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Gordon Lightfoot

I'll Prove My Love

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Any way the wind may blow Any way the creek may flow Any way the crow may fly Within the confines of the sky I will prove my love to you In everything I say and in all I do Anywhere the song is king Anywhere the robin sings Anywhere the lake is cold Anywhere the bell is tolled I will prove my love to you In everything I say and in all I do Anytime our paths don't cross And the losin' dice are tossed Anytime you know what's best Anytime I can't care less I'll make it up to you In everything I say and in all I do Any way the wind may blow Any way I stub my toe Any way the tree might bend Any way the day might end I will prove my love to you In everything I say and in all I do I will make it up to you In everything I say and in all I do

Gordon Lightfoot

In A Windowpane

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I looked into a windowpane Last evening in a city far away I was feelin' sad and blue I wondered then if I should really stay Wanting someone to be with me in the light of this uncertain time Waiting by the window for the man inside To please make up his mind Will you be one who passed through but never saw Never knowing never feeling anything Will you live your whole life through never knowing what to do Will you be one who passed through but never saw I walked along the roadway to a fountain Where lovers come to meet A hobo walked up to me, I could tell He didn't have enough to eat He said, "good sir you look so kind And though the years have stripped me to the bone It seems I am the better man For in this place I've never walked alone Will you be one who passed through but never saw Never knowing never feeling anything Will you live your whole life through never knowing what to do Will you be one who passed through but never saw "where will you be, my friendly, when your Telephone ain't givin' out no calls And when the seasons come to haunt you Will you still find springtime in the fall And when you're on your island Will you wave at every ship that passes by And will you feed a hungry man I thank you, sir, Now I'll just say goodbye" Don't you be one who passed through but never saw Never knowing never feeling anything Will you live your whole life through never knowing what to do Will you be one who passed through but never saw Will you live your whole life through never knowing what to do Will you be one who passed through but never saw

Gordon Lightfoot

In The Early Mornin' Rain

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In the early mornin' rain With a dollar in my hand And an achin' in my heart And my pockets full of sand I'm a long way from home And I miss my loved one so In the early mornin' rain With no place to go Out on runway number nine Big 707 set to roll But I'm stuck here on the ground Where the pavement never grows The liquor tasted good And the women all were fast Well there she goes, my friend She's movin' out at last Hear the mighty engines roar See the silver wings on high She's away and westward bound High above the clouds she'll fly Where the mornin' rain don't fall And the sun always shines. She'll be flyin' o'er my home In about three hours time. This old airport's got me down Ain't no earthly good to me 'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground Cold and drunk as I might be You can't hop a jet plane The way you can a freight train So I'll just be on my way In the early mornin' rain You can't hop a jet plane The way you can a freight train So I'll just be on my way In the early mornin' rain

Gordon Lightfoot

Inspiration Lady

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She's my inspiration lady, Inspiration everywhere She's my inspiration lady, She lights candles in the air In the warmth of a morning sun And at night when the day is done She's my inspiration lady, My anticipation lady She's my situation every day Seems like every time I see her, She's got something on her mind When she tells the age old story, Of a life she left behind In the warmth of the morning light, She will turn and hold me tight She's my inspiration lady, Soft, sad situation lady She's my situation every day Seems like I will always love her, Inspiration every day And I like to think, hey maybe, I can drive her blues away In the warmth of the morning sun, And at night when the day is done She's my inspiration lady, She's my kind reaction lady She's my situation every day She's my inspiration lady, My anticipation lady She's my inspiration all the way

Gordon Lightfoot

Is There Anyone Home

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Is there anyone home in this house made of stone? Anyone inside know my name I've been around for a half of a hundred days. Never saw a door shut so tight Turn around, don't look down There's a man behind you with a gun Like any wandering child in the wilderness, Wild and uncaged are your ways I think I heard Someone stirred I think I heard Someone stirred There's a light around you I've come to switch it on It will brighten every room Don't be ashamed if you feel a whole lot warmer in you heart. You got that feelin' in your soul Is there anyone home in this house made of stone? Anyone in there who might care I've grown weary and wise and I feel much amazed. Got a few good tales to unwind Turn around, don't look down There's a man behind you with a gun. Like any wandering minstrel I've dawned in the house of a thousand delights. I think I heard Someone stirred I think I heard Someone stirred I think I heard Someone stirred I think I heard Someone stirred I think I heard Someone stirred I think I heard Someone stirred

Gordon Lightfoot

It's Too Late, He Wins

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The days may come, the days may go Like the dreams of love that we shared so long ago It's the time, it's the place to realize that I was wrong It's too late, he wins and it's there that you belong It's there you will find all the love I couldn't give While I live in regret, for as long as I may live The years will pass but your memory will live on It's too late, he wins and it's there that you belong It's there you will find all the love I couldn't give It's there you will stay, for as long as you may live It's the time, it's the place to realize that I was wrong It's too late, he wins and it's there that you belong It's too late, he wins and it's there that you belong

Gordon Lightfoot

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

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When you're lost in the rain in juarez and it's eastertime too, And your gravity fails and negativity don't pull you through, Don't put on any airs when you're down on rue morgue avenue, They got some hungry women there and they really make a mess outa you! Sweet melinda, the peasants call her the goddess of doom, She speaks good english and she invites you up into her room. And you're so kind, too careful not to go to her too soon, Then she steals your voice and leaves you howling at the moon! Up on housing project hill it's either fortune or fame, You must pick one or the other though neither of them is what they claim, If you're lookin' to get silly you'd better go back to from where you came, Because the cops don't need you and man they expect the same! I started out on burgundy but soon hit the harder stuff, Everybody said they'd stand behind me when the game got rough, But the joke was on me - there was nobody there to even call my bluff, I'm going back to new york city I do believe I've had enough, I'm going back to new york city I do believe I've had enough!

Gordon Lightfoot

Keepin' On Yearning

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Keepin' on smoking, Lord I keep on joking Keepin' on moving a round Leaving everything behind until at last I find what no one's ever found Feeling kind of lonely on the telephone To day I must keep moving on Leaving everything I know I really need And so I guess I'll move a long It doesn't matter if the sun don't shine It doesn't matter if the rain don't fall I could think about you all the time Do you ever think of me at all Keepin' on yearnin', keepin' on learnin' Lord I keep turning it on Leaving everything I know I really love And so I guess I'll move along It doesn't matter if the sun don't shine It doesn't matter if the rain don't fall I know I could make you mine You know I wouldn't mind at all Keepin' on smokin', gotta keep on joking Gotta keep moving around Leaving everything behind until at last I find what no one's ever found It doesn't matter if the sun don't shine It doesn't matter if the rain don't fall I could think about you all the time Do you ever think of me at all Keepin' on yearnin', gotta keep on learnin' Gotta keep turning it on Leaving everything I know I really love And so I guess I'll move along It doesn't matter if the sun don't shine It doesn't matter if the rain don't fall I know I could make you mine You know I wouldn't mind at all

Gordon Lightfoot

Knotty Pine

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She's my knotty pine She leans with the wind She cries turpentine Sometimes she nettles me But I don't mind Only now and then When her branches lean beneath the snow She's knotty but nice Reaching for the sky She don't like snow 'n ice To leave things as they stand Is my advice She's been good to me So I tend to go there when I can She's my knotty pine Such a pretty scene She tries to be kind She gives birds a home And shelters them In her coat of green She's as green as evergreen can be She's a real delight When little breezes call To ruffle up her skin All her sap runs free And sticks to me Hidden deep within I will be her slave eternally She's my knotty pine She leans with the wind She crys turpentine Sometimes she nettles me But I don't mind Only now and then When her branches lean beneath the snow

Gordon Lightfoot

Lazy Mornin'

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Another lazy mornin', no need to get down on anyone My son, coffee's in the kitchen, woman on the run No need to get bothered, I'll think about Monday When Monday comes, it's two for one Mister Hoot 'n Holler, gotta make a dollar Another lazy mornin', I took time to make town 'n stock a pint or two The most delicious brew Keepin' up with the joneses, I hope no one telephones us I'd take a place in the country, but for now the old back yard Looks to me like fifty acres of the roundest ground in town Another lazy mornin', come supper time I'm gonna light my barbecue Nothin' new, only that she loves me And nothin' I know can change me, no need to get bothered I do more livin' than it might seem Some dream, livin' like a pauper, bless my darlin' daughter I'd like to know what makes a man go, over land and sea I guess it must get kinda lonesome, that's the way I used to be Another lazy mornin', no need to get down on anyone Such fun, coffee's in the kitchen, woman on the run

Gordon Lightfoot

Leaves Of Grass

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The leaves of grass will not pass on Though the millstones grind them into dust For the earth shall give new life to them But only the grass will grow once more And the brave must fall to honor the names Of the ones who have gone before And the earth shall give new life to them But only the grass will grow once more If people could look into each other's eyes What a wonderful place this world would be All strife would end, we could start again And dreams like these must not pass on But the brave keep falling to honor the names Of the ones who have gone before And the earth shall give new life to them But only the grass will grow once more And the brave keep falling to honor the names Of the ones who have gone before And the earth shall give new life to them But only the grass will grow once more The leaves of grass will not pass on Though the millstones grind them into dust For the earth shall give new life to them But only the grass will grow once more

Gordon Lightfoot

Let It Ride

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These are just the simple facts, I will relate to you Though they are not connected, each and every one is true If they seem a bit untidy, well, unraveling them is fun I will not stand corrected, I have not harmed anyone I just let it ride Ride, let it ride Leavin' on the evenin' tide Just let it ride Better I listen to my heart, I sometimes fail to find One sane and simple answer on the bright side of my mind Even when I'm sleeping, I can't seem to unwind I just let it ride I knew a man from Windsor who went to Detroit every night And stateside of the tunnel customs agents gave him flight He threw his stash in the river and his bedroll on the ground And when they finally got there, a sleeping man was all that they found He just let it ride Ride, let it ride Leave on the evenin' tide Just let it ride Hear the steeple bell ring out above my lobster pots I might be out here fishin' man but that ain't where it stops The mouths I feed are many and they all say thanks a lot They just let it ride One day when I'm old and gray an' consider what's gone by I always will be proud of every tear I've ever cried And all of the old jokes we told around the candle light To all those tender damsels who had helped us in the night They just let it ride Ride, let it ride Leavin' on the evenin' tide Just let it ride I'm gonna let it ride Here's to the girls from London and the ones from Montreal We never will forget them, we still fantasize them all I knew one in St. Louis on a Missouri afternoon I met one up in Shanghai and another in Rangoon I just let it ride Ride, let it ride Leave on the evenin' tide Just let it ride Ride, ride, ride I'm gonna let it ride Leavin' on the evenin' tide Just let it ride

Gordon Lightfoot

Long River

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Where the long river flows It flows by my window Where the tall timber grows It grows 'round my door Where the mountains meet the sky And the white clouds fly Where the long river flows By my window There's a tiny bird that calls And he calls by my window There's a lonely tear that falls And it falls 'round my door But when the sun is high There's no time to cry Where the long river flows By my window Now if only you could see The closin' of the day If only you could be Where the dawn breaks away By the white cascade Oh down in the glade Where the long river flows By my window Well when this land was made It was made full of wonder But one woman's love I can't understand And I'd give it all to you If her love were true Where the long river flows By my window Where the long river flows By my window

Gordon Lightfoot

Long Thin Dawn

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That long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again I've seen the hills of Frisco and the streets of Montreal In every town I've been to I've had someone to call From Winnipeg to Edmonton, Vancouver to St. Paul I've had so many good friends I couldn't miss them all In that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again Last night I came to Denver beneath the snowcapped ridge I thought about my darling as I stood beneath the bridge And there were times I made her cry but I guess by now she's learned That any time I've wandered I always have returned In that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again Right now I'm on a highway just east of Omaha Riding shotgun on the biggest rig you ever saw With forty tons of pig iron and a trucker known as Bill All the way to Windsor, we've got some miles to kill In that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again While climbing up a hillside, Bill drops her down a gear And the engine sings so sweetly 'tis music to my ear I tell him how I long to be just like him if I can Driving like the restless wind across this precious land In that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again Says Bill, "The air is clean tonight", as he puffs a big cigar "And if this rig keeps rolling, my boy you'll travel far But when you are a trucker you'll come to realize The only thing a man can do is watch the world go by" In that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again That long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again

Gordon Lightfoot

Long Way Back Home

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From the railhead to the boatyard From the factory to the farm From the mine to the mill yard I've weathered the storm From the bar room to the bedpost I've wasted my days, all I have is my drink And the time left to think While time slips away Just look at my face When you tell me goodbye You'll see what I'm after By the look in my eye Just walk away and leave me alone It's a long way back home Now in case you should ask me What it is that I've done I'd say I'm a soldier Who once had a son But my son doesn't know me That's his right to choose Oh say, can you see? My best friend is me I'm a friend I could use Just look at my face When you tell me goodbye You'll see what I'm after By the look in my eye Just walk away and leave me alone It's a long way back home Now the pages have faded The story grows cold And the plot falls to ashes Like the ruins of old Those rats in my rafters They're after my shoes And anything else they can find on the shelf I've said they could use And just look at my face When you tell me goodbye You'll see what I'm after By the look in my eye Just walk away and leave me alone It's a long way back home It's a long way back home

Gordon Lightfoot

Looking At The Rain

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Looking at the rain Feeling the pain Of love lost running though My brain Looking at the wind Watching it spin The leaves along the street You win Waiting for a line to fall Telling you it's all a big mistake Looking at a face So out of place Inside that picture frame Of lace Looking at the wall Wishing you'd call And tell me you're okay That's all Wishing this was all a dream And I'd find you sleeping when I wake Looking at the trees So ill at ease From sleep that will not come That's me Looking at the dawn Knowing it's wrong Still thinking of your love That's gone Wishing this was all a dream And I'd find you sleeping when I wake Looking at the rain Feeling the pain Of love lost running though My brain Looking at the wind Watching it spin The leaves along the street You win Waiting for a line to fall Telling you it's all a big mistake But the words won't come I know I'd feel the same Looking at the rain

Gordon Lightfoot

Mama Said

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Mama said see it through Don't let the night put the bite on you Take your time make your plan Mama said son be your own best man Mama said play it straight do what you like only do it up right Take your time don't run wild Mama said son you're my one man child Mama didn't have that know-it-all-way She lived by the book and she prayed every day Never was a time when a rhythm or rhyme Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind Mama said go out there play at the game and you better play it fair Make sure your song get sung Mama said honey be your own big gun Mama didn't care when I never came home She learned how to cope with the end of the phone Dad went away to his place in the sky Mum said son he was a real good guy Mama said see it through Don't let the night put the bite on you Take your time don't run wild Mama said son you're my one man child Mama didn't have that know-it-all-way She lived by the book and she prayed every day Never was a time when a rhythm or rhyme Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind Mama said see it through Don't let the night put the bite on you Take your time make your plan Mama said son be your own best man Mama said go out there play at the game and you better play it fair Take your time don't run wild Mama said son you're my one man child Take your time don't run wild Mama said son you're my one man child

Gordon Lightfoot

Me And Bobby Mcgee

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Busted flat in Baton Rouge Waiting for a train, When I's feelin' as fadded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down Just before it rained It rode us all the way from New Orleans I pulled my harpoon out my dirty red bandanna I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues Winsheild wipers slappin' time I's holdin' Bobby's hand in mine And we sang every song that driver knew Freedom's just another word For nothing left to loose Well nothing ain't nothing hun if it ain't free (da da) And feeling good was easy lord when he sang the blues Feeling good was good enough for me (da da) Good enough ffor me and my Bobby mcgee From the Kentucky cold mines To the California Sun Bobby shared the secrets of my soul Through all kinds of weather, Through everything we'd done My Bobby, baby, kept me from the cold One day a misleading lord I let him slip away He's looking for that home And I hope he finds it Well I'd trade enough tomorrows for one single yesterday To be holding Bobby's body next to mine Freedom's just another word for nothing left to loose Now nothing, well that's all that Bobby left me Well feeling good was easy lord when he sang the blues Feeling good was good enough for me good enough for me mm hmm and my Bobby mcgee la da da da da (ect) my Bobby Mcgee la da da da da ect Hey don't boss my Bobby mcgee Oh I call him my lover, I call him my man, I'll call him my lover, do the best I can c'mon and my Bobby oh and my Bobby, Bobby Mcgee lo la lola lo Hey hey hey Bobby Mcgee

Gordon Lightfoot

Miguel

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Never had much to say, he traveled alone with no friends Like a shadowy ghost at dawn he came and he went Through the woodland swiftly gliding, to the young maid he came gliding Where she'd run to meet him, by the garden wall Oh my sweet Miguel, I will never tell No one will ever know, what I know too well And he'd smile and lay his head on her breast and he'd say I have no fear They're waiting for me to cross the border, to swim the river 'Cause I've done that before To see my true loves smiling face A hundred times or more Oh my sweet Miguel she cried I'll love you till I die He was born to the south in Mexico they say The child of a man who had soon gone away But his mother loved him dearly and she would take him yearly To the great Cathedral in St. Augustine Oh my young Miguel, listen to the bell Of my poverty you must never tell And he cried himself to sleep in the night And he vowed to make things right So he took the gun down from the wall and he paid a call He knew she'd understand A lawman came to capture him The gun jumped in his hand Oh Miguel the mother cried You must run son or you'll die So the story is told of his true love cross the line As strong as the oak and as sweet as the vine And the child she bore him, came on the fateful mornin' When they sent him to his final rest Oh my sweet Miguel listen to the bell No one will ever know, of what I know too well Then she'd smile and lay the child on her breast And she'd say I have no fear I'm waiting for you to cross the border, to swim the river 'Cause you've done that before To see your true loves smiling face A hundred times or more Oh my sweet Miguel she cried I'll love you till I die

Gordon Lightfoot

Mister Rock Of Ages

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Mister Rock of Ages you got time on your hands Got no worries, got no plans Bless my soul now you're doin' fine You ain't got no axe to grind Rock of Ages tell me where does it stand Are we bound for the promised land Bless my soul, I ain't ready to die And my future is in your hands Mister Rock of Ages you've been goin' on strong Since time began, til time is done And so the tide shall run Mister Rock of Ages tell me what do you see Are we bound for eternity Bless my soul, baby you're doin' fine You ain't got no axe to grind Rock of Ages you've got nothing to hide Got no ego, got no pride Bless my soul, let me do what I can For my future is in your hands Mister Rock of Ages, the lord of my lease In times of toil and times of peace Until my song shall cease Mister Rock of Ages, I'm a part of you now I am yours, you belong to be Bless my soul, let me do what I can For my future is in your hands

Gordon Lightfoot

Mother Of A Miner's Child

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She is my flower And she blooms for the one who loves her best The miners stop to watch her when she walks They know her love is not for sale She will never fail me 'cause I know I watch her grow And the mother of a miner's child Waits for me beside the kitchen door She is my light In this place where the darkness never ends She'll guide me where the tunnels twist and bend She's the only one who listens when I tell her I got less than I can spend She knows the pace Oh mother of a miner's child Wash away the coal dust from my face When the night shift's done She'll be waiting by the table when I come Searchin' for another dream to chase Oh a mother of a miner's child I know that you still think about the day When we'll be movin' on Remember dear ole daddy and The promise that I made to carry on Sometimes I smile In the cage where the cables softly hum I'd curse that old straw boss to the bone But the mother of a miner's child Is waiting for her paycheck to come home Come Saturday And he is just a miner's boy I hope that he will find a better way She is my flower And she blooms for the one who loves her best The miners stop to watch her when she walks They know her love is not for sale She will never fail me 'cause I know I watch her grow And the mother of a miner's child Waits for me beside the kitchen door

Gordon Lightfoot

Mountains And Marian

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All is well I've made my peace where highways never end Yesterday's a memory today is just a friend For the mountains and Marian are calling me again And the red pines will bow their heads The rivers and the watersheds will swallow up my tears All is well I left the cold midwestern towns behind There's a semi up the road ahead I'll take him in my time For the hot-blooded mountain love is calling me again And the vagabond within me cries The wind and rain might burn my eyes but I won't feel the pain For the mountains and Marian will greet me there as only she can do All is well As I swing up to the border bent for hell And the service station man agreed I didn't look too well But the mountains and Marian are calling out to me And I got my bedroll on my back And everything that I could pack to see me on my way All is well I've made my peace and man, I'm feelin' fine And the losers that I left behind I'll think about some other time For the border men were all my friends they couldn't find a dime And the prairie towns go sailing by Saskatchewan there's mud in your eye I'm leavin' you behind There'll be hot-blooded mountain love to satisfy my soul And the red pines will bow their heads The rivers and the watersheds will carry us along And the mountains and Marian will greet me there as only she can do All is well The foothills are coming into sight Today is just a memory the future is tonight And the red pines will bow their heads The rivers and the watersheds will carry us along And the mountains and Marian will greet me there as only she can do

Gordon Lightfoot

Movin'

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Everybody's movin', movin' across the town, The skyline grows and the cut of the clothes, Is enough to turn you around. Oh, oh the future is just an hour away, And the hearts of youth are aflame, Everybody's movin', nothin' stays the same! Fields are turnin', the bridges are burnin', And the light turns night into day. It's the time to stake it or make it or break it, For the time flies quickly away. Oh, oh it's the time to start makin' your mark, And it's the time to get in the game! Everybody's movin', nothin' stays the same! Upwards, outwards, all around, They're reachin' for the sky. The ribbons of highway and roads of steel, It's a time to be alive! Oh, oh, ain't no ragin' river that we can't cross, Nor giant too tall to be slain, Everybody's movin', nothin' stays the same!

Gordon Lightfoot

Much To My Surprise

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I saw two dreamers dreamin' They almost caused a spark I saw two lovers in paradise right back at the start I saw two minds in the world set free But it almost broke my heart Isn't it strange to be right now havin' you close to me? Much to my surprise I saw two schemes schemin' They almost caused a lark They were two brave souls on a wild blue spree Right back at the park They were like two ships And they sailed right by each other in the dark Wouldn't ya like to be right now Out where the actors play? So much for your disguise I saw two souls out searchin' They said their last goodbyes And I saw two hearts of passion then Much to my surprise I saw two hearts on passion bent The kind which mystifies It is so strange to be right now Having you on my knee Much to my surprise I gotta make you see somehow I saw two minds that wandered They almost caused a wreck They were all checked out for a wild blue sea When someone cried hit the deck I saw two minds in the world set wise But I almost broke my specs Wouldn't ya like to be right now Out where the actors play So much for your disguise Much to my surprise

Gordon Lightfoot

My Little Love

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I've got a song that it is my mind My little love who is never unkind "I'm a poet and I'm better off dead" These are the words she said Down by the breadline, pickin' up dough Hand me the guitar, there I'll go I would rather make a living instead Instead of bein' in the red My little love from the world outside Helpin' me keep, turnin' the tide Come and meet me by the neon light And I'm hopin' you'll make it alright I'll do anything you see fit, my little love My little love movin' in my soul My little love who will never turn cold It doesn't matter if I ain't shaved It doesn't matter if I ain't behaved My little love you been on my side Helpin' me keep, turnin' the tide Havin' a hard time livin' right now Havin' a fine time showin' you how My little love from the world out there Helpin' me keep, a-doin' my share Come and meet me by the neon light And I'm hopin' you will make it alright I'll do anything you see fit, my little love I've got a song that it is my mind My little love who is never unkind "I'm a poet and I'm better off dead" These are the words she said Down by the breadline, pickin' up dough Hand me the guitar, there I'll go It doesn't matter if I ain't shaved It don't matter if I ain't behaved I got a light that is in my soul I got a love that'll never turn cold Come and meet me by the neon tonight And I'm hopin' you'll make it alright I'll do anything you see fit, my little love I'll do anything you see fit, my little love

Gordon Lightfoot

Never Say Trust Me

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The sky above is filled with stars the road is long - no cars are in sight With one hand on the wheel I've been driving all day I can drive all night I'm headed for home with one thing on my mind yeah Every hotel I have seen has arbor-right chairs, arbor right dreams Office parties and wedding pals and tacky pictures on the walls Pretty barmaid to and fro the barman plays the songs we know She gets into 'twist and shout' and it's boozing time and I'm down and out That's my second home yeah what more can I say lord You should never say trust me It's already been done It's already been done Beneath the seas beneath the trees and under the sun Never say trust me My faith in you is all you need Love is all I need The sky above is filled with stars may god bless you is all I can say Cats and dogs and baby smiles will drive my loneliness away What will be will be yeah That is all that I know girl You should never say trust me 'Cause I know you'll be there Yes I know you'll be there I'll be a right as rain can be This is our love affair Never say trust me My faith in you is all you need Love is all I need You should never say trust me It's already been done It's already been done Beneath the seas beneath the trees And under the sun And under the sun

Gordon Lightfoot

On The High Seas

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Was it someone she met that's so hard to forget Was it some kind of an ocean of changes I don't remember where she said she would be And since I don't know, let me guess Was it somewhere in Michigan or the Lake of the Woods Up in old Montreal or Toronto the good Somewhere in Reno or somewhere in Rome And when all is said and done Will she leave me alone I don't want to get so low And as for my sadness, it comes and it goes I don't remember where she said she would be Back in the city or on the high seas Was it up in Hornpayne where the trains run on time Was she drinking champagne when she made up her mind North of the border or down in South Bend And when all is said and done Is there no rainbow's end I don't want to own the key To some ghostly mansion where souls are set free I don't remember where she said she would go Straight for the highway or down the low road I don't remember where she said she would be Back in the city or on the high seas

Gordon Lightfoot

Pussywillows, Cattails

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Pussywillows, cat-tails, soft winds and roses Rainbows in the woodland, water to my knees Shivering, quivering, the warm breath of spring Pussywillows, cat-tails, soft winds and roses Catbirds and cornfields, daydreams together Riding on the roadside the dust gets in your eyes Reveling, disheveling, the summer nights can bring Pussywillows, cat-tails, soft winds and roses Slanted rays and colored days, stark blue horizons Naked limbs and wheat bins, hazy afternoons Voicing, rejoicing, the wine cups do bring Pussywillows, cat-tails, soft winds and roses Harsh nights and candlelights, woodfires a-blazin' Soft lips and fingertips resting in my soul Treasuring, remembering, the promise of spring Pussywillows, cat-tails, soft winds and roses

Gordon Lightfoot

Ribbon Of Darkness

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Ribbon of darkness over me Since my true love walked out the door Tears I never had before Ribbon of darkness over me Clouds a-atherin' o'er my head That kill the day and hide the sun That shroud the night when day is done Ribbon of darkness over me Rain is falling on the meadow Where once my love and I did lie Now she is gone from the meadow My love goodbye Ribbon of darkness over me Where once the world was young as spring Where flowers did bloom and birds did sing Ribbon of darkness over me Here in this cold room lyin' Don't want to see no one but you Lord I wish I could be dyin' To forget you Oh how I wish your heart could see How mine just aches and breaks all day Come on home and take away This ribbon of darkness over me

Gordon Lightfoot

Rich Man's Spiritual

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Gonna buy me a long white robe Yes Lord to help me home I'm gonna buy me a long white robe Yes Lord to get me home And when I get my heavenly gown And I lay my burden down I'm gonna get me a long white robe To get me home I'm gonna buy me two golden slippers Yes Lord to walk me home I'm gonna buy me two golden slippers Yes Lord to walk me home And when I get my slippers of gold Then the Lord will have my soul I'm gonna get me two golden slippers To get me home I'm gonna buy me two wings of silver Yes Lord to fly me home I'm gonna buy me two wings of silver Yes Lord to fly me home And when I get my silvery wings Then an angel choir will sing I'm gonna get me two wings of silver To get me home I'm gonna buy me a poor man's trouble Yes Lord to help me home I'm gonna buy me a poor man's trouble Yes Lord to help me home And when I get my trouble and woe Then homeward I will go I'm gonna get a little trouble And woe to get me home I'm gonna find me a smilin' angel Yes Lord to lead me home I'm gonna get me a smilin' angel Yes Lord to lead me home And when he takes me by the hand I know the Lord will understand I'm gonna get me a smilin' angel to lead me home I'm gonna get me a smilin' angel to lead me home

Gordon Lightfoot

Ring Them Bells

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Ring them bells ye heathen from the city that dreams Ring them bell from the sanctuaries, 'cross the valleys and streams For they're deep and they're wide, and the world's on its side And time is a-runnin' backwards and so is the bride Ring them bells St. Peter where the four winds blow Ring them bells with an iron hand so the people will know Oh, it's rush hour now on the wheel of the plow And the sun is a-goin' down upon the sacred cow Ring them bells sweet Martha for the poor man's son Ring them bells so the world will know that God is one For the shepherd is asleep where the willow weep And the mountains are filled with lost sheep Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf Ring them bells all of us who are left Ring them bells for the chosen few Who will judge the many when the game is through? Ring them bells for the time that flies For the child who cries when innocence dies Ring them bells St. Catherine from the top of the roof Ring the bells from the fortress for the lilies that bloom For the lines are long and the fighting is strong And they're breakin' down the distance between right and wrong

Gordon Lightfoot

Rosanna

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Rosanna makes my day begin With kisses for a king And coffee on a silver tray She sees the shape I'm in And if she should ever break away I'd follow close behind her 'Cause Rosanna yes Rosanna Rules my heart Rosanna knows the times I keep A fire softly glows And the shadows lick the walls She knows when I'm asleep The dinner's served at eight o'clock on time And all is well by nine 'Cause Rosanna yes Rosanna Rules my heart Rosanna moves across the floor Her perfume fills the air As she walks beside my easy chair I touch her hand once more And I may never sleep again I like the bag she put me in Rosanna knows the ways of a man But not the way I feel I don't really care what happens now It's catch me if you can For no matter what occasion should arise She likes to sympathize 'Cause Rosanna yes Rosanna Rosanna, Rosanna Rules my heart

Gordon Lightfoot

Salute

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Listen mister i won't waste your time I hope all the mistakes you made were a lot like mine Lovin' girls too much sometimes they made you cry Maybe we've got more livin' to do with a lot less pain Here, let's drink to you These are the words i knew would break the ice I held my hand out and he shook it twice It seemed to me like i'd been here before Deja vu, familiar voice And the salute of my choice Salute gentlemen of days gone by Ladies of leisure and of flashing eye May some romantic fool turn on your light As for me i'm in between All that i can do is dream You got a lot more livin' to do And a lot more lovin' too When you make it through the night with no end in sight And the dawn peeks through You got a lot more livin' to do Salute nightingales upon the tide Brothers of the cloth tonight who must be tried May all of your martinis be forever dry As for me i'm in between All that i can do is dream You got a lot more livin' to do And a lot more lovin' too When you make it through the night with no end in sight And the dawn peeks through You got a lot more livin' to do And a lot more lovin' too You got a lot more livin' to do And a lot more lovin' too

Gordon Lightfoot

Sea Of Tranquility

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I live in the light of the bright silver moon I'll take you off sailing from midnight till noon I'll show the Sea of Tranquility You can have any flavor you happen see I live in the shade of a forest of green In the wildest of woodlands that you've ever seen There's rabbits and quail and tender young snails As brown as the seaweed on old rusty nails There's fireflies dancing in the cool evening breeze There's love and romancin' as nice as you please There's otters and frogs and spotted ground hogs And wiley old weasels in rotted out logs There's rivers of rainbow and grey mountain trout And little dark holes where the varmints hang out There's foxes and hares in traps and in snares And lots of bald eagles so you'd better take care So if you've got the time and you'd like to pass by Come down around midnight and give us a try We'll show you the Sea of Tranquility You can have any flavor you happen to see

Gordon Lightfoot

Seven Island Suite

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Seven islands to the high side of the bay, 'cross the bay To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze We went walking on the high side of the bay on a chilly morn And we saw how leaves had fallen on the beds where trees were born Any man in his right mind could not fail to be made aware Any woman with a gift of wisdom would not seek her answers there Seven islands to the high side of the bay if you're looking west To the sunset you can see it, all in fiery autumn dress Anytime would be the right time to come up to your bed of boughs Anybody with a wish to wander could not fail but to be aroused Living high in the city, guess you think it's a pretty good way You get to learn but when you get burned you got nothing to say You seem to think because you got chicken to go you're in luck Fortune will not find you in your mansion or your truck Brothers will desert you when you're down and shit out of luck Look around at the morning, guess you're doing the best you can Surely you know that when you go nobody gives you a hand Think of the air you're breathing in, think of the time you waste Think of the right and wrong and consider the frown on your face It's time you tried living on the high side of the bay, you need a rest Any woman or a man with a wish to fade away could be so blessed Fortune will not find you in your mansion turned to gold Brothers will desert you when your nights turn long and cold If you feel it you better believe it, you're gonna see it, so you really know It is rising like a feather, dipping and dancing from below There's a new wave that is breaking in the wake of a passing ship Every nation's gonna be shaken, put it together, don't let it slip It's time you tried living on the high side of the bay, you need a rest Any man or a woman with a wish to fade away could be so blessed Seven islands to the high side of the bay, 'cross the bay To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze

Gordon Lightfoot

Sit Down Young Stranger

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I'm standin' at the doorway My head bowed in my hands Not knowin' where to sit Not knowin' where I stand My father looms above me For him there is no rest My mothers arms enfold me And hold me to her breast They say you been out wanderin' They say you travelled far Sit down young stranger And tell us who you are The room has all gone misty My thoughts are all in spin Sit down young stranger And tell us where you been Well, I've been up to the mountain I've walked down by the sea I never questioned no one And no one questioned me My love was given freely And oftimes was returned I never came to borrow I only came to learn Sometimes it did get lonely But it taught me how to cry And laughter came too easy For life to pass me by I never had a dollar That I didn't earn with pride 'Cause I had a million daydreams To keep me satisfied And will you gather daydreams Or will you gather wealth How can you find your fortune When you cannot find yourself? My mothers eyes grow misty There's a tremblin' in her hand Sit down young stranger I do not understand And will you try and tell us You've been too long at school That knowledge is not needed That power does not rule That war is not the answer That young men should not die Sit down young stranger I wait for your reply The answer is not easy For souls are not reborn To wear the crown of peace You must wear the crown of thorns If Jesus, had a reason I'm sure He would not tell They treated Him so badly How could He wish them well The parlor now is empty There's nothin' left to say My father has departed My mothers gone to pray There's rockets in the meadows And ships out on the sea The answers in the forest Are carved upon a tree John loves Mary Does anyone love me?

Gordon Lightfoot

Sixteen Miles

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Early in the morning when the dew is on Each and every rose bud you will find me gone So knock me down and pick me up And knock me down again Break my heart steal my gold And slander my good name Seven lonely hours on the morning train Takes me to a place where I won't come back again Seven lonely Pullmans speedin' down the line Takin' me away from an old love of mine Sixteen miles to seven lakes way up among the pines In some hidden valley where the twirlin' river twines Where the fish swim up and down And the sparklin' water falls Where the thunder rolls And the lonely puma calls Somewhere on the mountain I'll take another name Rid my mind of memories and start my life again Somewhere in the wilderness I'll build a cabin small Then forget so I Won't remember you at all

Gordon Lightfoot

Sometimes I Don't Mind

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Sometimes I don't mind the sunshine Sometimes I need the rain Sometimes I don't mind the fun times Sometimes they're all the same When I'm thinking of you There's a fever around I don't know what to do When I'm drinking to you I get down in my shoes in a waltz with the blues Sometimes I don't mind the sunshine Sometimes I need the rest Sometimes I don't mind a good time Sometimes I do what's best When I'm thinking of you There's a feeling inside which is long overdue When I'm drinking to you I get down in the mouth tell me what can I do Sometimes I don't mind the sunshine Sometimes I need the change Sometimes I don't mind a fun time To me it's all the same When I'm thinking of you There's a fever around I don't know what to do When I'm drinking to you I get down in my shoes in a waltz with the blues

Gordon Lightfoot

Song For A Winter's Night

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The lamp is burnin' low upon my table top The snow is softly fallin' The air is still within the silence of my room I hear your voice softly callin' If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two I would be happy just to hold the hands I love Upon this winter night with you The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead My glass is almost empty I read again between the lines upon the page The words of love you sent me If I could know within my heart That you were lonely too I would be happy just to hold the hands I love Upon this winter night with you The fire is dying now, my lamp is growing dim The shades of night are liftin' The mornin' light steals across my windowpane Where webs of snow are driftin' If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two I would be happy just to hold the hands I love And to be once again with with you To be once again with with you

Gordon Lightfoot

Songs The Minstrel Sang

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One, two, three, four It's almost over, it's almost done And you can't put the blame on anyone It's almost easy and it's almost fun Did you get caught with your britches on? Hi, derry day in the month of May Was the song the minstrel sang To the good of Robin Hood Maid Marion and all the gang His aim was mean and his shot was clean And his suit was the shade of evergreen The folks he knew, hadn't naught to fear When the sheriff was there, they were over here Hi, derry doon in the month of June Was the song the minstrel sung To the good of Robin Hood's Good name and a place to run He loved strong ale and a run down jail Was the kind of a scene where he never failed There was no man on the sea or land Who could get Maid Marion on the trail Hi, derry day in the month of May Was the song the minstrel sang To the good of Robin Hood Maid Marion and all the gang It's almost over, it's almost done And you can't put the blame on Marion She almost made it to the friar's gate But the old wooden bridge wouldn't elevate Hi, derry doon in the month of June Was the song the minstrel sung To the good of Robin Hood's Good name and a place to run

Gordon Lightfoot

Spanish Moss

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Let go darlin' I can feel the night wind call Guess I'd better go I like you more than half as much As I love your Spanish moss Spanish moss hangin' down Lofty as the southern love we've found Spanish moss Keeps on followin' my thoughts around Georgia pine and Ripple wine Memories of Savannah summertime Spanish moss Wish you knew what I was sayin' So I'm rollin' north thinkin' Of the way things might have been If she and I could have changed it all somehow Spanish moss hangin' down Lofty as the sycamore you've found Spanish moss Keeps on followin' my thoughts around Georgia pine and Ripple wine Kisses mixed with moonshine and red clay Spanish moss Wish you knew what I was sayin' So I'm rollin' north thinkin' Of the way things might have been If she and I could have changed it all somehow Let go darlin' I can feel the night wind call The devil take the cost I like the way your kisses flow And I love your Spanish moss

Gordon Lightfoot

Spin, Spin

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So fine, so fine the web you spin, I come too close and I'm caught again! In the web of wild design, I do not know what fate is mine! All the day sit and spin, Spin your web and you draw me in. Spin, spin, spin, spin! And my daddy said when I was young, "Beware the web of love, my son, To be in love is to be insane, Make an old man groan, a young man pain! " All the day, sit and spin, Spin your web and you draw me in. Spin, spin, spin, spin! Then I did go and the time did fly, Many a true love passed me by. And then you came like a blinding storm, I landed in your web so warm, Spin your web and you draw me in. Spin, spin, spin, spin! So fine, so fine the web you spin, I come too close and I'm caught again! In the web of wild desire, And I cannot control the fire! All the day sit and spin, You spin your web and you draw me in.

Gordon Lightfoot

Station Master

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In the dawn's early light From a long and a sleepless night She returned again this morning From her long and restless flight And my red hollow eyes Did not show her much surprise As she lay right down beside me Like she never said goodbye Please help me station master Is the evening train on time? The well's run dry up yonder There's another down the line It was all I could bear Just to watch her lying there Disowned and ragged princess With the sun locked in her hair So cold, so frail With her mind locked in a jail The victim of confusion Never knowing she could fail Please help me station master Is the evening train on time? The well's run dry up yonder There's another down the line So I rocked her to sleep Then I got up on my feet And the day was filled with sunshine As I gazed across the street And the door seemed to say Over here, step this way The station is for travelers Even you must ride someday Please help me station master Is the evening train on time? The well's run dry up yonder There's another down the line Please help me station master Can I stay for just a while? Forgive me if I'm weary I ain't had much, much time to smile

Gordon Lightfoot

Summer Side Of Life

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He came down through fields of green On the summer side of life His love was ripe There was no illusions On the summer side of life Only tenderness And if you saw him now You'd wonder why he would cry The whole day long There was young girls everywhere On the summer side of life They talked all night To the young men that they knew On the summer side of life Goin' off to fight And if you saw them now You'd wonder why they would cry The whole day long He came down through fields of green On the summer side of life He prayed all night Then he walked into a house Where love had been misplaced His chance to waste And if you saw him now You'd wonder why he would cry The whole day long And if you saw him now You'd wonder why And if you saw him now You'd wonder why And if you saw him now You'd wonder why

Gordon Lightfoot

Sweet Guinevere

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Sweet Guinevere you're off to the coal town tonight And your young brother Ernie's up in Pittsburgh PA You know mother loves you, and dad's in the mine So don't go to the coal town, Guinevere, if you're kind She loves a young man and he lives in the town He leaves the house early for he works underground He makes a good wage for a coal miner's son And she's a bit pretty, just turned twenty-one Sweet Guinevere you're off to the coal town tonight And your young brother Ernie's up in Pittsburgh PA You know mother loves you, and dad's in the mine So don't go to the coal town, Guinevere, shut the blind She knows her good mother's not feelin' no pain She remembers an explosion and the black falling rain She paints her thin lips in her dewy-eyed way Then she says to the daughter, dear daughter I pray Sweet Guinevere you're off to the coal town tonight And your young brother Ernie's up in Pittsburgh PA You know mother loves you, and dad's in the mine So don't go to the coal town, Guinevere, if you're kind

Gordon Lightfoot

Tattoo

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Whatever you think of me I'm still your friend So other than nothin' what's new The water's still flowin' through the rose on my skin This here tattoo is for you The boys at the parlor downtown Didn't waste anytime a-puttin' it down Time has been wastin' away I can see it Go sailin' on by as it slips through my fingers The bow and the wave never wait for tomorrow They just keep on rollin' as straight as an arrow, good night Girl of my dreams you get better each day I wish I could see you somehow Girls that I love is there no other way This here tattoo is for now I'd been out drinkin' all day I got carried away at the parlor last night This summer rose is for you it's no wonder I bothered to wander back into the parlor It's red and in bloom and it's more than one color It lives on forever for just a few dollars, good night Whatever you think of me I'm still your friend So baby whatever you do Now that it's taken its permanent home This here tattoo is for you The boys at the parlor downtown Didn't waste any time a-puttin' it down Time has been wastin' away, you know time doesn't Wait for nobody to find what they're after It just keeps on rolling on down the deep canyons And through the green meadows into the broad ocean, good night Whatever you think of me I'm still your friend So other than nothin' what's new The water's still flowing through the rose on my skin This here tattoo is for you The water's still flowin through the rose on my skin This here tattoo is for you

Gordon Lightfoot

The Auctioneer

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Hey why've all reg'stered, open the gate n let em out and walk em bout. Ere we come a letter number twenty-nine, what're you gonna gimme for er Ah, wenta-five wunna bid me biddle, want to five want to five want to five, wudja Biddle on a twenty-five. Gotta twenty-five dollar bidja-biddle on a five on the five wouldja biddle on a Thirty dollar five on a five would ya biddle on a five wouldja biddle on a Thirty five. Well there was a boy from Arkansas who wouldn't listen to his Ma When she told him that he should go to school. Well He'd stay away in the afternoon, take a little walk and pretty soon You'd find him at the local auction barn. Well, he'd stand and listen carefully until at last he began to see How the auctioneer could talk so rapidly, Well, he said "Oh my, it's do or die, I've got to learn that auction cry, Gonna make my mark and be an auctioneer." Twenty-five dollar bid'ja, now, thirty dollar, thirty wudja make it thirty Bidda onna thirty dollar thirty dollar wouldja gimme thirty, wouldja gimme Thirty dollar bill? I gotta thirty dolla bidja, now, five, wouldja beedle onna Thirty five biddle on a thirty five, thirty five? Who's gonna bitta the thirty Five dollar bill? Well the time went by and he did his best and all could see he did not jest. He practiced calling bids both night and day Till his pappy found him behind the barn just working up an awful storm As he tried to imitate the auctioneer. And his pop said "Son, we just can't stand to have a mediocre man Selling things at auction using our good name. Gonna send you off to auction school and then you'll be nobody's fool And you can take your place among the best." Thirty five dolla bidja now forty doller forty, wouldja megga forty bidya on a Forty doller forty doller wouldja gimme forty, wouldja gimme forty dollar bill? I gotta forty dollar bidya now, five, wouldja biddle on a forty-five, bidgel on A forty-five, forty-five. Who's gunna bidda the forty-five dollar bill? And from that boy that went to school there grew a man who played it cool, He come back home a full fledged auctioneer. And the people would come from miles around Just to hear him make that rhythmic sound That filled their hearts with such a happy cheer. And his fame spread out from shore to shore, he'd all that he could do and more, He had to buy a plane to get around. Well, now he's the best in all the land, let's pause and give that man a Handcause he's the best of all the auctioneers Forty-five dollar bidja now, fifty dollar fifty wouldja make it fifty biddle Onna fifty dolla fifty dolla. Wouldja gimme fifty, wouldja gimme fifty dolla Bill? I gotta fifty dolla bidja now, five, wouldja biddle onna fifty-five, Biddle onna fifty-five, fifty-five. Who's gonna bitta the fifty five dollar Bill? Well I sold that hoss for fifty dollar bill!

Gordon Lightfoot

The House You Live In

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Go first in the world, go forth with your fears Remember a price must be paid Be always too soon, be never too fast At the time when all bets must be laid Beware of the darkness, be kind to your children Remember the woman who waits And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate When you're caught by the gale and you're full under sail Beware of the dangers below And the song that you sing should not be too sad And be sure not to sing it too slow Be calm in the face of all common disgraces And know what they're doin' it for And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your door When you're out on the road and feelin' quite lost Consider the burden of fame And he who is wise will not criticize When other men fail at the game Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places Be careful while bending the law And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your door When you're down in the dumps and not ready to deal Decide what it is that you need Is it money or love, is it learnin' to live Or is it the mouth you must feed Be known as a man who will always be candid On questions that do not relate And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate

Grand Funk Railroad

Black Licorice

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Whooo ... wheee! You there, comin' up the stair, the feelin' is ice-blue cold. Shake, it's more than I can take, I'm startin' to lose control. Watch out, what's that noise, there's somebody at the door. It must be black licorice, she come back to make me cry some more. Time, ain't on my side, I'm losin' it more each day. Licorice, licorice. She's got evil in her eyes, and catnip is her taste. Licorice, licorice. She wraps me up in her slender legs, her hot black skin to mine. Licorice, licorice. Ple ... ple ...please, don't touch me, oh, I know I'm dead this time. Oh, oh, yeah ... licorice, yeah, black licorice. Licorice, licorice. Licorice, yeah, black licorice. Licorice, licorice. Licorice, black licorice. Licorice, licorice. Licorice, yeah, black licorice. Licorice. Licorice. Licorice. Licorice. Licorice, yeah, black licorice. Licorice, licorice. Licorice, yeah, black licorice. Licorice, licorice. Licorice, licorice, black licorice. Licorice, licorice. Licorice, woah, black licorice.

Grand Funk Railroad

Dues

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I think I'm headed for a terrible accident. Made more plans than anyone who ever paid their rent. I'm not stupid and I might be havin' too much pride. Surgeon general has determined that I may as well die. Jesus are you watching or have you gone blind. Evil souls are upon us and we're surely runnin' out of time. Chorus I tried religion and some holy roller steals my tenth. In the grave yard I ain't strong enough to jump the fence. Some men they say they got more soul than both my shoes. Makes me wonder can we ever stop payin' dues. I might be workin' on a scene that I can never act. Everybody's gonna think that my mind is cracked. I don't care because it's my right to win or lose. Makes me wonder can we ever stop payin' dues. Crazy, am I crazy for wanting so much more. My mind says I can't ever give up but I still can't be sure. Chorus Can we ever stop payin' dues. Can we ever stop payin' dues. Can we ever stop payin' dues.

Grand Funk Railroad

Gimme Shelter

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Ooo Ooo Ooo, a storm is threatenin', my very life today If I don't get some shelter, oh I'm gonna' fade away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Ooo, see the fire sweeping up every street today Burns like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost it's way War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Ooo, a storm is threatenin' my very life today If I don't get some shelter, oh I'm gonna' fade away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away I said a love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away

Grand Funk Railroad

Good Things

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Oh I don't know now baby, just what it is you got. But whatever it is now babe, I sure do like it a lot. I like all the good things you gave me, baby late last night. I like the things you been givin' me, oh mama now you're treatin' me right, yeah. Chorus Good things, good things, my baby's been treatin' me right. Good things, good things happen to me every night. Come a little bit closer baby, and rub off some of your stuff. Until I holler and scream now baby, I just ain't had it enough. Ain't had enough of the good things you gave me, baby late last night. Ain't had enough of what you're givin' me, oh mama now you're treatin' me right, yeah. Chorus Chorus Chorus Chorus Good things, good things, good things, good things. Good things, good things, good things, good things. Good things, good things, good things, good things. Good things, good things, good things, good things. Good things, good things, good things, good things. (to fade)

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Heartbreaker

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Once I had a little girl, sometimes I think about her, But, buddy, you know she's not really there. When memories do call, I just, I just can't live without her But tryin' all the time is so hard to bear. [Chorus] Heartbreaker, can't take her, Heartbreaker, bringing me down. Heartbreaker, can't take her, Heartbreaker, bringing me down. I don't cry no more, I live while I'm flying, But I'll think back, and you can hear me say: [Chorus x 3] Heartbreaker, can't take her, Heartbreaker, bringing me down.

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I Can Feel Him In The Morning

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I Can Feel Him In The Morning Child 1: He kind of started all the plants growing, and he started people. Well, I guess he's kind of big and fat. Child 2: He can see us wherever we do ... whatever we do. He has such powerful eyes -- he has to have millions and thousands and billions. And he can still see us when we're bad. Child 3: He could be sitting on the table right now, but you can't see him. Child 4: He can't be everywhere at once doing everything for everybdy. Everybody can't get what they want. Child 5: Well, his job is to make us good and to make us happy and make us parents happy. Child 6: Good is the right thing and bad is the wrong thing. Child 7: When I'm good my mother never yells at me, when I'm bad she does. Child 8: Good means to obey your mother and father, to do what the teacher says -- the things right. I feel miserable when I'm ... when I'm bad, I feel miserable on the inside but, on the outside, I just feel like I ... I feel now. Child 9: I think ... um, um ... there are more people that are bad than there are good. And, um ... if you're good, you'll live forever. And, if you're bad, you'll die when you die ... (repeat last sentence two more times to fade in echo) Take me down to the water, let me feel it run over me. Let me feel the pain and the coldness, the loneliness that there must be. Whoa, can't you see their dreams, as they go drifting by? Whoa, can't you see their faces, and their tear-soaked eyes? CHORUS I can feel him in the morning, I can feel him in the evening too. I can hear him in the morning, tellin' me what I got to do. Got to make a new world, ought to make the old one right. I can see him in the morning, I can see him in the stars at night. Take me out to the battlefield, let me hear the shells flying by. Let me hear the sound of the cannons, let me hear them scream and cry. Whoa, can't you hear their dreams, as they tumble to the blood-soaked ground? Whoa, hear them scream for shelter, from the world they never found. CHORUS Oooo, Oooo, Oooo, Oooo-ooo. (repeated out to end)

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Into The Sun

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Rising, setting, been trying to get into the sun yeah Wanting, getting, gonna' get more baby when I'm done All my life I had been waiting, then you turn me on Now there'll be no hesitating, I'm getting into the sun Growing, knowing, you learn more everyday yeah Needing, succeeding, sun don't go away Things are changing for the better, now I'm not afraid I'll be writing you a letter, 'cause I just got paid Growing, knowing, you learn more everyday yeah Needing, succeeding, sun don't go away Things are changing for the better, now I'm not afraid I'll be writing you a letter, 'cause I just got paid

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Just Couldn't Wait

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I miss her face, but the girl left seven years ago. Guess I never should've let her go. That's how I feel because I love her so. But I'm afraid that she will never know. She just couldn't wait, she said she couldn't wait 'til "some day." She just couldn't wait, my baby just couldn't wait, no. She said she couldn't wait 'til "some day," 'til "some day." Oh, tell me now, where do the broken-hearted go from here. You missed her love and now you're steering clear. I ain't afraid of nothin' but my fear. The fear that she might see this rollin' tear. She just couldn't wait, she said she couldn't wait 'til sunday. She just couldn't wait, my baby just couldn't wait, no. She just couldn't wait, my baby just couldn't wait, no. Oh she couldn't wait 'til Sunday no, 'til sunday. She just couldn't wait, my baby just couldn't wait, no. She said she couldn't wait 'til sunday. She just couldn't wait, my baby just couldn't wait, no. She said she just couldn't wait. You know she just couldn't wait, no. She said she couldn't wait 'til Sunday, 'til sunday. Oh, oh...

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Memories

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I'm thinkin' 'bout my baby right now, And I'm feelin' sentimental. She's all I got in my memory, But it really isn't accidental. All I have are these memories, Memories keep haunting me. All I have are these memories, Memories keep haunting me. I think about her though she's gone from me, And I want to get her back sincerely. I pray to heaven she's alright tonight, 'cause you know I love her, lover her dearly. But, ... All I have is this lonely song, Lonely song I'm singin' all night long. All I have are these memories, Memories keep haunting me. Oooooo, oooooo, oooooo ... Oooooo, oooooo, oooooo ... Oooooo, oooooo, oooooo ... Oh ... Oooooo, oooooo, oooooo ... All I have are these memories, Memories keep haunting me. All I have is this lonely song, Lonely song I'm singin' all night long. All I have are these memories, Memories keep haunting me. All I have is this lonely song, Lonely song I'm singin' all night long. (to fade ...)

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Nowhere To Run

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Nowhere to run to, baby I got nowhere to hide I got nowhere to run to, baby Nowhere to hide It's not love that I'm runnin' from It's the heartbreak I know will come 'Cause I know, you're no good for me But you've become a part of me Everywhere I go Your face I see Every step I take You take with me, yeah Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide from you baby I've got nowhere to run to, baby Nowhere to hide Now I know You're no good for me But free from you I'll never be, no Each night as I sleep Into my heart you creep I wake up feeling sorry I met you Hoping soon that I'll forget you When I look in the mirror To comb my hair I see your face Just a-smilin' there Nowhere to run to, baby Nowhere to hide I got nowhere to run to, baby Nowhere to hide Now I know You're no good for me But you've become A part of me, now How can I find a love When it shouldn't be? When it's so deep, it's so deep Deep inside of me Oh, reaches so high I can't get over it It's so wide I can't get around it, no Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide from you, baby I just can't get away from you baby No matter how I try Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide Nowhere to runnin' high

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She Got To Move Me

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Feelin' kind of down 'cause I needed some female company. Suddenly I felt this pair of eyes starin' at me. She got to move me, she got the soul, Never should have told me she was only fourteen years old. How was I to know? She said ... Chorus Get it up baby, don't you want me to shake that thing? Get it up baby, drive me crazy, I'll do anything. Get it up baby, I came even to make you say, shake that thing. Oooo ... Make me want to yell, make me want to shout, make me want to scream. I didn't have to fantasize, she made me dream. She got to move me, she got the soul, Her eyes could tantalize for fourteen years old. How was I to know? She said ... Chorus Owww ... Chorus

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Shinin' On

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We are winners and losers, bed fellow choosers, Put here to pass by the times. We are space-age sailors, all had our failures, Now everybody gonna' shine. Keep it shinin' on. Keep it shinin' on. See the fire within them burnin', Touch the fire make me feel so fine. Keep the fire within you livin' Everybody gonna' shine, shine, shine. Keep it shinin' on. Keep it shinin', shinin' on. Keep it shinin' on. Shinin' on. Shinin' on. What? Well, alright. Keep it shinin' on. Keep it shinin', shinin' on. Keep it shinin' on. Keep it shinin' on, shinin' on, shinin' on. Keep it shinin', keep it shinin', keep it shinin' on. Keep it shinin', keep it shinin', keep it shinin' on. Keep it shinin', keep it shinin', keep it shinin' on. (and so on, in rounds)

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Sin's A Good Man's Brother

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Sin's A Good Man's Brother Ain't seen a night, things work out right, go by. Things on my mind, and I just don't have the time, and it don't seem right. Ain't seen a day, that I don't hear people say, they know they're gonna' die. This may seem a little bit crazy, but I don't think you should be so lazy. If you think you've heard this before, well, stick around I'm gonna' tell you more. One just like the other, sin's a good man's brother, but is that right? You tell me that I don't, then I say I won't, but then I might. You said this is the way it's supposed to be, but it just don't seem right to me, and that's outta' sight. Some folks need an education, don't give up, or we'll loose the nation. You say we need a revolution? It seems to be the only solution.

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Someone

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Why, oh why, oh why should I care for someone, Who doesn't care for me? I played the game I was subject of, it was all in vain 'cause I fell in love with someone, Who doesn't care for me, for me. I hate the game and what it costs, to feel the pain for the love I lost to someone, Who doesn't care for me. Why should I even care for someone, Who doesn't really care for me? I'm not excited lovin' someone, Who doesn't really care for me. Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh ... Ohhh, ohhh ... Ohhh ... Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh ... Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh ... Ohhh, ohhh ... I've come to think that I never learn, it feels so bad 'cause I yearn and yearn for someone, Who doesn't care for me. Why, oh why, oh why should I care for someone, Who doesn't care for me? Who doesn't care for me. Who doesn't care for me.

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Talk To The People

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Chorus Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no. Talk to the people, but they just don't listen. Talk to the people, but they just don't listen, no. Talk to the people ... Why won't they listen to rhyme or reason? Please won't you give us just one more chance to get through? You ain't right if you might think we're preachin'. We see their faces and we're just tryin' to reach them. When we ... Chorus Why won't they listen to what we're sayin'? Please won't you help us, it's way past time that you do? Your future's dyin' right before your faces. The lord above will put us all in our places. When we ... Chorus But they just don't listen, no. Chorus But they just don't listen, no. Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo

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Walk Like A Man

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Walk like a man And talk like a man Walk like a man baby You can call me your man A little girl asked me what am I gonna do When I get old and blue and worn clear through And I said by that time I'm gonna be in my prime I'm gonna strut like a cock until I'm 99 I'm gonna walk like a man And talk like a man Walk like a man baby You can call me your man Sometimes I feel it's getting late In life all that settling down can wait Till my routine days all seem the same Right now I've got to get on out I've gotta make my day I'm gonna walk like a man And talk like a man Walk like a man baby You can call me your man Walk like a man And talk like a man Walk like a man baby You can call me your man

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Aiko Aiko

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My spy boy saw you spy boy sittin by the bi-yo My spy boy told your spy boy, I'm gonna set you flag on fi-yo. I said, hey now, hey now, Aiko aiko all day, jockomo feeno na na nay, jockomo feena nay. My grandma and your grandma were sitting by the fire Said my grandma to your grandma, gonna get your tail on fire. I said, hey now, hey now, Aiko aiko all day, jockomo feeno na na nay, jockomo feena nay.

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All Over Now

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Well now baby used to stay all night long, made me cry, Lord she done me wrong. Hurt my eyes open, and that's no lie, tables turnin', now it's her turn to cry, Cuz I used to love her, but it's all over now. Well I used to wake up in the morning, get my breakfast in bed, When I got worried, you know she eased my achin' head, But now she's here and there with every man in town' Still tryin' to take for that same old clown. Cuz I used to love her, but it's all over now. Well she used to run around with every man in town, Spend all my money, Lord I better pass "go", Put me out, it was a pity how I cried, table's turnin', now it's her turn to cry, Cuz I used to love her, but it's all over now. Yes and I used to love her, but it's all over now

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China Cat Sunflower

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Look for a while at the China Cat sunflower, Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun. Copperdome bodhi drip a silver kimono, Like a crazy quilt star gown through a dream night wind. Crazy cat peekin' through a lace bandanna, Like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eye jack. A leaf of all colors plays a golden-string fiddle, To a double-E waterfall over my back. Comic book colors on a violin river cryin' Leonardo, Words from out a silk trombone. I rang a silent bell, beneath a shower of pearls, In the eagle-winged palace of the Queen Chinee.

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China Town Shuffle

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Take it, you can have it What I got, baby, I can't hold If you find the secret Tell me how to build the mold And I can't handle your problems Don't try to handle mine Get yourself a shotgun, a pocketful of shells While away the time Get it right, do it nice If you make a mistake, pay for it twice But if you need it, got to have it Get yourself a shotgun and bring it back home Look up the wall, you know you gotta call Before you start calling, be ready to fall And if you fall in my direction Don't expect no help at all Get it right, do it nice If you make a mistake, pay for it twice And if you need it, got to have it Get yourself a shotgun and bring it back home Look up the wall, you know you gotta call Before you start calling, be ready to fall And if you fall in my direction Don't expect no help at all Don't expect no help at all Don't expect no help at all And if you fall in my direction Don't expect no help at all

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Cocaine

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Take a snip of this then play a little riff, don't be afraid to try Don't need no airplane to get off the ground there's more than one way to fly Have a little taste, Baby, don't hesitate, every hit don't have to be a song Gonna take you to the cosmos, Baby, and boogie with you all night long Riding out on a rail, feels so fine Talking 'bout that cocaine express, mainline, got a good head of steam Never lived down on the Bayou, but I been busted in New Orleans, New Orleans I can roll all night with you, Baby got a land? I'm just in from Marin Can't get it off, but I can get it on and we'll be truckin' 'till the break of day Here comes the doo-dah dealer on his Hog three wheeler, 250 pounds of sin He's made your car the main attraction. You wanna beef up his action But he will cut you, before he would cut you in, the only place to win Riding out on a rail, feels so fine Talking 'bout that cocaine express, mainline, taking a midnight cruise Never lived up in the Northlands, but I been snowblind out in Sandford Dew Snowblind in Sanford Dew, that's enough for you, snowblind

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Comes A Time

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Comes a time when the blind man takes your hand Says, "Don't you see? Gotta make it somehow on the dreams you still believe Don't give it up, you got an empty cup That only love can fill, only love can fill" Been walkin' all mornin', went walkin' all night I can't see much difference between the dark and light And I feel the wind and I taste the rain Never in my mind to cause so much pain Comes a time when the blind man takes your hand Says, "Don't you see? Gotta make it somehow on the dreams you still believe Don't give it up, you got an empty cup Only love can fill, only love can fill" From day to day just letting it ride You get so far away from how it feels inside You can't let go 'cause you're afraid to fall But the day may come when you can't feel at all Comes a time when the blind man takes your hand Says, "Don't you see? Gotta make it somehow on the dreams you still believe Don't give it up, you got an empty cup That only love can fill, only love can fill, only love can fill"

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Dark Hollow

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I'd rather be in some dark hollow where the sun don't ever shine Then to be at home alone and knowing' that you're gone Would cause me to lose my mind Well blow your whistle freight train carry me far on down the track [Chorus:] Well I'm going away, I'm leaving today I'm goin', but I ain't comin' back I'd rather be in some dark hollow where the sun don't ever shine Then to be in some big city, in a small room, with you upon my mind [Chorus]

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Day Tripper

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Got a good reason for taking the easy way out Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper, one way ticket yeah It took me so long to find out, and I found out. She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there now She was a day tripper, one way ticket yeah It took me so long to find out, and I found out. Tried to please her, she only played one night stands Tried to please her, she only played one night stands now She was a day tripper, Sunday driver yeah It took me so long to find out, and I found out Say tripper, day tripper yeah

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Deep Elem Blues

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If you go down to deep elm put your money in your shoes The women in deep elem, they give you the deep elem blues Oh, sweet mama, your daddy's got them deep elem blues Once I had a girlfriend, she meant the world to me She went down to deep elem, now, she ain't what she used to be Once I knew a preacher, preached the bible through and through He went sown to deep elem, now, his preaching days are through When you go down to deep elem to have a little fun Have your ten dollars ready when the police man comes When yo go down to deep elem put your money in your pants 'Cause the women in deep elem, they don't give a man a chance Oh, sweet mama, your daddy's got them deep elem blues

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Foolish Heart

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Carve your name Carve your name in ice and wind Search for where Search for where the rivers end Or where the rivers start Do everything that's in you That you feel to be your part But never give your love, my friend, Unto a foolish heart Leap from ledges Leap from ledges high and wild Learn to speak Speak with wisdom like a child Directly from the heart Crown yourself the king of clowns Or stand way back apart But never give your love, my friend, Unto a foolish heart Shun a friend Shun a brother and a friend Never look Never look around the bend Or check a weather chart Sign the Mona Lisa With a spray can, call it art But never give your love, my friend, Unto a foolish heart A foolish heart will call on you To toss your dreams away Then turn around and blame you For the way you went astray A foolish heart will cost you sleep And often make you curse A selfish heart is trouble But a foolish heart is worse Bite the hand Bite the hand that bakes your bread Dare to leap Where the angels fear to tread Till you are torn apart Stoke the fires of paradise With coals from hell to start But never give your love, my friend Unto a foolish heart Unto a foolish heart [Repeats]

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Franklin's Tower

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In another time's forgotten space your eyes looked through your mother's face Wildflower seed on the sand and stone may the four winds blow you safely home Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew I'll tell you where the four winds dwell In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell It can ring, turn night to day It can ring like fire when you lose your way Roll away, the dew, Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew God help the child who rings that bell It may have one good ring left, you can't tell One watch by night, one watch by day If you get confused just listen to the music play Roll away, the dew, Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew Some come to laugh their past away Some come to make it just one more day Whichever way your pleasure tends if you plant ice you're gonna harvest wind Roll away, the dew, Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew In Franklin's Tower the four winds sleep Like four lean hounds the lighthouse keep Wildflower seed in the sand and wind May the four winds blow you home again Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew Roll away, the dew You better roll away the dew

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Friend Of The Devil

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I lit up from Reno I was trailed by twenty hounds Didn't get to sleep that night Till the morning came around I set out running but I'll take my time A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight I ran into the Devil, babe He loaned me twenty bills I spent that night in Utah In a cave up in the hills I set out running but I take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight I ran down to the levee But the Devil caught me there He took my twenty dollar bill And he vanished in the air I set out running but I take my time A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight Got two reasons why I cry Away each lonely night The first one's named sweet Anne Marie And she's my heart's delight Second one is prison, baby The sheriff's on my trail And if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail Got a wife in Chino, babe And one in Cherokee First one says she's got my child But it don't look like me I set out running but I take my time A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight Got two reasons why I cry Away each lonely night The first one's named sweet Anne Marie And she's my heart's delight Second one is prison, baby The sheriff's on my trail And if he catches up with me I'll spend my life in jail Got a wife in Chino, babe The one in Cherokee The first one says she's got my child But it don't look like me I set out running but I take my time A friend of the Devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight I just might get some sleep tonight

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Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl

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Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Tell your mama and your papa I'm a little schoolboy too. Come on now pretty baby I just can't help myself You're so young and pretty I don't need nobody else. Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Don't you hear me crying? I'm gonna leave you baby about the break of day On account of the way you treat me, I got to stay away. Come on now pretty baby darling come on home You know I love you baby, I got to get you all alone. Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Don't you hear me crying? I'm gonna buy me an airplane and fly all over your town Tell everybody baby, lord knows you're fine Come on pretty baby now, I just can't help myself You're so young and pretty I don't need nobody else. Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Don't you hear me crying? Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Good morning little schoolgirl, can I come home with you? Tell your mama and your papa I'm a little schoolboy too. I'm a schoolboy, too. hey, I'm a schoolboy, too. I want to be your chauffeur, I want to ride your little machine I want to be your chauffeur, I want to ride your little machine I want to put a tiger, baby I want to put a tiger, baby. I want to put a tiger, baby, hey in your sweet little tank. Hey baby now yes I do ha, yes I do Hey I got to hey, I got to come on home with you Tell your mama, tell your papa, tell your mama and your papa Hey, I'm a schoolboy, too, hey, hey, I'm a schoolboy, too. Ha oww, I'm a schoolboy, too, ow, I want to keep your company Hey I want to keep your company.

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Green Green Grass Of Home

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The old home town looks the same as I step off the train Meeting every train in my mind's eye till the man in mail came Hair like gold, lips like cherry It's good to touch the green, green grass of home Green, green grass of home, green green grass of home. Only dream I know of is to be found hair like gold, lips like a cherry It's good to touch the green, green grass of home They'll all come to greet me, on the steps of my sweet dream It's good I dreamt the green, green grass of home I wait and look around me at the broken walls that surround me And out here I was on the ground. There's a garden in the path of progress unharmed through winter's day break Then I'll touch the green, green grass of home They'll all come to greet me from the chains of the old dark hollow The green, green grass of home They'll all come to greet me on the steps, my sweet dream

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Hell In A Bucket

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Well I was drinkin' last night with a biker And I showed him a picture of you I said, "Pal get to know her, you'll like her Seemed like the least I could do. 'Cause when he's chargin' his chopper Up and down your carpeted halls You will think I am dressed up quite proper Never mind how I stumble and fall. You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot For taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least I'm enjoying the ride, at least I'll enjoy the ride. 'Cause you're a sweet little softcore pretender Somehow, babe, it got as hot as it gets With her black leather and gold spike suspenders And your chain, your black whip and pets. Well we know you're the reincarnation Of the infamous Catherine the Great And we know how you love the ovation And the scene that it seems to create. You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot For taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least I'm enjoying the ride, at least I'll enjoy the ride. You analyze me, tend to despise me You laugh when I stumble and fall There may come a say when I'll dance on your grave Unable to dance I'll still crawl across it Unable to dance I'll still crawl Unable to dance I'll still crawl Unable to dance I'll crawl. You must really consider the circus It just might be your kind of zoo I can't think of a place that's more perfect For a person as perfect as you. And it's not like I'm leaving you lonely 'Cause I wouldn't know where to begin Well I know you wake up here only When the snakes come marching in. You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot For taste of your elegant pride I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe But at least I'm enjoying the ride, at least I'll enjoy the ride. Ride, ride, ride Ride, ride, ride Ride, ride, ride At least I'll enjoy the ride. At least I'll enjoy the ride. At least I'll enjoy the ride.

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How Sweet It Is

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How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were With sweet love and devotion gently touching my emotion I want to stop - to thank you baby How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you Open my eyes at night I wonder what I would be without you in my life Everything was just a bore All the things I've done you know I've done them before But you brightened up all of my days With your love so sweet and in so may ways I want to stop - to thank you baby How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you Sweeter than the honey from the bees, baby

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Lazy Lightnin'

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Lazy lightnin' sleepy fire in your eyes it's like desire in disguise I keep on tryin' but I, I can't get through Lazy lightnin' I'd like to find the proper potion That's gonna capture your emotion You're right beside me but I, I can't get through You're a loop of lazy lightnin', just a loop of lazy lightnin' Must admit you're kinda frightnin' but you really get me high So exciting, when I hear your velvet thunder You seem so near I start to wonder Would you come closer if, if I asked you to? So inviting, the way you're messing with my reason It's an exception but it's pleasing Tell me a lie and I will swear, I'll swear it's true You're a loop of lazy lightnin' (Lazy lightnin') Just a loop of lazy lightnin' (Lazy lightnin') Must admit you're kinda frightening Just a loop of lazy lightnin' Put the fire in my eyes (Lightnin') Put the fire every time (Lightnin') Put the fire in my heart (Lightnin') Well come on lazy lightnin' Just a loop of lazy lightnin' Misty lightning, well you always electrify me Someday I know you'll satisfy me And all that lightnin' will be my lightnin' too My lightnin' too (My lightnin' too) Just a loop of lazy lightnin' (My lightnin' too) My lightnin' too (My lightnin' too) Just a loop of lazy lightnin' (My lightnin' too) My lightnin' too (My lightnin' too) Oh come on lazy lightnin' (My lightnin' too)

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Loose Lucy

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Loose Lucy is my delight She comes running and we ball all night Round and round and round and round Don't take much to get me on the ground She's my yo-yo, I'm her string Listen to the birds on the hot wire sing [Chorus] Singing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Singing thank you, for a real good time I got jumped coming home last night Shadow in the alley turned out all my lights Round and round and round and round Don't take much to get me on the ground Loose Lucy, she was sore Says I know you can't want my love no more, [Chorus] Bebop baby, how can this be I know you've been out a cheating on me Round and round and round and round Don't take much to get the word around Cross my heart and hope to die I was just hanging out with the other guys [Chorus] Went back home with two black eyes You know I'll love her till the day I die Round and round and round and round Don't take much to get the word around I like your smile but I ain't your type Don't shake the tree when the fruit ain't ripe [Chorus]

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Man Smart - Woman Smarter

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Let us put men and women together, see which one is smarter, Some say men, but I say no, women got the men like a puppet show. It ain't me it's the people that say, men are leading women astray, I say, it's the women today, smarter than the men in every way, That's right the women are smarter, the women are smarted that's right. Little boy sitting in the corner and cry, big man come and ask him why, He said "I can't do what the big boys do", the man sat down and he cried too. It ain't me it's the people that say, men are leading women astray, I say, it's the women today, smarter than the men in every way. That's right the women are smarter, the women are smarted that's right Ever since the world began women been imitating the ways of men, But listen cause I've got a plan, give it up just don't try to understand. It ain't me it's the people that say, men are leading women astray, I say, it's the women today, smarter than the men in every way. That's right the women are smarter, the women are smarted that's right

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Me And Bobby McGee

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Busted flat in baton rouge, waitin' for a train, Feeling nearly faded as my jeans, Bobby flagged a diesel down, just before it rained, Took us all the way to new Orleans. I took my harp on out of my dirty red bandanna, I was blowin' sad while bobby sang the blues, With them windshield wipers slappin' time, bobby clappin' hands, We sang every song that driver knew. Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to do. Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free. Feelin' good was easy lord, when bobby sang the blues. Feelin' good was good enough for me, good enough for me and Bobby McGee. From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul, Standing right beside me, lord, in everything i done, Bobby's body kept me from the cold. Then somewhere near Salinas, lord, i let her slip away, Lookin' for that home, i hope she finds, And i'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday Holding bobby's body close to mine. Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Nothin' was all she left for me. Feelin' good was easy lord, when bobby sang the blues. Feelin' good was good enough for me, good enough for me and Bobby McGee. Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to do. Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free. Feelin' good was easy lord, when bobby sang the blues. Feelin' good was good enough for me, good enough for me and Bobby McGee.

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Midnight Hour

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I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour That's when my love comes tumbling down I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour I'm gonna take you girl and hold you Do all things I told you in the midnight hour I'm gonna hold you in my arms and see the twinkle in your eyes I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour That's when my love begins to shine Youre the only girl I know Really love you so in the midnight hour

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Might As Well

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Great North Special, would you all board You can't find a ride like that no more The night the chariot swung down low Ninety-nine children had a chance to go One long party from front to end Tune to the whistle going round the bend No great hurry, what do you say? Might as well to be every way Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well Ragtime slowly for twenty-five miles Then switch over to the cajun style Bar car blowing rhythm and blues Rock 'n' roll wailing in the old caboose Long train running from coast to coast Bringing home a party when you need it the most Work on the box car, beat on the bell Nothing else shaking so you might just as well Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well Never had such a good time in my life before I'd like to have it one time more Whoa! One good ride from start to end I'd like to take that ride again, again! Ran out of track and I caught the plane Back in the county with the blues again Great North Special been on my mind I might like to ride it just one more time Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well

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Never Trust A Woman

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Gonna see some good times Gonna get to ring that bell Gonna see some good times Sometimes you make up For when I'm not feeling well I must be due some great times 'Cause right now 'Cause right now I feel like hell Never trust a woman Who wears her pants too tight Never trust a woman Who wears her pants too tight She might love you tomorrow But she'll be gone tomorrow night I say, come tomorrow, I'll get my pay And I'm gonna leave this town Come tomorrow, I'll get my pay And I'm gonna leave this fucking town She don't really love me Ain't no reason to stick around Gonna see some good times Gonna get to ring that bell Gonna see some good times Sometimes you make up For when I'm not feeling well I must be due some great times But if they don't come, if they don't come If they never come around, what the hell

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Operator

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Operator, can you help me Help me if you please Give me the right area code And the number that I need My rider left upon the Midnight Flyer Singin' like a summer breeze I think she's somewhere down south Down about Baton Rouge But I just a can't remember no number A number I can use Directory don't have it Central done forgot it Gotta find a number to use. Trying to check out her number Trying to run down her line. Operator said that's priv'ledged information And it ain't no business of mine It's floodin' down in Texas Poles are out in Utah Gotta find a private line She could be hangin' 'round the steel mill Working in a house of blue lights Riding a getaway bus out of Portland Talking to the night I don't know where she's going I don't care where she's been Long as she's been doin' it right Long as she's been doin' it right

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Peggy O

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As we rode out to Fennario, as we rode on to Fennario Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove And called her by a name, pretty Peggy-O. Will you marry me pretty Peggy-O, will you marry me pretty Peggy-O If you will marry me, I'll set your cities free And free all the ladies in the area-O. I would marry you sweet William-O, I would marry you sweet William-O I would marry you but your guineas are too few And I fear my mama would be angry-O. What would your mama think pretty Peggy-O, What would your mama think pretty Peggy-O, What would your mama think if she heard my guineas clink Saw me marching at the head of my soldiers. If ever I return pretty Peggy-O, if ever I return pretty Peggy-O If ever I return your cities I will burn Destroy all the ladies in the area-O. Come steppin' down the stairs pretty Peggy-O, Come steppin' down the stairs pretty Peggy-O, Come steppin' down the stairs combin' back your yellow hair Bid a last farewell to your William-O. Sweet William he is dead pretty Peggy-O, Sweet William he is dead pretty Peggy-O, Sweet William he is dead and he died for a maid And he's buried in the Louisiana country-O. As we rode out to Fennario, as we rode out to Fennario Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove, And called her by a name, pretty Peggy-O.

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Playing In The Band

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Some folks trust to reason, others trust to might I don't trust to nothing, but I know it come out right Say it once again now, whoa I hope you'll understand When it's done and over, Lord, a man is just a man [Chorus:] Playing, playing in the band Daybreak, daybreak on the land Some folks look for answers, others look for fights Some folks up in tree tops, just to look to see the sights (just looking for their kites) I can tell your future, whoa just look what's in your hand I can't stop for nothing, I'm just playing in the band [Chorus] Standing on a tower, world at my command You just keep a-turning, while I'm playing in the band If a man among you, got no sin upon his hand Let him cast a stone at me for playing in the band Playing, like a wave upon the sand

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Rockin' Pneumonia

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I wanna jump, but I'm afraid I'll fall. I wanna holler, but the joint's too small. Young Man Rhythym got a hold on me too, I got the Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu. I wanna get in trouble, but that ain't all. I wanna kiss her, but the gal's too tall. I wanna scream, but that ain't all. I wanna kiss her, but the gal's too small. I wanna scream, but no one's around. My baby's loving, Lord, she's carrying on

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Rosalie McFall

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Out on the lonely hillside in a cabin low and small Lived the sweetest rose of color my Rosie Mcfall Her eyes were bright and shining and her voice was sweet to me Knew that I would always love her and I hoped that she loved me My eyes turned to me, my darling and this is what she said You know that I would always love you when you and I are wed Then God way up in heaven one day for her did call I lost my bride, oh how I loved her, my Rosie Mcfall I searched this wide world over through cities great and small But I never found another like my Rosie Mcfall

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Samson And Delilah

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If I had my way, I would tear this old building down. Well Delilah was a woman, she was fine and fair, She had good looks, God knows, and coal black hair, Delilah she gained old Samson's mind. When first he saw this woman, you know he couldn't believe his mind. Delilah she climbed up on Samson's knee, Said tell me where your strength lies if you please. She spoke so kind and she talked so fair, Well Samson said, Delilah cut off my hair. You can shave my head, clean as my hand And my strength will become as natural as any old man. If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, I would tear this old building down. You read about Samson, all from his works, He was the strongest man that ever had lived on earth. One day when Samson was walking along, Looked down on the ground, he saw an old jawbone. He stretched out his arm, God knows, chains broke like thread, When he got to moving, ten thousand was dead. If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, I would tear this old building down. Now Samson and the lion, they got in a tack, Samson he crawled up on the lion's back. You read about this lion, he killed a man with his paws, But Samson got his hands around that lion's jaws. He ripped the beast till he killed him dead. The bees made honey in the lion's head. If I had my way, if I had my way, if I had my way, I would tear this old building down.

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Satisfaction (encore)

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I can't get no, satisfaction. I can't get no satisfaction. Cause I try and I try and I try and I try, I can't get no, I can't get no. When I'm driving in my car and that man comes on the radio And he's telling me more and more about some useless information Supposed to fire my imagination I can't get no, Oh, no, no, no. Hey, hey, hey, that's what I say. When I'm watching my tv and that man comes on to tell me how white my shirts [?] When I'm riding 'round the world and I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that And I'm trying to make some girl Who tells me, baby maybe come back later next week Cause you see I'm on a losing streak

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Scarlet Begonias

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As I was walkin' down Grosvenor Square, Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air, From the other direction she was calling my eye, Could be an illusion but I might as well try, might as well try. She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes, And I knew without askin' she was into the blues. She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls, I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls. In the heat of the evening when the dealin' got rough, She was too pat to open and too cool to bluff. As I picked up my matches and was closin' the door, I had one of those flashes, I'd been there before, been there before. Well I ain't often right but I've never been wrong, Seldom turns out the way it does in the song. Once in a while you get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right. Well there ain't nothin' wrong with the way she moves, All scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues. And there's nothing wrong with the look that's in her eyes I had to learn the hard way to let her pass by, let her pass by. The wind in the willow's playing "Tea for Two," The sky was yellow and the sun was blue, Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand, Everybody's playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band.

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She Belongs To Me

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She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back. Takes the dark out of the nighttime, she paints the daytime black. You will start out standing, proud to steal her anything she sees. But you will wind up peeking through a key hole, down upon your bended knees. She never stumbles, she's got no place to fall. She's nobody's child, the law can't touch her at all. She wears an Egyptian ring, that sparkles before she speaks. She's a hypnotist collector, you are a walking antique. Bow down to her on Sunday, salute her when her birthday comes. For Halloween but her a trumpet, and for Christmas, buy her drums. She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back. Takes the dark out of the nighttime, you know she paints the daytime black.

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Ship Of Fools

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Went to see the captain, strangest I could find, Laid my proposition down, laid it on the line. I won't slave for beggar's pay, likewise gold and jewels, But I would slave to learn the way to sink your ship of fools. Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me. It was later than I thought when I first believed you, Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools. Saw your first ship sink and drown, from rockin' of the boat, And all that could not sink or swim was just left there to float. I won't leave you drifting down, but woh it makes me wild, With thirty years upon my head to have you call me child. Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me. It was later than I thought when I first believed you, Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools. The bottles stand as empty, as they were filled before. Time there was and plenty, but from that cup no more. Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few: Don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools. Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me. It was later than I thought, when I first believed you, Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools. It was later than I thought when I first believed you, Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools.

Grease

(Love Will) Turn Back The Hands Of Time

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[Stephanie] No more midnight rides with you No more secret rendezvous I'm gonna miss all the things we'll never do I just can't believe you left me here alone How in this world can I make it on my own [Michael] Remember I love you, I won't be far away Baby, close your eyes and think of yesterday And we'll be there together [Both] Love will turn back the hands of time Whoa oh turn back Whoa oh turn back the hands of time [Stephanie] Whoa oh Baby don't you know it's hard to let you go [Michael] Save all your dreams and keep me in your heart [Stephanie] It hurts to say goodbye no matter how I try [Michael] Love will survive even though we have to part [Michael] Stephanie please don't cry. [Stephanie] Oh, it all seems so unfair, just when I found you I lost you. [Michael] That doesn't matter now, The only thing that matters is the time we had together. [Stephanie] But I don't even know your name. [Michael] The only thing you have to know is that I love you And you're the only one that can keep our love alive. So Stephanie, don't forget me. [Stephanie] I promise. [Michael] Remember I love you, you won't be far away [Stephanie] I just close my eyes, and bring back yesterday [Both] And we'll be there together Love will turn back the hands of time Whoa oh turn back Whoa oh turn back the hands of time Whoa oh turn back Whoa oh turn back the hands of time We'll turn back

Grease

Rock'n'roll Party

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Little girl, do you know what I mean? Pretty soon, she'll be 17 They tell me her name's Mary-Jean, rock 'n roll party queen Friday night 'n she's got a date, goin' places just for stayin' out late Droppin' dimes in the record machine, rock 'n roll party queen Pa pa pa pa, oh no, can I have a ball tonight? Baby baby, can I be the one, to love you with all of my might? She's the girl that all the kids love, they talk about her, wherever shegoes I could write a fan magazine about my rock 'n roll party queen La la la... Rock 'n roll party queen Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, rock 'n roll party queen Pa pa pa pa, you should see her shake Baby baby, don't you call it puppy luck, don't you want a true romance? Rockin' and rollin', little party queen We're gonna do the strawl, hey party queen You know I love you so, my party queen You're my rockin' and my rollin' party queen

Grease

Sandre Dee (Sandy)

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Look at me, There has to be, Something more than what they see, Wholesome and pure, So scared and unsure, A poor mans Sandra dee. When they criticise and make fun of me, Don't they see the tears in my smile? Don't they realize there's just one of me? It has to last me a while. Sandy you must start at a new, Don't you no what you must do-, Hold your head high, Take a deep breath and sigh--, Goodbye. To Sandra Deeeeee--