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Autobús
03:51
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Tea for Two
05:07
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I'm discontented with homes that are rented so I have invented my own.
Darling this place is a lover's oasis where life's weary chase is unknown.
Far from the cry of the city, where flowers pretty caress the stream,
Cozy to hide in, to live side-by-side in. Don't let it abide in my dreams.
Picture me upon your knee, just tea for two and two for tea,
Just me for you and you for me, alone!
Nobody near us, to see us or hear us,
No friends or relations on weekend vacations,
We won't have it known, dear, that we have a telephone, dear.
Day will break and I'll awake and start to bake
a sugar cake for you to take for all the boys to see.
We will raise a family, a boy for you, a girl for me,
can't you see how happy we would be?
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Chico Mezcalero
02:52
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Pharaoh's Bride
04:45
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Verse:
I was a girl unaware of the splendors
Of the pharaoh with golden rings
All ‘round my town his men searched for contenders
Three wives to him they’d bring
Torn from my family, held by his gates
Body draped in silver and gilded collar plates
I’d sell this jewelry, these fine and precious things
Trade them for my childhood cloak, the comfort that it brings
Chorus:
I can feel the shimmer of the alabaster wings
Soaring o’er the Red Sea and the Valley of the Kings
Tell my mother, tell my sister
I’ll fly home, just wait for me
I can feel the power in this red carnelian stone
Take me back to when I lived a simple life at home
Sunlight gleaming, father scheming, barters to provide
Pharaoh’s buying, mother’s crying, childhood lost for this young bride
Here I lie in golden thimbles of eternity
Pyramid will be my prison, never to be free
Tell my mother, tell my sister
I’m tombed in gold, don’t wait for me
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Mascota
03:46
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Shakin' like a leaf on a tree,
That's coming loose from the stem
Shakin' like a leaf on a tree,
Because I'm coming loose from my man!
I'm like a weeping willow,
Weeping on my pillow,
For years and years,
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears
Down and down he dragged me,
Like a bean he bagged me
For years and years,
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears
Although I may be blue,
Still, I'm through,
I must tell him good-bye!
Rather than have that man,
Gonna lay me down and just die!
Broken-hearted sisters,
Aggravating misters, lend me your ears!
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears
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Did I Remember
02:54
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Did I remember to tell you I adore you
And I am livin' for you alone
Did I remember to say
I'm lost without you
And just how mad about you I've grown
You were in my arms
And that was all I knew
We were alone, we two
What did I say to you
Did I remember to tell you I adore you
And pray forevermore you'll be mine
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Avanza Mila
02:50
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Avanza Mila, vamos a caminar
Avanza Mila, perritos escalar
Avanza Mila, amigos esperar
Subete!
Avanti!
Go!
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Iglesia
03:49
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11. |
Small Fry
03:30
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Verse:
Here comes that good-for-nothing brat of a boy
He's such a devil, I could whip him with joy
He's been carousing at the burlesque
Just watch me teach him with the sole of my shoe!
Chorus:
Small fry, struttin' by the pool room
Small fry, should be in the school room
My, my put down that cigarette
You ain't grown up high and mighty yet
Small fry, dancin' for a penny
Small fry, countin' up how many
My, my just listen here to me
You ain't the biggest catfish in the sea
You practice peckin' all day long to some old radio song
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes
You better listen to your ma
And someday practice the law
And then you'll be a real success
Small fry, kissed the neighbor's daughter
Small fry, stay in shallow water
Seems I should take you 'cross my knee
You ain't the biggest catfish in the sea
You've got your feet all soakin' wet
You'll be the death of me yet
Oh me, oh my, small fry
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Kansas City Kitty
03:49
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I left Frisco Kate swingin' on the Golden Gate
When Kansas City Kitty smiled at me
I left Ma and Pa back in Omaha-ha-ha
When Kansas City Kitty smiled at me
She comes from Missouri and she showed me
Like a Texas steer she Buffaloed me
Ev'ry Jill and Jack got the well known Hackensack
When Kansas City Kitty smiled at me
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If I Were a Window
03:06
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If I were a window, would you see through me?
A well-lit place, inviting space, or a tight-locked door
If I were a window, would you see through me?
Would you want to join me here, come in and explore?
If I were a flowering tree, would you care for me?
Roll your sleeves, tend my leaves, give me room to grow
If I were a flowering tree, would you care for me?
Love my blooms in summertime, my branches in the snow
If I were a storm cloud, would you run away?
Dark days come, they’ve frightened some, I have seen them flee
If I were a storm cloud, would you run away?
Look for sunshine somewhere else, far away from me
If I were a mountain, would you reach the top?
Would you go through ice and snow, or give up at the base?
If I were a mountain, would you reach the top?
For love at dawn and sunset, in that thin-air place
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Emily Asher's Garden Party Brooklyn, New York
Emily Asher's Garden Party is a Brooklyn based Hot Jazz & American Songbook band who performs coast to coast and internationally from the finest jazz clubs to the busiest swing dance halls. Drawing on the repertoire of Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael, Billie Holliday, plus original compositions, Garden Party delights all audiences while creating fresh growth from vintage roots. ... more
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