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1. _ Steam Engine
Lead vocal: micky dolenz
Produced by: chip douglas
Mr. engineer, slow the engine down some more.
You're movin' just a little too fast,
I've got my foot down clear to the floor.
Steam engine, engine 99
Steam drivers, rollin' right on by.
Mr. engineer, you see i've got a little problem here.
My baby, she's aboard your train,
She says she's never comin' back again.
Steam engine, engine 99
Steam drivers, rollin' right on by.
She told me good bye, she said i'm leavin' you behind.
I think i'm gonna die, if i hear that whistle whine.
Mr. engineer, slow the engine down some more.
You're movin' movin' just a little too fast,
I've got my foot down clear to the floor.
Steam engine, engine 99
Steam drivers, rollin' right on by.
(steam engines)gotta keep on keep on rollin'.
(steam engines)she's gonna leave me behind.
(steam engines)i might as well go home.
(steam engines)she's gonna leave me behind.
(steam engines)i might as well go home.
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2. _ Goin' Down
Sock it to me...
Floatin' down the river
With a saturated liver
And i wish i could forgive her
But i do believe she meant it
When she told me to forget it
And i bet she will regret it
When they find me in the morning wet and drowned
And the word gets 'round
Goin' down
Goin' down
Coming' up for air
It's pretty stuffy under there
I'd like to say i didn't care
But i forgot to leave a note
And it's so hard to stay afloat
I'm soakin' wet without a boat
And i knew i should have taken off my shoes
It's front page news
Goin' down
Goin' down
I wish i had another drink
It wouldn't be so hard to sink
I should have taken time to think
Besides i got the picture straight
She must have had another date
I didn't need this extra weight
I wish that i could see the way to shore
Don't want no more
Goin' down
I'm goin' down
And now i see the life i led
I slept it all away in bed
I should have learned to swim instead
And now it's really got me stumped
I can't believe why i jumped
I'd like to get my tummy pumped
I can't believe they drink this stuff in town
This dirty brown
Goin' down
Goin' down
I wish i looked before i leaped
I didn't know it was so deep
Been down so far i don't get wet
Haven't touched the bottom yet
This river scene is gettin' old
I'm hungry, sleepy, wet and cold
She told me to forget it nice
I should have taken her advice
I only want to go on home
I'd gladly leave that girl alone
What a way to spend the night
If i don't drown, i'll die of fright
My pappy taught me how to float
But i can't swim a single note
He threw me in to teach me how
I stayed there floatin' like a mama cow
And now i've floated way down stream
I know this has to be a dream
If i could find my way to shore
I'd never, never do this anymore
I'll give you three, i've been down nine
I'm goin' down just one more time.
Goin' down.
Goin' down.
Now the sky is gettin' light
An everything will be alright
Think i finally got the knack
Just floatin' here lazy on my back
I never really liked that town
I think i'll ride the river down
Just movin' slow and floatin' free
There's a river swingin' under me.
Waving back to the folks on shore
I should have thought of this before
I'm floatin' on down to new orleans
Goin' to pick up on some swingin' scenes
I know i'll know a better day
I'll go down groovin' all the way
Goin' down
Goin' down
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3. _ D.w. Washburn
Lead vocal: micky dolenz
Produced by: the monkees
D.w. washburn, i heard a sweet voice say.
D.w. washburn, this is your lucky day.
A hot bowl of soup is waitin'.
A hot bowl of soup and a shave.
D.w. washburn, we picked you to say.
Can't you hear the bugle call? can't you hear the bells?
Even you can be reborn, you naughty
If you don't get out of that gutter,
Before the next big rain.
D.w. wahsburn, you're gonna wash right down the drain.
Up, up, come on get up off your street.
If you can only make it from your hands to your knees,
I know you can make it to your feet. wooah!
D.w. washburn, i said to myself.
D.w. washburn, why don't you go save sombody else?
Well, i got no job to go to.
I don't work and i don't get paid.
I got a bottle of wine, i'm feelin' fine.
And i believe i got it made.
I'd like to thank all you good people
For comin' to my aid.
But i'm d.w. washburn.
I do believe i got it made.
I do believe i got it made, don't need nobody.
I do believe i got it made, i do believe i got it made.
Or...
Dw washburn i heard a sweet voice say
Dw washburn this is your lucky day
A hot bowl of soup is waitin'
A hot bowl of soup and a shave...
Dw washburn...we picked you to save (the whole thing is about the
Salvation army finding some soul that they think needs saving....and the guy
Is perfectly content as he is)
Can't you hear the flugle horn?
Can't you hear the band? (also could be bells...certainly fits the music
Here...but the band would refer to the sal army)
Even you can be reborn
You naughty n'er - do-well (an archaic term for a slacker)
Get up, get outta that gutter
Before the next big rain.
Dw washburn...you're gonna wash right down the drain.
Up, up...c'mon get up (my kid's favorite part of the song)
Get up off your street (has been written as "seat" in other places, but
Micky is clearly saying "street" ...which works in context.)
If you can only make it from your hands to your knees,
I know you can make it to your feet..whooo
Dw washburn i said to myself (character is going introspective here)
Dw washburn why don't you go save somebody else? (i.e. we picked you to
Save, but dw doesn't give a ****)
Well i got no job to go to
I don't work and i don't get paid
I got a bottle of wine
I'm feeling fine.......and i believe i' got it made.
I'd like to thank all you good people
For coming to my aid, but i'm
Dw washburn
I do believe i got it made.....etc. to fade
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4. _ Penny Music
Throw a penny from the window
Watch an old man play a song
On a twenty dollar violin he bought before the war
Though he screeches and he scratches
And the notes are always wrong
But he plays like he's in concert
On the street outside my door
Choose to suit your fancy
Are there any requests?
I'll play them for a pennyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
(play them for a penny)
And not a penny less
He's the local vertuoso
It's his only way of life
Plays 97 overtures
And goes on home to his wife
In the quiet of the evening
While his frozen fingers bleed
He counts pennies
On the blanket to supply his meeger(sp?) needs
Choose to suit your fancy
Are there any requests?
I'll play them for a pennyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
(play them for a penny)
And not a penny less
When there's frost upon the pumpkin
In the weakness of the sun
People stand there in the cold
Until his symphony is done
In the early gray of morning
He's sure to come around
You can hear him thru the window
When the pennies hit the ground
Choose to suit your fancy
Are there any requests?
I'll play them for a pennyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
(play them for a penny)
And not a penny less
They're playing penny music
(aaahhhhaaahhhh)
Playing penny music
(aaahhhhaaahhhh)
(last two lines repeat a few more times)
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5. _ That Was Then, This Is Now
You always say you like my style.
You say i'm tough and kind of wild.
Am i too much for you to tame?
I swear this time it's not a game.
I've known a lot of girls.
No, this i won't deny.
I'll give our love,
I'll give it more than a try.
That was then, (that was then) this is now.
Let me prove my love girl, i'll make you proud.
I never made (never made) this kind of vow.
That was then, this is now
I've led a thousand lives it seems.
And there's been a lot of broken dreams.
My mind's just swept love aside.
But you broke me down and put me wise.
I've doubted all compassion,
But you showed me the door.
I can't doubt it,
I don't doubt it no more.
That was then, (that was then) this is now.
Let me prove my love girl, i'll make you proud.
I never made (never made) this kind of vow.
That was then, this is now.
I've known a lot of girls.
No, this i won't deny.
I'll give our love,
I'll give it more than a try.
That was then, (that was then) this is now.
Let me prove my love girl, i'll make you proud.
I never made (never made) this kind of vow.
That was then, this is now.
That was then, this is now.
That was then, this is now.
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6. _ Love To Love
Love's a thing that needs one to thrive on
Then it grows
At least that's what i've been told
You can't love someone
If you find that all you get in return
A heart that's cold
Chorus
They say you need love to love
You gotta have love to love
They all say it works that way.
But if it's true,
Why do i love you?
Why do i love you?
Seems like you keep trying to break me
You do things designed just to make me cry
And i've heard if warm lips don't touch you
Love won't grow no matter how much you try
Chorus x2
Why do i love you...?
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7. _ Kicks
You thought you found the answer on that magic carpet ride last night,
But, when you wake up in the morning, the world still gets you uptight,
Well, there's nothing that you ain't tried
To fill the emptiness inside,
But, when you come back down, you still ain't feeling right.
It seems like kicks just keep getting harder to find,
All your kicks ain't bringing you peace of mind,
Before you find out it's too late,
You'd better get straight,
But, not with kicks, you just need help now.
You think you're gonna find yourself a little piece of paradise,
But, it ain't happened yet, so now you'd better think twice,
Don't you see, no matter what you do,
You'll never run away from you
If you keep on running, you'll have to pay the price.
Don't it seem like, kicks just keep getting harder to find,
All your kicks ain't bringing you peace of mind,
Before you find out it's too late,
You'd better get straight,
But, not with kicks.
To help you face the world each day,
That road goes nowhere,
I'm gonna help you find yourself another way.
Kicks just keep getting harder to find
You don't need kicks, now,
And all your kicks ain't bringing you peace of mind
You just need help, now,
Before you find out it's too late, you'd better get straight
You'd better, you'd better, you'd better.
Kicks just keep getting harder to find
You don't need kicks, now,
And all your kicks ain't bringing you peace of mind
You just need help, now,
Before you find out it's too late, you'd better get straight
You'd better, you'd better, you'd better.
Kicks just keep getting harder to find
And all your kicks ain't bringing you peace of mind
Before you find out it's too late, you'd better get straight
Kicks just keep getting harder to find
And all your kicks ain't bringing you peace of mind
Before you find out it's too late, you'd better get straight
Fade out...
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8. _ Someday Man
Some people always complain that their life is too short so they hurry it
Along
Their worries drive them insane but they still go along for the ride
As for me
I have all the time in the world
I was born
A someday man
I'm a maybe child
I was born
A someday man
I was always wild
Tomorrow's a new day, baby
Anything can happen
Anything can happen at all
Some folks are working for reasons and waiting for answers they're never
Gonna find
They keep on searching for pleasures and looking for what they can't see
But for me
Life can be a sweet holiday
I was born
A someday man
I'm a maybe child
I was born
A someday man
I was always wild
Tomorrow's a new day, baby
Anything can happen
Anything can happen at all
Repeat and fade
I was born
A someday man
I'm a maybe child
I was born
A someday man
I was always wild
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9. _ The Good Earth
When i was a child and the road was dark and the way was long and alone,
My heart would lift as i turned the bend and saw the lights of home.
Now high above in a silent sky,
In a still and starry space,
A man looks down on the earth below,
And that blue and green and shining glow,
To him is the lights of home.
It's the good earth, yes the good earth.
It's a land of sun and rain and snow,
And mulberry trees and mistletoe,
And burning plains and raging seas,
And sunday morning taking your ease,
Watching your children grow.
It's the good earth, yes the good earth,
Where we fought and loved and killed and died,
And ruined and ravished the countryside,
But now, from a million miles away,
From another world that's cold and gray,
Someone is able to look and say,
"that's the good earth."
So isn't it time we stopped the tears?
We've lived together for thousands of years,
And whether i'm wrong, and whether you're right,
Whether you're black, and whether i'm white,
One day we'll stand on the edge of the world,
And someone will ask us the land of our birth,
And we'll look into his eyes and quietly say:
"it's the good earth, yes the good earth."
Why can't we be good on the good earth?
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10. _ Il Tema Dei Monkees
Ecco qua
Passiamo noi
E la gente ci guarda
Ed ammir con voi
Ci chiamano i monkees,
E siamo meno matti di chi
Si crede piu` intelligente
Di noi che la pensiamo cosi'.
Dovunque parliamo
Non e` giusto mai
C'e` sempre qualcuno che
Ne sa piu` di noi.
Ci chiamano i monkees
E siamo meno matti di chi
Si crede piu` intelligente
Di noi che la pensiamo cosi`
Ci chiamano i monkees...
Translation!
Here we are
We are passing by
And people are looking at us
And they admire us with you.
They call us the monkees
And we are less crazy than those
Who think are more intelligent
Than us who think this way.
Everywhere we talk
It's never right
There's always someone
Who knows more than us.
They call us the monkees
And we are less crazy than those
Who think are more intelligent
Than us who think this way.
Ci chiamano i monkees....
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11. _ Goldilocks Sometime
Smiling a painted smile for awhile
Ragidy ann and i walk along
Under the painted sky
Funny how time is flying
Alice in wonderland
Would you minds
If i just hold your hand for awhile
Maybe you'll understand when i say
Hello cinderella
I believe their playing our song
It certainly has been lovely
But i've got to be getting along
So goldilocks for a while
Would you mind
Smiling your perfect smile
You and i walking the painted road
Going where time won't follow
Yes little red riding hood
Isn't it perfectly understood
When i say
Living a storybook is better than
Waiting for tomorrow
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12. _ Do It In The Name Of Love
Lead vocal: david jones and micky dolenz
Produced by: jeff barry
You could make it all so easy. (aaah)
Girl you know just how to please me. (aaah)
Don't you do it if you think you got to. (aaah)
Don't you do it cause you think you ought to. (aaah)
Ooh, do it in the name of love.
If you really want me that's reason enough.
Do it in the name of love. (do it in the name)
Do it in the name of love.
Baby, ain't it good to go together? (aaah)
I swear it feels just like forever. (aaah)
Hmmm don't be scared and don't you worry, no (aaah)
It's all right, there's no hurry.(aaah) oh no.
Ooh, do it in the name of love.
If you really want me that's reason enough.
Do it in the name of love. (do it in the name)
Do it in the name of love.
Do it in the name of love.
If you really want me that's reason enough.
Do it in the name of love. (do it in the name)
Do it in the name of love.
Do it in the name of love.
If you really want me that's reason enough.
Do it in the name of love. (do it in the name)
Do it in the name of love.
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13. _ Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
Chorus:
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere,
I'll never forget what we shared.
Comes a day there's a knock on my door,
I hope that you'll be standing there.
I'll wonder what you'll say if we meet
On the street one day years from now.
Maybe you'll need time to recall,
Oh, but i won't need anytime at all.
Now i guess we've come from circle
Cause we're parting as friends.
Chorus
Love can make the tears in the rain,
And the brightest flame can fade away.
When you look into the eyes of a friend,
There's a feeling in your heart that will never end.
After all the songs i sang you,
There's no doubt in my mind.
Chorus
Another road's ahead of me, the night moves on.
This heart never lies, these tears in my eyes say carry on.
Chorus
Any day, any week, any month any year,
I'll never forget what we shared.
Comes a day there's a knock on my door,
I hope that you'll be standing there.
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14. _ Tear The Top Right Off Of My Head
Walkin' down the lonely street,
I need someone to meet.
I run across sweet lookin' you,
Do you know what you do?
Oh, you tear the top right off my head
Blow my mind.
Yeah, i'm goin' blind.
Freakin' out in the afternoon,
Lookin' at a daytime moon.
Talk to me, i'll talk to you,
Do you know what you do?
Yeah, you tear the top right off my head
Blow my mind.
I'm goin' blind.
Sittin' by a firelight,
Coffee cups for two.
Touch my lips with your fingertips,
Do you know what you do?
Yeah, you tear the top right off my head
Blow my mind.
Yeah, i'm goin' blind.
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15. _ It's Nice To Be With You
Hey!
Look what you have done
Showing me the sun
And now it's shining through
It's nice to be with you
Hey!
I like the things you say
And i like the way
You do the things you do
It's nice to be with you
Each time that i give my heart to someone new
They just turn it blue
But this time
Is my time
And my time
Is all the time i have
To be with you
So please
Never go away
Say you're going to stay
And make my dreams come true
It's nice to be with you
Each time that i give my heart to someone new
They just turn it blue
But this time
Is my time
And my time
Is all the time i have
To be with you
So please
Never go away
Say you're going to stay
And make my dreams come true
It's so nice to be with you
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16. _ You're So Good For Me
If you were an apple
I would take a bite
If you were a lemon
I would squeeze you tight
You're so good i've got to have you
You're so good that nothing else matters
You're so good
You're so good
You're so good for me
If you were a penny
You'd be good as good
If you were a snowball
I would love the cold
'cause you're so good i've got to have you
You're so good that nothing else matters
You're so good
You're so good
You're so good
You're so good for me
If you were a candle
I would light your fire
And if you were hot labor
I would never tire
'cause you're so good i've got to have you
You're so good that nothing else matters
You're so good
You're so good
You're so good
You're so good for me
You're so good
You're so good
You're so good
You're so good for me
You're so good
1: if you were an apple, i would take a bite.
If you were a lemon, i would squeeze you tight.
Chorus: you're so good i've got to have you.
You're so good, that nothing else a-matters.
You're so good, you're so good, you're so good for me.
2: if you were a penny, you'd be good as good.
A-if you were a snowball, i would a-love the cold.
Chorus: 'cause you're so good i've got to got to have you.
You're so good that nothin' else a-matters.
You're so good, you're so good, you're so good,
You're so good for me.
3: if you were a candle, i would a-light your fire.
A-if you were hard labor, i would a-never tire.
Chorus: 'cause you're so good i've got to got to have you.
You're so good that nothin' else a-matters.
You're so good, you're so good, you're so good,
You're so good for me.
You're so good for me.
You're so good, you're so good, you're so good for me.
Source: mark atkins (by ear), 4/30/00
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