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1. _ Possum
I come from atop the mountain baby
Where the people come to pray
I come from atop the mountain baby
Where the people come to pray
There ain't no truth in action
'less you believe it anyway
I was riding down the road one day and
Someone hit a possum
I was riding down the road one day and
Someone hit a possum
The road was his end
His end was the road
So they say
Whoa possum...
Possum, possum...
Possum
Whoa possum...
Possum, possum...
Possum
Whoa possum, possum
Your end is the road
I was riding down the road one day and
Someone hit a possum
I was riding down the road one day and
Someone hit a possum
The road was his end
His end was the road
So they say
Whoa possum...
Possum, possum...
Possum
Whoa possum...
Possum, possum...
Possum
Whoa possum,
Your end is the road
Whoa possum, possum
Your end is the road
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2. _ Hello My Baby
...tell me that i'm your own, my baby
Hello my baby, hello my honey
Hello my ragtime, summertime gal
Send me a kiss by wire, by wire
Baby, my heart's on fire, on fire
If you refuse me, honey, you lose me
And you'll be left alone, oh baby
Telephone, and tell me, tell me
Tell me i'm your very own, ohhhh
Hello my baby, hello my honey
Hello my ragtime, summertime gal
Send me a kiss by wire, by wire
Baby, my heart's on fire, on fire
If you refuse me, honey, you lose me
Then you'll be left alone, oh baby
Telephone, and tell me, tell me
Tell me i'm your very own
Tell me that i'm your own
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3. _ Brother
Whoa!whoa!whoa!
Somebody's jumping in the tub with your brother (2x)
Whoa!whoa!whoa!
Somebody's definitely jumping in the tub with your brother (2x)
Somebody's definitely jumping in the tub with your brother
Jumping in the tub with your cousin
Somebody's definitely jumping in the tub with your brother
Uncle!
Somebody's jumping in the tub with your brother!
Somebody's jumping in the tub with your mother!
Whoa!whoa!whoa!
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4. _ Destiny Unbound
Highway bill's on the rotary still and he can't even feel the painof a sun dried shoulder and a scar from a boulderthat cut him right across his veinnow he's suckin' cigar and he's shovelin' tar
E crater of a turnpike terrainhe's got only one hope, and he wants to elope,'cuz highway jill is driving him insane.
We gotta get on the road, destiny unboundshe's the one for me we gotta get outta townwe gotta get on the road, destiny unboundshe's the one for me we gotta get outta townhighway jill was a daffodil with a cactus sense of prideat the wheel of a tractor, she was quite an impactorwhen the road rocks started to slideshe saw bill drop his shovel on a pile of gravelas he climbed up out of his ditchshe was wonderstruck when he climbed in her truckhe said "i've been havin' this everlasting itch
Chorus
At first she was cold, she was ready to scoldthis guy from the pit with a thing in his headbut then she thought twice when he melted her icewith his passionate eyes she was energized!she started the ignition and without permissionthe two of 'em flew down the dusty roadbut the road wasn't finished and the pavement diminishedthey soared off the edge and they plunged in the sludge
She said:there isn't even any road, our destiny was boundwe were the ones for us but now we're in the ground(4x)
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5. _ Ac/dc Bag
Mr. palmer is concerned with the thousand dollar question
Just like roger he's a crazy little kid
I've got the time if you've got the inclination
So cheer up palmer, you'll soon be dead
The noose is hanging, at least you won't die wondering
Sit up and take notice tell it like it is
If i were near you i wouldn't be far from you
I've got a feeling you know what you did
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Ac/dc bag
Ac/dc bag
Ac/dc bag
Dc bag
(2x)
Time to put your money where your mouth is
Put 'em in a field and let 'em fight it out
I'm running so fast my feet don't touch the ground
I'm a stranger here i'm going down
Let's get down to the nitty gritty
Let's get this show on the road
I'll show you mine if you show me yours
I'm breathing hard - open the door
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Brain dead, and made of money
No future at all
Pull down the blinds and run for cover
No future at all
Who would've thought it, that's where i am
No future at all
Don't sweat it, that's where i am
Whoa, carry me down, down, down, down
By that night, news of palmer's death had traveled back to the camp. spirits were low and colonel forbin felt devastated. even though he had only been in gamehendge for one day, he had already developed a deep hatred for wilson. he wanted desperately to help the revolutionaries, but without palmer, it seemed hopeless. he wandered slowly through the camp and passed errand wolfe, sitting by the fire with rutherford, who had returned that afternoon. he walked on and soon found himself outside of tela's hut. forbin knocked and walked in. tela sat behind a makeshift desk in the center of a room that was littered with small cages containing spotted stripers, a tiny three-legged breed of animal. the unit monster sat in the corner. the colonel took a step toward tela and spoke. "i needed to come here tonight" he said, "to tell you that i've fallen in love with you." he looked to her eyes for approval but her face remained frozen in an expressionless stare. an awkward blank
et of silence fell over the room and hung for
A long moment before being shattered by the sound of the door swinging violently open. it was rutherford the brave. the ironclad knight rushed across the room and gripped the throats of tela and the unit monster in each of his mighty hands. they struggled to break free but even the unit monster was no match for rutherford's power and soon it was over. the bodies fell to the floor in a lifeless heap. colonel forbin stepped forward from where he stood in the corner unable to contain his confusion and rage and screamed "why?" his question was answered by errand wolfe who had quietly slipped through the doorway during the confusion. "she was a spy," he said, and explained to forbin that she had been sending information to wilson using the spotted stripers as carriers. roger's death had aroused his suspicion, and palmer's had confirmed it. the colonel stood in silence in a world that had turned up-side-down so many times that he no longer knew which way was up. it had a
ll seemed so simple when he first arrived. g
Ood versus evil, and of course he had sided with good as he had done all his life. and now, he stood and stared into the eyes of errand wolfe and he saw evil. the entire picture began to seem like an enormous puzzle with one piece missing, and the colonel knew what that piece was. "within twenty-four hours," he said to errand wolfe, "you will have the helping friendly book." and even as the words were leaving his lips, he found himself running out the door and into the forest, not towards prussia, but toward the great mountain looming in the distance.
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6. _ Avinu Malkenu
Chanenu v'anenu
Avinu malkenu
Chanenu v'anenu
Ki ain banu ma'asim
Asseh imanu
Tsadaka v'chesed
Asseh imanu tsadaka vichesed v'hoshi'ainu
Our father our king
Be gracious unto us
And answer us
For we are wanting
In good deeds
Deal with us in charity
And save us
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7. _ Nicu
1st verse
Appendages flailing running at me, ferocious, tenaciously clawing at me.
The devious gelatin holding me fast, miraculous now you let me ooze past.
Over the wall rushing rivers of sleaze, the tip of stalactites incising my
Knees.
A slipper of sand dollar day at the shore, the next evening at home that i
Dread even more.
Chorus
Would you please make clear to me, i
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8. _ Sloth
They call me the sloth
Way down in the ghetto
Italian spaghetti
Singing falsetto
Sleeping all day
Rip van winklin'
Spend my nights in bars
Glasses tinklin'
I'm so bad
He's so nasty
Ain't got no friends
Real outcasty
Stay out of my way
Or you'll end up a cripple
I'll take this piece of paper
And slice your nipple
They call me the sloth
Way down in the ghetto
Italian spaghetti
Singing falsetto
Sleeping all day
Rip van winklin'
Spend my nights in bars
Glasses tinklin'
Colonel forbin stared at the fourteen bars that stood at the end of the cell. he ran his hand across the cold, damp dungeon wall and thought again about the door. he had traveled through the door out of necessity. once he knew it existed, he simply couldn't leave it alone. just like wilson. just like tela. just like errand wolfe. and he sat in the dungeon, and he realized that he was back again through the door. and through the tiny window in the corner of his cell, he heard the distant strains.
Errand
Errand
Errand
Errand
And from atop the mountain icculus looked down on all that went on below him. and he smiled.
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9. _ Axilla
I dropped the buzzard in the sand and trudged off slowly toward the town,
I needed dinner and a place where i could throw my weight around,
I detected faint axilla scent that put me off my appetite,
But mouflon warring where i went renewed in me a need to fight,
Then reveling in mirror mask i soon was lost in foggy ditch,
Without a feather gray or white to tickle that piano witch,
Fearing that i must expose my worm to holographic haze,
My clinometer error rose and spawned in her new mawkish ways,
I woke the witch with reverence reserved for serpents, snails, and slugs,
I pulled the witch from out the ditch and turned to face the furry thugs,
The sheep they smiled with teeth agleam,
The weapons in their hooves revolved i detected a prostatic ream,
I gulped and felt my loins dissolve!!!!!!!!!
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10. _ Cities
(david byrne)think of london - small city
Dark - dark in the daytime
People sleep - sleep in the daytime
If they want to - if they want to
I'm checkin' 'em out
I'm checkin' 'em out
I've got it figured out
I've got it figured out
There's some good points - some bad points
But it all works out - i'm just a little freaked out
Find your city -
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city -
Find yourself a city to live in
A lot of bridges in birmingham
A lot of ghosts - and a lot of houses
Look over there - dry ice factory
Good place to get some thinking done
I'm checkin' 'em out
I'm checkin' 'em out
I've got it figured out
I'm the one who got it figured out
There's some good points - some bad points
Find your city -
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city -
Find yourself a city to live in
Did i forget to mention -
Forget to mention memphish
Home of elvis and the ancient greeks
Do i smell - i smell home cooking
It's only the river - it's only the river
I'm checkin' 'em out
I'm checkin' 'em out
I've got it figured out
I've got it figured out
There's some good points - some bad points
Are those things real? denied!
Find your city -
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city -
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city -
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city
Find yourself a city to live in
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11. _ Dirt
washed up on shore...
Washed up on shore...
I'd like to live beneath the dirt
A tiny space to move and breathe is all that i would ever need
I want to live beneath the dirt
Where i'd be free from push and shove like all those swarming up above
Beneath your heals i'll spend my time
Shout your name into the wind
I'll wiggle in the earth and dew
Shout your name into the wind
And somtimes i will think of you
Shout your name into the wind
And if you ever think of me
Kneel down and kiss the earth
And show me what this thought is worth
I'll never hear your voice again
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout yout name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
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12. _ Buffalo Bill
"looking for owls?" the young man asked
Hoping to lighten the tension
And the scowl he received as his only reply
Made him smile as he relived the mention
And the coward fool walked on alone
Quite proud of the fear he instilled
And later they found him, tied to a log
Bent over and buffalo billed
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13. _ Tela
The sky is burning in this lonely man
And i kneel by the river and i feel the sand and the wind
The wind from beyond the mountain
The wind from beyond the mountain
And she comes to me in this lonely land
And looks down from the multi-beast on which she rides like the wind
The wind from beyond the mountain
The wind from beyond the mountain
Tela was born in a vulgar crooked hut
In the shadow of wilson's castle
Venomous scorn from a life of bitter toil
In the shadow of wilson's castle
Glory esteem fueled by her hatred it grew
Swelling to the point where it would
Burst at the seems there was nothing she could do
Tela tela jewel of wilson's foul domain
Tela tela jewel of wilson's foul domain
A lullaby the breezes whisper
And i look into her eyes and my frozen heart begins to thaw
And burns, 'til layer after layer melts away into a pool
A sky blue mirror of her eyes
And my soul is made of marble but in her gaze i crumble into dust
And drift away on the wind
The wind from beyond the mountain
The wind from beyond the mountain
Tela grew strong from her struggle to endure
In the shadow of wilson's castle
Time touched her wounds and shelter proved the cure
In the shadow of wilson's castle
Each passing day seemed to feed the brazen serpent locked inside
And liberate the spirit she'd concealed for so long
There was no place left to hide
Tela tela jewel of wilson's foul domain
Tela tela jewel of wilson's foul domain
A lullaby the breezes whisper
Tela reached out her hand and helped forbin on to the back of the multi- beast, and together they rode off into the forest.
As they rode, tela explained to him about wilson and the helping friendly book. she told the colonel that she was part of a revolution to overthrow the evil king. the leader of the revolution was a lizard named errand wolfe who was out to avenge the death of his son roger. roger, she said, had been executed by wilson at the age of fourteen on suspicion of treason. he had been abducted from his home and hung in the public square.
The two rode on in silence, deeper and deeper into the heart of the forest until they came to the outskirts of a small community. tela explained to forbin that they had reached the base of the revolutionaries. the colonel looked up and there in the center of the clearing stood errand wolfe. he was a small man but his presence was overpowering. he seemed to emit a kind of violent energy that sent chills down the colonel's spine. and as the multi-beast moved towards him, he raised his fist in anger, and his voice filled the forest.
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14. _ Mike's Song
Trapped in time and i don't know what to do
These friends of mine, i can see right through
You don't gotta tell me i don't gotta move
'cuz i'm sittin' back here sharin' in the groove
No i'm no nice guy (me no are no nice guy)
No i'm no nice guy (me no are no nice guy)
No i'm no nice guy (me no are no nice guy)
I walk through the hallways inside my mind
I chase the backbeat from behind
Big dude in the doorway was blockin' my way
He reached to grab me and this is what he said
No i'm no nice guy (me no are no nice guy)
No i'm no nice guy (me no are no nice guy)
No i'm no nice guy (me no are no nice guy)
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Indians lying on dawn's highway bleeding
Ghosts in the young child's fragile ... mind
Aahhhhhhhh!
Careful with that axe, eugene
Mother
Careful with that axe, eugene
Aahhhhhhhh!!!!!
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15. _ Alumni Blues
Woke up this morning and i had those walking blues (x2)
I wasn't walkin' nowhere 'cause i didn't have no floor!
Staring over the edge of the bed
My old lady lying next to me, i started to cry (x2)
She said "i'm gonna take this diploma,
I'm gonna slice you in the eye!"
Well i'm alright (he's alright) (x9)
'cause i got a degree!
Escaping through my window
There's a policeman on the lawn outside my home (x2)
I opened my mouth to scream but my throat was full of foam
So i'm sittin' in this cell
My fortune dwindled to a thimble full of filth (x2)
I may spend the rest of my life in jail but at least it's got a floor!
Chorus
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16. _ The Curtain
As he saw his life run away from him
Thousands ran along
Chanting words from a song
"please me have no regrets"
"please me have no regrets"
Came from the baby's mouth
We follow the lines going south
"please me have no regrets"
Came from the,came from the,came from the... baby's mouth!
We follow the line going south!
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17. _ Cracklin' Rosie
Yea, cracklin' rosie, get on board.
We're gonna ride 'til there ain't no more to go.
Takin' it slow, lord don't you know,
Happily a time when the poor man's let be
Hitchin' on a twilight train,
Ain't nothin' here that i care to take along,
Maybe a song to sing when i'm long,
Don't mean to say please, said old man, i'm happy too.
Oh, i love my rosie child, you got the way to make me happy.
You and me, we go in style.
Cracklin' rose, you're a store-bought woman,
You make me sing like a guitar hummin.
Hang on to me, girl, our song keeps runnin' on.
Play it now, play it now, play it now my lady!
Cracklin rosie, make me smile.
Darl'in if lasts for an hour well that's alright we got all night
To set the world right.
Find us a dream and don't ask no questions yea!
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[in fishman's version:]
Bah, bah bah bah bah.
Bah, bah bah bah bah bah bah bah bah
Bah bah bah bah
Bah, bah bah bah bah
Bah, bah bah bah bah bah bah bah bah bah
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18. _ Timber Ho!
I'm gonna pull this timber `fore the sun go down
Get it `cross the river `fore the bars come down
Drag it on down that dusty road
Come on jerry, let's dump this load
I said "timber, ho!", timber, woah this timber's gotta roll
I said "timber, ho!", timber, woah this timber's gotta roll
My old jerry was an arkansas mule
Been everywhere and he ain't no fool
Weighed nine hundred and twenty-two
Done everything a poor mule can do
(chorus)
Jerry's shoulders stood six foot tall
Pulled more timber than a freight could haul
Workin' heavy old jerry got sore
Pulled so much he couldn't pull no more
(chorus)
The boss said "jerry" and it made him jump
Jerry ran and kicked the boss on the rump
My old jerry was a cool mule
Had it been me i woulda killed that fool
Boss tried to shoot old jerry in the head
Jerry took that bullet and he stomped him dead
Stomped that boss til he heard him scream
Sure don't care he was so damn mean
(chorus 2x)
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19. _ Strange Design
I'm needing lest restraint before
I'm needing to hit the lights and close the door
I'm fine, i'm fine cause i'm...
Dripping in this strange design
None is yours and far less mine
Hold the wheel, read the sign
Keep the tires off the line
Just relax, you're doing fine
Swimming in this real thing i call life
Can i bring a few companions on this ride?
I'm feeling, my heart's not beating anymore
I'm feeling. it's alright, this happened once before
I'm fine, i'm fine cause i'm...
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20. _ Fuck Your Face
I went down to the guitar store and i bought myself some things
Then i went home to fix this guitar to see if it could sing.
When i got done i plugged it in but it made no sound at all.
So i was gettin' pretty pissed and i plugged it into the wall.
Guess it's not a signing type, it would rather yell and spit.
If you don't think you'll like this guitar then you're really askin' for shit!
`cause when i get mad, i get red, and then i start to steam.
And this guitar is gonna fuck your face `cause it knows how to scream!
Hi, i'm bill. i was the one who did the cover art for the stone's sucking in the 70's lp.
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21. _ Weekapaug
He walked on down the hall...
Walked on down the hall
He said, "mother..."
"father, i want to kill you..."
"mother...
I want to cook you breakfast...
I want to cook you breakfast, mother...
Mother...i wanna cook you breakfast...
Then i wanna...i wanna borrow the car...
Then i wanna borrow the car...
Then i wanna..."
Ooooooooooh
Trying to make a woman match your moves
Ooooooooooh
And i'm sharing in the weekapaug groove
Trying to make a woman match your moves
Ooooooooooh
And i'm sharing in the weekapaug groove
Trying to make a woman match your moves
Ooooooooooh
And i'm sharing in the weekapaug groove
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22. _ Old Home Place
It's been ten long years since i left my home in the hollow where i was born
Where the cool fall nights make the woods smell right and the fox hunter blows him horn
I fell in love with a girl from the town, i thought that she would be true
I ran away to charlottsville and worked in a sawmill or two
What have they done to the old home place?
Why did they tear it down?
And why did i leave the plow in the field and look for a job in the town?
Now the girl ran off with somebody else, tarriffs took all my pay
And here i stand where the old home stood before they took it away
Now geese fly south and the cold wind blows as i stand here and hang my head
I lost my love and lost my home, and now i wish that i was dead
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23. _ Blue And Lonesome
The lonesome sound of a train goin' by
Makes me want to stop and cry
I recall the day it took you away
I'm blue and i'm lonesome too.
Whn i hear that lonesome whistle blow
Well i want to pack my suitcase and go
The lonesome sound of a train goin' by
Makes me want to stop and cry.
In the still of the night in the pale moonlight
The wind did blow and sigh
These awful blues i just can't loose
I'm blue and i'm lonesome too.
When i hear that lonesome whistle blow
Well i want to pack my suitcase and go
The lonesome sound of the train goin' by
Makes me want to stop and cry.
I'm blue and i'm lonesome too.
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24. _ Dear Mrs. Reagan
Dear mrs. reagan, i hope you're feeling well
Fighting drugs and abortion will keep you out of hell
Send in the troops, they'll shut the system down
Take away their leaders and replace them all with clowns
Out in the rose garden, time for a speech
Make up your face so it looks like a peach
Aw, nancy dear, what shall i say?
Tell ole ronnie it's all ok.
Oh mrs reagan, mrs reagangun your husband downyou'll collect insurancemake our country sounddear mrs reagan, gun your husband down,save us from this awful fategeorge bush will be our next president!dear mr reagan, your hair is really swellbuy another missile and damn the poor to hellpump up our resources,you'll make us strong abroadforeign country leadersknow that you're a fraudoh ron, you're such a patriotwe think that you're an idioteverybody's singing this timeoh mrs reagan, mrs reagan, gun your husband down,don't this let injustice reign,it's ron you must uncrownoh mrs reagan, gun your husband downsend him out to pasturehis brain cannot be found
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25. _ Famous Mockingbird
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly...
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
The next morning at the camp errand wolfe and rutherford stood frozen in awe as the famous mockingbird flew out of the sky and laid the helping friendly book at their feet. the quest for the book had dragged on for so many years that it's sudden appearance left the men staring in disbelief, unsure of what their next move should be. the shock wore off quickly though, and errand wolfe shot into high gear. he snatched up the book with one hand and the famous mockingbird with the other, and began to inform rutherford of his plan. he would first kill wilson, and then put the helping friendly book to work for him.
With rutherford's aid he fastened the famous mockingbird to a pole, with glue and rubber bands, to insure the secrecy of his mission, and then set out to find the only man in gamehendge who could handle the job of eliminating a king.
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26. _ Lizards
Passing through the corridor i came upon an aging knight
Who leaned against the wall in gnarly armor
He was on his way to see the king
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
He led me through the streets of prussia talking
As he tried to crush a bug that scurried underneath his bootheel
He said there was a place where we should go
So he lead me through the forest to the edge of a lagoon by which
We wandered 'til we reached a bubbly spring
The knight grew very quiet as we stood there
Then he lifted up his visor and he turned to me and he began to sing
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He said i come from the land of darkness
I said i come from the land of doom
He said i come from the land of gamehendge
From the land of the big baboon
But i'm never never going back there
And i couldn't if i tried
'cause i come from the land of lizards
And the lizards they have died
And the lizards they have died
And the lizards they have died
And the lizards they have died
He told me that the lizards were a race of people practically extinct
From doing things smart people don't do
He said that he was once a lizard too
His name was rutherford the brave and he was on a quest to save
His people from the fate that lay before them.
Their clumsy end was perilously near
The lizards would be saved, he said, if they could be enlightened
By the writings of the helping friendly book
In all of prussia only one existed
And wilson had declared that any person who possessed it was a crook
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The helping friendly book, it seemed, possessed the ancient secrets
Of eternal joy and never-ending splendor
The trick was to surrender to the flow
We walked along beneath the moon
He lead us through the bush 'till soon
We saw before our eyes a raging river
He said that we could swim it if we tried
And saying this the knight dove in forgetting that his suit of arms
Would surely weigh him down and so he sunk
And as his body disappeared before me
I bowed my head in silence and remembered all thoughts that he had thunk
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But rutherford and forbin weren't alone. and suddenly an unexpected movement caught his eye. on the far side of the river he saw a shaggy creature standing in the weeds who stared across at forbin with an unrelenting gaze. a gigantic mass of muscles and claws. the hideous beast reared back and hurled himself in the water and swam toward the region where rutherford lay. and in a flash, the beast was gone, underneath the surface to the frosty depths below while forbin, bewildered, waited alone. the seconds dragged by in what seemed like hours till finally the colonel felt it all had been a dream. defeated, he bowed his head then turned to go. suddenly with a roar, the creature emerged before him and held the brave knight's body to the sky. and the creature laid the knight upon the shore. and the colonel fell beside his friend in prayer that he'd survive. and rutherford, brave rutherford was alive.
Forbin and the unit monster were crouched over the soggy knight carefully removing his bulky helmet when the colonel heard a sound behind him. he turned around and came face to face with an enormous shaggy horse-like creature covered from head to tail with alternating blotches of brown and white. it was a two-toned multi-beast, and atop the multi-beast sat the most beautiful woman the colonel had ever seen. after fifty-two years of undaunted bachelorhood, the colonel felt a feeling rush over him as he had never felt before.
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27. _ Daniel Saw The Stone
Oh daniel saw the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Daniel saw the stone that came rolling through babylon
Daniel saw the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Coming down to redeem a mighty world
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Well, meet me, jesus, meet me
Meet me in the middle of the air
'cause now if these wings should fail me
Lord, i want to hitch on another pair
Oh jesus was the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Jesus was the stone that came rolling through babylon
Jesus was the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Coming down to redeem a mighty world
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Oh, well the tree it was bending
Up in the heavenly land
Well, my god spoke unto the holy ghost
He said, "come on and let's make man"
I'm looking for the stone that was hewed out the mountain
I'm looking for the stone that came rolling through babylon
I'm looking for the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Coming down to redeem a mighty world
[repeat above 4 lines]
Well, now, early in the morning the trumpet's gonna sound
The dead and christ is gonna rise
Well, if you ain't got good religion
Lord, then hell you'll open your eyes
I found that stone that was hewed out the mountain
I found the stone that came rolling through babylon
I found the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Coming down to redeem a mighty world
[repeat above 4 lines]
The main difference between this version and phish's version is that phish only uses the first verse cited here ("meet me, jesus, meet me"). the other verse that trey sings (the only other verse) is this:
Well, i saw a weary traveler
He was walking on down the road
Well, i saw him later that evening
He was walking on down that road
[followed by the "walk, walk, walk..." part]
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28. _ Carolina (or Carolina On My Mind)
Carolina, carolina, carolina, carolina
Nothing could be finer than to be in carolina in the morning
No one could be sweeter that my sweetie when i meet her in the morning
Where the morning glory
Twine around the door
Whispering pretty stories
I long to hear once more
Strolling with my girlie when the dew is pearly early in the morning
Butterflies all flutter up and kiss each little buttercup, in the morning
If i had aladdin's lamp
I'd make a wish and here's what i'd say
Nothing could be finer than to be in carolina in the morning
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29. _ Big Black Furry Creature From Mars
When i get home from work, what do i do?
I try to kill you!
When i get home from work, what do i do?
I try to kill you!
And why would i try to kill you?
Because you're a...
Big black furry creature from mars (4x)
When we go out to eat, what do i do?
I try to kill you!
When we go out to eat, what do i do?
Oh, i am killing you!
Now why would i go and do that?
Because you're a...
Big black furry creature from mars (4x)
I'm runnin, i'm runnin from you
I'm runnin, i'm runnin!
And what causes me to run?
Cause you're a...
Big black furry creature from mars (12x)
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30. _ Jesus Just Left Chicago
(billy f. gibbons/joe michael hill/frank lee beard)jesus left chicago
And he headed down to new orleans
Jesus left chicago
And he headed down to new orleans
Hey hey
Workin' from one end to the other
And all points in between
Took a drive through mississippi
Muddy water turned to wine
Took a drive through mississippi
Muddy water turned to wine
Hey hey
Went out to california
Through the points and through the pines
You might not see him in person
But he'll see you just the same
Might not see him in person
But he'll see you just the same
Hey hey
Don't have to worry about nothin'
'cuz takin' care of business is his name
Jesus left chicago
And he headed down to new orleans
Jesus left chicago
And he headed down to new orleans
Hey hey
Workin' from one end to the other
And all points in between
Thanks everyone!
This is a very cool room, i don't know how many of you
Were here last time, but...it's good to be back
What's that?
Sounds good, mike!! sounds great, mike!!!
Thank you man! thank you.. ok.... mike?
He likes the way it sounds!
I know!
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31. _ Bouncin Around The Room
The woman was a dream i had
Though rather hard to keep
For when my eyes were watching hers
They closed,
And i was still asleep.
For when my hand was holding hers
She whispered words and i awoke
And faintly bouncing around the room
The echo of whomever spoke
I awoke and faintly bouncing round the room
The echo of whomever spoke.
The place i saw was far beneath
The surface of the sea
My sight was poor
But i was sure
The sirens sang their songs for me
They dance above me as i sink
I see them through a crystal haze
And hear them bouncing round the room
The never ending coral maze
That time and once again i'm bouncing around the room.
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32. _ Introduction Narration
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Once upon a time there was a mountain that rose out of a vast green forest. and in the forest there were birds and lakes and rocks and trees and rivers. the forest was also inhabited by a small group of people called the lizards. the lizards were a simple people and they had lived in the forest undisturbed for thousands of years in utter peace and tranquillity. once a year when spring came, and the first blossoms began to show, the lizards would gather at the base of the mountain, to give thanks for all that they had. they thanked the birds and they thanked the lakes and they thanked the rocks and the trees and the rivers; but most importantly, they thanked icculus. icculus lived at the top of the mountain, or at least everyone thought so, for no one had actually ever seen him. but they knew he existed, because they had the helping friendly book. icculus had given the helping friendly book to the lizards thousands of years earlier as a gift. it contained all of the knowledge inherent
in the universe, and had
Enabled the lizards to exist in harmony with nature for years. and so they lived; until one day a traveler arrived in gamehendge.
His name was wilson and he quickly became intrigued by the lizards way of life. he asked if he could stay on and live in the forest; and the lizards, who had never seen an outsider, were happy to oblige. wilson lived with the lizards for a few years, studying the ways of the helping friendly book, and all was well. until one morning when they awoke and the book was gone. wilson explained that he had hidden the book, knowing that the lizards had become dependent on it for survival. he declared himself king and enslaved the innocent people of gamehendge. he cut down the trees and built a city, which he called prussia. and in the center of the city he built a castle, and locked in the highest tower of the castle lay the helping friendly book out of the reach of the lizards forever. but our story begins at a different time, not in gamehendge, but on a suburban street in long island, and our hero is no king sitting in a castle, he is a retired colonel shaving in his bathroom.
Colonel forbin looked square in the mirror and dragged the blade across his cold creamed skin. he saw the tired little folds of flesh that lay in a heap beneath his eyes. fifty-two years of obedient self-restraint, of hiding his tension behind a serene veil of composure. for fifty-two years he had piled it all on the back burner, and for fifty-two years it had boiled, frothing over in a turbulent storm inside of him. it had escaped through his eyes, reacting with the cigarette smoke and the fluorescent lights and slowly accumulating into a sagging mass.
He ran his dripping palm across the stubble on the nape of his neck and thought again about the door. he had discovered the door some months back on one of his ritualistic morning walks with his dog mcgrupp. it had started out as a typical stroll with mcgrupp bounding joyously ahead of the preoccupied colonel. as they reached the apex of the hill, he saw it and he knew it had always been there, and felt foolish for overlooking the door for so long. at first, he tried to ignore it, but he soon found that it was impossible, and slowly his newly acquired knowledge transformed his dreary life into a prison from which there was only one escape. and on this morning, colonel forbin stepped through the door.
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33. _ Colonel Forbin's Ascent
Colonel forbin stared up at the mountain
And wiped away the beads of sweat
That glistened on his brow
His tired feet were buried in the quagmire
And his bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between him
And fulfillment of his vow
And he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root
And pulled his body upwards
To a sea green mossy boulder
And he dragged his weary carcass [or "shit-ass"] up the mountain
And he climbed so slowly
He climbed so slowly
Ahead
Ahead
Suddenly he heard the crack of thunder
And the rocks began to crumble overhead
And tumble down the mountain to the
Dismal swamp that lay beneath the jagged cliffs
Through which his path had led
And the earth began to quake beneath his feet
And the mighty mountain changed before his eyes
And he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stones
Cascading down the mountain
And a thousand birds were headed for the sky. oh...
The sacred creed will be yours
And if you wait until tomorrow
The sacred creed will be yours
To devour
Yours
To seize
And to obey
Obey
When the dust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his head
And was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of light
And he saw the silhouette that stood before him
And he bowed in reverence
Trembling in the shadow of the mighty legend's form
Icculus the prophet stood before his eyes
Looking down on colonel forbin
Where he shuddered in the puddles and the muck
And he quietly addressed him
And he spoke so slowly
He spoke so slowly
Ahead
He said
Colonel forbin i know why you've come here
And i'll help you with your quest to gain the knowledge that you lack
I call upon my faithful friend the mockingbird
To fly and seize the helping book and bring it to your shack
And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow
And the helping friendly book will plant the seed
But i warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure
Becomes a deadly weapon in the hands of avarice
And greed
The sacred greed will be yours
And if you wait until tomorrow
The sacred creed will be yours
To devour
Yours
To seize
And to obey
And to obey
And the famous mockingbird swooped down out of the sky and landed on icculus's shoulder, and icculus whispered into the bird's ear, and it flew off toward wilson's castle in the valley below.
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