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Linden Arden stole the highlights With one hand tied behind his back Loved the morning sun, and whiskey Ran like water in his veins Loved to go to church on Sunday Even though he was a drinking man When the boys came to San Francisco They were looking for his life But he found out where they were drinking Met them face to face outside Cleaved their heads off with a hatchet Lord, he was a drinkin man And when someone tried to get above him He just took the law into his own hands Linden Arden stole the highlights And they put his fingers through the glass He had heard all those stories Many many times before And he did not know nor care to ask And he loved the little children Like they were his very own You say, Someday it may get lonely Now hes livin, livin with a gun

You have drowned a thousand sorrows all in one And mixed with mugs and millionaires you have done Ya been and gone and done it for a quid And just what you dont know, up there you got hid Lord, youre only fourteen summers And God knows, yeah, child Youre gettin mighty like a rose You got pulled for tryin to straighten up this town And looked bashful bribin old, bent Barrister Brown Ya know, their turnin on in the classroom aint the point Its when youre missin out teacher teach ya how to Roll a joint Lord, hey, while youre down there lookin up my nose Yeah, child youre gettin mighty like a rose Nеxt time they try to fire mе, ya make the scene Youre gettin sugar cubes for breakfast Ya know what I mean And the, the hazard oh the wind blows through you ears Ya havent got enough of those What ya havent got for years Yeah, but never mind steppin on my toes Yeah, child, youre gettin mighty like a rose Yeah, hey, hey, youre mighty like a rose Uh-huh, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww, aww Mmm-mm, mmm-mm, mmm-mm, mmm-mm...

If it matters how you do it And how you do it its your thing If it matters which way you go Thats your way to go And if you get it like that Thats the way you get it cause you get it like that When you want to be that way When you wanna be that way Thats the way you wanna be, see Now that you try to do to me Out there a-walkin doesnt matter, baby Aint no question, no suggestion Nothin in my mind that cant be Shut out when I want it to be Nothin in yours that cant be kept in When you open it up and lose it And nothin you cant let out If its got to be let out, just let it out And dont worry which way it goes Hey! its all right Hey! Yeah, its all right Now how can I tell you that I love you How can I say so many words and so many syllables In such a short space of time as this Just turn it on and soak it in And let it run off the walls And let it down, keep it, and dont lose it Or confuse it Its just right there layin open Completely open for everybody to see Yeah, you got it Hey! its all right Hey! Yeah, its all right

Well, it takes more than a robin To make a winter cold Then it takes two lips of fire To melt away the snow Yeah, and it takes two hearts a-cookin’ To make a fire glow And baby, you got what it takes Well, it takes a lot of kissin’ To make a romance sweet And it takes a lot of lovin’ To make my life complete And it takes a lot of woman To knock me off-a my feet And baby, you got what it takes Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-we Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-we Baby, you’ve got just what it takes And it takes more than an effort To stay away from you And it takes more than a lifetime To prove that I’ll be true Yeah, and it takes somebody special To make me say, i do And baby, you got what it takes Woo-woo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-we Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-we Baby, you got just what it takes Well, it takes more than an effort To stay away from you And it takes more than a lifetime To prove that I’ll be true And it takes somebody special To make me say, i do And baby, you got what it takes Oh yeah And baby, you got what it takes And baby, you got what it takes

And theyll lay me down low and easy And they look like your kiss will say Christmas It demands that you travel the distance So believe no lies Dry your eyes And realize That surprise La la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la La la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la And the business will shake hands and talk in numbers And the prince, he will wake up from his slumber Then all the knights will come forth with their armbands And every stranger you meet in the street will make demands So, children believe no lies Comе on and dry your eyes And realizе That surprise La la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la La la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la Well bring you glad tidings from New Orleans Wont you open up your eyes so that you may see? How could you not? Dont you dare read between the lines Make sure, baby, that you come in right on time When theyll lay me down low and easy

Hey, where did we go? Days when the rains came Down in the hollow Playin a new game Laughing and a-running, hey, hey Skipping and a-jumping In the misty morning fog with our – Our hearts a-thumpin, and you My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Whatever happened To Tuesday and so slow? Going down the old mine With a transistor radio Standing in the sunlight laughing Hide behind a rainbows wall Slipping and sliding All along the waterfall, with you My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Do you remember when we used to sing – Sha la la la la la la la la la la de dah Just like that Sha la la la la la la la la la la de dah La de dah So hard to find my way Now that Im all on my own I saw you just the other day My, how you have grown Cast my memory back there, Lord Sometimes Im overcome thinking bout Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium, with you My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Do you remember when we used to sing – Sha la la la la la la la la la la de dah Sha la la la! La de dah

Have I told you lately that I love you Have I told you theres no one above you You fill my heart with gladness Take away my sadness Ease my troubles, thats what you do Oh the morning sun in all its glory Greets the day with hope and comfort too You fill my life with laughter You can make it better Ease my troubles thats what you do Theres a love thats divine And its yours and its mine Like the sun At the end of the day We should give thanks and pray to the One See, have I told you lately that I love you Have I told you theres no one above you? Fill my heart with gladness Take away my sadness Ease my troubles, thats what you do Have I told you lately that I love you? Have I told you theres no one above you? You fill my heart with gladness Take away my sadness Ease my troubles, thats what you do You take away my sadness Fill my life with gladness Ease my troubles, thats what you do

The management said they were sorry For the inconvenience you are suffering And Mr. Booking Agent, please have mercy Dont book the jobs so far apart We went up to Griffith Park With a fifth of Johnny Walker Red And smashed it on a rock and wept While the old couple looked on into the dark Oh, Richard, tell me if its poker Oh, Richard, tell me, whos got the joker and is it poker Deuces wild, like an only child Ill see what you got. How much is in the pot You pay the tips and Ill collect the chips Its a full house tonight - everybody in town is a loser Yeah, you bet The dealers been dealing me bad hands From the bottom of the deck without the slightest blush And I dont know whether to call or check But right now I feel like I got a royal flush And my lady didnt show from Frisco But we had to go on with the show Everybody got stoned - it was a gas, it was a smash Everybody got wrecked, checked Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, Belfast cowboy, lay your cards on the grade Oh, Belfast cowboy, can you call a spade a spade Oh, Richard, tell me, is the game poker I cant understand who the fool is that holds this joker Is it poker Oh, Belfast Cowboy, lay your cards down on the table Oh, Belfast Cowboy, do you think youre able

I love the way you walk I love the way you walk Im crazy bout your walk I love the way you walk You my babe, I got my eyes on you I like the way you switch I like the way you switch I like the way you switch I like the way you switch You my babe, I got my eyes on you You got dimples in your jaw You got dimples in your jaw You got dimples in your jaw You got dimples in your jaw You my babe, I got my eyes on you Well I see you every day Well I see you every day If you need to look Well I see you every day Well I see you every day You my babe, I got my eyes on you

Give me a kiss to build a dream on And my imagination will thrive upon that kiss Sweetheart, I ask no more than this A kiss to build a dream on Oh give me a kiss before you leave me And my imagination will feed my hungry heart Leave me one thing before we part A kiss to build a dream on Yes when Im alone, alone with my fancies I need you Weaving romances Got to believe its true Oh, lend me your lips for just a moment And my imagination will make that moment you Give me what you alone can give me A kiss to build a dream on When, when, when, when, when Im alone with my fancies Oh I need you Weaving romances You got to believe its true Oh, give me a kiss for just a moment And my imagination will make that moment you Oh, give me what you alone can give me A kiss to build a dream on Dream on

There were people on the sidewalks Strolling down the avenues People sitting outside in cafes We were looking for the muse Well I was locked in by the system Where no freedom is the rule Now I spend all my time Trying to make it understood It once was my life Thats what everybody said Things I usеd to do And the people that were friends Ive got to make it mean something At the end of the day It once was my life I cant take that away Trials and tribulations And stupidity still rules Some days it seems like Im on a ship of fools It once was my life When my message was just the street Then it became something else And now its incomplete Ive just got to get back to when Can somebody please shed some light? It used to be so simple It used to be my life Alright Used to be my life Used to be uptight Trials and tribulations And stupidity still rules Some days it seems like Im still on a ship of fools Well Im back here on the boards I can hear the engines roar Everybodys got to pay Some people have to pay more You can tell the people anything Spoon feed them anything you like It used to be my life It used to be uptight Now everythings so complicated Just to speak or use the phone Some people want to use me Cause they dont have their own Dont know whats round the corner Trying to sell me some more tripe It used to be so simple It used to be my life Used to be my life baby It used to be my life Used to be my life baby Yeah it used to be my life It used to be my life baby It used to be my life Used to be my life baby Used to be uptight Cha cha cha Thank you very much. Thank you.

Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la Hey, where did we go? Days when the rains came Down in the hollow Playin a new game Laughing and a-running, hey Skipping and a-jumping In the misty morning fog With our hearts a-thumpin and you My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Whatever happened To Tuesday and so slow? Going down to the old mine With a transistor radio Standing in the sunlight laughing Hiding behind a rainbows wall Slipping and a-sliding, hey All along the waterfall with you My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Do you remember when? Now we used to sing Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la, hey Ooh, so hard to find my way Now that Im all on my own I saw you just the other day My, how you havе grown Cast my memory back there, Lord Somеtimes Im overcome thinking about Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium with you My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Do you remember when? Now we used to sing Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la, dig it Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la la Sha la la la la

Eyes turned away I know And music soft and slow With someone you love so Thats where its at, yeah Your world turned upside down Youre making not a sound No one else around Thats where its at, yeah Let me tell you Your heart beatin fast Youre knowin that time wont last But a-hopin that it lasts Thats where its at, oh yeah Thats where its at, pretty baby Thats where its at, oh yes it is Thats where its at, pretty baby Thats where its at, oh yeah Let me tell you just onе thing To say its time to go And she says Yes I know But just stay onе minute more Thats where its at Oh let me say it one more time Thats where its at, pretty baby Thats where its at, I know thats where its at Thats where its at, pretty baby Thats where its at

: All these wise guys tryin-a put us down We gonna bring em on in An bring em on home : See them stumblin by the way side See them stumblin by the way side Though it wont sail, cross the water, yeah Row-in boats a-cross the water Pick them up baby, row them on Bring em on in, bring em on home Well, I was drivin, in my Jag-u-ar Do-in ninety miles an hour I was drivin up a clear way It was just my luckiest day An I, kept speed up An I, rowed these boats A-bring em on in A-bring em on in Bi-do-a, di-do-a, di-do-a-do Now, I went walkin down by Queensway When I met a friend of mine He said, Come on back, back to my pad We will have a nice time If you pick me up, row me on Bring me in, bring me in When I stepped off the boat And I walked upon the, dry land Slowly, to the carpark And I jumped in, outta my mind Outta my mind Bring em in, bring em on in, bring em in Ay-ooo-lotta, ooo-li-otta, ooo-li-otta, ooo-li-otta Ooo-li-otta, ooo-ah Bring em in baby, bring em on in Hey-hey now Bring em on home Bring em in, hey-hey-hey Bring em on home, all right Bring em on home I said, pick me up, baby Row me home, bring me in, hey Bi-do-a, i-ooo-le, ooo-le-a, ooo-le-a Ooo-la-te-do-da-la Alright Bi-oh-da-e-da-ee-da-ooo-a-la Alright

I want to comfort you I want to comfort you I want to comfort you I want to comfort you Just let your tears run wild Like when you were a child And Ill do what I can do I want to comfort you You put the weight on me You put the weight on me When it gets too much for you You put the weight on me Just let your tears run wild Like when you were a child And Ill do what I can do I want to comfort you I want to comfort you I want to comfort you I want to comfort you I want to comfort you

Your street, rich street or poor You should always be sure of your street Theres a place in your heart, when you know from the start And you cant be complete without a street And keep movin on, just like a train Sometimes you gotta look back to the street again Would you prefer all those castles in Spain Or a view of the street from your window pane? When you were young, so young So very very young When you were young, so young So very very very very young And the street only knew your name And the street only knew your name And the street only knew your namе Oh your precious name, precious namе There was Walter and John, Katie and Ron Now all hung around the corner lamplight Get together sing some songs Like Boppin the Blues - you make me feel alright That was long before fortune and fame No such thing as a star when youve played that game Everyone knew who everyone was There was no pretense in the street no, no When you were young, so young So very very very very young Oh, when you were young, so young So very very very young And the street only knew your name And the street only knew your name And the street only knew your name Oh your name, precious name And you walked around in the heart of town Listening for that sound And you walked around in the heart of town Listening for that sound Blue Suede Shoes, it was the Blue Suede Shoes When you were young, so young So very very very very young When you were young, so young Very very very young And the street only knew your name And the street only knew your name And the street only knew your name Talking bout the street now baby Or the sound of Bee Bop A Lula Or the sound of Blue Suede Shoes Or the sound of Good Golly Miss Molly Or the sound of Tutti Frutti Or singing What I Say Or singing Boppin the Blues or Who Slapped John I wanna see only knew your name Yeah yeah yeah Talkin about the street now baby And the street only knew your name

What’s up crazy pup What’s up crazy pup What’s up crazy pup Crazy pup, crazy pup

Wanna tell you about my baby, you know she comes around Just about five-feet-four from her head on to the ground When she comes around here just about midnight Oh, she only come to make me feel so good, she only make me feel alright Her name is G-L-O-R-wait a minute G-L-O-R-wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute Her name is G-L-O-R-I-A, G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria, G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria, I wanna to shout it all night Gloria, I wanna shout it every day Gloria, hey hey hey Tell you about my baby, walking down the street now Yeah, my little baby, she walk along what she feel now Walk around here just about midnight She only comе to make me feel good, ah, she makе me feel alright She comes walking down my street, then she comes up to my house Knock upon my door, and then she comes to my room Hey, and she makes me feel alright, alright Then after that I can never figure out where my baby went She might, might have climbed on a space shuttle or gone off and run for president Dont matter much to me now Cause she make me happy as I can be now, thats right And her name is G-L-O-R-wait a minute Sometimes its hard to get it all together when you wanna try to spell But what you gonna make me do now, somehow I can tell And her name is G-L-O-R-I-A, G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria, Gloria Gloria Gloria Gloria And her name is G-L-O-R-I-A, G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria Gloria Gloria Gloria Gloria Gloria Gloria Gloria

We were born before the wind Also younger than the sun Had our bodies both as one as we sailed into the mystic Hark, now hear the sailors cry Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic And when that fog horn blows I will be coming home And when the fog horn blows I want to hear it I dont have to fear it And I want to rock your gypsy soul Just like way back in the days of old And magnificently we will flow into the mystic When that fog horn blows you know I will be coming home And when that fog horn whistle blows I got to hear it I dont have to fear it And I want to rock your gypsy soul Just like way back in the days of old And together we will flow into the mystic Come on girl... Too late to stop now...

Let me tell ya about my baby You know she come around Shes about five feet four From her head to the ground You know she come around here Just about midnight She make me feel so good, Lord Ohh, she make me feel all right And her name is G-L-O-R-I G-L-O-R-I-A G-L-O-R-I-A Im gonna shout it all night Gonna shout it everyday Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah You know she come around here Just about, just about midnight She make me feel so good, Lord Yeah, she make me feel alright She come walkin down my street She walk up to my house She knock upon my door I said who is it And what ya knockin for? She says its me, Ive come to give you love Yeah, Ive come to give you love Ive come to give you love Yeah good, good love Then baby come into to my room Yeah she climb into my bed Aw she make me feel alright, Lord, yeah She make me feel alright She give me love Mama give me love Aww she give me love Make me feel alright Let me tell ya about my baby You know she come around Shes about five feet four, yeah From her head to the ground You know she come around here Just about midnight She make me feel so good, Lord, yeah She make me feel all right And her name is G-L-O-R-I- G-L-O-R-I-A G-L-O-R-I-A Im gonna shout it all night Gonna shout it everyday Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Hey, where did we go? Days when the rains came Down in the hollow Playin a new game Laughing and a running, hey, hey Skipping and a jumping In the misty morning fog with Our hearts a thumpin and you My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Whatever happened To Tuesday and so slow? Going down the old mine With a transistor radio Standing in the sunlight laughing Hiding behind a rainbows wall Slipping and sliding All along the waterfall, with you My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Do you remember when we used to sing Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da Just like that Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da la tе da So hard to find my way Now that Im all on my own I saw you just the other day My, how you have grown Cast my mеmory back there, Lord Sometimes Im overcome thinking bout Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium with you My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Do you remember when we used to sing Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da la te da Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da la te da

Oh wont you stay? Stay awhile with your own ones Dont ever stray Stray so far from your own ones Cause the world is so cold Dont care nothing for your soul You share with your own ones Dont rush away Rush away from your own ones One more day One more day with your own ones As the world is so cold Dont care nothing for your soul You share with your own ones Theres a stranger and hes standing by your door Might be your best friend, might be your brother You may never know Im going back Going back to my own ones Back to talk Talk awhile with my own ones Cause the world is so cold Dont care nothing for your soul You share with your own ones Theres a stranger, stand thеre, standing by your door Might be your best friеnd, might be your brother You may never know Im going back Going back to my own ones Back to talk Talk awhile with my own ones Oh the world is so cold Dont care nothing for your soul You share with your own ones

Im real real gone I got hit by a bow and arrow You got me down to the very marrow Youre a friend of mine And Im real real gone On the radio Music coming and I hear Sam Cookes voice Well I know I dont have any choice Thats the way it is And Im real, real real gone, man I cant stand up by myself Dont you know, baby, I need your help Youre a friend of mine And Im real real gone, alright Well, Im dancing Dancing till my, till my bodys soaking wet Till Im completely wet with sweat Once Ive started Im just real real gone, man I got hit by a bow and arrow Got me down to the very marrow Youre a friend of mine, and Im Real gone, man Well the musics playing On the radio And when I get next in the space When my fingertips touch your face Youre a friend of mine And Im, Im real real gone Help me stand up Help me stand up All by myself Youre a friend of mine And Im real, Im real real gone Real gone I got hit by a bow and arrow

Like a full force gale I was lifted up again I was lifted up again by the Lord In the gentle evening breeze By the whispering shady trees I will find my sanctuary in the Lord I was headed for a fall Then I saw, saw the writing on the wall And no matter where I roam I will find my way back home I will always return to the Lord Like a full force gale I was lifted up again I was lifted up again by the Lord I was headed for a fall Then I saw the writing on the wall And no matter where I roam I will find my way back home I will always return to the Lord Like a full force gale I was lifted up again I was lifted up again by the Lord Like a full force gale I was lifted up again I was lifted up again by the Lord Like a full force gale I was lifted up again I was lifted up again by the Lord

Here I am again Back on the corner again Back where I belong Where Ive always been Everythings the same Itll never change Im back on the corner again In the healing game Down those ancient streets Down those ancient roads Where nobody knows Where nobody goes Back on the corner again Everythings the same Itll never change In the healing game Where the choirboys sing Where Ive always been Sing the song with soul Baby dont you know We can let it roll On the saxophone Back street jelly roll In the healing game Where the homeboys sing Sing their songs of praise Bout their golden days In the healing game Sing it out loud Sing it in your name Sing it like youre proud Sing the healing game Back on the corner again Where Ive always been Never been away From the healing game Down those ancient streets Down those ancient roads Where nobody goes Where nobody knows But its always the same Itll never change Sing it in your name Play the healing game Where the choirboys sing In the summer spring Baby wont you sing For the healing game? For the healing game Sing it in your name Where its never the same Where its always changed Take me back again In the healing game In the healing game Wont you play it again In the healing game? Sing the healing game

Mechanical bliss is striking me for what I believe in A ribbon on the line, and getting in and getting out Huh, huh, huh... huh, huh huh Was not like this No, mechanical bliss was not like this at all The ribbon on the line, and getting in and getting out was not like this Was not like this, was not like this Caruthers and Smith said that they couldnt come at all They said that their backs were up against the wall And getting in and getting out was not like this Was not like this, was not like this But a flash of the list, the flick of a switch A flick of a switch, you gave me a kiss, I couldnt resist No ooo mechanical bliss Now Ponsonby-Smith said he really didnt care About Neville and Chippy who really wasnt there And getting in and getting out was not like this Was not like this Hes out in the sun, hes sucking his thumb Hes talking to hum, ahhh mechanical bliss Mechanical bliss will not like this, mechanical bliss was not like this at all The ribbon on the line and getting in and getting out was not like this Was never, never like this I couldnt resist the flash of the list A flick of the switch, the lisp He talked in a lisp You gave me a kiss You talked in a lisp You talked in a liiiiiii eh eh eh sp Mechanical bliss Oh, no, no, no, no, no Nah, nah, nah, nah nah Dah, da , dah, dah, dah, dah do SCAT! Dah, da , dah, dah, dah, dah do O.K. Chaps, stiff upper lip!