A World of Our Own
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)
(Instrumental interlude)
(Chorus)
And I know you will find
There'll be peace of mind
When we live in a world of our own.
A-ROVIN'
In Plymouth Town there lived a maid;
Bless you, young women!
In Plymouth Town there lived a maid;
Mind what I did say.
In Plymouth Town there lived a maid,
And she was mistress of her trade;
I'll go no more a-rovin' with you, fair maid.
Chorus:
A-rovin', a-rovin', since rovin's been my ru-i-in,
I'll go no more a-rovin' with you, fair maid.
I took this fair maid for a walk;
Bless you, young women!
And we had such a loving talk;
Mind what I did say.
I took this fair maid for a walk,
And we had such a loving talk;
I'll go no more a-rovin' with you, fair maid.
(Chorus)
Her eyes are like two stars so bright;
Bless you, young women!
Her face is fair, her step is light;
Mind what I did say.
Her eyes are like two stars so bright;
Her face is fair, her step is light;
I'll go no more a-rovin' with you, fair maid.
(Chorus)
I put my arm around her waist;
Bless you, young women!
She said, "Young man, you're in great haste."
Mind what I did say.
I put my arm around her waist;
She said, "Young man, you're in great haste."
I'll go no more a-rovin' with you, fair maid.
(Chorus)
59TH STREET BRIDGE SONG
Slow down, you move too fast;
You got to make the morning last;
Just kickin' down the cobblestones,
Lookin' for fun, and feelin' groovy.
Hello, lamppost, whatcha knowin'?
I've come to watch your flowers growin'.
Ain'tcha got no rhymes for me?
Dootin'-doo-doo-doo, feelin' groovy.
Duddle-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh, feelin' groovy.
Got no deeds to do, no promises to keep;
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep;
Let the mornin' time drop all its petals on me.
Life, I love you, all is groovy.
Slow down, you move too fast;
You got to make the morning last;
Just kickin' down the cobblestones,
Lookin' for fun, and feelin' groovy.
Duddle-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh, feelin' groovy.
(Repeat and fade)
500 MILES
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, away from home,
Away from home, away from home,
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, this-a-way,
This-a-way, this-a-way,
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, away from home,
Away from home, away from home,
Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home.
ALL I CAN REMEMBER
Summer days and summer breezes, flowers everywhere
Are all that I remember of times we used to share.
Summer nights and summer beaches, flowing into fall;
That's all I can remember, all that I recall.
I remember seasons when you weren't so far away;
I still can hear your laughter and things you used to say.
Sheltered from the world behind the ivy-covered wall,
That's all I can remember, all that I recall.
Somewhere above me
You smiling face, warm embrace fill my mind.
I know you love me,
And you're the one for whom the sun will always shine.
So, my love, the more I think the more I want to say,
Your love to me is sunshine and laughing summer days.
Once again I realize I loved you most of all;
That's all I can remember, all that I recall.
ALL MY TRIALS
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
All over the world, people must meet and part;
There's someone like me feeling the pain in their heart.
Some may meet again 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.
ALLENTOWN JAIL
They locked up my darlin' in Allentown Jail,
Oh-oh-oh-oh!
And no one has come for to put up his bail,
Oh-oh-oh-oh!
They say at the court house he'll never go free,
Never go free!
For he stole a diamond, a beautiful diamond,
To give, to give to me!
Chorus:
Somewhere in Allentown Jail;
My heart waits in Allentown Jail.
You know, I'm gonna dance for you, mister, I'll sing you a song,
Oh-oh-oh-oh!
But more than that, mister, would surely be wrong,
Oh-oh-oh-oh!
But more than that, mister, would surely be wrong,
Oh, oh, can't you see?
Well, my love stole a diamond, a beautiful diamond,
To give, to give to me!
(Chorus twice)
ANGELINE IS ALWAYS FRIDAY
Prior to the milkman at my doorstep, I saw my neighbour at her tea;
In all the world no one's so glad to see the sun as me.
Angeline is always Friday, Angeline is spring forever;
Winter Angeline could never be.
Mister Wilson, old and smiling, lifts his cap as she is passing,
Bowing her politely on to me.
Chorus:
The week has gone its lonely way;
I've waited for my only day
Away from shadows,
In her sunlight I can tell her, "I love you, Angeline."
Angeline is always Friday, suitcase on the rack above;
She hasn't even read her magazine.
Angeline is counting stations, Ôtil the one where I am standing,
Waiting for my only Angeline.
(Instrumental bridge)
(Chorus)
Prior to the milkman at my doorstep, I saw my neighbour at her tea;
In all the world no one's so glad to see the sun as me.
BLOW THE MAN DOWN
Come all ye young fellows that follow the sea;
To me weigh, hey, blow the man down.
And pray, pay attention and listen to me;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
I'm a deep-water sailor just in from Hong Kong;
To me weigh, hey, blow the man down.
If you'll give me some rum, I'll sing you a song;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
ÔTwas on a Black Baller I first spent my time;
To me weigh, hey, blow the man down.
And on that Black Baller I wasted my prime;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
ÔTis when a Black Baller's preparing for sea;
To me weigh, hey, blow the man down.
You'd split your sides laughing at the sights that you see;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
With the tinkers and tailors and soldiers and all;
To me weigh, hey, blow the man down.
That ship for prime seamen onboard a Black Ball;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
ÔTis when a Black Baller is clear of the land;
To me weigh, hey, blow the man down.
Our boatswain then gives us the word of command;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
"Lay aft," is the cry to the break of the poop;
To me weigh, hey, blow the man down.
Or I'll help you along with the toe of my boot;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
ÔTis larboard and starboard, on the deck you will sprawl;
To me weigh, hey, blow the man down.
For "Kicking Jack" Williams commands the Black Ball;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
Aye, first it's a fist, and then it's a pall;
To me weigh, hey, blow the man down.
When you ship as a sailor aboard the Black Ball;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
Blow the man down, blow the man down;
Give me some time to blow the man down.
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
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, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray;
I've been for a walk on a winter's day.
If I didn't tell him, I could leave today;
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.
Stopped in to a church I passed along the way;
Oh, I got down on my knees, and I pretend to pray.
You know, the preacher likes the cold; he knows I'm gonna stay;
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.
All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray;
I've been for a walk on a winter's day.
I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.;
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.
Stopped in to a church I passed along the way;
Oh, I got down on my knees, and I pretend to pray.
You know, the preacher likes the cold; well, he knows I'm gonna stay;
California dreamin' on such a winter's day.
On such a winter's day;
On such a winter's day;
(Repeat and fade)
CAN'T MAKE UP MY MIND
Chorus:
Can't make up my mind where you might hide away from me;
Everywhere I've seached, and still I can't make up my mind.
Maybe I'll stay here, maybe I'll go;
I don't know what to do.
It isn't easy seaching around;
I can't believe it's true.
Oh, no, now.
When I awoke I opened my eyes,
And when I turned around,
I found your note pushed under my door;
You'd gone without a sound.
(Chorus)
Can't make up my mind.
So you had gone, no word of farewell;
I didn't realize.
I may have hurt you, I couldn't tell;
It wasn't in your eyes.
(Chorus)
Can't make up my mind.
Can't make up my mind.
CHASE A RAINBOW (FOLLOW YOUR DREAM)
(Fade up)
Chase a rainbow;
Chase a rainbow;
Chase a rainbow.
Chase your rainbow anywhere you find it;
And maybe you'll find it tomorrow.
Love is a rainbow to light up your life;
It's a strong wind that blows away sorrow.
Chorus:
When you walk along a lonely road,
When you're down, and all the world can see,
When you want to run away and hide,
You need someone to believe in -- believe in me.
Chase your rainbow;
Chase your rainbow;
Chase your rainbow;
Chase your rainbow.
Round and round, let your rainbow surround you,
Reflections to colour your day.
You'll find someone to share all your dreams,
Feel your loneliness fading away.
(Chorus)
Chase a rainbow;
Chase your rainbow;
Chase a rainbow;
Chase your rainbow;
Chase a rainbow;
Chase your rainbow.
(Instrumental fade)
CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND YOU
Children go where I send you.
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.
Children go where I send you.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you five by five,
Five for the five that came back alive,
Four, etc.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you six by six,
Six for the six that couldn't get a fix,
Five, etc.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you seven by seven,
Seven for the seven that went up to heaven,
Six, etc.
Children go where I send you.
I'm gonna send you eight by eight,
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate,
Seven, etc.
He was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
He was born, born in Bethlehem.
CHILLY WINDS
I'm goin' 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.
*Chilly winds are driving me away, oh baby;
Chilly winds are driving me away;
I'll go and find the sun again someday, oh baby;
Chilly winds are driving 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 line and you, oh baby;
Goin' where I'll never have the blues.
Chilly winds are driving me away, oh baby;
Chilly winds are driving me away;
I'll go and find the sun again someday, oh baby;
Chilly winds are driving 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 blow.
I'm goin' 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.
Goin' where those chilly winds don't blow.
*Goin' where those chilly winds don't blow.
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*The second stanza and the final line are sung only on the audition tape. They are omitted from the World Record Club recording.
Danny Boy
Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen and down the mountainside;
The summer's gone, and all the roses falling,
It's you, it's you must go, and I must bide.
Chorus:
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow;
It's I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow;
Oh, Danny Boy, oh, Danny Boy, I love you so.
But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying,
If I am dead, as dead I well may be,
Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying,
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.
(Chorus)
Days of My Life
I'm never goin' home when the summer is a-come,
And it's morning again at my window.
I look back in my life, through the pages of time,
And the days of my life with you.
When we ran in the sunlight with love on our faces
And laughed at the world through the rain.
There were days of my life filled with people and places,
And I wish I could live them again.
Chorus:
So I'm never goin' home when the summer is a-come,
And I think of the good life we knew.
And it's sad to see it end and to know I will spend
All the days of my life without you.
Once a young sailor I met by the sea
Said he wished I was eleven years older.
Maybe some summer he'll come back to me,
And he'll carry me off on his shoulder.
(Chorus twice)
All the days of my life without you.
Dese Bones G'wine Rise Again
Well, the Lord, He thought he'd make a man;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
Made them out of mud and a little bit of sand;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
Chorus:
Lord, I knew it; didn't I know it;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
Lord, I knew it; didn't I know it;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
The Lord, He thought he'd make a woman too;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
And He didn't know exactly what to do;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
So He took a rib from Adam's side;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
And He made Miss Eve for to be his bride;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
(Chorus)
Put Ôem in the garden, fine and fair;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
He said you eat whatever is there;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
But there's one tree you must not touch;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
ÔCause I want them apples for my lunch;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
(Chorus)
Adam took a little slice;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
He smacked his lips and said, "It's nice."
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
Then Eve, she took a little pull;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
And then she filled her apron full;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
(Chorus)
Then the Lord, He came a-snoopin' round;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
And He saw that apple core on the ground;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
And the Lord, He spoke in a monstrous voice;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
And He shook this world to its very joints;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
(Chorus)
Well, stole my apples, I believe;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
When no matching load I expect to receive;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
(Chorus)
Now out of this garden you must get;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
When you're livin' by your sweat;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
And He put an angel to lock the door;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
And He said you never come back no more;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
(Chorus)
All this song, there ain't no more;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
He made the apple, and Adam ate the core;
Dese bones are gonna rise again.
(Chorus twice)
Devoted to You
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.
Chorus:
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.
(Chorus)
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.
Don't Tell Me My Mind
I'll ramble far and wide,
But who knows where I'll be,
Walkin' down some rocky road,
Or sailin' Ôcross 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)
Let this song be remembered when I'm gone.
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe,
If you don't know by now.
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe;
It don't matter anyhow.
When the rooster crows at the break of dawn,
Look out your window, and I'll be gone.
You're the reason I'm travellin' on;
Don't think twice, it's all right.
There ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe,
That light I never knowed.
There ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe;
I'm on the dark side of the road.
Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or say
To try to make me change my mind and stay.
We never did too much talkin' anyway;
Don't think twice, it's all right.
*There ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal,
Like you never did before.
There ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal,
I can't hear you anymore.
*I'm a-thinkin' and a-wonderin' all the way down the road;
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told.
Gave her my heart, but she wanted my soul;
Don't think twice, it's all right.
I'm goin' down that long, lonesome road, gal;
Where I'm bound for I can't tell.
"Goodbye" is too good a word, gal,
So I'll just say, "Fare thee well."
Now I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind;
You could've done better, but I don't mind.
You just kinda wasted my precious time;
Don't think twice, it's all right.
Don't think twice, it's all right.
Don't think twice, it's all right.
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*Stanzas 5 and 6 are omitted from the live Melbourne homecoming concert of 1965.
Eddystone Light
Oh, my father was the keeper of the Eddystone light,
And he slept with a mermaid one fine night.
From this union there came three:
A porpoise and a porgy, and the other was me.
Chorus:
Yo ho ho, the wind blows free;
Oh for a life on the rolling sea.
One night as I was a-trimmin' of the glim,
A-singing a verse of the evening hymn,
A voice from the starboard shouted, "Ahoy!"
And there was me mother a-sittin' on a buoy.
(Chorus)
"Oh what has become of me children three?"
My mother then she asked of me.
One was exhibited as a talking fish,
The other was served in a chafing dish.
(Chorus)
The phosporus flashed in her seaweed hair;
He looked again, and his mother wasn't there.
A voice came echoing out of the night:
"The hell with the keeper of the Eddystone light!"
(Chorus)
Emerald City
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.
Eriskay Love Lilt
Chorus:
Bheir mi oh a ro van oh;
Bheir mi oh a ro van e;
Bheir mi oh a ro ho.
Sad and 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 path way to thee.
(Chorus)
Thou art music of my heart,
Harp of joy oh cush mo cree;
Moon of guidance by night,
Strength and light thou art to me.
(Chorus)
FAR SHORE
We didn't have the chance to say good-bye,
But how were we to know?
We didn't get around to say the words
We really should have said.
We've come a long way together,
We've travelled many roads
Through wonderful worlds
And still have many more to go.
So I'll see you on the far shore;
I'll see you then, we'll dream again
Of golden days and nights we've yet to know.
Yes, I'll see you on the far shore;
I'll see you then, I know I will,
`Cause we've still got a long, long way to go.
We stood above the clouds on mountain tops
They said we'd never climb.
We've soared up to the sky with no regret,
Left valleys far behind.
We made it through stormy weather,
We braved the wind and rain.
We knew that the sun
Would lead us safely home again.
So I'll see you on the far shore;
I'll see you then, we'll dream again
Of golden days and nights we've yet to know.
Yes, I'll see you on the far shore;
I'll see you then, I know I will,
`Cause we've still got a long, long way to go.
(INTERLUDE)
So I'll see you on the far shore;
I'll see you then, we'll dream again
Of golden days and nights we've yet to know.
Yes, I'll see you on the far shore;
I'll see you then, I know I will,
`Cause we've still got a long, long way to go.
Yes, we've still got a long, long way to go.
Four Strong Winds
Chorus:
Four strong winds that blow lonely,
Seven seas that run high,
All those things that don't change, come 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 off 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.
(Chorus)
If I get there Ôfore 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.
(Chorus)
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,
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.
(Instrumental bridge)
Hey there, Georgy girl,
Dreamin' 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.
Ad lib and fade:
(Hey there, Georgy girl.)
Wake up, Georgy girl.
(Hey there, Georgy girl.)
Come on, Georgy girl.
(Hey there, Georgy girl.)
Wake up, Georgy girl.
Georgy Girl (film version, opening)
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,
Look at all the boyfriends you don't get;
Never had a real one yet.
Just look at the clothes you wear.
You're always window shopping, but never stopping to buy;
Just shed those dowdy feathers and fly -- a little bit.
Hey there, Georgy girl,
Give yourself a treat, like most girls do;
Get another hairstyle too,
And oh, what a change there'd be.
The world would see
A new Georgy girl.
(Instrumental bridge)
Hey there, Georgy girl,
Dreamin' 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,
Give yourself a chance, and you'll succeed.
Confidence is all you need,
And oh, what a change there'd be.
The world would see
A new Georgy girl.
A new Georgy girl.
A new Georgy girl.
A new Georgy girl.
(Repeat and fade)
Georgy Girl (film version, closing)
Hey there, Georgy girl,
Pretty as a picture -- told you so.
Can it be the Georgy we all know,
Or somebody new? I wonder.
Hey there, Georgy girl,
Hurrying away to celebrate;
Got yourself a man, but wait,
There's somebody else for you.
(Instrumental bridge)
Who needs a perfect lover,
When you're a mother at heart?
That's all you wanted, right from the start.
Well, didn't you?
Hey there, Georgy girl,
Now that you're no longer on the shelf,
Better try to smile and tell yourself
That you got your way. You've made it.
Hey there, Georgy girl,
Now you've got a future planned for you.
Though he's not a dream-come-true,
At least he's a millionaire,
So don't despair.
You're rich, Georgy girl.
You're rich, Georgy girl.
You're rich, Georgy girl.
You're rich, Georgy girl.
(Repeat and fade)
Gotta Travel On
Chorus:
I done 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 goin' 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 her bad, wanna see her bad.
Well, I wanna see my honey, I wanna see her bad;
She's the best gal this poor boy ever had.
(Chorus)
There's a lonesome freight at 6:08, comin' through the town;
Comin' through the town; yes, I'll be homeward bound.
There's a lonesome freight at 6:08, comin' through the town,
And I feel like I've gotta travel on.
(Chorus)
And I feel like I've gotta travel on.
Gypsy Rover
A whistling gypsy came over the hill,
Down to the valley so shady;
He whistled and he sang Ôtil the green woods rang,
And he won the heart of a lady.
Chorus:
Ah-dee-doo-ah-dee-doo-dah-day,
Ah-dee-doo-ah-dee-day-ay;
He whistled and he sang Ôtil the green woods rang,
And he won the heart of a lady.
She left her father's castle gate;
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 Ôtil my dyin' day,
And follow the gypsy rover."
(Chorus)
A whistling gypsy came over the hill,
Down to the valley so shady;
He whistled and he sang Ôtil the green woods rang,
And he won the heart of a lady.
(Chorus)
Hello Mary Lou
"Hey, hey, hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart;
Sweet Mary Lou, I'm so in love with you.
I knew, Mary Lou, we'd never part;
So hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart."
Passed me by one sunny day; flashed those big, brown eyes my way;
I knew I wanted you forever more.
I'm not one that gets around, swear my feet stuck to the ground,
Though I never did see you before.
I said, "Hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart,
Sweet Mary Lou, I'm so in love with you.
I knew, Mary Lou, we'd never part,
So hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart."
Hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart.
High Barbary
There were two lofty ships, from old England came;
Blow high, blow low, and so sail we.
One was the Prince of Luther, the other Prince of Wales;
Down along the coast of High Barbary.
"Aloft there, aloft!" our jolly boatswain cried;
Blow high, blow low, and so sail we.
"Look ahead, look astern, look to weather an' a-lee."
Down along the coast of High Barbary.
"There's naught upon the stern, sir; there's naught upon our lee."
Blow high, blow low, and so sail we.
"There's a lofty ship to wind'ard, an' she's sailin' fast and free."
Down along the coast of High Barbary.
"Oh hail her, oh hail her," our gallant captain cried.
Blow high, blow low, and so sail we.
"Are you a man-o-war or a privateer?" cried he.
Down along the coast of High Barbary.
"Oh, I'm not a man-o-war nor privateer," cried he.
Blow high, blow low, and so sail we.
"But I'm salt-sea pirate, all a-lookin' for me fee."
Down along the coast of High Barbary.
For Broadside, for broadside, a long time we lay.
Blow high, blow low, and so sail we.
ÔTil at last the Prince of Luther shot the pirate's mast away,
Down along the coast of High Barbary.
"Oh quarter, oh quarter!" those pirates they did cry.
Blow high, blow low, and so sail we.
But the quarter that we gave them was we sank Ôem in the sea.
Down along the coast of High Barbary.
I'll Never Find Another You
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.
Another you, another you.
I Am Australian
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 sowed the mother load;
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 bushy, I'm a backer, I am Australian.
Chorus:
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 heart 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.
(Chorus twice)
I am, you are, we are Australian.
I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago
Chorus:
I was born about ten thousand years ago;
Oh, there's nothin' in this world that I don't know;
I saw Matthew, Mark, and Moses
Playin' ring around the roses;
I'll hit the guy that says it isn't so.
I was there to help old Noah load the ark,
And I sheared off Samson's hair just for a lark.
So I upped and ran away
To the good ol' USA,
Where I raced old Pocahontas in the dark.
(Chorus)
In the boudoir with dear Empress Josephine,
When Napoleon was nowhere to be seen,
It was then I played my part
So much better than Bonaparte;
Well, I guess you know exactly what I mean.
(Chorus)
I was in the garden when Eve made love to me;
I sent Cleopatra back to Antony;
I was there with Pompadour
When she said, "Toujours l'amour."
I took Julia's clothes off on the balcony.
(Chorus)
I designed the pyramids along the Nile;
I was friendly with the Pharoahs for awhile;
ÔTil they caught me playin' rummy
With an old Egyptian mummy;
That's why the Sphinx has got that famous smile.
(Chorus)
I taught William the Conqueror how to fight,
And I snuffed out Florence Nightingale's light;
And Robin Hood was carryin' on,
For I was with Maid Marian,
On the bed that I hid under for the night.
(Chorus)
I saw Matthew, Mark, and Moses
Playin' ring around the roses;
I'll hit the guy that says it isn't so.
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Note: This song was performed in the 1966 television special "The Seekers at Home."
If You Go Away
If you go away on this summer day,
Then you might as well take the sun away,
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new, and our hearts were high,
When the day was young, and the night was long,
And the moon stood still with the nightbird song.
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
But if you stay, I'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again.
We'll sail the sun, we'll glide on the rain,
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind.
Then if you go, I'll understand;
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand.
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
If you go away, as I know you will,
You must tell the world to stop turning Ôtil
You return again, if you ever do,
For what good is love without loving you?
Can I tell you now, as you turn to go,
I'll be dying slowly Ôtil the next hello?
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
But if you stay, I'll make you a night
Like no night has been or will be again.
I'll sail on your smile, I'll glide on your touch,
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much.
But if you go, go! I won't cry,
Though the good is gone from the word goodbye.
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
If you go away, as I know you must,
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust;
Just an empty room, full of empty space,
Like the empty look I see on your face.
I'd have been the shadow of your shadow
If I thought it might have kept me by your side.
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
Please don't go away.
Isa Lei
Isa Isa vulagi lassa dina
Nomu lako au na rarawa kina
Cava beka ko a mai cakava,
Nomu lako au na sega ni lasa.
Chorus:
Isa Lei, na noqu rarawa,
Ni ki sana vodo e na mataka
Bau nanuma, na nodatou lasa,
Mai Suva nanuma tiko ga.
Vanua rogo na nomuni vanua,
Kena ca ni levu tu na ua,
Lomaqu voli me'u bau butuka
Tovolea ke balavu na bula.
(Chorus)
Domoni dina na nomu yanuyanu,
Kena kau wale na salusalu,
Mocelolo, bua, na kukuwalu,
Lagakali, maba na rosi damu.
(Chorus)
[English Translation]
Isa, Isa you are my only treasure;
Must you leave me, so lonely and foresaken?
As the roses will miss the sun at dawning,
Every moment my heart for you is yearning.
Chorus:
Isa Lei, the purple shadow falling,
Sad the morrow will dawn upon my sorrow;
O, forget not, when you're far away,
Precious moments beside dear Suva.
Isa, Isa, my heart was filled with pleasure,
From the moment I heard your tender greeting;
ÔMid the sunshine, we spent the hours together,
Now so swiftly those happy hours are fleeting.
(Chorus)
O'er the ocean your island home is calling,
Happy country where roses bloom in splendour;
O, if I could but journey there beside you,
Then forever my heart would sing in rapture.
(Chorus)
Island of Dreams
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.
Chorus:
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.
(Chorus)
Far, far away on the Island of Dreams.
Just a Closer Walk with 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.
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.
Katy Kline
Well, now, who does not know Katy Kline?
She lives at the foot of the hill,
By the shady nook of some old babblin' brook,
And down by her dear old pappy's mill.
Chorus:
Tell me that you love me, Katy Kline;
Tell me that your heart is true as mine;
Tell me that you love your only turtle dove;
Tell me that you love me, Katy Kline.
Well, I'm goin' down the road feelin' bad;
Well, you know I've got troubles on my mind;
I'm goin' down the road to see the one I love;
She goes by the name of Katy Kline.
(Chorus)
If'n 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 twice)
Keep a Dream in Your Pocket
Keep a dream in your pocket and a song in your heart;
Keep the lamp of your learnin' burnin' bright.
Keep your eye on your horizon and a smile on your face
As you travel down the highway of your life.
Don't listen to those voices that say it can't be done;
They build walls where there was never one before.
No, there's nothing that can stop you, nothing that can drag you down,
If you keep lookin' for that ever-open door.
Chorus:
So if you follow your dream to the end of the road,
Taking care not to let it fade away,
If you follow your dream and you follow it well,
It will lead you to the promise of a bright, shiny day.
Well, imagine if Columbus had not dreamt the world was round,
And Armstrong had not walked upon the moon,
If John and Paul never wrote a song for "Yesterday,"
If all of them had given up too soon.
Yes, they were always taking chances, looking for the answers
That took the whole world to higher ground.
(Chorus)
Keep a dream in your pocket,
Keep a dream in your heart;
Keep your dream forever;
Don't let it fade away.
Keep a dream in your pocket,
Keep a dream in your heart;
Keep your dream forever;
Don't let it fade away.
Keep a dream in your pocket,
Keep a dream in your heart;
Keep your dream forever;
Don't let it fade away.
(Chorus twice, and fade)
Kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya;
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya;
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya;
Oh, Lord, kumbaya.
Someone's cryin', Lord, kumbaya;
Someone's cryin', Lord, kumbaya;
Someone's cryin', Lord, kumbaya;
Oh, Lord, kumbaya.
Someone's singin', Lord, kumbaya;
Someone's singin', Lord, kumbaya;
Someone's singin', Lord, kumbaya;
Oh, Lord, kumbaya.
*Someone's prayin', Lord, kumbaya;
Someone's prayin', Lord, kumbaya;
Someone's prayin', Lord, kumbaya;
Oh, Lord, kumbaya.
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya;
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya;
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya;
Oh, Lord, kumbaya.
Kumbaya.
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*This stanza is sung only on the audition tape. It is omitted from both the World Record Club recording and the live Melbourne homecoming concert of 1965.
Lady Mary
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.
Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her
Oh, the times was hard and the wages low;
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
But now once more ashore we'll go,
And it's time for us to leave her.
Chorus:
Leave her, Johnny, leave her;
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her.
For the voyage is done, and the winds don't blow,
And it's time for us to leave her.
The work was hard, and the voyage was long;
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
The sea was high, and the gales were strong,
And it's time for us to leave her.
(Chorus)
She's poverty-stricken and parish-rigged;
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
The bloomin' crown is fever-streaked,
And it's time for us to leave her.
(Chorus)
The boatswain swears, and maid swears, too;
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
The crew all swear, and so would you,
And it's time for us to leave her.
(Chorus)
No more Cape Horn, no more stand-by;
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
We'll pump her out and leave her dry,
And it's time for us to leave her.
(Chorus)
Time for us to leave her.
Time for us to leave her.
Time for us to leave her.
(Repeat and fade)
Lemon Tree
When I was but a little boy,
My father said to me,
"Come here and learn a lesson,
From the lovely lemon tree.
"My son, it's most important,"
My father said to me,
"To put your trust in what you feel,
And not in what you see."
Chorus:
Lemon tree very pretty,
And the lemon flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon
Is impossible to eat.
Lemon tree very pretty,
And the lemon flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon
Is impossible to eat.
Beneath that lemon tree one day
My love and I did lie,
A girl so sweet that when she smiled
The sun rose in the sky.
We spent that summer lost in love
Beneath that lemon tree;
The magic of her laughter
Hid my father's words from me.
(Chorus)
One day she left without a word;
She took away the sun;
And in the dark she left behind
I knew what she had done.
She done left me for another man;
It's a common tale but true;
A sadder man but wiser now,
I sing these words to you.
(Chorus)
Lemon tree, very pretty;
Lemon tree, very pretty;
(Repeat and fade)
Little Moses
Away by the waters 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 a 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,
A beautiful son
And sent for a nurse that was near.
And she called him her own,
A 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 hymns subsided,
The seas were divided,
As upward he lifted his rod.
And the Jews safely crossed,
While Pharaoh's host
Was drowned in the waters and lost.
And the Jews safely 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
When 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.
Lonesome Traveller
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, a-singing'...
(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, a-singin'...
(Chorus)
Well, now, one of these days I'm gonna stop all my travellin',
Well, one of these days I'm gonna stop all my travellin',
Hey, one of these days I'm gonna stop all my travellin',
And I'm gonna travel no more. Till then, boy...
(Chorus)
I'm gonna keep right on a-travellin' down that road to freedom;
I'm gonna keep right on a-travellin' down that road to freedom;
I'm gonna keep right on a-travellin' down that road to freedom;
And I'm gonna travel right on, a-singin'...
(Chorus)
I'm gonna travel right on;
I'm gonna travel right on.
Louisiana Man
Oh, yeh! Cajun man, do all he can,
Gotta make a livin'; he's a Louisiana man.
At birth, Mama Ôn' Papa called their little boy Ned;
Raised him on the banks of the river bed.
A houseboat tied to a big, tall tree,
A home for my mama and my papa and me.
The clock strikes three, Papa jumps to his feet;
Already Mama's cookin' Papa somethin' to eat.
At half-past, Papa, he's a-ready to go;
He jumps in his bureau headed down the bayou.
Chorus:
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can;
Gotta make a livin'; he's a Louisiana man.
Gotta make a livin'; he's a Louisiana man.
Oh, yeh! Cajun man, do all he can,
Gotta make a livin'; he's a Louisiana man.
They call Mama Rita and my daddy Jack;
The little baby brother on the floor is Mack.
Bryn and Lynn are the family twins,
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'.
On the river float Papa's great big boat;
THAT'S HOW MY PAPA GOES INTO TOWN
Takes ev'ry bit of the night and day
To even reach a place where the people stay.
(Chorus)
I can hardly wait Ôtil tomorrow comes Ôround;
That's the day my Papa takes his furs to town.
Papa said, "Son, we got lines to run.
We come back again, Ôcause there's work to be done."
(Chorus)
Oh, yeh! Cajun man, do all he can,
Gotta make a livin'; he's a Louisiana man.
Gotta make a livin'; he's a Louisiana man.
Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine
Chorus:
Love is kind, love is wine;
So much laughter in your eyes;
And you know that I will love you
ÔTil the last flower dies.
Do you hear music far away?
There's so much I'd like to say.
Got a feeling 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.
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.
(Chorus thrice, then fade)
Morningtown Ride
Train whistle blowin', makes a sleepy noise;
Underneath their blankets go all the girls and boys.
Chorus:
Rockin', rollin', ridin', out along the bay,
All bound for Morningtown, many miles away.
Driver at the engine, fireman rings the bell,
Sandman 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 twice)
Music of the World a-Turnin'
I hear the music of the world a-turnin';
Can't you hear the sound of the world a-turnin'?
If you stop and listen, you can hear things grow;
You can have music wherever you go.
I hear the music of the world a-turnin';
There are some folks laughin'; there are some folks cryin'.
Kids playin' in the streets sound sweeter than a choir;
All you gotta do is listen to ...
Chorus:
Hear the music of the world a-turnin'
Can't you hear the sweet sound of the world a-turnin'.
If you stop, look, and listen, you can almost hear things grow;
You can have music wherever you go.
I hear a symphony of traffic in the city;
There are horns a-blowin'; there are heels a-clickin'.
Hear those ashcans rattlin' as the sun begins to rise;
All you gotta do is listen to ...
(Chorus)
Windgot a special song for each and every day;
It's got the waves a-dancin' and the thunder clapping.
Now, don't just ignore itÑthere's a concert all around you;
All you gotta do is listen to ...
(Chorus)
You can have music wherever you go.
Myra
*Myra, go down to the harbour;
Myra, go down to the harbour;
Myra, go down to the harbour;
For there's many big boats in the bay.
Chorus:
Myra, Myra, many boats in the harbour;
Gonna go down south and make many fast dollar,
And shake up the party, shake up the party;
Oh, Myra, Myra, many boats in the harbour;
Gonna go down south and make many fast dollar,
And shake up the party, shake up the party.
Myra, go down to the bay;
I tell you, Myra, go down to the bay;
Won't you hear me, Myra, go down to the bay,
For the big white ship pulled in today.
(Chorus)
No time to see Myra today;
No time to see Myra today;
Oh, no time to see Myra today;
ÔCause the big white ship, she sailed away.
(Chorus)
Oh, maybe she come back again;
Maybe she come back again;
Maybe she come back again;
A lots of money from sailor men.
(Chorus)
You come back to Myra someday;
Oh, you come back to Myra someday;
You come back to Myra someday;
Oh, Myra wait down by the bay.
(Chorus)
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*The 1967 version differs substantially from the earlier W & G version:
Chorus:
Myra, Myra, many boats in the harbour;
Gonna go down south and make many fast dollar,
And shake up the party, shake up the party;
Oh, Myra, Myra, many boats in the harbour;
Gonna go down south and make many fast dollar,
And shake up the party, shake up the party.
Myra, go down to the harbour;
I tell you, Myra, go down to the harbour;
Won't you hear me, Myra, go down to the harbour,
ÔCause the big white ship pulled in today.
(Chorus)
Ah, no time to see Myra today;
I tell you, no time to see Myra today;
Ah, no time to see Myra today;
ÔCause the big white ship, she sailed away.
(Chorus)
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Chorus:
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen;
Nobody knows my sorrow.
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen;
Glory, Hallelujah!
(Repeat chorus)
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down;
Oh, yes, Lord.
Sometimes I'm almost to the groun',
Oh, yes, Lord.
(Chorus)
I wish that I could find a way;
Oh, yes, Lord,
But life is just one long, rainy day;
Oh, yes, Lord.
(Chorus)
Glory, Hallelujah!
ON THE OTHER SIDE
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, Ôcause 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.
(Chorus)*
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*The following is inserted before the final line:
Far behind, yes, far behind,
One World Love
One world love,
Our hearts can share in;
One love so caring
Could make us feel as one, could make us be as one.
One world love,
Until all time ends;
All broken dreams mend,
And we could live as one.
Be as little children as you go along;
Come and join us, come and join our song.
Rich or poor and homeless, powerful or weak,
Hear our hearts speak, hear our hearts speak.
Chorus:
One world love,
Love so redeeming,
We'll go on dreaming
Of only one world love.
(Instrumental bridge)
Be as little children as you go along;
Come and join us, come and join our song.
Join the celebration -- bells of freedom ring;
Hear our hearts sing, hear our hearts sing.
(Chorus)
We'll go on dreaming
Of only one world love.
Could there be one world love?
Open Up Them Pearly Gates
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.
Why don't you
Chorus:
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 believin';
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, for me.
(Chorus)
Listen, all of you people,
Now's time to start believin';
You're gonna meet your maker some sweet day.
Hallelujah, lujah!
When you hear the trumpet blast,
Then you know you're home at last.
Open up them pearly gates for me.
Why don't you
(Chorus)
Why don't you
(Chorus, then ad libitum and fade)
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*Note: The line "Hallelujah, luja!" is omitted during the third and fourth traversals of the chorus. The words "you know" are omitted during the fourth traversal of the chorus.
Ox Driving Song
Crack the whip and bring the blood;
Make the leaders take the mud.
We grab the wheels,
And we turn them around.
One long, hard pull and we're on hard ground.
Chorus:
Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-ee-o,
Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-ee-o,
Timaride-ee-o, Timaride-ee-o,
Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-ee-o.
On the fourteenth day of October-o,
I hitched my team in order-o
To drive the hills of Saludio.
Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-ee-o.
(Chorus)
When I got there, the hills were steep;
T'would make another person weep
To hear me cuss and crack my whip,
And see the oxen pull and slip.
(Chorus)
When I get home among my friends,
That's where my toil and trouble ends;
Bid adieu to the whip and line,
And drive no more in the winter time.
(Chorus)
Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-ee-o,
Timaro, Timaro, Timaride-ee-o,
Timaride-ee-o! o! o!
Yeh!
Plaisir d'Amour
The joy of love is but a moment long;
The pain of love endures a whole life long.
*His eyes kissed mine; I saw the love in them shine;
He brought me heaven right then when his 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.
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*In the World Record Club version, Judith sings:
Your eyes kissed mine; I saw the love in them shine;
You brought me heaven right then when your eyes kissed mine.
Puff (The Magic Dragon)
*Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff, oh
Chorus:
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.
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*The Seekers' abridgement of this song at their 1993 Silver Jubilee Reunion Concert in Melbourne included only the opening verse and the chorus. Here is the remainder of the song, as written in 1958 by Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary) and Leonard Lipton:
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Together they would travel on boat with billowed sail;
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail.
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came;
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name, oh
(Chorus)
A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys;
Painted wings and giants's rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more,
And Puff, that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain;
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave,
So, Puff that mighty dragon, sadly slipped into his cave, oh
(Chorus)
Rattler
Don't know where I'll be tomorrow,
Ridin' on some northern railroad.
Left some setting suns behind me;
There'll be plenty more before I'm through.
Rattler, take me home to my baby;
One-way ticket, bringin' me back to you.
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah,
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah.
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah,
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah.
Been away for such a long time;
You've been on my mind the whole time.
I've changed cities like an old coat,
Train a-rollin', don't know where I am.
Friends I'll never meet again,
Memories drifting by like grains of sand.
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah,
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah.
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah,
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah.
Rattler movin' on down the line,
Dreams to carry me through the night.
Country lanes sweep by before me,
Friendly stars to light my way to you.
Rattler, take me home to my baby;
One more town, journey's almost through.
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah,
Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah.
(humming and fade)
Red Rubber Ball
I should've known you'd bid me farewell;
There's a lesson to be learned from this, and I learned it very well.
Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea:
If I never hear your name again, it's all the same to me.
Chorus:
And I think it's gonna be all right;
Yeh, the worst is over now;
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball.
You never cared for secrets I'd confide;
To you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride.
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live.
Stolen moments of your time were all you had to give.
(Chorus)
The story's in the past, with nothin' to recall;
I've got my life to live, and I don't need you at all.
The rollercoaster ride we took is nearly at an end;
I bought my ticket with my tears; that's all I'm gonna spend.
(Chorus twice)
Whoa, whoa, it's bouncin', and it's shinin' like a red rubber ball.
Run, Come See
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 leavin' 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),
Swimmin' and prayin' 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.
Sinner Man
Chorus:
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.
(Repeat chorus)
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.
Oh, don't make a sound, the Devil's gonna hear you.
Don't make a sound, the Devil's gonna hear you.
Don't make a sound, the Devil's gonna hear you.
All on that day.
(Chorus)
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.
The Lord said, "Sinner man, you should've been a-prayin'."
The Lord said, "Sinner man, you should've been a-prayin'."
The Lord said, "Sinner man, you should've been a-prayin'."
All on that day.
(Chorus)
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.
(Chorus)
Oh, sinner man.
Where you gonna run?
(Repeat and fade)
Someday One Day
Chorus:
Someday, one day,
Time's not so far away,
We can share the dreams we've had.
Oh, someday, ooh-ooh-ooh!
Hey, there, look in the mirror.
Tell me, what do you see before you?
I see someone to be proud of,
I see someone that I love.
(Chorus)
People say you're a dreamer.
What do they know of what you're thinkin'?
If you believe in what you're doin',
Then believe in what I say.
(Chorus)
I know you feel discouraged;
Sometimes things move very slowly.
And I know that you feel like movin',
Feel like goin', feel like doin'.
Someday, one day,
Time's not so far away,
We can share the dreams we've had.
Oh, someday; oh, someday; oh, someday.
South Australia
In South Australia I was born,
Heave away, haul away;
In South Australia, Ôround Cape Horn,
Bound for South Australia.
Chorus:
Heave away you rollin' 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 Ôround Cape Horn,
Heave away, haul away;
You wished 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 whiskey in my hand,
Bound for South Australia.
(Chorus)
In South Australia I was born,
Heave away, haul away;
In South Australia, Ôround Cape Horn,
Bound for South Australia.
(Chorus twice)
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[The text of the 1963 radio version, set to the same melody, is as follows]
Australia is a very fine place;
Heave away, haul away.
To be bound for Australia is no disgrace;
Bound for Australia.
Chorus:
Heave away you rollin' kings;
Heave away, haul away.
Heave away, oh hear me sing;
Bound for Australia.
Australian girls are very fine girls;
Heave away, haul away.
With codfish bones they comb their curls;
Bound for Australia.
(Chorus)
The Cape Cod girls don't use any combs;
Heave away, haul away.
They comb their hair with codfish bones;
Bound for Australia.
(Chorus)
Australia is a very fine place;
Heave away, haul away.
To be bound for Australia is no disgrace;
Bound for Australia.
(Chorus twice)
Study War No More
Gonna lay down my heavy load,
Down by the river side,
Down by the river side, down by the river side.
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load,
Down by the river side,
I ain't gonna study war no more.
And I ain't gonna study war no more;
Ain't gonna study war no more;
I ain't gonna study war no more.
And I ain't gonna study war no more;
Ain't gonna study war no more;
I ain't gonna study war no more.
(Instrumental bridge)
And I ain't gonna study war no more;
Ain't gonna study war no more;
I ain't gonna study war no more, no more.
No, study war no more;
Ain't gonna study war no more;
I ain't gonna study war no more.
Well, I'm gonna put on my long white robe,
Down by the river side,
Down by the river side, down by the river side.
I'm gonna put on my long white robe,
Down by the river side;
I ain't gonna study war no more.
Well, well, well, I'm gonna study no,
No, no, no, no, study war no more;
I ain't gonna study war no more, no more.
No, study war no more;
Ain't gonna study war no more;
I ain't gonna study war no more.
Sweet Adeline
Sweet Adeline, (Sweet Adeline,)
My Adeline, (My Adeline,)
At night, dear heart, (At night, dear heart,)
For you I'll pine. (For you I'll pine.)
In all my dreams, (In all my dreams,)
Your fair face beams. (Your fair face beams.)
You're the flower of my heart,
Sweet Adeline. (Sweet Adeline.)
The Carnival Is Over
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.
Though the carnival is over,
I will love you till I die.
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.
Though the carnival is over,
I will love you till I die.
Though the carnival is over,
I will love you till I die.
The Gypsy Rover
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 dee doo, ah dee doo dah day,
Ah dee doo, ah dee day ay,
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 dyin' 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)
The Hammer Song
(If I Had a Hammer)
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 a 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.
The Last Thing on My Mind
It's a lesson too late for the learnin',
Made of sand, made of sand.
In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'
In your hand, in your hand.
Chorus:
Are you goin' away with no word of farewell?
Will there be not a trace left behind?
I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind;
Oh, you know that was the last thing on my mind.
You had reasons a-plenty for goin',
This I know, this I know.
And the weeds have been steadily growin',
Please don't go, please don't go.
(Chorus)
As I lie in my bed in the mornin',
Without you, without you,
Every song in my heart dies a-bornin',
Without you, without you.
(Chorus)
Oh, you know that was the last thing on my mind.
The Leaving of Liverpool
Farewell to you, my own true love;
I am going far away.
I am bound for Californ-i-a,
And I know that I'll return someday.
Chorus:
So fare thee well, my own true love,
And when I return united we will be.
It's not the leavin' of Liverpool that grieves me,
But, my darling, when I think of thee.
Oh, the sun is on the harbour now,
And I wish I could remain.
But I know it will be some long time
Before I see you again.
(Chorus)
The Light from the Lighthouse
Let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
Chorus:
Oh, let it shine on; oh, let it shine on;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
Let it shine on; oh, let it shine on;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
I've got that true religion, ain't no doubt about it;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
I've got that true religion, gonna sing and shout it;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
(Chorus)
I see that Jordan River, it's chilly and cold;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
It really chills my body, but not my soul;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
(Chorus)
Let it shine on; oh, let it shine on;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
Let it shine on; oh, let it shine, oh, let it shine;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
Let it shine on; oh, let it shine on;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
Let it shine on; oh, let it shine on;
Oh, let the light from your lighthouse shine on me.
Let it shine, let it shine on me.
The Olive Tree
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.
The Sad Cloud
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,
A 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.
Chorus:
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 crying itself away.
(Repeat chorus)
The Times, They Are a-Changin'
Come gather Ôround, people, wherever you roam,
And admit that the waters around you have grown,
And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you is worth savin',
Then you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone,
For the times, they are a-changin'.
Come, writers and critics, who prophecy with your pen,
And keep your eyes wide -- the chance won't come again.
And don't speak too soon, for the wheel's still in spin,
And there's no tellin' who that it's namin',
For the loser now will be later to win,
For the times, they are a-changin'.
Come, senators, congressmen, please heed the call;
Don't stand in the doorway; don't block up the hall,
For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled.
There's a battle outside, and it's ragin';
It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls,
For the times, they are a-changin'.
Come, mothers and fathers throughout the land,
And don't criticize what you can't understand;
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command.
Your old road is rapidly agin';
Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand,
For the times, they are a-changin'.
The line, it is drawn; the curse, it is cast;
The slow one now will later be fast,
As the present now will later be past.
The order is rapidly fadin',
And the first one now will later be last,
For the times, they are a-changin'.
The Water Is Wide
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 gem 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.
The Wreck of the Old Ô97
They gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia,
Sayin' "Steve, you're way behind time;
It's 8:38, and it's the Old Ô97;
Gotta put her into Danville on time."
Chorus:
Well, it's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg down to Danville,
On a line with a three-mile grade;
It was down that line where he lost his air-brakes;
You can see what a jump he made.
Steve Brady he said to his black, greasy fireman,
"Shovel on a little more coal;
I'm waitin' to pass them wide-open mountains;
Gonna see the Old Ô97 roll."
(Chorus)
He's comin' down that line makin' ninety miles an hour;
The whistle broke into a scream;
They found him in the wreck with his hand upon the throttle;
He'd been scalded to death by steam.
(Chorus)
Well, come on now, all you ladies;
From this time on, now learn;
Don't you ever say harsh words to your true-lovin' husband;
He'll leave you and never return.
(Chorus)
(Instrumental bridge)
Well, he's comin' down that line makin' ninety miles an hour;
And the whistle broke into a scream;
They found him in the wreck with his hand upon the throttle;
He'd been scalded to death by steam.
(Chorus thrice)
This Is My Song
Why is my heart so light?
Why are the stars so bright?
Why is the sky so blue
Since the hour I met you?
Alone I sing in moonlight,
With you in my heart supreme.
To hear you say, "I love you,"
That is my hope, my dream.
Love, this is my song;
Here is a song, a serenade to you.
The world cannot be wrong
If in this world there is you.
I care not what the world may say;
Without your love there is no day.
So love, this is my song;
Here is a song, a serenade to you.
(Instrumental bridge)
I care not what the world may say;
Without your love there is no day.
So love, this is my song;
Here is a song, a serenade to you.
This Land Is Your Land
Chorus:
This land is your land, this land is my land,
From California to the New York island,
From the redwood forest to the gulfstream waters,
This land was made for you and me.
As I was walking that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me an endless skyway,
And, down below me, a golden valley;
This land was made for you and me.
(Chorus)
When the sun comes shining, and I was strolling,
And the wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling,
As the fog was lifting, a voice was chanting.
It told me this land was made for you and me.
(Chorus)
This land is your land, this land is my land,
From California to the New York island,
From the redwood forest to the gulfstream waters,
They told me this land was made for you and me.
This Little Light of Mine
Chorus:
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
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 twice)
Shine, shine, shine, shine, shine.
This Train
Chorus:
This train am bound for glory, this train;
This train am bound for glory, this train;
This train am bound for glory,
Don't carry nothin' but the righteous and the holy,
This train am bound for glory, this train.
This train don't carry no gamblers, this train;
This train don't carry no gamblers, this train;
This train don't carry no gamblers,
No hypocrites, no midnight ramblers,
This train am bound for glory, this train.
(Chorus)
This train is built for speed now, this train;
This train is built for speed now, this train;
This train is built for speed now,
Fastest train you ever did see now,
This train am bound for glory, this train.
(Chorus)
This train don't carry no hustlers, this train;
This train don't carry no hustlers, this train;
This train don't carry no hustlers,
Whores or pimps or midnight rustlers,
This train am bound for glory, this train.
(Chorus)
This train don't carry no extras, this train;
This train don't carry no extras, this train;
This train don't carry no extras,
Don't carry nothing but the heavenly spectres,
This train am bound for glory, this train.
(Chorus)
This train, this train;
This train, this train;
This train am bound for glory, this train.
Time and Again
Oh, love, what has become of me?
I'm sure missing your company.
Your day's beginning; my day's about to end.
You are so much a part of me;
You are the soul and the heart of me.
I find myself thinkin' of you time and again.
Chorus:
Oh, love, when you are far away,
I can't disguise
The way that I'm feeling when I get those faraway eyes,
Time and again.
Your voice sounds a world away;
You say you'll be home any day.
And I'll be here waiting, counting the hours Ôtil when.
I hear your footsteps at the door,
You, me, waltzing around the floor;
Back in your arms, loving you time and again.
(Chorus)
(Instrumental bridge)
You are so much a part of me;
You are the soul and the heart of me.
I find myself thinkin' of you time and again.
I find myself thinkin' of you time and again.
Do you find yourself thinkin' of me time and again?
Turn, Turn, Turn
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)
Two Summers
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.
Walk with Me
Walk with me through the long and lonely night.
Walk with me, and my world is filled with light.
Here I stand, feeling lost and so alone.
Take my hand -- don't desert me now,
Please don't hurt me now.
Chorus:
If you walk with me, though 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 forever,
Love me, leave me never.
(Instrumental bridge)
Now you're here, and at last my life's begun.
All my trials I will overcome, in the morning sun.
(Chorus)
I long for you, walk with me, oh my love.
Waltzing Matilda (Queensland version, audition)
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree.
And he sang as he watched and waited Ôtil his billy boiled,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darling,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
And he sang as he watched and waited Ôtil his billy boiled,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong;
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
And he laughed as he stowed the jumbuck in his tucker-bag,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darling,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
And he laughed as he stowed the jumbuck in his tucker-bag,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred;
Up rode 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."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darling,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
"Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Up jumped the swagman and jumped into the billabong;
"You'll never take me alive," said he.
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darling,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree.
And he sang as he watched and waited Ôtil 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 shoved that jumbuck in his tucker-bag,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker-bag,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
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."
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
"Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong;
"You'll never catch me alive," said he.
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda (Queensland version, World Record Club)
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree.
He sang and he watched and waited Ôtil his billy boiled,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darlin',
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
He sang and he watched and waited Ôtil his billy boiled,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Well, down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong;
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
He laughed as he stowed the jumbuck in his tucker-bag,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darlin',
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
He laughed as he stowed the jumbuck in his tucker-bag,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Well, up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred;
Up rode 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."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darlin',
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
"Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Well, up jumped the swagman and jumped into the billabong;
"You'll never take me alive," said he.
His ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darlin',
You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.
His ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me."
We're Moving On
Oh, we are crossin' that Jordan River;
We're movin' on, we're movin' on.
Oh, we are crossin' that Jordan River;
We're movin' on, we're movin' on.
Chorus:
Well, Jordan River, deep and wide;
Got a hope on the other side.
We're crossin' that Jordan River;
We're movin' on.
Early in the mornin', gonna reach the shore;
We're movin' on, we're movin' on.
Oh, in the mornin', gonna reach the shore;
We're movin' on, we're movin' on.
(Chorus)
Gettin' weary, can't lay down;
We're movin' on, movin' on.
Gettin' weary, can't lay down;
We're movin' on, we're movin' on,
(Chorus twice)
We're movin' on, we're movin' on, we're movin' on.
We Shall Not Be Moved
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 waterside,
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 waterside,
We shall not be moved.
Well, we're on that road to freedom,
We shall not be moved.
On that road to freedom,
We shall not be moved.
Just like a tree that's standing by the waterside,
We shall not be moved.
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 waterside,
We shall not be moved.
(Chorus)
Lord, we're on that way to heaven;
We shall not be moved.
On that way to heaven,
We shall not be moved,
Just like a tree that's standing by the waterside,
We shall not be moved.
(Chorus)
Well, Well, Well
Chorus:
Well, well, well, who's that a-callin'?
Well, well, well, hold my hand;
Well, well, well, night is a-fallin';
Spirit is a-movin' all over this land.
God told Noah, build him an ark,
Build it out of hickory bark.
Rain started fallin', waters start to climb,
God said, "A fire, not a flood next time."
(Chorus)
*The Lord said, "Fire comin' Judgment Day;
All mankind's gonna pass away."
Brothers and sisters, don't you know,
You're gonna reap just what you sow?
(Chorus twice)
Well, well, well.
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*In the World Record Club version, Judith sings:
My Lord said, "Fire comin' Judgment Day;
What Have They Done to the Rain?
Just a little rain, falling all around;
The grass lifts its head to the heavenly sound;
Just a little rain, just a little rain,
What have they done to the rain?
Chorus:
Just a little boy, standing in the rain,
The gentle rain that falls for years,
And the grass is gone, the boy disappears,
The rain keeps falling like helpless tears,
And what have they done to the rain?
Just a little breeze, out of the sky;
The leaves pat their hands as the breeze blows by;
Just a little breeze with some smoke in its eye;
What have they done to the rain?
(Chorus)
What have they done to the rain?
When the Stars Begin to Fall
Chorus:
My Lord, what a mornin',
My Lord, what a mornin',
My Lord, what a mornin',
When the stars begin to fall.
(Repeat chorus)
You will weep for the rocks and mountains,
You will weep for the rocks and mountains,
You will weep for the rocks and mountains,
When the stars begin to fall.
(Chorus)
You will hear the shout of victory,
You will hear the shout of victory,
You will hear the shout of victory,
When the stars begin to fall.
(Chorus twice)
When the stars begin to fall,
When the stars begin to fall.
When Will the Good Apples Fall?
I may be a rich man's daughter
And have servants of my own.
I can snap my fingers,
And I could have anything I want.
Sometimes I look out my window,
See lovers, hand-in-hand, walk by.
They see the diamonds I wear,
But not the tears of envy in my eye.
Chorus:
Oh, when will the good apples fall on my side of the fence?
When will I taste the sweet fruits of life?
When will the sun smile for me, through great cloudy skies above?
When will I find my true, true love?
Well, my daddy says, "Don't worry,"
And my daddy says, "Just wait.
I'm going to find you a rich man's son,
And bring him to our gate."
Sometimes I look out my window,
See lovers, hand-in-hand, walk by.
Daddy doesn't know it:
There are some things that money just can't buy.
(Chorus)
When will I find my true, true love?
When will I find my true, true love?
When will I find my true, true love?
(Repeat and fade)
Whiskey in the Jar
As I went a-walkin' on Kilgary Mountain,
I spied Colonel Pepper, and his money he was countin';
I rattled out my pistols and I drew forth my saber,
Cryin', "Stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver."
Chorus:
Musha rig um du rum da,
Whack fol the daddy o,
Whack fol the daddy o,
There's whiskey in the jar.
The gold and silver coins, they looked so bright and shiny,
Oh, I took them home straightway, and I gave Ôem to my Molly;
She vowed and she promised that she never would deceive me,
But the devil's in the women, oh, you never can believe Ôem.
(Chorus)
But when I awoke between six and seven,
The guards were all around me in numbers odd and even;
I reached for my pistols, but alas, I was mistaken;
My pistols had been fired, and a prisoner I was taken.
(Chorus)
They put me in the jail without judge or writin',
For robbing Colonel Pepper, oh, on Kilgary Mountain,
But they didn't take my fists, so I knocked the sentry down,
And bade farewell to the jail in Sligo town.
(Chorus)
Some people take delight in fishin' and in bowlin';
Oh, others take delight in the carriages a-rollin';
But I take delight in the juice of the barley,
And courtin' pretty girls Ôtil the morning so early.
(Chorus twice)
Whistlin' Rufus
(Instrumental: Judith Durham, piano)
Wild Rover
I've been a wild rover this many a year,
Spent all my money on whiskey and beer,
But now I'm returning with gold in great store,
Never to be a wild rover no more.
Chorus:
And it's no, no never,
Never, never, no more;
Never, never again will I be
A wild rover no more.
I went to a shanty I used to frequent;
I told a little lady my money was spent;
I asked her for credit, she answered me nay,
Saying customers like you I can get any day.
(Chorus)
I pulled from my pocket ten sovereigns bright;
The landlady's eyes opened wide with delight,
Saying I've got whiskey and wines of the best
And the words that I uttered were only in jest.
(Chorus)
I'll go home to my parents, tell them what I've done;
I hope they will pardon their prodigal son.
And if they will do, as so often before,
I never will play the wild rover no more.
(Chorus twice)
With My Swag All on My Shoulder
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 Bendigo 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.
Yesterday
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away;
Now it looks as though they're here to stay;
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
*Suddenly, I'm not half the girl I used to be;
There's a shadow hanging over me;
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Chorus:
Why he had to go
I don't know -- he wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play;
Now I need a place to hide away;
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
(Chorus)
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play;
Now I need a place to hide away;
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
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*In the 1966 television special "The Seekers at Home," Judith sings:
Suddenly, I'm not half the one I used to be;
You're My Spirit
Chorus:
You're my spirit, you're my guiding light;
You're my comfort, through the darkest night.
When I'm troubled, there's one thing I'm certain of;
You're my spirit, you're the one I love.
You're my vision, you're what life should be;
In your arms I'm safe and sheltered from the stormy sea.
Lifted up and carried over every burden, every care;
There's no mountain I can't conquer, just as long as you are there.
Cold and lonely as the road may be,
At the end of every journey it's your light I see.
There's no doubt or desperation, no uncertainty or fear,
When you share your love with someone, and that spirit bids you clear.
Well, I don't need a witness, and I don't need persuasion;
Just send me the power of your salvation.
(Chorus)
Well, I don't need a witness, and I don't need persuasion;
Just send me the power of your salvation.
(Chorus)
You're my spirit, you're the one I love;
You're my spirit, you're the one I love.