50s

Teenager In Love ( Dion and the Belmonts )

Each time we have a quarrel It almost breaks my heart 'Cause I'm so afraid that we will have to part Each night I ask the stars up above Why must I be a teenager in love? One day I feel so happy Next day …

Tell Me How ( Buddy Holly )

Tell me how to keep your love You know how I need your love Tell me how you keep the love Within your heart from me Don't you know that I love you Let me show why I'm true blue When I know our love …

Tennessee ( Carl Perkins )

Now there are folks who like to brag about where they came from But when they start that stuff I let 'em be But it makes me feel like I wanna brag some To know that I come from the state of Tennessee Let's give …

That'll Be The Day ( Buddy Holly )

Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye. Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry. You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die. Well, you give me all your loving and …

That Lucky Old Sun ( Frankie Laine )

Up in the mornin', out on the job, Work like the devil for my pay, But that lucky old sun got nothin' to do But roll around heaven all day. Fuss with my woman, toil for my kids, Sweat till I'm wrinkled and gray, While …

The Big Hurt ( Toni Fisher )

Now it begins, now that you've gone; Needles and pins, twilight till dawn. Watching that clock till you re[Am7(V)]turn, Lighting that torch and [C#m7-5]watching it burn. Now it begins, day after day; This is my night, ticking away. Waiting to hear footsteps that [Am7(V)]say, “Love …

The Cat Came Back ( Carol Smith, Sonny James )

The cat came back the cat came back I thought he was a goner but the cat came back Cause he wouldn't stay away Now old Uncle John had troubles of his own He had an ol' yellow cat that wouldn't leave home He tried …

The Devil Made A Masterpiece ( Johnny Horton )

The devil made a work of art when he created you He put the moon beams in your hair then he made your eyes so blue From the fires he made your lips and promised things untrue He knew he had a masterpiece when he …

The Gold Rush Is Over ( Hank Snow )

Oh the gold rush is over so honey bye-bye Stake out your claim now on some other guy I've wined you and dined you till my money is gone But the gold rush is over and the bum's rush is on Now when I had …

The Great Atomic Power ( the Louvin Brothers )

Do you fear this man's invention that they call atomic power Are we all in great confusion do we know the time or hour When a terrible explosion may ring down upon our land Leaving horrible destruction blotting out the works of man Are you …

The Green Door ( Jim Lowe )

(Midnight, one more night without sleepin'.) (Watchin' till the morning comes creepin'.) (Green door, what's that secret you're keepin'?) There's an old piano and they play it hot, behind the green door. Don't know what they're doin', but they laugh a lot, behind the green …

The Last Ride ( Hank Snow )

In the Dodge City yards of the Sante Fe Stood a freight made up for the east And the engineer with his oil and waste Was grooming the great iron beast While ten cars back in the murky dust A boxcar door swung wide And …

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye ( Eddy Arnold )

Kiss me each morning for a million years Hold me each evening by your s-ide Tell me you love me for a million years If it don't work out if it don't work out Then you can tell me good-bye Sweeten my coffee with a …

There Goes My Baby ( The Drifters )

(Bo-bo, doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo) (There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo) (There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo) (Bo-bo) (doo-doot-doo-doo) (Bo-bo) (doo-doo-doo-doo) There goes my baby, moving on down the line, wonder where, wonder where, wonder where she is bound? I broke her heart and made her cry, now I'm alone, so all …

The Rhumba Boogie ( Hank Snow )

Welcome all you children give a listen to me Let me tell you about a new boogie beat There's no hesitation it's sweeping the nation It's the Rhumba Boogie done the South American way While Madame Lazonga was teaching La Conga In her little cabana …

The story of my life ( Marty Robbins )

Some day I'm gonna write The story of my life I'll tell about the night we met And how my heart can't forget The way you smiled at me I want the world to know The story of my life The moment when your lips …

The Wayward Wind ( Patsy Cline, Gogi Grant )

Oh the wayward wind is a restless wind A restless wind that yearns to wander And he was born the next of kin The next of kin to the wayward wind In a lonely shack by a railroad track He spent his younger days And …

Think It Over ( Buddy Holly )

Think it over what you just said Think it over in your pretty little head Are you sure that I'm not the one Is your love real or only fun You think it over yes think it over A lonely heart grows cold and old …

This Love Of Mine ( Sonny James )

This love of mine goes on and on Though life is empty since you´ve gone You´re always on my mind though out of sight I´m lonesome through the day and all the night I cry my heart out it´s bound to break Since nothing matters …

Three Nights A Week ( Fats Domino )

Three nights a week you're gone Three nights a week that's too long You know you're doing me wrong Baby won't you please stay home I call you on the phone Pretending you were home Although I knew you were gone Baby won't you please …

Till I Waltz Again With You ( Teresa Brewer )

Till I waltz again with you let no other hold your charms If my dreams should all come true you'll be waiting for my arms Till I kiss you once again keep my love locked in your heart Darling I'll return and then we will …

To Know Him Is To Love Him ( Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, ... )

To know know know him Is to love love love him Just to see that smile Makes my life worthwhile To know know know him Is to love love love him And I do, and I do, and I do Oh, I'll be good to …

Tom Dooley ( The Kingston Trio )

Hang down your head Tom Dooley Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head Tom Dooley Poor boy your bound to die I met her on the mountain And there I took her life Met her on the mountain Stabbed her with my …

Trademark ( Carl Smith )

A little bit of crooning a little bit of spooning A little bit of swooning and a lotta honeymooning Now that's my trademark oh that's my trademark Well I'm always trying to keep satisfying That's what I'm noted for A little bit of inviting a …

Treat Me Nice ( Elvis Presley )

When I walk through that door baby be polite Your gonna make me sore if you don't greet me right Don´t ya ever kiss me once kiss me twice treat me nice I know that you've been told its not fair to tease So if …

Tupelo County Jail ( Webb Pierce, Mel Tillis )

Send my letters in care of the Tupelo County jail Come on and write write write me a letter send that letter by mail Send that letter in care of the Tupelo County jail Come on and wish me the best of luck dear there's …

Turn Around ( Carl Perkins )

When you're all alone and blue And the world looks down on you Turn around I'll be following you When you feel that love is gone And you realize you're wrong Turn around I'll be following you Turn around I'll be waiting behind you With …

Tutti Frutti ( Little Richard )

A bob-bob-a-loom-op a-lop bop boom Tutti Frutti au rutti. Tutti Frutti au rutti. Tutti Frutti au rutti. Tutti Frutti au rutti. Tutti Frutti au rutti. A bob-bob-a-loom-op a-lop bop boom I got a gal named Sue. She knows just what to do. I got a …

Twilight time ( The Platters )

Heavenly shades of night are falling, it's Twilight Time Out of the mist your woice is calling, it's Twilight Time When purple colored curtains mark the end of day I hear you, my dear at Twilight time Deeping shadows gather splendor as day is done …

Two Different Worlds ( Don Rondo )

Nothing matters if I am yours and you are mine. Two different worlds, we live in two different worlds For we've been told that a love like ours Could nev - er be. So far apart, they say we're so far apart And that we …

Two Red Lips And Warm Red Wine ( Johnny Horton )

Oh the two red lips and the warm red wine Broke this busted heart of mine I gotta roll on roll on down the line With the two red lips and a busted heart And the warm red wine With a little Muscat I´m an …

Two Separate Bar Stools ( Wanda Jackson )

Two lonely people drinking alone Both with a lot on their minds Each of them thinking the others untrue Killing their pain with the wine On two separate barstools in two separate bars Sit two separate fools me and you Lost in two foolish worlds …

Unforgettable ( Nat King Cole )

Unforgettable that's what you are Unforgettable though near or far Like a song of love that clings to me how the tought of you does things to me Never before has someone been more Unforgettable in every way And forevermore that's how you'll stay That's …

Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart ( Hank Snow )

I'm a wanderer I'll keep drifting on Can't see honey why you done me wrong Hard luck's sure has got me I can't sleep a wink I'll just have to face it from now on Sailing on the sea of dreams no one cares for …

Venus In Blue Jeans ( Jimmy Clanton )

She's Venus in blue jeans, Mona Lisa with a ponytail She's a walking talking work of art, she's the girl who stole my heart My Venus in blue jeans, is the Cinderella I adore She's my very special angel too, a fairy tale come true …

Walking To New Orleans ( Fats Domino )

This time I'm walking to New Orleans I'm walking to New Orleans I'm going to need two pair of shoes When I get through walking these blues When I get back to New Orleans I've got my suitcase in my hand Now ain't that a …

Wandering Soul ( George Jones )

Oh lend me a hand please Lord and guide me And help lead me down the road that is right Oh carry me through these hours of darkness And show me the path of shining light I'm a wandering soul I'm lost from my Savior …

Wear My Ring Around Your Neck ( Elvis Presley )

Won't you wear my ring around your neck To tell the world I'm yours by heck Let them see your love for me And let them see by the ring around your neck Won't you wear my ring around your neck To tell the world …

When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again ( Elvis Presley )

Whenever my blue moon turns to gold again. When the rainbow turns the clouds away. Whenever my blue moon turns to gold again. You'll be back with in my arms to stay. Memories that linger in my heart. Memories that make my heart grow cold. …

When My Dreamboat Comes Home ( Fats Domino, Bing Cosby, ... )

When my dreamboat comes home And my dream no more will roam I will meet you and greet you Hold you closely my own Moonlit waters will sing Cause the tender love you bring We'll be sweethearts forever When my dreamboat comes home When my …

When The Saints Go Marching In ( Fats Domino )

Oh when the saints go marching in When the saints go marching in I want to be in that number When the saints go marching in And when the sun refuse to shine And when the sun refuse to shine I still want to be …

Who Needs You ( The Four Lads )

Who needs you to drive me out of my mind? Who needs you, I'd like to know? Who needs you to give me chills when I'm well -- How fast can a helpless [Bm7-5]heart go? I know, Dear, I love you more than a lot, …

Why Can't He Be You ( Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn )

[] He takes me to the places you and I used to go [] He tells me over [] and over that he loves me so He gives me love that I never got from you He loves me too his love is true Why …

Why Do Fools Fall In Love ( Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers )

Ouuuuua, Ouuuuua, Ouuuaaa, Ouuuuaaa, Ouuuuaaa, Ouuuuaaa Why do you fools fall in love? Why do birds, sing so gay? And lovers await the break of day Why do they fall in love? Why, does the rain fall from up above? Why do fools fall in …

Winter Wonderland ( Jo Stafford, Johnny Mathis, ... )

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? [] In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight. walking in a winter wonderland! Gone away is the bluebird, [] here to stay is a new bird. He sings a love song as we go …

Witch Doctor ( David Seville )

I told the witch doctor I was in love with you. I told the witch doctor you didn't love me, too. And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do. He said that... Ooo eee, ooo ah ah, ting tang, walla walla, bing …

With Your Love ( Jack Scott )

With your love here beside me Here to guide me how can I go wrong (Doo doo doo doo) He sent you on to me Cause you were meant for me I know you'll always be my real destiny The touch of your soft hands …

Words Of Love ( Buddy Holly, The Beatles )

Hold me close and tell me how you feel Tell me love is real Mm mm mmm mm mm Words of love you whisper soft and true Darling I love you Mm mm mmm mm mm Let me hear you say The words I want …

Yakety Yak ( The Coasters )

Take out the papers and the trash, Or you don't get no spending cash. If you don't scrub that kitchen floor, You ain't gonna rock and roll no more. Yakety yak, don't talk back. Just finish cleaning up your room, And sweep that dust out …

You Better Keep It On Your Mind ( Hank Williams )

Now if you go out and start a playing around Your baby's gonna tear your playhouse down You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You better keep it on your mind (all the time) You'll be moaning and a groaning Lord you …