Disc 1 | ||||||
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1. |
| 5:15 | ||||
Oh it's like a storm at sea
And everything is lost, And the fretful sailors calling out their woes, As to the waves they're tossed. Oh they are all gentlemen, And never will they know If there is a reason each of them must go, To join the cruel flow. And it'll take a long, long time. It'll take a long, long time. It'll take a long, long time. Oh it'll take such a long, long time. There is no need for rules, There's no-one to score the game And there is nobody living in this town As even knows its name. Oh it'll take such a long, long time. It'll take a long, long time. It'll take a long, long time. A long, long time. |
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2. |
| 2:28 | ||||
My young man, oh he is so fine,
Sweet Rosemary did say. She gathered flowers and she sang All about her wedding day. Oh when I was a lass at school I looked out at the sky, And now among the woodlands cool, Gathering sweet primroses I. I wish I was a little bird, With wings that I could fly, Then I would find my own true love, And when he'd speak then I'd be by. My heart would flutter like the wings, Oh to see my own dear one. And pretty words I'd like to sing All beneath the morning sun. Oh, my young man, oh he is so fine, Sweet Rosemary did say. She gathered flowers and she sang All about her wedding day. She gathered flowers and she sang All about her wedding day. |
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3. |
| 4:13 | ||||
Although the flames they are so dim,
I can see them from over here. But this is no time to worry now, No time to shed a tear. The people are all smiling, And the letters are all too, The flowers they are all arranged And the notes they are all blue. Where are the words to say to you, Where do they all begin. I should not have a lot to lose And everything to win. And I want you to be smiling, I want you not to cry. And even if I hide away, Then you'll get the notion why. A symphony I learnt at school, In pigeonholes so clear, But it made me for to write no songs, For nobody to hear. And I see you are all smiling Even in the candle light. Just close your eyes and fall asleep, And I think you'll be alright. Close your eyes and fall asleep, And I think you'll be alright |
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4. |
| 3:55 | ||||
If today was not an endless highway,
If tonight was not a crooked trail, If tomorrow wasn't such a long time, Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all. Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting, And if I could hear his heart softly pounding, Only if he was lying by me. Then I'd lie in my bed once again. I can't see my reflection in the waters, I can't speak the sounds that show no pain, I can't hear the echo of my footsteps, Or can't remember the sound of my own name. Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting, And if I could hear his heart softly pounding, Only if he was lying by me. Then I'd lie in my bed once again. There's beauty in the silver, singing river, There's beauty in the sunrise in the sky, But none of these and nothing else can touch the beauty That I remember in my true love's eyes. Yes, and only if my own true love was waiting, And if I could hear his heart softly pounding, Only if he was lying by me. Then I'd lie in my bed once again. |
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5. |
| 4:26 | ||||
As gentle tides go rolling by,
Along the salt sea strand The colours blend and roll as one Together in the sand. And often do the winds entwine Do send their distant call, The quiet joys of brotherhood, And love is lord of all. The oak and weed together rise, Along the common ground. The mare and stallion light and dark Have thunder in their sound. The rainbow sign, the blended flower Still have my heart in thrall. The quiet joys of brotherhood, And love is lord of all. But man has come to plough the tide, The oak lies on the ground. I hear their tires in the fields, They drive the stallion down. The roses bleed both light and dark, The winds do seldom call. The running sands recall the time When love was lord of all. |
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6. |
| 3:57 | ||||
The young man rose his pretty face,
All for to feel the salty spray. When storms are mustering, they say I'll come and take you all away. I am a traveller by trade, I only have what I have made. A fortune teller too they say, And I can take you all away. Chorus: Listen Listen to him do. He is the one who is for you. Listen, they say He'll come and take us all away. And over there the young man stayed, Upon on the rocks so rough and grey. Watching the boy, watching the day Thinking of how he came to be. A young man he, he is so real, And never more to go astray. He is of value now they say, And he can take himself away. (Chorus) |
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7. |
| 4:00 | ||||
The lady she had a silver tongue.
For to sing she said, And maybe that's all. Wait for the dawn and we will have that song. When it ends it will seem That we hear silence fall. The lady she had a golden heart, For to love, she said And she did not lie. Wait for the dawn and we'll watch for the sun. As we turn it will seem To arise in the sky. We heard that song while watching the skies, Oh the sound it rang So clear through the cold. Then silence fell and the sun did arise On a beautiful morning of silver and gold. |
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8. |
| 3:53 | ||||
I can't believe that it's so cold
And there ain't been no snow. The sound of music it comes to me From every place I go. Sunday morning, there's no one in church But the clergy's chosen man And he is fine I won't worry about him Got the book in his hand. There's a bitter east wind and the fields are swaying The crows are round their nests. I wonder what he's in there saying To all those souls at rest. I see the path which led to the door And the clergy's chosen man Bushes and briars, you and I Where do we stand? I wonder if he knows I'm here Watching the briars grow. And all these people beneath my shoes, I wonder if they know. There was a time when every last one Knew a clergy's chosen man Where are they now? Thistles and thorns Among the sand. I can't believe that it's so cold And there ain't been no snow. The sound of music it comes to me From every place I go. Sunday morning, there's no one in church But the clergy's chosen man Bushes and briars, thistles and thorns Upon the land. |
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9. |
| 5:05 | ||||
My name is Jan the gypsy
I travel the land. There are no chains about me I am me own man. I can tell a fair old story which I'm sure ain't no surprise Of the places I have been, oh, And they ain't no lies. I've never had a proper home, Not one like yours is. I've nearly always had a caravan With horses. And I know you won't believe me Though it is the truth to tell That the living it is hard, oh, But it suits me well. I am I traveller of the seas, I am a sailor. The ocean has been good to me, She ain't no jailor. I can tell a fair old story which I'm sure ain't no surprise Of the places I have sailed, oh, And they ain't no lies. I've never had a garden, Or a place with windows. I stand upon the salty deck, And feel the wind blow. And I know you won't believe me Though it is the truth to tell That the living it is hard, oh, But it suits me well. My mother was a fire-eater, 'Fore she desert us. So when I was only seven years old I joined the circus. And I can tell a fair old story which I'm sure ain't no surprise Of the places we have played, oh, And it ain't no lies. I've never had no money, And no hope to get none. I can always get a penny, When there is good reason. And I know you won't believe me Though it is the truth to tell That the living it is hard, oh, But it suits me well.<BR |
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10. |
| 3:21 | ||||
I'm a long way from you,
I'm a long way from home. And who cares for the feeling Of being alone? The notes and the words They will always unfold And I'm left with a manuscript That will grow old And the secrets all told anyway. So the song it is yours, And the song it is mine. And a cold wind it blows Through good fortunes of time. The hobo he leaves When the going is bad And the music he weaves Is so gentle and sad. But freedom he has anyway |
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11. |
| 3:51 | ||||
Summer skies are gone for ever
Nothing left but to remember Morning leaves a bed of echoes Tears of blood in weaping meadows Can you see me, can you hear me Can you leave me here in silence? Drums and flags and trumpets playing Armies in the night are praying Hymns of hate to have their souls blessed For the morning's blood shed harvest Can you reach me, can you hold me Can you leave me here in silence? Take my children, golden children Grow them, train them, cut them, kill them For the justice of your Jesus For the service of your leaders Can you feel me, can you touch me Can you leave me here in silence? Innocence is gone forever Nothing left but to remember Autumn cracks the leaves of pity Winter chokes the cries of mercy Can you free me, can you love me Can you leave me here in silence? |
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12. |
| 7:38 | ||||
Where are you riding to Sir Knight
Alone and armed for war? If not to fight for right Sir Knight Then what are weapons for? Why d'you hide your face Sir Knight Within a face of iron? The more you shield your eyes from light The more you'll make them blind. Turn your horse for home Sir Knight Your hawk and hounds are waiting. Your lady does not sleep at night She fears the hand of fate tonight. Turn your face towards the sun And listen to the minutes run Oh can't you feel the warning breeze And hear the whisper in the trees? Look behind you, man of iron And your children call and do Not find you and a wall of silent Laughter scornes the chorus of their cries. Was this the end you chose, Sir Knight? Was this why you were born so bright? The wolves will chew your bones tonight It is your brother's hand you hold so tight. Your brother's blood, your brother's life, Your brother's love, your brother's knife. |
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13. |
| 2:58 | ||||
My young man, oh he is so fine,
Sweet Rosemary did say. She gathered flowers and she sang All about her wedding day. Oh when I was a lass at school I looked out at the sky, And now among the woodlands cool, Gathering sweet primroses I. I wish I was a little bird, With wings that I could fly, Then I would find my own true love, And when he'd speak then I'd be by. My heart would flutter like the wings, Oh to see my own dear one. And pretty words I'd like to sing All beneath the morning sun. Oh, my young man, oh he is so fine, Sweet Rosemary did say. She gathered flowers and she sang All about her wedding day. She gathered flowers and she sang All about her wedding day. |
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14. |
| 3:56 | ||||
15. |
| 5:22 | ||||