Fire Down Below - Bob Seger
Here comes old rosie she’s looking mighty fine
Here comes hot nancy she’s steppin’ right on time
There go the street lights bringin on the night
Here come the men faces hidden from the light
All through the shadows they come and they go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
Here comes the rich man in his big long limousine
Here comes the poor man all you got to have is green
Here comes the banker and the lawyer and the cop
One thing for certain it ain’t never gonna stop
When it all gets too heavy
That’s when they come and go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
It happens out in vegas happens in moline
On the blue blood streets of boston
Up in berkeley and out in queens
And it went on yesterday and it’s going on tonight
Somewhere there’s somebody ain’t treatin’ somebody right
And he’s looking out for rosie and she’s looking mighty fine
And he’s walking the streets for nancy
And he’ll find her everytime
When the street light flicker bringing on the night
Well they’ll be slipping into darkness slipping out of sight
All through the midnight
Watch ’em come and watch ’em go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
Here comes old rosie she’s looking mighty fine
Here comes hot nancy she’s steppin’ right on time
There go the street lights bringin on the night
Here come the men faces hidden from the light
All through the shadows they come and they go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
Here comes the rich man in his big long limousine
Here comes the poor man all you got to have is green
Here comes the banker and the lawyer and the cop
One thing for certain it ain’t never gonna stop
When it all gets too heavy
That’s when they come and go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
It happens out in vegas happens in moline
On the blue blood streets of boston
Up in berkeley and out in queens
And it went on yesterday and it’s going on tonight
Somewhere there’s somebody ain’t treatin’ somebody right
And he’s looking out for rosie and she’s looking mighty fine
And he’s walking the streets for nancy
And he’ll find her everytime
When the street light flicker bringing on the night
Well they’ll be slipping into darkness slipping out of sight
All through the midnight
Watch ’em come and watch ’em go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below
Trick of the Light - The Who
by John Entwistle
Wide awake in the middle of the night
I wonder how she's feelin'
Is it just a trick of the light
Or is her ceiling peeling?
She's sitting up in bed, shakin' her head
At a copy of "True Confessions"
Ooh, it must seem like a fairy tale
To a woman of her profession
But was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did I take you to the height of ecstasy?
Was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did a shadow of emotion cross your face
Or was it just another trick of the light?
But was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did I take you to the height of ecstasy?
Was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did a shadow of emotion cross your face
Or was it just another trick of the light?
Come on, tell me
What's a nice girl like you doin' in a place like this?
They don't make girls like you no more
And I'd like to get to know you
On closer terms than this
But I guess you've heard it all before
Lady of the night
Won't you steal away with me?
Lady of the night
Won't you steal away with me?
The money's lyin' on the floor, she looks at me
Shakes her head and sighs
Out of time, out the door
Red light shinin' in my eyes
But was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did I take you to the height of ecstasy?
Was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did a shadow of emotion cross your face
All right?
But was I all right?
All right?
by John Entwistle
Wide awake in the middle of the night
I wonder how she's feelin'
Is it just a trick of the light
Or is her ceiling peeling?
She's sitting up in bed, shakin' her head
At a copy of "True Confessions"
Ooh, it must seem like a fairy tale
To a woman of her profession
But was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did I take you to the height of ecstasy?
Was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did a shadow of emotion cross your face
Or was it just another trick of the light?
But was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did I take you to the height of ecstasy?
Was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did a shadow of emotion cross your face
Or was it just another trick of the light?
Come on, tell me
What's a nice girl like you doin' in a place like this?
They don't make girls like you no more
And I'd like to get to know you
On closer terms than this
But I guess you've heard it all before
Lady of the night
Won't you steal away with me?
Lady of the night
Won't you steal away with me?
The money's lyin' on the floor, she looks at me
Shakes her head and sighs
Out of time, out the door
Red light shinin' in my eyes
But was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did I take you to the height of ecstasy?
Was I all right? (was I all right?)
Did a shadow of emotion cross your face
All right?
But was I all right?
All right?
Five pages into the thread, and no mention of "House Of The Rising Sun" or "Maggie May"? Shame on you all. Shame on you...
I guess you meant the Beatles "Maggie Mae" off Let It Be. My mistake, I was thinking Rod Stewart.
Good choice.
Oh dirty Maggie Mae they have taken her away
And she never walk down Lime Street any more
Oh the judge he guilty found her
For robbing a homeward bounder
That dirty no good robbing Maggie Mae
This is a part of Liverpool, they returned me to
Two pounds ten a week, that was my pay
Good choice.
Oh dirty Maggie Mae they have taken her away
And she never walk down Lime Street any more
Oh the judge he guilty found her
For robbing a homeward bounder
That dirty no good robbing Maggie Mae
This is a part of Liverpool, they returned me to
Two pounds ten a week, that was my pay
F
feminista
It's surprising how many songs i recognize but never noticed the hooker-aspect before. It is also a matter of interpretation. I still don't see Man Eater as a sex-work song. I think it has a gold-digger theme.
feminista said:
Women of questionable repute have been muses for artists for a long time. Toulouse Latrec had the Moulin Rouge girls, and the chick Van Gogh went Reservoir Dogs over was a working girl if I am not mistaken.
And although I'd agree Maneater is more about a gold digger than an actual prostitute, it is clear the girl in the song will do stuff for money, and if you don't have any, you're out of luck.
And for all you disco fans...
Donna Summer Sings "Bad Girls"
Toot toot hey beep beep
Bad girls
Talking about sad girls
Sad girls
Talking about the bad girls, yeah
See them out on the street at night, walkin'
Picking up on all kinds of strangers
If the price is right you can score
If you're pocket's nice
But you want a good time
You ask yourself, who they are?
Like everybody else, they come from near and far
...
Donna Summer Sings "Bad Girls"
Toot toot hey beep beep
Bad girls
Talking about sad girls
Sad girls
Talking about the bad girls, yeah
See them out on the street at night, walkin'
Picking up on all kinds of strangers
If the price is right you can score
If you're pocket's nice
But you want a good time
You ask yourself, who they are?
Like everybody else, they come from near and far
...
When The Whip Comes Down - The Rolling Stones
Yeah, mama and papa told me
I was crazy to stay
I was gay in New York
A fag in L.A.
So I saved my money
And I took a plane
Wherever I go
They treat me the same
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down, yeah
I'm going down Fifty-Third Street
And they're spitting in my face
I'm learning the ropes
Yeah, I'm learning a trade
And East River truckers
Are churning with trash
I get so much money
That I'm spending so fast
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the shit hits the fan
I'll be sitting on the can
When the whip comes down
Yeah, some call me garbage
And I was sleeping on the street
I never roll
And I never cheat
I'm filling a need
Yeah, I'm plugging a hole
My mama's so glad
I ain't on the dole
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the shit hits the fan
I'll be sitting on the can
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Yeah, baby
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
I'll be running this town
I'll tell you
When the shit hits the fan
I'll be sittin on the can
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Yeah, mama and papa told me
I was crazy to stay
I was gay in New York
A fag in L.A.
So I saved my money
And I took a plane
Wherever I go
They treat me the same
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down, yeah
I'm going down Fifty-Third Street
And they're spitting in my face
I'm learning the ropes
Yeah, I'm learning a trade
And East River truckers
Are churning with trash
I get so much money
That I'm spending so fast
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the shit hits the fan
I'll be sitting on the can
When the whip comes down
Yeah, some call me garbage
And I was sleeping on the street
I never roll
And I never cheat
I'm filling a need
Yeah, I'm plugging a hole
My mama's so glad
I ain't on the dole
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the shit hits the fan
I'll be sitting on the can
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Yeah, baby
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
I'll be running this town
I'll tell you
When the shit hits the fan
I'll be sittin on the can
When the whip comes down, yeah
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
When the whip comes down
Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
Holly came from Miami, FLA
Hitchhiked her way across the USA
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She says, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
She said, hey, honey
Take a walk on the wild side
Candy came from out on the island
In the backroom, she was
Everybody`s darling
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She says, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
Said, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls go
Do do do do......
Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York City`s the place where
They said, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey, Joe
Take a walk on the wild side
Sugar plum fairy
Came and hit the streets
Looking for soul food
And a place to eat
Went to the Apollo
You should`ve seen em
Go, go, go
They said, hey, sugar
Take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey babe
Take a walk on the wild side
All right, huh
Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that bash
Said, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey, honey
Take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls say
Do do do do.......
Holly came from Miami, FLA
Hitchhiked her way across the USA
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She says, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
She said, hey, honey
Take a walk on the wild side
Candy came from out on the island
In the backroom, she was
Everybody`s darling
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She says, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
Said, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls go
Do do do do......
Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York City`s the place where
They said, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey, Joe
Take a walk on the wild side
Sugar plum fairy
Came and hit the streets
Looking for soul food
And a place to eat
Went to the Apollo
You should`ve seen em
Go, go, go
They said, hey, sugar
Take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey babe
Take a walk on the wild side
All right, huh
Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that bash
Said, hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey, honey
Take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls say
Do do do do.......
Just A Gigolo - Louis Prima or David Lee Roth
I`m just a gigolo
And everywhere I go
People know the part
I`m playing
Paid for every dance
Selling each romance
Ooh, what they`re saying
There will come a day
When youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know
There`ll be just a gigolo
Life goes on without me
I`m just a gigolo
And everywhere I go
People know the part
Dave`s playing
Paid for every dance
Selling each romance
Ooh, what they`re saying
There will come a day
When youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know
It was just a gigolo
Life goes on without me
Cause I ain`t got nobody
Nobody cares for me
Nobody, nobody cares for me
I`m so sad and lonely
Sad and lonely, sad and lonely
Won`t some sweet mama
Come and take a chance with me
Cause I ain`t so bad
You know, baby
It€s so lonesome all of the time
Even on the beat
Only, only on the beat
Bop bozdee bozdee bop zitty bop
I ain`t got nobody
Nobody cares for me
Nobody, nobody
I ain`t got nobody
Cept love songs in love
Hummala bebela zebela boobela
Hummala bebela zebela bop
I ain`t got nobody
nobody cares for me
Nobody, nobody
I`m so sad and lonely
Sad and lonely
Sad and lonely,
Won`t some sweet mama come
And take a chance with me
Cause I ain`t so bad
Been lonely soul
Been lonesome all of the time
Even on the beat
Johnny, Johnny on the beat
Get low so, daddy, mama
Baby, said he got nobody I love
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
No one (no one)
No one (no one)
No one (no one)
Loop de loop (loop de loop)
Golly golly (golly golly)
Daddy daddy (daddy daddy)
Gotta see the wall (gotta see the wall)
Over there (over there)
Nobody (nobody
Got no one (got no one)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody cares for me
I`m just a gigolo
And everywhere I go
People know the part
I`m playing
Paid for every dance
Selling each romance
Ooh, what they`re saying
There will come a day
When youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know
There`ll be just a gigolo
Life goes on without me
I`m just a gigolo
And everywhere I go
People know the part
Dave`s playing
Paid for every dance
Selling each romance
Ooh, what they`re saying
There will come a day
When youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know
It was just a gigolo
Life goes on without me
Cause I ain`t got nobody
Nobody cares for me
Nobody, nobody cares for me
I`m so sad and lonely
Sad and lonely, sad and lonely
Won`t some sweet mama
Come and take a chance with me
Cause I ain`t so bad
You know, baby
It€s so lonesome all of the time
Even on the beat
Only, only on the beat
Bop bozdee bozdee bop zitty bop
I ain`t got nobody
Nobody cares for me
Nobody, nobody
I ain`t got nobody
Cept love songs in love
Hummala bebela zebela boobela
Hummala bebela zebela bop
I ain`t got nobody
nobody cares for me
Nobody, nobody
I`m so sad and lonely
Sad and lonely
Sad and lonely,
Won`t some sweet mama come
And take a chance with me
Cause I ain`t so bad
Been lonely soul
Been lonesome all of the time
Even on the beat
Johnny, Johnny on the beat
Get low so, daddy, mama
Baby, said he got nobody I love
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
No one (no one)
No one (no one)
No one (no one)
Loop de loop (loop de loop)
Golly golly (golly golly)
Daddy daddy (daddy daddy)
Gotta see the wall (gotta see the wall)
Over there (over there)
Nobody (nobody
Got no one (got no one)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody (nobody)
Nobody cares for me
The Box tops - Sweet cream ladies forward march
Sweet cream ladies forward march
The world owes you a living
Sweet cream ladies do your thought
Think what you are giving
To the lost and lonely people of the night
Out of need they seek direction from the light
They will love you in the darkness
Take advantage of your starkness
And refuse to recognize you in the light
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Think what your providing
Sweet cream ladies show your starch
What's the use in hiding
Well point the searchlights below the other way
You can stick your stimulation in your bay
It's a necessary function
And for those without perfunction
You get tired of vanilla everyday
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Puritans ignore them
Sweet cream ladies do their part
Sweet cream men adore them
Let them satisfy the ego of the male
Let them fabricate success to those who fail
And should memories pursue them
Let life give credit to them
They might keep a simple fellow out of jail
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Sweet cream ladies forward march...
Sweet cream ladies forward march
The world owes you a living
Sweet cream ladies do your thought
Think what you are giving
To the lost and lonely people of the night
Out of need they seek direction from the light
They will love you in the darkness
Take advantage of your starkness
And refuse to recognize you in the light
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Think what your providing
Sweet cream ladies show your starch
What's the use in hiding
Well point the searchlights below the other way
You can stick your stimulation in your bay
It's a necessary function
And for those without perfunction
You get tired of vanilla everyday
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Puritans ignore them
Sweet cream ladies do their part
Sweet cream men adore them
Let them satisfy the ego of the male
Let them fabricate success to those who fail
And should memories pursue them
Let life give credit to them
They might keep a simple fellow out of jail
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Sweet cream ladies forward march
Sweet cream ladies forward march...
Working Mother by Martyn Joseph
I catch the early shoppers train
Leaves Leeds at half past eight
With women who are Harrods bound
from headscarfed Harrogate
I change my clothes at Kings Cross
From bland to vivid bait
I'm a working mother earning jam for tea
In a hotel called the Harlequin
With carpets that are bald
I offer several services
At least that's what they're called
But there's no real variation on a fifteen minute maul
I'm a working mother hoping to get home
Working mother under cover
Another violent kiss
Working mother pop-up lover
Am I worth more than this?
My husband drove his HGV
Through France and Spain
He'd always add 3 extra days
So he could see Elaine
They're now in Alicante
Where it doesn't even rain
I'm a working mother going home for tea
My Alice is a princess
Likes puppies, dolls and pink
Wayne's three years older
Wants his own ice skating rink
One day they'll know
By which time I could be dead from the drink
They're my babies and they need an earning mother
Working mother under cover
Another violent kiss
Working mother pop-up lover
Am I worth more than this?
I catch the early shoppers train
Leaves Leeds at half past eight
With women who are Harrods bound
from headscarfed Harrogate
I change my clothes at Kings Cross
From bland to vivid bait
I'm a working mother earning jam for tea
In a hotel called the Harlequin
With carpets that are bald
I offer several services
At least that's what they're called
But there's no real variation on a fifteen minute maul
I'm a working mother hoping to get home
Working mother under cover
Another violent kiss
Working mother pop-up lover
Am I worth more than this?
My husband drove his HGV
Through France and Spain
He'd always add 3 extra days
So he could see Elaine
They're now in Alicante
Where it doesn't even rain
I'm a working mother going home for tea
My Alice is a princess
Likes puppies, dolls and pink
Wayne's three years older
Wants his own ice skating rink
One day they'll know
By which time I could be dead from the drink
They're my babies and they need an earning mother
Working mother under cover
Another violent kiss
Working mother pop-up lover
Am I worth more than this?
String of Pearls - Soul Asylum
She swings the string of pearls on the corner
The street lights reflect the light in the water
The string it snaps and the pearls go sailing
And they splash and bounce and roll 'cross the wet street
As she bends to chase the pearls a car swings 'round the corner
She darts from the eyes of the panic-struck driver
Who's racing to the delivery room
'Cause in the back seat his wife is busting out of her womb
And the sack breaks and out come the Siamese Twins
Who grow up to become the first President
With two heads
Are better than one
He puts his heads in his hands, says I got to put my heads together
I can become the best President ever
And not just President
Fend for yourself
Signs his name, takes the blame for all of the names with no shame
In their beliefs
They adjourn and they leave, and in walks a man
With a broom and a knife and blood on his hands
And he sweeps everything under the rug
And goes home to his kids and gives them a hug
But his wife was not there, she had just left a letter
That said "you'd be much better off without me"
Now his wife took the train to her ex-lover's funeral
Who died in the bathroom, hit his head on a urinal
When they got together, the knowledge was carnal
And the widow was at the funeral, and they had quite a catfight
And they fell into the hole where the casket was resting
And the preacher just left in the middle of the service
'Cause death was one thing, but women made him nervous
And he ran to his car and he drove 'round the corner
Then something in the street caught the light in his eye
He pulled over, reached down, and picked up a pearl from the gutter
And he didn't know what to think
And he brought it home and washed it in the sink
And he gave the pearl to Sister Mary Teresa
Who could not accept it so she gave it to Lisa,
A young prostitute who was missing a pearl
On the necklace that broke late last night
She swings the string of pearls on the corner
The street lights reflect the light in the water
The string it snaps and the pearls go sailing
And they splash and bounce and roll 'cross the wet street
As she bends to chase the pearls a car swings 'round the corner
She darts from the eyes of the panic-struck driver
Who's racing to the delivery room
'Cause in the back seat his wife is busting out of her womb
And the sack breaks and out come the Siamese Twins
Who grow up to become the first President
With two heads
Are better than one
He puts his heads in his hands, says I got to put my heads together
I can become the best President ever
And not just President
Fend for yourself
Signs his name, takes the blame for all of the names with no shame
In their beliefs
They adjourn and they leave, and in walks a man
With a broom and a knife and blood on his hands
And he sweeps everything under the rug
And goes home to his kids and gives them a hug
But his wife was not there, she had just left a letter
That said "you'd be much better off without me"
Now his wife took the train to her ex-lover's funeral
Who died in the bathroom, hit his head on a urinal
When they got together, the knowledge was carnal
And the widow was at the funeral, and they had quite a catfight
And they fell into the hole where the casket was resting
And the preacher just left in the middle of the service
'Cause death was one thing, but women made him nervous
And he ran to his car and he drove 'round the corner
Then something in the street caught the light in his eye
He pulled over, reached down, and picked up a pearl from the gutter
And he didn't know what to think
And he brought it home and washed it in the sink
And he gave the pearl to Sister Mary Teresa
Who could not accept it so she gave it to Lisa,
A young prostitute who was missing a pearl
On the necklace that broke late last night
What about "Roxanne" by the Police ("... you don't have to put on the red light")?
One of my favourites is "Money Talk" by the Pretenders:
I'll come in your car to talk business,
No business, no money talk.
Zero in on my full intentions,
I think you got it because you pulled up and stopped.
If money is the root of all evil,
I'm begging at the feet of the temple.
Talk to me please,
Money talk to me.
Twenty gets you straight,
Forty gets you other,
Think of what a hundred could do.
I've been gifted with the thing that you want,
Who's better than who?
Never underestimate a woman like me,
The kids have got to eat,
And man, that's reality, you see.
Money talk to me.
You're so deluded,
You think that I'm real.
You pass your hormones off as love,
For five minutes you feel.
You can buy a squeegy little silicone sack,
But it won't feed the world
like the ones that I pack naturally.
Money talk to me.
(I'm not sure these lyrics are accurate -- there are a few things I thought were different.)
..c..
One of my favourites is "Money Talk" by the Pretenders:
I'll come in your car to talk business,
No business, no money talk.
Zero in on my full intentions,
I think you got it because you pulled up and stopped.
If money is the root of all evil,
I'm begging at the feet of the temple.
Talk to me please,
Money talk to me.
Twenty gets you straight,
Forty gets you other,
Think of what a hundred could do.
I've been gifted with the thing that you want,
Who's better than who?
Never underestimate a woman like me,
The kids have got to eat,
And man, that's reality, you see.
Money talk to me.
You're so deluded,
You think that I'm real.
You pass your hormones off as love,
For five minutes you feel.
You can buy a squeegy little silicone sack,
But it won't feed the world
like the ones that I pack naturally.
Money talk to me.
(I'm not sure these lyrics are accurate -- there are a few things I thought were different.)
..c..
1. Vor der Kaserne
Vor dem großen Tor
Stand eine Laterne
Und steht sie noch davor
So woll'n wir uns da wieder seh'n
Bei der Laterne wollen wir steh'n
|: Wie einst Lili Marleen. :|
2. Unsere beide Schatten
Sah'n wie einer aus
Daß wir so lieb uns hatten
Das sah man gleich daraus
Und alle Leute soll'n es seh'n
Wenn wir bei der Laterne steh'n
|: Wie einst Lili Marleen. :|
3. Schon rief der Posten,
Sie blasen Zapfenstreich
Das kann drei Tage kosten
Kam'rad, ich komm sogleich
Da sagten wir auf Wiedersehen
Wie gerne wollt ich mit dir geh'n
|: Mit dir Lili Marleen. :|
4. Deine Schritte kennt sie,
Deinen zieren Gang
Alle Abend brennt sie,
Doch mich vergaß sie lang
Und sollte mir ein Leids gescheh'n
Wer wird bei der Laterne stehen
|: Mit dir Lili Marleen? :|
5. Aus dem stillen Raume,
Aus der Erde Grund
Hebt mich wie im Traume
Dein verliebter Mund
Wenn sich die späten Nebel drehn
Werd' ich bei der Laterne steh'n
|: Wie einst Lili Marleen.
Vor dem großen Tor
Stand eine Laterne
Und steht sie noch davor
So woll'n wir uns da wieder seh'n
Bei der Laterne wollen wir steh'n
|: Wie einst Lili Marleen. :|
2. Unsere beide Schatten
Sah'n wie einer aus
Daß wir so lieb uns hatten
Das sah man gleich daraus
Und alle Leute soll'n es seh'n
Wenn wir bei der Laterne steh'n
|: Wie einst Lili Marleen. :|
3. Schon rief der Posten,
Sie blasen Zapfenstreich
Das kann drei Tage kosten
Kam'rad, ich komm sogleich
Da sagten wir auf Wiedersehen
Wie gerne wollt ich mit dir geh'n
|: Mit dir Lili Marleen. :|
4. Deine Schritte kennt sie,
Deinen zieren Gang
Alle Abend brennt sie,
Doch mich vergaß sie lang
Und sollte mir ein Leids gescheh'n
Wer wird bei der Laterne stehen
|: Mit dir Lili Marleen? :|
5. Aus dem stillen Raume,
Aus der Erde Grund
Hebt mich wie im Traume
Dein verliebter Mund
Wenn sich die späten Nebel drehn
Werd' ich bei der Laterne steh'n
|: Wie einst Lili Marleen.
F
feminista
It seems the righties always gotta make it difficult.
This is the best I could do translating with dictionary dot com.:
1. Before barracks before the großen the gate conditions LaterneUnd it stands itself still davorSo woll'n we there again seh'nBei for the lantern wants we steh'n|: Like once Lili Marleen.:
| 2. Our two SchattenSah'n like a ausDaß we so dear us have-having that saw one directly darausUnd all people soll'n it seh'nWenn we with the lantern steh'n|: Like once Lili Marleen.:
| 3. The post, you already called ZapfenstreichDas can three days blew kostenKam'rad, I come sogleichDa said we on WiedersehenWie gladly want I with you geh'n|: With you Lili Marleen.:
| 4. It knows your steps, your zieren all evening burns it, but me vergaß it langUnd should me wrong becomes more gescheh'nWer with the lantern stehen|: With you Lili Marleen? :
| 5. From the quiet area, from the earth as in your MundWenn in love basiclifts me the späten fog turningsize-grounds itself ' I with the lantern steh'n|: Like once Lili Marleen.
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feel free to fix this if it's wrong Mr. Boredom. At least I'm learning some german.
This is the best I could do translating with dictionary dot com.:
1. Before barracks before the großen the gate conditions LaterneUnd it stands itself still davorSo woll'n we there again seh'nBei for the lantern wants we steh'n|: Like once Lili Marleen.:
| 2. Our two SchattenSah'n like a ausDaß we so dear us have-having that saw one directly darausUnd all people soll'n it seh'nWenn we with the lantern steh'n|: Like once Lili Marleen.:
| 3. The post, you already called ZapfenstreichDas can three days blew kostenKam'rad, I come sogleichDa said we on WiedersehenWie gladly want I with you geh'n|: With you Lili Marleen.:
| 4. It knows your steps, your zieren all evening burns it, but me vergaß it langUnd should me wrong becomes more gescheh'nWer with the lantern stehen|: With you Lili Marleen? :
| 5. From the quiet area, from the earth as in your MundWenn in love basiclifts me the späten fog turningsize-grounds itself ' I with the lantern steh'n|: Like once Lili Marleen.
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feel free to fix this if it's wrong Mr. Boredom. At least I'm learning some german.
I think it sounds sexier in German. 
Underneath the lantern,
By the barrack gate
Darling I remember
The way you used to wait
T'was there that you whispered tenderly,
That you loved me,
You'd always be,
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene
Time would come for roll call,
Time for us to part,
Darling I'd caress you
And press you to my heart,
And there 'neath that far-off lantern light,
I'd hold you tight ,
We'd kiss good night,
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene
Orders came for sailing,
Somewhere over there
All confined to barracks
was more than I could bear
I knew you were waiting in the street
I heard your feet,
But could not meet,
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
my own Lilli Marlene
Resting in our billets,
Just behind the lines
Even tho' we're parted,
Your lips are close to mine
You wait where that lantern softly gleams,
Your sweet face seems
To haunt my dreams
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene
Underneath the lantern,
By the barrack gate
Darling I remember
The way you used to wait
T'was there that you whispered tenderly,
That you loved me,
You'd always be,
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene
Time would come for roll call,
Time for us to part,
Darling I'd caress you
And press you to my heart,
And there 'neath that far-off lantern light,
I'd hold you tight ,
We'd kiss good night,
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene
Orders came for sailing,
Somewhere over there
All confined to barracks
was more than I could bear
I knew you were waiting in the street
I heard your feet,
But could not meet,
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
my own Lilli Marlene
Resting in our billets,
Just behind the lines
Even tho' we're parted,
Your lips are close to mine
You wait where that lantern softly gleams,
Your sweet face seems
To haunt my dreams
My Lilli of the Lamplight,
My own Lilli Marlene
How Long Has This Been Going On?
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Lyrics by: Ira Gershwin
Music by: George Gershwin
'Neath the stars, at bazaars
Often I've had to caress men
Five or ten, dollars then, I'd collect from all those yes-men
Don't be sad, I must add, that they meant no more than chess-men
Darling, can't you see?
'Twas for charity?
Though these lips have made slips, it was never really serious
Who'd have thought, I'd be brought to a state that's so delirious?
I could cry salty tears
Where have I been all these years?
Little wow, tell me now
How long has this been goin' on?
There were chills up my spine
And some thrills I can't define
Listen sweet, I repeat
How long has this been goin' on?
Oh, I feel that I could melt
Into heaven I'm hurled
I know how Columbus felt
Finding another world
Kiss me once, then once more
What a dunce I was before
What a break, for heaven's sake
How long has this been goin' on?
(spoken)
Kiss me twice, once more, thrice, make it four
What a break, for heaven's sake
How long has this been goin' on?
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Lyrics by: Ira Gershwin
Music by: George Gershwin
'Neath the stars, at bazaars
Often I've had to caress men
Five or ten, dollars then, I'd collect from all those yes-men
Don't be sad, I must add, that they meant no more than chess-men
Darling, can't you see?
'Twas for charity?
Though these lips have made slips, it was never really serious
Who'd have thought, I'd be brought to a state that's so delirious?
I could cry salty tears
Where have I been all these years?
Little wow, tell me now
How long has this been goin' on?
There were chills up my spine
And some thrills I can't define
Listen sweet, I repeat
How long has this been goin' on?
Oh, I feel that I could melt
Into heaven I'm hurled
I know how Columbus felt
Finding another world
Kiss me once, then once more
What a dunce I was before
What a break, for heaven's sake
How long has this been goin' on?
(spoken)
Kiss me twice, once more, thrice, make it four
What a break, for heaven's sake
How long has this been goin' on?
