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Carry Me Away
02:57
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I was born
On the ocean
The salty breeze
Caressed my head
All my life
I’ve spent in motion
On the seas
I’ve made my bed
But there’s something coming
I smell it in the air
There’s something coming
And I want it…
To take me
Carry me awa-a-a-ay
Carry me away
Countless lives
I have taken
Over countless lives
That I have lived
Perhaps (all) this time
I’ve been mistaken
I need a piece
Of myself to give
But there’s something coming
It pulls like the North Pole
There’s something coming
And I want it…
To take me
Carry me awa-a-a-ay
Carry me away
I have many sins
But no regrets
People’s petty pains
Ain’t stopped me yet
Carry me awa-a-a-ay
Carry me away
Bow your head and pra-y
Revel and be ga-a-a-ay
Revel and be gay.
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2. |
More Beer!
01:44
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I saw a star-eyed boy -o
At the pub one summer’s day.
He looked into his beer o-ho!
And then he looked away
He said, “I want to have adventures
But I’m sitting on this bench.”
I said “Drink up! Cause what
You really want is more.” (More Beer!)
So drink up a pint lad
And lift up your chin
Take a liquid blanket cause
Your coat is growing thin
You can have your great adventures
While your sitting on this bench
So just drink up (Drink up!)
And call the wench for more.
I saw a star-eyed boy -o
At the pub one summer’s day.
He looked into his beer o-ho!
And then he looked away
He said, I want to take a wife
For I don’t want to waste my life
I said “Drink up! Cause what
You really want is more.” (More Beer!)
So drink up a pint lad
And lift up your chin
Take a liquid blanket cause
Your coat is growing thin
Go ahead and take a wife
You still will drink away your life
So just drink up (Drink up!)
And call the wench for more.
I saw a star-eyed boy -o
At the pub one summer’s day.
He looked into his beer o-ho!
And then he looked away
He said, I want to work for pay
But it just feels like slaver-y
I said “Drink up! Cause what
You really want is more.” (More Beer!)
So drink up a pint lad
And lift up your chin
Take a liquid blanket cause
Your coat is growing thin
You can slave away all day
You still will drink away your pay—
So just drink up
And call the wench for more
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When that I was and a little tiny boy,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
A foolish thing was but a toy,
For the rain it raineth every day.
But when I came to man's estate,
'Gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate,
But when I came, alas! to wive,
By swaggering could I never thrive
But when I came unto my beds,
With toss-pots still had drunken heads
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4. |
If I Die
02:10
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And if I die
Tomorrow
It matters not to me (x2)
The chapel’s old and crumbling
The chaplain’s grey and wee
He says I’ll sure end up in hell
It matters not to me
I took a trip on a sailing ship
To see what I could see
I saw the rocks, but not in time
It…
Oh, when I burn in hot hellfrost
And my tears fill fiery seas
I’ll drink with Satan to his health
Old mad Rasputin said his prayers
And for his piety
He was shot and stabbed and beat and drowned
Well I am clean and honest
As much as man can be
More than a lady and some wine
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5. |
Stupid Men
02:41
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T’the guy upstairs, o please watch over me
T’the guy upstairs, o please watch over me
I just need a roof up over my head
And under that roof I may need a bed, but
From heaven, keep me free of stupid men
Keep me free, o please keep me free
All I need is to be free of stupid men
I’ll Marry some man in the end
I’ll teach him how to count to ten, but
From heaven, keep me free of stupid men
-T’the guy upstairs, o please watch over me
T’the guy upstairs o please watch over me
I just need some bread and cheese each day
Maybe some whiskey to keep cares away
From heaven, O keep me free of stupid men
Or take my eyes instead
Or take my ears instead
I’d rather be blind,
Or I’d rather be dead
So take my eyes instead
-T’the guy upstairs o please watch over me
T’the guy upstairs, o please watch over me
I really do want to fall in love
I just want a man I can be proud of
From heaven, O keep me free of stupid men
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6. |
Boxcars
01:24
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I saw the best minds of my generation
Destroyed by madness, hysterical naked
Who howled on their knees in the subway
Waving genitals
Dragging themselves through the negro streets
Incomparable blinded streets
Who faded out in vast sordid movies
And iron dreams
Boxcars boxcars boxcars
Who poverty and tatters and hollow eyed high
Angel-headed hipsters with radiant cool eyes
Ashcan rantings and a kind king light of mind
Whole intellects disgorged in total recall
Migranes of China under junk withdrawl
Alcohol and cock
And endless balls
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7. |
Holly Jolly
01:58
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Holly came around in winter
O my Holly, jolly girl
Holly blew in with the snow
Wo – oh – oh – eh – oh
Holly thought she’d be my lover
O my Holly, jolly girl
So round and round and round we’d go
Wo – o – o – o – oh – ah!
Holly hold me close, Holly speak me fair,
Holly take me to bed, stay warm tonight
Holly say my name, Holly take my ring
Holly lets run away, see the world with our life.
Hol-ly! Holly Holly.
Hol-ly! Holly Holly.
Hol-ly! Holly Holly.
Holly’s kiss was sweet as poison
Holly pricked like a summer thorn
Holly stole my heart forever
Holly, I wish I’d never been born
Seven years since a Holly winter
She said her father found us out
But I think Holly went her own way
Left my bed for another lout
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8. |
Come Away Death
01:34
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Come away, come away, death
And in sad cypress let me be laid
Fly away, fly away, breath
I am slain by a fair cruel maid
My shroud of white stuck all with yew
O prepare it
My part of death no one so true
Did share it
Not a flower, not a flower sweet
On my black coffin let there be strown
Not a friend, not a friend greet
My poor corse where my bones shall be thrown
A thousand thousand sighs to save
Lay me O where
Sad true lover never find my grave
To weep there
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9. |
Dance of Fools
02:42
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O, the morning broke
And the one fool spoke
The other disagreed
The shouting began
About who was a man
And in the end, both had to bleed
-O, the sun was warm
And the fools did storm
About what, they couldn’t recall
And one went for the head
The other turned red
And went right for the balls
Dance, dance
Dance you crazy fools
Dance, dance
Dance away, you fools
-O the sun was hot
And the fools did plot
The knavery of the day
But the heat sank in
And they both looked grim
And they danced the day away
-As the sun went down
The fools shared a frown
And grudgingly shook hands
Then one fool choked
And the other broke
Together they were unmanned
-As the sky was black
There came a crack
And then there came a scream
No one could see
Not even me
The fools as they did dream
-A whole day of fools
In a world without rules
Yes a whole long day of fools
Watch them dance
Did they ever have a chance
A whole long day of fools
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10. |
It Matters Not
03:12
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If I die (Wo-o-oah)
Tomorrow (Wo-o-oah)
Don’t you know (Wa-a-oh)
It matters not to me/
Working hard all day
Drinkin hard all night
Can’t seem to find my legs
Or get my head right
I carried off my lady love
Believe me, she was fine
She got called to God above
And left these arms of mine
My family they are all gone
I wept for every one
But oh, my tears could but last til dawn
For my life is not done
I walked along the other day
Singing out a song
A mean man came and walked my way
And told me I was wrong
They’ll try to crush my inner light
It matters not to me
I’ll sing and drink and start a fight
I’ll take my lover by the hands
We’ll travel far to foreign lands
If I die (Wo-o-oah)
Tomorrow (Wo-o-oah)
Don’t you know (Wa-a-oh)
It matters not to me
I’ll sing and fight (It matters not)
Until daylight (It matters not)
A stoup of wine (It…)
No tears of brine (It…)
I’ll run away
Get married in Bombay
I’ll dance and sing
Love everything
And if I die tomorrow
It matters not to me
And if I die tomorrow
It matters not to me
Wo-o-O-o-O-o-Oh
Wo-o-O-o-O-o-Oh
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11. |
The Wind and the Rain
01:25
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When that I was and a little tiny boy,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
A foolish thing was but a toy,
For the rain it raineth every day.
But when I came to man's estate,
'Gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate,
But when I came, alas! to wive,
By swaggering could I never thrive
But when I came unto my beds,
With toss-pots still had drunken heads
A great while ago the world begun,
But that's all one, our play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.
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Stephen Wagener Bennett New York, New York
Musician and theater artist in New York City.
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