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In The Good Old Summertime (G.Evans/R.Shields)
At The Ball (T.Marvin Hatley)
Lazy Moon (J.R.Johnson/B.Cole)
Trail of the Lonesome Pine (H.Carroll/B.MacDonald)
I'm Looking at You (Richard Barry/Dub Blune 2001)
Shine on Harvest Moon (N.Bayes-Norwth/ J.Norwoth)
Fresh Fish (Richard Barry/Dub Blune/Pat Clarke 2002)
Sons of the Desert (Unknown)
Go to sleep my baby (J.K.Emmett)
By The Light of the Silvery Moon (G.Edwards/E.Madden)
Let me call you Sweetheart (L.Friedman/B.Slater Whitson)
Way down in Dixie (I.Berlin/T Snyder)
Honolulu Baby (T.Marvin Hatley)

In The Good Old Summertime (G.Evans/R.Shields)

In The Good Old Summertime
In The Good Old Summertime
Strolling down the shady lane
with a love so fine
she'll take your hand and you take hers
and that's a very good sign
that she's your tootsie-wootsie
In The Good Old Summertime


At The Ball (T.Marvin Hatley)

Commence to dancin'
Commence advancin'
just start a prancin'
right and left a glancin'
a smoochy dancin'
slide and glide entrancin'
You do the tango jiggle
with a Texas Tommy wiggle
You take your partner and you hold her
lightly enfold her
a little bolder
just work your shoulder
snap your fingers one and all
in the hall at the ball
thats all


Lazy Moon (J.R.Johnson/B.Cole)

Lazy Moon come out soon
make my poor heart beat warmer
light the way bright as day
for my sweet little charmer

She's to meet me in the lane tonight
if the sky is bright and clear
oh moon dont keep me waiting here tonight
watching and awaiting
heart a palpitatin'
longing for my lady love so dear

Lazy Moon, Lazy Moon
why dont you show your face above the hill
Lazy Moon, Lazy Moon
you can make me happy if you will

When my lady sees your light a peepin'
then I know her promise she'll be keepin'
tell me whats the matter, are you sleepin'
Lazy Moon

Trail of the Lonesome Pine (H.Carroll/B.MacDonald)

On a mountain in Virginia
stand a lonesome pine
just below is the cabin home of a little girl of mine
her name is June and very very soon
she'll belong to me
for I know she's waiting there for me 'neath that lone pine tree

In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia
on the trail of the lonesome pine
in the pale moonshine our hearts entwine
where she carves her name and I carved mine
Oh June like the mountains I am blue
like the pines, I'm lonesome for you

In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia
on the trail of the lonesome pine
in the pale moonshine our hearts entwine
where she carves her name and I carved mine
Oh June like the mountains I am blue
like the pines, I'm lonesome for you


I'm Looking at You (Richard Barry/Dub Blune 2001)

I've been looking at her
she's been looking at me
need a chance to make her see

There's music in the air
moonlight on the bay
Come on come on hear me say

Shall we take a chance
with our new romance

You've been looking at me
I've been looking at you
think we should dance the whole night through

All in all the chances that I've missed
but I find you too hard to resist

My heart is all aflame
when I hear your name

I've been looking at her
she's been looking at me
Cant believe that she belongs to me
Cant believe that she belongs to me
No I cant believe that she belongs to me

Shine on Harvest Moon (N.Bayes-Norwth/ J.Norwoth)

The night was mighty dark and you could hardly see
for the moon refused to shine
couple sitting underneath the willow tree
for love they did pine
Little maid was kinda 'fraid of darkness
so she said, "I guess I'll go"
Boy began to sigh, looked up at the sky
told the moon his little tale of woe

Shine on shine on harvest moon up in the sky
I aint had no loving since January February June or July
Snow time ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon
so shine on shine on harvest moon
for me and my gal

I can't see why a boy should sigh
when by his side is the girl he loves so true
all he has to say is, "Will you be my bride for I love you"
why should I be telling yu this secret
when I know that yuo can guess
harvest moon will smile
shine on all the while
if the little girl should answer,"Yes"

Shine on shine on harvest moon up in the sky
I aint had no loving since January February June or July
Snow time ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon
so shine on shine on harvest moon
for me and my gal

Fresh Fish (Richard Barry/Dub Blune/Pat Clarke 2002)

Fresh fish caught in the ocean this morning
Salmon Mackerel Swordfish and Tuna
Salmon Mackerel Swordfish and Tuna
Fresh fish
Fresh fish

You can have it with chips you can have it without
you can have it with Mackerel you can have it with Stout

It' so good to eat a fish that's from your rod
so buy a boat and do it up by God
Fresh fish
Fresh fish

Salmon Mackerel Swordfish and Tuna
Salmon Mackerel Swordfish and Tuna

You can gut it you can strip it you can cook it on a griddle
you can eat it from the left you can eat it from the middle

Fresh fish
Fresh fish


Sons of the Desert (Unknown)

We are the Sons of the Desert having the time of our lives
marching along two thousand strong
far from our sweethearts and wives God bless them
tramp tramp tramp the Boys are marching
and dancing to this melody
Sons of the Desert are we
Sons of the Desert are we
Sons of the Desert are we


Go to sleep my baby (J.K.Emmett)

Go to sleep my baby, my baby, my baby
Go to sleep my baby
Baby of mine


By The Light of the Silvery Moon (G.Edwards/E.Madden)

Place park, scene dark,
Silvery moon is shining thro' the trees;
Cast two, me, you,
Sound of kisses floating on the breeze;
Act one, begun,
Dialogue "Where would you like to spoon?"
My cue, with you, underneath the silvery moon.

By the light of the silvery moon,
I want a spoon,
To my honey I'll croon love's tune,
Honey moon keep a-shining in June,
Your silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams.
We'll be cuddling soon,
By the silvery moon.

Act two, scene new,
Roses blooming all around the place;
Cast three, you, me
Preacher with a solemn looking face.
Choir sings, bell rings,
Preacher: "You are wed forever more"
Act two, all through, ev'ry night the same encore.

By the light of the silvery moon,
I want a spoon,
To my honey I'll croon love's tune,
Honey moon keep a-shining in June,
Your silv'ry beams will bring love's dreams.
We'll be cuddling soon,
By the silvery moon.


Let me call you Sweetheart (L.Friedman/B.Slater Whitson)

I am dreaming dear of you
day by day

dreaming when the skies are blue
and when they're grey
when the silvery moonlight gleams
still I wander on in dreams
in a land of love it seems just with you

Let me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you
let me hear you whisper that you love me too
keep the lovelight burning in your eyes so blue
Let me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you

Longing for you all the while more and more
longing for the sunny smile that I adore
brids are singing far and near
roses blooming everywhere
you alone my heart can cheer
you just you

Let me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you
let me hear you whisper that you love me too
keep the lovelight shining in your eyes so true
Let me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you


Way down in Dixie (I.Berlin/T Snyder)

We're going to go, We're going to go
We're going to go way down in Dixie
where the hens are doggone glad to lay
scrambled eggs in the new mown hay
We're going to see, We're going to see
We're going to see my home in Dixie
you can tell the world we're going to
D-I-X-I know how to spell it
then we're going, you bet we're going to my home in Dixieland

Honolulu Baby (T.Marvin Hatley)

While down on a South Sea Island
underneath the beauty of the stars
I strayed upon some maidens
who were strumming on their guitars
a hula maid was dancing
and I knew I'd found my paradise
so this is what I told her
as I gazed into her eyes

Honolulu Baby where'd you get those eyes
and the dark complexion that I idolise
Honolulu Baby where'd you get that style
and those pretty red lips
and that sunny smile

When you start to dance
your hula hips entrance
then you shake it up and down
you shake a little here
you shake a little there
we you got the boys going to town

Honolulu Baby you know your stuff
Honolulu Baby gonna call your bluff