honky tonk
Cool Daddy shook the shack (Ahaha, ahaha)
The joint was dim and dark (Cool daddy, cool, ahaha)
Except for one spotlight (Cool daddy, cool)
A-shining on to frantic hands
That rock like dynamite (Ahaha, ahaha)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Rock, Cool daddy, rock, rock,
Daddy)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Rock, Cool daddy, honky tonk
Cool Daddy)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Rock, rock, rock, rock)
Rock, rock, rock, rock
When she walks by the men all stand engrossed
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
When she passes by the flashlights turn to toast
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
That girl's got a lot of what they call the most
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
Well, the girl can't help it if she was born to please
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
And if she's got a figure made to squeeze
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
Now won't you kindly be aware (Ahaha, ahaha)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Cool daddy, cool, ahaha)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Cool daddy, cool)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Ahaha, ahaha)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Cool daddy, ahaha)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Cool daddy)
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool
Daddy Cool, Daddy Cool (Ahaha, ahaha)
May I Please Remain in This space,
For darts Screech by my Desires,
May I Please Remain in This space,
For darts Screech by my Desires,
Art thou not Human Man
Not human man Art thou
Life Threatening Lifestyles,
A hitman, a Nun, Lovers,
Life Threatening Lifestyles,
A hitman, a Nun, Lovers,
Art thou not Human Man
Not human man Art thou
clock Men for they will fail,
fear not the gods that come from the sky,
long not for the one who've lost their way,
Arise as did the gods Ninti,
Arise as did the gods Ninti,
Arise as did the gods Ninti,
There ain't no good in our goodby-in'
True love takes a lot of tryin' oh I'm cryin'
Let's hang on to what we've got
Don't let go girl we've got a lot
Got a lot of love between us
Hang on hang on hang on
To what we've got
You say you're gonna go and call it quits
Gonna chuck it all and break our love to bits
(breakin up) I wish you'd never said it
(breakin up) No no we'll both regret it
That little chip of diamond on your hand
Ain't a fortune baby but you know it stands
(for your love) A love to try and bind ya
We just can't leave behind us
Baby (don't you go) Baby (oh no no)
(think it over and) Stay
Let's hang on to what we've got
Don't let go girl we've got a lot
Got a lot of love between us
Hang on hang on hang on
To what we've got
There isn't anything I wouldn't do
I'd pay any price to get in good with you
(patch it up) Give me a second turning
(patch it up) Don't cool off while I'm burning
You've got me cryin dyin at your door
Don't shut me out let me in once more
(open up) Your arms I need to hold you
(open up) Your heart oh girl I told you
Baby (don't you go) Baby (oh no no)
(think it over and) Stay
Let's hang on to what we've got
Don't let go girl we've got a lot
Got a lot of love between us
Hang on hang on hang on
Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty
Tell us about the boy from new york city
Ooo wah, ooo wah cmon kitty
Tell us about the boy from new york city
Hes kind of tall
Hes really fine
Some day I hope to make him mine, all mine
And hes neat
And oh so sweet
And just the way he looked at me
He swept me off my feet
Ooo whee, you ought to come and see
How he walks
And how he talks
Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty
Tell us about the boy from new york city
Hes really down
And hes no clown
He has the finest penthouse Ive ever seen in town
And hes cute
In his mohair suit
And he keeps his pockets full of spending loot
Ooo whee, say you ought to come and see
His dueling scar
And brand new car
Every time he says he loves me
Chills run down my spine
Every time he wants to kiss me
He makes me feel so fine
Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty
Tell us about the boy from new york city
Well he can dance
(he can dance, take a chance with a little ro-)
And make romance
(mance baby, cause hes a looker)
Thats when I feel in love
With just one glance
(hes sweet talking and cool)
He was shy
And so was i
And now I know Ill never, ever say goodbye
Ooo whee, say you ought to come and see
Hes the most
From coast to coast
Ooo wah, ooo wah cool, cool kitty
Tell us about the boy from new york city
Ooo wah, ooo wah cmon kitty
Du Didle Doo
Dum De Dum Dum
Du Didle Doo
Dum De Dum Dum
Dear, when you smile at me
I hear a melody
It haunted me from the start
Something inside of me
Started a symphony
Zing went the strings of my heart
Whoa like a breath of spring
(Whoa like a breath of spring)
Whoa I heard a robin sing
(Whoa I heard a robin sing)
About a nest... apart (About a nest... apart)
All that you seem to be
End up in harmony
Zing went the strings of my heart
I still recall the thrill
I guess I always will
I hope we'll never depart
Dear, with your lips to mine
A rhapsody divine
Zing went the strings of my heart
Zing went the strings of my heart