Memorable Song Lyrics .

@clueless, that is from The Streets of Laredo first recorded by Tex Ritter. This version is by Marty Robbins.

 

I like the lyrics to Anything Goes

 

When logic and proportion Have fallen sloppy dead,
And the White Knight is talking backwards,
And the Red Queen's off with her head,
Remember what the dormouse said - Feed your head

White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane

 

Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero
But there are millions who want to be civilians.

 

You can't beat these modern day lyrics.
Kasey Musgraves..........Follow your Arrow.


If you save yourself for marriage
You're a bore
If you don't save yourself for marriage
You're a hore---able person
If you won't have a drink
Then you're a prude
But they'll call you a drunk
As soon as you down the first one

If you can't lose the weight
Then you're just fat
But if you lose too much
Then you're on crack
You're damned if you do
And you're damned if you don't
So you might as well just do
Whatever you want
So

Make lots of noise
Kiss lots of boys
Or kiss lots of girls
If that's something you're into
When the straight and narrow
Gets a little too straight
Roll up the joint, or don't
Just follow your arrow
Wherever it points, yeah
Follow your arrow
Wherever it points

If you don't go to church
You'll go to hell
If you're the first one
On the front row
You're a self-righteous
Son of a-
Can't win for losing
You just disappoint 'em
Just 'cause you can't beat 'em
Don't mean you should join 'em

So make lots of noise
Kiss lots of boys
Or kiss lots of girls
If that's something you're into
When the straight and narrow
Gets a little too straight
Roll up the joint, or don't
Just follow your arrow
Wherever it points, yeah
Follow your arrow
Wherever it points

Say what you feel
Love who you love
'Cause you just get
So many trips 'round the sun
Yeah, you only
Only live once

So make lots of noise
Kiss lots of boys
Or kiss lots of girls
If that's what you're into
When the straight and narrow
Gets a little too straight
Roll up the joint, I would
And follow your arrow wherever it points, yeah
Follow your arrow wherever it points

 

When Winter's shadowy fingers first pursue you down the street
And your boots no longer lie about the cold around your feet
Do you spare a thought for summer whose passage is complete
Whose memories lie in ruins and whose ruins lie in heat
When winter..... comes howling in.

When the wind is singing strangely, blowing music thru your head
and your rain splattered windows make you decide to stay in bed
Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp who wishes he was dead
Or do you pull the bedclothes higher, dream of summertime instead?
When winter..... comes howling in.

The creeping cold has fingers, that caress without permission
And mystic crystal snowdrops only aggravate the condition
Do you spare a thought for the gypsy with no secure position
Who's turned and spurned by village and town, at the magistrate's decision?
When winter..... comes howling in.

When the turkey's in the oven, and the Christmas presents are bought
And Santa's in his module, he's an American astronaut
Do you spare a thought for Jesus, who had nothing but his thoughts,
Who gut busted just for talking, and befriending the wrong sorts?
When winter..... comes howling in.
When winter..... comes howling in.

 

When I was at school, they made us sing many jolly spiffing songs. Some of which were adapted for the younger singer.

One such was a version of Rule Britania. I clearly remember some of it but can't find it on Google. The bits I remember go like this.

Oh, twas in the broad Atlantic,
In the aqua something gales,
When a mariner fell overboard
Among the sharks and wales.

Down he fell to the something . .
To the bottom of the deep blue sea
[ then somehow we get to a mermaid coming ]
He's what she said to me....

Singing rule Britania, Britania rule the waves, Britons never never never
Shall be slaves.

 

Along with, "one wheel on my wagon and I'm still rolling along"????????

 

I was rather tempted to continue the maritime theme with the lyrics from Friggin' In The Riggin'