Manfred Mann

title x7, 1st time slowly)
Always onward rode the 600 (5-4-3-2-1)
Down the valley on their horses they thundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Ah but once they're down they really blundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(title x2)
The soldiers waited at the gate for weeks (5-4-3-2-1)
& onward on horses to the city they sneaked (5-4-3-2-1)
Pulled out & then, was it the Greeks? (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(title x5)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds
(title slowly

25 lbs. of pure cane sugar
In each and every kiss
You wouldn't know what I'm talking about
If you never had lovin' like this
I don't mean to be brash
You'll have to agree to that
She's 99 lbs. of natural born goodness
99 lbs. of soul
She's 99 lbs. of pure grade woman
99 lbs. of soul
25 lbs. of tenderness in each and every touch
25 lbs. of understanding her man
She don't want me to worry too much
24 lbs of something else that I can't even name
And it all adds up to 99 lbs


Put together in a nice warm frame
She's 99 lbs of natural born goodness
99 lbs of soul
She's 99 lbs of pure grade woman
99 lbs of soul
She's 99 lbs of natural born goodness
99 lbs of soul
She's 99 lbs of pure grade woman
99 lbs of soul

The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold

Since you went away the days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall

C'est une chanson, qui nous ressemble
Toi tu m'aimais et je t'aimais
Nous vivions tous deux ensemble
Toi qui m'aimais moi qui t'aimais
Mais la vie separe ceux qui s'aiment
Tout doucement sans faire de bruit
Et la mer efface sur le sable les pas des amants desunis

Some get the gravy, some get the gristle
Some get the marrow bone
Some get nothing though there's plenty to spare
Some watch the paint peel, some watch their kids grow
Some watch their stocks and bonds
Waiting for that big deal American Dream

Took my dream down by the sea
Sailing yachts and lobster pots and sunshine
Logs and sails and shell oil pails
Down where the waterskiers glide

Some turn to Elvis, some turn to Africa
Some turn to rambling round
For a clean sky and a drinking stream
Who let the greedy in ?
Who left the needy out ?
Who made the salty sea ?
Tell them we're hungry for a sweeter fare

Took my dream down by the sea
Sailing yachts and lobster pots and sunshine
Logs and sails and shell oil pails
Down where the waterskiers glide

Some get the gravy, some get the gristle
Some get the marrow bone
Some get nothing though there's plenty to spare
Some watch the paint peel, some watch their kids grow
Some watch their stocks and bonds
Waiting for that big deal American Dream

If the song of the songbird
Could replace my wrong word
Then my dear, that's the song I would borrow

CHORUS:
& tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
& you'd be mine once again come tomorrow

If the song of the swallow
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you

(chorus)

Just tonight, while in flight, on your windowsill daylight
To tell you all of my tears

(chorus)

(repeat verse 2)
(chorus twice)

Sing sing sing sing sing, Mr. Songbird
Come on & sing just once, little swallow
& make her mine once again
...& fade

If the song of the songbird
Could replace my wrong word
Then my dear, that's the song I would borrow

CHORUS:
& tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
& you'd be mine once again come tomorrow

If the song of the swallow
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you

(chorus)

Just tonight, while in flight, on your windowsill daylight
To tell you all of my tears

(chorus)

(repeat verse 2)
(chorus twice)

Sing sing sing sing sing, Mr. Songbird
Come on & sing just once, little swallow
& make her mine once again
...& fade

The world was just the world of pollen air
I wandered 'round and 'round the busy square
I turned and floated gently upside down
And one by one the people gathered 'round

The rivers and the bridges turned to blue
The thin age of the night is creeping through
The orange sun is dying on the line
And slowly melt into the sea of wine

Good night, cubist town, good night
The day has vanished with the night
The light has vanished with the day
And the bride passed me quietly away

The table grows the evening meal's begun
The wedding song of love has just been sung
But there's to much of this, too much for me
I go outside where darkness sets me free

Good night, cubist town, good night
The day has vanished with the night
The light has vanished with the day
And the bride passed me quietly away

I thought I saw the house where you were born
A yellow house, the color of the corn
I thought I saw strange beasts out there in the sky
But music filled my mind, then they passed by

Good night, cubist town, good night
The day has vanished with the night
The light has vanished with the day
And the bride passed me quietly away

But music filled my mind, then they passed by

Good night, cubist town, good night
The day has vanished with the night
Good night, cubist town, good night
The night has vanished with the day

Good night, cubist town, good night
The day has vanished with the night
Good night, cubist town, good night

I'm gonna' break out of the city, leave the people here behind.
Searching for adventure, it's the kind of life to find. Tired of doing
day jobs with no thanks for what I do. I know I must be someone, now I'm
gonna find out who.

(chorus)

Why don't you ask them what they expect from you? Why don't you tell
them what your gonna do?
Do anything you wanna do. Do anything you wanna do.

I don't need no politicians to tell me things I shouldn't be, neither no
optician tell what I oughta see. No one tells you nothing even when ou
know they know, they tell you what you should be, they don't like to see
you grow.

(repeat chorus)

You get so lonely, maybe it's better that way. It's not you only 'cause
you got something to say. Do anything you wanna do.

(repeat chorus)
(Edwin Hollis/Graham Douglas

There she was just a-walkin' down the street,
singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do.
Poppin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet,
singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do.
She looked good, LOOKED GOOD
she looked fine, LOOKED FINE
she looked good, she looked fine
and I nearly lost my mind.
Before I knew it she was walkin' next to me,
singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do.
Holdin' my hand just as natural as can be,
singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do.
We walked on WALKED ON
to my door, MY DOOR
we walked on to my door,
then we kissed a little more.
Wo-o-o-oh, I knew we were falling in love,
yes I did, and so I told her all the things
that I'd been dreamin' of.
Now we're together nearly every single day
singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do.
We're so happy and that how we're gonna stay
singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do.
Well I'm hers, I'M HERS
she's mine, SHE'S MINE
I'm hers, she's mine,
wedding bells are gonna chime.

Now we're together nearly every single day
singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do.
We're so happy and that how we're gonna stay
singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do.
Well I'm hers, I'M HERS
she's mine, SHE'S MINE
I'm hers, she's mine,
wedding bells are gonna chime.
do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do,
do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do,
do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do.

There she was just a-walkin' down the street
Singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do
Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet
Singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do

She looked good, looked good
She looked fine, looked fine
She looked good, she looked fine
And I nearly lost my mind
Before I knew it she was walkin' next to me

Singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do
Holdin' my hand just as natural as can be
Singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do

We walked on, walked on
To my door, my door
We walked on to my door
Then we kissed a little more

I knew we were falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things
That I'd been dreamin' of
Now we're together her nearly every single day

Singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do
We're so happy and that how we're gonna stay
Singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do

I'm hers, I'm hers
She's mine, she's mine
I'm hers, she's mine

Wedding bells are gonna chime
I knew we were falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things
That I'd been dreamin' of

Now we're togther nearly every single day
Singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do
We're so happy and that how we're gonna stay
Singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do

I'm hers, I'm hers
she's mine, she's mine

I'm hers, she's mine
Wedding bells are gonna chime
Singin' do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do

do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do
do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do

I gave you all of my lovin
Everything I could
Now you say you don't love me
Well there's no reason why you should
But baby don't ask me what I say
Don't talk about it
You make my heart feel sad
Don't ask me what I say
Cause I might tell you
It was a low down trick
A low down trick

I must admit it (Don't you ask me)
You never told me no lies (Don't you ask me)
But you told me no truth (Don't you ask me)
Hey baby that you can't deny
Now girl don't ask me what I say (I don't know)
Don't talk about it (I don't know)
You make my heart feel sad (Don't you ask me)
Well don't you ask me what I say (I don't know)
Cause I might tell you
It was a low down trick
A low down trick

I asked my brother (Don't you ask me)
Will you tell me true (Don't you ask me)
What will you say (Don't you ask me)
If your woman done the same to you
You said don't ask me what I say (I don't know)
Don't talk about it (I don't know)
You make my heart feel sad (Don't you ask me)
Don't ask me what I say (I don't know)
I-iii might tell you
It was a low down trick
A low down trick

I gave you all of my lovin
Everything I could
Now you say you don't love me
Well there's no reason why you should
But baby don't ask me what I say
Don't talk about it
You make my heart feel sad
Don't ask me what I say
Cause I might tell you
It was a low down trick
A low down trick

I must admit it (Don't you ask me)
You never told me no lies (Don't you ask me)
But you told me no truth (Don't you ask me)
Hey baby that you can't deny
Now girl don't ask me what I say (I don't know)
Don't talk about it (I don't know)
You make my heart feel sad (Don't you ask me)
Well don't you ask me what I say (I don't know)
Cause I might tell you
It was a low down trick
A low down trick

I asked my brother (Don't you ask me)
Will you tell me true (Don't you ask me)
What will you say (Don't you ask me)
If your woman done the same to you
You said don't ask me what I say (I don't know)
Don't talk about it (I don't know)
You make my heart feel sad (Don't you ask me)
Don't ask me what I say (I don't know)
I-iii might tell you
It was a low down trick
A low down trick

In her house, happy she seems
But she's living on memories and dreams
How she dearly longs to recover
Her life when she was a young mother

And every day another hair turns grey
Yes, every day another hair turns grey

In her house as mother and wife
She was leading an ordinary life
Now, she finds so much is missing
Gone is the love, the laughter and kissing

And every day another hair turns grey
Yes, every day another hair turns grey

Her children are all, all married now
She misses so the noise and row
That children make

In her house she looks to the past
When first married, the loving was fast
And her husband, once a good lover
Now, he seems to be more like a brother

And every day another hair turns grey
Yes, every day another hair turns grey

And every day another hair turns grey
Yes, every day another hair turns grey
Every day

She walked through the corn leading down to the river.
Her hair shone like gold in the hot morning sun.
She took all the love that a poor boy could give her
And left me to die like the fox on the run.

Like the fox (like the fox, like the fox) on the run.

Everybody knows the reason for the fall
When woman tempted man down in paradise's hall.
This woman tempted me all right, then took me for a ride
But like the lonely fox I need a place to hide.

Like the fox (like the fox, like the fox) on the run.

Come take a glass of wine and fortify your soul.
We'll talk about the world and friends we used to know.
I'll illustrate, a girl put me on the floor.
The game is nearly up, the hounds are at my door.

Like the fox (like the fox, like the fox) on the run

Some people might say my life is in a rut, I'm quite happy with what I
got. People might say that I should strive for more, I'm so happy I
can't see the point, something's happening here today, a show of
strength with your boys brigade, and I'm so happy and your so kind, you
want more money of course I don't mind, to buy nuclear textbooks for
atomic crimes.

(chorus)
And the public gets what the public wants but I want nothing this
society's got, I'm Going Underground, we'll let the brass bands play
and feet start to pound, I'm Going Underground. We'll let the boys all
sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow.

Some people might get some pleasure out of hate, me, I've had enough
already on my plate. Some people might need some tension to relax, me,
I'm too busy dodging the flak. What you see is what you get, you've
made your bed, you better lie in it. You choose your leaders and place
your trust as their lies wash you down and their promises rust, you'll
see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns.

(repeat chorus)

We talk and we walk until my head explodes, I turn on the news and my
body froze. The braying sheep on the TV screen make this boy shout,
make this boy scream going underground...

(repeat chorus)
(paul Weller

Chorus
Ha ha said the clown
Has the king lost his crown,
Is the night being tight on romance
Ha ha said the clown
Is it bringing you down,
That you've lost your chance

Feeling low, gotta go
See a show in town
Hear the jokes, have a smoke,
and a laugh at the clown
In a whirl, see a girl
with a smile in her eyes
Never thought I'd be brought
right down by her lies

Chorus

In a trance, watch her dance
to the beat of the drums
Faster now, sweating brow,
I'm all the fingers and thumbs
Wonder why I hit the sky
When she blows me a kiss
In a while run a mile
I'm regretting all this

Chorus

Time to go, close the show,
Wave the people good-bye
Grab my coat, grab my hat,
Look that girl in the eye
Where's your home,
What's your phone number
Stop fooling round
Could have died she replied
"I'm the wife of the clown"

Chorus

On every tree there sits a bird, singing a song of love
On every tree there sits a bird, and ev'ryone I ever heard
Could break my heart without a word singing a song of love

A song of love is a sad song, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
A song of love is a song of woe, don't ask me how I know
A song of love is a sad song, for I have loved and it's so
I sit at the window and watch the rain, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
Tomorrow I'll probably love again, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo

A tear for him, a tear for me, A tear for the love he swore
A tear for him and one for me, and one for under the cedar tree
And one for where ever my love my be, and then I shall weep no more

A song of love is a sad song, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
A song of love is a song of woe, don't ask me how I know
A song of love is a sad song, for I have loved and it's so
I sit at the window and watch the rain, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
Tomorrow i'll probably love again, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo

I put a spell on you because you're mine
You better stop the things that you do
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'
I just can't stand it babe
The way you're always runnin' 'round
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down
I put a spell on you because you're mine

I put a spell on you because you're mine
You better stop the things that you do
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'
I just can't stand it babe
The way you're always runnin' 'round
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down
I put a spell on you because you're mine
I put a spell on you. I put a spell on you
I put a spell on you. I put a spell on you

I put a spell on you because you're mine
You better stop the things that you do
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'
I just can't stand it babe
The way you're always runnin' 'round
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down
I put a spell on you because you're mine

I put a spell on you because you're mine
You better stop the things that you do
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'
I just can't stand it babe
The way you're always runnin' 'round
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down
I put a spell on you because you're mine
I put a spell on you. I put a spell on you
I put a spell on you. I put a spell on you

You and me little baby, yeah
Could have a lotta fun
Just remember who the boss was
I'm your kingpin
Oh yeah, I'm your kingpin

I have loved you baby
Since the day we met
One little thing baby don't forget
I'm your kingpin
Oh yeah, I'm your kingpin

Kingpin gives the orders
Kingpin spin the gold
Kingpin see when they come and go
I'm your kingpin
Oh yeah, I'm your kingpin

You and me little baby, yeah
Could have a lotta fun
Just remember who the boss was
I'm your kingpin
Oh yeah, I'm your kingpin

I have loved you baby
Since the day we met
One little thing baby don't forget
I'm your kingpin
Oh yeah, I'm your kingpin

Kingpin gives the orders
Kingpin spin the gold
Kingpin see when they come and go
I'm your kingpin
Oh yeah, I'm your kingpin

You and me little baby, yeah
Could have a lotta fun
Just remember who the boss was
I'm your kingpin
Oh yeah, I'm your kingpin

I have loved you baby
Since the day we met
One little thing baby don't forget
I'm your kingpin
Oh yeah, I'm your kingpin

Kingpin gives the orders
Kingpin spin the gold
Kingpin see when they come and go
I'm your kingpin
Oh yeah, I'm your kingpin

Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
I wanna love you so bad till I don't know what to do

I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand
I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand
I'm gonna have all you women right here at my command

Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
I wanna love you so bad till I don't know what to do

I got a gypsy woman givin' me advice
I got a gypsy woman givin' me advice
I got some red hot tips I got to keep on ice

Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working

Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
I wanna love you so bad till I don't know what to do

I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand
I'm going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand
I'm gonna have all you women right here at my command

Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you
I wanna love you so bad till I don't know what to do

I got a gypsy woman givin' me advice
I got a gypsy woman givin' me advice
I got some red hot tips I got to keep on ice

Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working
Got my mojo working

Listen to me, baby
I'm trying to make you see
That I want to be with you, girl
If you want to be with me

CHORUS:
But if you gotta go
Well, it's all right
But if you gotta go, go now
Or else you gotta stay all night

I am just a poor boy, baby
Trying to connect
But I don't want you thinkin'
Oh that I ain't got any respect

(chorus)

Now I'm not trying to question you
To take part in any quiz
It's just that I don't have a watch
& you keep askin' me what time it is

(chorus)

Now I don't want to make you give anything you never gave before
It's just that I'll be sleepin' soon; it'll be too dark for you to find the door

(chorus

Listen to me, baby
I'm trying to make you see
That I want to be with you, girl
If you want to be with me

CHORUS:
But if you gotta go
Well, it's all right
But if you gotta go, go now
Or else you gotta stay all night

I am just a poor boy, baby
Trying to connect
But I don't want you thinkin'
Oh that I ain't got any respect

(chorus)

Now I'm not trying to question you
To take part in any quiz
It's just that I don't have a watch
& you keep askin' me what time it is

(chorus)

Now I don't want to make you give anything you never gave before
It's just that I'll be sleepin' soon; it'll be too dark for you to find the door

(chorus

Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Everybody knows that baby's got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls

She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
And she makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl

Queen Mary, she's my friend
Yes, I believe, I'll go see her again
Nobody has to guess that baby can't be blessed
Till she finally sees that she's like all the rest
With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls

She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
And she makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl

It was raining from the first
And I was dying there of thirst, so I came in here

When your longtime curse hurts
But what's worse is this pain in here
I can't stay in here, ain't it clear that

I just can't fit?
Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
When we meet again introduced as friends
Please don't let on that you knew me when
I was hungry and it was your world

Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes, you do
And you make love just like a woman, yes, you do
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl

Fear on the street panic in the alley, you mustn't walk alone tonight,
blood on the wall like a river cuts a valley, the victim is an awful
sight.

(chorus)
There's a Killer On The Loose, knows just what he's doing, he's built
around a heart of fire. Killer On The Loose, lurking in the shadows.

Nobody knows exactly how he looks but his picture's stampped on
everyones mind. You never see his face, attacks from the back, you
better watch out behind.

(repeat chorus)
(Denny Newman