And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I
As a child I dreamed of her, on the far banks of the river I knew she could not be reached, for my mind was forever wondering Far above his head, as he tried his best to teach me The river was muddy and black, black as the coal she carried Impossible to cross, many men had tried The old sailor told me, another life is lost
And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I
Black was the colour of my childish dreams, impressions that would last Black coal, coal black pit yacka's face, escaping the coal dust blast Blind pony stumblin' to the light of day, to retire in the green fields forever And I'll build me a bridge of steel, to beat the black river forever I'll beat that black river forever, I'll beat that muddy river forever
And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I
Conversation in a London Bar: Cockney: I don't know why you geezers come down to London all the time, 'cause you look so miserable all the time, y'know. Geordie: That's true, I havna been too happy but what brought us down here was three years on the docks and I just come down here for work and for money and get a bit few, few more quid in me pocket. Cockney: Yeah, but coming down to the smoke, mate, you need people to see , you'll need friends, to goin' to see because it's a hard town down here.
My leader told me to jump in the river The river was deep and the weather was winter After a sailer very kindly saved me My leader told me, you'd better take it easy I took it so easy my leader called me lazy
Through the lack of red meat Everything was getting hazy Friends looked at me and said, Man, you gotta be crazy
Oh, oh leader
My leader said son you'd better get yourself together never mind the fools who know what we're getting into But a forty mile walk would do us both a world of good and he sat down and watched me take off down the road
Well, I walked so far my feet began to bleed If this was good for me I just couldn't see it A motorist picked me up and said Look man, you must be crazy
Oh, oh leader Oh, oh leader
My leader came to see me in a hospital bed Well at least I really knew that my leader really cared After giving me a second-hand roach He said where's your donation man, It's all for a good cause.
He left me all alone to work the riddle out But I just couldn't make it so I began to shout They stuck a hypodermic deep down into me Said, look out nurse I think we got a loony
Oh, oh leader Okay baby follow me now Follow your leader All right
Now here I sit in a state-run asylum Limitless, friendless but much more together I decided to do some good book readin' About the art of people leadin'
Now I'm the leader and they're being led What's the matter if they're crazy till you hear what I've said Being the leader is really where its at But just how long can a good thing last
Oh, oh leader Oh, oh leader
Now listen to this baby This is the year of the guru Now the thing to do is to ask yourself What can a guru do for me? Then you say to yourself I gotta get a guru
I went down to Old Joe's Bar On the corner by the square All the men were having drinks, same as usual And the same old crowd was there
Oh, no...
On my left stood my good friend, Joseph McGinley Oh his eyes were blood-shot and red And he turned to the people standing by him and these are the words he said... I went down to that St James Infirmary They had my baby there She was lying on a long, long white table, yeah So cold, so still...she was dead
Oh no..
Let her go Let her go God bless her Wherever she may be She can search, search this whole world wide over But she'll never, find another man as good as me
No she'll never, never find another man Who'll treat her like I did Give her all my money, yeah Never find another man like me No, she'll never Find another man Who'll treat her like I did
In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refuse to shine People tell me it ain't no use in trying
My little girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true You're gonna die before your time is due
See my daddy in bed and tired See his hair turning gray He's been working and slaving his life away, I know
'Cause he's been working, yeah Every day Saving his life away He been working, baby He's been a-working Work, work, work
We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Mmm yeah
My little girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true You'll be dead before your time is due, yes you will
See my daddy in bed and tired See his hair been turning gray He's been working and slaving his life away Yes I know
He's been working He's been working yeah Whoa He's been working Work, work, work
We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Ooh baby
We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Oh, you know it baby, and I know it too babe, ohh yeah
Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little mad But don't you know that no one alive Can always be an angel When things go wrong, I seem to be bad
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree With a joy that's hard to hide And sometimes it seems that all I have do is worry And then you're bound to see my other side
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
If I seem edgy, I want you to know That I never mean to take it out on you Life has its problems, and I get my share And that's one thing I never mean to do Because I love you Oh, oh baby don't you know that I'm human I have thoughts like any other one Sometimes I find myself long regretting Some foolish thing, some little simple thing I've done
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behind Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving Bring it on home to me, oh yeah
You know I laughed, when you left But now I know I've only hurt myself Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll give you jewelry, money too and that's not all, all I'll do for you Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
You know I'll always be your slave Until I'm dead and buried in my grave Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behind Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
Boom boom boom boom Gonna shoot you right down Take you in my arms I'm in love with you Love that is true Boom boom boom boom I like the way you walk I like the way you talk When you walk that walk and you talk that talk You knock me out Right off of my feet C'mon and shake, Shake it baby Shake it up baby, Shake it baby C'mon now baby, Shake it baby I don't mean maybe, Shake it baby You're driving me crazy, Shake it baby C'mon, c'mon, Shake it baby All right, all right...
The way you walk The way you talk When you walkin' that walk And talkin' that talk You knock me out Right off of my feet I need you right now I mean right now I don't mean tomorrow I mean right now C'mon, c'mon C'mon shake it up baby C'mon and shake, Shake it baby Shake it up baby, Shake it baby C'mon now baby, Shake it baby I don't mean maybe, Shake it baby You're driving me crazy, Shake it baby C'mon, c'mon, Shake it baby All right, all right
Baby can I take you home Baby let me take you home I'll love you all my life You can bet I'll treat you right If you'll just let me take you home
Baby can I dance with you Baby can I dance with you I'll do anything in this God-Almighty world If you'll just let me dance with you...
Baby let me take you home Baby let me take you home I'll love you all my life You can bet I'll treat you right If you'll just let me take you home
When I saw you baby I couldn't ignore you And I wanted you for my girl And when you said 'yeah' I just couldn't care about Anybody else in this world alone You smiled at me baby And I could see my life Planned out ahead You took my hand and it felt so good And this is what you said--
'Baby won't you be my man Baby won't you be my man' Yes, I'll be your man And I'll do the best I can I want to be your man Thats all baby Oh, c'mon c'mon baby Baby, feel alright Hey baby, its alright So good It's all right
My baby found a new place to go Hangs around town at the Club-a-gogo Takes all my money for the picture show But I know she spends it at the club-a-gogo Let's go babe, let's go, I love you, come on, yeah!
It's one of the coolest spots in town You take too much tho' it's bound to get you down She's got a boy-friend they call Big Joe He's a big shot at the club-a-gogo Babe, come on, let's go, let's go babe, yeah!
Now they play the blues there every day and every night Everybody monkeys and they feel alright Ask my friend, Meyer he'll tell you so That there ain't no place like the club-a-gogo Let's go babe, ah let's go, come on it's alright, s'alright, s'alright yeah!
I guess I can't blame her for goin' up there tho' The place is full of soul, heart and soul, baby It's alright dad, John Lee Hooker, Jerome Green, Rolling Stones, Memphis Slim up there, Jimmy Reed too baby, Sonny Boy Williamson baby
I had a friend one time, at least I thought he was my friend For he came to me, said "I ain't got no place to go" I said "take it easy man, you can come home to my house, I'll get you a pillow where you can rest your head" Took him home with me, let him in my house, Let him drive my Cadillac that I could not afford When I found out he'd been messin' around with my baby
You know I'm mad like Al Capone (I'm burnin' up) I said I'm mad (I'm burnin' up) Like Sonny Liston yeah (I'm burnin' up) You know baby I'm mad (I'm burnin' up) Like Cassius Clay (I'm burnin' up) You know I'm mad (I'm burnin' up) you know I'm mad Yeah baby, alright baby (I'm burnin' up) I'm mad, come on (I'm burnin' up)
Took him home with me, introduced him to my baby, He began to talk to her, made her think the moon was blue You know I think I ought to tell you daddy I'm mad, I said I'm mad with you I don't know what I'm gonna do to you I might drown you, I might shoot you I just don't know because I'm mad
I said I'm mad (I'm burnin' up) You know I'm mad (I'm burnin' up) I don't have to tell you I'm mad (I'm burnin' up) I'm mad with you yeah (I'm burnin' up) I said I'm mad (I'm burnin' up) Yeah yeah yeah (I'm burnin' up) I said I'm mad (I'm burnin' up) You know I'm mad, oh baby I'm mad Oh I said I'm mad, you know I'm mad, oh baby I'm mad
It's a hard world to get a break in All the good things have been taken But girl there are ways to make certain things pay Though I'm dressed in these rags, I'll wear sable some day
Hear what I say I'm gonna ride the serpent No more time spent sweatin' rent Hear my command I'm breakin' loose, it ain't no use Holdin' me down, stick around
But baby (baby) Remember (remember) It's my life and I'll do what I want It's my mind and I'll think what I want Show me I'm wrong, hurt me sometime But some day I'll treat you real fine
There'll be women and their fortunes Who just won't do ???? ??? ???? Are you gonna cry, when I'm squeezin' the rye Takin' all I can get, no regrets When I, openly lie And leave only money Believe me honey, that money Can you believe, I ain't no saint No complaints So girl go out Hand it out
And baby (baby) Remember (remember) It's my life and I'll do what I want It's my mind and I'll think what I want Show me I'm wrong, hurt me sometime But some day I'll treat you real fine
(It's my life and I'll do what I want) Don't push me (It's my mind and I'll think what I want) It's my life (It's my life and I'll do what I want) And I can do what I want (It's my mind and I'll think what I want) You can't tell me (It's my life and I'll do what I want
Bright lights, big city they've gone to my baby's head Bright lights, big city gone to my baby's head I tried to tell you woman, you won't believe a thing that I said
It's alright, pretty baby yeah, you'll need my help someday It's alright, pretty baby, you'll need my help someday You're gonna wish you had listened to some of these things that I said
You know I told you baby Bright lights, big city gone to my baby's head Bright lights, big city gone to my baby's head Tried to tell you woman, you won't believe a thing that I said
Owh baby! Oh yes now! Oowh it's alright baby, you'll need my help someday It's alright baby, you should have listened to what I said
You know I warned you baby About the long Cadillacs with the big shiny pims (wheels ?) Rolls Royce Silver Cloud wings (baby ?) Men with money, cigarettes, flamingo, scotch, bourbon
Yeah bright lights, big city gone to my baby's head Awh! Bright lights, big city, yeah gone to my baby's head I tried to tell you woman, you won't believe a thing that I said
