ABBA : ABBA

ABBA (1975) Album
1. Mamma Mia 2. Hey Hey Helen 3. Tropical Loveland 4. S.O.S. 5. Man in the Middle 6. Bang-A-Boomerang 7. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 8. Rock Me	9. Intermezzo No. 1 10. I've Been Waiting for You 11. So Long 12. Waterloo 13. Hasta Mañana 14. Honey, Honey 15. Ring Ring 16. Nina, Pretty Ballerina

Mamma Mia

I've been cheated by you since I don't know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
Look at me now, will I ever learn?
I don't know how but I suddenly lose control
There's a fire within my soul
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again
My My, just how much I've missed you?
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go

I've been angry and sad about things that you do
I can't count all the times that I've told you "we're through"
And when you go, when you slam the door
I think you know that you won't be away too long
You know that I'm not that strong
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again
My, my, just how much I've missed you?
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if I say
"Bye bye, leave me now or never"
Mamma mia, it's a game we play
"Bye bye" doesn't mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again
My, my, just how much I've missed you?
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go

Hey Hey Helen

So at last you're free
It's the way you wanted it to be
And the price you paid
To become a woman of today
Is it worth the pain to see the children cry?
Does it hurt when they ask for daddy?

Hey, hey Helen
Now you live on your own
Hey, hey Helen
Can you make it alone? (Yes, you can)

So you're free at last (lucky woman)
And beginning to forget the past (lucky woman)
Does it make you sad (being lonely)
When you think about the life you had?
But you're right, you had to take a second chance
So you fight to find your freedom

Hey, hey Helen
Now you live on your own
Hey, hey Helen
Can you make it alone?

Hey, hey Helen
What's the matter with you? (hey, hey Helen)
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen)
Don't you know what to do? (Yes, you do)

A-ha, yes you do, yes, you do
A-ha, yes you do, yes, you do

Hey, hey Helen
Now you live on your own
Hey, hey Helen
Can you make it alone?
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen)
What's the matter with you?
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen)
Don't you know what to do?
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen)
Now you live on your own
Hey, hey Helen (hey, hey Helen) Can you make it alone

Tropical Loveland

Come to my loveland
Wander along beautiful gardens full of flowers and songs
Come to the sunshine, beaches and the sand
Listen to two bluebirds, won't you come to my land?
The grass is mellow and the sky is blue
My paradise is waiting here for you

It's a tropical loveland
I wanna share it with you
Life can be funny, happy and sunny
In my tropical loveland

Come to my loveland (to my loveland)
Wander with me (to my loveland) Lie with me darling in the shade of a tree (to my loveland)
Over the rainbow (to my loveland) Under the moon (to my loveland)
That's where my land is, won't you come to me soon?
Just take my hand, I'll show you everything
The secrets that my paradise can bring

It's a tropical loveland
I wanna share it with you
Life can be funny, happy and sunny
In my tropical loveland

It's a tropical loveland
I wanna share it with you (I wanna share it with you)
It's a tropical loveland (It's a tropical loveland)
I wanna share it with you
It's a tropical loveland
I wanna share it with you

S.O.S.

Where are those happy days?
They seem so hard to find
I try to reach for you
But you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love?
I wish I understood
It used to be so nice
It used to be so good

So when you're near me
Darling can't you hear me?
S.O.S
The love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
S.O.S
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?

You seem so far away
Though you are standing near
You made me feel alive
But something died I fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish I understood
What happened to our love
It used to be so good

So when you're near me
Darling can't you hear me
S.O.S
The love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
S.O.S
When you're gone
How can even I try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?

So when you're near me
Darling can't you hear me
S.O.S
And the love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
S.O.S
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try, how can I carry on?

Man in the Middle

Did you see that man
In the limousine?
With the pretty
Only, he's fifty and the girl's only seventeen
But she doesn't care
And she never will
If he's ninety-five
She don't give a damn
Just as long as he pays the bill

Did you see that man
With the fat cigar?
He just left his lunch
With a belly full of lobster and caviar
He can choose a wine
From a vintage year
He will drink champagne
In his limousine
When the rest of us drink a beer

'Cause he's the man in the middle
Never second fiddle
Just like a spider in a cobweb
Hard as a hammer
Not the kind of boss
You double-cross
'Cause he's the man in the middle
Knows the way to diddle
He's never bothered by his conscience
Deals with the Devil
'Cause he wants to be
Man in the middle
The middle
The middle
In the middle...

But you see that man
Made a big mistake
Even though he's got
All his servants and a mansion beside a lake
And the money too
All that he can't spend
He can buy the most
Nearly anything
But he can't buy in on his friend

Bang-A-Boomerang

Making somebody happy is a question of give and take
You can learn how to show it, so come on, give yourself a break
Every smile and every little touch
Don't you know that they mean so much?
Sweet sweet kisses so tender
Always will return to sender?

Like a bang-a-boome-boomerang
Dum-be-dum-dum be-dum-be-dum-dum
Oh bang-a-boome-boomerang
Love is a tune you hum-de-hum-hum
By giving away, I think you'll learn
You'll get love in return
So bang-a-boome-boomerang is love
A boome-boomerang is love

Love is always around and you can look for it anywhere
When you feel that you've found it my advice is to take good care
Never use it as a selfish tool
Never ever be such a fool
Every feeling you're showing
Is a boomerang you're throwing

Yes, a bang-a-boome-boomerang
Dum-be-dum-dum be-dum-be-dum-dum
Oh bang-a-boome-boomerang
Love is a tune you hum-de-hum-hum
By giving away, I think you'll learn
You'll get love in return
So bang-a-boome-boomerang is love

And if you're warm and tender
I'll kiss you, return to sender
Please surrender

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do

Love me or leave me
Make your choice but believe me
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

I can't conceal it
Don't you see?
Can't you feel it?
Don't you too?
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

Oh, I've been dreaming through my lonely past
Now I've just made it
I found you at last
So come on
Now let's try it
I love you
Can't deny it
'Cause it's true
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

Oh, no hard feelings between you and me
If we can't make it
But just wait and see

Rock Me

Rock me
Give me that kick now
Rock me
Show me that trick now
Roll me
You can do magic, baby
And I can't get enough of it
Rock me
Give me that feeling
Roll me
Rocking and reeling
Baby, so don't stop doing it
Don't stop doing it now
(Don't stop the rock
Don't stop the rock
I said don't stop the rock)

Wanna be, wanna be
In my baby's arms
Gonna be, gonna be
Nice and gentle if you want me to
Just as long as I'm in love with you
Yours forever, honey, that's what I
Wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, yeah

Wanna be, wanna be
With the one that I love, love, love
Gonna be, gonna be
With you baby every single night
I can teach you how to rock alright
Your sweet lover, honey, that's what I
Wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, yeah

Intermezzo No. 1 (Instrumental)

I've Been Waiting for You

I, I've been in love before
I thought I would no more
Manage to hit the ceiling
Still, strange as it seems to be
You brought it back to me
That old feeling

I, I don't know what you do
You make me think that you
Possibly could release me
I think you'll be able to
Make all my dreams come true
And you ease me

You thrill me, you delight me
You please me, you excite me
You're something I've been waiting for
I love you, I adore you
I lay my life before you
I'll have you want me more and more
And finally it seems
My lonely days are through
I've been waiting for you

I, I'm gonna make you mine
You're gonna feel so fine
You'll never want to leave me
I feel you belong to me
Someday you will agree
Please, believe me

You thrill me, you delight me
You please me, you excite me
You're something I've been waiting for
I love you, I adore you
I lay my life before you
I'll have you want me
More and more
And finally it seems
My lonely days are through
I've been waiting for you

So Long

You think you're gonna make me soft with your fancy car
But I can tell you all of your tricks ain't gonna get you far
They say that money's got a magic touch
But not to me, it doesn't mean that much
You won't have me tonight
All right, all right, all right, all right

So long (ooh, honey honey)
See you honey (honey honey honey)
Can't buy me with you money (ooh, money money)
Tracy, Daisy
They may be crazy
But I'll never be your girl
So long (ooh, honey honey)
See you honey (honey honey honey)
Can't buy me with your money (ooh, money money)
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long (ooh, honey-hon honey hon-honey ooh, mon-mon money money money)

You didn't have to send me flowers like you did today
I wouldn't keep a thing from you, I gave them all away
The girls might fall for everything you've got
But I'm not one of them
You know I'm not
You won't have me tonight
All right, all right, all right, all right

So long (ooh, hon-hon)
See you honey (ooh, hon-honey)
Can't buy me with your money (ooh, mon-money)
Tracy, Daisy
They may be crazy
But I'll never be your girl
So long (ooh, hon-hon)
See you honey (ooh, hon-honey)
Can't buy me with your money (ooh, mon-money)
You know it's not worth trying
So long, so long, so long (ooh, honey-hon hon-hon-honey)

So long (ooh, hon-hon)
See you honey (ooh, hon-honey)
Can't buy me with your money (ooh, mon-money)
You know it's not worth trying
So long
So long
So long (ooh, honey-hon oh, honey honey)

So long
So long
So long (ooh, honey-hon honey honey honey)

So long
So long
So long (ooh, honey-hon ooh, honey honey)

Waterloo

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

Hasta Mañana

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 'till 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

Honey, Honey

Honey honey, how you thrill me, a-ha, honey honey
Honey honey, nearly kill me, a-ha, 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, a-ha, honey honey
Honey honey, don't conceal it, a-ha, honey honey
The way that you kiss good night
The way that you hold 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, a-ha, honey honey
Honey honey, hold me baby, a-ha, honey honey
You look like a movie star (look like a movie star)
But I know just who you are (I wonder 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, a-ha, honey honey
Honey honey, nearly kill me, a-ha, honey honey
I'd heard about you before (I'd heard about you before)
I wanted to know some more (I wanted to know you some more)
And now I know what they mean, you're a love machine Oh, you make me dizzy

Ring Ring

I was sitting by the phone
I was waiting all alone
Baby, by myself I sit and wait and wonder about you
It's a dark and dreary night
Seems like nothing's going right
Won't you tell me honey how can I go on here without you?

Yes, I'm down and feeling blue
And I don't know what to do, oh-oh

Ring ring, why don't you give me a call?
Ring ring, the happiest sound of them all
Ring ring, I stare at the phone on the wall
And I sit all alone impatiently
Won't you please understand the need in me
So, ring ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring ring, why don't you give me a call?

You where here and now you're gone
Hey did I do something wrong?
I just can't believe that I could be so badly mistaken
Was it me or was it you?
Tell me, are we really through?
Won't you hear me cry and you will know that my heart is aching

Please forgive and then forget
Or maybe darling better yet, oh-oh

Nina, Pretty Ballerina

Every day in the morning on her way to the office
You can see her as she catches a train
Just a face among a million faces
Just another woman with no name
Not the girl you'd remember but she's still something special
If you knew her I am sure you'd agree
'Cause I know she's got a little secret
Friday evening she turns out to be...

Nina, pretty ballerina, now she is the queen of the dancing floor
This is the moment she's waiting for
Just like Cinderella (just like Cinderella)
Nina, pretty ballerina, who would ever think she could be this way
This is the part that she likes to play
But she knows the fun would go away
If she would play it every day

So she's back every morning to her work at the office
And another week to live in a dream
And another row of early mornings
In an almost never-ending stream
Doesn't talk very often, kind of shy and uncertain
Everybody seems to think she's a bore
But they wouldn't know her little secret
What her Friday night would have in store...