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Jacqueline
03:00
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If just one dream could come true
I know what my dream would be
Last night I dreamed that Jacqueline
Was dreaming of me
If her voice was Irish whiskey
And her blue eyes were the sea
Oh, what a drunken sailor
I would surely be
For the pleasure of her kisses
I would dance across the sky
I sing this song
The whole day long
‘Cause she makes my heart fly
If her voice was Irish whiskey
And her blue eyes were the sea
Oh, what a drunken sailor
I would surely be
I put toothpaste in my beard
And brush my teeth with shaving cream
I?m all confused
And so bemused
By love for Jacqueline
If her voice was Irish whiskey
And her blue eyes were the sea
Oh, what a drunken sailor
I would surely be
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Hooker River
04:01
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Livin’ on an island in the mighty Hooker River
Seems a little faster than it did just yesterday
We used to be afraid of falling in when we were children
Times I’ve wished I’d jumped and let it carry me away
Chorus:
Sometimes I can’t remember where I’m going
My inspiration slips away
Sometimes I’d like to be that river flowing
Then I’d know I’m going to make it home some day
Thunder on the ridgetop and the Hooker River coursin’
Sky is hangin’ low with clouds like smoke thrown up from hell
Devil knows the reason for my trouble with the weather
Lord knows where it’s comin’ from &endash; the rain that never fell
Chorus
Walk along the riverside and hear the water working
Rage against the rapids rising higher every day
Ain’t no sense pretending I won’t have to beat it somehow
Tear my house down, build a raft, and ride it come what may
Chorus
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3. |
Love Will Come to You
04:18
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Listen
03:12
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I’ve got to head for home now
I’ve been on the road too long
Listen to the voices in the breezes calling me
I caught a blow and lost my way
But now I’m sailing on a brand new song
Listen to the voices in the breezes calling me
CHORUS:
What’s another mile to a wanderer?
What’s another sailor to sea?
Just another song
To the man of a million
It’s one more reason to be
And listen
What can the message be?
Listen to the voices in the breezes calling me
I drop my load to rest a while
I close my eyes to hear
Listen to the voices in the breezes calling me
The song is growing stronger
I must be getting near
Listen to the voices in the breezes calling me
CHORUS
I put my ear down on the ground
And listen to the wind
Listen to the voices in the breezes calling me
I fill my sails up with the sound
And haul my anchor in
Listen to the voices in the breezes calling me
CHORUS
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Salisbury Plain
04:28
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Caroline
04:16
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Help me, baby
I don’t know what day this is
I just know it’s the best day of my life
I can’t go back
And I can’t move on
‘Cause I’ve got no place to go
And nothing else will ever be so fine
I don’t know you
Like I used to
But I still love you
Caroline
I don’t know you
Like I used to
But I still love you
Caroline
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Crazy Crazy Crazy
03:47
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My baby love me and there ain’t no doubt
She took me home for supper
But her daddy threw me out
He went crazy crazy crazy
Ain’t you that driftin’ guitar man?
I said crazy crazy crazy
Daddy you know that’s who I am
My baby love me and she love me good
She let me in the back door
Like she said she would
She went crazy crazy crazy
She helped me hide from her old man
I said crazy crazy crazy
If you’ve got jelly we can jam
My baby love me and she love me right
She said we’ll get this perfect
If it takes us all night
I went crazy crazy crazy
We’d better practice while we can
She said crazy crazy crazy
Let’s leave off right where we began
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Green Eyes
04:33
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9. |
Travelin' Man
04:48
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Please be easy with me
It’s been a long time, you see
Since I’ve been taken down with a smile
I’ve been ramblin’ around
And I’m just back in town
But I’ll only be here for a while
Chorus:
So welcome home your travelin’ man
He’s got more in his heart than in his hands, once again
Welcome home your travelin’ man
He’s got more in his heart than in his hands
And you know he loves you
I’ve had cold-hearted women
When my head was spinnin’
And I have not once been satisfied
Now I’ll stay on the road
With my unsteady load
Til I’ve paid what I owe and claimed my pride
Chorus
Rain on my windshield
The sun in your hair
I can’t help wond’rin’
If you still live there
Now I’ve got to believe
You’ll be waiting for me
Chorus
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Jay's Song
03:08
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11. |
Cherokee Rider
02:55
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12. |
Live One
03:23
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Chorus:
I’m gonna find me a live one
Someone who knows just what to do
I’m gonna find me a live one
Make me forget about you
Well, I married the girl of my dreams
When we was both still in our teens
And we had us some real good times
But they sure was lean
When she started eatin’
It drove me right to cheatin’
She got even ’cause I didn’t get rich
I took off runnin’
The victim of a seven-year witch
Chorus
Well, I took off with nowhere to go
In my beetle. It was thirty below
But I found me a hot new friend
When I hit Saint Joe
She told me she was trouble
But she let me buy her doubles
Then she showed me a shortcut home
And when I woke up
The honey and my money were gone
Chorus
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13. |
Leave Me
04:03
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Oh, leave me where I am
I’m only sleeping
I am not weeping
For this bad news is not news
The battle and the war
Have both been lost now
The road is crossed now
And I did not have to move
I’m drowning,
Waiting for the sun to come out
I’ve got my thumb out
And my sign says “Watch this space”
Once I wished for statues
Standing steady in the park
Once I even wished for wings
And turned into a lark
Now it’s for a lamp
To light my way into the dark
Oh, leave me where I am
I’m only sleeping
I am not weeping
For this bad news is not news
The battle and the war
Have both been lost now
The road is crossed now
And I did not have to move
I might awaken Elvis with my wailing
I should be sailing
But the sea has boiled away
Once I wished for granite
And exploded into sand
Once again I wished for wings
And found I loved the land
Now I have my wishes
But it’s not the way I’d planned
Oh, leave me where I am
I’m only sleeping
I am not weeping
For this bad news is not… bad
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14. |
Yellow Moon
03:50
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David Gans Oakland
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, looper, improviser, social commentator, humorist, etc.
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