Well your mama don't mind bop-bop-shu-waddah-wah) And your papa don't mind bop-bop-shu-waddah-wah) If we have another dance, oh yeah, Just one more time Oh won't you ... Stay, Just a little bit longer Please, please, please Say you will.
Stay, recorded by many, with many variants
January 17, 2005, 12:12
Caterwauller
say you will . . . fall in love
Why to love a girl (according to Andy M. Stewart's The Errant Apprentice:
When I was a young apprentice and less than compus mentis I took leave of all my senses, with a maid I fell in love Her ringlets so entwined me, Aphrodite smile did blind me Cupid's arrow struck behind me, And her father owned a pub
It was there I met my nemesis, in her father's licensed premises Like a seraphim of Genesis sat Mary Ann Maguire. Arrayed in fine apparel, astride a porter barrel She looked the sort of girl that would fill you with desire.
(This song goes on to explain how she ended up breaking his heart, but I felt that you all would appreciate this kind of logic for choosing a mate - especially those lovers of beer. lol)
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 17, 2005, 20:14
Kalleh
fall in love...I fell in love
Til I Fell in Love with You ~ Bob Dylan
Well my nerves are exploding and my body's tense I feel like the whole world got me pinned up against the fence I've been hit too hard; I've seen too much Nothing can heal me now, but your touch I don't know what I'm gonna do I was all right 'til I fell in love with you
When you just give love and never get love you'd better let love de~~part I know it's so and yet I know I can't get you out of my heart Yo~o~o~u made me leave my happy ho~o~~me You took my love and now you've gone Since I fell for you
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 23, 2005, 16:28
Cat
Since I fell for you...my heart
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, But the very next day, You gave it away, This year, To save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special...
Last Christmas - Wham!
January 23, 2005, 16:51
Caterwauller
Tears . . . teardrops
from Don't Know Why sung by Norah Jones I waited 'til I saw the sun I don't know why I didn't come I left you by the house of fun I don't know why I didn't come I don't know why I didn't come
When I saw the break of day I wished that I could fly away Instead of kneeling in the sand Catching teardrops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine But you'll be on my mind Forever
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 23, 2005, 16:54
jerry thomas
I'll have a blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue Christmas without you You'll be doing all right with your Christmas of white, But I'll have a blue blue Christmas.
January 23, 2005, 18:57
Kalleh
CW asked me to post the rules to this game again. The reply ahead of you will usually have 2 bolded words or phrases. The first is the word or phrase that the previous post linked to, and the second is the word or phrase that post is linking to. You take the last word or phrase and bold it at the top of your post. Then, find a word or phrase in that song that you want to link to, and post that word or phrase in bold. Then, post a few lines of the song, with the author or artists. For example, I think Jerry was linking to "you're." So, here is how I linked to his song:
you're...without you
Within You Without You ~ The Beatles
Try to realise its all within yourself no one else can make you change, And to see you're really only very small and life goes on within you and without you.
January 24, 2005, 06:49
Caterwauller
Thanks! I'll figure it out - eventually. How's this?
without you . . . only you by the Platters
Only you can make this world seem right Only you can make the darkness bright Only you and you alone Can thrill me like you do And fill my heart with love for only you
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 24, 2005, 08:57
Kalleh
Oh...and John Lennon and Elvis sang that, too, CW!
Dreamin' On ~ Andy Gibb
She makes the skies grow dark She makes the darkness bright She make the wind grow warm in the wake of another cold and stormy night
January 24, 2005, 19:28
Caterwauller
dreamin on . . . stormy
Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my man and I ain’t together, Keeps rainin’ all the time
Life is bare, gloom and mis’ry everywhere Stormy weather Just can’t get my poorself together, I’m weary all the time So weary all the time When he went away the blues walked in and met me. If he stays away old rockin’ chair will get me. . . .
Since my man and I ain’t together, Keeps rainin’ all the time
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
Up in the mornin' Out on the job Work like the devil for my pay But that lucky old sun got nothin' to do But roll around heaven all day.
Fuss with my woman, toil for my kids Sweat till I'm wrinkled and gray While that lucky old sun got nothin' to do But roll around heaven all day
Tinman
January 25, 2005, 05:14
Caterwauller
Have you heard the version of that song that K.D.Lang recorded on the album she did with Tony Bennett? The album is _A Wonderful World_ from 2002. I'm listening to it now. Thanks for the reminder!
Sun . . . mornin'
Hallelujah I Love Him So (formerly Love Her So, recorded by countless masses)
Let me tell you 'bout a boy I know He is my baby and he lives next door Every mornin' 'fore the sun comes up He brings my coffee in my favorite cup That's why I know, yes I know Hallelujah I just love him so
When I'm in trouble and I have no friends I know he'll go with me until the end Evrybody asks me how I know I smile and tell them he told me so Thats why I know, yes, I know Hallelujah I just love him so
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 25, 2005, 15:55
Cat
mornin'...me
When you're walkin' down the street And a man tries to get your business And the people that you meet Want to open you up like Christmas You gotta wrap your fuzzy in a big red bow Ain't no sum b---h gonna treat me like a ho I'm a classy honey kissy huggy lovey dovey ghetto princess
Cuz you're filthy / Oooh and I'm gorgeous Cuz you're filthy / Oooh and I'm gorgeous You're disgusting / Oooh and you're nasty And you can grab me / oooh cuz you're nasty
Filthy / Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters
January 26, 2005, 18:34
Kalleh
me...big red bow
My Only Wish This Year ~Britney Spears
Santa can you hear me I signed my letter that I sealed with a kiss I sent it off It just said this I know exactly what I want this year. Santa can you hear me. I want my baby (baby, yeah) I want someone to love me someone to hold me. Maybe (maybe, maybe maybe.) he'll be all I hope in a big red bow
January 26, 2005, 19:11
Caterwauller
big red bow . . . can you hear me
From Yentl, sung by Barbara Streisand (first)
Papa, can you hear me? Papa, can you see me? Papa can you find me in the night? Papa are you near me? Papa, can you hear me? Papa, can you help me not be frightened?
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 26, 2005, 23:16
tinman
Gee, which word should I link to. I know ... papa!
Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 27, 2005, 16:12
Cat
papa and mama...mama (Mamas and Papas?)
John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy Just to leave the folk music behind Zol and Denny workin' for a penny Tryin' to get a fish on the line In a coffee house Sebastian sat And after every number they'd pass the hat McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher In L.A., you know where that's at And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass
Crequee Alley - The Mamas and The Papas
January 27, 2005, 17:26
Caterwauller
mamas and papas . . . fish
Fish gotta swim and birds gotta fly I gotta love one man til I die Can't help loving that man of mine.
Tell me he's lazy, tell me he's slow, Tell me I'm crazy, maybe I know Can't help loving that man of mine.
From Showboat by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, II
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 27, 2005, 19:04
Kalleh
fish...he's slow
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man ~ Ella Fitzgerald (ya gotta love her!)
Fish got to swim, birds got to fly, I got to love one man till I die. Can't help lovin' dat man of mine. Tell me he's lazy, tell me he's slow, Tell me I'm crazy (maybe I know). Can't help lovin' dat man of mine. When he goes away Dat's a rainy day, But when he comes back dat day is fine, De sun will shine! He kin come home as late as kin be, Home widout him ain't no home to me. Can't help lovin' dat man of mine.
January 27, 2005, 20:21
Caterwauller
Thanks for finishing the lyric, Kalleh!
fish . . . crazy
sung best by Patsy Cline (although, if you don't listen to what my co-workers say, I do a fair version, myself)
Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely. I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue. I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted, And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new.
Worry, why do I let myself worry? Wond'ring, what in the world did I do? Oh, crazy for thinking that my love could hold you, I'm crazy for trying, And crazy for crying, And I'm crazy for loving you.
Oh, crazy for thinking that my love could hold you. I'm crazy for trying, And crazy for crying, And I'm crazy for loving you.
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
Blue, blue, my world is blue Blue is my world now I'm without you Gray, gray, my life is gray Cold is my heart since you went away
Tinman
January 28, 2005, 05:23
Caterwauller
blue . . . cold heart
Cold Cold Heart, sung by Hank Williams . . . and more recently by Nora Jones
I tried so hard, my dear, to show that you're my every dream Yet you're afraid each thing I do is just some evil scheme, A memory from your lonesome past keeps us so far apart. Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?
Another love before my time made your heart sad and blue And so my heart is paying now for things I didn't do, In anger unkind words are said that make the teardrops start. Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?
You'll never know how much it hurts to see you sit and cry, You know you need and want my love yet you're afraid to try, Why do you run and hide from life? To try it just ain't smart. Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?
There was a time when I believed that you belonged to me, But now I know your heart is shackled to a memory, The more I learn to care for you, the more we drift apart. Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 28, 2005, 12:22
Cat
Cold heart...how much
Everyone makes one mistake One more time for old time's sake One more time before the feeling fades One that's born of memories One more bruise you gave to me One more test just how much can I take You're not the one, but you're the only one who can make me feel like this You're not the one, but you're the only one who can make me feel like s**t
The One - Foo Fighters.
Great one to sing along to at full volume when you're annoyed at your current squeeze.
January 28, 2005, 13:29
jerry thomas
Johnny Cash - A Satisfied Mind Lyrics
How many times have You heard someone say If I had his money I could do things my way
But little they know That it's so hard to find One rich man in ten With a satisfied mind
Once I was waitin' In fortune and fame Everything that I dreamed for To get a start in life's game
Then suddenly it happened I lost every dime But I'm richer by far With a satisfied mind
Money can't buy back Your youth when you're old Or a friend when you're lonely Or a love that's grown cold
The wealthiest person Is a pauper at times Compared to the man With a satisfied mind
When my life has ended And my time has run out My friends and my loved ones I'll leave there's no doubt
But one thing's for certain When it comes my time I'll leave this old world With a satisfied mind
How many times have You heard someone say If I had his money I could do things my way
But little they know That it's so hard to find One rich man in ten With a satisfied .......... mind
January 28, 2005, 14:33
Caterwauller
mind . . . world
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do They're really saying I love you.
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow They'll learn much more than I'll never know And I think to myself what a wonderful world Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 28, 2005, 14:57
jo
world... red roses
Blood Red Roses by Uriah Heep
Heaven’s above What on earth has this come to What have I done What can I do now to show you There’s still a chance If you’re ready to make up It’s not too late ’cause I’m not ready to break up I try to call But you don’t hear at all
I’m sending roses I’m sending blood red roses This burning in my heart Is tearing me apart I’m sending roses I’m sending blood red roses
You’ve got to understand That’s my heart in your hand
Don’t walk away We can get this heart mended Or am I the fool And has this love just ended I tried to call But you don’t hear at all
I gotta keep on trying To stop this love from dying
You’ve got to understand That my heart is in your hand
Roses I’m sending blood red roses This burning in my heart Is tearing me apart I’m sending roses I’m sending blood red roses
Roses I’m sending blood red roses This burning in my heart Tears me apart Roses - blood red roses You’ve got to understand That’s my heart in your hand Roses I’m sending blood red roses ’cause this burning in my heart Tears me apart
January 28, 2005, 19:49
Kalleh
Red roses...sending roses
The Girl is Mine ~ Michael Jackson
I don’t understand the way you think Saying that she’s yours not mine Sending roses and your silly dreams Really just a waste of time
Hey...that Schweeet Shu brought me roses tonight! They are just beautiful and so fragrant! This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kalleh,
January 29, 2005, 14:09
Caterwauller
sending roses . . . dream
Dream a Little Dream of Me . . . Louis Armstrong and many others (did we do this one before?)
Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you" Birds singin' in the sycamore trees Dream a little dream of me
Say nighty-night and kiss me Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me While I'm alone and blue as can be Dream a little dream of me
Stars fading but I linger on dear Still craving your kiss I'm longin' to linger till dawn dear Just saying this
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you But in your dreams whatever they be Dream a little dream of me
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 29, 2005, 18:58
Kalleh
dream...kiss me
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me ~ Clay Aiken
Kiss me (kiss me), kiss me (kiss me) And when you do, I'll know that you will miss me (miss me), miss me (miss me) If we ever say "Adieu", so kiss me, kiss me Make me tell you I'm in love with you
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu
Tinman
January 30, 2005, 05:55
Caterwauller
adieu . . . farewell
I first heard this done by the Clancy brothers and Tommy Makem . . . there is a cover done by Gaelic Storm that is pretty good, too.
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
Chorus: 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 signed on a yankee sailing ship Davy Crockett is her name And Burgess is the captain of her And they say she is a floating shame
I have sailed with Burgess once before And I think I know him right well If a man is a sailor, he can get along But if not than he's surely in hell
Oh, the fog is on the harbour love And I wish I could remain But I know it will be some long time Before I see you again
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 30, 2005, 12:06
tinman
farewell ... harbour (harbor)
The Last Farewell Roger Whittaker (Words & music by Roger Whittaker - R.A. Webster)
There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor Tomorrow for old England she sails Far away from your land of endless sunshine To my land full of rainy skies and gales And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow Though my heart is full of tears at this farewell
For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell
I've heard there's a wicked war a-blazing And the taste of war I know so very well Even now I see the foreign flag a-raising Their guns on fire as we sail into hell I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow But how bitter will be this last farewell
For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell
Though death and darkness gather all about me My ship be torn apart upon the seas I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands And the heaving waves that brought me once to thee And should I return home safe again to England I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale
For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell
I saw the harbor lights They only told me we were parting The same old harbor lights That once brought you to me
I watched the harbor lights How could I help it, tears were falling Some other harbor lights Will steal your love from me
I longed to hold you close And kiss you just once more But you were on the ship And I was on the shore Now I'll know lonely nights For all the while my heart is whispering Some other harbor lights Will steal your love from me
Some other harbor lights Will steal your love from me
January 30, 2005, 15:28
Caterwauller
This is a link not only for the word LOVE, but also for the idea of loving a place . . . like Tinny referred to . . .
Caledonia, by Dougie Maclean
I dont know if you can see, the changes that have come over me In these last few days, I've been afraid that I might drift away And I've been tellin old stories, singing songs That made me think about where I came from Thats the reason why I seem so far away today.
CHORUS
But let me tell you that I love you And I think about you all the time Caledonia your callin me and now I'm goin' home But if I should become a stranger You know that it would make me more than sad Caledonia's been everything I've ever had.
Well I have moved on, kept on moving Proved the points that I needed prooving Lost the friends that I needed loosing Found others on the way I have kissed the ladies and left them crying Stolen dreams yes theres no denying I have travelled hard with coat-tails flying Somewhere with the wind
REPEAT CHORUS
Now I'm sitting here, before the fire The empty room the forest choir The flames that couldn't get any higher But they've withered now they've gone But I'm steady thinking my way is clear, And I know what I will do tomorrow When the hands have shaken and the kisses flown I will disappear.
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
January 31, 2005, 20:27
Kalleh
love...I'm goin' home
Going Home ~ Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
Spendin' too much time away I can't stand another day Maybe you think I've seen the world But I'd rather see my girl
I'm goin' home, I'm goin' home I'm goin' home, I'm goin' home I'm goin' home, bome, bome, bome-bome-bome, Home, bome, bome, bome, back home Yes, I am
February 01, 2005, 05:08
Caterwauller
home . . . world . . .
Get Out the Map ~Indigo Girls
The saddest sight my eyes can see Is that big ball of orange sinking slyly down the trees Sitting in a broken circle while you rest upon my knee This perfect moment will soon be leaving me
Suzanne calls from Boston the coffee's hot the corn is high And that same sun that warms your heart will suck that good earth dry With everything its opposite enough to keep you cryin' Or keep this ol' world spinning with a twinkle in its eye
Get out the map, get out the map and lay your finger anywhere down We'll leave the figurin' to those we pass on the way out of town Don't drink the water there seems to be something ailing everyone I'm gonna clear my head I'm gonna drink that sun I'm gonna love you good and strong while our love is good and youngThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Caterwauller,
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
February 01, 2005, 18:40
Kalleh
world...I'm gonna drink
Nighttime Ramblin' Man ~ Hank Williams
Well I'm gonna do some drinkin' I'm gonna drink all that whiskey that I can Hell, I'm gonna do some drinkin' I'm gonna drink all that whiskey that I can
Not a song I've ever heard of, but it is kind of funny. I hope he gets ready for his hangover!
February 02, 2005, 10:29
Cat
I'm gonna drink...whiskey
As I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry mountains I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin' I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier I said stand o'er and deliver or the devil he may take ya
Musha ring dum a doo dum a da Whack for my daddy-o Whack for my daddy-o There's whiskey in the jar-o
Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy (and apparently also sung by Metallica, although I haven't heard their version).
February 02, 2005, 10:49
jerry thomas
Tex Ritter
Rye Whiskey
Jack o' Diamonds, Jack o' Diamonds and I know you of old You've robbed my poor pockets of silver and gold It's a whiskey, you villain, you've been my downfall You've kicked me, you've cuffed me, but I love you for all
It's a whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry If I don't get rye whiskey, well, I think I will die
I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry If the hard times don't kill me, I'll lay down and die I'll tune up my fiddle and I 'll rosin my bow I'll make myself welcome, wherever I go
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry If a tree don't fall on me, I'll live till I die
Beefsteak when I'm hungry red liquor when I'm dry Greenbacks when I'm hard up and religion when I die They say I drink whiskey, my money's my own All them that don't like me, can leave me alone
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry If a tree don't fall on me, I'll live till I die
Sometimes I drink whiskey, sometimes I drink rum Sometimes I drink brandy, at other times none But if I get boozey, my whiskey's my own And them that don't like me, can leave me alone
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry If a tree don't fall on me, I'll live till I die
If the ocean was whiskey and I was a duck I'd dive to the bottom to get one sweet suck But the ocean ain't whiskey and I ain't a duck So we'll round up the cattle and then we'll get drunk
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry If the whiskey don't kill me, I'll live till I die
My foot's in my stirrup, my bridle's in my hand I'm leaving sweet Lillie, the fairest in the land Her parents don't like me, they say I'm too poor They say I'm unworthy to enter her door
It's a whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry If I don't get rye whiskey, well, I think I will die
Sweet milk when I'm hungry, rye whiskey when I'm dry If a tree don't fall on me, I'll live till I die I'll buy my own whiskey, I'll make my own stew If I get drunk, madam, it's nothing to you
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry If a tree don't fall on me, I'll live till I die
I'll drink my own whiskey, I'll drink my own wine Some ten thousand bottles I've killed in my time I've no wife to quarrel, no babies to bawl The best way of living is no wife at all
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry If a tree don't fall on me, I'll live till I die
Way up on Clinch Mountain I wander alone I'm as drunk as the devil, oh, let me alone You may boast of your knowledge an' brag of your sense 'Twill all be forgotten a hundred years hence
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, you're no friend to me You killed my poor daddy, God damn you, try me
February 02, 2005, 17:19
Caterwauller
whiskey!
Whiskey-O . . . sung by a bunch of folks
Whisky is the life of man, I'll drink whisky when I can
Chorus: Whisky-o, Johnny-o Rise her up from down below Whisky, whisky, whisky-o Up aloft this yard must go John rise her up from down below
I like whisky hot and strong, I'll drink whisky all day long... (Chorus)
I'll drink it hot, I'll drink it cold, I'll drink it new, I'll drink it old (Chorus)
Whisky made me sell my coat, whisky's what keeps me afloat (Chorus)
Whisky killed my sister Sue, whisky killed my brother, too (Chorus)
Some likes whisky, some likes beer, I wish I had a barrel here (Chorus)
Whisky made the bosun call "hang together, one and all" (Chorus)
Whisky stole my brains away, one more pull and we'll belay (Chorus)
A glass of grog for every man and a bottle full for the shanteyman (Chorus)
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
February 02, 2005, 21:31
tinman
Here are Carl Sandburg's rendition of those songs:
Whiskey Johnny
As I sailed the ocean blue, Whiskey, Johnny. Took a strong pull and a long one too. Whiskey for my Johnny.
Whiskey killed my brother, Tom. Whiskey, Johnny. I drink whiskey all day long. Whiskey for my Johnny.
Whiskey stole my brains away. Whiskey, Johnny. The bo'sun pipes and I'll belay. Whiskey for my Johnny.
Way Up on Clinch Mountain
Way up on Clinch Mountain I wander alone. I'm sick as the devil, Oh, leave me along.
I'll eat when I'm hungry, And drink when I'm dry. If whiskey don't kill me I'll drink till I die.
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, I know you of old. You robbed my poor pockets Of silver and gold.
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, You're no friend to me. You killed my poor Daddy, God damn you, try me!
Tinman
February 03, 2005, 19:52
Caterwauller
Whiskey
COPPERHEAD ROAD Steve Earle
Well my name's John Lee Pettimore Same as my daddy and his daddy before You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here He only came to town about twice a year He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line Everybody knew that he made moonshine Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad He headed up the holler with everything he had It's before my time but I've been told He never came back from Copperhead Road
Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside Well him and my uncle tore that engine down I still remember that rumblin' sound Well the sheriff came around in the middle of the night Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right He was headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road
I volunteered for the Army on my birthday They draft the white trash first,'round here anyway I done two tours of duty in Vietnam And I came home with a brand new plan I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico I plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road Well the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air I wake up screaming like I'm back over there I learned a thing or two from ol' Charlie don't you know You better stay away from Copperhead Road
Copperhead Road Copperhead Road Copperhead Road
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
Dooley was a good ol' man, he lived below the mill Dooley had two daughters and a forty-gallon still. One gal watched the boiler, the other watched the spout Mama corked the bottles when ol' Dooley fetched them out.
CHORUS: Dooley, slipping up the holler Dooley, trying to make a dollar Dooley, give me a swaller And I'll pay you back some day.
The revenuers came for him a-slippin' through the woods Dooley kept behind them all and never lost his goods. Dooley was a trader, when into town he'd come Sugar by the bushel and molasses by the ton.
CHORUS
I remember very well the day ol' Dooley died The women folk looked sorry and the men stood around and cried. Now Dooley's on the mountain, he lies there all alone They put a jug beside him and a barrel for a stone.
CHORUS
Tinman
February 04, 2005, 01:45
Caterwauller
holler . . . died (and still about drinking)
Johnny Jump Up (I think, actually, that this is an old Irish song. I've heard it sung by many different groups.)
Come and listen, I'll tell you what happened to me One day as I went down to Cork by the sea The day it was hot and the sun it was warm, So says I a quiet pint wouldn't do me no harm
I went in and I called for a bottle of stout Says the barman, I'm sorry, all the beer is sold out Try whiskey or paddy, ten years in the wood Says I, I'll try cider, I've heard it was good.
Chorus: Oh never, Oh never, Oh never again If I live to be a hundred or a hundred and ten I fell to the ground and I couldn't get up After drinking a quart of the Johnny Jump Up Ahhh...
After downing the third I went out to the yard Where I bumped into Brody, the big civic guard Come here to me boy, don't you know I'm the law? Well, I up with me fist and I shattered his jaw
He fell to the ground with his knees doubled up But it wasn't I hit him, 'twas Johnny Jump Up The next thing I remember down in Cork by the sea Was a cripple on crutches and says he to me
I'm afraid of me life I'll be hit by a car Won't you help me across to the Celtic Knot Bar? After drinking a quart of that cider so sweet He threw down his crutches and danced on his feet
Chorus...
I went down the lee road, a friend for to see They call it the madhouse in Cork by the Sea Well when I got there, sure the truth I will tell, They had this poor bugger locked up in a cell
Said the guard, testing him, say these words if you can Around the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran Tell him I'm not crazy, tell him I'm not mad It was only a sip of the bottle I had
Chorus...
A man died in the mines by the name of McNabb They washed him and laid him outside on the slab Well after the parlors measurements did take His wife brought him home to a bloody fine wake
Twas about 12 o'clock and the beer was high The corpse sits up and says with a sigh I can't get to heaven, they won't let me up 'Til I bring them a quart of the Johnny Jump Up
Chorus...
So if ever you go down to Cork by the sea Stay out of the ale house and take it from me If you want to stay sane don't you dare take a sup Of that devil drink cider called Johnny Jump Up
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
February 05, 2005, 20:22
Kalleh
died (and still about drinking)...oh never again
Never Again ~ Richard Linda Thompson
Oh, who will remember, oh, who will be sure And still feel the silence as close as before? And was there a season without any rain? Ah, never, oh, never, oh, never again
I have never heard of this Richard Linda; is he/she a man or a woman?
February 06, 2005, 05:58
Caterwauller
I believe they missed a comma. It's Richard and Linda Thompson, according to this site.
never again . . . silence
Sound of Silence ~ Simon and Garfunkel (apparently, this was released the year I was born - ironic, since I'm rarely silent, as the name implies - caterwaul)
Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again, Because a vision softly creeping, Left its seeds while I was sleeping, And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence. In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone, 'Neath the halo of a street lamp, I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of silence.
And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more. People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening, People writing songs that voices never share And no one dare Disturb the sound of silence.
"Fools" said I, "You do not know Silence like a cancer grows. Hear my words that I might teach you, Take my arms that I might reach you." But my words like silent raindrops fell, And echoed In the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made. And the sign flashed out its warning, In the words that it was forming. And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls And tenement halls." And whisper'd in the sounds of silence.
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
February 06, 2005, 20:59
Kalleh
Silence...no one dare
Courage
~ Bob Blue
The world was aware of this hell but not enough to cried out in shame No heroes and no to blame a story that no one dare tell I promise to do what I can to let it happen again To care for all women and men, I'll start by inviting Roxanne
February 07, 2005, 04:29
Caterwauller
no one dare . . . women
"Pretty Women" from Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street ~Stephen Sondheim
pretty women Fascinating Sippin coffee Dancing, pretty women Pretty women Are a wonder, pretty women Sitting in the window or Standing on the stair Something in them cheers the air Pretty women Silhouetted Stay within you Glancing stay forever Breathing lightly, pretty women, Pretty women Blowing out their candles or Combing out their hair Even when they leave They still are there They’re there
******* "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama