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Set 1: BOW ..................................................................................................................... 2
My Girl – The Temptations.............................................................................................. 3
Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan ..................................................................................... 4
Sailing – Rod Stewart .................................................................................................... 5
A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke ............................................................................ 6
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel .............................................................. 7
Let It Be – The Beatles................................................................................................... 8
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder .................................................................................... 9
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding ............................................................... 10
Twist and Shout – The Isley Brothers / Beatles ................................................................ 11
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills & Nash .................................................................... 12
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye .................................................................................... 13
Imagine – John Lennon ................................................................................................ 14
No Woman, No Cry – Bob Marley ................................................................................... 15
Downtown – Petula Clark.............................................................................................. 16
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland ................................................................. 17
Wonderful World – Sam Cooke ...................................................................................... 18
American Pie – Don McLean .......................................................................................... 19
Set 2: BRIDGE .............................................................................................................. 22
I’m a Believer – The Monkees ....................................................................................... 23
I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye............................................................. 24
Sloop John B. (I Wanna Go Home) – The Beach Boys ....................................................... 25
Take me home, Country Roads – John Denver................................................................. 26
Homeward Bound – Simon & Garfunkel .......................................................................... 27
Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles .................................................................................... 28
Lean on Me – Bill Withers ............................................................................................. 29
The Circle Game – Joni Mitchell ..................................................................................... 30
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong .................................................................... 31
Up On The Roof – The Drifters....................................................................................... 32
Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival.................................................................... 33
Leaving on a Jet Plane – Peter, Paul & Mary .................................................................... 34
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John .............................................................. 35
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan.......................................................................... 36
Peaceful Easy Feeling – The Eagles ................................................................................ 37
California Girls – Beach Boys......................................................................................... 38
How Sweet It Is – Marvin Gaye / James Taylor ................................................................ 39
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones ............................................................ 40
Set 3: STERN ................................................................................................................ 41
Joy To The World – Three Dog Night .............................................................................. 42
Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong.................................................................. 43
Reach Out, I’ll Be There – The Four Tops ........................................................................ 44
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell ....................................................................................... 45
California Dreamin' – Mamas and Papas ......................................................................... 46
I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan .................................................................................... 47
House of the Rising Sun – The Animals........................................................................... 48
(They Long To Be) Close to You – The Carpenters ............................................................ 49
The Sounds of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel .................................................................... 50
Georgia on my Mind – Ray Charles ................................................................................ 51
This Land is Your Land – Woody Guthrie ......................................................................... 52
Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley .................................................................................... 53
You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor / Carole King ............................................................ 54
Stand By Me – Ben E. King ........................................................................................... 55
Hey Jude – The Beatles ................................................................................................ 56
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010
Set 1:
BOW
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 2
My Girl – The Temptations
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
I've got so much honey the bees envy me.
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees.
Well, I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
Ooooh.
[ Instrumental ]
I don't need no money, fortune, or fame.
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim.
Well, I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
with my girl.
I've even got the month of May
with my girl (fade)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl). X2 to fade
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 3
Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Yes, 'n' how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
And pretend he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Yes, 'n' how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 4
Sailing – Rod Stewart
I am sailing
I am sailing
home again 'cross the sea.
I am sailing stormy waters
to be near you, to be free.
I am flying
I am flying like a bird 'cross the sky
I am flying passing high clouds to be with you, to be free.
Can you hear me
can you hear me through the dark night far away.
I am dying forever trying to be with you who can say.
Can you hear me
can you hear me through the dark night far away.
I am dying forever trying to be with you who can say.
We are sailing
we are sailing home again 'cross the sea.
We are sailing stormy waters to be near you, to be free.
Oh Lord to be near you, to be free x4 to Fade
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 5
A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river
I've been running ever since
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it will
It's been too hard living
But I'm afraid to die
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh yes it will
I go to the movie
And I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me
Don’t hang around
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh yes it will
Then I go to my brother
I say brother help me please
But he winds up knocking me
Back down on my knees
There been times that I thought
I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to
carry on
It's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it will
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 6
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
When you're weary
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Sail on Silver Girl,
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
If you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 7
Let It Be – The Beatles
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
[Instrumental Solo]
Let it be, let it be
Ah let it be, yeah let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music,
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, yeah let it be
Oh there will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, yeah let it be
Oh there will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Ah let it be, yeah let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 8
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderful
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love
Isn't she pretty
Truly the angel's best
Boy, I'm so happy
We have been heaven blessed
I can't believe what God has done
Through us He's given life to one
But isn't she lovely, made from love
Isn't she lovely
Life and love are the same
Life is Aisha
The meaning of her name
Londie, it could have not been done
Without you who conceived the one
That's so very lovely made from love
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 9
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Sittin in the morning sun,
I`ll be sittin' when the evening come,
Watching the ships roll in,
And I'll watch 'em roll away again, yeah,
Sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Watching the tide roll away, (ouh)
just sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wasting time.
I left my home in Georgia,
Headed for the Frisco bay
I have nothing to live for,
Look like nothings gonna come my way,
So I'm just go sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away,
Sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wasting time
Look like nothing’s gonna change,
Everything still remains the same,
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
So I guess I'll remain the same, (yes)
Sittin' here resting my bones,
And this loneliness won't leave me alone, (yes)
Two thousand miles I roam
Just to make this dock my home
Now I'm just go sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away, (ooh)
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wasting time
[whistling]
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 10
Twist and Shout – The Isley Brothers / Beatles
Well shake it up baby now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come on, come on baby now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out)
Well work it on out (work it on out)
You know you look so good (look so good)
You know you got me goin’ now (got me goin’)
Just like I knew you would (like I knew you would)
Well shake it up baby now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come on, come on baby now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out)
You know you twist little girl (twist little girl)
You know you twist so fine (twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer now (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you’re mine (let me know you’re mine)
[ Instrumental ]
Ah… Ah… Ah… Ah…
Shake it up baby now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come on, come on baby now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out)
You know you twist little girl (twist little girl)
You know you twist so fine (twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer now (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you’re mine (let me know you’re mine)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby now (shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby now (shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby now (shake it up baby)
Ah… Ah… Ah… Ah…
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 11
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills & Nash
You who are on the road
Must have a code that you can live by
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a good bye.
Teach your children well,
Their father's hell did slowly go by,
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picked, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
And you, of tender years,
Can't know the fears that your elders grew by,
And so please help them with your youth,
They seek the truth before they can die.
Teach your parents well,
Their children's hell will slowly go by,
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picked, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 12
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today (Yah)
Father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today
Picket lines (sister) and picket signs (sister)
Don't punish me (sister) with brutality (sister)
Talk to me (sister),
So you can see (sister)
Oh, what's going on (what’s going on)
What's going on (what’s going on)
Ya, what's going on (what’s going on)
Ah, what's going on (what’s going on)
[ Instrumental ]
Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply because our hair is long
Oh, you know we've got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today
Oooh
Picket lines (brother) and picket signs (brother)
Don't punish me (brother) with brutality (brother)
Come’on Talk to me (brother),
So you can see (brother)
What's going on (what’s going on)
Yah, what's going on (what’s going on)
Tell me what's going on (what’s going on)
I'll tell you what's going on - Oooh
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 13
Imagine – John Lennon
Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky,
Imagine all the people
living for today... Ah
Imagine there's no countries,
It isn't hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too,
Imagine all the people
living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer,
but I'm not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will be as one.
Imagine no possessions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer,
but I'm not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 14
No Woman, No Cry – Bob Marley
No woman, no cry (Repeat 4 times)
Say I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
Oba, ob-serving the hypocrites
As they would mingle with the good people we meet
Good friends we have had, oh good friends we've lost, along the way
In this bright future you can't forget your past
So dry your tears I say, and
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
Little darlin' don't shed no tears
No woman, no cry
Said, said, said I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire light, as it would
Log wood burnin' through the night
Then we would cook corn meal porridge
Of which I'll share with you
My feet is my only carriage
So I've got to push on through
But while I'm gone...
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
Ev'rything's gonna be alright
So, no woman, no cry
No, no woman, no woman, no cry
Oh, my little sister, don't shed no tears
No woman, no cry
[ Instrumental ]
No woman, no woman, no woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
Oh, my little darlin' please don't shed no tears
No woman, no cry, yeah
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 15
Downtown – Petula Clark
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go - downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know - downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown - no finer place, for sure
Downtown - everything's waiting for you
Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows - downtown
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close - downtown
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with him too before the night is over
Happy again
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown, where all the lights are bright
Downtown - waiting for you tonight
Downtown - you're gonna be all right now
------ instrumental break ------
And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
Guide them along
So maybe I'll see you there
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares
So go downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown - don't wait a minute more
Downtown - everything's waiting for you
Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown ...
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 16
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
[ Instrumental ]
If happy little bluebirds fly
beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 17
Wonderful World – Sam Cooke
Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
Don't know much about geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know much about algebra
Don't know what a slide rule is for
But I know that one and one is two
And if this one could be with you
What a wonderful world this would be
I don't claim to be an "A" student
But I'm trying to be
For maybe by being an "A" student baby
I can win your love for me
Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
[ Instrumental ]
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 18
American Pie – Don McLean
A long, long time ago
I can still remember how
That music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died(*)
So, bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so
Now do you believe in rock and roll
Can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Now, for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
But, that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the king was looking down
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 19
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lennon read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
Landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died
We started singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
And as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in Hell
Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singin'
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 20
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
They were singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 21
Set 2:
BRIDGE
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 22
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me.
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed.
Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a believer!
I couldn't leave her if I tried.
I thought love was more or less a given thing,
Seems the more I gave the less I got.
What's the use in tryin'?
All you get is pain.
When I needed sunshine I got rain.
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a believer!
I couldn't leave her if I tried
[ Instrumental Interlude ]
Love was out to get me
That's the way it seemed.
Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm in love, I'm a believer!
I couldn't leave her if I tried.
Yes I saw her face, now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
I'm a believer! X4 to fade
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 23
I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Ooh, I bet you're wondering how I knew
'bout you're plans to make me blue
with some other guy you knew before.
Between the two of us guys
you know I love you more.
It took me by surprise I must say,
when I found out yesterday.
Don't you know that...
[Chorus:]
I heard it through the grapevine
not much longer would you be mine.
Oh I heard it through the grapevine,
Oh I'm just about to lose my mind.
Honey, honey well.
(Hear it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be my baby.)
I know a man ain't supposed to cry,
but these tears I can't hold inside.
Losin' you would end my life you see,
cause you mean that much to me.
You could’ve told me yourself
that you love someone else.
Instead...
[Chorus]
People say believe half of what you see,
some and none of what you hear.
But I can't help from being confused
if it's true please tell me dear?
Do you plan to let me go
for the other guy you loved before?
Don't you know...
[chorus]
Honey, honey I know that you’re letting me go
Said I heard it through the grapevine
Oo, heard it through the grapevine (Fade out)
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 24
Sloop John B. (I Wanna Go Home) – The Beach Boys
We come on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we did roam
Drinking all night
Got into a fight
Well I feel so broke up
I want to go home
So hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up
I wanna go home
The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone
Why don't you leave me alone, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home
So hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, let me go home
Why don't you let me go home
(Hoist up the John B's sail)
Hoist up the John B
I feel so broke up I wanna go home
Let me go home
The poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away all my grits
And then he took and he ate up all of my corn
Let me go home
Why don't they let me go home
This is the worst trip I've ever been on
So hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, let me go home
Why don't you let me go home
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 25
Take me home, Country Roads – John Denver
Almost heaven, West Virginia,
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.
Life is old there, older than the trees,
Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze.
Country Roads, take me home,
To the place I belong:
West Virginia, mountain momma,
Take me home, country roads.
All my mem'ries, gather 'round her,
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water.
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky,
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye.
Country Roads, take me home,
To the place I belong:
West Virginia, mountain momma,
Take me home, country roads.
I hear her voice, in the mornin' hours she calls me,
The radio reminds me of my home far away.
And drivin' down the road,
I get a feelin' that I should have been home yesterday,
Yesterday.
Country Roads, take me home,
To the place I belong:
X2
West Virginia, mountain momma,
Take me home, country roads.
Take me home, down country roads.
Take me home, down country roads.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 26
Homeward Bound – Simon & Garfunkel
I'm sittin' in the railway station
Got a ticket for my destination, mmm
On a tour of one night stands
My suitcase and guitar in hand
And every stop is neatly planned
For a poet and a one-man band
Homeward Bound
I wish I was
Homeward Bound
Home, where my thought's escaping
Home, where my music's playing
Home, where my love lies waiting
Silently for me
Every day's an endless stream
Of cigarettes and magazines
And each town looks the same to me
The movies and the factories
And every stranger's face I see
Reminds me that I long to be
Homeward Bound
I wish I was
Homeward Bound
Home, where my thought's escaping
Home, where my music's playing
Home, where my love lies waiting
Silently for me
Tonight I'll sing my songs again
I'll play the game and pretend
But all my words come back to me
In shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness in harmony
I need someone to comfort me
Homeward Bound
I wish I was
Homeward Bound
Home, where my thought's escaping
Home, where my music's playing
Home, where my love lies waiting
Silently for me
Silently for me
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 27
Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Woah Woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean,
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen.
I guess if you said so
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Now baby, listen baby, don't ya treat me this-a way
Cause I'll be back on my feet some day.
(Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood)
(you ain't got no money you just ain't no good.)
Well, I guess if you say so
I'll have to pack my things and go. (That's right)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Well
(don't you come back no more.)
Uh, what you say?
(don't you come back no more.)
I didn't understand you
(don't you come back no more.)
You can't mean that
(don't you come back no more.)
Oh, now baby, please
(don't you come back no more.)
What you tryin' to do to me?
(don't you come back no more.)
Oh, don't treat me like that
(don't you come back no more.)
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 28
Lean on Me – Bill Withers
Sometimes in our lives Lean on me
We all have pain When you're not strong
We all have sorrow And I'll be your friend
But if we are wise I'll help you carry on
We know that there's For, it won't be long
Always tomorrow Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Lean on me
When you're not strong You just call on me brother
I'll be your friend When you need a hand
I'll help you carry on We all need somebody to lean on
For it won't be long I just might have a problem
Till I'm gonna need That you'd understand
Somebody to lean on We all need somebody to lean on
Please, swallow your pride If, there is a load
If I have things You have to bear
You need to borrow That you can't carry
For no one can fill I'm right up the road
Those of your needs I'll share your load
That you won't let show If you just call me
Call Me
You just call on me brother If you need a friend
When you need a hand (Call Me)
We all need somebody Call Me
To lean on If you need a friend
I just might have a problem (Call Me)
That you'll understand If you ever need a friend
We all need somebody to lean on (Call Me)
Call Me
If you need a friend
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 29
The Circle Game – Joni Mitchell
Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star
CHORUS:
And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return we can only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like, when you're older, must appease him
And promises of someday make his dreams
CHORUS
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town
And they tell him,
Take your time, it won't be long now
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down
CHORUS
So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through
CHORUS
And go round and round and round
In the circle game
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 30
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you.
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
Oh yeah
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 31
Up On The Roof – The Drifters
When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face (up on the roof)
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space (up on the roof)
On the roof, it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't bother me
Let me tell you now
When I come home feelin' tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (up on the roof)
I get away from the hustling crowd
And all that rat-race noise down in the street (up on the roof)
On the roof, the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let's go up on the roof (up on the roof)
[ Brief instrumental ]
At night the stars put on a show for free
And, darling, you can share it all with me
I keep a-tellin' you
Right smack dab in the middle of town
I've found a paradise that's trouble proof (up on the roof)
And if this world starts getting you down
There's room enough for two
Up on the roof (up on the roof)
Up on the roo-oo-oof (up on the roof)
Oh, come on, baby (up on the roof)
Oh, come on, honey (up on the roof)
[Fade]
Everything is all right (up on the roof)
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 32
Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Left a good job in the city,
Working for The Man every night and day,
And I never lost one minute of sleeping,
Worrying 'bout the way things might have been.
Big wheel keep on turning,
Proud Mary keep on burning,
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis,
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans,
But I never saw the good side of the city,
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen.
Big wheel keep on turning,
Proud Mary keep on burning,
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
[ Instrumental ]
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
If you come down to the river,
Bet you gonna find some people who live.
You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money,
People on the river are happy to give.
Big wheel keep on turning,
Proud Mary keep on burning,
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river.
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river. X4 to fade
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 33
Leaving on a Jet Plane – Peter, Paul & Mary
All my bags are packed
I’m ready to go
I’m standin here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin’
Its early morn’
The taxis waitin’
He’s blowin’ his horn
Already I’m so lonesome
I could cry
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
I’m leavin’ on a jet plane
Don’t know when I’ll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
There’s so many times I’ve let you down
So many times I’ve played around
I tell you now, they don’t mean a thing
Every place I go, I’ll think of you
Every song I sing, I sing for you
When I come back, I’ll wear your wedding ring
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
I’m leavin’ on a jet plane
Don’t know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Then close your eyes
I’ll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won’t have to leave alone
About the time, I won’t have to say
Kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go
I’m leavin on a jet plane
I Don’t know when Ill be back again
Leavin’ on a jet plane
Don’t know when Ill be back again X3 (rounds)
Oh babe, I hate to go
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 34
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John
I can't light no more of your darkness
All my pictures seem to fade to black and white
I'm growing tired and time stands still before me
Frozen here on the ladder of my life
Too late to save myself from falling
I took a chance and changed your way of life
But you misread my meanin’ when I met you
Closed the door and left me blinded by the light
Don't let the sun go down on me
Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me
I can't find, oh the right romantic line
But see me once and see the way I feel
Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm
But these cuts I have they need love to help them heal
Don't let the sun go down on me
Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free X2
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 35
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see
I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 36
Peaceful Easy Feeling – The Eagles
I like the way your sparkling earrings lay,
against your skin, it's so brown
and I wanna sleep with you
in the desert tonight
with a billion stars all around
'cause I gotta peaceful easy feeling
and I know you won't let me down
'cause I'm already standing on the ground
And I found out a long time ago
what a woman can do to your soul
Ah, but she can't take you anyway
You don't already know how to go
and I gotta peaceful, easy feeling
and I know you won't let me down
'cause I'm already standing on the ground
[ Instrumental ]
I get this feeling I may know you
as a lover and a friend
this voice keeps whispering
in my other ear, tells me
I may never see you again
'cause I get a peaceful, easy feeling
and I know you won't let me down
'cause I'm already standing
I’m already standing
Yes I'm already standing... on the ground
oooo, oooo
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 37
California Girls – Beach Boys
Well, East coast girls are hip,
I really dig those styles they wear,
And the Southern girls with the way they talk,
they knock me out when I'm down there.
The Midwest farmers' daughter
really makes you feel alright,
And the Northern girls, with the way they kiss,
they keep their boyfriends warm at night.
I wish they all could be California,
(wish they all could be California)
I wish they all could be California girls.
The West coast has the sunshine
and the girls all get so tan,
I dig a french bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls,
by a palm tree in the sand.
I been all round this great big world
and I seen all kinds of girls,
yeah, but I couldn't wait to get back in the states,
back to the cutest girls in the world.
I wish they all could be California,
(wish they all could be California) X4 to fade
I wish they all could be California girls.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 38
How Sweet It Is – Marvin Gaye / James Taylor
How sweet it is to be loved by you.
How sweet it is to be loved by you.
I needed the shelter of someone's arms,
there you were.
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs,
there you were.
With sweet love and devotion,
deeply touching my emotion,
I want to stop
and thank you baby.
I want to stop
and thank you baby (yes I do).
How sweet it is to be loved by you (feels so fine).
How sweet it is to be loved by you.
I close my eyes at night
wondering where would I be without you in my life.
Everything I did was just a bore,
everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before.
But you brighten up for me all of my days
with a love so sweet in so many ways,
I want to stop
and thank you baby,
I just want to stop
and thank you baby.
How sweet it is to be loved by you, just like sugar sometimes.
How sweet it is to be loved by you.
You were better for me than I was to myself,
for me, there's you and there ain't nobody else,
I want to stop
and thank you baby.
I just want to stop and thank you baby, oh yes,
how sweet it is to be loved by you.
How sweet it is to be loved by you.
Oh now, how sweet it is to be loved by you.
Just like jelly baby, oh now, how sweet it is to be loved by you.
Just like honey to the bee, babe, yeah now, how sweet it is to be loved by you.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 39
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
I can't get no satisfaction,
I can't get no satisfaction.
'cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can't get no, I can't get no.
When I'm drivin' in my car
And that man comes on the radio
He's tellin' me more and more about some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination.
I can't get no, oh no no no.
Hey hey hey, that's what I say.
I can't get no satisfaction,
I can't get no satisfaction.
'cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can't get no, I can't get no.
When I'm watchin' my tv and a man comes on
and tells me how white my shirts can be.
Well he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarettes as me.
I can't get no, oh no no no.
Hey hey hey, that's what I say.
I can't get no satisfaction,
I can't get no girl reaction.
'cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can't get no, I can't get no.
When I'm ridin' round the world and I'm doin' this
And I'm signing that and I'm tryin' to make some girl
Who tells me baby better come back later next week
'cause you see I'm on a losing streak.
I can't get no, oh no no no.
Hey hey hey, that's what I say.
I can't get no, I can't get no,
I can't get no satisfaction, no satisfaction,
No satisfaction, no satisfaction.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 40
Set 3:
STERN
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 41
Joy To The World – Three Dog Night
Jeremiah was a bullfrog
Was a good friend of mine
I never understood a single word he said
But I helped him a-drink his wine
And he always had some mighty fine wine
Singin'...
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls now
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me
If I were the king of the world
Tell you what I'd do
I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the wars
And make sweet love to you
Yes, I’d make sweet love to you
Sing it now...
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me
[electric piano]
You know I love the ladies
Love to have my fun
I'm a high night flyer and a rainbow rider
A straight shootin' son-of-a-gun
Yes a straight shootin' son-of-a-gun
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls X4 to Fade
Joy to the world
Joy to you and me
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 42
Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong
The best things in life are free
But you can keep 'em for the birds and bees
Now give me money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want
Your love give me such a thrill
But your love don't pay my bills
Now give me money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want
[ Instrumental Interlude ]
Money don't get everything, it's true
What it don't get, I can't use
I need money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want
Well, now give me money (that's what I want)
A lot of money (that's what I want)
Whoa, yeah, I wanna be free (that's what I want)
Whoa, a lot of money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want
Well, now give me money (that's what I want)
A lot of money (that's what I want)
Whoa, yeah, you owe me money (that's what I want)
Oh, now give me money (that's what I want)
That's what I want (that's what I want), yeah
That's what I want.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 43
Reach Out, I’ll Be There – The Four Tops
Now if you feel that you can't go on (can't go on)
Because all of your hope is gone (all your hope is gone)
And your life is filled with much confusion (much confusion)
Until happiness is just an illusion (happiness is just an illusion)
And your world around is crumbling down, darling
Reach out come on girl reach on out for me
(Reach out) reach out for me
I'll be there with a love that will shelter you
I'll be there with a love that will see you through
When you feel lost and about to give up (to give up)
Cause your life just ain't good enough (just ain't good enough)
And your feel the world has grown cold (has grown cold)
And you’re drifting out all on your own (drifting out on your own)
And you need a hand to hold, darling
Reach out come on girl reach out for me
(Reach out) reach out for me
I'll be there to love and comfort you
And I'll be there to cherish and care for you
I'll be there to always see you through
I'll be there to love and comfort you
I can tell the way you hang your head (hang your head)
Your without love now, now your afraid (you're afraid)
And through your tears you look around (look around)
But there's no peace of mind to be found (no peace of mind to be found)
I know what your thinking,
You're alone now, no love of your own, but darling
Reach out come on girl reach out for me
Reach out reach out.......... just look over your shoulder
I'll be there to give you all the love you need
And I'll be there you can always depend on me
I'll be there to always see you through
I'll be there to love and comfort you
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 44
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
They took all the trees
Put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Hey farmer farmer
Put away the D.D.T. now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please!
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
Took away my old man
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
I said don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
They paved paradise
x2
And put up a parking lot
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 45
California Dreamin' – Mamas and Papas
all the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
on a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm
if I was in L.A
California Dreamin'
on such a winter's day
stopped into a church
I passed along the way
well, I got down on my knees
and I began to pray
you know the preacher liked the cold
he knows I'm gonna stay
California Dreamin'
on such a winter's day
all the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
on a winter's day
if I didn't tell her
I could leave today
California Dreamin'
on such a winter's day
California Dreamin'
on such a winter's day
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 46
I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan
They say ev'rything can be replaced,
Yet ev'ry distance is not near.
So I remember ev'ry face
Of ev'ry man who put me here.
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east.
Any day now, any day now,
I shall be released.
They say ev'ry man must need protection,
They say ev'ry man must fall.
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall.
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east.
Any day now, any day now,
I shall be released.
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd,
Is a man who swears he's not to blame.
All day long I hear him shout so loud,
Crying out that he’s been framed.
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east.
Any day now, any day now,
I shall be released.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 47
House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new bluejeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drug
[Organ Solo]
Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 48
(They Long To Be) Close to You – The Carpenters
Why do birds
Suddenly appear?
Everytime you are near
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
Why do stars
Fall down from the sky?
Everytime you walk by
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
(*) On the day that you were born
The angels got together and decided
To create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair of gold
and starlight in your eyes of blue
(**) That is why all the girls in town
Follow you
all around
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
[ Instrumental ]
Repeat (*)
Repeat (**)
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you
Waah... Close to you... X4 to fade
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 49
The Sounds of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel
Hello darkness, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
"Fools" said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you."
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
Echoed
In the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming.
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls."
And whisper'd in the sounds of silence
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 50
Georgia on my Mind – Ray Charles
Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
I said a’ Georgia
Georgia
A song of you
Comes as sweet and clear
as moonlight through the pines
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you
I said Georgia
Oh Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you
Georgia, Georgia
No peace, no peace I find
Just this old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
I said just an old sweet, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 51
This Land is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
This land is your land and this land is my land,
From the California to the New York Island,
From the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters,
This land was made for you and me.
As I went wakin' that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me that endless skyway,
Saw below me, that golden valley,
This land was made for you and me.
I roamed and rambled and I follered my footsteps,
To the sparklin' sands of her diamond deserts,
All around me, a voice was sounding,
This land was made for you and me.
When the sun comes shining, then I was strolling,
And the wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling,
The voice was chanting and the fog was lifting,
This land was made for you and me.
This land is your land and this land is my land,
From California to the New York Island,
From redwood forest to the gulf stream waters,
This land was made for you and me.
When the sun comes shinin' and I was stollin',
The wheat fields wavin' and the dust clouds rollin',
The voice comes chanting and the fog was lifting,
This land was made for you and me.
This land is your land and this land is my land,
From California to the New York Island,
From redwood forest to the gulf stream waters,
This land was made for you and me.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 52
Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley
Well since my baby left me,
well I've found a new place to dwell:
well it’s down at the end of Lonely Street; that’s Heartbreak Hotel.
I’ll be, I’ll be so lonely, baby
Well, I'm so lonely,
I'll be so lonely I could die.
Although it's always crowded you can still find some room
for broken hearted lovers to cry there in the gloom
You’ll be so
It’ll make you so lonely, baby
It’ll make you so lonely
Oh, they’re so lonely,
they could die.
The bell hop's tears keep flowing,
the desk clerk's dressed in black.
Well they’ve been so long on Lonely Street they’ll never, never look back
It’ll make you so
It’ll make you so lonely, baby
Well, they’re so lonely
Oh, they’re so lonely,
they could die.
Well, now if your baby leaves you and you’ve got a tale to tell
Well, just take a walk down Lonely Street to Heartbreak Hotel
Where you will be,
You’ll be so lonely, baby
Well, you’ll be lonely.
You’ll be so lonely you could die.
[Instrumental Break]
Although it's always crowded you can still find some room
for broken hearted lovers to cry there in the gloom
You’ll be so
It’ll make you so lonely, baby
It’ll make you so lonely
Oh, they’re so lonely,
they could die.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 53
You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor / Carole King
When you're down and troubled
and you need a helping hand
and nothing, ooh, nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
and soon I will be there
to brighten up even your darkest night.
You just call out my name,
and you know wherever I am
I'll come running, oh yeah baby
to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall,
all you have to do is call
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah
You've got a friend.
If the sky above you
should turn dark and full of clouds
and that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
and soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name,
and you know where ever I am
I'll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall,
all you go to do is call
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
People can be so cold.
They'll hurt you and desert you.
Well they'll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
You just call out my name,
and you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again.
Oh babe, don't you know that,
Winter, spring, summer or fall,
Hey now, all you've go to do is call.
Lord, I'll be there, yes I will.
You've got a friend.
You've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
You've got a friend.
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 54
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid, oh I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
oh stand, stand by me, stand by me
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
Woah, Stand now, Stand by me, stand by me.
[ Instrumental ]
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me.
Whenever you're in trouble you just stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 55
Hey Jude – The Beatles
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah
Hey Jude, don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah. yeah
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude (fade out)
Rock the Boat, 11/20/2010 Pg. 56