When The Levee Breaks
If it keeps on rainin, levees goin to break,
If it keeps on rainin, levees goin to break,
When the levee breaks Ill have no place to stay.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan,
Lord, mean old levee taught me to weep and moan,
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.
Dont it make you feel bad
When youre tryin to find your way home,
You dont know which way to go?
If youre goin down south
They go no work to do,
If you dont know about chicago.
Cryin wont help you, prayin wont do you no good,
Now, cryin wont help you, prayin wont do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.
All last night sat on the levee and moaned,
All last night sat on the levee and moaned,
Thinkin bout me baby and my happy home.
Going, gon to chicago,
Gon to chicago,
Sorry but I cant take you.
Going down, going down now, going down.
song performed by by Led Zeppelin
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When The Levee Breaks
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
And the water gonna come in, have no place to stay
Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan
Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan
Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
And all these people have no place to stay
Now look here mama what am I to do
Now look here mama what am I to do
I ain't got nobody to tell my troubles to
I works on the levee mama both night and day
I works on the levee mama both night and day
I ain't got nobody, keep the water away
Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good
Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to lose
I works on the levee, mama both night and day
I works on the levee, mama both night and day
I works so hard, to keep the water away
I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me
I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me
I'm goin' back to my used to be
I's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan
I's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan
Gonna leave my baby, and my happy home
song performed by by A Perfect Circle
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Down In The Flood
Crash on the levee, mama,
Waters gonna overflow,
Swamps gonna rise,
No boats gonna row.
Now, you can train on down
To williams point,
You can bust your feet,
You can rock this joint.
But oh mama, aint you gonna miss your best friend now?
Youre gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow.
Now, dont you try an move me,
Youre just gonna lose.
Theres a crash on the levee
And, mama, youve been refused.
Well, its sugar for sugar
And salt for salt,
If you go down in the flood,
Its gonna be your own fault.
Oh mama, aint you gonna miss your best friend now?
Youre gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow.
Well, that high tides risin,
Mama, dont you let me down.
Pack up your suitcase,
Mama, dont you make a sound.
Now, its king for king,
Queen for queen,
Its gonna be the meanest flood
That anybodys seen.
Oh mama, aint you gonna miss your best friend now?
Yes, youre gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow.
song performed by by Bob Dylan
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Going Home
(lead out with chris barber on trombone)
Goin home, hes goin home
Hell be leavin, leavin here today
Well if he dont leave now
Wont be goin nowhere
Well home is where the heart is
Then my homes in new orleans
Take me to that land of dreams
Lord, and if I dont leave now
I wont be goin nowhere, nowhere
Goin home
Hes goin home (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah he leaving, leaving here today
Well if he dont go now
I wont be goin nowhere
(instrumental- piano)
Welcome to dr. john
(instrumental- horn)
Go to chris barber on trombone, chris barber
What you say
And what you do
Well its times like that, then Im tellin you
Well if you dont leave now
I wont be goin nowhere (nowhere, nowhere, said nowhere) lord
And if I dont leave now, I wont be goin nowhere
Yeah but dont leave now
I wont be goin nowhere
(woo, yeah) yeah...
song performed by by Van Morrison
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Cryin
By eric clapton
She is cryin, she is cryin.
Shes been cryin all night long.
Shes been cryin for her one and only son.
She will weep, she will moan.
She will moan the night away.
She will weep and moan until the break of day.
I had called for the doctor,
But the doctor cant be found.
So what could I do but sit and look around?
Oh lord, wont you hear,
Wont you hear me when I pray.
Please send this girl her one and only son.
She is cryin, she is cryin.
She is cryin the whole night long.
She is cryin for her one and only son.
song performed by by Eric Clapton
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I Took My Baby Home
Well I took my baby home
She said dont you leave me alone
She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
Well, she said, baby I know whats best
She said I could do with a rest[? ]
Then she put her hand on my chest
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
She had some pile-drivin kisses
They really knocked me out
They knocked me oh-oh-over
She had a hug like a vice
She squeezes once or twice and I moan
So when I took my baby home
She said dont you leave me alone
She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
Wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
Wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
She had some pile-drivin kisses
They really knocked me out
They knocked me oh-oh-over
She had a hug like a vice
She squeezes once or twice and I moan
So when I took my baby home
She said dont you leave me alone
She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
Wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
Wo-wo-wo-wo-wont
song performed by by Kinks
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Down Home
Chicago Green she was the ice cube queen of blue
She got a tip from Aunt Mary, said.(?somebody?) was
in love with you
She was so nieve,, famous for her childlike mind,
I don't believe she ever opened her bedroom venetian blinds
Already Eddie was unsteady on the levee
Down Home
Down Home
Little Willy was Chicago's boyfriend, a local screw
He done kicking trippy hippies in the head with his
hobnail shoes
Already Eddie, pitching for pennies, rockin' for bennies,
wound up in the local hole, without a radio,
And he wrote Aunt Mary said "Momma, it's getting hairy,Down Home."
Well it was late in the morning when Chicago bailed
Eddie on out
Which tripped out Willie, oh man you should've heard
him shout..
Yeah they wandered off somewhere, they couldn't find
their way home.
Any road home
You know I'd really like to take her but you know I
couldn't make her
Down Home.
Down Home, get it in now
Down Home, in the morning
song performed by by Bob Seger
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Aloha Mama
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
Aloha mama wont you treat me right
I need you tender woman wont you hold me tight
Surfridin sister I wanna taste your love
Les make it in the garden beneath the stars above
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
Aloha mama have you got the cure
My hearts all broken and I feel unsure
Surfridin sister I got to fly away
Ill be back in september thats the price I pay
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
Cant you feel the tradewinds blowin
Theres a look in your eyes youre goin
Dont leave me now Im a hurtin
If youd look in my eyes youd see hunger arise
Cant you feel all these years Ive been cryin these years
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
Aloha mama dont make me cry
Aloha mama you know il die
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
song performed by by Chicago
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You Wont See Me Cry
(lee morris/ paul hopkins)
Producers for bonnie: morris, hopkins, williams
So many times before
You just walked out my door
Im telling you I cant take it
Cant take it any more
Everytime you make it happen
Feels so sad - cold and sad
Dont you miss my tender love
Temptation is knocking but you cant fight it
-you wont see me cry
Please baby baby come
-you wont see me cry
Please baby baby
-you wont see me cry
Please baby baby come
-you wont see me cry
Please baby baby
Im begging you not to go now
Please dont go away
I just cant take all this heartache
Baby please stay
Everytime you make it happen
Feels so sad and cold inside
Dont you miss my tender love
Temptation is knocking but you cant fight it
-you won t see me cry
Please baby baby come home
-you wont see me cry
Please baby baby
-you won t see me cry
Please baby baby come home
-you wont see me cry
Im missing you like crazy - come home
-you wont see me cry
Please baby baby come home
-you wont see me cry
Please baby baby
-you wont see me cry
Please baby baby come home
-you wont see me cry
Im begging you baby come home
-you wont see me cry
Youre driving me crazy - come home
You wont see me cry
Youre not gonna leave me - no no no
You wont see me cry
Please baby baby come home
You wont see me cry
Baby come home
song performed by by Bonnie Tyler
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Something Fishy
There must be something fishy going on
You said you were goin on a fishin trip with some old friend
You said that youd be home tonight somewhere around ten
Well here it is, its two oclock and youre still not at home
I think theres something fishy goin on
I think that Im a sucker thats swallowing your line
I try to make myself believe that its all in my mind
But you never asked me if Id like to go along
So there must be something fishy goin on
Chorus:
Theres something fishy goin on
On these fishin trips youre goin on
Im gettin tired of stayin home alone
Some night when you come home and discover that Im gone
You can bet theres something fishy goin on
I guess some large-mouth bass left that lipstick on your shirt
I dont think youre a fisherman, honey
I think youre a flirt
Well if youre goin fishin then why dont you bring em home
I think theres something fishy goin on
Repeat chorus
Tag:
Yes, you can bet theres something fishy goin on
song performed by by Dolly Parton
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If It Dont Take Two
It takes two to tango
And two lips to seal a kiss
But a flame and a candle
Wont burn on a night like this
If it dont take two
It takes two to go one way
And two winds to be strong enough
But you cant sail on a still day
Like two ships on a sea of love
If it dont take two
Noah knew what he had to do
Ooh oh yeah
He sent us out in the world walkin two by two
Oh...
If it dont take two
If it dont take two
If it dont take two
And if Im not with you
No it aint worth goin through
If it dont take two
It takes two hearts with one beat
And it takes two to say I do
But the champagne wont taste sweet
And the dream just wont come true
If it dont take two
Noah knew what he had to do, oh yeah
He sent us out in the world walkin two by two, me and you
If it dont take two
If it dont take two
If it dont take two
And if Im not with you
No it aint worth goin through
If it dont take two
He sent us out in the world walkin two by two
Me and you
Baby...
If it dont take two
If it dont take two
If it dont take two
And if Im not with you
No it aint worth goin through
If it dont take two
If it dont take two
If it dont take two
If it dont take two
And if Im not with you
No it aint worth goin through
If it dont take two
song performed by by Shania Twain
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When You Find Out Where Youre Goin Let Me Know
When you find out where youre goin
Let me know
Cause I love you just enough
To let you go
While youre running free and clear
Please dont disappear
When you find out where youre goin
Let me know
When you find out where youre goin
Count me in
And Ill never put you down
For where you been
And Ill join you when you find
That peace within your mind
When you find out where youre goin
Let me know
Im letting go for one night
And I know well be all right
Though he may never come back
When he leaves my bed tonight
When you find out where youre goin
Let me know
And I promise I wont say I told you so
And when the time comes that you say
You finally found your way
Then no matter where you are
Be sure I know
Then no matter where you are
Be sure I know
song performed by by Cher
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Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)
Crash on the levee, mama
Water's gonna overflow
Swamp's gonna rise
No boat's gonna row
Now, you can train on down
To Williams Point
You can bust your feet
You can rock this joint
But oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now ?
You're gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow.
Now, don't you try an' move me
You're just gonna lose
There's a crash on the levee
And mama, you've been refused
Well, it's sugar for sugar
And salt for salt
If you go down in the flood
It's gonna be your own fault
Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now ?
You're gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow.
Well, that high tide's risin'
Mama, don't you let me down
Pack up your suitcase
Mama, don't you make a sound
Now, it's king for king
Queen for queen
It's gonna be the meanest flood
That anybody's seen
Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now ?
You're gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow.
song performed by by Bob Dylan
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Leaving Town Blues
Written by peter green.
Now, when I leave this town
Wont be - back no more
Yes, when I leave this town, mama
Wont be back no more
Ive got the blues so bad
Standing round my door
Yes, I got the blues so bad
Why wont you let me be
I have the blues so bad, mama
Why wont you let me be
Now, when I go to chicago
Blues dont you follow me
Break:
Im asking mama, mama
Please dont cry no tears
Yes, I say mama, mama
Please dont cry no tears
Because Ill always love you
Through all my days and years
song performed by by Fleetwood Mac
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Woman Walk The Line
(written by emmylou harris, paul kennerley)
Dont bother sittin at my table
Just because Im on my own
Yes Im a woman and Im lonely
But that dont mean I cant be strong
Once again hes not beside me
And tonight he wont be coming home
So I just need a place to miss my baby
When he goes out to do me wrong
Tonight I want to do some drinkin
I came to listen to the band
Yes Im as good as what youre thinkin
But I dont want to hold your hand
And I know Im lookin lonely
But theres nothing here I want to find
Its just the way of a woman
When she goes out to walk the line
Every nights a little longer
Than the one that came before
But when I hear them sing a sad song
I know just what Im cryin for
I dont want to stay home waitin
Dont have to wonder where hes been
Hell be someone elses baby
Before hes in my arms again
song performed by by Trisha Yearwood
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Woman Walk The Line
(written by emmylou harris, paul kennerley)
Dont bother sittin at my table
Just because Im on my own
Yes Im a woman and Im lonely
But that dont mean I cant be strong
Once again hes not beside me
And tonight he wont be coming home
So I just need a place to miss my baby
When he goes out to do me wrong
Tonight I want to do some drinkin
I came to listen to the band
Yes Im as good as what youre thinkin
But I dont want to hold your hand
And I know Im lookin lonely
But theres nothing here I want to find
Its just the way of a woman
When she goes out to walk the line
Every nights a little longer
Than the one that came before
But when I hear them sing a sad song
I know just what Im cryin for
I dont want to stay home waitin
Dont have to wonder where hes been
Hell be someone elses baby
Before hes in my arms again
song performed by by Trisha Yearwood
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It Wont Be Right
Tom johnston
Early in the mornin when the sun come up
Youll find me sittin at the table, drinkin from a wooden cup
The mortgage is a comin tryin to take my home away
Im not gonna let it turn my head away
It wont be right
No matter what they say
Wont be right
Tryin to take my home away
Wont be right
If they do this thing to me
I dont have to take it
And I really dont wanna see
Early in the evenin long about supper time
Theres nothin left here for me but a bottle of wine
Im gonna be evicted along about the hour of five
Well, its enough to make me wonder why Im alive
It wont be right
No matter what they say
Wont be right
Tryin to take my home away
Wont be right
If they do this thing to me
I dont have to take it
And I really dont wanna see
song performed by by Doobie Brothers
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Milkcow Blues
Well Ive tried everything
Just to get along with you
And now Im gonna tell you
Just what Im gonna do
Well Im sick of all your cryin
When you should be leavin me alone
If you dont believe me
You pack my bags, Im gone
Wont you please
Dont that sun look good goin down
You almost lost your love girl
When your old man aint around
(chorus)
Wont you please
Dont that sun look good goin down
And you best believe I love you baby
When your old man aint around
(repeat chorus)
Round and round...
song performed by by Aerosmith
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American Pie
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, theyd be happy for a while.
But february made me shiver
With every paper Id deliver.
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldnt take one more step.
I cant 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 levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singin, thisll be the day that I die.
Thisll 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 youre 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.
I started singin,
Bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin, thisll be the day that I die.
Thisll be the day that I die.
Now for ten years weve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin stone,
But thats 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 lennon read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.
We were singing,
Bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin, thisll be the day that I die.
Thisll 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?
We started singing,
Bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin, thisll be the day that I die.
Thisll 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 devils 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 satans 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
He was singing,
Bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
And singin, thisll be the day that I die.
Thisll 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 Id heard the music years before,
But the man there said the music wouldnt 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 singing,
Bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singin, thisll be the day that I die.
Thisll be the day that I die.
They were singing,
Bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin whiskey and rye
Singin, thisll be the day that I die.
song performed by by Don McLean
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Mama
Orbison/melson/rush
Mama, just had to call, oh mama
Your baby boy just had his heart
Broken in two, she said were through
But to send her best to you.
Oh mama, Id like to run to you mama
Id come home today, leave right away
But things wont work that way
Gotta stay, and be a man
If I can, oh mama.
No mom, I dont know I called her tonight
No, not at home, yeah, youre probably right
Yes Ill take care of myself. no Ill be alright
Ill go to bed early tonight.
Oh mama, tell dad I think of him, mama
Hows uncle joe, my puppy go-go
Tell them hello, oh Id better go
But good gosh, I loved her so.
Oh mama, dont worry so much, darling mama
Now mama dont cry, just say goodbye
Cant have us both in tears well mom, you know me
Yes Ill always be your baby through all the years.
song performed by by Roy Orbison
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Please Dont Go
Uuu uuu uuu uuu uuu uuu uuu.
Please dont go, no no no;
If you go Ill be sad and blue,
So I say no no no, dont go away.
Oh no please dont leave, baby please;
If you should leave my poor heart would grieve
So I say nay nay nay, baby please stay.
And Ill do evrything you want me to
If you promise that you wont leave tonight
cause Ill break down and cry a river of tears
With just the thought of you not here in my life.
So please dont go, no no no;
If you should go Ill be sad and blue,
So I say no no no, dont go away.
Yeah baby, baby, baby.
And Ill do evrything you want me to
If you promise that you wont leave tonight
cause Ill break down and cry a river of tears
With just the thought of you not here in my life.
Oh no no, no no, yea yea
Please dont go, dont say bye
Tell me why baby do you wanna make me cry,
Please please stay
Oh no no, no no, Im gonna try.
Yeah, yeah, yeah so baby please dont leave
Dont leave steve
If you leave baby my poor heart would grieve
So I say yeah yeah yeah
Dont go
Dont go baby, dont go baby,
Dont go baby, dont go baby,
Dont go baby, dont go baby,
Dont go baby, dont go baby,
Dont go baby, darling,
Dont leave me baby,
Wow a wow a wow
Wow a wow a wow
Wow a wow a wow
No baby dont leave me baby
Yeah baby dont get on that a train
Hear me, hear me, hear me, hear me
(cryin)
Cryin. for your lovin in the midnight hour,
Cryin. for your lovin in the morning. I was.
Dont go baby, hear me cryin, oh no oh no,
Dont go baby, no no no no, oh no no yeah, yeah, yeah.
song performed by by Stevie Wonder
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