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THE WALLFLOWERS

"Here In Pleasantville"

If you could see yourself
The way that I do
You might change
A thing or two
You wouldn't look so angry
You'd know it doesn't
Look good on you
So grab your coat
Grab your hat
There ain't no saying
If we're coming back
Cause' something's gone
So terribly wrong
Here in Pleasantville

Do you remember
How we'd stay out so late
We used to have
So much fun
We used to wish that the morning sun
Just wouldn't ever come
But look at us now
We're tucked in tight
We're just praying for a little light
Cause' something's gone
So terribly wrong
Here in Pleasantville

I need to tell you now
As we leave
That it's much worse
Than you would believe
And no matter how far
You think you've been

The beginning
Is where you are
So I'm using my last match
To put a fire up on every hill
And burn down Pleasantville

We never did learn
How to use our voices
We never thought
That we'd be heard
The only way they ever listen
Is if we sream every word
Caouse' there's nothing
In our walk
That just ain't the kind of luck we've got
So let's move on
Cause' something's gone
So terribly wrong
Here in Pleasantville

When you're lost in the rain in Juarez
And it's Eastertime too
And your gravity fails
And negativity don't pull you through
Don't put on any airs
When you're down on Rue Morgue Avenue
They got some hungry women there
And they really make a mess outa you

Now if you see Saint Annie
Please tell her thanks a lot
I cannot move
My fingers are all in a knot
I don't have the strength
To get up and take another shot
And my best friend, my doctor
Won't even say what it is that I've got

Sweet Melinda
The peasants call her the goddess of gloom
She speaks good English
And she invites you up into her room
And you're so kind
And careful not to go to her too soon
And she takes your voice
And leaves you howling at the moon

Up on Housing Project Hill
It's either fortune or fame
You must pick one or the other
Though neither of them are to be what they claim
If you're lookin' to get silly
You better go back to from where you came
Because the cops don't need you
And man they expect the same

Now all the authorities
They just stand around and boast
How they blackmailed the sergeant-at-arms
Into leaving his post
And picking up Angel who
Just arrived here from the coast
Who looked so fine at first
But left looking just like a ghost

I started out on burgundy
But soon hit the harder stuff
Everybody said they'd stand behind me
When the game got rough
But the joke was on me
There was nobody even there to bluff
I'm going back to New York City
I do believe I've had enough

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Bob Dylan

Good early morning, WA2K, folks.

"Up all night I could not sleep." My Irish friend used to call it the big eye. Wonder if he was referring to the free masons.

edgar, thanks the Wallflower and Dylan songs, and here's one for you, Texas.

Harry Belafonte

Hey! Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run
Venezuela.
Once again now!
Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Five hundred dollars, friends, I lost:
Woman even sell me cat and horse!
Heya! Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Everybody!
(Matilda,) Sing out the chorus,
(Matilda,) Sing a little louder,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Once again now!
(Matilda,) Going 'round the corner,
(Matilda,) Sing out the chorus,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Well, the money was to buy me house an' lan'
Then she got a serious plan,
A-hey, ah!
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Everybody!
(Matilda,
Matilda,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Once again now!
(Matilda,) Going 'round the corner,
(Matilda,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Well, the money was just inside me bed,
Stuck up in a pillow beneath me head.
Don't you know,
Matilda, she found me money and...
Everybody...
(Matilda,
Matilda,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Once again now!
(Matilda,) Hooma locka chimba,
(Matilda,) Bring me little water,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Women over forty?
(Matilda,
Matilda,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Everybody!
(Matilda,) Goin' round the corner,
(Matilda,) Bring me little water,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Well, me friends, never to love again,
All me money gone in vain!
Uh, heya...
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.
Everybody!
(Matilda,
Matilda,) Oom, ba-locka-chimba!
(Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
Sing a little softer!
(Matilda,
Matilda,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.)
EVERYBODY!
(Matilda,
Matilda,) Sing out the chorus!
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela!

If The Moon Turns Green
Paul Whiteman

If the moon turns green
And shadows get up and walk around
And clouds come tumbling to the ground
I wouldn't be surprised
'Cause didn't you fall in love with me

If the stars turn blue
And willows that weep begin to sing
And winter changes into spring
I wouldn't raise my eyes
'Cause didn't you fall in love with me

I thought I was foolish to think of romance
With someone so charming as you
Thought I was hoping without any chance
But ev'ry hope came true

If the moon turns green
And rivers begin to flow up stream
And this is all a crazy dream
I wouldn't be surprised
'Cause anything can happen
If you can fall in love with me

Vic Damone
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vic Damone (born June 12, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian American singer. He was born Vito Rocco Farinola.




Early life and education

He inherited his musical interests from his parents: His father, an electrician by trade, sang and played the guitar; his mother taught piano.


At an early age he decided to imitate his favorite singer, Italian American Frank Sinatra, and began taking voice lessons. After his father became injured at work, he had to drop out of school, and he took a job as an usher and elevator operator in a movie theater, the Paramount, in Manhattan.


Singing career

One day, Italian American Perry Como visited the theater and Vic took Como to his dressing room to perform for him. Como liked the performance enough to take him under his wing, and referred him to a local bandleader. At this time, he took the name of Damone, his Italian mother's maiden name.


Talent competition success

He entered the talent search on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and won the competition in April, 1947.

Winning that contest led to his getting a regular role on Godfrey's show (a step that figured in the careers of many other Talent Scouts winners). One day he ran into Milton Berle at the station and Berle got him a chance to do regular shows at two night clubs. By the middle of 1947, he had a contract with Mercury Records.

His first release, "I Have But One Heart" (August 30) reached #7 on the Billboard chart. "You Do" (released November 1) reached the same peak. These were followed by a number of other hits. In 1948 he got his own weekly radio show, Saturday Night Serenade.


Film career

In 1951 he played in two movies: The Strip and Rich, Young, and Pretty. From 1951 to 1953 he served in the United States Army, but before going into the service he recorded a number of songs which were released during that time. After leaving the service, he married an Italian American actress, Anna Maria Pierangeli, and in 1954 made two more movies: Deep In My Heart and Athena. He also made some guest appearances on Milton Berle's television show in 1954.

1955 was a poor year for Damone. He only had one song on the charts, "Por Favor," which did not make it above #73. However, he did have a major role in the movie musical, "Kismet" in 1955. In early 1956, he was dropped by Mercury, but was able to sign with Columbia Records and had some success on that label with hits like "On the Street Where You Live" (from My Fair Lady) and "An Affair to Remember" (from the movie of the same name).


Marriage

His marriage to Italian Anna Maria Pierangeli ended in 1958. In this period Damone was introduced to the Bahá'í Faith by a drummer in his band. Damone relates his rendition of "On the Street Where You Live" incorporates gestures meant to summon a sustaining vitality from 'Abdu'l-Bahá.[1] Early in the 1960's he officially joined the religion. In 1960 he starred in the movie Hell to Eternity, which would prove to be his last movie. In 1961 he was released by Columbia, moving over to Capitol Records, where he filled in the gap left by Frank Sinatra's leaving to help found Reprise Records. He lasted at Capitol only until 1965, however, but he recorded some of his most highly-regarded albums there, including two which made the Billboard chart, Linger Awhile With Vic Damone and The Lively Ones, the latter with arrangements by the great Billy May, who also arranged another of Damone's best Capitol albums, Strange Enchantment. Damone moved next to Warner Brothers' record label. On Warners he had one chart hit: "You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)." The next year he moved again, to RCA Records, but in 1968 he released what would be his final record for a long time.

In 1971 he started touring Las Vegas casinos as a performer, and although he had to declare bankruptcy in the early 1970s, he earned enough as a casino performer to clear up his financial difficulties. He extended his geographical range, touring through the United States and the United Kingdom, and as a result of his popularity decided to record some albums again, releasing them on RCA's label.

Damone was married from 1987 to 1996 to an American entertainer, Diahann Carroll. She was his fourth wife. Damone has married five times, divorced four. He has three daughters from his second marriage to Judith Rawlins and one son from his first union to Anna Maria Pierangeli. In 1998 the singer married Rena Rowan, fashion designer and co-creator of Jones New York (Jones Apparel Group). Daughters Victoria, Andrea, and Daniella reside in Texas and son Perry resides in Arizona. Victoria was married to Lee Cooper; Andrea is married to William Karant, and Daniella is married to Michael Woodard. Damone has 6 grandchildren from his daughters.


Final album

His final album was issued in 1997, with other albums being re-packaged and re-released.


Awards

In 1997 Damone received his high school diploma from Lafayette High School in Brooklyn when officials with the school granted credits for life experience and wished give the commencement address - advising students to "Have spiritual guidance. Don't lose God. There is a God. Trust me."[1] In 1997 Damone also received the "Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[2] Frank Sinatra famously said that Damone had "the best set of pipes in the business".[2]

Jim Nabors
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Birth name James Thurston Nabors
Born June 12, 1930 (1930-06-12) (age 77)
Sylacauga, Alabama, USA
Other name(s) Jim Nabors
Official site www.jimnabors.com
Notable roles Gomer Pyle on
The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

James Thurston "Jim" Nabors (born June 12, 1930 in Sylacauga, Alabama) to Fred and Mavis Nabors, is an American actor, singer, and comedian. He is best known for his portrayal of the good-hearted but naïve Gomer Pyle on two highly successful 1960s sitcoms, The Andy Griffith Show and its spinoff Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. Given his goofy demeanor and high-pitched voice on both Andy Griffith and Gomer Pyle, it was surprising to many when he revealed a strong baritone singing voice and turned it into a successful recording career.

Nabors graduated from the University of Alabama. The actor who played Nabors' TV cousin Goober (George Lindsey) is also from Alabama.

Nabors was also a popular guest on variety shows in the 1960s and 1970s, including two of his own (1969 and 1974). He was a favorite on The Carol Burnett Show and The Muppet Show. Carol Burnett considered Nabors her lucky charm, and he was always the first guest on every new season of her show. Burnett and Nabors have long been close friends with both owning homes in Hawaii (Nabors is still a resident while Burnett's tenure was from 1975-1990. Burnett sought to remove her daughters from unhealthy Hollywood influences). Comedienne Minnie Pearl looked on Nabors as a surrogate son, and he often vacationed with her and her husband.

Nabors received a liver transplant in 1994 after years of health problems. He performs occasionally, although he prefers to operate his macadamia nut plantation in Hawaii, where he also grows tropical flowers.[1]




Acting Career

Jim got his start in television using his hillbilly skits and operatic singing on "The Steve Allen Show", where he became a regular during the final season. He performed in live venues until Andy Griffith invited him to audition for The Andy Griffith Show.[1] The rest, as they say, is history. Gomer Pyle became loved by millions as the down-to-earth, honest almost to a fault, bumbling good-natured gas-station attendant. In 1964, his character was spun off into his own series, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.", which ran until 1969.[2]

Actor Burt Reynolds used Nabors in a number of his movies during the 1980s, including "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" with Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, "Stroker Ace" with Reynolds and Loni Anderson and a cameo role in "The Cannonball Run II.[1]

From 1997-2006, Nabors starred in "A Merry Christmas with Friends and Nabors", a live production at the Hawaii Theatre Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Produced by Burton White, Nabors completely donated his time and talents in the production which featured, during its run, local and national artists including Karen Keawehawaii, Emma Veary, Jimmy Borges, Frank Delima, Philip Huber & the Huber Marionettes, the Diamond Head Theatre Shooting Stars, Halau Hula O Kawailiula, Hula Hui O Nuuanu YMCA, the Company Singers, and the Hawaii Theatre Orchestra and Honolulu Symphony under the baton of Matt Catingub. The show ran forty performances over a decade and was directed by Tom Hansen until his death in 2006. The final performance run, in 2006, was directed by John Rampage and dedicated to Hansen.[3]

His stage career began as Harold Hill in "The Music Man" with Florence Henderson at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre.[1]


Singing Career

Nabors has recorded twenty eight albums and numerous singles and has garnered five gold and one platinum record.[1]

Since 1972, Nabors has sung "Back Home Again in Indiana" 29 times during pre-race ceremonies for the Indianapolis 500 including performances each year from 1987 to 2006. An illness kept him from performing the song in 2007. Instead, the Purdue University Marching Band performed the song that year with race fans encouraged to sing along.

Honours

In 1991, his long and successful portrayal of Gomer Pyle earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[1]
In 2001, Private First Class Gomer Pyle received an honorary promotion to Lance Corporal from the Commandant of the Marine Corps James L. Jones.
Nabors received honors from the University of Alabama on September 2, 2006, before a football game against the University of Hawaii.
U.S. Highway 280 in Talladega County, Alabama, was named "Jim Nabors Highway" in honour of the Sylacauga native.
Jim Nabors was honored on Friday, January 19, 2007 at "A Night of American Heroes," along with U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye. It was a patriotic musical salute to recognize individuals who epitomize the ideals of American heroism and values. The event benefited the restoration and maintenance of the "Mighty Mo," the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor.[3]

In popular culture

References to Jim Nabors have been made in the animated television series The Simpsons when Lisa was going into the spelling bee. Marge was warming Lisa up and told her: "Remember: I before E except after C." To which Lisa responded "Except as an "a" as in "neighbour" and "weigh". Marge then said "What about 'Jim Nabors' is way cool?'" Lisa responded "When will that ever come up?" to which Marge said "It's on my apron". In another episode, Monty Burns orders "the thawing of Jim Nabors" when Robert Goulet fails to appear for a performance at the Burns casino. When Mr. Burns shows the captured Loch Ness Monster to the crowd, he introduces it as the 9th Wonder of the World, after Jim Nabors singing. In "The Mysterious Adventure of Homer Simpson," Homer: "...Marge doesn't understand me at all. Maybe we're not kindred spirits. We don't have anything in common." (pulls out record collections). "Look at these records. Jim Nabors, Glen Campbell, The Doodletown Pipers. Now look at her records, they stink!"

edgar, that was a lovely song. I think Jo Stafford was married to Paul Whiteman. She had a great voice with zero vibrato.

After 9/11, this song by Petula Clark was adopted by New York, and since I have work business to do, let's listen.

Downtown

When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go - downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know - downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

So go downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown - no finer place, for sure
Downtown - everything's waiting for you

Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows - downtown
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close - downtown
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with him too before the night is over
Happy again

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
[these lyrics are found on http://www.songlyrics.com]
So go downtown, where all the lights are bright
Downtown - waiting for you tonight
Downtown - you're gonna be all right now

------ instrumental break ------

And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
Guide them along

So maybe I'll see you there
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares
So go downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown - don't wait a minute for
Downtown - everything's waiting for you

Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown ...

Time for a station break.

This is cyber space, WA2K radio.

Wisdom of Larry, the Cable Guy

1. A day without sunshine is like night.
2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.
3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5. Remember, half the people you know are below average.
6. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.
9. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
10. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
11. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
13. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand.
14. OK, so what's the speed of dark?
15. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
16. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
17. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
18. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines
19. What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
20. Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
21. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, "What the hell happened?"
22. Just remember -- if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.
23. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
24. Life isn't like a box of chocolates. It's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow

Thanks, Boston Bob, for your bio's. Isn't today our president's birthday? He is still with us, no?

Love your Larry observations, especially number twelve. I will try to remember that in the future, hawk.

Here is one by Vic Damone, and if Francis Albert says he has a good set of pipes, we better accept that wisdom as well.


I found my April dream in Portugal with you
When we discovered romance, like we never knew.
My head was in the clouds, My heart went crazy too,
And madly I said: "I love you."

(Interlude)
Too soon I heard you say:
"This dream is for a day"
That's Porugal and love in April!
And when the showers fell,
Those tears I know so well,
They told me it was spring fooling me.

(Refrain)
I found my April dream in Portugal with you
When we discovered romance, like I never knew.
Then morning brought the rain,
And now my dream is through
But still my heart says "I love you."

(Interlude)
This sad reality, To know it couldn't be,
That's Portugal and love in April!
The music and the wine convinced me you were mine,
But it was just the spring fooling me.

(Refrain)
I found my April dream in Portugal with you
When we discovered romance, like I never knew.
Then morning brought the rain,
And now my dream is through
But still my heart says "I love you."

let's start this afternoon with another GEM from yogy berra :



and let me add : "i too want to thank everyone ... "

and even though we had a nice home-made aspargus soup with "special" (mrs h's recipe) meatballs , i'll still have room for some ...
hbg

Bear in mind, hbg, that Yogi was no berra of bad tidings. <groan>

Love that recipe, Canada. Everything from soup to nuts, right?

Hey, where's our Raggedy? Where is our M.D.? I just noticed that North Carolina beaches beat out Hawaii's silver sands. Nope, not gonna do white silver sands, but acknowledge Jim Nabors who really had a fantastic voice, folks.


What do you give to the lady who has given
All her life and love to you
What do you give to the reason you are livin'
I could window shop the world
Before I'm through

Mama, a rainbow
Mama, a sunrise
Mama, the moon to wear
That's not good enough
No not good enough
Not for Mama

Mama, a palace
Diamonds like door knobs
Mountains of gold to spare
That's not rich enough
No not rich enough
Not for Mama

Mama, a life time crowded with laughter
That's not long enough
Not half long enough

What can I give you
That I can give you
What will your present be
Mama, young and beautiful
Always young and beautiful
That's the Mama I'll always see...
That's the Mama with love from me

What can I give you
What will your present be
Mama, young and beautiful
Always young and beautiful
That's the Mama I'll always see...
That's the Mama with - love - from - me...

A little late, but here they are:

I liked Vic Damone's voice better than Frankie's, but I liked Bing the best. (Don't you admire me for making that statement? )



I loved Vic singing "Eternally", the song Charlie Chaplin wrote for "Limelight",

Raggedy, we admire you when you don't say anything, right folks? Glad you could make it with Vic and Jim, PA.

Now it is time for your PD to make a confession. I don't know what Vic's voice sounds like.

Just a moment to remember one of our greatest damn Yankees.



Hey, puppy. I can't find the lyrics to Eternally. Hope you can.

Found 'em, folks.

Limelight theme

Eternally

I'll be loving you,
Eternally
With a love that's true
Eternally,
From the start within my heart it seems I've always known
The sun would shine when you were mine and mine alone.

I'll be loving you,
Eternally
There'll be no-one new, my dear, for me.
Though the sky should fall remember I shall always be
Forever true and loving you
Eternally,

Hmmm. That sounds a wee bit like, I'll be loving you Always.

Reminded me of this, Letty:

Always -- Irving Berlin

Everything went wrong,
and the whole day long
I'd feel so blue
For the longest while,
I'd forget to smile
Then I met you
Now that my blue days have passed,
Now that I've found you at last.

I'll be loving you, ALWAYS
with a love that's true, ALWAYS
When the things you've planned
Need a helping hand
I will understand, ALWAYS.
Days may not be fair, ALWAYS
That's when I'll be there, ALWAYS
Not for just an hour,
Not for just a day,
Not for just a year,
But ALWAYS.

Dreams will all come true
growing old with you
And time will fly
Caring each day more
Than the day before
Till Spring rolls by
Then when the Springtime has gone
Then will my love linger on.

I'll be loving you, ALWAYS
with a love that's true, ALWAYS
When the things you've planned
Need a helping hand
I will understand, ALWAYS.
Days may not be fair, ALWAYS
That's when I'll be there, ALWAYS
Not for just an hour,
Not for just a day,
Not for just a year,
But ALWAYS.

That's the one, Tai. Love it, too. Welcome back to our wee studio, and we hope to see djjd back soon.

You know, folks, when I mentioned white silver sands, that rang a familiar bell, so I did a search and found this, but I have never heard of Don Rondo in my life.

WHITE SILVER SANDS
Don Rondo


Where the deep blue pearly waters
Wash upon while silver sands
There on the brink of love I kissed her
And obeyed our hearts command

Where the deep blue pearly waters
Wash upon while silver sands
We watched the sun set in the evening
In a far and distant land

So beneath God's blue heaven
There's a place that I must go
See the sun set in the evening
With the only girl I know

REPEAT FIRST VERSE


We watched the sun set in the evening
See the moon yellow and pale
Watch the gaucho's ride the pinto's
All across the pampas trail

REPEAT FIRST VERSE

Caribbean
Mitchell Torok

Have you ever been down to Haiti
when the summer sun was sinkin' low
There's nothing but romance just everwhere you glance
And the native hearts are all aglow

But when the Cuban Queen comes upon the scene
They all stare like a statue out of stone
When they realize what's before their eyes
the other girls are left all alone

Down in the Caribbean it's not a dream you're seein'
When you get a glimpse of the lady with the charm
And from miles away you can see her sway
To the beat of the Cuban Conga line that forms

Up in a tree so high way up in the sky
sits a wide eyed monkey on a limb
He wonders why the people go to so much trouble
just to try to be like him

He doesn't understand that it's a lady's hand
that makes a heart feel so sublime
And before too long he starts singing the song
and then he gets in the Conga line


---- Instrumental Interlude ----


Columbus searched for spices but he missed the nicest
part of the Caribbean
He didn't see the charms and the open arms
it was the gold that he was seein'

But I'm glad he missed the sweetest thing I've kissed
cause we're on our honeymoon
I'm so sorry Chris to talk about you like this
but you were five hundred years too soon

Down in the Caribbean...

Love that, edgar. It inspired me to search through our archives just to find how "caribbean" was pronounced and chanced upon this song. Cole Porter was one of the most clever writers of music and lyrics that existed.

Artist: Lyrics
Song: MACK THE BLACK Lyrics
Music: Cole Porter
Lyrics: Cole Porter


Performed by JUDY GARLAND and ENSEMBLE

There's a pirate known to fame,
Black Macoco was the pirate's name.
In his day the tops was he
'Round the Carib-BE-an or Ca-RIBB-ean sea.

Mack the Black
'Round the Carib-BE-an,
Mack the Black
Or Ca-RIBB-ean Sea.
Mack the Black
'Round the Carib-BE-an,
'Round the Carib-BE-an,
Or Ca-RIBB-ean Sea.

When he'd sighted a clipper ship,
Mack would board her and begin to clip.
First he'd grab the Lady's fair,
Specially those with jewels,
Those with jewels to spare.

Mack the Black
Specially those with jewels,
Mack the Black
Those with jewels to spare.
Mack the Black
Specially those with jewels,
Specially those with jewels,
Those with jewels to spare.

When he'd made his daily rounds,
Gals'd trail him like a pack of hounds.
Ev'ry night he'd have a date,
Ladies go to pieces
Over pieces of eight.

Mack the Black
Ladies go to pieces,
Mack the Black
Over pieces of eight.
Mack the Black
Ladies go to pieces,
Ladies go to pieces
Over pieces of eight.

Evening star, if you see Mack,
Stop his wanderings and guide him back.
I'll be waiting patiently
By the Carib-BE-an or Ca-RIBB-ean Sea.

Mack the Black
By the Carib-BE-an,
Mack the Black
Or Ca-RIBB-ean sea.
Mack the Black
By the Carib-BE-an,
By the Carib-BE-an,
Or in case you're not agreein',
The Ca-RIBB-ean Sea.

Mack the Black, Macoco.
From Guadalupe to Barbados,
Tornados,
Get them to him desperados.
Through all the Carib-BE-an or vicinity,
Macoco leads a flaming trail of masculinity,
And suddenly I feel I've got a big affinity,
And I'm "loco" for Mack, Mack,
Mack the Black, Macoco!

That was from the movie, The Pirate.

JAMAICA FAREWELL
Harry Belafonte

Down the bay where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop

But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town

Down the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
`Akey' rice, salt fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year

Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girls sway to and fro
I must declare my heart is there
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico

from my three cd-set of "cole porter" - he even sings some of the songs and makes announcements - wonderful stuff !
he sure knew how to write ' em !
hbg