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| 3:02 | 
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The friendly ranger paused
And scooping a bowl of beans Spreading them like stars Falling like justice on different scenes ";I'm damned"; ";Indeed, comrade"; ";I'm being bombed"; And all the people's faces turned strawberry blonde By the morning gate the friendly ranger waits For the sun making sure it's not late ";Just in time"; ";No need to fear"; ";Well, just in case"; And all the people are happy for another year And in the evening shade he climbs upon the sun Getting it's glow He goes on Singing this song To feel the goodness glowing inside To walk down a street with my arms about your hips, side by side To play with a sad eyed child till he smiles To look at a starry sky at night, realize the miles To see the sun set behind the steeple Clontarf Castle, no King, Queen or knightly people A coal fire and it's pouring rain To wave goodbye to a very good friend, never meet again Little thoughts bring little memories of you to me |
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| 2. |
| 3:42 |
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Up till now I used to pass my time
Drinking beer so slowly, sometimes wine No God, air, water or sunshine And honesty was my only excuse I took your love and I used it Up till now my youthful stage A useless rage, a torn out page, a worn out gauge A dirty shade, a big charade, a has been made And honesty was my only excuse I took your love and I used it I never, I never, I never Up till now my love life A few sweet kisses, a little missus, a fork and knife a happy home, a hand to hold, a land to roam And honesty was my only excuse I took my life in my own hands and I abused it Up till now I used to tap dance Take a girl by the hand saying I need your , I need your romance Oh I had so many chances And honesty was my only excuse I took your love and abused it Up till now the path of life was fair enough Enough was fair, all was right And now I know, I see the light And honesty was my only excuse |
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| 3. |
| 7:08 |
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In the later forties
When Diddy Levine lived with Eunice King He gave her the ring that she wore Janice the smiling daughter Who came from a marriage way before But Eunice was the father that she always saw Though they never never never never told her She always knew the score You see kids were so much wiser after the wars But Diddy hadn't have enough She had to get some more On a ration piece of paper, she wrote |
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| 4. |
| 3:08 |
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I know someone
Who doesn't believe in God Someone I know doesn't even know God He came from a planet three thousand miles away Just a short trip A kind of brief holiday Can you give someone somewhere to stay I gotta warn you, he's gotta gun I gotta warn you, he's gotta gun I know someone who came on a short trip Travelling lightly Travelling by spaceship He came from a planet three thousand miles away Can you give someone somewhere to stay I gotta warn you, he's gotta gun Please look out woman A ray gun! |
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| 5. |
| 3:27 |
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In the dismal darkness
I have sat and gazed, amazed At the blazing factories Like a lonely man Who stands on the seashore and I am afraid As weary as I be I try I see my sceen To looks ok Run, boy, run in your skin Look what the wind just blew in Many lovely ladies I have felt, touched And I was not afraid I took them out dancing Fool out romancing And I was not afriad Then somewhere from the north This gale I knew just flew in And I am afraid Run, boy, run in your skin Look what the wind just blew in Run, boy, run in your skin Look what the wind just blew in Run, you got to run in your skin Look what the wind just blew in Look what the wind just blew in You got to look what the wind just blew in Oh, You got to look what the wind just blew in |
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| 6. |
| 2:10 |
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In the land of Eireann
Sat the high king Faced with the problems The dreaded vikings Gather all the men folk Speaking the Celtic tongue The land is Eireann The land is young Stands Red O'Donnell Fighting the Saxon foe With Hugh O'Neil Oh All along the north land They fight bitterly The land is Eireann The land is free |
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| 7. |
| 4:16 |
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Well my father is a farmer
A damn good one at his trade And he's always loved my mama Though we laid her in the grave I've been down, I've been down A hustler and a cheat I'll always love my father His kind heart can't be beat Oh... I'd spit in your face if you laughed at me Don't you know, don't you know I might be a dipper, but I ain't a thief Don't you know, don't you know Oh yeah... Come on... Well my father is a farmer Used to smack me on the ass Used to dress me up in my Sunday best Get down, get down to Sunday mass And I've been down, so down Don't you know, don't you know I'll always love my father I love him so |
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| 8. |
| 2:31 |
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Pack up your bags Leave family society Oh come with me Where they treat you well At the door Old Lou the jew Will welcome you In the corner lies the hotel At this refuge of mercy Head of the table King of laughter Percy And if you speak too much In company You'll soon be heard By that mynah bird and whiskey At the top You'll find another brother Go ask my mother She knows them all very well...hotel |
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| 9. |
| 3:40 |
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Father and I waved goodbye
As we went to look Uncle Peter was writing a book And his mama was starting to cook And shes ageing We had come in search of one Who evades us all Never heeds the call If only someone could stall This ageing So Ill go and hope and know That my time is near Laughing through the years Having only fears Of ageing |
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| 10. |
| 6:02 |
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Remember those golden days
We used to walk hand in hand I was your friend, your fool, your lover I was your man I can see you then Smiling, looking straight at me You caught me unawares, I blushed Let's sit beneath this tree I can't get over the change in you I can't get over the change in me And I keep on remembering the old days I keep on remembering the old ways I can recall you running to a sweet shop You stopped Bought me something And you handed it to me You were my girlfriend then The first that I ever had The first that I ever kissed And the first to make me sad I can't get over the change in you I can't get over the change in me I keep on remembering the old days I keep on remembering the old ways Oh yeah I keep on remembering I keep on remembering Oh yeah I keep on remembering the old days I keep on remembering Your pretty dress With the zip up the back I used to love you like that I used to love you like that Oh yeah I keep on remembering I keep on remembering all about you |
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| 11. |
| 2:30 |
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After our affair I swore that I'd leave Dublin And in that line I'd left behind The years, the tears, the memories and you In Dublin At the quays friends come and say farewell We'd laugh and joke and smoke And later on the boat I'd cry over you In Dublin How can I leave the town that brings me down That has no jobs Is blessed by God And makes me cry Dublin And at sea with flowing hair I'd think of Dublin Of Grafton Street and Derby Square And those for whom I really care and you In Dublin |
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| 12. |
| 5:08 |
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I could wait and watch you
See it all unwind I could wait and look at you See you change your mind Well, even though i'd enjoyed it The truth to tell Kid, I've got to leave Those scenes behind Here I go into a new day Here I go into a new way When you stood in that shady doorway You winked your wicked eye I looked at you in wide eyed wonder Smiled, and said "hi" Just like you did woman with That groovy guy that just passed by Well, even though I adored you the truth to tell Kid, I've got to leave those scenes behind Here I go into a new day Here I go into a new way I guess I could call you my woman But freedom I need So down that road I'll be walking Got to have time and space to breathe Even though I loved you The truth I've got to tell I enjoyed every moment But kid, you know darned well I've got to leave Here I go into a new day Here I go into a new way |
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| 13. |
| 3:56 |
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Late, sometime before midnight
He comes creeping up And before you get him sussed He's gone before dusk And when you arise Red ruby rings circle your eyes If it's later than you realized Check with the stars and the skies Old moon madness has struck again A howl in the dark light A flash of teeth bright white A scream and a bite Old moon madness has struck again tonight But there's no need to worry For the crimes that you've done Worse has been committed With no moon madness to blame it on Old moon madness has struck again In fact you could say you're lucky You and me Mother Earth has only one moon And not three |
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| 14. |
| 4:31 |
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There goes Moses carrying his bible book Never has a problem, just has a cup It's good clean alcohol and it fills you up And here I go laughing like a fool, yeah Things ain't working out down at the farm Got no bag or baggage or love to keep me warm And I ain't been in trouble since the day I was born Things ain't working out down at the farm I used to spend my sunny days supping aways Along came Gogarty and he put me away Down at the station was kept for strays And I went laughing, geez he like busting me, he liked busting me He caught me unawares and he made me strip naked Oh I was scared, oh I was scared, I was shaking And he said It's you and me And me and you And me and me And you and you And me and me And I just kept laughing like a fool, yeah Things ain't working out down at the farm |
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