Disc 1 | ||||||
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| 3:40 | ||||
Well, if you're travelin' in the north country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline, Remember me to one who lives there. She once was a true love of mine. Well, if you go when the snowflakes storm, When the rivers freeze and summer ends, Please see if she's wearing a coat so warm, To keep her from the howlin' winds. Please see for me if her hair hangs long, If it rolls and flows all down her breast. Please see for me if her hair hangs long, That's the way I remember her best. I'm a-wonderin' if she remembers me at all. Many times I've often prayed In the darkness of my night, In the brightness of my day. So if you're travelin' in the north country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline, Remember me to one who lives there. She once was a true love of mine |
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2. |
| 3:11 | ||||
3. |
| 2:08 | ||||
To be alone with you Just you and me Now won't you tell me true Ain't that the way it oughta be? To hold each other tight The whole night through Ev'rything is always right When I'm alone with you. To be alone with you At the close of the day With only you in view While evening slips away It only goes to show That while life's pleasures be few The only one I know Is when I'm alone with you. They say that nighttime is the right time To be with the one you love Too many thoughts get in the way in the day But you're always what I'm thinkin' of I wish the night were here Bringin' me all of your charms When only you are near To hold me in your arms. I'll always thank the Lord When my working day's through I get my sweet reward To be alone with you. |
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4. |
| 2:23 | ||||
I once held her in my arms, She said she would always stay. But I was cruel, I treated her like a fool, I threw it all away. Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand, And rivers that ran through ev'ry day. I must have been mad, I never knew what I had, Until I threw it all away. Love is all there is, it makes the world go 'round, Love and only love, it can't be denied. No matter what you think about it You just won't be able to do without it. Take a tip from one who's tried. So if you find someone that gives you all of her love, Take it to your heart, don't let it stray, For one thing that's certain, You will surely be a-hurtin', If you throw it all away. If you throw it all away. |
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5. |
| 2:00 | ||||
Peggy Day stole my poor heart away, By golly, what more can I say, Love to spend the night with Peggy Day. Peggy night makes my future look so bright, Man, that girl is out of sight, Love to spend the day with Peggy night. Well, you know that even before I learned her name, You know I loved her just the same. An' I tell 'em all, wherever I may go, Just so they'll know, that she's my little lady And I love her so. Peggy Day stole my poor heart away, Turned my skies to blue from gray, Love to spend the night with Peggy Day. Peggy Day stole my poor heart away, By golly, what more can I say, Love to spend the night with Peggy Day. Love to spend the night with Peggy Day. |
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6. |
| 3:17 | ||||
Lay lady lay lay across my big brass bed Lay lady lay lay across my big brass bed Whatever colors you have in your mind I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine Lay lady lay lay across my big brass bed Stay lady stay stay with your man awhile Until the break of day let me see you make him smile He's clothes are dirty but your hands are clean And you're the best thing that he's ever seen Stay lady stay stay with your man awhile Why wait any longer for the world to begin You can have your cake and eat it too Why wait any longer for the one you love When he's standing in front of you Lay lady lay lay across my big brass bed Stay lady stay stay while the night is still ahead I long to see you in the morning light I long to reach for you in the night Stay lady stay stay while the night is still ahead |
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7. |
| 2:21 | ||||
One more night, the stars are in sight But tonight I'm as lonesome as can be. Oh, the moon is shinin' bright, Lighting ev'rything in sight, But tonight no light will shine on me. Oh, it's shameful and it's sad, I lost the only pal I had, I just could not be what she wanted me to be. I will turn my head up high To that dark and rolling sky, For tonight no light will shine on me. I was so mistaken when I thought that she'd be true, I had no idea what a woman in love would do! One more night, I will wait for the light While the wind blows high above the tree. Oh, I miss my darling so, I didn't mean to see her go, But tonight no light will shine on me. One more night, the moon is shinin' bright And the wind blows high above the tree. Oh, I miss that woman so, I didn't mean to see her go, But tonight no light will shine on me. |
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8. |
| 2:40 | ||||
I have heard rumors all over town
They say that you're planning to put me down All I'd like you to do Is tell me that it isn't true They say that you've been seen with some other man That he's tall, dark, and handsome, and you're holding his hand Darling, I'm a-countin' on you Tell me that it isn't true To know that some other man Is holding you tight It hurts me all over It doesn't seem right All of these awful things that I have heard I don't want to believe them, all I want is your word So darlin' you better come through Tell me that it isn't true All of these awful things that I have heard I don't want to believe them, all I want is your word So darlin' I'm countin' on you Tell me that it isn't true |
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9. |
| 1:36 | ||||
Just like old Saxophone Joe When he's got the hogshead up on his toe Oh me, oh my Love that country pie Listen to the fiddler play When he's playin' 'til the break of day Oh me, oh my Love that country pie Raspberry, strawberry, lemon and lime What do I care? Blueberry, apple, cherry, pumpkin and plum Call me for dinner, honey, I'll be there Saddle me up my big white goose Tie me on 'er and turn her loose Oh me, oh my Love that country pie I don't need much and that ain't no lie Ain't runnin' any race Give to me my country pie I won't throw it up in anybody's face Shake me up that old peach tree Little Jack Horner's got nothin' on me Oh me, oh my Love that country pie |
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10. |
| 3:21 | ||||
Throw my ticket out the window
Throw my suitcase out there too Throw my troubles out the door, I don't need them anymore 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you I should have left this town this morning But it was more than I could do For your love comes on so strong and I've waited all day long For tonight when I'll be staying here with you Is it really any wonder The love that a stranger might receive? You cast your spell and I went under I find it so difficult to leave I can hear that whistle blowin' I see that stationmaster too If there's a poor boy on the street, then let him have my seat 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you Throw my ticket out the window Throw my suitcase out there too Throw my troubles out the door, I don't need them anymore 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you |
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Disc 2 | ||||||
1. |
| 2:39 | ||||
If not for you, Babe, I couldn't find the door, Couldn't even see the floor, I'd be sad and blue, If not for you. If not for you, Babe, I'd lay awake all night, Wait for the mornin' light To shine in through, But it would not be new, If not for you. If not for you My sky would fall, Rain would gather too. Without your love I'd be nowhere at all, I'd be lost if not for you, And you know it's true. If not for you My sky would fall, Rain would gather too. Without your love I'd be nowhere at all, Oh! what would I do If not for you. If not for you, Winter would have no spring, Couldn't hear the robin sing, I just wouldn't have a clue, Anyway it wouldn't ring true, If not for you. |
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2. |
| 3:58 | ||||
Oh, the benches were stained with tears and perspiration, The birdies were flying from tree to tree. There was little to say, there was no conversation As I stepped to the stage to pick up my degree. And the locusts sang off in the distance, Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody. Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance, Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me. I glanced into the chamber where the judges were talking, Darkness was everywhere, it smelled like a tomb. I was ready to leave, I was already walkin', But the next time I looked there was light in the room. And the locusts sang, yeah, it give me a chill, Oh, the locusts sang such a sweet melody. Oh, the locusts sang their high whining trill, Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me. Outside of the gates the trucks were unloadin', The weather was hot, a-nearly 90 degrees. The man standin' next to me, his head was exploding, Well, I was prayin' the pieces wouldn't fall on me. Yeah, the locusts sang off in the distance, Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody. Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance, And the locusts sang and they were singing for me. I put down my robe, picked up my diploma, Took hold of my sweetheart and away we did drive, Straight for the hills, the black hills of Dakota, Sure was glad to get out of there alive. And the locusts sang, well, it give me a chill, Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody. And the locusts sang with a high whinin' trill, Yeah, the locusts sang and they was singing for me, Singing for me, well, singing for me. |
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3. |
| 2:33 | ||||
Time passes slowly up here in the mountains, We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains, Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream, Time passes slowly when you're lost in a dream. Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-lookin', We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cookin', Stared out the window to the stars high above, Time passes slowly when you're searchin' for love. Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town, Ain't no reason to go to the fair. Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down, Ain't no reason to go anywhere. Time passes slowly up here in the daylight, We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right, Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day, Time passes slowly and fades away. |
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4. |
| 2:49 | ||||
Went to see the gypsy, Stayin' in a big hotel. He smiled when he saw me coming, And he said, "Well, well, well." His room was dark and crowded, Lights were low and dim. "How are you?" he said to me, I said it back to him. I went down to the lobby To make a small call out. A pretty dancing girl was there, And she began to shout, "Go on back to see the gypsy. He can move you from the rear, Drive you from your fear, Bring you through the mirror. He did it in Las Vegas, And he can do it here." Outside the lights were shining On the river of tears, I watched them from the distance With music in my ears. I went back to see the gypsy, It was nearly early dawn. The gypsy's door was open wide But the gypsy was gone, And that pretty dancing girl, She could not be found. So I watched that sun come rising From that little Minnesota town. |
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5. |
| 2:21 | ||||
Winterlude, Winterlude, oh darlin', Winterlude by the road tonight. Tonight there will be no quarrelin', Ev'rything is gonna be all right. Oh, I see by the angel beside me That love has a reason to shine. You're the one I adore, come over here and give me more, Then Winterlude, this dude thinks you're fine. Winterlude, Winterlude, my little apple, Winterlude by the corn in the field, Winterlude, let's go down to the chapel, Then come back and cook up a meal. Well, come out when the skating rink glistens By the sun, near the old crossroads sign. The snow is so cold, but our love can be bold, Winterlude, don't be rude, please be mine. Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy, Winterlude by the telephone wire, Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy, Come on, sit by the logs in the fire. The moonlight reflects from the window Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand. Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight, Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand. |
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6. |
| 3:37 | ||||
If dogs run free, then why not we Across the swooping plain? My ears hear a symphony Of two mules, trains and rain. The best is always yet to come, That's what they explain to me. Just do your thing, you'll be king, If dogs run free. If dogs run free, why not me Across the swamp of time? My mind weaves a symphony And tapestry of rhyme. Oh, winds which rush my tale to thee So it may flow and be, To each his own, it's all unknown, If dogs run free. If dogs run free, then what must be, Must be, and that is all. True love can make a blade of grass Stand up straight and tall. In harmony with the cosmic sea, True love needs no company, It can cure the soul, it can make it whole, If dogs run free. |
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7. |
| 3:56 | ||||
Can't you hear that rooster crowin'? Rabbit runnin' down across the road Underneath the bridge where the water flowed through So happy just to see you smile Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you. Can't you hear that motor turnin'? Automobile comin' into style Comin' down the road for a country mile or two So happy just to see you smile Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you. The night passed away so quickly It always does when you're with me. Can't you feel that sun a-shinin'? Ground hog runnin' by the country stream This must be the day that all of my dreams come true So happy just to be alive Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you. So happy just to be alive Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you. New morning . . . |
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8. |
| 3:38 | ||||
Sign on the window says "Lonely," Sign on the door said "No Company Allowed," Sign on the street says "Y' Don't Own Me," Sign on the porch says "Three's A Crowd," Sign on the porch says "Three's A Crowd." Her and her boyfriend went to California, Her and her boyfriend done changed their tune. My best friend said, "Now didn' I warn ya, Brighton girls are like the moon, Brighton girls are like the moon." Looks like a-nothing but rain . . . Sure gonna be wet tonight on Main Street . . . Hope that it don't sleet. Build me a cabin in Utah, Marry me a wife, catch rainbow trout, Have a bunch of kids who call me "Pa," That must be what it's all about, That must be what it's all about |
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9. |
| 3:08 | ||||
Slippin' and slidin' like a weasel on the run,
I'm lookin' good to see you, yeah, and we can have some fun. One more weekend, one more weekend with you, One more weekend, one more weekend'll do. Come on down to my ship, honey, right on deck, Wer'e flyin' over the ocean just like you suspect. One more weekend, one more weekend with you. One more weekend, one more weekend'll do. We'll fly the night away, Hang out the whole next day, Things will be okay, You wait and see. We'll go someplace unknown, Leave all the children home, Honey, why not go alone Just you and me. Comin' and goin' like a rabbit in the wood, I'm happy just to see you, yeah, lookin' so good. One more weekend, one more weekend with you, One more weekend, one more weekend'll do (yes, you will!). Like a needle in a haystack, I'm gonna find you yet, You're the sweetest gone mama that this boy's ever gonna get. One more weekend, one more weekend with you, One more weekend, one more weekend'll do. |
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10. |
| 3:07 | ||||
The man in me will do nearly any task, And as for compensation, there's little he would ask. Take a woman like you To get through to the man in me. Storm clouds are raging all around my door, I think to myself I might not take it any more. Take a woman like your kind To find the man in me. But, oh, what a wonderful feeling Just to know that you are near, Sets my a heart a-reeling From my toes up to my ears. The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein' seen, But that's just because he doesn't want to turn into some machine. Took a woman like you To get through to the man in me. |
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11. |
| 2:07 | ||||
Three angels up above the street, Each one playing a horn, Dressed in green robes with wings that stick out, They've been there since Christmas morn. The wildest cat from Montana passes by in a flash, Then a lady in a bright orange dress, One U-Haul trailer, a truck with no wheels, The Tenth Avenue bus going west. The dogs and pigeons fly up and they flutter around, A man with a badge skips by, Three fellas crawlin' on their way back to work, Nobody stops to ask why. The bakery truck stops outside of that fence Where the angels stand high on their poles, The driver peeks out, trying to find one face In this concrete world full of souls. The angels play on their horns all day, The whole earth in progression seems to pass by. But does anyone hear the music they play, Does anyone even try |
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12. |
| 1:29 | ||||
Father of night, Father of day,
Father, who taketh the darkness away, Father, who teacheth the bird to fly, Builder of rainbows up in the sky, Father of loneliness and pain, Father of love and Father of rain. Father of day, Father of night, Father of black, Father of white, Father, who build the mountain so high, Who shapeth the cloud up in the sky, Father of time, and Father of dreams, Father, who turneth the rivers and streams. Father of grain, Father of wheat, Father of cold and Father of heat, Father of air and Father of trees, Who dwells in our hearts and our memories, Father of minutes, Father of days, Father of whom we most solemnly praise. |
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Disc 3 | ||||||
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| 2:55 | ||||
John Wesley Harding Was a friend to the poor, He trav'led with a gun in ev'ry hand. All along this countryside, He opened a many a door, But he was never known To hurt a honest man. 'Twas down in Chaynee County, A time they talk about, With his lady by his side He took a stand. And soon the situation there Was all but straightened out, For he was always known To lend a helping hand. All across the telegraph His name it did resound, But no charge held against him Could they prove. And there was no man around Who could track or chain him down, He was never known To make a foolish move. |
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2. |
| 2:46 | ||||
As I went out one morning To breathe the air around Tom Paine's, I spied the fairest damsel That ever did walk in chains. I offer'd her my hand, She took me by the arm. I knew that very instant, She meant to do me harm. "Depart from me this moment," I told her with my voice. Said she, "But I don't wish to," Said I, "But you have no choice." "I beg you, sir," she pleaded From the corners of her mouth, "I will secretly accept you And together we'll fly south." Just then Tom Paine, himself, Came running from across the field, Shouting at this lovely girl And commanding her to yield. And as she was letting go her grip, Up Tom Paine did run, "I'm sorry, sir," he said to me, "I'm sorry for what she's done." |
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3. |
| 3:50 | ||||
I dreamed I saw St. Augustine, Alive as you or me, Tearing through these quarters In the utmost misery, With a blanket underneath his arm And a coat of solid gold, Searching for the very souls Whom already have been sold. "Arise, arise," he cried so loud, In a voice without restraint, "Come out, ye gifted kings and queens And hear my sad complaint. No martyr is among ye now Whom you can call your own, But go on your way accordingly But know you're not alone." I dreamed I saw St. Augustine, Alive with fiery breath, And I dreamed I was amongst the ones That put him out to death. Oh, I awoke in anger, So alone and terrified, I put my fingers against the glass And bowed my head and cried. |
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4. |
| 2:29 | ||||
there must be some way out of here said the joker to the thief there's too much confusion i can't get no relief Businessmen they drink my wine plowmen dig my earth None of them along the line know what any of it is worth no reason to get excited the thief he kindly spoke there are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke But you and i we've been through that and this is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now the hour is getting late All along the watchtower princes kept the view While all the women came and went barefoot servants too Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching the wind began to howl |
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5. |
| 5:33 | ||||
Well, Frankie Lee and Judas Priest, They were the best of friends. So when Frankie Lee needed money one day, Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens And placed them on a footstool Just above the plotted plain, Sayin', "Take your pick, Frankie Boy, My loss will be your gain." Well, Frankie Lee, he sat right down And put his fingers to his chin, But with the cold eyes of Judas on him, His head began to spin. "Would ya please not stare at me like that," he said, "It's just my foolish pride, But sometimes a man must be alone And this is no place to hide." Well, Judas, he just winked and said, "All right, I'll leave you here, But you'd better hurry up and choose Which of those bills you want, Before they all disappear." "I'm gonna start my pickin' right now, Just tell me where you'll be." Judas pointed down the road And said, "Eternity!" "Eternity?" said Frankie Lee, With a voice as cold as ice. "That's right," said Judas Priest, "Eternity, Though you might call it 'Paradise.'" "I don't call it anything," Said Frankie Lee with a smile. "All right," said Judas Priest, "I'll see you after a while." Well, Frankie Lee, he sat back down, Feelin' low and mean, When just then a passing stranger Burst upon the scene, Saying, "Are you Frankie Lee, the gambler, Whose father is deceased? Well, if you are, There's a fellow callin' you down the road And they say his name is Priest." "Oh, yes, he is my friend," Said Frankie Lee in fright, "I do recall him very well, In fact, he just left my sight." "Yes, that's the one," said the stranger, As quiet as a mouse, "Well, my message is, he's down the road, Stranded in a house." Well, Frankie Lee, he panicked, He dropped ev'rything and ran Until he came up to the spot Where Judas Priest did stand. "What kind of house is this," he said, "Where I have come to roam?" "It's not a house," said Judas Priest, "It's not a house . . . it's a home." Well, Frankie Lee, he trembled, He soon lost all control Over ev'rything which he had made While the mission bells did toll. He just stood there staring At that big house as bright as any sun, With four and twenty windows And a woman's face in ev'ry one. Well, up the stairs ran Frankie Lee With a soulful, bounding leap, And, foaming at the mouth, He began to make his midnight creep. For sixteen nights and days he raved, But on the seventeenth he burst Into the arms of Judas Priest, Which is where he died of thirst. No one tried to say a thing When they took him out in jest, Except, of course, the little neighbor boy Who carried him to rest. And he just walked along, alone, With his guilt so well concealed, And muttered underneath his breath, "Nothing is revealed." Well, the moral of the story, The moral of this song, Is simply that one should never be Where one does not belong. So when you see your neighbor carryin' somethin', Help him with his load, And don't go mistaking Paradise For that home across the road. |
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6. |
| 2:49 | ||||
"Oh, help me in my weakness," I heard the drifter say
As they carried him from the courtroom and were taking him away "My trip hasn't been a pleasant one, and my time, it isn't long And I still do not know what it was that I've done wrong" Well, the judge, he cast his robe aside, a tear came to his eye "You'd fail to understand," he said, "Why must you even try?" Outside the crowd was stirring, you could hear it from the door Inside the judge was stepping down while the jury cried for more "Oh, stop that cursed jury," cried the attendant and the nurse "The trial was bad enough, but this is ten times worse" Just then a bolt of lightning struck the courthouse out of shape And while everybody knelt to pray, the drifter did escape |
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7. |
| 3:14 | ||||
Dear landlord, Please don't put a price on my soul. My burden is heavy, My dreams are beyond control. When that steamboat whistle blows, I'm gonna give you all I got to give, And I do hope you receive it well, Dependin' on the way you feel that you live. Dear landlord, Please heed these words that I speak. I know you've suffered much, But in this you are not so unique. All of us, at times, we might work too hard To have it too fast and too much, And anyone can fill his life up With things he can see but he just cannot touch. Dear landlord, Please don't dismiss my case. I'm not about to argue, I'm not about to move to no other place. Now, each of us has his own special gift And you know this was meant to be true, And if you don't underestimate me, I won't underestimate you. |
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| 3:16 | ||||
9. |
| 4:10 | ||||
I pity the poor immigrant Who wishes he would've stayed home, Who uses all his power to do evil But in the end is always left so alone. That man whom with his fingers cheats And who lies with ev'ry breath, Who passionately hates his life And likewise, fears his death. I pity the poor immigrant Whose strength is spent in vain, Whose heaven is like Ironsides, Whose tears are like rain, Who eats but is not satisfied, Who hears but does not see, Who falls in love with wealth itself And turns his back on me. I pity the poor immigrant Who tramples through the mud, Who fills his mouth with laughing And who builds his town with blood, Whose visions in the final end Must shatter like the glass. I pity the poor immigrant When his gladness comes to pass. |
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10. |
| 2:00 | ||||
There was a wicked messenger From Eli he did come, With a mind that multiplied The smallest matter. When questioned who had sent for him, He answered with his thumb, For his tongue it could not speak, but only flatter. He stayed behind the assembly hall, It was there he made his bed, Oftentimes he could be seen returning. Until one day he just appeared With a note in his hand which read, "The soles of my feet, I swear they're burning." Oh, the leaves began to fallin' And the seas began to part, And the people that confronted him were many. And he was told but these few words, Which opened up his heart, "If ye cannot bring good news, then don't bring any." |
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11. |
| 2:21 | ||||
Down along the cove, I spied my true love comin' my way. Down along the cove, I spied my true love comin' my way. I say, "Lord, have mercy, mama, It sure is good to see you comin' today." Down along the cove, I spied my little bundle of joy. Down along the cove, I spied my little bundle of joy. She said, "Lord, have mercy, honey, I'm so glad you're my boy!" Down along the cove, We walked together hand in hand. Down along the cove, We walked together hand in hand. Ev'rybody watchin' us go by Knows we're in love, yes, and they understand. |
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12. |
| 2:34 | ||||
Close your eyes, close the door
You don't have to worry anymore I'll be your baby tonight Shut the light, shut the shade You don't have to be afraid I'll be your baby tonight Well, that mockingbird's gonna sail away We're gonna forget it That big fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon But we're gonna let it, you won't regret it Kick your shoes off, do not fear Bring that bottle over here I'll be your baby tonight |