"It's a cold day for September" was all I thought to say, When I saw you on the street the other day. And has something changed between us? All the talk we made was small. But what do you say to someone When they've heard you say it all?
It's an awkward conversation, in a most peculier way. How did we get from saying "I love you" to "I'll see you 'round someday"?
It seemed like only days ago we had so much to say. Did we take it all for granted? Did it all get thrown away? "It calls for rain this afternoon", you finally replied. And there was such a stuttering silence that i felt my mouth go dry.
We'll just talk about the weather, cause there's not much more to say. How did we get from saying "I love you" to "I'll see you 'round someday"? How did we get from saying "I love you" to "I'll see you 'round someday"?
Has all the ice been broken, all our surfaces been scratched? Have all the words been spoken, have we finally met our match? Cause it's an awkward conversation, in a most peculier way. How did we get from saying "I love you" to "I'll see you 'round someday"? How did we get from saying "I love you" to "I'll see you 'round someday"? How did we get from saying "I love you" to "I'll see you 'round someday"?
Ships may come and ships may go As long as the sea does roll. Each sailor lad just like his dad, He loves the flowing bowl. A trip on shore he does adore With a girl who's nice and round. When the money's gone It's the same old song, "Get up Jack! John, sit down!" CHORUS: Come along, come along, You jolly brave boys, There's lots of grog in the jar. We'll plough the briny ocean With the jolly roving tar. When Jack comes in, it's then he'll steer To some old boarding house. They'll welcome him with rum and gin, And feed him on pork scouse. He'll lend, spend and he'll not offend Till he's lyin' drunk on the ground When the money's gone It's the same old song, "Get up Jack! John, sit down!" CHORUS Jack, he then, oh then he'll sail Bound down for Newfoundland All the ladies fair in Placentia there They love that sailor man. He'll go to shore out on a tear And he'll buy some girl a gown. When the money's gone It's the same old song, "Get up Jack! John, sit down!" CHORUS When Jack gets old and weatherbeat, Too old to roam about, They'll let him stop in some rum shop Till eight bells calls him out. Then he'll raise his eyes up to the skies, Sayin' "Boys, we're homeward bound." When the money's gone It's the same old song, "Get up Jack! John, sit down!" CHORUS X2
Am I leaving you tomorrow, I can't see Is this how it's going to be? In the morning must I go, So let's take a little time, see what's on your mind Is there something I should know? I thought we went through all this yesterday You said you were OK, you just had to take it slow I'm tired of these little games you play, are you here to stay Is there something I should know? Chorus Is there something I should know? I think everything we've seen, it was just a dream How did we get so low? To leave it all behind would be obscene Where's your self-esteem? Is there something I should know? Chorus We can keep on talking, you know I've got all night But don't keep telling me, that everything's all right... it's not all right. I'm leaving you tomorrow, can't you see This is how it's got to be, in the morning I must go... So let's take a little time, see what's on your mind Is there something I should know? Chorus
When I was a young man I was lead astray, I met with a body down in Logy Bay, We went out in a weather, we wore out our shoes, And up Kingsway road for a drink or two.
Drink 'er up boys its well after ten! Drink 'er up boys its well after ten!
Some people say that the pinky is fine, Others will swear by a drop of moonshine, But as for myself I'm a bottle of each, mixed in with a gallon of dipper or screech.
Drink 'er up boys its well after ten! Drink 'er up boys its well after ten!
It's the old shavin' lotion thats made me this way, Sweeter than Pepsi and stronger than tea, And when in the evening when we're feeling fine, We'll stop into Jakey's for icon and shine,
Drink 'er up boys its well after ten! Drink 'er up boys its well after ten!
Its the old shavin' lotion thats made me this way, Sweeter than Pepsi and stronger than tea, And when in the morning when I'm feeling rough, I curse ol' Jakey who sold me this stuff
Drink 'er up boys its well after ten! Drink 'er up boys its well after ten! Drink 'er up boys its well after ten! Drink 'er up boys its well after ten!
It's not the way that I intended this I didn't realize how much I would miss But with every parting of our company I hate to think what it has done to me
It didn't seem That I was sorry This has to be My Apology
When cruelty comes with blind indifference My humanity becomes the best defence But if you consider the alternative I really didn't have that much to give
It didn't seem That I was sorry This has to be My apology
A tragic victim of my circumstance Never give the devil a second chance If you do, you know that you can never win Probably best to forget and begin again
Can't you see That I am sorry This has to be My Apology My Apology My Apology
Two recruiting sergeants came to the CLB, for the sons of the merchants, to join the Blue Puttees So all the hands enlisted, five hundred young men Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me They crossed the broad Atlantic in the brave Florizel, And on the sands of Suvla, they entered into hell And on those bloody beaches, the first of them fell Chorus So it's over the mountains, and over the sea Come brave Newfoundlanders and join the Blue Puttees You'll fight the Hun in Flanders, and at Galipoli Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me Then the call came from London, for the last July drive To the trenches with the regiment, prepare yourselves to die The roll call next morning, just a handful survived. Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me Chorus The stone men on Water Street still cry for the day When the pride of the city went marching away A thousand men slaughtered, to hear the King say Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me Chorus x3
She left St.Johns one day in May Dressed in her sunday best A kind man sat beside her And she cried her way out west She moved in with her cousin And found a job down in the mall Her friends at home were jealous and said "We'll see you in the fall."
You know that she wants to try Never you let you see her cry You know that she wants to try She's got seagulls in her eyes
The people here seem really nice But the winter's way too long Her new friends don't understand They just tell her to be strong She made some decent money Yeah, but nothing comes for free The busy streets just don't compete With this guy that rocks her sea
You know that she wants to try Never let you see her cry You know that she wants to try She's got seagulls in her eyes
(She's got seagulls in her eyes)
Her parents came at Easter time Wanted her to stay But she went and got a panel-bed And moved home on her birthday The girls in town all said She couldn't make it on her own Now the skies a little smaller And it doesn't seem like home
You know that she wants to try Never let you see her cry You know that she wants to try She's got seagulls in her eyes (X2)
Well General Taylor gained the day Walk him along, John, Carry him along Well General Taylor he gained the day Carry him to his bury'n ground
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Tell me where you're stormy Walk him along, John, carry him along Tell me where you're stormy Carry him to his bury'n ground
We'll dig his grave with a silver spade Walk him along, John, Carry him along His shroud of the finest silk will be made Carry him to his bury'n ground
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We'll lower him down on a golden chain Walk him along, John, Carry him along On every inch we'll carve his name Carry him to his bury'n ground
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General Taylor he's all the go Walk him along, John, Carry him along He's gone where the stormy winds won't blow Carry him to his bury'n ground
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General Taylor he's dead and he's gone Walk him along, John, Carry him along Well General Taylor he's long dead and gone Carry him to his bury'n ground
It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds, snakes, an aeroplanes, Lenny Bruce is not afraid. Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn - world serves its own needs, dummy serve your own needs. Feed it off an aux speak, grunt, no, streak, Ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height. Wire in a fire, representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site. Left of west and coming in a hurry with the furies breathing down your neck. Team by team reporters baffled, trumped, tethered cropped. Look at that low playing! Fine, then. Uh oh, overflow, population, common food, but it'll do. Save yourself, serve yourself. World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed dummy with the rapture and the revered and the right, right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty psyched. CHORUS: It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. Six o'clock - TV hour. Don't get caught in foreign towers. Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn. Locking in, uniforming, book burning, blood letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate. Light a candle, light a votive. Step down, step down. Watch your heel crush, crushed, uh-oh, this means no fear cavalier. Renegade steer clear! A tournament, tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline. CHORUS x 2 The other night I dreamt of knives, continental drift divide. Mountains sit in a line, Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs. Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom! You symbiotic, patriotic, slam book neck, right? Right. CHORUS x 2
I haven't seen you in a long time, since I've been gone it always seemed to be the wrong time, it's the same old song looks like we'll never be together our whole life through there might be changes in the weather, but not for me and you
can you hear me, when I'm calling out to you can you see me, sometimes in the night when you put out the light
I haven't seen you in a long time since you put me away I only see you in my dream time, at the break of day I know I never ever listen, my whole life through If I had heard you wasn't with him, I could be with you
can you feel me, when he's making love you you can you hear me, when your alone, when you hang up the phone when it's real late at night, and you put out the light
I still see you and I still feel you when I'm alone, my mind starts to roam you come in the night when I turn out the light
I haven't seen you in a long time, since I've been gone it always seemes to be the wrong time, its the same old song looks like we'll never be together our whole life thorugh there might be changes in the weather, but not for me and you
When you're in love, there's no time and no space There's a permanent smile on your face Your friends all complain that you're going insane But the truth is they're just afraid
Chorus Hey somewhere, you threw your fear in the Sea of No Cares Hey somewhere, you threw your fear in the Sea of No Cares
When you decide that what counts is inside Your friends all say it's a lie But there's no brighter light than the look in her eyes When you're walking her home through the night
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Bridge Let your self go with the tide There's an angel by your side Tonight
Back at the bar getting cynically stoned Your friends are drinking alone But it's funny, they don't even cross your mind When she asks you into her home
Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget, Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't got sober yet! As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feeling gay, O'Leary came with the bagpipes some music for to play! That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy, That's how they showed their honour and their pride, They said it was, "a sin" and "a shame" they winked at one and another, And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died! As Missus Murphy sat in the corner pourin' out her grief, Kelly and his gang came tearin' down the street, They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole, They put that bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold! That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy, That's how they showed their honour and their pride, They said it was, "a sin" and "a shame" they winked at one and another, And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died! Well, two o'clock in the mornin' after emptyin' the jug, Doyle rose up the icebox lid to see poor Paddy's mug, They stopped the clock so Missus Murphy couldn't tell the time, And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine! That's how they show their respect for Paddy Murphy, That's how we show our honour and our pride, They said it was, "a sin" and "a shame" they winked at one and another, And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died! Well, they stopped the hearse on George Street outside some damn saloon, They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon, The went up to the graveyard so holy and sublime, Found out when they'd got there they'd left the corpse behind! That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy, That's how they showed their honour and their pride, They said it was, "a sin" and "a shame" we winked at one and another, And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died! Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget, Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't been sober yet! As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feeling gay, O'Leary came with bagpipes some music for to play! That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy, That's how they showed their honour and their pride, They said it was, "a sin" and "a shame" we winked at one and another, And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died! Well, every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died!
I am the fountain of affection I'm the instrument of joy And to keep the good times rolling I'm the boy, I'm the boy, You know the world could be our oyster, You just put your trust in me, Cause we'll keep the good times rolling Wait and see, wait and see....oh wait and see!
His Exhaltation, a sweet disintegration. A few discolourations, then it comes along up is why he chooses, the kisses and the bruises There ain't nothing he refuses, then it comes along It comes along, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted!
Chorus: When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground
He just needs, something to blind him Something to wind him up It won't take long to find him When it comes on strong.
Wise guys are grinning, street lights are spinning The night is just beginning, and then it comes on strong It comes on strong, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted!
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Oh it comes on strong, and I am lifted. It comes on strong, and I am lifted. I am lifted, I am lifted!
I've got a smile on my face, and I've got four walls around me I've got the sun in the sky, all the water surround me Oh you know, yeah I win now and sometimes I lose I've been battered, but I never bruise It's not so bad
Chorus And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day And it's all your state of mind At the end of the day You've just got to say it's all right
Gina sings on the corner, what keeps her from dying Let them say what they want, but she won't stop trying (Oh, you know) She might stumble, they push her 'round She might fall, but she'll never lie down It's not so bad
And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day And it's all your state of mind At the end of the day, You've just got to say it's all right.
It's all right, it's all right (It's all right)
'Cause in this beautiful life there's always some sorrow And It's a double-edged knife, but there's always tomorrow (Oh, you know) It's up to you now if you sink or swim Just keep the faith that your ship will come in It's not so bad
(Chorus) And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day And it's all your state of mind At the end of the day You've just got to say
I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day And it's all your state of mind At the end of the day You've just got to say it's all right It's all right, it's all right
I've got a smile on my face, and I've got four walls around me
CHORUS Oh, won't you come along with me, love. Come along with me. Come for the night, and be my wife. Yeah, come along with me. Hey!
Well, it is of a jolly butcher, as you might plainly see. As he rode on out one moring, in search of company. He went into a tavern, and a fair girl he did see, Aw, come for the night. Be my wife. Just come along with me. He called for the girl of the best, And he made such fortune plain. Come have a drink, and I'll make us think That it is our wedding day.
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Well, he called for a candle, to light their way to bed. And when he had her in the room, these words to her he said: "A soverign I will give to you, for to embrace your charms." And all that night that fair young maid, lied in the butcher's arms.
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Aw, early the nest morning, the butcher went his way He looked unto that fair young maid, and unto her did say: "That soverign that I gave to you, now do not think me strange, but that soverign that I gave to you, Will you give me back me back me change?"
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Have a dance!
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Well, about a twelve months later He rode on out once more And he went into the tavern, that he'd often been before He wasn't in there very long, when his fair maid he did see She brought forth a baby, three months old And placed it on his knee Aw, when he saw the baby He began to curse and swear And he said unto that fair young maid: "Why did you bring him here?" "Well, he's your own, kind sir!" She said "Do not think me strage." "Well, that soverign that you gave to me," "I gives you back your change!"
I left my home and my family by the ocean Out on my own, to seek my fortune But there is no work to occupy these young hands So look out boy you're heading for the mainland
(Chorus) What do you do? You can't make nothing out of nothing Everbody needs a start What do you do? You can't make nothing out of nothing Give my country back it's heart.
Well, I was born on a St.John's street Where all my hopes could meet with defeat I hide my fear in higher education Now I am so smart I could rule this content-nation
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Now I'm alone but I'm working everyday I'm getting stoned and I'm blowing all my pay Just to survive I'll do whatever I can Now, I'm alive, but how can I be a real man?
