1. |
Warrior
02:06
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I went down to Georgia I got a chance to see
every man the Klu Klux Klan ever strung from a tree
I listened to the poor dark fellas
standin in the coal black night
couldn't understand why the god damned man
wouldn't let them in the gate
2.
lived in little places on the outskirts
didn't have a where to go
couldn't get in cause the white man's sin
was standin in the road
along came a leader called Jackson warrior from the east
couldn't understand why a proud black man
would want to get in the gate
3.
led'em to a place called peaceful told'em they'd have to be
let self-sufficience rule our existence
& we'll be on our way
days of joy and sorrow came upon each one
but they never had to kiss a white man's fist
and they never had to bow to the ground
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2. |
My Heart
03:07
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she was cryin my love she was askin for blood
she wouldn't hear of stayin here she was runnin
chorus:
somethin's gotta go someone's gotta know
somethin's got to be some one's gotta see
2.
I was lyin eyes wide I was traversin the sky
I couldn't feel anything real I was blind - chorus
3.
I turned the earth to my face buried it deep in her grace
I joined the flow where everyone goes
all in a dream - chorus
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3. |
Waitin on You
04:05
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You went to Florida you left me here
1.
you should have seen the town without you
you would have seen bleary blank eyes
you would have found me on the south side
yearnin & a pinin waitin on you
2.
the neighborhood gossip fell silent
the police listless in their fords
the milk trucks were all facin southward
yearnin & a pinin waitin on you
3.
the city council canceled their meeting
the garbage crew voted to strike
the boarders at Ed's were uneasy
yearnin & a pinin waitin on you
4.
the Red Cedar River stopped flowin
the goat sat down on the hill
the wind stopped short at the stadium
yearnin & a pinin waitin on you - repeat line 1.
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4. |
How Ya Gonna Change?
01:58
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The men carry guns their race
is whiter than the drapery on their face
they love to do murder in trees
love to see fear in the knees
chorus:
men such as this heavy handed fist
(high upon my list - 2.)
how you gonna change the world?
2.
men droppin bombs their country
is purer than the sacred palm tree
for certain ideas they'll kill me
swearin all the while they're free - chorus
3.
why should I work for another
I ain't no keeper of my brother
only got a short sweet time
all that I can grab is mine - chorus
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5. |
Dark Eyes (Long Body)
04:02
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I see a long body who belongs to a love of mine
it's so good to see you someone i've fantasized
ever since I left this town early in July
you look like the sky to me you're so beautiful
I feel just like basking in your glow
2.
I see two dark eyes who belong to a love of mine
I can't believe what I see is it really true
I have only love and praise offering to you
you're so earthly you're so you you're so beautiful
I am with you now my half is whole
3.
I see a special wrist who belongs to a love of mine
hold me like you held me once one night wednesday late
when we met and we forewent the routine kind of date
you were then I see you're still you're so beautiful
I feel high touching close to you
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6. |
Isabella
03:17
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It was eleven eleven a thursday my thirty third year
me and Isabella on of my true friends
It was eleven twenty two started to dance
Oh Isabella preenin her feather
oh Isabella covered in leather
she lives in a company house
outside Diorite outside Diorite
you'll find her singing any time of the moon
plays a little flute alot alone in her room
the miners never bother her twice
outside Diorite outside Diorite
oh Isabella she keeps not her lovers
oh Isabella she takes hearts to slaughter
but she don't do no one mean
outside Diorite outside Diorite
she don't take lovers on the basis of age
she lives outside of conventional days
she loves young and old black and white
outside Diorite outside Diorite
repeat intro
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7. |
Lulu May
04:08
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It was out at Eddie's Truck Stop I first saw Lulu May
I was doin a little waiter work
when she stopped her rig that day
I looked across the register she put her money down
I tossed a joke so desperate, she didn't even turn around
I'm lookin down the highway lookin for Lulu May
she left this face a vacant place
waitin for her to turn this way
2.
one late night shift she lingered just long enough to say
just give me one rational argument
I need a reason to stay
this road stop sure gets lonesome
the grease gets on your hands
I long to hear that rig of hers rollin towards this man
i'm lookin down the highway lookin for Lulu May
she promised me she'd stop to see me
next time she came this way
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8. |
Jimmy My Man
01:20
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Jimmy my man arrives at 6a.m. with his radio on
the station that he likes we talk about the fight last night
he pours himself a coffee as only he can do
and pages through the paper as he listens to the news
he comments on the state of the politics of fools and
Jimmy my man arrives at 6a.m. with his lunch pail there
swingin from his hand an apple cheese and ham on rye
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9. |
Baby Clothes
03:09
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My baby's a mystery I don't know much about
I may have a spouse mad on my trail
I don't know where she stays nor any other of her ways
chorus:
of all of what i'm sure I know
my baby don't wear no baby clothes
2.
my baby comes close to me she never tells she's comin
she may be a burglar I don't care
she pops up in the night
her comin thru the window delight - chorus
3.
my baby makes others pale if you put them up beside her
and she's just as good when she's alone
lucid as a lawyer in court
but there's nothin phony 'bout her force - chorus
4.
my baby stands tall as me she's not afraid of shadows
maybe I have held her my last hold
I told her I love her she flew
a deer runnin off from a fool - chorus
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10. |
Time For You
03:18
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I'm sorry that I didn't know you yesterday
but I'm here tomorrow and today
I'm just a little help outside your room
I've got time for you, I've got time for you
2.
when you want to boogie you can call me
I will dance you clear across the south
I'm just a friendly escort when you need one
I've got time for you, I've got time for you
3.
I will put smile wrinkles about your eyes
I will find you lovers if you ask
I'm just the one who puts you first of all
I've got time for you, I've got time for you
4.
If you need some huggin I will hold you
I will help you beat me if I don't
I'm just a rural person lost on you
I've got time for you, I've got time for you
5.
If you want to live with someone think of me
I will pay your rent and wash your clothes
I will be your manservant you see
I've got time for you, I've got time for you
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Thinkspeak Atlanta, Georgia
Tom Ferguson has been writing songs since 1969, all of which are collected in Songs, 1969-2018. It's coil-bound to nicely fit a music stand, available at lulu.com just search tom ferguson there.
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