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1. _ Niko Mchumba Ngombe
pre>
D g a
Niko mchunga ngombe (i take care of cows)
D g a
Niko mchunga ngombe (i take care of cows)
G
Sasa sasa (now now)
A d
Twende mbele (let's go ahead)
Chakula haina taabu (food is no problem)
Tunana mbuzi tunakula (we kill goats and we eat)
Niko mchunga ngombe (i take care of cows)
Sasa sasa (now now)
Twende mbele (let's go ahead)
Nguo haina taabu (clothes are no problem)
Tunauza ngombe sokomi (we sell cows at the market)
Taabu tunavumilia (problems...we perservere)
Niko mchunga ngombe (i take care of cows)
Sasa sasa (now now)
Twende mbele (let's go ahead)
Maisha hapita (life will pass)
Sisi tutazeeka (we will get old)
Natoto wangu watalinda ngombe (my children will take care of the cows)
Niko mchunga ngombe (i take care of cows)
Sasa sasa (now now)
Twende mbele (let's go ahead)
Havunjika kivulini (i will rest in the shadow)
Na pombe karibu yangu (and beer next to me)
Niko mchunga ngombe (i take care of cows)
Sasa sasa (now now)
Twende mbele (let's go ahead)
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2. _ First Snow
First snow on the autumn ground
Covers grass where she once lay down
Blanket of white, grass out of sight,
Where did she go, tell me first snow.
First snow cover my mistakes
Cover the past with your flakes
Perfect white sheet, beneath my feet
I hurt her so, cleanse me first snow.
First snow down you dart
Cold as the winter, cold as my heart,
Fall from the sky, please tell me why
I let her go and lost her first snow.
First snow down you fall
I feel your heartbeat, i hear you call
So i'll lay still, with autumn i go,
Please hurry, first snow.
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3. _ Love Is A Rainbow
And love is a rainbow curving down from the sky
Falling crystals of colour, shades of warm that never die
Red melodies burning still lead me to the night
And sing about the sights that they are sighing
Silver shadows returning, dazzle with desire
Now freezing in a fire, they are flying
And love is a rainbow curving down from the sky
Falling crystals of colour, shades of warm that never die
Brown cascades are flowing, tinged upon your skin
Like strings of violins they are playing
Green breezes are blowing, cooling songs of tone
Now dancing in a moan as they are swaying
And love is a rainbow curving down from the sky
Falling crystals of colour, shades of warm that never die
Oh the yellow of the flowers, petals everywhere
Showing how to share the dreams of dawning
Blue fades in the hours, swallowed by the wine
To still the hands of time until the moring
And love is a rainbow curving down from the sky
Falling crystals of colour, shades of warm that never die
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4. _ Pretty Smart On My Part
pre>e
I can see him coming
He's walking down the highway
With his big boots on
And his big thumb out
A
He wants to get me
He wants to hurt me
E/a/b a e
He wants bring me down
C#m
But sometime later when i'm feel a little straighter
I will come across a stranger
Who'll remind me of the danger
A - b e
And then i'll run him over
A e
Pretty smart on my part
D a - e
Find my way home in the dark
I can see her coming
Sure looks pretty
Her breasts are bold
And her mouth is large
She wants to get me
She wants to hurt me
She wants to bring me down
But sometime later when i feel a little naked
I'll lead her to altar
Then i'll tie her all in leather
Then i'm gonna whip her
Pretty smart on my part
Find my way home in the dark
I can see him coming
He's walking through bedroom
With a switchblade knife
He's looking at my wife
He wants to get me
He wants to hurt me
He wants to bring me down
But sometime later when i feel a little braver
I'll go hunting with my rifle
Where the wild geese are flying
Then i'm gonna bag one
Pretty smart on my part
Find my way home in the dark
I can see them coming
They're training in the mountains
And they talk chinese
And they spread disease
They want to get me
They want to hurt me
They want bring me down
But sometime later when i feel a little safer
We'll assasinate the president
And take over the government
And then we're going to fry them
Pretty smart on my part
Find my way home in the dark /pre>
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5. _ Hands
pre>g bm c d
I've seen the hands of laborers that lifted all the loads
G bm c d
And the granite stuck to their fingers as they dug the canals and the roads
Em bm
Now they're cleared and the bridges span
C d
The river paused for a power dam
G bm c d
And now the hand of the laborer is reaching out to you
Chorus:
G em c d g em
Oh the hands hands hands that worked to build land, land, your land
D g em c d g
The labor of the woman and the man workin' with their hands
Hands, hands, hands a-workin' with their hands
I've seen the hands of the miners digging out the coal.
The black dust stuck to their fingers as they lived their life in a hole.
The rocks they're still under the ground, and now their mine is a-closin'
Down.
And now the hand of the miner is reaching out to you. (chorus)
Well i've seen the hands of the lumberjacks; forests swaying in the breeze.
And the splinters stuck to their fingers as lumber was torn from the trees.
And the wood that came from the timber tall built your buildings from
Wall to wall.
And now the hand of the lumberjack is reaching out to you.
And i've seen the hands of the farmers plowin' across the fields.
And the topsoil stuck to their fingers as the land was split by the steel.
Just growing all they could grow, to fill your tables row after row.
And now the hand of the farmer is reaching out to you.
Oh the hands, hands, hands were working on the land, your land.
The labor of the woman and the man working with their hands.
Hands, hands, working with their hands. /pre>
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6. _ Kansas City Bomber
She comes from kansas city, in the middle of the land
She was the queen of the game
But love never came with a man, with a man
Now all they know is her name
She's the kansas city bomber, let her roll, let her roll
Let her fly through the fury of the race
The cry of the crowd is the keeper of her soul
You can see it by the rage upon her face
The blast of the whistle, the bomber takes the floor
She turns, she spins on the rail
But she'll be the first one to score, watch her score
And the board light up as the sails
She's the kansas city bomber, let her roll, let her roll
Let her fly through the fury of the race, of the race
The cry of the crowd is the keeper of her soul
You can tell by the rage upon her face
She's gonna leave tommorrow, she's never coming back
But tommorrow is only a day
But now she is trapped on the track, on the track
And god help the lady in her way
She's the kansas city bomber, let her roll, let her roll
Let her fly through the fury of the race, of the race
The cry of the crowd is the keeper of her soul
You can tell by the rage upon her face, on her face
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7. _ Chaplain Of The War
pre>e a f#m
God bless the men who've learned to put their lives upon the line,
D b7 g#m
And god bless the men who've learned to sip the sacrifical wine,
E a c#m a
God bless the men who'll murder in th service of the lord;
E b7 c#m
Blessings from the chaplain of the war.
Give thanks to the parents who taught them as a boy they must obey
Give thanks to the church who taught them how to pose and how to pray
Give thanks to the schools who taught them well what they are fighting for
Blessings from the chaplain of the war.
I know it will be hard, your finger on the trigger might refrain
But someone's dealt the cards and the bible says you're clearly not to blame
Just think about the past, all the christian guns who've carried on before
With the blessings of the chaplain of the war.
The enemy is godless, the holy way is one they never knew
Forgive them as you kill them, believe me, they know not what they do
And the prisoners you take, you can try to lead them to the christian shore
Now blessings from the chaplain of the war.
Now you may find it strange that a man of peace is asking you to fight
But the church is known to change, embracing half the wrongs it hopes to right
I can't describe the times, i've wrestled with my conscience to the core
Now blessings from the chaplain of the war.
If the worst comes to be and you crumble in the misty cloud of pain
I'll fall down to my knees and beg for every mercy on your name
And your soul will be safe for heaven knows the burdens that you bore
With the blessings from the chaplain of the war.
When you go for broke and the taking of a life may leave you lost
Rising from the smoke is the all-inspiring vision of the cross
Sending you the strength to show you that you can struggle more
With the blessings from the chaplain of the war.
The commandments are torn we'll teach them when the victory fire glows
Now my collar is worn just above my military clothes
The religion of the flag, the servant of the saviour and the sword
Now blessings from the chaplain of the war.
1966 /pre>
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8. _ My Life
pre>intro: g / c / d / c / g / c
D g d
My life was once a joy to me,
G / c / g
Never knowing, i was growing, everyday.
D g d
My life was once a toy to me,
Em
And i wound it and i found it ran away.
Am
So i raced through the night
G
With a face at my feet, like a god i would write,
F
All the melodies were sweet, and the women were white.
E d
It was easy to survive, my life was so alive.
My life was once a flag to me
And i waved it and behaved like i was told.
My life was once a drag to me
And i loudly, and i proudly, lost control
I was drawn by a dream
I was loved by a lie, every serf on the scene
Begged me to buy.
But i slipped through the scheme
So lucky to fail
My life was not for sale.
My life is now a myth to me
Like the drifter, with his laughter in the dawn.
My life is now a death to me
So i'll mold it and i'll hold it till i'm born
So i turned to the land
Where i'm so out of place
Throw a curse on the plan
In return for the grace
To know where i stand
Take everything i own
Take your tap from my phone
And leave my life alone
My life alone.
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9. _ Viet Nam
U.s. soldiers are a-dying over there, over there
As the status quo remains over there
U.s. soldiers are a-dying while their mothers sit home crying
It's a crime how they're dying over there.
Viet nam, oh viet nam, oh why must we die in viet nam
Well, i don't really care to die to die for the new frontier
And make viet nam safe for di-em-o-cra-cy.
Now one family rules the country over there, over there
And they lock up opposition over there
Well, i don't really crave to fill a viet nam-grave
As one family fills their pockets over there.
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Now our soldiers burn the towns up over there, over there
And they relocate the people over there
Now this may sound like treason, but it sure shows lack of reason
To lock up groups of people over there.
*chorus*
Well, if you want to stop the fighting over there, over there
Then you better stir up action over here
Drop your congressman a line, let him know what's on your mind
And the crisis will be over over there.
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10. _ The Sad And Silent Song Of A Soldier
pre>g
And the flag draped coffins are a sailin' home
Am d7
And the waves are watching as the engine drones
Bm g c am
As the ship draws near, hear the bugle moan
G em am d7 g
The sad and silent song of a soldier
With a hero's greeting we will welcome him,
With hero's speeches we will honor him,
With a hero's ending we will bury him,
That's the sad and silent song of a soldier.
And comfort his family with a telegram,
We regret to inform you we have lost a man,
But we gave him the highest medal of the land,
That's the sad and silent song of a soldier.
We know what an awful price he had to pay,
But the enemy was contained for another day,
We trained him well, but he would have wanted it that way,
That's the sad and silent song of a soldier.
Oh, the weary wounded they wait by his side,
Wondering why they hadn't also died,
The picture of victory on its pride,
That's the sad and silent song of a soldier.
And the flag is at half mast wet with foreign rain,
Ignored by the stranger he had helped to train,
To him it was his duty to them again,
That's the sad and silent song of a soldier.
At arlington he's lowered down without a pause,
And his native land welcomes him with open jaws,
And the tombstone reads such a noble cause,
That's the sad and silent song of a soldier.
Now a moment of silence for the broken man,
While the president proudly crows "we'll never bend",
And cheers their replacements marching off again,
That's the sad and silent song of a soldier.
And the flag draped coffins are a sailin' home,
And the waves are a watchin' as the engines drone,
As the ship draws near, hear the bugle moan
The sad and silent song of a soldier.
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11. _ Never Again
I don't know, but it seems to me
What a great world this would be
If everybody stoped their hating
Saw the devil and called him satan
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Never again, never again
No more the bugle sounds the battle cry
No more the cannons' roar
No more we die
If all our boundaries melted away
From the china sea to the usa
Flags of war at last were faded
One world at last created
*chorus*
And if every man on every shore
Cast a ballot for peace or war
And when all votes were counted
White dove of peace was mounted
*chorus*
*repeat last verse*
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12. _ Just One Of Those Days
I woke up this morning and my head was sore
From too many good times from the night before
So i got out of bed and stumbled on the floor
And i had to say
Just one of those days,
Just one of those years,
Just one of those lifetimes
And the rain was falling down from the sky
Didn't have a raincoat for to keep me dry
The cars were laughing as they went splashing by
And i had to say
Just one of those days,
Just one of those years,
Just one of those lifetimes
So walked down the road saw a ticket on my car
And the weather was cold, and she wouldn't start
You know with two flat tires you can't go far
Just one of those days,
Just one of those years,
Just one of those lifetimes
Then somebody pushed me, said "get out of my way"
I didn't do no crime but i had to say(?).
Whistled to a girl, she ran the other way
And i had to say (?)
Just one of those days,
Just one of those years,
Just one of those lifetimes
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13. _ Thirsty Boots
You've long been on the open road,
You've been sleeping in the rain,
From dirty words and muddy cells
Your clothes are smeared and stained,
But the dirty words and muddy cells
Will soon be hid in shame
So only stop to rest yourself
Till you are off again
Chorus:
So take off your thirsty boots
And stay for a while,
Your feet are hot and weary,
From a dusty mile,
And maybe i can make you laugh,
Maybe i can try,
I'm just looking for the evening,
The morning in your eye.
So tell me of the ones you saw
As far as you could see
Across the plain from field to town
A-marching to be free
And of the rusted prison gates
That tumbled by degree
Like laughing children, one by one,
They look like you and me
Chorus.
I know you are no stranger down
The crooked rainbow trails
From dancing cliff-edged shattered sills
Of slandered, shackled jails
For the voices drift up from below
As the walls they're being scaled
Yes, all of this, and more, my friend,
Your song shall not be failed.
Chorus.
Yes, you've long been on the open road
You've been sleeping in the rain
From dirty words and muddy cells
Your clothes are smeared and stained
But the dirty words, the muddy cells,
They'll soon be judged insane
So only stop to rest yourself
'til you are off again.
Chorus.
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14. _ Here's To The State Of Richard Nixon
pre>intro: g em d
G em d
Here's to the state of richard nixon
G f
For underneath his borders the devil draws no line
G f
If you drag his muddy rivers nameless bodies you will find
G f
And the fat trees of the forest have hid a thousand crimes
G em am d
And the calender is lyin' when it reads the present time
G em c g
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
G em d g
Richard nixon find yourself another country to be part of
And here's to the schools richard nixon
Where they're teaching all the children they don't have to care
All the rudiments of hatred are present everywhere
And every single classroom is a factory of despair
Oh, there's nobody learnin' such as foreign word as fair
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Richard nixon find yourself another country to be part of
And here's to the laws richard nixon
Where the wars are fought in secret, pearl harbor every day
He punishes with income tax that he don't have to pay
And he's tapping his own brother just to here what he would say
But corruption can be classic in the richard nixon way
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Richard nixon find yourself another country to be part of
And here's to the churches richard nixon and billy graham
Where the cross, once made of silver, now is caked with rust
And the sunday mornin sermons pander to their lust
All the fallen face of jesus is chokin' in the dust
And heaven only knows in which god they can trust
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Richard nixon find yourself another country to be part of
And here's to the government richard nixon
In the swamp of their bureaucracy their always boggin' down
And criminals are posing as advisors to the crown
And they hope that no one sees the sights and no one hears the sound
And the speeches of the president are the ravings of a clown
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Richard nixon find yourself another country to be part of
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15. _ The Day
The day marvin gaye and phil ochs got married
The trees all waved their giant arms
And happiness bled from every streetcorner
And biplanes bombed with fluffy pillows
The day marvin gaye and phil ochs got married
The trees all waved their giant arms
And happiness bled from every streetcorner
And biplanes bombed with fluffy pillows
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16. _ Take It Out Of My Youth
The young night was thirsty as i entered the back of the bar
The smoke held the air, as the floating tables were scarred,
In back of the counter the man asked "what can i do?"
And all i could say was "one on the way, take it out of my youth."
And the voice from the jukebox was singing much more than a song
The magic of music picked up my mind and was gone
Caressed by a corner i sat in the shadows of blue
My glass quickly drained, i called out the name
Said take it out of my youth.
My eyes were drawn to the dancers forsaking their days
Swaying and swirling they shook with the passions of play
In total abandon the freedom of frenzy it grew
And just as before, i'll have one more
And take it out of my youth.
The women were wearing the paint that covered their frowns
Fluid and flowing and formed in the loose fitting gowns
So i said to my friend, let's do it again
And take it out of my youth.
And the sounds were obscene as the wine-drop visions were blurred
As the hours escaped to dungeons of wet empty words
My mind was swimming in a sea too familiar to fool
So i gave him the sign, just one more time
And take it out of my youth.
Now a toast to tomorrow as we dance on the fast rollin' logs
And a toast to today as frustration is drowned in the fog
Lost to the world, lost to each other, it's true
The signal was down, just one more round,
And take it out of my youth.
And the world disappeared as though shot with a warm whisky gun
As proudly we played and frolicked in desperate fun
The cold night was laughing and waiting outside of the room
So here's where i'll stand and drink with the damned
And take it out of my youth.
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17. _ I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night
I dreamed i saw phil ochs last night
Alive as you or me
Says i to phil "you're ten years dead"
"i never died' says he
"i never died" says he
The music business killed you phil
They ignored the things you said
And cast you out when fashions changed
Says phil "but i ain't dead"
Says phil "but i ain't dead"
The fbi harassed you phil
They smeared you with their lies
Says he "but they could never kill
What they could not compromise
I never compromised"
"though fashion's changed and critics sneered
The songs that i have sung
Are just as true tonight as then
The struggle carries on
The struggle carries on"
With the song of freedom rings out loud
From valleys and from hills
Where people stand up for their rights
Phil ochs is with us still
Phil ochs inspires us still.
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18. _ The Shoals Of Herring
pre>6/4 time
C
1. o, it was a fine and a plea - sant day
G
Out of yar - mouth har-bour i was far - ing
C g (f) (g) c
As a cab - in boy on a sail - ing lug - ger
F g7
For to go and hunt the shoals of her - ring
2. o, the work was hard and the hours were long
And the treatment, sure, it took some bearing,
There was little kindness and the kicks were many
As we hunted for the shoals of herring
3. o, we finished the swarth and the broken bank
I was cook and i'd a quarter-sharing
And i used to sleep, standing on my feet
And i'd dream about the shaols of herring
4. o, we left the home grounds in the month of june
And to canny shiels we soon were bearing
With a hundred cran of the silver darlings
That we'd taken from the shoals of herring
5. now your up on deck, you're a fisherman
You can swear and show a manly bearing
Take your turn on watch with the other fellows
While you're searching for the shoals of herring
6. in the stormy seas and the living gales
Just to earn your daily bread your daring
From the dover straits to the faroe islands,
As your following the shoals of herring
7. o, i earned me keep and i paid me way
And i eaned the gear i was wearing
Sailed a million miles, caught ten million fishes
We were sailing after shoals of herring
(the original radio version had a different first verse which has a
Slightly different melody it goes as follows)
4/4 time
C
With our nets and gear we're far - ing
G
On the wild and waste - ful o - cean
F
It's there on the deep that we (6/4 time) har - vest
G c f g
And reap our bread as hunt the bon - ny shoals of her -
C
Ring
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19. _ What Are You Fighting For
pre>
C f em
Oh you tell me that there's danger to the land you call your own
F em am
And you watch them build the war machine right beside your home
C f em
And you tell me that you're ready to go marchin' to the war
Dm g7 c
I know you're set for fighting, but what are you fighting for?
Before you pack your rifle and sail across the sea
Just think upon the southern part of the land that you call free
Oh, there's many kinds of slavery and we've found many more
I know you're set for fightin', but what are you fighting for?
And before you walk out on your job in answer to the call
Just think about the millions who have no job at all
And the men who wait for handouts with their eyes upon the floor
Oh i know you're set for fighting, but what are you fighting for?
[this verse is not in the sheet music]
Turn on your tv, turn it on so loud
And watch the fool a smiling there and tell me that you're proud
And listen to your radio, the noise it starts to pour
Oh i know you're set for fighting, but what are you fighting for?
Read your morning papers, read every single line
And tell me if you can believe that simple world you find
Read every slanted word till your eyes are getting sore,
I know you're set for fighting, but what are you fighting for?
And listen to your leaders, the ones who won the race
As they stand right there before you and lie into your face
If you ever try to buy them, you know what they stand for
I know you're set for fighting, but what are you fighting for?
Put ragged clothes upon your back and sleep upon the ground,
And tell police about your rights as they drag you down,
And ask them as they lead you to some deserted door,
Yes, i know you're set for fightin', but what are you fightin' for?
But the hardest thing i'll ask you, if you will only try
Is take your children by their hands and look into their eyes
And there you'll see the answer you should have seen before
If you'll win the wars at home, there'll be no fighting anymore
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20. _ I Like Hitler
I like hitler, jolly jolly hitler
I like hitler and mussolini too
I like franco in spain
And i'll have to maintain
That batista was
Really quite all right
Trujillo was my man
Henry ford would understand
What this country
Really needs is apartheid
Loyally we birch along
Birch along, birch along
Loyaly we birch along
Back to the good old days
God save the king
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21. _ Rehearsals For Retirement
pre>a g d a
The days grow longer for smaller prizes
A g d a
I feel a stranger to all surprises
Bm e a
You can have them i don't want them
C#m d
I wear a different kind of garment
F#m e
In my rehearsals for retirement
The lights are cold again they dance below me
I turn to old friends they do not know me
All but the beggar he remembers
I put a penny down for payment
In my rehearsals for retirement
D a - a7
Had i known the end would end in laughter
F#m e
I tell my daughter it doesn't matter
The stage is tainted with empty voices
The ladies painted they have no choices
I take my colors from the stable
They lie in tatters by the tournament
In my rehearsals for retirement
Where are the armies who killed a country
And turned a strong man into a baby
No comes the rabble they are welcome
I wait in anger and amusement
In my rehearsals for retirement
Had i known the end would end in laughter
Still i tell my daughter that it doesn't matter
Farewell my own true love, farewell my fancy
Are you still owin' me love, though you failed me
But one last gesture for her pleasure
I'll paint your memory on the monument
In my rehearsals for retirement
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22. _ Phil
I opened the paper, there was your picture
Gone, gone, gone by your own hand
I couldn't believe it, the paper was shakin'
Gone, gone, gone by your own hand
I know i'm gonna spend the rest of my lifetime wondering why
You found yourself so badly hurt you had to die
I opened the paper, there was your picture
Gone, gone, gone by your own hand
The phone started ringing, had i heard about it?
I shook every time i heard it ring
What was my reaction? i put the phone down
That was the only news that was fit to sing
They ask about dylan, about macdougal street and third
Question piled on question and each question more absurd
I opened the paper, there was your picture
Gone, gone, gone by your own hand
**
Oh, i remember "there but for fortune",
There but for fortune you and i would go
Fortune turned its back on you,
Or so it must have seemed to you,
Christ alone knows what was the final blow
The last time i saw you, the last time i saw you,
Bleeker street outside the other end
I told you i'd see you, i got distracted
I never saw your face again
I heard that you were feeling stronger every day
I heard that you were well with good things on their way
Then i opened the paper, there was your picture
Gone, gone, gone by your own hand.
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23. _ Fallen Star
I was taking my pleasure in a bar i called home
When an old friend appeared at the door
He was filled with bad whiskey, so he didn't see me
As he stumbled the sawdust filled floor
He was famous for filling our halls with his songs
Till the words and the music ran dry
Soon the backstage buffoons and their parasite friends
Chased a new shooting star through the sky
(chorus) falling star you know who you are
You toyed with the notion of failure
Like kids play with bugs in a jar
You wouldn't believe it could happen to you
But this time you've fallen to far.
Once the news of his comeback was filling the trades
So the critics came loading their guns
Oh i watched how they cursed him, nuzzling their drinks
He was finished before he'd begun
(chorus) falling star you know who you are
You were buying a round for our table
When they brought out the feathers and tar
You laughed when i said it could happen to you
You've already fallen too far.
Falling asleep at the table
Mumbling your prayers to the floor
Paying the bill, we bid you farewell
And quietly slipped out the door
Oh the night quickly passed in an alchohol haze
That fire don't ever burn long
But the lesson i learned in the bar room that night
Still burns in the words of this song
(chorus) falling star you know who you are
You toyed with the notion of failure
Like kids play with bugs in a jar
You wouldn't believe it could happen to you
But this time you've fallen too far
This time you've fallen too far
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24. _ Maintaining Law And Order
The policemen of the city wear a uniform of blue
Walkin' within the city's border
Protecting all the people
That's what they're paid to do,
Maintaining law and order.
You see them walkin' down the street
Swingin' around the club
Pistols hangin' loosely from the holster
And the something of the soldier
In the shedding of the blood
Maintaining law and order.
And at the police academy
They're trainin' for the day
Where the rookies are training to be colder
Learning to be as hard as the hard world they face
Maintaining law and order.
Now in many southern cities
They don't need to use their hands
Oh, they throw them roughly in the corner
And tell the other prisoners "here's a nigger-lovin' man"
While maintaining law and order.
Now i'll be the first to tell you
That their pay is not the best
For they all have a wife and must support her
So the gamblers and the prostitutes pay them the rest
While they maintain law and order.
These are bitter words of warning
And they have to leave you sad
Cause a cop may save my life tomorrow
But it's really for the good man that i'm singing about the bad
Who are maintaining law and order.
Now they ask for greater power
From the bottom to the top
Their demands daily growing bolder
But who maintain the police and who maintain the cops
While they maintain law law and order.
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25. _ We Seek No Wider War
Over the ashes of blood marched the civilized soldiers,
Over the ruins of the french fortress of a failure
Over the silent screams of the dead and the dying
Saying please be reassured, we seek no wider war.
The treaties were signed, the country was split into sections
But growing numbers of prisons were built for protection
Rapidly filling with people who called for elections
But please be reassured, we seek no wider war.
Ngo dinh diem was the puppet who danced for the power
The hero of hate who gambled on hell for his hour
Father of his country was stamped on the medals we showered
But please be reassured, we seek no wider war.
Machine gun bullets became the bloody baptizers
And the falcon copters don't care if someone's the wiser
But the boy in the swamp didn't know he was killed by advisers
So please be reassured, we seek no wider war.
And fires were spitting at forests in defoliation
While the people were pressed into camps not called concentration
And the greater the victory the greater the shame of the nation
But please be reassured, we seek no wider war.
While we were watching the prisoners were tested by torture
And vicious and violent gasses maintained the order
As the finest washington minds found slogans for slaughter
But please be reassured, we seek no wider war.
Then over the border came the bay of pigs planes of persuasion
All remaining honor went up in flames of invasion
But the shattered schools never learned that it's not escalation
But please be reassured, we seek no wider war.
We're teaching freedom for which they are yearning
While were dragging them down to the path of never returning
But, we'll condescend to talk while the cities are burning
But please be reassured, we seek no wider war.
And the evil is done in hopes that evil surrenders
But the deeds of the devil are burned too deep in the embers
And a world of hunger in vengeance will always remember
So please be reassured, we seek no wider war,
We seek no wider war.
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26. _ Where There's A Will There's A Way
Religon!
In the town of bethlehem many years ago
A man got religion and he changed the staus quo
He went around the countryside preaching brotherhood
And anyone who heard him, they knew and understood
Where there's a will there's a way
That's what i always say
We gotta make a try,
Come on, it's do or die.
Civil rights!
John brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave
But in this land of freedom you will never find a slave
He fought for a cause, the cause of liberty
And if he heard this slogan, i am sure he would agree.
*chorus*
Patriotism!
Well there once were thirteen colonies that wanted to be free
They held a couple of meetings, they knew what had had to be
They picked a man named washington to lead them into battle
He said: if we win, some day we'll have a world's fair at seattle.
*chorus*
And a message!
Well in this troubled world of ours we face another threat,
These nuclear explosions, they're gonna kill us yet,
A-bomb, h-bomb, neutron-bomb, we must destroy them all,
We have got to rise together, or together we will fall.
*chorus*
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27. _ Bwatue
pre>bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe)
Bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe)
Bwatu ya bolingo, bwatu a salongo (canoe of love, canoe of work)
Bwatu e, bwatu ya ndenge moko (canoe, canoe of the same way)
Bwatu ya bolingo, bwatu a salongo (canoe of love, canoe of work)
Bwatu e, bwatu ya ndenge moko (canoe, canoe of the same way)
Ebale ezali molayi (the river is so long)
Mayi ekotiola mbangu (water is running down)
Ebale ezali molayi (the river is so long)
Mayi ekotiola mbangu (water is running down)
Tonana na bokasi (let's paddle with strength)
Tonana na bokasi (let's paddle with strength)
Tonana na bokasi (let's paddle with strength)
Bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe)
Bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe)
Bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe)
Bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe)
Bwatu ya bolingo, bwatu a salongo (canoe of love, canoe of work)
Bwatu e, bwatu ya ndenge moko (canoe, canoe of the same way)
Bwatu ya bolingo, bwatu a salongo (canoe of love, canoe of work)
Bwatu e, bwatu ya ndenge moko (canoe, canoe of the same way)
Ebale ezali molayi (the river is so long)
Like the river of wine
Mayi ekotiola mbangu (water is running down)
Making like the rain
Ebale ezali molayi (the river is so long)
Taking the time, broken the chain
Mayi ekotiola mbangu (water is running down)
Tonana na bokasi (let's paddle with strength)
Not too far to ride
Tonana na bokasi (let's paddle with strength)
For the freedom sign
Tonana na bokasi (let's paddle with strength)
We cried...
Bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe)
Bwatu e e, bwatu e e (canoe, canoe)
Bwatu ya bolingo ekomi na ngambo (canoe of love has
Arrived in the other side)
Tonani makasi tokomi na ngambo (we have paddled with strength
And have arrived in the
Other side)
Bwatu ya salongo ekomi na ngambo (canoe of love has
Arrived in the other side)
Tonani makasi tokomi na ngambo (we have paddled with strength
And have arrived in the
Other side)
Bwatu ya bolingo bwatu a salongo (canoe of love, canoe of work)
Bwatu e e bwatu ya ndenge moko (canoe, canoe of the same way)
Bwatu e e bwatu e e (canoe, canoe)
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28. _ Davey Moore
It was out to california young davey moore did go,
To meet with sugar ramos and trade him blow for blow
He left his home in springfield, his wife and children five;
The spring was fast approaching, it was good to be alive.
His wife, she begged and pleaded, "you have to leave this game.
Is it worth the bloodshed and is it worth the pain?"
But davey could not hear above the cheering crowd
He was a champion, and champions are proud.
Hang his gloves upon the wall, shine his trophies bright clear,
Another man will fall before we dry our tears
For the fighters must destroy as the poets must sing,
As the hungry crowd must gather for the blood upon the ring.
And thousands gave a roar when davey moore walked in,
Another man to beat, another purse to win
And all along the ringside, a sight beyond compare
The money-chasing vultures were waiting for their share,
He stood there in his corner and he waited for the bell;
The signal of the struggle of two men facin' hell;
And when the bell was sounded, the blows began to rain,
And blows will lead to hate -- hate drives men insane.
*chorus*
The fists were flying fast and hard, the sweat was pouring down,
And davey moore grew weaker with ev'ry passin' round.
His legs began to wobble and his arms began to strain,
He fell upon the canvas floor, a fog around his brain.
At last the fight was over, young davey fought no more,
He lost the final battle behind a doctor's door.
And back at the arena, the screaming crowd is gone,
And death is waiting ringside, for the next fight to come on.
*chorus*
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29. _ Where Were You In Chicago?
Oh, where were you in chicago?
You know i didn't see you there
I didn't see them crack your head or breathe the tear gas air
Oh, where were you in chicago?
When the fight was being fought
Oh, where were you in chicago?
'cause i was in detroit.
"that's about the movement psychology."
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30. _ Your Eyes Will Taste Of The Flowers
I'm a leavin' on the morning railroad
In the drizzlin' darkness of the rain
And i hear with every wheel a turning
Secrets sounding of your name.
And your eyes will taste of the flowers
Your lips of the morning dew
And your hair will taste of the meadow
And all the world will taste of you.
I can't tell the reason why i'm leaving
I don't know just what i'm heading for
I just know with every mile i wander
I'm needing you another mile more.
*chorus*
Oh if you never get my letter
You know your memory will stay
With every song that i am singing
With every word that i say.
*chorus*
I'll carry your picture in my pocket
When times are good or times are bad
And if i chance to meet another
It won't take away the good times that
Singin' all the world will taste of you.
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31. _ The Ballad Of John Train
Phil ochs checked into the chelsea hotel,
There was blood on his clothes and they were dirty.
I could see by his face he was not feeling well,
He'd been to one too many parties.
He walked in the lobby a picture of doom,
It was plain to see he'd been a-drinkin'
I had to follow him up to his room,
To find out what he was thinking
"train, train, train"
From the outlaw in his brain
But he's still the same refrain
He walked in his room and he fell on the floor
Hanging in his hangover
Now the act from the stage he plays on the street
Handing out piles of money
His audience now is the bums that he meets
Is he a phony or funny?
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32. _ The Ballad Of U.s. Steel
See the man with the glasses, his name is roger (?)
He went to see the president, say "hello" and rush out (?)
"i got to tell you we need a small price rise"
But honest john just looked at him with ice cold steely eyes
U.s. steel won't be stealing anymore
Jfk come to life and close the door
They shovel slag on the public's back
Inflation raced down the track (?)
Jfk paced up and down, he was very ill at ease
Said "my daddy told me they're a bunch of sobs
This follow the leader pricing is cake with too much icing
Adam smith is turning over if this is free enterprising"
*chorus*
Then kennedy conference it was seen all over the land
The spirit of the roosevelts was once again in command
With the public on his side, well he finally turned the time
And william buckley almost comitted suicide
*chorus*
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33. _ The Confession
pre>bm a
There's nothing as cold as the freeze in your soul
G a bm
At the moment when you are arrested.
Bm a
There's nothing as real as the iron and steel
G a bm
On the handcuffs when you protested.
D f#
You race through the night in the prison of fright
Bm a
As you head for the quicksand of questions.
Bm a
And children unborn will see you in scorn
G a bm
If ever you make a confession.
And the click of a lock is a shiver of shock
As you wonder what are their objectives.
Upon your guard for the voices are hard
That belong to the cops and detectives.
And it's hard to believe as they roll up their sleeves
That you're in for more than a session.
And it couldn't be true and it's not really you
That they want to make a confession.
You cannot conceal the confussion you feel
As they steadily work to out-guess you.
And some will pretend they are really your friend
Who rally around to your rescue.
With frightening force your mind is divorced
To give them the guilty impression.
Every word that you hear is a weapon of fear
To win the war of confessions.
The lights shoot a glare like bullets they stare
And burn out the base of conviction.
And you squint and you blink and you try not to think
Of the cobwebs of contridictions.
And your clothes will be wet with the rivers of sweat
That tells the tale of attention.
And once in awhile the clock has to smile
As it counts the time of confession.
The questions will rain and pour on your brain
With the proper speed they are driven.
The circles they pace and the sneer on their face
Tells you no quarter is given.
You can salvage your mind when the paper is signed
Then the crime is solved by oppression.
But win, lose, or draw, it's the rule of the law
To always work for confession.
And the balance of scales seems distant and pale
In the shadowy days of the trial.
And sometimes they die; with their name on a lie
When it's all too late for denial.
When agreement is full the switch must be pulled
And the chair leaves no hope for correction.
But the chances are large he was guilty as charged
After all, he made a confession.
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34. _ Freedom Riders
Jackson, mississippi, is a mighty white town,
The white folks they like to keep the black folks down
They think they'll be allright, but there's gonna be a fight
And they'll have to share that freedom crown,
Yes, they'll have to share that freedom crown.
Freedom riders roll along
Freedom riders won't be long
Won't be long.
They boarded a bus in washington d.c.
To enter a state half slave and half free
The wheels hummed a song and they sang along
The song of liberty, the song of liberty.
*chorus*
Jimmy farmer was a hard fightin' man
Decided one day that he had to make a stand
He led them down to slavery town
And they threw jim farmer in the can
And they threw jim farmer in the can.
*chorus*
One of these days and it won't be long
The solid south is gonna sing another song
They'll understand that a man's not a man
'til he has all the freedoms of the land.
*chorus*
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35. _ Sailors And Soldiers
pre>sailors and soldiers
Uniformed shoulders
They're growing older
Over the sea
The troops they are leaving
Firmly believing
No reason for greiving
Far from the banners,
Far from the glamour,
Far from the planners,
Who sent them to die
Herded like cattle
They head for the battle
Their rifles will rattle
Over the sea
Too young to be shaving
Yet the flags they are waving
For the fury they are braving
Over the sea
Proudly parading
With their medals they are
But their glory is fading
Over the sea
Sailors and soldiers
Sailors and soldiers
Sailors and soldiers
&c...
/pre>
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36. _ As I Walk Alone
As i walk alone
Through each troubled day
I hope the lord above will help guide my way
Guide my way
As i walk alone
Through the valleys i will roam
Searching for the rivers leading to my home
To my home
As i walk alone
Listening to the wise men from the years of old
Trying to remember the words the bible told
As i walk alone
Towards heaven i will fly
If the devil calls me i'll pass him by
Pass him by
As i walk alone
As i walk alone
I'll pass him by
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37. _ Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman, David Blue And Me
At night he sits alone
And he's looking at the stars
He listens to them playing guitars
He let phil go back a long, long way
They talked about marching and dying all in one day
They play songs together, they sit up past the dawn
I wonder why this dream goes on.
Bob was there last week as well
He's a quiet guy but he's got stories to tell
Our hero sits and listens without asking why
Teaches bob a minor with a glint in his eye
Bob used it on hollis brown but that was some time ago
When is this dream gonna stop? heaven knows.
Then our hero picks up his guitar
To play for me the only tune he knows
He played it to me once
He says "where's the (?), but this is how it goes
Then he sings
This is the only thing that really matters
Keeps me going, retains my sanity
The nights i spend alone when there's just
Phil ochs, bob dylan, steve goodman, david blue and me
Stevie died and then david died
But only to the papers that live outside
Last thursday they were in the room where he sits
The three of them making jokes about the meager obits
Steve and david smile and they left quite soon
He wonders about that dream as he looks at the stars and the moon
Sometimes he has a party for him and the crew
They turn up on time 'cause they always do
Phil plays "i ain't marching"
Bob plays harmonica but plays it all wrong
And steve harmonizes like he did with john prine
And david just sits and looks blue all the time
Then the time comes around again
They all sit and listen to our hero play
He says, "ah, you've heard it all before"
They like it so they shout "encore"
Then he sings
This is the only thing that really matters
Keeps me going, retains my sanity
The nights i spend alone when there's just
Phil ochs, bob dylan, steve goodman, david blue and me
And me.
Phil ochs, bob dylan, steve goodman, david blue and me
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38. _ United Fruit
And the fruit boats ride on the waves,
And the crew will dream of returning
Back to the florida waters,
For the work of unloading onto the trains.
And the ships will dance by the shore,
With fruit from venezuela, brazil and costa rica,
But the fruit from the island of cuba
Is carried no more.
And on the decks it will lay,
Picked by the hands of the peons
At the lowest possible wages,
While the profits are made by the strangers
From far away.
Now some will pick the fruit of the vine
While others will go to the mountain
And eat the fruit of the hillside
And learn the way of the rifle,
Wait for the time.
Allianza dollars are spent
To raise the towering buildings
For the weary bones of the workers
So they will be strong in the morning
To go back again.
Oh the companies keep a sharp eye
And pay their respects to the army
To watch for the hot-blooded leaders
And be prepared for the junta to
Crush them like flies.
So heavy the price that they pay
As daily the fruit it is stolen
Over the blue carribean
But the lengthening shadow of cuba
Will hinder the way.
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39. _ Ballad Of The Cuban Invasion
A thousand went to take the island
Chances strong(?) as broken twigs
And a thousand stayed there at the island
Met their fate fate at the bay of pigs
They were told when they arrived
They'd be helped by castro's men
But they found out, those who survived
That the cia was wrong again
Why were they wearing my country clothes?
Why were they spending my country's gold?
Who were the friends and who were the foes?
The headlines were lying, why wasn't i told?
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40. _ Talking Plane Disaster
pre>
G c d7
Well, once i heard some people say, "if you gotta travel
G c
There's just one way, you gotta leave the ground, gotta go
D7 g
Through the air, gotta find a pilot and pay your fare
You gotta sail through the sky.
C d7
In other words, you gotta fly".
Yes, statistics show it's the way to go,
Well, it's safer than your car, you know;
It's safer than your home, safter than your street,
About the safes place to put your feet;
Statistics don't lie...
But statistics don't die, either.
Well, once i heard bob dylan say:
You gotta take a train -- it's the only way;
Well, nothin' ever happens to trains at all --
There was just one accident he could recall:
A plane crashed into it...
People flying in all directions, then.
One day when the sky was blue,
I boarded a plane and off we flew,
Looked out the window, insurance in my hand,
Just like columbus searching searching for land;
Swearin' i'd never fly again...
Just like the last time.
Then one of the stewardesses ambled by,
And suddenly i wasn't afraid to die;
She brought me coffee, pillows and tea,
Said, "you're as safe as you can be"
Said there's nothing to worry about...
Then she flew out the door somebody forgot to close
Right.
The plane kept going higher and higher,
I could swear both the wings were on fire,
So i opened the cockpit door
And the pilot was layin' on the floor
With the other stewardess...
She said, "fly now and pay later"...
Then the plane dropped down about a mile or two,
She lurched about, i swore i was through;
My stomach was heavin' -- it was tied in a knot --
Little paper bag was all i got --
That's the bag i'm in...pilot said we hit an air
Pocket..
Must've been a pocket with an awful big hole in it...
Well, at last the trip was near the end,
The airport was comin' round the bend,
But all my anxious eyes could see
Was a thousand planes in the vicinity;
They was landin' and leavin' and wavin' at each other,
Wing to win and brother to brother,
The pilot was swearin' and swervin' around,
But he said, "don't worry, we have radar somewhere on the ground".
I wasn't worried...i was crawlin' up the aisle
Screamin': "jesus saves".
The trip didn't do me too much harm,
But i did spend a year on the happy-farm;
They couldn't understand why i kissed the ground,
Chewed the concrete and swallowed it down;
Sure tasted good...like laguardia dirt should. /pre>
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41. _ Legends
The first time that i called you in that old new york hotel
It was halloween all over with that trick you played so well
I woke you up from dreaming singing songs of yesterday
We took a drive to newport to hear st. peter play
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Dust on you mouth, legends on your mind
Hanging out with bogart in some bygone place and time
Sing me your sweet changes when i'm feeling down and blue
And i'll treasure precious hours that i stole away with you
Oh the muggy nights in soho, i had so much to learn
You gave me wings to fly away and asked for no return
Lon chaney's ghost beside you wore the face of mickey finn
And i never once suspected that you and he were friends
The last that i saw you you weren't really even there
I cried when i heard you come across out on the air
You bid your last farewell just like your first hello
And i'll always think about you when i pass through ohio
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42. _ Green Hills
Wandering through this rolling land
Wandering all around
From the deserts dry, to mountains high
And everywhere here's what i found
I've found green hills rolling to the valleys
Rolling to the grassy plains, rolling to the sand
And the blue streams rolling to the rivers
Rolling to the silver bay, rolling to the sea
In the spring time and the summer rain
And the winter's cold and clean
And the leaves were kissed by the autumn mist
And everywhere here's what i've seen
I've seen green hills rolling to the valleys
Rolling to the grassy plains, rolling to the sand
And the blue streams rolling to the rivers
Rolling to the silver bay, rolling to the sea
And these young hands may be growing old
And this brown hair may turn to gray
We may come and go but still one thing i know
That this rolling land is here to stay
All the green hills rolling to the valleys
Rolling to the grassy plains, rolling to the sand
And the blue streams rolling to the rivers
Rolling to the silver bay, rolling to the sea
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43. _ When First Unto This Country
When first unto this country a stanger i came,
I fought the revolution, peace and quiet was my aim.
When the indians attacked us, at least that's what i'm told,
So we threw them off their land with no thought of greed or gold.
Then our ships were being boarded, other countries took our men,
Napoleon was too powerful, the british lost again.
And then hopelessly outnumbered, we fought our level best,
And we borrowed from old mexico the american south west.
And when that war was over there was no one left to fight
So we turned and fought each other--to the historians' delight
Then for thirty years we rested, and tried to ease the pain,
Until the cuban sugar crop we gladly freed from spain.
Then europe started feudin', there were profits by the score,
So the ammunition makers fought the war to end all war,
But old hitler started marchin', he practiced over in spain,
The depression was defeated, the world was safe again.
So we joined the united nations in hopes that war would cease
And except for korea, we almost kept the peace.
Yes, it's time to really end all wars, the h-bomb makes it worse
Besides this song is much too long to add another verse.
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44. _ How High's The Watergate
How high is the watergate, mama, she said it's one foot high and risin'
How high is the watergate, pama, he said it's two feet high and risin'
There's a flood around the poker game (there's a bug on the window pane)
Gerry ford must be insane
Oh, my god, it's mickey spillane,
The tides are risin' (two feet high and rising)
How high is the watergate, mama, three feet high and risin'
How high is the watergate, pama, three feet high and risin'
In the swiss bank the money's stashed
18 minutes of tapes were slashed
They've even taken in johnny cash
Three feet high and rising
How high is the watergate, mama, four feet high and risin'
How high is the watergate, pama, four feet high and risin'
Nixon's gone and taught you lies (nixon doesn't talk, he lies)
A face that screams out for replies (...for a pie)
And the only one workin's is david frye,
Oh the tides are risin' (four feet high and risin')
How high is the watergate, mama, five feet high and risin'
How high is the watergate, pama, five feet high and risin'
If there ever was a crook, he's it
Perversion is the soul of wit
Pack your shovel, he's full of shit,
The tides are risin' (five feet high and risin')
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45. _ Morning
pre>c (cmaj7) am c (cmaj7) am
Drinks are done, daylight's come
Bb6 c (cmaj7)
It's morning
C (cmaj7) am c (cmaj7) am
Crowd's moved on, everybody's gone
Bb6 c (cmaj7)
It's morning
F g
Sun's arising on the wet horizon
C (cmaj7) am
Another day is here
C (cmaj7) c (cmaj7) am
As i dream alone by the silent phone
Bb6 c (cmaj7)
It's morning
Bb(bb6)vi) c(viii) bb(bb6)(vi) c(cmaj7)
Lone--------some morning reverie
Dm g c (cmaj7)
All the life's gone out of me
Coffee's cold, paper's old
It's morning
Head's on fire, oh lord i'm tried
It's morning
Waiting for another day to live and die away
Try not to fret, try to forget
That it's morning
Lonesome morning reverie
All the life's gone out of me
Drinks are done, daylight's come
It's morning, morning, morning /pre>
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46. _ Monroe Town
The klan rode through old monroe town
They rode there many a year
One black day they rode too far
The cry of freedom was near
Monroe town is a dying town
It's a human scar with their feathers and their tar
With guns in their in their hands they rose to a man
Beat monroe clan they (?) made a stand
There is a courthouse in monroe town
The truth is never let in
It doesn't really matter what you have done
You are judged by the colour of your skin
Freedom had a brother in monroe town
Rob williams was his name
Liberty was his battle cry
And justice was his aim
Every state has a monroe town
Just look and you will see
Let's get together and clean them out
Let's really make our country free
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47. _ Firehouse 35
I've often wondered why, as a fireman races by,
How often have i said, "why are fire engines red?"
Just ask the boys in firehouse 35
(chorus)
Singin' firehouse thirty five, firehouse thirty five
In between all the fires they are quenchin' their desires,
There's a hot time in firehouse thirty five.
It's a sin and it's a shame, i thought checkers was their game,
But i found to my suprise why there's fire in their eyes,
Just ask the boys in firehouse 35.
(chorus)
It's a fire marshall's dream, they blow away their steam,
But to make them leave their charms you need four or five alarms,
Just ask the boys in firehouse 35.
(chorus)
So here's a root and here's a toot for the gals of ill repute,
At last it can be told why they're racin' up those poles,
Just ask the boys in firehouse 35.
(chorus)
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48. _ How Long
pre> b em c7 d em
How long, how long can we go on
F# g b
How long, how long can we go on,
C d
This troubled land may never last
C d em
There is no future in the past
How far, how far have we gone
How far, how far have we gone,
So many battles without a gain (so many struggles have we lost)
So many young men lost in vain. (so many men on the cross)
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G d
Why the fear of the coming of the morning?
G em
Why the trembling at the call?
G d
Can't we hear the final warning,
C em
Can't we see the writing on the wall?
So many years before the dawn,
So many years before the dawn,
So many children have never grown
So many cannonballs have flown.
(so many dogs have hid their bone)
So many rains have had to fall,
So many rains have had to fall,
So many storms before the flood
So many rainbows red with blood.
Why the fear of the comin' of the morning?
Why the trembling at the call?
Can't we hear the final warning?
Can't we see the writing on the wall?
How long, how long can we go on
How long, how long can we go on,
This troubled land may never last
There is no future in the past. /pre>
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49. _ On Her Hand A Golden Ring
Another sunday morning, another time to pray
A brand new dress to wear and a doll to put away
Another sermon, another hymn to sing
And on her hand a golden ring
On across the silent streets and to the church they came
Sheltered by the heavy walls and painted windows stained
Listenin' to the wisdom of the words the bible told
And on her hand a ring of gold
Then the crackle and that clatter and the crinkle of the glass
Fell upon the people from the power of blast
The face of jesus was crumbled into sand
Nearby the gold ring on her hand
Then a scream tore through the morning air and carried down the street
Rage tore the hearts of men who leaped up to their feet
Old men grew hard and the young men grew cold
And on her hand a ring of gold
Then the speeches of the sorrow flowed into the town
And while the men were talking two more children were shot down
For that's the way when the law don't mean a thing
And on her hand a golden ring
More than pity, more than anger, can you feel what has been done
When hate can reach inside a church and mark the very young
The young will bear the scars when they're growing in this land
Rememberin' the gold ring on her hand
Another sunday morning, another time to pray
A brand new dress to wear and a doll to put away
Another sermon, another hymn to sing
And on her hand a golden ring
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50. _ You Can't Get Stoned Enough
When the toubles of the world rest upon your weary shoulder
When the wind that blows upon your face is blowing colder
And every hour tells you you're getting older
No you can't get stoned enough
Chorus:
And you're high high high high
That's all you want to do
Any way you get there, yeah
That's alright with you
You've been warned warned warned warned
Seems that's all you've heard
But today is your trouble tomorrow's only a word
When your baby says she'll stick with you until the end
And then she says she only wants to be your friend
And you find yourself alone out in the street again
No you can't get stoned enough
And when you start to feelin' that no one cares
And it seems that all your good time friends have disappeared
And you reach into the night and find that nobody's there
No you can't get stoned enough
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51. _ The Ballad Of Sonny Liston
Now i don't know how sonny liston died
Maybe he killed himself, maybe he even tried
Or maybe the boys weren't satisfied
I don't know, i'm sorry i just don't know
Sonny, sonny sonny, why'd you have to take a dive
If you don't then you won't stay alive...
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52. _ Fifty Mile Hike
Some people never get their feet on the ground,
They're either sitting in a chair or they're laying down
Their bellies are hanging down on their knees,
It's almost a national emergency.
Fifty miles, keep a-walking,
Twenty-five miles and you're almost there,
Fifty miles no use a-talkin',
Better get in step with the new frontier.
Well, the president put on his walkin' shoes
He had a country with 30 millions pounds to lose
He remembered a promise he made 'way back when
He's gonna get the country movin' again.
*chorus*
Then everybody started getting into the act
Even sallinger left but he soon came back
On his return he was heard to say
Fifty miles a day keeps republicans away
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Rockefeller's happy with his brand new wife,
And richard nixon's done enough running for life
And lyndon johnson is too busy a man
And joseph p. kennedy bought out tom mccann.
*chorus*
So i decided i would carry my load
I grabbed a carton of cigarettes and i hit the road,
The golf clubs were heavy and the gin was slow
If you want to get healthy, that's the way to go.
*chorus*
While everybody's goin' out and havin' fun
They ought to lose some weight in more ways than one
Fity miles of thinking is a heavy strain
But it's about the only cure, for an overweight brain.
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53. _ Encores
Centuries took holidays
Before these days
Became desperately clear
That chariots full of christmas cheer
Could never draw the child near
But this year
One of the last remaining years
Santa claus is a sniper
On the roof of macy's
Picking off the customers
Splattering packages
And miscellaneous toes
Everywhere.
Missionaries built milleniums
And caravans of cucumbers were exchanged
Before the sin of sharing was uncovered
And the chocolate bayonets were deranged
But this year
One of the last remaining years
The soul brother reindeer
Having nothing but nothing to fear
Have destroyed all possessions
As the holiest of gifts.
Hymns have swallowed histories
And faded into love
Before a winter full of autumns
Had covered up their harmonies
But this year
Though one of the last remaining years
The fading matinee idol
Clutching the memories
Of his almost unforgettable performance
Turns sadly away
From the diminishing applause
Of his most terrified believers.
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54. _ All Quiet On The Western Front
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55. _ Hunger And Cold
I've been all around your dirty old city
Been all around your dirty old town [shades of ewan maccoll --.ed]
I've slept in your alleys, i've slept in your subways
Hunger and cold, they follow me down
Chorus:
Hunger and cold, hunger and cold
I wouldn't mind but i'm growing so old
But as low as i am, you know i'm still a man
And i wouldn't mind but i'm growing so old
Only last year i was rolling in money
Only last year the good times would roll
Only last year my friends were so many
But only last year was so long ago
(chorus)
It's all so easy to throw me in prison
It's all so easy to just walk on by
But it's not so easy to see a man hungry
It's not so easy to look in his eye
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Yes there's poison in my cheap rotten liquor
There's poison in every old garbage can
But the worst kind of poison
Is in your own brain
When you look at me and forget i'm a man.
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56. _ Sing Along With Me
pre>when times are bad and you're feeling sad
Got more troubles than you've ever had
There's one sure way to make you feel glad
The whole world will come to you
Here's all you gotta do: just walk right through that door.
Sing a song when things go wrong
Of a tune you'll be smiling soon
Find yourself a melody, sing along with me.
When troubles are out and you're feeling down
You can chase those troubles away
Send your blues back to yesterday
It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor
Walk right through that door.
*chorus*
And when your own true love is giving you pain
Makes you ride that lonesome train
Feel like you're going in sane
Whistle that true love from your mind
Leave her far behind.
*chorus*
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57. _ New Town
The road goes straight to the town i'm headed for
Pretty cold town that i never seen before
I've trouble on my mind hope this new town will be kind
New people and a new job is what i need to find
New town new town now don't you let me down
I've travelled seven hundred miles
To be where i am bound
New town new town i'd like a chance to stay
Leave behind the old town and live a brand new way
My life isn't easy as i hear the new town call
You're headin for a future or you're ridin for a fall
And all through the day i can hear the old town say
You can't beat your troubles if you run the other way
New town new town now don't you let me down
I've travelled seven hundred miles
To be where i am bound
New town new town i'd like a chance to stay
Leave behind the old town and live a brand new way
Time is dragging as the road stretches on
And while the wheels are turning
My past is further on
And as the trees are going by i wonder what i'll do
And why i left the old town to gamble with a new
New town new town now don't you let me down
I've travelled seven hundred miles
To be where i am bound
New town new town i'd like a chance to stay
Leave behind the old town and live a brand new way
New town new town now don't you let me down
I've travelled seven hundred miles
To be where i am bound
New town new town i'd like a chance to stay
Leave behind the old town and live a brand new way
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58. _ It's Been A Long, Long Story
It's been a long, long, long, long story
'bout the fight to make men free,
It's been a long, long, long, long story
About as long as a story ought to be
So hold your hats boys, hold the fort
I'm here to make a long story short
So it's time to sail in to the port
Time to make a long story short.
It's been...........
About the fight to make the union grow
It's been............
Story that's been told too slow.
*chorus*
It's been............
About the fight to ban the bomb
It's been..............
Should have been a long time gone.
*chorus*
It's been..........
About the fight to keep the hungry lands
It's been............
About as long as a hungry world can stand.
*chorus*
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59. _ Phil Ochs
Here comes phil ochs shovel on his shoulder
Trailing a hoe along the ho chi minh trail
But the trail is on bleeker street
And phil's on his uppers
It's the mid-nineteen seventies
And it ain't looking so good
For this man with a mission
And a man with a passion
When you run out of fashion
And it don't come crawling back
Here comes phil ochs,
Got a chip on his shoulder
And they can't cut his jacket to cover it up
When one war is over but ten are beginning
And the movement's gone missing
Because they all just moved away
Oh they moved into property,
They moved off into futures
Yeah, they moved into ads, and that's as sad as it can get
Chorus:
Run, run, run from phil,
Phil's on a three day drunk
He's up on his high horse
Staggering and sauced
Run, run, run from phil,
Phil's on a three day drunk
But he wasn't alone
When he stumbled off course
Here comes phil ochs, devil on his shoulder
Carrying his guitar and the weight of the world
But if there's space for the millionaire,
God there must be space for the troubadour
And while there's a space, there's always a chance out there
That a melody lingers, and we keep getting singers
Who've got more on their minds than the latest dow jones share...
Chorus
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60. _ Keep The Change
Now i'd like to lay here in the night
Now i'd like to linger in the light
Wishing not to move
I have nothing left to prove
But did i hear you asking was it wrong or right
Chorus
If you feel a little strange
Please have the memory and keep the change
Now i'd like to hover in a hole
Where silence is the singer of the soul
I have no games to play
I have no lines to say
But someone's taking surveys on a passion pole
Pretending every worry has all gone
Now i'd like to drift into the dawn
As simple as it seems (?)
Changing thoughts around to dreams (?)
But did i hear the stifling of a sleepless yawn
Now i'd like to dangle in a dream
A cavalier who's courting to the queen
Hopelessly insane
Running ragged through the rain
But someone's directing lovers on a silver screen
Now i'd live to hide behind a hand
It's too late for leaving footprints on the sand
Willing/chilling (?) is the wine
I've surrendered to the time
But someone is insisting that they understand
Now you've heard the story of the skin
All the ashtrays have been powdered to the brim
I'd only like to fall
Watching whispers on the wall
But someone's making up the bed and defining sin
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61. _ You Should Have Been Down In Mississppi
Pardon me, all you people
Who enjoy your peace of mind
You say everybody's equal
Everybody is doing fine.
You should've been down in mississippi
In the summer of sixty-four
If you were down in mississippi
You wouldn't say that anymore.
Pardon me, mr.backlash,
You say you're worried about your home
You say we're going too far too fast
You say you want to be left alone.
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Pardon me, mr.policeman,
Why are you shining up your shield
You say you stand for law and order
You wouldn't do no dirty deals.
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Pardon me, mr. soldier,
Why are you marching down the road
You say you're fighting for your future
And the freedoms that you hold.
*chorus*
Pardon me, mr. president,
You want your place in history
You say you're doing all you can do
To makle all the people free.
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Pardon me, all you people
Who enjoy your peace of mind
You say everybody's equal
Everybody is doing fine.
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62. _ This Old World Is Changing Hands
Oh, a thousand marching armies and a million marching men
Have won the wide world over and lost it back again,
But now the word has gone to ev'ry fallen land,
That this old world is changing hands.
From the master to the servant, from the owner to the slave
Colonial days are buried in a deep and dirty grave;
It's so easy to see and well to understand
That this old world is changing hands.
Washington and jefferson and patrick henry too,
They knew what they were doing when they started something new
It was in this giant land of ours that it all began
When this old land was changing hands.
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And when world war two was rollin' by the tide was on its way
Many countries had to listen to the words they had to say
And the word was spread by millions, all of yellow, black, and tan,
That this old world is changing hands.
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Now africa and asia and the carribean shore
No longer can be counted as the spoils of war
They were bought and sold together, now together they will stand,
For this old world is changing hands.
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63. _ The Parade's Still Passing By
I got the news today
That you refused to play
Cause you never made number one
But it's not just the words
It's the deeds that are heard
When all is said and done
Kings take their crowns
They melt them all down
Trying to get the gold out
You went to hell and
Even when you weren't selling
You never ever sold out.
You weren't no leader,
You were more like a bleeder
Who was trying to cry for us all
You weren't no sage
But your sense of outrage
Sounded like a trumpet call
Fifteen years ago
In the old folky show
You were just one voice in the crowd
But now with so few singing
Your voice would have been ringing
Out 'bout twice as loud.
There but for fortune
Say a small circle of friends
Some may see the changes
So few see the ends
The pleasures of the harbor
Have come to you at last
You may not be marching anymore
But the parade's still going past.
I'm not taking the blame
That we killed you
You know you did that to yourself
But it was kind of a shame
That you played that game
You were better than anyone else
One shot of your bottle
Got you full throttle
It was the friend that was always there
But your greatest gift
And the curse you lived with
Was that you could always care.
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64. _ Doesn't Lenny Live Here Anymore
pre>intro: g/c/g/c/g
C g c g c g /c/g/c
You laugh at the people who walk outside on the sidewalk
G c g
And you talk to yourself so much
C g /c/g
When you see other people you can't talk
Am
This time it's true
D7 g g /c/g7
The charade is through
Bm c /d7
And you can't seem to run away from you
Away from you
Am d7
And the haggard ex-lover of a long-time loser
G c g
Stands rejectedly by the door
C g em am
Doesn't lenny live here anymore?
D7
Are you sure?
You sit at the desk
To lose your life in a letter
But the words don't seem to come and you know that they're(?) better
And it's all so strange
Pictures lose their frame
And i'll bet you never guessed
There was so much pain
So much pain
Until the haggard ex-lover of a long-time loser
Stands rejectedly by the door
Doesn't lenny live here anymore?
Are you sure?
The moon, she shines too soon and simply sadly
You loved your love so much that you'd strangle her madly
And it's all so slow
Time has ceased to flow
And the whistling whore knows something you don't know
And the haggard ex-lover of a long-time loser
Stands rejectedly by the door
Doesn't lenny live here anymore?
Are you sure?
You swore you'd store your love for one time only
Now you searched the books in vain for better word for lonely
And you're torn apart
No other love will start
And you, you'd like to steal a happy heart
A happy heart
Then the haggard ex-lover of a long-time loser
Stands rejectedly by the door
Doesn't lenny live here anymore?
Are you sure?
The fat official smiles at the pass on the border
And the hungry broom makes sure that the room is in order
You pull the shade
All the beds are made
As your lips caress the razor of the blade
Of the blade
And the haggard ex-lover of a long-time loser
Stands rejectedly by the door
Doesn't lenny live here anymore?
Are you sure?
The soul of the sun shines just outsde of the winter
The shoulders charged, the boards of the barricade is splintered
Now at last alone
The flashlight is shown
Hello inside is there anybody home?
Anybody home?
It's the haggard ex-lover of a long-time loser
Standing rejectedly by the door
Doesn't lenny live here anymore?
Are you sure?
Are you sure?
Are you sure? /pre>
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