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Hush little baby, don't you cry, You know your mama was born to die All my trials, Lord, soon be over. I've got a little book with pages three, And every page spells liberty. All my trials, Lord, soon be over. There grows a tree in paradise, And the pilgrims call it the Tree of Life. All my trials, Lord, soon be over. River jordan is muddy and cold, Well it chills the body but not the soul. All my trials, Lord, soon be over. If livin' was a thing that money could buy, Then the rich would live and the poor would die. All my trials, Lord, soon be over. Too late, my brothers, Too late, but never mind, All my trials, Lord, soon be over. All my trials, Lord, soon be over.
All over the world, people must meet and part, There's someone like me feeling the pain in their heart. Some may meet agin, under that same white star, If maybe some night you come back from afar, Who cares if tonight I don't know where you are? Are you thinking of me now, Missing having me around? If you have forgotten me, My world will come tumbling down. All over the world, others are sad tonight, There's someone like me watching the sun's fading light. All over the sky there is the same warm glow, Here under that star I'm wanting you to know, Wherever you are, that I still love you so.
Close the door, light the light, We're staying home tonight, Far away from the bustle and the bright city lights. Let them all fade away, Just leave us alone, And we'll live in a world of our own. Chorus: We'll build a world of our own That no-one else can share; All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there, And I know you will find There'll be peace of mind When we live in a world of our own. Oh my love, oh my love, I cried for you so much, Lonely nights without sleeping While I longed for you touch, Now your lips can erase The heartache I've known, Come with me to a world of our own. Chorus Interlude Chorus And I know you will find There'll be peace of mind When we live in a world of our own.
How many roads must a man walk down Before he's called a man? How many seas must the white dove sail Before he sleeps in the sand? How many times must the cannon-balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed in the sea? How many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? How many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind. How many times can a man look up Before he can see the sky? How many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? And how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind.
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Say goodbye my own true lover As we sing a lover's song. How it breaks my heart to leave you, Now the carnival is gone. High above the dawn is waking And my tears are falling rain, For the carnival is over. We may never meet again. Like a drum my heart was beating And your kiss was sweet as wine, But the joys of love are fleeting For Pierrot and Columbine. Now the harbour light is calling. This will be our last goodbye. Tho' the carnival is over I will love you till I die. Repeat
Children go where I send you, How shall I send you? I'm gonna send you one by one, One for the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem. Children go where I send you, How shall I send you? I'm gonna send you two by two, Two for Paul and Silas, One for the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem. Children go where I send you, How shall I send you? I'm gonna send you three by three, Three for the Hebrew children, Two for Paul and Silas, One for the little bitty baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem. Children go where I send you, How shall I send you? I'm gonna send you four by four, Four for the four that stood at the door, Three etc. Five for the five that came back alive Six for the six that couldn't get a fix Seven for the seven that went up to heaven Eight for the eight that stood at the gate
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[2 versions of this: 1'12" and 2'16"] I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow, oh baby, Goin' where those chilly winds don't blow. I'm goin' where I've never been before, oh baby, Goin' where those chilly winds don't blow. [This stanza in 1'12" version only:] Chilly winds are drivin' me away, oh baby, Chilly winds are drivin' me away. I'll go and find the sun again some day, oh baby, Chilly winds are drivin' me away. I'm goin' where I'll never have the blues, oh baby, Goin' where I'll never have the blues. I'm gonna leave this hammer, leave this light and you, oh baby, Goin' where I'll never hve the blues. Chilly winds are drivin' me away, oh baby, Chilly winds are drivin' me away. I'll go and find the sun again some day, oh baby, Chilly winds are drivin' me away. Who's gonna love you when I'm gone, When I leave this lonesome town? I'm goin' away to find my home Where those chilly winds don't blo-o-o-ow. I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow, oh baby, Goin' where those chilly winds don't blow. I'm goin' where I've never been before, oh baby, Goin' where those chilly winds don't blow. Goin' where those chilly winds don't blow. [1'12" version repeats this line twice more] [2'16" version:] Goin' where those chilly winds don't blo-o-o-o-ow
I know that one day soon a song shall rise; You'll hear it with the sleep still in your eyes, You'll waken to a brand new day, Can you hear bells ringin', Voices singin', Far away? A time when every man will be as one, A time to reach right out and touch the sun, Come the day. Freedom's still a thought within your mind, The fleeting thing that some may never find, It may be still a million miles away, Can you hear bells ringin', Voices singin', Far away? A time to live without doubt or fear, Welcome to the happy world that will be here Come the day. The trumpets of war will cease to blow The sound I hope that we may never know We're waiting for the day, Can you hear bells ringin', Voices singin', Far away? Lift up your voices and sing this song, Let the whole world hear it loud and strong, Can you hear bells ringin', Voices singin', Far away?
Darling, you can count on me Till the sun dries up the sea. Until then I'll always be Devoted to you I'll be yours through endless time, I'll adore your charm sublime. Guess by now you'll know that I'm Devoted to you. I'll never hurt you, I'll never lie, I'll never be untrue, I'll never give you reason to cry, I'd be unhappy if you were blue. Through the years my love will grow, Like a river it will flow. It can't die because I'm so Devoted to you. I'll never hurt you, I'll never lie, I'll never be untrue, I'll never give you reason to cry, I'd be unhappy if you were blue. Through the years my love will grow, Like a river it will flow. It can't die because I'm so Devoted to you, Devoted to you.
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I'll ramble far and wide But who knows where I'll be, Walking down some rocky road, Or sailing 'cross the sea? I have no true love, No girl to leave behind. It's my life and I like it, Don't tell me my mind. Chorus: Don't tell me my mind, Don't tell me that I'm wrong. Let this song be remembered When I'm dead and gone. Don't tell me my mind, Don't tell me that I'm wrong. Let this song be remembered when I'm gone. I'll go and see this world of ours And all its people too, From China to America Across the oceans blue. I'll sing about my travels, Good times I'll surely find. It's my life and I like it, Don't tell me my mind. Chorus You say I'm kind of foot-loose, I'll never settle down. But I don't want to hang around In this old one horse town. I've got so many things to do And oh, so little time. It's my life and I like it, Don't tell me my mind. Chorus
Take me to the Emerald City, Down yellow brick roads fast I run. Scarecrow friends will dance beside me, Tin toy brothers bright as sun. Chorus: Take me to the Emerald City, Wizards will give us lemonade. It's a land of pleasures pretty, Ruby roses never fade. Children gather fragile flowers, Stars will sing a lullaby, You're an angel, fly forever, Living life behind the sky. Chorus Rain it falls like tinsel teardrops, Rivers flow through jungles tall, Witches watch through magic mirrors, Frost and fog covers crystal balls. Chorus It's a land of pleasures pretty, Ruby roses never fade.
Refrain: Vair me oro van o Vair me oro van ee Vair me oru o ho Sad am I without thee When I'm lonely, dear white heart, Black the night or wild the sea, By love's light my foot finds The old pathway to thee. Refrain Thou'rt the music of my heart, Harp of joy, oh cruit mo chridh*, Moon of guidance by night, Strength and light thou'rt to me. Refrain *cruit mo chridh = harp of my heart (pronounced "crootch mo chree")
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone, You will hear the whistle blow, a hundred miles. A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, You will hear the whistle blow, a hundred miles. Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four, Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home. Away from home (x4) Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home. Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name, Lord I can't go back home this-a-way. This-a-way (x4) Lord I can't go back home this-a-way. Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four, Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home. Away from home (x4) Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home.
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Refrain: Four strong winds that bolw lonely, Seven seas that run high, All those things that don't change copme what may. But our good times are all gone And I'm bound for movin' on. I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way. Think I'll go out to Alberta; weather's good there in the fall, Got some friends that I can go to workin' for. But I wish you'd change your mind if I asked you one more time, But we've been through that a hundred times or more. Refrain If I get there 'fore the snow flies, and if things are lookin' good, You can meet me if I send you down the fare. But by then it would be winter, not too much for you to do, And the wind sure blows cold way out there. Refrain
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Hey there! Georgy girl Swinging down the street so fancy free, Nobody you meet could ever see the loneliness there inside you. Hey there! Georgy girl Why do all the boys just pass you by? Could it be you just don't try, or is it the clothes you wear? You're always window shopping but never stopping to buy. So shed those dowdy feathers and fly a little bit. hey there! Georgy girl There's another Georgy deep inside Bring out all the love you hide and oh, what a change there'd be, The world would see A new Georgy girl. Hey there! Georgy girl Swinging down the street so fancy free, Nobody you meet could ever see the loneliness there inside you. Hey there! Georgy girl Dreaming of the someone you could be Life is a reality, you can't always run away. Don't be so scared of changing and rearranging yourself. It's time for jumping down from the shelf a little bit. hey there! Georgy girl There's another Georgy deep inside Bring out all the love you hide and oh, what a change there'd be, The world would see A new Georgy girl (repeat ad lib and fade)
Chorus: Well I've laid around and played around this old town too long, Summer's almost gone, yes winter's coming on. Well I've laid around and played around this old town too long, And I feel like I've gotta travel on. Chilly winds will soon begin and I'll be on my way, I'll be on my way, yes I'm going alone some day. Chilly winds will soon begin and I'll be on my way, And I feel like I've gotta travel on. Chorus I wanna see my honey, I wanna see her bad, Wanna see my honey, wanna see her bad, Well I wanna see my honey, I wanna see her bad, She's the best gal this poor boy's ever had. Chorus There's a lonesome freight at 6:08, coming through the town, Coming through the town, yes I'll be homeward bound. There's a lonesome freight at 6:08, coming through the town, And I feel like I've gotta travel on. Chorus And I feel like I've gotta travel on.
The whistling gypsy came over the hill, Down to the valley so shady, He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang, And he won the heart of a lady. Chorus: Ah de doo, ah de doo dah day, Ah de doo, ah de day dee, He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang, And he won the heart of a lady. She left her father's castle gates, She left her own fond lover, She left her servants and her estate To follow the gypsy rover Chorus "He is no gypsy, my father," she said, "But lord of these lands over, With him I'll stay till my dying day, And follow the gypsy rover." Chorus The whistling gypsy came over the hill, Down to the valley so shady, He whistled and he sang till the green woods rang, And he won the heart of a lady. Chorus
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer in the evening, all over this land. I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning, I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land. Well if I had a bell, I would ring it in the morning, And I would ring it in the evening, all over this land. I'd ring out danger, I'd ring out a warning, I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land. Now if I had a song, I would sing it in the morning, I would sing it in the evening, all over this land. I'd sing out danger, I'd sing out a warning, I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land. Well I've got a hammer and I've got a bell, And I've got a song to sing, all over this land. It's a hammer of justice, it's a bell of freedom, It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land, All over this land.
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Thanks also to Les Tomlinson of Australia for his corrections
I came from the dream-time, From the dusty red-soil plains. I am the ancient heart, The keeper of the flame. I stood upon the rocky shores, I watched the tall ships come, For forty thousand years I've been The first Australian. I came upon the prison ship, Bowed down by iron chains, I fought the land, endured the lash, And waited for the rains. I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife On a dry and barren run, A convict, then a free man, I became Australian. I'm the daughter of a digger Who sought the mother lode. The girl became a woman On the long and dusty road. I'm a child of the Depression, I saw the good times come, I'm a bushie, I'm a battler, I am Australian. We are one, but we are many, And from all the lands on earth we come. We'll share a dream and sing with one voice, "I am, you are, we are Australian" I'm a teller of stories, I'm a singer of songs, I am Albert Namatjira And I paint the ghostly gums. I'm Clancy on his horse, I'm Ned Kelly on the run, I'm the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian. I'm the hot wind from the desert, I'm the black soil of the plains, I'm the mountains and the valleys, I'm the drought and flooding rains. I am the rock, I am the sky, The rivers when they run, The spirit of this great land, I am Australian. We are one, but we are many, And from all the lands on earth we come. We'll share a dream and sing with one voice, "I am, you are, we are Australian." "I am, you are, we are Australian."
There's a new world somewhere They call the promised land, And I'll be there someday If you will hold my hand. I still need you there beside me No matter what I do For I know I'll never find another you. There is always someone For each of us they say, And you'll be my someone Forever and a day. I could search the whole world over Until my life is through But I know I'll never find another you It's a long, long journey, So stay by my side. When I walk through the storm You'll be my guide, be my guide. If they gave me a fortune My pleasure would be small; I could lose it all tomorrow And never mind at all, But if I should lose your love dear, I don't know what I'd do, For I know I'll never find another you. But if I should lose your love dear, I don't know what I'd do, For I know I'll never find another you.
I wander the streets and the gay crowded places, Trying to forget you, but somehow it seems My thoughts ever stray to our last sweet embraces, Over the sea on the island of dreams. High in the sky is a bird on the wing, Please carry me with you, Far far away from the mad rushing crowd, Please carry me with you. Again I would wander where memories enfold me, There on the beautiful island of dreams. High in the sky is a bird on the wing, Please carry me with you, Far far away from the mad rushing crowd, Please carry me with you. Again I would wander where memories enfold me, There on the beautiful island of dreams. Far far away on the island of dreams.
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Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea. When we're walking close to Thee, Let it be, Dear Lord, let it be. I am weak, but Thou art strong. Jesus keep me from all harm. I'll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Through this world of toil and snares, If I falter, Lord, who cares? Who with me my burden shares? None but Thee, Dear Lord, None but Thee. Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, When we're walking close to Thee, Let it be, Dear Lord, Let it be.
Well now who does not know Katy Kline? She lives at the foot of the hill, By the shady nook of some old babbling brook, And down by her dear old babby's mill. Chorus: Tell me that you love me, Katy Kline, Tell me that your hearth is true as mine, Tell me that you love your only turtle dove, Tell me that you love me, Katy Kline. Well I'm going down the road feeling bad, Well you know I've got troubles on my mind. I'm going down the road to see the one I love, She goes by the name of Katy Kline. Chorus If and I was a little bird, I'd never build my nest on the ground, Well I'd build it up in some tall yonder tree Where them wild boys couldn't tear it down. Chorus x2
Kum ba ya my Lord, kum ba ya, Kum ba ya my Lord, kum ba ya, Kum ba ya my Lord, kum ba ya, Oh Lord, kum ba ya. Someone's crying, Lord, kum ba ya, Someone's crying, Lord, kum ba ya, Someone's crying, Lord, kum ba ya, Oh Lord, kum ba ya. Someone's singing, Lord, kum ba ya, Someone's singing, Lord, kum ba ya, Someone's singing, Lord, kum ba ya, Oh Lord, kum ba ya. Someone's praying, Lord, kum ba ya, Someone's praying, Lord, kum ba ya, Someone's praying, Lord, kum ba ya, Oh Lord, kum ba ya. Kum ba ya my Lord, kum ba ya, Kum ba ya my Lord, kum ba ya, Kum ba ya my Lord, kum ba ya, Oh Lord, kum ba ya.
He came from his palace grand, He came to my cottage door. His words were few, but his look Will linger for evermore. The look in his sad dark eyes, More tender than words could be. But I was nothing to him, And he was the world to me. There in her garden she stands, All dressed in fine satin and lace, Lady Mary so cold and so strange, In his heart she could find no place. He knew I would be his bride, With a kiss for a lifetime fee. But I was nothing to him, And he was the world to me. Now in his palace grand, On a flower-strewn bed he lies. His beautiful lids are closed On his sad dark beautiful eyes. And among the mourners who mourn, Why should I a mourner be, For I was nothing to him, And he was the world to me. For I was nothing to him, And he was the world to me.
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Farewell to you, my own true love, I am going far away. I am bound for Califor-ni-a And I know that I'll reeturn some day. So fare thee well, my own true love, And when I return united we will be. It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, But my darling, when I think of thee. Oh the sun is on the harbour, love, And I wish I could remain. But I know it will be some long time Before I see you again. So fare thee well, my own true love, And when I return united we will be. It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, But my darling, when I think of thee.
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Away by the water so blue, The ladies were winding their way, And Pharaoh's little daughter Stepped down to the water To bathe in the cool of the day. And before it was dark, she looked in the ark, And found the sweet infant was there. And before it was dark, she looked in the ark, And found a sweet infant was there. Away by the river so clear, She carried that beautiful child To his tender mother, his sister and brother, Little Moses looked happy and smiled. And she called him her own, her beautiful son, And sent for a nurse that was near. And she called him her own, her beautiful son, And sent for a nurse that was near. Away by the sea that was Red, so Red, Little Moses the servant of God, Before him subsided, the seas were divided As upward he lifted his rod. And the jews safely crossed, while Pharaoh's host Was drownded in the waters and lost. And the Jews safe;y crossed, while Pharaoh's host Was drowned in the waters and lost. Away on a mountain so high, And the last one that he ever might see,* To Israel victorious his hopes were most glorious, He'd soon over Jordan be free. And his spirit did cease, he departed in peace, And rested in the heavens above. When his spirit did cease, he departed in peace, And rested in the heavens above. [*Theological commentary by Gordon Weir: actually, Moses did see one additional mountain, after he entered the promised Land: the Mount of Transfiguration. See Matthew 17:3]
Chorus: I am a lonely and a lonesome traveller, Well I am a lonely and a lonesome traveller, Well I am a lonely and a lonesome traveller, And I'm gonna travel right along. Well I've travelled in the hills, I've travelled in the valleys, Travelled in the hills, I've travelled in the valleys, I've travelled in the hills, I've travelled in the valleys, And I'm gonna travel right along. Chorus Well I've travelled cold and then I've travelled hungry, I've travelled cold and then I've travelled hungry, I've travelled cold and then I've travelled hungry, I'm gonna travel right along. Chorus Well now one of these days I'm gonna stop all my travelling, Well one of these days I'm gonna stop all my travelling, Hey one of these days I'm gonna stop all my travelling, And I'm gonna travel no more. Till then boy... Chorus I'm gonna keep right on a-travelling down that road to freedom (x3) And I'm gonna travel right on. Chorus I'm gonna travel right on (x2)
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Love is kind, love is wine, So much laughter in your eyes, And you know that I will love you Till the last flower dies. Do you hear music far away? There's so much I'd like to say, Got a felling, oh so new, So I'm singing just for you. You are everywhere I find, in my heart and on my mind, Time is all I have, time for you. [interlude] You are all that I will be, You're a sunrise on the sea, You're the love I cannot hide, You're a magic carpet ride. You are everywhere I find, in my heart and on my mind, Time is all I have, time for you. Love is kind, love is wine, So much laughter in your eyes, And you know that I will love you Till the last flower dies. [Repeat twice, fading]
Train whistle blowing, makes a sleepy noise, Underneath their blankets go all the girls and boys. Chorus: Rocking, rolling, riding, out along the bay, All bound for Morningtown, many miles away. Driver at the engine, fireman rings the bell, Sand man swings the lantern, to show that all is well. Chorus Maybe it is raining where our train will ride; All the little travellers are warm and snug inside. Chorus Somewhere there is sunshine, somewhere there is day, Somewhere there is Morningtown, many miles away. Chorus
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Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, Nobody knows my sorrow. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, Glory Hallelujah. Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down, Oh, yes, Lord, Sometimes I'm almost to the groun', Oh, yes, Lord. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, Nobody knows my sorrow. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, Glory Hallelujah. I wish that I could find a way, Oh, yes, Lord, But life is just one long, grey day, Oh, yes, Lord. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, Nobody knows my sorrow. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen, Glory Hallelujah. Glory Hallelujah.
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Tell me, white dove, where will I find the olive tree? For just one branch I'd search my whole life through. I've heard them say a greener land is waiting there, Where people wake and find their dreams come true. High flying dove, please lead me and I'll follow you, Above the clouds, beyond the stormy sea. I long to share a world of sweet contentment there, In that bright land where grows the olive tree. So let me fly, please lead me and I'll follow you, Above the clouds, beyond the stormy sea. I long to share a world of sweet contentment there, In that bright land where grows the olive tree. In that bright land where grows the olive tree.
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River, river, soon I'm gonna be Over on the other side, Water, water, I just gotta be Over on the other side, Don't be long, now, 'cause I'm movin' on, In the mornin' they're gonna find me gone, Movin' over on the other side, Movin' over on the other side, Come on and follow me You'll be satisfied. Chorus: On the other side (the sun will shine) On the other side Everything is fine, On the other side, We'll learn to be content, I know, Where the grass is green We'll step ashore, And the air is clean, So weep no more, Leave your troubles far behind, On the other side. No more lonesome city misery, Over on the other side, That's why ev'rybody ought to be Over on the other side, Don't you tell me "Get to work at nine", Gonna do things in my own sweet time, I'm movin' over on the other side, Movin' over on the other side, Come on and follow me You'll be satisfied.
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Listen, all of you people, Come and take a few lessons from me, Get yourselves prepared for judgement day, Hallelujah, lujah! When you hear the trumpet blast Then you know you're home at last. Open up them pearly gates for me. Chorus: Why don't you Open up them pearly gates, Open up them pearly gates, Open up them pearly gates for me? Hallelujah, lujah! When you hear the trumpet blast Then you know you're home at last. Open up them pearly gates for me, for me. All you gambling sinners, Now's time to start believing, You're gonna meet your maker some sweet day Hallelujah, lujah! When you hear the trumpet clear Gonna say goodbye to fear. Open up them pearly gates for me. Chorus
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Crack the whip and bring the blood. Make the leaders take the mud. We've got the wheels And we turn them around. One long hard pull and we're on hard ground, Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. Timaride-i-o, Timaride-i-o. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. On the fourteenth day of October-o, I hitched my team in order-o To try the hills Of Saludio. Timaro, Timaride-i-o, Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. Timaride-i-o, Timaride-i-o. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. When I got there, the hills were steep, Would make another person weep To hear me cuss And crack my whip. And see the oxen pull and slip. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. Timaride-i-o, Timaride-i-o. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. When I get home among my friends, That's where my toil and trouble ends And bid adieu To the whip and line. And ride no more in the winter time. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. Timaride-i-o, Timaride-i-o. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o. Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o, Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-i-o, Tima ride-i-o! o! o! (spoken) Yeah!
The joy of love is but a moment long, The pain of love endures a whole life long. Your(*) eyes kissed mine; I saw the love in them shine, You brought me heaven right then when your eyes kissed mine. My love loves me, and all the wonders I see, A rainbow shines in my window, my love loves me. But now he's gone, like a dream that fades into dawn, But the words stay locked in my heartstrings, "My love loves me." The joy lof love is but a moment long, The pain of love endures a whole life long. NB. In the live reunion version, Judith sings "His eyes kissed mine"
It was nineteen hundred and twenty-nine (run, come, see) I remember the day pretty well, Nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, Run come see Jerusalem There was talk about a storm in the island (run, come, see) My God, what a beautiful morning, Talk about a storm in the island, Run come see Jerusalem. There were three ships leaving the harbour, (run, come, see) Kepple(?), Myrtle and Pretoria, Three ships leaving the harbour, Run come see Jerusalem. Pretoria was out on the ocean, (run, come, see) She was rocking from side to side, Pretoria was out on the ocean, Run come see Jerusalem, Run come see Jerusalem. When the first wave hit the Pretoria, (run, come, see) The mothers were hanging on to their children, First wave hit the Pretoria, Run come see Jerusalem. There were thirty-three souls in the water, (run, come, see) Swimming and praying to the good Lord God, Thirty-three souls in the water, Run come see Jerusalem, Run come see Jerusalem. It was nineteen hundred and twenty-nine (run, come, see) I remember the day pretty well, Nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, Run come see Jerusalem, I said, Run come see Jerusalem, My God, run come see Jerusalem.
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What am I to you? What am I to do Now summer's almost through in September? For love has come and gone, Didn't stay for long, One thing I will always remember. When the green whispering leaves had called your name, The gentle sighing winds they did the same. Now the sun has left the sky, and for no reason why, The sad cloud is crying tears of rain. We stood and watched the rain, Perhaps we will again, For no-one knows what's coming tomorrow.One day you may find That I am close behind, Wherever you may go I will follow. And the green whispering leaves will call your name, The gentle sighing winds will do the same. Now the sun is in the sky, and for no reason why, The sad cloud is cryin' itself away. [interlude] And the green whispering leaves will call your name, The gentlew sighing winds will do the same. Now the sun is in the sky, and for no reason why, The sad cloud is cryin' itself away.
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Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to All on that day? Run from the light, Satan's gonna see you. Run from the light, Satan's gonna see you. Run from the light, Satan's gonna see you All on that day. Don't make a sound, The Devils' gonna hear you. Don't make a sound, The Devils' gonna hear you. Don't make a sound, The Devils' gonna hear you All on that day. Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to All on that day? Run to the Lord. Lord, won't you hide me? Run to the Lord. Lord, won't you hide me? Run to the Lord. Lord, won't you hide me All on that day? Lord said: Sinner man, you should've been a prayin', Lord said: Sinner man, you should've been a prayin', Lord said: Sinner man, you should've been a prayin' All on that day. Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to All on that day? The Devil said: Sinner man, step right in! The Devil said: Sinner man, step right in! The Devil said: Sinner man, step right in! All on that day. When you dig in the ground, The Devil won't catch you, Dig in the ground, The Devil won't catch you, Dig in the ground, The Devil won't catch you, All on that day. Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run All on that day? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, Where you gonna run to All on that day?
In South Australia I was born, Heave away, haul away, In South Australia, round Cape Horn, Bound for South Australia. Chorus: Heave away you rolling kings, Heave away, haul away, Heave away, oh hear me sing, Bound for South Australia. When I sailed across the sea, Heave away, haul away, My girl said she'd be true to me, Bound for South Australia. Chorus When we lolloped round Cape Horn, Heave away, haul away, You'd wish to God you'd never been born Bound for South Australia. Chorus Wish I was on Australia's Strand, Heave away, haul away, With a glass of whisky in my hand, Bound for South Australia. Chorus In South Australia I was born, Heave away, haul away, In South Australia, round Cape Horn, Bound for South Australia. Chorus x 2
Chorus: This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine (x 3) Every day, every day, every day, every way, Gonna let my little light shine. Light that shines is the light of love, Hides the darkness from above, Shines on me and it shines on you, Shows you what the power of love can do. Shine my light both bright and clear, Shine my light both far and near, In every dark corner that I find, Let my little light shine. Chorus Monday gave me the gift of love, Tuesday peace came from above, Wednesday told me to have more faith, Thursday gave me a little more grace, Friday told me to watch and pray, Saturday told me just what to say, Sunday gave me the power divine To let my little light shine. Chorus x 2 Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine.
Chorus: To everything, turn, turn, turn, There is a season, turn, turn, turn, And a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, a time to die, A time to plant, a time to reap, A time to kill, a time to heal, A time to laugh, a time to weep. Chorus A time to build up, a time to break down, A time to dance, a time to mourn, And a time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together. Chorus A time of love, a time of hate, A time of war, a time of peace And a time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing. Chorus A time to gain, a time to lose, A time to rend, a time to sew, A time to love, a time to hate, A time for peace, I swear it's not too late. Chorus
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The blue sky grows dark now, You're gone, you're gone. The good times have gone with you; You're gone. No use in me wishing, You're far, far away, Far away, away, gone from me. Our love knew two summers, But now you're gone. The days pass to winter; You're gone. Yet often I've wished that time would stand still, Time would stand still, still, You're gone from me. Two summers, two winters, And the time between, Yes, those were the good years, The years of gold and green. Two summers, two winters, And the time between, Yes, those were the good years, The years of gold and green. The warm winds grow cold now, You're gone, you're gone. My love couldn't hold you, You're gone. You were wild as the wind and born to be free, Born to be free, free, And gone from me, And gone from me.
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Walk with me through the long and lonely night. Walk with me, and my world is fill'd with light. Here I stand feeling lost and so alone. Take my hand, don't desert me now, Please don't hurt me now, If you walk with me, tho' I know the road is long, I'll get by with your love to make me strong. More by far than a guiding star above, I long for you, Walk with me, oh my love. Somewhere the sunbirds fly In a clear blue sky, Only you and I there together, Love me, now and for ever. Walk with me through the long and lonely night. Walk with me, and my world is fill'd with light. Here I stand feeling lost and so alone. Take my hand, don't desert me now, Please don't hurt me now, If you walk with me, tho' I know the road is long, I'll get by with your love to make me strong. More by far than a guiding star above, I long for you, Walk with me, oh my love. I long for you, Walk with me, oh my love. Chorus
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Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Chorus: Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee, And he sang as he stowed the jumbuck in his tucker-bag, "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Chorus Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred, Down came the troopers, one, two, three. "Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?" "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Chorus Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong, "You'll never take me alive," said he, And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong, "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." Chorus
Chorus: Well, well, well, who's that a-calling? Well, well, well, hold my hand, Well, well, well, night is a-falling, Spirit is a-moving all over this land. God told Noah, build him an ark, Build it out of hickory bark. Rain started falling, waters start to climb, God said "a fire, not a flood next time." Chorus The Lord said fire come on Judgement Day, All mankind's gonna pass away, Brothers and sisters, don't you know, You gotta reap just what you sow. Chorus x 2 Well, well, well.
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Well I'm on my way to heaven, We shall not be moved. On my way to heaven We shall not be moved, Just like a tree that's standing by the water side, We shall not be moved. Chorus: We shall not, we shall not be moved. We shall not, we shall not be moved. Just like a tree that's standing by the water side We shall not be moved. On the road to freedom, We shall not be moved. On the road to freedom We shall not be moved, Just like a tree that's standing by the water side, We shall not be moved. Chorus We're brothers together, We shall not be moved. We're brothers together, We shall not be moved. Just like a tree that's standing by the water side We shall not be moved. Chorus
The water is wide, I can't cross o'er, Nor do I have light wings to fly. Build me a boat that can carry two, And both shall row, my love and I. A ship there is, and sails the sea. She's loaded deep, as deep can be, But not so deep as the love I'm in, And I know not how I sink or swim. When love is young and love is fine, It's like a gen when first it's new, But love grows old and waxes cold, And fades away like the morning dew. The water is wide, I can't cross o'er, Nor do I have light wings to fly. Build me a boat that can carry two, And both shall row, my love and I.
Oh we are crossing that Jordan river, We're moving on, we're moving on, Oh we are crossing that Jordan river, We're moving on, we're moving on, Chorus: Well Jordan river, deep and wide, Got a hope on the other side, We're crossing that Jordan river, We're moving on. Early in the morning, Gonna reach the shore, We're moving on, we're moving on, Early in the morning, Gonna reach the shore, We're moving on, we're moving on. Chorus Getting weary, Can't lay down, We're moving on, moving on, Getting weary, Can't get on, We're moving on, we're moving on, Chorus x 2 We're moving on, we're moving on, we're moving on.
When first we left old England's shores, such yarns as we were told, As how folks in Australia could pick up lumps of gold, So when we got to Melbourne Town, we were ready soon to slip, And get even with the captain, we scuttled from the ship. Chorus: With my swag all on my shoulder, black billy in my hand, I travelled the bush of Australia like a true-born native man. We steered our course for Portland Town, then north-west of Ballarat, Where some of us got mighty thin, and some got sleek and fat. Some tried their luck at Bindigo and some at Fiery Creek, I made a fortune in a day and spent it in a week. Chorus So round the tucker tracks I tramp, nor leave them out of sight, My swag's on my left shoulder, and then upon my right, And then I take it on my back and oft upon it lie, These are the best of tucker tracks, so I'll stay here till I die. Chorus I travelled the bush of Australia like a true-born native man.