Eric Burdon

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

You keep me hot, don't stop
Give me what you got, oh yeah
Turn on the juice, turn loose
Ain't that no excuse, oh no, no, no

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

You put the strain on the brain
Girl, I'm goin' insane, oh yeah
You turn me out, make me shout
What's it all about?
Turn me out, make me shout

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

And now tonight hold me tight
Feel like dynamite, oh yeah
You make me sweat, soakin' wet
Ain't through nothin' yet

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

I feel the rush when we touch
Never get enough, oh no
Save the best, don't go for less
Got to make it last all night, all right

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

You keep me hot, don't stop
Give me what you got, oh yeah
Turn on the juice, turn loose
Ain't that no excuse, oh no, no, no

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

You put the strain on the brain
Girl, I'm goin' insane, oh yeah
You turn me out, make me shout
What's it all about?
Turn me out, make me shout

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

And now tonight hold me tight
Feel like dynamite, oh yeah
You make me sweat, soakin' wet
Ain't through nothin' yet

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

I feel the rush when we touch
Never get enough, oh no
Save the best, don't go for less
Got to make it last all night, all right

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power
To keep my wheels a-turnin'

You got the power
To keep my fire a-burnin'
You got the power

There are winds of changes blowing
Gathering leaves up in its path
And the people who are the leaves
Will remain in our hearts
With love, till eternity

King Elmore was born,
So was Duke Ellington
Jelly Roll made love
Bessie Smith was created in heaven above
Robert Johnson sang the blues
Shick Webb did those things that only he could do
Charlie Christian started a new thing
And, oh my, how Billie Holiday could sing…
Alan Freed rock and rolled,
Joe Turner's voice was very low
B.B. King wailed
Charlie Parker cried
Louis Jordan smiled
Ray Charles moaned,
Chuck Berry rock and rolled
Fats Domino made me feel good
Elvis Presley did things that no one thought he could

Then came the Beatles, Rolling Stones
Whole new thing was going on.
Frank Zappa zapped
Mamas and Papas knew where it was at
They all listened to Ravi Shankar….
Now that we got Jimi Hendrix
We know where we are (and Louis Jordan smiled…)
And the winds of change go on blowing, blowing,
Gathering more and more leaves in its path,
As time goes past…

Winds of change keep on blowing,
Winds of change keep on blowing,
Bob Dylan sang about the winds of change
Blowing, it's all blowing, the winds of change….

Why can't we be friends ×4

I seen ya around for a long long time
I really remember you when you drank my wine

Why can't we be friends ×4

I'd seen ya walkin' down in Chinatown
I called ya but you could not look around

Why can't we be friends ×4

I pay my money to the welfare line
I see ya standing in it every time

Why can't we be friends ×4

The color of your skin don't matter to me
As long as we can live in harmony

Why can't we be friends ×4

I'd kinda' like to be the president
So I could show you how your money's spent

Why can't we be friends×4

Sometimes I don't speak right
But yet I know what I'm talking about

Why can't we be friends ×4

I know you're working for the CIA
They wouldn't have you in the mafia

Why can't we be friends ×반복

Why can't we be friends ×4

I seen ya around for a long long time
I really remember you when you drank my wine

Why can't we be friends ×4

I'd seen ya walkin' down in Chinatown
I called ya but you could not look around

Why can't we be friends ×4

I pay my money to the welfare line
I see ya standing in it every time

Why can't we be friends ×4

The color of your skin don't matter to me
As long as we can live in harmony

Why can't we be friends ×4

I'd kinda' like to be the president
So I could show you how your money's spent

Why can't we be friends×4

Sometimes I don't speak right
But yet I know what I'm talking about

Why can't we be friends ×4

I know you're working for the CIA
They wouldn't have you in the mafia

Why can't we be friends ×반복

White houses in neat little rows,
Contrasting against the sky.
Tumble down black shacks over the tracks,
Children so hungry they could cry.
The chrome the steel, the metal dream,
Leaving the teeth which will rot.
The escapist young mind left behind,
Saving dimes for community pot.

Better get straight
You better, you better get straight, babe
I feel, you better get straight right now
You better get it
You better, you better get straight baby

They're crying out for love all the time,
But they fail to see the neighbors eyes.
The TV is on the six o'clock news,
And the channels are full color lies.
Company meets, the president speaks,
He's young but his bones creak.
Young girl dresses for the high school dance
And the guy next door is dying for a peek.

Get straight, you better,
Yeah, you better get straight, baby
Oh, did you get what I say?
I say it to you
That you, you better,
You better get it, babe
You better, you better get straight, yeah
Before it's too late

They put the Bible in the drawer of the motel room,
And its crying out to be read.
But is stays right there collecting dust,
No one understands what's being said.
Lovers make love in concrete boxes,
What will tomorrow bring?
They've been told that its wrong but they don't give a damn,
Soon another life it will bring

You better get straight baby
Yeah, you,
You better get straight baby
Oh and I think I'd better get myself together too, babe
You know what I mean?
I've been angry so very long
I want to fly right here
I want to do it all right
I want to get it get it baby
You better get it, you better get it
You better get straight right now
Because I've been told
And I'm telling you baby
Pass it on
Its really good advice

I was born in a dump
My mother died
My daddy got drunk
They Left me here
To die or grow
In the middle of
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
I Grew up in a rusty shack
All I ever owned babe
Was hangin' on my back
Lord above know
How much I loathe
This mean ol' place called
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
But it's home yes
The only life I've ever known
And the lord knows
How much I loathe
Tobacco Road (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
I'm talkin' 'bout road (Road, Road, Road)
I'm talkin' 'bout that road (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Everybody's got one (Road, Road, Road)
Everybody's got some (Road, Road, Road)
Everybody's got feel one (Road, Road, Road)
Everybody remember (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
But it's home mmm
The only life this boy has ever known
And the lord knows
How much I loathe
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
I'm gonna leave (Road, Road, Road)
And get myself a job (Road, Road, Road)
With the help (Road, Road, Road)
And the grace from above (Road, Road, Road)
I'll get me some dynamite (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll get me a crane (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll blow it all up, tear it down (Road, Road, Road)
Start all over again (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll build me a town (Road, Road, Road)
I'll be proud to show (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll keep the name (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll keep the name (Road, Road, Road)
And I'll keep the name Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
You're dirty and you're filthy
But I love you
'Cause you're my home, baby
You are my home
The only life I've ever known
You are my home
You are my home
Yes, you're my home
Ya hear me, you're my home
You're my home
Yes it's home, yes
The only life I've ever known
And the lord knows
How much I loathe
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Tobacco Road, yeah (Road, Road, Road)
Do it again, ya feel a thing (Road, Road, Road)
Do it again, ya feel a thing (Road, Road, Road)

> Oh, there?s one thing that I?m sure,It?s so proud and it?s so pure.And it comes from deep within,It?s got no hair it?s got no skin.As we travel far and near,We bring the world for you to hear.And the message that we bring,Is the light in the words we sing.And no matter how bad you feel,We got something, they can?t steal.No they can?t, no they can?t, no they can?t,Take away our music, no.No they can?t, no they can?t, no they can?t,Take away our music. In the ghetto, it gets cold,But we got something to warm our souls.Like the blanket of our faith,Keeps us covered when we shake.Though they take my brother?s life,And deny his given rights.Yes, the message will be heard,As the four winds spread the word.And our spirit, they can?t break,?Cause we got power to communicate, yea.No they can?t, no they can?t, no they can?t,Take away our music, Lord.No they can?t, no they can?t, I say, they can?t take our music, music, little baby (unintelligible)But his message is my book, my book, is your book, is everybody?s book. Come on.Music is fine, music is alright, alright with me, yea.Come on, come on, sing it mom, sing it pop, sing it brother, sing it sister. Everybody, come on. Get up on your feet, now, and stomp your feet, clap your hands, come on. Oh.Sing it to your man, sing it to your woman, sing it to your baby, sing it to the sky,Sing to ev?, sing it to the ground, sing it to the earth, my, my, my, my, come on.They can?t take it away, they can?t take it away. Oooo. Come on, come on, come on.

I jused to watch you Jules LeBlanc
When you thought no one was around
I watched you walk down to the bayou's edge
And gently lay your body down
Your secret was my secret
And it was all that I could do to keep it
Keep it to myself and the power that I felt
But somebody must have seen
And burned a sacred candle in my name
Because now there's a spell on me
And I'm caught up in your purgatory chain

They found a body just this morning
Out behind St. Genevieve
That's the sacred place I won't let them desecrate
The shrine you built for me
Because your secret is still my secret
And if it means I'll have to lose my life to keep it
I'll take it to my grave for the love we never made
Because somebody followed me and
Spoke a lover's curse into our flame
But now I can't runaway
Because I'm caught up in your purgatory chain

I'm on fire …
I'm moanin' mmm….Yeah

Your secret is still my secret
And it have to lose my life to keep it
I'll take it to my grave for the love we never made
But somebody must have seen
And burned a sacred candle in my name
Because now there's a spell on me
And I'm caught up in your purgatory chain
I'm your slave you've got me chained

No matter how far you go
No matter where you're headed
When you get there I will be there
Waiting waiting in the rain
Your secret is still my secret
And if it means I'll have to lose my life to keep it
I'll take it to my grave
For the love we never made
But somebody must have seen
And burned a sacred candle in my name
Because now there's a spell on me
And I'm caught up in your purgatory chain

I'm your slave
You've got me chained

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine

We met down on the fort of Rio Grande
We met down on the fort of Rio Grande
Eat the salted peanuts out of can
Eat the salted peanuts out the can

The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort
The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort
Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port
Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port

They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel
They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel
Chased a gringo last night through a field
Chased a gringo last night through a field

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
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The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine

We met down on the fort of Rio Grande
We met down on the fort of Rio Grande
Eat the salted peanuts out of can
Eat the salted peanuts out the can

The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort
The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort
Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port
Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port

They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel
They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel
Chased a gringo last night through a field
Chased a gringo last night through a field

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
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ohohohohoh
(gregorian chants)

the bell tolls
the black plague has struck
diseased eyes roll upwards
as if knowing which direction their souls will travel
(bring out your dead)
a woman in black cries
as the deathly procession passes by
and monks moan en masse

ohohohohohoh
(gregorian chants)

the yet clean peasant pounds upon the castle door
for it is safer inside the walls
their knocking pounds a dull tone across the quiet, deserted courtyard
the bodies of unfortuates bloat in the hot sun outside the castle walls
and ones ignorant of all facts plunder the diseased corpses for remaining riches.
(bring out your dead)
and the bell tolls on

a man walks around the castle walls on the outside
the light from his lamp dancing shadows as he moves
he tends the sick
gives comfort to all he can for dying woman and crying man
but he feels it most for the children
(unclean)
tears glisten on his cheek
did man ever deserve this death?
and not all will die, just the poor
for the rich are inside the castle walls
and he knows he could be with them
and they laugh at this fool of a man
through the stone fortress windows
and the bell tolls on

(unclean)
and many deaths and many days later
many tears have been cry cried but in vain
for tears can never erase the pain of death
only time has that talent
his hands are now blistered but this man walks on
the only element of sanity that the people look to him for answers and he answers all
and the bell tolls on inside the castle wall
(bring out your dead)

the dead are now buried and the plague is at its end
life for the people flowers again
they breathe fresh air like they did once before
and there is not a sound from beyond the castle walls
the bell has stopped
and only silence is heard
and the peasants outside wonder what happened within
in their bones they feel something is wrong
the bell has been silent much too long
for many days not one soul has stirred from the stone fortress where the rich people live
no one came and no one went
fear can do many strange things
and even though water ran low
their mouths burnt and bellys caked dry
not one person put a foot outside
no one had that much courage
for they feared the peasants and their world outside
so they played it safe and didn't move
but one by one they perished and died

Ridin' 'round town with all the windows down
Eight track playin' all your fav'right sounds
The rhythm of the bongos fill the park
The street musicians tryin' to get a start

'Cause it's summer
Summer time is here
Yes it's summer
My time of year
Yes it's summer
My time of year

Stretched out on a blanket in the sand
Kids of all ages diggin' Disneyland
Rappin' on the C.B. radio in your van
We'll give a big "ten four" to the truckin' man
(repeat chorus)

Young boys playin' stick ball in the street
Fire hydrants help to beat the heat
Old man feeding pigeons in the square
Nighttime finds young lovers walking there
(repeat chorus)

In Atlantic City or out in Malibu
Or any where between, I'm telling you
When you feel those balmy breezes on your face
Summer time is the best time any place
(repeat chorus)

I've been watching you,
For such a long time.
I can't lose your memory, baby,
You're always on my mind.
Tearin' my day, baby. Weekends too.
I just can't lose your memory, baby,
Everywhere I look I see you.
You got spirit. Spirit, baby.
You got, you got spirit. Spirit, baby.
Come on, come on, come on, spirit. Spirit, baby.
Give it up, give it up, give it up. Yea, yea.
Spirit, but I ain't got you. I ain't got you.
Blow your horn, blow your horn, baby.
Blow your horn, baby. Blow, blow.
Ooh your spirit is taunting me, baby.
Ooh your spirit is haunting me, baby. Yea.
I can't get you, baby, out of my mind (out of my mind).
Ooh I can't get you, baby, yea
Out of my mind. I swear,
I'm goin' crazy, yes I am.
I swear I'm goin' crazy, for you.
You got what I need so bad,
You got what I need so bad.
Everywhere I go, baby, all I see is you
Staring back at me.
Spirit, spirit baby.
Spirit, spirit baby.
Give it up, give it up, give it up. Yea, yea.
Spirit, spirit baby.
Come on, come on, come on.
Spirit I ain't got you.
I wish that I
If only I, if only I, if only I, if only I,
If I had you, baby, I'd have the world tied in the palm of my hand.
Ooh in the palm of my hand, I'd have the world in the palm of my hand
If only I had you, if only I, If only I.
Maybe you don't know, baby. Maybe you don't know, baby,
But you know that love is, love is everywhere, yes it is.
Love is, love is everywhere, love is everywhere, love is, love is, love is

Well I want somebody to tell me
Answer if you can!
Well I want somebody to tell me,
Just what is the soul of a man
I'm going to ask the question
Answer if you can
Can anybody out there can tell me
Just what is the soul of a man

I traveled to different countries
I traveled to foreign lands
I've found nobody to tell me
Just what is the soul of a man

Well I want somebody to tell me
Answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me
Just what is the soul of a man

I saw a crowd stand talking
I came up right on time
I heard the doctor and the lawyer
Say a man ain't nothing but his mind

I want somebody to tell me
Answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me
Just what is the soul of a man
What is the soul of a man

I read the bible often
I try to read it right
As far as I can understand
It's nothing but a burning light

Well I want somebody to tell me
Answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me
Just what is the soul of a man

I want somebody to tell me
Answer if you can
I want somebody to tell me
Just what is the soul of a man

I'm going to ask the question
Answer if you can
Can anybody out there can tell me
Just what is the soul of a man
What is the soul of a man

I was standing out back as the sun sank on down.
I was thinking to myself about a long distant sound,
How the fury and the flame burned so bright
Then blew out and left town on a slow moving train.

On a slow moving train, from the West to the East,
With the hopes of a nation of salvation and peace,
All the people came out and they stood by the tracks,
As the slow moving train took him back.

It was the end of the road of a time and a place,
The end of a dream and sweet youth'ssmiling face,
The beginning of a lesson we're still learning today,
Since he left on the slow moving train.

On that slow moving train, as he rested in peace,
'cross the mountains and plains from the sea to the sea,
All the peoplecame out, the men took off their hats,
As that slow moving train took him back.

I wonder where would we be, if the bullets had failed,
If the young men with dreams had somehow prevailed,
Just a shot from the darkness and the whole world was changed,
They sent him home on a slow moving train.

On a slow moving train, from the West to the East,
With the hopes of a nation of salvation and peace,
All the people came out and they stood by the tracks,
As the slow moving train took him back.

He went home on that slow moving train.

Slippin' into darkness
Take my mind beyond the dreams
I was slippin' into darkness
Take my mind beyond the dreams

Where I talk to my brother, oh, oh, oh
Who never said their name

Slippin' into darkness
When I heard my mother say
I was slippin' into darkness
When I heard my mother say
(Hey, what'd she say? What'd she say?)

You been slippin' into darkness, oh, oh, oh
Pretty soon you're gonna pay, oh, oh, oh, oh

Slippin' into darkness
Take my mind beyond the dreams
I was slippin' into darkness
Take my mind beyond the dreams

Where I talk to my brother, oh, oh, oh
Who never said their name

Slippin' into darkness
When I heard my mother say
I was slippin' into darkness
When I heard my mother say
(Hey, what'd she say? What'd she say?)

You been slippin' into darkness, oh, oh, oh
Pretty soon you're gonna pay, oh, oh, oh, oh

Slippin' into darkness
Take my mind beyond the dreams
I was slippin' into darkness
Take my mind beyond the dreams

Where I talk to my brother, oh, oh, oh
Who never said their name

Slippin' into darkness
When I heard my mother say
I was slippin' into darkness
When I heard my mother say
(Hey, what'd she say? What'd she say?)

You been slippin' into darkness, oh, oh, oh
Pretty soon you're gonna pay, oh, oh, oh, oh