The Barkshire Tragedy
(Traditional)



A varmer he lived in the West Countree
With a hey down, bow down
A varmer he lived in the West Countree
And he had daughters, one, two and three
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

As they were walking by the river's brim
With a hey down, bow down
As they were walking by the river's brim
The eldest push'd the youngest in
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

O sister, O sister, pray gie me thy hand
With a hey down, bow down
O sister, O sister, pray gie me thy hand
And I'll gie thee both house and land
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

I'll neither, I'll neither gie thee hand nor glove
With a hey down, bow down
I'll neither, I'll neither gie thee hand nor glove
Unless thou'lt gie me thy own true love
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

So down she sank and away she swam
With a hey down, bow down
So down she sank and away she swam
Until she came to the miller's dam
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

O vather, vather, here swims a swan
With a hey down, bow down
O vather, vather, here swims a swan
Very much like a drownded gentlewoman
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

The miller he fot his pole and hook
With a hey down, bow down
The miller he fot his pole and hook
And he fished the fair maid out of the brook
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

O miller, I'll gie thee guineas then
With a hey down, bow down
O miller, I'll gie thee guineas then
If thoul't fetch me back to my father again
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

The miller he took her guineas ten
With a hey down, bow down
The miller he took her guineas ten
And he pushed the fair maid in agen
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

But the Crowner he came and the Justice too
With a hey down, bow down
But the Crowner he came and the Justice too
With a hue and a cry and a hullabaloo
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

They hanged the miller beside his own gate
With a hey down, bow down
They hanged the miller beside his own gate
For drowning the varmer's daughter Kate
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

The sister she fled beyond the seas
With a hey down, bow down
The sister she fled beyond the seas
And died an old maid among black savagees
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

So I've ended my tale of the West Countree
With a hey down, bow down
So I've ended my tale of the West Countree
And they calls it the Barkshire Tragedee
And I'll be true to my love
If my love'll be true to me

Fat Angel
Composer(s): Donovan Leitch
Performer(s): Jefferson Airplane;
and various other artists



He will bring happiness in a pipe
he'll ride away on his silver bike
and apart from that
he'll be so kind in consenting to blow your mind
fly Translove Airways gets you there on time
Fly Jefferson Airplane gets you there on time
he will bring orchids for my lady 
the perfume will be an excellent kind
and apart from that he'll be so kind in consenting to blow your mind
Fly Translove Airways gets you there on time
Fly Jefferson Airplane gets you there on time

The Barefoot Boy With Boots On
Composer(s): Asa Martin
Performer(s): John McCutcheon



Oh, the night was dark and stormy
And the moon kept shining bright
The stars cast burning rays down
On the storm that raged that night
The lightning struck the cowshed
And the cows all chewed their cuds
The moonlight set the prairie afire
In the middle of the woods

Oh, the barefoot boy with boots on
Came a-crawling down the street
His pants were filled with pockets
And his boots were filled with feet
He was born when he was a baby
His grandma's pride and joy
His only sister was a girl
And his brother was a boy

He never was one of triplets
That came of being twins
His legs were fastened to his knees
Just below the shins
His arms were fastened to his neck
Several inches from his shoulder
When he was grown, he was a man
And every year got older

At last he married a woman
Who quickly became his wife
He could not stay single
And lead a married life
His wife was full of notions
And her mouth was full of tongue
She raised a dozen children
All born when they were young

Six girls and five boys
And then another child
They never tried to tame them
Just let them all go wild
The youngest was the baby
And the oldest was born first
The good one was the very best
And the mean one was the worst

They never knew their ages
And they did not seem to care
They knew they had a birthday
Coming to them every year
They never knew their father's age
But they always had a hunch
That he was born before their day
And was the oldest of the bunch

And when they died, they could not speak
And their names they could not tell
And the girls all went to Heaven
And the boys all went to...

Can I Go With You
Composer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan
Performer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan



The day you came my way
I was such a fool to say
All the things I said about you just to make you jealous
But I've learnt my lesson then
Now I'm prepared to start again
If I promise to be true
Can I go with you

Whenever you're around
All the boys I know are found
Trying to be the one to hold you by the hand
But I feel if it's O.K.
Only one thing I can say
If I promise to be true
Can I go with you

Can I take you by the hand
Can I love you
Please tell me
Please tell me
Can I go with you

If you think I'm a fool
Let me tell you there's no rule
That can stop me wanting you
And I do, so help me
I won't feel like having fun
Till you say that I'm the one
So if I promise to be true
Can I go with you
If I promise to be true
Can I go with you

Fat
Composer(s): Michael Jackson; Weird Al Yankovic
Performer(s): Weird Al Yankovic



Your butt is wide, well mine is too
Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you
The word is out, better treat me right
'Cause I'm the king of cellulite
Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right

My zippers bust, my buckles break
I'm too much man for you to take
The pavement cracks when I fall down
I've got more chins than Chinatown

Well, I've never used a phone booth
And I've never seen my toes
When I'm goin' to the movies
I take up seven rows

Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
Don'tcha call me pudgy, portly or stout
Just now tell me once again who's fat

When I walk out to get my mail
It measures on the Richter scale
Down at the beach I'm a lucky man
I'm the only one who gets a tan
If I have one more pie a la mode
I'm gonna need my own zip code

When you're only having seconds
I'm having twenty-thirds
When I go to get my shoes shined
I gotta take their word

Because I'm fat, I'm fat, sha mone
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
And my shadow weighs forty-two pounds
Lemme tell you once again who's fat

If you see me comin' your way
Better give me plenty space
If I tell you that I'm hungry
Then won't you feed my face

Because I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
Woo woo woo, when I sit around the house
I really sit around the house

You know I'm fat, I'm fat, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know, you know, you know, come on
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
And you know all by myself I'm a crowd
Lemme tell you once again

You know I'm huge, I'm fat, you know it
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, you know, hoo
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
You know I'm fat, I'm fat, you know it, you know
(Fat, fat, really really fat)
And the whole world knows I'm fat and I'm proud
Just tell me once again who's fat

The Bare Necessities
Composer(s): Terry Gilkyson
First release by: Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman - 1967
Covered by multiple other artists



Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ants
Then maybe try a few

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities 
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life

Now when you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly pear
And you prick a raw paw
Next time beware
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear
Try to use the claw
But you don't need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
Have I given you a clue ?

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!

So just try and relax, yeah cool it
Fall apart in my backyard
'Cause let me tell you something little britches
If you act like that bee acts, uh uh
You're working too hard

And don't spend your time lookin' around
For something you want that can't be found
When you find out you can live without it
And go along not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you something true

The bare necessities of life will come to you

Can I Go On?
Composer(s): Quincy Jones - Nickolas Ashford - Valerie Simpson
Performer(s): Michael Jackson



Lose it?
Lose it?
I don't even know the first thing
About what they're feeling
What am I afraid of?
Don't know what I'm made of
Can I go on
Not knowing?

Feeling?
Feeling?
Something tells me
That it's more than I can deal with
Though I never knew the song
Some words still catch on
Like caring and sharing
Being together no matter

Can I go on
Not knowing?
Don't know what I'm made of
Why am I afraid of feeling?
Feeling?
If I dare to take a chance
Would someone lead me?

Faster Than The Speed Of Night
Composer(s): Jim Steinman; Bonnie Tyler
Performer(s): Bonnie Tyler; Zoe McCulloch



I don't want to let another minute get by
They're slipping through our fingers, but we're ready to fly
The night'll be our cover and we'll huddle below
We got the music in our bodies and the radio

And when the morning arrives it'll all be gone
Disappearing in (to) the crack of down
We better make our move now before the sun is awake
It's time to put up or shut up and to pick up the pace

And I don't want to let another minute get by
Love is going to get us while the moon is in the sky
We may be running out of right, but never running out of steam
We're acting on a hunch, and we'll be acting out of dream

They really isn't any time to lose
They're going to catch us if we wait until it gets too light
You're such a pretty boy
Let me show you what to do, and you'll do it
But you gotta move faster
Faster than the speed of night

Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
It's all we ever wanted
And all we'll ever need
And it's slipping through our fingers
Faster than the speed of night

Faster than the speed of night 
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night

Let me show you how to drive me crazy
Let me show you how to make me feel so good
Let me show you how to take me to the edge of the stars and then back again
You've gotta show me how to drive you crazy
You've gotta show me all the things you want to happen to you
We've gotta tell each other everything we always wanted someone to do

I don't want to push you now and I don't want to rush
We're getting closer every second now, but close is not enough
The night'll be our cover and we'll huddle below
We got the music in our fingers and the radio

They really isn't any time to lose
They're going to catch us if we wait until it gets too light
You're such a pretty boy
Let me show you what to do, and you'll do it
But you gotta move faster
Faster than the speed of night

Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
It's all we ever wanted
And all we'll ever need
And it's slipping through our fingers
Faster than the speed of night

Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
It's all we ever wanted
And all we'll ever need
And it's slipping through our fingers
Faster than the speed of night

Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night
Faster than the speed of night

The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor
Composer(s): Dallas Frazier - Sanger Shafer
Performer(s): Tanya Tucker
and multiple other artists



Among the local taverns there'll be a slack in business
'Cause Jesse's drinking came before the groceries and the rent
Among the local women there'll be a slick in cheatin'
'Cause Jesse won't be steppin' out again
They baptized Jesse Taylor in Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and Satan lost a good right arm
They all cried hallelujah when Jesse's head went under
'Cause this time he went under for the Lord

The scars on Jesse's knuckles were more than just respected
The county courthouse records tell all there is to tell
The pockets of the gamblers will soon miss Jesse's money
And the black eye of the law will soon be well
They baptized Jesse Taylor...

From now old Nancy Taylor can proudly speak to neighbors
And tell them how much Jesse hooked up with little Jim
Now Jimmy's got a daddy and Jesse's got a family
And Franklin County's got a lot more man
They baptized Jesse Taylor...

Can I Get To Know You Better
Composer(s): Steve Barri - P.F. Sloan
Performer(s): The Turtles; Mark Wynter



Everybody says "Be strong" but I just can't take it 
Every time I look at you, I feel funny inside, yeah 
I've been meaning to ask you this for such a long long time 

Can I get to know you better? 
Got to get to know you better 
Can I get to know you better tonight? 

I know that you think of me as just a friend 
But you don't know how friendly I can be, yeah 
I want so much to prove my love; baby, give me half a chance 

Can I get to know you better? 
Got to get to know you better 
Can I get to know you better tonight?

Now I don't think I can go another day without you (Without tou) 
One little kiss will tell me what I wanna know 'bout you 
It ain't gonna hurt you; come on baby 

Can I get to know you better? 
Got to get to know you better 
Can I get to know you better tonight?

Faster Than The Speed Of Life
Composer(s): Mars Bonfire
Performer(s): Steppenwolf; Mars Bonfire



Ride the waves of everlove
Let them throw you on the beach
Gathering experience
While it's still in your reach

Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life

Summer nights of secret fun
Moving farther out each day
Like a shooting star you're flying
Burning up what's in your way

Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life

Screaming through the walls of inhibition
Past the stream, you're breaking free
There you stand, attained and in confusion
Spread your arms and come to me

Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Faster faster faster
Faster faster faster
Faster than the speed of life

Bantam Cock
Composer(s): Jake Thackray
Performer(s): Jake Thackray



He was a fine upstanding bantam cock
So brisk and stiff and spry
With a springy step and a jaunty plume
And a purposeful look in his eye
In his little black laughing eye there was

I took him to the coop and introduced him to
Me seventeen wild eyed hens
He upped and he tupped as a hero tups
He bowed to them all and then
He upped and he tupped 'em all again

And then upon the peace of me ducks and me geese
He rudely did intrude
With a glazed eye and open mouth
They bore him with fortitude
And a little bit of gratitude

He jumped me giggling guinea fowl
He thrust his attentions upon
Me twenty hysterical turkeys and
A visiting migrant swan
And the bantam thundered on

He ravaged me fan tailed pigeon and
Me lily white columbine
And as I was locking up me budgerigar
He jumped me parrot from behind
Who was sitting on me shoulder at the time

Then all of a sudden with a gasp and a wheeze
He clasped his wings to his head
Lay flat on the ground with his feet in the air
Me bantam cock lay dead
And the vultures circled overhead they did

What a noble bird, what a champion cock
What a way to live and to die
I was digging him a grave to save his bones
From the hungry buzzards in the sky
When the bantam opened up a sly little eye

He gave me a wink and a terrible grin
The way that rapists do
He said you see them big daft buggers up there
They'll be down in a minute or two
They'll be down in a minute or two

Can I Get A Witness
Composer(s): Lamont Dozier - Brian Holland - Eddie Holland
First release by: Marvin Gaye - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists



Listen everybody, especially you girls
Is it right to be left alone
While the one you love is never home?
I love too hard, my friends sometimes say
But I believe, I believe
That a woman should be loved that way
But it hurts me so inside
To see her treat me so unkind
Somebody, somewhere tell her it's unfair

Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Somebody

Is it right to be treated so bad
When you've given everything you had?
Even tossin' in my sleep
'Cause I haven't seen my baby all week
Now, you chicks do agree
That this ain't the way love's supposed to be
Let me hear, let me hear you say yeah, yeah

Up early in the morning with her on my mind
Just to find out all night that I've been cryin'
But I believe a woman's a man's best friend
So I'm gonna stick by her till the very end
But she causes so much misery I forget how
Love is supposed to be
Somebody, somewhere, tell her it ain't fair

Can I get a witness?
I want a witness
Witness, witness
Witness, witness

Everybody knows, especially you girls
Love can be sad
But I have a love that's twice as bad
Now all you chicks agree
That this ain't the way its's supposed to be
Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah

I want a witness
I want a witness
I want a witness
I want a witness

Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)
Composer(s): Tom T. Hall
Performer(s): Tom T. Hall;
Bobby Bare; Jesse and Noah



He was an old-time cowboy, don't you understand 
His eyes were sharp as razor blades 
His face was leather tan 
His toes were pointed inward from a-hangin' on a horse 
He was an old philosopher, of course
He was so thin I swear you could have used him for a whip 
He had to drink a beer to keep his britches on his hips 
I knew I had to ask him about the mysteries of life 
He spit between his boots and he replied

"It's faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"

He smiled and all his teeth were covered with tobacco stains 
He said, "It don't do men no good to pray for peace and rain
Peace and rain is just a way to say prosperity
And buffalo chips is all it means to me"

I told him I was a poet, I was lookin' for the truth
I do not care for horses, whiskey, women or the loot
I said I was a writer, my soul was all on fire 
He looked at me an' he said
"You are a liar"

"It's faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"

Well, I was disillusioned, if I say the least 
I grabbed him by the collar and I jerked him to his feet 
There was something cold and shiny layin' by my head 
So I started to believe the things he said

Well, my poet days are over and I'm back to being me 
As I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality 
If my boy ever asks me what it is that I have learned 
I think that I will readily affirm

"It's faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money" 
"Faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money" 
"Faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"

The Bannerman
Composer(s): Roger Cook - Herbie Flowers - Roger Greenaway
Performer(s): Blue Mink



So we waved our hands as we marched along
and the people smiled as we sang our song
and the world was saved as they listened to the band
and the Bannerman held the banner high

he was ten feet tall and he touched the sky
and I wish that I could be a Bannerman

Glory
Glory
Glory

listen to the band
Sing the same old story
ain't it something grang

to be good as you can
like a Bannerman!

And the drums went Boom as the cornets play
and the tuba 'umba''d' all the way
and the kids and the dogs were laughing as they ran
And the Bannerman held the banner high
with an Allelujah in his eye
and I wish that I could be a Bannerman

Glory
Glory
Glory...

So we reached the square on the top of the hill
and the music stopped and we stood still
and a few were saved and the people said
Amen

Then we all got up and we formed a queue
and the drums went Bang as the trumpets blew
and we marched back down into the town again

Can I Forget You
Composer(s): Jerome Kern; Oscar Hammerstein II
Performer(s): Irene Dunne



Soon you leave me
This last night flying
Pale stars are weeping
Sad breezes sigh

When you leave me
Can love end with trying?
Can love so living
So quickly die?

Refrain:

Can I forget you?
Or will my heart remind me
That once we walked in a moonlight dream?

Can I forget you
Or will my heart remind me
How sweet you made the moonlight seem

Will the glory of your nearness fade
As moonlight fades in a veil of rain?

Can I forget you
When every night reminds me
How much I want you back again

(repeat refrain)

Fast Freight
Composer(s): Terry Gilkyson
Performer(s): The Kingston Trio;
The Easy Riders; Tim Hardin; Serendipity Singers



As I listen for the whistle, lie awake and wait
Wish the railroad didn't run so near
'Cause the rattle and clatter of that old fast freight 
keeps a-makin' music in my ear
Go bum again
Go bum again
Oo

[Chorus:]
Hear the whistle blow
Hear the whistle blow
Clickety clack, clickety clack
The wheels are saying to the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back

Well, I wouldn't give a nickel for the bum I used to be
work as hard as any man in town
I got a purty gal
She thinks the world of me
Man would be a fool to let her down
Go bum again 
Go bum again
Oo

[Chorus]

So ev'ry night I listen, wonder if it's late
In my dreams I'm ridin' on that train
I feel my pulse a-beatin' with that old fast freight 
and thank the Lord I'm just a bum again
Go bum again 
Go bum again
Oo

[Chorus]

Down On The Banks Of The Ohio
((Finnish Version: Yksi Kasvoton (Lea Laven) - 1972))
(Traditional)
First release by: Ernest V. Stoneman - 1928
Covered by multiple other artists



I asked my love to take a walk
To take a walk, just a little walk
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio

And only say that you'll be mine
In no others' arms entwine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio

I held a knife against his breast
As into my arms he pressed
He cried "my love, don't you murder me
I'm not prepared for eternity"

I wandered home 'tween twelve and one
I cried, "My God, what have I done?"
I've killed the only man I love
He would not take me for his bride

And only say that you'll be mine
In no others' arms entwine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio

The Bandit
Composer(s): Milton Nascimento - Zeb Turner - Michael Carr
Performer(s): Percy Faith
and multiple other artists



(Olé, a cangacheiro, you bandit from Brazil)
(Olé, he is the bandit, the bandit from Brazil)

I'm the quickest on the trigger
When I shoot I shoot to kill
I'm a hero down in Rio
Where they talk about me still

Once I robbed a big ranchero
Who was rich beyond compare
And to ransom held his daughter
She was young and she was fair

(Olé, a cangacheiro, you bandit from Brazil)
(Olé, he is the bandit, the bandit from Brazil)

She was sweet and she was tender
There was lovelight in her eyes
In my arms she soon surrendered
Very much to my surprise

I refused her father's ransom
And I kept the greater prize
Now at night we ride together
'Neath the blue Brazilian sky

Adios to you, Amigo, Adios to you, my friend
Ole, O Cangacheiro, the Bandit of Brazil

Can I Come Home
Composer(s): Greg Kage
Performer(s): Canned Heat



Baby, can I please come home?
Baby, can I please come home?
I can work it out baby, didn't wanna do you no harm

First you hurt me, baby, then I gotta get hurt you
Oh yes, you hurt me, then baby, I gotta hurt you
Gotta see in my face, little girl my love is true

Listen to me baby, hear the words I say
Oh, won't you listen to me baby, hear the words I say
I need your love baby, more than night and day

Baby, can I please come home?
Baby, can I please come home?
Yes, you know I love you baby, I will never do you wrong!