Osmonds - The New Sound Of The Osmond Brothers (1964) (LP) (MGM E / SE 4291)

Release Date: May 1965
Record Label: MGM
Conducted and arranged by George Wyle

Engineers: 
Ben Jordan, Hal Linstrot and
Bones Howe

Cover photograph: 
John Engstead

Album produced by
Jesse Kaye and Don Williams

Side One

1. Chim Chim Cher-ree
2. My Mom
3. Hello Dolly
4. Sing A Rainbow
5. Ragtime Cowboy Joe
6. Lift is Just a Bowl of Cherries

Side Two

1. Downtown
2. May Each Day
3. Mr. Sandman
4. Sweet and Low
5. That's What I Want
6. When The Red, Red Robin Comes, Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along

Side One

1. Chim Chim Cher-ee

Chim chim-i-nee,
chim chim-i-nee,
chim chim cher ee
A sweep is as lucky
as lucky can be
Chim chim-i-nee,
chim chim-i-nee,
chim chim cher oo
Good luck will rub off
when he shakes hands with you
Or blow him a kiss
and that’s lucky too

Now as the ladder of
life has been strung
You may think a sweep’s
on the bottom most rung
So who spends his time
in the ashes and smoke
In this whole wide world
there’s no happier bloke

Chim chim-i-nee,
chim chim-i-nee,
chim chim cher ee
A sweep is as lucky
as lucky can be
Chim chim-i-nee,
chim chim-i-nee,
chim chim cher oo
Good luck will rub off
when he shakes hands with you

Up where the smoke
is all billeted and curled
‘tween pavement and stars
is the chimney sweep world
When there’s hardly no days
nor hardly no nights
There’s things half in shadow
and halfway in light.

Chim chim-i-nee,
chim chim-i-nee
chim chim cher ee
When you’re with a sweep
you’re in glad company
No where is there
a more happier crew
Then them wot sings
chim chim chere ee
chim cher oo

Chim chim-i-nee chim chim
cher ee chim cher oo
Chim chim-i-nee chim chim
cher ee chim cher oo

2. My Mom

Sometimes when the world’s
all dark outside
I wanna cry now
Sometimes when there’s
just no place to hide
I wanna die now

I close my eyes
and I can see her smile
All my tears
disappear for a while
And I’d give everything
 that I own
to have her back home
My Mom

Sometimes when my dreams
just don’t come true
I’m upset now
Sometimes there’s just one
thing left to do.
To forget now.

I close my eyes and
I can see her smile
All my tears
disappear for a while
And I’d give everything
that I own
to have her back home

My Mom
My Mom
My Mom
And oh how I miss her tonight

My Mom
My Mom
My Mom
My Mom
My Mom

3. Hello Dolly

Hello, Dolly,
well hello, Dolly
It’s so nice to have you
back where you belong
You’re lookin’ swell, Dolly. 
We can tell, Dolly
You’re still glowin’
you’re still growin’
you’re still goin’ strong

We feel the room swayin’
for the band’s playin’
One of your old favorite
songs from way back when
So, take her wrap fellas,
find her an empty lap fellas
Dolly’ll never go away again.

Again

We feel the room swayin’
for the band’s playin’
One of your old favorite
songs from way back when
So, golly gee fellas
find her a vacant knee fellas

Dolly’ll never go away
Dolly please say
you’re gonna stay
Dolly’ll never go away
again

One more time

Dolly’ll never go away
Dolly please say you’re gonna stay
Dolly’ll never go away again

4. Sing A Rainbow

Red and yellow
and pink and green
Purple and orange
and blue
I can sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow
Sing a rainbow too

Listen with your eyes,
listen with your eyes
And sing everything you see
You can sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow
Sing along with me.

Red and yellow and
pink and green
Purple and orange
and blue
Now we can sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow
Sing a rainbow too.

Listen with your eyes,
listen with your eyes
And sing everything you see.
You can sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow
Sing along with me.

Red and yellow and
pink and green
Purple and orange and blue
Now we can sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow
We can sing a rainbow too

We can sing a rainbow too.

5. Ragtime Cowboy Joe

He always sings,
swingy music to the cattle
as he swings
Back and forward
in the saddle on a horse
That is syncopated gaited
and it’s such a funny meter
To the roar of his repeater
How he runs
when they hear the fellows guns
because the western folks all know
He’s a   highfalutin’
rootin’ tootin’
son of a gun from Arizona
Ragtime cowboy,
talk about your cowboy,
ragtime cowboy Joe.

He always sings to
the cattle as he swings
Back and forward in
his saddle on a horse
That is syncopated gaited
and there’s such a funny meter
To the roar of his repeater
How they run,
how they run
when they hear
the fellows gun
Because they know
he’s a highfalutin’
rootin’ tootin’
Son of a gun from Arizona
Ragime cowboy,
oh what a cowboy,
ragtime cowboy Joe.

He’s always singin’
he’s always singin’
to his cattle
See’em a swingin’
See’em  swingin’ in his saddle
You won’t find no
one hangin’ around. 
Not when he comes
a ridin’ to town
How they run when
they hear his gun
Because they know that here
comes ragtime cowboy Joe.

He always sings to his cattle
as he swings on a horse
That is syncopated gaited and
there’s such a funny meter
to the roar of his repeater
How they run
how they run when
they hear the fella’s gun
Because they know
he’s a highfalutin’
son of a gun from Arizona

We don’t mean Joe
from Kokomo or any
other Joe you know
No we mean
ragtime cowboy Joe.

We don’t mean Joe
from Kokomo or any
other Joe you know
No we mean
ragtime cowboy Joe.

6. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries

Life is just a
bowl of cherries
Don’t make it serious,
life’s too mysterious
You work, you play,
you worry so
But you can’t take
your dough when
you go, go, go

So keep repeating
it’s the berries
The strongest oak must fall
The sweet things in life
to you were just loaned
So how can you lose
what you’ve never owned
Life is just a
bowl of cherries
So live and laugh at it,
live and laugh at it,
live and laugh at it all

Ha, ha, ha, ha

Life is just a
bowl of cherries
Just a great
big bowl of cherries
Keep repeating
it’s the berries
Don’t take it serious,
life’s too mysterious
First you work and
then you worry
Then you work and
‘round you scurry
Gotta make it in a hurry
But you can’t take your
dough when you go, go, go

The sweet things in life
to you were just loaned
So how can you lose
what you never ever ever owned
Oh life is just a bowl of cherries
So live, live and laugh at
Live, live and laugh at it
Live, live and laugh at it all

Live and laugh at it all
Live and laugh at it all

ONE MORE TIME

So live, live and laugh at
Live, live and laugh at it
Live, live and laugh at it all
Live and laugh at it all

Side Two

1. Downtown

Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown

When you’re alone and
life is making you lonely
You can always go
Downtown

When you got worries
all the noise and the hurry
seems to help I know
Downtown

Just listen to that music
of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk
where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles,
forget all your cares
So go downtown.
Things will be great
when you’re downtown
No finer place for sure.
Downtown. 
Everything’s waiting for you.

Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown

Don’t hang around and let
your problems surround you
There are movie shows
Downtown

Maybe you know
some little places you can go
to where they never close
Downtown

Just listen to the rhythm
of a gentle Bosa Nova
You’ll be dancin’ with ‘em too
before the night is over
Happy again
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles
forget all your cares
So go downtown.
Where all the lights are bright
Downtown, waiting
for you tonight.
Downtown.
You’re gonna be
all right now.

Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown

You may find somebody kind
to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you
and needs a gentle hand to
guide them along
So maybe I’ll see you there
We can forget all our troubles,
forget all our cares
So go downtown,
things’ll be great when you’re
Downtown don’t wait
a minute more
Downtown
everything’s waiting for you

Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown

2. May Each Day

May each day in the week
be a good day
May the Lord always
watch over you
And may all of your
hopes turn to wishes
And may all of your
wishes come true

May each day in the
month be a good day
May you make friends
with each one you meet
And may all of your
daydreams be memories
And may all of your
memories be sweet

Though weeks turn to months,
and the months into years
There’ll be sadness and joy. 
There’ll be laughter and tears
The one thing I pray
to heaven above
May each of your days
be a day full of love

May each day in the
year be a good day
May each dawn find
you happy and gay
And may all of your
days be as lovely
As the one you
shared with me today

May each day in your
life be a good day
And goodnight

Goodnight

3. Mister Sandman

Sandman, sandman,
bring me a dream
Prettiest girl I’ve ever seen

Oh Mr. Sandman
(sandman, sandman,
bring me a dream)
prettiest girl I’ve ever seen

Mr. Sandman,
bring me a dream
Make her the cutest
that I’ve ever seen
Give her two lips like
roses and clover
And tell me that my lonesome,
all my lonesome nights are over.

Mr. Sandman,
I’m so alone
Don’t have nobody
to call my own
Please turn on
your magic beam
Mr. Sandman
bring me a

Sandman, sandman
bring me a dream
Prettiest girl I’ve ever seen

Sandman, sandman
I’m so alone
I need a girl
to call my own
Please turn on
your magic beam
Mr. Sandman bring me a

Sandman, sandman
bring me a dream
Prettiest girl I’ve ever seen
Sandman, sandman
bring me a dream
Prettiest girl I’ve ever seen

4. Sweet And Low

Sweet and low,
sweet and low
Wind of the western sea
Low, low, breathe and blow
Wind of the western sea

Over the rolling waters go
Come from the dying
moon and blow
Blow him again to me

While my little one,
while my pretty one sleeps

While my little one,
while my pretty one sleeps

while my little one,
while my pretty one sleeps

5. That's What I Want

I want a girl
with eyes of blue
And yellow hair and
a hug like a hug of a grizzly bear
And that’s what I want for me
Yeah that’s what I want for me

There’s nothing better
It’s much, much better than gold
So just remember
that I’m the one who told ya

And if she comes
from Tennessee
Or Alabam
Then I hope that her
kisses are sweet as jam
And that’s what I want for me
Yeah that’s what I want for me.

There’s nothing better
It’s much, much better than gold
So just remember
that I’m the one who told ya

I hope she drives
a purple car
With an orange top
And we’ll both go fast
at my high school hop
And that’s what I want for me
Yeah that’s what I want for me

There’s nothing better
It’s much, much better than gold
So just remember
that I’m the on who told ya

I want a house
down by the sea
And that’s the place that
I want to raise a family

And that’s what I want for me,
yeah that’s what I want for me
And that’s what I want for me,
yeah that’s what I want for me
And that’s what I want for me,
yeah that’s what I want for me
And that’s what I want for me,
yeah that’s what I want for me

6. When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along

Oh when the red, red robin
comes bob, bob, bobbin’
along, along
There’ll be no more sobbin’
when he starts a-throbbin’
his old sweet song.
Wake up, wake up
you sleepy head, get up,
Get outta your bed.
Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red
Live, love, laugh and be happy

What if I were blue,
now I’m walkin’ through,
walkin’ through the fields of flowers
Rain may glisten
but still I listen for hours and hours
I’m just a kid again doin’
what I did again,
singin’ a song
When the red, red robin
comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along.

Oh when the red red robin
comes a bob bob a bobbin
When the red, red robin
comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along.

There’ll be no more sobbin’
when a he starts a throbbin;
there’ll be no more sobbin’
when he starts a throbbin’
his old sweet song

Wake up, wake up
you sleepy head. 
Why don’t you
get our of bed.
Cheer up. 
Love love laugh and be happy

What if I were blue
now I’m walkin’ through
fields of flowers
Rain may glisten but still
I listen for hours and hours
I’m just a kid again doin’
what I did again singin’ a song
When the red red robin
comes a bob bob bobbin’
When the red red robin
comes a bob bob bobbin along
Along along along along
Along