Abba

ABBA Abba Lyrics
1.Mamma Mia

Written:B.Andersson/S.Anderson/B.Ulvaus

I've been cheated by you since I don't know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
Look at me now, will I ever learn?
I don't know how but I suddenly lose control
There's a fire within my soul
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again
My My, just how much I've missed you?
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go

I've been angry and sad about the things that you do
I can't count all the times that I've told you 'we're through'
And when you go, when you slam the door
I think you know that you won't be away too long
You know that I'm not that strong
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again
My, my, just how much I've missed you?
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if I say
'Bye bye, leave me now or never'
Mamma mia, it's a game we play
'Bye bye' doesn't mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again
My, my, just how much I've missed you?
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go


2.Hey, Hey Helen

Lyrics:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus
Music:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus

So at last you're free
It's the way you wanted it to be
And the price you paid
To become a woman of today
Is it worth the pain to see the children cry?
Does it hurt when they ask for daddy?
Hey, hey Helen
Now you live on your own
Hey, hey Helen
Can you make it alone? (Yes, you can)

So you're free at last (lucky woman)
And beginning to forget the past (lucky woman)
Does it make you sad (being lonely)
When you think about the life you had?
But you're right, you had to take a second chance
So you fight to find your freedom

Hey, hey Helen
Now you live on your own
Hey, hey Helen
Can you make it alone?

Hey, hey Helen
What's the matter with you? (hey, hey Helen)
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen)
Don't you know what to do? (Yes, you do)

A-ha, yes you do, yes, you do
A-ha, yes you do, yes, you do

Hey, hey Helen
Now you live on your own
Hey, hey Helen
Can you make it alone?
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen)
What's the matter with you?
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen)
Don't you know what to do?
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen)
Now you live on your own
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen) Can you make it alone


3.Tropical Loveland

Written:B.Andersson/S.Anderson/B.Ulvaus

Come to my loveland
Wander along beautiful gardens full of flowers and songs
Come to the sunshine, beaches and the sand
Listen to two bluebirds, won't you come to my land?
The grass is mellow and the sky is blue
My paradise is waiting here for you
It's a tropical loveland
I wanna share it with you
Life can be funny, happy and sunny
In my tropical loveland

Come to my loveland (to my loveland)
Wander with me (to my loveland) Lie with me darling in the shade
of a tree (to my loveland)
Over the rainbow (to my loveland) Under the moon (to my
loveland)
That's where my land is, won't you come to me soon?
Just take my hand, I'll show you everything
The secrets that my paradise can bring

It's a tropical loveland
I wanna share it with you
Life can be funny, happy and sunny
In my tropical loveland

It's a tropical loveland
I wanna share it with you (I wanna share it with you)
It's a tropical loveland (It's a tropical loveland)
I wanna share it with you
It's a tropical loveland
I wanna share it with you


4.S.O.S

Written:B.Andersson/S.Anderson/B.Ulvaus

Where are those happy days?
They seem so hard to find
I try to reach for you
But you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love?
I wish I understood
It used to be so nice
It used to be so good
So when you're near me
Darling can't you hear me?
S.O.S
The love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
S.O.S
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?

You seem so far away
Though you are standing near
You made me feel alive
But something died I fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish I understood
What happened to our love
It used to be so good

So when you're near me
Darling can't you hear me
S.O.S
The love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
S.O.S
When you're gone
How can even I try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?

So when you're near me
Darling can't you hear me
S.O.S
And the love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
S.O.S
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?


5.Man In The Middle

Lyrics:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus
Music:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus

Did you see that man
In the limousine?
With the pretty
Only, he's fifty and the girl's only seventeen
But she doesn't care
And she never will
If he's ninety-five
She don't give a damn
Just as long as he pays the bill

Did you see that man
With the fat cigar?
He just left his lunch
With a belly full of lobster and caviar
He can choose a wine
From a vintage year
He will drink champagne
In his limousine
When the rest of us drink a beer

'Cause he's the man in the middle
Never second fiddle
Just like a spider in a cobweb
Hard as a hammer
Not the kind of boss
You double-cross
'Cause he's the man in the middle
Knows the way to diddle
He's never bothered by his conscience
Deals with the Devil
'Cause he wants to be
Man in the middle
The middle
The middle
In the middle...

But you see that man
Made a big mistake
Even though he's got
All his servants and a mansion beside a lake
And the money too
All that he can't spend
He can buy the most
Nearly anything
But he can't buy in on his friend

'Cause he's the man in the middle
Never second fiddle
Just like a spider in a cobweb
Hard as a hammer
Not the kind of boss
You double-cross
'Cause he's the man in the middle
Knows the way to diddle
He's never bothered by his conscience
Deals with the Devil
'Cause he wants to be
Man in the middle
The middle
The middle
In the middle...


6.Bang-A-Boomerang

Written:B.Andersson/S.Anderson/B.Ulvaus

Making somebody happy is a question of give and take
You can learn how to show it, so come on, give yourself a break
Every smile and every little touch
Don't you know that they mean so much?
Sweet sweet kisses so tender
Always will return to sender?

Like a bang-a-boome-boomerang
Dum-be-dum-dum be-dum-be-dum-dum
Oh bang-a-boome-boomerang
Love is a tune you hum-de-hum-hum
By giving away, I think you'll learn
You'll get love in return
So bang-a-boome-boomerang is love
A boome-boomerang is love

Love is always around and you can look for it anywhere
When you feel that you've found it my advice is to take good
care
Never use it as a selfish tool
Never ever be such a fool
Every feeling you're showing
Is a boomerang you're throwing

Yes, a bang-a-boome-boomerang
Dum-be-dum-dum be-dum-be-dum-dum
Oh bang-a-boome-boomerang
Love is a tune you hum-de-hum-hum
By giving away, I think you'll learn
You'll get love in return
So bang-a-boome-boomerang is love

And if you're warm and tender
I'll kiss you, return to sender
Please surrender


7.I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

Written:B.Andersson/S.Anderson/B.Ulvaus

Love me or leave me
Make your choice but believe me
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

I can't conceal it
Don't you see?
Can't you feel it?
Don't you too?
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

Oh, I've been dreaming through my lonely past
Now I've just made it
I found you at last
So come on
Now let's try it
I love you
Can't deny it
'Cause it's true
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

Oh, no hard feelings between you and me
If we can't make it
But just wait and see


8.Rock Me

Lyrics:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus
Music:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus

Rock me
Give me that kick now
Rock me
Show me that trick now
Roll me
You can do magic, baby
And I can't get enough of it
Rock me
Give me that feeling
Roll me
Rocking and reeling
Baby, so don't stop doing it
Don't stop doing it now
(Don't stop the rock
Don't stop the rock
I said don't stop the rock)

Wanna be, wanna be
In my baby's arms
Gonna be, gonna be
Nice and gentle if you want me to
Just as long as I'm in love with you
Yours forever, honey, that's what I
Wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, yeah

Rock me
Give me that kick now
Rock me
Show me that trick now
Roll me
You can do magic, baby
And I can't get enough of it
Rock me
Give me that feeling
Roll me
Rocking and reeling
Baby, so don't stop doing it
Don't stop doing it now
(Don't stop the rock
Don't stop the rock
I said don't stop the rock)

Wanna be, wanna be
With the one that I love, love, love
Gonna be, gonna be
With you baby every single night
I can teach you how to rock alright
Your sweet lover, honey, that's what I
Wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, yeah


9.Intermezzo No. 1

Music:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus

(Instrumental)


10.I've Been Waiting For You

Written:B.Andersson/S.Anderson/B.Ulvaus

I, I've been in love before
I thought I would no more
Manage to hit the ceiling
Still, strange as it seems to be
You brought it back to me
That old feeling

I, I don't know what you do
You make me think that you
Possibly could release me
I think you'll be able to
Make all my dreams come true
And you ease me

You thrill me, you delight me
You please me, you excite me
You're something I've been waiting for
I love you, I adore you
I lay my life before you
I'll have you want me more and more
And finally it seems
My lonely days are through
I've been waiting for you

I, I'm gonna make you mine
You're gonna feel so fine
You'll never want to leave me
I feel you belong to me
Someday you will agree
Please, believe me

You thrill me, you delight me
You please me, you excite me
You're something I've been waiting for
I love you, I adore you
I lay my life before you
I'll have you want me
More and more
And finally it seems
My lonely days are through
I've been waiting for you


11.So Long

Lyrics:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus
Music:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus

You think you're gonna make me soft with your fancy car
But I can tell you all of your tricks ain't gonna get you far
They say that money's got a magic touch
But not to me, it doesn't mean that much
You won't have me tonight
All right, all right, all right, all right

So long (ooh, honey honey)
See you honey (honey honey honey)
Can't buy me with you money (ooh, money money)
Tracy, Daisy
They may be crazy
But I'll never be your girl
So long (ooh, honey honey)
See you honey (honey honey honey)
Can't buy me with your money (ooh, money money)
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long (ooh, honey-hon honey hon-honey ooh,
mon-mon money money money)

You didn't have to send me flowers like you did today
I wouldn't keep a thing from you, I gave them all away
The girls might fall for everything you've got
But I'm not one of them
You know I'm not
You won't have me tonight
All right, all right, all right, all right

So long (ooh, hon-hon)
See you honey (ooh, hon-honey)
Can't buy me with your money (ooh, mon-money)
Tracy, Daisy
They may be crazy
But I'll never be your girl
So long (ooh, hon-hon)
See you honey (ooh, hon-honey)
Can't buy me with your money (ooh, mon-money)
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long (ooh, honey-hon hon-hon-honey)

So long (ooh, hon-hon)
See you honey (ooh, hon-honey)
Can't buy me with your money (ooh, mon-money)
You know it's not worth trying
So long
So long
So long (ooh, honey-hon oh, honey honey)

So long
So long
So long (ooh, honey-hon honey honey honey)

So long
So long
So long (ooh, honey-hon ooh, honey honey)

?975 Union Songs AB

Crazy World
(B. Andersson, B. Ulvs)

I was out with the morning sun
Couldn't sleep so I thought I'd take a walk
I was thinking of you and me
And I went to your house 'cause I had to talk
I could hardly believe my eyes
When I saw this guy closing you're front door
Had a feeling of emptiness
Like I've never had before

And I close my eyes
Will you leave me, girl?
Then I realise
It's a crazy world

As he disappeared in his car
I was stunned and I didn't know what to do
Everything I had ever dreamed
Everything in my life's a part of you
And I just couldn't move my feet
So I stood on the pavement as you came out
You acted as you didn't know
What it was all about

And I close my eyes
Will you leave me, girl?
Then I realise
It's a crazy world

Baby how could you do it?
You just told me lies
And you meet behind my back with other guys
Baby how could you tell me
There was only me?
I was stupid to believe you
I was blind but now I see

Then you smiled and you took my hand
'There is something', you said, 'that you may not know'
'There's a couple of men in my life
And one of them is my brother, Joe
He's been gone for a long, long time
But he's back and I think he's gonna stay
You'll be seeing a lot of him
He's so nice in every way'

And I close my eyes
Never leave me, girl
Then I realise
It's a crazy world

So I close my eyes
Never leave me, girl
Then I realise
It's a crazy world
?976 Union Songs AB

Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton/On Top Of Old Smokey/Midnight
Special
(Trad: B. Andersson, B. Ulvs)

Pick A Bale Of Cotton
Gonna jump down
Spin around
Pick a bale of cotton
Gonna jump down
Spin around
Pick a bale a day

Gonna jump down
Spin around
Pick a bale of cotton
Gonna jump down
Spin around
Pick a bale a day

Oh, Lordy
Pick a bale of cotton
Oh, Lordy
Pick a bale a day
Oh, Lordy
Pick a bale of cotton
Oh, Lordy
Pick a bale a day

I said
Me and my buddy gonna pick a bale of cotton
Now
Me and my buddy gonna pick a bale a day
I said
Me and my buddy gonna pick a bale of cotton
Now
Me and my buddy gonna pick a bale a day

Oh, Lordy
Pick a bale of cotton
Oh, Lordy
Pick a bale a day
Oh, Lordy
Pick a bale of cotton
Oh, Lordy
Pick a bale a day

On Top Of Old Smokey
On top of old Smokey
All covered with snow
I lost my true lover
By courting so slow
For courting's a pleasure
And parting is grief
And a false-hearted lover
Is worse than a thief

On top of old Smokey
All covered with snow
I lost my true lover
By courting so slow

Midnight Special
Well, you wake up in the morning
Hear the ding-dong ring
You go marching to the table
See the same old thing
See the fork on the table
Nothing in your pan
If you sing a thing about it
You're in trouble with the man

Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine it's ever loving light on me

If you ever go to Houston
Well, you better act right
And you better not gamble
And you better not fight
For the sheriff will arrest you
Then he'll take you down
And before you understand it
You are prison bound

Let the midnight special
Shine a light on me
Let the midnight special
Shine it's ever loving light on me
On me, on me