Act naturally

LANCASHIRE LASSES
Well I know a girl and she’s called Annabella

She stands on our grid every night with a fella

And how do I know that her knickers are yellow

I go down our cellar for coal

I love them all, all the Lancashire lasses

The tall ones the short ones the ones that wear glasses

The fat ones the thin ones the ones that make passes

It’s Lancashire lasses for me

Now my brother Bongo had a ten foot six dongo

His friends all remarked saying how it was longo

But Bongo’s long dongo is longer no longo

Since our Rover’s got a new bone

I love them all, all the Lancashire lasses

The tall ones the short ones the ones that wear glasses

The fat ones the thin ones the ones that make passes

It’s Lancashire lasses for me

I once knew a fellow by name Albert Dooley

Nature endowed him with different sized goolies

Now one of then was small and it looked rather poorly

But the other two were large and won prizes

I love them all, all the Lancashire lasses

The tall ones the short ones the ones that wear glasses

The fat ones the thin ones the ones that make passes

It’s Lancashire lasses for me

The couple next door whose name it was Kelly

Discovered one night they’d stuck belly to belly

They thought they’d been using petroleum jelly

But our Michael had swapped it for Bostik

I love them all, all the Lancashire lasses

The tall ones the short ones the ones that wear glasses

The fat ones the thin ones the ones that make passes

It’s Lancashire lasses for me

And my brother Paul who works as a baker

In matters of sex is a little match maker

Cause he’s just invented a dance called the Quaker

Once round then out for your oats

I love them all, all the Lancashire lasses

The tall ones the short ones the ones that wear glasses

The fat ones the thin ones the ones that make passes

It’s Lancashire lasses for me

LAST OF BARRETTS PRIVATEERS
Oh the year was seventeen seventy eight how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

A letter of mark came from the King to the scummiest vessel I’d ever seen

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

Oh Barrett he cried throughout the town how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

With twenty bold men all fishermen free I could give you more gold than you ever did see

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

Now the Antelope sloop was a sickening sight how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

She’d a list to the port and her sails in rags the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and the jags

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

On the Kings birthday we put to sea how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

With ninety six days to Montego Bay and pumping like madmen all the way

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

Now Barrett he worked us to the bone how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

With maggoty meat and weevily bread and watered down rum we’d be better off dead

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

On the ninety ninth day we sailed again how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

When a Yankee sloop came into sight with our crack five pounders we made to fight

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

Now the Yankee lay low down with gold how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

She was broad and fat and loose in the stays but to catch her took three whole days

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

And at length we stood two cables away how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

Our crack five pounders made an awful din but with one fat ball the Yank stove us in

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

Well the Antelope shook and she pitched on her side how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs and the main truck carried off both my legs

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

So here I lay in my twenty third year how I wish I was in Sherbrook now

It’s been six years since we sailed away and I just made Halifax yesterday

God damn them all I was told we’d cruise the seas for American Gold

We’d fire no guns shed no tears I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier the last of Barretts privateers

LAY DOWN SALLY
There is nothing that is wrong

In wanting you to stay here with me

I know you’ve got somewhere to go

But won’t you make yourself at home

And stay with me

And don’t you ever leave

Lay down Sally and rest you in my arms

Don’t you think you want someone to talk to

Lay down Sally no need to leave so soon

I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you

The sun ain’t nearly on the rise

And we still got the moon and the stars above

Underneath the velvet skies love is all that matters

Won’t you stay with me

And don’t you ever leave
Lay down Sally and rest you in my arms

Don’t you think you want someone to talk to

Lay down Sally no need to leave so soon

I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you

I long to see the morning light

Colouring your face so dreamily

So don’t you go and say goodbye

You can lay your worries down and stay with me

And don’t you ever leave
Lay down Sally and rest you in my arms

Don’t you think you want someone to talk to

Lay down Sally no need to leave so soon

I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you

Lay down Sally and rest you in my arms

Don’t you think you want someone to talk to

Lay down Sally no need to leave so soon

I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you

LAYLA
What'll you do when you get lonely

With nobody waiting by your side

You’ve been running hiding much too long

You know it's just your foolish pride

Layla you've got me on my knees

Layla I beg you darling please

Layla darling won't you ease my worried mind
I try to give you consolation

Your old man has let you down

Like a fool I fell in love with you

You've turned my whole world upside down

Layla you've got me on my knees

Layla I beg you darling please

Layla darling won't you ease my worried mind
Let's make the best of the situation

Before I finally go insane

Please don't say we'll never find a way

And tell me all my love's in vain

Layla you've got me on my knees

Layla I beg you darling please

Layla darling won't you ease my worried mind
LAZY
You’re lazy you just stay in bed

You’re lazy you just stay in bed

You don’t want no money

You don’t want no bread

If you’re drowning you don’t clutch no straw

If you’re drowning you don’t clutch no straw

You don’t want to live

You don’t want to cry no more

Well my trying ain’t done no good

Well my trying ain’t done no good

You don’t make no effort

No not like you should

Lazy you just stay in bed

Lazy you just stay in bed

You don’t want no money

You don’t want no bread

LAZY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Oh wouldn’t it be nice to get on with me neighbours

But they make it very clear they’ve got no room for ravers

They stop me from grooving they bang on me wall

They’re doing me crust in it’s no good at all

Ah lazy Sunday afternoon I’ve got no mind to worry

I close my eyes and drift away

Here we all are sitting in a rainbow

Cor blimy ‘ello Mrs. Jones how’s your bird’s lumbago (mustn’t grumble)

I’ll sing you a song with no words and no tune

I’m flinging a party while you suss out the moon

Ah lazy Sunday afternoon I’ve got no mind to worry

Close my eyes and drift away

A rootie dootie doo a rootie dootie die day

A rootie dootie dum a rootie dootie do dee do

There’s no one to hear me there’s nothing to say

And no one can stop me from feeling this way

Yeah lazy Sunday afternoon I’ve got no mind to worry

Close my eyes and drift away

Lazy Sunday afternoon I’ve got no mind to worry

Close my eyes and drift a

Close my mind and drift away

Close my eyes and drift away

LE VOYEUR
He like to ring the changes le voyeur

He doesn’t mind the dangers le voyeur

If there’s something quite obscure

And a little less than pure

A fascinated viewer is le voyeur
He’s got an interest in leather le voyeur

And he’s handy with a feather le voyeur

He’s got whipping on the brain

Though he doesn’t mind the cane

It’s really not the same for le voyeur
He often climbs quite high le voyeur

To see what he can spy le voyeur

Of heights he’s not afraid

The drainpipe is an aid

It’s all part of the trade for le voyeur
He’ll search for dusk ‘till dawn le voyeur

To view a bit of porn le voyeur

He roams around quite free

Dressed up as a tree

It’s tough up mais ce la vie pour le voyeur
He’s follower of fashion le voyeur

He finds rubber rather dashing le voyeur

Though you may think it fay

To see a fetish every day

It makes a dull life gay for le voyeur
THE LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL
Farewell to Prince’s landing stage river Mersey fare thee well

I am bound for California a place I know right well

So fare thee well my own true love

When I return united we will be

It’s not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me

But my darling when I think of thee

I am bound for California by way of stormy Cape Horn

And I will write to thee a letter, love, when I am homeward bound

So fare thee well my own true love

When I return united we will be

It’s not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me

But my darling when I think of thee

I’ve shipped on a Yankee clipper ship Davy Crockett is her name

And Burgess is the captain of her and they say that she’s a floating hell

So fare thee well my own true love

When I return united we will be

It’s not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me

But my darling when I think of thee

I have sailed with Burgess once before, I think I know him well

If a man ‘sailor, he will get a long if not, then , he’s sure in hell

So fare thee well my own true love

When I return united we will be

It’s not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me

But my darling when I think of thee

Farewell to Lower Frederick Street, Anson Terrace and Park Lane

I am bound away for to leave you and I’ll never see you again

So fare thee well my own true love

When I return united we will be

It’s not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me

But my darling when I think of thee

LEROY BROWN
Well now south side of Chicago is the baddest part of town

And if you go down there you’d better just beware of a man name of Leroy Brown

Now Leroy’s more than trouble you see he stands about six feet four

All the downtown ladies called him treetop lover all the men just called him Sir

He’s bad bad Leroy Brown baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder then old King Kong meaner than a junkyard dog

Now Leroy, he’s a gambler and he likes his fancy clothes

And he likes to poke his diamond rings in front of everybody’s nose

He’s got a custom Continental, he’s got an Eldorado too

He’s got a thirty two gun in his pocket for fun he’s got a razor in his shoe

He’s bad bad Leroy Brown baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder than old King Kong meaner than a junkyard dog

Well Friday about a week ago, Leroy shooting dice

At the edge of the bar sat a girl name of Doris and ooh that girl looked nice

He cast his eyes upon her and the trouble soon began

And Leroy Brown learned a lesson about messing with the wife of a jealous man

He’s bad bad Leroy Brown baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder than old King Kong meaner than a junkyard dog

Well these two men took to fighting

And when they pulled them from the floor

Leroy Brown looked like a jigsaw puzzle

With a couple of pieces gone

He’s bad bad Leroy Brown baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder than old King Kong meaner than a junkyard dog

He’s bad bad Leroy Brown baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder than old King Kong meaner than a junkyard dog

Badder than old King Kong meaner than a junkyard dog

LET IT BE
When I find myself in times of trouble

Mother Mary comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom

Let it be

And in my hour of darkness

She is standing right in front of me

Speaking words of wisdom

Let it be

Let it be let it be let it be let it be

Speaking words of wisdom let it be

And when the broken hearted people

Living in the world agree

There will be an answer

Let it be

And though they may be parted

There is still a chance that they might see

There will be an answer

Let it be

Let it be let it be let it be let it be

Speaking words of wisdom let it be

And in my hour of darkness

There is still a light that shines on me

Shine until tomorrow

Let it be

I wake up to the sound of music

Mother Mary comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom

Let it be

Let it be let it be let it be let it be

Speaking words of wisdom let it be

LET IT BE ME
I bless the day I found you

I want to stay around you

And so I beg you

Let it be me

Don’t take this heaven from one

If you must cling to someone

Now and forever

Let it be me

Each time I meet love

I find complete love

Without your sweet love

What would life be

So never leave me lonely

Tell me you love me only

And that you’ll always

Let it be me

If for each bit of gladness

Someone must taste the sadness

I’ll bear the sorrow please

Let it be me

And no matter what the price is

I’ll make the sacrifices

For each new tomorrow just

Let it be me

Each time I meet love

I find complete love

Without your sweet love

What would life be

Each time I meet love

I find complete love

Without your sweet love

What would life be

LET ME DOWN EASY
How can I say it

It's just something I feel way down inside

So hard for me to try and explain it

But something's gone wrong you're unable to hide

So let me down easy baby

Be so kind as to let me down slow

Let me down easy darling

It's so hard to let go

We are not drifting

Not with one of us still left holding the line

And the wind that has moved you set your sails lifting

Blows cold on the one who got cut loose behind

So let me down easy baby

Be so kind as to let me down slow

Let me down easy darling

It's so hard to let go

How can I say it

It's just something I know from way down inside

No need for you to try to explain it

It's enough for me to know that you tried

So let me down easy baby

Be so kind as to let me down slow

Let me down easy darling

It's so hard to let go

It's so hard so hard to let go

LET YOUR LOVE FLOW
There's a reason for the sunshiny sky

And there's a reason why I'm feeling so high

Must be the season when that love light shines all around us
So let the feeling grab you deep inside

And send you reeling where your love can't hide

And then go steeling through the moonlit nights with your lover
Just let your love flow like a mountain stream

And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams

And let your love show and you'll know what I mean it's the season
Let your love fly like a bird on a wing

And let your love bind you to all living things

And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean that's the reason
There's a reason for the warm sweet nights

And there's a reason for the candle lights

Must be the season when those love light shines all around us
So let that wonder take you into space

And lay you under his loving embrace

Just feel the thunder as it warms your face, you can't hold back.
Let your love fly like a bird on a wing

And let your love bind you to all living things

And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean that's the reason
Let your love fly like a bird on a wing

And let your love bind you to all living things

And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean that's the reason
LET'S HAVE A PARTY
Some people like to rock, some people like to roll

But moving and a-grooving gonna satisfy my soul

Let's have a party, ooh,

Let's have a party

We're swinging to the store, let's rock some more

Let's have a party tonight

I never kissed a bear, I never kissed a goon

But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room

Let's have a party, ooh,

Let's have a party

We're swinging to the store, let's rock some more

Let's have a party tonight

Honky Tonky Joe is knocking at the door

Bring him in and fill him up and sit him on the floor

Let's have a party, ooh,

Let's have a party

We're swinging to the store, let's rock some more

Let's have a party tonight

The meat is on the stove the brandy’s getting hot

Everybody come and take some punch and have a shot

Let's have a party, ooh,

Let's have a party

We're swinging to the store, let's rock some more

Let's have a party tonight

THE LETTER
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Lonely days are gone, I’m a going home

'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter

Saying how she couldn't live without me no more

Listen Mister, can't you see

I've got to get back to my baby once more, anyway, yeah

I don't care how much money I got to spend

Got a ticket back to where my baby's been

Lonely days ago, I am going home

'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter

Saying how she couldn't live without me no more

Listen Mister, can't you see

I've got to get back to my baby once more, anyway, yeah

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Lonely days are gone, I’m a going home

'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter

Saying how she couldn't live without me no more

Listen Mister, can't you see

I've got to get back to my baby once more, anyway, yeah

I don't care how much money I got to spend

Got a ticket back to where my baby's been

Lonely days ago, I am going home

'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter

Saying how she couldn't live without me no more

Listen Mister, can't you see

I've got to get back to my baby once more, anyway, yeah

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
He was a hard headed man

He was brutally handsome and she was terminally pretty

She held him up, and he held her for ransom

In the heart of the cold, cold city

He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude

They said he was ruthless, they said he was cruel

They had one thing in common, they were good in bed

She said faster, faster the lights are turning red

Life in the fast lane surely make you lose your mind

Life in the fast lane mm...

(Are you with me so far)
Eager for action and hot for the game

The coming attraction, the drop of a name

They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills

They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavily bills

There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face

She pretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race

Out in the evening until it was light

He was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it

Life in the fast lane surely make you lose your mind

Life in the fast lane yeah

Life in the fast lane everything all the time,

Life in the fast lane uh uh

Loaded and burning blinded by thirst

They didn’t see the stop sign, took a turn for the worse

She said listen baby you can hear the engine ring

We’ve been up and down this highway haven’t seen a goddam thing

He said “call the doctor I think I’m gonna crash”

The doctor say he’s coming, but you gotta pay in cash

They were rushing down that freeway messing round and got lost,

They didn’t care they were just dying to get off, and it was

Life in the fast lane surely make you lose your mind

Life in the fast lane uh uh

Life in the fast lane everything all the time,

Life in the fast lane uh uh

Life in the fast lane

Life in the fast lane

LIKE A ROLLING STONE
Once up on a time you dressed so fine

You threw the bums a dime in your prime didn’t you?

People’d call say beware doll you’re bound to fall

You thought they all were kidding you?

You used to laugh about every body that was hanging out

Now you don’t talk so loud

Now you don’t seem so proud

About having to be scrounging for your next meal

How does it feel how does it feel to be without a home

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone

You’ve gone to the finest school all right Miss lonely

But you know you used to get juiced in it

And nobody’s ever taught you how to live on the street

And now you’re gonna have to get used to it

You said you’d never compromised

with the mystery tramp but now you realise

He’s not selling any alibis as you stare into the vacuum of his eyes

And ask him do you want to make a deal?

How does it feel how does it feel to be without a home

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone

You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns

When they all came down and did tricks for you

You never understood that it ain’t no good

You shouldn’t let other people get your kicks for you

You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat

Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat

Ain’t it hard when you discovered that he really wasn’t where it’s at

After he took from you everything he could steal

How does it feel how does it feel to be without a home

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people’re

Drinking, thinking that they got it made

Exchanging all kinds of precious gifts and things

But you’d better lift your diamond ring you’d better pawn it babe

You used to be so amused at Napoleon in rags and the language that he used

Go to him now, he calls you, you can’t refuse

When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose

You’re invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal

How does it feel how does it feel to be without a home

Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone