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Bobby Darin
TITLE: Splish Splash
Lyrics and Chords


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Splish splash, I was taking a bath
Long about a Saturday night
A rub dub, just relaxing in the tub
Thinking everything was alright

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Well, I stepped out the tub, put my feet on the floor
I wrapped the towel around me
And I opened the door, and then
Splish, splash! I jumped back in the bath
Well how was I to know there was a party going on

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They was a-splishing and a-splashing, reelin' with the feelin'
Moving and a-grooving, rocking and a-rolling, yeah

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Bing bang, I saw the whole gang
Dancing on my living room rug, yeah
Flip flop, they was doing the bop
All the teens had the dancing bug

There was Lollipop with-a Peggy Sue
Good golly, Miss Molly was-a even there, too
A-well-a, splish splash, I forgot about the bath
I went and put my dancing shoes on, yeah

I was a rolling and a-strolling, reeling with the feeling
Moving and a-groovin', splishing and a-splashing, yeah

Yes, I was a-splishing and a-splashing, I was a-rolling and a-strolling
Yeah, I was a-moving and a-grooving, we was a-reeling with the feeling
We was a-rolling and a-strolling, moving with the grooving
Splish splash, yeah

Yes, I was a-splishing and a-splashing
I was a-splishing and a-splashing
I was a-moving and a-grooving...

Kevin Spacey did one terrific job in that movie, Beyond the Sea. Much better than the early days, right folks?

One night as I was walking down Columbus Avenue
The sushi bars were shuttered, and the dark cantina too
I stood there in the darkness as an empty cab rolled by
When all at once I heard the sound of yuppies in the sky

The herd came down Columbus for as far as I could see
The men were wearing polo and the women wore esprit
Each yuppie had a Walkman, and as each one passed me by
I saw their sad expressions and I heard their mournful cry

Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky
Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky

Each one was wearing running shoes upon the ghostly deck
And each one had a cotton sweater wrapped around his neck
They all held out their credit cards and tried in vain to buy
But all the stores were shuttered to the yuppies in the sky

Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky
Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky

I'd seen them in commercials sailing boats and playing ball
Pouring beer for one another, crying, "Why not have it all"
Now I saw their ghostly progress down Columbus Avenue
I heard their cries for mercy and it chilled me through and through

Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky
Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky

All the salad bars were empty, all the quiche Lorraine was gone
I heard the yuppies crying as they vanished in the dawn
Calling brand names to each other, they faded from my view
They'd be networking forever down Columbus Avenue

Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky
Condos for sale, Condos to buy, Oh Yuppies in the sky

I learned that Washington never told a lie
I learned that soldiers seldom die
I learnd that everybody's free
And thats what the teacher said to me
And thats what I learned in school today,
thats what I learned in school.

What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?

I learned the policemen are my friends
I learned that justice never ends
I learned that murderes pay for their crimes,
Even if we make a mistake sometimes
And thats what I learned in school today,
Thats what I learned in school

What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?

I learned that war is not so bad
I learned about the great once we had had
We fought in Germany and in France
And some day I might get my chance.
And thats what I learned in school today,
Thats what I learned in school

What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?

I learned our goverment must be strong
It's always right and never wrong!
Our leaders are the finest men
And we elect them again and again
And thats what I learned in school today,
Thats what I learned in school

Well, dys. I think I learned in school today that yuppies and preppies are here to stay.

Love this poem, listeners:

School Days

STILL sits the school-house by the road,
A ragged beggar sleeping;
Around it still the sumachs grow,
And blackberry-vines are creeping.

Within, the master's desk is seen,
Deep-scarred by raps official;
The warping floor, the battered seats,
The jack-knife's carved initial;

The charcoal frescoes on its wall;
Its door's worn sill, betraying
The feet that, creeping slow to school,
Went storming out to playing!

Long years ago a winter sun
Shone over it at setting;
Lit up its western window-panes,
And low eaves' icy fretting.

It touched the tangled golden curls,
And brown eyes full of grieving,
Of one who still her steps delayed
When all the school were leaving.

For near it stood the little boy
Her childish favor singled;
His cap pulled low upon a face
Where pride and shame were mingled.

Pushing with restless feet the snow
To right and left, he lingered;---
As restlessly her tiny hands
The blue-checked apron fingered.

He saw her lift her eyes; he felt
The soft hand's light caressing,
And heard the tremble of her voice,
As if a fault confessing.

"I'm sorry that I spelt the word:
I hate to go above you,
Because,"---the brown eyes lower fell,---
"Because, you see, I love you!"

Still memory to a gray-haired man
That sweet child-face is showing.
Dear girl! the grasses on her grave
Have forty years been growing!

He lives to learn, in life's hard school,
How few who pass above him
Lament their triumph and his loss,
Like her, because they love him.
John Greenleaf Whittier

p simon had this to say about school (and girls and colour film)

Kodachrome
Paul Simon

When I think back
On all the crap I learned in high school
It's a wonder
I can think at all
And though my lack of edu---cation
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away

If you took all the girls I knew
When I was single
And brought them all together for one night
I know they'd never match
my sweet imagination
everything looks worse in black and white

Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama don't take my Kodachrome
Mama don't take my Kodachrome
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama don't take my Kodachrome
Leave your boy so far from home
Mama don't take my Kodachrome away
Mama don't take my Kodachrome

Mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Love it, dj. And this school marm must say goodnight.

Thanks to all of you for your responses, and your songs.

Guide me safely through the night,
Wake me with the morning light.


From Letty with love.

Thanks to Dys for the Ghost Yuppies In The Sky, I liked that a lot.

I also am grateful for the reminder of the old Pete Seeger song, which I haven't heard since the 1960s, "What Did You Learn In School Today?"

At least I think it was by Pete. Good song, and just as relevant now I think.

Good early morning, WA2K radio fans and contributors. This is one of those times that I cannot sleep. Thank God for a new coffee pot.

McTag, I had no idea about any of dys' songs, but I'm glad that you gave us a clue.

For some reason, folks. This melody came to me as I sit in the dark in our studio:




Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise



Softly
As in a morning sunrise
The light of love comes stealing
Into a new-born day
Flaming
With all the glow of sunrise
A burning kiss is stealing
The vow that all betray

For the passions that thrill, Love
Lift you high to Heaven
The passions that kill, Love
Let it fall away

End each story softly
As in an evening sunset
The light gives you glory
To take it all away

Softly
As in a morning sunrise
The light of love comes stealing
Into a new-born day
Flaming
With all the glow of sunrise
A burning kiss is stealing
The vow that all betray

Oh the passions that thrill, Love
Lift you high to Heaven
The passions that kill, Love
Let it fall away

End each story softly
As in an evening sunset
The light that gives you glory
Will take it all away


Softly
Softly
Softly
Softly

the canadian reply (poster and singer)

Softly
Gordon Lightfoot

Softly she comes
Whispers the breeze with her passing
In secret love she is laughing
Softly she comes in the night
Softly she sighs
Sweetly she lies never sleeping
Her fragrance all in my keeping
Softly she comes in the night

Down the darkened hall
I hear her footsteps on my stair
And she is in my arms once more

Then softly she goes
Her shining lips in the shadows
Whisper goodbye at my window
Softly she goes in the dawn

Down the darkened hall
I hear her footsteps on my stair
And she is in my arms once more

Then softly she goes
Her shining lips in the shadows
Whisper goodbye at my window
Softly she goes in the dawn
Softly she goes in the dawn

dj, that is beautiful. I had forgotten about Gordon Lightfoot. What a perfect companion piece to the the song that I played. Thank you, Canada.

Thought for Today: ``History is mostly guessing, the rest is prejudice.'' - Will (1885-1981) and Ariel Durant (1898-1981), American historians.



09/23/05 20:00

Good morning, Bob. Now this man I know quite well. I have the book here somewhere about Zelda. I also have read Beloved Infidel. What a rascal he was, right folks?

It's a lovely day here, listeners, and I hope your day is good as well.

Anthony Newley
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

George Anthony Newley (b. September 24, 1931 - April 14, 1999 in London_Borough_of_Hackney) was a British actor, singer and songwriter.

His first major film role was as the Artful Dodger in David Lean's 1948 Oliver Twist.

Newley had a successful pop music career, with two number ones in 1960: "Why?" and "Do You Mind?" He won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I", but was also well-known for "Gonna Build a Mountain" and comic novelty songs such as his version of "Strawberry Fair". With Leslie Bricusse, he wrote the musical Stop the World, I Want to Get Off in which he also performed, earning a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. His other musicals include The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd (1965) and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971).

In recognition of his creative skills and body of work, Newley was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Newley

From Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do
I have a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-dee
If you are wise, you'll listen to me

What do you get when you guzzle down sweets?
Eating as much as an elephant eats
What are you at getting terribly fat?
What do you think will come of that?

I don't like the look of it

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-da
If you're not greedy, you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do
I have another puzzle for you
Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-da-dee
If you are wise, you'll listen to me

Gum chewing's fine when it's once in a while
It stops you from smoking and brightens your smile
But it's repulsive, revolting, and wrong
Chewing and chewing all day long

The way that a cow does

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-da
Given good manners, you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do
I have another puzzle for you
Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-da-dee
If you are wise, you'll listen to me

Who do you blame when your kid is a brat?
Pampered and spoiled like a Siamese cat
Blaming the kids is a lie and a shame
You know exactly who's to blame

The mother and the father

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-da
If you're not spoiled, then you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do
I have another puzzle for you
Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-da-dee
If you are wise, you'll listen to me

What do you get from a glut of TV?
A pain in the neck and an IQ of three
Why don't you try simply reading a book?
Or can you just not bear to look?

You'll get no...you'll get no...you'll get no commercials

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-da
If you're not greedy, you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do

He was married to Ann Lynn from 1956 to 1963, but it ended in divorce. He then was married to the actress Joan Collins from 1963 to 1971; the couple had two children, Tara Newley and Sasha Newley. His third wife was former air hostess Dareth Rich, and they also had two children, Christopher and Shelby.

His last feature role was in 1998 when Newley joined the cast of Eastenders in what was to have been a regular part as Vince Watson, but Newley withdrew after a few months when his health began to fail. Anthony Newley died in Jensen Beach, Florida in 1999 of renal cancer at the age of 67. He was survived by his 4 children, and also his mother, Grace, then in her mid-90s.

The shortlived 1960 ATV series The Strange World of Gurney Slade in which Newley starred continues to have a cult following due to its advanced postmodern premise that the Newley character is trapped inside a television programme. Apart from a repeat of one episode on Channel 4 in the mid-1980s it has not been seen in the UK in recent years. The show's theme tune by Max Harris may be better-known today than the series itself.

Newley's vocal style has been recognised as a major influence on that of David Bowie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Newley

Anthony Newley sang, What Kind of Fool am I, Bob? Amazing. I sang that as well. great tune, incidentally. I think Jerry Lewis also sang it.

You know, listeners, I really believe that Jim Henson died of aids, and the bacterial pneumonia was the result of it. Such a pity that people were so unaware of the situation in those days.

Wow, folks. This song was sung by a bunch of people:

What Kind of Fool Am I Lyrics

What kind of fool am i, who never fell in love?
It seems that I?m the only one I have been thinking of.
What kind of man is this?
an empty shell, a lonely cell
In which an empty heart must dwell?
What kind of lips are these that lied with every kiss?
That whispered empty words of love that left me alone like
this?
Why can?t I fall in love like any other man?
And maybe then I?ll know what kind of fool I am.
What kind of clown am i?
what do I know of life?
Why can?t I cast away the mask of play and live my life?
Why can?t I fall in love, till I don?t give a damn?
And maybe I?ll know what kind of fool I am.


Sorry about the lack of apostrophes. (not the Romeo and Juliet kind)

Too much trouble to change them all.

source: Songwriters Hall of Fame

Walter, you are a dear. It seems that I remember some of those songs from Stop the World.....

Well, listeners, as I have stated and restated, we learn a lot on our little radio, right?

What did you learn in school today reminded me of another old song that's rather relevant these days. Edgar in Houston is a Dylan devotee, if i'm not mistaken, so this one's for him:

Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, where have you been, my darling young one?
I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains,
I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways,
I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests,
I've been out in front of a dozen dead oceans,
I've been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard,
And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, and it's a hard,
And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, what did you see, my darling young one?
I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it,
I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin',
I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin',
I saw a white ladder all covered with water,
I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken,
I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children,
And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,
And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son?
And what did you hear, my darling young one?
I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin',
Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world,
Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin',
Heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin',
Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin',
Heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter,
Heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley,
And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,
And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

Oh, who did you meet, my blue-eyed son?
Who did you meet, my darling young one?
I met a young child beside a dead pony,
I met a white man who walked a black dog,
I met a young woman whose body was burning,
I met a young girl, she gave me a rainbow,
I met one man who was wounded in love,
I met another man who was wounded with hatred,
And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

Oh, what'll you do now, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, what'll you do now, my darling young one?
I'm a-goin' back out 'fore the rain starts a-fallin',
I'll walk to the depths of the deepest black forest,
Where the people are many and their hands are all empty,
Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters,
Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison,
Where the executioner's face is always well hidden,
Where hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten,
Where black is the color, where none is the number,
And I'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it,
And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it,
Then I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin',
But I'll know my song well before I start singin',
And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard,
It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall.

Crossin' the highway late last night,
He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right,
He didn't see the station wagon, car,
The skunk got squashed and there you are!
(Chorus)
You got yer
Dead skunk in the middle of the road,
Dead skunk in the middle of the road,
Dead skunk in the middle of the road,
Stinkin' to high heaven!
Take a whiff on me that ain't no rose!
Roll up yer window and hold yer nose,
You don't have to look and you don't have to see,
'Cause you can feel it in your olfactory,
(Repeat Chorus)
Yeah you got yer dead cat and you got yer dead dog,
On a moonlight night you got yer dead toad frog
Got yer dead rabbit and yer dead raccoon,
The blood and the guts they're gonna make you swoon!
You got yer dead skunk, in the middle,
Dead skunk in the middle of the road.
Dead skunk in the middle of the road,
Stinkin' to high heaven.
C'mon stink!
(Fiddle break)
You got it,
It's dead, it's in the middle,
Dead skunk in the middle!
Dead skunk in the middle of the road,
Stinkin' to high heaven!
All over the road, technicolor man!
Oh, you got pollution.
It's dead, it's in the middle,
And it's stinkin' to high, high heaven!

Yit, that was fantastic, buddy. and looking at dys' dead skunk (which I know, for once). I think of all the dead turtles in the middle of the road, along with armadillos.<smile> Stay out of the road, Yit.

I know that our Raggedy will be along shortly with her celeb updates, listeners, and I looked at my own. This song is not by Gerry Marsden of the Pace Makers, but when I looked through the archives I found this one that he supposedly did:

Eternal Telling You Now lyrics


I'm telling you now, it's the only way how
Just thinking about it
I just want to be with you
'Cause every time I see your smile
I just wanna be here with you
My feelings never change
They still remain the same
What are you all about
Let's try and work things out
We're going round and round
A truth that must be found
No matter what you say this love affair is real
No matter where you go
(My love for you will always show)
No matter how you feel
(You need to show your love is real)
I'm telling you now
It's the only way how
Just thinking about it
I just want to be with you
'Cause every time I see your smile
I just wanna be here with you
Just take me in your arms
So I can feel your charms
Your sweet caress at night
To have not once but twice
I guess you know by now
Where true love can be found
Don't ever turn away
For my love is here to stay
My heart is waiting here
(For you to hold and to be near)
No matter what you say
(We can take it day by day)
I'm telling you now
It's the only way how
Just thinking about it
I just want to be with you
'Coz every time I see your smile
I just wanna to be here with you
I just wanna hold you in my arms
So we can feel secure
And I'll never ever ever let go
'Cause you and I won't know
Until we have a good go
So tell me you will
And my heart will be fulfilled
I'm telling you now
It's the only way how
Just thinking about it
I just want to be with you
'Cause every time I see you smile
I just wanna be here with you
I wanna be here with you baby
Oh, I need you baby
Thinking about it
I wanna be here baby
'Cause every time I see your smile
I just wanna be here with you
I wanna be here with you baby
I wanna be here with you baby
Thinking thinking thinking about it
Every time I see your smile
I just wanna be here
I'm telling you now
It's the only way how
Just thinking about it
I just want to be with you
'Cause every time I see you smile
I just wanna be here with you