Ghotis (Bengali: ঘটি), also called Paschimbangiyas (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গীয়) or Edeshis (Bengali: এদেশী), are a social group native to West Bengal (Paschimbanga), India. Their dialects, folk traditions (Lokachar) and cuisine are distinct from those of the Purbabangiyas or the natives of erstwhile eastern Bengal.
The term came into greater use after many people from Bangladesh (then East Bengal and later East Pakistan) migrated to West Bengal during and after the Partition of Bengal in 1947. Initially there was a cultural and sociological clash between the native population and the refugees.
Ghotis are frequently distinguished by their Bangla accent and use of certain local dialects and figures of speech that Bangals in general would not use. Also, certain sweets, like Sponge Rosogolla, Ledikeni, Lengcha, Mihidana, Rasakadamba, Rajbhog, Gopalbhog are known to originate in Western Bengal.
Amongst the Bengali Hindus of India, "Bangal" and "Ghoti" are used as social sub-groups indicating the ancestral origin of a family. Those whose families came from East Bengal are Bangals and those whose families originated in West Bengal are Ghotis. The term 'Bangal' as used here has little relation to actual geography, since most members of these groups all now live in India. The term is used freely and not considered derogatory within this social class.
Songs We Sang Mmmmm Yesterday
Ain’t The Same Mmmmm As Today
For Things Have Changed
And So Have You And I
But Baby Don’t You Ever Cry
Don’t You Ever Cry
For Whose To Blame
For Rain And Tears And Pain
For Prisoners In Chains
Words That’s Prayed In Vain
Songs We Sang Mmmmm Sung In Vain
Fade Away Mmmmm Through The Rain
For Things Have Changed
And So Have You And I
But Baby Don’t You Ever Cry
For Whose To Blame
For Rain And Tears And Pain
For Prisoners In Chains
Words That’s Prayed In Vain
For Things Have Changed
And So Have You And I
But Baby Don’t You Ever Cry
For Whose To Blame
For Rain And Tears And Pain
For Prisoners In Chains
Words That’s Prayed In Vain
Songs We Sang Mmmmm Yesterday
I peeked in to say goodnight
And then I heard my child in prayer
And for me some scarlet ribbons, scarlet ribbons for my hair
All the stores were closed and shuttered
All the streets were dark and bare
In our town, no scarlet ribbons
Not one ribbon for her hair
Through the night my heart was aching
Just before the dawn was breaking
I peeked in and on her bed, in gay profusion, lying there
Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons, scarlet ribbons for her hair
If I live to be two hundred, I shall never love one other
Take Me With You My Lovely Little Bird
I’m All Alone And Your Wings Are Strong
Take Me With You My Lovely Little Bird
Teach Me To Fly, And Sing Me A Song
Here I Am Now I’m Ready To Go
I’ve Packed My Bags And I’ve Combed My Hair
Here I Am Now, I’m Ready To Go
Please Don’t Say No, And Take Me Up There
Take Me With You With You On Your Wings
Tell Me All, Tell Me All ‘Bout The Things
You Can See From High Above
Take Me To Places Where You Have Seen Love
Take Me With You My Lovely Little Bird
I’m All Alone And Your Wings Are Strong
Take Me With You My Lovely Little Bird
Teach Me To Fly, And Sing Me A Song
Take Me With You With You On Your Wings
Tell Me All, Tell Me All ‘Bout The Things
You Can See From High Above
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
It is a special one, it`s never seen the sun
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It`s growing in the street right up through the concrete
But soft and sweet and dreaming
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
With eyes as black as coal that look down in my soul
And start a fire there and the I loose control
I have to beg your pardon
I`m going to pick that rose and watches her as
She grows in my garden
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
It is a special one its never seen the sun
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It`s growing in the street right up to concrete
But soft and sweet and dreaming
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
Silent night
Holy night
All is calm
All is bright
'Round yon virgin Mother and Child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night
Holy night
Son of God
Oh love's pure light
Radiant beams from
Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus Lord at Thy birth
Oh Jesus Lord at Thy birth...
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Peace
Sleep
Sleep
I Have A Sad Story To Tell You
And It May Hurt Your Feelings A Bit
My Wee Song Is Not Very Pleasant
Cause It’s All On The Subject Of.....
Shaving Cream, Be Nice And Clean
Shave Ev’ry Day And You’ll Allways Look Clean
There Was An Old Woman Lived Near Us
She Died In The Middle Of The Night
And So To Fullfill Her Last Wishes
She Was Burried In Six Foot Of.....
My Sister Is Fond Of Her Knitting
She Knits In The Bathroom Each Night
One Time She Dropped All Her Stitches
And The Landed In A Big Pile Of.....
When I Was In France In The Army
I Went And I Opened My Kit
I Thought That I Might Have A Sandwich
But The Darned Thing Was Full Up With.....
Our Baby Fell Out Of The Window
It’s Wee Head It Might Have Been Split
But Our Child It Was Very Lucky
For It Landed In A Big Pile Of.....
And Now Friends My Story Is Ended
I May’ve Hurt Your Feelings A Bit
But If You Did Not Like My Wee Song
Of the awful battle of the pekes and the pollicles
Together with some account Of the participation of the pugs
and the poms
And the intervention of the great Rumpus Cat!!!
The pekes and the pollicles everyone knows
Are a proud and implacable passionate foes
It is always the same whereever one goes
And the Pugs and the Poms although most people say
That they did not like fighting yet once in a way
Will once and again join into the fray
And they
Bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark
Until you could hear them all over the park
Now on the occassion of which I shall speak
Almost nothing had happened for nearly a week
And that's a long time for a Pol or a Peke
The big police dog was away from his beat
I don't know the reason but most people think
He slipped into the Wellington's Arms for a drink
And no one at all was about on the street
When a Peke and a Pollicle happened to meet
They did not advance or exactly retreat
But they glared at each other and scraped their hind feet
And they started to
Bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark
Until you could hear them all over the park
And they
Bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark
Until you could hear them all over the park.
Now the Peke although people may say what they please
Is no british dog but Heathen Chinese
And so all the Pekes when they heard the uproar
Some came to the window, some came to the door
And together they started to grumble and wheeze
In their huffery-snuffery Heathen Chinese
But a terrible din is what Pollicles like
For your Pollicle dog is a dour Yorkshire tyke
There are dogs out of every nation
the Irish, the Welsh and the Dane:
The Russian, the Dutch, the Dalmatian,
and even from China and Spain.
The Poodle, the Pom, the Alsatian
And the Mastiff who walks on a chain.
And to those that are frisky and frolical,
Let my meaning be perfectly plain:
That my name it is simply symbolical,
and you'd better not do it again!"
And his braw Scottish cousins are snappers and biters
And every dog-jack of them notable fighters
And so they stepped out with their pipers in order
Playing "When the Blue Bonnets Come Over The Border"
And the Pugs and the Poms held no longer aloof
But some from the balcony some from the roof
Joined into the din with a
Bark bark bark bark bark bark bark bark
Until you could hear them all over the park
Huffery snuffery huffery snuff!
Until you could hear them all over the park
BARK BARK BARK BARK (x 100)
NO!!!!
(Silence)
When these bold hereos together assembled
The traffic all stopped
And the Underground trembled
And some of the people were so much afraid
That they started to ring up the Fire Brigade!
When suddenly up from a small basement flat
Why who should stalk out but the Great Rumpus Cat!!!!
His eyes were like fireballs fearfully blazing
He gave a great yawn and his jaws were amazing
And when he looked out through the bars of the area
You never saw anything fiercer....
...Or hairier
And what with a glare of his eyes and his yawning
The Pekes and the Pollicles quickly took warning
He looked to the sky and he gave a great leap
And every last one of them scattered like sheep!
And when the Police dog returned to his beat
There wasn't a single one left on the street!
We Were Wandering Along The Highway’s
Walk The Dirty Streets Of New York
Dressed In Rags We Had Our Good Times
Tell Me Why, Or Don’t You Know
Why You Suddenly Had To Go
You Changed A Lot Not For The Better
You Walked The Streets Like A Movie Star
Dressed In The Latest Fashion Clothes
Tell Me Why, Or Don’t You Know
You Don’t Want Me Anymore
So Many Times We Were Talking My Dear
About The Good Things In Life
We’ve Enjoyed Every Moment My Dear
The Times That We Were Man And Wife
Or Was It Just A Dirty Game You Played
Or Just Another Love Affair
Tell Me Is It True, Am I Losing You
It’s Just That I Don’t Understand
Tell Me Is It True, Am I Losing You
It’s Just That I Don’t Understand
So Many Times We Were Talking My Dear
About The Good Things In Life
We’ve Enjoyed Every Moment My Dear
The Times That We Were Man And Wife
Or Was It Just A Dirty Game You Played
Or Just Another Love Affair
Tell Me Is It True, Am I Losing You
It’s Just That I Don’t Understand
Tell Me Is It True, Am I Losing You
It’s Just That I Don’t Understand
It’s Just That I Don’t Understand
Sure he`s a cat
Nobody is gonna argue with that
Sure he`s a creamin
Tall walkin feminin dreamin`
What have I got to compensate
For a looker of a man like that
I`ve got love for you baby
A lovin` like you wouldn`t believe
Sure he`ll go far
Looking like a moviestar
And I understand
What makes you wanna hold his hand
But you gonna find when the kissing starts
That the boys ain`t got a light on me
I`ve got love for you baby
A lovin` like you wouldn`t believe
He is such a pretty boy,
of some fine manner, bright and joy,
But have you noticed the way he walks,
He wiggles and he giggles,
when he talks.
Ohh, yeah but
Sure he`s a cat
Noboby`s gonna argue with that
Sure he`s a creamin`
a tall like a feminin dreaming
But if you wanna find a love that`s good
You better take another look at me
I`ve got love for you baby
A lovin` that you wouldn`t believe
Sure he`s a cat
Noboby`s gonna argue with that
Sure he`s a creamin`
a tall like a feminin dreaming
Sure he`s a cat
don`t try to fool me, `cause I feel it
don`t play that crying-eyes game
and don`t ask me how I came to know it
it turned me upside down
it turned me inside out
how can I ever see that boy and feel the same
how could I know that you`ve been lying
how could you hide it all the time
how proud was I when we got our baby
you made a fool of me
our baby proved to be
your son allright but never was a son of mine
how do you see us going on
don`t you believe it being wrong
say goodbye, say goodbye
stay in my life, why don`t you stay in my life
I need you to love you so stay in my life
don`t let me down and we`ll be getting around
I need you forever and one more day
and together we`ll survive
what am I supposed to do if I were loosing you
what am I to say if you were gone away
I like to thank you, yes I do
I've got to face the truth,
You done the best you could to please me
I enjoyed it quit a bit, but I really must admit,
That it could have been better al the time,
Yes you've been acting like a star, a great one yes you
are,
I'll be the last one to deny, I could have know it long
ago,
Cause I've watch you're pretty shows,
I've seen you played you're parts so well,
Well this must be the end of games we used to play,
We better part en say goodbye,
This must be the end of the show,
I hate to see you go
But it's over now
I could have know it long ago,
Cause I've watch you're pretty shows
I've seen you played you're parts so when,
Well this must be the end of games we used to play,
We better part en say goodbye,
This must be the end of the show,
I hate to see you go
But it's over now
Yeah, but it's over now
But it's over now
Yeah, but it's over now
Skimbleshanks the railway cat
The cat of the railway train
There's a whisper down the line at eleven thirty-nine
When the Night Mail's ready to depart
Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
Has he gone to hunt the thimble?
We must find him or the train can't start"
All the guards and all the porters
And the station master's daughters
Would be searchin' high and low
Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
For unless he's very nimble
Then the Night Mail just can't go"
At eleven forty-two with the signal overdue
And the passengers all frantic to a man
That's when I would appear and I'd saunter to the rear
I'd been busy in the luggage van
Then he gave one flash of his glass-green eyes
And the signal went 'All clear'
They'd be off at last for the northern part
of the Northern Hemisphere
Skimbleshanks, the railway cat
The cat of the railway train
You might say that by and large
It was me who was in charge
Of the Sleeping Car Express
From the driver and the guards
To the bagmen playing cards
I would supervise them all, more or less
Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces
Of the travelers in the first and the third
He establishes control by a regular patrol
And he'd know at once if anything occurred
He would watch you without winking
And he saw what you were thinking
And it's certain that he didn't approve
Of hilarity and riot so that folk were very quiet
When Skimble was about and on the move
You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks
He's a cat that couldn't be ignored
So nothing went wrong on the Northern Mail
When Skimbleshanks was aboard
It was very pleasant when they'd found their little den
With their name written up on the door
And the berth was very neat with a newly folded sheet
And not a speck of dust upon the floor
There was every sort of light, you could make it dark or bright
And a button you could turn to make a breeze
And a funny little basin you're supposed to wash your face in
And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze
Then the guard looked in politely and would ask you very brightly
"Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?"
But I was right behind him and was ready to remind him
For Skimble won't let anything go wrong
When they crept into their cosy berth
And pulled up the counterpane
They all could reflect, that it was very nice
To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice
They can leave all that to the railway cat
The cat of the railway train
Skimbleshanks, the railway cat
The cat of the railway train
In the watches of the night, I was always fresh and bright
Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea
With perhaps a drop of Scotch while I was keepin' on the watch
Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
They were fast asleep at Crewe and so they never knew
That I was walkin' up and down the station
They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle
Where I met the station master with elation
They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned by police
If there was anything they ought to know about
When they got to Gallowgate there they did not have to wait
For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out
And he gives you a wave of his long, brown tail
Which says "I'll see you again"
You will meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
The cat of the railway train
You will meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
People talk, say they ain't seen you around
And say: "Come to think of it, it's been a quite a
while"
They all say: "Never thought we'd see you apart"
I mean to say that ain't your style
Then I go and tell them, babe
She's so in love, so in love, so in love
Calls me ev'ry day
She's so in love, so in love, she told me today
It won't be long, won't be long, won't be long
'Till she's by my side
It won't be long, won't be long 'till she's back to
stay
You made me a liar, babe
You made me a liar, babe
You made me a liar, babe
I just can't take all the sorrow and sympathy
I guess I'm too proud to say that you're gone for good
So I'm a fool but pretending's the only way
Since you stood up, opened the door and just walked
away
But still I go and tell them, babe
She's so in love, so in love, so in love
Calls me ev'ry day
She's so in love, so in love, she told me today
It won't be long, won't be long, won't be long
'Till she's by my side
It won't be long, won't be long 'till she's back to
stay
You made me a liar, babe
You made me a liar, babe
She's so in love, so in love, so in love
Calls me ev'ry day
She's so in love, so in love, she told me today
It won't be long, won't be long, won't be long
'Till she's by my side
It won't be long, won't be long 'till she's back to
stay
She's so in love
She's so in love, so in love, she told me today
It won't be long
It won't be long 'till she's by my side
It won't be long, won't be long 'till she's back to
That gypsy woman tearing not my soul
She take my whiskey and my rock and roll
She go like it fast
But she won’t take it slow
But guess confused
She just don’t know
She might get jealous
When I’m loving my guitar
She might get angry
When my words can near the heart
I know she’s lonely
When we this far apart
But that ain’t e
Oh no no
She don’t love me no
But she, she won’t let it go
I said please lady
Just let it slip away now
But now sometimes I’m thinking
But she just ain’t that kind
She keep here secrets were they to hard to find
Pretending she don’t know
But it, it just a matter of time
She don’t love me no
But she, she won’t let it go
I said please lady
Just let it slip away now
Oh no no
But she just ain’t that kind
She keep here secrets were they to hard to find
Pretending she don’t know
But it, it just a matter of time
She don’t love me no
But she, she won’t let it go
She don’t love
They are proud, however, and they explain to their human visitors
who they are and reveal that cats have three different names:
the one the family uses daily, the more dignified name and a secret
name. It is the cat's contemplation of the latter that keeps felines
in deep thought.
ALL (Whispering):
The naming of cats is a difficult matter
It isn't just one of your holiday games
You may think at first I'm mad as a hatter
When I tell you a cat must have three different names
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey
All of them are sensible, everyday names
But I tell you a cat needs a name that's particular
A name that's peculiar and more dignified
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular?
Or spread out his whiskers or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo or Coricopat
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum
Names that never belong to more than one cat
But above and beyond there's still one name left over
And that is the name that you will never guess
The name that no human research can discover
But the cat himself knows and will never confess
When you notice a cat in profound meditation
The reason, I tell you, is always the same
His mind is engaged in rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name
His ineffable, effable, effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular name
The young and innocent white cat Victoria performs a solo
dance. Munkustrap, a large grey tabby who serves as the show's
narrator, explains that the Jellicle Cats meet once a year to
rejoice! He also explains that they are waiting for their leader,
the wise Old Deuteronomy, who will choose which one of the
Jellicle Cats will this year journey to the Heaviside Layer to be
reborn to a new life!
ALL:
Jellicle cats come out tonight
Jellicle cats come one, come all
The jellicle moon is shining bright
Jellicles come to the jellicle ball
Jellicle cats come out tonight
Jellicles come to the jellicle ball
Jellicle cats come out tonight
Jellicle cats come one, come all
The jellicle moon is shining bright
Jellicles come to the jellicle ball
Jellicle cats come out tonight
Jellicle cats come one, come all
The jellicle moon is shining bright
Jellicles come to the jellicle ball
SOLO:
Jellicle cats meet once a year
At the jellicle ball where we all rejoice
And the jellicle leader will soon appear
And make what is known as the jellicle choice
That's when Old Deuteronomy just before dawn
Through a silence you feel you could cut with a knife
Announces the cat who can now be reborn
And come back to different jellicle life
Because waiting up there is the heaviside layer
With wonders one jellicle only will see
Jellicles ask because jellicles dare
Who will it be?
From this point onward, each of the cats tells his own story
in song and dance, hoping to be chosen as the special cat to
I have a Gumbie cat in mind
Her name is Jennyanydots
Her coat is of the tabby kind
With tiger stripes and leopard spots
All day she sits beneath the stair
Or on the step or on the mat
She sits and sits and sits and sits
And that's what makes a Gumbie cat
That's what makes a Gumbie cat
But when the day's hustle and bustle is done
Then the Gumbie cat's work is but hardly begun
And when all the family's in bed and asleep
She tucks up her skirts to the basement to creep
She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice
Their behavior's not good and their manners not nice
So when she has got them lined up on the matting
She teaches them music, crocheting and tatting
I have a Gumbie cat in mind
Her name is Jennyanydots
The curtain cord she likes to wind
And tie it into sailor knots
She sits upon the windowsill
Or anything that's smooth and flat
She sits and sits and sits and sits
And that's what makes a Gumbie cat
That's what makes a Gumbie cat
But when the day's hustle and bustle is done
Then the Gumbie cat's work is but hardly begun
She thinks that the cockroaches need employment
To prevent them from idle and wanton destroyment
So she's formed from that lot of disorderly louts
A troop of well disciplined helpful boy scouts
With a purpose in life and a good deed to do
And she's even created a beetle's tattoo
For she's a jolly good fellow
You've heard of several kinds of cat
And my opinion now is that
You should need no interpreter
To understand our character
You've learned enough to take the view
That cats are very much like you
You've seen us both at work and games
And learnt about our proper names
Our habits and our habitat
But how would you ad-dress a cat
So first, your memory I'll jog
And say, "A cat is not a dog"
So first, your memory I'll jog
And say, "A cat is not a dog"
With cats, some say, "One rule is true
Don't speak 'til you are spoken to"
Myself I do not hold with that
I say, "You should ad-dress a cat
But always bear in mind that he resents familiarity"
You bow and taking off your hat
Ad-dress him in this form, "O Cat"
Before a cat will condescend
To treat you as a trusted friend
Some little token of esteem
Is needed like a dish of cream
And you might now and then supply
Some Caviar or Strauss burg pie
Some potted grouse or salmon paste
He's sure to have his personal taste
And so in time you reach your aim
And call him by his name
A cat's entitled to expect
These evidences of respect
So this is this and that is that
And there's how you ad-dress a cat
A cat's entitled to expect
These evidences of respect
So this is this and that is that
You Were Mine For So Long
And Your Love Was Strong
And Today I Hear The Churchbells Ringing
But They Don’t Ring For Me
I Was Yours That Was True
All Mine Love Was For You
And Today I Hear The Choir Singing
But They Don’t Sing For Me
I See Your Face, Your Lovely Face
As You Passed Me By
Don’t Look Away You Can Look At Me
You Will Never See Me Cry
In My Dreams I Could See
Like Today You And Me
And Today I Hear Your Lovely Voice
As You Say Yes I Will
Don’t Look Back At A Broken Heart
I Still Hear You Say
It Was Allright That We Broke Apart
Do You Feel The Same Today
But Today I Hear Your Lovely Voice
As You Say Yes I Will
Jellicle cats come out tonight
Jellicle cats come one, come all
The Jellicle Moon is shining bright
Jellicles come to the jellicle ball
Jellicle cats are black and white
Jellicle cats are rather small
Jellicle cats are merry and bright
And pleasant to hear when we caterwaul
Jellicle cats have cheerful faces
Jellicle cats have bright black eyes
We like to practice our airs and graces
And wait for the Jellicle Moon to rise
Jellicle cats develop slowly
Jellicle cats are not too big
Jellicle cats are roly poly
We know how to dance a gavotte and a jig
Until the Jellicle Moon appears
We make our toilet and take our repose
Jellicles wash behind their ears
Jellicles dry between their toes
Jellicle cats are white and black
Jellicle cats are of moderate size
Jellicles jump like a jumping jack
Jellicle cats have moonlit eyes
We're quiet enough in the morning hours
We're quiet enough in the afternoon
Reserving our Terpsichorean powers
To dance by the light of the Jellicle Moon
Jellicle cats are black and white
Jellicle cats as we said, are small
If it happens to be a stormy night
We will practice a caper or two in the hall
If it happens, the sun is shining bright
You would say we have nothing to do at all
We are resting and saving ourselves to be bright
For the Jellicle Moon and the Jellicle Ball
Jellicle cats come out tonight
Jellicle cats come one, come all
The Jellicle Moon is shining bright
It's after the Jellicle Ball, and the cats are resting,
contemplating before they resume introducing more cats.
SOLO:
The moments of happiness
We had the experience but missed the meaning
And approach to the meaning restores the experience
In a different form beyond any meaning
We can assign to happiness
The past experience revived in the meaning
Is not the experience of one life only
But of many generations
Not forgetting something that is probably quite ineffable
GRIZABELLA:
Moonlight
Turn your face to the moonlight
Let your memory lead you
Open up, enter in
If you find there the meaning of what happiness is
Every Sunday Morning She Was
Passin’ By Same Time
On Her Way To Church As I Remember
Always Wearing A Worn Out Rain Coat
It’s Colour Lookin’ Kind Of Grey
Looking Kind Of Grave
But To Me It Looked Fine In Everyway
Every Day Then I Spend Dreaming About Her
And A Week Seemed So Much Longer At The Time
Lord She Gave Me Such A Brand New Feeling
Burning Deep Inside
It Made Me Wanna Reach Up In The Sky
She Was My Oh My My Lady
My My Sunday Morning Lady
Her Memory Once Will Grow Vague In My Mind
But Never She Will Quite Vanish Out Of My
Out Of My Life
Many Years Have Gone By
Many Songs Of Love I’ve Sung
Many Of Them Now Seem Long Forgotten
But There’s Always A Few Left Of ‘Em
That We Do Remember Well
How I Love Them Old Songs To Hear Again
Every Day Then I Spend Dreaming About Her
And A Week Seemed So Much Longer At The Time
Lord She Gave Me Such A Brand New Feeling
Burning Deep Inside
It Made Me Wanna Reach Up In The Sky
She Was My Oh My My Lady
My My Sunday Morning Lady
Her Memory Once Will Grow Vague In My Mind
But Never She Will Quite Vanish Out Of My
Out Of My Life
Out Of My Life
Now Do Not Stay Away Too Long In Time And Space
Cause I’ve Been Waiting Here For You But I Cannot Face
The Lonely Hours You’re Not Around
And I Do Know All About
Your Goin’ Through The Ages But I Doubt
I Ain’t Sure That Time Machine Is Workin’ Fine
And I’m Afraid That One Time You Won’t Find
The Right Way To Controll It
How To Get Back Home And Then
We’ll Never See Each Other Back Again
Hey Come On Back In Time
Say That You Will Be Mine
Hey Come On Back, Come On Back From 1849
When You’re Back Then I Feel Fine
Hey Come On Back In Time
Hey Come On Back In Time
Say That You Will Be Mine
Hey Come On Back, Come On Back From 1849
When You’re Back Then I Feel Fine
Hey Come On Back In Time
There She Goes She's Smiling At You
Can't You See She Really Likes You
Take Your Chance And Ask Her If She
Wants To Be Your Girl
People Told Me That She's Only
Foolish But I Know She's Lonely
Guess That She Can't Live Without You
Another Day
Imagine What Happens
When She Takes Another One For You
Don't Wait So Long
Before It's Too Late
Why Don't You Tell Her
That You Love Her
Don't Be So Shy
You Must Do Something
Before She Flies Away
Like A Bird In The Sky
There She Goes She's Smiling At You
Can't You See She Really Likes You
Guess That She Can't Live Without You
Granddad sitting by the fire, reminiscing of the times when he was a boy
In the good old days, he keeps on saying but everything I heard before
Times were when, times were when, times that won't be back again
Times were when
Times were when boys look like poor boys and their daddy says, "Active like youth should"
He doesn't understand our generation and in it he can see no good
Times were when, times were when, times that won't be back again
Times were when
But when I get to his age, I will talk of all the good times I had today
Times were when he was a young man and he thought and did the same things I do today
Times were when, times were when, times that won't be back again
Times were when
Times were when times were when, times that won't be back again
Somewhere somewhere oehoehoehoe
Somewhere over the rainbow...way up high
A land so rain that I dream of once In lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow... blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow--why then oh why can't I?
Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the
clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the
chimney tops...
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow... blue birds fly
Somewhere birds fly over the rainbow--why then oh why
can't I?
Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the
clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the
chimney tops...
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow... blue birds fly
Somewhere birdsfly over the rainbow--why then ah why
On a day like today, when my eyes looked far away
And when all you say is wrong
I just need a place to hide away and face
Those feelings coming on so strong
Let me be alone let me be alone
And don`t you try to understand
Let me have the pain let me have the pain
Let me have it, it might help me to decide
How to tell you something I can no longer hide
There has been a time, there has been a time
Now I call it good old yesterday
There has been a time, there has been a time
I found all around me black or white in a way
Nothing in between black was black as night as far as I
know
Nothing in between white was even whiter then the
wintersnow
Have a look inside my mind,only doubts are there to
find now
No more yes or no`s like then
I knew it all so wel `bout love and god and hell you
know
I felt like a grownup man
Now I see the rain, now I see the rain
Through the shining of the sun
Now I feel the pain, now I feel the pain
Now I feel the pain of loosing what I had
My love for you has gone
My love for you is dead
Greatest thing that will ever pass
Is faithfull love that will always last
The thing I felt already as a child
When I lived at home so mild
Glat as a bird every morn’
In the light of a new day born
Greatest thing that will ever pass
Is faitfull love that will always last
It’s our turn now yours and mine
We must live now it’s our time
Strong I felt, with you at my side
With a jubilant song, here in my mind
Greatest thing that will ever pass
Is faithfull love that will always last
Let’s sing our song that unities
And keep our love in a way it lights
Bright is our song ev`ry morn`
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
If you offer me pheasant, I'd rather have grouse
If you put me in a house, I would much prefer a flat
If you put me in a flat, then I'd rather have a house
If you set me on a mouse, then I only want a rat
If you set me on a rat, then I'd rather chase a mouse
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
And there isn't any need for me to shout it
For he will do as he did, do
And there's no doing anything about it
The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore
Oh, when you let me in, then I want to go out
I'm always on the wrong side of every door
As soon as I'm at home, then I'd like to get about
I like to lie in the bureau drawer
And I make such a fuss if I can't get out
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
And there isn't any need for you to doubt it
For he will do as he did, do
And there's no doing anything about it
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast
My disobliging ways are a matter of habit
If you offer me fish, then I always want a feast
When there isn't any fish, then I won't eat rabbit
If you offer me cream, then I sniff and sneer
For I only like what I find for myself
So you'll catch me in it right up to my ears
If you put it away on the larder shelf
The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing
The Rum Tum Tugger, doesn't care for a cuddle
But I'll leap upon your lap in the middle of your sewing
For there's nothing I enjoy like a horrible muddle
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
And there isn't any need for me to spout it
For he will do as he did, do
She just said goodbye to me with a smile upon her face
Moving out like that, didn't leave a trace
She never even realized just what she meant to me
The only one I cared about was Sheila
She was too young, so very young
Just to make it on her own, live a life of pleasure
Somebody told me lately he'd seen her on a stage
Of some dirty striptease bar, all dressed in lace
She'd been drinking too much gin and fell down on the
floor
They took her up and knocked her through that barroom
door
She was too young, so very young
To resist the dangers of the city
She was too young, so very young
Such an innocent girl, isn't it a pity
She was too young, so very young
To resist the dangers of the city
She was too young, so very young
Such an innocent girl, isn't it a pity
Oh, my darling Sheila, you were too young
Just to make it on your own, live a life of pleasure
Just to make it on your own, live a life of pleasure
If you catch a little bird
And you put it in a cage, feed it every day
Open the door it’ll fly away
It’ll be gone, it’ll be gone
On the wings of the wind
Fly on the wings of the wind
Once I catch a little bird
And I taught her a song it was a silver song
Open the door and she was gone
She was gone, she was gone,
On the wings of the wind
Through on the wings of the wind
And she flew, so high
Through alone, in the sky
And was gone
Our freedom is like a bird
You can put it in a cage, it will fly away
Every time it flies away
And it will fly, so high
Through alone in the sky
Vaya con dios my darling
Vaya con dios, vaya con dios my love
Now the hacienda is so dark
The town is sleeping
Now the time has come to part
The time for weeping
Vaya con dios my darling
Vaya con dios, vaya con dios my love
Now the village mission bells are softly ringing
And if you listen with your heart, you hear them singing
Vaya con dios my darling
Vaya con dios, vaya con dios my love
Wherever you may be, I'll be beside you, oh yes, I will
Although you're many million dreams away
Each night I say a prayer, a prayer to guide you, oh yes, I will
To hasten ev'ry lonely hour of ev'ry lonely day
Now the dawn is breakin' through of a great tomorrow
But the memories that we share are still there tomorrow
Vaya con dios my darling
Vaya con dios, vaya con dios my love
Vaya con dios my darling
Vaya con dios, vaya con dios my love
Vaya con dios my darling
How do you feel, loving a rose?
Guarding her life day and night
How do you feel, losing that rose?
Killed by a storm you can't fight
(Lea, Lea) Girl, now you're gone
(Leaving, leaving behind) The memory of your smile that will never leave my mind
Where are those words I heard you say?
You would forever be mine
Where are those words?
How can I pray, losing a love so divine?
(Lea, Lea) Girl, now you're gone
(Leaving, leaving behind) The memory of your smile that will never leave my mind
(Lea, Lea) Girl, now you're gone
(Leaving, leaving behind) The memory of your smile that will never leave my mind
(Lea, Lea) Girl, now you're gone
Up, up, up past the Russell Hotel
Up, up, up, up to the Heaviside layer
Up, up, up past the Russell Hotel
Up, up, up, up to the Heaviside layer
Up, up, up past the Russell Hotel
Up, up, up, up to the Heaviside layer
Up, up, up past the Russell Hotel
Up, up, up, up to the Heaviside layer
Up, up, up past the Jellicle moon
Up, up, up, up to the Heaviside layer
Up, up, up past the Jellicle moon
Up, up, up, up to the Heaviside layer
The mystical divinity
Of unashamed felinity
Round the cathedral rang 'Vivat'
You Tell Me Always That You Do
Love Me Only And You’re True
Why Do You Try To Make A Fool Of Me
I Know That You Ain’t Serious Little Girl
You Laugh About This Big Old World
Sit Down And Think And Maybe Then You’ll See
That You Make Me Feel That I
Ain’t The One But Just A Hopeless Try
You Know I Can’t Stop You Now
‘Cause I Can’t Stand To See You Cry
You Tell Me Always That You Do
Love Me Only And You’re True
Why Do You Try To Make A Fool Of Me
I Know That You Ain’t Serious Little Girl
You Laugh About This Big Old World
Sit Down And Think And Maybe Then You’ll See
That You Make Me Feel That I
Ain’t The One But Just A Hopeless Try
You Know I Can’t Stop You Now
Every night, when the rain is falling, a million raindrops keep on calling your name
It's every night the same
Every day, I see lovers walking
I know they're talking 'cause we were talking the same
It's just a lovers game
Babe, for me it was more
Can't you be like before?
My one and only, don't leave me lonely without your love
Every night, when the moon is shining, I hope to find in her silver lining your name
It's every night the same
Babe for me it was more
Can't you be like before?
Anonymous Mr. Brown
Wakens Up At Dawn, Puts A Brown Suit On
And A Neat Brown Tie
Matching His Brown Eyes
He’d Been Tidy, Anonymous Mr. Brown
Anonymous Mr. Brown
Sings A Little Song As He Strolls Along
Through The Flower Beds, With His Bag Old Bread
For The Birdies, Anonymous Mr. Brown
Mr. Brown Doesn’t Dare
To Smile At The Lady, Sitting There
Feeding Ducks, Knitting Away While She Thinks Oh My
It’s A Pity That He’s So Shy
Such A Pity To Be So Shy
And The Lady, Who Feeds The Ducks
Looks At Mr. Brown With Her Eyes Cast Down
Thinks Perhaps This Week He Might Start To Speak
For I Love Him, Anonymous Mr. Brown
Then One Day, Mr. Brown
Noticed The Lady Wasn’t Around
He Enquired, Found From The Keeper, She Tripped And
Fell
Sent Some Flowers To Wish Her Well
Lovely Flowers To Wish Her Well
And The Keeper Who Keeps The Park
Keeps A Secret Too, With The Lady Who
Never Really Fell, But He’ll Never Tell
Somewhere, Somewhere
Smile One Smile At Me
My Love Don't Feel So Lonely
Won't You Be Mine Tonight
While All The Stars Are So Bright
Somewhere Fly With Me Up High
Sharing Our Dreams In The Sky
So Far Beyond Compare
You'll Find It Up All There
Don't You Wait Till Tomorrow
Don't Stay Away
Smile Away The Sorrow
And Come Tonight I Pray
Somewhere Up There
Far Away From Dispair
Our Love Will Go Strong I Swear
High In The Sky
Tears Of Joy We Wil Cry
And Never We'll Say Goodbye
So Smil One Smile At Me
My Love I'll Make You Happy
Lonely You So Shy
You Make Me Laugh And Cry
Don't You Wait Till Tomorrow
Don't Stay Away
Smile Away The Sorrow
And Come Tonight I Pray
Somewhere Up There
Far Away From Dispair
Our Love Will Go Strong I Swear
High In The Sky
Tears Of Joy We Wil Cry
Love, You Think Would Last
Can Run Away, Become The Past
It Can Be Like The Setting Sun
That Fades Away When The Day Is Done
Why Baby Why
Did You Take My Love And Loose It
Why Baby Why
Why Did You Ever Choose It
Why Did You Make Me Cry
The Day You Turned Away
I Never Thought You’d Say Goodbye
Now, What Can I Do
To Find A Life, I Shared With You
You Said To Me, When We Dare
We’ll Never Part, I Want Your Care
Why Baby Why
Did You Take My Love And Loose It
Why Baby Why
Why Did You Ever Choose It
Why Did You Make Me Cry
The Day You Turned Away
I Never Thought You’d Say Goodbye
Why Did You Make Me Cry
There's a kind of sadness in my mind
He came back and I know love is blind
I hope she would love me in the end
Though I knew she liked me like a friend
Look at me, look at my face when I'm saying
That I need you
And when I tell you that I'm staying
Then you know it's true
Why, why don't you hear me
Where, where are the good times we had
Why, why do you love him
Why, why do you need him so bad
Now I'm back I realise that you're the finest love I've
ever had
There's no need to sigh, no need to cry
There's no need to scream another why
Even that won't reach her little ears
'Cause she's deaf and blind when he appears
Look at me, look at my face when I'm saying
That I need you
And when I tell you that I'm staying
Then you know it's true
Why, why don't you hear me
Where, where are the good times we had
Why, why do you love him
Why, why do you need him so bad
Now I'm back I realise that you're the finest love I've
ever had
Why, why don't you hear me
Where, where are the good times we had
Why, why do you love him
Why, why do you need him so bad
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
I've searched the places, I've searched them all
Searched among the faces, searched along the road
Where am I to find you?
Where am I to go?
Never understanding why you run out on me
Please tell me, where have I been wrong?
I walked the highways, I walked them all
Counting all the long days, ever since you've gone
Where am I to find you?
Where am I to go?
Never understanding why you walked out on me
Please tell me, where have I been wrong?
Where have I been wrong?
Where have I been wrong?
Am I to blame for loving you?
Where have I been wrong?
I can't go on
I can't maintain with someone new
I don't feel the cold rain, I don't feel the wind
Walking 'round in circles, never reaching the end
Where am I to find you?
Where am I to go?
Never understanding why you walked out on me
Please tell me, where have I been wrong?
Where have I been wrong?
Where have I been wrong?
Am I to blame for loving you?
Where have I been wrong?
I can't go on
What is the world coming to
What is the world coming to
Just look around, and tell me that you're happy with
the time
Baby, what is the world coming to
Stand on any street when the day is done
And the workers are going home
All sick and tired and afraid to move
They live and die by the noon day sun
Oh oh oh my people don't know
What this living is all about
And oh oh oh its hurts me so
So I've just got to get it out
Get it out, scream and shout
What is the world coming to
What is the world coming to
Just look around, and tell me that you're happy with
the time
Baby, what is the world coming to
People of the world should all be unite
Like I heard somebody say before
Why has everybody got to fight
Just to get what they're looking for
Oh oh oh the misery shows
But tell me what it's all about
Oh oh oh seems nobody knows
So I've just got to get it out
Get it out, scream and shout
What is the world coming to
What is the world coming to
Just look around, and tell me that you're happy with
the time
Baby, what is the world coming to
Oh baby, what is the world coming to
Won't someone tell me
Just a little rain, falling all around;
The grass lifts its head to the heavenly sound;
Just a little rain, just a little rain,
What have they done to the rain?
Just a little boy, standing in the rain,
The gentle rain that falls for years,
And the grass is gone, the boy disappears,
The rain keeps falling like helpless tears,
What have they done to the rain?
Just a little breeze, out of the sky;
The leaves pat their hands as the breeze blows by;
Just a little breeze with some smoke in its eye;
What have they done to the rain?
Just a little boy,standing in the rain
The gentle rain that falls for years,
And the grass is gone, the boy dissapears,
The rain keeps falling like helpless tears
What have they done to the rain
Listen to my story
And you'll see, hé hé hé
I don't let the bad world trouble me, hey, hey, hey
What a crazy life I'm living
Don't get time to wear a frown
Always laughing never crying
Nothing ever gets me down
Listen to my story
And you'll see, hé hé hé
I don't let the bad world trouble me, hey, hey, hey
What a crazy life I'm living
Yesterday my girl left town
She'll be back before the week's out
But she won't find me around
She thought I would cry
When she said goodbye
That couldn't happen to me
I won't lose my mind
'Cause I'm just another the kind
There's plenty of fishes in the sea
What a crazy life I'm living
Worries just don't bother me
Keep on smiling through the bad times
This is my philosophy
She thought I would cry
When she said goodbye
That couldn't happen to me
I won't lose my mind
'Cause I'm just another the kind
There's plenty of fishes in the sea
What a crazy life I'm living
Worries just don't bother me
Keep on smiling through the bad times
This is my philosophy
I think about you but I don't want to
I dream about you're smile and face
And I keep trying not to love you but I love you anyway
We should be together, together
We should be walking side by side
We should be together, together
Keeping each other satisfied
I have talk to come to know you
I've come beneath you're company
What will I do if I can't have you?
If I can't have you, what will I do?
We should be together, together
We should be walking side by side
We should be together, together
Keeping each other satisfied
We should be together, together
We should be walking side by side
We should be together, together
Keeping each other satisfied
We should be together, together
We should be walking side by side
We should be together, together
Keeping each other satisfied
We should be together, together
We should be walking side by side
We should be together, together
Keeping each other satisfied
We should be together, together
So you say your world is falling down around your ears
Everyhing you've planned has gone astray through all
the years
Lift your head my friend, try to see the other thing
Don't give up, just change direction
Turn around and start again
Was a time when I was down with not a penny to my name
And like you I was in mind to throw away my chance of
fame
Dry your tears as I did then, disregard the falling
rain
Don't give up, just change direction
Turn around and start again
Yes, for the world is full of people
With their hope and future gone
They were faced with your decision
To give up or to go on
So spend an hour in meditation, see the good things,
not the bad
And you'll find that life has given you good reason to
be glad
While the spark remains you must try and try again
Don't give up, just change direction
Turn around and start again
Yes, for the world is full of people
With their hope and future gone
They were faced with your decision
To give up or to go on
While the spark remains you must try and try again
Don't give up, just change direction
Now Everybody’s Dancing Down At The Market Square
‘Cause One Time A Year The Town Is Having A Big Fair
And The Laughter Of The People Around
Mingle With The Sound Of A Carousel
Oh While The Band Keeps Playing The Music All Fills The
Oho Everyone In Town Is Having Fun Around
Trying To Forget The Troubles Of Everyday Life
No One Is Gonna Say; “You’re Not Allowed To Play”
The Role Everybody Wants To Play Once In A While
Oho Everybody Knows He’s An Actor On A Show
Play Whatever Part You Like
Have A Little Bit Of Fun And Don’t Get Away Too Soon
‘Cause You Never Know The Magic Of An Old Time Tune
Takes You Back To Old Memories
Makes You Feel Do It All Over Again
So Come On And Get Together Down At The Square
Oho Everyone In Town Is Having Fun Around
Trying To Forget The Troubles Of Everyday Life
No One Is Gonna Say; “You’re Not Allowed To Play”
The Role Everybody Wants To Play Once In A While
‘Cause Everybody Knows He’s A Part Of A Show
You Can Choose To Play Whatever Part You Like
There’s A Time For A Break Now
There’s A Time For A Change Now
Let It Go, Dance Away Through The Night
Let It Go, Dance Away Through The Night
Let It Go, Dance Away Through The Night
You were mine for so long and your love was so strong
And today I hear the church bells ringing but they don't ring for me
I was yours that was true
All my love was for you
And today I hear the coir singing but they don't sing for me
I see your face, your lovely face as you pass me by
Don't look away, you can look at me
You will never see me cry
In my dreams, I could say, "Lie today, you and me"
And today I hear your lovely voice, as you say, "Yes, I will"
Don't look back at a broken heart
I still hear you say, "It was alright that we broke apart"
Do you feel the same today?
But today I hear your lovely voice, as you say, "Yes, I will"
You can dance ev'ry dance with the guys who give you the eye, let 'em hold you tight
You can smile ev'ry smile for the man who held your hand 'neath the pale moonlight
But don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arms you're gonna be
So darlin', (Save ) save the last dance for me
Oh, I know that the music is fine like sparkling wine, go and have your fun
Laugh and sing but while we're apart don't give your heart to anyone
But don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arms you're gonna be
No, no, no darlin', (Save) save the last dance for me
Baby don't you know I love you so?
Can't you feel it when we touch?
I will never ever let you go
I love you oh so much
(Now listen)
You can dance, go and carry on 'till the night is gone and it's time to go
If he asks if you're all alone, can he take you home, you must tell him, "No"
'Cause don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arm's you're gonna be
No, no, no darlin', (Save) save the last dance for me
Hmm, save the last dance for me
Hmm darlin', save the last dance for me
Hear me what I am saying, save the last dance for me