2. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John)
3. Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon)
4. Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You (Frankie Vallie)
5. Happy Together (the Turtles)
7. Holding Out for a Hero (Bonnie Tyler)
8. Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
10. Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
13. Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel)
14. You’re So Vain (Carly Simon)
17. Come on Eileen (Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
19. Shallow (from A Star Is Born)
21. Tomorrow (from the musical Annie)
22. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (Oklahoma)
23. Put a Little Love in Your Heart (Scrooged)
24. If I Were a Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof)
25. Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler On The Roof)
26. Fly Me To The Moon (Sinatra)
27. Come Fly With Me (Sinatra)
29. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Monty Python)
30. I Like Life in Paddy’s Pub (from Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
31. Morning Has Broken (Cat Stevens)
33. I Dreamed a Dream (Les Miserables)
34. I Wish I Was In New Orleans (Tom. Waits)
36. These Foolish Things (Ella Fitzgerald or Sinatra)
37. (Maybe) Patience (Guns N’ Roses)
1. Cheers Theme
Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you’ve got
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot
Wouldn’t you like to get away?
[REFRAIN]
Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name
And they’re always glad you came
You want to be where you can see
Our troubles are all the same
You want to be where
everybody knows your name
(addt’l verses – You can sing this at home or in your car…)
All those nights when you’ve got no lights
The check is in the mail
And your little angel
Hung the cat up by its tail
And your third fiancé didn’t show
[SING REFRAIN]
Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee’s dead
The morning’s looking bright
And your shrink ran off to Europe
And didn’t even write
And your husband wants to be a girl
[SING REFRAIN]
2.Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John)
When are you gonna come down?
When are you going to land?
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man
You know you can’t hold me forever
I didn’t sign up with you
I’m not a present for your friends to open
This boy’s too young to be singing
The blues, ah-ah – ahhh,
ahh-ahh-ahh-ahhhhhh
So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can’t plant me in your penthouse
I’m going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh, I’ve finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road
Ah-ah – ahhh, ahh-ahh-ahh-ahhhhhh
(2nd Verse)
What do you think you’ll do then?
I bet they’ll shoot down the plane
It’ll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again
Maybe you’ll get a replacement
There’s plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain’t got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you
On the ground, ah-ah – ahhh, ahh-ahh-ahh-ahhhhhh
So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can’t plant me in your penthouse
I’m going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh, I’ve finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road
Ah-ah – ahhh, ahh-ahh-ahh-ahhhhhh
3.Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon)
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it
Half as good as you
Baby, you’re the best
I wasn’t lookin’
but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love… light…
But like heaven above me
The spy who loved me
Is keepin’ all my secrets safe tonight
And nobody does it better
Sometimes I wish someone could.
The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There’s some kind of magic… inside… you…
That keeps me from runnin’
But just keep it comin’
How’d you learn to do the things you do?
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it… half as good as you
Baby, baby…
Baby… you’re the best
Nobody does it
Quite the way you do.
Did you have to be so good?
Baby baby,
Darling, you’re the best
4.Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You (Frankie Vallie)
[VERSE 1]
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off of you
You’d be like Heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last, love has arrived
And I thank God I’m alive
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off of you
[VERSE 2]
Pardon the way that I stare
There’s nothin’ else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
But if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that it’s real
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off of you
[REFRAIN]
I love you, baby
And if it’s quite alright
I need you, baby
To warm the lonely night
I love you, baby
Trust in me when I say
Oh, pretty baby
Don’t bring me down, I pray
Oh, pretty baby
Now that I’ve found you, stay
And let me love you, baby
Let me love you
[SING VERSE 1 AGAIN – Yes, just do it!]
I love you, baby
And if it’s quite alright
I need you, baby
To warm the lonely night
I love you, baby
Trust in me when I say
Oh, pretty baby
And if it’s quite alright
I need you, baby
To warm the lonely night
I love you, baby
Trust in me when I say
5.Happy Together (the Turtles)
Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it’s only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together
If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me, and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together
I can’t see me
Lovin’ nobody but you
For all my life
When you’re with me,
baby, the skies’ll be blue
For all my life
Me and you, and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together
Ba-ba… ba-ba…
ba-ba ba-ba… ba-ba-ba… ba-ba-ba-ba
Me and you, and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together
So happy together
And how is the weather?
So happy together
We’re happy together
So happy together.
6.Piano Man (Billy Joel)
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There’s an old man sittin’ next to me
Makin’ love to his tonic and gin
He says, "Son can you play me a memory?
I’m not really sure how it goes
But it’s sad and it’s sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man’s clothes"
[REFRAIN]
La, la-la, di-di-da… La-la di-di-da da-dum
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody
And you’ve got us feelin’ alright
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he’s quick with a joke,
or to light up your smoke
But there’s some place that he’d rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me"
As a smile ran away from his face
"Well, I’m sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"
[SING REFRAIN]
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he’s talkin’ with Davy, who’s still in the navy
And probably will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it’s better than drinkin’ alone
[SING REFRAIN]
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
‘Cause he knows that it’s me
they’ve been comin’ to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say man what are you doin’ here?
[SING REFRAIN]
7.Holding Out for a Hero (Bonnie Tyler)
(aka Beauty is big hair…)
[8 musical measures]
Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where’s the streetwise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn’t there a white knight
upon a fiery steed
Late at night, I toss and I turn
And I dream of what I need
[REFRAIN]
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding out for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life!
[8 musical measures]
Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy,
Somewhere just beyond my reach,
There’s someone reaching back for me!
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat,
It’s gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet!
[REFRAIN]
[REPEAT REFRAIN]
I need a hero!!!
8.Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
Turn around
Every now and then I get a little bit lonely
and you’re never coming ’round (Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit tired
of listening to the sound of my tears
Turn around
Every now and then I get a little bit nervous
that the best of all the years have gone by (Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
and then I see the look in your eyes
Turn around… bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Turn around… bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Turn around
Every now and then I get a little bit restless
and I dream of something wild (Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit helpless
and I’m lying like a child in your arms
Turn around
Every now and then I get a little bit angry
and I know I’ve got to get out and cry (Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified,
but then I see the look in your eyes
Turn around… bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Turn around… bright eyes
Every now and then I get apart
And I need you now, tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight
We’ll be holding on forever
And we’ll only be making it right
‘Cause we’ll never be wrong
Together we can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
(all of the time)
I don’t know what to do and I’m always in the dark
We’re living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever’s gonna start tonight
Forever’s gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
Now I’m only falling apart
There’s nothing I can do – A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there’s only love in the dark
Nothing I can say – A total eclipse of the heart
Turn around, bright eyes Turn around, bright eyes
Turn around
9.We Belong (Pat Benatar)
[VERSE 1]
Many times, I tried to tell you
Many times, I cried alone
Always I’m surprised how well you
Cut my feelings to the bone
Don’t wanna leave you really
I’ve invested too much time
To give you up that easy
To the doubts that complicate your mind
[REFRAIN]
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words, we’ve both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
[VERSE 2]
Maybe it’s a sign of weakness
When I don’t know what to say
Maybe I just wouldn’t know
What to do with my strength anyway
Have we become a habit?
Do we distort the facts?
Now, there’s no looking forward
Now, there’s no turning back
When you say
[SING REFRAIN]
Close your eyes and try to sleep now
Close your eyes and try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best
To try and wash the palette clean
We can’t begin to know it
How much we really care
I hear your voice inside me
I see your face everywhere, still you say
[SING REFRAIN]
[MAYBE SING REFRAIN AGAIN FOR GOOD LUCK?]
10. Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
Where it began, I can’t begin to know-ing
But then I know it’s growing strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who’d have believed you’d come along
Hands… touching hands…
Reaching out…
Touching me, touching you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would
But… now… I
Look at the night
and it don’t seem so lonely
We filled it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurting runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when holding you
Warm… touching warm…
Reaching out…
Touching me, touching you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would
Oh… no… no…
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would
Sweet… Car-o-line…
11. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide… No escape from reality
Open your eyes… Look up to the skies and see-eee,
I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy,
Because I’m easy come, easy go,
Little high, little low,
Any way the wind blows doesn’t really matter to me, to me
Mamaaa… Just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger,
Now he’s dead
Mamaaa… life had just begun,
But now I’ve gone and thrown it all away
Mama… oooh,
Didn’t mean to make you cry,
If I’m not back again this time tomorrow,
Carry on… carry on as if nothing really matters
Too late, my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine,
body’s aching all the time
Goodbye, everybody, I’ve got to go,
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, oooh
I don’t want to die,
I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all.
I see a little silhouette-o of a man,
Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango!
Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening me
Galileo, Galileo… Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Figaro – magnifico-oh-oh-oh
I’m just a poor boy nobody loves me
He’s just a poor boy from a poor family,
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come, easy go, will you let me go
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go
(Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let me go) Will not let you go
(Let me go)(Never) Never let you go
(Let me go) (Never) let you go (Let me go) Ah
No, no, no, no – No, NO, NO!
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia, let me go
Beelzebub… has a devil put aside for me, for me,
For meeeee
So you think you can stop me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Oh, baby, can’t do this to me, baby,
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here
[slower]
Nothing really matters, Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters,
Nothing really matters to me
Any way the wind blows…
12.Brandy (Looking Glass)
There’s a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes
There’s a girl in this harbor town
And she works laying whiskey down
They say, Brandy, fetch another round
She serves them whiskey and wine
[REFRAIN]
The sailors say, "Brandy, you’re a fine girl" (you’re a fine girl)
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
"Yeah, your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea"
Brandy wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from the North of Spain
A locket that bears the name
Of the man that Brandy loved
He came on a summer’s day
Bringin’ gifts from far away
But he made it clear he couldn’t stay
No harbor was his home
[SING REFRAIN]
Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes
When he told his sailor story.
She could feel the ocean fall and rise
She saw its ragin’ glory
But he had always told the truth, Lord, he was an honest man
And Brandy does her best to understand
At night when the bars close down
Brandy walks through a silent town
And loves a man who’s not around
She still can hear him say
She hears him say, "Brandy, you’re a fine girl" (you’re a fine girl)
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
"But my life, my lover,
my lady is the sea"
He said, "Brandy, you’re a fine girl" (you’re a fine girl)
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
"But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"
13. Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Don’t go changing to try and please me
You never let me down before, mmm… mmm…
don’t imagine you’re too familiar
And I don’t see you any more
I would not leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far, mmm… mmm…
I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times
I’ll take you just the way you are
Don’t go trying some new fashion
Don’t change the color of your hair, mmm… mmm…
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care
I don’t want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard, mmm
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are
I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
Oh what will it take til you believe in me
The way that I believe in you
I said I love you and that’s forever
And this I promise from the heart, mmm… mmm…
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are
(Instrumental break 14 measures – Dance. Swoon.)
I don’t want clever conversation, no, no
I never want to work that hard, mmm
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are
14. You’re So Vain (Carly Simon)
You walked into the party
like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror,
as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that
They’d be your partner
They’d be your partner and
You’re so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You’re so vain (you’re so vain)
I bet you think this song is about you
Don’t you don’t you?
You had me several years ago
when I was still quite naive
Well you said that we made such a pretty pair
and that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams they were
clouds in my coffee
clouds in my coffee and
You’re so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You’re so vain (you’re so vain)
I bet you think this song is about you
Don’t you don’t you don’t you?
Well I hear you went up to Saratoga
And your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well you’re where you should be all the time
And when you’re not, you’re with
some underworld spy
Or the wife of a close friend
wife of a close friend and
You’re so vain
You probably think this song is about you
You’re so vain (you’re so vain)
I bet you think this song is about you
Don’t you don’t you?
15. What’s Up (4 Non Blondes)
25 years and my life is still
Tryin’ to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means
[PRE-CHORUS]
And so I cry sometimes when I’m lying in bed
Just to get it all out what’s in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
"What’s going on?"
[CHORUS]
And I say, hey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey
I said "Hey, a-what’s going on?"
And I say, hey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey
I said "Hey, a-what’s going on?"
[BRIDGE]
Ooh, ooh — Ooh
Ooh, uh huh
Ooh, ooh — Ooh
Ooh, uh huh
And I try
Oh my God, do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray
Oh my God, do I pray
I pray every single day
For revolution
[SING PRE-CHORUS]
[SING CHORUS]
[BRIDGE – Ooh ooh and stuff… etc…]
[Slower]
25 years and my life is still
Tryin’ to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
16. Killing Me Softly
[REFRAIN]
Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him
And listen for a while
And there he was
This young boy, stranger to my eyes
[SING REFRAIN]
I felt all flushed with fever
Embarrassed by the crowd
I felt he found my letters
Then read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish
But he just kept right on
[SING REFRAIN]
Woah
Woah-oah-ah-ah-ah uh, uh
La-la-la, la, la, la
Woah, la
Woah, la (Ha, ha, ha, ha)
Laaaa
[SING REFRAIN]
17. Come on Eileen (Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
Poor old Johnny Ray
sounded sad upon the radio
He moved a mil-lion hearts in mo-no
Our mothers used…
To sing a-long who’d blame them?
You’ve grown, (your grown up)
So grown (so grown up)
Now I must say more than ever (Come on Eileen)
Too-ra Loo-ra Too-ra Loo-Rye Aye
And we can sing just like our fathers
Come on Eileen , I swear well he means
At this moment, you mean ev-‘ry-thing
You in that dress, oh my thoughts I confess
Verge on dir-ty
ome on, Eileen too-loo-rye-aye, Come on
Eileen, too-loo-rye-aye, Too-ra
Too-ra-Too-loo-ra – Oh!… Eilieen…
Come on, Eileen too-loo-rye-aye, Come on
Eileen, too-loo-rye-aye, Too-ra
Too-ra-Too-loo-ra – Oh!… Eilieen…
Come on, Eileen too-loo-rye-aye, Come on
Eileen, too-loo-rye-aye, Too-ra
Too-ra-Too-loo-ra – Oh!… Eilieen…
Come on Eileen , I swear well he means
Ah come on! Let’s take off ev-‘ry-thing
That pretty red dress, Eileen tell him less
Ah come on let’s…
Come on Eileen
18. Let it Be (The Beatles)
(1st verse)
When I find myself in times of trouble,
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness
she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
(2nd verse)
And when the broken hearted
people living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted,
there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
(Final verse)
And when the night is cloudy
there is still a light that shines on me
Shinin’ until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Yeah – There will be an answer, let it be
19. Shallow (from A Star Is Born)
(Sing this verse if you identify as a dude)
Tell me something, girl
Are you happy in this modern world?
Or do you need more?
Is there something else you’re searchin’ for?
I’m fall–ing
In all the good times, I find myself longin’ for change
And in the bad times, I fear myself
(Sing if you identify as a lady… Gaga)
Tell me something, boy
Aren’t you tired trying to fill that void?
Or do you need more?
Ain’t it hard keeping it so hardcore?
I’m fall–ing
In all the good times, I find myself longing for change
And in the bad times, I fear myself
I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I’ll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can’t hurt us
We’re far from the shallow now
(Sing this verse if you identify as a human-ish)
(Everyone sing!)
In the sha-ha, sha-ha-llow
In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-llow
In the sha-ha, sha-ha-llow
We’re far from the shallow now
Oh, ha-ah-ah
Ah, ha-ah-ah, oh, ah
Ha-ah-ah-ah
I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I’ll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can’t hurt us
We’re far from the shallow now
In the sha-ha, sha-ha-llow
In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-llow
In the sha-ha, sha-ha-llow
We’re far from the shallow now
20.Desperado
Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses?
You’ve been out ridin’ fences for so long now
Oh, you’re a hard one, but I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin’ you can hurt you somehow
Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She’ll beat you if she’s able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Now it seems to me some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can’t get
Desperado, woah, you ain’t gettin’ no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home
And freedom, oh, freedom, well, that’s just some people talkin’.
Your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone
Don’t your feet get cold in the wintertime?
The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine
It’s hard to tell the nighttime from the day
You’re losin’ all your highs and lows
Ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away?
Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin’, but there’s a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you
(Let somebody love you)
You better let somebody love you… before it’s too… late
21. Tomorrow (from the musical Annie)
The sun’ll come out.. to-mor-row
Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow… There’ll be sun
Just thinking about… tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow… ‘Til there’s none!
When I’m stuck with a Day… That’s gray… and lonely
I just stick out my chin and grin and say
The sun’ll come out tomorrow
So you gotta hang on ’til tomorrow… Come what may!
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya, Tomorrow
You’re always a day away
(Repeat from the beginning once, back to top folks!)
22. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (Oklahoma)
There’s a bright, golden haze on the meadow
There’s a bright, golden haze on the meadow
The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye
And it looks like it’s climbing clear up to the sky
Oh, what a beautiful mornin’
Oh, what a beautiful day
I’ve got a beautiful feelin’
Everything’s goin’ my way
All the cattle are standin’ like statues
All the cattle are standin’ like statues
They don’t turn their heads as they see me ride by
But a little brown mav’rick is winkin’ her eye
Oh, what a beautiful mornin’
Oh, what a beautiful day
I’ve got a beautiful feelin’
Everything’s goin’ my way
All the sounds of the earth are like music
Oh the sounds of the earth are like music
The breeze is so busy, it don’t miss a tree
An’ a ol’ weepin’ willer is laughin’ at me
Oh, what a beautiful mornin’
Oh, what a beautiful day
I’ve got a beautiful feelin’
Everything’s goin’ my way
Oh, what a beautiful day!
23. Put a Little Love in Your Heart (Scrooged)
Think of your fellow man
Lend him a helping hand
Put a little love in your heart
You see it’s getting late
Oh, please don’t hesitate
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Another day goes by
And still the children cry
Put a little love in your heart
If you want the world to know
We won’t let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart
And the world (and the world) will be a better place
All the world (and the world) will be a better place
For you (for you) and me (and me)
You just wait (just wait) and see, wait and see
Take a good look around
And if you’re looking down
Put a little love in your heart
I hope when you decide
Kindness will be your guide
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Put a little love in your heart
Put a little love in your heart
24. If I Were a Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof)
[REFRAIN]
If I were a rich man
Dai-dle, dee-dle, dai-dle, digguh, digguh,
deedle daidle dum.
All day long, I’d biddy biddy bum
If I were a wealthy man
Wouldn’t have to work hard
Dai-dle, dee-dle, dai-dle, digguh, digguh,
deedle daidle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich
digguh digguh deedle daidle man
I’d build a big, tall house with rooms by the dozen
Right in the middle of the town;
A fine tin roof with real wooden floors below;
There could be one long staircase just going up
And one even longer coming down
And one more leading nowhere, just for show.
I’d fill my yard with chicks and turkeys and geese and ducks
For the town to see and hear;
Squawking just as noisily as they can.
And each loud quack and cluck and gobble and honk
Would land like a trumpet on the ear;
As if to say, "Here lives a wealthy man" (sigh).
[SING REFRAIN]
Lord, who made the lion and the lamb,
You decreed I should be what I am.
Would it spoil some vast eternal plan
If I were a wealthy man?
25. Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler On The Roof)
Is this the little girl I carried?
Is this the little boy at play?
I don’t remember growing older,
When… did… they?
When did she get to be a beauty?
When did he grow to be so tall?
Wasn’t it yesterday when they… were… small?
Sunrise sunset, sunrise, sunset,
Swiftly flow the days,
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers,
Blossoming even as they gaze…
Sunrise sunset, sunrise, sunset!
Swiftly fly the years,
One season following another,
Laden with happiness and tears…
One season following another,
Laden with happiness and tears…)
Now is the little boy a bridegroom,
Now is the little girl a bride?
Under the canopy I see them,
Side… by… side!
Place the gold ring around her fin-ger,
Share the sweet wine and break the glass;
Soon the full circle will have come… to… pass
Sunrise sunset, sunrise, sunset,
Swiftly flow the days,
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers,
Blossoming even as they gaze…
Sunrise sunset, sunrise, sunset!
Swiftly fly the years,
One season following another,
Laden with happiness and tears…
One season following another,
Laden with happiness and tears…)
26. Fly Me To The Moon (Sinatra)
Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
And let me see what spring is like
On a-Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, darling, kiss me
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forevermore
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
[REPLAY – the 2nd playthrough is supposed to be instrumental, but you should sing anyway. That’s why you’re here…]
Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
And let me see what spring is like
On a-Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, darling, kiss me
Fill my heart with song
Let me sing forevermore
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, in other words
I… love… you!
27.Come Fly With Me (Sinatra)
Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away
If you can use some exotic booze
There’s a bar in far Bombay
Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away
Come fly with me, we’ll float down to Peru
In llama land, there’s a one man band
And he’ll toot his flute for you
Come fly with me, we’ll float down in the blue
Once I get you up there
Where the air is rarefied
We’ll just glide
Starry-eyed
Once I get you up there
I’ll be holding you so near
You might even hear
Angels cheer ’cause we’re together
Weather wise, it’s such a lovely day
Just say the words and we’ll beat the birds down to Acapulco BayIt’s perfect for a flying honeymoon, they say
Come fly with me, let’s fly, we’ll fly
Pack up, let’s fly away
28. My Way (Sinatra)
And now the end is here
And so I face that final curtain
My friend I’ll make it clear
I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain
I’ve lived a life that’s full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more
I did it, I did it my way
Regrets, I’ve had a few
But then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
I saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much, much more
I did it, I did it my way
Yes, there were times I’m
sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
For what is a man, what has
he got?
If not himself then he has naught
Not to say the things that he truly feels
And not the words of someone who kneels
Let the record shows I took all the blows and did it my way
29. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Monty Python)
Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse
When you’re chewing on life’s gristle
Don’t grumble, give a whistle
And this’ll help things turn out for the best
[REFRAIN]
Always look on the bright side of life (whistle)
Always look on the light side of life (whistle)
If life seems jolly rotten
There’s something you’ve forgotten
And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing
When you’re feeling in the dumps
Don’t be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle, that’s the thing
[SING REFRAIN]
For life is quite absurd
And death’s the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow
Forget about your sin
Give the audience a grin
Enjoy it, it’s your last chance anyhow
So always look on the bright side of death
A just before you draw your terminal breath
Life’s a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true
You’ll see it’s all a show
Keep ’em laughin’ as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you
[SING REFRAIN]
[KEY CHANGE]
Always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the bright side of life
30. I Like Life in Paddy’s Pub (from Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
(slowly)
Oh, they say the world’s your oyster…
But oysters ain’t for me
You’re the bell of the ball but, you ain’t my cup of tea
They always vote you best in show but, this doggie disagrees
‘Cause I like life in Paddy’s Pub
(faster)
There’s a place for me
It’s the place I go, where the beer is cheap and the lights are low
It’s Paddy’s Pub
I like Paddy’s Pub
Let the record show, the greatest place to go
Is that bar called Paddy’s Pub
I like life in Paddy’s Puuuuuub
31. Morning Has Broken (Cat Stevens)
Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the world
Sweet the rains new fall, sunlit from Heaven
Like the first dewfall on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where His feet pass
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God’s recreation of the new day
Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the world
32. 99 Red Balloon (Nena)
You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we’ve got
Set them free at the break of dawn
‘Til one by one, they were gone
Back at base, sparks in the software
Flash the message "Something’s out there"
Floating in the summer sky
99 red balloons go by
99 red balloons
Floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it’s red alert
There’s something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
The 99 red balloons go by
99 Decision Street
99 ministers meet
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we’ve waited for
This is it boys, this is war
The President is on the line
As 99 red balloons go by
99 knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Everyone’s a superhero
Everyone’s a Captain Kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scrambling the summer sky
99 red balloons go by
As 99 red balloons go by
99 dreams I have had
In every one, a red balloon
It’s all over, and I’m standing pretty
In this dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you, and let it go
33. I Dreamed a Dream (Les Miserables)
There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed, that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he’ll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I’m living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream
I dreamed
34. I Wish I Was In New Orleans (Tom. Waits)
Well, I wish I was in New Orleans, I can see it in my dreams,
Arm-in-arm down Burgundy, a bottle and my friends and me
Hoist up a few tall cool ones, play some pool and listen
To that tenor saxophone calling me home
And I can hear the band begin When the Saints Go Marching In,
And by the whiskers on my chin, New Orleans, I’ll be there
I’ll drink you under the table, be red-nosed, go for walks,
The old haunts what I wants is red beans and rice
And wear the dress I like so well, and meet me at the old saloon,
Make sure that there’s a Dixie moon, New Orleans, I’ll be there
And deal the cards roll the dice, if it ain’t that old Chuck E. Weiss,
And Claiborne Avenue, me and you Sam Jones and all
And I wish I was in New Orleans, ’cause I can see it in my dreams,
Arm-in-arm down Burgundy, a bottle and my friends and me
New Orleans, I’ll be there
35. Bewitched (Sinatra)
She’s a fool and don’t I know it?
But a fool can have her charms
I’m in love and don’t I show it?
Like a babe in arms
Love’s the same old sad sensation
Lately, I’ve not slept a wink
Since this silly situation
Has me on the blink
I’m wild again, beguiled again
A simpering, whimpering child again
Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I
Couldn’t sleep, wouldn’t sleep
Then love came and told me I shouldn’t sleep
Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I
Lost my heart, but what of it?
She is cold, I agree
She might laugh, but I love it
Although the laugh’s on me
I’ll sing to her, bring spring to her
And long for the day when I’ll cling to her
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I
36. These Foolish Things (Ella Fitzgerald or Sinatra)
A cigarette that bears a
lipstick’s traces
An airline ticket to romantic places
And still my heart has wings
These foolish things remind me of you
A tinkling piano in the next
apartment
Those stumbling words that told you what my heart meant
A fair ground’s painted swings
These foolish things remind me of you
You came, you saw, you conquered me
When you did that to me
I knew somehow it had to be
The winds of March that make my heart a dancer
A telephone that rings but who’s to answer?
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things remind me of you
37. (Maybe) Patience (Guns N’ Roses)
[If you know it… then whistle it – Whistle it like you mean it!!]
[Verse 1]
Shed a tear ’cause I’m missin’ you, I’m still alright to smile
Girl, I think about you every day now
Was a time when I wasn’t sure but you set my mind at ease
There is no doubt you’re in my heart now
[Chorus]
Said, woman, take it slow and it’ll work itself out fine
All we need is just a little patience
Said, sugar, make it slow and we’ll come together fine
All we need is just a little patience
Patience, mm-mm, yeah
[Verse 2]
I sit here on the stairs ’cause I’d rather be alone
If I can’t have you right now, I’ll wait, dear
Sometimes I get so tense but I can’t speed up the time
But you know, love, there’s one more thing to consider
[Chorus]
Said, woman, take it slow and things will be just fine
You and I’ll just use a little patience
Said, sugar, take the time ’cause the lights are shinin’ bright
You and I’ve got what it takes to make it, we won’t fake it
Oh, I’ll never break it ’cause I can’t take it
[Outro]
Little patience, mm, yeah, ooh, yeah
Need a little patience, yeah
Just a little patience, yea—ah
Some more patience
I’ve been walkin’ the streets tonight
Just tryin’ to get it right
It’s hard to see with so many around
You know I don’t like bein’ stuck in the crowd
And the streets don’t change, but maybe the names
I ain’t got time for the game ’cause I need you
Yeah-yeah, but I need you
Ooh, I need you (All it takes is patience)
Oh, I need you (Just a little patience)
Ooh, this time (Is all you need)
Ah