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Aint no use in calling out my name, gal Like you never did before Aint no use in calling out my name, gal I cant hear you any more When the rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and Ill be gone Youre the reason why Im traveling on Dont think twice, its all right Walking down the long and lonesome road, gal Where Im bound, I cant tell Goodbyes too good a word, gal So Ill just say Fare thee well Well, I aint saying you treated me unkind You could have done better but I dont mind You just sort of wasted my precious time Dont think twice, its all right Aint no use in turnin on your light, babe The light I never known Aint no use in turnin on your light, babe Im on the dark side of the road Still I wish there was something you could do or say To make me change my mind and stay You never did too much talking anyway Dont think twice, its all right Aint no use to sit and wonder why, babe It dont matter anyhow Aint no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you dont know by now Im a-thinking and a-wondering on the way down the road I once loved a woman, a child Im told I give her my heart but she wanted my soul Dont think twice, its all right

Well Im looking the world over Looking far off into the East And I see my baby coming Shes walking with the village priest I feel a change coming on And the last part of the day is already gone We got so much in common We strive for the same old ends And I just cant wait Wait for us to become friends I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone Life is for love And they say that love is blind If you want to live easy Baby pack your clothes with mine I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone Well now whats the use in dreaming You got better things to do Dreams never did work for me anyway Even when they did come true You are as whorish as ever Baby you could start a fire I must be losing my mind Youre the object of my desire I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone Im listening to Billy Joe Shaver And Im reading James Joyce Some people they tell me I got the blood of the land in my voice Everybody got all the money Everybody got all the beautiful clothes Everybody got all the flowers I dont have one single rose I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone

There’s nothing ’round here I believe in ’Cept you, yeah you And there’s nothing to me that’s sacred ’Cept you, yeah you You’re the one that reaches me You’re the one that I admire Every time we meet together My soul feels like it’s on fire Nothing matters to me And there’s nothing I desire ’Cept you, yeah you Nothing ’round here I care to try for ’Cept you, yeah you Got nothing left to live or die for ’Cept you, yeah you There’s a hymn I used to hear In the churches all the time Make me feel so good inside So peaceful, so sublime And there’s nothing to remind me of that Old familiar chime ’Cept you, uh huh you Used to play in the cemetery Dance and sing and run when I was a child Never seemed strange But now I just pass mournfully by That place where the bones of life are piled I know something’ has changed I’m a stranger here and no one sees me ’Cept you, yeah you Nothing much matters or seems to please me ’Cept you, yeah you Nothing hypnotizes me Or holds me in a spell Everything runs by me Just like water from a well Everybody wants my attention Everybody’s got something to sell ’Cept you, yeah you

I aint lookin to compete with you Beat or cheat or mistreat you Simplify you, classify you Deny, defy or crucify you All I really want to do Is, baby be friends with you No, I aint lookin to fight with you Frighten you or tighten you Drag you down or drain you down Chain you down or bring you down All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you I dont want to fake you out Take or shake or forsake you out I aint lookin for you to feel like me See like me or be like me I dont want to meet your kin Make you spin or do you in Or select you or dissect you Or inspect you or reject you All I really want to do Is, baby, be friends with you Baby, be friends with you Baby, be friends with you

The water is wide and I cant cross over Build me wings and I could fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I There is a ship and it sails on the sea Loaded deep as deep can be But not as deep as the love Im in I know not if I sink or swim I leaned my back up against an oak Thinking it was a trusty tree But first it bent and then it broke Just like my own false love to me Oh love is gentle, love is kind Gay as a jewel when first its new But love grows old and waxes cold And fades away like some morning dew The water is wide and I cant cross over Neither have I wings that I could fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I

Well, I had to move fast And I couldn’t with you around my neck I said I’d send for you and I did What did you expect? My hands are sweating And we haven’t even started yet I’ll go along with the charade Until I can think my way out I know it was all a big joke Whatever it was about Someday maybe I’ll remember to forget I’m going to get my coat I feel the breath of a storm There’s something I’ve got to do tonight You go inside and stay warm Has anybody seen my love? Has anybody seen my love? Has anybody seen my love? I don’t know Has anybody seen my love? You want to talk to me Go ahead and talk Whatever you got to say to me Won’t come as any shock I must be guilty of something You just whisper it into my ear Madame Butterfly She lulled me to sleep In a town without pity Where the water runs deep She said, “Be easy, baby There is nothing worth stealing in here” You’re the one I’ve been looking for You’re the one that’s got the key But I can’t figure out whether I’m too good for you Or you’re too good for me Has anybody seen my love? Has anybody seen my love? Has anybody seen my love? I don’t know Has anybody seen my love? Well, they’re not showing any lights tonight And there’s no moon There’s just a hot-blooded singer Singing “Memphis in June” While they’re beating the devil out of a guy Who’s wearing a powder-blue wig Later he’ll be shot For resisting arrest I can still hear his voice crying In the wilderness What looks large from a distance Close up is never that big Never could learn to drink that blood And call it wine Never could learn to hold you, love And call you mine

As I travel down lifes pathway Know not what the years may hold As I ponder, hopes grow fonder Precious memories flood my soul Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness of the midnight Precious sacred scenes unfold Precious father, loving mother Glide across the lonely years And old homes scenes of my childhood In fond memory appears Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness of the midnight Precious sacred scenes unfold

While youre strolling down the fairway Showing no remorse Glowing from the poisons Theyve sprayed on your golf course While youre busy sinking birdies And keeping your scorecard The devils been busy in your backyard Steaming down the highway With your trucks of toxic waste Where you gonna hide it Maybe outer space? You dont know what youre doing Or what you have to guard The devils been busy in your backyard Sometimes you think youre crazy But you know youre only mad Sometimes youre better off not knowing How much youve been had You see your second cousin Wasted in a fight You say he had it coming He couldnt do it right Youre in a western movie Playing the part The devils been busy in your backyard Sometimes they say youre wicked But you know that cant be bad Sometimes youre better off not knowing Itll only make you sad Theyre coming down picadilly Dripping at the dosh Arresting Sticky Willy Clubbing him with their cosh They just might not have noticed Theyve been hitting him so hard The devils been busy in your backyard The devils been busy in your backyard The devils been busy in your backyard

Alberta let your hair hang low Alberta let your hair hang low Ill give you more gold Than your apron can hold If youd only let your hair hang low Alberta whats on your mind Alberta whats on your mind You keep me worried and bothered All of the time Alberta whats on your mind Alberta dont you treat me unkind Alberta dont you treat me unkind Oh my heart is so sad Cause I want you so bad Alberta dont you treat me unkind Alberta let your hair hang low Alberta let your hair hang low Ill give you more gold Than your apron can hold If youll only let your hair hang low

There was a moon out in space But a cloud drifted over its face You kissed me and went on your way The night we called it a day I heard the song of the spheres Like a minor lament in my ears I hadnt the heart left to pray The night we called it a day Soft through the dark The hoot of an owl in the sky Sad though his song No bluer than he was I The moon went down, stars were gone But the sun didnt rise with the dawn There wasnt a thing left to say The night we called it a day Soft through the dark The hoot of an owl in the sky Sad though his song No bluer than he was I The moon went down, stars were gone But the sun didnt rise with the dawn There wasnt a thing left to say The night we called it a day

After a while we took in the clothes Nobody said very much Just some old wild shirts and a couple pairs of pants Which nobody really wanted to touch Mama come in and picked up a book And Papa asked her what it was Someone else asked, “What do you care?” Papa said, “Well, just because” Then they started to take back their clothes Hang them on the line It was January the thirtieth And everybody was feelin’ fine The next day everybody got up Seeing if the clothes were dry The dogs were barking, a neighbor passed Mama, of course, she said, “Hi” “Have you heard the news?” he said with a grin “The Vice-President’s gone mad!” “Where?” “Downtown” “When?” “Last night” “Hmm, say, that’s too bad” “Well, there’s nothing we can do about it,” said the neighbor “It’s just something we’re gonna have to forget” “Yes, I guess so,” said Ma Then she asked me if the clothes were still wet I reached up, touched my shirt And the neighbor said, “Are those clothes yours?” I said, “Some of them, not all of them” He said, “Ya always help out around here with the chores?” I said, “Sometime, not all the time” Then my neighbor, he blew his nose Just as Papa yelled outside “Mama wants you to come back in the house and bring them clothes” Well, I just do what I’m told So, I did it, of course I went back in the house and Mama met me And then I shut all the doors

Been beat up and battered round Been sent up, and Ive been shot down Youre the best thing that Ive ever found Handle me with care Reputations changeable Situations tolerable Baby, youre adorable Handle me with care Im so tired of being lonely I still have some love to give Wont you show me that you really care? Everybody got somebody to lean on Put your body next to mine and dream on Ive been fucked off and I been fooled Ive been robbed and ridiculed In day-care centers and night schools Handle me with care Been stuck in airports, terrorized Sent to meetings, hypnotized Overexposed, commercialized Handle me with care Im so tired of being lonely I still have some love to give Wont you show me that you really care? Everybody got somebody to lean on Put your body next to mine and dream on Ive been uptight and made a mess Ill clean it up myself, I guess Oh, the sweet smell of success Handle me with care

Are you ready, are you ready? Are you ready, are you ready? Are you ready to meet Jesus? Are you where you ought to be? Will He know you when He sees you Or will He say, “Depart from Me”? Are you ready, hope you’re ready Am I ready, am I ready? Am I ready, am I ready? Am I ready to lay down my life for the brethren And to take up my cross? Have I surrendered to the will of God Or am I still acting like the boss? Am I ready, hope I’m ready When destruction cometh swiftly And there’s no time to say a fare-thee-well Have you decided whether you want to be In heaven or in hell? Are you ready, are you ready? Have you got some unfinished business? Is there something holding you back? Are you thinking for yourself Or are you following the pack? Are you ready, hope you’re ready Are you ready? Are you ready for the judgment? Are you ready for that terrible swift sword? Are you ready for Armageddon? Are you ready for the day of the Lord? Are you ready, I hope you’re ready

Il Salone di bellezza in fondo al vicolo È affollatissimo di marinai Prova a chiedere a uno che ore sono E ti risponderà non lho saputo mai Le cartoline dellimpiccagione Sono in vendita a cento lire luna Il commissario cieco dietro la stazione Per un indizio ti legge la sfortuna E le forze dellordine irrequiete Cercano qualcosa che non va Mentre io e la mia signora ci affacciamo stasera Su via della Povertà Cenerentola sembra così facile Ogni volta che sorride ti cattura Ricorda proprio Bette Davis Con le mani appoggiate alla cintura Arriva Romeo trafelato E le grida il mio amore sei tu Ma qualcuno gli dice di andar via E di non riprovarci più E lunico suono che rimane Quando lambulanza se ne va È Cenerentola che spazza la strada In via della Povertà Mentre lalba sta uccidendo la luna E le stelle si son quasi nascoste La signora che legge la fortuna Se nè andata in compagnia delloste Ad eccezione di Abele e di Caino Tutti quanti sono andati a far lamore Aspettando che venga la pioggia Ad annacquare la gioia ed il dolore E il Buon Samaritano Sta affilando la sua pietà Se ne andrà al Carnevale stasera In via della Povertà I tre Re Magi sono disperati Gesù Bambino è diventato vecchio E Mister Hyde piange sconcertato Vedendo Jeckyll che ride nello specchio Ofelia è dietro la finestra Mai nessuno le ha detto che è bella A soli ventidue anni È già una vecchia zitella La sua morte sarà molto romantica Trasformandosi in oro se ne andrà Per adesso cammina avanti e indietro In via della Povertà Einstein travestito da ubriacone Ha nascosto i suoi appunti in un baule È passato di qui unora fa Diretto verso lultima Thule Sembrava così timido e impaurito Quando ha chiesto di fermarsi un po qui Ma poi ha cominciato a fumare E a recitare lA B C Ed a vederlo tu non lo diresti mai Ma era famoso qualche tempo fa Per suonare il violino elettrico In via della Povertà Ci si prepara per la grande festa Cè qualcuno che comincia ad aver sete Il fantasma dellopera Si è vestito in abiti da prete Sta ingozzando a viva forza Casanova Per punirlo della sua sensualità Lo ucciderà parlandogli damore Dopo averlo avvelenato di pietà E mentre il fantasma grida Tre ragazze si son spogliate già Casanova sta per essere violentato In via della Povertà E bravo Nettuno mattacchione Il Titanic sta affondando nellaurora Nelle scialuppe i posti letto sono tutti occupati E il capitano grida ce ne stanno ancora E Ezra Pound e Thomas Eliot Fanno a pugni nella torre di comando I suonatori di calipso ridono di loro Mentre il cielo si sta allontanando E affacciati alle loro finestre nel mare Tutti pescano mimose e lillà E nessuno deve più preoccuparsi Di via della Povertà A mezzanotte in punto i poliziotti Fanno il loro solito lavoro Metton le manette intorno ai polsi A quelli che ne sanno più di loro I prigionieri vengon trascinati Su un calvario improvvisato lì vicino E il caporale Adolfo li ha avvisati Che passeranno tutti dal camino E il vento ride forte E nessuno riuscirà a ingannare il suo destino In via della Povertà La tua lettera lho avuta proprio ieri Mi racconti tutto quel che fai Ma non essere ridicola Non chiedermi come stai Questa gente di cui mi vai parlando È gente come tutti noi Non mi sembra che siano mostri Non mi sembra che siano eroi E non mandarmi ancora tue notizie Nessuno ti risponderà Se insisti a spedirmi le tue lettere Da via della Povertà

Crimson flames tied through my ears Rolling high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps “We’ll meet on edges, soon,” said I Proud neath heated brow Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth “Rip down all hate,” I screamed Lies that life is black and white Spoke from my skull, I dreamed Romantic facts of musketeers Foundationed deep, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now Girls’ faces formed the forward path From phony jealousy To memorizing politics Of ancient history Flung down by corpse evangelists Un-thought of, though, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now A self-ordained professor’s tongue Too serious to fool Spouted out that liberty Is just equality in school “Equality,” I spoke the word As if a wedding vow Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now In a soldier’s stance, I aimed my hand At the mongrel dogs who teach Fearing not that I’d become my enemy In the instant that I preach My existence led by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect Good and bad, I define these terms Quite clear, no doubt, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now

’Twas in the town of Griffin In the year of sixty-five A well known famous drover ... ’Twas in the town of Griffin In the year of sixty-five A well known famous drover Stepped up to me and talked Sayin’ How do you do, young cowboy And how’d you like to go Spend the summer pleasantly In the hills of Mexico Well, me being out of work right then To this drover I did say Well, this going out on the buffalo range Depends on your pay But if you pay good wages Transportation to and fro I think I might go with you To the hills of Mexico Well, we crossed the ?? river, boys Our troubles they begun Lightening, flashlight, hell-fire Had made the cattle run I tread towards the hiding place ?? Comanches waiting to pick us off On the hills of Mexico

Sixteen years Sixteen banners united over the field Where the good shepherd grieves Desperate men, desperate women divided Spreading their wings neath falling leaves Fortune calls I stepped forth from the shadows to the marketplace Merchants and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down Shes smelling sweet like the meadows where she was born On midsummers eve near the tower The cold-blooded moon The captain waits above the celebration Sending his thoughts to a beloved maid Whose ebony face is beyond communication The captain is down but still believing that his love will be repaid They shaved her head She was torn between Jupiter and Apollo A messenger arrived with a black nightingale I seen her on the stairs and I couldnt help but follow Follow her down past the fountain where they lifted her veil I stumbled to my feet I rode past destruction in the ditches With the stitches still mending beneath a heart-shaped tattoo Renegade priests and treacherous young witches Were handing out the flowers that Id given to you The palace of mirrors Where dog soldiers are reflected The endless road and the wailing of chimes The empty rooms where her memory is protected Where the angels voices whisper to the souls of previous times She wakes him up Forty-eight hours later the sun is breaking Near broken chains, mountain laurel and rolling rocks Shes begging to know what measures he now will be taking Hes pulling her down and shes clutching on to his long golden locks Gentlemen, he said I dont need your organization, Ive shined your shoes Ive moved your mountains and marked your cards But Eden is burning either brace yourself for elimination Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards Peace will come With tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire But will bring us no reward when her false idols fall And cruel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating Between the King and the Queen of Swords

Well, it’s always been my nature to take chances My right hand drawing back while my left hand advances Where the current is strong and the monkey dances To the tune of a concertina Blood dryin’ in my yellow hair as I go from shore to shore I know what it is that has drawn me to your door But whatever could it be, makes you think you’ve seen me before Angelina Oh, Angelina Oh, Angelina His eyes were two slits make any snake proud With a face that any painter would paint as he walked through the crowd Worshipping a god with the body of a woman well endowed And the head of a hyena Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek? If you can read my mind, why must I speak? No, I have heard nothing about the man that you seek Angelina Oh, Angelina Oh, Angelina In the valley of the giants where the stars and stripes explode The peaches they were sweet and the milk and honey flowed I was only following instructions when the judge sent me down the road With your subpoena When you cease to exist, then who will you blame I’ve tried my best to love you but I cannot play this game Your best friend and my worst enemy is one and the same Angelina Oh, Angelina Oh, Angelina There’s a black Mercedes rolling through the combat zone Your servants are half dead, you’re down to the bone Tell me, tall men, where would you like to be overthrown Maybe down in Jerusalem or Argentina? She was stolen from her mother when she was three days old Now her vengeance has been satisfied and her possessions have been sold He’s surrounded by God’s angels and she’s wearing’ a blindfold And so are you, Angelina Oh, Angelina Oh, Angelina I see pieces of men marching; trying to take heaven by force I can see the unknown rider, I can see the pale white horse In God’s truth tell me what you want and you’ll have it of course Just step into the arena Beat a path of retreat up them spiral staircases Pass the tree of smoke, pass the angel with four faces Begging God for mercy and weeping’ in unholy places Angelina Oh, Angelina Oh, Angelina

Coveiros gemem tristes ais E realejos ancestrais Juram que eu não devia mais querer você Os sinos e os clarins rachados Zombando tão desafinados Querem, eu sei, mas é pecado Eu te perder É tanto, é tanto Se ao menos você soubesse Te quero tanto Políticos embriagados Dançando em guetos arruinados E os profetas desacordados a te ouvir Eu sei que eles vem tomar Meu drinque em meu copo a trincar E me pedir pra te deixar partir É tanto, é tanto Se ao menos você soubesse Te quero tanto Todos meus pais querem me dar Amor que há tempos não está lá E suas filhas vão me deixar Por isso não me preocupar Eu voltei pra minha sina Contei pra uma menina Meu medo só termina estando ali Ela é suave assim E sabe quase tudo de mim Ela sabe onde eu queria estar enfim É tanto, é tanto Se ao menos você soubesse Te quero tanto Mas seu dândi vai de paletó chinês Falou comigo mais de uma vez Não, eu sei, não fui muito cortês com ele, não Isso, porque ele mentiu Porque te ganhou e partiu Porque o tempo consentiu Ou se não porque É tanto, é tanto Se ao menos você soubesse Te quero tanto É tanto Se ao menos você soubesse Te quero tanto

Wanted man in Indiana Wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Texarkana Wanted man in Mexico Wanted man in Sacramento Wanted man in ol Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight You might see this wanted man Wanted man by Lucy Watson Wanted man by Jeannie Brown Wanted man by Nellie Johnson Wanted man in this next town Ive had all that I wanted Of a lot of things Ive had And a lot more than I needed Of some things that turned out bad Wanted man in Sacramento Wanted man in Tennessee Wanted man in Oklahoma Wanted man Wanted man in Indiana Wanted man in ol Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight You might see this wanted man Well, I went to sleep in Shreveport Woke up in Abilene Wonderin why the hell Im wanted At some place half way in between So I went to o to El Paso Stopped to get myself a map Went the wrong way into Juarez With Juanita on my lap Wanted man in Indiana Wanted man in Mexico Wanted man in Milwaukee Wanted man in Buffallo Wanted man in Indiana Wanted man in ol Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight You might see this wanted man Wanted man in Milwaukee Wanted man in Bangor, Maine Wanted man, Missouri Wanted man in Wanted man in Wanted man in ol Cheyenne Wherever you might

Oh, I cant get you off of my mind When I try, Im just wastin my time Lord, Ive tried and Ive tried, all night long Ive cried But I cant get you off of my mind And you think you would leave me behind But I guess youre the two-timin kind Do you think that its smart to jump from heart to heart When I cant get you off of my mind? Oh, I cant get you off of my mind When I try, Im just wastin my time Lord, Ive tried and Ive tried, all night long Ive cried But I cant get you off of my mind You believe that a true love is blind So you fool every new love you find Youve got stars in your eyes but they cant hide the lies Oh, I cant get you off of my mind But I cant get you off of my mind When I try, Im just wastin my time Lord, Ive tried and Ive tried, all night long Ive cried But I cant get you off of my mind

Forgetful heart Lost your power of recall Every little detail You dont remember at all The times we knew Who would remember better than you Forgetful heart We laughed and had a good time you and I Its been so long Now youre content to let the days go by When you were there You were the answer to my prayer Forgetful heart We loved with all the love that life can give What can I say Without you its so hard to live Cant take much more Why cant we love like we did before Forgetful heart Like a walking shadow in my brain All night long I lay awake and listen to the sound of pain The door has closed forevermore If indeed there ever was a door

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a gypsy queen Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle all dressed in green Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle till the moon is blue Wiggle till the moon sees you Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle in your boots and shoes Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, you got nothing to lose Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a swarm of bees Wiggle on your hands and knees Wiggle to the front, wiggle to the rear Wiggle till you wiggle right out of here Wiggle till it opens, wiggle till it shuts Wiggle till it bites, wiggle till it cuts Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead Wiggle—you can raise the dead Wiggle till you’re high, wiggle till you’re higher Wiggle till you vomit fire Wiggle till it whispers, wiggle till it hums Wiggle till it answers, wiggle till it comes Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like satin and silk Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a pail of milk Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, rattle and shake Wiggle like a big fat snake

Don’t ya tell Henry Apple’s got your fly I went down to the river on a Saturday morn A-lookin’ around just to see who’s born I found a little chicken down on his knees I went up and yelled to him, “Please, please, please!” He said, “Don’t ya tell Henry Don’t ya tell Henry Don’t ya tell Henry Apple’s got your fly” I went down to the corner at a-half past ten I’s lookin’ around, I wouldn’t say when I looked down low, I looked above And who did I see but the one I love She said, “Don’t ya tell Henry Don’t ya tell Henry Don’t ya tell Henry Apple’s got your fly” Now, I went down to the beanery at half past twelve A-lookin’ around just to see myself I spotted a horse and a donkey, too I looked for a cow and I saw me a few They said, “Don’t ya tell Henry Don’t ya tell Henry Don’t ya tell Henry Apple’s got your fly” Now, I went down to the pumphouse the other night A-lookin’ around, I was outta sight I looked high and low for that big ol’ tree I did go upstairs but I didn’t see nobody but me I said, “Don’t ya tell Henry Don’t ya tell Henry Don’t ya tell Henry Apple’s got your fly”

Father of night, Father of day Father who taketh the darkness away Father who teacheth the bird to fly Builder of rainbows up in the sky Father of loneliness and pain Father of love and Father of rain Father of day, Father of night Father of black, Father of white Father who build the mountain so high Who shapeth the cloud up in the sky Father of time, Father of dreams Father who turneth the rivers and streams Father of grain, Father of wheat Father of cold and Father of heat Father of air and Father of trees Who dwells in our hearts and our memories Father of minutes, Father of days Father of whom we most solemnly praise

Tell me where have you been, my blue eyed son? Where have you been, my darling young one? Ive stumbled up on the side of twelve misty mountains Ive walked and Ive crawled over six crooked highways Ive stepped out in the middle of seven sad forests Ive been out in front of a dozen dead oceans But I tell ya its hard, yeah its hard, well its hard Oh its hard, girl Its a hard rains gonna fall Tell me what did you see, my blue-eyed son? What did you see, my darling young one? I saw a black branch dripping with blood all around it I saw a room full of men with their hammers bleeding I saw a white ladder all covered with water I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken Well its hard, yes its hard, yes its hard Whoa yeah Its a hard rains gonna fall Tell me what did you hear, my blue-eyed son? What did you hear, my darling young one? I heard one hundred drummers, hands that were blazing Ten thousand whispering and nobody listening I heard one person starve, I heard many people laughing I heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter Well its hard, yes its hard, yeah its hard Oh its hard yeah Its a hard rains gonna fall Well whatll you do now, my blue eyed son? Whatll you do now, my darling young one? Well Ill walk to the depths of the deepest black forest Where the people are many and their hands are all empty Where the pellets of poison are flooding the waters But Ill know my song well and I sure wont forget it ‘Cause its hard, yes its hard, well its hard Oh yeah Its a hard rains gonna fall Wah ooh Wah ooh Wah ooh Wah ooh

Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long Summers almost gone, winters coming on Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long And it seems like Ive got to travel on And it seems like Ive got to travel on Papa writes to Johnny, Johnny, cant you come home ? Johnny, cant you come home ? Johnny, cant you come home ? Papa writes to Johnny, Johnny, cant you come home ? Johnnys been out on the road too long Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long And it seems like Ive got to travel on And it seems like Ive got to travel on That silly wind will soon begin and Ill be on my way Going home to stay, going home to stay That silly wind will soon begin and Ill be on my way And I feel like I just want to travel on Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long And it seems like Ive got to travel on And it seems like Ive got to travel on Theres a lonesome freight at 6.08 coming through the town Ill be homward bound, Ill be homeward bound Theres a lonesome freight at 6.08 coming through the town And I feel like I just want to travel on Done laid around, done stayed around This old town too long And it seems like Ive got to travel on And it seems like Ive got to travel on

Winterlude, Winterlude, oh darling Winterlude by the road tonight Tonight there will be no quarreling Everything is gonna be all right Oh, I see by the angel beside me That love has a reason to shine You’re the one I adore, come over here and give me more Then Winterlude, this dude thinks you’re fine Winterlude, Winterlude, my little apple Winterlude by the corn in the field Winterlude, let’s go down to the chapel Then come back and cook up a meal Well, come out when the skating rink glistens By the sun, near the old crossroads sign The snow is so cold, but our love can be bold Winterlude, don’t be rude, please be mine Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy Winterlude by the telephone wire Winterlude, it’s making me lazy Come on, sit by the logs in the fire The moonlight reflects from the window Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand Come out tonight, everything will be tight Winterlude, this dude thinks you’re grand

Well Ill sing you a song, It aint very long About an old man, who never done wrong How he died nobody can say They found him dead in the street one day Well, the crowd, they gathered one fine morn At the man whose clothes n shoes were torn There on the sidewalk he did lay They stopped n stared n walked their way Well, the pliceman come and he looked around Get up, old man, or Im a-takin you down. He jabbed him once with his billy club And the old man then rolled off the curb Well, he jabbed him again and loudly said Call the wagon, this man is dead The wagon come, they loaded him in I never saw the man again Well, Ive sung you my song, it aint very long About an old man who never done wrong How he died no one can say They found him dead in the street one day

When they came for Him in the garden, did they know? When they came for Him in the garden, did they know? Did they know He was the Son of God, did they know that He was Lord? Did they hear when He told Peter, “Peter, put up your sword”? When they came for Him in the garden, did they know? When they came for Him in the garden, did they know? When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? Nicodemus came at night so he wouldn’t be seen by men Saying, “Master, tell me why a man must be born again” When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? When He spoke to them in the city, did they hear? When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? When He said, “Pick up your bed and walk, why must you criticize? Same thing My Father do, I can do likewise” When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? When He healed the blind and crippled, did they see? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? The multitude wanted to make Him king, put a crown upon His head Why did He slip away to a quiet place instead? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? Did they speak out against Him, did they dare? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? He said, “All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth” Did they know right then and there what the power was worth? When He rose from the dead, did they believe? When He rose from the dead, did they believe?

You walk in, half past nine Lookin like a queen Serving me with papers Calling me obscene Woman, Ive tried so hard Just to do my best Theyre gonna put me in the poor house And youll take all the rest Up all day, down all night Working on the job Everything I do is wrong I always end up robbed Woman, I try so hard Done all I can do Theyre gonna put me in the poor house Keep all the best for you Oh If I drove a pulpwood truck Would you love me more? Would you bring me diamonds And hang around my door? Woman, Ive done my best Theyre aint much left for me Theyre gonna put me in the poor house And throw away the key You walked in, half past nine Lookin like a queen Serving me with papers Calling me obscene Woman, Ive tried so hard Just to do my best Theyre gonna put me in the poor house And youll take all the rest

Bessie was more than just a friend of mine We shared the good times with the bad Now many a year has passed me by I still recall the best thing I ever had Now Im goin down the road t see Bessie Oh, see her soon Im just goin down the road t see Bessie Smith When I get there Im wonderin what shell do All the crazy things I had to try Well I tried them all and then some But if youre lucky one day youll find out Where it is youre really comin from Now Im goin down the road t see Bessie Oh, see her soon Im just goin down the road t see Bessie Smith When I get there Im wonderin what shell do Now in my day Ive made some foolish moves But back then, I didnt worry bout a thing Now and again I still wonder to myself Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing? So Im goin down the road t see Bessie Oh, see her soon Im just goin down the road t see Bessie Smith And when I get there Im wonderin what shell do

There was a little boy and there was a little girl And they lived in an alley under the red sky There was a little boy and there was a little girl And they lived in an alley under the red sky There was an old man and he lived in the moon One summer’s day he came passing by There was an old man and he lived in the moon And one day he came passing by Someday little girl, everything for you is gonna be new Someday little girl, you’ll have a diamond as big as your shoe Let the wind blow low, let the wind blow high One day the little boy and the little girl were both baked in a pie Let the wind blow low, let the wind blow high One day the little boy and the little girl were baked in a pie This is the key to the kingdom and this is the town This is the blind horse that leads you around Let the bird sing, let the bird fly One day the man in the moon went home and the river went dry Let the bird sing, let the bird fly The man in the moon went home and the river went dry

Three angels up above the street Each one playing a horn Dressed in green robes with wings that stick out They’ve been there since Christmas morn The wildest cat from Montana passes by in a flash Then a lady in a bright orange dress One U-Haul trailer, a truck with no wheels The Tenth Avenue bus going west The dogs and pigeons fly up and they flutter around A man with a badge skips by Three fellas crawling on their way back to work Nobody stops to ask why The bakery truck stops outside of that fence Where the angels stand high on their poles The driver peeks out, trying to find one face In this concrete world full of souls The angels play on their horns all day The whole earth in progression seems to pass by But does anyone hear the music they play Does anyone even try?

Braggin Wastin all your time just braggin When ya should be busy Plowin and aplantin You stand there arantin Got no harvest, tootin your horn Braggin You aint got no cause for braggin When your barn needs mendin And your lawn needs mowin How come youre a crowin Like a no-good rooster at dawn Braggin bout your fishin Bout your horseshoe pitchin Bet you always keep the score Talkin bout your meddle Thats the kind they peddle Down at the 5 and 10 cent store Braggin Folks aint got no use for braggin If your fields are greener Folks will hear about it You dont hafta shout it Fields were green before you were born

Father of night, father of day Father who taketh the darkness away Father who teacheth the bird to fly Builder of rainbows up in the sky Father of day, father of night Father of black, father of white Father who builds the mountain so high Who shapeth the clouds up in the sky Father of loneliness and pain Father of night, father of day Father of grain, father of wheat Father of cold and father of heat Father of air, father of trees Who dwells in our hearts and our memories Father of night, father of day Father who taketh the darkness away Father who teacheth the bird to fly Builder of rainbows up in the sky Father of loneliness and pain Father of night, father of day Father of night and father of day Father who taketh the darkness away Father of black and father of white Father who turneth the rivers and streams Father of night, father of day Father who taketh the darkness away Father who teacheth the bird to fly Builder of rainbows up in the sky Father of grain, father of wheat Father of cold and father of heat Father of minutes, father of days Father of whom we most solemnly praise Father of loneliness and pain Father of night, father of day

Something’ about you that I can’t shake Don’t know how much more of this I can take Baby, I’m under your spell I was knocked out and loaded in the naked night When my last dream exploded, I noticed your light Baby, oh what a story I could tell It’s been nice seeing you, you read me like a book If you ever want to reach me, you know where to look Baby, I’ll be at the same hotel I’d like to help you but I’m in a bit of a jam I’ll call you tomorrow if there’s phones where I am Baby, caught between heaven and hell But I will be back, I will survive You’ll never get rid of me as long as you’re alive Baby, can’t you tell Well it’s four in the morning by the sound of the birds I’m staring’ at your picture, I’m hearing’ your words Baby, they ring in my head like a bell Everywhere you go it’s enough to break hearts Someone always gets hurt, a fire always starts You were too hot to handle, you were breaking every vow I trusted your baby, you can trust me now Turn back baby, wipe your eye Don’t think I’m leaving here without a kiss goodbye Baby, is there anything left to tell? I’ll see you later when I’m not so out of my head Maybe next time I’ll let the dead bury the dead Baby, what more can I tell? Well the desert is hot, the mountain is cursed Pray that I don’t die of thirst Baby, two feet from the well

Im sentimental, so I walk in the rain Ive got some habits even I cant explain Could start for the corner, turn up in Spain But why try to change me now? I sit and daydream, Ive got daydreams galore Cigarette ashes, there they go on the floor Ill go away weekends, leave my keys in the door But why try to change me now? Why cant I be more conventional? People talk, people stare, so I try But thats not for me, cause I cant see My kind of crazy world go passing me by So, let people wonder, let em laugh, let em frown You know Ill love you till the moons upside down Dont you remember I was always your clown? Why try to change me now? Dont you remember I was always your clown? But why try to change me Why try to change me now?

Katies been gone since the spring time She wrote one timen sent her love Katies been gone for such a long time now I wonder what kind of love shes thinkin of Dear Katie, If you can hear me I cant wait to have ya near me Dear Katie, since ya caught that bus Well, I just dont know how things are with us Im still here and youre out there Katie laughed when I said I was lonely She said, theres no need tfeel that way Katie said that I was her only one But then I wonder why she didnt wanna stay Dear Katie, if Im the only one How much longer will you be gone? Oh, Katie, wont ya tell me straight How much longer do I have to wait? I believe you, but please come through I know its wrong to be apart this long You should be here near me Katies been gone and now her face is Slowly fading from my mind Shes gone to find some newer places And left the old life far behind Dear katie, dont ya miss your home? I dont see why you had to roam Dear katie, since youve been away I lose a little something every day I need you here, but youre still out there Dear Katie, please drop me a line Just write, love, tell me youre fine Oh, Katie, if you can hear me I just cant wait to have you near me I can only think Where are you, what ya do Maybe theres someone new

You must remember this A kiss is still a kiss A sigh is still just a sigh The fundamental things apply As time goes by And when two lovers woo They still say I love you On that you can rely No matter what the future brings As time goes by Moonlight and love songs never out of date Hearts full of passion, jealousy, and hate Woman needs man and man must have his mate That no one can deny Its still the same old story A fight for love and glory A case of do or die The world will always welcome lovers As time goes by

Crash on the levee, mama Waters going to overflow Swamps going to rise No boats going to row Now, you can train on down To Williams Point You can bust your feet You can rock this joint But oh mama, aint you going to miss your best friend now? Youre going to have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow Now, dont you try an move me Youre just going to lose Theres a crash on the levee And, mama, youve been refused Well, its sugar for sugar And salt for salt If you go down in the flood Its going to be your own fault Oh mama, aint you going to miss your best friend now? Youre going to have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow Well, that high tides rising Mama, dont you let me down Pack up your suitcase Mama, dont you make a sound Now, its king for king Queen for queen Its going to be the meanest flood That anybodys seen Oh mama, aint you going to miss your best friend now? Yes, youre going to have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow

Im a fool to want you Im a fool to want you To want a love that cant be true A love thats there for others too Im a fool to hold you Such a fool to hold you To seek a kiss, not mine alone To share a kiss that the devil has known Time and time again I said Id leave you Time and time again I went away But then would come a time when I would need you And once again these words Ill have to say Im a fool to want you Pity me, I need you I know its wrong, it must be wrong But right or wrong, I cant get along without you Time and time again I said Id leave you Time and time again I went away But then would come a time when I would need you And once again these words Ill have to say Take me back, I love you Pity me, I need you I know its wrong, it must be wrong But right or wrong, I cant get along without you

Well, I’ve already had two beers Im ready for the broom Please, Mrs. Henry, wont you take me to my room? Im a good ole boy but Ive been sniffing too many eggs Talking to too many people, drinking too many kegs Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Im down on my knees And I aint got a dime Well, Im groaning in a hallway pretty soon Ill be mad Please, Mrs. Henry, wont you take me to your dad? I can drink like a fish, I can crawl like a snake I can bite like a turkey, I can slam like a drake Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Im down on my knees And I aint got a dime Now, dont crowd me, lady or Ill fill up your shoe Im a sweet bourbon daddy and tonight I am blue Im a thousand years old and Im a generous bomb Im T-boned and punctured, Ive been known to be calm Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Im down on my knees And I aint got a dime Now, Im starting to drain, my stools gonna squeak If I walk too much farther my cranes gonna leak Look, Mrs. Henry, theres only so much I can do Why dont you look my way and pump me a few? Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Please, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Henry, please! Im down on my knees And I aint got a dime

It was late in the morning of November She was loading up the wagon in the rain She said shed be back in the morning But she never came through here again Id see her in the market She never had much to spend These days the markets an old parking lot And she never came through here again Maxine, Maxine, Maxine, Maxine Time plays tricks on your memory Its been a long weekend She said shed be back here by Monday But never came through here again Some say a saucer landed And someone took her in They found her blue seraph here on the ground And she never came through here again Maxine, Maxine, Maxine, Maxine I bought a tabloid paper She was rumored to be in Was a photo of a woman on a llama But she never came through here again And if you should see her She may be old by then Tell her that I miss her and you can ask her when Shes ever coming through here again Maxine, Maxine, Maxine, Maxine

Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? Oh, where have you been, my darling young one? I stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains I walked and I crawled on six crooked highways I stepped in the middle of seven sad forests Ive been out in front of a dozen dead oceans Been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard And its hard, its hard, its hard, its hard Said a hard rains gonna fall Said a hard rains gonna fall Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son? Oh, what did you see, my darling young one? Saw a newborn baby with wild wolves around it I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin I saw a white ladder all covered with water I saw ten thousand takers whose tongues were all broken I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children And its hard, its hard, its hard, its hard Said a hard rains gonna fall Said a hard rains gonna fall And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son? And what did you hear, my darling young one? And its hard, its hard, its hard, its hard Said a hard rains gonna fall Said a hard rain Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?

How many times have you heard someone say If I had his money Id do things my way Hmm, but little they know Hmm, its so hard to find One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind Hmm, once I was wading in fortune and fame Everything that I dreamed of to get a start in life’s game But suddenly it happened Hmm, I lost every dime But Im richer by far with a satisfied mind Hmm, when my life is over and my time has run out My friends and my love ones Ill leave theres no doubt But one thing for certain When it comes my time Ill leave this old world with a satisfied mind

Now that they are gone, you know the truth it can be told They were sacrificial lambs in the market place sold Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Now that they are gone, you know the truth it can come out They were never proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel The people thought they were guilty at the time Some even said there hadnt been any crime Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel People look upon this couple with contempt and doubt But they loved each other right up to the time they checked out Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Eisenhower was president, Senator Joe was king Long as you didnt say nothing, you could say anything Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Now, some they blamed the system, some they blamed the man Now that it is over, no one knows how it began Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Every kingdom got to fall, even the Third Reich Man can do what he please but not for as long as he like Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Well, they say they gave the secrets of the atom bomb away Like no one else could think of it, it wouldnt be here today Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Someone said the 50s was the age of great romance I say thats just a lie, it was when fear had you in a trance Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel Julius and Ethel

As I was out walking on a corner one day I spied an old hobo, in a doorway he lay His face was all grounded in the cold sidewalk floor And I guess he’d been there for the whole night or more Only a hobo, but one more is gone Leaving nobody to sing his sad song Leaving nobody to carry him home Only a hobo, but one more is gone A blanket of newspaper covered his head As the curb was his pillow, the street was his bed One look at his face showed the hard road he’d come And a fistful of coins showed the money he bummed Does it take much of a man to see his whole life go down To look up on the world from a hole in the ground To wait for your future like a horse that’s gone lame To lie in the gutter and die with no name?

You have given everything to me What can I do for You? You have given me eyes to see What can I do for You? Pulled me out of bondage and You made me renewed inside Filled up a hunger that had always been denied Opened up a door no man can shut and You opened it up so wide And You’ve chosen me to be among the few What can I do for You? You have laid down Your life for me What can I do for You? You have explained every mystery What can I do for You? Soon as a man is born, you know the sparks begin to fly He gets wise in his own eyes and he’s made to believe a lie Who would deliver him from the death he’s bound to die? Well, You’ve done it all and there’s no more anyone can pretend to do What can I do for You? You have given all there is to give What can I do for You? You have given me life to live How can I live for You? I know all about poison, I know all about fiery darts I don’t care how rough the road is, show me where it starts Whatever pleases You, tell it to my heart Well, I don’t deserve it but I sure did make it through What can I do for You?

Close your eyes, close the door You dont have to worry any more Cause Ill be your baby tonight Shut the lights and shut the shade You dont have to be afraid Cause Ill be your baby tonight Well, that mockingbirds gonna sail away Were gonna forget it That big fat moon Is gonna shine like a spoon But were gonna let it You wont regret it Kick your shoes off And dont you fear Bring that bottle over here Cause Ill be your baby tonight Well, that mockingbirds gonna sail away Were gonna forget it That big fat moon Is gonna shine like a spoon But were gonna let it You wont regret it Kick your shoes off And dont you fear Bring that bottle over here Cause Ill be your baby tonight Cause Ill be your baby tonight Cause Ill be your baby tonight, tonight

Twas in the merry month of May When green buds all were swelling Sweet William on his death bed lay For love of Barbara Allen He sent his servant to the town To the place where she was dwelling Saying you must come, to my master dear If your name be Barbara Allen So slowly, slowly she got up And slowly she drew nigh him And the only words to him did say Young man, I think youre dying He turned his face unto the wall And death was in him welling Goodbye, goodbye, to my friends all Be good to Barbara Allen When he was dead and laid in grave She heard the death bells knelling And every stroke to her did say Hard-hearted Barbara Allen Oh mother, oh mother go dig my grave Make it both long and narrow Sweet William died of love for me And I will die of sorrow And father, oh father, go dig my grave Make it both long and narrow Sweet William died on yesterday And I will die tomorrow Barbara Allen was buried in the old churchyard Sweet William was buried beside her Out of sweet Williams heart, there grew a rose Out of Barbara Allens a briar They grew and grew in the old churchyard Till they could grow no higher At the end they formed, a true lovers knot And the rose grew round the briar

Dont want to judge nobody, dont want to be judged Dont want to touch nobody, dont want to be touched Dont want to hurt nobody, dont want to be hurt Dont want to treat nobody like they was dirt But if you do right to me, baby Ill do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like youd have them, like youd have them do unto you Dont want to shoot nobody, dont want to be shot Dont want to buy nobody, dont want to be bought Dont want to bury nobody, dont want to be buried Dont want to marry nobody if theyre already married But if you do right to me, baby Ill do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like youd have them, like youd have them do unto you Dont want to burn nobody, dont want to be burned Dont want to learn from nobody what I got to unlearn Dont want to cheat nobody, dont want to be cheated Dont want to defeat nobody if they already been defeated But if you do right to me, baby Ill do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like youd have them, like youd have them do unto you Dont want to wink at nobody, I dont want to be winked at Dont want to be used by nobody for a doormat Dont want to confuse nobody, dont want to be confused Dont want to amuse nobody, I dont want to be amused But if you do right to me, baby Ill do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like youd have them, like youd have them do unto you Dont want to betray nobody, dont want to be betrayed Dont want to play with nobody, dont want to be waylaid Dont want to miss nobody, dont want to be missed Dont put my faith in nobody, not even a scientist But if you do right to me, baby Ill do right to you, too You got to do unto others Like youd have them, like youd have them do unto you

A bullet from the back of the bush Took Medgar Evers blood A finger fired the trigger to his name A handle hid out in the dark A hand set the spark Behind the mans brain But he cant be blamed Hes only a pawn in their game A south politician preaches to the poor white man You got more than the blacks, dont complain Youre better than them, you been born with white skin, they explain And the negros name Is used, it is plain For the politicians gain As he rises to fame And the poor white remains On the caboose of the train But it aint him to blame Hes only a pawn in their game The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid And the marshals and cops get the same But the poor white mans used in the hands of them all like a tool Hes taught in his school From the start by the rule That the laws are with him To protect his white skin To keep up his hate So he never thinks straight About the shape that hes in But it aint him to blame Hes only a pawn in their game From the poverty shacks, he looks through the cracks to the tracks And the hoof beats pound in his brain And hes taught how to walk in a pack Shoot in the back With his fist in a clinch To hang and to lynch To hide neath the hood To kill with no pain Like a dog on a chain He aint got no name But it aint him to blame Hes only a pawn in their game Today, Medgar Evers was buried from the bullet he caught They lowered him down like a king But when the shadowy sun sets on the one Who fired the gun Hell see by his grave On the stone that remains Carved next to his name His epitaph plain Only a pawn in their game

Cest pas que je te demande De faire ce que tu nas jamais fait Cest seulement quil fait trop tard Et il fait trop noir pour trouver la porte Mais si tu dois partir, va ten Mais si tu dois partir, va ten Si non, tu dois rester la nuit Cest pas que je te demande De prendre part dans ce jeu Cest seulement que je nai pas de montre Et tu demandes toujours le par contre Mais si tu dois partir, va ten Mais si tu dois partir, va ten Si non, tu dois rester la nuit Tu sais jaurais des cauchemars Et aussi mauvaise conscience Si je tempèchais de faire Ce que vraiment tu espères Mais si tu dois partir, va ten Mais si tu dois partir, va ten Si non, tu dois rester la nuit La, la, la...... Mais si tu dois partir, va ten Mais si tu dois partir, va ten Si non, tu dois rester la nuit

They say, “Eat, drink and be merry Take the bull by the horns” I keep seeing visions of you, a lily among thorns Everything looks a little far away to me Getting harder and harder to recognize the trap Too much information about nothing Too much educated rap It’s just like you told me, just like you said it would be The moon rising like wildfire I feel the breath of a storm Something I got to do tonight You go inside and stay warm Someone’s got a hold of my heart Someone’s got a hold of my heart Someone’s got a hold of my heart You Yeah, you got a hold of my heart Just got back from a city of flaming red skies Everybody thinks with their stomach There’s plenty of spies Every street is crooked, they just wind around till they disappear Madame Butterfly, she lulled me to sleep Like an ancient river So wide and deep She said, “Be easy, baby, ain’t nothin’ worth stealing in here” You’re the one I’ve been waiting for You’re the one I desire But you must first realize I’m not another man for hire I can hear that hot-blooded singer On the bandstand croon Poisoned Love, Red Roses for a Blue Lady and Memphis in June While they’re beating the devil out of a guy who’s wearing a powder blue wig I been to Babylon I gotta confess I could still hear the voice crying in the wilderness What looks large from a distance, close up is never that big Never could learn to drink that blood and call it wine Never could learn to look at your face and call it mine

Ol black Bascom, doesn’t break no mirrors Cold black water dog, make no tears You say you love me with what may be love Don’t you remember making baby love? Got your steam drill bit and youre looking for some kid To get it to work for you like your nine-pound hammer did But I know that you know that I know that you show Something is tearing up your mind Tell me, momma Tell me, momma Tell me, momma, what is it? Whats wrong with you this time? Hey, John, come and get me some candy goods Shucks, it sure feels like its in the woods Spend some time on your January trips You got tombstone moose up and your grave-yard whips If youre anxious to find out when your friendships gonna end Come on, baby, Im your friend And I know that you know that I know that you show Something is tearing up your mind Tell me, momma Tell me, momma Tell me, momma, what is it? Whats wrong with you this time? Oh, we bone the editor, cant get rid But his painted sled, instead its a bed Yes, I see you on your window ledge But I cant tell just how far away you are from the edge And, anyway, youre just gonna make people jump and roar Watcha wanna go and do that for? For I know that you know that I know that you know Something is tearing up your mind Tell me, momma Tell me, momma Tell me, momma, what is it? What’s wrong with you this time?

Black Jack Davey come a-riden on back A-whistling loud and merry Made the woods around him ring And he charmed the heart of a lady Charmed the heart of a lady How old are you, my pretty little miss How old are you, my honey She answered to him with a lovin smile Ill be sixteen come Sunday Be sixteen come Sunday. Come and go with me, my pretty little miss Come and go with me, my honey Take you where the grass grows green You never will want for money You never will want for money Pull off, pull off them high-heeled shoes All made of Spanish leather Get behind me on my horse And well ride off together Well both go off together. Well, she pulled off them high-heeled shoes Made of Spanish leather Got behind him on his horse And they rode off together They rode off together At night the boss came home Inquiring about this lady The servant spoke before she thought Shes been with Black Jack Dave Rode off with Black Jack Davey. Well, saddle for me my coal black stud Hes speedier than the gray I rode all day and Ill ride all night And Ill overtake my lady Ill bring back my lady. Well, he rode all night till the broad daylight Till he came to a river raging And there he spied his darling bride In the arms of Black Jack Davey Wrapped up with Black Jack Davey Pull off, pull off them high-heeled shoes All made of Spanish leather Get behind me on my horse And well ride off together Well both go off together. Well, she pulled off them high-heeled shoes Made of Spanish leather Got behind him on his horse And they rode off together They rode off together Would you forsake your house and home Would you forsake your baby? Would you forsake your husband, too To go with Black Jack Davey Rode off with Black Jack Davey? Well, Ill forsake my house and home And Ill forsake my baby Ill forsake my husband, too For the love of Black Jack Davey Ride off with Black Jack Davey. Last night I slept in a feather bed Between my husband and baby Tonight I lay on the river banks In the arms of Black Jack Davey Love my Black Jack Davey.

They sat together in the park As the evening sky grew dark She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones It was then he felt alone and wished that hed gone straight And watched out for a simple twist of fate They walked along by the old canal A little confused, I remember it well And stopped into an old hotel with the neon burnin bright He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train Moving with a simple twist of fate A clarinet some place softly played She was walkin on by the arcade She heard the melody rise and fade, the sun was comin up She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate And forgot about a simple twist of fate He woke up and she was gone He didnt see nothing but the dawn He got out of bed with his clothes back on, pushed back blind Found a note shed left behind, to which he just could not relate All about a simple twist of fate He hears the ticking of the clocks And walks along through the city blocks Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in Maybe shell see him once again Oh, how long must he wait? One more time for a simple twist of fate People tell me that its a crime To feel too much at any one time She should have caught me in my prime, she would have stayed with me Instead of goin off to sea and leavin me to meditate Upon that simple twist of fate

Hello darkness, my old friend Ive come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walk alone Narrow streets of cobblestone Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of silence And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never share And no one dared Disturb the sound of silence Fools said I,You do not know Silence like a cancer grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you. But my words like silent raindrops fell And echoed In the wells of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the signs said, The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls And tenement halls And whisperd in the sounds of silence

Talk about me babe, if you must Throw on the dirt, pile on the dust Id do the same thing if I could You know what they say, they say its all good All good Its all good Big politician telling lies Restaurant kitchen, all full of flies Dont make a bit of difference, dont see why it should But its all right, cause its all good Its all good Its all good Wives are leavingtheir husbands, they are beginning to roam They leave the party and they never get home I wouldnt change it, even if I could You know what they say man, its all good Its all good All good Brick by brick, they tear you down A teacup of water is enough to drown You ought to know, if they could they would Whatever going down, its all good All good Say its all good People in the country, people on the land Some of them so sick, they can hardly stand Everybody would move away, if they could Its hard to believe but its all good Yeah The widows cry, the orphans plea Everywhere you look, more misery Come along with me, babe, I wish you would You know what Im saying, its all good All good I said its all good All good [Verse 7} Cold-blooded killer, stalking the town Cop cars blinking, something bad going down Buildings are crumbling in the neighborhood But theres nothing to worry about, because its all good Its all good They say its all good Ill pluck off your beard and blow it in your face This time tomorrow Ill be rolling in your place I wouldnt change a thing even if I could You know what they say, they say its all good Its all good

In the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand And an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand Im a long way from home and I miss my loved one so In the early morning rain with nowhere to go Cut on runway number nine, big 707 set to go Im stuck here on the ground, where the cold winds blow The liquor tasted good and the women all were fast There she goes, my friend, shes rolling down at last Hear the mighty engines roar, see the silver bird on high Shes away and westward bound, far above the clouds shell fly Where the morning rain dont fall and the sun always shines Shell be flying over my home in about three hours time This old airports got me down, its no earthly good to me Because Im stuck here on the ground, cold and drunks as I might be You cant hop a jet plane like you can a freight train So Id best be on my way in the early morning rain

My parents raised me tenderly I was their only son My mind got mixed with rambling When I was all so young And I left my home the first time When I was twelve and one I’m a long time a-comin’, Maw An’ I’ll be a long time gone On the western side of Texas On the Texas plains I tried to find a job o’ work But they said l’s young of age My eyes they burned when I heard “Go home where you belong!” I’m a long time a-comin’ An’ I’ll be a long time gone I remember when I’s rambling Around with the carnival trains Different towns, different people Somehow they’re all the same I remember children’s faces best I remember traveling on I’m a long time a-comin’ I’ll be a long time gone I once loved a fair young maid An’ I ain’t too big to tell If she broke my heart a single time She broke it ten or twelve I walked and talked all by myself I did not tell no one I’m a long time a-comin’, babe An’ I’ll be a long time gone Many times by the highwayside I tried to flag a ride With bloodshot eyes and gritting teeth I’d watch the cars roll by The empty air hung in my head I’s thinkin’ all day long I’m a long time a-comin’ I’ll be a long time gone You might see me on your crossroads When I’m a-passin’ through Remember me how you wished to As I’m a-Driftin’ from your view I ain’t got the time to think about it I got too much to get done Well, I’m a long time coming An’ I’ll be a long time gone If I can’t help somebody With a word or song If I can’t show somebody They are traveling’ wrong But I know I ain’t no prophet An’ I ain’t no prophet’s son I’m just a long time a-comin’ An’ I’ll be a long time gone So you can have your beauty It’s skin deep and it only lies And you can have your youth It’ll rot before your eyes Just give to me my gravestone With it clearly carved upon: “I’s a long time a-comin’ An’ I’ll be a long time gone”

Ten thousand men on a hill Ten thousand men on a hill Some of ’m going’ down, some of ’m gonna get killed Ten thousand men dressed in Oxford blue Ten thousand men dressed in Oxford blue Drumming in the morning, in the evening they’ll be coming for you Ten thousand men on the move Ten thousand men on the move None of them doing nothin’ that your mama wouldn’t disapprove Ten thousand men digging for silver and gold Ten thousand men digging for silver and gold All clean shaven, all coming in from the cold Hey! Who could your lover be? Hey! Who could your lover be? Let me eat off his head so you can really see! Ten thousand women all dressed in white Ten thousand women all dressed in white Standing at my window wishing me Goodnight Ten thousand men looking so lean and frail Ten thousand men looking so lean and frail Each one of ’m got seven wives, each one of ’m just out of jail Ten thousand women all sweepin’ my room Ten thousand women all sweepin’ my room Spilling my buttermilk, sweeping it up with a broom Ooh, baby, thank you for my tea! Baby, thank you for my tea! It’s so sweet of you to be so nice to me

Prince - We Will Rock You - Lets Go Crazy - Proud Mary - 1999 - All Along the Watchtower / Best of You - Purple Rain

They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot A pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot Dont it always go to show You never know what you got till its gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot They took all the trees, they put them in a tree museum They charged the people a dollar and a half just to see them Dont it always go to show You never know what you got till its gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot Hey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please Dont it always go to show You never know what you got till its gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot Late last night I heard my screen door slam A big yellow bulldozer took away my house and land Dont it always go to show You never know what you got till its gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

Covenant woman got a contract with the Lord Way up yonder, great will be her reward Covenant woman, shining like a morning star I know I can trust you to stay where you are And I just got to tell you I do intend To stay closer than any friend I just got to thank you Once again For making your prayers known Unto heaven for me And to you, always, so grateful I will forever be I’ve been broken, shattered like an empty cup I’m just waiting on the Lord to rebuild and fill me up And I know He will do it ’cause He’s faithful and He’s true He must have loved me so much to send me someone as fine as you And I just got to tell you I do intend To stay closer than any friend I just got to thank you Once again For making your prayers known Unto heaven for me And to you, always, so grateful I will forever be Covenant woman, intimate little girl Who knows those most secret things of me that are hidden from the world You know we are strangers in a land we’re passing through I’ll always be right by your side, I’ve got a covenant too And I just got to tell you I do intend To stay closer than any friend I just got to thank you Once again For making your prayers known Unto heaven for me And to you, always, so grateful I will forever be

Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep Turn, turn, turn again Saying, one of your friends is in trouble deep. Turn, turn to the rain and the wind Tell me the trouble, tell me once to my ear Turn, turn, turn again Joliet prison and ninety-nine years Turn, turn to the rain and the wind Oh, whats the charge of how this came to be Turn, turn, turn again Manslaughter in the highest degree Turn, turn to the rain and the wind I sat down and wrote the best words I could write Turn, turn, turn again Explaining to the judge, Ill be there on Wednesday night Turn, turn to the rain and the wind Without a reply, I left by the moon Turn, turn, turn again And was in his chambers by the next afternoon Turn, turn to the rain and the wind Could you tell me the facts..., I said without fear Turn, turn, turn again ...That a friend of mine should get ninety-nine years?! Turn, turn to the rain and the wind A crash on the highway flew the car to a field Turn, turn, turn again There was four persons killed, and he was at the wheel Turn, turn to the rain and the wind But, I knew him as good as Im knowing myself Turn, turn, turn again And he wouldnt harm a life that belonged to someone else Turn, turn to the rain and the wind The judge, he spoke out of the side of his mouth Turn, turn, turn again Saying, the witness who saw, he left little doubt. Turn, turn to the rain and the wind That may be true, hes got a sentence to serve... Turn, turn, turn again ... but ninety-nine years?! He just dont deserve! Turn, turn to the rain and the wind Too late, too late, for his case it is sealed Turn, turn, turn again His sentence, it is passed, and cannot be repealed Turn, turn to the rain and the wind But, he aint no criminal and his crime it is none! Turn, turn, turn again What happened to him could happen to anyone! Turn, turn to the rain and the wind And at that, the judge jerked forward; And his face, it did freeze Turn, turn, turn again Saying, Could you kindly leave my office now, please? Turn, turn to the rain and the wind Well, his eyes looked funny, and I stood up so slow Turn, turn, turn again With no other choice except for to go Turn, turn to the rain and the wind I walked down the hallway, and I heard his door slam Turn, turn, turn again I walked down the courthouse stairs and did not understand Turn, turn to the rain and the wind And I played my guitar through the night to the day Turn, turn, turn again And the only tune my guitar could play was The, oh, cruel, rain and the wind

Peperoncini rossi nel sole cocente Polvere sul viso e sul cappello Io e Maddalena alloccidente Abbiamo aperto i nostri occhi oltre il cancello Ho dato la chitarra al figlio del fornaio Per una pizza ed un fucile La ricomprerò lungo il sentiero E suonerò per Maddalena allimbrunire Nun chiagne Maddalena Dio ci guarderà E presto arriveremo a Durango Stringimi Maddalena sto deserto finirà Tu potrai ballare o fandango Dopo i templi aztechi e le rovine Le prime stelle sul Rio Grande Di notte sogno il campanile E il collo di Ramon pieno di sangue Sono stato proprio io allosteria A premere le dita sul grilletto Vieni mia Maddalena voliamo via Il cane abbaia quel che è fatto è fatto Nun chiagne Maddalena Dio ci guarderà E presto arriveremo a Durango Stringimi Maddalena sto deserto finirà Tu potrai ballare o fandango Alla corrida con tequila ghiacciata Vedremo il toreador toccare il cielo Allombra della tribuna antica Dove Villa applaudiva il rodeo Il frate pregherà per il perdono Ci accoglierà nella missione Avrò stivali nuovi un orecchino doro E sotto il livello tu farai la comunione La strada è lunga ma ne vedo la fine Arriveremo per il ballo E Dio ci apparirà sulle colline Coi suoi occhi smeraldi di ramarro Nun chiagne Maddalena Dio ci guarderà E presto arriveremo a Durango Stringimi Maddalena sto deserto finirà Tu potrai ballare o fandango Che cosa è il colpo che ho sentito Ho nella schiena un dolore caldo Siediti qui trattieni il fiato Forse non sono stato troppo scaltro Svelta Maddalena prendi il mio fucile Guarda dove è partito il lampo Miralo bene cercare di colpire Potremmo non vedere più Durango Nun chiagne Maddalena Dio ci guarderà E presto arriveremo a Durango Stringimi Maddalena sto deserto finirà Tu potrai ballare o fandango

Meat shakin on your bones Im gonna go down to the river and get some stones Sisters on the highway with that steel-drivin crew Papas in the big house, his workin days are through Tough Mama Can I blow a little smoke on you? Dark Beauty Wont you move it on over and make some room? Its my duty to bring you down to the field where the flowers bloom Ashes in the furnace, dust on the rise You came through it all the way, flyin through the skies Dark Beauty With that long nights journey in your eyes Sweet Goddess Born of a blinding light and a changing wind Now, dont be modest, you know who you are and where youve been Jack the Cowboy went up north Hes buried in your past The Lone Wolf went out drinking That was over pretty fast Sweet Goddess Your perfect strangers comin in at last Silver Angel With the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve Id be grateful if this golden ring you would receive Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch Sweet Goddess It must be time to carve another notch Im crestfallen The world of illusion is at my door I aint a-haulin any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore The prison walls are crumblin, there is no end in sight Ive gained some recognition but I lost my appetite Dark Beauty Meet me at the border late tonight

Said the night wind to the little lamb Do you see what I see? Way up in the sky, little lamb Do you see what I see? A star, a star, dancin in the night With a tail as big as a kite With a tail as big as a kite Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy Do you hear what I hear? Ringin through the sky, shepherd boy Do you hear what I hear? A song, a song, high above the tree With a voice as big as the sea With a voice as big as the sea Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king Do you know what I know? In your palace warm, mighty king Do you know what I know? A Child, a Child shivers in the cold Let us bring Him silver and gold Let us bring Him silver and gold Said the king to the people everywhere Listen to what I say Pray for peace, people everywhere Listen to what I say A Child, a Child, sleeping in the night He will bring us goodness and light He will bring us goodness and light

The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein seen But thats just because he doesnt want to turn into some machine Took a woman like you To get through to the man in me But, oh, what a wonderful feeling Just to know that you are near Sets my a heart a-reeling From my toes up to my ears

I paid fifteen million dollars, twelve hundred and seventy-two cents I paid one thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars and fifty-five cents See my hound dog bite a rabbit And my football’s sitting on a barbed-wire fence Yes, my temperature rises and my feet don’t walk so fast Yes, my temperature rises and my feet don’t walk so fast Well, this Arabian doctor came in, gave me a shot But wouldn’t tell me if what I had would last Well, this woman I’ve got, she’s filling me with her drive Yes, this woman I’ve got, she’s thrilling me with her hive She’s calling me Stan Or else she calls me Mister Clive Of course, you’re gonna think this song is a riff I know you’re gonna think this song is a cliff Unless you’ve been inside a tunnel And fell down 69, 70 feet over a barbed-wire fence All night!

Old man sailing in a dinghy boat Down there Old man down is baiting a hook On there Gonna pull man down on a suckling hook Gonna pull man into the suckling brook Oh yeah! Now, he’s underneath that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! Under that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! That’s underneath that tree There’s gonna be just you and me Underneath that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! I push him back and I stand in line Oh yeah! Then I hush my Sadie and stand in line Oh yeah! Then I hush my Sadie and stand in line I get on board in two-eyed time Oh yeah! Under that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! Under that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! Underneath that tree There’s just gonna be you and me Underneath that apple suckling tree Oh yeah! Now, who’s on the table, who’s to tell me? Oh yeah! Who’s on the table, who’s to tell me? Oh yeah! Who should I tell, oh, who should I tell? The forty-nine of you like bats out of hell Oh underneath that old apple suckling tree

In the lonely night In the stardust of a pale moonlight I think of you in black and white When we were made of dreams I walked alone through the shaky streets Listening to my heart beat In the record-breaking heat When we were born in time Just when I thought you were gone, you came back Just when I was ready to receive you You were smooth, you were rough You were more than enough Ah babe, why did I ever leave you? Or believe you? In the rising curve Where the ways of nature will test every nerve I took you close and got what I deserve When we were born in time Just when I knew who to thank, you went blank Just as the firelight was gleaming You were snow, you were rain You were stripes and you were plain Oh babe, can it be youve been scheming? Or was I dreaming? In the hills of mystery In the foggy web of destiny Youre still so deep inside of me When we were born in time In time In time In time

Sad I’m a-sittin’ on the railroad track Watching’ that old smokestack Train is a-leavin’ but it won’t be back Years ago we hang around Watching’ trains roll through the town Now that train is a-graveyard bound Where we go up in that North Country Lakes and streams and mines so free I had no better friend than he Something happened to him that day I thought I heard a stranger say I hung my head and stole away A diesel truck was headin’ down Carryin up a heavy load Left him on a Utah road They carried him back to his hometown His mother cried, his sister moaned Listening’ to them church bells tone A diesel truck was rollin slow Pullin down a heavy load It left him on a Utah road I-I sung the last verse for ya because I missed the words the first time I sung them about the truck

Well, the comic book and me, just us, we caught the bus The poor little chauffeur, though, she was back in bed On the very next day, with a nose full of pus Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread It’s a one-track town, just brown, and a breeze, too Pack up the meat, sweet, we’re heading out For Wichita in a pile of fruit Get the loot, don’t be slow, we’re gonna catch a trout Get the loot, don’t be slow, we’re gonna catch a trout Get the loot, don’t be slow, we’re gonna catch a trout Now, pull that drummer out from behind that bottle Bring me my pipe, we’re gonna shake it Slap that drummer with a pie that smells Take me down to California, baby Take me down to California, baby Take me down to California, baby Yes, the comic book and me, just us, we caught the bus The poor little chauffeur, though, she was back in bed On the very next day, with a nose full of pus Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread Yea! Heavy and a bottle of bread

The falling leaves Drift by the window The autumn leaves Of red and gold I see your lips The summer kisses The sunburned hands I used to hold Since you went away The days grow long And soon Ill hear Old winters song But I miss you most of all My darling When autumn leaves Start to fall

I forgot more than youll ever know about her You think you know the smile on her lips The thrill and the touch of her fingertips But I forgot more than youll ever know about her You think youll find heaven of bliss In each caress, in each tender kiss But I forgot more than youll ever know about her You stole her love from me one day You didnt care how it hurt me But you can never steal away memories of what used to be You think shes yours, to have and to hold Someday youll learn, when her love grows cold But I forgot more than youll ever know about her

Oh, the summer time is coming And the leaves are sweetly blooming And the wild mountain thyme Blooms around the purple heather Will you go, lassie go And well all go together To pull wild mountain thyme From all around the purple heather Will you go, lassie go If my true love she wont go Oh, Ill sure find another To pull wild mountain thyme From all around the purple heather Will you go, lassie go

Well met, well met, my own true love Well met, well met, cried she Ive just returned from the salt, salt sea And its all for the love of thee I could have married a Kings daughter there She would have married me But I have forsaken my Kings daughter there Its all for the love of thee Well, if you could have married a Kings daughter there Im sure youre the one to blame For I am married to a house carpenter And Im sure hes a fine young man Forsake, forsake your house carpenter And come away with me Ill take you where the green grass grows On the shores of sunny Italy So up she picked her babies three And gave them kisses, one, two, three Saying take good care of your daddy while Im gone And keep him good company. Well, they were sailing about two weeks Im sure it was not three When the younger of the girls, she came on deck Saying she wants company Well, are you weeping for your house and home? Or are you weeping for your babies three? Well, Im not weeping for my house carpenter Im weeping for my babies three. Oh what are those hills yonder, my love They look as white as snow Those are the hill of heaven, my love You and Ill never know Oh what are those hills yonder, my love They look as dark as night Those are the hills of hellfire my love Where you and I will unite Oh twice around went the gallant ship Im sure it was not three When the ship all of a sudden, it sprung a leak And it drifted to the bottom of the sea

Stranded out in the night Eliza took me down To see the widow give Rain to the town Its against the law To be a tonic man But the widow knows Shes got the upper hand So I went on in Feelin kinda wheezy You know she soothed my mind, boys She rocked me kinda slow and easy All day and all night Pick a card before you go Its a long trip to Mexico Eliza wait by the door I cant stay here anymore, no, no Then she took a pill She washed her feet in the mud She said Look out, son You know, I just ordered a flood For forty days and forty nights Then I dropped my shoes Eliza called my name She said it looked to her Like its gonna rain Then the cotton king Came in chokin And the widow laughed and said: I aint jokin Take once for all She said Now dont ya tease me I just fell in love, boy So rock me kinda slow and kinda easy All day and all night Sweet William said With a drunken head: If I had a boat Id help yall float Eliza stood there watching William in a trance As the widow did The St. Vitus dance But just then an old man With a boat named Breezy Said, You can ride with Clyde, boys If you rock it kinda slow and easy All day and all night

Crickets are chirpin, the water is high Theres a soft cotton dress on the line hangin dry Windows wide open, African trees All bent over backwards from a hurricane breeze Not a word of goodbye, note even a note She gone with the man In the long black coat Somebody seen him hanging around At the old dance hall on the outskirts of town He looked into her eyes when she stopped in to ask If he wanted to dance, he had a face like a mask Somebody said from the Bible hed quote There was dust on the man In the long black coat Preacher was a talkin theres a sermon he gave He said every mans conscience is vile and depraved You cannot depend on it to be your guide When its you who must keep it satisfied It aint easy to swallow, it sticks in the throat She gave her heart to the man In the long black coat There are no mistakes in life, some people say It is true sometimes, you can see it that way But people dont live or die, people just float She went with the man In the long black coat Theres smoke on the water, its been there since June Tree trunks uprooted, neath the high crescent moon Feel the pulse and vibration and the rumbling force Somebody is out there beating on the dead horse She never said nothing, there was nothing she wrote She gone with the man In the long black coat

Oh, the gentlemen are talking and the midnight moon is on the riverside Theyre drinking up and walking and it is time for me to slide I live in another world where life and death are memorized Where the earth is strung with lovers pearls and all I see are dark eyes A cock is crowing far away and another soldiers deep in prayer Some mothers child has gone astray, she cant find him anywhere But I can hear another drum beating for the dead that rise Whom natures beast fears as they come and all I see are dark eyes They tell me to be discreet for all intended purposes They tell me revenge is sweet and from where they stand, Im sure it is But I feel nothing for their game where beauty goes unrecognized All I feel is heat and flame and all I see are dark eyes Oh, the French girl, shes in paradise and a drunken man is at the wheel Hunger pays a heavy price to the falling gods of speed and steel Oh, time is short and the days are sweet and passion rules the arrow that flies A million faces at my feet but all I see are dark eyes

Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger You may see a stranger across a crowded room And somehow you knew, you know even then That somehow youll see her again and again Some enchanted evening, someone may be laughing You may hear her laughing across a crowded room And night after night, as strange as it seems The sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams Who can explain it, who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons, wise men never try Some enchanted evening, when you find your true love When you feel her call you across a crowded room Then fly to her side and make her your own Or all through your life you may dream all alone Once that you found her, never let her go Once you have found her, never let her go

Well, the rainman comes with his magic wand And the judge says, “Mona can’t have no bond” And the walls collide, Mona cries And the rainman leaves in the Wolfman’s disguise I want to be your lover, baby, I want to be your man I want to be your lover, baby I don’t want to be hers, I want to be yours Well, the undertaker in his midnight suit Says to the masked man, “Ain’t you cute!” Well, the mask man he gets up on the shelf And he says, “You ain’t so bad yourself” Well, jumping Judy can’t go no higher She had bullets in her eyes, and they fire Rasputin he’s so dignified He touched the back of her head an’ he died Well, Phaedra with her looking glass Stretching out upon the grass She gets all messed up and she faints That’s ’cause she’s so obvious and you ain’t

Down where the trade winds play Down where you lose the day We found a new world Where paradise starts we traded hearts Way down where the trade winds play Music was everywhere Flowers were in her hair Under an awning of silvery boughs we traded vows The night that I sailed away Oh, trade winds, what are vows that lovers make? Oh, trade winds, are they only made to break? When it is May again I’ll sail away again Though I am returning it won’t be the same She traded her name Way down where the trade winds play

How much do I love you? Ill tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How many times a day do I think of you? How many roses are sprinkled with dew? How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry? How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry? How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How high is the sky?

Well I wandered alone through a desert of stone And I dreamt of my future wife My swords in my hand and Im next in command In this version of death called life My plate and my cup are right straight up I took a rose from the hand of a child When I kiss your lips, the honey drips But Im gonna have to put you down for a while Every day we meet on any old street And youre in your girlish prime The short and the tall are coming to the ball I go there all the time Behind every tree, theres something to see The river is wider than a mile I tried you twice, you cant be nice Im gonna have to put you down for a while Here come the nurse with money in her purse Here come the ladies and men You push it all in and youve no chance to win You play em on down to the end Im laying in the sand getting a sunshine tan Moving along riding in style From my toes to my head, you knock me dead Im gonna have to put you down for a while I count the years and I shed no tears Im blinded to what might have been Natures voice makes my heart rejoice Play me the wild song of the wind I found hopeless love in the room above When the sun and the weather were mild Youre as fine as wine, I aint handing you no line But Im gonna have to put you down for a while All the merry little elves can go hang themselves My faith is as cold as can be Im stacked high to the roof and Im not without proof If you dont believe me, come see You think Im blue, I think so too In my words, youll find no guile The games gotten old, the decks gone cold And Im gonna have to put you down for a while The games gotten old, the decks gone cold Im gonna have to put you down for a while

I was in your presence for an hour or so Or was it a day? I truly dont know Where the sun never set, where the trees hung low By that soft and shining sea Did you respect me for what I did Or for what I didnt do, or for keeping it hid? Did I lose my mind when I tried to get rid Of everything you see? In the summertime, ah in the summertime In the summertime, when you were with me I got the heart and you got the blood We cut through iron and we cut through mud Then came the warning that was before the flood That set everybody free Fools they made a mock of sin Our loyalty they tried to win But you were closer to me than my next of kin When they didnt want to know or see In the summertime, ah in the summertime In the summertime, when you were with me Strangers, they meddled in our affairs Poverty and shame was theirs But all that suffering was not to be compared With the glory that is to be And Im still carrying the gift you gave Its a part of me now, it’s been cherished and saved Itll be with me unto the grave And then unto eternity In the summertime, ah in the summertime In the summertime, when you were with me

Well I didnt come here to deal with a dog gone thing I just came here to hear the drummers cymbal ring There is no way you can put me down I just want to say that Hells my wifes home town Well theres reasons for that and reasons for this I cant think of any just now, but I know they exist Im sitting in the sun till my skin turns brown I just want to say that Hells my wifes home town Home town, home town She can make you steal, make you rob Give you the hives, make you lose your job Make things bad, she can make things worse She got stuff more potent than a gypsy curse One of these days, Ill end up on the run Im pretty sure, shell make me kill someone Im going inside, roll the shutters down I just want to say that Hells my wifes home town Well theres plenty to remember, plenty to forget I still can remember the day we met I lost my reason long ago My love for her is all I know State gone broke, the countys dry Dont be looking at me, with that evil eye Keep on walking dont be hanging around Im telling you again that Hells my wifes home town Home town, home town

Oh, it aint no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you dont know by now An it aint no use to sit and wonder why, babe It doesnt matter anyhow When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and Ill be gone Youre the reason Im travlin on Dont think twice, its all right It aint no use in turnin on your light, babe That light I never knowed An it aint no use in turnin on your light, babe Im on the dark side of the road I wish there was somethin you would do or say To try and make me change my mind and stay We never did too much talkin anyway Dont think twice, its all right Aint no use in callin out my name, babe Like I never did before It aint no use in callin out my name, babe I cant hear you any more Im a-thinkin and a-wondrin walking down the road You once loved a woman, a child, you know I gave you my heart but you wanted my soul Dont think twice, its all right Im walkin down that long and lonesome road, babe Where Im bound, I cant tell But goodbye is just too good a word, babe So Ill just say fare thee well I aint sayin that you treated me unkind You could have done better but I dont mind You just kinda wasted my precious life But dont think twice, its all right

Nothing was delivered And I tell this truth to you Not out of spite or anger But simply because it’s true Now, I hope you won’t object to this Giving back all of what you owe The fewer words you have to waste on this The sooner you can go Nothing is better, nothing is best Take care of yourself, get plenty of rest Nothing was delivered But I can’t say I sympathize With what your fate is going to be Yes, for telling all those lies Now you must provide some answers For what you sold thats not been received And the sooner you come up with them The sooner you can leave Nothing is better, nothing is best Take care of yourself, get plenty of rest Now you know nothing was delivered And it’s up to you to say Just what you had in mind When you made ev’rybody pay No, nothing was delivered Yes, ’n’ someone must explain And as long as it takes to do this Then that’s as long as you’ll remain Nothing is better, nothing is best Take care of yourself and get plenty of rest

Now Theres a man youll hear about Most anywhere you go And his holdings are in Texas And his name is Diamond Joe And he carries all his money In a diamond-studded jar He never took much trouble With the process of the law I hired out to Diamond Joe, boys Did offer him my hand He gave me a string of horses So old they could not stand And I nearly starved to death, boys He did mistreat me so And I never saved a dollar In the pay of Diamond Joe Now his bread it was corn dodger And his meat you couldnt chaw Nearly drove me crazy With the wagging of his jaw And the telling of his story Mean to let you know That there never was a rounder That could lie like Diamond Joe Now, I tried three times to quit him But he did argue so Im still punching cattle In the pay of Diamond Joe And when Im called up yonder And its my time to go Give my blankets to my buddies Give the fleas to Diamond Joe

May the good Lord be with you Down every road that you roam And may sunshine and happiness Surround you when youre far from home And may you grow to be proud, dignified and true And do unto others as youd have done to you Be courageous and be brave And in my heart youll always stay Forever young, forever young Forever young, forever young May good fortune be with you May your guiding light be strong Build a stairway to Heaven With a prince or a vagabond And may you never love in vain And in my heart you will remain Forever young, forever young Forever young, forever young Forever young, forever young, yeah And when you finally fly away Ill be hoping that I served you well For all the wisdom of a lifetime No one can ever tell But whatever road you choose Im right behind you, win or lose Forever young, forever young Forever young, forever young Forever young, forever young For, forever young, forever young

I saw you last night and got that old feeling When you came in sight, I got that old feeling The moment that you danced by, I felt a thrill And when you caught my eye, my heart stood still Once again I seemed to feel that old yearning Then I knew the spark of love was still burning Therell be no new romance for me, its foolish to start Cause that old feeling is still in my heart Therell be no new romance for me, its foolish to start Cause that old feeling is still in my heart

If your memory serves you well We were goin to meet again and wait So Im goin to unpack all my things And sit before it gets too late No man alive will come to you With another tale to tell But you know that we shall meet again If your memory serves you well This wheels on fire Rolling down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode If your memory serves you well I was goin to confiscate your lace And wrap it up in a sailors knot And hide it in your case If I knew for sure that it was yours But it was oh so hard to tell And you knew that we shall meet again If your memory serves you well This wheels on fire Rolling down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode If your memory serves you well Youll remember that youre the one That called on me to call on them To get you your favors done And after every plan had failed And there was nothing more to tell You knew that we would meet again If your memory served you well This wheels on fire Rolling down the road Best notify my next of kin This wheel shall explode If your memory serves you well If your memory serves you well

Seven, seven, seven deadly sins Thats how the world begins Watch out when you step in For seven deadly sins Seven deadly sins Thats when the fun begins was when you left me you said goodbye was when you told me A little white lie Seven deadly sins Once it starts, it never ends Watch out around the bend For seven deadly sins was when you looked my way was when you smiled was when you let me stay Sin number seven was when you touched me and told me why Seven deadly sins So many rules to bend Time and time again Seven deadly sins Seven deadly sins Thats how the world begins Watch out when you step in For seven deadly sins Seven, seven Seven, seven Seven, seven Seven deadly sins

Let us pause in lifes pleasures and count its many tears While we all sup sorrow with the poor Theres a song that will linger forever in our ears Oh, hard times, come again no more Tis the song, the sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door Oh, hard times, come again no more While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay There are frail forms fainting at the door Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say Oh, hard times, come again no more Tis the song, the sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door Oh, hard times, come again no more Theres pale drooping maiden who toils her life away With a worn out heart, whose better days are oer Though her voice it would be merry, tis sighing all the day Oh, hard times, come again no more Tis the song, the sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door Oh, hard times, come again no more Tis the song, the sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times, come again no more Many days you have lingered all around my cabin door Oh, hard times, come again no more

I got a wife and five little chilling Im going to take a trip on the big McMillan With Saro Jane Saro Jane I have nothing to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane The boiler busted and the whistle squall The Captain has gone through the hole-in-the-wall Oh Saro Jane Saro Jane I have nothing to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane The engine give a crack and the whistle gave a squall The engineer gone to the hole-in-the-wall Saro Jane Saro Jane I have nothing to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane Yankee built boats to shoot them Rebels My guns steady going to hold it level Saro Jane Saro Jane But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane