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How long can I stay in this nowhere café Before night turns into day I wonder why Im so frightened of dawn All I have and all I know Is this dream of you Which keeps me living on Theres a moment when all old things Become new again But that moment might have come and gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you Which keeps me living on I look away, but I keep seeing it I dont want to believe, but I keep believing it Shadows dance upon the wall Shadows that seem to know it all Am I too blind to see, is my heart playing tricks on me Im lost in the crowd All my tears are gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you Which keeps me living on Everything I touch seems to disappear Everywhere I turn you are always here Ill run this race until my earthly death Ill defend this place with my dying breath From a cheerless room in a curtained gloom I saw a star from heaven fall I turned and looked again but it was gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you Which keeps me living on
You must leave now Take what you need, you think will last But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast Yonder stands your orphan with his gun Crying like a fire in the sun Look out, the saints are coming through And its all over now, Baby Blue The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense Take what you have gathered from coincidence The empty handed painter from your streets Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets The sky, too, is folding under you And its all over now, Baby Blue All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home Your empty handed armies are going home Your lover who just walked out the door Has taken all his blankets from the floor The carpet, too, is moving under you And its all over now, Baby Blue Leave your stepping stones behind Theres something that calls for you Forget the dead youve left They will not follow you The vagabond whos rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore Strike another match, go start anew And its all over now, Baby Blue
Gimmi Ilpedofilo uscì di casa ma quel mattino faceva brutto Bruttooo Nuvole basse, uno di quei giorni nei quali credi di aver visto tutto Tuttooo Ma quel tutto è niente Gimmi Ilpedofilo fece le scale e fuori cera gente Gente arrabbiata lo guardava storto dietro lo specchio degli occhiali da sole ma non cè il sole Sole sole dove sei? Gimmi Gimmi ti vorrebbe. Dimmi quando tu verrai. Forse forse sarà tardi Si sentì perso e gli mancò il fiato. Lungo lasfalto escrementi di cane. Sguardi pesanti dodio tutto intorno. Gimmi pensò: Vada come vada e tornò a casa ma vennero anche quelli, i genitori con il bastone in mano: Gimmi il pedofilo sei un uomo morto. Gimmi Ilpedofilo noi ti ammazziamo con il bastone Bastoncino pim pum pam, volan tanti scappellotti! Gimmi se la vede brutta, Gimmi se la vede brutta Aspettate questo è un equivoco!, ci provò Gimmi a discolparsi Discolparsiiii Ma gli tapparono la bocca, e sangue, poi bastonate, sputi, pugni e calci Calciiii Giustizia è fatta, pensò la gente, ma in verità non era stato giusto. Perchè okay, sì, Gimmi Ilpedofilo, ma Ilpedofilo era il cognome Oh no, they tought he was a pedophile but its just his family name since the XVIII century. Never had problems before! Its not his job, just his name, it would be a travesty Gimmi Ilpedofilo è morto innocente, vittima solo del proprio cognome. E ora dallalto del Paradiso ci guarda col suo sorriso buono in compagnia dei suoi nuovi amici, che già subirono la stessa sorte: Fabio Uxoricidi, Roberto Ammazzaneonati, ma soprattutto Fabia Inculamorti Oh poor Fabiana Inculamorti, another innocent victim in this stupid misunderstanding. She was not a necrophiliac, she was just, just a girl. Another innocent pawn in this cruel game of life. Oh life... E la morale di questa storia è che la fretta ti consiglia male. Quanti altri ancora dopvranno morire per un errore di valutazione? Quante le vedove che piangeranno, o i padri che non vedranno tornare quei figli ai quali hanno dato un cognome che fa paura alluomo della strada? Possa il signore perdonarvi tutti perchè io... Enrico, aspetta, faccio io... Possa il Signore perdonarvi tutti, perchè io certo non lo posso fare. Ma se unidea ve la siete fatta, venite a dirmela di persona. Trovarmi è facile, sulla lapide cè scritto il mio nome, Luigi. Anzi: Gianluigi. Gianluigi Bombatomica Gianluigi Bombatomica. Poverino Giangi. Gianluigi, solo un cognome: Bombatomica. Poverino, Giangi. Poverino! Ti spalmo sul panino, si era capito? Io lho capita recentemente, però... Io adesso lho capita Cè Pierino che torna a casa da scuola, deve andare in bagno. Cè suo papà, bussa... Papà cosa stai facendo?..e il papà dice Sto facendomi la barba..però non so se, bisogna vedere la faccia rossa...oppure Pierino torna a casa, Papà in bagno, deve andare in bagno, bussa e Papà cosa stai facendo?...è Pierino che caga fuori dal cesso..oppure quella che dice Cè Pierino che... caga quello che la racconta Questa è la più bella di tutti, bravo Dio mio, ma dopo tanti anni sei sempre un coglione, sei sempre rimasto lo stesso...bravo!
Early one morning the sun was shining And he was laying in bed Wondering if shed changed at all If her hair was still red Her folks they said their lives together Sure was going to be rough They never did like Mamas homemade dress Papas bankbook wasnt big enough And he was standing on the side of the road Rain falling on his shoes Heading out for the Old East Coast Lord knows hes paid some dues Getting through Tangled up in blue She was married when they first met Soon to be divorced He helped her out of a jam, I guess But he used a little too much force And they drove that car as far as they could Abandoned it out West And split up on a dark sad night Both agreeing it was best And she turned around to look at him As he was walking away She said This cant be the end Well meet on another day, on the avenue Tangled up in blue He had a job in the great north woods Working as a cook for a spell But he never liked it all that much And one day the ax just fell So he drifted down to L.A. Where he reckoned to try his luck Working for a while in an airplane plant Loading cargo onto a truck But all the while he was alone The past was close behind He seen a lot of women But she never escaped his mind And he just grew Tangled up in blue She was working in a topless place And I stopped in for a beer I just kept looking at the side of her face In the spotlight, so clear And later on, when the crowd thinned out I was about to do the same She was standing there, in back of my chair Said to me Whats your name? I muttered something underneath my breath She studied the lines on my face I must admit, I felt a little uneasy When she bent down to tie the laces Of my shoes Tangled up in blue She lit a burner on the stove And offered me a pipe I thought youd never say hello she said You look like the silent type Then she opened up a book of poems And handed it to me Written by an Italian poet From the thirteenth century And every one of them words rang true And glowed like burning coal Pouring off of every page Like it was written in my soul From me to you Tangled up in blue He was always in a hurry Too busy or too stoned And everything that she ever planned Just had to be postponed He thought they were successful She thought they were blessed With objects and material things But I never was impressed And when it all came crashing down I became withdrawn The only thing I knew how to do Was keep on keepin on like a bird that flew Tangled up in blue So now Im going back again I got to get to her somehow All the people we used to know Theyre an illusion to me now Some are mathematicians Some are doctors wives Dont know how it all got started Dont know what theyre doing with their lives But me, Im still on the road Heading for another joint We always did feel the same We just saw it from a different point Of view Tangled up in blue
And now, because youve all been so sweet, another duet for you They say were young and we dont know We wont find out until we grow Well, I dont know, I guess its true Cause you got me, and baby I got you Babe I got you babe I got you babe They say our love wont pay the rent Before its earned, our moneys always spent Well, I dont know, we got no plot Still Im sure of all the love we got Babe I got you babe I got you babe I got flowers in the spring I got you to wear my ring When Im sad, youre a clown When I get scared, youre always round Some people say your hairs too long I dont care, with you I cant go wrong So put your little hand in mine There aint no hill or mountain we cant climb Babe I got you babe I got you babe I got you babe I got you babe Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you. How wonderful you are. God bless you all. Oh, youre a lovely crowd. Thank you, guys. Thank you
When youre all alone All the children grown And, like starlings, flown away It gets lonely early, doesnt it? Lonely early, doesnt it? Evry single endless day When your twilight nears And one face appears Turning winter years to May It gets lonely early, doesnt it? Lonely early, doesnt it? Still the old hearts young enough to say It was really more than lovely, wasnt it? Truly lovely, wasnt it? Strings Evry single lovely day
Santa Fe, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear Santa Fe My woman needs it everyday She promised this a-lad she’d stay She’s rolling up a lotta bread to toss away She’s in Santa Fe, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear Santa Fe Now she’s opened up an old maid’s home She’s proud, but she needs to roam She’s gonna write herself a roadside poem about Santa Fe Santa Fe, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear Santa Fe Since I’m never gonna cease to roam I’m never, ever far from home But I’ll build a geodesic dome and sail away Don’t feel bad, no, no, no, no, don’t feel bad It’s the best food I’ve ever had Makes me feel so glad That she’s cooking in a homemade pad She never caught a cold so bad when I’m away Santa Fe, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear Santa Fe My shrimp boat’s in the bay I won’t have my nature this way And I’m leaning on the wheel each day to drift away from Santa Fe, dear, dear, dear, dear, dear Santa Fe My sister looks good at home She’s licking on an ice cream cone She’s packin’ her big white comb What does it weigh?
Well, I had to move fast And I couldnt with you around my neck I said Id send for you and I did What did you expect? My hands are sweating And we havent even started yet Ill 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 Ill remember to forget Im gonna get my coat I feel the breath of a storm Theres something Ive 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 dont know Has anybody seen my love? You want to talk to me Go ahead and talk Whatever you got to say to me Wont 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 aint nothin worth stealin in here. Youre the one Ive been looking for Youre the one thats got the key But I cant figure out whether Im too good for you Or youre too good for me Has anybody seen my love Has anybody seen my love Has anybody seen my love I dont know Has anybody seen my love? Well, theyre not showing any lights tonight And theres no moon Theres just a hot-blooded singer Singing Memphis in June, While theyre beatin the devil out of a guy Whos wearing a powder-blue wig Later hell be shot For resisting arrest I can still hear his voice crying In the wilderness What looks large from a distance Close up aint 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
Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light Next year All our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the yuletide gay Next year All our troubles will be miles away Once again as in olden days Happy golden days of yore Faithful friends who are dear to us Will be near to us once more Someday soon we all will be together If the fates allow Until then Well have to muddle through somehow So have yourself a merry little Christmas now Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the yuletide gay Next year All our troubles will be miles away Once again as in olden days Happy gold days of yore Faithful friends who are dear to us Will be near to us once more Someday soon we all will be together If the fates allow So hang a shining star Upon the highest bow And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
All through the year we waited Waited through spring and fall To hear silver bells ringing See winter time bringing The happiest season of all Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright Tiny little tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep tonight They know that Santas on his way Hes loaded lots of toys on his sleigh And every mothers child is gonna spy To see if reindeer really know how to fly And so Im offering this simple phrase To kids from one to ninety-two Although its been said many times, many ways Merry Christmas to you And so Im offering this simple phrase To kids from one to ninety-two Although its been said many times, many ways Merry Christmas to you Merry Christmas to you
I dont want nothing Nothing but you And Im waiting Looking for a new blue moon Im so tired waiting Waiting for you And Im waiting Looking for a new blue moon So many moons have come and gone And none of them were blue Too many times the sun came up, but It came up without you, you, ya yoo hoo ooh You wont call me Call me lonely And Im waiting Looking for a new blue moon So many moons have come and gone And none of them were blue Too many times the sun come up, but It came up without you, you, you, you yahoo Someday when you want me Someday you may see I was waiting Looking for a new blue moon I was waiting Looking for a new blue moon Blue moon
Maybe someday you’ll be satisfied When you’ve lost everything you’ll have nothing left to hide When you’re through running over things like you’re walking ’across the tracks Maybe you’ll beg me to take you back Maybe someday you’ll find out everybody’s somebody’s fool Maybe then you’ll realize what it would have taken to keep me cool Maybe someday when you’re by yourself alone You’ll know the love that I had for you have been never my own Maybe someday you’ll have nowhere to turn You’ll look back and wonder ’bout the bridges you have burned You’ll look back sometime when the lights grow dim And you’ll see you look much better with me than you do with him Through hostile cities and unfriendly towns Thirty pieces of silver, no money down Maybe someday, you will understand That something for nothing is everybody’s plan Maybe someday you’ll remember what you felt When there was blood on the moon in the cotton belt When both of us, baby, were going through some sort of a test Neither one of us could do what we do best I should have known better, baby, I should have called your bluff I guess I was too off the handle, not sentimental enough Maybe someday, you’ll believe me when I say That I wanted you, baby, in every kind of way Maybe someday you’ll hear a voice from on high Saying’, “For whose sake did you live, for whose sake did you die?” Forgive me, baby, for what I didn’t do For not breaking down no bedroom door to get at you Always was a sucker for the right cross Never wanted to go home ’till the last cent was lost Maybe someday you will look back and see That I made it so easy for you to follow me Maybe someday there’ll be nothing to tell I’m just as happy as you, baby, I just can’t say it so well Never slumbered or slept or waited for lightning to strike There’s no excuse for you to say that we don’t think alike You said you were going’ to Frisco, stay a couple of months I always like San Francisco, I was there for a party once Maybe someday you’ll see that it’s true There was no greater love than what I had for you
Up in the mornin, out on the job Work like the devil for my pay But that lucky old sun has nothin to do But roll round heaven all day Fuss with my woman, toil for my kids Sweat til Im wrinkled and gray While that lucky old sun has nothin to do But roll round heaven all day Good Lord above, cant you see Im pining, tears in my eyes Send down that cloud with a silver lining, lift me to Paradise Show me that river, take me across, and wash all my troubles away Like that lucky old sun, give me nothing to do, but roll round heaven all day Oh Lord above cant you know Im pining, tears in my eyes Send down that cloud with a silver lining, lift me to Paradise Show me that river, take me across, and wash all my troubles away Like that lucky old sun, give me nothing to do, but roll round heaven all day
When somebody loves you Its no good unless he loves you all the way Happy to be near you When you need someone to cheer you all the way Taller than the tallest tree is Thats how its got to feel Deeper than the deep blue sea is Thats how deep it goes if its real When somebody needs you Its no good unless she needs you all the way Through the good or lean years And for all those in-between years come what may Who knows where the road will lead us Only a fool would say But if youll let me love you Its for sure Im gonna love you all the way, all the way And when somebody needs you Its no good unless she needs you all the way And through the good or lean years And for all those in-between years come what may Who knows where the road will lead us Only a fool would say But if youll let me love you Its for sure Im gonna love you all the way, all the way
Come you phoney super patriotic people that say That hatin and fearing is my only way That this here country has got to be Youre thinkin of yourselves, you aint thinkin of me Youre not thinkin of any George Washington Youre not thinkin of any Thomas Jefferson But you say that you are and you lie and mislead You use their names for aims, for your selfish greed Dont speak to me of your patriotism When you throw the Southern black boy in prison An you say that the only good niggers are the ones that have died Dont think Ill ever stand on your side Though you make it so hard for me to love My face will never feel the slap of your glove My cards will never buy.. My hands will never buy the cards that you play My feet will never walk down the road that you lay Get out in the open, stop standin afar Let the whole world see what a hypocrit you are I aint jokin and it aint no gag You bin hidin too long behind the American flag
Wanted man in California Wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Kansas City Wanted man in Buffalo Wanted man in Oklahoma Wanted man in old Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight You might see this wanted man Well, I might be in Colorado Or Georgia by the sea Workin for some man Who may not know who I might be Yeah, and if you see me comin And you know who I am Dont you breathe it to nobody Cause you know Im on the I am Wanted man by Lucy Watson Wanted man by Jeannie Brown Wanted man by Nelly Johnson Wanted man in this Tex town And Ive had all that Ive wanted Of alot of things Ive had And alot more than Ive needed Of some things that turned out bad Well, I got sidetracked in El Paso Stopped to get myself a map I went the wrong way into Juarez With Juanita on my lap And I went to sleep in Shreveport Woke up in Abilene Wonderin why the hell Im wanted At some town halfway between Wanted man in Albuquerque Wanted man in Baton Rouge Wanted man in Tallahassee Wanted man in Syracuse And theres somebody sent to grab me Anywhere that I might be Wherever you might look tonight You might get a glimpse of me Wanted man in California Wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Kansas City Wanted man in Buffalo Wanted man in Oklahoma Wanted man in old Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight You might see this wanted man
Imagination is funny It makes a cloudy day sunny It makes a bee think of honey Just as I think of you Imagination is crazy Your whole perspective gets hazy Starts you asking a daisy What to do, what to do Have you ever felt a gentle touch And then a kiss, and then and then Find its only your imagination again Imagination is silly You go around willy nilly For example I go around wanting you And yet I cant imagine that you want me too
Oh, me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride As we went a-walking down by the seaside Now mark what followed and what did betide For it being on Christmas morning Now, for recreation, we went on a tramp And we met Sergeant Napper and Corporal Vamp And a little wee drummer intending to camp For the day being pleasant and charming Good morning, good morning, the Sergeant he cried And the same to you, gentlemen, we did reply Intending no harm but meant to pass by For it being on Christmas morning But, says he, My fine fellows, if you will enlist Ten guineas in gold Ill stick in your fist And a crown in the bargain for to kick up the dust And drink the kings health in the morning For a soldier, he leads a very fine life And he always is blessed with a charming young wife And he pays all his debts without sorrow or strife And he always lives pleasant and charming And a soldier, he always is decent and clean In the finest of clothing hes constantly seen While other poor fellows go dirty and mean And sup on thin gruel in the morning. But, says Arthur, I wouldnt be proud of your clothes For youve only the lend of them, as I suppose But you dare not change them one night, for you know If you do, youll be flogged in the morning And although that were single and free We take great delight in our own company We have no desire strange places to see Although that your offers are charming And we have no desire to take your advance All hazards and dangers we barter on chance For youd have no scruples for to send us to France Where we would get shot without warning. Oh no, says the Sergeant. Ill have no such chat And neither will I take it from snappy young brats For if you insult me with one other word Ill cut off your heads in the morning. And Arthur and I, we soon drew our hogs And we scarce gave them time to draw their own blades When a trusty shillelagh came over their head And bid them take that as fair warning And their old rusty rapiers that hung by their sides We flung them as far as we could in the tide Now take them up, devils! cried Arthur McBride And temper their edge in the morning! And the little wee drummer, we flattened his bow And we made a football of his rowdy-dow-dow Threw it in the tide for to rock and to roll And bade it a tedious returning And we having no money, paid them off in cracks We paid no respect to their two bloody backs And we lathered them there like a pair of wet sacks And left them for dead in the morning And so, to conclude and to finish disputes We obligingly asked if they wanted recruits For we were the lads who would give them hard clouts And bid them look sharp in the morning Oh, me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride As we went a-walking down by the seaside Now mark what followed and what did betide For it being on Christmas morning
There was a man named Mahatma Gandhi He would not bow down he would not fight He knew the deal was down and dirty And nothing wrong could make it right away But he knew his duty and the prize he had to pay Just another holy man who tried to be a friend My God, they killed him Another man from Atlanta, Georgia By name of Martin Luther King He shook the land like the rolling thunder And made the bells of freedom ring today With a dream of beauty that they could not burn away Just another holy man who dared to make a stand My God, they killed him The only Son of God Almighty The holy one called Jesus Christ He healed the lame and fed the hungry And for his love they took his life away On the road to glory where the story never ends Just the holy Son of Man well never understand My God, they killed him There was a man named Mahatma Gandi A man named Martin Luther King The only Son of God Almighty The only one called Jesus Christ On the road to glory where the story never ends Just the holy Son of Man well never understand My God, they killed him There was a man named Mahatma Gandi A man named Martin Luther King The only Son of God Almighty The only one called Jesus Christ On the road to glory where the story never ends Just the holy Son of Man well never understand My God, they killed him
Never fall in love with a stranger And that, son, they all said to me And never fall in love with a stranger But I cant help it if she falls in love with me And never fall in love with a stranger Now, they’ve gone against my command And never fall in love with a stranger The pain is written in my hands But if I cant resist Find my way outta this She knows that our love, more than any river, flows And Im done now, all of my intentions are exposed Not hidden in my clothes Or in between my toes I wanna tombstone pearl handle revolver Dont wanna meet a pale man with a halo in his hair And never fall in love with a stranger But sometimes I simply do not care And if I cant resist Get my way outta this She knows that our love, more than any river, flows And Im done now, all of my intentions are exposed Not hidden in my clothes Or in between my toes I done things right, pretty much all of my life Im not looking for any sympathy I can run all I like away from that stranger But somehow shell always follow me
Come and listen for a moment, lads And hear me tell my tale How across the sea from England I was condemned to sail Now the jury found me guilty Then says the judge, says he Oh, for life, Jim Jones, Im sending you Across the stormy sea But take a tip before you ship To join the iron gang Dont get too gay in Botany Bay Or else youll surely hang Or else youll surely hang, says he And after that, Jim Jones Its high above on the gallows tree The crows will pick your bones. And our ship was high upon the sea Then pirates came along But the soldiers on our convict ship Were full five hundred strong For they opened fire and somehow drove That pirate ship away But Id rather have joined that pirate ship Than gone to Botany Bay With the storms ragin round us And the winds a-blowin gale Id rather have drowned in misery Than gone to New South Wales Now its day and night and the irons clang And like poor galley slaves We toil and toil, and when we die Must fill dishonored graves And its by and by Ill slip my chains Well, into the bush Ill go And Ill join the bush rangers there Jack Donohue and co And some dark night, when everything Is silent in the town Ill shoot those tyrants one and all Ill gun the flogger down Oh, Ill give the law A little shock Remember what I say And theyll yet regret theyve sent Jim Jones In chains to Botany Bay
Johnny Todd he took a notion For to cross the ocean wide And he left his love behind him Walkin down by the Liverpool tide For a week she wept full sorrows Tore her hair and wrung her hands Till she met another sailor Walkin down by the Liverpool sands Why fair maid are you a-weeping For your Johnny gone to sea? If you wed with me tomorrow Ill be by you constantly I will buy you clothes and blankets Ill buy you a wedding ring You shall have a gilded cradle For to rock you baby in Johnny Todd came home from sailin Sailin on that ocean wide And he found his fair and false one Was another sailors bride Now, all you men who go a-sailing For to fight the foreign foe Never leave, never leave love like Johnny Marry her before you go
So run here baby, put your little hands in mine Ive got something to tell you I know youre gonna change your mind When things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too I want you, baby, just to understand I dont wanna be your boss, babe I just wanna be your man When things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too Now when you go home, you dont have to get along Come back to me, baby Where I live, thats where you belong When things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too I love you baby, and you know that its true I wouldnt mistreat you, baby Nothing in this world is like you When things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too Yes, when things go wrong, so wrong with you It hurts me too So run here baby, put your little hand in mine I got something to tell you, baby I know that will change your mind When things go wrong, so wrong with you Dont you know it, dont you know it hurts me too
There was a wicked messenger From Eli he did come With a mind that multiplied The smallest matter When questioned who had sent for him He answered with his thumb For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter He stayed behind the assembly hall It was there he made his bed And often times he could be seen returning Until one day he just appeared With a note in his hand that read The soles of my feet, I swear theyre burning, Oh, the leaves began to fall The seas began to part And the people that confronted him were many And he was told with these few words Which opened up his heart If you cannot bring good news, dont bring any.
Mama, take this badge off of me I cant use it anymore Its getting dark, too dark to see And I feel Im knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Mama, put my guns in the ground I cant shoot them anymore That long black cloud is coming down And I feel Im knocking on Heavens door Hey Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Ah, knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door Knock, knock, knocking on Heavens door
Nothing was delivered And I tell this truth to you Not out of spite or anger But, simply because its true Now you must provide some answers For what you sell has 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 your health and get plenty of rest Nothing was delivered , and its up to you to say Just what you had in mind When you made everybody pay Now I hope you wont object to this Giving back all of what you owe And the sooner you come up with them The sooner you can go Nothing is better, nothing is best Take care of your health and get plenty of rest Nothing was delivered I cant say I sympathize With what your fate is going to be Yes, for telling all those lies No, nothing was delivered Yes, and someone must explain That as long as it takes to do this Then thats how long that youll remain Nothing is better, nothing is best Take care of your health and get plenty of rest
If you ever go to Houston Better walk right Keep your hands in your pockets And your gun-belt tight Youll be asking for trouble If youre looking for a fight If you ever go to Houston Boy, you better walk right If youre ever down there On Bagby and Lamar You better watch out for The man with the shining star Better know where youre going Or stay where you are If youre ever down there On Bagby and Lamar I know these streets Ive been here before I nearly got killed here During the Mexican war Something always Keeps me coming back for more I know these streets Ive been here before If you ever go to Dallas Say hello to Mary Anne Say Im still pulling on the trigger Hanging on the best I can If you see her sister Lucy Say Im sorry Im not there Tell her other sister Betsy To pray the sinners prayer I got a restless fever Burning in my brain Got to keep riding forward Cant spoil the game The same way I leave here Will be the way that I came Got a restless fever Burning in my brain Mr. Policeman Can you help me find my girl Last time I saw her Was at the Magnolia Hotel If you help me find her You can be my pal Mr. Policeman Can you help me find my girl If you ever go to Austin Fort Worth or San Antone Find the bar rooms I got lost in And send my memories home Put my tears in a bottle Screw the top on tight If you ever go to Houston You better walk right
It isnt by chance I happen to be A boulevardier, the toast of Paris For over the noise, the talk and the smoke Im good for a laugh, a drink or a joke I walk in a room, a party or ball Come sit over here somebody will call A drink for Msieur, a drink for us all But how many times I stop and recall Ah, the apple trees Blossoms in the breeze That we walked among Lyin in the hay Games we used to play While the rounds were sung Only yesterday, when the world was young Wherever I go they mention my name And that in itself, is some sort of fame Come by for a drink, were havin a game Wherever I go Im glad that I came The talk is quite gay, the company fine Theres laughter and lights, and glamour and wine And beautiful girls and some of em mine But often my eyes see a different shine Ah, the apple trees Sunlit memories Where the hammock swung On our backs wed lie Looking at the sky Til the stars were strung Only last July when the world was young
Its funny how ya loved me Then forgot so suddenly Its funny to everyone but me They told me this would happen Now theyre laughing secretly Its funny to everyone but me I should shrug my shoulders and say Good riddance to a bad affair But how can I do what my head tells me to When my heart tells me how much I care Its funny, I still love you Its the joke of the century Its funny to everyone but me Its so funny, I still love you Its the joke of the century Oh, but its funny to everyone but me
Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town With his wife and five children And his cabin fallin down You looked for work and money And you walked a rugged mile You looked for work and money And you walked a rugged mile Your children are so hungry That they dont know how to smile Your babys eyes look crazy Theyre a-tuggin at your sleeve Your babys eyes look crazy Theyre a-tuggin at your sleeve You walk the floor and wonder why With every breath you breathe The rats have got your flour Bad blood it got your mare The rats have got your flour Bad blood it got your mare If theres anyone that knows Is there anyone that cares? You prayed to the Lord above Oh please send you a friend You prayed to the Lord above Oh please send you a friend Your empty pockets tell yuh That you aint a-got no friend Your babies are crying louder Its pounding on your brain Your babies are crying louder Its pounding on your brain Your wifes screams are stabbin you Like the dirty drivin rain Your grass it is turning black Theres no water in your well Your grass is turning black Theres no water in your well You spent your last lone dollar On seven shotgun shells Way out in the wilderness A cold coyote calls Way out in the wilderness A cold coyote calls Your eyes fix on the shotgun Thats hangin on the wall Your brain is a-bleedin And your legs cant seem to stand Your brain is a-bleedin And your legs cant seem to stand Your eyes fix on the shotgun That youre holdin in your hand Theres seven breezes a-blowin All around the cabin door Theres seven breezes a-blowin All around the cabin door Seven shots ring out Like the oceans pounding roar Theres seven people dead On a South Dakota farm Theres seven people dead On a South Dakota farm Somewhere in the distance Theres seven new people born
Where were you last night? You were so uptight What did you do, who did you see? Were you with someone Who reminded you of me? Where were you last night? Where were you last week? Were you up a creek? Did you stay up pacing the floor? Got me worried You ignore me more and more Where were you last night? You werent around me When they found me Where were you last night? You better stop your messin around Your name is going round from town to town Its making me sad, making me feel bad Where were you last night? Where were you last year? You sure as hell werent here You werent waiting where you said You sent someone in your place instead Where were you last night? Its getting to me Making me gloomy Where were you last night?
Everybody wants to know why he couldn’t adjust Adjust to what, a dream that bust? He was a clean-cut kid But they made a killer out of him That’s what they did They said what’s up is down, they said what isn’t is They put ideas in his head he thought were his He was a clean-cut kid But they made a killer out of him That’s what they did He was on the baseball team, he was in the marching band When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand He was a clean-cut kid But they made a killer out of him That’s what they did He went to church on Sunday, he was a Boy Scout For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out He was a clean-cut kid But they made a killer out of him That’s what they did They said, “Listen boy, you’re just a pup” They sent him to a napalm health spa to shape up They gave him dope to smoke, drinks and pills A jeep to drive, blood to spill They said “Congratulations, you got what it takes” They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes He was a clean-cut kid But they made a killer out of him That’s what they did He bought the American dream but it put him in debt The only game he could play was Russian roulette He drank Coca-Cola, he was eating Wonder Bread Ate Burger Kings, he was well fed He went to Hollywood to see Peter O’Toole He stole a Rolls-Royce and drove it in a swimming pool He was a clean-cut kid But they made a killer out of him That’s what they did He could’ve sold insurance, owned a restaurant or bar Could’ve been an accountant or a tennis star He was wearing boxing gloves, took a dive one day Off the Golden Gate Bridge into China Bay His mama walks the floor, his daddy weeps and moans They got to sleep together in a home they don’t own He was a clean-cut kid But they made a killer out of him That’s what they did Well, everybody’s asking why he couldn’t adjust All he ever wanted was somebody to trust They took his head and turned it inside out He never did know what it was all about He had a steady job, he joined the choir He never did plan to walk the high wire He was a clean-cut kid But they made a killer out of him That’s what they did
Why do I do just as you say? Why must I just give you your way? Why do I sigh, why dont I try to forget? It must have been that something lovers call fate Kept me saying, I have to wait I saw them all, just couldnt fall til we met It had to be you It had to be you I wandered around and finally found the somebody who Could make me be true, could make me be blue And even be glad, just to be sad thinking of you Some others Ive seen might never be mean Might never be cross Or try to be boss But they wouldnt do For nobody else gave me a thrill With all your faults I love you still It had to be you, wonderful you It had to be you For nobody else gave me a thrill With all your faults I love you still It had to be you, wonderful you It had to be you
I had a pony, her name was Lucifer I had a pony, her name was Lucifer She broke her leg and needed shooting I swear it hurt me more than it hurted her Sometimes I wonder whats going on with Miss X Sometimes I wonder whats going on with Miss X Shes got such a sweet disposition I never know what the girls gonna do to me next Everybody say youre using voodoo, your feet walk by themselves Everybody say youre using voodoo, Ive seen your feet walk by themselves Oh, baby, that god youre praying to is gonna give you back what youre wishing on someone else Come over here pony, I wanna climb up one time on you Come over here pony, I wanna climb up one time on you Come over here pony, I wanna climb up one time on you Well, youre so nasty and youre so bad - I say I love you, I do How much, how much How much, how much How much, how much How much, how much How much, how much How much, how much How much, how much How much, how much How much, how much How much, how much
Tell me--I’ve got to know Tell me--tell me before I go Does that flame still burn, Does that fire still glow Or has it died out and melted like the snow Tell me Tell me Tell me--what are you focused upon Tell me--will it come to me after youre gone Tell me quick with a glance or a sigh Shall I hold you close or let you go by Tell me Tell me Is that the heat and the beat of your pulse that I feel If its not that then what are you tryin to conceal Do you have any secrets That will only come out in time Do you lay in your bed Do you stare at the stars Is your main friend someone who’s an old acquaintance of ours Tell me Tell me Tell me--are those rocknroll dreams in your eyes Tell me--behind what door your treasure lies Ever gone broke in a big way Ever done the opposite of what the experts say Tell me Tell me Is this some kind of game that you’re playing’ with my heart How deep must I go? When do I start? Do you have any morals Do you have any point of view Is that a smile that I see on your face Will it lead me to glory or lead me to disgrace Tell me Tell me Tell me--is that mans name in your book Tell me--will you go back and take another look Tell me the truth, dont tell me no lies Are you anybodys someone prays for or cries Tell me Tell me
The woman that I love she got a hook in her nose Her eyebrows meet, she wears second hand clothes She speaks with a stutter and she walks with a hop I dont know why I love her but I just cant stop You know I love her Yeah I love her Im in love with the Ugliest Girl in the World If I ever lose her I will go insane I go half crazy when she calls my name When she says baby I l-l-love you There aint nothing in the world that I wouldnt do The woman that I love she got two flat feet Her knees knock together walking down the street She cracks her knuckles and she snores in bed She aint much to look at but like I said I dont mean to say that she got nothing going She got a weird sense of humor thats all her own When I get low she sets me on my feet Got a five inch smile but her breath is sweet The woman that I love she a got a prizefighter nose Cauliflower ears and a run in her hose She speaks with a stutter and she walks with a hop I dont know why I love her but I just cant stop
Well youre coming down High Street, walking in the sun You make the dead man rise, and holler shes the one Jolene, Jolene Baby, I am the king and youre the queen Well its a long old highway, dont ever end Ive got a Saturday night special, Im back again Ill sleep by your door, lay my life on the line You probably dont know, but Im going to make you mine Jolene, Jolene Baby, I am the king and youre the queen I keep my hands in my pocket, Im moving along People think they know, but theyre all wrong Youre something nice, Im going to grab my dice I cant say I havent paid the price Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and youre the queen Well I found out the hard way, Ive had my fill You cant find somebody with his back to a hill Those big brown eyes, they set off a spark When you hold me in your arms things dont look so dark Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and youre the queen
Clouds so swift The rains fallin in Gonna see a movie called Gunga Din Pack up your money Pull up your tent You aint goin nowhere Whoo-ee ride me high Tomorrows the day My brides gonna come Whoo-ee, are we gonna fly Down in the easy chair Genghis Khan And his brother Don Couldnt keep on keepin on Well climb that bridge after its gone After were way past it Whoo-ee ride me high Tomorrows the day My brides gonna come Whoo-ee are we gonna fly Down into the easy chair Buy me some rings And a gun that sings A flute that toots And a bee that stings A sky that cries And a bird that flies A fish that walks And a dog that talks Whoo-ee ride me high Tomorrows the day My brides gonna come Whoo-ee, are we gonna fly Down into the easy chair! Genghis Khan And his brother Don Couldnt keep on keepin on Well climb that bridge after its gone After were way past it Whoo-ee ride me high Tomorrows the day My brides gonna come Whoo-ee are we gonna fly Down into the easy chair Down into the easy chair!
Where is the one Wholl end the search Im making Where is the one Wholl change my dream to waking Behind some far off secret door Theres my love Theres my life In store The journeys long Much longer than I reckoned In any throng Ill know her in a second Some lucky day Im bound to find her And when I do Ill find love The journeys long Much longer than I reckoned In any throng Ill know her in a second Some lucky day Im bound to find her And when I do Ill find love
Down these streets the fools rule Theres no freedom or self respect A knifes point or a trip to the joint Is about all you can expect They kill people here who stand up for their rights The systems just too damned corrupt Its always the same, the name of the game Is who do you know higher up Well.. The blacks and the whites The idiotic, the exotic Wealth is a filthy rag So erotic so unpatriotic So wrapped up in the American flag Witchcraft scum exploiting the dumb Turning children into punks and slaves Whose heroes and healers are rich dope dealers Who should be put in their graves Tell the truth now.. Well, lookie here, honey Listen to me Mr. Pussyman This might be your last night in a bed so soft Were not pimps on the make, politicians on the take You cant pay us off Were gonna blow up your home of Voodoo And watch it burn without any regret We got the power were the new government You just dont know it yet Help me now.. Ah, bring it to me honey For all of my brothers from Vietnam And my uncles from World War II Id like to say that its countdown time now And were gonna do what the law should do And for you pretty baby I know youve seen it all I know your story is too painful to share One day though youll be talking in your sleep And when you do, I wanna be there Yeah.. Be strong, baby Wont take long, baby Ah, let me tell you now The war is here, honey Ah, go ahead now Be strong, baby It wont be long, honey Be strong, baby
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 When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window, baby, Ill be gone Youre the reason Ill be traveling on Dont think twice, its all right Aint no use in turning on your light, babe The light I never knowed Aint no use in turning on your light, babe Im on the dark side of the road Still I wish there was something you would do or say Trying to make me make my mind up and stay We never did too much talking anyway Dont think twice, its all right Aint no use in calling out my name, babe Like you never did before Aint no use in calling out my name, babe Lord, I cant hear you anymore Im thinking and wondering all the way down the road I once loved a woman, a child Im told Gave her my heart, but she wanted my soul Dont think twice, its all right Walking down that long lonesome road, babe Where Im bound, I cant tell Goodbye is too good a word, yeah So Ill just say fare thee well I aint saying you treated me unkind You couldve done better, baby, but I dont mind You just kind of wasted my precious time Lord, but dont think twice, dont think twice, its all right
Love is funny or its sad Or its quiet or its mad Its a good thing or its bad But beautiful Beautiful to take a chance and if you fall, you fall And Im thinking I wouldnt mind at all Love is tearful or its gay Its a problem or its play Its a heartache either way But beautiful And Im thinking if you were mine, Id never let you go And that would be but beautiful, I know Love is tearful or its gay Its a problem or its play Its a heartache either way But its beautiful And Im thinking if you were mine, Id never let you go And that would be but beautiful, I know
You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last But whatever you wish to keep, youd better grab it fast Yonder stands your orphan with his gun Crying like a fire in the sun Look out the saints are coming through And its all over now, Baby Blue The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense Take what you have gathered from coincidence The empty-handed painter from your streets Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets This sky, too, is folding under you And its all over now, Baby Blue All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home Your empty-handed armies are all going home The lover who just walked out your door Has taken all his blankets from the floor The carpet, too, is moving under you And its all over now, Baby Blue Leave your stepping stones behind you, something calls for you Forget the dead youve left, they will not follow you The vagabond whos rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore Strike another match, go start anew And its all over now, Baby Blue
Like a ship on the sea, her love rose over me Like a ship on the sea, her love rose over me Go away, go away, let me be Like a weepin willow tree, her love grows over me Like a weepin willow tree, her love grows over me Go way, go way, let me be Standin on the white cliffs of Dover Lookin out into space Another channel to cross over Another dream to chase The night is dark and dreary The wind is howling down Your heart is hanging heavy When your sweet love aint around Like a leaf on a tree, her love is shakin me Like a leaf on a tree, her love is shakin me Go away, go away, let me be Like a leaf, like a ship on the sea
Went out last night to take a little round I met my Little Sadie and I brought her down I ran right home and I went to bed With a forty-four smokeless under my head I began to think what a deed Id done I grabbed my hat and I began to run I made a good run but I ran too slow They overtook me down in Jericho Standing on a corner a ringing my bell Up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville He said Young man is your name Brown Remember you blowed Sadie down? Oh yes sir, my name is Lee I murdered Little Sadie in the first degree First degree and second degree If youve got any papers will you serve them to me? Well they took me down town and they dressed me in black They put me on a train and they sent me back I had no one to go my bail They crammed me back into the county jail Oh, yes they did The judge and the jury they took their stand The judge had the papers in his right hand Forty-one days, forty-one nights Forty-one years to wear the ball and the stripes Oh, no! Went out last night to take a little round I met Little Sadie and I blowed her down I ran right home and I went to bed A forty-four smokeless under my head
Well she met him as she promised Up at Adams this spring Expecting some money Or some other fine thing No money, no money To flatter the case Well have to get married So therell be no disgrace. So jump you up Omie And away we will ride To yonder fair country Where the cool waters glide. She jumped up behind him And away they did ride To yonder fair country Where the deep waters glide Now jump you down Omie And ill tell you my mind My mind is to drown you And to leave you behind. She begged and she pleaded Oh, dont take my life And i will deny you And ill never be your wife. There she kicked and he cuffed her To the worst understand And he threw her in deep water That flows through the land They found her poor body The following day The preacher and the reverend Lord, they all begun to pray And up spoke her mother With a voice so a-sting Nobody but John Lewis Couldve done such a thing. They traced him up the waters To Dutch Charlies Bend Where they found him in jail For killin a man Go hang him, go hang him. Was that mothers command And throw him in deep waters That flows through the land.
Oh, Ill twine with my mingles and waving black hair With the roses so red and the lilies so fair And the myrtle so bright with the emerald hue The pale and the leader and eyes look like blue Oh Ill dance, I will sing and my laugh shall be gay I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway When I woke from my dreaming, my idols were clay All portion of love had all flown away Oh he taught me to love him and promised to love And to cherish me over all others above How my heart is now wondering no misery can tell Hes left me no warning, no words of farewell Oh, he taught me to love him and called me his flower That was blooming to cheer him through lifes dreary hour Oh, I long to see him and regret the dark hour Hes gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower
If you’re travelin in the north country fair Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline Remember me to one who lives there For she once was a true love of mine If you go when the snowflakes storm When the rivers freeze and summer ends Please see she has a coat so warm To keep her from the howling winds Please see if her hair hangs long If it rolls and flows all down her breast Please see for me if her hairs hangin long For that’s the way I remember her best I’m a-wondering if she remembers me at all Many times I’ve often prayed In the darkness of my night In the brightness of my day If you’re travelin in the north country fair Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline Remember me to one who lives there For she once was a true love of mine
Where are you, where have you gone without me I thought you cared about me, where are you Wheres my heart, where is the dream we started I cant believe were parted, where are you When we said, goodbye, love, what had we to gain When I gave you my love, was it all in vain All life through, must I go on pretending Where is my happy ending, where are you When we said, goodbye, love, what had we to gain When I gave you my love, was it all in vain All life through, must I go on pretending Where is that happy ending, where are you, where are you
Slipping and sliding like a weasel on the run I’m looking good to see you, yeah, and we can have some fun One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend’ll do Come on down to my ship, honey, ride on deck We’ll fly over the ocean just like you suspect One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend’ll do We’ll fly the night away Hang out the whole next day Things will be okay You wait and see We’ll go someplace unknown Leave all the children home Honey, why not go alone Just you and me Coming and going like a rabbit in the wood I’m happy just to see you, yeah, looking so good One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend’ll do Like a needle in a haystack, I’m gonna find you yet You’re the sweetest gone mama that this boy’s ever gonna get One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend’ll do
When you wake up in the morning baby look inside your mirror I wont be next to you, you know I wont be near Id be curious to know if your reflection is as clear As the one that Ive got on my mind, mama, you been on my mind Well perhaps its the wind and the dark dark night thats covering The crossroads that Im at And maybe its the weather or something like that But mama, you been on my mind, mama, you been on my mind Well I dont need trouble, please dont put me down Dont get upset, I am not pleading, I wont say Ill forget And I wont pace a floor bowed down and bent but yet Mama, you been on my mind, mama, you been on my mind Even though my mind is hazy and my thoughts are kinda narrow Where you been dont bother me or bring me down with sorrow It dont matter to me where youll be waking up tomorrow But mama you been on my mind mama you been on my mind
One dream in my heart, one love to be living for One love to be living for, this nearly was mine One girl for my dream, one partner in paradise This promise of paradise, this nearly was mine Close to my heart she came, only to fly away Only to fly as day flies from moonlight Now, now Im alone, still dreaming of paradise Still saying that paradise once nearly was mine
You must leave now take what you need you think will last But whatever you wish to keep you better grab it fast Yonder stands your orphan with his gun Crying like a fire in the sun Strike another match, go start anew Its all over now, Baby Blue All your seasick sailors they are rowing home And all your empty handed armies they are going home Your love who just walked out the door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore The carpet too is moving under you Its all over now, Baby Blue Leave your stepping stones behind theres something that calls for you Forget the dead youve left, they will not follow you Your vagabond whos rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore The sky too is falling over you Its all over now, Baby Blue
I got mixed up confusion Man, it’s a-killing me Well, there’s too many people And they’re all too hard to please Well, my hat’s in my hand Babe, I’m walking down the line An’ I’m looking for a woman Whose head’s mixed up like mine Well, my head’s full of questions My temperature’s rising fast Well, I’m looking for some answers But I don’t know who to ask But I’m walking and wondering And my poor feet don’t ever stop Seeing my reflection I’m hung over, hung down, hung up!
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, were happy tonight Walking in a winter wonderland Gone away is a bluebird In his place is a new bird He sings a love song as we go along Walking in a winter wonderland In the meadow we can build a snowman And pretend that he is Parson Brown Hell say, Are you married? Well say, No, man But you can do the job when youre in town Later on, well conspire As we dream by the fire To face unafraid the plans that weve made Walking in a winter wonderland In the meadow we can build a snowman And pretend that hes a circus clown Well have lots of fun with mister snowman Until the other kids all knock him down When it snows, aint it thrillin Though your nose gets a chillin Well frolic and play, the Eskimo way Walking in a winter wonderland
I tell people youre just goin through changes And that youre acquanted both with night and day That your moneys good and youre just being courageous On them burnin bridges knowin your feet are made of clay Well I say you wont be destroyed by your inventions That you brought it all under captivity And that you really do have all the best intentions But youre makin a liar out of me Well I say that youre just young and self-tormented But that deep down you understand The hopes and fears and dreams of the discontented Who threaten now to overtake your promised land Well I say youd not sow discord among brothers Nor drain a man of his integrity But youll remember the cries of orphans and their mothers But youre makin a liar out of me But youre makin a liar out of me Well I say that, that aint flesh and blood youre drinkin In the wounded empire of your fools paradise With a light above your head forever blinkin Turnin virgins into merchandise That you must have been beautiful when you were livin You remind me of some old-time used-to-be I say you can be trusted with the power you been given But youre makin a liar out of me So many things so hard to say as you stumble To take refuge in your offices of shame As the earth beneath my feet begins to rumble And your young men die for nothin not even fame I say that someday youll begin to trust us And that your conscience not been slain by conformity That youll stand up unafraid to believe in justice But youre makin a liar out of me Youre makin a liar out of me Well I can hear the sound of distant thunder From an open window at the end of every hall Now that youre gone I got to wonder If you ever were here at all I say you never sacrificed my children To some false god of infidelity And that its not the Tower of Babel that youre buildin But youre makin a liar out of me Youre makin a liar out of me Now youre makin a liar out of me
Maybe I should have saved those leftover dreams Funny but heres that rainy day Heres that rainy day they told me about And I laughed at the thought That it might turn out this way Where is that worn out wish that I threw aside After it brought my love so near Funny how love becomes a cold rainy day Funny that rainy day is here Its funny how love becomes a cold rainy day Funny that rainy day is here
As I went walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway I saw below me that golden valley This land was made for you and me This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York Island From the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me Ive roamed and rambled, and Ive followed my footsteps To the sunny bright sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice came singing Singing this land was made for you and me This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York Island From the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me It was early one morning as I was strolling The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling As the fog was lifting a voice come chanting This land was made for you and me This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York Island From the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me Nobody living can ever stop me As I go walkin my freedom highway Nobody living can make me turn back This land was made for you and me This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York Island From the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me
Waltzing around the room tonight In someone elses clothes Youre always coming out of things Smelling like a rose You hang your head and your heart is filled With so much misery Youd be happy as you could be If you belonged to me You say, Lets go to the rodeo And see some cowboy fall Sometimes it seems to me youve Got no sympathy at all You keep on going on and on About how youre so free Youd be happy as you could be If you belonged to me It aint easy to get to you But there must be some kind of a way If only two could look to you For only one moment of each day Youre saying that youre all washed up Got nothing else to give Seems like you never figured out How long you have to live You could feel like a baby again Sitting on your daddys knee Oh, how happy you would be If you belonged to me The guy youre with is a ruthless pimp Everybody knows Every cent he takes from you Goes straight up his nose You look so sad, youre going so mad Any fool can see Youd be happy as you could be If you belong to me Youd be happy as you could be If you belong to me
Rita May, Rita May You got your body in the way Youre so damn nonchalant But its your mind that I want You got me huffin and a-puffin Next to you I feel like nothin Rita May Rita May, Rita May Howd you ever get that way? When do you ever see the light? Dont you ever feel a fright? You got me burnin and Im turnin But I know I must be learnin Rita May All my friends have told me If I hang around with you that Ill go blind But when you hold me I know there must be somethin on your mind Rita May, Rita May Wont you come out and play? where you been? Whats that crazy place youre in? Im gonna have to go to college Cause you are the book of knowledge Rita May All my friends have told me If I hang around with you that Ill go blind But I know when you hold me That there really must be somethin on your mind Rita May, Rita May You got your body in the way Youre so damn nonchalant Its your mind that I want Im gonna have to go to college Cause you are the book of knowledge Rita May
Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes Venite, venite in Bethlehem Natum videte Regem angelorum Venite, adoremus Venite, adoremus Venite, adoramus Dominum O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant Oo come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem Come and behold Him Born the King of angels O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ, the Lord Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above Glory to God In the highest O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ, the Lord
Go away from my window Go at your own chosen speed Im not the one you want, babe Im not the one you need You say youre looking for someone Never weak but always strong To protect you and defend you Whether you are right or wrong Someone to open each and every door But it aint me, babe No, no, no, it aint me, babe It aint me youre looking for, babe Go lightly from the ledge, babe Go lightly on the ground Im not the one you want, babe I will only let you down You say youre lookin for someone Who will promise never to part Someone to close his eyes for you Someone to close his heart Someone whod die for you and more But it aint me, babe No, no, no, it aint me, babe It aint me youre lookin for, babe Go melt back in the night, babe Everything inside me is stone Theres nothing in here moving And anyway Im not alone You say youre lookin for someone To pick you up each time you fall To gather flowers constantly And to come each time you call A lover for your life and nothing more But it aint me, babe No, no, no, it aint me, babe It aint me youre lookin for, babe
The jingle bells are jingling The streets are white with snow The happy crowds are mingling But theres no one that I know Im sure that youll forgive me If I dont enthuse I guess I got the Christmas blues Ive done my window shopping Theres not a store I missed But whats the use of stoppin When theres no one on your list Youll know the way Im feeling When you love and you lose I guess Ive got the Christmas blues When somebody wants you Somebody needs you Christmas is a joy of joys But friends, when youre lonely Youll find that its only A thing for little girls and little boys May all your days be merry Your seasons full of cheer But till its January Ill just go and disappear Old Santa may have brought you Some stars for your shoes But Santa only brought me the blues Those brightly packaged Tinsel covered Christmas blues Old Santa may have brought you Some stars for your shoes But Santa only brought me the blues Those brightly packaged Tinsel covered Christmas blues
They sat together In the park As the evening sky grew dark She looked at him He felt a spark tingle to his bones Twas then he felt alone And wished that hed gone straight And watched out for a simple twist of fate They walked down by the old canal Got a little confused, I remember well And then they stopped In a strange hotel With the neon burning bright He felt the heat of night Hit him like a freight train And moving with a simple twist of fate Saxophone some place nearby played She was walking on by the arcade As a light burst through a beat up shade But he was waking up She dropped a coin into a cup Of a blind man at the gate And forgot about a simple twist of fate He woke up And the room was bare He didnt see her Anywhere He told himself He didnt care He pushed the window Open wide He felt an Emptiness inside To which he just could not relate Brought on by a simple twist of fate He hears the ticking of the clocks Small waves whisper to the rocks He hunts her down By the waterfront docks Where the sailors all come in Perhaps hell see her once again How long must he wait Once more For a simple Twist of fate People tell me its a crime To feel too much At any one time All it cost me was a dime But the bells refuse to ring He was born in the spring But I was born too late To blame it on A simple twist of fate
Oh, the age of the inmates I remember quite freely No younger than twelve No older ’n seventeen Thrown in like bandits And cast off like criminals All inside the walls On the grounds of Red Wing From the dirty old mess hall You march to the brick wall Too weary to talk And too tired to sing And it’s all afternoon You remember your hometown All inside the walls The walls of Red Wing Oh, the gates are cast iron And the walls are barbed wire Stay far from the fence With the ’lectricity sting And it’s keep down your head And stay in your number All inside the grounds of The walls of Red Wing Oh, it’s fare thee well To the deep hollow dungeon Farewell to the boardwalk That takes you to the screen And farewell to the minutes They threaten you with it All inside the grounds of The walls of Red Wing It’s many a guard That stands around smiling Holding his club Like he was a king Hoping to get you Behind the wood piling All inside the grounds of The walls of Red Wing The night aimed shadows Through the crossbar windows And the wind punched hard To make the wall-siding sing It’s many a night I pretended to be a-sleeping All inside the grounds of The walls of Red Wing As the rain rattled heavy On the bunkhouse shingles And the sounds of the night They made my ears ring Till the keys of the guards Clicked the tune of the morning All inside the grounds of The walls of Red Wing Oh, some of us’ll end up In St. Cloud Prison And some of us’ll end up To be lawyers and things And some of us’ll stand To meet you on your crossroads From inside the grounds of The walls of Red Wing
Now and then theres a fool such as I Pardon me if Im sentimental, came to say goodbye Dont be angry, dont be angry with me, should I cry When you are gone, I will dream a little dream as years go by Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I Now and then theres a fool such as I am over you You taught me how to love and now you happened to be untrue I am a fool but I love you, dear, yes I will until the day I die Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I Pardon me if Im sentimental, came to say goodbye Dont be angry, dont be angry with me, should I cry When you are gone, when you are gone, I will dream a little I will dream as years go by Now and then, now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I Now and then theres a fool, a fool such as I am over you You taught me how to love and now you say that we are through I am a fool, yes, but I love you dear, I will love you dear Till the day, till the day I die Now and then, now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I
They say evrything can be replaced Yet evry distance is not near So I remember evry face Of evry man who put me here I see my light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released They say evry man needs protection They say evry man must fall Yet I swear I see my reflection Some place so high above this wall I see my light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released Standing next to me in this lonely crowd Is a man who swears hes not to blame All day long I hear him shout so loud Crying out that he was framed I see my light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released
Rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama rock me Oh, rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a southbound train Hey, mama rock me Heading down south to the land of the pines Thumbin my way to North Caroline Staring up the road and pray to God I see headlights Well, I made it down the coast in seventeen hours Pickin me a bouquet of dogwood flowers And Im a-hopin for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight Oh, rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama rock me Oh, rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a southbound train Hey, mama rock me Runnin from the cold up in New England I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band My baby plays the guitar, I pick a banjo now Oh, the north country winters keep a-getting me now Lost my money playing poker so I had to up and leave But I aint turning back to living that poor life no more Oh, rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama rock me Oh, rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a southbound train Hey, mama rock me Walkin to the south out of Roanoke Caught a trucker out of Philly, had a nice long toke But hes a heading west from the Cumberland gap To Johnson City at Tennessee Well, I gotta get a move on before the sun Hear my baby call my name and I know that shes the only one And if I die in Raleigh, at least I will die free Oh, rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama rock me Oh, rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a southbound train Hey, mama rock me Oh, rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama any way you feel Hey, mama rock me Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a southbound train Hey, mama rock me Hey, mama rock me
They ask me how I feel And if my love is real And how I seem to think that I know Im gonna make it through They look at me and frown They drove me from this town They dont want me around Cause I believe They show me to the door They said dont come back no more We dont like the way you think you do So I walked out on my own One thousand miles from home But I dont feel alone Cause I believe I believe in you even through the all tears and laughter I believe in you even though were apart I believe in you even on the morning after Oh, when the dawn is nearing And when the night is disappearing This feeling will still be here in my heart Please dont let me drift too far Keep me safe and sane where you are So I can always be renewed And what youve given me here today Is worth everything I could pay No matter what everyone will say Cause I believe I believe, I believe I believe, I believe in you I believe in you when weve had no time together I believe in you when white turns to black I believe in you even though well all be outnumbered Oh, the earth will be shakin And friends will be forsaken Please, we cant go back I believe in you
Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna make a sentimental journey To renew old memories I got my bag, I got my reservation Spent each dime I could afford Like a child in wild anticipation I long to hear that: All aboard! Seven, thats the time we leave - at seven Ill be waiting up for heaven Counting every mile of railroad track - that moves me back I never though my heart could be so yearny Why did I decide to roam Gotta take a sentimental journey Sentimental journey home
You took my breath away I want it back again Look at the mess Im in I dont know what to say I dont know how to feel You dont care anyway All I can do is wait You took my breath away You took this song of mine And changed the middle bit It used to sound alright But now the words dont fit Its getting hard to rhyme Impossible to play Ive tried it many times You took my breath away One day when the sun is shining There will be a silver lining You knocked my headlights out So turn them on again I cant see where Im going I cant tell where Ive been I dont know how to feel This hasnt been my day Seems like Ive lost a wheel You took my breath away You took my breath away You took my breath away You took my breath away
Well, I ain’t got my childhood Or friends I once did know No, I ain’t got my childhood Or friends I once did know But I still got my voice left I can take it anywhere I go Hey, hey, so I guess I’m doing fine And I’ve never had much money But I’m still around somehow No, I’ve never had much money But I’m still around somehow Many times I’ve bended But I ain’t never yet bowed Hey, hey, so I guess I’m doing fine Trouble, oh trouble I’ve trouble on my mind Trouble, oh trouble Trouble on my mind But the trouble in the world, Lord Is much more bigger than mine Hey, hey, so I guess I’m doing fine And I never had no armies To jump at my command No, I ain’t got no armies To jump at my command But I don’t need no armies I got me one good friend Hey, hey, so I guess I’m doing fine I been kicked and whipped and trampled on I been shot at just like you I been kicked and whipped and trampled on I been shot at just like you But as long as the world keeps a-turning I just keep a-turnin’ too Hey, hey, so I guess I’m doing’ fine Well, my road might be rocky The stones might cut my face My road it might be rocky The stones might cut my face But as some folks ain’t got no road at all They gotta stand in the same old place Hey, hey, so I guess I’m doing fine
Love that’s pure hopes all things Believes all things, won’t pull no strings Won’t sneak up into your room, tall, dark and handsome Capture your soul and hold it for ransom You don’t want a love that’s pure You want to drown love You want a watered-down love Love that’s pure, it don’t make no false claims Intercedes for you ’stead of casting you blame Will not deceive you or lead you into transgression Won’t write it up and make you sign a false confession Love that’s pure won’t lead you astray Won’t hold you back, won’t mess up your day Won’t pervert you, corrupt you with stupid wishes It don’t make you envious, it don’t make you suspicious Love that’s pure ain’t no accident Always on time, is always content An eternal flame, quietly burning Never needs to be proud, restlessly yearning
Ready, lets cut a record Throw my ticket out the window Throw my suitcase out there too Throw my troubles out the door I dont need them anymore For tonight, Ill be staying here with you I should have left this town this morning But it was more than I could do For your love comes on so strong And Ive waited all day long For tonight, Ill be staying here with you Is it really any wonder A love a stranger might receive You cast your spell and I went under I find it so difficult to leave I can hear that whistle blowin I hear the station master too If theres a poor boy on the street Let him have my seat For tonight, Ill be staying here with you Throw my ticket out the window Throw my suitcase out there too Throw my troubles out the door I dont need them anymore For tonight, Ill be staying here with you
May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others and let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you stay forever young Forever young Forever young Will you stay forever young May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the light surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong And may you stay forever young Forever young Forever young May you stay forever young May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation With the winds changing shift May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung And may you stay Forever young Forever young Stay forever young Stay forever young Stay Stay forever young Forever young Forever young Stay forever young
All or nothing at all Half a love never appealed to me If your heart never could yield to me Then Id rather have nothing at all All or nothing at all If its love there is no in-between Why begin then cry for something that might have been No, Id rather have nothing at all Please dont bring your lips so close to my cheek Dont smile, Ill be lost beyond recall The kiss in your eyes and the touch of your hand makes me weak And my heart may grow dizzy and fall And if I fell under the spell of your call I would be caught in the undertow And so you see, Ive got to say No, no All or nothing at all All or nothing at all
Go away from my window Leave at your own chosen speed Im not the one you want, babe Im not the one you need You say youre lookin for someone Whos never weak, but always strong To protect you and defend you Whether you are right or wrong Someone to open each and every door But it aint me, babe A-no, no, no, it aint me, babe Well, it aint me youre lookin for, babe Go lightly from the ledge, babe Go lightly on the ground Im not the one you want, babe Ill only lead you down You say youre lookin for someone Wholl promise never to part Someone to close his eyes to you Someone to close his heart Someone who will die for you and more But it aint me, babe A-no, no, no, it aint me, babe Well, it aint me youre lookin for, babe No, it aint me youre lookin for, babe I said a-no, no, no, it aint me, babe I said a-no, no, no, it aint me, babe I said a-no, no, no, it aint me, babe I said a-no, no, no, it aint me, babe I said a-no, no, no, it aint me, babe
Well, I thought that the rain would cool things down But it looks like it don’t I’d like to get you to change your mind But it looks like you won’t From now on I’ll be busy I am not going to nowhere fast I’m just glad it’s over And I’m seeing the real you at last Well, didn’t I risk my neck for you Didn’t I take chances? Didn’t I rise above it all for you The most unfortunate circumstances? Well, I have had some rotten nights Didn’t think that they would pass I’m just thankful and grateful To be seeing the real you at last I’m hungry and I’m irritable And I’m tired of this bag of tricks At one time there was nothing wrong with me That you could not fix Well, I sailed through the storm Strapped to the mast But the time has come And I’m seeing the real you at last When I met you, baby You didn’t show no visible scars You could ride like Annie Oakley You could shoot like Belle Starr Well, I don’t mind a reasonable amount of trouble Trouble always comes to pass But all I care about now Is that I’m seeing the real you at last Well, I’m going to quit this baby talk now I guess I should have known I got troubles, I think maybe you got troubles I think maybe we’d better leave each other alone Whatever you going to do Please do it fast I’m still trying to get used to Seeing the real you at last
Aloha ay Aloha ay Aloha oha ay Howd you like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island? Howd you like to spend the holiday away across the sea? Howd you like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island? Howd you like to hang a stocking on a great big coconut tree? Howd you like to stay up late, like the islanders do? Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe If you ever spend Christmas on Christmas Island Youll never stray for everyday your Christmas dreams come true Howd you like to stay up late, like the islanders do? Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe If you ever spend Christmas on Christmas Island Youll never stray for everyday your Christmas dreams come true Aloha ay Aloha ay Aloha oha ay
You go to my head and you linger like a haunting refrain And I find you spinning round in my brain Like the bubbles in a glass of champagne You go to my head like a sip of sparkling Burgundy brew And I find the very mention of you Like the kicker in a julep or two The thrill of the thought that you might give a thought to my plea Cast a spell over me Still I say to myself get a hold of yourself Cant you see that it never can be You go to my head with a smile that makes my temperature rise Like a summer with a thousand Julys You intoxicate my soul with your eyes Though Im certain that this heart of mine Hasnt a ghost of a chance in this crazy romance You go to my head You go to my head
Get down, get down, Love Henry, she cried And stay all night with me I have gold chains, and the finest I have Ill apply them all to thee. I cant get down and I shant get down Or stay all night with thee Some pretty little girl in Cornersville I love far better than thee. He layed his head on a pillow of down Kisses she gave him three With a penny knife that she held in her hand She murdered mortal he Get well, get well, Love Henry, She cried Get well, get well, said she Oh dont you see my own hearts blood Come flowin down so free? She took him by his long yellow hair And also by his feet She plunged him into well water, where It runs both cold and deep Lie there, lie there, Love Henry, she cried Til the flesh rots off your bones Some pretty little girl in Cornersville Will mourn for your return. Hush up, hush up, my parrot, she cried And light on my right knee The doors to your cage shall be decked with gold And hung on a willow tree. I wont fly down, I cant fly down And light on your right knee A girl who would murder her own true love Would kill a little birdlike me.
Whos gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Whos gonna let it roll ? Whos gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Whos gonna let it down easy to save his soul ? Oh look, hes driving a long, long time There he still sits on top of the hill Well aching and jumping with all laid down With all of them ladies you know hes lonely still Whos gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Whos gonna let it roll ? Whos gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Whos gonna let it down easy to save his soul ? Well knee deep in number, heavy in toil Mighty mockingbird he still has such a heavy load Beneath his boundaries but more if I can tell With all of these travelling but Im still on that road Whos gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Whos gonna let it roll ? Whos gonna throw that minstrel boy a coin ? Whos gonna let it down easy to save his soul ?
Crash on the levee, mama, waters gonna overflow Swamps gonna rise, no boats gonna 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 gonna miss your best friend now? Youre gonna have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow Now, dont you try an move me, youre just gonna 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 gonna be your fault Oh mama, aint you gonna miss your best friend now? Youre gonna have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow Well, that high tides risin, 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 gonna be the meanest flood that anybodys seen Oh mama, aint you gonna miss your best friend now? Yes, youre gonna have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow
Well, I’m hanging on to a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world And I won’t let go, and I can’t let go, won’t let go And I can’t let go, won’t let go and I can’t let go no more For me He was chastised, for me He was hated For me He was rejected by a world that He created Nations are angry, cursed are some People are expecting a false peace to come Well, I’m hanging on to a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world And I won’t let go, and I can’t let go, won’t let go And I can’t let go, won’t let go and I can’t let go no more It’s the ways of the flesh to war against the spirit Twenty-four hours a day you can feel it and you can hear it Using all the devices under the sun And He never give up ’til the battle’s lost or won Well, I’m hanging on to a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world And I won’t let go, and I can’t let go, won’t let go And I can’t let go, won’t let go and I can’t let go no more
Verse 1: Emilie-Claire Well it aint no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you dont know by now Well it aint no use to sit and wonder why, babe It will never do somehow When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and Ill be gone Cause youre the reason Im travellin on Dont think twice, its all right Oh dont think twice, its all right Verse 2: Emilie-Claire Well it aint no use in turnin on your light, babe That light I never knowed Well it aint no use in turnin on your light, babe Cause Im on the dark side of the road Still Im wishing there was somethin you would do or say To make me change my mind and stay We never did too much talkin anyway So dont think twice, its all right Oh no no dont think twice its all right Verse 3: Emilie-Claire So long my honey baby Where Im bound, I cant tell But goodbyes just too good for a word, babe So Ill just say fare thee well I aint sayin you treated me unkind You could have done better but I dont mind You just kinda wasted my precious time But dont think twice, its all right Oh no, dont think twice, its all right
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 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 So many days you have lingered all around my cabin door Oh, hard times come again no more
To preach of peace and brotherhood Oh, what might be the cost! A man he did it long ago And they hung him on a cross Long ago, far away Those things don’t happen nowadays The chains of slaves they dragged the ground With heads and hearts hung low But it was during Lincoln’s time And it was long ago Long ago, far away Those things like that don’t happen No more, nowadays, do they The war guns they bombed and blazed The whole world bled its blood Men’s bodies rotted on the ground As their graves were made in mud Long ago, far away Those kind of things don’t happen No more, nowadays One man had much money One man had not enough to eat One man he lived just like a king The other man begged on the street Long ago, far away Things like that don’t happen No more, nowadays One man died of a knife so sharp One man died from the bullet of a gun One man died of a broken heart To see the lynching’ of his son Long ago, far away Things like that don’t happen No more, nowadays Gladiators killed themselves It was during the Roman times People cheered with bloodshot grins As eyes and minds went blind Long ago, far away Things like that dont happen No more, nowadays And the talk of peace and brotherhood Oh, what might be the cost Man he did it long ago, and hung him on a cross Long ago, far away Things like that dont happen No more, nowadays, do they
Oh the evening train is rolling All along the homeward way All my hopes are over the horizon All my dreams have gone away The hillside darkly shaded Stars fall from above All the joys of Earth have faded The nights untouched, my love Ill be here til tomorrow Beneath a shroud of gray I pretend Im free of sorrow My heart is miles away The dead bells are ringing My train is overdue To your memory Im clinging I cant escape from you Well I hear the sound of thunder Roaring loud and long Sometimes youve got to wonder God knows Ive done no wrong Youve wasted all your power You threw out the Christmas pie Now youre withering like a flower Youll play the fool and die Im neither sad nor sorry Im all dressed up in black I fought for fame and glory You tried to break my back In the far off sweet forever The sunshine peeking through We should have walked together I cant escape from you I cannot grasp the shadows That gather near the door Rain falls round my window I wish Id seen you more The path is ever winding The stars they never age The morning light is blinding All the worlds a stage Should be the time of gladness Happy faces everywhere The mystery of madness Is propagating in the air I dont like the city Not like some folks do Isnt it a pity I cant escape from you We plowed the fields of heaven Right down to the end I hope I can be forgiven If any words of mine offend All our days were splendid They were simple, they were plain It never should have ended I should have kissed you in the rain Ive been thinking things all over All the moments full of grace The primrose and the clover Your ever changing face Cant help looking at you You made love with god-knows-who Never found a gal to match you I cant escape from you
It aint no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you dont know by now It aint no use to sit and wonder why, baby It just dont matter anyhow When the rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out of your window, Ill be gone Youre the reason that Im travelling on Dont think twice, its alright It aint no use you calling out my name, girl Like you never done before It aint no use you calling out my name, girl I just cant hear you any more I wish there was something that you might do or say To make me change my mind and stay We never did too much talking anyway Dont think twice, its alright It aint no use you turning on your light, babe The light that I never knew It aint no use you turning on your light, baby Cos Im on the dark side of the road Well, Im not saying that you treated me unkind You could have done better, I just dont mind You just kind of wasted my precious time Dont think twice, its alright Im walking down my long lonesome road, babe Where Im bound I cant tell Goodbye is too good a word, baby So Ill just say Fare thee well Im thinking and Im wondering all the way down the road I once loved a woman, a child Im told I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul Dont think twice Dont think twice Dont think twice, its alright
Everytime my baby and me go up town Police come and they knock me down Cocaine, all around my brain Hey baby, better come here quick This old cocaine is making me sick Cocaine, all around my brain Yonder comes by baby, shes dressed in red Shes got a shot-gun, says shes gonna kill me dead Cocaine, all around my brain Hey baby, better come here quick This old cocaine is making me sick Cocaine, all around my brain Early one morning, half past four Cocaine came knockin on my door Cocaine, all around my brain Hey baby, you better come here quick This old cocaine is making me sick Cocaine, all around my brain Cocaines for horses and its not for men Doctor said it kill you, but he dont say when Cocaine, all around my brain Hey baby, you better come here quick This old cocaine is making me sick Cocaine, all around my brain
Each time I see a crowd of people Just like a fool I stop and stare Its really not the proper thing to do But maybe youll be there I go out walking after midnight Along the lonely thoroughfare Its not the time or place to look for you But maybe youll be there You said your arms would always hold me You said your lips were mine alone to kiss Now after all those things you told me How can it end like this Someday if all my prayers are answered Ill hear a footstep on the stair With anxious heart Ill hurry to the door And maybe youll be there
The river whispers in my ear Ive hardly a penny to my name The heavens never seemed so near All of my body glows with flame The tempest struggles in the air And to myself alone I sing It could sink me then and there I can hear the echoes ring I tried to find one smiling face To drive the shadow from my head Im stranded in this nameless place Lying restless in a heavy bed Tell me straight out if you will Why must you torture me within? Why must you come from your high hill? Throw my fate to the clouds and wind Far away in a silent land Secret thoughts are hard to bear Remember me, youll understand Emotions we can never share You trampled on me as you passed Left the coldest kiss upon my brow All of my doubts and fears have gone at last Ive nothing more to tell you now I walk by tranquil lakes and streams As each new seasons dawn awaits I lay awake at night with troubled dreams The enemy is at the gates Beneath the thunder blasted trees The words are ringin off your tongue The ground is hard in times like these The stars are cold, the night is young The rocks are bleak, the trees are bare Iron clouds go floating by Snowflakes fallin in my hair Beneath the gray and stormy sky The evenin sun is sinkin low The woods are dark, the town is too Theyll drag you down, theyll run the show Aint no telling what theyll do Tell ol Bill when he comes home That anything is worth a try Tell him that Im not alone And that the hour has come to do or die All the world I would defy Let me make it plain as day I look at you now and I sigh How could it be any other way?
Walk out if it does not feel right I can tell you are only lying If you have got something better tonight Then do not mess up my mind with your crying Just walk out in the rain Walk out with your dreams Walk out of my life if you do not feel right And catch the next train Oh, darling, walk out in the rain I have come from so far away Just to put a ring on your finger If you have said all that you have got to say Then please do not feel the need to linger Just walk out in the rain Walk out with your dreams Walk out of my life if you do not feel right And catch the next train Oh, darling, walk out in the rain It is raining outside of the city My poor feet have walked till they are sore If you do not want my love, it is a pity I guess I cannot see you no more Just walk out in the rain Walk out with your dreams Walk out of my life if you do not feel right And catch the next train Oh, darling, walk out in the rain
There must be some kind of way out of here Said a joker to the thief There is too much confusion I cant get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine Ploughmen dig my earth None of them anywhere along the line Know what any of it is worth No reason to get excited The thief he softly spoke There are many here among us Who feel that life is but a joke But you and I weve been through that And this not our fate And let us not talk falsely now The hours getting late All along the watchtower Princes kept the view While all the women came and went Barefoot servants too Outside in the cold distance A wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching The wind began to howl
If you find it in Your heart, can I be forgiven? Guess I owe You some kind of apology I’ve escaped death so many times, I know I’m only living By the saving grace that’s over me By this time I’d-a thought I would be sleeping In a pine box for all eternity My faith keeps me alive, but I still be weeping For the saving grace that’s over me Well, the death of life, then come the resurrection Wherever I am welcome is where I’ll be I put all my confidence in Him, my sole protection Is the saving grace that’s over me Well, the devil’s shining light, it can be most blinding But to search for love, that ain’t no more than vanity As I look around this world all that I’m finding Is the saving grace that’s over me The wicked know no peace and you just can’t fake it There’s only one road and it leads to Calvary It gets discouraging at times, but I know I’ll make it By the saving grace that’s over me
Come around you roving’ gamblers and a story I will tell About the greatest gambler, you all should know him well His name was Will O’Conley and he gambled all his life He had twenty-seven children, yet he never had a wife And it’s ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, roll Wherever you are a-gambling now, nobody really knows He gambled in the White House and in the railroad yards Wherever there was people, there was Willie and his cards He had the reputation as the gamblingest man around Wives would keep their husbands home when Willie came to town And it’s ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, roll Wherever you are a-gambling now, nobody really knows Sailing’ down the Mississippi to a town called New Orleans They’re still talking’ about their card game on that Jackson River Queen “I’ve come to win some money,” Gambling Willie says When the game finally ended up, the whole damn boat was his And it’s ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, roll Wherever you are a-gambling now, nobody really knows Up in the Rocky Mountains in a town called Cripple Creek There was an all-night poker game, lasted about a week Nine hundred miners had laid their money down When Willie finally left the room, he owned the whole damn town And it’s ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, roll Wherever you are a-gambling now, nobody really knows But Willie had a heart of gold and this I know is true He supported all his children and all their mothers too He wore no rings or fancy things, like other gamblers wore He spread his money far and wide, to help the sick and the poor And it’s ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, roll Wherever you are a-gambling now, nobody really knows When you played your cards with Willie, you never really knew Whether he was bluffing or whether he was true He won a fortune from a man who folded in his chair The man, he left a diamond flush, Willie didn’t even have a pair And it’s ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, roll Wherever you are a-gambling now, nobody really knows It was late one evening’ during a poker game A man lost all his money, he said Willie was to blame He shot poor Willie through the head, which was a tragic fate When Willie’s cards fell on the floor, they were aces backed with eights And it’s ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, roll Wherever you are a-gambling now, nobody really knows So all you roving’ gamblers, wherever you might be The moral of the story is very plain to see Make your money while you can, before you have to stop For when you pull that dead man’s hand, your gambling days are up And it’s ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, roll Wherever you are a-gambling now, nobody really knows
The winter wind is a blowing strong My hands have got no gloves I wish to my soul that I could see The girl Im a-thinking of Dont you remember me babe I remember you quite well You caused me to leave old Kingsport Town With a high sheriff on my trail High sheriff on my trail, boys High sheriff on my trail All because Im falling for A curly-headed dark-eyed girl Whos a-gonna stroke your cold black hair And sandy colored skin Whos a-gonna kiss your Memphis lips When Im out in the wind When Im out in the wind, babe When Im out in the wind Whos a-gonna kiss your Memphis mouth When Im out in the wind Whos a-gonna walk you side by side And tell you everythings alright Whos a-gonna sing to you all day long And not just in the night Whos a-gonna walk you side by side Whos a-gonna be your man Whos a-gonna look you straight in the eye And hold your bad luck hand Hold your bad luck hand, babe Hold your bad luck hand Whos a-gonna hold your hard luck hand And whos a-gonna be your man The winter wind is a blowing strong My hands have got no gloves I wish to my soul I could see The girl Im a-thinking of
Lazy stadium night Catfish on the mound “Strike three,” the umpire said Batter have to go back and sit down Catfish, million-dollar-man Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can Used to work on Mr. Finley’s farm But the old man wouldn’t pay So he packed his glove and took his arm And one day he just ran away Come up where the Yankees are Dress up in a pinstripe suit Smoke a custom-made cigar Wear an alligator boot Carolina born and bred Love to hunt the little quail Got a hundred-acre spread Got some huntin’ dogs for sale Reggie Jackson at the plate Seeing’ nothing’ but the curve Swing too early or too late Got to eat what Catfish serve Even Billy Martin grins When the Fish is in the game Every season twenty wins Gonna make the Hall of Fame