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If I never saw you
You'd still live in my dreams Calling out from stages And music magazines ?If I were a painter You'd be green and gold Carved out of matches But broken out of stone ?Taken from the fire of your fiddle Words of unspoken, blinding truth If I couldn't see it, I was lost in my youth But I'm going back to Memphis - after you. ?If I could have seen you With blood on your bones Poison in your fingers But music in your soul ?You could have been my lover Taught me everything I know But now we are your children Your flowers in the snow ?But all you ever wanted was to see the heart of the city, oh And all you ever got was hand to mouth So I know you'll be walking for a long, long time Cause you're going back to Memphis - heading South. ?Brothers till the night came And whispered in the pines Tempting me with secrets To play a game with time ?Now I feel you in the walls And I know you're in the air And it's just like I can touch you You're living everywhere ?But all you ever wanted was to be in the heart of the city, oh And all you ever got was handed out So I know we'll be walking for a long, long time Cause we're going back to Memphis - heading South Going back to Memphis - heading South. ? |
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We carried you in our arms on Independence Day
And now you'd throw us all aside and put us all away Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun could treat a father so? To wait upon him hand and foot and always tell him "No" Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief It was all very painless When you went out to receive All that false instruction Which we never could believe And now the heart is filled with gold As if it was a purse But, oh, what kind of love is this Which goes from bad to worse? Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief We pointed you the way to go And scratched your name in sand Though you just thought it was nothing more Than a place for you to stand I want you to know that while we watched You discovered no one would be true That I myself was among The ones who thought It was just a childish thing to do Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief |
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Forefather pointed to kingdom come
Sadly told his only son Just be careful what you do It all comes back on you. False witness spread the news Somebody's gonna lose Either she or me or you, Nothing we can do. (Chorus) Don't you say a word Or reveal a thing you've learned Time will tell you well If you truly, truly fell Tarred and feathered, yea! Thistled and thorned, One or the other He kindly warned. Now you look out the window tell me What do you see? I see a golden calf pointing Back at me. I been sitting in here for so darn long Waitin' for the end to come along. Holy coaster's on the brink Take a chance, swim or sink. False witness, cast an evil eye said I cannot tell a lie, Haints and saints don't bother me I'm not alone you see. (Chorus) |
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Ten years ago, on a cool dark night
There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light There were few at the scene, and they all did agree That the man who ran looked a lot like me The judge said "Son, what is your alibi? If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die" I spoke not a word, although it meant my life I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave where the night winds wail Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees Nobody knows but me The scaffold was high and eternity neared She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans In a long black veil, she cries over my bones |
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I know she's a tracker, any scarlet would back her
They say she's a chooser, but I just can't refuse her She was just there, but then she can't be here no more And as my mind unweaves, I feel the freeze down in my knees But just before she leaves, she receives She's been down in the dunes and she's dealt with the goons Now she drinks from the bitter cup, I'm trying to get her to give it up She was just here, I fear she can't be here no more And as my mind unweaves, I feel the freeze down in my knees But just before she leaves, she receives It's long, long when she's gone, I get weary holding on Now I'm coldly fading fast, I don't think I'm gonna last Very much longer "She's stoned" said the Swede, and the moon calf agreed I'm like a viper in shock with my eyes in the clock She was just there somewhere and here I am again And as my mind unweaves, I feel the freeze down in my knees But just before she leaves, she receives |
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| 4:34 |
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I Pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' about half past dead
Just need to find a place where I can lay my head "Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?" He just grinned and shook my hand and, "No", was all he said Take a load off Anny Take a load for free Take a load off Anny And you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) I picked up my bag and I went lookin' for a place to hide When I say Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side And I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, would yo go downtown" And she said, "Well, I gotta go but my friend can stick around" And take a load off Anny Take a load for free Take a load off Anny And you put the load right on me (You Put the load right on me) Go down, Miss Moses, there ain't nothin' that yo ucan say 'Cause just ol' Luke and Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day "Well, now Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?" He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you stay an' keep Anna Lee company?" Take a load off Anny Take a load for free Take a load off Anny And you put the load off Anny And you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog He said, "I will fix your rags, if you'll take Jack, my dog" I said, "wait a munute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man" He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can?" Take a load off Anny Take a load for free Take a load off Anny And you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) Catch a Cannonball, now, to thake me down the line My, my bag is sinkin' low and I do believe It's time To get back to Miss Anny, you know she's the only one Who sent me here with her regards for everyone Take a load off Anny Take a load for free Take a load off Anny And you put the load right on me (You put the load right on me) |
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They say everything can be replaced
They say every distance is not near So I remember every face Of every man who put me here I see my light come shinin' From the west down to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released They say every man needs protection They say that every man must fall Yet I swear I see my reflection Somewhere so high above this wall I see my light come shinin' From the west down to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released Now, yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd A man who swears he's not to blame All day long, I hear him shouting so loud Just crying out that he was framed I see my light come shinin' From the west down to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released |
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| 4:28 |
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When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go?
Straight down the Mississippi river, to the Gulf of Mexico To Lake Charles, Louisiana, little Bessie, girl that I once knew She told me just to come on by, if there's anything she could do Up on Cripple Creek she sends me If I spring a leak she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one Good luck had just stung me, to the race track I did go She bet on one horse to win and I bet on another to show The odds were in my favor, I had 'em five to one When that nag to win came around the track, sure enough she had won Up on Cripple Creek she sends me If I spring a leak she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one I took up all of my winnings, and I gave my little Bessie half She tore it up and threw it in my face, just for a laugh Now there's one thing in the whole wide world, I sure would like to see That's when that little love of mine, dips her doughnut in my tea Up on Cripple Creek she sends me If I spring a leak she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one Now me and my mate were back at the shack, we had Spike Jones on the box She said, "I can't take the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk" Now that just gave my heart a throb, to the bottom of my feet And I swore as I took another pull, my Bessie can't be beat Up on Cripple Creek she sends me If I spring a leak she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one Now there's a flood out in California and up north it's freezing cold And this living on the road is getting pretty old So I guess I'll call up my big mama, tell her I'll be rolling in But you know, deep down, I'm kind of tempted to go and see my Bessie again Up on Cripple Creek she sends me If I spring a leak she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one |
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| 3:02 |
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Rag Mama rag, I can't believe its true
Rag Mama rag, what did you do? I crawled up to the railroad track Let the 4:19 scratch my back Sag Mama sag, what's come over you Rag Mama rag, I'm pullin' out your gag Gonna turn you loose like an old caboose Got a tail I need to drag I ask about your turtle And you ask about the weather I can't jump a hurdle and We can't get together We could be relaxin' In my sleepin' bag But all you want to do for me, Mama, is Rag Mama rag, there's no where to go Rag mama rag, come on, rosin up the bow Rag Mama rag, where do you roam Rag Mama rag, bring your skinny little body back home It's dog eat dog and cat eat mouse You can rag Mama rag all over my house Hailstones beatin' on the roof The bourbon is a hundred proof And you and me and the telephone Our destiny is quite well known We don't need to sit and brag All we gotta do is rag, Mama, rag, Mama, rag Rag Mama rag, where do you roam Rag Mama rag, bring your skinny little body back home |
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| 3:31 |
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Virgil Kane is the name
And I served on the Danville train 'Till Stoneman's cavalry came And tore up the tracks again In the winter of '65 We were hungry, just barely alive By May the 10th, Richmond had fell It's a time I remember, oh so well The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "Na, na, la, na, na, la" Back with my wife in Tennessee When one day she called to me "Virgil, quick, come see, There goes Robert E. Lee!" Now, I don't mind chopping wood And I don't care if the money's no good You take what you need And you leave the rest But they should never Have taken the very best The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing They went, "Na, na, la, na, na, la" Like my father before me I will work the land And like my brother above me Who took a rebel stand He was just 18, proud and brave But a Yankee laid him in his grave I swear by the mud below my feet You can't raise a Kane back up When he's in defeat The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing They went, "Na, na, la, na, na, la" The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "Na, na, la, na, na, la" |
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Unfaithful servant, I hear you're leavin' soon in the mornin'
What did you do to the lady, that she's gonna have to send you away? Unfaithful servant, you don't have to say you're sorry, If you done it just for the spite, or did you do it just for the glory? Like a stranger you turned your back, Left your keep and gone to pack But bear in mind who's to blame for all the shame She really cared The time she spared And the home you shared Unfaithful servant, I can hear the whistle blowin', Yes, that train is a-comin' and soon you'll be a-goin' Need us not bow our heads, for we won't be complainin' Life has been good to us all, even when that sky is rainin' To take it like a grain of salt, Is all I can do and it's no one's fault It makes no diff'rence if we fade away It's just as it was And it's much to cold for me to stay Goodbye to that country home, so long, lady I have known, Farewell to my other side, I'd best just take it in stride Unfaithful servant, you'll learn to find your place I can see it in your smile, and, yes, I can see it in your face The mem'ries will linger on, But the good old days, they're all gone Oh, lonesome servant, can't you see, We're still one and the same Just you and me |
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Corn in the fields.
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water, King Harvest has surely come. I work for the union 'cause she's so good to me; And I'm bound to come out on top, That's where I should be. I will hear every word the boss may say, For he's the one who hands me down my pay. Looks like this time I'm gonna get to stay, I'm a union man, now, all the way. The smell of the leaves, From the magnolia trees in the meadow, King Harvest has surely come. Dry summer, then comes fall, Which I depend on most of all. Hey, rainmaker, can't you hear my call? Please let these crops grow tall. Long enough I've been up on Skid Row And it's plain to see, I've nothing to show. I'm glad to pay those union dues, Just don't judge me by my shoes. Scarecrow and a yellow moon, And pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town, King Harvest has surely come. Last year, this time, wasn't no joke, My whole barn went up in smoke. My horse Jethro, well he went mad And I can't remember things bein' so bad. Then there comes a man with a paper and a pen Tellin' us our hard times are about to end. And then, if they don't give us what we like He said, "Men, that's when you gotta go on strike." Corn in the fields. Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water, King Harvest has surely come. ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By ROBERTSON, ROBBIE Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. |
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| 4:00 |
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Go out yonder, peace in the valley
Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in Has anybody seen my lady? This living alone will drive me crazy Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in I'm gonna go down by the water But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no I'll just be looking for my neighbor And I hear that's where she's been? Oh! Out of nine lives, I spent seven Now, how in the world do you get to Heaven? Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in I just spent 60 days in the jailhouse For the crime of having no dough Now here I am back out on the street For the crime of having nowhere to go Save your neck or save your brother Looks like it's one or the other Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in Now two young kids might start a ruckus You know they feel you trying to shuck us Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in |
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| 3:09 |
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When your arms are empty, got nowhere to go
Come on out and catch this show There'll be saints and sinners, you'll see losers and winners All kinds of people you might want to know Once you get it, you can't forget it W.S. Walcott Medicine Show You know he always holds it in a tent And if you're looking for the real thing He can show you where it went There's a young faith healer he's a woman stealer He will cure by his command When the music's hot and you might have to stand To hear the Klondike Klu Klux steamboat band Don't you sweat it You can't forget it W.S. Walcott Medicine Show I'd rather die happy than not die at all For a man is a fool who will not heed the call Gonna see *Miss Brer Foxhole with bright diamonds in her teeth She is pure gold down underneath She's a rock and roll singer and a true dead ringer Boy, somethin' like you ain't never seen Once you get it You can't forget it W.S. Walcott Medicine Show W.S. Walcott Medicine Show W.S. Walcott Medicine Show W.S. Walcott Medicine Show |
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Daniel, Daniel and the sacred harp
Dancing through the clover Daniel, Daniel would you mind If I look it over I heard of this famous harp years ago back in my home town But I sure never thought old Daniel be the one to come and bring it around Tell me Daniel how the harp came into your posession Are you one of the chosen few who will march in the the procession? And Daniel said The sacred harp was handed down, from father unto son And me not being related, I could never be the one So I saved up all my silver, and took it to a man Who said he could deliver the harp, straight into my hand Three years I waited patiently 'Till he returned with the harp from the sea of Galilee He said there is one more thing I must ask But not of personal greed But I wouldn't listen I just grabbed the harp And said take what you may need Now Daniel looked quite satisfied, and the harp it seemed to glow But the price that Daniel had really paid, he did not even know Back to his brother he took his troubled mind And he said dear brother I'm in a bind But the brother would not hear his tale He said Old Daniel's gonna land in jail So to his father Daniel did run And he said oh father what have I done His father said son you've given in, you know you won your harp But you lost in sin. Then Daniel took the harp and went high on the hill And he blew across the meadow like a whippoorwhill He played out his heart just the time to pass But as he looked to the ground, he noticed no shadow did he cast |
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Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid
Who suffered so much for what he did They gave this ploughboy his fortune and fame Since that day he ain't been the same See the man with the stage fright Just standin' up there to give it all his might And he got caught in the spotlight But when we get to the end He wants to start all over again I've got fire water right on my breath And the doctor warned me I might catch a death Said, "You can make it in your disguise Just never show the fear that's in your eyes" See the man with the stage fright Just standin' up there to give it all his might He got caught in the spotlight But when we get to the end He wants to start all over again Now if he says that he's afraid Take him at his word And for the price that the poor boy has paid He gets to sing just like a bird, oh, ooh ooh ooh Your brow is sweatin' and your mouth gets dry Fancy people go driftin' by The moment of truth is right at hand Just one more nightmare you can stand See the man with the stage fright Just standin' up there to give it all his might And he got caught in the spotlight But when we get to the end He wants to start all over again, hmm hmm You wanna try it once again, hmm hmm Please don't make him stop, hmm hmm Let him take it from the top, hmm hmm Let him start all over again |
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Baby don't you do it, don't do it
Don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it, don't you break my heart A sacrifice would make you happy if nothing for myself Now you wanna leave me for the love of someone else My pride is all gone whether I'm right or wrong I need you baby to keep on keepin' on You know I'm trying to my best Oh i'm trying to do my best Don't do it, don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it, don't you break my heart My biggest mistake was loving you too much and letting you know Now you got me where you want me and you won't let me go If my heart was made of glass well then you'd surely see How much heartache and misery, girl, you've been causing me While I've been trying to do my best Well I've tried to do my best Don't do it, don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it, don't you break my heart Go down to the river and there I be I'm gonna jump in girl, but you don't care bout me Open up your eyes Can't ya see I love ya? Open up you heart, girl Can't ya see I need ya? Oh baby don't do it, do it, do it Don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it don't you break my heart My biggest mistake was loving you too much and letting you know Now you got me where you want me and you won't let me go If my heart was made of glass well then you'd surely see How much heartache and misery, girl, you've been causing me While I've been trying to do my best You know I've tried to do my best Don't do it, don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it, don't you break my heart |
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You can walk on the water, drown in the sand
You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can Run away, run away--it's the restless age Look away, look away--you can turn the page Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap Here on the street I got six on each arm and two more round my feet Life is a carnival--believe it or not Life is a carnival--two bits a shot Saw a man with the jinx in the third degree From trying to deal with people--people you can't see Take away, take away, this house of mirrors Give away, give away, all the souvenirs We're all in the same boat ready to float off the edge of the world The flat old world The street is a sideshow from the peddler to the corner girl Life is a carnival--it's in the book Life is a carnival--take another look Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap Here on the street I got six on each arm and two more round my feet Life is a carnival--believe it or not Life is a carnival--two bits a shot |
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Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble,
ancient footprints are everywhere. You could almost think that you're seeing double, On the cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs. Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room, Where I got me a date with a pretty little girl from Greece. She promised she'd be there with me, When I paint my masterpiece. Oh, the hours we spent, inside the Coliseum. Dodging lions, and a-wasting time, oh those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em Yes it sure has been a long, hard drive. Train wheels a-running thru the back of my memory, When I ran on a hilltop following a pack of wild geese, Someday everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody When I paint my masterpiece. Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola, Oh to be back in the land of, Coca-cola. Well I left Rome, and landed in Brussels, On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried, Clergy men in uniform, and young girls pulling mussels, Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside, Newspaper men eating candy, Had to be held down by big police. Someday, its gonna be different, When I paint my masterpiece. |
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| 4:40 |
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The ladies would put the baskets on the table
And the men would sit beneath a shady tree The children would listen to a fable While something else came through to me The river got no end, just roll around the bend Then pretty soon the women would all join in On the river hymn... The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks The voice of the rapids will echo And ricochet like an old water well Who d ever want to let go Once you sit beneath its spell It's dark and wide and deep, towards the sea it creeps I'm so glad I brought along my mandolin To play the river hymn... You can ride on it or drink it Poison it or dam it Fish in it and wash in it Swim in it and you can die in it Run, you river, run Son, you ain't never seen yourself No crystal mirror can show it clear, come over here instead Son, you ain't never eased yourself Til you laid it down in a river bed If you hear a lonesome drone, it's as common as a stone And gets louder as the day grows dim That's the river hymn... The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks |
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| 5:40 |
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Play a little blues? Paul Butterfield…
Train arrive 16 coaches long Train arrive 16 coaches long Well that long black train Took my baby and gone Train, train rollin' around the bend Train, train, train, rollin' around the bend Well it took my baby Away from me again Come down to the station To meet my baby at the gate Asked the station master If my train's a-running late He said "If you're a-waiting on the 444 I hate to tell you son That train don't stop here any more" Train train, train, rollin', around the bend Train train, train, rollin', around the bend Well it took my baby Away from me again -Solo- Heard that whistle blowin' It was the middle of the night When I got down to the station The train was pulling out of sight Mystery train rollin' around the bend Mystery train rollin' around the bend Well it took my baby Away from me again |
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| 5:24 |
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G D
Take a silver dollar and put it in your pocket, A E Never let it slip away. G D A Always be a man, not a boy gone astray. D D/C# Bm Bm/A E A When ya get half cra-zy from the August heat D D/C# Bm Bm/A Or on a frozen, rotted road E With no one to complain to about your achin' feet. (Chorus:) A G D A You're gonna walk that endless highway, D E A Walk that high-way till you die. G D A All you children goin' my way, D E A Better tell your home-life sweet goodbye. When I see a detour up ahead, Well, I leave it far behind, Who knows what you're apt to find there. With the cost of livin, and the price of dyin', Well it look like t'me this time I wont be buyin' (Chorus) When they get a scapegoat by the throat, it's hard labour and cold beans. If ya get away real quick, You'll be eatin from the poison peanut machine. Well, I sing by night, wander by day. I'm on the road and it looks like I'm here to stay. (Chorus) |
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(Chorus:)
A Bm Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin' D A the rain is pourin' and we got work to do. Bm Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-lyin', D A You tell me that you're dyin', but I know it's not true. A G D A Now, me and Jake, we work down on the river, G D A on the ferry "Baltimore". G D A And when Jake don't rise up in the mornin', G D A People lined up all along the shore. (Chorus) Crap game will take you to the cleaners, Rye whiskey to the grave. River Woman don't you come no closer, 'Cause me and Jake got no time to save, Oh, oh, (Chorus) Dirty Dan he came up from Savannah, Carried a mean streak in his eye. Now, him and Jake both wanted Annabella, I guess one man here has got to die. Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin' the rain is pourin' and we got work to do. Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-dyin', Annabelle's cryin' and it's all for you. |
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| 6:31 |
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It makes no difference where I turn
I can't get over you and the flame still burns It makes no difference, night or day The shadow never seems to fade away And the sun don't shine anymore And the rains fall down on my door Now there's no love As true as the love That dies untold But the clouds never hung so low before It makes no difference how far I go Like a scar, the hurt will always show And it makes no difference who I meet They're just a face in the crowd on a dead-end street And the sun don't shine anymore And the rains fall down on my door These old love letters Well, I just can't keep Just like the gambler says: "Read 'em and weep" And the dawn don't rescue me no more Without your love, I'm nothing at all Like an empty hall, it's a lonely fall Since you've gone it's a losing battle Stampeding cattle, they rattle the walls And the sun don't shine anymore And the rains fall down on my door Well, I love you so much That it's all I can do Just to keep myself from telling you That I never felt so alone before |
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| 3:29 |
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Boards on the window, mail by the door
What would anybody leave so quickly for? Ophelia - Where have you gone? The old neighborhood just ain't the same Nobody knows just what became of Ophelia - tell me, what went wrong? Was it somethin' that somebody said? Mama, I know we broke the rules Was somebody up against the law? Honey, you know I'd die for you Ashes of laughter, the coast is clear Why do the best things always disappear Like Ophelia - please darken my door Was it somethin' that somebody said? Honey, you know we broke the rules Was somebody up against the law? Honey, you know I'd die for you They got your number, scared and runnin' But I'm still waitin' for the second comin' Of Ophelia - come back home |
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The war was over and the spirit was broken
The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew We stood on the cliffs Oh, and watched the ships Slowly sinking to their rendezvous They signed a treaty and our homes were taken Loved ones forsaken They didn't give a damn Try'n' to raise a family End up the enemy Over what went down on the plains of Abraham Acadian driftwood Gypsy tail wind They call my home the land of snow Canadian cold front movin' in What a way to ride Oh, what a way to go Then some returned to the motherland The high command had them cast away And some stayed on to finish what they started They never parted They're just built that way We had kin livin' south of the border They're a little older and they've been around They wrote a letter life is a whole lot better So pull up your stakes, children and come on down Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone Been out ice fishing, too much repetition Make a man wanna leave the only home he's known Sailed out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre Nothin' to declare All we had was gone Broke down along the coast But what hurt the most When the people there said "You better keep movin' on" Everlasting summer filled with ill-content This government had us walkin' in chains This isn't my turf This ain't my season Can't think of one good reason to remain We worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans It was ever green up until the floods You could call it an omen Points ya where you're goin' Set my compass north I got winter in my blood Acadian driftwood Gypsy tail wind They call my home the land of snow Canadian cold front movin' in What a way to ride Ah, what a way to go |
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Come down to the manger, see the little stranger
Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the prince of peace Wheels start turning, torches start burning And the old wise men journey from the East How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light This must be Christmas, must be tonight A shepherd on a hillside, where over my flock I bide Oh a cold winter night a band of angels sing In a dream I heard a voice saying "fear not, come rejoice It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born king" I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies But why a simple herdsmen such as I And then it came to pass, he was born at last Right below the star that shines on high |
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There's a legend of a lady on the mountain
Who lives alone beyond the mecca plain And with her hands she makes it through the winter She never goes against the grain To be someone is to be someone alone To be someone is known as solitude To learn to sing below the surface You must adjust your altitude Break the news, Pepote Rouge is coming to town We stand accused, Pepote Rouge, of bein' hellbound She had a vision, and now she holds the key You don't know what you want, 'til you find out what you need. I was stranded on the damn coast when a lady Called to me in a voice so soft and low Her words resounded like a fountain of truth And then she faded like a rainbow Her golden spaceship with the mother of the earth Carved in stone, the queen of avatars Where seventy children were given birth She then returned back to the stars Break the news, Pepote Rouge is coming to town We stand accused, Pepote Rouge, of bein' hellbound She can help us find our way and get across You don't know what you gained 'til you find out what you lost. Pepote Rouge come down from the mountain And lead our people into the light of day For they are lost and know not where they're goin' And all their leaders are cast in clay Now disbelief and mass confusion Spreading wild across the land You can call it love or call it wisdom To be not savin' a drowning man. Break the news, Pepote Rouge is coming to town We stand accused, Pepote Rouge, of bein' hellbound She can show us just where we went wrong You don't know where you're goin' 'til you find where you belong. |
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I went down to Duffy's bar with depression on my mind
Just to blow off a little steam and try to unwind Times were getting tough with no relief in sight Last straw I lost my job, next straw your life Knock on knockin' lost John The Great Depression was going strong Hard times comin' on Long gone knockin' lost John Born on the south side, got my schoolin' at the pool hall Saturday night we get back to back, Sunday mornin', wall to wall Never seen nothing like it, people jumpin' out of windows and going mad That's not half as bad as losin' what you never had Back in 1929 it was livin' hell Crime was on the rise when the bottom fell Keepin' poverty pocket high upon the hill Back door you lock it, they'll break it still |
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