House of the Rising Sun

There is a house in New Orleans

They call the 'Rising Sun'
And it's been the ruin of many a young poor boy
And, God, I know I'm one
My mother was a tailor
Sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans
Now the only thing he ever needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk
Oh, Mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
With one foot on the platform
And the other foot on the train
I know he's back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
Well there is a house in New Orleans
They call the 'Rising Sun'
And its been the ruin of many a young poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

Its my Life
It's a hard world to get a break in
All the good things have been taken
But girl there are ways
To make certain things pay
Though I'm dressed in these rags
I'll wear sable some day
Hear what I say
I'm going to ride this serpent
No more time spent sweating rent
Hear my command?
I'm breakin' loose...it ain't no use
Holdin' me downstickin' around
But baby, baby, remember, remember
It's my life and I'll do what I want
It's my mind and I'll think what I want
Show me I'm wrong hurt me sometime
But someday I'll treat you real fine
There'll be womenand their fortunes
Who'll just want to.. more than offer thier's
Are you going to cry
When I'm squeezin' you right
Taking all I can getno regrets
When I
Open their lives
And live on their money
Believe me honey...that money
Can you believe?
I ain't no saintno complaints!
So girl before I????
But baby, baby, remember, remember
It's my life and I'll do what I want
It's my mind and I'll think what I want
Show me I'm wrong
Hurt me sometime
But someday I'll treat you real fine
It's my life and I'll do what I want
Don't push me!
It's my mind and I'll think what I want
It's my life!
It's my life and I'll do what I want
I can do what I want!
It's my mind and I'll think what I want
You can't tell me babe!
It's my life and I'll do what I want
I'll do what I want!
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Im Crying
I don't hear your knock upon my door
I don't have your lovin' anymore
Since you been gone I'm a-hurtin' inside
Well I want you baby by my side, Yeah
I'm cryin', I'm cryin'
Hear me cryin' baby
Hear me cryin'
I'm lonely and blue baby every night
Yeah, you know you didn't treat me right
And now my tears begin to fall
Well I want you baby and that's all
I'm cryin', I'm cryin'
Hear me cryin' baby
Hear me cryin'
I don't hear your knock upon my door
I don't have your lovin' anymore
Since you been gone I'm hurtin' inside, yeah
Well I want you baby by my side
But I'm cryin', you know I'm cryin'
Hear me cryin' baby
Hear me cryin'
Hear me cryin'

(Burdon/Price)

See See Rider

Oh see, See See Rider
Girl see, what you've done
Oh, oh, oh See See Rider
See what you've done now
You've gone away and left me,
Lord, now and now the blues have come, oh yes, they do
Oh, well I'm goin', goin' away baby
And I won't be back till fall
Oh yes I am, going away baby
And I won't be back till fall
If I get me a good lookin' woman
No, no, no, I won't be back at all, all right
And I see, See See Rider, I love you, yes I do
And there isn't one thing darlin'
I would not do for you
You know I want you See See
I need you by my side
See See Rider, ough, keep me satisfied
Oh See See Rider, See See Rider, See See Rider
See See Rider, See See Rider, See See Rider
You keep on ridin', keep on riding
Here I come baby, look out, beat it, all right
Don't lose it now, come one, come on, yeah
Here she comes, she's all right,
She's so fine, she's all mine
See See, come on, can we take a ride now, hey
Well, I'm goin, goin' away baby
And I won't be back till fall
Oh yes I'm goin', going away baby
And I won't be back till fall
If I find me a good lookin' woman
No, no, no, I won't be back at all
And that's the truth baby
Listen, I'm going, all right
Somebody told me, somebody told me
I'm Joe Jackson, I'm leavin'
All right, all right, ough!

(Raney)

Inside Looking Out

Sittin' here lonely like a broken man
Sell my time and do the best I can
I wasn't boss this around in me
I don't want your sympathy, yeah
Oh baby, oh baby, I just need your tender lovin'
To keep me sane in this burnin' oven
When my time is up, be my ....(?)
Like Adam's work on God's green earth
My reaper, my reaper baby, ....(?) is my reaper, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby baby baby c'mon c'mon c'mon,
yeah
Ice cold waters runnin' in my brain
They drag me back to work again
Pains and blisters on my minds and my hands
from living daily with those canvas bags
thoughts of freedom their drivin' me wild
and I'll by happy like a new born child
We'll be together, girl, you wait and see
no more walls to keep your love from me
yeah, can't you feel my love
Baby, baby, need you, squeeze you,
noooo-body but, nobody but, you girl, I love you, need you
all right, I said everything's gonna be all right
and if you don't believe what I say
Just listen baby and I'll tell you
Can't you feel my love
Can't you see my skill
Can't you yell my love
it's getting louder
It's getting louder
A little closer, yeah
I said baby, I need you, c'mon, squeeze, please
Lord, I love you, I need you, yeah
Yeah, right by my side
I need you here by my side
But I can't help it baby
But, I'll be home soon
I'll be home soon, yeah
All right, whoa..

BABY LET ME TAKE YOU HOME

Baby can I take you home
Baby let me take you home
I'll love you all my life
You can bet I'll treat you right
If you'll just let me take you home
Baby can I dance with you
Baby can I dance with you
I'll do anything in this God-Almighty world
If you'll just let me dance with you
Baby let I take you home
Baby let me take you home
I'll love you all my life
You bet I'll treat you right
If you'll just let me take you home
When I saw you baby
I couldn't ignore you
And I wanted you
For my girl
And when you said 'yeah'
I just couldn't care about
Anybody else in this world alone
You smiled at me baby
And I could see my life
Planned out ahead
You took my hand and it felt so good
And this is what you said-'Baby won't you be my man
Baby won't you be my man'
Yes, I'll be your man
And I'll do the best I can
I want to be you man
Thats all baby
Oh, c'mon c'mon baby
Baby, feel alright
Hey baby, its alright
So good
It's all right

BOOM BOOM
Boom boom boom boom
Gonna shoot you right down
Take you in my arms
I'm in love with you
Love that is true
Boom boom boom boom
I like the way you walk
I like the way you talk
When you walk that walk
and you talk that talk
You knock me out
Right off of my feet
C'mon and shake,
Shake it baby
Shake it up baby
Shake it baby
C'mon now baby
Shake it baby
I don't mean maybe
Shake it baby
You're driving me crazy
Shake it baby
C'mon, c'mon
Shake it baby
All right, all right
The way you walk
The way you talk
When you walkin' that walk
And talkin' that talk
I need you right now
I mean right now
I don't mean tomorrow
I mean right now
C'mon, c'mon
C'mon shake it up baby
Boom boom boom boom
(Hooker)

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY

Bright lights, big city they've gone to my baby's head
Bright lights, big city gone to my baby's head
I tried to tell you woman, you won't believe a thing that I said
It's alright, pretty baby yeah, you'll need my help someday
It's alright, pretty baby, you'll need my help someday
You're gonna wish you had listened to some of these things
that I said
You know I told you baby
Bright lights, big city gone to my baby's head
Bright lights, big city gone to my baby's head
Tried to tell you woman, you won't believe a thing that I said
Owh baby! Oh yes now!
Oowh it's alright baby, you'll need my help someday
It's alright baby, you should have listened to what I said
You know I warned you baby
About the long Cadillacs with the big shiny pims (wheels ?)
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud wings (baby ?)
Men with money, cigarettes, flamingo, scotch, bourbon
Yeah bright lights, big city gone to my baby's head
Awh! Bright lights, big city, yeah gone to my baby's head
I tried to tell you woman, you won't believe a thing that I said
(Reed)

BRING IT ON HOME TO ME
If you ever change your mind
About leaving, leaving me behind
Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me, oh yeah
You know I laughed, when you left
But now I know I've only hurt myself
Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll give you jewelry, money too
and that's not all, all I'll do for you
Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You know I'll always be your slave
Until I'm dead and buried in my grave
Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
If you ever change your mind
About leaving, leaving me behind
Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Goffin/King

CLUB-A-GOGO
My baby found a new place to go
Hangs around town at the Club-a-gogo
Takes all my money for the picture show
But I know she spends it at the club-a-gogo
Let's go babe, let's go, I love you, come on, yeah!
It's one of the coolest spots in town
You take too much tho' it's bound to get you down
She's got a boy-friend they call Big Joe
He's a big shot at the club-a-gogo
Babe, come on, let's go, let's go babe, yeah!
Now they play the blues there every day and every night
Everybody monkeys and they feel alright
Ask my friend, Meyer he'll tell you so
That there ain't no place like the club-a-gogo
Let's go babe, ah let's go, come on it's alright, s'alright,
s'alright
yeah!
I guess I can't blame her for goin' up there tho'
The place is full of soul, heart and soul, baby
It's alright dad, John Lee Hooker, Jerome Green,
Rolling Stones, Memphis Slim up there, Jimmy Reed too baby,
Sonny Boy Williamson baby
(Burdon/Price)

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DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD

Baby, do you understand me now
Sometimes I feel a little mad
But don't you know that no one alive
Can always be an angel
When things go wrong I seem to be bad
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
And sometimes it seems that all I have do is worry
Then you're bound to see my other side
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
If I seem edgy I want you to know
That I never mean to take it out on you
Life has it's problems and I get my share
And that's one thing I never meant to do
Because I love you
Oh, Oh baby don't you know I'm human
Have thoughts like any other one
Sometimes I find myself long regretting
Some foolish thing some little simple thing I've done
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
(Benjamin/Marcus/Caldwell

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I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL
One of these days and it won't be long
Youre gonna search for me and down the road I'm gone
'Cause I believe
Oh yes, I believe
I believe to my soul
You're tryin' to mess around with me babe
You keep complainin, my progression is slow
You shouldn't complain baby
You aught to know
'Cause I believe
Oh yes sir I believe
I believe to my soul
You're tryin to make a fool of me
Once you told me you loved me I found out it was a lie
You should be ashamed baby hang your head and cry
'Cause I believe
Oh yes, I believe
I believe to my soul
You're tryin' to make a fool of me
I believe it
(Charles)

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I'M GONNA CHANGE THE WORLD

There's one thing I've got to say
There's got to be some changes made
No more black or white
No more left or right
I'm gonna change the world, baby
I'm gonna change the world, yeah!
I'll switch the wrong to right (her on to right ?)
You can bet your life, baby, bet your life
Hold you far (cool your fire ?) and listen mister
Don't cause no trouble for my brother and sister
Why don't you look me in the face
Either that or leave my place
I'm gonna change the world, baby
I'm gonna change the world, waah yeah!
I'll switch the wrong to right (her on to right ?)
You can bet your life, baby, bet your life, my life yeah!
Forget about what your folks told you
Make up your mind just what you wanna do
Just accept people for what they are
Or this old world won't get very far
I'm gonna change the world, baby
I'm gonna change the world, oh yeah!
I'll switch the wrong to right (her on to right ?)
You can bet your life, bet your life
You can bet your life, just bet your life
Well (..?)
There's gotta be some changes made
I'm gonna change this world

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I'm gonna change this world, waah yeah

(Burdon)

I'M MAD AGAIN

I had a friend one time, at least I thought he was my friend
For he came to me, said "I ain't got no place to go"
I said "take it easy man, you can come home to my house,
I'll get you a pillow where you can rest your head"
Took him home with me, let him in my house,
Let him drive my Cadillac that I could not afford
When I found out he'd been messin' around with my baby
You know I'm mad like Al Capone (I'm burnin' up)
I said I'm mad (I'm burnin' up)
Like Sonny Liston yeah (I'm burnin' up)
You know baby I'm mad (I'm burnin' up)
Like Cassius Clay (I'm burnin' up)
You know I'm mad (I'm burnin' up) you know I'm mad
Yeah baby, alright baby (I'm burnin' up)
I'm mad, come on (I'm burnin' up)
Took him home with me, introduced him to my baby,
He began to talk to her, made her think the moon was blue
You know I think I ought to tell you daddy
I'm mad, I said I'm mad with you
I don't know what I'm gonna do to you
I might drown you, I might shoot you
I just don't know because I'm mad
I said I'm mad (I'm burnin' up)
You know I'm mad (I'm burnin' up)
I don't have to tell you I'm mad (I'm burnin' up)
I'm mad with you yeah (I'm burnin' up)
I said I'm mad (I'm burnin' up)
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Yeah yeah yeah (I'm burnin' up)

I said I'm mad (I'm burnin' up)
You know I'm mad, oh baby I'm mad
Oh I said I'm mad, you know I'm mad, oh baby I'm mad
(Hooker)

GONNA SEND YOU BACK TO WALKER

You had nothin' when I met you baby
But look what you got now
Sometimes I wonder, did I make a mistake
When I brought you to the south
Gonna send you back to Walker
Girl, that's where you belong
Since you been got in the big city
Well you been started treatin' me wrong
Your mama and your daddy done told me baby
Not to bring you to the south
I brought you to the city
And the bright lights knocked you out
I'm gonna send you back to Walker
Girl that's where you belong, I know
Since you been got in the big city
Well you been started treatin' me wrong
Your mama and your daddy done told me baby
Not to bring you to the south
I brought you from the city
And the bright lights knocked you out
I'm gonna send you back to Walker
Girl that's where you belong, I know baby
Since you've been got in the big city
Well you been started treatin' me wrong
I know you been treatin' me wrong
Ah, so long
I'm gonna send you back where you belong
Alright, alright
Put you down
Send you back home
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Goodbye Baby
So long
Hey, hey, goodbye baby
(Matthews/Hammond)

I AIN'T GOT YOU

I got a sixty-five Cadillac
Sparetyre on the back
I got a charge account at Goldblatt's
But I don't have you
I got women to the left of me
I got women to the right of me
I got chicks all around me
But I don't have you
I got a tavern, a liquor store
I got the numbers four forty-four
I got a Mojo and don't you know
I'm all dressed up with no place to go
I got women to the left of me
I got women to the right of me
I got chicks all around me
But I ain't got you, oh baby
Yeah I got a tavern, a liquor store
I got the numbers four forty-four
I got a Mojo and don't you know
I'm all dressed up with no place to go
I got a sixty-five Cadillac
Sparetyre on the back
Charge account at Goldblatt's
But I ain't got you, come on baby

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Yeah I got a tavern, a liquor store

I got the numbers four forty-four
I got a Mojo and don't you know
I'm all dressed up with no place to go
I got a closet full of clothes
And no matter where I go
Got a ring in my nose
But I ain't got you
I said I ain't got you
Baby I ain't got you
Well I ain't got you child
(Arnold)

DIMPLES
I love the way you walk
Said I'm crazy 'bout your walk
I love the way you talk
When you're talkin' that talk
I love the way you walk
You're my baby
Got my eyes on you
I see you everyday
In your neighborhood
I see you everyday
And you sure look good
I see you everyday
You're my baby
Got my eyes on you
I see you everyday
In your neighborhood
I see you everyday
Woman, you sure look good
I see you everyday
Walkin' up and down the street
You got on your high-heeled sneakers baby
You sure look neat
I said I see you everyday, little baby
I got my eyes on you
You got the dimples in your jaw
You're my baby
I got my eyes on you
(Hooker)
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ROADRUNNER
Yeah, baby, come one baby, Oh, oh
I'm a roadrunner baby,
Can't keep up with me, oh, oh
I'm a roadrunning mad,
You can't keep up with me, yeah
Come on and lets have a race
And baby, baby you will see
Oh, take my hand baby
Yeah, Yeah, take my hand baby
I wanna prove to you,
That I'm a roadrunning man, yeah
I wanna tell you something
I'm the fastest in the land
Oh, Come one take my hand baby, yeah
Now listen to me baby
Oh Oh, why don't you move up a bit slowly
Let this man by, let me by
I want to give my love to you
To put some dirt in your eye
Oh, Oh baby, come over baby
Can't keep up with me, oh, oh
I'm a roadrunning man,
You can't keep up with me, ah
Come on and let's have a race,
And baby, baby, baby, baby.
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Oh, oh yeah, come on baby

Yes, I'm a roadrunning man,
Can't keep up with me
Yeah, come on and lets have a race
And baby, baby you will see
Oh, I'll say it one more time now
Oh, oh, bye bye baby
I've got to put you down
Oh yeah, I've got to put you down
I'll see you baby
I'll see you somewhere hanging around, oh
(McDaniel

TALKIN' 'BOUT YOU

Ah ah ah ah da da dam da
Ah ah ah da dam da da....
You always loved me (talkin' 'bout you)
In my way (talkin' 'bout you)
Nobody but you (talkin' 'bout you)
Talkin' 'bout you (talkin' 'bout you)
You always loved me (talkin' 'bout you)
In my way (talkin' 'bout you)
Nobody but you (talkin' 'bout you)
I do mean youyou, you, you (talkin' 'bout you)
You always loved me (talkin' 'bout you)
In my way (talkin' 'bout you)
You always stay (talkin' 'bout you)
Every night and every day (talkin' 'bout you)
Nobody but you (talkin' 'bout you)
I do mean you (talkin' 'bout you)
Talkin' 'bout you (talkin' 'bout you)
Oh, oh, yeah (talkin' 'bout you)
I'm gonna talk (talkin' 'bout you)
Talkin' 'bout you (talkin' 'bout you)
Every day (talkin' 'bout you)
Every night (talkin' 'bout you)
You know on Monday (talkin' 'bout you)
I'm gonna talk (talkin' 'bout you)
On Tuesday (talkin' 'bout you)
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I'm gonna talk (talkin' 'bout you)

All day Wednesday (talkin' 'bout you)
I'm gonna talk (talkin' 'bout you)
Every day, Every day
Every night,
It's all right, Gonna talk
Talkin' bout you, Tell my mother
Tell my brother, Tell my sister
Tell my father (shout), All right now (shout)
Come on (shout), You make me (shout)
Jump up now (shout), You're making me (shout)
I'm gonna (shout), Jump up now (shout)
Come on now (shout), Everybody (shout)
Everybody (shout),

(Charles)

WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE

In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refuse to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in trying
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due
I know
Watch my daddy in bed and tired
Watch his hair been turning gray
He's been working and slaving his life away
Oh yes, I know it
He's been working so hard
I've been working too babe
Every night and day
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
We gotta get out of this place
If its the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
'Cause girl, there's a better life
For me and you
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true, yeah
You'll be dead before your time is due
I know it
Watch my daddy in bed and tired
Watch his hair been turning gray
He's been working and slaving his life away
I know
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He's been working so hard

I've been working too babe
Every day baby
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
We gotta get out of this place
If its the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life
For me and you
Somewhere baby
Somehow I know it baby
We gotta get out of this place
If its the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you
Believe me baby
I know it baby
You know it too

(Mann/Weil)

ANYTHING
For you, my friend, I'd do anything
Shine your shoes, anything
Lose your blues, make love to you
Take you under my wing, anything
For you, my hero, I'd do anything
Paint your picture, anything
Kiss your photograph even though I know you'd laugh
Stand beneath your wings, Oh, anything
And for you, my love, I would do anything
Kiss your feet and everything
Suffer your pain but I'd ride your train
Spread our tiny wings, baby, anything
And for you, my son, I'd do everything
Protect your mind from everything
I could read your lies, dry tears from your eyes
Spread your tiny wings, anything
'Cause everything is anything
And everything is anything
(Burdon/Briggs/Weider/Jenkins/McCulloch)

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GOOD TIMES
When I think of all the good times that I've wasted having good
times
When I think of all the good time that 's been wasted having
good times
When I was drinkin'
I should've been thinkin'
When I was fighting
I could've done the right thing
All of that boozin'
I was really losin'
Good times
Good times
When I think of all the good time that's been wasted having
good times
When I think of all the good time that's been wasted having
good times
All of my lying
I remember her crying
My useless talkin'
I couldv'e been walkin'
Instead of complainin'
I couldv'e been gainin'
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Good times
Yes, here we all are having a jolly good time
And everything is working out fine, ha ha ha ha ha
Useless talkin'
All that walkin
All of my sinnin'
I could've been winnin'
I have it too easy
And its a beginning of good times
Good times
I said good times
Talking bout good times
(Burdon/Briggs/Weider/Jenkins/McCulloch)

HEY GYP
I'll buy you a Chevrolet, I'll buy you a Chevrolet,
I'll buy you a Chevrolet if you'll just give me some of your love
girl
Please give me some of your love, please give me some of your
love girl, all right
I'll buy you a Ford Mustang, I'll buy you a Ford Mustang,
I'll buy you a Ford Mustang if you'll just give me some of your
love now
Yeah, give me some of your love girl, yeah, you know what I
want
I'll buy you a Cadillac, ah, ah, I'll buy you a Cadillac,
I'll buy you a Cadillac if you'll just give me some of your love
now, yeah,
Give me some of your love woman, all right, Yes, I will
I'll buy you a house on a hill, I'll buy you a house on a hill
I'll buy you a mansion on a hill if you just give me some of your
love now, now, now,
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Give me some of your love, good good lovin, all right, all right
I don't want your Cadillac, I don't want your Cadillac, long and
shiny and black
I don't want your Cadillac, boy, I don't want your Cadillac, yeah
Woman can't you hear my heartbeat?
Can't you hear my heartbeat?
Whoa, can't you hear my heartbeat?
I just need some of your love girl, I need some of your love now,
yes I do
Can't you hear my heartbeat?
Can't you hear my heartbeat?
Don't you hear my heart?
Yeah, hear my heartbeat, up
My heartbeat, yeah
I'm going under your spell, like thunder, help
Help, help, help me, yeah, all right
I'll take your Cadillac, I'll take your Cadillac, all shiny and black
I'm gonna take your Cadillac, boy, take your Cadillac, how
Take your Cadillac, now, take your Cadillac
Give me your love, Give me your love
Whoa, love, oh love
Give me your love, Give me your love
(Donovan)

MONTEREY
The people came and listened
Some of them came and played
Others gave flowers away, yes they did
Down in Monterey
Down in Monterey
Young Gods smiled upon the crowd
Their music being born of love
Children danced night and day
Religion was being born
Down in Monterey
The birds and the airplane did fly
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Oh, Ravi Shankars music made me cry

The Who exploded into fire and light
Hugh Masakela's music was black as night
The Grateful Dead blew everybodies mind
Jimi Hendrix baby,believe me, set the world on fire, yeah
His Majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he moved among the
crowd
Ten thousand electric guitars were grooving real loud, yeah
You want to find the truth in life
Don't pass music by
and you know I would not lie, no I would not lie,
No, I would not lie
Down in Monterey
Three days of understanding of moving with one another
Even the cops grooved with us
Do you believe me, yeah?
Down in Monterey
I think that maybe I'm dreaming
Monterey
Down in monterey
Did you hear what I said?
(Burdon/Weider/Briggs/McCulloch/Jenkins)

PAINT IT BLACK
Hmm, aahhhh
I see a red door and I want to paint it black
No colors in my life, you better turn them black
I see them walking by dressed in their colorful clothes
My happiness de?
No more will my grey sea turn a deeper blue
I cannot foresee this thing happening to you, No
I see people walking by dressed their summer clothes
I see them strolling by, my happiness ?
Turn it black , Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I said I know baby, Everything is black I know
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Since you been gone, Eveything is black before my eyes

Baby eh, Everything is black I know, Turn to me
And help me see again baby, Help me walk once more
And help me talk again, walk again, Stand up like a man
baby
Since you been gone, gone, There is no color in my life baby
Its turning so very very ? black, Humph, I walk down the
street
And I see a line of cars, Maybe blue, maybe brown, maybe
green
But their turning black, Before my very eyes
And you could not know, What its like when your whole world
is black
When everything you see and touch , Turns so very very
black hmm
Oh baby now , I need you by my side
Bring some color into my life, Once again
I even tripped down and fell, Didn't see no colors anymore
baby
Bad, bad scene, And I have to tell you baby
No more will my grey sea go turn a deeper blue
I cannot foresee this thing ever happening to you, No
I see people walking by me
They're all going in different directions
I see them strolling by and my heart splinters like a flame
Turning black baby, Turning black I know
Everything
Since you've been gone is turning black, turning black,
turning black, turning black, turning black , Yeah yeah yeah
yeah, baby
Oh lord, oh babe, whoa lord, help me see again, baby
Help me walk, talk, walk stand up like a man I know
Need you standing by my side ,Because I'm blind and I
cannot see
Color blindm I'm color blind
Paint everything so black
Go ahead and paint it black baby
Everyhing is black black, black, its turning black I know
Need some color in my life...
(Richards-Jagger)

SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS

Strobe light beam, creates dreams
Walls move, minds do too
On a warm San Franciscan night

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Old child , young child

Feel all right
On a warm San Franciscan night
Angels sing, leather wings
Jeans of blue, Harley Davidson's too
On a warm San Franciscan night
Old angel, young angel
Feel all right
On a warm San Franciscan night
I wasn't born there
Perhaps I'll die there
There's no place left to go
San Francisco
Cops face is filled with hate
Heavens above
He's on a street called "Love"
When will they ever learn?
Old cop, young cop
Feel all right
On a warm San Franciscan night
The children are cool
They don't raise fools
It's an American dream
Includes Indians too
(Burdon/Briggs/Weider/Jenkins/McCulloch)

SKY PILOT
He blesses the boys as they stand in line
The smell of gun grease and the bayonets they shine
He's there to help them all that he can
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To make them feel wanted he's a good holy man

Sky pilot.....sky pilot
How high can you fly
You'll never, never, never reach the sky
He smiles at the young soldiers
Tells them its all right
He knows of their fear in the forthcoming fight
Soon there'll be blood and many will die
Mothers and fathers back home they will cry
Sky pilot.....sky pilot. How high can you fly
You'll never, never, never reach the sky
He mumbles a prayer and it ends with a smile
The order is given
They move down the line
But he's still behind and he'll meditate
But it won't stop the bleeding or ease the hate
As the young men move out into the battle zone
He feels good, with God you're never alone
He feels tired and he lays on his bed
Hopes the men will find courage in the words that he said
Sky pilot.....sky Pilot
How high can you fly
You'll never, never, never reach the sky
You're soldiers of God you must understand
The fate of your country is in your young hands
May God give you strength
Do your job real well
If it all was worth it
Only time it will tell
In the morning they return
With tears in their eyes
The stench of death drifts up to the skies
A soldier so ill looks at the sky pilot
Remembers the words
"Thou shalt not kill"
Sky pilot.....sky pilot
How high can you fly
You never, never, never reach the sky
(Burdon/Briggs/Weider/Jenkins/McCulloch)

WHEN I WAS YOUNG

The rooms were so much colder then
My father was a soldier then

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And times were very hard

When I was young
I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls, I had a bad yen
And I had quite a ball
When I was young
When I was young, it was more important
Pain more painful
Laughter much louder
Yeah, when I was young
When I was young
I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot when I was young
When I was young
When I was young
Pain more painful
Laughter much louder
Yeah, when I was young
When I was young
My faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow man
And I was so much older then
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
(Burdon/Weider/Briggs/McCulloch/Jenkins)

WINDS OF CHANGE
There are winds of changes blowing

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Gathering leaves up in its path

And the people who are the leaves
Will remain in our hearts
With love, till eternity
King Elmore was born,
So was Duke Ellington
Jelly Roll made love
Bessie Smith was created in heaven above
Robert Johnson sang the blues
Shick Webb did those things that only he could do
Charlie Christian started a new thing
And, oh my, how Billie Holiday could sing
Alan Freed rock and rolled,
Joe Turner's voice was very low
B.B. King wailed
Charlie Parker cried
Louis Jordan smiled
Ray Charles moaned,
Chuck Berry rock and rolled
Fats Domino made me feel good
Elvis Presley did things that no one thought he could
Then came the Beatles, Rolling Stones
Whole new thing was going on.
Frank Zappa zapped
Mamas and Papas knew where it was at
They all listened to Ravi Shankar.
Now that we got Jimi Hendrix
We know where we are (and Louis Jordan smiled)
And the winds of change go on blowing, blowing,
Gathering more and more leaves in its path,
As time goes past
Winds of change keep on blowing,
Winds of change keep on blowing,
Bob Dylan sang about the winds of change
Blowing, it's all blowing, the winds of change.
(Burdon, Briggs, Weider, Jenkins, McCulloch)

A GIRL NAMED SANDOZ

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Well I met a girl called Sandoz

And she taught me many, many things
Good things, very good things, sweet things
I met her one sunny morning
It was hot but the snow lay on the ground
Strange things, very strange things, my mind has wings
Sandoz, Sandoz who taught me love
Sandoz, Sandoz heavens above
They could all learn something from your mind
Yeah baby
She is very old
You may think she's young
One kiss from her
And you know your time has come
Good times, for all time, Sandoz
Sandoz
Sandoz
(Burdon/Briggs/Weider/Jenkins/McCullough)

SPILL THE WINE

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I was once out strolling one very hot summer's day

When I thought I'd lay myself down to rest in a bit field of tall
grass.
I lay there in the sun and felt it caressing my face.
As I fell asleep and dreamed,
I dreamed I was in a Hollywood movie,
And that I was the star of the movie.
This really blew my mind,
The fact that me, an overfed, long-haired, leaping gnome,
Should be the star of a Hollywood movie...
But there I was....
I was taken to a place, the hall of the mountain kings.
I stood high upon a mountain top, naked to the world,
In front of every kind of girl...
There was long ones, tall ones, short ones,
Brown ones, black ones, round ones, big ones, crazy ones...
Out of the middle, came a lady,
She whispered in my ear something crazy,
She said...
"Spill the wine and take that pearl,
Spill the wine and take that pearl,
Spill the wine and take that pearl,
Spill the wine and take that pearl,"
I thought to myself what could that mean?
Am I going crazy or is this just a dream?
Now, wait a minute,
I know I'm lying in a field of grass somewhere,
So it's all in my head,
And then...I heard her say one more time...
"Spill the wine and take that pearl,
Spill the wine and take that pearl,
Spill the wine and take that pearl,
Spill the wine and take that pearl,"
I could feel hot flames of fire roaring at my back
As she disappeared, but soon she returned.
In her hand was a bottle of wine, in the other, a glass.
She poured some of the wine from the bottle into the glass,
And raised it to her lips,
And just before she drank it, she said...
"Spill the wine and take that pearl,
Spill the wine and take that pearl,
Spill the wine and take that pearl,.....

(Burdon)

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