BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS
4
(1971)
1. Go Down Gamblin' (1st & 2nd Moments) 4'18 (David Clayton-Thomas)
2. Cowboys And Indians 3'11 (Dick Halligan / Terry Kirkman)
3. John The Baptist (Holy John) 3'39 (Al Kooper/ Phyllis Major)
4. Redemption 5'15 (Dick Halligan / David Clayton-Thomas / Steve Katz)
5. Lisa,listen To Me 3'04 (Dick Halligan / David Clayton-Thomas)
6. A Look To My Heart (Instrumental) 0'56 Written and Arranged by Fred Lipsius
7. High On A Mountain 3'18 (Steve Katz)
8. Valentine's Day 4'00 (Steve Katz)
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While) 3'31 (Eddie Holland / Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland)
10. For My Lady 3'28 (Steve Katz)
11. Mama Gets High 4'13 (Dave Bargcron / Steve Katz)
12. A Look To My Heart (Duet Instrumental) 2'08 (Fred Lipsius)
Total Time: 41:01
with:
Produced by Bobby Colomby and Roy Halee (1)
Engineering: Roy Halee, FOR COL-HAL PRODUCTIONS (1)
Album design, photos and art: Norman Seeff
1. Go Down Gambling
Born a natural loser, can't recall just where
Raised on pool and poker and a dollar here and there
Blackjack hand, dealer man, you'd better pay off that last debt
Two-bit hand, a 21 is all I ever get
Go down gambling, say it when you're running low
Go down gambling, you may never have to go
Down in a crap game, I've been losing at roulette
Cards are bound to break me, but I ain't busted yet
'Cause I've been called a natural lover by that lady over there
Honey, I'm just a natural gambler but I try to do my share
Go down gambling, say it when you're running low
Go down gambling, you may never have to go
[Clayton-Thomas guitar solo !]
Go down gambling, say it when you're running low
Go down gambling, you may never have to go
Go down gambling, say it when you're running low
Go down gambling, you may never have to go, no, no
2. Cowboys And Indians
Looking back to when I was a kid
All I wanted was to be a cowboy
A city cowboy
Wore a hat and had two silver guns
And I'd get a friend to be the Indian
He never would win
Him and me, fought a battle
Chased each other through the alley
Super me, winning battles
Was my manifest destiny
Then somewhere I had a change of ways
Decided I would rather be an Indian
Me and my friend
[harmonica solo]
Super me, winning battles
Then I got a sense of history
Looking back, it's no surprise to find
Lots of people kept on playing cowboys
Killing Indians
3. John The Baptist
Holy John lives down by the water
Saving sinners and he wants your dollar
Tell the people that they'd better repent
Telling your daughter it was him who was sent
I saw him down there in a long white gown
Taking sinners and holding them down
John, John, won't you wash 'em away
Make us ready for the Judgement Day
Take us down and hold us under
Make the heavens roar with thunder, now
The waters are dirty and the reason is
Holy John had to wash away our sins
Yes he did
He came to town two weeks ago
Didn't take long before everyone did know
Down to the riverside they all did flock
And watch him stand upon the rock
I saw him down there in a long white gown
Taking sinners and holding them down
John, John, won't you wash 'em away
Make us ready for the Judgement Day
Take us down and hold us under
Make the heavens roar with thunder, now
The waters are dirty and the reason is
Holy John had to wash away our sins
Oh yes he did
See that the water's dirty
And everybody knows that the reason is
Holy John has to wash away, wash away, wash away everybodys' sins
4. Redemption
Toil and labour on the Ark, Noah, God meant it
Scorn and pity's all the world around, you'll ever know
Rain and thunder in the dark, Noah, God sent it
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Noah
Thirst and hunger on the rock, Moses, God gave you
Pain and sorrows all the world around, you'll ever know
Fire and fury in the cloud, Moses, God save you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Moses
Cold and hungry in the ground, Joseph, God left you
Greed and hatred's all the world around, you'll ever know
Pull your coat of colours round, Joseph, God blessed you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Joseph
Oh Joseph!
5. Lisa Listen To Me
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me
You've been silent for too long."
Once another man took her on a younger day,
All a young girl can do is pray.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before
6. A Look To My Heart
(instrumental)
7. High On A Mountain
High on a mountain where the sun still shines
And the water runs a little lazy
Wild-eyed and lonely, running out of time
Some will say I died half-crazy
One time a hustler took me for a ride
All because I tried to deceive her
She broke me down and laughed and left me weak inside
The more I lost my pride, the more it pleased her
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
Stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
Death beds and ragged threads are my last home
Someone should have known of my ending
Born bad, I killed a man for sympathy
Ain't much left of me worth defending
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
And I stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
8. Valentine's Day
Yesterday, in may ways, you've looked into my eyes
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I know there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Looking for my footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While)
Take me in your arms
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
Raised on pool and poker and a dollar here and there
Blackjack hand, dealer man, you'd better pay off that last debt
Two-bit hand, a 21 is all I ever get
Go down gambling, say it when you're running low
Go down gambling, you may never have to go
Down in a crap game, I've been losing at roulette
Cards are bound to break me, but I ain't busted yet
'Cause I've been called a natural lover by that lady over there
Honey, I'm just a natural gambler but I try to do my share
Go down gambling, say it when you're running low
Go down gambling, you may never have to go
[Clayton-Thomas guitar solo !]
Go down gambling, say it when you're running low
Go down gambling, you may never have to go
Go down gambling, say it when you're running low
Go down gambling, you may never have to go, no, no
2. Cowboys And Indians
Looking back to when I was a kid
All I wanted was to be a cowboy
A city cowboy
Wore a hat and had two silver guns
And I'd get a friend to be the Indian
He never would win
Him and me, fought a battle
Chased each other through the alley
Super me, winning battles
Was my manifest destiny
Then somewhere I had a change of ways
Decided I would rather be an Indian
Me and my friend
[harmonica solo]
Super me, winning battles
Then I got a sense of history
Looking back, it's no surprise to find
Lots of people kept on playing cowboys
Killing Indians
3. John The Baptist
Holy John lives down by the water
Saving sinners and he wants your dollar
Tell the people that they'd better repent
Telling your daughter it was him who was sent
I saw him down there in a long white gown
Taking sinners and holding them down
John, John, won't you wash 'em away
Make us ready for the Judgement Day
Take us down and hold us under
Make the heavens roar with thunder, now
The waters are dirty and the reason is
Holy John had to wash away our sins
Yes he did
He came to town two weeks ago
Didn't take long before everyone did know
Down to the riverside they all did flock
And watch him stand upon the rock
I saw him down there in a long white gown
Taking sinners and holding them down
John, John, won't you wash 'em away
Make us ready for the Judgement Day
Take us down and hold us under
Make the heavens roar with thunder, now
The waters are dirty and the reason is
Holy John had to wash away our sins
Oh yes he did
See that the water's dirty
And everybody knows that the reason is
Holy John has to wash away, wash away, wash away everybodys' sins
4. Redemption
Toil and labour on the Ark, Noah, God meant it
Scorn and pity's all the world around, you'll ever know
Rain and thunder in the dark, Noah, God sent it
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Noah
Thirst and hunger on the rock, Moses, God gave you
Pain and sorrows all the world around, you'll ever know
Fire and fury in the cloud, Moses, God save you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Moses
Cold and hungry in the ground, Joseph, God left you
Greed and hatred's all the world around, you'll ever know
Pull your coat of colours round, Joseph, God blessed you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Joseph
Oh Joseph!
5. Lisa Listen To Me
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me
You've been silent for too long."
Once another man took her on a younger day,
All a young girl can do is pray.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before
6. A Look To My Heart
(instrumental)
7. High On A Mountain
High on a mountain where the sun still shines
And the water runs a little lazy
Wild-eyed and lonely, running out of time
Some will say I died half-crazy
One time a hustler took me for a ride
All because I tried to deceive her
She broke me down and laughed and left me weak inside
The more I lost my pride, the more it pleased her
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
Stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
Death beds and ragged threads are my last home
Someone should have known of my ending
Born bad, I killed a man for sympathy
Ain't much left of me worth defending
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
And I stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
8. Valentine's Day
Yesterday, in may ways, you've looked into my eyes
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I know there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Looking for my footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While)
Take me in your arms
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
All I wanted was to be a cowboy
A city cowboy
Wore a hat and had two silver guns
And I'd get a friend to be the Indian
He never would win
Him and me, fought a battle
Chased each other through the alley
Super me, winning battles
Was my manifest destiny
Then somewhere I had a change of ways
Decided I would rather be an Indian
Me and my friend
[harmonica solo]
Super me, winning battles
Then I got a sense of history
Looking back, it's no surprise to find
Lots of people kept on playing cowboys
Killing Indians
3. John The Baptist
Holy John lives down by the water
Saving sinners and he wants your dollar
Tell the people that they'd better repent
Telling your daughter it was him who was sent
I saw him down there in a long white gown
Taking sinners and holding them down
John, John, won't you wash 'em away
Make us ready for the Judgement Day
Take us down and hold us under
Make the heavens roar with thunder, now
The waters are dirty and the reason is
Holy John had to wash away our sins
Yes he did
He came to town two weeks ago
Didn't take long before everyone did know
Down to the riverside they all did flock
And watch him stand upon the rock
I saw him down there in a long white gown
Taking sinners and holding them down
John, John, won't you wash 'em away
Make us ready for the Judgement Day
Take us down and hold us under
Make the heavens roar with thunder, now
The waters are dirty and the reason is
Holy John had to wash away our sins
Oh yes he did
See that the water's dirty
And everybody knows that the reason is
Holy John has to wash away, wash away, wash away everybodys' sins
4. Redemption
Toil and labour on the Ark, Noah, God meant it
Scorn and pity's all the world around, you'll ever know
Rain and thunder in the dark, Noah, God sent it
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Noah
Thirst and hunger on the rock, Moses, God gave you
Pain and sorrows all the world around, you'll ever know
Fire and fury in the cloud, Moses, God save you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Moses
Cold and hungry in the ground, Joseph, God left you
Greed and hatred's all the world around, you'll ever know
Pull your coat of colours round, Joseph, God blessed you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Joseph
Oh Joseph!
5. Lisa Listen To Me
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me
You've been silent for too long."
Once another man took her on a younger day,
All a young girl can do is pray.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before
6. A Look To My Heart
(instrumental)
7. High On A Mountain
High on a mountain where the sun still shines
And the water runs a little lazy
Wild-eyed and lonely, running out of time
Some will say I died half-crazy
One time a hustler took me for a ride
All because I tried to deceive her
She broke me down and laughed and left me weak inside
The more I lost my pride, the more it pleased her
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
Stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
Death beds and ragged threads are my last home
Someone should have known of my ending
Born bad, I killed a man for sympathy
Ain't much left of me worth defending
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
And I stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
8. Valentine's Day
Yesterday, in may ways, you've looked into my eyes
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I know there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Looking for my footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While)
Take me in your arms
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
Saving sinners and he wants your dollar
Tell the people that they'd better repent
Telling your daughter it was him who was sent
I saw him down there in a long white gown
Taking sinners and holding them down
John, John, won't you wash 'em away
Make us ready for the Judgement Day
Take us down and hold us under
Make the heavens roar with thunder, now
The waters are dirty and the reason is
Holy John had to wash away our sins
Yes he did
He came to town two weeks ago
Didn't take long before everyone did know
Down to the riverside they all did flock
And watch him stand upon the rock
I saw him down there in a long white gown
Taking sinners and holding them down
John, John, won't you wash 'em away
Make us ready for the Judgement Day
Take us down and hold us under
Make the heavens roar with thunder, now
The waters are dirty and the reason is
Holy John had to wash away our sins
Oh yes he did
See that the water's dirty
And everybody knows that the reason is
Holy John has to wash away, wash away, wash away everybodys' sins
4. Redemption
Toil and labour on the Ark, Noah, God meant it
Scorn and pity's all the world around, you'll ever know
Rain and thunder in the dark, Noah, God sent it
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Noah
Thirst and hunger on the rock, Moses, God gave you
Pain and sorrows all the world around, you'll ever know
Fire and fury in the cloud, Moses, God save you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Moses
Cold and hungry in the ground, Joseph, God left you
Greed and hatred's all the world around, you'll ever know
Pull your coat of colours round, Joseph, God blessed you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Joseph
Oh Joseph!
5. Lisa Listen To Me
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me
You've been silent for too long."
Once another man took her on a younger day,
All a young girl can do is pray.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before
6. A Look To My Heart
(instrumental)
7. High On A Mountain
High on a mountain where the sun still shines
And the water runs a little lazy
Wild-eyed and lonely, running out of time
Some will say I died half-crazy
One time a hustler took me for a ride
All because I tried to deceive her
She broke me down and laughed and left me weak inside
The more I lost my pride, the more it pleased her
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
Stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
Death beds and ragged threads are my last home
Someone should have known of my ending
Born bad, I killed a man for sympathy
Ain't much left of me worth defending
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
And I stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
8. Valentine's Day
Yesterday, in may ways, you've looked into my eyes
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I know there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Looking for my footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While)
Take me in your arms
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
Scorn and pity's all the world around, you'll ever know
Rain and thunder in the dark, Noah, God sent it
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Noah
Thirst and hunger on the rock, Moses, God gave you
Pain and sorrows all the world around, you'll ever know
Fire and fury in the cloud, Moses, God save you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Moses
Cold and hungry in the ground, Joseph, God left you
Greed and hatred's all the world around, you'll ever know
Pull your coat of colours round, Joseph, God blessed you
Sing redemption everywhere you go
Praise the Lord, he has led you, Joseph
Oh Joseph!
5. Lisa Listen To Me
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me
You've been silent for too long."
Once another man took her on a younger day,
All a young girl can do is pray.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before
6. A Look To My Heart
(instrumental)
7. High On A Mountain
High on a mountain where the sun still shines
And the water runs a little lazy
Wild-eyed and lonely, running out of time
Some will say I died half-crazy
One time a hustler took me for a ride
All because I tried to deceive her
She broke me down and laughed and left me weak inside
The more I lost my pride, the more it pleased her
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
Stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
Death beds and ragged threads are my last home
Someone should have known of my ending
Born bad, I killed a man for sympathy
Ain't much left of me worth defending
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
And I stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
8. Valentine's Day
Yesterday, in may ways, you've looked into my eyes
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I know there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Looking for my footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While)
Take me in your arms
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me
You've been silent for too long."
Once another man took her on a younger day,
All a young girl can do is pray.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before.
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
He said, "Lisa, listen to me,
Don't you know where you belong?
Darling, Lisa, you can tell me...
You've been silent for too long."
Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared.
Everyone she knew, running scared.
Then she found him or maybe he found her.
His were gentle words she had never heard before.
She had never heard before
6. A Look To My Heart
(instrumental)
7. High On A Mountain
High on a mountain where the sun still shines
And the water runs a little lazy
Wild-eyed and lonely, running out of time
Some will say I died half-crazy
One time a hustler took me for a ride
All because I tried to deceive her
She broke me down and laughed and left me weak inside
The more I lost my pride, the more it pleased her
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
Stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
Death beds and ragged threads are my last home
Someone should have known of my ending
Born bad, I killed a man for sympathy
Ain't much left of me worth defending
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
And I stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
8. Valentine's Day
Yesterday, in may ways, you've looked into my eyes
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I know there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Looking for my footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While)
Take me in your arms
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
(instrumental)
7. High On A Mountain
High on a mountain where the sun still shines
And the water runs a little lazy
Wild-eyed and lonely, running out of time
Some will say I died half-crazy
One time a hustler took me for a ride
All because I tried to deceive her
She broke me down and laughed and left me weak inside
The more I lost my pride, the more it pleased her
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
Stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
Death beds and ragged threads are my last home
Someone should have known of my ending
Born bad, I killed a man for sympathy
Ain't much left of me worth defending
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
And I stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
8. Valentine's Day
Yesterday, in may ways, you've looked into my eyes
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I know there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Looking for my footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While)
Take me in your arms
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
And the water runs a little lazy
Wild-eyed and lonely, running out of time
Some will say I died half-crazy
One time a hustler took me for a ride
All because I tried to deceive her
She broke me down and laughed and left me weak inside
The more I lost my pride, the more it pleased her
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
Stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
Death beds and ragged threads are my last home
Someone should have known of my ending
Born bad, I killed a man for sympathy
Ain't much left of me worth defending
Carry me 'cross the water,
I've been over there once before
And I stayed with a poor man's daughter
I can't live in this country no more
8. Valentine's Day
Yesterday, in may ways, you've looked into my eyes
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I know there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Looking for my footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While)
Take me in your arms
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
Seems so strange for all the many years together
Sitting by the window, couldn't move you if I tried
I've been standing on the outside here for ever
Candles lit an empty room when you and I last talked
And the bed made warm by lonely lovers
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I know there'll be many others
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Darkened halls and hotel walls will keep me in disguise
While your brown eyes look for what you have forsaken
Better times are far behind me, I can't quite forgive
'Cause for all that you have given, you have taken
Saddened by a country tune, I cried myself to sleep
Looking for my footsteps softly leaving
I have seen a thousand highways, walked a hundred roads
But for you I give you freedom to believe in
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
Oh, let the wind blow, strike me to my knees
I'm forever getting sad and lonely
Oh, let the sun glow, shine upon the trees
You'll forever be my one and only
9. Take Me In Your Arms (rock Me A Little While)
Take me in your arms
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
Hold me for a little while
Hey, baby
So I know you're leavin'
Leave me behind
I'm seein' you, darlin'
For the very last time
Show a little tenderness
Before you go
Please let me feel
Your embrace once more
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
We all must feel
Heartache sometimes
Right now, right now
I'm feelin' mine
I've tried my best to be strong
I'm not able
I'm like a helpless child
Left in a cradle
Let me know joy
Before I leave
Just once more, darlin'
Before you leave
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I'm losin' you
And my happiness
My life is over
I must confess
I'll never, never see
Your smiling face no more
I'll never, never hear
Your knock on my door
Before you leave me
Leave me behind
Let me feel happy
Just one more time
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
Oh, darling
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me
A little while
I said I wouldn't beg
I said I wouldn't plead
Here I am, baby
I'm beggin' you, please
Baby, please
Baby, please
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms
Rock me, rock me a little while
Oh, darling
Rock me just a little while
10. For My Lady
The silence of your smile
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
Your fingers whisper slowly
My lady walks a mountain mile
And I want her only, only
I'll walk with you awhile
And whistle with the swallows
My lady walks a mountain mile
And children, they will follow, follow
I'll give you beads and rings
The earth will be a mother
My ladys arms are angel wings
The sky her only lover, lover
11. Mama Gets High
Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Mama couldn't pay the rent
The price of booze no cheaper
Lonely nights are often spent
In Billiard Halls and bar-room brawls
Mama gets by, but her men find her saying
You're good, but you ain't like you used to be
Mama don't cry when it's dues that she's paying
It's him she's waiting by that door to see
Turn your light down low, woman
Mama, Mama, oooh
Mama, Mama
Mama still remembers his eyes
Like a road map of New York city
She always had forgiven his lies
She loved that man, and then he ran
I tell you Mama gets high when a good man in the morning
Gives her tea and takes her milk and apple pie
Mama don't cry when a main man is gone and
Has left her with that sweet ol' "bye and bye"
Hi Mama, I think I'd better say just one more time
Bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by, bayou-by
Oh bye bye
12. A Look To My Heart
(Duet instrumental)
(Duet instrumental)