Jambalaya

Jambalaya
Good-bye joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh
He gotta go-pole the pirogue down the bayou
His yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, well have big fun on the bayou
Thibodaux, fontaineaux the place is buzzin
A kin-folk come to see yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style the go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, well have big fun on the bayou
(*) jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
For tonight, Im a-gonna see my my-my cher a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit far and be gay-o
Son of a gun, well have big fun on the bayou
Settle down far from town get him a pirogue
And hell catch all the fish in the bayou
Swap his mon to buy yvonne what she need-o
Son of a gun, well have big fun on the bayou
Repeat (*)

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Piano Picker

Everybody always ask me
How I got to play so fine
And friends, Im gonna tell ya
It really did take some time
Yes, after years and years of practice
And a case of real bad knees
While the other guys were out playin with the football
I was home bangin on the keys
And it got me
(*) right where I am
This is me
Playing the piano
I hope ya like what I do
Its for you
And Ill try and sing right too
I guess Im really very lucky
That Ive got this thing to play
cause it can really make me feel good
Even when its cloudy and grey
Yes, after years and years of practice

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I Heard The Bell On Christmas Day

I heard the bells on christmas day their old familiar carols play, and wild and
Sweet the words repeat of peace on earth, good will to men.
I thought how, as the day had come, the belfries of all christendom had rolled
Along thun broken song of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bowed my head; there is no peace on earth, I said, for hate
Is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men.
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep; God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth, good will to men.
Till, ringing singing on its way, the world revolved from night to day. a
Voice, a chime, a chant sublime, of peace on earth, good will to men.

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I Need To Be In Love

The hardest thing Ive ever done
Is keep believing
Theres someone in this crazy world
For me
The way that people come and go
Thru temporary lives
My chance could come and I might never know
I used to say no promises,
Lets keep it simple
But freedom only helps you say
Good-bye
It took a while for me to learn
That nothin comes for free
The price Ive paid is high enough for me
(*) I know I need to be in love
I know Ive wasted too much time
I know I ask perfection of
A quite imperfect world
And fool enough to think thats
What Ill find

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And When He Smiles

(from live at bbc, 1971)
And when he smiles he makes the sun shine
He wouldnt think to make it rain
Happiness runs in the family
And hes a boy from the good old earth and the high tree forest
And hes just about the happiest boy that I ever knew
And when he smiles he makes me sigh
He doesnt have a point of view
Happiness runs in the family
And hes a boy from the good old earth and the high tree forest
And hes just about the happiest boy that I ever knew
And when he smiles he makes the sun shine
And warms the day with morning dew
Happiness runs in the family
And hes a boy from the good old earth and the high tree forest
And hes just about the happiest boy that I ever knew
And hes just about the happiest boy that I ever knew

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I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

I heard the bells on christmas day their old familiar carols play, and wild and
Sweet the words repeat of peace on earth, good will to men.
I thought how, as the day had come, the belfries of all christendom had rolled
Along th'un broken song of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair i bowed my head; "there is no peace on earth," i said, "for hate
Is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men."
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep; "god is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth, good will to men."
Till, ringing singing on it's way, the world revolved from night to day. a
Voice, a chime, a chant sublime, of peace on earth, good will to men.

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Goodbye & I Love You

(see corrected lyrics in parentheses below)
I have something to tell you
And I know it wont be easy
Ive been thinking these past few days
It might be time to leave
Youre like a stranger
Then youre a lover
Never the same
Always hard to believe
(*) Im caught between goodbye and I love you
Never knowing quite where I stand
Im caught between goodbye and I love you
Falling both ways nowhere to land
So constantly stranded
I cant understant it
(understand)
This double life youve handed me
Is like the devil and the deep blue sea
If we go on much longer
If my doubts grow any stronger

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Let Me Be The One

Some sleepless night if you should find yourself alone
(*) let me be the one you run to
Let me be the one you come to
When you need someone to turn to
Let me be the one
To set things right
When this whole worlds turned upside down
Repeat (*)
For love and understanding, to find a quiet place
For silent understanding, a loving touch
Come to me when things go wrong
And theres no love to light the way
Repeat (*)
Let me be the one you run to
Let me be the one you come to
When you need someone to turn to
Need someone to turn to
Let me be the one you run to
Let me be the one you come to
When you need someone to turn to

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Fun, Fun, Fun

Well, she got her daddys car
And she cruised through the hamburger stand-now,
Seems she forgot all about the library
Like she told her ol man-now,
And with the radio blastin goes cruisin
Just as fast as she can-now
And shell have fun, fun, fun,
Till her daddy takes the t-bird away
Well you knew all along that your dad
Was gettin wise to you-now
(shouldna lied now, shouldna lied)
And since he took your set of keys youve been
Thinkin that your fun is all through-now
(shouldna lied now, shouldna lied)
But you can come along with me cause we
Gotta lotta things to do-now
And well have fun, fun, fun
Now that daddy took the t-bird away
Fun, fun, fun
Now that daddy took the t-bird away

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Whats The Use

Getting away from all the things that need doing
Lazily here to lose the afternoon
Lying around here on the ground
Its as close to getting up as I can go
Taking a chance to free myself from my worries
Cover them well enough and no one sees
Nobody knows until they show
And the only thing to do is try to cover them again
(*) hurry yourself, whats the use?
Mountains of wealth, I refuse
To be somebodys slave for a dime
Ive got plenty of mountains
Im lookin to find, spending my time
Lying around, here on the ground
Its as close to getting up as I can go
Pleasing myself is all that really needs doing
Everything else begins but never ends
Listen to me and youll agree
That a man is better off
If he has come to realize

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