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ARCHIES SONG LYRIC
BLACK CHE GUEVARA BERETLYRIC
BOBS BOOGIE
BUTTERFLY LYRIC
JANE O GREEN LYRIC
MATTHEW 7:24 LYRIC
MONKEY TREE LYRIC WATCH VIDEO
MY SONG OF YOU LYRIC
SEVEN KEYS LYRIC
SONS OF ABRAHAM LYRIC
STICK SONG LYRIC
BEVIN BOY LYRIC
TELL ME TELL ME TRUE LYRIC
DITCHLING FAIR LYRIC
RHUBAN UPTON'S CROOK LYRIC
PRE CBS LYRIC
WAITING FOR THE GIRLLYRIC
Archie (my Dad ) always threatened to return
to his first love "the sea" CHORUS:-
"Three times around the world in thirty
different countries" A girl in every port or so they say
But the girl in every dream was the
Co-op dancing queen He'll go back home and marry her some
day (Well he) Paid off down in old Cape Town, Hit
the bars and ran- around Time for those Africana girls and
sun But he dreamed of his dancing queen
and all those oceans in between (So he) signed on for the North Atlantic
run Well he knew he was getting closer
in Halifax, Novia Scotia Close enough to realise his dream He problems started when -his ship
could just do ten The rest of the convoy they we making
fifteen. CHORUS In the dog watch late at night that
port and starboard lights Were disappearing fast across the foam
But the pole star and the plough stayed
over his port bow And guided that old sea-dog straight
back home With his demob suit and pay he gambled
all the way From Liverpool to Brighton over-night
So just like in his dream he married
his dancing queen Both of the families said "well
it just aint right" CHORUS Well he did not stand a chance when
she taught him how to dance They were reeling ,rocking and rolling
every day Well it was fifty years ago today she
stole his heart away hey hey And no-one gave them half a chance
, no-one gave them half a chance And no-one gave them half a chance
- NO WAY CHORUS fini : and
no-one gave them half a chance x 3 - NO WAY!
A little kid learns how to overcome the outward
signs of his poverty by creating a persona in the image of Che Guevara
- his hero . With disasterous consequences. A "mulato"
is an affectionate term for black/hispanic mixed race person
derived from the Spanish word for mule - I have added " - tito"
to denote a small child.... (guitar intro) Mulatito in the schoolyard - Cries
when his Ma walks away Children are dancing and laughing at
his hand-me-down "blue d' travais" Every year he gets stronger and dresses
the same very day But she confessed she loved him the
best in his black Che Guevara beret (guitar) She tells him of great revolution -
freedom for all is the way He makes it his greatest ambition -
to be like his hero some day Mulato teen in the schoolyard dressed
up and standing in line Cross belts of faux amunition on show
and replica M1 Carbine (guitar) He feigns a bead on the teacher - shoulders
the carbine in play But young rookie cop's Smith and Weston
is already turning his way Too hot to question the action - the
trigger is squeezed all the way the With one single round the boy falls
to the ground in his (black Che Guevara beret) x2 (guitar) The school yard is crowded wuth children
- each with a pretty bouquet Wearing blue dungarees with a tear
in the knees - (and a black Che Guevara Beret) x 2 Wearing blue dungarees with a tear
in the knees - (and a black Che Guevara Beret) x 2 Butterflies are not immune from heavy rainfall
- I saw one fall to the ground then watched as the sun dried its wings and it eventually flew away.
Should have known I could not change
- believing every word I even gave you space and time - aint
that just absurd Because your love just gave me wings
-(I was) flying like a bird Then falling like a butterfly - in
the rain I need the warmth of your sweet love
to dry my wings again I should have known you could not change
- I still taste those lies To trust is such a crazy thing while
learning to despise I tell myself - now don't look down,
experience the highs Then falling like a butterfly in the
rain I need the warmth of your sweet love
to dry my wings again Sometimes it feel we get it right -
or so it might have seemed It only took one drunken night to tear
it at the seems To get that high loke we have done
like flying in my dreams (Then falling like a butterfly -in
the rain I need the warmth of your sweet love
To dry my wings again) x2
I sat on the step and watched a swallow fly down
while Jane was swimming and scoop a drink from the water. Magical! Swallows they fly from miles around
just to drink at your pool Rabbits and moles underground keep
....... for you Bright lights don't suit you - My sweet
Jane O' Green So please take your leave of those
mean city streets (and) Please don't be sweet to the
men that you meet My sweet Jane O' Green Salmon they climb way up stream - just
to swim in your pool Owls they wake from long day dreams
to tell me you're such a fool Bright lights don't suit you -like
candle lights do So please take your leave of those
mean city streets So please don't be sweet to the men
that you meet My sweet Jane O'Green Butterfly wings will cool your head
if you promise to stay Mosses and leaves will make your bed
at the end of the day Bright lights don't suit you my sweet
Jane O'Green So please take your leave of those
mean city streets Please dont be sweet to the men that
you meet My sweet Jane O'Green Swallows they fly from miles around
Rabbits and moles underground Salmon they climb way up stream Owls they wake from long daydreams
Butterly wings will cool your head
Mosses and leaves will make your bed
Bright lights don't suit you my sweet
Jane O'Green So please take your leave of those
mean city streets And please don't be sweet to the men
that you meet My sweet Jane O'Green Sweet sweet -Jane O'Green x 4 to
end When asked to read the lesson when I was a little
kid I didn't understand and I learned the passage of by heart.
That text was from the New Testament : Matthew 7:24 CHORUS Hear my witness - take
the floor Make your witness Matthew
7:24 I bear witness to the power of the
sea Even languid rivers hold dominion over
me I bear witness to the folds of the
land Even mighty mountains are crushed to
desert sand I bear witness to the power in the
air Twisting storm and hurricane is more
than I can bear CHORUS I bear witness to the raising of the
beast Feeding on the sins of man his evil
was released I bear witness to the lion with the
lamb Now at peace he stands unleashed and
eating from my hand I bear witness to the never ending
plan Just as my existence is a footprint
in the sand CHORUS Take this witness - build your house
upon a rock Mighty storm and flood will come but
it will founder not. Forsake this witness build your house
upon the sand Mighty storm and flood will come and
beat it to the ground Hear my witness - Take the floor -
Make your witness Matthew 7:24 I bear witness to the power of the
WORD Testify this witness your voices will
be heard CHORUS x2 CHORUS Hey papa look at me -
I'm gonna climb the monkey tree Watch me climb way to the
top - Catch me when I swing and drop Football jerseys coloured bright in
the early morning light Pretty girls to bring you home singing
of the games you've won But I don't see you like they do -
memories keep coming through CHORUS Wedding garlands coloured bright in
the early morning light Mother all choked up inside - watch
you as you kiss the bride But I dont see you in that way - I
remember yes-ter-day CHORUS Uniforms in colours bright - in the
early morning light Family is filled with pride - farewell
on the harbourside But I can't watch you leave us all
- wont be there in case you fall CHORUS Welcome home in banners bright - in
the early morning light Tears of joy fill my eyes - children
call with welcome cries But I don't hear a single sound - just
these words go round and round CHORUS CHORUS: Here I go with all my heart
in every word right from the start All my love long overdue
is in my song of you (hoo hoo) All the love that's good
and true is in my song of you I sing my songs in downtown bars and
uptown jamborees Those country songs of long lost love
and sweet sweet memories So many words close to my heart they're
just like family They serve me well but they don't tell
just what you mean to me CHORUS Check-in lones ,Xray machines and long
black limousines Interstates so long and straight -just
following my dreams Everyone is my best friend but when
the day is through All their smiles and stay-a-whiles
wont keep me far from you CHORUS The more I smile the more I sing the
mor my feelings show And all the fortune in the world wont
make these feelings go You give me strenght to see me through
the dark times and the blues To let the love come shining through
I'll sing my song of you CHORUS CHORUS Seven keys are memories
that open up my heart Seven keys are guaranteed
to make these tear drops start Used to go to the grandfolks house
whenever I felt down That big old house had many rooms my
sorrows there to drown Down behind the kitchen door there
hung an old key rack With seven keys for seven locks and
the words "please put me back" Never had to ask granma if grandpa
was around Just see which key was missing And
that's where he'll be found CHORUS The first key was the garden - Oh God
he loved that place And every time I found him there I
saw it in his face The second key - the workshop where
granpa had his fun Not proud of his achievements Just
satisfied it's done. Third key was the attic den was missing
twice a year Where grandpa kept his memories not
proud to show a tear CHORUS Fourth key was the old garage where
grandpa kept his toy A fiftyseven eight pot thunderbird
that made an amazing noise Then when I was seventeen he handed
me key five And said "here son go have some
fun and take her for a ride" The sixth key was the store room full
of kilner jars and pans He called it womens alchemy no place
for boy nor man CHORUS Now the seventh key stayed in it's
place as far as I recall I tried that key in every lock with
no success at all In my curiosity I asked what it was
for Grandma only smiled and said "It
opens heaven's door" CHORUS Went back to the grandfolks place I
never felt so down No welcome on the doorstep cause no-one
was around And when I looked behind the kitchen
door as I had often done Six of the keys were hanging there
but the seventh key was gone CHORUS The middle East conflict has its origins in the
family tension and eventual hatred between the sons of Araham CHORUS: We are the sons - We are
the sons - We are the sons of Abraham My name is Ishmael - my eyes look East
- my heart is full of morning sun I was the first born - my father's
quest - I was to be the only one CHORUS My name is Isaac - my eyes look West
- my heart is full of evening sun Born into laughter - I cannot rest
- until I am the only one CHORUS My name is Ishmael my sword an arc
is raised against my father's son I am in wilderness - a noble beast
- I will not bow to anyone CHORUS My name is Isaac my sword is straight
is raised against my father's son All of my enviousness is turned to
hate I will not rest until it's done CHORUS x 3 CHORUS Every stick brings a memory
back Your love and affection
are the things that I lack I walk on the sand my shoes in my hand
- it's late summer The sun's getting low and starting
to throw those long shadows I get a stick and throw it into the
sea Aint got your dog to fetch it back
to me And people say Bobby don't you like
to be free And people say Bobby aint it good to
be free But I'm lonely I walk by the stream the air is so
clean its a Spring morning Those far away snows are making the
flow like diamonds I throw a stick and watch it tumble
away Tht's just another silly game we would
play And people say Bobby don't you like
it this way And people say Bobby you must like
it this way But I'm lonely CHORUS I sweep up the leaves but the leaves
on the trees just keep fallin I make a fire and watch as the pyre
keeps burnin I get use stick to help the fire to
rise It's not the smoke that brings the
tears to my eyes And people say Bobby must be great
with no ties And people say Bobby aint it great
with no ties But I'm lonely It's twenty below ,my car doesn't go
so I'm walkin The freeway is slow ,the ice and the
snow just keeps fallin I get a stick and throw it out on the
lake I throw another but the ice doesn't
break And people say Bobby just how long
will it take And People say Bobby how long can it
take but I'm lonely CHORUS x 4 CHORUS: Can anybody tell me where
this train is goin' Can anybody tell me where
this iron beast is bound The preacher on a Sunday
said you're bound for glory The letter on the Monday
said you're goin' underground Well the ticket in my pocket for a
place they call The Rhondda Someone calls me "conchy"
and I have to bow my head I walk towards the winding wheel my
head is filled with thunder Oh God I wish that letter sent me to
France instead CHORUS Well three long years of day is night
picking at the seam Every canch and collier to feed the
war machine No-one calls you hero lest you're carrying
a gun No-one wants a Bevin Boy when the war
is done CHORUS repeat last line x 3 CHORUS : Which of them is you Bobba
which of them is you Tell me tell me true Bobba
which of them is you Are you smiling were you
strong Am I right or am I wrong Oh which of them is you
Bobba Which of them is you Album pages one by one faded pictures
monochrome Eager fingers skimming through Which of them is you CHORUS Farmers boys in dungarees Sunlight
in their eyes Did you really drive a tractor Breakfast at sunrise CHORUS Tired men in uniform in a foreign land
Did you really have a rifle Did you - kill a man CHORUS Which of them is you Bobba which of
them is you Repeat x 2 Mayday morning comes around Maypole dancers gather
on the lea Heavens open - catch the sound of the raindrops
on the ribbon tree Breathless running to the barn - Oh how warm and
tender love can be And I plucked the straw fron the hair of the prettiest
girl in Ditchling fair (X2) Harvest morning comes a round - thank the Lord
for all the blessings past Waiting till the sun goes down we can be alone again
at last Making love beneath the stars all my hopes and dreams
will be surpassed (When) I'll pluck the straw from the hair of the
prettiest girl in Ditchling fair (X2) Christmas morning comes around Jack Frost fingers
on the window pane Will you leave the fireside - take a walk and breathe
the air again Wrap up warm now hold my arm - you will never fall
when you're with me And I'll pluck the straw from the hair of the prettiest
girl in Ditchling fair (Guitar solo) And I'll pluck the straw from the hair of the
prettiest girl in Ditchling fair ( X4 to end) CHORUS Chorus Now Lord Tom Noddy came from town to do some politic
Chorus The Bishop came from Chichester to watch the tythe
come in Chorus Old Brown George and Bumble cake ,Sussex pond an'
Dick Chorus (Now) Ruben was a dabster with draggletails and
mawks Chorus The goodly folk of Sussex say the poor man is an
awk Chorus I was just a young boy winding up the musicmaster A Pre CBS Blonde Vintage Fender Telecaster Fingers gives a bad shaster gotta make a stack
of zaster (for my) Pre CBS Blonde Vintage Fender Telecaster Newscaster reads faster 'bout another bank disaster (for my) Pre CBS Blonde Vintage Fender Telecaster
Movie actor shakes a waster makin' like a General
Custer (to my ) Pre CBS Blonde Vintage Fender Telecaster
Kill Buha avatar he would be a kadiaster (for my) Pre CBS Blonde Vintage Fender Telecaster
She loves me she loves me not - watch me count
the petals as they fall She needs me she needs me not - dont know why I
play this game at all Kicking up the autumn leaves - standing with my
back against the wall Will I be forever - Waiting for the girl I need you is what we said - wedding vows (bells)
today for me an you Organ (music) plays I turn my head - catch my breath
as you come into view (Those) tiny feet go "patter pit" - baby
kisses sweet as honey dew Watch my little angel grow - nothing in the world
I wouldn't do She tells me "He's very sweet - better drive
her down to her first date They kiss only on the cheek - honey home by ten
now don't be late Sitting on the front porch steps - hoping I am
not just tempting fate
Huckle my buff and hopping John ,shackle with the cook
Will keep you young and make you strong like Rhuban Uptons Crook
Ruben was a longanner - a lookerer in his slop
Not mallock like the mumper nor tessy like the fop
(Cos) Ruben did his duzzick (and) would never farmers rook
But every man and devil ran from Ruben Upton's Crook
He beat the devil round the bush so Rhuban upped to speak
Lord Tom set the peelers and while he cut he hook
(But) t'was no libbet beat them down but Rhuban Upton's Crook
But farmers cheat the parson - for a'stealin is a sin
And as the knave walked down the aisle the congregation shook
'Cos Bishop carried book and bell and Rhuban Upton's Crook
(Like) Gooding at the doubter's day for sure will make you sick
But huckle my buff and hopping John and shackle with the cook
Will keep you young and make you strong like Rhuban Upton's Crook
You could hear their goistering while on the bostal walks
An' every girl from Wick to Firle would say the tottle shook
Twas not their beau that made it so but Rhuban Upton's Crook
Who met his end at Poynings bend and druv beneath the chalk
You see the crib at Michelmas - then take a closer look
tis not a sword protects our Lord but Rhuban Upton's Crook
Conway Twitty on the Dansette ghettoblaster
Chasing all the young girls knowing just what I was after
Gotta be a hard tasker working for the bandmaster
I dont wanna be a grafter but I guess I'm gonna hafta
Suzie makes an offer like a hard nose quartermaster
Last laugh longest laughter - all I had to do was ask her
Pretty baster , hair rasta , shakin down the booty gaster
Six master sailing past her screen blanks and breaks to raster
John D Wilson music master making like a whistle blaster
Little Megan Thomas with her skin as smooth as alabaster
Now I'm just a rune caster - half baked philosophaster
(yes my)Pre CBS Blonde Vintage Fender Telecaster
CHORUS :-
Time can have no meaning - Waiting for the girl
I love you is what she said - I could only say I love you too
CHORUS
(I'm) feeling that little kick - soon we will be three instead of
two
CHORUS
CHORUS - repeat "waiting for the girl" x 3 to end