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(1947) gian carlo menotti
The sun is falling and it lies in blood The moon is weaving bandages of gold Old black swan where oh where is my lover now Where oh where is my lover now Torn and tattered is my bridal gown and my lamp is lost With silver needles and with silver threads The stars stitch a route for the dying sun Old black swan where oh where is my lover now I had given him a kiss and a golden ring And a golden ring I had given him a kiss of fire and a golden ring Oh with silver needles and with silver threads The stars stitch a route for the dying sun Black wing o black wing take me down with you Take me down with you take me down with you Take me down with you Old black swan take me down with you I had given him a kiss of fire Take me down with you |
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Nina Simone
If you knew how I missed you You would not stay away today Don't you know I need you Stay here my dear with me I need you here my darling Together for a day a day Together never parting Just you just me my love I can't go on without you Your love is all I'm living for I love all things about you Your heart your soul my love I need you here beside me Forever and a day a day I know whatever betides me I love you I love you I do |
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The rain has stopped
The streets are fresh and warm The sky is clear The day begins to form Once more I step outside And in my quiet way Once again these words I have to say Will I find my love today Will I see his smiling face In some quiet, romantic place Will he come my way Will I find my love today How I wonder how we'll meet In the park or on the street Will he come my way... How am I to find love What am I to do I'm a lonely girl With no rendevous Will I find my love today Will I see his smiling face In some quiet, romantic place Will he come my way How am I to find love Tell me, what am I to do I'm a lonesome girl With no rendevous Will I find my love today How I wonder how we'll meet In the park or on the street Or if I don't I know tommorow I will say Will I find my love today |
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Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Breaking rocks and serving my time Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Because they done convicted me of crime Hold it steady right there while I hit it well reckon that ought to get it been working and working but I still got so terribly far to go I commited crime Lord I needed Crime of being hungry and poor I left the grocery store man bleeding (breathing?) When they caught me robbing his store Hold it steady right there while I hit it Well reckon that ought to get it been working and working but I still got so terribly far to go I heard the judge say five years On chain-gang you gonna go I heard the judge say five years labor I heard my old man scream "Lordy, no!" Hold it right there while I hit it well reckon that ought to get it been working and working but I still got so terribly far to go Gonna see my sweet honey bee Gonna break this chain off to run Gonna lay down somewhere shady Lord I sure am hot in the sun Hold it right there while I hit it well reckon that ought to get it been workin' and workin' been workin' and slavin' an' workin' and workin' but I still got so terribly far to go |
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Lomax, ledbetter
Yeah... This is a song... was sung by leadbelly and it was written for...his friend... He had a friend named blind lemon... And they used to ride back and forth on a train from somewhere to texas... And I leraned this tune from a record I heard by him Silver city bound I'm silver city bound I'm gonna tell my little baby I'm silver city bound I'm gonna meet blind lemon gonna ride on down Silver city bound I'm silver city bound I'm gonna tell my little baby I'm silver city bound I'm gonna meet blind lemon gonna ride on down Take me by the hand oh babe And lead me to the promises land Take me by the hand oh babe And lead me to the promised land Silver city bound I'm silver city bound I'm gonna tell my little baby I'm silver city bound I'm gonna meet blind lemon gonna ride on down Take me by the hand oh babe And lead me to the promises land Take me by the hand oh babe And lead me to the promised land I'm silver city bound I'm silver city bound I'm gonna tell my little baby I'm silver city bound I'm gonna meet blind lemon gonna ride on down Silver city bound I'm silver city bound I'm gonna tell my little baby I'm silver city bound I'm gonna meet blind lemon gonna ride on down |
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Sebastian Mure
When I was a young girl I used to see pleasure When I was a young girl I used to drink ale Right out of the ale house and into the jail house Right out of the bar room and down to my grave Come mama come papa sit you beside me Come mama come papa and pity my case My poor heart is aching my heart it is breaking My body salve-aided and I'm bound to die Go send for the preacher to come and pray for me Go send for the doctor to heal up my My poor heart is aching my heart it is breaking My body salve-aided and hell is my home I want three young ladies to bear up my coffin I want three young ladies to take me along I want them to carry a bunch of wild roses To put on my body as I pass along One morning one morning in May One morning one morning in May I spy this young lady all clad in white linnen All clad in white linnen cold as a clay When I was a young girl I used to see pleasure When I was a young girl I used to drink ale Right out of the bar room Right out of the ale house and into the jail house Right out of the bar room down to my grave |
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Traditional
Oh she was a lass from the low country And he was a lord of high degree But she loved him oh so tenderly Oh sorrow sing sorrow Now she sleeps in the valley where the wild flowers nod No-one knows how she loved him but herself and god One day when the snow was on the mead She passed him by on a milk white steed And she spoke to him low nobody paid no need Oh sorrow sing sorrow Now she sleeps in the valley where the wild flowers nod No-one knows how she loved him but herself and god Now if you be a lass from the low country Don't love no man of high degree For he don't got a heart or no sympathy Oh sorrow sing sorrow Now she sleeps in the valley where wild flowers nod No-one knows how she loved him but herself and god |
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Raditional
Where is my tambourine wait a minute I'll get your tambourine Got my tambourine get your thing baby What's wrong with you what is it you want Can't forget my tambourine boy want a minute This is a folk tune nad it's called little liza jane We get some rhythm started here and see what happens I got a beau you ain't got none little liza jean I got a beau you ain't got none little liza jean I got a beau you ain't got none little liza jean I got a beau you ain't got none little liza jean Oh little liza liza jane oh little liza liza jean Oh little liza liza jane oh little liza liza jean Come my love and live with me I will take good care of thee little liza jean Come my love and live with me I will take good care of thee little liza jean Oh little liza liza jane oh little liza liza jean Oh little liza liza jane oh little liza liza jean Hambone hammer where you've been Down by the river making gin I know a man that's three feet tall Drink his liquor and has a ball Saw him just the other day He had a horse and a ball of hay Little lisa jane jane little liza Little lisa jane jane little liza Little lisa jane jane little liza Little liza jean little liza jean Little lisa jane jane little liza Little lisa jane jane little liza Little lisa jane jane little liza Little liza jean little liza jean Oh little liza liza jane oh little liza liza jean Oh little liza liza jane oh little liza liza jean He took me to his great big town Lots of people standing around They were listening to a great big band The bestest music in the land I tell you once and tell you twice Enjoy yourself and live your life Little lisa jane jane little liza Little lisa jane jane little liza Little lisa jane jane little liza Little liza jean little liza jean Little lisa jane jane little liza Little lisa jane jane little liza Little lisa jane jane little liza Little liza jean little liza jean Oh little liza liza jane oh little liza liza jean Oh little liza liza jane oh little liza liza jean |
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Herbert Sacker, Nina Simone
Why you wanna fly Blackbird you ain't ever gonna fly No place big enough for holding all the tears you're gonna cry Cos your mama's name was lonely and your daddy's name was pain And they call you little sorrow cos you'll never love again So why you wanna fly Blackbird you ain't ever gonna fly You ain't got no one to hold you you ain't got no one to care If you'd only understand dear nobody wants you anywhere So why you wanna fly Blackbird you ain't ever gonna fly |
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