American Pie

A long long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
So
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Did you write the Book of Love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so
Do you believe in rock 'n roll
Can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin'

Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the King and Queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the King was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned

No verdict was returned
And while Lennon read a book of Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singing

Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul out on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the Sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died
We started singing

Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation Lost in Space
With no time left to start again
So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrifical rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singing

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music woudn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing

Chorus

They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
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The Bare necessities

Look for the bare necessities,
The simple bare necessities,
Forget about your worries and your strife,
I mean the bare necessities,
Old Mother Nature's recipes,
That brings the bare necessities of life.

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam,
I couldn't be fonder of my big home,
The bees are buzzin' in the tree,
To make some honey just for me,
When you look under the rocks and plants,
And take a glance at the fancy ants,
Then maybe try a few,
The bare necessities of life will come to you,
They'll come to you!

Look for the bare necessities,
The simple bare necessities,
Forget about your worries and your strife,
I mean the bare necessities,
That's why a bear can rest at ease,
With just the bare necessities of life.

Now when you pick a pawpaw,
Or a prickly pear,
And you prick a raw paw,
Next time beware,
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw,
When you pick a pear try to use the claw,
But you don't need to use the claw,
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw.

Have I given you a clue ?
The bare necessities of life will come to you,
They'll come to you!

Look for the bare necessities,
The simple bare necessities,
Forget about your worries and your strife,
I mean the bare necessities,
Old Mother Nature's recipes,
With just the bare necessities of life.

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Danny Boy

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling.
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side.
The summer's gone and all the flowers are dying,
'tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.

But come you back when summer's in the meadow,
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow,
'tis I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow,
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.

And if you come, when all the flowers are dying,
And I am dead, as dead I well may be,
You'll come and find the place where I am lying,
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.

And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me,
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be,
If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me,
I simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

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Day Dream Believer

I could hide Neath the wings of the bluebird as she sings
The six o'clock alarm would never ring,
but it rings and I rise Wipe the sleep out of my eyes,
my shaving razors cold and it stings

Chorus:
Cheer up sleepy Jean,
Oh what can it mean to a day dream believer and a home coming queen

You once thought of me as a white night on his steed,
and now I know how happy I can be
When the good times start and then, with our dollar one to spend
But how much baby do we really need

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Father Abraham

Father Abraham has seven sons, seven sons had father Abraham,
And they never laughed and they never cried, but they always went like this....

With a left (arm)
right(arm)
left (foot)
right (foot)

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I don't want to join the Army.

I don't want to join the army, I don't want to go to war
I'd rather hang around, Piccadilly underground,
living of the earnings of a high born lady
I don't want a bayonet up my arse hole,
I don't want my bollocks shot away,
I'd rather stay in England, In merry merry England,
And fornicate my flipping life away, cor blimey

Monday I touched her on the ankle,
Tuesday I touched her on the knee
On Wednesday I confess, I lifted up her dress,
On Thursday I saw it (cor blimey)
Friday I put my hand upon it,
Saturday she gave by balls a squeeze (just a squeeze)
On Sunday after supper, I rammed the f***** upper,
and now I'm paying seven and six a week

Chorus

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Sloop John B.

We sailed on the sloop John B,
My Grand pappy and me,
Around Nassau town we did roam,
Drinking all night, got into a fight,
I feel so broke up, I wanna go home.

Chorus:
So hoist up the John B sail,
See how the main sails set,
Call for the captain ashore,
Let me go home.
I wanna go home, I wanna go home,
I feel so broke up, I wanna go home.

The first mate he got drunk,
Broke into the captains trunk,
The constable had to come and take him away.
Oh Sheriff John Stone,
Why don't you leave us alone,
I feel so broke up, I wanna go home.

Chorus:

The captains a wicked man,
Gets drunk any time he can,
He don't give a toss for pappy and me.
He kicks us around,and he kicks us around,
I feel so broke up, I wanna go home.

Chorus:

This is the worst trip.....I've ever been on. Ever been on

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Roll A Silver Dollar

Roller, roller, roller, roller,

You can roll a silver dollar, down along the ground,
and it will roll, because its round
A woman doesn't know what a good man she's got,
until she puts him down, down down, down,
Listen, my honey, listen to me, I want you to understand,
That like a silver dollar goes from hand to hand,
so a woman goes from hand to hand,
Because a man without a woman,
Is like a ship without a sail,
he's like a boat without a rudder
is like a fish without a tail,
I say a man without a woman is like a wreck upon the shore
But if there's one thing worse in this universe it's a woman,
oh yes a woman, I said a woman without a man

The bells are ringing for me and my girl
The Bells are singing, for me and my girl
Everybody is knowing to a wedding we're going
And for weeks we've been sewing every Suzy and Sal
They're congregating, for me and my girl
The parsons waiting, for me and my girl,
And some day soon we're gonna build a little home for two
or three or four, or sixty four in love land
For me and my girl

We were strolling along, down moonlight bay,
You could here those darkies singing they seem to say
You have stolen my heart, don't go away,
As we sang those sweet love songs on moonlight bay, on moonlight bay.

Abe, Abe, Abe my boy what are you waiting for now
You promised to marry me some day in june
Its never too late and its never too soon
All the family they keep on asking me, which day? what day? I'm in the family way
Abe, Abe, Abe my boy what are you waiting for now

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey,
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away

The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamt that you were by my side
But disillusioned when I awoke dear
You had gone and that's when i cried

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey,
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away

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Running Bear

On the banks of the river,
stood Running Bear,
young Indian brave,
And on the other side of the river,
stood his lovely Indian maid.

Little White Dove was her name,
such a lovely sight to see,
But their tribes fought with each other,
And their love could never be.

Chorus:
O' Running Bear, loved little White Dove,
with a love as big as sky.
O' Running Bear, loved little White Dove,
with a love that couldn't die.

He couldn't swim the raging river,
because the river was too wide,
He couldn't reach his little White Dove,
Standing on the other side.

Through the moonlight he could see her,
Blowing kisses across the waves,
And his heart was beating faster,
Waiting for his Indian maid.

Chorus:

Running Bear dove in the water,
Little White Dove did the same,
as they swam towards each other,
Through the swirling waters came.

As then their hands touched and their lips met,
The raging river dragged them down,
And now they'll always be together,
In that happy hunting ground.

Chorus:

Chorus:

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Shithouse Rock

Down in the subway underneath the ground
There's a whole lot of bullshit flying around
Some is wet and some is dry
And some so smells it will make you cry
Chorus and it's Dan Dan the lavatory man
He's the superintendant of the shithouse clan
He works all day picking up papers and towels
And working to the sound of the rumbelling bowels
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Streets of London

Have you seen the old man, in the closed-down market
picking up the papers, with his worn-out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride, and held loosely by his side
yesterday's papers, telling yesterday's news

Chorus

So how can you tell me, you're lo - ne - ly
and say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something, to make you change your mind
Have you seen the old gal, who walks the streets of London
dirt in her hair, and her clothes in rags?
She's no time for talking, she just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home, in two carrier bags

Chorus

And in the all-night cafe, at a quarter past eleven
some old man sitting there, all on his own
Looking at the world, over the rim of his tea-cup
Each day lasts an hour, then he wanders home alone
And have you seen the old man, outside the seaman's mission?
His memory's fading, with those medal ribbons that he wears
And in our winter city, the rain cries little pity
For one more forgotten hero, and a world that doesn't care

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Two little boys

Two little boys has two little toys, each had a wooden horse
Gayly they played, each summers day, warriors both of course.
One little chap then had a mishap, broke off his horse's head
Wept for his toy, then cried with joy when his young playmate said:

Do you think I would leave you crying, when there's room on my horse for two
Climb up here Jack we'll soon be flying, I can go just as fast with two
When we grow up we'll both be soldiers and out horses will not be toys
But I wonder if we'll remember, when we were two little boys

Long years passed war came so fast, bravely they marched away,
Cannon roared loud and in the mad crowd, wounded and dying lay
Up rose a shout, a horse galloped out, out from the ranks so blue,
galloped away to where Joe lay, then came a voice he knew:

Do you think I would leave you dying, when there's room on my horse for two
Climb up here Joe we'll soon be flying, I can go just as fast with two
don't you know Joe I'm all a tremble, perhaps it's the battle noise
or perhaps it's Cos we remember, when we were two little boys

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The Wanderer

The Wild Rover.

I've been a wild rover for many a year, and I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer
But now I'm returning with gold in great store, so I never will play the wild rover no more

Chorus:
And its no nay never, no nay never, no more, will I play the wild rover, no never no more

I went to an ale house I used to frequent, and I told the landlady my money was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me nay, Cos its custom like yours i can get any day

Chorus

I pulled from my pocket three sovereigns bright, and the landladies eyes opened wide with delight
She said I have whiskey and wines of the best, and the words that i spoke they were only in jest

Chorus

I'll go home to my parents, confess what i've done, and I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son
and if they caress me as oft times before, then I never will play the wild rover no more

Chorus

I went to a shit house I used to frequent and I told the landlady my money was spent
I asked her for credit, she answered me nay so I shat in the corner and then ran away

Chorus

I went to an ale house with my uncle Jim, and somebody threw a tomato at him
Tomatos wont kill me he said with a grin, but the next fucker did coz it came in a tin

Chorus

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You've lost that loving feeling

You never close your eyes any more when I kiss your lips
There's no tenderness like before in your fingertips
You're trying hard not to show it.. baby
But baby, baby I know it...

Chorus:
You lost that lovin' feeling, wow that loving feeling
You lost that loving feeling now its gone gone gone o o o!

Now there's no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you
and girl you're starting to criticise little things I do
it makes me just feel like crying baby,
Cos baby something beautiful's dying

Chorus

Baby, baby, I'd get down on my knees for you
if you would only love me like you used to do
We had a love, a love, a love you don't find every day
So don't don't don't let it slip away
baby baby, baby please
I need your love

Chorus (bring back that lovin feeling)

Chorus (You've lost that lovin feeling)

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