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There's a man goin' 'round takin' names,
Well there's a man goin' 'round takin' names.
He took my father's name,
And he left my heart in pain,
There's a man goin' 'round takin' names.

An' he took that liar's name, takin' names,
He took that liar's name, takin' names.
He took that liar's name,
His tongue got twisted and it died in shame,
There's a man goin' 'round takin' names.

When the child saw the man takin' names,
What a funny, what a funny game, takin' names!
He took his brother's name,
And he took his father's name,
When the child saw the man takin' names.

And there's a king on the throne takin' names,
There's a king on the throne takin' names;
And there's a priest in flames,
And the court's gone insane,
And the king's sittin' there takin' names.

I had a dream, i had a dream,
I had a dream last night that worried me,
It worried me.
Trees were bending, people were trembling,
I had a dream that worried me, that worried me, worried me.

There's a man goin' 'round takin' names,
There's a man goin' 'round takin' names.
He took my father's name,
And he left me there in pain,
There's a man goin' 'round takin' names.

Refrain:
Well, well, well, who's that callin'?
Well, well, well, hold my hand.
Well, well, well, night is a-fallin',
Spirit is a-movin' all over this land.

Lord told noah, build him an ark,
Build it out of hickory bark.
Old ark a-movin', and the water start to climb,
God send a fire, not a flood next time.

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God said fire comin' judgement day,
He said all mankind gonna pass away.
Brothers and sisters don't you know?
You're gonna reap just what you sow.

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World's not waitin' for the lord's command,
Buildin' a fire that'll sweep the land.
Thunder out of heaven, comin' gabriel's call;
And the sea's gonna boil and the sky's gonna fall.

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Refrain:
And when i die, and when i'm dead, dead and gone,
There'll be one child born and a world to carry on,
There'll be one child born to carry on.

I'm not scared of dyin' and i don't really care
If it's peace you find in dyin', well, then let the time be near;
If it's peace you find in dying, when dyin' time is here,
Just bundle up my coffin, cause it's cold way down there.

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My troubles are many, they're as deep as a well,
I can swear there ain't no heaven, but i pray there ain't no hell.
Swear there ain't no heaven, pray there ain't no hell,
But i'll never know by livin', only my dyin' will tell
Only my dyin' will tell.

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Give me my freedom, for as long as i be,
All i ask of livin' is to have no chains on me.
All i ask i of livin' is to have no chains on me,
And all i ask of dyin' is to go naturally
I only wanna go naturally.

And when i die, and when i'm gone,
There'll be one child born and a world to carry on,
There'll be one child born to carry on.
Comin' as i go, and a world to carry on.
There'll be one child born to carry on.

There's someone, you've got to meet him
An' you see him every day,
His face will look familiar,
But in a most unusual way.

He's norman normal, i said he's norman normal,
You know he's norman normal, he looks a lot like you.

Ev'ry party that norman goes to
You've been there before,
He's got some funny things he might have said
That he forgets until they close the door.

He's norman normal, i said he's norman normal,
You know he's norman normal, he acts a lot like you.

He's a well respected man
He's had his problems but he's left them well behind
The only things he can't handle
Are the hang-ups on his mind.

He's norman normal, i said he's norman normal,
You know he's norman normal, he looks a lot like you.

He looks a lot like jimmy, looks a lot like billy,
Looks a lot like frankie, looks a lot like timmy,

Would you like to know a secret, just between you and me.
I don't know where i'm goin' next, don't know where i'm gonna be.

Refrain:
But that's another side to this life, i've been leadin',
But that's another side to this life.

I think i'll go to nashville, down to tennessee,
The ten cent life i've been leading here,
Is gonna be the death of me.

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I don't know what i'm doing half the time,
I don't know where i'll go,
I think i'll get me a sailin' boat
And sail the gulf of mexico.

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My whole world's in an uproar, my whole world's upside down,
Don't know what i'm doin' here, but i'm always hangin' round.

And that's another side to this life, i've been leadin',
And that's another side to this life.

Would you like to know a secret, just between you and me.
Don't know where i'm goin' next, don't know where i'm gonna be.

And that's the other side to this life, i've been leadin',
And that's the other side of this life.

I don't want your sometime lovin',
That falls like summer's rain.
For i've slept through two long winters,
And love's been where my head has lain.

When you've wandered through the snowfall,
Through the pines on which she's lain,
When you've seen the way she holds them,
Come and hold me once again.

And when you've heard a river laughing,
As she bends the rocks and sand.
Seen a wave crossing an ocean,
Come and take me by the hand.

When you've seen a hungry grassland,
Reach out to kiss the rain.
When you've seen how strong her kiss is,
Come and kiss me once again.

And when the earth has turned her season,
And her love has brought the grain.
If you find that love inside you,
Come and live with me again.