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1. night owl
written by dan zanes
see the shadows as they creep like vines
the sun is sinking and i love this time
i guess i'm just - whoo whoo
a night owl
the stars are winking
and the hillside glows
the moons inviting us out so let's go
i guess we're just - whoo whoo
so we'll fly over the rooftops
and down by the trees
throwing our cares out into the breeze
and we'll sleep when we please
now it's time to say hello to some friends
follow the singing and the laughing and then
we'll find a tree
filled with night owls
and we'll fly over the rooftops
and down by the trees
throwing our cares out into the breeze
and we'll sleep when we please
well the night seems as endless
as the ocean is deep
and even night owls need a little sleep
and i guess it's time - whoo whoo
for this night owl
Go Back to Night Time . . .
2. pay me my money down
pay me you owe me
pay me my money down
pay me or go to jail
pay me my money down
i thought i heard the captain say
pay me my money down
tomorrow is our sailing day
pay me my money down
pay me you owe me . . .
late last night we went into a bar
pay me money down
they knocked us down with the end of a spar
pay me my money down
pay me you owe me . . .
i wish i was mr. howard's son
pay me my money down
sit in the house and watch the work getting down
pay me my money down
pay me you owe me
Go Back to Night Time . . .
5. que fortunidad!
written by: barbara brousal
the morning rises in a yellow robe
será un dia bien hecho de sol
no hay ninguna nube por aquí
el gallo qui qui ri qui
las flores disfrutan de lluvia
amigos de risas y música
el girasol will turn to face the light
where does it look at night?
chorus:
¡qué fortunidad!
¡qué fortunidad!
¡qué fortunidad!
¡estamos perfectos aquí!
pájaro con suerte
la rama es buena y fuerte
el vendaval no le da miedo
although it blows and blows
the afternoon is slipping into the sea
a boat is floating by silently
qué tesoro les espera ya?
una sirena quizás?
[chorus]
oh what good fortune!
the night time holds this crescent moon
las estrellas cada vuelta más
digamos bellas
[chorus]
Go Back to Night Time . . .
6. evening time
work is over now it's evening time
we go walk the mountain
we go walk the mountain
we go walk the mountainside
make we cook and bake up on the way
make we laugh and sing
dance and play ring ding 'pon the mountainside
cook up the fire marta bring me the gunga peas
rub up the flour sarah
oh lord the evening breeze
Go Back to Night Time . . .
7. smile smile smile
written by: dan zanes
every time I think of you,
smile for a while
that's the one thing you always do
smile smile smile
acting out stories and hugging your friends
smile for a while
i know what i'll do when i see you again
i'm gonna smile smile smile
chorus:
like ripples in a pond
or runners who pass the baton
good feelings will go on for mile after mile
and your big heart circles the world
every time that you smile
doing those voices and telling your jokes
smile for a while
your crazy hairdos and your thriftshop coats
smile smile smile
every time you break into a broadway song
smile for a while
the whole world starts singing along
smile smile smile
well you know i love you and i'm glad you're my friend
smile for a while
you know what i'll do when i see you again
smile smile smile
Go Back to Night Time . . .
8. siyahamba
siyahamba kukhenyeni kwenkhos'
siyahamba kukhenyeni kwenkhos'
siyahamba oh oh
siyahamba kukhenyeni kwenkhos'
Go Back to Night Time . . .
9. down by the riverside
i'm gonna lay down my sword and shield
down by the riverside
down by the riverside
down by the riverside
i'm gonna lay down my sword and shield
down by the riverside
study war no more
Go Back to Night Time . . .
10. rattlin' bog arrangement
written by: dan zanes
hi ho the rattlin' bog
the bog down in the valley-o
hi ho the rattlin' bog
the bog down in the valley-o
and in that bog, there was a tree
a rare tree a rattlin' tree
tree in the bog and the bog down in the valley-o
chorus:
hi ho the rattlin' bog
the bog down in the valley-o
hi ho the rattlin' bog
the bog down in the valley-o
and on that tree there was a limb
rare limb a rattlin' limb
limb on the tree and the tree in the bog
and the bog down in the valley-o
and on that limb there was a nest . . .
and in that nest there was a goose . . .
and on that goose there was a hat . . .
and on that hat there was a fish . . .
and on that fish there was a clock . . .
and on that clock there was a puppet . . .
Go Back to Night Time . . .
11. firefly
written by: dan zanes
oh firefly,
i watch you as you go now
you go flying by,
tell me how you glow now
every evening there's a show
stars above and down below
crazy lights are everywhere
you bring the magic of summer to the air
firefly, lighting up the breeze now
flying high, take me with you please now
bringing mystery to the night
that's the kind of thing i like
tell how i'll do it right
with a swerving curving kind of light
firefly, i watch you as you go now
you're flying by, tell me how you glow now
is there some kind of secret here
come and whisper in my ear
can i light up the way you do
and put some magic in the night time too
you say it's in this heart of mine
everything i need to shine
it's love alone that makes this light
and gives us wings and takes us through the night
firefly
you're a friend of mine now
and i'm flying high
i let my love light shinenow
oh firefly
i'm flying high
oh firefly
Go Back to Night Time . . .
14. wild mountain thyme
oh, the summertime is coming,
and the trees are sweetly blooming,
and the wild mountain thyme
grows around the purple heather
will you go, lassie go,
chorus:
and we'll all go together to pull wild mountain thyme
all around the blooming heather.
will you go, lassie, go
i will build my love a bower
by yon pure and crystal fountain
and on it i will pile
all the flowers of the mountain.
will you go, lassie, go
[chorus]
if my true love e'er should leave me
i would surely find another
where the wild mountain thyme
grows around the blooming heather.
[chorus]
oh, the autumn-time is coming,
and the leaves are gently falling,
where the wild mountain thyme
grows around the blooming heather
[chorus]
Go Back to Night Time . . .
15. leadbelly songs
written by: dan zanes
chorus:
one and you've just begun
two and they're both for you
three and we'll still want four
five and we'll sing a couple more
roberta and the grey goose
polly wee how old are you?
john henry and blind lemon
good morning blues
[chorus]
bring me a little water sylvie
ella speed and relax your mind
goodnight irene, shorty george
rock island line
six takes us up to seven
and the songs will take us all to heaven
eight, nine and ten
turn around and sing a couple more again
whoa back buck, stewball
i'm silver city bound
sail on little girl sail on
in the evening when the sun goes down
[chorus]
we're in the same boat brother
blue tail fly and jean harlow
fiddler's dream, leadbelly's dance
bottle up and go
six takes us up to seven
and the songs will take us all to heaven
eight, nine and ten
turn around and sing a couple more again
Go Back to Night Time . . .
16. linger for a while
written by: dan zanes
there's a moon over my street
tipping back like a silver chair
and the sweet smell of dogwoods
is bringing summer in the springtime air
and the kids on the sidewalk
drawing faces with crooked smiles
we're all out on the front steps
can you linger for a while?
chorus:
linger for a while
linger for a while
everyone's out on the front steps
can you linger for a while?
the ice cream truck is playing
the entertainer for the millionth time
everyone should be in bed now
no one is and no one minds
they're playing dominoes out in the park
in that rowdy west indian style
everybody's laughing,
can you linger for a while?
linger for a while
linger for a while
everybody's laughing
can you linger for a while?
cars on the expressway
sound a little bit like the sea
and all those jump rope jumper's rhymes
sound like the beatles to me
well someday we'll cross the ocean
maybe sail ten thousand miles
but tonight we're in the neighborhood
aw, can you linger for a while?
linger for a while
linger for a while
tonight we're in the neighborhood
can you linger for a while?
aggie's making ices
and there's a party on mary lou's stoop
seven games of hopscotch
there's a thousand things that we could do
this block seems like a universe
everytime i see you smile
spring just turned to summer
i hope it lingers for a while
linger for a while
linger for a while
spring just turned to summer
and can you linger for a while?
boats out in the harbor
stars up in the sky
car radios are blasting
someone says hello and someone says goodbye
there's dishes that need washing
and there's telephone's that we could dial
but we're all out on the front steps
and can you linger for a while?
linger for a while
linger for a while
there's so much we could talk about
aw, can you linger for a while?
Go Back to Night Time . . .
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