Hothouse Flowers - from Love Don't Work This Way single
O'Maonlai - from I'm Sorry single
Mountains they are high Oceans they are blue Take me by the hand, my love And I will go with you. We've travelled far and wide We've trekked through high and low We've suffered through the hard times I know, my love, I know We've heard the battle calls We've felt the highlands sing And all I have to offer you A ring, my love, a ring
traditional - from Easier In The Morning single
I wish I had you in Carrickfergus Ni fad on ait sin go Baile an Chnain Sailing over the deep blue ocean The deepest ocean for my love to find But the seas are deep love And I can't swim over And neither home have I wings to fly I wish I'd met with a handy boatman Who would ferry over my love And in Kilkenny it is reported There are marble stones as black as ink With gold and silver I would support her But I'll sing no more now till I get a drink I'm drunk today though I'm seldom sober A handsome rover from town to town But now I am dead and my days Are over come Mollai a stoirin Now lay me down
from Easier In The Morning single
Don't feel myself run And I know that I will Don't feel myself fly And I know that I will Don't let myself run And I know that I will Don't feel myself fly high And I know that I can and will Gettin' better and better Can you feel it now? We'd of made it together baby We'd of made it all Gonna push myself harder Gonna see if I can swim If I can't reach the sky baby No reason why I cannot die within Gonna push myself harder Gonna see if I can swim If I can't reach the sky baby No reason why I cannot die within Gettin' better and better Do you feel it now? We'd of made it together baby We'd of made it all My heart, ohhhh, my soul, yeahh, ??, whoa, my bone, woo It's gettin' better and better Can you feel it now, yeah? We'd of made it together baby We'd of made it all, yeah
from Movies single, Home box set
from Give It Up single
traditional - from Give It Up single and Take a Last Look at the Sun video
Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise bean Pháidín Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, 'S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte 'S chuaigh mise siar chun a' Chlocháin, Is thart timpeall le Béal Atha na Báighe, 'Gus bhreathnaigh mé isteach trí na fuinneoga, Féachaint an bhfeicfinn bean Pháidín Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise bean Pháidín Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, 'S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte 'Gus rachainn go Gaillimh, go Gaillimh, Agus rachainn go Gaillimh le Páidín, O, rachainn go Gaillimh, go Gaillimh, Agus thiocfainn abhaile sa mbád leis Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise bean Pháidín Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, 'S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte 'S go mbristear do chosa, do chosa, Go mbristear do chosa, a bhean Páidín, Go mbristear do chosa, do chosa, Go mbristear do chosa is do chnámha Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise bean Pháidín Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, 'S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise bean Pháidín Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise, 'S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte
from I Can See Clearly Now single and Just A Note mini album
I'm goin' to Kansas City Kansas City here I come I'm goin' to Kansas City Kansas City here I go They got some pretty, pretty women And I'm gonna get me one I'm gonna stand on the corner (Twelfth Street ain't bad)?? I'm gonna stand on the corner (Twelfth Street ain't bad)?? And when some pretty girl goes walkin' I'm gonna make her mine I'm goin' to Alabama Alabama here I come I'm goin' to Alabama Alabama here I come They got some pretty, pretty women And I'm gonna get me one Well, I went down to market and I bought myself a big bad ?? Well, I went down to market and I bought myself a big bad ?? And then I had some beans and toast And then I went ha-ha... I'm goin' to Kansas City Kansas City here I go I'm goin' to Kansas City Kansas City here I go They got some pretty, pretty women And I'm gonna get me one
from I Can See Clearly Now single
And now it's time To gather all the things we need to fly For better days ahead Just wave goodbye We've better things to do now, you and I There's better days ahead Just take my hand You're the one I need to understand That's better days ahead With you I can stand As long as you respect me as your man (easy) There's better days ahead (goin' on) And now it's time To gather all the things we need to fly To better days ahead Just, just, just wave goodbye We've better things to do now, you and I There's better days ahead Just take my hand You're the one I need to understand For better days ahead With you I can stand As long as you respect me as your man There's better days ahead Oh, comin' on Comin' on Comin' on There's better days ahead For you and me
from I Can See Clearly Now single and Just A Note mini album
I got this strange strange feelin' Deep down in my heart I don't know what it is But it won't let go Happens every time I give you more than I've got But all I need now is a little time to sing a song And I think I'm gonna find a way to lose this strange feelin' I feel ya, darlin', feel ya darlin' When you're home all alone Oh, don't you need somebody to talk your troubles to Ah, Lord I know I wanna catch the morning train comes late Oh Lord believe me when I say I'm gonna chase that strange feelin' Chase it all away Well it's just like a mockingbird a-singing on a hillside Singing at his morning song I say don't you fret don't you worry don't you moan Can't you hear that whiporwill a-callin? Don't you worry Your daddy's comin' home He's gonna chase that blues away And believe when I say He's gonna chase that strange feelin' chase it all away away
from "Just a Note" mini album
It's a hard rain in the ghetto Blues are gonna take their toll It's a hard rain in the ghetto baby Blues are gonna take their toll And this city's full of heartache Remedy no man knows Yeah you're livin' by the people baby No time bein' on your own Yeah livin' by the people baby No time bein' on your own It's a hard rain in the ghetto baby Hard rain's where you're comin' from, yeah You may be lyin' in the gutter A man look down his nose on you You may be lyin' in the gutter A man look down his nose on you It's a hard rain in the ghetto baby What else can you s'posed to do It's a hard rain in the ghetto Blues are gonna take their toll, yeah It's a hard rain in the ghetto baby Blues are gonna take their toll And this city's full of heartache Remedy no man knows Oh tell me brother, yeah
from "Just a Note" mini album
Oh now I got me a big fat heart (Oh Lord a big fat heart) Now I got me a big fat heart (Big fat heart) I say, I say now I got me a big fat heart (Oh Lord a big fat heart) Oh now I got me a big fat heart (Big fat heart) Gonna spread this heart around the world (Oh Lord around the world) I wanna spread this heart around the world (Big fat heart) Yeah spread this heart around the world (Oh Lord around the world) Gonna spread this heart around the world (Big fat heart) Well the River Jordan's both long and deep (Oh Lord long and deep) I said the River Jordan's both long and deep (Big fat heart) No no, the River Jordan's both long and deep (Oh Lord long and deep) Oh the River Jordan's both long and deep (Big fat heart) Now everybody... Now I got me a big fat heart (Oh Lord a big fat heart) Now I got me a big fat heart (Big fat heart) I wanna thank you people for the love you show (Oh Lord the love you show) I wanna thank you people for the love you show (Big fat heart) Oh yeah I thank you people for the love you show (Oh Lord the love you show) I wanna thank you people for the love you show (Big fat heart) It feels like... Now I got me a big fat heart (Oh Lord a big fat heart) Now I got me a big fat heart Big fat heart
G.H. Bass - People outtake, appears on "Just a Note" mini album
Seeline woman Dressed in green Wear silk stockings And her golden seams Seeline woman Dressed in black Spends all day On her back I'm talkin' 'bout Seeline woman, seeline woman, seeline woman, oh Seeline woman, seeline woman, seeline woman, yeah Seeline woman told me Told me how to breath Told me how to make a lady feel like ????? Seeline woman said it Said it to my face Said seeline woman to the man "No one knows what's next" She said Seeline woman Seeline Woman She drink coffee She drink tea Wanna spend the time Alone with me Seeline woman When she give ya the eye When she give ya the toe You know I cry Seeline woman, seeline woman, seeline woman, oh Seeline woman Seeline woman told me Seeline woman (serves?) Seeline woman ?? Who is standin' on the hill Seeline woman ?? Seeline woman knew Seeline woman told me Said, "Lord do you give us what to do" Seeline woman, seeline woman, seeline woman, oh Seeline woman, seeline woman, seeline woman, oh Seeline woman, seeline woman, seeline woman, woah Seeline woman broke my heart Seeline woman told me Seeline woman from the very start gonna change ya owe me Seeline woman (Love me) Seeline woman (Say it) Gonna take you right down to my automobile I'm talkin' 'bout Seeline woman, seeline woman, seeline woman, oh Seeline woman, seeline woman, seeline woman, yeah Seeline woman, seeline woman, seeline woman See-line
People outtake - from "Just a Note" mini album
Well I tell ya a story 'bout Hydroman He kept all his lovin' in a watering can He went lookin' for his daughter to see if she know How much-a lovin' it took to make her flowers grow Hey Lord, Oh Lord Who's that man Oh well the devil women left when she saw such a sight You know she's ???? with all her might She said how can a low down looker like you Beat a red-headed lady all black and blue Oh yeah Oh he hollowed and hollowed, he screamed and he roared He said oh I've been stupid old cannon fodder If the devil woman she don't like my world I was nuthin' but a silly old ????? Oh yeah, oh yeah, Hydroman Ohhhh... Hydroman... Well there was a story of a Hydroman He kept all his lovin' in a watering can He went lookin' for his daughter to see if she know How much-a lovin' it took to make her flowers grow Was it ?? Was it ?? Said Hydroman Oh well that was the story of a Hydroman He kept all his lovin' in a watering can He went lookin' for his daughter to see if she know How much-a lovin' it took to make her flowers grow ???? Woa ???? Hydroman
Amanda McBroom - from 30 Years A-Greying (The Dubliners)
Some say love, it is a river That drowns the tender reed Some say love, it is a razor That leaves your soul to bleed Some say love, it is a hunger An endless aching need I say love, it is a flower And you, its only seed It's the heart afraid of breaking That never learns to dance It's the dream afraid of waking That never takes a chance It's the one who won't be taken Who cannot seem to give It's the soul afraid of dying That never learns to live When the night has been too lonely And the road has been too long And you think that love is only For the lucky and the strong Just remember in the winter Beneath the bitter snows Lies the seed That with the sun's love and rain Becomes the rose
from An Emotional Time single #2
It sounded dry around us and there are no clouds today And it hurts my throat to talk And I'm afraid I'm afraid There's dust inside my nostrils and smoke upon my eyes But I resolve to stay the searching child Butter smells come pleasant as we travel on and on The dancing yellow rhythm of the highway lights will form Shadow dances shadow on my snow clean page As the song and step and sentence seems to age It's all in the days changing The seasons wheels The birds and buildings and all of these In this haggard old condition I feel stronger I feel strong I gain a different focus when the hours of night are long It is for you my maker that I spend my mortal days As you pursue to guide me through this haze As I say As I say I love my friends, believe me I rarely say it though For us they have their uses But they also deal their blows Daily I try to act more upon my dreams How bright a soul forgiven, bleeds How bright a soul forgiven, bleeds Are we getting any nearer Are the stories making sense? Are you hanging in there with us Or have you fallen off the fence? We saw a comet fly last year and I cried I know that sometimes promises appear upon the tide Sands draw nearer and draw nearer by the day I write down what I feel but cannot say So I say Say Sometimes you might see it in the eyes of a child ??Who grows big?? pretty flowers while his parents watch and smile Unhindered and unpoisoned by the ways of main street Big mans shoes on tiny feet It's all in the days changing The seasons wheels The birds and buildings And all of these It's all in the days changing The seasons wheels The birds and buildings and all of these Help me say
from An Emotional Time single #2
Here on my own I try to tell you just how I feel You've known me 24 years You have waited on me Now I stand innocent or guilty A boy or a man Now I stand innocent or guilty A boy or a man See the moon the stormclouds are fast And the nights have flown To lands of tears and agony and wild winds blowin' Blow sweet wind of charity Help us make this peace Blow sweet wind of charity Help us make this peace Isn't it strange What we're seeing Isn't it strange How we've been going on Strange Communication Broken down I watch you stand by the mirror Remove your makeup I prefer it like that I know it's been said so many times But it needs to be said Touched for the last time And I feel how your pulse on mine How we can be so physical Without a word Without a word Not a word Help us make our peace Help us make our peace The stormclouds will pass And the nights will flow To lands of tears and agony And wild winds blowin' Blow sweet wind of charity Help us make this peace Blow sweet wind of charity Help us make this peace Oh oh Oh oh Help us change (help us make our peace) We need to change, change, change Help us change (help us make our peace) Help us change (help us make our peace) Help us change (help us make our peace)
from An Emotional Time single #2
Spoke to a girl of Spanish descent Spoke of a town in Ecuador The policeman shoot the children dead Cause the tourists don't like to see the poor I stare at her in disbelief The horror is shining in my eyes What I've seen brutalised on TV People don't seem to be surprised anymore We earn, they earn and we put in the banks Talk nicely to the girl standing at the till Do our business, say 'goodbye and thanks' She says 'you all come back now, you hear' We say we will I'm just a singer Not a political man And I thank God that that's what I am I try and comment when I feel I should I don't know if that is bad or good
from An Emotional Time single #1
And your feet are covered in dust And your eyes are welling up in tears Something from you has been lifted You haven't felt as ?????? as this in years And the air from the hills Reminds the body that the soul is still flying And the air from the hills Reminds the body that the soul is still flying And as you pass by I caught a sparkle in your eye And you are still singing songs Still inspiring generations And your vision is still strong You never fail to break expectations And the air from the hills May it flow gently through you So we breathe in our fill And we glide on a ?trail? And we raise a glass to you And as you pass by Caught a sparkle in your eye
from An Emotional Time single #1
There's so much to remember There's so much to forget To live into the music Cause it has not failed me yet There's a garden up in heaven There's a church in the street And I know when I'm dancing I'll be praying on my feet I just let that rhythm take me home Just let that rhythm take me home There's something that somebody ????buy?????? To give is to receive And to receive is to give It's all been very serious But laughter comes for free If it's okay with you my Lord It'll be okay with me We'll just let that rhythm take us home Just let that rhythm take us home Sometimes I'm worried Sometimes you're hurt Get into the music Man and dance for all your worth Just let that rhythm take you home Just let that rhythm take you home Just let that rhythm take you home Just let that rhythm take you home
from One Tongue single
Hello memory I'm glad you came This heaven always was in confusion and is still the same Got a postcard with a picture of the land Where you and I went walking There's a bright evening with the sun upon the rain drenched ground And all the shops are closed, people are going home I remember days like this they always come And the season turned I hear it now, I hear this song Same song (bring it back) Hear it now, I hear this song Same song (bring it back) And we stayed in a stone wall house drinking hot tea at night And an old lady would tell us proverbs With a twinkle in her eye I remember that time oh how could I forget Covered in blue remembering you That's it That's it
from One Tongue single
Dawn upon the city Never be the same The sun shone gold that morning Kind upon your face I give you my best I wish you everything I hope you break through your test You deserve everything Too tired to dream Too much television Not enough silence Dreaming back into derision I give you my best I wish you everything C'mon ???go home? ?Come on? with everything Talk to me babe Understand me and my ways Do I have a chance in your game Or is it the end Leaving a note upon your door Call you ten times a day I hope you carry me home I need it I need it Give you my best Everything This is a test Everything Talk to me, talk to me now Where do I stand Is this your song Or is it the end Everything...
from One Tongue single
And who said the sky came down to earth And who said the night was there too soon We got a fondness for all kinds of weather Cause it's good for the soul And he wore a coat of many colours And his eyes were blue and green And he had a soft way of speaking And he brought with him the rain The rain The rain The rain He brought with him the rain You can put your best foot forward And polish up your precious stones Go where you know you want to And do what you got to do Cause there's no amount of special money And there's no amount of stately homes And there's no amount of land or possessions That'll take me away from my home in the forest The rain The rain The rain He brought with him the rain And you could feel it falling And watch around how everything grows It's in the daylight it's in the nightlight It's in the wind It's in the flowers that come and go ?So you? coming a coat of true colours And his eyes will be blue and green And he'll be so gently spoken of words And he'll bring with him the falling rain The rain The rain The rain He brought with him the rain Don't worry, don't look back Don't worry...
from One Tongue single
You gotta climb the wall Made of bricks and mortar Build bridges over unknown waters They'll try and knock you down You gotta turn and face them Try and keep you down God gave you patience Carry on Carry on Carry yourself on distant ground (? kiss the ground ?) I know you're tired And I see you a-crying Come over here beside me I will listen in silence It's a hard world We must keep on moving You got your shoulders And you got ?a feeling today? Carry on - Oh be one Carry on - Be well be strong Carry on - ?this is the??????????? Carry on - yeah listen, listen Carry on - follow your star, be who you are Carry on - Aim real high, touching the sky Carry on - Push on through, power through it ?That'll do it ? Carry on - You know who you are, ?you know you're you? Carry on - ?Oh you got to get to? Carry on - Keep it up, ????????? Carry on - Fly high like a bird does Carry on - oh yeah Carry on
from One Tongue single
When your mind is full of anger You got to let it free someday ?? some ?????? Sometimes it's in a dance or in a beat You never know or do you ever You ???position? You got ????????? You can make a difference If you do it's alright You got the answers You got the strength You are the answer to my love ?come again??????? Thank you for believing Thank you for the start Thank you for believing Thank you for the start And I know you've been frustrated As I have many times been You know when you get a little frustrated You're going to call it into me You've got the power You ??inside? You make a difference To your own life You have decision You have the night You have an answer To get ???????? Thank you for believing Thank you for the start Thank you for believing Thank you for the start Oh A man is in danger of his life He got to ????another day? When a man is in danger of his life He's got to ?live it for ????????? This song is a danger to the man in blue This song is dedicated to what he does and what ?he'll? do This song is an answer to what we know This is going to make it And this is going to go And only you have the answer You have the night You have the position To make your own mind up anytime You have the answer You have the right You're in a position To ?get it ????? or get it right????? Thank you for believing Thank you for the start Thank you for believing Thank you for the start
from One Tongue single
A young man arose to the words of a rebel song Sold his old clothes, bought a knife and a gun Felt like a hero, felt clear, felt high He went out, he fought, he killed and he died In the name of freedom, freedom And his mother cries at the killing of her son She only wears black now and only sings sad songs His wife is in his tears, buries her head in her hands For she and her man had a future, they had plans She and her man had a future, had plans for children Children, children There's a voice out there who I call my Lord Sends me my conscious, my right and my wrong Says put down your killing and put down your guns Let one be forever, forever be one Be forever, forever be one Hear me Hear me So they buried a rebel They only sing sad songs Why Why
from Isn't It Amazing single
refrain: 'Si/ do mhamo/ i/, 'si/ do mhamo/ i/ 'si/ do mhamo/ i/, 'si/ cailleach an airgid 'si/ do mhamo/ i/, o/ Bhaile Iorrais Mho/ir i/ Chuirfeadh si/ co/isti/ ar bho/ithre Chois Fharraige Da/ bhfeicfea/ an 'steam' 'ghabha/il siar To/in Ui/ Loing 'S na rothai/ 'ghabha/il timpeall siar o/ na ceathru/nai/ Chaithfeadh si/ 'n stiu/ir naoi n-uair ar a cu/l 'S ni/ choinneodh si/ siu/l le cailleach an airgid. refrain Measann tu/ 'bpo/sfa' Measann tu/ 'bpo/sfa' Measann tu/ 'bpo/sfa' cailleach an airgid Ta/'s a/m nach 'bpo/sfa', ta/'s a'm nach bpo/sfa' Mar ta/ si/ ro/-o/g is d'o/lfadh si/'n t-airgead refrain 'S gairid go bpo/sfa', 'S gairid go bpo/sfa', 'S gairid go bpo/sfa', beirt ar a' mbaile seo 'S gairid go bpo/sfa', 'S gairid go bpo/sfa', Sea/n She/amais Mho/ir is Maire/ad Ni/ Chathasaigh. English translation: chorus: She is your granny, she is your granny, She is your granny, the hag with the money She is your gran, from the town of Nishmore And she would put caoches on the roads of Cois Fharraige If you'd see the steam going past Toin Ui Loin' And the wheels turning speedily out from her flanks She'd scatter the stoor nine times to the rear But she'd never keep pace with the hag with the money chorus Do you reckon he'd marry? Do you reckon he'd marry? Do you reckon he'd marry the hag with the money I know he'll not marry, I know he'll not merry 'Cause he is too young and he'll squander the money chorus (x2) We'll soon have a wedding, we'll soon have a wedding We'll soon have a wedding, by two in the village We'll soon have a wedding, we'll soon have a wedding Between Sean Sheamais Mhoir and Maire Ni Chathasaigh chorus(x3)
from Isn't It Amazing single
???? a man on his own stand up For what he believes to be He'll give all luxury up for the sake of a vision of freedom He walked 4000 miles across ?the green? Because he knows he's had a dream And the old man he ?should fall? He wants to change the white mans laws For the people Free the people Let the people Be the people For the future Of the children And the freedom Of the people He has his vision held on a bright light he sees in the distance His children follow him from generation to generation This is not the golden age We're sending rockets into space We don't mind if we ?shall fall? We gotta change the white mans laws For the people Free the people Let the people Be the people For the future Of the children And the freedom Of the people You see ????? There's a dreammaker making a shape Coming through to you You see you're not dreaming now No no And the light comes in And it's falling on the world And the light is coming in And you can see it in the child the man the boy and girl For the people Free the people Let the people Be the people For the future Of the children And the freedom Of the people
from Isn't It Amazing single
And Rose can you tell me have you been to the well? Have you uncovered mysteries for us? Could you tell? Have you married sweet notions, are you up with the birds? Can you soothe us, your people, with your soothing words? Oh Rose I've been dying for you to come Oh Rose In this time and again Sister oh sister have you seen it's been said It's been carved out of stone and been painted in lead Selling the land that is owned by no man Oh mother, dear mother, be mother again Be mother again Oh Rose mother of the Earth Oh sweet Rose ?????? Oh would you carry us back home Oh God Rose now we know what you are So after the gathering they all chose to stand firm And their hearts turned burning after what black Rose told them She said this is our homeland, she said born from the earth We will sing out the new song and we know what this is worth Oh all this says Rose Oh I believe in Rose again Oh singing and calling your name Oh and conscience come out again So Rose I believe you've been to the well And you found a new legend for your people to tell Was it water from heaven, was it clean, was it sweet And did you wash your hands and did she kiss your feet The water Oh calling you Rose Oh conscience we feel it grow Oh Rose Oh
from Isn't It Amazing single
Man of love lies on the side of the road Blood in his eyes cause he's been crying so Left low Left untainted Left unnerved Let him feel that he's wanted Let him feel that he's heard Let him know that you hear Let him know that you hear Let him know that you hear Man of love of dignity and pride Laid down his weary head now And felt like crying, dying, dying Fell right down Man who loved the people of this world Then drink got on top of him And he felt that he was cursed And he felt that he was cursed Let him know that you hear Let him know that you hear Let him know that you hear Little boy or little girl child Does your mother or father know that you are out tonight I know something I know it is real and true There is something real It is for you, for you I'm talking about love (love) Only, dearest, ?keepin'?, holding, ?????, everything, love
from Isn't It Amazing single
Is it getting too much Should I come around? Are you losing touch With what we call solid ground Is the train too fast Are the colours not clear Losing touch with emotions Imprisoned in fear Are they trying your temper Are you missing your home Lost sight of the mountains Lost sight of your soul Look out This is your decision time again Comes every once in a while For better again For better again Should I come around? Should I come around? You say you had to call me Take your mind off him (mind off him) It was good while it lasted But it hurt in the end You've been too long out there (too long out there) Faraway from your friends Now you know you're welcome To come back again Yes, I can see it now I can see your boat coming And I'll be standing with your family And your best friends Should I come around? Should I come around? You've been missing too long (missing too long) It's been ten years or more (ten years or more) But you had to leave (but you had to leave) We all know the score (we all know the score) Tired of the country (tired of the country) That you love so deep (that you love so deep) But it was too deep to notice (too deep to notice) You nearly lost your feet (lost your feet) But I can see the light that you've been waiting for It's gonna be alright Need I ask for more Is it time to come along and talk To come along and talk to you Should I come around (talk it over) Should I come around (talk it over) Should I come around (that's what friends are for)
from This Is It (Your Soul) single
The Beatles - from This Is It (Your Soul) single
Bob Dylan - from This Is It (Your Soul) single
May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you stay Forever young May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the light surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and strong May you stay Forever young May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung May you stay Forever young
T. Finn/L. O'Maonlai/A. White - from Tim Finn's "Before & After"
Many's the time I'd do anything just to belong Many's the time what I did I would feel to be wrong I was only trying too hard just to belong I was only trying too hard The wind pulled the water Bonfire burned high You took me in your arms and told me I could cry I didn't want to hurt you I felt something was wrong I didn't mean to want you just to belong First we got turned away then we got welcomed in First we got turned away then we got welcomed in I was only trying too hard A place to begin I was only trying too hard We drove past the nightclub in a beaten up old car The man on the door said "Do we know who you are?" They gave us fruit cocktails that we didn't want to drink Techno music coming through I started to think Where are the people that we welcomed in Where is the place the place to begin It's got to be someone It's got to be now I made it my purpose I made it my plan The rulers of the world would never understand You are my dancing queen I wanna hear you sing The day that you do I'll be your dancing king And if my words were stars I'd send you a skyfull It felt so good It felt so easy It felt so good It felt so easy
from "Common Ground"
When will you come home to me When will we see each other again When will you come home to me I will wait for that day and I will wait in faith I feel your absence I feel you from me and I feel you from afar I feel your absence And I don't know when I will taste again your lips When will you come home to me When will we see each other again When will you come home to me I will wait for that day and I will wait in faith The sky over my head is the same as ever The mountains surround he as they always do The tide ebbs and flows as usual But I see with only one eye without you by my side When will you come home to me When will we see each other again When will you come home to me I will wait for that day and I will wait in faith I hear your laughter in my dreams I listen to your sound as I lay down I look at the road through the window of my house The road you took without me by your side When will you come home to me When will we see each other again When will you come home to me I will wait for that day and I will wait in faith
from "Bringing It All Back Home" and "Celtic Inspiration" compilations
It was on one bright March morning, I bid New Orleans adieu And I took on the road to Jacksontown, my fortune to renew I cursed all foreign money, no credit could I gain Which filled my heart with longing for the lakes of Ponchartrain I stepped on board of a railroad car underneath the morning sun We rode the road till evening time till I laid me down again All strangers there no friends to me till a dark girl toward me came And I fell in love with a Creole girl by the lakes of Ponchartrain I said, "My bonny Creole lass, my money it tells no good And if it weren't for the alligators, I would sleep here in the woods" "You're welcome here, kind stranger, our house is very plain We never turned a stranger out on the shores of Ponchartrain" [sax solo] She took me home to her mammy's house and treated me right well The hair upon her shoulders in jet black ringlets fell To try and paint her beauty, I'm sure 'twould be in vain As handsome was my Creole lass on the shores of Ponchartrain I asked her if she'd marry me, she said that would never be For she do have a lover who is far away at sea She said that she would wait for him and true she would remain Till he returned to his Creole girl at the banks of Ponchartrain So fare thee well, my Creole lass, who I will see no more I'll never forget your kindness in the cottage by the shore And at each social gathering, a flowing glass I'll drain And drink a health to my Creole girl at the lakes of Ponchartrain
James Brown/Betty Newcombe - from You Can Love Me Now single
This is a man's world But it would mean nothing Without a woman or a girl You see Man made the cars To take us over the road Man made the train To carry a heavy load Man made the electrolight To take us out of the dark Man made the boat on the water Like Noah made the Ark This is a man's man's man's world But it would be nothing Nothing Without a woman or a girl Man thinks about little bitty baby girls And baby boys Man makes them happy Because man makes them toys After man make them everything Everything he can You know man make money To buy from the other man This is a man's world But it would mean nothing Without a woman or a girl He's lost in the wilderness He's lost Bitterness Lost Tenderness He's lost Motherness Pray for man
from Long Journey Home soundtrack
A thousants farewells to the white potatos for as long as we had them, a pleasant hoard affable, innocent, coming into our company as they laughed with us the head of the board. They were help to the nurse, to the man and the child, to the weak and the strong, to the young and the old but the cause of my sorrow, my grief my affliction them rolling away, without frost, without cold. What will be a shroud for those to be buried? Tobacco, pipes or a coffin of wood? If we are to die now may the high king protect us and, of course, it would be a release if we could.
from Sharon Shannon's "The Diamond Mountain Sessions"
I've travelled from Texas To Old Loussianne Through mountains and valleys and plains Footsore and weary I rested a while On the banks of old Pontchartrain The fairest young maiden That I ever saw passed by when it started to rain We both found a shelter Beneath the same tree On the banks of old Pontchartrain I ventured a smile but she thought I was bold I hastened to try and explain Somehow I knew I would linger a while On the banks of old Pontchartrain We hid from the shower and hour or so She asked me how long I'd remain I told her I spend the rest of my days On the banks of old Pontchartrain As time drifted by we fell deeper in love A love that would just bring her pain I knew that one day I would leave her alone On the banks of old Pontchartrain I just couldn't tell her that I ran away From a jail on the West Texas plain I prayed in my heart I would never be found To the banks of old Pontchartrain Then one day a man put a hand on my arm Said I must go west the same day I said I couldn't without saying goodbye On the banks of old Pontchartrain Tonight I sit here alone in my cell I know that she is waiting in vain And hoping and praying someday to return On the banks of old Pontchartrain