SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN
She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me
She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe you
And she'd take what you'll give her as long as it's free
Yes she steals like a thief but she's always a woman to me
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
And she'll promise you more than the garden of Eden
And she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding
But she'll bring out the best and the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a woman to me
Hmmm ...
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She is frequently kind and she’s suddenly cool
She can do what she pleases she's nobody's fool
And she can't be convicted she's earned her degree
And the most she will do is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me
Hmmm ...
SHE’S NOT THERE
Well nobody told me about her
The way she lied
Well nobody told me about her
How many people cried
Well it’s too late to say you’re sorry
How should I know why should I care
Please don’t bother trying to find her
She’s not there
Well let me tell you ‘bout the way she looked
The way she acted and the colour or her hair
Her voice was soft and cool, her eye were clear and bright
But she’s not there
Well nobody told me about her
What could I do
Well nobody told me about her
Though they all knew
Well let me tell you ‘bout the way she looked
The way she acted and the colour or her hair
Her voice was soft and cool, her eyes were clear and bright
But she’s not there
But it’s too late to say you’re sorry
How should I know why should I care
Please don’t bother trying to find her
She’s not there
Well let me tell you ‘bout the way she looked
The way she acted and the colour or her hair
Her voice was soft and cool her eyes were clear and bright
But she’s not there
A SHROPSHIRE LAD
The gas was on in the institute
The flare was up in the gym
A man was running a miller a line
A lass was singing a hymn
When Captain Webb the Dawley man
Captain Webb from Dawley
Came swimming along the old canal
That carries the bricks to Lawley
Swimming along swimming along
Swimming along from Severn
Paying a call at Dawley Bank
While swimming along to Heaven
The sun shone low on the railway lines
And over the bricks and stacks
And in at the upstairs windows
Of the Dawley housing backs
When we saw the ghost of Captain Webb
Webb in a water sheeting
Come dripping along in a bathing dress
TO the Saturday evening meeting
Dripping along, dripping along
To the congregational hall
Dripping and still he rose over the sill
And he faded away in the wall
There wasn’t a man in Oakengates
Who hadn’t got hold of the tale
And over the valley in Ironbridge
And round by Coalbrookdale
How Captain Webb the Dawley man
Captain Webb from Dawley
Rose rigid and dead from the old canal
That carries the bricks to Lawley
Rigid and dead, rigid and dead
To the Saturday congregation
Paying a call at Dawley bank
On his way to his destination
SINGING THE BLUES
Well I never felt more like singing the blues
‘Cause I never thought
That I’d ever lose your love dear
Why’d you leave me this way
Well I never felt more like crying all night
‘Cause everything’s wrong
And nothing is right without you
You got me singing the blues
The moon and the stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There’s nothing left for me to do
But cry ay ay ay over you
Well I never felt more like running away
But why should I go
‘Cause I couldn’t stay without you
You got me singing the blues
Well I never felt more like singing the blues
‘Cause I never thought
That I’d ever lose your love dear
Why’d you leave me this way
Well I never felt more like crying all night
‘Cause everything’s wrong
And nothing is right without you
You got me singing the blues
The moon and the stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There’s nothing left for me to do
But cry ay ay ay over you
Well I never felt more like running away
But why should I go
‘Cause I couldn’t stay without you
You got me singing the blues
SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
Sitting in the morning sun
I'll be sitting when the evening comes
Watching all the ships roll in
Then I'll watch them roll away again
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time
I left my home in Georgia
Heading for the 'Frisco bay
I had nothing to live for
Looks like nothing's gonna come my way
So I 'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time
Sitting here resting my bones
This loneliness won't leave me alone
Two thousand miles I've roamed
Just to make this dock my home
Yeah I 'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time
SIXTEEN TONS
Now, some people say, a man's made out of mud,
But a poor man's made out of muscles and blood.
Muscle and blood, skin and bone,
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong.
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
I was born one morning in drizzling rain,
Fighting and Trouble is my middle name.
I was raised in the bottoms by a momma hound,
I'm mean as a dog, but I'm gentle as a lamb.
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
I was born one morning, when the sun didn't shine.
I picked up my shovel, and I walked to the mine.
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal,
And the straw boss hollered well bless my soul
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
If you see me coming, you better step aside.
A lot of men didn't, and a lot of men died.
I got a fist of iron and a fist of steel,
If the right one don't get you, then the left one will
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
SKINHEAD SONG
Oi woz walkin’ dahn veh streah wiv a duzzen pals or moah
Lookin’ fer some aggro ‘coz life is such a bore
We come across a ‘ippie an ‘e troid t’run away
So we smashed ‘is stoopid ‘ead in jus’ t’ pass veh toim away
Wiv ah greah big boots greah long laces
Jeans ‘eld up wiv scarleh braces
Don’ geh in our way or we’ll take you for a ride
Vair ain’t much on veh top of our ‘eads an’ even less inoid
We go t’ football matches it really is a laugh
We always get’s some bovver in befoah the second ‘alf
We ‘ave oursels a smashin’toim we ‘ave a lot a fun
Suspessly when the odds is ours boi twenty foif ta wun
Wiv ah greah big boots greah long laces
Jeans ‘eld up wiv scarleh braces
Cum an’ join veh party cum along wiv us
We never walks alone ‘coz we’re so gre-gair-re-yuss (‘ere wot duz ‘at mean)
Oi gets up in veh mornin’ an oi ‘as me reggae brek (hur hur)
Oi drinks me cup o’ bovveril an’ oi wrings me muvver’s neck
Ven goes into veh tahn kicks a pensioner or two
An’puts fruit gums in parkin’ meters coz vair’s sod all else t’ do
Wiv ah greah big boots greah long laces
Jeans ‘eld up wiv scarleh braces
Ev’ry phone for moiles arahnd is smashed t’ smivvereens
An’nah we’re goin’ off t’ do some cigarette machines
An’ wen oi gets to ‘evven an’ oi ‘ear vee angels call
Oi’ll go ver on me scootah me bovver boots an’ all
Oi’ll take me broken bottle me lump o’ lead as well
An oi’ll give ‘em so much aggro vey’ll send me dahn t’ ‘ell
Wiv ah greah big boots greah long laces
Jeans ‘eld up wiv scarleh braces
Oi knows oi’ll get some bovver there jus’ veh koind oi loike
‘Coz the devil is a greebo an’ ‘e roids a motorboike
SLOOP JOHN B
We sailed on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we did roam
Drinking all night got into a fight
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home
So hoist up the John B sails
See how the main sail’s set
Call for the captain ashore let me go home
Let me go home I wanna go home
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home
The first mate he got drunk
He broke up the captain’s trunk
A constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone why don’t you leave me alone
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home
So hoist up the John B sails
See how the main sail’s set
Call for the captain ashore let me go home
Let me go home I wanna go home
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home
The poor cook he got the fits
He threw away all my grits
Then he took and ate up all of my corn
Let me go home why don’t you let me go home
This is the worst trip I’ve ever been on
So hoist up the John B sails
See how the main sail’s set
Call for the captain ashore let me go home
Let me go home I wanna go home
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home
SMOKEY’S BAR
The good old gang down at Smokey’s bar
They couldn’t rightly understand
How Judy left without a word
But not without a man
That old routine that she had going
Was like the sun so sure
Which by surprise might fail to rise
But always had before
And I still remember what was on
The jukebox as she turned
The Dobro part out of Cheating Heart
She never has returned
She snapped her little plated latch
That closed her pocket book
And paid for all she had to drink
And gave us boys a look
And something in that little glance
Sent creeps about the room
No one stared or even dared
To breathe or even move
And I still remember what was on
The jukebox as she turned
The Dobro part out of Cheating Heart
She never has returned
Now I can’t say what the others thought
But likely I can guess
They’d be scared as to who and where
She’d take what we’d confess
Yes that good old gang up at Smokey’s bar
They’ve just about all busted up
With no one here to drink our tears
Or fill our empty cups
And I still remember what was on
The jukebox as she
The Dobro part out of Cheating Heart
She never has returned
And I still remember what was on
The jukebox as she
The Dobro part out of Cheating Heart
She never has returned
SO FAR AWAY
Here I am again in this mean old town
And you’re so far away from me
And where are you when the sun goes down
You’re so far away from me
So far away from me
So far I just can’t see
So far away from me
You’re so far away from me
I’m tired of being in love and being all alone
When you’re so far away from me
I’m tired of making out on the telephone
‘Cause you’re so far away from me
So far away from me
So far I just can’t see
So far away from me
You’re so far away from me
And I get so tired when I have to explain
When you’re so far away from me
See you’ve been in the sun and I’ve been in the rain
And you’re so far away from me
So far away from me
So far I just can’t see
You’re so far away from me
You’re so far away from me
So far away from me
Oh you’re so far away from me
Yeah you’re so far I just can’t see
So far away from me
You’re so far away from me
So far away from me
So far away from me
You’re so far away from me
SOMEONE’S GONNA GET THEIR HEAD KICKED IN TONIGHT
Well the band is rocking and everybody’s feeling all right
And the best of might there’s sure gonna be a fight
‘Cause somebody’s gonna get their head kicked in tonight
Well the joint is jumping and everybody’s shouting for more
Well there’s gonna be a pool of blood on the dance hall floor
‘Cause somebody’s gonna get their head kicked in tonight
We’re gonna rip up the chairs and tear down the walls
Smash up the band and really have a ball
We’ll leave everybody as a physical wretch
And the whole dance hall’ll be a darn gone mess
So while the dance is running everybody’s feeling all right
At the dance tonight there’s sure gonna be a fight
‘Cause somebody’s gonna get their head kicked in tonight
We’re gonna rip up the chairs and tear down the walls
Smash up the band and really have a ball
We’ll leave everybody as a physical wretch
And the whole dance hall’ll be a darn gone mess
Well the dance is rocking and everybody’s shouting for more
Well there’s gonna be a pool of blood on the dance hall floor
‘Cause somebody’s gonna get their head kicked in tonight
‘Cause somebody’s gonna get their head smashed in tonight
‘Cause somebody’s gonna get their head kicked in tonight
‘Cause somebody’s gonna get their head kicked in tonight
SOMETHING
Something in the way she moves,
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
Somewhere in her smile she knows
That I don't need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
You're asking me will my love grow
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around, now it may show
I don't know, I don't know
Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
You're asking me will my love grow
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around, now it may show
I don't know, I don't know
SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH
You ask me if I love you and I choke on my reply
I’d rather hurt you honestly than mislead you with a lie
And who am I to judge you on what you say or do
I’m only just beginning to see the real you
And sometimes when we touch the honesty’s too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you till I die till we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides
Romance with all its strategy leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity some tenderness survives
I’m just another writer still trapped within my truths
A hesitant prize fighter still trapped within my youth
And sometimes when we touch the honesty’s too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you till I die till we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides
At times I’d like to break you and drive you to your knees
At times I’d like to break through and hold you endlessly
And sometimes when we touch the honesty’s too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you till I die till we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
All that talk of opportunities TV breaks and movies
Rang true it sure rang true
It seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California but girl don't they warn ya
It pours man it pours
I'm out of work I'm out of bread
Out of self respect I'm outta my head
I'm under loved I'm underfed
I wanna go home
It never rains in California but girl don't they warn ya
It pours man it pours
It seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California but girl don't they warn ya
It pours man it pours
Won't you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
I've had offers but don't know which ones to take
Please don't tell them how you found me
Don't tell them how you found me
Gimme a break, gimme a break
It seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California but girl don't they warn ya
It pours man it pours
SPANISH HARLEM
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
It is a special one
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It’s growing in the street
Right up through the concrete
But soft and sweet and dreaming
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
With eyes as black as coals
That look down in my soul
And start a fire there and then I lose control
I have to beg your pardon
I’m going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows in my garden
SPENCER THE ROVER
These words were composed by Spencer the rover
Who travelled most parts of Great Britain and Wales
He’d been much reduced which caused great confusion
And that was the reason he went on the road
In Yorkshire near Rotherham he went on his rambles
Being weary of travelling he sat down to rest
At the foot of yon mountains there runs a clear fountain
With bread and cold water himself did refresh
More sweeter it tasted than the gold he had wasted
More sweeter than honey and gave more content
But the thoughts of his baby lamenting her father
Brought tears to his eyes and made him lament
The night fast approaching to the woods he resorted
With woodbine and ivy his bed for to make
He dreamed about sighing lamenting and crying
Go home to your family your rambling forsake
On the fifth of November I have reason to remember
When first I arrived home to my family and wife
She stood so surprised to see me arrived
To see such a stranger once more in their sight
My children flocked round me with their pretty prattling stories
With their pretty prattling stories that drive care away
Like birds of a feather we’ll all flock together
Like bees of one hive then contented we’ll be
Now I am well placed in my cottage contented
With woodbine and ivy hanging over my door
As happy as them that have plenty of riches
Contented I’ll stay and go rambling no more
SPIRIT IN THE SKY
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that’s the best
When they lay me down to die
Going up to the spirit in the sky
Going up to the spirit in the sky
That’s were I’m gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I’m gonna go to the place that’s the best
Prepare yourself you know it’s a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He’s gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky
Gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky
That’s where I’m gonna go when I die
When you die and they lay you to rest
You’re gonna go to the place that’s the best
Never been a sinner I never sinned
I’ve got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He’s gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky
Gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky
That’s where I’m gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I’m gonna go to the place that’s the best
Go to the place that’s the best
SPOONFUL
Well it could be a spoonful of coffee
Could be a spoonful of tea
Just a little bit of your passion
Good enough for me
I’m wild about it
I’m crazy about it
I’m in love about it
Everybody’s talking ‘bout it
Everybody’s lying ‘bout it
Everybody loves it ooh
Well it could be a spoonful of wine
Straight from a girl’s hand
Could be a spoon of your percious love
Saved from another man
I’m wild about it
I’m crazy about it
I’m in love about it
Everybody’s talking ‘bout it
Everybody’s lying ‘bout it
Everybody loves it ooh
Everybody grooving
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold
And she’s buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh and she’s buying a stairway to Heaven
There’s sign on the wall but she want’s to be sure
‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
In a tree by the brook there’s a song bird who sings
Sometimes all of her thoughts are misgiven
Ooh and it makes me wonder, ooh and it makes me wonder
There’s a feeling I get when I look to the West
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking
Ooh and it makes me wonder, ooh and it makes me wonder
And it’s whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stare long
And the forest will echo with laughter
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow don’t be alarmed there
It’s just a sprinkling for the May queen
Yes there are two paths you can go back but in the long run
There’s still time to change the road you’re on
And it makes me wonder
Your head is humming and it won’t go in case you don’t know
The piper’s calling you to join him
Dear lady can you hear the wind blow and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our souls
There walks lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
Where all is one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
And she’s buying a stairway to Heaven
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