Poetry and Lyrics
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Tzara said:
Ummm, better, actually, I think... or maybe it was the smoke... *shrugs
Waves to everyone. Hi, y'all! I think I'm gettin sorted out. I think...
Tathagata
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Hows it Gonna End - Tom Waits
He had 3 whole dollars
A worn out car
And a wife who was
leaving for good
life's made of trouble
Worry pain and struggle
She wrote good bye in
The dust on the hood
THey found a a map of Missouri
Lipstick on the glass
They must of left
In the middle of the nite
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
Behind a smoke colored
Curtain, the girl
Disappeared, the found out
The ring was a fake
A tree born crooked
Will never grow straight
She sunk like a hammer in to the lake
A long lost letter and
And old leaky boat
Promises are never meant
To keep
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
The barn leaned over
The vultures dried their wings
The moon climbed up an empty sky
The sun sank down behind the tree
On the hill
There's a killer and he's coming
Thru the rye
But maybe he's the Father
Of that lost little girl
It's hard to tell in this light
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
Drag your wagon and your plow
Over the bones of the dead
Out among the roses and the weeds
You can never go back
And the answer is no
And wishing for it only
Makes it bleed
Joel Tornabene was broken
On the wheel
Shane and Bum Mahoney on the lamb
The grain was as gold
As Sheila's hair
All the way from Liverpool
With all we could steal
He was robbed of twenty dollars
His body found stripped
Cast into the harbour
There and drowned
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
THe sirens are snaking their
Way up the hill
It's last call somewhere in
The wordl
The reptiles blend in with the
Color of the street
Life is sweet at the edge
Of a razor
And down in the front row of
An old picture show
The old man is asleep
As the credits start to roll
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
He had 3 whole dollars
A worn out car
And a wife who was
leaving for good
life's made of trouble
Worry pain and struggle
She wrote good bye in
The dust on the hood
THey found a a map of Missouri
Lipstick on the glass
They must of left
In the middle of the nite
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
Behind a smoke colored
Curtain, the girl
Disappeared, the found out
The ring was a fake
A tree born crooked
Will never grow straight
She sunk like a hammer in to the lake
A long lost letter and
And old leaky boat
Promises are never meant
To keep
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
The barn leaned over
The vultures dried their wings
The moon climbed up an empty sky
The sun sank down behind the tree
On the hill
There's a killer and he's coming
Thru the rye
But maybe he's the Father
Of that lost little girl
It's hard to tell in this light
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
Drag your wagon and your plow
Over the bones of the dead
Out among the roses and the weeds
You can never go back
And the answer is no
And wishing for it only
Makes it bleed
Joel Tornabene was broken
On the wheel
Shane and Bum Mahoney on the lamb
The grain was as gold
As Sheila's hair
All the way from Liverpool
With all we could steal
He was robbed of twenty dollars
His body found stripped
Cast into the harbour
There and drowned
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
THe sirens are snaking their
Way up the hill
It's last call somewhere in
The wordl
The reptiles blend in with the
Color of the street
Life is sweet at the edge
Of a razor
And down in the front row of
An old picture show
The old man is asleep
As the credits start to roll
And I want to know
The same thing
Everyone wants to know
How it going to end?
Tathagata
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waltzing Matilda - Shane McGowan+ the Pogues
When I was a young man I carried my pack
And I lived the free life of a rover
From the Murrays green basin to the dusty outback
I waltzed my Matilda all over
Then in nineteen fifteen my country said Son
It's time to stop rambling 'cause there's work to be done
So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun
And they sent me away to the war
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
As we sailed away from the quay
And amidst all the tears and the shouts and the cheers
We sailed off to Gallipoli
How well I remember that terrible day
How the blood stained the sand and the water
And how in that hell that they called Suvla Bay
We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter
Johnny Turk he was ready, he primed himself well
He chased us with bullets, he rained us with shells
And in five minutes flat he'd blown us all to hell
Nearly blew us right back to Australia
But the band played Waltzing Matilda
As we stopped to bury our slain
We buried ours and the Turks buried theirs
Then we started all over again
Now those that were left, well we tried to survive
In a mad world of blood, death and fire
And for ten weary weeks I kept myself alive
But around me the corpses piled higher
Then a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over tit
And when I woke up in my hospital bed
And saw what it had done, I wished I was dead
Never knew there were worse things than dying
For no more I'll go waltzing Matilda
All around the green bush far and near
For to hump tent and pegs, a man needs two legs
No more waltzing Matilda for me
So they collected the cripples, the wounded, the maimed
And they shipped us back home to Australia
The armless, the legless, the blind, the insane
Those proud wounded heroes of Suvla
And as our ship pulled into Circular Quay
I looked at the place where my legs used to be
And thank Christ there was nobody waiting for me
To grieve and to mourn and to pity
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
As they carried us down the gangway
But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared
Then turned all their faces away
And now every April I sit on my porch
And I watch the parade pass before me
And I watch my old comrades, how proudly they march
Reliving old dreams of past glory
And the old men march slowly, all bent, stiff and sore
The forgotten heroes from a forgotten war
And the young people ask, "What are they marching for?"
And I ask myself the same question
And the band plays Waltzing Matilda
And the old men answer to the call
But year after year their numbers get fewer
Some day no one will march there at all
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me
And their ghosts may be heard as you pass the Billabong
Who'll come-a-waltzing Matilda with me?
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They announced a Pogues tour with McGowan and they were playing Boston on March 14th...they were sold out in 30 minutes.
Fuckers
When I was a young man I carried my pack
And I lived the free life of a rover
From the Murrays green basin to the dusty outback
I waltzed my Matilda all over
Then in nineteen fifteen my country said Son
It's time to stop rambling 'cause there's work to be done
So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun
And they sent me away to the war
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
As we sailed away from the quay
And amidst all the tears and the shouts and the cheers
We sailed off to Gallipoli
How well I remember that terrible day
How the blood stained the sand and the water
And how in that hell that they called Suvla Bay
We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter
Johnny Turk he was ready, he primed himself well
He chased us with bullets, he rained us with shells
And in five minutes flat he'd blown us all to hell
Nearly blew us right back to Australia
But the band played Waltzing Matilda
As we stopped to bury our slain
We buried ours and the Turks buried theirs
Then we started all over again
Now those that were left, well we tried to survive
In a mad world of blood, death and fire
And for ten weary weeks I kept myself alive
But around me the corpses piled higher
Then a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over tit
And when I woke up in my hospital bed
And saw what it had done, I wished I was dead
Never knew there were worse things than dying
For no more I'll go waltzing Matilda
All around the green bush far and near
For to hump tent and pegs, a man needs two legs
No more waltzing Matilda for me
So they collected the cripples, the wounded, the maimed
And they shipped us back home to Australia
The armless, the legless, the blind, the insane
Those proud wounded heroes of Suvla
And as our ship pulled into Circular Quay
I looked at the place where my legs used to be
And thank Christ there was nobody waiting for me
To grieve and to mourn and to pity
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
As they carried us down the gangway
But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared
Then turned all their faces away
And now every April I sit on my porch
And I watch the parade pass before me
And I watch my old comrades, how proudly they march
Reliving old dreams of past glory
And the old men march slowly, all bent, stiff and sore
The forgotten heroes from a forgotten war
And the young people ask, "What are they marching for?"
And I ask myself the same question
And the band plays Waltzing Matilda
And the old men answer to the call
But year after year their numbers get fewer
Some day no one will march there at all
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me
And their ghosts may be heard as you pass the Billabong
Who'll come-a-waltzing Matilda with me?
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They announced a Pogues tour with McGowan and they were playing Boston on March 14th...they were sold out in 30 minutes.
Fuckers
TheRainMan
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Tathagata said:meshugenah
that song makes me cry every time
as one drunken bleary eyed irishman said at a Pogues concert to me while waiting for Shane to show up
" ya know...Shane's a feckin genius"
I , of course, agreed
Shane is no doubt a feckin' genius, but he did not write "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda." Eric Bogle (Australian, emigrated from Scotland), an Aussie singer did.
Shane sure sang the hell out of it, though.
annaswirls
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"And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere"
~a guy sang this at church a couple of weeks ago, funnier to hear, but the lyrics, I think, are wonderful in their warmth.
ARTIST: Dar Williams
TITLE: The Christians and the Pagans
Lyrics and Chords
Amber called her uncle, said "We're up here for the holiday
Jane and I were having Solstice, now we need a place to stay"
And her Christ-loving uncle watched his wife hang Mary on a tree
He watched his son hang candy canes all made with red dye number three
He told his niece, "It's Christmas eve, I know our life is not your style"
She said, "Christmas is like Solstice, and we miss you and it's been awhile"
/ G C Am D / / Em C Am D / / G C Am D / /
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
And just before the meal was served, hands were held and prayers were said
Sending hope for peace on earth to all their gods and goddesses
/ G C Em D / / Em C Am D / Em C Am D G - /
The food was great, the tree plugged in, the meal had gone without a hitch
Till Timmy turned to Amber and said, "Is it true that you're a witch?"
His mom jumped up and said, "The pies are burning," and she hit the kitchen
And it was Jane who spoke, she said, "It's true, your cousin's not a Christian"
"But we love trees, we love the snow, the friends we have, the world we share
And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere"
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
And where does magic come from, I think magic's in the learning
Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning
When Amber tried to do the dishes, her aunt said, "Really, no, don't bother"
Amber's uncle saw how Amber looked like Tim and like her father
He thought about his brother, how they hadn't spoken in a year
He thought he'd call him up and say, "It's Christmas and your daughter's here"
He thought of fathers, sons and brothers, saw his own son tug his sleeve saying
"Can I be a Pagan?" Dad said, "We'll discuss it when they leave"
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
Lighting trees in darkness, learning new ways from the old, and
Making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold
~a guy sang this at church a couple of weeks ago, funnier to hear, but the lyrics, I think, are wonderful in their warmth.
ARTIST: Dar Williams
TITLE: The Christians and the Pagans
Lyrics and Chords
Amber called her uncle, said "We're up here for the holiday
Jane and I were having Solstice, now we need a place to stay"
And her Christ-loving uncle watched his wife hang Mary on a tree
He watched his son hang candy canes all made with red dye number three
He told his niece, "It's Christmas eve, I know our life is not your style"
She said, "Christmas is like Solstice, and we miss you and it's been awhile"
/ G C Am D / / Em C Am D / / G C Am D / /
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
And just before the meal was served, hands were held and prayers were said
Sending hope for peace on earth to all their gods and goddesses
/ G C Em D / / Em C Am D / Em C Am D G - /
The food was great, the tree plugged in, the meal had gone without a hitch
Till Timmy turned to Amber and said, "Is it true that you're a witch?"
His mom jumped up and said, "The pies are burning," and she hit the kitchen
And it was Jane who spoke, she said, "It's true, your cousin's not a Christian"
"But we love trees, we love the snow, the friends we have, the world we share
And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere"
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
And where does magic come from, I think magic's in the learning
Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning
When Amber tried to do the dishes, her aunt said, "Really, no, don't bother"
Amber's uncle saw how Amber looked like Tim and like her father
He thought about his brother, how they hadn't spoken in a year
He thought he'd call him up and say, "It's Christmas and your daughter's here"
He thought of fathers, sons and brothers, saw his own son tug his sleeve saying
"Can I be a Pagan?" Dad said, "We'll discuss it when they leave"
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
Lighting trees in darkness, learning new ways from the old, and
Making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold
annaswirls
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so monkey man, you submit some poetry to TenThousandMonkeys.com yet? the site was made for you 
god I love the pogues like no other.
god I love the pogues like no other.
Tathagata said:meshugenah
that song makes me cry every time
as one drunken bleary eyed irishman said at a Pogues concert to me while waiting for Shane to show up
" ya know...Shane's a feckin genius"
I , of course, agreed
TheRainMan
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In Memorium
The Mountain
(Steve Earle)
I was born on this mountain a long time ago,
before they knocked down the timber and strip-mined the coal.
You rose in the mornin' before it was light
to go down in that dark hole and come back up at night.
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home.
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe.
They took everything that she gave, now they're gone.
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home.
I was young on this mountain, but now I am old,
and I knew every hollow, every cool swimming hole
till one night I lay down and woke up to find
that my childhood was over, and I went down in the mine.
There's a hole in this mountain. It's dark and it's deep
and God only knows all the secrets it keeps.
There's a chill in the air only miners can feel,
there are ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed.
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home.
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe.
They took everything that she gave, now they're gone.
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home.
The Mountain
(Steve Earle)
I was born on this mountain a long time ago,
before they knocked down the timber and strip-mined the coal.
You rose in the mornin' before it was light
to go down in that dark hole and come back up at night.
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home.
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe.
They took everything that she gave, now they're gone.
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home.
I was young on this mountain, but now I am old,
and I knew every hollow, every cool swimming hole
till one night I lay down and woke up to find
that my childhood was over, and I went down in the mine.
There's a hole in this mountain. It's dark and it's deep
and God only knows all the secrets it keeps.
There's a chill in the air only miners can feel,
there are ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed.
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home.
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe.
They took everything that she gave, now they're gone.
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home.
tungtied2u
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Timely song Pat
Reminded me of this onefor some reason....the first Bee Gees song I ever heard...
New York Mining Disaster 1941
Bee Gees
(Unknown)
In the event of something happening to me,
there is something I would like you all to see.
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew.
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones.
I keep straining my ears to hear a sound.
Maybe someone is digging underground,
or have they given up and all gone home to bed,
thinking those who once existed must be dead.
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones.
In the event of something happening to me,
there is something I would like you all to see.
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew.
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
----------------------------------------------------
Tears of joy for those rescued in West Virginia....
Teras of sadness for those who lost a loved one......
Reminded me of this onefor some reason....the first Bee Gees song I ever heard...
New York Mining Disaster 1941
Bee Gees
(Unknown)
In the event of something happening to me,
there is something I would like you all to see.
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew.
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones.
I keep straining my ears to hear a sound.
Maybe someone is digging underground,
or have they given up and all gone home to bed,
thinking those who once existed must be dead.
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones.
In the event of something happening to me,
there is something I would like you all to see.
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew.
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
----------------------------------------------------
Tears of joy for those rescued in West Virginia....
Teras of sadness for those who lost a loved one......
Angeline
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Oh Gershwin!
Embraceable You
George & Ira Gershwin
Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you
Embrace me, you irreplaceable you
just one look at you my heart grew tipsy in me
You and you alone bring out the gypsy in me
I love all the many charms about you
above all I want my arms about
Don't be a naughty baby...
come to Mama come to Mama do
My sweet embraceable you
T
Embraceable You
George & Ira Gershwin
Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you
Embrace me, you irreplaceable you
just one look at you my heart grew tipsy in me
You and you alone bring out the gypsy in me
I love all the many charms about you
above all I want my arms about
Don't be a naughty baby...
come to Mama come to Mama do
My sweet embraceable you
T
Angeline
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All That You Have is Your Soul
Tracey Chapman
Oh my mama told me
'Cause she say she learned the hard way
She say she wanna spare the children
She say don't give or sell your soul away
'Cause all that you have is your soul
Well I was a pretty young girl once
I had dreams I had high hopes
I married a man he stole my heart away
He gave his love but what a high price I paid
All that you have is your soul
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul
Why was I such a young fool
Thought I'd make history
Making babies was the best I could do
Thought I'd made something that could be mine forever
Found out the hard way one can't possess another
And all that you have is your soul
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul
I thought, thought that I could find a way
To beat the system
To make a deal and have no debts to pay
I'd take it all, I’d take it all, I'd run away
Me for myself first class and first rate
But all that you have is your soul
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul
Here I am, I'm waiting for a better day
A second chance
A little luck to come my way
A hope to dream, a hope that I can sleep again
And wake in the world with a clear conscience and clean hands
'Cause all that you have is your soul
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul
Oh my mama told me
'Cause she say she learned the hard way
She say she wanna spare the children
She say don't give or sell your soul away
'Cause all that you have is your soul
All that you have
All that you have
All that you have
Is your soul
Tracey Chapman
Oh my mama told me
'Cause she say she learned the hard way
She say she wanna spare the children
She say don't give or sell your soul away
'Cause all that you have is your soul
Well I was a pretty young girl once
I had dreams I had high hopes
I married a man he stole my heart away
He gave his love but what a high price I paid
All that you have is your soul
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul
Why was I such a young fool
Thought I'd make history
Making babies was the best I could do
Thought I'd made something that could be mine forever
Found out the hard way one can't possess another
And all that you have is your soul
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul
I thought, thought that I could find a way
To beat the system
To make a deal and have no debts to pay
I'd take it all, I’d take it all, I'd run away
Me for myself first class and first rate
But all that you have is your soul
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul
Here I am, I'm waiting for a better day
A second chance
A little luck to come my way
A hope to dream, a hope that I can sleep again
And wake in the world with a clear conscience and clean hands
'Cause all that you have is your soul
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul
Oh my mama told me
'Cause she say she learned the hard way
She say she wanna spare the children
She say don't give or sell your soul away
'Cause all that you have is your soul
All that you have
All that you have
All that you have
Is your soul
tungtied2u
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Simon and Garfunkel
I Am A Rock
A winter’s day
In a deep and dark December
I am alone
Gazing from my window from the street below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow
I am a rock
I am an island
I’ve built walls
A fortress deep and mighty
That none may penetrate
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain
It’s laughter and it’s loving I disdain
I am a rock
I am an island
Don’t talk of love but I’ve heard the word before
It’s sleeping in my memory
I won’t disturb the slumber of feelings that have died
If I never loved I never would have cried
I am a rock
I am an island
I have my books
And my poetry to protect me
I am shielded in my armor
Hiding in my room safe within my womb
I touch no one and no one touches me
I am a rock
I am an island
And a rock feels no pain
And an island never cries
I Am A Rock
A winter’s day
In a deep and dark December
I am alone
Gazing from my window from the street below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow
I am a rock
I am an island
I’ve built walls
A fortress deep and mighty
That none may penetrate
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain
It’s laughter and it’s loving I disdain
I am a rock
I am an island
Don’t talk of love but I’ve heard the word before
It’s sleeping in my memory
I won’t disturb the slumber of feelings that have died
If I never loved I never would have cried
I am a rock
I am an island
I have my books
And my poetry to protect me
I am shielded in my armor
Hiding in my room safe within my womb
I touch no one and no one touches me
I am a rock
I am an island
And a rock feels no pain
And an island never cries
tungtied2u
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Carole KIng
Beautiful
You've got to get up every morning With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beatiful as you feel
Waiting at the station with a workday wind a-blowing
I've got nothing to do but watch the passers-by
Mirrored in their faces I see frustration growing
And they don't see it showing, why do I?
You've got to get up every morning With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beatiful as you feel
I have often asked myself for reasons for the sadness
In a world where tears are just a lullabye
If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try
You've got to get up every morning With a smile in your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beatiful as you feel
Beautiful
You've got to get up every morning With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beatiful as you feel
Waiting at the station with a workday wind a-blowing
I've got nothing to do but watch the passers-by
Mirrored in their faces I see frustration growing
And they don't see it showing, why do I?
You've got to get up every morning With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beatiful as you feel
I have often asked myself for reasons for the sadness
In a world where tears are just a lullabye
If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try
You've got to get up every morning With a smile in your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beatiful as you feel
CharleyH
Curioser and curiouser
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Not sure of the song, but its amazing - Michelle Wright? Amazing song, but not sure if it's her ... the chorus goes:
Could you look me in the eyes
and tell me that you're happy now?
Would you tell it to my face .... and ...."
Do not know the rest of the chorus or who sings it -sorry
Could you look me in the eyes
and tell me that you're happy now?
Would you tell it to my face .... and ...."
Do not know the rest of the chorus or who sings it -sorry
Tzara
Continental
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And, and, my other favorite Canadian folkies, for Tess
Hey. Not Joni. Wanta listen to some great music? Get French Record by Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Yeah, yeah. The lyrics are all in français.
So who cares? It's great music! And this one rocks.
Complainte Pour Ste Catherine
Anna McGarrigle/Philip Tatartcheff
Moi, j'me promene sur Ste Cath'rine
J'profite d'la chaleur du metro
J'ne regarde pas dans les vitrines
Quand il fait trente en d'ssous d'zero
Y'a longtemps qu'on fait d'la politique
Vingt ans de guerre contre les moustiques
Je ne me sens pas intripide
Quand il fait fret j'fais pas du ski
J'ai pas d'motel aux laurentides
Le sunday c'est l'soir du hockey
Y'a longtemps qu'on fait d'la politique
Vingt ans de guerre contre les moustiques
Faut pas car que j'suis une imbecile
Parce que j'chauf pas une convertible
La gloire c'est pas mal inutile
Aux prix du gas c'est trop penible
Y'a longtemps qu'on fait d'la politique
Vingt ans de guerre contre les moustiques
On s'est sous frappe cs s'adonne
On a toujours eu du bon temps
Parce qu'on est sur la terre des hommes
Memes les femmes et les enfants
Y'a longtemps qu'on fait d'la politique
Vingt ans de guerre contre les moustiques
Croyez pas qu'on n'est pas chretiens
Le dimance on promene son chien
La la la la la la la la la
Hey. Not Joni. Wanta listen to some great music? Get French Record by Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Yeah, yeah. The lyrics are all in français.
So who cares? It's great music! And this one rocks.
Complainte Pour Ste Catherine
Anna McGarrigle/Philip Tatartcheff
Moi, j'me promene sur Ste Cath'rine
J'profite d'la chaleur du metro
J'ne regarde pas dans les vitrines
Quand il fait trente en d'ssous d'zero
Y'a longtemps qu'on fait d'la politique
Vingt ans de guerre contre les moustiques
Je ne me sens pas intripide
Quand il fait fret j'fais pas du ski
J'ai pas d'motel aux laurentides
Le sunday c'est l'soir du hockey
Y'a longtemps qu'on fait d'la politique
Vingt ans de guerre contre les moustiques
Faut pas car que j'suis une imbecile
Parce que j'chauf pas une convertible
La gloire c'est pas mal inutile
Aux prix du gas c'est trop penible
Y'a longtemps qu'on fait d'la politique
Vingt ans de guerre contre les moustiques
On s'est sous frappe cs s'adonne
On a toujours eu du bon temps
Parce qu'on est sur la terre des hommes
Memes les femmes et les enfants
Y'a longtemps qu'on fait d'la politique
Vingt ans de guerre contre les moustiques
Croyez pas qu'on n'est pas chretiens
Le dimance on promene son chien
La la la la la la la la la
Harry Leg
Literotica Tofu
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- Posts
- 1,576
Are You Happy Now - Michelle BranchCharleyH said:
Now, don’t just walk away
Pretending everything’s ok
And you don’t care about me
And I know there’s just no use
When all your lies become your truths and I don’t care... yeah, yeah, yeah
Could you look me in the eye
And tell me that you’re happy now, ohhh, ohhh
Would you tell it to my face or have I been erased,
Are you happy now?
Are you happy now?
You took all there was to take,
And left me with an empty plate
And you don’t care about it, yeah.
And I am givin' up this game
I’m leaving you with all the blame cause I don’t care, yeah, yeah yeah,
Could you look me in the eye?
And tell me that you’re happy now, oohh oohhh
Would you tell it to my face or have I been erased,
Are you happy now? Ohhh, ohhhh
Are you happy now?
Are you happy now? yeah, yeah, yeah.
Do you really have everything you want?
You can't ever give somethin' you ain't got
You can’t run away from yourself
Could you look me in the eye?
and tell me that you're happy now, yeah, yeah
come on, tell it to my face or have i been replaced,
are you happy now? Ohhh, ohhhh
are you happy now?
Would you look me in the eye?
Could you look me in the eye?
I’ve had all that I can take
I'm not about to break
Cause I’m happy now, ohhh, ohhh
Are you happy now?
clutching_calliope
by the ankles
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- Posts
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Song I woke up to and it won't leave my head...
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(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man by Muddy Waters
The gypsy woman told my mother
Before I was born
I got a boy child's comin'
He's gonna be a son of a gun
He gonna make pretty women's
Jump and shout
Then the world wanna know
What this all about
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
I got a black cat bone
I got a mojo too
I got the Johnny Concheroo
I'm gonna mess with you
I'm gonna make you girls
Lead me by my hand
Then the world will know
The hoochie coochie man
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Oh you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
On the seventh hours
On the seventh day
On the seventh month
The seven doctors say
He was born for good luck
And that you'll see
I got seven hundred dollars
Don't you mess with me
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
The gypsy woman told my mother
Before I was born
I got a boy child's comin'
He's gonna be a son of a gun
He gonna make pretty women's
Jump and shout
Then the world wanna know
What this all about
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
I got a black cat bone
I got a mojo too
I got the Johnny Concheroo
I'm gonna mess with you
I'm gonna make you girls
Lead me by my hand
Then the world will know
The hoochie coochie man
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Oh you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
On the seventh hours
On the seventh day
On the seventh month
The seven doctors say
He was born for good luck
And that you'll see
I got seven hundred dollars
Don't you mess with me
But you know I'm him
Everybody knows I'm him
Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Everybody knows I'm him
bluerains
528 inception
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- Posts
- 2,777
Hot Tuna Lyrics -
- Hesitation Blues Lyrics
In this world I'm living in I see the light
Sins are gone, now I know what is wrong and right
Morning came on slowly pushing back the night
It's good times now that I can see the light
On this road I'm walking on I see my way
Paradise I'm living for each and every day
'Bout the crossroads of the past, nothing more to say
It's good times now but we can see our way
In this sea I'm moving through, feel my life complete
With the one I'm living for time is, oh, so sweet
Feeling us together, living in the bright
It's good times now, we can see the light
In this world I'm living in I see the light
Sins are gone, now I know what is wrong and right
Morning came on slowly pushing back the night
It's good times now that we can see the light
- Hesitation Blues Lyrics
In this world I'm living in I see the light
Sins are gone, now I know what is wrong and right
Morning came on slowly pushing back the night
It's good times now that I can see the light
On this road I'm walking on I see my way
Paradise I'm living for each and every day
'Bout the crossroads of the past, nothing more to say
It's good times now but we can see our way
In this sea I'm moving through, feel my life complete
With the one I'm living for time is, oh, so sweet
Feeling us together, living in the bright
It's good times now, we can see the light
In this world I'm living in I see the light
Sins are gone, now I know what is wrong and right
Morning came on slowly pushing back the night
It's good times now that we can see the light
darkmaas
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- Posts
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Walt Whitman's Niece
Last night or the night before that,
I won’t say which night
A seaman friend of mine,
I’ll not say which seaman,
Walked up to a big old building,
I won’t say which building,
And would have not walked up the stairs,
Not to say which stairs,
If there had not been two girls,
Leaving out the names of those two girls.
I recall a door, a big long room,
I’ll not tell which room,
I remember a deep blue rug,
But I can’t say which rug,
A girl took down a book of poems,
Not to say which book of poems,
And as she read, I lay my head,
And I can’t tell which head,
Down in her lap, and I can mention which lap
My seaman buddy and girl moved off
After a couple of pages and there I was,
All night long, laying and listening
And forgetting the poems.
And as well as I could recall
Or my seaman buddy could recollect,
My girl had told us that she was a niece,
Of Walt Whitman, but not which niece,
And it takes a night and a girl
And a book of this kind
A long long time to find it’s way back
Words: woody guthrie 1946 - music: billy bragg 1997
Last night or the night before that,
I won’t say which night
A seaman friend of mine,
I’ll not say which seaman,
Walked up to a big old building,
I won’t say which building,
And would have not walked up the stairs,
Not to say which stairs,
If there had not been two girls,
Leaving out the names of those two girls.
I recall a door, a big long room,
I’ll not tell which room,
I remember a deep blue rug,
But I can’t say which rug,
A girl took down a book of poems,
Not to say which book of poems,
And as she read, I lay my head,
And I can’t tell which head,
Down in her lap, and I can mention which lap
My seaman buddy and girl moved off
After a couple of pages and there I was,
All night long, laying and listening
And forgetting the poems.
And as well as I could recall
Or my seaman buddy could recollect,
My girl had told us that she was a niece,
Of Walt Whitman, but not which niece,
And it takes a night and a girl
And a book of this kind
A long long time to find it’s way back
Words: woody guthrie 1946 - music: billy bragg 1997
Angeline
Poet Chick
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- Posts
- 27,158
R.I.P. Wilson Pickett
March 18, 1941-January 19, 2006
Midnight Hour
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love comes tumblin' down.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
when there's no one else around.
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
and do all the things I told you
in the midnight hour, yes I am.
Yes I am.
I'm gonna wait till the stars come out
and see that sweet love in your eyes.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love begins to shine.
You're the only girl I know
that really loves me so
in the midnight hour.
Just you and I, oh baby.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love comes tumblin' down.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love begins to shine.
Just you and I.
Just you and I, nobody around.
Just you and I.
Just you and I.
March 18, 1941-January 19, 2006
Midnight Hour
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love comes tumblin' down.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
when there's no one else around.
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
and do all the things I told you
in the midnight hour, yes I am.
Yes I am.
I'm gonna wait till the stars come out
and see that sweet love in your eyes.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love begins to shine.
You're the only girl I know
that really loves me so
in the midnight hour.
Just you and I, oh baby.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love comes tumblin' down.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love begins to shine.
Just you and I.
Just you and I, nobody around.
Just you and I.
Just you and I.
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tungtied2u
Not necessary
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- Posts
- 2,704
Together again.....more Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally!
Guess you better slow your mustang down...
(oh lord...what i said now...)
Mustang Sally now baby....oh Lord...
Guess you better slow your mustang down...
(oh yeah)
You been running all over the town now...
OH!...Guess i'll have to put your flat feet on the ground....
(Ha!...what I said now...)
Listen:
All you wanna do is ride around Sally....
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
Listen here....one of these lonely mornings,
OH!...gonna' be wiping your weeping eyes...(HUH!)
What i say now! Lookey here...
I bought you a brand-new mustang,
a 1965.
Now you come around, single, fine, woman...
and don't wanna let me ride...
Mustang Sally, now baby, oh lord,
Guess you better slow that mustang down....(Huh...oh Lord)
You been running all over town...OH!
Gotta put your flat feet on the ground...
What i said now...let me say it one more time.
Now all you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
(Hey Ange! I made it!)
Angeline said:March 18, 1941-January 19, 2006
Midnight Hour
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love comes tumblin' down.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
when there's no one else around.
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
and do all the things I told you
in the midnight hour, yes I am.
Yes I am.
I'm gonna wait till the stars come out
and see that sweet love in your eyes.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love begins to shine.
You're the only girl I know
that really loves me so
in the midnight hour.
Just you and I, oh baby.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love comes tumblin' down.
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour,
that's when my love begins to shine.
Just you and I.
Just you and I, nobody around.
Just you and I.
Just you and I.
Mustang Sally!
Guess you better slow your mustang down...
(oh lord...what i said now...)
Mustang Sally now baby....oh Lord...
Guess you better slow your mustang down...
(oh yeah)
You been running all over the town now...
OH!...Guess i'll have to put your flat feet on the ground....
(Ha!...what I said now...)
Listen:
All you wanna do is ride around Sally....
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
Listen here....one of these lonely mornings,
OH!...gonna' be wiping your weeping eyes...(HUH!)
What i say now! Lookey here...
I bought you a brand-new mustang,
a 1965.
Now you come around, single, fine, woman...
and don't wanna let me ride...
Mustang Sally, now baby, oh lord,
Guess you better slow that mustang down....(Huh...oh Lord)
You been running all over town...OH!
Gotta put your flat feet on the ground...
What i said now...let me say it one more time.
Now all you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
(Hey Ange! I made it!)
Angeline
Poet Chick
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2002
- Posts
- 27,158
tungtied2u said:Mustang Sally!
Guess you better slow your mustang down...
(oh lord...what i said now...)
Mustang Sally now baby....oh Lord...
Guess you better slow your mustang down...
(oh yeah)
You been running all over the town now...
OH!...Guess i'll have to put your flat feet on the ground....
(Ha!...what I said now...)
Listen:
All you wanna do is ride around Sally....
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
Listen here....one of these lonely mornings,
OH!...gonna' be wiping your weeping eyes...(HUH!)
What i say now! Lookey here...
I bought you a brand-new mustang,
a 1965.
Now you come around, single, fine, woman...
and don't wanna let me ride...
Mustang Sally, now baby, oh lord,
Guess you better slow that mustang down....(Huh...oh Lord)
You been running all over town...OH!
Gotta put your flat feet on the ground...
What i said now...let me say it one more time.
Now all you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
All you wanna do is ride around Sally...
(Ride, Sally, Ride)
(Hey Ange! I made it!)
Yay!
I saw your name in the thread and that's just what I thought: he made it!
Welcome home.
