Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. Stoller was the composer of the duo and Leiber the lyricist. Song lyrics Note: The artists listed are the original (or most famous) performers of the songs, although many of the songs were subsequently covered by other artists. I've got pains in my headDead on my feetMy pantry's emptyI ain't eaten for a weekHard times - ooh I feel so badWhen I lost my baby, I lost everything I had Hard Times, sung by Charles Brown (1952). I'm going to Kansas CityKansas City, here I comeI'm going to Kansas CityKansas City, here I comeThey got a crazy way of lovin' thereAnd I'm gonna get me someI'm gonna be standing on the cornerTwelfth Street and VineI'm gonna be standing on the cornerTwelfth Street and VineWith my Kansas City babyAnd a bottle of Kansas City wine Kansas City, first recorded by Little Willie Littlefield as "K.C. Loving" (1952); the song later became a #1 hit for Wilbert Harrison (1959). You ain't nothin' but a hound dogQuit snoopin' 'round my doorYou ain't nothin' but a hound dogQuit snoopin' 'round my doorYou can wag your tailBut I ain't gonna feed you no more Hound Dog, a #1 hit on the R&B charts for Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (1953). Later an adaptation (with significantly altered lyrics) became a bigger hit for Elvis Presley in 1956. One day while I was eatin' beans at Smokey Joe's CafeJust sittin' diggin' all the scenes at Smokey Joe's CafeA chick came walkin' through the doorThat I had never seen beforeAt least I never saw her down at Smokey Joe's CafeAnd I started shakin'When she sat right down next to me Smokey Joe's Cafe, sung by The Robins (1955). The warden said, "come out with your hands up in the airIf you don't stop this riot, you're all gonna get the chair"Scarface Jones said, "It's too late to quitPass the dynamite, 'cause the fuse is lit" Riot in Cell Block #9, sung by The Robins (1954). Treat me like a foolTreat me mean and cruelBut love meBreak my faithful heartTear it all apartBut love meIf you ever goDarlin', I'll be ohso lonelyI'll be sad and blueCrying over youdear only Love Me, first sung by Willy and Ruth (1954); later made popular by Elvis Presley (1956). Well, I got a girl and Ruby is her nameShe don't love me but I love her just the sameRuby, Ruby, how I want yaLike a ghost I'm-a gonna haunt yaRuby, Ruby, when will you be mine? Ruby Baby, sung by The Drifters (1956); later a hit for Dion in 1962. I saw her standin' on the cornerA yellow ribbon in her hairI couldn't keep myself from shoutin'Look-a there...Young BloodYoung BloodYoung BloodI can't get you out of my mind Young Blood, written with Doc Pomus, sung by The Coasters (1957). Well, now, if I have to swim a river,You know I will.And a if I have to climb a mountain,You know I will.And a if she's a hiding upOn a blueberry hill,Am I gonna find her, child?You know I will.'Cause I've been searchin'.Oh, yeah, searchin'.My goodness, searchin' every which a-way. Searchin', sung by The Coasters (1957). The warden threw a party in the county jailThe prison band was there and they began to wailThe band was jumpin' and the joint began to swingYou should've heard those knocked out jailbirds singLet's rockEverybody, let's rockEverybody in the whole cell blockWas dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock Jailhouse Rock, sung by Elvis Presley (1957). Lucky lips are always kissingLucky lips are never blueLucky lips will always find a pairOf lips that will be trueI don't need a four-leaf cloverRabbit's foot or good luck charmWith lucky lips, I'll always haveA fellow in my arms Lucky Lips, first sung by Ruth Brown (1957); later an international hit for Cliff Richard (1963). Well, it's Christmas time, pretty babyAnd the snow is falling downWell, it's Christmas time, pretty babyAnd the snow is falling downYou be a real good little girl, 'causeSanta Claus is back in town Santa Claus Is Back in Town, sung by Elvis Presley (1957). Pick up the papers from the trash.Cans and bottles you can cash.We'll better just recycle, orWe're not gonna rock 'n' roll no moreYakety Yak,Take it Back.Don't be no square. Don't be no chump.Don't make this Earth a garbage dump.This planet's screaming "NO MORE FUNK!".There's no more room for no more junk.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Kids, you don't have to go to schoolTo teach your folks this simple rule.If it's a drink, or just a snack,Well, when it's empty, take it back.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Who says you can't fight City Hall?Just write a letter. Make a call.Sign a petition. And, what's more,Make 'em get it at your door.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Yakety Yak,Take it Back.Yakety Yak,Take it Back. Yakety Yak, sung by The Coasters (1958). "Don't, don't," that's what you sayEach time that I hold you this wayWhen I feel like this and I want to kiss youBaby, don't say "don't" Don't, sung by Elvis Presley (1958). I never looked for trouble, but I never ranI don't take no orders from no kind of manI'm only made out of flesh, blood, and boneBut if you're gonna start a rumble, don't you try it all alone'Cause I'm evilMy middle name is MiseryYes, I'm evilSo don't you mess around with me Trouble, sung by Elvis Presley (1958). Charlie BrownCharlie BrownHe's a clownThat Charlie BrownHe's gonna get caughtJust you wait and seeWhy is everybody always pickin' on me? Charlie Brown, sung by The Coasters (1959). I plopped down in my easy chair and turned on Channel TwoA bad gunslinger called Salty Sam was a-chasin' poor Sweet SueHe trapped her in the old sawmill and said with an evil laugh"If you don't gimme the deed to your ranch, I'll saw you all in half"And then he grabbed herAnd then?He tied her upAnd then?He turned on the buzz sawAnd then?And then?Eh-eh!And then along came Jones… Along Came Jones, sung by The Coasters (1959). She comes on like a roseBut everybody knowsShe'll get you in dutchYou can look, but you better not touchPoison Ivy, Poison Ivy,Late at night while your sleepin'Poison Ivy comes a-creepin' around Poison Ivy, sung by The Coasters (1959). I wanna know if she loved me.Did she really love me?Was she just playing me for a fool?I wonder why she left me.Why did she leave me so all alone?So all alone.I was gonna tell her that I loved herAnd that I need herBeside my side to be my guide. There Goes My Baby, sung by The Drifters, written by Ben E. King (Benjamin Nelson), Lover Patterson, George Treadwell, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller (1959). I took my troubles down to Madame RuthYou know that gypsy with the gold-capped toothShe's got a pad down at Thirty-Fourth and VineSellin' little bottles of Love Potion Number NineI told her that I was a flop with chicksI've been this way since 1956She looked at my palm and she made a magic signShe said, "What you need is Love Potion Number Nine" Love Potion No. 9, sung by The Clovers (1959). When the night has come and the land is darkAnd the moon is the only light we'll seeNo, I won't be afraid, oh I won't be afraidJust as long as you stand, stand by meSo darling, darling stand by meOh, stand by meOh, stand - stand by me, stand by me. Stand By Me, written with and sung by Ben E. King (1960); recorded by Otis Redding (1964) and John Lennon (1975). There is a rose in Spanish HarlemA red rose up in Spanish HarlemWith eyes as black as coalThat look down in my soulAnd start a fire there and then I lose controlI have to beg your pardonI'm going to pick that roseAnd watch her as she growsIn my garden Spanish Harlem, written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector, sung by Ben E. King (1960). I can wash out forty-four pairs of socks an' have 'em hangin' out on the lineI can starch an' iron two dozens shirts before you can count from one to nineI can scoop up a great big dipper full of lard from the drippin's canThrow it in the skillet, go out an' do my shopping, and be back before it melts in the pan'Cause I'm a womanW-O-M-A-NI'll say it again I'm a Woman, first sung by Christine Kittrell (1962); a hit for Peggy Lee the same year. I said, "Take it easy, baby, I worked all dayAnd my feet feel just like leadYou got my shirt tails flyin' all over the placeAnd the sweat poppin' out of my head"She said, "Hey, Bossa Nova baby, keep on workin''Cause this ain't no time to quit"She said, "Go, Bossa Nova baby keep on dancin'I'm about to have myself a fit" Bossa Nova Baby, first sung by Tippie and The Clovers (1962); recorded by Elvis Presley (1963). Her hair is soft and her eyes are oh so blueShe's all the things a girl should be, but she's not youShe knows just how to make me laugh when I feel blueShe's everything a man could want, but she's not you She's Not You, written with Doc Pomus, sung by Elvis Presley (1962). They say the neon lights are bright on BroadwayThey say there's always magic in the airBut when you're walkin' down that streetAnd you ain't had enough to eatThe glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere On Broadway, written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, sung by The Drifters (1963). We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out.I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess around.Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson,Look out Jackson town. Jackson, written by Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Leiber, originally sung by Billy Edd Wheeler (1963); made famous by Johnny Cash and June Carter (1967) and by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (1967). Is that all there is?Is that all there is?If that's all there is, my friendsThen let's keep dancingLet's break out the booze and have a ballIf that's all there is Is That All There Is?, originally sung by Leslie Uggams (1968); later a hit for Peggy Lee (1969). External links Category:Songwriters from the United States Category:Music producers from the United States Category:Musicians from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:1933 births