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Meat shakin on your bones
Im gonna go down to the river and get some stones
Sisters on the highway with that steel-drivin crew
Papas in the big house, his workin days are through
Tough Mama
Can I blow a little smoke on you?
Dark Beauty
Wont you move it on over and make some room?
Its my duty to bring you down to the field where the flowers bloom
Ashes in the furnace, dust on the rise
You came through it all the way, flyin through the skies
Dark Beauty
With that long nights journey in your eyes
Sweet Goddess
Born of a blinding light and a changing wind
Now, dont be modest, you know who you are and where youve been
Jack the Cowboy went up north
Hes buried in your past
The Lone Wolf went out drinking
That was over pretty fast
Sweet Goddess
Your perfect strangers comin in at last
Silver Angel
With the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve
Id be grateful if this golden ring you would receive
Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch
I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch
Sweet Goddess
It must be time to carve another notch
Im crestfallen
The world of illusion is at my door
I aint a-haulin any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore
The prison walls are crumblin, there is no end in sight
Ive gained some recognition but I lost my appetite
Dark Beauty
Meet me at the border late tonight |
Theyll stone you when youre riding in your car
Theyll stone you when youre riding in your car
Theyll stone you when youre riding in your car
Theyll stone you when youre playing your guitar
Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street
Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street
Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street
Theyll stone you when youre trying to keep your seat
Theyll stone you when youre riding in your car
Theyll stone you whеn youre riding in your car
Theyll stone you whеn youre riding in your car
Theyll stone you when youre playing your guitar
Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street
Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street
Theyll stone you when youre walking on the street
Theyll stone you when youre trying to keep your seat
I wouldnt feel so all alone
I wouldnt feel so all alone |
There’s an iron train, theres an iron train a-travelin that’s been a-rollin through the years
With a firebox of hatred and a furnace full of fears
If you ever heard its sound or seen its blood-red broken frame
Then you know my voice a-singin and you heard my name
Did you ever stop to wonder bout the hatred that it holds?
Did you ever see its passengers, its crazy mixed-up souls?
Did you ever start a-thinkin’ that you gotta stop that train?
Then you know my voice a-singin and you heard my name
Have you ever had it on your lips or said it in your head
That the person standin next to you just might be misled?
Have you ever looked around and been confused with what youve seen?
Then you’ve heard my voice a-singin and you know my name |
There must be some kind of way out of here
Cried the joker to the thief
Theres too much confusion here
And I cant get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine
Plow men dig my earth
None will level on the line
Nobody of it is worth
No reason to get excited
The thief kindly spoke
There are many here among us
Who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I weve been through that
This is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hours getting late
All along the watchtower
Princes kept the view
Barefoot servants came and went
Little children too
Outside in the distance
A wild cat did growl
Two riders were approachin
And the wind began to howl |
You always said that Id be back again
That Id come running to you in the end
I thought that you were on your own
And now I find youre not alone
Ill see you through the rain
Through the heartache and pain
It hurts like never before
Youre not alone any more
You always said that I would know someday
Just how it feels when your love walks away
I let you down, I let you go
I lost you, how was I to know
Ill see you through the rain
Through the heartache and pain
It hurts like never before
Youre not alone any more
I never knew I could feel this way
I never could see past yеsterday
You feel that everything is gonе
I feel it too, youre not alone
Ill see you through the rain
Every heartache and pain
It hurts like never before
Youre not alone, youre not alone
Youre not alone any more, any more, any more |
Crash on the levee, mama
Waters going to overflow
Swamp’s going to rise
No boats going to row
Now, you can train on down
To Williams Point
You can bust your feet
You can rock this joint
But oh mama, aint you going to miss your best friend now?
You’re going to have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow
Now, dont you try an move me
Youre just going to lose
Theres a crash on the levee
And, mama, youve been refused
Well, its sugar for sugar
And salt for salt
If you go down in the flood
Its going to be your own fault
Oh mama, ain’t you going to miss your best friend now?
You’re going to have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow
Well, that high tides rising
Mama, don’t you let me down
Pack up your suitcase
Mama, dont you makе a sound
Now, its king for king
Queen for queen
Its going to be the meanеst flood
That anybody’s seen
Oh mama, aint you going to miss your best friend now?
Yes, youre going to have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow |
I’ve just reached a place
Where the willow don’t bend
There’s not much more to be said
It’s the top of the end
I’m going
I’m going
I’m gone
I’m closing’ the book
On the pages and the text
And I don’t really care
What happens next
I’m just going
I’m going
I’m gone
I been hanging on threads
I have been playing’ it straight
Now, I’ve just got to cut loose
Before it gets late
So I’m going
I’m going
I’m gone
Grandma said, “Boy, go and follow your heart
And you’ll be fine at the end of the line
All that’s gold isn’t mеant to shine
Don’t you and your one true lovе ever part”
I been walking the road
I been living on the edge
Now, I’ve just got to go
Before I get to the ledge
So I’m going
I’m just going
I’m gone |
They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark
Tingle to his bones
Twas then he felt alone
And wished that hed gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
They walked alone by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel
With a neon burning bright
He felt the heat of the night
Hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate
A saxophone someplace far-off played
As she was walking on by the arcade
As the light bust through a beat-up shade
Where he was wakin up
She dropped a coin into the cup
Of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
He woke up, the room was bare
He didnt see her anywhere
He told himself he didnt care
Pushed the window open wide
Felt an emptiness inside
To which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
He hears the ticking of the clocks
And walks along with a parrot that talks
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks
Where the sailors all come in
Maybe shell pick him out again
How long must he wait?
One more time, for a simple twist of fate
People tell me its a sin
To know and feel too much within
I still believe she was my twin
But I lost the ring
She was born in spring
But I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate |
Well, the ragman, he draws circles, up and down the block
Id ask him, whats the matter, but I know he dont talk
And the ladies, they treat me kindly, and they furnish me with tape
But deep inside my heart, I know I cant escape
Oh, oh, mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Now, Shakespeare hes in the alley
With his pointed shoes and bell
Speaking with some French girl, who says shе knows me well
And I would send a mеssage, oh, to find out if shes talked
But the post office has been stolen, and the mailbox is locked
And oh mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Mona, she tried to tell me, said, Stay away from the railroad line
She says, All the railroad men, they drink up your blood like wine
And I said, Oh, I didnt know that
But then again theres only one Ive met
And he just smoked my eyelids, and he punched my cigarette
Oh, oh mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Grandpa died last week, and they buried him in the rocks
Now everyone still asks about how badly they are shocked
But me, I expected it to happen, and I knew hed lost control
When he built a fire on Main Street, yes, and he shot it full of holes
Oh, oh mama, can this really be, really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Now the senator, he came down here, showing everyone his gun
And handing out free tickets to the wedding of his son
Me, I nearly got busted, yes, wouldnt it be my luck
To get caught without a ticket and be discovered beneath a truck
Oh, oh mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Now the preacher, he looks so baffled
When I asked him why he dressed
With twenty pounds of headlines stapled to his chest
But he cursed me when I proved it to him
I said, See, not even you can hide
You see, youre just like me, and I hope youre satisfied
Oh, oh mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
The rainman gave me two cures, and he said, Jump right in
The first was Texas medicine, the second was just railroad gin
But like a fool I mixed them, and it strangled up my mind
Now people just get uglier, and I have got no sense of time
Oh, oh mama, can this really be, really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Ruthie says, Come see me in a honky-tonk lagoon
Where I can watch her waltz for free and a Panamanian moon
And I said, Oh, come on now, you know about my debutante
And she says, Your debutante knows what you need
But I know what you want
Oh, oh mama, can this really, really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
The bricks, they lay on Grand Street, where the neon madmen climb
They all fall there so perfectly, it all seems so well timed
And me, I sit here so patiently, trying to find out what price
You have to pay to get out of
Going through all of these things twice
Oh, oh mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again
Hey, oh mama, can this really be the end?
To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again |
Um papo breve e tão sutil
Depois de tudo, me confundiu
Eu tô de novo na chuva, oh!
Você em terra firme
Sempre certa do que dizer
Pois só você manda em você
Pássaro tão só no fio de luz
Canta uma canção que me seduz
Eu me pareço com ele, oh!
Cantando só pra você
Que nem ao menos pode me ouvir
Eu canto pra me consumir
O tempo é uma nave que corre demais
Mas reconheço o que deixamos pra trás
Eu posso mudar, eu juro, oh!
Mas que poder você tem!
Posso mudar pra valer
É só você também querer
O amor é simples, fácil dizer
Você sempre soube disso, acabo de aprender
Também sei onde te encontro, oh!
Talvez no quarto de alguém
Mas não vai me custar entender
Pois só você manda em você
Noite escura, raios no ar
Qual o sentido de tanto andar
Eu tô vagando na chuva, oh!
A dor vagando em mim
Como um tiro no coração
Desde o começo dessa canção |
Well, Im walkin down the line
Im walkin down the line
An Im walkin down the line
My feetll be a-flyin
To tell about my troubled mind
I got a heavy-headed gal
I got a heavy-headed gal
I got a heavy-headed gal
She aint feelin well
When shes better only time will tell
Well, Im walkin down the line
Im walkin down the line
An Im walkin down the line
My feetll be a-flyin
To tell about my troubled mind
My money comes and goes
My money comes and goes
My money comes and goes
And rolls and flows and rolls and flows
Through the holes in the pockets in my clothes
Well, Im walkin down the line
Im walkin down the line
An Im walkin down the line
My feetll be a-flyin
To tell about my troubled mind
I see the morning light
I see the morning light
Well its not because
Im an early riser
I didnt go to sleep last night
Well, Im walkin down the line
Im walkin down the line
An Im walkin down the line
My feetll be a-flyin
To tell about my troubled mind
I got my walkin shoes
I got my walkin shoes
I got my walkin shoes
An I aint a-gonna lose
I believe I got the walkin blues
Well, Im walkin down the line
Im walkin down the line
An Im walkin down the line
My feetll be a-flyin
To tell about my troubled mind |
Senor, senor, do you know where were heading?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?
Seems like I been down this way before
Is there any truth in that, senor?
Senor, senor, do you know where she is hiding?
How long are we gonna be riding?
How long must I keep my eyes glued to the door?
Will there be any comfort there, senor?
Theres a wicked wind still blowin on that upper deck
Theres an iron cross still hanging down from around her neck
Theres a marching band still playing in that vacant lot
Where she held me in her arms one time and said, Forget me not
Senor, senor, I can see that painted wagon
I can smell the tail of the dragon
Cant stand the suspense anymore
Can you tell me who to contact here, senor?
Well, the last thing I remember before I stripped and kneeled
Was that trainload of fools bogged down in a magnetic field
A gypsy with a broken flag and a flashing ring
Said, Son, this aint a dream no more, its the real thing
Senor, senor, you know their hearts is as hard as leather
Well, give me a minute, let me get it together
I just gotta pick myself up off the floor
Im ready when you are, senor
Senor, senor, lets disconnect these cables
Overturn these tables
This place dont make sense to me no more
Can you tell me what were waiting for, senor? |
Well Ill sing you a song, It aint very long
About an old man, who never done wrong
How he died nobody can say
They found him dead in the street one day
Well, the crowd they gathered one fine morn
At the man whose clothes n shoes were torn
There on the sidewalk he did lay
They stopped n stared n walked their way
Well, the policeman come and he looked around
Get up, old man, or Im a-takin you down
He jabbеd him once with his billy club
And the old man then rollеd off the curb
Well, he jabbed him again and loudly said
Call the wagon, this man is dead
The wagon come, they loaded him in
I never saw the man again
Well, Ive sung you my song, it aint very long
About an old man who never done wrong
How he died no one can say
They found him dead in the street one day |
May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
Forever young
Forever young
May you stay forever young
May your hands always be steady
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
And may you stay forever young
Forever young
Forever young
May you stay forever young
May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the light surrounding you
May your heart always be joyful
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young
Forever young
May you stay forever young
Forever young
Forever young
May you stay forever young |
...
Oh, oh oh, oh
They done ground that all up into molasses
Oh, oh oh, oh
Shoulda been on the river in 1910
Oh, oh, oh, oh
They were drivin the women just like they drivin the men
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Put down your little head and dont you rise no more
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Dont you rise no more up until the Judgement Day is for sure
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Aint no more cane on the Brazos
Oh, oh, oh, oh
They done ground that all up into molasses
Oh, oh oh, oh |
Combien de routes un garçon peut-il faire
Avant quun homme il ne soit?
Combien loiseau doit-il franchir de mers
Avant de séloigner du froid?
Combien de morts un canon peut-il faire
Avant que lon oublie sa voix?
Eh bien, mon ami
Écoute dans le vent
Écoute la réponse dans le vent
Combien de fois doit-on lever les yeux
Avant que de voir le soleil?
Combien doreilles faut-il au malheureux
Avant découtеr son pareil?
Combien de plеurs faut-il à lhomme heureux
Avant que son cœur ne séveille?
Eh bien, mon ami
Écoute dans le vent
Écoute la réponse dans le vent
Combien dannées faudra t-il à lesclave
Avant davoir sa liberté?
Combien de temps un soldat est-il brave
Avant de mourir oublié?
Combien de mers franchira la colombe
Avant que nous vivions en paix?
Eh bien, mon ami
Écoute dans le vent
Écoute la réponse dans le vent
Écoute la réponse est dans le vent |
...was delivered
Someone must explain
As long as it takes to do this
Thats as long as you will remain
Nothing is better, nothing is best
Take heed of this, get plenty rest |
Everybodys building
The big ships and the boats
Some are building monuments
Others are jotting down notes
Everybodys in despair
Every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybody jump for joy
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Now I likes to do, just like the rest
I likes my sugar sweet
But darning fumes and making haste
It aint my cup of meat
Everybodys just standin around neath the trees
Feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Then pigeons will go to him
Come all without, comе all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
A lamb , [?} do, I can recitе em all
Just tell me where it hurts
And Ill tell you who to call
Nobody can get in his sleep
Theres someone on everybodys toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
Everybodys gonna doze
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn |
There must be some way out of here, cried the joker to the thief
Theres too much confusion here, I cant get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine, ploughmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth
No reason to get excited, the thief he kindly spoke
There are many here among us, who feel that life is but a jokе
But you and I, weve been through that, and it is not our fate
So lеt us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
Barefoot servants came and went, little children too
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl |
There must be some way out of here, cried the joker to the thief
Theres too much confusion here, I cant get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine, ploughmen dig my earth
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth
No reason to get excited, the thief he kindly spoke
There are many here among us, who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, weve been through that, and it is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
Barefoot servants came and went, little children too
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl |
They say every man need protection
They say every distance is not near
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Of every man who put me here
Ive seen my light come shining
From the west out to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
They say every man needs protection
They say that every man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Somewhere so high abovе this wall
Ive seen my light come shining
From the wеst out to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
He understands a man is lonely
A man who swears hes not to blame
All day long youll hear him crying out so loud
Shouting out that he was framed
Ive seen my light come shining
From the west out to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Ive seen my light come shining
From the west out to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released |
Shes got everything she needs
Shes an artist, she dont look back
Shes got everything she needs
Shes an artist, she dont look back
She takes the dark out of the nighttime
And paints the daytime black
You will start out standing, proud to give her anything she sees
You will start out standing, proud to steal her anything she sees
Youll wind up peeking through a key hole, down upon your bended knees
She wears and Egyptian ring that sparkles before she speaks
She wears and Egyptian ring that sparkles before she spеaks
Shes a hypnotist collector
You are a walking antiquе
She never stumbles, shes got no place to fall
She never stumbles, shes got no place to fall
Shes nobodys child, the law cant touch her at all
Bow down to her on Sunday, salute her when her birthday comes
Bow down to her on Sunday, salute her when her birthday comes
For Halloween, buy her a trumpet
For Christmas, get her a drum
Shes got everything she needs
Shes an artist, she dont look back
Shes got everything she needs
Shes an artist, she dont look back
She takes the dark out of the nighttime
And paints the daytime black
She takes the dark out of the nighttime
And paints the daytime black
Well, she takes the dark out of the nighttime
Know she paints the daytime black |
They say every man can be replaced
They say every distance is not near
But I remember every face
Of every man who put me here
Ive seen my light come shining
From the west out to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
They say every man needs a living
They say that every man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Somеwhere so high above thеse walls
Ive seen my light come shining
From the west out to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
I understand a man in this lonely crowd
A man who swears hes not to blame
All day long youll hear him crying out so loud
Shouting out that he was framed
Ive seen my light come shining
From the west out to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Ive seen my light come shining
From the west out to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released |
They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin bright
He felt the heat of the night hit him likе a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate
A saxophonе someplace far off played
As she was walkin by the arcade
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
He woke up, the room was bare
He didnt see her anywhere
He told himself he didnt care, pushed the window open wide
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
He hears the ticking of the clocks
And walks along with a parrot that talks
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Maybe shell pick him out again, how long he must wait
Once more for a simple twist of fate
People tell me its a sin
To know and feel too much within
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
She was born in the spring, but I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate |
Clouds so swift
Rain wont lift
Gate wont close
Railings froze
Get your mind off wintertime
You aint goin nowhere
Whoo-ee ride me high
Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
I dont care how many letters theyve send
The morning came, morning went
Pack up your money
Pick up your tent
You aint goin nowhere
Whoo-eh ride me high
Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
Buy me a flute and a gun that shoots
Tailgates and substitutes
Strap yourself to a tree with roots
You aint goin nowhere
Whoo-eh ride me high
Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
Now, Genghis Khan
He could not keep
All his kings supplied with sleep
Well climb that hill no matter how steep
When we get up to it
Whoo-eh ride me high
Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
Whoo-eh ride me high
Tomorrows the day my brides gonna come
Oh, oh, are we gonna fly |
They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark
Tingle to his bones
Twas then he felt alone
And wished that hed gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
They walked alone by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burning bright
He felt the heat of thе night hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fatе
A saxophone someplace far off played
As she was walking on by the arcade
As the light bust through a beat up shade
Where he was waking up
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
He woke up; the room was bare
He didnt see her anywhere
He told himself he didnt care; pushed the window open wide
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
He hears the ticking of the clocks
And walks along with a parrot that talks
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks
Where the sailors all come in
Maybe shell pick him out again. How long must he wait
One more time for a simple twist of fate
People tell me its a sin
To know and feel too much within
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate |
Go away from my window
Leave at your own chosen speed
I’m not the one you want, babe
I’m not the one you need
You say youre looking for someone
Whos never weak but always strong
To protect you and defend you
Whether you are right or wrong
Someone to open each and every door
But it aint me, babe
No, no, no, it aint me, babe
It aint me you’re looking for, babe
Go lightly from the ledge, babe
Go lightly on the ground
I’m not the one you want, babe
I will only let you down
You say yourе looking for someone
Who will promise nеver to part
Someone to close his eyes for you
Someone to close his heart
Someone who will die for you and more
But it aint me, babe
No, no, no, it aint me, babe
It aint me you’re looking for, babe
Go melt back in the night
Everything inside is made of stone
Theres nothing in here moving
And anyway Im not alone
You say youre lookin for someone
Wholl pick you up each time you fall
To gather flowers constantly
And to come each time you call
A lover for your life and nothing more
But it aint me, babe
No, no, no, it aint me, babe
It aint me you’re looking for, babe |
Well, I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
No, I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
When I wake up in the morning, fold my hands, pray for rain
Got a head full of ideas, that are drivin me insane
Its a shame the way they makes me scrub the floor
No, I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
I aint gonna work for Maggies brother no more
I aint gonna work for Maggies brother no more
Hands you a nickel, hands you a dime
Asks you with a grin if youre having a good time
Then he fines you every time you slam the door
I aint gonna work for Maggies brother no more
I aint gonna work for Maggies pa no more
Aint gonna work for Maggies pa no more
He puts his cigar out in your face just for kicks
But his bedroom window is made out of sticks
And the National Guard stands outside the door
I aint gonna work for Maggies pa no more
I aint gonna work for Maggies ma no more
I aint gonna work for Maggies ma no more
Ah, she talks to all the servants about man and God and law
Everybody says shes the brains behind pa
Shes sixty-eight but says shes twenty-four
Man, I aint gonna work for Maggies ma no more
I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more
Do my very best to be just who I am
But everybody wants me to be just like them
They sing while you slave and I just get bored
I aint gonna work on Maggies farm no more |
Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble
Ancient footprints are everywhere
Well, you could almost think that youre seein double
On a cold dark night on the Spanish Stairs
Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room
Where Ive got me a date with Botticellis niece
She promised shed be right there with me
When I paint my masterpiece
Oh, the hours Ive spent inside the Colosseum
Dodging lions, yes, and wastin timе
Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle
I could hardly stand to see еm
Where it sure has been a long hard climb
Train wheels rollin through the back of my memory
When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese
And someday, life will be sweet like a rhapsody
When I paint my masterpiece
So I left Rome, and I landed in Brussels
On a flight so darn bumpy that I almost cried
Clergymen in uniform, young girls pullin muscles
Well, it sure has been a long hard ride
Newspapermen eating candy
Had to be held down by big police
And someday, everything gonna be different
When I paint my masterpiece
Someday, everythings gonna be different, yes, it will
When I paint my masterpiece
When I paint my masterpiece |
Mama, take this badge off of me
I cant use it anymore
Its gettin dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like Im knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I cant shoot them anymore
That long black cloud is comin down
I feel like Im knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door |
Well, Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
They were the best of friends
So when Frankie Lee needed money one day
Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens
And placed them on a footstool
Just above the plotted plain
Sayin, Take your pick, Frankie Boy
My loss will be your gain
Well, Frankie Lee, he sat right down
And put his fingers to his chin
But with the cold eyes of Judas on him
His head began to spin
Would you please not stare at me like that, he said
Its just my foolish pride
But sometimes a man must bе alone
And this is no place to hide
Wеll, Judas, he just winked and said
All right, Ill leave you here
But youd better hurry up and choose
Which of those bills you want
Before they all disappear
Im gonna start my pickin right now
Just tell me where youll be
Judas pointed down the road
And said, Eternity
Eternity? said Frankie Lee
With a voice as cold as ice
Thats right, said Judas Priest, Eternity
Though some might call it Paradise
I dont call it anything
Said Frankie Lee with a smile
All right, said Judas Priest
Ill see you after a while
Well, Frankie Lee, he sat back down
Feelin low and mean
When just then a passing stranger
Burst upon the scene
Saying, Are you Frankie Lee, the gambler
Whose father is deceased?
Well, if you are
Theres a fellow callin you down the road
And they say his name is Priest
Oh, yes, he is my friend
Said Frankie Lee in fright
I do recall him very well
In fact, he just left my sight
Yes, thats the one, said the stranger
As quiet as a mouse
Well, my message is, hes down the road
But hes stranded in a house
Well, Frankie Lee, he panicked
He dropped evrything and ran
Until he came up to the spot
Where Judas Priest did stand
What kind of house is this, he said
Where I have come to roam?
Its not a house, said Judas Priest
Its not a house, its a home
Well, Frankie Lee, he trembled
He soon lost all control
Over everything which he had made
While the mission bells did toll
He just stood there staring at that big house
As bright as any sun
With four and twenty windows
And a womans face in evry one
Well, up the stairs ran Frankie Lee
With a soulful, bounding leap
And foaming at the mouth
He began to make his midnight creep
For sixteen nights and days he raved
But on the seventeenth he burst
Into the arms of Judas Priest
Which is where he died of thirst
No one tried to say a thing
When they carried him out in jest
Except, of course, the little neighbor boy
Who carried him to rest
And he just walked along, alone
With his guilt so well concealed
And muttered underneath his breath
Nothing is revealed
Well, the moral of the story
The moral of this song
Is simply that one should never be
Where one does not belong
So when you see your neighbor carryin somethin
Go and help him with his load
And dont go mistaking Paradise
For that home across the road |
Old Reilly stole a stallion
But they caught him and they brought him back
And they laid him down in the jail house ground
With an iron chain around his neck
Old Reillys daughter got a message
That her father was goin to hang
She rode by night and came by morning
With gold and silver in her hand
When the judge saw Reillys daughter
His old eyes deepened in his head
Sayin, Gold will never free your father
The price, my dear, is you instead
Oh Im as good as dead, cried Reilly
Its only you that he does crave
And my skin will surеly crawl if he touches you at all
Get on your horsе and ride away
Oh father you will surely die
If I dont take the chance to try
And pay the price and not take your advice
For that reason I will have to stay
The gallows shadows shook the evening
In the night a hound dog bayed
In the night the grounds were groanin
In the night the price was paid
The next mornin she had awoken
To know that the judge had never spoken
She saw that hangin branch a-bendin
She saw her fathers body broken
These be seven curses on a judge so cruel
That one doctor cant not save him
That two healers cannot heal him
That three eyes cannot see him
That four ears cannot hear him
That five walls cannot hide him
That six diggers cannot bury him
And that seven deaths shall never kill him |
Come gather round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
Youll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin
Then you better start swimmin
Or youll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
Keep your eyes wide
Chance wont come again
Dont speak too soon
For the wheels still in spin
Theres no tellin who that its namin
For the losеr now will be later to win
For the timеs they are a-changin
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Dont stand in the doorway
Dont block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
Theres a battle outside and it is ragin
Itll soon shake your windows
Itll rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
Dont criticize
What you cant understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is rRapidly agin
Please get out of the new one
If you cant lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
And the present now
Will later be past
The order is rapidly fadin
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin |
Who killed Davey Moore?
Why, and what’s the reason for?
“Not I,” says the referee
“Don’t point your finger at me
I could’ve stopped it in the eighth
And maybe kept him from his fate
But the crowd would’ve booed, I’m sure
At not getting their money’s worth
It’s too bad he had to go
But there was a pressure on me too, you know
It wasn’t me that made him fall
No, you can’t blame me at all”
Who killed Davey Moore?
Why, and what’s the reason for?
“Not us,” says the angry crowd
Whose screams fillеd the arena loud
“It’s too bad he diеd that night
But we just like to see a fight
We didn’t mean for him to meet his death
We just meant to see some sweat
There is nothing wrong in that
It wasn’t us that made him fall
No, you can’t blame us at all”
Who killed Davey Moore?
Why, and what’s the reason for?
“Not me,” says his manager
Puffing on a big cigar
“It’s hard to say, it’s hard to tell
I always thought that he was well
It’s too bad for his wife an’ kids he’s dead
But if he was sick, he should’ve said
It wasn’t me that made him fall
No, you can’t blame me at all”
Who killed Davey Moore?
Why, and what’s the reason for?
“Not me,” says the gambling man
With his ticket stub still in his hand
“It wasn’t me that knocked him down
My hands never touched him none
I didn’t commit no ugly sin
Anyway, I put money on him to win
It wasn’t me that made him fall
No, you can’t blame me at all”
Who killed Davey Moore?
Why, and what’s the reason for?
“Not me,” says the boxing writer
Pounding print on his old typewriter
Saying, “Boxing is not to blame
There’s just as much danger in a football game”
Saying, “Fist fighting is here to stay
It’s just the old American way
It wasn’t me that made him fall
No, you can’t blame me at all”
Who killed Davey Moore?
Why, and what’s the reason for?
“Not me,” says the man whose fists
Laid him low in a cloud of mist
Who came here from Cuba’s door
Where boxing is not allowed no more
“I hit him, yes, it’s true
But that’s what I am paid to do
Don’t say ‘murder,’ don’t say ‘kill’
It was destiny, it was God’s will”
Who killed Davey Moore?
Why, and what’s the reason for? |