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"(Theme From) New York, New York"
Start spreading manure.
Start spreading the news.
"(Theme From) New York, New York"
These little brown shoes, are going away.
These little town blues, are melting away.
"(Theme From) New York, New York"
This sack of brown shoes
Are melting away.
These little town blues
Are melting away.
"(Theme from) New York, New York"
These tagalong shoes
These vagabond shoes
Comply with me.
Come fly with me.
Combine with me
Come fly with me
Don't cry with me
Come fly with me
Down and out to Tampa Bay
Down to Acapulco Bay
There's a one man band
And he'll flute his toot for you
In llama-land there's a one-man band
And he'll toot his flute for you
"Fly Me To The Moon"
In other worlds, hold my hand
In other worlds, baby kiss me
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby kiss me
"Fly Me to the Moon"
Friday to the moon
Fly me to the moon
"Fly Me to the Moon"
Let me play among the scars
Let me play among the stars
"Forget Domani"
Let's forget about tamales 'cause tamales never stop.
Let's forget about domani [tomorrow] 'cause domani never comes.
"Girl From Ipanema"
But each day when she talks to the sea,
She looks straight ahead when she pees
But each day, when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at me
"Girl From Ipanema"
Tall ten young and beautiful
Tall tanned, young and beautiful
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
Happy golden days, up yours!
Happy golden days of yore
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
Happy old men date the whore.
Happy golden days of yore
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
Here we are, Olden Polynice
Happy bawlin' days of yours.
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore.
In case you didn't know, Olden Polynice was an NBA player. Most sports fans of this site will know who he is. However, he was not yet born when this song was made...so mishearing it this way would not be plausible.
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Baseball friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Happy golden days of yours
Happy golden days of yore
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yule child gay
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
"High Hopes"
He’s gone high-low
He’s got high hopes
"High Hopes"
Problem Kurb
(There goes another) problem Ker-Pop!
"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
And not the song
And marks the song
"I Only Have Eyes for You"
Are the scars on tonight?
Are the stars out tonight?
"If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)"
If I could be with Lou Piniella tonight
If I could be with you one hour tonight
"Jingle Bells"
Dashing through the snow (Pluto)
In a one-horse open sleigh (Today)
Dashing through the snow (To-doh)
In a one-horse open sleigh (Today)
"Jingle Bells"
I long those J-I-N-G-L-E Bells
I love those J-I-N-G-L-E Bells
"Jingle Bells"
One horse soap and sleigh
In a one-horse open sleigh
"Jingle Bells"
Those Acme J-I-N-G-L-E Bells
Those happy J-I-N-G-L-E Bells
"Let It Snow"
Now the winery's slowly dying
But my dear, we're still good-bying.
Now the fire is slowly dying
But my dear, we're still goodbye-ing.
"Let It Snow"
When the wineries kiss goodnight
How I'll hate going out in the storm.
When we finally kiss goodnight
How I'll hate going out in the storm.
"Love and Marriage"
It's an instant that you can't disparage
It's an institute you can't disparage
"Love and Marriage"
Like a dad and mother
You can't have one
It's just no fun
You can't have one without the other.
Dad was told by mother
You can't have one
You can't have none
You can't have one without the other.
The theme from 'Married...with Children'.
"Love and Marriage"
Love and Mary
Love and Mary
They go together like some frozen carrots
Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage
They go together like a horse and carriage
"Love and Marriage"
Monday marriage, Monday marriage
Love and marriage, love and marriage
"Love and Marriage"
They go together like some whores and carrots
They go together like a horse and carriage
"Love and Marriage"
You can't have mom without the father
You can't have one without the other
"Love and Marriage"
You can't have more than the other
You can't have one without the other
"Love and Marriage"
You can't have one without the otter
You can't have one without the other
"Luck Be a Lady"
And so the best I can do is play
And so the best I can do is pray
"Luck Be a Lady"
Love be a lady tonight
Luck be a lady tonight
"Luck Be a Lady"
Luck be a baby tonight
Luck be a lady tonight
"Luck Be a Lady"
Luck let a genuine man see
Luck let a gentleman see
"Luck Be a Lady"
They call you ladybug
They call you lady luck
"Luck Be a Lady"
Yuck be a lady denied
Luck be a lady tonight
Another season, another reason
For making movies.
Another season, another reason
For making whoopee.
For meetin' Whoopi
For makin' whoopee
As in Whoopi Goldberg.
"Mistletoe and Holly"
Fancy times and grab these pies
Fancy ties and granny’s pies
"Moonlight in Vermont"
I see fingers wave
Icy finger waves
"Moonlight in Vermont"
You and I can moonlight in Vermont.
You and I and moonlight in Vermont.
"My Funny Valentine" (MP3)
Sweet comet valentine
Sweet comic valentine
"My Funny Valentine" (MP3)
Sweet cosmic valentine
Sweet comic valentine
"My Funny Valentine" (MP3)
You make me smile when I'm hard
You make me smile with my heart
"My Funny Valentine" (MP3)
Your looks are mythical
Your looks are laughable
"My Way"
And now, as tears subside
I find it also amusing
To think I diddle that.
And now, as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that.
"My Way"
I did in Raleigh
I did it my way
"My Way"
I didn't violate
I did it my way
"My Way"
The liquor flows, I took the blows, and did it my way.
The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way.
"New York, New York (On The Town)"
The stocks are up and The Battery's down
The Bronx is up and the Battery's down
Song from a 1944 film entitled "On The Town". Wikipidia shows the title as "New York, New York (On The Town)" as to differentiate it from "(Theme From) New York, New York", a song that Frank performed much later.
I am Dave, under the height of me
Night and day, under the hide of me
My friend's gay
Night and day
"Smile"
Smile though your arm is breaking
Smile though your heart is breaking
"Strangers In The Night"
Strangers at Versailles
Strangers at first sight
"Strangers In The Night"
Strangers have a knife exchanging glasses
Wondering in the night.
or
Strangers in the night exchanging glasses
Wondering with the knife.
Strangers in the night exchanging glances
Wondering in the night.
"Strangers In The Night"
Strangers in the night exchanging pantses
This one is too tight
Must find another.
If there were any chance.
Strangers in the night exchanging glances
Wondering in the night
What were the chances?
"Strangers in the Night"
Boop-a-doop-a-doop
Dooby-dooby-doo
"Strangers in the Night"
Exchanging glasses
Exchanging glances
"Strangers in the Night"
Exchanging glasses
Exchanging glances
"Strangers in the Night"
Little Debbie knows
Little did we know
"Strangers in the Night"
Love was just a glance away
A woman bracing dance away
Love was just a glance away
A warm embracing dance away
"Strangers in the Night"
Scooby-dooby-doo
Doo-bee-doo-bee-doo
Did this really inspire the theme song from Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
"Strangers in the Night"
Shoo-be-doo-be-doo
Doo-be-doo-be-doo
"Strangers in the Night"
Sprinklers in the night
Strangers in the night
"Strangers in the Night"
Steamboats in July
Strangers in the night
"Strangers in the Night"
Straight end butcher knife
Strangers in the night
"Strangers in the Night"
Strangers in disguise
Strangers in the night
"Strangers in the Night"
Strangers in the night, to lonely people
We were strangers in the night
Strangers in the night, two lonely people
We were strangers in the night
"Strangers in the Night"
Stranglers in the night
Strangers in the night
"Strangers in the Night"
To Roman people
Two lonely people
"Strangers in the Night"
Wandering in the night
Wondering in the night
"Summer Wind"
All summer long we sang a song
And then we stole that golden sand
All summer long we sang a song
And then we strolled that golden sand
"Summer Wind"
All summer long, we sang a song
And then we sold our golden sand
Two amigos and the summer wind
Black painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by
All summer long, we sang a song
And then we strolled on golden sand
Two sweethearts and the summer wind
Like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by
"Summer Wind"
The summer wind came blowin' in from across the scene
The summer wind came blowin' in from across the sea
"That's Life"
And as funny as is racist
And as funny as it may seem
"That's Life"
I caught a crippen baby.
I thought of quittin' baby.
"That's Life"
That's why
And as funny as at Macy's
That's life
And as funny as it may seem
"The Best Is Yet to Come"
The best is yet to come, war 55
The best is yet to come, won't it be fine?
"The Christmas Waltz"
Frosted little flakes
Frosted window panes
"The Way You Look Tonight"
Keep that restless charm
Keep that breathless charm
"The Way You Look Tonight"
When the world is told
When the world is cold
"Theme from New York, New York"
And fine I'm aim number one
Top of the list
King of the hill
Aim number one
And find I'm A-number-one
Top of the list
King of the hill
A-number-one
"Theme from New York, New York"
I wanna be apart from it
I wanna be a part of it
"Theme from New York, New York"
If I can make it here
If I can make it there
"Theme from New York, New York"
Start spreading the mules
Start spreading the news
"Theme from New York, New York"
These Middletown blues
These little town blues
"We Wish You the Merriest"
Professor and Mary Ann, oh Mary Ann
We wish you the merriest, the merriest
"You Make Me Feel So Young" (MP3)
I wanna play, I can see
I wanna play hide-and-seek
"You Make Me Feel So Young" (MP3)
I'm such a happy immigrant for all
I'm such a happy individual
"You Make Me Feel So Young" (MP3)
You make me be so young
You make me feel so young
"You Make Me Feel So Young" (MP3)
You make me feel so sprinkle sprung
You make me feel so spring has sprung
"You Make Me Feel So Young" (MP3)
You make me feel so strings are sprung
You make me feel so spring has sprung
"You Make Me Feel So Young" (MP3)
You make me feel solo
You make me feel so young
"You Make Me Feel So Young" (MP3)
You make this feel so long
You make me feel so young
If you are a monster bear and young at heart
If you are amongst the very young at heart
If you are a mungleberry young at heart
If you are amongst the very young at heart