These are Lennon songs which did not appear on albums (other than compilations such as Shaved Fish).
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Give Peace A Chance Cold Turkey Instant Karma Power To the People Happy Xmas (War is Over) |
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Give Peace A Chance
(Lennon-McCartney)
Two, one two three four
Ev'rybody's talkin' ‘bout
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism
Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, That-ism
Ism, ism, ism.
All we are saying
Is give peace a chance
All we are saying
Is give peace a chance
C'mon
Everybody's talkin' bout
Ministers, sinister, banisters and canisters,
Bishops, fishops, rabbis and popeyes,
Bye-bye, bye-byes.
All we are saying
Is give peace a chance
Everybody now
Ev'rybody's talkin' bout
Revolution, evolution,
Masturbation, flagellation,
Regulation, integrations,
Meditations, United Nations
Congratulations.
All we are saying
Is give peace a chance
Oh, Let's stick to it.
Ev'rybody's talkin' bout
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary,
Rosemary, Tommy Smothers
Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare, Hare Krishna
All we are saying
Is give peace a chance
All we are saying
Is give peace a chance
All we are saying
Is give peace a chance
Cold Turkey
(Lennon)
Temperature's rising
Fever is high
Can't see no future
Can't see no sky
My feet are so heavy
So is my head
I wish I was a baby
I wish I was dead
Cold turkey has got me
On the run
Body is aching
Goose-pimple bone
Can't see nobody
Leave me alone
My eyes are wide open
Can't get to sleep
One thing I'm sure of
I'm at the deep freeze
Cold turkey has got me
On the run
Cold turkey has got me
On the run
Thirty-six hours
Rolling in pain
Praying to someone
Free me again
Oh I'll be a good boy
Please make me well
I'll promise you anything
Get me out of this hell
Cold turkey has got me
On the run
Instant Karma!
(Lennon)
Instant karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right in the head
Better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinkin' of,
Laughin' in the face of love?
What on earth you tryin' to do?
It's up to you
Yeah, you!
Instant karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together, darlin'
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see,
Laughin' at fools like me?
Who on earth you think you are?
A superstar?
Well right you are!
Well we all shine on
Like the moon, and the stars, and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Everyone, come on
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here?
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you're everywhere?
Come and get your share
Well we all shine on
Like the moon, and the stars, and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on, on, on
Well we all shine on
Like the moon, and the stars, and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on, on, and on
Well we all shine on
Like the moon, and the stars, and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon, and the stars, and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon, and the stars, and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Power to the People
(Lennon)
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People, right on!
Say we want a revolution
We better get on right away
Well you get on your feet
And out on the street
Singin' Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People, right on!
Millions of workers working for nothing
You better give them what they really own
We got to put you down
When we come into town
Singin' Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People, right on!
I got to ask you comrades and brothers
How do you treat your own woman back home?
She got to be herself
So she could free herself
Singin' Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People, right on!
Oh well, Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People
Power to the People, right on!
Happy Xmas (War is Over)
(Ono-Lennon)
Happy Christmas, Kyoko.
Happy Christmas, Julian.
So this Christmas
And what have you done?
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
A very merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Christmas (War is over)
For weak and for strong (If you want it)
For rich and the poor ones (War is over)
The road is so long (Now)
And so Happy Christmas (War is over)
For black and for white (If you want it)
The yellow and red ones (War is over)
Let's stop all the fight (Now)
A very merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this Christmas (War is over)
And what have we done? (If you want it)
Another year over (War is over)
And a new one just begun (Now)
And so this is Christmas (War is over)
We hope you have fun (If you want it)
The near and the dear ones (War is over)
The old and the young (Now)
A very merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
War is over
If you want it
War is over
Now