1.Wells Fargo Wagon
Oho, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin' down the street
Oh, please let it be for me
Oho, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin' down the street
I wish, I wish I knew what it could be
I got a box of maple sugar on my birthday
In March I got a gray mackinaw
And once I got some grapefruit from Tampa
Montgomery Ward sent me a bathtub and a crosscut saw
Oh, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin' now
Is it a prepaid surprise or C.O.D.?
It could be curtains or dishes
Or a double boiler or it could be
Yes, it could be, yes, you're right, it surely could be
Somethin' special
Somethin' very, very special now
Just for me
Oho, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin' down the street
Oh, don't let him pass my door
Oho, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin'
I wish I knew what he was comin' for
I got some salmon from Seattle last September
And I expect a new rockin' chair
I hope I get my raisins from Fresno
The D.A.R. have sent a cannon for the courthouse square
Oho, the Wellth Fargo Wagon ith a-comin' now
I don't know how I can ever wait to thee
It could be thumthin' for thomone who ith no relathion
But it could be somethin' special just for me
Oho, you Wells Fargo Wagon, keep a comin'
Oho, you Wells Fargo Wagon, keep a comin'
Oho, you Wells Fargo Wagon
Don't you dare to make a stop until you stop for me
2.Iowa Stubborn
Oh, there's nothing halfway
About the Iowa way to treat you
When we treat you
Which we may not do at all
There's an Iowa kind of special
Chip on the shoulder attitude
We've never been without
That we recall
We can be cold a falling
Thermometer in December
If you ask about our weather in July
And we're so by God stubborn
We can stand touchin' noses
For a week at a time
And never see eye to eye
But what the heck, you're welcome
Join us at the picnic, you can have your fill
Of all the food you bring yourself
You really ought to give Iowa a try
(Provided you are contrary)
We can be cold a falling
Thermometer in December
If you ask about our weather in July
And we're so by God stubborn
We can stand touchin' noses
For a week at a time
And never see eye to eye
But we'll give you our shirt
And a back to go with it
If your crops should happen to die
So what the heck, you're welcome
Glad to have you with us
Even though we may not ever mention it again
You really ought to give Iowa a try
Hawkeye, Iowa, DuBuque
Des Moines, Davenport
Marshalltown, Mason City
Keokuk, Ames, clear lake
Ought to give Iowa a try
3.Sincere
How can there be any sin in sincere?
Where is the good in goodbye?
You're apprehensions confuse me dear
Puzzle and mystify, mystify, tell me
Where is the fair in farewell, dear
While one single star shines above?
How can there be in sin in sincere?
Aren't we sincerely in love?
Oh, we're in love
4.Goodnight My Someone
Good night, my someone
Good night, my love
Sleep tight, my someone
Sleep tight, my love
Our star is shining its brightest light
For good night, my love, for good night
Sweet dreams be yours, dear, if dreams there be
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now good night, my someone, good night
True love can be whispered from heart to heart
When lovers are parted', they say
But I must depend on a wish and a star
As long as my heart doesn't know who you are
Sweet dreams be yours, dear, if dreams there be
Sweet dreams to carry you close to me
I wish they may and I wish they might
Now good night, my someone, good night
Good night, good night
5.Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little/Goodnight Ladies
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep, cheep, cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep, cheep, cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep, cheep, cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Professor, her kind of woman doesn't belong on any committee
Of course I shouldn't tell you this but she advocates dirty
books
Dirty books?
Chaucer, Rabelais, Balzac
And the worst thing, of course I shouldn't tell you this but
I'll tell
The man lived on my street, let me tell, stop, I'll tell
She made brazen overtures to a man who never had a friend
In this town till she came here
Oh, yes
That woman made brazen overtures with a gilt edge guarantee
She had a golden glint in her eye
And a silver voice with a counterfeit ring
Just melt her down and you'll reveal a lump of lead as cold as
steel
Here, where a woman's heart should be
He left River City, the library building
But he left all the books to her
Chaucer, Rabelais, Balzac
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep, cheep, cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep, cheep, cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep
Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep
Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep
Pick a little, talk a little, cheep
6.Marian The Librarian
Marian, madam librarian
What can I do, my dear, to catch your ear?
I love you madly, madly, madam librarian, Marian
Heaven help us if the library caught on fire
And the volunteer hose brigade men
Had to whisper the news to Marian, madam librarian
What can I do, my dear, to make it clear?
I need you badly, badly, madam librarian, Marian
If I stumbled and I busted my whatchamacallit
I could lie on your floor unnoticed
Till my body had turned to carrion, madam librarian
Now in the moonlight a man could sing it in the moonlight
And a fella would know that his darlin'
Had heard every word of his song
With the moonlight helping along
But when I try in here to tell you, dear
I love you madly, madly, madam librarian, Marian
It's a long lost 'cause I can never win
For the civilized world accepts as unforgivable sin
Any talking out loud with any librarian such as Marian, madam
librarian
7.Till There Was You
There were bells on the hill
But I never heard them ringing
No, I never heard them at all
Till there was you
There were birds in the sky
But I never saw them winging
No, I never saw them at all
Till there was you
And there was music
And there were wonderful roses
They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew
There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
Till there was you
There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
Till there was you
8.It's You
It's you in the sunrise
It's you in my cup
It's you all the way into town
It's your sweet, 'Hello dear'
That sets me up
And it's your, 'Got to go, dear'
That gets me down
It's you on my pillow
In all of my dreams
Till once more
The morning breaks through
What words could be saner
Or truer or plainer
Than it's you, it's you, it's you
Oh yes, it's you
9.Shipoopi
Well, a woman who'll kiss on the very first date
Is usually a hussy
And a woman who'll kiss on the second time out
Is anything but fussy
But a woman who'll wait till the third time around
Head in the clouds, feet on the ground
She's the girl you're glad you found
She's your shipoopi
Shipoopi, shipoopi, shipoopi
The girl who's hard to get
Shipoopi, shipoopi, shipoopi
But you can win her yet
Walk her once just to raise the curtain
Then you walk around twice and make for certain
Once more in the flower garden
She will never get sore if you beg her pardon
Do re me fa so la si
Do si la sol fa mi re do
Squeeze her once, when she isn't lookin'
If you get a fqueeze back, that's fancy cookin'
Once more for a pepper-upper
She will never get sore on her way to supper
Do re me fa sol la si
Do si do
Now little ol' Sal was a no-gal
As anyone could see
Lookit her now - she's a go-gal
Who only goes for me
Squeeze her once, when she isn't lookin'
If you get a squeeze back, that's fancy cookin'
Once more for a pepper-upper
She will never get sore on her way to supper
Do re me fa sol la si
Do si do
Shipoopi, shipoopi, shipoopi
The girl who's hard to get
Shipoopi, shipoopi, shipoopi
But you can win her yet
Shipoopi, shipoopi, shipoopi
The girl who's hard to get
Shipoopi, shipoopi, shipoopi
But you can win her yet, shipoopi
10.Gary, Indiana
Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana
Gary, Indiana, let me say it once again
Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana
Gary, Indiana, that's the town that knew me when
If you'd like to have a logical explanation
How I happened on this elegant syncopation
I will say without a moment of hesitation
There is just one place that can light my face
Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana
Not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York or Rome
But Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana
Gary, Indiana, my home sweet home
11.The Sadder But Wiser Girl
No wide-eyed, eager, wholesome
Innocent Sunday school teacher for me
That kinda girl spins webs no spider ever
Listen boy, a girl who trades on all that purity
Merely wants to trade my independence for her security
The only affirmative she will file refers to marching down the
aisle
No golden, glorious, gleaming pristine goddess, no sir
For no Diana do I play faun, I can tell you that right now
I snarl, I hiss, how can ignorance be compared to bliss?
I spark, I fizz for the lady who knows what time it is
I cheer, I rave for the virtue I'm too late to save
The sadder but wiser girl for me
No bright-eyed, blushing, breathless baby-doll baby, no sir
That kinda child ties knots no sailor ever knew
I prefer to take a chance on a more adult romance
No dewy young miss who keeps resisting
All the time she keeps insisting
No wide-eyed, wholesome, innocent female, no sir
Why, she's the fisherman, I'm the fish, you see? Plop
I flinch, I shy when the lass with the delicate air goes by
I smile, I grin when the gal with a touch of sin walks in
I hope, I pray for Hester to win just one more A
The sadder but wiser girl's the girl for me
The sadder but wiser girl for me
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