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ABBA

Waterloo (1974)

1. Waterloo (svensk version)
2. Sitting in the Palmtree
3. King Kong Song
4. Hasta Mañana
5. My Mama Said
6. Dance (While the Music Still Goes on)
7. Honey, Honey
8. Watch Out
9. What About Livingstone
10. Gonna Sing You My Love Song
11. Suzy-Hang-Around
12. Waterloo (engelsk version)

Utgiven: 4 mars 1974
Skivbolag: Polar Music
Producerad av Benny Andersson och Björn Ulvaeus
Inspelad i Metronome studio
Ljudtekniker: Michael B. Tretow

Gitarrer: Janne Schaffer
Bas: Rutger Gunnarsson (Per Sahlberg på "Dance")
Trummor: Ola Brunkert
Akustisk gitarr: Björn Ulvaeus
Piano, moog och mellotron: Benny Andersson
Tenorsax: Christer Eklund ("Waterloo")
Congas: Malando Gassama ("Sitting in the palmtree")
Stråkarrangemang på "Honey Honey": Sven-Olof Walldoff

Waterloo är den svenska popgruppen ABBA:s andra studioalbum.

Waterloo (svensk version)

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Jo, jo, vid Waterloo Napoleon fick ge sig
Men, men, sitt öde kan man möta på så många skilda sätt
Själv känner jag sen jag mött dig
Historien upprepar sig

Waterloo - jag är besegrad, nu ger jag mig
Waterloo - lova mej nöjet att älska dig
Waterloo - allting känns rätt, och det är min tro
Waterloo - du är mitt öde, mitt Waterloo
Wa Wa Wa Wa Waterloo - du är mitt öde, mitt Waterloo

Jo, jo, man värjer sig och fäktas i det längsta
Men, men, mot känslor kämpar gudarna förgäves har man sagt
Det är som jag hörde en sång
Jag tror det är kärlek på gång

Waterloo - så har man funnit sin överman
Waterloo - mäktig och väldig och stark är han
Waterloo - allting känns rätt, och det är min tro
Waterloo - du är mitt öde, mitt Waterloo
Wa Wa Wa Wa Waterloo - du är mitt öde, mitt Waterloo

Det är som jag hörde en sång
Jag tror det är kärlek på gång

Waterloo - allting känns rätt, och det är min tro
Waterloo - du är mitt öde, mitt Waterloo
Wa Wa Wa Wa Waterloo - du är mitt öde, mitt Waterloo

Sitting in the Palmtree

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

See me sitting in the palmtree
Looking down at people passing by
Sitting here no one can harm me
They just stare at me and wonder why
No need to bother, I'm gonna stay up here
Whatever happens, I won't let no one near
Until you tell me, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind, won't you please
You really love me, Jeanie Jeanie you're so fine, yes you are now
And in the evening, when the sun goes down
I'll be the bluest of men in this town
'Cause I love you, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind

See me sitting in the palmtree
Waiting for those little words from you
People laugh and point their fingers
Like I was a monkey at the zoo
But I will stay here, among my coconuts
So you will know dear, you're everything I've got
Now won't you tell me, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind

Winds blow, stars glow, I see a light in her window
Dark trees, soft breeze, carry my message to her please

See me sitting in the palmtree
Getting angry at the silly crowd
No one else but you can calm me
You should know by now I'm far too proud
I need to show you, I've got my feelings too
You shouldn't treat me like you always do
So won't you tell me, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind, won't you please
You really love me, Jeanie Jeanie you're so fine, yes you are now
And in the evening, when the sun goes down
I'll be the bluest of men in this town
'Cause I love you, Jeanie Jeanie on my mind
Jeanie Jeanie, oh so fine
Jeanie Jeanie on my mind
Jeanie Jeanie, oh so fine
Jeanie Jeanie on my mind
Jeanie Jeanie, oh so fine

King Kong Song

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Well I was looking at a movie on the TV last night
Then I had a very funny notion, yeah
I really had to write a song about it
And then I'm gonna sing it with my rock'n roll band
And I bet the people gonna like it, yeah
I know that everybody's gonna shout it

And what a dreadful mighty killer
A big black wild gorilla

We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along
Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong
We do the King Kong song, gotta sing along
Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom
Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song

Now we can make the jungle out of any old place
We can make gorillas out of people, yeah
Well, who can tell a monkey from a monkey
So people get together, gonna have a good time
Everybody listen to the music, yeah
'Cause what we're gonna sing is kinda funky

So let your arms hang down
And waddle all around
Like a dreadful mighty killer
A big black wild gorilla

Like a dreadful mighty killer
A big black wild gorilla

Hasta Mañana

(Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Where is the spring and the summer
That once was yours and mine
Where did it go
I just don't know
But still my love for you will live forever

Hasta Mañana 'til we meet again
Don't know where, don't know when
Darling, our love was much too strong to die
We'll find a way to face a new tomorrow
Hasta Mañana, say we'll meet again
I can't do without you
Time to forget, send me a letter
Say you forgive, the sooner the better
Hasta Mañana, baby, Hasta Mañana, until then

Where is the dream we were dreaming
And all the nights we shared
Where did they go
I just don't know
And I can't tell you just how much I miss you

Hasta Mañana, say we'll meet again
I can't do without you
Time to forget, send me a letter
Say you forgive, the sooner the better
Hasta Mañana, baby, Hasta Mañana, until then

My Mama Said

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Tried to sneak out without saying
With my loudest record playing
Ooh, my mama said, Look at this, you haven't done your bed
My mama said, That's a thing that you should do instead

Yeah, I did what she had told me
Dying for my friend to hold me
Ooh, my mama said, Try and get one thing into your head
My mama said, Pa and me, we give you room and bread
How I wanna live my life
Wanna live my life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life

In the morning she said, Listen
Ooh, I felt like in a prison
Yeah, my mama said, I know you've been out again with Fred
(My mama said)
My mama said, Don't you lie, your cheeks are blushing red
(My mama said)
Oh I wanna live my life
Wanna live my life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life

I said, I can't live without him
How I wish you wouldn't doubt him
Oh oh, my mama said, If you want to hurt me go ahead
(My mama said)
My mama said, I suppose you'd rather see me dead
(My mama said)
Oh I wanna live my life
Wanna live my life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life
La-la-la, la-la-la, life

Dance (While the Music Still Goes on)

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Oh, my love it makes me sad
Why did things turn out so bad
Was it just a dream, everything we did, everything we had

Baby, give me one more dance
While the music still goes on
Don't think about tomorrow
Dance and forget our time is gone
Tonight's a night we borrow
Let's make it a memory, a night of our own
A thing to remember when we're all alone
So dance, it's our way to say goodbye
Yes, all we have to do is

Dance while the music still goes on
This is no time for crying
Dance, don't you hear them play our song
God knows that we've been trying
But we didn't make it 'cause nothing's the same
We just couldn't help it, nobody's to blame
So dance while the music still goes on
And let it be our last goodbye

Yet it seems to make me sad
Why did things turn out so bad
Was is just a dream, everything we did, everything we had

Baby, give me one last dance
While the music still goes on
Just like the night I met you
Dance and believe me, when you're gone
You know I won't forget you
Our love was a snowbird, it's flying away
You tell me it's over, what more can I say
So dance while the music still goes on
It's gonna be our last goodbye

Dance while the music still goes on
Don't think about tomorrow
Dance and forget our time is gone
Tonight's a night we borrow
Let's make it a memory, a night of our own
A thing to remember when we're all alone
So dance while the music still goes on
And let it be our last goodbye

Dance while the music still goes on
This is no time for crying
Dance, don't you hear them play our song
God knows that we've been trying
Dance while the music still goes on
Just like the night I met you
Dance and believe me, when you're gone
You know I won't forget you

Honey, Honey

(Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Honey honey, how you thrill me, ah-hah, honey honey
Honey honey, nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey honey
I'd heard about you before
I wanted to know some more
And now I know what they mean, you're a love machine
Oh, you make me dizzy

Honey honey, let me feel it, ah-hah, honey honey
Honey honey, don't conceal it, ah-hah, honey honey
The way that you kiss goodnight
(The way that you kiss me goodnight)
The way that you hold me tight
(The way that you're holding me tight)
I feel like I wanna sing when you do your thing

I don't wanna hurt you, baby, I don't wanna see you cry
So stay on the ground, girl, you better not get too high
But I'm gonna stick to you, boy, you'll never get rid of me
There's no other place in this world where I rather would be

Honey honey, touch me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey
Honey honey, hold me, baby, ah-hah, honey honey
You look like a movie star
(You look like a movie star)
But I know just who you are
(I know just who you are)
And, honey, to say the least, you're a doggone beast

So stay on the ground, girl, you better not get too high
There's no other place in this world where I rather would be

Honey honey, how you thrill me, ah-hah, honey honey
Honey honey, nearly kill me, ah-hah, honey honey
I heard about you before
I wanted to know some more
And now I know what they mean, you're a love machine

Watch Out

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

You move like a flame of fire
Your eyes like a flash of lightning
The answer to all desire
And I'm gonna tame you, wild thing
You'd better watch out
I said you'd better watch out
Watch out
Anywhere you go I'll find you
Watch out
I'll be staying close behind you

And I'm tired of waiting
Yes it's driving me crazy
And my patience is fading
Oh, you'd better watch out
I said you'd better watch out

It's been kind of funny lately
You act like I was a stranger
I think you're beginning to hate me
But then you're a girl in danger

You'd better watch out
Ooh, I said you'd better watch out
Watch out
Anywhere you go I'll find you
Watch out
I'll be staying close behind you
And I'm tired of waiting
Yes it's driving me crazy
And my patience is fading
So you'd better watch out
Yes I said you'd better watch out
Watch out
Watch out

And I'm tired of waiting
Yes it's driving me crazy
And my patience is fading
I said you'd better watch out
Oh girl you'd better watch out
Ah, you'd better watch out
Ooh, ah, you'd better watch out

What About Livingstone

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Went to buy me a paper at the local news-stand
And then I heard them laugh and say
Look, they're gonna go flying way up to the moon now
Hey, what's it good for anyway
So I said
Fellas, like to ask you a thing if I may

What about Livingstone
What about all those men
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
Travelling up the Nile
Putting themselves on test
Didn't that help the rest
Wasn't it worth it then
What about Livingstone

And all of those fellas at the local news-stand
Didn't know what to answer or what to say
So I told them about him, that he was just like
One of those spacemen in his way
And if you laugh at them
Then there's only a thing I can say

What about Livingstone
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he)
What about all those men
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he)
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he)
Travelling up the Nile
(Didn't he do it)
Putting themselves on test
Didn't that help the rest
(Didn't that help them, well, didn't it)
Wasn't it worth it then
What about Livingstone
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he)
What about all those men
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he)

Gonna Sing You My Love Song

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

You say she's been mad at you
Then you say you'll be patient
Still I see that she makes you blue
Come on, I'll give you consolation

Gonna sing you my lovesong, gonna bring you some light
Gonna make you feel happy every day of your life
Gonna sing you my lovesong, gonna make it all right
You're all I ever need, my darling
Just to be where you wanna be
So much fun we could have then
To be yours for eternity
What a miracle to happen

Gonna sing you my lovesong, gonna sing it for you
Gonna give you sweet loving, gonna give myself too
Wanna sing you my lovesong, when I think about you
I know she doesn't make it easy
'Cause you don't please her like you please me

You're my love, you're my angel
You're my first, you're my last
Would she care if you lingered
For another night
Wanna hold you tight
We could make it right

Gonna sing you my lovesong, gonna bring you some light
Gonna make you feel happy every day of your life
Gonna sing you my lovesong, gonna make it all right
I know she doesn't make it easy
Gonna sing you my lovesong, gonna sing it for you
Gonna give you sweet loving, gonna give myself too
Wanna sing you my lovesong, when I think about you
You're all I ever need, my darling
And I would love to sing my lovesong
For you

Suzy-Hang-Around

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Suzy was nine and I was ten
Right at the time when boys like to think they're men
She used to follow us from school
We really thought that she was a little fool
And one day we said to her
We don't want to hurt you girl
But you'd better

Look for a friend of your own, Suzy-hang-around
Better come back when you're grown, Suzy-hang-around
Nobody wants you around here and that's for sure
So get off our playground and stay away
That's all that we've got to say
Suzy-hang-around

Suzy went home to mama's arms
Mama said Look, she's never done you no harm
So get off her back and let her be
Why can't you play together in harmony
We really didn't know what to say
But as soon as she went away
We laughed and said

Yes, you'd better
Look for a friend of your own, Suzy-hang-around
Better come back when you're grown, Suzy-hang-around
Nobody wants you around here and that's for sure
So get off our playground and stay away
That's all that we've got to say
Suzy-hang-around

Waterloo (engelsk version)

(Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson/Björn Ulvaeus)

My, my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself

Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo - Promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo

My, my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger
Oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight
And how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose

So how could I ever refuse
I feel like I win when I lose

Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo
Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo
Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you