Chad Mitchell Trio

Jesse James was a man, and he traveled in the land
He stopped on the Rocky Mountain shore
Well he stole from the rich, and he gave to the poor
But I’ll never see my Jesse anymore.

CHORUS
Oh, I don’t know where my poor old Jesse’s gone
Oh, I don’t know where my poor Jesse’s gone
But I’ll meet you in that land where I’ve never been before
And I don’t know where my poor old Jesse’s gone
And I don’t know where my poor old Jesse’s gone (after last verse ONLY)

It was with his brother Frank that he robbed the Denver bank
They carried the money from the town
And the agent on his knees he delivered up the keys
When Frank and his brother Jesse frowned

CHORUS

Jesse James was at home, he was standing up on high
Trying to straighten out a picture frame
And he thought he was alone, and he laid down his gun
Then they laid down my poor Jesse James

So Jesse’s laid at rest with a hand across his chest
And a smile was there upon his face
He was born one day in the County of Clay
And he come of a wild and reckless race

CHORUS

Do you want to know a secret
Just between you and me
I don't know where I'm going
Don't know what I wanna be

But that's another side of this life
I've been leading
But that's another side of this life

Maybe I'll go to Nashville
Sunny Tennessee
This ten cent life I'm leading here
Gonna be the death of me

My whole world's in an uproar
My whole world's upside down
I don't know where I'm going
But I gotta keep [?] around

Well I don't know what I'm doing
Half the time I don't know where I'll go
I think I'll get me a sailing boat
And sail the gulf of Mexico

O what will you give me
Say the bells of Rhymney
Is there hope for the future
Say the brown bells of Merthyr
And who made the mine owner
Say the black bells of Rhondda
And who robbed the miner
Say the grim bells of Blaina

They will plunder willy-nilly
Say the bells of Caerphilly
They have fangs, they have teeth
Shout the loud bells of Neathe
Even God is uneasy
Say the moist bells of Swansea
And what will you give me
Say the sad bells of Rhymney

Throw the vandals in court
Say the bells of Newport
All would be well if, if, if
Say the green bells of Cardiff
Why so worried, sisters, why
Sing the silver bells of Wye
And what will you give me
Say the sad bells of Rhymney

Business goes on as usual
The corn and the profits are high
And the TVs boom in every living room
They tell us which deodorant to buy

Business goes on as usual
Except that my brother is dead
He was twenty-five and very much alive
But the dreams have all been blasted from his head

In a far-off land with a gun in his hand
He died in a war he did not understand

And business goes on as usual
There's plenty to choose from the rack
And the rumor goes, the latest thing in clothes
Will be black

Business goes on as usual
Business goes on as usual
Business goes on as usual
Business goes on as usual
As usual...

Sholom Aleichem
Sholom Aleichem

Hava nagila
Hava nagila
Hava nagila venis'mecha

The Vatican has made it official
Us Jews didn't kill Jesus
They shouldn't blame us
We're not responsible
As for me, last night I had my first good night of sleep
In two thousand years

Ecumenically we're acceptable
Oh what a joy to be clean

We're clean, we're clean
The Vatican says we're clean
We're good and sweet
And gentle too
We did no harm to you know who
We're clean, we're clean
The Vatican says we're clean

Mazel Tov!

We'll erase all the old persecution
It wasn't vicious
Just capricious
We'll forget and not fret over what has been
Oh boy what a joy to be clean

We're clean, we're clean
The Vatican says we're clean
We're good and sweet
And gentle too
We did no harm to you know who
We're clean, we're clean
The Vatican says we're clean

Everybody dance!

We'll forgive all the old Inquisition
We won't lament it
They never meant it
We'll be raised and be praised with gentility
Oh gee can't you see we're absolved

Absolved, absolved
The Pope says we're absolved
So take a christian by the hand
And let's all shout "It's grand, it's grand"

Wait a minute.. If we didn't do it, who did?
The puertoricans

Absolved, absolved
The problem is all solved
The Pope says we're absolved

I'll walk in the rain by your side
I'll cling to the warmth of your hand
I'll do anything to keep you satisfied
I'll love you more than anybody can

And the wind will whisper your name to me
Little birds will sing along in time
The leaves will bow down when you walk by
And morning bells will chime

I'll be there when you're feeling down
To kiss away the tears if you cry
I'll share with you all the happiness I've found
A reflection of the love in your eyes

And I'll sing you the songs of the rainbow
I'll whisper all the joy that is mine
The leaves will bow down when you walk by
And morning bells will chime

And the wind will whisper your name to me
Little birds will sing along in time
The leaves will bow down when you walk by
And morning bells will chime

Love is but the song we sing
Fear's the way we die
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry
Know that love is on the wing
You need not know why

Come on people now
Get together
Smile upon your brother
And love one another right now

Some may come and some may go
We shall surely pass
When that which has left us here
Returns for us at last
People, we are but a moment's sunlight
Fading on the grass

Come on people now
Get together
Smile upon your brother
And love one another right now

If you hear the song I sing
You must understand
You hold the key to love and fear
It's in your trembling hand
People, one key unlocks them both, you know
It's there at your command

Come on people now
Get together
Smile upon your brother
And love one another right now

Come on, love one another right now

Wenn Sie durch Die Schone Deutschland gehen
Einen gesang werder Sie Horen
Es gibt eine kleine Melodie in Deutschland
Fur funfzehn oder Zwanzig Jahren

[Spoken]
As you travel through Die Schone Deutschland
(Wenn Sie durch Die Schone Deutschland gehen)
A melody will greet your ears
(Einen gesang werder Sie Horen)
It's a melody that's been around in Deutschland
(Es gibt eine kleine Melodie in Deutschland)
For fifteen to twenty years
(Fur funfzehn oder Zwanzig Jahren)

Each and every German dances to the strain
Of the I was not a Nazi Polka
All without exception join in the refrain
Of the I was not a Nazi Polka

Goering was a crazy we wanted to deport
Sing the I was not a Nazi Polka
We all thought that Dachau was just a nice resort
Sing the I was not a Nazi Polka

The German is so cultured, he does not like to fight
The peaceful life is what he most enjoys
For years the German people were utterly convinced
I.G. Farben manufactured children's toys

I never shot a Luger or goosed a single step
Sing the I was not a Nazi Polka
Sing the I was not a Nazi Polka
Sing the I was not a Nazi Polka

- Was you not an SS guard?
- I was not an SS guard.
I was not a Nazi Polka
- Did you not love Ilsa Koch?
- I did not love Ilsa Koch.
I was not a Nazi Polka
- Did you not despise the Jews?
- I did not, some of my best friends..
I was not a Nazi Polka
- Did you not think Adolf great?
- I did not, Adolf who?
- Adolf who?
- Ja, Adolf who?
- Fritz, you're putting me on.
- Was bedeutet dieses 'putting me on'?
- Are you kidding me or something?
- Nein, I'm not kidding you. Adolf who?
- Adolf Hitler!
- Should I know him? Is he a folksinger?
- You don't remember?
- Nein, I don't remember him. Who was he?
- Well..

A little man, very mean, very loud and brash
- Mmm-mmm...
Not too tall, he never smiled, wore a black mustache
- Nein, I never heard..
He had a girl, Eva Braun, hair as red as flame
- Ah, ja, ja.
He papered walls for many years till his moment came
- Of course!

He's the one who clapped his hands, went into a dance
When the news came to him that we had conquered France
- That's him
He once said, when our flag proudly was unfurled,
"Today, Germany, tomorrow, the world! (Yeah!) Tomorrow, the world! (Yeah!) Tomorrow the world! (Yeah!) Tomorrow the world! (Yeah! Yeah!)"
- I never heard of him
- Neither did I

To our Israeli allies let us raise a toast
Sing the I was not a Nazi Polka
Sure there were some Nazis, two or three at most
Sing the I was not a Nazi Polka

We tried to throw off Hitler right from the very start
That's what every history book should tell
We hated Heinrich Himmler, Martin Bormann too
We believe as Sherman did that war is hell.. hell.. hell.. hell..
Heil!.. Heil!.. Heil!.. Sieg heil!.. Sieg heil!.. Sieg heil!!

Germans are as gentle as flowers in the spring
Sing the I was not a Nazi Polka
Germans are a people who love to dance and sing
Sing the I was not a Nazi Polka

[Spoken]
Wait a minute! Wait a minute! You there, you are not singing.
You do not like to sing? Tell me, you still have a family in Germany, nicht wahr? Sing!

Sing the I Was Not a Nazi Polka
Sieg heil!

I'm a long tall texan, I ride a big white horse
He rides through Texas on big, white horse
I'm a long tall texan, I ride a big white horse
He rides through Texas on a big, white horse
People look at me and say
Hurrah, Hurrah, is that your horse?
Yeah

I'm a long tall texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat
He rides through Texas with a ten-gallon hat
I'm a long tall texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat
He rides through Texas wearin a ten-gallon hat
People look at me and say
Hurrah, Hurrah, is that your hat?
Yeah

I was walking down the street with my big shiny badge
Spurs jingling on my feet
When I saw a man a coming, coming with a gun, you know
I just can't be beat

Well I'm a long tall texan, I enforce justice for the law
He rides through Texas to enforce the law
I'm a long tall texan, I enforce justice for the law
He rides through Texas to enforce the law
People look at me and say
Hurrah, Hurrah, are you the law?
Yeah

I'm a short fat texan, I ride a Honda one two five
He rides from Texas on a one two five
I'm a short fat texan, I ride a Honda one two five
He rides from Texas on a one two five
People look at me and say
Oh, come on man, you're too old to be riding a thing like that
Yeaaaaaaaaaah!

You can't buy me baby with your silver
You can't buy me baby with your gold
And I don't care if your daddy is rich and famous
I'm never never ever coming home

As long as I've got my guitar in my hand
As long as my pretty lady is right by my side
I don't want your Cadillac coming round my door
There's plenty of fast freight trains I'd rather ride

If my parents ask you where I'm going
Say that I come out here to the West Country
And if you're worried I think I need your high tone advice
Well, listen to me please, don't talk to me

I spent my hungry young years running wild
There was so much for me to do
And I spent cities like a handful of change
But I never quit looking for you

One time and one time only
Been such a long time lonely
One time for all time it will be
Been waiting such a long time
Each time has been the wrong time
Until you came to me

I looked for you in every face I saw
And could not find you any where
Then finally one day I quit trying at all
And looked up to see you standing there

I don't mind telling you what's on my mind
It's no big secret any more
I have no plans at all for moving on
That's one thing that I was never looking for

Wohin auch das Auge blicket
Moor und Heide nur ringsum
Vogelsang uns nicht erquicket
Eichen stehen kahl und krumm

Wir sind die Moorsoldaten
Und ziehen mit dem spaten ins Moor
Wir sind die Moorsoldaten
Und ziehen mit dem spaten ins Moor

SPOKEN INTRO (John Denver)
In the early 1930s, the concentration camps of Germany began filling up with hundreds, then thousands, then hundreds of thousands of Hitler’s political enemies.
These were the men who resisted the Nazi tyranny until they had to be destroyed. But they always dreamed of freedom, if not for themselves, then for their children.

Far and wide as the eye can wander
Heath and bog are everywhere
Not a bird sings out to cheer us
Trees are standing gaunt and bare

CHORUS
We are the Peat Bog Soldiers
We’re marching with our spades to the bog
We are the Peat Bog Soldiers
We’re marching with our spades to the bog

Up and down the guards are pacing
No one, no one, can go through
Flight would mean a sure death facing
Guns and barbed wire greet our view

CHORUS

But for us there is no complaining
Winter will in time be past
One day we shall cry rejoicing
“Homeland dear, you’re mine at last”

Then will the Peat Bog Soldiers
March no more with their spades to the bog
Dann sind die Moorsoldaten
Nicht vergeht dem spaten ins Moor

Rabbit in a log and I can’t find my dog
How will I get ‘im, I know
Get me a briar and I’ll twist it in ‘is hair
That’s how I’ll I get ‘im, I know

I know, [I know], I know, [really I know]
That’s how I’ll I get ‘im, I know
Get me a briar and I’ll twist it in ‘is hair
That’s how I’ll I get ‘im, I know

Build me a fire and I’ll roast that old hare
Roll ‘im in the flames nice and brown
Feast in the night while the Moon shines so bright
But I got not place to lie down

Lie down, [to lie down], lie down, [to lie down]
I got not place to lie down
Feast in the night while the Moon shines so bright
But I got not place to lie down

Walkin’ down the track with a chicken on my back
Soles of my shoes nearly gone, [yee-ha!]
Little ways ahead, there’s an old farmer’s shed
That’s where I’ll rest my weary bones

Weary bones, [weary bones], weary bones, [lazy bones]
That’s where I’ll rest my weary bones
Little ways ahead, there’s an old farmer’s shed
That’s where I’ll rest my weary bones

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

Rabbit in a log and I can’t find my dog
How will I get ‘im, I know
Get me a briar and I’ll twist it in ‘is hair
That’s how I’ll I get ‘im, I know

I know, [I know], I know, [really I know]
That’s how I’ll I get ‘im, I know
Get me a briar and I’ll twist it in ‘is hair
That’s how I’ll I get ‘im, I know

Words by Ian Tyson

How come we can't talk to each other any more?
Why can't you see I'm changing too?
We've got by far too long to end it feeling wronged
And I still share too much with you


Just one great river always flowing to the sea
One single river rolling in eternity
Two nations in the land that lies along its shore
But just one river rolling free

How come you shut me out as if I wasn't there
What's this new bitterness you've found?
However wronged you were, however strong it hurt
It wasn't me that held you down.

Just one great river always flowing to the sea
One single river rolling in eternity
Two nations in the land that lies along its shore
But just one river rolling free

Why can't you understand I'm glad you're standing proud
I know you made it on your own
But in this pride you've earned, I thought you might have learned
That you don't have to stand alone

Lonely northern rivers come together till you see
One single river rolling in eternity
Two nations in the land that lies along its shore
But just one river, you and me

Every Fall when the leaves turn brown
Friday evening rolls around
I sit down in my TV chair
And my face assumes a TV stare
Goodbye world, goodbye family
It's football time

It's highlight films of last week's games
Commercials starring big league names
Analysis of all the plays
Picking the winners for Saturday
Interviews with the stars
Interviews with the waterboy
Interviews with the fullback's grandmother

On Saturday it's do or die
For dear old Siwash will defy, the enemy to dim our stars
Who have their eyes on brand new cars
Thank God for scholarships
Thank God for alumni
Thank God for the School of Education

Now my poor wife has got it rough
'Cause Saturdays would be enough
But Sunday's a tale she knows too well
A double header in the NFL
She says I don't listen to her
Said she was going to Reno
Sounded to me like a new formation

Now half time shows with pretty girls
In little short skirts and long blond curls
But who's got time for majorettes
When NBC has got the Jets
And I just can't afford two sets
But don't fret Jets
With four hundred thousand dollars for Namath
And two hundred thousand for Huarte
You can spend them to death

The terminology is giving me fits
It's red-dogs, cornerbacks, double safety blitz
Jitterbugging, automatic, submarine, zip
Zig-out, down-and-out, collarbone, hip
Listen to the huddle
Hear the quarterback say
"Tucker, just take that ball and run for your life
It's your turn to be on instant replay"

Well, as I sat there sipping beer
A shoe came whistling by my ear
A bullet pass, I really mean it went right through the TV screen
My wife was laughing hysterically
I said "Don't worry honey,
I can have it fixed by next Saturday"


NOTES:
SIWASH is a fictional college in stories by American author George Fitch. It connotes a small, usually inland, college that is notably provincial in outlook.

RENO = Reno, Nevada. Quickie Marriage/Divorce capitol of the US at the time.

NAMATH = Joe Namath, quarterback of the New York Jets in the middle 1960s.

HUARTE = John Huarte, 1964 Heisman Trophy winner and quarterback of the Boston Patriots in 1966.

So you say that all the good times are gone
And you say this rain will keep raining on
I'll walk along with my head held high
Finding my song and I'll sing it to the sky
I may be wrong but I'll live till I die
That's the way it's gonna be, wait and see

Even though you say the devil knocks at my door
And you say my ship will not reach the shore
I've got a will and a thousand ways
I've got a dream of a thousand better days
I've got a smile that just stays and stays
That's the way it's gonna be, wait and see

Even though you say I've reached the end of the road
And you say the tides are all running low
Victory is waiting for me round the bend
I won't stay down for the count of ten
I've said it before, and I'll say it again
That's the way it's gonna be, wait and see

Even though you say that all the good times are gone
And you say this rain will keep raining on
I'll walk along with my head held high
Finding my song well I'll sing it to the sky
I may be wrong but I'll live till I die
That's the way it's gonna be, wait and see
Wait and see
Wait and see

Well now friends you'll never guess it, so I really must confess it
I just met the sweetest woman of my long dismal life
But a friend of mine said, “Buddy, just in case your mind is muddy
Don't you know that girl you're fooling with is Peg-leg Johnson's wife
And that man is big and tough and mean and grim
And he'll brain you with his artificial limb”

But next morning bright and early, I stole old Peg-leg's girlie
And I also took his wooden leg just to play it safe
But there weren't no time for laughter, 'cause he started hopping after
And I keep on running faster, but he won't give up the chase
And I'm running through the mountains with his bride
And I got his wooden leg here by my side

CHORUS
I'm a three legged man with a two-legged woman
Being chased cross the country by a one-legged fool
Though he's huffing and he's puffing and he shows no sign of stopping
I tell you boys this life is hard and cruel

'Cross the deserts and the valleys and those dark Chicago alleys
'Cross the mighty Mississippi to the hills of Caroline
Through the mountains of Montana and the swamps of Louisiana
Every time that I look back, he's just one foot behind
And I know he must be cold and wet and sick
But in spite of all his woes he can kick

CHORUS

Now he's ragged and he’s filthy and I'm feeling kinda guilty
'Specially in the evening when I hear him plead and beg
He says, "Spite of all your stealing friend, I bear you no hard feeling
You can keep the derned old woman, but please give me back my leg"
For although the one you meant to take was wooden
In the dark by mistake you took my good'un

CHORUS

Take me to the night I'm tipping
Topsy turvy turning upside down
Hold me tight and whisper what you wish
For there is no-one here around
You may sing-song me sweet smiles
Regardless of the city's careless frown
Come watch the no colors fade, blazing
Into petaled sprays of violets of dawn

Prince Charming I will be on two white steeds
To bring you dappled, diamond crowns
And climb your tower, Sleeping Beauty
'Fore you even know I've left the ground
You can wear a Cinderella, Snow White
Alice Wonderlanded gown
Come watch the no colors fade, blazing
Into petaled sprays of violets of dawn

I don't mean to wake you up
It's only loneliness just coming on
Come watch the no colors fade, blazing
Into petaled sprays of violets of dawn

We didn’t know at all, we didn’t see a thing
You can’t hold us to blame, what could we do?
It was a terrible shame, but we can’t bear the blame
Oh no, not us, we didn’t know

We didn’t know said the burgermeister about those camps at the edge of town
It was Hitler and his crew that tore the German nation down
We saw the cattle cars, it’s true, and maybe they carried a Jew or two
They woke us up as they rattled through, but what did you expect me to do?

We didn’t know at all, we didn’t see a thing
You can’t hold us to blame, what could we do?
It was a terrible shame, but we can’t bear the blame
Oh no, not us, we didn’t know

We didn’t know said the congregation singing a hymn in a church of white
The press was full of lies about us, preacher told us we were right
The outside agitators came, they burned some churches and they put the blame
On decent Southern peoples names, to set our colored folks aflame
And maybe some of our boys got hot, and a couple of niggers and reds got shot
They should’ve stayed where they belong, the preacher would’ve told us if we’d done wrong

We didn’t know at all, we didn’t see a thing
You can’t hold us to blame, what could we do?
It was a terrible shame, but we can’t bear the blame
Oh no, not us, we didn’t know

We didn’t know said the puzzled voter watching the President on TV
I guess we gotta drop those bombs, if we’re gonna keep South Asia free
The President’s such a peaceful man, I guess he’s got some kind of plan
They say we’re torturing prisoners of war, but I don’t believe that stuff no more
Torturing prisoners is a Communist game, and you can bet they’re doing the same
I wish this war was over and through, but what do you expect me to do?

We didn’t know at all, we didn’t see a thing
You can’t hold us to blame, what could we do?
It was a terrible shame, but we can’t bear the blame
Oh no, not us, we didn’t know

We didn’t know at all, we didn’t see a thing
You can’t hold us to blame, what could we do?
It was a terrible shame, but we can’t bear the blame
Oh no, not us, we didn’t know

When I think of Elizabeth Taylor
And many’s the times I do
I think what that poor kid puts up with
And it tears my heart in two

She’s out every night in a swank cabaret
Gets breakfast in bed on a solid gold tray
I hear that she earns seven thousand a day
“What kind of life is that”?

She gets what she wants irregardless* of price
Yeah, “Did you see her ring, that was some chunk of ice?”
Why, she has thirty minks that she’s never worn twice
“What kind of life is that”?

What kind of life, what kind of life, what kind of life is that?
Facing snakes and other dangers
Making love to perfect strangers
I read in the news she buys booze by the vat
Now, “What kind of life is that”?

Poor Liz, poor Liz
Does she know what it means to make a pot roast last a week
To wrap a towel around a pipe in case it springs a leak
Does she know what it means to get down on her hands and knees
To wash her kid’s pajamas or her old man’s BVDs?

These simple pleasures don’t delight her
She’s too busy with la dolche viter*

Wherever she goes something thrilling occurs
She goes out to dine and the restaurant stirs
She’s had twenty husbands, yeah, “Five of them hers!”
“What kind of life is that”?

I’m sure Liz must think things look dandy so far
But will she, like poor Sybil*, one day wear a scar
Will she wind up too with a rock-and-roll star
“What kind of life is that”?

What kind of life, what kind of life, what kind of life is that?
At MGM they silver-spooned her
I think ‘National Velvet’* ruined her
I pay for a house what she pays for hat
“What kind of life is that”?

They packed up the crew at the Fox Studio
They headed for Egypt, but Nasser* said, “No”
They wouldn’t let her in, she’s Jewish, you know
“What kind of life is that”?

So for all of her glamour and her whoop-tee-doo
And her house in the best neighborhood
Would you take that lousy life if it was offered to you
You can bet Cleopatra’s asp, you would!

/////////////// NOTES ///////////////

1. “irregardless” - grammatically incorrect, but it is the actual word used. Substitute “irrespective” if you’re a purist.

2. la dolche viter - a play on words on “la dolche vita” (Italian for, “the sweet life”) in order to rhyme with the preceding line.

3. Sybil - Sybil Dorsett. Famous for having multiple personalities.

4. National Velvet - The 1944 film that skyrocketed Elizabeth Taylor to stardom at age 12.

5. Nasser - Gamal Abdul Nasser, president of Egypt 1956 - 1970.