Manfred Mann

title x7, 1st time slowly)
Always onward rode the 600 (5-4-3-2-1)
Down the valley on their horses they thundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Ah but once they're down they really blundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(title x2)
The soldiers waited at the gate for weeks (5-4-3-2-1)
& onward on horses to the city they sneaked (5-4-3-2-1)
Pulled out & then, was it the Greeks? (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(title x5)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds
(title slowly

title x7, 1st time slowly)
Always onward rode the 600 (5-4-3-2-1)
Down the valley on their horses they thundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Ah but once they're down they really blundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(title x2)
The soldiers waited at the gate for weeks (5-4-3-2-1)
& onward on horses to the city they sneaked (5-4-3-2-1)
Pulled out & then, was it the Greeks? (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(title x5)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds
(title slowly

25 lbs. of pure cane sugar
In each and every kiss
You wouldn't know what I'm talking about
If you never had lovin' like this
I don't mean to be brash
You'll have to agree to that
She's 99 lbs. of natural born goodness
99 lbs. of soul
She's 99 lbs. of pure grade woman
99 lbs. of soul
25 lbs. of tenderness in each and every touch
25 lbs. of understanding her man
She don't want me to worry too much
24 lbs of something else that I can't even name
And it all adds up to 99 lbs


Put together in a nice warm frame
She's 99 lbs of natural born goodness
99 lbs of soul
She's 99 lbs of pure grade woman
99 lbs of soul
She's 99 lbs of natural born goodness
99 lbs of soul
She's 99 lbs of pure grade woman
99 lbs of soul

The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold

Since you went away the days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall

C'est une chanson, qui nous ressemble
Toi tu m'aimais et je t'aimais
Nous vivions tous deux ensemble
Toi qui m'aimais moi qui t'aimais
Mais la vie separe ceux qui s'aiment
Tout doucement sans faire de bruit
Et la mer efface sur le sable les pas des amants desunis

Some get the gravy, some get the gristle
Some get the marrow bone
Some get nothing though there's plenty to spare
Some watch the paint peel, some watch their kids grow
Some watch their stocks and bonds
Waiting for that big deal American Dream

Took my dream down by the sea
Sailing yachts and lobster pots and sunshine
Logs and sails and shell oil pails
Down where the waterskiers glide

Some turn to Elvis, some turn to Africa
Some turn to rambling round
For a clean sky and a drinking stream
Who let the greedy in ?
Who left the needy out ?
Who made the salty sea ?
Tell them we're hungry for a sweeter fare

Took my dream down by the sea
Sailing yachts and lobster pots and sunshine
Logs and sails and shell oil pails
Down where the waterskiers glide

Some get the gravy, some get the gristle
Some get the marrow bone
Some get nothing though there's plenty to spare
Some watch the paint peel, some watch their kids grow
Some watch their stocks and bonds
Waiting for that big deal American Dream

Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light...

Madman drummers bummers
Indians in the summer
With a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps
As the adolescent pumps
His way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder
Feeling kinda older
I tripped a merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing
Sneezing and wheezing
The calliope crashed to the ground

The calliope crashed to the ground
Oh, she was blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night...

Some silicone sister
With her manager mister
Told me I've got what it takes
She said
"I'll turn you on, sonny, to something strong
Play the song with the funky break"
And go-kart Mozart
Was checking out the weather chart
To see if it was safe outside
And little Early Pearly
Came by in his curly wurly
And asked me if I needed a ride

Asked me if I needed a ride
'Cause she was blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tight
She's gonna make it through the night
She's gonna make it through the night

But mama, that's where the fun is
But mama, that's where the fun is
Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun
But mama, that's where the fun is

Some brimstone baritone
Anticyclone rolling stone
Preacher from the east
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone
Hit it in its funny bone
That's where they expect it least"
And some new mown chaperone
Was standing in the corner
Watching the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone
Was messing with his frozen zone
Reminding him of romance

The calliope crashed to the ground
'Cause she was blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
(repeated continuously)

(sung simultaneously:)
Madman drummers bummers
Indians in the summer
With a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps
As the adolescent pumps
His way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder
Feeling kinda older
I tripped a merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing
Sneezing and wheezing
The calliope crashed to the ground
Now Scott with a slingshot
Finally found a tender spot
And throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-not
Said, "Daddy's within earshot
Save the buckshot and turn up the band"
Some silicone sister
With her manager mister
Told me I've got what it takes
She said,
"I'll turn you on, sonny, to something strong"

She got down but she never got tight
She's gonna make it through the night

Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light...

Madman drummers bummers
Indians in the summer
With a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps
As the adolescent pumps
His way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder
Feeling kinda older
I tripped a merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing
Sneezing and wheezing
The calliope crashed to the ground

The calliope crashed to the ground
Oh, she was blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night...

Some silicone sister
With her manager mister
Told me I've got what it takes
She said
"I'll turn you on, sonny, to something strong
Play the song with the funky break"
And go-kart Mozart
Was checking out the weather chart
To see if it was safe outside
And little Early Pearly
Came by in his curly wurly
And asked me if I needed a ride

Asked me if I needed a ride
'Cause she was blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tight
She's gonna make it through the night
She's gonna make it through the night

But mama, that's where the fun is
But mama, that's where the fun is
Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun
But mama, that's where the fun is

Some brimstone baritone
Anticyclone rolling stone
Preacher from the east
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone
Hit it in its funny bone
That's where they expect it least"
And some new mown chaperone
Was standing in the corner
Watching the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone
Was messing with his frozen zone
Reminding him of romance

The calliope crashed to the ground
'Cause she was blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night

Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
(repeated continuously)

(sung simultaneously:)
Madman drummers bummers
Indians in the summer
With a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps
As the adolescent pumps
His way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder
Feeling kinda older
I tripped a merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing
Sneezing and wheezing
The calliope crashed to the ground
Now Scott with a slingshot
Finally found a tender spot
And throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-not
Said, "Daddy's within earshot
Save the buckshot and turn up the band"
Some silicone sister
With her manager mister
Told me I've got what it takes
She said,
"I'll turn you on, sonny, to something strong"

She got down but she never got tight
She's gonna make it through the night

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x2)

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x4)

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x6)

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x2)

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x4)

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x6)

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x2)

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x4)

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x6)

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x2)

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x4)

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x6)

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x2)

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x4)

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x6)

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x2)

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x4)

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x6)

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x2)

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x4)

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x6)

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x2)

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x4)

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x6)

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x2)

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x4)

With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night (x6)

If the song of the songbird
Could replace my wrong word
Then my dear, that's the song I would borrow

CHORUS:
& tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
& you'd be mine once again come tomorrow

If the song of the swallow
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you

(chorus)

Just tonight, while in flight, on your windowsill daylight
To tell you all of my tears

(chorus)

(repeat verse 2)
(chorus twice)

Sing sing sing sing sing, Mr. Songbird
Come on & sing just once, little swallow
& make her mine once again
...& fade

If the song of the songbird
Could replace my wrong word
Then my dear, that's the song I would borrow

CHORUS:
& tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
& you'd be mine once again come tomorrow

If the song of the swallow
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you

(chorus)

Just tonight, while in flight, on your windowsill daylight
To tell you all of my tears

(chorus)

(repeat verse 2)
(chorus twice)

Sing sing sing sing sing, Mr. Songbird
Come on & sing just once, little swallow
& make her mine once again
...& fade

If the song of the songbird
Could replace my wrong word
Then my dear, that's the song I would borrow

CHORUS:
& tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
& you'd be mine once again come tomorrow

If the song of the swallow
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you

(chorus)

Just tonight, while in flight, on your windowsill daylight
To tell you all of my tears

(chorus)

(repeat verse 2)
(chorus twice)

Sing sing sing sing sing, Mr. Songbird
Come on & sing just once, little swallow
& make her mine once again
...& fade