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The day drags on and stumbles
I'm far too tired to smile
From the kitchen to the tables
I must've walked a thousand miles
The man at table number seven
He's not where he wanted to be
He's far too tired, or he's just been fired,
So he takes it all out on me
Takes it all out on me

Pretty young couple in the corner
With much too much to say
They don't like a thing that I bring them,
And they send it all away
They look in my eyes when I apologise
Say they want it all for free
They've got the guilt of easy money,
and they take it all out on me
Take it all out on me

The dignity of labour
It never rang true to me
Where's the pride in the nine to five
And the crook of the bended knee?
And a man wants my telephone number
So drunk he can hardly see
And I know in the haze of rejection
That he'll take it all out on me
Take it all out on me

So take advice from a girl who knows
The next time you complain
There's a hallway from the kitchen
Where I know I can't be seen
That's where I flavour the food I bring you:
Your steaks and your soups and your stew
Compliments of your waitress
I can take it all out on you
Take it all out on you.

(Belle & Sebastian)

I know of a tavern not far from here
Where you can get some mighty fine beer
The company's true and the wenches are pretty
It's the greatest damn place in the whole of the city
If you're looking for crewmates, you'll sure find 'em there
Cutthroats and lowlifes and worse I should dare
Ol' Nancy don't care who comes to her inn
It's a den of debauchery, violence and sin
So come take a drink and drown your sorrows
And all of our fears will be gone till tomorrow
We'll have no regrets and live for the day
In Nancy's harbour cafe
If you're looking to go on a glorious quest
There's a man there who knows of an old treasure chest
For some pieces of eight and a tankard of ale
He'll show you the map and tell you the tale
Then there's Nancy, the lovely barmaiden
She may be old but her beauty ain't fading
Ol' Nancy don't care who comes to her inn
It's a den of debauchery, violence and sin
So come take a drink and drown your sorrows
And all of our fears will be gone till tomorrow
We'll have no regrets and live for the day
In Nancy's harbour cafe
(Alestorm)

They come from the farms and the factories too, And they all soon forget who they are
The cares of today are soon washed away, As they sit at a stool by the bar
The girl with green eyes in the Rolling Stones shirt, Doesn't look like she works on the land
The man at the end, he's a very good friend, Of a man who sells cars second hand

Down at the Red Rose Cafe in the Harbour, There by the port just outside Amsterdam
Everyone shares in the songs and the laughter, Everyone there is so happy to be there

The salesmen relax with a few pints of beer, As they try not to speak about trade
The poet won't write any verses tonight, He may sing a sweet serenade
So pull up a chair and forget about life, It's a good thing to do now and then
And, if you like it here? I have an idea ... Tomorrow, let's all meet again! ...

Down at the Red Rose Cafe in the Harbour, There by the port just outside Amsterdam
Everyone shares in the songs and the laughter, Everyone there is so happy to be there

Down at the Red Rose Cafe in the Harbour, There by the port just outside Amsterdam
Everyone shares in the songs and the laughter, Everyone there is so happy to be there

(The Fureys & Davey Arthur)

Do you fancy a drink
I know a place called The Brink
Do you wanna go there
I can buzz off your smile
And there may be people you know there

They've got no rule of thumb
So on the counter I strum
With my fingers
And I adore the surprise
Of tomorrow's sunrise
So I linger

And I raise a glass, a smile or two
This stuff strips the light from your bones
And I would like to stay with you
But I leave alone

You're the guy on the bus
Who's not quite one of us
You hear laughter
And they won't let you in
'Cause everyone knows what you're after

So you wear the disguise
Of your brilliant ties
Drenched in flamboyance
And you sit by the bar
Much to everyone else's annoyance

And I raise a glass, a smile or two
This stuff strips the light from your bones
And I would like to leave with you
But I stay alone

And I raise a glass, a smile or two
This stuff strips the light from your bones
And I would like to leave with you
But this stuff strips the light
This stuff strips the light
This stuff strips the light
From your bones
From your bones

(I Am Kloot)

Another night out on the street
Stopping for my usual seat
Oh, bartender, please
Tanqueray and tonic's my favorite drink
I don't like anything colored pink
That just stinks, it's not for me
It feels like somebody put something
Somebody put something in my drink
Somebody put something
Somebody put something

Blurred vision and dirty thoughts
Feel out of place, very distraught
Feel something coming on
Yeah, kick the jukebox, slam the floor
Drink, drink, drink, drink some more
I can't think
Hey, what's in this drink?
It feels like somebody put something
Somebody put something in my drink
Somebody put something
Somebody put something in my drink
Somebody put something
Somebody put something in my drink
Somebody put…
(ramones)

For Val on her own very special day ... x ...

Fairy tales can come true, It can happen to you
If you're young at heart
For it's hard, You will find, To be narrow of mind
If you're young at heart

You can go to extremes, With impossible schemes
You can laugh when your dreams, Fall apart at the seams
And life gets more exciting, With each passing day
And love is either in your heart, Or on it's way

Don't you know that it's worth, Every treasure on earth
To be young at heart?
For as rich as you are, It's much better by far
To be young at heart

And if you should survive to 105? Look at all you'll derive
Out of being alive?!
And here is the best part ... You've had a head start ...
If you are among the very, Young at heart

And if you should survive to 105? Look of all you'll derive
Out of being alive?!
And here is the best part ... You've had a head start ...
If you are among the very, Young at heart

(Frank Sinatra)

Thank you Suzy, but .....

Poor boy! Poor boy!
Down-hearted and depressed and in a spin
Poor boy! Poor boy!
Oh, youth can really do a fellow in!

How lovely to sit here in the shade
With none of the woes of man and maid
I'm glad I'm not young anymore

The rivals that don't exist at all
The feeling you're only two feet tall
I'm glad that I'm not young anymore

No more confusion
No morning-after surprise
No self-delusion
That when you're telling those lies
She isn't wise

And even if love comes through the door
The chance that goes on forevermore
Forevermore is shorter than before
Oh, I'm so glad that I'm not young anymore

The tiny remark that tortures you
The fear that your friends won't like her too
I'm glad I'm not young anymore
The longing to end the stale affair
Until you find out she doesn't care
I'm glad that I'm not young anymore

No more frustration
No star-crossed lover am I
No aggravation
Just one reluctant reply
"Lady, goodbye!"

The Fountain of Youth is dull as paint
Methuselah is my patron saint
I've never been so comfortable before
Oh, I'm so glad that I'm not young anymore

(Maurice Chevalier)

Man came to the door I say, "For whom are you looking?"
He says, "Your wife", I say, "She's busy in the kitchen cookin'"
Poor boy where you been?
I already tol' you won't tell you again

I say, "How much you want for that?", I go into the store
The man says, "Three dollars", "All right", I say, "Will you take four?"
Poor boy - never say die
Things will be all right by and by

Workin' like on the mainline, workin' like the devil
The game is the same it's just up on a different level
Poor boy, dressed in black
Police at your back

Poor boy in a red hot town
Out beyond the twinklin' stars
Ridin' first class trains making the rounds
Tryin' to keep from fallin' between the cars

Othello told Desdemona, "I'm cold, cover me with a blanket
By the way, what happened to that poison wine?"
She says, "I gave it to you, you drank it"
Poor boy, layin' 'em straight pickin' up the cherries fallin' off the plate

Time and love has branded me with its claws
Had to go to Florida, dodgin' them Georgia laws
Poor boy, in the hotel called the Palace of Gloom
Calls down to room service, says, "Send up a room"

My mother was a daughter of a wealthy farmer
My father was a traveling salesman, I never met him
When my mother died, my uncle took me in, he ran a funeral parlor
He did a lot of nice things for me and I won't forget him

All I know is that I'm thrilled by your kiss
I don't know any more than this
Poor boy, pickin' up sticks
Build ya a house out of mortar and bricks

Knockin' on the door, I say, "Who is it and where are you from?"
Man says, "Freddy!" I say, "Freddy who?" He says, "Freddy or not here I come."
Poor boy 'neath the stars that shine
Washin' them dishes, feedin' them swine

(Bob Dylan)

Yeah ... Yeah ... Yeah ...
He's a poor boy, He's a poor boy, He's a poor boy ... Huh! ...
Let it go ... Let it go ... Let it go ...

He's a poor boy in his pocket, He's a poor boy in his shoes
He's done his time, He's stood in line, That boy has paid his dues
He ain't looking for a handout, He's just looking for a start
He don't hate anyone, He don't carry a gun, You can tell that kid is smart

You can't keep that poor boy down, You can't keep that poor boy down
You can be unkind, You can rob him blind, You can't keep that poor boy down
You can't keep that poor boy down, You can't keep that poor boy down
You can lie 'n' cheat, You can chain his feet, But you can't keep that poor boy down

He's a poor boy ... Oooh ...

'N' all down throughout the ages, The kid's been treated rough
Just take a look, In any history book, You can see that times were tough
Now we move up to the nineties, Up to the twenty-first
One day he'll stand, A full grown man, 'N' be the same as all of us

So you can't keep that poor boy down, You can't keep that poor boy down
You can lock him up, You can break his cup, But you can't keep that poor boy down
You can't keep that poor boy down, You can't keep that poor boy down
You can fight 'n' steal, You can drag your heels, But you can't keep that poor boy down

Huh! ... Oooh yeah! ... Oooh yeah! ...

You can't keep that poor boy down, You can't keep that poor boy down
You can kick his ass, If the kid's got class, You can't keep that poor boy down
You can't keep that poor boy down, You can't keep that poor boy down
Let's stop the truck, Go back 'n' pick him up, You can't keep that poor boy down

You can't keep that poor boy down, You can't keep that poor boy down

(Mike & The Mechanics)

My love is alien, I picked her up by chance
She speaks to me, with ultra-high frequencies
Radio band of gold
Gonna listen til I grow old
Oo hoo hoo

What more can a poor boy do? Oo hoo hoo
What more can a poor boy do? Oo hoo hoo hoo

The crackle of the radio
A message in the evening sky
You're looking at an interplanetary Romeo
I'll never see her face
between us there's too much space
Oo hoo hoo

What more can a poor boy do? Oo hoo hoo
What more can a poor boy do? Oo hoo hoo hoo... yeah?!

Keep losing you...Ooh hoo hoo
What more can a poor boy do? Ooh hoo hoo...
What more can a poor boy do? Ooh hoo hoo...
What more, what more...
What more, what more

What more can a poor boy do?

(Split Enz)

Well, John Hardy was a vicious little man
He carried two guns every day
He shot down a man on the West Virginia line
I see John Hardy gettin' away, poor boy
See John Hardy gettin' away
Well, John Hardy went up to that free stone bridge
Where there, he thought he was free
A dare the man, who called nobody his own
Said, "Johnny come and go with me", poor boy
Johnny come and go with me
John Hardy had a pretty little wife back home
The dress that she wore was blue
She come to the jail house with a loud shout
Said, "Johnny, I've been true to you", poor boy
"Johnny, I've been true to you", she said
John Hardy sent out to the East Coast
Sent for his folks to come and go his bail
But there was no bail allowed for the murderin' man
They sent John Hardy back to jail, poor boy
Sent John Hardy back to jail, back now
Who's going to shoe your pretty little feet
Who's gonna glove your hand
Who's gonna kiss your rosy red cheeks
It's gonna be that steel drivin' man, poor boy
"Be that steel drivin' man", she said
Now sittin' alone there in his cell
Now tears are rolling down his eyes
He's been the death of many, a poor man
And now, he is ready to die, poor boy
Now he is ready to die
Singin' "I've been to the east, I've been to the west"
I've seen this whole wide world around
I've been to the river and I've been baptized
Take me to my hanging in the ground, poor boy
"Take me to my hanging in the ground", she said
(gun club)

Never had a point of view, 'Cause my mind was always someone else's mind
I never had to tell a lie, 'Cause I left the choices up to them
Don't know why? - but I did?

Ohhh, I want life ... Life wants me ... To breathe in it's love ...

Take me I'm yours, Now I'm comin' up for air
I'm gonna live my time, For the rest of my life
Then I'll be comin' back for more ... Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ...

I never had to call the tune, 'Cause I always drifted with the tide of the moon
(Ahhh la luna, my love, my love, my love)
I would go out every night, Looking for someone to treat me right
Not a chance (chance) ... not a hope (hope) ... In this world (world) ...

Ohhh, I want life ... Life wants me ... To breathe in it's love ...

Take me I'm yours, Now I'm comin' up for air
I'm gonna live my time, For the rest of my life
Then I'll be comin' back for more ...

Take me I'm yours, Now I'm comin' up for air
I'm gonna live my time, For the rest of my life
Then I'll be comin' back for more ... Ooooh-Ooooh ...

Take me I'm yours, Now I'm comin' up for air
I'm gonna live my time, For the rest of my life
Then I'll be coming back for more (more) ... (ohhh yeah) (more) ...

(Erasure)

What I feel, I can't say
But my love is there for you, any time of day
But if it's not love that you need
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed
Tell me, what is my life without your love?
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?
What I know, I can do
If I give my love to everyone like you
But if it's not love that you need
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed
Tell me, what is my life without your love?
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?
Tell me, what is my life without your love?
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?
What I feel, I can't say
But my love is there for you any time of day
But if it's not love that you need
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed
Tell me, what is my life without your love?
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?
Tell me, what is my life without your love?
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?
What is my life without your love?
Tell me, who am I without you, by my side?
(George Harrison)

Don't write a letter when you want to leave
Don't call me at 3am from a friend's apartment ...
I'd like to choose ... how I hear the news ...
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please

Let me down easy, No big song and dance
No long faces, no long looks, No deep conversation ...
I know the way ... we should spend that day ...
Take me to a zoo that's got chimpanzees
Tell me on a Sunday please

Don't want to know who's to blame? ... It won't help knowing
Don't want to fight day and night? ... Bad enough you're going

Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door, That's no way to end this? ...
I know how I ... want you to say goodbye ...
Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze
Tell me on a Sunday please

Don't want to fight day and night ... Bad enough you're going

Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door, That's no way to end this? ...
I know how I ... want you to say goodbye ...
Don't run off in the pouring rain, Don't call me as they call your plane
Take the hurt ... out of all the pain ...
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please

(Marti Webb)

I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm
Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm
Yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new
In city and in forest they smiled like me and you
But now it's come to distances and both of us must try
Your eyes are soft with sorrow
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye

I'm not looking for another as I wander in my time
Walk me to the corner, our steps will always rhyme
You know my love goes with you as your love stays with me
It's just the way it changes, like the shoreline and the sea
But let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie
Your eyes are soft with sorrow
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye

I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm
Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm
Yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new
In city and in forest they smiled like me and you
But let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie
Your eyes are soft with sorrow
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye

(L Cohen)

I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, I, I never can say goodbye

Every time I think I've had enough, And start heading for the door
There's a very strange vibration, Piercing me right to the core
It says, "turn around you fool, You know you love him more and more"
Tell me why, is it so? I don't wanna let you go ...

I never can say goodbye, boy
Ooh baby, I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no, no, Oo-oo
I never can say goodbye, boy
Ooh baby, I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no, no, Oo-oo

Hey I never can say goodbye, oh no, I, I never can say goodbye

I keep thinking that our problems, Soon are all gonna work out
But there's that same unhappy feeling, There's that anguish, there's that doubt
It's that same old dizzy hang-up, I can't do with you or without
Tell me why is it so? I don't wanna let you go ...

I never can say goodbye, boy
Ooh baby, I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no, no, Oo-oo
I never can say goodbye, boy
Ooh baby, I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no, no, Oo-oo

(The Communards)

Brother Bertie went away, to do his bit the other day.
With a smile on his lips and his lieutenant pips upon his shoulder bright and gay.
As the train moved out he said: 'Remember me to all the girls'
And then he wagged his paw and went away to war shouting out these pathetic words:

'Good-bye-ee, good-bye-ee, wipe the tears, baby dear, from your eye-ee.
Though it's hard to part I know, I'll be tickled to death to go.
Don't cry-ee, don't sigh-ee, there's a silver lining in the sky-ee.
Bonsiour old thing, cheerio chin-chin, napoo, toodle-oo, good-bye- ee.'

(Florrie Forde)

You're everywhere and nowhere, baby, That's where you're at
Going down a bumpy hillside, In your hippy hat
Flying across the country, And getting fat
Saying everything is groovy, When your tyres are flat

And its hi - ho silver lining, and away you go now, baby
I see your sun is shining, But I won't make a fuss
Though it's obvious

Flies are in your pea soup, baby, They're waving at me!
Anything you want is yours now, Only nothing's for free
Lies are gonna get you some day, Just wait and see
So open up your beach umbrella, While you're watching TV

And its hi - ho silver lining, And away you go now, baby
I see your sun is shining, But I won't make a fuss
Though it's obvious

And its hi - ho silver lining, And away you go now, baby
I see your sun is shining, But I won't make a fuss
Though it's obvious

(Jeff Beck)

(According to Kate Mossman, writing in the 'New Statesman', Beck "has likened 'Hi Ho Silver Lining' to having a pink toilet seat hung around your neck for the rest of your life" ... ! ;o>)

They're out of sorts in Sunderland
And terribly cross in Kent
They're down in Hull
And the Isle of Mull
Is seething with discontent
They're nervous in Northumberland
And Devon is down the drain
They're filled with wrath on Firth of Forth
And sullen on Salisbury Plain
In Dublin they're depressed lads
Maybe because they're Celts
For Drake is hurrying west, lads
And so is everyone else

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
Misery is here to stay
There are bad times just around the corner
There are dark clouds hurtling through the sky
And it's no good whining
About a silver lining
For we know from experience they won't roll by
With a scowl and a frown we'll keep our peckers down
And prepare for depression and doom and dread
We're going to unpack our troubles from our old kit bag
And wait until we drop down dead

They're nervous in Nigeria
They're all going crazy in Crete
In Bucharest they're so depressed
They're frightened to cross the streets
In Maine the melancholia
Is deeper than tongue can tell
In Monaco all the croupiers know
They haven't a hope in hell
In far away Australia
Each wallaby is well aware
The world's a total failure
Without any time to spare

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
Suffering and dismay
There are bad times just around the corner
The horizon is gloomy as can be
There are black birds over
The greyish cliffs of Dover
And the rats are preparing to leave the BBC
We're unhappy breed and very bored indeed
When reminded of something that Nelson said
While the press and the politicians nag, nag, nag
We'll wait until we drop down dead

There are bad times just around the corner
And the outlook's absolutely vile
There are home fires smoking from Windermere to Woking
And we're not going to tighten our belt and
Smile Smile Smile
At the sound of shots
We'd just as soon as not
Get a hot water bottle and go to bed
We're going to unpack our troubles from our old kit bag
And wait until we drop down dead
I like your story
Land of Hope and Glory
Wait until we drop down dead

(Noel Coward)

(Re Jeff Beck and "Hi Ho Silver Lining". 1) Jeff Beck, IMO, is one of rock's true gentlemen. On stage he is the most generous and self-effacing performer you could encounter. Just lovely. 2) I am the owner of many random compilation albums and there are two songs that are totally over-represented on them: "Hi Ho Silver Lining" and Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman". I can well understand JB's comment!)

Warning, warning, nuclear attack
Atomic sounds designed to blow your mind
World war three - nuclear attack
Rocking atomically - this third world war - atomic sounds
The man in black he told me the latest Moscow news about the storm across the Red Sea
They drove their ball point views
I'm the man in grey, I'm just the man at sea
And I don't have a say in the war games that they play
Warning, warning, nuclear attack
Shark attack to hit you on your back
World war three
The Mickey Mouse badge told the Ayatollah at his feet
You drink your oil you schmuck, we'll eat our heads of wheat
I'm the man in grey, I'm just the man at see
And I don't have a say in the war games that they play
Boom shakalaka boom
Nuclear nuclear, nuclear war
Warning, warning, nuclear attack
The boom never ban
Shark attack
(the specials)

Do you fear this man's invention that they call atomic power?
Are we all in great confusion, do we know the time or hour
When a terrible explosion may ring down upon our land
Leaving horrible destruction blotting out the works of man

Are you ready for that great atomic power?
Will you rise and meet your Savior in the end?
Will you shout or will you cry when the fire rains from on high?
Are you ready for that great atomic power?

There is one way to escape and be prepared to meet the Lord
Give your heart and soul to Jesus, He will be your shield and sword
He will surely stand beside and you'll never taste of death
For your soul will fly to safety and eternal peace and rest

Are you ready for that great atomic power?
Will you rise and meet your Savior in the end?
Will you shout or will you cry when the fire rains from on high?
Are you ready for that great atomic power?

There's an army who can conquer all the enemy's great bands
It's a regiment of Christians guided by the Savior's hand
When the mushroom of destruction falls and all it's fury great
God will surely save His children from this awful, awful fate

Are you ready for that great atomic power?
Will you rise and meet your Savior in the end?
Will you shout or will you cry when the fire rains from on high?
Are you ready for that great atomic power?

(The Louvin Brothers)

Tschernobyl, Harrisburgh
Sellafield, Hiroshima
Tschernobyl, Harrisburgh
Sellafield, Hiroshima
Stop radioactivity
Is in the air for you and me
Stop radioactivity
Discovered by Madame Curie
Chain reaction and mutation
Contaminated population
Stop radioactivity
Is in the air for you and me
Radioactivity
Radioactivity
(kraftwerk)

Ooh baby I hear you spend night time
Wrapped like candy in a blue blue neon glow
Fade away and radiate, fade away and radiate
Ooh baby watchful lines vibrate soft in brainwave time
Silver pictures move so slow, golden tubes faintly glow
Electric faces seem to merge, hidden voices mock your words
Fade away and radiate, fade away and radiate
The beams become my dream, my dream is on the screen
The beams become my dream, my dream is on the screen
Dusty frames that still arrive die in 1955
Fade away and radiate, fade away and radiate
The beams become my dream, my dream is on the screen
Fade away and radiate, fade away and radiate
Fade away and radiate, fade away and radiate
(Blondie)

I've got the serum and I'm going to take it
All the way to Boston, oh I've got to get through.
The going won't be easy but I'm going to make it:
It's the only thing that I'm cut out to do.

Ride the post-atomic radioactive trash,
The sky's on fire from that nuclear flash.
Driving through the burning hoop of doom
In an eight-wheeled anti-radiation tomb.

Thank you, Dr Strangelove, for going Doolally
And leaving me the heritage of Damnation Alley.

No more Arizona now Phoenix is fried up.
Oklahoma City, what a pity it's gone.
Louisianna delta where the Missisissippi's dried up.
No more Chattanooga, Cherokee, Lexington.

Ride the post-atomic radioactive trash,
The sky's on fire from that nuclear flash.
Driving through the burning hoop of doom
In an eight-wheeled anti-radiation tomb.

Thank you, Dr Strangelove, for going Doolally
And leaving me the heritage of Damnation Alley.

Radiation wasteland. Radiation wasteland.
Ashes coming at me. Got craters coming at me now.
Radiation wasteland. I got my anti-radiation machine.
Oh thank you, Dr Strangelove. I said thank you, Dr Strangelove
For leaving me the ashes and the post-atomic dust.
Oh the sky's raining fishes: it's a mutation zoo.
Going down Damnation Alley, well good luck to you.

Armour-plated angel motor pony express.
Armour-plated angel motor pony express.
Armour-plated angel motor pony express.
Going down Damnation Alley, it's one hell of a mess.
The sky's raining fishes: it's a mutation zoo.
Going down Damnation Alley, well good luck to you.

No more Arizona now Phoenix is fried up.
Oklahoma City, what a pity it's gone.
Louisianna delta where the Missisissippi's dried up.
No more Chattanooga, Cherokee, Lexington.

Ride the post-atomic radioactive trash,
The sky's on fire from that nuclear flash.
Driving through the burning hoop of doom
In an eight-wheeled anti-radiation tomb.

Thank you, Dr Strangelove, for going Doolally
And leaving me the heritage of Damnation Alley.

(Hawkwind)

Hold your hats, the roof is 'bout tumblin' in
Holy cats, the walls and floor are crumblin'
Hellzapoppin', hellzapoppin', hellzapoppin'
The whole gang's whoopin' up the whoop-de-doo
Me oh my, it's gonna be uproarius
We'll fly high tonight, we'll be notorious
Hellzapoppin', hellzapoppin', hellzapoppin',
And your invited to the party to
Better look out, ain't no cook-out
We're playing this one by ear
We threw the book out
It's a bash, the signs are unmistakable
What a smash, we're breakin' all that's breakable
There's no stoppin', hellzapoppin', why not drop in
We won't stop until the night is through
We won't tire, we'll fly higher
We'll be hotter by far than a floor on fire
Raise your glass, the party will be riotous
What a gas, the police will never quiet us
There's no stoppin', hellzapoppin', hellzapoppin'
We'll be hellzapoppin' till the night is through
(Louis Armstrong)

Well, come on little mama, let's tear this damn place up.
Come on little mama, let's tear this damn place up.
Come on little mama, let me see you do your stuff.

Tear it up, up-up-up-up
Tear it up, up-up-up-up
Tear it up
Tear it up
Come on little mama, tear this damn place up.

Yeah, move back baby, turn my way
Turn around again and let me hear ya say
Tear it up!
Tear it up!
Come on little mama, and tear this damn place up.

Whaaaaaow!

Tear it up, up-up-up-up
Tear it up, up-up-up-up-up
Tear it up
Tear it up
Come on little mama, tear this damn place up.

I'm a-leavin', little mama, gonna be gone a long, long time
I'm a-leavin', little mama, gonna be gone a long, long time
Come on, little mama, let me show you a real good time.

Whaaaaaow!

Tear it up, up-up-up-up
Tear it up, up-up-up-up
Tear it up
Tear it up
(the cramps)

I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
And send him on his way!

I'm gonna wave that man right outta my arms
I'm gonna wave that man right outta my arms
I'm gonna wave that man right outta my arms
And send him on his way!

Don't try to patch it up? ... Tear it up, tear it up!
Wash him out, dry him out! ... Push him out, fly him out!
Cancel him and let him go! ... Yay, sister!

I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
And send him on his way!

If a man don't understand you? If you fly on separate beams?
Waste no time, make a change, Ride that man right off your range
Rub him out of the roll call, And drum him out of your dreams

Oh-ho! If you laugh at different comics? If you root for different teams?
Waste no time, weep no more, Show him what the door is for!
Rub him out of the roll call, And drum him out of your dreams

I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair
And send him on his way!

(South Pacific)

When I first saw you
Something stirred within me
You were standing sutry in the rain
If I could've held you
I would've held you
Rip it up and start again

Rip it up and start again
Rip it up and start again
I hope to God you're not as dumb as you make out
I hope to God
I hope to God
And I hope to God I'm not as numb as you make out
I hope to God
I hope to God

And when I next saw you
My heart reached out for you
But my arms stuck like glue to my sides
If I could've held you
I would've held you
But I'd choke rather than swallow my pride
Rip it up and start again
(orange juice)

Oh babe,
You left me standing in the rain
When you were sitting down to dinner
You left me standing in the rain

Oh babe,
You left me getting cold and wet
When you were looking at the menu
You left me getting cold and wet

Oh babe,
The rain was leaking through my shoes
While he was getting close and movin' up to you
The rain was leaking through my shoes

Oh babe,
Oh babe,
Oh babe,
You left me standing in the rain

Oh babe,
You left me standing in the rain
While you were getting in a taxi
And left me standing in the rain

Oh babe,
When I was wet right to the bones
You were deciding that you wouldn't going home
And I was wet right to the bones

Oh babe,
And then my face was turning blue
And you were loving him and he was loving you
And I was coming down with a heavy souls of blue

Oh babe,
Oh babe,
Babe,
You left me standing in the rain

(John Paul Young)

I'm standing in the rain ... I'm waiting all alone ...
I'm so tired ... I wanna go home ...
I'm standing in the rain, Getting soaking wet
I'm doing my best, But what do I get?

I'm standing in the rain, Can't seem to get along?
People rushing by, Wish they could hear my song

I'm standing in the rain ... It's teeming down on me ...
Cats & dogs ... I want to be free ...

I'm standing in the rain, Doing my thing, I'm trying my best, What does it bring?
I'm standing in the rain, Getting soaking wet, I'm doing my best, But what do I get?

The good intentions and the pain, Lay drowned now in the pouring rain
I tried to be so good this time, But here I am under the sky
The good intentions and the pain, Lay drowned now in the pouring rain

(ELO)

Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Ev'rybody knows
That Baby's got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls

She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl

Queen Mary
She's my friend
Yes, I believe I'll go see her again
Nobody has to guess
That Baby can't be blessed
Till she sees finally that she's like all the rest
With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls

She takes just like a woman, yes
She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl

It was raining from the first
And I was dying there of thirst
So I came in here
And your long-time curse hurts
But what's worse
Is this pain in here
I can't stay in here
Ain't it clear that
I just can't fit
Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
But when we meet again
Introduced as friends
Please don't let on that you knew me when
I was hungry and it was your world

Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes, you do
You make love just like a woman, yes, you do
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl

(Bob Dylan)

It's funny but I can't laugh? It's so sad but I can't cry?
But it doesn't mean there's nothing left inside?
I got some nasty scars, To prove what I've been through
I guess it's safe to say ... that I'm nothing like you ...

When your smile is your best kept secret
But when you smile they say, girl, just keep it
Desperate for change - but things never change ...

So I'd rather stand in the rain, Though it's pouring down on me
It's washing all my pain away
Ohhh I'd rather stand in the rain, It is pouring down on me
But it's washing all the pain, Washing all my pain away

The waters rising high, It overtakes my life
And I am saturated, I am
Won't let it drown me, 'cause hopes got me floating
Behind the clouds a rainbow waits for me

When your smile is your best kept secret
But when you smile they say, girl, just keep it
You're desperate for a change - but things never change ...

So I'd rather stand in the rain, It is pouring down on me
But it's washing all my pain away
So I'd rather stand in the rain, It is pouring down on me
But it's washing all my pain, Washing all my pain away

Away, away, away, away, Pain away, pain away, away ...

Pain is gone, (it's raining), Pain is gone, (it's raining)
Ohhh it is gone, (it's raining), Because it's raining on me (it's raining)
Ohhh (it's raining), I know that it's raining (it's raining)
Raining my pain away (it's raining), Raining my stress away (it's raining)
Ohhh raining (it's raining), Ohhh (it's raining), Ohhh (it's raining)
Raining my pain away (it's raining), Ohhh (it's raining)
I can feel the rain (it's raining), Washing my pain away (it's raining)
And washing my fears away

When your smile is your best kept secret
But when you smile they say, girl, just keep it
You're desperate for a change - but things never change ...
So I'd rather stand in the rain

(Kelly Price)

I'll never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurtin' me
I've got my pride and I know how to hide
All my sorrow and pain
I'll do my cryin' in the rain

If I wait for cloudy skies
You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love you so
Though the heartaches remain
I'll do my cryin' in the rain

Rain drops fallin' from heaven
Could never wash away my misery
But since we're not together
I look for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you'll never see

Some day when my cryin's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool but till then darling you'll
Never see me complain
I'll do my cryin' in the rain
I'll do my cryin' in the rain
I'll do my cryin' in the rain

(The Everly Brothers)

Whenever it rains I think of you
And I always remember that day in may
When I saw you walking in the rain
I know not what it was nor why
For ususally I'm quite shy
I ax'd your name, you smile and said "Lorraine"
I ax'd if I could share your umbrella
You smiled and said "what a cheeky little fella"
Now I'm standin' in the rain in vain, Loraine
Hoping to see you again
Tears fall from me eyes like rain, Loraine
A terrible pain in me brain, Loraine
You're drivin' me insane

Whenever it rains I think of you
And I always remember that day in may
When I saw you walking in the rain
I know not what it was nor why
For ususally I'm quite shy
but from the moment I saw you
I knew, that I needed you in my life
from that moment on I knew
that I wanted you for my wife
Now I'm standin' in the rain in vain, Loraine
Hoping to see you again
Tears fall from me eyes like rain, Loraine
A terrible pain in me brain, Loraine
You're drivin' me insane

Whenever it rains I think of you
And I always remember that day in may
When I saw you walking in the rain
I know not what it was nor why
For ususally I'm quite shy
I said " let's go back to my place for some coffee"
You frown and said "well, kiss me batty"
I fell so ashamed, I did not even notice
When your bus came, and went again
Now I'm standin' in the rain in vain, Loraine
Hoping to see you again
Tears fall from me eyes like rain, Loraine
A terrible pain in me brain, Loraine
You're drivin' me insane, Loraine, Loraine, Loraine
(l.k.j.)

Just found joy
I'm as happy as a baby boy, baby boy
With another brand new choo-choo choy
When I met my sweet Lorraine, Lorraine, Lorraine.

A pair of eyes
That are brighter than the summer sky
When you see them, you'll realize
Why I love my sweet Lorraine.

Now when it's rainin',
I don't miss the sun
Because it's in my baby's smile, whoa ho
And to think that I'm the lucky one
That will lead her down the aisle, whoa ho ho

Each night I pray
That no one will steal her heart away
I can't wait until that lucky day
When I marry sweet Lorraine.

(Nat King Cole)

When I marry Mister Snow
The flowers'll be buzzin' with the hum of bees
The birds'll make racket in the church yard trees
When I marry Mister Snow
Then it's off to home we'll go
And both of us'll look a little dreamy-eyed
A driving to a cottage by the Oceanside
Where the salty breezes blow

He'll carry me 'cross the threshold
And I'll be as meek as a lamb
Then he'll set me on my feet
And I'll say kinda sweet
"Well, Mister Snow, here I am."

Then I'll kiss him so he'll know
That evry'thin'll be as right as right can be
A living in a cottage by the sea with me
For I love that Mister Snow
That young sea-faring
Bold and daring
Big bewhiskered, overbearing
Darling Mister Snow

(From 'Carousel')

What you see represents
A cottage by the sea
Where I come as a boy
In the summer of my youth
Looking back, looking forward
It's strange to me

But I'm living in the now
Living and working
And I'm breathing in the now
Working and breathing

What you see, what you sense
There's a carefree sensation
In my mind, there's a space
For my thoughts and dreams
My plan for my life
Is broke on the wind

But I'm living in the now
Living and working
And I'm breathing in the now
Working and breathing

Racing through my landscape
It's wild and free

But I'm living in the now
Living and working
And I'm breathing in the now
Working and breathing

And I'm living in the now
Working and breathing
And I'm living in the now
Working and breathing

(Edwyn Collins)

I assume you won't be able to access this Val, but it's a BBC Radio Scotland show called'A Place Only We Know' . This week it will feature Edwyn and his wife Grace in their 'cottage by the sea'.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000....

There is a house by the sea
Two jealous sisters, they're waiting for me
And one is laid on the floor
And one is changing the locks on the doors
And I've been buying the time on my knees
And I've been selling their blankets to bleed (on)

Around the house by the sea
The scent of roses and raspberry leaves
And there is smoke in my clothes
Too much time with just smoke in my nose
And I've been making the meaning they lack
And I've been burning that book they come back too

There is a house by the sea
And an ocean between it and me
And like the shape of a wave
The jealous sisters will sing on my grave
And I've been living to run where they led
And I've been dying to rise from their bed

And I've been sparing my neck from their chain
And they've been changing the sound of my name
And I've been swimming to them in my sleep
And I've been dreaming our love and our freedom

(Iron and Wine)

Thanks nc. I will try in the next day or two ("This programme will be available shortly after broadcast"). In the past I have been able to listen to radio programs, but TV is a no-no.

She said to me, "Go steady on me
Won't you tell me what the Wise Men said
When they came down from Heaven?
Smoked nine 'til seven
All the shit that they could find?

But they couldn't escape from you
Couldn't be free of you
And now they know there's no way out
And they're really sorry now for what they've done
They were three Wise Men just trying to have some fun"

Look who's alone now
It's not me. It's not me
Those three Wise Men
They've got a semi by the sea
Gotta ask yourself the question
Where are you now?
Gotta ask yourself the question
Where are you now?

Really sorry now
They weren't to know
They got caught up in your talent show
With you pernickety little bastards in your fancy dress
Who just judge each other and try to impress

But they couldn't escape from you
Couldn't be free of you
And now they know there's no way out
And they're really sorry now for what they've done
They were three Wise Men just trying to have some fun

Look who's alone now
It's not me. It's not me
Those three Wise Men
They've got a semi by the sea
Gotta ask yourself the question
Where are you now?
Gotta ask yourself the question
Where are you now?

Look who's alone now
It's not me. It's not me
Those three Wise Men
They've got a semi by the sea
Gotta ask yourself the question
Where are you now?
Gotta ask yourself the question
Where are you now?

Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Gotta ask yourself the question
Where are you now?
Gotta ask yourself the question

Where are you now?

(James Blunt - he's the subject of much derision but I've always liked this song)

[whoo, say thi pon the wise and foolish]

wise man build his house on rock
foolish man builds his house on sand

rain came down, floud staid raw
house one the sand it fall
rain came down, floud staid raw
house on the sand it fall

one wise, one foolish
one wise, one foolish

[holy up a wise and foolish]

what does it profit a man
to gain the ways of the world
and loose his soul

civilisation, ways of the world
civilisation, ways of the foolish man
(misty in roots)

My name is Mary
Mary Magdelene
I let the devil carry me
To the dark side of a sin
I heard his laughter
And I tried to run
Now there is no ever after
After everything I've done
I'm all broke up
I'm all broke down
Got turned around somehow
Who is my saviour now?
I took off running
Just to feel the wind
I shook off my innocence
Now I want it back again
I heard the siren
Coming from the past
Ninety miles from nowhere
I was going nowhere fast
My name is Mary
Mary Magdalene
I let the devil carry me
To the dark side of a sin
I told the silence
That I wanted to go back
But standing in the midnight shade
A shadow fades to black
I'm all broke up
I'm all broke down
Got turned around somehow
Who is my saviour now?
(Patty Larkin)

singin'

Ah'm no Hairy Mary, Ah'm yer maw.
Ah'm no Hairy Mary, Ah'm yer maw,
Singin' ah'm no Hairy Mary
Ah'm twice as f***in' scary
Ah'm no Hairy Mary, Ah'm yer maw
(trad.)

Must be the KIllie version, tech. Here in the toon we sing 'A'm yer faither's fairy'.

Oot o' the East there came a hard man
Oh oh, a' the way frae Brigton
Ah haw, glory hallelujah
Cod liver oil and the orange juice

He went intae a pub, an' he cam oot paralytic
Oh oh, VP [or Lanliq] an' cider
Ah haw, what a helluva mixture ...

(Spoken: Sex rears its ugly head now ...)

Does this bus go tae the Dennistoun Palais
I'm looking for a lumber
Ah haw, glory hallelujah ...

(Eyes up the talent ... and lo and behold!)

In the dancin' he met Hairy Mary
Oh oh, the floo'er o' the Gorbals
Ah haw, glory hallelujah ...

(Chats her up ...)

Oh noo Mary, are ye dancin'
Naw, naw, it's jist the way ah'm stannin'
Ah haw, glory hallelujah ...

(Rebuffed ...)

Oh Mary, yer wan in a million
Oh oh, so's yer chances
Ah haw, glory hallelujah ...

(Rebuffed again!)

Well then Mary, can ah run ye hame
Oh oh, ah've got a pair o' sandshoes
Ah haw, yer helluva funny ...

(Never say die ... sways aboot nonchalantly,
picks his nails wi' his bayonet -
and he knocks it off!)

Doon through the back close an' intae the dunny
It wasnae for the first time
Ah haw, glory hallelujah ...

Then oot cam her mammy, she's goin' tae the cludgie
Oh oh, ah buggered off sharpish
Ah haw, glory hallelujah ...

Hairy Mary looking for her hard man
Oh oh, he's jined the Foreign Legion
Ah haw, Sahara an' ra camels ...

Then Hairy Mary had a little baby
Oh oh, its faither's in the Army
Ah haw, glory hallelujah ...

(East - Glasgow's east end; Brigton - the Glasgow suburb of Bridgeton)
(VP, Lanliq - cheap fortified wines)
(Dennistoun Palais - dance hall in the east end suburb of Dennistoun)
(Gorbals - former Glasgow inner-city slum district)
(sandshoes - sneakers)
(dunny - tenement passage or basement)
(cludgie - shared toilet in tenement blocks)

(As sung by Hamish Imlach)

yeah, well, we're less homophobic down here, and usually sing,

'i deny that my identity is that of hirsute mary, in actuality i believe myself to be your mater' - not as catchy, mind!

Punk rockers in the UK
They won't notice anyway
They're all too busy fighting
For a good place under the lighting
The new groups are not concerned
With what there is to be learned
They got Burton suits, ha, you think it's funny
Turning rebellion into money
All over people changing their votes
Along with their overcoats
If Adolf Hitler flew in today
They'd send a limousine anyway
I'm the all night drug-prowling wolf
Who looks so sick in the sun
I'm the white man in the Palais
Just lookin' for fun
I'm only
Looking for fun
(the clash)

They've changed our local palais into a bowling alley
And fings ain't wot they used t'be.
There's teds wiv drainpipe trousers and debs in coffee houses
And fings ain't wot they used t'be.

We used to have trams:
Not very quick but got you from place to place.
But now there's just jams, half a mile thick
Stay in the human race, I'm walking...

They've stuck parking meters outside our doors to greet us.
No, Fings ain't wot they used t'be.

Monkeys flying around the moon;
We'll be up there wiv 'em soon.
Fings ain't wot they used t'be.
Once our beer was froffy, but now its froffy coffee.
No, fings ain't wot they used t'be.

It used t'be fun:
Dad and old Mum paddling down Southend.
But now it ain't done:
Nevermind chum,
Paris is where we spend out outings...

Grandma tries to shock us all
Doing knees up rock n' roll.
Fings ain't wot they used t'be.

We used to have stars:
Singers who sung A Dixie Melody.
They're buying guitars.
Plinkety plunk, backing themselves with three chords only...

Once we danced from twelve to three.
I've got news for Elvis P:
Fings ain't wot they used t'.
Did the lot we use t'.
Fings ain't wot they used to be.

(Lionel Bart)

They put a parking lot on a piece of land, When the Supermarket used to stand
Before that they put up a Bowling Alley, On the site that used to be the local Pally
That's where the big bands used to come and play, My sister went there on a Saturday
Come dancing, All her boyfriends used to come and call, Why not come dancing? ...
It's only natural

Another Saturday, another date, She would be ready but she'd always make him wait
In the hallway, in anticipation, He didn't know the night would end up in frustration
He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week, All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek
Come dancing, That's how they did it when I was just a kid, And when they said come dancing ...
My sister always did

My sister should have come in at midnight, And my mom would always sit up and wait
It always ended up in a big row, When my sister used to get home late
Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight
Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate
The day they knocked down the Pally, My sister stood and cried
The day they knocked down the Pally, Part of my childhood died, just died

Now I'm grown up and playing in a band, There's a car park where the Pally used to stand
My sister's married, she lives on an estate, Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait
She knows they get away with things she never could, But if I asked her I wonder if she would?
Come dancing, Come on sister, have yourself a ball, Don't be afraid to come dancing ...
It's only natural

Come dancing, Just like the Pally on a Saturday
And all her friends will come dancing, Where the big bands used to play

(The Kinks)

I'm all lost in the supermarket
I can no longer shop happily
I came in here for that special offer
A guaranteed personality

I wasn't born so much as I fell out
Nobody seemed to notice me
We had a hedge back home in the suburbs
Over which I never could see

I heard the people who lived on the ceiling
Scream and fight most scarily
Hearing that noise was my first ever feeling
That's how it's been all around me

I'm all lost in the supermarket
I can no longer shop happily
I came in here for that special offer
A guaranteed personality
(back to the clash)

Over and over
I tried to prove my love to you
Over and over
What more can I do

Over and over
My friend says I'm a fool
But over and over
I'll be a fool for you

Cause you got personality
Walk (with personality)
Talk (with personality)
Smile (with personality)
Charm (with personality)
Love (with personality)
And plus you've got
A great big heart

So over and over
Oh, I'll be a fool for you
Now over and over
What more can I do

(Lloyd Price)

Yeah, yeah, mmm ...

I was born under a bad sign, Left out in the cold
I'm a lonely man who knows, Just what it means to lose control
But I took all the heartache, And turned it to shame
Now I'm moving, moving on, And I ain't taking the blame

Don't come running to me? I know I've done all I can!
A hard loving woman like you, Just makes a hard loving man

So I can say it to you, babe ...
I'll be a fool for your loving no more, A fool for your loving no more
I'm so tired of trying, I always end up crying ...
Fool for your loving no more, I'll be a fool for your loving no more

I'm tired of hiding my feelings, You left me lonely too long
I gave my heart and you tore it apart, Ohhh, baby, you done me wrong

Don't come running to me? I know I've done all I can!
A hard loving woman like you, Just makes a hard loving man
So I can say it to you, babe ...

I'll be a fool for your loving no more, A fool for your loving no more
I'm so tired of trying, I always end up crying ...
Fool for your loving no more, I'll be a fool for your loving no more

I'll be a fool for your loving no more ... no more ... no more ...

So I can say it to you, babe ...
I'll be a fool for your loving no more, A fool for your loving no more
I'm so tired of trying, I always end up crying ...
Fool for your loving no more, A fool for your loving no more

No more ... no more ...

Fool for your loving no more, Fool for your loving no more
Fool for your loving no more, Fool for your loving no more
Fool for your loving no more, Fool for your loving no more
Fool for your loving no more, A Fool for your loving NO MORE!

(Whitesnake)