PARTING GLASS
Oh all the money e’er I had I spent it in good company
And all the harm I’ve ever done alas it was to none but me
And all I’ve done for want of wit to memory now I can’t recall
So fill to me the parting glass goodnight and joy be with you all
Oh all the comrades e’er I had they’re sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts e’er I had they’d wished me one more day to stay
But since it falls upon my lot that I should rise and you should not
I gently rise and softly call goodnight and joy be with you all
If I had money enough to spend and leisure time to sit awhile
There is a fair maid in this town that sorely has my heart beguiled
Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips I own she has my heart in thrall
Then fill to me the parting glass goodnight and joy be with you all
PEACEFUL EASY FEELING
I like the way your sparkling earrings lay
Against your skin so brown
And I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight
With a billion stars all around
'Cause I've got a peaceful easy feeling
And I know you won't let me down
'Cause I'm already standing
On the ground
And I found out a long time ago
What a woman can do to your soul
Ah but she can't take you anyway
You don't already know how to go
And I've got a peaceful easy feeling
And I know you won't let me down
'Cause I'm already standing
On the ground
I get this feeling I may know you
As a lover and a friend
This voice keeps whispering in my other ear
Tells me I may never see you again
'Cause I get a peaceful easy feeling
And I know you won't let me down
'Cause I'm already standing
I'm already standing yes I'm already standing
On the ground
PEMBANTU SAYA
I went out on the town last Friday
And brought home a nice take away
My wife left the following morning
‘Cause my pembantu had something to say
So I brought a girl home the next weekend
I was meaning to sport and to play
When I searched high and low for my condoms
My pembantu had thrown them away
So I had her that night without condoms
And then looked for my wallet to pay
My pembantu had been through my pockets
And taken my money away
But now I’m a man without problems
My pembantu has left me today
‘Cause I caught her using my condoms
So then I had something to say
So if you want to avoid having problems
And go out on the town and have fun
Before you employ a pembantu
Make sure that she’s blind, deaf and dumb
PENNY LANE
Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to have known
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello
On the corner is a banker with a motor car
The little children laugh at him behind his back
And the banker never wears a Mac
In the pouring rain, very strange
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit and meanwhile back
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
It's a clean machine
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
Full of fish and finger pies in summer meanwhile back
Behind the shelter in the middle of the round about
A pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And though she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain, very strange
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Penny Lane
PIANO MAN
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday
And the regular crowd shuffles in
There’s an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin
He says son can you play me a memory
I’m not really sure how it goes
But it’s sad and it’s sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man’s clothes
La la la lilly la, la la lilly la la dum
Sing us a song you’re the piano man sing us a song tonight
For we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feeling all right
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he’s quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there’s somewhere that he’d rather be
He says Bill I believe this is killing me
As a smile ran away from his face
Well I’m sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place
La la la lilly la, la la lilly la la dum
Sing us a song you’re the piano man sing us a song tonight
For we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feeling all right
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he’s talking with Davy who’s still in the navy
And probably will be for life
And the waitress is practising politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
And they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it’s better than drinking alone
La la la lilly la, la la lilly la la dum
Sing us a song you’re the piano man sing us a song tonight
For we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feeling all right
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
‘Cause he knows that it’s me that they’re coming to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say man what are you doing here
La la la lilly la, la la lilly la la dum
Sing us a song you’re the piano man sing us a song tonight
For we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feeling all right
PINBALL WIZARD
Ever since I was a young boy I’ve played the silver ball
From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all
But I ain’t seen nothing like him in any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
He stands like a statue becomes part of the machine
Feeling all the bumpers always plays it clean
Plays by intuition the digit counters fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
He’s a pinball wizard there has to be a twist
That pinball wizard’s got such a supple wrist
How do you think he does it I don’t know
What makes him so good
Ain’t got no distractions can’t hear no buzzers and bells
Don’t see no lights a flashing plays by sense of smell
Always gets a replay never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
I thought I was the bally table king
But I’ve just handed my pinball crown to him
Even on my favourite table he can beat my best
His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest
It’s like crazy flipper fingers never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
PITY ME POOR PIG
Was ever a pig maligned as this poor sow
Harried and hunted down as I am now
Condemned to die
On the gallows tree so high there I'll hang
With the rough rope on my neck like a common man
And there I'll jig poor pig
Pity me poor pig condemned to die for butchering a beggars baby
They'll take me out this cold cold morn and hanged I shall be
One morning I saw the wind it drove me wild
Then I came across a beggars boy and killed the child
All for to feel
Some people saw the deed and fell on me
To beat and bind me fast unable to flee
I'd squeal and whine poor swine
Pity me poor pig condemned to die for butchering a beggars baby
They'll take me out this cold cold morn and hanged I shall be
I was chained for many a day in a prison vile
Then grunting dragged from there and brought to trial
In deep disgrace
With the charge read to my face and evidence
And a lawyer came to plead in my defence
For this my crime poor swine
Pity me poor pig condemned to die for butchering a beggars baby
They'll take me out this cold cold morn and hanged I shall be
Rough justice soon was served the sentence read
To take and hang me high till I was dead
As dead as could be
'Twas then they forced on me gentlemen's clothes
With the jacket pulled on my back breeches and hose
Waistcoat and wig poor pig
Pity me poor pig condemned to die for butchering a beggars baby
They'll take me out this cold cold morn and hanged I shall be
No litter of mine shall come to see the show
They're stuck and slaughtered all so long ago
Every one
When my life is done they'll cut me down
My flesh they will divide around the town
No grave to dig for poor pig
Pity me poor pig condemned to die for butchering a beggars baby
They'll take me out this cold cold morn and hanged I shall be
PLAISIR D’AMOUR
Plaisir d’amour ne dure qu’un moment
Chagrin d’amour dure toute la vie
The joys of love are but a moment long
The pains of love endure the whole life long
Your eyes kissed mine I saw the love in them shine
You brought me heaven right then when your eyes kissed mine
Plaisir d’amour ne dure qu’un moment
Chagrin d’amour dure toute la vie
My love loves me and all the wonders I see
A rainbow shines in my window my love loves me
Plaisir d’amour ne dure qu’un moment
Chagrin d’amour dure toute la vie
And now she’s gone like a dream that fades into dawn
But the words stay locked in my heart string my love loves me
Plaisir d’amour ne dure qu’un moment
Chagrin d’amour dure toute la vie
The joys of love are but a moment long
The pains of love endure the whole life long
POOR FELLOWS
Oh the times they are hard and the wages are poor
None of us poor fellows has money in store
So how can a good man keep the wolf from the door
Poor fellows you all will go down
When the work is scarce tell me how can we eat
How can we afford to buy shoes for our feet
How can we get clothing to keep off the sleet
Poor fellows we might as well drown
If we could find work we ne'er would complain
We'd work well for a master his favour to gain
We'd be honest and truthful with never a stain
Poor fellows how will we survive
We could plough the good land we could fish the salt sea
We could work in the woodland a felling the trees
But when only the breath in our bodies is free
Poor fellows how can we stay alive
Oh a man who is single is free from all care
He can soon leave a district if no work be there
There's no manner of hardship that he cannot bear
Poor fellow if he is alone
But a man with a family his hands they are tied
He must look to their comfort or lose all his pride
He can't wander away but must stay by their side
Poor fellow to maintain his home
And a man that is willing can't understand why
He can find no employment how hard he may try
And it breaks his poor heart for to see his wife cry
So poor fellow he'll do what he can
A man that is desperate and can't find a job
He will not be contented to sit down and sob
Be he ever so honest he'll turn out and rob
Poor fellow to prove he's a man
If a good man goes robbing you know it's a shame
He brings scorn and misfortune on his honest name
But in visible straits tell me who is to blame
Poor fellow you know he must try
So let's hope these hard times they soon pass away
Unto our sweet saviour we earnestly pray
That this dark cloudy morn brings a glorious day
Poor fellows sometime e'er we die
POOR OLD MAN
Well they say old man your horse will die
And they say so and we hope so
They say old man your horse will die
Oh poor old man
And if he dies we'll tan his hide
And they say so and we hope so
And if he dies we'll tan his hide
Oh poor old man
And if he lives then we'll ride again
And they say so and we hope so
And if he lives then we'll ride again
Oh poor old man
And it's after years of much abuse
And they say so and we hope so
And we'll salt him down for the sailors' use
Oh poor old man
He's as dead as the nail in the lamp room floor
And they say so and we hope so
And he won't bother us no more
Oh poor old man
And it's Sally's in the garden and she's picking the peas
And they say so and we hope so
And her long black hair's hanging down to her knees
Oh poor old man
And it's Sally's in the kitchen and she's baking the dough
And they say so and we hope so
And the cheeks of her arse going chub chub chub
Oh poor old man
And it's down the long and winding road
And they say so and we hope so
It's mahogany beef and weevily bread
Oh poor old man
And I thought I heard the old man say
And they say so and we hope so
Just one more pull and then belay
Oh poor old man
Just one more pull and that will do
And they say so and we hope so
For we're the lads to pull her through
Oh poor old man
POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN
I’m Popeye the sailor man
I’m Popeye the sailor man
I’m strong to the finich
‘Cause I eats me spinach
I’m Popeye the sailor man
I’m one tough Gazookus who hates all palookas
Wot ain’t on the up and square I biffs ‘em and buffs ‘em
And always out-roughs ‘em and none of ‘em gits nowhere
If anyone dasses to risk my fisk it’s a boff an’ it’s wham understand
So keep good behaviour that’s your one life saver
With Popeye the sailor man
I’m Popeye the sailor man
I’m Popeye the sailor man
I’m strong to the finich
‘Cause I eats me spinach
I’m Popeye the sailor man
POWER OF LOVE
The power of love is a curious thing
Make a one man weep make another man sing
Change your heart to a little white dove
More than a feeling that’s the power of love
Tougher than diamonds breaks like cream
Stronger and harder than a bad girl's dream
Make a bad one good make a wrong one right
The power of love’ll keep you home at night
It don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need a credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's certain and it's cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life
That's the power of love
That's the power of love
First time you feel it it may make you sad
Next time you feel it it might make you mad
It could be glad baby you know when you've found
That's the power makes the world go round
It don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need a credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's certain and it's cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life
That's the power of love
That's the power of love
They say that only love is fair
Yeah but you don't care
But if you know what to do when it gets hold of you
And with a little help from above
You'll feel the power of love
You'll feel the power of love can you feel it
It don't take money, don't take fame
Don't need a credit card to ride this train
Tougher than diamonds and stronger than steel
You won’t feel nothing till you feel no
You feel the power, just feel the power of love
That's the power of love
You feel the power of love
You feel the power of love
You feel the power of love
You feel the power of love
PRESSURE
You have to learn to pace yourself pressure
You're just like everybody else pressure
You only had to run so far so good
But you will come to a place
Where the only thing you feel
Are loaded guns in your face
And you'll have to deal with pressure
You used to call me paranoid pressure
But even you cannot avoid pressure
You turned the tap dance into your crusade
Now here you are with your faith
And your Peter Pan advice
You had no scars on your face
And you cannot handle pressure
All grown up and no place to go
Psyche one psyche two what do you know
All your life is child thirteen
Sesame street what does it mean
Pressure
I'm sure you have some cosmic rationale
Well here you are with your faith
And your Peter Pan advice
You had no scars on your face
And you cannot handle pressure
Pressure pressure one two three four pressure
PROUD MARY
Left a good job in the city
Working for a man every night and day
And I never lost a minute of sleep
Worrying 'bout the way things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling rolling rolling on the river
Seen a lot of plates in Memphis
Had a lot of wine down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling rolling rolling on the river
Rolling rolling rolling on the river
Rolling rolling rolling on the river
Rolling rolling rolling on the river
If you come down to the river
There you're going to find some people who live
You don't have to worry 'cause you've got no money
People on the river are happy to give
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling rolling rolling on the river
Rolling rolling rolling on the river
Rolling rolling rolling on the river
RAISED ON ROBBERY
He was sitting in the lounge of the Empire hotel
He was clinking for diversion he was thinking for himself
A little money riding on the maple leaves
Along comes a lady in lacy sleeves
She said let me sit down you know drinking alone’s a shame it’s a shame it’s a cryin’ shame
Look at those jokers glued to that damn hockey game
Hey honey you’ve got lots of cash
Bring us out a bottle we’ll have some laughs
Gin’s what I’m drinking I was raised on robbery
I’m a pretty good cook sitting on my groceries
Come up to my kitchen I’ll show you my best recipes
I try and I try but I can’t save a cent
I’m up after midnight cooking tryin’ to make the rent
I’m rough but I’m pleasin’ I was raised on robbery
We had a little money once they were pushing through a four lane highway
The government gave us three thousand dollars you should have seen it fly away
First he bought a fifty seven Biscay and he put it in the ditch
He drunk up all the rest that son of a bitch
His blood’s bad whisky I was raised on robbery
You know you ain’t bad looking I like the way you hold your drinks
Come home with me honey I ain’t asking for no full length minks
Hey where you going don’t go yet
Your glass ain’t empty and we’ve just met
You’re mean when you’re loaded I was raised on robbery
THE RANDY OLD PARSON
Oh it’s of an old farmer who lived up in Kent
With his wife and his daughter of sweet seventeen
She was as fair and as buxom a beauty
The fairest as ever was seen
When over the hill came a randy old parson
And though he was married he fancied her still
Often he swore with the farmer’s fair daughter
That parson he would have his will
Well the very next morning as she was out walking
To view of the fields and meadows so gay
This randy old parson he stepped up to her
And these were the words he did say
Many’s the time I’ve seen you out walking
And you from a distance I’ve often admired
Just one fine night for to lie in your arms
It’d be all my own heart desires
Oh well kind Sir well I’m sure I could please you
We’d have to be quick though tomorrow at night
My mother and father will both be from home
And it’s there you’ll enjoy my delight
And so the young maid agreed with the parson
And back to her cottage she quickly did run
Where she sat down for to think of a plan
How she might show the parson some fun
Well the very next evening the parson came calling
She opened the window to let him come in
She took the parson into her bedchamber
And then to undress did begin
And when he was down to his waistcoat and breeches
The maid for her father so loudly did call
Father come quick for here is a burglar
Come for to murder us all
So the farmer flew into the daughter’s bedchamber
He took up a stick and he beat him about
This randy old parson without any breeches
So loudly for mercy did shout
The poor old parson escaped through the window
And over the hillside he ran for his life
He never stopped until he came
To the arms of his nagging old wife
Now the very next morning they looked in his pockets
Found fifty shillings in silver and gold
The farmer remarked it’s a fitting reward
For a daughter so cunning and bold
The poor old parson awoke in the morning
Both light in the pocket and sore in the head
Then ever after his nagging old wife
Made him wish for the day he were dead
RED HOUSE
There's a red house over yonder
That's where my baby stays
There's a red house over yonder
That's where my baby stays
I haven't been home to see my fuzzy headed baby
Not in ninety nine and one half days
Wait a minute something's wrong
My key won't unlock this door
Wait a minute something's wrong
My key won't unlock this door
I've got a bad bad feeling
My baby don't live here any more
Well I'll go back over yonder
Way back yonder cross the hill
Well I'll go back over yonder
Way back yonder cross the hill
Sad that my baby don't love me no more
But I know good and well that her sister will
RED RED WINE
Red red wine goes to my head
Makes me forget that I
Still need her so
Red red wine it’s up to you
All I can do I’ve done,
Memories won’t go,
Memories won’t go
I have sworn that with time
Thoughts of you will leave my head
I was wrong now I find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red red wine stay close to me
Don’t let me be alone
This day we will find
My blue blue mind
I have sworn that with time
Thoughts of you will leave my head
I was wrong now I find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red red wine stay close to me
Don’t let me be alone
This day we will find
My blue blue mind
Red red wine stay close to me
Don’t let me be alone this day we will find
My blue blue mind
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