Cold-hearted orb that rules the night

“Cold-hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colors from our sight
Red is gray and yellow white
And we decide which is right
And which is an illusion?”

—Justin Hayward & Graeme Edge (The Moody Blues), Nights in White Satin, 1967.

The night has a thousand eyes

“The night has a thousand eyes
And a thousand eyes can’t help but see if you are true to me
So remember when you tell those little white lies
That the night has a thousand eyes.”

—Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne & Marilynn Garrett, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, 1963.

Venus In Blue Jeans

“My Venus in blue jeans
Is everything I hoped she’d be
A teenage goddess from above
And she belongs to me.”

—Neil Sedaka, Venus in Blue Jeans, 1962.

little red rooster

“Dogs begin to bark now
And the hounds begin to howl
Watch out stray cat
The little red rooster’s on the prowl.”

—Willie Dixon, Little Red Rooster, 1963.

A white sport coat and a pink carnation

“A white sport coat and a pink carnation
I’m all dressed up for the dance.
A white sport coat and a pink carnation,
I’m all alone in romance.”

—Marty Robbins, A White Sport Coat, 1957.

the harbor lights

“I saw the harbor lights
They only told me we were parting
The same old harbor lights that once brought you to me

I watched the harbor lights
How could I help if tears were starting
Goodbye to tender nights beside the silv’ry sea.”

—Hugh Williams & Jimmy Kennedy, Harbor Lights, 1950.

Mood Indigo

“You ain’t been blue,
Till you’ve had that mood indigo.
That feelin’ goes stealin’ down to my shoes
While I sit and sigh, ’Go ‘long blues.’”

—Duke Ellington, Mood Indigo, 1930.

that silver-haired daddy

“If I could recall all the heartaches
Dear old daddy, I’ve caused you to bear
If I could erase those lines from your face
And bring back the gold to your hair

If God would but grant me the power
Just to turn back the pages of time
I’d give all I own if I could but atone
To that silver-haired daddy of mine.”

—Gene Autry and Jimmy Long, That Silver-haired Daddy Of Mine, 1932.

The Green Door

“Midnight, one more night without sleepin’
Watchin’ till the mornin’ comes creepin’
Green door, what’s that secret you’re keepin’”

—Marvin Moore & Bob Davie, The Green Door, 1956.

Little brown jug

“Ha, ha, ha, you and me,
Little brown jug, don’t I love thee!”

—Joseph Winner, Little Brown Jug, 1869.