No. 1
I was looking for a lioness with fire in her eyes
And a melody in her voice
Fur so shiny that no comb could ever do it any good
Such a beauty would be my choice
I knew that it was happening
When I heard a funny laugh
Amazed my eyes were widening
She looked just like a photograph
Oh no! I won't let you go!
Now I've found you, you are my number one
You know and I know
That we're gonna be just fine
I was looking for my counterpart with colour in her face
And a happy sound in her ear
And with legs so long and smooth, such a stunning, supple grace
You'd be dying to interfere!
I never had too much luck
But some things work out right
Sometimes life is beautiful
Like I experienced that night
I said
Oh no! I won't let you go!
Now I've found you, you are my number one
I know that you know
That we're gonna be just fine
Baby, I was looking just for you, you
Show me a wholly different view!
wholly different view!
And I said
Oh no! I won't let you go!
Now I've found you, you are my number one
You know and I know
That we're gonna have some fun
Yes, I said
Oh no! I won't let you go!
Now I've found you, you are mine, little darling
I know that you know
That we're gonna be just fine
That we're gonna be just fine
That we're gonna be just fine!
okt. '91 / dec. '02
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Alles gaat altijd kapot
Alles gaat altijd kapot
Het breekt af, het verroest of het verrot
Het wordt poreus en het verkrummelt of de rek die gaat eruit
Er komt een barst in, het verbuigt, er komen krassen in de ruit
Jazeker, alles gaat altijd kapot
Dat is uitgedacht door God
Alles gaat altijd kapot
Het verslijt, het bederft en het wordt bot
Er komt een gat in, het verpulvert, het glazuur dat springt eraf
Het raakt verkreukeld en verdroogt, er treedt een breuk op in de staf
Geloof me: alles gaat altijd kapot
Dat is uitgedacht door God
En dan moet je-n-'t weer verven
En dan valt 't weer in scherven
En nou maar hopen dat 't niet meer gaat bederven
En dan moet je-n-'t solderen
Ja, je moet 't repareren
En nou maar hopen dat de kwaal niet terug zal keren
Maar het is onbegonnen werk
Want de tijd die is te sterk
Alles gaat altijd kapot
Het verkleurt of wordt aangetast door mot
Het raakt beduimeld of vergeelt, het raakt verstopt of juist weer lek
De boel beschimmelt, erodeert, de kiezen vallen uit je bek
Onthoud het: alles gaat altijd kapot
Dat is uitgedacht door God
Alles gaat altijd kapot
Het vermolmt, het wordt dof en het verkrot
Het bladdert af, het wordt geschonden en het loopt een beetje stroef
De veerkracht is zowat verdwenen, er zit speling in de schroef
Kortom: echt alles gaat altijd kapot
Dat is uitgedacht door God
En dan moet je-n-'t weer verven
En dan valt 't weer in scherven
En nou maar hopen dat 't niet meer gaat bederven
En dan moet je-n-'t solderen
Ja, je moet 't repareren
En nou maar hopen dat de kwaal niet terug zal keren
Maar het is onbegonnen werk
Want de tijd is veel te sterk
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De boer die liet een scheet
Die ochtend zag boer Barendrecht
Een kip zonder kop op stal
"Verhip, die kip die heb de pip!"
Boer Barendrecht zag het al
Het beest werd al blauw
Zei geen tok of miauw
Toen het pats-boem overleed
En de boer die liet een scheet
De slacht riep varken Valentijn
Z'n buik lag al op de grond
"Zo'n beer, meneer, die smaakt me zeer!"
Het zwijn was echt kogelrond
"Kook zult, vrouwtje lief"
Zei de boer, maar z'n wief
Zei: "Je moet 's op dieet!"
En de boer die liet een scheet
Koe Klara zou gaan kalveren
Al snel was de ochtend daar
"Kijk nou eens, vrouw, dat kalf is blauw!"
Dit was toch wel wonderbaar
Het kalfje zei kwak!
En mijn klompje zei krak!
De verbazing was compleet
Maar de boer die liet een scheet
De boer was fijn op vissen
En zag zomaar een krokodil
"Verdraaid, die kaaiman is gehaaid,
Die bijt niet als ik dat wil!"
Na uren gesop
Gaf-ie eindelijk op
Zonder dat de strop hem speet
Ach, de boer die liet een scheet
Hij zag 'r bij het ploegen:
Hoge hakken en verder niets
"Geheid, die meid heb appetijt!"
Boer Barendrecht greep zijn spiets
Ze ging aan de slag
Met een minzame lach
Toen ze van haar stokje gleed
Want de boer die liet een scheet
De boer ging naar de sauna toe
Hij wilde d'r even uit
"Even vrij van de wei en de boerderij
Ookal kost het een lieve duit!"
Daar zat-ie dan bloot
En hij zweette zich dood
"Sodeju, wat is 't heet!"
En de boer die liet een scheet
Na weer een dag hard werken
Lag de boer op z'n zij in bed
"Slaap zacht vannacht, de maan houdt de wacht."
Hij hoorde z'n vrouw nog net
Want snel als een pijl
Was de boer onder zeil
En je weet wel wat hij deed:
Ja, de boer die liet een scheet
1-3-6 t/m 21-4-6
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The Book of Love
The Book of Love was written for us
With every day we make it come true
The Book of Love was written for us
It's in the way we do what we do
Oh my baby, remember the good times
The misunderstood times cannot be found
Oh my baby, remember the good times
The blueprint was written on higher ground
A ruby bead, a necklace of gold
As we get older, no ball and chain
A beryl bead, an anklet of gold
We travel first-class on the train
Oh my baby, remember the good times
The misunderstood times cannot be found
Oh my baby, remember the good times
The blueprint was written on higher ground
You are so lovely, you make me feel I can't live in a world without
You are an angel, you make me feel without weight, without pain, without flue
The years go by, three seagulls in flight
Sunny nights and moonflower days
The years fly, three birds in the light
It's in the dos and don'ts of our ways
Oh my baby, remember the good times
The misunderstood times cannot be found
Oh my baby, remember the good times
The blueprint was written on higher ground
30-3-'99 / 15-3-'06
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Gastropodum
Hij is verstoken van basaal gemak
Zo glijdt hij door het leven zonder poten
Een voet bezit hij slechts; geen schoen, geen hak
Waarmee hij schuifelt door de klefste prak
Zich voedend met gebladerte en loten
Ook heeft hij nimmer nog van zicht genoten
Hij heeft geen ogen maar hieraan wel lak:
Door onophoudelijk zijn neus te stoten
Met sprieten, aan zijn taaie slijm ontsproten
Verplaatst hij zich op ieder oppervlak
Ze smaken net zo lekker als gebak
En worden liever niet met zout begoten
De meeste zoeken nooit naar onderdak
Behalve dan de blote; die zijn zwak
En kleveriger dan hun soortgenoten
Ze zijn nou nooit eens lekker opgeschoten
Men ziet ze zelden zingen op een tak
Toch blijf ik ijverig en onverdroten
Dit raadselachtig weekdier trouw promoten:
De glibberige, glijerige... gastropodum
11-2-'99
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Gone
She gives me something that I don't like
I wonder whether I'll strike
I am not a nice guy
Even though sometimes I try
She tells me that she's got a headache
I wonder why she's awake
Shall I put her to sleep?
She is not someone to keep
Everyone who really knows me is gone
She shouldn't have gone on about it
We're better off without it
Everything is in place
Why is that so hard to face?
Everyone who really knows me is gone
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I Feel Like Feeling Good
Time for some candy, for something sweet
Maybe something dandy, or indiscrete
W.C. Handy is not W.C. Fields
Yet, both preferred brandy and Chesterfields
No time to weigh my words
'Cause the sun is out, I can see the birds
I think that they need me to do the job
I feel like feeling good!
She'll probably call me, that's all it takes
How tall would Paul be? Dragons aren't drakes!
Tonight a good dinner; how 'bout a souffle?
I could be a winner next Saturday
No time to weigh my words
'Cause the sun is out, I can see the birds
And if they mislead me? Not a single sob!
I feel like feeling good!
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Lena
I said it before and I mean it [He means it.]
If I go now you won't see me back [Please come back!]
I shouldn't repeat it a thousand times [Thousand-and-one]
It's time to get on track [I'll hit the sack]
Listen, you can't go on like this [But I like this!]
Some day you will pay the price [What's the price?]
I don't think you'll manage it by yourself [Freedom is fun!]
You have to choose and that's not nice [I want it all!]
It's not that I don't care about you
I'm only saying that your dream might splat
I never said I didn't like you
But I don't want you to be like that!
I'm sorry, I really can't stand it [Understand it!]
Your habbit is making me mad [I'm mad about it!]
For you I stopped smoking, provoking and stealing and dealing and sleeping around
Give up your dangerous fad
It's not that I don't care about you
I'm only saying that your dream might splat
I never said I didn't like you
But I don't want you to be like that!
Keep your hands off of that stuff now [Don't get rough now!]
Lena , I promise, you'll see: [Take your hand off my knee!]
Without it you won't live shorter
And I bet you'll be just as pretty [And yet I'll be twice as yummie!]
Don't forget you are my cup of tea!
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My Own Desire
This time I know it's alright, 'cause you're different
You're gonna stay with me forever, until you know me
I'm gonna play with you and never let you go
You're gonna see you need to be with me
This time I know you're the one, 'cause I love you
You could die if you deny the things I'm saying
Would you lie to me tomorrow or today?
I'm capable of anything
My hate is real, real, real
Burning like a house on fire
That's what I feel, feel, feel
I'm gonna follow you with my desire
No girls that I used to know lie about me
Most of them can't speak a word at all
Pride was the cause of their fall
But you - I know you truly love me
Your pain is real, real, real
Burning like a house on fire
That's what I feel, feel, feel
I'm gonna stalk you with my own desire
You won't make mistakes with me, I am certain
So real this time I feel I'm going crazy
You're dealing with the opposite of lazy
Won't take another "Give me time" or "Maybe"
I'll break you if you don't believe me, baby
I'm gonna stick it to you 'til you understand
I got a trick that guarantees you gonna bend
And drive you into my bed
And drive you out of my head
I'll kill you if you don't accept my word
When will you realize that love should hurt
You shouldn't look at me so shocked now
You shouldn't look as if you're world is rocked now
'Cause I'm certain that you won't be hurt'n'...
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Out of My Mind
IcantgetyououtofmymindIcantgetyououtofmymindIcantgetyououtofmymindIcantgetyououtofmymind!
(I keep thinking about you)
Even though you're far away
I can see you smile all day
Foolish feelings lead me astray
Wish you were my fiancée
IcantgetyououtofmymindIcantgetyououtofmymindIcantgetyououtofmymindIcantgetyououtofmymind!
(I keep thinking about you)
I try not to think of you
But no matter what I do
Like a little kangaroo
Thoughts of you are coming through
You can't consciously forget something
If you try it's in your head, where it will cling
Night and day!
IcantgetyououtofmymindIcantgetyououtofmymindIcantgetyououtofmymindIcantgetyououtofmymind!
(I keep thinking about you)
29-8-'94
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Peace of Mind
I'm in a peaceful mood, I'm feeling very mild
Everything is good, no need go be wild
Outside the wind is blowing, a seagull flies away
A little girl is showing her face to the world outside the café
Be welcome, precious peace of mind
I leave my troubles far behind
The very moment you arrive
Your presence here makes me revive
Her dad comes outside too, now she reaches for his hand
I'm looking at the two as they're walking round the bend
The sky is big and white, the sun's not to be seen
A soothing, simple sight, transcended by Kathleen
Be welcome, precious peace of mind
I leave my troubles far behind
The very moment you arrive
Your presence here makes me revive
I love her carrying voice, Kathleen can make me calm
She gets me to rejoice, serene she sounds, like balm
I'm in a quiet mood, I'm feeling very mild
Most everything is good, there's no need to be wild
Be welcome, precious peace of mind
I leave my troubles far behind
The very moment you arrive
Your presence here makes me revive
Be welcome, precious peace of mind!
15-4-'92
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The Pendulum of Passion
You know I can't stand people if they can't stand me
Don't condemn what's different or new
Don't turn your back on me
Or I'll attack, you see?
And you don't want me to
You will be black and blue
I won't respect you, who
Cannot respect my view
You are much-a-do about nothing
So don't fancy yourself
It seems strange to me
But apparently
I kinda like you
I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, oh no!
I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, oh no!
Oh, I adopted an obliging attitude
You were as dull as you could be
Oh, I was generous, but you were almost rude
It seems incredible to me!
I can be hell to people if they tell me off
Hey, you'd better like me a lot
You're not an intellect
But as a matter of fact
I think you're pretty hot
Though it confuses me
It still amuses me:
There's something that you've got
I will be mean to people who are mean to me
So you'd better love me today
And though it puzzles me
Don't think it muzzles me:
I say you are okay
I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, oh no!
I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, oh no!
Oh, I adopted an obliging attitude
You were as dull as you could be
Oh, I was generous, but you were almost rude
It seems incredible to me!
I think I won't like people if they don't like me
So it's time for you to give in
You wish you could let go
But Shoot! you need it so
So you can never win
Though it confuses me
It still amuses me:
You're like my favourite sin
I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, oh no!
I wouldn't like to have these poor views, oh no!
I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, oh no!
I wouldn't like to get a sore bruise, oh no!
It seems strange to me
But apparently
I kinda like you
It seems strange to me
But as a matter of fact
I kinda like you
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Risk
If the sloop had one place left, would you stay on the sinking ship?
I you witnessed an assault, would you speak out or bite your lip?
If they said: 'Report the enemy; we'll give you one more day'
Tell me, would you follow your conscience or would you run away
From the risk?
Switch me off now, I need your hand
Still awake though I feel so tired
Don't be tough now and give me your hand
Pull the brake, make me feel inspired - now
Someone who is feverish is in need but infectious too
Someone hidden in your house directs the danger right to you
Had you known it in advance, would you've killed mister Hitler's mom?
Tell me, would you follow your conscience or would you run from
The risk?
Switch me off now, I need your hand
Still awake though I feel so tired
Don't be tough now and give me your hand
Pull the brake, make me feel inspired - now
Once I had a friend who was in doubt about everything
Never had a clue what to do or what tomorrow would bring
Late one evening on our bicycles we came across a fight
'Hey! Stop it! Now!' she yelled; I was in awe and felt not right
Switch me off now, I need your hand
Still awake though I feel so tired
Don't be tough now and give me your hand
Pull the brake, make me feel inspired - now
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Scheepsbericht
Hoe zul jij terugdenken aan mij, terugkijken op deze tijd?
Want ook dit gaat een keer voorbij, raken we onhoudbaar kwijt
We zitten samen in hetzelfde schuitje
We zijn op weg onder een hete zon
We zitten in het schip op volle zee
En zijn vergeten hoe de vaart begon
Hoe zul jij terugdenken aan mij, terugkijken op deze tijd?
Want ook dit gaat een keer voorbij, raken we onhoudbaar kwijt
Ik zie geen reddingsboei, geen aanlegsteiger
Ons laatste lichtsignaal had echt geen zin
We worden vissenvoer, gaan naar de haaien
We zakken zanikend de diepte in
Hoe zul jij terugdenken aan mij, terugkijken op deze tijd?
Want ook dit gaat een keer voorbij, raken we onhoudbaar kwijt
Het is wel duidelijk: deze bemanning
Leidt slechts tot schipbreuk of tot averij
Toch wil 'k je danken voor je navigeren
'k Zal aan je denken met een hart van klei
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Silent Partner
Listen, I'd do anything that you tell me.
I know it's wrong, but I will
listen and do everything that you told me.
You're much too strong, so I won't
tell a soul that I saw you.
I will keep silence.
For you I'll lie,
just because I love you. I know you
want it, just like everyone. Very well so far,
but listen here: why did you
make it - unlike everyone - pure hell so far?!
That's wrong, my dear, but I will
help you. You never held a gun,
I never saw the blood on your clothes,
you didn't hurt
me.
Oh, I know that you love me.
So, was it worth the trouble? You happy in your bubble?
At l(e)ast you got your money. Make love to me now, honey.
Thank you, honey, for your ring; you're too good for me.
Let's stay indoors, so I can
thank you, I adore this ring! Gold is good for me.
It means I'm yours. Went to the
store today, they have a camera now.
I told her: 'Who could do such a thing?!'
For you I'll lie,
just because I love you.
20-9-'90 / 16-10-'05
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Something I Can Do
Is there something I can say? Is there something I can do?
Is there something I can do for you?
I don't like to see you sad, I would like to make you glad
Can't you tell me why you look so blue?
Are you a lonely girl in a lonely world?
Would you like to have some company to give it a curl?
Hey, is there anything that I can do?
I think there's something I can do
You'll know pain if you know life
It's the same as with a knife
Don't you emphasize what is understood
'Cause that'll do you no good
I'm just a lonely guy in a lonely world
And I'd like to know a cynical and silent girl
I know there's something I can do for you
Not far away from town, on the river side
There is a shady spot beneath a tree where we could hide
So is there anything that I can do?
There must be something I can do for you
I know there's something I can do
something I can do
1986 of '87 / januari '90 / 7+8-4-'04
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This Little Story
I gotta tell a little story
The one I think about all day
The one of happiness and glory
There's nothing else I want to say
Because today she told me she was mine
And I've been waiting for so long
For that little sign that makes me feel so strong
I gotta tell this little story
The one of happiness and glory
The one I think about all day
There's nothing else I'd like to say
Because today she told me she was mine
And I've been waiting for so long
For her to answer to my question
To my discretely posed suggestion
And she said yeah!
One day we went for the mountain top
But then you stayed behind
I went along with my lifting song
The space between us grew
I knew that you could not go with me
But I had the top in mind
The mountain face on the other side
Was moving to and fro
My eyes just could't fix the image
So it was impossible to judge the distance
I was wondering were you still below?
were you still below?
were you still below?
Well I suppose you know the story
You know your movies and your books
You know your songs of hope and glory
You know your verses and your hooks
So I went up and later down the hill
Yeah, it's a neverending song
And it always starts again before too long - Here I go again!
I gotta tell this little story
The one I think about all day
The one of happiness and glory
There's nothing else I want to say...
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We zijn los
We laden maar in en we lossen niets op
Het hardhouten hamertje breekt ons de kop
Als vliegen heeft ieder zijn vluchten gevierd
Met strakke gezichten en teugels gesierd
De maat maakt niet uit, oversized of juist bloot
Ga loos met die banden want vroeger is dood!
Zwaai vuisten, werp woorden als ongetemd vuur
De beuk d'r in , stoot je hoofd tegen de muur
We zijn los
Ik neem nog een tweede want een is genoeg
Ik kon het niet weten doordat je niks vroeg
Er is nog wat ruimte op 't bord voor m'n kop
Die vrijheid moet kunnen, ik ruim 't niet op
Een baggerverwekkende baas achter 't stuur
Dus Aanvallen! Breek je hoofd tegen de muur
Mijn neus bloedt een zondvloed, mijn snaveltje toe
Een keus voor mijn kiezen is te veel gedoe
We zijn los
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