Just before our love got lost you said,
"I am as constant as the northern star."
and I said, "Constantly in the darkness
where's that at?
If you want me I'll be in the bar."
On the back of a cartoon coaster
in the blue T.V. screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh Canada
with your face sketched on it twice.
In my blood like holy wine
you taste so bitter and so sweet
well, I could drink a case of you, darling
and I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet.
Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I'm frightened by the devil
And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid.
I remember that time you told me
"Love is touching souls"
Surely you touched mine
'Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time.
My blood
my holy wine
tastes so bitter and so sweet
Well I could drink a case of you, darling
and I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your devils and your deeds
and she said, "Go to him, stay with him
but be prepared to bleed"
My blood
my holy wine
tastes so bitter and so sweet
Well I could drink a case of you, darling
and I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost
But now I sure is found
Was blind
But now I see
'Twas Grace Mother
That taught my heart to fear
And Grace
My fears relieved
How precious did
Your Grace
Sweet Grace appear
The hour I first believed
When we've been there
Ten thousand years
Bright shining said as his son
Your son
I know that Grace
Sweet Grace has appeared
And now she'll bring me home
Angie
Angie
When will those clouds all disappear?
Angie
Angie
Where will it lead us from here?
With no loving in our souls
And no money in our coats
You can't say we're satisfied
Oh Angie
Angie
You can't say we never tried
Angie
Beautiful
Ain't it time we said goodbye?
All the dreams we held so close
Seemed to all go up in smoke now
Let me whisper in your ear
Oh Angie
Angie
Where will it lead us from here?
With no loving in our souls
And no money in our coats
You can't say were satified
Oh Angie
I still love you baby
Everywhere I look I see your eyes
There's not another one that comes close to you
And dry those tears now from your eyes
here aha oh yeah
Hey Angie
Oh Angie
You can't say we never tried
Angie
I still love you
Ain't it time we said goodbye?
In the mornin' you go gunnin'
For the man who stole your water
And you fire 'till he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singin'
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hangin'
And they put you on the street
Let's go.
Well you know she's no high climber
Then you find your only friend
In a room with your two timer
And you're sure you're at the end
Then you love a little wild one
But she brings you only sorrow
All the time you know she's smilin'
You'll be on your knees tomorrow
You go back, Jack
You go back
Do it again
Wheel's turnin' round
and round
You go back Jack
Do it again
Now your swear and kick and beg us
That you're not a gambling man
then you find you're back in Vegas
With a handle in your hand
Your black cards can make you money
So you hide them when you're able
In the land of milk and honey
You must put them on the table
You go back, Jack
Do it again
wheel turning round and round
back you go
come on to me
wheel turning round
beautifully
wheel turning round
Down by the seaside
See the boats go salin'
Can the people hear, oh
What the little fish are sayin'
Down in the city streets
See all the folk go racin'
No time left, no
To pass the time of day
Oh oh, the people turned away
The people turned away
Out in the country
hear the people singin'
Singin' about their progress
Knowin' where they're goin'
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh, oh, the people turned away
The people turned away
Hey, I'm only singin'
I'm only singin', oh yeah
I'm only...
I'm only singin'
I'm only...
I'm only singin'
Can you still do the twist
Do you find you remember things that well
Some folk twistin' every day
Though sometimes it's awful hard to tell
Yes it is, yes it is, yes it is
Oh yeah
Sing loud for sunshine
Pray hard for rain
Show your love to Lady Nature
She will come back again
Yes she will
It's four in the morning
The end of december
I'm writing you now to see if you're better
New York is cold but I like where im living
There's music on Clinton street
All through the evening
I hear that you're building
Your little house
Deep in the desert
You're living for nothing now
I hope your keeping some kind of record
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
On the night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?
The last time I saw you
You looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat
Torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train
You came home alone without Lili Marlene
You treated my woman to a flake of your life
When she came back she was nobody's wife
I see you there with a rose in your teeth
One more thin gypsy theif
I see Jane's awake
She sends her regards
What can I tell you my brother
My killer
What can I possibly say
I guess that I miss you
I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way
If you ever come by
For Jane or for me
Your enemy's sleeping
This woman is free
Thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good
So I never tried
Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
On the night that you plannned to go clear
Sincerely L. Cohen
Have yourself a merry little christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourelf a merry little christmas
Make the yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away
Here we are as in olden day
These happy olden days of yule
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star up on the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little christmas now
If the sun refused to shine
I don't know how
I don't mind
If the mountains fell in the sea
Let it be
It ain't me
Got my own world to live through
Ain't gonna come near you
If a 6 turned out to be 9
I don't know how
I don't mind
If the hippies cut off their hair
I don't care
I don't care
I've got my own world to live through
Ain't gonna come near you
If the sun refused to shine...
What child is this...
What child is this...
What child is this...
What child is this...
What child is this...
What child is this...
What child is this...
What child is this...
What child is this...?
I took my love, I took it down
Climbed a mountain and I turned around
I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
'Till the landslide brought me down
OH, mirror in the sky
What is love
Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life
Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I'm getting older too
Oh, take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Will the landslide bring it down
If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring it down.
Some people sing about Deutsche girls
And girls from California
They might be alright for a night alright
But don't trust them I warn ya
I've been to the east and I've been out west
And I've been the world around
But I ain't seen no one anywhere near
A girl from London town
Give me a London Girl every time
I've got to find one
I've made up my mind
Give me a London Girl every time
I want a London Girl
Marry a girl from London town
You know that you can trust her
She'll darn your socks
And wash your
Yes everytime your trousers won't bust 'em, yes
And they're all good cooks
And they've got good looks
And they won't let you down
Said I gotta find a London Girl
If I ever get to have a chance
Oh give me a London Girl every time
I've got to find one
I've made up my mind
Give me a London Girl every time
I want a London Girl
London Girls are the best in the world
There ain't no doubt about it
If you can't find a girl from La-London town
You're better off doin' without it
They don't grate when you come home late
And you're crawlin' up the passage floor
They won't mock about you
When you're going out with
The geezer from the house next door
Oh give me a London Girl every time
I've got to find one
I've made up my mind
I said honey give me a London Girl babe
Every little day
Your legs turn to jelly
And I got a little smelly
But I know it's just what I want
Cause I need a London Girl, oh, every time
They've always got a pound
To buy their round
When it's their turn at the bar
Me
Me
Me in the corner
Me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Thought that I heard you laughing
Thought that I heard you sing
I think I saw you try
nanana hey
Consider this
Consider the lengths that I would go to
The slip that brought me to my knees
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh now I said too much
I set it up
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
ooh nanana
hey
Life is bigger
Bigger than you and you are not me
The lengths that I would go through
Hey now I said too much
I set it up
I think I saw you try
It's me
Me
Me in the corner
oooh
Losing my religion
Trying to keep an eye on you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I said too much
I set it up
Thought that I heard you laughing
Thought that I heard you sing aha
Losing my religion
It's me
It's me
Thought I heard you sing
and he knows
i lie and stare
the lions flown the nest
for his love is gone
he gave her
theres always one drop left
but you forget
i know your daughter
nor will i wear
your mothers dress
so it is
take the fe
for a war would be much more fine
there is numbness
I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted to one time see you laughing
I only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain
I only wanted to see you bathing in the purple rain
I never wanted to be your weekend lover
I only wanted to be some kind of friend
Baby I could never steal you from another
It's such a shame our friendship had to end
I only wanted to see you underneath the purple rain
Honey I know, I know, I know times are changing
It's time we all reach out for something new
That means you too
You say you want a leader
But you can't seem to make up your mind
I think you better close it
And let me guide you to the purple rain
Purple rain Purple rain
Purple rain Purple rain
If you know what I'm singing about up here
C'mon raise your hand
Purple rain Purple rain
I only want to see you, only want to see you
In the purple rain
I'm glad you're home
I bet you really missed me
I guess you did by the look in your eye
Lay back and relax
I put away the dishes
Then you and me can rock-a-bye
You can Ring my Bell
Ring my Bell
['cause baby you]
You can Ring my Bell
Ring my Bell
The night is young
And full of possibilities
Come on and let yourself be yourself
[yourself be free]
My love for you so long I've been saving
Tonight was made for me and you
You can Ring my Bell
Ring my Bell
['cause baby you]
You can Ring my Bell
Ring my Bell
Anything you like
Come on, yeah
I'm getting over my falling clover
There was a time, I said to you
There was a time, I said to you
When I'm with him, do it to you
Do it to you, do it, you know
Load up on guns
And bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's overboard and self assured
Oh no I know a dirty word
hello hello hello hello hello
I'm worst at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will be
Until the end
hello hello hello hello hello
With the lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
Yes
hello hello hello hello hello
With the lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My libido
A denial
Yes
Our denial
Often preceeded in concert by Don McLean's "American Pie", The part that goes:
And in the streets the children screamed
Lovers cried and poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Took the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And the good ole boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
Oh this'll be the day that I die
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
One day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds
Are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
way above the chimneytops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why oh why can't I?
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Way above the chimneytops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why oh why can't I?
Strange Fruit
(Billie Holiday)
(words and music by Lewis Allen)
Southern trees bear strange fruit
Blood on the leaves
Blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Pastoral scene of the gallow south
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
The scent of magnolia sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck
for the rain to gather
for the wind to suck
for the sun to rot
for the tree to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop
If the sun refused to shine
I would still be loving you
When mountains crumble to the sea
There would still be you and me
Kind woman
I give you my all
Kind woman
Nothing's wrong
Little drops of rain
Whisper of the pain
Tears of loves lost in the days gone by
If our love is strong
Here there is no wrong
Together we shall go until we die
oh my my
Inspiration
Is what you are to me
Inspiration
Love to see
If sun refused to shine
I would still be loving you
When mountains crumble to the sea
There would still be you
You and me
cheese and onion sandwiches on derby chinaware
fiddles and jigs and Woogie my dog and TV havin' a swear
takin' my dad for a pint or two, a Sunday morning stroll
licorice pipes and baggy suits, Glen Hoddle scorin' a goal
catchin' a pike and ridin' my bike on wooden wheels and a
bowl of eels
yes... that's what i like, boy
that's what i like
pie and mash and liquor walking about in the rain
William Brookes and comical looks, pianos, trams and trains
Colds and cockles and thunderstorms, place on the wireless and now
grandfather clocks and coke and brandy, fountain pens and
pinot and Dante
that's what i like, i said
hey, that's what i like
little pubs out in the country, Mother Pearl and Bernard Faire
the sound of a banjo, barbershop singing and having a kip in the chair
butter on toast, a beer from the wood and old Jerry Thomas' teeth
Jerry and Chuck and cannon and ball, a banjo pickin' Bill Keith
and old bank loads, wood burnin' stoves and Shirley MacLaine
and petticoat LA-ANE
that's what i like, i said
that's what i like, yes boy
yes, that's just, ohh
bubble and squeak and jumble says little Richard and Jerry Lee
bonfire night and south and that's paddlin' in the sea
polished brass and copper, Salvation Army bands
violins and old coat shins and colored elastic bands
tea in the mornin' and winter beginnin' and fishin' rods
and frogs and sparrows are winning
yes that's what i like
hey that's what i like
a day at the races cover the bases goin' doin bar hoppin in Kent
a new pair of braces, little kids faces sleeping under the tin
and wagons, chickens and pickin' blackberries and swallows and sledges
and devon and derries
and haddock and trotters and horses and knickers and
swatters and stickers
and banjo and kippers
yeah, that's what i like, boy
that's what i like.
All I've got to go on here is my bootleg, in which this song is a medley of "Whole Lotta Love" and "Thank You". I don't know if she's ever done it differently:
You need coolin'
Honey I'm not foolin'
Gonna send you
Back to schoolin'
Way down inside
Honey you need it
Gonna give you my love
Gonna give you my love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
You been learnin'
Baby I been learnin'
I'm like a good child baby baby
I been
Way way down inside
Honey you need me
Gonna give you my love
Gonna give you my love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
Wanna whole lotta love
BRIDGE
If the sun refused to shine
I would still be loving you
Mountains crumble to the sea
There would still be you
You and Me
