The USMB Joyful Noise Karaoke Archives

[beautress]

I got interested in Creedence Clearwater Revival 3 years ago, and a year later, picked up a movie just to see what it was about, and this song, which was in an album I had purchased the year before was on the disc, it just meant a lot more after seeing the movie, "Tropic Thunder" (2008) I really got to liking it after that. I did sing it once, but not twice. Might try it again. I have to work on them for a week if I've done them before, 3-4 weeks if they're completely new.

Run through the Jungle
Creedence Clearwater Revival



Run Through the Jungle
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Whoa thought it was a nightmare
Lord it was so true

They told me don't go walking slow
The devil's on the loose

Better run through the jungle
Better run through the jungle
Better run through the jungle
Whoa don't look back to see

Thought I heard a rumblin'
Calling to my name

Two hundred million guns are loaded
Satan cries "take aim"

Better run through the jungle
Better run through the jungle
Better run through the jungle
Whoa don't look back to see

Over on the mountain
thunder magic spoke

Let the people know my wisdom
Fill the land with smoke

Better run through the jungle
Better run through the jungle
Better run through the jungle
Whoa don't look back to see

Better run through the jungle
Better run through the jungle
Better run through the jungle
Whoa don't look back to see

​

 

[beautress]

Hungry Eyes



Hungry Eyes
Eric Carmen
I've been meaning to tell you
I've got this feelin' that won't subside
I look at you and I fantasize
Now and tonight
Now I've got you in my sights

With these hungry eyes
One look at you and I can't disguise
I've got hungry eyes
I feel the magic between you and I

I want to hold you so hear me out
I want to show you what love's all about
Now an tonight
Now I've got you in my sights

With these hungry eyes
One look at you and I can't disguise
I've got hungry eyes
I feel the magic between you and I

Now I've got you in my sights
With these hungry eyes
Now did I take you by surprise
I need you to see
This love was meant to be

With these hungry eyes
One look at you and I can't disguise
I've got hungry eyes
I feel the magic between you and I​

 

[beautress]

(I've Had) The Time of My Life
Bill Medley (& Jennifer Warnes, artist)


Now I've had the time of my life
No, I never felt like this before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you

'Cause I've had the time of my life
And I owe it all to you

I've been waiting for so long
Now I've finally found someone to stand by me
We saw the writing on the wall
And we felt this magical fantasy
Now with passion in our eyes
There's no way we could disguise it secretly
So we take each others hand
'Cause we seem to understand the urgency

Just remember
You're the one thing
I can't get enough of
So I'll tell you something
This could be love

Because I've had the time of my life
No, I never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
Hey baby

With my body and soul
I want you more than you'll ever know
So we'll just let it go
Don't be afraid to lose control, no

Yes, I know what's on your mind when you say
"Stay with me tonight" (stay with me)
And remember
You're the one thing
I can't get enough of
So I'll tell you something
This could be love

Because I've had the time of my life
No, I never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
'Cause I've had the time of my life
And I've searched through every open door (never felt this way)
Till I found the truth
And I owe it all to you

Now I've had the time of my life
No, I never felt this way before (never felt this way)
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you

I've had the time of my life
No, I never felt this way before (never felt this way)
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you
'Cause I've had the time of my life (I had time of my life)
And I've searched through every open door (you do it to me, baby)
Till I found the truth (you do it to me, baby)
And I owe it all to you​

 

[beautress]

Michael
The Highwaymen

Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, Hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, Hallelujah

The river is deep and the river is wide, Hallelujah
Green pastures on the other side, Hallelujah

Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, Hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, Hallelujah

Jordan's river is chilly and cold, Hallelujah
Chills the body but not the soul, Hallelujah

Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, Hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, Hallelujah

The river is deep and the river is wide, Hallelujah
Milk and honey on the other side, Hallelujah

Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, Hallelujah
Sister help to trim the sail, Hallelujah

​

 

[beautress]

"Rhiannon"
("Fleetwood Mac" Version)

Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn't you love to love her?
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover?
All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?

She is like a cat in the dark
And then she is the darkness
She rules her life like a fine skylark
And when the sky is starless
All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Will you ever win?

Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon

She rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn't you love to love her?
She rules her life like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover?
All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Will you ever win?
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Oooooh
Taken by
Taken by the sky
Taken by
Taken by the sky
Taken by
Taken by the sky
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind

I've been listening to your "Rhiannon" a lot lately, Angelo. It has that special something, an aesthetic quality that goes way beyond great. The beat is good, it's intriguing and a little mysterious when done well. I'm a week or two away from trying it out for a first time. I like a good song to be loved by the people who hear it, and that one is going to take some work to get it just right. Thanks again for the suggestion. You have amazing likes in music!

 

[beautress]

I'm Gonna Be*, (The Proclaimers)



When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be,
I'm gonna be the girl who wakes up next you
When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the girl who goes along with you
If I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the girl who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver up, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the girl who's havering to you

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the girl who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the girl who's working hard for you
And when the money, comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home (when I come home) well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the girl who comes back home to you
And if I grow-old (when I grow-old) well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the girl who's growing old with you

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the girl who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

When I'm lonely, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the girl who's lonely without you
And when I'm dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you
When I go out (when I go out) well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the girl who goes along with you
And when I come home (when I come home) yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the girl who comes back home with you
I'm gonna be the girl who's coming home with you

But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the girl who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da (da da da)
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da

And I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the girl who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
​

* I loved this song so much I wanted to sing it at karaoke night.

Well, it's a man's song, so I just tried to turn it into a girl's song
by replacing the Proclaimers "man" with the word, "girl" even if it is
one of the best songs of the century. It's up, it's got pepper, it's totally fun! ​

 

[beautress]

Take a Chance on Me
ABBA



If you change your mind
I'm the first in line
Honey, I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know
Gonna be around
If you've got no place to go
When you're feeling down

If you're all alone
When the pretty birds have flown
Honey, I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
And it ain't no lie
If you put me to the test
If you let me try

Take a chance on me
That's all I ask of you, honey
Take a chance on me

We can go dancing (oh)
We can go walking (yeah)
As long as we're together (long as we're together)
Listen to some music (oh)
Maybe just talking (yeah)
Get to know you better (get to know you better)

'Cause you know I've got
So much that I wanna do
When I dream I'm alone with you, it's magic
You want me to leave it there
Afraid of a love affair, but I think you know
That I can't let go

If you change your mind
I'm the first in line
Honey, I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know
Gonna be around
If you've got no place to go
When you're feeling down

If you're all alone
When the pretty birds have flown
Honey, I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
And it ain't no lie
If you put me to the test
If you let me try

Take a chance on me
Come on, give me a break, will you?
Take a chance on me

Oh, you can take your time, baby (oh)
I'm in no hurry (yeah)
Know I'm gonna get you (know I'm gonna get you)
You don't wanna hurt me (oh)
Baby, don't worry (yeah)
I ain't gonna let you (I ain't gonna let you)

Let me tell you now
My love is strong enough
To last when things are rough, it's magic
You say that I waste my time
But I can't get you off my mind, no, I can't let go
'Cause I love you so

If you change your mind
I'm the first in line
Honey, I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know
Gonna be around
If you've got no place to go
If you're feeling down

If you're all alone
When the pretty birds have flown
Honey, I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
Baby, can't you see?
Gotta put me to the test
Take a chance on me
Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me

Ba-ba-ba, ba, ba
Ba-ba-ba, ba, ba
Honey, I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
Baby, can't you see
Gotta put me to the test
Take a chance on me
Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me

Ba-ba-ba, ba, ba
Ba-ba-ba, ba, ba, ba-ba
Honey, I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best
Baby, can't you see
Gotta put me to the test
Take a chance on me
​

 

[beautress]

Somewhere Out There
written by James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil



Made popular by the Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram


Somewhere Out There
James Ingram, Linda Ronstadt

Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight​

Someone's thinking of me and loving me tonight
Somewhere out there someone's saying a prayer
That we'll find one another in that dream somewhere out there
​

And even though I know how very far apart we are​

It helps to think we might be wishin' on the same bright star
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky
​

Somewhere out there, if love can see us through​

Then we'll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true
​

And even though I know how very far apart we are​

It helps to think we might be wishin' on the same bright star
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky
​

Somewhere out there, if love can see us through​

Then we'll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true​

 

[the other mike]

Beneath, Between and Behind

Ten score years ago
Defeat the kingly foe
A wondrous dream came into being
Tame the trackless waste
No virgin land left chaste
All shining eyes but never seeing

Beneath the noble birth
Between the proudest words
Behind the beauty, cracks appear
Once with heads held high
They sang out to the sky
Why do their shadows bow in fear

Watch the cities rise
Another ship arrives
Earth’s melting pot, and ever growing
Fantastic dreams come true
Inventing something new
The greatest minds, but never knowing

The guns replace the plow
Facades are tarnished now
The principles have been betrayed
The dreams’s gone stale
But still let hope prevail
Hope that history’s debt won’t be repaid

 

[beautress]

Walk Right In
The Rooftop Singers


Walk right in, sit right down
Daddy, let your mind roll on
Walk right in, sit right down
Daddy, let your mind roll on
Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin'
Do you want to lose your mind?
Walk right in, sit right down
Daddy, let your mind roll on

Walk right in, sit right down
Baby, let your hair hang down
Walk right in, sit right down
Baby, let your hair hang down
Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin'
Do you want to lose your mind?
Walk right in, sit right down
Baby, let your hair hang down

Walk right in, sit right down
Daddy, let your mind roll on
Walk right in, sit right down
Daddy, let your mind roll on
Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin'
Do you want to lose your mind?
Walk right in, sit right down
Daddy, let your mind roll on
Daddy, let your mind roll on

​

 

[the other mike]

A song for Jeff

(He's laughing with another girl
And playing with another heart
Placing high stakes, making hearts ache
He's loved in seven languages
Jukebox life, diamond nights and ruby lights, high in the sky
Heaven help him, when he falls)

Diamond life, lover boy
He moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy
City lights, business nights
When you require streetcar desire for higher heights

No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
When sentiment is left to chance
No place to be ending but somewhere to start

No need to ask
He's a smooth operator
Smooth operator, smooth operator
Smooth operator

Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale

Face to face, each classic case
We shadow box and double cross
Yet need the chase

A license to love, insurance to hold
Melts all your memories and change into gold
His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold

No need to ask
He's a smooth operator
Smooth operator, smooth operator
Smooth operator

Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale

 

[beautress]

Here I Am, Lord
John Michael Talbot



I the lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save
I have made the stars of night
I will make their darkness bright
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall i send?
Here I am Lord
Is it I Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night
I will go Lord
If You lead me
I will hold Your people in my heart
I the lord of wind and flame
I will tend the poor and lame
I will set a feast for them
My hand will save
Finest bread i will provide
Till their hearts be satisfied
I will give my life to them
Whom shall i send?​

 

[the other mike]

Was ridin' along side the highway,
Rollin' up the countryside.
Thinkin' I'm the devil's heatwave,
What you burn in your crazy mind ?
Saw a slight distraction
Standin' by the road.
She was smilin' there, yellow in her hair.
"Do you wanna, " I was thinkin', "would you care?"

Sweet hitch-a-hiker,
We could make music at the Greasy King.
Sweet hitch-a-hiker,
Won't you ride on my fast machine?

Cruisin' on thru the junction,
I'm flyin' 'bout the speed of sound.
Noticin' peculiar function,
I ain't no roller coaster; show me down.
I turned away to see her,
Whoa, she caught my eye.
But I was rollin' down, movin' too fast.
"Do you wanna, " she was thinkin', "can it last?"

Sweet hitch-a-hiker,
We could make music at the Greasy King.
Sweet hitch-a-hiker,
Won't you ride on my fast machine?

Was busted up along the highway,
I'm the saddest ridin' fool alive.
Wond'ring if you're goin' in my way,
Won't you give a poor boy a ride?
Here she comes a-ridin',
Lord, she's flyin' high.
But she was rollin' down, movin' too fast.
"Do you wanna, " she was thinkin', "can I last?"

Sweet hitch-a-hiker,
We could make music at the Greasy King.
Sweet hitch-a-hiker,
Won't you ride on my fast machine?

 

[beautress]

A Whiter Shade of Pale, by Procol Harum



We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray

And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

She said, 'There is no reason'
And the truth is plain to see
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed

And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
​

I sang this last night at my Karaoke place here in the Tall Pines area of the Piney Woods, TX, and it was a big hit with the crowd. I wasn't sure I'd spent enough time practicing, but nobody seemed to care. Everyone loved it. I was almost certain Angelo said it would be a good Karaoke, but can't find the post. Well, whoever suggested or posted it recently, thanks. I worked very hard on learning how it went, because my recollection of it was fuzzy. I knew I'd heard the song, but not where or when. i've been singing it along for about 3 weeks now, I just can't find a post on this or any other website, unless I missed it for looking. My memory can be a scary place, but the crowd went wild for this one, some said they hadn't heard it for years. Thanks, whoever is responsible. I just can't find the post and have spent an hour looking, using the search engine 4 or 5 times at various places in music and in the greater forum area as well. Can't find it. lol

 

[beautress]

Haven't Got Time For the Pain


Haven't Got Time for the Pain
Carly Simon

All those crazy nights when I cried myself to sleep
Now melodrama never makes me weep anymore
'cause I haven't got time for the pain
I haven't got room for the pain
I haven't the need for the pain
Not since I've known you

You showed me how, how to leave myself behind
How to turn down the noise in my mind
Now I haven't got time for the pain
I haven't got room for the pain
I haven't the need for the pain
Not since I've known you
I haven't got time for the pain
I haven't got room for the pain
I haven't the need for the pain

Suffering was the only thing that made me feel I was alive
Though that's just how much it cost to survive in this world
'til you showed me how, how to fill my heart with love
How to open up and drink in all that white light
Pouring down from the heaven
I haven't got time for the pain
I haven't got room for the pain
I haven't the need for the pain
Not since I've known you

Songwriters: JACOB BRACKMAN, CARLY SIMON​

 

[beautress]

Anticipation, Carly Simon


We can never know about the days to come
But we think about them anyway
And I wonder if I'm really with you now
Or just chasin' after some finer day

Anticipation
Anticipation
Is makin' me late
Is keepin' me waitin'

And I tell you how easy it feels to be with you
And how right your arms feel around me
But I, I rehearsed those lines just late last night
When I was thinkin' about how right tonight might be

Anticipation
Anticipation
Is makin' me late
Is keepin' me waitin'

And tomorrow we might not be together
I'm no prophet and I don't know nature's ways
So I'll try and see into your eyes right now
And just be right here
Cause these are the good old days

These are the good old days
And stay right here
Cause these are the good old days
These are the good old days
These are the good old days
These are the good old days
These are the good old days​

 

[beautress]

"Down On The Corner" ~ John C. Fogerty, 3:10



Early in the evenin' just about supper time
Over by the courthouse they're starting to unwind
Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up
Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp
​

[Chorus:]​

Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel; tap your feet

Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile
Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo
​

[Chorus]​

​

[Chorus]​

You don't need a penny just to hang around
But if you've got a nickel, won't you lay your money down?
Over on the corner there's a happy noise
People come from all around to watch the magic boy
​

[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]​

 

[beautress]

Who'll Stop the Rain
Creedence Clearwater Revival


As long as I remember
The rain has been comin' down
Clouds of myst'ry fallin'
Confusion on the ground
Good men through the ages
Just tryin' to find the sun
And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain

So I went down Virginia
Seekin' shelter from the storm
Caught up in the fable, I watched the tower grow
Five year plans and new deals, Wrapped in golden chains
And I wonder, still I wonder who'll stop the rain

Heard the singers playin'
Oh how we cheered for more
The crowd had rushed together
Just tryin' to keep warm
Still the rain kept fallin'
Fallin' on my ear
And I wonder, still I wonder who'll stop the rain

Songwriters: Glenn Gregory, Ian Marsh, Martyn Ware​

 

[beautress]

Hey Tonight
Creedence Clearwater Revival


Hey, tonight
Gonna be tonight
Don't you know I'm flyin'
Tonight, tonight

Hey, come on
Gonna chase tomorrow
Tonight, tonight

Gonna get it to the rafters
Watch me now
Jody's gonna get religion
All night long

Hey, come on
Gonna hear the sun
Tonight, tonight

Gonna get it to the rafters
Watch me now
Jody's gonna get religion
All night long

Hey, tonight
Gonna be tonight
Don't you know I'm flyin'
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight

Songwriters: JOHN CAMERON FOGERTY​

 

[beautress]

I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Creedence Clearwater Revival


Oh baby,
I bet you're wondering, how I knew
About your plans to make me blue
With some other guy you knew before
Between the two of us guys, you know love you more
You took me by surprise
When I heard you just met yesterday

Don't you know heard it through the grapevine
Not that sure you'll be mine
I heard it through the grapevine
And honey, I'm about to lose my mind
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine

Ooh you know a man ain't suppose to cry
But these tears I can't hold inside
Losing you would end my life you see
Because you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself
That you've gone and found someone else

Instead I heard it through the grapevine,
That no longer would you be mine
I heard it through the grapevine,
Honey I'm just about to lose my mind
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be, my baby

People say they hide from what you see
So, in love with what you hear
I've been hurt I've been confused
But if it's true, won't you tell me dear
Do you plan to let me go
For another guy who says he loves you more

'Cause I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine
I heard it through the grapevine,
And honey I'm just about to lose my mind
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be, my baby

I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be, my baby
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be, my baby
​