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You can walk on the water, drown in the sand
You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can Run away, run away--it's the restless age Look away, look away--you can turn the page Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap Here on the street I got six on each arm and two more round my feet Life is a carnival--believe it or not Life is a carnival--two bits a shot Saw a man with the jinx in the third degree From trying to deal with people--people you can't see Take away, take away, this house of mirrors Give away, give away, all the souvenirs We're all in the same boat ready to float off the edge of the world The flat old world The street is a sideshow from the peddler to the corner girl Life is a carnival--it's in the book Life is a carnival--take another look Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap Here on the street I got six on each arm and two more round my feet Life is a carnival--believe it or not Life is a carnival--two bits a shot |
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Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble,
ancient footprints are everywhere. You could almost think that you're seeing double, On the cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs. Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room, Where I got me a date with a pretty little girl from Greece. She promised she'd be there with me, When I paint my masterpiece. Oh, the hours we spent, inside the Coliseum. Dodging lions, and a-wasting time, oh those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em Yes it sure has been a long, hard drive. Train wheels a-running thru the back of my memory, When I ran on a hilltop following a pack of wild geese, Someday everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody When I paint my masterpiece. Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola, Oh to be back in the land of, Coca-cola. Well I left Rome, and landed in Brussels, On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried, Clergy men in uniform, and young girls pulling mussels, Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside, Newspaper men eating candy, Had to be held down by big police. Someday, its gonna be different, When I paint my masterpiece. |
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Who robbed the cradle, who robbed the grave
Who's the one that asked to be saved No, wo-wo-wo no answer came I moved to the country that cried of shame I left my home and found a name No, nobody could explain Have mercy, cried the blacksmith How're you gonna replace human hands Found guilty, said the judge For not being in demand Frozen fingers at the keyboard Could this be the big reward No, no answer came Brought up everybody to see for themselves They wouldn't believe it from no one else No, nobody could explain Dead tongue said the poet To the daughter of burlesque Cocteau, Van Gogh and Geronimo They used up what was left Cry wolf, said the martyr I don't believe I'm alive You're the hero, said the mute And you're bound to survive |
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Julie and little John Tyler lived in the house next door
We would be the great triangle and to this we swore Julie was my sweetheart, little John was my cohort And all the wild horses in the world couldn't keep us apart Once we went for a swim in the noonday sun And promised to return before the moon struck one Julie came running through the pasture - she was screaming at the sky She fell down to her knees and the tears did fly Little John was stung by a snake over by the lake And it looked like he s really, really hurt - he was lying in the dirt Who, we went it as fast as we could run But we lost little John as the moon struck one I was vacant, Julie was a bird with a broken wing We were always afraid of what tomorrow might bring We'll drive down to Durango - up and leave this place And maybe forget the triangle with a change of pace The car broke down when we had just begun And we walked back to the house while the moon struck one |
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I was thinkin' out loud
Talking to myself I was up on a cloud There was nobody else No, no I did not call I never was allowed To speak up at all I was just thinkin' out loud Transylvania train, circus never came The heroes are all gone No trampoline, fell without a scream Who's looking for a job Before I realized, I was hypnotized Flashback to the past Cross-eyed jack, monkey on his back We knew it would not last Room service gone off duty The bellman has retired This hotel is a beauty Even the house dick's been fired Then the sky came crashing down And knocked me off this cloud When I fell to the ground I was just thinkin' out loud |
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Went to the movie matinee
To see the blue coats try to get away From a smoke signal Above the trees A smoke signal Shifting in the breeze Some folks think it's make believe Other folks ain't so naive About a smoke signal Could see it coming A smoke signal Hear the drums drumming You don't believe what you read in the paper You can't believe the stranger at your door You don't believe what you hear from your neighbor Your old neighborhood ain't even there no more Indian maid will plant the seed And cultivate a whole new breed There's a smoke signal Over your head A smoke signal You know what it said? When they're torn out by the roots Young brothers join in cahoots To send a smoke signal Near and far A smoke signal No matter where you are You don't believe what they say on the radio You don't believe what you see on the video Living in the shadow of a doubt today Still waiting for the smoke to clear away Tried to get in touch with you Tried to get my message through By smoke signal Honey, do ya read me Smoke signal Call me if you need me There you were all in white Standing out in the broad daylight Lookin' like a smoke signal From heaven above Smoke signal Oh, my love |
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Got my motor runnin'
Little girl, are you comin' Keep your candle burning bright Soon as you are ready Hold that ladder steady Come tread softly through the night Don't leave me in the dark Like a ghost rider in your yard Carving names in bark along the boulevard I'd be a bushwhacker Even be your hijacker Keep your candle burning bright When we cross that railroad track There'll be no turning back Come tread softly through the night Don't leave me sitting here Up on top of your fence I'm like an alley cat up here, without a lick of sense Volcano--I'm about to blow Volcano--Gonna overflow Volcano--Look out below Don't leave me empty-handed Like a villain in the woods Prowling around the grounds, trying to make off with the goods Volcano--I'm about to blow Volcano--Gonna overflow Volcano--Look out below |
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The ladies would put the baskets on the table
And the men would sit beneath a shady tree The children would listen to a fable While something else came through to me The river got no end, just roll around the bend Then pretty soon the women would all join in On the river hymn... The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks The voice of the rapids will echo And ricochet like an old water well Who d ever want to let go Once you sit beneath its spell It's dark and wide and deep, towards the sea it creeps I'm so glad I brought along my mandolin To play the river hymn... You can ride on it or drink it Poison it or dam it Fish in it and wash in it Swim in it and you can die in it Run, you river, run Son, you ain't never seen yourself No crystal mirror can show it clear, come over here instead Son, you ain't never eased yourself Til you laid it down in a river bed If you hear a lonesome drone, it's as common as a stone And gets louder as the day grows dim That's the river hymn... The whole congregation was standing on the banks of the river We are gathered here to give a little thanks thanks |
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Take a silver dollar and put it in your pocket, A E Never let it slip away. G D A Always be a man, not a boy gone astray. D D/C# Bm Bm/A E A When ya get half cra-zy from the August heat D D/C# Bm Bm/A Or on a frozen, rotted road E With no one to complain to about your achin' feet. (Chorus:) A G D A You're gonna walk that endless highway, D E A Walk that high-way till you die. G D A All you children goin' my way, D E A Better tell your home-life sweet goodbye. When I see a detour up ahead, Well, I leave it far behind, Who knows what you're apt to find there. With the cost of livin, and the price of dyin', Well it look like t'me this time I wont be buyin' (Chorus) When they get a scapegoat by the throat, it's hard labour and cold beans. If ya get away real quick, You'll be eatin from the poison peanut machine. Well, I sing by night, wander by day. I'm on the road and it looks like I'm here to stay. (Chorus) |
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Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble,
ancient footprints are everywhere. You could almost think that you're seeing double, On the cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs. Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room, Where I got me a date with a pretty little girl from Greece. She promised she'd be there with me, When I paint my masterpiece. Oh, the hours we spent, inside the Coliseum. Dodging lions, and a-wasting time, oh those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em Yes it sure has been a long, hard drive. Train wheels a-running thru the back of my memory, When I ran on a hilltop following a pack of wild geese, Someday everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody When I paint my masterpiece. Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola, Oh to be back in the land of, Coca-cola. Well I left Rome, and landed in Brussels, On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried, Clergy men in uniform, and young girls pulling mussels, Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside, Newspaper men eating candy, Had to be held down by big police. Someday, its gonna be different, When I paint my masterpiece. |
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(intro) C F F#dim C Am D7 F C F
[C]Bessie was [C/G#)more than [Am]just a [D7]friend of mine [F] [G] [C]We shared the [E]good times with the [Am]bad [D7] [F] [C]Now [C/G#]many a [Am]year has [D7]passed me by [F] [G] [C]I still re[E]call the best [Am]thing I ever had [F] [G] [C]I'm just goin' down the road t' see [F]Bessie [C]Oh, See her soon [G] (riff) [C]Goin' down the road t' see [F]Bessie [F#dim]Smith When I [C]get [Am]there I [D7]wonder [F]what she'll do [C] [F] Now all the crazy things I had to try Well I tried them all and then some But if you're lucky one day you find out Where it is you're really comin' from I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Oh, See her soon Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith When I get there I wonder what she'll do Now in my day I've made some foolish moves But back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing And now again I still wonder to myself Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Oh, See her soon Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith When I get there I wonder what she'll do There's so much time has gone right on by I didn't think one could be so wrong And then one night I was drinkin' and a-thinkin' In the bottom of the glass I could see Bessie's face so strong I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie Oh, See her soon Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith When I get there I wonder what she'll do When she sees me will she know what I've been through? Will old times start to feelin' like new? When I get there will our love still feel so true? Yet all I have, I'll be a-bringin' it to you Oh Bessie, sing them old-time blues |
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Baby don't you do it, don't do it
Don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it, don't you break my heart A sacrifice would make you happy if nothing for myself Now you wanna leave me for the love of someone else My pride is all gone whether I'm right or wrong I need you baby to keep on keepin' on You know I'm trying to my best Oh i'm trying to do my best Don't do it, don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it, don't you break my heart My biggest mistake was loving you too much and letting you know Now you got me where you want me and you won't let me go If my heart was made of glass well then you'd surely see How much heartache and misery, girl, you've been causing me While I've been trying to do my best Well I've tried to do my best Don't do it, don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it, don't you break my heart Go down to the river and there I be I'm gonna jump in girl, but you don't care bout me Open up your eyes Can't ya see I love ya? Open up you heart, girl Can't ya see I need ya? Oh baby don't do it, do it, do it Don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it don't you break my heart My biggest mistake was loving you too much and letting you know Now you got me where you want me and you won't let me go If my heart was made of glass well then you'd surely see How much heartache and misery, girl, you've been causing me While I've been trying to do my best You know I've tried to do my best Don't do it, don't you break my heart Pleeeeease don't do it, don't you break my heart |
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