WILL PICKVANCE

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed.

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside! I do like to be beside the sea! Oh, I do like to stroll along the Prom, Prom, Prom! Where the brass band plays, "Tiddley-om-pom-pom!" So just let me be beside the seaside, I'll be beside the sea! For there's lots of girls besides, I should like to be beside, Beside the seaside, beside the sea!

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You'll never know dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away.

The other night dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken So I hung my head and I cried.

Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag, And smile, smile, smile, While you've a lucifer to light your fag, Smile, boys, that's the style. What's the use of worrying? It never was worth while, so Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag, And smile, smile, smile.

Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home, Swing low, sweet chariot, Coming for to carry me home.

I looked over Jordan, and what did I see Coming for to carry me home? A band of angels coming after me, Coming for to carry me home.

Heaven, I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing, cheek to cheek.

Heaven, I'm in heaven, and the cares that hung a- round me through the week Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak When we're out together dancing, cheek to cheek.

Oh! I love to climb a mountain, and to reach the highest peak But it doesn't thrill me half as much as dancing cheek to cheek. Oh! I love to go out fishing in a river or a creek But I don't enjoy it half as much as dancing cheek to cheek.

Dance with me! I want my arms a- round you The charm about you will carry me through to heaven I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing, cheek to cheek.

Some- day, when I'm awfully low, When the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you And the way you look to- night.

Yes, you're lovely, with your smile so warm And your cheeks so soft, there is nothing for me but to love you And the way you look to- night.

With each word your tenderness grows Tearing my fears a- part... And that laugh that wrinkles your nose, Touches my foolish heart.

Yes, you're lovely, never, ever change Keep that breathless charm, won't you please ar- range it? 'Cause I love you Just the way you look to- night.

I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in the heart of me. So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me. I've got you under my skin.

I'd tried so not to give in. I said to my- self: this affair never will go so well. But why should I try to re- sist when I baby so well That I've got you under my skin?

I'd sacrifice anything come what may For the sake of having you near In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night And re- peats, repeats in my ear: Don't you know, little fool, you never can win? Use your mentality, wake up to reality.

But each time I do just the thought of you Makes me stop before I be- gin 'Cause I've got you under my skin, yes under my skin.

Summertime, and the livin' is easy Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high. Your daddy's rich, and your mamma's good lookin' So hush, little baby, don't you cry.

One of these mornings, you're gonna rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings, and you'll take to the sky. But till that morning, there's a' nothing can harm you With daddy and mammy standing by.

I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man, who could ask for anything more?

I got daisies in green pastures, I got my man, who could ask for anything more?

Old Man Trouble, I don't mind him, You won't find him 'round my door.

I got starlight, I got sweet dreams, I got my man, who could ask for anything more?

There's a somebody I'm longing to see I hope that he turns out to be Some- one to watch over me.

I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood I know I could al- ways be good To one who'll watch over me.

Al- though he may not be the man some Con- sider a handsome big guy He takes the key to my heart Now, won't you tell him please to put on some speed, follow my lead, oh, how I need...

Some- one to tell me to be- have Some- one who'll guide me to my grave Oh, how I'd love a big watch over me.

Blue moon, you saw me standing a- lone With- out a dream in my heart, with- out a love of my own.

Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for some- one I really could care for.

And then there suddenly ap- peared be- fore me The only one my arms will ever hold I heard some- body whisper please a- dore me And when I looked the moon had turned to gold!

Blue moon, now I'm no longer a- lone With- out a dream in my heart, with- out a love of my own.

The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sun-burned hands I used to hold.

Since you went a- way the days grow long And soon I'll hear old winter's song But I miss you most of all, my darling, When autumn leaves start to fall.

Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.

Georgia, Georgia, a song of you Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines.

Other arms reach out to me, other eyes smile tenderly Still in peaceful dreams I see the road leads back to you.

Georgia, Georgia, no peace I find Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.

My funny valentine, sweet comic valentine, You make me smile with my heart. Your looks are laughable, unphoto- graphable, Yet you're my favorite work of art.

Is your figure less than Greek? Is your mouth a little weak? When you open it to speak, are you smart?

Don't change a hair for me, not if you care for me, Stay, little valentine, stay! Each day is Valen- tine's day.

I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom, for me and you, And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white, The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night, And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people passing by I see friends shaking hands, saying, "How do you do?" They're really saying, "I love you."

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow They'll learn much more than I'll ever know, And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old Mac- heath, babe And he keeps it out of sight.

When the shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, though, wears old Mac- heath, babe So there's never, never a trace of red.

On the sidewalk, Sunday morning, Lies a body oozin' life And some- one's sneakin' round the corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife?

From a tugboat down by the river A cement bag's just droppin' down The ce- ment's just for the weight, dear Bet you Mackie's back in town!

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels, Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles, Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings, These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, Silver-white winters that melt into springs, These are a few of my favorite things.

When the dog bites, when the bee stings, When I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things, And then I don't feel so bad.

Bring me sunshine in your smile, Bring me laughter all the while, In this world where we live, there should be more happiness, So much joy you can give to each brand new bright tomorrow.

Make the world a row of trees, Every light a summer breeze, Let your whole life be flown with the joy that you have known, Bring me sunshine in your smile, bring me love.

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star, And wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops, Away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly. Birds fly over the rainbow, why then, oh why can't I?

I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain, What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again. I'm laughing at clouds, so dark up above, The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love.

Let the stormy clouds chase everyone from the place, Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face. I walk down the lane with a happy refrain, Just singin', singin' in the rain.

You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, A sigh is just a sigh. The fundamental things apply, As time goes by.

And when two lovers woo, they still say, "I love you," On that you can rely. No matter what the future brings, As time goes by.

Well, she was just seventeen, you know what I mean, And the way she looked was way beyond compare. So how could I dance with another, When I saw her standing there?

Well she looked at me, and I, I could see That before too long I'd fall in love with her. She wouldn't dance with another, When I saw her standing there?

Well, my heart went "boom" when I crossed that room, And I held her hand in mine...

Oh, we danced through the night, and we held each other tight, And before too long I fell in love with her. Now I'll never dance with another, Since I saw her standing there!

Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (twist and shout) C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (c'mon, baby) Come on and work it on out (work it on out).

Well, you twist so fine (twist so fine) Come on and girl, you know you look so good (look so good) You know you got me goin' now (got me goin') Just like I knew you would (like I knew you would).

Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (twist and shout) C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (c'mon, baby) Come on and work it on out (work it on out).

You know you twist your little girl (twist little girl) You know you twist so fine (twist so fine) Come on and twist a little closer, now (twist a little closer) And let me know that you're mine (let me know you're mine).

Can't buy me love, oh, love, can't buy me love, oh.

I'll buy you a diamond ring, my friend, if it makes you feel alright. I'll get you anything, my friend, if it makes you feel alright. 'Cause I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love.

I'll give you all I've got to give if you say you love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I've got I'll give to you. 'Cause I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love.

Can't buy me love, oh, everybody tells me so. Can't buy me love, oh, no, no, no, no!

Say you don't need no diamond rings and I'll be satisfied. Tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy. 'Cause I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love.

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, Now it looks as though they're here to stay, Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be, There's a shadow hanging over me, Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go, I don't know, she wouldn't say. I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play, Now I need a place to hide away, Oh, I believe in yesterday.

There are places I'll remember all my life, though some have changed. Some forever, not for better, some have gone and some remain. All these places had their moments with lovers and friends I still can recall. Some are dead and some are living, in my life I've loved them all.

But of all these friends and lovers, there is no one compares with you. And these memories lose their meaning when I think of love as something new. Though I know I'll never lose affection for people and things that went before, I know I'll often stop and think about them, in my life I love you more.

Michelle, ma belle, these are words that go together well, My Michelle. Michelle, ma belle, sont les mots qui vont très bien ensemble, Très bien ensemble.

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say, Until I find a way I will say the only words I know that you'll understand.

I need to, I need to, I need to, I need to make you see, Oh, what you mean to me. Until I do I'm hoping you will know what I mean.

I want you, I want you, I want you, I think you know by now, I'll get to you somehow. Until I do I'm hoping you will know what I mean.

To lead a better life, I need my love to be here. Here, making each day of the year, Changing my life with a wave of her hand, Nobody can deny that there's something there.

There, running my hands through her hair, Both of us thinking how good it can be, Someone is speaking, but she doesn't know he's there.

I want her everywhere, and if she's beside me I know I need never care. But to love her is to need her everywhere, Knowing that love is to share, Each one believing that love never dies, Watching her eyes, and hoping I'm always there.

In the town where I was born lived a man who sailed to sea, And he told us of his life in the land of submarines. So we sailed up to the sun till we found the sea of green, And we lived beneath the waves in our yellow submarine.

We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine. We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.

And our friends are all aboard, many more of them live next door, And the band begins to play...

As we live a life of ease, every one of us has all we need, Sky of blue and sea of green in our yellow submarine!

What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song, and I'll try not to sing out of key.

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends, Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends, Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends.

What do I do when my love is away? (Does it worry you to be alone?) How do I feel by the end of the day? (Are you sad because you're on your own?)

No, I get by with a little help from my friends, Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends, Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends.

Do you need anybody? (I need somebody to love.) Could it be anybody? (I want somebody to love.)

Would you believe in a love at first sight? (Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time.) What do you see when you turn out the light? (I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.)

Love, love, love. Love, love, love. Love, love, love. There's nothing you can do that can't be done. Nothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game. It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.

There's nothing you can make that can't be made. No one you can save that can't be saved. Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time. It's easy.

When I get older losing my hair, many years from now, Will you still be sending me a valentine, birthday greetings, bottle of wine? If I've been out 'til quarter to three, would you lock the door? Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?

You'll be older too, and if you say the word, I could stay with you. I could be handy mending a fuse when your lights have gone. You can knit a sweater by the fireside, Sunday mornings go for a ride. Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more? Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?

Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear. We shall scrimp and save, grandchildren on your knee, Vera, Chuck, and Dave.

Send me a postcard, drop me a line, stating point of view. Indicate precisely what you mean to say, yours sincerely, wasting away. Give me your answer, fill in a form, mine for evermore. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?

Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace, Molly is the singer in a band. Desmond says to Molly, "Girl, I like your face," and Molly takes him by the hand.

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra! La-la, how their life goes on. Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra! La-la, how their life goes on.

Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's store, buys a twenty-karat golden ring. Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door, and as he gives it to her she begins to sing.

In a couple of years, they have built a home sweet home, With a couple of kids running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones.

Happy ever after in the marketplace, Desmond lets the children lend a hand. Molly stays at home and does her pretty face, and in the evening she still sings with the band.

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun, And I say, it's alright.

Little darling, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here.

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun, And I say, it's alright.

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces. Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here.

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes.

Hey Jude, don't make it bad, take a sad song and make it better. Remember to let her into your heart, then you can start to make it better.

Hey Jude, don't be afraid, you were made to go out and get her. The minute you let her under your skin, then you begin to make it better.

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain, don't carry the world upon your shoulders. For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder. Na-na-na, na, na, na-na-na-na...

Hey Jude, don't let me down, you have found her, now go and get her. Remember to let her into your heart, then you can start to make it better.

Na, na, na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey Jude! Na, na, na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey Jude!

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken-hearted people living in the world agree, There will be an answer, let it be. For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see, There will be an answer, let it be.

Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try. No hell below us, above us, only sky. Imagine all the people living for today.

Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion, too. Imagine all the people living life in peace.

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.

Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can. No need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people sharing all the world.

When the night has come, and the land is dark, And the moon is the only light we'll see. No, I won't be afraid, oh, I won't be afraid, Just as long as you stand, stand by me.

So darling, darling, stand by me, oh, stand by me. Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me.

If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall, Or the mountain should crumble to the sea. I won't cry, I won't cry, no, I won't shed a tear, Just as long as you stand, stand by me.

So darling, darling, stand by me, oh, stand by me. Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me.

Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh, stand by me. Oh, stand now, stand by me, stand by me.

So darling, darling, stand by me, oh, stand by me. Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me.

I met a gin-soaked bar-room queen in Memphis, She tried to take me upstairs for a ride. She had to heave me right across her shoulder, 'Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind.

It's the honky tonk women, Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues.

I laid a divorcee in New York City, I had to put up some kind of a fight. The lady covered me with roses, She blew my nose and then she blew my mind.

It's the honky tonk women, Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues.

Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste. I've been around for a long, long year, stole many a man's soul and faith. And I was 'round when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and pain, Made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate.

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name. But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game.

I stuck around St. Petersburg when I saw it was a time for a change, Killed the czar and his ministers, Anastasia screamed in vain. I rode a tank, held a general's rank when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank.

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name. But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game.

I watched with glee as your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made. I shouted out "Who killed the Kennedys?" when after all it was you and me. Let me please introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste, And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reach Bombay.

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name. But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game.

Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints, As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer, 'cause I'm in need of some restraint. So if you meet me, have some courtesy, have some sympathy, and some taste. Use all your well-learned politesse or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah.

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name. But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game.

I thought love was only true in fairy tales, Meant for someone else but not for me. Love was out to get me, that's the way it seemed, Disappointment haunted all my dreams.

Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer! Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I'm in love, I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried.

I thought love was more or less a giving thing, It seems the more I gave the less I got. What's the use in trying? All you get is pain. When I needed sunshine I got rain.

Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer! Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I'm in love, I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried.

Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings of the bluebird as she flies, And the six o'clock alarm will never ring. But it rings and I rise, wipe the sleep from my eyes, My shaving razor's cold and it stings.

Cheer up, sleepy Jean, oh, what can it mean To a daydream believer and a homecoming queen?

You once thought of me as a white knight on a steed, Now you know how happy I can be. Oh, and our good times start and end without dollar one to spend, But how much, baby, do we really need?

Cheer up, sleepy Jean, oh, what can it mean To a daydream believer and a homecoming queen?

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head, And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed, Nothin' seems to fit. Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'.

So I just did me some talkin' to the sun, And I said I didn't like the way he got things done, Sleepin' on the job. Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'.

But there's one thing I know: The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me, It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me.

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head, But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red. Cryin's not for me, 'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin', Because I'm free, nothin's worryin' me.

The moment I wake up, before I put on my makeup, I say a little prayer for you. While combing my hair, now, and wondering what dress to wear, now, I say a little prayer for you.

Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you. Forever, forever, we never will part, oh, how I love you. Together, together, that's how it must be, to live without you Would only mean heartbreak for me.

I run for the bus, dear, while riding I think of us, dear, I say a little prayer for you. At work I just take time, and all through my coffee break time, I say a little prayer for you.

Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you. Forever, forever, we never will part, oh, how I love you. Together, together, that's how it must be, to live without you Would only mean heartbreak for me.

Sittin' in the morning sun, I'll be sittin' when the evening comes. Watching the ships roll in, then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away. Ooh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay, wasting time.

Left my home in Georgia, headed for the Frisco Bay. 'Cause I've had nothing to live for, and look like nothing's gonna come my way.

So I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away. Ooh, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay, wasting time.

Looks like nothing's gonna change. Everything still remains the same. I can't do what ten people tell me to do, so I guess I'll remain the same, listen.

Sittin' here resting my bones, and this loneliness won't leave me alone. Two thousand miles I roamed, just to make this dock my home.

Now I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away. Ooh, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay, wasting time.

Stars shining bright above you, night breezes seem to whisper "I love you". Birds singing in the sycamore tree, dream a little dream of me.

Say "Night-ie-night" and kiss me, just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me. While I'm alone and blue as can be, dream a little dream of me.

Stars fading but I linger on, dear, still craving your kiss. I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear, just saying this...

Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you, sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you. But in your dreams whatever they be, dream a little dream of me.

There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun. And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, and God, I know I'm one.

My mother was a tailor, she sewed my new blue jeans. My father was a gamblin' man down in New Orleans.

Now the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and trunk. And the only time he'll be 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.

Well, I've got one foot on the platform, the other foot on the train. I'm goin' back to New Orleans to wear that ball and chain.

There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun. And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy, and God, I know I'm one.

A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance, And maybe they'd be happy for a while. But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver. Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step. I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride, But something touched me deep inside the day the music died.

So bye-bye, Miss American Pie, Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye, Singin' "This'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die."

Did you write the book of love, and do you have faith in God above, if the Bible tells you so? Do you believe in rock 'n' roll, can music save your mortal soul, and can you teach me how to dance real slow? Well, I know that you're in love with him 'cause I saw you dancin' in the gym. You both kicked off your shoes, man, I dig those rhythm and blues. I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck, But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died.

So bye-bye, Miss American Pie, Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye, Singin' "This'll be the day that I die..."

Now for ten years we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a rollin' stone, but that's not how it used to be. When the jester sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean and a voice that came from you and me. Oh, and while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown. The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned. And while Lenin read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park, And we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died.

So bye-bye, Miss American Pie, Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye, Singin' "This'll be the day that I die..."

Helter skelter in a summer swelter, the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and falling fast. It landed foul on the grass, the players tried for a forward pass, with the jester on the sidelines in a cast. Now the half-time air was sweet perfume while the sergeants played a marching tune. We all got up to dance, oh, but we never got the chance! 'Cause the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield. Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?

So bye-bye, Miss American Pie, Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye, Singin' "This'll be the day that I die..."

Oh, and there we were all in one place, a generation lost in space with no time left to start again. So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'cause fire is the devil's only friend. Oh, and as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage. No angel born in hell could break that Satan's spell. And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite, I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the music died.

So bye-bye, Miss American Pie, Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye, Singin' "This'll be the day that I die..."

I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away. I went down to the sacred store where I'd heard the music years before, but the man there said the music wouldn't play. And in the streets, the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed. But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken. And the three men I admire most, the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died.

And they were singin' bye-bye, Miss American Pie, Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye, Singin' "This'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die."

It's a god-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair, But her mummy is yelling "No," and her daddy has told her to go. But her friend is nowhere to be seen, now she walks through her sunken dream To the seat with the clearest view, and she's hooked to the silver screen. It's a film is a saddening bore, 'cause she's lived it ten times or more. She could spit in the eyes of fools as they ask her to focus on...

Sailors fighting in the dance hall, oh man, look at those cavemen go. It's the freakiest show. Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy, Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know he's in the best selling show? Is there life on Mars?

It's on America's tortured brow that Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow. Now the workers have struck for fame, 'cause Lennon's on sale again. See the mice in their million hordes, from Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads. Rule Britannia is out of bounds to my mother, my dog and clowns. But the film is a saddening bore, 'cause I wrote it ten times or more. It's about to be writ again, as I ask you to focus on...

Sailors fighting in the dance hall, oh man, look at those cavemen go. It's the freakiest show. Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy, Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know he's in the best selling show? Is there life on Mars?

When you're weary, feeling small, When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all. I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough And friends just can't be found. Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down. Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.

When you're down and out, when you're on the street, When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you. I'll take your part, oh, when darkness comes And pain is all around. Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down. Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.

Sail on silver girl, sail on by, Your time has come to shine, all your dreams are on their way. See how they shine, oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind. Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind. Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind.

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you will know. God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson, heaven holds a place for those who pray, Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files, We'd like to help you learn to help yourself. Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes, Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home.

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you will know. God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson, heaven holds a place for those who pray, Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes, Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes. It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair, Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids.

Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you will know. God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson, heaven holds a place for those who pray, Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon, Going to the candidates' debate. Laugh about it, shout about it, when you've got to choose, Every way you look at it, you lose.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you. What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson? Joltin' Joe has left and gone away, Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again. Because a vision softly creeping left its seeds while I was sleeping. And the vision that was planted in my brain still remains Within the sound of silence.

In restless dreams I walked alone, narrow streets of cobblestone. 'Neath the halo of a street lamp, I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light that split the night And touched the sound of silence.

And in the naked light I saw ten thousand people, maybe more. People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening. People writing songs that voices never share, and no one dare Disturb the sound of silence.

"Fools," said I, "You do not know, silence like a cancer grows. Hear my words that I might teach you, take my arms that I might reach you." But my words like silent raindrops fell and echoed In the wells of silence.

And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made. And the sign flashed out its warning in the words that it was forming. And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls And tenement halls," and whispered in the sound of silence.

Just a perfect day, drink sangria in the park, And then later, when it gets dark, we go home. Just a perfect day, feed animals in the zoo, Then later, a movie, too, and then home.

Oh, it's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spent it with you. Oh, such a perfect day, you just keep me hanging on, You just keep me hanging on.

Just a perfect day, problems all left alone, Weekenders on our own, it's such fun. Just a perfect day, you made me forget myself, I thought I was someone else, someone good.

Oh, it's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spent it with you. Oh, such a perfect day, you just keep me hanging on, You just keep me hanging on.

You're going to reap just what you sow, You're going to reap just what you sow, You're going to reap just what you sow...

Summer loving had me a blast, summer loving happened so fast. I met a girl crazy for me, met a boy cute as can be. Summer days drifting away, to oh, oh, the summer nights!

Tell me more, tell me more, did you get very far? Tell me more, tell me more, like does he have a car? Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh!

She swam by me, she got a cramp, he ran by me, got my suit damp. I saved her life, she nearly drowned, he showed off, splashing around. Summer sun, something's begun, but oh, oh, the summer nights!

Tell me more, tell me more, was it love at first sight? Tell me more, tell me more, did she put up a fight? Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh!

Took her bowling in the arcade, we went strolling, drank lemonade. We made out under the dock, we stayed out till ten o'clock. Summer fling, don't mean a thing, but oh, oh, the summer nights!

Tell me more, tell me more, but you don't gotta brag. Tell me more, tell me more, 'cause he sounds like a drag. Shooda-bop-bop, shooda-bop-bop, shooda-bop-bop, yeah!

He got friendly, holding my hand, well, she got friendly down on the sand. He was sweet, just turned eighteen, well, she was good, you know what I mean. Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but oh, oh, the summer nights!

Tell me more, tell me more, how much money did he spend? Tell me more, tell me more, could she get me a friend?

It turned colder, that's where it ends, so I told her we'd still be friends. Then we made our true love vow, wonder what she's doing now? Summer dreams ripped at the seams, but, oh, those summer nights... Oh, tell me more, tell me more!

I got chills, they're multiplying, and I'm losing control. 'Cause the power you're supplying, it's electrifying! You better shape up, 'cause I need a man, and my heart is set on you. You better shape up, you better understand, to my heart I must be true. Nothing left, nothing left for me to do!

You're the one that I want! (You are the one I want), oo-oo-oo, honey! The one that I want! (You are the one I want), oo-oo-oo, honey! The one that I want! (You are the one I want), oo-oo-oo, the one I need, Oh, yes indeed!

If you're filled with affection, you're too shy to convey, Meditate in my direction, feel your way. I better shape up, 'cause you need a man, who can keep me satisfied. I better shape up, if I'm gonna prove, that my faith is justified. Are you sure? Yes, I'm sure down deep inside!

You're the one that I want! (You are the one I want), oo-oo-oo, honey! The one that I want! (You are the one I want), oo-oo-oo, honey! The one that I want! (You are the one I want), oo-oo-oo, the one I need, Oh, yes indeed!

I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window. I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind. She was my woman, as she deceived me, I watched and went out of my mind.

My, my, my, Delilah! Why, why, why, Delilah? I could see that girl was no good for me, But I was lost like a slave that no man could free.

At break of day when that man drove away, I was waiting. I crossed the street to her door and she opened it wide. She stood there laughing, I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more.

My, my, my, Delilah! Why, why, why, Delilah? So before they come to break down the door, Forgive me Delilah, I just couldn't take any more.

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair, Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air. Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light, My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night. There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell, And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell." Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way, There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say...

Welcome to the Hotel California! Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face. Plenty of room at the Hotel California! Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here.

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends, She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends. How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. Some dance to remember, some dance to forget. So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine." He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine." And still those voices are calling from far away, Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say...

Welcome to the Hotel California! Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face. They livin' it up at the Hotel California! What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis.

Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, And she said, "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device." And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast, They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast. Last thing I remember, I was running for the door, I had to find the passage back to the place I was before. "Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!"

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in. There's an old man sitting next to me, makin' love to his tonic and gin. He says, "Son, can you play me a memory? I'm not really sure how it goes, But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes."

Sing us a song, you're the piano man! Sing us a song tonight. Well, we're all in the mood for a melody, and you've got us feelin' alright.

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine, he gets me my drinks for free. And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke, but there's some place he'd rather be. He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me," as the smile ran away from his face. "Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star, if I could get out of this place."

Now Paul is a real-estate novelist, who never had time for a wife. And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy, and probably will be for life. And the waitress is practicing politics, as the businessmen slowly get stoned. Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone.

Sing us a song, you're the piano man! Sing us a song tonight. Well, we're all in the mood for a melody, and you've got us feelin' alright.

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday, and the manager gives me a smile. 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see to forget about life for a while. And the piano, it sounds like a carnival, and the microphone smells like a beer. And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say, "Man, what are you doing here?"

Sing us a song, you're the piano man! Sing us a song tonight. Well, we're all in the mood for a melody, and you've got us feelin' alright.

Uptown girl, she's been living in her uptown world. I bet she never had a backstreet guy, I bet her mama never told her why. I'm gonna try for an uptown girl! She's been living in her white-bread world. As long as anyone with hot blood can, and now she's looking for a downtown man, That's what I am.

And when she knows what she wants from her time, And when she wakes up and makes up her mind. She'll see I'm not so tough, just because I'm in love with an uptown girl. You know I've seen her in her uptown world. She's getting tired of her high-class toys and all her presents from her uptown boys, She's got a choice.

Uptown girl, you know I can't afford to buy her pearls. But maybe someday when my ship comes in, she'll understand what kind of guy I've been, And then I'll win.

Uptown girl, she's my girl, and she's walking our way. She's going to say that she's mine today. Oh, she's in love with a downtown man, that's what I am. Uptown girl, she's been living in her uptown world...

Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words, Killing me softly with his song, killing me softly with his song, Telling my whole life with his words, killing me softly with his song.

I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style. And so I came to see him, to listen for a while. And there he was, this young boy, a stranger to my eyes.

Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words, Killing me softly with his song, killing me softly with his song, Telling my whole life with his words, killing me softly with his song.

I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd. I felt he found my letters and read each one aloud. I prayed that he would finish, but he just kept right on.

He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair. And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there. But he just kept on singing, singing clear and strong.

Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze.

Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong! West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home, country roads.

All my memories gather 'round her, miner's lady, stranger to blue water. Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye.

Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong! West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home, country roads.

I hear her voice in the mornin' hour she calls me, the radio reminds me of my home far away. Drivin' down the road I get a feelin' that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday!

When you're down and troubled, and you need some loving care, And nothing, nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me, and soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night.

You just call out my name, and you know, wherever I am, I'll come running to see you again. Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call, And I'll be there. You've got a friend.

If the sky above you grows dark and full of clouds, And that old north wind begins to blow. Keep your head together and call my name out loud, Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door.

You just call out my name, and you know, wherever I am, I'll come running to see you again. Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call, And I'll be there. You've got a friend.

You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips. And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips. You're trying hard not to show it, but baby, baby, I know it.

You've lost that lovin' feelin', oh, that lovin' feelin'. You've lost that lovin' feelin', now it's gone, gone, gone, woah.

Now there's no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you. And girl, you're starting to criticize little things I do. It makes me just feel like crying, 'cause baby, something beautiful's dying.

Baby, baby, I'd get down on my knees for you. If you would only love me like you used to do, yeah. We had a love, a love, a love you don't find every day. So don't, don't, don't, don't let it slip away.

All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown) and the sky is gray (and the sky is gray). I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk) on a winter's day (on a winter's day). I'd be safe and warm (I'd be safe and warm) if I was in L.A. (if I was in L.A.).

California dreamin' (California dreamin') on such a winter's day.

Stopped into a church I passed along the way. Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees) and I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray). You know the preacher likes the cold (preacher likes the cold), he knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay).

California dreamin' (California dreamin') on such a winter's day.

All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown) and the sky is gray (and the sky is gray). I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk) on a winter's day (on a winter's day). If I didn't tell her (if I didn't tell her) I could leave today (I could leave today). California dreamin' (California dreamin') on such a winter's day.

My, my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender, Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way. The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself.

Waterloo! I was defeated, you won the war. Waterloo! Promise to love you forevermore. Waterloo! Couldn't escape if I wanted to. Waterloo! Knowing my fate is to be with you. Woah, woah, Waterloo! Finally facing my Waterloo.

My, my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger, Oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight. And how could I ever refuse? I feel like I win when I lose.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified, Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong, And I grew strong, and I learned how to get along. And so you're back from outer space! I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face. I should have changed that stupid lock, I should have made you leave your key, If I'd had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me.

Go on now, walk out the door! Just turn around now, 'cause you're not welcome anymore. Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye? Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, not I! I will survive! Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive. I've got all my life to live, and I've got all my love to give, and I'll survive, I will survive, hey, hey!

It took all the strength I had not to fall apart, Kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart. And I spent oh, so many nights just feeling sorry for myself, I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high! And you see me, somebody new, I'm not that chained-up little person still in love with you. And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free, But now I'm saving all my loving for someone who's loving me.

I remember when rock was young, me and Suzie had so much fun. Holding hands and skimming stones, had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own. But the biggest kick I ever got was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock. While the other kids were rocking 'round the clock, we were holding hands and doing the Crocodile Rock.

Well, Crocodile Rocking is something shocking, when your feet just can't keep still. I never knew me a better time, and I guess I never will. Oh, lawdy mama, those Friday nights, when Suzie wore her dresses tight, And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight! Laaa, la-la-la-la-laaa, la-la-la-la-laaa, la-la-la-la-laaa!

But the years went by and the rock just died, Suzie went and left me for some foreign guy. Long nights crying by the record machine, dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans. But they'll never kill the thrills we've got, burning up to the Crocodile Rock. Learning fast as the weeks flew by, ending up where the days were high.

Goodbye Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all, You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you crawled. They crawled out of the woodwork, and they whispered into your brain, They set you on the treadmill, and they made you change your name.

And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind. Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in. And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid, Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did.

Loneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played, Hollywood created a superstar and pain was the price you paid. Even when you died, oh, the press still hounded you, All the papers had to say was that Marilyn was found in the nude.

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see... I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy, Because I'm easy come, easy go, little high, little low. Anyway the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me.

Mama, just killed a man, put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's dead. Mama, life had just begun, but now I've gone and thrown it all away. Mama, ooh, didn't mean to make you cry, if I'm not back again this time tomorrow, Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters.

Too late, my time has come, sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all the time. Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go, gotta leave you all behind and face the truth. Mama, ooh, I don't want to die, I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all!

I see a little silhouetto of a man, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango? Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me! Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo Figaro, magnifico! I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me. (He's just a poor boy from a poor family!) Spare him his life from this monstrosity. Easy come, easy go, will you let me go? Bismillah! No, we will not let you go! (Let him go!) Will not let you go! (Let him go!) Never let you go! (Never, never let me go!) No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Oh, mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia, let me go! Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me!

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye? So you think you can love me and leave me to die? Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby! Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here!

I've paid my dues, time after time. I've done my sentence, but committed no crime. And bad mistakes, I've made a few. I've had my share of sand kicked in my face, but I've come through. And we mean to go on and on and on and on!

We are the champions, my friends, And we'll keep on fighting till the end! We are the champions, we are the champions, No time for losers, 'cause we are the champions of the world.

I've taken my bows, and my curtain calls. You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it, I thank you all. But it's been no bed of roses, no pleasure cruise. I consider it a challenge before the whole human race, and I ain't gonna lose. And we mean to go on and on and on and on!

I sit and wait, does an angel contemplate my fate? And do they know the places where we go when we're grey and old? 'Cause I've been told that salvation lets their wings unfold. So when I'm lying in my bed, thoughts running through my head, And I feel that love is dead, I'm loving angels instead.

And through it all she offers me protection, A lot of love and affection, whether I'm right or wrong. And down the waterfall, wherever it may take me, I know that life won't break me. When I come to call, she won't forsake me, I'm loving angels instead.

When I'm feeling weak and my pain is walking down a one-way street, I look above and I know I'll always be blessed with love. And as the feeling grows, she breathes flesh to my bones, And when love is dead, I'm loving angels instead.

Slip inside the eye of your mind, don't you know you might find a better place to play? You said that you'd never been, but all the things that you've seen slowly fade away. So I start a revolution from my bed, 'cause you said the brains I had went to my head. Step outside, summertime's in bloom. Stand up beside the fireplace, take that look from off your face, You ain't ever gonna burn my heart out.

So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late as we're walking on by. Her soul slides away, but "Don't look back in anger," I heard you say.

Take me to the place where you go, where nobody knows if it's night or day. Please don't put your life in the hands of a rock 'n' roll band, who'll throw it all away. I'm gonna start a revolution from my bed, 'cause you said the brains I had went to my head. Step outside, 'cause summertime's in bloom. Stand up beside the fireplace, take that look from off your face, 'Cause you ain't ever gonna burn my heart out.

So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late as she's walking on by. My soul slides away, but "Don't look back in anger," I heard you say.

Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you. By now you should've somehow realized what you gotta do. I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now.

Backbeat, the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is out. I'm sure you've heard it all before, but you never really had a doubt. I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now.

And all the roads we have to walk are winding, And all the lights that lead us there are blinding. There are many things that I would like to say to you, but I don't know how.

Because maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me? And after all, you're my wonderwall.