Newsgroups: rec.games.trivia,rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s,rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s From: GOLQ, Inc. Subject: Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #145 (GOLQ145) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:21:38 GMT Reply-To: Howard Teitelbaum Organization: GOLQ, Inc. GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ (GOLQ) #145 Welcome to the next installment of the Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz series. There are no intentional themes in this quiz, as I am not nearly clever enough to embed any. ** Entries must be received by 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4), Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999. ** E-mail (DO NOT POST) answers to: hat&gdats.com [replace '&' with '@'] E-mail early, since entries occasionally get delayed or lost due to Internet problems. I will send acknowledgment by e-mail as soon as possible after receiving your entry. If you don't get a response from me within 2-3 business days, you can call me at 973-463-4594 (M-F, 9 AM - 5 PM). 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Enjoy! -- Howard Teitelbaum hat&gdats.com [replace '&' with '@'] _______________________________________________________________________________ Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #145 (Songs #01 - #25 were from 1955 through 1969) Due 5:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, August 31, 1999 _______________________________________________________________________________ Mama, mama, forget your pies Have faith they won't get cold And turn your eyes to the bloodshot sky Your flag is flying full At half mast, for the matadors Who turned their backs to please the crowd And all fell before the bull Red was the color of his blood flowing thin Pallid white was the color of his lifeless skin Blue was the color of the morning sky He saw looking up, from the ground where he died It was the last thing ever seen by him #01) We'll make the scene about a man that's sad and lonely And beggin' down upon his bended knee I'll play the part, and I won't need rehearsin' #02) Tonight, tonight We're gonna go From the ABC's Through the XYZ's of love, it's true 'Cause me got you #03) These ain't raindrops in my eyes Why should I lie? #04) Our love is beautiful to see I know where I would like to be Right back where I came #05) Now, now, every town I go in There's a street, now The name of the street ... #06) He's kinda quiet, but not too shy And I can tell he's-a my kinda guy He danced every slow dance with me Like I hoped he would #07) I know you're feelin' blue 'Cause I feel blue like you I'll be strong as you are And wait just as long as you #08) Bah, humbug, everybody Good morning, Mr. Scrooge Well, the meeting will come to order, if you please Are all the advertising people represented here? Everyone except Amalgamated Cheese #09) If I only knew Then perhaps you'd fall for me Like I fell for you #10) A quarter to twelve And you're still not in The way you run around Is a doggone sin #11) Sherman's been in my town Burned it all to the ground Now there's not a tree 'Tween Memphis and the sea #12) 'Round and around and around and around And around and around and around and around And around and around and around and around And around and around and around Don't you know that I know a girl that a-twists so fine #13) I will hear you say "goodbye, my love" And you'll be on your way #14) To be with him when he's feelin' wild To be ever-lovin', true and fair To run her fingers through his hair To run her fingers through his hair #15) I'm up in heaven When I'm in your firm embrace #16) Well, here I sit a-high, gettin' ideas I ain't nothin' but a fool to live like this Out all night 'n' runnin' wild Woman's sittin' home with a month-old child #17) Back in history, before time began All the real cool cats had a solid plan When they dug a nervous chick They all, to a man, went ... #18) Life is too short to have sorrow You may be here today and gone tomorrow You might as well get what you want So, go on and live Baby, go on and live #19) Her long blond hair Hangin' down around her knees All the cats who dig striptease Prayin' for a little breeze #20) Just like I found you Along the way We can find a little more happiness With each new day So, don't be afraid to hold me close And never, never let me go #21) No, no, no, no Keep them another day For you might need them someday #22) Baby, baby, you're no good You never treat me like a lover should And I know, in the end You're gonna leave me, my friend #23) Now, I've heard a cryin' man Is half a man With no sense of pride But if I have to cry to keep you I don't mind weepin' If it'll keep you by my side #24) You made me weep Cut me deep I can't sleep, lover I was cursed from the first day I fell #25) ------------ Tie-breakers: ------------ It will make of you a fool Make you break that golden rule Listen to me And you will see #T1) A little sunshine, a little gloom But to us, it's everything beautiful in this world 'Cause it's where I said I'd be Your man, and you swore to me That you would always be my girl #T2) _________________________________________________________________________ Please fill in the following information (append at the end of each line): Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if provided] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = _________________________________________________________________________