Poetry and Lyrics

[Jennifer C]

Some say this is about drugs

(Chorus
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,
and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh

(Chorus, twice)

Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flag when Puff roared out his name. Oh

(Chorus)

A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. Oh

By Peter, Paul and Mary

 

[bluerains]

(Nanci Griffith)

Nobody's Angel

Something's disturbed me
I'm out of your company
I'm Out of the country
With another man's heart
I'm angered and doubtful
And I'd shout an earful
But nothing comes out
When I open my mouth

[Chorus:]
I'm nobody's angel now
(she's out of the country now)
Nobody's angel now
(she's out of the country now)
And if I can't give love
I can't rise above the clouds
Nobody's angel now

I was the forest for love songs
The one who can't love wrong
The one who won't fall
But will still write it down
I'm the one who would understand
Who listens with pen in hand
I'm everyone's shoulder
Till it's me who falls down

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
I'm grounded and rusty
An' my dance card is dusty now
Because I wanted to be
What the angels see
When they look down
Just a couple on the avenue
With their feet on the ground
And I'm nobody's angel now

Something's disturbed me
I'm out of your company
I'm out of the country now
Something's disturbed me
I'm out of your company
I'm out of the country
Nobody's angel now
(she's out of the country now)
Nobody's angel now
(she's out of it)
I'm out of the country now
I'm out of the country
And nobody's angel now

Something's disturbed me
I'm out of your company
I'm Out of the country
With another man's heart
I'm angered and doubtful
And I'd shout an earful
But nothing comes out
When I open my mouth

[Chorus:]
I'm nobody's angel now
(she's out of the country now)
Nobody's angel now
(she's out of the country now)
And if I can't give love
I can't rise above the clouds
Nobody's angel now

I was the forest for love songs
The one who can't love wrong
The one who won't fall
But will still write it down
I'm the one who would understand
Who listens with pen in hand
I'm everyone's shoulder
Till it's me who falls down

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
I'm grounded and rusty
An' my dance card is dusty now
Because I wanted to be
What the angels see
When they look down
Just a couple on the avenue
With their feet on the ground
And I'm nobody's angel now

Something's disturbed me
I'm out of your company
I'm out of the country now
Something's disturbed me
I'm out of your company
I'm out of the country
Nobody's angel now
(she's out of the country now)
Nobody's angel now
(she's out of it)
I'm out of the country now
I'm out of the country
And nobody's angel now

puff the magic dragon was such a heart stung portrait of compassion...loved it J...

 

[Jennifer C]

seven shades of blue

I want to hold you now
And listen to you breathe
It's like to ocean sound
Whispering through the trees
In the hollow of your shoulder
There's a tidepool of my tears
Where the waves came crashing over
And the shoreline disappears
Baby close your eyes
Fly back there with me
Where the phosphor shines
Green flashlights from the sea
Our nets were full of soft shells
Our hearts were free from toil
And we made love on the kitchen table
Till the water reached a boil
We hold it all for a little while, don't we...
Kiss the dice, taste the rain
Like little knives on our tongue
We can do no wrong when the lights come on
And the music plays
And we take the stage like we own the place
As if time were cheap and the night forever young
Se let 'em turn my soul
Seven shades of blue
And with the ocean's roll
I will wave to you
And the birds will sing my laughter
And the whales will steal my song
And I'll be ok forever after
And the world will get along

By Beth Nielsen Chapman

 

[Jennifer C]

James Blunt ~ You're Beautiful

My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
your beautiful, your beautiful
but i cant escape the truth
I will never be with you.

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
fucking high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
your beautiful, your beautiful
but i cant escape the truth
I will never be with you.


You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.

 

[bluerains]

lovely...J

Artist/Band: Carpenter Mary Chapin
Lyrics for Song: Between Here and Gone
Lyrics for Album: Between Here And Gone

Tonight, the moon came out, it was nearly full.
Way down here on earth, I could feel it's pull.
The weight of gravity or just the lure of life,
Made me want to leave my only home tonight.
Now I'm just wonderin' how we know where we belong.
Is it in a photograph, or a dashboard poet's song?
Will I have missed my chance to right some ancient wrong,
Should I find myself between here and gone?

Now I could grab my keys, clear out in my truck,
With every cent on board bringing me their luck.
An' I could drive too fast, like a midnight sleeve,
As if there was a way to outrun the grief.
Now I'm just wonderin' how we know where we belong.
In a song that's left behind in the dream I couldn't wake from.
Could I have felt the brush of a soul that's passing on,
Somewhere in between here and gone?

Up above me,
Wayward angels,
A blur of wings and grace.
One for courage,
One for safety,
One for "just in case".

I thought a light went out, but now the candle shines.
I thought my tears wouldn't stop, then I dried my eyes.
And after all of this, the truth that holds me here,
Is that this emptiness is something not to fear.
Yeah, I'll keep wondering how we know where we belong,
After all the journeys made, and the journeys yet to come.
When I feel like giving up instead of going on,
Somewhere in between.

Yeah, I'm just wondering how we know where we belong.
Is it in the arc of the moon, leaving shadows on the lawn?
In the path of fireflies and a single bird at dawn,
Singing in between here and gone.

 

[Trent_Dutch]

By Peter, Paul and Mary

Where they not they 3 folkies from "Rainbow"?
"Rainbow" was a quality show... Don't get nothing like that these days.

 

[tungtied2u]

Diamond Girl

by Seals and Croft
(whatever happened to these guys? they had brilliant harmonies!)

Diamond Girl, you sure do shine.
Glad I found you, glad you're mine.
Oh my love, you're like a precious stone,
part of earth where heaven has rained on.
Makes no difference where you are.
Day or nighttime, you're like a shinin' star.
And how could I shine without you,
when it's about you that I am?

Diamond Girl, roamin' wild.
Such a rare thing, radiant child.
I could never find, another one like you.
Part of me is deep down inside you.
Can't you feel the whole world a-turin'.
We are real, and we are a-burnin'.
Diamond Girl, now that I've found you,
it's about you that I am.

Diamond Girl, you sure do shine.
Diamond Girl, you sure do shine.
Diamond Girl, you sure do shine.
Diamond Girl, you sure do shine.

 

[tungtied2u]

Summer Breeze

by Seals and Croft
(another lovely tune)

See the curtains hangin' in the window
In the evening on a friday night
A little light-a-shinin' through the window
Lets me know everything's all right

Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind

See the paper layin' on the sidewalk
A little music from the house next door
So I walk on up to the door step
Through the screen and across the floor

Sweet days of summer - the jasmine's in bloom
July dressed up and playing her tune
And I come home from a hard day's work
And you're waitin' there
Not a care in the world

See the smile awaitin in the kitchen
Food cookin' and the plates for two
Feel the arms that reach out to hold me
In the evening when the day is through

 

[b8dbreth]

*****

 

[Angeline]

The Future

Leonard Cohen


and all the lousy little poets

Did Leonard want that word to be red?

 

[tungtied2u]

Seals and Croft, Peter and Gordon....

that leaves Chad (Stuart) and Jeremy(Clyde)

A SUMMER SONG
(Stuart/Metcalfe/Noble)

Trees, swaying in the summer breeze,
Showing off their silver leaves
As we walk by.
Soft kisses on a summer's day,
Laughing all our cares away,
Just you and I.
Sweet, sleepy warmth of summer nights,
Gazing at the distant lights
In the starry sky.

They say that all good things must end some day;
Autumn leaves must fall.
But don't you know that it hurts me so
To say goodbye to you?
Wish you didn't have to go,
No, no, no, no.

And when the rain beats against my window pane,
I'll think of summer days again,
And dream of you,
And dream of you.

 

[Jennifer C]

Where they not they 3 folkies from "Rainbow"?
"Rainbow" was a quality show... Don't get nothing like that these days.

Lol, I loved that show, it was my favourite when I was little

 

[Jennifer C]

Eric Clapton ~ Wonderful Tonight

It's late in the evening
She's wondering what clothes to wear
She puts on her make up
And brushes her long blonde hair
And then she asks me
Do I look alright
And I say yes, you look wonderful tonight

We go a party
And everyone turns to see
This beautiful lady
That's walking around with me
And then she asks me
Do you feel alright
And I say yes, I feel wonderful tonight

I feel wonderful
Because I see the love light in your eyes
And the wonder of it all
Is that you just don't realize
How much I love you

It's time to go home now
And I've got an aching head
So I give her the car keys
She helps me to bed
And then I tell her
As I turn out the light
I say my darling, you were wonderful tonight
Oh my darling, you were wonderful tonight

 

[Jennifer C]

David Bowie ~ Starman

Didn't know what time it was, the lights were low
I leaned back on my radio
Some cat was layin' down some rock'n'roll lotta soul, he said
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase
That weren't no D.J. that was hazy cosmic jive
CHORUS
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
There's a starman waiting in the sky
He told us not to blow it
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile
He told me:
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie
I had to phone someone so I picked on you
Hey, that's far out so you heard him too!
Switch on the TV we may pick him up on channel two
Look out your window I can see his light
If we can sparkle he may land tonight
Don't tell your poppa or he'll get us locked up in fright
CHORUS(twice)

 

[Guest]

Did Leonard want that word to be red?

I think he sings it in red but then he sings a lot of his songs in crimson or blood red.

 

[Jennifer C]

AEROSMITH lyrics - "Angel"


I'm alone
Yeah, I don't know if I can face the night
I'm in tears and the cryin' that I do is for you
I want your love - Let's break the walls between us
Don't make it tough - I'll put away my pride
Enough's enough I've suffered and I've seen the light

[Chorus:]
Baby
You're my angel
Come and save me tonight
You're my angel
Come and make it all right

Don't know what I'm gonna do
About this feeling inside
Yes it's true - Loneliness took me for a ride
Without your love - I'm nothing but a begger
Without your love - a dog without a bone
What can I do I'm sleeping in this bed alone

[Chorus]
Come and save me tonight

You're the reason I live
You're the reason I die
You're the reason I give
When I break down and cry
Don't need no reason why

Baby , Baby
[Chorus]

You're my angel
Come and save me tonight
you're my angel
Come and take me allright
Come and save me tonight,
Come and save me tonight,
Come and save me tonight.

 

[Guest]

Billie's Blues

Lord, I love my man, tell the world I do,
I love my man, tell the world I do;
But when he mistreats me, makes me feel so blue.

My man wouldn't give me no breakfast, wouldn't give me no dinner,
Squawked about my supper and he put me outdoors,
Had the nerve to lay a match-box on my clothes,
I didn't have so many, but I had a long, long ways to go!

Some men like me 'cause I'm happy, some 'cause I'm snappy,
Some call me honey, others think I've got money,
Some tell me, "Baby, you're built for speed,"
Now, if you put that all together, makes me everything a good man needs!

 

[Guest]

Big Butter 'n Egg Man.

I want my butter and egg man,
From 'way out in the west.
'Cause I'm getting tired of working all day;
I want somebody who wants me to play;
Pretty clothes have never been mine,
But if my dream comes true,
The sun is going to shine;
'Cause I want my butter and egg man;
Don't some great big butter and egg man want me?
Here, here,
Now, mama, I'm your big butter and egg man!
But I'm different, honey,
'Cause I'm from 'way down in the south!
Now listen, baby,
I'll buy you all the pretty things that you think you need
As long as I can keep this cornet up to my mouth;
Oh, I'll play you a little minor in G,
Now, if you'll stay and sit there, baby,
I'll even hit high C!
'Cause I'm your big butter and egg man,
Come here, baby, kiss me,
Big butter and egg man from 'way down south!
Pretty clothes have never been mine,
But if my dream comes true,
Something's going to change!

 

[Angeline]

The Joint Is Jumpin'

The joint is jumpin',
It's really jumpin',
Come in cats an' check your hats,
I mean this joint is jumpin'.
The piano's thumpin',
The dancers bumpin'.
This here spot is more than hot,
In fact the joint is jumpin',

Check your weapons at the door,
Be sure to pay your quarter.
Burn your leather on the floor,
grab aybody's daughter.
The roof is rockin',
The neighbor's knockin'.
We're all bums when the wagon comes.
I mean this joint is jumpin'.
Let it beat!

The joint is jumpin',
It's really jumpin',
Ev'ry mose is on his toes,
I mean this joint is jumpin'.
No time for talkin',
It's tim for walkin'
(Yes!)
Grab a jug an' cut the rug,
I mean this joint is jumpin'.
Get your pig feet, beer an' gin,
There's plenty in the kitchen.
Who is that that just came in?
Just look at the way he's switchin'.
Don't mind the hour,
'Cause I'm in power.
I got bail if we go to jail.
I mean this joint is jumpin'.
This joint is jumpin',
It's really jumpin',
We're all bums when the wagon comes.
I mean this joint is jumpin'.
Don't give your right name.

No, no, no!

jazz poeTess

 

[Angeline]

Honeysuckle Rose

Every honey bee fills with jealousy
When they see you out with me
You’re much sweeter goodness knows
You’re my honeysuckle rose

Flowers droop and sigh when you're passing by
And I know the reason why
You’re much sweeter goodness knows
You’re my honeysuckle rose

And I don’t buy sugar
You just have to touch my cup
You’re my sugar
It’s so sweet when you stir it up

When I'm takin sips from your tasty lips
Seems the honey fairly drips
You’re much sweeter goodness knows
You’re my honeysuckle rose

 

[Angeline]

Good Morning Heartache

Good morning heartache
You old gloomy sight
Good morning heartache
Thought we said goodbye last night
I turned and tossed until it seemed you were gone
But here you are with the dawn

Wish I'd forget you, but you’re here to stay
It seems I met you
When my love went away
Now everyday I start out saying to you
Good morning heartache what’s new

Stop haunting me now
Can’t shake you nohow
Just leave me alone
I’ve got those Monday blues
Straight through Sunday blues

Good morning heartache
Here we go again
Good morning heartache
You’re the one
Who knew me when
Might as well get use to you hanging around
Good morning heartache
Sit down

 

[Tathagata]

Number With Wings - The Bongos

Numbers with Wings

(words and music by Richard Barone)

i spy
i see through everything
but i know
i don’t know anything
and on cold nights
my soul is like anyone’s
and on slow nights
i’d forgive anyone

i’ve got a number with wings
i’ve got a number with wings

time flies
hands of the hourglass
getting born
watching the seasons pass
and on cold nights
my soul is like anyone’s
and on slow nights
i’d forgive anyone

i’ve got a number with wings
i’ve got a number with wings

i know
i’ll live through everything
but i cry
i’ll cry about anything
and on cold nights
my soul is like anyone’s
and on slow nights
well, i’d forgive anyone

i’ve got a number with wings
i’ve got a number with wings
i’ve got a number...

 

[Angeline]

Numbers with Wings

(words and music by Richard Barone)

i spy
i see through everything
but i know
i don’t know anything
and on cold nights
my soul is like anyone’s
and on slow nights
i’d forgive anyone

i’ve got a number with wings
i’ve got a number with wings

time flies
hands of the hourglass
getting born
watching the seasons pass
and on cold nights
my soul is like anyone’s
and on slow nights
i’d forgive anyone

i’ve got a number with wings
i’ve got a number with wings

i know
i’ll live through everything
but i cry
i’ll cry about anything
and on cold nights
my soul is like anyone’s
and on slow nights
well, i’d forgive anyone

i’ve got a number with wings
i’ve got a number with wings
i’ve got a number...

Oh yeah? Where's da blues?

 

[Tathagata]

St James Infirmary - Louis Armstrong

Oh yeah? Where's da blues?

I went down to the st james infirmary
Saw my baby there
Stretched out on a long white table
So sweet...so cold...so fair

Let her go...let her go...god bless her
Wherever she may be
She can look this wide world over
But she’ll never find a sweet man like me

When I die want you to dress me in straight lace shoes
I wanna a boxback coat and a stetson hat
Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So the boys’ll know that I died standing flat

 

[Angeline]

MY SWEET HUNK O'TRASH
James P. Johnson / Flournoy E. Miller

You don't act up too much
Ain't got that glamour touch
You're trifling lazy
Ain't worth a cigarette ash
Look out here mamma
Look out here
You carry me too fast
You're just my good for nothin'
My sweet hunk o' trash
My, my how you sound
You're very short on looks
Dumb, when it comes to books
Look out, baby
Watch it, honey
And you stay full of corn
Just like a succotash
What you want me to do in my idle moments

You're just a good-for-nothin'
But my sweet hunk o' trash
Let me get a word in there honey, you running your mouth
You said I've worried you for years
I'm just a barfly moochin' beers
While you sweat over a hot stove slinging hash
Work my fingers right down to the elbows
Yes I may be good-for-nothin'
But I'm still your sweet hunk o' trash
First to admit it baby
You said I spread my love all around
And with the chicks all over town
But, how can I when you keep me broke
So I can't spend no cash
Yes I may be good-for-nothin'
But I'm still your sweet hunk o' trash
Listen hear Pops,
You know you lie about your youth
I don't lie baby
I'm just careless with the truth, that's all
How careless can you be
Oh, no
With all your chicks
You try to make a flash
Now baby
It ain't like that, no
But you're still my good-for-nothin'
My sweet hunk o' trash
Now when you stay out very late
It sure makes me mad to wait how come, baby?
Cus, you come home too tired
To raise just one eyelash
Watch it baby
Watch it
You're just good-for-nothin'
But you're my sweet hunk o' trash
Yes indeed!