When I first started putting up songs on YouTube, there was a young singer who promised he was going to sing 365 songs in 365 days. I took this as a challenge and decided that my goal was to post 1001 songs in 1001 days. (As in the great Middle Eastern folk tale classic "1001 Nights".)

I failed to reach the second part of my goal, for a few reasons, one being that there were times when I was unable to post as I was travelling. Another was that about a hundred of my uploaded videos somehow became corrupted due to some kind of change in YouTube, and I had to post them all again over a period of time using a different format.

However, I have now reached my thousand and first song. Better late than never! No doubt I will still put up the occasional song, but I won't be doing it every day. I think there are plenty of videos already on my channel for anyone who would like to listen to more of my songs. I can't imagine there would be many people who have seen them all!

Thank you to all those who have watched some (or all) of my 1001 songs, and for the many supportive comments you have made. I mention a few names in this song, but they are only a small sample of the many wonderful people I have met on YouTube.

Have a Merry Christmas, for those who celebrate it, and happy holiday season to all.

Lyrics:

Three years ago I set myself a task:
A thousand and one songs in a thousand and one days.
What on earth for? did I hear you ask?
Well, we all get our kicks in different ways!

A thousand and one, a thousand and one.
Ive sung a lot of songs, and Ive had a lot of fun.
Sung every song Ive ever learned and now at last Im done.
A thousand and one, a thousand and one.

A thousand and one, a thousand and one.
I could sing a thousand more, but now my time has come.
I cant stay any longer; I really have to run.
A thousand and one, a thousand and one.

Today is the day, the day my journey ends.
Along the way Ive made a whole lot of friends:
Ottawarocket and coolanddark Dan,
Monkeyless John and threelegsoman.

Blinddrunkal, Jeana, JBurdoo and Chris
SirCoughsalot, Johnny, OfficialArmonist,
Bulbheadmyass, Larry, Garibelon,
Onkelbuke, losthills - I could go on and on.

Coldironsbound, Colin, colognefgfg,
Barttheanorak, DannyKnapp, blueukulele,
Alonzogarbanzo, banjodano, lewdite,
If I try to name them all, Ill be here all night.

A thousand and one, a thousand and one.
Now a new stage of my life has begun.
I can hang up my guitar and sit out in the sun.
A thousand and one, a thousand and one.

You can hear a playlist of my original songs (in alphabetical order) here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B9F8E3B7A8822951

Lyrics and chords of my songs are on my Website: http://www.raymondcrooke.com