- A -
Songwriters: Johnny Russell / Vonie Morrison
They’re gonna put me in the movies
They’re gonna make a big star out of me
We’ll make a film about a man that’s sad and lonely
And all I gotta do is act naturally
Well, I’ll bet you I’ma gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar you can’t never tell
The movie’s gonna make me a big star
‘Cause I can play the part so well
Well, I hope you come to see me in the movie
Then I know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that’s ever hit the big time
And all I gotta do is act naturally
We’ll make a scene about a man that’s sad and lonely
And begging down upon his bended knee
I’ll play the part but I won’t need rehearsin’
All I’ll have to do is act naturally
Well, I’ll bet you I’ma gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar you can’t never tell
The movie’s gonna make me a big star
‘Cause I can play the part so well
Well, I hope you come to see me in the movie
Then I’ll know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that’s ever hit the big time
And all I gotta do is act naturally
Songwriter: Boudleaux Bryant
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
When I want you in my arms
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream, dream, dream, dream
When I feel blue in the night
And I need you to hold me tight
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime, night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I’m dreamin’ my life away
I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
Anytime, night or day
Only trouble is, gee whiz
I’m dreamin’ my life away
I need you so that I could die
I love you so and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream
Songwriter: John Prine
I am an old woman
Named after my mother
My old man is another
Child who’s grown old
If dreams were lightning
And thunder were desire
This old house would’ve burned down
A long time ago
Refrain:
Make me an angel
That flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster
Of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing
That I can hold on to
To believe in this livin’
Is just a hard way to go
When I was a young girl
Well, I had me a cowboy
He weren’t much to look at
Just a free ramblin’ man
But that was a long time
And no matter how I tried
The years just flowed by
Like a broken down dam
[Refrain]
There’s flies in the kitchen
I can hear ’em there buzzin’
And I ain’t done nothing
Since I woke up today
How the hell can a person
Go to work in the morning
Then come home in the evening
And have nothing to say?
[Refrain]
To believe in this livin’
Is just a hard way to go
- B -
Songwriter: Joni Mitchell
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot
Refrain:
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
Till it’s gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Choo Bop Bop Bop Bop… Choo Bop Bop Bop Bop
They took all the trees
Put ’em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see ’em
[Refrain]
Hey farmer farmer
Put away that DDT now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please!
[Refrain]
Late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
Took away my old man
[Refrain]
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
Yes, and how many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take ’til he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
Songwriter: Joni Mitchell
Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I’ve looked at clouds that way
But now, they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would’ve done
But clouds got in my way
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides, now
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s cloud illusions, I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I’ve looked at love that way
But now, it’s just another show
And you leave ’em laughing when you go
And if you care, don’t let them know
Don’t give yourself away
I’ve looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It’s love’s illusions that I recall
I really don’t know love, really don’t know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say “I love you” right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I’ve looked at life that way
Oh, but now, old friends, they’re acting strange
And they shake their heads, and they tell me that I’ve changed
Well, something’s lost, but something’s gained
In living every day
Oh, I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions, I recall
I really don’t know life at all
It’s life’s illusions that I recall
I really don’t know life
I really don’t know life at all
Songwriters: Boudleaux Bryant / Felice Bryant
Refrain:
Bye-bye love
Bye-bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I’m gonna cry
Bye-bye love
Bye-bye sweet caress
Hello emptiness
I feel like I could die
Bye-bye my love, goodbye
There goes my baby with someone new
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
She was my baby ’til he stepped in
Goodbye to romance that might’ve been
[Refrain]
I’m through with romance, I’m through with love
I’m through with countin’ the stars above
And here’s the reason that I’m so free
My lovin’ baby is through with me
[Refrain]
Bye-bye my love, goodbye
Bye-bye my love, goodbye
Bye-bye my love, goodbye
- C -
Songwriters: George Weiss / Hugo Peretti / Luigi Creatore
Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can’t help falling in love with you
Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin
If I can’t help falling in love with you?
Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand
Take my whole life, too
For I can’t help falling in love with you
Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand
Take my whole life, too
For I can’t help falling in love with you
For I can’t help falling in love with you
Songwriter: Joni Mitchell
Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star
Refrain:
And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We’re captive on the carousel of time
We can’t return we can only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like, when you’re older, must appease him
And promises of someday make his dreams
[Refrain]
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town
And they tell him,
Take your time, it won’t be long now
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down
[Refrain]
So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There’ll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through
[Refrain]
And go round and round and round
In the circle game
Songwriters: Carole King and Gerry Goffin
Chains, my baby’s got me locked up in chains
And they ain’t the kind that you can see
Whoa, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah
Chains, well, I can’t break away from these chains
Can’t run around
‘Cause I’m not free
Whoa, these chains of love won’t let me be, yeah
Now believe me when I tell you
I think you’re fine
I’d like to love you
But darlin’ I’m imprisoned by these chains
My baby’s got me locked up in chains
And they ain’t the kind that you can see
Whoa, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah
I wanna tell you, pretty baby
Your lips look sweet
I’d like to kiss them
But I can’t break away from all these chains
My baby’s got me locked up in chains
And they ain’t the kind that you can see
Whoa, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah
My baby’s got me locked up in chains
And they ain’t the kind that you can see
Whoa, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah
Chains, chains of love
Chains of love
Chains of love
Chains of love
- D -
Songwriters: Glenn Lewis Frey / Donald Hugh Henley
Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses?
You been out ridin’ fences for so long now
Oh, you’re a hard one
But I know that you’ve got your reasons
These things that are pleasin’ you
Can hurt you somehow
Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She’ll beat you if she’s able
Know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Well, it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the things that you can’t get
Desperado, you know you ain’t gettin’ no younger
Your pain and your hunger, drivin’ you home
And freedom, oh freedom
Well, that’s just some people talkin’
Your prison is walking
Through this world all alone
And don’t your feet get cold in the wintertime?
The sky won’t snow, and the sun won’t shine
It’s hard to tell the night-time from the day
You’re losin’ all your highs and lows
Ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away?
Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin’, but there’s a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you (let somebody love you)
Let somebody love you before it’s too late
Songwriters: Elvis Presley / Otis Blackwell
You know I can be found
Sitting home all alone
If you can’t come around
At least please telephone
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
Baby, if I made you mad
For something I might have said
Please, let’s forget my past
The future looks bright ahead
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
I don’t want no other love
Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of, mmh
Don’t stop thinking of me
Don’t make me feel this way
Come on over here and love me
You know what I want you to say
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
Why should we be apart?
I really love you baby, cross my heart
Let’s walk up to the preacher
And let us say I do
Then you’ll know you’ll have me
And I’ll know that I’ll have you
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
I don’t want no other love
Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
I don’t want no other love
Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of
Traditional
Gonna lay down my burden,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside;
Gonna lay down my burden,
down by the riverside,
to study war no more.
Refrain:
I ain’t gonna study war no more,
ain’t gonna study war no more,
ain’t gonna study war no more.
I ain’t gonna study war no more,
ain’t gonna study war no more,
ain’t gonna study war no more.
Gonna lay down my sword and shield,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
Gonna lay down my sword and shield,
down by the riverside,
to study war no more.
[Refrain]
Gonna try on my long white robe,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
Gonna try on my long white robe,
down by the riverside,
to study war no more.
[Refrain]
I’m gonna put on my starry crown,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
Gonna put on my starry crown,
down by the riverside
Study war no more
[Refrain]
Songwriters: Gus Kahn, Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt
Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper “I love you”
Birds singin′ in the sycamore trees
Dream a little dream of me
Say “Nightie night” and kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you’ll miss me
While I′m alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me
Refrain:
Stars fading but I linger on, dear
Still craving your kiss
I’m longing to linger ’til dawn, dear
Just saying this
Sweet dreams ′til sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams, whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
[Refrain]
Sweet dreams ′til sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams, whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
Dream a little dream of me
Dream a little dream of me
- E -
Songwriters: John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Ooh I need your love babe,
Guess you know it’s true.
Hope you need my love babe,
Just like I need you.
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
Ain’t got nothin’ but love babe,
Eight days a week.
Love you ev’ry day girl,
Always on my mind.
One thing I can say girl,
Love you all the time.
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me.
Ain’t got nothin’ but love babe,
Eight days a week.
Eight days a week
I love you.
Eight days a week
Is not enough to show I care.
Ooh I need your love babe, …
Eight days a week …
Love you ev’ry …
Eight days a week. Eight days a week. Eight days a week.
- F -
Songwriters: J.R.Baxter and W.B.Stevens
Tempted and tried, we’re oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long,
While there are others living about us,
Never molested, though in the wrong.
Refrain
Farther along we’ll know all about it,
Farther along we’ll understand why;
Cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine,
We’ll understand it all by and by.
When death has come and taken our loved ones,
It leaves our home so lonely and drear,
Then do we wonder why others prosper
Living so wicked year after year.
[Refrain]
Faithful til death, said our loving Master
A few more days to labor and wait,
Toils of the road will then seem as nothing
As we sweet through the beautiful gate.
[Refrain]
When we see Jesus, coming in glory,
When He comes from His home in the sky,
Then we shall meet Him in that bright mansion,
We’ll understand it all by and by.
[Refrain]
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Lord, I’m three, Lord, I’m four
Lord, I’m five hundred miles from my home
Away from home, away from home
Lord, I’m five hundred miles from my home
Not a penny to my name
Lord, I can’t go a-home this a-way
This a-way, this a-way
Lord, I can’t go a-home this this a-way
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
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
Refrain:
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 lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
And may you stay
Forever young
[Refrain]
May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
And may you stay
Forever young
[Refrain]
Songwriters: Elizabeth Cotton / Fred Williams / Paul James
Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Please don’t tell what train I’m on
They won’t know what route I’m gone
When I’m dead, Lord, and in my grave
No more good times, yeah, I crave
Place the stones at my head and feet
And tell them all that I’m gone to sleep
Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Please don’t tell what train I’m on
They won’t know what route I’m gone
- G -
Songwriter: “Chester Powers” (Dino Valenti)
Love is but a song we sing
Fear’s the way we die
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry
Though the bird is on the wing
And you may not know why
Refrain:
Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
Some may come and some may go
He will surely pass
When the one that left us here
Returns for us at last
We are but a moment’s sunlight
Fading in the grass
[Refrain]
Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
[Refrain]
If you hear the song I sing
You will understand, listen
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand
Just one key unlocks them both
It’s there at your command
[Refrain]
I said, come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
Right now
Right now
Songwriter: George Harrson
Give me love
Give me love
Give me peace on earth
Give me light
Give me life
Keep me free from birth
Give me hope
Help me cope, with this heavy load
Trying to, touch and reach you with,
Heart and soul
Om m m m m m m m m m m m m m
M m m my lord . . .
Please take hold of my hand, that
I might understand you
Won’t you please
Oh won’t you
Give me love
Give me love
Give me peace on earth
Give me light
Give me life
Keep me free from birth
Give me hope
Help me cope, with this heavy load
Trying to, touch and reach you with,
Heart and soul
Om m m m m m m m m m m m m m
M m m my lord . . .
Please take hold of my hand, that
I might understand you
Songwriter: Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter
Refrain:
Irene, goodnight
Irene, goodnight
Goodnight, Irene, goodnight, Irene
I kissed you in my dreams
Sometimes I live in the country,
Sometimes I live in town
Sometimes I take a great notion
To jump in the river and drown
[Refrain]
Stop rambling, stop your gambling
Stop staying out late at night
Come home to your wife and your family
And sit by the fireside bright
[Refrain]
Last Saturday night, I got married
Me and my wife settled down
Now me and my wife are parted
I’m gonna take another stroll uptown
[Refrain]
I love Irene, God knows I do
Love her ’til the rivers run dry
If Irene turn her back on me
Gonna take morphine and die
[Refrain]
- H -
Songwriters: Augusto Alguero / Ronald Mack
He’s so fine (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
Wish he were mine (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
That handsome boy over there (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
The one with the wavy hair (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
I don’t know how I’m gonna do it (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
But I’m gonna make him mine (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
He’s the envy of all the girls (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
It’s just a matter of time (doo-lang-doo-lang)
He’s a soft-spoken guy (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
Also, seems kinda shy (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
Makes me wonder if I (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
Should even give him a try (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
But then I know he can’t shy (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
He can’t shy away forever (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
And I’m gonna make him mine (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
If it takes me forever (doo-lang-doo-lang)
He’s so fine (oh-yeah), gotta be mine (oh-yeah)
Sooner or later (oh-yeah), I hope it’s not later (oh-yeah)
We got to get together (oh-yeah), the sooner, the better (oh-yeah)
I just can’t wait, I just can’t wait to be held in his arms
If I were a queen (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
And he asked me to leave my throne (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
I’d do anything that he asked (doo-lang-doo-lang-doo-lang)
Anything to make him my own (doo-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
For he’s so fine (so fine), so fine (so fine)
So fine (so fine), so fine (so fine)
So fine (so fine), oh-yeah (so fine)
So fine (so fine), uh-huh (so fine)
So fine (so fine)
Songwriters: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr.
Whenever I’m with him
Something inside
Starts to burning
And I’m filled with desire
Could it be a devil in me
Or is this the way love’s supposed to be?
Refrain:
It’s like a heat wave
Burning in my heart (It’s like a heat wave)
I can’t keep from crying (It’s like a heat wave)
It’s tearing me apart
Whenever he calls my name
Soft, low, sweet, and plain
Right then, right there, I feel that burning flame
Has high blood pressure got a hold on me
Or is this the way love’s supposed to be?
[Refrain]
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oh, heat wave
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oh, heat wave
Sometimes I stare in space
Tears all over my face
I can’t explain it, don’t understand it
I ain’t never felt like this before
Now that funny feeling has me amazed
Don’t know what to do, my head’s in a haze
[Refrain]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(But it’s all right, girl)
(Go ahead, girl)
Yeah, yeah
(Well, it’s all right, girl)
(Can’t miss it, that’s love, girl)
I feel it burning
(Don’t pass up this chance)
Right here in my heart
(It sounds like a true romance)
Don’t you know it’s like a heat wave?
Songwriter: George Harrison
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun
And I say, “It’s all right”
Little darlin’
It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter
Little darlin’
It feels like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-do
Here comes the sun
And I say, “It’s all right”
Little darlin’
The smile’s returning to the faces
Little darlin’
It seems like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say, “It’s all right”
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Little darlin’
I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darlin’
It seems like years since it’s been clear
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun
And I say, “It’s all right”
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun
It’s all right
It’s all right
Songwriter: Hank Williams
Refrain:
Say, hey, good-looking
Whatcha got cooking?
How’s about cooking somethin’ up with me?
Hey, sweet baby
Don’t you think maybe
We could find us a brand-new recipe?
I got a hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill
And I know a spot right over the hill
There’s soda pop and the dancin’ is free
So if you wanna have fun come along with me, see?
[Refrain]
I’m free and ready
So we can go steady
How’s about saving all your time for me?
No more looking
I know I’ve been tooken
How’s about keeping steady company?
I’m gonna throw my date-book over the fence
And find me one for five or ten cents
I’ll keep it ’til it’s covered with age
‘Cause I’m writing your name down on every page
[Refrain]
Songwriters: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr.
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
I needed the shelter of someone’s arms and there you were
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs
and there you were
With sweet love and devotion
deeply touching my emotion
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
I close my eyes at night,
wondering where would I be without you in my life
Everything I did was just a bore,
everywhere I went it seems I’d been there before
But you brightened up for me all of my days
With a love so sweet in so many ways
I want to stop and thank you baby
I want to stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
You were better to me than I’ve been to myself
For me, there’s you and there ain’t nobody else
I want to stop and thank you baby
I just want to stop and thank you baby
[Repeat and fade:]
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
- I J K -
Songwriter: Johnny Nash
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
Sun-shiny day
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin’ for
Look straight ahead, nothin’ but blue skies
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
Sun-shiny day
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day
Sun-shiny day
Oh, what a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day…
Traditional/Grateful Dead
I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I’m gone
I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I’m gone
Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms
Laid down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest
Laid down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest
My mind was wandering like the wild geese in the west
The sun will shine in my back door someday
The sun will shine in my back door someday
March winds will blow all my troubles away
I wish I was a headlight, on a north bound train
I wish I was a headlight, on a north bound train
I’d shine my light through cool Colorado rain
I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I’m gone
I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I’m gone
Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms
I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I’m gone
I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I’m gone
Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
They say everything can be replaced
They say every distance is not near
So I remember every face
Of every man who put me here
I see my light come shinin’
From the west down 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 above this wall
I see my light come shinin’
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Now, yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd
A man who swears he’s not to blame
All day long I hear him shouting so loud
Just crying out that he’s been framed
I see my light come shinin’
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Songwriters: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
I should have known better with a girl like you
That I would love everything that you do
And I do, hey, hey, hey, and I do
Whoa, oh, I never realized what a kiss could be
This could only happen to me
Can’t you see, can’t you see
That when I tell you that I love you, oh
You’re gonna say you love me, too, oh
And when I ask you to be mine
You’re gonna say you love me, too
So oh, I should realized a lot of things before
If this is love you’ve got to give me more
Give me more, hey hey hey, give me more
Whoa, oh, I never realized what a kiss could be
This could only happen to me
Can’t you see, can’t you see
That when I tell you that I love you, oh
You’re gonna say you love me, too, oh
And when I ask you to be mine
You’re gonna say you love me, too
You love me, too, you love me, too, you love me, too
Songwriters: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
If I fell in love with you
Would you promise to be true
And help me understand?
′Cause I’ve been in love before
And I found that love was more
Than just holding hands
If I give my heart to you
I must be sure
From the very start, that you
Would love me more than her
If I trust in you, oh please
Don′t run and hide
If I love you too, oh please
Don’t hurt my pride like her
‘Cause I couldn′t stand the pain
And I
Would be sad if our new love
Was in vain
So I hope you see that I
Would love to love you
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two
′Cause I couldn’t stand the pain
And I
Would be sad if our new love
Was in vain
So I hope you see that I
Would love to love you
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two
If I fell in love with you
Songwriters: Pete Seeger and Lee Hays
If I had a hammer
I’d hammer in the morning
I’d hammer in the evening
All over this land
I’d hammer out danger
I’d hammer out a warning
I’d hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land, Oo-oo-oo-oo
If I had a bell
I’d ring it in the morning
I’d ring it in the evening
All over this land
I’d ring out danger
I’d ring out a warning
I’d ring out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land, Oo-oo-oo-oo
If I had a song
I’d sing it in the morning
I’d sing it in the evening
All over this land
I’d sing out danger
I’d sing out a warning
I’d sing out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land, Oo-oo-oo-oo
Well I’ve got a hammer
And I’ve got a bell
And I’ve got a song to sing
All over this land
It’s the hammer of justice
It’s the bell of freedom
It’s the song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
It’s the hammer of justice
It’s the bell of freedom
It’s the song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
Songwriters: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
There are places I’ll remember
All my life, though some have changed.
Some forever, not for better;
Some have gone and some remain.
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall.
Some are dead and some are living,
In my life I’ve loved them all.
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you.
And these mem’ries lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new.
Tho’ I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them,
In my life I love you more.
Tho’ I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them,
In my life I love you more.
In my life I love you more.
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
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 you’re lookin’ for someone
Who’s never weak, but always strong
To protect you and defend you
Whether you are right or wrong
Someone to open each and every door
Refrain:
But it ain’t me, babe
No, no, no, it ain’t me, babe
It ain’t me you’re lookin’ for, babe
Go lightly from the ledge, babe
Go lightly on the ground
I’m not the one you want, babe
I’ll only let you down
You say you’re lookin’ for someone
Who’ll promise never to part
Someone to close his eyes for you
Someone to close his heart
Someone who will die for you and more
[Refrain]
Go melt back in the night, babe
Everything inside is made of stone
There’s nothing in here moving
And anyway, I’m not alone
You say you’re lookin’ for someone
Who’ll 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
[Refrain]
Songwriters: Carole King and Toni Stern
Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time
There’s something wrong here, there can be no denying
One of us is changing
Or maybe we just stopped trying
Refrain:
And it’s too late baby now it’s too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died
And I can’t hide and I just can’t fake it
It used to be so easy living here with you
You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do
Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool
[Refrain]
There’ll be good times again for me and you
But we just can’t stay together, don’t you feel it too
Still I’m glad for what we had and how I once loved you
[Refrain]
It’s too late, baby; and it’s too late now, darlin’,
And it’s too late…
- L -
Songwriters: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, be
And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me
Shinin’ until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Songwriters: Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night
There was someone killed, ‘neath the town hall light
There were few at the scene, but they all did agree
That the man who ran looked a lot like me
The judge said son, what is your alibi
If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die
I spoke not a word, thou it meant my life
I’d been in the arms of my best friend’s wife
Refrain:
She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me
[Refrain]
The scaffold was high and eternity near
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans
In a long black veil, she cries over my bones
[Refrain]
Songwriters: Elvis Aaron Presley / Vera Matson
Love me tender, love me sweet
Never let me go
You have made my life complete
And I love you so
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfilled
For my darling, I love you
And I always will
Love me tender, love me long
Take me to your heart
For it’s there that I belong
And we’ll never part
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfilled
For my darling, I love you
And I always will
Love me tender, love me dear
Tell me you are mine
I’ll be yours through all the years
‘Til the end of time
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfilled
For my darling, I love you
And I always will
- M -
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m goin’ to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin’ I’ll come followin’ you
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin’ ship
Oh, my senses have been stripped, and my hands can’t feel to grip
And my toes too numb to step
Waitin’ only for my boot heels to be wanderin’
I’m ready to go anywhere, I’m ready for to fade
Into my own parade
Cast your dancin’ spell my way
I promise to go under it
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m goin’ to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle mornin’ I’ll come followin’ you
Songwriters: William Robinson Jr., Ronald White
I′ve got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it’s cold outside
I′ve got the month of May
I guess you’d say
What can make me feel this way
My girl, my girl, my girl
Talkin’ ′bout my girl
My girl
I′ve got so much honey
The bees envy me
I’ve got a sweeter song
Than the birds in the trees
Well, I guess you′d say
What can make me feel this way
My girl, my girl, my girl
Talkin’ ′bout my girl
My girl
Ohh ohh
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Oh yeah
I don’t need no money, fortune, or fame
I′ve got all the riches baby one man can claim
Well I guess you’d say
What can make me feel this way
My girl, my girl, my girl
Talkin’ ′bout my girl, my girl, talkin′ ’bout my girl
I′ve got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl
I’ve even got the month of May with my girl
Talkin′ ’bout, talkin′ ’bout, talkin’ ′bout…
- N -
Songwriters: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
I once had a girl
Or should I say she once had me
She showed me her room
Isn’t it good Norwegian wood?
She asked me to stay
And she told me to sit anywhere
So I looked around
And I noticed there wasn’t a chair
I sat on a rug biding my time
Drinking her wine
We talked until two and then she said
“It’s time for bed”
She told me she worked
In the morning and started to laugh
I told her I didn’t
And crawled off to sleep in the bath
And when I awoke I was alone
This bird had flown
So I lit a fire
Isn’t it good Norwegian wood?
- O -
Songwriters: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Desmond has his barrow in the marketplace
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly, “Girl, I like your face”
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
“Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on”
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller’s store (choo-choo)
Buys a 20-carat golden ring (ring)
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her, she begins to sing (sing)
“Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on”
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (ha-ha-ha-ha)
Happy ever after in the marketplace
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band, yes
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on (yeah)
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (ha-ha-ha-ha), yeah
Happy ever after in the marketplace
Molly lets the children lend a hand
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she’s a singer with the band, yeah
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on (yeah)
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on
And if you want some fun
Take ob-la-di-bla-da
Songwriter: Gillian Welch
Cause everybody can’t have thought of everything
One little song that ain’t been sung
One little rag that ain’t been wrung out completely yet
That’s got a little left
One little chance to try again
One little bird that makes it home now and then
One little piece of endless sky
One little taste of cherry pie
One little week in paradise and I start thinking
Cause everybody can’t have thought of everything
One little note that ain’t been used
One little word ain’t been abused a thousand times
In a thousand rhymes
Cause everybody can’t have thought of everything
One little song that ain’t been sung
One little rag that ain’t been wrung out completely yet
Until there’s nothing left
Songwriter: Graham Nash
I’ll light the fire, you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today
Staring at the fire for hours and hours while I listen to you
Play your love songs all night long for me, only for me
Come to me now and rest your head for just five minutes, everything is good
Such a cozy room
The windows are illuminated by the evening sunshine through them
Fiery gems for you, only for you
Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy ’cause of you and our—
La, la, la…
Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy ’cause of you and our—
I’ll light the fire, while you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today
- P Q -
Songwriter: Curtis Mayfield
Ooo-oo-oo-oo, Ooo-oo-oo-oo
People get ready, there’s a train a-coming
You don’t need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin’
Don’t need no ticket, you just thank the Lord
People get ready for the train to Jordan
It’s picking up passengers from coast to coast
Faith is the key, open the doors and board ’em
There’s hope for all among those loved the most
[instrumental interlude 4 bars]
There ain’t no room for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all mankind just to save his own
Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner
For there’s no hiding place against the Kingdom’s Throne
[instrumental interlude 8 bars]
So people get ready, there’s a train a-comin’
You don’t need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels humming
Don’t need no ticket —
You just thank — the — Lord — ooh — ooh
- R -
Songwriters: Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia
If my words did glow, with the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung
Would you hear my voice come through the music?
Would you hold it near as it were your own?
It’s a hand me down, the thoughts are broken
Perhaps they’re better left unsung
I don’t know, don’t really care
Let there be songs to fill the air
Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow
Reach out your hand, if your cup be empty
If your cup is full, may it be again
Let it be known, there is a fountain
That was not made by the hands of men
There is a road, no simple highway
Between the dawn, and the dark of night
And if you go, no one may follow
That path is for your steps alone
Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow
You who choose to lead must follow
But if you fall, you fall alone
If you should stand, then who’s to guide you?
If I knew the way, I would take you home
Da-da-da
La-da-da, da-da
Da da da
Da da
Da-da-da, da-da
La, da da da
La, da da da
Da, da da-da
La, da da da da
Songwriters: Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
By the rivers of Babylon
Where we sat down
And there we wept
When we remember Zion
For the wicked carried us away captivity
Required from us a song
How can we sing King Alpha’s song in a strange land?
For the wicked carried us away captivity
Required from us a song
How can we sing King Alpha’s song in a strange land?
Sing it out loud
Sing a song of freedom, sister
Sing a song of freedom, my brother
We gonna sing and shout it
We gonna jump and shout it
Shout a song of freedom
So let the words of our mouth
And the meditation of our heart
Be acceptable in thy sight, oh for I
So let the words of our mouth
And the meditation of our heart
Be acceptable in thy sight, oh for I
Sing it out loud
We got to sing it together
We got to shout it together
By the rivers of Babylon
Where we sat down
And there we wept
When we remember Zion
For the wicked carried us away captivity
Required from us a song
How can we sing King Alpha’s song in a strange land?
For the wicked carried us away captivity
Required from us a song
How can we sing King Alpha’s song in a strange land?
You’ve got to sing it, brother
You’ve got to sing it, sister
Songwriters: Frank M. Sampedro / Neil Young
There’s colors on the street
Red, white and blue
People shufflin’ their feet
People sleepin’ in their shoes
But there’s a warnin’ sign on the road ahead
There’s a lot of people sayin’ we’d be better off dead
Don’t feel like Satan, but I am to them
So I try to forget it any way I can
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
There’s an old street light (near a garbage can)
Near a garbage can (near a garbage can)
And now she put the kid away and she’s gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she’s done to it
There’s one more kid that’ll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler machine gun hand
We got department stores and toilet paper
Got Styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Keep on rockin’ in the free world
- S -
Traditional
Refrain:
Shady Grove, my little love
Shady Grove I say
Shady Grove, my little love
I’m bound to go away
Cheeks as red a blooming rose
And eyes are the prettiest brown
She’s the darling of my heart
Sweetest girl in towm
[Refrain]
I wish I had a big fine horse
And corn to feed him on
And Shady Grove to stay at home
And feed him while I’m gone
[Refrain]
Went to see my Shady Grove
She was standing in the door
Her shoes and stockin’s in her hand
And her little bare feet on the floor
[Refrain]
When I was a little boy
I wanted a Barlow knife
And now I want little Shady Grove
To say she’ll be my wife
[Refrain]
A kiss from pretty little Shady Grove
Is sweet as brandy wine
And there ain’t no girl in this old world
That’s prettier than mine
[Refrain]
Songwriters: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You think you’ve lost your love
Well, I saw her yesterday
It’s you she’s thinkin’ of
And she told me what to say
She says she loves you
And you know that can’t be bad
Yes, she loves you
And you know you should be glad
She said you hurt her so
She almost lost her mind
But now she says she knows
You’re not the hurtin’ kind
She says she loves you
And you know that can’t be bad
Yes, she loves you
And you know you should be glad, ooh
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
With a love like that
You know you should be glad
You know it’s up to you
I think it’s only fair
Pride can hurt you, too
Apologize to her
Because she loves you
And you know that can’t be bad
Yes, she loves you
And you know you should be glad, ooh
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
With a love like that
You know you should be glad
With a love like that
You know you should be glad
With a love like that
You know you should be glad
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Songwriters: Michael Campbell, Tom Petty
Same old line you used to use before
I said, “Yeah, well, what am I supposed to do?”
I didn’t know what I was getting into
Now you’re keeping some demons down
Stop draggin’ my
Stop draggin’ my heart around
It’s hard to think about what you’ve lost
This doesn’t have to be the big get even
This doesn’t have to be anything at all
I know you really want to be your own girl
Yeah, you buckle with the weight of the words
Ain’t got nothing better to do
Than make a meal of some bright-eyed kid
You need someone to look after you
I know you really want to be your own girl
Yeah, you buckle with the weight of the words
Stop draggin’ my heart around (repeat out)
Songwriters: DuBose Heyward, George and Ira Gershwin
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy
Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is good lookin’
So hush, little baby, don’t you cry
One of these mornings you’re gonna rise up singing
Yes you’ll spread your wings and you’ll take to the sky
But ’til that morning, there’s nothin’ can harm you
With daddy and mammy standin’ by
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy
Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is good lookin’
So hush, little baby, baby don’t you cry
- T -
Songwriters: Norman Petty / Buddy Holly / Jerry Allison
Refrain:
Well, that’ll be the day
When you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day
When you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave
You know it’s a lie
‘Cause that’ll be the day
When I die
Well, you gave me all your loving
And your turtle doving
All your hugs and kisses
And your money too
You know you love me, baby
Still you tell me maybe
That someday well
I’ll be through
[Refrain]
When Cupid shot his dart
He shot it at your heart
So if we ever part
Then I’ll leave you
You sit and hold me
And you tell me boldly
That someday
Well, I’ll be through
[Refrain]
Well, that’ll be the day, oh-oh
That’ll be the day, oh-oh
That’ll be the day, oh-oh
That’ll be the day
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
Come gather ’round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You’ll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin’
And you better start swimmin’
Or you’ll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin’
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won’t come again
And don’t speak too soon
For the wheel’s still in spin
And there’s no tellin’ who
That it’s namin’
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin’
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don’t stand in the doorway
Don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
The battle outside ragin’
Will soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin’
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don’t criticize
What you can’t understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly agin’
Please get out of the new one
If you can’t 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
As 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’
Songwriters: Robert Rogers, William Robinson Jr.
You′ve got a smile so bright
You know you could have been a candle
I’m holding you so tight
You know you could have been a handle
The way you swept me off my feet
You know you could have been a broom
The way you smell so sweet
You know you could have been some perfume
Refrain:
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to, and I can tell
The way you do the things you do
As pretty as you are (hoo-hoo)
You know you could have been a flower
If your good looks were some minutes (hoo-hoo)
You know that you could be an hour
The way you stole my heart (hoo-hoo)
You know you could have been a cool book
And baby, you′re so smart (hoo-hoo)
You know you could have been a school book
[Refrain]
You made my heart so rich (hoo-hoo)
You know you could have been some money
And baby, you’re so sweet (hoo-hoo)
You know you could have been some honey
[Refrain]
You really swept me off my feet (the way you do the things you do)
You made my life complete (the way you do the things you do)
You made my life so bright (the way you do the things you do)
You make me feel alright (the way you do the things you do)
You make me feel alright (the way you do the things you do)
You make me feel alright (the way you do the things you do)
Songwriter: Woody Guthrie
Refrain:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land belongs to you and me
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
And all around me a voice keeps saying
This land was made for you and me
[Refrain]
I went down that long, lonesome highway
I looked up above me and saw a great skyway
And all around me a voice keeps saying
This land belongs to you and me
[Refrain]
As I went walking, I saw a sign there
And on the sign, it said “No Trespassing”
But on the other side, it didn’t say nothing
That side was made for you and me
[Refrain]
Songwriter: Pete Seeger
Refrain:
To everything turn, turn, turn
There is a season turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under Heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
[Refrain]
A time to buid up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
[Refrain]
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing
[Refrain]
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rain, a time of sow
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it′s not too late
- U V -
Songwriters: Carole King and Gerry Goffin
When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof, it’s peaceful as can be
And there the world below can’t bother me
Let me tell you now
When I come home feelin’ tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (up on the roof)
I get away from the hustling crowd
And all that rat race noise down in the street (up on the roof)
On the roof, the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let’s go up on the roof (up on the roof)
At night the stars put on a show for free
And darling, you can share it all with me
I keep a-tellin’ you
Right smack dab in the middle of town
I’ve found a paradise that’s trouble proof (up on the roof)
And if this world starts getting you down
There’s room enough for two
Up on the roof (up on the roof)
Up on the roof (up on the roof)
Oh, come on, baby (up on the roof)
Oh, come on, honey (up on the roof)
Everything is all right (up on the roof)
- W -
Traditional
The union is behind us, we shall not be moved,
The union is behind us, we shall not be moved,
Just like a tree that’s planted by the river,
We shall not be moved.
Refrain:
We shall not be, we shall not be moved,
We shall not be, we shall not be moved,
Just like a tree that’s planted by the river,
We shall not be moved.
We’re fighting for our freedom, we shall not be moved,
We’re fighting for our freedom, we shall not be moved,
Just like a tree that’s planted by the river,
We shall not be moved.
[Refrain]
We’re fighting for our children, we shall not be moved,
We’re fighting for our children, we shall not be moved,
Just like a tree that’s planted by the river,
We shall not be moved.
[Refrain]
We’re building a strong union, we shall not be moved,
We’re building a strong union, we shall not be moved,
Just like a tree that’s planted by the river,
We shall not be moved.
[Refrain]
Black and white together, we shall not be moved,
Black and white together, we shall not be moved,
Just like a tree that’s planted by the river,
We shall not be moved.
[Refrain]
Young and old together, we shall not be moved,
Young and old together, we shall not be moved,
Just like a tree that’s planted by the river,
We shall not be moved.
[Refrain]
Songwriters: Lou Adler, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert
Don′t know much about history
Don’t know much biology
Don′t know much about a science book
Don’t know much about the french I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be
Don’t know much about geography
Don′t know much trigonometry
Don′t know much about algebra
Don’t know what a slide rule is for
But I know that one and one is two
And if this one could be with you
What a wonderful world this would be.
I don′t claim to be an ‘A′ student
But I’m tryin′ to be
For maybe by being an ‘A’-student, baby
I can win your love for me
Don′t know much about history
Don′t know much biology
Don’t know much about a science book
Don′t know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be
(La, ta, ta, tata, ta, ta) History
(Hmmmm) Biology
(Woah, la, ta, ta, tata, ta, ta) Science book
(Hmmmm) French I took (Yeah)
But I do know that I love you,
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be
Songwriters: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Childhood living is easy to do
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can’t let you slide through my hands
Wild horses couldn’t drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn’t drag me away
I watched you suffer a dull, aching pain
Now you’ve decided to show me the same
No sweeping exits or offstage lines
Can make me feel bitter or treat you unkind
Wild horses couldn’t drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn’t drag me away
I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom but I don’t have much time
Faith has been broken, tears must be cried
Let’s do some living after we die
Wild horses couldn’t drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we’ll ride them someday
Wild horses couldn’t drag me away
Wild, wild horses, we’ll ride them someday
Songwriter: AP Carter
I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away.
Refrain:
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by Lord, by and by
There’s a better home awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky.
Well, I went back home, home was lonely
For my mother she was gone
And all my family there was cryin’
For out home felt sad and alone.
[Refrain]
Undertaker, undertaker, undertaker
Won’t you please drive slow
For that lady you are haulin’
Lord, I hate to see her go.
[Refrain]
There’s a better home awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky…
Songwriters: Carole King and Gerry Goffin
Tonight, you’re mine completely
You give your love so sweetly
Tonight, the light of love is in your eyes
But will you love me tomorrow?
Is this a lasting treasure
Or just a moment’s pleasure?
Can I believe the magic of your sighs?
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Tonight with words unspoken
You say that I’m the only one
But will my heart be broken
When the night (when the night)
Meets the mor- (meets the morning sun)
I’d like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of
So tell me now, and I won’t ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?
So tell me now, and I won’t ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Will you still love me tomorrow?
Songwriter: Lowell George
I’ve been warped by the rain, driven by the snow
I’m drunk and dirty, don’t you know?
And I’m still willin’
And I was out on the road late at night
I seen my pretty Alice in every headlight
Alice, Dallas Alice
And I’ve been from Tucson to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonopah
Driven every kind of rig that’s ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn’t get weighed
And if you give me weed, whites and wine
And you show me a sign
I’ll be willin’ to be movin’
Well, I’ve been kicked by the wind, robbed by the sleet
Had my head stoved in, but I’m still on my feet
And I’m still willin’
I smuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico
Baked by the sun every time I go to Mexico
And I’m still
And I’ve been from Tucson to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonopah
Driven every kind of rig that’s ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn’t get weighed
And if you give me weed, whites and wine
And you show me a sign
I’ll be willin’ to be movin.’
- X Y Z -
Songwriters: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed on to the sun
‘Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
Full steam ahead, Mister Boatswain, full steam ahead
Full steam ahead it is, Sergeant
(Cut the cable, drop the cable)
Aye-aye, sir, aye-aye
Captain, captain
As we live a life of ease (a life of ease)
Every one of us (every one of us)
Has all we need (has all we need)
Sky of blue (sky of blue)
And sea of green (sea of green)
In our yellow (in our yellow)
Submarine (submarine, aha)
We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
Songwriter: Paul McCartney
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Suddenly, I’m not half the man I used to be
There’s a shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday came suddenly
Why she had to go I don’t know, she wouldn’t say
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Why she had to go I don’t know, she wouldn’t say
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday,
Mm mm mm mm mm.
Songwriters: Brian Holland / Edward Jr. Holland / Lamont Dozier
I need love, love to ease my mind
I need to find, find someone to call mine
But mama said
Refrain:
You can’t hurry love, no you just have to wait
She said love don’t come easy
It’s a game of give and take
You can’t hurry love, no, you just have to wait
You gotta trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
But how many heartaches must I stand
Before I find a love to let me live again
Right now the only thing that keeps me hanging on
When I feel my strength, yeah, it’s almost gone
I remember mama said
[Refrain]
How long must I wait? How much more can I take?
Before loneliness will ’cause my heart, heart to break
No, I can’t bear to live my life alone
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
But when I feel that I, I can’t go on
These precious words keeps me hanging on
I remember mama said
[Refrain]
You can’t hurry love, no, you just have to wait
She said trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes (gotta wait)
No love, love don’t come easy
But I keep on waiting, anticipating for that
Soft voice to talk to me at night
For some tender arms to hold me tight
I keep waiting, I keep on waiting
But it ain’t easy, it ain’t easy when mama said
You can’t hurry love, no, you just have to wait
She said trust, give it time
No matter how long it takes
[Refrain]
Songwriter: Carole King
And nothing, oh nothing is goin’ right
Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights
I’ll come runnin’ to see you again
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you have to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah yeah yeah, you’ve got a friend
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
And soon, soon I’ll be knockin’ upon your door
When people can be so cold?
They’ll hurt you, and desert you
They’ll take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don’t you let them
Ain’t it good to know?
Oh, yeah, yeah, you’ve got a friend