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Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble

Lyrics

  1. Gypsy
  2. Walking In Your Shadow
  3. Come Away Melinda
  4. Lucy Blues
  5. Dreammare
  6. Real Turned On
  7. I'll Keep On Trying
  8. Wake Up (Set Your Sights)
  9. Born In A Trunk (included here because it now appears on the reissue)
  10. Bird Of Prey

  1. Gypsy (Box/Byron)

    When I was only seventeen
    I fell in love with a gypsy queen
    She told me, "Hold On"
    Her father was the leadin' man
    Said, "You're not welcome on our land"
    And then, as a foe, told me to go
    Aaah!

    He took me to a little shack
    And put a whip across my back
    Then told her, "Leave me"
    I was out for quite a time
    Come back with her on my mind
    That sweet little girl, she means all the world
    Aaah!

    Oh, I want my gypsy queen
    Will she still be torn between
    Her father and lover
    One day I will go to him
    Strong enough to fight and win
    The kind of a man that he'll understand
    Aaah! Aaah! Aaah! Aaah!

  2. Walking In Your Shadow (Newton/Byron)

    I'm walking in your shadow
    Ever since you went away - Yeah
    And the clock on the wall
    Really hasn't very much to say
    Oh you left me bleeding
    And left me needing you

    In so very many ways
    I was trying to attract your mind
    But I'm the lonely one
    'Cause I've had to leave it all behind
    Lied and deceiving
    Why should I be grieving you - Oh yeah

    Ride on a golden wave
    Set sail for the sun
    Make every cloud your slave
    Don't be alone

    When I get back from trip
    Of the ocean wide
    Still walking in your shadow
    And still looking for somewhere to hide - Yeah
    If I am worse off
    It's all because of you
    It's all because of you

    Ride on a golden wave
    Set sail for the sun
    Make every cloud your slave
    Don't be alone

    When I get back from trip
    Of the ocean wide
    Still walking in your shadow
    And still looking for somewhere to hide - Yeah
    If I am worse off
    It's all because of you
    It's all because of you

  3. Come Away Melinda (Hellerman/Minkoff)

    Daddy, Daddy, come and look
    See what I've found
    A little ways away from here
    While digging in the ground

    Come away Melinda
    Come in and close the door
    It's nothing, just a picture-book
    They had before the war

    Daddy, Daddy, come and see
    Daddy, come and look
    Why, there's four or five little Melinda girls
    Inside my picture book

    Come away Melinda
    Come in and close the door
    There were lots of little girls like you
    Before they had the war

    Daddy, Daddy, come and see
    Daddy, hurry do!
    Why, there's someone in a pretty dress
    She's all grown up like you
    Won't you tell me why

    Come away Melinda
    Come in and close the door
    That someone is your Mommy
    You had before the war

    Daddy, Daddy, tell me if you can
    Why can't things be the way they were
    Before the war began

    Come away Melinda
    Come in and close the door
    The answer lies in yesterday
    Before they had the war

  4. Lucy Blues (Box/Byron)

    Well the very first time I saw you darling
    Not one single word would come to my lips
    Yes, the very first time I saw you darling
    Not one single word would come to my lips
    You see, I was so afraid you wouldn't love me
    I want to tell you right now
    I was frightned right down to my fingertips

    So baby when you went away
    That unlucky day last September
    I was like a little lost boy in the wilderness
    Baby baby baby baby baby baby baby
    When you went away, oh yeah
    I was like a little lost boy in the wilderness

    And I've just been sitting and thinking
    Of everybody I've ever known
    Ooo, well you know I still love you the best
    Yeah, the very best

  5. Dreammare (Newton)

    Grinning demons smiling sideways
    Laughing in my face
    Here within my troubled sleep
    There's such a lonely place
    Running fast but never moving
    I can't get away
    Strange but realistic objects
    Making me their prey

    Then it's gone as fast as it came
    Evil dream
    Changing like the sun turns to rain
    It would seem
    La la la la, La la la la la

    Dining with the gods of beauty
    On a distant shore
    Tasting fruits of unknown sweetness
    Never seen before
    Dancing stars with crystal voices
    Beckon with their eyes
    Unicorn of many colours
    Rides to paradise

    Then it's gone as fast as it came
    Peaceful scene
    Changing like the sun turns to rain
    It would seem

    La la la la, La la la la la
    Sleepless nights that last a lifetime
    Crucify my head
    Dreams of peace and then disaster
    Wish that I were dead
    Looking for the end of darkness
    Seeking out the day
    For escape with sweeter thought of
    Bearing me away

    Then it's gone as fast as it came
    Evil dream
    Changing like the sun turns to rain
    It would seem
    La la la la, La la la la la

    Come into my dream

  6. Real Turned On (Box/Byron/Newton)

    Girl before you go now
    There's one thing I wanted to do
    That's get you to come back
    Because I wanna make love to you

    Got me real turned on

    But there's something in your eyes
    Telling me you have to go yeah
    Something in your eyes
    But you trying not to let it show
    Oh yeah

    Got me real turned on

    Next time you come over
    I'll buy you a bottle of wine - oh
    Just take a little drink
    And everything will turn out fine
    Yes it will

    Whoa baby, do you know what I've got in mind
    Can you guess what it is
    Or do you want it on the line

    Got me real turned
    Got me real turned
    Got me real turned
    Got me real turned on

  7. I'll Keep On Trying (Box/Byron)

    Aaah! Aaah!

    You came to me with all of your lies
    And I was taking in so well
    It took me quite a time to see the disguise
    You made it very hard to tell
    Now I hear you are again but you're begging in vain
    'Cause I really don't want to know
    Aaah! Aaah!

    You came to me with a little bit of charm
    You had me down on my knees
    I didn't really think there was any harm
    But all you ever did was tease
    You took all the love that I ever had to give
    There was nothing left to show
    Aaah!

    Well I remember everything, everything around me
    The long dark winter 'til the breath of spring
    Came close enough to drown me
    So I'm gonna keep on trying
    'Til I feel like dying
    And I lay down and pass away
    But that won't happen 'til tomorrow
    And by then I can borrow another day
    So I'm gonna keep on trying, yeah

    You came to me with a little bit of charm
    You had me down on my knees
    I didn't really think there was any harm
    But all you ever did was tease
    You took all the love that I ever had to give
    Well there was nothing left to show
    Aaah!

  8. Wake Up (Set Your Sights)(Box/Byron)

    Oh yeah
    Wake up, set your sights
    For never shall we fail
    Stand up for your rights
    And justice will prevail
    You're listening through endless nights
    And decision is your goal
    So wake up, set your sights
    For the time is right for your role
    Yeah for your role, yeah, yeah

    Wake up, wake up, wake up
    Set your sights
    Never, never, never
    Shall we fail
    Stand up, stand up, stand up
    For your rights
    Justice, justice, justice
    Will prevail

    There in the morning flying over the hills
    While many are yawning they are crushed by our wills
    Never have I witnessed people in fear
    Not like today, not in many a year
    Go kill another, there are more close behind
    "No" screams a mother, "are you of your mind?"
    Though they are shattered they just don't seem to yield
    Bodies are scattered in all part of the field
    Oh no, did I tell you what would happen if you tried
    "Oh God stop this killing," said a young man
    Before he died

    Wake up, set your sights
    For never shall we fail
    Stand up for your rights
    And justice will prevail

  9. Born In A Trunk (Box/Byron)

    You were born in a trunk
    Everyone talkin’ about you
    You were born in a trunk
    Where would they be without you

    You better move off the rails
    People begin to look subways
    You better move off the rails
    You won’t even listen to my way

    I’m livin’ in shame
    People say I don’t matter
    I’m livin’ in shame

    You were born in a trunk
    Everyone talkin’ about you
    You were born in a trunk
    Where would they be without you

    You better move off the rails
    People begin to look subways
    You better move off the rails
    You won’t even listen to my way

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