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The Outlaw's Prayer


The Outlaw's Prayer
Composer(s): Billy Sherrill - Glenn Sutton
Performer(s): Johnny Paycheck



You know, I worked the Big Packet show in Fort Worth, Saturday night
We had all day Sunday to rest and relax, before I caught another flight
So I decided to walk down town an' get myself a little fresh air
Before long, I found myself in front of a big church on the corner of the square

Boy, I could hear that singin' way out in the street, sure was a beautiful sound
So I just walked up the steps an' opened the door an' started to go inside an' sit down
But before I could, a young man walked over to me an said: "Excuse me, Sir
"But I can't let you in with that big black hat, those jeans, that beard an' long hair

So I just left, went back outside, sat down on that kerbing, an I thought to myself
That's the house of the Lord. That guy's got the hell of a nerve
Tellin' me I can't worship anywhere I please
So right there, in front of that Church, I just knelt down on my knees

I said: "Lord, I know I don't look like much, but I didn't think you'd mind
"I just wanted to be with your people, Lord: it's been a long time
"A while ago, a saw a wino over there in the alley, all bent over in tears
"An' I thought how one stained glass window, from this Church, would feed his family for years"

"Then there's those fine cars parked outside: too many for me to count
"Made me think how people walked for days to hear your sermon on the mount
"Then there's those fine ladies in the choir, Lord, singin' like they really love it
"Hell, last night, they were dancin' on the front row of my show: drinkin' beer, screamin: 'Sing Shove It'

"You know, even John the Baptist wouldn't be welcome in this place
"With his coat made of Camel hair an' sandals on his feet an' a long beard on his face
"You know, Lord, when you come back to get your children, an' take 'em beyond the clouds
"To live forever in Heaven with you: well, I'd sure hate to be in this crowd

"You know, Lord, I'm not perfect; some even call me no count
"But I'll tell you: I believe a man is judged by what's in his heart, not what's in his bank account
"So if this is what religion is: a big car, a suit an' a tie
"Then I might as well forget it Lord, 'cause I can't qualify

"Oh, by the way, Lord, right before they kicked me out, didn't I see a picture of you?
"With sandals an' a beard. Believe you had long hair too"
"Well, this is Paycheck, signing off
"I'll be seein' you Lord, I hope"

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The Other Woman, The Other Man


The Other Woman, The Other Man
Composer(s): Gerard Kenny - Drey Shepperd - Barry Mason
Performer(s): Gerard Kenny



Oh what a tangled web we weave
When we practise to deceive
We play our games and tell our lies
And synchronise our alibis

They say forbidden fruit tastes sweeter
It's precious and so rare
It's heaven when you taste it
And it's hell when it's not there
I don't see you when I want to
You only see me when you can
'Cause you're the other woman
And I'm the other man

May be wrong, but it feels so right
Lying here in the candle light
A secret place for you and me
And nowhere else we'd rather be

They say forbidden fruit tastes sweeter
It's precious and so rare
It's heaven when you taste it
And it's hell when it's not there
I don't see you when I want to
You only see me when you can
'Cause you're the other woman
And I'm the other man

It's paradise but we pay the price
'Cause ecstasy doesn't come free
I don't see you when I want to
And you only see me when you can
'Cause you're the other woman
And I'm the other...

Oh what a tangled web we weave
When we practise to deceive

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Het Krieken Van De Dag


Het Krieken Van De Dag
((Adapted from: Dimming Of The Day (Richard and Linda Thompson - 1975))
Composer(s): Richard Thompson - Gerry De Mol
Performer(s): Eva De Roovere & Gerry De Mol - 2004



Dit oude huis valt zowat in en alles slaapt
Een wereldoorlog in mijn hoofd en maag
Als alles om me heen valt, hou me vast
Was je hier maar, bij het krieken van de dag

Je hoort bij mij als de maan en het getij
Kom bij mij, stop me in en blijf

Wat blijft er van ons over, elk apart?
Elk een kater, elk een gebroken hart
Ik stuur alle vervangers weg vannacht
Als je hier bent bij het krieken van de dag

Valt de nacht, vlij je aan mijn zij
Valt de nacht, blijf je dan bij mij?

En zie ik je op straat en loop je door
Waarom kijk je niet om en ga je voort?
Het donker duurt vannacht maar half zo lang
Als je hier bent bij het krieken van de dag

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The Other Side Of This Life


The Other Side Of This Life
Composer(s): Fred Neil
First release by: Fred Neil - 1965
Covered by multiple other artists



Would you like to know a secret just between you and me
I don't know where I'm going next, I don't know who I'm gonna be
But that's the other side of this life I've been leading
That's the other side of this life

Well my whole world's in an uproar, my whole world's upside down
I don"t know where I'm going next, but I'm always bumming around
And that's another side to this life I've been leading
And that's another side to this life

Well I don't know what doing for half the time, I don't know where I'm going
I think I'll get me a sailing boat and sail the Gulf of Mexico
But that's another side of this life I've been leading
And that's another side of this life

Well I think I'll go to Nashville down in Tennesse
The ten cent life I've been leading here gonna be the death of me
But that's the other side of this life I've been leading
And that's another side to this life

Would you like to know a secret just between you and me
I don't know where I'm going next, I don't know who I'm gonna be
But that's the other side of this life I've been leading
But that's the other side of this life

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The Other Side Of The World


The Other Side Of The World
Performer(s): Chaka Khan



A penny has two faces
When one of them you have to choose
Between the two places
One must win and one must lose

You say you have a sense of freedom
Whenever you're away from here
Put your hand on your heart and tell me
That you never shed a tear

Aw, what you doing babe
On the other side of the world
With all those fancy girls
Never believe their hearts are stone
They may warm your bed when you're alone
But I can warm your heart and soul
On the other side of the world

Life is only snakes and ladders
Sometimes up and sometimes down
It doesn't really matter baby
When you got love around

Aw, but you won't find that lovin', no
On the other side of the world
With all those crazy girls
Never believe their hearts are stone
They may warm your bed when you're alone
But I can warm your heart and soul
On the other side of the world

I'll be waitin' for you
Never believe their hearts are stone
They may warm your bed when you're alone
But I can warm your heart and soul
On the other side of the world
On the other side of the world
On the other side of the world
On the other side of the world
On the other side of the world
On the other side of the world

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The Other Side Of The Cross


The Other Side Of The Cross
Performer(s): The Statler Brothers



There were tears in the eyes of Jesus
There were nails in the palms of His hands
There were thorns in His brow
And only God could know how
Much pain He could withstand

There was blood all around the hillside
As a Mother mourned her loss
But we all stood to gain
From the Heavenly pain
On other side of the Cross

On the other side of the Cross
The side that no one could see
Hung the spirit of things yet to come
On the future of you and me

And what he gave that day on the Cross
Not one bit of love has been lost
Hold my hand stand up and say
If you were there on that day
On the other side of the cross

On the other side of the cross
The side that no one can see
Hung the spirit of things yet to come
On the future of you and me

And what he gave that day on the Cross
Not one bit of love has been lost
Hold my hand stand up and say
If you were there on that day
On the other side of the cross

Hold my hand stand up and say
If you were there on that day
On the other side of the cross

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Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener


Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener
Composer(s): Tony Hatch - Jackie Trent
Performer(s): Petula Clark
and multiple other artists



Life is never what it seems
We're always searching in our dreams
To find that little castle in the air
When worry starts to cloud the mind
It's hard to leave it all behind
And just pretend you haven't got a care

There's someone else in your imagination
You wish that you were standing in their shoes
You'd change your life without much hesitation
But would you if you really had to choose?

So, don't look around
Get your feet on the ground
It's much better by far
To be just who you are

The other man's grass is always greener
The sun shines brighter on the other side
The other man's grass is always greener
Some are lucky, some are not
But just be thankful for what you've got

Many times, it seems to me
There's someone else I'd rather be
Living in a world of make-believe
To stay in bed 'til nearly three
With nothing there to worry me
Would seem to be the life I might achieve

But deep inside, I know I'm really lucky
With happiness I've never known before
And just as long as you are there beside me
I know that I could ask for nothing more

Then living can start
With the love in your heart
So, with you all the time
All the treasures I've longed for are mine

The other man's grass is always greener
The sun shines brighter on the other side
The other man's grass is always greener
Some are lucky, some are not
But I'm so thankful for what I've got
(repeat)

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The Other Guy


The Other Guy
Composer(s): Graham Goble
Performer(s): Little River Band



I found out that you care for another guy
I found out that you want for another smile
We are alone as two different people can be
And it's hurting me so
Just to know that you don't care for me

The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids
He won't understand when you're down the way that I did
We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again

I found out that your heart's with another guy
You found out that you're tellin' another lie
We've grown apart and goin' our own separate ways
And you don't understand
Why I love you and want you to stay

The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids
He won't understand when you're down the way that I did
We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again

You don't know it's me that you need
You're thinking of him and I can't compete
But I'm here to say I still want you back again

The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids
He won't understand when you're down the way that I did
We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again

The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids
He won't understand when you're down the way that I did
We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again

The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids
He won't understand when you're down the way that I did
We had it all, you and I, we just need to try again

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The Ostrich


The Ostrich
Composer(s): John Kay
Performer(s): Steppenwolf



We'll call you when you're six years old
And drag you to the factory
To train your brain for eighteen years
With promise of security
But then you're free
And forty years you waste to chase the dollar sign
So you may die in Florida
At the pleasant age of sixty nine

The water's getting hard to drink
We've mangled up the country side
The air will choke you when you breathe
We're all committing suicide
But it's alright
It's progress folks keep pushin' till your body rots
Will strip the earth of all it's green
And then divide her into parking lots

But there's nothing you and I can do
You and I are only two
What's right and wrong is hard to say
Forget about it for today
We'll stick our heads into the sand
Just pretend that all is grand
Then hope that everything turns out ok

You're free to speak your mind my friend
As long as you agree with me
Don't criticize the father land
Or those who shape your destiny
'Cause if you do
You'll lose your job your mind and all the friends you knew
We'll send out all our boys in blue
They'll find a way to silence you

But there's nothing you and I can do
You and I are only two
What's right and wrong is hard to say
Forget about it for today
We'll stick our heads into the sand
Just pretend that all is grand
Then hope that everything turns out ok

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The Organ, The Monkey And Me


The Organ, The Monkey And Me
Composer(s): Jack Lesoire - Harry F. Clarkson - Geoffrey Clarkson
Performer(s): Sam Browne



Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Ciri-biri-beeeeeee
For a penny we'll play all your troubles away
Ciri-bee
Come and sing ciri-bee
With the organ, the monkey and me

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Hey Jocko, where's the mon?
The mon you hide from me
You little son-o-ma-gun
I'll send you back to Italy

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

We play the melody Pagliacci
And a La Donna e Mobile
The kids don't want our Pagliacci
They want ha-cha-cha and hi-dee-hay

We never play that way
We play a song of love
A happy song of love
A melody of yesterday

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

When we come to the end of the day
And the organ is laid away
The monkey and me, we lie down to sleep
And I dream of Marie, my baby
She is waiting across the sea
Once again in her arms I'll be
When I go back to Napoli

Ciri-biri-bee
For a penny we'll play all your troubles away
Ciri-bee
Come and sing cirri-bee
with the organ, the monkey and me

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa...

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Orange And The Green


Orange And The Green
Composer(s): A. Murphy
Performer(s): The Irish Rovers



Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green

My father was an Ulster man, proud Protestant was he
My mother was a Catholic girl, from county Cork was she
They were married in two churches, lived happily enough
Until the day that I was born and things got rather tough

Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green

Baptized by Father Riley, I was rushed away by car
To be made a little Orangeman, my father's shining star
I was christened "David Anthony," but still, inspite of that
To me father, I was William, while my mother called me Pat

Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green

With Mother every Sunday, to Mass I'd proudly stroll
Then after that, the Orange lodge would try to save my soul
For both sides tried to claim me, but i was smart because
I'd play the flute or play the harp, depending where I was

Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green

One day me Ma's relations came round to visit me
Just as my father's kinfolk were all sitting down to tea
We tried to smooth things over, but they all began to fight
And me, being strictly neutral, I bashed everyone in sight

Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green

Now my parents never could agree about my type of school
My learning was all done at home, that's why I'm such a fool
They've both passed on, God rest 'em, but left me caught between
That awful color problem of the Orange and the Green

Oh, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green
Yes, it is the biggest mix-up that you have ever seen
My father, he was Orange and me mother, she was green

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The Only Living Boy In New York


The Only Living Boy In New York
((Italian Version: L'unico Che Sta A New York (Bruno Lauzi) - 1973))
Composer(s): Paul Simon
First release by: Simon and Garfunkel - 1970
Covered by multiple other artists



Tom, get your plane right on time
I know your part will go fine
Fly down to Mexico
Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-da-da and here I am
The only living boy in New York

I get the news I need from the weather report
I can gather all the news I need from the weather report
Hey, I've got nothing to do to-day but smile
Do-n-da-da-n-da-n-da-da-n here I am
The only living boy in New York

Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know
Where, and we don't know where

Ah....
Here I am

Tom, get your plane right on time
I know that you've been eager to fly now
Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
Do-n-da-da-n-da-da-n-do like it shines on me
The only living boy in New York
The only living boy in New York

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You're The Only Light On My Horizon Now


You're The Only Light On My Horizon Now
Composer(s): Stephens - Macauley
Performer(s): Sha Na Na



The footlights and the curtain calls
The way she spoke the lines
As though she meant them just for me
It fooled me every time
Now I'm forgotten for another stage door clown
I wish I hadn't left you, I wish I hadn't left you
Now I'm on the road alone and homeward bound

You're the only light still shining on my horizon now
Shine on, shine on
You're the only silver lining in the grey cloud all around
Shine on, shine on
You light the way ahead
The road I tread is getting hard to climb
I only hope I reach that light in time
You're a lonely cello playing
In the silence all around
You're the only light on my horizon now

The diamonds and the Dior gowns
The rose at every door
The ritzy restaurants uptown was what she took me for
No more than a two-bit player in her masquerade
I wish I hadn't left you, I wish I hadn't left you
Though in your eyes I fit the part I play

You're the only light still shining on my horizon now
Shine on, shine on
You're the only silver lining in the grey cloud all around
Shine on, shine on
You light the way ahead
The road I tread is getting hard to climb
I only hope I reach that light in time
You're a lonely cello playing
In the silence all around
You're the only light on my horizon now

Yes, you're the only light on my horizon now

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I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)


I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
Composer(s): Bobby Borchers - Mack Vickery - Wayne Kemp
Performer(s): Johnny Paycheck
and multiple other artists



I can't sell my momma short on loving me
I guess that's why she let me go so far
Momma tried stopped me short of stealing
I guess that's why I had to steal that car
She told me not to smoke it but I did
and it took me far away
And I turned out to be the only hell my momma ever raised

I rolled into Atlanta stolen tags and almost out of gas
I had to get some money and lately I'd learned how to get it fast
Those neon lights was calling me and somehow I just had to get downtown
So I reached into the glove box another liquor store went down

And I sing Precious Memories take me back to the good old days
Let me hear my momma singing Rock of Ages cleft for me
She tried to turn me on to Jesus but I turned on to the devil's ways
And I turned out to be the only hell my momma ever raised

When they put those handcuffs on me lord how I fought to resist
But that agent clamped them tighter till that metal bit into my wrist
They took my boots and my billfold my fingerprints and the profile of my face
Then they locked away the only hell my momma ever raised

And I sing Precious Memories take me back to the good old days
I can hear my momma singing Rock of Ages cleft for me
She tried to turn me on to Jesus but I turned on to the devil's ways
And I turned out to be the only hell my momma ever raised
She tried to turn me on to Jesus but I turned on to the devil's ways
And I turned out to be the only hell my momma ever raised

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The One You Love


The One You Love
Composer(s): Glenn Frey - Jack Tempchin
Performer(s): Glenn Frey
and multiple other artists



I know you need a friend, someone you can talk to
Who will understand what you're going through
When it comes to love, there's no easy answer
Only you can say what you're gonna do

I heard you on the phone, you took his number
Said you were alone but you'd call him soon
Isn't he the guy, the guy who left you cryin'
Isn't he the one who made you blue

When you remember those nights in his arms
You know you gotta make up your mind

Are you gonna stay with the one who loves you
Or are you goin' back to the one you love
Someone's gonna cry when they know they've lost you
Someone's gonna thank the stars above

What you gonna say when he comes over
There's no easy way to see this through
All the broken dreams, all the disappointments
Oh girl, what you gonna do

Your heart keeps sayin' it's just not fair
But still you gotta make up your mind

Are you gonna stay with the one who loves you
Or are you goin' back to the one you love
Someone's gonna cry when they know they've lost you
Someone's gonna thank the stars above

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The One Who Really Loves You


The One Who Really Loves You
Composer(s): William "Smokey" Robinson
First release by: Mary Wells - 1962
Covered by multiple other artists



Some other girls are fillin' your head with jive
So now you're acting like you don't know that I'm alive
Love, you better wake up, yeah, before we break up
And you lose me, little me
The one who really loves you

Susie only wants you until the day (only wants you until the day)
That she'll again have her true love who's far, far away (her true love far away)
So love, you better wake up, yeah, before we break up
And you lose me, little me
The one who really loves you (I really love you, yay, yay, yay)

Ginnie only wants you 'cause she thinks she has to have ev'ryone
Minnie only wants you 'cause she thinks that hurting me would be fun
Oh, oh, oh, silly Lilly, ya know she doesn't really want you with a love that's true
In fact there's no other girl in this whole wide world who can love you like I do

They get tired of you and they're gonna put you down (put you down, put you down)
Then they ain't gonna want you hangin' around (hangin' around, hangin' around)
So love, you better wake up, yeah, before we break up
And you lose me, little me
The one who really loves you (I really love you, yay, yay, yay)

I-I-I-I-I-I-I do
Really, really love you (I really love you)
Uh-oh, uh-oh,uh-oh-oh-oh
Uh-oh, uh-oh,uh-oh-oh-oh...

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One That You Love


One That You Love
Composer(s): Graham Russell
Performer(s): Air Supply



Now the night has gone
Now the night has gone away...
Doesn't seem that long
We hardly had two words to say...
Hold me in your arms for just another day
I promise this one will go slow
Oh...
We have the right you know
We have the right you know

Don't say the mornings come

Don't say the mornings come so soon...
Must we end this way
When so much here is hard to lose...
Love is everywhere, I know it is
Such moments as these, are too few
Oh...
It's all up to you
It's all up to you...

Here I am
The one that you love
Askin' for another day
Understand the one that you love
Loves you in so many ways, ah...
Tell me we can stay, tell me we can stay oh please...
They are the words to say
The only words I can believe
Hold me in your arms for just another day
I promise this one will go slow, oh...
We have the right you know
We have the right you know

Here I am
The one that you love
Askin' for another day
Understand the one that you love
Loves you in so many ways
Here I am
The one that you love
Askin' for another day
Understand the one that you love
Loves you in so many ways

The night has gone
A part of yesterday

I don't know what to say...
I don't know what to say...

Here I am

The one that you love
Askin' for another day
Understand the one that you love
Loves you in so many ways
Loves you in so many ways

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The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)


The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)
Composer(s): Del Lyon - Lani McIntire
Performer(s): Jimmie Rodgers
and multiple other artists



So blue, so lonesome too, but still true
Rosie haunts me, makes me think of you
You're the one rose that's left in my heart, Dear
I love you, adore you, I do

Each night in dreamland we wandered along
Telling love stories anew
When from a blue sky a black cloud came rolling
Breaking my heart in two

But we vowed not to part, I have said from the start
You're the one rose that's left in my heart
Oh, we ought not to part, I have said from the start
You're the one rose that's left in my heart

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The One On The Left Is On The Right


The One On The Left Is On The Right
Composer(s): Jack Clement
Performer(s): Johnny Cash



There once was a musical troupe a pickin' singin' folk group
They sang the mountain ballads and the folk songs of our land
They were long on musical ability folks thought they would go far
But political incompatibility led to their downfall

Well the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear was a Methodist

This musical agregation toured the entire nation
Singing the traditional ballads and the folk songs of our land
They performed with great virtuosity and soon they were the rage
But political animosity prevailed upon the stage

Well the one on the right was on the left
And the one in the middle was on the right
And the one on the left was in the middle
And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license

Well the curtain had ascended a hush fell on the crowd
As thousands there were gathered to hear the folk songs of our land
But they took their politics seriously and that night at the concert hall
As the audience watched deliriously they had a free-for-all

Well the one on the right was on the bottom
And the one in the middle was on the top
And the one on the left got a broken arm
And the guy on his rear, said, "oh dear"

Now this should be a lesson if you plan to start a folk group
Don't go mixin' politics with the folk songs of our land
Just work on harmony and diction play your banjo well
And if you have political convictions keep 'em to yourself

Now the one on the left works in a bank
And the one in the middle drives a truck
The one on the right's an all-night deejay
And the guy in the rear got drafted

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The One In The Middle


The One In The Middle
Composer(s): Paul Jones
Performer(s): Manfred Mann



Let me tell you 'bout the Manfreds
The music that they're puttin' down
They started to play
On a rainy day
And the people came from miles around

They didn't come for the rhythm
They didn't come for the beat
The people of the town
Came just to stand around
And see the singer lookin' sweet

Mike Hugg plays the drums, yeah
Tom McGuiness plays the diamond bass
But the one in the middle
Sings "Hey diddle diddle"
God, he's just a pretty face

They didn't come for the rhythm
They didn't come for the beat
The people of the town
Came just to stand around
And see the singer lookin' sweet

They couldn't have!

Manfred Mann plays the organ
Mike Vickers plays guitar
& there's a geezer called Paul
Who's so thin & so tall
And sure wants to be a star

They didn't come for the rhythm
They didn't come for the beat
The people of the town
Came just to stand around
And see the singer lookin' sweet

See the singer lookin'...
See the singer lookin'...
See the singer lookin'...
See the singer lookin'...
See the singer lookin'...
See the singer lookin'...
Sweet

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