oldtimer Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Lyrics can be fun, they can be powerful, they can be silly. I'll start with a classic: Bob Dylan Times They Are a Changing Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin'. Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That it's namin'. For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin'. Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There's a battle outside ragin'. It'll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin'. Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin'. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'. The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin'. And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Cool idea, and I can't think of a better songwriter to start with!! [H] Here's a personal favorite of mine: The Rolling Stones - Far Away eyes (M. Jagger/K. Richards) I was driving home early Sunday morning through Bakersfield Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station And the preacher said, "You know you always have the Lord by your side" And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran Twenty red lights in his honor Thank you Jesus, thank you lord I had an arrangement to meet a girl, and I was kind of late And I thought by the time I got there she'd be off She'd be off with the nearest truck driver she could find Much to my surprise, there she was sittin in the corner A little bleary, worse for wear and tear Was a girl with far away eyes So if you're down on your luck And you can't harmonize Find a girl with far away eyesAnd if you're downright disgusted And life ain't worth a dime Get a girl with far away eyes Well the preacher kept right on saying that all I had to do was send Ten dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of Jesus Located somewhere in Los Angeles, California And next week they'd say my prayer on the radio And all my dreams would come true So I did, the next week, I got a prayer, and a girl Well, you know what kind of eyes she got So if you're down on your luck I know you all sympathize Find a girl with far away eyes And if you're downright disgusted And life ain't worth a dimeGet a girl with far away eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkin Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 can't get this to delete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkin Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Chuck Berry My Ding-A-Ling-A-LingWhen I was a little biddy boyMy grandma bought me a cute little toyTwo Silver bells on a stringShe told me it was my ding-a-ling-a-lingMy Ding-A-Ling My Ding-A-Ling won't you play with My Ding-A-LingMy Ding-A-Ling My Ding-A-Ling won't you play with My Ding-A-LingWhen I was little boy In Grammar schoolAlways went by the very best ruleBut Evertime the bell would ringYou'd catch me playing with my ding-a-lingOnce while climbing the garden wall,Slipped and fell had a very bad fallI fell so hard I heard birds sing,But I held on to My ding-a-lingOnce while swimming cross turtle creekMan them snappers right at my feetSure was hard swimming cross that thingwith both hands holding my dingalingNow this here song it ain't so badPrettiest little song that you ever hadAnd those of you who will not singmust be playing with your on Ding-a-ling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Various.... The Hokey Pokey You put your right hand in, You put your right hand out, You put your right hand in, And you shake it all about, You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around That what it's all about. 2) left hand 3) right foot 4) left foot 5) head 6) butt 7) whole self (If you are from Oklahoma you can sub Okie for hokey and do the Okie pokey) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Shangra-las Leader of the Pack POKEN: Is she really going out with him? Well, there she is, let's ask her Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing? Mhmm. Gee, it must be great riding with him Is he picking you up after school today? Uh uh. By the way, where'd you meet him? SINNGING: I met him at the candy store He turned around and smiled at me You get the picture? (Yes, we see) That's when I fell for the leader of the pack My folks were always putting him down (Down, down) They said, he came from the wrong side of town (What you mean when you say that he came From the wrong side of town?) They told me, he was bad, but I knew he was sad That's why I fell for the leader of the pack One day my dad said, "Find someone new" I had to tell my Jimmy, we're through (What you mean when you say that You better go find somebody new?) [- From :http://www.elyrics.net/read/s/shangri-las-lyrics/leader-of-the-pack-lyrics.html -] He stood there and asked me why, all I could do was cry I'm sorry, I hurt you, the leader of the pack He sort of smiled and kissed me good-bye The tears were beginnin' to show As he drove away on that rainy night I begged him to go slow But whether he heard, I'll never know (Look out, look out! Look out, look out!) I felt so helpless, what could I do? Rememberin' all the things we'd been through At school they all stop and stare I can't hide the tears but I don't care I'll never forget him, the leader of the pack (Gone, gone, gone, gone) The leader of the pack, now he's gone (Gone) The leader of the pack, now he's gone (Gone, gone, gone, gone) The leader of the pack, now he's gone (Gone) The leader of the pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjd Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Neil Young, "Old Man" Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were. Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were. Old man look at my life, Twenty four and there's so much more Live alone in a paradise That makes me think of two. Love lost, such a cost, Give me things that don't get lost. Like a coin that won't get tossed Rolling home to you. Old man take a look at my life I'm a lot like you I need someone to love me the whole day through Ah, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true. Lullabies, look in your eyes, Run around the same old town. Doesn't mean that much to me To mean that much to you. I've been first and last Look at how the time goes past. But I'm all alone at last. Rolling home to you. Old man take a look at my life I'm a lot like you I need someone to love me the whole day through Ah, one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true. Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were. Old man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 King Crimson---Cat Food Lady Supermarket with an apple in her basket Knocks in the manager's door; Grooning to the muzak from a speaker in shoe rack Lays out her goods on the floor; Everything she's chosen is conveniently frozen. Eat it and come back for more! Lady Window Shopper with a new one in the hopper Whips up a chemical brew; Croaking to a neighbour while she polishes a sabre Knows how to flavour a stew. Never need to worry with a tin of 'Hurri Curri': Poisoned especially for you! No use to complain If you're caught out in the rain; Your mother's quite insane. Cat food cat food cat food again. Lady Yellow Stamper with a fillet in a hamper Dying to finish the course; Goodies for the table with a fable on the label Drowning in miracle sauce. Don't think I am that rude if I tell you that it's cat food Not even fit for a horse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Jonathan Coulton, Re: Your Brains Heya Tom, it's Bob, from the office down the hall.Good to see you buddy, how've you been? Things have been O.K. for me except that I'm a zombie now.I really wish you'd let us in.I think I speak for all of us when I say I understandWhy you folks might hesitate to submit to our demand.But here's an FYI: you're all gonna die screaming.All we wanna do is eat your brains.We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyesAll we wanna do is eat your brains.We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise:If you open up the doorsWe'll all come inside and eat your brains.I don't want to nitpick, Tom, but is this really your plan? Spend your whole life locked inside a mall? Maybe that's OK for now but someday you'll be out of food and guns, Then you'll have to make the call.I'm not surprised to see you haven't thought it through enough.You never had the head for all that bigger picture stuff.But Tom, that's what I do, and I plan on eating you slowly.All we wanna do is eat your brains.We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes.All we wanna do is eat your brains.We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise:If you open up the doorsWe'll all come inside and eat your brains.I'd like to help you Tom, in any way I can.I sure appreciate the way you're working with me.I'm not a monster Tom, well, technically I am.I guess I am... Got another meeting Tom, maybe we could wrap it up?I know we'll get to common ground somehow.Meanwhile I'll report back to my colleagues who are chewing on the doorsI guess we'll table this for nowI'm glad to see you take constructive criticism wellThank you for your time I know we're all busy as hellAnd we'll put this thing to bedWhen I bash your head openAll we wanna do is eat your brainsWe're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyesAll we wanna do is eat your brainsWe're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise:If you open up the doorsWe'll all come inside and eat your brains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Your brains are safe from this zombie: Her phrasing adds something you wouldn't get by just reading the words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 These lyrics are silly but cheery. Try singing along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 "Hallelujah"I've heard there was a secret chordThat David played, and it pleased the LordBut you don't really care for music, do you?It goes like thisThe fourth, the fifthThe minor fall, the major liftThe baffled king composing HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahYour faith was strong but you needed proofYou saw her bathing on the roofHer beauty in the moonlight overthrew youShe tied you to a kitchen chairShe broke your throne, and she cut your hairAnd from your lips she drew the HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahBaby I have been here beforeI know this room, I've walked this floorI used to live alone before I knew you.I've seen your flag on the marble archLove is not a victory marchIt's a cold and it's a broken HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahThere was a time when you let me knowWhat's really going on belowBut now you never show it to me, do you?And remember when I moved in youThe holy dove was moving tooAnd every breath we drew was HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahMaybe there’s a God aboveBut all I’ve ever learned from loveWas how to shoot at someone who outdrew youIt’s not a cry you can hear at nightIt’s not somebody who has seen the lightIt’s a cold and it’s a broken HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahYou say I took the name in vainI don't even know the nameBut if I did, well really, what's it to you?There's a blaze of light in every wordIt doesn't matter which you heardThe holy or the broken HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahI did my best, it wasn't muchI couldn't feel, so I tried to touchI've told the truth, I didn't come to fool youAnd even though it all went wrongI'll stand before the Lord of SongWith nothing on my tongue but HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechMan Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Uriah Heep. The Wizard He was the wizard of a thousand kings and a chance to meet him one night wondering. He told me tales and he drank my wine. Me and my magic man kinda feeling fine. He had a cloak of gold and eyes of fire. And as he spoke I felt a deep desire to free the world of its fear and pain and help the people to feel free again. Why don't we listen to the voices in our hearts? Cause then I know we'll find we're not so far apart. Everybody's got to be happy, everyone should see. For we know the joy of life and peace that love can bring. So spoke the wizard in his mountain home. The vision of his wisdom means we'll never be alone. And I will dream of my magic night and the million silver stars that guide me with their light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Jethro Tull, Locomotive Breath In the shuffling madess of the locomotive breath, runs the all-time loser, headlong to his death. He feels the piston scraping steam breaking on his brow old Charlie stole the handle and the train won't stop going no way to slow down. He sees his children jumping off at the stations - one by one. His woman and his best friend in bed and having fun. He's crawling down the corridor on his hands and knees old Charlie stole the handle and the train won't stop going no way to slow down. He hears the silence howling catches angels as they fall. And the all-time winner has got him by the balls. He picks up Gideons Bible open at page one old Charlie stole the handle and the train won't stop going no way to slow down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Respectable M. Jagger/K. Richards) Well now we're respected in society We don't worry about the things that we used to be We're talking heroin with the president Well it's a problem, sir, but it can't be bent Uh yes! Well now you're a pillar of society You don't worry about the things that you used to be You're a rag-trade girl, you're the queen of porn You're the easiest lay on the White House lawn Get out of my life, don't come back Get out of my life, don't come back She's so respectable She's so respectable She's so delectable She's so respectable Get out of my life Don't take my wife Don't come back Get out of my life Don't take my wife Don't come back What I say! She's so respectable She's so respectable She's so respectable She's so respectable Get out of my life Don't take my wife Don't come back Oh get out of my life Don't take my wife Don't come back She's so respectable She's so respectable She's so delectable She's so respectable Get out of my life Don't take my wife Don't come back...woo! Get out of life Don't take my wife Don't come back Get out of my life Don't take my wife Don't come back, come back, hey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Randy Newman Baby, take off your coat...(real slow)Baby, take off your shoes...(here, I'll take your shoes)Baby, take off your dressYes, yes, yesYou can leave your hat onYou can leave your hat onYou can leave your hat onGo on over there, turn on the light...no, all the lightsCome back here, stand on this chair...that's rightRaise your arms up too, yeah...shake 'emYou give me a reason to liveYou give me a reason to liveYou give me a reason to liveYou give me a reason to liveSuspicious minds are talkingtryin' to tear us apart, They say that my love is wrong,They don't know what love isThey don't know what love isThey don't know what love isThey don't know what love isI know what love is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Feed My Frankenstein---Alice Cooper [Zodiac Mindwarp/Alice Cooper/Nick Coler/Ian Richardson]Well, I ain't evil, I'm just good lookin' Start a little fire, and baby start cookin' I'm a hungry man But I don't want pizza I'll blow down your house And then I'm gonna eat ya Bring you to a simmer Right on time Run my greasy fingers Up your greasy spine[CHORUS] Feed my Frankenstein Meet my libido He's a psycho Feed my Frankenstein Hungry for love And it's feeding time You don't want to talk So baby shut up And let me drink the wine from your fur tea cup Velcro candy, sticky sweet Make my tattoos melt in the heat Well, I ain't no veggie Like my flesh on the bone Alive and lickin' on your ice cream cone[CHORUS] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Steely Dan Brooklyn Owes the Charmer Under Me.................................. . A race of angels Bound with one another A dish of dollars Laid out for all to see A tower room at Eden Rock His golf at noon for free Brooklyn owes the charmer Under me His lady's aching To bring a body down She daily preaches On where she wants to be An evening with a movie queen A face we all have seen Brooklyn owes the charmer Under me A case of aces Done up loose for dealing A piece of island cooling in the sea The whole of time we gain or lose And power enough to choose Brooklyn owes the charmer Under me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 From: Who know's..... Best sung to a polka beat... In heaven there is no beer. That's why we drink it here (Right Here!) When we're gone from here, all our friends will be drinking all our beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 From: Who know's..... Best sung to a polka beat... In heaven there is no beer. That's why we drink it here (Right Here!) When we're gone from here, all our friends will be drinking all our beer! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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