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Pauvre Baby Doll


Pauvre Baby Doll
Composer(s): Claude Moine; Pierre Papadiamandis
Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell



Allongée sur son lit face au mur
Où Brando jouait encore les beaux
Elle se promet de ne plus jamais rêver
Fin de l'adolescence elle est devenue grande
Juste un peu mais assez
Pour faire une valise
Sa decision est prise
Même si c'est bien loin l'Amérique
Partir c'est l'approcher
Il y a bien une Californie
Quelque part où aller
Et tant pis s'il n'y a pas d'Amérique
Tout mais ne pas rester
Mais elle est trop fière pour mentir
Même à elle, à elle seule
Oui, elle est trop jeune pour partir
Pauvre Baby doll.
Elle profite d'une pub qui passe à la télé
Pour débarrasser les couverts,
Le dessert qu'ils n'ont pas touché
Ses parents n'sont plus rien que deux étrangers
Ils ont oublié
Qu'ils se sont tant aimés
La vie les a doublés
C'était pourtant pas loin l'Amérique
Quand ils en ont parlé
Elle n'est plus là la Californie
Il ne faut pas rêver
C'était pourtant pas loin l'Amérique
Ils n'ont pas su trouver
Elle, elle est trop fière pour mentir
Même à elle, à elle seule
Oui, elle est trop jeune pour partir
Pauvre Baby doll
Même si c'est bien loin l'Amérique
Partir c'est l'approcher
Elle n'est pas là la Californie
Il ne faut pas rêver
Et tant pis s'il n'y a pas d'Amérique
Tout mais ne pas rester
Il y a bien une Californie
Quelque part où aller

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Simple Song Of Freedom


Simple Song Of Freedom
((Danish Version: En Enkel Sang Om Frihed (Eddie Skoller) - 1970)) Composer(s): Bobby Darin First release by: Tim Hardin - 1969 Covered by multiple other artists



Come and sing a Simple Song Of Freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
Let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war

Hey there, Mister Black Man can you hear me?
I don't want your diamonds or your game
I just want to be someone known to you as me
And I will bet my life you want the same

Come and sing a Simple Song Of Freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
Let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war

Seven hundred million are you listening?
Most of what you read is made of lies
But speaking one to one, ain't it everybody's sun
To wake to in the morning when we rise?

Come and sing a Simple Song Of Freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
Let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war

Brother Solzhenitsyn, are you busy?
If not, won't you drop this friend a line?
And tell me if the man, who is plowing up your land
Has got the war machine upon his mind?

Come and sing a Simple Song Of Freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
Let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war

No doubt some folks enjoy doing battle
Like presidents, Prime ministers and kings
So let's all build them shelves where they can fight among themselves
And leave the people be who love to sing

Come and sing a Simple Song Of Freedom
Sing it like you've never sung before
Let it fill the air
Tell the people everywhere
We, the people here, don't want a war

Let it fill the air, tell the people everywhere
We, the people, here don't want a war...

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Paulette La Reine Des Paupiettes


Paulette La Reine Des Paupiettes
Composer(s): Serge Renaldi; Rego
Performer(s): Les Charlots



On a parlé d'amour et de violettes
Mais jamais d'amour et de paupiettes
Pourtant je connais à Barcelone
Un hidalgo qui chante à sa bonne
Tous les soirs à l'heure du dîner
Ce chant d'amour bien gratiné

{Refrain:}
Paulette, Paulette
Tu es la reine des paupiettes
Notre amour ne serait pas si beau
Si je n'aimais pas les paupiettes
Les paupiettes de veau
Paulette, Paulette
Tu es la reine des paupiettes

On a chanté les midinettes
On n'a pas chanté les paupiettes
Pourtant je connais place Wagram "me"
Un hidalgo qui chante à sa femme
Le soir en rentrant de l'usine
Ce chant d'amour dans sa cuisine

{Refrain}

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En Enkel Sang Om Frihed


En Enkel Sang Om Frihed
((Adapted from: Simple Song Of Freedom (Tim Hardin) - 1969)) Composer(s): Bobby Darin - Eddie Skoller Performer(s): Eddie Skoller - 1970



Kom og syng en enkel sang om frihed
Syng den højt så alle kan forstå
Folk hvorend I bor, syng nu med i kor
Vi må ha fred hvis verden skal bestå

Alle I som slås i fjerne lande
Ved I eg’ntlig hvad det er der sker?
I gør hvad der blir sagt, marcherer frem i takt
og dræber uden nytte fler og fler

Kom og syng en enkel sang om frihed
Syng den højt så alle kan forstå
Folk hvorend I bor, syng nu med i kor
Vi må ha fred hvis verden skal bestå

Hvorfor har man valgt at lave grænser
og adskilt bror og søster med en mur?
Hvem kan være tolk, for alle verdens folk
så de høje statsmænd ser det ikke dur

Kom og syng en enkel sang om frihed
Ja, syng den højt så alle kan forstå
Folk hvorend I bor, syng nu med i kor
Vi må ha fred hvis verden skal bestå

Hør nu alle menn’sker her på jorden
man mader jer med løgne dag for dag
Verden den er hård, men jeg håber I forstår
at vi alle kæmper for den samme sag

Kom og syng en enkel sang om frihed
Syng den højt så alle kan forstå
Folk hvorend I bor, syng nu med i kor
Vi må ha fred hvis verden skal bestå

Så kom og syng en enkel sang om frihed
Ja, syng den højt så alle kan forstå
Folk hvorend I bor, syng nu med i kor
Vi må ha fred hvis verden skal bestå

Folk hvorend I bor, syng nu med i kor
For vi må ha fred hvis verden skal bestå

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Paul Cow-Boy


Paul Cow-Boy
Composer(s): Pierre Rapsat; E. Anaïs
Performer(s): Pierre Rapsat



Tu marches sur l'pavé en y roulant la petite vie
Avec tes humeurs emblousonnées
Tu joues les cowboys
Années 80
Le cœur dans le cuir
Le col en zippé pour coincer tes peurs!
Tu te planques derrière une cigarette, Paul
Tu te planques derrière une cigarette!

Si une fille te sourit, tu sens le trottoir tanguer
Ton air de John Wayne, désarçonné!
Si ses yeux s'accrochent
Tes allures de dur
Ont l'éperon brisé
Tu plonges dans ta poche jusqu'à ton paquet!
Tu te planques derrière une cigarette, Paul
Tu te planques derrière une cigarette!

Tu prends des attitudes à la Bogart démodé
Geste dégagé derrière la fumée pour oser
Mots ennicotinés ...!
Tu crois comme à dix ans qu'ça fait viril, que ça fait grand!
Tu te planques derrière une cigarette, Paul
Tu te planques derrière une cigarette!

Quand sous les projecteurs, je prends le trac
Quand la musique craque et que les applaudis claquent
Je cherche la cigarette!
Je prends du courage sur
Papier roulé
"9" centimètres!

Alors pour ce soir, dégaine et passe-moi ton paquet
Que j'me planque derrière une cigarette, Paul!
Que j'me planque derrière une cigarette...
Que j'me planque derrière une cigarette...

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Algo Prodigioso


Algo Prodigioso
Composer(s): F. García Morcillo; C. Murillo
First performance by: José Guardiola - 1963



Alguien vela por el niño cuando se quedo dormido
Alguien que un millón de estrellas puso sobre el infinto
Alguien que a las golondrinas a lejanas tierras siempre guiará
Alguien que al desesperado un camino indica que le salvará

Ese algo prodigioso que a mi vida iluminó
Con un sol maravilloso: la ternura de tu amor
Tú, sólo tú, que en mi vida eres rayo de luz
Tú, manantial de alegría, de calma y de paz

Ese algo prodigioso que a mi vida iluminó
Con un sol maravilloso: la ternura de tu amor
Tú, sólo tú, que en mi vida eres rayo de luz
Tú, manantial de alegría, de calma y de paz

Alguien vela por el niño cuando se quedo dormido
Alguien que un millón de estrellas puso sobre el infinto

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Patricia The Stripper


Patricia The Stripper
Composer(s): Chris De Burgh
Performer(s): Chris De Burgh



Dennis is a menace
With his "Anyone for tennis?"
And he'd beseech me to come keep the score
And Maude says, "Oh Lord, I'm so terribly bored"
I really can't stand it anymore...

I'm going...out to dinner
With a gorgeous singer
To a little place I know
Down by the key

Her name is Patricia
She calls herself Delicia
And the reason isn't
Very hard to see

She says, God made her a sinner
Just to keep fat men thinner
As they tumble down in heaps
Before her feet

They hang around in groups
Like battle weary troops
One can often see the
Queue right down the street

You see, Patricia
Or Delicia
Not only is a singer
She also removes all her clothing

For Patricia
Is the best stripper in town...

And with a swing of her hips
She started to strip
To tremendous applause
She took of her drawers

And with a lick of her lips
She undid all her clips
Threw it all in the air
And everyone stared

And as the last piece of clothing
Fell to the floor
The police were banging on the door
On a Saturday night
In 1924

Take it away boys...

But, Patricia was arrested
And everyone detested
The manner in which
she was exposed

Later on in court
where everyone thought
A summer's run in jail
would be proposed..

But the judge said, "Patricia
Or may I say Delicia
The facts of this case lie before me (knock, knock, knock)
Case dismissed...
This gal was in her working clothes...

And with a swing of her hips
She started to strip
To tremendous applause
She took off her drawers

And with a lick of her lips
She undid all her clips
Threw it all in the air
And everyone stared

And as the last piece of clothing
Fell to the floor
The police were yelling out for more (more)
On a Saturday night
In 1924

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Won't You Be My Neighbor?


Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Composer(s): Fred Rogers
Performer(s): Fred Rogers
and multiple other artists



It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood
A beautiful day for a neighbor
Would you be mine
Could you be mine

It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood
A neighborly day for a beauty
Would you be mine
Could you be mine

I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you

So, let's make the most of this beautiful day
Since we're together we might as well say
Would you be mine, could you be mine
Won't you be my neighbor

Won't you please, won't you please
Please won't you be my neighbor
Neighbor and friend

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Patricia


Patricia
Composer(s): Pérez Prado
Performer(s): Pérez Prado;
and various other artists



Kiss her and your lips will always want Patricia
Stroll her, see Patricia move with all her charms
Mambo, Cha-cha, or Meringue it's Patricia
Heaven, that's where you'll be when she's in you're arms

??? in Japan they brag about the Geisha
Who cares, long Uncle Sam has got Patricia
Eyes that have a starry sort of gleam for you
She is like a million dollar dream come true
Everybody wishes they'd could steal her heart away, I guess
There's so many trying but she never, never will say yes
Eyes that have a starry sort of gleam for you
She is like a million dollar dream come true

Kiss her and your lips will always want Patricia
Stroll her, see Patricia move with all her charms
??? in Japan they brag about the Geisha
Who cares, long Uncle Sam has got Patricia

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Lewis And Clark


Lewis And Clark
Composer(s): Bill Fries; Chip Davis
Performer(s): C.W. McCall



Now Arnie Jones and Marybeth Jensen's in a 'vette down by the depot
Had John Denver on 8-track, gettin' high
Marybeth's wig was on the floor and Arnold's feet was out the door
When we shined our flashlight in Arnold's startled eyes
I says, "What you doin' boy? Don't you know that's against the law?
We just gonna have to get this situation under control
Now my name's Fairweather Lewis and this here's Willard Clark
And we the Pottawattamie County love patrol"

Then two hippies in their Chevy's, puffin' grass and sippin' wine
'Bout fourteen miles south-east of Council Bluffs
They was passin' round the peacepipe when we caught 'em with our flashlight
And Willard's hairy hands applied the cuffs
And I says, "Boys, you got some trouble, you commitin' herbicide
We just gonna have to get this situation under control
'Cause I'm Fairweather Lewis and this here's Willard Clark
And we the Pottawattamie County weed patrol"

Then we spied ol' Marvin Kline a-headin' south on twenty-nine
Like a midnight auto accessory store on wheels
His trunk was full of hub caps and his back seat full of tires
When we picked him up and made him spread his heels
I says, "Hands upon the wall, boy, you allowed to make one call
We just gonna have to get this situation under control
'Cause see I'm Fairweather Lewis and this here's Willard Clark
And we the Pottawattamie County rip-off patrol"

Then Orville Hinkle left the Go-Go Club on his bran' new motorcycle
Runnin' stoplights, raisin' hell and causin' accidents
His brain was doin' wheelies and his blood was three-two beer
When we nailed him in his driveway at his residence
I says, "Orville you're in trouble, boy, but if you'll blow this here baloon up
We're gonna get your situation under control
Now I'm Captain Fairweather Lewis and this here's Willard Clark
And we the Pottawattamie County juice patrol"

Then we's passin' by the Dewdrop Inn when we heard this woman scream
So we pulled on in and parked and got the guns out
Well we bashed on through the lobby into unit seventeen
There's twenty-eight folks in there near about no clothes on
An'I says, "Ev'rybody up against the wall, show us your identification
We just gonna definitely get this situation under control
'Cause my name's Fairweather Lewis and this here's Willard Clark
And we the Pottawattamie County sin patrol"

"C'mon Willard let's go sneakin' round in the dark some more
Never know what you're gonna find"

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Patria Ya No Duermas


Patria Ya No Duermas
Performer(s): Miguel Mateos



Se disfraza de eufemismos
se distrae con cualquier cosa
se emborracha cuando gana
y amanece un forastero en su cama
sueña con todo lo que le han quitado
para volverlo a tener...

Juega al poker con extraños
que la embaucan, le hacen daño
y deja puercas leyendas en los baños
indignada por su ingenuidad...

y hace gala de una historia
que esta siempre por empezar
sabe que si uno no llega a ser uno mismo
no le sirve a los demás...

Patria, ya no duermas
Patria, ya no duermas...

con tus hijos venideros
se escaparon las cigüeñas
y te buscan, te reclaman
para que los vuelvas a tener...

se hace caca en el río
y su sueño dura un siglo
ella sabe que en los sueños
no hay culpables, ni perdones
y sube uno a uno los escalones
de aquí a la eternidad...

y nos hiere con su beso
que nos llena de tristeza
pero elimina la torpeza
en el arte de amar...

Patria, ya no duermas
Patria, ya no duermas...

que tus hijos venideros
se han abiertos las venas
y están listas transfusiones
para que los vuelvas a tener...

y te buscan, te reclaman
para que nos vuelvas a tener
Patria, ya no duermas...

Sean eternos los laureles
que supimos conseguir
que supimos conseguir
coronados de gloria vivamos
o juremos con gloria morir
o juremos con gloria morir

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Cool an' Green an' Shady


Cool an' Green an' Shady
Composer(s): John Denver
Performer(s): John Denver



Saturdays, holidays, easy afternoons
Lazy days, summer days, nothin' much to do
Rainy days are better days for hangin' out inside
Grainy days and city ways make me wanna hide
Some place cool and green and shady

Find yourself a piece of grassy ground
Lay down, close your eyes
Find yourself and maybe lose yourself
While your free spirit flies

Find yourself a piece of grassy ground
Lay down, close your eyes
Find yourself and maybe lose yourself
While your free spirit flies

August skies, lullabies, promises to keep
Dandelions and twisting vines, clover at your feet
Memories of Aspen leaves trembling on the wind
Honeybees and fantasies, where to start again

Some place cool and green and shady
Cool and green and shady
Cool and green and shady
Cool and green and shady
Cool and green and shady
Cool and green and shady
Cool and green and shady ...

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Patria Querida


Patria Querida
Performer(s): Fernando Ubiergo



Si aún puedo soñar
quiero soñar en ti
si aún puedo cantar
quiero cantar aquí
si es tiempo de empezar
para poder seguir
te doy mi corazón
todo lo que hay en mi
toda mi vida…

Patria Querida…
querida Patria
te doy mi vida
te doy mis ansias

Si aún puedo creer
quiero creer en ti
si aún puedo luchar
yo lucharé por ti
si aún puedo sentir
te ofrezco el corazón
el más profundo amor
para sanar así
nuestras heridas.

Patria Querida…
querida Patria
te doy mi vida
te doy mis ansias

Si tengo que amar
quiero amar aquí
mis sueños, mi mujer
los hijos que te di…
si tengo que llorar
si puedo ser feliz
quiero que sea en ti
así hasta morir
toda mi vida…

Patria querida…
querida patria
te doy mi vida
te doy mis ansias

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365 Days


365 Days
Performer(s): Rolf Harris



A man went to his boss one day
Said, "I apologize
For bothering you like this, sir
And perhaps it isn't wise
But the wife is always on at me to ask for
To ask for a rise"

The boss said
"That's no problem son, come in and take a pew
And we'll figure it out together
Just exactly what you do
And in accordance to the work you do for us, lad
You'll get what is due"

"Now, there's three hundred and sixty-five days in the year
I'll write that at the top," he said
"Oh, this year's a leap year, I almost forgot
That's three hundred and sixty-six instead"

"You work eight hours a day for us
That's eight out of twenty-four, that's one-third of a day you do
And a third of three hundred and sixty-six
Is one hundred and twenty-two"

"Now you don't work Sundays, and there's fifty-two in a year"
Hmmmmmm, "I take that away from this number we've got
From that one hundred and twenty-two days
That leaves seventy days, is that clear?"

"And you don't work Saturdays, and there's fifty-two of them
That leaves eighteen days overall
You take away four bank holidays . . .
And two weeks annual leave . . . .
You Don't Work For Us At All!"

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Pathetic Way Of Getting Over Me


Pathetic Way Of Getting Over Me
Composer(s): Shel Silverstein
Performer(s): Shel Silverstein



Oh, if you read in the papers that she's been seen
A-gettin' in an' out of some millionaire's long custom-made limousine
She may fool you with her smiles, but I can see
That's just her poor, hopeless, hapless, helpless
Pathetic way of gettin' over me

So, you were down at Joe's on the night she broke her zipper
And some lamebrain drunk champagne out o' her slipper
And she danced on the piano, and she screamed, "Hooray, I'm free"
That's just her poor, hopeless, hapless, helpless
Pathetic way of gettin' over me

Oh, she'll do anything she can just to make me jealous
Of course, forgettin' me is gonna take her lots o' years
So I call her now and then just out of pity
When she laughs at me
That's just her way of bravely holding back her tears
What's that you say?
She got married?
Oh, the poor little fool
To some handsome movie star with a mansion and a swimming pool?
And she's looking good?
And she's got a kid, or two or three?
That's just her poor, hopeless, hapless, helpless
Pathetic way of gettin' over me

Pathetic way of tryin' to get over me
But she ain't never gonna make it, honey
I mean those guys... those guys you see her with now
They're... they're the relatives... maybe business associates
I mean... I know this woman
And she's sittin' home bitin' her fingernails
Let me tell you... she's just readin' magazines.
She may look like she's enjoyin' herself
That's the way she looks when she's really feelin' bad
I know this woman

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Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd)


Simple Man
Composer(s): Ronnie Van Zant; Gary Rossington
First release by: Lynyrd Skynyrd - 1973
Covered by multiple other artists



Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this
It will help you some sunny day
Take your time... Don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
Go find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget son
There is someone up above

And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Be a simple kind of man
Won't you do this for me son
If you can?

Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul
And you can do this if you try
All that I want for you my son
Is to be satisfied

And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Be a simple kind of man
Won't you do this for me son
If you can?

Boy, don't you worry... you'll find yourself
Follow you heart and nothing else
And you can do this if you try
All I want for you my son
Is to be satisfied

And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Be a simple kind of man
Won't you do this for me son
If you can?

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Patches (Dickey Lee)


Patches
Composer(s): Larry Kolber; Barry Mann
Performer(s): Dickey Lee



Down by the river that flows by the coal yards
Stand wooden houses with shutters torn down
There lives a girl everybody calls Patches
Patches my darling of Old Shanty town

We plan to marry when June brought the summer
I couldn't wait to make Patches my bride
Now I don't see how that ever can happen
My folks say No, and my heart breaks inside

Patches oh what can I do
I swear I'll always love you
But a girl from that place would just bring me disgrace
So my folks won't let me love you

Each night I cry as I think of that shanty
And pretty Patches there watching the door
She doesn't know that I can't come to see her
Patches must think that I love her no more

I hear a neighbour telling my father
He said a girl name of Patches was found
Floating face down in that dirty old river
That flows by the coal yards in Old Shanty Town

Patches oh what can I do
I swear I'll always love you
It may not be right
But I'll join you tonight
Patches I'm coming to you

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Simple Man (Graham Nash)


Simple Man
Composer(s): Graham Nash
First release by: Graham Nash - 1971



I am a simple man so I sing a simple song
Never been so much in love and never hurt so bad at the same time
I am a simple man and I play a simple tune
Wish that I could see you once again across the room
Like the first time

Just want to hold you, don't want to hold you down
I hear what you're saying and you're spinning my head around
And I can't make it alone

The ending of the tale is the singing of the song
Make me proud to be your man, only you can make me strong
Like the last time

Just want to hold you, don't want to hold you down
I hear what you're saying and you're spinning my head around
And I can't make it alone

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Patches (Chairmen of the Board)


Patches Composer(s): Ronald Dunbar - General Johnson First release by: Chairmen of the Board - 1970 Covered by multiple other artists Versions In Other Languages: 1971 - Cash (Eddy Mitchell) 1984 - Marvin (Titãs)



I was born and raised down in Alabama on a farm way back up in the woods Oh I was so ragged folks used to call me "Patches" Papa used to tease me about it but deep down inside dad was hurtin' 'cause he'd done the best he could My papa was a great old man I can see him with a shovel in his hand Education that he never had But he did wonders when the times got bad The little money from the crops we raised Barely paid the bills we made Oh life whipped him Down to the ground When he tried to get up Life would kick him back down On the day papa called me To his dyin' bed Placed his hand on my shoulders And in tears he said Patches I'm depending on you, son To pull the family through My son, it's all left up to you Two days later papa passed away And I became a man that day Everyday I had to work the fields 'Cause that's the only way We got our meals See, I was the oldest of the family And everybody was depending on me Now the years have passed And everybody's grown Mama's been livin' In a brand new home Lord knows it took A lot of sweat and tears And my daddy's voice To help us through the years He said Patches I'm depending on you, son To pull the family through My son, it's all left up to you Daddy had been sick for a long time, flat on his back Every evenin' after we'd finish our chores and eat our dinner we'd all go into papa's room to cheer him up a little And this particular day dad was in good spirits sittin' on the side of the bed, tellin' mama how good she looked When all of a sudden, papa had a pain in his chest I was too young to understand, talkin' about a heart attack here Mama rushed us all out of the room into the hallway About ten minutes later she came out with tears in her eyes She called out to me, "Patches, Patches, get in here, boy Your daddy wanna see you" I went runnin' into papa's room, there papa lay Daddy had tears in his eyes I knew something was wrong, daddy was a poor man but all of my life he'd been a proud man I knelt down on one knee beside the bed, papa put his hand on my shoulder He said, "Patches, Patches, boy the hammer of life done beat your old papa down to the ground and I ain't got nobody to turn to to take care of mama and the younger So what I want you to do is promise me, son is that you're gonna do your best to help your mama as much as you can" I said, "Papa, I'm gonna do my best" But little did I know then like I know now that tryin' to climb life's mountains searchin' for a top where there ain't no top sometimes you find yourself frustrated, lazy But every time I feel like I can't live my life like I want to my mind goes back to that day when I see those tears in my daddy's eyes But most of all I remember his words, "Patches, I'm dependin' on you, boy" Every time I feel like givin' up, I hear his voice "Patches, Patches, Patches, Patches" I'm depending on you, son I've tried to do my best It's up to you to do the rest Patches I'm depending on you, son I've tried to do my best It's up to you to do the rest Patches I'm depending on you, son To pull the family through My son, it's all left up to you

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Simple Man (Gary Puckett)


Simple Man
Performer(s): Gary Puckett & The Union Gap



I dream of the magic to make you want me once again
A sorrowed man sees loneliness in years to come
So all alone without you
Could you see me standing by your window in the rain
Did you hear the words my heart could feel, but I can't say
I could hear you gaily laughing
While my life was slowly passing away

A simple man without the words to make things right
Who longs to hope you see my love in your dreams
Now it may be I'll never win
Your love, I can't stop trying
For I love you, I love you
And I pray you'll hear my heart still wants you near

A simple man without the words to make things right
I only want to hope you see my love in your dreams
Now it may be I'll never win
Your love, I can't stop trying
For I love you, I love you
And I pray you'll hear my heart still wants you near
And I pray you'll hear my heart still wants you near

A simple man without the words to make things right
I only want to hope, you'll see my love in your dreams
Now it may be I'll never win
Your love, I can't stop trying
For I love you, I love you
And I pray you'll hear my heart ...

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