Just like a silver dollar

“Just like a silver dollar goes from hand to hand
A woman goes from man to man.”

—Alfred Williams, A Man Without A Woman (Silver Dollar), 1907.

Ida Red

“Ida Red, Ida green, prettiest girl I ever seen
Ida Red, Ida blue, I got stuck on Ida too
Ida Red, Ida white, love her true’ I think I might
Ida Red, Ida pink, saw her in town, gave me a wink.”

—Ida Red, traditional, additions by Uncle Earl, 2005.

blue tail fly

“De poney run, he jump, an’ pitch,
An’ tumble massa in de ditch;
He died, an’ de jury wonder’d why,
De verdic was, de blue tail fly.”

—F.D. Benteen, Jim Crack Corn, or the Blue Tail Fly, 1846.

pink and black

“So come with me, to 1953
An’ we’ll bring back, all of our used-to-be’s
Yeah, pink and black, she’s comin back.”

—Terry Allen, The Pink and Black Song, 1995.

It’s All Over Now

“The empty-handed painter from your streets
Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets.
This sky, too, is folding under you
And it’s all over now, Baby Blue.”

—Bob Dylan, It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue, 1965.

the fires of Hell a-glowing

“Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing
Are the fires of Hell a-glowing
Is the grisly reaper mowing?”

—Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, Wondrous Boat Ride, from Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, 1971.

my coat of many colors

“Now I know we had no money
But I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me.”

—Dolly Parton, Coat of Many Colors, 1971.

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.