 ∼A selection of songs written by Josephine Foster∼ |
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| (You are worth) A million dollars | |
| A thimbleful of milk | |
| All I wanted was the moon | |
| All the leaves are gone | |
| Birdo | |
| By the shape of your pearls | |
| Charles in the park | |
| Crackerjack fool | |
| Deathknell | |
| Don’t wait, Mary Jane | |
| Francie’s song | |
| Good news | |
| Hazel eyes, I will lead you | |
| Hell’s bells are ringing | |
| Hominy grits | |
| I am a guest in here | |
| I love you and the springtime blues | |
| Indelible rainbows | |
| Jailbird (hero of the sorrow) | |
| John Ave seen from the gray train | |
| Leader soldier | |
| Little life | |
| Lullaby to all | |
| Lulu fellows | |
| Nana | |
| No more lamps in the morning | |
| Run Maroona | |
| Second sight | |
| Shay Shay | |
| Silly song | |
| Stones in my heavy bag | |
| Stones throw from heaven | |
| The garden of earthly delights | |
| The lap of your lust | |
| The left garden | |
| The most loved one | |
| The shaker dance of incarnation and dismissal of the great I | |
| The siren’s admonition | |
| The way is sweetly mown | |
| There are eyes above | |
| Three day days | |
| Tom Peck | |
| Trees lay by | |
| Waltz of green | |
| War song | |
| Well-heeled man | |
| Where there are trees | |
| Who will feel bitter at the days end | |
| Worried and sorry | |
| Would you pave the road | |
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| •(YOU ARE WORTH) A MILLION DOLLARS•
YOU ARE WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS BUT I DON’T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SO HONEY CAN I HAVE YOU GIVE YOURSELF FOR FREE I WOULD BEG AND I’M NO BORROWER CAN’T YOU SEE MY BLUE COLLAR HONEY CAN’T I HAVE YOU GIVE YOURSELF TO ME CAUSE ALL OF THEM SAID YOU’RE A FRIEND OF THE DEVIL I CAN’T AFFORD ANY MORE TROUBLE! OH, I SAY IT, OH I SAY IT IS SO. LEAVE ME BE I HEAR YOU HOLLER OFFENDIN’ ME, NOW DON’T YOU BOTHER HONEY WILL YOU SPARE YOURSELF AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH ME CAUSE WHAT I NEED IS A FRIEND AND A LOVER BOTH A THEM LYIN’ UNDER MY COVERS SO HONEY CAN I HAVE YOU WON’T YOU LAY WITH ME CAUSE ALL OF THEM SAID YOU’RE A FRIEND OF THE DEVIL I CAN’T AFFORD ANY MORE TROUBLE! OH, I SAY IT, OH I SAY IT IS SO. CAUSE YOU ARE WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS BUT I DON’T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SO HONEY CAN I HAVE YOU GIVE YOURSELF FOR FREE. |
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| •A THIMBLEFUL OF MILK•
COME, COME UNTO ME MY DEAR ONE OH MY DOVE THERE IS NO SPOT ON THEE NO BLEMISH THAT I SEE YOUR TEETH ARE FLOCKS OF SHEEP ABATHED IN CAMPHIRE SWEET YOUR LIPS ARE MINE TO GREET YOUR TONGUE MY SUGARED MEAT SKY SO BLUE! RIVULATING UNDULATING SUMMER SHADOWS STARS ARE GLITTERING LACE EASTER BONNETS UPON DEW UPON DEW SET ME AS A SEAL UPON YOUR HEART AS A SEAL UPON YOUR BROW FOR LOVE DEFIES OUR DEATH RERENDERS US SOMEHOW THE BONE THAT BINDS OUR BRAINS BECOMES A GOBLET DEEP BIRDS LAY IT ON A BOUGH AND ROCK THEIR EGGS TO SLEEP SKY SO BLUE! RIVULATING UNDULATING SUMMER SHADOWS STARS ARE GLITTERING LACE EASTER BONNETS UPON DEW UPON DEW COME UNTIE MY KNOTTED SOUL AND LOOSEN MY BOUND FEET UNBELT OUR GIRDLED JOY A JOY NOT OURS TO KEEP COME TRIM YOUR BEARDED BRIDE I LAUGH AT YOUR BROWN HIDE AS SMOOTH AS OTTER SHELLS AND SOFTLY RING YOUR BELLS THE NAVEL SHINES OF SILK A THIMBLEFUL OF MILK |
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| •ALL I WANTED WAS THE MOON•
ALL I WANTED WAS THE MOON BUT I LEFT THE EARTH TOO SOON IN A SHIP THAT HAD NO ROOM FOR MY LOVE TO COME, MY GROOM AND NOW A FOREST GROWS BETWEEN US NOW A FOREST GROWS BETWEEN US SO LEAVE THE EMPTY CASTLE BURN IT TO A RUIN ALL I WANTED WAS THE SUN BUT WHEN I LEFT I LEFT UNDONE GRAINS OF DESERT SAND BEGUN PAINTED YELLOW ONE BY ONE AND NOW A FOREST GROWS BETWEEN US NOW A FOREST GROWS BETWEEN US SO LEAVE THE EMPTY CASTLE BURN IT TO A RUIN ALL I NEED NOW IS THE STARS, SHINING STARS DISTANT SUNS AND MOONS AFAR WONDER, WONDER WHERE YOU ARE PLEASE DEAR, LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR |
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| •ALL THE LEAVES ARE GONE•
THERE IS NO END TO YOUR SORROW THERE IS NO END THERE IS NO END AND TOMORROW SORROW IT WILL COME AGAIN. YOU CANNOT LEND WHAT YOU BORROW YOU CANNOT LEND YOU CANNOT GIVE AWAY YOUR SORROW TOMORROW IT WILL COME AGAIN. IT WILL COME AGAIN AND TOMORROW ALL THE LEAVES ARE GONE GONE GONE ALL THE LEAVES ARE GONE LEAVES ARE GONE. THERE’LL BE NO END TO YOUR SORROW THERE’LL BE NO END THERE’LL BE NO END AND TOMORROW SORROW IT WILL COME AGAIN, COME AGAIN! IT WILL COME AGAIN AND TOMORROW ALL THE LEAVES ARE GONE GONE GONE ALL THE LEAVES ARE GONE LEAVES ARE GONE IT WILL COME AGAIN AND TOMORROW ALL THE LEAVES ARE GONE GONE GONE! ALL THE LEAVES ARE GONE LEAVES ARE GONE! |
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| •BIRDO•
BIRDO CAGE DON’T SUIT YOU BIRDO HMM BIRDO CAGE DON’T SUIT YOU CAGE DON’T SUIT YOU NONE TOO FINE BIRDO SHOES DON’T NEED YOU BIRDO HMM BIRDO SHOES DON’T NEED YOU SHOES THEY LEFT YOUR FEET BEHIND BIRDO THE TREE SHE LOVES YOU BIRDO HMM BIRDO THE TREE SHE LOVES YOU YOU SPREAD HER BRANCHES SO THE SUN CAN SHINE BIRDO THE AIR HE LOVES YOU BIRDO HMM BIRDO THE AIR HE LOVES YOU HE HOVERS UP SO YOU DON’T FORGET TO CLIMB |
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| •BY THE SHAPE OF YOUR PEARLS•
BRING ME A PIECE OF THE TOP OF THE WORLD! YOU’VE BEEN THERE I SEE BY THE SHAPE OF YOUR PEARLS I KNOW IT’S NOT EASY TO SHARE, AND THAT’S FINE THANKS FOR YOUR TREASURES, AND THANKS FOR YOUR WINE— |
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| •CHARLES IN THE PARK•
CHARLES IN THE PARK CHARLES IN THE PARK CHARLES IN THE PARK TODAY MONEY ON THE GROUND FLOWERS ALL AROUND MONEY ON THE GROUND HEY HEY FOUND A WOODEN BIRD FOUND A WOODEN BIRD FOUND IT ON MY WAY AND MY LOVER CALLS AND MY LOVER CALLS HE SAYS HE MISSES ME ANYBODY MISS ME ME ANYBODY MISS ME ME |
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| •CRACKERJACK FOOL•
HUSH LITTLE BABY DON’T SAY A WORD MAMA’S GONNA BUY YOU A MOCKINGBIRD MA MA MA MA, CAW CAW CAW CAW LA LA LA LOCK YOUR DOOR, IT’S UNFURLED! SHUSH, MI BAMBINA, AIN’T YOU HEARD? PAPA’S GONNA BUILD YOU A KNOB THAT TURNS NA NA NA NA, CAW CAW CAW CAW LA LA LA LOCK YOUR DOOR, IT’S UNFURLED! YOUR DOOR IS UNFURLED, YOUR DOOR IS UNFURLED! HUSH PRETTY SADIE, AIN’T YOU LEARNED? Y’OUGHT NOT REPEAT THE NAUGHTY WORDS PAPA SAYS NO, NA NA NA NO LA LA LA LOCK YOUR DOOR, IT’S UNFURLED! YOUR DOOR IS UNFURLED, YOUR DOOR IS UNFURLED! MY DADDY WAS A JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES AND THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD’S IN AWE OF HIS WAYS MY DADDY WAS A JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES AND THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD’S IN AWE OF HIS WAYS SHUSH LITTLE BABY, YOU BE COOL! OR YOU’RE GONNA GROW INTO A CRACKERJACK FOOL! CAW CAW CAW CAW COO COO COO COO CAW CAW CAW CAW COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO COO! |
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| •DEATHKNELL•
YOU THINK YOU ARE SAFE, YOU ARE WRONG! NOT EVEN AWAKE IN A STORM! OOK HOW THERE’S NO TRACE YOU WERE BORN! TIME GAVE US GOOD CHASE, NOW WE’RE GONE! I AM A DREAM AND NOTHING’S WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE FOR LONG— YOU ARE A DREAM AND NOTHING’S WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE FOR LONG! I HAD A MOTHER, HER MOTHER HAD A MOTHER—NO ONE REMEMBERS HER NAME! I HAD A MOTHER, HER MOTHER HAD A MOTHER—NO ONE REMEMBERS HER NAME! YOU THINK YOU HAVE FAITH, YOU ARE WRONG! YOU CAN’T EVEN FACE YOUR LAST DAWN! SEE NOW THE DISGRACE OF THE STRONG— THEY’RE WEAK AND A WASTE OF A SONG! I AM A DREAM AND NOTHING’S WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE FOR LONG— YOU ARE A DREAM AND NOTHING’S WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE FOR LONG! I HAD A MOTHER, HER MOTHER HAD A MOTHER—NO ONE REMEMBERS HER NAME! I HAD A MOTHER, HER MOTHER HAD A MOTHER— NO ONE REMEMBERS! NO ONE REMEMBERS! NO ONE REMEMBERS HER NAME! |
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| •DON’T WAIT, MARY JANE•
VERY COLD WHEN YOU WENT AWAY THE FIRE WAS DYING EMBERS THOUGHT I’D BEEN TOLD, ‘DON’T WAIT, MARY JANE’ I WAITED ANYWAY, ANYWAY FOR THE DAY FOR THE DAY THAT I MIGHT SEE YOU AGAIN BUT OH, LIKE A FLAME LIKE A FLAME LIKE A FLAME IN THE RAIN I DIED LIKE A FLAME LIKE A FLAME IN THE RAIN GROWING OLDER EACH DAWNING DAY NO SUMMER COMES AT ALL HAIR OF GOLD BECOMES HAIR OF GRAY WHEN OLD LOVE WASTES US AWAY AWAY WASTES AWAY WASTES AWAY WHEN OLD LOVE WASTES US AWAY BUT OH, LIKE A FLAME LIKE A FLAME LIKE A FLAME IN THE RAIN I DIED LIKE A FLAME LIKE A FLAME IN THE RAIN VERY COLD WHEN YOU WENT AWAY THE FIRE WAS DYING EMBERS THOUGHT I’D BEEN TOLD, ‘DON’T WAIT, MARY JANE’ I WAITED ANYWAY, ANYWAY! |
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| •FRANCIE’S SONG•
CAN WRITE A SONG ABOUT A STING CAN WRITA ABOUT MOST ANYTHING COULDN’T I? O FRANCIE, COULDN’T I? WAS WALKIN’ TO THE NORTH WAS FALLIN’ TO THE SOUTH COULDN’T KEEP MY TONGUE INSIDE MY MOUTH MARBLE PIE. I LOVE MY MARBLE PIE. SPENDIN’ ALL THE WINTER WAITIN FOR THE SPRING FOUND I CAN WAIT FOR MOST ANYTHING COULDN’T I? O FRANCIE, COULDN’T I? LEANIN ON A FENCE POST THE SUNS’ REAL LOW SHADY DAY ABOVE ME AND THE WIND BLOW BLOW FEELIN THE REAL NICE BREEZY-O I GOT TEN FINGERS YOU GOT TEN TOES FOUR EYES TOGETHER AND A PAIR OF NOSE ITS REAL FINE. JUST BEIN’ ALL THE TIME. EVERY LITTLE TALE GOTTA COME TO AN END I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND CRAZY-O. HOW TIMES DO QUICKLY GO. |
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| •GOOD NEWS•
GOOD NEWS IS A-COMIN’ GOOD NEWS IS A-GONE GOOD NEWS, YA GOT ME HUMMIN’ BAD NEWS, GETS MY SONG AND MY TEAR DOWN THE DRAIN OUT OF MY EAR TO THE SEWER IN THE SKY-BO ROCKY CHEER ME LACKY-LO ROCKY CHEER ME LACKY-LO. GIVE TO THE EAST GIVE TO THE WEST GIVE TO THE BOY WHO TREATS YOU THE BEST WHO TROUBLES YOU LESS CLEANS UP HIS MESS DOESN’T GET FRESH WHO’S PATIENCE-BLESSED GOT RHYTHM IN HIS WAIST AND HAIR ON HIS CHEST NOTHIN’ TO CONFESS PUTS YOUR MIND AT REST PUTS YOUR MIND AT REST! GOOD NEWS IS A-COMIN’ GOOD NEWS IS A-GONE GOOD NEWS, SING ALONG GOOD NEWS, YOU GOT ME HUMMIN’ BAD NEWS, WHEN YER GONE ‘CAUSE I MISS YA I JUST DRIED MY HANKERTISSUE CAN’T YOU STICK AROUND A LITTLE BIT UNTIL I SING MY SONG CAN’T YOU STICK AROUND A LITTLE BIT UNTIL I SING MY SONG |
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| •HAZEL EYES, I WILL LEAD YOU•
HEARD YOU’RE GROWING STRONG THOUGH YOUR TENDER FEET ARE MADE OF CLAY HAZEL EYES, I WILL LEAD YOU THROUGH THE FOREST, DARK AND DAY. WILL A FEW WORDS BREAK YOUR BONES? MY FRIEND, DON’T LET THEM SWAY HEAL A FEW WOUNDS WITH YOUR SONG OF LOVE AND FLY AWAY. SAW YOU THROWING STONES THOUGH YOUR NEEDY HANDS ARE MEANT TO PLAY HAZEL EYES, I’D BELIEVE YOU MATTERS NOT, WHAT YOU SAY. WILL A FEW WORDS BREAK YOUR BONES? MY FRIEND, DON’T LET THEM SWAY HEAL A FEW WOUNDS WITH YOUR SONG OF LOVE AND FLY AWAY. HEARD YOU’RE GROWING STRONG, THOUGH YOUR TENDER FEET ARE MADE OF CLAY HAZEL EYES, I WILL LEAD YOU THROUGH THE FOREST, DARK AND DAY. |
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| •HELL’S BELLS ARE RINGIN’•
HELL’S BELLS ARE RINGIN’ RING RING RINGIN ALONG HELLS BELLS ARE RINGIN FOR ALL THE BOYS WHO’VE DONE ME WRONG BOY YOU BETTER JOIN MY SONG SONG SONG BOY YOU BETTER JOIN MY SONG SONG SONG BOY YOU BETTER JOIN MY SONG SONG SONG BOY YOU BETTER JOIN MY SONG SONG SONG SONG SONG SONG |
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| •HOMINY GRITS•
GIVE TO THE WORLD A BIT OF HOMINY, HOMINY, HOMINY, HOMINY GRITS! AND IT WILL BUTTER ALL YER TROUBLES AWAY YOU KNOW IT PLEASES ME TO SERVE YOU BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING HOT OFF THE CRADLE YOU WERE FINE AND ABLE MY MOMMA SENT ME FROM THE PENETENTARY SHE STOLE THE KEYS FROM THE WARDEN OF THE CENTURY THE CENTURY GIVE TO THE WORLD A BIT OF HOMINY, HOMINY, HOMINY, HOMINY GRITS! AND IT WILL BUTTER ALL YER TROUBLES AWAY YOU KNOW IT PLEASES ME TO UNNERVE YOU WITH MY UKULELE I GOT A LOVER HE’S MY LITTLE BABY I NURSE HIM AT THE TABLE ‘CAUSE HE SAYS HE’S FEEBLE AND PACK HIM UP AT SUNDOWN IN MY LITTLE RUNDOWN LIMOSINE MY LIMOSINE |
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| •I AM A GUEST IN HERE•
I AM A GUEST IN HERE AND IT IS JUST RIGHT IT FITS LIKE A MOTHER IT FLIES LIKE A KITE THE FORM IS REALLY GREAT YOU’VE FOLLOWED YOUR OWN SHAPE I HAVE LEGS BUT NO WINGS BUT I GO ON SEEING THINGS AT MY MARVELOUS HEIGHT AT MY MARVELOUS HEIGHT SEEING THINGS BRINGS THINGS BACK TO YOU I SEE THE SONG AND BRING THE SIGHT TO YOU |
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| •I LOVE YOU AND THE SPRINGTIME BLUES•
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH MY JUNE VERY MUCH MY JULY AUGUST TOO AUGUST TOO MY EYES WERE COVERED IN DEW ‘TIL I LOST MY SPRINGTIME BLUES ‘TIL I SHOOK MY OVERCOAT AND SHOES MY WOOLY UNDEROOS MY WOOLY UNDEROOS I LOVE YOU I ADORE YOU DOOR TO DOOR, THROUGH AND THROUGH I EXPLORE YOU I EXPLORE YOU FLOWERS WILL BLOOM ON THE MOON AWAKE AT MIDNIGHT, ASLEEP AT NOON STARS, SEE THEM ECLIPSING THE SUN OUR SUMMER IS JUST BEGUN OUR SUMMER HAS JUST BEGUN SUM SUM SUM SUM SUMMERTIME I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH MY JUNE VERY MUCH MY JULY MY AUGUST TOO MY AUGUST TOO |
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| •INDELIBLE RAINBOWS•
IT IS THIS GOODNESS GOODNESS COMING TOWARDS ME GOODNESS GROWING DEVOURING THE LANDSCAPE SHADOW OF A MONSTER THIS COMING GLADNESS SPREADING THE DYE IN ALL THINGS ROSE TIPS THE PINE TREES INVIGORATES THE WORMS (S) EVERYTHING DRUNK IN THE SPIRIT OF DESTRUCTION (HEAR THE YOUNG MEN CRUSHED BY THE TIDE) CLAP YOUR HANDS IN SUPPLICATION FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE GOLIATH HE RAISES HIS HORN ANTENNA TO THE HEAVENS ERECT HE RECEIVES NATURE’S INSTRUCTION BASHFUL HE SPREADS AS IF WAKENED FROM A SLUMBER A SUBTERFUGE SKY OF AN INDELIBLE RAINBOWS (HEAR THE YOUNG MEN CRUSHED BY THE TIDE) |
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| •JAILBIRD (HERO OF THE SORROW)•
HERO OF THE SORROW, HERO OF THE SORROW HERO OF THE SORROW—HERE IS YOUR PROBLEM WHAT YOU NEED IS EATING YOUR HEART OUT WHAT YOU BELIEVED WAS CAN’T BE THOUGHT OF LIES ARE ALL AROUND, YOUR LIES ARE ALL AROUND HERO OF THE SORROW, HERO OF THE SORROW HERO OF THE SORROW—HERE IS HIS PROBLEM SISTER, RELATE NOW! HE’S A JAILBIRD LIVING IN A STATE OF…WHAT HAS HE LEARNED? LIES ARE ALL YOU FOUND, LIES ARE ALL YOU FOUND HE’S A JAILBIRD HERO OF THE SORROW, HERO OF THE SORROW HERO OF THE SORROW—HERE IS THE PROBLEM I WILL BE THERE YOU CAN CRY ON MY SHOULDER I’LL TRY TO BE FAIR THOUGH I KNOW WHAT’S GOING I KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON JAILBIRD JAILBIRD ON THE RUN EVERYBODY SEES YOUR SMOKING GUN KEEP ON SMILING THOUGH YOUR HAND’S ON FIRE AND EVERYONE WILL KNOW YOU TO BE A LIAR JAILBIRD JAILBIRD HAVING SO MUCH FUN FORGETTING HIMSELF REMEMBERING NO ONE AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHY YOU LET YOUR BABY GO AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW GOOD BUDDY WHY YOU NEVER LOOKED BACK WHILE YOU SHIMMIED DOWN THE TRACK DOING NO GOOD HERE SO YOU THOUGHT YOU’D DISAPPEAR TAKE YOUR WOMEN FOR A RIDE LET YOUR REPUTATION SLIDE ON THEM ITTY BITTY LIES TILL YOU GOT EM ON YOUR SIDE THEN YOU STICK IT TO EM GOOD LIKE A JAILBIRD SHOULD! |
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| •JOHN AVE. SEEN FROM THE GRAY TRAIN•
MANY THINGS I’VE SEEN SEEN FROM THE GRAY TRAIN MOVE REAL FAST AND YOU WON’T FEEL NOTHING MANY THINGS I’VE DREAMED DREAMED ON THE GRAY TRAIN RIDING SECOND CLASS WRITING JUST TO STAY SANE I’M GONNA LOSE THIS CAR LOSE THIS CITY I’M GONNA LOSE IT ALL I FEEL READY SINCE I SEEN JOHN AVE. I SEEN IT FROM THE GRAY TRAIN MANY THINGS SEEM SEEM TO BREAK WHEN YOU BREAK FREE FOR EVERYTHING I PASS SOMETHING SEEMS TO CLAIM ME TIMES SLOWLY PASS DON’T WAIT FOR ME THERE’S A FIRE ON THE TRACKS THE PAST’S BEGINNING TO CHASE ME I’M GONNA LOSE THIS CAR LOSE THIS CITY I’M GONNA LOSE IT ALL I FEEL READY SINCE I SEEN JOHN AVE. I SEEN IT FROM THE GRAY TRAIN |
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| •LEADER SOLDIER•
PITY THE CELEBRITY LOST YOUR ANONYMITY CAN YOU DO SO EASILY THINGS YOU USED TO DO? CAN YOU WALK IN COMPANY OF IDOLNESS OR FRIVOLTY AND MAINTAIN YOUR PRIVACY THE WAY YOU USED TO? CAN YOU BELIEVE IN ME TOMORROW, AND TODAY? PITY THE CELEBRITY STIRRING IN HUMILITY THE LOVING AND HOSTILITY OF THOSE YOU NEVER KNEW! CAN YOU, CAN YOU SEE? CAN YOU, CAN YOU BE FREE? AND YOU CAN TELL BY THE COLOR OF YOUR GRIN YOU ARE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER! AND WHEN YOU SMILE, OUR TROUBLE BEGINS! YOU ARE NOW A LEADER, SOLDIER! CAN YOU BELIEVE IN ME TOMORROW, AND TODAY? |
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| •LITTLE LIFE•
LITTLE LIFE, HOW DID YOU BE SO LUCKY? LITTLE LIFE, HOW DID YOU BE SO GLAD? SONGS ARRIVE, EVEN IN THE MAILBOX. SONGS KEEP COMIN, EVEN HAPPY TO BE SAD. IF YOU WERE A BIRD, HOW WOULD YOU FLY? IF YOU WERE A BUTTERFLY? IF YOU WERE A PENGUIN UNDER THE SEA? IF YOU WERE A PERSON JUST LIKE ME? |
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| •LULLABY TO ALL•
AS THE BOUGH BREAKS THE CRADLE WILL FALL AND I WILL SING LULLABY LULLABY TO ALL AND AS THE EARTH QUAKES UPON NATURES CALL I WILL SING LULLABY LULLABY TO ALL FOR ALL THE KINGS HORSES AND ALL THE KINGS MEN COULD NOT BUILD A FORTRESS THAT WOULD PROTECT COULD PROTECT ALL OF US AND ALL OF THEM AS LAND BECOMES LAKES AND EARTH LOSES LAW I WILL SING LULLABY LULLABY TO ALL AND AS THE WIND SHAKES EACH BRICK FROM THE WALL I WILL SING LULLABY LULLABY TO ALL FOR ALL THE KINGS HORSES AND ALL THE KINGS MEN COULD NOT BUILD A FORTRESS THAT WOULD PROTECT COULD PROTECT ALL OF US AND ALL OF THEM AS THE SEA WAKES A SLEEP GREETS US ALL AND I WILL SING LULLABY LULLABY TO ALL |
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| •LULU FELLOWS•
LULU FELLOWS WENT TO SLEEP COUNT THEM 16 ANOS FEEL THE RIBBONS ROUND HER FEET LOWER HER TO MAJA 1860 THEY TOOK TURNS RUBBING STONY MARBLE LEAVING THEIR GUITAR TO BURN OVER LUCY’S BODY SO MUCH HOPE IS BURIED HERE UNDERNEATH THE ARBOR SQUIRRELS GATHER ROUND HER FEET HEAR HER MURMUR PARDONS AND ON RAINY AFTERNOONS THERES NO ONE TO BOTHER LULU ON HER ROUNDABOUTS WALKING ROSEHILL GARDENS |
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| •NANA•
WHEN WERE YOU BORN? HOW DO YOU KNOW? HOW DID YOU BECOME? HOW DID YOU GROW? I CAN’T SEE WHAT YOU’RE SEEING ARE YOU IN-BETWEEN? MUST YOU GO ALONE? MUST YOU GO ALONE? WHEN WILL YOU DIE? WHERE WILL YOU GO? HOW WILL WE SURVIVE? HOW WILL WE GROW? I CAN’T FEEL WHAT YOU’RE FEELING I HOPE MY SONG IS HEALING IT’S TO YOU THAT I BELONG IT’S TO YOU THAT I BELONG O, NANA I CAN’T HEAR WHAT YOU’RE HEARING I THINK YOU’RE DISAPPEARING CAN I RECALL YOUR SONG? CAN I RECALL YOUR SONG? O, NANA |
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| •NO MORE LAMPS IN THE MORNING•
NO MORE LAMPS IN THE MORNING NOW THE SUN, NOW THE SUN AND THE TREES LIE UPON ME NOW MY DREAM, NOW MY DREAM IS GIVING WAY LIKE ALL MY FRIENDS AND YOU DID LIKE YOU DID, LONG AGO ALL OF TIME LIES BEFORE ME DAY IS DONE, DAY IS DONE. AND THE RAINFALL IS WARNING EVEN TIME, EVEN TIME IS GIVING WAY LIKE ALL MY FRIENDS AND YOU DID LIKE YOU DID, LONG AGO WHEN WE WERE SO FREE SO STAY IN THE DAWNING AS THE SUN BEAT DOWN ON OUR FACE AND OUR HAPPINESS WAS COMPLETE NO MORE LAMPS IN THE MORNING CAN YOU FEEL THE SUN? BE AT EASE, THERE’S NO GOING GOINGS GONE, GOINGS GONE WERE LEFT TO STAY LIKE ALL MY FRIENDS AND YOU DID LIKE YOU DID LONG AGO WHEN WE WERE SO FREE SO STAY IN THE DAWNING AS THE SUN BEAT DOWN ON OUR FACE AND OUR HAPPINESS WAS COMPLETE |
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| •RUN MAROONA•
O MAMEY HOLD ME PLEASE I’M SO TIRED LOST MY DREAM KEYS MY BED FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR MAMEY O MAROONA, ROONA RUN RUN MAROONA! |
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| •SECOND SIGHT•
ALL MY DAYS I TRAVEL BY NIGHT PRAY LORD GIVE ME SECOND SIGHT ALL MY YEARS TRAVEL LIKE LIGHT CATCH THEM IN THE BOTTOM OF A WELL I CRY ALL GOOD RENDERED OF THE SUN BOW DOWN LIKE WATER IN THE SILVERY SAND ALL MY FEARS FADE LIKE FIRE DRENCHED IN THE DRIPPINGS OF MY EYES ALMIGHTY LORD, LORD OF LOVE BLESS US AS WE WALK IN OUR DARKEST HOUR ALL GOOD RENDERED OF THE SUN BOW DOWN LIKE WATER IN THE SILVERY SAND ALL MY DAYS I TRAVEL BY NIGHT PRAY LORD GIVE ME SECOND SIGHT |
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| •SHAY SHAY•
SHAY SHAY SHAY SHAY DARK FISH IN LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE ARE YOU TODAY YOU AND YOUR TWIN SISTERS SWAM UP TO THE SHORE BEGGED ME IN TO DALLY BEGGED ME IN FOR MORE AND I AM IN LAKE MICHIGAN I AM IN AGAIN AGAIN WEARIN ALL MY CLOTHES-IES AND NO MORE SHAY SHAY SHAY SHAY DARK FISH IN LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE ARE YOU TODAY I ASK YOU WHERE YOU COME FROM ‘PROJECTS’ YOU SAY WE JUST HERE TODAY TO PLAY WE JUST HERE TO PLAY AND WE ALL SWIM SWIM SWIMMINGLY WE SWIM SWIM ALL DAY ME TWO TWIN AND SHAY SHAY SHAY SHAY SHAY SHAY |
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| •SILLY SONG•
WHEN HE WOULD BRING ME A SONG I’D BE SINGING AND ALL OF MY DREAMS HAD COME TRUE— WHEN ALL THE RIGHTS HAD GONE WRONG I’D BE WEEPING THAT NONE OF MY DREAMS HAD COME TRUE! AND WE WERE SLEEPING WHEN THE PIPER CAME ALONG AND HE WHISPERED IN OUR EARS WE SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID OF MOVING ON— BUT WHAT WAS KEEPING US WAS JUST OUR SILLY SONG WRITTEN ON AN AFTERNOON, HALF A YEAR ALREADY GONE! WHEN AUTUMN COMES I’M RELIEVED I’M NOT NEEDING THE SONG OR MY DREAM TO COME TRUE— BETTER TO LIE ALL ALONE THAN BE WEEPING THE SONG THAT CAME BETWEEN ME AND YOU! AND WE WERE SLEEPING WHEN THE PIPER CAME ALONG AND HE WHISPERED IN OUR EARS WE SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID OF MOVING ON— BUT WHAT WAS KEEPING US WAS JUST OUR SILLY SONG WRITTEN ON AN AFTERNOON, HALF A YEAR ALREADY GONE! BETTER TO LIE ALL ALONE THAN BE WEEPING THE SONG THAT CAME BETWEEN ME AND YOU! |
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| •STONES IN MY HEAVY BAG•
STONES IN MY HEAVY BAG ALL THE WAY TO SCHOOL I LEFT MY SCHOOL BOOKS ON MY BED AND BROUGHT MY PEBBLES (I’M NO FOOL) O KATEY, COME SEE WHAT COLORS ARE INSIDE OF ME MY BAG IS FULL, FULL UP OF RIBBONS AND NEW-EYED STUFF |
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| •STONES THROW FROM HEAVEN•
STONES THROW FROM HEAVEN HOPE THEY LET ME IN! YOU KNOW I CAN’T AFFORD TO BUY A PAIR OF SHOES TO WALK AROUND IN HEAVENS ABOVE, HEAVENS ABOVE! HEAVENS ABOVE, HEAVENS ABOVE! WELL HEAVEN’S ABOVE, HEAVEN’S ABOVE! HELL IS BELOW US, HELL IS BELOW US! STONES THROW FROM HEAVEN HOPE THEY LET ME IN! YOU KNOW, I CAN’T AFFORD TO BRIBE HIM I CAN’T AFFORD TO LIE TO HIM WELL HEAVEN’S ABOVE, HEAVEN’S ABOVE! HELL IS BELOW US, HELL IS BELOW US! |
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| •THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS•
BROTHER, SISTERS, WELCOME TO THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS ALL THINGS WITHER, BUT HERE A DRINK FROM THE GARDEN OF YOUTH BRINGS RESPITE TO ALL MEN ALIKE HERE AUTUMN IS NOT BITTER THERE’S NO DEATH IN WINTER SPRING ECLIPSES IN HER ALL YOUR SUFFERING SPITE AND ALL IS CALM ALL IS QUIET BEGIN AND END IN THE GIFT OF THE NIGHT. MOTHER, FATHER COME AND SPREAD YOUR WINGS IN A LIMITLESS FLIGHT A LIMITLESS FLIGHT ALL THINGS WITHER, BUT HERE A DRINK FROM THE GARDEN OF YOUTH BRINGS RESPITE TO ALL MEN ALIKE HERE AUTUMN IS NOT BITTER THERE’S NO DEATH IN WINTER SPRING ECLIPSES IN HER ALL YOUR SUFFERING PLIGHT AND ALL IS CALM ALL IS QUIET BEGIN AND END IN THE GIFT OF THE NIGHT. |
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| •THE LAP OF YOUR LUST•
LOVE, NEW LOVE SAY WHAT YOU MEAN I MEAN WHAT I SAY LOVE, NEW LOVE, SAY WHAT YOU FEEL I FEEL WHAT YOU SAY NEW WINE FOR NEW BOTTLES NEW BONES FOR NEW BEASTS NEW LOINS FOR NEW LOVERS NEW SMILES FOR NEW TEETH LOVE, NEW LOVE, SAY WHAT YOU SEE I SEE WHAT YOU SAY LOVE, NEW LOVE, FACE WHAT YOU FEAR I FEAR WHAT YOU FACE! NEW WINE FOR NEW BOTTLES NEW BONES FOR NEW BEASTS NEW LOINS FOR NEW LOVERS NEW SMILES FOR NEW TEETH AND THOUGH THE SKY IS FALLING AND THOUGH THE SPIRIT IS RUST I AM THE NAME YOU’RE CALLING COME LIE IN THE LAP OF YOUR LUST |
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| •THE LEFT GARDEN•
I WENT TO THE LEFT GARDEN I HADN’T ANYTHING TO SAY I WENT TO THE LEFT GARDEN WITH A POUND OF HATE IN THE MONTH OF MAY AND IN THE LEFT GARDEN BY THE BUSHES TURNING ROUND AND ROUND AND IN THE LEFT GARDEN THIS DEAD BIRD WAS ALL I FOUND AND IT TOLD ME: LAST LAST I FLOWN AWAY LAST LAST O-DEE-LAY LAST LAST I FLOWN MY BIG I FLOWN AWAY AT LAST I DID AND WHERE WHERE, I SAID TO HER, WOULD I BE IF I ‘WERE A BIRD AND THEN FROM UNDERNEATH HER MIGHT SHE LENT ME THIS AND SHE WAS RIGHT AND SHE TOLD ME GO GO FAR FROM HERE AND DON’T BE BACK UNLESS YOUR NEAR DEATH FOR DEATH IS ALL THAT GROWS IN THE YARD OF MAN EVERY ANIMAL KNOWS. HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE LEFT GARDEN? HAVE YOU ANYTHING TO SAY? HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE LEFT GARDEN? WHATS GROWING THERE THIS MONTH OF MAY? |
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| •THE MOST-LOVED ONE•
DO YOU ADORE ME? WELL DON’T SO CLOSE SO CLOSE SO CLOSE I’M NOT HERE FOR DEMONSTRATION AND I HAVE TO MAKE ME SOON A CHOICE MY STORY, WHAT IS IT? WELL PROVING YOURSELF IS FOR THE UGLY MY MOMMA TOLD ME NOT TRYING COULD BE THE KEY DON’T BE GUILTY SON, OH NO ITS HARD TO LOVE THE MOST-LOVED ONE SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE STEALING YOUR SEED AND SAILING AWAY I DON’T NEED YOU COME CLOSER DEAR, COME DOWN ON MY KNEE DON’T BE GUILTY SON, OH NO ITS HARD TO LOVE THE MOST-LOVED ONE MY STORY, WHAT IS IT? WELL PROVING YOURSELF IS FOR THE UGLY MY MOMMA TOLD ME NOT TRYING COULD BE THE KEY DON’T BE GUILTY SON ITS HARD TO LOVE THE MOST-LOVED ONE |
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| •THE SHAKER DANCE OF INCARNATION AND DISMISSAL OF THE GREAT ‘I’•
LET US TURN TO THOUGHTS OF LOVE AND FACE THE HOLY NATION ALL JOIN HANDS AND FLOAT ABOE A DANCE OF INCARNATION TAKE A SIP OF MOTHER’S WINE MORE THAN HALF IS BLOOD DIVINE IF IT KNOCKS YOU ON THE FLOOR T’WILL MAKE YOU SIMPLE SO TAKE SOME MORE NARROW PATH FOR OPEN MIND MAKE ME TENDER MAKE ME KIND I WOULD SUP WITH HE ON HIGH AND MOTHER HOLY WISDOM I I I I I GREAT I POKE ‘EM OUT WITH NEEDLES FINE SHAKE AND SHAKE TIL YOU BE SPRY THEN TURN THE KEY AND WIND WIND WIND FOOT BY BOOT AND LINE BY LINE SYMBOLS SIMPLIFY BY RHYME GIFT FOR GIVING FRUIT AND RIND SEEKERS SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND |
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| •THE SIREN’S ADMONITION•
CAREFUL OF YOUR SECRET LOVE! YOU ARE BASHFUL, AND BEATING SIGHS ARE REPEATING OVER THE BURDEN OF YOUR DISGUISE. WHEREFORE HIDE YOUR FLEETING PEARLS? DIVERS DEEP NEVER REACH THE SHALLOWS WHY KEEP THEM NEAR TO THE SHORE? NO USE BURYING THERE MORE! “SIRENS, I DELIVER YOU ALL I FIND, I FOUND FOR YOU! I DELIGHT IN NEARING TRUTH CALL ME BLIND—I SEE I SAW RIGHT THROUGH!” BAREFOOT IN THE SANDS OF TIME WHO CAN SCARCELY BELIEVE WE’RE SINKING BENEATH? DON’T HOLD IT, BEHOLD IT! IT’S NOT YOURS OR MINE. “SIRENS, I DELIVER YOU ALL I FIND, I FOUND FOR YOU I DELIGHT IN NEARING TRUTH CALL ME BLIND–I SEE I SAW RIGHT THROUGH!” |
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| •THE WAY IS SWEETLY MOWN•
THERE ARE STRANGERS ON THE TRAIL THEY ARE NOT OUR OWN COME WITH THE BIRDS AND ANIMALS IF THE BRIDGE CAN HOLD ALL THE BEASTS SHALL FOLLOW US THEY THAT HAVEN’T ANY HOME AND ALL THAT TIME ALLOWS FOR US SHALL BE SEEN BUT NEVER KNOWN ALL THE CALVES AND YEARLINGS CRY THE SUN IS STILL BESIDE THEM ALL THE CALVES AND YEARLINGS CRY OH! THERE ARE REASONS FOR OUR TRIALS THEY ARE NOT OUR OWN YET WITH OUR GIFTS OF ANIMALS THE WAY IS SWEETLY MOWN FOR LITTLE FEET DO LEAD TO US A LITTLE PATH TO FOLLOW AND WHAT THEY EAT CARVES WEEKS FOR US TO READ WITHIN THE MEADOW ALL THE CALVES AND YEARLINGS CRY THE SUN IS STILL BESIDE THEM ALL THE CALVES AND YEARLINGS CRY OH! |
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| •THERE ARE EYES ABOVE•
THERE ARE EYES ABOVE THERE ARE FEET BELOW ME I AM IN BETWEEN SOMEBODY CONSOLE ME ROCK ME TO THE LEAVES ROCK ME ‘TIL THE MORNING IF MY LOVE HE LEAVES FEED ME BREAD ‘TIL MORNING OH NEE-NOONAH NOONAH-NAY OH THE RAINY FALLING GIVE ME ALL AWAY TO THE NAME I’M CALLING— |
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| •THREE DAY-DAYS•
THREE DAY-DAYS TRA LA LA LA LA THREE DAY-DAYS TRA LA LA LA THREE DAY-DAYS TRA LA LA LA LA I LOVED YOU ALL ALONG FOUR DAY DAYS…ETC |
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| •TOM PECK, NEIGHBOR FRIEND•
TOM PECK, GREAT MAN NEIGHBOR FRIEND, A HAPPY MAN HE LIVES IN COLORADO WORKING WITH WOOD AND HE HAMMERS IN THE SUN BY HIS HOUSE AT THE CORNER OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD I WALK HOME FROM SCHOOL HE SAYS HI TELLING ME A STORY AS I GO BY SORRY TOM, I GOTTA GO HOME BUT I’LL BE BACK AGAIN TOMORROW I SAY AND I SHUFFLE ALONG AS I WALK ACROSS THE STREET HE WAVES ME AWAY SEE-YA LATER, THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO SAY BUT I CAN’T HELP SINGING IT TWICE WE’LL SEE-YA ALTER TOM PECK, GOODBYE SEE YA LATER TOM PECK, GOODBYE GOODBYE! |
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| •TREES LAY BY•
TREES LAY BY, I’M GOING AWAY THE LAST HOLY HOLYDAY TRESS LAY BY, IT’S TIME TO FOLD IT’S TIME TO FOLD AWAY. I’M GOING AWAY JUST ROLL ME BY, I CANNOT STAY (‘BYE, BROTHERS GOOD) GOING TO THE SKY WON’T NEED YOUR BRANCHES TO CLIMB, IN THE BY’N’BY. TREES LAY BY, I’M GOING AWAY THE LAST HOLY HOLYDAY TRESS LAY BY, IT’S TIME TO FOLD IT’S TIME TO FOLD AWAY. NOT NORTH NOR SOUTH WON’T BE TRESPASSING IN MY NEW HOUSE (NO SISTER SHOULD) NOR EAST NOR WEST WON’T NEED YOUR BLANKET FOR THIS LONG REST TREES LAY BY, I’M GOING AWAY THE LAST HOLY HOLYDAY TRESS LAY BY, IT’S TIME TO FOLD IT’S TIME TO FOLD AWAY. |
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| •WALTZ OF GREEN•
A GARLAND OF GREEN MY LOVER I SEND AND A GREEN TURTLE TO RIDE THEE HENCE NOT FAST NOR FIERCE BUT IN TEN YEARS TIME WHEN YOU MY LOVE ARE IN YOUR PRIME WHEN YOU MY LOVE ARE IN YOUR PRIME AND IN TEN YEARS TIME THE GREEN OF THE VINE WILL BE A GENTLE TENDER HUE AND SO MY HOPE, MY LOVER MY LOVE THAT I MAY FIND YE TENDER TOO THAT I MAY FIND YE TENDER TOO THE LEAVES OF THE TREE ARE DEEP UNDERGROUND THE NEEDLES OF PINES SEW THE SOIL TO THE MOUND THE AIR IS OF SMOKE BUT I SEE NO FIRE RED ROSES THEY DROOP THEIR HEADS ON THE BRIAR RED ROSES THEY DROOP THEIR HEADS ON THE BRIAR AND WHO SHOULD BE DANCING ALONG TO THIS TUNE I SPY MOTHER NATURE AND FATHER TIME SWOON THEIR BODIES ARE BENT THEIR FACES ARE GRAY BUT THEY ARE THE MAY KING AND QUEEN, AREN’T THEY YES, THEY ARE THE MAY KING AND QUEEN, AREN’T THEY A GARLAND OF GREEN MY LOVER I SEND AND A GREEN TURTLE TO RIDE THEE HENCE NOT FAST NOR FIERCE BUT IN TEN YEARS TIME WHEN YOU MY LOVE ARE IN YOUR PRIME WHEN YOU MY LOVE ARE IN YOUR PRIME |
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| •WAR SONG•
HE IS GONE HE IS GONE AND MY HAIR IS GROWING LONG HE’LL BE BACK HE’LL BE BACK ‘FORE THE DAY TURNS BLACK I’LL BE TRUE I’LL BE TRUE THOUGHT MY HEART IS FALLING THROUGH TO THE LAND TO THE LAND WHERE HE MARCHES THROUGH SE THE SKY SEE THE SUN SEE THE YEALLOW RIVER RUN SEE THE STARS SEE THE MOON SEE HE’LL BE BACK SOON |
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| •WELL-HEELED MEN•
IF YOU WERE HUMBLE WOULD YOU SAY YOU’RE BOUND TO DIE MOST ANY DAY AND HAND YOUR SILVER TO THE THIEF AND SHARE YOUR HEART WITHOUT MUCH GRIEF BUT ALL YOU OWN YOU COULD NEVER HOLD AND IF YOU BOTHERED TO COUNT YOUR GOLD YOU’D DIE BEFORE YOU REACHED THE END AND YOU WOULD BE ALONE AGAIN. ONCE WHEN YOU WERE HAPPY POCKETS EMPTY FULL OF HOLES YOU WALKED ALONG LIKE A PEASANT WITHOUT A HAT AND ONLY MY HAND TO HOLD BUT NOW YOU’RE HEAVY WITH A HEART GROWN COLD AND IF YOU BOTHERED TO COUNT YOUR GOLD YOU’D DIE BEFORE YOU REACHED THE END AND YOU WOULD BE ALONE AGAIN. SILVER AND GOLD ARE SHINING FROM HIM! LISTEN TO THE STEPS OF THE WELL-HEELED MEN SILVER AND GOLD ARE SHINING FROM THEM! TOO HEAVY LADEN THEIR LOVE HAS WORN THIN. YOU LIKE TO COUNT YOUR NUMBERS YOU LIKE A LIFE OF LUXURY HAVE SOMEONE TO IMPRESS YOUR FOLKS AND CARRY ON YOUR PROGENY BUT THIS DREAM IS GETTING OLD AND IF YOU BOTHERED TO COUNT YOUR GOLD YOU’D DIE BEFORE YOU REACHED THE END AND YOU WOULD BE ALONE AGAIN. SILVER AND GOLD ARE SHINING FROM HIM! LISTEN TO THE STEPS OF THE WELL-HEELED MEN SILVER AND GOLD ARE SHINING FROM THEM! TOO HEAVY LADEN THEIR LOVE HAS WORN THIN. IF YOU WERE HUMBLE WOULD YOU SAY YOU’RE BOUND TO DIE MOST ANY DAY AND HAND YOUR SILVER TO THE THIEF AND SHARE YOUR HEART WITHOUT MUCH GRIEF BUT ALL YOU OWN YOU COULD NEVER HOLD AND IF YOU BOTHERED TO COUNT YOUR GOLD YOU’D DIE BEFORE YOU REACHED THE END AND YOU WOULD BE ALONE, MY FRIEND. SILVER AND GOLD ARE SHINING FROM HIM! LISTEN TO THE STEPS OF THE WELL-HEELED MEN SILVER AND GOLD ARE SHINING FROM THEM! SILVER AND GOLD! SILVER AND GOLD! SILVER AND GOLD ARE SHINING FROM THEM! TOO HEAVY LADEN THEIR LOVE HAS WORN THIN. |
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| •WHERE THERE ARE TREES•
WHERE THERE ARE TREES, I WILL WALK THERE! ON WHAT HAS BEEN LEFT, I WILL REST AND IN THE HOLE— WHICH IS THICKEST— I’LL BURY MY SHOES, I’LL BURY MY DRESS. |
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| •WHO WILL FEEL BITTER AT THE DAYS END?•
WHO WILL FEEL BITTER AT THE DAYS END? NOT ME MY FRIEND, NOT ME MY FRIEND. I LABOR TO DO WHAT IS SUPPLIED TO YOU YOU’RE IN FAVOR AND I’M DENIED NO BARGAIN NO FABLE ITS ACTUALLY TRUE WHAT’S ON THE TABLE I SUPPLY TO YOU! WHO WILL FEEL BITTER AT THE DAYS END? NOT ME MY FRIEND, NOT ME MY FRIEND. WHAT I AM ABLE AND WILLING TO DO I DO FREELY FOR MEN LIKE YOU NO BARGAIN NO FABLE ITS ACTUALLY TRUE WHAT’S ON THE TABLE I SUPPLIED TO YOU! WHO WILL FEEL BITTER AT THE DAYS END? NOT ME MY FRIEND, NOT ME MY FRIEND. YOU’RE THE PREACHER, AND I’M THE BRIDE I’VE GOT NO SONG, YOU STOLE MY REPLY IT AIN’T NO SECRET IT AIN’T NO SURPRISE WHAT’S ON THE TABLE I SUPPLY TO YOU! |
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| •WORRIED AND SORRY•
WORRIED AND SORRY ITS GOT SO BAD BUT I GOT FRIENDS, LEAST I USED TO HAVE— MOTHER WILL YOU COME TO ME? BROTHER WILL YOU COMFORT ME? LOVER WILL YOU COME WITH ME? ‘CAUSE I FEEL SO… WORRIED AND SORRY I USED TO FEEL GLAD WHEN I HAD FRIENDS AND THE GIFT OF GAB MOTHER WILL YOU COME TO ME? BROTHER WILL YOU COMFORT ME? LOVER WILL YOU COME WITH ME/ ‘CAUSE I FEEL SO BAD HURRY NOW DARLING DAY’S FADING FAST AND THIS MIGHT END NOTHING’S MEANT TO LAST MOTHER WILL YOU COME TO ME? BROTHER WILL YOU COMFORT ME? LOVER WILL YOU COME WITH ME/ ‘CAUSE I FEEL SO BAD |
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| •WOULD YOU PAVE THE ROAD? •
SOME HAVE SAID IT MANY HAVE FORETOLD THE WORLD WILL END SOON THIS I KNOW HOW DO I DEFEND IT? I CANNOT SAY NOR DO I IMAGINE BETTER DAYS BUT FOR GOLD AND SILVER WOULD YOU PAVE THE ROAD? BROTHER YOUNG ON WHICH THEY ROLL THE BELLS HAVE RUNG YOUR HANDS SHOULD FOLD LIKE A ROSE CAN YOU WALK LIKE A SOLDIER, DO AS YOUR TOLD BEAT THEIR DRUM, THE BUGLE BLOW MARK MY WORDS IF I SHOULD FIND YOU COLD- FINGERS ON A GUN- THE WORLD WILL EXPLODE FOR GOLD AND SILVER WOULD YOU PAVE THE ROAD? BROTHER YOUNG ON WHICH THEY ROLL THE BELLS HAVE RUNG YOUR HANDS SHOULD FOLD LIKE A ROSE I HAVE SAID IT, CALL ME A LIAR, THE WORLD WILL NOT END IN FLOOD NOR FIRE DO NOT BE OFFENDED IF I LAY IT ON THE WIRE A WORLD WAR WILL END IT WILL YOU JOIN THEIR CHOIR? FOR GOLD AND SILVER WOULD YOU PAVE THE ROAD? BROTHER YOUNG ON WHICH THEY ROLL THE BELLS HAVE RUNG FOR YOU THEY TOLL YOUR HANDS SHOULD FOLD LIKE A ROSE |
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