Led Zeppelin 4

(jones/page/plant)

Sisters of the way-side bide their time in quiet peace,
Await their place within the ring of calm;
Still stand to turn in seconds of release,
Await the call they know may never come.
In times of lightness, no intruder dared upon
To jeopardize the course, upset the run;
And all was joy and hands were raised toward the sun
As love in the halls of plenty overrun.

Still in their bliss unchallenged mighty feast,
Unending dances shadowed on the day.
Within their walls, their daunting formless keep,
Preserved their joy and kept their doubts at bay.
Faceless legions stood in readiness to weep,
Just turn a coin, bring order to the fray;
And everything is soon no sooner thought than deed,
But no one seemed to question in anyway.

How keen the storied hunter's eye prevails upon the land
To seek the unsuspecting and the weak;
And powerless the fabled sat, too smug to lift a hand
Toward the foe that threatened from the deep.
Who cares to dry the cheeks of those who saddened stand
Adrift upon a sea of futile speech?
And to fall to fate and make the 'status plan'
Where was your word, where did you go?
Where was your helping, where was your bow? bow.
Dull is the armour, cold is the day.
Hard was the journey, dark was the way. way.
I heard the word; i couldn't stay. oh.
I couldn't stand it another day, another day,
Another day, another day.

Touched by the timely coming,
Roused from the keeper's sleep,
Release the grip, throw down the key.

Held now within the knowing,
Rest now within the peace.
Take of the fruit, but guard the seed.

They had to stay!

Held now within the knowing,
Rest now within the beat.
Take of the fruit, but guard the seed...

(page/plant)

Ooh...know i feel so strange looking out the door
Oooh...tryin hard to change but can't let go
Oooh...cryin' tears of pain and more and more
Oooh...everyday is the same as the one before

I'm walkin the floor over you
I'm walkin the floor

Every heart that breaks is a heart that's cold
To the hand that takes your dreamless soul

Ooh...is it long to wait, is it much to pay?
Oooh...sometimes it's hard waiting for the day.

You know it's hard. i said it's hard
You know it's true. i said it's hard
You know it's hard. you know it's true

Every tear that falls is a smile that's lost
When you hear the call can you count the cost?
As you stand alone do you wonder how?
Can you step aside, does it matter now?

Every love that's changed ?-?-?-?-?-?
In the eye of the night ?-?-?-
In the day everything ?-?-?-?
She was smilin' a tear at her waters fall ??

You know it's true. you know it's true now

I'm walkin the floor over you
I'm walkin' the floor
Every tear that falls is a smile that's lost
When you hear the call can you count the cost?
As you stand alone do you wonder how?
Can you step aside, does it matter now?

Does it matter now? (repeat)

(bonham/jones/page/plant)

One time love, take care how you use it
Try to make it last all night, and if you take your pick
Be careful how you choose it, sometimes its hard to feel it bite
Feel it bite.

A man i know, went down to louisiana,
Had himself a bad, bad fight
And when the sun peeked through
John cameron with suzanna,
He kissed the whiskers, left & right
Whiskers!

Now, now, now, fright subsides
Out at a hotel in the quarter, our friends check in to pass the night
Now love gets hot, but fire preceded water
Poor whiskers set the room alight.
Whiskers!

Down on bourbon street, you know it's right
You can see my friend, they run around all through the night
Most everywhere, until the closet's bare
Run for the razor, doin' up my hair

New orleans queens, sure know how to schmooze it
Maybe for some that seems alright
When i step out, strut down with my sugar
She'd best not talk like barry white!

One time love, take care how you use it
Try to make it last all night, and if you take your pick
Be careful how you choose it, sometimes its hard to feel it bite
Feel it bite.

You know you shook me,
You shook me all night long.
You know you shook me, baby,
You shook me all night long.
You shook me so hard baby,
Baby, baby, please come home.
I have a bird that whistles,
And i have birds that sing.
I have a bird that whistles,
And i have birds that sing.
I have a baby, won't do nothing, oh!
Oh, oh, buy a diamond ring.
You know you shook me, baby,
You shook me all night long.
I know you really, really, did baby.
I said you shook me, baby.
You shook me all night long.
You shook me so hard, baby.
You shook me all night long.

(jones/plant)

Baby, when you walk that sweet walk
Oh, you walk it good, yes you walk it good
Baby, when you talk that sweet talk
Oh, it sounds so good, oh so good

With a little bit of concentration
And a little bit of helpin' hands, yeah
And a little bit of raving madness
You know it makes me feel, baby
Both my feet are back on the ground

And when the rhythm takes me
It feels so good, oh so good
Baby if it keeps a-shaking
It will do you good, oh so much good

With a little bit of stop-a-shakin' shakin'
And a little bit of ?fly right down?
And a little bit of sweet con-carne
It makes me feel, makes me feel
I got my feet on the ground

Ooh now baby, when you move it makes me
Really feel so good, oh so good
And i'm so glad, so glad, so glad, so glad
And i'm good, oh, so good
With a little bit of concentration
And a little bit of helping hand
And a little bit of ?saving madness?
You know it makes me feel, baby
I'm back on the ground oh yes, sure does
It makes me feel back on the ground.

I'm feelin' good child!
Down on the ground.
Sha la la la...

(jones/page/plant)

I received a message from my brother across the water
He sat laughin' as he wrote the end's in sight
So i said goodbye to all my friends
And packed my hopes inside a matchbox
'cause i know it's time to fly

Come on, meet me in the morning, meet me in the middle of the night
The morning light is comin', don't it make you wanna go and feel alright

I just jumped a train that never stops,
So now somehow i'll know i never finished payin' for my ride
Just n' someone pushed a gun into my hand
Tell me i'm the type of man to fight the fight that i'll require

Come on, meet me in the morning, meet me in the middle of the night
The morning light is comin', don't it make you wanna go and feel alright

Oh, mama, well i think it's time i'm leavin'
Nothin' here to make me stay
Whoa, mama, well it must be time i'm goin'
They're knockin' down them doors
They're tryin' to take me away

Please mr. brakeman, won't you ring your bell. and ring loud and clear
Please mr. fireman, won't you ring your bell
Tell the people they got to fly away from here

I once saw a picture of a lady with a baby
Southern lady, had a very, very special smile
We are in the middle of a change in destination
When the train stops, all together we will smile
Oh, meet me in the morning. won't you meet me in the middle of the night, night, night
Everybody know the mornin' time is comin'
Don't it make you wanna feel alright. ah, ah, yeah
Make me feel alright. fly now, baby
Get to fly, yeah. fly now, baby

I wanna tell you bout my good thing
I ain't disclosing no names but--
He sure is a good friend and!
I ain't gonna tell you where he comes from, no!
If i tell you you wont come again! hey!
I ain't gonna tell you nothin but i do will, but i know, yeah!
I should do but i know now let me tell you bout my girl:
Open up a newspaper and what do i see? ahh, ah
See my girl, ah, looking at me
Ooh, and when she walks, ooh, lemme tell ya:
She walks and when she talks, she talks and
When she looks at me in the eye
She's my baby lord i wanna make her mine
Tell me baby what you want me to do!
You want me to love you, love some other man too?
Ain't gonna call me mr. pitiful, no!
I don't need no respect from nobody no! no!
Ooh yeah! no no! ahh!
I ain't gonna tell you nothing i ain't gonna no more, no!
She's my baby let me tell you that i love her so and
And! she's the woman i really wanna love
And let me tell you more, oooh!
She's my baby she lives next door
She's the one a woman the one a woman that i know.
I ain't gonna... tell you one thing that you really ought to know ooh!
She's my lover baby and i love her so and
She's the one that really makes me whirl and twirl!
And she's the kind of lover that makes me me fill the whole world and
She's the one who really makes me jump and shout, ooh!
She's the kind of girl--i know what it's all about!
Take it take it
Excuse me
Oh will ya excuse me
I'm just trying to find the bridge
Has anybody seen the bridge?
Please!
(have you seen the bridge?)
I ain't seen the bridge!
(where's that confounded bridge?)

(bonham/jones/page/plant/mrs. valens/stewart)

Been in town, my baby, we just got to rock on
Yeah, darling, we just got to go home
I don't want no tutti-frutti, no lollipop
Come on, baby, just rock, rock, rock.

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, honey
We've been shakin' all night
Oh, darlin', we just got to roll right
Ooh, my head... rock on.

Hey babe, hey babe (repeat)

I don't want no tutti-frutti, no lollipop
Come on baby, just rock, rock, rock.

(page/plant)

How come twenty four hours, baby sometimes seem to slip into days?
Oh twenty-four hours, baby sometimes seem to slip into days
A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when i feel this way
Sittin, lookin at the clock, time moves so slow
I've been watchin for the hands to move
Until i just can't look no more
How come twenty four hours, baby sometimes seems to slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when i feel this way.

To sing a song for you, i recall you used to say
"oh baby this one's for we two", which in the end is you anyway

How come twenty four hours, baby sometimes slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when i feel this way.

There was a time that i stood tall, in the eyes of other men
But by my own choice i left you woman, and now i can't get back again

How come twenty-four hours, sometimes slip into days?
A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when i feel this way
A minute seems like a lifetime
When i feel this way...i feel this way

I can't quit you, baby,
So i'm gonna put you down for awhile.
I said i can't quit you, baby,
I guess i gotta put you down for awhile.
Said you messed up my happy home,
Made me mistreat my only child.
Yessir, you did!
Said you know i love you, baby,
My love for you i could never hide.
Oh, you know i love you, baby,
My love for you i could never hide.
Oh, when i feel you near me little girl
I know you are my one desire.
When you hear me moaning and groaning, baby,
You know it hurts me deep down inside.
When you hear me moaning and groaning, baby,
You know it hurts me deep down inside.
Oh, when you hear me, honey, baby,
You know you're my one desire.
Yes, you are.

(berns/page/plant)

There was a time, i used to call you on my very own
We were so happy woman, talkin' for hours and hours on the telephone

Then one day, i set you up to walk right outta my life
Leavin' me all by myself, all alone, to cry every night

(babe...) oooh, i want you to come back home yeah (come on home)
(oooh yeah) sweet little girl (ooh yeah, been gone so long)
Been away so long

Now listen to me: i said i made up my mind
Woman when you left me there, oh
I was gonna find another sweet lover
Who's gonna feel all of my... cares

So i met a sweet little girl, just about as nice as she could be, oh
I fell in love with that woman, but she turned around,
And did the same thing again to me...

(babe...) baby, please come home (come on home) hoome yeah...
I know, (ya been gone too long) been away so long
(babe...) i want you to please come home, oh (come on hooome...)

So i made up my mind, i gonna crawl right back to you woman
I'm gonna plead and plead and plead, yeah, 'till you're here by my side
I can't even walk down the same old streets we used to walk down
'cause i keep thinkin about all the good times
Keep thinkin' about it, i wanna make you mine

Babe, babe, babe, please (come on home, yeah) (come on home)
(you've been gone too long)

(page/plant)

Well i just got into town today
To find my girl who's gone away
She took the greyhound at the general store
I searched myself i searched the town
When i finally did sit down
I find myself no wiser than before

She said we couldn't do no wrong
No other love could be so strong
She locked up my heart in her bottom drawer
Now she took my heart she took my keys
From in my old blue dungarees
And i'll never go to texas anymore

* chorus: now my baby's gone i don't know what to do
She took my love and walked right out the door
And if i ever find that girl i know one thing for sure
I'm gonna give her something like she never had before

I took her love at seventeen
A little late these days it seems
But they said heaven is well worth waiting for
I took her word i took it all
Beneath the sign that said "u-haul"
She left angels hangin round for more

Chorus

I thought i had it all sewn up
Our love, a plot, a pick-up truck
But folks said she was after something more
I never did quite understand
All that talk about rockin' bands
But they just rolled my doll right out the door
Oh yeah, they just rolled my doll right out the door!

(page/plant)

I was burned in the heat of the moment,
Though it couldn't have been the heat of the day
When i learned how my time had been wasted,
(and a) tear fell as i turned away

Now i've got friends who will give me their shoulder,
Event i should happen to fall
Time and his bride growing older
I've got friends who will give me fuck all

(on the) corner of bleeker and nowhere
In the land of not quite day
A shiver runs down my backbone
Face in the mirror turns grey

So (i) looked round to hitch up the reindeer
Searching hard trying to brighten the day
I turned around to look for the snowman
To my surprise he'd melted away.

As the moon and the stars call the order
Inside my tides dance the ebb and sway
The sun in my soul's sinking lower
While the hope in my hands turns to clay
I don't ask that my field's full of clover
I don't moan at opportunity's door
And if you ask my advice, take it slower
Then your story'd be your finest reward.

Lost on the path to attainment
Search in the eyes of the wise
When i bled from the heart of the matter
I started bleeding without a disguise

Now everything's fine under heaven
Now and then you've got to take time to pause
When you're down on the ground, don't be messin' around
Or you'll land in a boat without oars
Hey babe, hey babe, hey babe,
I lost my way.

Hey babe, hey babe,
I don't know where i'm gonna find it.

Hey babe, hey babe,
Do you wanna know,
Do you really, really, wanna help me, yeah?

Let me tell you now, babe
Let me tell you
That it feels so good that it must be right

Now my babe,
Let me tell you
That it feels so good that it must be right...

Baby, baby
I'm gonna bring it on home to you.
I've got my ticket, i've got that load.
Got up, gone higher, all aboard.
Take my seat, right way back. ooh yeah
Watch this train roll down the track.
I'm gonna bring it on home, bring it on home to you.
Watch out, watch out, man move
Try to tell you baby, what you tryin' to do?
Tryin' to love me baby, love some other man too.
Bring it on home...
Went a little walk downtown, messed and got back late.
Found a note there waiting, and it said, "daddy, i just can't wait."
Bring it on home..., bring it back home to me baby...
Tell you, pretty baby, you love to mess me `roun'.
I'm gonna give you lovin', baby, gonna move you out o' town.
Bring it on home...
Sweetest little baby, daddy ever saw.
I'm gonna give you lovin' baby, i'm gonna give you more.
Bring it on home..., all right.
Bring it on home, bring it on home to you...

How many more times,
Treat me the way you wanna do?
How many more times,
Treat me the way you wanna do?
When i give you all my love,
Please, please be true.
I'll give you all i've got to give,
Rings, pearls, and all.
I'll give you all i've got to give,
Rings, pearls, and all.
I've got to get you together baby,
I'm sure, sure you're gonna crawl.
Wanna love some other man too!
I was a young man, i couldn't resist
Started thinkin' it all over, just what i had missed.
Got me a girl and i kissed her and then and then...
Whoops, oh lordy, well i did it again.
Now i got ten children of my own
I got another child on the way that makes eleven.
But i'm in constant heaven.
I know it's all right in my mind
'cause i got a little schoolgirl and she's all mine
I can't get through to her 'cause it doesn't permit
But i'm gonna give her everything i've got to give.
Oh, rosie, oh, girl x2
Steal away now, steal away
Steal away baby, steal away
Little robert anthony wants to come and play.
Why don't you come to me baby?
Steal away, all right, all right...
Well they call me the hunter, that's my name
They call me the hunter, that's how i got my fame
Ain't no need to hide,
Ain't no need to run
'cause i've got you in the sights of my..........gun!
How many more times
Barrelhouse all night long, all right!
How many more times
Barrelhouse all night long?
I've got to get to you, baby
Baby, please come home.
Why don't you listen to me babe?
Why don't you please come home? x3
Ooh!

When i done quit hollerin' baby
I believe i shake 'em on down
Get my babe, won't be late,
You know by that i mean seconds late
Ah, must i holler,
Must i shake 'em on down,
Well i've been mistreated, babe,
I believe i'll shake 'em on down.
Shake 'em.
Well i ain't no monkey.
I can't climb no tree,
No brown skin woman gonna make
No monkey out of me,
I ain't no monkey,
Sure can't climb no tree,
I been mistreated babe
I believe i'll shake 'em on down,
Well i've been mistreated babe
I believe i'll shake 'em on down.
Listen mama,
Put on your mornin' gown'
Put in your nightshirt
Mama we gonna shake 'em down
Must i holler
Must i shake 'em on down?
Gave my baby a twenty dollar bill,
If that don't get her,
Sure my shot, shot, shot-gun will,
Yeah, i gave my baby a twenty dollar bill,
If that don't get that woman,
I'm sure my shot-gun will.
Gonna go shoot her now...