COVERS
01) Ain't No Sunshine |
Ain't No Sunshine
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she always gone too long
Anytime she goes away
Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
I know, I know
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Only darkness everyday
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she always gone too long
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Back To The Island
Go back to the island boy
Wake up early one morning
Kiss my mama good bye
Going back to the Island
I'll see you
Don't worry mama
Be leaving on the island stable
I sure hope that she's still able
Going to sea around five o'clock
I'll stand at the bow and see the dock
Out in the fields from dawn until dusk
Swimming in the blue hole is a must
That island where I was born
First thing I will do is grow some corn
Wake up early one morning
Kiss my mama good bye
Going back to the Island
I'll see you
Don't worry mama
Been cooking outside in the iron pot
So young when I learned
How to cast and walk
Old folks smoking pipe and talking
Saturday night we're gonna dance and sway
Shake my belly, do that all day
People don't you understand
Live like a king and be a happy man
Wake up early one morning
Kiss my mama good bye
Going back to the Island
I'll see you
Don't worry mama
Go back to the Island, boy
Are you ready?
Are you ready? How you gonna get there?
By mail boat
We got to go to Nassau
Go to Naussau
Go to Cat Island want to be Exuba
Go down to Fregua
Go to Niguana
Go to Long Island
And then Ratingua
Wake up early one morning
Kiss my mama good bye
Going back to the Island
I'll see you
Don't worry mama
I got to go, I got to go, I got to go back to the island
Can't Always Get What You Want
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was a footloose man
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You'll get what you need
I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing "we're gonna vent our frustrations
And if we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"
Chorus:
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you might find
You'll get what you need
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
And he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
I said to him
Repeat chorus
I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her bloodstained hands
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You'll get what you need
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You'll get what you need
Cecilia
You're shaking my confidence daily
Ohh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Come home
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Ohh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Come home
Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone has taken my place
Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Ohh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughin'
Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughin'
Ohh Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Ohh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I'm laughin'
Change In My Life
Then came the moment when I lost my will
I prayed for mercy, please don't take me away
Give me the sunshine when I only see rain
The past had a hold on me it can't be denied
And the changes didn't come easily
I've been lonely
I've been cheated
I've been misunderstood
I've been washed up, put down, and told I'm no good
But with you I belong 'cause you helped me be strong
There's a change in my life since you came along
Now I don't mind working so hard every day
And I don't pay no mind to what people say
'Cause after all the pain I've been through
I give up everything just to love only you
All my life I've held my head bent in shame
Now I found you and with you I've been made
I've been lonely
I've been cheated
I've been misunderstood
I've been washed up, put down, and told I'm no good
But with you I belong 'cause you helped me be strong
There's a change in my life since you came along
Now a man gets crazy when his life is all wrong
And a heart gets weary when it doesn't belong
When the road gets rocky, you've got to keep on
Let the new light shining on through
I've been lonely
I've been cheated
I've been misunderstood
I've been washed up, put down, and told I'm no good
But with you I belong 'cause you helped me be strong
There's a change in my life since you came along
Crosstown Traffic
You jump in front of my car
When you know all the time
That 90 miles an hour girl
Is the speed I drive
You tell me it's all right
You don't mind a little pain
You say you just want me to take you for a drive
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You're just like Crosstown Traffic
So hard to get through you Crosstown Traffic
I don't need to run over you Crosstown Traffic
All you do is slow me down
But I'm tryin' to get on the other side of town
I'm not the only soul who's accused of hit and run
Tire tracks all across your back
I can see you've had your fun
But a-darling
Can't you see my signal's turn from green to red
And with you I can see a traffic jam straight ahead
Repeat Chorus
Crosstown traffic
Look out look out Look out Baby
Coming through Crosstown Traffic
Yeah Yeah Look out Crosstown Traffic
Yeah Yeah look out Look out Look out Baby
Crosstown Traffic look out
Desire
Gonna go where the bright lights
And the big city meet
With a red guitar on fire
Desire
She's a candle burning in my room
I'm like the needle...needle and spoon
Over the counter with a shotgun
Pretty soon everybody got one
And the fever when I'm beside her
Desire
And the fever getting higher
Desire, Desire
Burning, Burning
She's the dollars, she's my protection
Yeah, she's a promise
In the year of election
Oh sister, I can't let you go
Like a preacher stealing hearts
In a traveling show
For love or money, money, money
Money, money, money
Money, money, money
And the fever...getting higher
Desire, desire, desire
Desire, desire
Dirty
Ohhh, I'm overdue
Give me some room
I'm comin through
Paid my dues
In the mood
Me and the girls gonna shake the room
DJ's spinning (Show your hands)
Let's get dirrty (That's my jam)
I need that, uh, to get me off
Sweat until my clothes come off
It's explosive, speakers are pumping (Ohhh)
Still jumping, six in the morning
Table dancing, glasses are mashing (Ohhh)
No question, time for some action
Gonna get my girls
Get your boys
Gonna make some noise
Wanna get rowdy
Gonna get a little unruly
Get it fired up in a hurry
Gonna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party
Sweat dripping over my body
Dancing getting just a little naughty
Gonna get dirrty
It's about time for my arrival
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
Everybody needs somebody
Everybody needs somebody to love (Someone to love)
Sweetheart to miss (Sweetheart to miss)
Sugar to kiss (Sugar to kiss)
I need you, you, you
I need you, you, you
I need you, you, you in the morning
I need you, you, you when my soul's on fire
Sometimes I feel
I feel a little sad inside
When my baby mistreats me
I never never, never have a place to hide
I need you
Sometimes I feel
I feel a little sad inside
When my baby mistreats me
I never never, never have a place to hide
I need you you, you
I need you you, you
I need you you, you
I need you you, you
I need you
You know people when you do find that somebody
Hold that woman, hold that man
Love him, hold him, squeeze her, please her, hold her
Squeeze and please that person, give 'em all your love
Signify your feelings with every gentle caress
Because it's so important to have that special somebody
to hold, kiss, miss, squeeze, and please
Everybody needs somebody
Everybody needs somebody to love
Someone to love
Sweetheart to miss
Sugar to kiss
I need you you, you
I need you you, you
I need you you, you
Everyday People
Sometimes I'm right, but I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my songs
A butcher, a banker, a drummer, and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
I am everyday people
Different strokes for different folks
We gotta live together
We gotta live together
I am no better and neither are you
We're all the same whatever we do
You love me, you hate me
You know me and then
You can't figure out the scene I'm in
I am everyday people
We got to live together
We got to live together
Feelin' Alright
Seems I've got to have a change of scene
'Cause every night I have the strangest dreams
Imprisoned by the way it could have been
Left here on my own or so it seems
I've got to leave before I start to scream
Someone locked the door and turned the key
Feeling alright
I'm not feeling good myself
Feeling alright
I don't have to feel alright
I'm feeling good myself
Boy you sure took me for a ride
And even now I sit and wonder why
That when I think of you I stop myself from crying
I just can't waste my time
I must keep trying
I've got to stop believing all your lies
'Cause there's too much to do before I die
Feeling alright
I'm not feeling good myself
Feeling alright
I don't have to feel alright
I'm feeling good myself
Don't you get too lost in all, I say
But at the time you know
I really felt that way
But that was then and now you know its today
Lord I can't escape I guess I'm here to stay
Till someone comes along to take my place
With a different name and a different face
Gimme Some Lovin'
Well, my temperature's risin'
Got my feet on the floor
Got twenty people rockin' singin' 'more more more'
Come on, pretty baby, I don't know what you've got
But you'd better take it easy
This place is hot
And I'm so glad you made it
So glad you made it
Won't you come on
Chorus:
Gimme some lovin'
Gimme some lovin'
Gimme some lovin'
Gimme some lovin'
Gimme some lovin' every day
Well I feel so good, everybody's gettin' hot
I'm gonna take it easy
'Cause the place is on fire
Come on, pretty baby, I don't know what you've got
But you'd better take it easy
And I'm So glad you made it
So glad you made it
Won't you come on
Repeat Chorus
Well I heard about the fella you've been dancing with all over the neighborhood
So why didn't you ask me baby, didn't you think I could
Well I know that the Boogaloo is out of sight
And the shangalang is down tonight
But if it had been just me and you baby
I'd come to show you how to do right
Do it right, uh-huh do it right
Do me right, do me right, do me right
Ah twistin. shake-it
Shake-it shake it shake it baby
Twistin, shake-it shake-it shake-it
Shake-it baby
Here we go loop-dee-loop, uh-huh
Shake it up baby
Oh, here we go loop-dee-lie
Bend over and let me see you shake your tail feather
Bend over and let me see you shake your tail feather
Come on let me see you shake your tail feather
Come on let me see you shake your tail feather
Twistin, shake-it shake-it shake-it
Shake-it baby
Twistin, shake-it shake-it shake-it
Shake-it baby
Oh, do the twist
Do the fly
Do the mashed potato
Come on and do the bird
The joney morony
Oh shake it watoosie
Come on and do the twist
Well I feel so good, everybody's gettin' hot
I'm gonna take it easy
'Cause the place is on fire
Been a hard day, nothin's been too good
Now I'm gonna relax honey, everybody should
And I'm so glad you made it
So glad you made it
So glad you made it
So glad you made it
Won't you come on
Gimme some lovin'
God Only Knows
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would livin' do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would livin' do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Going down the road feeling bad
Going down the road feeling bad
Going down the road feeling bad
Don't wanna be treated this a way
Going where the climate suits my clothes
Going where the climate suits my clothes
Going where the climate suits my clothes
Don't wanna be treated this a way
Going where the water tastes like wine
Going where the water tastes like wine
Going where the water tastes like wine
Don't wanna be treated this a way
My mother told me, "Son don't go down there"
Momma told "Don't go way down there"
Momma told "Don't go way down there, down there"
Don't wanna be treated this a way
I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow
I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow
Going where those chilly winds don't blow
Don't want to be treated this way
Gonna Make You Love Me
Riot on the streets, the touch beneath the sheets
It's only gonna make me love you more
The cops they got the guns, the night destroys the sun
It's only gonna make me love you more
This old world, well, it was mine to take
Faith can keep you warm, but I'll teach you how to shake
And I'll come to you like a little girl
It's only gonna make me love you more
Moonlight on the beach, sweet amphetamines
It's only gonna make you love me more
Bottles and the cans, the idiots go dance
It's only gonna make me love you more
This old world, well, it was mine to take
Faith can keep you warm, but I'll teach you how to shake
And I'll come to you like a little girl
It's only gonna make me love you more
They say love is hell
But I've only been laughing ever since I fell
It's only gonna make me love you more
The lord will have his way but I'm just a call away
It's only gonna make you love me more
This old world, well, it was mine to take
Faith can keep you warm, but I'll teach you how to shake
And I'll come to you like a little girl
It's only gonna make me love you more
Good Lovin'
I was feeling so bad
So I asked my family doctor just what I had
I said doctor (doctor)
Mr. MD (doctor)
Now can you tell me (doctor)
What's ailing me (doctor)
He said Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yes, indeed, all you really need is
Chorus:
Good Lovin'
Come on and gimme that good, good love
Good Lovin'
All I need is love
Good Lovin'
Good lovin' baby
Good Lovin'
Come on baby
Squeeze me tight (squeeze me tight)
Said don't you want your baby to be alright (be alright)
I said baby (baby)
It's for sure (it's for sure)
I got the fever, yeah,
and you got the cure (you got the cure)
Everybody Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yes, indeed, all you really need is
Good Lovin'
Now, c'mon, gimme me that good, good love
Good Lovin'
All I need is love
Good Lovin'
Good lovin' baby
Good Lovin'
Lovin' in the early morning
Good Lovin'
Lovin' late at night now
Good Lovin'
Love love love
Good Lovin'
Love love love love love
Hole In My Life
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
Shadow in my heart
Is tearing me apart
Or maybe it's just something
In my stars
There's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
Be a happy man
I try the best I can
Or maybe I'm just looking
For too much
There's something missing from my life
Cuts me open like a knife
It leaves me vulnerable
I have this disease
I shake like an incurable
God help me please
There's a hole
In my life
There's a hole
In my life
Honey Bee
Come on now, give me some sugar
Give me some sugar, little honey bee
Don't be afraid, not gonna hurt you
I wouldn't hurt my little honey bee
Don't say a word, about what we're doin'
Don't say nothin' little honey bee
Don't tell your momma, don't tell your sister
Don't tell your boyfriend, little honey bee
She likes to call me king bee
She likes to buzz around my tree
I call her honey bee
I'm a man in a trance
I'm a boy in short pants
When I see my honey bee
And I've got something to say
Look here now, peace in the valley
Peace in the valley with my honey bee
Don't say a word, about what we're doin'
Don't say nothin' little honey bee
She give me her monkey hand
And a Rambler sedan
I'm the king of Milwaukee
Her juju beads are so nice
She kissed my third cousin twice
I'm the king of Pomona
And I've got something to say
I Want You To Want Me
I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm beggin' you to beg me
Chorus:
I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'll shine up the old brown shoes, put on a brand-new shirt
I'll get home early from work if you say that you love me
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'
Feelin' all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dyin'
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'
Repeat Chorus
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'
Feelin' all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dyin'
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'
Feelin' all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dyin'
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'
Repeat Chorus
Johnny B Goode
Way down Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy name of Johnny B Goode
He never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could play the guitar just like ringing a bell
Go, go
Go Johnny go
Go Johnny go go go
Go Johnny go
Go Johnny go go go
Johnny B Goode
He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track
Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade
Playing to the rhythm that the drivers made
People passing by they would stop and say
Oh my that little country boy could play
Go, go
Go Johnny go
Go Johnny go go go
Go Johnny go
Go Johnny go go go
Johnny B Goode
His mama told him someday he would be a man
And he would be the leader of a big old band
Many people coming from miles around
To hear him play his music till the sun go down
Maybe someday his name would be in lights
Saying Johnny B Goode tonight
Go, go
Go Johnny go
Go Johnny go go go
Go Johnny go
Go Johnny go go go
Johnny B Goode
Joy To The World
Was a good friend of mine
I never understood a single word he said
But I helped him a-drink his wine
And he always had some mighty fine wine
Singin'
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls now
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me
If I were the king of the world
Tell you what I'd do
I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the war
Make sweet love to you
Sing it now
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me
You know I love the ladies
Love to have my fun
I'm a high life flyer and a rainbow rider
A straight shootin' son-of-a-gun
I said a straight shootin' son-of-a-gun
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me
Kate
She plays wipeout on the drums
The squirrels and the birds come
Gather around to sing the guitar
Oh I have you got nothing to say?
When all words fail she speaks
Her mix tape's a masterpiece
Walks through the garden
So the roses can see
Oh I have you got nothing to say?
And you can see the daisies
In her footsteps
Dandelions, butterflies
I wanna be Kate
Everyday she wears the same thing
I think she smokes pot
She's everything I need
She's everything I'm not
Oh I have you got nothing to say?
She never gets wet
She smiles and it's a rainbow
And she speaks and she breathes
I wanna be Kate
Down by the rosemary and cameron
She hands out the bhagaved gita
I see her around every couple days
I wanna meet her so that
I can say
Hey Kate
She never gets wet
She smiles and it's a rainbow
You can see
I wanna be Kate
In A Little While
In a little while
Surely you'll be back
In a little while I'll be there
In a little while
This hurt will hurt no more
I'll be home, love
When the night takes a deep breath
And the daylight has no end
If I crawl, if I come crawling home
Will you be there
In a little while
I will blow by every breeze
Friday night running
To Sunday on my knees
That girl, that girl
She's mine
And I've know her since
Since you were a little girl
With Spanish eyes
Oh, when I saw her
In a pram they pushed her by
My, how you've grown
Well it's been
It's been a little while
Slow down my bleeding heart
Man dreams one day to fly
A man takes a rocketship into the skys
He lives on starlets dying in the night
And follows in the trail
The scatter of light
Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my beating heart
Slowly, slowly love
It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock N'Roll)
Ridin' down the highway
Goin' to a show
Stop in all the byways
Playin' rock 'n' roll
Gettin' robbed
Gettin' stoned
Gettin' beat up
Broken boned
Gettin' had
Gettin' took
I tell you folks
It's harder than it looks
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
If you think it's easy doin' one night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
Hotel motel
Make you wanna cry
Lady do the hard sell
Know the reason why
Gettin' old
Gettin' grey
Gettin' ripped off
Under-paid
Gettin' sold
Second hand
That's how it goes
Playin' in a band
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
If you wanna be a star of stage and screen
Look out it's rough and mean
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
Well it's a long way
It's a long way, you should've told me
It's a long way, such a long way
Let Love Rule
And love can conquer any war
Its time to take a stand
Brothers and sisters join hands
We got to let love rule
Let love rule
We got to let love rule
Let love rule
Love transcends all space and time
And love can make a little child smile
Oh cant you see
This wont go wrong
But we got to be strong
We cant do it alone
We got to let love rule
Let love rule
We got to let love rule
Let love rule
Let love rule
You got to got to got to
Let love rule
You got to got to got to, yeah
Let let let let love rule
Let love rule
Let love rule
You got to got to got to
Use to yeah
You got to yeah
You got to
Got to got to got to
Let love rule
Long Train Runnin'
Down around the corner
A half a mile from here
You see them old trains running
And you watch them disappear
Without love
Where would you be now?
Without love
You know I saw Miss Lucy
Down along the tracks
She lost her home and her family
And she won't be coming back
Without love
Where would you be now?
Without love
Well, the Illinois Central
And the Southern Central Freight
Got to keep on pushing Mama
'Cause you know they're running late
Without love
Where would you be now?
Without love
Where pistons keep on churning
And the wheels go around and around
And the steel rails are cold and hard
For the miles that they go down
Without love
Where would you be right now?
Without love
Where would you be now?
Love Me
Treat me like a fool
Treat me mean and cruel
But love me
Wring my faithful heart
Tear it all apart
But love me
If you ever go
Darling, I'll be oh so lonely
I'll be sad and blue
Crying over you, dear only
I would beg and steal
Just to feel your heart
Beatin' close to mine
Well, if you ever go
Darling, I'll be oh so lonely
I'll be sad and blue
Crying over you, dear only
I would beg and steal
Just to feel your heart
Beatin' close to mine
Well, if you ever go
Darling, I'll be oh so lonely
Beggin' on knees
All I ask is please, please love me
Oh yeah
Magic Carpet Ride
I like to dream yes, yes, right between the sound machine
On a cloud of sound I drift in the night
Any place it goes is right
Goes far, flies near, to the stars away from here
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Well, you don't know what we can find
Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride
You don't know what we can see
Why don't you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free
Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away
Last night I held Aladdin's lamp
And so I wished that I could stay
Before the thing could answer me
Well, someone came and took the lamp away
I looked around, a lousy candle's all I found
Repeat Chorus
Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away
Money (That's What I Want)
The best things in life are free
So give them to the birds and the bees
Chorus:
I need money (that's what I want)
That's what I want
That's what I want
That's what I want
Your lovin gives me such a thrill
But your lovin can't pay my bills
Repeat Chorus
Oh money (that's what I want)
Oh lots of money (that's what I want)
Oh money (that's what I want)
That's what I want
That's what I want
A whole lot of money
Money can't buy everything, it's true
But what it can but I can use
I need money (that's what I want)
That's what I want
That's what I want
That's what I want
That's what I want
A whole lot of money
Never Been To Spain
But I kinda like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it
The don't abuse it
Never gonna lose it
I can't refuse it
Well I never been to England
But I kinda like the Beatles
Well, I headed for Las Vegas
Only made it out to Needles
Can you feel it
It must be real it
Feels so good
Oh, feels so good
Well I never been to heaven
But I been to Oklahoma
Well they tell me I was born there
But I really don't remember
In Oklahoma, not Arizona
What does it matter
What does it matter
Well I never been to Spain
But I kinda like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it
They don't abuse it
Never gonna lose it
I can't refuse it
Well I never been to heaven
But I been to Oklahoma
Well they tell me I was born there
But I really don't remember
In Oklahoma, not Arizona
What does it matter
What does it matter
Oh! Darling
I'll never do you no harm
Believe me when i tell you
I'll never do you no harm
Oh! darling, if you leave me
I'll never make it alone
Believe me when i beg you
Don't ever leave me alone
When you told me you didn't need me anymore
Well you know i nearly broke down and cried
When you told me you didn't need me anymore
Well you know i nearly broke down and died
Oh! darling, if you leave me
I'll never make it alone
Believe me when i tell you
I'll never do you no harm
When you told me you didn't need me anymore
Well you know i nearly broke down and cried
When you told me you didn't need me anymore
Well you know i nearly broke down and died
Oh! darling, please believe me
I'll never let you down
Believe me when i tell you
I'll never do you no harm
Optimistic
Flies are buzzing round my head
Vultures circling the dead
Picking up every last crumb
The big fish eat the little ones
The big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem, give me some
You can try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
This one's optimistic
This one went to market
This one just came out of the swamp
This one dropped a payload
Fodder for the animals
Living on animal farm
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
I'd really like to help you, man
I'd really like to help you, man
Nervous messed up marionettes
Floating around on a prison ship
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you can try the best you can
If you try the best you can
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Piece Of My Heart
Come on, come on, come on, come on!
Didn't I make you feel like you were the only one?
Didn't I give you everything that this man possibly can?
I try to ask myself, do I think I've had enough?
But I'm gonna show you, baby, that this man can be tough
So come on, come on, come on, come on and take it
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby!
Take another little piece of my heart, I'm crying, yeah
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it 'cause it makes you feel good
You're out on the streets looking good
Deep inside your heart where you know that it ain't right
Didn't I give you everything that this man possibly can?
I try to ask myself, do if I think I've had enough?
But I'm gonna show you baby, that this man can be tough
Come on, come on, come on, come on and take it!
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Take another little piece of my heart, I'm crying, yeah
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it 'cause it makes you feel good
You know you got it 'cause it makes you feel good
Well I'm gonna show you baby that this man can be tough
Come on, come on, come on, come on and take it!
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Take another little piece of my heart, I'm crying, yeah
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it 'cause it makes you feel good
You know you got it 'cause it makes you feel good
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
Take another little piece of my heart, I'm crying, yeah
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby
You know you got it 'cause it makes you feel good
You know you got it, you know you got it
You know you got it 'cause it makes you feel good
Poison Ivy
But everybody knows
She'll get you in Dutch
You can look but you'd better not touch
Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy
Late at night when your sleeping
Poison Ivy comes a creeping around
She's pretty as a daisy
But look out man she's crazy
She'll really do you in
If you let her get under your skin
Measles makes you mumpy
And mumps will make you lumpy
And chicken pox will make you jump and twitch
A common cold will fool ya
And whooping coughs will cool ya
But poison ivy loves to make you itch
You're gonna need an ocean
Of calamine lotion
You'll be scratching like a hound
The minute you start to mess around
Rip It Up
Saturday night and I just got paid
I'm a fool about my money, don't try to save
My heart says "go go, have a time"
Saturday night and I'm feelin' fine
I'm gonna rock it up
Rip it up
I'm gonna shake it up
Gonna ball it up
I'm gonna rock it
And ball tonight
Well almost 'bout ten I'll be flying high
I'll rock on out unto the sky
I don't care if I spend my dough
Tonight I'm gonna be one happy soul
I'm gonna rock it up
Rip it up
I'm gonna shake it up
Gonna ball it up
I'm gonna rock it
And ball tonight
Repeat intro
Rockin' Robin
He rocks in the treetops all day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singin' his song
All the little birdies on J Bird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet
Rockin robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)
Rockin robin (tweet, tweedle-dee)
Go rockin robin, we're really gonna rock tonight
Every little swallow, every chickadee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Flappin their wings singin go bird, go
Rockin robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)
Rockin robin (tweet, tweedle-dee)
Go rockin robin, we're really gonna rock tonight
The pretty little raven and the red-rock hen
Talkin' how the robin was boppin' again
He started goin steady and "bless my soul"
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole
Rockin robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)
Rockin robin (tweet, tweedle-dee)
Go rockin robin, we're really gonna rock tonight
Sign, Sealed, Delivered
Like a fool I went and stayed too long
Now I'm wondering if your love's still strong
Oh baby, here I am
Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours
Then that time I went and said goodbye
Now I'm back and not ashamed to cry
Oh baby, here I am
Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours
Here I am baby
You've got the future in your hand
Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours
Here I am baby
You've got the future in your hand
Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours
I've done a lot of foolish things
That I really didn't mean
Seen a lot of things in this old world
When I touched them they did nothing, girl
Oh baby, here I am
Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours
Splish Splash
Splish splash
I was taking a bath
All about a Saturday night
Rubbed up
Just relaxin' in the tub
Thinkin' everything was alright
Well I stepped out the tub
Put my feet on the floor
I wrapped the towel around me
And I opened up the door and then
Splish Splash
I got back in the bath
Well how was I to know there was a party goin on?
There was a splishin' and splashin'
Realin' with the feelin'
Moving and a groovin'
Rockin' and a rollin'
Bing bang
I saw the whole gang
Dancin' on my livin' room rug
Well a flip fop
They were doin' the bop
All the teens had the dancin' bug
There was lollipop, peggy sue,
Golly Miss Molly was even there too
Qell a Splish splash
I forgot about the bath
I went and put my dancin' shoes on
Lord knows I was
Rollin' and a strollin'
realing with the feelin'
Movin' and a groovin'
Rockin' and a rollin'
I was splishin' and a splashin'
I was rollin' and a strollin'
I was movin' and a groovin'
I was realin' with the feelin'
I was rollin' and a strollin'
Movin' with the groovin'
Splish splash
I was splishin' and a splashin'
I was rollin' and a strollin'
I was movin' and a groovin'
I was movin' and a groovin'
I was realin' with the feelin'
Rollin' and a strollin'
Summertime Blues
I'm a gonna raise a fuss
I'm a-gonna raise a holler
About a-workin' all summer
Just a-trying to earn a dollar
Every time I call my baby
Try to get a date
The boss says
"No dice son, you gotta work a-late"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues
Well my Mom and Papa told me "Son, you gotta earn some money
If you wanna use the car to go a riding next Sunday"
Well I didn't go to work told the boss I was sick
"Now you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues
It's gonna take two weeks, gonna have a vacation
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations
Well I told my congress man and he said, quote:
"I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues
Sunshine Of Your Love
It's gettin' near dawn
When lights close their tired eyes
I'll soon be with you my love
To give you my dawn surprise
I'll be with you darling soon
I'll be with you when the stars start falling
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
Chorus:
I'm with you my love
The light's shinin' through on you
Yes, I'm with you my love
It's the morning and just we two
I'll stay with you darling now
I'll stay with you till my seas are all dried up
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
Repeat Chorus
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love
Sweet Home Chicago
Come on baby don't you want to go?
To the same old place, sweet home Chicago
Now one and one is two, two and two is four
I'm heavy loaded baby, I'm booked, I got to go
Crying baby
To the same old place, my sweet home Chicago
Come on baby don't you want to go?
Com on baby don't you want to go?
To the same old place, sweet home Chicago
Now two and two is four, six and two is eight
Come on baby don't you make me late
I'm crying
To the same old place, sweet home Chicago
Come on baby don't you want to go?
Com on baby don't you want to go?
To the same old place, sweet home Chicago
Now two and two is four, four and two is six,
Keep staying out late at night you gonna get your business fixed
Six and two is eight, eight and two is ten
She double crossed you one time and she's going do it again
I'm going to Chicago, two thousand miles away
Boy won't you tell me that you'll be my friend someday
Sympathy For The Devil
Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith
And I was around when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank
Held a general's rank
When the Blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made
I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all it was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached bombay
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Tell me baby, what's my name
Tell me honey, can you guess my name
Tell me baby, what's my name
I tell you one time, you're to blame
Teach Your Children Well
You who are on the road
Must have a code that you can live by
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a good bye
Teach your children well
Their father's hell did slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picked, the one you'll know by
Don't you ever ask them why
If they told you, you will cry
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you
And know they love you
And you, of tender years
Don't know the fears that your elders grew by
And so please help them with your youth
They seek the truth before they can die
Taylor and Zac overlay:
Can you hear me and do you care, can't you see
You must be free to teach your children
What you believe in
Make a world that we can live in
Teach your parents well
Their children's heck did slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picked, the one you'll know by
Don't you ever ask them why
If they told you, you will cry
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you
And know they love you
The Love You Save
Stop! Na na na you better save me
Stop, stop, stop you better save me yeah
When we played tag in grade school you wanted to be it
You chased those boys
You testified
You crossed your heart you'd quit
When we grew up you traded your promise for my ring
Now just like back in grade school you're doin' the same old thing
Stop! The love you save may be your own
Darlin' take it slow or someday you'll be all alone
You better stop the love you save may be your own
Darlin' look both ways before you cross me
You're heading for a danger zone
I'm the one who loves ya
I'm the one you need
Those other guys will put you down
As soon as they succeed
They'll ruin your reputation
They'll label you a flirt
They way they talk about you
They'll turn your name to dirt
Isaac said he kissed you 'neath the apple tree
When Benji held your hand you felt electricity
When Alexander called you, you said he rang your chimes
Christopher discovered you way ahead of your time
Stop! The love you save may be your own
Darlin' take it slow or someday you'll be all alone
You better stop the love you save may be your own
You're heading for a danger zone
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
S is for save me
T is for take it slow
O is for oh no
P is for please, please don't go
Stop! The love you save may be your own
(Someday you may be all alone)
Stop it (save me girl) baby
You better stop! The love you save may be your own
Darlin' take it slow, or someday you'll be all alone
I'm the one who loves ya
I'm the one you need
Those other guys will put you down
As soon as they succeed
Stop! The love you save may be your own baby
(You better stop it girl)
You're heading for a danger zone
The Weight
I pulled into Nazareth
I was feelin' about half past dead
I just need some place
Where I can lay my head
"Hey mister, can you tell me
where a man might find a bed?"
He just grinned and shook my hand
And "no" was all he said
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And put the load on me
I picked up my bag
I went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil
Walkin' side by side
I said, "Hey Carmen,
Come on, let's go downtown"
She said "I gotta go,
But my friend can stick around"
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And put the load right on me
Go down, Moses
There ain't nothin you can't say
It's just Ol' Luke
And Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day
"Well Luke, my friend,
What about Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor
And keep Anna Lee company"
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And put the load right on me
Crazy Chester followed me
And he caught me having a ball
He said, "I will fix your ride
If you'll take Jack, my dog"
I said, "Wait a minute Chester,
You know I'm a feeble man"
Said, "That's okay boy
Won't you feed him when you can?"
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And put the load right on me
Fetch a cannon ball
Now take me on down the line
My bag is sinkin' low
And I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny
You know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her
Regards for everyone
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And put the load right on me
Tulsa Time
Well I left Oklahoma
Driving in a Pontiac
Just about to lose my mind
I was going to Arizona
Maybe on to California
Where people all live so fine
My mother says I'm crazy
My baby calls me lazy
But I'm gonna show them all this time
'Cause you know I ain't no fool
I don't need no more damn schooling
I was born to just walk the line
Living on Tulsa Time
Living on Tulsa Time
Gonna set my watch back to it
'Cause you know that I've been through it
Living on Tulsa Time
So there I was in Hollywood
Thinking I was doing good
Talking on the telephone line
They don't want me in the movies
And nobody sings my songs
My mama says my babys doing fine
So then I started winking
Then I started thinking
That I really had a flash this time
That I had no bussiness leaving
And nobody would be grieving
You see I'm on Tulsa time
Living on Tulsa Time
Living on Tulsa Time
Gonna set my watch back to it
'Cause you know that I've been through it
Living on Tulsa Time
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