lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed whatever colors you have in your mind i'll show them to you and you'll see them shine
lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile until the break of day, let me see you make him smile his clothes are dirty but his hands are clean and you're the best thing that he's ever seen
stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile why wait any longer for the world to begin you can have your cake and eat it too why wait any longer for the one you love when he's standing in front of you
lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead i long to see you in the morning light i long to reach for you in the night stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
forever young
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 forever young, forever young 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 lights surrounding you may you always be courageous stand upright and be strong may you stay forever young forever young, forever young 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 forever young, forever young may you stay forever young
jokerman
standing on the waters casting your bread while the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing distant ships sailing into the mist you were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing freedom just around the corner for you but with the truth so far off, what good will it do?
jokerman dance to the nightingale tune bird fly high by the light of the moon oh, oh, oh, jokerman
so swiftly the sun sets in the sky you rise up and say goodbye to no one fools rush in where angels fear to tread both of their futures, so full of dread, you don't show one shedding off one more layer of skin keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within
jokerman dance to the nightingale tune bird fly high by the light of the moon oh, oh, oh, jokerman
you're a man of the mountains, you can walk on the clouds manipulator of crowds, you're a dream twister you're going to sodom and gomorrah but what do you care? ain't nobody there would want to marry your sister friend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shame you look into the fiery furnace, see the rich man without any name
jokerman dance to the nightingale tune bird fly high by the light of the moon oh, oh, oh, jokerman
well, the book of leviticus and deuteronomy the law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers in the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed michelangelo indeed could've carved out your features resting in the fields, far from the turbulent space half asleep near the stars with a small dog licking your face
jokerman dance to the nightingale tune bird fly high by the light of the moon oh. oh. oh. jokerman
well, the rifleman's stalking the sick and the lame preacherman seeks the same, who'll get there first is uncertain nightsticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocks molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain false-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin only a matter of time 'til night comes steppin' in
jokerman dance to the nightingale tune bird fly high by the light of the moon oh, oh, oh, jokerman
it's a shadowy world, skies are slippery gray a woman just gave birth to a prince today and dressed him in scarlet he'll put the priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heat take the motherless children off the street and place them at the feet of a harlot oh, jokerman, you know what he wants oh, jokerman, you don't show any response
jokerman dance to the nightingale tune bird fly high by the light of the moon oh, oh, oh, jokerman
mr. bojangles
i knew a man bojangles and he'd dance for you in worn out shoes silver hair and ragged shirt and baggy pants, the old soft shoe he'd jump so high, he'd jump so high, then he'd lightly touched down
i met him in a cell in new orleans i was down and out he looked to me to be the eye of age as he spoke right out he talked of life, he talked of life, laughed, clicked his heels and said
he said his name bojangles and he danced a lick across the cell he grabbed his pants for a better stance, oh he jumped so high and he clicked up his heels he let go laugh, he let go laugh, shook back his clothes all around mr. bojangles, mr. bojangles, dance
he danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs throughtout the south he spoke with tears of 15 years of how his dog and him travelled about the dog up and died, he up and died after 20 years he still grieves
he said "i dance now at every chance at honky-tonks for drinks and tips but most the time i spends behind these county bars, 'cause your see, i drinks a bit" he shook his head and as he shook his head, i heard someone ask him, "please" -- "please" ... mr. bojangles, mr. bojangles -- "dance"
times they are a changin'
come gather 'round people wherever you roam and admit that the waters around you have grown and accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone if your time to you is worth savin then you better start swimmin or you'll sink like a stone for the times they are a-changin
come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen and keep your eyes wide the chance won't come again and don't speak too soon for the wheel's still in spin and there's no tellin' who that it's namin for the loser now will be later to win for the times they are a-changin
come senators, congressmen please heed the call don't stand in the doorway don't block up the hall for he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled there's a battle outside and it is ragin it'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls for the times they are a-changin
come mothers and fathers throughout the land and don't criticize what you can't understand your sons and your daughters are beyond your command your old road is rapidly agin please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand for the times they are a-changin
the line it is drawn the curse it is cast the slow one now will later be fast as the present now will later be past the order is rapidly fadin and the first one now will later be last for the times they are a-changin
someday baby
i don't care what you do i don't care what you say i don't care where you go or how long you stay
someday baby, you ain't gonna worry po' me any more
well you take my money and you turn it out you fill me up with nothin' but self-doubt
someday baby, you ain't gonna worry po' me any more
when i was young drivin' was my crave you drive me so hard almost to the grave
someday baby, you ain't gonna worry po' me any more
i'm so hard pressed my mind tied up in knots i keep recyclin the same old thoughts
someday baby, you ain't gonna worry po' me any more
so many good things in life that i overlooked i don't know what to do now baby, you got me so hooked
someday baby, you ain't gonna worry po' me any more
well, i don't want to brag i'm gonna ring your neck when all else fails i'll make it a matter of self-respect
someday baby, you ain't gonna worry po' me any more
you can take your clothes put 'em in a sack you goin' down the road, baby and you can't come back
someday baby, you ain't gonna worry po' me any more
i tried to be friendly i tried to be kind i'm gonna drive you from your home just like i was driven from mine
someday baby, you ain't gonna worry po' me any more
living this way ain't a natural thing to do why was i born to love you?
someday baby, you ain't gonna worry po' me any more
rainy day women #12 & 35
well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good they'll stone ya just a-like they said they would they'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone but i would not feel so all alone everybody must get stoned
well, they'll stone ya when you're walkin long the street they'll stone ya when you're tryin' to keep your seat they'll stone ya when you're walkin' on the floor they'll stone ya when you're walkin' to the door but i would not feel so all alone everybody must get stoned
they'll stone ya when you're at the breakfast table they'll stone ya when you are young and able they'll stone ya when you're tryin' to make a buck they'll stone ya and then they'll say, "good luck." tell ya what, i would not feel so all alone everybody must get stoned
well, they'll stone you and say that it's the end then they'll stone you and then they'll come back again they'll stone you when you're riding in your car they'll stone you when you're playing your guitar yes, but i would not feel so all alone everybody must get stoned
well, they'll stone you when you walk all alone they'll stone you when you are walking home they'll stone you and then say you are brave they'll stone you when you are set down in your grave but i would not feel so all alone everybody must get stoned
quinn the eskimo (the mighty quinn)
ev'rybody's building the big ships and the boats some are building monuments others, jotting down notes ev'rybody's in despair ev'ry girl and boy but when quinn the eskimo gets here ev'rybody's jump for joy come all without, come all within you'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn
i like to do just like the rest, i like my sugar sweet but guarding fumes and making haste it ain't my cup of meat ev'rybody's just standing 'round 'neath the trees feeding pigeons on a limb but when quinn the eskimo gets here them pigeons'll go to him come all without, come all within you'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn
a cat's meow and a cow's moo, i can recite 'em all just tell me where it hurts honey and i'll tell you who to call nobody can get any sleep there's someone on ev'ryone's toes but when quinn the eskimo gets here ev'rybody's gonna doze come all without, come all within you'll not see nothing like the mighty quinn