Ah~ah~ahhh-ah!.
Ah~ah~ahhh-ah!.
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.

Hammer of the Gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, and sing and cry:
"Valhalla I am comi__ng."

On we sweep with, with threshing oar.
Our only goal will be the western shore.

Ah~ah~ahhh-ah!.
Ah~ah~ahhh-ah!.
An' we come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.

How soft your fields so green
Can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war.
We are your overlo__rds.

On we sweep with threshing oar.
Our only goal will be the western shore.

So now you better stop
And rebuild all your ruins.
For peace and trust can win the day
Despite of all your losing.

Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh.
Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh.
Ah hah hah hah hah hah.

Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh.
Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh.
Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh. Ooh~ooh.

Had a friend, she once told me
"You got a love, you ain't lonely",
Now she's gone an' left me only
Lookin' for what I knew.

Mmm I'm tellin' you now,
The greatest thing you ever can do now,
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now,
It's very easy just-a.

Met a man on the roadside cryin',
Without a friend there's no denyin'
You're incomplete, there'll be no findin'
Lookin' for what you knew.

So anytime somebody needs ya,
Don't let 'em down, although it grieves ya,
Some day you'll need someone like they do
Lookin' for what you knew.

Mm, mmm I'm tellin' you now,
The greatest thing you ever can do now,
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now,
It's very easy just-a.

Ohhh-yeah~ahhh-nah.
Mahh-ma.
Mahh-ma.
Mahh-ma.
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mahh__.

I'm tellin' you now,
The greatest thing you ever can do now,
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now,
It's very easy.
It's very easy.
It's very easy.
It's ea__sy~yeah~ah~yeah~ahh-yeah.

And her voice is sore from shoutin',
Cheerin' winners who are losin'
And she wonders if their days are few
And soon they'll have to go.

My, my, my, I'm so happy,
I'm gonna join a band yeah.
We gonna dance and sing in celebration.
We're in the promised la__nd.

She hears them talk of new ways
To protect the home she lives in
Then she wonders what it's all about
When they break down the door.

Her name is Brown or White or Black,
You know her very well.
Ya hear her cries of mercy
As the winners toll the bell.

My, my, my, I'm so happy,
I'm gonna join a band yeah.
We gonna sing and dance in celebration.
We're in the promised la__nd.

Oh there is a train that leaves the station,
Headin' for your destination,
But the price you pay to nowhere
Has increased a dollar more. Yes it has.

And if you walk you're gonna get there
Although it takes you that little longer
And when you see it in the distance
You will wring your hands and moan.

Ohhh~yeah-moan.
Ohhh~yeah~yeah~yeah~yeah~yeah moan, moan.

You're gone. You're gone, get gone yeah.
You're gone yeah.

Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma,
        ma, ma, ma, ma you are gone.
You are gone. You're gone yeah.

If you walk you're gonna get there
Although it takes a little longer
An' when you see it in the distance
You will wring your hands and moan.

Working from seven
To eleven every night
It really makes life a drag,
I don't think that's right.
I've really been the best, the best of fools.
I did what I could yeah
Because I love you baby, how I love you darlin',
How I love you baby, my I love you girl, little girl.
A-baby since I've been lovin' you yeah,
I'm about to lose my worried mind, ahhh-yeah.

Everybody tryin'a tell me
That you didn't mean me no good.
I've been tryin'.
Lord! Let me tell ya, let me tell ya I really did the best I could.
I've been, I've been working from seven
A-to eleven every night,
I said it kind of makes my life a drag, drag, drag, drag.
Lo__rd~yeah that ain't right now, now.
Si__nce I've been lovin' you~eah,
I'm about to lose my worried mind-yeah.

Watch out!

I said I've been cr__yin' yeah.
Whoah my tears they fell like rain.
Don't you hear them, don't you hear them fallin'?
Don't you hear them, don't you hear them fa__llin'?

Do you remember mama, when I knocked upon your door?
I said you had the nerve to tell me you didn't want me no more~yeah.
I open my front door I hear my back door slam,
You know I must have one of them new fangled,
    new fangled back door man, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah.
I been-a working from seven, seven, seven,
To eleven every night
It kinda makes my life a drag,
A drag, drag ahhh~yeah it makes a drag.
Baby since I've been lovin' you,
I'm about to lose, I'm about to lose, lose my worried mind.

An' just one more. Just one more.
Ohhh__ yeah.
Since I've been lovin' you
I'm gonna lose my worried mind.

Just a simple guy
An' I live from day to day.
A ray of sunshine melts my frown
And blows my blues away.
There's nothin' more that I can say
But on a day like today
I'll pass the time away
And walk a quiet mile with you.

All I need from you is all your love.
All ya gotta give to me is all your love.
All I need from you is all your love.
All ya gotta give to me is all your love.

Ooh yeah. Ooh yeah.
Ooh yeah. Ooh yeah.

I'm so glad I'm livin',   Stop.
I'm gonna tell the world I am.
I got me a fine woman
Who says that I'm her man.
A-one thing that I know for sure,
Gon' give her lotta lovin'
Like nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody can.

Standin' in the noon-day sun
Tryin' to flag a ride.
People go and people come,
See my rider right by my side.
It's a total disgrace,
They set the pace,
It must be a race.
The best thing I can do is ru__n.

All I need from you is all your love.
All ya gotta give to me is all your love.
All I need from you is all your love.
All ya gotta give to me is all your love.

Ooh yeah. Ooh yeah.
Ooh yeah. Ooh yeah. Hey.

Ahh-yeah. Ahh-yeah. Ah-yeah.
Ohh drive my van I said I'd keep on walk.
All I bloody said was "keep on walk".

Ooh yeah. Ooh yeah. Ooh yeah.
Ooh yeah. Ooh yeah. Ooh yeah.
Ahh-hah-hah-hah-hah-hah-yeah~yeah.
Ahh-hah-hah-hah-hah-hah-hah-yeah~yeah.

A-friends you get some silver?
Did'ya get a little gold?
A-what did you bring me my dear friends
Keep me from the gallows pole?
What did you bring me
Keep me from the gallows pole?

I couldn't get no silver,
I couldn't get no gold.
You know that we're too damn poor
To keep you from the gallows pole.

Hangman, hangman hold it a little while,
I think I see my brother comin',
Ridin' many a mile.

Mm-brother you get me some silver?
A-did'ya get a little gold?
A-what did you bring me my brother
Keep me from the gallows pole?

Brother I brought you some silver yeah,
I brought a little gold,
I brought a little of everything
To keep you from the gallows pole.
Yes I brought you,
To keep you from the gallows pole.

Hangman, hangman turn your head a while.
I think I see my sister comin',
Ridin' many a mile, mi-mi-mile.

Sister I implore you,
Take him by the hand,
A-take him to some shady bower,
Save me from the wrath of this man.
Please take him,
Save me from the wrath of this mad-man.

Hangman, hangman upon your face a smile,
Pr' tell me that I'm free to ride,
Ride for many mile, mile, mile.

Oh yes you got a fine sister,
She warmed my blood from cold,
She warmed my blood to boilin' hot
Keep you from the gallows pole, pole, pole, pole,
                                                                  yeah, yeah.

Brother brought me silver
And your sister warmed my soul,
But now I laugh and pull so hard
See you swingin' on my gallows pole yeah.
But now I laugh and pull so hard
See you swingin' on the gallows pole, pole, pole.

Swingin' on the gallows pole.
Swingin' on the gallows pole.
Swingin' on the gallows pole.
Swingin' on the gallows pole, pole, pole, pole,
                                            pole, pole, pole yeah.

Ahh~ah-hah.                   &nbspAhh~ah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    Ah-hah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    Ah-hah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    Ah-hah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    Ah-hah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.   Ah-hah-hah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    Ah-ahh-ahh-hahh.
Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.   Ah-ahh-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    Ah-hah-hah.

Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.   Keep-a swingin'.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    I keep-a swingin'.
Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.   I keep-a swingin'.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    I keep-a swing~eah-yeah~yeah.
Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.
              Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma~ahh yeah.
Ahhh~ah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    Ooh~yeah.
Ahh~ah-hah-hah.            Ooh yeah.

Ahh~ah-hah.                    Ah-hah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.   Ah-hah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah.                    Ah-hah-hah.
Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.   Ah-hah.
Swingin' on the gallows,             Ahh~ah-hah.   yeah.
Swingin' on the gallows pole.    Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.
Swingin' on the gallows pole.    Ahh~ah-hah.
Swingin' on the, ah,                     Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.
I gotta swing.                                 Ahh~ah-hah.
See-saw marjory door.                Ahh~ah-hah-hah-hah.
Gotta swing.                                  Ahh~ah-hah.
See-saw knock on my door.       Ahh~ah-hah-hah.

Ah! I gotta swing.   [ Ahh-hah~ah ].
Ahh.   Keep-a swingin', yeah.
Keep it movin', yeah.
Keep it, ah. Ahhh~ohh-yeah.

Measuring a summer's day.
I only find it slips away to grey.
The hours, they bring me pain.

Tangerine, tangerine,
Living reflections from a dream.
I was her love, she was my queen
And now a thousand years betwee__n.

Thinking how it used to be.
Does she still remember times like these?
To think of us again, and I do.

Tangerine, tangerine,
Living reflections from a dream.
I was her love, she was my queen
And now a thousand years betwee__n.

I can't believe what people sayin':
You gonna let your hair hang down.
I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long.
You're in the darker side of to__wn.

An' when I'm out I see you walkin'.
Why don't your eyes see me?
And could it be you've found another game to play?
A-what did mama say to me__?

That's the way.
Ohh that's the way it oughta be__ yeah, yeah.
Mama said that's the way it oughta stay__~yeah, yeah.
Oooh__.

And yesterday I saw you standing by the river,
And weren't those tears that filled your eyes?
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dyin',
Had they got you hypnotized?

And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers
But all that lives is born to die.
And so I say to you that nothing really mattered
An' all you do is stand and cry.

I don't know what to say about it
When all your ears have turned away,
But now's the time to look and look again at what ya see.
Is that the way it oughta stay?

That's the way.
That's the way it oughta be__. Whoah don't you know now.
Mama said, mama said that's the way it's gonna stay__ yeah.
Ahh. Ahh~ooh-ahhh__~ahhh__~ahhh__~ahhh.

Ahhh__.

Ahh all the good times we had,
I sang love songs so glad,
Always smilin' never sad, so fine.

As we walk down the country lanes
I'll be singin' a song, you hear me callin' your name.
Hear the wind whisper in the trees,
Tellin' mother nature 'bout you an' me.

Well if the sun shines so bright
Or on our way it's dark as night,
The road we choose is always right, so fine.

Ahh could any love be so strong
When so many loves go wrong.
Will our love go on and on and on and on
                                                and on and on?

As we walk down the country lanes
I singin' a song, hear me callin' your name.
Hear the wind whisper in the trees,
Tellin' mother nature 'bout-a you an' me.

My, my la la la.
C'mon now it ain't too far.
Tell your friends all around the world
Ain't no companion like a blue eyed merle.
C'mon now well let me tell ya
What you're missin', missin' 'round them brick wall.

So of one thing I am sure,
It's a friendship so pure,
Angels singin' all 'round my door, so fine.

Yeah, ain't but one thing to do,
Spend my natural life with you,
You're the finest dog I knew, so fine.

When you're old and your eyes are dim
There ain't no 'Old Shep' gonna happen again.
We'll still go walkin' down country lanes,
I'll sing the same old song, hear me call your name.

When I done quit hollerin' baby,
    I beli__eve I'll shake 'em on down.
Get me baby,
Won't be late,
You know by that I mean-ahh
Seconds late.
Ahh-hahh must I holler,
Must I shake 'em on down.
When I done quit hollerin' baby,
    I believe I'll shake 'em on down.
Shake it! Ahh~ahh.

Well I ain't no monkey,
I can't climb no tree.
No brown skinned woman gonna
    make no monkey outa me.
Yeah and I ain't no monkey,
Sure can't climb no tree.
I been mistreated babe,
I beli__eve I'll shake 'em on down.
Well I been mistreated babe,
I beli__eve I'll shake 'em on down.

          Ah-hah-hah.
Hah-hah-hah-hah.
Hah-hah-hah-hah.
Hah-hah-hah-hah.
Hah-hah-hah-hahhh___.

Listen mama.
Put on your morning gown,
Put on your nightshirt mama
    we're gonna shake 'em on down.
Yeah-must I holler.
Must I, must I, must I shake 'em on do__wn.
Ooh well I done been mistreated ba__by,
I believe I'll shake 'em on do__wn.

Gave my baby twenty dollar bill,
If that don't finish her,
    I'm sure my shot, shot, shot-gun will.
Yeah~I gave my babe twenty dollar bill.
Well if that don't get that woman out,
    I'm sure my shot-gun will.
Gonna go shoot her now.

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