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GUESS WHAT, MUTT?

Guess what, mutt? The girl is gone and left us again Doggone dog, tomorrow's gonna be over by ten We talked this over so many times and dog, you warned me I'm out of my mind but confound, hound, this looks like the end of the line. A man's best friend is a dog, that's true but dog, I get tired of talking to you. Guess what, mutt? She did what you said you would do. * Guess what, mutt? She packed up her duds and moved out of the house And doggone dog, she said you stink, and that I'm a louse. Well someday we'll show her what true love means I guess for breakfast, let's open some beans Confound, hound, you and I are still a good team! A man's best friend is a dog, that's true but dog, I get tired of talking to you Guess what, mutt? She did what she said you would do. * - Merle A. Stearns sung by Rodd Keith, Hollywood Hitmakers LP 272: Rodd In Velvet * Rodd first sings "she did what you said you would do".  Next time around he sings "she...

I LIKE YELLOW THINGS

Lemon pies and butterflies Yellow submarines Corn on the cob and tangerines I like yellow things. Yellow tulips to tiptoe through Texas yellow rose, buttercups in bloom Candygins? and telegrams yellow bows 'round trees Sunshine days and lemonade I like yellow things Yellow tulips to tiptoe through Texas yellow rose, buttercups in bloom Daffodils and honey bees Canaries, daisies spring Easter day and baby chicks I like yellow things Yellow tulips to tiptoe through Texas yellow rose, buttercups in bloom (inst) Yellow tulips to tiptoe through Texas yellow rose, buttercups in bloom Lemon pies and butterflies Yellow submarines Corn on the cob and tangerines I like yellow things. - Tiel Faulkner sung by Bobbi Blake, MSR 2539

THE MERRY-GO-DOWN

The calliope sounds, my thoughts go to the day you had me crying like a clown on a merry-go-down And for miles around those sad calliope sounds recall the memory of the day when my love just walked away Once I felt like a king I was in your center ring Should I cling to this dream that keeps tearing me down? The calliope sounds, I roam the circus grounds I spend each hour of the day on a merry-go-down (inst) Once I felt like a king I was in your center ring Should I cling to this dream for one more round? The calliope sounds, my thoughts go to the day I finally get there right away - stop the merry-go-down! Some day I'll stop those oom-pah sounds Ride the ups, not downs Bring the curtain down on the merry-go-down on the merry-go-down on the merry-go-down.... - Ray Bon Giorno sung by Rodd Keith, Preview 1242

THE CRIME SHOWS

On Sunday, would you care to know, is the beginning of all the crime shows, where law is to uphold a tight grip on a city's popular past time (the past time naturally how to commit a crime and naturally not being caught) But if the cops can be bought then the crooks have the time to plot and scheme another series of crimes to which the cops look stupid and the crooks look good but if the cops stay straight, like supposedly they should we can tell how the show is going to end by watching the first fifteen minutes of the show. But if the cops can be bought then the crooks have the time to plot and scheme another series of crimes to which the cops look stupid and the crooks look good but if the cops stay straight, like supposedly they should we can tell how the show is going to end by watching the first fifteen minutes of the show. - Anne Collins sung by Ralph Lowe, Columbine LP CRH-32: The Now Sounds Of Today

I DON'T WANNA DREAM ANYMORE

I don't wanna dream, ooooo I don't wanna dream, ooooo Only in my dreams I hold you in my arms Silly, silly dreams, they're only false alarms Because if I can't have you to love and adore I don't wanna dream anymore Kiss you in my dream, I always hold you tight Silly, silly dreams, no I won't dream tonight Because if I can't have you, like I said before I don't wanna dream anymore Your kisses fire heart's desire to love you passionately Your pretty smile makes life worthwhile and baby, you're dream enough for me Only in my dreams and yet you seem so near No more silly dreams, my dreams are ended here cuz now at last I've found you and dreams seem such a bore I don't wanna dream anymore. (solo) i don't wanna dream anymore Only in my dreams and yet you seem so near No more silly dreams, my dreams are ended here cuz now at last I've found you and dreams seem such a bore I don't wanna dream - i don't wanna dream - i don't w...

THE DOG HOUSE BLUES

I've got the dog house blues, been spending half my life in here My baby's mad again, she doesn't even want me near I've got the dog house blues, I wonder what it's like outside Is Baby missing me or has she ever even cried? My baby told me a long time ago to settle down and change my ways I didn't listen 'cuz cheating was fun but now I know the cheater pays. I've got the dog house blues, oh baby let me out tonight I want to be with you, I'm gonna treat my baby right. (guitar solo) My baby told me a long time ago to settle down and change my ways I didn't listen cuz cheating was fun but now I know the cheater pays. I've got the dog house blues, oh baby let me out tonight I want to be with you, I'm gonna treat my baby right. - Ellen Golden sung by Sammy Marshall (under the name Tony Dean), Top Fifty 121

FREE LOVE FOR SALE

They say this is a free country They say this is a free country They say this is a free country That's why I have free love for sale Free love for sale, free love for sale, Free love for sale, free love for sale It's something you can't beg, steal or borrow and it can't be postponed until tomorrow but it may end up to your sorrow since I've got free love for sale Free love for sale, free love for sale, Free love for sale, free love for sale. There is no such thing as free love There is no such thing as free love There is no such thing as free love You must pay through the nose - Russ Kopasz sung by Jimmie James (aka Jim Wheeler), Film City 4140

HARRY'S GIRLS

Harry is a ladies' man like you've never seen before He dances girls in rounds and squares, they talk to him galore One day he met this Tangerine who loves to do the rhumba and now his head is in a whirl because she's got his number This song hasn't ended yet but you can bet your curls that she will never, never be just one of Harry's girls. Harry has so many girls that he don't know what to do He twirls them in the old time squares and whirls them in the new Now Tangerine is looking for a man who loves to rhumba (?)Harry then would surely be this one girl's short in number (?) This song hasn't ended yet but you can bet your curls that she will never, never be just one of Harry's girls. (inst break) This song now has ended with a lovely billydoo Harry found that after all he had met his Waterloo. Doo-doo-doo-doo, etc.... - Vera Clifton sung by Rodd Keith, MSR 196

SHE DIDN'T DO RIGHT BY ME KINDA BLUES

I guess this barroom's good as any other I'm gonna drink till every man in here's my brother Bartender, I'm suffering from woman trouble so you can make that first one a double then keep 'em coming, slow and steady I think I feel better already Now pour me out one stiff and straight The good times are coming, but I can't wait Her lovelight's out, and darkness blinds me Wish I could be where I can't find me Nothing's left to do but sit here and crying the she didn't do right by me kinda blues I think that woman broke my heart and that's a fact I look forward to a future of nothing but looking back That jukebox tune just reinforces the feeling I'm at the end of my resources so keep that big, brown bottle handy I'm gonna sit here 'till everything's dandy. Now pour me out one stiff and straight The good times are coming, but I can't wait Her love light's out, and darkness blinds me Wish I could be where I can't find me...

THE CRAZY DOG DANCE

Come along honey I've got some money for the teener's new dance hall They dig a new tune, like food and romance They call the crazy dog dance And they dress formal That isn't normal where they shuffle rock and roll They wag and they zag and wiggle and prance to do the crazy dog dance (animal sounds)   Like doggies, we roam and play! Woof, woof, my darling, You look so charming Shall we dance and have a ball? It may not make sense but we'll take a chance and do the crazy dog dance (sax solo, animal sounds) Like doggies, we roam and play! Woof, woof, my darling, You look so charming Shall we dance and have a ball? It may not make sense but we'll take a chance and do the crazy dog dance - Grace Rae & Arthur Dietz sung by Sammy Marshall & The Keynoters, Star-X 519

HOT LIPS, HOT PANTS, COUNTRY GIRL

Oh the sun shines bright in the L.A. morning on the rolling hill of Nashville, Tennessee But the only thing that getting more attention is the thrilly hills the good Lord put on me I'm just a hot lips, hot pants country girl riding my pony, letting my people see They love a hot lips, hot pants country girl and I sure like the way they look at me. I sure love this country that I was born in and I'm never gonna leave it till I die. There's a natural feeling rooted in the people and a powerful, Lord, feeling in their eyes And I'm just a hot lips, hot pants country girl picking my friends and letting my feelings show Yes I'm a hot lips, hot pants country girl cuz life is good if you can let it flow I'm just a hot lips, hot pants country girl and I'm sure glad my momma let me be cuz she was just a hot lips, hot pants country girl How'd you think she had a kid like me? I'm just a hot lips, hot pants country girl riding my pony, letting my people see They l...

EVER-READY MAN

Ever-ready, ever-ready, ever-ready man! Well, I'm an ever-ready man and I take love where I can When a girl comes by, I don't ask her why I just proceed with my plan. I'm looking for an ever-ready woman A girl who don't like talk as much as do It won't her much time to get me going A hug and a kiss can feel like new. 'cuz I'm an ever-ready man and I take love where I can When a girl comes by, I don't ask her why I just proceed with my plan. Just thinking of the fun there is in loving It makes my battery take on a charge. And when a sweetie gives me inspiration I don't care if it's Sally, Sue or Marge 'cuz I'm an ever-ready man and I take love where I can When a girl comes by, I don't ask her why I just proceed with my plan. yeah, I'm an ever-ready man.... - Joseph Randolph sung by Rodd Keith, Preview 1151

I HAD A TALK WITH MAMA

I had a talk with mama tried to make her understand you're not the greatest in this world but you are my loving man I had a talk with mama told her that I loved you so I had a talk with mama and she said "just let him go" But I said his warm embrace is what I dreamed about And mama said a bank account will keep you warm when the fire gives out I had a talk with mama told her how we planned to wed I had a talk with mama but I didn't hear a word she said. - Jackie Ahn-Earl Luton sung by Cara Stewart (credited as Vocal & Combo), Spin 923

FIVE FEET NINE AND A HALF INCHES TALL

I left home when I was five and now I'm 25 and I'm five foot nine and a half inches tall and I ain't scared of no one in the spring, summer, winter or fall. One day, I went into this saloon there was a man playing cards in that back room Picked on me and I hit him back Oh yeah, I hit him Next thing I knew, it was very late and I yelled, ha! I told you you're five feet eleven but I don't care if you're six feet seven 'cuz I'm five feet nine and a half inches tall and I ain't scared of no one in the spring, summer, winter or fall. Then a year later I went into this store and there was this man standing on the floor, tall and mean He picked on me and I hit him back Oh yeah, I hit him Next thing I knew it was very late and I yelled I told you you're six three but I don't care if you're seven three cuz I'm five feet nine and a half inches tall and I ain't scared of no one in the spring, summer, winter or fall. When the people told me t...