Something Beautiful*
1.   Shines Right Through Me (McCann / Doyle / Mahoney)
2.   When I Am King (Doyle)
3.   Beat The Drum (MacDonald / MacDonald)
4.   Something Beautiful (Doyle)
5.   Helmethead (Hallett)
6.   Summer (McCann / Doyle)
7.   Sally Ann (Doyle)
8.   Somedays (McCann)
9.   Let It Go (Doyle / Sampson / Daly)
10. John Barbour (Trad,)
11. Lucky Me (Doyle / Sampson)
12. Love (McCann)
13. Chafe's Ceilidh (Trad.)
Something Beautiful* is Great Big Sea's sixth studio album and their first without bassist Darrell Power. Now a five-piece group with the addition of Murray Foster on base and Kris MacFarlane on drums, the band utilizes not only their standard acoustic and traditional instruments but also various electric guitars, organs and an extensive horn section.  This record was released on February 24 in Canada and March 9 in the United States.

Shines Right Through Me
(McCann / Doyle / Mahoney)

These days I feel a change
All the patterns rearranged
Though I can't explain
I know I'm not afraid

Now I realize
All good things be supplied
And they come from you

Chorus:
It's all brand new
And it shines right through
Shines right through me
I look at you
And it shines right through
Shines right through me

This feeling that I found
It's like sleeping on a cloud
Smiling at the sky
Not even knowing why

Strange how things work out
I know with out a doubt
It comes from you
It comes from you

Chorus

Break me out of emptiness
Lead me to your light
Anything worh having
Is worth some sacrifice

Laid too long in loneliness
This world was made to change
Half an hour of sunshine
Is worth a week of rain

The air is flowing free
It's a little easier to breathe
This soul unbound
Was lost and found

No reason left to hide
I feel a light inside
and it comes from you
It comes from you

Chorus

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When I Am King
(Doyle)

Wake up without a care
Your head's not heavy
Your conscience clear
Sins are are all forgiven here
Yours and mine

Fear is gone without a trace
It's the perfect time
And the perfect place
Nothing hurting nothing sore
No one suffers anymore
The doctor found a simple cure
Just in time

Chorus:
All these things if I were king
Would all appear around me
The world will sing when I am king
The world will sing when I am king

Ah she walks right in
She don't even knock
It's the girl you lost to the high school jock
She shuts the door and tuns the lock
And takes your hand

She says she always felt a fool
For picking tha captain over you
She wonders if you ever miss her
Says she always told her sister
That you're the best damn kisser
She's ever had

Chorus

Daylight waits to shine until
The moment you awaken
So you never miss the dawn
No question now
You know which road you're takin

Lights all green
The radio
Plays the perfect song

Well the war's been won
The fights are fought
You find yourself in just the spot
It's a place where everybody's got
A song to sing

Just like the final movie scene
The prince will find his perfect queen
The hero always saves the world
The villains get what they deserve
The boy will always get the girl
When I am king

Chorus x2

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Beat The Drum
(MacDonald / MacDonald)

I still hear the snares in the square
Colours ablaze in the evening
The air was still down the stormy hills
It's good to be young and daring

She was the pride of summer that year
She was my sweetheart, my lady
We walked to Black Rock and stopped by the loch
It's good to be young and daring

Chorus:
Beat the drum, beat the drum
Like a heartbeat, lonely and strong
Beat the drum, beat the drum
Like a heartbeat, lonely and strong
Beat the drum

Across the bay I can still hear the strains
The two step loud and blaring
We walked hand in hand to the beat of the band
It's good to be young and daring
It's good to be young

Chorus

I still hear the snares in the square
Colours ablaze in the evening
She was the pride of summer that year
It's good to be young and daring
It's good to be young and daring
It's good to be young

Chorus x2

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Something Beautiful
(Doyle)

Hey you, you lost your only friend
You can't belive your broken heart will ever mend
Every mountain has its faces
That'd make you want to stop
On this so unwlecome journey
From the bottom to the top
You've got to

Chorus:
Move along, I believe there's something beautiful to see
Move along, I believe there's something beautiful
Move along, I believe there's something beautiful
just waiting for you and me

I know you'll never count the tears you've cried
Though you've asked a million questions, none could tell you why
A single soul is chosen to be the one to be put to the test
But there will be some consolation for a heart that never rests
You've got to

Chorus

The years will make us older
The winters make us colder
And there's one more thing I've come to know for sure

There's no bitterness that smolders
No chip on any shoulder
That a random act of kindness
Couldn't cure

Hey you, you lost your only friend
You can't belive your broken heart will ever mend
Every mountain has its faces
That'd make you want to stop
On this so unwlecome journey
From the bottom to the top
You've got to

Chorus

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Helmethead
(Hallett)

I was just seventeen  when I made the AHL
I couldn't skate in junior but my fists rang like a bell
I'll never win a title and I'll never win the cup
But when it comes to ladies, I've had the best of luck

My first one was a sly one, hanging round the rink
But they sent me off to Cornwall as fast as you could blink
In Moose Jaw I was right in love, the daughter of the coach
He traded me for nothing, didn't take to my approach

Chorus:
So good-bye, fare thee well, there's no time for delay
You'll see me at the faceoff or catch the play by play
So good-bye, fare thee well, I'm glad you shared my bed
But never trust a fellow with a helmet on his head

Chantal was from Moncton, elle a jouer avec moi
A tongue as sharp as razors, but she had a fancy car
Her husband was a bruiser, played senior in Quebec
If he'd had the rights of it, it would have been my neck

Chorus

Nancy couldn't watch me fight, she'd always be in tears
Waving from the bleachers and screaming in my ears
Dee I should have married, and we had a dandy fling
But I had a one way contract, blew the money for the ring

Chorus

Yeah I should have sent a letter, and it would have been polite
I'm cleaning out my locker and time is getting tight
I'm calling from the station, perhaps another day
'Cause they're calling up a rookie and they're trading me away

Chorus

Don't ever trust a fellow with a helmet on his head
Don't ever trust a fellow with a helmet on his head
Fare thee well!

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Summer
(McCann / Doyle)

She doesn't see the coming of the fall
She doesn't show no fear at all
Bring on autumn moon or the driving rain
I only hope I see her face again

Chorus 1:
Everything is gonna be alright when summer comes
The darkest stars will burn so bright when summer comes
We will open up our bodies to the warming of the sun
When summer comes

I will wait in silence until she returns
To melt the frozen prison around this fool who never learns
Every living thing that's born must have its end
What winter takes away, spring brings back again

Chorus 2:
Everything is gonna be alright when summer comes
The day will wash away the night when summer comes
We will open up our bodies to the warming of the sun
When summer comes

Summer doesn't feel the coming frost
And she doesn't yield to pain or loss
Death, where is thy victory, where is thy sting
When every year we hear the birds of summer sing

Chorus 3:
Everything is gonna be alright when summer comes
We will walk into the light  when summer comes
We will open up our bodies to the warming of the sun

We will walk into the light  when summer comes
We will open up our bodies to the warming of the sun
When summer comes

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Sally Ann
(Doyle)

All eyes on her from dawn to dusk
Hanging on here every word
Kings and queens never saw such a fuss
Her servants are waiting to serve

Chorus:
Sally Ann, Sally Ann, Oh when you dance
Every move that you make is amazing
Take my heart, take my hand hey Sally Ann
Life will be all that you make it

I must have got caught in your hair so bright
Got lost in your eyes so blue
I followed around in circles all night
For a chance to dance with you

Chorus

It breaks my heart to see her cry
I'm a fool for her, that's for sure
See me swallowing my pride
She's got me crawling on the floor

Chorus

Sally Ann (Sally Ann) Ah Sally Ann
Every move that you make is amazing
Take my heart, take my hand hey Sally Ann
Life will be all
Life will be all
Life will be all that you make it
 

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Somedays
(McCann)

Somedays I feel sad and lonely
Somedays I feel fine
Somedays the clock just ticks too slowly
And I wish away my time

Chorus
But when you come to me
I realize how wonderful this life can be
With you, you and me

Somedays I get so psychotic
And somedays I feel blue
Somedays I sip my gin and tonic
And I wonder what this world will do

Chorus

Somedays I think I just fell from the sky
Somedays I see a child and start to cry
But everyday I try

Somedays I am virtuous
More days I'm just  bad
Somedays I can't get enough of
The sweetest thing I've ever had
The sweetest thing I've ever had

But when you come to me
I realize how wonderful this life can be
With you, just you and me

You and me
You and me

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Let It Go
(Doyle / Sampson / Daly)

Hey man, you don't know what you're missing
You count your curses and forget about the blessings
Don't you think you should learn a little lesson
What are you waiting for?

Hey man, what makes you so special now
Can't seem to find the angels for the devils
Don't you think, that if you learned to love a little,
You'd get a whole lot more?

Chorus:
Let it go, Let it go
This is smaller than you know
It's no bigger than a pebble lying on a gravel road
Let it Go, Let it Go
Got to leave it all behind you
Give the sun a chance to find you
Let it go

Hey man, there's no time for crying
You made your bed, but you don't think it's fit to lie in
Wasted on the ground when you know you should be flying
What are you waiting for?

Chorus

Just let it go

How can a man not see
It seems so clear to me
But you've got to live and learn
Smile at the simple stuff
'Cause this road ain't long enough
To miss a single turn

Chorus

Let it go

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John Barbour
(Trad.)

What ails you my daughter dear?
Your eyes, they are so dim
Have you had any sore sickness
Or yet been sleeping with a man?

I have not had any sore sickness
But I know what's ailing me
I am thinking of my own true love
Who ploughs the raging sea
Who ploughs the raging sea

Is he a lord or a duke or a knight?
Or a man of wealth and fame?
Or is he one of my sailor lads,
Come tell now his name

He is no lord nor duke nor knight
Nor a man of wealth or fame
He is one of your sailor lads,
And John Barbour is his name

Now if John Barbour is his name
A lowly sailor man is he
Yes if John Barbour is his name
then hanged he will be
Then hanged he will be

Then he called his sailors all
By one, by two, by three
John Barbour was the first he called
But the last came down was he

When he came a tripping down
He was cloth-ed all in white
His cheeks were like the roses red
His teeth were ivory bright

He paid their wages with a smile
And to John Barbour he did say
He said If I was a woman, as I am a man
My bed fellow you would be

Will you marry my daughter Jane
And take her by the hand
And will you come and dine with me,
Take charge of all my lands

Yes I will marry your daughter Jane
And I'll take her by the hand
And I will come and dine with you
But to hell with all your land

For if you can give her one gold piece,
Then I can give her three
For I am bold John Barbour
And I plow the raging sea
Plow the raging sea
Plow the raging sea

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Lucky Me
(Doyle / Sampson)

He was born a sailor's son
Nothing came easy or free
He suffered the squalls
All the rises and falls
And everything else in between

Chorus:
But he says storms always fade
After they've had their way
They're never as bad as they seem
As long as the river still run to the sea
Hey lucky you, lucky me
Hey lucky you, lucky me

Who'd have thought for a moment
That she'd have to grow up so fast
The school beauty queen
with a child at sixteen
Swore that her fortunes had passed

Chorus:
But blessings can hide in the strangest disguise
I know that she would agree
But as long as the river still run to the sea
Hey lucky you, lucky me
Hey lucky you, lucky me

Hey look at me in the spotlight
Ripped jeans and rock and roll hair
Feeling so cool
But I'd be such a fool
Singing to no one out there

Chorus:
So hey take a bow
Every band needs a crowd,
And I've got a song we can sing
But as long as the river still run to the sea
Hey lucky you, lucky me
Hey lucky you, lucky me
Hey lucky you, lucky me

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Love
(McCann)

Love, La La La La La Love
You gotta believe in, gotta beleive in

When we're together why does something always start?
Are we both better off when we are apart?
Somedays you hate me, I can see it in your eyes
It seems that lately you can't wait to criticize me

Chorus:
But it's alright
We don't have to fight
This night
But it's alright
We don't have to fight
Tonight

And everyday, I can see the rockets fly
Over the graves of too many who have died
Fighting for land, or some ancient holy shrine
I bet your blood runs red, just the same as mine

Chorus

Love, La La La La La Love
La La La La La Love
La La La La La Love
You gotta believe in Love
La La La La La Love
La La La La La Love
La La La La La Love
You gotta believe in

How many more of our children have to fall?
And how much higher do we have to build these walls?
In fighting there's no dignity, It's such a waste of time
Take my hand, I don't think God will mind love

Love, La La La La La Love
La La La La La Love
La La La La La Love
You gotta believe in Love
La La La La La Love
La La La La La Love
La La La La La Love
You gotta believe in

[repeat to fade]

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Chafe's Ceilidh
(Trad.)


Two common Newfoundland singles, Dance tunes that have developed from English Morris dances and Irish Polkas.  They were both popularized locally through the playing of accordionist Geoff Butler.  The first tune is the "Heel and Toe Polka," originally learned from the late Mrs. Minnie White, who performed and lived on the Island's west coast.  The second tune is called "Around The House," and comes from Gerald Campbell, a mouth organ player from Branch, St. Mary's bay.  We might point out that neither of these is played particularly fast by Newfoundland standards. [Album Liner Notes]

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