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PUT YOUR DANCING SHOES ON (Danny
Kortchmar) Every time I hear that nasty beat Make me nervous so I tappin’ my feet Make me flip and flop and fly Keep on dancing till the day I die Put your dancing shoes on Work on out till the break of dawn You know this music remind me of home Ain’t felt this good since I was born Give the poor dog a bone Spider don’t disappear They having a carnival right up the street You call Barry and I’ll call Sue Keep on dancing to a quarter of two Put your dancing shoes on Work on out till the break of dawn You know this music remind me of home Ain’t felt this good since I was born Give the poor dog a bone Wait a minute I went to the doctor and I caught the bug he called my feature would not budge The doctor told me I don’t need no shot There’s just one cure for what you’ve got Put your dancing shoes on Work on out till the break of dawn You know this music remind me of home Ain’t felt so good since I was born Give a poor dog a bone Don’t wanna scuffle and start no fight Just wanna jump and feel in flight You know my mind is in a terrible stick honey Keep on dancing till I meet my fate You got to put your dancing shoes on Work on out till the break of dawn You know this music remind me of home Ain’t felt this good since I was born Give the poor dog a bone Got to give this dog a bone So I can find my way home |
UP JUMPED THE DEVIL (Danny Kortchmar) Doing time for murder In the first degree Said I’ll sell my soul Just to be free But up jumped the devil with his tiny light Up jumped the devil Use my funky side When I got out on the outside Lord I had it made Live high on the south side In the shade I stay But damn up jumped the devil With his red suit on, oh mama Up jumped the devil He said go head on The temptation was too much (up jumped the devil) I was such a soft touch (up jumped the devil) My will is not too strong (up jumped the devil) did not know right from wrong did not know right from wrong Then the time came round For the judgement day Tried to break my deal In every which way, yes sir But up jumped the devil with his two best friends Up jumped the devil, mama mama Look at the shape I’m in The temptation was too much I was such a soft touch My will is not too strong Did not know right from wrong I didn’t know right from wrong But it’s too late Up jumped the devil |
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GOT TO SAY SO LONG (Danny Kortchmar) Got to say so long, got to be on my way I got to be movin’ on ain’t no more to say Got to see my baby further on down the line Got to say so long so long goodbye Wish you could stay around Just to see what’s going on Wish you could lay around, mama Sure looks like lots of fun I got to see my baby Wipe the tears from her eyes Got to say so long, so long goodbye I’ve been too long on the road Kind of this heavy load But can’t you see it’s got to be Too much for me too much for me So I got to say later on later on I’ll see you somewhere around I got to be long gone Before that evil sun go down Got to see my baby One more time before I die Got say so long so long goodbye Got to say so long I’ll see you somewhere around Maybe the next time I’ll be in your town Mama
mama mama... So long yeah, so long baby so long honey Got to be moving on |
FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS (Abnel Silver, Al Sherman, Edward Heyman) I love you for sentimental reasons I hope you do believe me I’ve given you my heart ‘cause I love you and you alone were meant for me please give your loving heart to me and say we’ll never part ‘cause I think of you every morning and I dream of you every night darling I am never never lone whenever you’re in sight ‘cause I love you for sentimental reasons and I hope you do believe me ‘cause I’m giving you my heart I love you and you alone were meant for me Please give your loving heart to me baby And say we’ll never part ‘cause I think of you every morning and I dream of you every night darling I am never never alone whenever you’re in sight I love you for sentimental reasons... |
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BURNT CHILD (Danny Kortchmar) They said experience; the greatest teacher of them
all And the bigger they come sometimes The harder they fall So don’t get burnt by your own desire ‘cause burnt child is afraid of fire everybody knows that a burnt child Sure now feels afraid of fire when you’re out in the world waiting on those lucky breaks you must learn learn learn from your own mistakes when you flow thought a craps game when we roll the dice now you got to remember never never never make the same mistake twice and don’t get burnt by your own desire ‘cause a burnt child is afraid of fire everybody knows that a burnt child Sure now feels afraid of fire fire fire now look the way you left me baby You know you should be ashamed but now you come around here trying to fan the same old flame but I won’t get burnt by my own desire ‘cause a burnt child is afraid of fire everybody knows that a burnt child Sure now feels afraid of fire burnt child is afraid of fire he remember to stay away from that flame once he has been burnt everybody knows that a burnt child everybody knows that a burnt child everybody knows that a burnt child has got to be afraid of fire |
YOU’RE SO BEAUTIFUL (Danny Kortchmar) The first time that I saw you I just had to say How can someone like that Never come my way But it gave me so much pleasure Just to spend some time with you On that sunny day But you moved me in my heart And took me by surprise So if you’ve got a moment Let me look you into your eyes I just wanna tell you - you’re so beautiful I bet somebody tells you almost every day But I just wanna tell you - you’re so beautiful Anyway you know how fast it’s moving And how hard you got to try And you know how fast you got to move Just to stay alive And I haven’t had a moment’s rest In such a long long time Sure it’s fine While it’s still so quiet And we’re sitting here alone And since you got a moment And before that moment’s gone I just wanna tell you - you’re so beautiful I bet somebody tells you almost every day But I just thought tell you - you’re so beautiful Anyway You’re my world I’m so glad I found you I’ll never leave you alone You’re beautiful, you’re so beautiful I bet somebody tells you almost every day I just thought I’d tell you – you’re so beautiful But I’m sure somebody tells you And I bet somebody tells you Somebody oughta to tell you - You’re beautiful |
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MY MIND MADE ITSELF UP ABOUT YOU (Danny
Kortchmar) Feel like singing but I can’t think of a tune Feel like yelling but I empty out this room Feel like giving these blues a chase Since I met you I got so much space Since I met you I got so much time ‘cause you have some secret charm It’s so true My mind made itself up to love you And I feel like flying but I sure don’t have a
plane Feel like laughing ‘cause I sure don’t feel no pain ‘cause your desire is the same as mine And your loving is so right on time ‘cause your skin feels like satin sheets The view is better than front row seats ‘cause it’s true, so true, so true My mind made itself up to love you I feel like jumping but I don’t know where I’ll land Feel like running but my feet stuck in the sand Honey you fulfil my need for your loving I got so much greed for your loving I got all day long ‘cause you keep some secret going It’s so true My mind made itself up about to love you |
DON’T JUMP SALTY (Danny Kortchmar) Don’t get so malicious Don’t get so far out Stop waving your arms in the air Sit down for a minute Let me explain something to you Don’t get this narrow when the street is wide Don’t get lost now Double cross now Ain’t cross over to the other side Don’t get scared now Keep it there now You never know what you might find Keep this one thing deep inside your mind Mama don’t you jump salty Mama don’t you jump salty Mama don’t you jump salty Don’t jump on me It just can’t be I hate it when you jump on me You know I can’t see the forest for the trees Don’t be up tight now Stay out of side now Can’t stop the birds from messing with the bees Oh baby, don’t you try now They’ll get by now Sure as the mountain gets high You’ll do much better when it’s do or die Mama don’t you jump salty Mama don’t you jump salty Mama don’t you jump salty Don’t jump on me It just can’t be Sure as a mountain get high You’ll do much better when it’s do or die Mama don’t you jump salty Mama don’t you jump salty Mama don’t you jump salty Don’t jump on me It just can’t be Now we’re breaking down |
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COME STROLLIN’ NOW (Danny Kortchmar) Come strollin’ now Don’t need to show you how Let’s stroll on down Where we can’t be found Taking a stroll down some path in the afternoon Checking everybody out and they sure now checking
you It’s OK when we’re together any old time Get your feet in motion Change your state of mind Come strollin’ now Don’t need to show you how Let’s stroll on down Where we can’t be found You know sometimes things don’t always go so well You might find your subject stroll down the
Heartbreak Hotel But if you keep on strollin’ don’t lay down and die Things will be much better now, by and by Come strollin’ now Don’t need to show you how Let’s stroll on down Where we can’t be found Come strollin’ now Don’t need to show you how Let’s stroll on down Where we can’t be found Come strollin’ now Don’t need to show you how Let’s stroll on down Where we can’t be found... (repeat) |
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All songs written by Danny Kortchmar, published by
Honey Bear Music Inc. (Ascap), except as noted.
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